tv Breakfast BBC News July 10, 2022 6:00am-8:58am BST
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good morning. welcome to breakfast, with rogerjohnson and nina warhurst. our headlines today: former health secretaries sajid javid and jeremy hunt throw their hats into the ring to become the next conservative leader. sri lanka's president flees as protesters storm his palace and set fire to the prime minister's house. a big day ahead at wimbledon for the men's final, history for elina svitolina as she becomes the first player from svitolina as she becomes the first playerfrom kazakhstan svitolina as she becomes the first player from kazakhstan to win a grand slam title. —— elena rybakina. and it's looks like it's shaping up to be a beautiful morning, but health alerts have been issued in parts of the uk.
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we'll have the latest. good morning. the heat continues to build over the next few days. today it is looking dry, with strong sunshine, and it will feel very warm, especially in the south. i will have all the details throughout this morning's programme. it's sunday, iothjuly. our main story: eight candidates are now officially running in the conservative leadership contest, following a series of announcements from senior figures within the party. the former health secretaries, sajid javid and jeremy hunt, are the latest to come forward and the foreign secretary, liz truss, is expected to declare in the coming days. our political correspondent, jonathan blake reports. the two newest entrance into the race are the first to set out detailed plans, and both focus on economic policy. —— entrants. jeremy hunt, who lost a borisjohnson in the final two last time around, promises to council rise in corporation tax, and reduce it
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further. —— to cancel. he would also cut business rates to zero in the most deprived areas. sajid javid, whose resignation triggered the prime minister's final downfall, says he would scrap the most recent rise in national insurance, cut income tax sooner than planned, and reduce fuel duty further. the plans set the two apart from the early front—runner, the former chancellor, rishi sunak, who has suggested tax cuts would have to wait. yet to formally enter the contest is liz truss, the foreign secretary but supporters have heard would move swiftly to ease the cost of living. the new chancellor, nadhim zahawi, announced he was running yesterday, along with transport secretary grant shapps. the list of candidates is likely to get longer still, before tory mps whittled it down to a final two for a vote by conservative party members. jonathan blake, bbc news. sri lanka's president will step down after a day of violent protests
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which saw his official residence invaded by activists as hundreds of thousands of people descended on the capital colombo. the prime minister's home was also set on fire after months of discontent over economic mismanagement. mark lobel has this report. burning fury for all to see. the sri lankan prime minister's house satellite. flames fuelled by protesters�* anger at economic mismanagement that has left many suffering. it mismanagement that has left many sufferinu. . , mismanagement that has left many sufferinu. , ., suffering. it has become the norm now to see — suffering. it has become the norm now to see people _ suffering. it has become the norm now to see people staying - suffering. it has become the norm now to see people staying and - now to see people staying and sleeping in vehicles to get fuel, and that ranges from 3— four days sometimes. many walked for hours to get to protest sites. the president's _ get to protest sites. the president's office - get to protest sites. the president's office was i get to protest sites. the president's office was also stormed. president�*s office was also stormed. there was an impromptu pool party at the palace. it is rumoured the president has taken to the high waters, as his country finds itself
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politically and economically all at sea. it politically and economically all at sea. , ., ., ., ., sea. it is time that we got all our stolen money — sea. it is time that we got all our stolen money back— sea. it is time that we got all our stolen money back to _ sea. it is time that we got all our stolen money back to this - sea. it is time that we got all our i stolen money back to this country, and also the air—conditioners are running in the presidential palace while people don�*t have electricity and our homes. it is while people don't have electricity and our homes.— while people don't have electricity and our homes. it is a far cry from the once blossoming _ and our homes. it is a far cry from the once blossoming tourist - and our homes. it is a far cry from i the once blossoming tourist hotspot, a country of 22 million people recovering from a brutal civil war which has been ruled by the rajapaksa brothers for years. three thin . s rajapaksa brothers for years. three thins have rajapaksa brothers for years. three things have bought _ rajapaksa brothers for years. three things have bought feeling - rajapaksa brothers for years. ii—ii” things have bought feeling down. the first is authoritarianism stop the second is corruption. and the third is ethnic conflict. m0??? second is corruption. and the third is ethnic conflict.— is ethnic conflict. now foreign currency is — is ethnic conflict. now foreign currency is running _ is ethnic conflict. now foreign currency is running dry, - is ethnic conflict. now foreign - currency is running dry, hampering imports of food, fuel and medicine, and forcing schools to close. at the beginning of april, angry protests prompted a state of emergency. i2 prompted a state of emergency. 12 days later the government couldn�*t pay its foreign debt for the first time in history. prime minister mahinda rajapaksa resigned in may. a
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month on, the un want of a humanitarian emergency. now, with the storming of president rajapaksa�*s home, parliament�*s rajapa ksa�*s home, parliament�*s speaker rajapaksa�*s home, parliament�*s speaker has this message from the president. translation: he speaker has this message from the president. translation: he asked me to tell the country _ president. translation: he asked me to tell the country that _ president. translation: he asked me to tell the country that he _ president. translation: he asked me to tell the country that he would - to tell the country that he would resign injuly 13, wednesday, to ensure resign injuly13, wednesday, to ensure a peaceful handover of power. therefore there is no need to destabilise the country any longer. these protests have achieved the resignations of both the prime minister and president. resignations of both the prime ministerand president. but resignations of both the prime minister and president. but whoever takes over will inherit a humanitarian and law and order crisis, as they are urged to restore stability by the us and the imf, so that talks on economic bailout package can resume. mike lobel, bbc news. voters injapan are heading to the polls in an election overshadowed by the assassination
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of the former prime minister shinzo abe. it�*s thought the ruling liberal democratic party, of which mr abe was the leading statesman, is likely to increase its seats in the wake of his murder. mariko oi has sent us this report from tokyo. it has only been to days since the shocking assassination of former prime ministers shinzo abe, but today�*s elections are going ahead as scheduled, and i�*m standing outside one of the polling stations which has been open since early this morning. normally a turnout is quite low, sometimes well below 50%, but since friday�*s attacks, which happened during an election campaign, people have been calling on each other to go out and vote, saying that violence is not the answer to any political disagreements, but also because some experts are predicting that mr abe�*s death could actually give the ruling party a boost. high on the agenda, just like everywhere else, the cost of living crisis, but here injapan things have not really got more expensive for many decades. but now
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the country is experiencing inflation while people�*s salaries have not gone up. so voters are really starting to feel the pinch. thousands of pro—choice activists have gathered in the us capital to protest against the recent supreme court decision, which gave individual states the ability to ban terminations. the demonstrators marched through washington in the pouring rain to put further pressure on the government to protect abortion rights. last week, joe biden signed an executive order to expand access to contraception and pills which end pregnancies. health warnings will be in place for parts of the uk over the next few days as temperatures are predicted to reach up to 32 degrees. our reporter greg mckenzie is on hampstead heath in london for us. greg, what�*s the advice for people during the hot weather? it looks like a lovely morning, bright blue skies, it has just gone 6:05am. what is the advice to people
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during this hot weather? goad during this hot weather? good morninu. during this hot weather? good morning- yes. _ during this hot weather? good morning. yes, it _ during this hot weather? good morning. yes, it is _ during this hot weather? good morning. yes, it is a _ during this hot weather? good morning. yes, it is a glorious. during this hot weather? (emf. morning. yes, it is a glorious day here on hampstead heath in north—west london. lots of people already out, lots ofjoggers, lots of people sitting around and watching us this morning. weather warnings or heat warnings have been issued from tomorrow as of 9am, right through until friday. that has come from the uk health security agency. they have issued, or are going to issue, a level three alert, the highest being four. that is to make health professionals are where to get prepared to treat people for heat —related illnesses, so it is about preparation, really, and that is mainly the elderly and people who have children, and the advice is really to stay hydrated, the hottest time of the day or the most dangerous in terms of uv rays is from 11am right through until 3pm, and in terms of temperatures today,
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we are estimating about 29 celsius, going forward into the week, tuesday they expect 32—33, but in terms of they expect 32—33, but in terms of the hottest day of the year so far, that was actually last month at heathrow airport, where they recorded 32.7, so we not quite there are two days, but 90% of the country will be basking in wall—to—wall sunshine, so that is southern and central england and wales, the coolest parts of the country will be the far north—west, that is scotland and the surrounding area. so we will see some sunshine for most of the country today. see some sunshine for most of the country today-— country today. greg, that's brilliant. — country today. greg, that's brilliant. thank _ country today. greg, that's brilliant. thank you. - country today. greg, that's brilliant. thank you. a - country today. greg, that'sl brilliant. thank you. a great audition for a weatherjob there. i am sure sarah still has a lot to say _ am sure sarah still has a lot to say good _ am sure sarah still has a lot to say. good morning, sarah. good morning, i mightjust go get a cup of tea now, because that sums it up. a beautiful start to the day. this is the sunrise in nottinghamshire. we have clear skies, really, from the word go. but
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sunshine will stick around through the course of the day and as that sunshine gets going, things are really going to warm up. dry and fine, very strong sunshine, and it will feel warm. a few degrees warmer than yesterday, in fact. those temperatures will continue to build day on day. heatwave criteria certainly be met for many of us. high—pressure keeping things dry and very little wind. we�*ve got low cloud around this morning, especially the parts of north wales, north—west england, northern ireland and western scotland. in most places that will burn back quickly, it could linger around some of the irish sea coast. elsewhere we are looking at widespread sunshine. temperatures in warmer spots 29 or 30, down towards london and the south—east, but even across parts of scotland and northern ireland, in the mid—20s. so widely hot and sunny ahead, and of course at this time of year the sun is very strong. so we are expecting higher even very high levels of uv, certainly a day for sunscreen today. and of course it is
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the men�*s final at wimbledon. it is going to be a hot one on centre court, lots of sunshine and very little breeze around. 28, possibly 29 during the middle parts of the afternoon. that stays hot writing into the evening hours as well. a beautiful and today for many of us. let sunshine warm into the evening hours, dry and clear overnight tonight, but a bit like last night, we could see some mist and low cloud forming, especially in the north—west and the north. overnight, temperatures a bit warmer than last night. midteens down towards the south. 11 or 12 to start your monday morning for the north. heading into monday, again, fine, dry and settled. a bit like today, for most of us. a weather front approaching from the north—west bringing a bit more brazen cloud to parts of northern ireland and western scotland, and perhaps some rain later in the day. away from there it will be even hotter than today. look at the red colours, showing where we see the highest temperatures, 30—32 across central and eastern parts of england in particular. even so the
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north, we are getting those temperatures up into the middle high 20s. —— further north. so notjust on monday, but into tuesday as well. we�*ve got a weather front arriving from the north. this will be a cold front introducing some slightly cooler air across scotland and northern ireland through the course of the day. a bit fresher by tuesday. despite mcleod on tuesday it will still feel really hot across the bulk of england and wales. in fact, tuesday could be the peak of this current heatwave, with temperatures again above 32, down towards the far south—east. but we are looking at a bit of a contrast as those temperatures dip back on the north—west. not much rain on the cold front as it shifts further south. so things are looking mostly dry and settled again towards the middle of the week, cooling down a touch in the north. it looks like we could well see those temperatures rebound and turn hot again, into next weekend. roger and nina. there have been extraordinary scenes in sri lanka as hundreds of thousands of protesters took
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to the capital to demonstrate over the country�*s economic crisis. the country has been mired by lengthy blackouts, acute food and fuel shortages and surging inflation. let�*s speak to local journalist marlon ariyasinghe. good morning to you. thank you for talking to us. you may be aware that in the uk this week we have had a fairly dramatic political week, but i don�*t think it is anything on what has been happening in sri lanka, where both the president and the prime minister had effectively been forced out of office. explain what has been going on?— forced out of office. explain what has been going on? yes, it has been a dramatic week _ has been going on? yes, it has been a dramatic week for _ has been going on? yes, it has been a dramatic week for prime _ has been going on? yes, it has been a dramatic week for prime ministers| a dramatic week for prime ministers all around the world, so today, yesterday, we had protesters
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congregating in colombo from all over sri lanka, and as the day unfolded we had, at the beginning, there were clashes between the police and the armed forces and protesters, which later subsided and then we saw those dramatic scenes where protesters went inside and occupied the president�*s official residence, as well as the secretariat, and later on we have seen them occupying the prime minister�*s official residence. so dramatic scenes all around and in the evening we saw more violence breaking out, more clashes between police and protesters, and following that we had the president, gotabaya rajapaksa, informing the speaker
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that he will resign on the 13th, and we also have the prime minister say that he is willing to step down to facilitate the transition of government.— facilitate the transition of rovernment. ., ~ ., facilitate the transition of rovernment. ., ~' ., government. today, you know when you have had some — government. today, you know when you have had some time _ government. today, you know when you have had some time to _ government. today, you know when you have had some time to process - government. today, you know when you have had some time to process what - have had some time to process what has happened, i think people are, you know, calling for official resignations. and we haven�*t yet seen either the president or the prime minister officially resigned. marlon, given the terrible time at sri lanka has been having — food shortages, fuel shortages, you say president rajapaksa is gone, moved out, and ranil wickremesinghe has gone. who is running the country there? well, right now it is not very
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clear, and i think the indistinct speech we _ clear, and i think the indistinct speech we are _ clear, and i think the indistinct speech we are waiting _ clear, and i think the indistinct speech we are waiting to - clear, and i think the indistinct speech we are waiting to see . clear, and | thinkthe indistinct. speech we are waiting to see what will come out of it because gotabaya rajapaska has announced that he would only resign on the 13th of this month. 50 would only resign on the 13th of this month-— would only resign on the 13th of this month. , , this month. so i guess untilthen he is still in power. _ this month. so i guess untilthen he is still in power. and _ this month. so i guess untilthen he is still in power. and although - this month. so i guess untilthen he is still in power. and although the i is still in power. and although the prime minister — if he did decide to resign and bring in a interim for the political transition, we haven�*t seenin the political transition, we haven�*t seen in an official resignations so i think both of them are still in charge. thank you very much for speaking to us this morning, marlon ariyasinghe in sri lanka. let�*s take a look at the papers. most front pages focus on the race to become the next prime minister. the sunday telegraph reports that sajid javid and jeremy hunt have put themselves forward as contenders, with both pledging to cancel rishi sunak�*s planned rise in corporation tax.
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the observer says senior tories have accused boris johnson of trying to wreck mr sunak�*s bid to replace him. the paper reports that one party member has accused mrjohnson of putting unsuitable mps in some posts to try to cause maximum problems for his successor. "new battle to save brexit" — that�*s the headline in the sunday express. it quotes the brexit opportunities minister, jacob rees—mogg, who warns his conservative party colleagues that the people who betrayed boris johnson will "now seek "to neuter brexit". and the mirror�*s front page says sir keir starmer has called for a general election. writing in the paper, the labour leader says, "changing the person at the top isn�*t going to clean out the rotten "culture from throughout the conservative party." and we will be discussing the leadership bid throughout the
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programme. leadership bid throughout the programme-— leadership bid throughout the programme. leadership bid throughout the rouramme. ., , ., ., programme. now, in my main 'ob as a finance journalist, * programme. now, in my main 'ob as a finance journalist, it h programme. now, in my main 'ob as a finance journalist, it is * programme. now, in my main 'ob as a finance journalist, it is all _ programme. now, in my mainjob as a finance journalist, it is all about - finance journalist, it is all about the cost—of—living, the squeeze on personal finances, the cost—of—living, the squeeze on personalfinances, but one the cost—of—living, the squeeze on personal finances, but one of the things to go — treats for pets. they have been a boom in the pet population after lockdown. i am in that. you got a dog, didn�*t you? know how much would you be willing to pay per day? what you do when you go abroad? he has been in a kennel a couple of times. expensive? £25 a day. ok, would you pay a little bit extra for your... no! laughs. straightaway, no! what about if your dog good paddleboard? go on a playground? a film to watch was not for extra £90 it could sleep with the human! and, also get picked up by a luxury land rover and asked what playlist the dog would like. so over 100 quid per night? the base
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rate is 90 quid per night and then you rate is 90 quid per night and then y°u pay rate is 90 quid per night and then you pay for the add—on. yes, he will be staying in his normal kennel. i was too embarrassed to say that he was a dog! bob marley. let me show you this, probably not appropriate for a sunday morning. you may have had a little set of one of these last night. a little whiskey. sip it slowly, no! i read it cask of whiskey sell for a record £16 million. 500 leaders in there. it makes it about £36,000 per bottle if i read that correctly. it has been bought by a female asian buyer who splashed out the historic song, £2100 per dram. she splashed out the historic song, £2100 per dram.— splashed out the historic song, £2100 per dram. she isn't feeling the squeeze _ £2100 per dram. she isn't feeling the squeeze at — £2100 per dram. she isn't feeling the squeeze at the _ £2100 per dram. she isn't feeling the squeeze at the moment - £2100 per dram. she isn't feeling l the squeeze at the moment crazy? i have a bottle of whiskey in the cupboard not that expensive, didn�*t last very long, that�*s another story! laughs.
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6:20am. if you want to capture the perfect image of the red arrows aura spitfire, you need more than luck, it takes and skill. photographer claire hartley possesses both these qualities. she spends her free time hanging around military bases, waiting for the right moment, and her pictures have been seen by millions. let�*s hear more from claire now. some days you go home and you don�*t get anything at all but sometimes you stick it out, pouring with rain and an hour later you get a rainbow come out and you get a really good shot, it makes it worthwhile. i think it is a bit of a challenge now because i have so many different photos and so many different circumstances, so i have things with moons, decent sunsets, it is about pushing myself further, i love the subject, the aviation so it is enjoyable, it isn�*t a chore. i think it will always be a favourite — when
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i got in 2016, 2017, the lancaster bomber coming over the tattershall castle. fora bomber coming over the tattershall castle. for a split second it came really good just as a part of the top of the council. my second favourite is one of the red arrows. it isn�*t a perfectly shot, not very good resolution but the first one for me that took off on social media and that is one that kind of made things work for me. one day on a perfectly shot, not very good resolution but the first one for me that took off on social media and that took off on social media and thatis that took off on social media and that is one that kind of made things work for me. one day onward today i came home and i got the last red arrows lot of the day, the sun was really low and it made the front page of the times. they are checking the aircraft before they grew enough. sometimes when they have _ before they grew enough. sometimes when they have been _ before they grew enough. sometimes when they have been warm _ before they grew enough. sometimes when they have been warm and - before they grew enough. sometimes i when they have been warm and running you will get the smoke coming up so you will get the smoke coming up so you have claims or hot start when the engine are warm. blades whirr the engine are warm. blades whirr the smoke is coming out when it is starting, not expected, that is nice. no flames but a bit of smoke. that�*s quite good. a bit dark, no sunlight at all, let�*s get what we
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can, go there with a shutter speed. the lancaster is next, that�*ll do a display i think before it departs so i know a different spot to get the best angles for that, so i will move around an hourand best angles for that, so i will move around an hour and get ready for him taking off. you get a bit of a shiver sometimes, taking off. you get a bit of a shiversometimes, it taking off. you get a bit of a shiver sometimes, it is the history that you know is behind that aircraft, especially the lancaster, and the sound of it as it passes a view, it makes it all real. one day only to try and do it and not take photos of it, just absorb it a bit more, i think. photos of it, just absorb it a bit more, ithink. it photos of it, just absorb it a bit more, i think. it would photos of it, just absorb it a bit more, ithink. it would be photos of it, just absorb it a bit more, i think. it would be a photos of it, just absorb it a bit more, ithink. it would be a nice topside angle now, which is good. some people automatically see a photo and think, it must be photoshopped but, no, i generally run up and down the field to try and get the right position, get the right bits in the shot, so yes, they are pretty much as taken. regardless of pay and stuff it is nice to know
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that people want to use them. some of the teams use them in their brochures. i have had them and it calendars, the euro fighters are using them for the typhoon. that is goodin using them for the typhoon. that is good in itself for me. patience pays off. gorgeous, obviously hope fashion. the japanese used lancaster and the memorial fight and they went down at the mall and sprinkled the poppies one time on one of the acts of remembrance and flew over the queen. the queen. the queen mother faux pas. on the way back to the base you needed to fly his mum�*s house, so he did two loops. his mum got two loops and the queen got one. how lovely. now for around up of the sport! i said you briefly earlier, how would you some of this year�*swimbledon and you have said it is a classic. the tennis has been great, a lot of good _ the tennis has been great, a lot of good stories. the britons have done really _ good stories. the britons have done really well, — good stories. the britons have done really well, cameron norrie, heather watson _ really well, cameron norrie, heather watson. incredibly well. the second
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week_ watson. incredibly well. the second week has— watson. incredibly well. the second week has been fantastic. you don't often _ week has been fantastic. you don't often see _ week has been fantastic. you don't often see this in wimbledon, the britons_ often see this in wimbledon, the britons during great in the later stages, — britons during great in the later stages, particularly in the second week _ stages, particularly in the second week. today we have potentially wonderful final to look forward to — novak_ wonderful final to look forward to — novak djokovic, nick kyrgios. and elena _ novak djokovic, nick kyrgios. and elena rybakina is the newstart allowance circuit, waking up this morning — allowance circuit, waking up this morning is— allowance circuit, waking up this morning is a new wimbledon becoming the first— morning is a new wimbledon becoming the first player representing kazakhstan do we make slam title, heating _ kazakhstan do we make slam title, beating onsjabeur and a gripping final yesterday. alfie and gordon reid's _ final yesterday. alfie and gordon reid's run — final yesterday. alfie and gordon reid's run of wheelchair double title came to an end. joel wilson was there — in this famous corner of london it was kazakhstan versus tunisia, and a clash, seemingly, of tennis styles. ons jabeur is a conjurer of shots. what a shot! first set to her. but here comes elena rybakina.
