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good morning. welcome to breakfast with charlie stayt and mega munchetty. our headlines today: more major disruption on the railways as thousands of workers walk out in an ongoing dispute over pay, jobs and conditions. the summerof the summer of strokes continues. this is_ the summer of strokes continues. this is a _ the summer of strokes continues. this is a sixth day that workers have _ this is a sixth day that workers have walked out in recent months, meaning _ have walked out in recent months, meaning only about 20% of services will be _ meaning only about 20% of services will be running today. former cabinet member michael gove backs rishi sunak for the conservative leadership, but concedes he doesn't expect to serve in the government again. good morning. keep on running.
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it's gold again for laura muir. on another golden night for the brits in munich, muir retains her crown as the 1,500—metre european champion. (organ plays) they were once a key part of going to the pictures. we'll take a look at the cinema organs being raised back to life. good morning. it is a blustery start to the _ good morning. it is a blustery start to the weekend, especially in the north—west of the uk where there are also outbreaks of rain. but not everyone — also outbreaks of rain. but not everyone will see wet weather today. all the _ everyone will see wet weather today. all the details are coming up. good morninu. it's saturday august 20. our main story: train passengers are being warned of more severe disruption across the uk's rail network today as tens of thousands of workers go on strike. it's the sixth day of national walk—outs so far this summer in an ongoing dispute over pay, jobs and conditions. network rail says only a fifth of its services will be running as normal.
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our transport correspondent caroline davies has this report. this week of strikes is not over yet. today tens of thousands of rail workers will walk out of work. it is a worry for this to east london beauty salon. in a worry for this to east london beauty salon-— a worry for this to east london beauty salon. a worry for this to east london beau salon. , .., , ., beauty salon. in the past couple of da 5 we beauty salon. in the past couple of days we have _ beauty salon. in the past couple of days we have seen _ beauty salon. in the past couple of days we have seen a _ beauty salon. in the past couple of days we have seen a huge - beauty salon. in the past couple of days we have seen a huge influx i beauty salon. in the past couple ofi days we have seen a huge influx of cancellations. our clients come to us from foreign wide, which is fantastic, though this has really, really it is hard. on friday, we had eight or nine cancellations, which is massive, massive, on one of our biggest days. today is looking to be equally as challenging, so it is going to be very difficult. i do hope there is an end in sight soon. i hope it gets resolved and they get what they are looking for. teddi; i hope it gets resolved and they get what they are looking for.— what they are looking for. today is the sixth day _ what they are looking for. today is the sixth day of— what they are looking for. today is the sixth day of national— what they are looking for. today is the sixth day of national rail - the sixth day of national rail straits this summer. only around 20% of services will be running but unions say this was necessary to stop unreasonable changes to their
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conditions indicative baird pay deal. conditions indicative baird pay deal conditions indicative baird pay deal. , ~ , ~ conditions indicative baird pay deal. , . ., deal. -- strikes. we do with evolution — deal. -- strikes. we do with evolution of _ deal. -- strikes. we do with evolution of the _ deal. -- strikes. we do with evolution of the railway - deal. -- strikes. we do with evolution of the railway but| deal. -- strikes. we do with i evolution of the railway but we can't have the imposition of change and temperamental changes to our members' lies which will make them unable to pay their builds. you don't modernise the railway by going backwards on terms and conditions and getting rid of thousands of loyal people who you don't replace with millions of hours of overtime. the rail companies say that they are changes won't require compulsory redundancies. they say for a pay raise changes need to happen. we want to raise changes need to happen. - want to be able to give alcoholics pay rises, but the industry is in pretty difficult shape at the moment, coming out of the pandemic, 30% lower revenues that we have seen before. —— give our colleagues. we need to get to a place where the sums add up. that will involve conversation rather than confrontation.— conversation rather than confrontation. ,, ., confrontation. the idg say that behind closed _ confrontation. the idg say that
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behind closed doors _ confrontation. the idg say that i behind closed doors conversations have been moving and they are hoping for the best but the industry is preparing for the worst in the case of more strikes in the next few months. —— rdg. caroline davies, bbc news. our correspondent simonjones is at london euston this morning. simon, the debate over how this can be resolved goes on between the various parties. the reality today is very much about the passengers. yes, a some of strikes is continuing. the sixth day of national action on the railways. i have just been national action on the railways. i havejust been inside national action on the railways. i have just been inside the station. houston is normally the sixth busiest station in the country but it doesn't feel that way today. admittedly it is quite early but there have been a number of passengers turning up and finding out there are no early trends. —— euston. only 20% of services running across the network today. some will have no trains at all today. only five trains are listed on the
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departure board. the first is setting off to watford junction at 7:28am, so wait before that first rain. there was a strike on thursday, yesterday a walk on the london underground. today another national strike. there doesn't seem to be any resolution in sight. one of the unions involved in the strike today, the rmt union, asked why target a saturday when people are taking measured journeys. the reason they have chosen saturdays because some members involved in the union were involved in maintenance work, and a lot of that work takes place on a saturday, saturday evening, and they wanted to be involved in the strike action. the department of transport have said this is unnecessary it is causing misery for people just trying to get around. the talks, though, have been continuing. one insider said they are going at a snail�*s pace. that is
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are going at a snail�*s pace. that is a reason for a glimmer of hope, perhaps. the rmt says that on monday it will be back around the table talking to that rain companies and also to network rail. no more day is smacked for strikes has been set. but nobody is expecting a quick resolution to this. in the meantime, many passengers are wondering how there will get about today. thank ou, there will get about today. thank you. simon- _ michael gove has announced his support for rishi sunak in the conservative leadership contest. writing in the times newspaper, the former cabinet minister criticised mr sunak�*s rival, liz truss, saying she appeared to be taking a "holiday from reality" with her plans to cut tax rather than give direct payments to struggling households. she has previously argued that high taxes are "potentially choking off economic growth." vladimir putin has said un officials will be allowed to visit and inspect the russian—held zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in ukraine.
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the announcement comes amid growing concern over the safety of europe's largest nuclear plant. our correspondent hugo bachega is in odesa. hugo, how quickly will this happen? isa is a good question. yesterday president zelenskyy in this note the address— president zelenskyy in this note the address at— president zelenskyy in this note the address at the details of the visit by international monitors would be discussed — by international monitors would be discussed and russia appears to have dropped _ discussed and russia appears to have drouped its _ discussed and russia appears to have dropped its demand that any mission should _ dropped its demand that any mission should go— dropped its demand that any mission should go through russian —controlled territory. if confirmed, this visit— —controlled territory. if confirmed, this visit could suggest a possible de—escalation in the crisis around this nuclear— de—escalation in the crisis around this nuclear facility. the head of the international atomic energy agency— the international atomic energy agency said he was willing to lead a visit of— agency said he was willing to lead a visit of international monitors himsetf~ _ visit of international monitors himself. but fighting around the complex— himself. but fighting around the complex continues. there are reports of four— complex continues. there are reports of four civilians who have been
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injured — of four civilians who have been injured by— of four civilians who have been injured by russian shelling, according to the ukrainian authorities, and the background to all of— authorities, and the background to all of this— authorities, and the background to all of this is that this complex has been _ all of this is that this complex has been under— all of this is that this complex has been under russian occupation since the beginning of march. the ukrainians accuse russia of using the facility — ukrainians accuse russia of using the facility as a shield to launch attacks— the facility as a shield to launch attacks against ukrainian targets, perhaps _ attacks against ukrainian targets, perhaps knowing that the ukrainians are unlikely to retaliate. russia rejects — are unlikely to retaliate. russia rejects the accusations, saying that russians _ rejects the accusations, saying that russians there are protecting this plant, _ russians there are protecting this plant, but — russians there are protecting this plant, but obviously this level of mititary— plant, but obviously this level of military activity has raised fears of a nuclear catastrophe. indeed. thank you. _ of a nuclear catastrophe. indeed. thank you, hugo. _ the family of a pensioner who was stabbed as he travelled through west london on his mobility scooter have paid tribute to him. thomas o'halloran, who was 87, died at the scene in greenford after being attacked on tuesday. 44—year—old lee byer has appeared in court charged with his murder and was remanded in custody. mr o'halloran's nephew, also named thomas, spoke of the family's loss.
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com plete complete numbness with the loss of our uncle. it has been terrified that something like this could happen to such a gentle, kind person. always caring, always giving. a grey musical talent. just an all—round good person that always did this best to get to everyone around him, with this family the kind of guy who would give you the shirt off this back. a former british member of an islamic state terror cell is beginning a life sentence in the united states for his role in the murder of western hostages in syria. el shafee elsheikh was part of a group of is members nicknamed the beatles involved in torturing, beating and executing prisoners. his actions are said to have resulted in the deaths of four us hostages. the widow of the basketball legend kobe bryant, who was killed in a helicopter crash,
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has told a los angeles court how she was left devastated after discovering that photos of the accident had been ta ken and circulated. vanessa bryant is suing los angeles county for alleged negligence and invasion of privacy. kobe bryant, his 13—year—old daughter gianna and seven others died when their helicopter crashed in california in january 2020. the finnish prime minister, sanna marin, says she's taken a drug test after footage emerged of her dancing at a party with friends. the 36—year—old, who has been in power since december 2019, insisted her ability to perform her duties was not impaired. ms marin said the result of the drug test would be known in a week and that she had never used illegal drugs. tributes have been paid to the actorjosephine tewson, who has died at the age of 91. she was best known for portraying elizabeth, the long—suffering, tea—spilling neighbour of hyacinth, of course played by patricia routledge, in keeping up appearances. it doesn't even wobble. so why can't
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it doesn't even wobble. so why can't i do it when hi centres here? elizabeth? —— hyacinth. josephine tewson also played miss davenport in last of the summer wine and appeared in sketches with the two ronnies. they had such a good partnership. i think that series stands the test of time. so think that series stands the test of time. ,, ., , , think that series stands the test of time. , , " , , time. so sunny. 11 minutes past six and ben is— time. so sunny. 11 minutes past six and ben is looking _ time. so sunny. 11 minutes past six and ben is looking at _ time. so sunny. 11 minutes past six and ben is looking at the _ time. so sunny. 11 minutes past six and ben is looking at the weather. | and ben is looking at the weather. that is very dramatic. it is beautiful behind you. that is very dramatic. it is beautiful behind ou. ., beautiful behind you. good morning. this is the sunrise _ beautiful behind you. good morning. this is the sunrise from _ beautiful behind you. good morning. this is the sunrise from one - beautiful behind you. good morning. this is the sunrise from one of - beautiful behind you. good morning. this is the sunrise from one of our i this is the sunrise from one of our weather— this is the sunrise from one of our weather watchers, this is the sunrise from one of our weatherwatchers, in this is the sunrise from one of our weather watchers, in the north—east of scotland _ weather watchers, in the north—east of scotland in murray. some sunshine here, _ of scotland in murray. some sunshine here, but— of scotland in murray. some sunshine here, but quite a windy start for some _ here, but quite a windy start for some of— here, but quite a windy start for some of us— here, but quite a windy start for some of us with some outbreaks of rain, _ some of us with some outbreaks of rain, courtesy of this frontal system _
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rain, courtesy of this frontal system pushing its way in from the north-west — system pushing its way in from the north—west. this is bringing outbreaks of heavy and perhaps thundery — outbreaks of heavy and perhaps thundery rain and some light lines on the _ thundery rain and some light lines on the charts squeezing together, showing _ on the charts squeezing together, showing brisk winds as well. this is the radar. — showing brisk winds as well. this is the radar, showing where rain has fatten— the radar, showing where rain has fallen across parts of western scotland. some heavy bursts here. author— scotland. some heavy bursts here. author witi— scotland. some heavy bursts here. author will make also into northern iretand _ author will make also into northern iretand 40 — author will make also into northern ireland. 40 or 15 mph wind gusts in the north—west of scotland. quite btustery— the north—west of scotland. quite blustery elsewhere as well. going through— blustery elsewhere as well. going through the day this band of rain will push — through the day this band of rain will push its way southwards across scotland. _ will push its way southwards across scotland, northern ireland, parts of northern— scotland, northern ireland, parts of northern england, with a potential odd heavy— northern england, with a potential odd heavy thundery burst. heavy showers — odd heavy thundery burst. heavy showers into north of scotland with some _ showers into north of scotland with some sunshine as well. wales, the midlands. — some sunshine as well. wales, the midlands, east anglia, mainly fine with some — midlands, east anglia, mainly fine with some sunshine, just one or two showers _ with some sunshine, just one or two showers. warm in the south—east corner. _ showers. warm in the south—east corner. ntay— showers. warm in the south—east corner, may be up to 26. cool and fresher— corner, may be up to 26. cool and fresher to — corner, may be up to 26. cool and fresher to the north and west. this band _ fresher to the north and west. this band of— fresher to the north and west. this band of rain— fresher to the north and west. this band of rain will tend to weaken
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overnight. — band of rain will tend to weaken overnight, settling down over england. _ overnight, settling down over england, with the potential of the odd shower along it. showers in the north-west— odd shower along it. showers in the north—west was discovered. breezy in the north _ north—west was discovered. breezy in the north. temperatures between ten and 15_ the north. temperatures between ten and 15 degrees. tomorrow, a few differences — and 15 degrees. tomorrow, a few differences in the weather. a sunny day to— differences in the weather. a sunny day to come — differences in the weather. a sunny day to come across northern parts. not the _ day to come across northern parts. not the heavy rain we have had today~ — not the heavy rain we have had today. equally, there will be more ctoud _ today. equally, there will be more cloud across the south is this frontal— cloud across the south is this frontal system begins to approach from the — frontal system begins to approach from the atlantic. it is making a stow— from the atlantic. it is making a slow approach. still a decent amount of dry— slow approach. still a decent amount of dry weather around through the day on _ of dry weather around through the day on sunday. most will get off to a fine _ day on sunday. most will get off to a fine start — day on sunday. most will get off to a fine start with some sunshine. that— a fine start with some sunshine. that witi— a fine start with some sunshine. that will be swarming down to the south—west. it will work its way across — south—west. it will work its way across a — south—west. it will work its way across a good part of england and wales, _ across a good part of england and wales, perhaps bringing some sptashes — wales, perhaps bringing some splashes of rain by the end of the day. further north, spells of sunshine _ day. further north, spells of sunshine for much of northern iretand — sunshine for much of northern ireland and scotland, albeit with the odd — ireland and scotland, albeit with the odd shower. temperatures 16— 24 degrees _ the odd shower. temperatures 16— 24 degrees at _ the odd shower. temperatures 16— 24 degrees at best. going through sunday— degrees at best. going through sunday night and into monday, this frontal— sunday night and into monday, this frontal system will make its move, pushing _ frontal system will make its move, pushing its — frontal system will make its move, pushing its way to the east, bringing _ pushing its way to the east, bringing every dose of rain for some
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places— bringing every dose of rain for some places for— bringing every dose of rain for some places for monday morning. the chance _ places for monday morning. the chance of— places for monday morning. the chance of some wet weather in places where _ chance of some wet weather in places where we _ chance of some wet weather in places where we could do with it. going into the — where we could do with it. going into the coming week, monday will bring _ into the coming week, monday will bring some outbreaks of rain. as the weei
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lose his temper. the ex—manchester united player denies assaulting his ex—girlfriend and her younger sister. the telegraph features a photo of finland's prime minister, sanna marin, who has confirmed she has taken a drugs test following criticism over a leaked video which showed her dancing with a finnish pop star. she denies ever taking drugs. and one of the most read stories over on the bbc news website is a warning that the recent heatwave and drought has pushed some of our trees into survival mode with leaves dropping off or changing colour as a result of stress. you are a tennis fan, aren't you? yes. ., ., ._ you are a tennis fan, aren't you? yes. ., ., ,., you are a tennis fan, aren't you? yes. ., ., ,, ., you are a tennis fan, aren't you? yes. ., ., ~' ., , yes. you would say you know the big tennis power— yes. you would say you know the big tennis power couple? _ yes. you would say you know the big tennis power couple? agassi - yes. you would say you know the big tennis power couple? agassi and - tennis power couple? agassi and steffi graf. jason and laura kenny, have you heard of rob and claire fye?
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have you heard of rob and claire f e? ., have you heard of rob and claire fye? trio. they claim to be the fye? no. they claim to be the world's most _ fye? no. they claim to be the world's most successful sporting couple. between them they have 119 world championships, in what game? real tennis. world championships, in what game? realtennis. realtennis, known as the sport of kings, loved by henry viii, it is only played by 12,000 registered players across the world. it takes place on an indoor court. very few. the game evolves from monks in the cloisters now with rackets made with wood and the balls are handstitched. these couple can go around, no—one recognises them, but rob is finally retiring, he is 54. he says his retirement is long overdue, wear and tear, last year he undertook the same procedure as andy
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murray. jason and laura kenny, under agassi... i thought it was really nice to acknowledge them, a couple we don't talk about here. this article takes _ we don't talk about here. this article takes the _ we don't talk about here. this article takes the fun _ we don't talk about here. this article takes the fun out - we don't talk about here. try 3 article takes the fun out of biscuits. ~ , article takes the fun out of biscuits-— article takes the fun out of biscuits. ~ , ., , ., ., article takes the fun out of biscuits. ~ , ., ., ., biscuits. why would you do that? good question. _ biscuits. why would you do that? good question. who _ biscuits. why would you do that? good question. who doesn't - biscuits. why would you do that? good question. who doesn't lookj good question. who doesn't look forward to a biscuit? you think about a biscuit, this is a reporter has come out, and they are to persuade people to eat less biscuits. forsome persuade people to eat less biscuits. for some people, they could be health benefits. ethically, here is how it goes. to eat fewer biscuits, what you do is you write a short description of the last meal you eight because they have discovered that remembering the feeling of fullness helps to rein in your snacking. feeling of fullness helps to rein in yoursnacking. so feeling of fullness helps to rein in your snacking. so if you are planning on having another 10 biscuits, what you do if you want to eat less biscuits, and they have
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tested this, that it a test of 77 people aged from 18 to 73, invited to eat chocolate chip biscuits, digestive is an chocolate fingers, what the ones who write about their last meal prior to the biscuit tin eight less biscuits. this is a cambridge university study. everyone will no to cambridge university study. everyone will go to the — cambridge university study. everyone will go to the biscuit _ cambridge university study. everyone will go to the biscuit tin _ cambridge university study. everyone will go to the biscuit tin and _ cambridge university study. everyone will go to the biscuit tin and have - will go to the biscuit tin and have a notebook. if will go to the biscuit tin and have a notebook-— will go to the biscuit tin and have a notebook. , . ., . a notebook. if they reflect on what the have a notebook. if they reflect on what they have eaten _ a notebook. if they reflect on what they have eaten previously, - a notebook. if they reflect on what they have eaten previously, they l they have eaten previously, they could become more aware of signals from the body that they are full. there you go. from the body that they are full. there you go— from the body that they are full. there you go. from the body that they are full. there ou no. ., , , ., ,, , there you go. nonsense. it takes the biscuit. time now for the latest technology news with click.
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in an unassuming garage in the netherlands, there's an electric car with a secret. no, it's not its ultra—light, ultra—strong carbon—fibre frame, although that is important to the story, and it's not the aerodynamic design that makes it look like a future car from the 19505, although that is important too. no. look closer at that shiny finish, and you'll see that it's not paint. the entire thing is covered in solar panels — solar panels on the bonnet, solar panels on the roof, solar panels instead of a back window. yes, this is a solar—powered car, and they call it lightyear 0ne. the first production model will be going on sale this summer. its five square metres
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of solar panels come in narrow sections that better curve around the body and also mean that if it's parked partly in the shade, the sections that are in the sun still work at full capacity. but even though the battery can take you 440 miles on a single charge, a day's worth of sunlight will only provide about 45 miles of that. the rest still has to come from plugging it in. you can fast—charge it using a normal charger, but the solar panel will recharge your commute every day. so, basically, when you put it outside of your office space, then it recharges itself, and when you get back, the car is full again. and, basically, that happens every day. in the summer in the netherlands, you wouldn't have to charge for months if you do just your commute. really! i'm from the uk — i know what you're talking about, yeah. yeah. and, basically, uk and the netherlands are the worst 1%, right?
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it will get a lot better when you go to south europe. why did you set up a company here, then, and not in the sahara? because we love the sun because we see it so less. actually, the netherlands is a european leader in solar power, getting as much as 17% of its energy from the sun. lexis a bit of a world leader too. in 2012, he co—founded the team that went on to win the solar challenge cruiser race across the australian outback four times in a row. unsurprisingly, the design of lightyear 0ne is somewhat more conventional. now, solar cells are getting better and better at turning sunlight into electricity, but lex's company is more focused on making what energy it can harvest go further. the result will be the most energy—efficient five—seater on the market when it launches, with a ruthlessly aerodynamic design weighing about half a tesla model s, and which trades the crazy acceleration of that beast for range and efficiency.
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so, the tendency has been for electric cars to look at high acceleration and large batteries. so, because of those two, cars get very heavy, and very heavy cars that accelerate quickly, they need very high power. so, we say it's more important to get to the destination quick than it is to be quick at a traffic light. and what's great about in—wheel motors is that they are direct drive, so, basically, there's no gears at all. there's just four moving parts — four motors. that's it. so, it means that no heat is lost in drive shafts or other gears, etc. so, every bit of energy goes directly to the motors and to the wheels. now, lightyear 0ne isn't the only solar—powered car being developed. this one from german outfit sono is due to hit the market in 2023. and, look, of course, it makes sense to get your electricity free of charge from the sun rather than from fossil—fuelled power stations. but solar cars also come with new challenges. and, look, of course it makes sense to get your electricity
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but solar cars also come with new challenges. for a start, you're going to need to keep it clean to maximise charging. and you know those stone chips you get in your windscreen? well, now, much more of the car is covered in glass, although lightyear does say that any chips can be filled with resin in the same way as windscreens. it does seem like it's been a long time coming, but looking at this, it is a bit easier to believe that one day your car might be wearing a sea of solar cells. now, it's notjust land vehicles that are adopting green power. and to find out how one seafaring country has begun to adapt, i'm going to hand you over to captain lewington. it's icy out there. it's very, very icy. with 3,000 kilometres of coastline and nearly 300,000 islands, sweden plays host to a variety of sailing vessels. motor boats use fuel
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that creates greenhouse gases. they can leak petrol and they can cause noise pollution. so, i'm here to take a look at some electric boats that aim to overcome these problems, including one that doesn't cut through the waves, but glides above them. right, i'm following you. yes, come. under this 25—foot craft is a wing for hydroplaning and sensors that collect hundreds of data points every second. you'll have to take the passenger seat first. 0k. and then we'll let you drive. we need to stabilise it, much like a fighterjet. then we feel how we're oriented, where we are in the world, and then about 100 times per second, we are adjustable by twisting it and changing the angle to keep stable. this is where it gets exciting. let's go.
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i can feel the sensation of the boat lifting up. it does actually feel like we're flying. and without the hull in the water, it's using 80% less power than a boat would conventionally need. batteries are still no way close to the same energy density as gasoline. but as hydroplaning reduces friction, electric becomes a more viable energy choice. this feels beautiful. whilst most electric boats eat up more energy the faster they go, this consumes the same at five knots that it does at 20. on a full charge, it can hydroplane for two hours, covering 50 nautical miles at a sensible 20—knot cruising speed. and we can have a conversation like this. it's not like it's slamming in the waves. which is very sociable, and it also feels very smooth, like an electric car.
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you want to try it? i'd love to. ok, let's do it. that feels faster than you went. pull it down. i'm heading for the big waves. whoa — whoa! that was amazing! good work! i barely felt those. a very different experience to our producer's boat. it's a leader amongst its electric peers, but i do wonder if prices — starting from around $300,000 — might stall adoption, especially when similar—sized motorboats can still travel several times further and go around ten knots faster. of course, there's going to be petrol—powered boats for quite some time, but, i mean, once you try this kind of experience, it's quite easy to imagine everyone driving like this. yeah.
