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by the end of the year in response to a recent spate of attacks. and we have some glamour for you, with stars stepping on the red carpet to mark the start of london fashion week. sport, and for a full round—up from the bbc sport centre, here's gavin. hello from the bbc sport centre. ajudge has banned the former head of the spanish football association, luis rubiales, from going within 200 metres of footballerjenni hermoso. prosecutors asked for the restraining order as the national court in madrid considered a criminal complaint of sexual assault and coercion. appearing in court for the first time, mr rubiales denied sexually assaulting ms hermoso by kissing her on the lips after spain's women's world cup win. ms hermoso has insisted she did not
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consent to the kiss. translation: we can stand up what we said from the start. - it was a kiss without consent. everyone saw the images. the whole country saw it, and we can say that, precisely because of that... thanks to social change, too, and also because of the legal changes, we can show that mr rubiales lacked consent. manchester united manager erik ten hag says his side "are progressing" despite a slow start to the season and the disruption caused by the future of jadon sancho, with the winger currently training on his own. united's manager left sancho out of his squad for the defeat at arsenal earlier this month, saying he hadn't been training well enough, but sancho then responded with a statement on social media saying he's being used as a scapegoat. sancho moved to old trafford for more than £70 million, but the club have said he is now on a "personal training programme, away from the first team".
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there was a "no—good" culture before i entered last season. i had to set some standards. it is myjob to control the standards. if staff or players or whatever, if there is a structure, to cross lines, you have to be strong, absolutely. england's men's cricketers are in action in the fourth and final one day international of their series against new zealand at lord's. with ben stokes being rested, it was the dawid malan show, as he made 127 off 114 balls as england made their way to 311—9. in response, new zealand are 38—2 in the ninth over. formula 1's in singapore this weekend, and carlos sainz led charles leclerc to a ferrari one—two at friday practice, with max verstappen down in eighth place. sainz was the finest of margins up on his team—mate, 18 thousandths of a second up on leclerc. mercedes driver george russell was third ahead of aston martin's fernando alonso. verstappen and team—mate sergio perez, who was seventh fastest, were both complaining of a lack of rear grip.
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qualifying is on saturday. golf now, and questions continue as to why adrian meronk wasn't picked for europe's ryder cup team after he shot a second round 68 for a share of the lead at the bmw pga championship at wentworth. meronk missed out on a wild card pick, with shane lowry chosen instead, but the pole is in a three—way tie at the top of the leaderboard at 9—under. england's aran rai isjust one shot behind after he carded a second round 67. tennis, and andy murray fought back tears at the end of his davis cup tie as he put great britain one—up against switzerland in manchester. murray beat leandro riedi 7—6, 6—4, 6—4 in the opening singles game of the day, and then revealed he was missing his grandmother's funeral in order to play the match. he was clearly emotional as he dedicated the win to her. it's my grand's funeral today. and,
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yeah, i'm sorry to my family is that i'm not... sorry. that i'm not able to be there, but, yeah, that one's for you. an emotional andy murray there anything at the latest on the davis cup on the bbc sport website and the apple. that is all from us and we will be back later on. gavin, thank you very much indeed for that. the steel—making company tata steel will receive up to £500 million from the uk government for its port talbot works. it's part of a plan to produce greener steel, but unions say up to 3000 jobs are still at risk. the plant in south wales is britain's biggest steelworks. here's our wales correspondent tomos morgan. tata steel's long—term future always seems to be shrouded in uncertainty. and with the majority of its workforce here in port talbot, today's looming announcement has
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been towering over south wales for some time. and just before midday, the business and trade secretary outlined the importance of today's investment. we are saving jobs which would've been lost. without this investment, we would probably have seen the end of steel—making, certainly in this part of the country, possibly in the whole of the uk. so it's turned out that the media speculation regarding this investment was completely on the money. £500 million will come from the uk government, with tata steel putting in another 750 to make this plant greener, converting the coal blast furnaces into electric arc furnaces. but there's no detail aboutjobs and what it means for those working here, much to the frustration of unions, steelworkers and the wider steel community and industry here in south wales. disappointed, really, if i'm honest. the big concern for us is the volume going through the plant, and obviously with this lower—end package of investment,
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there's a big worry forjob losses and for the future. according to the government, the uk's emissions as a whole will be reduced by 1.5% due to this intervention, but there is frustration — and a catch, according to the unions. roughly 1500 workers are on the heavy blast furnace line here, and they estimate thatjust 10% of that number is needed for this greener proposal. working in the coke ovens, matthew is one of those that will almost certainly be impacted by the creation of an electric arc furnace. it is disappointing. obviously, we know there's going to be an impact, - and especially where i am _ in the coke ovens and the heavy end, we knowjobs will go. if they give us a timeline, i something we can work to, to get crossposted or vrs, and hopefully none of my. colleagues will have l to go down the route of hard redundancies.
