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a weather front and behind it we is a weather front and behind it we are in for cooler and fresher air. it means that tonight should be a bit more comfortable for sleeping than last night. last night some of us held up into the 20s. tonight, ten to 16 degrees. might be a few showers around northern and western parts and those showers were drift eastwards across northern ireland, scotland, northern england and the odd one could get into north wales, maybe east anglia through the afternoon. to the south, dry with some sunshine and southern england probably sunnier than it was today. england and wales 18 to 27. as we move into friday, the area of high pressure to the south and this frontal system ray stinging from the west and it will bring showers during friday and this cloudy and showery weather moving south eastwards and a north—westerly wind, so something relatively cool. those temperatures through friday afternoon, 19 to 27 degrees. as we
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head through the weekend, those temperatures begin to climb. even across the northern half, scotland and northern ireland into the middle 20s and northern england, middle 30s, 20s and northern england, middle 305, 35 20s and northern england, middle 30s, 35 possible in leeds. further south, the forecast for heathrow, 37 on the graphics. there is a chance we could get too close to or even break the all—time uk temperature record. so exceptionally high temperatures on the way. thanks, ben. and that's bbc news at six on wednesday 13th july, you can keep up with all the latest developments on bbc website. from the six team, its goodbye. hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm gavin ramjaun. the open gets set for record attendances — as the final practice rounds at st andrews take place, with the action under
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way tomorrow morning. french authorities in the blame for the champions league final chaos. that's from a high level hearing today. northern ireland are still smiling, we will get from this extract in the squad ahead of last group match. welcome along to sportsday on the eve of the 150th open championship. no venue more fitting than st andrews, which is hosting golf�*s oldest major for a record 30th time, expecting an unprecedented 290 thousands across the weekend to a site that golfers first navigated way back in the 15th century. historyjust waiting to be made. 0ur sports correspondent joe wilson is there. who swings a golf club like this?
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still uniquelyjohn daly. he won a still uniquelyjohn daly. he won a st andrews open 27 years ago. the practice stays here has been filled with golfers trying to discover the angles and solutions at st andrews. it's tradition, but there are easier ways these days to make a call fortune. does it all still appealed to the sport's newest stars? it was a dream of — to the sport's newest stars? it was a dream of mine _ to the sport's newest stars? it was a dream of mine to _ to the sport's newest stars? it was a dream of mine to come and - to the sport's newest stars? it was a dream of mine to come and play| a dream of mine to come and play disc golf course. so to be able to play this in an open championship will be very special. i appreciate what you have to do out here and whether that is, running a ball for yards of a green or trying to hit one as high as i've ever had in my life, just doing all kinds of different stuff. but one thing that always strikes he hears just how close together everything is. there are that they take back famous undulations of the 18th. st andrews, the tower itself, white neglect, it is right next door to us. 0ver there is where golf and history interest
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wilson, bbc news, st andrews. some of the insights there, into what makes st andrews so special. let's turn our attention to the 156 players, who'll be tackling the old course tomorrow. ben croucher is there for us. ben, how are the conditions? well, as you can probably tell from the flags fluttering behind nick and it's blustery and unpredictable typical links, typical st andrews weather. well, save for a down park, maybe. we wouldn't have it any other way. the forecast for the duration of the tournament is dry. 0f way. the forecast for the duration of the tournament is dry. of the forecast was dry for today, around about three o'clock, the wind changed direction and we were soaked for around half an hour. if that happens out in the questionnaire, it could unravel in a couple of gusts, but it's notjust the overhead conditions that are a challenge around this place. bunkers as tall as me, 17th bunker of there. one of the most iconic in world gold. good
