21/08/2016 BBC Weekend News


21/08/2016

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Britain's Mo Farah has cemented his place as one

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of the world's greatest ever distance runners.

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He successfully defended his Olympic 5,000 metre title, and won his

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Team GB will leave Rio with more medals than at London 2012,

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and at any Olympics for more than 100 years.

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I can't believe I did it. It is every athlete's dream. I can't

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believe it, it hasn't sunk in yet. Is it the most satisfying yet?

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Four years, preparations for four years.

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I didn't just do it as a fluke in London and then I did

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I just want to go home now and see my

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beautiful kids and I just want to hang their medals

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There's still plenty of action to come on the final

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Team GB Boxer Joe Joyce is guaranteed at least a silver

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in the men's super heavyweight boxing.

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And at midnight UK time, the closing ceremony begins,

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In other news, a mother and her six-year-old son

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after strong winds hit many UK coastal areas.

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They got into difficulties in the sea, as our Scotland

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It is a popular beach with families and surfers.

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But here, the cold, harsh North Sea can often be

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Late in the afternoon, a mother and her 6-year-old son

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It appears the boy and his 13-year-old brother

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were paddling in the water when they were swept away.

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Their mother and several other people went in to help,

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but conditions had been deteriorating rapidly.

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The police said that everyone needs to leave the premises

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now and we were, like, right, it's obviously very serious

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And as we were leaving, we saw more ambulances come

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in and police and stuff like that and we thought,

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right, there's obviously more than one person.

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Some people were dragged back to the beach, while others

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were pulled out of the water by lifeboats.

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Ambulances took them to hospital, where the mother and her youngest

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Witnesses say several people who were on or near the beach

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at the time went into the sea to try to help.

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Two of those got into difficulties themselves and had to be rescued.

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The conditions of those in hospital are not known.

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Police Scotland said that the incident

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brings shock and sadness to the city and beyond.

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Two other people have died in separate incidents on UK beaches. A

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windsurfer in his 60s died after being rescued off the coast of West

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Mercia Police Essex. In North Cornwall, police are appealing for

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witnesses after a man was swept off rocks during a family holiday in

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Newquay. His two-year-old daughter is in a critical condition.

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The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has declared his support for Owen Smith

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Writing in the Observer, Mr Khan says Jeremy Corbyn's year

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in charge has shown he is not up to the job.

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He says he is extremely unlikely to lead Labour back to power.

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At least 30 people are reported to have been killed in a bomb attack

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on a wedding party in southern Turkey.

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Almost 100 others were wounded in the city of Gaziantep,

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The Turkish government says it was carried out

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More than a tonne of cocaine has been seized from a fishing trawler

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off quarrel. The authority said the drugs are worth more than ?80

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million. Three men, one from the Netherlands, have been remanded in

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custody, charged with importing drugs.

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Cosmetic surgery clinics that provide poor care could be named

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The Government wants the health regulator,

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the Care Quality Commission, to give ratings similar to those

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A consultation on the plans begins tomorrow.

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The Olympic gymnast Claudia Fragapane the latest star to join

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come dancing. She said she was inspired by Louis Smith, who picked

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up the trophy in 2012. She will join Ed Balls, Willie Young and Louise

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Redknapp. That is all for now. You can see more throughout the day

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on the BBC News Channel. The next bulletin here on BBC One is

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at 12.45.

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