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this is bbc news. i'm lukwesa burak. these are the latest headlines in the uk and around the world. writers and politicians condemn an attack on acclaimed author, sir salman rushdie, who is now on a ventilator, after being stabbed while on stage in the us state of new york. his agent says the 75—year—old cannot speak, is likely to lose one eye, has a damaged liver and the nerves in one arm have been arm have been severed. more extreme heat is expected in the southern half of the uk over the next two days. that, as experts also warn england's drought could last into the next year.
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and it's notjust parts of the uk struggling with heat, as most of europe continues to grapple with high temperatues, too. a huge fire is devastating forests in the gironde region in france. train drivers from nine rail companies are on strike across the uk today. it's the latest walk—out in a row over pay and conditions. also, documents in the us show fbi agents seized papers marked "top secret" when they searched the florida home of the former president donald trump on monday. the search warrant shows he's being investigated over possible violations of the espionage act. hello, and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world.
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sir salman rushdie�*s agent has said the author is likely to lose an eye after he was stabbed on stage, ahead of a lecture in new york state. in a statement, andrew wylie said the 75—year—old was on a ventilator in hospital. police have arrested a 24—year—old man. no motive has been established — but sir salman has faced death threats from islamists since the publication of his fourth novel, the satanic verses, in 1988. our north america correspondent, nomia iqbal, reports. the attack happened in full view of an audience. there was panic and confusion as sir salman rushdie lay injured on the stage after being stabbed. the suspectjumped onto the stage and attacked mr rushdie, stabbing him at least once in the neck and at least once in the abdomen. mr rushdie was provided medical treatment by a doctor who was in the audience, until ems arrived on scene.
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mr rushdie was airlifted to a local trauma centre and is still currently undergoing surgery. afterwards, eyewitnesses said they were in deep shock. i was stunned by what i saw. i thought at first it was a stunt or some kind of play that wasn't funny. and then, when i realised what was actually happening, i wasjust completely taken by surprise. people were rising up out of their seats and gasping, crying and screaming and this... ..unheard—of thing was happening on stage. sir salman was rushed to hospital and taken by helicopter to the neighbouring state of pennsylvania. he was due to speak at the chautauqua institute, a centre for arts and learning in western new york, which celebrates freedom of expression, a value many praised sir salman for having. here is an individual who has spent decades speaking truth to power. l someone who's been out there, i
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unafraid, despite the threats that have followed him his entire adult life. it seems _ prime minister borisjohnson tweeted he was appalled that the author was stabbed while exercising a right that must always be defended. a 24—year—old man named hadi matar was arrested and taken into custody. police have carried out a raid at his home in newjersey. the motive is not known, but sir salman has long lived under the threat of being killed and had to go into hiding for nearly ten years. his book, the satanic verses, published in 1988, was condemned as blasphemous by many muslim countries. they considered his portrayal of islam insulting. iran's spiritual leader at the time called for sir salman�*s execution, offering a £2.5 million reward. iran has now distanced itself from that, but the bounty remains. sir salman rushdie has spent a major
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part of his life protecting himself from extremist threats to only now find himself inside this hospital. in a statement, his agent says the author will likely lose an eye and is currently being supported by a ventilator. nomia iqbal, bbc news. i'm joined now by bbc persian reporter, siavash ardalan. thank you for coming here and join the studio. i wonder if you could start off by telling us what sort of reaction has there been from iran? no official reaction yet, but predictably the hardline media are very pleased. the state run media has limited — very pleased. the state run media has limited its coverage to sing the attack_ has limited its coverage to sing the attack took place and describing salman — attack took place and describing salman rushdie as a blasphemous author, _ salman rushdie as a blasphemous author, but other outlets have actually — author, but other outlets have actually celebrated the attack are saying _ actually celebrated the attack are saying we should kiss the hands of the assailant and that kind of literature, and also suggested that the next _ literature, and also suggested that the next person in line maybe john
