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this is bbc news. the headlines at 6pm... the government says middle—income earners will need more help to pay their energy bills, notjust the poorest. but ministers claim waiting until a new leader is in place is the best approach. i think it's right that when they become prime minister, whoever it is, they will want to look at all of the options properly costed. two men arrested on suspicion of murdering nine—year—old olivia pratt—korbel, who was shot dead in her home in liverpool, have been released on bail. a national emergency has been declared in pakistan after millions of people were forced from their homes. it follows the heaviest monsoon rains in decades. it's been more than ten days of heavy rains and yet the streets of sukkur are still flooded. this is one of the main roads linking this community to the outside world.
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scientists are trying to identify why thousands of fish have died in a river between poland and germany. and liverpool hit nine past bournemouth to equal a record in the premier league. good afternoon. the chancellor nadhim zahawi has said the country is in a "national economic emergency" which could last for two years, leaving even middle income earners in need of support. his comments come as another minister defended the deferral of an announcement on further government help with energy bills until a new prime minister is in place. yesterday, the regulator ofgem announced an 80% rise in the energy price cap from october,
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taking the average annual household bill to more than £3,500. here's marc ashdown. "help is coming." that's the message from the chancellor on rocketing energy bills, but when, how and who will receive it remains difficult to tell. in an interview with the daily telegraph, nadhim zahawi warns high bills could be here to stay for the next two years, and says while he's concerned about helping people on benefits and pensioners, those on middle incomes will need help too. "if you're a senior nurse or a senior teacher on £45,000 a year," he says, "you're having your energy bills go up by 80%." "it's really hard." "we're looking at all the options." the energy price cap is set by the regulator 0fgem. it's rising by 80% in october. currently, a typical annual energy bill paid by direct debit is £1,971. in october, that will rise to £3,519.
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prepayment meter customers pay a little extra — a typical usage bill from october, then, will be £3,608. becky has a full—time job. for the first time, she's having to think about whether to heat her home orfeed herfamily. i've never had to use a food bank before. i've had to use one twice in the past few weeks, purely because my money isn't stretching anywhere, any more. every household will get £400 off their bill in six instalments from october, with more help for pensioners and those on lower incomes. but there is frustration for some at the lack of clarity on exactly when more help will arrive. because the government has been so relaxed, often late with its announcements of support, and now refusing to say anything because of the conservative party leadership election, they've backed themselves into a corner. they have to be able to get money out of the door quickly to help people before october. the civil service is working up a full range of options, with the pros and cons of each,
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and who would benefit from different interventions, and i think it's right that we wait until we have a new prime minister — it is not long to wait. this will be absolutely at the top of their in—tray. there are predictions the energy price cap could rise above £5,000 in january. the chancellor warns we are in a national economic emergency. marc ashdown, bbc news. earlier i asked our political correspondent ione wells if the chancellor's comments today gave a hint as to how the next prime minister might deal with the crisis. there is pretty widespread consensus that much more is going to need to be done, not just some of those targeted measures aimed at pensioners and low income households, but also some of those middle earners as well, earning salaries up to £45,000. i think the comments give a strong message to whoever the next prime minister is that these interventions may need to be more significant than some of the targeted support we have heard touted.
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rishi sunak has already said he believes everyone would need some support this winter as well as a focus on more vulnerable households. liz truss's campaign has stressed she prefers a more targeted approach, but the question is, will that be possible if some of those higher income earners will struggle as well? people will say surely there is a plan, surely the two candidates know what they want, and the reason we don't hear more is because they are so involved in the leadership campaign and don't want to give away anything that might derail that campaign? this crisis hasn't come out of the blue — surely they know what they want to do? i think that is the criticism at the moment. there are big concerns being raised notjust from opposition parties but some tory mps have told me privately that there is a real concern about the leadership contest going on too long, that the delay in clarity for people who need to know how much they want to budget.
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how much support will be available. the two camps vary slightly in the sense that rishi sunak has stressed he would provide more support for everyone as well as more interventions to help some of the more vulnerable households. one of the things he said was he would make up the difference between what the price gap is now and what it will be for those lowest income households. liz truss, on the other hand, hasn't given that much detail at all, other than saying she would remove green levies from bills and bring down national insurance. these are clearly not measures that would help everybody and i think she is facing pressure, particularly as the frontrunner in this race, to be much more specific now that we know what the price gap is. earlier i spoke to michelle berry, who leads special educational needs at a school in rochdale. she earns around £45,000 and is classed as a middle earner. she told me how things were for her financially at the moment. i am a teacher in rochdale.
