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ukraine's president zelensky. he's been meeting the prime minister at chequers, with the uk promising a new package of air defence missiles and attack drones. of course we concentrate on military support. i thank you very much for this package that you prepare. great, huge, really what can save the lives for all our people. thank you so much. mr zelensky said he wants more fighterjets to control the skies over ukaine but downing street has repeated it has no plans to send them. also this lunchtime... a level and gcse exams are getting fully under way for many pupils. in england the exam regulator says grades will still take account of the covid pandemic.
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too close to call in turkey's crucial presidential election. it looks like there'll have to be a run—off in two weeks�* time. concerns that people are being wrongly diagnosed with adhd after online assessments by private clinics. so this is the final round table and treachery rewarded. bafta glory for the hit reality show the traitors and its host claudia winkleman. and coming up on bbc news... it's agony for arsenal. their title chances slip further away following defeat to brighton as manchester city close in. good afternoon. ukraine's president volodymyr zelensky is in the uk for a surprise meeting
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with the prime minister rishi sunak. it follows visits to paris, berlin and rome — where mr zelensky has been trying to secure more military support for his country ahead of its long awaited spring counter offensive against russian forces. downing street announced today the uk will send ukraine hundreds of air defence missiles and attack drones — russia says it takes an �*extremely negative�* view of that new british support. our diplomatic correspondent caroline hawley reports. the latest stop in the whirlwind tour~ _ the latest stop in the whirlwind tour. , , ., , the latest stop in the whirlwind tour. , , ., ., . tour. his visit here only announced this morning- _ tour. his visit here only announced this morning. president _ tour. his visit here only announced this morning. president zelensky l this morning. president zelensky arrived at chequers afresh from talks in france with president macron. the mission, to get from the west of the weapons he needs to fight back against russia. it is a second trip to the uk this year and he says he and his team are here to discuss substantive negotiations. you are the first foreign leader i have had the privilege of welcoming
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here as prime minister. yes. have had the privilege of welcoming here as prime minister.— have had the privilege of welcoming here as prime minister. yes, he said the first time. _ here as prime minister. yes, he said the first time, not _ here as prime minister. yes, he said the first time, not the _ here as prime minister. yes, he said the first time, not the last. - the first time, not the last. definitely not the last. of course we will _ definitely not the last. of course we will discuss very important issues, — we will discuss very important issues, urgent support for ukraine and security not only for ukraine, but for— and security not only for ukraine, but for all— and security not only for ukraine, but for all of europe, so thank you. thank_ but for all of europe, so thank you. thank you — but for all of europe, so thank you. thank you that you hosted me and invited _ thank you that you hosted me and invited me — thank you that you hosted me and invited me. the thank you that you hosted me and invited me— invited me. the uk is the biggest donor of military _ invited me. the uk is the biggest donor of military aid _ invited me. the uk is the biggest donor of military aid to _ invited me. the uk is the biggest donor of military aid to ukraine . donor of military aid to ukraine after the united states. last week it announced it would give the country these storm shadow missiles which have a range of up to 150 miles, much longer than anything it has before. they are meant to help the country defend itself against russian attacks on its infrastructure. today the government will announce it is providing hundreds more air defence missiles as well as hundreds of new long—range attack drones. it has already promised or given ukraine arms and equipment worth around £5 billion and trained more than 15,000 ukrainian troops. but ukraine says it needs much more help as it gets
