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us. —— it was not a night full sleep. an inquiry report has criticised the london borough of lambeth for allowing the abuse of hundreds of children in its homes for decades. the independent inquiry into child sexual abuse has been investigating allegations dating back as far as the 1970s. it said it was hard to comprehend the cruelty that was inflicted, and officials left children to cope with trauma on their own. lambeth council has apologised to victims. our correspondent, tom symonds, has been looking at the findings. tom, thank you for being with us. this was abuse on staggering scale, not just this was abuse on staggering scale, notjust in terms the amount of time that this was over, but the number of children involved, hundreds. absolutely. the independent enquiry into child sexual abuse, and very wide—ranging public enquiry, has been going for years now and has produced a whole load of reports and this is one of the most scathing. this is one of the biggest past sexual abuse

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us. sadly, as a result of that day, we lost officers — some really good officers. but we held the line to protect our democratic process, because the alternative would have been a disaster. we are not asking for medals, recognition. we simply wantjustice and accountability. liz cheney — one ofjust two republicans on the committee — asked sgt gonell what he made of donald trump's comments about the attack. when you hearformer president trump say, quote, "it was a loving crowd, there was a lot of love in the crowd," how does that make you feel? it's upsetting. it's a pathetic excuse for his behaviour, for something that he himself helped create, this monstrosity. i'm still recovering from those hugs and kisses. our correspondent nada tawfik has been watching today's hearing and joins us now. what do you think stood out most from today's testimony?— from today's testimony? certainly the ower from today's testimony? certainly the power of _ from today's testimony? certainly the power

mariko there for us. that is one of the _ as well. mariko there for us. that is one of the sections i as well. mariko there for us. | that is one of the sections of tokyo hosting a lot of the venues, the likes of the old olympic stadium which has been redone since the 1964 olympics here in tokyo. we are at tokyo bay and many of the newer events will be around there and we know that away from the coronavirus pandemic there are 11,000 athletes who will be taking part in the games and they have been working ever so hard for that. they will compete against 33 sports, these delayed olympics getting under way, finally for them. all in orderfor them under way, finally for them. all in order for them to win a gold medal, that much prize sought after. lydia campbell has a look at the ones for us to look out for. the countdown to the greatest show on earth is nearly at zero. over the next few weeks the eyes of the world will be on tokyo where over 11,000 athletes are going for glory. simone biles is already an international superstar. she is considered as one of th

sarah, tell us a bit more about what happened to the us gymnast? good morning from tokyo. it was really amazing as all eyes were on the american superstar simone biles. she was going in that team event in the gymnastics. she did vault as the first piece of apparatus she was doing and was unhappy with it. afterwards she left the arena for a while and we were wondering what was going on. she did reappear and did seem to have her armed guards on what suggesting she would take part in the next event but however we send out a statement from the us gymnastics saying she would not compete in the rest of the event. now she has been afterwards since then, saying she needed to protect her mental health and she did not quite feel at the races within her performance and the fall and wanted to protect yourself and i think it's a really interesting discussion point for sports and athletes of the moment because we are so used to hearing about athletes getting their physical injuries but this was something that the mobile said is more prevalent in sport now and that she really wanted to p

stay with us on bbc news. still to come: with the rapid move from internal combustion engines to battery—powered cars, we go looking for the minerals needed to make them. china marked its first day of rule in hong kong with a series of spectacular celebrations. a huge firework display was held in the former colony. the chinese president, jiang zemin, said unification was the start of a new era for hong kong. the world's first clone has been produced of an adult mammal. scientists in scotland have produced a sheep called dolly that was cloned in a laboratory using a cell from another sheep. for the first time in 20 years, russian and american spacecraft have docked in orbit at the start of a new era of cooperation in space. cheering challenger powered past the bishop rock lighthouse at almost 50 knots, shattering a record that had stood for 34 years. and there was no hiding the sheer elation of richard branson and his crew. welcome back. you're watching bbc news with me, shaun ley. the latest headlines: the l

translation: then they put us on the bus and took- us to a military port, then put us in boats. it was around 8pm. there were police wearing dark blue and commandos covering their faces with masks. i could only see the eyes. they were armed with weapons. then we arrived as a location at around quarter past midnight. they put us all in one boat. after that, we realised we were in regional turkish waters. najma says they were then transferred to dinghies with no engines and allowed to drift before being eventually picked up by the turkish coast guard. since these scenes six years ago, sentiment has hardened against migrants in europe. and the eu is accused of turning a blind eye to abuses because greece is keeping migrants out. some boats from the eu's own border agency are even accused of helping with pushbacks. but now a top eu official has told the bbc pushbacks defy its core values and must stop. i think these are violations _ of our fundamental european values. and when we are protecting our borders, we are - protecting our values. and that's why we can't see - violations of

