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hello and welcome to the bbc sports centre. one of the women's world cup favourites, germany, have got their campaign off to an impressive start, beating morocco 6—0. alexandra pop to the first two goals. morocco scored two own goals. earlier, italy scraped past argentina winning i—o. striker cristiano generally came off the bench to head the 87th winner. it looked like it was going to be a frustrating day for italy who had two goals chalked off for offside. the final match of the day sees brazil take on panama who are in theirfirst world cup. that brazil take on panama who are in their first world cup. that game brazil take on panama who are in theirfirst world cup. that game is in group f. when the taliban took over kabul nearly two years ago many members of the afghan national women's football team escaped to australia. they have now settled in melbourne and are continuing to
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play, but because of the taliban have banned women's sports, fifa has refused to recognise them as a national team. refused to recognise them as a nationalteam. our refused to recognise them as a national team. our correspondent has been spending time with the players. this is not prep for a world cup game, but these women have already come a long way. two years ago, they were running for their lives, fleeing their home country after the taliban takeover. they're safe now, following their dreams. but it's not lost on them that millions of their country women can't do the same. everything you see here, the jerseys they're wearing, the hairstyles. even the laughter is enough to get them severely punished or killed had they stayed in afghanistan. now, there are many people who are in a voiceless journey, and i have to be the voice for them. i have an obligation to represent those ladies back in my home country. those who cannot study, those who cannot work,
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and those who cannot play soccer or do anything they like. so now i'm representing them and i feel more strong and proud and it will be awesome to represent that country that women and ladies are banned from everything there. it's a bittersweet moment for these players representing afghanistan nearly two years after they fled their home country. many say this is much more than just about football for them. "we play for afghan women," they tell me, "and we pray for their freedom." none of them take this moment for granted. the taliban government has banned women's sports, which means they're not officially recognised by their country or fifa. i'm very sad. i was expecting a lot from the governing bodies of football. to stand with these women, when taliban say the women of afghanistan belong to the kitchen, these women sacrificed a lot to change that mindset, that women don't belong to the kitchen, women
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belong to everywhere in the society and that's what we want — the leadership. we want a strong voice to stand with us and just don't keep silent. we've asked fifa for a response and they sent us this statement, saying that "the selection of players and teams representing a member association is an internal affair, adding that fifa does not have the right to officially recognise any team unless it is first recognised by its own association." they also said that they'll continue to closely monitor the situation of the afghan team. doing what they love comes at a heavy price. the constant anxiety about the safety of family and friends back home and the loneliness of having left everything behind. these players have given up a lot for football and they're hoping that football doesn't give up on them.
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some of your�*s top clubs believe there is a chance that tottenham will sell harry kane despite their insistence that they are not interested in offers. by munich have had osma offer is rejected. much as have also inquired. many believe harry kane wants to move in the pursuit of trophies, but ange postecoglou is hoping he can bring silverware to north london. i am different to _ silverware to north london. i am different to every _ silverware to north london. i am different to every other - silverware to north london. i —n different to every other manager in terms of we are all differed in one way or another and we all do things in our own way and there is no right or wrong in these kind of things, it is just every person brings the abilities they have and the way they do things and the way they work and i will obviously be different from other managers in the past. hopefully i can sort of find the secret that this football club required to have success. wilfried zaha has confirmed _ required to have success. wilfried zaha has confirmed in _ required to have success. wilfried zaha has confirmed in an - required to have success. wilfried i zaha has confirmed in an instagram post that he is leaving crystal palace. he said he has been wearing
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a pal shirt since he was eight years old, saying it has literally been my second skin. the 30—year—old is in talks tojoin second skin. the 30—year—old is in talks to join galatasaray. how would you celebrate winning your first golf major? if you are brian harman it is by driving your tractor. he was untouchable on the final round of the open at royal liverpool to lift the famous claret jug. of the open at royal liverpool to lift the famous claretjug. he won by six shots and says he is now off to cut the grass on his a0 acre property with his nightly tractor. i had a nice wee a couple of weeks ago when i bought a new tractor and i will get home and i will be on the tractor mowing grass in the next week and i am very excited about that. . , ., ., , that. that is going to be your reward, that. that is going to be your reward. you _ that. that is going to be your reward, you will _ that. that is going to be your reward, you will write - that. that is going to be your reward, you will write your i that. that is going to be your - reward, you will write your tractor? i might take a whole day and put my phone away and just go and get on my tractor. phone away and “ust go and get on my tractor. ~ . ., ._ phone away and “ust go and get on my tractor. ~ . ., ., ., ., tractor. what a way to go. you can keep up-to-date _ tractor. what a way to go. you can keep up-to-date with _ tractor. what a way to go. you can keep up-to-date with all- tractor. what a way to go. you can keep up-to-date with all the - tractor. what a way to go. you can keep up-to-date with all the day'sj keep up—to—date with all the day's stories on the bbc news website. goodbye.