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ready for a big military counteroffensive against russia. in the past few days president zelensky has been shaking a lot of hands. 0n has been shaking a lot of hands. on saturday he met the pope for the first time since the war began, and then yesterday the chancellor of germany. he then yesterday the chancellor of german . , . ~ ., then yesterday the chancellor of german . , . ~ . . , . germany. he is making a last-ditch effort to maximise _ germany. he is making a last-ditch effort to maximise military - germany. he is making a last-ditchi effort to maximise military supplies to ukraine before that offensive starts. it is notjust a question of getting everything ready for the first stages of the offensive, this thing is not going to be over quickly, and so it is a question of sustained support over literally months to come.— sustained support over literally months to come. �* months to come. after their meeting time to be showing _ months to come. after their meeting time to be showing the _ months to come. after their meeting time to be showing the tranquillity i time to be showing the tranquillity here, so far from the battlefields of ukraine were president zelensky�*s minders. forsuccess of ukraine were president zelensky�*s minders. for success there he wants more planes and what he calls a coalition ofjets. for now there was no commitment from the prime minister. .. no commitment from the prime minister. ., . ~ . minister. today we talked about the jets, a minister. today we talked about the jets. a very — minister. today we talked about the jets, a very important _
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minister. today we talked about the jets, a very important topic - minister. today we talked about the jets, a very important topic for - minister. today we talked about the jets, a very important topic for us. i jets, a very important topic for us. of course we can�*t control the sky, of course we can�*t control the sky, you know it. it of course we can't control the sky, you know it— you know it. it is not a straightforward - you know it. it is not a straightforward thing, | you know it. it is not a i straightforward thing, as you know it. it is not a - straightforward thing, as we you know it. it is not a _ straightforward thing, as we have been _ straightforward thing, as we have been discussing, to build up that fighter— been discussing, to build up that fighter combat aircraft capability. it is fighter combat aircraft capability. it is not _ fighter combat aircraft capability. it is not just fighter combat aircraft capability. it is notjust the provision of pain, — it is notjust the provision of pain, it _ it is notjust the provision of pain, it is _ it is notjust the provision of pain, it is the training of pilots and all— pain, it is the training of pilots and all the _ pain, it is the training of pilots and all the logistics that go alongside that, but the uk can play alongside that, but the uk can play a bi- alongside that, but the uk can play a big part _ alongside that, but the uk can play a big part in that.— a big part in that. every day the war that russia _ a big part in that. every day the war that russia started - a big part in that. every day the war that russia started creates| a big part in that. every day the - war that russia started creates more casualties. these are soldiers wounded in bakhmut. the much anticipated ukrainian counteroffensive when it comes will cost more lives, but its outcome will have implications not only in ukraine, but far beyond. caroline holly, bbc news. in a moment we�*ll talk to hugo bachega in the ukrainian capital kyiv but first to our political correspondent david wallace lockhart at westminster. david, warm hugs, handshakes, and smiles at chequers but also a promise of more british military hardware for ukraine? that is right, more air defence missiles, more attack drones. there
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really did seem to be warped between those two leaders. there were hugs, as you mention, they were heaping praise on one another during interviews and rishi sunak making the long—term ambition is clear, saying the uk did not plan to stop supporting ukraine and his message to the kremlin is we are not going away. something that did come up during the talks was the idea of western nations providing fighter jets to ukraine. downing street are saying there are no plans for the uk to be doing that in part because the type ofjet to be doing that in part because the type of jet that to be doing that in part because the type ofjet that ukraine is looking for is not one used by the raf. but rishi sunak stressed the uk will very shortly start supplying, start training ukrainian pilots. another interesting voice in this whole conversation you might want to talk about today is the conservative chair of the defence select committee, tobias ellwood. he gave an interview to the bbc earlier today when he said the uk can�*t keep
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gifting weapons systems forever to ukraine, suggesting they needed increased manufacturing capabilities of their own. an interesting voice, a senior conservative mp, questioning the long—term approach of the uk government was my position. and to hugh bachega in kyiv. hugo, this has been a whirlwind european tour for president zelensky in last few days — britain, france, germany and italy — has he got what he wants? in the uk today the president said he discussed with the prime minister the creation of the jet coalition. for some time ukraine has been asking its western partners to provide fighterjets to the country, but no decision has been made. the president has acknowledged more work needs to be done. the timing of this visit is obviously very interesting. the prime minister is in the uk today, he went to italy, germany and france over the weekend. there is a
