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we have had a lot more bookings. the last two weeks, we've had an increase of 64%. i think we've had an increase because people really enjoy a british holiday. there's so much to do for the whole family. you can bring your dogs with you, you can bring the whole extended family with you and there's no fussing around airports and extreme temperatures and wildfires. the bad weather has been caused by an unseasonable deep area of low pressure for this time of year, and the wind is strong and travelling at speed here in bournemouth. the wind is fierce, it's starting to lash down. the beach behind me is usually packed this time of year, but it's completely deserted. but people are still out, trying to make the most of it, and most people we've spoken to are just getting on with it, despite this wash—out summer. even in the soggy weather, holiday—makers are still out and about, but it's leftjenny feeling a bit despondent. staying in a church down here on a girls�* day camp.
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we've got seven children, so we've got nothing to dry our clothes on, we can't hang clothes out, so we're all a bit wet. we're making the best of it. we are having fun, we're all together. harman is here from london with his family, who are visiting from india. i was wondering that, given it's the month of august now, it would be, like, good weather for beach, but british weather is as uncertain as ever. martha has taken the weather as it comes — day by day. we've got four days' camping. so, yeah, rain the first day, | it's obviously very windy and wet today, but yesterday, we all got sunburns! - back at hoburne holiday park, guests see this wet weather as part and parcel of a quintessentially british summer and, in true british fashion, take in the weather in their stride. you bring your raincoats, you bring your shorts, you bring a bit of everything, don't you? and then you've got it in the car if you need it. and we've needed it! not a true british holiday, isn't it, if you don't have a bit of rain? but for now, more rain is predicted for august, and we may still need
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to have our raincoats and brollies to hand. so let's take a look at some of the front pages. the financial times, trump team seeks for trial before election is a headline. the guardian, trump court date set, us set on course for election crutch. and york first president rabbi says 1190. finally on the times, drum heads back to washington to deny election charges. that's all tonight. mark's here tomorrow. before we go, you may have noticed we've had the newsnight whatsapp number up on screen. we love to hear from you and will read out some of your thoughts on what you've seen. tonight some comments on that trump legal case. luan o'carroll from north london told us, "trump's voter base support his actions, perhaps a conviction would result in a sort of public jury nullification." and helen clarkson—fieldsend from suffolk wrote to say she thinks we may have missed the main focus
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of the indictment in our reporting. the centrepiece, she says, is not the january 6th insurrection but the effort to invalidate the election results. well, perhaps we'll hear more detail tomorrow when he appears in court. do keep your messages coming. for now, goodnight. breaking news from around the world 24 hours _ breaking news from around the world 24 hours a _ breaking news from around the world 24 hours a day, — breaking news from around the world 24 hours a day, this— breaking news from around the world 24 hours a day, this is— breaking news from around the world 24 hours a day, this is bbc— breaking news from around the world 24 hours a day, this is bbc news. -
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the defence said that he had a severe, untreated mental illness and cited evidence of a childhood marked by trauma and neglect. well, the jury found that he should be sentenced to the death penalty. there has been mixed reaction. there is no consensus amongst the victim's families on this sentence. 0ne family of rose malinger who died in the attack. she was 97 years old and her daughter, andrea widner, who survived after being shot and wounded. they had said that a measure ofjustice has been served and they said returning a sentence of death is not a decision that comes easy, but we must hold accountable those who wish to commit such terrible acts of anti—semitism, hate and violence. now, the families of the victims and the survivors themselves will have another opportunity to address the court and bowers himself tomorrow, thursday, when a formal sentencing will take place. now, thejudge is bound by thejury�*s decision, and he will now have to put a man to death. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. let's look at some of the main stories in the uk this hour.
