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live from london, this is bbc news. two big political stories in the uk. we have the latest on the controversies involving the home secretary — and borisjohnson. florida's governor ron desantis is about to announce his bid to be the republican candidate, for the 2024 presidential election. uk inflation falls below 10% for the first time since august, but food bills rise — the fastest in 45 years. and — the days of sharing your netflix password are over, at least that's what the company hopes. we assess whether the global crackdown will work.
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hello, i'm matthew amroliwala — welcome to verified live — three hours of breaking stories, and checking out the truth behind them. two big political stories in the uk today — first regarding the current home secretary, the second concerning borisjohnson. the british prime minister, rishi sunak says he believes suella braverman did not breach the ministerial code. the home secretary — one of mr sunak�*s senior ministers — was accused of asking civil servants to help her avoid taking part in a group speed awareness course after she was caught speeding. mr sunak says, he has consulted with the independent advisor on ministerial interests and was advised that — on this occasion, further investigation is not necessary. as for boris johnson, he's ditched government—appointed lawyers for his submission to the covid inquiry. it follows the news yesterday, that the former prime minister faces a new police probe for potential breaches, over covid
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lockdown restrictions. separately, the cabinet office has been threatened with legal action over a row with the official covid—i9 inquiry — over the release of unredacted whatsapp messages and diaries belonging to mrjohnson. let's get more with our uk political correspondent rob watson. lets correspondent rob watson. start with borisjohnso the lets start with borisjohnson and the news he is ditching government appointed lawyers. take us through it. i appointed lawyers. take us through it. ~' appointed lawyers. take us through it. ~ , ., ., ., , it. i think you laid it out very nicely so _ it. i think you laid it out very nicely so thank _ it. i think you laid it out very nicely so thank you - it. i think you laid it out very nicely so thank you for- it. i think you laid it out very nicely so thank you for all. it. i think you laid it out very | nicely so thank you for all the it. i think you laid it out very - nicely so thank you for all the help in advance. essentially what he seems to be doing is, if you like, as borisjohnson often does, is thinking the best form of defence is attack on to say, look, he's not trusting exactly the way things have been going so far and therefore instead of relying on government lawyers, he's going to be getting his own team of lawyers in order to handle what he calls his
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contribution to the inquiry. is that going to make some radical difference or borisjohnson saying he will not co—operate with the inquiry? no, it is not. but he has also written a letter to the inquiry on the other issue you raised on whether things would be redacted or not. saying hang on, i've already provided a tonne of information and e—mails, please don't make me out as someone who is trying to block helping the inquiry. in someone who is trying to block helping the inquiry.— someone who is trying to block helping the inquiry. in terms of no loner helping the inquiry. in terms of no longer working _ helping the inquiry. in terms of no longer working with _ helping the inquiry. in terms of no longer working with the _ helping the inquiry. in terms of no l longer working with the government legal department, he is said to have lost confidence in the objectivity of leadership at the cabinet office and that of course all stems out of what we learned yesterday in these new messages and diary entries that now have been passed to the police. yes, i think to try and cut through some of this, the sort of suggestion from borisjohnson supporters is that somehow the new operation under
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prime minister rishi sunak and people below him are somehow out to get borisjohnson, to undermine him and that is how come some of his diaries that he had sketching out how he was spending his days, how they found their way from government lawyers to government officials to the police. of course, 10 downing street is saying that is simply not it, this is no political stitch up. these diaries ended up in the hands of the police just because officials thought, well, we better do what we think it's the right thing to do and we work don't want to be accused of sitting on stuff and concealing it. but clearly there is huge political tension between supporters of boris johnson on the right of the governing conservative party and some in government.— governing conservative party and some in government. let's turn to that other — some in government. let's turn to that other controversy _ some in government. let's turn to that other controversy involving i some in government. let's turn to l that other controversy involving the home secretary. we now know that there is not going to be any sort of
