this is bbc news, the headlines at 2pm. tony blair says eu leaders are willing to consider changing rules on the free movement of people to accommodate britain. majorities in france, germany, as well as the uk support changes around things like benefits, around things like people who come without a job who come to europe. laws on buying acid are to be reviewed by the government following a spate of attacks in london on thursday night. two teenage boys are in custody. new figures show young families are particularly hard hit by a sharp slowdown in income growth. a 15—year—old girl has died after taking a drug — formerly known as a "legal high" — in newton abbot in devon. also in the next hour — the anniversary of the failed coup in turkey. more than 150,000 state employees have been dismissed since the coup in which at least 260 people died

and in half an hour we'll bring you a special edition of hardtalk with president erdogan, in which he's asked about the claim that he has used the coup as a pretext to purge all his opponents. venus williams will attempt to win her sixth wimbledon and this is the scene live on centre court where venus williams is about to attempt to win her sixth wimbledon singles title against garbine muguruza of spain. the former prime minister tony blair has suggested some eu leaders might be prepared to change the rules of the single market — to keep britain inside the european union. he says the views of voters could be

shifted, and the british might be willing to stay inside the eu if changes were made, such as stricter controls on migration. 0ur political correspondent, emma vardy, has this report. tony blair once argued passionately that britain should remain in the eu and lost. now in his latest intervention, he has said that britain could get a better deal on immigration while remaining part of the single market. something many thought impossible. so is he an incurable optimist? 0r delusional, blair was asked. i think what is important is to understand that there is already a lot that we know now that we did not know a year ago when we took the decision. we know, for example, that our currency is down significantly, that's a prediction by the international markets as to our future prosperity. we know that businesses are already moving jobs out of the country and we know this time last year we were at the fastest—growing

economy in the g—7 and we are now the slowest. i think we now know there is not £350 million a week extra for the national health service. in the short and medium—term there is less money. tony blair has set out his case in an article for his institute for global change. saying this: but their scepticism over whether there is really saying this: but there's scepticism over whether there is really the political will in europe to allow britain to change the rules. just last week, the eu's chief negotiator michel barnier said that the principles of freedom of movement, of people on the goods and services are indivisible. the eu itself has made it absolutely clear that the four freedoms including freedom of movement are indivisible, as they are called it. the chief negotiator barnier said that.

they took four minutes to agree these guidelines. there is no debate in the eu. and it is complete nonsense. it is just another attempt to undermine brexit. but tony blair says that what he hears behind—the—scenes is that there is the possibility of a new compromise on the table. and that this should not be discounted. the authorities in turkey have sacked a further 7000 members of the security forces and civil service , as mass rallies are held in the country to mark the first anniversary of a failed coup to overthrow president erdogan. around 200,000 people have now been punished for allegedly supporting the plot. 0ur correspondent mark lowen reports and a warning you might find some of the images in this report distressing. turkey's nightmare was unleashed as the plotters seized the bosphorus bridge. sabri unal tried to reach it to resist the coup attempt. a tank approached. he lay in its path, between its tracks. miraculously, he got up unhurt.

then a second... he tried to stop it again, but it ran over his arm. today, he bears the scars of the coup. translation: i came here for the sake of god, to gain his blessing. i was not afraid and i am nota hero. to be a hero, i would have had to stop the tanks. i wish the coup had never happened. 0n the 15th july, rogue soldiers bombed government buildings and seized roads. more than 260 people were killed. the coup attempt failed. the coup soon became the purge, with over 50,000 arrested, accused of ties to the alleged plotter, the cleric fethullah gulen. president erdogan called it a gift from god to cleanse the virus of gulen followers. critics say all dissent has been crushed. the government hits back that the real crime was the coup itself, not what came afterwards.

