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this is bbc news, the headlines messages from boris johnson's old phone are recovered — the former prime minister says he'll hand them over the uk covid inquiry. and — tributes are paid to the legendary singer — tony bennet — who's died at the age of 96. after all the hype the blockbusters barbie and oppenheimer are finally in the cinemas, we are in leicester square getting reaction. before go any further, lets catch up on some of today's sport and its been a possibly cricual days in the ashes cricket.
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it is really on a nice edge that series. that's get an update. let's get an update on the ashes now — with betty glover. what sort of day has it been for england was a mark a brilliant day. a brilliant couple of days. england on top with two days in his fourth ashes test. at the moment australia 78-2, ashes test. at the moment australia 78—2, trailing england. the story of the day so far without a doubt has been atjonny bairstow and his brilliant performance with the bat. he finished on 99 not out. jimmy anderson was out lbw which means beer still was stranded. so close of this century, which she deserves, he has been written. some big hit in from england and it has been exciting to watch. it meant that they took the lead to 275, australia's bowling attack wasn't great, pat cummins and josh
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hazelwood going for a hundred as well. it's worth pointing out that this is the first time since 1930 that six of england's top seven reached 50 in the same innings. so, a brilliant afternoon of cricket. all the talk about whether they would dropjonny bairstow so everything falling into place. austria looked into bat and how is that going?— austria looked into bat and how is thatauoin? . , , ., ., that going? early breakthrough for encland. a that going? early breakthrough for england- a big _ that going? early breakthrough for england. a big wicket _ that going? early breakthrough for england. a big wicket to _ that going? early breakthrough for england. a big wicket to take - that going? early breakthrough fori england. a big wicket to take early on, we have seen in the series that he can bet for a long time. good stuff from chris wilkes as well, brilliant bowling causing david warner to play onto his own stumps. it looks like joe warner to play onto his own stumps. it looks likejoe root cause c smith, it was reviewed and was decided as the ball was grounded before joe root took the catch.
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england piling on the pressure on steve smith and lavishing and breaking that partnership will be key. they proving tricky. you are sa in: it key. they proving tricky. you are saying it is _ key. they proving tricky. you are saying it is a _ key. they proving tricky. you are saying it is a must _ key. they proving tricky. you are saying it is a must win _ key. they proving tricky. you are saying it is a must win because l saying it is a must win because england r2— one down, it's a five test series so they have to get it to 2-2 test series so they have to get it to 2—2 to take it to the wire. could the weather intervene? it to 2-2 to take it to the wire. could the weather intervene?— to 2-2 to take it to the wire. could the weather intervene? it could. if ou have the weather intervene? it could. if you have tickets _ the weather intervene? it could. if you have tickets to _ the weather intervene? it could. if you have tickets to watch - the weather intervene? it could. if you have tickets to watch over - the weather intervene? it could. if you have tickets to watch over the | you have tickets to watch over the weekend, it's not looking good. england needed a win on this one. bad weather and a draw would be a bad result and means austria would retain the ashes. if england wins this, it would cite tied the series 2-2, this, it would cite tied the series 2—2, is not the only sport on this weekend. we have the open and the women's world cup, england get their campaign under way against haiti tomorrow at 1030 for some the best place to keep up—to—date is the bbc sports website and app. place to keep up-to-date is the bbc sports website and app.—
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sports website and app. thank you for takin: sports website and app. thank you for taking through _ sports website and app. thank you for taking through all _ sports website and app. thank you for taking through all of _ sports website and app. thank you for taking through all of that, - sports website and app. thank you for taking through all of that, it's l for taking through all of that, it's such a fascinating and tight series. thank you so much for the latest on that. it has been such a busy sports and theyjust that. it has been such a busy sports and they just as that. it has been such a busy sports and theyjust as it's been through that week. with the world cup and the ashes and the open golf tournament, the 151st golf tournament, the 151st golf tournament at hoy lake but there is a leaderboard. 20 feet would add five under and others near the top as well. an amateur was in the lead yesterday and doing whether the early hole is but has fallen away. had to the bbc website and the life page and regular updates there on the open championship. borisjohnson�*s spokesperson has confirmed that his phone, which contained messages potentially of interest to the covid inquiry, has now been unlocked — and all relevant data has been recovered.
