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The Bank of England cuts interest rates

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amid signs the UK economy is slowing.

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Interest rates have been cut to a new historic low, 0.25%,

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as the Bank's Governor hints they could go even lower.

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We're living through a time of considerable uncertainty,

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and one thing we can do is reduce the uncertainties

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Good news for many homeowners, bad news for savers -

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but some economists are already questioning

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Once you are down that 0.5%, further cuts in interest rates

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are very unlikely to make much of a positive difference to the economy.

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We'll be asking what more the Bank and the Government need to do

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Also tonight, the head of the UK's independent inquiry

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into child sex abuse, Dame Lowell Goddard, resigns,

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The American killed in a knife attack in London

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was the wife of a visiting university professor.

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One of the injured describes what happened.

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The guy stabbed her, and then I realised,

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I looked at my arm, and I saw that she was bleeding,

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and then I realised that he stabbed me also.

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the MP challenging him for the Labour leadership,

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clash at their first head to head debate.

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Andy Murray leads the way for Team GB

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at tomorrow's opening ceremony of the Olympic Games.

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We'll be looking at Britain's medal chances.

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And coming up in Sportsday on BBC News,

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a century from Azhar Ali leads the Pakistan charge at Edgbaston,

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with the tourists closing day two of the third Test on 257-3.

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The Bank of England has cut interest rates to a new record low

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and warned of a sharp slowdown in the economy

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following the vote to leave the European Union.

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Interest rates now stand at 0.25%, down from 0.5%,

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the first time they have been cut for seven years.

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The move is one of a series of what the Bank

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called "exceptional measures" to boost growth,

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including a decision to pump ?170 billion into the economy.

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The Bank also announced the biggest ever cut to its forecast

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for economic growth - from 2.3% down to 0.8% next year.

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Our first report is from our economics editor, Kamal Ahmed.

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We were saying farewell to a tough winter and an even tougher recession

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the last time the Bank of England cut interest rates from 1% to 0.5%.

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we've running, swimming and jumping at an Olympics,

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voters have trudged to the polls time after time after time,

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and all the way through the Bank has resolutely not acted

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The Governor decided it was time to act.

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We have, in the actions that we've taken today,

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by acting through multiple channels with a coherent policy package,

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we have improved the economic outcomes for this country.

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There will be less unemployment, there will be more activity,

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of a successful adjustment to the new realities.

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For the moment, that new reality is pretty gloomy.

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Following the referendum, the Bank said house prices

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will decline, inflation will rise, and real incomes fall.

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The Governor told me the adjustment Britain was now facing

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Unfortunately, if you look at our base forecast,

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we expect unemployment to go from just under 5%,

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the unemployment rate from just under 5%

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That is a little more than 250,000 jobs

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that would be lost over the course of the next few years.

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That shows the real cost of Brexit, doesn't it?

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Well, that shows the cost of the adjustment,

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this period of adjustment and uncertainty.

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Uncertain maybe, but the Governor said the economy could cope,

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and he wanted to make Brexit a success.

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To help, a rate cut and creation of more money -

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?170 billion, to be precise - increasing support for banks,

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and adding to quantitative easing,

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the buying of government and business debt.

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Once you are down at 0.5%, further cuts in interest rates

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are very unlikely to make much of a positive difference

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to the economy, and indeed there are negative concerns.

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We've seen sterling fall, that's going to mean

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higher import prices, and that will be difficult

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1.5 million mortgage holders will see their bills fall.

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It won't be by much, on average by just ?22 a month.

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If you have a savings pot of ?100, on average you would have received

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The Governor said he was in regular contact with the Chancellor

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and that the Government will have to play its part

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The Chancellor said he would do whatever it takes.

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We're trying to protect jobs and economic growth,

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and the measures that have been taken today are designed to ensure

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that any increase in unemployment as a result of the economic

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slowdown is kept to the absolute minimum possible.

