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Hello, this is Breakfast, with Rachel Burden and

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The British Government toughens its rhetoric over Russia's

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Defence Secretary Michael Fallon blames the Kremlin

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for the civilian deaths in Tuesday's chemical weapons attack.

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Boris Johnson seeks support for a new initiative

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A rare honour for murdered police officer Keith Palmer.

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His coffin will be taken to the palace of Westminster ahead

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A ceremony to mark the centenary of the First World War Battle

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More than 20,000 people are expected to take part.

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In sport, England's Justin Rose is at the top of the leaderboard

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Rose is six under par along with Spain's Sergio Garcia

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Also this morning, we meet the sisters with a combined age

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of 300 and a century of stories to share.

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Ben has the weather. After yesterday's sunshine and

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warmth, today will be even warmer. But not for all of us. Scotland and

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Northern Ireland turning cloudier and cooler. All the details in 15

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minutes. Thanks very much.

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There's been more tough rhetoric from the British government

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on Russia, over its continued support for Syrian President,

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The Defence Secretary, Sir Michael Fallon, has sharply

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criticised the Kremlin, saying it was responsible for every

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Meanwhile, Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson has pulled out

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of a planned visit to Moscow and is seeking support

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We can speak now to our political correspondent Susana Mendonca.

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Good morning to you. The rhetoric is toughening, whether or not the

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Russians will take any notice remains to be seen. Very much so. We

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are hearing from Michael Fallon. Some scathing criticism of the

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Russian government. He says that by proxy they are responsible for every

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single one of those deaths that we saw last week and what they are

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saying is that the British government wants the Russians to

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bring the Russians to heal, to put pressure on him, to stop the civil

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war. All of this criticism of course follows the British government's

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support for the US action in Syria on Friday, when they attacked those

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buildings that they said contained the equipment that had been used for

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those gas attacks. What Michael Fallon has said is that he thinks

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Donald Trump made the right call. All of this comes as the Foreign

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Secretary Boris Johnson was supposed to be going to Russia tomorrow for a

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meeting with the Russian Foreign Minister. That's been cancelled. He

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faces criticism from the Liberal Democrats, who is basically saying

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he was behaving like an American poodle. The Foreign Secretary's team

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has said that what they are trying to do now is co-ordinate a response

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from the G7 industrialised nations who will be meeting on Tuesday in

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Italy to try to get some kind of co-ordinated response, to put more

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pressure on Russia. Thank you very much indeed.

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Thousands of people are expected to gather at services in Stockholm

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later, to remember those killed in Friday's terror attack.

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Four people died when a lorry was driven into them

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Police are still investigating whether a device later found onboard

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From Stockholm, Maddy Savage reports.

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Thousands of people spent Saturday paying their respects and, after

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police reopened the shopping street where the attack happened, many were

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quick to find new ways to make their mark. In the old town's mediaeval

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cathedral, there was a special service to remember that it is,

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attended by Sweden's Prime Minister. Earlier, police revealed that when

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they towed away the delivery truck used in the violence they had made a

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disturbing discovery. We have found something in the truck, in the

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drivers seat. A technical device which should not the deaf. I can't

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at this stage say whether this is a bomb. The man they think was behind

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the wheel has connections here, a diverse working-class suburb in the

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north of the city. He hasn't been named IT is 39 and originally from

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Uzbekistan. Several others have been arrested following break in

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different locations. Security remains tight, but locals are

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expected to gather for a peaceful rally later. They've been told to

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leave politics at home and come together to show their love for

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Sweden. A controlled explosion has been

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carried out in the centre of Norway's capital,

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Oslo, after police found The area has been sealed off

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while investigations continue. The US military has ordered a Navy

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strike group to move towards the Korean peninsula,

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amid growing concerns about North Korea's missile

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and nuclear weapons programme. US Pacific Command described

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the deployment as a "prudent measure to maintain readiness

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in the region". President Trump has said

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the United States is prepared to act alone if necessary to deal

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with the nuclear threat from North PC Keith Palmer, who was killed

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in the Westminster attack last month, will today

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receive a rare honour. The Queen has given her consent

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for his coffin to lay at rest at the Chapel of St Mary Undercroft

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in the Palace of Westminster. His funeral takes place tomorrow

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afternoon at Southwark The 48-year-old father and husband,

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PC Keith Palmer had been a policeman for 15 years. He was stabbed by

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Khalid Masood during the Westminster terror attack, as he stood guard

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outside the houses of Parliament. PC Palmer was one of four people

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killed, while a fifth died in hospital just a few days ago. Later

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today PC Palmer's Coughlin will be taken to rest at Chapel of St Mary

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Undercroft in a Palace of Westminster. It is a rare honour and

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one only done with the consent of the Queen. The former Prime Minister

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Baroness Thatcher and Tony Benn are the only people in recent times to

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have laid bare two. Tomorrow, PC Palmer's coffin will be taken to

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Southwark Cathedral. As a mark of respect, the Metropolitan police

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have retired PC Palmer's shoulder number, which will not be reissued

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to another officer. A man has suffered what police say

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are life-changing injuries, after acid was thrown

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at him in north London. His wife and their two year old son

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suffered minor burns in the attack, which happened at around

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1:00 yesterday afternoon Police say they want to hear

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from anyone who saw what happened. Tributes are being paid

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to the former Radio Two presenter, Brian Matthew, who died

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yesterday aged 88. His broadcasting career

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spanned almost 70 years. He's most well known

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for the 'Sound of the 60s', a programme he presented

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for 27 years. But it was his first appearance

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on the 'Saturday Skiffle Club', which caught the ear of producers,

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as Brian Matthew explained in 2013 It was a wonderful opportunity with

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that one, because it covered a wide range of the arts and every month or

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thereabouts we did a live show from the theatre and it amazed me that

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the vast audience always turned up to wherever we were. I mean, it was

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an opportunity to see a number of eminent stars, I suppose that was

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the attraction. But it was a great programme to be associated with.

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Such an instantly recognisable voice.

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Those paying tribute to the Radio two broadcaster include

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musician and lyricist Sir Tim Rice, calling him

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While Brian Matthew's former colleague at Radio Two,

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Jeremy Vine, said he'd done everything in broadcasting and met

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More than 20,000 people, including Princes Charles,

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William and Harry, will gather in Northern France today to mark

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the centenary of one of the bloodiest battles

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Thousands of Scottish and Canadian troops died in four

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days of fighting in the Battle of Vimy Ridge.

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Our correspondent Duncan Kennedy reports.

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A battlefield then, covered with symbolism today. Vimy Ridge, a place

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of reverie, death and victory. -- bravery. The fighting to take the

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ridge only lasted four days, but this was just part of the price paid

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by Allied troops. Overall, the campaign saw 300,000 casualties. The

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battle of RS saw over 5000 men killed and wounded on average, which

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gives it a higher daily casualties rate than any of the other famous

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battles. So it was one of the most intense and brutal campaigns the

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British army fort. These are scenes from the battlefield. Much of the

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heavy load to dislodge the Germans from the ridge was shouldered by

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comedian and Scottish troops. The Canadians on three Victoria crosses

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on the first day alone. The Scots suffered so many casualties

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communities back home were shocked. -- Canadians won.

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Today's event, here being rehearsed, will be witnessed by Prince Charles,

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Prince William and Prince Harry, as well as 25,000 guests. All those

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attending will be sat here in front of the striking monument, soaring

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out of the ridge itself and dedicated to those who died. It's

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humbling scale a symbol of losses on both sides. Every kind of weapon was

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used here and although World War I would come to a close the following

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year, this battle showed its horrors were drawn out to the end.

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People caught fly-tipping will have to help councils clean up litter,

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under new proposals by the government.

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It says fly tippers cost 50 million a year in England

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and the number of instances of rubbish being illegally dumped

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by roads or in parks is on the increase.

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The crew onboard a Turkish Airlines flight ended up having to look

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after one more passenger than they bargained for,

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Cabin crew helped to deliver the baby girl after the mother went

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The journey from Guinea to Burkina Faso was only just over

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two hours long, so, as you can see, things happened rather quickly!

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It must have come as a bit of a shock. I wonder what nationality is

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the baby? I don't know! Dual nationality? Free flights on Turkish

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airlines for life! Imagine!

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Let's take a look at this morning's papers.

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We've been talking about the continuing situation with Syria and

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Russia. Russia accused of complicity in the war crimes, that some the

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Sunday Times. The picture is of one of the race-goers at Aintree

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yesterday, cheering on One For Arthur, perhaps.

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And Michael Fallon writing inside the Sunday Times this morning on

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that issue. It is also the lead on the Sunday Telegraph. Boris Johnson,

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Russia must leave Syria. A message that President Assad must depart the

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country, although this is a conversation we have had many times

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before and one we seem to be returning to once again.

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The Observer has a picture of the Grand National. A picture of One For

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Arthur winning. And the story is about the call for

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an enquiry into an anti- Jeremy Corbyn plot.

