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this is bbc news. the latest headlines in the uk and around the world. world powers condemn the self—styled referendums being held in parts of ukraine on whether to join russia. britain's chancellor defends his tax cuts aimed at boosting economic growth, saying they are fair for all. we will have all the latest reaction to the mini budget. stock markets around the world have fallen — amid growing fears of a global recession. and — farewell to the king of the court — roger federer ends his competitive career, with a tribute to his wife. she could have stopped me a long, long time ago, but she didn't. she kept me going and allowed me to
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play, so it's amazing and thank you. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. there's been international condemnation of the self—styled referendums being held in parts of ukraine onjoining russia. the g7, the group of seven wealthiest nations, have called the votes a sham, as reports emerged of russian forces intimidating people into voting. these are the four areas where voting is being held. they include occupied parts of luhansk and donetsk in the east, and zaporizhzhia and kherson, in the south — and cover around fifteen percent of ukraine's territory.
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voting is expected to run until tuesday, and the results seem almost certain to go in moscow's favour. these pictures, filmed in russian—occupied donetsk, show representatives taking polling cards to people in their own homes. our correspondent hugo bachega explains how kyiv views the voting. ukraine has dismissed this so—called referendum as a farce and says it has no legitimacy and western countries have dismissed the vote as a propaganda exercise and they say the result has already been decided by moscow and it is going to be used by moscow as an excuse to annex parts of ukraine. now russia says it is giving an opportunity for people living in occupied areas to express their vote. and on russian television and by russian officials, this is being described as a free and fair process. but residents in those occupied areas have said soldiers are going door to door, forcing people to vote and ukrainian
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officials say that people in some areas have been banned from leaving until tuesday. president biden said if the russians go ahead with any annexation of territory, this would be a flagrant violation of international law and he said western countries were ready to impose more sanctions on russia as a reaction to this possible annexation of territory. the fear here is that the russians may use the result of this vote to save these areas are now part of russia and any attack on those regions will be seen as an attack on russian territory. an independent think tank in britain says the uk government's "mini budget" is likely to leave the vast majority of taxpayers worse off. the chancellor kwasi kwarteng's package of measures include scrapping the top rate of income tax for the highest earners and reducing the basic rate by a penny. the institute for fiscal studies says that only those with incomes
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of more than £155,000 will be net beneficiaries over the current parliament. ben king reports. here in reading and around the uk, people feel like they could do with a boost. bills are going up and interest rates are rising. across the country as a whole, the economy has been growing too slowly. and the chancellor has come up with a very bold solution — tax cuts worth billions of pounds. he plans to cut the basic rate of income tax to 19p and the pound in england, wales and northern ireland next april and abolish the 45p top rate of tack for people earning over £150,000. he will reverse the 1.25% increase in national insurance in november and cancel a planned rise in corporation tax paid on company profits that was due to go up to 25%. he has cut stamp duty, there will be none to pay
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on the first £250,000 of a house purchase and or $105,000 forfirst time buyers. to fund this, the government will need to borrow £231; billion this year. potentially more than 100 billion a year in coming years, an astronomical sum and the government hasn't said how much. it sounds a bit silly because you cannotjust magic money out of thin air. it is bad, appalling. why is that? it seems to be targeted at people with loads of money, scrapping the top rate of tax, a lot of the people who are struggling at the moment don't even pay tax. it's a gamble, there is no denying i that but at the end of the day, i if you grow the economy, more money will come i in through other taxes so therefore you are paying it off. _ yeah, it's a gamble but i think it is one we have got to do. i the government hopes these tax cuts will boost economic growth, making everyone more prosperous and providing extra money for public services. but critics fear that
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won't happen and we will be left with higher interest rates, higher inflation and a bigger national debt that will be a burden for decades to come. this is a gamble. if very fast growth turns up because of the government policies of the reasons, that will be a good thing but if it doesn't it will involve public service cuts and tax rises in future. the verdict from the markets was brutal. the pound fell more than 3% against the dollar, shares fell and government borrowing costs rose. labour says it's a budget that rewards the already wealthy. when you are lifting bankers' bonuses at the same time sayng postal workers and rail workers can't have a decent pay rise, people can see that and see that it is grossly unfair and it looks like the conservatives are looking after people at the top and are not really channelling that long—term investment, which is our proposal is around long—term investment and around skills for the future. but the government still believes that the dash for growth is a strategy. i don't think it is a gamble at all.