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The message from opponents - get on with it, investing

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in Britain's infrastructure will be as important

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I welcome the Bank of England's decision to try and exude

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confidence within our economy, but monetary policy is not enough.

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we need the Government to start investing in our economy.

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The Chancellor said he will wait until the autumn, that is too late,

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we need decisions now, because Britain will be on hold

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For the Bank of England, the big question -

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Yes, the interest-rate cut is modest,

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but Mark Carney has offered himself

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And for the economy, confidence is important.

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While others fiddle, here is some action.

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The Bank says there could be a bright future ahead,

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but for the moment the economy is struggling.

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Interest rates could be cut again to 0.1% as Britain continues

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to digest the economic result of the referendum.

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So with interest rates now at the lowest

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they've ever been in the UK, what impact will it have

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on households up and down the country?

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Hywel Griffith has been to a new development in Newport

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to assess consumer and business confidence.

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Economic growth requires a lot of ingredients.

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If today's measures are going to shore things up, it's places

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like this new housing estate where they 'll be used.

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Right, so we are into the kitchen, start here.

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Oh, this is lovely. Isn't it?

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Tom and Ffion are buying their first home together.

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The interest-rate cuts should make finding a mortgage cheaper.

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It just means that we can buy the house of our dreams, have a bit

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of extra money in our pockets, and sort of have the peace of mind

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that we're not stretching ourselves too much.

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Right, this way, out into the garden...

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Both work in the coffee trade, a service industry that's been

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booming, but they are aware that other businesses,

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like the local steelworks, aren't doing so well.

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So how confident are they about the future?

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It's terrible when people lose their jobs,

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and factories in Wales are closing down,

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and that's awful, because that people's livelihood.

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But I just think that we all just need to be a little bit more

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sensible with our money and spend it where you need it,

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and hopefully the economy will then turn itself around

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and we will come out the other side.

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their new neighbours will be Muhammad and his family.

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With two stores in Newport and plans for a third,

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an economic slowdown would be felt in his tills.

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Buying a new house now is a big decision,

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but today's interest-rate cut has convinced him

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he is better off buying bricks and mortar

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You can't keep cash in the bank this time, because interest rates is

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too low, and best way you can invest money somewhere in property

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or somewhere in business, that's the best way,

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and that's the best time to buy the house.

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Construction is an important part of the UK economy,

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but it's an industry that been particularly nervous

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over what the next few months will bring.

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What they want here is confidence and cash flow

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For developer Tim Grey, the promise of economic stimulus is key -

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as long as the money does reach them.

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unless the banks are there to support us as an industry.

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You know, we clearly want to build as many houses as we possibly can.

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Yes, there are a number of factors that affect that, including finance,

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so obviously if that finance wasn't available, we wouldn't be

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in a position to actually build what we know we can sell.

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These brand-new streets won't be finished for another 18 months.

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By then, we should know if today has put the economy on the right track.

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Well, let's take stock with our economics editor, Kamal Ahmed.

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The Bank has painted a pretty bleak picture of the road ahead,

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but what happens next is not just down to them.

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It certainly isn't, Sophie, we had a really remarkable day, I think the

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Bank of England have really tested the limits of monetary policy, but

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as you say, they are only part of the picture. The other big player in

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this whole economic story for the country post-referendum is, of

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course, the Government. Frankly, no-one were saying we must have

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lower interest rates, we must have more funding and lending to people,

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because the Bank has done all it can in that area, to be honest. We are

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now looking to the Government, still a pretty new Chancellor, new Prime

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Minister, what other economic policies and taxes, spending and

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borrowing? We are not going to know that until we get to the Autumn

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Statement, and for a lot of people where the Bank has acted decisively

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and quickly, the Government appears to be slow, slow, slow, and that

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must be a concern. Businesses. Kamal , thank you.

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The judge appointed to lead the Independent Inquiry

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into Child Sexual Abuse, Dame Lowell Goddard,

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She was appointed in February last year

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after the two previous chairwomen resigned.

