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this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. one person has been killed after russian cruise missiles strike the ukrainian capital, kyiv, causing large explosions. the attacks come as world leaders meet in germany where they'll discuss how to continue to support ukraine. us presidentjoe biden meets with german chancellor olaf scholz and expresses the need for unity with nato against vladimir putin. we have to stay together because putin has been counting on, from the beginning, that somehow nato and the g7 would splinter. but we haven't and we're not going to. among the leaders at the summit is borisjohnson who has said he is "actively thinking" about a third term,
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amid criticism of his leadership. at least 20 people are reported to have been found dead at a nightclub in the south african city of east london. the prince of wales accepted a suitcase containing a million euros in cash from a former qatari prime minister, according to the sunday times. there is no suggestion the payments were illegal. # how could i dance with another? # when i saw her standing there?# and sir paul mccartney wows glastonbury and brings on surprise guests bruce springsteen and dave grohl. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world.
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one person has been killed and several others have been injured after apparent russian missile attacks struck the ukrainian capital, kyiv, causing large explosions. the city's mayor says ambulances and rescuers have been sent to the scene. the attacks come hours after president zelensky made another plea for ukraine's allies to provide air defence systems. the war will dominate a summit of g7 leaders, which is getting under way in germany, and how to deal with russian aggression. anisa kadri reports. the destruction of a residential building in a russian cruise missile attack on kyiv. a number of people were pulled from the rubble, including a 7—year—old girl. officials say they're searching for her mother. translation: the building has been destroyed and we understand - that there are people under rubble. they are alive. the rescuers are trying to get them out. there is a lot of smoke and we are doing our best to rescue them as soon as possible. meanwhile, after the fall of
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the ukrainian city of severodonetsk, civilians have been fleeing. ukraine says its retreat is a tactical withdrawal to fight from higher ground in neighbouring lysychansk, which has also come under heavy bombardment. severodonetsk is a significant strategic loss for ukraine and russia's biggest victory since it captured the port of mariupol. ukraine will dominate talks between g7 leaders who are meeting in germany amid tight security. in his message to them, the ukrainian president said sanctions on russia aren't enough. translation: ukraine needs. more assistance with weapons, and that air defence systems, the modern systems which our partners have, should not be on the sites or in storage, but in ukraine, where they are now needed. they are needed here more than anywhere else in the world. as world leaders meet at this luxury hotel in bavaria, divisions are emerging in the west. after four months of fighting, some
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say it would be better for the war to end, even if that means ukraine giving up territory. good to see you. but that would be resisted by the g7 leaders. they're expected to put on a show of unity, promising more weapons for ukraine and sanctions for russia. we have to say together. yeah. because putin has been counting on, from the beginning, that, somehow nato and the... the g7 would splinter. but we haven't and we're not going to. the russian defence minister has been visiting russian troops in ukraine. it comes as russia says it will supply its ally, belarus, with a missile system capable of carrying nuclear weapons after the country's president claimed its neighbours, poland and lithuania, were pursuing what he described as aggressive policies. for the leaders arriving in germany, the stakes are high. they also need to address global economic problems as food and fuel prices rise. finding answers won't be easy. anisa kadri, bbc news.
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the war will dominate that g7 meeting, which is getting underway in germany. as well as discussing ways to deal with russian aggression, world leaders will also look at how to manage the cost of living crisis caused in part by the conflict. our correspondentjenny hill gave us the latest from bavaria. they're not just focusing on the situation in ukraine itself, they're looking at the consequences worldwide so they're going to want to talk about energy security. they are going to want to talk about how to make sure that there is enough food to go around, given that grain and wheat are really difficult to get out of ukraine at the moment. that's going to put a lot of pressure on other countries, particularly african ones, for example. in fact, there are a number of countries who have been invited as special guest to the summit including the south african leader, cyril ramaphosa. all of these are going to be discussed against what you rightly point out is this background of a huge cost—of—living crisis, many of these leaders know that their voters will be looking to them to come up with solutions.
