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today at one, the home secretary denies any wrongdoing following controversy over her handling of a speeding offence. any regrets, home secretary? suella braverman is alleged to have sought advice from civil servants about organising a private speed—awareness course, instead of attending a public session. i got a speeding ticket, i paid the fine, i took the points. in my view, nothing untoward has happened. thank you. we'll have the very latest live from westminster. also on the programme: sir keir starmer outlines his plans to refrom the nhs, with new targets cutting deaths from heart disease, strokes and suicide. we have a new team, called bbc verify, forensically checking data and information. today, just how is russia preparing
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for a ukrainian counteroffensive? and the chelsea flower show opens, this year sustainability and diversity are key themes. coming up in the sport on bbc news — one down, two to go. pep guardiola says to be considered one of the greatest teams, his side need to become european champions. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the home secretary, suella braverman, says she's confident "nothing untoward has happened" following controversy over her handling of a speeding offence last summer. now, she refused to be drawn on whether she instructed civil servants to arrange a one—on—one driving—awareness course, instead of attending
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a public session. opposition parties say she should quit if she's found to have breached the ministerial code, because the rules say civil servants shouldn't get involved in the private affairs of ministers. rishi sunak has been meeting his ethics adviser to decide what happens next. here's our political correspondent, iain watson. any regrets, home secretary? are you subject to different laws than the rest of us? ., subject to different laws than the rest of us?— subject to different laws than the rest of us? ., ,, . ., , ., , rest of us? the home secretary was not behind the _ rest of us? the home secretary was not behind the wheel _ rest of us? the home secretary was not behind the wheel of _ rest of us? the home secretary was not behind the wheel of her - not behind the wheel of her ministerial car today. possiblyjust as well, she was fined for speeding last year and got a point on her licence. but that in itself would not cost her herjob. but as an alternative to a fine, she was offered the option of attending a speed awareness course. she wanted a one—to—one session without other members of the public present. that proved not to be possible, but at issueis proved not to be possible, but at issue is whether she asked civil servants to try to arrange this and in doing so broke the ministerial code. today she made it clear she
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felt she'd done nothing wrong. in mi; felt she'd done nothing wrong. in my view, i'm confident _ felt she'd done nothing wrong. in my view, i'm confident that _ felt she'd done nothing wrong. i�*i “n; view, i'm confident that nothing untoward has happened. last summer, i was speeding, i regret that, i paid the fine and i took the points. but a former senior civil servant think she could have a case to answer. . ., , , think she could have a case to answer. _, , , . ., ., answer. the code is very clear that ministers must _ answer. the code is very clear that ministers must ensure _ answer. the code is very clear that ministers must ensure that - answer. the code is very clear that ministers must ensure that no - ministers must ensure that no conflict — ministers must ensure that no conflict arises or appears to arise between — conflict arises or appears to arise between their public duties and their_ between their public duties and their private interests, even asking their private interests, even asking the question of a civil servant as to how— the question of a civil servant as to how she — the question of a civil servant as to how she might go on one of these courses_ to how she might go on one of these courses puts them in an impossible position _ courses puts them in an impossible osition. ., , . .,, courses puts them in an impossible osition. . ., position. there was close to the home secretary _ position. there was close to the home secretary say _ position. there was close to the home secretary say she - position. there was close to the home secretary say she only i position. there was close to the i home secretary say she only asked civil servants for advice, she didn't improperly instruct them to do anything on her behalf. but at the end of the g7 summit injapan, the end of the g7 summit injapan, the prime minister's frustration was clear. d0 the prime minister's frustration was clear. , ., ., _, . clear. do you have full confidence in suella braverman? _ clear. do you have full confidence in suella braverman? do - clear. do you have full confidence in suella braverman? do you - clear. do you have full confidence | in suella braverman? do you have clear. do you have full confidence - in suella braverman? do you have any auestions in suella braverman? do you have any questions about _ in suella braverman? do you have any questions about the _ in suella braverman? do you have any questions about the summit? - in suella braverman? do you have any| questions about the summit? downing street subsequently _
