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this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. after 48 hours of gridlock, authorites at britain's main port, dover, say they have cleared the backlog of travellers, but delays continue at the channel tunnel. the board of cricket scotland resigns ahead of a review expected to find scottish cricket to be institutionally racist. russia admits it was responsible for a missile strike on the port of odesa on saturday targeting military installations. ukraine's president denounced the attack as �*barbaric�*. the two contenders to be britain's next prime minister — rishi sunak and liz truss — vow to toughen controls on migration into the uk. pope francis flies to canada
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for a visit described as a �*pilgrimage of penance�*. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. britons using eurotunnel to travel to france have been warned to expect long delays at folkestone, as the summer getaway gets into full swing. the company says processing time from check—in to boarding is estimated to be around 90 minutes. some eurotunnel passengers say they spent the night in their cars trying to get to the terminal. queues at the port of dover have eased to just an hour today, after two days of gridlocked roads and lengthy waits there. the port of dover authorities have issued a statement, saying operations have returned to normal after staff worked around the clock to clear a backlog
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of freight vehicles overnight. we can cross live to folkestone and our correspondent vishala sri—pathma. what is the situation like there now? we can see a bit of queueing behind you. now? we can see a bit of queueing behind vom— now? we can see a bit of queueing behind yon-— behind you. that's right, there has been some — behind you. that's right, there has been some progress _ behind you. that's right, there has been some progress in _ behind you. that's right, there has been some progress in the - behind you. that's right, there has been some progress in the time i behind you. that's right, there has| been some progress in the time we have been here. as you say, frustration has shifted here to folkestone, particularly on the roads leading to the channel tunnel entrance just behind roads leading to the channel tunnel entrancejust behind me. as you can see, there are queues of cars and lorries, around 600 lorries that have been sitting here, some for over 15 hours. and that is because the m20, the road they are run at the m20, the road they are run at the moment, has been partially closed to accommodate them, to effectively act as a lorry park. 0ther effectively act as a lorry park. other traffic has been devoted to other traffic has been devoted to other boats, and those roads have been struggling to cope. eurotunnel, as you have been saying, they say
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that once you get to the terminal, trains are running as normal. there might be a few hours' weight, but they can't control the road surrounding the tunnel, so they can just keep passengers up—to—date with information. they expect around 7000 cars today. not all theirjourneys will be smooth, so the advice is to keep hydrated and bring a packed lunch. , , ., ., lunch. they might be here for a while. so. _ lunch. they might be here for a while. so, british _ lunch. they might be here for a while. so, british people - lunch. they might be here for a while. so, british people who l lunch. they might be here for a . while. so, british people who want to travel to france and come back again down to it might now have to have their passports checked because we left the eu. what caused this problem? there does seem to be a blame game about not enough staff in france at passport control, but france at passport control, but france seem to be dismissing that. that's right, the blame game continues today. as we heard yesterday, the port of dover was saying yesterday that the french authorities did not send enough staff to deal with for extra
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processing. passports now need to be stamped as they go across the border to france, and the french said they did. there was an incident that distracted them. they also said it is perhaps not a matterfor them but something the british have to deal with. that is ongoing, as we know. there are some signs of progress, though. there are talks of more lorry parks are being installed, that more staff will be in place and the infrastructure that is required is going to be built and put in place over the next few months and years. place over the next few months and ears. ., ~' place over the next few months and ears. . ~ , ., place over the next few months and ears. ., ~ i. ., ., years. 0k, thank you for that u date. years. ok, thank you for that undate- of— years. 0k, thank you for that update. of course, _ years. 0k, thank you for that update. of course, more - years. 0k, thank you for that - update. of course, more updates on update. of course, more updates on bbc local radio as well if you are heading down there. also keeping an eye on the situation are organisations like the aa. the head of roads policy
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at the aa, jack cousens, told us delays at the eurotunnel in folkestone are now the main problem for travellers. across this weekend, we really saw the kick—start of it on friday, it increased yesterday, and i think we will see improvements today, and indeed, at the port of dover, the congestion levels there are actually reasonably minimal, at sort of around 15 to 20 minutes at worst. i think the real issue for the here and now and certainly for the remainder of today is going to be the euro terminal at junction 11a of the m20, which is the eurotunnel terminal, and unfortunately, this is because of the fact that we have had operation brock in place, we have been stacking lorries, which is what it's meant to do, but ultimately, those lorries that have been queueing on the m20 are now meeting up with the traffic that has been diverted onto the a20 and they now meet at that one junction, junction 11a, in order to get into the terminal. that backlog is still there and we really do hope to see some significant improvements to try and alleviate that particular hotspot today.
