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the started from pole on sunday, the stands were expecting another routine victory for the three—time world champion. at this race turned on its head. 29 laps in, kevin magnussen had a coming together with another driver, causing the safety car and allowing lando norris to capitalise. and thanks to the restart, norris now only had one focus, keep verstappen at bay. no simple task up against the man who has dominated formula 1 over the past few years. but this was norris�*s day, driving with a combination of pace and panache to cross the line for his first race win. �* , , ., ., , ~ cross the line for his first race win. , ._ ~ ., cross the line for his first race win. , ~ .,., win. i'm 'ust proud really. a lot of --eole, win. i'mjust proud really. a lot of --eole, i win. i'mjust proud really. a lot of peeple. i guess. _ win. i'mjust proud really. a lot of people, i guess, doubted - win. i'mjust proud really. a lot of people, i guess, doubted me - win. i'mjust proud really. a lot of. people, i guess, doubted me along the way. i've made a lot of mistakes over my last five years, my short career but today we put it all together, so this is all for the team. i stuck with mclaren because i
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believed in them. today proved exactly that. it believed in them. today proved exactly that-— believed in them. today proved exactly that. it has taken norris 110 races to _ exactly that. it has taken norris 110 races to finally _ exactly that. it has taken norris 110 races to finally finish - exactly that. it has taken norris 110 races to finally finish first. l 110 races to finally finish first. but if miami was anything to go by, it is unlikely he will wait that long for his next one. lydia campbell, bbc news. it's only the third time in 2a races that a man not called verstappen has won. so is norris' form — combined with an improved mclaren — a threat to red bull's recent dominance? time will tell. the upgrades that mclaren have brought, if you go all the way back to the beginning of last season, they were dead last, they had missed all the targets through windsor, so they had to wait until the got that first upgrade package to be even remotely and with a chance of scoring points. they keep upgrading, and the upgrade packages seem to give them at least three tenths each lap, which is amazing. so if they can keep that going, there will be another upgrade to go this season, they can outfox
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red bull at their own game, they can definitely bring that challenge to the team. to football — one game in the premier league on monday with european qualification the focus for manchester united, who travel to crystal palace. eric ten hag's side slipped to eighth, outside to european places, following results at the weekend. seventh or an fa cup win will be enough. of course it is important. but we have two opportunities. that is one, for the league and one for the fa cup final. definitely it will have an impact on the budget. but i'm sure manchester united is a very attractive team to play for. former spain and wolves boss julen lopetegui has agreed a deal to replace david moyes as west ham united manager at the end of the season. no contracts have yet been signed but it looks like a return to the premier league for lopetegui, who left wolves just before the start of this season. under moyes, west ham have twice finished in the top seven and won the europa conference league, but he's faced recent criticism for his style of play.
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well underway on monday in the final of the world snooker championship, where kyren wilson orjakjones are hoping to lift the trophy for the first time. wilson led 11—6 after the first day's action and after losing the opening two frames on monday, wilson responded with a half century break to preserve his five frame advantage. it is currently 13—8 and wilson just missing that black, tightly poised in this 22nd frame. the first to 18 is a winner. you can follow that one on the bt sport website. that is all our support for now. let's get more on british formula one driver, lando norris, winning his first grand prix. he came first in miami beating reigning world champion, red bull's max verstappen, and ferrari's charles leclerc. matt gallagher from the f1 podcast, p1 with matt and tommy, joined me earlier and gave me his reaction to lando's win.
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very popular up and down the paddock amongst fans. and it was a win yesterday that really did feel good for almost anybody. it didn't matter who you supported. i think most people were happy for lando to take his first victory, he had to be pretty patient, didn't he? he did indeed. he got a lot of stick for all of these podiums that he was getting, but not being able to get that victory. russia in 2021 comes to mind as a moment that fell away from him with that late rainstorm and he got criticism for that, which was unfair. he's shown that he can lead a race in the past. and finally, he managed to get it across the line yesterday. and how many grands prix has he actually driven in? how many attempts was it to try and win? 110? i mean, that sounds like a lot. it is a lot. but there are plenty of drivers that go their whole careers without winning. we should put that caveat in as well. what does it mean for the car he's driving versus the red bull,
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red bull being so dominant? what does that mean now? well, mclaren brought a whole host of upgrades for miami, and with it being a sprint weekend, there wasn't a lot of time to dial it in, just one practice session, and yet they really did nail it, especially with lando. oscar had about half the upgrades of his team—mates and they both looked really strong. oscar at the start of the race was was up in p2. max wasn't really getting away. now, miami is quite a unique track. it was very hot, very dusty. all the drivers were struggling. imola, a bit more of a traditional track in a couple of weeks' time, but i have high hopes. the eurovision song contest final is next weekend — the show�*s already started. contestants have already been putting on a show for the event's official opening in malmo in sweden. as many as 100,000 visitors are expected for the world's largest live music contest. poppyjeffery reports. in eurovision, you don't get a red carpet. you get a turquoise one. # ooh, see that girl # watch that scene # digging the dancing queen...# this year's contest has been officially opened
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in the swedish city of malmo, ahead of what is a very busy week for the 37 representatives taking part. from the refined to the quirky... hello! my name is windows 95! # she's unforgettable. ..# tomorrow is the first semifinal, with half of the acts performing in the hopes of making it to the grand final on saturday. the uk is part of the big five, the countries that contribute the most to the ebu, and they automatically get a place in the final. but for the first time, they will perform live in the semis. and it's fair to say that olly alexander isn't doing things by halves. # take me back to the beginning # again...# but this year's contest has an undertone of tension, with calls for some acts, including the uk, to boycott the event over the israel—gaza war. i think it's really important that people are able to protest and people voice their opinions.