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what was a gamble, in my view, is sticking to the corset we were on. we had a tax system and taxes that a 70 year high, highest since the lat '40s and that was unsustainable. what we had to do was have a reboot, rethink and what we are doing is pushing growth, incentivising investment and actually, critically, helping people on low incomes keep more of the money. they call it a mini budget. but this is actually an enormous and unconventional plan to get the economy moving again. and the big question is, will it work? ben king, bbc news, reading. 0ur political correspondent helen catt is here for us. what catt is here for us. is your sense of the reaction to what is your sense of the reaction to this. it what is your sense of the reaction to this. , . .., what is your sense of the reaction tothis. ,. ,, to this. it is critical because most --eole to this. it is critical because most peeple can _ to this. it is critical because most peeple can see — to this. it is critical because most peeple can see it _ to this. it is critical because most people can see it is _ to this. it is critical because most people can see it is benefiting - to this. it is critical because most| people can see it is benefiting the better off. it is notjust opinion,
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think tanks have lifted this and said, yes, the tax cuts put in place are benefiting the better off more. we heard labour's reaction from angela rayner, it was rewarding the already wealthy. the lib dems saying it is a recipe for disaster. the snp saying not enough was being done for people on low incomes. and the reaction among conservative mps has been interesting. it is definitely split. in a sense, that is no surprise because we saw during the leadership contest over the summer, liz truss had a very different economic plan to the one that rishi sunak had been enacting. there were a lot of people with a lot of concerns about that and they will not have changed their minds overnight. in a sense, it is not a surprise there are people with concerns. there were measures in what was set out yesterday, many conservative mps, even those mps, some measures they do like. some conservative mps are pleased with this new approach, they think it is
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getting back to full fat conservatism, if you get my drift? but there are others who are concerned about this being seen to help the wealthiest at this moment in time and they are worried about doing, enacting tax cuts on this scale with the economy in the position it currently is and doing it through borrowing.— position it currently is and doing it through borrowing. helen, thank ou ve it through borrowing. helen, thank you very much _ it through borrowing. helen, thank you very much for _ it through borrowing. helen, thank you very much for that. _ let's speak to david gauke, formerly a conservative mp and justice secretary. he has also served as chief secretary to the uk treasury. thank you for coming on the programme. thank you for coming on the programme-— thank you for coming on the - programme.- whatever you programme. morning. whatever you think of this — programme. morning. whatever you think of this it _ programme. morning. whatever you think of this it is _ programme. morning. whatever you think of this it is a _ programme. morning. whatever you think of this it is a bold _ think of this it is a bold statement, it is a big move, what are your thoughts on it? you statement, it is a big move, what are your thoughts on it?— are your thoughts on it? you are riaht, are your thoughts on it? you are riuht, it are your thoughts on it? you are right. it is _ are your thoughts on it? you are right. it is a _ are your thoughts on it? you are right. it is a big _ are your thoughts on it? you are right, it is a big move _ are your thoughts on it? you are right, it is a big move but - are your thoughts on it? you are right, it is a big move but therel right, it is a big move but there are two big gambles here. one is economic and in particular, the response from the markets. we are borrowing huge amounts of money. there is no plan as to how that is
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going to be paid for other thanjust ijy going to be paid for other thanjust by borrowing. and that appears to be unsustainable, economic growth may help that but there is no guarantee that will happen. we have seen the markets respond accordingly, it is a worrying way in which the uk economy is viewed at the moment. the second gamble is political. because the headlines measure, if you like, it is going to dominate the coverage of this is the removal of the additional rate. that is a big tax cut for those with the highest incomes. and that will be very hard to defend at a time when much of the country is going to face a cost of living crisis. notwithstanding the government has taken big steps on this, it will be a difficult few months and that is a very difficult environment in which you can land a cut in the top rate of income tax. these are two big gambles and two big risks in your words. i want to
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get inside, you have been on the inside on this, your work in government and the treasury, when they were putting this together, but they were putting this together, but they have known for example, the next day, the afs would come out and say, as you are earning over £155,000, you will not benefit from anything that has been announced in the next four years? that kind of headline, would that have been known 24, 48 headline, would that have been known 2a, 48 hours headline, would that have been known 24, 48 hours ago? will headline, would that have been known 24,48 hours ago? will it be headline, would that have been known 24, 48 hours ago? will it be news to the people announcing it? it 24, 48 hours ago? will it be news to the people announcing it?— the people announcing it? it would have been known. _ the people announcing it? it would have been known. whether- the people announcing it? it would have been known. whether that i have been known. whether that precise analysis and the precise way of looking at it, which is over all the measures that have been announced over the course of this parliament, whether they would have identified that, but they would have been very well aware of the distributional impacts of the announcement they made yesterday. they would have been well aware, if you are earning a large sum of money then this is a very large tax cut indeed for you. say they would have