we are actually saving turkish democracy, turkish rule of law, turkish future from a power— hungry criminal network. 140,000 people have been dismissed or suspended. there is now a commission to look at all those cases. you will see, when this episode is over, that turkish democracy is functioning, the turkishjudiciary has been functioning. gulen followers were in every corner of society. the purge went wide, far too wide, many believe. protests in support of two academics on hunger strikes for four months, calling for theirjobs back. alongside, a human rights monument is now sealed off. a bleak metaphor for turkey's plight. the wife of one is herself on hunger strike in solidarity. this in a country hoping tojoin the eu. translation: one day your name

is on a list and you are struck off. your life is turned upside down. you're killed off by the system. they are in a critical state. they want to live but for their demands to be met. i cannot think of the alternative. immortalised for generations to come as turkey's rebirth, it is being celebrated here as the legend of the 15th ofjuly, but for others, it is a painful chapter that is still being written. mark lowen, bbc news, istanbul. will speak at umaga well. the legend of the 15th ofjuly, why does the government feel the need to commemorate the events of last year? why is it so important? this was arguably the greatest ever attack on the turkish state. turkish democracy survived it. the people stood up to

the tank for the first round was boiling a fifth successive coup in modern turkish history. it is seen by the government and certainly by a lot of the country back then a year ago, asa lot of the country back then a year ago, as a great defeat for the coup plotters, and a sign that turkey has ridiculed. however, that unity against the two —— two has not lasted or translated into support for this government unified. just days after the coup attempt, a state of emergency was declared and that was the beginning of an unprecedented nationwide purge. 7.5 thousand dismissals last night added 250,000 so far, 50,000 arrested. there is a feeling among critics that the government is using it to crush dissent, eliminating opponents, notjust crush dissent, eliminating opponents, not just the crush dissent, eliminating opponents, notjust the coup plotters, that is why even though one side of the country is cheering today as the turning point in modern

turkish history, the other side is increasingly fearful for turkey's future. you mentioned in the report, we heard somebody from the turkish government talking about turkish democracy. what is day to day life like and turkish democracy? under the state of emergency, the right of assembly is severely limited so there are very few protests that are allowed. that said, there was a large opposition protest culminating last week and a million people gathered at the end of a three and a half long week marked to istanbul calling for justice, half long week marked to istanbul calling forjustice, and much of defiance against the mass arrests and dismissal. president erdogan labelled terrorist supporters. it was a one—off, in a sense. protest is limited, the right to speak out

is limited, the right to speak out is limited, the right to speak out is limited, if you are deemed to insult the president, you are struck off, if you are deemed to criticise the government publicly, you face pressure. 1100 academics signed a declaration calling for an end to turkish armed conflict against the kurds, were struck off. for all number of reasons you can be arrested or suspended by government decree comic you find yourself on a duck government list and you —— a government list and lose your job. last night, the head of a amnesty international was arrested along with others for supposedly supporting terrorism. the government insists the supporters are far and wide and they have to root out the virus. but today, turkey feels lost, it feels divided and the sense of unity against the coup has really not lasted to a year on. mark in

istanbul, thank you. two german tourists have been killed in stabbings at a hotel beach in the popular red sea resort of hurghada in egypt. at least four other people were injured and a man has been arrested. the knifeman initially killed the two women before injuring two other tourists at the zahabia hotel. he then swam to a nearby beach and attacked and wounded two more people before he was overpowered by staff and arrested. laws on buying and carrying acid are to be reviewed by the government following a spate of attacks which took place in london on thursday night.five people had corrosive liquid thrown at them, including one man who is said to have suffered life—changing injuries. two teenage boys, aged 15 and 16, remain in custody on suspicion of robbery and grievous bodily harm with intent. andy moore's report contains flashing images and some scenes you may find distressing. where's it hurt, mate — your eyes? we need to try and get water in your eyes... in the aftermath of the first