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questions about the summit? downing street subsequently clarified _ questions about the summit? downing street subsequently clarified that - street subsequently clarified that he did have confidence in the home secretary, but nonetheless he has now had a conversation with his adviser on ministerial standards and are said to be gathering further information. opposition parties are calling for an urgent inquiry. the prime minister _ calling for an urgent inquiry. tue: prime minister did calling for an urgent inquiry. tte: prime minister did stand calling for an urgent inquiry. tt2 prime minister did stand outside downing street when he became prime minister, saying that he was going to bring about change, much needed change, i would say, under this government and have accountability, honesty and transparency, and i think that an investigation comes first. ,., , think that an investigation comes first. , ., ., first. in the past hour, the home secretary went — first. in the past hour, the home secretary went into _ first. in the past hour, the home secretary went into downing - first. in the past hour, the home i secretary went into downing street. are you going to resign, home secretary?— are you going to resign, home secreta ? ,, , , , ., , secretary? she suggested she was discussin: secretary? she suggested she was discussing how _ secretary? she suggested she was discussing how to _ secretary? she suggested she was discussing how to stop _ secretary? she suggested she was discussing how to stop the - discussing how to stop the boats, not whether her own political career would be brought to a halt. but she's not home and dry yet. indeed, because the prime minister has met his ethics adviser, what happens now? $5 has met his ethics adviser, what happens now?— has met his ethics adviser, what happens now? as far as i'm aware, clive, happens now? as far as i'm aware, clive. suella _ happens now? as far as i'm aware, clive, suella braverman _ happens now? as far as i'm aware, clive, suella braverman is - happens now? as far as i'm aware, clive, suella braverman is still- clive, suella braverman is still inside downing street, as you heard,
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she seems to be indicating she was there to discuss immigration, but i cannot imagine that the question of the speeding offence will not come up, especially since downing street are telling us the prime minister wants to gather further information. he hasn't yet decided to launch an inquiry into what she did or didn't say to civil servants, but he is in a very difficult position, because if he doesn't launch an inquiry or at least ask his ethics adviser to launch an inquiry, then the opposition parties are going to say he is weak and cannot stand up to us home secretary or those on the right of the party. if he does go down that road of an investigation, look at what has happened when he has had other investigations, he lost dominic raab as deputy prime minister, he also lost nadhim zahawi, the conservative party chairman, and even without an investigation, gavin williamson went as well. so there is always the possibility that something is discovered which makes it very difficult for him to hold on to his home secretary. so that is one difficulty. the other difficulty he has to find out is in his own party
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there is discontent, westminster is well known for conspiracy theories and conspiracies, and some people are saying the news of suella braverman's speeding offence was leaked to try to undermine her. so not a very pleasant position for the prime minister to be and when he is about to give a statement on the g7 summit to parliament this afternoon. indeed, ok, iain watson, thank you. the labour leader, sir keir starmer, says he'll introduce new nhs targets on cutting deaths in england from heart disease, strokes, cancer and suicide if his party wins the next general election. in a speech this morning, sir keir pledged to get the nhs "off its knees". the reality is this — the nhs is not sustainable unless we make serious, deep, long—term changes. that's my politics — reform for renewal, national missions for the common good, an nhs fit for the future. our health correspondent nick triggle is here. what's the labour leader been
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proposing this morning? well, sir keir starmer set out three key priorities for change, he talked about out neighbourhood health service, so more done in the community to reflect that growing numbers of people are living with long—term conditions such as heart disease and dementia. he said that would require more gps but also other health staff in the community doing more, such as pharmacists. that brings us into the second priority, which is healthy life expectancy. there is a 20 year gap between how long people live in health, compared between the rich and poor as there is, and some of the policies he proposed include a ban onjunk food the policies he proposed include a ban on junk food advertising. thirdly, technology, allowing patients to make more use of the nhs, much in the way we shop and watch television has been revolutionised by those technologies, he wants the nhs to do the same so that it can be, he says, fit for the future.—