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The inquiry was set up in 2014 to examine allegations

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of an establishment cover-up of historic abuse.

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Following the resignation of two former chairwoman, New Zealand judge

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Dame Lowell Goddard was appointed by the then Home Secretary Theresa May

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to be the steadying hand needed on an inquiry that many thought had

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lost its way before it had even started.

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Why have you undertaken this challenge?

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Really, my whole career path to date and my experience, I believe,

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Set up in the wake of the Jimmy Savile scandal,

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it was to be a vast, wide-ranging inquiry,

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that would examine child abuse within public bodies

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So why might Lowell Goddard have resigned?

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Today, she faced press criticism that during her first year,

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she spent three months away from the inquiry.

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A spokesman said she had been on enquiry business and

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In her resignation statement tonight, Judge Goddard gave some

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clues, saying the conduct of any public inquiry is not an easy task,

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let alone one of the magnitude of this.

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Compounding the difficulties was its legacies of failure,

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Her resignation is a setback for the inquiry which was set up in 2014.

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The first chair, Baroness Butler-Sloss,

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was appointed in July 2014, but stood down a week later.

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Dame Fiona Woolf was appointed in September of that year,

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she stood down less two months later.

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Like her predecessor, she had been criticised for being too close

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Justice Lowell Goddard was appointed in February last

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I think this very unfortunate that the inquiry has now

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lost its third chair, but I hope, and I speak

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as a survivor, that this will not derail the great work that has

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In a statement, the Home Secretary said, I want to assure everyone

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with an interest in the inquiry, particularly victims and survivors,

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that the work of the inquiry will continue without delay,

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With Judge Goddard's departure, the inquiry is in crisis.

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Who now will be prepared to take on a role

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The American stabbed to death in central London last night

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has been named as 64-year-old Darlene Horton,

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the wife of a university professor from Florida,

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who'd been teaching in London this summer.

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Five other people were injured in the knife attack.

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Police say the victims were selected at random,

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and they don't believe it was terrorist related.

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Under control and under arrest, a 19-year-old who had taken one life

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and left others injured, as he lashed out with his knife

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Amongst those he stabbed was an 18-year-old tourist from Israel.

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I looked at my arm and saw she was bleeding,

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and then I realised he stabbed me also.

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She was still breathing when I saw her, but after a few minutes,

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it was too late and it was so awful to watch, and her husband...

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The woman who was murdered has been named tonight

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as Darlene Horton, who was 64 and visiting from Florida.

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She and her husband were said to have planned to leave the UK today.

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Witnesses described how the killer fled the scene

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and some officers went after him on foot.

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He was eventually brought down by a taser stun gun.

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There was a guy running on the street.

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A policeman was following him and he screamed every time, stop, stop!

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He was panicking, he wanted to get away.

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He was being shouted at by the police,

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"Don't move, don't go any further, stop where you are."

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Literally screaming at him coming down the street.

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They had gone out of my vision but then I did hear the taser.

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Then he goes to the floor and lay there for 45 minutes.

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During the day, detectives worked to establish reasons for the attack.

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While the investigation is not yet complete,

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all of the work we have done so far increasingly points to this tragic

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incident having being triggered by mental health issues.

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I emphasise that so far we have found no evidence of radicalisation

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which suggests the man in our custody is in any way

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The way that so many police officers poured into this area so quickly

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Instead, this was about the safety of a group of people of different

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nationalities who were caught up in a random lethal street attack.

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The man in custody is a Norwegian national of Somali origin.