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initially, unreliable. she took the first set, 6—3 but even in the 3—set match there is time to get better to speed up. she match there is time to get better to seed u -. ,, , match there is time to get better to seed u. ,, , ., . speed up. she is getting to them and -auttin speed up. she is getting to them and putting them — speed up. she is getting to them and putting them away! _ speed up. she is getting to them and putting them away! getting - speed up. she is getting to them and putting them away! getting to - speed up. she is getting to them and putting them away! getting to the i putting them away! getting to the second set. _ putting them away! getting to the second set, rybakina _ putting them away! getting to the second set, rybakina had - putting them away! getting to the second set, rybakina had the i putting them away! getting to the i second set, rybakina had the power, the movement, but now the finesse. how could make to with that? she couldn�*t find one. third et 6—2. the moment of victory seemed almost routine. of course, years in the making. rybakina from moscow, representing kazakhstan is a 2018 but in the year that russian players were barred from wimbledon she is a champion that some in russia claim as theirs. rybakina can�*t control perceptions, only her achievements. she was outstanding through this fortnight. i she was outstanding through this fortni . ht. . she was outstanding through this fortniuht. . ., ,._ she was outstanding through this fortni ht. ., ., ,.,y ., ~' she was outstanding through this fortniuht. ., ., ., ~' i., fortnight. i want to say thank you fortnight. i want to say thank you for the royal— fortnight. i want to say thank you for the royal box, _ fortnight. i want to say thank you for the royal box, i— fortnight. i want to say thank you for the royal box, i am _ fortnight. i want to say thank you for the royal box, i am paying i fortnight. i want to say thank you | for the royal box, i am paying for fortnight. i want to say thank you i for the royal box, i am paying for a stand, it is an honour to be here, to play in front of you. thank you
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so much. it isjust unbelievable, the atmosphere. thank you. this victory for rybakina shows how open tennis is here at the moment. all different names here, all different nationalities. here is argentina and japan, fernandez and kunieda, finally defeating hewitt and read after the ten consecutive wheelchair double grand slam titles. with the wait. —— worth the wait. novak djokovic has said we can expect fireworks later today when he lines up against nick kyrgios in the men�*s final. djokovic has won 20 grand slams, and he�*s going for an eighth wimbledon title, but he�*s up against the unpredictable, often volatile, and potentially brilliant kyrgios. the australian has won both previous matches between the pair and hasn�*t dropped a set. a lot of the driving force behind the plan was for other people and,
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you know, do give people with not a lot of confidence and, you know, who are a bit different some hope that somebody like me can go out there and achieve on a larger stage and to go and achieve on a larger stage and to 9° up and achieve on a larger stage and to go up against the greats like djokovic, an adult, better, the perfect — as we like to call them — you know, somebody like me going up against them, showing somebody that it is possible. being in wimbledon, i never lacked motivation — being in wimbledon, i never lacked motivation because of the uniqueness of this— motivation because of the uniqueness of this tournament and what it represents in the sport and to me personally. — represents in the sport and to me personally, so, yeah, it's been quite _ personally, so, yeah, it's been quite many— personally, so, yeah, it's been quite many years, quite a few years actually _ quite many years, quite a few years actually that i have been on the tour— actually that i have been on the tour and — actually that i have been on the tour and been blessed dubai the highest — tour and been blessed dubai the highest level, get these agrees, but i still highest level, get these agrees, but i still feel_ highest level, get these agrees, but i still feel hungry for success and i still feel hungry for success and i am _ i still feel hungry for success and i am just— i still feel hungry for success and i am just like to put myself in an position— i am just like to put myself in an position to — i am just like to put myself in an position to win the trophy. thatti— position to win the trophy. that'll be exciting. and away from that�*ll be exciting. and away from wimbledon. wales made some history yesterday, as they beat south africa in south africa for
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the very first time. the only try of the game was scored byjosh adams with less than two minutes to go. that brought them to within a point of the world cup winners, and left gareth anscombe with a tricky, high pressure kick to win it. and what a moment for him, sending it through the posts from a tight angle. scotland levelled their series against argentina with a 29—6 win in salta, mark bennett scoring one of theirfour tries. it�*s now be a winner takes all game between the two sides next weekend. england�*s cricketers have lost their t20 series against india. they looked like restricting their opponents to a manageable target at edgbaston, but some late hitting from ravindra jadeja boosted the tourists to 170 for eight. england wickets tumbled regularly, and when top scorer moeen ali went for 35 the game was up. india won by 49 runs and lead 2—0, with the final match in nottingham later this afternoon. at the women�*s euros, many predicted a tight game between the netherlands and sweden and that�*s how it transpired. the swedes, who won the first ever euros in 1984 took the lead at bramall lane through former chelsea playerjonna andersson, but the holders responded
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in the second half — jill roord with the equaliser. in the same group, portugal produced a stunning comeback to draw with switzerland. the swiss went 2—0 up inside the first five minutes. coomba so got their second, but portugal hit back strongly after half—time. jessica silva got the equaliser. both sides probably rueing late missed chances with two tough matches to come. lewis hamilton will start today�*s austrian grand prix from eighth after a frustrating sprint race at the red bull ring. the briton crashed in friday qualifying which saw him start the sprint race from ninth. he was almost taken out at the first corner and then endured a long tussle with mick schumacher which meant he could only make up one place. a comfortable victory for max verstappen saw the dutchman increase his championship lead to 38 points and he�*ll start this afternoon�*s grand prix from pole. i got some sort of damage there, i don�*t know what exactly. there was a big hit tim o�*brien. i�*m just
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grateful i could continue but then i got another one further up by the williams and red bull — they did the same thing. defending tour de france champion tadej pogacar will start the day with a lead of 39 seconds, as the race heads for the alps. britain�*s geraint thomas is still third overall, one minute 1a seconds behind pogacar, who came third on stage eight. wout van aert, in the green jersey, sprinted to his second stage win this year. there�*s a time bonus for the first three to finish, so pogacar extended his lead by four seconds. it�*s super league�*s magic weekend, with a full round matches being played at st james�* park in newcastle. there a dramatic finish between the top two as st helens beat local rivals wigan by 20—18. there were just two minutes left whenjonny lomax gave the super league champions the lead. and there was a special moment for rob burrow�*s children, as they led leeds rhinos out for their match against castlefield tigers. the team were also wearing specially designed kits by the children, which are being sold to raise funds for those affected by motor neurone disease. on the pitch, leeds won, 34—20.
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a lovely gesture, that, and looking ahead to wimbledon, in the wheelchair singles final, who we saw with gordon reid losing the doubles, go over an 11th consecutive grand slam. but he can still win in the men�*s singles wheelchair today. aha, men's singles wheelchair today. nice home when i do finish. men's singles wheelchair today. a nice home when i do finish. thank ou. to nice home when i do finish. thank you- to keep _ nice home when i do finish. thank you- to keep an — nice home when i do finish. thank you. to keep an eye _ nice home when i do finish. thank you. to keep an eye on. _ nice home when i do finish. thank you. to keep an eye on. just i nice home when i do finish. thank you. to keep an eye on. just got l you. to keep an eye on. just got half past _ you. to keep an eye on. just got half past six. you might already know— half past six. you might already know this, _ half past six. you might already know this, but covert cases are on the rise _ know this, but covert cases are on the rise across the uk. whilst the majority of people make a full recovery, it's thought there are now over two million people suffering with long covid, with some having symptoms for more than two years. one of those is konstantinos, who spent three months in intensive care before being discharged in january. he says since leaving hospital he�*s had no support and has had to rehabilitate himself.
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people don�*t understand, you know? i�*m suffering, they see something in the street and they think i�*m drunk, but i�*m not drunk, i am temporarily disabled, and i am fighting every day for my life. my lungs is 50%, i had a stroke, i have heart failure, i have long failure, i have kidney failure, i�*ve got so many problems. and the doctor said to me that was hour by hour, not day by day. he was one of those — hour by hour, not day by day. he was one of those very _ hour by hour, not day by day. he was one of those very seriously _ hour by hour, not day by day. he was one of those very seriously ill - one of those very seriously ill patients. the ventilator did the work of breathing for him. he was turned onto his front over a period of many days and even while he was on intensive care, his condition was criticalfor on intensive care, his condition was critical for a on intensive care, his condition was criticalfor a long period of time. four times we were actually brought
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in to say— four times we were actually brought in to say that he might not make it this day _ in to say that he might not make it this day it — in to say that he might not make it this day. it was a very traumatic exocrience _ experience. i don't think anyone ever thought that he would survive. when _ ever thought that he would survive. when i _ ever thought that he would survive. when i woke up, i was lost. i didn't when i woke up, i was lost. i didn�*t know where i am, and i didn�*t know nothing and i thought i was between the dreams and the reality. when i come out, i was 70 kilos, 71 kilos, only bones. i was massive before. the physical disabilities are one thing _ the physical disabilities are one thing. they have changed his life from _ thing. they have changed his life from being a guy who was very independent, who would do everything for everybody else you know? he was the greek_ for everybody else you know? he was the greek guy, to having to rely on other— the greek guy, to having to rely on other people.
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the greek guy, to having to rely on other people-— other people. nikki, we are out! havin: to other people. nikki, we are out! having to find _ other people. nikki, we are out! having to find help _ other people. nikki, we are out! having to find help yourself i other people. nikki, we are out! having to find help yourself is i other people. nikki, we are out! i having to find help yourself isjust having to find help yourself is just exhausting. in hospital, you are cocooned — exhausting. in hospital, you are cocooned with people around you who know everything and who can help you, know everything and who can help you. and _ know everything and who can help you, and then you are on your own in a situation _ you, and then you are on your own in a situation you — you, and then you are on your own in a situation you have never, ever had to deal— a situation you have never, ever had to deal with — a situation you have never, ever had to deal with before. you just don't know— to deal with before. you just don't know which— to deal with before. you just don't know which direction to go in, and it's almost— know which direction to go in, and it's almost that their hands are washed — it's almost that their hands are washed was a live hospital, you know chris you _ washed was a live hospital, you know chris you are — washed was a live hospital, you know chris you are alone. i washed was a live hospital, you know chris you are alone.— chris you are alone. i was lucky to have next — chris you are alone. i was lucky to have next to _ chris you are alone. i was lucky to have next to my — chris you are alone. i was lucky to have next to my house _ chris you are alone. i was lucky to have next to my house my - chris you are alone. i was lucky to have next to my house my gym i i chris you are alone. i was lucky to i have next to my house my gym i used to go, and i tried slowly, slowly to go there in the pool and make my rehabilitation by myself. i can�*t swim yet, ijust go inside and move myself slowly, slowly, because my left side is paralysed from my stroke. . left side is paralysed from my stroke. , ., , ., stroke. there needs to be more rehabilitation _ stroke. there needs to be more rehabilitation centres. - stroke. there needs to be more rehabilitation centres. they i stroke. there needs to be more. rehabilitation centres. they need stroke. there needs to be more i rehabilitation centres. they need to be rehabilitation centres. they need to he more _ rehabilitation centres. they need to be more people don't understand, gps
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need to— be more people don't understand, gps need to he _ be more people don't understand, gps need to be more up—to—date on their patients— need to be more up—to—date on their patients that have had long covid. | patients that have had long covid. i would think that the help of these problems is not as good as it could be and i think that it does need particular skilled members of staff to look after and guide these patients going, having gone through such an ordeal. if patients going, having gone through such an ordeal. ii he patients going, having gone through such an ordeal.— such an ordeal. if he hadn't have been so strong _ such an ordeal. if he hadn't have been so strong willed _ such an ordeal. if he hadn't have been so strong willed and i i such an ordeal. if he hadn't have been so strong willed and i - i i been so strong willed and i — i think— been so strong willed and i — i think it — been so strong willed and i — i think it would have been a different story _ think it would have been a different sto . , , , ~' story. everybody must fight like greeks, story. everybody must fight like greeks. you _ story. everybody must fight like greeks, you know? _ story. everybody must fight like greeks, you know? never- story. everybody must fight like greeks, you know? never give. story. everybody must fight like i greeks, you know? never give up. that is the most important. never give up. even if the system as you don�*t, and never give up. even if some people don�*t understand, never give up. keep fighting, keep fighting. thank you for speaking with us,
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konstantinos. and we hear more about long covid and not knowing exactly what is going on. the long covid and not knowing exactly what is going on.— what is going on. the increasing numbers of— what is going on. the increasing numbers of people _ what is going on. the increasing numbers of people struggling i what is going on. the increasing i numbers of people struggling with it, then ijust says that numbers of people struggling with it, then i just says that £220 million have been invested in it and 90 specialist clinics have been studied in 1a hubs to help people with long covid. you studied in14 hubs to help people with long covid.— studied in 14 hubs to help people with long covid. you won't have your own questions- _ with long covid. you won't have your own questions. please _ with long covid. you won't have your own questions. please get _ with long covid. you won't have your own questions. please get in - with long covid. you won't have your own questions. please get in touch, | own questions. please get in touch, we will be speaking with one of our regular gps, dr helen wall, who will be with usjust regular gps, dr helen wall, who will be with us just after eight o�*clock to tell us what help is available for people with long covid. tote to tell us what help is available for people with long covid. we will have the headlines _ for people with long covid. we will have the headlinesjust _ for people with long covid. we will have the headlinesjust after- for people with long covid. we will. have the headlinesjust after seven, have the headlines just after seven, after the travel show. this week on the travel show: i�*m in the great american outdoors for a close encounter with some grizzly bears. we�*re heading to australia to wish a very happy birthday to one of the most iconic bridges in the world. and in mexico, we meet the people breathing life into an ancient ballgame that predates football by around 3,000 years.
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i cross the bridge twice a day going to and from work and i just love it. it doesn�*t matter whether the peak hour traffic is banged up or not, because the slower the traffic the more time you have to appreciate the bridge as you go over it. it is just a wonderful structure. here we are, we are going under the structure now, and you just see the unfolding series of girders, it is just beautiful.
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there is track north and south for trains, there are i think three, four... eight lanes of traffic. two of those take up what used to be tram lanes. the sydney harbour bridge gave sydney, and actually australia, a very identifiable icon, a bit like the eiffel tower for paris or big ben for london. you could immediately recognise with one graphic image that this was sydney, sydney harbour, or australia. whereas before it was just flocks of sheep that signified australia. archive: words are futile things with which to describe the might and majesty of this wonderful structure, even pictures can hardly do itjustice. the sydney harbour bridge represents modern australia, and has done since it was built in 1932. the first big celebration of white australia if you like, was in 1938, 150 years
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since governor phillip turned up with the first fleet. the bridge was there in posters and souvenirs and all the rest. black australia had been here for many thousands of years, their world had been turned upside down. it never gets old. this is amazing. i'm a tour guide at sydney, at bridge climb. i do all kinds of tours. i'm not sure how fast the wind is, but it's blowing a gale. you can see everything, that of the best part about this bridge, you see a 360 view of sydney, my favourite viewing is bennelong point where the opera house sits.
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i do a special tour called the burrawa, which means upwards above, i get to explore, take people up on this iconic bridge and take them back 230 years ago, pre—colonisation. 230 years ago the first fleet arrived right here in the harbour. 1788, we had 11 large ships, big white sails, captained by arthur phillip bringing with him what we know as australia today. just an abundance of convicts. when the first fleet arrived, it did bring disease and unfortunately they did wipe out more than 70% of the indigenous people here in australia. unfortunately, when i was in school, _
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and i've only been out of school for 11 years, i was never taught any of the indigenous history. i feel like that was a lot throughout the older generations as well. luckily, today we do have a coming into our school curriculum which is perfect, it is all we really want. in 2000, the bridge became a symbol of something quite different because thousands of people walked across it in a walk for reconciliation, and the bridge symbolised the spanning of the gulf between black and white australia, troubled waters and all the rest of it. it became a wonderful symbol of reconciliation, whereas once it had symbolised something that was quite exclusive. this is the aboriginal flag created by harold thomas injuly 1971. the flag represents three elements of
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aboriginal culture, the black is for the people, the aboriginal people of this land. the red is the earth, or the sacred ochre that is used in ceremony. and the yellow is the sun, the giver of life. the flag represents the sovereignty of aboriginal people on aboriginal land. i think over many years there has been a movement that the sydney harbour bridge should fly the flag 365 days of the year and notjust one week during reconciliation week or naidoc week. this land always was and always will be aboriginal land. i think importantly it will show that the history of this country, the history of the continent dates back to over 65,000 years and notjust the 253 years since the arrival of captain cook. that report there from what truly has to be one of my favourite cities in the world. and if you are heading there,
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here are things we think you should look out for. where better to host one of the world�*s largest boat shows that in a city known for its harbour? over the course of five days from 28july to 1 august, the sydney international boat show will provide a line—up of entertainment and events, with something for everyone to enjoy. with over 240 exhibitors, up to 900 boats and probably thousands of pairs of deck shoes, expect to see the finest in marine tech. from super yachts to paddle boards. if you want to stay off the water or cannot afford a million dollar boat, maybe the sydney fringe festival is one for you. throughout the whole of september, cultural creators will come together to present 450 events, hosted by 70 unique and emerging venues throughout the greater sydney area. expect music, comedy, dance, and genre—defying performances in one of australia�*s largest independent arts festivals. and if city life gets a bit
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much, then the blue mountains are only two hours�* drive from sydney. you�*ll find ancient aboriginal art nestled within this craggy sandstone ridged wilderness and an abundance of walking trails will take you into the heart of the mountain range. or, if you are feeling less energetic you can glide past the iconic rock formations on the 545 metre scenic cable way. still to come on the travel show — we head to mexico for a ballgame that was first played around 3000 years ago. and i get some tips on how to deal with an encounter with a grizzly bear in america�*s vast yellowstone national park. wild west music. here he comes!
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i�*m in montana, a huge state in the great american west and home to one of the gateways to the country�*s oldest national park, yellowstone. the park attracts millions of visitors each year and one of its main draws are potential bear sightings. driving along, just saw loads of people parked up, looking in a certain direction. i asked them what they�*ve seen and right over there
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in the distance is a grizzly bear! from what i understand, it�*s quite rare to spot a grizzly in the wild, so this is a very special moment. i mean, this is why you come to yellowstone, right? the bear is yellowstone�*s unofficial symbol but it wasn�*t too long ago that visitors and the park service alike like took a very different approach to these furry fellas. file: by the late 1800s, | bears had figured out that where there were people, there was food. for the next 80 years, a hallmark of every yellowstone visit was looking for bears begging along the roadside or watching them feed on food scraps at the hotel garbage dumps. thanks to research, we�*ve come a long way since then. while close encounters are rare, with over 700 bears in an area that is becoming increasingly populated, it�*s important to be prepared.
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randy! hi. hello. good to meet you. randy runs courses in bear safety, but he does not work alone. ok! this is the bear? yep. talk to me about how you use this to teach people about their safety. well, if you�*re not able to avoid an encounter with a bear, bear spray is the most effective thing you can use to change a bear�*s behaviour. if you get this hot pepper oil that�*s in this container into their face, they�*re going to forget about you and forget that you might be a threat to them and they�*re going to want to go somewhere else. most of the encounters we have with grizzly bears around here, they�*re defensive encounters, so they�*re going to growl, they�*re going to drool, they�*ll huff and make different noises, they�*ll pound on the ground. so, it�*s good to have this strapped on your belt at all times? yes, �*cause things happen really fast. the nice thing about this trading device is it goes about 20 miles an hour. a real bear does about 35 miles an hour, which is quite fast.
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very fast! so, this really gives people an idea about how quick they have to be to get their bear spray out, the safety off and deploy it. i have no idea they even move that fast. oh, yes! alright, we�*ve assessed what the bear�*s doing. looks like he�*s gonna charge. we�*ve stood our ground. we�*ve got our spray out. yes. time to take the safety off and when he comes, spray down in front of him. do a couple of seconds bursts until he changes his behaviour. gotcha. alright, here he comes. wild west music very good. even though i know that�*s a mechanical bear, i was like whew! it gets your blood flowing. one thing�*s for sure is that i shouldn�*t need my spray where i�*m going next. down the road, a group of dedicated individuals are working on methods to decrease the amount of bear encounters in the area with the help of the bears themselves.
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keeping bears away from food ultimately helps keep the bears away from people, so when camping, it�*s so important to stash your food safely. now, here on the outskirts of yellowstone, they�*re actually testing the sturdiness of food containers by putting them up against actual bears. and, uh, needless to say, these ones didn�*t quite pass the test. we�*ve put some dog biscuits in there so that it rattles around. there�*s peanut butter in there and there�*s actually an old fish in as well. it�*s got to withstand 60 minutes of direct contact from the bears. wow! but if it does, it can be certified as bear—resistant by the interagency grizzly bear committee. so you can see... look at those claw marks! ..obviously, it�*s gotten some attention from the bear. cackles. yeah! teeth or claw marks here. they�*re pretty deep. teeth marks. yep. so, tell me, where did these bears come from? grant is actually from yellowstone national park. coram is from glacier national park. so, they were wild bears that got into trouble with people. that doesn�*t just happen out of the blue.
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it really happens when bears get food rewards, and his last act as a wild bear was to climb into somebody�*s vehicle... oh, my god. ..in their own driveway in the middle of the day while they were trying to unload their groceries. sadly, not all of the mischievous bears can be rehomed here and around 40 are put down each year. so, in the case of the eight grizzly bears that live here at the grizzly & wolf discovery center, we�*ve provided an alternative but maybe, you know, even more importantly, we give visitors to the area a chance to learn from their stories. even though they�*re still getting into conflict with people over food, the population is much more stable than it has been in the past and a lot of that is because of what we�*ve learned about how important it is in bear country to be careful with our food and techniques we have, like bear—resistant containers for securing that food. so, i�*ve seen a live bear,
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i�*ve seen a remote—controlled bear. believe it or not, next up, i�*m going to see a defrosting bear. hello! welcome aboard! thank you. this is the draper specimen preparation lab. it is an extension of the natural history museum itself. today, we�*re going to be working on a grizzly bear. what are we doing here? "the most fun part ever," said no—one. we are going to remove the organs. i�*ve done really well up until this point but i think i might have to walk away in a moment. as well as bears, corey and his team of volunteers preserve birds, wildcats and thousands more species. an average specimen that comes into the museum, we collect data with it. so, we collect a gps co—ordinate, and that gives us the exact location at the time of collection. it gives us things like habitat information, things like elevation and so, as things shift and change, these become snapshots in time. yellowstone, the greater yellowstone ecosystem, has the complete complement of wildlife that was here pre—european colonisation — and we can�*t say that about a lot
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of places in the world. as the grizzly bear in particular begins to recover into its historic range, it�*s going to come into conflict and come into contact with people. back outside, i catch up with randy to get some final advice. so, i�*ve got a few days left here, so what are your top tips to help me stay safe? so, number one is use avoidance techniques — you know, make noise, travel in groups, carry bear spray, just be really aware. number two, if you do see a bear, you don�*t ever run. you stand your ground and maybe get your bear spray out, just in case. i�*ll be ready. and you�*ve got to see what the bear is going to do. if the bear doesn�*t see you, you can leave. don�*t bring a bunch of attention to yourself, just take off while the bear is not looking. if the bear does see you, don�*t start waving your hands —
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"hey, bear," — don�*t do any of that because a bear could actually perceive that as a threat. yeah. so, try to see what the bear is going to do. if they get defensive and make a lot of noise, like kind of how we described with the charging trainer, that�*s when your bear spray comes into play. yeah. butjust awareness is key. being armed with the knowledge of how to look after yourself if a potential encounter happens. 0k. all right. i�*m ready. very good tips, randy. thank you. you got it. next week, we�*re in senegal as the world�*s biggest hospital ship prepares to embark on its first—ever mission... ifeel like i�*m in a hospital but it�*s strange because when you�*re walking on the floor, of course, we�*re not on land and you get the odd movement every so often. ..and emmaline�*s on board to meet the travelling volunteers helping to make it happen. we have, like, 30—40 nationalities on the ship, so the ship on itself is a travel — is a journey through all different cultures.