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gone into this with their eyes wide open as to the point that would have been raised and the criticisms that would follow from that. but they have gone ahead and done it anyway. is this a moral point? you say their eyes were open and they believe that morally, giving these massively disproportionate tax cuts to the very, very wealthiest is the morally right thing to do at this moment in time? . ., , ., time? the argument that they would make is, time? the argument that they would make is. we — time? the argument that they would make is, we live _ time? the argument that they would make is, we live in _ time? the argument that they would make is, we live in a _ time? the argument that they would make is, we live in a competitive - make is, we live in a competitive world and if we can attract internationally mobile talent and investment to this country, then the uk will prosper. and there is an element of truth to that. we do have to be competitive in these particular fields. to be competitive in these particularfields. but i to be competitive in these particular fields. but i think my criticism is, you really have to prepare the ground for that. you have to be clear how you are going to pay for that. and i think you
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have to be sensitive to the circumstances in which we are in and, you know, just at the moment i think a greater sense of social solidarity, if you like, is the national mood and the national requirement. you hearfrom a lot of people, it will be a very, very difficult winter to get through because energy prices are still going up, notwithstanding, as i said, the government has taken big measures, but energy prices are going up, inflation is high and incomes are not increasing. that is not, i am afraid, not the time you can pursue policies that you might have a rationale for. i am not persuaded by it, but you might have a rationale for it, but you really have to recognise the political and social realities that we are in in late 2022. social realities that we are in in late 2021— social realities that we are in in late 2022. ~ ., ., ., ., , late 2022. would you have made any of these decisions? _ late 2022. would you have made any of these decisions? there _ late 2022. would you have made any of these decisions? there are - late 2022. would you have made any
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of these decisions? there are a - of these decisions? there are a number of _ of these decisions? there are a number of announcements, - of these decisions? there are a l number of announcements, more of these decisions? there are a - number of announcements, more about what they are looking at, but i think they are right to do so. looking at how we can speed up the construction of infrastructure is correct. there is an announcement on onshore wind farms, which i think it's correct. there is an announcement looking at how we get more skilled migrants coming to this country and they are going to look at that, and i think they are right to do so. they are looking at planning. these are sensible things that a government looking for growth should look to pursue. 0k. but i should look to pursue. ok. but i worry about the public finances, it is a heck of a lot of borrowing and can we afford that? that is a heck of a lot of borrowing and can we afford that?— is a heck of a lot of borrowing and can we afford that? that is the big cuestion, can we afford that? that is the big question, thank _ can we afford that? that is the big question, thank you _ can we afford that? that is the big question, thank you for _ can we afford that? that is the big question, thank you for coming i can we afford that? that is the big question, thank you for coming on and talking to us.— stock markets around the world fell yesterday amid growing fears of a global recession. oil prices slumped on friday, and wall street's dowjones index fell to its lowest level since november 2020. here's our north america correspondent, david willis. this has everything to do, of course, with inflation resulting
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large part from russia's invasion of ukraine. that's pushed up energy prices, of course, and that affects such as the big economy of europe, germany and others as well. now resulting from that rises in consumer goods in the shops, and that's worrying a lot of the chairman of the federal... of the central banks around the world, including the federal reserve, whose chairman, jerome powell, this week announced another rise in interest rates in an attempt to cool down the economy and bring down prices. the fear, though, is that in cooling down the economy, it could be pushed into recession. and it's fears of a global recession that are spooking the financial markets right now. and so the dowjones closed today, down 1.6%. that's its lowest point this year. and as far as the prospects of a global recession are concerned,
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analysts at one of the main american banks, the investment bank goldman sachs, were forecasting today that a recession is not only inevitable, the question, they said, is just the timing, the magnitude or the length of such a global recession. the headlines on bbc news... well powers condemn the self—styled referendum is being held in parts of ukraine on whether to join russia. britain's chancellor defences tax cuts aimed at boosting economic growth saying they are fair for all. some markets around the world have fallen amid growing fears of a global recession.