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fit for the future. how is your auoin to fit for the future. how is your going to achieve _ fit for the future. how is your going to achieve all— fit for the future. how is your going to achieve all this? - fit for the future. how is your going to achieve all this? it l fit for the future. how is your - going to achieve all this? it sounds like it costs money.— like it costs money. what is interesting _ like it costs money. what is interesting is _ like it costs money. what is interesting is a _ like it costs money. what is interesting is a lot - like it costs money. what is interesting is a lot of - like it costs money. what is interesting is a lot of these | interesting is a lot of these policies have been talked about for years by both parties, and the tories in fact point out that in wales, where labour is in power, they have failed to achieve that, and promising one thing and delivering another, particularly when there is such a cute pressure on the health service and staffing shortages and, clive, experts have said this will require more money, and that is one of the key things thatis and that is one of the key things that is missing from the labour plan, but labour say they cannot yet set out what their spending plans would be, that would have to be nearer the general election, and the tories have not either, so i expect that all political parties will be pushed on just how much that all political parties will be pushed onjust how much money that all political parties will be pushed on just how much money they are willing to give the health service in the lead up to the general election.— service in the lead up to the general election. service in the lead up to the ueneralelection. ., , ., general election. nick, many thanks, nick triggle- — junior doctors in scotland have been offered a 14.5% pay rise. the new offer from the scottish government, which covers a two—year period, was made after negotiations with bma scotland.
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the union will now consult its members, who voted in favour of strike action earlier this month, on the offer. bma scotland said the deal was likely to be the best that the scottish government would offer. after the abrupt departure of one of britian's most high—profile television presenters, philip schofield, from itv�*s this morning show, today's replacement presenters have been paying tribute. it was announced at the weekend that the 61—year—old would be stepping down with immediate effect. here's our arts and media correspondent david sillito. ! hello and i hello and welcome... ! hello and welcome... we can't start the show _ ! hello and welcome... we can't start the show without paying i start the show without paying tribute to the man who has spent the last two decade sitting on the sofa, philip schofield.— philip schofield. there was this mornin: philip schofield. there was this morning on _ philip schofield. there was this morning on this _ philip schofield. there was this morning on this morning - philip schofield. there was this morning on this morning a - philip schofield. there was this i morning on this morning a change philip schofield. there was this - morning on this morning a change to be normal presenting line—up. no philip schofield, and holly
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willoughby, we're told, is on holiday, and alison hammond and dermot o'leary were, in their absence, offering a warm tribute to absence, offering a warm tribute to a presenter whojust made a rapid exit from the show he presented for more 20 years. exit from the show he presented for more 20 years-— more 20 years. everyone on and off screen at "v _ more 20 years. everyone on and off screen at itv and _ more 20 years. everyone on and off screen at itv and this _ more 20 years. everyone on and off screen at itv and this morning - more 20 years. everyone on and off. screen at itv and this morning wants to see _ screen at itv and this morning wants to see a _ screen at itv and this morning wants to see a huge thank you to phil for what _ to see a huge thank you to phil for what he _ to see a huge thank you to phil for what he has — to see a huge thank you to phil for what he has done to make the show such a _ what he has done to make the show such a success over the past 21 years — such a success over the past 21 ears. ., , , , ., ~ ., years. quite simply, we all know he is one of the — years. quite simply, we all know he is one of the best _ years. quite simply, we all know he is one of the best live _ years. quite simply, we all know he is one of the best live television - is one of the best live television broadcast is this country has ever had. and away and all the team wish him all the best for the future. yeah. ~ . ., him all the best for the future. yeah. ~ _, . ,, him all the best for the future. yeah. . _, . ~' ., him all the best for the future. yeah. ~ ., ., yeah. welcome back, i am holding the fort... yeah. welcome back, i am holding the fort- -- which — yeah. welcome back, i am holding the fort... which raises _ yeah. welcome back, i am holding the fort... which raises the _ yeah. welcome back, i am holding the fort... which raises the question, - fort... which raises the question, why has he gone? he has - fort... which raises the question, | why has he gone? he has certainly made a few headlines in recent weeks with allegations that there were problems with his co—presenter, and that chemistry has been part of the show�*s appeal. when he came out as gay, there were hugs and tears. however, one of those offering a hug that day, eamonn holmes, wasn't offering much in the way of a