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we�*re always posting on instagram and facebook, too, so make sure you check us out there. all you�*ve got to do is search "bbc travel show". until next time, i�*m off to — very carefully — make friends with some more grizzlies. see you next time. good morning. welcome to breakfast with rogerjohnson and nina warhurst. our headlines today: former health secretaries sajid javid and jeremy hunt
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throw their hats into the ring to become the next conservative leader. sri lanka�*s president flees as protesters storm the palace. it's men's final day at wimbledon — but history for elena rybakina in the women's as she becomes the first player representing kazakhstan to win a grand slam title. and it looks like it�*s shaping up to be a beautiful morning — but health alerts have been issued in parts of the uk we�*ll have the latest. good morning. the head continues to build over— good morning. the head continues to build over the next few days. today is looking _ build over the next few days. today is looking dry with strong sunshine and it— is looking dry with strong sunshine and it will— is looking dry with strong sunshine and it will feel very warm, especially in the south. i will have all the _ especially in the south. i will have all the details throughout the morning's programme. it�*s sundayjuly 10. our main story: eight candidates are now officially running in the conservative leadership contest, following a series of announcements from seniorfigures within the party. the former health
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secretaries sajid javid and jeremy hunt are the latest to come forward and the foreign secretary, liz truss, is expected to declare in the coming days. our political correspondent jonathan blake reports. the two newest entrants into the race are the first to set out detailed plans, and both focus on economic policy. jeremy hunt, who lost to borisjohnson in the final two last time round, promises to cancel a planned rise in corporation tax and reduce it further. he�*d also cut business rates to zero in the most deprived areas. sajid javid, whose resignation triggered the prime minister�*s final downfall, says he�*d scrap the recent rise in national insurance, cut income tax sooner than planned, and reduce fuel duty further. the plans set the two apart from the early frontrunner, the former chancellor, rishi sunak, who�*s suggested that tax cuts would have to wait. yet to formally enter the contest is liz truss,
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the foreign secretary, but supporters of hers say she�*d move swiftly to ease the cost of living. the new chancellor, nadhim zahawi, announced he was running yesterday, along with the transport secretary, grant shapps. the list of candidates is likely to get longer still before tory mps whittle it down to a final two for a vote by conservative party members. jonathan blake, bbc news. let�*s get more on this from our political correspondent david wallace lockhart. there�*s been quite a flurry of new candidates in the past 12 hours? so the race is on? it is and it is a very busy — so the race is on? it is and it is a very busy race — so the race is on? it is and it is a very busy race indeed. _ so the race is on? it is and it is a very busy race indeed. for i so the race is on? it is and it is a very busy race indeed. for new. very busy race indeed. for new candidates in the last hours, nadhim zahawi, sajid this resignation kicked off borisjohnson�*s down ball this week. we have the transport secretary grant shapps, and jeremy hunt who rain last time round. with
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the first two who stayed in boris johnson�*s cabinet, nadhim zahawi, the chance of a, he wants to see tax cuts. he was to protect children from what he seas as radical activists. grant shapps talking about the need for an emergency budget. when it comes to sajid javid, the former health secretary, who wants a lot of tax cuts, he wants to scrap tax rises that came in enable on national insurance to help thunder getting the backlog in the nhs down. when he was in the cabinet he believed that was necessary but now he has a plan that wouldn�*t needed to stay in place. jeremy hunt talking scrapping corporation tax and more business acts in deprived areas, which could play well with mps who represent conservative seats in the north of england, so—called redwall seats. this may not be a full field yet. there is a lot of chat about the
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foreign secretary, liz truss, and penny wharton, international trade minister. the rules will be decided here at westminster tomorrow. there may well be thresholds, meaning that every candidate who has declared so far may not even reach the first round ballot, depending on the amount of mp support they have. it looks like there is a long way to go. thank you. sri lanka�*s president will step down after a day of violent protests which saw his official residence invaded by activists as hundreds of thousands of people descended on the capital colombo. the prime minister�*s home was also set on fire after months of discontent over economic mismanagement. mark lobel has this report. burning fury for all to see — the sri lankan prime minister�*s house set alight. flames fuelled by protesters�* anger at economic mismanagement that�*s left many suffering. it has become the norm now to see people staying and sleeping in vehicles to get fuel, and that ranges from three to four days sometimes. many actually walked for hours
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to get to the protest sites. the president�*s office was also stormed. there was an impromptu pool party at the palace. it�*s rumoured the president�*s taken to the high waters as his country finds itself politically and economically all at sea. it�*s time that we got all our stolen money back to this country and also, the air—conditioners are running in that presidential palace while people don�*t have electricity in their homes. it�*s a far cry from the once blossoming tourist hotspot — a country of 22 million people recovering from a brutal civil war which has been ruled by the rajapaksa brothers for years. they embodied three things which have brought sri lanka down. the first is authoritarianism, the second is corruption and the third is ethnic chauvinism. now, foreign currency is running dry, hampering imports of food, fuel and medicine and
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forcing schools to close. are at the beginning of april, angry protests prompted a state of emergency. 12 days later, the government could not pay its foreign debt for the first time in history. prime minister mahinda rajapaksa resigned in may. a month on, the un warned of a humanitarian emergency. now, with the storming of president rajapaksa�*s home, parliament�*s speaker has this message from the president. translation: he asked me to tell i the country that he would resign i the 13th ofjuly, on wednesday, to ensure a peaceful handover of power. therefore, there is no need to destabilise the country any longer. these protests have achieved the resignations of both the prime minister and president but whoever takes over will inherit a humanitarian and law and order crisis as they are urged to restore stability quickly by
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the united states and the imf, so that talks on economic bailout package can resume. mark lobel, bbc news. voters injapan are heading to the polls in an election overshadowed by the assassination of the former prime minister shinzo abe. it�*s thought the ruling liberal democratic party, of which mr abe was the leading statesman, is likely to increase its seats in the wake of his murder. mariko oi is in tokyo with the latest. has only been two days since the shocking assassination of former prime minister shinzo abe, but today�*s elections are going ahead as scheduled and i�*m standing outside one of the polling stations which has been open since early this morning. usually a turnout rate is quite low, sometimes well below 50%. but since friday�*s attack, which happened during an election campaign, people have been calling on each other to go out and vote,
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saying that violence isn�*t the answer to any political disagreements, but also because some experts are predicting that shinzo abe�*s death could actually give the ruling party a boost. high on the agenda, just like everywhere else, the cost of living crisis. here in japan, things have not generally got more expensive for many decades, but now the country is experiencing inflation while people�*s salaries haven�*t gone up, so voters are really starting to feel the pinch. health warnings will be in place for parts of the uk over the next few days as temperatures are predicted to reach up to 32 degrees. it can get particularly close in the capital, can�*t it? our reporter greg mckenzie is on hampstead heath in london for us. a gorgeous morning, but it is going to get hot? i a gorgeous morning, but it is going to net hot? . , ., , ., to get hot? i even have shorts on. i have the shorts, _ to get hot? i even have shorts on. i have the shorts, they _ to get hot? i even have shorts on. i have the shorts, they are _ to get hot? i even have shorts on. i have the shorts, they are out. i to get hot? i even have shorts on. i have the shorts, they are out. the | have the shorts, they are out. the le-s have the shorts, they are out. the legs are _ have the shorts, they are out. the legs are out — have the shorts, they are out. the legs are out here on hampstead heath in north—
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legs are out here on hampstead heath in north london. in terms of the health— in north london. in terms of the health warning, that has come from the uk _ health warning, that has come from the uk public health security agency and that— the uk public health security agency and that is— the uk public health security agency and that is really do ask people to be sensible when being in the sun is 90% of— be sensible when being in the sun is 90% of the — be sensible when being in the sun is 90% of the country will be basking in wall—to—wall sunshine for the next _ in wall—to—wall sunshine for the next few— in wall—to—wall sunshine for the next few days, starting from today. the advice — next few days, starting from today. the advice is to keep hydrated and also advised to look up the vulnerable people, your neighbours, elderly— vulnerable people, your neighbours, elderly people, and those with children— elderly people, and those with children in particular, to make sure children— children in particular, to make sure children aren't exposed to the sun for too _ children aren't exposed to the sun for too long and to make sure that parents _ for too long and to make sure that parents out — for too long and to make sure that parents put plenty of sunblock on. other _ parents put plenty of sunblock on. other warnings from the met office which _ other warnings from the met office which is _ other warnings from the met office which is not to leave children locked — which is not to leave children locked in_ which is not to leave children locked in clouds on hot days, and that goes— locked in clouds on hot days, and that goes the same for pets. but overall. — that goes the same for pets. but overall, 90% of the country will be basking _ overall, 90% of the country will be basking in— overall, 90% of the country will be basking in sunshine as of this morning. _ basking in sunshine as of this morning, right now. they are very smart shorts, i have to say, greg. notjust any shorts. they look proper — thank you to the camera operator. look at those
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proper smart shorts. you camera operator. look at those proper smart shorts.— camera operator. look at those proper smart shorts. you have gone without socks. _ proper smart shorts. you have gone without socks, as _ proper smart shorts. you have gone without socks, as well! _ proper smart shorts. you have gone without socks, as well! well - proper smart shorts. you have gone without socks, as well! well done, i without socks, as well! well done, greu. without socks, as well! well done, greg- thank _ without socks, as well! well done, greg- thank you — without socks, as well! well done, greg. thank you very _ without socks, as well! well done, greg. thank you very much. i without socks, as well! well done, greg. thank you very much. speak without socks, as well! well done, i greg. thank you very much. speak to you later. greg there on hampstead heath this morning. it is you later. greg there on hampstead heath this morning.— heath this morning. it is coming up to ten past — heath this morning. it is coming up to ten past seven _ heath this morning. it is coming up to ten past seven and _ heath this morning. it is coming up to ten past seven and we _ heath this morning. it is coming up to ten past seven and we have i heath this morning. it is coming up to ten past seven and we have an i to ten past seven and we have an incredible story about a teenager who survived a crocodile attack while white water rafting during her gap yearin year in zambia. amelie osborn—smith was left with serious leg injuries, but despite her traumatic experience, she�*s determined to turn it into something positive, as jayne mccubbin reports. it was meant to be the trip of a lifetime, a gap year visit to africa, white water rafting along the zambezi river, not far from the victoria falls, then disaster. as amelie dipped into the water to cool down, a crocodile grabbed her leg and went into a death row. her friend go to lifejacket and called her back onto the boat. thea;r
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friend go to lifejacket and called her back onto the boat. they say our life her back onto the boat. they say your life like _ her back onto the boat. they say your life like the _ her back onto the boat. they say your life like the dodgy - her back onto the boat. they say your life like the dodgy eyes, i her back onto the boat. they say | your life like the dodgy eyes, but your life like the dodgy eyes, but you do, you want to have to get out of the situation. when the accident happened to my fully accepted that i was going to lose my foot. and then i was told that my foot will be fine. i wasjust i was told that my foot will be fine. i was just very, i was told that my foot will be fine. i wasjust very, very i was told that my foot will be fine. i was just very, very lucky. alone in a hospital bed, amelie patched up. these are the children of the villages close to the spot where amelie nearly lost her life and this is claire, their teacher. until now they have been taught on the floor of their local church, but in hospital, amelie launched the zambezi school project. i in hospital, amelie launched the zambezi school project.- zambezi school pro'ect. i think es - eciall zambezi school pro'ect. i think especially now i i zambezi school project. i think especially now i have - zambezi school project. i think especially now i have just i zambezi school project. i think especially now i have just seen j zambezi school project. i think i especially now i have just seen that you like and be over so quickly so i would sayjust do what you can, and, you know, don�*t let one incident hold you back. you know, don't let one incident hold you back.— you know, don't let one incident hold ou back. . ,, , ., ., , hold you back. thank you for helping our school! —
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hold you back. thank you for helping our school! brick _ hold you back. thank you for helping our school! brick by _ hold you back. thank you for helping our school! brick by brick, _ hold you back. thank you for helping our school! brick by brick, donationl our school! brick by brick, donation by donation. _ our school! brick by brick, donation by donation. a _ our school! brick by brick, donation by donation, a new— our school! brick by brick, donation by donation, a new school- our school! brick by brick, donation by donation, a new school is i our school! brick by brick, donation by donation, a new school is taking j by donation, a new school is taking shape. amelie is already halfway to meeting her £50,000 target to complete the build and, when complete, the school will educate just over 100 children. changing their lives forever. amazing. are really impressive thing to do. earlier in the week, john kay and i caught up with amelie after she returned from helping to build the school in zambia. let�*s take a look. i had both of my legs badly injured and was very close to losing at least one leg. i was then edited into a hospital and spent the next couple of weeks in hospitals in zambia and in the uk, having seven surgeries in total to reconstruct. very lucky i was able to receive amazing medical care that put me into a position where i am able to make an almost full recovery, because of the care i received. part
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ofthat because of the care i received. part of that care — because of the care i received. part of that care in _ because of the care i received. part of that care in the _ because of the care i received. part of that care in the immediate aftermath was because of the response of the local community. talk us through that. i response of the local community. talk us through that.— response of the local community. talk us through that. i had amazing friends around _ talk us through that. i had amazing friends around me _ talk us through that. i had amazing friends around me who _ talk us through that. i had amazing friends around me who saved i talk us through that. i had amazing friends around me who saved my i talk us through that. i had amazing | friends around me who saved my life and then helped straight after the accident, but i think a lot of it also came from in hospital in zambia in particular, as well as in the uk, just having the most amazing nurses and doctors around me who just kind of change your whole opinion and outlook on everything and just try to make the best out of the situation because they know that you are struggling through a difficult situation and they do what they can to make you as comfortable as possible, physically, and mentally, because the two go hand in hand in a situation like that, i guess. the mental side _ situation like that, i guess. the mental side of _ situation like that, i guess. the mental side of it, _ situation like that, i guess. the mental side of it, let's talk about mental side of it, let�*s talk about that because the trauma of going through something like that and being attacked by a crocodile — just to sit next to somebody who has been attacked by a crocodile, it is weird for us to say. are you still trying to get your head around it, to tell that story?— that story? definitely. you can never really —
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that story? definitely. you can never really accept _ that story? definitely. you can never really accept it. - that story? definitely. you can never really accept it. some i that story? definitely. you can i never really accept it. some days i wake up and wonder if it really happen, is that part of what has happened les mabbutt so much has happened les mabbutt so much has happened after it, i started the zambezi school project, i change the accident into something strongly positive, and that is what has helped the most. you can have as much physical recovery, but the mental and will take time. to have a project like that to get up in the morning to make an impact with something like that, because of the accident, that is now such a small part of what has happened. it is not completely overshadowed by everything else, it doesn�*t pay much of a role. that is what got me here and got me into fundraising and how it all started, but now it isn�*t the focus. it all started, but now it isn't the focus. . . . it all started, but now it isn't the focus. . , . . ., ., it all started, but now it isn't the focus. . . ., ., focus. that is a reflection of your strenath focus. that is a reflection of your strength of— focus. that is a reflection of your strength of character _ focus. that is a reflection of your strength of character that - focus. that is a reflection of your strength of character that you i focus. that is a reflection of your| strength of character that you are not been defined by what happened but what followed. tell us about the project. i but what followed. tell us about the ro'ect. . . but what followed. tell us about the ro'ect. , . , ., . , project. i started the pro'ect 'ust after the accident i project. i started the pro'ect 'ust after the accident to i project. i started the project 'ust after the accident to build i project. i started the project 'ust after the accident to build a i after the accident to build a preschool initially for 104 children who live in the middle of nowhere, and very remote zambia, and don�*t
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have a school. so i went out about nine weeks ago to build the school and to oversee the building, and get on materials there to organise all the building, and that kind of thing. as well is kind of help in school to see them both go hand—in—hand, at the moment there is the floor outside a church building. it started as a preschool for 3—6 —year—olds, but then we realise there was a bigger problem, it wasn�*t too villages that didn�*t have a school, but all five villages in the area. the closes was 13 kilometres away. these children cannot work 13 kilometres every day to go to school, so we have had to expand the age range. we unfortunately have a 16—year—old who has never been at school before and he is starting with the three—year—olds to learn to read and write. so it is much bigger than just a 3—6 —year—old preschool, but a school for the whole community to hopefully, you know, have a chance of getting some kind of an education
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and breaking the poverty cycle that is still apparently there.— is still apparently there. thank ou! it is is still apparently there. thank you! it is incredible _ is still apparently there. thank you! it is incredible what i is still apparently there. thank you! it is incredible what you i is still apparently there. thank i you! it is incredible what you have turned this into, the lies that you are changing through this. i guess your own life has changed in many ways as well. the fact you have been back already, you are going back again later this summer, i mean, back already, you are going back again laterthis summer, i mean, if this had happened to me with a crocodile, i would this had happened to me with a crocodile, iwould be this had happened to me with a crocodile, i would be staying well away. but you didn�*t want to do that. you had to go back? i had to go back and seal of the work that i put into it. it�*s different being here fundraising, it is all online, so doing it from home while recovering, it changes your focus and what you are trying to do but to be able to get out there and say this is what has happened and it�*s a direct result of the accident, it put a different spin on the whole thing. did accident, it put a different spin on the whole thing.— the whole thing. did it help you deafinu the whole thing. did it help you dealing with — the whole thing. did it help you dealing with it, _ the whole thing. did it help you dealing with it, seeing - the whole thing. did it help you dealing with it, seeing the i the whole thing. did it help you i dealing with it, seeing the place? being there and seeing the children and it is a real, real problem that
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crocodile attacks happen there so you didn�*t feel like you had a crocodile attack you, you know, it is not a completely unknown thing. they are understanding of it, it has happened before and unfortunately it will happen in the future so ok, you are doing it but you are building a school so the focus is on the school and for me, that was the big thing. my and for me, that was the big thing. my life, the focus needs to be on the school, not the accident. ii my life, the focus needs to be on the school, not the accident. if you could have — the school, not the accident. if you could have your— the school, not the accident. if you could have your time _ the school, not the accident. if you could have your time again, - the school, not the accident. if you could have your time again, would | could have your time again, would you still have gone on that trip? definitely, i think, you still have gone on that trip? definitely, ithink, any you still have gone on that trip? definitely, i think, any day i would. forthe definitely, i think, any day i would. for the zambezi school project, to come out of this, to be a factor in so many people across the world being involved in it, we have only employed local people and all of the builders live within the village and the children go to school so this is notjust an accident that happened to me, it�*s a project that is hopefully inspiring lots of people to get involved in fundraising and helping the local community. we have the project on
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instagram, zambezi school project, and people can all get involved in it and see how something like that can change. it and see how something like that can change-— can change. you are off to uni in the autumn? — can change. you are off to uni in the autumn? i— can change. you are off to uni in the autumn? i am, _ can change. you are off to uni in the autumn? i am, i— can change. you are off to uni in the autumn? i am, iwill- can change. you are off to uni in the autumn? i am, i will study. the autumn? i am, iwill study psychology _ the autumn? i am, iwill study psychology in _ the autumn? i am, iwill study psychology in september i the autumn? i am, iwill study psychology in september and l psychology in september and hopefully, always have this school to go back to. hopefully, always have this school to go back to— hopefully, always have this school to go back to. there is a whole load of new mates _ to go back to. there is a whole load of new mates fundraiser _ to go back to. there is a whole load of new mates fundraiser from i to go back to. there is a whole load of new mates fundraiser from as i to go back to. there is a whole load i of new mates fundraiser from as well at uni! ., , , of new mates fundraiser from as well at uni!_ thank— of new mates fundraiser from as well at uni!_ thank you - of new mates fundraiser from as well at uni!_ thank you so i of new mates fundraiser from as well} at uni!_ thank you so much at uni! hopefully. thank you so much for cominu at uni! hopefully. thank you so much for coming in — at uni! hopefully. thank you so much for coming in and _ at uni! hopefully. thank you so much for coming in and physically, - at uni! hopefully. thank you so much for coming in and physically, all- for coming in and physically, all good? for coming in and physically, all aood? ~ ~ , �* good? much better, we're getting there. good? much better, we're getting there- thank— good? much better, we're getting there. thank you _ good? much better, we're getting there. thank you for _ good? much better, we're getting there. thank you forjoining - good? much better, we're getting there. thank you forjoining us . good? much better, we're getting there. thank you forjoining us on i there. thank you for 'oining us on breakfast. — there. thank you for 'oining us on breakfast. well, _ there. thank you forjoining us on breakfast. well, congratulations. breakfast. well, congratulations amelie and _ breakfast. well, congratulations amelie and all _ breakfast. well, congratulations amelie and all the _ breakfast. well, congratulations amelie and all the best. - breakfast. well, congratulations. amelie and all the best. impressive ounu amelie and all the best. impressive young woman- _ amelie and all the best. impressive young woman- 18 — amelie and all the best. impressive young woman. 18 minutes - amelie and all the best. impressive young woman. 18 minutes past - amelie and all the best. impressive i young woman. 18 minutes past seven. sunday morning follows breakfast on bbc one this morning. sophie raworth can tell us what she has lined up. good morning, two brand spanking new candidates _ good morning, two brand spanking new candidates to be prime minister for you this _ candidates to be prime minister for you this morning, the former health secretary— you this morning, the former health secretary sajid javid will be here, the man— secretary sajid javid will be here, the man whose resignation of course liked the _ the man whose resignation of course liked the avalanche that led to boris — liked the avalanche that led to borisjohnson's podium moment last
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week _ borisjohnson's podium moment last week the _ borisjohnson's podium moment last week. the other contender, jeremy hunt, _ week. the other contender, jeremy hunt, who— week. the other contender, jeremy hunt, who lost out to boris johnson at the _ hunt, who lost out to boris johnson at the test— hunt, who lost out to boris johnson at the last leadership contest and has who— at the last leadership contest and has who -- — at the last leadership contest and has who —— who has since stayed on the hack— has who —— who has since stayed on the back benches. we will talk about why it _ the back benches. we will talk about why it is _ the back benches. we will talk about why it is harder to fly abroad on holiday— why it is harder to fly abroad on holiday this summer and who is to blame _ holiday this summer and who is to blame with— holiday this summer and who is to blame with willie walsh, the former chief exec— blame with willie walsh, the former chief exec of ba's parent company and how— chief exec of ba's parent company and now the man who represents the world's_ and now the man who represents the world's airlines and it all starts at nine — world's airlines and it all starts at nine o'clock so you won't want to miss— at nine o'clock so you won't want to miss it _ at nine o'clock so you won't want to miss it. . ~' , ., at nine o'clock so you won't want to miss it. ., ~ i. , miss it. thank you, sophie. i definitely — miss it. thank you, sophie. i definitely will _ miss it. thank you, sophie. i definitely will not _ miss it. thank you, sophie. i definitely will not be - miss it. thank you, sophie. i definitely will not be missing miss it. thank you, sophie. i. definitely will not be missing it because i will be reading the news for it. time now for the film review with jane hill with mark kermode. hello, and a very warm welcome to the film review on bbc news. and taking us through this week's releases, as you see, is mark kermode. hi again, mark. and what do you have for us this week? well, hopefully something for everyone. we have thor: love and thunder —
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another superhero movie. we have a new version of persuasion coming to netflix. and brian and charles, a robot movie with a difference. i'm intrigued about number three. good. but, anyway, we will start with thor. love and thunder, which is the sequel to thor: ragnarok, which i know that you did go and see. i did see that, although... you see, there we are. i had to be reminded that we'd seen it, in a kind of "why are we married?" sort of way, because i didn't remember every detail of the film. "which one is this?" ok, so this is once again directed by taika waititi. so, the plot is driven by christian bale's gorr the god butcher, who is on a mission to butcher gods — as his name would suggest. he must be stopped. meanwhile, thor is pining forjane foster — natalie portman — who was around a while ago and then went away. now, she's come back. she's battling cancer but she finds herself transformed into the mighty thor, thanks to the reconstructed hammer, which was shattered, from which thor is now separated, and now, he's confronted
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with his ex—girlfriend and his ex—hammer. here's a clip. so, that's the ex—girlfriend, is it? the old ex—girlfriend. jodie foster. jane foster. the one that got away. that means escaped. yeah, yeah. must be hard for you to see your ex—girlfriend and your ex—hammer hanging out and getting on so well. what you up to, bro? come to daddy. come on! mjolnir! hey, there you are! hey! i was just calling you. i have no idea what's going on there! no, 0k. well, that gag about his hammer being like his ex—girlfriend and the axe being the new girlfriend, that will go on throughout the whole movie. and i don't mind a couple of gags in a superhero movie.