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to get three or four shots to get out of it on a good day. he drives over the top of hotels. it's a real challenge and it is one that all of the players relish. so how do you conquer it? well, that is what i put to the farmer to a pro. that is a good question, how do you conquer— that is a good question, how do you conquer st _ that is a good question, how do you conquer st andrews? the main practice — conquer st andrews? the main practice staying away from the bunkers — practice staying away from the bunkers. but you know what, it causes — bunkers. but you know what, it causes quite a bit of an anxiety on the golf— causes quite a bit of an anxiety on the golf course, you can hit all your— the golf course, you can hit all your targets, and then when you get down _ your targets, and then when you get down there. — your targets, and then when you get down there, a bad bounce and so forth _ down there, a bad bounce and so forth the — down there, a bad bounce and so forth. the bulkhead and up going to the bunker— forth. the bulkhead and up going to the bunker so forth, if you set the next _ the bunker so forth, if you set the next day— the bunker so forth, if you set the next day out of the bunkers, that's the wax _ next day out of the bunkers, that's the wax |t— next day out of the bunkers, that's the wa . ., , ., , the way. it might not be the most intimidating _ the way. it might not be the most intimidating of _ the way. it might not be the most intimidating of golf _ the way. it might not be the most intimidating of golf courses, - the way. it might not be the most intimidating of golf courses, but l the way. it might not be the most| intimidating of golf courses, but it is a lot of pressure around this course mental? $5 is a lot of pressure around this course mental?— is a lot of pressure around this course mental? as he said can it's not very intimidating. _ course mental? as he said can it's not very intimidating. you - course mental? as he said can it's not very intimidating. you get - course mental? as he said can it's not very intimidating. you get on | not very intimidating. you get on the tv— not very intimidating. you get on the tv and — not very intimidating. you get on the tv and think this doesn't seem that tight — the tv and think this doesn't seem that tight. i'm going to hit this ball again, that tight. i'm going to hit this ballagain, i'm not going that tight. i'm going to hit this ball again, i'm not going to lose it, ball again, i'm not going to lose it. but— ball again, i'm not going to lose it, but they're different angles to
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be played. if you want to be brave on the _ be played. if you want to be brave on the right—hand of the golf course, _ on the right—hand of the golf course, but if you are not feeling comfortable, you may go left. the next challenge is now i've got a herd _ next challenge is now i've got a hard shot for the second one. it's really— hard shot for the second one. it's really the — hard shot for the second one. it's really the act. the front nine you went _ really the act. the front nine you went to — really the act. the front nine you went to be — really the act. the front nine you want to be down the right, in the hack— want to be down the right, in the heck nine — want to be down the right, in the back nine you go down the left. you've — back nine you go down the left. you've got— back nine you go down the left. you've got to make a mental decision to forget— you've got to make a mental decision to forget about that now and start again. go— to forget about that now and start again, go with that. who to forget about that now and start again, go with that.— again, go with that. who do you think is got _ again, go with that. who do you think is got the _ again, go with that. who do you think is got the game, - again, go with that. who do you think is got the game, the - again, go with that. who do you think is got the game, the right| think is got the game, the right temperament to be able to do all of that and be at the top of the leaderboard come sunday? aha, that and be at the top of the leaderboard come sunday? a bunch of ru s are leaderboard come sunday? a bunch of guys are playing — leaderboard come sunday? a bunch of guys are playing well _ leaderboard come sunday? a bunch of guys are playing well the _ leaderboard come sunday? a bunch of guys are playing well the moment. - guys are playing well the moment. i'm not— guys are playing well the moment. i'm not sure if everyone is really tearing — i'm not sure if everyone is really tearing away from the pack. there is moving _ tearing away from the pack. there is moving the — tearing away from the pack. there is moving the ball both ways, he is a good _ moving the ball both ways, he is a good tad, — moving the ball both ways, he is a good lad, he's been playing quite well this— good lad, he's been playing quite well this year. obviously not fitzpatrick, could he when two back—to—back majors because mikey certainty— back—to—back majors because mikey certainly got the game for it, but personally... certainly got the game for it, but personally- - -_ certainly got the game for it, but ersonall .,, ., , personally... there has not been too much chat about _ personally... there has not been too much chat about the _ personally... there has not been too much chat about the world _ personally... there has not been too much chat about the world number. personally... there has not been too i much chat about the world number one this week. it's amazing, really,
