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from a committee of mp5. conclusion from a committee of mp5. the damning conclusion from a committee of mps. the damning report says if boris johnson were still an mp, it would recommend his suspension for 90 days. the search continues for hundreds of migrants after a crowded boat sank off the southern coast of greece. reports say 100 children were on board. a powerful cyclone has hit the coasts of north—western india and southern pakistan. more than 170,000 people have left their homes. and the elusive graffiti artist banksy has announced he will be at his first solo exhibition for 14 be at his first solo exhibition for 1h years. on all of those stories 1a years. on all of those stories here in just 1a years. on all of those stories here injust a moment. let's head to the bbc sport centre first hand over to ben croucher. thank you very much. jude bellingham says he was all in to sign for real madrid once he saw their vision, not just because of the heritage of the most successful
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club in european football. the england midfielder was presented in madrid on thursday after his move from borussia dortmund for an initial $111 million. £88 million. and john watson was there. when he was told by his dad 15 months ago that real madrid were interested, he said it gave him goose bumps and that set in process this big move to real madrid. and he will wear the numberfive this big move to real madrid. and he will wear the number five shirt and won't be lost on many football fans, thatis won't be lost on many football fans, that is the shirt that was won by zena deans are down, one of the all—time club legends here when he was at the club here, so big shoes to fill forjude bellingham, but he is clearly excited by the prospect and says this move moves out of his comfort zone, but is a challenge he is willing to embrace. he is a great -la er, willing to embrace. he is a great player. he _ willing to embrace. he is a great player. he was — willing to embrace. he is a great player, he was the _ willing to embrace. he is a great player, he was the best, - willing to embrace. he is a great player, he was the best, but - willing to embrace. he is a great player, he was the best, but for| willing to embrace. he is a great. player, he was the best, but for me i am trying to have my own path and maybe extend the legacy of the number, instead of trying to reach is, so yes, i will use everything that i have got around me to try to do good by the number and by the player. do good by the number and by the -la er. .,
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do good by the number and by the .la er. ., 4' ., do good by the number and by the -la er. ., ~' ., ., player. now, we know, there are different from _ player. now, we know, there are different from borussia _ player. now, we know, there are| different from borussia dortmund player. now, we know, there are i different from borussia dortmund to make move here at real madrid, where the demands are so high here, the experts are so high here, they expect silverware and trophies. he is all too aware of that and he knows that fully pressure he puts on himself, but it is interesting when you consider the players who have moved here in the past, the galapagos, the ready—made superstars in world football. this offers a slight change and from that approach, clearly now real madrid looking to buy those stars of the future, those players they can build a team around and they will do so next season with jude bellingham here, but you feel with the maturity has to offer and the skills he has as a footballer, i don't feel those expectations and that price tag will be too much of a burden on his ever so young shoulders. that isjohn watson reporting. tributes have been paid to the former scotland and manchester united defender gordon mcqueen, who has died aged 70, two years after being diagnosed with dementia. mcqueen was an fa cup
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winners medal with united. former team—mate bryan robson said he was a brilliant person with a huge heart. he lit up any room he walked into. his family added, we hope that as well as creating many great football memories, he will be remembered most for his character. to cricket next and the ashes gets under way in birmingham on friday with england skipper ben stokes confirming he will be fit to play some part with the ball, having battled a knee injury this year. much of the talk of the build—up is whether england's aggressive style will continue and indeed work against the newly crowned test champions. will stokes be changing anything's obviously i get asked a lot as we're _ anything's obviously i get asked a lot as we're going _ anything's obviously i get asked a lot as we're going to _ anything's obviously i get asked a lot as we're going to continue - anything's obviously i get asked a lot as we're going to continue to l lot as we're going to continue to play in this way against this opposition or that opposition, i think we have made it clear that this is just how england play their cricket against any opposition because, as i say, it has worked more than it has not, so yes, i don't think there is a question