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Finally, Boris Johnson makes the front page of the Mail on Sunday.

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Boris the Poodle. That was the name given to him by the leader of the

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Lib Dems. He said he only pulled out over the say-so of Washington. He

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said he was doing the bidding of the White House, which has been denied

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by Foreign Office. We will look at the papers later in

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the programme. Next week is Holy Week,

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leading up to Easter Sunday, the day that Christians

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mark their belief that Jesus rose But research commissioned by the BBC

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suggests belief in a life after death is by no means

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limited to people of faith. A study by ComRes found

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one in five atheists, who say they don't believe in a god,

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also believe in an afterlife. Our religious affairs correspondent

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Martin Bashir reports. You are here to worship today! Come

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on! Worship at hill song church in Surrey isn't just an expression of

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gratitude for what this Christians say God is doing in their lives now,

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but also what they say he has in store for them when they die. The

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Bible says that we will have eternal life, we will enter heaven. It

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doesn't go into major details, it just says that there will be no more

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weeping, no more tears. It will be a place of great joy. The confidence

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of Christians in the existence of heaven is based on what they believe

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happened at Easter, that Jesus died, was buried and Ben Rosen again.

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After our life here we go to heaven and it's paradise, perfect, no pain.

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It's good. The resurrection is a really powerful event for me,

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because it is Jesus conquering death, essentially. That gives us

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life. But what of those don't claim to have any religious faith. --

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faith? The BBC poll of 2000 people conducted by ComRes show that just

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over 30% of those who say they are not religious still believe they

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will live again after death. Mediums and tarot card readers here in

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Covent Garden charge of ?45 for 30 minutes and say they can put you in

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touch with friends and relatives who have passed away. It is hoped that

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what has left is literally the flesh, the physical body, but they

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believe that they can still sense and be in contact with the loved

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ones. It is the hope that they have. A desperate hope? The desperate

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hope, exactly. The sense that we might be able to live beyond the

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grave has now made the journey from the spiritual to the scientific

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community. Companies like this one are now offering to freeze the

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deceased body, just in case it proves possible to raise the dead in

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the future. Until that happens, the world's great religions continue to

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fill the void. So, whether you're planning to attend church during

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holy week or visit a medium, our shared beliefs may be closer than we

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realised. That humanity has a sense that this isn't all there is. Even

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though it's tough to prove. We hope you have been enjoying the

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glorious weather over the past few days. We can see what is happening

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outside the windows. Greater Manchester. Misty and hazy outside.

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It will be another good one. For most of us. Yesterday, almost all of

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us got warmth and sunshine. Today, fortunes become more divided the

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further south and east you are. And other sunny day. Even warmer if

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anything. Things will be clouding over in this area through the day.

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Weather will be cooler. This will spoil the party across the

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north-western areas through today. Further south and east, high

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precious ill holding on. That means plenty of sunshine. Hazy. Odd mist

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and fog around. That will clear quickly. For many, we keep hold of

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the sunshine, especially for east England and Wales. Further west,

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more cloud. We will see rain in the afternoon getting through Northern

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Ireland and western Scotland. Some heavy for a while. Temperatures,

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that bit lower, eight, nine, 10 degrees in the west. Eastern

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Scotland. Cloud will increase in western England and Wales and parts

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of Cornwall. In the sunshine, central and eastern areas, they

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could well get up to 25, possibly even 26. This evening and tonight,

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it is all about this weather front, which will be tracking its way south

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and east. As it goes, the rain will fizzle. Notice this. It will sink

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south and east. It will introduce cool north-westerly winds and cooler

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air to all of us. Temperatures by tomorrow morning, 4-9. Also some

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showers. Tomorrow, a very different feeling. We get into the cool

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north-westerly wind. Fair amounts of dry weather. Showers as well. Some

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of those showers could even be wintry, believe it or not, across

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the far north of Scotland. Despite the sunshine in the south, say

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goodbye to 25, 26. I think 15 is the highest temperature we will see. So

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I guess the message is make the most of the warmth while we haven't. We

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will do our best. It is always the same in this country, make the most

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of it while it is there. We will be back with the news at 630. Now on

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BBC News, it is time for the Film Review.

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Hello and welcome to The Film Review on BBC News.

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To take us through this week's cinema releases,

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We have I Am Not Your Negro, which is an Oscar-nominated

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We have Raw, which is a real breathtaking debut feature.

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And A Quiet Passion, Terence Davies' film about Emily

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And I Am Not Your Negro, billed as a documentary.

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Is it solidly a documentary, a funny genre?

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Well, basically what it is if it's based on an unfinished project that

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James Baldwin had started working on, to tell the story of America

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through the story of three men, Medgar Evers, Malcom X

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And so what you get is the film is narrated by Samuel L Jackson,

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and it mixes news footage, reportage, clips from movies,

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clips from television programmes and it puts together basically

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a narrative which tells the story in a way which is both polemical

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One of the outstanding features is some of the footage of Baldwin

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himself, who comes across as a brilliant orator

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I have more in common with a black scholar than I have with a white man

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And you have more in common with a white author than you have

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with someone who is against all literature.

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So why must you always concentrate on colour,

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There are other ways of connecting men.

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When I left this country in 1948, I left this country with one reason

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I might have gone to Hong Kong, I might have gone to Timbuktu.

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I had a theory that nothing worse could happen to me

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there that had already happened to me here.

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You talk about making it as a writer about yourself.

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You have to be able then to turn all the intent with which you live,

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because once you turn on your back on this society,

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You can see it seems really, really urgent, really engaging,

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The way in which they mix news footage and television and films.

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There is a very coherent argument, which is about the sort of nature

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of America, which seems every bit as pertinent now as it did when this

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The thing that was most striking about it is,

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on the one hand, you asked, is it a documentary.

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It's basically it's a visual essay that's put together

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No, it doesn't and that's what's so brilliant about it.

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You end up feeling that what you are seeing is a visual

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representation of an argument that may have been laid down a literature

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and really engaging, really as I said timely.

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Put together in a way that absolutely grabs the audience's

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attention and leads them through this story.

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It was up against very strong competition in the Oscars,

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but it's a really good piece of work that is accessible to everybody,

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And has done really well at the box office.

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Perhaps more than they expected, which is quite heartening as well.

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Now, look, Mr Kermode, because when we decided

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that we would like to continue working together,

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I said your challenge of course was to try to get me

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Well, thanks for doing that on week one.

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It's a French-Belgian cause celebre, from the writer-director Julia

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The story of a young woman who was a vegetarian,

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who goes to that school and there are these hazing rituals.

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One such ritual, she is forced to eat a raw rabbit.

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She says, I'm not going to do that, I'm a vegetarian, but then

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she starts to develop previously suppressed appetites.

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The film turns into, on the one hand, a horror movie,

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that refers to movies like I suppose Trouble Every Day,

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and to some extent Carrie, We Are What We Are.

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But on the other hand is a story about a young woman attempting

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to fit in when she is a misfit, about somebody who really wants

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to be part of a group but discovers that she's something

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It's very metaphorical and allegorical and on some level

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the director described it as a modern tragedy,

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It's also got a fairy tale element to it.

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Yes, there are visceral things in it.

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Yes, there are moments in which she will gasp and recoil,

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There's really heartfelt emotion in it.

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It has meaty substance, pun fully intended.

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Yes. I hear you. But I also read that people have been actually

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physically sick in the cinema. There have been stories of people fainting

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but I am sure they are exaggerated. I am sure they are exaggerated to be

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give it a go, you will like they lot stop at let us see how long we

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worked together before I have the guts to see it. I am looking forward

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to A Quiet Passion. Terrence. He is a genuine amazing director. A young

:25:00.:25:08.

poet is told early on that classics of every language of the works of

:25:09.:25:13.

man, not women, says the editor. She is a rebellious spirit, Emily

:25:14.:25:18.

Dickinson, and she is wrestling with the eternal soul and religion and

:25:19.:25:23.

society and also the lack of recognition in her lifetime. Sushi

:25:24.:25:27.

is finding solace in her family and her friend. Here is a clips. -- so

:25:28.:25:39.

she. This is my third commencement ball. And not a hint of romance. Do

:25:40.:25:45.

you suppose that men are frightened of a woman who teaches and is

:25:46.:25:53.

independent? Men are feelers, aren't they? In war. Sometimes. In love,

:25:54.:26:04.

never. Look at that divine creature. What a noble and he has. Like a

:26:05.:26:14.

Roman Emperor. Nero. I think Cynthia Nixon is terrific and Kathleen

:26:15.:26:22.

Bailey as well. It is funny. That is what I like. There is light and

:26:23.:26:28.

laughter. It is also profound. It is a film about poetry. If you know

:26:29.:26:38.