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as union steelworkers attempted to block the minister's car as she left, there's clearly bitterness today and disillusionment at what the future holds. i'm joined now by drjulian gregory. he's an academic at the alliance manchester business school and has researched the decarbonising of uk industries. good to talk to you. so what exactly what exactly is this happening to tata now? ., ., what exactly is this happening to tata now? ., ., ~ tata now? so, good afternoon, thank ou for tata now? so, good afternoon, thank you for having — tata now? so, good afternoon, thank you for having me. — tata now? so, good afternoon, thank you for having me, so _ tata now? so, good afternoon, thank you for having me, so 70% _ tata now? so, good afternoon, thank you for having me, so 70% of- tata now? so, good afternoon, thank you for having me, so 7096 of global. you for having me, so 70% of global emissions come from still using coal. so if you just look at the proportion, we have to stop using coalin proportion, we have to stop using coal in our steel—making. and sadly, port talbot is one of our two blast furnace operations in the uk. ultimately they will have to stop making steel using coal. at the moment, we produce roughly speaking from a blast furnace two tonnes of carbon docs and for every tonne of
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steel that is produced. seek and see if we make steel using a blast furnace and using coal, that is going to produce a lot of carbon dioxide stop whites what is it about the uk industry which some say... it the uk industry which some say... it is creating some kind of barriers when it comes to decarbonisation compared to other countries. the unfortunate _ compared to other countries. ila: unfortunate position for compared to other countries. ii2 unfortunate position for tata and port talbot is their art transition stages to decarbonise inc. an industry like steel—making in the uk. carbon capture and storage is something that hopefully most of your listeners will at least have heard of, maybe understand, but that trouble is capturing the carbon from the flute from the furnace, you have to store it somewhere. and unlike, say off the east coast of the uk or even off the coast of merseyside, there is no geology with exhausted gas wales where the carbon can be
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stored. 0r asked that carbon can be stored. 0r asked that carbon can be stored elsewhere. so unfortunately for port talbot, because of a legacy issue, we are not or port talbot is not located in the best place for decarbonise and its industry. 50 not located in the best place for decarbonise and its industry. so you do ou decarbonise and its industry. so you do you think — decarbonise and its industry. so you do you think what _ decarbonise and its industry. so you do you think what is _ decarbonise and its industry. so you do you think what is happening - decarbonise and its industry. so you do you think what is happening now| do you think what is happening now to, you know, the steel company tata will save in the long run? because that's the key thing the government are saying this is going to do. look, without doubt, tata can make steel using electric arc furnace is in south wales. how much, i don't know because they will also have to upgrade the electricity grid we will park that for the time being. but, yes, tata to remain in the uk if it moves to making steel using electric arc furnace is but it will be a very different company to the one it currently is and it will be employing a very different amount of people in south wales and they will be doing different things to what they're doing at the moment. qm. they're doing at the moment. 0k, doctor, they're doing at the moment. 0k, doctor. thank— they're doing at the moment. 0k, doctor, thank you _ they're doing at the moment. 0k, doctor, thank you very much looking to us and is putting all that so
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clearly. the prime minister, rishi sunak, has promised to ban the american xl bully dog after a series of attacks. the uk doesn't currently recognise it as a breed, so it needs to be defined before any legislation can be introduced. a man died this morning after being attacked by two dogs in staffordshire yesterday. they were believed to be xl bullies. another man was arrested on suspicion of having dogs out of control and manslaughter. leigh milner has the story. this is the scene where a man was attacked by two dogs yesterday afternoon just outside a property on main street in stonnall, near walsall. members of the public tried to help him. many have been left shocked by what happened. as a villager in a little place like this, you know, we don't get much crime or anything. so to find out that these dogs have actually attacked somebody is... yeah, utterly shocked. the man was taken to hospital with serious injuries, but later died in hospital.