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the device had been locked, with the former prime minister unable to remember the code. but his spokesperson said that he had always planned to pass the material to the inquiry — and that a security check will now be made by the cabinet office. our political correspondent damian grammaticas gave me the details. borisjohnson�*s own team, who have told us. and they put out the statement. saying that the technical experts who were looking at this phone have now managed to unlock it. they found the old pin number to get in there. they have recovered the whatsapp messages on there. and borisjohnson had said all along that he was happy to hand those over to the official covid inquiry. so that's now what is going to happen. but there's one sort of caveat, which is that the process for that is that the whatsapp messages, i think, will have to go to the cabinet office, so the government, which will scrutinise them, it willjust have a quick look through.
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i think basically national security concerns are the issue there and then pass them on. if you cast your mind back, remember, there was a legal case that the government had brought the cabinet office when it was wanting to withhold some of these messages from the inquiry. the inquiry chair had asked for them. cabinet office had said it thought that some of them were irrelevant. it comprehensively lost that legal challenge. was told it had to hand over everything. it could could still bring a complaint or try to stop very specific pieces of information we pass over. but essentially the cabinet office then, after losing the legal challenge, said it would comply with that ruling. and that's the process we're now going to see. borisjohnson, having been able to unlock the phone with the help of technical experts provided by the government, will pass them over and they should then be handed to the inquiry as well. i have to say that we haven't yet heard from the cabinet office or the inquiry in response. so this is all coming from borisjohnson�*s own side,
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but it seems that we have reached the point where these will be passed across. damian, just for all people watching, just remind us why this phone, the time period it, covers is so important. yes. so interestingly, what came to light is that there were actually two phones that borisjohnson had. one which covered the beginning of the pandemic, and that's this phone, the period from when the pandemic began in early 2020, up until may 2021. that is the crucial period for the pandemic, when the crucial decisions were being made and as it began, as ministers were meeting and trying to decide what to do. that phone, there was a security breach, he stopped using it, it was put to one side, he started a new phone from may 2021 onwards. that phone had been easily accessed this phone because of security breach. there was an issue with. but the crucial thing about this phone is that the whatsapp message is the inquiry wants to see
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are the ones from that early period between borisjohnson and the senior ministers, the senior health advisers, all of the top team who were dealing with it, a couple of dozen people. so it's all of their messages being exchanged. that will include the current prime minister, rishi sunak, who was the chancellor, the finance minister, then the health minister, then their top advisers. so it really will show us what's happening at the heart of decision making at the time. now, we can take you inside the barge due to house migrants which is moored off the southwest coast of england. this is the bibby stockholm which is expected to house 500 the bbc�*s danjohnson has been in dorset and explained to us what he's been seeing. this is normally as close as we can get to the bibby stockholm. but this morning we were given the chance to go on board before any
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asylum seekers actually move on there. they are due to move on next week, but or perhaps in the coming weeks, the home office is saying. but we've seen what the conditions are actually like since it underwent refit to increase its capacity from around 220 when it was used for construction workers to more than 500. now, that it will house single men who are, we're told, getting towards the end of the asylum process near to having their claim determined. so we've seen how the cabins have been increased in capacity from single berth to double. there are bunk beds in each cabin now. the cabins felt quite spacious, i have to say. the whole thing had perhaps the vibe of a slightly outdated cross—channel ferry. there are long corridors, there are three floors, there are hundreds of cabins. we didn't see the cabins that are more like dormitories that will house four or six people. we weren't allowed to see that accommodation, but we did see some of the communal areas, the television room, where people will be
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able to spend some time, the multi—faith prayer room, the dining room and the gym. and we were shown spaces in the courtyard in the middle of the boat where people will be able to spend some time outside. it'll also be possible for them to step onto the dockside in a secure area because they are not prisoners, they are not detained. but there is a big fence around that bit of the dock to keep everybody safe, and to protect the security of the port itself because they have other ships coming in here, cargo vessels, cruise ships, military vessels as well. so the port is secure and that means the asylum seekers will have to be escorted in and out. there'll be an hourly bus service which will take them either to portland, into weymouth, and there's also a discussion of other activities being laid on for them on board the barge in the classroom that is there and also activities in terms of a day out. so the accommodation is a good standard. i would say it doesn't feel cruel or inhumane. i think that's why the home office is showing us this. it wants people to see that these conditions are decent, but it had always described this