attack, police doused the victim with water. he was protected by his helmet, and lucky to escape with only minor injuries. but even so, it was a terrifying experience. i took off my helmet, and i wasjust screaming for help, because it was getting dry, and as much as it was getting dry, it was burning. so i was just screaming for water, screaming for help, knocking on all the doors and car windows. another moped rider attacked at this location was not so lucky. he has life—changing injuries to his face. the shadow home secretary called the attacks horrific and barbaric. she is calling for tighter controls. nobody in their own home needs pure sulphuric acid. there are different alternatives forjust cleaning your drains. no—one should be able to buy sulphuric acid unless they're a builder or a workman who needs it in the course of their profession, and they should have

to have a licence. the government says it's working with the police to see what more can be done to combat the growing menace of acid attacks. andy moore, bbc news. dr simon harding is a senior lecturer in criminology at middlesex university — and has been researching acid attacks. he told us a short time ago that gangs are increasingly using corrosive substances as they are easier to get hold of. i think they are not very empathetic to the idea that this can lead to a yea rs of to the idea that this can lead to a years of hospital treatment and plastic surgery and operations that killing occurred at a hospital burns unit. i think they really don't care. that's the reality of gang life. these young men operate in a world with very different rules to

those that you and i might experience in society. and any opportunity to build their own reputation, to create fear amongst their peer group, will enhance their own personal reputation and their own personal reputation and their own level of respect, and in many ways that is what they are looking for. a 31—year—old man has died after being attacked by two men on a moped at greenwich in south—east london. the police say the victim was on a street when he was stabbed and shots were fired. he was pronounced dead at the scene and his family have been informed. no arrests have been made. wages are increasing at their slowest rate for five years according to new research. the resolution foundation — which analyses living standards — says average income growth halved to 0—point—7 % in the year before the general election, as our business correspondent, joe lynam, reports. when theresa may became prime minister a year ago, she promised to work hardest

for those "just about managing." but a year later, those so—called jams have seen the rate at which their incomes grow more than halved. in 2016, it stood at 1.6%, butjust before the general election, it fell to 0.7%. before the financial crisis in 2008, incomes had grown an average rate ofjust over 2%. incomes for younger families, though, have not risen at all in 15 years. while pensioner incomes have grown by 30% in that time, due to soaring property values. the big winners have been those with mortgages, who have seen the interest rate on their mortgage come down significantly. and if they've stayed in theirjobs, yes, they may not get the earnings growth they wanted, but they have benefited from the low interest rates. the big losers have been the young people. young people are still 10% lower than where they were today. and if they're renting, there is even more pressure on the budget. while average households have seen their income stagnate of late, the wealthiest 1% of the population are said to have the largest—ever

share of britain's total wealth. joe lynam, bbc news. a 15—year—old girl has died in newton abbott after suffering an adverse reaction from what police are calling a ‘new psychoactive substance'. 0ur correspondent, chloe axford, is at the scene for us: we don't know the huge amounts but we know it was at this part on the edge of newton abbot in south devon does a edge of newton abbot in south devon doesa girl edge of newton abbot in south devon does a girl was found unconscious in a playground behind me, that is sealed off this morning and police have examined it. she was taken to hospital by paramedics, called about this morning. she was taken to torbay hospital and died there. another girl was taken in as a precaution. it is believed they were had taken a legal high that they

have an adverse reaction to. lee said the girl's family have been informed, and are examining the scene for what the girls might have taken. the headlines and bbc news 110w. the headlines on bbc news: tony blair says some eu leaders may be willing to consider changes to the rules of freedom of movement, to help britain stay in the single market. the government says it is considering more controls on corrosive substances following a spate of attacks in london on thursday night. two teenage boys are in custody. new figures show there was a sharp slowdown in income growth before last month's general election. the labour leaderjeremy corbyn has been reacting to the comments by his predecessor. the issue of europe is important and that's why i am going to brussels