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and when you're here, looking at this beautiful water and the beautiful scenery, it feels good to know that you're not damaging the environment whilst you're out. 0n land, bigger crafts are under way, with a 40—foot public shuttle set to launch with the city of stockholm next year. this is our first electric hydrofoiling ferry. this one will be able to carry 30 passengers. and it's exactly the same technology, just scaled up? exactly. — it's the same concept. but next for me is another swedish company called x shore that's making electric boats better connected. hey! hello. nice boat. thank you, thank you. she's a beauty. i believe you have something to give me before we get on board. i have. so, you will be able to start the boat with this one. garmin's gps and vitals—tracking smartwatch comes with added nauticalfunctions. man overboard on, unlocked. and then if you fall in,
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then it stops. now, this won't be as energy—efficient as hydroplaning, but it's still powerful. in four seconds, we will be up well above 30 knots, so everyone needs to hold on. is everyone ready? yes. give her everything you got. just full throttle. laughter yep, i'm flooring it. it's similar to candela in cost and top speeds, but can cruise slowly for double the time. as it sails, the vessel collects 150 data points each second. everything is shared back to hq to optimise performance, but with private info being beamed straight from my wrist, i was curious about security. technically, you can hack the pentagon, right? so, you can probably hack our boat, if you're that good, but we have the same kind of security layer as any car company. just like connected cars share data to improve urban spaces,
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smart boats could help local authorities improve life at sea. so, this is our r&d lab. so, this information like water quality and water temperature... mm—hm. ..you can't do anything about it. no. so, how much use is that data? for the cities, it's lots of use because they can see if the temperature suddenly rises, where to go swim, where to avoid, if you have coral reef areas. i mean, this is something that our customers would want to monitor, actually. with remote—control tools built in, floating sea labs could one day operate themselves. are you working towards these becoming autonomous? yes, we are. when? in a few years' time. a few years. that's it for the short cut of this sustainable journey by road and water on what turns out to be click�*s
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the european championships are still --oin the european championships are still going on— the european championships are still going on at— the european championships are still going on at the moment. and laura muir are _ going on at the moment. and laura muir are still winning medals. set the scene muir are still winning medals. the scene for muirare still winning medals. set the scene for us. muir are still winning medals. set the scene for us. european - the scene for us. european championships, _ the scene for us. european championships, 1500 - the scene for us. european i championships, 1500 metres, the scene for us. european - championships, 1500 metres, we the scene for us. european _ championships, 1500 metres, we know it is a _ championships, 1500 metres, we know it is a race _ championships, 1500 metres, we know it is a race. but when it comes to raising _ it is a race. but when it comes to raising laura _ it is a race. but when it comes to raising laura muir, you need to feel sorry— raising laura muir, you need to feel sorry for— raising laura muir, you need to feel sorry for her— raising laura muir, you need to feel sorry for her competitors because no-one _ sorry for her competitors because no—one else is there to wind and graceful— no—one else is there to wind and graceful gold because know laura muir witi— graceful gold because know laura muirwillwind. graceful gold because know laura muir will wind. the big one graceful gold because know laura muirwillwind. the big one is graceful gold because know laura muir will wind. the big one is for silver _ muir will wind. the big one is for silver in — muir will wind. the big one is for silver. in this race, it went to her again _ it was another dominant display in munich for laura muir. the 2018 champion pushed for home with one lap remaining and was too strong for the rest of the field. she took gold comfortably ahead of ireland's ciara mageean who had the race of her life. look at that. it caps a summer of major championships medals for muir as she adds to olympic silver,
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world bronze and commonwealth gold over the past 12 months. an amazing opportunity and a unique one that we would ever get three champs in a year, let alone five weeks in the summer. but it was insane. i wanted to give it a go. my aim was to medal all three, but to wind here is well. a little over 30 minutes later, zharnel hughes and nethaneel mitchell— blake completed a british 200m 1-2. zharnel hughes running a season's best to claim gold, adding to the silver he won in the 100m. he wasjoined on the podium by team—mate natheneel mitchell— blake who took the silver with charlie dobson just outside of the medals in fourth. it was all strategy. 0nce it was all strategy. once i got lane three i said to myself i had been here behind before, and ijust needed to get out good enough and maintain with the guys. 0nce needed to get out good enough and maintain with the guys. once i got to 120, 110, that is when i started
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to 120, 110, that is when i started to move. i held my composure and crossed the line with the gold medal. there was disappointment for dina asher—smith as she failed to defend her european 200m title. the 2018 champion was in a good position coming off the bend but was passed by eventual champion mujinga kambunji down the home straight. it marks a frustrating championships for asher—smith so far after she was unable defend her 100m title after suffering with cramp. icame i came here to win, so i am not super happy, but the end of the day, she put on a better race, so congratulations. but i came here to win so not super happy. i really thought i was in better shape, or i am in better shape than that, but at the same time, i came second, so thatis the same time, i came second, so that is what it is. lawrence okoye found the perfect moment to produce his season's best as he became the first ever british
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athlete to win a medal in disus at a european championships. the former nfl player threw 67.14m with his very first throw to claim bronze — his best in a decade. it has been a tough year for me it has been a tough yearfor me in a lot of ways and to do what i did todayjust meant lot of ways and to do what i did today just meant the lot of ways and to do what i did todayjust meant the world to me. there is no other way i can describe it. you know, to win in this field after some of the things that i have, you know, been experiencing, it means the world to me. i couldn't hold back. tom pidcock produced a stunning ride to claim gold in the mountain bike cross—country event. the olympic champion had too much for the rest of the field, pulling clear on lap five of eight. the ineos grenadiers rider is the first briton to win the european title. a great day for the british para canoeists as charlotte henshaw, jack eyers and emma wiggs claimed gold. in fact, henshaw headed a british 1—2 in the women's vl3 200m, taking gold ahead of hope gordon
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in a repeat of the icf canoe sprint world championships held earlier in august, while hope gordon and jeanette chippington took silver. over at the european aquatics championships, ben cutmore and kyle kothari took gold in the men's synchro platform dive. it's kothari's second gold of the fortnight after success in the mixed synchro platform. there was a bit of a reality check for england's test cricketers yesterday. the first defeat for the new coach brendon mccullum and captain ben stokes was a sobering one, south africa winning the first test by an innings and 12 runs inside three days, as our sports correspondent joe wilson reports. lords has seen it all, but rarely witnessed a day when england was so outplayed. first south africa
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extended their lead to 161. england had already sense trouble. so england's turn to bat again, facing a bowling attack of great quality and variety. zak crawley missed again. wa. keshav maharaj took the early wickets. then the fast bowlers took over. joe root got there, soon followed byjonny bairstow in. the bigger the names of the wilder the south african celebrations. ben stokes embodies the new england mentality. stay bold, attack. in this approach covered the new captain and coach may press ahead but before 4pm on the third day this match finished. in between all this and drawers, you could hear england's bubble burst. —— between all these south african roars. joe wilson, bbc news.
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cameron norrie has produced another stunning display of tennis, beating the spanish third seed, carlos alcaraz, to reach the semifinals of the cincinatti open. it was a tight match. the first two sets went to tie breaks, but norrie clinched the third 6—4 to move into the last four. alcaraz is the third 19—year—old he's beaten at the tournament this week after holger rune and ben shelton. he'll face borna coric for a place in the final. anthonyjoshua faces arguably the biggest fight of his life this evening. he steps into the ring as an underdog for the first time against oleksandr usyk in saudi arabia. he's aiming to win back the titles he lost in their encounter last year. ade adedoyin has more from jeddah ahead of this eagerly awaited heavyweight clash. anthonyjoshua! anthony joshua! once champion, now challenaer. anthony joshua! once champion, now challenger. anthony _ anthony joshua! once champion, now challenger. anthony joshua _ anthony joshua! once champion, now challenger. anthony joshua is - anthony joshua! once champion, now challenger. anthony joshua is a - anthony joshua! once champion, now challenger. anthony joshua is a man i challenger. anthonyjoshua is a man on a mission. what gives you the
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confidence that this time around it will be different? i confidence that this time around it will be different?— will be different? i have been in here before. _ will be different? i have been in here before. i— will be different? i have been in here before. i know— will be different? i have been in here before. i know his - will be different? i have been in here before. i know his tricks i will be different? i have been in. here before. i know his tricks and what he is doing.— what he is doing. standing on his wa is what he is doing. standing on his way is this _ what he is doing. standing on his way is this man, _ what he is doing. standing on his way is this man, the _ what he is doing. standing on his way is this man, the fearsome i what he is doing. standing on his. way is this man, the fearsome and formidable oleksandr usyk. eccentric, entertaining, and an exceptional boxer who has not lost in 13 years. exceptional boxer who has not lost in 13 years-— exceptional boxer who has not lost in 13 ears. �* . ., ., in 13 years. and the new champion of the world. in 13 years. and the new champion of the world- in — in 13 years. and the new champion of the world. in the _ in 13 years. and the new champion of the world. in the last _ in 13 years. and the new champion of the world. in the last few— in 13 years. and the new champion of the world. in the last few months - in 13 years. and the new champion of the world. in the last few months he| the world. in the last few months he has been fighting _ the world. in the last few months he has been fighting on _ the world. in the last few months he has been fighting on a _ the world. in the last few months he has been fighting on a different - has been fighting on a different front. oleksandr usyk, back in ukraine, part of the war effort, before being given special dispensation to pursue his boxing career. the priority is to maintain the titles. home is clearly where his heart is. the company toy given to him by his daughter, a reminder of what he has left behind. translation:— of what he has left behind. translation: , , , translation: this fight is very im ortant translation: this fight is very important because _ translation: this fight is very important because the - translation: this fight is very important because the people l translation: this fight is very| important because the people of ukraine need to feel the pride to become happy.
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ukraine need to feel the pride to become happy-— ukraine need to feel the pride to become ha. . ., , ., become happy. gator is a fight venue is a controversial— become happy. gator is a fight venue is a controversial choice. _ become happy. gator is a fight venue is a controversial choice. human - is a controversial choice. human rights organisations say that this is another example of saudi arabia trying to deflect from its human rights record. ——jeddah. authorities insist what is a vehicle for change. the two parties meet tonight to settle their differences. the last time they met, by his own admission, anthonyjoshua adopted the wrong strategy. so it is you have to do to win? he the wrong strategy. so it is you have to do to win?— the wrong strategy. so it is you have to do to win? he needs to start cuickl . if have to do to win? he needs to start quickly- if he — have to do to win? he needs to start quickly. if he allows _ have to do to win? he needs to start quickly. if he allows oleksandr - have to do to win? he needs to start quickly. if he allows oleksandr usyk| quickly. if he allows oleksandr usyk to get into that rhythm, in an out, side to side, dictating with this jug. side to side, dictating with this jug, it could be difficult. fine side to side, dictating with this jug, it could be difficult. one big come u- jug, it could be difficult. one big come up once — jug, it could be difficult. one big come up once more. _ jug, it could be difficult. one big come up once more. the - jug, it could be difficult. one big come up once more. the big - jug, it could be difficult. one bigj come up once more. the big guy jug, it could be difficult. one big - come up once more. the big guy has defied _ come up once more. the big guy has defied the _ come up once more. the big guy has defied the big fight and the little luy defied the big fight and the little guy the — defied the big fight and the little guy the little vote. at defied the big fight and the little guy the little vote.— guy the little vote. at the final face-off, neither— guy the little vote. at the final face-off, neither men - guy the little vote. at the final face-off, neither men wanted | guy the little vote. at the final l face-off, neither men wanted to face—off, neither men wanted to blink first. but was anthonyjoshua �*s defeat in the face or will he prove the odds makers wrong? we find out later tonight. ade adedoyin, abc
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news, jeddah. a different feeling watching anthonyjoshua tonight. this is essentially his career on the line. he this is essentially his career on the line. , ., , the line. he is fighting for his career. the line. he is fighting for his career- it _ the line. he is fighting for his career. it will— the line. he is fighting for his career. it will be _ the line. he is fighting for his career. it will be a _ the line. he is fighting for his career. it will be a late - the line. he is fighting for his career. it will be a late one. | the line. he is fighting for his - career. it will be a late one. 6.40 is the time _ career. it will be a late one. 6.40 is the time now. _ career. it will be a late one. 6.40 is the time now. bravery - career. it will be a late one. 6.40 is the time now. bravery is - career. it will be a late one. 6.40 is the time now. bravery is fierce | is the time now. bravery is fierce on the rugby pitch, but you never expect a team to become involved in my field warfare.— my field warfare. when a rugby club in sicily became _ my field warfare. when a rugby club in sicily became a _ my field warfare. when a rugby club in sicily became a target _ my field warfare. when a rugby club in sicily became a target for- in sicily became a target for organised criminals, the players found unlikely allies in malta. divided by 2000 miles, but very much united by a common cause — to keep a rugby club threatened by organised crime afloat. ~ . , ., , afloat. what they do there is unbelievable. _
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afloat. what they do there is unbelievable. they - afloat. what they do there is unbelievable. they take - afloat. what they do there is unbelievable. they take off i afloat. what they do there is i unbelievable. they take off the street and they give them an opportunity with sport. brillante is a ru:b opportunity with sport. brillante is a rugby club _ opportunity with sport. brillante is a rugby club from _ opportunity with sport. brillante is a rugby club from a _ opportunity with sport. brillante is a rugby club from a poor— opportunity with sport. brillante is a rugby club from a poor district i opportunity with sport. brillante is a rugby club from a poor district in sicily�*s second biggest city, and has been successful in turning youngsters away from crime and out of the hands of the local mafia. —— brigante. many believe they have tried to shut the club down. the clubhouse was burnt down and a minibus set on fire. this clubhouse was burnt down and a minibus set on fire.— minibus set on fire. this was impossible _ minibus set on fire. this was impossible one _ minibus set on fire. this was impossible one year- minibus set on fire. this was impossible one year ago, - minibus set on fire. this was| impossible one year ago, one minibus set on fire. this was - impossible one year ago, one year and a half ago, so we know that if we work together, we can reach the important goal. we work together, we can reach the important goal-— important goal. bolton rugby club heard about _ important goal. bolton rugby club heard about brigante's _ important goal. bolton rugby club heard about brigante's plate - important goal. bolton rugby club heard about brigante's plate and| important goal. bolton rugby club i heard about brigante's plate and as well as offering to buy a new bus, raise money to bring dozens of players and staff over from sicily to the north—west stop these are pictures of them being conveyed bolton's family. brute pictures of them being conveyed bolton's family.— pictures of them being conveyed bolton's family. we offered to buy the minibus- _ bolton's family. we offered to buy the minibus. we _ bolton's family. we offered to buy
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the minibus. we didn't _ bolton's family. we offered to buy the minibus. we didn't know- bolton's family. we offered to buy the minibus. we didn't know howl bolton's family. we offered to buy i the minibus. we didn't know how we would pay for it at the time but we knew that we could do it, we have the means to do it, but they really wanted to get the kids out of the city to open their eyes, really, to a different way of life. and the rest is history. ads, a different way of life. and the rest is history.— a different way of life. and the rest is history. a different way of life. and the rest is histo . . . ., ., ., , rest is history. a welcome that has also been extended _ rest is history. a welcome that has also been extended by _ rest is history. a welcome that has also been extended by sales - rest is history. a welcome that has i also been extended by sales sharks, who invited the sicilians to watch them train, with a couple of stars on hand to offer some tips on a number of the shoulder. it is on hand to offer some tips on a number of the shoulder.- number of the shoulder. it is a leasure number of the shoulder. it is a pleasure and _ number of the shoulder. it is a pleasure and an _ number of the shoulder. it is a pleasure and an honour- number of the shoulder. it is a pleasure and an honour for- number of the shoulder. it is a j pleasure and an honour for the number of the shoulder. it is a - pleasure and an honour for the club and especially for me to be able to do that. �* ., and especially for me to be able to do that. . ., �* ., �*, and especially for me to be able to dothat. ., �* ., , do that. and for brigante's players, many haven't _ do that. and for brigante's players, many haven't been _ do that. and for brigante's players, many haven't been outside - do that. and for brigante's players, many haven't been outside their . do that. and for brigante's players, i many haven't been outside their own district, never mind sicily. it has been an experience they will treasure. , been an experience they will treasure-— been an experience they will treasure. , , ., treasure. yes, when we started we never thought _ treasure. yes, when we started we never thought that _ treasure. yes, when we started we never thought that we _ treasure. yes, when we started we never thought that we could - treasure. yes, when we started we never thought that we could be - treasure. yes, when we started we i never thought that we could be here, achieve this, so it is huge. it is a dream come true.— achieve this, so it is huge. it is a dream come true. wearing shirts created by _ dream come true. wearing shirts
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created by bolton _ dream come true. wearing shirts created by bolton for— dream come true. wearing shirts created by bolton for the - dream come true. wearing shirts l created by bolton for the occasion, the two clubs will play each other in a series of matches later today. richard askam, bbc news. that is a great atmosphere, isn't it? �* . ., , �* ., , it? and much needed as well. ben has the weather — it? and much needed as well. ben has the weather for _ it? and much needed as well. ben has the weather for us. _ it? and much needed as well. ben has the weather for us. you _ it? and much needed as well. ben has the weather for us. you had _ it? and much needed as well. ben has the weather for us. you had a - the weather for us. you had a brilliant sunrise earlier and now you have the northern lights, which we have been seeing in scotland in recent days. we have been seeing in scotland in recent days-— recent days. there was seen again last night- — recent days. there was seen again last night- just _ recent days. there was seen again last night. just look _ recent days. there was seen again last night. just look at _ recent days. there was seen again last night. just look at these - last night. just look at these pictures— last night. just look at these pictures from our weather watchers. i pictures from our weather watchers. i wanted _ pictures from our weather watchers. i wanted to _ pictures from our weather watchers. i wanted to show them to you. look at these _ i wanted to show them to you. look at these beautiful scenes, the aurora — at these beautiful scenes, the aurora borealis in full display last night _ aurora borealis in full display last night for— aurora borealis in full display last night for a — aurora borealis in full display last night for a couple of our weather watchers — night for a couple of our weather watchers in the northern half of scotland — watchers in the northern half of scotland. what are the chances of seeing _ scotland. what are the chances of seeing it _ scotland. what are the chances of seeing it tonight ms mclean 's own heroes— seeing it tonight ms mclean 's own heroes were —— where we expected to be seen _ heroes were —— where we expected to be seen tonight. before we get there today, _ be seen tonight. before we get there today, a _ be seen tonight. before we get there today, a lot _
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be seen tonight. before we get there today, a lot going on with weather with brisk— today, a lot going on with weather with brisk winds and rain for some. the focus _ with brisk winds and rain for some. the focus is — with brisk winds and rain for some. the focus is across scotland and northern — the focus is across scotland and northern ireland with the band of rain working from the north—west and with that _ rain working from the north—west and with that strong and gusty winds. because — with that strong and gusty winds. because of the moment in scotland around _ because of the moment in scotland around 40 — because of the moment in scotland around 40 or 50 mph. fairly breezy elsewhere — around 40 or 50 mph. fairly breezy elsewhere as well. going throughout the day— elsewhere as well. going throughout the day it— elsewhere as well. going throughout the day it will bring this band of rain southwards. a narrow band of rain southwards. a narrow band of rain but _ rain southwards. a narrow band of rain but you — rain southwards. a narrow band of rain but you can see some heavy bus along _ rain but you can see some heavy bus along with _ rain but you can see some heavy bus along with the odd flash of landing or rumble — along with the odd flash of landing or rumble of thunder, drifting down into the _ or rumble of thunder, drifting down into the north of england in the afternoon. then showers into north—west scotland. the head of the red band. _ north—west scotland. the head of the red band, for much of england and wales, _ red band, for much of england and wales, largely dry, with sunny spells. — wales, largely dry, with sunny spells, one or two showers. 24— 26 degrees _ spells, one or two showers. 24— 26 degrees across parts of eastern england — degrees across parts of eastern england. more like 14 to 16 through scotland _ england. more like 14 to 16 through scotland. the band of rain tonight sinks _ scotland. the band of rain tonight sinks further south. it will ease but there — sinks further south. it will ease but there could be the odd hefty shower— but there could be the odd hefty shower into parts of the north midlands _ shower into parts of the north midlands and north wales by the end
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of the _ midlands and north wales by the end of the night. showers into north scotland — of the night. showers into north scotland as well. 10— 15 degrees elsewhere. i sunny day across the north _ elsewhere. i sunny day across the north of _ elsewhere. i sunny day across the north of the — elsewhere. i sunny day across the north of the uk but a cloudier day than today— north of the uk but a cloudier day than today in the south because of this approach frontal system moving on from _ this approach frontal system moving on from the atlantic making quite a slow approach. there will still be a fair amount— slow approach. there will still be a fairamount of dry slow approach. there will still be a fair amount of dry weather around throughout the day on sunday but the far north— throughout the day on sunday but the far north of england, northern iretand, — far north of england, northern ireland, scotland, they should see some _ ireland, scotland, they should see some spells of sunshine and the odd shower _ some spells of sunshine and the odd shower. but further south to mcleod rosen, _ shower. but further south to mcleod rosen, producing some outbreaks of random _ rosen, producing some outbreaks of random places. but i think many will stay dry— random places. but i think many will stay dry as— random places. but i think many will stay dry as we get towards the of the day— stay dry as we get towards the of the day and temperatures for sunday about _ the day and temperatures for sunday about 17 _ the day and temperatures for sunday about 17 degrees for glasgow, 23 in london~ _ about 17 degrees for glasgow, 23 in london. cool it for some in the south — london. cool it for some in the south than _ london. cool it for some in the south than today. this system moves to the _ south than today. this system moves to the east. _ south than today. this system moves to the east, bringing heavy rain for some _ to the east, bringing heavy rain for some as _ to the east, bringing heavy rain for some as we — to the east, bringing heavy rain for some as we move into monday morning. a soggy— some as we move into monday morning. a soggy start _ some as we move into monday morning. a soggy start to the new week for some _ a soggy start to the new week for some of— a soggy start to the new week for some of us, including where we need the rain _ some of us, including where we need the rain. through the week there should _ the rain. through the week there should be — the rain. through the week there should be a lot of dry weather around — should be a lot of dry weather around. not completely dry. some
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showers _ around. not completely dry. some showers around but a lot of fine weather — showers around but a lot of fine weather in _ showers around but a lot of fine weather in the forecast. back to you _ before the days of surround sound and booming speakers, music and sound effects in the cinema came from an organ played live in the theatre to accompany silent films. inevitably, as the grand picture palaces closed, many of the organs fell into disrepair. but now, a charity in south wales has started a collection to preserve them. here's our wales correspondent tomos morgan. the cinema organiser being raised back to life once more. for in the music palace in an old travel in south wales is his pipe organ, one of three electric versions of the instruments. it is a museum and performance all. but why build a collection here? it performance all. but why build a collection here?— performance all. but why build a collection here? it doesn't matter where ou collection here? it doesn't matter where you are- — collection here? it doesn't matter where you are. it _ collection here? it doesn't matter where you are. it has _ collection here? it doesn't matter where you are. it has been - collection here? it doesn't matter where you are. it has been a - collection here? it doesn't matter| where you are. it has been a great asset to the local community because we have had parties here, lots of
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groups, it is a big space that locals can use and it is the only form of live entertainment really in the area. , ,., ., 4, the area. this sort of venue i think is the future _ the area. this sort of venue i think is the future for _ the area. this sort of venue i think is the future for a _ the area. this sort of venue i think is the future for a lot _ the area. this sort of venue i think is the future for a lot of _ the area. this sort of venue i think is the future for a lot of these - is the future for a lot of these instruments, private collections where _ instruments, private collections where the — instruments, private collections where the public can come to enjoy them _ where the public can come to enjoy them a_ where the public can come to en'oy them. �* . ., ., , where the public can come to en'oy them. �* ., , 3:1, them. a common sight under the 805, “ust two them. a common sight under the 805, just two cinemas _ them. a common sight under the 805, just two cinemas have _ them. a common sight under the 805, just two cinemas have a _ them. a common sight under the 805, just two cinemas have a regularly - just two cinemas have a regularly used organ. the collection have been made possible by the work of ben, but also the charity he works for. the organ collection have restored the collection and the pipework so one generation can be aware of what was once a key part of going to the pictures. but all the bells and whistles, the cinema organ was the earliest version of the modern—day synthesiser. and now silent films are seeing a resurgence, it is time
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to shine once again. it is are seeing a resurgence, it is time to shine once again.— to shine once again. it is a valid medium that — to shine once again. it is a valid medium that never— to shine once again. it is a valid medium that never has - to shine once again. it is a valid medium that never has really i to shine once again. it is a valid i medium that never has really been out of date. all the subtle nuances for a love scene or a drama scene or whatever, craft, it is a craft on its own right. whatever, craft, it is a craft on its own right-— its own right. with a full list of performers — its own right. with a full list of performers is _ its own right. with a full list of performers is already - its own right. with a full list of. performers is already scheduled its own right. with a full list of i performers is already scheduled for the rest of the year, what is the future for the stratford chorich? brute future for the stratford chorich? we have future for the stratford chorich? - have far too many organs and i take up have far too many organs and i take up a lot of room. we have purchased a similar chapel at the other end of the street and it is our intention to put four further pipe organs in there. it to put four further pipe organs in there. , . to put four further pipe organs in there. ,, . to put four further pipe organs in there. , ., ,, . ,., to put four further pipe organs in there. ,, ., there. it is a spectacle, you cannot beat this nostalgic _ there. it is a spectacle, you cannot beat this nostalgic musical- there. it is a spectacle, you cannot beat this nostalgic musical theatre | beat this nostalgic musical theatre history. tomas morgan, bbc news. it is such a distinctive sound. but as whole age _ it is such a distinctive sound. but as whole age gone by. time now for the film review.
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hello, and a very warm welcome to the film review on bbc news. i'm jane hill. and taking us through all the summer's releases is anna smith, who is back with me. good to see you, anna, and what have you been watching? all sorts. this week we've got the feast, which is a stylish welsh language horror from doctor who director lee haven jones. then, girls can't surf. this is a documentary about women and waves. and then finally, we're looking at a french romantic comedy called anais in love. and you bring me a horror film to start. lovely to see you, anna. no, no, excellent. tell us what it's about. i keep doing this to you every week, don't i? but it is a horror film worth talking about. and it's an intelligent horrorfilm, you know? i love that. so the feast, it's intriguing. it's darkly funny.
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it's character driven, starts off much like a thriller, but becomes quite a full—on 18 cert horror, to warn you. it's set in rural wales over the course of one eventful day and night. very modern design home. the local mp and his family live there, and his wife is preparing for an important dinner party and she hires a young girl called cadi to help her out around the house. and when cadi arrives, she's behaving rather strangely. and, in fact, she's mostly silent. her silence kind of gives every member of the family a chance to almost overshare. let's have a look at a clip. 0k.
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i'm not scared yet, but i'm thinking i'm going to be. yes, absolutely. it's a stylish, slow burner, as you can see, and intriguing, sets up the characters beautifully. and there's some dark comedy there, as i say, in the way that this woman is kind of paying tribute to her past and feeling
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a little bit guilty about what they've done with the family farmhouse. they've demolished it basically for this incredibly gleaming, modern home. and she and her husband are up to some pretty shifty business. and then kind of a lot of guilt comes out when she has memories of her mother. there's a lot about welsh folklore, about the land, about the environment, about our connection to the past, about the dangers of wealth and greed. there's also an element of the seven deadly sins in there. it becomes increasingly kind of dramatic when all four members of the family have dinner guests and things take a bit of a turn, to put it mildly. and it's nicely filmed, isn't it? it looks, visually, it looks really impressive. very crisp, very beautiful. i was with it all the way. it's one of those films where there's more to talk about at the end than there is perhaps to learn. there's definitely a few questions, but if you go away wanting sort of a conversation topic, a conversation starter, then it's a good horror if you can stomach it. all right. 0k. really intriguing, for sure. for sure. what's your second choice this week? so, girls can't surf. obviously an ironic title.
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this is a documentary from australia about women on the surfing scene in the �*80s and �*90s. this was a time when they were not being taken seriously, in these kind of renegade rogue days for these women who were absolutely incredibly talented, but they were coming up against a lot of sexism. and this documentary mixes archive footage with modern—day interviews with these amazing women. there are so many great, witty, wonderful women in this film sharing their recollections of the past in a very lively and funny way. it's not a moan fest, you know. they're saying, "0k, we have these challenges, but we have this sisterhood. "we got through it and this is how we got through it." and there's a sense of celebration about how far things have come in the surf scene since then, and the sort of groundwork that these women laid for the women now who finally are getting equal pay when it comes to the competitions. yes, and only very recently getting equal pay. and i watched this thinking, i know nothing about surfing. i've never tried it. am i going to get anything out of this?
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and i think what's interesting is this feels topical and this is just chance, but i spent the whole film thinking about the lionesses, and thinking about all those conversations we had when they won the euros, about the women who'd gone before england footballers, other footballers who never got the recognition or the money, and, goodness, i mean, just a parallel story in the world of surfing, just in a different sport. completely. it feels very topical, as you say, by coincidence. but i think that should hopefully give it appeal to people. as you say, i knew very little about surfing, not particularly interested in it, but this is a human story and it's a story about equality in sport. yes, i mean, there really is some rampant sexism in the early days of that. i think from what i know more than very much more so than in the world of football. but that's to do with the sport as well, isn't it? but really, it's really — it's quite an eye—opening documentary. yes, it's a lot of fun and its educational. yeah, absolutely. and a french film for number three?
