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it's against the law when violence occurs. destroying property is not a peaceful protest. it's against the law. here in the uk, protesters have clashed with police over the planned transfer of asylum—seekers to a barge in dorset. one more headline — some new rules for dua lipa. the pop superstar�*s headling glastonbury and her third album is about to drop. all that interview coming up in a moment or two. let's head to the bbc sport centre first. here is marc edwards. good evening. matthew, good evening. all eyes turn to the battle for european qualification in the premier league this week. kicking it off, there's a london derby between chelsea and tottenham hotspur kicking off
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at 7.30pm at stamford bridge. we'rejust going to refresh your memory as to the current state of play. here's the top half of the table. and while chelsea languish in 9th, they have lostjust one of their past 33 home league games against tottenham. good omens for mauricio pochettino as he takes on his former side. meanwhile, ange postecoglou's tottenham are in fifth place and fighting aston villa for that fourth champions league spot. there have been question marks around the team's poor record at defending set pieces, but the spurs boss unequivocal in his thoughts about it. to quote billyjoel, you may be right, i may be greasy, but it is maybe a lunatic you're looking for, mate, but because i am not interested in it —— i may be crazy. and i think enough of you have done enough research on me to know that this is not the first time i've been questioned about set—piece is my coaching career. there is an underlying reason for that, which i'm very, very comfortable with. eventually, i will create a team that has success and it won't be because of working on set pieces.
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it was emotional, because we work for a _ it was emotional, because we work for a long _ it was emotional, because we work for a long period, but i cannot hide my emotion — for a long period, but i cannot hide my emotion for the club, you know? and i_ my emotion for the club, you know? and i think. — my emotion for the club, you know? and i think, yes, it's going to be emotional because when you face your former_ emotional because when you face your former team, when the history was good _ worth noting that if tottenham lose to chelsea tonight, unai emery�*s aston villa will qualify for the champions league for the first time in their history. their manager says securing a top four finish in the premier league is the priority, but there is "no way" it will distract his team from the club's first european major semifinal in 42 years as they take on olympiakos at villa park. preparations haven't been easy, though, with the domestic league focus. for the english team now, we are the only team who are in europe, it's difficult because our league is the toughest league in the world. we had
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toughest league in the world. we had to be focused, we had to be 100% in preparation every match, as you want to be successful in our league, and to be successful in our league, and to share with europe, it's always as well difficult. now to some really sad news from the world of cricket and worcestershire have announced the death of their bowlerjosh baker, who's passed away at the age of 20. baker, who only turned professional in 2021, had played in two of worcestershire�*s county championship matches this week. the club say plans to pay tribute tojosh will be made in consultation with his family but will remain private at this time. worcestershire�*s chief executive officer, ashley giles, said... the semifinals of snooker�*s world championship are under way
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with three qualifiers in the last four for the first time since 1977. stuart bingham is the only former winner left. he'll play the welshmanjakjones starting at 7pm this evening. david gilbert is up against kayren wilson in the other semi — it's the first to 17 frames. 4—1; at the break, 11 reds and ii blacks for wilson, but he missed out on a second crucible 147, still taking the frame, though, to level this one nicely. it resumes at 10am tomorrow morning. and that's all your sport for now. back to you, matthew. for very much. a boy appeared to be fatally shot... israel said is reviewing the instant and said it believes explosive are
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about to be thrown. a special investigation by isobel yeung, josh baker and sara 0beidat has uncovered new evidence about the killing of two boys by the israeli army. here's isobel yeung. you may find some images in her report distressing. 0n the 29th of november last year, 15—year—old basil and eight—year—old adam were killed by israeli forces on a street injenin in the west bank. our team, in collaboration with bbc verify, have been piecing together what happened to them. we've been able to collect cctv footage and mobile phone footage, witness testimony and information about the movements of the military that day, and this has allowed us to create a timeline of those shootings. in the afternoon, a convoy of at least six israeli armoured vehicles were returning from a nearby raid. we've tracked their routes acrossjenin, which took them past the street where basil and adam were. the two boys and around seven friends were out on the street. cctv footage from a shop shows basil in the foreground here, holding something in his right hand and making a movement with it, with his left hand towards him. you can then see him shot and falling backwards.