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back to our story on ukraine. ukrainian mp for 0desa 0leksiy goncharenkojoins me now. voting is under way in these four regions of ukraine, whether they should join russia. what is your reaction, what are you hearing about this referendum is being held right now, do they seem fair and open to you? now, do they seem fair and open to ou? , ., . ., 4' now, do they seem fair and open to ou? , ., ., ., ~ ., you? first of all i would like to ask ou you? first of all i would like to ask you not — you? first of all i would like to ask you not to _ you? first of all i would like to ask you not to call— you? first of all i would like to ask you not to call it _ you? first of all i would like to ask you not to call it a - you? first of all i would like to - ask you not to call it a referendum, call it a so—called referendum or sham referendum. certainly they are not clear and they are not referendums at all. it is just an act of annexation, and aggression that looks like, are you not against russia. number one option is are you againstjoining russia? no, iam not against. it is a new attack of
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international crime, and a new attack of putin's regime. we are heafina attack of putin's regime. we are hearing anecdotal— attack of putin's regime. we are hearing anecdotal reports - attack of putin's regime. we are hearing anecdotal reports of- attack of putin's regime. we are . hearing anecdotal reports of people being under pressure to come out and vote in the self—styled referendums. are you hearing similar kind of things about people having votes taken to their houses? yes. things about people having votes taken to their houses?— things about people having votes taken to their houses? yes, they are makin: it, taken to their houses? yes, they are making it. i — taken to their houses? yes, they are making it. i don't — taken to their houses? yes, they are making it, i don't know, _ making it, i don't know, blackmailing people that they will not have the possibility to receive food if they do not vote. there is no official international observer orany no official international observer or any observer from no official international observer or any observerfrom any or any observer from any international organisation. or any observerfrom any international organisation. 0nce international organisation. once again, it is not a referendum, it is again, it is not a referendum, it is a so—called referendum, a sham referendum, any other word but not a real act of democracy. if referendum, any other word but not a real act of democracy.— real act of democracy. if the world can clearly — real act of democracy. if the world can clearly see _ real act of democracy. if the world can clearly see this _ real act of democracy. if the world can clearly see this for— real act of democracy. if the world can clearly see this for what - real act of democracy. if the world can clearly see this for what it - real act of democracy. if the world can clearly see this for what it is, l can clearly see this for what it is, a self—styled referendum, and it
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doesn't have legitimacy in the eyes of the world, what is the danger of it going through, what is the potential problem? the it going through, what is the potential problem? it going through, what is the otential roblem? . , ., potential problem? the danger is not in a referendum _ potential problem? the danger is not in a referendum so-called, _ potential problem? the danger is not in a referendum so-called, they - potential problem? the danger is not in a referendum so-called, they try l in a referendum so—called, they try first of all they want you to say the word referendum and people will believe it. but that is not the problem, the problem is, by russia finally goes out of any possible negotiations. ukraine will never accept that our territories will be taken by russia. the reason for it is first, international law and second, our dignity but the most important is our people. hundreds and thousands of people is genocide, russia is committing genocide. it is a political expression because we have the united nations of convention against genocide. but
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unfortunately, these are sexual crimes, it is destroy meant of cultural heritage and it is this public announcement saying these groups don't exist. there have been mass murders. in all related territories, we find this. thank you very much — territories, we find this. thank you very much for— territories, we find this. thank you very much for coming _ territories, we find this. thank you very much for coming on _ territories, we find this. thank you very much for coming on the - very much for coming on the programme and talking to us on the bbc. ., ~ programme and talking to us on the sac. ., ~ , ., hurricane fiona has made landfall in canada according to the us national hurricane center. people living in its path have been warned of potential coastal flooding, power cuts and dangerous driving conditions. severe hurricanes in canada are rare and meteorologists say this weather system could be "an historic, extreme event". at least eight people in fiona's path through the caribbean have died. let's get the latest from helen willetts, from the bbc weather centre.