Terrence's work, the way he moves a camera slowly around the room or

:26:39.:26:43.

around the theatre, he is someone who at an early age well in love

:26:44.:26:47.

with cinema, sitting on a balcony as a child looking at the screen. --

:26:48.:26:53.

fell. You can tell this from every shot. So what happened? She became

:26:54.:26:59.

reclusive? She became old and frail and lived in the same house for

:27:00.:27:04.

years and years. Is there the sense of claustrophobia as a result about

:27:05.:27:08.

this? There is to all of his films. What he does brilliantly is right

:27:09.:27:14.

about lives. She expresses herself group poetry. At one point she says

:27:15.:27:19.

there is posterity, but I want to be recognised in my lifetime. Actually

:27:20.:27:23.

it all came later on. This is classic Terrence Davis material.

:27:24.:27:29.

Claustrophobic circumstances with vibrant inner lives. As I said, you

:27:30.:27:35.

have to remember, the poster played this up, it is very funny. There is

:27:36.:27:40.

a lot of laughter. It is tragic and spiritual and transcendent as well.

:27:41.:27:54.

Think about it. In a week in which this and Raw and others, it is the

:27:55.:27:58.

full plate of cinema. I suggest you see all of them, because you will

:27:59.:28:02.

get something from all of them. A long week ahead of the Get Out. It

:28:03.:28:09.

is divisive. An absurdist action movie set entirely in a warehouse

:28:10.:28:21.

with answer but don't -- unsympathetic characters. The idea

:28:22.:28:27.

is, it is a whole movie of a final shootout. It is terrific cinema. It

:28:28.:28:34.

is again much funnier than you would expect from the subject matter. I

:28:35.:28:38.

will have to take your word on that once. What about DVDs for those who

:28:39.:28:45.

want to stay in? Moana. Classic Disney. A Polynesian adventurer who

:28:46.:28:50.

sets out to save her homeland. Absolutely jaw-dropping animation.

:28:51.:28:56.

Beautiful storytelling. A film made with real love and affection that

:28:57.:29:00.

you could watch at any age at all from 9- 19. It is a real winner. I

:29:01.:29:10.

was going to say. It is and our children only? -- aimed at. Anyone

:29:11.:29:19.

of any age can sit down and be overwhelmed. I will discover that my

:29:20.:29:23.

niece has already seen a ten times, probably. They are always watching

:29:24.:29:28.

these. Thank you so much. And a quick reminder that you can find all

:29:29.:29:34.

of the reviews on line. The usual address. Bbc.com. You will also find

:29:35.:29:43.

all of our previous programme is on the BBC iPlayer. Of course. I have

:29:44.:29:48.

my task for the weekend. Enjoy all of your ten are going. --

:29:49.:29:53.

cinemagoing. Goodbye. Hello, this is Breakfast,

:29:54.:30:17.

with Roger Johnson and Rachel Coming up before 7am,

:30:18.:30:20.

Ben will have the weather for you. But first, a summary of this

:30:21.:30:28.

morning's main news. The UK Government is leading

:30:29.:30:31.

growing criticism of Russia over its continued support

:30:32.:30:34.

for the Syrian president, Sir Michael Fallon,

:30:35.:30:36.

the defence secretary, has claimed the Kremlin

:30:37.:30:38.

is responsible for the 80 civilian deaths in a chemical weapons attack

:30:39.:30:41.

in Syria on Tuesday. Last night Russian television showed

:30:42.:30:46.

jets taking off from an air base hit with US cruise missiles

:30:47.:30:50.

after the attack. Thousands of people are expected

:30:51.:30:55.

to gather at services in Stockholm later, to remember those killed

:30:56.:30:58.

in Friday's terror attack. Five people died when a lorry

:30:59.:31:00.

was driven into them Police are still investigating

:31:01.:31:03.

whether a device later found onboard A 39-year-old man, thought to be

:31:04.:31:07.

the driver, remains in custody. A controlled explosion has been

:31:08.:31:15.

carried out in the centre of Norway's capital,

:31:16.:31:18.

Oslo, after police found The area has been sealed off

:31:19.:31:19.

while investigations continue. The US military has ordered a Navy

:31:20.:31:25.

strike group to move towards the Korean peninsula,

:31:26.:31:31.

amid growing concerns about North Korea's missile

:31:32.:31:33.

and nuclear weapons programme. US Pacific Command described

:31:34.:31:37.

the deployment as a "prudent measure to maintain readiness

:31:38.:31:40.

in the region". President Trump has said

:31:41.:31:46.

the United States is prepared to act alone if necessary to deal

:31:47.:31:49.

with the nuclear threat from North PC Keith Palmer, who was killed

:31:50.:31:52.

in the Westminster attack last month, will today

:31:53.:31:55.

receive a rare honour. The Queen has given her consent

:31:56.:31:57.

for his coffin to lay at rest at the Chapel of St Mary Undercroft

:31:58.:32:01.

in the Palace of Westminster. His funeral will be held tomorrow

:32:02.:32:07.

afternoon at Southwark Cathedral. More than 20,000 people will gather

:32:08.:32:13.

in Northern France today to commemorate the 100th anniversary

:32:14.:32:16.

of one of the bloodiest battles Princes Charles, William and Harry

:32:17.:32:19.

will be among those attending the event to mark the Battle of

:32:20.:32:23.

Vimy Ridge, near the city of Arras. It was a hugely significant battle

:32:24.:32:26.

for Scottish and Canadian troops, People caught fly-tipping will have

:32:27.:32:30.

to help councils clean up litter, under new proposals

:32:31.:32:37.

by the government. It says fly tippers cost ?50

:32:38.:32:39.

million a year in England and the number of instances

:32:40.:32:42.

of rubbish being illegally dumped by roads or in parks

:32:43.:32:45.

is on the increase. Monaco-style Grand Prix events

:32:46.:32:51.

could be hosted on roads in England, under new laws coming

:32:52.:32:54.

into force on tomorrow. They will allow motorsport promoters

:32:55.:33:00.

to apply for permission from local authorities to close public roads

:33:01.:33:03.

so they can host races. The government said the move

:33:04.:33:10.

could increase tourism. The final decision on whether a race

:33:11.:33:12.

is safe to proceed would be made It promises to be an interesting

:33:13.:33:27.

spectacle if it happens. It is the Chinese Grand Prix today. I am sure

:33:28.:33:31.

we will mention it at some point in the bulletin. But golf tops the

:33:32.:33:33.

bill? Yes, Justin Rose is at the top.

:33:34.:33:42.

Justin Rose has won a major before. He is perfectly poised at the

:33:43.:33:44.

Masters. England's Justin Rose

:33:45.:33:48.

and Spain's Sergio Garcia joint There are plenty of big names

:33:49.:33:50.

just behind them though. The third round of the Masters is

:33:51.:34:00.

known as moving day and Justin Rose moved right to the front of the

:34:01.:34:05.

queue at Augusta. After a slow and steady start for the Olympic

:34:06.:34:09.

champion, five birdies on the back nine help into a super 67 and he now

:34:10.:34:15.

sits joint top at six under par. The key for me was staying patient early

:34:16.:34:19.

in the round. This is a golf course where you have to pick your moments

:34:20.:34:23.

and that's what worked well for me today and I am sure that will be

:34:24.:34:26.

somewhat the gameplan tomorrow. Perhaps Englishmen can discuss the

:34:27.:34:30.

gameplan with his playing partner, Sergio Garcia, are who is still

:34:31.:34:35.

looking for his first major. -- who is. In the creek! Not so, the water

:34:36.:34:44.

somehow avoided and look how the Spaniards profited. A beautiful shot

:34:45.:34:49.

and, like Justin Rose, he too is on six under. But they have quite a

:34:50.:34:55.

crowd chasing them, including Rickie Fowler and former champion Jordan

:34:56.:34:59.

Spieth. He hit nine shots on the 15th in the first round. He really

:35:00.:35:05.

is a remarkable young man, an amazing golfer. And it was an

:35:06.:35:10.

equally successful day for Lee Westwood. He is one under and still

:35:11.:35:16.

has an outside chance. As does world number two Rory McIlroy. Six shots

:35:17.:35:20.

back, but it could have been better. A double bogey at the seventh

:35:21.:35:24.

damaging what have otherwise been a good ground. No moving day for Rory,

:35:25.:35:32.

but perhaps he will come do to make -- come good on proving day.

:35:33.:35:36.

One for Arthur, ridden by Derek Fox, won yesterday's

:35:37.:35:39.

It was the first winner trained in Scotland for 38 years.

:35:40.:35:42.

The 14 to one shot finished well clear of the favourite Blaklion,

:35:43.:35:46.

Fox, the jockey, had looked set to miss the race,

:35:47.:35:50.

only returning to the saddle this week following injury.

:35:51.:35:55.

All 40 horses who started the four and half mile race

:35:56.:35:58.