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kind of stretches a point when the whole point of the movie is, "oh, look, we're making a superhero movie, "but we're making jokes about it cos we're very, very clever!" and also, if you're going to do the whole film as a kind of humorous gag, make the gags better than, "oh, i need a catchphrase. "what's my catchphrase? "0h, here's a catchphrase about a hammer," or a joke which basically draws on the shrieking goats meme that even i think is really old hat. the special effects are terrible — i mean, genuinely... but isn't that the whole point? there are scenes in the movie in which you think, "0k, not only are those people not in the same room, "they don't appear to be on the same planet," and the cg looks like it's been done really, really cheaply and badly. the opening scene looks like an outtake from the flower pot men. and then the central, the baddie, the guy — it's christian bale, looking for all the world like the nun out of the conjuring movies but less scary — so, whole things a gag, and you go, 0k, look. if even you guys aren't interested
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in taking any of this seriously any more, why should i have sat through days of this stuff, months of this stuff, to get to the point which is, "oh, it's all a joke. "making a superhero movie that's funny! he had a hammer, now he's got an axe, boom!" and about halfway through, i lost all patience with it. i just thought, "this is absolutely terrible." now, i should say for balance, other people feel more fondly towards it and think it's funny. i think this river has run absolutely dry. i thought it was absolutely terrible and really kind of like, "0k, none of us care about this any more! "just stop!" right, right, that's it. my other half's going to see that one on her own! you've done it for me there! moving swiftly on. very different for number two. on netflix, new version of persuasion, the jane austen novel, directed by carrie cracknell, who i know that you're familiar with. big fan of as a theatre director. big fan, yes. so, dakota johnson and cosmojarvis are the perfect couple who were persuaded to part after she was told
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"he's not really good enough for you" some years ago. since then, they've been pining for each other. now, they're brought back together but they are unable to declare their love for each other. this is thought to be austen's most heartfelt novel and the tone of it is often very interior. the tone of the film is much more flippant. there's lots of — you can even see this from the clip — lots of post—flea bag looking at the camera... yeah! ..doing monologues to camera — i don't mind that, because when so much of it is to deal with interior thought, you have to find a way of doing that on film. i could have lived with a little less of the... "0k, just cheeky!" it's got the kind of diverse casting that made david copperfield so exciting and the performances are all really good. cosmojarvis is, i think, a fantastic actor. dakota johnson does fine, wrestles with the accent a little bit. it feels very surface—y. and jane austen fans got very cross when they saw the trailer, and the trailer is pretty much the tone of the film.
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the trailer is even more flippant than the film itself but it's kind of passably entertaining for what it is, with some great performances, but it really doesn't have any depth at all. although, that said, put it next to thor: love and thunder and it's war and peace. it's a masterpiece! i mean, it looks beautiful but i felt i didn't — yes, didn't know what to say much more, apart from that. that's the thing. when what you say about it is, "it looks beautiful." what that means is... 0k. brian and charles, i have not seen, and i'm so interested, because i'm kind of intrigued by this. so, touchingly absurdist comedy about a lonely man living in a cottage in the welsh valleys. he makes inventions, and one day, he finds a mannequin�*s head and he takes into his inventor�*s workshop with a washing machine and he comes out with a robot that calls itself charles petrescu, with whom he develops a strange and, i have to say, rather wonderfully touching father—son relationship. here's a clip.
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they're just boiling cabbage and chilling out. can i have some now, please? no, no, no. you wait for dindons. so impatient! what are you doing?! are you dancing? are you dancing for me? that's nice. that's nice! oh, look at those hips! look at those hips! watch me go! so, look, here's the thing. this group out of, firstly, an internet radio show and then, a standup act and then, a short film in 2017, which is about their relationship. this guy is so lonely that he kind of builds himself a companion and the companion looks ridiculous. it's a big box with a small head that calls itself charles. and, ok, on one level, that shouldn't work at all but it does, and it works for two reasons. firstly, the film
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isn't about robots. what it's about is companionship and friendship and the universal need to have companionship and friendship. and secondly, an awful lot of it is to do with, look, you either buy into this or you don't, and at first when you look at it, you think, "that is the most absurd robot i've ever seen!" but then that absurdity becomes childlike, and when charles goes out into the garden, for example, he says, "how far does the outside go? "does it go beyond the tree?" and i was thinking of room — you know, the questions that are asked with the young survivor of room. yes. and there is a kind of innocence to it. now, obviously, in expanding it from a short film to a feature film, they have to introduce an element of danger. there's a kind of local guy who terrorises the community. there's a love interest. and all these things work really well, but what really makes it sing is that it's about when you're so lonely that you literally build a friend.
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and there are elements of, i think, wizard of oz, elements of the tin man from wizard of oz. if you've seen films like marjorie prime or robot & frank, i think there are elements of that, but it's really unique. it's very, very distinctive. is it quite melancholic? it is. i laughed a lot, but you also feel very moved by it. i mean, this is the weird thing. you sit there watching it, thinking, "i'm genuinely feeling distressed "about the fact that he has fallen out with a washing machine "with a head on it." and also the way in which the voice is done is kind of like... i don't know whether you remember max headroom. yes, yes! the slightly glitchy voice, talking in slightly broken sentences. and the way in which, halfway through — actually, less than halfway through — he goes from being a child to being a stroppy adolescent teenager, and suddenly, the washing machine with a head on it is going, "well, i'm going to go out! "i'm going to go to the park without you!" i thought it worked really well. i think you'd really love it. so touching and very funny and very, very moving. and it's not about robots.
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"it's not about robots!" and best out. i don't even need to ask you what your best out is. i know this. ok, well, i need to ask you, because you've seen elvis. we all know that ijust think it's a work of art. i loved it visually. i loved it, loved it, loved it, and i thought the first... this is a bit like saying it looks good. well, no, better than that — no, better than that. we're not quite back to persuasion. i thought it was stunning visually and all the things i love about baz luhrmann. and the first hour went in the blink of an eye, in a good way. by the end, i won't lie, i did say to someone, "oh, it's too long. "it's 2:a0 and i'm afraid ijust think it's too long," because it is sort of the same thing over and overfor 2:40. that's how it felt. and i think... did i come at it from a more journalistic perspective? but i wanted to know a lot more about the tom hanks character because there's something so peculiar about tom parker... about colonel torn parker, who is neither a colonel, nora tom, nora parker. exactly, but a lot of those questions about him don't get answered. there's a brief reference to the fact that he doesn't
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have a passport — "is he really american?" — all those sort of things but there was so much, i was going, "well, tell me more! "this is really interesting!" and you neverfind out, so i struggled with that. i would say to counter that, it's amazing that they got as much of elvis's life as they did into 2:20, because elvis's life is clearly event—filled. i thought that they did the '50s, '60s and '70s as first act, second act, third act of a kind of shakespearean tragedy rather well. yes, yes. i think there are shakespearean elements in that character of colonel torn parker. i think you really get a sense of the relationship being built on duplicity and complicity. after they strike the deal on the ferris wheel, elvis does agree. he says, "ok, i'm going to make you a star," and elvis says ok. and it was always a thing that he did do that. he did tonnes of other terrible things at the same time, but i think that tom hanks doesn't fall into just playing him as a villain. i mean, you can read journalistically about
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colonel torn parker but the question about the way in which their relationship works, i think the film sustains it, because you never really... it's notjust like, "well, he's terrible and he's had "and elvis is good." i think it's much more complicated... it is more complex than that. i suppose i wanted a few questions answered, but there are lots and lots of things i love about it, i love about it. i probablyjust don't love it as much as you. but that would be hard. yeah, and also i'd say, sanjeev bhaskar, who is a huge elvis fan, loves it as well. i'm starting to think that the more you love elvis, the more you'd love elvis the film, which... i thought the opposite would be true. i thought the less you knew, the better it would be, but i actually think it is a film for elvis fans. but that's no bad thing. ok, quick thought about streaming? very quickly, this much i know to be true, which is a musical documentary, nick cave and warren ellis — whose work i absolutely love — when it was in cinemas, i said i will mention it when it comes to streaming services. it's just come to mubi. watch it. it is just magnificent. the music is great, it's emotional, it's profound. again, i think you'll love it.
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mark, thank you very much. good to see you. and enjoy your cinema—going. see you next time. bye— bye. hello. this is breakfast with rogerjohnson and nina warhurst. good morning. the conservative leadership election appears to be wide open — so far eight mps have confirmed they intend to run to replace boris johnson. so who are the ones to watch? let's speak now to george parker from the financial times and lucy fisherfrom times radio. lucy, we will start with you. politics in general has not come out very well this week, has! think that is right. very well this week, hasi think that is riuht. ~ . very well this week, hasi think that is riuht.~ . �* very well this week, hasi think that is riuht.~ ., �* , very well this week, hasi think that isri.ht_. ., �* , , very well this week, hasi think that isriaht. . �* , , is right. what i've been struck by this weekend _
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is right. what i've been struck by this weekend and _ is right. what i've been struck by this weekend and in _ is right. what i've been struck by this weekend and in the - is right. what i've been struck by this weekend and in the sunday | this weekend and in the sunday papers — this weekend and in the sunday papers this— this weekend and in the sunday papers this morning _ this weekend and in the sunday papers this morning is - this weekend and in the sunday papers this morning is just - this weekend and in the sunday papers this morning isjust how| papers this morning isjust how vicious — papers this morning isjust how vicious this _ papers this morning isjust how vicious this contest _ papers this morning isjust how vicious this contest has - papers this morning isjust how vicious this contest has got - vicious this contest has got atready~ _ vicious this contest has got already. we _ vicious this contest has got already. we have - vicious this contest has got already. we have seen- vicious this contest has got already. we have seen the| vicious this contest has got - already. we have seen the former chancellor — already. we have seen the former chancellor rishi _ already. we have seen the former chancellor rishi sunak _ already. we have seen the former chancellor rishi sunak currently . already. we have seen the former. chancellor rishi sunak currently the funder— chancellor rishi sunak currently the funder and — chancellor rishi sunak currently the funderand in— chancellor rishi sunak currently the funder and in terms _ chancellor rishi sunak currently the funder and in terms of— chancellor rishi sunak currently the funder and in terms of nominationsl funder and in terms of nominations from _ funder and in terms of nominations from fellow— funder and in terms of nominations from fellow tory _ funder and in terms of nominations from fellow tory mps, _ funder and in terms of nominations from fellow tory mps, and - funder and in terms of nominations from fellow tory mps, and he - funder and in terms of nominations from fellow tory mps, and he has i from fellow tory mps, and he has been _ from fellow tory mps, and he has been accused _ from fellow tory mps, and he has been accused of _ from fellow tory mps, and he has been accused of treachery - from fellow tory mps, and he has been accused of treachery and - been accused of treachery and plotting — been accused of treachery and plotting against— been accused of treachery and plotting against boris - been accused of treachery and plotting against boris johnson| plotting against boris johnson during — plotting against boris johnson during the _ plotting against boris johnson during the partygate - plotting against boris johnson during the partygate scandal. | plotting against boris johnson - during the partygate scandal. he's been _ during the partygate scandal. he's been accused _ during the partygate scandal. he's been accused of _ during the partygate scandal. he's been accused of being _ during the partygate scandal. he's been accused of being a _ during the partygate scandal. he's been accused of being a socialist i during the partygate scandal. he's. been accused of being a socialist by anonymous— been accused of being a socialist by anonymous members— been accused of being a socialist by anonymous members of— been accused of being a socialist by anonymous members of the - been accused of being a socialist by anonymous members of the party. been accused of being a socialist byl anonymous members of the party on the right _ anonymous members of the party on the right others _ anonymous members of the party on the right. others say— anonymous members of the party on the right. others say that _ anonymous members of the party on the right. others say that liz- anonymous members of the party on the right. others say that liz truss . the right. others say that liz truss setup _ the right. others say that liz truss setup was — the right. others say that liz truss setup was quite _ the right. others say that liz truss setup was quite a _ the right. others say that liz truss setup was quite a to _ the right. others say that liz truss setup was quite a to seek - the right. others say that liz truss setup was quite a to seek out - setup was quite a to seek out leadership— setup was quite a to seek out leadership backers _ setup was quite a to seek out leadership backers for- setup was quite a to seek out leadership backers for her - setup was quite a to seek out. leadership backers for her while boris _ leadership backers for her while borisjohnson _ leadership backers for her while borisjohnson was _ leadership backers for her while borisjohnson was still- leadership backers for her while boris johnson was still in - leadership backers for her while boris johnson was still in office. so it— boris johnson was still in office. so it is— boris johnson was still in office. so it is all— boris johnson was still in office. so it is all getting _ boris johnson was still in office. so it is all getting very- boris johnson was still in office. so it is all getting very nasty - so it is all getting very nasty quite — so it is all getting very nasty quite quickly _ so it is all getting very nasty quite quickly. people - so it is all getting very nasty quite quickly. people are - so it is all getting very nasty - quite quickly. people are beginning to look— quite quickly. people are beginning to look at— quite quickly. people are beginning to look at each _ quite quickly. people are beginning to look at each other's _ quite quickly. people are beginning to look at each other's ministerial i to look at each other's ministerial records _ to look at each other's ministerial records and — to look at each other's ministerial records and attack _ to look at each other's ministerial records and attack those. - to look at each other's ministerial records and attack those. liz- to look at each other's ministeriall records and attack those. liz truss has been _ records and attack those. liz truss has been called _ records and attack those. liz truss has been called mad, _ records and attack those. liz truss has been called mad, bad, - records and attack those. liz truss has been called mad, bad, and - has been called mad, bad, and dangerous— has been called mad, bad, and dangerous by— has been called mad, bad, and dangerous by some _ has been called mad, bad, and dangerous by some rival- has been called mad, bad, and. dangerous by some rival camps. has been called mad, bad, and - dangerous by some rival camps. there is even _ dangerous by some rival camps. there is even the _ dangerous by some rival camps. there is even the suggestion _ dangerous by some rival camps. there is even the suggestion that _ dangerous by some rival camps. there is even the suggestion that some - is even the suggestion that some campaiqn — is even the suggestion that some campaiqn teams _ is even the suggestion that some campaign teams are _ is even the suggestion that some campaign teams are handing - is even the suggestion that some . campaign teams are handing digital dossiers— campaign teams are handing digital dossiers of— campaign teams are handing digital dossiers of mirrored _ campaign teams are handing digital dossiers of mirrored allegations - dossiers of mirrored allegations about— dossiers of mirrored allegations about their— dossiers of mirrored allegations about their rivals _ dossiers of mirrored allegations
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about their rivals to _ dossiers of mirrored allegations about their rivals to smear - dossiers of mirrored allegations. about their rivals to smear them. dossiers of mirrored allegations i about their rivals to smear them. i think— about their rivals to smear them. i think part — about their rivals to smear them. i think part of — about their rivals to smear them. i think part of the _ about their rivals to smear them. i think part of the reason _ about their rivals to smear them. i think part of the reason this - about their rivals to smear them. i think part of the reason this is - think part of the reason this is happening _ think part of the reason this is happening as _ think part of the reason this is happening as we _ think part of the reason this is happening as we know - think part of the reason this is happening as we know the - think part of the reason this is - happening as we know the contest is going _ happening as we know the contest is going to _ happening as we know the contest is going to be — happening as we know the contest is going to be exhilarated. _ happening as we know the contest is going to be exhilarated. we - happening as we know the contest is going to be exhilarated. we know. going to be exhilarated. we know tomorrow— going to be exhilarated. we know tomorrow when _ going to be exhilarated. we know tomorrow when the _ going to be exhilarated. we know tomorrow when the 1922 - going to be exhilarated. we know. tomorrow when the 1922 committee, the backbench— tomorrow when the 1922 committee, the backbench committee _ tomorrow when the 1922 committee, the backbench committee of- the backbench committee of conservative _ the backbench committee of conservative mps _ the backbench committee of conservative mps decides i the backbench committee of. conservative mps decides the the backbench committee of- conservative mps decides the rules of the _ conservative mps decides the rules of the contest _ conservative mps decides the rules of the contest. but _ conservative mps decides the rules of the contest. but we _ conservative mps decides the rules of the contest. but we are - conservative mps decides the rules. of the contest. but we are expecting this first _ of the contest. but we are expecting this first part — of the contest. but we are expecting this first part of— of the contest. but we are expecting this first part of the _ of the contest. but we are expecting this first part of the process - of the contest. but we are expecting this first part of the process in - this first part of the process in which — this first part of the process in which mps _ this first part of the process in which mps whittled _ this first part of the process in which mps whittled the - this first part of the process in - which mps whittled the candidates down _ which mps whittled the candidates down to— which mps whittled the candidates down to two — which mps whittled the candidates down to two to _ which mps whittled the candidates down to two to be _ which mps whittled the candidates down to two to be finished - which mps whittled the candidates down to two to be finished by - which mps whittled the candidates down to two to be finished by the i down to two to be finished by the time _ down to two to be finished by the time commons _ down to two to be finished by the time commons rises _ down to two to be finished by the time commons rises for- down to two to be finished by the | time commons rises for summer. down to two to be finished by the - time commons rises for summer. do ou time commons rises for summer. you think this is partly because of what came before, the tone was set then? . , what came before, the tone was set then? ., , ., , what came before, the tone was set then? . , . , ~ what came before, the tone was set then? ., , ., , ,, ., , then? certainly the last week has been pretty _ then? certainly the last week has been pretty bad _ then? certainly the last week has been pretty bad for— then? certainly the last week has been pretty bad for british - been pretty bad for british politics. the site of borisjohnson holdinq _ politics. the site of borisjohnson holdinq 19— politics. the site of borisjohnson holding 19 downing street by his fingers _ holding 19 downing street by his fingers nails, blaming everyone else for his— fingers nails, blaming everyone else for his misfortunes and taking the responsibility for himself. it is a very— responsibility for himself. it is a very selfish approach to things. i think— very selfish approach to things. i think you — very selfish approach to things. i think you have sent a bit of that in the early— think you have sent a bit of that in the early skirmishes in this contest. _ the early skirmishes in this contest, with everyone for themselves, and to help with the
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consequences for the conservative party _ consequences for the conservative party but — consequences for the conservative party. but yes, it will be a very, very— party. but yes, it will be a very, very brutal— party. but yes, it will be a very, very brutal leadership contest, partly— very brutal leadership contest, partly because of, as lizzie said go at the _ partly because of, as lizzie said go at the timeframe being so compressed. by the end of the week will be _ compressed. by the end of the week will be down to the last handful of candidates, so you've got to get a campaign — candidates, so you've got to get a campaign up and running, get supporters, finance, get their campaign _ supporters, finance, get their campaign videos going, or within a matter— campaign videos going, or within a matter of— campaign videos going, or within a matter of hours, really. the other thing _ matter of hours, really. the other thing doinq — matter of hours, really. the other thing doing as lizzie was saying is trying _ thing doing as lizzie was saying is tryinq to— thing doing as lizzie was saying is trying to find weaknesses in their opponents. everything that has been said so— opponents. everything that has been said so far— opponents. everything that has been said so far in this campaign is by mark— said so far in this campaign is by mark spencer, so he knows where all the bodies _ mark spencer, so he knows where all the bodies are buried and knows all the bodies are buried and knows all the secrets — the bodies are buried and knows all the secrets. he says a number of candidates — the secrets. he says a number of candidates has skeletons in their closets — candidates has skeletons in their closets a — candidates has skeletons in their closets. a lot of them will be thinking _ closets. a lot of them will be thinking what do i opponents of the press _ thinking what do i opponents of the press have — thinking what do i opponents of the press have on me? if thinking what do i opponents of the press have on me?— press have on me? if you have any skills and in _ press have on me? if you have any skills and in your _ press have on me? if you have any skills and in your closet _ press have on me? if you have any skills and in your closet you - press have on me? if you have any skills and in your closet you will i skills and in your closet you will be worried, then. lucy, give us a flavour in your view of, i mean, obviously, eight have now declared
