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kylie minogue announces her first las vegas residency — promising extravagance and glamour. we'll speak to our entertainment reporter later this hour. more now on england's win against denmark at the women's world cup. the lionesses got an early goal and held on to their one—nil lead until the end of the game. the win puts them at the top of their group — with one just one game to go until the knockout stage. let's talk now to some fans we spoke to before the game started a couple of hours ago — jane, nicol and stef arejoining us from around england. and we are also talking to staff but like i studied too quickly. we have
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alea and jane, nicole and steph. it's great to have you all with us. it's great to have you all with us. it was quite a match but let's start with you, alea and jane. you are a footballer and how inspiring are the lines for you?— lines for you? they are really inspiring- _ lines for you? they are really inspiring. watching _ lines for you? they are really inspiring. watching them - lines for you? they are really l inspiring. watching them today lines for you? they are really - inspiring. watching them today play and be so determined and resilient the whole game and never dropping the whole game and never dropping the performance was just really great to see and it makes me want to go as far as they are. find great to see and it makes me want to go as far as they are.— go as far as they are. and this all comes after _ go as far as they are. and this all comes after last's _ go as far as they are. and this all comes after last's went _ go as far as they are. and this all comes after last's went in - go as far as they are. and this all comes after last's went in the - comes after last's went in the euros. how did you feel about then? then i was just as euros. how did you feel about then? then i wasjust as happy as i am now. seeing them on the tv is great because a couple of years ago you wouldn't be able to see them on tv so then winning the euros and doing so then winning the euros and doing so well in the world cup, being the top of our group right now, i'm very proud of the girls. find top of our group right now, i'm very proud of the girls.— proud of the girls. and you play ourself. proud of the girls. and you play yourself. have _ proud of the girls. and you play yourself. have you _ proud of the girls. and you play yourself. have you seen - proud of the girls. and you play yourself. have you seen more | proud of the girls. and you play -
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yourself. have you seen more people sign up to play since last year? yes, i have. it's easy for girls to find teams, notjust our playing. when i started it was really hard to find a girls team but now i am having offers from lots of girls teams as there are loads of girls teams as there are loads of girls teams all around and i girls can join and it is really good to see. this bring the call in and it's good to have you with us. i was reading the notes about you and you run an interesting organisation called or her game two. which is about promoting game for women. it her game two. which is about promoting game for women. it was founded by eight _ promoting game for women. it was founded by eight women _ promoting game for women. it was founded by eight women who - promoting game for women. it "wes founded by eight women who wanted to make football a better place for women supporters so it's notjust about supporting the women of the pitch but it's about supporting the fans in the stands and making sure that we feel safe to go to pubs and games and to express our opinions online without the fear of getting sexist abuse back. find
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online without the fear of getting sexist abuse back.— online without the fear of getting sexist abuse back. and that's really chanced, sexist abuse back. and that's really changed. hasn't _ sexist abuse back. and that's really changed, hasn't it? _ sexist abuse back. and that's really changed, hasn't it? i— sexist abuse back. and that's really changed, hasn't it? iwent- sexist abuse back. and that's really changed, hasn't it? i went with - sexist abuse back. and that's really changed, hasn't it? i went with my| changed, hasn't it? i went with my niece last year to watch one of the euro games in milton keynes between germany and france and it was great to see so many young girls as well watch a football match. what else are you doing to try and encourage south bay swim to watch football? we south bay swim to watch football? - partner with clubs right through from premier league all the way down to grassroots, we are very involved in grassroots football and getting more girls into football young. we partner with pubs, such as a pub in norwich where they made a partnership with us where they will call out sexism and there will be a safe space and they will show women's sports but also help women feel safe to come and watch a game in the pub. feel safe to come and watch a game in the ub. ., ., ., , in the pub. your two daughters in the background, _ in the pub. your two daughters in the background, say _ in the pub. your two daughters in the background, say hello - in the pub. your two daughters in the background, say hello to - in the pub. your two daughters in | the background, say hello to them in the pub. your two daughters in - the background, say hello to them as well and i apologise that i don't know the names. what did you make of the match? i know the names. what did you make of the match? ~ ., , .,