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as basic and functional. and the intention of this barge is to reduce the cost of housing asylum seekers in hotels, and to send a message that people coming here across the channel on those dangerous boats aren't going to live in luxury. but the government's treading a fine line here. it obviously wants us to see these conditions, but the risk is that this doesn't please anybody because those who feel asylum seekers are living in too much luxury may think this looks too comfortable. those who are concerned about the rights of refugees, people who've come here fleeing war, endured trauma. they may feel that this is not the right thing because it's all right me spending an hour on there and finding it relatively comfortable. the men who actually move aboard in the next week or so are facing perhaps three, six, nine months on board while their asylum claim is determined. and once it actually fills up with 500 people, the conditions on board could feel very different. when they expecting the first people to go on board and in terms of conversations you had with people what do they make of this boat being
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there? ., ~ there? earlier in the week we were told the first _ there? earlier in the week we were told the first asylum-seekers - there? earlier in the week we were | told the first asylum-seekers would told the first asylum—seekers would go on it next week. the home office has pulled back and expect people to go on board in the coming weeks. there is a bit of work to do to get things ready and finalise the bits of accommodation making it safe and ready. in terms of local direction, we haven't had chance to show people what it looks like and see how they feel. there's been concern in the community here about the impact of 500 people moving here and adding to the pressure on local services. people are concerned about the health service, the state of public transport here, and security. saying they don't get a police officer on they don't get a police officer on the island very often. their local concerns and the wider concerns about what the actual conditions will be like for the asylum—seekers. the home office is trying to assure local people it can be managed safely and everyone can get along. there will be things for asylum—seekers to do during the day because they cannot work, and trying to assure those with wider concerns
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that this will be humane, safe and comfortable. ukraine's president zelensky — has dismissed his country's ambassador to the uk. no reason was given for the sacking. the ambassador recently criticised president zelensky�*s "sarcasm" — when he was responding to comments from britain's defence secretary, ben wallace — who said ukraine could be more grateful for the support they've received. so what should we make of mr prystaiko's dismissal? we asked our diplomatic correspondent — james landale. well, there isn't really a great deal more. i mean, we know there's no official reason given for his dismissal. we know that he looks as if he's a victim of the dispute and the controversy over the remarks made by ben wallace, the defense secretary, recently, where he said ukraine needed to show a bit more gratitude to western allies if it wanted to maintain support in the long run.
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after that, president zelensky said, "look, you know, jokingly, well, i can wake mr wallace up every morning and say thank you to him". and the ambassador said perhaps that wasn't a piece of healthy sarcasm. now, that's a reasonably mild bit of criticism, but it seems to have landed on a pretty hostile ground in kyiv. and so we think potentially as a result by that, but that's merely speculation. the presidential office has decided to get rid of him. i have to say, most of the diplomats i've been speaking to this morning think it's an own goal by kyiv because they say that mr prystaiko was hugely experienced, hugely popular, and that this will damage uk—ukraine relations. and, james, separately, a high—profile russian military blogger has been detained today. who is he and do we know why? igor girkin, also known as strelkov, one of these extreme nationalist hard liners who has been complaining bitterly about the russian government's prosecution of its war in ukraine, complaining that it's not doing enough. and his criticism has reached a point where he's been incredibly critical precisely of mr putin.
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and so vladimir putin seems to have taken action to try and tidy the shop slightly. and so he has been detained. this is a man who is accused of involvement in the downing of that dutch malaysian airliner in 2014 when almost 300 people died right at the beginning of russia's invasion. so, you know somebody who is on the extreme edge of the russian argument at the moment, but clearly his criticisms of vladimir putin have reached a point where the kremlin can't tolerate him any more. so they've decided to arrest him. amsterdam has banned cruise ships from the city centre. it's part of the dutch capital's latest attempts to limit visitor numbers and curb pollution. the city council said the ships weren't in line with its sustainable ambitions. courtney bembridge has more details. when many people think of amsterdam, they might imagine scenes like this,
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but all too often, it actually looks a bit more like this. and the city council is trying to crack down on mass tourism in a number of ways, cruise ships being the latest of those measures. there are 100 cruise ships in amsterdam every year, averaging out to two per week. the council says not any more. this is where they docked, in the centre of amsterdam. this is causing problems, the council says. amsterdam has become a victim of its own success. it is estimated 20 million people visit the city every year, attracted in part by its reputation as a party city. the council has tried to crack down on it, banning the smoking of cannabis in a red light district, and this year it released an advert aimed at young british men. let's look at what it suggested. it was telling people wanting to come for a messy night to stay away.
