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this is bbc news — i'm sally bundock with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. the usjustice department wants to keep details about the warrant to raid donald trump's florida home sealed, saying it could cause "irreparable damage" to its investigation. people in the uk aged over 50 will be the first to receive a new covid vaccine that fights both the original strain and the omicron variant. why the perfect storm of heat waves, returning tourism and rising energy bills have left spain running out of ice. this i have to be really careful, i even have to buy ice bags from corner shops that obviously are more expensive than a regular ice
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distributors. i have to look everywhere because we can't get enough ice. how a de—mining charity is working to save lives, removing unexploded ammunition left behind in war—torn ukraine. it's very difficult to put estimates on how long, there is huge work ahead i mean years decades to clear ukraine. what we see is the impact on the local level.— local level. the treatment of american — local level. the treatment of american indians _ local level. the treatment of american indians today - local level. the treatment of american indians today by i local level. the treatment of. american indians today by the film industry, excuse me. and the organisers of the oscars apologise to a native american actress, nearly 50 years after she was booed off stage for declining the best actor award on marlon brando's behalf.
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hello and welcome to the programme. the us department ofjustice says releasing details about the warrant to raid donald trump's florida home could cause "irreparable damage" to its investigation. fbi agents searched mar—a—lago last week to find out if mr trump improperly handled government records when he left office. in a separate development, prosecutors in georgia have told rudy giuliani that he's a target of their criminal investigation into attempts to overturn the result of the last presidential election. as donald trump's lawyer, mr giuliani helped lead legal challenges to the outcome of the vote. our north america correspondent, peter bowes has been following the story and hejoins me now. let's start with the search of mr trump poss �*s house, the fir saying absolutely no we're not going to reveal details. if
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they did reveal the affidavit it would presumably reveal the evidence that they based their claim to search the property in the first place, the search warrant that was issued and that was revealed last week. so they are saying this will secure the integrity of the investigation and of course this is an investigation about highly sensitive documents that also plays into the decision to want to keep it under wraps at least for now. but want to keep it under wraps at least for now.— least for now. but does that not feed _ least for now. but does that not feed the _ least for now. but does that not feed the narrative - least for now. but does that i not feed the narrative coming from the trump supporters that this is a witch—hunt, they are not being open and transparent about what they are doing? imilli about what they are doing? will they would _ about what they are doing? ll they would argue this is the legal process, and it isn't specific to this case, there are indeed other cases, where it would be justified to reveal an affidavit at this stage. it was a request from media organisations to have this
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particular document revealed and the response was very quick from the justice and the response was very quick from thejustice department, that at this stage, it is necessary to keep those details under wraps, to maintain the integrity of the investigation. in terms of rudy giuliani, very— profile figure on the outcome of the last election when he was fighting on behalf of donald trump to say that this outcome is unjust, what is happening now? this outcome is un'ust, what is happening now?_ this outcome is un'ust, what is happening newi_ happening now? well, he has been named _ happening now? well, he has been named now— happening now? well, he has been named now as - happening now? well, he has been named now as a - happening now? well, he has been named now as a target. happening now? well, he hasl been named now as a target in this investigation that's taking place in georgia, to try to get to the bottom of whatever donald trump was trying to achieve at the time, this is the end of 2020, in effect, to overturn that state's election result which we knowjoe biden one. naming him as a target rather than merely a witness for the grand jury, which is currently
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sitting and he will be appearing before late on this week, naming him as a target means he could potentially be indicted on criminal charges. and the suggestion is there is enough evidence, at least so far, to make that a possibility, doesn't necessarily mean it's going to happen but it certainly raises the stakes as far as rudy giuliani is concerned. peter bowes, giuliani is concerned. peter bowes. for— giuliani is concerned. peter bowes, for now, _ giuliani is concerned. peter bowes, for now, thank - giuliani is concerned. peter| bowes, for now, thank you. let's get some of the day's other news. the un says it's ready to support an inspection by its nuclear watchdog of the zaporizhzhia power plant in ukraine. the site is currently under russian control and has been the target of military strikes — prompting fears of a disaster. three british men, accused of being mercenaries fighting with ukrainian forces against russia, have pleaded not guilty in court in the russian backed separatist region of donetsk. john harding, andrew hill, and dylan healy are charged alongside a man from sweden and another from croatia. kenya's new president—elect,
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william ruto, says he wants to unite the country after his narrow election victory. following nearly a week of counting, the authorities announced on monday that mr ruto had defeated his rival, raila odinga. but more than half of the election commission's members have rejected the result, saying the proper processes weren't followed. a group of american journalists and lawyers are suing the cia, saying it spied on them when they visited the wikileaks founder, julian assange. he was staying in ecuador�*s embassy in london at the time. the cia has declined to comment. prosecutors have described the manchester city footballer, benjamin mendy, as a predator, on the opening day of his trial for alleged rape. the 28—year—old and his friend, louis saha matturie, are accused of attacking seven women. they deny all the charges against them.