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about how we are going to go out and try and play our cricket, even though it is against australia. finite though it is against australia. onto uolf and justin thomas, justin rose and jon rahm are among those teeing off at the european open in the next hour. the third major in the year. of course, the la country club features five poles, one, the 15th, the shortest they will encounter on the shortest they will encounter on the tour all year, but its unique layout means some players have suggested they may layer up. 15 layout means some players have suggested they may layer up. �*15i5 suggested they may layer up. 15 is one of those _ suggested they may layer up. 15 is one of those holes _ suggested they may layer up. 15; 3 one of those holes when you can kind of do whatever you want with it. it is really a genius design with the way the green is and i love those little short par threes, i think thatis little short par threes, i think that is the way most par threes should bejust that is the way most par threes should be just because there is the opportunity for both birdie and bogie and i think they are good separate holes, so we will see what they decide to do with that one week. �* , ., they decide to do with that one week. �* ,, u, they decide to do with that one week. �* . ., they decide to do with that one week. ., ._ week. and you can catch a full early leaderboard — week. and you can catch a full early leaderboard on _ week. and you can catch a full early leaderboard on the _ week. and you can catch a full early leaderboard on the bbc _ week. and you can catch a full early leaderboard on the bbc sport - leaderboard on the bbc sport website, but we will have more for you a bit later on. then, thanks very
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much. welcome back to verified live. we are going to spend the next little while looking at a couple of stories we have the second part of our north korea exclusive report from dean mckenzie coming up in a moment or two, but first let's go back to our main story, the story that has dominated since early this morning, that devastating report which says that the former prime minister borisjohnson deliberately and repeatedly misled mps about downing street parties, when coronavirus lockdown measures were in place. that was the conclusion of a report by mps which says it would have recommended suspending him as an mp for 90 days, if you haven't already stood down last week. let's go back to westminster and back to nancy kacungira, who is there for us and has been throughout the course of quite a dramatic day in british politics. nancy, who were up some of the latest reaction for us. yes. the latest reaction for us. yes, matthew _ the latest reaction for us. yes, matthew. with _ the latest reaction for us. yes, matthew. with that _ the latest reaction for us. yes, matthew. with that 30,000 i the latest reaction for us. ieis matthew. with that 30,000 word report, we now know what boris
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johnson knew when he decided to resign as an mp, he received an advance copy of this report and made the decision to step down as an mp. ijust wanted to bring you a breaking line that is coming into us. we understand that the conservatives will seek to defend the seats that were vacated by boris johnson and nigel adams into in and south... 0n the 20th ofjuly. this is according to local councils. nigel adams, you might remember, resigned as an mp said he wouldn't stand in the next election shortly after borisjohnson handed in his resignation. he is a close ally of borisjohnson, he was in line for a peerage. that did not happen. so of course, we do not have... the reason he gave for his resignation was he wanted to focus on other exploits, but that triggered a by—election in these two constituencies. and we now understand that the conservatives will seek to defend those seats. how
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difficult might it be for them? well, the focus today is squarely on borisjohnson and the findings of this report, which say that he did deliberately mislead parliament and further to that, he has been found by this report to have undermined the democratic process. let's get some more reaction. here with me to do that is andrewjemson, political journalist and author of boris, the making of the prime minister. i will be interested to know because you have written a lot about boris johnson. you have studied him as a man, as a politician. having read this report into his conduct, what are your thoughts?— are your thoughts? well, boris johnson is _ are your thoughts? well, boris johnson is the _ are your thoughts? well, boris johnson is the last _ are your thoughts? well, boris johnson is the last man - are your thoughts? well, boris johnson is the last man in - are your thoughts? well, boris johnson is the last man in the l are your thoughts? well, boris - johnson is the last man in the world to sit_ johnson is the last man in the world to sit around — johnson is the last man in the world to sit around and let people read moral— to sit around and let people read moral lectures to him. it is a very, very. _ moral lectures to him. it is a very, very. the _ moral lectures to him. it is a very, very, the committee are very angry with him _ very, the committee are very angry with him and he is very angry with the committee. and he decided that
