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this is bbc news, the headlines... moscow announces restrictions on the movement of british diplomats in russia — they say — it's a response to the hostile actions of london. violence in india after video emerges of two women, paraded naked through the streets — in the state of manipur. it's the battle of the blockbusters, as barbie and oppenheimer hit uk cinemas tomorrow — we speak to a critic who's seen both. we will be in greece in a moment or two but we will head to the sports centre first.
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hello from the bbc sport centre, i'm becky davis. let's start at the women's world cup where new zealand produced a huge upset to beat norway, with hannah wilkinson scoring the winner in front of a record crowd for a football match in new zealand. that was the only goal of the game, with new zealand missing a penalty in the closing minutes. it's a huge result for the co—hosts who had failed to win any of their previous 15 world cup games. i still have goose bumps. i still have emotions in me. we waited for this moment for such a long, long time and having this opportunity at home, beating norway, strong opposition, hearing ourfans be behind us, that isjust unforgettable moment. well in the second match of the day, the other hosts, australia were dealt a huge injury blow when their star player sam kerr was ruled out of their opening two matches. it didn't trouble them
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too much though, as steph catley�*s second—half penalty saw the matildas began their campaign with victory over the republic or ireland. we practised penalties all the time and i am a confident penalty taker. i'm usually up there if sam does not want to take it for whatever reason and i am waiting to take it but that is definitely the first one i have taken for australia so just happy it went in. let's move on to cricket where zac crawley is spearheading a strong england display on the second day of the fourth ashes test against australia. australia all out for 317. ben stokes�* side then suffered an early blow to their innings with loss of ben duckett forjusti run — but crawley alongside
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moeen ali steadied the ship, both passing the half century mark. ali though eventually went for sa, caught by usman khawaja. crawley has passed his century. as well as the world cup and the ashes, today is also the first day of the open at hoylake. some of the favourites including rory mcilroy and john rahm have teed off in the last hour — but there's a lesser known name topping the leaderboard at the moment. our reporter ben croucher is live there for us now, ben. yes, it is a glorious day here at hoylake. the forecast not so pleasant for the weekend. the players are making hay or maybe birdies if you will while the sun shines. two names at the top of the leaderboard. one that you might recognise and one that you probably don't. we will start with the man from just up the coast here any north west of england, tommy fleetwood, he made six birdies in his round of 66 today including
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three in a row, 14—15 and i6 his round of 66 today including three in a row, 14—15 and 16 to sit on five under par, alongside the surprise package of the day, the unheralded south african amateur, the 22—year—old christo lamprecht. what a row he had, a fine chip in at 14 today and he says he is not surprised even though he is playing in his first open championship. elsewhere we have the like of stewart sink and stuart clark. not far behind jordan spieth and rickie fowler, americanjoe going well. as you mentioned, rory mcilroy teeing off in the last half hour and both hit their two tee shots are very high right and white. one thing you do not want to do on this course at hoylake is fine the bunker. justin rose did exactly the same thing in the second hole then this could be a long afternoon for him.
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and that's your latest for now — there's more on the bbc sport app and website. thanks for taking us through all of that. see you in a bit. as promised, let's return to those wildfires in greece. use the pictures we have been showing you in the last little while. this is in mandala just a little while away from the capital. —— this is in mandra. southern europe continues to battle extreme heat and fires — as weather alerts are in place in several countries. another heatwave is predicted in greece — which has already seen large wildfires. our reporter azadeh moshiri joins us from kallithea in greece. take me through what you've been seeing in the last little while. i'm
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west of athens. one of the hardest—hit areas and you just need to look behind me to see why. firefighters pointed me to this neighbourhood because, as you can see, house after house has been destroyed and this is something we've been seeing a lot of obviously, bricks from the roof completely collapsing into these living rooms. i came here earlier and at the time i saw civil protection officials come and they were putting different marks on this house because this is not the only house, so many in this neighbourhood have been affected this way and this is a red triangle and it essentially means this house is unlivable because in the aftermath of the wildfires, we have been showing those on the bbc, the government needs to figure out which houses can be rebuilt, which need to be on completely different land because the people whose lives have been upended or going to want to see that they are taken care of. and i was just mentioning they are, they are expecting another heatwave to kick