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we are used to the cold, to be honest with you, and we are not used to these high temperatures. it is a very challenging time for those who are living on the streets, who are homeless, and people are volunteering, giving out water and pizza, and also the city of edmonton has opened recreation centres, libraries, places for people to cool down in air conditioning. and in terms of the fires, we are seeing pictures now ofjust one of them, and the intense smoke that is billowing across large parts of canada, and ijust wonder how bad things are, in terms of those fires, where you are. have you heard anything about that? so, at the moment, everyone is concentrating on british columbia because there are all these active fires that are happening there. different communities are being evacuated. in edmonton, what is happening in is the safety minister has announced there will be a basic set up here so that firefighters can have a place to have a bit of relief, there can be aviation resources available, and if there are more people who have to be evacuated, they would come to edmonton, wh

stay with us on bbc news. we will be crossing live to the olympics injust will be crossing live to the olympics in just a few minutes. mission control: we see - you coming down the ladder now. neil armstrong: that's one small step for man, | one giant leap for mankind. a catastrophic engine fire is being blamed tonight. for the first crash - in the 30—year history of concorde, the world's only supersonic airliner. _ it was one of the most vivid symbols of the violence and hatred that tore apart the state of yugoslavia. but now, a decade later, it's been painstakingly rebuilt and opens again today. there's been a 50% decrease in sperm quantity, and an increase in malfunctioning sperm unable to swim properly. crowd: three, two, one! thousands of households across the country are suspiciously- quiet this lunchtime - as children bury their noses in the final instalment of harry potter. - hello. this is bbc world news. the latest headlines. flooding in china kills at least 25 people and causes millions of dollars

it is all in the hands of the us government, they are blaming it all on the us government. obviously, i think it's not entirely true, i think it's not entirely true, i think there's a tremendous amount of popular anger and frustration is boiled through here, although we know that the cuban government, the us government, does support pro—democracy activities in cuba, and has probably spent millions of dollars on it over the years, but there is certainly a sign that people's own feelings are boiling over, frustration and anger against the cuban government.— over, frustration and anger against the cuban government. thank you for that. let's talk _ the cuban government. thank you for that. let's talk to — the cuban government. thank you for that. let's talk to a _ the cuban government. thank you for that. let's talk to a republican - that. let's talk to a republican congressman from new york. her own mother is from cuba, she left cuba in 1959. i'm guessing, from a family perspective, you are taking great interest in this.— interest in this. yes, i'm very ha - interest i

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,. , , for us? it is a very complicated iicture. for us? it is a very complicated picture- it _ for us? it is a very complicated picture. it has _ for us? it is a very complicated picture. it has been _ for us? it is a very complicated picture. it has been coming - for us? it is a very complicated - picture. it has been coming through for decades. we have known about our ageing population for a long time. local authorities have the responsibility for the delivery of care in those areas. and they have incredibly strapped budgets. you've got private carers, who are quite often contracted by local authorities, as well as delivering private care. with increasingly less resources, it is increasingly hard to deliver even a baseline of care in some areas. it is desperate, really. inevitably, families are having to step in more and more. to some extent, it is what families do. equally, with increasingly complex needs, certainly among the elderly population, that is unsustainable. it is totally unsustainable. the research points _ it is totally unsu