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he would _ the committee. and he decided that he would get his defence in first. and indeed, the subsequent defence this morning... i have some sympathy with him _ this morning... i have some sympathy with him because he had already been punished _ with him because he had already been punished by the conservative party, actually. _ punished by the conservative party, actually, 148 of them voted against him in _ actually, 148 of them voted against him in the — actually, 148 of them voted against him in the confidence motion only a year ago _ him in the confidence motion only a year ago and then 60 of them said they wouldn't serve under him as prime _ they wouldn't serve under him as prime minister, and more were sort ofioining _ prime minister, and more were sort ofjoining that rebellion by the minute — ofjoining that rebellion by the minute when he stood down at the beginning — minute when he stood down at the beginning ofjuly last year. and that was— beginning ofjuly last year. and that was the punishment, and that is the warning — that was the punishment, and that is the warning to anyone who becomes prime _ the warning to anyone who becomes prime minister, that if you make such— prime minister, that if you make such a _ prime minister, that if you make such a hash _ prime minister, that if you make such a hash as he made of the partygate _ such a hash as he made of the partygate stuff, you will become a liability— partygate stuff, you will become a liability to your party, the public will get — liability to your party, the public will get very cross with you and doubt _ will get very cross with you and doubt you — will get very cross with you and doubt you will go. but will get very cross with you and doubt you will go.— doubt you will go. but this particular— doubt you will go. but this particular report _ doubt you will go. but this particular report wasn't i doubt you will go. but this i particular report wasn't about doubt you will go. but this - particular report wasn't about what happened at partygate, it was about whether he lied to parliament about what happened at partygate, so do you feel that he shouldn't have faced accountability for that? well. faced accountability for that? well, the whole process _ faced accountability for that? well, the whole process got _
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faced accountability for that? well, the whole process got going in april last year— the whole process got going in april last year when he was still prime minister— last year when he was still prime minister and that was understandable. i think once... it is a pity— understandable. i think once... it is a pity that _ understandable. i think once... it is a pity that once he had ceased to be prime _ is a pity that once he had ceased to be prime minister, which was the big punishment, and it was a punishment administered by his own colleagues... when rishi sunak resigned — colleagues... when rishi sunak resigned a _ colleagues... when rishi sunak resigned a day or two before boris johnson _ resigned a day or two before boris johnson was forced to stand down, it is a great _ johnson was forced to stand down, it is a great pity that that whole process — is a great pity that that whole process rolled on and that the committee has become, has imposed this ludicrous 90 day suspension on someone _ this ludicrous 90 day suspension on someone who, all said that is what they would — someone who, all said that is what they would have done if he were still a _ they would have done if he were still a member of the house of commons. i mean, it is completely, they have _ commons. i mean, it is completely, they have got themselves into a ridiculous— they have got themselves into a ridiculous situation and they start to sound — ridiculous situation and they start to sound absurdly pompous and self—righteous, i think. to sound absurdly pompous and self-righteous, ithink.- to sound absurdly pompous and self-righteous, i think. self-righteous, ithink. well, ifi can quote _ self-righteous, ithink. well, ifi can quote from _ self-righteous, ithink. well, ifi can quote from something - self-righteous, ithink. well, ifi can quote from something you l self-righteous, i think. well, if i - can quote from something you wrote in one of your books, you said, johnson has the eye of a caricaturist who tells the truth by exaggerating it. some people would say that that is lying. melt.