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chatting a bit earlier. he's good under pressure. myself included. absolutely cannot count him out... a lot of the build up to the tournament has been surrounding the live golfers. when they take to the course tomorrow, do you think that the general public committee think there are other golfers who will care too much about which they are playing care too much about which they are -lainron. , care too much about which they are playing on— playing on. absolutely not. we are here now for _ playing on. absolutely not. we are here now for the _ playing on. absolutely not. we are here now for the 150th _ playing on. absolutely not. we are here now for the 150th open - here now for the 150th open championship at st andrews in a great _ championship at st andrews in a great setting but this is what it is all about— great setting but this is what it is all about it, golf kind of needed this _ all about it, golf kind of needed this this— all about it, golf kind of needed this. this is the best tournament in the world _ this. this is the best tournament in the world that pales in significance. it all becomes about and to— significance. it all becomes about and to be — significance. it all becomes about and to be here in this setting is exactly— and to be here in this setting is exactly what golf has needed. and it is very interesting, _ exactly what golf has needed. and it
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is very interesting, because - exactly what golf has needed. and it is very interesting, because that - exactly what golf has needed. jifur. it is very interesting, because that is what we have seen over the last couple of days with the likes of lee westwood on the putting greens and out on the course. they have had huge sympathetic following, a few dissenting voices, if any earlier, i caught up with a couple of them. i spoke to paul casey and asked him whether he agreed with tiger woods that they had turned their back even though they were all over the meeting yesterday, sojoe garcia said he would not comment on it, nicholson walked straight past me and said hejust nicholson walked straight past me and said he just hopes to have a good week. and if one of those golfers does have a good weekend ends up challenging on sunday, could make some of those running the game a little nervous. if one of them left the jug down a little nervous. if one of them left thejug down in a little nervous. if one of them left the jug down in the 18th come sunday, forget about the weather, it could poke up whole in the completely different direction. it could indeed. thank you very much for that indeed. there were a "string of administrative errors and failings", in the organisation of the champions league final in paris in may.
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that's the conclusion of an inquiry by the french senate, into chaotic scenes at the stade de france. it points the finger clearly at the organisers, rather than at liverpool supporters — as had been claimed by the french government. it also says that fake tickets contributed to the crowd chaos, that led to fans being tear—gassed by police. hugh schofield is our paris correspondent well, it takes a very differently from what we have heard so far the french government and officials, if you like. this is a senate report, politician speaking here, and we should not forget that they are in general and this committee antigovernment. they are people from the opposition. so there is a slant to this report. it's not entirely necessary objective, but it is a thorough report, and what they find is that the government was to blame for lack of preparation on the one side, and then for misleading the public on the other side by blaming the liverpool fans. they said is wrong to make a political choice to
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put the blame on the liverpool fans for the cass, which they say is primarily the responsible of poor organisation. those in liverpool and britain are saying that the french government are twisting the truth. it is certainly a step towards them, and points the finger of blame mainly at the lack of preparation on the french side. in mainly at the lack of preparation on the french side.— the french side. in terms of preparation _ the french side. in terms of preparation for _ the french side. in terms of preparation for an _ the french side. in terms of| preparation for an extension the french side. in terms of. preparation for an extension of the french side. in terms of- preparation for an extension of the ticketing, has that come into the line of fire here? it ticketing, has that come into the line of fire here?— line of fire here? it does and doesn't- _ line of fire here? it does and doesn't. this _ line of fire here? it does and doesn't. this report - line of fire here? it does and doesn't. this report does - line of fire here? it does and| doesn't. this report does not line of fire here? it does and - doesn't. this report does not deny that there is a problem with ticketing and saying that there were far more fake tickets out there than there should've been, far more than an average match, but it says that was not the main issue, or at least it was accompanied by other problems which were problems of organisation, anticipation, failure to communicate, the lack of signalling, all sorts of things that should have