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bolton, _ the next person in line maybe john bolton, former us national security advisen _ bolton, former us national security adviser. these are the people who carried _ adviser. these are the people who carried on— adviser. these are the people who carried on this policy of maximum pressure — carried on this policy of maximum pressure against iran. you may know that the _ pressure against iran. you may know that the fbi — pressure against iran. you may know that the fbi last week announced a plot to— that the fbi last week announced a plot to assassinate john bolton, so it is against this background, although— it is against this background, although we haven't had an official reaction. _ although we haven't had an official reaction, there was one adviser to the irahiah— reaction, there was one adviser to the iranian nuclear negotiating team who tweeted "i am not going to shed any tears _ who tweeted "i am not going to shed any tears for someone who spewed hatred _ any tears for someone who spewed hatred against islam," referring to salmon— hatred against islam," referring to salmon rushdie. but he says that one week after— salmon rushdie. but he says that one week after a _ salmon rushdie. but he says that one week aftera claim salmon rushdie. but he says that one week after a claim about a hit on john— week after a claim about a hit on john bolton we are now hearing about this attack, _ john bolton we are now hearing about this attack, suggesting this could be some — this attack, suggesting this could be some kind of conspiracy to derail nuclear— be some kind of conspiracy to derail nuclear talks. without this might be the official— nuclear talks. without this might be the official line that the might follow, — the official line that the might follow, but not until the same person— follow, but not until the same person came under attack by hardliners within certain faction suggesting why are you trying to distance — suggesting why are you trying to distance yourself from the
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obligation to carry out such an attack, — obligation to carry out such an attack, and why are you pretending like this— attack, and why are you pretending like this attack is less important than _ like this attack is less important than the — like this attack is less important than the new killer talks? that is 'ust than the new killer talks? that is just to _ than the new killer talks? that is just to give — than the new killer talks? that is just to give you the idea of the dominant— just to give you the idea of the dominant torque within hardline circles — dominant torque within hardline circles. but then of course you have the general — circles. but then of course you have the general iranian social media users _ the general iranian social media users who— the general iranian social media users who are talking about this, discussing — users who are talking about this, discussing the effects of radical islam _ discussing the effects of radical islam on— discussing the effects of radical islam on iran's image, how it has defamed — islam on iran's image, how it has defamed iran's image and reputation and compromised its national interests, and the very historical discussions about whether what happened was in accordance with true islantic_ happened was in accordance with true islamic teachings orjust in misinterpretation of islam. | islamic teachings orjust in misinterpretation of islam. i wonder if ou misinterpretation of islam. i wonder if you could — misinterpretation of islam. i wonder if you could tell— misinterpretation of islam. i wonder if you could tell us _ misinterpretation of islam. i wonder if you could tell us a _ misinterpretation of islam. i wonder if you could tell us a little _ misinterpretation of islam. i wonder if you could tell us a little bit - if you could tell us a little bit more about the background of the fatwa? it more about the background of the fatwa? , , , .,. more about the background of the fatwa? , , , fatwa? it is still in place. it came in 1988. fatwa? it is still in place. it came in 1988- lran _ fatwa? it is still in place. it came in 1988. iran had _ fatwa? it is still in place. it came in 1988. iran hadjust _ fatwa? it is still in place. it came in 1988. iran had just come - fatwa? it is still in place. it came in 1988. iran hadjust come off. fatwa? it is still in place. it came l in 1988. iran had just come off the devastating war with saddam hussein's iraq in 1988. iran had not achieved _ hussein's iraq in 1988. iran had not achieved its — hussein's iraq in 1988. iran had not achieved its aims, and the supreme
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leader— achieved its aims, and the supreme leader track— achieved its aims, and the supreme leader back then may have felt that his not— leader back then may have felt that his not fulfilling his obligations are not— his not fulfilling his obligations are not achieving his objectives, so mayhe _ are not achieving his objectives, so mayhe this — are not achieving his objectives, so maybe this is a legacy wanted to leave _ maybe this is a legacy wanted to leave behind. because four months later he _ leave behind. because four months later he passed away. at the time where _ later he passed away. at the time where that — later he passed away. at the time where that fatwa was issued, a very hi-h where that fatwa was issued, a very high ranking cleric who replaced him and became iran's supreme leader and today is— and became iran's supreme leader and today is iran's supreme leader, suggested that maybe if salman rushdie — suggested that maybe if salman rushdie repents. but then he said that even— rushdie repents. but then he said that even if he became the most pious— that even if he became the most pious man — that even if he became the most pious man in the world, the fatwa would _ pious man in the world, the fatwa would still— pious man in the world, the fatwa would still stand. even a religious foundation increased the reward for the irounty— foundation increased the reward for the bounty on salman rushdie's head, while at _ the bounty on salman rushdie's head, while at the _ the bounty on salman rushdie's head, while at the same time the more moderate — while at the same time the more moderate governments were trying to -ive moderate governments were trying to give the _ moderate governments were trying to give the assurance that this fatwa will remain in the books but the iranian— will remain in the books but the iranian government and none of the
