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BBC News-20210804-11:34:00

successful female olympic sailor of all time after she won gold along with eilidh mcintyre in the a70 class. the pairfinished fifth in the medal race, but their earlier performances were enough to secures mills' third gold in three games. gb now have five sailing medals in tokyo, including three golds. it is mad, absolutely mad. growing up, obviously a lot of olympians dreamed of being here one day and standing on top of the podium and to do it twice with saskia before and eilidh this time, i have had two incredible crews to sail with and i feel really lucky. the support back home has been unreal, so thank you, everyone. sky brown has made history of her own too, becoming team gb�*s youngest ever olympic medal winner of all time, aged 13 and 28 days. brown produced a composed final run to finish third in the women's park skateboarding final and claim bronze.

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BBC News-20210804-14:11:00

growing up, you know, i obviously like, a lot of olympians dreamed of being here one day and standing on the podium and to do it twice, with saskia before and eilidh this time, i have had two incredible crews to sail with, and ijust feel really lucky. and thousands of miles away at cardiff bay yacht club, the celebrations could also begin. for hannah mills�* family, particularly her parents, it was just as special. i was so relieved for them both, they have worked so hard, they have tried every different approach to tactics, communication and anything else they possibly could to give them that extra little edge, it wasjust... just amazing, absolutely amazing. but elsewhere gold proved agonisingly out of reach. in the boxing, ben whittaker had to settle for silver after losing his light heavyweight final and his disappointment was all too clear. at the presentation he couldn�*t even face putting his medal on. coming second, it seems, was precious little consolation.

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BBC News-20210804-10:35:00

in tokyo, including three golds. it is mad, absolutely mad. growing up, obviously a lot of olympians are dreams of being here one day and standing on top of the podium and to do it twice with saskia before and eilidh this time, i have had two incredible cruise to work with and the support has been incredible, thank you everyone. sky brown has made history of her own too, becoming team gb's youngest ever olympic medal winner of all time, aged 13 and 28 days. brown produced a composed final run to finish third in the women's park skateboarding final and claim bronze. hosts japan got the gold and silver as the sport made its olympic debut. it is incredible! it feels unreal and i'm so happy to be here. it was

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BBC News-20210824-08:47:00

between paying for care and having enough food? this between paying for care and having enough food?— enough food? this is the thing, saskia is lucky _ enough food? this is the thing, saskia is lucky because - enough food? this is the thing, saskia is lucky because she - enough food? this is the thing, saskia is lucky because she hasj enough food? this is the thing, - saskia is lucky because she has her mum _ saskia is lucky because she has her mum and _ saskia is lucky because she has her mum and we see lots of people like that use _ mum and we see lots of people like that use families have to step in and fight — that use families have to step in and fight for them, and awful lot of people _ and fight for them, and awful lot of people do— and fight for them, and awful lot of people do not have that, do not have families. _ people do not have that, do not have families, quite frankly they would not know— families, quite frankly they would not know where to start in terms of challenging those decisions. we have a helpline _ challenging those decisions. we have a helpline on our website, the mencap — a helpline on our website, the mencap website, we get lots of calls and social— mencap website, we get lots of calls and social care is the number one topic— and social care is the number one topic people call about, whether they have been denied in the first place. _ they have been denied in the first place, whether they are struggling to get— place, whether they are struggling to get somebody in the local authority to deal with them and speak— authority to deal with them and speak to — authority to deal with them and speak to them or whether it is tackling — speak to them or whether it is tackling and trying to challenge the decisions _ tackling and trying to challenge the decisions from the local authority, but it— decisions from the local authority, but it is— decisions from the local authority, but it is really clear that people need _ but it is really clear that people need help to navigate the system and to challenge it where they feel decisions are being taken unlawfully. decisions are being taken unlawfully-—

