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the women's world cup zealand beating norway, theirfirst tournament victory. start with a shock —— starts with a shock. there is violence in india after a video showing two women are being paraded naked by a mob is shown on social media. welcome to the programme. we start with the fifa women's world cup which is well under way in new zealand. co—host australia beat the republic of ireland but it was the opening game of the tournament which delivered the biggest shock. new
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zealand beat norway, also 1—0, the first time new zealand have ever won a game in a world cup. the goal was scored by hannah wilkinson. new zealand lost their previous 15 games they have played at previous world cups. the women's world cup is gaining in popularity of the tournament began in 1991 with 12 teams competing in china. the usa won the first of their four titles back then. they are favourites to win again this time it with european teams also highly rated. australia are expected to perform well and the total prize money is $110 million, three times bigger than last time, but short of the $1140 million in the men's world cup. the organisers are hoping to billion people will see the tournament on tv or on digital and streaming services —— 2 billion. the trophy is made of gold and brass
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and was first awarded in 1999 and it is very much like the men's one, in one key respect, the original was also stolen. irish fans came out in force as they made their women's world cup debut but they were defeated by australia. we can meet some of them. they are the girls in green. let's have a listen. that is katie who is singing a song which aims at promoting women's football across the world. i am joined by katie. it was a great game but ireland did not do enough? the it was a great game but ireland did not do enough?— it was a great game but ireland did not do enough? the fans were out in force and we — not do enough? the fans were out in force and we had _ not do enough? the fans were out in force and we had such _ not do enough? the fans were out in force and we had such a _ not do enough? the fans were out in force and we had such a good - not do enough? the fans were out in force and we had such a good night l force and we had such a good night coming out to support the girls in
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green regardless of the result. we are so proud to be taking part at the world cup. it is an honour to be here. it is a hard thing to do to lose on a penalty but we have to go onto the next game and look forward. you wrote the song ahead of the world cup, why did you write it? what inspired you? i world cup, why did you write it? what inspired you?— what inspired you? i have been followin: what inspired you? i have been following the _ what inspired you? i have been following the girls _ what inspired you? i have been following the girls for _ what inspired you? i have been following the girls for a - what inspired you? i have been following the girls for a good i what inspired you? i have been i following the girls for a good while and ifelt like i needed to write following the girls for a good while and i felt like i needed to write a song to showcase the campaign we had and ifeel song to showcase the campaign we had and i feel i song to showcase the campaign we had and ifeel i have done song to showcase the campaign we had and i feel i have done that the best i could. there has been a lot of support for the song and i'm ever so thankfulfor support for the song and i'm ever so thankful for that support for the song and i'm ever so thankfulfor that and i support for the song and i'm ever so thankful for that and i always will be. i'm delighted to be here, to see it happen. be. i'm delighted to be here, to see it ha en. ., ., ., i. it happen. how involved are you in women's football _ it happen. how involved are you in women's football back _ it happen. how involved are you in women's football back in - it happen. how involved are you in
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women's football back in ireland? | it happen. how involved are you in | women's football back in ireland? i got injured myself when i was playing when i was 19. i had two acl surgery is done so i decided to stick to the guidelines and i'm coaching in under 1a girls team. and also a schoolgirls team. i'm keeping myself involved. hood also a schoolgirls team. i'm keeping myself involved.— myself involved. how inspirational is the ireland _ myself involved. how inspirational is the ireland team _ myself involved. how inspirational is the ireland team being - myself involved. how inspirational is the ireland team being in - myself involved. how inspirational is the ireland team being in the i is the ireland team being in the world cup for the girls back at home? , . , , ., ., home? they are inspiring to all the ounu home? they are inspiring to all the ouna uirls home? they are inspiring to all the young girls back— home? they are inspiring to all the young girls back at _ home? they are inspiring to all the young girls back at home, - home? they are inspiring to all the young girls back at home, to - home? they are inspiring to all the young girls back at home, to see . home? they are inspiring to all the i young girls back at home, to see how much football has progressed in ireland and a lot of other countries is incredible. the crowd this evening told us about that, 75,000 in the stadium, you could not ask for more. it is incredible. absolutely amazing. katie, thanks forjoining us, and best of luck to ireland going forward.