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their hand. you mentioned that rishi sunak perhaps has the biggest support at the moment. who are the serious challenges in all of this, do you think? j serious challenges in all of this, do you think?— do you think? i think it is wide 0 en do you think? i think it is wide open and _ do you think? i think it is wide open and l _ do you think? i think it is wide open and i think— do you think? i think it is wide open and i think in _ do you think? i think it is wide open and i think in a _ do you think? i think it is wide open and i think in a way - do you think? i think it is wide i open and i think in a way because do you think? i think it is wide - open and i think in a way because of the lack— open and i think in a way because of the lack of— open and i think in a way because of the lack of a — open and i think in a way because of the lack of a clear— open and i think in a way because of the lack of a clear error— open and i think in a way because of the lack of a clear error apparent - the lack of a clear error apparent is one _ the lack of a clear error apparent is one of— the lack of a clear error apparent is one of the _ the lack of a clear error apparent is one of the reasons _ the lack of a clear error apparent is one of the reasons boris - is one of the reasons borisjohnson was able _ is one of the reasons borisjohnson was able to— is one of the reasons borisjohnson was able to lurch _ is one of the reasons borisjohnson was able to lurch on _ is one of the reasons borisjohnson was able to lurch on so _ is one of the reasons borisjohnson was able to lurch on so long - is one of the reasons borisjohnson was able to lurch on so long when. was able to lurch on so long when there _ was able to lurch on so long when there was— was able to lurch on so long when there was still— was able to lurch on so long when there was still so _ was able to lurch on so long when there was still so much _ was able to lurch on so long when there was still so much criticism l there was still so much criticism from _ there was still so much criticism from both— there was still so much criticism from both his _ there was still so much criticism from both his front _ there was still so much criticism from both his front and - there was still so much criticism from both his front and back - there was still so much criticism - from both his front and back benches of his— from both his front and back benches of his administration. _ from both his front and back benches of his administration. i _ from both his front and back benches of his administration. ithink- from both his front and back benches of his administration. i think the - of his administration. i think the key dividinq _ of his administration. i think the key dividing lines _ of his administration. i think the key dividing lines that _ of his administration. i think the key dividing lines that are - of his administration. i think the i key dividing lines that are shaping up key dividing lines that are shaping up our— key dividing lines that are shaping up our own— key dividing lines that are shaping up our own tax _ key dividing lines that are shaping up our own tax. rishi _ key dividing lines that are shaping up our own tax. rishi sunak- key dividing lines that are shaping up our own tax. rishi sunak is - key dividing lines that are shaping . up our own tax. rishi sunak is going out on _ up our own tax. rishi sunak is going out on a _ up our own tax. rishi sunak is going out on a limb — up our own tax. rishi sunak is going out on a limb to— up our own tax. rishi sunak is going out on a limb to say— up our own tax. rishi sunak is going out on a limb to say that _ up our own tax. rishi sunak is going out on a limb to say that he - up our own tax. rishi sunak is going out on a limb to say that he will - up our own tax. rishi sunak is going out on a limb to say that he will be i out on a limb to say that he will be the fiscally — out on a limb to say that he will be the fiscally responsible _ out on a limb to say that he will be the fiscally responsible option, - the fiscally responsible option, assurinq — the fiscally responsible option, assuring the _ the fiscally responsible option, assuring the idea _ the fiscally responsible option, assuring the idea of— the fiscally responsible option, assuring the idea of what - the fiscally responsible option, assuring the idea of what he i the fiscally responsible option, . assuring the idea of what he calls fairytale — assuring the idea of what he calls fairytale tax — assuring the idea of what he calls fairytale tax cuts _ assuring the idea of what he calls fairytale tax cuts and _ assuring the idea of what he calls fairytale tax cuts and higher- fairytale tax cuts and higher spendinq _ fairytale tax cuts and higher spendinq 0n— fairytale tax cuts and higher spending. on the _ fairytale tax cuts and higher spending. on the other- fairytale tax cuts and higher spending. on the other end| fairytale tax cuts and higher- spending. on the other end you now have sajid _ spending. on the other end you now have sajid javid _ spending. on the other end you now have sajid javid and _ spending. on the other end you now have sajid javid and jeremy- spending. on the other end you now have sajid javid and jeremy hunt - have sajid javid and jeremy hunt cominq — have sajid javid and jeremy hunt coming out — have sajid javid and jeremy hunt coming out this _ have sajid javid and jeremy hunt coming out this morning - have sajid javid and jeremy hunt coming out this morning with. have sajid javid and jeremy hunt. coming out this morning with very eye-catchinq _ coming out this morning with very eye-catchinq tax _ coming out this morning with very eye—catching tax cuts. _ coming out this morning with very eye—catching tax cuts. i— coming out this morning with very eye—catching tax cuts. i think - coming out this morning with very eye—catching tax cuts. i think the i eye—catching tax cuts. i think the culture _ eye—catching tax cuts. i think the culture wars _ eye—catching tax cuts. i think the culture wars are _ eye—catching tax cuts. i think the culture wars are going _ eye—catching tax cuts. i think the culture wars are going to - eye—catching tax cuts. i think the culture wars are going to play - eye—catching tax cuts. i think the culture wars are going to play a l culture wars are going to play a feature — culture wars are going to play a feature you _ culture wars are going to play a feature. you have _ culture wars are going to play a feature. you have candidates . culture wars are going to play a i feature. you have candidates on culture wars are going to play a - feature. you have candidates on the road, _ feature. you have candidates on the road. possibly— feature. you have candidates on the road, possibly slightly _ feature. you have candidates on the road, possibly slightly lower- road, possibly slightly lower visibility. _ road, possibly slightly lower visibility, kemi _ road, possibly slightly lower
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visibility, kemi badenoch, l road, possibly slightly lower- visibility, kemi badenoch, calling out wider— visibility, kemi badenoch, calling out wider society's— visibility, kemi badenoch, calling out wider society's weakness. - visibility, kemi badenoch, callingl out wider society's weakness. and visibility, kemi badenoch, calling- out wider society's weakness. and of course _ out wider society's weakness. and of course brexit— out wider society's weakness. and of course brexit rears— out wider society's weakness. and of course brexit rears its— out wider society's weakness. and of course brexit rears its head - out wider society's weakness. and of course brexit rears its head to. - out wider society's weakness. and of course brexit rears its head to. —— i course brexit rears its head to. —— wokery~ _ course brexit rears its head to. —— wokery. previously _ course brexit rears its head to. —— wokery. previously backed - course brexit rears its head to. —— . wokery. previously backed candidates are most— wokery. previously backed candidates are most on— wokery. previously backed candidates are most on the — wokery. previously backed candidates are most on the line _ wokery. previously backed candidates are most on the line to— wokery. previously backed candidates are most on the line to prove - wokery. previously backed candidates are most on the line to prove how- are most on the line to prove how hardline _ are most on the line to prove how hardline their— are most on the line to prove how hardline their credentials - are most on the line to prove how hardline their credentials are. - are most on the line to prove how hardline their credentials are. i i hardline their credentials are. i will be — hardline their credentials are. i will be interested _ hardline their credentials are. i will be interested as _ hardline their credentials are. i will be interested asjeremy. hardline their credentials are. i . will be interested asjeremy hunt had said — will be interested asjeremy hunt had said he — will be interested asjeremy hunt had said he would _ will be interested asjeremy hunt had said he would keep - will be interested asjeremy hunt had said he would keep the - had said he would keep the controversial— had said he would keep the controversial northern - had said he would keep the . controversial northern ireland protocol — controversial northern ireland protocol bill— controversial northern ireland protocol bill going _ controversial northern ireland protocol bill going through - controversial northern ireland| protocol bill going through the commons _ protocol bill going through the commons i_ protocol bill going through the commons. i think— protocol bill going through the commons. i think there - protocol bill going through the commons. i think there is- protocol bill going through the - commons. i think there is anything to commons. ! think there is anything to play— commons. ! think there is anything to play for— commons. i think there is anything to play for and _ commons. i think there is anything to play for and there _ commons. i think there is anything to play for and there is _ commons. i think there is anything to play for and there is a _ commons. ! think there is anything to play for and there is a lot- commons. ! think there is anything to play for and there is a lot of- to play for and there is a lot of meaty— to play for and there is a lot of meaty policy _ to play for and there is a lot of meaty policy area, _ to play for and there is a lot of meaty policy area, that - to play for and there is a lot of meaty policy area, that is - to play for and there is a lot of meaty policy area, that is the i meaty policy area, that is the battle — meaty policy area, that is the battle for _ meaty policy area, that is the battle for the _ meaty policy area, that is the battle for the soul— meaty policy area, that is the battle for the soul of- meaty policy area, that is the battle for the soul of the - battle for the soul of the conservative _ battle for the soul of the conservative party - battle for the soul of the conservative party that i battle for the soul of the l conservative party that we battle for the soul of the - conservative party that we will battle for the soul of the _ conservative party that we will have in the _ conservative party that we will have in the coming — conservative party that we will have in the coming weeks. _ conservative party that we will have in the coming weeks.— in the coming weeks. george, lucy mentioned — in the coming weeks. george, lucy mentioned jeremy _ in the coming weeks. george, lucy mentioned jeremy hunt _ in the coming weeks. george, lucy mentioned jeremy hunt who - in the coming weeks. george, lucy mentioned jeremy hunt who has i in the coming weeks. george, lucy . mentioned jeremy hunt who has come forward today. he was beaten by borisjohnson in the last leadership election to replace theresa may. i suppose he has to do something different, doesn't it, if he is to stand a chance this time round? he certainly needs to look like he is embracinq — certainly needs to look like he is embracing brexit which is a policy he thinks — embracing brexit which is a policy he thinks is ludicrous, by the way. but i _ he thinks is ludicrous, by the way. but i think— he thinks is ludicrous, by the way. but i thinkjeremy hunt's problem is
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does he _ but i thinkjeremy hunt's problem is does he excite the party membership enouqh? _ does he excite the party membership enough? i_ does he excite the party membership enough? i was speaking to somebody in his— enough? i was speaking to somebody in his campaign in 2019 where he and boris _ in his campaign in 2019 where he and borisjohnson went in his campaign in 2019 where he and boris johnson went around the country— boris johnson went around the country had hustings, having debates _ country had hustings, having debates. at the end of it, every time _ debates. at the end of it, every time jeremy hunt's team thought they had won— time jeremy hunt's team thought they had won the debate, and were very pleased _ had won the debate, and were very pleased about that extended because remember what had been said. he needs— remember what had been said. he needs to _ remember what had been said. he needs to grab the public's attention. on the debate about taxation— attention. on the debate about taxation in this contest, i think it will be _ taxation in this contest, i think it will be bad — taxation in this contest, i think it will be bad for the country if whoever _ will be bad for the country if whoever wins sees through some of these _ whoever wins sees through some of these promises, particularly the players — these promises, particularly the players to— these promises, particularly the players to reverse rishi sunak's intended — players to reverse rishi sunak's intended increase incorporation tax. that is— intended increase incorporation tax. that is a _ intended increase incorporation tax. that is a tax— intended increase incorporation tax. that is a tax on profitable companies and was going to raise £17 billion _ companies and was going to raise £17 billion but— companies and was going to raise £17 billion. but they would rather have tax breaks — billion. but they would rather have tax breaks in other areas. that is £17 billion— tax breaks in other areas. that is £17 billion that if you dig isn't able — £17 billion that if you dig isn't able to— £17 billion that if you dig isn't able to help households across the cost of _ able to help households across the cost of living crisis. i think that is worth—
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cost of living crisis. i think that is worth bearing in mind.- is worth bearing in mind. lucy, there are _ is worth bearing in mind. lucy, there are three _ is worth bearing in mind. lucy, there are three rounds - is worth bearing in mind. lucy, there are three rounds of - is worth bearing in mind. lucy, there are three rounds of this, | there are three rounds of this, pleasing your peers to get to the final two, pleasing your peers to get to the finaltwo, pleasing pleasing your peers to get to the final two, pleasing party members, but it also pleasing the public. of all of those candidates, who do you think labour will be most afraid of in terms of hitting those targets? that is a good question. i'm not sure _ that is a good question. i'm not sure it _ that is a good question. i'm not sure it is — that is a good question. i'm not sure it is clear— that is a good question. i'm not sure it is clear so— that is a good question. i'm not sure it is clear so far— that is a good question. i'm not sure it is clear so far who- that is a good question. i'm not sure it is clear so far who would| that is a good question. i'm not i sure it is clear so far who would be the most _ sure it is clear so far who would be the most damaging _ sure it is clear so far who would be the most damaging to _ sure it is clear so far who would be the most damaging to labour. - sure it is clear so far who would be l the most damaging to labour. some pollinq _ the most damaging to labour. some pollinq this _ the most damaging to labour. some pollinq this week— the most damaging to labour. some polling this week suggests _ the most damaging to labour. some polling this week suggests that - polling this week suggests that rishi _ polling this week suggests that rishi sunak— polling this week suggests that rishi sunak of _ polling this week suggests that rishi sunak of the _ polling this week suggests that rishi sunak of the obvious - polling this week suggests that| rishi sunak of the obvious front runners— rishi sunak of the obvious front runners is— rishi sunak of the obvious front runners is anyone _ rishi sunak of the obvious front runners is anyone that - rishi sunak of the obvious front runners is anyone that can - rishi sunak of the obvious front runners is anyone that can beat| rishi sunak of the obvious front - runners is anyone that can beat keir starmer _ runners is anyone that can beat keir starmer but— runners is anyone that can beat keir starmer. but that _ runners is anyone that can beat keir starmer. but that is _ runners is anyone that can beat keir starmer. but that is one _ runners is anyone that can beat keir starmer. but that is one pole - runners is anyone that can beat keir starmer. but that is one pole and l starmer. but that is one pole and some _ starmer. but that is one pole and some of— starmer. but that is one pole and some of the — starmer. but that is one pole and some of the candidates _ starmer. but that is one pole and some of the candidates aren't - starmer. but that is one pole and i some of the candidates aren't that well-known— some of the candidates aren't that well-known to _ some of the candidates aren't that well— known to the _ some of the candidates aren't that well— known to the public - some of the candidates aren't that well— known to the public yet. - some of the candidates aren't that. well— known to the public yet. some of them _ well— known to the public yet. some of them probably— well— known to the public yet. some of them probably so _ well— known to the public yet. some of them probably so they _ well— known to the public yet. some of them probably so they had - well— known to the public yet. some of them probably so they had in - well— known to the public yet. some of them probably so they had in the j of them probably so they had in the rin- of them probably so they had in the ring in— of them probably so they had in the ring in order— of them probably so they had in the ring in orderto— of them probably so they had in the ring in order to boost their- ring in order to boost their visibility. _ ring in order to boost their visibility, boost _ ring in order to boost their visibility, boost their- ring in order to boost their. visibility, boost their chances ring in order to boost their- visibility, boost their chances of getting — visibility, boost their chances of getting a — visibility, boost their chances of getting a decent— visibility, boost their chances of getting a decent cabinet- visibility, boost their chances of getting a decent cabinetjob - visibility, boost their chances of getting a decent cabinetjob in i visibility, boost their chances of. getting a decent cabinetjob in the next administration _ getting a decent cabinetjob in the next administration without - getting a decent cabinetjob in the next administration without really| next administration without really any credible — next administration without really any credible hope _ next administration without really any credible hope of— next administration without really any credible hope of winning. - next administration without really any credible hope of winning. but| next administration without really. any credible hope of winning. but as the public— any credible hope of winning. but as the public qet — any credible hope of winning. but as the public get to— any credible hope of winning. but as the public get to know _ any credible hope of winning. but as the public get to know them - any credible hope of winning. but as the public get to know them all, - the public get to know them all, those _ the public get to know them all, those polls— the public get to know them all, those polls might _ the public get to know them all, those polls might share. - the public get to know them all, those polls might share. i- the public get to know them all, j those polls might share. i would point _ those polls might share. i would point out — those polls might share. i would point out that _ those polls might share. i would point out that it _ those polls might share. i would point out that it would _ those polls might share. i would point out that it would be - those polls might share. i would| point out that it would be painful for labour— point out that it would be painful for labour who _ point out that it would be painful for labour who likes _ point out that it would be painful for labour who likes to _ point out that it would be painful for labour who likes to view- point out that it would be painfull for labour who likes to view itself as the _ for labour who likes to view itself as the progressive _ for labour who likes to view itself as the progressive party- for labour who likes to view itself
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as the progressive party if- for labour who likes to view itself as the progressive party if it - for labour who likes to view itself as the progressive party if it were another— as the progressive party if it were another female _ as the progressive party if it were another female candidate - as the progressive party if it were another female candidate or- as the progressive party if it were another female candidate or if- as the progressive party if it were another female candidate or if it. another female candidate or if it were _ another female candidate or if it were an — another female candidate or if it were an ethnic— another female candidate or if it were an ethnic minority- another female candidate or if it . were an ethnic minority candidate. another female candidate or if it - were an ethnic minority candidate. i think— were an ethnic minority candidate. i think that _ were an ethnic minority candidate. i think that would _ were an ethnic minority candidate. i think that would be _ were an ethnic minority candidate. i think that would be painful- were an ethnic minority candidate. i think that would be painful to - think that would be painful to labour— think that would be painful to labour and _ think that would be painful to labour and challenge - think that would be painful to labour and challenge their. think that would be painful to - labour and challenge their wages itsetf— labour and challenge their wages itself and — labour and challenge their wages itself and the _ labour and challenge their wages itself and the way _ labour and challenge their wages itself and the way it _ labour and challenge their wages itself and the way it were - labour and challenge their wages itself and the way it were an - labour and challenge their wages. itself and the way it were an ethnic minority— itself and the way it were an ethnic minority candidate. _ itself and the way it were an ethnic minority candidate. i— itself and the way it were an ethnic minority candidate. i think - itself and the way it were an ethnic minority candidate. i think that - minority candidate. i think that would — minority candidate. i think that would be — minority candidate. i think that would be painful— minority candidate. i think that would be painful to _ minority candidate. i think that would be painful to labour- minority candidate. i think that would be painful to labour andj would be painful to labour and challenge _ would be painful to labour and challenge their— would be painful to labour and challenge their web— would be painful to labour and challenge their web users - would be painful to labour and challenge their web users of. would be painful to labour and i challenge their web users of anu outlays _ challenge their web users of anu outlays to— challenge their web users of anu outlays to characterise _ challenge their web users of anu outlays to characterise or- outlays to characterise or mischaracterise - outlays to characterise or mischaracterise the - outlays to characterise or- mischaracterise the conservative party _ mischaracterise the conservative party it — mischaracterise the conservative pa . , ~ , mischaracterise the conservative pa . , ,, , ., party. it feels like it will be a very interesting _ party. it feels like it will be a very interesting race. - party. it feels like it will be a very interesting race. lucy i party. it feels like it will be a - very interesting race. lucy fisher from times radio, thank you very much, and george parker, political editorfor much, and george parker, political editor for the much, and george parker, political editorfor the financial much, and george parker, political editor for the financial times, think of your time.— editor for the financial times, think of your time. safe to say there will— think of your time. safe to say there will be _ think of your time. safe to say there will be metaphorical - think of your time. safe to say there will be metaphorical but j think of your time. safe to say i there will be metaphorical but on there will be metaphorical but on the cover by the end of it. skeletons in the closet, yes. zf} the cover by the end of it. skeletons in the closet, yes. 20 to eiaht. we skeletons in the closet, yes. 20 to eight- we go _ skeletons in the closet, yes. 20 to eight- we go to — skeletons in the closet, yes. 20 to eight. we go to the _ skeletons in the closet, yes. 20 to eight. we go to the sport. - all eyes on the lady singles final and today as well, too. we can expect fireworks for nick kyrgios. the brits have done so well and it has been great to see some of the tennis as well. elena rybakina is waking up this morning as the new wimbledon champion. she became the first player representing kazakhstan to win a grand slam title, beating tunisian third seed onsjabeur in a gripping final yesterday.
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but britons alfie hewett and gordon reid's run of 10 consecutive grand slam wheelchair doubles titles came to an end. joe wilson was there. in this famous corner of london it was kazakhstan versus tunisia, and a clash, seemingly, of tennis styles. ons jabeur is a conjurer of shots. who from their could do this. —— there. what a shot! only her. but her touch was initially unreliable. on is your bird took the first set 6—3, but even a 3—set match there is time to get better, to speed up. she's getting to them and putting them away. enter the deciding set and elena rybakina retained her power but had the movement and finesse. how could ons jabeur deal with that? she
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needed an answer urgently. she could not find one. third set 6—2, the moment of victory seeming almost routine. of course, it was using the making. elena rybakina is from moscow. she has represented kazakhstan since she is a champion that some in russia claim as theirs. rybakina can't control perceptions. only her achievements. and she was outstanding through this fortnight. i want to say thank you for the royal box. i'm playing first time, it's an honour to be here, to play in front of you. thank you so much. it's just unbelievable atmosphere. thank you. this victory for elena rybakina reallyjust reinforces how open, how fluid women's tennis seems at the moment. the last six women's champions here at wimbledon, all different names, all different nationalities. well, here's argentina and japan, fernandez and kunieda, finally defeating britain's hewett and reid after their ten consecutive wheelchair doubles grand slam
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titles. worth the wait. joe wilson, bbc news, wimbledon. so to the men's final and novak djokovic has said we can expect fireworks later today when he lines up fireworks later today when he lines up against nick kyrgios in the men's final. djokovic has won 20 grand slams and he's going for a seventh wimbledon title. but he's up against the unpredictable, often volatile and potentially brilliant kyrgios. the australian has won both previous matches between the pair and hasn't dropped a set. a lot of the driving force behind the plan was for other people and, you know, to give people with not a lot of confidence and, you know, who are a bit different some hope that somebody like me can go out there and achieve on a larger stage and to go up against the greats like djokovic, an adult, better, the perfect — as we like to call them — you know, somebody like me going up against them, showing somebody that it is possible. being in wimbledon, i never lacked motivation because of the uniqueness of this tournament and what it represents in the sport and to me
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personally, so, yeah, it's been quite many years, quite a few years actually that i have been on the tour and been blessed to play at the highest level, get the triphies, —— win big trophies, but i still feel hungry for success and i am just like to put myself in an position to win the trophy. it promises to be a great final ahead. away from wimbledon common now. wales made some history yesterday as they beat south africa in south africa for the very first time. the only try of the game was scored byjosh adams with less than two minutes to go. that brought them to within a point of the world cup winners and left gareth anscombe with a tricky, high—pressure kick to win it and what a moment for him, sending it through the posts from a tight angle. scotland levelled their series against argentina with a 29—6 win in salta, mark bennett scoring one of theirfour tries. it's now a winner—takes—all game
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between the two sides next weekend. deciders also in the final games for england in australia and ireland in new zealand after wins in their matches. england's cricketers have lost their t20 series against india. they looked like restricting their opponents to a manageable target at edgbaston but some late hitting from ravindra jadeja boosted the tourists to 8/170. england wickets tumbled regularly and when top scorer moeen ali went for 35, the game was up. india won by 49 runs and lead 2—0 with the final match in nottingham later this afternoon. at the women's euros, many predicted a tight game between the netherlands and sweden, and that's how it transpired. the swedes, who won the first—ever euros in 1984, took the lead at bramall lane through former chelsea playerjonna andersson, but the holders responded in the second half — jill roord with the equaliser. in the same group, portugal produced a stunning comeback to draw 2—2 with switzerland. it's super league's magic weekend with a full round of matches being played at st james' park in newcastle. there, a dramatic finish between the top two as st helens beat local rivals wigan by 20—18.
