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I am in Great Yarmouth as part of the coverage of the problems facing coastal britain. We are looking at the problems and some of the solutions. I will be with you later. And coming up on bbc news, a bolt from the blue from captain vincent kompa ny leaves Manchester City within one win of guaranteeing another Incredible Premier League table. Good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. Inquests have opened into the deaths of the eight People Killed in the London Bridge and Borough Market attacks two years ago. They died when three men drove a van into crowds and then stabbed people before being shot dead by police. The inquests are expected to examine why there were no barriers to protect pedestrians on the bridge, and how the leader of the attack managed to evade mi5. Our Home Affairs Correspondent Daniel Sandford is at the old bailey. Today was the start of what is likely to be a harrowing 11 weeks of evidence has we hear details of those London Bridge attack sand this morning we were hearing highly emotional tributes from the families of those killed and contrasting that with how they view the colours as barbarians. It was the 3rd ofjune 2017 and the third major attack that year. By the end of the night six men and two women who had been enjoying a summer saturday evening were dead. 0pening their inquest today the chief coroner mark lucraft said the lives of many people were torn apart by what took place in less than ten minutes of high and terrible drama. Those killed came from the uk, france, australia, canada and spain, and members of almost all their families were at the old bailey today. Each family was asked to prepare a short tribute. The first person to be hit was Xavier Thomas and his stepfather told the court he still had so much to give. Barbarians who can in no way be described as human took his life. The attack started at 1007 with the colours driving they are hired van south across London Bridge, swerving onto the pavement, fatally wounding two pedestrians. They clashed into railings on the wrong side of the road, got out and began stabbing people enjoying a night out, starting near the boro pistol. After they killed six more people the three attackers were shot dead by armed police on the other side of Borough Market. That was at 1016, nine minutes after the attack began. The two People Killed on the bridge where and canadian christine archibald. The six people stabbed we re archibald. The six people stabbed were sara zelenak, sebastien belanger, james mcmullan, alexandre pigeard, kirsty boden and ignacio echeverria. They looking for answers to two key questions. Why were there are no barriers to protect pedestrians on the bridge more than ten weeks after the bridge attack . And how was it that khuram but was able to prepare for and carry out such a murderous assault while he was still being investigated by m15 for a possible attack planning . The inquests will also hear details of a cts inquests will also hear details of acts of remarkable heroism by civilians and Police Officers that night. Those tributes from the families have taken most of the morning with lots of tears being shedin morning with lots of tears being shed in the witness box. These inquests are being taken so seriously by the police that the commissioner of the metropolitan police and the commissioner of the city of London Police and the most senior Counter Terrorism Police Officer in the country were all in court. It is likely to be a difficult few weeks for both Counter Terrorism policing and for the Security Service m15. Theresa may is under increasing pressure to set a firm date for when shell stand down as Prime Minister. Shes meeting sir graham brady, chairman of the 1922 committee of conservative backbenchers, whos expected to ask her for a timetable for her departure from downing street. Meanwhile, cross party talks on brexit resume this afternoon between senior cabinet ministers and the labour party. 0ur assistant Political Editor norman smith is in westminster. Pressure on the Prime Minister to name the date when she might step down. Are we likely to get that . Are tory backbenchers likely to get that . Almost certainly not. The word from number 10 is theresa may has said she will go when brexit is done. They say that as an unprecedented offer so i doubt she is going to give them the specific dates they want and some are pressing her to leave by the end of june. There is renewed pressure, not coming from mps here, but from tory grassroots members, the National Conservative convention, basically the local Party Chairman and women are going to be holding an extraordinary general meeting on june the 15th at which they will vote on a motion of no confidence in the Prime Minister. It has no constitutional authority. It does not force theresa may to go but it is unheard of. We have never been here before so if there were to be disastrous results and their local Party Members were to pass a motion of no confidence that would hugely increase the pressure on her. There was cross party talks on brexit resuming today. What is the latest. Not much seems to