It is unbelievable. We couldn't believe when we came up to the lane

:35:59.:36:09.

and it is hard to put into words what it was the best feeling. Just

:36:10.:36:15.

as any jock who wants to win the Grand National, you just feel very

:36:16.:36:19.

lucky to win one. It is the first time in my career riding it and it

:36:20.:36:21.

is unbelievable. Chelsea maintained their lead

:36:22.:36:23.

at the top of the Premier League Marcos Alonso rounded off

:36:24.:36:28.

the scoring following an own goal The Blues are seven points clear,

:36:29.:36:32.

with seven games left to play. Tottenham remain in second

:36:33.:36:39.

place, trying to keep Dele Alli scored the pick

:36:40.:36:41.

of the goals at White Hart Lane It was a sixth win in a row

:36:42.:36:45.

for Mauricio Pochettino's men. In the day's other results,

:36:46.:36:56.

Liverpool remain third after they won away at Stoke 2-1,

:36:57.:36:58.

Manchester City stay fourth Middlesbrough drew with

:36:59.:37:01.

Burnley West Brom lost at home to Southampton and

:37:02.:37:05.

West Ham beat Swansea. Celtic kept up their hopes of going

:37:06.:37:07.

a whole Scottish Premiership season unbeaten, with a 3-1 win

:37:08.:37:10.

at home to Kilmarnock. Hearts ended a run of three straight

:37:11.:37:13.

defeats with a 1-0 win over Dundee. This finish from Tavares Cruz

:37:14.:37:17.

da Silva settled it. It was a sixth straight

:37:18.:37:19.

loss for Dundee. Bottom side Inverness were well

:37:20.:37:24.

beaten at home by St Johnstone. And Partick were 1-0 winners

:37:25.:37:30.

at home to Motherwell. Great Britain have failed to reach

:37:31.:37:33.

the semi-finals of the Davis Cup Jamie Murray and Dom Inglot had

:37:34.:37:36.

to win their doubles match against France to stand

:37:37.:37:41.

a chance, but lost. Nicolas Mahut and Julienne Benneatau

:37:42.:37:46.

took the first set before Murray But it proved to be the only set

:37:47.:37:49.

Britain won with the French taking the crucial points

:37:50.:38:00.

and the next two sets. Saracens kept up the pressure

:38:01.:38:02.

on Premiership leaders Wasps with a 40-19 victory against London

:38:03.:38:04.

rivals Harlequins at Wembley. There were more than 70,000 fans

:38:05.:38:07.

there to witness Mike Rhodes sealing it with this run and score

:38:08.:38:10.

for Sarries' third try of the game. The win secures their

:38:11.:38:20.

place in the play-offs. A drop goal in the final minute

:38:21.:38:22.

of the match helped Leinster strengthen their grip

:38:23.:38:26.

on the top of the Pro 12. They beat Ospreys at

:38:27.:38:29.

the Liberty Stadium. Leinster's replacement fly half

:38:30.:38:31.

Ross Byrne found space for a shot at goal to put the Irish side ahead

:38:32.:38:34.

with overtime approaching. Ospreys then missed

:38:35.:38:37.

a kick of their own. 20-18 was how it

:38:38.:38:39.

finished to Leinster. British Olympic hero Nicola Adams

:38:40.:38:41.

won by a unanimous points decision in her first professional

:38:42.:38:44.

boxing fight. The two-time Olympic champion beat

:38:45.:38:46.

the Argentine fighter Virginia Carcamo at

:38:47.:38:48.

the Manchester Arena, winning all four rounds

:38:49.:38:49.

with the judges. Having dominated in the amateur

:38:50.:38:57.

ranks, she turned professional earlier this year, signing

:38:58.:39:00.

with promoter Frank Warren. It was really good. Really enjoyed

:39:01.:39:08.

myself, loved the crowd. I like entertaining. Yeah, it was an

:39:09.:39:14.

amazing experience for the first time. I did I little bit hard to get

:39:15.:39:19.

the stoppage, but it will come with experience. The more times I box and

:39:20.:39:24.

the more rounds I get in either get used to settling down and placing my

:39:25.:39:27.

punches a bit more. Great stuff. Just a reminder, the

:39:28.:39:34.

Chinese Grand Prix starts at 7am this morning. Of course Lewis

:39:35.:39:38.

Hamilton is on poll. It is raining, to which be fascinating.

:39:39.:39:44.

Nice to see Nicola Adams' smile. Isn't she lovely? Good luck to her.

:39:45.:39:47.

The stars of the stage will be out for tonight's Olivier Awards

:39:48.:39:50.

in London, but there are questions over whether the separate categories

:39:51.:39:53.

for actors and actresses should be scrapped.

:39:54.:39:55.

Calls for non-gendered prizes at ceremonies such

:39:56.:39:57.

as the Emmy's and Oscars are growing.

:39:58.:40:02.

And this weekend, the MTV Movie and TV awards have announced they'll

:40:03.:40:05.

be ditching separate prizes for men and women at next month's event.

:40:06.:40:08.

In a moment we'll be asking how it could work,

:40:09.:40:11.

First, here's what people out on London's West End make of it.

:40:12.:40:21.

At the end of the day how you look but it is there shouldn't be a

:40:22.:40:28.

division between an actor and an actress. I think it always seems to

:40:29.:40:32.

be actors are made a big deal of than an actress and I think you put

:40:33.:40:38.

everyone together. I think there is less chance of... If I was an

:40:39.:40:49.

actress I would be a bit annoyed. Whoever is talented should get the

:40:50.:40:55.

award. We are trying to live in a diverse, multicultural, equal world

:40:56.:41:00.

and by separating genders we are still showing that there are

:41:01.:41:05.

differences between men and women, when there aren't. So why not? Fair

:41:06.:41:11.

game for everyone. The main thing is talent recognition. As long as the

:41:12.:41:15.

right person wins, I don't see any issue with it.

:41:16.:41:24.

Joining us now is the actor Joel Parry, and the arts critic

:41:25.:41:28.

Kate Bassett, in our London newsroom.

:41:29.:41:35.

Joel, you're an actor. Good idea to get rid of separate categories? I

:41:36.:41:43.

generally think that any kind of movement towards inclusivity for

:41:44.:41:46.

minorities, people who don't feel they are represented, is a positive

:41:47.:41:51.

thing and it wouldn't be the first body to do this, the national

:41:52.:41:56.

television awards did about ten years ago and the Grammys have done

:41:57.:42:03.

it. So it is great that we are discussing it. I guess the argument

:42:04.:42:09.

is, Kate, that by doing away with separate categories perhaps you do

:42:10.:42:12.

away with having equal the present occasion. Would that be your

:42:13.:42:16.

concern? It isn't. I think it's a good idea overall. I think when you

:42:17.:42:21.

think about it in detail there are a few drawbacks. One of the potential

:42:22.:42:25.

drawbacks is you get less people nominated. So if you have only one

:42:26.:42:33.

best actor award, the shortlist will be shorter and I think it's good to

:42:34.:42:36.

recognise as many people. But perhaps the solution is to create a

:42:37.:42:40.

new categories, for example. Some people might think shortening an

:42:41.:42:44.

award ceremony is not necessarily a bad idea! Yes. I think it's just

:42:45.:42:50.

about... There aren't that many awards and there are a lot of very

:42:51.:42:54.

talented people, so it would be good to have a shortlist. But when it is

:42:55.:42:57.

announced I think you get the shortlist. This has all come about,

:42:58.:43:02.

Joel, because of a contact that was made with Kate Dylan who stars in

:43:03.:43:11.

Billions. She was written to because she is not gender specific and they

:43:12.:43:15.

asked each category she might want to go into. It shows the organisers

:43:16.:43:22.

are listening. Absolutely. From what I've read about that situation, it

:43:23.:43:27.

is clear they were listening and they were open to the suggestion.

:43:28.:43:31.

They said they were happy for them to be in whatever category they

:43:32.:43:37.

choose. I suppose the Oscars was the big one. If you are going to make

:43:38.:43:44.

these changes, that's the ultimate one. Yes, and it is so steeped in

:43:45.:43:53.

division. I think the more we can talk about it the more comfortable

:43:54.:43:58.

with real feel and we will know what kind of vocabulary to use. The more

:43:59.:44:03.

likely we are to get there. When it comes to the Olivier Awards,

:44:04.:44:06.

specifically looking at what's going on in stage productions, what's the

:44:07.:44:12.

gender balance across-the-board? Not just amongst performance but amongst

:44:13.:44:15.

production staff as well. I think that's quite complex and it probably

:44:16.:44:19.

depends from industry to industry. In most of the arts, we've realised

:44:20.:44:25.

that there is still quite a lot of work to do in terms of gender

:44:26.:44:29.

equality. I think that's changing and that is being proactively

:44:30.:44:32.

pushed, there is still an issue about it. So I think it is not a

:44:33.:44:39.

world where we are ready to have no awards that are gender specific, but

:44:40.:44:43.