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talk us through what is happening? as you said, fiona has made landfall and it is the first major hurricane of the season but things are getting very active. it is absolutely pummelling part of eastern canada. you can see its path, it strengthened into a major as it moved back out of puerto rico and the dominican republic where it caused catastrophic flooding. it is the wind, catastrophic winds and the coastal storm surge, ten to 12 high metre waves battering near nova scotia, into newfoundland as well, the atlantic side of canada, basically. it will move northwards, but it could bring 250 millimetres of flooding rains as it moves and it is pumping a lot of form ahead of it into greenland as well so we could see melting going on there as well.
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we have fed the showers running behind it, life—threatening rip currents along the east coast of the usa. we are now getting concerned, this is going to give some severe impacts but we have another storm forming in the caribbean sea which could affect jamaica, forming in the caribbean sea which could affectjamaica, cuba forming in the caribbean sea which could affect jamaica, cuba and run as a major hurricane into next week into parts of the usa. it is very active at the moment. i5 into parts of the usa. it is very active at the moment. is it unusual in this part — active at the moment. is it unusual in this part of _ active at the moment. is it unusual in this part of the _ active at the moment. is it unusual in this part of the well? _ active at the moment. is it unusual in this part of the well? yes, - active at the moment. is it unusual in this part of the well? yes, it - in this part of the well? yes, it is. we in this part of the well? yes, it is- we had _ in this part of the well? yes, it is- we had a — in this part of the well? yes, it is. we had a similar— in this part of the well? yes, it is. we had a similar sized - in this part of the well? yes, it. is. we had a similar sized storm in this part of the well? yes, it - is. we had a similar sized storm in 1963 and one in 2003, but it doesn't happen every day, it is every couple of decades and it is very unusual for that part of the world, so it will have big impacts.- will have big impacts. helen willetts, thank _ will have big impacts. helen willetts, thank you - will have big impacts. helen willetts, thank you very - will have big impacts. helen i willetts, thank you very much. the former men's tennis world number one, roger federer, has bid a tearful farewell to the sport.
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the swiss player joined forces with his former rival, rafael nadal, for a doubles match in the laver cup in — losing in a deciding tiebreak. stephanie prentice reports. roger, please come out for roger federer. the phrase game, set and match has never had such resonance. it's going to be good, roger, i promise. tears as well as cheers at the end of his final professional match for the man described by rivals as so good, it's unbelievable and able to produce shots that should be declared illegal as he now hangs up his racket for the final time. everybody's here. the girls. the boys. my wife's been so supportive and... the 20 time grand slam winner played in front of a packed 02 arena in london friday night to fans who travelled from all over the world to say goodbye. federer is just the best, being the king of tennis, the most natural player, the most complete player, and had to see his last game.
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world ambassador of tennis. he's an absolute icon of the sport. and if i could sum him up, i would say he's a class act on and off the court. he's won so many times, but he's a great person, great personality, a real role model for children. and yeah, we just love him. the man himself took to the court for doubles alongside his former rival rafael nadal playing the american's jack sock and france's tiafoe. there wasn't a dry eye in the house as federer teamed up with his greatest rival, rafa nadal, to put on an incredible show for the 17,000 people there at the o2 arena that ultimately ended in defeat. but it was irrelevant to the real story, which was saying goodbye to one of the sport's greatest ever athletes. thank you, everybody. thank you. it's been an amazing journey, thanks to federer. time now to rest the knee injury that's caused him to retire and to enjoy the memories of a 24 year career and a contribution to the game that rafael nadal described fondly, saying
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when he's100% he's playing in another league, it's impossible to stop him." stephanie prentice, bbc news. the actress who played nurse ratchet in one flew over the cuckoo's nest has died aged 88. her performance was celebrated as creating one of hollywood's greatest all—time villains. a uk euro millions ticket has won £171 million in last night's grow. this morning thatjackpot winner is now richer than adele or 0zzy winner is now richer than adele or ozzy osbourne. it is the uk's third largest prize. just six people have won more than £100 million in the lottery�*s history. five years after becoming the first person to swim the whole of mainline britain, ross
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edgerley has finished another epic challenge. he has won 452 hours in loch ness. the extreme athletic, he began his challenge live on bbc breakfast on wednesday morning has covered more than 50 miles on the water. this is bbc news. we will just pause to say goodbye to viewers watching around the world. now, in the uk... final preparations are under way for an experiment that could — one day — end up saving every life on earth. on monday the us space agency — nasa — will fly a spacecraft into an asteroid to try to divert its path. if it works it may herald a new age of planetary defence — as the bbc�*s tim allman explains.