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people in the uk aged over 50, and the clinically vulnerable, will be the first to receive a new vaccine which protects against the original strain of coronavirus and the now—dominant omicron variant. it will be offered as an autumn booster in the uk — the first country in the world to approve it. we can now speak to drjohn swartzberg, who's a clinical professor emeritus at uc berkeley school of public health. a warm welcome to the programme. a new vaccine, new booster autumn, what do you make of this latest offering to counter covid—i9? make of this latest offering to counter covid-19?_ make of this latest offering to counter covid-19? well we have been talking _ counter covid-19? well we have been talking about _ counter covid-19? well we have been talking about this - counter covid-19? well we have been talking about this for - been talking about this for quite a while now, the booster that was just approved in the uk, is composed of both what is called the ancestral strain which is the rna and genetic material we have been receiving in all of our vaccine and the
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variant of omicron that caused so much trouble around the world in january and so much trouble around the world injanuary and february so it has two elements to it. the idea is this will hopefully give us broader and deeper immunity than the previous vaccine, the ancestral strain alone. , ., vaccine, the ancestral strain alone. , . , alone. do you expect countries to quickly _ alone. do you expect countries to quickly follow _ alone. do you expect countries to quickly follow suit _ alone. do you expect countries to quickly follow suit and - to quickly follow suit and approve this dual strain system? i approve this dual strain system?— approve this dual strain s stem? ,, ., , system? i think other countries are iioin system? i think other countries are going to — system? i think other countries are going to follow— system? i think other countries are going to follow suit, - system? i think other countries are going to follow suit, the - are going to follow suit, the us to, interestingly i think the ingredient �*s in the uk approved vaccine for moderna will be a little bit different to what is likely to be approved in the us, in the us it's probably the vaccine will be composed of both the ancestral strain, be composed of both the ancestralstrain, plus be composed of both the ancestral strain, plus the omicron siberian, the currently spreading sub— variants of omicron and the united states
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and the uk and around the world. �* and the uk and around the world. . ., ,., ., and the uk and around the world. . ., ., , world. and how important is that, in world. and how important is that. in your— world. and how important is that, in your opinion, - world. and how important is| that, in your opinion, people take up his boosters, this autumn? i take up his boosters, this autumn?— take up his boosters, this autumn? ,, �*, ., autumn? i think it's important heo . le autumn? i think it's important peeple get — autumn? i think it's important peeple get a _ autumn? i think it's important people get a boost _ autumn? i think it's important people get a boost of- autumn? i think it's important people get a boost of this - people get a boost of this autumn, specifically people who are at high risk for having a bad outcome from covid—i9, for example people who are older, people who have underlying diseases that would predispose them to a bad outcome like diabetes, obesity, chronic or lung disease, immunological deficiencies, these people should clearly avail themselves of a booster, this autumn. the broader question is should others, people under 50, should people under 65 who are an otherwise good health get the booster, for them as a?. for what comes _ booster, for them as a?. for what comes this _ booster, for them as a?. for what comes this autumn or winter what experts saying about covid—i9 because we are
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seeing infection rates rising in certain countries and said, still? ~ in certain countries and said, still? . , ., in certain countries and said, still? , . ~ , ., ., still? we sure are. australia, new zealand _ still? we sure are. australia, new zealand coming - still? we sure are. australia, new zealand coming out - still? we sure are. australia, new zealand coming out of l still? we sure are. australia, new zealand coming out of a j new zealand coming out of a really bad siege with covid, it's impossible to really know what the virus is going to do. it is consistently been able to spin off new variants, or sub— variants that can evade the community we have from previous infection or vaccines, that is what ba .5 is doing right now. if it doesn't do any more spinning off of new variants we are engaged shape going into the autumn bop on the other hand, if it does something that evades immunity better and god forbid make us even sicker we would be really in trouble this autumn. it is really anybody�*s s. autumn. it is really anybody�*s s_ __ autumn. it is really anybody�*s s. —— guess. spain is enduring one of the worst droughts in europe
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and water reserves are currently at less than a0 %. three heatwave this summer, combined with the return of tourism and rising energy bills, have left the country running out of ice. sergi forcada reports. there is no summer break for ice producers in spain, some factories running all day and night to try to keep up with demand. ice companies did not stockpile enough during winter months and started production later than usual this year because of soaring power bills. and with tourism back in full swing and very hot summer, ice has become a hot commodity. translation:. has become a hot commodity. translation: ._ has become a hot commodity. translation:. with the war in ukraine electricity _ translation:. with the war in ukraine electricity started - translation:. with the war in ukraine electricity started to i ukraine electricity started to skyrocket and from that moment we were overwhelmed, that is a period during which we start to stop the ice for the summer with those prices the cost of using the refrigeration chambers became unsustainable.
