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the headlines. emergency services continue to battle wildfires in hawaii. at least 36 people have died. virgin galactic is back on the ground after its first flight. for paying customers. it did with former olympic athlete and a mother and daughter on board. all experiencing zero gravity. putting 12 and a half thousand jobs at risk. details of thousands of officers and staff accidentally released online. bayern munich agree a deal with tottenham for harry kane. all of those stories in a moment. let's head to the sportscenter. i'm sure you got more
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on the harry kane story? that is exactly where we will pick things up. that potential transfer. a deal has been agreed in principle for bayern munich to sign the captain. but it is now his call to make. he has a year left. 30 came in a campaign where spurs finished eight, meaning they missed out on european football. it's not all done and dusted. it is now up for harry kane to decide. he's been in this club since 200a. he's been in this club since 200a. he said many times, he wants to win trophies. he's second in the
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all—time score list. he's got 213 at the moment. alan shearer has 360. i've been speaking to fans who say they don't think that record will be enough to keep kane at the club. bit of enough to keep kane at the club. e; it of a surprise, enough to keep kane at the club. e; t of a surprise, and we came to the stadium and it was breaking news that we agreed the deal —— he agreed. that we agreed the deal -- he aareed. �* , ~ that we agreed the deal -- he aareed. �*, ~ ., .,, agreed. it's kind of sad to see him no agreed. it's kind of sad to see him go because _ agreed. it's kind of sad to see him go because he's — agreed. it's kind of sad to see him go because he's he's _ agreed. it's kind of sad to see him go because he's he's been - agreed. it's kind of sad to see him go because he's he's been scoring | go because he's he's been scoring lots of— go because he's he's been scoring lots of goals for the team. if he thinks he can — lots of goals for the team. if he thinks he can do _ lots of goals for the team. if he thinks he can do better - lots of goals for the team. if he thinks he can do better there, then yeah, _ thinks he can do better there, then yeah. i_ thinks he can do better there, then yeah, i understand _ thinks he can do better there, then yeah, i understand it. _ born james will be suspended after picking up a red card on penalties against nigeria. —— laurenjames. she won't be available for the
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columbia match and a potential semifinal. if england were to make the final, she would be back in the mix for a selection. her team—mate was in australia on standby. she’s mix for a selection. her team-mate was in australia on standby.- was in australia on standby. she's a ureat was in australia on standby. she's a great player. _ was in australia on standby. she's a great player. but — was in australia on standby. she's a great player, but obviously, - was in australia on standby. she's a great player, but obviously, the - great player, but obviously, the squad's full of great players and there will be people ready to step in those shoes. i think the strength of our squad has always been the squad. we're not defined by one player. i think they'll be looking forward to the next game up white it's been a beautiful day at heat for the round of the women's 0 en. england's charlie charley hull became one of the home favourites after this mark, there is
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a six way tie at the top of the leaderboard. the women's hundred set a target of 137. tommy bowman scored with 59. losing four wicked in the last 11 balls. —— wickets. they needed nine runs to win from five balls with nine wickets remaining. tom picked clock is about to start in the men's short track finals. that is it from me. let's talk to
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tom arnold, a panelist on the spurs podcast. perhaps you need to change it. last—minute at the transfer windows, it's what spurs fans have expected. is that the nightmare scenario right at the start of the season? is is that the nightmare scenario right at the start of the season?- at the start of the season? is not ideal. at the start of the season? is not ideal- it's — at the start of the season? is not ideal. it's about _ at the start of the season? is not ideal. it's about three _ at the start of the season? is not ideal. it's about three days - ideal. it's about three days away, so it's supposed to be a brand—new era. they're potentially having their star player ripped out of the team. it's not only the contribution kane brings to the pitch.