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His victim is being remembered at the spot

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The two men vying to be the Labour leader in the autumn have clashed

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Jeremy Corbyn and his challenger, the MP Owen Smith, have been taking

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Our political correspondent Eleanor Garnier has been watching

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He is in charge at the moment. But with a leadership crisis, the party

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is divided and struggling to find its direction. This man says he has

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the answers and has taken on the head-to-head for the first time. His

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Cardiff hustings a chance for the candidates to outdo each other, to

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prove their leadership will give Labour their next best chance. It

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was a question about division in the party, which revealed once more the

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gulf between Jeremy Corbyn and his MPs. It would be a good thing if

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Labour MPs got behind their leader and worked with them, rather than

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briefed against them all the time. I understand political differences and

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I understand dissent. But, Jeremy, 172 Labour MPs voted no confidence

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in your leadership. They are not red Tories. These are not people who

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want to see the Tories back in power. They are not Blairites, they

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are just Labour MPs. As for taking the fight to the Tories, Jeremy

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Corbyn insisted he had already been successful. In the past ten months

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we have defeated the government 22 times implement. When we work

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together, we win, we do defeat the Tories. But Owen Smith repeated time

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and time again Labour lead it to be not just in opposition, but a

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radical government in waiting. I think the problem with that, Jeremy

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is, we are not defeating the Tories. We have had a few victories, but we

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are behind. We are 14 percentage points behind the Tories. At times

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it was personal. Allegations of anti-Semitism have dogged the party

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in recent times, and Mr Smith's comments on this true both cheers

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and jeers from party members. I have been in this Labour Party for 30

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years. I have only remembered in the last nine months a discussion about

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anti-Semitism in the Labour Party. That's the truth! Mr Corbyn

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condemned all forms of anti-Semitism. I want our party to

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be an inclusive, welcoming, open place for everybody, whatever their

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faiths, whatever their ethnic group, whatever their community they come

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from. There was one policy where the pair disagreed, Trident. I voted

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against the renewal of Trident... CHEERING

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We must retain a nuclear deterrent in order to enable the multilateral

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disarmament of the entire world arsenal. That is the unfortunate,

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terrible truth. Whoever wins the leadership contest, the deep

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divisions entering in the Labour Party will not be easily healed.

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There were no major blows game changing moments tonight but Jeremy

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Corbyn did seem to pick up more of the cheers from the audience. Owen

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Smith was jeered when he suggested his rival was incapable of leading

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and that he was the man to take Labour back to government. This was

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Owen Smith's debut and the pair will have more hustings like these,

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before around half a million Labour Party members and supporters choose

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their next leader. Thank you.

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A brief look at some of the day's other news stories.

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Officials in Afghanistan say a group of foreign tourists,

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including eight Britons, have been attacked

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The Taliban has said it carried out the attack.

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A lorry driver who was reading a text message just seconds

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before he crashed, killing off duty policewoman Sharon Garrett,

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has been found guilty of causing death by dangerous driving.

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Danny Warby - who's 28 and from Kings Lynn in Cambridgeshire -

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A man has been jailed for the kidnapped and sexual assault

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of a teenage girl more than 30 years ago.

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David Green, who's now 60, abducted his victim

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and assaulted her in a cave in Weston-super-Mare in 1983.

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He was caught using new DNA techniques.

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David Cameron's controversial resignation honours list,

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which was leaked at the weekend, has been officially published

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It confirms that the former Chancellor, George Osborne,

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is to become a Companion of Honour, and that Isabel Spearman,

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who worked for Samantha Cameron, will be awarded an OBE.

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Our political correspondent Chris Mason is in Westminster.

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Yes, it certainly is. There are 46 people being honoured by David

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Cameron, an additional 13 are being sent to the House of Lords as

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Conservative peers. The former Chancellor George Osborne becomes a

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companion of honour. That is awarded for what is described as service of

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conspicuous national importance. Also knighthoods for the former

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director of communications in Downing Street, and senior

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Conservatives Oliver N, Patrick McLoughlin and uncle Fallin, and a

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Dame hood for the former Cabinet minister Caroline Spelman. And also

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a CBE for the Remain campaign in the referendum. And David Cameron is

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sending his former chief of staff Ed Llewellyn to the House of Lords.