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investigation but in terms of the letters exchanged and what suella braverman has accepted in terms of her part, just take us through that before we talk about possible damage and implications.— and implications. honestly, i su . . est and implications. honestly, i suggest people _ and implications. honestly, i suggest people take, - and implications. honestly, i suggest people take, our - and implications. honestly, i- suggest people take, our viewers take a few minutes to read them fora themselves. essentially, rishi has taken the view she hasn't done much wrong and didn't want the political trouble of sacking her. essentially, i guess you would regard it to some extent as excruciating detail. suella braverman explains to rishi sunak in this letter, well, the reason i did what i did as things are a bit tricky because i am a minister with protection, how would you do an online course with a policeman and security detail attached question that she went into attached question that she went into a great deal of detail. the long and short of it is that the prime minister thinks she hasn't done much wrong and actually, to be fair, i think even people who are not great fans of suella braverman, and there are plenty of them inside her own
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party and beyond, have sort of though i'm not sure if there is much to see here. she though i'm not sure if there is much to see here-— to see here. she says she regrets her actions _ to see here. she says she regrets her actions and _ to see here. she says she regrets her actions and i _ to see here. she says she regrets her actions and i suppose - to see here. she says she regrets. her actions and i suppose involving the civil service was the critical point. you touched upon it in terms of the political calculations of having suella braverman within his team or outside of his team, just take us through their thinking, the pressures, the strains on that and also there have also been many observations about this whole process about investigations, they have to be triggered by the prime minister and any sanctions also is totally at the guise of the prime minister. a lot of people pointing to whether that needs to continue in terms of basic independence. yes. to whether that needs to continue in terms of basic independence.- terms of basic independence. yes, i mean, terms of basic independence. yes, i mean. you — terms of basic independence. yes, i mean. you could — terms of basic independence. yes, i mean, you could say _ terms of basic independence. yes, i mean, you could say that _ terms of basic independence. yes, i mean, you could say that is - terms of basic independence. yes, i mean, you could say that is a - mean, you could say that is a discussion for another time. mean, you could say that is a discussion foranothertime. how mean, you could say that is a discussion for another time. how on earth, is it a great system to have the prime minister as the person who decides whether there should be an inquiry and if there is an inquiry whether the person is guilty and whether the person is guilty and whether there should be a punishment. that is one for another
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time. to get to the more immediate issue raised about political calculation, i think the prime minister has literally felt, look, there is not much to see here. in any case, i think he doesn't want to pick a fight with those more to the right of the conservative party than he is and i think he wants to maintain in place a home secretary who takes the same kind of tough line on immigration that he takes, especially of course with a big report coming out tomorrow which is expected to show that net migration has reached its highest level in the uk since the end of the war. second world war. i uk since the end of the war. second world war. ., , uk since the end of the war. second world war. . , , world war. i am sure we will be talkin: world war. i am sure we will be talking about — world war. i am sure we will be talking about that _ world war. i am sure we will be talking about that on _ world war. i am sure we will be talking about that on the - world war. i am sure we will be - talking about that on the programme and 24—hour is time to stop rob watson thank you for taking us through those two separate political stories. let's stay with politics. to us politics now — and ron desantis is expected to announce, he's running to be the republican candidate for president. he's currently the governor of florida. he's expected to make his public announcement, in a live conversation on twitter with elon musk. he'd bejoining a field including
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the former us ambassador to the united nations, nikki haley, and republican senator, tim scott. the former president, donald trump, is the favourite to secure the nomination. he's currently leading the polls by over 30% — according to one cbs news poll. we'll talk a bit more about ron de santis in a moment. first, take a look at this. on some of the policies and the timeline leading up to the announcement today. timeline leading up to the announcement toda . ., announcement today. good morning ladies and gentlemen, _ announcement today. good morning ladies and gentlemen, this - announcement today. good morning ladies and gentlemen, this is - announcement today. good morning ladies and gentlemen, this is your i ladies and gentlemen, this is your governor speaking. ladies and gentlemen, this is your governorspeaking. i ladies and gentlemen, this is your governor speaking. i won't let this date descend into some woke dumpster fire. i am date descend into some woke dumpster fire. iam ron date descend into some woke dumpster fire. i am ron desantis. woke ideologies. woke ideology... woke executives. florida is where woke was to die. you do not have to wear this mass, please have to take it off, honestly, it's not doing anything. people know florida is a