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so they know they are under political pressure, some of them under quite extreme political pressure. emmanuel macron of france has been so weakened in recent parliamentary elections, look at boris johnson with his own troubles at home. so the leaders know they are under considerable pressure. it's worth pointing out that there are always demonstrations around these kinds of summits and the ones we have seen here haven't been as extensive as we've seen in previous years, but some of the people, for example, among the 5,000 demonstrators who gathered in munich yesterday afternoon are voicing their concerns that the g7 perhaps is all about talking and no real action, about the cost—of—living crisis. and also about climate change. that is something which germany would have liked to have pushed to the fore of this summit. olaf scholz is very keen indeed to try and get the countries to sign up to what he calls a climate club — it's a coalition of the willing that are willing to sign up to restrictive new measures
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to try to lower, for example, emissions and so on. it's a controversial suggestion and it's one which has been pushed into the background because one subject alone is going to dominate here and that is ukraine. i'm joined now by dr tristen naylor, professor of international politics and history at the university of cambridge. he looks at political summits and diplomacy, including g7. do you think that the war in ukraine is actually... has actually made the g7 closer, more united, more resolute?— g7 closer, more united, more resolute? ~ ., , ., ., , resolute? without question it has. the invasion _ resolute? without question it has. the invasion of _ resolute? without question it has. the invasion of ukraine _ resolute? without question it has. the invasion of ukraine by - resolute? without question it has. the invasion of ukraine by russial the invasion of ukraine by russia has given the g7 a sort of new lease on life, it has given them a political focus that they haven't had in a while. the club has met seven or eight times either online or in person since the invasion. this is very much their focus. it has been over the past couple of months and it certainly will be here, this weekend. find months and it certainly will be here, this weekend.— months and it certainly will be here, this weekend. and what action mi . ht here, this weekend. and what action might come —
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here, this weekend. and what action might come out _ here, this weekend. and what action might come out of— here, this weekend. and what action might come out of it? _ here, this weekend. and what action might come out of it? well, - here, this weekend. and what action might come out of it? well, the - might come out of it? well, the order of the _ might come out of it? well, the order of the day _ might come out of it? well, the order of the day will _ might come out of it? well, the order of the day will certainly i might come out of it? well, the | order of the day will certainly be to demonstrate resolved. it will be to demonstrate resolved. it will be to communicate to ukraine and russia and the rest of the world that the g7 is united, that they are not going to fracture on this, and they are going to see what sort of further support they can bring together for ukraine. whether that's weapons, whether that's money, everything's on the table. but they are running out of new things to be done. so they're going to have to sort of scrape the bottom of the barrel, get out, i guess, the magic g7 spatula to see what they can cobble together.— g7 spatula to see what they can cobble together. g7 spatula to see what they can cobble to . ether. ., , ., cobble together. how interested are ou in the cobble together. how interested are you in the fact _ cobble together. how interested are you in the fact that _ cobble together. how interested are you in the fact that india _ cobble together. how interested are you in the fact that india is - cobble together. how interested are you in the fact that india is a - you in the fact that india is a guest there?— you in the fact that india is a guest there? you in the fact that india is a cuest there? , , . ., , , guest there? this is certainly be diloma guest there? this is certainly be diplomacy on — guest there? this is certainly be diplomacy on the _ guest there? this is certainly be diplomacy on the sidelines - guest there? this is certainly be diplomacy on the sidelines that l guest there? this is certainly be i diplomacy on the sidelines that i'm going to be paying most attention to. india presently has an ambiguous position with respect to russia and ukraine. this is an opportunity for
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the g7 to try to drive a wedge between russia and india and firmly bring india into the g7 and nato camp, when it comes to ukraine. so, i expect in the corridors here and on the sidelines, this is going to be the predominant focus of the quiet diplomacy away from the table. right, and after this, there is the nato summit, that's the sort of military club of nations. so, some of the leaders here will rush off to that. which has got the more sort of influence at the moment do you think? i influence at the moment do you think? ~' influence at the moment do you think? ~ ,., ._ , , think? i think, in some ways, the g7 has a bit more _ think? i think, in some ways, the g7 has a bit more political _ think? i think, in some ways, the g7 has a bit more political influence - has a bit more political influence because they have a little more political flexibility. nato because they have a little more politicalflexibility. nato cannot political flexibility. nato cannot be politicalflexibility. nato cannot be seen to be directly escalating the conflict. so, the range of policy options at their disposal, as a military club, is actually far more limited than it is for the g7. so, i think that this weekend is
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really, really critical for telling us about what direction western support for ukraine will be in the coming weeks and months. thank you ve much coming weeks and months. thank you very much dr — coming weeks and months. thank you very much dr naylor, _ coming weeks and months. thank you very much dr naylor, thanks - coming weeks and months. thank you very much dr naylor, thanks for - very much dr naylor, thanks for talking to us, thank you. at the g7 borisjohnson has defended his comment that he is "actively thinking" about a third term, which would require him to win the next two general elections. the statement came despite criticism of his leadership and speculation that he could face another attempt by his mps to remove him from office. here's our political correspondent, tony bonsignore. those comments were off camera yesterday, to reporters. he was asked, actually, about a second term and it was sort of classic borisjohnson in a way — his answer was, "second term? "well, i'm thinking about a third term." and, obviously, that has angered some, particularly his critics within the party. others love it. you know, they see it as very much in keeping with the way the prime minister approaches things. but he was asked about it on camera just in the last hour or so. this is what he had to say...