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i absolutely love my job. i am a single parent to two relatively grown—up children. my eldest has just graduated university and the youngest is in the middle of her degree currently, so that's us. we live in a nice—ish house and sort of, yeah... but as the cost of living crisis has grown, and especially around energy bills, what kind of impact is that having on you, michelle? it's really scary because obviously teacher wages haven't really increased over the past ten years, so money has been tighter and tighter squeezed. so i'm really anxious about the winter months, thinking about... i've even contemplated selling the family home and downsizing, which would have an impact on obviously us moving away from family. and it's really scary. we've started to switch off a lot of appliances overnight, so we've turned everything off
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at the plugs. we haven't used heating at all through the summer months and obviously we'll be thinking about when we use it through the winter months. so there's lots of things that we're trying to sort of help compensate the costs with. but the cost rises, the price increases are so huge. i mean, it's difficult to economise that much. butjust to take you back to what you said, you're thinking of selling your home. how long have you lived there? we've lived here seven years. and obviously we're really happy here. 0urfamily live nearby, my friends live nearby. and, you know, it'sjust the only thing i can really pull back. and i don't have a really expensive lifestyle. i'm not a member of a gym. i don't have lots of direct debits every month. i've managed in the past to have sort of minimal savings, but that's obviously now a thing of the past. so it's sort of live in each month, and i realise we are in a lucky position compared to other people. but by the same token,
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as a single income household, it's really challenging. are you encouraged to hear what the chancellor has said today, that people on middle incomes like yourself should be included in support, even if you haven't heard precisely what that support is? i think it's good that obviously that consideration is being made, but we'd have to see what that looks like in black and white, wouldn't we, because, you know, it's got to be in policy than talking about it. rather than just talking about it or saying those things in the media. would you have expected to have heard a plan before now, even though clearly we're a few days still away from that new prime minister being appointed, would you have expected the government to have set out a plan already, given the scale of the crisis? yeah, i think it should have been done months ago. i mean, this has been in the media for months and months on end, hasn't it? and we were expecting the price increase and then obviously the next price increase again injanuary. so plans needed to have been made well in advance of this date.
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but unfortunately that's not happened. and people are getting worried and stressed about their own set of circumstances, aren't they? that was michelle berry talking to me a little earlier. joshua emden is from the centre—left think tank the institute for public policy research. he gave me his thoughts on what support should be offered. i think the government understands that there is a crisis, but at the moment, its response is in no way proportional to the scale of the crisis, and what we've been looking at is proposing, instead of the support that is being discussed in loose terms at the moment, we've been proposing a price cap freeze at the current price cap level to make sure that people do not face these astronomic costs that are coming in october. it would make sure that 4 million homes, for example, don't end up paying a third of their income on energy bills, which clearly is totally unsustainable. but it's worth saying as well that people are already struggling under the current price cap.
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compared to last october, if you compare last october to the coming october, bills are going to be going up byjust under £2,300. they've already gone up by around £700. so people are already struggling, and there needs to be both a kind of combination of this universal support that we're advocating for in the price cap, but also more targeted support in the future as well. two men arrested on suspicion of murdering nine—year—old 0livia pratt—korbel at her home in liverpool have been released on bail. let's get the latest with our correspondent phil bodmer is in liverpool. what can you tell us? well, what i can tell you _ what can you tell us? well, what i can tell you is _ what can you tell us? well, what i can tell you is that _ what can you tell us? well, what i can tell you is that throughout - what can you tell us? well, what i can tell you is that throughout the | can tell you is that throughout the day people have continued to lay flowers at the scene behind me, this police cordon, leaving messages of support and sympathy. that police
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cordon remains in place and there is an increased presence here on kings heath avenue. in the last hour there has been a development, bertie said police say that two men arrested on suspicion of the murder of nine—year—old 0livia pratt—korbel have been released on bail and we know that a 36—year—old man was detained on thursday night, arrested on suspicion of murder and two counts of attempted murder, and last night a 33—year—old man was arrested on suspicion of murder and two counts of attempted murder. we know that 0livia was fatally shot in the chest on monday night after a gunman chased another man down the street and that man entered the house as her mother tried to close a door, she was shot in the wrist. also this afternoon, at anfield, liverpool beat bournemouth by a nine goals 20 and in the ninth minute, fans broke out into applause and sighing you'll never walk alone. . out into applause and sighing you'll never walk alone.— never walk alone. , police are ura in: never walk alone. , police are urging anyone _ never walk alone. , police are urging anyone to _ never walk alone. , police are urging anyone to come - never walk alone. , police are l urging anyone to come forward never walk alone. , police are -
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urging anyone to come forward who may have information, in particular about a black audi car and they do not know —— what they need to know the whereabouts of that vehicle in the whereabouts of that vehicle in the lead up to the shooting and they have urged people in the location to name names. this inquiry is changing all the time but no let—up in the police quest for information. thank you very much for that update. liverpool's captain showed his support for the family of olivia pratt—korbel at today's football match. jordan henderson wore a t—shirt saying rip 0livia and the initals for the club's anthem you'll never walk alone. liverpool managerjurgen klopp also paid tribute in his programme notes before the game, saying he couldn't comprehend what has happened. there have been more deaths in pakistan as flooding worsens in parts of the country. the government has told people to take refuge on higher ground. nearly 1,000 people have been killed in rain and flooding across the country since june. richard galpin reports.
