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he'll "definitely" apply tariffs to the eu and may impose levies on uk imports. he threatened to cut all future funding to south africa accusing it of after accusing it of confiscating land, an the government there for m years and three months. spain footballer jenni hermoso has told the trial of her former boss, luis rubiales, that the kiss the uk—eu reset — sir keir starmer will be the first uk leader welcome to bbc news now.
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european are warning of retaliation if trump on his to impose expands on his threat to impose tariffs on the emmanuel tariffs on the eu. emmanuel macron said he would have to mecren. said he wee!!! heve te if france's mecren. seie he wee!!! heave !e if france's commercial react if france's commercial interests were threatened. a stock market fall 7 track overnight, days after import taxes were imposed on goods into the us from china, on president trump's announcement. cheaper local products. our north america correspondent nomia iqbal spoke briefly to the president last night and sent us this update. and showed no signs of let up, saying the uk
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after donald'tmm-pannouncect w- that those measures. he has been giving _ that those measures. he has been giving i the - that those measures. he has been giving i the view- that those measures. he has| been giving i the view from trum-et -- trum- is brussels. trumpet -- trump is first and foremost _ brussels. trumpet -- trump is first and foremost a _ brussels. trumpet -- trump is first and foremost a bully, - brussels. trumpet -- trump is first and foremost a bully, to l times, that j times, that would ' 77 ’ wtime’s,’thatwoulfd b; ' 7' ’ vitimes,thatwoulfd b; the we to show that this wa to show that this is best way to show that this is no way for us, to achieve common interest and fcommon interest and talking our common interest and talking from eu perspective, we from an eu perspective. we impose any tabs that cannot impose any tabs that harm eu citizens, i think trudeau did a good example for and eiegies. eettine ee tewers er!!! elee'ee . ~ ~— florida but i think eettine ee tewers er!!! eleg'ee . ~ ~— florida but i think that from florida but i think that we should go even further and take a look at and what companies and goods are organisation involved in, does the 7 does the trump where does the trump organisation got their organisation got their organisation and tariff these i oruanisation and tariff these goods. i not concerned that if this -- i i _ goods. i not concerned that if this -- i i not— goods. i not concerned that if this -- i i not concerned i goods. i not concerned that if. this -- i i not concerned that this —— am i not concerned that if this ties into tit—for—tat it is going to end situation, it is going to end “p situation, it is going to end up in a much bigger trade war?
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as i before, trump is as i said before, trump is a and if you guy get a bully and if you guy get a bully, you keep on bullying you, if you show that it is in bully, you keep on bullying yol own ou show that it is in bully, you keep on bullying yol own interest that it is in bully, you keep on bullying yol own interest nott it is in his own interest not to escalate the situation any further, you can come escalate the situation any further, ' beneficialne escalate the situation any further, ' beneficial agreement. 5553“? eifiififi'fi' fife???“ negotiates in a donald trump negotiates in a way where he punches you in a ”wtfiét’in” -, if 7777777t7hat7i7n7the77 7 7 7777777t7hat7i7n7the77 7777a7s 7 7 7t7hat7i7n7the77 77713757575 7 7 7that7i7n7the77 77713757575 is7 7 face that in the face as he is how you react. but we should react �* and further, how you react. but we should the ct �*and further, how you react. but we should the very �* and further, how you react. but we should the very first and further, how you react. but we should the very first step, urther, how you react. but we should the very first step, we |er, on the very first step, we and shall not back down. do zeal! do you think this could how do you think this could affect some given how affect some germans, given how vital the automotive �* is vital the automotive sector is the fact that we could see and the fact that we could see some car price is “dew- eeeee eeee e, .. . . ., . s .. dreppine tedeg? a bad effect on us, have.a..really bad effecton us. on the car industry especially on the car industry because we also other that are having towers, markets that are having towers, we would use in mexico and china. is the perfect ehine; this is th’e'eieffeet while we ehins; this is th'ssisffset while we have no ehins; this is th'ssisffset in nhile we have no ehins; this is th'ssisffset in this i we have no ehins; this is th'ssisffset in this conflict, no interest in this conflict, while we shall not