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the entire board of cricket scotland has resigned a day ahead of the publication of a review of racism in the sport. it is expected to report findings of institutional racism in the scottish game. in a letter sent to the interim chief executive of the governing body, they said: "we are all truly sorry and have apologised publicly to everyone who has experienced racism, or any other form of discrimination, in cricket in scotland." gavin ramjaun put it into context for us from the bbc sports centre: as you say, the findings of this independent investigation are due to be published tomorrow and is expected to support those allegations of significant and widespread racism within the scottish game, and that review was conducted after allegations were made by scotland's�*s time leading wicket taker, majid haq, who claimed that cricket scotland, the sports governing body of the industry was institutionally racist. he said he was treated differently to his team—mates because of the colour of his skin. that was at the back end of last year and it prompted sportscotland, who look after the interest of the game in scotland
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to initiate this review. this is some of the text from that letter from the directors this morning, so it says the board have been totally committed to implementing the findings of this review in full to make the sport of cricket in scotland a truly welcoming and inclusive place for all. we are truly sorry and we have apologised publicly to everyone who has experienced racism or any form of discrimination in cricket in scotland, and they believe the actions proposed to make the programmes in line with what the board want to do are unachievable really within the timeframe proposed. so, cricket scotland have said that it is truly sorry to anyone who has been racially abused while playing the sport ahead of that report being published tomorrow, and they have said that they will work partnership with sportscotland with immediate effect to make sure that at the appropriate governance, leadership and support is in place. we wait for more news
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from that when that report is published and more today, if there is any more fallout from this. and gavin, we have had problems of racism and discrimination in english cricket as well. we have also got problems in other sports, particularly football. these reviews, these investigations, these resignations a result of us becoming more open and more accepting that racism no longer has a place in sport or is it just still a problem? that's a very good question, chris. i think what you have seen from the yorkshire fallout, what you've seen from football for example, the gestures of taking the knee, there is a huge stand of solidarity to stamp racism out. formula 1 are doing it as well. across sports, on the whole, there is a huge drive to kick racism out. a lot of it has stemmed from the george floyd incident, not so long ago, within the last two years, so you have seen a huge space of sports governing bodies as well as sports stars making their voices heard and you can see from what is happening today and what has been happening over the last few months, authorities are having to take this very seriously indeed.
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russia has admitted that its forces targeted the ukrainian port of 0desa on saturday, just 2a hours after moscow and kyiv had agreed to allow grain shipments to leave the port. russian foreign ministry spokeswoman maria zakharova says cruise missiles destroyed what she described as a ukrainian military boat. the attack on 0desa did not appear to hit anything connected with the storage or shipment of grain. but ukraine's president, volodymyr zelensky, called the strike barbaric, saying it shows moscow cannot be trusted. from 0desa, our ukraine correspondent, james waterhouse, sent this report. in a war littered with broken promises, an especially devastating betrayal — two missiles launched from the black sea hitting 0desa's port. two others were taken out by air defence systems.
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for coffee vendor sergei, there was only one thing to do. translation: i saw black smoke after the missiles hit, _ so i knew i had to run to a bomb shelter and hide. it was very scary because there was a big noise unpleasant to the ears. now, the ukrainian soldiers here aren't letting us do too much filming because it could be used by the russians, but we're told that there was minimal damage to the port and that a number of people were injured. but rocket attacks happen frequently, and in the case of this one, it's the undermining of trust which is the most significant. less than a day ago, a deal signed where russia agreed to allow millions of tonnes of grain to leave ukraine through the black sea. a first diplomatic breakthrough which could boost the country's damaged economy and help address a globalfood crisis now hanging in the balance. ukraine is one of the biggest producers of grain and the blockade
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has hit profits. this agreement doesn't mean anything to me, this man says. how can turkey and the united nations sign an agreement with the country, and everyone knows this, that they will never follow? ukraine's leader today meeting a cross party group of us politicians, has become used to russia's predictable unpredictability. translation: no matter what russia promises, . it will always find a way to break them. that may be through geopolitics or with weapons, sometimes through bloodshed. it has many ways to act. his government says preparations for grain exports will continue, but this fragile operation brings real dangers with high stakes. i spoke to james a short while ago and asked him what more we now know about saturday's strike.
