this is bbc news. the headlines at nine. acid attack offenders could face life sentences as a new review looks into classifying corrosive substances as dangerous weapons. all the suggestions the government have made overnight are quick fixes. ido have made overnight are quick fixes. i do not think that is a bad thing. changing gave lanes, making the products more difficult to obtain, making judges more a way of the panicked. such impact. warnings of a "dangerous moment" in british politics, because of the level of abuse and intimidation aimed at mps. also in the next hour, just who will be the new dr who? fans will find out later today who is going to be the new time lord. or could it be a time lady? seven—time wimbledon champion roger federer will face first—time finalist marin cilic in the men's final at wimbledon this afternoon. lewis hamilton is also going for a record,

bidding for a fifth victory this lunchtime at iconic silverstone. and join us at 9.35, for a spin through the sunday papers with the education editor of the sunday times, sian griffiths, and the defence editor of the evening standard, robert fox. good morning. home secretary amber rudd has said those found guilty of acid attacks should "feel the full force of the law", after last week's series of attacks in london. there were more than 400 assaults involving corrosive substances in england and wales in the six months to april, according to the latest officialfigures. the issue will be debated in the

house of commons tomorrow. the home office also wants to work with retailers, to restrict sales of the products. you may find some images in danny shaw's report distressing. the effects can be devastating. this is 21—year—old resham after acid was thrown at her through a car window while she waited at traffic lights. her cousin jameel also suffered severe burns in the attack in east london last month. a man has been charged with grievous bodily harm with intent. attacks like this seem to be on the increase. police provided data for acid attacks between last november and april this year. 408 incidents were recorded by police in 39 forces. the most commonly used substances were bleach, ammonia and acid. one in five offenders was younger than 18, where the age of the suspect was known. the home secretary amber rudd has described acid attacks as "sickening". she has now ordered a review to ensure that everything possible is being done to prevent them happening, and catch those responsible. the review will examine

whether the 1972 poisons act should be widened to cover more substances and if the powers available to the courts are sufficient. the home office says it will also consult retailers about measures to restrict sales of corrosive substances. in addition, police are to be given new guidance about searching people for harmful chemicals and responding to victims at the scene. earlier this morning on bbc breakfast, nazir afzal, the former chief crown prosecutor, explained the options available to the government to tackle this issue. for about 150 years we have had life sentences for previous bodily harm, which is what i would class these attacks as. a lot of these things been talked about our quick fixes,

which i do not think is a bad thing. when i prosecuted the case a decade ago, both people got life sentences. that would undoubtedly have punished them for what they did then be the others. the government really emphasising that that exists. they are also asking the crown prosecution service for new deadlines. they want to make more use of victim impact statements and thejudges get more use of victim impact statements and the judges get more information when they are giving every sentences. your client gave a very powerful victim impact statement. the home secretary is pointing out that the victims have life sentences. the people who did that will get out and be able to get on with the waves. we

use the phrase life changing. those who carry out the acts should have a life changing experience. but we also have a lot of young people involved in the limitations as to what we can do with regard to sentencing. the bigger issue which the government is trying to address is about making it more difficult to get those much more difficult to get hold of those 97% sulphuric acid. when we go to a pharmacy, we know there are certain things you can buy and there are certain things that are behind the counter. they want to make it more difficult for you to be able to buy the very high acid, which is a good thing. the challenge is that you can get it online for £5. how do you stop that. there is theissue £5. how do you stop that. there is the issue about how we tackled

nathan came. one of the reasons why it has been put forward that acid attacks have increased is because kinife crime as the case. at the moment, you can only prosecute if you have a belief that they possess the acid with intent to cause harm. that can be very difficult to prove. with it comes to kinife a, the onus is on the person to prove that they have got the knife for a good reason. i think that is a substantial amount of fleming from we have tackled kinife offences. there is a focus on these horrendous

acid tanks. if there is a change in the law, how quickly could that be brought him? all the suggestions the government have made overnight are quick fixes, which is a good thing. changing gave lanes, making more guidance available, making judges more we are of the sentencing powers. so, the poisons act has to be changed. you have to be able to show what you have a poison for. the need to be changes in the current legislation, but i suspect there is cross— party legislation, but i suspect there is cross—party support for this, so it may well be that there could be a couple of clauses turned into legislation quite quickly. what do you think of the people who saw acid? i have seen the outcome. it is