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the match? i think it was a good match. i loved _ the match? i think it was a good match. i loved the _ the match? i think it was a good match. i loved the gold - the match? i think it was a good match. i loved the gold in the i the match? i think it was a good l match. i loved the gold in the first five minutes. —— the goal... and having _ five minutes. —— the goal... and having kyra _ five minutes. —— the goal... and having kyra washed down, —— walsh... who we _ having kyra washed down, —— walsh... who we are _ having kyra washed down, —— walsh... who we are having difficulties hearing you but we will try and get back to a second. let's bring steph in. work with lewis fc, one of the first clubs to ensure that and women are paid equally when they play football. we are paid equally when they play football. ~ ., ., , ., , football. we are actually the only semiprofessional _ football. we are actually the only semiprofessional or _ football. we are actually the only semiprofessional or professional| semiprofessional or professional football— semiprofessional or professional football club _ semiprofessional or professional football club in _ semiprofessional or professional football club in the _ semiprofessional or professional football club in the whole - semiprofessional or professional football club in the whole worldl football club in the whole world that does — football club in the whole world that does a _ football club in the whole world that does a quality— football club in the whole world that does a quality so _ football club in the whole world that does a quality so we - football club in the whole world that does a quality so we are i football club in the whole world. that does a quality so we are the first and — that does a quality so we are the first and we _ that does a quality so we are the first and we are _ that does a quality so we are the first and we are still— that does a quality so we are the first and we are still the only- first and we are still the only professional— first and we are still the only professional football - first and we are still the only professional football club - first and we are still the only professional football club in| first and we are still the only. professional football club in the world _ professional football club in the world to — professional football club in the world to be _ professional football club in the world to be doing _ professional football club in the world to be doing this. - professional football club in the world to be doing this. this - world to be doing this. this incredible _ world to be doing this. this incredible and _ world to be doing this. this incredible and how - world to be doing this. tiiiiii: incredible and how did world to be doing this.- incredible and how did that world to be doing this— incredible and how did that come about? it incredible and how did that come about? .., incredible and how did that come about? ., _ ., ., ,., about? it came about by a group of men, about? it came about by a group of men. actually. _ about? it came about by a group of men, actually, who _ about? it came about by a group of men, actually, who wanted - about? it came about by a group of men, actually, who wanted to - about? it came about by a group of| men, actually, who wanted to make sure they—
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men, actually, who wanted to make sure they were _ men, actually, who wanted to make sure they were good _ men, actually, who wanted to make sure they were good allies - men, actually, who wanted to make sure they were good allies and - men, actually, who wanted to make sure they were good allies and they| sure they were good allies and they wanted _ sure they were good allies and they wanted to— sure they were good allies and they wanted to change _ sure they were good allies and they wanted to change things _ sure they were good allies and they wanted to change things so - sure they were good allies and they wanted to change things so within i wanted to change things so within foothali— wanted to change things so within football we — wanted to change things so within football we need _ wanted to change things so within football we need women - wanted to change things so within football we need women leaders. wanted to change things so within . football we need women leaders but we also _ football we need women leaders but we also need — football we need women leaders but we also need our— football we need women leaders but we also need our male _ football we need women leaders but we also need our male allies - we also need our male allies surrportihg _ we also need our male allies surrportihg us _ we also need our male allies supporting us so _ we also need our male allies supporting us so it— we also need our male allies supporting us so it came - we also need our male allies . supporting us so it came about we also need our male allies - supporting us so it came about from a group _ supporting us so it came about from a group of— supporting us so it came about from a group of men _ supporting us so it came about from a group of men who— supporting us so it came about from a group of men who are _ supporting us so it came about from a group of men who are running - supporting us so it came about from a group of men who are running the | a group of men who are running the clubarid— a group of men who are running the ctubahd since— a group of men who are running the club and since then, _ a group of men who are running the club and since then, since _ a group of men who are running the club and since then, since our- club and since then, since our equality— club and since then, since our equality stance, _ club and since then, since our equality stance, like - club and since then, since our equality stance, like our- equality stance, like our attendances _ equality stance, like our attendances are - equality stance, like our attendances are three . equality stance, like our| attendances are three or equality stance, like our- attendances are three or four equality stance, like our— attendances are three or four times what they— attendances are three or four times what they were _ attendances are three or four times what they were before _ attendances are three or four times what they were before our- attendances are three or four times what they were before our women i attendances are three or four times i what they were before our women