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meeting of european leaders this week in iceland and the g7 summit in japan. 0bviously ukraine will be a key topic in all those meetings. do you see that is because of the much anticipated counteroffensive. ukraine needs to make major gains and to show western partners that all this military support can result in major victories on the battlefield. but the president told me last week and repeated again today ukraine still doesn�*t have everything it needs. today ukraine still doesn't have everything it needs.— today ukraine still doesn't have everything it needs. thank you. thanks to _ everything it needs. thank you. thanks to dave _ everything it needs. thank you. thanks to dave laws _ everything it needs. thank you. thanks to dave laws lockhart l everything it needs. thank you. | thanks to dave laws lockhart at westminster. exams are getting fully under way for most pupils in england, wales and northern ireland. england�*s exam regulator 0fqual says the disrpuption caused by covid will be taken into account in the gcse and a—level grades that are awarded. the regulator says covid cast a long shadow and that students should be able to get the same grade they would have done if the pandemic hadn�*t happened. here�*s our education editor,
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bra nwen jeffreys. go through the sheet, identifying what the poem is about. the last push revising for gcse english. all through the year, these year elevens have had extra sessions. the tail—end of covid has disrupted their education, so will the system take account of that? i asked the woman who�*s in charge of making the system fair. there�*s no doubt that the pandemic has cast a long shadow, and that�*s partly why we�*ve put some protections in place. but at the end of the day, qualifications only work in the interests of students if they reflect what students know, understand and can do. myjob is to make sure that qualifications students get in 2023 stand the test of time and serve their interests across their education and into their future life. this year is meant to be a return almost to normal, so grades should be in line broadly with the levels last seen in 2019.
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in order to do that, there is still going to be a little bit of a safety net to recognise that these young teenagers have still faced disruption in their schooling. so for students in england this year, all exams will be spaced out. in gcse, formulae and equations provided in some exams. in languages, no testing on unfamiliar words. in each part of the uk, some measures to protect students are in place. deadlines after exams so i could see, depending on how well i think i�*ve done. the sixth formers are facing their first high—stakes exams. their gcse grades were teacher—assessed. now, after lots of mock a—levels, they face the real thing. i think everyone�*s stressed because they�*ve never done proper exams like this before. feeling of it, like, on the day will be way different. like, because obviously a mock's a mock, like, it's not the real thing. we are trying to deal with it as it comes, l and i think once that first exam
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is finished we'll feel— a lot better for it. for their teachers, too, a lot of hope riding on these results. knowing how much these teenagers have missed out, examiners are telling us that they do understand that. and we know that the mark schemes and the examiners are going to be fair to our students, and meet them a little bit of the way. but the students still have to perform well, but the examiners are being fairer to those students and the experiences that they�*ve lost along the way of the joy of learning. this is where students get the chance to shine. bringing all their work, hopes and fears to the silence of the exam hall. branwen jeffreys, bbc news. the battle to be the next president of turkey looks set to go to a run—off election in two weeks�* time. voters went to the polls yesterday with a choice between the current leader, recep tayyip erdogan who�*s been in powerfor two decades,
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and his secular challenger kemal kilicdaroglu who�*s promising to restore full democracy and to improve relations with nato allies. so far neither man seems to have got the 50% of the vote needed to avoid a run off. anna foster reports from turkey. they came home in their thousands. friends, families, precious cargo. for many, it was the first return since february�*s devastating earthquakes. but they wanted to vote, and this was the place to do it. translation: we are coming | from istanbul for the elections. we left yesterday and arrived here just now. it�*s crucially important for us. i hope for the best. with school buildings still too dangerous to use, containers became polling stations. all day the lines were long.