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let's talk to katie whyatt, a woman's football writer for the athletic. what an incredible start to the tournament.— what an incredible start to the tournament. , , ., ., ., tournament. yes, seeing the footage from out in australia _ tournament. yes, seeing the footage from out in australia and _ tournament. yes, seeing the footage from out in australia and new- from out in australia and new zealand has been very heart—warming, a record attendance for the new zealand game, the highest attendance they have had at a women's match of 47000 and australia have been smashing their records and selling out games and the last few days in particular the country has really got behind those teams. the matilda's in particular, there have been australia shirts and green and gold everywhere, so great to see the country seizing their moment in the spotlight with this.— spotlight with this. always a lot of ressure spotlight with this. always a lot of pressure on _ spotlight with this. always a lot of pressure on host _ spotlight with this. always a lot of pressure on host countries. - spotlight with this. always a lot of pressure on host countries. yes, i spotlight with this. always a lot of i pressure on host countries. yes, and so much of — pressure on host countries. yes, and so much of the _ pressure on host countries. yes, and so much of the pressure _ pressure on host countries. yes, and so much of the pressure was - pressure on host countries. yes, and so much of the pressure was on - pressure on host countries. yes, and so much of the pressure was on sam| so much of the pressure was on sam kerr who was a player that we all know from the wsl in england, the
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star striker for chelsea, a formidable talent, and they are potentially the most famous sporting icon in australia at the moment and the attention was on her but she missed the game today with a calf injury and may be a doubt for the second and third group games as well. but in terms of their chances, they have a number of wsl players, sam kerr is the real superstar of that team. her fitness will be vital for how deep in the tournament they can go. for how deep in the tournament they can to. . ., for how deep in the tournament they can io,~ ., ., for how deep in the tournament they can go. what about the expectations for england? — can go. what about the expectations for england? pressure _ can go. what about the expectations for england? pressure on _ can go. what about the expectations for england? pressure on them - can go. what about the expectations for england? pressure on them as i for england? pressure on them as always. it for england? pressure on them as alwa s. ., , , ., for england? pressure on them as alwa s. , ., , ., always. it has been a strange build-u always. it has been a strange build-no to — always. it has been a strange build-up to the _ always. it has been a strange build-up to the tournament l always. it has been a strange - build-up to the tournament because build—up to the tournament because after the euros last summer and their success, they emerged as clear favourites for the tournament and now following a number of injuries, beth mead, leah williamson, fran kirby, millie bright missing the
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first two games, it is very uncertain. the realistic target in my opinion, with a formal —— formidable coach, maybe they could progress, but it is the most open world cup i can remember. the us are still the favourites but germany, spain, france, australia, you can't count out, so a number of teams who will really be difficult to distinguish between who was actually going to win. distinguish between who was actually auoin to win. . distinguish between who was actually going to win-— going to win. exciting stuff. thanks for “oinini going to win. exciting stuff. thanks forjoining us- _ the us has strongly condemned attacks on the swedish embassy in baghdad. the swedish ambassador was ordered to leave. the diplomatic dispute is related to the recent burning of the bible
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video showed people on the roof. thousands of senior doctors in england have walked out in a dispute over pay. it means thousands of planned appointments have had to be postponed. they have been offered a 6% pay rise but they say that is not enough. since 2008 consultants take—home pay has fallen in real terms by 35%, they say, taking changes to tax and pensions into account. they say the fall is a bigger percentage than other groups within the health service. basic pay would start at
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nearly £94,000. the most experienced consultants would receive more than hundred £26,000, the reaching that salary takes on average 19 years —— £126,000. we are talking about restoring a 35% pay loss which has been accrued over the last number of years with a pay cuts. i could double my salary by moving to ireland or australia. we are 8000 consultants short and that is why it is sitting at 7.5 mil in patients with 14 years of underinvestment in staff and fewer hospital beds and fewer scanners and if we do not retain our consultants, there is no future for the health service, so we are fighting for the