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it's here in the southern provinces of pakistan that the ten days of heavy rain have had the biggest impact. floods sweeping away people, their homes and belongings. translation: here was my house. my entire life savings are gone. translation: we were told that a concrete wall would be built - to protect us from the river, so we built a house, but the promise was not fulfilled. it's estimated more than 900 people have lost their lives in the last three months. those who've survived the torrents of water now finding higher ground, where at least they can be a bit safer. for many, tents are their only shelter. shelter is a big issue, water and sanitation, and the need is growing, especially when whole villages are washed away and people are living in makeshift arrangements, either in the government buildings
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or schools or their relatives. and the situation is not improving. more and more humanitarian assistance is required. from the air, the scale of what's happened in this region is very clear, and it's thought the worst is far from over. many people here can only hope that the rainstorms gradually diminish. richard galpin, bbc news. areej aaka manages the uk arm of the edhi international foundation — which is pakistan's largest humanitarian organisation. she told about the work they are doing to help those caught up in the floods. thousands of people have been rescued by us alone, currently we have teams of volunteers, divers, 12 boats in different areas and 150 large ambulances dedicated to this relief effort. people are being rescued from flooded areas by boats and moved into ambulances to be
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transported to these makeshift camps where tents are being set up temporarily. your involvement, it's really on quite a scale isn't it? everything from rescue, medical aid, to those aid packages, to help people deal with the aftermath of a disaster like this, it is a huge, huge response. i wonder, are you working in areas where the authorities are also working, or are you dealing with areas where the authorities are not getting into? there is little support from the pakistani government due to the lack of infrastructure in these areas. local councils are appealing to charities such as ours because we have established networks, we have been in pakistan for the past 70 years, and so local ngos are supporting us as well by providing volunteers. large organisations are coming up to us and supporting us, contributing their efforts in this relief mission.
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so there is coordinated humanitarian efforts. but a lot of the camps support our charities because of our reach and our established air ambulance network and marine ambulance network in these areas. you have obviously got very well established networks there, as you have been explaining. here in the uk, you have been fielding calls, the foundation in the uk has been fielding calls since the start of this disaster. it's been going on for a while, as we explained in our report, a thousand people have died, over quite a period of time. clearly the situation has gotten worse as the monsoon rains have become heavier. we have been established in the uk for the past two decades. we have an established donor base here as well as local communities that support us.
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the calls started last week but there has been an 80% surge in donations, specifically for flood relief, with as many as 40 to 50 donation requests in a day. since the past three days to our hotline and website. there is an appeal to friends of pakistan, people in the uk, and internationally, to... tell me how the pakistani community in the uk has responded to this. there are a lot of requests from our donor database in the uk and people who previously have donated to us in kind as well. people who want to send out medicines, tents, mosquito nets, mosquito repellents, plastic mats, all the things required, dry food goods, cooking utensils, towels, hygiene kits, the list goes on. people have lost everything that they have. so internationally we
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are in communication the headlines on bbc news... the government says middle—income earners will need more help to pay their energy bills, notjust the poorest. but ministers claim waiting until a new leader is in place is the best approach. two men arrested on suspicion of murdering nine—year—old olivia pratt—korbel, who was shot dead in her home in liverpool, have been released on bail. and liverpool hit nine past bournemouth to equal a record in the premier league. experts investigating the deaths of thousands of fish in a river between poland and germany say the cause remains a mystery. scientists are still trying to identify what they say was probably a pollutant added to the water that triggered a catastrophic chemical chain reaction. people living upstream have told the bbc they first reported fish dying as early as march.
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jenny hill reports from poland. a river that should teem with life instead gives up its dead. fish are dying in the oder in their thousands. in a single day, they told us here, they pulled 16 tonnes of corpses from the water. "after eight days of this," lucas says, hejust feels numb. and it's not over yet. we joined these scientists as they test the water to try to establish what happened. check a lot of parameters of water chemistry. they suspect an as—yet—unidentified substance polluted the river. that caused a type of algae to flourish. its toxins then killed the fish. you can really sense the frustration, the concern here, and that's because they still don't
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know what's caused this. and while they can't identify it, they can't predict how long the effects will last and, worse than that, they can't say that it won't happen again. it may be that the hot summer, low water levels played a part. even now, a wave of poison is still spreading down river. translation: the scale of its ecological disaster| is unprecedented in poland. it's a catastrophe. we have never found so many dead creatures, so many dead fish, clams or snails. it's the first time it's happened and it's a serious warning. the first of the dead fishes... but upstream, hundreds of miles away, this woman told us she saw it coming. ava runs this marina in a working port. the water flows via a canal into the oder. people here first reported fish dying, the water changing, back in march.