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in in greece, when are they expecting that? has it arrived already? is it coming in the next few days and hours? it’s already? is it coming in the next few days and hours? it's obviously extremely hot _ few days and hours? it's obviously extremely hot here. _ few days and hours? it's obviously extremely hot here. forecasters i few days and hours? it's obviously l extremely hot here. forecasters had already predicted that the second heatwave might hit and temperatures would exceed a0 degrees. we are now talking about tempers potentially reaching a5 degrees by sunday and thatis reaching a5 degrees by sunday and that is why there is still a high alert for wildfires. planes have still been flying over roads, over mandra further south of athens and dropping water bombs because the heat mean sometimes there are some flare ups and they do expect the next few days could be quite difficult. in fact, the prime minister saying the hard days are not over yet. the situation here is still very dangerous for people who live in areas affected by these wildfires. �* , . . , wildfires. briefly and finally, eo - le wildfires. briefly and finally,
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peeple ceping? _ wildfires. briefly and finally, people coping? it _ wildfires. briefly and finally, people coping? it is - wildfires. briefly and finally, people coping? it is very - wildfires. briefly and finally, | people coping? it is very hot. wildfires. briefly and finally, i people coping? it is very hot. if ou're in people coping? it is very hot. if you're in athens, _ people coping? it is very hot. if you're in athens, people - people coping? it is very hot. if you're in athens, people living | people coping? it is very hot. if. you're in athens, people living in two very different reality is your com people living in villages around kallithea. one person said he did not have a bed to sleep in on his home and he feels like he has lost everything. that of course takes a very dangerous and difficult emotional toll but there are people who are just living with the realities as are many in italy and spain of dealing with hot weather which of course is very dangerous for human beings�* health, everyone, notjust for human beings�* health, everyone, not just old for human beings�* health, everyone, notjust old and young, which is why workers at the acropolis in athens, a national treasure, striking as of today because they insist that simply is too hot to work all day. thank you. we�*ll be back to a little
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later in the programme but thank you for now. let�*s turn to the war in ukraine now. grain prices have risen sharply on global markets after russia suggested it would treat commercial ships heading for ukrainian ports as potential targets. earlier this week moscow pulled out of a deal that had guaranteed safe passage for vessels carrying grain — and — for the past three nights, cities. russia�*s president, vladimir putin, has accused western countries of using the expired agreement to "profiteer shamelessly". but,in a call with russian government officials, mr putin said he was prepared to return to the agreement immediately if certain conditions were met. they include reconnecting russia�*s agricultural bank to a global payment system. earlier we heard from our correspondent in kyiv — james waterhouse. i think russia is essentially trying to say it is out of this ingrained deal unless its demands are met and vladimir putin has laid those out, they include the lifting of
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restrictions on the import of spare parts for agricultural equipment, for example, as well as the lifting of limitation for russian exports on things like fertiliser. these have been brought back into the rapid payment system, the swift system and all of these conditions are caused by sanctions. things which we have seen curtailed to limit the invasion of ukraine so i would be surprised if these conditions are met but russia has pulled out before but been brought back in the last minute. it does feel a bit different just now with a missile strike as seenin just now with a missile strike as seen in southern cities. and any cargo ships at sea is making the journey will be seen as targets by the ukrainian defence ministry has now responded saying any vessels you see docking in ukrainian territory will be seen as carrying military
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equipment potentially so the situation is tense, it is deadly and the green deal seems very much over at the moment. that the green deal seems very much over at the moment-— at the moment. that is the latest from kyiv- _ around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. what could be more healthy, heading to the gym and releasing those endorphins? but there are concerns that increasing numbers of young people, especially men, being diagnosed with muscle dysmorphia, also known as reverse anorexia or with their physiques feeling they have to become more muscular or bigger, never being satisfied. josh develop muscle dysmorphia at the age of 13 and instead of getting mental health support, he, like many others, turned to social media. but when he could not keep up with his extreme regime, depression took
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over. it can also have a positive influence, using the hashtag muscle dysmorphia, some are heading online to share their experiences, hoping to share their experiences, hoping to highlight warning signs. you�*re live with bbc new. the iraqi government has ordered the swedish ambassador in baghdad to leave as a diplomatic dispute over the recent burning of the quran in stockholm intensifies. iraq is also withdrawing its charge d�*affaires from sweden. overnight, protesters in baghdad stormed the swedish embassy and set a section of it on fire. the united states has strongly condemned the attack. let�*s bring in our middle east analyst sebastian usher. tell us more because yet again, the tensions in this have really cranked
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up. tensions in this have really cranked u -. , tensions in this have really cranked u . _ , ., , ., , up. they have, these latest developments _ up. they have, these latest developments essentially l up. they have, these latest - developments essentially came because last month there was a burning of a koran in stockholm which caused widespread protest at the same person who did that was saying he was preparing to do it later today in stockholm again and have been given permission by the swedish police. that set the protesters overnight in baghdad who stormed the compound of the swedish embassy. these are people who belong or are supporters of a very powerful organisation who people will remember at various stages of iraq over the last decades playing a part after the american invasion, starting a major battle with the americans. he has made this, as i say, something which has caused protest and anger across the islamic world but he has very much made it