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iranian— iranian government and none of the iranian affiliated agency would do anything — iranian affiliated agency would do anything to carry it out.— iranian affiliated agency would do anything to carry it out. thank you very much — anything to carry it out. thank you very much for— anything to carry it out. thank you very much for providing _ anything to carry it out. thank you very much for providing that - very much for providing that context. from the bbc persian service. i'm joined now by shaykh ibrahim mogra, an imam and islamic scholar from leicester. we just want to be clear that at this stage, we don't know the motive for this attack. for our viewers around the world, we are hearing the word fatwa a lot. i wonder if we could first start off by explaining what it is? ads, wonder if we could first start off by explaining what it is? a fatwa is not a death — by explaining what it is? a fatwa is not a death sentence. _ by explaining what it is? a fatwa is not a death sentence. a _ by explaining what it is? a fatwa is not a death sentence. a fatwa - by explaining what it is? a fatwa is not a death sentence. a fatwa is i by explaining what it is? a fatwa is not a death sentence. a fatwa is a | not a death sentence. a fatwa is a religious ruling by a qualified jurist who we refer to... upon being questioned by an individual about a
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particular religious practice or a socio economic issue that they are facing in their life, and they receive this ruling and guidance so that they are able to live their day to day life in accordance with islamic law, and it can be a simple matter to do with dietary laws for example, marital law, a person injures them self and is unable to pray while standing. and now they need a fatwa which will enable them to be able to sit on a chair and offer their prayer. or they are unable to perform their pilgrimage because they are physically unwell or unfit to make the journey. so they will receive a fatwa. they say you may set a deputy on your behalf. this is to do with day to day simple matters in the lives of muslims, it is nothing to do with death sentences.— is nothing to do with death sentences. .., , , ., .,
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sentences. 0k, can they be revoked? a fatwa can — sentences. 0k, can they be revoked? a fatwa can be _ sentences. 0k, can they be revoked? a fatwa can be revoked, _ sentences. 0k, can they be revoked? a fatwa can be revoked, it _ sentences. 0k, can they be revoked? a fatwa can be revoked, it can - sentences. 0k, can they be revoked? a fatwa can be revoked, it can be - a fatwa can be revoked, it can be challenged. a counter fatwa a fatwa can be revoked, it can be challenged. a counterfatwa can a fatwa can be revoked, it can be challenged. a counter fatwa can also be presented. one must remember that it is limited to one's individual practice, ora it is limited to one's individual practice, or a particular local community or a country. for example, if during the pandemic in the united kingdom we had been faced with large numbers of deaths of muslims who were not going to be able to be buried in quick enough time, where there was a possibility of the pandemic spreading, the question would arise would we be allowed to cremate these bodies, for example? so the fatwa would be sought, and we have many boards in the united kingdom, and they would deliberate on the situation, look at the pros
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and the cons of cremation, and if they believed that cremation is the safest way to ensure that the virus does not spread any further, then they would issue a fatwa to say, yes, you may cremate. this is about making things possible within the parameters of islamic law. to make it possible for a muslim to live their life in a normal, day—to—day situation. i their life in a normal, day-to-day situation. ., , ., _, situation. i wonder if you could 'ust situation. i wonder if you could just exnlain — situation. i wonder if you could just exnlain to _ situation. i wonder if you could just explain to us, _ situation. i wonder if you could just explain to us, because - situation. i wonder if you could | just explain to us, because what situation. i wonder if you could - just explain to us, because what we have been talking about is reaction from iran. we have been speaking to our persian service. you are obviously educating us about exactly what a fatwa is. there is also a lot of discussion about the religion of islam. when you put the three together, it almost sounds as if iran is speaking globally. what are your thoughts on that, in that
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context? ~ ., �* , ., context? well, i don't believe that an one context? well, i don't believe that any one particular _ context? well, i don't believe that any one particular country - context? well, i don't believe that any one particular country can - context? well, i don't believe that i any one particular country can speak for the global muslim community. certainly, muslims living in the west, from day one, did not buy into that fatwa. many of us as scholars did not recognise it as a fatwa. there is a judicial progress and system in place in muslim countries, or countries that are governed by sharia, and every matter that is brought to the board has to be brought to the board has to be brought through the system. it is not up for individuals to take the law into their own hands. vigilantism is forbidden in sharia, in a slum. it is the boards that will give out and passed the sentence and for the authorities to ensure that that sentence is carried out. so in no country can claim to speak for out. so in no country can claim to speakfor all muslims. we have many traditions in islam, we have the
