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a blueprint for those that follow, with sustainability at the forefront of their plans. paris 2024 will be run entirely on renewable energy, 95% of buildings required already exist, while there'll also be a first opening ceremony outside of a stadium. the river seine will host it, with organisers expecting a crowd of half a million to turn up. and in light of france's recent civil unrest, security concerns have been raised. when you're an organiser, the first things you have to be sure, it's the place where you are welcoming athletes, delegations and spectators, that it will be safe. that is the first part and the major one. so we work on that point essentially to be sure that we will be able to do it in a full security aspect. to the women's world cup now, where the 2011 champions, japan,
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have secured their spot in the knock out stages. two goals in quick succession in the first half gave them a 2—0 win over costa rica in dunedin — hikaru naomoto and aoba fujino both on the scoresheet. they are now two wins from two, after an opening group c win over zambia. and spain also secured their place in the knockout phase, after an emphatic 5—0 win over zambia. jenni hermoso and alba redondo scored twice, as they progressed with a game to spare. the spanairds opened their group c campaign with a 3—0 win against costa rica last week and have put themselves forwards as one of the fancied teams in the tournament. the final game of the day gets under way injust over an hour in perth, with the republic of ireland up against olympic champions canada. ireland have a tough task on their hands, they need at least a draw to stay in the tournament after their opening day loss
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to co—hosts australia. canada themselves could do with a win, after their draw with nigeria in theirfirst match. you can only look in the future. it depends, of course, on the results also. but winning starts with not losing. and that is very cliche, but very much true. if you play a game like this, against olympic champions, you had to stay realistic, but it is clear that, yeah, do you want to go through this group, then we need a result, that's clear. tottenham hotspur ownerjoe lewis has been charged with "orchestrating a brazen insider trader scheme", us attorney damian williams has said. the british billionaire, seen here on the left alongside club chairman daniel levy, bought a controlling stake in the premier league club from alan sugar in 2001, and is accused by the us attorney
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of using inside information to "shower gifts on his friends and lovers". tottenham say it is a "legal matter" and aren't commenting. last year spurs confirmed that lewis was "no longer a person with significant control at the club". wrexham striker paul mullin suffered a punctured lung during a 3—1 preseason win over manchester united in san diego. he collided with united's goalkeeper nathan bishop and was attended to by physios who gave him oxygen while a stretcher was also brought out. the 28—year—old was able to walk off the pitch before he was replaced. wrexham manager phil parkinson said "it was a clumsy, reckless, challenge" and was left fuming afterwards it isa it is a real blow for us, you can't hide away from that. i thought it was a clumsy challenge from the goalkeeper, i'm disappointed with that. it should have been a straight red. if it is not denying a goal—scoring opportunity, it's still a dangerous challenge. he should
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have been off the pitch, it is a dangerous challenge. obviously paul is our talisman and i thought the lads after that were outstanding. that is what we are about as a group, resilience and that's what we showed. arsenal's declan rice say�*s he can't wait to play in the champions league this season following his £100 million move to the club and says he wants to be judged on the trophies he wins. arsenal were second last season behind manchester city, despite leading for most of the premier league campaign. this will be the first time they have been in the champions league since 2017. it's going to be the best, is the pinnacle in football. what you are a kid, you want to become a footballer, not many pleasure to play in the champions league. and now this year getting the chance to put on a shirt and feel that champions league anthem, it's going to be so special for spot. in football, you only get one opportunity to do great things, to join great clubs, and that is what the case was with arsenal, and i feel like it's a club that deserves
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to be in the champions league, deserves to have the big nights and i can't wait to experience it. kylian mbappe could be about to become the most expensive footballer of all time — but in the united states two financial records have just been smashed. jaylen brown has signed the richest deal in nba history, agreeing a $304 million contract to remain at boston celtics, according to reports. meanwhile, justin herbert's new five—year $262 million extension with the los angeles chargers will make him the nfl�*s highest paid quarterback by annual salary. and that's all the sport for now. no figures which come from the property website, right now, show
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competition and the private rental sector has at least tripled in every area of britain compared with the for let speak to our corresponding, nick triggle. we for let speak to our corresponding, nick triggle-_ nick triggle. we know that competition _ nick triggle. we know that competition among - nick triggle. we know that | competition among tenants nick triggle. we know that - competition among tenants has nick triggle. we know that _ competition among tenants has really helped to drive up rents, which of course is bad news for those trying to find a home. we asked right move to find a home. we asked right move to look at the figures to try and quantify that level of competition. and what it shows is that it has become much more intense. as you say, on average there are 20 viewing requests for every rental property across britain. that is up from six in 2019, just before the pandemic. as you can see behind me, there are some regionalfactors here as as you can see behind me, there are some regional factors here as well. every area has seen at least a