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tribute today. t offering much in the way of a tribute today.— offering much in the way of a tribute toda . ~ , ., tribute today. i think there is one headhne tribute today. i think there is one headline today, _ tribute today. i think there is one headline today, the _ tribute today. i think there is one headline today, the front - tribute today. i think there is one headline today, the front of - tribute today. i think there is one headline today, the front of the l headline today, the front of the sun, where he says, i am completely broken, tv is the only thing in his life. he feels he has been knifed, knifed by who? i wonder who! life. he feels he has been knifed, knifed by who? iwonder who! itv bosses? holly? if they have come up they continuing to give him two more programmes?— programmes? indeed, well, this partnership _ programmes? indeed, well, this partnership is — programmes? indeed, well, this partnership is at _ programmes? indeed, well, this partnership is at an _ programmes? indeed, well, this partnership is at an end, - programmes? indeed, well, this partnership is at an end, but - programmes? indeed, well, this partnership is at an end, but 1ij partnership is at an end, but itv says it is going to continue working with him. philip schofield, meanwhile, has some time on his hands and has had a chance to spend some of it with his mum. david sillito, bbc news. ukraine's president, volodymyr zelensky, has insisted the city of bakhmut "is not occupied" by russia, after moscow—backed mercenaries claimed control. meanwhile, satellite images show that russia is building extensive defences in the areas they currently occupy in the east in preparation for a ukrainian counteroffensive. those images have been
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analysed by bbc verify, a new service launched today, bringing together 60 journalists with a range of forensic and investigative skills to fact—check data, helping to explain complex stories, and counter disinformation. let's speak to our analysis editor, ros atkins, who joins us from the newsroom. bbc verify, take us through it! clive, thank you very much indeed, welcome to bbc verify, and as we have been discussing on bbc news for a number of weeks, ukraine is expected to launch a counter offensive in the war, and we have been assessing how russia has been bolstering its defences. here is the front line, the territory marked in red is controlled by russia. we have highlighted bakhmut, because they city has hosted some of the fiercest fighting in the conflict, and we know that trenches around the city have been used by both sides. this
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is a ukrainian soldier. now, looking more broadly along the front line, we also know that russia is using trenches as part of its fortification of the front line. this has been mapped by the open source analyst brady africa, and each of these black marks marks a new russian fortification. let's focus on a couple of locations, tokmak is a small but crucial city, you can see it at the bottom of the image, the ukrainian positions are much higher up, and this is what the russians have done. a first line of defence, a second line of defence, and a third line of defence around the city itself. in ukrainian media, there are reports that civilians are being removed by the russians so that it can fortify the city further. and we can understand these fortifications if we look at another satellite image here. first of all, we highlight artillery positions, furthest from the front line, then a
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trench network used by soldiers, then what are called dragon's teeth, concrete obstacles the russians are laying down in the hope of stopping ukrainian tanks and attracts. you also have these vehicles digging out also have these vehicles digging out a much bigger trenches or ditches. if we go back to the satellite image, you can see that the very first line of offences and anti—tank dig. this is a second location we wanted to highlight, it concerns the crimean peninsula, annexed by the russians in 2014, and we are going to focus on a beach on the west coast of crimea. you can see the dragons teeth again, on the shore of the black sea, a bunker, and this trench has been measured by bbc verify to about 15 miles up and down the coast. there are piles of wood to reinforce the trenches, this is ongoing work for the russians, and if you look at this fortification, well, this could how's a tank or an
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armoured vehicle of some description facing towards the sea. we should say we are clear —— we are not clear that ukraine could attack from the sea, but what is certain is the scale of the fortifications that russia have built through the winter and now they wait to see if ukraine attacks. our top story this afternoon: suella braverman denies any controversy ore her handling of a speeding offence. and still to come — a warning that criminals are getting smarter at targeting victims to gain access to banking apps on mobile phones. coming up in the sport on bbc news, real madrid go to spain's attorney general to file a complaint for hate crimes and discriminations against star player viniciusjunior after he is abused during a game once again.