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future of the health service and not just ourselves. the future of the health service and not just ourselves-— just ourselves. the bma said it is not 'ust a just ourselves. the bma said it is not just a 3596 — just ourselves. the bma said it is not just a 35% pay _ just ourselves. the bma said it is notjust a 35% pay increase - just ourselves. the bma said it is notjust a 35% pay increase you i just ourselves. the bma said it is i notjust a 3596 pay increase you are notjust a 35% pay increase you are looking for, what do you want the government to offer you? i looking for, what do you want the government to offer you?- looking for, what do you want the government to offer you? i want them to talk to us- — government to offer you? i want them to talk to us. steve _ government to offer you? i want them to talk to us. steve barclay _ government to offer you? i want them to talk to us. steve barclay of - government to offer you? i want them to talk to us. steve barclay of the - to talk to us. steve barclay of the health secretary has met consultants only once in the past seven months and rishi sunak said there would be no negotiations. we wrote to him and said, we want you to make a credible offer and speak to us and we will call off the strikes, and i'm sorry, prime minister, the strikes are of your doing. prime minister, the strikes are of your doing-— your doing. people have had operations — your doing. people have had operations cancelled - your doing. people have had operations cancelled and - your doing. people have had i operations cancelled and have your doing. people have had - operations cancelled and have had their visit to hospital cancelled and who had been waiting many months for appointments, what is your message to them? they will be wondering why they are not in hospital today. i’m wondering why they are not in hospital today.— wondering why they are not in hos-italtoda . �* , ., hospital today. i'm sorry that their procedures — hospital today. i'm sorry that their procedures are _ hospital today. i'm sorry that their procedures are being _ hospital today. i'm sorry that their procedures are being rescheduled| hospital today. i'm sorry that their i procedures are being rescheduled but let's put this in context, we already have 7.5 minute people on
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the waiting list, that is on the doorstep of the government are not ours —— 7.5 million people. we have tried to minimise inconvenience to patients and no dr wants to strike but the prime minister is forcing us to do this because he is forcing us to do this because he is forcing us to renegotiate.— to renegotiate. junior staff and teachers and — to renegotiate. junior staff and teachers and firefighters - to renegotiate. junior staff and teachers and firefighters and l to renegotiate. junior staff and - teachers and firefighters and other public service workers, in terms of how the government views their pay rise, is it different?— rise, is it different? public sector workers have _ rise, is it different? public sector workers have had _ rise, is it different? public sector workers have had terrible - rise, is it different? public sector. workers have had terrible treatment in the past decade but if we look at all the independent data, consultants have been hit harder than anybody else. our pay is already 35% down, even before we talk about the effects of the inflation last year. rail passengers in england are facing more disruption today and on saturday,
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with guards and station staff starting a fresh round of industrial action. members of the rmt union at 14 rail companies are striking as part of a long—running dispute over pay, jobs and conditions. it'll affect passengers across england and some services running into scotland and wales. katy austin has the latest. another day of picket lines and limited train services. it's a bit annoying. there's been a lot of, like, disruptions and stuff, so i've opted for the bus. i completely support the train strikes, yeah. they're battling for fair wages, aren't they? i they're battling for their terms and conditions. i the dispute between the rmt and 14 train companies has now lasted more than a year. both sides insist they would be happy to carry on talking — but in effect, the national dispute reached an impasse back in april when the union rejected the latest proposals from the operators, who were backed by the government. the offer involved pay rises of 5% last year and 4% this year, dependent on agreeing changes to ways of working. the industry argues it's a good offer and members should get a vote.
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there are conditions in this offer that we can't live with. whenever they want to come to the table, they have to get permission from the government. that has not been granted. we know that we could move this forward. but the union says proposals to close hundreds of ticket offices in england have added to its members' anger, and jobs will be lost. ministers and operators insist staff will help around the station instead. however, the move has drawn criticism — including here in the west midlands. i was absolutely outraged, to be perfectly honest. we're talking about punishing and penalising the members of society who maybe can't use new technology. disability campaigners are also worried, with some even threatening legal action. we've heard their concerns and i continue to engage with them. but ultimately, the shift from bringing people out from behind glass screens onto the platform is ultimately intended to provide a level of service that some of our customers aren't currently getting.
