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this is bbc news. the headlines at five... a government minister tells the commons, borisjohnson forgot being told about a complaint over mp chris pincher�*s conduct before appointing him. the prime minister did not immediately recall the conversation in late 2019 about this incident. that was after a former top civil servant at the foreign office, lord mcdonald, said the prime minister had been briefed "in person" and told the bbc the original number ten account was "not true". they need to come clean. i think that the language is ambiguous — the sort of telling the truth and crossing your fingers at the same time and hoping that people are not too forensic in their subsequent question — and i think that is not working.
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a man has been arrested by police in the us state of illinois — after six people were shot dead at an independence day parade. a bbc investigation has found that children as young as 11 have been housed in temporary accomodation as record numbers are placed into care. 50,000 people have been put on evacuation alert as floods hit sydney for the third time this year. and cameron norrie, the last brit standing at wimbledon, is trying to reach his first ever semifinal, battling belgian david goffin. good afternoon and
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welcome to bbc news. the cabinet office minister, michael ellis, has confirmed that borisjohnson was aware of a complaint about alleged inappropriate behaviour by the mp chris pincher before appointing him deputy chief whip, but had forgotten he was told about it. lord mcdonald, the former top civil servant in the foreign office, said downing street had not told the truth when it said the prime minister was not aware of any formal complaints. labour's deputy leader, angela rayner, told mps mrjohnson had been "either negligent or complicit". here's our political correspondent, ben wright. are we good? not according to the former top official at the foreign office. lord mcdonald's dynamite claim this morning came just before cabinet met. these days, the cameras are let in but there are no are let in, but there are no questions from reporters. it did not look like the jolliest meeting of ministers. there is a key question
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at the heart of all of this — what did borisjohnson know about chris pincher�*s alleged past behaviour when he was appointed deputy chief whip in february? number ten's line has shifted over recent days. i briefed the relevant senior official... and speaking this morning, lord mcdonald said it had made inaccurate claims. i think they need to come clean. i think that the language is ambiguous, it's sort of telling the truth and crossing your fingers at the same time and hoping people are not too forensic in their subsequent questioning, and i think that is not working. in an extraordinary letter to parliament's standards watchdog, lord mcdonald said contrary to claims by number ten, borisjohnson was briefed in person about the initiation and outcome of an investigation into chris pincher�*s behaviour in 2019, when he was a foreign office minister. he says there was a formal complaint and mr pincher was not exonerated. the deputy prime minister, dominic raab, was foreign secretary at the time.
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you don't believe, then, _ the word of lord mcdonald who said mrjohnson was briefed in person | about the initiation and outcome| of the investigation? so, that's news to me, i wasn't aware of that and it's not clear to me that is factually accurate. chris pincher resigned from hisjob as deputy chief whip last thursday. he has denied the misconduct allegations against him and is seeking professional medical support. number ten's line has changed several times since then. first, it said the prime minister was not aware of allegations involving mr pincher when he was given thejob in february. but yesterday, downing street said borisjohnson was aware of some allegations that were either resolved or did not turn into a formal complaint. lord mcdonald's intervention contradicts that claim and some of borisjohnson�*s own backbenchers are exasperated. it does appear that ministers of the crown have been lied to by people in downing street
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before being sent out onto the media. i call the deputy- leader, angela ranger. in the commons this lunchtime, labour said this was all about boris johnson's judgment. what message, mr speaker, does this send about the standards of this government and what they set? what message does this send to the british people facing a cost—of—living crisis while their government is paralysed with scandal? when will this minister stop defending the indefensible and say enough is enough? number ten has confirmed borisjohnson was briefed about the 2019 investigation into chris pincher, but couldn't remember it. last week, when fresh allegations arose, the prime minister did not immediately recall the conversation in late 2019 about this incident. as soon as he was reminded,
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the number ten press office corrected their public lines so the position is quite clear, further inquiries will be made, but the position is that the prime minister acted with probity at all times. conservative backbench critics of borisjohnson didn't hold back. can he confirm if the allegations- made in 2019 were of sexual assault and if they were and they were upheld and apologised, - why the police were not involved and why he was not sacked - why the police weren't involved and why he wasn't sacked - at the time let alone given anotherjob? l yet again, borisjohnson�*s ministers find themselves trying to defend their boss and explain what the prime minister knew and when. ben wright, bbc news, westminster.
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0ur political correspondent, jonathan blake, joins us from westminster. we got a flavour of what some backbenchers are saying, what are they saying to you? you backbenchers are saying, what are they saying to you?— backbenchers are saying, what are they saying to you? you saw the glum faces of the — they saying to you? you saw the glum faces of the cabinet _ they saying to you? you saw the glum faces of the cabinet ministers - they saying to you? you saw the glum faces of the cabinet ministers sat - faces of the cabinet ministers sat alongside borisjohnson, and the same goes for any but —— pretty much any conservative mp today. they are pretty fed up that what they see as a mass, many of them say downing street's own making. the way the whole fallout from chris fincher�*s resignation has made as many people see it about situation many times worse. downing street has attempted to clarify and ask lane at least the latest evolution and its position, if i can put it that way. you heard the prime minister apparently not remembering a conversation he had
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had about chris pincher being subject to a formal complaint. we were told that the press office established on sunday that the prime minister had been informed of the chris pincher investigation and the prime minister confirmed this on monday. step back from the detail and the shifting position that we've seen over the last few days, and at the core is the issue of trust and whether conservative mps and government ministers can believe what they are told by boris johnson. there is a suspicion what they are told by borisjohnson. there is a suspicion and a what they are told by boris johnson. there is a suspicion and a feeling among many that that trust is breaking down. he still has his supporters and a good number of them in the conservative party on the back benches. but one or two i've spoken to you today made it very clear that this latest affair is
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making them question their loyalty and test their support for the prime minister. so, it is those people wavering in the middle that boris johnson will need to be concerned about and need to come up with some answers and reassurances for them in the coming days. i answers and reassurances for them in the coming days-— the coming days. i don't know if you are at the lobby _ the coming days. i don't know if you are at the lobby briefing _ the coming days. i don't know if you are at the lobby briefing this - are at the lobby briefing this afternoon. the lobby briefing is where journalists go and speak to the spokesperson for the prime minister. this is the third at least account of events that a spokesperson is having to go live. has it put them in a difficult position? i has it put them in a difficult position?— has it put them in a difficult osition? ~ . , ., , �* position? ithink it was. iwasn't at this afternoon's _ position? ithink it was. iwasn't at this afternoon's briefing. - position? ithink it was. iwasn't at this afternoon's briefing. but| position? ithink it was. iwasn't| at this afternoon's briefing. but i have been at one or two over the last few days, and the prime minister's spokesperson is there with the authority of the prime minister themselves. they are called the prime minister's official books for us and for good reason, because
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when they tell you something, the expectation is you can take it as thatis expectation is you can take it as that is coming —— official spokesperson. that is why it's been quite extraordinary to watch this position involved. having to be corrected and changed as the days go on. i'm sure the person giving the answers to the questions that have come day after day since chris pincher resigned from government last week might well have felt that they were on very tricky territory. 0k, thank you very much indeed, jonathan blake. reporting from westminster. we can speak now to david gauke, former conservative mp and justice secretary, and a critic of borisjohnson. mrgauke, mr gauke, thanks so much forjoining
