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to speak to you. one of 12 lives saved by the uk team in turkey. amidst a disaster that killed tens of thousands of people, a story of bravery, endurance and immense skill that ended well. tim muffett, bbc news. time for a look at the weather. here's tomasz schafernaker. and earlier whistle problems being caused by snow and ice? more snow on the way and it has been very cold as well. in the north of scotland it was —15. so more snow on the way for the rest of today. i don't want to call it blanket of snow because it is not falling as snow because it is not falling as snow everywhere. this is what it looked like at lunchtime. snow in
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wales as we saw and through the course of today we will see that transferring to parts of the midlands, the north of england and northern parts of london. notice in the south that it is mostly rain and all the while in northern ireland and southern parts of scotland it is bright today and clear at this evening. then later on tonight we're looking at the next low—pressure sweeping in bringing the next spell of potentially quite disruptive snow for more central parts of the uk. so today the weather front moving away in the next area moving into ireland and reaching northern parts of wales in the morning. that transfers to the north of england, a wintry mix in liverpool for example. manchester, nottingham, sheffield
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and further north in lancashire. certainly the peak district and into the lake district and the north east, and this is the area where we could have disruptive snow tomorrow. elsewhere it is rain and look at those temperatures. by the evening tomorrow the snow really gets going across northern parts of england. snow in parts of northern ireland as well and the south of scotland. by the end of tomorrow these are the amounts of snow we could have in towns and cities. quite a range here but the high ground of the pennines and possibly wales could be as much as 25, up to a0 centimetres but that is the extreme. low pressure clearing away eventually to its east so early friday this is what we have. it could have a sting in its tail but the weather system moves
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away and we get into the cold and clear arctic air. so a chilly day, three or a degrees for most. are we going to get more snow? 0n three or a degrees for most. are we going to get more snow? on saturday the next weather front comes in and there is a lot of cold are still here. saturday night into sunday best weather front could bring again more snow across northern areas. but from sunday onwards it is going to be a case of things starting to turn a little less cold and then eventually mild for most of us. that's all from the bbc news at one — so it's goodbye from me — and on bbc one we nowjoin the bbc�*s news teams where you are. good afternoon, i'm gavin ramjaun — it's just after 1.30 and here's your latest sports news. girls will be granted equal access
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to all sport in schools as part of a package of measures unveiled by the government. schools in england will be told to offer at least two hours of physical education every week — with girls and boys able to play the same sports in lessons and extra—curricular clubs after a campaign by england's european championship winning lionesses. the government is now promising more than £600 million to improve pe across the next two years and up to £57 million in funding for facilities outside school hours. it makes me so happy to think that a young girl now will have equal access in schools. we'll be doing pe for two hours, doing the sport that they love. we fell in love with football at school. if those opportunities won't there, they might not have got on with the opportunities they had.
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marcus rashford says the idea that manchester united players �*gave up�* during their 7—0 loss to liverpool is "nonsense." jurgen klopp�*s side scored six times in the second half at anfield on sunday. it was united's worst defeat in the premier league era and biggest loss since 1931. stand—in captain bruno fernandes was heavily criticised for his performance and his behaviour towards team—mates. but manager erik ten hag insists the portuguese player will continue to lead the side when harry maguire isn't playing. the dutchman also insists that lessons have been learnt. we were really below efforts, especially mentally. we have to take the lessons. we want to be a big team, we want to win trophies so we have to act different and i think after sunday, we have a big lesson, we have to take that and we have to move on and look forward. there's a hundred days to go until this year's edition of the women's ashes —
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the event has now broken the sales record for england women's fixtures. 55,000 tickets have been sold, more than for all of england's games in 2022. this year, the men's and women's ashes will being played alongside one another. without any fixture clashes — and it'll also be the first time that all games in the women's multi—format series are played at test match grounds. england all—rounder nat sciver—brunt says a big crowd could make a �*real difference' to their campaign which begins on 22june. last year, great britain rugby 75 player abi burton went through the most traumatic time of her life. a misdiagnosis led to her being wrongly sectioned in a psychiatric hospital, until she was finally correctly diagnosed with autoimmune encephalitis. she then had to be induced in a coma for another month. since then, she's had to learn to walk and talk again and incredibly is now back in training. and aiming for selection at the paris 202a 0lympics. jo currie sat down with her. the ultimate high. you're not going to stop abi burton from that close to the line. but one year on from the tokyo 0lympics, abbie burton
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found herself wrongly in a psychiatric hospital, confused and fighting to get out. i knocked a few people out of the way, like, trying to escape the ward, i rugby tackled a few security guards, apparently. i was bursting my way through the doors at the end of the ward, which are like magnetic, which you can't, like, open normally. but i'm running and busting them open. my behaviour was so aggressive and so erratic, you can kind ofjust box it off and go, "yeah, she's having a psychotic breakdown. " abi was the life and soul of the team, but in may last year, she started feeling unwell. she didn't know then that she had autoimmune encephalitis, a rare neurological condition where the body's immune system attacks the brain. but because her symptoms presented firstly as depression and then aggression and seizures, she was misdiagnosed with psychosis and was sectioned. your rights are taken away from you. i couldn't go outside for a walk or i couldn't go to the fridge and get food when i wanted to get food. like, everything that we're allowed to do in normal day life. but actually i wasn't allowed to do any of that.