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what i'm saying is that this is a government that is getting on with delivering for the people of this country and we've got a huge amount to do, that's what i'm trying to get at. so, in the immediate future, we've got to get people through the current global inflationary pressures, the post—covid, ukraine—exacerbated inflationary pressures that people have got, the energy price spike that we've got. but, at the same time, we've got a massive agenda of reform and improvement, a plan for a stronger economy, whereby we have to reform our energy markets, our housing markets, the way our transport networks work, our public sector, we've got to cut the costs of... of government and we've got to make sure that we grow our economy by reducing the burden of taxation on business and on... on families and have better regulation. that's a huge agenda of work. plus, i'm here in the g7 in germany, getting on with the job of... of standing up for british values that we express around the world — democracy, human
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rights and freedom — and getting our partners... continuing to work with our partners on that terrible problem in ukraine. so, a pretty long answer there from boris johnson to quite a simple question. i think the way he is trying to portray this, to frame this, is that, "we are a government that are here for the long term," because what he understands and what his party understands is the problems that are facing the country are deep and very difficult, whether the cost of living or ukraine or various structural problems in the economy. so i think he's trying to turn it into quite a positive and saying, "we're here for the long term." to be honest, victoria, i think his supporters will love this sort of stuff. his detractors will go, "well, he's delusional," the word that's been used, so i don't think it changes the dial hugely. 20 people, reported to be young adults, have died in a nightclub
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in south africa. it happened in the enyobeni tavern in the scenery park area of east london. it's not clear whether the people died from poisoning or some other cause. our southern africa correspondent, shingai nyoka, is in harare in neighbouring zimbabwe. they say they received distress calls both for the police as well as emergency services in the early hours of this morning. they really haven't said much more than that. but eyewitnesses, some of them that were in the club, say that they just saw people fainting. reporters, that are at the scene right now, say that bodies were strewn all over the floor, on the tables, as well as on the chairs of this two—storey nightclub. it seemed as if they were sleeping. some of these pictures have been posted on social media. we haven't been able to confirm that this is actually from that nightclub. there are still a lot of questions about what happened. so, what kind of theories are there about how these people died? well, the major suggestion is that they might have died in a stampede.
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but, as the department of community safety say some of these bodies didn't have any visible wounds, there's another suggestion that they might have died from some form of poisoning, from some form of gas. the pictures that we've seen on social media just appear to show people that are asleep on tables, asleep on chairs, as well as on the dance floor. it will only become clear in the next few hours, when the police release their statement. but what we have also seen is videos of what appears to be the nightclub last night, which was packed to capacity. so there's also a suggestion that it might have been overcrowded. the headlines on bbc news... several russian cruise missiles have struck the ukrainian capital, kyiv, causing large explosions. the attacks come as world leaders meet in germany where they'll discuss how
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to continue to support ukraine. at least 20 people are reported to have been found dead at a nightclub in the south african city of east london. the former us president donald trump has hailed the supreme court ruling that overturned the right to abortion as a victory for the constitution, the rule of law, and life itself. protests for and against the decision have continued for a second day. some women in states where bans have come into force are rushing to make alternative arrangements, after clinics closed their doors and cancelled appointments. simonjones reports back up! angry scenes in los angeles as police confront protesters who are demanding that the right to abortion remains. all chant: we want abortion on demand! anger, too, outside the supreme court in washington. i want to do something with you guys
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— a little therapeutic screaming. people determined that their voices are heard. screaming. don't kill your baby! but in mississippi, those who backed the supreme court's ruling gather outside an abortion clinic, emotions running high on both sides of the debate. my father is my king and he is not in you. he's not in you. you're in need of a saviour today. you're in need of a saviour. you don't know god. i know him more than you will ever know him. god does not hear your prayers. yes. oh, he does hear them. no, you are for the devil. and a political divide, too. the court handed down a victory for the constitution, a victory for the rule of law and, above all, a victory for life. this breakthrough is the answer to prayers of millions and millions of people. jill and i know how painful and devastating this decision
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is for so many americans — and i mean so many americans. the decision is implemented by states. my administration is going to focus on how they administer it and whether or not they violate other laws. like deciding to not allow people across state lines to get public health services. we're going to take actions to protect women's rights and reproductive health. following the ruling, around 26 states looks set to ban abortions, except for when a woman's life is at risk, but a growing number of businesses say they will support those who need abortions, such as bank of america, which will cover travel costs. and prominent figures are continuing to speak out. obviously disappointed about the decision made and, you know, i just... really, for me, i mean, obviously, i feel bad for future women, and women now, but i also feel bad for those who protested for this i don't even know how many years ago, but protested for this and are alive to see that... see that decision be reversed.
