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by a worrying looking injury mired by a worrying looking injury to midfielder keira walsh. she couldn't continue. england must now avoid defeat in their final group game against china to be sure of a last 16 spot. it game against china to be sure of a last 16 spot-— last 16 spot. it is about bringing fiuht last 16 spot. it is about bringing fi . ht and last 16 spot. it is about bringing fight and we — last 16 spot. it is about bringing fight and we did _ last 16 spot. it is about bringing fight and we did just _ last 16 spot. it is about bringing fight and we did just that. - last 16 spot. it is about bringing fight and we did just that. we i last 16 spot. it is about bringing i fight and we did just that. we were a great side tonight. i think we have confidence in our group and we will keep building as the tournament goes on. or it is of the same as always, we'll recover now. it is a quicker turnaround now to the next game so preparation starts right now. we want to go and get the win against china. now. we want to go and get the win against china-— against china. well, england could have qualified _ against china. well, england could have qualified today _ against china. well, england could have qualified today if _ against china. well, england could have qualified today if china - against china. well, england could have qualified today if china had i have qualified today if china had failed to win in the other game in their group, but they managed to take it 1—0 despite having a player sent off in the first 30 minutes. the only goal was scored from the penalty spot for china's first victory at this year's tournament. there was a thrilling first game of
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the day as argentina came from behind to draw 2—2 with south africa. they were on course for their first ever win in the tournament when one player put them 2-0 tournament when one player put them 2—0 up in the second half. however, argentina pulled one back courtesy of a sensational strike. before another equaliser was headed home. both of those goals came in a five minute span and ensured that both teams got their first point of the tournament so far. italy and turkey are submitting a bid tojoin hosting the men's euros in it could clear the men's euros in it could clear the way if turkey withdraw their solo bid for the tournament. wembley in london will be the stadium for the final. the uk and ireland are hoping to get the next one and turkey are the only other bidders
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for that at the moment. now, after a slow start on day two of the final ashes test, england have taken a flurry of wickets after lunch at the oval. england were bowled out for 283 on day one. australia resuming with a slow morning being punctuated by a great catch to get the matter out. two more players have been reviewed after lunch. australia are 153-1. reviewed after lunch. australia are 153—1. you can follow that live on the bbc sport website. it is the second day of the penultimate golf major of the year, the women's evian championship in france. overnight leader paul loretta is level for her round so far out on the course.
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further down the leaderboard, the defending champion is struggling to make a move on day two. another world cup has started today and that is at the netball world cup. africa and the defending champions new zealand are off to a winning start. the silver ferns thrashed trinidad & tobago 76—27 to make a real statement in the opening game. they next play uganda on saturday. england, scotland and wales all get their campaigns underway later. ukraine's olga kharlan was disqualified from the world fencing championships after refusing to shake hands with russian anna smirnova. kharlan was the first fencer to face a russian or belarusian since the invasion of her homeland — and went on to win15—7 in milan. afterwards she rejected a handshake, instead offering her sabre to tap blades — something that led to her disqualification from the women's sabre individual event.
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and that's all the sport for now. 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, 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
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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... we think it's in the order of about 7—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.
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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. our 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 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 dealt
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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, you know, i 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 resort like this, and then to be struck with bird flu is going to really make you anxious if you're 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, 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. when it comes to food, do you know what an �*average portion size' is? how many pieces of chocolate does that mean?
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do you weigh your breakfast cereal to get the correct amount? new research suggests not many of us do. the consumer watchdog "which? " has found that information on packaging is inconsistent and confusing — and leads people to eat more calories, sugar and salt without realising. our correspondent graham satchell went to find out whether people can correctly guess the recommended portion sizes of some well—known foods. how closely do you read the labelling on food? would you know, for example, the recommended portion size for pringles or quality street or halloumi? how many portions do you think there are in that pack of halloumi? i think halloumi is probably... i think there's many more than i would guess. yeah. so you would have maybe...four. hmm. three at a push. how many portions do you reckon there are in this box of pringles? 0h.
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100. 100 portions?! i can eat the whole of that. i do love a quality street. i do like the old toffees! do you know how many quality street you are meant to have — the recommended amount you're meant to have in one sitting? um, no. not that many. i would have said maybe six. six in one go? yeah. what would your guess be? probably three. which is close. for the record, the label says the recommended serving for quality street is two, a tub of pringles is meant to be five or six portions, and 250 grams of halloumi is meant to serve approximately eight. in a survey today, the consumer group which? found portion information on food packaging can be confusing, inconsistent and unrealistic. it says nutrition labelling is valuable for customers, but it needs to be based on meaningful and consistent portion sizes. the food and drink federation told us they're committed to providing clear and accurate information, and a range of portion sizes are available to help consumers
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achieve a healthy, balanced diet. to sit down and eat quality street, i can't imagine it. would you like one? no, thank you. back on the street, we met this man who has prunes for breakfast, sardine salad for lunch and banana and yoghurt for dinner. i'm 82 and i feel really fit. i mean, you don't look 82! my god, you look incredible. well, recommend my diet. thank you, sir. bye— bye. graham satchell, bbc news. well, i'm off to eat some quality street now. well, i'm off to eat some quality street now. stay with us here on bbc news. hello, for some of us it's been quite a showery day. let's see how the rest of the day is looking. as we head into the evening hours there was little change. sunny spells and scattered showers. the weekend, on the other hand, is looking quite unsettled. let's have a look at the satellite picture and you can see
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the low pressure they're spinning around just to the north—west of our neighbourhood. that is going to be driving our weather through this evening and into tomorrow as well. it is just to the west here, but already ahead of it are one or two showers. the temperatures into the afternoon are pretty much the average for the time of the year. in the range of 19 to 22 celsius. this evening and overnight, that low pressure is slowly closing in on us. ahead of it you can see showers becoming a little bit more widespread for a time. they could be quite heavy in the early hours of the morning. it is not going to be a cold night by any means. temperatures be around 13 to 15 celsius. the weekender then. 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. yes, low pressure is close by, there will be plenty of showers around and a blustery wind, but the rain would be persistent.
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and in fact, we are expecting a few sunny spells. erie saturday. i think the clouds will be fast—moving, pushed along by that strong westerly breeze. temperatures will be around 18 to 21 celsius. and as far as the ashes are concerned, they are scheduled until monday and showers are possible almost at any time. quite brisk winds as well with temperatures of 20 celsius. on sunday, another low pressure heads our way with its weather friend. he was in the jet stream pointing our way with its weather friend. he was in thejet stream pointing right at us. thatjet stream is not going to change really for the foreseeable future. so we will keep getting these weather fronts. these low pressures. in sunny scotland it could nudge up to 20 celsius, about the same for the south, but it will be more cloudy with outbreaks of rain. talking about rainfall, so far thisjuly has been wet. take a look at parts of western britain here. we've had about 179% of the rain.
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continuous deterioration of the security situation of our country. the high court rules an expansion of the london's ultra low emission zone — which is aimed at reducing air pollution — can go ahead. donald trump says he will not end his 2024 presidential campaign if he is convicted and sentenced on the various charges against him. and at the women's world cup, a crucial win for england over denmark. hello, i'm nancy kacungira. welcome to verified live — three hours of breaking stories and checking out the truth behind them. the head of the presidential guard in niger has appeared on state television as the country's new ruler after leading a coup on wednesday.
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