I think in terms of the big awards for Acting Ido the wide... I've

:44:44.:44:47.

never seen white there's really a gender division. I wonder, you could

:44:48.:44:53.

almost take it the other way and say in order to promote female directors

:44:54.:44:56.

you could almost have a best male and best female director award. You

:44:57.:44:59.

think that's something that could work? I suppose I think if the big

:45:00.:45:05.

awards go non- binary that would be beneficial, cause I think we should

:45:06.:45:11.

try and move towards... Well, we already have moved towards work not

:45:12.:45:15.

being judged by gender. What I think there is room for awards...

:45:16.:45:20.

Different awards to be promoting and encouraging undervalued and

:45:21.:45:24.

underrepresented groups. Very interesting. Interesting way in

:45:25.:45:29.

which things are moving. I find the whole actor, actress... Actor is a

:45:30.:45:38.

very accepted term. Interesting. Thanks very much.

:45:39.:45:44.

And now for the weather. Looking pretty good. How is it looking for

:45:45.:45:52.

the rest of the weekend? Well, it is looking pretty good for some of us

:45:53.:45:56.

today. Yesterday, just about all of us got some warmth and sunshine,

:45:57.:46:02.

today, fortunes are divided. Many start with this. This picture was

:46:03.:46:09.

from Essex. The further south and east, you get to keep the sunshine

:46:10.:46:16.

today. Warmer than yesterday. North and west, especially Northern

:46:17.:46:18.

Ireland in Scotland, things clouding over. Rain to the cooler. That is

:46:19.:46:24.

because of this weather front to the north-west. High-pressure to the

:46:25.:46:29.

south and east. That is where we will have the warmth in the

:46:30.:46:32.

sunshine. One or two fog patches around. They will clear. As you can

:46:33.:46:36.

see, based in Brighton is for most of us. Things changing out west. --

:46:37.:46:47.

bathed in brightness. The cloud will increase in this area. Rain moving

:46:48.:46:52.

in. Heavy rain for a time. Temperatures dropping away, eight,

:46:53.:46:56.

nine, 10 degrees. Dry for eastern and southern parts of Scotland.

:46:57.:47:01.

Increasingly cloudy. Around the coast of Wales, Devon and Cornwall,

:47:02.:47:06.

as the cloud comes in from the sea, temperatures will drop away. 11 or

:47:07.:47:11.

12 degrees. Further east, sunshine. Highs of 25, maybe even 26 degrees.

:47:12.:47:16.

The weather front through the late afternoon. Working its way across

:47:17.:47:21.

Scotland and Northern Ireland. Some rain at this stage is. As the front

:47:22.:47:25.

south, watch the front of rain, disintegrating. Fizzling away. Cloud

:47:26.:47:32.

going south. Behind that weather front, a cold front. Getting in the

:47:33.:47:39.

cooler air tomorrow morning. 5-9. Through the day tomorrow, a cool

:47:40.:47:41.

north-westerly wind across the country. A lot of dry weather. Fair

:47:42.:47:46.

amount of sunshine. Showers in eastern England as well. There could

:47:47.:47:51.

be wintry, believe it or not, in western Scotland. Look at the

:47:52.:47:58.

temperatures. No more 25s, no more 26s, a bumper back down the reality.

:47:59.:48:03.

Thank you. Get out and enjoy the weather. While we can. -- bump. We

:48:04.:48:15.

will have the headlines soon. But for now, on BBC News, it is time for

:48:16.:48:17.

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:48:18.:48:34.

and play some relaxing music You have 17,000 Tweets, 16 e-mails,

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and 105 fake news updates. Your boss sent an e-mail

:48:42.:48:59.

asking if he can stop There is a quinoa, samphire,

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to be delivered at 7:00. And order some chocolate

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artificially intelligent personal assistants which we can really talk

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to and who know us better than we know ourselves,

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like Pretend Rory here. Now, we're not there yet,

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but we are well on the way. What started on our phones

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with names like Siri, Cortana, and, uh, "OK,

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Google," can now control our homes And this week, Google's Home

:49:52.:49:54.

is launched in the UK. Now, it's all very well having these

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intelligent personal assistants to which we can ask

:50:07.:50:08.

anything into their permanently open ears, but the more we use them,

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the more trust we are going OK, Google, is Obama

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planning a coup? For example, in his day job,

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the BBC's tech correspondent, Rory CJ, recently discovered that

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you can't always believe Obama may, in fact, be planning

:50:29.:50:31.

a communist coup d'etat at the end That fake news story just happened

:50:32.:50:37.

to be the top search result Well, Dan Simmons has been looking

:50:38.:50:41.

at some of the other unintended consequences of living

:50:42.:50:51.

with these devices. As we transition from controlling

:50:52.:50:57.

things through screens to using our voice,

:50:58.:50:59.

for those providing services, I'm in the BBC's Blue Room,

:51:00.:51:01.

a space where the broadcaster tests And with voice-assistance,

:51:02.:51:09.

it's not all going smoothly. Alexa, when's the next

:51:10.:51:21.

train to Manchester? Sorry, I didn't understand

:51:22.:51:23.

the question I heard. If you have to find out

:51:24.:51:25.

when the next train to Manchester is, right now you have to say,

:51:26.:51:29.

"open the National Rail App, tell me when the next train

:51:30.:51:32.

to Manchester is," and then you have to go through a number

:51:33.:51:35.

of steps to achieve that. You have to remember a number

:51:36.:51:38.

steps to find out content For the default service

:51:39.:51:42.

provider, it's very simple. "Play me from a song," it'll be

:51:43.:51:46.

provided by a certain provider. "Tell me the news," it'll be

:51:47.:51:49.

provided from a certain provider. And that disadvantage applies

:51:50.:51:52.

to search results, too. Up to now, websites aimed to be

:51:53.:52:00.

on the first page of results. With voice assistants,

:52:01.:52:03.

just one answer comes back. Fine, if it's a right-wrong

:52:04.:52:05.

definitive answer you're after, the ones that companies

:52:06.:52:09.

constantly demo. The moon is 384,400

:52:10.:52:11.

kilometres from Earth. More controversial if you are

:52:12.:52:13.

seeking a product or service. For anyone else, how did it

:52:14.:52:16.

get to that position? Only one person can

:52:17.:52:18.

have the first spot. Everyone else will have to figure

:52:19.:52:25.

out what do they do, how do they work with Amazons

:52:26.:52:28.

and Googles to make sure their content and their

:52:29.:52:31.

results appear first. This is not the end of the world,

:52:32.:52:33.

it is just the end of competition Oxford University is home to one

:52:34.:52:37.

of the world's most influential thinkers when it

:52:38.:52:41.

comes to competition. If we use our assistants to buy

:52:42.:52:43.

stuff, Ariel Ezrachi believes there'll be consequences,

:52:44.:52:50.

and they won't be unintended ones. That shift from an on line

:52:51.:52:52.

environment to the digital helper, You have a helper that is

:52:53.:52:55.

voice-activated, you are one step further from the ability to look

:52:56.:53:00.

for outside options. Your ability to check

:53:01.:53:02.

whether the price you received You tell your helper, "Order me one,

:53:03.:53:05.

two, three," and you just assume that the helper will

:53:06.:53:10.

serve your needs. The likelihood is that,

:53:11.:53:12.

in a two-side market, the helper is actually

:53:13.:53:14.

serving the platform. Today, your assumption,

:53:15.:53:16.

our default assumption, is that the price you receive

:53:17.:53:18.

is the competitive price. And you're suggesting

:53:19.:53:26.

that it won't be? Amazon told us "There

:53:27.:53:28.

is lots of potential and room Our job is to innovate on behalf

:53:29.:54:03.

of the customer and then But perhaps what these home

:54:04.:54:07.

assistants are most useful for is what they are becoming most

:54:08.:54:19.

known for, and that's for controlling other

:54:20.:54:22.

things around the house. Look, I know we have

:54:23.:54:24.

not seen each other, and you think I am crazy,

:54:25.:54:54.

but I was just passing by, and... Oh, wait, have you still got that

:54:55.:54:57.

stupid voice control thing, But the lights were real,

:54:58.:55:00.

even though the oven and the front door was faked a little bit by us,

:55:01.:55:33.

to just show you what the potential is of this technology if it cannot

:55:34.:55:37.

recognise your voice. In actual fact, Amazon tell us

:55:38.:55:40.

the unlock feature for doors is not enabled on the Echo,

:55:41.:55:43.

and that may be the biggest admission there is that there's

:55:44.:55:46.

still some work to be done Welcome to the experience

:55:47.:55:49.

of the text adventure. When computing power was limited,

:55:50.:56:22.

the text adventure that players head-scratching puzzles

:56:23.:56:24.

and mysteries, all brought to life by typing instructions

:56:25.:56:31.

into the game. But the reason that I've taken us

:56:32.:56:33.

on this journey down 32 kilobyte by typing instructions

:56:34.:56:35.

into the game. But the reason that I've taken us

:56:36.:56:37.

on this journey down 32 kilobyte It's a game that I've

:56:38.:56:41.

been playing on this, And it's a title that reminds me

:56:42.:56:44.

of those old text adventures Leading you through the Abbey,

:56:45.:56:48.