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us. what do you make of what you watch on unfold?— us. what do you make of what you watch on unfold? pretty shambolic. ministers have _ watch on unfold? pretty shambolic. ministers have been _ watch on unfold? pretty shambolic. ministers have been placed - watch on unfold? pretty shambolic. ministers have been placed in - watch on unfold? pretty shambolic. ministers have been placed in a - watch on unfold? pretty shambolic. | ministers have been placed in a very difficult situation, going out to defend and uncomfortable position. but having received assurances presumably from number ten about what has happened, assurances that have turned out to be incorrect. whether that is because number ten were negligent or reckless and never got to the bottom of the matter and were compared to still give assurances, or whether there was a deliberate attempt to mislead the public until those attempts unraveled because people like simon mcdonald came forward with more evidence —— prepared to give assurances. it's not entirely clear, but the upshot is that a succession of government ministers have gone out until the public inadvertently a
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set of things that are untrue. that is the really important issue here, there is a culture in downing street that comes from the top but is at best careless as to whether it is telling the truth.— telling the truth. you've let a government _ telling the truth. you've let a government department. - telling the truth. you've let a . government department. whose responsibility is it to make sure that ministers and mps and the public are told exactly what's going on? whose responsibility is that to make sure that ministers, when they go out to deliver the government line, are properly briefed his elbow in this case, the line, are properly briefed his elbow in this case.— in this case, the briefing is coming from number— in this case, the briefing is coming from number ten. _ in this case, the briefing is coming from number ten. it _ in this case, the briefing is coming from number ten. it will- in this case, the briefing is coming from number ten. it will be - from number ten. it will be officials and political appointees inside 10 downing street. they will have been telling government ministers this is the situation. if
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you go out as a government minister to defend the government, you will sit down with somebody and go through the difficult questions and answers to those questions. you try to identify what will come up. none of the questions asked should come as a surprise to people. they are entirely predictable. ministers have been given answers and we heard government ministers say they've been categorically told that the prime minister wasn't aware of any specific allegations against chris pincher. we've learned today that prime minister was very much aware of specific allegations. he was aware of an investigation that concluded that chris pincher had acted improperly. so,... e forgot. that is what— acted improperly. so,... e forgot. that is what number _ acted improperly. so,... e forgot. that is what number ten - acted improperly. so,... e forgot. that is what number ten is - acted improperly. so,... e forgot. | that is what number ten is saying. well, it's very convenient that he appears to forget. the awkward facts. if i was a minister, i'd be
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absolutely furious. i think we've got to the stage if you're a government minister, why would you government minister, why would you go out and defend this government, this prime minister on these matters? given that there's a fair chance that what being told to say, the answers to difficult questions may well be untrue because there's a pattern of behaviour here. wasn't just this particular matter that chris pincher incident... people coming out, representing the government, telling the public things that when it turns out the facts emerge, the explanation is untrue. ~ ., facts emerge, the explanation is untrue. ~ . ., ., facts emerge, the explanation is untrue. . ., ., untrue. what about the role of the former senior _ untrue. what about the role of the former senior civil _ untrue. what about the role of the former senior civil servant, - untrue. what about the role of the former senior civil servant, simon | former senior civil servant, simon mcdonald, who has questioned downing street's account of what has happened and said effectively that it's untrue? it's very unusual to
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have a senior official speak out like this. was he duty—bound to do so, do you think? i like this. was he duty-bound to do so, do you think?— so, do you think? i think he was. you're right _ so, do you think? i think he was. you're right to _ so, do you think? i think he was. you're right to say _ so, do you think? i think he was. you're right to say it _ so, do you think? i think he was. you're right to say it was - so, do you think? i think he was. | you're right to say it was unusual. 0fficials usually try to steer clear of these areas of controversy, but what i think lord mcdonald concluded, having seen a series of explanations, he had a responsibility i think to the general public and also to those sort of subject to chris pincher�*s behaviour. he had a responsibility to put this into the public domain. i think he was right to do so. i think it demonstrates the extraordinary circumstances that we're in. i know people tend to be cynical about politicians, but i can assure you that politicians don't come into politics to say stuff that
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is untrue. this is not what any of the ministers who have been out of the ministers who have been out of the airwaves would've wanted to do. i question whether they're willing to swallow what's given to them by number ten, to swallow what's given to them by numberten, but to swallow what's given to them by number ten, but it is very unusual for a government to say something so demonstrably untrue, as we have witnessed over the last few days and over pa rtygate, witnessed over the last few days and over partygate, this is a level of behaviour that shouldn't be acceptable. this is not the norm, and i think it is time that conservative mps and ministers said enough is enough. qm. conservative mps and ministers said enough is enough.— enough is enough. 0k, good to talk to ou. enough is enough. ok, good to talk to yon thank— enough is enough. 0k, good to talk to you. thank you _ enough is enough. 0k, good to talk to you. thank you very _ enough is enough. 0k, good to talk to you. thank you very much, - enough is enough. 0k, good to talk to you. thank you very much, david gauke, former conservative mp. government minister told the commons that forced johnson for not being told about a complaint over mp chris
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pincher�*s conduct. that was after a former top civil servant at the foreign office said the prime minister had been briefed in person and told the bbc the original number ten accounts was not true. a man has been erected by police after six people were shot dead —— has been arrested. more on that story now. police in the us have arrested a man in his 20s after six people were killed in a mass shooting at an independence day parade near chicago. more than 20 others are in hospital after a high—powered rifle was fired multiple times from a rooftop. the suspect has been named as robert e crimo iii. 0ur correspondent nomia iqbal has this report. the streets where celebrations had been taking place quickly turned into a hunting ground, as police searched for a killer. a man who brought terror to an independence day parade.
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americans in this wealthy chicago suburb had been out in the sunshine for the symbolic day of the 11th ofjuly. a few minutes into the parade, shots rang out, creating shock, confusion and panic. people moved quickly for safety. i thought that it was the navy that was saluting the flag with rifles, but then when i saw people running, um, i picked up my son, and i started running. at first, the police found the gun, but not the gunman. it took until the evening for them to eventually arrest robert crimo iii. the person of interest is now being taken to the highland park police department, where we're going to begin the next phase of the investigation and speak with this person to make sure or see see if, in fact, he is connected to this incident. social media firms have suspended accounts apparently owned by him. all events were cancelled as police spent hours looking
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for the 22—year—old. and so another address to the nation, on yet another mass shooting. president biden cautiously questioned the direction his country is heading in. there's nothing guaranteed . about our democracy, nothing guaranteed about our way of life. we have to fight for it, - defend it and earn it by voting. once again, americans are dealing with gun violence. not a week has gone by without a mass shooting in america this year. it happens everywhere — in their schools, supermarkets and even on independence day. nomia iqbal reporting there. the mayor of slovyansk in eastern ukraine says the city is being hit by salvoes of russian artillery from closer positions as it becomes the latest front line in the conflict. he confirmed that recent shelling had left at least six people dead and said it was now important to move out as many
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civilians as possible. over the weekend, the city of belgorod, aokm from ukraine's northern border, was hit by what russia says was a ukrainian missile strike. it was the first time the city had been damaged since the start of the war. but, as our russia editor, steve rosenberg, found out, few people there are linking the two events. the kremlin promised that its special operation in ukraine would make russia safer. but in belgorod, there's little sign of safer. explosion. this was the city early on sunday. russia accused ukraine of a missile attack. ukrainian officials deny it. but at least four civilians were killed in an explosion. and many buildings were damaged. this is not destruction on the scale of ukraine, where thousands of civilians have been killed since russia invaded,
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but there is anger here. "we should have fired a missile right back at kyiv", vadim says. "that would have made them think." i asked this lady if this had happened before. "what, in the city centre? "of course not", she says. "we need to take harsher measures." i've been wondering — why is it that so many people here don'tjoin the dots? they don't make the connection between russia invading ukraine and their lives here becoming less safe. i think it's partly because the russian state media does all it can to prevent those dots from being joined in people's minds, but also many russians simply don't want to believe that their country started this, that russia is the aggressor. choir singing.