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been the responsibility of police, officials and stadium to have thought about in advance but which they fail to think about in advance, even members of the government now admit that it was a fiasco in things were very badly wrong and they know that they have to get things right in advance of next year in the year after with the world cup in the olympic games. so things are going to change. you olympic games. so things are going to chance. ., ., , ,, to change. you mention “ust spend about the rugby * to change. you mention “ust spend about the rugby world _ to change. you mention just spend about the rugby world cup - to change. you mention just spend about the rugby world cup next. to change. you mention just spend i about the rugby world cup next year in the olympics the year after, what, from a reputational point of view, do you think this does to the authorities? they are all aware that there was immense damage. the pictures around the world of the tier gassing, but then that delinquency that that was more of a problem. the delinquency that that was more of a roblem. , ., , ., _, ., problem. the beatings outcome of the mu: rains problem. the beatings outcome of the muggings and — problem. the beatings outcome of the muggings and someone _ problem. the beatings outcome of the muggings and someone which - problem. the beatings outcome of the l muggings and someone which happened with the police art of taking a step backin with the police art of taking a step back in a year and then two years the stat to france will once again be at the centre of all that. not just the other big games, but the swimming santerre, other pets, the olympic village a very short distance awayjust north of paris, which is, as everyone knows, not
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always the most desirable of areas when there are these dodgy elements that come out. a lot of what is happening in the olympics will be in that area, so they need to correct these mistakes now, to be fair to these mistakes now, to be fair to the french, i think they know that now. let's get some market reaction to this. ——let�*s get some reaction to this. ted morris is the chair of the liverpool disabled supporters association. is there a feeling of vindication here for liverpool fans? there is definitely a sense of vindication. we knew all along this false analysis that was being set by the minister and the french police, we had the opportunity to speak to the senators and give them an informed supporters who were there. we had total confidence in the senate in charge of the commission that we have got today. find senate in charge of the commission that we have got today.— that we have got today. and for the fans who enjoyed _ that we have got today. and for the fans who enjoyed this _ that we have got today. and for the fans who enjoyed this -- _ that we have got today. and for the fans who enjoyed this -- who - fans who enjoyed this —— who endured such an ordeal at that final, the ones who were affected by the police action the handling of the matters
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they are, how do you think they will be feeling knowing what has come out today? what you expect them to want further action? today? what you expect them to want furtheraction? i today? what you expect them to want further action?— further action? i would hold those responsible. _ further action? i would hold those responsible, especially _ further action? i would hold those responsible, especially the - further action? i would hold those responsible, especially the police| responsible, especially the police officers to feel an enormous amount officers to feel an enormous amount of shame. i followed officers to feel an enormous amount of shame. ifollowed liverpool for 41 years now, i have never been scared at a game of football before, so some of these young kids, some of our wheelchair users, you know, they shouldn't have been there such a traumatic event, you know, it's a shame, the french government and their police. for shame, the french government and their police-— their police. for yourself and other fans in a similar _ their police. for yourself and other fans in a similar situation - their police. for yourself and other fans in a similar situation to - their police. for yourself and other fans in a similar situation to you? | fans in a similar situation to you? has it put you off games of away games where you are worried about safety? it games where you are worried about safe ? ., , safety? it did. initially it did after what _ safety? it did. initially it did after what we _ safety? it did. initially it did after what we went - safety? it did. initially it did | after what we went through. safety? it did. initially it did - after what we went through. you know, it is not a nice experience to
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be in a wheelchair and to get tier gas density are friends pepper sprayed, but we had to go back to paris for a couple of weeks ago for the hearing, i thought it's a nice city, and that's how it usually is when we followed liverpool. a bit of culture, have a good time, watch the football. so, you know, we played a few times last year never had one incident, not one bit of trouble and we enjoyed it everywhere we went, so i don't think that it should put us off to watching more football. they need to make sure it is a bit safer next time. need to make sure it is a bit safer next time-— next time. thank you for your thoughts. _ next time. thank you for your thoughts, much _ next time. thank you for your thoughts, much appreciated. | thank you. to the euros then, where england's chloe kelly says the squad aren't getting carried away following their emphatic 8—0 victory over norway on monday. she's been speaking today ahead of england's final group match against northern ireland on friday in southampton.