Abbess approaches one Now, you might think playing a game

:56:49.:56:51.

on one of these is like trying Because the Echo, of course,

:56:52.:56:58.

lacks a screen, or any other way of interacting with it other

:56:59.:57:03.

than barking commands at it. But that is exactly how the game I'm

:57:04.:57:06.

about to play works. The player must solve

:57:07.:57:09.

a murder in a fantasy realm. The game plays like an interactive

:57:10.:57:26.

version of an audio book - you get a bit of dialogue,

:57:27.:57:29.

then it waits for a response. Surprisingly, it commands quite

:57:30.:57:32.

a bit of your attention, and it's quite a relaxing way

:57:33.:57:37.

to play a game, although that relaxing mood is shattered

:57:38.:57:40.

when you hear this... Would you like to talk

:57:41.:57:46.

to the Abbess now? As the action progresses,

:57:47.:57:59.

it can shatter the illusion and become increasingly frustration

:58:00.:58:26.

when it does not understand Which is obviously bit

:58:27.:58:28.

of a problem for a game you play When it does work, though,

:58:29.:58:32.

Runescape on Echo is a fun It also points to the potential

:58:33.:58:53.

these devices have beyond reading at the weather to you or

:58:54.:58:57.

reciting rubbish jokes. Runescape is available by the Skill

:58:58.:58:59.

section of the Alexa app. That is it for the short part of

:59:00.:59:21.

Click this week. The longer one is on line. Follow us on Twitter. Thank

:59:22.:59:28.

you for your interaction with us this week. That included choosing

:59:29.:59:32.

the name of one person, the assistant. State thank you. Thank

:59:33.:59:40.

you. Thank you for watching. See you soon.

:59:41.:59:59.

Hello, this is Breakfast, with Rachel Burden and

:00:00.:00:01.

The British Government toughens its rhetoric over Russia's

:00:02.:00:04.

Defence Secretary Michael Fallon blames the Kremlin

:00:05.:00:08.

for the civilian deaths in Tuesday's chemical weapons attack.

:00:09.:00:11.

Boris Johnson seeks support for a new initiative

:00:12.:00:13.

A rare honour for murdered police officer Keith Palmer.

:00:14.:00:36.

His coffin will be taken to the palace of Westminster ahead

:00:37.:00:39.

A ceremony to mark the centenary of the First World War Battle

:00:40.:00:50.

More than 20,000 people are expected to take part.

:00:51.:00:57.

In sport, England's Justin Rose is at the top of the leaderboard

:00:58.:01:00.

Rose is six under par along with Spain's Sergio Garcia

:01:01.:01:03.

Also this morning, we meet the sisters with a combined age

:01:04.:01:18.

of 300 and a century of stories to share.

:01:19.:01:21.

After yesterday's sunshine and warmth, today will

:01:22.:01:29.

Scotland and Northern Ireland turning cloudier

:01:30.:01:37.

There's been more tough rhetoric from the British government

:01:38.:01:45.

on Russia, over its continued support for Syrian President,

:01:46.:01:48.

The Defence Secretary, Sir Michael Fallon, has sharply

:01:49.:01:51.

criticised the Kremlin, saying it was responsible for every

:01:52.:01:53.

Meanwhile, Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson has pulled out

:01:54.:02:00.

of a planned visit to Moscow and is seeking support

:02:01.:02:03.

We can speak now to our political correspondent Susana Mendonca.

:02:04.:02:11.

Good morning. The rhetoric is getting tougher from the British

:02:12.:02:19.

government, but whether or not the Russian government will take any

:02:20.:02:22.

notice remains to be seen. And that's the key question. We are

:02:23.:02:28.

certainly hearing a much tougher stance from Michael Fallon. In the

:02:29.:02:31.

Sunday Times he makes these comments where he basically says that by

:02:32.:02:35.

proxy Russia is responsible for all of those deaths that we saw in Syria

:02:36.:02:41.

last week. He says that what Russia needs to do is it needs to bring

:02:42.:02:46.

Assad to heal and exert pressure on him. Michael Fallon also says that

:02:47.:02:53.

Russia is failing in its obligations. Back in 2013 it was

:02:54.:02:58.

supposed to deal with trying to destroy all of the chemical weapons

:02:59.:03:02.

that Syria held and Michael Fallon is basically saying that Russia has

:03:03.:03:06.

failed to do that. What the British government wants to see is a

:03:07.:03:10.

situation where Assad is no longer the leader in Syria, where there is

:03:11.:03:14.

some kind of political solution, but also where Russia intervenes and

:03:15.:03:21.

puts pressure on Assad. At the same time, Michael Fallon has renewed his

:03:22.:03:25.

support for the US action in Syria. He said that President Trump took

:03:26.:03:33.

the right action, it was a co-ordinated approach, and that was

:03:34.:03:37.

something he had to do because of the severity of the situation that

:03:38.:03:41.

we saw with those gas attacks in Syria last week. At the same time

:03:42.:03:46.

the Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson was supposed to be going to Russia

:03:47.:03:52.

tomorrow. That trip has been cancelled. He has been criticised by

:03:53.:03:56.

the Liberal Democrats, who have been describing him as an American

:03:57.:04:00.

poodle, basically handing dealings with Russia over to the Americans,

:04:01.:04:04.

because they will be going there later in the week. But what we've

:04:05.:04:08.

heard from Boris Johnson's team is he is now trying to work on some

:04:09.:04:13.

kind of co-ordinated effort. The G7 group of industrialised nations will

:04:14.:04:17.

be meeting in Italy on Tuesday. We understand he is trying to get them

:04:18.:04:21.

to come up with a co-ordinated response that they can put to Russia

:04:22.:04:25.

and really apply more pressure. we will follow that later in the week.

:04:26.:04:27.

Thanks very much. Thousands of people are expected

:04:28.:04:28.

to gather at services in Stockholm later, to remember those killed

:04:29.:04:31.

in Friday's terror attack. Four people died when a lorry

:04:32.:04:33.

was driven into them Police are still investigating

:04:34.:04:36.

whether a device later found onboard Our reporter Maddy Savage

:04:37.:04:40.

is in Stockholm. People are already out and about on

:04:41.:04:54.

the streets. This is the very road that the truck ploughed into on

:04:55.:04:58.

Friday. As you say, Sweden is one of the most secular countries in the

:04:59.:05:03.

world, people are expected to bring candles to special church ceremonies

:05:04.:05:07.

around the country. There will also be a peaceful non- political rally

:05:08.:05:10.

about 100 metres away from here, where we are expected to hear music

:05:11.:05:15.

and messages of love. Home. One controversy that has emerged is that

:05:16.:05:21.

the shop the Hind me that the lorry smashed into released a statement

:05:22.:05:24.

saying that they would offer the items half price for people today.

:05:25.:05:29.

-- behind me. A statement to some considered as insensitive. It is a

:05:30.:05:33.

store owned by one of the richest families in Sweden. They've

:05:34.:05:36.

apologised for anything that may have caused offence. Security

:05:37.:05:40.

remains tight across the capital, but it certainly feels much calmer

:05:41.:05:44.

than in recent days. Thank you very much for talking to us.

:05:45.:05:46.

A controlled explosion has been carried out in the centre

:05:47.:05:49.

of Norway's capital, Oslo, after police found

:05:50.:05:51.

The area has been sealed off while investigations continue.

:05:52.:05:54.

The US military has ordered a Navy strike group to move

:05:55.:06:00.

towards the Korean peninsula, amid growing concerns

:06:01.:06:02.

about North Korea's missile and nuclear weapons programme.

:06:03.:06:08.

US Pacific Command described the deployment as a "prudent measure

:06:09.:06:11.

to maintain readiness in the region".

:06:12.:06:18.

President Trump has said the United States is prepared to act

:06:19.:06:20.

alone if necessary to deal with the nuclear threat from North

:06:21.:06:23.

PC Keith Palmer, who was killed in the Westminster attack last

:06:24.:06:27.

month, will today receive a rare honour.

:06:28.:06:33.

The Queen has given her consent for his coffin to lay at rest

:06:34.:06:36.

at the Chapel of St Mary Undercroft in the Palace of Westminster.

:06:37.:06:40.

His funeral takes place tomorrow afternoon at Southwark

:06:41.:06:42.

A 48-year-old father and husband, PC Keith Palmer had been a policeman

:06:43.:06:47.

He was stabbed by Khalid Masood during the Westminster terror

:06:48.:06:52.

attack, as he stood guard outside the Houses of Parliament.

:06:53.:06:58.

PC Palmer was one of four people killed, while a fifth,

:06:59.:07:01.

Andreea Cristea, died in hospital just a few days ago.

:07:02.:07:06.

Later today, PC Palmer's coffin will be taken to rest at Chapel

:07:07.:07:10.

of St Mary Undercroft in the Palace of Westminster.