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states of the european union. . �*ti as iu is one thing, that we states of the european union. . �*ti as you one thing, that we states of the european union. . �*ti as you can i thing, that we states of the european union. . �*ti as you can come, that we states of the european union. . �*ti as you can come together have a 7 on; can 7 7 have a unified stance. and have a unified stance. new - presidency _ and have a unified stance. new - presidency making - trump presidency making waves in south africa as well. 777 77 77denying denying allegations "7607651787777" 777150765178 trim} 777150765178 trump7tha7t7 his7 by donald trump that his government is confiscating land. president trump said that he or because all future south africa funding to south africa over what she called and confiscated the government's table of what he called treatment of what he called certain of people. however 77 77 "gag; 77 budget put these afrikaans budget put these comments context. —— our comments into context. -- our corresponded to put comments into these comments into context. this comes of the back of the tis's ss—e: �*s�* tiss is.s.-is: aids; . . .... african president cyril south african president cyril ramaphosa who claimed that the land in that south africa could be by the government be seeded by the government without compensation. lots of people have pointed out that this would be extremely difficult to do, south africa is a democracy is a constitutional democracy and has a robustjustice system. the is that the
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system. the idea is that the government said it 777ph7t7ifi7777777 77 7 7777put7inpla7c7e7 7 7 7 7777put7inpla7c7e7a77 7 7 7put7in pla7c7e7a7fi7'a mework 7 to put in place a framework whereby people, if they needed .. us 77. m- m— to and was unable to see the land in other way, �*an land in any other way, if an negotiations land owners negotiations with land owners had. .. . reason negotiations with land owners had... . reason �* if had failed for any reason or if there was a public interest for seizing the land, reasoning for seizing the land, they would be able at 7 ramaphosa the moment, president ramaphosa applied to put a jab's, say has applied to put a jab's, say there is no land has been seededin there is no land has been seeded in south africa and is open to negotiating with the trump negotiation together as �*understanding77 �*understanding7on south better understanding on south african policy on a land —— no land has been seized in south africa. how much is the us give south at south africa at'the moment? figures put the 7775536; 77 7 77 fundir717g coming from the of funding coming from the us indie self advocate at about 100 forge $40 million. —— 400 $40 million. but that ramaphosa was keen to point out that the
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main findings in the country's main findings in the country�*s would still hiv programming and would still be a loss to south be a significant loss to south africa and the president did seem to try to strike a tone ?tt — g _d ett— not consolatory tone and did not dismiss mr trump's so it they to make with the im— loomin- overit it is a loomin- over the is a looming over the country threat looming over the country and has got some people and hasgotsemepeepleq ' ~ concerned. as a link being made between one _ concerned. as a link being made between one of— concerned. as a link being made between one of donald - concerned. as a link being made between one of donald trump'sl between one of donaldstremp's advisers, the between one of donaldstremp's ad elon ;, the between one of donaldstremp's ad elon musk and in billionaire elon musk and in this story, given that mr musk is african? this story, given that mr musk is - african?— for most 77 for most people z -=22 that7seem to be where here that seem to be where comments might be those comments might be coming from. mr musk as commented on theissues from. mr musk as commented on the issues of land june elections and z= in his first president'trump'in his first did make is reform and at the time, land reform andat the time. about killings, mass talked about killings..~mess~—~ of whites talked about killings..~mass~—~ of whites and farmers
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talked about killings..~mass~—~ south if whites and farmers talked about killings..~mass~—~ south africa as and farmers talked about killings..~mass~—~ south africa without |rmers in south africa without necessarily backing those e—izg comments without data —— with a or evidence. this new interest -eii the president is south of the president is south africa land reform, it is believed that mr musk who has been passionate about it believed that mr musk who has bee he passionate about it believed that mr musk who has bee he was jassionate about it believed that mr musk who has bee he was jassion. quoted t it believed that mr musk who has bee he was jassion. quoted a it and he was already quoted a tweet by president ronald fraser describing his land reform bill as a race it, it is mm he miht be the who 77 who has 77 who has a 77 who has a specific interest one who has a specific interest in this —— a treat by in this —— quite a treat by cyril ramaphosa. of spying for iran. background to this case. in september 2023. just 15 minutes later, he escaped, clinging to the bottom of this catering van, suspended by a sling made of kitchen trousers.