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sunny tradition that i subscribe to. the sheer tradition, which many iranians subscribe to. and there is a diverse range of opinions between the scholars, even within my tradition. we differ on many aspects of the fatwa. this is why the institution of fatwa is a vibrant, dynamic system that helps to govern the individual lives of muslims who want to live according to the commandments of god. it is nothing to do with taking the lives of others. having said that, there have been times in history, during the ottoman period and before that, when muslim rulers may have sought access to the board to solidify a particular political position. as we saw during the first world war, the ottomans issued a fatwa saying that
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participating in the war was a jihad, and the only way they could do that was to obtain a fatwa. so there are cases when countries may take advantage of the fatwa or system to further a political agenda. system to further a political arenda. . ~ system to further a political arenda. ., ,, i. system to further a political arenda. . ~' ,, , system to further a political arenda. ., ,, i. , . system to further a political arenda. . ~ , . ., system to further a political arenda. ., ,, , . ., agenda. thank you very much for your time. agenda. thank you very much for your time- thank— agenda. thank you very much for your time. thank you. _ agenda. thank you very much for your time. thank you. and _ agenda. thank you very much for your time. thank you. andjust_ agenda. thank you very much for your time. thank you. and just to - agenda. thank you very much for your time. thank you. and just to remind l time. thank you. and just to remind our reviewers, no motive so far has been established as to why sir salman rushdie was attacked in new york state. the uk environment agency has warned that the drought declared in many parts of england could last into next year. it says that after the driest summer for 50 years, it will take weeks of rain to replenish water sources. eight areas of england are officially in drought, meaning water companies can put stricter controls on water use. dan johnson reports.
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you can see it spreading, can't you? look at it. a farm fire rages near the devon coast, after a combine harvester caught light in the extreme, dry heat. hundreds of miles away, fields ablaze on the edge of creswell, a derbyshire village feeling the threat of spreading fire. around 50 homes were evacuated last night to keep people safe. we could only see smoke at that point, but you could hear it and then as it got a little bit worse and spreading closer towards the estate, you could see how bad it was, and it had spread round the back of the houses. it has been a busy time for the fire service, who are braced for more cores this weekend. the conditions don't help. the situation, obviously any small fire in the area, - whether that be a discarded cigarette or people having - barbecues, people outside cooking, we are asking, please be very careful, make sure that - fires are extinguished. we want people to go safely l
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about and enjoy the weekend, enjoy the weather, but please do that safely. _ in nottinghamshire, more fields burn as the parched landscape turns to scorched earth. farmers have been trying to save crops and stop fires spreading. but look how close the flames are to taking out this power line. and here is the aftermath of another blaze that reached nearby buildings. almost half of england is now officially in drought, which means closer monitoring of water levels and ensuring water companies are sticking to their action plans, so the taps don't run dry. yorkshire and the west midlands are likely to join those areas later this month. two water companies already have hosepipe bans in place and more are due to follow. that's because reservoirs are getting low and some rivers are drying up. look at the source of the river thames on the border of wiltshire and gloucestershire. no wonder we're being encouraged to consider how we use water. when you turn on a tap or have a shower, that water comes out of rivers like this,
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which means we're taking it away from the environment or taking it away from a farmer that could be using it to irrigate or harvest crops that we need for the food we need, so i think it's about signalling this is something beyond normal, and actually we all play a role in thinking about where our water comes from and use water wisely. rain next week could bring some respite, but look at the risk which comes with that. this shows how little the baked earth absorbs the water, meaning we could see flash flooding. there's at least another two hot days to get through first, which could well mean more farmers having to become makeshift firefighters to stop more of the fields burning. dan johnson, bbc news. europe continues to bake under extreme temperatures — with severe drought conditions evident across nearly half of the continent. in germany, the lack of water is starting to have a significant economic impact, while a huge fire is continuing to devastate forests in the gironde region in france. bethany bell has more.
