28/05/2016 BBC Weekend News


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Calls to postpone or move the Brazil Olympics due

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to the threat of the Zika virus have been rejected by the World

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It's said there is no need for a delay despite more

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than 100 medical experts warning that the Games -

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which start in just 10 weeks - may accelerate the spread

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of the disease to other countries and increase the risk

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of transmission to the 500,000 competitors and tourists

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The virus, which is passed on by mosquitos, has been linked

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Our correspondent Will Ross reports.

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In less than ten weeks, the Olympic Games are due to be

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A huge amount of work goes into hosting the Olympic Games as the

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organisers scramble to get everything ready, they are also

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fighting a major public health emergency, spread by mosquitos. Tens

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of thousands of cases of the Zika virus, linked to severe birth

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defects. Now 150 scientists and experts, say it would be unethical

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for the Games to go ahead. There could be a risk of the virus

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accelerating. Half a million visitors are expected

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in August. It is not people coming from the UK

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or the Netherlands but people coming from low income countries where

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malaria is endemic, so India, south Asia, South Africa, where there is

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malaria and a chance of it becoming endemic and a much more serious

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problem. There is no known vaccine or cure

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for Zika, those most people who get it have mild stomas, it is suspected

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of leading to thousands of babies born with underdevery well.ed

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brains. In a letter with regards the vaccine, it has said it has failed.

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The World Health Organisation says it is bound to spread but no need to

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change the date or the venue of the Olympics.

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Based on a careful risk assessment and all of the information gathered

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about the disease, the games should go ahead as planned and we should

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continue to work to ensure that they are as safe as possible.

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The Olympic torch is making its way to Rio, and billions have been spent

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on construction and commercial rights. After political turmoil,

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this is another blow for Brazil. But it seems unlikely that the Games

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will be halted at this late stage. Russia has said that

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eight of its athletes, who competed at the London Olympics,

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are among those who have tested Yesterday the International Olympic

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Committee revealed that 23 competitors from six countries had

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failed new tests, after samples which they gave at the time of

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the London Games were re-assessed. Young people are being urged

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to register to vote in next month's The former Labour leader Ed Miliband

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says millions of young The Employment Minister Priti Patel,

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who's campaigning for Britain to leave the EU, has insisted

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immigration and economy - in a move described as cynical

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by the Vote Leave Campaign. Our Political Correspondent

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Eleanor Garnier has more. There is about 100 vote Leave

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supporters inside a big event to rally support. Despite criticism,

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they've been using the leading figures, campaigners were pretty

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upbeat when knocking on doors in Maidstone earlier today.

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There is another lady there. Step by step. Vote by vote. They know every

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single new supporter will count. So in Maidstone today, they brought out

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the big names. Chatting, convincing, trying to change minds.

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Immigration and the pressure it puts on public services, has been central

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to the vote Leave campaign. But with four weeks until the vote, they are

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hitting back at accusations that they have lost the economic

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argument, claiming it is the Remain camp, not their side, using

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misleading figures. Their forecasts have been

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questioned. We are making a positive economic case as to why we should

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leave the European Union, which of course means we can take back

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control of the money we send to Europe.

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But in London at an event for young voters, the former Labour leader, Ed

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Miliband said that the British economy would be safer inside the

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EU. Think about what happens if we lose

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the referendum, lost jobs, lost opportunities. I believe a whole

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generation losing out. Now the reason that the Remain side

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are keen to get youngsters registered is it is thought they are

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more likely to remain to stay in the European Union. Vote Leave

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campaigners have said that Ed Miliband's attempt to appeal to the

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young people was a cynical move to fool no-one. So both sides doing all

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that they can to get every single vote out as they count down the days

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to the referendum. More than a quarter of children

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referred for mental health support in England last year were turned

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away, including some That's according to a new report

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from the Children's Commissioner. The review found huge variations

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in care across the country, with some young people

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having to wait months Our Social Affairs Correspondent

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Michael Buchanan reports. Whitney Clark knows

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the frustrations of mental health The 17-year-old has ADHD but has

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consistently struggled to get It's slow, and you end up

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seeing them when you don't So when I've been having problems,

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you can't get an appointment, Or when I see them, my problems have

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gone and I have been fine. So the inconsistency in their

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systems, I think needs, addressing. Today's report says too many

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children are being let down. It found that 28% of young people

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referred to mental health services In one area 75% of referrals weren't

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deemed to be ill enough 13% of life-threatening condition,

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including attempted suicides, Some of the waiting lists

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are more than 200 days. That can't be right that children

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in different parts of the country Ministers say they will improve

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services by increasing investment and introducing waiting-time

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standards for all children's 100 years ago more than 8,000

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British and German sailors died in the largest naval battle

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of the First World War, It took place in the North Sea off

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the coast of Denmark and today wreaths were laid at a service

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in Rosyth in Fife to commemorate Guards, shoulder, arms! A century

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on, a ceremony to remember a 36-hour battle that left so many dead.

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We come together today in remembrance and thanks giving to

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honour all Naval personnel who served in the battle of Jutland.

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On the 31st of May, 1916 and June 1st, 14 British and 11 German ships

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were sunk and more than 6,000 British servicemen killed. The

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battle pitted the two most powerful Naval forces of their time against

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one another. It weakened the German Navy and changed the course of the

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war. Relatives of those who fought and

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died came to remember their sacrifice. Among them was a woman

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whose father survived but whose uncle, 16 at the time, as killed at

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the battle. I think it is very important to

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commemorate. Always the tradition of commemoration and the rituals of

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commemoration are important. They are healing.

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A series of commemorations are to culminate on Tuesday, 100 years

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Sport, and Saracens have beaten Exeter in rugby union's

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Premiership Final at Twickenham to seal a European

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Exeter had fought back to get within three points of their

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opponents in the closing stages, but a late Saracens try

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The biggest game in English rugby, the Saracens wanting to add the

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Premiership trophy to their cabinet, alongside the European Cup. The

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Chiefs, played at Twickenham before but not in a match this big. The

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Saracens are used to performing on stage, that showed. Two tries, and

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Duncan Taylor and Chris Whiles gave them control. 17 points up. Exeter

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regrouped and grappled back into contention. Jack Yendell with a try

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to give them hope. The Chiefs have been in the Premiership for six

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years but showed that they could stay at the level. Jack Knowell,

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getting a second try. Saracens proved that they are the

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irresistible force in Northern Hemisphere rugby.

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