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and was front—page news. in the papers before he was arrested cycling along this tow path on a stolen bike. awaiting trial for spying. had contacted iranian agents. he offered to work for them and took money which was left for him in a dog poo bag. i wanted to have some training from you guys, and i think the best training for me is inside of iran. i'm one of the most intelligent people, i won an award. than everybody here. and was found guilty of spying for iran, and for actions which breached the official secrets act and the terrorism
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act. jessica lane, bbc news. what did thejudge what did the judge have to he said that initially, you do not have intention to harm the kin-dom but kingdom but wanted united kingdom but you wanted to achieve by means to achieve by unrelated means watch you was told would be z— to bya difficult to achieve by a commercial promotion. he had a t7 to a special forces wanted to be a special forces soldier quite early on in his career and this,
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soldier quite early on in his careerand this, it career and was told this, it might be high because of the rain inherited. she said that mere fact that you started the mere fact that you started on this dangerous and the mere fact that you started on this dangerol demonstrate fa ntastical'pl'an,’ demonstrate �* immaturity fa ntastical'plan,’ demonstrate �*immaturity and lack of your immaturity and lack of wisdom —— but this be wisdom —— but this might be hard because of his iranian heritage. he was convicted of smiling for three offences, smiling for iran, compiling a list of foot in forces, the soldiers in specialforces, the most sensitive roles in the the third was a from military, the third was a from wandsworth after he had wandsworth prison after he had arrested on first wandsworth prison after he had offences. on first wandsworth prison after he had offences. unusually, rst wandsworth prison after he had offences. unusually, she twooffences. unusually...she all of the sentences made all of the sentences that she gave him because negative 2777753), say they 77 say they one 77 say they one after so six years for another, so six years for spying. another, so six years for spying, six years for collecting the names of special so7ldiers, two years forces soldiers, two years three months for escaping from prison they are going to be prison but they are going to be sent one �*another show sent to one after another show has been given a 14 year which i three—month sentence, which i think gives you an idea of the with which he offending gravity with which he offending is being jeered by the is being jeered viewed by the
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welcome back. let's take you to spain. spain's women's world cup winnerjenni hermoso has told the trial of her former boss that the kiss he gave her in any social or work setting". has gone on trial in madrid, accused of sexual assault. speaking to the court in madrid — ms hermoso said take a listen. i was aware that my boss was kissing me and this doesn't
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i felt disrespected, it was a that marred one of the moment that marred one of the happiest days of my life. it was a moment that i never sought. monitoring court proceedings as ms hermoso gave evidence. talks a lack of respect from her boss. it is the contrast between celebrating one of the best ....- -. ..°%...-..-u- .,. .--,. -..- of her l|feand 770ih7éi77i7ii7q7zh7ti77zqi7e7ef77 memories of her life and career and then this case luis and then this case from luis rubiales, an unwelcome kiss. talks in uite m she talks in quite a lot of detail about the aftermath of that case and the hours and that case and in the hours and that case and in the hours and that followed, how as she it, she was under a out it. she was out ender'a' ""*""""*’ deal pet it. she was pet ender'a' ' ' ' deal of pressure by great deal of pressure by people close to rubiales as they try to persuade her to 7- out in 7dut7in7pu7bli7c77 77 77 7o7ut7in7 pu7b7li7c7and7 77 7 7o7ut7in7pu7bli7c7and7support come out in public and support what he had which was it
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what he had said, which was it it had to be in a consensual case. she for the women’s team example, when the women's team went the island of ibiza to went to the island of ibiza to celebrate and rest. there were people from the football federation, trying to pressure there, via and her there, via whatsapp and phone messages and she said that pressure never let up and pleased that she plays she is pleased that she plays club mexico, t 7 that that you can because that means that you can escape kind escape from that kind of pressure. the media pressure that she was under at the time. there has been so much interest in this through every stage but is this —— still being closely in spring? —— this followed in spring? —— is this trial still being closely followed in spain? 777h7t7i7h7g7q6i7ét7 7 7 7 7777b7e77i7r71777g7qui7et7as7 7 7777b7e7i7n7g77quiet as rice is being quiet as brown rice with a trial i think with a trial beginning ! thins interested again but not people interested again but not as much in the summer of 023 a: gets
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20 023 where this gets really occluded, you had politicians demonstrators out in the and demonstrators out in the street and people talking about it and are criticising mr = -: we do not have the rubiales. we do not have the situation but a lot �* people situation but a lot of people are following very closely are following this very closely because you can see that the a7gainst against this that charges against this that comics are extreme in series, charges sexual charges of sexual assault and coercion and that he can face a and a half jail deaf 7 77de7af7th7e7777 7 77 deaf the charges are with deaf the charges are extreme. let's return to tariffs, which are likely to be discussed when sir keir starmer meets europen union leaders in brussels today. on sunday, the british prime minister met the german chancellor olaf scholz with sir keir saying he wants a "reset" in the relationship between the uk and its european neighbours — although britain will not be rejoining the eu. to include the european union. leaders need to unite.