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free state. ., , , anything. people know florida is a freestate. ., , , free state. ron desantis has taken credit for flying _ free state. ron desantis has taken credit for flying two _ free state. ron desantis has taken credit for flying two planes - credit for flying two planes carrying _ credit for flying two planes carrying dozens of migrants to martha's — carrying dozens of migrants to martha's vineyard. it said it comes to this _ martha's vineyard. it said it comes to this but — martha's vineyard. it said it comes to this but what we did put this issue _ to this but what we did put this issue front and centre. teaching critical race _ issue front and centre. teaching critical race theory _ issue front and centre. teaching critical race theory could - issue front and centre. teaching critical race theory could soon . issue front and centre. teaching | critical race theory could soon be illegal _ critical race theory could soon be illegal. florida's— critical race theory could soon be illegal. florida's don't _ critical race theory could soon be illegal. florida's don't say- critical race theory could soon be illegal. florida's don't say gay. illegal. florida's don't say gay bill is — illegal. florida's don't say gay bill is now— illegal. florida's don't say gay bill is now law. _ illegal. florida's don't say gay bill is now law.— illegal. florida's don't say gay bill is now law. people in florida want our system _ bill is now law. people in florida want our system in _ bill is now law. people in florida want our system in education i bill is now law. people in florida i want our system in education being about educating kids are not indoctrinating kids. ran about educating kids are not indoctrinating kids. about educating kids are not indoctrinatin: kids. ., , , , indoctrinating kids. ron desantis is extraordinary- _ indoctrinating kids. ron desantis is extraordinary. make _ indoctrinating kids. ron desantis is extraordinary. make america i indoctrinating kids. ron desantis is extraordinary. make america great| extraordinary. make america great aaain. extraordinary. make america great again- trump _ extraordinary. make america great again- trump at — extraordinary. make america great again. trump at 71, _ extraordinary. make america great again. trump at 71, sanctimonious| again. trump at 71, sanctimonious desantis at _ again. trump at 71, sanctimonious desantis at 17x. _ again. trump at 71, sanctimonious desantis at 1796. | _ again. trump at 71, sanctimonious desantis at 1796. | don't _ again. trump at 71, sanctimonious desantis at 1796. i don't know- again. trump at 71, sanctimonious| desantis at 1796. i don't know about -a in: desantis at 1796. i don't know about paying hush — desantis at 1796. i don't know about paying hush money _ desantis at 1796. i don't know about paying hush money to _ desantis at 1796. i don't know about paying hush money to a _ desantis at 1796. i don't know about | paying hush money to a pornography star, i can't speak about that. live now to thomas gift, he's the founding director of the centre for us politics at university college london. welcome here to the programme. we will come to policies and the
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personality in a moment but a quick word in terms of how this statement is going to be made on twitter. your early thoughts about that? thank you so much for — early thoughts about that? thank you so much for having _ early thoughts about that? thank you so much for having me. _ early thoughts about that? thank you so much for having me. twitter i early thoughts about that? thank you so much for having me. twitter is i so much for having me. twitter is certainly an unconventional choice for a certainly an unconventional choice fora campaign certainly an unconventional choice for a campaign launch but for desantis there are a few motivations. elon musk has aligned himself with the free speech narrative and using twitter as a public square for political debate. it's very much in step with desantis�*s ideology. two, i think desantis�*s ideology. two, i think desantis can expect a relatively friendly audience here. lastjuly, elon musk said he thought ron desantis would easily win and then last november when asked if he would support desantis in 2024, he said yes. finally, the twitter launch is getting people talking so desantis is looking to make headlines with a campaign announcement that has been widely expected and doesn't have a whole lot of suspense to it. one way
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to add a bit of flavour is to shake things up. so the fact it is unique and different, that is part of the goal. at the same time, i think announcing on twitter opens up desantis to some criticism as it's considered more elite. the leader of a pro—trump pack called it one of the most out of touch campaign launches in history and also pointed out it is going to be paired with an after party at the four seasons hotel in miami, so a mixed bag. in terms of policies, he is pointing to a long list of conservative policy achievements in his time as governor and said it is done without the daily drama of trump. as a pitch, what does it look like to you? you know, i think _ what does it look like to you? you know, i think one _ what does it look like to you? ym. know, i think one of the difficulties for desantis is there is not much daylight between himself and donald trump on policy. so he can certainly emphasise the anti—woke —ism and the fact he maintained open schools during covid—i9. he can talk about