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turnout across the country was high. more than 85%. but as the counting started, hopes of a decisive result faltered. both sides traded accusations of vote tampering and the presidential challenger urged his supporters not to leave ballot boxes unattended. translation: despite all the smear campaigns and insults, erdogan - did not get the result he expected. election data is still coming in. if our nation decides on a run off, we are happy. we will definitely win this election in the second round. for now, president erdogan remains in power, but he didn�*t get half of the total vote so the race isn�*t over yet. translation: beyond the numbers, the election showed the winner has l indisputably been our country. turkey has proven once again that it is among the leading democracies of the world with its superiority of the national will and the freedom of
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its citizens and their political choices. in two weeks�* time, turks will go back to the polls for the country�*s first presidential run—off. two men, one vitaljob. the world will be watching. anna foster, bbc news, adana. a powerful cyclone has hit the coastlines of bangladesh and myanmar after intensifying into the equivalent of a category five storm. the cyclone did not make landfall at the sprawling refugee camp in cox�*s bazar as earlier feared, but still tore apart hundreds of makeshift shelters. at least six people are reported to have been killed in myanmar and there are reports that much of the city of sittwe has been damaged or destroyed. the home secretary suella braverman will make a speech this afternoon saying the government must remember its election promises and get down overall immigration numbers. net migration figures due to be published next week are expected
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to show they�*ve hit a record high. let�*s get more from our chief political correspondent nick eardley. what is the significance of these marks this afternoon from the home secretary? it marks this afternoon from the home secreta ? .. .. marks this afternoon from the home secreta ? ., ., ~ marks this afternoon from the home secreta ? ~ . secretary? it looks like a ore-emotive _ secretary? it looks like a pre-emptive strike - secretary? it looks like a pre-emptive strike for. secretary? it looks like a l pre-emptive strike for me. secretary? it looks like a - pre-emptive strike for me. those pre—emptive strike for me. those figures next week are going to be bad news for the government, they are going to be uncomfortable because of the exact opposite of what the conservatives were promising at the last general election. it feels like the home secretary is warning her party that they can�*t forget the promise they made to get net migration down, but to do it suella braverman is talking about stopping bringing in what she calls cheap, low skilled, foreign labour. she says more people in the uk if necessary should be trained up injobs like hgv drivers, fruit picking. it also feels interesting
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to me because there has been a debate in government about how far to go when it comes to cracking down on immigration. for example, when it comes to postgraduate students the home office wanted a widescale ban on bringing independence. there was a debate on government about that, it doesn�*t feel like it is going to go as far as the home secretary wanted, so she is also making her case very publicly today. there are conservatives after last week was local elections who are flexing their muscles on things like tax policy, on things like house—building. jacob rees mogg, the former cabinet minister, was even suggesting today in a conference the conservatives had gerrymandered the voting system by bringing in voter id. numberten is voting system by bringing in voter id. number ten is not changing its mind, it is sticking to its chief pledges on the economy, the nhs and bringing down illegal immigration, but there are a lot of nervous conservatives out there and they are speaking out.
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nick, thank you very much. nick eardley. junior doctors in england have already been on strike for more pay. now senior doctors, or consultants, are also voting on whether to take industrial action. their union, the british medical assoication, their union, the british medical association, says the government�*s latest pay offer is unacceptable. consultants�* salaries start below £90,000, but can rise to nearer £120,000, depending on their experience. our health editor hugh pym reports. junior doctors have staged strikes in march and april in england. they�*re now in talks with ministers. now senior members of the profession, consultants, will vote on whether they�*re prepared to take action over pay with a ballot opening today and ending onjune 27th. the british medical association said take—home pay for consultants had fallen 35% since 2008 after taking account of inflation. the department of health said there had been a 4.5% wage rise for consultants last year, and the budget had introduced generous changes