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exaggerating it. some people would say that that is lying.— say that that is lying. well, i don't think... _ say that that is lying. well, i don't think... i _ say that that is lying. well, i don't think. .. i think- say that that is lying. well, i don't think... i think it - say that that is lying. well, i don't think... i think it is - don't think... i think it is certainly— don't think... i think it is certainly not factual, it is not the new york— certainly not factual, it is not the new york times approach to journalism. fits new york times approach to journalism-— new york times approach to “ournalism. �* , ., ~ , journalism. as a prime minister, surely- -- you — journalism. as a prime minister, surely... you need _ journalism. as a prime minister, surely... you need to _ journalism. as a prime minister, surely... you need to be - journalism. as a prime minister, | surely... you need to be factual? you can't exaggerate the truth. {lit you can't exaggerate the truth. of course. well, you have to work out what _ course. well, you have to work out what the _ course. well, you have to work out what the story is and then you have to dramatise it. i think the theater of politics— to dramatise it. i think the theater of politics does matter, but i think people _ of politics does matter, but i think people who are against boris johnson are of— people who are against boris johnson are of a _ people who are against boris johnson are of a puritanical frame of mind, the descendants of the roundheads in the descendants of the roundheads in the 17th— the descendants of the roundheads in the 17th century, they want to shut the 17th century, they want to shut the theatres and they think we should — the theatres and they think we should all be serious and should never_ should all be serious and should never tell— should all be serious and should never tell a joke and never enjoy ourselves— never tell a joke and never enjoy ourselves and should never laugh at people _ ourselves and should never laugh at people who think they are frightfully important and frightfully important and frightfully moral. and because people — frightfully moral. and because people who proclaim themselves to be tremendously moral usually turn out to be just _ tremendously moral usually turn out to be just as fallible as the rest of us, — to be just as fallible as the rest of us, and _ to be just as fallible as the rest of us, and borisjohnson before he became _ of us, and borisjohnson before he became pregnant to he delighted a lane became pregnant to he delighted a large public by saying this, by holding — large public by saying this, by holding up to ridicule these self—righteous people and that is what _ self—righteous people and that is what he's — self—righteous people and that is what he's now. and any way in which the self—righteous people are found
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to have _ the self—righteous people are found to have lapsed will now be held to show _ to have lapsed will now be held to show that — to have lapsed will now be held to show that they are monstrous, they may be _ show that they are monstrous, they may be very— show that they are monstrous, they may be very factual and very good at not lying. _ may be very factual and very good at not lying, but... being a liar isn't the only— not lying, but... being a liar isn't the only way— not lying, but... being a liar isn't the only way of being objectionable in public— the only way of being objectionable in public life. being a hypocrite, giving _ in public life. being a hypocrite, giving these high—minded lectures and match are not living up to them yourself, _ and match are not living up to them yourself, that, the public in some ways— yourself, that, the public in some ways finds — yourself, that, the public in some ways finds it even more intolerable. well, _ ways finds it even more intolerable. well, some — ways finds it even more intolerable. well, some would say that exact exact what happened with boris because he certainly wasn't broken. yes. but thank you very much for your time, we have to leave it there, andrewjemson, political there, andrew jemson, political journalist there, andrewjemson, political journalist and author of boris, the making of a prime minister. , so as you heard there, there are definitely lots of different reactions and opinions about this, and we continue to bring you all the latest as we get it here in westminster.— latest as we get it here in westminster. ., , ., latest as we get it here in westminster. . , ., . westminster. nancy, back to you in a little while. — westminster. nancy, back to you in a little while, thank _ westminster. nancy, back to you in a little while, thank you _ westminster. nancy, back to you in a little while, thank you very _ westminster. nancy, back to you in a little while, thank you very much - little while, thank you very much again. let's turn to a powerful cyclone which has made landfall in the west
