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negotiations to framework for trade negotiations to protect the uk but will welfare standards, there are working groups to bring together retailers and growers, and changes to planning policy to make it easier to build things like greenhouses. unions are welcome this as a sign food security is being taken seriously, although individual summers want more detail on what is going to be cheap. but the british retail consortium highlight that this only targeting a very small part of the supply chain and, without measures to also help packaging and manufacturing there are also unsure what impact could have on consumers. and now i am joined by henry dimbleby, founder of the leon restaurant chain. he resigned from his position as government food adviser in april, citing his frustration with over policy making. in fact, you served underfive secretaries of state and former prime ministers. what do you think of these measures announced by the current one? it’s of these measures announced by the current one?— current one? it's trying to get the train back on _ current one? it's trying to get the
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train back on the _ current one? it's trying to get the train back on the tracks, - current one? it's trying to get the train back on the tracks, so the l train back on the tracks, so the government had put into place a very ambitious programme to make farming more sustainable, which is about the only thing people on both sides of the brexit divide could agree was something we could do coming out of europe. it has been going quite well at the michael gove and then george eustice and then we had this car crash or policy announcements, restricting seasonal labour, leaving £60 million of crops in the field, the australian trade deal which didn't protect the standards for the they have now said they will protect them for the rebranding defra is a growth department. all these things and the whole intellectual framework of what they were trying to do with farmers fell apart, and farmers became worried, there was a lot of change and they didn't know what the government was doing and clearly here they are trying to say, ok, there is a consistent programme for there is a consistent programme for the they have scrapped the horticulture strategy and it seems like they have brought it back. they have said there will be 16,000
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seasonal workers next year, probably not quite enough but it's progress. critically, interesting, that trade agreement which they broke, basically, a manifesto commitment in the australian trade agreement, they have said, for future trade deals, will maintain that commitment. tao will maintain that commitment. too late for some _ will maintain that commitment. too late for some beef and sheep farmers. that is the deal george eustice said, when he left his post as environment secretary, we gave away far too much for far too little, and that was a deal that liz truss negotiate as international trade secretary. the truss negotiate as international trade secretary.— trade secretary. the australian commentators _ trade secretary. the australian commentators couldn't - trade secretary. the australian commentators couldn't believe trade secretary. the australian l commentators couldn't believe it trade secretary. the australian - commentators couldn't believe it was the one saving grace of the deal is that most australian trade go to china, so unless there is a trade war with china, which is not impossible, we will become a dumping ground for australian produce, deal probably won't harm farmers too much, but it set a precedent, so people were worried that president would be applied to brazil and america where, if you let them
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import food reared more cruelly and less environment differently than our food and therefore cheaper, that would cause uk farmers real problems. it seems to have brought down the door on that and been a bit more ambitious, gone back to the manifesto commitment. we more ambitious, gone back to the manifesto commitment.— more ambitious, gone back to the manifesto commitment. we have talked about farmers- — manifesto commitment. we have talked about farmers- a _ manifesto commitment. we have talked about farmers. a little _ manifesto commitment. we have talked about farmers. a little bit _ about farmers. a little bit watching, notjust farmers but people who have paid a lot for their food in the last year, up i9% year on year, what does this mean for food inflation?— on year, what does this mean for food inflation? almost nothing to sto food inflation? almost nothing to step this is _ food inflation? almost nothing to stop this is about _ food inflation? almost nothing to stop this is about long-term - food inflation? almost nothing to stop this is about long-term food stop this is about long—term food production in the uk was food inflation is a global problem. there are rows in italy about whether the government should put price control on pasta, which has doubled in price. in france, there are rows over the 2 euros lettuce. in the uk, families with children are now experiencing much more food insecurity, that 10% were experiencing it a year ago and it's now 20% the tip the government knows
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it's what it can and should do, which is to extend the benefits to those families living on the edge, living in poverty for things like free school meals, healthy start vouchers, holiday activity and food programmes. at the moment, the threshold is £7,1i00 pre—benefit household income is way too low, it's been too low for years and it's even worse now, the lowest in the uk, and the government really should be moving now to increase that threshold. that's what they could do to help people now. you threshold. that's what they could do to help people now.— to help people now. you have been makin: to help people now. you have been making the — to help people now. you have been making the case — to help people now. you have been making the case for— to help people now. you have been making the case for a _ to help people now. you have been making the case for a while. - to help people now. you have been making the case for a while. that i to help people now. you have beenl making the case for a while. that is the cost of extending free school meals to all those families on universal credit will be about a billion. 800 million. chemicaland that be paid by taxpayers? yes. billion. 800 million. chemical and that be paid by taxpayers? yes, and there are some _ that be paid by taxpayers? yes, and there are some of— that be paid by taxpayers? yes, and there are some of these _ that be paid by taxpayers? yes, and there are some of these policies - there are some of these policies people think not popular but that's incredibly popular, like restricting advertising ofjunk food to advertising of junk food to children, advertising ofjunk food to children, incredibly popular. so
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there are these things that are obvious, common—sense and popular, but there are certain wings of the conservative party that somehow believe they are nanny state and voters won't like them. they will like them and it's important they do it now. ., ~' , ., like them and it's important they do it now. ., ,, i. ., like them and it's important they do it now. . ~' i., ., _, that's all from us tonight. goodbye. he was confident he'd win the run off in two week's time.