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it's about staying grounded and not getting too carried away with 8—0 win. i think we showed our quality and we were brilliant on the night, but we have to focus, we cannot get too carried away with one result. it does not define us in this tournament. i think we just need to focus on the next game and prepare for that. focus on the next game and prepare forthat. i focus on the next game and prepare for that. i think we want to be ruthless in front of goal every game, no matter what opposition is in front of us, so i think going forward and looking ahead at the games, we take each game as it comes, but in front of any opposition we want to be ruthless in front of goal, that is our aim going into this tournament. i think that shows when we are going forward. it is exciting to watch. from the bench it is really exciting to see, the forward just free and enjoying themselves in the final third, and i think that's when the quality is so good when you have that no pressure, just go and enjoy yourself and create score. well that's england
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with lots to look ahead to. northern ireland, their opponents, know this will be their last game at this tournament. having been defeated in their opening two matches. they're the tournament's lowest ranked side but that won't diminish their desire to get one over on england. nicola mccarthy has been with players today, including the sisters who mix football with family. it's been a whirlwind few weeks for caitlin and kristi mcginnis. the spotlight has been on the first sisters to represent northern ireland at a major tournament and they are loving the whole experience. it they are loving the whole experience.— they are loving the whole exerience. w , ., ., they are loving the whole exerience. ., ., experience. it makes it a lot easier bein: with experience. it makes it a lot easier being with your— experience. it makes it a lot easier being with your sister, _ experience. it makes it a lot easier being with your sister, but, - experience. it makes it a lot easier being with your sister, but, yeah, l being with your sister, but, yeah, we are going to be... you being with your sister, but, yeah, we are going to be...— we are going to be... you are so nice. we are going to be... you are so nice- would _ we are going to be... you are so nice. would you _ we are going to be... you are so nice. would you agree? - we are going to be... you are so i nice. would you agree? of course. we are going to be... you are so - nice. would you agree? of course. we are alwa s nice. would you agree? of course. we are always together. _ nice. would you agree? of course. we are always together. it _ nice. would you agree? of course. we are always together. it would - nice. would you agree? of course. we are always together. it would be - are always together. it would be weird if — are always together. it would be weird if she _ are always together. it would be weird if she wasn't _ are always together. it would be weird if she wasn't here. - are always together. it would be weird if she wasn't here. the. weird if she wasn't here. the siblin . s weird if she wasn't here. the siblings means _ weird if she wasn't here. the siblings means the _ weird if she wasn't here. the siblings means the pair weird if she wasn't here. siblings means the pair of weird if she wasn't here.- siblings means the pair of them are the centre of attention, but despite being team—mates and sisters, they are like chalk and cheese. who is at
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the top right now?— the top right now? since the beginning — the top right now? since the beginning of— the top right now? since the beginning of the _ the top right now? since the beginning of the league? - the top right now? since the beginning of the league? i i the top right now? since the i beginning of the league? i was in'ured in beginning of the league? i was injured in three _ beginning of the league? i was injured in three games. - beginning of the league? i was injured in three games. no - beginning of the league? i was - injured in three games. no excuses. do ou injured in three games. no excuses. do you room — injured in three games. no excuses. do you room together? _ injured in three games. no excuses. do you room together? absolutely l do you room together? absolutely not. she's do you room together? absolutely not- she's too _ do you room together? absolutely not. she's too messy _ do you room together? absolutely not. she's too messy for _ do you room together? absolutely not. she's too messy for me. - do you room together? absolutely not. she's too messy for me. shel not. she's too messy for me. she leaves eyelashes on her pillow. fin leaves eyelashes on her pillow. on the pitch, the sisters and their northern ireland team—mates are focused on salvaging some pride at their maiden tournament against the host and tournament favours —— favourites, england on friday. is the final game, nothing to lose here. so we know what the team well. we played them a couple of times recently we know the players they have, they are one of the topsides, but again, absolutely nothing to lose. we went to leave everything on the pitch and hopefully get a good result. ., ., ., , ., result. from clifton the ladies to facin: the result. from clifton the ladies to facing the lionesses, _ result. from clifton the ladies to facing the lionesses, the - result. from clifton the ladies to l facing the lionesses, the mcginnis sisters will be side by side all of