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there were some days i wasn't allowed to see my mum and dad because i was so poorly. after being sectioned for a month, by chance a researcher who specialised in her condition came across abbie�*s case and helped get her correctly diagnosed. but by then, the 22 year old was incredibly unwell. because of my stature and my build, they were trying to basically sedate me, my body wasn't taking any sedation. mum said that they'd have like a minute rest, a minute rest, and then i'd go again and i was pulling cannulas out my arms. basically they said to my dad, they were like, "oh, we're going to have to put her in a coma to treat her." so you were sectioned for a month. you were then in a coma for a month. your body must have gone through so much in that time. i just completely deteriorated, but also from a mental point of view, like i had also deteriorated in that way as well. i lost 20 kilos while i was asleep, and i couldn't walk. i couldn't really talk. the mid yorkshire hospitals nhs trust told the bbc that it is a major challenge
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for clinicians worldwide to diagnose and investigate autoimmune encephalitis due to limited patient numbers. abi doesn't remember her time in a psychiatric hospital or in the coma, and rather than feel angry about what happened to her, she's now working with the nhs to make sure her situation doesn't happen to anyone else. i don't want us to go through this process again and it takes another girl, another girl or another boy to come along, them have the same symptoms as me, get sectioned and we go through this whole cycle again. abi is also now back playing the sport she loves and has a big goal in mind. next season, medal at the olympics. that is the goal. i want it to be a gold medal, i'm not going to lie to you. i really want it to be a gold medal! and yeah, that is the aim for the next season, is an olympic gold medal. well further to comments given injo�*s report, the mid yorkshire hospitals nhs trust responded further to abi's story.
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chief medical officer richard robinson told us: "following her diagnosis abi received the treatment and care she needed. we are delighted to hear that she has made such excellent progress, and that she has been able to return to rugby. she spent a number of weeks on our stroke unit — where our fabulous team supported her back to health and we wish her every success in her future career." if you've been affected by any of the issues raised, you can find organisations offering help and support on the bbc action line website, just search bbc dot co .uk forward slash actionline. andy murray says he expects wimbledon will allow russians and belarusians to compete this summer and he will "not be going nuts if that is the case". murray has previously said he was "not supportive" of last year's ban and has expressed similar sentiments ahead of an announcement about this year's championship policy. in an interview with the bbc, murray says it's a "really hard" call for wimbledon to make. the three—time grand slam champion donated more than £500,000 of his prize money last year to help
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ukrainian children affected by the russian invasion. murray is due to be back on court tomorrow — when one of the biggest tennis tournaments outside the grand slams, indian wells, gets under way. i'll have more for you in the next hour. let's return to what we had in the prime minister's question time. the proposed legislation would ban people who arrived in the uk and small boats from claiming asylum, returning to the uk all claiming british citizenship. at prime minister's questions, the labour leader keir starmer accused the prime minister of being absolutely
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deluded. fin prime minister of being absolutely deluded. ., ., ., �*, deluded. on internationalwomen's da , we deluded. on internationalwomen's day, we celebrate _ deluded. on internationalwomen's day, we celebrate the _ deluded. on internationalwomen's day, we celebrate the successes i deluded. on internationalwomen's day, we celebrate the successes of| day, we celebrate the successes of women in our society. it's a crying shame that as we do so, we face legislation that drives forces through our world leading modern slavery framework which protects women from exploitation. mr speaker, and the last decade, this government has introduced plans to tackle illegal immigration. the problem just gets worse with every nude gimmick. the home secretary says the public a state of tough talk and inadequate asian action. . does year agree with this governments record? what the honourable gentleman fails recognises that there are global migration problem. we are not alone in facing this challenge. it is
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because we have brought forward new plans, we are determined to ensure that this remains a compassionate and that my country. that is why we will break their criminal gangs. we have announced new agreements for albania and france, tougher immigration enforcement and new legislation makes it clear that if you come here illegally, you will be detained and swiftly removed. mr speaker, we haven't had the honourable gentleman's line, we know what it is, its open door borders and unlimited asylum. while he may be on the side of the people smugglers, we are on the side of the british people. iii smugglers, we are on the side of the british maple-— british people. if he will speak about stepping _ british people. if he will speak about stopping the _ british people. if he will speak about stopping the boats, - british people. if he will speak about stopping the boats, he i british people. if he will speak- about stopping the boats, he would slash the gangs, clean out their art rms.
