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premier league season there's already been a change of manager. julen lopetegui has left wolves after a long—running disagreement with the club about transfers. the spaniard initially agreed to part ways at the end of last month but stayed in charge to prepare the team for the new season while the club found a replacement with wolves saying they "accepted their differences of opinion on certain issues and agreed that an amicable end to his contract was the best solution". and his replacement is expected to be gary o'neil. the former bournemouth manager like lopetegui helped his team climb away from relegation trouble last season and is one of a number of candidates wolves considered. it boosted garry o'neil's standing in the game and i think wolves have decided that is the way to go. it is interesting because in recent times, with previous managers, wolves have
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gone down the continental managerial route. now, almost for the first time in a decade, they are going to get an english guy in charge and it will be interesting to see how that goes. west ham have agreed a fee of 30 million pounds, that's around 38 million dollars for both southampton captainjames ward—prowse and manchester united defender harry maguire. the england international had slipped down the pecking order at old trafford under erik ten hag who took the captaincy off maguire at the start of preseason. manchester united had this man wout weghorst on loan last season and once again he's left his club burnley on a temporary deal. the dutch striker has joined hoffenheim on a season—long loan. four time winners river plate have been knocked out of the copa libertadores. beaten on penalties in the last 16 by brazilian club internacional, river needed a 90th minute equaliser from robert rojas to take it to spot kicks levelling the tie at 3—3. but in a lengthy shoot—out, it was rojas who missed the argentinian side's 10th penalty
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allowing internacional�*s keeper to score and send them through to the quarter finals. brazil's athletico paranaense won'tjoin their compatriots in the quarter finals though after being beaten by bolivian side bolivar also on penalties. that's despite athletico reversing a two—goal deficit from the first leg, barcelona's future signing vitor roque putting them on level terms at 3—3 on aggregate in the second half. in the shoot—out, athletico�*s thiago heleno missed the final penalty kick, ending their copa libertadores run. rangers begin their champions league qualification campaign later. they're at home in the first leg of their third round tie with swiss side servette. 1993 winners marseille also enter the competition at the stage and face panathinikos from greece. wednesday's other game is slovakian side slovan bratislava taking on israel's maccabi haifa. former world number one
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caroline wozniacki has won her first match on her return to tennis after retiring in 2020. it was a victory at the canadian 0pen. that sets up a meeting with wimbledon champion marketa vondrousova who beat mayar sherif in straight sets in montreal in her first match since becoming a grand slam champion last month. andy murray is through to the second round of the canadian 0pen in toronto after a straight—set victory over lorenzo sonego in toronto. but dan evans is out after losing to canadian wild card gabriel diallo, who is ranked iliist in the world, and had lost all four of his previous atp matches. so a shock for evans, who was the title winner in washington last week. next for diallo is alex de minaur after he beat cam norrie. and that's all the sport for now. much more on our website and on our app.
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much more on our website and on our a . . _ �* , ., ., much more on our website and on our an. h ., ., app. let's return to what has happened — app. let's return to what has happened in _ app. let's return to what has happened in the _ app. let's return to what has happened in the last - app. let's return to what has happened in the last 48 - app. let's return to what hasl happened in the last 48 hours app. let's return to what has - happened in the last 48 hours of the island of lampedusa. forty—one migrants have drowned off the italian island of lampedusa after their boat capsized. forty—five people, including three children, had been aboard the vessel which had set off from the tunisian city of sfax last thursday. four survivors — originally from the ivory coast and guinea 7 gave their accounts to coastguards after being brought ashore. the three men and a woman had initially been rescued by a cargo ship. according to a recent report from the international organization for migration, at least 441 refugees drowned betweenjanuary and march, marking the deadliest three month period since 2017. the report also reveals over the past decade, the mediterranean sea has claimed around 25,000 lives. these grim numbers do not fully capture the extent of the tragedy as the actual death toll might be even higher. we can show you some pictures from over the weekend. in recent days