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there were just two minutes left whenjonny lomax gave the super league champions the lead. saints go four points clear at the top. and there was a special moment for rob burrow�*s children as they led leeds rhinos out for their match against castlefield tigers. the team were also wearing specially—designed kits by the children, which are being sold to raise funds for those affected by motor neurone disease. on the pitch, leeds won 34—20. a lovely gesture and a busy weekend of sporting action ahead today. guaranteed good weather as well. thank you, gavin. action packed! here's sarah keith—lucas with a look at this morning's weather. good morning to you! good morning, nina and rogerand good morning to you! good morning, nina and roger and good morning to you. we have got hot weather on the cards over the next few days with temperatures at the moment the link day on day, specially towards the south, the heat wave criteria met in many areas i think certainly over the next couple of days. is how we start the day in suffolk, beautiful
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blue skies and the day for heading to the coast if you do not like it quite so hot because we will see sea breeze is developing. lots of strong sunshine this time of year out there and it will feel very warm for all parts of the uk today. not quite as hot through parts of scotland and northern ireland as it will be further south but high pressure keeping things dry but light winds out there for most of us. a bit more clout at the far north—west of scotland and northern ireland and through some irish sea coasts, some cloud holding on, but intending to burn back and strong sunshine coming through, lifting temperatures across southern and eastern england, 29 and possibly 30 but further north, above average but 21 or 23 across parts of scotland into northern ireland. the uv levels this time of year will be high or very high for many of us with those clear skies so a day for the suncream today. head towards the beach if you wanted a bit cooler. it is the man's final at wimbledon and
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we will see temperatures in the high 20s. excuse me. not much breeze out there so certainly looking like hot men packs final. —— men's final. these guys overnight, still some cloud lingering in the far north. very sorry. coughing. temperatures 11-16 very sorry. coughing. temperatures 11— 16 degrees as we start the day. more of the same to come through monday, again hot, sunny ahead and we could see temperatures down towards the south—east up to about 32 degrees on monday. more rain working into the far north—west of scotland but it's not arriving until after dark. we will see another hot, sunny day, heatwave conditions continuing over the next couple of days. something milder pushing in from the north—west into the middle part of the week but really, things will stay hot and sunny, more cloud i think through the day on tuesday but still, the sunshine breaking through, lifting the temperatures
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into the low 30s.— into the low 30s. back to you. hopefully _ into the low 30s. back to you. hopefully somebody - into the low 30s. back to you. hopefully somebody is - into the low 30s. back to you. i hopefully somebody is standing into the low 30s. back to you. - hopefully somebody is standing by with a glass of water for you! you battled on brilliantly, well done. you came through! well done! a true professional! she did not cough throughout. time now for this week's edition of the technology show, click. it's one of the biggest events on the sporting calendar. the players — powerful, light of foot, lightning fast. it requires physical endurance
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and nerves of steel. and that's the reason that every year, the crowds spill out to watch wimbledon. you see that there? that is centre court and it's been in that spot now for exactly 100 years. a centre court centenary. indeed! nice line. i know how much you love wimbledon but are you like my aunt, who shouts at the tv for two weeks? i absolutely love it and i absolutely am like your aunt. this is the most stressful two weeks of the year for me. my heart rate goes through the roof and i'm just watching the thing on tv. oh, you need one of my activity trackers. i've got a few to spare to track your heart rate. ah, yes! how did you get on with those? well, i'll tell you — and you — about that in a bit. right you are. yeah, wimbledon has been at the forefront of trialling new tech, both on and off the court, and we've been lucky enough to see a fair bit of it over the years. so, there is no better place to anchor our sports tech—themed show. and we're going to start with something for the fans. tech giant ibm has partnered
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with wimbledon for more than 30 years and this year, it's upgraded the official wimbledon app to tell the future. so, for each singles match here, match insight is going to try and predict the outcome of that match, who's going to win, yeah? it is, indeed. it's using, of course, the players' performance but it's also looking at what the media buzz is. we combine that with other stats, other data, like the player tracking and ball tracking that hawk—eye are doing, players' form, momentum, performance in the lead—up to and now during the championships. the brains behind this app belong to watson, ibm's artificial intelligence. and after absorbing all the data and the chatter, it'll make a prediction that's totally separate from the official seedings. these predictions are not going to just favour the person who's the highest ranked? no, and that's where it actually gets interesting because ours is very much of the moment. it's updated daily, so it enables us to suggest ones to watch. helpful if, like me, you really only know your rafas and your raducanus.
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but that's not going to stop me from using the app to make my own match prediction. ok, here we go — burridge versus tsurenko. ooh, blimey, that's uk versus ukraine. it's eurovision all over again. the trusted media, the experts, think that tsurenko is going to win. the fans predict that burridge is going to win — no surprise there. i think burridge has a better chance, slightly, and watson says that tsurenko has a better chance. sighs. i guess we'll see. now, sports like lawn tennis can seem like they're mainly aimed at older spectators which, of course, is nonsense — look at me, for example — but wimbledon has always tried to engage with younger audiences and this year, that means putting it in roblox. this is the first time that centre court has been built for digital tennis on the platform, which means its 5a million daily active users can knock up on the world—famous grass. nearly half of roblox users are under the age of 13,
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so this could catch young minds. right, so, earlier, i used the app to make a match prediction, and so did ibm's ai watson, and the results are now in, and... ah. well, i hope i didn'tjinx it, but tsurenkojust beat burridge 6—2, 6—3. which means that prediction i made earlier... yeah. watson is currently beating me 1—0. and throughout the fortnight, that al should get even smarter because it's going to be reading all of the discussions and the media coverage about injuries, players' health and their general performance, and that means we can do something quite exciting. now, i'm filming this quite early in the wimbledon fortnight but we're putting the finishing touches to this programmejust before the singles semifinals, and that means that we can put on screen for you who watson thinks is going to win those matches. i've got no idea what you're looking at now, but by the time you watch this, you will know how it did.
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now, some might find apps like this a bit gimmicky, but if they can get fans of all ages engaging with tennis, well, that can only be a good thing in my book. but let's change sport completely now. several years back, i tested what were then four of the leading activity trackers. even though i'm wearing them all, all the time, they don't have the same view of how many footsteps i've taken. so, i decided it was time to put some of the latest devices to the test to see how they fare. i have the apple series 7 watch, the fitbit sense, and the oura third—generation ring. i'm going to focus on steps, sleep and calories. but, of course, devices can do so much more now — measuring heart rate, temperature, taking ecgs and judging how stressed or ready for the day they think we are. it's day one. last night, i slept with the devices on. i thought the two smartwatches were going to feel a bit bulky but actually, i slept really well. i didn't even notice them.
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it's too early for me to think too much about the data but already throughout the day today, there has been quite a difference in the number of steps that the apple watch and fitbit think i've done. the apple watch thinks i've done fewer, and this does seem to be a bit of a theme with people that i know who wear both the devices. so, let's see how that plays out throughout the week. i knew that my husband's fitbit was counting too many steps! i even swapped the apple watch to my dominant wrist and changed the settings suitably. it did slightly reduce the discrepancy, but the fitbit and the oura were still a bit more generous on step count. it's day three now and i'd like to talk about sleep. the oura ring seems to think that i've had a similar amount of sleep to the fitbit — just about a ten or is—minute difference — but the apple watch thinks i've had nearly an hour less, so there is quite a substantial difference in count there. all three of the devices break down your sleep quality. the fitbit�*s timing and scoring on deep and rem sleep,
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as well as your level of restoration, were really clearly presented. but the oura took this to another level, warning me to pay attention and adding a sleep score. apple tracks all of this, too, but digging out the data retrospectively did feel more effort. and by the end of the week, the data told the story that sensors have improved over the years, as have the algorithms. seven years back, there was a difference of 3,000 calories between devices at the end of the week. here, the difference was more of a bowl of cereal, rather than a whole packet of it, and i am assuming that if they all say something similar, that that is pretty accurate. overall, the fitbit counted around li% more steps than the apple watch, and the oura ring another 1—2% on top of that. the sleep data had varied between devices. adding it all up over the course of a week, there was a two—hour,
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17—minute discrepancy between the fitbit and the oura, with apple somewhere in between. so, this time around, i've come away from the experiment feeling a little bit different. instead of it being a question of are they accurate or not, it's more a matter of which device would you rather wear? it's definitely easy to track your sleep in a ring, whereas if you want to see your data throughout the day, well, i personally like to be able to look at my wrist rather than my phone for it. the apple watch, well, it's a perfect player in the prism that is the apple ecosystem, so if you use apple, well, it fits very well with that. but i can't really knock the interface on the fitbit. now, here's paul, who's been exploring body tracking for everyone. beyond wristbands and wearables, artificial intelligence is often now used to also help athletes understand and improve their game. and in london, one start—up has developed a smartphone app to make this kind of
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training more inclusive. can you tell me a little bit about what teamsportz is and what it is that you do? i grew up playing basketball in a very deprived environment, so i built a technology for anyone else in the world where you might have very limited access to technology. training is for individuals and teams, using artificial intelligence to detect disabled and non—disabled users. where are your arms, where are your legs, and where is your torso? and if you don't have the arms or the legs or the movement on those limbs or whatever it might be, the model will still be able to render a human body. movements are then interpreted as activities like squats or push—ups. you don't suffer from the same bias that al often brings. so, i guess the big question is, do you reckon the system will be able to track me? i'm confident that it will. look at that! it's got me! i didn't think it would.
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helpfully, the app can link to a big screen. so, those targets will appear randomly, so you can't guess where they are, so you actually have to exercise. god, i wish i could — i am so unfit! the skeleton overlay, over your body, that's the ai model. i don't think it's having to work too hard to know i'm going not very fast at the minute. wheelchair user karina has been testing the app in exercise sessions with disability sports uk. cheering. go, karina! a music lover, karina certainly has the moves, though i'm not sure we agreed on everything. laughs. coach emma's classes combine all kinds of movement, dance and ball activities with this new technology, and settings can be adjusted to suit each person's motor or cognitive needs. a lot of members, when they first come, are quite in their shell
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and not very confident different things like this, that our members get a chance to have a go at, really makes a big difference to just their overall outlook and their belief in what they can achieve. technologies like the ones seen today aren't the answer for everyone but, for disabled people who traditionally have been excluded from access to sports and fitness, the benefits are obvious. if it can get me off the sofa, it's doing something right! and the class does seem to think so, too. we want more of this one day, i hope. when you try hard, you can keep getting better, better, better. good to see everyone getting sporty and paul's been put through his paces there. exactly! what with him doing that and you doing your activity tracking, i'm starting to feel guilty i'm not doing any exercise. ah, well, that feeling is gone. i'm going to watch some tennis now. oh, ok, fine. well, that's it for the short version of the programme —
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the full—length show can be found on iplayer — and we'll be back next week. thanks for watching. bye— bye. yes! good morning welcome to breakfast with rogerjohnson and nina warhurst. our headlines today: former health secretaries, sajid javid and jeremy hunt throw their hats into the ring to become the next conservative leader. sri lanka's president flees as protesters storm the palace it's men's final day at wimbledon— but history for elena rybakina in the women's as she becomes the first player
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representing kazakhstan to win a grand slam title. and it's looks like it's shaping up to be a beautiful morning — but health alerts have been issued in parts of the uk we'll have the latest. the heat continues to build over the next few days. looking dry with his strong sunshine and it will feel very warm especially in the south. have all of the details throughout this morning's programme. it's sunday 10th july. our main story. eight candidates are now officially running in the conservative leadership contest, following a series of announcements from senior figures within the party. the former health secretaries, sajid javid and jeremy hunt, are the latest to come forward and the foreign secretary, liz truss, is expected to declare in the coming days. our political correspondent, jonathan blake reports. the two newest entrance to the
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raised ire at the first to set out detailed plans and both focus on economic policy. jeremy hunt lost to borisjohnson in the final two last time round promises to cancel a planned rise in corporation tax and reduce it further. he also would cut business rates to zero in the most deprived areas. so did javid his resignation triggered the prime minister's final downfall said he would scrap the recent rise in national insurance, cut income tax and are then planned and reduce fuel duty further. the plan said the two apart from the early frontrunner, the former chancellor richey sunak who suggested that tax cuts would have to wait. yet to formally enter the contest is liz truss. the foreign secretary. supporters of hers say she would move swiftly to ease the cost of living. the new chancellor announced it was running
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yesterday along with the transport secretary. the list of candidates is likely to get longer still before tory mps whittle it down to a fight or two for a vote by conservative party members. let's get more on this from our political correspondent david wallace lockhart. there's been a flurry of new candidates in the past 12 hours haven't there? the chance of the, the former health secretary. we've also gotjeremy hunt who got to the final two last time against borisjohnson and the transport secretary. lots of talk about the foreign secretary liz truss and the international trade minister. it is interesting in this context how big an issue tax cuts is becoming. we had jonathan talking about it there. jeremy hunt is talking about getting rid of
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business rates for the time being in the most deprived areas of the country. could play well with northern seats where the conservatives won in the last election for the first time and the former health secretary coming out against a rise in national insurance that came in and april. that was specifically targeted at nhs waiting times. that was the department he oversaw at that time was not be said he no longer backs it and believes it is no longer needed. the field could yet get crowded with those names are potentially going to throw their hat into the ring when senior conservative mps meet tomorrow to discuss the rules for this contest. they may well decide that there needs to be a threshold of support to even get into the first round of voting. that could yet then the field a bit. ihla voting. that could yet then the field a bit-— field a bit. no doubt that grass will aet a field a bit. no doubt that grass will get a lot — field a bit. no doubt that grass will get a lot of _ field a bit. no doubt that grass will get a lot of football - field a bit. no doubt that grass will get a lot of football this i field a bit. no doubt that grass i will get a lot of football this week outside parliament. sri lanka's president will step down after a day of violent protests which saw his official residence
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invaded by activists as hundreds of thousands of people descended on the capital colombo. the prime minister's home was also set on fire after months of discontent over economic mismanagement. mark lobel has this report. binding fury for all to see. the sri lankan prime minister's house set alight. flames are fuelled by protesters anger at economic mismanagement that has left suffering. it mismanagement that has left sufferinu. . , mismanagement that has left sufferinu. , ., suffering. it has become the norm now to see — suffering. it has become the norm now to see people _ suffering. it has become the norm now to see people staying - suffering. it has become the norm now to see people staying and - now to see people staying and sleeping in vehicles to get fuel in that rangers to three to four days sometimes. many actually walked for hours to get to the sites. the present's _ hours to get to the sites. the present's office _ hours to get to the sites. the present's office was - hours to get to the sites. the present's office was also stormed. there was an impromptu pool party at the palace. it is rumoured the president has taken to the high waters as his country finds itself
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politically and economically all at sea. it politically and economically all at sea. , ., ., ., sea. it is time we got all our stolen money _ sea. it is time we got all our stolen money back- sea. it is time we got all our stolen money back to - sea. it is time we got all our stolen money back to this i sea. it is time we got all our- stolen money back to this country and the _ stolen money back to this country and the air—conditioning is running in the _ and the air—conditioning is running in the presidential palace where people — in the presidential palace where people don't have electricity in their— people don't have electricity in their homes. it people don't have electricity in their homes.— people don't have electricity in their homes. it is a far cry from their homes. it is a far cry from the once _ their homes. it is a far cry from the once blossoming _ their homes. it is a far cry from the once blossoming tourist - their homes. it is a far cry from - the once blossoming tourist hotspot. a country of 22 million people recovering from a brutal civil war which has been billed by the brothers for years. to which has been billed by the brothers for years.— which has been billed by the brothers for years. to think that a roduct brothers for years. to think that a product shall _ brothers for years. to think that a product shall anchor _ brothers for years. to think that a product shall anchor down. - brothers for years. to think that a product shall anchor down. the i brothers for years. to think that a i product shall anchor down. the first is authoritarianism. _ product shall anchor down. the first is authoritarianism. the _ product shall anchor down. the first is authoritarianism. the second - product shall anchor down. the first is authoritarianism. the second is i is authoritarianism. the second is corruption — is authoritarianism. the second is corruption and _ is authoritarianism. the second is corruption and that _ is authoritarianism. the second is corruption and that is _ is authoritarianism. the second isj corruption and that is chauvinism. now foreign— corruption and that is chauvinism. now foreign currency— corruption and that is chauvinism. now foreign currency is _ corruption and that is chauvinism. now foreign currency is running i corruption and that is chauvinism. i now foreign currency is running dry humping imports of food, fuel and medicine and forcing schools to close. at the beginning of april, angry protest prompted a state of emergency. 12 days later, the government could not pay its foreign debt for the first time in its history. the prime minister resigned
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in may. a month on, the un warned of a humanitarian emergency. now, with the storming of the president's home parliament speaker had this message from the president. he asked me to tell the country that he will resign on the 13th ofjuly, on wednesday, to ensure a peaceful handover of power. therefore, there is no need to destabilise the country any longer. these protests have achieved the resignations of both the prime minister and president but whoever takes over will inherit a humanitarian and law and order crisis as they are urged to restore stability quickly by the united states and the imf so that talks on economic bailout package can resume. voters injapan are heading to the polls in an election overshadowed by the assassination of the former prime minister shinzo abe. it's thought the ruling liberal democratic party, of which mr abe was the leading statesman, is likely to increase its seats
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in the wake of his murder. mariko oi is in tokyo with the latest. good morning to you. i guess still a real sense of shock there. what happened on friday? absolutely. it has only been _ happened on friday? absolutely. it has only been two _ happened on friday? absolutely. it has only been two days _ happened on friday? absolutely. it has only been two days since - happened on friday? absolutely. it has only been two days since that l has only been two days since that shocking assassination of the former prime minister shinzo abe but today's elections are going ahead as scheduled and i'm standing outside one of the polling stations here in the capital. and we've been speaking to some voters about it. how they felt, whether his death has affected how they vote, many of them said that, while it doesn't affect who they vote for, it has reminded them how important it is for them to vote. also there as been quite a lot of online campaigning on social media especially saying that violence is not the answer to
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political disagreements. let's go out and vote. the so many hashtags like this is our election, this is our time to speak out and so on. and as of 11am local time the turnout rate is slightly higher than the last election so maybe this time, even though last election so maybe this time, even thouthapan is usually known for pretty low turnout rates, sometimes below 50%, maybe this time it might be slightly higher. thank ou for it might be slightly higher. thank you for talking — it might be slightly higher. thank you for talking to _ it might be slightly higher. thank you for talking to us _ it might be slightly higher. thank you for talking to us this - it might be slightly higher. thank you for talking to us this morning. thank you for talking to us this morning. thousands of pro—choice activists have gathered in the us capital to protest against the recent supreme court decision, which gave individual states the ability to ban terminations. the demonstrators marched through washington in the pouring rain to put further pressure on the government to protect abortion rights. last weekjoe biden signed an executive order to expand access to contraception and pills which end pregnancies. take a look at these pictures. it's the moment an enormous shark was spotted circling off the coast of south wales.
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a bike mechanic had been enjoying an evening in his dinghy in tenby, when he filmed this footage of what is thought to be a basking shark — the world's second largest fish, which is completely harmless to humans. he left that important detail right to the end. i thought it was new south wales but it wasn't, it was much closer to home! completely harmless though. completely harmless though. covid cases are on the rise again in the uk but whilst the majority of people make a full recovery, it's thought there are now over two million people suffering with long covid, with some having symptoms for more than two years. one of those is konstantinos who spent three months in intensive care before being discharged injanuary. he says since leaving hospital he's had no support and has had to rehabilitate himself.
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people don't understand. i'm not working, i am suffering. they see me suffering in the street and they think i'm drunk but i'm not drunk. i'm temporarily disabled and then fighting every day for my life. my lungs is 50%. had the stroke, i had heart failure. they have lung failure, have kidney failure. so many problems. and the doctor said to me it was a fight our by our not day by day. is to me it was a fight our by our not day by day-— day by day. is one of those very seriously ill _ day by day. is one of those very seriously ill patients. _ day by day. is one of those very seriously ill patients. the - seriously ill patients. the ventilator did the work of breathing for him _ ventilator did the work of breathing for him he — ventilator did the work of breathing for him. he was turned onto his front, _ for him. he was turned onto his front, over— for him. he was turned onto his front, over a _ for him. he was turned onto his front, over a period of many days and even — front, over a period of many days and even whilst he was in intensive care his _ and even whilst he was in intensive care his condition was critical for
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a long _ care his condition was critical for a long period of time. four times were actually _ a long period of time. four times were actually brought _ a long period of time. four times were actually brought in - a long period of time. four times were actually brought in to - a long period of time. four times were actually brought in to say i a long period of time. four times l were actually brought in to say that he might— were actually brought in to say that he might not— were actually brought in to say that he might not make _ were actually brought in to say that he might not make it— were actually brought in to say that he might not make it to _ were actually brought in to say that he might not make it to this- were actually brought in to say that he might not make it to this day. itj he might not make it to this day. it was a _ he might not make it to this day. it was a very— he might not make it to this day. it was a very traumatic— he might not make it to this day. it was a very traumatic experience. ii was a very traumatic experience. i don't _ was a very traumatic experience. i don't think— was a very traumatic experience. i don't think anyone _ was a very traumatic experience. i don't think anyone ever— was a very traumatic experience. i don't think anyone ever thought i was a very traumatic experience. i. don't think anyone ever thought that he would _ don't think anyone ever thought that he would survive. _ don't think anyone ever thought that he would survive.— he would survive. when i woke up i was lost. he would survive. when i woke up i was lost- i— he would survive. when i woke up i was lost. i did _ he would survive. when i woke up i was lost. i did not _ he would survive. when i woke up i was lost. i did not know— he would survive. when i woke up i was lost. i did not know where - he would survive. when i woke up i was lost. i did not know where i - he would survive. when i woke up i j was lost. i did not know where i am an agent know nothing. and i thought i was between the dreams and the reality. when i came out i was 70 kilos, 71 kilos. iwas reality. when i came out i was 70 kilos, 71 kilos. i was only bones. i was massive before. j kilos, 71 kilos. i was only bones. i was massive before.— was massive before. i mean, the -h sical was massive before. i mean, the physical disabilities _ was massive before. i mean, the physical disabilities are - was massive before. i mean, the physical disabilities are one - was massive before. i mean, the| physical disabilities are one thing. they have — physical disabilities are one thing. they have changed _ physical disabilities are one thing. they have changed his _ physical disabilities are one thing. they have changed his life - physical disabilities are one thing. they have changed his life from i they have changed his life from being _ they have changed his life from being a — they have changed his life from being a guy— they have changed his life from being a guy he _ they have changed his life from being a guy he was _ they have changed his life from being a guy he was very- they have changed his life from - being a guy he was very independent, who would _ being a guy he was very independent, who would do— being a guy he was very independent, who would do everything _ being a guy he was very independent, who would do everything for- who would do everything for everybody _ who would do everything for everybody else. _ who would do everything for everybody else. he - who would do everything for everybody else. he was - who would do everything for everybody else. he was the| who would do everything for- everybody else. he was the greek luy, everybody else. he was the greek guy, you — everybody else. he was the greek guy, you know _ everybody else. he was the greek guy, you know to— everybody else. he was the greek guy, you know. to having - everybody else. he was the greek guy, you know. to having to- everybody else. he was the greek guy, you know. to having to rely. everybody else. he was the greek i
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guy, you know. to having to rely on other— guy, you know. to having to rely on other people — guy, you know. to having to rely on other people brie _ guy, you know. to having to rely on other people-— guy, you know. to having to rely onj other people._ having other people. we are about. having tot to other people. we are about. having to try to find — other people. we are about. having to try to find help _ other people. we are about. having to try to find help yourself - other people. we are about. having to try to find help yourself is - other people. we are about. having to try to find help yourself isjust i to try to find help yourself is just exhaustinq _ to try to find help yourself is just exhaustinq in— to try to find help yourself is just exhausting. in hospital, - to try to find help yourself is just exhausting. in hospital, you - to try to find help yourself is just exhausting. in hospital, you arei exhausting. in hospital, you are consumed — exhausting. in hospital, you are consumed with— exhausting. in hospital, you are consumed with people - exhausting. in hospital, you are consumed with people around l exhausting. in hospital, you are i consumed with people around you exhausting. in hospital, you are - consumed with people around you know everything _ consumed with people around you know everything and — consumed with people around you know everythinq and help— consumed with people around you know everything and help you _ consumed with people around you know everything and help you and _ consumed with people around you know everything and help you and then - consumed with people around you know everything and help you and then you i everything and help you and then you are on— everything and help you and then you are on your— everything and help you and then you are on your own— everything and help you and then you are on your own in— everything and help you and then you are on your own in the _ everything and help you and then you are on your own in the situation - everything and help you and then you are on your own in the situation you i are on your own in the situation you have _ are on your own in the situation you have never. — are on your own in the situation you have never. ever— are on your own in the situation you have never, ever had _ are on your own in the situation you have never, ever had to _ are on your own in the situation you have never, ever had to deal- are on your own in the situation you have never, ever had to deal with i have never, ever had to deal with before _ have never, ever had to deal with before you — have never, ever had to deal with before. you just— have never, ever had to deal with before. you just don't _ have never, ever had to deal with before. you just don't know- have never, ever had to deal with| before. you just don't know which direction — before. you just don't know which direction to— before. you just don't know which direction to go _ before. you just don't know which direction to go in _ before. you just don't know which direction to go in and _ before. you just don't know which direction to go in and it _ before. you just don't know which direction to go in and it is - before. you just don't know which direction to go in and it is almostl direction to go in and it is almost are washed — direction to go in and it is almost are washed once _ direction to go in and it is almost are washed once you _ direction to go in and it is almost are washed once you leave - direction to go in and it is almost i are washed once you leave hospital and you _ are washed once you leave hospital and you are — are washed once you leave hospital and you are alone. _ are washed once you leave hospital and you are alone. i— are washed once you leave hospital and you are alone.— are washed once you leave hospital and you are alone. i was lucky to be next to my — and you are alone. i was lucky to be next to my house, _ and you are alone. i was lucky to be next to my house, to _ and you are alone. i was lucky to be next to my house, to my _ and you are alone. i was lucky to be next to my house, to my gym - and you are alone. i was lucky to be next to my house, to my gym used| and you are alone. i was lucky to be i next to my house, to my gym used to go and i try slowly slowly to go there in the pool and make my rehabilitation by myself. i can swim yet. ijust go inside and move myself slowly slowly because my left side is paralysed from a stroke.