:07:11.:07:20.

It's a rare honour and one only done with the consent of the Queen.

:07:21.:07:24.

The former Prime Minister Baroness Thatcher and Tony Benn are the only

:07:25.:07:34.

people in recent times to have laid there too.

:07:35.:07:37.

Tomorrow, PC Palmer's coffin will be taken to Southwark Cathedral.

:07:38.:07:40.

As a mark of respect, the Metropolitan Police have retired

:07:41.:07:42.

4157U will not be reissued to another officer.

:07:43.:07:49.

More than 20,000 people, including Princes Charles,

:07:50.:07:50.

William and Harry, will gather in Northern France today to mark

:07:51.:07:54.

the centenary of one of the bloodiest battles

:07:55.:07:56.

Thousands of Scottish and Canadian troops died in four

:07:57.:08:02.

days of fighting in the Battle of Vimy Ridge.

:08:03.:08:05.

Our correspondent Duncan Kennedy reports.

:08:06.:08:13.

The fighting to take the bridge on lasted for days but this was just

:08:14.:08:19.

part of the price paid by Allied troops.

:08:20.:08:23.

Overall, the Arras campaign saw 300,000 casualties.

:08:24.:08:27.

The Battle of Arras saw over 4,000 men killed and wounded on average,

:08:28.:08:31.

which gives it a higher daily casualties rate than any

:08:32.:08:34.

of the other famous battles, like the Somme.

:08:35.:08:36.

So it was one of the most intense and brutal campaigns

:08:37.:08:39.

These are scenes from the battlefield.

:08:40.:08:45.

Much of the heavy load to dislodge the Germans from the ridge

:08:46.:08:48.

was shouldered by comedian and Scottish troops.

:08:49.:08:53.

The Canadians won three Victoria Crosses on the first day alone.

:08:54.:08:56.

The Scots suffered so many casualties, communities back

:08:57.:08:59.

Today's event, here being rehearsed, will be witnessed by Prince Charles,

:09:00.:09:07.

Prince William and Prince Harry, as well as 25,000 guests.

:09:08.:09:16.

All those attending will be sat here in front of the striking

:09:17.:09:25.

monument, soaring out of the top of the ridge itself and dedicated

:09:26.:09:28.

Its humbling scale a symbol of losses on both sides.

:09:29.:09:35.

Every kind of weapon was used here and, although World War I would come

:09:36.:09:38.

to a close the following year, this battle showed its horrors

:09:39.:09:41.

Brian Matthew, who died yesterday aged 88.

:09:42.:09:57.

His broadcasting career spanned almost 70 years.

:09:58.:10:00.

He's most well known for the Sound of the 60s,

:10:01.:10:03.

a programme he presented for 27 years.

:10:04.:10:05.

But it was his first appearance on the Saturday Skiffle Club

:10:06.:10:08.

which caught the ear of producers, as Brian Matthew explained in 2013

:10:09.:10:11.

It was a wonderful opportunity with that one, because it covered

:10:12.:10:21.

a wide range of the arts and every month or thereabouts we did a live

:10:22.:10:27.

show from a theatre and it amazed me that a vast audience

:10:28.:10:33.

always turned up and filled that theatre, wherever we were.

:10:34.:10:35.

I mean, it was an opportunity to see a number of eminent stars,

:10:36.:10:39.

But it was a great programme to be associated with.

:10:40.:10:43.

Such an instantly recognisable voice.

:10:44.:10:47.

Those paying tribute to the Radio Two broadcaster include

:10:48.:10:53.

musician and lyricist Sir Tim Rice, saying:

:10:54.:10:57.

He called him "a truly magnificent broadcaster".

:10:58.:11:02.

Brian Matthew's, former colleague at Radio Two

:11:03.:11:04.

Jeremy Vine, said he'd done everything in broadcasting and met

:11:05.:11:06.

A great picture with the Beatles as well.

:11:07.:11:17.

One of my favourite subjects, this one!

:11:18.:11:20.

People caught fly-tipping will have to help councils clean up litter,

:11:21.:11:23.

under new proposals by the government.

:11:24.:11:24.

It says fly tippers cost ?50 million a year in England

:11:25.:11:27.

and the number of instances of rubbish being illegally dumped

:11:28.:11:30.

by roads or in parks is on the increase.

:11:31.:11:34.

We've all seen that, but that really is terrible. Monaco Grand Prix

:11:35.:11:40.

events could be hosted on roads in England under new laws that come

:11:41.:11:43.

into force tomorrow. This would allow motorsports

:11:44.:11:50.

promoter is to apply for authority to close roads. The government says

:11:51.:11:54.

this could increase tourism. The final decision on whether a race is

:11:55.:11:59.

to proceed will be made by councils. On e-mail this morning, Allen says

:12:00.:12:04.

it could only happen on the roads of Britain if the potholes were filled

:12:05.:12:06.

first! Very true. Perennial problem. Good

:12:07.:12:10.

morning, this is BBC Breakfast. It's been a violent week

:12:11.:12:16.

in the six-year long Syrian war, with civilians being targeted

:12:17.:12:19.

with chemical weapons, and an airbase hit by cruise

:12:20.:12:21.

missiles from the United States. Abdel Hameed Alyousef lost 20

:12:22.:12:25.

members of his family in the chemical attack,

:12:26.:12:28.

including his nine-month old twins. It was photos of the twins that

:12:29.:12:32.

helped persuade President Trump The father of the twins thanked

:12:33.:12:35.

President Trump for taking TRANSLATION: I would like to thank

:12:36.:12:50.

President Trump and the US administration on the initial steps

:12:51.:12:53.

they took against the airport that killed my children and all the

:12:54.:12:58.

martyrs. But I didn't expect the strikes to stop. I was surprised.

:12:59.:13:03.

Why did President Trump stop the strikes? Why one airport? Why one

:13:04.:13:05.

base? Author and journalist Diana Darke

:13:06.:13:06.

has lived and worked the Middle East for 30 years,

:13:07.:13:11.

she joins us now from our Thanks very much for your time this

:13:12.:13:18.

morning. B ask you this first of all. You think those of strikes by

:13:19.:13:22.

the Americans on that airfield in Syria, against the regime, will make

:13:23.:13:27.

any difference to Assad and his holding onto the position they're?

:13:28.:13:35.

It won't make any difference at all. Unless he thinks anything will

:13:36.:13:39.

follow through with a further military strike, in other words

:13:40.:13:43.

taking out all of his airbases. The mentality in Damascus is they feel

:13:44.:13:48.

very secure because of the support from the Russians and irradiance.

:13:49.:13:55.

Bashar al-Assad has been in charge of this war since the beginning. He

:13:56.:13:59.

has felt invincible since the Russians have come behind him, so it

:14:00.:14:03.

will take a lot of diplomatic pressure and I'm not sure it will

:14:04.:14:09.

happen. Hard to tell how effective that particular strike was. In the

:14:10.:14:16.

airfield is still operational. We don't what President Trump will do.

:14:17.:14:20.

Everyone is in the dark about that. Have you any idea of? I think what

:14:21.:14:26.

they are trying to do now is maintain momentum and they want to

:14:27.:14:31.

push forward with a diplomatic solution as much as they can. Exert

:14:32.:14:36.

maximum pressure on political lines with Russia, to try to bring this to

:14:37.:14:41.

an end. If that fails, then I don't doubt actually that Trump is not a

:14:42.:14:46.

man for empty threats, he will follow through. What I think he has

:14:47.:14:51.

got to be seen to put as much pressure as he possibly can now.

:14:52.:14:56.

Writing in the Sunday Times today, Michael Fallon said that in order to

:14:57.:15:03.

move this on, to try to bring an end to this awful conflict, three things

:15:04.:15:07.

need to happen. The first of those is the departure of Assad. We are

:15:08.:15:12.

revisiting old arguments that have been going on for six years and

:15:13.:15:15.

there's been nothing to indicate that Bashar al-Assad is in any

:15:16.:15:19.

position or has shown any inclination to move to step down in

:15:20.:15:24.

any way. Do you get a sense of that? Having lived in Damascus, what might

:15:25.:15:26.

persuade him to relate to? Only if he really, really believes

:15:27.:15:38.

that America will do a major strike. If you look back, whenever he has

:15:39.:15:42.

really felt that the Americans are going to follow through and he is in

:15:43.:15:48.

a really tough position, he backs down very quickly. He did it with

:15:49.:15:52.

the chemical weapon deal. He was so believed. He honestly thought the

:15:53.:15:58.

red line was going to be crossed by American. But after they did not, he

:15:59.:16:03.

was given carte blanche to do whatever he wanted. And then after

:16:04.:16:08.

that assassination and there was a huge international outcry when Syria

:16:09.:16:12.

was implicated in that, within months, all of the Syrian troops

:16:13.:16:17.

that had been stationed in Lebanon were pulled out quickly. It can

:16:18.:16:21.

happen very fast. But he has to believe that the pressure is real.