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the way. well, that match, england against northern ireland is on friday, live here on the bbc. there are two games tonight in group c — where things are still wide open, with all four sides drawing their opening fixture. later, the netherlands take on portugal in leigh. right now though sweden are playing switzerland at bramhall lane. 2-1 2—1 for sweden. i think the swedes took the lead in the second half but switzerland struck back almost immediately. let's have a look at the goal again here. he could finish there. gave switzerland the equaliser here with the brilliant strike. 90 seconds later. let's have another look at the goal. a lovely finish on that one. putting sweden back ahead with ten minutes remaining. so 2—1 up at that point. he had a goal ruled out. sweden could have been 3—1 up. the closing
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moments of the second half. still to — one. six minutes of injury time in that match their sweden look to go top of the group with a win. they have the number two ranked site in the world and top ranked site in this euros, so the winner will get the advantage in that group there. you can catch the action on bbc two and the bbc sport website. let's see if they score from this attack here. here we go. it's 3—1 indeed. there we are. oh, it is offside. not quite. they do look like they are going to win that one. chelsea have confirmed the signing of england forward raheem sterling from manchester city in a deal worth £50 million. the 27 year old has signed a five—year contract at stamford bridge. the forward, who has won 11 major trophies during his seven years with city,
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is currently in los angeles where chelsea are continuing their preparations ahead of the new season. he posted a message on social media thanking the city fans and adds, "i arrived in manchester as 20—year—old. today i leave as a man." it's all change at the top of the tour de france general classification standings after a dramatic 11th stage. through the punishing climbs in the alps, denmark'sjonas vingegaard emerged as the stage winner with a lead so big it takes him to the top of the overall standings. but this was a day when the most dominant man in cycling buckled. slovenia's tadej pogacar finished way off the pace and lost his lead, something we've rarely seen from the 23—year—old who's won the last two tours here. there's now a new man in the yellow jersey. sir mo farah has said he is "relieved" that the home office will not take action against him after he revealed he was trafficked into the uk. he told the bbc he was born hussein abdi kahin — but was given the name mohamed farah by those who flew him from eastern africa with fake documents when he was nine years old. he's been speaking to amol rajan. welcome. thank you. where am i sat? over here? yeah, just there. sir mo farah is not the man millions think they know. now i'm coming to terms with it,
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talking about it, let alone, you know, coming to tell the public and tell people. i didn't even have the courage to talk to my own members of family. i was only tiny really — new, because i didn't feel comfortable. i felt vulnerable, felt at times, lonely. and if i can't share it with myself, how can i share it with the whole world? he shot to national and internationalfame by winning two olympic gold medals at london 2012. commentator: it's gold! he's one of britain's most—decorated olympians. he was knighted in 2017 for services to athletics and has become a regular on tv screens and newspaperfront pages. this is the visa to come to the uk. but in a tv documentary, airing tonight on bbc one, farah reveals his real name is hussein abdi kahin, and that he was illegally trafficked to the uk as a child for the purposes of domestic servitude. how quickly were you aware
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that actually your life someone who works for you, it's just like him your space, that's our space, this is what you do. if i wanted food in my mouth, myjob was to look after those kids. shower then, cook for them, to look after those kids. shower then, cook forthem, clean to look after those kids. shower then, cook for them, clean for them. then, cook forthem, cleanforthem. she then, cook for them, clean for them. she said if you ever want to see yourfamily again, don't she said if you ever want to see your family again, don't say anything. if you say anything, they will take you away. he eventually confided in a teacher, who helped him alert social services, move to a new family, and become a british citizen, as mo farah. it was then that he discovered running. what was it like for you living this kind of double life and becoming globally famous? there's a lot i couldn't say, and, in my mind as a kid,