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yeah, anais in love. this comes from a french female director. it's a romantic comedy. i thoroughly enjoyed this. i'm going to put it out there and say i really, really liked it. very witty with funny, believable characters i wanted to spend time with. i didn't necessarily love them, but i wanted to spend time with them. a little bit like the recent the worst person in the world. i felt like it's a woman with quite specific personality type. she lives in the moment completely. she kind of breaks up with her boyfriend, she moves on to an older man, and then she becomes fascinated by this man's partner, emily, who's played by valeria bruni tedeschi. shall we have a look at a clip? absolutely.
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i love the dynamic in that scene. i think that's quite typical of the film. there's so much going on, very loaded conversation between these two women, both coming to a little understanding about each other, sussing each other out, and things take a very interesting direction from there, as you know, because you've seen this film. yes, and it did remind me of worst person in the world, which i'm afraid i thought was better than this. but there are things i liked about this a lot and it's really nicely acted, really nicely put together. she's terrific, playing anais. that said, she's quite an annoying character, isn't she, because she's so self—absorbed?
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life is all about her, and it doesn't matter what impact she has on other people, and she is meant to be 30 in the film. and ijust thought, you know, everyone's a bit self—absorbed when they're 20, but really, you're still behaving like that at 30? so by the end of it, i really wanted to shake her. right, interesting, �*cause i sort of sort of fell for her a bit more as the film went along. initially, she was annoying me and then i realised, i know people like this, and when you're with them, you actually kind of, you know, transfixed by them because they lavish you with all this attention. so i could sort of believe why people were hanging out with her. but, yes, to watch it, you know, with a bit of distance, you can see, yes, she's incredibly selfish. but i do think a little bit more depth is revealed towards the end of the film, and ijust enjoy decoding her character. i just thought it was really fun to do that. yes, you might be right there. you're probably a better person than me because i was easily irritated by her. but i think, yes, you're right that more is revealed by the end.
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i don't want to say any more than that, because obviously i don't want to do any any plot spoilers. i suppose if you did know her in real life, she'd be sort of life and soul of the party, and you would invite her to every social gathering you had, and she would be the social butterfly. so i guess she's kind of fun to have around? yes, and she's shown from a female perspective and what i like about this, it's a female writer—director. it's not the kind of manic pixie dream girl trope you see who's very sexualised in films by men. so i liked that about it and it just felt — it rang true to me. it's interesting. it's an interesting watch. it's not my best of the year, but, yeah, there's things to recommend in it. and, so, best out, anyway, this week, anna? nope, jordan peele's, again, a horror, but with elements of kind of a western, elements of sci—fi, daniel kaluuya, terrific in the lead role here as a hollywood rancher who kind of looks over horses. a lot going on in this film, a lot to unpack. it looks fantastic. there's a lot of spectacle. there's a lot about race, social commentary, as always,
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with jordan peele. it's darkly funny, and there's a lot of things running through it to do with animals and the way that we treat animals. because it's been out for a week now, i'll say some of the films that recalls for me without spoilers but close encounters, jaws, planet of the apes, cloverfield, mars attacks, the list goes on. knowingly, i think it refers to quite a lot of those and that gives you a bit of a flavour with all the many genres that it's playing with there. i really liked that. its moments of horror are few and far between, but they're strong when they're there. but a lot of the time, it is about following these characters as they see something in the skies and try to document it. mm, sort of wishing — every time i see clips of it, i was wishing i was brave enough to watch it because it just looks fantastic. and jordan peele is so interesting. but maybe — maybe by the next time i see you. for anyone who wants to stay in, watch something from the sofa, what's your suggestion? i've got a nice, cosy option for you for this one. so on dvd, downton abbey: a new era, which is just designed to make you feel good,
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this one. it's set in 1928, and it sees maggie smith's character, dowager violet, inheriting a villa in the south of france. how magical. as you do. so half of them go off to france and have a jolly there. and the other half stay in downton abbey, where a film is being made, a silent film. and it's all about the new era of the talkies coming in and the very sort of slightly meta storyline of a film being filmed in downton abbey, which leads to some quite amusing storylines. it's sentimental, but you know what it does? it's like the tv series. it does it all really well, you know, itjust works. you can see its manipulations a mile off, but you fall for them. yes. and it's just comforting viewing. you've got to sit down with your family at christmas, watch it. you know what you're going to get. but i guess it delivers it well. it does. and maggie smith delivers well. hilarious. anna, thank you so much. look forward to seeing you next week. that's it for this week. enjoy your cinema going, whatever it is you decide to watch. thanks for being with us. see you next time. bye—bye.
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good morning. welcome to breakfast with naga munchetty and charlie stayt. 0ur headlines today: more major disruption on the railways as thousands of workers walk out in an ongoing dispute over pay, jobs and conditions. a sixth day of national strike action— a sixth day of national strike action on— a sixth day of national strike action on the railways this summer. 45.000 _ action on the railways this summer. 45,000 members of staff are involved. _ 45,000 members of staff are involved, meaning only around 20% of trains— involved, meaning only around 20% of trains will— involved, meaning only around 20% of trains will be _ involved, meaning only around 20% of trains will be running. former cabinet member michael gove backs rishi sunak for the conservative leadership, but concedes he doesn't expect to serve in the government again good morning. keep on running — it's gold again for laura muir on another golden night for the brits in munich, muir retains her crown as the 1500 metre european champion. as the tech giant apple reveals a major security flaw in its devices, we'll be finding out what you should do to fix
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the problem. good morning. it is a blustery start to the _ good morning. it is a blustery start to the weekend, especially in the north—west of the uk, where we also have some _ north—west of the uk, where we also have some outbreaks of rain. but not everywhere _ have some outbreaks of rain. but not everywhere will see wet weather today~ _ everywhere will see wet weather today. all the details are coming up. today. all the details are coming u . _ , ., ., ., it's saturday the 20th of august. our main story. train passengers are being warned of more severe disruption across the uk's rail network today as tens of thousands of workers go on strike. it's the sixth day of national walk—outs so far this summer, in an ongoing dispute over pay, jobs and conditions. network rail says just one—fifth of its services will be running as normal. 0ur transport correspondent caroline davies has this report. this week of strikes isn't over yet. today, tens of thousands of rail workers will walk out across the network.
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it is a worry for this east london beauty salon. in the past couple of days we have seen a huge influx of cancellations. our clients come to us from far and wide, which is fantastic — though this has really, really hit us hard. on friday, we had eight or nine cancellations, which is massive, massive, on one of our biggest days. today is looking to be equally as challenging, so yes, it is going to be very difficult. i do hope there is an end in sight soon. i hope it gets resolved. i hope they get what they are looking for. today is the sixth day of national rail strikes this summer. 0nly around 20% of services will be running, but unions say this was necessary to stop unreasonable changes to their conditions and to get a fair pay deal. we can deal with evolution of the railway but we can't have the imposition of change and temperamental changes to our members' lives which will make them unable to pay their bills.
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you don't modernise the railway by going backwards on terms and conditions and getting rid of thousands of loyal people who you then replace with millions of hours of overtime. the rail companies say that they are changes won't require compulsory redundancies. they say for a pay raise changes need to happen. we want to be able to give our colleagues pay rises, but the industry is in pretty difficult shape at the moment, just coming out of the pandemic, 30% lower revenues that we have seen before. so i think everybody understands we need to get to a place where the sums add up. that will involve conversation rather than confrontation. the rdg say that behind closed doors, conversations have been moving, and they are hoping for the best but the industry is preparing for the worst in the case of more strikes in the next few months. caroline davies, bbc news. 0ur correspondent simonjones is at london euston this morning.
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the picture behind you tells the story, doesn't it? another wearying day for anyone trying to get anywhere on the trains. ads, day for anyone trying to get anywhere on the trains. a similar strike action _ anywhere on the trains. a similar strike action is _ anywhere on the trains. a similar strike action is continuing. i anywhere on the trains. a similar strike action is continuing. on i strike action is continuing. on thursday, a national rail strike. yesterday a strike on the london underground. today, another national rail strike. this is normally the sixth busiest station in the country. it doesn't feel that way this morning. just going inside, when you look at the departure board, the first train doesn't go until 7:28am this morning. trains are running later if running at all. here at euston, only nine services are listed between now and nine in the morning, giving a sense of how depleted the network will be today. 0nly around 20% of services are running, some stations having absolutely no trains at all. passengers already telling me about their frustration this morning. passengers already telling me about theirfrustration this morning. i spoke to one woman who said she got up spoke to one woman who said she got up at half past four to be here at
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the station very early to get a train to birmingham, with an important appointment. at the train isn't running. the next train was scheduled just before 9am, but it has been cancelled. she has a couple of hours she could have spent in bed. another man said he is trying to get to work and is fed up with the strikes constantly making him late. in terms of the day, the rmt union were asked why saturday when 70 people are trying to get to football matches and concerts, enjoying a day off when they are not at work. they say the reason for thatis at work. they say the reason for that is a lot of people who are members of the union are involved in engineering work on the tracks and that often takes place on a saturday, particularly saturday evening into saturday night. and that they wanted to be a part of the strike action. they say when they are striking during the week they are striking during the week they are accused of targeting people trying to get to work. but if you speak to the department for transport they say the strike action is completely unnecessary. they say that a decent offer has been put
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forward to the unions and they are refusing to put it to their members. so real animosity on both sides. the one glimmer of hope is that the talks have been continuing. 0ne insider said they have been going really at a snail�*s pace, but on monday, once again, the rmt due to meet the train companies and also network rail and no other strike dates have been announced. simon, for the moment, _ dates have been announced. simon, for the moment, thank— dates have been announced. simon, for the moment, thank you. - michael gove has announced his support for rishi sunak in the conservative leadership contest. writing in the times, the former cabinet minister said liz truss appeared to be taking a "holiday from reality" with her plans to cut tax. let's speak to our political correspondent helen catt, helen how important is his backing for mr sunak? it looks largely like liz truss has a firm lead. i it looks largely like liz truss has a firm lead-— a firm lead. i think what this is doinu is
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a firm lead. i think what this is doing is michael— a firm lead. i think what this is doing is michael gove - a firm lead. i think what this is doing is michael gove trying i a firm lead. i think what this isj doing is michael gove trying to a firm lead. i think what this is i doing is michael gove trying to send a signal that his campaign is not done and dusted and there is life in it yet. as you said, there's been another poll suggesting that liz truss has a large lead and we have seen a number of senior figures such as former cabinet minister switching sides, switching public support from rishi sunak to liz truss. for michael gove to come out and stated his support at this point is useful in sending that kind of signal. he was dismissive of those who switched their support about a bandwagon clattering down the street. in terms of how far it will when those, i think that is possibly pretty negligible. a couple of interesting things in here, that even though he is pretty critical of liz truss' policies, he makes sure to say some nice things about her personally, describing her as tenacious and brave. perhaps that is a sign, a recognition that the party is going to have to come together again in
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the next couple of weeks. and he addresses his own political future, saying he doesn't expect to be in government again.— saying he doesn't expect to be in covernment aaain. . ~' ,. . government again. thank you so much. we will see you — government again. thank you so much. we will see you soon. _ vladimir putin has said un officials will be allowed to visit and inspect the russian—held zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in ukraine. the announcement comes amid growing concern over the safety of europe's largest nuclear plant. 0ur correspondent hugo bachega is in 0desa — hugo, take us through the questions that remain here. a green light in terms of it happening, but the question being when it well. it is question being when it well. it is an interesting _ question being when it well. it 3 an interesting question because last night president zelenskyy address the specific details were being discussed. it seems that russia has dropped its demand that any mission should go through russian control territory, some in the ukrainians
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had rejected. we heard from the head of the international atomic energy agency saying that he welcomed the prospect of a visit by international inspectors and said he was willing to lead this mission himself. but the situation remains very tense. ukrainian reports suggest that four civilians were injured and shown by russia around the complex. the background is that we have been talking for days about accusations between russia and ukraine, ukrainians accusing the russians are turning the military — the nuclear facility into a military base to launch attacks against ukrainian forces, knowing they are unlikely to retaliate. the russians reject the accusations, saying russian troops are there protecting the plant and antonio guterres, the un chief, was here in 0desa yesterday and he told me that he believes discrete
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diplomacy could be the solution to the crisis around the zaporizhzhia plant. the crisis around the zaporizhzhia lant. ., . ~' ,. the family of a pensioner who was stabbed as he travelled through west london on his mobility scooter have paid tribute to him. thomas o'halloran, who was 87, died at the scene in greenford after being attacked on tuesday. 44—year—old lee byer has appeared in court charged with his murder and was remanded in custody. mr o'halloran's nephew, also named thomas, spoke of the family's loss. com plete complete numbness with the loss of our uncle. it has been horrendous, absolutely terrifying that something like this could happen to such a gentle, kind person. always caring, always giving. a great musical talent. just an all—round good person that always did his best to get back to everyone around him, with his family, the kind of guy who would give you the shirt his back. the widow of the basketball legend kobe bryant who was killed
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in a helicopter crash has told a los angeles court how she was left devastated after discovering that photos of the accident had been ta ken and circulated. kobe bryant, his 13—year—old daughter, gianna, and seven others died when their helicopter crashed in california in january 2020. vanessa bryant is suing los angeles county for alleged negligence and invasion of privacy. the time is 12 minutes past seven. we wanted to bring you a delightful story before we go to bed. it sounds like something out of a children's book but it is a real—life tale about a seal that took up residence on a family so far. it happened in new zealand. 50 on a family so far. it happened in new zealand— on a family so far. it happened in new zealand. , , ., new zealand. so this is the moment when the seal _ new zealand. so this is the moment when the seal was _ new zealand. so this is the moment when the seal was discovered i when the seal was discovered exploring the house, which is 150 metres from the sea. apparently got in by squeezing through the cat flap. in by squeezing through the cat fla -. r in by squeezing through the cat fla . . ., , in by squeezing through the cat
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fla. . . , ., , _ in by squeezing through the cat flap. and it was quite happy to pose for photos. — flap. and it was quite happy to pose for photos, obviously. _ flap. and it was quite happy to pose for photos, obviously. the - flap. and it was quite happy to pose for photos, obviously. the seal i flap. and it was quite happy to pose for photos, obviously. the seal has| for photos, obviously. the seal has been named, as you do, named oscar, collected by conservation officers and returned to the ocean. ads, collected by conservation officers and returned to the ocean. a clever seal and returned to the ocean. a clever seal- going — and returned to the ocean. a clever seal. going through _ and returned to the ocean. a clever seal. going through the _ and returned to the ocean. a clever seal. going through the cat - and returned to the ocean. a clever seal. going through the cat flap? i seal. going through the cat flap? yes. hf seal. going through the cat flap? yes. , ., .., seal. going through the cat flap? yes. , . .. , . yes. if there is a cat in residence - have we _ yes. if there is a cat in residence - have we seen _ yes. if there is a cat in residence - have we seen the _ yes. if there is a cat in residence - have we seen the cataclysmici yes. if there is a cat in residence | - have we seen the cataclysmic is — have we seen the cataclysmic is that the cataclysmic it must have had quite a shock. i that the cataclysmic it must have had quite a shock.— had quite a shock. i think. fabulous. _ had quite a shock. i think. fabulous. i— had quite a shock. i think. fabulous. i see _ had quite a shock. i think. fabulous. i see ben i had quite a shock. i think. i fabulous. i see ben looking in there. a delightful _ fabulous. i see ben looking in there. a delightful tail. i i fabulous. i see ben looking in there. a delightful tail. i was i there. a delightful tail. i was t in: to there. a delightful tail. i was trying to work _ there. a delightful tail. i was trying to work out _ there. a delightful tail. i was trying to work out if- there. a delightful tail. i was trying to work out if it - there. a delightful tail. i was trying to work out if it was i there. a delightful tail. i was trying to work out if it was a | there. a delightful tail. i was i trying to work out if it was a cat or a _ trying to work out if it was a cat or a seat— trying to work out if it was a cat or a seat at— trying to work out if it was a cat or a seal at the end.— trying to work out if it was a cat or a seal at the end. there was a cat - i or a seal at the end. there was a cat - i read _ or a seal at the end. there was a cat - i read there _ or a seal at the end. there was a cat - i read there was _ or a seal at the end. there was a cat - i read there was a - or a seal at the end. there was a cat - i read there was a cat i or a seal at the end. there was a cat - i read there was a cat that. cat — i read there was a cat that lived in the house. so obviously, a cat flap. but yes, how is the weather, ben? back to my specialist subject rather than identifying cats or seals. the weather— than identifying cats or seals. the weather getting off to a nice—looking start for some of us this morning. this is how it looks for a _ this morning. this is how it looks for a weather watcher in bucks
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first~ _ for a weather watcher in bucks first. sunny spells yes but that isn't _ first. sunny spells yes but that isn't the — first. sunny spells yes but that isn't the whole story. rain for solace — isn't the whole story. rain for solace in— isn't the whole story. rain for solace in the forecast, particularly to the _ solace in the forecast, particularly to the north—west of the uk, thanks to the north—west of the uk, thanks to this _ to the north—west of the uk, thanks to this frontal system pushing its way in _ to this frontal system pushing its way in the — to this frontal system pushing its way in the bringing some heavy, thundery— way in the bringing some heavy, thundery rain at times. the radar picture _ thundery rain at times. the radar picture showers where rain has already— picture showers where rain has already been falling across western scotland. _ already been falling across western scotland, parts of northern ireland, pushing _ scotland, parts of northern ireland, pushing its— scotland, parts of northern ireland, pushing its way southwards and eastwards. with the brisk winds. currentty— eastwards. with the brisk winds. currently gusting up to 40 or 50 mph in the _ currently gusting up to 40 or 50 mph in the north—west of scotland. further— in the north—west of scotland. further south and east, there is a decent _ further south and east, there is a decent start of the day. a few showers — decent start of the day. a few showers across western parts of england — showers across western parts of england and wales at the moment. through— england and wales at the moment. through the day, this brand of rain, some _ through the day, this brand of rain, some heavy— through the day, this brand of rain, some heavy rain, possibly foundry, will push _ some heavy rain, possibly foundry, will push down into the finals of england. — will push down into the finals of england, particularly through cumbria _ england, particularly through cumbria and into northumberland as we go _ cumbria and into northumberland as we go through the afternoon. to this after sunny— we go through the afternoon. to this after sunny spells and just the odd shower. _ after sunny spells and just the odd shower, temperate is up to 24 or 26 in parts _ shower, temperate is up to 24 or 26 in parts of— shower, temperate is up to 24 or 26 in parts of eastern england. to the north— in parts of eastern england. to the north of— in parts of eastern england. to the north of the — in parts of eastern england. to the north of the rain band, brightening up north of the rain band, brightening up a northern ireland and parts of
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scotland. — up a northern ireland and parts of scotland, but would some hefty showers — scotland, but would some hefty showers would drift into the north—west. windy through the day for most _ north—west. windy through the day for most of— north—west. windy through the day for most of us. tonight our band of rain sinks _ for most of us. tonight our band of rain sinks to— for most of us. tonight our band of rain sinks to the south, weakening. there _ rain sinks to the south, weakening. there could — rain sinks to the south, weakening. there could be the odd shower shower through— there could be the odd shower shower through the _ there could be the odd shower shower through the north midlands, north wates— through the north midlands, north wales by— through the north midlands, north wales by the end of the night. to the south of that dry. to the north, dry, the south of that dry. to the north, dry. but _ the south of that dry. to the north, dry, but showers in the north—west of scotland — dry, but showers in the north—west of scotland. temperatures 10— 15 degrees — of scotland. temperatures 10— 15 degrees. some differences tomorrow compared _ degrees. some differences tomorrow compared to today. sunnier than today, _ compared to today. sunnier than today, but— compared to today. sunnier than today, but claudia in southern areas as the _ today, but claudia in southern areas as the frontal system approaches from _ as the frontal system approaches from the — as the frontal system approaches from the atlantic. it is approaching slowly. _ from the atlantic. it is approaching slowly, still a way out to the west on sunday— slowly, still a way out to the west on sunday morning. most of us getting — on sunday morning. most of us getting up to a fine start with some sunshine, _ getting up to a fine start with some sunshine, with some showers here and there _ sunshine, with some showers here and there but _ sunshine, with some showers here and there. but across a good part of wales— there. but across a good part of wales in— there. but across a good part of wales in southern and western parts of england. — wales in southern and western parts of england, we will see cloud rotting — of england, we will see cloud rolling in _ of england, we will see cloud rolling in with some splashes of rain by— rolling in with some splashes of rain by the afternoon. many places dry. northern ireland and scotland seeing _ dry. northern ireland and scotland seeing some good spells of sunshine, the odd _ seeing some good spells of sunshine, the odd rogue shower. 17 for glasgow _ the odd rogue shower. 17 for glasgow. perhaps a high of 24
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degrees — glasgow. perhaps a high of 24 degrees in norwich. looking further ahead, _ degrees in norwich. looking further ahead, through sunday night and into monday, _ ahead, through sunday night and into monday, the frontal system works its way through. that will bring some rain, _ way through. that will bring some rain. heavy— way through. that will bring some rain, heavy rain in places, including _ rain, heavy rain in places, including in places where we really do need _ including in places where we really do need it — including in places where we really do need it. so perhaps a wet start to the _ do need it. so perhaps a wet start to the working week for some. for the rest _ to the working week for some. for the rest of— to the working week for some. for the rest of the week, it looks dry cough _ the rest of the week, it looks dry cough of— the rest of the week, it looks dry cough of the most part. not completely dry, there could be some showers _ completely dry, there could be some showers. temperatures in the high teens _ showers. temperatures in the high teens in _ showers. temperatures in the high teens in the north, into the mid—20s further— teens in the north, into the mid—20s further south. that is how it is looking — further south. that is how it is looking. back to you.- further south. that is how it is looking. back to you. thank you, ben. we looking. back to you. thank you, item we will _ looking. back to you. thank you, ben. we will see _ looking. back to you. thank you, ben. we will see later _ looking. back to you. thank you, ben. we will see later on. i if you have an apple device, then it's likely you'll need to install an important software update after the company discovered a security flaw that could be exploited by hackers. industry experts have suggested the issue could allow cyber criminals to take complete control of some phones, tablets and other items. the products affected include the iphone 65 and later editions, plus several ipad models,
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apple watches and some mac computers. there have so far been no confirmed reports of specific cases where the security flaw has been used against people or devices. let's talk more about this with technology expert dan sodergren. good morning to you. 0k, good morning to you. ok, this is in fact good news that this potential to hack any of these devices has been discovered, isn't it? yes. to hack any of these devices has been discovered, isn't it? yes, it is a big story- — been discovered, isn't it? yes, it is a big story. the _ been discovered, isn't it? yes, it is a big story. the cost _ been discovered, isn't it? yes, it is a big story. the cost of- been discovered, isn't it? yes, it is a big story. the cost of living i is a big story. the cost of living crisis _ is a big story. the cost of living crisis and — is a big story. the cost of living crisis and strikes going on, everyone _ crisis and strikes going on, everyone has the right to strike, but this— everyone has the right to strike, but this is— everyone has the right to strike, but this is a _ everyone has the right to strike, but this is a huge story because what _ but this is a huge story because what has — but this is a huge story because what has potentially happen is that appte _ what has potentially happen is that apple who are very secretive about these _ apple who are very secretive about these things, and if they say something has happened, it must be something _ something has happened, it must be something really big, they potentially can close the door by doing _ potentially can close the door by doing a — potentially can close the door by doing a security patch as it is called — doing a security patch as it is called. this is a public service announcement. if you have an iphone or appte _
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announcement. if you have an iphone or apple products, you must update your software. it is simple as a coupte — your software. it is simple as a coupte of— your software. it is simple as a couple of clicks. everyone can do it. couple of clicks. everyone can do it you _ couple of clicks. everyone can do it you can — couple of clicks. everyone can do it. you can literally do it after the show. _ it. you can literally do it after the show, go into your settings, a little _ the show, go into your settings, a little clock— the show, go into your settings, a little clock icon, do your software update _ little clock icon, do your software update. apple will have already asked _ update. apple will have already asked you to do this. the problem is with human — asked you to do this. the problem is with human beings you might see these _ with human beings you might see these software updates and think, though. _ these software updates and think, though. i— these software updates and think, though, i won't do that, it turns my phone _ though, iwon't do that, it turns my phone off— though, iwon't do that, it turns my phone off of— though, i won't do that, it turns my phone off of five minutes heaven forbid. _ phone off of five minutes heaven forbid. so — phone off of five minutes heaven forbid, so we might not do it. it honestly— forbid, so we might not do it. it honestly it— forbid, so we might not do it. it honestly it is really important that we do _ honestly it is really important that we do because if this vulnerability happened — we do because if this vulnerability happened yesterday is really happening to lots of us, it means that people will take over your phone, — that people will take over your phone, the equivalent is someone can .et phone, the equivalent is someone can get into— phone, the equivalent is someone can get into your — phone, the equivalent is someone can get into your house and get into your— get into your house and get into your bank— get into your house and get into your bank account. it is that important. i know is $1 trillion industry, — important. i know is $1 trillion industry, we might get a bit too excited — industry, we might get a bit too excited but obviously if a company like apple, one of the biggest manufacturers of phones with all
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this other— manufacturers of phones with all this other bits of technology, you must _ this other bits of technology, you must do — this other bits of technology, you must do it — this other bits of technology, you must do it. | this other bits of technology, you must do it— this other bits of technology, you must do it. ~' , ., . . must do it. i think you have alluded to it is quite — must do it. i think you have alluded to it is quite unusual— must do it. i think you have alluded to it is quite unusual for— must do it. i think you have alluded to it is quite unusual for apple i must do it. i think you have alluded to it is quite unusual for apple to i to it is quite unusual for apple to say the phone is vulnerable or certain models are vulnerable. it is certain models are vulnerable. it is extremely rare _ certain models are vulnerable. it is extremely rare for them to roll this out instantly as well, and you have to remember that if they have been told that— to remember that if they have been told that something like this happens, it is important to them, their— happens, it is important to them, their share — happens, it is important to them, their share price, all about the market. — their share price, all about the market, they tell us to do something, illegally where do you stand _ something, illegally where do you stand if— something, illegally where do you stand if you don't do this software up stand if you don't do this software up late _ stand if you don't do this software up late and — stand if you don't do this software up late and something bad happens? it is up late and something bad happens? it is a _ up late and something bad happens? it is a grey— up late and something bad happens? it is a grey area because you haven't— it is a grey area because you haven't done what the people have told you _ haven't done what the people have told you to — haven't done what the people have told you to do. i cannot stress this enough. _ told you to do. i cannot stress this enough, tell your older generation, we are _ enough, tell your older generation, we are a _ enough, tell your older generation, we are a mobile society in england, but tell— we are a mobile society in england, but tell other people especially if you have — but tell other people especially if you have lent your phone or given your— you have lent your phone or given your phone — you have lent your phone or given your phone to a relative and they might— your phone to a relative and they might not— your phone to a relative and they might not do this automatically or might— might not do this automatically or might not— might not do this automatically or might not click the buttons, they
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are scared — might not click the buttons, they are scared about it like my parents used _ are scared about it like my parents used to— are scared about it like my parents used to be — are scared about it like my parents used to be until i taught them this stuff, _ used to be until i taught them this stuff, they— used to be until i taught them this stuff, they must do this update because — stuff, they must do this update because what can happen to their devices _ because what can happen to their devices a — because what can happen to their devices a lot more scary, it could titeratiy— devices a lot more scary, it could literally cost them thousands of pounds — literally cost them thousands of pounds for not doing something for five minutes. will pounds for not doing something for five minutes-— five minutes. will it not pop up that ou five minutes. will it not pop up that you need _ five minutes. will it not pop up that you need to _ five minutes. will it not pop up that you need to update - five minutes. will it not pop up that you need to update your i five minutes. will it not pop up i that you need to update your phone this program is live captioned by red bee media. 0r red bee media. or do you have to actively... you mentioned in settings... or do you have to actively... you mentioned in settings. . .- or do you have to actively... you mentioned in settings... apple has already rolled _ mentioned in settings... apple has already rolled out _ mentioned in settings... apple has already rolled out the _ mentioned in settings... apple has already rolled out the message i mentioned in settings... apple has| already rolled out the message that should _ already rolled out the message that should have gone to everyone. it doesn't _ should have gone to everyone. it doesn't do — should have gone to everyone. it doesn't do it automatically. you still have — doesn't do it automatically. you still have to say yes. people say they— still have to say yes. people say they would do it later. it is not a thing _ they would do it later. it is not a thing to— they would do it later. it is not a thing to do— they would do it later. it is not a thing to do later. stop beating your cornftakes. — thing to do later. stop beating your cornflakes, put down your coffee, do it now _ cornflakes, put down your coffee, do it now. if— cornflakes, put down your coffee, do it now. , ., ., cornflakes, put down your coffee, do it now. ., cornflakes, put down your coffee, do it now. y., ., y., ., it now. if you have said you will do it now. if you have said you will do it later and — it now. if you have said you will do it later and then _ it now. if you have said you will do it later and then you _ it now. if you have said you will do it later and then you think, - it now. if you have said you will do it later and then you think, they i it later and then you think, they have watched us this morning and seen knew and thought, 0k, have watched us this morning and seen knew and thought, ok, i will do it, they have to go to settings. yes, settings, general, software update — yes, settings, general, software update it— yes, settings, general, software update. it is in your phone. if you need _ update. it is in your phone. if you need to— update. it is in your phone. if you
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need to have visualisation, google it and _ need to have visualisation, google it and find — need to have visualisation, google it and find out how to do it, but please — it and find out how to do it, but please do — it and find out how to do it, but please do it. it also includes operating systems, different computers, that is the case. it is one of— computers, that is the case. it is one of these moments where you honestly, — one of these moments where you honestly, it is much better to be really _ honestly, it is much better to be really safe — honestly, it is much better to be really safe about this. just go and do it this — really safe about this. just go and do it this morning or this afternoon but definitely do it today. they warned — but definitely do it today. they warned us yesterday and the door has reopened _ warned us yesterday and the door has reopened to _ warned us yesterday and the door has reopened to these various characters. you think you might not be high _ characters. you think you might not be high risk— characters. you think you might not be high risk or a politician or important. actually, your information and details are tremendously important to someone else because you might have money they want— else because you might have money they want to get. let us never think they want to get. let us never think the characters out there are not interested — the characters out there are not interested in you. they are and it is a really— interested in you. they are and it is a really important thing to do today — is a really important thing to do toda . ., ., , , is a really important thing to do toda . . , ., ., ,, is a really important thing to do toda. . ., ., ,, ., today. ok, always good to talk to ou. the today. ok, always good to talk to you. the messages _ today. ok, always good to talk to you. the messages through, i today. ok, always good to talk to you. the messages through, if. today. ok, always good to talk to i you. the messages through, if you have one of these devices from apple... it is really good! if you have one of these devices, get the
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software updated in the settings, general and then software update. thank you. it's been one year since the taliban took control of afghanistan. to show solidarity, people across the uk and europe are taking up the ancient afghan tradition of kite—flying. organisers want the kite festivals to remind the world of the freedoms, which have been lost in afghanistan, and the help its people still need. megan paterson reports. 0na on a hillside in bradford, it shows off his kite flying skills. learn in his homeland, afghanistan, april june stretching back hundreds of years a little bit ofjoy from a place he had to flee. what is a like flying a kite here today? it looks like you are enjoying it. translation: it like you are en'oying it. tuna/mom- like you are en'oying it. translation: ., ., ~ . ~ ., , translation: it took me back to my memories, translation: it took me back to my memories. it — translation: it took me back to my memories, it felt _ translation: it took me back to my memories, it felt like _ translation: it took me back to my memories, it felt like i _ translation: it took me back to my memories, it felt like i went - translation: it took me back to my memories, it felt like i went back i memories, it felt like i went back to afghanistan, the same location, it felt the same material, same experience. i truly enjoyed it.