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translation: all the signs - and traces that i followed led me to conclude that the pollution got into the water directly here. i talked to many people, conducted interviews. my conclusion is that someone dumped chemicals into the port. few safe places left to fish, and on this unaffected lake, little confidence that the perpetrator will ever be caught. "someone's responsible, someone's to blame," he says, "but we'll probably never find out who." there's despair here at the damage done, but determination, too, to better protect these waterways and the precious life they contain. jenny hill, bbc news, szczecin. last week pollution warnings were in place on nearly 50 beaches in england after heavy rainfall meant untreated sewage was being pumped into the sea.
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the government has now published a plan to clean up england's sewage system, promising the "strictest targets ever" on water companies, as our environment and rural affairs correspondent claire marshall explains. over the past week, people have been warned to stay away from dozens of beaches across england and wales because of untreated sewage pouring into rivers and the sea. hazardous for beach—goers, and deadly for animals. these pictures are from a river near swindon. pollution from a thames water pumping station killed at least 1,000 fish and countless smaller creatures — almost all life on this stretch of riverjust wiped out. against this backdrop, the government has published its plan to clean up the sewage system. it claims that the water companies will now face the strictest ever pollution targets. it says billions of pounds must be invested on improving infrastructure, but it will be part—funded by an increase in water bills. between 2025 and 2030,
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the average annual rise in water bills will be about £12. that, in the context of other pressures on household incomes, is, ithink, modest, and i think a price that most people would be willing to pay to tackle this problem of sewage overflows in our river system. even with more money, it could take years to make a difference. this is croyde beach in north devon. the water's safe today, but there are regular storm discharges after wet weather. justin dyson lives here. he's a surfer and he's had enough. you feel completely helpless. i'm one of these boring people that have written to my mp a couple of times. you get a different answer, but it's just weasely words. nothing gets done. and meanwhile, when you get heavy rainfall, guess what? out comes raw sewage again. many visitors feel the same way. it's disgusting, but it's an indication of this country and how they let corporations get away with minimum input and maximum profit for a good few years now.
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unfortunately, everything is coming home to roost. disgusting. i really don't like the fact that it's happening. - before we came away i did check the sewage map, i because i was really concerned about swimming in the sea - with the sewage, but it seems this particular part of devon is ok. - i but, yes, i would not go in the seal where the sewage is, definitely not. we can speak up in numbers, but at the end of the day money talks, i think. it's cheaper and easier for them to dump it in the ocean, then that's what they'll do. the school holidays are nearly over and soon the tourists will go home, but it doesn't seem that the public fury over this issue is going to disappear. and today's plan is unlikely to satisfy many. the targetjust to improve the amount of sewage released on popular beaches like this is 13 years from now. animal charities are warning of a "looming housing crisis" for dogs, as owners struggling
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with the cost of living are being forced to give them up. the dogs trust has now issued an urgent appeal for more foster carers to help pets in need. emma glasbey has been to meet one pup who is being cared for in a temporary home, after being dumped in the street. barry was found abandoned in a street in leeds. he's not yet ready for his forever home, but the dogs trust has placed him with a foster carer. he's very lively, likes to play with lots of toys, just learnt how to bark so he's barking at things as well. so yeah, he's very energetic. i just look after them and the dogs trust do all the work about finding the right home for them so that they're in a forever home and not abandoned again. with christine, barry is learning to trust people and is finding his personality. barry is the 70th dog christine has fostered.
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each dog has its own challenges, and if i could keep them all, i would. but they are ready for their forever homes, and tears every time one leaves. but itjust means that i can continue doing what i'm doing. there's always another dog in need of of a home. now, the dogs trust urgently needs more people like christine and is appealing for emergency foster carers to come forward. the cost of living crisis is already being felt here at the leeds centre and right across the country. this charity has never been busier. the dogs trust says the number of calls it's had from people wanting to give up a pet is at the highest level it's ever seen. injuly, the charity had almost four and a half thousand inquiries, with many callers saying they simply couldn't afford to keep their pets. we're getting more and more dogs needing to come in, people needing help. theyjust can't afford to keep them any more,
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whether that's to feed them or the veterinary treatment. and it's a heartbreaking decision. if a family's had a dog for many years, it's part of their family. but they have to be able to afford to feed the family and the dog. you know, it'sjust devastating. so many dogs, like rocky and tommy, are still waiting for their homes. buster has gone to a foster carer this afternoon, freeing up desperately needed space. the fear is, as households cut back, the animal welfare system could be facing a crisis. emma glasby, bbc news. i hope they find their homes. now it's time for click.