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but now, a call for peace from the orthodox church. metropolitan ioann of belgorod has issued a statement saying it's time to turn swords into ploughshares and that he's praying for an end to the bloodshed in ukraine that has now come to russian homes too. now come to russian homes, too. prayers are one thing, the political will to make peace — well, that's another. steve rosenberg, bbc news, belgorod. the public inquiry into a public inquiry into the fatal police shooting of an unarmed man during a foiled prison break has found that he was "lawfully killed". 28—year—old jermaine baker died while trying to free an inmate from a prison van in north london in december 2015. an 85—year—old doctor who killed a patient after botching a routine procedure has been jailed for three years. dr isyaka mamman admitted gross negligence manslaughter after he used the wrong needle in the wrong
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place on shahida parveen at the royal oldham hospital in 2018. a one—year—old boy has died after falling from the window of a block of flats in leeds on saturday. it happened at saville green in the burmantofts area. the baby was taken to hospital for emergency treatment, but was pronounced dead a short time later. police say inquiries are being carried out to establish the full circumstances and have asked for privacy for the family. a premier league footballer arrested on suspicion of rape is facing further allegations relating to a second woman. the metropolitan police hasn't named the player. the 29—year—old man detained in barnet in north london yesterday. he's been further arrested this afternoon while in custody over additional claims. children as young as 11 have been housed in aianbs and other temporary accommodation, as councils face serious challenges in finding
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suitable placements, a bbc investigation in wales has found. local authorities insist it is a last resort for children in care, and that support workers are in place round the clock for those under the age of 16. but charities say many young people in care in the uk feel they're not getting the support they need. paul heaney has this report. so, these are all the photos i've got from the majority of my childhood. hope's mum wasn't able to look after her, but she has really good memories growing up with her grandparents. i think, at that point, i really wanted to be in the police when i was... ..when i was little. things changed when she was 13. exploited by older people, nan and granddad agreed foster care was best for her own safety. but that placement later broke down. i'm just an excess piece. my mum didn't want me and now my grandparents can't look
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after me and now my foster carers don't want me. the state doesn't know what it wants to do with me. what's... what's the point, you know? hope ran away and slept rough before the council offered her a place in a hostel. she says it was under the same roof as someone who'd assaulted her. i'd had clothes stolen from me, i'd had bus passes stolen from me. the girls used to gang up. wrexham council said it always aimed to keep children safe, that its children's services had since been transformed and it would use hope's comments to improve things further. we asked councils in wales using the freedom of information act what kind of places they were using to house young people. our investigation has found that even now, children are still being placed in bed and breakfasts and other temporary accommodation here in wales. that's despite the welsh government saying it wanted to stop that six years ago. most are 16 or 17 years old,
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but some are even younger. one example was an 11—year—old placed in an airbnb with support workers because there was nowhere else for them to go. the actor michael sheen presented a petition to the welsh government calling for unregulated accommodation for children to be banned. in a bbc documentary tonight, he hears from hope and others in care who say they were let down by the system designed to protect them. it'sjust heart... it's heartbreaking and... ..and infuriating that we, as a society, are allowing this to happen to children. one children's charity now wants more fundamental changes to the care system. young people say, "well, why... "why are we not loved? "why doesn't the care system love us? - "what does love look like for us?" and these are the questions we're asking government to kind - of think about, really. the body representing councils in wales told us that, in the face of growing demand
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and more complicated cases, they're doing their best but they need more money. the welsh government says children should not be placed in b&bs. most children in care, it says, do have a positive experience and it is investing more in foster care and specialist accommodation while trying to help families sooner. hope is now trying to move on from a difficult time in care. rock climbing helps her mental health. there's no room for anything else to come into your mind when you're climbing. she's determined to improve the care system for those who come after her. i will fight to make sure that this process doesn't happen in the same way it happened to me. paul heaney, bbc news. around 50,000 people have been told to leave their homes in australia's largest city, sydney, as river levels continue to rise after days of torrential rain. parts of the city have received about eight months of rain in four days.