have changed. We know many tory mps are aghast at the idea of any sort of deal withJeremy Corbyn. The one thing that might yet prove a game changer is that blast of hot rage from voters in the local elections and whether that will have concentrated the mind of both leaders and in particularJeremy Corbyn, whether that might change his thinking, the fear of losing labour leave supporters then those northern states. Some of those around Jeremy Corbyn are saying if we are to have a real chance at the next election we have to make it about austerity. The only wayJeremy Corbyn can get his message over their own austerity is that he puts brexit to dead and that might mean risking doing a deal with theresa may. Talks have resumed in Northern Ireland to try to restore power sharing, more than two years after devolved government at stormont collapsed. The fresh talks were announced by the british and irish governments following the murder in londonderry of the journalist lyra mckee. 0ur ireland correspondent emma vardy reports from stormont. Hope this will be the beginning of the end to Northern Irelands political paralysis. Key ministers from the british and irish governments here to try to bridge the divide. Todays talks have been hastened by the death of lyra mckee. The shooting of the 29 year old journalist by the new ira in londonderry brought renewed pressure on the parties to reconcile their differences. 28 months ago, it was the resignation of sinn feins Martin Mcguinness which brought down the executive. I believe today is the right time to call a halt to the dups arrogance. He resigned in protest at whats become known as the cash for ash scandal. The mishandling of this Green Energy Scheme signed off by the Dups Arlene Foster cost taxpayers millions. Since then, a bitter stand off between the two largest parties. Theres only one problem party, and lets call it out. Its sinn fein. They need to end their boycott and allow government to happen here in Northern Ireland. Sinn fein refused to return to government until there is agreement on a number of issues. Their demand for an Irish Language act and the legalisation of same sex marriage, two of the major hurdles these talks will have to overcome. Since stormont collapsed, Civil Servants have been running this place and Public Services have been in decline. Meanwhile, elected politicians continue to be paid for a job they are unable to perform. And emma is at stormont now. What chance that these talks might be successful . The death of lyra mckee certainly provides the more emotive atmosphere in which these talks are resuming. It has been very clear from the public that there is enormous frustration that the Political Parties have allowed the stalemate to continue for so long. But aside no matter how much new appetite there is for reconciliation it does nothing to change the fact there are these divisive issues that the parties have repeatedly clashed on before and it is going to take a lot of diplomacy to overcome. 0ne before and it is going to take a lot of diplomacy to overcome. One of those big ones, the Irish Language act, has become acutely toxic and polarising issue here. Despite the fa ct polarising issue here. Despite the fact only a small portion of the population speak the Irish Language it isa population speak the Irish Language it is a very important symbol of identity for the nationalist community. While at the same time by some of the most staunch unionists the Irish Language has been seen as something that can be weaponised fergus against the british. 0ne something that can be weaponised fergus against the british. One of those big issues that will have to be thrashed out. While brexit is a result that continues to put the two largest parties here on opposite sides of the argument continuing to provide an undercurrent of tension as brexit continues. We will not be seeing any progress particularly quickly today. Working groups will be formed to try to get down to the nitty gritty in the days ahead. Thank you. A woman who was orphaned at the age of nine has been telling a Public Inquiry how both her parents died as a result of contaminated blood. Lauren palmers father a haemophiliac caught hiv through contaminated blood products and passed it on to his wife. Lauren palmers been speaking at the infected blood inquiry which is investigating how the nhs gave thousands of patients contaminated blood in the 1970s and 1980s. Our Health Correspondent Sophie Hutchinson reports. Lauren palmer as a brand new baby born on Christmas Day 1983, the local newspaper took this photo of her with her mother and father, but nine years later both her parents died of aids. Today she told the public why the anti infected blood how her father caught the disease from the but, blood product he had been treated with and how her mother turned to drink when she was diagnosed with hiv. turned to drink when she was diagnosed with hiv. I remember being really, really scared because having your mother who you doted on, you literally would follow her around the house like a shadow, she was everything to me. We were very close. She told the inquiry the impact of the infections was