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let's bring you some breaking news. the swedish climate activist greta thunberg has been fined for disobeying the police during a protest in malm injune. she told the court in the southern swedish city she had been given an order which she hadn't listened to, and denied any criminal activity but the court found her guilty. the demonstration in malm harbour, organised by the environmental group reclaim the future, had called for an end to the use of fossil fuels. some of the group climbed on the oil tankers. we will have more from our corresponding outside the court a little bit later. and no more breaking news. at least ia people died after their wooden boat capsized off the senegalese capital dakar, the deputy mayor told afp on monday. "it seems to be migrants," samba kandji said. rescue workers were looking for more bodies after the pirogue overturned
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overnight saturday andsunday. we will have more on that as it comes into us. rishi sunak has said that the government is on course to meet its target of building one—million homes between 2019 and 202a. he's insisted the government won't �*concrete over the countryside', and that its focus will be on developments in cities. the housing secretary michael gove earlier set out plans on how the 300,000 homes that are still needed will be built. local authorities have questioned whether the homes here's what the prime minister had to say a little earlier. iam i am really pleased to confirm the government is on track to deliver its manifesto commitment, over a million homes in this parliament and thatis million homes in this parliament and that is great news. but we will not stop there because we want to make sure everyone who wants to own their own home does so. but it is important we do it in the right way and that is building houses in the right places with the agreement of the community, not concreting over the community, not concreting over the countryside. we are making it
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easierfor the countryside. we are making it easier for people to expand upwards and outwards and we are making it easier to build on brownfield sites and we are investing in the planning system. it is a practical approach and more people can own their own home and we are doing that at the right way. the home and we are doing that at the riaht wa . ., ., , ., right way. the other manifesto led . e right way. the other manifesto pledge was _ right way. the other manifesto pledge was 300,000 - right way. the other manifesto pledge was 300,000 new - right way. the other manifesto i pledge was 300,000 new homes right way. the other manifesto - pledge was 300,000 new homes a right way. the other manifesto _ pledge was 300,000 new homes a year, does that stand? we pledge was 300,000 new homes a year, does that stand?— does that stand? we are making rouress does that stand? we are making progress towards _ does that stand? we are making progress towards that _ does that stand? we are making progress towards that and - does that stand? we are making progress towards that and over i does that stand? we are making i progress towards that and over the last few years we have seen some of the biggest years for new housing supply than we have seen in decades. we have the highest number of first—time buyers in over 20 years, so we are making progress and i am proud of that progress and we are not stopping there. so we have got to do that in the right way. i don't want to concrete over the countryside. i also don't want to ride roughshod over the views of local communities and their locally elected representatives. that would not be right either. that is what the labour party wants to do and i don't think it is the right thing to do. we want to build on more brownfield places, expanding upwards and outwards and there is a
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practical and sensible ways of delivering homes and our record on this is fantastic. as i said, 2.2 million homes since 2010 and we are not stopping there.— not stopping there. speaking of locally elected _ not stopping there. speaking of locally elected representatives, not stopping there. speaking of- locally elected representatives, one of your colleagues, anthony brown, says he will do everything he can to stop nonsense plans for a mass house—building in cambridge. will you face down those in your party who oppose your plans? ila you face down those in your party who oppose your plans?— you face down those in your party who oppose your plans? no one is doinu who oppose your plans? no one is doing mass— who oppose your plans? no one is doing mass house-building - who oppose your plans? no one is doing mass house-building in - doing mass house—building in cambridge. this is about adding a new urban quarter in cambridge, which is what local communities have spoken about and that will be done in dialogue with local communities. we want to support cambridge because it is a fantastic place to live and work, a global hub for life sciences. but it is important to bring local communities along with you. we have housing targets and they are set by local communities and their locally elected representatives. that is the right thing. what the government should not do is ride roughshod over those views, impose top—down targets, carpet over the countryside, i don't