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today marks six years since the manchester arena bombing in which 22 people died, and more than 1,000 were injured. today marks six years since the manchester arena bombing in which 22 people died, and more than 1,000 were injured. it happened when a suicide bomber detonated an explosive device at a concert by the singer ariane grande. at the time, more than 200 of the survivors were children, but there are complaints that the mental health support they've received has been limited. here'sjohn maguire. # oooh, yeah, yeah... six years ago, these young women werejust children when they were caught up in the suicide bombing at a pop concert at the manchester arena. # cos we're not gonna let them in
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# gonna let them change who we're going to be... this song, written and performed by ellie taylor, describes how their lives were affected that night, but also of their determination to recover and to thrive. # you've got to keep moving on # getting back to how we used to be...# they also helped to devise a research project titled be the difference, asking those under 18 at the time what support they received following the attack. you never even imagine going through something like this, so it's not like, oh, right, ok, "i've thought about this and this is my plan of action." you have no idea. so it was kind of hard navigating some of the stuff. and i didn't know a lot about anxiety or panic attacks. i didn't know a lot about that. and even when i experienced, like, my first panic attack,
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i didn't realise that's what it was. and it's only been the last couple years where i've actually been able to look back and go, you know what? i was really struggling at that point. like, that was a panic attack. it was a lot of learning for me over the years, and i think that's one of the things as well, with, like, the different therapies where, like, oh, that actually didn't work. the report from lancaster university and the national emergencies trust heard from more than 230 young people. some had received support they felt helped them, others not. their conclusion is that too many children felt let down. sometimes you have good weeks, sometimes you've had bad. and i think that's one of the — one of the issues was, like, counselling would stop, therapies would stop because i'd be doing better. but then if i got back into that place i was, there was no immediate support i could go to because the counselling stopped. i didn't have any connection with them any more, and then i didn't really... i struggled in high school having that person to talk to as well. so it was kind of it would leave you stranded.
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lucy suffered severe physical injuries that night, and spent long periods in hospital going through two years of rehabilitation. when that kind of came to an ok level, and i was like, oh, i can walk, i can get around now, i can be a bit more independent. i think that's when the mental health side really started to kick in for me. i kind of realised i wasn't 0k. i think the lockdown especially was the main thing for me that really triggered, you know, something wasn't right and i didn't feel 0k any more. what the research shows is that the emotional and mental support was inconsistent and often limited. so it calls for a plan to be adopted to ensure that, regardless of where people live, the schools they attend or their age, care is available to all. because if, god forbid, anything like this happened again, you know, we'd want the best treatment given to those people. because i know myself personally,
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you know, it's been a struggle, and a lot of my friends who i've met through the choir have experienced the same thing. and ijust think it's important that we figure out what was best and make sure that everyone gets the help they need. in a statement, the home office said it's currently conducting an internal review into the support package provided to victims of terrorism to better address their needs following an attack. dr cath hill's son was at the arena. her experience of trying to find help for him inspired her to campaign for change. many young people, particularly when they went from primary to secondary or to college and university, had to relive some of that trauma in order to tell their teachers and tutors what they'd experienced. they shouldn't have to do that. so a bit like similar statuses that you might have if you have an independent learning support plan, or for looked after children, that there's some status where teachers are made aware that young people have experienced this.