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a fire crew has just arrived along this stretch of road because, as you can see, there's smoke coming from the dead trees. now, a fire swept through here but there are a lot of smouldering embers in the ground. the soil here is rich with peat and the embers go on burning for some time. 10,000 people have been evacuated from this area because of the very, very dry conditions. their hope is that the heat may start to improve over the next few days, that things will get a little bit cooler. but there's strong winds forecast for tonight, and that can make things very hard for the firefighters. us democrats have celebrated a major legislative victory for president biden, after congress passed a landmark bill to battle climate change and institute health care reforms — despite complete
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republican opposition. mr biden said people would now see lower drug and energy costs, and big corporations would finally start to pay their fair share. the $430 billion package — officially known as the inflation reduction act — should enable the us to meet 80% of its carbon emission targets by 2030. the house passed the measure by 13 votes. the senate previously approved the bill on the casting vote of the vice president. at least one person has died and dozens more are injured when high winds caused part of a stage to collapse at a dance music festival in spain. other infrastructure was also damaged when gusts battered the medusa festivale in cullera, a beachside town south of valencia. the electronic music event, which is held over six days, has now been suspended. a critical incident�*s been declared
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in the nhs in shropshire, due to too high pressure on services. the crisis has been put down to a high number of patients arriving at hospital, difficulties discharging people because of a lack of capacity in the care sector, and staff absence because of covid. it means some non—urgent operations will be postponed for the time being. train drivers from nine rail companies are on strike today in a row about pay and conditions — with services across england, scotland and wales expected to be significantly reduced. some firms, including southeastern and crosscountry, aren't running any services at all. the train companies have said they want to give drivers a pay rise, but they must agree to more flexible conditions. joining me now from leeds railway station
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is our news correspondent, phillip norton. and a train, so obviously services are running out of leads? this and a train, so obviously services are running out of leads?- and a train, so obviously services are running out of leads? this is a ma'or rail are running out of leads? this is a major rail station _ are running out of leads? this is a major rail station in _ are running out of leads? this is a major rail station in the _ are running out of leads? this is a major rail station in the north - are running out of leads? this is a major rail station in the north of l major rail station in the north of england, right in the middle of the north of england. you england, right in the middle of the north of en-land. you can england, right in the middle of the north of england. you can see passengers waiting for trains. that is because there are a number of rail operators that operate from this station. northern trains, is unaffected by turday�*s strike action. there are services operating. this is mainly affecting long—distance services from this station here today, operated by lner and crosscountry. they are both affected by this strike action by the aslef members who are striking today. for example, the crosscountry services are not running through here at all and the lner services, there is only one return trip to london today. one left very early this morning and one will return this morning and one will return this evening back to leeds from london. there are nine companies affected, they are arriva rail
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london, avanti west coast, crosscountry, great western, greater anglia, lner, south—eastern and west midlands trains. as i say, trans pennine and northern train, they are unaffected. i havejust spoken pennine and northern train, they are unaffected. i have just spoken to some aslef members on a picket line outside the station, they say they don't want to strike but they are wanting a deal done. there are talks due to take place later this week. they say they are wanting to break this deadlock and of course there is other strike action as well, with the rmt. they are striking on the 18th and 20th of august. the advice to passengers is to check before travelling. to passengers is to check before travellinu. , ., ., ., ,, , ., travelling. philip norton, thank you ve much travelling. philip norton, thank you very much indeed. _ court documents show that 20 boxes of items were taken, during a search of donald trump's home in florida, including some documents marked "top secret". details from a warrant, that has now been published,
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show the former president is being investigated for allegedly breaching us espionage laws. he denies doing anything wrong. our correspondent in washington, chi chi izundu, has more details. this has been quite the week for the former president of the united states. monday started off with an unprecedented search of donald trump's primary residency in florida, mar—a—lago, by fbi agents. what they were looking for was only made public today, through the unusual move during an ongoing investigation of unsealing the warrant used to enter the property. receipts attached gave little detail, but did indicate the kinds of things removed, including several miscellaneous top secret papers, information regarding the french president and various classified documents labelled sci, which stands for "sensitive compartmented information," which could be exceptionally grave for us national security. mr trump, can we have a word?