who are how _ what they were before our women who are how in _ what they were before our women who are how in the — what they were before our women who are now in the championship— what they were before our women who are now in the championship and - what they were before our women who are now in the championship and we i are now in the championship and we have gained — are now in the championship and we have gained so _ are now in the championship and we have gained so much _ are now in the championship and we have gained so much more - are now in the championship and we have gained so much more from - have gained so much more from sponsorship _ have gained so much more from sponsorship and _ have gained so much more from sponsorship and publicity - have gained so much more from sponsorship and publicity and i sponsorship and publicity and everything _ sponsorship and publicity and everything so _ sponsorship and publicity and everything so equality- sponsorship and publicity and everything so equality has - sponsorship and publicity and - everything so equality has literally changed _ everything so equality has literally changed this — everything so equality has literally changed this football— everything so equality has literally changed this football club. - everything so equality has literally changed this football club. that i everything so equality has literally changed this football club. that was uuite an changed this football club. that was quite an easy _ changed this football club. that was quite an easy change _ changed this football club. that was quite an easy change as _ changed this football club. that was quite an easy change as well- changed this football club. that was quite an easy change as well and . changed this football club. that was quite an easy change as well and i l quite an easy change as well and i think a lot of organisations could learn a lot from the full bottle when it comes to equal pay but how do you think that will change bringing people unprofessionally? people might want to please ring like alea. ., , , , , ., like alea. hopefully everything you see within the _ like alea. hopefully everything you see within the world _ like alea. hopefully everything you see within the world cup _ like alea. hopefully everything you see within the world cup this - like alea. hopefully everything you see within the world cup this is - like alea. hopefully everything you see within the world cup this is all| see within the world cup this is all very glitzy— see within the world cup this is all very giitzy but _ see within the world cup this is all very glitzy but there _ see within the world cup this is all very glitzy but there is _ see within the world cup this is all very glitzy but there is still- see within the world cup this is all very glitzy but there is still a - see within the world cup this is all very glitzy but there is still a lot i very glitzy but there is still a lot of background _ very glitzy but there is still a lot of background work _ very glitzy but there is still a lot of background work that - very glitzy but there is still a lot of background work that we - very glitzy but there is still a loti of background work that we need very glitzy but there is still a lot - of background work that we need to do.
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of background work that we need to do so— of background work that we need to do. so hopefully, _ of background work that we need to do. so hopefully, with— of background work that we need to do. so hopefully, with more - of background work that we need to i do. so hopefully, with more sponsors coming _ do. so hopefully, with more sponsors coming on _ do. so hopefully, with more sponsors coming on board _ do. so hopefully, with more sponsors coming on board and _ do. so hopefully, with more sponsors coming on board and more _ do. so hopefully, with more sponsorsl coming on board and more investment in the _ coming on board and more investment in the actual— coming on board and more investment in the actual clubs _ coming on board and more investment in the actual clubs in _ coming on board and more investment in the actual clubs in the _ in the actual clubs in the infrastructure _ in the actual clubs in the infrastructure and - in the actual clubs in the infrastructure and not i in the actual clubs in the i infrastructure and not just in the actual clubs in the - infrastructure and not just the teams. — infrastructure and not just the teams, hopefully— infrastructure and not just the teams, hopefully then - infrastructure and not just the teams, hopefully then little . infrastructure and not just the . teams, hopefully then little girls can have — teams, hopefully then little girls can have better— teams, hopefully then little girls can have better professions - teams, hopefully then little girls can have better professions in. teams, hopefully then little girls. can have better professions in the future _ can have better professions in the future where _ can have better professions in the future where they— can have better professions in the future where they can _ can have better professions in the future where they can play - can have better professions in the future where they can play for - can have better professions in the future where they can play for a l can have better professions in the l future where they can play for a few years _ future where they can play for a few years and _ future where they can play for a few years and there _ future where they can play for a few years and there are _ future where they can play for a few years and there are also _ future where they can play for a few years and there are also able - future where they can play for a few years and there are also able to - years and there are also able to sustain— years and there are also able to sustain themselves _ years and there are also able to sustain themselves after - years and there are also able to sustain themselves after their. sustain themselves after their playing — sustain themselves after their playing