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roads have been cut off, some houses are underwater, and thousands have been left without power. our correspondent shaimaa khalil has this report. in some parts of windsor, roads have turned into small rivers and the only way to get around is by boat. a once—in—a—century weather event has now happened twice — just this year. melissa and her family have been without power for nearly 2a hours. we're going straight to illinois, where the police are holding a press conference about the shooting at highland park. conference about the shooting at highland park-— conference about the shooting at highland park. conference about the shooting at hiuhland park. ~ �* ., ., highland park. where we're going to be movin: highland park. where we're going to be moving forward. _ highland park. where we're going to be moving forward. over— highland park. where we're going to be moving forward. over the - highland park. where we're going to be moving forward. over the past. highland park. where we're going to be moving forward. over the past 24 be moving forward. over the past 2a hours, there's been a significant amount of information obtained by investigators, consisting of the extremely hard work by highland park police, the crime task force, state police, the crime task force, state police, atf and fbi. everyone has been collaborating very well. the
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community has been absolutely terrific as it comes to reporting information that they have. things they may have seen, turning over videos, that has really helped us aid investigators. iwant videos, that has really helped us aid investigators. i want to clarify that robert primo the third is actually 21, he'll be 22 this year. investigators have spoken to numerous witnesses, some survivors, reviewed numerous video clips both from cell from video recordings and fixed areas. based on where we're at, subject to change, but we do believe crimo preplanned this attack for several weeks. believe crimo preplanned this attack forseveralweeks. he believe crimo preplanned this attack for several weeks. he bought a high—powered rifle, access the roof,
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a fire escape ladder and began opening fire on the innocent celebration goers. the rifle was purchased in illinois and the information we have thus far is that it appears to have been purchased legally by crimo. during the attack, crimo was dressed in women's clothing and investigators believe he did this to conceal his face tattoos and help them during the escape. with the other people. during the attack we believe that crimo fired more than 70 rounds into the crowd of innocent people. following the attack, crimo exited the roof, dropped his rifle and he blended in with the crowd and escaped. he walked into his mothers home who lived in the area and he blended right in with everybody else has they were running around, almost as he was an innocent spectator as well. he borrowed his mother's
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vehicle. he issued an alert yesterday afternoon, the chief provided the vehicle information and crimo's information. very thankful that an alert member of the community saw crimo's vehicle travelling southbound on route a1, dialled 911 and alerted north chicago police officers who spotted the vehicle and waited for additional back—up units to arrive and were able to safely apprehend crimo with no danger to the officers. inside the vehicle, second rifle was located, indications indications that that was purchased ijy indications that that was purchased by crimo as well. thus far, over 30 people were injured by the attack and this does not include the six who lost their lives. right now crimo remains in custody at this time. there are no indications that there was anybody else involved in this attack. by all indications, it appears that crimo was acting by himself. the attorneys office has been with us in from the ground level and are with us this morning, but this through the night. we
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continue to review the information. investigators are still developing leads and very critical information. once we are at a point where we are ready to review all of that information for charges, we will sit down with the states attorney and review for criminal charges. i will now turn this over to the mayor and i will be back up to answer questions. mayor, thank you. thank ou. questions. mayor, thank you. thank yom today — questions. mayor, thank you. thank you- today is _ questions. mayor, thank you. thank you- today is a _ questions. mayor, thank you. thank you- today is a day _ questions. mayor, thank you. thank you. today is a day of— questions. mayor, thank you. thank you. today is a day of grieving - you. today is a day of grieving togethen _ you. today is a day of grieving togethen i_ you. today is a day of grieving together. i day two pies, a day to remember— together. i day two pies, a day to remember those who left us, those who are injured and for a strength for our— who are injured and for a strength for our community. said the next several_ for our community. said the next several vigil and prayer services are taking — several vigil and prayer services are taking place today both inside and beyond highland park. they are as follows, — and beyond highland park. they are as follows, the community church of lake bluff_ as follows, the community church of lake bluff 117 e. scranton ave will hold a _ lake bluff 117 e. scranton ave will hold a prayer service today at noon. the service — hold a prayer service today at noon. the service will include prayer and music_ the service will include prayer and music at— the service will include prayer and music at christ church on the corner of route _ music at christ church on the corner of route 60 — music at christ church on the corner of route 60 and waukegan and lake forest _ of route 60 and waukegan and lake forest. trinity grace church and
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christ _ forest. trinity grace church and christ church has organised a community prayer gathering at 3pm at trinity— community prayer gathering at 3pm at trinity grace church, 1506 half day road _ trinity grace church, 1506 half day road highland park. everyone is welcome — road highland park. everyone is welcome. highland park presbyterian church— welcome. highland park presbyterian church and _ welcome. highland park presbyterian church and other area faith leaders will hold _ church and other area faith leaders will hold a — church and other area faith leaders will hold a ecumenical community prayer— will hold a ecumenical community prayer vigil today at 7pm at the highland — prayer vigil today at 7pm at the highland park presbyterian church, 330 lauret— highland park presbyterian church, 330 laurel ave highland park. all are welcome. today, highland park hi-h are welcome. today, highland park high school— are welcome. today, highland park high school in conjunction with community partners is hosting crisis counselling — community partners is hosting crisis counselling until 2pm and is open to everyone _ counselling until 2pm and is open to everyone. no appointments necessary. additionally, family assistance centre — additionally, family assistance centre will open tomorrow, july six, at noon _ centre will open tomorrow, july six, at noon to— centre will open tomorrow, july six, at noon to provide support services and crisis _ at noon to provide support services and crisis assistance to those who were _ and crisis assistance to those who were directly impacted at the parade — were directly impacted at the parade. the location and hours of operation — parade. the location and hours of operation are pending and we will .et operation are pending and we will get that—
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operation are pending and we will get that information to the community as soon in the have it. please _ community as soon in the have it. please go— community as soon in the have it. please go to — community as soon in the have it. please go to the website for more information. the highland park police — information. the highland park police department, the american red cross and _ police department, the american red cross and the fbi victim services response — cross and the fbi victim services response team are assisting with additional partners. the teams will engage _ additional partners. the teams will engage with victims and families to assess— engage with victims and families to assess their immediate needs and provide _ assess their immediate needs and provide crisis intervention and other— provide crisis intervention and other forms of emergency assistance. anyone _ other forms of emergency assistance. anyone who— other forms of emergency assistance. anyone who is a victim of the incident — anyone who is a victim of the incident and is in need of support can call— incident and is in need of support can call 800 call fbi. i know what a generous— can call 800 call fbi. i know what a generous community we are a part of, and we _ generous community we are a part of, and we are _ generous community we are a part of, and we are over around with the amount— and we are over around with the amount of— and we are over around with the amount of support offered not only from those in highland park at the surrounding region and throughout the nation — surrounding region and throughout the nation. thank you. for those who are looking _ the nation. thank you. for those who are looking to — the nation. thank you. for those who are looking to donate to victims and in support— are looking to donate to victims and in support of the community, we ask that you _ in support of the community, we ask that you he — in support of the community, we ask that you be mindful of potential scams _ that you be mindful of potential scams and go find me and other fundraising avenues. this afternoon we will— fundraising avenues. this afternoon we will share additional information on the _ we will share additional information on the city's website regarding to victims. — on the city's website regarding to victims, survivors and those who support— victims, survivors and those who support the _ victims, survivors and those who support the community. for all who
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have reached out with offers of equipment, food and professional services, — equipment, food and professional services, we thank you. thank you all for— services, we thank you. thank you all for coming out today, i will now turn the _ all for coming out today, i will now turn the microphone back to the deputy— turn the microphone back to the deputy chief. turn the microphone back to the deputy chief-— turn the microphone back to the deputy chief. thanks, mayor. any questions? _ deputy chief. thanks, mayor. any questions? can _ deputy chief. thanks, mayor. any questions? can you _ deputy chief. thanks, mayor. any questions? can you tell— deputy chief. thanks, mayor. any questions? can you tell us - deputy chief. thanks, mayor. any questions? can you tell us about | deputy chief. thanks, mayor. any i questions? can you tell us about the susect questions? can you tell us about the suspect operating. — questions? can you tell us about the suspect operating, answering - suspect operating, answering questions _ suspect operating, answering questions -- _ suspect operating, answering questions -- is _ suspect operating, answering questions —— is the _ suspect operating, answering questions —— is the suspect. questions —— is the suspect cooperating? _ questions —— is the suspect cooperating? have - questions —— is the suspect cooperating? have you - questions —— is the suspect- cooperating? have you learned more about— cooperating? have you learned more about motivation _ cooperating? have you learned more about motivation or— cooperating? have you learned more about motivation or his _ cooperating? have you learned more about motivation or his online - about motivation or his online presence _ about motivation or his online presence could _ about motivation or his online presence could yell— about motivation or his online presence could yell at - about motivation or his online presence could yell at this - about motivation or his online i presence could yell at this point, we have — presence could yell at this point, we have not— presence could yell at this point, we have not developed _ presence could yell at this point, we have not developed a - presence could yell at this point, we have not developed a motivel presence could yell at this point, - we have not developed a motive from him. investigators— we have not developed a motive from him. investigators oer? _ we have not developed a motive from him. investigator— him. investigators very much furthering — him. investigators very much furthering the _ him. investigators very much furthering the investigation l him. investigators very much i furthering the investigation and have been in discussions with him. i don't have anything to say about motivation thus far because it hasn't been provided.- motivation thus far because it hasn't been provided. sara, we have seen disturbing _ hasn't been provided. sara, we have seen disturbing videos _ hasn't been provided. sara, we have seen disturbing videos online, - seen disturbing videos online, warning — seen disturbing videos online, warning signs, where they missed? the question was there were disturbances online that had been seen. we are reviewing those and they will be a part of any investigation efforts by our task force investigators, highland park police, we will look at them and see what they reveal.