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advocating tax cuts and those sorts of things but it is all things that donald trump also says he is in favour of. so i think what we really see is more of a just a position on character and on style, with trump being trump and desantis kind of pitching himself as a more electable version. someone who could get through a general election. i think one of the challenges for desantis in making the electability argument as it is not necessarily something that galvanises the republican base. it may appeal to donors or elites but for lots of rank—and—file republicans, they are very much driven by emotion. so the big question is will desantis be able to resonate and galvanise that kind of emotion that donald trump does? we 'ust emotion that donald trump does? we just heard donald trump read third to him as desantis either sanctimonious. how dirty do you think this will get and is there any conceivable pathway where desantis
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beats trump? it’s conceivable pathway where desantis beats trump?— beats trump? it's a great question. i think beats trump? it's a great question. i think most — beats trump? it's a great question. i think most of— beats trump? it's a great question. i think most of the _ beats trump? it's a great question. i think most of the dirty _ beats trump? it's a great question. i think most of the dirty politics i i think most of the dirty politics will be among the anti—trump candidates because they are really competing to be the main anti—trump alternative. for donald trump, i think he is locked up 30—40% of the gop electorate and so up because he is going to take his shots at desantis and take his shots at tim scott and nikki haley and others but what we have seen to this point is that many of the alternatives have been very reluctant to throw mud at donald trump. i think one of the reasons is that they are afraid of alienating donald trump's base. that they don't want to go too hard or attacking too much because they think if they do, it will reflect poorly on them and they will drop in the polls. whether that is a winning strategy or not, i think at some point they are going to have to distinguish themselves from trump ground will have to take it head on. but for now, they seem to be
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treading relatively lightly. its, but for now, they seem to be treading relatively lightly. a quick final oint, treading relatively lightly. a quick final point, basic _ treading relatively lightly. a quick final point, basic strengths i treading relatively lightly. a quick final point, basic strengths and i final point, basic strengths and basic weaknesses? on. final point, basic strengths and basic weaknesses?— final point, basic strengths and basic weaknesses? oh, well, for desantis i _ basic weaknesses? oh, well, for desantis i think _ basic weaknesses? oh, well, for desantis i think one _ basic weaknesses? oh, well, for desantis i think one of _ basic weaknesses? oh, well, for desantis i think one of the i basic weaknesses? oh, well, for desantis i think one of the big i desantis i think one of the big knocks against him as he is not that personable. so one of the challenges is when he is kind of engaged in this retail politicking in iowa, new hampshire, going door—to—door, kissing babies, eating at greasy spoons, will he be able to interact with these voters in in the way that is real and authentic and that people kind of get a sense of who he is as an individual? i think his strengths as he has a very impressive record as florida governor. like him are not like him, advocate for what he believes in or not, he's gotten things done. so this notion of a florida blueprint for the republican party, competence, character, those sorts of things, i think that is where his strengths lie. i think if he sticks to that message, he will be able to
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compete with donald trump. whether he can topple him or not, and sceptical, but i think you will be there at the end.— sceptical, but i think you will be there at the end. great to talk to, thanks so much _ there at the end. great to talk to, thanks so much for— there at the end. great to talk to, thanks so much for being - there at the end. great to talk to, thanks so much for being here i there at the end. great to talk to, thanks so much for being here on| there at the end. great to talk to, i thanks so much for being here on the programme. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. let's stay with some stories making some headlines here in the uk. the duchess of edinburgh has said, she's �*deeply saddened' by the death of a woman who was hit by a motorbike which was part of her police escort. the family of 81—year—old helen holland said she suffered massive internal injuries in the collision in west london two weeks ago. she's now died in hospital. the police watchdog is investigating what happened. the police watchdog will investigate a death in cardiff which left two teenagers dead and sparked a riot on monday night. security camera footage showed a police van following two teenagers in an electric bike minutes before the accident to stop south wales police have said it had no vehicles on the road where the crash happened.