devastating. She had two brothers and they had been a loving family but the illness affected her fathers brain and he became violent. In 1990 both parents were admitted to hospital and died within eight days of each other when she was nine years old. She spoke of her heartache that she and her brothers we re heartache that she and her brothers were separated. Not only did i lose my parents, i lost my brothers, who we re my parents, i lost my brothers, who were the next closest thing to me. It would rip me apart every time i would go and visit them and have to come back. I would be grief stricken for weeks afterwards, after visiting them. It is estimated 5000 haemophiliacs and 30,000 blood transfusion patients were given hiv and hepatitis after the nhs treated them with infected blood in the 70s and 80s. The inquiry will examine how and why this was allowed to happen. Many who suffered as a result say they were abandoned by the authorities. We were not able to openly speak about it within the family. It was very much brushed under the carpet. No one dared say anything. The inquiry will continue in london this week and travelled to belfast next to hear from more victims. Congratulations have been flooding in from around the world following the news that the duke and duchess of sussex have had a baby boy. Were still waiting to see him, and to hear what hell be called. Its now thought the duchess gave birth in hospital rather than at the couples home in windsor. 0ur royal correspondent Sarah Campbell is there for us this lunchtime. The us Formerfirst Lady the us former first lady tweeted that she and barack were felled and the canadian Prime Minister said theyjoin the the canadian Prime Minister said they join the world the canadian Prime Minister said theyjoin the world in celebrating. Baby sussex is seventh in line to the throne and the queens grandchild. All we are waiting for it isa grandchild. All we are waiting for it is a family photo. Changing the guard with the band of the royal regiment of scotland, performing today for some royal baby well wishers boosting the usual tourist numbers. Just about within earshot baby sussex is settling into his new home in the private estate of Windsor Castle. Were both nurses, and all of our nurse friends thought they were waiting until we got here to assist with the delivery, and we arrived, and less than 2a hours later the baby was born. Not everybody has to know, its not really everybody elses business, so its nice to have kept it private. Oh, its not right. Weve come all the way, we thought we would see the baby, its not right. Theres still no picture of the new baby. Until tomorrow fans will have to be content with the bulletin posted outside buckingham palace, detailing his weight and time of birth, which was early yesterday morning. What has been beamed around the world is the delight of his father prince harry, who paid tribute to meghan on the day she gave birth to theirfirst child. Im so incredibly proud of my wife, and as every father and parent would ever say, you know, your baby is absolutely amazing, but this little thing is absolutely to die for, so im just over the moon. It was thought that meghan had hoped for a home birth in frogmore cottage, which the family moved into last month, but its believed in fact she was taken to hospital to give birth, although this hasnt been officially confirmed. One possible option favoured by high profile couples is the portland hospital in london, which has had its share of royal births, including the princesses beatrice and eugenie, prince harrys cousins. With media from across the world and royal fans waiting for the first pictures of baby sussex, just as it was in may last year for their wedding, the global spotlight is once again trained on this historic berkshire town. Sarah campbell, bbc news, windsor. So nothing else official is expected today, the plan was always that the family would have private time together, to get to know each other before any official images were released. So what we understand is that tomorrow a photographer and a cameraman 01 that tomorrow a photographer and a cameraman or woman will be invited into the grounds of Windsor Castle to ta ke into the grounds of Windsor Castle to take those pictures of the new baby, alongside his mum and dad, our top story this lunchtime. Inquests open into the deaths of eight People Killed in the London Bridge and Borough Market attacks. And coming up why new york went gaga for lady gaga and her multiple costume changes. Coming up on bbc news. Five time winner andy murray has been given a wild card for queens this year, as he continues his attempts to return to action at wimbledon after hip surgery. They used to be the tourism hubs of the country, attracting thousands of day trippers and holiday makers, but today many of britains coastal towns face social problems after years of decline and lack of investment. As part of a day of coverage across bbc news looking at the challenges and opportunities in britains coastal communities weve been in the norfolk town of Great Yarmouth, and simon mccoy is there now. Great yarmouth was one of the first places in the country to test the governments flagship welfare reform universal credit. One in ten people in Great Yarmouth and neighbouring waveney are now on the benefit. 