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the question was where did he purchase the weapons and did he tell his mother what he had done. he: purchased the weapons locally, within the region, so the chicagoland area. when he went to his mothers, we have no indication that he provided any information to her. , , ., ., ., ., her. give us an idea of how many wea ons her. give us an idea of how many weapons he _ her. give us an idea of how many weapons he had _ her. give us an idea of how many weapons he had purchased. - her. give us an idea of how many weapons he had purchased. so i her. give us an idea of how many| weapons he had purchased. so he her. give us an idea of how many - weapons he had purchased. so he was in possession — weapons he had purchased. so he was in possession of _ weapons he had purchased. so he was in possession of the _ weapons he had purchased. so he was in possession of the firearm _ weapons he had purchased. so he was in possession of the firearm the - weapons he had purchased. so he was in possession of the firearm the day i in possession of the firearm the day of, the rifle, he was in possession of, the rifle, he was in possession of another rifle in his vehicle when he was pulled over by police. he also had other firearms that were recovered from a residence that he was living in. they were in his name and legally purchased. this was living in. they were in his name and legally purchased.— and legally purchased. this level of dis uise, and legally purchased. this level of disguise. how— and legally purchased. this level of disguise, how did _ and legally purchased. this level of disguise, how did you _ and legally purchased. this level of disguise, how did you guys - and legally purchased. this level of disguise, how did you guys identify| disguise, how did you guys identify him? _ disguise, how did you guys identify him? clearly there was a lot of planning — him? clearly there was a lot of planning. do you have an idea of when _ planning. do you have an idea of when he — planning. do you have an idea of when he placed himself on the roof,
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is there _ when he placed himself on the roof, is there a _ when he placed himself on the roof, is there a timeline? we when he placed himself on the roof, is there a timeline?— is there a timeline? we are working on the timeline, _ is there a timeline? we are working on the timeline, we _ is there a timeline? we are working on the timeline, we don't _ is there a timeline? we are working on the timeline, we don't want - is there a timeline? we are working on the timeline, we don't want to i on the timeline, we don't want to come out with any inaccurate information on the timing. when it asks we have members of community can if you have any video of this individual, walking toward the parade, at the parade, potentially on the roof or exiting to please call one 800 call fbi, as far as the disguise went, he wore that in an attempt to conceal himself. do you have pictures _ attempt to conceal himself. do you have pictures of _ attempt to conceal himself. do you have pictures of that, _ attempt to conceal himself. do you have pictures of that, what - attempt to conceal himself. do you have pictures of that, what he - have pictures of that, what he looked — have pictures of that, what he looked like? i have pictures of that, what he looked like?— have pictures of that, what he looked like? ., , looked like? i will potentially look into that and _ looked like? i will potentially look into that and get _ looked like? i will potentially look into that and get back— looked like? i will potentially look into that and get back to - looked like? i will potentially look into that and get back to you. - into that and get back to you. considering the extent of the digital— considering the extent of the digital trail, was he known to law enforcement before hand? i digital trail, was he known to law enforcement before hand? i can't get into that right — enforcement before hand? i can't get into that right now. _ enforcement before hand? i can't get into that right now. there _ enforcement before hand? i can't get into that right now. there have - enforcement before hand? i can't get into that right now. there have been| into that right now. there have been some law enforcement contacts, nothing of a violent nature, i can't get into the specifics. hope nothing of a violent nature, i can't get into the specifics.— get into the specifics. how many rifles on the _ get into the specifics. how many rifles on the scene _ get into the specifics. how many rifles on the scene of _ get into the specifics. how many rifles on the scene of reports, i get into the specifics. how many. rifles on the scene of reports, you reported _ rifles on the scene of reports, you reported multiple weapons can you .ive reported multiple weapons can you give us _ reported multiple weapons can you give us any— reported multiple weapons can you give us any details as to how many may have — give us any details as to how many may have been in his possession? at this may have been in his possession? this time, i may have been in his possession? git
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this time, i know at the two rifles and that they were potentially pistols that he had owned as well. has he made any statements to investigators? _ has he made any statements to investigators? and _ has he made any statements to investigators? and does - has he made any statements to investigators? and does he - has he made any statements toi investigators? and does he have has he made any statements to - investigators? and does he have an attorney? _ investigators? and does he have an attorney? l— investigators? and does he have an attorne ? ., ., ., . attorney? i will not go into what he ma or attorney? i will not go into what he may or may — attorney? i will not go into what he may or may not _ attorney? i will not go into what he may or may not have _ attorney? i will not go into what he may or may not have said. - attorney? i will not go into what he may or may not have said. the - may or may not have said. the investigation is still moving forward. i will provide that information moving on. shooting appears to be completely random. the neck end know this is a highly jewish population, was this a anti—semitic attack? jewish population, was this a anti-semitic attack? we - jewish population, was this a| anti-semitic attack? we have jewish population, was this a - anti-semitic attack? we have no roof anti-semitic attack? we have no - roof that anti-semitic attack? we have no proof that this _ anti-semitic attack? we have no proof that this was _ anti-semitic attack? we have no proof that this was motivated - anti-semitic attack? we have no proof that this was motivated by| proof that this was motivated by religion or any other protected status. , , ., ., , status. there is still an assault rifle band _ status. there is still an assault rifle band in _ status. there is still an assault rifle band in highland - status. there is still an assault rifle band in highland park- status. there is still an assault rifle band in highland park is. status. there is still an assault i rifle band in highland park is that correct? — rifle band in highland park is that correct? ., �* ., ., ., ., ., correct? i don't have information on that riaht correct? i don't have information on that right now— correct? i don't have information on that right now but _ correct? i don't have information on that right now but we _ correct? i don't have information on that right now but we will— correct? i don't have information on that right now but we will get - correct? i don't have information on that right now but we will get back i that right now but we will get back to you on specifics. the neck prior to you on specifics. the neck prior to this, did anyone call highland park police are to off authorities
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that park police are to off authorities than , park police are to off authorities tha i , ., ., , park police are to off authorities tha , . . , we park police are to off authorities l tha— we were park police are to off authorities - tha— we were not that this man was here? we were not made aware — that this man was here? we were not made aware of _ that this man was here? we were not made aware of this _ that this man was here? we were not made aware of this or _ that this man was here? we were not made aware of this or his _ that this man was here? we were not made aware of this or his videos. - made aware of this or his videos. how did you identify them as a suspect? — how did you identify them as a susect? , ., ., , ., ., suspect? investigators did a great “ob, hf suspect? investigators did a great job. hf was _ suspect? investigators did a great job, hf was phenomenal, - suspect? investigators did a great job, hf was phenomenal, the - job, hf was phenomenal, the expedited a trace of the firearm, that was a major investigative lead for us, and in addition to that, the witness statements in the videos that we obtained from people that turned them in and the businesses, they all held the neck helped us tremendously. flan they all held the neck helped us tremendously.— they all held the neck helped us tremendousl . ., , .