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more bullets hit the ground nearby him. video from another angle shows eight—year—old adam slightly further down that same street from basil. he's shot in the back of his head as he's trying to run away. he also falls — this time forwards — and is then dragged behind a car. we were also able to obtain another crucial video of this incident, which is a nearby boy who was filming on his phone at the time. he was able to capture one of the israeli military vehicles driving by. when this footage is slowed down and enhanced, it shows the driver's door opening. you can see that right here. the driver has a direct view of those boys. they're around 2a metres away from basil and 36 metres away from adam. we know that at least 11 shots were fired from the direction of the armoured vehicle because we examined the bullet strikes at the scene.
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we've also got hold of copies of basil and adam's medical reports, and they show us that two bullets struck basil's chest and another one hit adam in the back of his head. now, the exact rules around when soldiers can and can't use lethal force in the west bank are secret, but some of the rules that apply elsewhere are public. guidelines of the israeli defense forces state that the use of lethal force must be a last resort and that it must be proportionate in relation to the danger, suggesting that basil and adam would have needed to pose a serious threat to soldiers. according to all the video evidence that we've examined, eight—year—old adam was not armed when he was shot in the back of his head. the israeli army has said that the suspects had been attempting to hurl explosives towards their forces, which put them in immediate danger. they also shared this annotated picture with us that they say shows
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an explosive device lying on the ground close to where basil was shot. the object looks consistent with a type of very small pipe bomb that is used in the west bank, but we can't fully verify the image itself. we've shown our findings to international human rights experts. dr lawrence hill—cawthorne, the co—director of the centre for international law, told us... ben saul, the un special rapporteur on human rights and counterterrorism, has told us that while there may be questions about the use of lethal force in basil's case, the killing of adam, in his view, appears to be a war crime. just a pointer. you can watch the full documentary on bbc three at 9pm tonight and it's available on the iplayer now.
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protesters in south—east london have tried to block a coach sent to collect migrants from a hotel they'd been staying in and transport them to the bibby stockholm barge in dorset. the vehicle was temporarily stopped from leaving peckham by the demonstrators. the coach has now left but the protests are continuing. 0ur news correspondent simonjones was in peckham when the coach left a couple of hours ago. behind me is the coach that earlier today turned up to take a group of migrants from here in southeast london to the bibby stockholm barge which is more to on the south coast. initially was surrounded by protesters, but police are now back in control of this coach. you can see some of the police vehicles here, but what happened after that is some of the protesters started sitting in the road. if we take a walk over here, you can see that the police are basically trying to move the coach away from the area. as far as we are aware, nobody is on it
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apart from the driver, and then just over there, you've got some of the protesters and the police are basically trying to remove the protesters from the road, so the coach can make its way out of this area. we've been speaking to some of the protesters involved. they say that the bibby stockholm barge is not a suitable place to house asylum—seekers, they say that the people who were told they were going to be moved here from this area in peckham have been in a hotel here for a while. they've built up relations in the local community and they simply don't want to go, but as you can see, the coach is now moving off, it's been moved off in the distance, accompanied by a lot of police officers, and then just behind it, if wejust police officers, and then just behind it, if we just walk over here, you can see actually some of these couples that are taking place, police moving into make sure that coach can get away. some of the protesters not wanting to be moved. so you can see some pretty dramatic scenes here at the moment, and
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you've got scuffles there between the campaigners of the protesters, and also the police there. there has been quite high tensions here, a lot of people taking part not wanting to speak to us, they've been chanting, and as you can see, they are sitting down in the road once again now, the coach has been allowed to make its way out of this area. it is unclear how long this is actually going to go on for, but as we've been here over the past hour, the number of police has grown quite significantly. you can see there's basically a line of police here, just trying to contain this protest, but you can get the sense of the strength of feeling here, and certainly people taking part are in no mood to be moved, even though the coach has now gone. 0ur correspondent simonjones in south london. let's turn to india next, where the general election is under way. under prime minister narendra modi's ten—year rule in india, he and his ruling party, the bjp, have been accused
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of singling out india's minority communities, especially muslims. at a political rally last week, mr modi said the country's main —— it has many of india's minority groups worried about their future. 0ur south asia correspondent samira hussain is in kerala. well, look, the prime minister received quite a bit of backlash from opposition parties and from the muslim community, saying that those comments were the equivalent of hate speech, and it gives you an example of some of the divisive language that is being used here. but it's not everywhere, as i found out on one particular street corner here in kerala, that rhetoric is not being used. we were driving around the city and we stopped when we saw this hindu temple. it struck us. why did it strike us? take a look. what'sjust beside it? a mosque. and actually, evening prayers are taking place right now. but it doesn't stop just there. take a walk with me.