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there needs to be more rehabilitation _ there needs to be more rehabilitation centres. there needs to be more - rehabilitation centres. there there needs to be more _ rehabilitation centres. there needs to be _ rehabilitation centres. there needs to be more — rehabilitation centres. there needs to be more people _ rehabilitation centres. there needs to be more people that— rehabilitation centres. there needsl to be more people that understand. gps need _ to be more people that understand. gps need to— to be more people that understand. gps need to be _ to be more people that understand. gps need to be more _ to be more people that understand. gps need to be more up—to—date i to be more people that understand. | gps need to be more up—to—date on their patients — gps need to be more up—to—date on their patients that _ gps need to be more up—to—date on their patients that have _ gps need to be more up—to—date on their patients that have had - gps need to be more up—to—date on their patients that have had long - their patients that have had long covid _ their patients that have had long covid [— their patients that have had long covid. ., ~' their patients that have had long covid. ., ,, ., their patients that have had long covid. ., ~ ., , covid. i would think that the help for these problems _ covid. i would think that the help for these problems is _ covid. i would think that the help for these problems is not - covid. i would think that the help for these problems is not as - covid. i would think that the help | for these problems is not as good covid. i would think that the help i for these problems is not as good as it could _ for these problems is not as good as it could be _ for these problems is not as good as it could be and i think that it doesn't _ it could be and i think that it doesn't need particular skilled members of staff to look after and guide _ members of staff to look after and guide these patients having gone through— guide these patients having gone through such an ordeal. if he had not been through such an ordeal. if he had rrot been so _ through such an ordeal. if he had not been so strong _ through such an ordeal. if he had not been so strong willed - through such an ordeal. if he had not been so strong willed and - through such an ordeal. if he had not been so strong willed and i l not been so strong willed and i think— not been so strong willed and i think it — not been so strong willed and i think it would _ not been so strong willed and i think it would be _ not been so strong willed and i think it would be a _ not been so strong willed and i think it would be a completelyl think it would be a completely different— think it would be a completely different story. _ think it would be a completely different story.— think it would be a completely different story. everybody must fiuht, different story. everybody must fiaht, ou different story. everybody must fight, you know. _ different story. everybody must fight, you know. never- different story. everybody must fight, you know. never give - different story. everybody mustj fight, you know. never give up. different story. everybody must - fight, you know. never give up. that is the most important. never give up. even if the system lets you down never give up. even if some people don't understand, never give up. keep fighting, keep fighting. that was konstantinos kanasaropolus with his very powerful account
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of living with long covid. nhs england says... "the nhs has invested over £220 million and opened 90 specialist clinics and 1a hubs for children and young people to help people with long covid." let's talk some more about this with one of our regular gps, dr helen wall. thank you for coming in. are you seeing more people coming through your doors with long covid? absolutely. what we saw there, that is an absolutely awful story, isn't it? and we know that people who have spent time in critical care with any condition, notjust covid, have a really long protracted recovery but this is massive long favoured. it is really extreme is from people who have fairly mild symptoms with covid to people who were ill but certainly not hospitalised and have ongoing protected symptoms. and we're seeing
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a lot of those people in primary care now. a lot of those people in primary care now— a lot of those people in primary care now. ., , ., . ., , care now. will that snatch really clear u- i care now. will that snatch really clear up i suppose _ care now. will that snatch really clear up i suppose we _ care now. will that snatch really clear up i suppose we don't - care now. will that snatch really i clear up i suppose we don't know? care now. will that snatch really - clear up i suppose we don't know? we don't clear up i suppose we don't know? , don't know. there's so much long covid that we don't know. there is so much about covid we're still learning. we don't know exactly what causes it. we think there is perhaps long—standing inflammation after someone has been affected but there are all sorts of theories going round. all sorts of studies being done so until we know the mechanism of this long covid it is going to be for the hard for us to predict what is going happen. is it going to last forever? there are people who seem to improve. 90% of the people accessing the clinic were not hospitalised but were managed in the community and have had ongoing symptoms and those people, some of those people have got back to work and have got back to normal day—to—day activities but of the 2 million people that have long covid in this country, that is a self—reported figure so we might just be scratching the tip of the
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iceberg there, of those people about 1.4 million it is having some effect on their day—to—day function or ability to work, ability to exercise, ability to get on with life. ., ., ,, exercise, ability to get on with life. ., ., i. ~ ., , exercise, ability to get on with life. ., ., ~ ., , ., life. how do you know it is that because so _ life. how do you know it is that because so many _ life. how do you know it is that because so many of— life. how do you know it is that because so many of the - life. how do you know it is that - because so many of the symptoms are similar to how you would feel after a bad cold orjust general life exhaustion stop how can you go to your gp and know for certain that it is diagnosed as long covid. irate is diagnosed as long covid. , absolutely don't know it is long covid until we have ruled out other things are one of the messages and wanted to get across today was these people may have shortness of breath, chest pain, palpitations. gut disorders are diarrhoea, loss of appetite, weight loss. all of those things could be something else and they could be something serious, could be masking a cancer or something like that so i'm not trying to frighten people but it is important that we don't assume put up important that we don't assume put up important we don't miss long covid but importantly don't assume it is long over has had covid and
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some of these people had covid back when there were no tests. 20% of the people reporting long covid symptoms have had covid two years ago at the start of the pandemic. 40% think they had it a year ago and we are not testing now so it is really muddy waters. we think someone might have had covid. we still need to do test to rule other causes. bloods, chest x—rays and things like that. is it particularly worrying at the moment? people a lot more relaxed about it. add a question from caroline his that i had long covid since march 2020. i'm starting to get better after two years but covid is on the rise again. should i be worried about getting it again? j worried about getting it again? i think i'm going to have to say yes. i would love to sit here and say no, you have had it but wejust i would love to sit here and say no, you have had it but we just don't know enough about long covid to be able to predict what is going to happen and the longevity of it and
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there are some emerging studies now, particularly in america, that are showing that the infection increases peoples risk of getting lung covid so that is a concern that the uk is generally gone back to normal and pre—pandemic activities. people are getting covid again and again particularly with the newer variants. we are seeing people get reinfected with that three or four weeks after the last infection and if it is true that reinfection creates more long covid then we could have a real problem on our hands. , , . . , could have a real problem on our hands. , , . ., , ., ., . hands. especially now the guidance has changed- _ hands. especially now the guidance has changed. stay _ hands. especially now the guidance has changed. stay put _ hands. especially now the guidance has changed. stay put and - hands. especially now the guidance has changed. stay put and thank i hands. especially now the guidance i has changed. stay put and thank you because we are going to talk about heatin because we are going to talk about heat in a minute and what you can do as the temperatures go up because they are rising and rising and rising. it is going to be over 30 in some parts of the country this week. hot weather is not for everybody. good morning to you. we are going to see those temperatures rising day on day for the next few days. the fog
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of the heat will be across parts of southern and south—eastern england in particular but even further north across much of the uk templars will be well above average. and not only is it going to be hot, was got lots of blue sky and very strong sunshine coming through as well. this is the picture of the coast of temperature this morning. for the date is looking dry, mostly sunny and very warm as well. with had a little bit more cloud lingering across the far north—west of the uk but this is what is dominating our weather. this high pressure which is parked across the british isles at the moment. so, yes, bit more clear parts of the northern isles, western isles and some murkiness to their hills as well but that is burning the days over many of us the sunshine is really widespread. more sunshine than we had yesterday and those temperatures will be that little bit warmer. looking at highs of 21 across scotland and northern ireland but we could see as see as high as 24. 2930 down towards london in the
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south—east as well. brilliant sunshine and very strong levels of uv there as well so it is going to be a day for sticking on the suncream for many of us. it is the final at wimbledon. a hot one with the temperatures on centre court getting up to the high 20s. 30 degrees for the minimum final later on. not much breeze around as well. pretty warm conditions there. if you're hoping for a bit more bijou might want to head towards the close. onshore breezes developing in many coastal areas keeping temperatures a few degrees cooler. a very pleasant and the day. sunshine until sunset. clear skies for most of us. mr murk farming to the north—west and temperatures between 11 and 16 degrees to start your monday morning. the nights are going to be turning warmer. monday, another sunny hot day for much of the uk. you will notice that when there is just picking the uk. you will notice that when there isjust picking up even the uk. you will notice that when there is just picking up even the north—west. front approaching northern ireland and scotland so cloud later on and some sunset but
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another hot sunny day more widely i think on monday we will see temperatures into the middle high 20s and even the low 30s. heat wave criteria by the time we get to monday quite widely. high pressure is still not far away moving into tuesday but we have got this fairly weak weather front moving in the north—west tending to fizzle out so not really bringing useful rain particularly towards the south. a band of cloudy conditions across england and wales. is still going to be a really hot day. temperatures here possibly in the mid—30s. a little bit fresher across the of the uk. typically the high teens and possibly 20 four scotland and northern ireland. without weather front moving through the middle part of the week looks a little bit cooler particularly towards the north. i 20s towards the south but the likelihood is that temperatures are going to be on the up again as we head towards next weekend so the 30s once again possible into next
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weekend. let's head to hampstead heath in london now where our reporter greg mckenzie is this morning. greg, it's looking lovely there but what do people need to be aware of, if like you, they are going to be out and about in the heat? many people are out here. we were here from 5am and many people were sitting here in the park on hampstead heath in north west london. one of london's most popular green spaces. there is a level three heatwave alert being issued for tomorrow from 9am right through until friday. four is the highest. and ultimately, the uk health security agency is encouraging people to freely remain hydrated, drink plenty of fluids if you are planning to come outside and enjoy the sunshine. and they've also advised to look out for vulnerable people. help each other. so the elderly and young children are being
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encouraged to drink plenty of water and make sure their parents put plenty of sunscreen on them also. the magic number today is 29, much more as you've been hearing for the rest of the week. thank you. stay cool rest of the week. thank you. stay cool. got a text friend who is visiting london from somerset. he said it is absolutely scorching in london and that was at eight o'clock this morning. dr helen wall is still with us to talk top tips for staying safe during the hot weather. we hear from the continent when there is a heatwave that people can lose their lives would have not suggesting that it could happen here... , ., ,, suggesting that it could happen here... , , , here... does happen he put up in 2020 we had _ here... does happen he put up in 2020 we had to _ here... does happen he put up in 2020 we had to have _ here... does happen he put up in 2020 we had to have thousand i here... does happen he put up in i 2020 we had to have thousand heat —related deaths in this country alone so it is a serious thing. we minimise it a little bit. i particularlyjust minimise it a little bit. i particularly just want to mention children, really, if that is ok. because we don't often talk about them in the heat and it is really
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difficult to keep children safe and heat. children don't sweat like we do. we spectacle down. that is one of our main mechanisms for cooling and that does not happen in those young children so really important that we keep them in the shade if we can. coverthem that we keep them in the shade if we can. cover them up. that we keep them in the shade if we can. coverthem up. plenty that we keep them in the shade if we can. cover them up. plenty of sun cream, plenty of fluids and babies, keeping baby school is a big one. we see people trying to keep the son of the pram by putting a blanket over it. they can overheat really quickly so just be careful and it. they can overheat really quickly sojust be careful and in it. they can overheat really quickly so just be careful and in cars as well don't the children in cars because within five minutes the temperature can become really quite challenging for them. i did temperature can become really quite challenging for them.— challenging for them. i did not realise that _ challenging for them. i did not realise that about _ challenging for them. i did not realise that about children - challenging for them. i did not realise that about children not| realise that about children not sweating. good to keep hydrated for everybody. sweating. good to keep hydrated for eve bod . , everybody. eight by eight rule. eiuht everybody. eight by eight rule. eight ounces — everybody. eight by eight rule. eight ounces of— everybody. eight by eight rule. eight ounces of eight _ everybody. eight by eight rule. eight ounces of eight glasses i everybody. eight by eight rule. | eight ounces of eight glasses of water a day are possible and it doesn't have to be water. two litres is quite a bottle of water but you can produce in it. you can lose mother sauces but you just need to keep us hydrated. mother sauces but you 'ust need to keep us hydratedh
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mother sauces but you 'ust need to keep us hydrated. everybody will be out in the garden _ keep us hydrated. everybody will be out in the garden and _ keep us hydrated. everybody will be out in the garden and we _ keep us hydrated. everybody will be out in the garden and we had - keep us hydrated. everybody will be out in the garden and we had a - out in the garden and we had a barbecue last night at home. fluid from other sources does not include alcohol. �* .., ' from other sources does not include alcohol. . .. , ., , �* alcohol. and caffeine as well. i'm sor to alcohol. and caffeine as well. i'm sorry to say _ alcohol. and caffeine as well. i'm sorry to say it _ alcohol. and caffeine as well. i'm sorry to say it will _ alcohol. and caffeine as well. i'm sorry to say it will dehydrate - alcohol. and caffeine as well. i'm sorry to say it will dehydrate you | sorry to say it will dehydrate you myself those that are not alcohol or caffeine, just keep yourself hydrated. you should be going for a wee quite often. you should not feel dizzy or light—headed and if you start to feel like that you're probably getting dehydrated and we don't want that because that is when people end up in hospital really quite poorly. the people end up in hospital really quite poorly-— quite poorly. the elderly or vulnerable _ quite poorly. the elderly or vulnerable as _ quite poorly. the elderly or vulnerable as well - quite poorly. the elderly or vulnerable as well on - quite poorly. the elderly or vulnerable as well on the l quite poorly. the elderly or - vulnerable as well on the other thing is teenagers. this time of year when it is really hot, not forgetting teenagers. there are very keen tojump in open forgetting teenagers. there are very keen to jump in open water and we see every year deaths of teenagers. make sure you're telling your teenagers not to do that because it is really not say. what about presenters getting carried away at the barbecue? thank you very much.
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good to see you. that was why cannot sleep. i had loads of caffeine. i had loads of caffeine. if you want to capture the perfect image of the red arrows or a spitfire you need more than luck — it takes patience and a lot of skill. photographer claire hartley possesses both these qualities and now her pictures have been seen by millions. let's hear more from claire now. some days you go home and you don't get anything at all but someday she is ticket outpouring with aine and later you get a really good shot and that makes it all worthwhile. i think it is a bit of a challenge now because i've got so many different photos in so many different photos in so many
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different circumstances. means, decent sunsets, it is trying to find something new and push myself further. i love the subject so it is enjoyable, it is not a chore. i think it will always be a favourite. when i took in 2016 or 2017. that was one of the days where ijust sat in the rain and then just for a split second it came really, really good just as it passed over the top of the castle. my second favourite is one of the red arrows. it is not a technically perfect shot but it was the first one for me that took off media and the one that made things work for me. i went today when i came home in the sun was really though. it made the front page of the times. they're just checking the aircraft before they crew are now. sometimes they have already been warm and money you get the smoke coming out to get flames a hot start and then when the engines are warm. i got the smoke coming out of a new starter which i was not i
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did not think we would get a hot start. a bit dark. no sunlight at all. sojust get start. a bit dark. no sunlight at all. so just get what we can. to lancaster is next, i will go to a different spot to get the best angles of that, so all move there now. you get a bit of a shiver sometimes, it's the history that you know is behind that aircraft, especially the lancaster, then the sound as it passes overhead, it makes it all real. one day i will do it without taking photos just absorb it without taking photos just absorb it a bit more. are getting a nice top side angle now, which is good. some people see a fighter and think it must be photoshopped but genuinely, i run up and down the
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field to try and get the right position to get the shot, so pretty much as taken. regardless of payments, it's nice to know people want to use them. a sometimes used in the team brochure is, all of that, they are good enough to be used and that is good enough in itself. she is very, very talented to. and very committed — she is very, very talented to. and very committed to! _ she is very, very talented to. fific very committed to! it's 8:31am, she is very, very talented to. a"i:c very committed to! it's 8:31am, stay tuned, lots more coming up on the programme. hello, this is breakfast with rogerjohnson and nina warhurst.
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back to our main story, and following a series of announcements from senior conservatives, there are now eight mps vying to be the next prime minister and replace borisjohnson. the former health secretaries sajid javid and jeremy hunt were the latest to come forward. we're joined now by conservative mp steve brine, who wasjeremy hunt's parliamentary private secretary at the department of health. we will come onto your choice of candidate shortly, you perhaps won't come as a surprise. first of all, what you make of the prime minister's behaviour this week? well, he did the right thing, it later than i would have liked, but i don't want to talk ill about someone who has been defender straight it this week, but he did the right thing. i thought the statement was surprising, i would like to have seen more talk about the party in the future, whereas there was quite
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a lot of protests that actually we were lucky to have had him, but we need to turn the page and do so quickly and that process has now started and i am thrilled we have jeremy hunt in the race again. i was a minister with him at the department of health, seeing him close—up on one of the toughestjobs in government. you close-up on one of the toughest 'obs in government. you talk about cuickl in government. you talk about quickly turning _ in government. you talk about quickly turning the _ in government. you talk about quickly turning the page - in government. you talk about quickly turning the page but i in government. you talk about quickly turning the page but it| in government. you talk about i quickly turning the page but it is not been turned quickly, boris johnson is hanging around, should he go now? i johnson is hanging around, should he to now? ~ , , go now? i think it is quite quickly, at the timetable _ go now? i think it is quite quickly, at the timetable to _ go now? i think it is quite quickly, at the timetable to be _ go now? i think it is quite quickly, at the timetable to be confirmed i at the timetable to be confirmed tomorrow is early september, bear in mind that mps do have to consider this carefully and we will probably start the middle of next week, when told the candidate santa two, give the party members their choices, we will do some hustings in a person, possible, we have been on zoom in the last two years. we will get the new prime minister into the palace,
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kissing hands, early september and we can turn the page then. does kissing hands, early september and we can turn the page then.- we can turn the page then. does it wor that we can turn the page then. does it worry that the _ we can turn the page then. does it worry that the prime _ we can turn the page then. does it worry that the prime minister - we can turn the page then. does it worry that the prime minister took such a long time to walk away but also that your peers took such a long time to get rid of him, that it reflects badly on the party and politics? reflects badly on the party and olitics? , , , politics? repent the sinner. it is no secret that _ politics? repent the sinner. it is no secret that i _ politics? repent the sinner. it is no secret that i was _ politics? repent the sinner. it is no secret that i was never - politics? repent the sinner. it is no secret that i was never a - no secret that i was never a supporter of the prime minister i set a long time ago that i thought he should go. we on the backbenches did all week to enforcing a confidence vote last month and we want to be successful but was always for ministers and cabinet ministers to step up, and eventually they did with bells on last week. i wish it had been sinner. it is absolutely not too late, what we do need to do now is get a prime minister you could restore trust, grow the economy and win the next election.