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a 30—year—old man from litchfield has been arrested on suspicion of manslaughter and having dogs dangerously out of control. and while police are still attempting to establish the dogs�* breeds, the prime minister is now calling for a ban on all american xl bullies. what we will do is bring together animal experts, experts in the field, together with the police to accurately define the breed of concern and then using powers in the dangerous dogs act, ban this breed. last weekend, a violent dog attack on the streets of birmingham. it bites a young girl, who runs to safety in a shop. it then goes to attack two other people at a car wash nearby. anna, who's ii, is now recovering at home. adding dogs to the banned list is the responsibility of the department for environment, food and rural affairs. it said it takes dog attacks very seriously and is making sure the full force of the law is applied. not everyone agrees they should be banned, though.
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dog owners group the kennel club argue no dog is inherently dangerous based on their breed, but calls for greater action is growing after a number of attacks involving the breed. leigh milner, bbc news. some breeds of dog are already banned in the uk. with more on that, in our newsroom, here's our reporter nicky schiller. which dogs are already banned in the uk and what impact has that had? yes, so there are four dogs that are currently banned in the uk, making them illegal to own. probably the best known of them is the pit bull terrier but also included on that list are these three. as well as being banned from owning them, you also cannot sell any bandit dog. you are not allowed to abandon a bandit dog. also if you cannot give away a bandit dog or indeed breed from a banned dog. now if your dog has
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characteristics like a banned dog, it can also be added to that banned list. for civil if you have a dog that has a lot of characteristics like a pit bull terrier, it also applies to things like cross breeds. now the authorities are able to think away a banned dog. however, police often have to go to court to get permission to do that. now the court could decide that the dog itself is not a danger to the public and can release it back to the owner. but if they do that, there are strict conditions about the dog. it has to be neutered. it also have to be microchips and if it is out in public, it has to be kept on a lead and muscled at all times. additionally the dog has to be kept in a secure place so that it cannot escape, say, from a garden. as we have been hearing, the decision on the xl bullies is being pushed through by the department for environment food and rural affairs. now ministers there will get together, that group of experts come
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together, that group of experts come to try to define the breed so they can be added to the banned list. at the moment, officials are saying that no final decision has been made about what happens to owners who currently have an american xl bully dog when that man comes into force. thank you very much indeed from the newsroom. it's been revealed that 80 officers didn't turn up for work at london's wandsworth prison on the day the terrorism suspect daniel khalife escaped. the prisons minister said nearly 40% of the staff due on shift that day were absent. the prime minister says he will wait for the full investigation to be published before commenting. in general, of course, people should turn up to work wherever they work, that goes without saying. we are talking about the specific circumstances surrounding an escape at wandsworth prison. there is an independent investigation that has been initiated to establish the full
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facts and circumstances of how that happened. obviously we want to prevent things like that from happening again. we accepted the recommendations of the independent pay body recently for a 7% pay rise, and that will help improve retention. but again, talking about the specific incident at wandsworth, i think, is premature until we allow the independent investigation to conclude. because that can adequately and accurately establish the facts of what happened with regard to this particular escape. dr rosena allin—khan, labour mp for tooting, disagrees with the government's response. i have spoken to the prison officers association, who informed me that, if 20% of staff members are not there on a given shift, it is only appropriate for basic things to be conducted on that day, such as feeding and exercise. double the percentage were off that day, so 40% of staff were not on shift that day, meaning that there was no reason that people should have been in education or work that day, and there was certainly no reason
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for daniel khalife to be in the kitchen that morning. this speaks to the wider erosion of our public services that we have across the country. we have nhs waiting lists that are through the roof. we have schools that are falling down around us. and now we have a prison service that has been so woefully under—resourced for so long that we have people escaping and staff going to work feeling desperately unsafe. our political correspondent peter saull has more. this has come about following| a question tabled in the house of commons by the labour mp, i rosena allin—khan, whose tooting constituency includes part of wandsworth prison. . she has described the response from the prisons minister- as deeply concerning. he admits that some 80 prison officers expected to turn up - on the 6th of september, - the day daniel khalife escaped, didn't, meaning only around 61% of those who were expected - on the day were actually there. now, he also stresses that - although this sounds shocking,
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this is above the safe levels put in place by the prison. - they believe this complies with their rules. _ it's alleged daniel khalife hid under a delivery van outside i the kitchens to get away. we're told also that . all of the kitchen staff and gatehouse staff were in work on this day, but clearly it - does raise questions- for all authorities involved. the justice secretary said - at the weekend that all security staff who were supposed to be were in place, - and i'm told he stands by those comments. l his department today published terms of reference of an independent- inquiry into the escape, confirming that staffing j levels will be looked at. mps have urged the government to commit to legislation enabling the regulation of self—driving cars in the uk. they argue that if this doesn't happen, any competitive advantage over other countries developing the technology could be lost. here's our transport correspondent katy austin.