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tripling of the queue to view, if you like. but in the north—west of england is when it is more critical, because that queue reaches 30 in that area and is clearly a real issue for people time to find a home with theirfamilies or on issue for people time to find a home with their families or on their own. and that is at the same time as rents rising. and that is at the same time as rents rising-— rents rising. and is there any resite rents rising. and is there any resnite in _ rents rising. and is there any respite in sight, _ rents rising. and is there any respite in sight, any - rents rising. and is there any| respite in sight, any solutions rents rising. and is there any . respite in sight, any solutions to this? it respite in sight, any solutions to this? , ., . respite in sight, any solutions to this? , . ., ., this? it is a tricky one. the reason for this is — this? it is a tricky one. the reason for this is a _ this? it is a tricky one. the reason for this is a mismatch _ this? it is a tricky one. the reason for this is a mismatch between - for this is a mismatch between demand, the number of people trying to find a home, and also people renting for longer because of those rising mortgage rates we have spoken so much about. but also, landlords are selling up according to agents, and that means there is less in terms of supply. a real issue there. if you want to try to go to the front of a queue for a viewing, there are some things you can do according to estate agents, and
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there is a relatively simple things. prepare a nice and early, perhaps have all your paperwork in order, so bring with you a reference from your job from a previous landlord, and try and sort of thing outside the box a little bit in terms of where you are looking geographically and financially too. it is really tough situation, we have got lots of tips the bbc news website on the cost of living pages. i’m the bbc news website on the cost of living pages-— living pages. i'm sure that will be helful. living pages. i'm sure that will be helpful. thank _ living pages. i'm sure that will be helpful. thank you, _ living pages. i'm sure that will be helpful. thank you, kevin. - junior doctors in england will be staging a four—day strike from the 11th to 15th august. it is their fifth round of strikes in this year's pay dispute. the british medical association has asked for a 35% pay rise to restore pay to 2008 levels after a series of below—inflation pay rises. the government is giving them a 6% pay rise this year,
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plus a lump sum of £1,250. live now to our haalth correspondent, nick triggle. still a very big distance between the doctors and the government? there certainly is. it was only last week that the elite strike byjunior doctors came to an end. already they have announced this new walk—out, the fifth in at this year's pay dispute. it will start on friday, august 11, at a 7am in at the morning and run on to the following tuesday, so four days in total. it will involve members of the british medical association walking out of both emergency and routine care. we not already this has already had a huge impact on patients, with more than 750,000 operations and appointments having to be rescheduled because of the various industrial actions by notjust junior doctors, but consultants, nurses and ambulance staff over the
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past few months.— nurses and ambulance staff over the past few months. what sort of impact is this going — past few months. what sort of impact is this going to _ past few months. what sort of impact is this going to have _ past few months. what sort of impact is this going to have on _ past few months. what sort of impact is this going to have on services? - is this going to have on services? what has happened in previous walk—outs is that consultants have been brought in to provide cover for junior doctors. emergency services will be staffed by consultants. but it does have a big impact on those plan treatments, things such as knee and hip replacements, and itjust the general outpatient appointments that take place up and down the country every day. that in itself is causing problems to the waiting list. the waiting list is still now going up. there's over seven people waiting for hospital treatment. many are saying that this continued industrial action byjunior doctors, which after all represent nearly half the medical workforce puts the government's targets to reduce waiting times under serious threat.
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some serious resolutions to be made there. thank you for that. now it's time for a look at the weather. hello, ourfairly hello, our fairly unsettled changeable weather forjuly are set to continue over the next few days. you can see on the satellite image a curl of cloud approaching from the atlantic. many of us seeing some early sunshine, and some areas will keep the blue skies and sunshine into the afternoon. we have already had at rain spilling in the first parts of northern ireland, wales, south—west england also turned pretty damp through the morning. western quite light and breezy, whereas much of scotland and eastern england state largely dry, but a few sharp showers in the afternoon, and temperatures up on recent days. still sticking in that collector mass up towards the northern isles. into the evening hours, an area of
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rain which is eastern parts of the uk spreading across all areas at some stage through the evening and tonight as it makes its way gradually eastwards. a of the cloud, mist and murk lingering throughout the night. temperatures sticking in double figures, quite a muggy sort of night out there. into tomorrow, no pressure lingers, early rain for southern england slowly clearing away from the south coast. for scotland it is going to stay quite murky and drizzly all day, especially towards the north. elsewhere, after a bit of a great and murky morning, the sunshine should start to break through, one or two showers crop up during the afternoon. temperatures still cooler for the northern ireland is. into friday, we are between low pressure systems, the breeze coming from the
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south—west. there will be a few showers cropping up here and there, potentially quite heavy for eastern scotland. into the weekend, the next area of low pressure moves on from the west, quite a few isobars into saturday saw a breezy spell of weather. no fronts not too active through saturday, but they will be some showers around. an unsettled picture, some sunshine and showers into the weekend. bye—bye.
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from the fires in algeria alone. the chief executive of the british bank natwest resigns after admitting she was the source of an inaccurate bbc story about high—profile client, nigel farage. frankly, because of how they behave, i think they should all go. hello, welcome to bbc news now. i met lucy hockings. —— i am lucy hockings. three hours of fast—moving news, interviews and reaction. we start in yemen, where after eight years of civil war, 21 million people, that's two thirds of the population, are in need of humanitarian assistance. but international aid is shrinking, with the united nations only raising a quarter of the funds it needs for yemen this year.
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