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virgin orbit is officially no more. the rocket company has sold its facility and equipment to a slew of aerospace firms for some $36 million. the firm — founded by billionaire richard branson, to send small satellites into space — filed for bankruptcy last month. it had been struggling to secure long—term funding, after a failed launch earlier this year. you are live with bbc news. new figures here in the uk show, that the rate at which prices are rising has fallen sharply, hitting single figures for the first time since last august. the annual rate for april fell to 8.7%, down from 10.1% in march, but still higher than predicted. a quick global comparison: in the us, the rate of inflation stood at 4.9% in the 12 months to april, falling for the tenth month in a row. the eurozone rate rose slightly in april to 7%, but that figure is still down from 8.5% in february.
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here's our economics correspondent, andy verity, with a closer look at the uk figure. are you going without at times? are you going at a point without having any electric or without having any gas at the property? this is the front of a new war, a fight to prevent families overwhelmed by the cost of living sinking into unmanageable debt. for some, the bailiffs are coming. if they do visit again, please make sure you don't let them in and just keep your door locked. the advisers at this call centre in leeds work for a debt advice charity called stepchange. many of the families calling up never thought they'd have to. it's much more energy bills that cannot be paid, that's a big one. food cannot be paid and it's generally more there isn't enough coming into cover even the standard living costs. while the rise in the cost of living overall has slowed down a little, from double figures to 8.7%, millions of households, notjust the poorest,
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are still reeling from one of the fastest rises in food and soft drinks prices since 1978 — up i9.i%. we are seeing an increasing number of people who, once we have gone through a budgeting process with them they've nothing left to pay beyond their household bills. or they are in a negative budget situation. just to confirm, then when you get your £672 for universal credit, £417 pounds of that goes to your rent alone? all different backgrounds, all different income levels. we are seeing more people who are already employed, already working full time where there is no option to increase their income. for months, it's been higher goods prices bleeding some of the charity's callers dry, from gas bills, to, petrol, to bread. while the price of services rose only modestly — but that's changing. in the year to march, goods prices rose by 12.8% but in the april figures they slowed
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down a little, up 10%. services prices were up 6.6% in the year to march, but they are now accelerating, up 6.9%. these numbers show there is absolutely no room for complacency in the battle against inflation. food price inflation is still worryingly high. that's why we have had food producers in, farmers in, supermarkets in, to talk about what we can do to reduce the pressure there. the bank of england will note when you strip out the food and fuel, all the other goods and services — so—called core inflation — are up by 6.8% in the latest data. it's now raised interest rates 12 times in a row and next month we're likely to get the 13th. there are international factors affecting the inflation rate, but the uk has had the highest inflation rate of the g7 group of industrialised countries. we have to ask ourselves why that is. the effect of that is increased pressure on household incomes and making it ever harder
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to make ends meet. but many households already hit by higher prices and paying more in taxes, aren't well equipped to withstand the hike in their mortgages or their rent that's likely to result. andy verity, bbc news. let's get the latest on the war in ukraine. we're focusing this hour on belgorod, which is actually in russia. take a look at this map — showing belgorod on the russian side of the border with ukraine. russian officials say it's been attacked again with drones overnight, but no casualties have been reported. on tuesday, russia claimed to have defeated a group of insurgents who'd crossed the borderfrom neighbouring ukraine. the government in kyiv, has denied any involvement and the united states has issued a statement saying it does "not encourage" attacks beyond ukraine's borders.