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there are still struggles six years on. but conducting this research, even ensuring the questions asked were suitable for children and young people has proved cathartic. knowing that they could be helping others is a great help to them. john maguire, bbc news, manchester. let's take a look at some other stories making the headlines. the parent company of facebook has been fined 1.2 billion euros, or £1 billion, for mishandling people's data. meta was issued with the fine by ireland's data protection commission and is the highest penalty imposed under the eu privacy laws. meta says it will appeal against what it calls an "unjustified and unnecessary" ruling. the low—cost airline ryanair has reported its first profit since the pandemic as fares and passenger numbers increased. its results show it made £1.2 billion in the year to march, compared with a net loss of more
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than £300 million the previous year. football legend graeme souness plans to swim the english channel to help people living with a rare skin condition. the former liverpool, rangers and scotland player said he was inspired to take on the 16—hour challenge to raise money to fight a rare skin disease called epidermolysis bullosa after meeting a young girl from the scottish highlands who has the condition. there are calls for all suicides which may be work—related, to be investigated by the health and safety executive. two prominent academics have written an open letter in the british medicaljournal, pointing to the death of the head teacher, ruth perry, in reading, who took her own life after an ofsted inspection downgraded her school. ofsted says it carries out its work professionally and sensitively. here's our education editor, branwen jeffreys. ruth perry took her own life while waiting for an ofsted report. caversham primary was being graded inadequate.
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inspectors raised concerns about how children were kept safe. an inquest will look at events round ruth perry's death. it has provoked a bigger debate about teachers�* mental health. suicides are not investigated by the health and safety executive. now, two leading academics are calling for that to change. every suicide is a tragedy for the family and friends of the individual, for the individual who loses their life. and if there are circumstances that could be tackled to prevent that happening, we have a responsibility to do something about them, but if you don't investigate, you don't try to find what is happening you can't do that. in the british medicaljournal, they also say ofsted has a duty of care, a call welcomed by the family. we're saying to ofsted, saying to the department for education, we are saying to government we are not going away, this issue is not going away. ruth's death was not, sadly,
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however tragic it is to us, was not a one—off anomaly. ofsted has described ruth perry's death as a tragedy. it said it inspects first and foremost in the interests of children, professionally, and sensitively, careful of the impact on staff. branwen jeffreys, bbc news. a senior british fraud officer says criminals are getting smarter at targeting victims to gain access to banking apps on mobile phones. detective superintendentjohn roach, who runs the metropolitan police's economic crime unit, says the public need to be more aware of how thousands of pounds can be stolen, in a matter of minutes. dan whitworth, from radio 4's moneybox programme, has that story. so many banks and financial apps available on our mobile phones we can access our money
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like never before. but with that convenience comes risk. this warning illustrates the concern police have about how in a crowded bar or on a train or bus criminals can easily shoulder surf — look over a victim's shoulder as they type in a pin. then if that same criminal can later steal the phone, it can be game over. detective superintendentjohn roach says he is confident the technology behind the apps is secure, but the weak point criminals are getting better at exploiting, human behaviour, is not. if you take that out, on a night out let's say as you suggest, without the right precautions and protections round it, you are essentially walking around with a bag of cash, if you start to think about it like that, would you go into a bar and put the bag of cash on the bar an turn your back on it? and turn your back on it? probably not. when this man was pick pocketed on a night out last year and had his phone stolen he was annoyed by didn't he was annoyed by didn't think more of it.
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until he woke up the next morning and learned £22,000 had been stolen from his bank accounts. i was completely frightened. it was alarming to see all your hard—earned money taken away from you, i was in complete shock, how it could have happened, and the fact it happened to me just felt like i was superunlucky. 90% of adults in the uk have a smartphone so the advice from police if you want to avoid being a victim of mobile phone fraud is this. number one, if you use a pin or pass code to unlock you phone make sure you use a different one to open up the banking and financial apps inside your phone, number two, never store a pin or pass code on your phone, if criminals get hold of it they will search it and they will find them. number three, always be aware of your surroundings when you are using your mobile, especially if you are doing online banking. there is lots more advice in an article on the bbc news website and the hope from police is, the more of us that follow it, the fewer opportunities criminals will have to carry out what can be such a devastating crime. dan whitworth, bbc news.