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and we have seen that even though they do not use kaseya directly, they use a company that use kaseya, they have not the close around 500 of their stores in the country and that's having a massive impact on not only the company, but also people trained by their groceries. —— trying to buy their groceries. the un security council has met to discuss the crisis in ethiopia's tigray region. eight months of fighting has taken hundreds of thousands of people to the brink of starvation. the ethiopian government denies that it's blocking aid to the region where it's battling tigrayan forces. courtney bembridge reports. cheering and chanting. an extraordinary moment after months of brutal conflict. cheering. horns blare. celebrations on the streets of tigray�*s capital mekelle after rebel fighters took over the city. they've declared victory over the government troops but eight months of fighting has left its mark. more than 400,000 people are estimated to have crossed the threshold into famine and another 1.8 million people are on the brink of famine. some are suggesting that the number

thank you forjoining us. talk me through the what the relationship is between wet roads and crashes. it is a really good — between wet roads and crashes. it 3 a really good point. around 800 people every year are killed or seriously injured on the uk's motorways. that is sadly a number that hasn't been dropping and has stayed stubbornly high. if you add in speed and wet weather as well it is an extremely dangerous cocktail and we know that a lot of people have been killed or seriously injured every year because of this and perhaps it is time that we looked at some novel ways of trying to tackle it. here at the rsc we asked drivers about their thoughts on reducing speed limits in wet weather on motorways, something that is commonplace in france. we have the infrastructure here in the uk increasingly to support a move like this and perhaps it is time we looked at these measures in order to bring the casualty rate which as i say a stubbornly high, down on our motorways. say a stubbornly high, down on our motor

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thank you for being with us. - stay with us on bbc news. still to come, the european union sets out ambitious plans to become carbon—neutral by 2050. is that realistic? we discuss it next. the welsh government has announced that most coronavirus restrictions will be lifted, but not until august the 7th. from saturday, rules around the number of people who can meet up indoors will be eased, but not scrapped. facemasks will still be required in most indoor public places. the first minister made the announcement earlier, but said despite the easing there was still a considerable risk from the virus in wales. but i want to be very clear with everybody about this. this is not a free—for—all. in wales, we will not abandon those simple, but effective and successful measures that have helped to keep us all safe. there will continue to be some important protections, especially important for those who are clinically vulnerable and who are perhaps the most anxious about an easing of restrictions. the european commission unveiled a mammoth packag

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more than 60 million americans across the pacific northwest and the us. southeast are facing another record heatwave with forecasters predicting temperatures could climb to a0 degrees celsius in washington. records were shattered across the regions last month when a days—long heatwave killed hundreds of people. a study published earlier this month found that the devastating heatwave would have been "virtually impossible" without the impact of climate change. you're watching bbc news. a reminder of our headlines this hour: a world record win for team gb as they secure gold in the mixed 4x100 metre relay on super saturday at the tokyo games. the tax returns of former president donald trump will be handed to congress after a ruling by the us justice department. haulage industry leaders in the uk say they're struggling to find enough heavy goods vehicle drivers to keep the economy moving. it estimates there's a shortfall of more than 100,000 hauliers, and it's causing acute problems in supply chains. the difficulties, fueled by a combination of factors, hav

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chetan pathak is there for us. great to see you, what a story this is turning into, raducanu was a wild card for the championships. it’s card for the championships. it's incredible. _ card for the championships. it�*s incredible, isn't it? we thought we might be talking about andy murray or dan evans or kamm norrie on the second monday, but we are talking about emma raducanu, an 18—year—old who many out of ten it had not heard of before the championships, ranked 338 in the world, she could jump way up, an incredible story, and already at wimbledon people buzzing about this match, which will be last on court number one. she has beaten the former french open runner—up in the second round, that fantastic performance against sorana cirstea in the third round, where she was beaming, took it all in his stride, she hasn't even dropped a set, and thatis she hasn't even dropped a set, and that is why so many people are excited about what she could do here. her parents said you might not need to pack too many match

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thank you forjoining us. stay with us here in bbc news, plenty more to come on the programme. good evening. it's been another hot day across most parts of the uk, and in northern ireland, it looks like records have been broken once again. 31.3 degrees recorded at castlederg in county tyrone this afternoon. that is a new provisional all—time record for northern ireland. the previous record, well, that was only set last saturday. things are set to change over the coming days because to this swirl of cloud here, an area of low pressure out in the atlantic. that'll be moving in our direction in time for the weekend, but in the shorter—term, it's just going to nudge up against this area of high pressure, strengthening the easterly wind. it is that that is pushing the heat westwards, so these areas still covered by a met office amber extreme heat warning — the south west of england, parts of the midlands, the southern half of wales and also northern ireland. high temperatures by day, but also those temperatures staying pretty high at night. those temperatures not dropping quic