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responsibility for the attacks, has been claimed by two paramilitary groups, calling themselves the russian volunteer corps and the freedom of russia legion. at the same time, russia has attacked ukraine once again, killing at least two people and injuring i7. six regions of ukraine are without power due to shelling of the energy infrustructure. live now to our russia editor at the bbc monitoring — let us start by talking about belgorod, is it any clearer what is actually happening there on the ground? actually happening there on the round? n... actually happening there on the round? ~ . . ., ., ., ground? according to the local re orts ground? according to the local reports and — ground? according to the local reports and the _ ground? according to the local reports and the governor's i reports and the governor's statement, the situation is under control. however, over night there were another attempt of drone strikes and one bomb actually fell on the streets of belgrade it's —— belgorod itself. it only damaged one vehicle so nobody was injured,
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however we see that attacks are continuing. however we see that attacks are continuing-— continuing. and in terms of the basic difficulty _ continuing. and in terms of the basic difficulty for _ continuing. and in terms of the basic difficulty for russia, i continuing. and in terms of the i basic difficulty for russia, whoever is behind this and is responsible for these attacks, it is problematic, isn't it, because they have to divert forces to deal with all of this at the same time as anticipating and preparing for that ukrainian counteroffensive? that is correct and — ukrainian counteroffensive? that is correct and the _ ukrainian counteroffensive? that is correct and the lack _ ukrainian counteroffensive? that is correct and the lack of _ ukrainian counteroffensive? that is correct and the lack of a _ ukrainian counteroffensive? that is correct and the lack of a swift i correct and the lack of a swift response to the attack which has happened earlier on the 22nd of may, the fact that it required something like more than 24 hours to meet the consequences and make the attackers withdraw and go back to ukrainian territory made questions about the ability of the russian army to respond to those threats and their
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ability to defend the borders. its, ability to defend the borders. a final question regarding the politics surrounding all of their speakers russia's prime minister in china. what is your reading of that visit? ~ , ., visit? well, when the chinese leader arrived in russia _ visit? well, when the chinese leader arrived in russia earlier _ visit? well, when the chinese leader arrived in russia earlier this - visit? well, when the chinese leader arrived in russia earlier this year, i arrived in russia earlier this year, he invited president putin to visit beijing and russia's prime minister visiting china now could be seen as preparation for guests coming in the coming months or the next year. it looks like they're trying to establish more secure and profound connection with china because the obvious lack of any powerful international partners. however we
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see russia needs this friendship much more than beijing does. we see russia needs this friendship much more than beijing does. much more than bei'ing does. we will leave it there _ much more than bei'ing does. we will leave it there but i much more than beijing does. we will leave it there but thank _ much more than beijing does. we will leave it there but thank you _ much more than beijing does. we will leave it there but thank you for i much more than beijing does. we will leave it there but thank you for the i leave it there but thank you for the latest on those various strands of the war in ukraine. the streaming giant netflix has started its long—promised crackdown on password—sharing in major markets including the uk and the us. this move is intended to boost income — and subscribers — with customers being informed they must pay more if they want to share their account with someone outside their homes. netflix had previously estimated that more than 1000 million households share passwords, despite that being against its official rules. joining me now is tv critic, scott bryan. he has been following this story. it has been a long time coming because this crackdown has been talked about for quite a time by netflix. exactly, yes. it was also delayed a bit. we have had a roll—out within
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latin america, with canada but now it is really coming to the us, the uk, along with 100 other countries. so of course some unhappy news for some customers, realising if they wanted other people beyond their own household to remain on netflix they would have to pay £5 or $7.99 in the us. but netflix's approach with this is they reckon there are 100 million people beyond the existing 233 million who already subscribe to the service who are accessing netflix's content essentially for free. i think that so far, netflix has had over the last few years and approach globally of trying to get as many new subscribers as possible. there has been a slowdown so now they are taking this tactic of ok, how can we try to bolster profits? how can we try to bolster profits? how can we try to bolster profits? how can we try to get more money from existing memberships? also, could we possibly try to tempt people who already have access to an account via someone