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there have been a number of rescues from the island and these pictures from the weekend show rescue workers helping migrants in trouble on the lampedusa coast. live now to 0slo where we can speak to social anthropologist heidi mogstad. you have looked into this very issue, especially around the language we use to describe migrants, and how these new reports are shared with people, how people refer to the migrants and have a look at the actual numbers of people who are dying with making the crossing, what is your research found? . ~' ,, crossing, what is your research found? ., ~ ., ., found? thank you for having me. the first thin i found? thank you for having me. the first thing i want _ found? thank you for having me. the first thing i want to _ found? thank you for having me. the first thing i want to say _ found? thank you for having me. the first thing i want to say is _ found? thank you for having me. the first thing i want to say is it _ found? thank you for having me. the first thing i want to say is it is - first thing i want to say is it is very easy to describe what is happening today and so many times over the past years as a tragedy or a humanitarian crisis but i argue the problem with this language as it conceals that the losses and deaths are the results of political decisions and therefore are
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avoidable.— decisions and therefore are avoidable. . ., , ., avoidable. what actions would you like to see taken _ avoidable. what actions would you like to see taken by _ avoidable. what actions would you like to see taken by the _ avoidable. what actions would you like to see taken by the european | like to see taken by the european union especially? i like to see taken by the european union especially?— union especially? i think that is also art union especially? i think that is also part of— union especially? i think that is also part of the _ union especially? i think that is also part of the problem, - union especially? i think that is also part of the problem, that l union especially? i think that is i also part of the problem, that very often the responses we have is more a search and rescue activities, which we do, and also it is important that the search and rescue activities are led by states, which should be held responsible. right now it is mostly ordering people —— ordinary people and organisations that are doing a lot of the rescue work, and they are being criminalised. it is very important, beyond this, that we change the institutional infrastructure, that makes it so incredibly difficult for people to cross borders and apply for asylum, people to cross borders and apply forasylum, but people to cross borders and apply for asylum, but also across borders and work and live in europe. that criminalisation _ and work and live in europe. that criminalisation of _ and work and live in europe. that criminalisation of rescue that you referred to, must be in regard to
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what the italian government has done with some of their anti—immigration laws that prohibit rescue boats from bringing migrants into certain ports, which they have taken issue with and i know they are looking at trying to get changed. do you feel some european governments are actually dehumanising these people, these migrants.— these migrants. yes, i mean, the exam - le these migrants. yes, i mean, the example you _ these migrants. yes, i mean, the example you mentioned - these migrants. yes, i mean, the example you mentioned with - these migrants. yes, i mean, the. example you mentioned with italy, these migrants. yes, i mean, the . example you mentioned with italy, it is also what the greek government has done. similar efforts to criminalise rescue work and other european countries. certain language is definitely dehumanising refugees from africa and the middle east, they are often redefined from victims to threats or burdens, potential terrorists, potential rapists, even threats to the freedom of women and so on. this is a big contrast to how we speak about ukrainian refugees for example. lastly; ukrainian refugees for example. why do ou feel ukrainian refugees for example. why do you feel that some europeans, if
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you do feel this way, do not actually grieve these deaths in the same way that they would if it was part of a bigger problem, a bigger story or a different more happening somewhere else? that story or a different more happening somewhere else?— somewhere else? that is a difficult auestion somewhere else? that is a difficult question with _ somewhere else? that is a difficult question with a _ somewhere else? that is a difficult question with a multifaceted - somewhere else? that is a difficult l question with a multifaceted answer, but it is to do with racial stereotypes, again framing refugees from certain parts of the world as potential threats and burdens. but i also think the philosophy ofjudith butler, who has a theory, and what she argues is the question about whose lives are breathable is connected to the question of whose lives we consider it worth living in the first place —— lives are aggrieved. 0ne the first place —— lives are aggrieved. one of the reasons why many europeans are not grieving, is because they are not actually considering these lives is equally valuable and perhaps not even as