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if you want to know about the potential perils of an asteroid, just ask the dinosaurs. around 65 million years ago it's believed a giant space rock crashed into the earth and killed them all off. now, a bold experiment to try and make sure the same thing never happens to us. for the first time ever, we will measurably change the orbit of a celestial body in the universe. doing so has clear benefits in ensuring humanity's ability to deflect a potential threatening asteroid in the future. it's called dart. and the theory behind it is pretty simple — find your asteroid and then fly a spacecraft straight at it at a speed of around 23,000 kilometers per hour. the hope is you will knock it off course and it will fly harmlessly off into the cosmos. but these things are pretty big, so you have to plan ahead. this is what you would want to do for planetary defense. you're trying to just give something a small nudge, which only changes its position slightly, and that adds up to a big change in position over time.
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so if you were going to do this for planetary defense, you would do it five, ten, 15, 20 years in advance in order for this technique to work. space is vast and the earth is, cosmically speaking, pretty small. so the chances of a catastrophic impact are fairly remote has happened before, and eventually it could happen again, but not if dart has anything to say about it. tim allman, bbc news. gym in cornwall is helping to improve the lives of people with parkinson's. people with the condition, who call themselves the parky blinders, have been speaking about the benefits.— about the benefits. parkinson started to _ about the benefits. parkinson started to affect _ about the benefits. parkinson started to affect my - about the benefits. parkinson started to affect my speech, | about the benefits. parkinson i started to affect my speech, my about the benefits. parkinson - started to affect my speech, my left
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started anxiety. cannot cure or boxing training cannot cure or reverse the disease but it can really help. i reverse the disease but it can really help-— reverse the disease but it can really help. reverse the disease but it can reall hel. , . . really help. i started boxing a year auo at really help. i started boxing a year a . 0 at this really help. i started boxing a year ago at this club _ really help. i started boxing a year ago at this club and _ really help. i started boxing a year ago at this club and it _ really help. i started boxing a year ago at this club and it has - really help. i started boxing a year ago at this club and it has made i really help. i started boxing a year ago at this club and it has made a | ago at this club and it has made a big difference to me personally, it has helped with my tremors and my speech is back again now. so has helped with my tremors and my speech is back again now.— speech is back again now. so good for our speech is back again now. so good for your coordination, _ speech is back again now. so good for your coordination, you - speech is back again now. so good for your coordination, you have - speech is back again now. so good for your coordination, you have to | for your coordination, you have to remember— for your coordination, you have to remember a — for your coordination, you have to remembera lot of for your coordination, you have to remember a lot of moves and a lot of fun task. _ remember a lot of moves and a lot of fun task. you — remember a lot of moves and a lot of fun task, you have to use your memory— fun task, you have to use your memory as _ fun task, you have to use your memory as well as your arms and your legs _ memory as well as your arms and your legs it _ memory as well as your arms and your legs it is _ memory as well as your arms and your legs. it is really good for your brain — legs. it is really good for your brain you _ legs. it is really good for your brain. you have a lot of balancing issues _ brain. you have a lot of balancing issues with— brain. you have a lot of balancing issues with parkinson's so it helps with your— issues with parkinson's so it helps with your balance as well. the group, based all over cornwall love a good pun and have named themselves the parky blinders. it hasn't gone unnoticed with nigel travis who played erasmus lee. by the order of the parky blinders, i reckon you will change lives using boxing. i have heard it is a wonderful thing you are doing and it genuinely sounds fantastic. i wish you all the best
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and i hope to see you soon. god bless. don't be fooled, it is not all exercise, the sessions usually end with cake. the social network that people have created around the group is so satisfying, because there seem to be a little bit of a gap in that. also, i have just made lovely friends. it is fantastic, especially afterwards when we socialise, you learn so much more about them, their medication, how it affects them. then i can tailor what we do to assist them. it is almost like a one—to—one session within the group. having secured funding, this pilot scheme got the green light at the start of the year. the parky blinders are hoping to branch out and offer other activities for people with the disease. but i suspect cake it will be involved, whatever they do. andy burkett, bbc news. let's get the weather now with
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