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his opposition rival kemal k l cdaro lu, who has big support from secular turks and young people, says mr erdogan has failed to get a vote of confidence from the people. our correspondent orla guerin has the latest from ankara. i think it will be very tough. in effect, presidentjuan confirmed most of the opinion polls and found that most of the analyst, they had been predicting that we would be in the territory of a second round for the presidency, but they expected that the lead would be the opposition candidate come out. but what we saw yesterday was the reverse of that. the president came out ahead. he's ahead by about 2.5 million votes. and in addition to being in the lead for the presidency, his allies and his party have retained control of parliament. so in two weeks' time, when turks go back to vote, he will be the incumbent controlling parliament, controlling all of the levers of
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power here, controlling the media as he has for this round. so many advantages they are. and there was a third candidate, and ultranationalist who got 5%. many of that vote may now go to the president. i have to say, opposition officials we spoke to today were pretty deflated, pretty shell—shocked. it's hard to see how they can make up this ground. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. some run for competition, some for charity. some forfun. of course, for so many, it is all about raising money for good causes. well over £1 million is raised to year, but everyone runs for their own individual charities, fundraising for loved ones, hospice, children's charities, everything you can think of. is this your first one? how are you feeling? really got it, really tired.
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my first one ever. it is pretty tough out there. i have been recovering from an illness. i am happy with that. the crowd is fantastic. but it is also a competitive race. for the women's winner, a huge vindication. if i haven't done a half marathon in five years, ijust came back from injury, so , this is good, it is a good step in the right direction after injury. whatever the reason for taking part, the force was with them. you're live with bbc news. a bbc investigation has uncovered a complex scam , where british men are paid to claim that they are the fathers of children born to migrant women. the fraud involves british men claiming paternity , so the child can get uk citizenship, and the migrant mother also has a route to stay in the country.
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the investigation found some men are being offered up to 10,000 pounds in cash, with the illegal practice advertised rather openly on social media. 0ur correspondent divya talwar has the story. this woman is going undercover. she's posing as a pregnant vietnamese woman in the uk illegally. the men she's meeting are planning a brazen immigration scam. translation:. when the baby is born, just go home. we'll book an appointment for the birth certificate. it's easy. we'll do everything for you. i'll prepare a convincing story for you. the man on the right is in charge and tells our researcher that the british man on the left will pose as her baby's father. the man in the middle is translating. the scam means the child can get automatic uk citizenship and the mother also has a route to stay in the country. i would ask this boy to take some photos with you. the researcher is told those selfies
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will help create a fake back story. this immigration scam is rife on social media. we found dozens of posts about it on facebook groups. almost all of these posts mentioned red book. the red book is basically a british passport. meta, which owns facebook, says it doesn't allow the solicitation of birth certificate fraud on its platforms and will continue to remove content that violates its policies. we've spoken to women who've paid fake fathers to try and cheat the authorities. one of their stories is being portrayed by an actor. someone i knew introduced me to a man who agreed to be my baby father. he was 30 years older than me. it cost £9,000 during
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the whole process. i...i didn't have much contact with the man. immigration lawyer haja bungle says he's seen this happening in different communities. this scam has a potential to be widespread, potentially in the thousands. it's not a one off and it's been going on for years. but the home office hasjust not picked up on this. and there's a scandal waiting to be exposed. the ringleader called us more than 20 times after the meeting. we've been told he's provided a fake father service for multiple women. this time i got in touch with him. my name is divya talwar. i'm a journalist for bbc news. we've got evidence of you running an illegal immigration scam. what are you talking about? i don't know anything. i'm not involved in anything like that. he's just put the phone down. the other men didn't respond to our requests for comment.