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on your marks, get set, go! can you believe that — on your marks, get set, go! can you believe that it's _ on your marks, get set, go! can you believe that it's exactly _ on your marks, get set, go! can you believe that it's exactly ten - on your marks, get set, go! can you believe that it's exactly ten years i believe that it's exactly ten years since this site was getting ready to host the 2012 olympic games? it feels like it was yesterday,. it feels like it was yesterday that this olympic stadium was alive with the roars of the crowd cheering on the athletes. time flies. and when you plan a site like this — indeed, when you spend all that money, it's important to plan a legacy, how the place can be put to good use once the games are finished. and the park still thriving with football, swimming, cycling and, generally, just being a nice place to come. and in a weird way, the same is true for olympic athletes,
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who only usually get to compete at that level for the first part of their careers. takejessica ennis—hill, who gave us so many great moments, even winning gold in the 2012 heptathlon. yeah, and infact, she ran the entire distance that we have just walked in 12.5 seconds, whilejumping over stuff! and her career still took more twists and turns after that, with injuries, a remarkable return after her pregnancy to win at the world championships, and then taking silver in brazil. and since retiring from competitive sport she, like the whole park, is looking to the next thing. now, it's still connected to sport, as you would expect, and it is also connected to women's health, specifically menstruation. periods aren't something that's always openly talked about, and discussed even less in relation to exercise, butjessica's new app hopes to help women to work out better around their cycle, so shona mccallum has been to meet her to find out more. training hard in the gym, building strength, and getting a sweat on — but what if you are on your period?
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one occasion, i was at thejunior european championships and i rememberjust running that 800 metres thinking, "i'm trying to run for a gold medal here, "but i'm also very aware that i've just started my period". i just rushed off the track and felt like i couldn't have — i just didn't absorb that amazing, like, gold medal moment. jess ennis—hill was at the top of her sport. olympic and world champion in the heptathlon, she had physios, dietitians, and coaches looking at all aspects of her training programme, but nobody looked at when she was menstruating. i always remember it being an awkward conversation, so i had a male coach and it was predominantly a male environment, and i remember, yeah, just having those small conversations of, you know, "i'm on my period" or "i'm a bit tired" or "i'm not feeling 100%" but never feeling fully confident about having that more open conversation about how i felt and how it was making me
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feel when i trained. but it's notjust athletes that this affects. women make choices about training around their periods all the time. sometimes, you want to rest and other times, you want to run. that's because we have different hormone levels at different times of the month. our menstruation cycle is split into four different phases. they are period, follicular, luteal, and premenstrual. each phase is determined by the two main hormones, oestrogen and progesterone, which are at differing levels, depending on where in the cycle you are. using this information as a guide, jess decided the best way to get her message across to women who wanted to keep fit was an app. after a couple of months of inputting your period data, the algorithm begins to recognise
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what phase of the menstrual cycle you are in and gives you tailored fitness options from things like yoga to high—intensity workouts. so, you do roughly a minute of that and then we could go into some core, so can position yourselves on the mat. so does your period affect your ability to exercise? well, the team atjennis thinks so, and it is something their users are keen to know more about. as a 45—year—old woman, i knew very little about the way my body works and i decided to learn about that. it seems to still be a taboo to talk about periods and menopause and things like that and i think that's changing, and i want to be part of that. perhaps we don't know as much about our bodies as we should. but the area is still extremely underresearched and the academic studies which have been done may not be reliable. 42% of the research was actually low quality, so what we do have, the majority of it was kind of low quality in terms of they weren't
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really looking at the mentrual cycle hormones in terms of blood sampling and the gold standard methods, so not only do we have a research gap we have this quality issue as well. so, moving forward, not only do we need to increase the quantity of research we're getting, but we also need to make it better, so we can get to those sort of more accurate conclusions on female physiology. there are a lot of more popular apps available, including fitrwoman, flo and clue, so women now have more tech at their disposal thanjess ever had. i think there is always that thought that because i am at high level athlete, it is that i have more knowledge about moving my body but it is actually about everybody having the ability to tap into their rhythm.
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do you think you would have been a better athlete had you trained in accordance with your period? it's a really good question. i think i would have been able to train smarter. i think when you get to a certain level, everything, every small incremental change is hugely important. i think that maybe if i would have spent more time understanding particularly when to push myself in the strength room, for example, when i'm in that follicular phase, then i would have perhaps built more lean muscle and become stronger and, who knows, it may have affected my performance in a positive way. now, spencer, what can you tell me about dogs' noses? um, they are wet. that's true, but they are also unique. so you know how in some parts of the world dogs are microchipped in case someone loses a dog?
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well here is another idea — chris fox has been to norway to find out about it. we've always had a nose for a good pet tech story, so when i found a company developing phone—based face id for dogs, i knew just where to come to test it out. somewhere with lots of dogs. until now, the usual way we identify dogs was with microchipping, and in some countries it is even the law. but a company from south korea has developed an app which can identify dogs a little less invasively. all right then, yup! laughs. on this phone i have got petnow, which is using the dog's nose print to identify the dog, just like you can use a fingerprint to identify a human, a dog's nose print is very similar. so let's get to know this dog. come here! it turns out it is actually quite hard to get huskies to sit still for any length of time, especially when you are trying to scan their nose.