career— sustain themselves after their playing career because - sustain themselves after their playing career because as - sustain themselves after their playing career because as you j sustain themselves after their- playing career because as you know, a playing _ playing career because as you know, a playing career— playing career because as you know, a playing career is— playing career because as you know, a playing career is short _ playing career because as you know, a playing career is short and - playing career because as you know, a playing career is short and in - a playing career is short and in most _ a playing career is short and in most women _ a playing career is short and in most women need _ a playing career is short and in most women need to - a playing career is short and in most women need to find - a playing career is short and in most women need to find a . a playing career is short and in - most women need to find a completely new careers _ most women need to find a completely new careers and reinvent _ most women need to find a completely new careers and reinvent themselves l new careers and reinvent themselves so there's— new careers and reinvent themselves so there's still— new careers and reinvent themselves so there's still so _ new careers and reinvent themselves so there's still so much _ new careers and reinvent themselves so there's still so much for— new careers and reinvent themselves so there's still so much for us - new careers and reinvent themselves so there's still so much for us to - so there's still so much for us to do and _ so there's still so much for us to do and are — so there's still so much for us to do and are so— so there's still so much for us to do and are so much— so there's still so much for us to do and are so much to _ so there's still so much for us to do and are so much to fix. - so there's still so much for us to do and are so much to fix.- so there's still so much for us to do and are so much to fix. alea, let me brina do and are so much to fix. alea, let me bring you _ do and are so much to fix. alea, let me bring you back— do and are so much to fix. alea, let me bring you back in _ do and are so much to fix. alea, let me bring you back in a _ do and are so much to fix. alea, let me bring you back in a someone - do and are so much to fix. alea, let. me bring you back in a someone who plays football. do you get much pushback from boys when you tell them that you play football? i was listening on the radio a few weeks ago to a former england women's player who played a couple of decades ago and obviously things were very different there. i decades ago and obviously things were very different there. i mean, occasionally _ were very different there. i mean, occasionally sometimes _ were very different there. i mean, occasionally sometimes boys - were very different there. i mean, | occasionally sometimes boys don't respond _ occasionally sometimes boys don't respond in — occasionally sometimes boys don't respond in the most amazing way to -irls
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respond in the most amazing way to girls playing football and still ask silly questions like what's the offside — silly questions like what's the offside rule when i clearly know the offside _ offside rule when i clearly know the offside rule when i clearly know the offside rule but i think it has got a lot— offside rule but i think it has got a lot better. even in the past couple — a lot better. even in the past couple of _ a lot better. even in the past couple of years boys are being more accepting _ couple of years boys are being more accepting to girls play football, which _ accepting to girls play football, which they should be because girls do deserve a place on the pitch. gk, do deserve a place on the pitch. ok, let's brina do deserve a place on the pitch. ok let's bring steph and nicole back in briefly. lets get everyone's predictions for how far you think england will go. i think i can guess what you are going to say, but let's bring steph then quickly for a closing world. i bring steph then quickly for a closing world.— bring steph then quickly for a closin: world. ., ., ., , closing world. i would love to see is in the final, _ closing world. i would love to see is in the final, we _ closing world. i would love to see is in the final, we have _ closing world. i would love to see is in the final, we have a - closing world. i would love to see is in the final, we have a friendly| is in the final, we have a friendly match that day and a mini festival going on that day so we would love england in the final.— going on that day so we would love england in the final.- i - going on that day so we would love england in the final.- i do i england in the final. nicole. i do see us challenging _ england in the final. nicole. i do see us challenging again. - england in the final. nicole. i do see us challenging again. thank| england in the final. nicole. i do - see us challenging again. thank you to all of you. _ see us challenging again. thank you to all of you. to _ see us challenging again. thank you to all of you, to nicole, _ see us challenging again. thank you to all of you, to nicole, steph, - to all of you, to nicole, steph, alea and jane and your two little girls as well, nice to get away from
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you all there. we will have coverage from the women's world cup here on bbc news throughout the next few weeks. a 14—year—old boy has been arrested after a seven—year—old girl died in a hit and run in walsall. the girl was struck by a motorcycle shortly after 7pm on thursday. with more on this, our correspondent chi chi izundu is here for us. what more can you tell us? we're still getting information about but we do know that this happened just after 7pm last night. west midlands police have confirmed that it happened on turn stone road in blake and hall and they have confirmed that they attended, along with the ambulance service, they attended to the nine—year—old girl who was in critical condition and she was taken to birmingham children's hospital where she sadly later died of injuries. police have described this as a heartbreaking situation that no family should ever go through and