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it felt the same material, same experience. itruly enjoyed it. it took me back to afghanistan. i experience. itruly enjoyed it. it took me back to afghanistan. jifeiit took me back to afghanistan. i felt i am took me back to afghanistan. i felt i am there- — took me back to afghanistan. i felt i am there- a _ took me back to afghanistan. i felt i am there. a delicate _ took me back to afghanistan. i felt i am there. a delicate art - took me back to afghanistan. i felt i am there. a delicate art of making and flying a traditional afghan kite is being elevated today events across the europe and america. a skill passed down through generations, a key part of any special occasions. and when you would make heights like this in afghanistan, would you sit around with your family and friends? iunfith with your family and friends? with friends, of course. _ with your family and friends? with friends, of course. we _ with your family and friends? t"! friends, of course. we should with your family and friends? try friends, of course. we should make it with friends, partners, because we need people to help us making it. it is not a 1—handed job. it looks a bit rough around the edges. sass it is not a 1-handed job. it looks a bit rough around the edges. as that alriuht? bit rough around the edges. as that alright? that _ bit rough around the edges. as that alright? that is _ bit rough around the edges. as that alright? that is fine. _ bit rough around the edges. as that alright? that is fine. i— bit rough around the edges. as that alright? that is fine. i very - alright? that is fine. i very atient alright? that is fine. i very patient teacher _ alright? that is fine. i very patient teacher moved i alright? that is fine. i very patient teacher moved to i alright? that is fine. i very - patient teacher moved to bradford in january. living in temporary hotel accommodation, leading these workshops has helped to make friends and share his story.— and share his story. myself, i en'oy teachin: and share his story. myself, i en'oy teaching other fl and share his story. myself, i en'oy teaching other people i and share his story. myself, i en'oy teaching other people how i and share his story. myself, i en'oy teaching other people how to i and share his story. myself, i enjoy teaching other people how to make and fly kites. telling them about our culture and tell them how we make kites and how we help other
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people through kite flying. xfour people through kite flying. your whole face _ people through kite flying. your whole face lights _ people through kite flying. your whole face lights up. _ people through kite flying. your whole face lights up. what it is like being able to do it here and share it with other people? it is share it with other people? it is amazin: share it with other people? it is amazing because _ share it with other people? it 3 amazing because we share part of your culture to other people and you tell them your stories about kite flying. you share your feeling, how you feel when you fly kites and make kites. , ,., , kites. during the teller bandmy first period _ kites. during the teller bandmy first period of _ kites. during the teller bandmy first period of control— kites. during the teller bandmy first period of control in - first period of control in afghanistan, kite flying was banned. the festival organisers hope this event will remind people of the freedoms lost in the last year and help still needed. it has been a year since the teller mantle over afghanistan and people were forced to flee and there is a humanitarian crisis happening over there, the culture is under threat, music has orally been banned.— culture is under threat, music has orally been banned. women are denied an education. — orally been banned. women are denied an education, people _ orally been banned. women are denied an education, people are _ orally been banned. women are denied an education, people are dying - orally been banned. women are denied an education, people are dying from i an education, people are dying from starvation and nobody talks about that anymore. we have forgotten about it. we just wanted to remind our government and the world to
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remember afghans and remember afghanistan. it is remember afghans and remember afghanistan-— afghanistan. it is safe to say i will not be — afghanistan. it is safe to say i will not be much _ afghanistan. it is safe to say i will not be much competition| afghanistan. it is safe to say i i will not be much competition for the professionals. how challenging is the wind here compared to afghanistan? it the wind here compared to afghanistan?— the wind here compared to afuhanistan? , , . ., afghanistan? it is very challenging because the _ afghanistan? it is very challenging because the wind _ afghanistan? it is very challenging because the wind is _ afghanistan? it is very challenging because the wind is very _ afghanistan? it is very challenging because the wind is very strong. itj because the wind is very strong. it is a skill i do not think i have. there we go. maybe close to the trees. the first flight didn't go well. we have had a kite casualty. there was a lot of spinning, some height and then a crash. my first kite has not survived very long so we will give it another try. the kite flying visible is raising money to support women in rural afghanistan. everyone is welcome to take part, share their stories and experiences, helping those without such simple freedoms. megan paterson, bbc news. holly is here for the sport. there is a great picture. brute holly is here for the sport. there is a great picture.— holly is here for the sport. there is a great picture. we have seen it
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a few times- _ is a great picture. we have seen it a few times. the _ is a great picture. we have seen it a few times. the scottish - is a great picture. we have seen it a few times. the scottish flag i is a great picture. we have seen it a few times. the scottish flag at l a few times. the scottish flag at the commonwealth games, a british flag, winning gold once again. there is something about when you race against her, there is no—one else like her. it was another dominant display in munich last night. the 2018 champion pushed for home with one lap remaining and was too strong for the rest of the field, taking gold comfortably ahead of ireland's ciara mageean who had the race of her life. it caps a summer of major championships medals for muir as she adds to olympic silver, world bronze and commonwealth gold over the past 12 months. an amazing opportunity and a very unique one that we would ever get three champs in a year, let alone five weeks in the summer. it's just insane. i wanted to give it a go.
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my aim was to medal all three, which i've done, but to win here. . . i'm so happy! a little over 30 minutes later, zharnel hughes and nethaneel mitchell—blake completed a british 200m1—2. zharnel hughes running a season's best to claim gold, adding to the silver, which he won in the 100m. he wasjoined on the podium by team—mate natheneel mitchell—blake who took the silver with charlie dobson just outside of the medals in fourth. but the winning two had plenty to say about the team—mate they say will be on the podium someday. he is robabl will be on the podium someday. he is probably one — will be on the podium someday. he is probably one of _ will be on the podium someday. he is probably one of the _ will be on the podium someday. ho: 3 probably one of the greatest talents we have produced in the country. i told him that he will not appreciate what he has done right now but he has a promising future ahead of him. i want to say congratulations to my brothen _ i want to say congratulations to my brothen do — i want to say congratulations to my brother. do not give up because it did not— brother. do not give up because it did not go— brother. do not give up because it did not go your way does not mean it will not _ did not go your way does not mean it will not further down. you
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did not go your way does not mean it will not further down.— will not further down. you never get to hearthat- — will not further down. you never get to hear that. but _ will not further down. you never get to hear that. but it _ will not further down. you never get to hear that. but it wasn't _ will not further down. you never get to hear that. but it wasn't all - will not further down. you never get to hear that. but it wasn't all good l to hear that. but it wasn't all good news. there was disappointment for dina asher—smith as she failed to defend her european 200m title. the 2018 champion was in a good position but was passed by eventual champion mujinga kambunji down the home straight. it marks a frustrating championships for asher—smith so far after she was unable defend her 100m title after suffering with cramp. lawrence okoye found the perfect moment to produce his season's best as he became the first ever british athlete to win a medal in discus at a european championships. the former nfl player threw 67.14m with his very first throw to claim bronze, his best in a decade. tom pidcock produced a stunning ride to claim gold in the mountain bike cross—country event. the olympic champion just had too much for the rest of the field, pulling clear on lap five of eight. the ineos grenadiers rider is the first briton to win that european title.
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a great day for the british para canoeists as charlotte henshaw, jack eyers and emma wiggs claimed gold. in fact, henshaw headed a british 1—2 in the women's vl3 200m, taking gold ahead of hope gordon in a repeat of the icf canoe sprint world championships which were held earlier in august. on to cricket, and there was a bit of a reality check for england's test cricketers yesterday as south africa won the first test by an innings and 12 runs inside three days. yeah, a devastating spell from anrich nortje after lunch, taking three wickets, including the key one ofjonny bairstow, effectively ended england's chances. as they were bowled out for 149 in the second innings, south africa taking a i—o lead in the three—match series. anthonyjoshua faces argably the biggest fight
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of his life this evening. he steps into the ring as an underdog for the first time against oleksandr usyk in saudi arabia. he's aiming to win back the titles he lost in their encounter last year. ade adedoyin has more from jeddah ahead of this eagerly awaited heavyweight clash. anthonyjoshua! once champion, now challenger — anthonyjoshua is a man on a mission. what gives you the confidence that this time around it will be different? because i have been in here with him before. i know his tricks and what he is doing. i know what i've got to do. standing in his way is this man, the fearsome and formidable oleksandr usyk. (chanting) eccentric, entertaining, and an exceptional boxer who has not lost in 13 years. and the new champion of the world. in the last few months, though,
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he has been fighting on a different front. usyk, there, back in ukraine, where he was part of the war effort, before being given special dispensation to pursue his boxing career. the priority, for now, is to maintain the titles. the bout will be aired on free—to—air tv in ukraine. home is clearly where his heart is — the accompanying toy given to him by his daughter, a reminder of what he has left behind. translation: this fight is very important because the people l of ukraine need to feel the pride to become happy. jeddah as a fight venue is a controversial choice. human rights organisations say that this is another example of saudi arabia trying to deflect from the country's poor human rights record. authorities insist sport is a vehicle for change. the two parties meet here tonight to settle their differences. the last time they met in the ring, by his own admission, anthonyjoshua adopted the wrong strategy. so what does he have to do
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this time around to win? joshua needs to start quickly. if he allows usyk to get into that rhythm, in and out, side to side, dictating with this jab, it could be difficult. one of them big, one small. the big guy has to fight the big fight and the little guy the little fight. a long and intense final face—off, where neither men wanted to blink first. but was anthonyjoshua's defeat in the face or will he prove the odds makers wrong? we find out later tonight. ade adedoyin, abc news, jeddah. this will be interesting. interested to see what is said about this fight. an important one for anthony joshua. fight. an important one for anthony joshua. ,, . . fight. an important one for anthony joshua. ,, ., ~ , fight. an important one for anthony joshua. ,, ., ~ joshua. steve can talk up a fight. if i can't get _ joshua. steve can talk up a fight. if i can't get steve _ joshua. steve can talk up a fight. if i can't get steve well. - joshua. steve can talk up a fight. if i can't get steve well. thank i if i can't get steve well. thank ou. if i can't get steve well. thank you- thank — if i can't get steve well. thank you. thank you, _ if i can't get steve well. thank you. thank you, holly. - if i can't get steve well. thank you. thank you, holly. it - if i can't get steve well. thank you. thank you, holly. it is . if i can't get steve well. thank. you. thank you, holly. it is now 7.32. last month, a group of mps urged
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the government to formally apologise to hundreds of thousands of women across the uk who were forced to give up their babies for adoption between the 1950s and 1970s because they weren't married. our correspondent, duncan kennedy, has followed the issue closely, and this special programme tells the stories ofjust some of those affected with distressing testimony throughout. this is the story about loss. of lives changed, love fractured. it happened not long ago and the pain has followed those involved down through history. i lost the only thing in my life that i ever wanted. i loved her so much. i still love her.
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i'm her mum! it was to be a secret. it was...it was not to be discussed. l it was actually taken from my arms without telling me what was happening. i canjust remember lying there, thinking it'd be better to die. a historical injustice - is what happened to us. other countries have - recognised it and it's high time ours did.
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bells toll 60 years ago, british society was very different. the bride's name is stella, she's 19, lives in barnet... marriage was the cornerstone of family respectability. it took place in a registry office... to have a baby outside wedlock would risk breaking the most potent of social taboos. till death us do part... but what if you did become pregnant without a husband? the scene is a big gay- holiday camp at buckland. i was working at the holiday camp in bognor. i was going out with one of the redcoats. we became intimate and...| got pregnant. veronica smith was unmarried. my mother didn't tell my father
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because she said it would kill him. so he never knew? no. ever? never. so shameful was it that veronica was sent in secret to a mother and baby home and had to create a story with her mother to conceal the pregnancy from herfather. i used to meet my mother at wimbledon station and she'd come with airmail paper and envelope and we'd concoct this letter that i was having a working away from home in spain and that i was having a good time, that i'd be home soon, and take it back to my father, obviously took it out of the envelope. and, bless him, hejust thought...thought it was true. thought you were away. yeah.
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i was really, really scared and ijust blotted the whole thing out, because apparently that's what teenagers do. diana defries was 16 when she became pregnant. for many young women like her, the shock of telling her family was soon followed by their first encounter with the state in the form of a gp or a social worker. she spent a lot of time telling me things along the lines of "you'll do the best thing, this is your only option, "you'll give your child to a proper mummy and daddy "because you can't possibly be a parent to your child. "you can't. . .you're not... "you're not fit to be a mother." some may have embraced the sexual liberations of the era, but society and some of those who worked for it did not.
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i was 18. i don't think i wanted to believe that i was pregnant for a long time. judy baker was also single and she too came before a persuasive social worker. she almost immediately suggested adoption to me. certainly, there wouldn't have been any idea in my head, i don't think, before that. and she presented it to me, as far as i can remember, as this wonderful opportunity almost to give my baby a loving home that i couldn't give her. so that was the start of me being indoctrinated, if you like. there's a good girl. there! yvonne labrum also felt the pressure when she became pregnant out of wedlock aged 20.
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"you're not married so, "therefore, you're not keeping the baby," which really hurt me. you wanted to have the baby? i wanted...to have my child. the pressure on unmarried women to give up their babies took hold in the 1950s. it coincided with increased demand for adopted children from childless couples in postwar britain. we were asked to prepare a layette for the baby. but thousands of these women, like ann keen, wanted to keep their babies, yet they often felt ground down by social workers into submission. it was coercion. the phrase was, "this will be for the best — "this will be the best for the baby, "this will be the best for you, "because if you
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really love this baby, "you will make sure that it has a different life "and not with you," and that the best thing to do is to give him up. tonight's debate is about the abolition of discrimination. but ann, who later became an mp, says it wasn'tjust social workers. she says nhs staff were also involved. she recalls a midwife who denied her pain relief as she was giving birth. when i asked for help, i wasn't given any help for pain. in fact, i was told — i'll remember — "you will remember this so as you won't be wicked again, you bad girl, you won't be wicked again. and so...that was really, really difficult. 16—year—old diana defries faced a similar experience in an nhs hospital. as somebody said, "it's a girl," she said, "this baby's flagged for adoption.
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"i'm...|�*ll take her away." and i can remember yelling and saying, "please bring her back, bring her back." everybody left and i was lying there on my own, on this thing, covered with a sheet...um... and a crying baby that i couldn't reach. and they left me there for four hours. and i canjust remember lying there, thinking, it'd be better to die. ididn't die. i think this was written...
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yvonne labrum says nurses took her baby away as soon as she gave birth. i never even got the chance to hold her straightaway. i felt...cross that i'd just been left like a piece of meat laying on a slab. it was 1978 when i found out i was pregnant. jeannot farmer will never forget the day she gave birth. she found herself begging the doctor for pain relief. "can you stop, please? i'm not anaesthetised. "you're stitching and can feel everything you're doing." he didn't say a word to me — he didn't say a word, and he just moved on to the next stitch. and i thought this is — this is terrible, this is what — this must be what it feels like to be tortured.
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nurses didn't even let her see her baby. so i didn't see him at all, not — not even a little bit. and when was the first time you got to hold your own baby? the first time i got to hold my own baby was 31 years later when he was 6'1". so i never held my baby, i never saw him. but in these postwar decades, who were these nhs staff behaving like that? some of the older midwives would say — i hate the word — but "some of these are fallen women, "they've got to get on with their lives." anne hair worked with some of them. she was a trainee nurse at this former hospital in edinburgh and witnessed how some of her more established colleagues treated the young, unmarried women. sometimes you felt cruel in...in how they spoke about them.
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how did these young mothers react? i think they were in shock. 50 years ago, this building was another mother and baby unit anne worked in. she said some nurses treated the taking away of babies in an almost routine way. i think they were just generally institutionalised, that's what they did. and maybe they thought by trying to cut everything short, cut and dried — right, you're in, you're away, you'll have your baby, your baby will go for adoption, that's it. it sounds callous. yeah, absolutely. but the hospital trauma faced by the new young mothers wasn't over. next came the moment of handover. ann keen was taunted by a midwife when she found out she couldn't even say goodbye to her baby son. i went to collect him from the nursery and he wasn't there.
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she said, "oh, he's gone. oh, he's gone. "i tell you where he is — he's in that room over there, "in that building over there. "his new mummy will come for him "and she'll be very happy and they'll both be very happy, "and that's the last you're seeing of him, "and you can come with me now into the bathroom "because i need to put you in the bath "and let's get rid of this milk." and then the letter came. others, like judy baker, were summoned to adoption centres, travelling alone or with a parent to pass on the baby they desperately wanted to keep, but now felt coerced into handing over. take us to the day of the handover, when you passed your baby on, your baby daughter on to the authorities — how difficult a day was that?
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she was asleep. she never woke up. and they took her from me and gave her to the people who were waiting in the next room to adopt her... and that was it. how could that have happened to me? but my mum was waiting for me downstairs and we went shopping. we went shopping. i loved her so much. i still love her. i'm her mum! diana defries is also haunted by the last time she saw her baby. i was holding her right up until the point where a woman
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came out, a woman in a white coat came out, said, "it's time." and the woman spun around and said, "say bye—bye." and, interestingly, as i started to buckle, my daughter started to howl. and she cried all the way out of the room. i remember that noise. elspeth ross shared a similar experience. she gave birth aged 16 in glasgow and was told by the matron of her church—run home to leave her baby and go. did you give up your baby? no, it was taken. it was actually taken from my arms without telling me what was happening. elspeth showed us that former home where her baby was taken for adoption 60 years ago.
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this is the first time she's been back inside. feels strange, walking in here after all these years. it's now private flats, but she goes straight to the room where she last saw her baby. this is the last place i saw my son. it's a moment she yearns for the past. just brought me back... when you see this room, what does it mean to you? oh, it's horrible. it's just horrible. this was the last place you saw your baby. i know. elspeth wouldn't see her son again for 35 years.
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for many like yvonne labrum, giving up her baby affected everyone involved — herself, andy, the birth father, and liz, their child. their early and later lives all bruised by shame and separation. andy says he wasn't even permitted to see liz, his newborn baby. i'd been told without a doubt that i wasn't going to be allowed into the hospital to see yvonne or the baby. so there was a huge chunk of her life where she didn't...have any relationship with — with her birth parents, and it was difficult, yeah. for yvonne, losing her baby, liz, was devastating. i lost the only thing
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in my life that i ever wanted. liz was adopted into a loving family, but always felt confused by what happened to her. what did you come to think of your birth mother? did you come to resent what she did? was there any anger? yes, idid, because i had no idea why. why would you give up a baby? i never understood that as a child. i just couldn't understand. liz was just one of the children caught up in forced adoptions. and whilst many grew up surrounded by love and attention, others did not. i had an identity forced upon me. left me with a sense
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of not belonging. not really knowing who i was. i feel like i just wasn't the person i was meant to be. i was somebody else. jan shine was born in 1960 to an unmarried 18—year—old mother. her adoption didn't go well. i had no love whatsoever. i'm angry. i'm angry for the system allowing me to be given to those people. i'm angry for...for the trauma and pain caused to my birth mother.
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i'm angry that all of this has impacted on my life, my relationships. it's lifelong, um, it continues throughout your life, and that's whether you have a really good adoptive family or not. the humiliation inflicted on the children and their birth mothers can even be found in official documents from the time. one person wrote on the adoption paper, "the baby is beautiful, unlike its mother." some mothers now question whether they ever signed a consent form. those doubts were reflected in this document from an adoption hearing when thejudge said he was doubtful about the validity of the justice of the peace�*s signature on the consent form.
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historical forced adoptions broadly took place over a 30—year period. the bbc�*s reports into these experiences have been the subject of two national enquiries, one by the scottish government and one by the uk parliament. some of the birth mothers were among those who gave evidence to the uk parliament's human rights committee. good afternoon, and welcome to this session of thejoint committee... one government minister told the enquiry he was personally sorry for forced adoption. i recognise the hurt and the pain that occurred, and i am deeply sorry that many went through this ordeal. i acknowledge the profound...the profound and lasting impact that this had on them. but he stopped short of committing the government to an official apology, something many of the mps questioned. hugely appreciated by these
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women and by their children and, indeed, by some of the fathers of these babies. and i hear what you say... applause it was another raw moment for the birth mothers watching. the committee's published report concluded there should now be a full government apology to the women. it says: and it adds: i think the least the government can do is recognise that this shouldn't have happened then and it would never happen now and it's right for the government to apologise. we were with some of the birth mothers and adoptees when the committee's report came through. reads "an official apology should be given in recognition "of lasting suffering caused
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by adoption practices..." brilliant, absolutely brilliant. really brilliant. decades after their ordeal, this is a special moment. really brilliant. forjudy baker who never went on to have another child, an apology would recognise deep, enduring pain. how can you do that to a teenager and to an innocent baby? how can you part them simply because i was unmarried?! the report estimates nearly 200,000 babies were adopted from unmarried mothers in the three decades after world war ii. other countries like australia have already apologised to birth mothers. now, those here say it's time the uk and scottish governments did the same — to reach out with compassion
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and finally officially recognise that forced adoptions were wrong. a historical injustice is what happened to us. other countries have recognised it, and it's high time ours did. it's about me and many mothers like me feeling i did not give him up, i did not abandon him. so, therefore, the apology is to clear almost my name and my son's name, that he was not given away. did you give up your baby, give away your baby? no, she was quite literally taken from me. i didn't feel entitled to fight because i felt that i was worthless. everything i went through...
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..left me with a sense of complete and utter worthlessness. i felt as if i didn't deserve anything. i had no right to ask for anything i wanted. what do you say to their campaign to get an apology from the scottish government and the uk government? i think they're right, these women were not treated with the dignity and respect that you would expect of a professional. it's been horrible and ghastly for them. one little daughter made a comment... ..to say that...they'd been... ..been denied a relationship...
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..for so much of their lives. sorry. ..sorry would be l a great...a great thing. losing your child - is an immense failure, whether or not you actively participated in it or not, i and that leaves a scar. it's a very scarring thing. what have you missed out on? well, being a mum. and it's difficult. i've got stepchildren now, but i don't know...don't know how to mother. i don't know how to because i haven't done it. it's notjust me, it's thousands — thousands of women. and it was so wrong.