«r ., tremendously. can you break down the number of injuries, _ tremendously. can you break down the number of injuries, not _ tremendously. can you break down the number of injuries, not the _ number of injuries, not the deceased, and can you also further hreak— deceased, and can you also further break down — deceased, and can you also further break down how many of those were gunshot _ break down how many of those were gunshot victims and how many of the injured _ gunshot victims and how many of the injured were not from gunshots? the injured were not from gunshots? information i injured were not from gunshots? tue: information i have injured were not from gunshots? tte: information i have right injured were not from gunshots? t"te: information i have right now injured were not from gunshots? t'te: information i have right now is injured were not from gunshots? t“te: information i have right now is that all of those that were either transported to the hospital or self drove to the hospital were injured ljy drove to the hospital were injured by gunfire, so over 30 individuals that were injured by the gunfire and they went to the three hospitals we mentioned yesterday. do they went to the three hospitals we mentioned yesterday.— mentioned yesterday. do you know more about — mentioned yesterday. do you know more about the _ mentioned yesterday. do you know more about the ages _ mentioned yesterday. do you know more about the ages four - mentioned yesterday. do you know more about the ages four dressed l mentioned yesterday. do you know i more about the ages four dressed up as a woman. — more about the ages four dressed up as a woman. how— more about the ages four dressed up as a woman, how did _ more about the ages four dressed up as a woman, how did you _ more about the ages four dressed up as a woman, how did you to - more about the ages four dressed up as a woman, how did you to identify| as a woman, how did you to identify
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this person? — as a woman, how did you to identify this person? he— as a woman, how did you to identify this person?— this person? he was identified by a number- -- — this person? he was identified by a number... there _ this person? he was identified by a number... there were _ this person? he was identified by a number... there were police - this person? he was identified by a l number... there were police officers who were able to recognise this photo once it was revealed and that helped tremendously. t5 photo once it was revealed and that helped tremendously.— helped tremendously. is this based on photographic — helped tremendously. is this based on photographic evidence _ helped tremendously. is this based on photographic evidence or - helped tremendously. is this based on photographic evidence or what l on photographic evidence or what eyewitnesses have said? also, can you tell— eyewitnesses have said? also, can you tell us — eyewitnesses have said? also, can you tell us what kind of weapon he was using? — you tell us what kind of weapon he was using? 50 you tell us what kind of weapon he was usinu? you tell us what kind of weapon he was using?— was using? so it was a rifle that was using? so it was a rifle that was used. _ was using? so it was a rifle that was used, shot _ was using? so it was a rifle that was used, shot high _ was using? so it was a rifle that was used, shot high velocity - was using? so it was a rifle that - was used, shot high velocity rounds. it could be similar to an ar 15. it was similar to it could be similar to an ar 15. it was similarto an it could be similar to an ar 15. it was similar to an ar 15. as far as identifying with the women's clothing for me was seen on video camera in women's clothes, the video camera in women's clothes, the video camera played a tremendous role in how we were able to identify them both leaving initially and as he left. , ., , , , left. ok, we believe that press conference _ left. ok, we believe that press conference there. _ left. ok, we believe that press conference there. that - left. ok, we believe that press conference there. that was - conference there. that was christopher cavalli of the illinois police talking about that shooting in highland park that left six people dead. 30 people injured by
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gunfire, he says, and we learned some very important detail they are that this attack by robert crimo the third had been preplanned for several weeks. that he had gone up a fire escape ladder to the roof and had fired from the roof at crowds below. the rifle had been purchased illegally in illinois and he fired, chris felt says, 50 rounds. the man was dressed in women's clothing to conceal tattoos on his face and afterwards went to his mothers house and use her vehicle. there where further weapons or at least a further weapons or at least a further weapons or at least a further weapon found in that car. it's important to remember here... 0k, it's important to remember here... ok, let's do something completely different now and go to ally foster at the bbc sport centre. many thanks indeed. a couple of great matches so far at wimbledon. it's the first
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of the quarterfinals today. there's been a scare for the six time champion novak djokovic and there's been a real fairy tale story in the women's draw. let's head live to the all england club chethan pathak is there, i'm sure we will get to those at a moment, but those people around you will be watching that big screen around the corner that is relaying exactly what is happening on court number one right now. tt is exactly what is happening on court number one right now.— exactly what is happening on court number one right now. it is a roller coaster of emotions _ number one right now. it is a roller coaster of emotions for _ number one right now. it is a roller coaster of emotions for them. - number one right now. it is a roller coaster of emotions for them. cam j coaster of emotions for them. cam norrie is taking on david. let's take you to court one. and show the life pictures, the british number one, has not been going his way, lost the first set to david, that's the man on your screen at the moment. the belgian 31—year—old, got over the last round and reached the quarterfinals when novak djokovic put them out. he's played andy murray here before he was talking about that, understand what it's like to play against the crowd and to be fair to him, like to play against the crowd and to be fairto him, he is like to play against the crowd and to be fair to him, he is the one who has held his nerve. he took the first set six games to three, and norrie did fight back to the second
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7-5. but it norrie did fight back to the second 7—5. but it will come out in a moment to serve for that third set. he's five up. up a double breakfour love and he did manage to break that back in half. it is the one in control. such a consistent performer, just hasn't been able to bring it, i'm afraid so far here. and he's got his work cut out. let me tell you that novak djokovic was two sets to love down against yannick earlier in centre court from a potential extraordinary apps that was brewing there, but my goodness, me, yet again, the defending champion here in a jacket that's turning it around. great movements, novak djokovicjust a bit passive at the start. we are not used to seeing him like that. i once had the occasion got to him, he has paid quarterfinals here before, but that his slickness, just getting his head around that first two sets lead, and then novak djokovic, aggressive, fighting back, taking no nonsense, and really from the moment that he took the third set, novak djokovic didn't look back. he goes to the
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quarterfinals. the didn't look back. he goes to the quarterfinals-— didn't look back. he goes to the uuarterfinals. ., �* , quarterfinals. the women's document tell us very quickly — quarterfinals. the women's document tell us very quickly about _ quarterfinals. the women's document tell us very quickly about that. - tell us very quickly about that. tatiana maria, 3a years old, amount of two minutes and when we have been talking about before the championships, ranked outside the top 100, played more german quarterfinals year earlier and won it in three sets. it's one of this tennis year. tatiana maria coming back from a second maternity leave. not that long ago, and here she is at the last four at wimbledon. that match is under way at the moment on centre court. she has taken the first game. much more analysis and update on sportsday at 6:30pm. we will be back with me then, many thanks indeed. another big sports story today, the england capatin ben stokes says they are trying to rewrite how test cricket is being played' they completed a sensational seven wicket victory over india in the rearranged final test to level the series. they easily reached the 378 runs required, their highest successful run chase in tests. they resumed on 259 for three