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show me your nose! it takes the phone a few seconds to take pictures of the dog's nose and analyse them in the cloud. it also saves the pictures it takes to the phone's camera roll so you can enjoy them later. in the end, with a bit of help from professional husky musher nicholas, i was able to get a successful scan. ah, yes, it's found it. ok, and the app is now telling me this is emma, and not only that, it is showing me that emma has been reported missing, and says where she was reported as missing, and i can share my location with the owner so they can be reunited. obviously emma is not really a lost dog — the huskies have been logged in the app so we can see if we can tell them apart. unlike a microchip which can be cut out of a stolen dog, you can't really remove a dog's nose, not without spoiling the dog. and by using the phone's camera to scan, anyone in theory
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can check a stray dog without any specialist equipment. backed at base i spoke to petnow to find out why they'd settled on nose prints for dog recognition. there may be paws or ears or iris, but some dogs really hate showing their paws or their ears. but the nose is exposed all the time, and after the dog becomes 6 months old, the nose print stays their entire life, so we believe it is the best part for identification. what inspired you to make a nose print recognition app? in south korea, the number of dogs and cats which are lost or abandoned is also increasing. the vet bills are not standardised in south korea, and some owners are simply not willing to pay the high bills when their dogs or cats become really sick. some of them just choose to abandon them on the street. so we wish to build up a world
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without lost or abandoned animals. some kennel clubs already used dog nose prints as a form of id, but petnow hopes its app will become mandatory in south korea to help reduce the number of dogs that are abandoned by pet owners when a big vet's bill arrives. to do that they will need the backing of government, and a huge marketing push so that everybody, including people who don't own a dog, knows about the app and how to use it. that was chris, always good at sniffing out a story. i did ask her not to do that. um, let's go, shall we? if you would like to see more from us, the full version of click is on iplayer. thank you very much for watching, we will see you soon. bye— bye.
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hello there. if you were hoping for some more dry weatherfor if you were hoping for some more dry weather for the if you were hoping for some more dry weatherfor the rest of if you were hoping for some more dry weather for the rest of this august bank holiday weekend, you are in luck. a small chance of a few isolated showers, some sunny spells across much of the uk and it will turn rather breezy towards the southern half of england and wales, particularly as we head through bank holiday monday. a brisk northeasterly wind blowing. it is not a bank holiday in scotland, and a little more cloud edging into eastern areas of scotland, milderthan edging into eastern areas of scotland, milder than it was last night. cloudierto scotland, milder than it was last night. cloudier to for northern ireland, clear skies for england and wales. sunday is looking fairly similar to saturday, should be mostly dry across scotland, but there will be some showers and outbreaks of rain towards western
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good evening. the chancellor nadim zahawi says middle income earners, as well as low earners, will need government help to pay it comes as another minister defended the decision to wait until a new prime minister is in place before any announcement on further support is made. yesterday, the regulator ofgem confirmed a dramatic 80% rise in the energy price cap from october, taking the average annual household bill to more than £3,500. here's marc ashdown. "help is coming." that's the message from the chancellor
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on rocketing energy bills. but when, how and who will receive it remains difficult to tell. in an interview with the daily telegraph, nadhim zahawi warns high bills could be here to stay for the next two years, and says while he's concerned about helping people on benefits, and pensioners, those on middle incomes will need help too. "if you're a senior nurse or a senior teacher on £45,000 a year," he says, "you're having your energy bills go up by 80%." "it's really hard." "we're looking at all the options." the energy price cap is set by the regulator ofgem. it's rising by 80% in october. currently, a typical annual energy bill paid by direct debit is £1,971. in october, that will rise to £3,549. prepayment meter customers pay a little extra — a typical usage bill from october, then, will be £3,608. i am afraid the pain
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may not be over. the energy price cap is now reviewed every three months. analysts are predicting a rise injanuary and another one in april, with every increase, more and more people will face financial difficulty. people here in reading are starting to feel the pinch. at the moment, it is ok. but, eventually, it will come to a point where especially. in the winter you will struggle. so, i am quite lucky, i but i can imagine a lot of people will do. people we know who are earning decent wages are starting to get quite concerned as well. and you are ok, do you get a reasonable wage? i would say it is a bit more than average but, again, i'm finding it difficult. every household will get £400 off their bill in six instalments from october, with more help for pensioners and those on lower incomes. but there is frustration for some at the lack of clarity on exactly when more help will arrive. because the government has been so relaxed, often late with its announcements of support, and now refusing to say anything because of the conservative party