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also myself, i think it's really important to... to not stay silent. # every day i'm losing my mind...# israel is competing. eden golan�*s song hurricane is a rewritten version of her first entry, october rain, which was thought to reference the hamas attacks of october the 7th. the tension means security is a real focus, but police in malmo say they are ready. we have high security around the israeli delegation, but we also have a high security for the other delegations from the other countries. so i think it's important for us that all of them feel safe when they are coming to malmo. so even if they are not from israel, we try to keep them in a good mood and feel safe no matter what country they're from. and they are definitely in a good mood. chicken noises
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the permanent slogan of eurovision is "united by music", something that's not lost on those taking part. it boils down to those three minutes of music, really. that's a completely non—intellectual experience. and when you don't think any more, you just experience, you don'tjudge, you don't divide. that stuff goes away. and we need to foster those moments where we experience that together. and with that, the eurovision song contest 2024 is good to go. peppyjeffrey, bbc news. let's get more on president xijinping's first visit to europe for five years — he's been meeting president macron in paris. here's professor kerry brown, director of the lau china institute at king's college london with his take on china's point of view. i think macron�*s recent town is
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spread, reciprocity, it has to be a balanced relationship and i think that europe has failed. it's been a big technology transfer to china over the last 30 or a0 years, and in germany huge amounts of technology, france is also a big trading partner, there needs to be more balance. i think europe, if is going to be a key economy, economic partnerfor to be a key economy, economic partner for china to be a key economy, economic partnerfor china in the to be a key economy, economic partner for china in the future, has got to have a balanced relationship and i think that's what europeans want stop the european union collectively but also france. there are still great deficits in china's favour, apart from germany, and redressing those imbalances but also technology which china is producing incredible amounts of ai and other technology useful to europe, this is important to have deals where we get access, europeans get access to that. ., , ,., , access, europeans get access to that. ., , �* ., military celebrations are taking place in london and around the uk to mark the first anniversary of the coronation of king charles and queen camilla. gun salutes were heard across london
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with a1 volleys fired at noon by the king's troop royal horse artillery, from green park. the king recently returned to public engagements after being diagnosed with cancer. stay with us here on bbc news. hello. it has turned into a mixed bank holiday weekend to say the least. we've seen some sunshine, temperatures into the low 20s, we've also seen some heavy downpours are localised flooding. more are both of those through the rest of the day, spells of sunshine, but some hefty downpours, driven by this swirl of low pressure. also a lot of cloud in the north of the uk. in between, a swathe of sunshine, but that slice of sunshine filling in with some scattered showers and thunderstorms. by scattered showers and thunderstorms. by the end of the afternoon, part of
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south—east england and east anglia still seeing some outbreaks of rain, perhaps with some flashes of lightning. south west england, wales, the midlands into northern england, a of sunny spells but are feeling warm in the sunshine, twelvetrees —— 20 celsius. northern ireland, mostly dry but often rather cloudy. some showers and storms of the central and southern scotland, mainly dry and northern scotland but rather cloudy. through the ceiling tonight, most of the showers will fade full so we will keep a fair amount of cloud and there will be some clear breaks across the midlands, southern england where we could see some mist and fog patches developing for a time. temperatures generally between 7 and 10 celsius are not particularly cold as we start tomorrow morning. a lot of cloud around. england and wales, spells of sunshine and while there will still be some shows, not as many as today, and they should not be as heavy. northern ireland often rather cloudy particularly in the afternoon. lots of cloud for
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scotland, still one or two showers. temperatures are starting to lift to clearly down towards the south, 20 celsius. wednesday, cloud and rain across northern ireland and north—west scotland, the frontal system moving in here. further south and east, spells of sunshine and some warmth, 19 celsius in newcastle, 20 in cardiff, 21 in london. that is a sign of things to come. heading towards the end of the week, still some frontal systems grazing the north of the uk, some rain at times regularly across scotland. but for many, high—pressure becoming increasingly dominant and with some relatively warm air in place, temperatures will start to climb. we could see highs in the south in out of 23 or 2a and it looks like a mostly fine and warm weather will last at least into the start of next weekend.
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hello, some breaking news from scotland. the governing scottish national party has appointed a veteranjohn swinney as its new leader. he is expected to hold a press conference later it. he is expected to find a parliamentary support to be elected first minister. his party does not have a majority of his own and it has a governing coalition with the scottish green party. mr swinney was
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my predecessor, humza yousaf, ended the power—sharing agreement. we are expected to hear from john swinney any moment now. talk us through the events of today. just any moment now. talk us through the events of today-— events of today. just to recap, we now know — events of today. just to recap, we now know that — events of today. just to recap, we now know that john _ events of today. just to recap, we now know that john swinney, - events of today. just to recap, we now know that john swinney, the | now know thatjohn swinney, the veteran politician here in scotland, is now the new leader of the scottish national party. we are expecting to hear from scottish national party. we are expecting to hearfrom him scottish national party. we are expecting to hear from him very shortly. in terms of the events of today, there was a deadline for the snp leadership nominations. that closed at midday. a short time later it was announced thatjohn swinney was the only candidate to replace humza yousaf, who resigned last monday after just 13 months humza yousaf, who resigned last monday afterjust 13 months in charge. it now means thatjohn swinney can seek scottish parliament approval to become scotland in's first minister. a brief statement from the party shortly after midday today read that the snp's nomination
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