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they haven't been able to match the ambitions. we'll have to see if he really presses the button. it we'll have to see if he really presses the button.- we'll have to see if he really presses the button. it is now down to him, but — presses the button. it is now down to him, but he _ presses the button. it is now down to him, but he has— presses the button. it is now down to him, but he has done _ presses the button. it is now down to him, but he has done nothing i presses the button. it is now down to him, but he has done nothing in the recent days. this has swirled around with bids being rejected and new bids going in. he's done nothing to actually say he doesn't want to do this. it must look like this possibly is the end for kane and spurs. i possibly is the end for kane and surs. ~ . , possibly is the end for kane and surs. ~' ._ , possibly is the end for kane and surs. ~' , ., , spurs. i think the way this works is the biggest — spurs. i think the way this works is the biggest clubs _ spurs. i think the way this works is the biggest clubs when _ spurs. i think the way this works is the biggest clubs when they make | the biggest clubs when they make these transference, they don't go far without reassurances. otherwise, it's quite an embarrassing come down if they go all the way. i think byron have the green light from game to go away —— bayern. we'll wait and
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see if you decide to stay at spurs. he has a family based in london and while anna fourth child coming up, but bayern don't have the presentation ready —— they do. they think that kane is there player. he mayjust be thinking things over. his contract expires next year. it means he could have more options in 2024. so, it could be a good news story, butjust kicking the can down the road for another dramatic few months. . , the road for another dramatic few months. ., , ., months. that will be the nightmare scenario for — months. that will be the nightmare scenario for the _ months. that will be the nightmare scenario for the club _ months. that will be the nightmare scenario for the club to _ months. that will be the nightmare scenario for the club to belmont. scenario for the club to belmont because they would lose him for free if it came to next year. —— for the club. there are question marks about
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the level of investment. the club seems to have gone backwards. they finished eighth in the premier league out of the top four. he is desperate to win medals medals and trophies. pochettino last to liverpool, a couple of cup finals but this isn't what harry kane is essentially... he's one of the best three or four players in the world. he wants to be three or four players in the world. he wants to b— he wants to be playing in the champions — he wants to be playing in the champions league _ he wants to be playing in the champions league and - he wants to be playing in the - champions league and competing to win. he wants to be at the top of the table. spurs are of course not in the champions league at all. when he transferred away from pochettino, the whole idea was this was an era to get spurs over the line. but it hasn't happened, and it feels like
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the club or further away now from success than ever. here we are in a situation with kane considering his future. �* , ., ., , future. because the thought has alwa s future. because the thought has always been _ future. because the thought has always been that _ future. because the thought has always been that he _ future. because the thought has always been that he might - future. because the thought has always been that he might stay| future. because the thought has i always been that he might stay to overcome alan shearer�*s goal—scoring record, but recently, it's been much talked about that he could go away. still overhauled the shearer record. that potentially is still in play, isn't it? ~ , , that potentially is still in play, isn't it? ~ , ., , isn't it? absolutely. kane 'ust turned so. i isn't it? absolutely. kane 'ust turned 30. he's i isn't it? absolutely. kane 'ust turned 30. he's very �* isn't it? absolutely. kane just turned 30. he's very much . isn't it? absolutely. kane just turned 30. he's very much in | isn't it? absolutely. kanejust - turned 30. he's very much in great shape, and the idea he has in his mind is he can play for anotherfive or six years. it's not uncommon this days. we've seen cristiano ronaldo playing into his late 30s, messi won the world cup a few months ago, and harry kane thinks he can do the same. the idea that he could go abroad and win some titles, maybe spend two or three years away and
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come back, he's 47 goals short of the record. kane tends to score 20 goals plus every seasons, so that's maybe two season. it wouldn't take much for him to break the record. i guess it comes down to is priority. it he see another —— does he see another bundesliga title with byron. even ellie cup win, its going to be one or two trophies at most —— a league cup. one or two trophies at most -- a league cup-— one or two trophies at most -- a league cup. tom, i expect it to be a nerve-racking _ league cup. tom, i expect it to be a nerve-racking couple _ league cup. tom, i expect it to be a nerve-racking couple of _ league cup. tom, i expect it to be a nerve-racking couple of days - league cup. tom, i expect it to be a nerve-racking couple of days for - nerve—racking couple of days for you, but thanks for speaking to us on the programme.— the waiting list for routine hospital treatment has hit a record high in england, topping 7.5 million people for the first time — 3 million more than before the covid pandemic. it means nearly one in seven of the population is waiting for nhs treatments, such as hip and knee operations. our health correspondent jim reed reports.