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sustainability is a key theme of the chelsea flower show now under way, and this year there'll be more women exhibitors than ever before. there'll also be for the first time, a wedding held at the show. first let us get this from daniela relph. chelsea is putting a show, where ever you look. and perhaps the biggest stage today, the first ever chelsea wedding. on the garden he created, designer manoj malde married his partner clive gillmor. you are now legally united in marriage, and so congratulations. if you wish, you may kiss the groom. the garden of unity has been designed as a garden for everyone, whenever you are, where ever you're from. look at me, i'm here creating gardens, we have had a gay marriage here — it is a wonderful place to be. the main gardens ready, thejudging under way,
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and the celebrity guests in full flow. i'm a keen but hopeless gardener, and i come here to get inspiration and flashes of complete beauty. my wife's coaching me into being keener, and i am actually loving it. i like getting my hands dirty and getting in there. we love it. we are just waiting l for a bit of sunshine, that's what we need, some sun, just to, l you know, light it all up. inside the great pavilion this is the choose love garden. inspired by the journeys of refugees across europe, some of whom have helped build this design. they have now gained a whole skill in building superadobe walls, which can be used to build your own shelters. brilliant in gardens forjust retaining walls. so it a really empowering thing that means that people can build without any machines, theyjust need earth. the royal reflection garden includes favourite flowers of the late queen, as well as king charles, and it will get a vip visit later this afternoon.
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are you nervous about showing it to the king and queen later? i do feel nervous about showing it to them later, but it is lovely to have you work seen by the royalty family, isn't it, so i am sort of nervous and excited at the same time, i think. every garden needs to have a life beyond chelsea. after this week's show, many will be moved to schools, hospitals and community spaces. daniela relph, bbc news chelsea flower show. they are being reused and rerow kated be this is being used right now, the first time in the show�*s history, there is a full working kitsch there, with sam buckley, a young chef from stockport who is doing this. cooking lunch for the pensioners every single day and they are certainly feeding, eating having are certainly feeding, eating having a lot will —— lovely time, eating the wonderful produce from this garden, the man behind the garden is mark gregory this is what you have
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worked for the last three weeks to build to achieve and you have done it build it and they will come. it is amazing i ifound it really emotional to see the guys there, i did. all this vision of the smoke and the kitchen and the theatre and look at this. this is wonderful. and look at this. this is wonderful. and the oint look at this. this is wonderful. and the point of — look at this. this is wonderful. and the point of this _ look at this. this is wonderful. and the point of this is it is very much you are using the produce to feed the chelsea pensioners, who can, this is their back garden. you can't a chef doing _ this is their back garden. you can't a chef doing this _ this is their back garden. you can't a chef doing this and _ this is their back garden. you can't a chef doing this and then - this is their back garden. you can't a chef doing this and then not - this is their back garden. you can'tl a chef doing this and then not feed, so the whole thing is joined up, but this isjust, look at so the whole thing is joined up, but this is just, look at this. so the whole thing is joined up, but this isjust, look at this. look so the whole thing is joined up, but this is just, look at this. look at that. it is wonderful. absolutely wonderful 68. tt that. it is wonderful. absolutely wonderful 68.— that. it is wonderful. absolutely wonderful 68. it is quite, quite an achievement _ wonderful 68. it is quite, quite an achievement because _ wonderful 68. it is quite, quite an achievement because you - wonderful 68. it is quite, quite an achievement because you have i wonderful 68. it is quite, quite an i achievement because you have build this garden in less than three weeks i had the build it properly, you have these guys under my structures so i am really proud of it. really proud of the what is going to bring to the show. what the public will see, they can't smell it but it smells divine.— see, they can't smell it but it smells divine. , ., , , ..,
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