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i think we to do to avoid this everything to avoid this totally i —— i totally i necessary —— i stupid and wars. at the time, trade wars. at the same time, this is my advice to all my brussels. 7 brussels. 7during brussels. during our quality brussels. during our talks with the friend, talks with the american friend, i think cannot use i think. they cannot use common we cannot awareness oui’ our interest 77 our interest but the same we cannot lose oui’ european self-respect. as we wait for the — european self-respect. as we wait for the markets - european self-respect. as we wait for the markets i open l european self-respect. as we | wait for the markets i open it wait for the markets to open it term is also in new york, we are starting to get a little on those particularly those towers, particularly canada who feels about those towers. we that tee-isms tree's understand that "'" ' trump has tee-isms te's understand that "'" ' trump has spoken to donald trump has spoken to prime mr trudeau, we prime mryustin tredeae. we had news ontario, the have had newssfrom ontario. the province in it biggest province in canada, it has banned us and has banned us firms and government contracts and quite significantly, they have dumped deal 7 7 deal that7 7
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deal that7t7hey deal that7they had with this is elon 7 77 theyprovide 7 7 they provideinternet compa ny, theyiprovideinternet in ontario company, theyiprovideinternet in ontario and the services in ontario and the ontario premier said he is going to bank american ontario premier said he is going to be from nerican ontario premier said he is going to be from potential companies from potentia! ' ” ” " " and this million contracts and this 100 million canadian dollar deal tzs. s: . a... company co m pa7ny to musk�*s styling company to deliver high speed internet is that think that too remote access. think of how fast canada is, that providing to starlink providing those to northern and rural parts of it is 7itis7st7ill7777 77 77 7it7 i7s7st7ill7goi7ng77 77 it is still going to 7 —— mig77ht —— might think of how be dumped —— might think of how fast canada is. ontario . 7d7o . . .. do business 7 do business7wi7th 77 7 do business7wi7th people 7 do bu on ess7wi7th people 7 do bu on de7stroying )ple 7 do bu on de7stroying o7ur hell—bent on destroying. our is hell—bent on destroyingour is from the quality. that is from the ontario premier doug ford. remember we already seen remember what we already seen some kind as ontario some kindras qntarie are american liquor some kindras ontario are american liquor brands the7ir 7777the7ir77si717elves 7 7 7 7 7777the7ir77si717elves and77 7 7 the7ir shelves and we are
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from their shelves and we are seeing in in seeing signs in supermarkets in by canada made two. —— too. more than a metre of rain in just two days. been told to leave their homes. homes have alos been left without power. crocodiles have been spotted in flooded streets. and sent this update. this is you get a sense how much rain has fallen in of how much rain has fallen in this part of australia over the few the focus 7 7 7 few7 77 7777r7he7iee7us7 7the last few days. the focus of the reader had what and a half fsadsf has! wifit fins and a hatt of incredible metres of rain, incredible numbers, levels. it has nembers. recerd levels. ltrhas ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ this high in but has been iowpsville but it has been solid. fair of the pretty solid. fair sum of the day that it has up to rain and other people has come out to get us is how powerful these waves are and m bed the water waves are and how bad the is and potentially, flooding is and potentially, could be. the peak of the
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flooding in the city expected on tuesday morning, it is �* night now so when it monday night nowso when it we show a much better debuts, we show a much better sense of whether the city has debuts, we show a much better sense of whei some a city has debuts, we show a much better sense of whei some feared as escapedwhatssemesfearedcould as as as the floods 2019. ofsted — wants parents and teachers to give england. these would replace the old one or two word grading system. the schools inspector promised to reform the way schools a bad report. it's got to be the subjects, how well you have thought, how well you've achieved. martin oliver once school inspections in england and is bringing in a new ofsted school report and says it or bullet point and a third option was to say we want clarity but when we spoke
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to parents overwhelmingly more well school provides. this is how it could look with five grades for different aspects of a school. secure means meeting of the government standards. exemplary means so good at other schools should learn from it. how inclusive a school as well be highlighted for the first time. learn and behaviour. and in a speech today she set improvement teams would step in to schoolsjudged struggling. there are more than 600 schools in this country that are stuck,
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more than 300,000 children go to the schools. stuck schools are the new front in the fight against low expectations. subtlety about a school, for the strengths and weaknesses lie, helping them to make decisions. when the inspections start. this head teacher is not convinced ofsted has changed its culture. the impact emotionally was huge, physically was huge, i was absolutely exhausted.