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indian state of gujarat. strong winds and rains are already lashing the coast of india in south—western pakistan, more than 170,000 people have left their homes, powerful winds, high tides and rainfall already affecting cities in pakistan, while residents are stocking up rations of the country prepares for that big storm. in india families are being evacuated or taking refuge, so there'sjust some of the latest pictures coming into us. let's hence live to our corresponded for us, who is in gujarat for us. just give us an idea first of all, what it is like as we speak? first of all, what it is like as we seak? ~ , ., :: , speak? well, “ust about 20 minutes aro, speak? well, 'ust about 20 minutes ago. weather— speak? well, just about 20 minutes ago, weather officials _ speak? well, just about 20 minutes ago, weather officials put _ speak? well, just about 20 minutes ago, weather officials put out - speak? well, just about 20 minutes ago, weather officials put out a - ago, weather officials put out a tweet in which they said the cycling was about 50 kilometres off the coast, but they did mention that any process of landfall had begun, which means the outer part of the cyclone has already entered the indian coast. we can see the effects of that already. there is heavy wind and it is coming in from that side
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towards the sea, so the water is also coming in towards the shelter where we are. just to tell you about where we are. just to tell you about where we are. just to tell you about where we are, we are in a shelter which has about 150 people, the families have spent the night yesterday and they will spend a second night here as well. it is pitch dark because there is no electricity, but what they do have is a generator that will be powering the space, at least during dinner time and for people to charge their mobile phones because a lot of them have been using their phones as torches and some form of communication to let people know they are all right. but the scenes outside, howling winds, the trees have been soaring from time to time, there are pools of water if you drive around the area. we are about half a kilometre away from the shoreline and less than a kilometre away from where the cyclone is expected to make landfall. the intensity has grown just in the last half an hour and it is continuing to grow. half an hour and it is continuing to crow. �* , ., , , grow. and it is not “ust the winds and storms. h grow. and it is not “ust the winds and storms, they _ grow. and it is notjust the winds and storms, they are _ grow. and it is notjust the winds and storms, they are expecting l grow. and it is not just the winds - and storms, they are expecting storm surges between 3—4 metres. that is quite worrying, isn't it? tell me a
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bit more about the contingencies, the plans that have been put in place. it the plans that have been put in lace. , the plans that have been put in alace, , . ., , the plans that have been put in lace. ,. . , .,, the plans that have been put in lace. ,. ., , .,y ., place. it is certainly worrying and that is why _ place. it is certainly worrying and that is why the _ place. it is certainly worrying and that is why the state _ place. it is certainly worrying andj that is why the state government place. it is certainly worrying and - that is why the state government has put in place about six rescue teams and they have been positioned in key areas. the wind speeds are expected to go up to nearly 150 kilometres per hour. they made shelters and evacuated, the police in the state of gujarat, about 70,000 people, so they are in shelters. but the warriors are going to start tomorrow because the officials are telling us that the cyclone, once it hits land, it is likely to last until at least midnight and we are still about four hours away, so if we can already see the after effects, four hours of an intense storm just about half a kilometre away with the shoreline, so it is certainly going to get fairly intense. but the contingency measures are there, everyone has been advised to stay indoors, in concrete houses, in fact, in classrooms like these, where we are in makeshift shelters, you have
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families crammed into various classrooms, multiple people here, but again, it is an area which has seen cyclones in the past, so there is a sense of resilience among the people, but there is curiosity mixed with fear as well, but they are hoping that it is going to pass with minimal loss of life.— minimal loss of life. well, they will need that _ minimal loss of life. well, they will need that resilience - minimal loss of life. well, they will need that resilience in - minimal loss of life. well, they will need that resilience in the | will need that resilience in the next few hours. we will leave it there, but thanks so much for giving us the latest on that cyclone as it makes landfall there in india. around the world and across the uk, you're watching bbc news. bbc news, bringing you different stories from across the uk. he is the link in that you made it big in hollywood. now colin mcfarlane is centrestage in a real—life story. mcfarlane is centrestage in a real-life story.— mcfarlane is centrestage in a real-life sto . �* ., real-life story. and he said, colin, ou have real-life story. and he said, colin, you have cancer. _ real-life story. and he said, colin, you have cancer. 52,000 - real-life story. and he said, colin, you have cancer. 52,000 men - real-life story. and he said, colin, you have cancer. 52,000 men are| you have cancer. 52,000 men are diagnosed — you have cancer. 52,000 men are diagnosed with _ you have cancer. 52,000 men are diagnosed with prostate _ you have cancer. 52,000 men are diagnosed with prostate cancer. you have cancer. 52,000 men are diagnosed with prostate cancer in| diagnosed with prostate cancer in this country every year. that is 143 men every day. one in eight men will get prostate cancer and in black men, the risk is doubled. in black