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good morning and welcome to breakfast with naga munchetty and charlie stayt. our headlines today... more major disruption on the railways as thousands of workers walk out in an ongoing dispute over pay, jobs and conditions. this is the picket line at euston station in london, some 115,000 members of staff are involved in
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today's strike action meaning only around 20% of services will run today. former cabinet member michael gove backs rishi sunak for the conservative leadership, but concedes he doesn't expect to serve in the government again. is this anthonyjoshua's last shot at the heavyweight title? he faces champion oleksandr usyk for the second time, looking to win back the titles he lost last year. in the future i want all information to be passed to me directly, no matter what the circumstances. she was the police detective made famous by helen mirren — we'll meet the real life officer who inspired the tv series prime suspect. good morning. it is a blustery start of the weekend, especially in the north—west of the uk where we also have some outbreaks of rain. but not everywhere will see wet weather today. all the details coming up.
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it's saturday the 20th of august. our main story... train passengers are being warned of more severe disruption across the uk's rail network today as tens of thousands of workers go on strike. it's the sixth day of national walk—outs so far this summer, in an ongoing dispute over pay, jobs and conditions. network rail says just one fifth of its services will be running as normal. our transport correspondent caroline davies has this report. this week of strikes isn't over yet today. today, tens of thousands of rail workers will walk out across the network. it's a worry for this beauty salon in east london. over the past couple of days, we've seen a huge influx of cancellations. our clients typically come to us from far and wide, which is fantastic, though this has really, really hit us hard. on friday, we had eight or nine cancellations, which is massive, massive, massive. on one of our busiest days, today is looking to be equally as challenging.
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so yeah, it is very, very difficult. i do hope that there is an end in sight soon. i hope that it gets resolved. i hope they get what they're looking for. today is the sixth day of national rail strikes this summer. only around 20% of services will be running. but unions say this was necessary to stop unreasonable changes to their conditions and to get a fair pay deal. we can deal with evolution of the railway, but what we can't have is imposition of change and detrimental changes to our members' lives that will make them not able to pay their bills. that's got to be addressed. you don't modernise the railway by going backwards on terms and conditions and getting rid of thousands of loyal people who then you replace with millions of hours of overtime. rail companies say that they think the proposals they put forward won't require any compulsory redundancies, and that they do want to give a pay rise — but to afford it, changes need to happen. we want to be able to give
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our colleagues a pay rise, at the same time the industry is in pretty difficult shape at the moment, just coming out of the pandemic, 30% lower revenues than we've seen before, so i think everybody understands that we need to get to a place where those sums add up. that will involve conversation rather than confrontation. the rdg say that behind closed doors the conversations have been moving, and while they are hoping for the best, the industry is preparing for the worst in case of more strikes in the next few months. caroline davis, bbc news. our correspondent simonjones is at london euston this morning. simon, the picket line behind you. yes, here the protests are continuing. the summer of strike action is ongoing, day six of the national railway strikes so far this summer and it national railway strikes so far this summerand it is national railway strikes so far this summer and it is having a big impact already on passengers. services only really started running at about 7.30
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this morning. only around 20% of services expected to run today and many stations will have no trains at all. i havejust been inside the station at euston and the departure board really tells the story because between now and 10am, there are only around 12 trains scheduled, reflecting the disruption this will cause. some of the passengers have arrived at the station and didn't know there was a strike on or thought there would be more trains running, and particularly affected passengers wanted to get to birmingham because that first train to birmingham has already been cancelled this morning and they have been left frustrated. i ifeel cancelled this morning and they have been left frustrated.— been left frustrated. i feel for them, been left frustrated. i feel for them. times _ been left frustrated. i feel for them, times out _ been left frustrated. i feel for them, times out off - been left frustrated. i feel for them, times out off and - been left frustrated. i feel for i them, times out off and inflation been left frustrated. i feel for - them, times out off and inflation is difficult _ them, times out off and inflation is difficult for — them, times out off and inflation is difficult for everybody so everybody wants _ difficult for everybody so everybody wants more salary, but at the same time maybe — wants more salary, but at the same time maybe we need to work in different— time maybe we need to work in different ways to get the point across — different ways to get the point across. . , . different ways to get the point across. ., , ., .., . different ways to get the point across. ., , ., . across. the trains are cancelled so i don't know _ across. the trains are cancelled so i don't know what _ across. the trains are cancelled so i don't know what to _ across. the trains are cancelled so i don't know what to do _ across. the trains are cancelled so i don't know what to do and - across. the trains are cancelled so i don't know what to do and i - across. the trains are cancelled so i don't know what to do and i need to idon't know what to do and i need to gel— i don't know what to do and i need
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to gel to _ i don't know what to do and i need to get to birmingham. _ idon't know what to do and i need to get to birmingham. really- to get to birmingham. really annoying _ to get to birmingham. really annoying i_ to get to birmingham. really annoying. i could _ to get to birmingham. really annoying. i could have - to get to birmingham. really annoying. i could have beenl annoying. i could have been sleeping _ annoying. i could have been sleeping i_ annoying. i could have been sleeping. i have— annoying. i could have been sleeping. i have my- annoying. i could have been sleeping. i have my blanket| annoying. i could have been - sleeping. i have my blanket here so i have _ sleeping. i have my blanket here so i have to _ sleeping. i have my blanket here so i have to sleep _ sleeping. i have my blanket here so i have to sleep on _ sleeping. i have my blanket here so i have to sleep on the _ sleeping. i have my blanket here so i have to sleep on the train. - sleeping. i have my blanket here so i have to sleep on the train. 50- i have to sleep on the train. annoying. when somebody i have to sleep on the train.“ annoying. when somebody does a straight, nobody lets us know what is going on and what is happening, so now we are paying our time. i'm so now we are paying our time. i'm so angry. it so now we are paying our time. i'm so an: . , ., so angry. it will be about dinner time before _ so angry. it will be about dinner time before i _ so angry. it will be about dinner time before i get _ so angry. it will be about dinner time before i get back - so angry. it will be about dinner time before i get back to - so angry. it will be about dinner i time before i get back to lancaster so i think_ time before i get back to lancaster so i think it — time before i get back to lancaster so i think it is right what they are doing. _ so i think it is right what they are doing. they— so i think it is right what they are doing, they have to do it, but... a lot _ doing, they have to do it, but... a lot of— doing, they have to do it, but... a lot of confusion this morning among passengers. the rmt union, one of three taking part in the strike, was asked why target saturday? they said because a lot of their members work on engineering work which tends to take place on a saturday evening and they wanted to be involved in the strike the picket here, mick lynch has been on it this morning and we will be talking to him on breakfast later. we
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and we will be talking to him on breakfast later.— and we will be talking to him on breakfast later. we certainly will do. thank breakfast later. we certainly will do- thank you. _ breakfast later. we certainly will do. thank you, simon. _ michael gove has announced his support for rishi sunak in the conservative leadership contest. writing in the times, the former cabinet minister said liz truss appeared to be taking a "holiday from reality" with her plans to cut tax. let's speak to our political correspondent helen catt. good morning to you, helen. if you believe the polls, they suggest liz truss is in the lead. as it stands now. so when you have michael gove stepping in and supporting rishi sunak, what difference could that make? it sunak, what difference could that make? , . . , , sunak, what difference could that make? , . ., , , , make? it is certainly very helpful for rishi sunak's _ make? it is certainly very helpful for rishi sunak's campaign. - make? it is certainly very helpful. for rishi sunak's campaign. michael gove is a big politicalfigure, he is seen as a serious thinker, so for him to back rishi sunak i don't think it will surprise anybody that he has gone for rishi sunak over liz truss. the fact he's made a public intervention at this point will be useful, particularly as we have had another poll this week suggesting liz truss has a large lead. we've also seen people who were publicly
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supporting rishi sunak switch sides to liz truss. michael gove is pretty dismissive about that in this article, talking about the band —— band wagon cluttering down whitehall. in terms of switching individual votes, whitehall. in terms of switching individualvotes, i whitehall. in terms of switching individual votes, i think influence there perhaps is a bit more negligible. the other interesting thing from this is i think to say that while he has gone hard on liz truss's policies, using the language of holiday from reality, he's being nice about her personally, talking about quality is like being tenacious and brave. that is recognition that in a couple of weeks the party will have to come together again behind whoever is chosen. . ~ together again behind whoever is chosen. ., ,, , ., vladimir putin has said un officials will be allowed to visit and inspect the russian—held zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in ukraine. the announcement comes amid growing concern over the safety of europe's
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largest nuclear plant. our correspondent hugo bachega is in odesa. hugo, so they are allowed to carry out these inspections, the question now is when. out these inspections, the question now is when-— out these inspections, the question now is when. ., , , now is when. good morning, yes, we haven't heard — now is when. good morning, yes, we haven't heard any _ now is when. good morning, yes, we haven't heard any details _ now is when. good morning, yes, we haven't heard any details about - now is when. good morning, yes, we haven't heard any details about howl haven't heard any details about how this possible visit will be organised any timeline, but the russians apparently have dropped their demand that any mission should travel through russian —controlled territories, something that had been rejected by the ukrainians. we heard from the head of the international atomic energy agency saying that he welcomed the prospect of a visit by international inspectors. he said he was willing to lead a delegation himself. here in 0desa, yesterday i spoke with the un chief antonio guterres, he said it was essential to allow international monitors into this complex but also talked about discrete diplomacy is perhaps a way forward to reduce tensions around the zaporizhzhia nuclear power
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complex. if it is confirmed that this visit is going ahead, it could suggest a possible reduction of tensions there at the zaporizhzhia nuclear complex. but the situation remains very complicated. we heard reports this morning that at least four civilians were injured after russian shelling around this complex. russian shelling around this comlex. ., ., ~ russian shelling around this complex— the family of a pensioner who was stabbed as he travelled through west london on his mobility scooter have paid tribute to him. thomas o'halloran, who was 87, died at the scene in greenford after being attacked on tuesday. 44—year—old lee byer has appeared in court charged with his murder and was remanded in custody. mr o'halloran's nephew, also named thomas, spoke of the family's grief. complete numbness with the loss of our uncle. it's been horrendous, absolutely terrifying that something like this could happen to such a gentle, kind person. always caring, always giving.
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great musical talents, just an all around good person that always did his best to give back to everybody around him. with his family, he's the type of guy that would give the shirt off his back. the widow of the basketball legend kobe bryant, who was killed in a helicopter crash, has told a los angeles court how she was left devastated after discovering that photos of the accident had been taken and circulated. bryant, his 13—year—old daughter, gianna, and seven others died when their aircraft went down in california in january 2020. vanessa bryant is suing los angeles county for alleged negligence and invasion of privacy. the finnish prime minister, sanna marin, says she's taken a drug test after footage emerged of her dancing at a party with friends. the 36—year—old, who has been in power since december 2019, insisted her ability to perform her duties was not impaired. ms marin said the result of the drug test would be known in a week and that she had never
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used illegal drugs. tributes have been paid to the actor, josephine tewson, who has died at the age of 91. she was best known for portraying elizabeth — the long—suffering, tea—spilling neighbour of hyacinth, played by patricia routledge, in "keeping up appearances". it doesn't even wobble, so why can't it doesn't even wobble, so why can't i do it when hyacinth is here? elizabeth! josephine tewson also played miss davenport in "last of the summer wine" and appeared in sketches with the "two ronnies". the time now is 8.12. let's take you to london where there is hazy sunshine but glistening over the thames. you can see the london eye, the houses of parliament, the houses of westminster. looking lovely, but
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i'm sure it is not the picture everyone will be seeing in terms of weather? ~ , ,., , ., everyone will be seeing in terms of weather? ~ , , ., �*, everyone will be seeing in terms of weather? ~ , ., �*, ., weather? absolutely not. it's a mixed bag _ weather? absolutely not. it's a mixed bag of— weather? absolutely not. it's a mixed bag of weather - weather? absolutely not. it's a mixed bag of weather this - weather? absolutely not. it's a - mixed bag of weather this weekend. i will show you that in a moment but i want to take you back to last night because we had some magical shots from our weather watchers. another night where the northern lights were visible across parts of scotland. the light dancing across the skies in these beautiful shots from our weather watchers. what about tonight if you are hoping to get a glance at nature's light show? this stripe shows where it is likely to be visible. maybe once again infringing into the north of scotland, not clear—cut, but if you have clear skies tonight it might be worth a look. as i said, a mixed bag, sunny spells for some but wind and rain for others. the wind and rain is up to the north—west, the stripe of wet weather pushing down over northern ireland and scotland, we even had flashes of lightning in the far
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north—west at the moment where it is also really quite windy, gusts of wind reaching more than a0 mph. the rain sinks southwards, across scotland and northern ireland into the far north of england through the day and behind that further blustery showers into the north—west. we saw the live shot of london, plenty of sunshine in the south—east corner at the moment. the midlands and wales will see sunny spells and the odd shower through the day. temperatures reaching 26 degrees in eastern england, it will be cooler than that further north and west. through this evening and overnight, the rain sinks further southwards petering out, although there could still be the odd sharp shower through the night through north wales and the midlands, also into scotland but clear spells elsewhere. tomorrow in the north it should be sunnier than today. in the south, it is likely to be a cloudier day than today because of this approaching frontal system. it making a approach from the
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atlantic, so the day will start on a dry, mostly sunny note. while northern ireland and scotland will hold onto sunshine and the odd shower, further south we will see more of this cloud rolling its way in which will produce sporadic outbreaks of rain around wales and the south—west as we go into the afternoon. temperatures 25 for norwich, maybe 16 the high in stornoway. as we look further ahead through sunday night, we will see the weather system making its move and that is likely to generate some outbreaks of heavy rain but not everywhere. it could be hit and miss, but for some soggy start on monday. as the week wears on, a decent amount of dry weather in the forecast. there will be showers that pass through here and there. turning a little warmer in parts of the south and east, a little bit cooler further north and west. i will have more weather in half an hour. now
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back to you. more weather in half an hour. now back to yon-— back to you. thank you. see you then. back to you. thank you. see you then- the _ back to you. thank you. see you then. the time _ back to you. thank you. see you then. the time is _ back to you. thank you. see you then. the time is exactly - back to you. thank you. see you | then. the time is exactly quarter past eight. there are fears that the cost of living crisis will make it easier for criminals to recruit children into drug dealing and violence. youth workers are concerned that as families fall into poverty, more young people could be exploited by so—called county lines gangs. zoe o'brien has the story. do you know what? it's the money. it is easy money. money, money, money. it starts with the promise of family of quick cash and fast cars. to some young people, the draw is irresistible. but the reality of being in a county lines gang is very different. i've been attacked. i've attacked people. i have been stabbed twice. i was carrying crack cocaine. about five grand's worth. you have to be cold when you're out on the streets because that's how the streets are. i wasn't going to do it for the rest of my life. let's just say that. and i wanted out. ijust didn't want to end up dead. jordan — not his real name —
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sold drugs across essex and cambridge. he was recruited by his friends. he saw it as helping them. six months ago, he left the gang, but he still sees others being drawn in. everyone gets involved in it. it can be like family matters at home. you know what i mean, someone could even...you could even be walking down the road. and if you haven't got a lot of money at the time, someone could criticise you like about look at the shoes he's wearing. he needs a haircut, he needs this, he needs that. that's real talk. and i wasn't going to be, i wasn't going to be pinpointed like that. refocus, a crime and gangs intervention charity, say that's directly linked to family finances. it's got easier for county line gangs. it's kind of like the best time to be doing the crimes that they're doing because people are more willing to consider earning money illegally. police are now changing tactics. they're targeting areas where vulnerable children gather, closing in on recruiters.
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it's very difficult to sometimes identify the exploiters, but what we're doing is working a lot with partner agencies. every service is stretched. officers agree as family finances decline, drugs gangs' chances of recruiting rise. some of these children come from nothing. so obviously when they get a lot of money in their pocket, they think they're brilliant. they think they're, you know, friends. and due to the cost of living, young people are getting more involved in criminal activity to get that quick money. this team, which the force hopes to expand, say bringing down adults is their best chance of saving vulnerable youths. developing intelligence and understanding the methods that these exploiters may use. and once we get an understanding of that, we can utilise some good police tactics to identify and disrupt and hopefully prosecute them people. nowjordan is working with refocus.
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he says he's seen the county lines image is a lie, that it's never worth the risk. county lines, i'll be honest with you, is probably the worst thing you could get yourself involved in. offices and charities are dedicated every day to pulling children out of county lines and preventing new recruitment in east anglia. but now they fear the draw of drug gangs as the cost of living crisis deepens. zoe o'brien, bbc news. let's talk more about this with anne longfield, who's the chair of the commission on young lives, and the former children's commissioner for england. good morning. picture painted is a perfect storm, which is there is an existing problem which we know is getting worse anyway, and now we have the financial issues that households and young people will be facing. households and young people will be facina. . �* , households and young people will be facina. ., �* , , households and young people will be facina. ., �*, , ., households and young people will be facin., ., �*, , ., ., facing. that's right. it is one more opportunity _ facing. that's right. it is one more opportunity for— facing. that's right. it is one more opportunity for those _ facing. that's right. it is one more opportunity for those seeking - facing. that's right. it is one more opportunity for those seeking to i opportunity for those seeking to exploit children to get hold of
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them, get a grip of them. covid—19 already dealt them a strong hand. there's a lot more vulnerable children after the pandemic, but now we are seeing real pressures as we know on family finances for those families who had very low incomes in the first place. the draw for those children in some being able to help their own families, £500, £1000, £2000, you know, in one week sometimes will be really strong. of course these people are always on the lookout for young people to get to who they can draw into their activities. �* , , , ., activities. it's interesting you talk about — activities. it's interesting you talk about that, _ activities. it's interesting you talk about that, that - activities. it's interesting you talk about that, that they - activities. it's interesting you talk about that, that they are always on the lookout. i know you are concerned that within schools, school age children, and the beginning of the process when somebody maybe isn't doing that well at school, then maybe gets into trouble, gets excluded, and there is a pathway that is not inevitable but what can be done to try and avoid
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young people falling into that spiral? 50 young people falling into that siral? i. ., young people falling into that siral? ., ., ., spiral? so you heard about how the olice are spiral? so you heard about how the police are working _ spiral? so you heard about how the police are working alongside - spiral? so you heard about how the| police are working alongside others, trying to block off the lines of those children becoming available, if you like. one of those is about keeping children in school. when children are out of school, they may be excluded, they may not be attending, we know that has arisen after the pandemic, that means there is more time and scope for those exploiters to get to them. there's even sometimes stories of those that are grooming them encouraging them to behave badly in school in order to behave badly in school in order to get excluded so they can get them easier. so it's really about all the local organisations working together. schools and ensuring that they notice and keep children in school wherever possible. children's services being able to respond. one thing is that half of those children
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that go missing with the so—called county lines gang are actually looked after children so there is a big problem with teenagers placed in on safe accommodation far from home. and again, the exploiters know that. but we all have to be really heightened to this end it has to be a concerted effort to keep these children safe at all gusts. the other thing i say, just as we have those adults who are looking to exploit those children going out and looking for them, i want to see an army of youth workers looking for those kids to be able to befriend them and inspire them, to be able to provide the kind of friendship and activities that we know they are desperate for too. you activities that we know they are desperate for too. you mentioned a number of organisations _ desperate for too. you mentioned a number of organisations or - desperate for too. you mentioned a | number of organisations or agencies you would like to see doing more. schools, children services. the reality, as you know very well, these are all places where the budgets are squeezed already beyond
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belief. they have not got spare resources, so in a practical sense, you talk about let's have an army of youth workers out there, from where? who is paying? that youth workers out there, from where? who is paying?— who is paying? that will cost money. what i'm talking _ who is paying? that will cost money. what i'm talking about _ who is paying? that will cost money. what i'm talking about will— who is paying? that will cost money. what i'm talking about will cost - what i'm talking about will cost investment, but it will cost hugely less to invest in preventing these things happening than it does to deal with the crisis. if one of these young people going into care, a teenager in care is likely to cost £250,000 a year to accommodate and not do so often in a way that keeps them safe. so it is a much better dealforfinances them safe. so it is a much better deal for finances to them safe. so it is a much better dealforfinances to do them safe. so it is a much better deal for finances to do so earlier but there has to be a change of understanding, and also a change of understanding, and also a change of understanding of that responsibility to keep these kids safe. but understanding of that responsibility to keep these kids safe.— to keep these kids safe. but the roblem to keep these kids safe. but the problem is _ to keep these kids safe. but the problem is getting _ to keep these kids safe. but the problem is getting worse - to keep these kids safe. but the problem is getting worse and i to keep these kids safe. but the| problem is getting worse and we
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to keep these kids safe. but the - problem is getting worse and we know the reality, the financial situation. i'm looking at the government response to this report and what you are saying, and i will quote one line for you. "we know this is a pernicious pattern of offending, exploits the most vulnerable, that's why the government's new drugs strategy is bolstering our new flagship county lines programme with £1a5 million invested over the next three years to break down drug networks and protect those at risk of exploitation including specialist support to victims of county lines exploitation and their families." where does that go in relation to the scale of the problem you have detailed today? it the scale of the problem you have detailed today?— the scale of the problem you have detailed today? it doesn't match the scale. also there _ detailed today? it doesn't match the scale. also there is _ detailed today? it doesn't match the scale. also there is violence - scale. also there is violence reduction unit is doing good work in 18 areas. that is very good but it doesn't match the scale. what i really want to see, this is a basic law and order issue, keeping kids safe is part of what we should be doing as a nation. i want to see
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that investment to be able to help those different agencies to protect those different agencies to protect those kids. and ultimately ensure they are not vulnerable in the first place so they are not prey to these gangs. place so they are not prey to these ans. �* ., ., ~ ., gangs. anne longfield, thank you for our time gangs. anne longfield, thank you for your time this _ gangs. anne longfield, thank you for your time this morning. _ gangs. anne longfield, thank you for your time this morning. anne - your time this morning. anne longfield is now the chair of the commission on young lives. the time is 8.25. before the days of surround sound and booming speakers, music and sound effects in the cinema came from an organ played live in the theatre to accompany silent films. inevitably, as the grand picture—palaces closed, many of the organs fell into disrepair — but now, a charity in south wales has started a collection to preserve them. here's our wales correspondent, tomos morgan. the cinema organ being razed back to life once more. for in the music palace in an old chapel in porth,
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south wales, is this pipe organ, another three and ten electric versions of the instrument. it's a museum and performance hall. but why build a collection here? i don't think it matters exactly where you are. it's been a great asset to the local community because we've had parties here and we've had lots of groups that is a big space that locals can use, and it's the only form of live entertainment really in the area. this sort of venue, i think, is the future for a lot of these instruments, private collections where the public can come to to enjoy them. a common sight up until the �*80s, just two cinemas now home a regularly used organ. the collection has been made possible by the work of ben, but also the charity he works for — paul kearney�*s theatre organ collection, who restored the collection and the pipework so a modern generation can be aware of what was once a key part
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of going to the pictures. with all its bells and whistles, the cinema organ was the earliest version of the modern day synthesizer. now, with silent films seeing a resurgence, its time to shine has come once again. it's a valid medium. they've never really been out of date. i mean, all the subtle nuances to, you know, for a love scene or a drama scene or whatever, you craft...it�*s a craft in its own right. with a full list of performances already scheduled for the rest of the year, what's the future for this treasure trove in the rhonda valley? we've got far too many organs and they take up a lot of room, as you've seen. so we've actually purchased a similar chapel at the other end of the street, and it's our intention to put four further pipe organs in there. and there's a spectacle.