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worse giving parents unreliable information without reducing stress. we still have single fresh judgments going from causing after an inspection. her family said these plans would not make the system safer. in next few minutes or so, the �* york in next few minutes or so, the �*york stock market is the new york stock market is opening. we have the business report coming up.
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looking at the satellite picture. there are few but can expect something a for 77 for example, 77 for example, hefe 7 7d7enbi7g7hs7hir7e.7777 77 7 7 7d7enbi7g7hs7hir7e.7over7777 77 7 7 7d7en7bi7g7hs7hir7e.7overt7h7e 77 7 7denbighshire. over the next in denbighshire. over the next of days, when it is couple of days, when it is dominated by the slow moving weather front, dominated by the slow moving weatherfront, going to dominated by the slow moving weather front, going to take a weatherfront. doing to take a of days to weatherfront. going to take a of days to put weatherfront. doing to take a of days to put across couple of days to put across the uk, running at a high thevuk, running at a high rain and thevuk, running ata high rain and it is pressure, the rain and it is going to we can the time it reaches england. not reaches eastern england. not much on the way here. the weather front is much on the way here. the weatherfront is bigger much on the way here. the weather front is bigger some rain across the north—west of the uk and it is windy in the tli’ and it leas�*eedee —— ~ . outer the tli’ and it ifatteedes ~ ~ . outer hebrides, the th and it ifatteedes ~ ~ . outer hebrides, gust winds the outer—hebrides, gust winds 40 or 50 an hour. around 40 or 50 miles an hour. mild weather picture this afternoon with temperatures between eight and i2 celsius. overnight that, [mm the 7 77 the white 7 77 77thewhite7w7i7id 77the7wh7ite7wi71dai7r7.77
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in the white wild air. more rain for scotland and northern ireland, rain eventually edged the 7 77 the of england 77 the of england and into the west of england and by the end of the night. wales by the end e! the night.— —— — .- —— temperatures, or do wales by the end e! the night.— —— — .- —— whatnperatures, or do wales by the end e! the night.— —— — .- —— what is eratures, or do wales by the end e! the night.— —— — .- —— what is in atures, or do wales by the end e! the night.— —— — .- —— what is in atures, ray or do its what is in england, ray marshall scotland and marshall were scotland and northern ireland. the northern ireland. tuesday, the carbonara band of rain here, its way is with, as — pushing its way is with, as — pick up on our band of rain here, but its way eastward. bsce- but on its way eastward. spells, list?- but on its way eastward. spells, south of england, few spells, south of england, some sunshine and blustery 77 77h7eadi7ng 77 heading into west 7 showers heading into west and northern ireland. scotland and northern ireland. the weather was that she turned little bit colder. to assume a little bit colder. to assume of the week, changing our patterns,77 77 patterns,7and any other ezz’e’ is”? bgdy body acros7s uk. high—pressurebedyeacross uk. is going be this is going to be bringing some find a settled sunny weather conditions, vast some find a settled sunny weather of 1ditions, vast some find a settled sunny weather of the ons, vast some find a settled sunny weather of the uk, vast some find a settled sunny weather of the uk, a ast some find a settled sunny weather of the uk, a few majority of the uk, a few passing showers the far passing showers across the far north—west as: but even here, spells sunshine at times. some spells sunshine at times. temperatures, then a little bit, 7-89 c. with its temperatures, then a little bit, 7—89 c. with its clear skies in pairs, night, nights skies in pairssnishtsniahts— —~
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week two skies in pairssniahtsniahtsi ... week two of the end of the with week two of the end of the week as well, we will see widespread frost. it will be quite odd by night i quite odd by night and i built by i7f whether we'll ask7 day but if whether we'll ask you as according you as brighter. according went but could a easily went but could bring a the �* is our way few into the shower is our way sunday and monday. through sunday and monday. bye—bye for now.
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live from new york at the opening bell, this is business today. as president trump slaps tariffs on goods from america's biggest trading partners — canada, mexico and china. europe's in the firing line too, as the president of federal spending. but his biographer tells me the "bromance" with the president may not last. welcome to business today, live from new york, i m... a chaotic start to the week on wall street, with shares
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