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you can still see the mosque and the temple behind me. but if you look overjust this way, you see that there's actually a church here, too. now, it's not uncommon in india to see a mosque, a temple and a church all in the same area. but here, a busy intersection in the middle of the city, it almost feels like these buildings are making a statement. so we decided that we want to speak to some of the people around here. what would they make of all of this? when you see a masjid, a mandir and a church all together, what do you think? unity and diversity. people in different culture all are mixing and living together. is that good or bad? good. it's good. sharing is good. there are issues in kerala as well. you can see some minor turbulence among some of the caste groups or religious groups here and there. but that is not affecting the harmony among these three
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communities, basically. so if the people understand the value of this harmony, the state of kerala will flourish like anything. translation: india is a democratic l country which values all religions. l all these three religions _ are treated equally by the country, and that's why you see a set—up like this. - now, in no way is that indicative of everything that's happening around the country. but given the time that we're in now with this increasingly polarised language, that whole area really stood out to us. that was samira hussain. more from samira into maro's programme. —— in tomorrow's programme.
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a deliveroo rider who bit off a customer's thumb in a row over a pizza delivery will be sentenced tomorrow. the assault on stephenjenkinson has raised wider concerns about how the delivery industry is regulated. bbc news has discovered that the rider involved, jenniffer rocha, was still working using a deliveroo account a month after pleading guilty to grievous bodily harm. angus crawford reports. look — a delivery rider is trying to get away from angry locals. just leave it where it is! but why? you see where it is. so leave it there. because she's just attacked a customer — bitten his thumb off. my arm dropped, and my brain said, "oh, she's let go." i lifted my arm up and i sprayed her with blood. that's him, stephen, with his hand in the air, wrapped in a towel to stop the bleeding. he had to take months off work, have reconstructive surgery. jenniffer rocha pleaded guilty, but she was classed as self—employed, so the delivery company, deliveroo, wasn't liable. he can't claim any compensation. what do you think of deliveroo? disgusting, as a business. i felt so vulnerable. meet anna. that's not her real name.
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she doesn't want to be identified. she can't forget one rider who came to her doorjust weeks ago. just as i say goodbye, he kind of leans back in and says, "you're a really beautiful girl. "really, really beautiful." it's so clear that that was, like, predatory. i definitely feel less safe. it's been a bit of a rude awakening for me, i think. happy birthday! minaal was just five years old. she was a lovely girl with big dreams. - full of life. but outside school, she was knocked down and killed by a driver delivering a takeaway pizza. it turned out he didn't have business insurance. the meal he'd been delivering was ordered on an app called foodhub. foodhub are always delivering tasty food. foodhub doesn't actually employ any drivers. it relies on individual takeaways to organise their own deliveries. but minaal�*s mum thinks the company
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could have done more. they've never been in touch. they never cared, i think. because for them, it is just a business. after we contacted them, foodhub promised to get in touch with alia. they told us... police and the home office cracking down on this whole sector, here out looking for illegal workers. at this time, he is currently under arrest. the problem — riders can lend their accounts to anyone they want. now the three big delivery apps have agreed to tighten up identity checks so they know who those substitute riders really are. jenniffer rocha had been using a shared account. she's the deliveroo rider
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who bit off a customer's thumb. she pleaded guilty to causing grievous bodily harm and will be sentenced tomorrow. deliveroo told us... but who's this? just two weeks ago, a month after that guilty plea on her bike in aldershot, still working. here, picking up a takeaway delivering for. . . deliveroo. the company says she was using a second account, which has also been cancelled. they told us they take their responsibilities extremely seriously. angus crawford, bbc news. european champions, world cup finalists — just some of the remarkable achievements of england's lionesses in recent years. but what is the secret behind their success? our sports news correspondent jo currie spoke exclusively to