0ne school in the town has started running its own food bank and offers help with washing clothes, haircuts and paying electricity meters as it says some families havent got enough money to feed their children. Ashleyjohn baptiste has the story. Great yarmouth. Like many coastal towns, deprivation is an issue here, and it is something one Primary School in the area knows about all too well. Sharon is a support advisor and helped set up a food bank at the school. Michael is a parent. We will start with the breakfast, what do you prefer . Cornfla kes 0k . Yes. Why do you have do this . Why do you have to come here . Its because. What we are on. Because we are on universal credit, they think we can live on the money they give us, and we cant. How important is the school . This school is majorly , majorly important for me and my family. Without the food bank and without the school, we would be stuffed. I would have had to go out stealing, but i dont. You would have to go out stealing without this school . Yes. It was head teachers debbie whitings decision to start the food bank last autumn in response to an increase in students turning up to school hungry. In orderfor a child to be able to learn, and to come into school ready to learn, there is a whole raft of things that need to be in place. First of all, they need to be fed, they need to be warm, they need to feel safe. Its difficult. We have had parents who have found it difficult to manage financially, to actually feed their children because of, really, the introduction of universal credit. Great yarmouth was one of the first towns in the uk to roll out universal credit. It replaces six benefits with one monthly payment. The government says its a simpler and fairer system, but this school says some parents are struggling. One of those parents is lee. He is learning to cook at the school alongside others going through tough times. We was waiting eight weeks for universal credit payment, so in the meantime the school was a great help in giving us food parcels. But the schools ability to help disadvantaged families faces a new threat. The School Budget is being cut. Staff will have to go, debbies job is on the line. Am i going to end up being one of these thats going to rely on the food bank that they have here . Who knows . Yeah. Dont know. I am a single parent. Ive got children. One of those things. It cant be helped. Yeah. Normally have them for everybody else, but yeah. This is just one school at the frontline of change. Ashleyjohn baptiste, bbc news. There are some interviews when you see them make you very angry, very sad and that perhaps was one of those interviews for you as well. That is an issue the house of lords has been looking into and they have described a sort of National Embarrassment about the state of coastal towns in britain. That is partly why the bbc is spending today in places such as Great Yarmouth to look into some of the problems with the house of lords says means that areas like this are in desperate need of screen reinvention, there are opportunities, there are solution, one of those renewable energy, this is home to several huge wind farm, one of the big Success Stories of this part of the world and throughout the day we will be looking at those solutions as well as the problems created. For headteachers in england could be forced to include the exam results of pupils who theyve expelled. An independent review found there were too many cases of children being excluded from school rather than kept in mainstream education. The review wants an end to the practice of so called off rolling, where schools remove difficult or low achieving pupils. 0ur education correspondent Frankie Mccamley reports. Were ill equipped to deal with kids with behavioural issues. Jez benstokes son had behavioural issues. He left mainstream education and came to this alternative provision school. He is a kid who had been through the care system anyway, been through fostering, so he felt rejected. And so when we came here, of course it was not easy to start with, but for us as parents, the massive sense of relief that our kid was being accepted and that people were trying to understand him rather thanjust wanting him to behave. We absolutely believe that families are at the heart of not only understanding every child that comes through the door, but actually bringing about sustainable change. And then when the child leaves, being able to keep that change going. So, you can see this is somewhere where the parents will be able. Some children thrive outside of regular school, but there are concerns others are dropping out of the Education System or being off rolled, where schools informally remove poorly performing or badly behaved pupils to get better 0fsted reports. A review by the former childrens minister edward timpson, looking into exclusions, found missed opportunities to keep children in mainstream education. Black caribbean pupils are most likely to be kicked out and those who have left school have a