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bjp, the governing party, denies the allegations. 0ur reporters more. it is a significant day because charges have now been framed in court. the outgoing president of the wrestling federation of india, has been charged with stalking, sexual harassment and intimidation of six women wrestlers, but what has also happened is that the police, in the more significant case involving a minor woman wrestler has suggested to the court that the charges be dropped because they say they did not get corroborative evidence. it is up to the court to decide whether to probe that case further or accept the police recommendation and close that case. now, it is worth remembering that the wrestlers have been camping on the streets in delhi once before. they were pulled away from the protest i did a really dramatic visuals that we played on the bbc as well, when the police broke their protest a couple of weeks back and they have been demanding all through that sit in and even later, now that they
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haven't been able to go back to that protest site that brij bhushan sharan singh be arrested. and they argue it is because brij bhushan sharan singh is an extremely influential man, even though he has been asked to step away from administrative duties at the wrestling india organisation, he continues to be a member of parliament and until he is arrested, there cannot be a fair investigation. brij bhushan sharan singh denies all allegations, and he has repeated that denial time and again, including at a rally this weekend, where he was marking nine years of the ruling bjp party in central government. and he is a member of the ruling bjp party. now, the wrestlers have not reacted to the wrestlers have not reacted to the police charge sheet yet, but they have been outspoken and one of them spoke to me this monday about their hurt with the prime minister's silence on this issue. they said they have felicitated for the medals that they won for the country, one of the wrestlers spearheading the
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protest has been the first woman to win an olympic medal in wrestling for india. but they feel saddened that the prime minister has stayed silent over the last six months since they have been raising these allegations of sexual harassment. and they really wished that he spoke up and they really wished that he spoke up and assured them a fair and unbiased investigation. by, up and assured them a fair and unbiased investigation. a reporter there. unbiased investigation. a reporter there- north _ unbiased investigation. a reporter there. north korea _ unbiased investigation. a reporter there. north korea is— unbiased investigation. a reporter there. north korea is the - unbiased investigation. a reporter there. north korea is the most. there. north korea is the most secretive state in the world. its borders have been sealed for more than three years now, but over the last six months, the bbc, with the help of the organisation cafe case daily nk, has secretly began medicating with three people inside the country about what life is really like. dean mckenzie has the second of her exclusive reports. —— mike jean mckenzie has the second of her reports. escaping north korea is a treacherous game. this is often people's last resort, their means to survive. when the government sealed its border with china
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at the start of the pandemic, it cut off their only escape route. for months, three people inside the country have risked their lives to tell us about the devastating impact this is having. we're using actors and animations to illustrate their words. the government strictly controls the border, using covid as an excuse. but really, it's to stop the smuggling and people crossing the river to china. this is a market trader living near the border, who we're calling myong suk. if you even approach the river, you'll be given a harsh punishment. there's almost nobody crossing now. authorities are also trying to wall people in, erecting fences and surveillance cameras. guards have been ordered to shoot anyone attempting to cross. and in a country already synonymous with brutal prison camps and public executions,
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a construction worker we're calling chan ho has told us crackdowns are intensifying. every day it gets harder to live. 0ne wrong move and you're facing execution. _ a friend's son told me about several closed door executions he saw. - each time three to four- people would be executed. the crime was trying to escape. people are stuck here and waiting to die. i i think that what these three north korean people are sharing through these interviews does support the idea that north korea is even more repressive, even more totalitarian than it's ever been before. not only is kim jong—un stopping people leaving, he's desperately trying to stop information about the outside world getting in. this poses the biggest threat to his survival, according to ryu hyun woo, one of the regime's highest profile defectors.