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at the moment, you can take your hands off the wheel on uk motorways if you are driving the one model of car that's had the relevant technology approved in this country. i had a go back in the spring. but this is not autonomous, or fully self—driving. in the us, driverless taxis are allowed to carry passengers on the streets of san francisco, but it hasn't gone completely smoothly. a recent collision with a fire engine raised fresh safety concerns. the uk government backs the idea of vehicles which can drive themselves for all or some of the time on our roads. trials are being done with a safety driver behind the wheel. getting to the point where they can be widely introduced is complicated. big questions need to be addressed, including who's responsible if there's a crash. consumers and drivers need to understand their roles and responsibilities for the safe operating of this vehicle. secondly is the safety aspect. so are these self—driving vehicles actually safer than manually—driven vehicles?
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and then, finally, is that vehicle manufacturers are actually willing to share that data for the greater benefit of everyone else. today, a report by a committee of mps says the government needs to get on with creating the necessary laws and regulations. what we are calling for is in the king's speech coming up in november, that space is available for this legislation go through. if we don't move now, our competitors will catch up with us. so time is of the essence to secure britain's leading position in this work. among the issues which have been raised, concerns that people will become less skilled behind the wheel as more automation is brought in. also the report says a plan is needed to make sure all drivers understand the new technology. driving tests might have to change. self—driving vehicles could bring big benefits, but there's still some way to go on the journey. katy austin, bbc news.
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from sunday, residential and built—up areas in wales will be covered by a blanket 20mph speed limit, down from 30mph. wales's first minister insists the move will save lives, but critics describe the policy as insane, saying it will damage the welsh economy and cost drivers money. here's our wales vorrespondent hywel griffith. as a delivery driver, every mile and every minute counts. for nick, crisscrossing the streets of south wales, time really is money. which is why he's anxious about what lies ahead. from sunday, a third of the road network in wales will go from 30 to 20 miles an hour as a default limit. the aim is to slow traffic and save lives. most journeys will take around a minute longer. but nick is not convinced. it's just something else that's just making it harder. it's more control that is being forced upon us. most motorists are responsible.
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there's only a few people who will spoil it for everybody else. and they're going to carry on doing it regardless of whatever laws and legislation is put in place. here in st brides major, they've been trialling the new limit. applying it across the whole village, notjust on specific streets. for some families, it's made them more confident in going out to walk and cycle. for me with young children, they don't pay attention when they're walking down the road. and actually, if they step off the pavement or they're on their bikes and still learning how to ride their bikes and they wobble into the road, there's plenty more time to correct themselves or for drivers to react, which there wouldn't have been in the past, particularly at the busy times when there's lots of cars parked up for school and so on. when the new restriction was trialled here, traffic was monitored for hours to see what difference it would make.