higher chance of being exposed to crime. Mr timpsons report suggests making schools more accountable for pupils they exclude. The education secretary damian hinds says he will introduce all 30 report recommendations. There is big variation, you know, between two schools in the same area, between two different areas. We are going to respond to this report in a number of different ways, including tightening up other guidance to schools, but also taking the biggest single recommendation, which is around changing the accountability systems. Damian hinds announced a consultation to look at how schools can be made more responsible. Frankie mccamley, bbc news. Two journalists jailed in myanmar after reporting on a massacre of the rohingya minority have been unexpectedly freed as part of a president ial amnesty. Wa lone and kyaw soe 0o who worked for the Reuters News Agency were sentenced last september to seven years jail, after investigating the involvement of Burmese Security forces in the killings of rohingya. Jonathan head reports. Ben. It was in the end quite a long walk to freedom. But a high pressury one for two men sentenced last year to seven for two men sentenced last year to seve n years for two men sentenced last year to seven years in prison for in the eyes of many just seven years in prison for in the eyes of manyjust doing theirjobs. The sense of injustice over the jailing of wa lone and kyaw soe 0o drove a Massive International campaignfor drove a Massive International campaign for their release. After more than 500 day, the myanmar government finally relented. Translation thank you to those who helped us, supported us during those days we were in prison. Ajoyful reunion days we were in prison. A joyful reunion with their young families. For wa lone, a joyful reunion with their young families. Forwa lone, the a joyful reunion with their young families. For wa lone, the first chance to hold his daughter as a free man. He says he wants to get back to hisjob. The two men conducted one of the most important investigations into alleged atrocities by the burmese military. The flood of row hingejay refugees brought harrowing tales of massacre, rapes and brutal killings. But wa lone and kyaw soe oo obtained eyewitness testimony by non muslims from a village of the murder of ten men detained by the security forces. Their report forced the army to admit for the first time that its troops had killed people unlawfully. Many believe this is the real reason the who two journalists were prosecuted. But myanmars leader has consistently and at times angrily rejected International Pressure to release the two men. A former political prisoner herself, who once relied on International Media for her campaigns, she insisted the journalists had been convicted fairly. And while they are out, other burmese journalists still face prosecution. The freedoms so many believed would be protected by an elected government in myanmar are not yet secure. Jonathan head, bbc news bangkok. Jonathan head, bbc news bangkok. The met gala in new york is one of the biggest fashion events of the year known for its exclusive guest list, its expensive tickets and most of all its extravagant outfits. This years theme was camp, and as neda tawfik reports, the costumes didnt disappoint. And a warning, her report contains flashing images. The met gala always delivers over the top looks. But this years theme a celebration of the camp aesthetic inspired some of the most extravaga nt fla m boya nt styles yet. Lady gaga stole the spotlight early on. She took her time unveiling a total of four different outfits. On the mets steps, she gave a theatrical performance. Well, lady gaga was the first to arrive. Shes a co chair of this years met gala, and this theme is arguably made for her. She set the bar very high. Some understood camp better than others. Katy perry wore a 40lb chandelier. And bill porter dazzled in golden wings. Camp is the art of being extra. I love that the term is getting respect again, because i think, you know, people have used it for a very long time now, as a pejorative, so it is nice to sort of be reclaiming this wonder of it. Others got a crash course in preparation. Honestly, i didnt know what it meant, i thought it meant i was going to get to wear some boots, some walking shorts and a t shirt, but when than they broke it down to me i said ok, give me the best pimp suit out of here. I didnt know how crazy people would be here today, but i was like im going to keep it a little more low key. Formula one racing driver Lewis Hamilton sported a black and metallic suit that took 1500 hours to make. Accessorising, i love accessorising. Ijust love diamonds, they say diamonds are a womans best friend, but i disagree, i think it can be everyones best friend. This years playful theme made for a light hearted red carpet. After all, camp means anything goes and the bigger the better. Time for a look at the weather. Heres susan powell. That lady gaga outfit would have come in useful because it is really cold in scotland, by the time you get into next week it will be feeling more like spring

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