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they have said that this is an absolutely tragic event which has resulted in the death of the child. we do know they are also trying to locate a and blue push—bike and they say they are trying to determine the make and model of that motorcycle and that the 14—year—old boy is still in custody. the greek authorities say the outlook is improving for firefighters trying to control wildfires in the centre of the country as well as on the islands of rhodes, corfu and evia. the fires triggered explosions at an air force ammunition depot on thursday. thousands of residents and tourists have been evacuated from the affected areas in recent days. the greek prime minister kyriakos mitsotakis says — more action is needed — to combat the effects of climate change. our correspondent, bethany bell, sent this update from rhodes.
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there is a relief here that the temperatures are a little bit lower than they were over the last few days but as you can probably see, the wind is up this morning and that's something that is causing concern to firefighters because if you can imagine, all of the smouldering embers which are still around because of the fires that have been raging over the past few days, there is the danger that sparks can be blown through the wind and set up a new fires and in fact, we have been told that there are high alerts for fires in several regions of greece today, around attica, athens, crete, the peloponnese among others and there was an incident yesterday evening where a fire approached an ammunition depot belonging to the greek air force and air to evacuate
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that area because there were explosions in this munitions depot. a country still very much on alert, trying to deal with what has been a very, very difficult summer. just lookin: very, very difficult summer. just looking onto _ very, very difficult summer. just looking onto the _ very, very difficult summer. just looking onto the long term for a bit, the group prime minister said —— greek prime minister says more sweden to tackle climate change and what are they considering? —— said more needs to be done to tackle... the prime minister was talking about the need to improve their firefighting and fire protection measures, such things like looking after the forests, ensuring that there is not combustible material just lying around like old leaves and things like that they can easily burnin and things like that they can easily burn in these very, very hot summers thatis burn in these very, very hot summers that is continuing to see. so a
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number of things like this and then of course, how they can shore up the greek fire brigade, and you can imagine the conditions that firefighters have been coping with over recent days, very hot weather and also we had the tragedy earlier this week were to firefighting pilots were killed when their plane crashed and the funeral of one of those pilots happened yesterday and the second funeral is expected today. the second funeral is expected toda. �* p, , �* the second funeral is expected toda. today. bethany bell in rhodes s-ueakin today. bethany bell in rhodes speaking to — today. bethany bell in rhodes speaking to my _ today. bethany bell in rhodes speaking to my colleague. - let s get some of the day s other news now. the us embassy in haiti has urged american citizens to leave the country as soon as possible, due to clashes between the police and armed gangs. the embassy says — us citizens have been targeted in kidnappings. displaced haitians have been seeking refuge outside the embassy from widespread gang violence. the ministry of defence in london has begun an investigation after officials accidentally sent
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emails which may contain classified information to mali, a close ally of russia, because of a typing error. the emails were actually intended for the pentagon, which uses the domain name "dot mil".?but by mistake they missed out the letter i, and so the messages went instead to mali. and us secretary of defense lloyd austin and the us. secretary of state antony blinken are in brisbane for the annual australia—united states ministerial consultations, where progress on a nuclear—powered submarine deal, regional security and clean energy will be the focus. north korea has staged a military parade to commemmorate 70 years since the signing of the armistice, which ended fighting in the korean war. the country's leader, kim jong—un, attended the display of new drones and missiles and hosted delegates from russia and china. meanwhile in south korea, a ceremony paid tribute to un soldiers who played a crucial role in the fighting. this included over 80,000 troops from britain. and to mark their contribution back
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home, one former england cricketer has been painting portraits and hearing the stories of veterans who survived. dan johnson reports. archive: for four days, the gloucesters withstood a chinese army. _ the faces of those who survived are now revealing to us the marks the korean war made on the men who fought it. joe collett, who's troubled a little bit, and he got wounded early on. roy mills, i wanted to show his hands, because every other sentence was about fighting. there's harry hawksworth, just i thought, he's just so proud to put the beret on and show the medals off. he was like some of the things i've heard painting these portraits, i'm just shaking my head going, "i don't know how you did that." private bryan hamlet was on national service with the gloucestershire regiment. i never knew where korea was, i never heard of korea, like you know. the furthest i had been before was weston—super—mare!