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it's been a difficult few months for the nhs in england. strikes led to more than 100,000 cancelled hospital appointments in june alone. health bosses have been struggling to shift a backlog of treatment caused in part by the pandemic, though waiting lists were rising long before covid hit the uk. andrew battye from north yorkshire was told he needed skin cancer removed in december last year, but is still waiting. it's very worrying. i'm very scared, really. everything you read says it is an easily treatable form of skin cancer as long as it's treated early. and this, to me, it will be eight months later and that is not early treatment in my opinion. the latest figures for england show there are now 7.6 million people like andrew on the waiting lists for an nhs procedure or treatment. of those, 383,000 have been
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waiting more than 12 months at the end ofjune. the government has pledged to eliminate those longer waits by march next year. and cancer targets are still being missed, with just 59% of patients starting treatment within two months, against a target of 85%. i can't stress how much for patients it's important to have their treatment within the 62 days. we know that for every four weeks' delay in cancer treatment, there can be an up to 10% increase in death rate. this is vital for patients. the nhs says this summer is likely to be its busiest ever, with ambulance services dealing with more calls injuly than in the middle of winter. the number turning up to a&e has also been hitting record highs as the population grows larger and gets older. the government has now done a deal with some nhs unions
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to head off more strikes, but industrial action involving doctors will continue in england. tomorrow sees another four—day walk—out from thousands ofjunior doctors, with no sign of a breakthrough in that long—running pay dispute. jim reed, bbc news. the high street homeware chain, wilko, has collapsed into administration, putting 12,000 jobs at risk. the retailer, which has around 400 stores in the uk, warned last week it was on the brink of failure. well, what does it mean for wilko's employees and shops? our business correspondent, peter ruddick, explains. in the immediate term in the next days, when they are appointed, they're likely to say shops will continue to trade is normal. but for wilco, it has not been business as usualfor
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wilco, it has not been business as usual for quite some time. they were announced that they would... we knew the business was in trouble. in a very emotional letter, it has to be said to the staff, the ceo said they had an amount of interest in the last few days significantly, including offers to essentially take over the firm. however, they weren't able to complete it quickly enough, given that the cash position they've got. that would assume that there are potential buyers out there for at least part of the business, but the question remains to be seen — who would want to take the business on? with a take on all of the stores? they would face the same problems that wilko itself is facing. being priced out by other competitors, often being in the wrong locations now for the stuff that it sells. also, whoever buys it would keep the brand going because
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much like woolworths here, this is been going for 90 years. it's a well of the brand, but is that enough to buy something? straight to breaking news from the white house. news thatjoe biden has declared the hawaii fires a major disaster. that's important because it's now unblocked federal aid. these are some of the helicopter shots. it's been described as looking like a bomb had hit it. it was really terrifying in terms of the impact these fires have had on the impact these fires have had on the ground. 36 people are known to have died. many still are unaccounted for. that area to the west of the island of maui particularly badly hit. the winds are just sleeping through the dry land and so many buildings are being
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consumed at such a speed. we've been hearing talk from survivors of people running into the sea to escape the claims. it was that bad. joe biden making another claim of a major disaster and blocking federal aid that those authorities hope will be helping to join those rescue efforts in the relief efforts are so different really needed now on the ground. some of the latest pictures and some of the new detail coming from us —— to us from the white house. with the downpours we've had in the past month, many people have tired of waiting for the sunshine and booked a last minute trip abroad instead. a last—minute trip abroad instead. and that of course is good news for travel agents. our transport correspondent katy austin reports. it hasn't exactly been sunbathing weather here in eastbourne. if the wash—out british summer has
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got you dreaming of a last—minute escape to somewhere a bit warmer and sunnier, you're not the only one. tour operators and travel agents say they have seen a definite trend as customers seek the sun in the likes of spain, turkey and greece. we ourselves have seen a 25% increase in last—minute bookings and that's from pre—pandemic levels, so i think it's a combination of things, the weather is obviously a big one because we have seen a big increase since we have been forecasting that we're not really getting a summer. just round the corner at this hairdresser, the weather, or how to escape it, is a hot topic. we're just going to book a last—minute holiday because i don't want to book time off for me and my family and it be raining the whole week. i'm not fussy as long as it is hot, good cocktails, good food, bit of a play area for my little boy, i don't mind. the weather was looking pretty iffy for the week my daughter is off - school so, rather than herjust lay