:16:22.:16:25.

The difference now is he has Russia behind his shoulders. They are a

:16:26.:16:30.

strong. When he lent on the chemical weapons a few years ago, the

:16:31.:16:33.

difference was that Russia and America were co-ordinating the

:16:34.:16:39.

pressure on Bashar al-Assad. And now, the Russians are firmly behind

:16:40.:16:44.

him. They say they want to see the evidence that the regime was behind

:16:45.:16:48.

this chemical attack in Syria. So, is there any way forward to try to

:16:49.:16:53.

bring America and Russia together on this? Well, I think they have to be

:16:54.:16:57.

seen to be trying. My own view is that it will be very, very unlikely

:16:58.:17:02.

that it will result in something. But who knows? At every step, people

:17:03.:17:09.

have got the Syrian War wrong. It has not played out how everyone

:17:10.:17:15.

expected. I mean, we could wake up tomorrow and find out that Bashar

:17:16.:17:20.

al-Assad was deposed in some sort of coup. It is an opaque animal. You

:17:21.:17:26.

hear it rumours. You hear that Russia cannot bring him in any more.

:17:27.:17:31.

You hear that he cannot rein in his militia any more. Iraqi militias,

:17:32.:17:38.

Lebanese militia, many of them are operating on the ground in their own

:17:39.:17:42.

fiefdoms and no one can be reined in any more. And the complexity of the

:17:43.:17:46.

situation is that the more pressure put on him, potentially, the more

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strength is given to, umm, the jihadists groups operating in that

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area who we refer to as terrorist. We know that the rebel group is very

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multilayered. But certainly there are organisations in there that

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western governments would not like these the anywhere near any kind of

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power base. -- Western. Yeah, but the reason these jihadi groups have

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even gained in power is nobody came into how the moderate rebels at the

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beginning. Of course, moderate rebels in desperation were forced

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into the arms of the extremists. Syrians are not extremists by

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nature. The type of Islam practised in Syria is nothing to do with

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radicalism. They are open and tolerant on the whole. It is a tiny

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minority of people and they are being slowly diss placed. The only

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reason they became strong in the first place is because of the vacuum

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left by the vacuum. Thank you. A beautiful day yesterday. The same

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for most of the country today. A quick look at the view outside our

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window. We may have a guest. There was apparently a spider their

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moments ago and he has just dropped off. -- there. . It looks like get

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nice day. And now for the forecast. Lots of people waking up to a

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similar site this morning. Good morning. The Weather Watchers have

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been waking up in getting their cameras out and taking some lovely

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pictures for us already. Do keep them coming. This one is from

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Somerset to be a lovely start of the mist and he around. That will lift.

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Southern and eastern and central part of the UK, another sunny day.

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If anything, warmer than yesterday. But they split in the fortunes of

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the north and west, things will cloud over. Rain for Northern

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Ireland and Scotland courtesy of this weather front. However,

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pressure is still in charge in the east. The closer you are to be

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higher, the better chance there is it is sunny. The bulk of England and

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Wales, another beautiful and sunny day. But you can see more cloud

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creeping in from the west. Rain in the afternoon for Northern Ireland

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and western Scotland. This is three o'clock for much of the Scottish

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Highlands and Northern Ireland. Some of the rain is heavy to be eight,

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nine, 10 degrees. Inverness and we will see cloud. Cloud rolling in

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through north-western England. Manchester may be in the sunshine.

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Coastal path in the south-west turning chilly. Clouds rolling in

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from the sea. Further east, in the sunshine, you could get 25 or 26

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degrees. The Premier League this afternoon. Sunny at Sunderland. Some

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of the in Merseyside and Everton. When that happens, temperatures will

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give away. Temperatures will dip in the west. Behind the cold front, the

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one bringing the rain through Northern Ireland through the night,

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that will go south. While most of the rain will fizzle away, the call

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able spread across the country is. Why the timely wake up tomorrow

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morning, 49 degrees. -- cool air. Pushing through northern Scotland.

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Through the day tomorrow, dry weather and sunshine, but showers as

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well The showers to it or not across northern Scotland could be wintry.

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-- believe it or not. At best tomorrow we are looking at heights

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of 15 or 16. A big change on the way. People are taking advantage of

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this. This person says it is sunny in Leicester. Make the most of it.

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What is on the Andrew Marr Show? A sense of international crisis with

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the attack on Syria. I am joined by the Shadow Foreign Secretary, Emily

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Thornberry. And the International Development Secretary talking about

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Boris Johnson cancelling the trip to Moscow. And Alex Hammond and an

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actor. And the band as usual. We will say goodbye shortly. At

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first, three incredible sisters. We'll hear from Joan as she turns

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100, and from her sisters, And there won't be any separate male

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or female categories Do we get along? We do have some

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arguments. Why not? Nobody is the same. You cannot say yes all the

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time, can you? Three sisters, 300 years of history. Ilott to reminisce

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about at her 100 year birthday. --A lot. I do not feel my age. I have to

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do the counting. Joan was born the day after America entered the First

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World War and was vital in the second. I was stationed at Newmarket

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with Commander Harris. I enjoyed it. At just 98, this is the youngest

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sister. Do you still see yourself as the baby sister? Certainly not. Do

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they treat you as the baby sister? No. We've all had a very good

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relationship. One needs the other. We help each other. The oldest

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sister has travelled from Scotland for the party. She finally gave up

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her favourite activity at 102. I gave up driving. I am really sad

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about it. I feel as if I have lost my legs. She always had a zest for

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adventure. In her 90s she backpacked through Chile. We went there in 1938

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to see Hitler. When you saw Hitler, did you have any inkling of what was

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to come? Yes. Yes, it was very, very strange. I think they are role

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models. They are something to look up to. I mean, they are so

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inspirational to me. Who is the bossy one? David, BBC News. Who was

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the youngest? 98. Incredible. I hope they enjoy the celebrations. Good

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morning if you have just joined us. The newspapers.

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Anne Longfield, Children's Commissioner

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for England, is here to tell us what's caught her eye.

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Many harrowing pictures of the recent campaign civil war in Syria,

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in particular, in relation to the apparent chemical attack on a town

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which killed 80 plus civilians. You have picked it out today. It was the

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photo that really caught my eye. I think it brings home the

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devastation. A town that has had many bombardments overtime. But from

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that, you have families saying how can I live here? You have families

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with young children. Just imagine what it must be like to survive in

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that not only devastating kind of area but also the unknown of what is

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coming. Last year I went to Jordan and met many Syrian families that

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went over the border. They had unimaginable stories. Family is

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going to work and not coming back. Trying to get out of the country.

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That brought it home for me. The awful thing about that is, and this

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has happened, I suspect, as a result of the Americans bombing, the people

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living in that town felt they would potentially be a target once again

:26:40.:26:43.

from Syrian government forces. And that has happened. There has been

:26:44.:26:47.

more bombing. Think of the lack of power and destiny does families

:26:48.:26:53.

have. It is something which, you know, for us, is unimaginable, but

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for them is very real. They don't know where to go. And we have this

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story and see these awful pictures and we wonder if it is going to be

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the turning point. The complexity of this is almost impossible to see a

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way out the pillow you have just had your own kind of contribute talking

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about where it is going to go. -- out. . -- correspondent. This shows

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the anguish of this father. The Sunday Times. An interesting one.

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Parents who struggle to get their children away from screens might be

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interested to read that a top school, the King Solomon Academy in

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West London is knocking on doors and taking away

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Xboxes. It might strike fear into the hearts of children. It is a

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serious piece behind that headline. A top school. Clearly a principal is

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on a mission with this. And, umm, it is part of a bigger piece of work

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where he is working with there and then families to try to look at

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helping them manage their children's time, not only on line, but also in

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broader behaviour. You know, he would say that staying up all night

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playing games, I think the thing is that it is a different world because

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children are on line but parents need to work out what is it they are

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going to do about it. What is your position on this? I think the

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Internet is a great force for good. My idea is that there are great

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things that children can get out of this. And this is reality. People

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spend a third of their time on line. But screen time is important to

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manage for parents. If it means children are not getting sleep, they

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need that sleep. It is good in schools when they take screens away

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at the beginning of the day. It brings a different atmosphere. 30

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seconds. Tell us about Jean, amazing eye surgery. It is part of a trial.

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Amazing eyesight. Macular degeneration. They put a lens in and

:29:16.:29:26.

it rebalances your eyes. It is for people with failing eyesight. Two of

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my grandparents lost their eyesight like this. It is good. We will hear

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more from the later on. Right now we will be on the BBC News channel

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until nine o'clock this morning. Coming up on the programme, a tense

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overnight night for England's Justin Rose. He is leading the Masters as

:29:44.:29:49.

joint leader. We will ask a professional coach for his chances.

:29:50.:29:54.

All of that to come on the BBC News channel. I hope you can join us.

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