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i want to hear this. i want to hear the questions and the answers and it won't _ the questions and the answers and it won't be _ the questions and the answers and it won't be interrupted, keir starmer. nobody— won't be interrupted, keir starmer. nobody on — won't be interrupted, keir starmer. nobody on their side of the house once open borders. happisburgh is the country that this bill. all small boats crossings. sounds like more talk, when will he achieve that? ~ , , , that? we will be implementing this man as soon _ that? we will be implementing this man as soon as _ that? we will be implementing this man as soon as we _ that? we will be implementing this man as soon as we can _ that? we will be implementing this man as soon as we can pass - that? we will be implementing this man as soon as we can pass it - man as soon as we can pass it through parliament so i look forward to the honourable gentleman's support. the reality is on this issue, the honourable gentleman has been on the wrong side. it issue, the honourable gentleman has been on the wrong side.— been on the wrong side. if you don't want to hear— been on the wrong side. if you don't
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want to hear it, _ been on the wrong side. if you don't want to hear it, you _ been on the wrong side. if you don't want to hear it, you can _ been on the wrong side. if you don't want to hear it, you can go - been on the wrong side. if you don't want to hear it, you can go and - been on the wrong side. if you don'tj want to hear it, you can go and have a nice _ want to hear it, you can go and have a nice and _ want to hear it, you can go and have a nice and strong cup of tea. but i will hear— a nice and strong cup of tea. but i will hear it. — a nice and strong cup of tea. but i will hear it, prime minister. at the honourable — will hear it, prime minister. at the honourable gentleman _ will hear it, prime minister. at the honourable gentleman has - will hear it, prime minister. at the honourable gentleman has been . will hear it, prime minister. at the | honourable gentleman has been on will hear it, prime minister. git ii�*uéi honourable gentleman has been on the wrong side of his says she has entire career. he described all immigration law as racist. he said it was a mistake to control immigration. and he has never, ever voted for tougher asylum laws. it is clear while he is in hock to the activist, we are on the side of the british people. activist, we are on the side of the british people-— activist, we are on the side of the british people. when i was in charge of prosecutions, _ british people. when i was in charge of prosecutions, i _ british people. when i was in charge of prosecutions, i activated - of prosecutions, i activated countless rapists and the conviction of people smuggling was twice what it was today. i voted for last time because it wouldn't work. he's proved me right, he should be apologising not gloating. the prime
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minister says they will detain people who are eligible to claim asylum and then return them. they already tried that on the last legislation. last year, 18,000 people were deemed ineligible to apply for asylum, that's the easy bit, the talk. for the action, prime minister, how many of them have actually been returned? mr speaker, as a result of — actually been returned? mr speaker, as a result of their— actually been returned? mr speaker, as a result of their plans _ actually been returned? mr speaker, as a result of their plans we - actually been returned? mr speaker, as a result of their plans we have - as a result of their plans we have brought forward, we have almost doubled the number of people returned this year. he talks about laws... i returned this year. he talks about laws... ~ , , . , returned this year. he talks about laws... ~ ,, . , .,, laws... i think this bench is to be a little quieter. _ laws... i think this bench is to be a little quieter. our _ laws... i think this bench is to be a little quieter. our constituents| a little quieter. 0ur constituents wants _ a little quieter. 0ur constituents wants to — a little quieter. 0ur constituents wants to hear the importance of the questions _ wants to hear the importance of the questions and the answers. so our
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constituents the respect. he questions and the answers. so our constituents the respect.— constituents the respect. he ask about our laws. _ constituents the respect. he ask about our laws. when _ constituents the respect. he ask about our laws. when i - constituents the respect. he ask about our laws. when i was - constituents the respect. he ask about our laws. when i was in i constituents the respect. he ask- about our laws. when i was in dover yesterday talking to our law enforcement officials, they said it's because of the law that the conservative government passed last year, they have now been able to arrest more than double the number of people they did last volley before. 397 in the last six months. stopping the boats is notjust my priority. it's the people's parity. that was rishi sunak at prime minister's questions. we will go to westminster live. widely thought that it westminster live. widely thought thatitis westminster live. widely thought that it is going to be quite a battleground issue at the next general election. i battleground issue at the next general election.— general election. i think it's really interesting, - general election. i think it's really interesting, if - general election. i think it's really interesting, if you - general election. i think it's i really interesting, if you listen general election. i think it's - really interesting, if you listen to that exchange between the two men,