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you just can't quite beat a bit of this nostalgic music theatre history. not surprising that one of the focus is on our programme today is the train strike, and we will —— and will be affecting many services across the uk. tens of thousands of workers are on strike. it's the sixth day of strikes so far this summer. we're joined now by the general secretary of the national union of rail, maritime and transport workers, mick lynch. thank you forjoining us. we spoke just last week. give me an update if you wouldn't mind where negotiations are at. we you wouldn't mind where negotiations are at. ~ , ., ., are at. we will be negotiating next week with network _ are at. we will be negotiating next week with network rail _ are at. we will be negotiating next week with network rail and - are at. we will be negotiating next week with network rail and the i are at. we will be negotiating next l week with network rail and the train operators are starting on monday, we will see if they are ready to shift their position to get a compromise, but i have to say the comments from
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grant shapps over the last couple of days have been extremely unhelpful. yesterday he said he would issue redundancy notices to our members, it's a power he doesn't actually have because he is not the employer so he's making all sorts of militant right—wing noises about the future of the railway and our members. he is putting forward a fire and rehire agenda which is something he has condemned all the way through the summer and especially in regard to p80 and other matters we have had. he's playing to a gallery in the conservative party seeking to get the cabinet ministerjob when liz truss winds the parade of a selection process. so he's making it very difficult to get an answer and making all sorts of... we will be working with our employers, i have spoken to them yesterday, they said they haven't had no instruction to
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issue redundancy notices and we will try to continue to problem solve to get an agreement.— try to continue to problem solve to get an agreement. grant shapps was on this programme, _ get an agreement. grant shapps was on this programme, the _ get an agreement. grant shapps was on this programme, the transport i on this programme, the transport secretary, he was on the programme yesterday and he said a very fair pay offer has gone on the table. he said it's on the wider network of 8% over two years. in most cases no compulsory redundancies will be neededin compulsory redundancies will be needed in return for modernising work practices. what is the issue with that? he work practices. what is the issue with that? ., , ., , ., work practices. what is the issue with that? ., , ., ., with that? he was on your programme demonstrating — with that? he was on your programme demonstrating his _ with that? he was on your programme demonstrating his incompetence. - with that? he was on your programme demonstrating his incompetence. he l demonstrating his incompetence. he was claiming the four trains an hour to manchester right now when they have never been four trains to manchester. his lack of knowledge about the railway is astounding. there is end and offer whatsoever from any train operating company, so he seems to be saying to the public that every railway worker has had this offer of 8% when in fact there is only half the people in this dispute has had that offer. it is an
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8% offer over three years when inflation this week was published on the retail price index of 12.3%. if we were to accept that, we would be getting a third of the level of inflation for next year when in fact we think it could be 15% next year so it is totally inadequate. we have not had an unconditional offer of no compulsory redundancies, we have to accept cuts in the maintenance schedules of 50% which we think is a danger to the railway and we have to rip up our conditions of service which our members are not prepared to do. so he is peddling baloney basically, along with threats to people across the railway and across british industry because he's trying to make industrial action illegal and he's trying to shut down on any dissent against poverty that this government is imposing on working people across the country. he referred to one of the smaller unions, the tsa, and said it did put
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an offer to its members, and members accepted it with more than 70% of the vote. what he says is if we know, if it goes to the members, they will most likely want to accept it and get on with things. do you have evidence of feedback that your members will not accept the offer? absolutely. i did a meeting on wednesday evening of 1a,000 rmt members in an online rally, and our members in an online rally, and our members are out today demonstrating. i spoke to thousands of our members every week, we consult at least 600 representatives on a weekly basis and we know exactly what the mood of our members is. the people he is talking about that have accepted this deal other people that are working and breaking their strike, they have been bribed with an offer and they are being paid triple time today using grant shapps subventions today using grant shapps subventions to the company, they also get a £250 bonus every time they break the
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strike. the companies are also indemnified, the train operating companies, to attune we believe of £150 million to subsidise his losses. so he has bribed people to accept the deal, they have had their salaries increased and an increment of a%, because they are the people that are trying to break this strike that are trying to break this strike that he has bribed off. our members are not going to be bribed, offer is puny and they are not ready to accept it. what he needs to do is railways properly, network rail, the train operating companies and london underground, and then we can work towards a settlement and get the railways back on track. d0 towards a settlement and get the railways back on track.— towards a settlement and get the railways back on track. do you have an idea, railways back on track. do you have an idea. mick _ railways back on track. do you have an idea, mick lynch, _ railways back on track. do you have an idea, mick lynch, a _ railways back on track. do you have an idea, mick lynch, a future - railways back on track. do you have an idea, mick lynch, a future strikej an idea, mick lynch, a future strike dates and plans for those? i ask that because you have constantly said when you appear in broadcast media broadcast interviews, that you regret the inconvenience of the public. and i wonder are we at a tipping point when public support
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and general sentiment of support will change. i mean, is this window to make a deal narrowing, do you believe? i to make a deal narrowing, do you believe? , , ., ., to make a deal narrowing, do you believe? ,, ., ., , believe? i missed some of that but i don't think we _ believe? i missed some of that but i don't think we are _ believe? i missed some of that but i don't think we are at _ believe? i missed some of that but i don't think we are at a _ believe? i missed some of that but i don't think we are at a tipping - don't think we are at a tipping point, i think we are seeing public support for this depute entrenching. there are campaigns and rallies been launched right across the country in support of these type of activities. we have seen bus workers coming to the dispute, we have seen many groups of workers winning significant pay deals, i think the british public are fed up of being ripped off by this government and by corporate britain. we have seen companies like bp and british gas making profits while people are struggling to make a living. the company is being supported in this by the government, and we are determined to get a square deal for our people and that is exactly what we will achieve. and the public seem to be right behind us in that campaign. idg to be right behind us in that campaign-— to be right behind us in that camaiun. ., ., ., campaign. do you have an idea future strike dates — campaign. do you have an idea future strike dates to _ campaign. do you have an idea future
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strike dates to hand? _ campaign. do you have an idea future strike dates to hand? no, _ campaign. do you have an idea future strike dates to hand? no, we - campaign. do you have an idea future strike dates to hand? no, we will - strike dates to hand? no, we will review it next _ strike dates to hand? no, we will review it next week _ strike dates to hand? no, we will review it next week when - strike dates to hand? no, we will review it next week when our - strike dates to hand? no, we will - review it next week when our members feedback to us how it has gone. we are confident we will get more support and we will give the companies time to negotiate, as we have done, between every period of action that we have had. we will look at it next week, i will talk to senior executives in the industry next week trying to create solutions to these problems, and then we will decide that the —— whether we need to take industrial action, but i have got to say that is very likely given the gap between us at this time. ~ . ~ given the gap between us at this time. ~ w' , . given the gap between us at this time. ~ , . , ., given the gap between us at this time. mick lynch, general secretary ofthe time. mick lynch, general secretary of the national _ time. mick lynch, general secretary of the national union _ time. mick lynch, general secretary of the national union of _ time. mick lynch, general secretary of the national union of rail, - time. mick lynch, general secretary of the national union of rail, rmt, | of the national union of rail, rmt, thank you very much for your time with us this morning. my my hearing the distant sound of a very enthusiastic boxing correspondent? one thing that steve bunce is not is a distant sound. whatever he is, we can hear him, talking about anthony
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joshua and the fight with oleksandr usyk. the biggest fight ofjoshua's career. let's speak now to steve bunce, we are seeing pictures of that way in, that is sick now, the ukrainian. anthonyjoshua will be the underdog in this which is very unusualfor him after the underdog in this which is very unusual for him after he lost all his titles last year. steve bunce is in jeddah for his titles last year. steve bunce is injeddah for us this morning. we do this an awful lot, don't we, steve, when we talk about any fight, it is important at this level for a boxer but for anthonyjoshua, this is the most extreme example of needing to win? �* , ., ., ., most extreme example of needing to win? ., .,. , win? he's a fighter at a cliff edge. he has been _ win? he's a fighter at a cliff edge. he has been going _ win? he's a fighter at a cliff edge. he has been going steadily - win? he's a fighter at a cliff edge. he has been going steadily uphill| he has been going steadily uphill for an awful long time and he is at that age. there are no steps down, he has to win, it is that simple. everything he has achieved in the last years, the olympic golds, 11 consecutive title fights, five
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appearances in stadiums, 370,000 people paid to watch him live at five different events in massive stadiums. he has created a lead and direct british boxing over the last ten years, he has inspired a generation, maybe even two generations of fighters and it all comes down to 36 minutes in a building about a mile and a half to my east. it is an absolute, and it might sound like a cliche, i don't care, it is an absolute must win fight. it care, it is an absolute must win firht. , ~ .,. . care, it is an absolute must win firht. , ~ . , fight. it sounds like a cliche but it is and for— fight. it sounds like a cliche but it is and for both _ fight. it sounds like a cliche but it is and for both of _ fight. it sounds like a cliche but it is and for both of these - fight. it sounds like a cliche but it is and for both of these men, j it is and for both of these men, they can't lose. joshua feels like they can't lose. joshua feels like the underdog in this, having lost his title. how will he feel about that? does he like being the underdog? some people thrive on it, other people need the hype around them. ., ~' ., other people need the hype around them. ., ~ ., .,, other people need the hype around them. ., ~ ., ., ,, ., them. you know, he has talked over them. you know, he has talked over the last six — them. you know, he has talked over the last six or _ them. you know, he has talked over the last six or seven _ them. you know, he has talked over the last six or seven years, - them. you know, he has talked over the last six or seven years, it - them. you know, he has talked over the last six or seven years, it is - the last six or seven years, it is about time other fighters help the last six or seven years, it is about time otherfighters help me, i am carrying it, it is dragging me
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down. there is a certain lightness about him, sure, there is a heavy intensity about this fight, but he feels there is a lightness, and being an underdog, i think he likes being an underdog, i think he likes being an underdog, i think he likes being a betting underdog, but i think you touch on it there, if you are talking about a burden of expectation on the wait on somebody�*s soldiers, i have got to tell you, in all my years in this business, and i am nowhere near as old as i look, let's get that absolutely straight, in all of my years in this business and all of studying boxing history, i don't think a man has ever stepped in the ring with a bigger weight of expectation on his shoulders as this kid oleksandr usyk, sent here with the of soldiers he visited in hospital, lost their eyes, lost their legs, told him to go and do it. zelensky gave him his blessing in an underground bunker, no one has ever had that much expectation, he is fighting for an entire nation, it
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is fighting for an entire nation, it is quite ridiculous. stand is fighting for an entire nation, it is quite ridiculous.— is quite ridiculous. and with that in mind, is quite ridiculous. and with that in mind. the _ is quite ridiculous. and with that in mind, the crowd _ is quite ridiculous. and with that in mind, the crowd there, - is quite ridiculous. and with that in mind, the crowd there, we . is quite ridiculous. and with that| in mind, the crowd there, we are looking at where you are a saudi arabia, it is very hot, about 36 degrees out there, who will the crowd be behind, bearing in mind everything that has gone on with usyk over the past few months? my aut usyk over the past few months? m gut feeling usyk over the past few months? ii: gut feeling is usyk over the past few months? iii: gut feeling is they usyk over the past few months? i’ii: gut feeling is they will be usyk over the past few months? iii: gut feeling is they will be behind joshua, he fought here a couple of years ago. that is my gut feeling, but it will be split. there is a very tiny travelling british contingent. when we were in riyadh in december 2019, they were literally thousands of brits that had travelled, the saudi government had travelled, the saudi government had just introduced the travel visa, it was really easy to do, fill your name in, show your ticket, bang, people came. here it is different. at the public way in yesterday, they were 20 or 30 people that were there that looked like they were british who were not associated with the fight. i spoke with them, one or two works in the middle east and flown
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in for the flight but i didn't find a single soul who had travelled out here to watch the fight from the uk, whereas and a half years ago, there were many of them. if there is a pocket of 50 bricked screaming and singing and doing thejoshua song's, the saudis will get into it. —— 50 brits. that is what happened in radiohead. everyone was singing —— thatis radiohead. everyone was singing —— that is what happened in riyadh. everyone was singing, there is only one anthonyjoshua. xyour everyone was singing, there is only one anthony joshua. your enthusiasm and excitement _ one anthony joshua. your enthusiasm and excitement is _ one anthony joshua. your enthusiasm and excitement is always _ one anthony joshua. your enthusiasm and excitement is always welcome. i and excitement is always welcome. can i ask you a question? with all your years of experience, when these two boxes, joshua and usyk take to the ring, do you, as someone who has watched boxing for years, can you kind of tell anything from the body language, from the walking, from the way they look and the way they hold themselves, what we are likely to
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see? ~,,. , themselves, what we are likely to see? . , ,., , ., themselves, what we are likely to see? . , , ., , ., see? absolutely, charlie. i started to 'ude see? absolutely, charlie. i started to judge them _ see? absolutely, charlie. i started to judge them on _ see? absolutely, charlie. i started to judge them on monday. - see? absolutely, charlie. i started to judge them on monday. i - see? absolutely, charlie. i started to judge them on monday. i had i tojudge them on monday. i had private sit downs with a pair of them on monday, i like to look in their eyes, i like to speak to people and their entourage. same thing, tuesday, wednesday, thursday. on friday, i like to have a look at them as close as possible. if they are 121, i like to be no more than ten feet away. ifjoshua starts doing this, i will be panicked. when he lost to usyk last time, he started talking and asking a security guard what he thought should happen in the fight. that was up should happen in the fight. that was up on the ring apron. i will be able to tell. and in the first ten seconds, hand on heart, send me your number, i will tell you who is going to win the fight. give me 20 seconds, i am convinced i can do it in 20 seconds. i seconds, i am convinced i can do it in 20 seconds-— seconds, i am convinced i can do it in 20 seconds. i am going to put you on the spot — in 20 seconds. i am going to put you on the spot now. _ in 20 seconds. i am going to put you on the spot now, you _ in 20 seconds. i am going to put you on the spot now, you have _ in 20 seconds. i am going to put you on the spot now, you have honestly| on the spot now, you have honestly been watching over the last few days, you watch the way in the body language, —— the way in, who is
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going to clench it and what way is it going to go, what way does anthonyjoshua need to fight to win this? anthony joshua need to fight to win this? ., , ., , anthony joshua need to fight to win this? .,, ., , ., , ., ., this? the obvious answer to that that is usyk _ this? the obvious answer to that that is usyk is — this? the obvious answer to that that is usyk is too _ this? the obvious answer to that that is usyk is too smart, - this? the obvious answer to that that is usyk is too smart, too i that is usyk is too smart, too clever, and he has done it before. that is the kind of wary answer and thatis that is the kind of wary answer and that is the one that most people will give you out here. i had seen a bit of hunger injoshua's eyes and he knows that for his redemption, for his glorious homecoming, and for him to put in place of the giant plans he has got for britain and use in the next 15 years, he has to win. i havejust in the next 15 years, he has to win. i have just got this feeling, this fairy tale feeling thatjoshua is going to pull it off. it won't be easy, ijust fancy going to pull it off. it won't be easy, ijust fanchoshua. sense tells me usyk but who cares about sense, it is a0 degrees and i am talking to you in the sunshine. i just fancy, on this particular occasion, thatjoshua is going to deliver a redemption tale, a fairy
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tale for the ages. we deliver a redemption tale, a fairy tale for the ages.— deliver a redemption tale, a fairy tale for the ages. submitter —— bunceometer. what is it going to be? that is where you want to be. it was another dominant display in munich for laura muir. the 2018 champion pushed for home with one lap remaining and was too strong for the rest of the field, taking gold comfortably ahead of ireland's ciara mageean who had the race of her life. it caps a summer of major championships medals for muir as she adds to olympic silver, world bronze and commonwealth gold over the past 12 months.
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it was an amazing opportunity and a very unique one. that chance in a year, let alone five weeks in the summer, it isjust insane. i was like, you know what, i am going to give it a go. my aim was to get all three but to win the commonwealth and to win here, oh, i am so happy. a little over 30 minutes later, zharnel hughes and nethaneel mitchell—blake completed a british 200m one—two. zharnel hughes running a season's best to claim gold, adding to the silver he won in the 100m. he was joined on the podium by team—mate mitchell—blake who took the silver with charlie dobson just outside of the medals in fourth. but the pair had plenty to say about their teammate who they say will be on that podium some day! do you know what? that the isp probably one of the greatest runners we have produced in the country, he hasn't raced that much, due to growing pains, buti hasn't raced that much, due to growing pains, but i told him he
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won't appreciate what he has done right now but he definitely has a promising future ahead of him. congratulations, even that didn't go your way: _ congratulations, even that didn't go yourway, don't congratulations, even that didn't go your way, don't give up, it doesn't mean _ your way, don't give up, it doesn't mean that— your way, don't give up, it doesn't mean that it — your way, don't give up, it doesn't mean that it won't go your way next time: _ there was disappointment for dina asher—smith as she failed to defend her european 200 metre title. the 2018 champion was in a good position coming off the bend but was passed by eventual champion mujinga kambunji down the home straight. it marks a frustrating championships for asher—smith so far after she was unable defend her 100 metre title after suffering with cramp. lawrence okoye found the perfect moment to produce his season's best as he became the first ever british athlete to win a medal in discus at a european championships. the former nfl player threw 67.1a metre with his very first throw to claim bronze — his best in a decade. it has been a tough year for me
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it has been a tough yearfor me in a lot of ways. and to do what i did todayjust meant lot of ways. and to do what i did today just meant the lot of ways. and to do what i did todayjust meant the world to me. it is not really something i can describe. you know, like, to meddle in this field after some of the things i have been experiencing, it just means the world to me. i can really hold it back. iithie just means the world to me. i can really hold it back.— really hold it back. we first saw him back in _ really hold it back. we first saw him back in london _ really hold it back. we first saw him back in london 2012, - really hold it back. we first saw him back in london 2012, he i really hold it back. we first saw. him back in london 2012, he then disappeared away off, as you do, to join the nfl, and has come back and is now picking up medals all the season. such a journey for him, and a very emotionalfor season. such a journey for him, and a very emotional for him, too. bolton rugby club has come to the aid of a team in sicily which was being intimidated by the mafia. the lancashire players invited their italian counterparts to play here in the uk, saying they would be welcome and most importantly safe, in a local tournament. richard askam has the story. divided by 2,000 miles, but very much united by a common cause — to keep a rugby club threatened
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by organised crime afloat. what they does there, it's unbelievable. unbelievable, amazing. they try to help kids they take off the street and they give them an opportunity with sport. briganti is a rugby club from a poor district in sicily�*s second biggest city, and it has been successful in turning youngsters away from crime and out of the hands of the local mafia, who many believe have tried to shut the club down. the clubhouse was burnt down and a minibus set on fire. this was impossible like one year ago, one year and a half ago. so we know that if we work together, we can reach important goal. bolton rugby club heard about briganti's plight and as well as offering to buy
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a new bus, raised money to bring dozens of players and staff over from sicily to the north west. these are pictures of them being welcomed by bolton's families. we offered to buy them a minibus. we didn't know how we were going to pay for it at the time, but we knew that we could do, we had the means to do it. but then they really wanted to get the kids out of the city to give to open their eyes, really, to a different way of life. and the rest is history. a welcome that's also been extended by sale sharks, who invited the sicilians to watch them train, with a couple of stars on hand to offer tips and an arm around the shoulder. it's a pleasure and an honour for the club and especially for me to be able to do that. and for briganti's players, many haven't been outside their own district, never mind sicily. it's been an experience they will treasure. yes, when we started,
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we never thought that we could be here or achieve this. so it's huge, it's huge. it's a dream come true. wearing shirts created by bolton for the occasion, the two clubs will play each other in a series of matches later today. richard askham, bbc news. i think they are going to have a great day. of course they are. i like the camaraderie. it is coming up like the camaraderie. it is coming up to 8:50am. it has been nearly 30 years since police officerjane tennyson walked onto our screens in the drama prime suspect. . the uncompromising character, played by helen mirren, was inspired by a real life senior detective. let's take a look at some of dc! tennison's best moments over the years.
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you've got no right! i've got every right, i am you've got no right! i've got every right, iam now you've got no right! i've got every right, i am now in charge of this investigation. i want to see her face. a young investigation. i want to see herface. a young girl ends up buried in the back garden, her skull smashed to pieces, what difference does it make the colour of her skin? someone is dead, he may not be a part of your inner circle of friends, but i will decide who gets released and when. the police aren't exactly noted for their enthusiasm when it comes to solving cases and the victim is black, are they? was she black? it doesn't say so here, and it is you who isjumping to conclusions. i have every right and i will keep you here as long as i wish. you have wasted my time! come with me! ii wasted my time! come with me! i. .., wasted my time! come with me! , ., .., ., come with me! if you continue to investigate _ come with me! if you continue to
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investigate persons... _ come with me! if you continue to investigate persons... against i investigate persons... against specific — investigate persons... against specific instructions, then disciplinary action will be taken. take _ disciplinary action will be taken. take it. — disciplinary action will be taken. take it. sir: _ disciplinary action will be taken. take it, sir. and i will fight you every of the way.— take it, sir. and i will fight you every of the way. another real life inspiration — every of the way. another real life inspiration jackie _ every of the way. another real life inspiration jackie malton - every of the way. another real life inspiration jackie malton is - every of the way. another real life inspiration jackie malton is here i inspirationjackie malton is here with us and has written a memoir with us and has written a memoir with us and has written a memoir with us about her experiences on the force and is with us. i find force and is with us. ifind it force and is with us. i find it fascinating force and is with us. ifind it fascinating how force and is with us. i find it fascinating how you force and is with us. ifind it fascinating how you got involved with prime suspect, linda laplante involved with prime suspect, linda lapla nte wrote involved with prime suspect, linda laplante wrote the stories but wasn't getting the stories —— the procedural things right. had she met you? procedural things right. had she met ou? ,, ., , ., . you? she had been watching crimewatch _ you? she had been watching crimewatch unnoticed - you? she had been watching crimewatch unnoticed there | you? she had been watching - crimewatch unnoticed there were very few women on there and wanted to write about female character, so she phoned the metropolitan police and inquired how many dci phoned the metropolitan police and inquired how many dc! is female there were three stop i was one of them. i don't know how it was through a mutual third—party police
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officer, she had been talking to a male officer and he said, you need to speak to jackie. one day i had a call from him saying would you make this writer, linda laplante, can you go in such a day and off i toddled to her house and it started from there, so she gave me the script to read, and she said, what do you think? i said, read, and she said, what do you think? isaid, it read, and she said, what do you think? i said, it is great, it is really great but, you know, the police procedure isn't quite right. how would she know? she was a writer. they started this process of working with her over a number of months. and the thing about lindemann laplante, she never took one note, every time i went she would just hear the stories and for me, to be honest, it was like going to therapy, and i would say and owe another thing, and what about this. procedure was one thing, what about character? a lot of people watch that and it takes you right back,
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how close was the character to yours? what about the dynamics, the personality, and the time that she was dealing with, in terms of police force and sexism in those things? yeah, the character, of course, i was an openly gay officer and i remember linda saying to me, shall we make this character gay? and i said, no, no, please don't make her quyi y°u said, no, no, please don't make her guy, you will talk about 1991, and i think society was ready to have a 93v think society was ready to have a gay female officer and it would detract from the story. so, what i also did, i took linda around the murder incident room, to a postmortem, two pathologies, two other detectives, i gave her a broad brush of what it was like to be a detective, introduced two male colleagues, other female detective, introduced two male colleagues, otherfemale officers, so she wasn't just colleagues, otherfemale officers, so she wasn'tjust going to rely on what i was telling her so i gave her this broadbrush and over a period of time, this character, tennyson, started to evolve.—
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started to evolve. from what i understand. — started to evolve. from what i understand, and _ started to evolve. from what i understand, and your - started to evolve. from what i i understand, and your experience started to evolve. from what i - understand, and your experience will have been similar to other female officers at that era, it was not a comfortable place to be a woman in a workplace. no, it wasn't. some of your experiences now, people would be in real trouble for, but you were just having to live with it. the?r just having to live with it. they would be sacked, _ just having to live with it. iie1: would be sacked, absolutely just having to live with it. iie1 would be sacked, absolutely sacked. you know, sometimes when you are in it, you do notice it but where do you go? there is nothing that you... give people a sense of what you are talking about, within what we can say. talking about, within what we can sa . ~ ., talking about, within what we can sa . ~ . y ., talking about, within what we can sa . ~ ., , ., talking about, within what we can sa. ., talking about, within what we can say. with what you can say? it's breakfast telly. _ say. with what you can say? it's breakfast telly. well, _ say. with what you can say? it's breakfast telly. well, i - say. with what you can say? it's breakfast telly. well, i think - say. with what you can say? it's breakfast telly. well, i think it l say. with what you can say? it's| breakfast telly. well, i think it is reference to what women are referred to, as you were either a bite or a dyke so that is self—explanatory. —— bike. notjust to me, to everyone. i had a difficult, i won't be able to say what he said to me, but it wasn't very nice, my partner, he was equal ranked two may, and he made
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life very difficult, so i had just gone and a detective sergeant, he was a detective sergeant, it was a bit like the sweeney, you had upon a driver, and on the second day, he said to be in the office for six in the morning, we are going to do a recce on what we call bladders, and i lived in south—west london and my office was in south—east london, and he will turn up at nine o'clock, and he will turn up at nine o'clock, and he would say, you arrange to meet me at six, and he would be there at nine, and he would say tough, and would do it again on side eight —— friday. do the same thing on friday. i worked with him for about six months and it was like being an abused wife, if i'm honest. so, i went to my boss at the end and that i can't deal with this guy and he gave me another partner that was totally different.— totally different. when you took that even that _ totally different. when you took that even that six-month - totally different. when you took- that even that six-month experience that even that six—month experience with that partner, these things add
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up, layers, they are layers of bullying, intimidation, as you say, a victim of abuse. this affected you personally. you are recovered now but he recovered from alcoholism, was that a direct or significant result of being in that environment and just not having health? you know what? i don't — and just not having health? you know what? i don't know— and just not having health? you know what? i don't know whether - and just not having health? you know what? i don't know whether whateverj what? i don't know whether whatever profession i chose i would be an alcoholic, i can't say that, and i can't completely blame, you know, the police, but it is a really, really tough environment, and one of the things is about, you know, wanting to belong, wanting to be part of the team. and sometimes you lose yourself in that process of being part of the team, you lose who you are, and that is gradually, i started to think, i don't really like who i am now, because i was using alcohol to kind of number feelings. —— numb the feelings. i
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knew there was treasure in the trash, if you see what i mean, inside of me, and i wanted to get hold of it and i didn't know how to get hold of it. it is a long story, i won't bore you with it, but i went to alcoholics anonymous in 1992 and it was the best thing. i went in full of shame, absolute of shame that this is what had happened to me and you know what, it is the best thing i have ever done. that in itself is just — thing i have ever done. that in itself is just brilliant _ thing i have ever done. that in itself isjust brilliant and - itself is just brilliant and that is brilliant, can ijust ask itself is just brilliant and that is brilliant, can i just ask you, itself is just brilliant and that is brilliant, can ijust ask you, i wonder if you watched with some dismay at the stories that have come out much more recently within the police about some male police behaviour, both to their colleagues and to members of the public? given what you describe of all that time ago, how things were, what do you make of some of the things you've heard more recently? to
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make of some of the things you've heard more recently?— make of some of the things you've heard more recently? to be honest, m 'aw heard more recently? to be honest, my jaw dropped _ heard more recently? to be honest, my jaw dropped to _ heard more recently? to be honest, my jaw dropped to the _ heard more recently? to be honest, my jaw dropped to the floor. - heard more recently? to be honest, my jaw dropped to the floor. i - myjaw dropped to the floor. i cannot, you know, believe that some officers, bearing in mind, i have to say this, the majority of police officers are not like that, they go to work on a daily basis, they do their best to do a greatjob, and it is a toughjob, their best to do a greatjob, and it is a tough job, really tough job, everybody is filming everything from social media, nobody is going in to help the police, they are trying to film it, and we have the postmortem of why the police but haven in certain ways, and i do a really, really toughjob. however, there certain ways, and i do a really, really tough job. however, there are obviously pockets within the police service where there are officers going underground, in terms of whatsapp applications, and my theory is this, i don't know if i am right or not, if you are talking to other people on whatsapp with that kind of behaviour, that behaviour will leak out, it will leach out in dealing with the public, it has to leak out because you can't confine it to a whatsapp rope. and so therefore we
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can only encourage police officers that when they see this behaviour they have the courage and strength to reported. in the metabolic and police, to be fair, have got a whistle—blower kind of support service that is there for police officers that do that. —— in the metropolitan police. and that is the only whistle—blower service in the country, so they are doing really well. it is so important for officers to call these officers out. if they don't come changes. like all workplaces. — if they don't come changes. like all workplaces, isn't _ if they don't come changes. like all workplaces, isn't it? _ if they don't come changes. like all workplaces, isn't it? you've - if they don't come changes. like all workplaces, isn't it? you've got - if they don't come changes. like all workplaces, isn't it? you've got to l workplaces, isn't it? you've got to see that evolution. jackie malton, thank you so much. the real prime suspect, out next week. that made you feel nostalgic, you can watch all seven series of prime suspect you can watch it on bread box. we got a statement from the metropolitan police, as we were alluding to recent issues, it says it has introduced a mandatory
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training programme to help colleagues tackle sexual discrimination and misogyny, there is no place in the match for anyone who is a bully or discriminatory or who is a bully or discriminatory or who doesn't understand that sexual harassment is utterly wrong. headlines coming up injust a moment.