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team doctor ritan mehta to find out how an investment in female athlete health has helped them unlock that next level of performance. commentator: chloe kelly! the lionesses are leading the way on the pitch, but what's been the secret moments like this off it? well, a clue is in the bra. it's just one of the ways england and the fa are tackling the taboos of female health, led by this man, dr ritan mehta. i've been really surprised at how open players are and as a male doctor in a female environment, i think i was probably more conscious than they were. talking about female health means talking periods. as elite athletes, england are always looking to find that 1%, but this is also about player care. that's why for the last four years, england have tracked their players�* cycles on an app. we're trying to understand each individual because it's not one size fits all. we had a player who had lots of nausea and we were trying to understand what was causing it. was it due to the stomach,
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was it due to something else? and by them tracking it, they realised it actually related to the timing of their cycle, and without having tracking it regularly, it's hard to put two and two together. but it's notjust about periods. attention is now also turning to players�* pelvic floors. it's the area of muscles that control the bladder and the bowels. some of the research that's done in the professional game is that about 20% of players are affected. so, it's a huge number, and you hear the anecdotal comments from players about leaking or some issues, and it's an area we've felt over the last year that we need to do more in. talking about your pelvic floor may be uncomfortable or even embarrassing, but the lionesses are teaching their players that understanding all areas of their body is vital to getting the most out of it. pelvic health's linked
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to menstrual cycle. those are things to be aware of that, just the same way you see a psychologist, you see a physio, you do strength training, there are elements of that that can help your game. for example, i've had a really bad back injury and that definitely affects my pelvic floor, and when i'm playing and when i'm just resting as well. the awareness of, "is my pelvic floor contracted, is it not?" there's some movements in the gym that i don't feel comfortable doing with my back, but actually, when i link it to my pelvic floor and i start breathing correctly, the pain goes away. while i'm playing football, it will be massively important but also when i retire, it will continue to be important for as long as i live. lionesses now also undergo bra fittings, something many of them hadn't experienced before. their approach to female health means they're building a legacy that benefits all women. i think we've got a job as a national governing body and an elite senior team to ensure the learnings we have, or the learnings we've made over the last few years, that we can share that to the wider population. there's obviously things we'll keep to ourselves, because that's important from a competitive perspective, but most of this is about general health and wellbeing, and it's
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important that we play our role in imparting any information we learn to the wider community, because it will help everyone improve. jo currie with that report. she might have been turned down for her school choir, but it didn't stop dua lipa from pursuing a career in music. the grammy award—winning pop star has got a busy summer ahead, with a main slot at glastonbury and a third album released tomorrow. mark savage has been to meet her. # you can fly away with me tonight...#. four number one singles, seven brit awards... this is sick. ..a starring role in barbie, and, later this year, a headline slot at glastonbury. how much does that occupy your thoughts on a day—to—day basis? 50% of my thoughts goes to glastonbury, and then the rest, every other day task. it lives and has lived in my mind since the very beginning. # ooh, it's amusing...#.
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before glastonbury comes dua lipa's new album. on this album, i think your focus has grown again. —— on this album, i think your vocals has grown again. you are singing more powerfully, i think, and your upper register is stronger. it's so much stronger. i mean, the voice, it is a muscle. i trained it for a whole year, every night, while basically running at the same time. it was such an energetic show, i was dancing nonstop for an hour and a half, i had to really figure out my breath control. # now i'm grown, i know what i deserve...#. dua lipa's new album comes out at the same time as releases by ariana grande... ..beyonce and taylor swift. the singer says it's notable that female artists aren't being pitted against each other. i think we're definitely growing up. i think people are being held accountable for the way they choose to portray women and competition.