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that is one aspect of this, that the council doesn't want this type of tourism, but crew ships is another type of tourism they've said they don't want. one dutch politician described cruise tourists as a plague of locusts descending on the city all at once. not everyone is using such strong language but there are concerns about the type of tourism it brings, people who come for a short period, don't do the cultural activities like museums and then leave again. there are also concerns about the environmental impact of this type of tourism, and this study from 2021 suggests one cruise ship has the same level of emissions as 30,000 trucks. two aspects of this, both the social and also the environmental impact. well next — let's hear from a city councillor for amsterdam, representing the d66 party which put
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forward the proposal to ban cruise ships from the city centre. ilana rooderkerk is also reponsible for the quote courtney mentioned there about the plague of locusts. she spoke about her reasoning. so the climate impact is huge and they arrive right in our city centre, which is very bad of course, for children living there and all citizens in general. so that is one big reason that we want to ban cruise ships. and the other reason is the tourism. we are experiencing mass tourism in amsterdam. the city centre is really overflown and we are looking at all different kinds of measures to make sure that we cut down on tourism and make it more liveable. actually for residents it might have a small or an economic effect of course, but the thing that's concerning much more to people in amsterdam is this that the city is not really liveable any more. people that are from amsterdam, such as myself, we don't even go to the city centre any more because if you walk there,
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it's just so many people and that's just something we really want to change. it's been called barbieheimer and going through the review of those two blockbuster films being going through the review of those two blockbusterfilms being released today so all of you get to our correspondent has been to leicester square to find out what filmgoers are making of both films. the plots of oppenheimer and barbie can be more different. one is about a toy of millions of growing up with around the world, the other the life of the father of the atomic bomb. the two films have similar themes. they look at changing worlds, at consequences of decisions, and because of the hype of these two films, they are asking cinema goers to make a tough choice themselves. which one should you see first? here in leicester square, the home of a lots of film premieres in central
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london, you can see who is going to see barbie, pink is everywhere. i didn't get the memo. we see barbie, pink is everywhere. i didn't get the memo.— see barbie, pink is everywhere. i didn't get the memo. we wanted to feel barbie and _ didn't get the memo. we wanted to feel barbie and live _ didn't get the memo. we wanted to feel barbie and live in _ didn't get the memo. we wanted to feel barbie and live in her _ didn't get the memo. we wanted to feel barbie and live in her world, i feel barbie and live in her world, her dream house.— feel barbie and live in her world, her dream house. today was special. plannin: her dream house. today was special. planning for — her dream house. today was special. planning for months, _ her dream house. today was special. planning for months, i _ her dream house. today was special. planning for months, i can't - her dream house. today was special. planning for months, i can't lie. - planning for months, i can't lie. it's planning for months, i can't lie. it's the — planning for months, i can't lie. it's the first _ planning for months, i can't lie. it's the first live action film about barbie and was announced 1a years ago but in that time it's gone through many iterations to get to where we are now. the film starring margo robbie being shown on cinemas around the world. critics say it's a good film, painfully funny, oppenheimer also received a lots of praise being described as clever and imaginative. critics and film experts have had their say, it's up to the public and crucially, what the box office would say. an update on that story, we are keeping an eye on that us soldier who crossings in north korea, travis
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king, the private soldier who was being sent back to the us but absconded thenjoined being sent back to the us but absconded then joined the tour of the border area and then cross the border now the secretary of state antony blinken has been talking at the aspen security form and was asked about travis king and said he had no further updates but we would like to know his whereabouts, and he was worried about how the soldier may be treated and if you would be tortured, and he said there are certain concerns based on what we have seen in the past, obviously reference to an eight case back in 2017. reflecting what the white house has also been seen, they are trying to ascertain the whereabouts, they have had no communications with north korea so far, even though efforts have been made, and around this time of the date we normally get the white house briefing, the pentagon briefing, so we are keeping an eye on that in case any more new