and thursday to make clear the michel barney that we will not be looking for a low tax economy and the shores of europe, we will have an investment led economy. we want the tariff free trade access to the european market because there is a huge manufacturing industry on both sides of the channel. we have made that clear. we protect eu nationals' rights including like the family. mr blair has indicated another way, you open to that? i went there because i am open to listening to people and thatis am open to listening to people and that is worse than the date in brussels doing just that. tony blair paid you a backhanded, when saying you did well, but how do you feel about those comments from someone

who is a former party leader?” about those comments from someone who is a former party leader? i hope to looked carefully at the ma nifesto, to looked carefully at the manifesto, it is about manifesting in the future. it's about regulating financial markets. it's about protecting people's lives. it's about not impoverishing the next generation of young people. i think oui’ generation of young people. i think our economy will do very well under a labour government because it will be an investment led economy that works for all. so we will not have zero hours contracts, insecure employment, huge differentials between income levels parts of the country, we want our communities europe and left behind since the coal industry in some parts of britain. the us air force thunderbirds team is mostly made up of experienced fighter pilots. now 20—year—old beth moran has become the youngest woman to fly with them — a remarkable achievement, especially as she only had her first flying lesson a year ago. she took up flying last year because she wanted to do something positive following the shoreham air disaster. ben moore reports. coping with a force nearly ten times that of gravity is not

bad for a novice pilot. beth moran is the youngest ever woman to fly with the thunderbirds. despite having had herfirst flying lesson just over a year ago. now, she's in an f—16, belonging to the top american aerial display team. beth wanted to do something to lift spirits after the shoreham disaster. so she learned to fly. her boss contacted the thunderbirds on social media, asking if they would take her up. beth was unsurprisingly impressed. itjust still feels quite surreal that i actually went up in an f—16 and pulled 9.2g. i mean, i think my body's going to be recovering

for a little while after that. but it was a real experience, one i'll neverforget. for being part of a such select team, beth got her name on the plane, a round of applause and a framed photo. but this just has to be the best selfie ever. ben moore, bbc news. venus williams hopes to make tennis history at wimbledon this afternoon. if she beats the spaniard garbine muguruza, the 37—year—old will become the oldest woman champion there in more than a hundred years. among those expected to look on from the royal box will be virginia wade, the last british woman to lift the trophy and the former world number one, billie jean king. how's it going so far? we're in the

early stages of the opening set, so far it is going with serve, it is 2-1 to far it is going with serve, it is 2—1 to venus williams at the moment. but it could be an amazing victory, she has won the title here are five times. but he has lost three finals, all to her sister serena. garbine muguruza was a beaten finalist in 2015 and again, she was beaten by serena williams who is missing this year due to the upcoming birth of her first year due to the upcoming birth of herfirst child. it year due to the upcoming birth of her first child. it has year due to the upcoming birth of herfirst child. it has been year due to the upcoming birth of her first child. it has been a case of, while the cat is away at wimbledon in the ladies singles this year. 37—year—old venus williams could be the oldest woman to win a title in the grand slam a. has some pedigree as she won the french open. —— garbine muguruza has pedigree. she is coached by the 1994 women's title women. —— winner. she hasjust

held her service game so we are now at 2-2 held her service game so we are now at 2—2 in the first set. venus williams looking to make a bit of history, we will see if she gets her sixth title later on. the roof is closed and garbine muguruza has her thigh strapped. does that look good for the next? yes, the reef is closed. the rain hasjust got. garbine muguruza's strapped fight, it wasn't a problem, she is moving well. that might not cause her any problems. the necessities playing as well as at any point in her career. we know she had a dip in the middle pa rt we know she had a dip in the middle part of her career with fatigue, but she was dominated 2000 and 82 and 2009 here. she reached eight finals. she is centre court royalty, looking to make more history today. at school that counts a host of