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some supermarkets have limited the number of ice bags each customer can buy but in many cases shops are empty and bars and restaurants are also running out of ice. translation:. i running out of ice. translation:. ., ., , translation:. i have to be really careful, _ translation:. i have to be really careful, even - translation:. i have to be really careful, even have - translation:. i have to be really careful, even have to | really careful, even have to buyice really careful, even have to buy ice bags from corner shops that obviously are more expensive than our regular distributors, have to look everywhere because i can't get enough ice. everywhere because i can't get enough ice-— enough ice. spain is not only struggling — enough ice. spain is not only struggling with _ enough ice. spain is not only struggling with ice, - enough ice. spain is not only struggling with ice, the - enough ice. spain is not only struggling with ice, the lackl struggling with ice, the lack of rain for months has led the country very dry. reservoirs are now at 39% of capacity, well below the ten year average of almost 60% for this time of the year. this is having an impact on farming and daily life, some regions have already put water restrictions in place in the dry spell is changed the landscape in many parts of the country. this church is usually hidden underwater in reservoir,
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when water levels are high or you can see is the tip of the belltower but in very dry seasonis belltower but in very dry season is like current one the entire church is exposed. the building from the ninth century is now attracting visitors but in other reservoirs the lack of water is doing exactly the opposite. shortages in the south of spain no business at this waterpark, for now. sergi forcada, bbc news. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: what do chess and diving have in common? we'll be telling you all about this underwater partnership injust a moment. washington, the world's most political city, is today assessing the political health of the world's most powerful man. indeed, i did have a relationship with ms lewinsky that was not appropriate. in fact, it was wrong. in south africa, 97 people have been killed today, in one of the worst days of violence
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between rival black groups. over the last 10 days, 500 have died. crowd chant: czechoslovakia must be free! _ man: czechoslovakia must be free! - crowd chant: czechoslovakia must be free! _ russia is observing a national day of mourning for the 118 submariners who died on board the kursk. we are all with them now, within our hearts. the pope has celebrated mass before a congregation of more than 2.5 million people in his hometown of krakow. "stay with us, stay with us," - chanted this ocean of humanity. "well, well," joked the pope, "so, you want me| to desert rome?" this is bbc news. the latest headlines: why the perfect storm of heatwaves, returning tourism and rising energy bills have
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left spain running out of ice. over 50s in the uk will be the first to receive a new covid vaccine that fights both the original strain and the omicron variant. while fighting in ukraine could continue for months or even years, some efforts are already under way to repair the damage. in particular, around the capital kyiv, where the mines which were laid by both sides remain a hazard. alice key reports. on hands and knees looking for landmines in a field outside kyiv. it is meticulous work. stakes marked the spot, the soil carefully cut away. mine is unearthed. close by, a reminder of what is at stake. this van drove over an anti—tank mine, the driver lost both his legs. it’s anti-tank mine, the driver lost both his legs.— both his legs. it's a massive
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scale given _ both his legs. it's a massive scale given the _ both his legs. it's a massive scale given the nature - both his legs. it's a massive scale given the nature of. both his legs. it's a massive| scale given the nature of the complex and is very difficult to put estimates on how long. huge work ahead, we are talking years maybe decades to clear ukraine. what we see at halo is the impact on the local level. the ukrainian government says nearly a third of the country, some 116,000 square miles is contaminated by explosives. they predict it could take a decade to mark the land as safe. when princess diana stepped into a minefield in angola, the world was paying attention. she was accused of being too political by calling for a lead by bad. i’m being too political by calling for a lead by bad.— for a lead by bad. i'm trying to highlight _ for a lead by bad. i'm trying to highlight a _ for a lead by bad. i'm trying to highlight a problem - for a lead by bad. i'm trying to highlight a problem that| for a lead by bad. i'm trying l to highlight a problem that is going on around the world. she didn't live _ going on around the world. she didn't live to _ going on around the world. she didn't live to see _ going on around the world. she didn't live to see the legacy of what is her work. just three months after her death and international treaty to ban landmines was introduced and was side by 164 arteries. the
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lead she once stood on eventually became part of a city, herson eventually became part of a city, her son would retrace her steps 22 years later. nearly 50 years after the native american actress sacheen littlefeather was booed off stage at the oscars, she's received an apology from the group that puts on the academy awards. she'd been asked by marlon brando to decline, on his behalf, a best actor award for the godfather, as a protest at the film industry's treatment of america's indigenous people. very regretfully cannot accept this very generous award and the reasons for this being other treatment of american indians today by the film industry. excuse me. crowd