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was what they were doing politically. where they were trying to position themselves and positioned their opponents. that's what i think this issue is really about at the minute. what you saw was rishi sunak standing up and saying, we are on the side of the british people, he's on the wrong side of this issue. this is the people's priority. framing that very carefully as an issue that he can get voters behind taking action as he wants to on these small boats and detaining and deporting migrants coming across and landing so they can't claim asylum here through that route. rishi sunak trying to set this up as a popular issue that he can tap into and his opponent, keir starmer will say he was on the side of open borders, rishi sunak said he
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was a lefty lawyer standing in our way. what was interesting was keir starmer�*s in response to that was not just too shy away from this political battle here. what he wanted to focus on was not what was in this legislation at all. he was focusing on competence, on the government's competence to deliver in the last 13 years. five prime ministers, five or six plans, seven home secretaries and not dealt with it. he talks about 18,000 people since the legislation was brought in last year, designated as liable to be deported, only 21 actually been deported. he went on to say only 1% of those people who arrived in boats have had their cases determined.
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there were a0,000 arrivals last year. he was wanting to point to the fact that i think is a common labour theme about 13 years of conservative government and problem is not tackled. an issue of delivery and competence and the issue would be different, that's why he was saying he had extra... 0n the one hand, a very political attack trying define keir starmer and on the other hand, a response that is all about ability and delivery. a response that is all about ability and delivery-— a response that is all about ability and delive . ., ,, , ., , and delivery. damien, thank you very much. for the last three years, a type team in woolwich has been sending autonomous cars out to dice with
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traffic as part of a government research project. a chaotic mix of cars, lorries, per entrance. the words of woolwich is challenging for any driver. the car i'm going to ride and doesn't need one. it a self driving vehicle. it's been running for three years, operating by consortium. taste it's been running for three years, operating by consortium. we have seen the vehicle _ operating by consortium. we have seen the vehicle in _ operating by consortium. we have seen the vehicle in such _ operating by consortium. we have seen the vehicle in such a - operating by consortium. we have seen the vehicle in such a way - operating by consortium. we have seen the vehicle in such a way for| seen the vehicle in such a way for the environment.— the environment. safety driver is alwa s on the environment. safety driver is always on hand. _ the environment. safety driver is always on hand. we _ the environment. safety driver is always on hand. we have - the environment. safety driver is always on hand. we have been i the environment. safety driver is - always on hand. we have been driving around the busy streets of woolwich. i've got a screen in front of me thatis i've got a screen in front of me that is what the car sees. he
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tells me his hand and not on the wheel. that is the point. and so we want to be able to improve not just the ability to drive on the highway, but then take on complex environments, but most importantly, do it in a what we call a human—like feel. what's unique about this project is that the car doesn'tjust rely on its own sensors. it also uses data from other sources, such as roadside cameras, to detect possible hazards in advance. we've been looking at, particularly as around things like parked vehicles and buses and bus stops that are beyond the line of sight. so we've been using our roadside cameras and infrastructure to be able to see those situations a bit like x—ray vision beyond the line of sight in such a way that that can then be transmitted to the vehicle. technology like this is still years
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away from going mainstream, but the project has shown that the car of the future will not only be able to drive itself, it'll communicate with roadside units, with other cars and quite possibly with us as well. theo leggett, bbc news. a question from the showbusiness world now — just how inclusive are the oscars? research suggests that over the event's 95—year history, only 16% of the winners were women — and when it comes to women of colour, that falls to just 2%. things have been changing — but as our los angeles correspondent sophie long reports, not as fast as many would hope. # no woman, no cry #. black panther: wakanda forever, showcases black culture. not only was it a box office hit, it also has five 0scar nominations. for angela bassett, it was a long time coming. did you just think, "oh, that's wonderful?" or did you think a bit more like, "about damn time?" i would say a little bit of both.