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there was footage yesterday, which the bbc has verified, which showed a burning ship. all the signs showed that it did not look outwardly at least like a military target but of course it is very hard to establish that completely. what is interesting is the detail of this deal, if it was a military vessel technically russia would not be in breach of the significant deal which was signed yesterday because that compels both sides to leave ports and ships associated or involved in the transportation of grain, it involves leaving them alone. in a sense, military targets are still fair game. if it is another type of vessel, it brings in more questions over whether the deal has been violated a day after it was pretty much signed. the goals of the kremlin in launching this missile
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attack aren't clear, given that moscow has gains of its own in this agreement. it can also finally transport its own grain and fertiliser which it has struggled to do because of existing sanctions, so it's not clear why moscow has done this other than to simply to flex its muscles, to tell ukraine, nowhere in your country is safe or out of range from our long—range missiles. that message also goes to people that work in ports like 0desa and there is a horrible famine breaking out in east africa and rising prices across world. we need that grain and those people working at that port will be worried for their safety even more than before now. i think in terms of the bigger picture it is hard to understate the significance of this deal. it would have an impact, if this grain was released on the tens of millions people
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at risk of starvation it would affect global food prices, the profit that ukrainian farmers can make from selling grain. it has far—reaching consequences for millions of people and then what about those who have to operate the ships or the shipping companies? this is coming from the ukraine government, saying preparations will continue, we will push on with this deal, even if the port of 0desa is left unscathed and those ships make it out across the clear black sea, they will go along a route that is littered with mines. ukraine has said it will not carry out any more de—mining. also those ships won't be allowed to have a naval escort, they will simply be accompanied by a minesweeping vessel to make their way through. if they make it through that, they will then have to make their way through a sizeable russian naval blockade where they have dominated the black sea since well
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before this invasion. there are a lot of ifs and buts but this deal as far as all parties are concerned is driven by necessity. the headlines on bbc news: russia says a missile attack on the port of 0desa on saturday targeted a ukrainian navy boat, ukraine's president has condemned the attack as �*barbaric�*. after 48 hours of gridlock, authorites at britain's main port, dover, say they have cleared the backlog of travellers, but delays continue at the channel tunnel. the focus of the conservative leadership race to elect the next british prime minister is switching to immigration, with both candidates setting out measures to control the uk's borders. the former chancellor, rishi sunak, has proposed a ten—point plan, including a cap on refugee numbers,
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and witholding aid from countries which won't accept the return of asylum seekers whose claims have failed. the foreign secretary, liz truss, has told a newspaper she would increase the number of front line border force staff by a fifth. 0ur political correspondent tony bonsignore told us more about the latest plans set out by the two candidates. some examples of what rishi sunak is proposing, he says he wants a narrower definition of who qualifies for asylum that we currently have under the european convention of human rights. enhanced powers, he says, to detain and tag. the end in the use of hotels to house migrants, withholding aid from countries who don't cooperate in terms of taking back people who have failed in their asylum bid in this country, and then, i think the proposal that'll probably be the most controversial is an annual cap on number of refugees.