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with joe root and jonny bairstow at the crease and they saw england home by lunch at edgbaston, root reached his century first and was unbeaten on 1a2. johnny bairstow, was the man of the match, he made 11a to go with a tonne in the first innings as well. that's four centuries in three matches. it's been a brilliant start under new coach brendon mcullum and captain stokes, after the 3—0 series win against new zealand, this is their fourth test win in a row. routine, he can make it spring talking about how that of a player he is. he's always the man to stand up he is. he's always the man to stand up and be there, you know, i would love to see how many of his 28 test hundreds have been in a winning test for england. that's where there was calm. johnny at the moment is just on fire, on a different planet at the moment. obviously that's the rounds that he's going, but the manner that he's doing it, just so dominant in everything that he's doing. leaving the ball, defending the ball, hitting the ball up ahead,
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it is incredible to watch. keep the ball, hitting the ball up ahead, it is incredible to watch.— it is incredible to watch. keep an e e on it is incredible to watch. keep an eye on the _ it is incredible to watch. keep an eye on the bbc— it is incredible to watch. keep an eye on the bbc sport _ it is incredible to watch. keep an eye on the bbc sport website, i it is incredible to watch. keep an - eye on the bbc sport website, about now, the england lionesses head coachis now, the england lionesses head coach is about to give her final news conference i had at their first match, at that women's european championship that starts tomorrow at old trafford against austria. that's on the bbc sport website. sports at half past 6pm as well. thank you so so much. back now to our top story. the cabinet minister has confirmed that boris johnson the cabinet minister has confirmed that borisjohnson was aware of a you a complaint of alleged appropriate before —— but said he was —— he had forgotten he was told about it. the former top civil servant in the foreign office said that downing street had not told the truth when it previously said the prime minister wasn't aware of any formal complaints. we can speak now tojill rutter, senior fellow at the institute for government and a former civil servant. that afternoon to you. so, can we
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start with this intervention by simon mcdonald? because it is rare to see here a senior civil servants, albeit retired, speak out like this. yes. we have had interventions on matters of policy from former senior civil servants, matters of policy from former senior civilservants, but matters of policy from former senior civil servants, but we had never had anybody inserting themselves in a very, very contested issue, basically saying number ten is lying, which is what simon did this morning. but lying, which is what simon did this morninu. �* ,, ., , morning. but saying that number ten isl in: is, morning. but saying that number ten is lying is. by — morning. but saying that number ten is lying is, by number _ morning. but saying that number ten is lying is, by number ten, _ morning. but saying that number ten is lying is, by number ten, we - morning. but saying that number ten is lying is, by number ten, we are - is lying is, by number ten, we are talking about the prime minister's official spokesperson, currently? presumably they can only get as the accounts that they believed to be true. , , ., .., .,, true. yes, there is a contrast i would draw — true. yes, there is a contrast i would draw here _ true. yes, there is a contrast i would draw here between - true. yes, there is a contrast i | would draw here between what true. yes, there is a contrast i - would draw here between what the number ten official spokesperson said about parties, where i think the people in the press office knew full well that there were parties
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that had been going on in downing street and actually had no excuse there for not telling the truth. compare that to at this, where they would've been dependent on the line that would've come out from the prime minister and his closest advisers. quite difficult if you are in the press office there to do very much of the line you are being fat is that the prime minister is unaware of the list. when of these you can do in a press office, are you can do in a press office, are you absolutely sure, have you done proper checks to make sure that there is nothing that could come out subsequently to underline that line you are giving us to take. ultimately, it must be a matter of trust that you accept what you are being told. a matter of trust and site number ten, it's a difficult if politicians feed you lines that don't stand up, but once particularly the line starts changing particularly the line starts chanauin ., v particularly the line starts
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chanauin . h particularly the line starts chanauin ., v ., particularly the line starts chanauin ., ., ., changing that's when you have to go back and say — changing that's when you have to go back and say are _ changing that's when you have to go back and say are we _ changing that's when you have to go back and say are we really _ changing that's when you have to go back and say are we really sure - changing that's when you have to go back and say are we really sure that | back and say are we really sure that we are absolutely confident that we know everything here, and that there is nothing more that will come out because? and one of the problems i think in this number ten operation is that people basically seem to land on a lying that they hope will get them to the next few hours or until the next morning, but those lines unravel extremely quickly. so i think the question here about whether people inside number attended any pain, any due diligence to find out what was known about christopher pincher before they put out these line saying nothing to see here. so out these line saying nothing to see here. , ., i. here. so interesting, what you say, that it feels — here. so interesting, what you say, that it feels a _ here. so interesting, what you say, that it feels a line _ here. so interesting, what you say, that it feels a line that _ here. so interesting, what you say, that it feels a line that will - that it feels a line that will get them there, where does their responsibility lie to help the prime minister deliver his version of events, orto
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minister deliver his version of events, or to give an accurate accounts to the journalist that their briefing? tt’s accounts to the “ournalist that their briefing?_ their briefing? it's quite difficult. _ their briefing? it's quite difficult. caught - their briefing? it's quite l difficult. caught between their briefing? it's quite - difficult. caught between two requirements that you hope want to come into conflict. the duty of the civil services to serve the government of the day. lots of people say they are independent or impartial, it is end. it serves the government of the day, and when the government of the day, and when the government of the day, and when the government of the day changes, it is nonpartisan, so it can serve the next government of the day and will do that. that's the civil service's of a writing requirement is to serve the government of the day, but separately, and if you like, as a further way of behaving, there is this thing called the civil service code put into statute in 2010 by the gordon brown government, and civil servants including government press officers are under a duty to act in accordance with that code. that has values, when is integrity, when his honesty, civil servants mustn't mislead ministers, but they also
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mustn't mislead parliament. they mustn't mislead parliament. they mustn't mislead parliament. they mustn't mislead the public, and by extension, they mustn't mislead the press. extension, they mustn't mislead the ress. . . extension, they mustn't mislead the ress, , ., , ., extension, they mustn't mislead the ress. , ., ,., ~ extension, they mustn't mislead the ress. , ., ~ . press. these all sound like basic values. press. these all sound like basic values- is _ press. these all sound like basic values- is a _ press. these all sound like basic values. is a pretty _ press. these all sound like basic values. is a pretty basic - press. these all sound like basic values. is a pretty basic values, | press. these all sound like basici values. is a pretty basic values, so what you do in a press office, i use to run the treasury communications division, of course he put a positive spin on what the government is doing, you will say look at our economic performance over these years, ratherthan economic performance over these years, rather than some of over these years and wait for someone to come back tm, c put the most positive spin you can can he have a lot of defensive lines to take him about what you absolutely mustn't do is to say, you know, no, that isn't true, to a journalist when you know that it true, to a journalist when you know thatitis true, to a journalist when you know that it is true, and it's a really, really, you know, bad offence in the press office. it's unacceptable, premise or�*s official spokesperson has already over predicate had to issue an apology to the press for lying to them. and in that case, i think the press office knew full