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no, no, no, absolutely wonderful. wonderful, and at this point in my career, to be any sort of inspiration for those who are coming behind, because i certainly had those that i look toward when i was starting out and it meant the world to me. but the omission of actors like viola davis for her role in the woman king led to criticism of the academy for failing to acknowledge black talent. we are doing everything we can to diversify our membership, to create mentoring programs, to really inspire more women to enter the business. and also, we have now a new program for mid—career women and just underrepresented groups. so we are not the industry, we cannot dictate hiring, but we're doing everything we can to try to level the playing field. ijust never thought
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i would come back here. only six of 20 nominees in the main acting categories are people of color. among them is brian tyree henry for his role in causeway. i was inducted into the aacademy in 2020, i was the class of 2020, so i was able to vote, which was truly incredible. there were so... it was very diverse, the class that i was inducted with, but there's still work to be done. you know, there's still a lot of progress to be made. but at the same time, what i love is that the recognition that's coming from my peers and my contemporaries that are here, you know, we feel it. we know exactly what needs to be done and it'sjust about really moving the needle forward. there has been progress. new research shows the hashtag 0scarssowhite and the movement it created eight years ago had a clear impact. 8% of nominees before 0scarssowhite, the eight years before, the eight years after, 17% for people of color. that's notable, right? i mean, that's not a bad shift.
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it's nowhere near what it needs to be, which is a0%, which reflects the us population. that's the percentage of underrepresented racial ethnic groups in the united states, and that's where that number should be in 2023. i can see where this story is going. but a hashtag can't change everything everywhere all at once. a combination of films that celebrate underrepresented communities and new diversity standards to be brought in next year might help. sophie long, bbc news, los angeles. now it's time for a look at the weather with tomasz. hello. there is more snow on the way this evening and tomorrow, especially tomorrow for northern britain. but forecasting the amounts of snow is proving so, so tricky. we'll call it a wintry mix because, of course, many of us are not getting the snow. it's been a mixture of sleet and even rain and really quite mild on the south coast at the moment. but the concentration of snow will be mostly around wales,
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parts of the midlands, into the peak district and northern england through the course of today and into this evening in scotland. it's much colder, clearer here and it will be very, very cold. now, where the temperatures do drop away through tonight, there is a chance of some icy patches forming following the recent wet and sleeting weather. here are the temperatures minus five in the lowlands of scotland. but look at that, eight degrees in plymouth with that milder south—westerly breeze. now, this is what we've had today. this is the weather front. it's moving away towards the east. this is the low pressure that will bring the snow, possibly disruptive snow on thursday. so it starts off wet in the southwest, breezy to snowfalls across northern parts of wales. the snow then moves into the north west of england, a mixture of rain, sleet and snow. here could be some snow settling around close to the coastal areas, but really not an awful lot. most of the snow will be around again, the peak district northwards through the pennines,
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certainly sheffield, leeds through the lake district as well. this is what it looks like around the middle of the afternoon. so around freezing where it's snowing but generally above freezing notice it's rain in the south, just a few flurries of snow in the north. and then the snow really gets going, we think come the evening, thursday evening. and the most amount of snow is expected to fall again across the pennines. now, this is the yellow warning area from the met office. typically snow amounts in towns and cities on lower ground won't be an awful lot, but but high ground in the extreme case we're talking about 25, maybe a0 centimetres of snow, for example, across the higher levels in the pennines. and then friday morning, that low pressure clears away. we're sort of in between weather systems. this is very early in the morning, could be some wintry mix a little bit further south depending what time this weather system clears away. and then i think it should clear up a little bit through the course of the afternoon. it's going to be a chilly day. quite a strong wind blowing in from the north, a really wintry
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second half of the week.
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this is bbc news — welcome if you're watching here in the uk or around the globe. i'm geeta guru—murthy. our top stories... britten's government is accused of utter failure for new asylum rules to stop migrant boats crossing the channel, but prime minister rishi sunak insists his plan as the people's priority. we sunak insists his plan as the people's priority.— sunak insists his plan as the people's priority. sunak insists his plan as the --eole's riori . ~ ., ., ., people's priority. we are doing what is riaht, people's priority. we are doing what is right. acting _ people's priority. we are doing what is right, acting with _ people's priority. we are doing what is right, acting with compassion, - is right, acting with compassion, fairness and to respect the laws and borders of our country. this fairness and to respect the laws and borders of our country.— borders of our country. this is their fifth _ borders of our country. this is their fifth prime _ borders of our country. this is their fifth prime minister, - borders of our country. this is| their fifth prime minister, their sixth— their fifth prime minister, their sixth immigration plan, their seventh _ sixth immigration plan, their seventh home secretary and after all this time _ seventh home secretary and after all this time they only offer the same gimmicks — this time they only offer the same gimmicks and empty promises. a bbc spokesperson has said one of its highest paid presenters —

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