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so if it's not good for medical use it can't be wasted, it needs to be used elsewhere. and the government likewise needs to have a plan. that is effectively taxpayer's money sitting in those shipping containers. that that's not wasted. thousands of people in the western united states are spending the weekend in evacuation centers as wildfires continue to burn across the region. more than 80 large wildfires in 13 states have destroyed around 1.3 million acres in recent weeks. our north america correspondent, peter bowes, reports. the dixie wildfire, california's biggest blaze to the north of the state, is growing rapidly. firefighters are battling day and night to try to bring it under control, but it's spreading with such ferocity that it's making its own weather, creating huge clouds that are generating lightning strikes across the region. about a fifth of the fire's perimeter has been contained, but officials say the extreme nature of the fire, along with low humidity, is hampering efforts to quell the flames. people have been evacuated from their homes in several nea

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let us move on to other news. let us move on to other news. an additional 1,200 covid testing sites are to be set up in england, in an expansion of the scheme offering an alternative to self—isolation for workers in critical industries. staff in sectors including waste collection, prisons and defence will be able to take daily tests, if they've been identified as a close contact of a positive case. the new sites are in addition to 800 locations already announced for the food industry, transport workers and police and fire services. it's not known how many have opened so far. our chief political correspondent, adam fleming, is at westminster. hello to you. so the scheme expanding, is that the scheme in its entirety now, or are we going to get more sectors available, able to use these tests instead of self—isolating. these tests instead of self-isolating.- these tests instead of self-isolating. these tests instead of self-isolatinu. . , ., ., self-isolating. that is it for now, but i imagine _ self-isolating. that is it for now, but i imagin

because we need people who build bridges and bring us together. a message of unity from the prime minister, but his minority government is increasingly butting heads with opposition parties, so one of mary simon's first official tasks may be to dissolve parliament and trigger snap elections as early as september. courtney bembridge, bbc news. stay with us on bbc news — still to come: horror and heroism — the moment passers—by tried to rescue a small child trapped under a crashed car. crowd cheers. the us space agency, nasa, has ordered an investigation after confirmation today that astronauts were cleared to fly while drunk. the last foot patrol in south armagh. once an everyday part of the soldiers' lot — drudgery and danger are now no more, after almost four decades. if one is on one's own in in a private house, not doing any harm to anyone, i don't really see why all these people should wander in and say, " you're doing something wrong". six rare white lion cubs on the prowl at worcester park and already they've been met with a roar of

reporter: but does the us have a role...? with covid cases surging in a country where the few hospital beds are often shared by strangers, and vaccinations are almost unheard of, the sense of insecurity on the streets where food and fuel is becoming increasingly difficult to find has now intensified. the shooting of the president and his wife proof that no—one is safe. sophie long, bbc news. jemima pierre is the haiti co—ordinator for the black alliance for peace and an anthropology professor at ucla. she's in dakar, senegal. thank you so much forjoining us on bbc news. let me ask you first of all. your reaction to what has happened? i first of all. your reaction to what has happened?- first of all. your reaction to what has happened? i am in shock, what has happened? i am in shock. like _ what has happened? i am in shock, like everyone - what has happened? i am in shock, like everyone else i what has happened? i am in| shock, like everyone else all over the world, especially the people of haiti who woke up this morning t

thank you very much, thanks for talking to us. a former chief _ talking to us. a former chief superintendent at the metropolitan police. the england team is getting ready for sunday�*s euro 2020 final against italy. the players have been training at st george�*s park in staffordshire. this afternoon, england defender john stones said the chance to play in the final was merely a dream at the start of the tournament. i think it�*s huge. with it being at wembley as well, it�*s even more special. i think it�*s something we could have only dreamt of, really, at the start of the tournament. we are here to try and win it and we have got this far now, and i think we have just grown and grown throughout the tournament. we have not put too much pressure on ourselves. i think we have overcome some tough tests over the past few years and learned a lot of things and gained a lot of experience from those games. and i think all the learning curves and experiences that we�*ve been through have got us to where we are on sunday. so it�*s a massive occasion. we have