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BBC News-20210824-08:39:00

more recently in cape town, coming back in that series against south africa, this group of players have had experiences doing that, coming from behind in the series and winning. the third test gets under way from headingley tomorrow, and you can keep up with details from the paralympics on the bbc sport website. that is it for now. studio: thank you. people in england who need care are having to pay thousands of pounds extra a year to fund it, according to bbc research. in half of the 83 areas which responded to a bbc request, bills for people needing support had risen 10 per cent or more over two years. the government says it has put extra money into the care system. our social affairs correspondent, alison holt has more. these are the things that make a huge difference to saskia's life — her football and her own flat. she has a learning disability and to live independently, she relies on help from her local council. i get support workers coming

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Breakfast-20210824-05:10:00

and it needs more money, it needs proper reform. this is simply wrong, that people who are the least well off in society are being expected to make up the shortfall, when this money should come from government. councils acknowledge that the lives of people like saskia are being squeezed, but insist their finances are so tight, they have few options. the government said it had put extra money into adult social care and will publish plans for reform soon. some lovely news to bring you this morning. little mix's leigh—anne pinnock has revealed she has given birth to twins. look at that. she posted a photo of their feet with the caption "we asked for a miracle, we were given two". just a few days ago, her bandmate perrie edwards also welcomed her first child with footballer alex 0xlade—chamberlain. she shared the news on instagram saying "welcome to the world baby".

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BBC News at Six-20210824-17:25:00

we manage to cope with matthew. and it gives him a break from us. and many who need support, like matthew, and like saskia, who also has a learning disability, are paying more for care. in england, nearly two thirds of the 83 councils who responded to bbc questions have raised charges for those who need support. saskia loves herfootball and living independently in a small flat with council funded help. i get support workers coming in to support me and cook with me, and if it wasn't for them coming in, i would have struggled big time. her mum was horrified when the charges saskia pays from her benefits suddenly rose from £92 to more than £500 a month. it will mean that her life is far from fulfilled or enriched.

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Breakfast-20210824-05:09:00

the increased charges. she was horrified when the amount saskia was expected to contribute to her care from her benefits suddenly increased from £92 a month to more than £500 a month. when mum told me, shejust burst out into tears. i hate seeing my mum crying. the family also says £1500 was taken from saskia's account without warning to cover backdated charges. without my intervention, she would not have had any food that week, she would have not been able to pay her gas, electricity or water bills. the bbc asked councils in england about increases in care charges. 83 responded. in the past two years, they have increased the money they collect from people needing care by £51 billion, care by £51 million, the equivalent of a 13% rise in costs for each person getting support. and six councils have doubled the money they raised from community—based learning disability services. this is another sign social care is in crisis

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BBC News at One-20210824-12:26:00

it will mean that her life is far from fulfilled or enriched. it will mean that she has to make difficult choices, or i have to make difficult choices for her. that she can't take a train to where she plays football with her team. when mum told me, she just burst out into tears, and i was like... i hate seeing my mum cry. the family also says £1500 was taken from saskia's account without warning to cover backdated charges. without my intervention, she would not have had any food that week, she would have not been able to pay her gas, electricity or water bills. the bbc asked councils in england about increases in care charges. 83 responded. in the last two years, they have increased the money they collect from people needing care by £51 million, the equivalent of a 13% rise in costs for each person getting support. and six councils have doubled the money they raised from community—based learning disability services. this is another sign that social care is in crisis

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BBC News-20210824-09:48:00

learning disability services. this is another sign social care is in crisis and it needs more money, it needs proper reform. this is simply wrong, that people who are the least well off in society are being expected to make up the shortfall, when this money should come from government. directors of council care services say after years of austerity, their finances are so tight they face really tough decisions. it is not what local authorities would choose to do, but increasingly we are just running out of options. we need to stay solvent, we want to continue to be able to provide services and levelling charges isjust one way of doing that. the government says it has put extra money into supporting people like saskia and will publish plans for reform soon. alison holt, bbc news. mcdonalds says it's run out of milkshakes and bottled drinks in its outlets in england, wales and scotland after supply chain issues. the firm has apologised for the inconvenience and says they're "working hard to return

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