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but as the ramifications of the ruling sink in, the divisions in society remain as strong as ever. simon jones, bbc news. the prince of wales accepted a suitcase containing a million euros in cash from a former qatari prime minister, according to the sunday times newspaper, today. clarence house says the donations were passed immediately to charities — and all the corrected processes were followed. more from our correspondent, leigh milner. apparently, this was just one of three cash donations from a man known as sheikh hamad binjassim, totalling 3 million euros. now, clarence house has said that all of these donations went directly to the prince's charities and all the correct processes were followed. so, to make it clear, victoria, there's no suggestion, at this point, that the payments were illegal. now, when you read the report
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in this paper, it says that prince charles received the three cash donations in person from the former prime minister between 2011 and 2015. and it's claimed that, on one occasion, the money was actually handed over in a holdall at a meeting in clarence house and on another occasion, the paper was contained in a carrier bag from the department store fortnum & mason. so, give us more detail about what clarence house says about all this cash. well, clarence house has been really keen to emphasise that the funds were received by the prince of wales' charitable fund, whose stated aim is to transform lives and build sustainable communities. they say all the correct processes were followed. meanwhile, the fund has told the sunday times that its trustees all agreed that the donor was legitimate and that its auditors had all signed off on the donation. now, donations to the prince's charities trust have come under scrutiny in recent months. earlier this year, we heard an allegation that one of them actually offered a saudi donor help to secure a uk honour and citizenship. the met police investigated that
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and while clarence house told us that the prince of wales had no knowledge of the alleged offer, michael fawcett, the prince's former chief executive of the foundation, actually resigned after it emerged that he coordinated with fixes over the honorary cbe for a billionaire businessman. there was no evidence, though, that any of the trustees actually knew what was happening at that time. spain's prime minister — pedro sanchez — has blamed mafias involved in human trafficking for the mass storming of the border between morocco and the spanish enclave of melilla on friday. at least 23 people died in the attempt to cross fences into spanish territory. the bbc�*s tim allman reports. it was a scene of chaos and sometimes brutal carnage. security personnel almost overrun by hundreds of people trying to enter spanish territory. according to officials in morocco, some died while falling from the fence,
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others were crushed in a stampede. many were injured and taken to hospital, while others could be seen celebrating successfully reaching spanish soil. the country's prime minister had no doubt who was to blame. translation: a violent and organised assault i organised by mafia who traffic human beings to a city situated on spanish soil. as a result, this is an attack on our territorial integrity. melilla has been under spanish control for more than 500 years — the source of some irritation for morocco, which claims the territory as its own. in recent years, it's become a focal point for mostly sub—saharan migrants trying to reach europe. there's been some criticism of the response of spanish personnel, saying it was heavy—handed. the mayor of barcelona described the events as "institutional racism".
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for now, the border seems relatively quiet. order has been restored. but the movement of migrants and refugees, desperate people looking for a better life, suggests this could well happen again. tim allman, bbc news. history was made at glastonbury on saturday night as sir paul mccartney — at the age of 80 — became the oldest person ever to headline the festival. he was on stage for more than two—and—a—half hours and was joined by bruce springsteen, and dave grohl, who performed for the first time since the death of his foo fighters bandmate taylor hawkins in march. our entertainment correspondent, colin paterson, was there with a celebrity beatles superfan who he'd recruited to review the show. # can't buy me love! # love! # can't buy me love!# 36 songs, 21 of them by the beatles. at the age of 80, paul mccartney drew the pyramid stage's biggest crowd since dolly parton.