so how. useful is the ons data? the ons data is incredibly useful. _ useful is the ons data? the ons data is incredibly useful. i— useful is the ons data? the ons data is incredibly useful. i think _ useful is the ons data? the ons data is incredibly useful. i think it - useful is the ons data? the ons data is incredibly useful. i think it is - is incredibly useful. i think it is one of the highlights of our response to covid is the ons both the antigen and the antibody survey is because what this has done is give us a really better idea of what is happening in the totality of the infection both asymptomatic and symptomatic, but it's about always just about a week or two weeks late, out of date, compared to the case numbers, but it has been one of the really good things that we have responded to in the uk, is this ons survey. responded to in the uk, is this ons surve . �* , ., ., ., survey. and in terms of a trend over time, survey. and in terms of a trend over time. what — survey. and in terms of a trend over time. what do _ survey. and in terms of a trend over time, w

it is a very challenging situation for us because we are used to the cold, to be honest with you. we are not used to these high temperatures. it is very challenging time for those who are living the streets were homeless and people are volunteering, giving out water and pizza and also the cities of edmonton in the city of edmonton is open recreation centres, libraries, places for people to cool down with air conditioning. in people to cool down with air conditioning.— people to cool down with air conditioning. in terms of the fires, conditioning. in terms of the fires. we _ conditioning. in terms of the fires, we are _ conditioning. in terms of the fires, we are seeing - conditioning. in terms of the fires, we are seeing picturesj fires, we are seeing pictures now of just one fires, we are seeing pictures now ofjust one of them in the intense smoke that is building across large parts of canada and ijust wonder, how bad things are in terms of where you are, have you heard anything more about that? that anything more about that? git the moment, everyone is concentrating on british

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to use it. reading between the lines of what you are saying, it sound like you are saying the government do need to give a clear advice to people, more direct advice, more nuanced advice if you like, and what we have at the moment is a little bit of confusion because as i say, the business minister was at saint make an informed decision and then downing street said it is crucial you obey, so it is it? i street said it is crucial you obey, so it is it?— so it is it? i think we should take seriously the _ so it is it? i think we should take seriously the risk _ so it is it? i think we should take seriously the risk we _ so it is it? i think we should take seriously the risk we might - so it is it? i think we should take seriously the risk we might pass| so it is it? i think we should take i seriously the risk we might pass it on to others, so with that downing street is saying you should take it there the instructions they have given you, but with the business minister, those instructions need t

this would hit us hard. it was an incredibly difficult time because people were dying on their own in their rooms. but the compassion was there. and the care was there. there was always a nurse with the patient as they became more critically unwell. the team in newcastle helped to develop new treatments which improved outcomes but doctor price will never have to forget having to tell loved terrible news. the have to forget having to tell loved terrible news.— terrible news. the first calls that i made terrible news. the first calls that i made had _ terrible news. the first calls that i made had a _ terrible news. the first calls that i made had a huge _ terrible news. the first calls that i made had a huge impact. - terrible news. the first calls that i made had a huge impact. it- terrible news. the first calls that | i made had a huge impact. it was very, very emotional. it became clear that these phone calls were going to need to be happening, you know, constantly by many, many people, over the country.

thanks for “oining us. stay with us on news, still to come. german police say there could be more bodies in places they haven't reached — or where water hasn't receded — after last week's devastating floods. more now on the news that the government has confirmed that a limited group of children will be offered covid jabs to protect them against the pandemic. here's the vaccines minister nadhim zahawi in the commons a little earlier. i know that people will have questions about what it means for them and their children, but i can assure them, mr speaker, that nobody needs to come forward at this stage. the nhs will get in touch with them at the right time and make sure that jabs are delivered in a setting that meets their complex needs. we asked dj cpi to consider rolling out vaccines to all children and young people over the age of 12 and although we are not taking this step today, the jcvi although we are not taking this step today, thejcvi advise keeping the matter under review and they will be looking at more data as it becomes availabl

don't even use that. i brought malawians that are doing something along with me on this trip, and they're just as valuable. ok, so, what, of the ten people in the delegation, four... there's three of them, apart from you, are members of yourfamily. and that's acceptable, is it? and i say this for somebody who a year ago accused the government, got into power on promising to clear the rubble of... i can tell you each one of those have specific functions. and the specific functions are such that, for me to be able to attend a meeting like this, i need their services. "if there is a foreign trip for the president, the democratic progressive party," your opposition, "will flood his entourage with dozens of cash—hungry hand—clappers because it's a chance for someone to steal from malawians. if there's a vacancy at a foreign embassy that requires a professional and career diplomat, the dpp will send someone unqualified whose only credential is being related to someone at state house by tribe or blood becaus