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boos. amy homma, vice president of education and public engagement at the academy museum joins me now from los angeles. why was there such a strong reaction at the time as we saw there to her oscars appearance? in 1973, sacheen littlefeather was the first native american woman to stand on the stage of the academy award ceremony. this was also the first time that someone had made a political statement through their speech. nowadays, 50 years later it is very common for us to see filmmakers and artists make a statement of activism, a political statement as they accept an award. 50 years ago that was radically different and some big people were not used to seeing. she was incredibly brave and courageous to take that step. why has it taken so long for the academy to come out with an apology? why now?— apology? why now? since our museum opened _ apology? why now? since our museum opened in _ apology? why now? since our museum opened in 2021, - apology? why now? since our museum opened in 2021, we. apology? why now? since our- museum opened in 2021, we have included a clip of sacheen
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littlefeather�*s speech it out ellery and is through the leadership of the academy, our ceo and museum director, who truly believe in inclusion and think that the academy should consistently be committed to expanding the traditional understanding of film history. with the inclusion of the speech in our gallery, we are setting ourselves on a path forward to include the mac continue inclusive measures through our programming and cue oration and this is coming together beautifully as one moment of reconciliation. you have described _ moment of reconciliation. you have described there, this goes beyond the letter written by the academy in terms of an apology given to her. what reaction have you had so far? it has been an amazing moment working collaboratively with sacheen littlefeather. our museum director visited her in her home and they recorded a pod cast episode that people can listen to from their homes,
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it is called an oscar goes to. that conversation let us to the path we're on now to produce up programme together with sacheen littlefeather. on 17 september people have to live in our museum and she is bringing performers and speakers and this is all her vision. it is all her vision. it's really truly going to be a moment of healing and inclusion for people on stage and in the audience. it people on stage and in the audience-— people on stage and in the audience. it is really as you say important _ audience. it is really as you say important but - audience. it is really as you say important but the - audience. it is really as you say important but the next| audience. it is really as you - say important but the next step has to be taken because over the years, recent years, the oscars has had a lot of criticism for not being diverse and enough. i criticism for not being diverse and enough-— and enough. i think it is really the _ and enough. i think it is really the work - and enough. i think it is really the work of - and enough. i think it is really the work of our . and enough. i think it is- really the work of our museum to be committed to inclusion through the exhibitions, like i mentioned that we are putting on. and to be cocreated with filmmakers. it is part of the museum's mission to challenge and contextualise dominant narratives of history and we do that in partnership with film artist, with academy members and committee members. good to
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hear about— and committee members. good to hear about these _ and committee members. good to hear about these changes. - and committee members. good to hear about these changes. they i hear about these changes. they give a being on the programme. time for a look at the sports news. hello. i'm tulsen tollett. this your sports news. we start with football, and liverpool fought back from a goal down and a sending off to draw 1—1 with crystal palace. after a fast start, liverpool found themselves behind when wilifried zaha scored, and things only got worse forjurgen klopp's side when darwin nunez was sent off for a headbutt. but luis diaz found an equaliser for the reds who dropped further points on the teams at the top with two games played. their next game is away to manchester united next monday. it was tough. the story of the game didn't make it easier. that is what you have to show and that is what i will take. we want to fight. liverpool we want to fight. if we cannot play like geniuses in the
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moment, then give it a go. that is what we did today. i'm happy with that. rangers take on psv eindhoven in the first leg of their champions league play—off later on tuesday. the two sides meet in the first leg at ibrox with the return in eindhoven next wednesday and its two dutch managers, rangers with giovanni van bronckhorst and eindhoven have ruud van nistelroy. it's a good side. i mean they won the super cup. they won a good attractive game and started the league well. it's the last step into the group stages. it normal you're going to base a difficult opponent. andy murray came through the battle of the 30—somethings to book his place in the second round of the cincinnati open on monday, beating stan wawrinka in three sets. in the 22nd meeting of the two former grand slam champions, murray took the first set, warwinka the second, and with both players needing the physio in the third, it was murray who claimed it with a return winner on his fourth match point
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as he fought back tears in his post—match interview. he'll now play fellow briton cameron norrie in the second round. you can get all the latest sports news at our website — that's bbc.com/sport. but from me, tulsen tollett, and the rest of the team, that's your sports news for now. searing temperatures in the uk have made playing any kind of games a bit of a challenge to say the least. but a new version of chess has competitors more worried about the cold than the heat, as wendy urquhart reports. it's chess, but not as we know it. in this version, the board is submerged in swimming pool and all the pieces are weighted and magnetic. the players had to hold their breath while they made their move which meant they did not have a whole lot of time to take in their opponent's last move or to determine what advantage their next move might give the opposition.