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around being on her phone - all day, we decided to do a quick five—day trip. - a holiday isn't an option for everyone, especially during a cost of living squeeze, plus the price of flights and hotels is generally up on last year. and if you can go away, you might find there is not much choice left. because this year in particular, many more people booked early because they hadn't been away, in some cases for three years, there aren't too many last—minute deals at very good value, but you can get them if you are flexible, not too fussy about which country's destinations you go to, but i also recommend going in september, october, even november. that's a trend one travel agent, who's on her own 11th—hour break in portugal, told us is happening. i think people have been put off by the cost of holidays in august because they are higher than they have been in previous years, but also the heat and the fires that we have seen abroad, so people are waiting until september and we're actually getting a lot of those last—minute
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requests for then. package holidays, especially all—inclusive, have become very popular as people try to stick to their budgets. the miserablejuly here may not have been great for uk tourism but it has provided a boost for international travel after a tough few years. katy austin, bbc news. julia lo boo?syeed is chief executive of advantage travel partnership, the largest independent travel agent group in the uk. does this surprise you? not really. all the indications _ does this surprise you? not really. all the indications we've _ does this surprise you? not really. all the indications we've seen - does this surprise you? not really. all the indications we've seen his l all the indications we've seen his people really want to get away. but they've not all wanted to book in advance. particularly with the wet weather we've had, it's absolutely correlating to the increase in very last—minute bookings. correlating to the increase in very last-minute bookings.— correlating to the increase in very last-minute bookings. normally in au:ust, last-minute bookings. normally in august. what _ last-minute bookings. normally in august, what would _ last-minute bookings. normally in august, what would bookings - last-minute bookings. normally in august, what would bookings be l last-minute bookings. normally in i august, what would bookings be like and how much of a jump are you actually seeing? and how much of a “ump are you actually seeing?_
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and how much of a “ump are you actually seeing? typically we would see around 496 _ actually seeing? typically we would see around 496 of _ actually seeing? typically we would see around 496 of late _ actually seeing? typically we would see around 496 of late bookings - see around 4% of late bookings coming in the month of august. this year, that's close to 20%. it's booked for travel within the same month, so quite a significant uptake in demand. ~ , .., , month, so quite a significant uptake in demand. ~ , , ., in demand. where basically or most --eole in demand. where basically or most people heading? — in demand. where basically or most people heading? spain _ in demand. where basically or most people heading? spain mostly, - in demand. where basically or most people heading? spain mostly, and| in demand. where basically or most. people heading? spain mostly, and it icall people heading? spain mostly, and it typically always _ people heading? spain mostly, and it typically always is- — people heading? spain mostly, and it typically always is. very _ typically always is. very affordable. guaranteed sunshine. it may not be there for the dates you want it, but there is lots of about they both up and then you have greece and turkey. it’s they both up and then you have greece and turkey.— greece and turkey. it's hot, basically- — greece and turkey. it's hot, basically. when _ greece and turkey. it's hot, basically. when you - greece and turkey. it's hot, basically. when you look . greece and turkey. it's hot, basically. when you look at | greece and turkey. it's hot, i basically. when you look at the economic backdrop, this particular sector has been really important in terms of stopping the uk slipping into recession, that outbound travel sector. , , , .,
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sector. very turbulent number of ears. sector. very turbulent number of years it's _ sector. very turbulent number of years. it's really _ sector. very turbulent number of years. it's really bouncing - sector. very turbulent number of years. it's really bouncing back. | years. it's really bouncing back. it's there to service customers and make sure they can get this at the price they want. it's quite complex now, but i think for a lot of people, finance has come into it. it's seen as a part of their annual planning. if they can afford it, they want to use that to get away, get in the sunshine and focus on their well—being. irate get in the sunshine and focus on their well-being.— get in the sunshine and focus on their well-being. we have to leave it there but — their well-being. we have to leave it there but thank _ their well-being. we have to leave it there but thank you _ their well-being. we have to leave it there but thank you for - their well-being. we have to leave it there but thank you for your - it there but thank you for your time. . ~ it there but thank you for your time. ., ~' ,, police in staffordshire say they are treating a fire at a well—known18th—century pub in the west midlands, as arson. the crooked house, described as "britain's wonkiest pub," was largely destroyed on saturday night. it was then bulldozed, which the local council said was "unauthorised, unacceptable, and possibly unlawful". this report from louisa pilbeam.