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you were a young man? yeah, i had me 19th birthday on the boat going over. and it was cold, right? bloody cold! the firstjob we done was minus 40. that cold it hurt! archive: so centurion tanks move forward to clear the way. _ more british soldiers died than in the falklands, the gulf war, afghanistan and iraq combined. lieutenant colonel banburyl watches his men move up... but a nation still weary from world war underrated their faraway sacrifice. seeing the results of napalm, that was horrendous. i mean, it wasjust bloody horrible, suffocating, weren't they, really? you know, just charred bodies like, you know. it's not a game show. it's. . . real. when you when you shoot somebody, they're dead. when you see your first person shot, you sort of grew up overnight, like. can you just pull your jacket around a bit? some of the families have been
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sat around watching me paint. they go, "oh, wow, i never, we don't even know he did that", you know? so it's been a real amazing experience. archive: the enemy surrender and... a multinational force stopped north korea imposing communism on the south, but at huge cost. you look back at it and you think, "what the hell was it all about?" look at all those lives lost. what they say is that you gave us our democracy. battle took lives, and captivity crushed youthful innocence. brian and many comrades spent two years in prison camps. we know we want their legacy to live on, but it seems to have helped these guys get rid of the badness. yeah, but what a privilege for me. so much was lost, and korea is still divided. we call that quits for today. brilliant. yeah, that's good. 0h, great sitter. you see, what a sitter! but its sacrifices are not forgotten. i still question why i survived.
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why me? you learn to live with it, don't you? you can shut it out. you know, you can remember the good times, the comradeship. that's the main thing. danjohnson, bbc news, gloucester. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. moments with her mum are specialfor sophie. she spent the last five years in hospital with stage four anal cancer. one of the last five years been like for you? hell. as the first word that comes to mind. the dance teacher and former western performer survived a life—saving surgery against the odds and did that, not once, but five times. mum is my saviour. she is the one that got me through every single day.
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she is my angel and, yes, with her angels that she has made as well, it's, yes, it's like giving you a second life. sophie's bravery and determination inspired her mum to hand make these tiny dollar angels which represent her daughter. —— et al. angels... —— et al. angels —— et al. angels soph's angels are being pictured on social media all round the world from local supermarkets, to paris and even a harry styles concert. holidaymakers are being warned to stay away from sick or dead birds washed up on the uk's beaches as avian flu continues to ravage wild populations.?thousands of infected seabirds have been found along the coastline as the largest outbreak of the normally—seasonal virus continues into summer. it comes as millions head to beaches and coastal beauty spots for the summer holidays. gareth barlow reports. it's the largest ever outbreak of bird flu,
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and it still has the uk's birds in its grip. normally the virus dies down during the summer, but this year it's still ravaging wild bird populations, particularly along the coast. already this month, hundreds of dead birds have had to be removed from beaches in aberdeenshire. avian flu has also hit the rspb coquet island for a second year, with fears growing for the rare roseate tern colony. meanwhile, the farne islands off the coast of northumberland, home to approximately 200,000 seabirds, has closed to visitors due to the outbreak. while here in pembrokeshire, huge numbers of seabirds are washing up on the shore. it started off as one or two on certain beaches here amroth was one of the first places, and then has spread along the southern coastline here in pembrokeshire. we've totted up.