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we're in a moment in time where there is so much camaraderie, and i think it is working in our favour and i think it's amazing to see so many women at the same time. # i'm not here for long, catch me before i go, houdini...#. glastonbury reflects that shift. for the first time ever this year, there'll be two female headliners. jump, jump! dua lipa says it's herjob to make the pyramid stage feel as intimate as this show from 2017. i got to figure out a way to make 150,000 people feel like they're in a small little nightclub, somehow! got to do it. if there is one place to do it, it's going to be glasto! # i could do this dance all night. # we'll find out in june. great stuff. that's almost it from me. i mean tell you a couple of stories we're keeping an eye on. just looking at the pictures coming us from georgia, tbilisi, another
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huge protest outside of the apartment building. we have seen nights of disruption. it is all about that draft law which is dubbed the foreign agents bill, and speaking in the last half an hour, the un cosmic human rights chief urging georgia to withdraw that draft law. we shall see what is happening on the ground in the next couple of hours. the eu also against it, georgia tries to actually get admission into the block. we are also live on the us campuses, ucla. we will be with nomia iqbal, our correspondent. and that is it from me today. same time tomorrow. hello there. good evening. it was stormy last night across the south, around 4,000 lightning strikes recorded, and still the potential for more thunderstorms overnight tonight and throughout the day tomorrow for some. once again, the best of the warmth and the sunshine for western areas of scotland. overnight tonight, we've still got that waving front across england and wales,
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lots of cloud here with some outbreaks of rain. watch out for some heavy, thundery showers pushing into lincolnshire in yorkshire by the time we get to tomorrow morning, perhaps. still with that onshore breeze for north sea—facing coasts, a misty start to the day. plenty of cloud here. and it's a frost—free start to the day tomorrow, of course, as well. now, through friday, we're going to see our waving front slowly push its way a little further northwards, introducing cooler—feeling conditions across the far south coast. but to start with, through the morning, there'll be outbreaks of rain. watch out for these thunderstorms tracking further northwards and westwards through the day, into north—west england, perhaps parts of northern ireland as well. it's a bright start to the day here, but it will cloud over through the afternoon. again, still that onshore breeze — cloudier, coolerfor north sea —facing coasts. a huge drop in temperature for east anglia between thursday and friday. highest temperatures, best of the sunshine across western areas of scotland once again, 21 or 22 degrees. now, as we head through saturday, our front continues to push further northwards across scotland and northern ireland,
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so this is where we're likely to see more cloud across the north as we head through saturday. watch out for some showers as well. and i wouldn't totally rule out the possibility of some further showers across the south—east of england. perhaps the best of the sunshine will tend to be across northern england. temperatures more or less the seasonal average. and on saturday night into sunday, we start to see this area of low pressure roll in from the south—west, so possibly the focus for the showers, the cloud will tend to be out towards the south and the west, gradually pushing further northwards and eastwards through the day. so, again, more sunshine for northern england, perhaps more showers and cloud across northern scotland into northern ireland. but it's important not to take the graphics too literally at this stage through the bank holiday weekend, because they're still likely to change. it's a very messy picture all in all. what we do know is that there will be some sunshine at times and, of course, the sun fairly strong at this time of year, so it will feel warm in the best of that, but expect to see more wet weather, showers and longer spells of rain, too. bye— bye.
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at six, john swinney is the man who looks set to be scotland's new first minster after days of political chaos. also tonight, more shocking details emerge of the sword attack in east london as a 36—year—old man appears in court charged with murder. president biden condemns
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the violence and unrest at protests against the war in gaza sweeping universities across america. police in riot gear cleared the pro palestine encampment here at ucla before dawn, detaining dozens of protesters. when will the uk's biggest new indoor area in manchester go live, after its opening performances are cancelled yet again? and how british scientists pieced together this skull to reveal a 75,000—year—old neanderthal woman. and coming up on bbc news — it's been 42 years since villa park hosted a european semi—final — but tonight unai emery�*s side will play olympiacos in the europa conference league.
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