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leadership election, they've backed themselves into a corner. they have to be able to get money out of the door quickly to help people before october. the civil service is working up a full range of options, with the pros and cons of each, and who would benefit from different interventions, and i think it's right that we wait until we have a new prime minister — it is not long to wait. this will be absolutely at the top of their in—tray. there are predictions the energy price cap could rise above £5,000 in january. the chancellor warns we are in a national economic emergency. marc ashdown, bbc news. our political correspondent ben wrightjoins us now. people are so worried about bills. we have a government but it's not taking action. it isa it is a government in limbo, there are no ministers in charge with the authority to make any decisions about this energy price crisis. judgments about who to help and how to pay will have to wait until a new prime minister is in place next
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month. the contenders have sketched out there thinking, rishi sunak said he would cut vat from energy bills and promised more support to those on lowest incomes and pensioners. liz truss says she would cut green levies from energy bills, reverse the rise in national insurance and beyond that there is no clarity. there is thinking going on, there are ideas and there is a choice about whether to offer help to everybody or target it to the poorest households who will be hardest hit. this crisis will go on and is a support package will define the prime minister's first months in office. ben wright, thank you. two men who were arrested on suspicion of shooting dead nine—year—old olivia pratt—korbel at her home on monday night have been released on bail. our correspondent emma vardy is in liverpool for us. the police investigation has been
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moving pretty rapidly with two arrests in the past 48 hours and police activity has been very visible on the streets. those two men being questioned this afternoon have now been released on bail and police officers say there is still more work to do. children and parents watched as armed police arrived on this residential street and a man was restrained and taken away. the second arrest in this investigation took place not far from the scene of olivia's murder. what did you see? i saw a lot of armed police. i was a bit alarmed and taken aback but i was glad. all i was thinking about, to be honest, is olivia's family. six days on from the shooting in which olivia pratt—korbel was killed, and people are continuing to lay tributes. she was hit by a bullet when a gunman burst into her family home. at anfield this afternoon, liverpool fans and players
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paid their tribute to the little girl whose life was cut short. the city's third shooting in a week. the recent an outbreak of gun violence in liverpool has shaken people. but locally some say the warning signs were already there. now, the home secretary priti patel has pledged £500,000 to help tackle organised crime. but the metro mayor of liverpool says it is still not enough. people don't want this to be happening in their neighbourhoods, but we need to tackle systemic issues that are leading some people down this path, and that is what i spoke to the home secretary about yesterday. police are continuing to appeal for information, and olivia's family have urged people to do the right thing. for their chatty little girl who was taken from them, they have said now is the time to speak up. emma vardy, bbc news, liverpool. thousands of people in areas at risk of flooding in pakistan have been told to evacuate their homes.
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aid agencies say the flooding could develop into one of the country's worst disasters as the heaviest monsoon rains in decades continue. nearly 1,000 people have died sincejune, thousands more have been displaced. pumza fihlani reports. swathes of land across southern pakistan have been turned into islands. the rains have been unforgiving, and the water is still trapped between people's homes. homes, roads and infrastructure have been destroyed, and some villages completely isolated. this week authorities issued fresh warnings for people to get to higher ground. for some, that meant beside a road. families left with what they could manage. this man tells us he has lost everything. translation: we've been sitting here for one week. | there are 20 of us in my family, and we don't know where to go. these tents that you are seeing on either side of this main road
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where people have come to seek temporary shelter. they tell me that something was different about this year's rains. the water hasn'tjust come from flooded rivers, but it was torrential rains from the sky, and unlike in the past where over time the water would recede, the water is still here, and it's been weeks, so they don't know when they will be able to go back to their homes. they tell me this is the worst kind of limbo. balochistan and sindh provinces have seen the worst destruction. aid into communities has been slow. authorities say they have limited resources. it's become clear to everyone that the impact of these floods will be faced for months, but before communities can even think about the aftermath, many people are left wondering how they will survive until the end of the day. the floods have taken lives, and for the survivors depending on farming and livestock, livelihoods are now severely at risk. pumza fihlani, bbc news, sindh.
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cricket now, and england have completed a comprehensive victory in the second test match, at old trafford. they bowled out south africa a short time ago forjust 179 to win by an innings and 85 runs. joe wilson was watching. trumpeter plays jerusalem. every new day of play for england's test cricketers is greeted by supporters like this. every new dawn whether false or true. at old trafford there was a glorious opportunity, and there was james anderson. that is how he got rid of south africa's captain. sarel erwee fell to a catch from ben foakes and then a farewell from bowler ollie robinson. that was a lingering look. soon, aiden markram was out, too. commentator: edged, gone. three wickets by lunch was decent progress, and minds were starting to imagine not if but when england would win this test match.