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the prime minister has said nadine dorries�*s constituents are not being properly represented. the former culture secretary announced injune that she was standing down as member of parliament. however, she later said she would not resign until she was told why she was denied a peerage in borisjohnson�*s resignation honours list. a court has ruled an american fugitive who fled to scotland after attempting to fake his own death to avoid prosecution can be extradited to the united states. nicholas rossi is accused of rape in the state of utah. a sheriff ruled there is no legal barrier to his extradition. the number of people missing payments on essential household bills like energy, phone and water... is as high as it was over the winter, that's according to a consumer group. they estimate that around 2.4 million households missed at least one bill payment
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in the month to mid—july. you're live with bbc news. earlier in the programme, we heard from our guest speaking about trump and mentioned some names of alleged co—conspirators. just to say the indictment involves six alleged co—conspirators, who have not been charged. they are not named in the indictment, and the bbc has not been able to verify their identities, but us media has speculated on the names our guest mentioned. in the uk, the stepfather of a 10—month—old boy has been found guilty of his murder at derby crown court. police say that jacob crouch suffered a "living hell" at his home in derbyshire before he was killed by 39—year—old craig crouch in 2020. the boy's mother, gemma barton, was cleared of murder and manslaughter — but was found guilty of causing or allowing the death of a child. their sentencing hearing is due to take place on friday. 0ur midlands correspondent
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phil mackie sent this report. a smiling, giggling baby, but during jacob crouch's short life, he endured what was described as a "culture of cruelty" at the hands of his mother, gemma barton, and stepfather, craig crouch. can you feel or hear any breathing? no. he's gone. this is the 999 call made after they found jacob's lifeless body in his cot, five days after christmas in 2020. they met on a dating site when she was four months pregnant. they quickly moved in together. and jurors were told that their relationship meant everything to them. crouch was even named as father onjacob�*s birth certificate. they pretended to be doting parents, but in reality they were subjecting jacob to the utmost cruelty. this footage from her phone shows crouch joking about whetherjacob had been killed. very quiet in there, have you killed him?
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no! i wouldn't mind if you had! you're under arrest. why? barton and crouch were arrested nearly a week after he died. i'm arresting you on suspicion of the murder ofjacob. - police found phone messages describing the little boy as a "devil" and detailing their cruel punishments. at the time of his death, jacob had 39 rib fractures, 19 visible bruises, and a perforated bowel, which led to the fatal infection. jacob crouch was born into a culture of cruelty, where both of the people who he should have been able to trust above any other allowed him to be subjected to assault after assault. heartbreakingly, for much ofjacob�*s short life, he would have been in significant pain as a result of the serious and repeated assaults. during the various covid lockdowns, crouch and barton were able to maintain a happy family facade that kept them away from the gaze of the various agencies that might have been able to intervene. but afterjacob�*s death, a new multi—agency strategy has been introduced which local safeguarding
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boards say has had a positive impact. craig crouch has been found guilty ofjacob�*s murder. gemma barton was cleared of murder, but convicted of causing or allowing her son's death. neither have explained how, or why, jacob died. phil mackie, bbc news, derby. curfew is in place and internet suspended in the city of nuh in the northern indian state of haryana. the death toll has risen to 6 since monday s violence triggered by religious tension during a procession by hindu nationalist groups. the bbc�*s india correspondent arunoday mukharji reports from nuh on the outskirts of india's capital city delhi. a city now under lockdown, trying to douse the flames after violence broke out between hindus and muslims. these were the scenes as rioting mobs went on a rampage.
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the aftermath — burnt vehicles and looted shops. the violence began when a hindu religious procession was passing through this muslim—majority area. the man at the centre of the conflict, monu manesar, from a right—wing hindu group, wanted in the murder of two muslim men in february this year but still on the run. his brazen defiance of the law and open call to participate at the hindu march angering local muslims, igniting several hours of violence. this man saw his confectionary shop vandalized. and this is all that remains... ..his savings and life scattered. what took him three years to build, torn apart within minutes. translation: i'm very angry and feel
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like burning the entire country. - don't i have the right to live here? i feel helpless. the authorities didn't stand by me. they didn't even come to inquire my wellbeing. what do i do? for now, the fire may have been contained here in nuh, but the sparks have spread to other parts of the state. friction remains between both communities, and there is a fear that even the smallest incident can trigger widespread violence once again. and one of the places where the violence spread was in neighbouring gurugram. a man hides and films the moments a mosque comes under attack and set on fire. 22—year—old cleric saad amin was woken up and killed. riyaz uddin, an official at the mosque, had left before the violence began.