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we think it's in the order of about 700—800 birds so far, which if you consider that's over a two—week period and we don't know what's to come yet, know who knows how many we could be talking about once this thing has run its course? and this is just one small corner of the uk. 50,000 wild birds are said to have died from avian flu last year, and the true figure is expected to be even higher. the reality is that birds that end up dead on beaches like this one died out there. out in the ocean. so what we're seeing along our coastlines is most likely the tip of the iceberg. the rspb says more needs to be done to protect already threatened bird populations. 0ur seabirds are already facing a cocktail of threats from damaging developments in their marine environment to warming oceans. on top of that, bird flu is already a crisis, and if governments don't step up their response soon, we risk that crisis becoming a full—scale catastrophe. the uk's national authorities say they are working with a range of agencies to respond to the flu outbreak and are closely monitoring wild bird populations. and new seabird conservation
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strategies are also in development. meanwhile, this summer, millions of us are already heading to the beaches where infected birds lie. we're working very closely with the national park, - the national trust and the wildlife trust to ensure that _ where birds are, dead or sick birds are reported in, - they're collected and dealtl with as quickly as possible. but is this message getting through? it's a bit worrying, isn't it? to say the least. absolutely. i thought that had all cleared up now. judging by what was in the newspapers and everything where they are, you know, the chickens are allowed to go outside now and they're not cooped up. i thought it had all ceased. to have a wonderful tourist result like this, and then to be struck. with bird flu is going to really make you anxious if you're i a hotelier or in a restaurant. a few people are concerned. we've had a few people come up to us and ask like, "oh,
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we've got dead birds on the beach." but obviously we can't really do anything about it. the uk health security agency says the risk posed by bird flu to humans is very low. but for the seabirds along our coastline, it remains a deadly threat. gareth barlow, bbc news, pembrokeshire. elvis, celine dion, adele.... even matt goss, from the group bros, had one. next up it's kylie minogue, who is taking up a residency in none other than las vegas. the 55—year—old singer, who hasn't toured north america in well over a decade, will be playing at the voltaire nightclub in the city. she's promising extravagant costumes and dances, saying that at this point in her career she has "earned the right to" play las vegas. let's speak to our entertainment reporter, annabel rackham. good to have you. kylie is not a massive name in the us so why would she choose to go to las vegas and do this residency? it is
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she choose to go to las vegas and do this residency?— this residency? it is hard to ignore the main reason _ this residency? it is hard to ignore the main reason which _ this residency? it is hard to ignore the main reason which is - this residency? it is hard to ignore the main reason which is money, | this residency? it is hard to ignore i the main reason which is money, so artists do get paid in the millions and they also get to stay in one place as well which might be quite good for her as she is someone that is used to being globally touring artists or she will be in one place for a few weeks rather than travelling around and for someone like kylie, her show was going to be taking place in the newest, one of the newest arenas in las vegas so it's going to provide a real opportunity for her to play with her sound production because it should be one of the best venues in vegas. do we know how much the my cost? you top a big money. usually the ticket is a big money forfans. taste top a big money. usually the ticket is a big money for fans.— is a big money for fans. we don't know et is a big money for fans. we don't know yet how — is a big money for fans. we don't know yet how much _ is a big money for fans. we don't know yet how much they're - is a big money for fans. we don't| know yet how much they're going is a big money for fans. we don't i know yet how much they're going to cost, they're not going on sale for about a week and a half, but we do know there will be going to be quite expensive bass and other artists who have done vegas. she is also only doing 12 shows in the venue holds about 1000 people, so again,