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Jeremy Corbyn, the Labour leader, sending Shami Chakrabarti to the

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house of lords as a Labour peer. She recently chaired an enquiry into

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anti-Semitism in the Labour Party for Jeremy Corbyn. Sources say all

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of these report appointments reflect tireless public service. The Liberal

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Democrat leader Tim Farron said tonight this list was so full of

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cronies it would embarrass a medieval court. Thank you.

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At least 271 Russian athletes have been cleared to compete

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That's despite the World Anti Doping Agency recommending all

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should have been banned following the country's doping scandal.

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The Russian Olympic Committee President has said his country's

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team will be the "cleanest" at the Games.

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Our sports editor Dan Roan is in Rio with the latest.

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Still a pretty big Russian team, how much of a supply is as this? Many

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will be surprised, especially after that damning world anti-doping

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agency report last month which found evidence of state-sponsored cheating

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in Russia in many sports and over several years. The critics expected

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and demanded a blanket ban of the entire Russian team from these games

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as a result. Instead, the Russian Olympic team confirmed there will be

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271 members of their team, 100 fewer than originally intended, but it

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still makes it one of the biggest teams that these games, and many

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will say it raises serious questions about the IOC's commitment to clean

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sport and makes a mockery of the president Thomas Bach's suppose its

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stance and zero tolerance policy against cheating. If you expect the

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Russians to be contrite, grateful and not make any outspoken comments,

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you would be disappointed. The team leader said he believed Russia was

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the cleanest team of any at these games. The track and field governing

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body barred 67 Russians but only a few other sports sanctioned them in

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the same way. That means now a big team will be seen at the opening

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ceremony tomorrow evening in the Olympic Stadium. It will be

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fascinating to see what kind of reaction those athletes receive.

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Thank you. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge

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and Prince Harry have recorded a special good luck message

:25:19.:25:21.

to British athletes competing Team GB's 366 strong squad

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are hoping to win at least 48 medals - that's not as many as in London -

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but it would still make Rio Britain's most

:25:28.:25:31.

successful Games overseas. Our sports correspondent Andy Swiss

:25:32.:25:32.

has been looking at their chances. 28 different sports,

:25:33.:25:36.

one common goal. After weeks of preparing

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in Belo Horizonte, the time for training is nearly

:25:41.:25:42.

over. As British athletes start

:25:43.:25:45.

gathering for the opening ceremony, one man may need

:25:46.:25:48.

a little more practice. Andy Murray's flag bearing not quite

:25:49.:25:55.

as smooth as his forehand, Just drop it a little bit, Andy,

:25:56.:25:57.

we're blocking HRH. But Murray said this was an honour

:25:58.:26:02.

he'd hardly expected. I was just getting into

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bed at about 11:15 pm. Um, our team leader came

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and said the Chef de Mission needs to speak to you,

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and I was speechless, really. But for the team as a whole,

:26:17.:26:19.

the challenge is to follow this. The success at London 2012 set

:26:20.:26:25.

a new gold standard So, what should we expect from Team

:26:26.:26:31.

GB here in Brazil? London was their best Games

:26:32.:26:37.

for more than a century. Here, their target is a little more

:26:38.:26:40.

modest - 48 medals. That though would make

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it their best overseas Games, beating the 47 medals they won

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in Beijing eight years ago. It's really unusual for a team to do

:26:50.:26:55.

really well after a home Games. Some of them have really

:26:56.:27:00.

slumped in the past. To have the best away Games ever

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after a home Games like we had in London would be

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an outstanding result for us. The key could be a crop

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of new stars, like World Champion Adam Peaty in the swimming,

:27:11.:27:16.

sailor Giles Scott, who's lost just once in three years,

:27:17.:27:20.

and Katarina Johnson-Thompson, set to challenge Jessica Ennis-Hill

:27:21.:27:23.