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to pension taxation. the bma said there had been hopes the latest pay offer by the government would address the previous loss in pay, but it represented another real—terms cut. details of the offer have not been revealed. so consultants have seen their pay fall in real terms every yearfor 15 years, and it�*s really got to the point where it�*s having a massive impact on not only recruitment of consultants, but also retention. we�*re seeing consultants leave in large numbers, and this is having a really big impact on the nhs and on patients. the union is urging members to vote for industrial action. sources say this could involve action short of a strike. as for nurses, they�*re being balloted on taking further strike action in england. the royal college of nursing annual conference begins today. the leadership says members rejected a 9% pay award over two years, and has called for a double—figure increase. government sources say the pay offer is final
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and there is a generous deal on the table. hugh pym, bbc news. our top story this afternoon... ukraine�*s president zelensky makes a surprise visit to the prime minister at chequers, with the uk promising a new package of air defence missiles and attack drones. and coming up — calls for vat on sunscreen to be scrapped to make it more affordable. coming up on bbc news... 0vercoming battles with addiction, anxiety and mental health — we hear from seven—time world champion ronnie 0�*sullivan on how he found his happiness again and regained his focus on snooker. a bbc investigation has discovered that patients are being diagnosed with adhd, or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, after online assessments that are unreliable. an undercover panorama reporter
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was seen by three private clinics, which all diagnosed him with adhd and offered him powerful drugs. but a comprehensive in—person assessment by the nhs showed that he didn�*t actually have the condition. the clinics insist they do conduct thorough assessments and follow national guidelines. rory carson reports. the number of adults asking for adhd assessments is soaring and nhs services have been overwhelmed. i needed help, that�*s why i called them. casey faced a three—year wait so she paid almost £700 to a private clinic instead. she says harley psychiatrists diagnosed her after a 45—minute online assessment. did you ever get down here to actually see someone? no, no, i never came down here. this is the address that harley psychiatrists give on their website. hello.
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i�*m just looking for a harley psychiatrist, please. we don't have psychiatrists here in this building. there is none in this building whatsoever? no. we have been told harley psychiatrists diagnosed almost everyone with adhd. so i paid £685 for an assessment. after filling out a series of questionnaires, i have an online appointment. all right, well, let's get you assessed and see where we can go from there. 0k. my assessor is psychologist 0lga pacholek. would you say that you got distracted...? she runs through a checklist of questions. would you say that you become distracted or even bored by things quite quickly? i can get bored by things. i know i don�*t have the condition because i have already had a rigorous, nhs assessment. but after 45 minutes, the
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psychologist tells me i have adhd. i think you fit the criteria for adhd very well. so what does that mean, then? you will have it in writing, officially, that you have been diagnosed. 0k. there is no expiration date for this so you are diagnosed for life. 0k. harley psychiatrists told us numerous patients don�*t get diagnosed, but any suggestion they�*re misdiagnosing adults with adhd is untrue. and they said the clinic has seen patients at the harley street address. lawyers for the psychologist say the official diagnosis was made later by a psychiatrist. but our evidence shows vulnerable patients are being let down. these people were supposed to help me and they took advantage of me. i wasn�*t someone who needed help, i was just money to them.
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i go undercover as a patient at two other clinics and they also diagnosed me with adhd. all three clinics offered me powerful adhd medication. there is no doubt adhd can have a profound effect and many patients who go private will have the condition. but our investigation reveals how some clinics hand out unreliable diagnoses. rory carson, bbc news. and you can see more on that story on panorama — private adhd clinics exposed — on iplayer now or on bbc one at 8pm tonight. there are concerns that a landmark victims bill, about to be debated in parliament, doesn�*t go far enough to protect survivors of abuse. broadcaster charlie webster who was abused by her running coach along with her best friend katie, has raised concerns in an open
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letter to the justice secretary. katie took her own life injanuary. here�*s jayne mccubbin. they called her a pocket rocket. the smallest girl in the sheffield running club but one of the fastest. her coach promised to make her an athlete, but he was grooming and abusing her and other girls. katie was 13, paul north almost 50. north served just half of his ten—yearjail sentence. katie was left with trauma, and injanuary this year she took her own life. katie did not get support. she got let down, hung out to dry, and thank you and goodbye. once the court case had finished, that was it. katie�*s best friend in the running club had been broadcaster charlie webster. both girls were being abused without the other knowing. today she�*s going to see katie�*s mum for the first time since her friend�*s death. we didn't get any support. katie didn't get any support.