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want to see that. we are building lots of homes and a million will be delivered over this parliament and thatis delivered over this parliament and that is a big deal. we are building them in the right places and that is important. them in the right places and that is im ortant. . , them in the right places and that is imortant. . , ., ., , important. that is an incongruous sub'ect important. that is an incongruous subject considering _ important. that is an incongruous subject considering the _ important. that is an incongruous subject considering the damn - important. that is an incongruous l subject considering the damn scene that we have here in birmingham. what you think about what is happening on the greek islands the moment in the greek island of rhodes and what it tells us about the consequences?— and what it tells us about the consequences? and what it tells us about the conseauences? ., ., , ., , consequences? our paramount priority is the safety of — consequences? our paramount priority is the safety of british _ consequences? our paramount priority is the safety of british nationals - is the safety of british nationals and that is why the deputy prime minister shared a cobra meeting yesterday and we have been monitoring the situation closely and we have been in touch with local authorities on the ground and we have sent a rapid deployment team on the ground to assist people. the most important thing is people remain in touch with their tour operators. there are a lot of flights going backwards and forwards to bring people home and if they are in touch with their tour operators, they will get the information they need. ., . ., ., “ they will get the information they need. ., ., ., ., need. time for a look at the weather now.
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hello again. as we go through this week, the weather is certainly going to be changeable. it is today. we've got some rain clearing southwards across england, followed by sunshine and showers and also at times areas of cloud. now, the weather front is the weather front that's been pushing steadily south through the course of yesterday and this morning. and it will eventually through the afternoon, clear southern areas. and you can see from this spacing in the isobars, looking at a breezy day, it's not going to be as windy as it was at the weekend. so the rain continuing to push off in the direction of the english channel. behind it, we've got the mixture of sunshine, showers, areas of cloud and also a new weather front which is fairly weak, bringing in some showery outbreaks of rain across the north—west of scotland. temperatures 1a in the north to 20 in the south. through this evening and overnight, we lose some of the showers. we'll have some clear skies in the light winds. we're looking at mist and fog patches developing here and there. but if anything, the showers turning that a bit heavier across the north of scotland with our overnight lows between
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roughly eight and 11 degrees. so that's how we start the day tomorrow. if anything, the showers becoming frequent, more prolonged generally, and some of them merging to give some longer spells of rain across parts of scotland. elsewhere, we've got scattered showers, but with a ridge of high pressure building in across the southwest, it should dry up when we see more sunshine here, temperatures 13 to about 20 degrees. as we move from tuesday into wednesday, this area of low pressure in the atlantic starts to come our way and it's going to introduce thicker cloud and eventually some rain. the wind will pick up as well. but before that happens, we'll have a dry start in many eastern areas with just a few showers ahead of the main rain band coming in from the west through the course of the day, temperatures 1a to about 21 degrees. then as we move through the week, that rain will continue to push across us during the course of wednesday night and thursday, the dregs of it remaining through the english channel and areas adjacent to it, brightening up a touch in the west with just a few showers and temperatures 15 in lerwick, 18 in glasgow to 21
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in norwich and st helier. now beyond that, the weather still does remain unsettled. we're still looking at a mixture of sunshine and showers with some rain at times and temperatures a little bit lower than we'd expect at this time of year.
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live from london, this is bbc news. police using water cannon battle protesters on the streets ofjerusalem —
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as compromise talks over israel's judicial reform bill collapse. corfu and evia become the latest islands to issue evacuation orders — as wildfires cause havoc in greece. spain enters a period of political uncertainty after sunday's snap general election fails to produce a decisive winner. what role could cataln separtists now play? hello, you're watching bbc news. we start in israel, where talks aimed at finding a compromise over proposed legal reforms that have triggered some of the biggest protests in the country s history have collapsed. opposition members of parliament said earlier they d boycott a vote on the reforms if compromise talks failed. israel's president isaac herzog has said the country is in "a state of national emergency". police injerusalem deployed water cannons to disperse protesters blocking roads to the knesset as a series of votes got under way.

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