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that cap being set by parliament. i've just been watching, he has put out a campaign video on social media, talking about his plans and why he thinks it is important. it is interesting, his argument is that the current system is broken, he says. a bit of a dig there, not so subtly, at liz truss, who is foreign secretary. he says in this video that it's not racist to be concerned to secure the country's borders, so that his argument and he says it's an emergency that needs to be tackled straightaway. liz truss, not a ten point plan but she wants more of what we have got already, from the looks of it. yes, she wants to extend the rwanda plan to other countries. there was an interview today in the mail on sunday newspaper, there are other parts, you mentioned they are increasing the number of border staff by 20%, strengthening the bill of rights as well, so that we have got a sound legal basis to tackle illegal migration. in a sense, they are both
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going in the same direction, in terms of that they are both promising to clamp down on illegal migration and press ahead with the rwanda plan but really important differences in the way they are going about it and i think rishi sunakfeels there is a vulnerability here for liz truss, which i think is why he is going on this issue so hard today. the uk's health security chief says programmes are in place to prevent and treat monkeypox, after the outbreak was declared a global health emergency by the world health organisation. the classification is the highest alert that the who can issue, and follows a worldwide rise in cases. aisling mcveigh reports. 16,000 cases of monkeypox worldwide prompted the world health organisation to declare the global outbreak a "public health emergency of international concern," the strongest call to action the agency can make. and while the development could be seen as concerning, health officials in the uk have stressed the situation is not
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something people should ideally worry about. ——unduly worry about. for the uk, the risk to individuals, currently, is no different today than it was yesterday, following the who announcement. but of course that doesn't mean that we are not being very proactive in our interventions, to try to prevent any unnecessary transmissions of the virus, and we've got a number of different programmes in place. monkeypox is a viral disease from africa. the symptoms are a rash that develops into scabs. it requires close contacts to spread, mainly skin to skin, and can also be spread through coughs and sneezes. currently there are 2,208 confirmed cases in the uk. while anyone can get monkeypox, the majority of cases continue to be in gay and bisexual men. this week the nhs announced it was stepping up its vaccination programme. the world health organization hopes labelling the outbreak a public health emergency will speed up the development of vaccines and limit the spread of the virus.
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aisling mcveigh, bbc news. the russian invasion of ukraine and the fact that grain is not leaving the ports is exacerbating the situation in the horn of africa region, where an unprecedented drought is pushing millions of people to the brink of starvation. the us development agency's administrator samantha power has called for more international support to deal with food insecurity there. speaking during a visit to turkana in northern kenya, she said the us alone cannot meet the demand of people in need of emergency aid. 0ur senior africa correspondent, anne soy reports from turkana. a community devastated by drought. even their colourful adornment can barely hide their suffering. this is in northern kenya. four failed rain seasons and fears of ethics have
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four failed rain seasons ——and fears of a fifth have reduced even the most respected here to beggars. like this elder in the village. translation: i have many problems. i lost all my livestock. that is all my wealth, to the drought. my children have had to drop out of school. things are so bad and my wife has been forced to collect firewood for sale. these mothers have watched their children's health deteriorate because of lack of food. they come to this clinic to get nutritional supplements. they told the us development agency's chief some of the power. the packages run outcome of their children relapse. the mothers that we met with who had the acutely malnourished children, all of their livestock had been wiped out, decimated by this drought. so we are talking about the massive
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loss of livelihood in the risk of the massive loss of life, and that is why, again, the united states has come forward. we are providing $1.6 billion. the stakes really around mobilising individuals, the private sector, national governments and the broader donor community, the stakes are, as we have seen here today, existential. part of that money funds food supply, but it is too little. here, many are hopeful to get a mealfor theirfamilies. if they could, these people would be very happy to go away with a bag of food, but it is not enough for everyone. all of them have been affected by drought, but on the a small percentage 15% for the most vulnerable and have been chosen by the community to receive relief food.