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his cause at the moment so he called for people to go out after the burning of the koran last month and again there were calls of people to go out last night. it seemed that the actual burning of the koran has not happened in stockholm today. the man who carried out last month did not burn the koran but he did step on it and manhandle it which could be seen asjust on it and manhandle it which could be seen as just as much a desecration as the burning site do not think that help matters very much. as you say, the iraqi government has responded both in reaction to what the swedish government said and they were very critical that the iraqi government did not take measures, security measures, to stop the storming of the swedish embassy and fortunately no one was injured there. make that very clear, after that, there was an emergency meeting held by the iraqi prime minister and his office issued a statement condemning the attack on the embassy yesterday saying a
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number of people had been arrested but very, very strong comment against the swedish authorities came out saying that essentially the swedish government was being provocative and was allowing the koran to be burned, also islamic sanctity to be insulted and the iraqi flag to be burnt. white met briefly, where do you think this goes now? i do not think it will stop. the individual is a very powerfulfigure who has stop. the individual is a very powerful figure who has reasons, stop. the individual is a very powerfulfigure who has reasons, is muqtada al—sadr and i will not be as much in the wave of the intensity of protest we had before but most of the governments in the islamic world made very strong condemnations of what happened then. the pope did as well. the us did. we have not seen, exceptin well. the us did. we have not seen, except in iraq, any major violence
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from it. and, yes, the hope is that it will not spread any further but i think, in iraq, you will see more instances like this.— instances like this. thank you very much. union leaders have told the bbc that the uk is falling behind in protecting workers 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 octopus 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, 50... 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.
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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 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. so 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,
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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. 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.
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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. ai is a technology with great power, and even its biggest fans say it must be used with great responsibility. simon jack, bbc news. for the next few minutes, let�*s talk film. the term "barb—enheimer" has been trending on social media with barbie and oppenheimer — two very different movies — opening this weekend. the build—up to each has been nuclear. could this be the biggest weekend for cinemas since the pandemic? the review aggregator website rotten tomatoes has seen barbie earn an impressive 89% score and oppenheimer an even higher 9296. in terms of reviews we have seen
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both positive and negative. firstly on barbie: paul mcguire grimes commented: "barbie�*s poignant, touching will have you in awe by the end thanks to its design & brilliant performances" sarah knight adamson stating, "hands up, it�*s the most creative, fun—loving, serious & heartfelt movie this year"and christopher llewllyn reed remarking "the cast is game, but the script is lame" whilst oppenheimer has also seen positive and negative reviews with: james mottram commenting "oppenheimer is more than just a historical biopic. it feels like a movie for our times" victor lopez g — "it�*s managed to turn a biographical film with a seemingly dull premise into a transcendent overwhelming spectacle" and odie henderson — "oppenheimer far too often feels like a three—hour wikipedia entry than a compelling movie" that�*s just a flavour of some of the reviews. let�*s talk to bbc radio one
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film critic — ali plumb. welcome. i know you�*ve seen both, so what did you think? what is your opinion? what did you think? what is your oinion? �* ., ., ., , opinion? i'm a firm fan of both but, 'ust to be opinion? i'm a firm fan of both but, just to be clear, _ opinion? i'm a firm fan of both but, just to be clear, they _ opinion? i'm a firm fan of both but, just to be clear, they could - opinion? i'm a firm fan of both but, just to be clear, they could not - opinion? i'm a firm fan of both but, just to be clear, they could not be l just to be clear, they could not be much different. barbie is fun and it is full of life, colour, vibrancy and the cast is exceptional. margot robbie, ryan gosling who is hysterical, so funny. that is aiming for a teenage market or more fun loving folk but oppenheimer is definitely aiming at an older crowd, one for the imax and big screen with all the surround sound trimmings and they are excellent in different ways, just make sure that if you�*re doing the double bill you decide carefully how you watch them, whether you watch the first one, let�*s say oppenheimer, then lunch then barbie or the other way around. yes, don�*t go to oppenheimer dressed in pink so it is comparing apples and pears, different types and feels of movie and content, every element of movie and content, every element of the production. in terms of your