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on average, vehicles did travel more slowly. but still, the majority of drivers, 55%, still broke the 20 mile an hourlimit. the man leading the charge on slowing wales down is adamant a lower limit will save lives. even if it does frustrate some drivers, him included. i have to make a conscious effort to drive at 20 miles an hour. - i think i'm probably not- a particularly patient driver. so, for me, i have to make an effort to do it, - but i know i'm making that effort because, . just as i make the same effort| to observe other speed limits, i'm doing it because there's a good reason for doing that. _ and i see many, many other people doing the same. - scotland is also set to introduce a national 20 mile an hour limit in 2025. road safety charities want the rest of the uk to follow in the same direction. hywel griffith, bbc news. a night of glamour marked the start
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of london fashion week as the stars walked the red carpet at vogue's newest event. a west end theatre was transformed for the evening, a celebration of british theatre, music and dance. our culture reporter annabel rackham was there. acting royalty, the biggest names in music and the most famous faces in fashion came out to support the sophomore vogue world event held in london. tickets were made available to members of the public starting at £150 in an attempt to make the world of fashion more accessible. all proceeds from the evening will go towards arts organisations in the uk. from bigger names such as the national theatre and royal opera house, down to industry freelancers. the organisers, us editor of vogue anna wintour and her outgoing british counterpart edward enninful, said the aim was to help a sector badly hit by the economy and a lack
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of government funding. the pair say most of the donations will go to the arts in london, which they see as a gateway to the rest of the uk. guests were treated to a stunning showcase of performances representing the diversity of the british arts scene. music. stormzy�*s heavy is the head was greeted by huge cheers from the audience. whilst fka twigs dazzled with a rendition of it's a fine day, complete with dancers. of course, fashion was on the menu. kate moss turned the stage into a catwalk supported by opera singers. and annie lennox closed the evening with a vocal performance. whilst the world's biggest
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supermodels — cindy crawford, linda evangelista, naomi campbell and christy turlington — graced the stage holding hands. whether the event was britain's answer to the iconic met gala remains to be decided, but it certainly had some big fashion moments to rival it. annabel rackham, bbc news. always love to end on a bit of glamour. you are watching bbc news. bye—bye for me. hello. good evening. it's been another day of contrasts across the uk, with a band of really quite heavy rain across southern scotland, the central belt, eastern areas of northern ireland and parts of northern england throughout the day. to the north of that weather front,
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some brightness towards the south, lots of sunshine such as here in bedfordshire. again, it was warm for the time of year, and it will turn more humid in the south over the course of the weekend. still, fresher conditions persist further north. some showers just about everywhere, particularly through the day on sunday. still some wet weather to come, too, overnight tonight, but that band of showery rain is gradually starting to weaken. some heavy, thundery downpours move in across the channel islands, maybe into the south—west of england, too in time for tomorrow morning. a range of temperatures mid to high single figures towards the north, i2 or 13 degrees celsius in the south, where we're drawing in more of a south—easterly wind, pushing that humid air towards us from the near continent. here, we'll see the best of the day, sunshine again tomorrow. and temperatures could rise to 26 or 27 degrees celsius, largely dry further north, but still a few showers across the north—west of england, where again, it is going to be feeling cooler. now we're going to see that humid air hang on through the day on sunday. it's going to help to spark off some heavy, thundery downpours
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towards the south of england. there could be some frequent lightning, particularly as we head into the evening, but that band of showers moves northwards and eastwards. some showers, too, approaching western scotland, where again, it is feeling fresher, but the humid air hangs on towards the south and the east. now, throughout the day on sunday, that band of thundery rain is just set to push northwards and eastwards. we'll see some cold fronts just push through from the west on monday. this is likely to give us some heavy rain at times, but it will sweep away that humid air, to be replaced with something a lot fresher as we head into the start of next week. various weather fronts waiting out in the atlantic. it is going to be really very unsettled, but some sunshine ahead of that band of rain on monday. some sunny spells behind, but also a rash of showers, too. temperatures starting to drop, and that humid air will be replaced by the cooler conditions as we head through monday night and into tuesday. so the details still likely to change as we head through next week, but generally feeling a lot more like autumn. unsettled, wet and windy at times.
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also cooler. bye— bye.
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today at six... the prime minister promises to ban the american bully xl dog after another man is killed. 52—year—old ian price suffered multiple injuries by two dogs in an attack in staffordshire. desperation in the flooded libyan city of derna — the un says almost a million people need help.
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and here in derna tonight you can see why. a huge swathes of the city has been ripped away and the aid that has arrived so far is nowhere near enough to help the survivors. it's 20 miles an hour only in all built—up areas in wales, starting this sunday. and putting music at the centre of the curriculum — the new collaboration between an academy and a symphony orchestra. coming up on sportsday later in the hour on bbc news — we'll get the latest from the rugby world cup. wales have won three home nations, looking to keep their winning start going this weekend. —— are one of three home nations. good evening.
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