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translation: i know l the government is afraid of people's mindset changing. the younger generation is starting to ask, what has kim jong—un ever done for us? if discontent keeps building up, one day it could explode. jean mckenzie with that exclusive report. we put ourfindings jean mckenzie with that exclusive report. we put our findings to the north korean government, whose representative in london said, this information you have collected isn't entirely factual, as it is derived from fabricated testimonies from anti—diop prk forces. the dprk has always prioritised the well—being of people, even at difficult times, is an unwavering commitment to the well—being of its people. that coming from the north koreans, that statement. you can see more on this story in our documentary, north korea, the insiders, on bbc iplayer. familiar sight around the world, the
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street artist banksy, who has never revealed his identity, has announced his first solo exhibition for 14 years. it will open to the public in glasgow on sunday and will show what was behind the scenes of that whole process of making those art pieces. here's our entertainment correspondence, colin patterson. banksy�*s first solo show for 14 years was shrouded in secrecy — not surprising for someone who has never revealed their true identity. only two of the staff at glasgow's gallery of modern art even knew it was happening. my wife will be very surprised this morning and obviously all colleagues as well, but it will be worth it. they'll understand when they realise it's a banksy exhibition. the show is pretty much a career retrospective and we were the first to be given a look around. many of the stencils used to create banksy�*s most famous works have been included in the show, including this one from the barbican in 2017. but they've been painted and given a new lease of life. there was a time when banksy couldn't get his work in major galleries.
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his solution? wear a disguise, go in and put them up himself. and there is a real behind—the—scenes element to this show. how his works were made, including the famous shredder hidden in the frame that went off at sotheby�*s as soon as the girl with the balloon was sold. and as for why banksy chose glasgow — this is the reason. right outside the venue, for more than 40 years, glaswegians have been putting road cones on top of a statue of the first duke of wellington. banksy has declared it his favourite work of art in the uk. this is something, the cone on the head, that's been going on in glasgow since the mid—1980s. and local tour guides approve of his choice. fantastic, i go along with that, that sounds pretty cool to me. banksy�*s last glasgow show was in 2001, before he was famous. as soon as it finished the venue painted over his works. this show could tour the world.
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colin paterson, bbc news, glasgow. fantastic fa ntastic stuff. fantastic stuff. we are live in westminster here and just a moment or two. westminster here and just a moment ortwo. don't westminster here and just a moment or two. don't go away. hello. some of us have seen fun songs this week, but for others it has remained stubbornly dry. so what chance of rain over the next few days? actually the chance will be increasing, thanks to what is currently a swell of cloud a long way to the rest of us under a developing area of low pressure. in the short term, most places find it dry and sunny, chance of one or two showers particularly in the west end where they do occur, they could be heavy and possibly thundery, temperatures getting up to 26 degrees, some likely to get to 28 or 29. through this evening and overnight we will see largely clear skies overhead, some low cloud rolling into the far north—west of
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scotland at times and also by the end of the night some cloud and a chance for some thunderstorms in the far south—west of england. temperatures generally between 8 and 12 degrees. it may be a bit chillier than that in some parts of north—east england and eastern scotland. into tomorrow, we will start to see more cloud and the greater chance of a shower across parts of south—west england, wales, the west midlands into northern ireland and they could be the odd thunderstorm further east and maybe the odd rogue shower, but most places again fine, dry and sunny and very warm, temperatures widely up into the mid to high 20s. but into the weekend, our area of low pressure begins to make its move. for the time being, this low will remain centred to the west of the uk, so it is western parts that have the greatest chance of seeing heavy and thundery rain, but broadly speaking we have increasing chances of rain for the weekend, but they will still be some spells of warm sunshine. 0n saturdays showers, thunderstorms, particularly across
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western parts. further east it should be largely dry, so no cloud form some of these eastern coasts form some of these eastern coasts for a time. still very warm, just a bit less warm when you have more cloud and more those showers. then for sunday a bit of uncertainty about just for sunday a bit of uncertainty aboutjust how much showery rain there will be. it could well be that we see some slightly more persistent, heavy and thundery rain drifting northwards, particularly later in the day. but still feeling fairly warm and any sunshine, temperatures easily into the low 20s, wouldn't be surprised if some got a little warmer than that. into next week, it is going to stay really quite warm, but there will be some rain at times.
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