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best guess of how an audience will respond, which of the two do you think is likely to get more traffic? i would say, just in pure broad appeal, barbie will be the winner because the marketing for this film has been on another level, we are seeing clients from shoe companies, bad companies, you name it. we�*ve got cabs with ken on the side, it is an all—consuming hype bubble whereas chris nolan�*s oppenheimer with cillian murphy, matt damon, emily blunt, the list goes on and on, is more of a reserved motion picture aiming for more of an oscar type vibe so i think there is space for both of them but ultimately barbie will be the box office winner. the? will be the box office winner. they need to do — will be the box office winner. they need to do well, _ will be the box office winner. they need to do well, both _ will be the box office winner. they need to do well, both of _ will be the box office winner. they need to do well, both of them, because the budgets are absolutely massive. i was looking at some of the figures earlier and barbie, just the figures earlier and barbie, just the production costs, you mention just in terms of some of the marketing, the huge amount they are what the production costs for barbie, 1a $5 million. yellow might
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guess, and i think around 100 million for oppenheimer. —— barbie, $1a5 million. yes, and i think around 100 million for oppenheimer. not cheap but i will say this the money is on the screen for both, sometimes you watch a movie and feel short—changed but neither of these have a feel. really interesting and talking about the performances and ryan gosling, what else stands out in terms of those two films? ryan gosling steals the show from underneath barbie�*s plastic feet but in terms of oppenheimer, it is the cillian murphy show for sure, he is in very much in nearly every scene and he is exceptional, this
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character... and to see how cillian a taxi role, he is likely to get nominations all across the world circuit next year. share nominations all across the world circuit next year.— nominations all across the world circuit next year. are we seeing a real surgeons _ circuit next year. are we seeing a real surgeons that _ circuit next year. are we seeing a real surgeons that you _ circuit next year. are we seeing a real surgeons that you agree - real surgeons that you agree surgeons?— real surgeons that you agree surueons? , surgeons? yes, top gun maverick hels us surgeons? yes, top gun maverick helps us to _ surgeons? yes, top gun maverick helps us to no — surgeons? yes, top gun maverick helps us to no end. _ surgeons? yes, top gun maverick helps us to no end. -- _ surgeons? yes, top gun maverick helps us to no end. -- are - surgeons? yes, top gun maverick helps us to no end. -- are we - surgeons? yes, top gun maverick . helps us to no end. -- are we seeing helps us to no end. —— are we seeing a real resurgence? then mission impossible as well, i think this weekend bodes very well, good month generally. if only we had mission impossible that it be enough but these three, that is a good time to be selling tickets for cinemas, i would say. be selling tickets for cinemas, i would say-— be selling tickets for cinemas, i would say. and a good time but potentially _ would say. and a good time but potentially running _ would say. and a good time but potentially running out - would say. and a good time but potentially running out of - would say. and a good time but potentially running out of time | potentially running out of time because the pipeline with an actual strike, a writer strike in the pipeline is going to run dry at some stage in the nearfuture, isn�*t it? that is for sure, maybe next year of
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the ue after when things will start drying up of things continue as they are going over in the us with the strikes. but in case you are in particularly worried, later this year we have the wonka film from the director of the paddington movies starring timothee chalamet. will starring timothee chalamet. will receive things _ starring timothee chalamet. will receive things being stopped? starring timothee chalamet. will l receive things being stopped? well if ou look receive things being stopped? well if you look at _ receive things being stopped? -ii if you look at movies across the globe that are filming they are just grinding to a halt and things like deadpool three have just halted. this is a strike, we know of strikes you but have not any strike of this scale in this industry for close to
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through the evening and overnight. but more rain working in tonight across parts of northern ireland that we have some patchy showers across parts of scotland as well and to the north are a fairly cool night at 8-9 c to the north are a fairly cool night at 8—9 c and we could see there in single figures about central england, too. starts off on a dry notes tomorrow for many of us, a bit more clout bringing the odd shower and during the afternoon, sunny spells and again scattered showers like previous days with most of them across parts of eastern england but across parts of eastern england but a good catch one elsewhere and 15-19 c a good catch one elsewhere and 15—19 c for most of us perhaps low 20s in the east. whether predominantly dry for the ashes but a chance of a parting shower. heading into saturday and the area of low pressure moves its way in from the atlantic, so from the word go affecting western parts of the uk, gail is developing and wherever
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you are a blustery day without rain spreading eastwards, just the far north of scotland getting away with quietly break slightly quieter whether. and low pressure lingers on to sunday so here it is, slowly edging its way eastwards, quite a few eyes of ours on the map so spells a blustery weather. —— quite a few isobars. some sunshine but also scattered, blustery and at times fairly heavy showers, goodbye.
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