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that was a huge challenge for the 10 players who took part in the world dive chess championships in the pool at the leonardo royal hotel in london. trying to see the pieces, keep yourself down, there's a lot more and once you play a long game, you are doing 30, 40 moves and every time you are going down or coming up, it is a marathon in itself. the pool is really cold and spending a lot of time underwater hurts your oxygen intake so it becomes harder and harder to find good moves as the game goes on. after four hours it was checkmate from poland's michal mazurkiewicz to beat south africa player alain dekker to win the competition. i think that 60% is chess and 40% is other skills, swimming, keeping the body under control and the pressure and your breath. the world dive chess championships were invented by chess master etan ilfeld, who thought making the game more physical
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would also make it cool. wendy urquhart, bbc news. there you have it. just when you thought chess could be a bit boring and dry, there you go. it has all changed. residents of dundee in tayside in scotland didn't get much sleep on sunday night. a massive electrical storm raged for hours and torrential rain battered the city as thunder boomed and bolts of lightning lit up the night sky. after weeks of scorching temperatures, britain's met office is forecasting flash floods and heavy thunderstorms across much of the uk in the coming days. so brace yourselves for that. next, we have all our business stories. we're going to look at the challenges facing the president of kenya was just
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been elected. they have a cost of living crisis which many are basing worldwide, inflation, jobless figures. all that to come. see you in a moment. hello. well, much—needed rain in the forecast, but that, unfortunately, may come at a price, for some of us. and with big downpours forming once again on tuesday, there's a risk of flash flooding across parts of england and wales. now, here's the big picture. this dip in the jet stream has spawned an area of low pressure, which is in part responsible for breaking the heatwave and developing the showers. and then later on in the week, the jet stream here could push in a weather front with slightly lighter rain, but more widespread rain, crossing parts of the uk, but no guarantee, as far as rain is concerned, further south. and then that westerlyjet stream brings fresher conditions later on in the week. now, here's the rainfall accumulation over the next 48 hours or so. the computer models tend to smooth out the rainfall
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and average it out, so i think if you take a closer look, actually, some areas get very little rainfall. you can see it's just at the bottom of the scale — 5, maybe 10mm, no more than that — and some spots won't get any rainfall at all. so let's get onto the forecast, then, for tuesday, and quite a warm start in the south and the southeast — 18 degrees. fresher in scotland, and in scotland and northern ireland, quite cloudy in the morning, with some light rain, i think, in central and eastern scotland, which should eventually peter out. and then we've got those scattered, heavy showers and thunderstorms developing across england and wales, and that risk of flash flooding. but remember, some of us will miss the storms altogether. mid—20s across the south, around 18 or so in newcastle, and a very fresh 14 there in aberdeen, with that northerly breeze. here's wednesday's weather forecast, and, again, a chance for some showers across parts of england and wales, but further north, the weather's looking dry and bright. i think a very pleasant day on the way for scotland and northern ireland,
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with temperatures of around 18 celsius. now, i talked about thatjet stream at the start pushing in a weather front, and here's that area of low pressure approaching the uk during the course of thursday. it'll spread, thursday night into friday, across the country, bringing thicker cloud, and perhaps some outbreaks of rain, early hours of friday, but no guarantee of rain further south. here's the outlook for the middle of the week, into the weekend. you can see it's generally set fair towards the end of the week.
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