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details, but the american secretary of state, like the white house, saying they are trying to establish his whereabouts. so they are still needing the basic facts to establish. the legendary american singer tony bennett has died at the age of 96. described as the best in the business by frank sinatra — his career spanned decades. he grew up in new york and released his first album in 1952 when he was in his mid—20s. bennett picked up his first grammy for his classic 1962 song, i left my heart in san francisco. david sillito looks back at his colourful life. music. tony bennett was the best singer in the business, according to frank sinatra. a master of the classic
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american song. # deep in your eyes... # can't take a kiss i regret... in the 50s he was a teen idol. it had been bob hope that had seen his act and helped him break into the big time. # well, i was terribly alone... in 1962, he released the song that became his trademark. # i'm going home to my city by the bay... it was another song on the other side of the recording called once upon a time. # i left my heart... i really believe that was going to be the big hit song and i was really plugging away at it. the public liked san francisco. anthony dominic benedetto had come a long way from his far
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from glamorous childhood. he was one of five children from an italian family in new york. he dropped out of school to help support them. # without a song but singing made his fortune. he was also a talented painter and politically he was a liberal, supporting the civil rights movement. # don't deplore my fondness... but as fashions changed, the work began to dry up. by the end of the 70s, he was divorced, taking drugs, and without a recording contract. # with my top hat... he turned it around not by changing style but by taking his music to a new generation. # make it one for my baby, one more for the road. he even performed at the glastonbury festival. the music and the image the same,
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but suddenly he was cool again. # the world has gone mad today... i said i would love to do an album with you someday. and she said, "definitely lets do it. and this, for me was... is the most important album of my career. because i'm making music with a legend. # when i come home to you... # san francisco... his days as a teen idol may have been over but his music was timeless. # the sun will shine for me... applause tony bennett two is that at the age of 96. that's it for and verify
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life, thank you for watching the 6pm news is up next after the weather. hello. don't expect it to look or feel much like summer. this weekends the weather is looking decidedly unsettled. it will feel rather cool. it will often be windy and there will be some outbreaks of rain at times. how much rain? well, this chart shows how much we're expecting to accumulate over the next few days. the wettest places are likely to be across northern ireland, parts of wales and perhaps most especially across the north of england, but most places getting at least a dose of wet weather thanks to this frontal system pushing its way in from the west. quite a complex frontal system. there will be various pulses of heavy rain running along it as it slides its way eastwards. moving its way into the picture. certainly as we go on through tonight will stay mostly dry, i think down towards the south east of england and also in the north of scotland. and here with clear skies overhead, it is actually going to get quite chilly like the last few nights. temperatures in some spots down to three orfour degrees,
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but milder further south, underneath the influence of the areas of cloud, the outbreaks of rain with this wriggling frontal system continuing to move its way through. so a really soggy saturday in prospect across parts of northern ireland. northern england looking very, very wet indeed. that rain getting up into southern and maybe central parts of scotland, wales, the south west of england, towards the south east corner. rain not arriving until quite late in the day, but for southern areas it will turn quite windy. in fact, for southern and western coast we could see gusts of a0 to maybe 50 miles per hour in the most exposed spots, temperatures just 15 to 19 degrees. northern scotland always seeing the best of the brightness, albeit with one or two showers saturday evening. well, a bit of a wash—out for many, staying driest once again in the north of scotland. and as we move on into sunday, well, this area of low pressure just continues to track its way eastwards. now, this frontal system will tend to clear away, but this one here is set to hang back on sunday. so across parts of southern scotland, northern ireland, north wales and north midlands, but most especially northern england, it looks
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like we will see rain continuing to pile up elsewhere. sunny spells and scattered showers and temperatures between 16 and 22 degrees. so many places a little below par at this point injuly and no big change into next week. more rain at times, some drier interludes. yes, and it will stay fairly cool.
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