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good morning welcome to breakfast with naga munchetty and charlie stayt. our headlines today... more major disruption on the railways as thousands of workers walk out in an ongoing dispute over pay, jobs and conditions. this is the picket line at euston in central london. it's thought only one in five trains will run today and in the past hour, the rmt union have told bbc breakfast it is highly unlikely there will be further strike days in the coming weeks —— highly likely. former cabinet member michael gove backs rishi sunak for the conservative leadership, but concedes he doesn't expect to serve in the government again. good morning. is this anthonyjoshua's last shot at the heavyweight title? he faces champion oleksandr usyk for the second time, looking to win back the titles he lost last year. good morning. it is a blustery start
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to the weekend, especially in the north—west of the uk where we also have some outbreaks of rain. but not everywhere will see wet weather today. all the details coming up. it's saturday the 20th of august. our main story... train passengers are being warned of more severe disruption across the uk's rail network today as tens of thousands of workers go on strike. it's the sixth day of national walk—outs so far this summer, in an ongoing dispute over pay, jobs and conditions. network rail says just one fifth of its services will be running as normal. our transport correspondent caroline davies has this report. this week of strikes isn't over yet today. today, tens of thousands of rail workers will walk out across the network. it's a worry for this beauty salon in east london. over the past couple of days, we've seen a huge influx of cancellations. our clients typically come to us from far and wide, which is fantastic, though this has
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really, really hit us hard. on friday, we had eight or nine cancellations, which is massive, massive, massive. on one of our busiest days, today is looking to be equally as challenging. so yeah, it is very, very difficult. i do hope that there is an end in sight soon. i hope that it gets resolved. i hope they get what they're looking for. today is the sixth day of national rail strikes this summer. only around 20% of services will be running. but unions say this was necessary to stop unreasonable changes to their conditions and to get a fair pay deal. we have not had an unconditional offer of no compulsory redundancies. we have to accept cuts in the maintenance schedules are 50% which causes a danger to the railway and we have to chop up our conditions of service which our members are not prepared to do. rail companies say that they think the proposals they put forward won't require any compulsory redundancies, and that they do
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want to give a pay rise — but to afford it, changes need to happen. we want to be able to give our colleagues a pay rise. at the same time, the industry is in pretty difficult shape at the moment, just coming out of the pandemic, 30% lower revenues than we've seen before, so i think everybody understands that we need to get to a place where those sums add up. that will involve conversation rather than confrontation. the rdg say that behind closed doors the conversations have been moving, and while they are hoping for the best, the industry is preparing for the worst in case of more strikes in the next few months. caroline davis, bbc news. our correspondent simonjones is at london euston this morning. simon, i know mick lynch has been on the picket line this morning, saying more about what is happening today and what lies ahead. the more about what is happening today and what lies ahead.— more about what is happening today and what lies ahead. the summer of strike action — and what lies ahead. the summer of strike action is _ and what lies ahead. the summer of strike action is continuing _ and what lies ahead. the summer of strike action is continuing here - and what lies ahead. the summer of strike action is continuing here and l strike action is continuing here and it's been a particularly difficult
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week for people trying to get around because on thursday we had a national rail strike, on friday here in london there was an underground strike, and today another national rail strike. strike, and today another national railstrike. outside strike, and today another national rail strike. outside euston station, there is this picket line, various cars had been honking horns in support, but inside the station it's a different story. a lot of passengers milling around, wondering how they will get to their destination. services only started running at 7.30 this morning and will end much earlier than normal at around 6.30. the advice from network rail is don't travel unless you absolutely have to. the departure board tells a story, only around 13 services listed between now and 10am, normally it would be much more than that. only around 20% of services across the network expected to run today at all and some stations have no train services at all. passengers are trying to work out how they will get to where they'd need to get to if they do
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have to travel. it’s they'd need to get to if they do have to travel.— they'd need to get to if they do have to travel. it's interesting. i feel for them, _ have to travel. it's interesting. i feel for them, time _ have to travel. it's interesting. i feel for them, time is _ have to travel. it's interesting. i feel for them, time is out - have to travel. it's interesting. i feel for them, time is out of, i feel for them, time is out of, inflation _ feel for them, time is out of, inflation is _ feel for them, time is out of, inflation is difficult for everybody so everybody wants more salary but at the _ so everybody wants more salary but at the same time i think we need to work— at the same time i think we need to work on _ at the same time i think we need to work on different ways to get the point _ work on different ways to get the point across. the work on different ways to get the point across-— point across. the trains are cancelled — point across. the trains are cancelled so _ point across. the trains are cancelled so i _ point across. the trains are cancelled so i don't - point across. the trains are cancelled so i don't know. point across. the trains are i cancelled so i don't know what point across. the trains are - cancelled so i don't know what to do and i— cancelled so i don't know what to do and i need _ cancelled so i don't know what to do and i need to— cancelled so i don't know what to do and i need to get— cancelled so i don't know what to do and i need to get to _ cancelled so i don't know what to do and i need to get to birmingham. i and i need to get to birmingham. reatiy— and i need to get to birmingham. realty annoying: _ and i need to get to birmingham. realty annoying: i _ and i need to get to birmingham. really annoying. i could - and i need to get to birmingham. really annoying. i could have - and i need to get to birmingham. really annoying. i could have been sleeping: — really annoying. i could have been sleeping: i— really annoying. i could have been sleeping: i have— really annoying. i could have been sleeping. i have my— really annoying. i could have been sleeping. i have my blanket- really annoying. i could have been sleeping. i have my blanket here l really annoying. i could have beenl sleeping. i have my blanket here so i will steep — sleeping. i have my blanket here so i will steep on — sleeping. i have my blanket here so i will sleep on the _ sleeping. i have my blanket here so i will sleep on the train. _ sleeping. i have my blanket here so i will sleep on the train. 50- sleeping. i have my blanket here so i will sleep on the train.— i will sleep on the train. so angry. when somebody _ i will sleep on the train. so angry. when somebody does _ i will sleep on the train. so angry. when somebody does a _ i will sleep on the train. so angry. when somebody does a strike, i i will sleep on the train. so angry. - when somebody does a strike, nobody lets us know what is going on and what's happening so now we are paying our time. so... what's happening so now we are paying ourtime. so... so what's happening so now we are paying our time. so... so angry. what's happening so now we are paying ourtime. so... so angry. it will be about dinner time before i .et will be about dinner time before i get back— will be about dinner time before i get back to lancaster, so... i think it is right _ get back to lancaster, so... i think it is right what they are doing, they— it is right what they are doing, they have _ it is right what they are doing, they have to do it. in it is right what they are doing, they have to do it.— it is right what they are doing, they have to do it. in the past hour here on bbc— they have to do it. in the past hour here on bbc breakfast, _ they have to do it. in the past hour here on bbc breakfast, we - they have to do it. in the past hour here on bbc breakfast, we have i here on bbc breakfast, we have spoken to the rmt union, one of
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three unions involved in the strike action, and they are warning that it is highly likely that there will be further strikes in the coming weeks unless they say there is a radical shift in the negotiations. we know that talks will continue on monday, the unions will meet with train companies and also network rail, but they remain extremely divided in this dispute and it is hard to see a way forward. but ultimately it is passengers at the moment suffering, they are being warned it will be another very difficult day and potentially many more difficult days to come over the rest of the summer. simon, thank you. michael gove has announced his support for rishi sunak in the conservative leadership contest. writing in the times, the former cabinet minister said liz truss appeared to be taking a "holiday from reality" with her plans to cut tax. let's speak to our political correspondent helen catt. good morning to you. at this stage in that contest, what difference will michael gove's backing for
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rishi sunak make? it is certainly helful rishi sunak make? it is certainly helpful for— rishi sunak make? it is certainly helpful for rishi _ rishi sunak make? it is certainly helpful for rishi sunak— rishi sunak make? it is certainly helpful for rishi sunak to - rishi sunak make? it is certainly helpful for rishi sunak to have i helpful for rishi sunak to have somebody who is a big political figure, seen as a serious thinker, to come out and say his plan is the right one for tackling the cost of living. to do it now when we are at the end of another week when there has been another poll that has suggested a big lead for liz truss, and after we have seen some people publicly switching support away from rishi sunak to liz truss, that is helpful in sending out a signal that the sunak campaign is still alive and kicking. michael gove talks about there being a bandwagon cluttering down whitehall and with people eagerly clambering aboard. on the other hand i don't think it will come as a surprise to anybody that michael gove is backing rishi sunak over liz truss so therefore is it the sort of intervention that will turn suedes and votes? no, it
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probably isn't. there is a recognition in some of the words he has written in this too about that. he says he himself doesn't expect to be back in government and even though he has used phrases like the holiday from reality, which is likely to get squirrelled away by the opposition for future use, he's also been at pains to say positive things about liz truss describing her as tenacious and brave. helen catt, her as tenacious and brave. helen catt. thank _ her as tenacious and brave. helen catt. thank you- _ vladimir putin has said un officials will be allowed to visit and inspect the russian—held zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in ukraine. the announcement comes amid growing concern over the safety of europe's largest nuclear plant. our correspondent hugo bachega is in odesa. the real concern about this nuclear plant for obvious reasons, so a green light in theory for an inspection to take place, how will it work in practice?— inspection to take place, how will it work in practice? yes, charlie, a ood it work in practice? yes, charlie, a
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good question- — it work in practice? yes, charlie, a good question. we _ it work in practice? yes, charlie, a good question. we haven't - it work in practice? yes, charlie, a good question. we haven't heard i good question. we haven't heard details about how this possible visit will be organised, any timeline, who will be invited, but yesterday we had the suggestion that russia has perhaps given up on its demands to allow a visit from the inspectors by the international atomic energy agency should travel through russian —controlled territory. the ukrainians had rejected these demands so it seems now there is at least some understanding on the basis of a possible visit by international inspectors. president zelensky yesterday said in his nightly address that the specific details of this visit were being negotiated. we heard from the head of the international atomic energy agency saying that he welcomed the news of a possible visit and also said he was willing to lead a delegation into this complex. yesterday in
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0desa spoke with the un chief antonio guterres and hinted at discreet diplomacy when he talked about negotiations for that to happen. he said the discrete negotiations were the secret behind the grain deal that was negotiated that has allowed ukraine to resume its grain exports and he said that could be the way forward to resolve the crisis around the zaporizhzhia complex. this could suggest a escalation of tensions around the facility. four days we have been talking about russia and ukraine trading accusations, blaming each other for shelling the complex, and reports say yes to day four civilians were killed after russian shelling in the area.— shelling in the area. hugo, thank ou. a former british member
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of an islamic state terror cell is beginning a life sentence in the united states for his role in the murder of western hostages in syria. el shafee elsheikh was part of a group of is members — nicknamed the beatles — involved in torturing, beating and executing prisoners. his actions are said to have resulted in the deaths of four american hostages. the widow of the basketball legend kobe bryant, who was killed in a helicopter crash, has told a los angeles court how she was left devastated after discovering that photos of the accident had been taken and circulated. bryant, his 13—year—old daughter, gianna, and seven others died when their aircraft went down in california in january 2020. vanessa bryant is suing los angeles county for alleged negligence and invasion of privacy. the time is 9.12. one more story to bring you. it sounds like something out of a children's book — a seal taking up residence
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in a family's home — but that's what happened in new zealand. these are the images of the seal discovered exploring the house. the house about 150 metres from the sea we are told, after squeezing its way through the cat flap. that is how it got in. obviously it was quite relaxed because it was able to pose for photos. it spent so much time there it even got named. oscar is its name. i think that is the cat. i'm not sure. no, that is the seal. it's one of those magic pictures. the seal�*s head is turning towards us but because of the triangle of dark you would think it is the cat. what we know, because the owners had done a few interviews, is there is a cat in residence, obviously they have a cat flap, who presumably had
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something of a survive. conservation officers have returned oscar to the ocean, he's fine. we promised you the weather. here is ben. you have had some fabulous pictures of the northern lights, what is that? not so fabulous. it northern lights, what is that? not so fabulous-— northern lights, what is that? not so fabulous. it is a moody sky over cardiff with — so fabulous. it is a moody sky over cardiff with a _ so fabulous. it is a moody sky over cardiff with a passing _ so fabulous. it is a moody sky over cardiff with a passing shower - so fabulous. it is a moody sky over cardiff with a passing shower this | cardiff with a passing shower this morning. trying to mix up the pictures this morning because we have a mix of weather. for some, today will pass as a dry day with spells of sunshine. for others, blustery weather and some rain too courtesy of this frontal system moving in from the north—west. it's already brought quite a lot of rain this morning across parts of scotland and northern ireland, as we will see from the radar picture. this has been pushing southwards and eastwards, even flashes of lightning in the far north—west of scotland. showers in cardiff out towards the west and those are the wind gusts if you are about to step out. parts of
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scotland seeing wind gusts in excess of a0 mph which is unusual for this time of year. the outbreaks of rain pushing southwards into the far north of england, perhaps with lightning and thunder. some thundery showers into north—west scotland. further south for wales, the midlands, east anglia, aside from the odd passing shower it's mainly dry with spells of sunshine. highest temperatures in eastern england. a little cooler further north and west. this evening, the band of rain will sink southwards tending to break apart overnight. it could bring sharp showers for parts of north wales, north midlands, more showers into the north—west of scotland as well. temperatures overnight generally between ten and 15 degrees. tomorrow will bring some differences compared with today. across the north, likely to be a sunny day, across the south potentially a cloudy day because of this approaching frontal system in the atlantic. it will take a while to approach, so we will start the day on a mostly fine and drying out.
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the wind is a little bit lighter than now. some spells of sunshine tomorrow morning, a few showers here and there, but while the far north of england will stay sunny with the odd passing shower, further south this cloud will move in from the atlantic providing some sporadic outbreaks of rain across parts of wales and the south—west. 21 for cardiff, 25 in norwich, a high of 18 in glasgow for sunday afternoon. through sunday night, this weather system will eventually make its move bringing heavy bursts of rain. quite hit and miss but there could be heavy downpours and places to take us into monday morning. maybe even with lightning and thunder, but broadly speaking the week ahead will bring a lot of dry weather, some showers and turning warmer for a time towards the south. that's how it is looking. time towards the south. that's how it is looking-—
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the autumn booster programme for covid is set to get under way next month, with more than 26 million people eligible for the jab. let's take a look at the details. the vaccine roll—out begins on the 5th september and will include moderna's new bivalent dose, which targets both the original strain of coronavirus and the first omicron variant. care home residents and people who are housebound will be the first to get the boosters. the roll—out will then be extended to include everyone aged 50 and over, health and social care staff, and those in vulnerable groups. let's talk more about this with our regular experts, doctor chris smith and professor linda bauld. good morning to you both. can we talk about this moderna dose. bivalent i think is the way to pronounce it, i'm not sure. linda, will you take me through it, because it has been created very recently. that's right, and we have talked
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about in the past that there might be new vaccines coming down the track, so this is a new, it is called bivalent because there are two parts to it. the vaccines we have been using are still very effective and they were developed on the basis of the original type of the basis of the original type of the virus, then of course the virus has changed substantially over the course of the pandemic and we now have the omicron family. so this vaccine does to different things. a part of it targets the original virus that we had earlier in the pandemic and then another part that targets omicron. it was developed on the basis of ba.1 butter in some study of the trial they looked at whether it would provide better protection to ba.a and ba.5. it gives an advantage and that means
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that as the virus has changed, it is a better approach to deliver these new vaccines. so finally in terms of supply, new vaccines. so finally in terms of supply, we have i think the uk has indicated they will order up to 29 million doses from moderna but people shouldn't be concerned if they don't get this new vaccine. the vaccines we have been using since 2020 still available, still preventing against severe disease and mortality. preventing against severe disease and mortality-— and mortality. linda, thank you. chris, and mortality. linda, thank you. chris. good _ and mortality. linda, thank you. chris, good morning. _ and mortality. linda, thank you. chris, good morning. i'm - and mortality. linda, thank you. | chris, good morning. i'm looking and mortality. linda, thank you. i chris, good morning. i'm looking at the numbers in terms of who has already been vaccinated. 93% of all people aged 12 or over in the uk had the first dose, 88% have had a second dose and 70% third dose. if we want to limit it, because winter is the most troubling time in terms of our behaviour and the way it is spread, what kind of percentages do we need in terms of uptake to limit the spread again, risk of lockdown
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and so on?— the spread again, risk of lockdown andsoon? , ,., and so on? these vaccines are most effective at — and so on? these vaccines are most effective at preventing _ and so on? these vaccines are most effective at preventing severe - effective at preventing severe disease, and actually that is their primary goal, to stop people ending up primary goal, to stop people ending up in hospital. they do that incredibly well and for an extended period of time. the fact we currently have in the country the region of a million cases per week still, even though it is in retreat at the moment, and they are not translating into people who are severely unwell in hospital or worse in intensive care with anything like the frequency they did, that is testament to how good they are. they are good in the short term at preventing infection but that does wear off, and just protect you against severe disease relatively quickly. the emphasis is on keeping people well and keeping people who are vulnerable from becoming unwell. so the goal is not mass vaccination of everybody, it is targeted vaccination of the most vulnerable and that is why they have set out the list they have. adults over 50
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but prioritising people in social care settings where they are being cared for, people caring for carers, people we regard as on the risk list who would become severely unwell they became infected.— who would become severely unwell they became infected. linda, on the theme of who _ they became infected. linda, on the theme of who needs _ they became infected. linda, on the theme of who needs a _ they became infected. linda, on the theme of who needs a vaccine, - they became infected. linda, on the theme of who needs a vaccine, how| theme of who needs a vaccine, how great do you think the task is of making sure you have the same impetus around it as we did with the previous vaccination programmes? because i think there was a point at which people were posting i have had my first, down from my second. do you think there is a message issue here about making sure people take it seriously again? i here about making sure people take it seriously again?— it seriously again? i think so, and we do this — it seriously again? i think so, and we do this every _ it seriously again? i think so, and we do this every year— it seriously again? i think so, and we do this every year with - it seriously again? i think so, and we do this every year with the - we do this every year with the influenza vaccination programme where we haven't traditionally seen as high an uptake as we have with the covid vaccines, so we need to keep communicating with the public and we mustn't forget the
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of good communication. given we have 26 million people who are eligible for the vaccine, we do need to encourage them to come forward. what we have seen through the pandemic is the biggest enthusiasm was in the early days, as you say. there were still good uptake in the other doses, but for some age groups, particularly younger or adults in midlife, it wasn't as good for the booster dose for example as it was for their first dose. booster dose for example as it was for theirfirst dose. older booster dose for example as it was for their first dose. older people in general have been brilliant at coming forward, and for the spring booster we had really good levels of uptake among the over 75s. it's likely again with influenza vaccines we may need to offer these vaccines annually, so we need to give that information and encouragement. chris, talk to us about the monkeypox vaccine. we have to be very careful that we are not engineering concern about something not necessarily a worry, but there
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are suggestions there is a shortage of vaccine for monkeypox. where are we with this?— we with this? around the world, we have 40.000 _ we with this? around the world, we have 40,000 cases _ we with this? around the world, we have 40,000 cases of _ we with this? around the world, we have 40,000 cases of monkeypox. | we with this? around the world, we - have 40,000 cases of monkeypox. the have a0,000 cases of monkeypox. the majority of them in countries that wouldn't have ever diagnosed cases of monkeypox so there is strong evidence of onward community transmission. we havejust over 3000 cases diagnosed in the uk. it has slowed down, we are seeing tens of cases per day rather than hundreds but we still have a significant onward transmission going on. for that reason, a programme of vaccination was rolled out to do two things. firstly to protect people who had close contact placing them at high risk of catching the infection including people who were sexual partners of or close personal contacts of people with the infection but also people who had cared for people with the infection. because it is relatively rare, thankfully we normally see very few cases of it. the world normally didn't see huge stocks of vaccine.
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the uk was one of the first countries to put in a big order and we have tens of thousands of vaccines here, but that turned out not to be enough and we are now in a position where we are not able to continue at the current trajectory and probably in the next week or so we will run down our stocks. we have another 100,000 doses on order but this means there will be a point where the attempts to protect people who are at risk but not exposed, those will not be able to be offered potentially vaccine for a while until the stocks are replenished. some will be held back though so that we have stocks to offer people who are close contacts of people, so if there are really high—risk people, like healthcare workers and close family contacts, they will still get the vaccine. the ultimate aim here is firstly education, one is evil it is spreading and please consider adjusting your behaviour, these vigilant for the symptoms, get tested if you think you might have it, but also longer term to protect
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the most vulnerable with vaccines so we can bring this to a close. it should be possible with a disease like this to stop it because the vaccines are pretty effective. linda, there has been criticism of the distribution, the way the distribution has happened and the messaging as well. what's the defence of that?— messaging as well. what's the defence of that? let's start with the distribution. _ defence of that? let's start with the distribution. as _ defence of that? let's start with the distribution. as chris - defence of that? let's start with the distribution. as chris said, l defence of that? let's start with i the distribution. as chris said, the uk was quick to order supplies but given the desire to give protection to healthcare workers, it's primarily men who have sex with men who are affected, to make sure good information is distributed among that community, and they have come forward very much to take up the vaccine when they have been advised to do so. supply constraints will be dealt with. analysis from colleagues suggest we shouldn't panic about this gap. there's lots of things we can deal in the meantime to continue to give good information, as chris
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says, for people to continue to be careful, then the vaccine supplies will kick in again. on the messaging, the big issue with this disease is for reasons we don't understand it's affected a particular part of the population much more than others and there is stigma attached to that, just like we saw with hiv. public health authorities have tried really hard not to do that, so go for trusted information. i've mentioned before the terrence higgins trust, the nhs website, there is lots of good information out there but we must be clear, it's not about treating one group differently, it's about making safe, effective information and public vaccines available to people. you are very keen on positive messaging around health, and i'm sure you will be aware of this. the british sprinter dina asher—smith calling for more research into the effects of periods on performance. i say bravely but she's like that, she
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just put it out there and said she got cramps ahead of the 100 metres and there have been examples when sports stars or people in high profile have drawn attention to something that has made a real difference. something that has made a real difference-— difference. that's right, and i think people _ difference. that's right, and i think people who _ difference. that's right, and i think people who have - difference. that's right, and i think people who have a - difference. that's right, and i think people who have a high j difference. that's right, and i- think people who have a high profile in public life, whether they be elite sports people like dina asher—smith or people who are working in the media or whatever, it is important that we use the opportunity to highlight health issues. what i would say in this particular case is if you look at women's participation in elite sport, that's really grown hugely which is fantastically welcome in recent decades, including at high profile events like athletics events. but because of that, it is important we recognise that the attention to women's health issues in the literature is still quite poon in the literature is still quite poor, including in the athletics and sports literature. when i heard about this, i had a log and ifound one systematic review recently from
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uk researchers under general sports medicine that showed how few good studies there have been on the effects of the menstrual cycles on women's performance in sport. it's important to raise the issue. i think that review said women need tailored advice, it wouldn't be the same everybody, but calling for funders to say let's have more research and discussion about this issue so we can be open about it is very welcome indeed.— issue so we can be open about it is very welcome indeed. linda, chris, lovel to very welcome indeed. linda, chris, lovely to see _ very welcome indeed. linda, chris, lovely to see you _ very welcome indeed. linda, chris, lovely to see you both _ very welcome indeed. linda, chris, lovely to see you both today. - very welcome indeed. linda, chris,| lovely to see you both today. chris, i've noticed the flowers. they are almost matching linda but linda wins again because she has colour coordinated her outfit with the flowers and you didn't. i did try. i'm actually _ flowers and you didn't. i did try. i'm actually on _ flowers and you didn't. i did try. i'm actually on holiday - flowers and you didn't. i did try. i'm actually on holiday so - flowers and you didn't. i did try. i'm actually on holiday so i - flowers and you didn't. i did try. i'm actually on holiday so i had l flowers and you didn't. i did try. | i'm actually on holiday so i had to work with what i'm offered. i'm in part 11 in cornwall, and luckily i had some flowers to hand. i couldn't find a clock this week, hence i have flowers. i did try so i must get marks for effort.— flowers. i did try so i must get marks for effort. actually ten out often marks for effort. actually ten out of ten for effort, _
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marks for effort. actually ten out of ten for effort, turning - marks for effort. actually ten out of ten for effort, turning out - marks for effort. actually ten out| of ten for effort, turning out while on holiday, exactly. we really appreciate it and we love chatting to you. linda, sorry, you can second this week. i to you. linda, sorry, you can second this week. to you. linda, sorry, you can second this week-— to you. linda, sorry, you can second this week._ linda - this week. iwill recover! linda bauld this week. iwill recover! linda itauld and _ this week. iwill recover! linda bauld and chris _ this week. iwill recover! linda bauld and chris smith, - this week. iwill recover! linda bauld and chris smith, thanks| this week. i will recover! linda - bauld and chris smith, thanks both. the headlines coming up in a moment.