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often i try and think about at that moment where i made a decision for myself, where i used to lock myself in that bathroom. and you cry every day. you cry every day and tell them, "please, someone get me out of here." no—one comes to you. so you learn to lock that up. so i told myself, "i'm not going to get emotional. i'm going to lock that up inside. and just carry on." even myself, it was hard for me to admit what has happened. the bbc has spoken to the home office _ the bbc has spoken to the home office today and he told us no action whatsoever will be taken against — action whatsoever will be taken against him and said —— to suggest otherwise — against him and said —— to suggest otherwise is— against him and said —— to suggest otherwise is wrong. how does that make _ otherwise is wrong. how does that make you — otherwise is wrong. how does that make you feel? it otherwise is wrong. how does that make you feel?— otherwise is wrong. how does that make ou feel? ., ,, , make you feel? it makes me relieved. you know, make you feel? it makes me relieved. you know. this — make you feel? it makes me relieved. you know, this is _ make you feel? it makes me relieved. you know, this is my _ make you feel? it makes me relieved. you know, this is my country. - amol rajan, bbc news. players at this year's women's rugby union world cup will be offered the use
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of "smart" mouthguards to help monitor the risk of head injury. world rugby has signed a deal with a developer to provide the mouthguards, which have already been trialled by england players. our sports reporter sara orchard told me how they're going to work. these gum shields, they all have a little microchip chip in them, and what that microchip can ultimately detect is what is going on when a player isn'tjust playing in a rugby match, it's also what they are doing in training as well, and it's all about how the head is moving from force of an impact, but also how many times they are actually taking an impact. sometimes players don't even know that they've maybe hit the head on the ground or got a ball to the head. aware of how hard that impact can be. that's what these little microchips are going to tell them. and it may get a player has no idea, they have had what could be called the sub concussive impact come in a number of those, this
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microchip will send the data to the laptop and say that that should be removed from they've taken one too many hits today. for removed from they've taken one too many hits today-— many hits today. for those results, what are they _ many hits today. for those results, what are they hope _ many hits today. for those results, what are they hope it _ many hits today. for those results, what are they hope it will— many hits today. for those results, what are they hope it will indicate l what are they hope it will indicate in terms of what they show? significant news today, women's rugby world cup, and a lot of data that we have already gathered in rugby union is centred around men's the rugby. it's a moment to see the difference of how women react to confession and brain injury compared to men. shows how women getting concussed can be different, strength, also that they produce different symptoms. it's really important that this data is gathered in a large setting where they can get a huge amount all in one go, but i should add it wasn'tjust the world cup that was announced today that will be using these mouth guards. the rugby football union in england have said and confirmed that we did know this was coming. england representative teams will be using them, also the premiership men, they
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will be using them and the premier fifteens next season.— will be using them and the premier fifteens next season. sarah orchard, thank ou fifteens next season. sarah orchard, thank you very _ fifteens next season. sarah orchard, thank you very much _ fifteens next season. sarah orchard, thank you very much indeed. - england's women are in quarterfinal action at the hockey world cup. it's goalless between them after the first half. that is just about it from sportsday. thank you for watching and we will see you again next time. take care. hello there. on the whole, it has been a fresher day for many parts of the uk. the far southeast, though, are still seeing 38 degrees again. the humidity is ebbing away through the night, so what that translates
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to is a more comfortable night for sleeping, even in southern areas, more notably further north. still some humidity around, still warm but not the tropical night we had last night. a brighter, fresher start to the day tomorrow. tomorrow brings on that breeze. for the charge for the north and west of scotland, more perhaps across northern england, northern ireland drifting a little further southwards. a little fresher elsewhere, but we can still achieve 27-20 it's in elsewhere, but we can still achieve 27—20 it's in excess he is towards heat wave in the far south and east. similar conditions friday into saturday, but from saturday, the heat rebuilds as we pick up that drive southerly wind. temperatures are expected to peak in the mid to high 30s, england and wales affected, hence the ember extreme heat warning from the met office.
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