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even though donald trump did not oppose the unsealing, he issued a statement accusing the fbi of playing politics and claiming the documents were all declassified and in secure storage, with an additional lock. presidents can declassify information, but they have to follow a procedure. they have to fill out forms, they have to give certain authorisations, they cannot simply say, "these documents are declassified," they have to follow a process, not clear that was followed here. the second thing, of course, is a president can declassify documents, but a former president cannot. that of course begs the question whether president trump, when he was still president trump, actually declassified these documents. but america is still torn by activity surrounding donald trump. details of the warrant surprising no—one. there appears to be a witchhunt . going on in washington right now. it is not bilateral, it is not equal. i nothing is going to happen.
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he is able to do whatever he wants, whenever he wants, and he isjust going to get off, or continue to live his lavish life that he does. the removal of classified documents or materials is prohibited by law, a crime for which donald trump increased the penalties while in office. whilst this kind of investigation would be uncomfortable for some, for donald trump it could potentially politically work in his favour. chi chi izundu, bbc news. climbing all of scotland's munros, or mountains, is a rite of passage for some hillwalkers. but can you imagine scaling all 282 summits at the age of 82?
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nick gardner from the highlands set himself the challenge after his wife was taken into care. let's hearfrom him. being with my wife is very challenging, because she does know me irut— challenging, because she does know me but onlyjust. when your partner has alzheimer's, the problems are very severe — has alzheimer's, the problems are very severe and it has helped me deal with— very severe and it has helped me deal with those problems. when i could _ deal with those problems. when i could no— deal with those problems. when i could no longer look after her, that was the _ could no longer look after her, that was the game changer. that one really— was the game changer. that one really knocked me over. and i thought. _ really knocked me over. and i thought. i_ really knocked me over. and i thought, i have got to get a focus in life _ thought, i have got to get a focus in life that — thought, i have got to get a focus in life. that was going to last a while _ in life. that was going to last a while will— in life. that was going to last a while will stopjust in life. that was going to last a while will stop just doing, in life. that was going to last a while will stopjust doing, say, a ntarathon— while will stopjust doing, say, a marathon wouldn't be sufficient, because — marathon wouldn't be sufficient, because once i'd done it to the challenge _ because once i'd done it to the challenge is over. i've got to get a challenge — challenge is over. i've got to get a challenge that lasts.
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mr gardner spoke to the bbc has he prepared to scale the final peak, cairn gorm. i can't believe it's happening. yeah, i'm just an old man who loves wandering in the mountains. and i'm getting all this publicity, it's wonderful. i will be thinking of her, but the mountains themselves are very powerful and they give me sustenance. so, yes, i'll be thinking about her, but then being in the mountains enables me to cope with those problems. it perhaps seems strange coming from an 80—year—old, but i feel fitter than i ever have done in my life. i can't believe it. i've been a climber all my life
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but i've not climbed to the intensity to which i've climbed just recently. i thought £10,000 would be the maximum that i could possibly get. but with the help of social media and all my friends, then we've managed to raise the awareness and the money is coming in, rolling in. in fact, the hour before we set out to come here, there were five donations in that hour. so it's still rolling in. and we must be up to about 55,000 now. remember, in the scottish mountains, the weather can be very, very fickle, and at this point i would like to quote billy connolly. "if you don't like the weather, wait 20 minutes." wow! hello. temperatures have been shooting up
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already today in that warm sunshine. in fact, we started the day at 20 degrees for some areas in the south and we still have an amber extreme heat warning valid through the rest of the weekend across a good part of england, into east wales as well. but wherever you are, you are going to be seeing some hot weather through the weekend. implications to heat related health problems and potential for travel delays, too. so in that sunshine, temperatures reaching about 36 degrees in the warmest spots towards the south—east, but even further north we are looking at the high 20s for much of scotland and northern ireland. a little bit cooler where you have got the cloud across the far north of scotland. one or two showers for the northern isles. overnight, a little bit of mist and low cloud just drifting into the far north—east of scotland and england, but clear skies elsewhere and overnight temperatures 11—18. fairly uncomfortable for sleeping once again i'm afraid. through the day tomorrow, lots of sunshine again. some heavy showers for northern ireland and scotland. they could be thundery with some large hail, but still dry in the south—east and hot — up to 36 degrees once again.

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