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doing 12 shows in the venue holds about1000 people, so again, it doing 12 shows in the venue holds about 1000 people, so again, it can be quite pricey, but she is not pricing out her normal fans that have been around for years and years because she is going to be doing a uk and european tour as well so it's not just that you can catch uk and european tour as well so it's notjust that you can catch in vegas at the end of this year and next year as well. d0 at the end of this year and next year as well-— year as well. do artists tend to -la year as well. do artists tend to play vegas _ year as well. do artists tend to play vegas and _ year as well. do artists tend to play vegas and do _ year as well. do artists tend to play vegas and do a _ year as well. do artists tend to play vegas and do a residency| year as well. do artists tend to i play vegas and do a residency at year as well. do artists tend to - play vegas and do a residency at the peak or the prime of their careers? because if you look at some of the names i mentioned it's usually when things are not as great for them. i things are not as great for them. i really think this has been something thatis really think this has been something that is definitely the vegas of the past. i think the residencies recently have been seen —— in the past are missing is an easy route because as i said before you do have to move around or have the people come for the worldwide tour, but that trend has been changing in the last number of years. you look at someone like adele, she just finished her vegas residency, lady gaga, she has been doing one nearly every year since 2018 and don't think you can describe does artists
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people that are past their peak, so kylie herself has also said, in sign this the sunset of my career, i'm saying that i am at my peak and i have earned the right to be there and i think that's definitely reflected in the artists that are going to vegas now.— reflected in the artists that are going to vegas now. annabel, for the lesson that thank _ going to vegas now. annabel, for the lesson that thank you _ going to vegas now. annabel, for the lesson that thank you very _ going to vegas now. annabel, for the lesson that thank you very much for l lesson that thank you very much for joining us and we will have more in the news about kylie and the rest of the news about kylie and the rest of the days news on the bbc website or you can go to the bbc news app. stay with us and bbc news channel. for some of us it's been quite a showery day unless you have the rest of the day is looking and as we head into the evening hours are little change and sunny spells and scattered showers. the weekend is looking unsettled but let's have a looking unsettled but let's have a look at the satellite picture and you can see a low pressure spinning
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around just to the north—west of our neighbourhood and that's going to be driving our weather through this evening and into tomorrow as well. it's just to the west here but already ahead of it one or two showers and the timbers in the afternoon i will be average for the time of year in the range of around 19-22 c time of year in the range of around 19—22 cfor time of year in the range of around 19—22 c for most of us. you can see showers become more widespread for a time and in fact they could be heavy early hours of the morning but it's not going to be a cold night with temperatures in most towns and cities at 13 or 15 celsius. the weekend. if you cast your mind back to last saturday, for some of us it was a total wash—out. this saturday is not looking so bad. low pressure is not looking so bad. low pressure is close by and there will be plenty of showers around and a blustery wind, but the rain will not be persistent and in fact, we expect quite a few sunny spells. here is
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saturday. the clouds will be fast—moving, pushed along by the strong west— south westerly breeze and temperatures will be about 18-21 c and temperatures will be about 18—21 c and as far as the ashes are concerned, they are scheduled until monday but i think showers are possible almost at any time and quite brisk wind as well with temperatures of 20 celsius. 0n temperatures of 20 celsius. on sunday, another low—pressure head is our way with a weather front and here is the jet stream pointing right at us and thatjet stream is not going to change for the foreseeable future so we will keep getting weather fronts, these low pressures and the forecast temperatures, and sunny scotland a nudge up to 20 celsius, about the same for the south will be more cloudy and outbreaks of rain and talking about rainfall, so far this july talking about rainfall, so far this july has been wet. take a look at parts of western britain here. we had about 179% of rain. and normally that's not what we have.
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today at one — five london councils lose their legal attempt to stop the expansion of the capital's ultra low emissions zone. critics argue the scheme is too costly for drivers — the mayor says it has to be extended in order to reduce air pollution. the reason why i made the decision was because our air
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in london is a killer. there are children with stunted lungs. it was a difficult decision, not taken lightly, but it is essential and it is vital. we'll ask what today's court ruling means for future environmental policies. also this lunchtime... james, it's lauren james. goal! victory for the lionesses down under — they beat denmark in their second match of the women's world cup. we report from the israel lebanon border, as tension increases in the region. there are warnings our seabird colonies face a catastrophe as the bird flu outbreak continues to bite. oh, what a catch, oh, joe root! and england finally make a breakthrough after australia frustrate them on day two of the final test at the 0val. and coming up on bbc news: the netball world cup is under way in south africa.
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