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what's left of the 250—year—old pub has now been searched by a specialist fire service dog that can sniff out accelerants used in arson. it's now a crime scene, with police confirming they believe the fire was started deliberately. this is what "britain's wonkiest pub" used to look like — an 18th century landmark, famous for its leaning walls, that became a favourite with tourists and locals. people in the black country want answers. access was blocked to the fire brigade. we need answers as to why that happened and how the fire started and who started the fire and for what reason. and we also need answers on why they demolished what was left of the site. the crooked house pub caught fire late on saturday night. on monday, footage emerged of the remainder of the building being demolished. the local council says it didn't agree to this and are investigating if it was unlawful. police say they understand the shock
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and upset from local people, and are leading the criminal investigation. the bbc has approached the owners of the pub for comment, but has not received a response. some historical organisations have called for it to be reconstructed. but others believe that's unrealistic and that this damage is too severe to pick up the pieces now. louisa pilbeam, bbc news. we're coming towards the end of our programme. it's worth having another look at those dramatic pictures from virgin galactic through the course of the last couple of hours. the first space tourism flight that took off from a site in the us just a little earlier. for the first time, a mother and daughter headed to the edge of space, winning their tickets in a sweepstake. the company sold more than 800 people. these are the
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pictures when the ss unity blasted off in new mexico. the passengers included an 80—year—old john goodwin. he bought his ticket for $250,000 back in 2005. let's move to the pictures when it separated the eve carrier plane to the rocket. 44,000 feet roughly. extraordinary g forces on those three on board, as well as john forces on those three on board, as well asjohn goodwin. mother and well as john goodwin. mother and daughter anastasio well asjohn goodwin. mother and daughter anastasio mares and keisha, who had described how much they were looking forward to making this journey. for 90 seconds, they climbed at a speed of 4000 km an hour until they got to about 85 km above the earth. the pictures from inside unity showed the passengers out of their seats. peering down at
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the earth. they enjoyed that. cameras captured the curvature of the earth. we saw the marveling at that. a little while later, they made the dissent. finally, the landing going like clockwork. so, that, the course of an hour and a half, the trip to the edge of space. let's return to the news we just heard from the white house. the wildfires in hawaii. they havejust announced it as a major disaster, and that means they can unlock federal funds and that means they can unlock federalfunds in order to help all those relief efforts. that the latest line from hawaii. more on that here in the next couple of hours. hello. for many parts of the uk, it feels
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as if summer has made a return. the warmest weather we have seen for quite some time. it may not last that long, because on the satellite picture, you can see the cloud out to the west, a weather front that will bring something of a change. ahead of that, a feed of southerly winds and some warm air spreading across the uk. feeling quite humid in places. while we will see some spells of sunshine, there are some quite large areas of cloud around, and one or two showers breaking out of. some across wales, some parts of england, more cloud generally rolling into northern ireland for a strengthening breeze. but, of the sunshine, highs of 27 or 28 degrees. i mention that weather front out the west. but i mention that weather front out the west. that is going to make its move as we had through this evening and tonight, bring some outbreaks are potentially heavy and thundery rain across northern ireland, up across scotland. some patchy rain into england, not much further south, but a fair amount of cloud on what will be a quite warm and muggy night. 16 or 17 degrees the
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low for some of us. so, here's our weather front moving its way eastwards, lingering in the north of scotland. lingering in the north of scotland — quite a soggy day across parts of the northern isles. and then it's a mixture of sunny spells and showers. and then it's a mixture of sunny spells and showers. some of the showers will be on the northern side, could see some cloudy weather across the south—east corner. still quite warm and eastern parts of england, but turning warmer and eventually a bit quite fresher coming in from the west. this pressure close by will bring showers and longer spells of rain, particularly across the north and west of the uk. on saturday, we will see outbreaks of heavy rain at times across scotland, northern ireland, northern england, parts of wales, whereas further south and east it will be 24 degrees in norwich, cooler for the north and west. as we head into sunday it's a story of sunny spells and showers. some of the showers, heavy, possibly thunder but not as many down towards the south and east.
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temperatures towards the south around 18—22 degrees. as we head into next week, we will continue to see some showers at times, but there are some signs that things might start to warm up again. might start to warm up again towards the end of the week.
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at 6pm: an unwanted mailestone for the nhs — those on waiting lists in england tops 7.5 million. nearly 1—in—7 of the population
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is now waiting for routine treatment, such as hip and knee operations. you have to fight almost now because of the waiting lists, to be heard, to be seen. so what can be done to cut the growing waiting lists? also on the programme... an apology from northern ireland's chief constable — who says dissident republicans claim to be in possession of the details of thousands of officers accidentally released online. terrible scenes in hawaii, where at least 36 people have been killed by wildfires and the popukar tourist town of lahaina has been virtually burnt to the ground. president biden has declared a major disaster. 12,500 jobs are uncertain after high street stalwart, wilko, enters administration. and the first tourism flight to the heavens for sir richard branson's virgin, touching the edge of
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and coming up on bbc news.

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