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so, you hope it isjeremy hunt, one of the criticisms of him as he is not exciting enough. iowa poll by conservativehome found he was the bottom of the league table when it comes to candidates we have now, does that warrior? hat comes to candidates we have now, does that warrior?— does that warrior? not in the slightest! _ does that warrior? not in the slightest! first _ does that warrior? not in the slightest! first of— does that warrior? not in the slightest! first of all, - does that warrior? not in the slightest! first of all, i - does that warrior? not in the slightest! first of all, i don't| slightest! first of all, i don't really agree with that but we need a leader who can win it back to vote the conservatives have lost. in red wall seats and blue wool seats, voters are saying they want to vote conservative but there has been a block on that, i want someone can restore trust the office of prime minister, i don't want somebody that i will be fearful of what they say next, i want someone who will grow the economy, who will invest in public services and deliver a lower tax base, that is impossible without growing the economy, if you don't do this two thing is, you can't win the
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next election, so i don't want fireworks, i don't want to run i want a prime minister who is experienced sitting around the top table, hasn't served in this administration, who has been a foreign secretary, someone who can get a grip on government. when i look at my casework, yes, it has been about the personality of the prime minister but it is about getting a dvla driving licence, but getting a dvla driving licence, but getting a dvla driving licence, but getting a passport, it is about booking a driving test, it's about the company —— it is about the competence of doing the stuff of government and jeremy hunt can do that at ease and he will be a fantastic leader, he would be proud to be the leader and he will be competent and effective as prime minister. ., ,., ., ., competent and effective as prime minister. ., ., ., ., ., minister. hear someone who made an enem of minister. hear someone who made an enemy ofiunior_ minister. hear someone who made an enemy ofjunior doctors, _ minister. hear someone who made an enemy ofjunior doctors, somebody i enemy ofjunior doctors, somebody who was criticised of his handling of expenses and his attitude to tax. rishi sunak was saying he is putting
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debt dent in the hands of the next generation, it's not going to be a breeze for him.— generation, it's not going to be a breeze for him. when it comes to his time at health's, _ breeze for him. when it comes to his time at health's, in _ breeze for him. when it comes to his time at health's, in an _ breeze for him. when it comes to his time at health's, in an incredibly - time at health's, in an incredibly difficult fiscal position, jeremy negotiated a £20 billion uplift for the nhs, putting us in good standing for the pandemic that was due to come and the writing is that we did there. when it comes to contracts, you mentioned junior doctors, iwas at a site throughout that. what it showed me, because a contract coup didn't stay as it was, that was someone who is prepared to take the tough decisions when you are in the topjob, you have to be prepared to take those decisions. and an understanding of growth is what fires jeremy understanding of growth is what firesjeremy up. the conservatives are not about unfunded tax cuts or rises, it's about tax cuts that turbo—charge growth. we don't believe in fairy tales either, in other words. what you have anjeremy or someone who is not lashed to the
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mast of this current, outgoing administration, he hasn't served in the face, he has been on the back benches and sharing the select committee, which he has done professionally and with aplomb. you have somebody there who is, dare i say, often ready to take over the reins of government straightaway. if this competition becomes about integrity and mate, perhaps this competition becomes about integrity and mate, perhaszeremy hunt should be the first to call out andrea jenkinson say she should walk away from education because of that hand gesture? i away from education because of that hand gesture?— hand gesture? i saw that yesterday, frankl , i hand gesture? i saw that yesterday, frankly. i was _ hand gesture? i saw that yesterday, frankly, i was appalled. _ hand gesture? i saw that yesterday, frankly, iwas appalled. i— hand gesture? i saw that yesterday, frankly, i was appalled. i know- frankly, iwas appalled. i know jeremy will be on the bbc later and will be asked about it. hopefully, i hope andrea meant the apology she gave yesterday, because it is not good enough to be wound up by the public. when you are a minister of the crown, and i have been, it is a serious business, you don't get wound up by the crowd, you focus on yourjob, they hope to make the
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apology she gave yesterday, i'm sure she did. 50 apology she gave yesterday, i'm sure she did. ,, apology she gave yesterday, i'm sure she did, ., �* apology she gave yesterday, rm sure she did. i. ., �* ,, apology she gave yesterday, i'm sure she did. ., �* ,, , she did. so you don't think she should walk — she did. so you don't think she should walk away _ she did. so you don't think she should walk away from - she did. so you don't think she should walk away from the - she did. so you don't think she l should walk away from the post? she did. so you don't think she i should walk away from the post? i think she should consider things carefully and more importantly, i think the next prime minister should consider carefully the teams he has around the table. there are some fantastic candidates and i think they will be whittled down very quickly when the committee meet tomorrow to decide how many nominees you need to get on the ballot, it will sort out the serious from so serious, but rishi sunak and sajid javid, we have some really good talents, there is no reason not to have a contest, we have fantastic talent in the conservative party and i want to see all of the first team on the pitch, that was one of boris johnson's big mistakes, leaving talent on the backbenches. you are -auttin a talent on the backbenches. you are putting a support — talent on the backbenches. you are putting a support behind _ talent on the backbenches. you are putting a support behind jeremy i talent on the backbenches. you are l putting a support behind jeremy hunt in the conservative leadership race this morning, thank you for your
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time. it will be a brilliant day today, nick arias versus novak djokovic. djokovic hasn't lost at wimbledon since 2017, ridiculous records when you look at it. elena rybakina is waking up this morning as the new wimbledon champion. she became the first player representing kazakhstan to win a grand slam title, beating tunisian third seed ons jabeur in a gripping final yesterday. but britons alfie hewett and gordon reid's run of ten consecutive grand slam wheelchair doubles titles came to an end. joe wilson was there. in this famous corner of london, it was kazakhstan versus tunisia, a brand—new combination for a wimbledon final and a clash seemingly of styles. ons jabeur is a conjure of shots who, from there, could do this. well, only her. alina rybakina has touch in stature but her touch initially was unreliable.
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job are to prefer set 6—3. but even a three—set match, there is time to get better, to speed up. into the deciding set, rybakina retains her power but now she had the movements, the finesse. how huge jabber deal with that? well, she needed an answer early, she could not find one. third set, the victory seemed almost routine. of course, it was years in the making. rebecca is from moscow, she has represented kazakhstan since 2018, but in the year russian players were barred from memberjuicer champion that from member juicer champion that some from memberjuicer champion that some in russia claim as theirs. rybakina cannot control perceptions only her achievements, and she was outstanding through this fortnight. i want to say thank you to the royal box, i am i want to say thank you to the royal box, lam playing here i want to say thank you to the royal box, i am playing here for the first time, it is an honour to play in front of your. thank you so much, it
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is just front of your. thank you so much, it isjust an front of your. thank you so much, it is just an unbelievable atmosphere, thank you. this isjust an unbelievable atmosphere, thank ou. , . ., , isjust an unbelievable atmosphere, thank ou. , . ., ., thank you. this victory for elena r bakina thank you. this victory for elena rybakina just — thank you. this victory for elena rybakina just reinforces - thank you. this victory for elena rybakina just reinforces how - thank you. this victory for elena i rybakina just reinforces how open, how fluid women's tennis seems at the moment is. the last six women's champion is here at wimbledon, all different names, all different nationalities. but here's argentina and japan, fernandes and kunieda, finally breaching hewett and reid after their ten consecutive wheelchair doubles grand slam titles, worth the wait. novak djokovic has said we can expect fireworks later today when he lines up against nick kyrgios in the men's final. djokovic has won 20 grand slams and he's going for a seventh wimbledon title but he's up against the unpredictable, often volatile and potentially brilliant kyrgios. the australian has won both previous matches between the pair and hasn't dropped a set. a lot of the driving force behind me are playing that was for other
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people, and to give people with not a lot of confidence and people that are different, just to give them some hope that someone like me can go out there and achieve on the largest stage and to go up against the greats like djokovic, nadal, federer, the perfect are, as we like to call them, someone like me going up to call them, someone like me going up against them and showing the world it's possible. of of being in wimbledon, i effort lacked — of being in wimbledon, i effort lacked motivation because of the uniqueness of this tournament and what it— uniqueness of this tournament and what it represents in the sport to me personally, so, yeah, it's been quite _ me personally, so, yeah, it's been quite a _ me personally, so, yeah, it's been quite a few— me personally, so, yeah, it's been quite a few years that i have been on the _ quite a few years that i have been on the tour— quite a few years that i have been on the tour and been blessed to play at the _ on the tour and been blessed to play at the highest level and win big trophies — at the highest level and win big trophies but i still want to keep going — trophies but i still want to keep going i— trophies but i still want to keep going. i still feel hungry for success— going. i still feel hungry for success and i'm just glad to put myself— success and i'm just glad to put myself in — success and i'm just glad to put myself in another good position to win a _ myself in another good position to win a trophy. wales made some history yesterday as they beat south africa in south africa for the very first time. the only try of the game
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was scored byjosh adams, with less than two minutes to go. that brought them to within a point of the world cup winners and left gareth anscombe with a tricky, high—pressure kick to win it. and what a moment for him, sending it through the posts from a tight angle. scotland levelled their series against argentina with a 29—6 win in salta. mark bennett scoring one of their four tries. it's now a winner—takes—all game between the two sides next weekend. deciders also in the final games for england in australia and ireland in new zealand, after wins in their matches. england's cricketers have lost their t20 series against india. they looked like restricting their opponents to a manageable target at edgbaston but some late hitting from ravindra jadeja boosted the tourists to 170—8. england wickets tumbled regularly, and when top scorer moeen ali went for 35, the game was up. india won by 49 runs and lead 2—0 with the final match in nottingham later this afternoon. any time in the t20 cricket you lose
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early wickets at set you back but we don't want them to play with any less intense. india bowled fantastically well in a power player managed to take wickets and we have to find a way to counter that. at the women's euros, many predicted a tight game between the netherlands and sweden, and that's how it transpired. the swedes, who won the first ever euros in 1984, took the lead at bramall lane through former chelsea playerjonna andersson. but the holders responded in the second half, jill roord with the equaliser. in the same group, portugal produced a stunning comeback to draw 2—2 with switzerland. lewis hamilton will start today's austrian grand prix from eighth after a frustrating sprint race at the red bull ring. the briton crashed in friday qualifying, which saw him start the sprint race from ninth. he was almost taken out at the first corner and then endured a long tussle with mick schumacher which meant he could only make up one place. a comfortable victory for max verstappen saw the dutchman increase his championship lead to 38 points and he'll start this afternoon's grand prix from pole. it's super league's magic weekend, with a full round matches being played at st james' park in newcastle. it's the hull derby [there ater
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and there was a dramatic finish between the top two as st helens beat local rivals wigan 20—18. there were just two minutes left whenjonny lomax gave the super league champions the lead. saints go four points clear at the top. and there was a special moment for rob burrow�*s children, as they led leeds rhinos out for their match against castlefield tigers. the team were also wearing specially designed kits by the children, which are being sold to raise funds for those affected by motor neurone disease. on the pitch, leeds won 34—20. and also, just worth noting... you are going to say something? thomas tookjust the smiles on their faces! and it is also sue barker's last wimbledon, so it's going to be a shame to see sue go, she is an absolute legend.— shame to see sue go, she is an absolute legend. that is the real wimbledon _ absolute legend. that is the real wimbledon story _ absolute legend. that is the real wimbledon story today! - two talented young ballet dancers from ukraine, who have escaped the war, have been given the chance to pursue their dreams of performing a solo after receiving a scholarship.
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the girls, aged ten and 16, came to the uk under the homes for ukraine scheme. rachel royce went to a rehearsal to meet them. practising her ballet steps — today, a sissonne releve attitude — soffia is just ten years old and comes from lviv. rehearsing the same steps is 16—year—old margarita, from kyiv. both girls will make solo performances as part of the show at the macready theatre, in rugby, later this month. they are doing incredibly well. after all they've been through, they've integrated, they're learning, they appear happy to be here. they are an absolute pleasure to work with and they seem to be an absolute inspiration to our students. kings ballet academy offered the girl scholarship places after watching the dance on video. they came here under the homes for ukraine scheme and are staying in hinkley. soffia, along with her mother, brother and grandma. margarita is alone with a foster family.
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i really like the uk. i am safe, i have ballet lessons every day. because of the war in ukraine, i had to come to england to continue doing ballet. but you are missing your family. i am very worried about my family. who you have you left behind, who's in ukraine? my mum and my brothers and dad. the school has high hopes both girls will go far. they've not only got the talent, they've also shown such grit, resilience and determination, which are key factors in becoming a professional dancer. two talented young girls with a future in ballet, now made possible. that was rachel royce reporting. here's sarah keith—lucas with a look at this morning's weather.
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this is for the last time, i'm off, it's a nice day out, i think i'll just go! it's a lovely day, we have established that? thomas as it is, yes. it's beautiful out there today. if you like the heaps, i know not everyone is a fine, the heatwave conditions building and that story is going to be day, the temperatures are going to be rising. this is the picture in shropshire this morning, lots of blue skies, some cloud around and where you do see the sunshine, which most of those well, it will be strong. turning warm today and even hotter over the next few days because we have this big area of high pressure packed across the uk, light winds as well. more cloud across parts of western scotland, northern ireland and through the irish sea coasts, most about burning away through the day but some areas keeping more cloud, which echo the wesson and northern isles.
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elsewhere, you can see the sunshine really strong, it temperatures up to 30 degrees in the warmer spots across the southeast of england, even scotland and northern ireland, the low 20s here but above average for the time of year. middle ofjuly now so uv levels are very high, particular towards the south and southwest through the course of the day. and it is a men's final day at wimbledon so a hot one, to is on centre court up into the high 20s and not much of a breeze to make things feel cooler. exactly a warm day for players and spectators at wimbledon today. find end to the day, late sunshine, staying dry and make out there. some mr mark forming in the north and west. overnight, temperatures falling to 11, so a touch warmer than the past few nights and the night times will be more warm and humid through this week but cbs is developing today and
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again tomorrow. tomorrow largely dry and light like today but a little warmer, especially across southern and eastern parts of england, wales too, widely temperatures up to 30 or perhaps even higher than that. scotland and northern ireland nudging up too, temperatures into the mid 20s, bruce from the northwest is a front approaches later in the day. that system will sink southwards, introducing slightly fresher air to scotland and northern ireland into tuesday. some showers possible, a little breezy are. furthersouth, quite a bit showers possible, a little breezy are. further south, quite a bit of cloud with that front moving in but despite the cloud, another hot—feeling day, especially towards a south east on tuesday whether temperatures are likely to be in the low 30s. through the middle part of the week, a little bit of a respite if your not a fan of the heat, not quite as hot, in the north, but looks like this temperatures could
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rebound and turn widely are pretty hot into the 30s as we head through to next weekend too. so almost like a summer? indeed! if ou like so almost like a summer? indeed! if you like the — so almost like a summer? indeed! if you like the heat. _ so almost like a summer? indeed! if you like the heat. not _ so almost like a summer? indeed! if you like the heat. not for _ so almost like a summer? indeed! if you like the heat. not for everyone. | you like the heat. not for everyone. nice to see — you like the heat. not for everyone. nice to see you. _ have you ever been accused of living in the past? well there's a man in blackpool who does just that. aaron whiteside is obsessed with the 1930s, so he's decided to live there permanently. ian haslam went along to meet him. gramophone plays. it might bejuly 2022 but this house in blackpool belongs to a whole other era. hi! i'm aaron whiteside and this is my 1930s house. tell me how all this love of the 1930s came about. bizarrely, as far as what i remember, and what my mum
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told me, it was from the age of five when i was going around the junk shops. the music, the way people looked, the style of the era, seeing all the old stuff, it felt like i already knew it. i grew up across the road from the age of seven and the lady that lived in this house opposite, a lady called mrs parkinson, she kept this house like it was and i just always thought, i'd love to get in that house one day. there are some things that i've absolutely crucified myself for to try and buy, financially, and everything's mainly from junk shops and stuff. you sayjunk, one man'sjunk is another man's treasure. well, it's treasure to me but some other people would be like, oh, god. the people on this footage certainly wouldn't, this is how aaron's hometown town looked in the 1930s. here we are injuly, yet the fire is on? just a little fire like that will heat the hot water for the house. but even that is keeping true to the 30s, isn't it? well, i don't want to be paying for gas company prices! it could catch on this, in the current climate!
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1930s kitchen, i take it there's no food in here dating back to that period. it's got to be on the turn, even in a can! i929cooker, i restored it myself. it does the best yorkshire puddings in the world. just flick the switch on there, it lights up. and then you have the grill, oven, two hobs, and kettle. who needs 2022? and how about this room? look at this, the parlour. yeah, you're very lucky, only the queen's allowed in here. obviously, during the 1930s, in most houses, all the mothers and fathers' great—grandma's furniture got handed down and put into the best room, which was only ever allowed at christmas or, say, if the queen came round for tea. so we really are privileged, being in here right now, aren't we? i like it. do you feel you were born in the wrong era, almost? do you wish you were born in that era? i'd like to go back and visit and then come back. if they did a time machine one day,
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then i'll go in it. one for a future programme, perhaps. i adore all that 30s furniture, lovely! news of a very special delivery now — nine adorable penguin chicks which have hatched at chester zoo. they are even more special because they are one of the most endangered species of penguin. zookeeper mark vercoe joins us now from penguin island. good morning. good morning. tell us about these — good morning. good morning. tell us about these checks, _ good morning. good morning. tell us about these checks, what _ good morning. good morning. tell us about these checks, what makes - good morning. good morning. tell us about these checks, what makes him | about these checks, what makes him so special? irate about these checks, what makes him so secial? ~ . ., , so special? we have nine of these little au so special? we have nine of these little guy is _ so special? we have nine of these little guy is and — so special? we have nine of these little guy is and they _ so special? we have nine of these little guy is and they are - so special? we have nine of these little guy is and they are in - so special? we have nine of these little guy is and they are in the i little guy is and they are in the pool now. they hatched at the end of april, beginning of may, there were small, fluffy, very adorable little but unfortunately, not able to be seen by our visitors but in the last couple of days, they have started to venture in the pool because they are healthy birds. are a couple swimming
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past me now. healthy birds. are a couple swimming past me now— past me now. marvellous, because the are past me now. marvellous, because they are humboldts, _ past me now. marvellous, because they are humboldts, and _ past me now. marvellous, because they are humboldts, and i- past me now. marvellous, because they are humboldts, and i was - they are humboldts, and i was rooting that humbles, the population of that species has declined by 85%, so they are endangered and every birth is significant?— birth is significant? that's correct. — birth is significant? that's correct, they _ birth is significant? that's correct, they are - birth is significant? that's correct, they are at - birth is significant? that'sj correct, they are at threat birth is significant? that's - correct, they are at threat from all manner of things, that can include overfishing of the seas and the coastlines around peru and chile. climate change, affecting the currents where they get their name, the humboldt current is moving with climate change so as a result, the birds are having to swim further to get food, which means the chicks are on the nest unattended for longer. there is also the risk of things like open cast coal mine is wiping out entire colonies, cole has not gone away and these guys nest on top of it. ., , ., , gone away and these guys nest on top ofit. ., , ., , of it. there are serious acute, i have the _ of it. there are serious acute, i have the names _ of it. there are serious acute, i have the names of _ of it. there are serious acute, i have the names of some -
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of it. there are serious acute, i have the names of some of- of it. there are serious acute, i have the names of some of the j have the names of some of the babies, plum, peach, papaya, cherry, rhubarb, banana and satsuma, to remember them all by name and recognise them? i remember them all by name and recognise them?— recognise them? i try to but far better our— recognise them? i try to but far better our keepers _ recognise them? i try to but far better our keepers who - recognise them? i try to but far better our keepers who look i recognise them? i try to but far i better our keepers who look after these guys everyday. we have a naming theme every year, a couple of years ago it was nhs heroes, this year, if they can't eat there five a day, they might as well be named after them. day, they might as well be named after them-— day, they might as well be named afterthem. . ~ , , . , ., after them. aw! we see pictures of the chicks and _ after them. aw! we see pictures of the chicks and if— after them. aw! we see pictures of the chicks and if they _ after them. aw! we see pictures of the chicks and if they have - after them. aw! we see pictures of the chicks and if they have got - after them. aw! we see pictures of the chicks and if they have got to i the chicks and if they have got to this stage, they have cleared the first few weeks of life, as are the kind of animal that should be ok now, we should develop into a full aduu now, we should develop into a full adult and at that point, to the stay at chester zoo?— at chester zoo? there are pretty much how _ at chester zoo? there are pretty much how men _ at chester zoo? there are pretty much how men try _ at chester zoo? there are pretty much how men try now, - at chester zoo? there are pretty much how men try now, they i at chester zoo? there are pretty| much how men try now, they are healthy birds, the largest is now over 4kg, which is back than mum and dad. some will stay out chester zoo
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but they are part of a european management programme, so all the birds in europe are managed by a keeper who will decide which collections they go to, so when they reach maturity, they will decide where they go into the pair up with so that they can have little ones of their own. �* so that they can have little ones of their own. . ., , i. .., their own. and finally, you convert it will aet their own. and finally, you convert it will get to _ their own. and finally, you convert it will get to a _ their own. and finally, you convert it will get to a tipping _ their own. and finally, you convert it will get to a tipping point - their own. and finally, you convert it will get to a tipping point with i it will get to a tipping point with the humboldt penguin were numbers will go up again? irate the humboldt penguin were numbers will go up again?— will go up again? we would certainly ho -e so, will go up again? we would certainly hoe so, it will go up again? we would certainly hope so. it will— will go up again? we would certainly hope so, it will take _ will go up again? we would certainly hope so, it will take a _ will go up again? we would certainly hope so, it will take a lot _ will go up again? we would certainly hope so, it will take a lot of- hope so, it will take a lot of collaboration with various governments and conservation ngos, but something has to change but that is apart everyone can play. climate change is something we can all impact and change for the better, so all those little things we can do to improve that and to improve sustainable fishing will help these guys. it sustainable fishing will help these cu s. ., , sustainable fishing will help these i u s, ., , ., sustainable fishing will help these cu s. ., , ., , ., sustainable fishing will help these cu s. ., , ., ., sustainable fishing will help these
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guys. it would be a shame to lose them forever. _ guys. it would be a shame to lose them forever. let's _ guys. it would be a shame to lose them forever. let's have - guys. it would be a shame to lose them forever. let's have a - guys. it would be a shame to lose them forever. let's have a look. guys. it would be a shame to lose them forever. let's have a look at you again as we say goodbye. about your attempted today to hop into that pool? your attempted today to hop into that ool? , , , ., that pool? very tempted, it is a lovel , that pool? very tempted, it is a lovely. warm. — that pool? very tempted, it is a lovely, warm, sunny _ that pool? very tempted, it is a lovely, warm, sunny day - that pool? very tempted, it is a lovely, warm, sunny day and i that pool? very tempted, it is a i lovely, warm, sunny day and that water does look very crisp today. enjoy those checks, they are beautiful, congratulations. that is it from breakfast, we are back with you from succeeding tomorrow, enjoy the rest of your sunday, bye—bye.
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this is bbc news broadcasting in the uk and around the world. i'm ben brown. our top stories. the battle to become britain's next prime minister. two former health secretaries — sajid javid and jeremy hunt — join the growing list in the conservative leadership contest. with tax emerging as a central issue in the race. sri lanka's deepening economic crisis — the us appeals to politicians to act swiftly — as the president says he'll step down after huge demonstrations. voters injapan are choosing members of the country's upper house of parliament — in elections overshadowed by the assassination of former prime minister, shinzo abe. and in the tennis — defending champion novak djokovic faces nick kyrgios in the men's final at wimbledon later today.
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