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# cos i don't care too much for money.# minutes before the show began, we bumped into a very famous beatles fan. alan partridge was asked what his favourite beatles album was, he said, "that's a tough question, i think i would have to say "the best of the beatles." and steve coogan kindly agreed that he would review the show for us. the rolling stones have only ever written about eight brilliant songs whereas the beatles have done about 50. # get back, get back # get back to where you once belonged...# it seems impossible that we're able to have experience it. hunter davies said in an article recently that we're lucky to have him among us. that is how i feel tonight. from the west coast of america... the first guest star of the evening... ..dave grohl. ..was a big surprise. # how could i dance with another
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# when i saw her standing there?# this is a big moment because it is the first time that dave grohl has appeared on stage since the death of his drummer, taylor hawkins. # how could i dance with another? # when i saw her standing there...# and then bruce springsteen joined in the fun. # glory days...# steve, that was quite a moment. that was incredible! incredible. quite emotional. there were fireworks for live and let die, for live and let die... a virtual duet withjohn lennon... # i've got a feeling...# ..and a mass singalong to heyjude. let the people sing.
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crowd singing: # na, na, na, na, na, na, na...#- # hey, jude.# steven, your instant review? i don't know what to say. it is quite overwhelming. i don't think there's anyone else in the world who can give such unadulterated joy to people. very, very privileged to have seen that tonight. there was just time for dave grohl and bruce springsteen to return. three men who have headlined glastonbury, taking a final bow together. thank you, glasto! cheering. now it's time for a look at the weather with owain. i bet it was absolutely amazing and
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still people watching it on tv on twitter were complaining about it! now it's time for a look at the weather with owain. hello, everyone, i hope you're doing all right. we had a plentiful supply of heavy, blustery showers yesterday and more of that to come for many of us today. but we are seeing some brightness, so it's not a complete right off as far as the unsettled weather is concerned. the reason we're seeing this is down to what we're having here on the pressure chart, an area of low pressure, this is nearby, it's not going anywhere in a hurry. you can see the winds swirling around it and they are introducing those heavy, blustery downpours. showery spells of rain moving in from western part and you can see the weather front trailing from parts of scotland, northern ireland and north—west england and western wales. eventually creeping into the south—west of england. there is an east—west split, the further east you go, the drier it is and the warmer it is.
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top temperatures 23 celsius across south—eastern parts england. parts of wales and northern ireland in particular cooler and we have the heavy downpours as mentioned. i have spoken about the winds already. thanks to the presence of the low pressure, the wind gusts will be in excess of 40, 50 miles an hour in the isle of man, parts of anglesey and western coastal fringes. it'll be breezy and blustery further east but not as windy. but how is it looking at glastonbury? quite windy at times with some heavy showers but it will brighten up and we will see some sunshine at times. let's head through this evening, then. the weather front is very slowly creeping across towards the east, introducing those heavy downpours and with it. again, you could hear the odd rumble of thunder. eastern parts of england remaining dry but we can't rule out the odd shower here, as well. top temperatures reaching 11 or 12 celsius as far as our lows are concerned tonight. the low pressure i was speaking of earlier is moving
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across to the north. but we are shortly going to be joined by another low creeping in from the west over the next 2a hours. monday starts dry and we still have the heavy downpours moving across towards the east. this is the low pressure introducing the weather front into parts of northern ireland. another windy one, i think, these are the average wind speeds with gusts in excess of what we are seeing here. top temperatures quite similar, 22 or 23 celsius. fairly unsettled at times this week, i think, thanks to the low pressure. temperatures will rise a bit for a time and i will keep you posted. that is how it is looking. see you soon. hello, this is bbc news with victoria derbyshire. the headlines: one person has been killed after russian cruise missiles strike the ukrainian capital,
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kyiv, causing large explosions. the attacks come as world leaders meet in germany where they'll discuss how to continue to support ukraine. among the leaders at the summit is borisjohnson who has said he is "actively thinking" about a third term amid criticism of his leadership. at least 20 people are reported to have been found dead at a nightclub in the south african city of east london. the prince of wales accepted a suitcase containing 1 million euros in cash from a former qatari prime minister, according to the sunday times. there is no suggestion the payments were illegal. now on bbc news, click.
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this week: a high—tech message from ukraine. it's unusual for presidents or heads of government to use a hologram to address people. the artificial intelligence catching the rubbish dumpers in the act, including this suspicious—looking chap. there i am. look at that, bang to rights. is it a film or is it a game? when you've got a hollywood director on board, it might be both. and is it a puffin? yeah, it's definitely a puffin. yeah, it is, although nick's been distracted by a gadget. is that a wee windscreen wiper? hello and welcome to this big, green, open space. never before have we appreciated outdoor spaces and parks like we have since lockdown. unfortunately lockdown also saw an increase in something threatening to turn our green and pleasant land into brown and unpleasant landfill,
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