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100,000 people have already responded to a public consultation which closes on wednesday. with further strikes planned for saturday and next saturday, and a strike on the london underground next week, another summer of rail disruption is under way. katy austin, bbc news. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. voters are casting their ballots in three by—elections. borisjohnson's old seat in uxbridge is one of those up old seat in uxbridge is one of those up for grabs. old seat in uxbridge is one of those upfor grabs. a old seat in uxbridge is one of those up for grabs. a vote of no confidence has been launched against tobias ellwood, he comes after he was criticised for tweeting a video praising the taliban and describing afghanistan as transformed, urging the uk to engage with the country. he has since said he got it wrong and has deleted the clip. nigel
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farage has praised the government following reports ministers are considering making new laws to stop banks closing customers accounts because they disagree with their political views. because they disagree with their politicalviews. it because they disagree with their political views. it comes after his bank account was closed by the private bank coutts and it seems that under new plans banks could lose their licences if they cut ties with customers with controversial views. the supreme court in india has been disturbed about allegations of sexual assault. two women were paraded naked by a mob. this video has sparked — paraded naked by a mob. this video has sparked mass _ paraded naked by a mob. this video has sparked mass outrage - paraded naked by a mob. this video has sparked mass outrage in - paraded naked by a mob. this video has sparked mass outrage in india l has sparked mass outrage in india and this has been filmed on the 4th of may, more than two months before
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today, and that is when the conflict started. the conflict is between two communities, a majority community at a minority community, and the conflict is about land and getting education and about getting quotas in governmentjobs and it has been a bitter round of violence, very unprecedented in this state. these women as the video shows, and the police say they are opening a case of gang rape, as well, and there is a mob of men who are actually parading these women naked and they are pushed into a field and that is when the allegations of gang rape have also come up. the prime
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minister has not been speaking about the incident. his home minister was there to bring it back to normalcy at the prime minister today before the start of a parliament session in delhi which was disrupted by lawmakers who demanded a debate on theissue, lawmakers who demanded a debate on the issue, the prime minister said the issue, the prime minister said the incident had shamed india and that nobody would be spared and this is when the supreme court has also said they will act if the government is not in this case. that was our correspondent giving an update. grain prices have risen dramatically following the decision of russia. they have attacked grain
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facilities in 0desa and other cities. vladimir putin has accused western countries of using the expired agreement to profit it shamelessly but in a court with russian government officials he said he was prepared to return to the agreement immediately if certain conditions were met —— in a call. including reconnecting the russian agricultural bank to a global payment system. we heard from our correspondent in kyiv, james waterhouse.— correspondent in kyiv, james waterhouse. ,, ., , , waterhouse. russia is saying they are firmly out _ waterhouse. russia is saying they are firmly out of _ waterhouse. russia is saying they are firmly out of the _ waterhouse. russia is saying they are firmly out of the grain - waterhouse. russia is saying they are firmly out of the grain deal- are firmly out of the grain deal unless their demands are met and vladimir putin has laid those out including the lifting of restrictions on the import of spare parts for agricultural equipment, for example, in the lifting of limitations on russian exports of products like fertiliser and it also once a bank to be brought back into a rapid payment system, the global swift system —— also wants. these
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conditions are caused by western sanctions trying to limit his sustained invasion of ukraine so i would be surprised if these conditions are met but nevertheless russia has pulled out before but then been brought back at the last minute but i feel it feels a bit different this time with the missile strikes we have seen and now the warning from the kremlin that any cargo ships making the journey will be seen as targets. ukraine defence ministry has responded and said any vessels dogging at ports in occupied ukrainian territory will be seen as carrying military equipment potentially —— docking at ports. the grain deal seems very much over at the moment. grain deal seems very much over at the moment-— the moment. moscow has imposed restrictions — the moment. moscow has imposed restrictions on _ the moment. moscow has imposed restrictions on diplomats _ the moment. moscow has imposed restrictions on diplomats who - the moment. moscow has imposed restrictions on diplomats who are i restrictions on diplomats who are british. the interim was summoned to the russian foreign ministry
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according to the russian news agency. the russian foreign ministry issued a statement saying that the diplomat had been told it was unacceptable to support the terrorist activities of the kyiv regime. moscow said he was informed that as a response to the hostile actions of london, including obstruction of the normal functioning of russian diplomatic offices in the uk, the russian authorities will be requiring british diplomats in russia to give prior notice of trips within russia beyond 120 kilometres radius, concerning staff at the embassy in moscow and the uk consulate. that is the latest line from russia in terms of british diplomats. union leaders have told the bbc that the uk is falling behind in protecting workers
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from the effects of the artificial intelligence revolution. the trades union congress says the european union and a number of countries are taking the lead on regulation, and that it's deeply worried uk employment law is not keeping pace. it comes as business leaders are hailing the potential of al to spur innovation. our business editor simon jack has the story. hello, you are through to 0ctopus energy. this is georgie speaking. what can i do to help today? customer service as we know it. and i have the option of generating a reply using ai, so... customer service of the future. artificial intelligence is reading, interpreting and answering customer queries. it is doing the work of 250 employees, and customers seem to like it. an e—mail written by our team members has a 65% satisfaction rating from customers. an e—mail written by ai has an 80% or 85% satisfaction rating. and so what the ai is doing is enabling our team to do a better job of serving customers at a time of great need. can we be realistic and honest about the fact that some jobs are going to go? with economic growth, we will be
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creating newjobs all the time, and ai will be enhancing what people can do with those jobs. you know, if we don't have a dynamic economy and we have cost—cutting companies, there is a risk that huge swathes ofjobs will be replaced by ai. pharmaceutical bosses say ai could unlock a revolution in health care. innovating in biopharma is difficult. it takes sometimes a decade, billions, and it has a 90% failure rate. you know, one in three of us is going to be battling with dementia. there are still many cancers that don't have solutions. there is no doubt that artificial intelligence is going to help us unlock better solutions to these challenges. business leaders are excited that artificial intelligence could mean more innovation, better customer service, more productivity and therefore more profit. they are less keen to talk about what it might do to staff numbers, workers' rights, which could change faster than people can retrain or new rules of engagement can be written.