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the home office told us it has measures in place to prevent and detect immigration fraud and said it could request additional evidence to establish paternity. while the government continues to clamp down on illegal immigration, this scam appears to be happening under the radar of the authorities. divya talwar, bbc news. divya has written an article about there so do check out the w bbc website .com for more details website .com for more harrison ford, johnny depp and natalie portman. just a few of the famous names set to hit the red carpet at the world famous cannes film festival. it begins later on tuesday. but there are concerns protesters angry at french pension reforms may target the event. nicky schiller is in the newsroom with more. yes, it is that time of year when the usually laid back french riviera city of cannes turns into this, the world famous film festival, and hollywood's a—listers head
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for the famous red carpet. now, this year, 35,000 people are expected at the 76th festival. now, take a look. some people are already trying to bag a seat, even with a stepladder and some locks on those step ladders. now, we can expect some big premieres. back in 2008, harrison ford was there for the premiere of indiana jones kingdom of the crystal skull. 15 years later, he is back for the premiere of yes, indiana jones and the dial of destiny. leonardo dicaprio is another cannes regular, and he is there this year for the premiere of killers of the flower moon. indeed, industry insiders say it is a big year at cannes. we have indiana jones. we've got martin scorsese's new film with leonardo dicaprio. we've got a wes anderson film packed with every single star
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you could name, and sort of a who's who of great auteur arthouse directors. and so this combination is really, i mean, it's all killer, no filler. i mean, it's an impressive, incredible line—up. johnny depp has been going to cannes for years. here he is in 1995 and again in 2011. he's set to make headlines this year. the opening film is his new movie, jean dewberry. it's a french language movie and is being billed as his comeback. it's his first since that high profile court case with amber heard. it's worth remembering that cannes is a competition. the top prize is this, the palme d'0r. now, this year, 21 films are competing for it, including a record number of women directors — seven. now, security is tight in the city. there are around 1000 police and security staff on duty. you can see them here rehearsing on the red carpet. there are fears there may be protests this year by french unions over those controversial pension reforms.
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now, talking of the red carpet, it is 60 metres long, but that's actually shorter this year. they're trying to be a little more eco conscious and in the process, saving 1li00 kilos of carpet. finally, i know sherry and chef hopes that she has set a new world record for the longest cooking marathon after preparing males continuously for more than 96 hours. crowds watched who the boss at work since thursday afternoon. the current record holder from since thursday afternoon. the current record holderfrom india cooked for just current record holderfrom india cooked forjust under 88 hours. the guinness world record organisation says it is aware of the challenge and an official declaration will be made once a review of the process has been made. miss bussey has received new congratulatory messages, including one from president bihari who said it was a great day for nigeria. 0h
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president bihari who said it was a great day for nigeria. oh my goodness! i can't stand 30 minutes in the kitchen. that's it for our show, thanks so much for watching. after a bit of a cool start to week it will just after a bit of a cool start to week it willjust begin to climb slightly into next weekend. now, the early part of tuesday looks largely dry, clear skies, part of tuesday looks largely dry, clearskies, how part of tuesday looks largely dry, clear skies, how to actually start to the day. the cloud, more of a breeze, some rain getting into the north and west of scotland, temperatures 9 degrees and strong way. but actually start to tuesday from many areas. high pressure sitting almost on top of the uk but this week where the front bringing in more clouds and showers to
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scotland. still some fairly cool air around for tuesday. so it's a chilly start, dry, bright, lots of sunshine around, showers from the word go becoming more widespread across scotland into the afternoon. some showers for northern ireland. whew for northern and eastern england, the dry son weather will be across wales and down into the southwest. could make 16 or 17 degrees but again for most it's the low mix team. now this is below parfor the time of year. through tuesday night though showers fade away, most places once again will be dried to start on wednesday. variable cloud but widespread clear sky, certainly in the north of the west. and again, temperatures taking a bit of a tumble, single digits for most. high pressure almost on top of the uk for wednesday. lighter winds. this feature will start to bring more cloud, breeze, outbreaks of rain to the northwest of scotland. that is about it, plenty of sunshine around, could just see a few isolated
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showers across the midland but many places will stay dry and the temperatures creeping up a little bit. we could be up to 18, maintain 19 degrees and the woman stops. it's the mid—teens, particular towards the mid—teens, particular towards the north. as we move through thursday, friday, pressure still holds on. a few weather fronts flirt with the north of the uk. and you will notice we start to pull out some slightly warmer air from the west, the orange and yellow colours taking over. so apart from a few showers across the north of the uk thanks to the weather fronts you can see because of high pressure mostly dry, it will be feeling warmer, temperatures hitting the low 20s.
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this is bbc news. we will have the headlines and all the main news stories for you at the top of the hour is new day he continues straight after hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. i'm stephen sackur and today i'm in berlin outside the humboldt forum, one of germany's great cultural institutions right here in the city centre. it is home to thousands of works of non—european art. now, the thing is, many germans are now asking themselves, why is all this art here?

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