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he is in shock and terrified of going back. translation: why target him? what had he done? if you had a problem with the mosque, you target the mosque. but why take an innocent life? the clean—up has begun, but the mistrust will lingerfor a while. these clashes on the outskirts of the capital city of delhi at the start of an election season could have a political impact. arunoday mukharji, bbc news, nuh, haryana. let's bring you a development from ukraine — the country's deputy prime minister says a russian drone attack has damaged 40,000 tonnes of grain planned for china, israel and countries in africa. ukraine's defence ministry says,
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a grain silo was damaged in the danube port of izmail in the 0desa region. the port, across from romania, serves as the main alternative route out of ukraine for grain exports since russia re—introduced it's defacto blockade of ukraine's black sea ports last month. pope francis has met with victims of clerical child abuse in portugal — months after a damning report on sexual abuse by priests there. the pope is on a five—day visit to the country in which he hopes to energise young catholics during world youth day, the world's largest catholic festival. the report found thousands of cases of abuse dating back to the 1950s, and alleged that the catholic church had "systematically" covered these up. pope francis acknowledged — this meant many people now view the church with, quote, "disappointment and anger" — and said victims should be heard.
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translation: due to our bad testimony and the scandals i that have disfigured the church's face, these scandals call for a humble and constant purification, starting from the cry of pain of the victims who must always be welcomed and listened to. scientists in spain are investigating why increasing numbers of orcas, also known as killer whales, are targeting fishing and sailing vessels, damaging their rudders. there have been at least 60 incidents off the south—western tip of europe this year, where orcas are said to be deliberately hitting boats. scientists believe that young whales might be imitating the behaviour of adult orcas — or even playing a game. justin trudeau, the prime minister of canada, has announced that he and his wife of 18 years, sophie, will be separating. the couple married in 2005 and have three children together. justin trudeau said they will "remain a close family with deep love and respect for each other" and he's also asked for privacy.
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that's all for now — stay with bbc news. hello there. wednesday's weather did not look or feel particularly summer—like across large swathes of the uk, thanks to an area of low pressure, this swirl of cloud on the satellite picture. this was named storm patricia by the french weather service because of impacts it had in france, but particularly on the southern flank of that storm system, we've had some very strong winds. there have been some really heavy downpours, but that area of low pressure is now rolling away eastwards. in its wake, though, we're going to be left with a brisk northerly wind, which will make it feel decidedly cool over the next couple of days. that cool breeze a big feature of thursday's weather, a mix of sunny spells and showers.
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some quite large areas of cloud, particularly across northern parts of scotland, where we will see some bits and pieces of rain. but for southern scotland, northern ireland, england and wales, it's a mixed bag — some spells of sunshine, some showers, some of which will be heavy and thundery. but there will be places that avoid the showers and stayjust about dry. temperatures ranging from 14 degrees in stornoway to 22 in london. and then as we head through thursday night, we will continue to see some of these showers. some clear spells here and there. i think out west, it will be mostly dry by the end of the night. temperatures typically holding up at between 11 and 14 degrees. so we head into friday, still feeling the effects of that northerly breeze. some spells of sunshine, some showers too. this time, those showers mostly across central and eastern parts of england. the odd heavy thundery one. elsewhere, more in the way of dry weather, although we will see cloud filling the sky across northern ireland later in the day ahead of this
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next weather system. and temperatures 16 to 20 degrees at best. and then let me show you what happens on saturday, because this area of low pressure is going to push its way in from the atlantic, the fourth weekend in a row dominated by low pressure. this one quite a deep affair. a bout of heavy rain, could well be some thunder and some lightning mixing in. northern scotland likely to avoid it, but some wet weather elsewhere and the potential for gales, particularly around some western coasts. and with the cloud, the rain, the strength of the wind, temperatures really will struggle — 14 to 18 degrees. we would expect temperatures higher than that at this point in early august. but as we look further ahead into the middle part of next week, there are some signs that things could turn a bit drier and warmer.
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this is bbc news. we'll have the headlines and all the main news stories for you at the top of the hour, as newsday continues straight after hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. i'm stephen sackur. what happens when art and politics collide? well, things can get ugly pretty quickly. with talk of culture wars and battles over values, identity and who gets to tell the stories that define us.
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if warfare is currently a dominant cultural metaphor, what does that make the artists? warriors? well, my guest is the ground—breaking playwright and artistic director of london's young vic theatre, kwame kwei—armah. in troubled times, can art be persuasive rather than polarising? kwame kwei—armah, welcome to hardtalk. thank you so much for having me. it is a great pleasure to have you. now, you've been in the theatre business as an actor, a writer and a director for the best part of three decades.
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ijust used that phrase, some would call it a cliche,

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