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ai is already influencing our lives, and unions say the uk is falling behind when it comes to protecting workers from al making life—changing decisions on hiring, firing and working conditions, and they want new safeguards. we do not have any ai specific legislation and, increasingly, that is meaning that we are international outliers. workers have to fall back on the existing employment law system, but they do not go anywhere near far enough to meet the really radical changes that al poses in a workplace and in our society as a whole. can i go with you? sure. even the creative arts feel their rights under attack. actors' voices are being sampled, recreated and used without paying people like laurence. if you want to use our material, you need to be upfront, you need to license it for the short—term, it cannot be in perpetuity, and there has to be compensation. if my voice is stolen, if my image is stolen, my career is over.
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ai is a technology with great power, and even its biggest fans say it must be used with great responsibility. simon jack, bbc news. the illegal migration bill has been given royal assent according the deputy speaker so roger gale who it in the commons, and it will now become law after what is fundamentally a formality. the legislation is central to the prime minister's promised to stop small boats crossing the english channel and coming to the uk. uk home secretary suella braverman has a legal duty to detain and remove anyone who comes to the uk illegally. there had been a debate
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in the house of lords and there were time limits they tried to put on the bill in terms of child protection and modern slavery detentions but they were rejected by peers so it was put forward by royal assent and it has now gained it. to give you a few bits of information, to bring it into context, more than 14,000 migrants have arrived in the uk so far this year after crossing the channel according to the home office data. 297 people were detected in small boats on wednesday alone. the illegal migration bill, the effort ljy illegal migration bill, the effort by the government to stop small boats and remove anyone illegally entering the uk has now gained royal assent and will become law. we will have more on that story on our website, of course. coming up we
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have the business news in just a couple of minutes' time. hello. 0ur fairly unsettled spell of mid—july weather is set to continue. we've got relatively cool conditions out there at the moment. next few days, we'll see sunny spells and scattered showers. temperatures on the cool side for this stage of the month, but then wet and windy weather moves in during the course of the weekend. so this is the rainfall that we're expecting to accumulate over the next few days. some areas receiving 50, perhaps as much as 70 millimetres of rain. so some wet weather certainly on the way, and it's really looking unsettled for the remainder of the month. now through this afternoon, sunny spells, a few scattered showers, particularly across parts of scotland. this is an occluded front here. cool to the north of that, just 13 or 14 degrees. further south, high teens, low 20s. few scattered showers for parts of eastern england, one or two further west, but they fade away through the evening and overnight for most of us. bit more rain working in tonight
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across parts of northern ireland. and we've got a few patchy showers across parts of scotland as well. to the north of that, a fairly cool night, eight or nine degrees and we could see temperatures down in single figures for parts of central england too. so tomorrow morning then starts off for many of us on a dry and bright note. more cloud moving in across northern ireland. also parts of northern england into wales as well will see a bit more cloud bringing the odd shower. during the afternoon, sunny spells and again scattered showers. like previous days, most of them are going to be across parts of eastern england, but you could catch one elsewhere. 15 to 19 degrees for most of us, perhaps the low 20s in the southeast. but of course, for the men's ashes and for the open golf that continues, the weather is looking, i think, predominantly dry, but there is at both of those events, a chance of a passing shower. heading on into saturday now, and this area of low pressure moves its way in from the atlantic. so really from the word go, it affects western parts of the uk. gales developing down towards the southwest in particular. but wherever you are it's going be
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a blustery day with that rain spreading eastwards, i thinkjust the far north of scotland getting away with some slightly quieter weather there. temperatures between about 17 to 19 degrees for most of us on saturday. and it looks like low pressure lingers into sunday as well. so here it is, just slowly edging its way eastwards. quite a few isobars on the map. so a spell of blustery weather for sunday into monday. we've still got the tail end of that area of low pressure as well. so it is looking a little bit up and down for sunday and into monday. some sunshine, but also some scattered, blustery and at times fairly heavy showers. bye— bye.
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