stars such as adele, any white house and tom holland is celebrating its 25th anniversary inspired by the film frame. it has consistently produced students that succeed in the music business and other industries. our correspondent is at the school in britain. hello. lots of people think the brit school is just about music but it's not, if dance, musical theatre, drama, journalism. and what a formidable legacy is how. it's all about celebrating 25 years of that, we have had stars adele, amy winehouse, leona lewis and this actress who has an amazing career from leona lewis and this actress who has

an amazing careerfrom selhurst leona lewis and this actress who has an amazing career from selhurst park the states. tell us about it, cush. i first heard about it on blue peter. i couldn't believe it was free, i'd had heard about performing a rts free, i'd had heard about performing arts schools but they cost money. so icame to arts schools but they cost money. so i came to an open day and i fell in love with the place. the rooms in the theatre department were what i wa nted the theatre department were what i wanted to do, painted black. i thought that was the weirdest thing i've ever seen. there was a buzz about the school, and at that time it was new. 25 is not old but what they achieved, then it was about ten yea rs they achieved, then it was about ten years old, a young school. what did it do for you in terms of opening up a world that wasn't accessible via? to do what you had done?‘ a world that wasn't accessible via? to do what you had done? a lot of us who came here, from all over the country, to come to a place that was free to get specialised education as well as all other subjects, was so important. you would not have got the training i needed to make the

jump the training i needed to make the jump to drama school after the four yea rs jump to drama school after the four years here. it would have shut the door to a lot of us, that couldn't afford to get specialist training. it made you a more of a maker as well as a performer. the media studies and theatre here. i was making television towers, learning about radio, learning to produce an stage—managed and make things, being in control of things as well is acting. let's talk to the principle here. you were here when i was here. it's not just about here. you were here when i was here. it's notjust about celebration is it? its funding challenges ahead? we are celebrating 25 years of this extraordinary school, film—makers, djs, artists. like other schools, we face a challenge. we need support for the next 25 years, for this incredible school. it is free, we are ambitious, and cush is right. we change the lives of so many people backstage and onstage. we want

people to be part of that future. but this was the first state funded art school when it opened. it still state funded but you need more money as well? yes, so we are looking for the silver. we are celebrating 25 yea rs the silver. we are celebrating 25 years but also want to help people support the school. this is a special place, a place that matters to this country and to the world of the arts. so therefore people who are keen to support it like cush, we are keen to support it like cush, we are keen to the talk to them. there is the memory tree, alumni are asked to tie their memories to the tree as tributes to people who were here like amy winehouse and lynden david hall who also lost his life earlier this year. let's find out how the weather is lurking. the roof is on at wimbledon. a wise decision. we've seen whether

across the united kingdom but there isa across the united kingdom but there is a slow improvement. the sun has broken through the cloud across east wales, the west midlands, it's turning out to be warm here. some outbreaks of rain through eastern england pushing to the north sea, turning dry at trent bridge, wimbledon and simple stone. it is interesting for the grand prix qualifying. we are keeping an eye on the western parts of scotland, wet and windy here. and another spell of rain southeast of northern ireland, into northern england and into wales. a lot of hill forward but clearing across northern ireland. it dipped intoa clearing across northern ireland. it dipped into a single figures, but a warm night elsewhere. part two of the weekend, and sunday, is a sunnier picture. scotland, northern ireland, norbert nigbur, are breezy,

fresher, with showers in northern scotland. this thick cloud stretches across england and wales and with this, a light rain and drizzle. later in the day, showers at wimbledon. then a warm sunny spells and parts of kent and sussex could be in the upper 20s. hello, this is bbc news. you headlines at 2:30pm, eu leaders would consider adjustments to the freedom of movement of people to accommodate the uk after brexit. that's according to tony blair. former prime ministers said one option was to britain staying with a reformed eu. the principle of freedom of the bid is important. britain benefits enormously from that freedom of movement. however the question is whether there are changes, provocations to it, not alteration of the indivisibility of the principle, but qualifications around the things that concern

people. campaigners and some mps have called for a legal clamp—down to prevent acid attacks, after five