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good morning welcome to breakfast with naga munchetty and charlie stayt. our headlines today... it is saturday morning. always worth repeating in case people don't want —— don't know. i am thinking there are a lot of people waking up prepping for a big night ahead of sport with a boxing tonight. people have maybe got that popcorn in, their early orders and full food. if. in, their early orders and full food. : : in, their early orders and full food. , , ., in, their early orders and full food. : , ., ,, ., food. is the big night. you know the e eballin food. is the big night. you know the eyeballing moment _ food. is the big night. you know the eyeballing moment in _ food. is the big night. you know the eyeballing moment in the _ food. is the big night. you know the eyeballing moment in the way - food. is the big night. you know the eyeballing moment in the way in, i l eyeballing moment in the way in, i saw a little bit of that and i know
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they held onto that moment for quite a long time, but my impression was quite a lot of respect between these two, you know, there was a handshake at the end, wasn't there? thei;t two, you know, there was a handshake at the end, wasn't there?— at the end, wasn't there? they are uite at the end, wasn't there? they are quite civilised, _ at the end, wasn't there? they are quite civilised, in _ at the end, wasn't there? they are quite civilised, in comparison. - at the end, wasn't there? they are quite civilised, in comparison. a i quite civilised, in comparison. a lot of them get theatrical, it is almost borderline pantomime, but we don't like that. fight is at this level, we know they have faced off and we know they are like. for many people, it is nearly over, this weight, anthonyjoshua taking on usykin weight, anthonyjoshua taking on usyk in that heavyweight world title rematch. joshua goes into the fight in saudi arabia as the underdog tonight, we haven't seen that before, having been easily beaten on points last time out, and he's aiming to win back the title he lost in that encounter last year. let's get out there now to our reporter who is injeddah for us this morning. it is hard not to over egg it, isn't it? it is a huge fight, this, what is the atmosphere like,
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what are people talking about now? yes, there has been a lot of anticipation for this fight because it is so intriguing, there are so many dimensions to it, where it is being staged is controversial, the fact that there is an ongoing war in ukraine, the impact on usyk, anthony joshua adopted the wrong strategy the first time around and has trained china's sense then. he has brought in robert garcia, a highly rated mexican—american and the talk all week is there is a lot riding on this, as far as his career is concerned because the outcome of the site could determine what happens nextin site could determine what happens next in his career. its, site could determine what happens next in his career.— next in his career. a lot of commentators _ next in his career. a lot of commentators saying - next in his career. a lot ofj commentators saying they next in his career. a lot of - commentators saying they expect next in his career. a lot of _ commentators saying they expect much at the same and i don't expect an entirely different result.— entirely different result. well, it was interesting _ entirely different result. well, it was interesting because - entirely different result. well, it was interesting because all- entirely different result. well, it| was interesting because all week there had been talk that alexander was sick would —— oleksandr usyk
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would be heavier but anthonyjoshua was four and a half pounds heavier than last time but usyk is going to adopt the same strategy as last time around. anthonyjoshua has to use his physical attributes, he has got to take the fight to usyk, he has got to be more aggressive. it is interesting you talked about the face off, neither man wanted to blink first. joshua, there is an edginess about him, after the weigh in yesterday, he made his way to the changing room, iwas in yesterday, he made his way to the changing room, i was standing near the gang room and i got a good look at him and he was a man here on business. as for oleksandr usyk, despite everything, the wider context of what is going on in this country, he has looked very relaxed or week, very confident. he is comfortable in his own skin and comfortable in his own skin and comfortable going ahead with the fight of this magnitude, bearing in mind there is a war in ukraine. not long ago, he was back there as part of the war effort and was given
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special dispensation to box. initially, he didn't want to accept it, he had to get a sports psychologist to get him in the right frame of man —— right frame of mind. steve bunce said arguably there is more pressure on usyk but anthony joshua, there is hard to steer away from the idea that their real —— there will be pressure on him to retire every dozen when these titles. his promoter says that is not the case but what is the thinking over there?- not the case but what is the thinking over there? well, he has left no stone _ thinking over there? well, he has left no stone unturned _ thinking over there? well, he has left no stone unturned in - thinking over there? well, he has left no stone unturned in his - thinking over there? well, he has| left no stone unturned in his quest to become the heavyweight champion once again. when i spoke to him this week, he said there was a lot more for him to achieve but today that he needs to overcome this obstacle which is a very skilful very various centred by in oleksandr usyk. he turned up in a cossack warrior outfit with a haircut to match, he is that kind of guy, but beneath
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that, a fierce competitor who hasn't lost in 13 years, and there is a reason for that, he is supremely talented. as for anthonyjoshua, i don't think defeat will necessarily end his career. there will still be fights against the likes of deontay wilder, even if he is blown away in a one—sided fight, it will be a job to get him back into position to challenge the title again but he will be hoping he gets thejob challenge the title again but he will be hoping he gets the job done emphatically tonight. will be hoping he gets the 'ob done emphatically tonight._ emphatically tonight. there is a lot of controversy _ emphatically tonight. there is a lot of controversy about _ emphatically tonight. there is a lot of controversy about where - emphatically tonight. there is a lot of controversy about where this - of controversy about where this fight is being staged, anthony joshua fighting in saudi arabia once again, the conversation about the human rights record, is that conversation being addressed over there? : ., : conversation being addressed over there? , ., , , ., conversation being addressed over there? , , ., ., ., there? yes, it has been a ma'or talking point, i there? yes, it has been a ma'or talking point, overi there? yes, it has been a ma'or talking point, over the i there? yes, it has been a ma'or talking point, over the lastfi there? yes, it has been a major talking point, over the last few| talking point, over the last few years it is estimated that the saudi authorities have spent over 1.5 billion to bring major sporting events here to the country. you
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might see behind me the start line for formula 1, there is w wt hair, this is the second time anthony joshuais this is the second time anthony joshua is fighting in saudi arabia, he is paid handsomely for doing so, and the premier league football club was acquired by human rights because —— a saudi arabian consortium. human rights organisations say this is an attempt to deflect from their appalling human rights record but the organisers here say the sport is a vehicle for change, they want to move saudi arabia from an oil—based economy and they also believe it can help trigger social change and they point to the fact that on the undercard, you will have two women fighting professionally for the first time in saudi arabia, a somali born fighter representing britain, and eddie hearn has said that he came here in 2019 he has seen change at grass roots level with younger people taking up the sport but you are right, it is a major talking
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point. not long ago, lewis hamilton said major athletes should use their platform to speak out. great said major athletes should use their platform to speak out.— said major athletes should use their platform to speak out. great to chat to do this morning, _ platform to speak out. great to chat to do this morning, i _ platform to speak out. great to chat to do this morning, i am _ platform to speak out. great to chat to do this morning, i am going - platform to speak out. great to chat to do this morning, i am going to i to do this morning, i am going to let you go and get some shade, 10:30am —— 10:30pm tonight is the fight. it was another dominant display in munich for laura muir. the 2018 champion pushed for home with one lap remaining and was too strong for the rest of the field, taking gold comfortably ahead of ireland's ciara mageean who had the race of her life. it caps a summer of major championships medals for muir as she adds to olympic silver, world bronze and commonwealth gold over the past 12 months. it was an amazing opportunity and a very unique one. that chance in a year, let alone five weeks in the summer, it is just insane. i was like, you know what, i am going to give it a go. my aim was to get all three
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but to win the commonwealth and to win here, oh, i am so happy. a little over 30 minutes later, zharnel hughes and nethaneel mitchell—blake completed a british 200 metre one—two, zharnel hughes running a season's best to claim gold, adding to the silver he won in the 100 metre. he was joined on the podium by team—mate mitchell—blake who took the silver, with charlie dobson just outside of the medals in fourth. but the pair had plenty to say about their teammate who they say will be on that podium some day! do you know what? it is not even placing fourth, he is one of the greatest talents in the produced, he doesn't even raise that much due to growing pains but i told him it won't appreciate what he done right now but he has a promising future ahead of him. to now but he has a promising future ahead of him-— ahead of him. to charlie i want to say congratulations _ ahead of him. to charlie i want to say congratulations to _ ahead of him. to charlie i want to say congratulations to my - ahead of him. to charlie i want to | say congratulations to my brother, even _ say congratulations to my brother, even i _ say congratulations to my brother, even i didn't go your way tonight, don't _ even i didn't go your way tonight, don't give — even i didn't go your way tonight, don't give up, it doesn't mean you
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won't _ don't give up, it doesn't mean you won't go _ don't give up, it doesn't mean you won't go away the future. there was a bit of a reality check for england's test cricketers yesterday. the first defeat for the new coach brendon mccullum and captain ben stokes was a sobering one, south africa winning the first test by an innings and 12 runs inside three days, as our sports correspondent joe wilson reports. lords has seen it all but really witnessed a day when england were so outplayed. first, south africa extended their lead to 161, england could already sense trouble. so, england has turned to bat again, facing a south african bowling attack of great quality and variety. zak crawley missed again, lbw, spin bowler keshav maharaj took the early wickets. then the fast bowlers took over. joe root gone there. soon followed byjonny bairstow. the bigger the names, the world of the south african celebrations. well, ben stokes embodies the new england mentality —
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in all eventualities, stay bold, attack. caught. in this approach, the new captain and coach may press ahead but before for pm on the third day, this match finished. and between all the south african roars, could you hear england's bubble burst? joe wilson, bbc news, lords. manchester united have agreed to sign real madrid 's casemiro in a deal worth up to £70 million. he'll have work to do to help change the club's fortunes after they lost their both their opening games of the premier league season. that poor start has triggered concerns there could be more protests like this outside old trafford for monday night's match with liverpool. manager erik ten hag is calling for calm. and says he wants the supporters to back on his side. i can only say the owners want to win, and the fans, we want them behind the club. i can understand it sometimes
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but i am not that long in the club that i can see all the background. but we have to fight together so we have to be unified in fight together. cameron norrie has produced another stunning display of tennis, beating the spanish third seed carlos alcaraz to reach the semi—finals of the cincinatti open. it was a tight match — the first two sets went to tie—breaks, but norrie clinched the third 6—a to move into the last four. victory ensures norrie reaches a career high world ranking of ninth. he faces borna coric in the semifinal later. one of cycling's toughest records is back in british hands, dan bigham has smashed the hour record. he made the attempt in switzerland and broke the old mark by almost half a kilometre. he covered 55.5a8 km in the 60 minutes. bigham is the fifth british man to break the record, joining the likes of chris boardman
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in the history books. when sir bradley wiggins did it 7 years ago, he described it as cycling's holy grail. bigham isn't even a fulltime cyclist, he works for the ineos grenadiers team as a performance engineer to put my name amongst some of the absolute greatest in the sport, chris boardman, it is properly mind blowing. i hadn't really considered it beforehand, it has always been a project, really, to get my teeth stuck into it, i hadn't considered the outcome at the other end and what it means. it is such an enjoyable project to be a part of and to have the support behind me to go and do it has been mind blowing. it's a bit like the sound guy in a budget movie get in the oscar. it is incredible. it _ budget movie get in the oscar. it is incredible. it is _ budget movie get in the oscar. ii 3 incredible. it is staggering, he has gone for an hour and covered 55 kilometres, the speed he has gone
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around the track for that time time. to go that fast for that period of time, it is hard to explain it if you have never done it but it is unbelievable.— you have never done it but it is unbelievable. ~ ., ., ,, , ,, unbelievable. what makes me think immediately — unbelievable. what makes me think immediately when _ unbelievable. what makes me think immediately when i _ unbelievable. what makes me think immediately when i saw _ unbelievable. what makes me think immediately when i saw the - unbelievable. what makes me think immediately when i saw the time, i unbelievable. what makes me think| immediately when i saw the time, 55 kilometres, is do you think it will be come one of those goals of cycling, to do 60 kilometres in 60 minutes? it cycling, to do 60 kilometres in 60 minutes? , ., , �* minutes? it sounds good, doesn't it? inevitabl , minutes? it sounds good, doesn't it? inevitably, there _ minutes? it sounds good, doesn't it? inevitably, there is _ minutes? it sounds good, doesn't it? inevitably, there is always _ minutes? it sounds good, doesn't it? inevitably, there is always a - minutes? it sounds good, doesn't it? inevitably, there is always a big - inevitably, there is always a big question. people said you would never run a four—minute mile and it was done, the times come down, they just do. it was done, the times come down, they 'ust do. : was done, the times come down, they 'ust do. , , , , just do. it is interesting because it is such a _ just do. it is interesting because it is such a technical _ just do. it is interesting because it is such a technical thing, - it is such a technical thing, cycling like this in a velodrome, it is notjust about cycling like this in a velodrome, it is not just about the cycling like this in a velodrome, it is notjust about the physical ability but it is notjust about the physical ability but it's the technical ability, and the equipment and all that side of things. you can have a go, get into training. you are quite into this. you have a go, get into training. you are quite into this.— are quite into this. you are quite fast. for half _
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are quite into this. you are quite fast. for half a _ are quite into this. you are quite fast. for half a lap. _ are quite into this. you are quite fast. for half a lap. the - are quite into this. you are quite fast. for half a lap. the first - are quite into this. you are quite fast. for half a lap. the first 12 l fast. for half a lap. the first 12 seconds, i will be ok. congratulations, because i think thatis congratulations, because i think that is incredible.— that is incredible. yes, the holy t rail of that is incredible. yes, the holy grail of cycling- _ that is incredible. yes, the holy grail of cycling. 9:44am - that is incredible. yes, the holy grail of cycling. 9:44am is - that is incredible. yes, the holy grail of cycling. 9:44am is the i that is incredible. yes, the holy - grail of cycling. 9:44am is the time grail of cycling. 9:aaam is the time now. ben will bring us the weather shortly. it's been one year since the taliban took back control of afghanistan. to show solidarity, people across the uk and europe are taking up the ancient afghan tradition of kite—flying. organisers want the kite festivals to remind the world of the freedoms which have been lost in afghanistan — and the help its people still need. megan paterson reports. on 0na on a hillside in bradford, this man shows off his kite flying skills, learnt in afghanistan, tradition. what is it like flying the kite here today? it looks like you really enjoyed doing it. i today? it looks like you really enjoyed doing it.— today? it looks like you really enjoyed doing it. i truly en'oy it
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toda , it enjoyed doing it. i truly en'oy it today. it mi enjoyed doing it. i truly en'oy it today, it took me i enjoyed doing it. i truly en'oy it today, it took me back h enjoyed doing it. i truly en'oy it today, it took me back to h enjoyed doing it. i truly enjoy it today, it took me back to my i today, it took me back to my memories, it really felt like i went back to afghanistan to the same location, it felt as though the same kind, the same experience, i really enjoyed it, it took me back to afghanistan, ifelt i enjoyed it, it took me back to afghanistan, i felt i am there. the art making — afghanistan, i felt i am there. the art making and — afghanistan, i felt i am there. the art making and flying a kite is being celebrated today with events across the world, and skill passed down through generations, a key part of many special occasions. and when you would make kites like this in afghanistan, would you sit around with your family and do with friends? ~ : with your family and do with friends? ~ , ., .., , friends? with friends, of course. you should _ friends? with friends, of course. you should make _ friends? with friends, of course. you should make it _ friends? with friends, of course. you should make it with - friends? with friends, of course. you should make it with friends, j you should make it with friends, with partners. we need people to help us make it. it is with partners. we need people to help us make it.— help us make it. it is not a 100 'ob, ou help us make it. it is not a 100 job. you need _ help us make it. it is not a 100 job. you need a _ help us make it. it is not a 100 job, you need a couple - help us make it. it is not a 100 job, you need a couple of - help us make it. it is not a 100 job, you need a couple of pairs help us make it. it is not a 100 i job, you need a couple of pairs of hands. that looks a couple of pairs of hands. that looks rough around the rogers, is that? my very patient teacher moved to bradford in january. living in temporary accommodation, leading the kite making workshops has helped him make sense and share his story. i
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making workshops has helped him make sense and share his story.— sense and share his story. i en'oy teaching other �* sense and share his story. i en'oy teaching other people i sense and share his story. i en'oy teaching other people to i sense and share his story. i enjoy teaching other people to make i sense and share his story. i enjoy i teaching other people to make kites and how to fly kites and telling them about our culture and how we make kites and how we send messages to other people through kite flying. i can tell you clearly love doing this, what is it able —— like to do it in bradford and share it with other people? it it in bradford and share it with other people?— it in bradford and share it with other --eole? , ., ., , , other people? it is amazing because ou share other people? it is amazing because you share parts _ other people? it is amazing because you share parts of _ other people? it is amazing because you share parts of your— other people? it is amazing because you share parts of your culture - other people? it is amazing because you share parts of your culture to i you share parts of your culture to other people and you tell them your stories about kite flying. you share your feelings, stories about kite flying. you share yourfeelings, how stories about kite flying. you share your feelings, how you feel when you fly kites, when you make kites, that is really amazing.— is really amazing. during the taliban's first _ is really amazing. during the taliban's first period - is really amazing. during the taliban's first period of - is really amazing. during the i taliban's first period of control is really amazing. during the - taliban's first period of control in afghanistan, kite flying was banned, the organisers hope this festival will remind people of the freedoms lost in the last year and the help still needed. it has been a year since the taliban took over afghanistan and people were full stiffly and there is a humanitarian crisis happening over there, the culture is under threat, music has already been banned, women are denied an education, people are
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dying from starvation. and nobody really talks about that any more, it was in the news in the beginning and then we kinda forgot about it. so, we just wanted to our government and the world to remember afghans and to remember afghanistan. the world to remember afghans and to rememberafghanistan. my the world to remember afghans and to remember afghanistan. my kite made, it is safe to say i will not be much competition for the professionals. how challenging is the wind here, compared to afghanistan? it is very challenttin compared to afghanistan? it is very challenging because _ compared to afghanistan? it is very challenging because the _ compared to afghanistan? it is very challenging because the wind - compared to afghanistan? it is very challenging because the wind is - compared to afghanistan? it is very | challenging because the wind is very strong here. it needs a bit more skill to control it. its, strong here. it needs a bit more skill to control it.— skill to control it. a skill i don't think i skill to control it. a skill i don't think| have. _ skill to control it. a skill i don't think i have. there _ skill to control it. a skill i don't think i have. there we - skill to control it. a skill i don't think i have. there we go, - skill to control it. a skill i don't think i have. there we go, a i skill to control it. a skill i don't| think| have. there we go, a bit think i have. there we go, a bit more close to the trees! the first flight didn't go too well, we have had a kite casualties here, there was a lot of spin in the air, a bit of height and then a crash. so, my first kite has not survived very long so we will give it another try. the kite flying festival is raising money to support women in afghanistan. everyone came to share part —— share their experiences.
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it isa it is a lovely thing, isn't it? ben has the weather for us. oh, you are back to the northern lights, i was wondering if it is kite flying weather. it seems pretty calm? actually, it is really windy in the north of the uk, perhaps too windy to fly in the north—west. northern areas, beauty scotland, got to see the northern lights. i want to show you these beautiful pictures from our weather watchers last night, nature light show in swing, electrically charged particles from the sun, giving these pinks and greens, dancing across the sky. what about the chances tonight? if you are in the far north of scotland, especially shetland, you have got a chance, this wave is where you may well get a view of the northern lights, just getting down into the far north of scotland at times three tonight. as far as the
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daytime goes, it is pretty windy out there for some, some blustery downpours around but equally some places staying dry with sunny spells. this curl of wet weather here, some outbreaks of rain pushing southwards across scotland, northern ireland, getting into the far north—west of england, some strong and gusty winds if you are about to step out, some cuts of a0 mph or more. as we go through the day, this band of rain continue to sink southwards into northern england, clearing out by the afternoon to allow brighter skies but further blustery showers in the north—west. i have of our rain band, wales, midlands, east anglia, the south—east, the south—west of england, seeing passing showers but decent spells of sunshine. cooler further north and west. through this evening and tonight, the rain thinks southwards, breaking apart by the odd sharp shower into parts of wales for the north midlands by the end of the night, more showers in
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north—west scotland, too. now, some differences tomorrow, compared with today, the north, it is likely to be a sunny day. in the south, a cloudy day, thanks to an approaching frontal system, day, thanks to an approaching frontalsystem, making day, thanks to an approaching frontal system, making quite a slow approach from the atlantic, most of us will start tomorrow morning on a dry note, there will be quite a lot of sunshine around first thing, the shower here and there. there will be continued sunshine and the odd row of showers, the third of south, sporadic rain in parts of wales, may be the far south—west of england through the afternoon. highs temperatures in eastern england. further north, 18 or 19 for glasgow and belfast. as we look through sunday night, the weather system will make its move, it will bring outbreaks of rain, the rain on the chart quite sludgy, showing some places will get a lot more than others, some could be heavy, possibly thundery, to take us into the start of monday. through the
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coming week, a lot of dry weather, spells of sunshine, still some showers at times here and there and towards the south and east it will briefly turn a little bit warmer with highs of 25 or 26 degrees. that is all from me for this morning, i'll hand you back to charlie and naga munchetty. the discovery of king richard i! remains in a car park in leicester made worldwide news ten years ago. teams of archaeologists used maps and fixed points to find the body parts of one of the most controversial monarchs in england's history. the city's richard iii visitor centre is marking the anniversary with a programme of talks about the discovery, as amy payne reports. august 2012, and archaeologist matthew morris discovers human bones beneath the council car park in leicester. they turned out to be the remains of king richard iii, and ten years on, the dig site is on proud display at the city's
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visitors centre where matthew reflects on an incredible find. coming down exactly on top of richard iii was, i want to say a stroke of genius but it wasn't, it was pure luck. and, of course, you didn't realise it was richard iii at first, did you? absolutely no, there was no way of knowing, looking at the knees that that was richard iii. it took another week of excavation and another five months of research after that, and analysis, to prove that it was richard iii. but for those in the richard iii society, the date of that very first dig is significant. everybody was so keen that this would happen, so i think when it finally did, it was a momentous occasion, it really meant something to, notjust to leicester, but to the world at large. the tenth anniversary of the uncovering of the remains of one of england's most controversial kings is being marked here at the visitors' centre this weekend with talks about the discovery kicking off a programme of events. it was really important to mark
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the tenth anniversary of what is a significant moment for leicester. you know, we didn't know it at that time, but richard was found this week ten years ago, and the story of king richard iii visitor centre and the re—internment of richard iii started. a decade on, they will be celebration and reflection on the start of a remarkable story that put leicester well and truly on the tourism map. that was amy payne reporting. let's talk more about this with archaeologist professor lin foxhall, who oversaw the discovery, and also matthew lewis, who's the chair of the richard iii society. lynn, richard iii society. matthew, thank you forjoining us lynn, matthew, thank you forjoining us today. i've got to say, ten years on, do you still, when you think about it, feel that same excitement when you realised what you are uncovering? it when you realised what you are uncovering?— when you realised what you are uncovering? it certainly was very excitin. uncovering? it certainly was very exciting- i _ uncovering? it certainly was very exciting- i am — uncovering? it certainly was very exciting. i am no _ uncovering? it certainly was very exciting. i am no longer- uncovering? it certainly was very exciting. i am no longer at - uncovering? it certainly was very exciting. i am no longer at the i exciting. i am no longer at the university of leicester, i am now at
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the university of liverpool, and i am not directly involved in the project any more, i think any of us who were involved in that project will never, everforget who were involved in that project will never, ever forget it, who were involved in that project will never, everforget it, it who were involved in that project will never, ever forget it, it was one of the most momentous things we have ever done. ifind one of the most momentous things we have ever done-— have ever done. and matthew lewis, marking ten — have ever done. and matthew lewis, marking ten years — have ever done. and matthew lewis, marking ten years on, _ have ever done. and matthew lewis, marking ten years on, people - have ever done. and matthew lewis, marking ten years on, people would | marking ten years on, people would have heard about this in the papers, on the television, why should they still kind of care today? i on the television, why should they still kind of care today?— still kind of care today? i guess the first thing _ still kind of care today? i guess the first thing to _ still kind of care today? i guess the first thing to say _ still kind of care today? i guess the first thing to say is - still kind of care today? i guess the first thing to say is i - still kind of care today? i guess the first thing to say is i can't i the first thing to say is i can't believe it was ten years ago that we were seeing those pictures of the remains being uncovered, but i think richard iii still holds its huge interest and draw for people on the discovery of his remains gave us a tangible link to this person from history, he is no longer someone from half a millennium ago, and his recent news, and he is currently is, he is and the news today. his is a story of being portrayed wrongly by history, if you investigate the facts of his life, there is so much
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more to it than history has told us. the societies 98 years old this year and it is perhaps the longest piece of investigative journalism that is going, and we still keep turning up fantastic new information and new original research today so there is lots of the story we still have to uncover. , ., ., ., ., , ., uncover. lynn, good morning to you, for those of — uncover. lynn, good morning to you, for those of us _ uncover. lynn, good morning to you, for those of us who _ uncover. lynn, good morning to you, for those of us who are _ uncover. lynn, good morning to you, for those of us who are not _ for those of us who are not academics and who get our archaeology from the movies or tv series or documentaries, i think i'd illicitly we think there is a eureka moment when everyone is on the day can they are all searching for something and somebody says, we found something, the atmosphere changes. was there one of those moments? i know it is a big team and you were involved may be from a distance but did you hear stories like that? ~ ., , ., , ., like that? well, there was a bit of a eureka moment _ like that? well, there was a bit of a eureka moment but _ like that? well, there was a bit of a eureka moment but it— like that? well, there was a bit of a eureka moment but it was - like that? well, there was a bit of a eureka moment but it was the i like that? well, there was a bit of i a eureka moment but it was the kind of archaeologists say might be, so the first— of archaeologists say might be, so the first eureka moment was very much _ the first eureka moment was very much might be moment but i think
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matty— much might be moment but i think matty was — much might be moment but i think matty was absolutely right, it was a very important discovery in that it really _ very important discovery in that it really caught the imagination of people — really caught the imagination of people worldwide in a way we didn't expect: _ people worldwide in a way we didn't expect. and of course it is very different— expect. and of course it is very different from the archaeology that archaeologists normally do. we don't io archaeologists normally do. we don't go out _ archaeologists normally do. we don't go out looking for things —— famous people _ go out looking for things —— famous people who — go out looking for things —— famous people who are buried. most of the people _ people who are buried. most of the people that we investigate, most of artefacts _ people that we investigate, most of artefacts we investigate are completely anonymous so this provided — completely anonymous so this provided a really amazing opportunity to compare the life and the sort _ opportunity to compare the life and the sort of— opportunity to compare the life and the sort of health of a known individual. a note royal. with ordinary— individual. a note royal. with ordinary people, the ordinary people who we _ ordinary people, the ordinary people who we are — ordinary people, the ordinary people who we are mostly dealing with in archaeological digs. so, from that point _ archaeological digs. so, from that point of— archaeological digs. so, from that point of view, argue logically, it has been — point of view, argue logically, it has been very valuable, and i think they were — has been very valuable, and i think they were quite a few eureka moments
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alon- they were quite a few eureka moments along the _ they were quite a few eureka moments along the way. i they were quite a few eureka moments along the way-— along the way. i think one of the details that _ along the way. i think one of the details that make _ along the way. i think one of the details that make the _ along the way. i think one of the details that make the story - details that make the story resonates so much was that it was under a car park. i don't know, there were probably people say, i park there, and it must have been there all the time. i park there, and it must have been there all the time.— there all the time. i think it was this luck element, _ there all the time. i think it was this luck element, the - there all the time. i think it was this luck element, the survival. there all the time. i think it was | this luck element, the survival of the body. there has been a house, a garden on that spot, there had been buildings cut from near the grave, bits of his toes were missing from a wall laid across, a car park laid on top of it, at any point during that 500 years, we could have lost those remains, everwall 500 years, we could have lost those remains, ever wall had been a couple of feet to one side, it would have utterly destroyed that so the societies incredible proud of its role in the dig. philippa langley, john ashdale who did the dna research, they were society members and it was donations from the members that made up the funding for the dig in the end and it was
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decided's donations the last £800 that allowed philippa to get that body out of the ground. they hadn't originally thought that was the right place for each of the third to be buried, so philippa used the last £800 of the society members donations to get that body out of the ground. so, the society played a huge role in a day can we are really proud of our membership for stepping up proud of our membership for stepping up and funding part of that date. i was going to say, and it must be said _ was going to say, and it must be said, matthew is right, it must be said, matthew is right, it must be said that — said, matthew is right, it must be said that had we not been lucky and richard _ said that had we not been lucky and richard had been buried in a car park. _ richard had been buried in a car park. we — richard had been buried in a car park, we never would have found him. if the _ park, we never would have found him. if the building had been built over the top _ if the building had been built over the top of— if the building had been built over the top of them, there is no way we could _ the top of them, there is no way we could have — the top of them, there is no way we could have found him because he would _ could have found him because he would be — could have found him because he would be under a could have found him because he would be undera building. it could have found him because he would be under a building.- could have found him because he would be under a building. it was a fascinating discovery _ would be under a building. it was a fascinating discovery at _ would be under a building. it was a fascinating discovery at the - would be under a building. it was a fascinating discovery at the time, | would be under a building. it was a fascinating discovery at the time, i | fascinating discovery at the time, i remember reporting on it, hearing about it, it was fabulous. to enjoy the celebrations ten years on, professor lin vauxhall, archaeologist who oversaw the discovery and matthew lewis from the
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richard iii society. that's all we have time for this morning. breakfast will be back tomorrow from 6am. have a lovely weekend.
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