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else to potentially pay, as in the person who has the account, pay for them? ., . ~' person who has the account, pay for them? ., ., ,, ., ., ., them? you talked about the roll-out havin: them? you talked about the roll-out having started _ them? you talked about the roll-out having started in _ them? you talked about the roll-out having started in different _ them? you talked about the roll-out having started in different places. i having started in different places. how successful has that part of it being so far?— how successful has that part of it being so far? what netflix has said it is rather surprisingly, _ being so far? what netflix has said it is rather surprisingly, although i it is rather surprisingly, although there are a bit of a kickback from subscribers within countries within latin america and canada, that actually come in the long term, once it has bedded in a bit and once people have been asked whether they want to pay a few more pounds so people could be on there be on their own household, they have said they have had more customers than before. i guess the challenge for netflix as it now ramps this up globally is whether it will affect their reputation because of course, netflix has had the tradition and being a very cool brand but also quite a relaxed brand. one that for years their own social media use to make jokes about other people logging into an account that wasn't theirs, be it their x or other
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family members. so having to go the other way i'd be quite rigid and say, look, sorry, you are going to only be able to use one account unless you pay more, i think some subscribers will think, is netflix really cool any more? you subscribers will think, is netflix really cool any more?— really cool any more? you are watching _ really cool any more? you are watching bbc— really cool any more? you are watching bbc news. - really cool any more? you are watching bbc news. scott, i l really cool any more? you are i watching bbc news. scott, i want to continue with a couple of final points. in terms of actually being successful in doing this, i mean how tricky is it going to be practically the netflix to enforce this? the way that netflix has _ the netflix to enforce this? the way that netflix has said _ the netflix to enforce this? the way that netflix has said is _ the netflix to enforce this? the way that netflix has said is that - the netflix to enforce this? the way that netflix has said is that it i that netflix has said is that it will use a mixture of your ip, your location, using your internet. also working out whether according to your location whether there are more than one household is logging into netflix all the time. i approached netflix all the time. i approached netflix about, in regards to how would it be able to tell which household is the primary user and they were not able to tell me. i
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would reckon that they have got different methods to ensure. they have also said that if you take netflix out of the house with you, be it on a phone or a tablet, for example if you are going abroad and downloading content, you will be able to go and do that. so i think they have been trying out in these other countries as a way to sort of test the waters, see what will work and won't work. i think what is interesting is you will see a lot of competition be quite stringent, more stringent than netflix have been. i remember with now tv, they only allow you to use it on one tv or two devices. it will be interesting to see whether other rivals clamp down will continue netflix's trend. it is a fascinating _ will continue netflix's trend. it is a fascinating one _ will continue netflix's trend. it is a fascinating one affecting so many people. scott bryan, thank you so much for being with us on bbc news. we will be back with more of the headlines injust we will be back with more of the headlines in just a we will be back with more of the headlines injust a moment.
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hello there. maybe you've seen a really nice sunset or sunrise over the last 24 hours, like this one from warwickshire. now, a lot of the cloud you can see here is actually aeroplane contrails. yes, the water that aeroplane engines chuck out the back of the engines can make these contrails. and when there's a lot of moisture in the atmosphere, seven miles up where the planes fly, those contrails can persist and last for a long time, giving those beautiful sunrise and sunset pictures. now, those contrails are starting to move away towards france and the air is getting drier seven miles up in the atmosphere. and so you're less likely to see those contrails hang around quite so long today. and weatherwise this afternoon, for most of us, a lot of sunshine. ok, there's a bit more cloud on this very weak weather front. for west scotland, northern ireland, you might see the odd a bit of rain, but for the vast majority it's a dry and fine afternoon with long spells of sunshine. feeling warm in that strong may sun. temperatures high teens to low 20s. now, overnight tonight, a few patches of cloud drifting southwards, but for many we'll keep the clear skies.
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temperatures very similar to recent nights, 7 to 9 degrees your overnight low. bit colder than that across parts of northern scotland in shelter. then we've got more of the same over the next few days. high pressure stays with us. the winds coming around that in a clockwise sense. so the winds coming off the atlantic and that means temperatures aren't really going to change that much. thursday, another fine day then. ok, there could be a little bit more in the way of fine cloud across central and eastern areas of england, but not really spoiling things much at all. and the same is true perhaps for northern ireland. temperatures high teens to low 20s, probably peaking at about 23 degrees for south and east wales, the south west midlands, south west england. butjust a reminder, how does that compare compared with recent warm spells in may? well, it puts us pretty much bottom of the pile. often our warm spells at this time of year result in temperatures into the mid to high 20s. so it's not that warm, really. on into friday's forecast, another dry day, perhaps a bit more cloud just running into the far north of scotland. could see an odd bit of rain from that, but again, not very much at all. for most, it's dry, temperatures again reaching the low twenties
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in the warmest spots.

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