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lives at all, or as lives that are already lost. lives at all, or as lives that are already lost-— lives at all, or as lives that are alread lost. ~ ., ., ., , ., ~' already lost. what role do you think the media has _ already lost. what role do you think the media has to _ already lost. what role do you think the media has to play _ already lost. what role do you think the media has to play in _ already lost. what role do you think the media has to play in this? - the media has to play in this? language matters. we see this over and over again. language matters. we see this over and overagain. i language matters. we see this over and over again. i think the question of migrants versus refugees, that is where i disagree with many of my colleagues. i think perhaps instead of insisting that all of the people who died today are real refugees, i think it is more important to challenge the stigma attached to being an economic migrant and recognise there is nothing morally wrong with wanting to move and seek a better life. and also it is not really sassuolo it is this hierarchy of suffering that is embedded within refugee convention. instead of insisting that the people dying today are refugees, i think we should challenge the very narrow definition of refugees and realise people had very good reasons for wanting to cross borders. you think there is also _ wanting to cross borders. you think there is also fatigued _ wanting to cross borders. you think there is also fatigued about - wanting to cross borders. you think there is also fatigued about this -
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there is also fatigued about this issue? , , ., issue? there is, but that explanation _ issue? there is, but that explanation sometimes l issue? there is, but that. explanation sometimes gets issue? there is, but that _ explanation sometimes gets thrown out. it is a simple explanation, i think we have to look at it deeper and more of the institutional structures and the racial assumption that guide our sympathies. it has been really _ that guide our sympathies. it has been really interesting _ that guide our sympathies. it has been really interesting talking . that guide our sympathies. it has been really interesting talking to you, thank you forjoining us. there is more on this story on the website and also a look at some of the other tragedies we have seen in the mediterranean in recent months. log on and take a look at the perceived outcome. —— at the bbc website.
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hello, behind me the rather murky weather in newquay cornwall this morning but the skies are brightening and for many there is more sunshine on offer for the best of today and tomorrow. but a brief lived burst of summer warmth. we have got weak weather fronts around, thatis have got weak weather fronts around, that is what is giving the misty and murky weather around some coast of west england, wales, drizzle in northern ireland that is moving into scotland. high pressure is pushing northwards tending to dry out the atmosphere somewhat and clear the cloud. we will have some sunshine around, we saw the best of that in scotland already this morning. more cloud through the rest of the afternoon. still windy and quite cool in 0rkney and shetland, 23 and 24 for the south and east with some sunshine. there will be cloud and low cloud around the irish sea coast of the night. a bit of fog forming in land as we had this morning but what is noticeable is it is much milder in the north, scotland, northern ireland and northern england in particular. why? we have
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pulled in this area, join that heat northwards. we are looking at him just getting widely into the 20s on thursday. the morning fog last of the first part of the rush—hour clears away quickly. the odd shower with cloud lingering and implied consent to the south—west later but actually it is a fine day. 25 in the central belt, 23 perhaps in some parts of northern ireland, 26, even 27 further south and east across england and wales. a brief burst of summer sunshine, england and wales. a brief burst of summersunshine, orsummerwarmth at summer sunshine, or summer warmth at least, summersunshine, orsummerwarmth at least, because the next low pressure comes in and it is weather france through friday. thursday night into friday, it clears away friday morning but drags its heels across the north—east of scotland and then a pottering of showers following behind. still quite warm, warm structuring point on friday. could get 25, 26 in southern and eastern areas that most places behind the weather front will feel a bit of pressure. if the show feeling
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weekend with the low pressure that to the west of us, it is spot the difference, showers and spells of rain in the north and west. lets show us the further south and east you are, you are more likely to escape them and stay dry, it is a showery picture this weekend and there will be some lively showers once again with some hail and thunder. there is more online. there is more online.
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a live from london. this is bbc news. 41 migrants have drowned off the italian island of lampedusa after their boat capsized.
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45 people, including three children, were aboard the vessel. police officers in northern ireland are said to be worried and frightened after a data breach saw personal details about them made public. there is deep and genuine concern, i am hearing officers say they haven't had a meal in their mother's house in ten years because they cannot admit to being a police officer. eleven people have died after a fire broke out at a holiday home in france and we've been told to walk 10,000 steps a day if we want to stay fit and healthy, but a new study shows fewer than 5,000 may be enough to see a benefit. hello, welcome to verified live, three hours of breaking stories, and checking out the truth behind them.
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41 migrants have drowned off the italian island of lampedusa

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