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she deserved so much more than that. oh my god, i knew this would happen. all they seemed to care about was, oh, let'sjust get that one conviction. this afternoon a landmark victims bill will be debated in parliament with the aim of putting victims at the heart of the justice system. the ministry ofjustice told us they are quadrupling funding for victim support services, but an open letter to the justice secretary, written by charlie and backed by more than 150 charities, says the bill is missing a vital component — a statutory commitment to fund the specialist services needed to help victims. we absolutely can�*t encourage victims to come forward if we don�*t put their support in place. it�*s totally responsible for us as a society to do that. she was beautiful. she really was. she was my girl. rape crisis england and wales say right now 1a,000 survivors are waiting for support. it'sjust so sad.
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i feel betrayed for her, for my daughter. she was sacrificed. jayne mccubbin, bbc news. several uk cancer charities are calling for vat on sunscreen to be scrapped to make it more affordable. sunscreen is classed as a cosmetic product, and so it carries a 20% tax. graham satchell reports. cassandra barker was in her early twenties when she was diagnosed with skin cancer. she had surgery to remove a malignant mole on her arm. she admits she didn�*t use sun cream as much as she should have, partly because of the cost. people don�*t see melanoma and different types of skin cancer as that life—threatening. and ijust think because it�*s not spoken about enough, people aren�*t cautious enough and aren�*t really bothered about using sun cream. and the fact that it is quite pricey i think definitely puts people off. melanoma is the fifth—most common form of cancer in the uk. it is largely preventable with the proper use of sunscreen. today, the charity melanoma focus
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is calling on the government to scrap vat on sunscreens to make them more affordable. new data from the charity has found that 50% of people think sunscreen is too expensive, and 10% don�*t use it at all because of the cost. it also found 67% of respondents would use sunscreen more if it was cheaper. the government told us while they keep all taxes under review, they have no plans to make changes here. but the charity says reducing the cost of sunscreen would be a cost—effective way of cutting the overall incidents of skin cancer and would save lives. graham satchell, bbc news. the reality tv show the traitors and its host claudia winkleman were among the big winners at the bafta awards last night. the late queen�*s tea with paddington bear during the platinum jubilee celebrations won the award for most memorable tv moment. kate winslet and ben whishaw won the main acting awards.
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0ur entertainment correspondent lizo mzimba reports. this was tv�*s big night of celebration — this year hosted by two of the uk�*s top comedians. this is romesh ranganathan — a bafta winner, a multiple nominee, and soon to be a national treasure. and this is, well, this is rob beckett. evening. sit down, sweetheart. sit down. sit down — no one show dominated, but family drama i am ruth — about a challenging mother daughter relationship in the social media age — won two awards, best single drama and best actress for kate winslet. she called for more action to protect young people. to people in power and to people who can make change, please criminalise harmful content. please eradicate harmful content. we don�*t want it. we want our children back. everything bad that could have happened has happened. apple tv+ drama bad sisters won two awards, including
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best drama series... except that. channel four�*s derry girls won two, including best scripted comedy... so this is the final round table. ..while new entertainment show the traitors won best reality and constructed factual, and best entertainment performance for its host, claudia winkleman. i don�*t know what to say! cheering i know it�*s ridic... number one, i can�*t get emotional because i�*m wearing so much eyeliner! but i just want to say a massive thank you to bafta, to everybody who was in that room went, "ok, the orange one." thank you so much. mum, school. got to go to school. two minutes. there was recognition for newcomers. lenny rush won best male comedy performance for am i being unreasonable?. at 1a, one of the youngest winners ever. what?!
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laughter i just want to say, um, i�*m so happy. i can�*t believe i won alongside so many other great nominees. thank you. um... agh! laughter please welcome the brilliant meera syal. while there was a standing ovation for meera syal, awarded bafta�*s highest award, the fellowship — recognition of the impact she�*s made over the decades. so when people are really unconscious... it was also a great night for ben whishaw. he won best actor for the drama this is going to hurt... perhaps you would like a marmalade sandwich? ..he�*s also, of course, the voice of paddington. so do i. i keep mine in here. paddington meeting the queen at the platinum party at the palace won most memorable moment, and the platinum party itself, best live event. lizo mzimba, bbc news.

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