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what they take from here today won't last long. the world food programme estimates that 50 million people in the horn of africa region could face starvation if they don't get urgent food. pope francis is on his way to canada for a visit he's described as a pilgrimage of penance. he will personally apologise to indigenous survivors of abuse committed over decades at roman catholic—run schools. unmarked graves were discovered last year at some sites, where children were subjected to neglect, isolation and malnutrition as part of a policy of cultural assimilation. as he departed, the pope was in a wheelchair, after suffering from knee pain. a leading uk judge a leading ukjudge has criticised the number of divorce cases going to court, saying the confrontational nature of the system is harming outcomes for both adults and
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children. in a rare interview with a sitting judge, the chairman of the family division of the high court for england and wales, andrew mcfarlane, told the bbc that while thousands of cases were rightly heard in court, about a fifth of them should not be. one of the world's most famous models, kate moss, has revealed how a photoshoot as a teenager opened her eyes to the dangers of the fashion industry. ms moss told the bbc�*s desert island discs that she was asked to take her bra off at a shoot when she was 15 years old. the model said the experience had "sharpened her instinct" and that as a result she could "tell a wrong �*un a mile away". the model revealed some of the dangers of the fashion industry in an interview with lauren laverne for radio 4's desert island discs programme. i had ihada i had a horrible experience for a bra catalogue. i was only 15,
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probably. and he said, take your top off. i took my top off, and i was really shy then. about my body. and he said, take your bra off. and i could feel there was something wrong, so i got myself and i ran away. wrong, so i got myself and i ran awa . ., ., . wrong, so i got myself and i ran awa. ., ., . ., away. how did that affect you, that exnerience? _ away. how did that affect you, that exnerience? i _ away. how did that affect you, that experience? i think _ away. how did that affect you, that experience? i think it _ away. how did that affect you, that experience? i think it sharpened i away. how did that affect you, that l experience? i think it sharpened my instincts. i can _ experience? i think it sharpened my instincts. i can kind _ experience? i think it sharpened my instincts. i can kind of— experience? i think it sharpened my instincts. i can kind of tell— experience? i think it sharpened my instincts. i can kind of tell a - instincts. i can kind of tell a wrong one a mile away. kate moss speaking to the bbc in a rare interview, and you can hear that interview in that programme of desert island discs on the bbc sounds app as well, and she does of course to some music for desert island discs, the kind of music she would like to be stuck with on a desert island, including the song that got her through the global pandemic. don't forget, you can also keep up—to—date with all of our top stories here on bbc news on the bbc news website, including the latest
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developments in ukraine, particularly regarding that missile strike that russia has now claimed responsibility for on the port of 0desa. you are watching bbc news. a state of emergency has been declared in part of california as the largest active wildfire in the united states continues to spread rapidly near yosemite national park. firefighters have been unable to control the so—called 0ak fire, which started on friday. people across the united states are preparing for record temperatures to rise further, as wildfires continue to sweep europe too. with the latest, here's mark lobel. it's an explosive combination with combustible results. california's fuel—choked, highly flammable forests combined with drier conditions linked to climate change has now
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caused this oak fire, the biggest wildfire this season, in part resembling a cauldron or volcano. as the wildfire rages since first igniting over two weeks ago some of the world's oldest giant sequoia trees remain under threat. researchers say human—caused global warming has played a role in the continuation of this current drought on nevada's lake mead, the us's largest reservoir, a crucial water source for millions here. there is excessively hot weather in the cotton producing xinjiang region of china, long lasting and widespread heatwaves risk causing flashfloods and mudslides with some meteorologists blaming climate change as they warn of its consequences here. translation: when travelling into the mountains watch out i for snow and ice melting floods, also the high temperatures lasting for a long time which will have an impact on crops.
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in italy, the battle to contain wildfires continues as the country experiences its worst drought in 70 years. meanwhile, with another heatwave expected to last over a week, tourists and residents were told to leave a popular resort on the greek island of lesbos. hundreds were evacuated from hotels and houses as firefighting planes fought the blazes that stormed the beaches as well. wildfires reignite in the north—west of france as amongst the thousands of hectares damaged from similar fires in south—west france, a firefighter is able to fry an egg like this whilst the wider flames are brought under control after days of disruption. hundreds now able to return home, anxious to see what they left behind.
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translation: at last, _ it is good to have the garden back especially to the house which is in good condition. despite relief in this instance, these disruptions are likely to become more common as human—induced climate change makes extreme temperatures and drought causing scenes like these. mark lobel, bbc news. it's all very worrying, isn't it? now it's time for a look at the weather with ben rich. hello. very mixed weather prospects for the rest of today. we will see some pretty heavy downpours in places, especially across the north and the west of the uk, whereas further south and east, lots of sunshine and some heat, temperatures getting into the low 30s celsius. so some heavy downpours affecting northern ireland and scotland. some sunny spells in between. a band of cloud and rain through wales, the midlands, drifting northwards towards parts of northern england. in the south east corner where we hold on to sunny
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spells temperatures, say across parts of east anglia, could climb to 31 degrees. through this evening and tonight, further heavy showers and thunderstorms drifting out of northern ireland and across scotland. it'll turn quite wet through the night in northern scotland and very windy with gales affecting shetland. a few showers elsewhere. it will be a warm and muggy night, 1a to 18 degrees. we will see some showers, possibly some longer spells of rain in the forecast for monday, then turns a little bit drier through the rest of the week. and after a relatively cool start to the week, temperatures will climb again later on.

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