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in fact they had to wait until past four o'clock for the next breakthrough. rassie van der dussen finally gone, and ben stokes releasing some frustration. it got better. well, that was unplayable for poor keegan petersen. remember those stumps? and james anderson? and ultimately ollie robinson. south africa 179 all out, at 5.43. the series is level and next month the sides will play again. joe wilson, bbc news, old trafford. that's it, we're back with the late news at 10.05pm. now on bbc one, it's time for the news where you are. you're watching the bbc news channel. the remains of what could be the largest dinosaur ever discovered in europe are being excavated in a back garden in
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portugal. the fossilised skeleton of a sauropod was discovered in the central city of pombal in 2017, when a man began building work on his house. sauropods were the biggest of all dinosaurs and the largest known land animals. palaeontologists say the reptile was about 12 metres tall, about 39 feet and 25 metres or 82 feet long. well, a little earlier my colleague joanna gosling spoke about the discovery to dr sally reynolds. she heads the institute for studies of landscape and human evolution at bournemouth university, and specialises in mammal palaeontology. it's such a wonderful discovery, it means that there may actually be more of this very large dinosaur waiting in this back garden in portugal to be discovered. why would it have taken so long to get to this stage of the excavation? because the initial remains were spotted in 2017? yes. i assume what the landowner did was the right thing, was to call in the help of a local university or museum team to come
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out and have a look. i suppose at that point they had to decide how to proceed, get experts together, then covid happened and i suspect they have onlyjust now had a chance to do one or two years of excavation and they have exposed those beautiful ribs which you can see. depending on how hard the rock is, it can be pretty heavy going. i'm assuming it's a pretty big garden that this person has got in portugal and when you raise the prospect of other bones being found there that is another matter again. in terms of what can be learned from this discovery, where does your mind go? well, i think every time we find a different individual of a well known species it gives us an opportunity to see how these animals grow, how long did it take them to mature, was it a male or a female, what can we learn about its ecology and its behaviour? to me, the bones are an incredible discovery but it's the secrets
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that they unlock about the behaviour and the maturation rates and how these animals behaved, did they live in herds, how do they take care of a young, those questions that palaeontologists will be hoping to answer. how much is currently known about the sauropod? we know quite a lot, we don't know what species it is because we have only been able to uncover some vertebrates and some ribs at this point. in terms of skeletons, that doesn't give you very much information about the species. it is of a similar type of an individual as we have seen with other dinosaurs, we have a brontosaurus and certain of those other very large dinosaur so that people have seen in movies likejurassic park. hopefully, if we find the skull, especially if we find some teeth, the specialists will be able to determine exactly what species it is and it could even be anyone.
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doctor sally reynolds from bournemouth university. time for a look at the weather with elizabeth rizzini. hello there. if you have outdoor activities planned for the rest of this bank holiday weekend, you are probably hoping for dry weather, and you would be in luck. it is looking mostly dry, a few isolated showers but they won't amount to very much. some sunny spells, but it will turn rather breezy, a brisk north—easterly wind blowing, particularly towards the southern half of england and wales. we are kept dry by this area of high pressure sitting towards the north, not a bank holiday in scotland and it is here where we are seeing a warm front pushing more cloud cross into eastern scotland overnight. it is a lot milder than it was last night, temperature staying in double figures, and rather cloudy for northern ireland. elsewhere clear skies, temperatures ranging from ten
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to 14 celsius, a few early missed patches for parts of yorkshire and lincolnshire. on sunday we still have marcus buckland: across much of scotland, outbreaks of rain towards the western isles but otherwise dry, a few breaks in the cloud, more sheltered spots across northern ireland, some breaks in the cloud but generally quite a grey picture here. the best of the sunshine in england and wales, top temperatures 23 celsius, always cooler towards north see facing coasts with a small chance of a few showers at times. these showers will blow in on the north—easterly wind, the high pressure moving eastwards throughout the course of the weekend and into monday, so monday, the north—easterly is a little stronger, quite breezy towards the southern half of england and wales, there will be some cloud towards north see facing coasts, the best of the sunshine will tend to be out towards the south—west of england, perhaps the south—west of england, perhaps the southern coast of wales as well where we could see 24 or 25 celsius, cooler in parts of scotland. we see
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a return to the notting hill carnival, there is a small chance you could see one or two showers here and there, but i think you would be unlucky. generally speaking it should be dry with sunny spells and temperatures in the late 20s in celsius, and that is where they will tend to stay as we head through the rest of the week across england and wales, some more decent long spells of sunshine, possibly a bit more unsettled by the end of the week, but scotland and northern ireland, cloudy and temperatures in the high teens.
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this is bbc news. the headlines at 7pm... the government says middle—income earners will need more help to pay their energy bills, notjust the poorest. but ministers claim waiting until a new leader is in place is the best approach. i think it's right that when they become prime minister, whoever it is, they will want to look at all of the options properly costed. two men arrested on suspicion of murdering nine—year—old olivia pratt—korbel, who was shot dead in her home in liverpool, have been released on bail. a national emergency has been declared in pakistan after millions of people were forced from their homes. it follows the heaviest monsoon rains in decades. it's been more than ten days of heavy rains and yet the streets of sukkur are still flooded. this is one of the main roads linking this community
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