for heptathlon gold. I still do admire her and respect

:27:24.:27:27.

everything she's achieved, so it can't be a rivalry

:27:28.:27:31.

in that respect. I never thought our careers

:27:32.:27:35.

would cross paths. It's a bit weird, both

:27:36.:27:37.

going for the gold. It will be good for Great Britain,

:27:38.:27:41.

getting two medals in some capacity. Our athletes are an

:27:42.:27:44.

inspiration to us all. For the team today, a message

:27:45.:27:47.

of royal support. Topping 2012 might be a step too

:27:48.:27:51.

far, but it's time for Team GB Andy Swiss, BBC News,

:27:52.:27:59.

Belo Horizonte. The world's the list tall tower has

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opened in Brighton today. It is on the site once occupied by the

:28:23.:28:29.

entrance to the ruined West Pier. It has been called a vertical peer but

:28:30.:28:34.

the tower has divided public opinion.

:28:35.:28:37.

Now, are you addicted to your mobile phone?

:28:38.:28:39.

New research suggests that adults in the UK are spending an average

:28:40.:28:42.

The study found nearly 60% of people say they're hooked

:28:43.:28:49.

A third of people admitted they found it increasingly

:28:50.:28:53.

And over a quarter of people even admitted they've texted

:28:54.:28:57.

or instant messaged someone who's in the same room.

:28:58.:28:59.

Here's our business correspondent Emma Simpson.

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Nothing beats getting away from it all.

:29:05.:29:09.

But can we really switch off from our phones and devices?

:29:10.:29:13.

If I Google that, we'll be able to look today.

:29:14.:29:21.

I find it totally impossible just to put it away

:29:22.:29:24.

I like to keep in touch with everybody and I like to be able

:29:25.:29:29.

to post all my photos to Facebook so my friends can see where we are.

:29:30.:29:34.

I'm usually on Facebook, a bit of Instagram,

:29:35.:29:38.

Sadly, I have to admit that I do check my e-mails.

:29:39.:29:48.

I appreciate that my family don't always approve when I do that.

:29:49.:29:52.

I think, in industry today, there is a requirement

:29:53.:29:54.

We're now spending, on average, 25 hours a week online.

:29:55.:30:06.

But we're also becoming aware of the drawbacks.

:30:07.:30:10.

A third of adults, 15 million people, said they'd gone

:30:11.:30:13.

on a digital detox or break, to strike a healthier balance.

:30:14.:30:20.

For instance, 16% of us have deliberately gone on holiday

:30:21.:30:24.

Over on pitch 108, the Woodwards from Merseyside

:30:25.:30:33.

There's a lot going on in the world and different things like that.

:30:34.:30:43.

Two weeks of the year, you can just chill out

:30:44.:30:46.

This woman runs a business helping people deal with digital overload.

:30:47.:30:55.

It's stopped us from doing things that we've done as human beings

:30:56.:30:58.

for thousands of years, because we are now focused

:30:59.:31:02.

I think we just want to put ourselves on pause,

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and switch ourselves onto a plane mode for a while, to be able

:31:08.:31:11.

Many parents are doing just that, by making their kids take

:31:12.:31:22.

Nearly two thirds have been digitally grounded.

:31:23.:31:24.

I don't find it something you need every day.

:31:25.:31:29.

I'm more than happy biking up and down.

:31:30.:31:31.

We're better connected than ever before but the challenge,

:31:32.:31:36.

it seems, is to make sure that our obsession with the Web

:31:37.:31:40.

doesn't negatively affect our lives beyond the screen.

:31:41.:31:44.

For the third time, the person in charge of the enquiry into child

:31:45.:32:01.

sexual abuse has stepped down, and that is before the first public

:32:02.:32:05.

hearings. We will be asking if it is just bad luck to lose three or we

:32:06.:32:07.

doing something wrong? Here on BBC One it's time

:32:08.:32:09.

for the news where you are.

:32:10.:32:10.

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