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well there were lots of events that looked like parties happening in number ten because quite a lot of them were actually happening in the press office, as we know. can ijust jump in. just say briefly, if you can, as far as we know, have any rules or guidelines been broken here? tt rules or guidelines been broken here? ., ., ., rules or guidelines been broken here? ., .,, ., here? it looks to me as though the civil service — here? it looks to me as though the civil service is _ here? it looks to me as though the civil service is obviously _ here? it looks to me as though the civil service is obviously implicit. civil service is obviously implicit and misleading journalists, but you have to trace back in number ten as to where those lines came from. admirably done, and thank you very much for condensing a very complicated subject in that way. thank you. some cinemas have banned young people from wearing suits to watch the new minions: the rise of gru film after a tiktok trend is said to be causing rowdy behaviour. teenagers following the #gentleminions trend have been accused of making noise and throwing things during the film causing some cinemas to stop screening
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the movie all together. joining me now is phil clapp, who is the chief executive of the uk cinema association. and i willjust say we'll be showing some pictures while i speak to him and we are not saying that these are boys who've been causing any trouble, just to make that clear. good afternoon to you. i think for the uninitiated, could you just explain to people little bit about the minions phenomenon? so the latest minions _ the minions phenomenon? so the latest minions down _ the minions phenomenon? so the latest minions down is _ the minions phenomenon? so the latest minions down is one - the minions phenomenon? so the latest minions down is one of- the minions phenomenon? so the latest minions down is one of a i latest minions down is one of a franchise of films, as it were, cartoons based around the minions characters and the super villain. but the latest manifestation of audiences for this town, which is a hugely successful franchise has just cause particular problems at particular cinemas, and i think clearly what has happened over the beacon has got a lot of media coverage, it's worth having a sense of proportion. these are not widespread incidents, but where they have occurred they been dramatic. they shouldn't take away what has been a hugely successful release for
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the film mimicking over £10 million in the first weekend. you say about young people turning up and making noise and throwing things, sad to say that some cinemas it goes far beyond that includes vandalism, include some abuse of cinema staff and also for an audience which is primarily made up of parents and very young children, this can be a very young children, this can be a very very frightening thing for dozens and on occasions hundreds of young people all turning up and making noise coming out, young people genuinely in some cases don't know what's going on and have been very much disturbed by this. rat; know what's going on and have been very much disturbed by this. ray has this come from? _ very much disturbed by this. ray has this come from? why _ very much disturbed by this. ray has this come from? why has _ very much disturbed by this. ray has this come from? why has this - this come from? why has this phenomenon happens in relation to this particularfilm? t phenomenon happens in relation to this particular film?— this particular film? i think of viewers probably _ this particular film? i think of viewers probably guessed, i l this particular film? i think of i viewers probably guessed, i am this particular film? i think of - viewers probably guessed, i am not the demographic to speak to this, but certainly amongst young people it seems that this is a tick—tock movement. young people want to be seen on social media doing things, and it has taken on almost a life of its own, and where it has caused problems, and it hasn't caused problems, and it hasn't caused problems at every cinema can even where young people i've turned up in
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this and added to the sense of the excitement of the film, but where it has caused problems, it is certainly something which cinemas have been challenged to deal with, not least because their first call is to make cinema going and enjoyable experience for all audience members on a young and old, and with young people miss behaving this way, that is clearly a challenge in some circumstances.— is clearly a challenge in some circumstances. �* ., . ., , circumstances. and so are cinemas, are all cinemas _ circumstances. and so are cinemas, are all cinemas taking _ circumstances. and so are cinemas, are all cinemas taking action? - circumstances. and so are cinemas, are all cinemas taking action? or i circumstances. and so are cinemas, are all cinemas taking action? or is| are all cinemas taking action? or is it only in certain cases that this is happening? so. it only in certain cases that this is happening?— it only in certain cases that this is happening? so, on the back of recent reports, _ is happening? so, on the back of recent reports, cinemas - is happening? so, on the back of recent reports, cinemas have - is happening? so, on the back of- recent reports, cinemas have alerted to this being an issue, but really, there is no intention to make cinema as a no go area for any audience member, but all you would ask is that people turning up think about the enjoyment of others. yes, please enjoy yourself, but also think about the audience around you. so some as you say can have taken particular steps where they have had particular
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issues but this isn't really a kind of kneejerk or killjoy reaction. it's just a desire on the part of cinemas to ensure that people go and see the sound, as all pounds, and remains an enjoyable experience for everyone. remains an en'oyable experience for eve one. . ~' remains an en'oyable experience for eve one. ., ~ i. remains an en'oyable experience for eve one. . ~ ,, y remains an en'oyable experience for eve one. ., ~ , . everyone. thank you very much. the chief executive _ everyone. thank you very much. the chief executive of _ everyone. thank you very much. the chief executive of the _ everyone. thank you very much. the chief executive of the uk _ everyone. thank you very much. the chief executive of the uk cinema - chief executive of the uk cinema association, thank you. now it's time for a look at the weather. that evening. thank you. hard to believe that last night, the temperature fell down to just four celsius. we are in the first week of july. some slightly were there —— warmer weather around today than yesterday, but we will see things turning warmer this weekend we will start off with tonight. we have this warm weather front approaching the northwest of the uk through this evening and we will start to pull in milder air and edge that further south as the night wears on, so despite some clear skies for the south across the uk overnight tonight, we will have some higher temperatures than we did last night. this friend could drop some quite
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heavy rain across scotland through the small hours and particularly across the west of scotland. our temperatures overnight tonight widely in double figures, perhaps just the odd spot in the far southeast down to eight or 9 celsius. north of the uk will mean more cloud around for scotland and drizzly rain never too far away in the west, perhaps some heavier bursts from time to time, a little aboutjust bursts from time to time, a little about just fringing bursts from time to time, a little aboutjust fringing into perhaps cumbria as well. he went and wales, still continued with some generous piles of sunshine. northern ireland always applicants and pick a cloud. temperatures up at shade on today, pollen levels across england and wales still largely high or very high, but where we have more cloud in that rain for scotland we are looking at low to moderate. courtside for wednesday, a little warmer than it has been today. looking at perhaps a high of 2a celsius and anticipating some thicker cloud drifting into the wimbledon area as we go further into the afternoon. looks like we will get away unscathed in terms of disruption to the tournament this year because high pressure is
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building, a lot of fine weather around on thursday, bright or sunny skies, particularly to the south and east of the uk, pushing our temperatures up to 19 in aberdeen, perhaps into the mid—20s towards the southeast. fronts continue to try to buy their northern scotland through the end of the week and even out into the weekend bringing some showering outbreaks of rain particularly into the west, so all so much cooler here, but elsewhere come our temperatures are climbing day on day. 20 for belfast, 21 for edinburgh. and here is the highest we go into the weekend. really keen to establish itself. looks like it may well stick around for many of us even on into next week. significant signs of rain across western scotland. always a little more cloud across scotland, quite murky across some of the hills and around the coasts, that will cap our temperatures probably in the low 20s in terms of highs. further south across england and wales, certainly through the began committing the alberto grassi quite plentiful amounts of sunshine and somewhere across the southeast of england or east anglia we could get close to
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