coloured clay. it is often a game, they are using water pistols. some things, they did not even have acid, and splash water in someone's face, but the person thinks it is acid, so it causes tremendous upset and fear. it isa it causes tremendous upset and fear. it is a simple thing to do which causes absolute chaos in someone's life. that is the former chief crown prosecutor. police investigating the five acid attacks in london on thursday have charged a 16 year—old boy with 15 offences, including robbery and grievous bodily harm. he has been remanded in custody and will appear before stratford youth court tomorrow. a 15—year—old boy who was also arrested on friday has been released on police bail. british politics is at a "dangerous moment" because of the abuse and intimidation of mps,

according to the chairman of the committee on standards in public life. lord bew told bbc radio 4's the westminster hour that new laws may be necessary to protect politicians. emma vardy reports. during an hour—long debate last week, mps described how they faced physical intimidation and threats during the general election campaign from supporters of rival parties. we are talking about mindless abuse. labour's diane abbott said she had a torrent of racist and sexist abuse, including death threats. the conservative simon hart said colleagues were targeted by people intent on driving them out of politics altogether. in an interview for tonight's westminster hour on radio 4, lord bew says today's heightened levels of abuse, particularly via the internet, may turn people off from standing for parliament or in local elections. it is particularly difficult to see what can be done about social media. we cannot afford to lose people of quality in our political life.

we may be approaching a tipping point. this is a dangerous moment. we do not want to slide down a path, which was the case here in northern ireland for decades, of a culture of intimidation. he added that, while public debate must be vigorous, it must avoid what he called the tinge of nastiness and hatred that he said had emerged in more recent times. he said not enough had been done to condemn abusive behaviour by some activists during the general election and the new laws could be considered to protect candidates. eight people have been killed and at least 49 were seriously injured, in a stampede that broke out after a football match in senegal. a wall at the demba diop stadium in dakar collapsed after fans of two local clubs clashed, prompting the police to fire tear gas cannisters. after the caliph fort lee cup final,

winning goal in extra time tunnel passion to anger. there was a running battle between the rival fa ns running battle between the rival fans at the final whistle. stones we re fans at the final whistle. stones were quarrelled and the police are prompted to act. around the chaos, this collapsed under the weight of bodies and happening too quickly for the emergency service to do much. when the wall fell down, it was amiss. we knew that some people had lost their lives because the wall fell directly onto people. it is terrible that we have this kind of final in this stadium here, free and

there is not enough security. deadly stampede to football matches have become commonplace and safety standards have long been criticised. there have been calls for a punishment for those responsible. the president has suspended election campaigning asa the president has suspended election campaigning as a mark of respect. what should've been a celebration turned into a nightmare. turkey's president erdogan has given emotional speeches to tens of thousands of people, marking a year since the country's failed military coup. nearly 250 people died and over 2,000 were wounded during the coup attempt by an army faction lastjuly. mr erdogan backed the wave of arrests since the coup and said there should be no mercy for the plotters. at dawn this morning, the president inaugurated a monument to those killed. 0ur turkey correspondent mark lowen was at saturday's rally and explained how the country is now very much divided. the opposition are not coming here.

they are deeply critical of the mass arrests following the attempted coup last year. 50,000 people arrested. the government said they have rooted out the virus of the plotters. critics believe all dissent has been crushed in the past year under a state of emergency. last year, there was always unity against the coup. that has faded rather quickly. it is a divided nation. the people here believe this marks the rebirth of modern turkey. 0thers believe that it is the end of turkish democracy. the headlines on bbc news. acid attack offenders could face life sentences as a new review looks into classifying corrosive substances as dangerous weapons. warnings of a "dangerous moment" in british politics, because of the level of abuse

and intimidation aimed at mps. eight people been killed and 49 seriously injured after the stampede broke out after a football match in senegal. venezuelans are due to cast their ballots in an unofficial referendum called by the country's opposition. the vote, which is not recognised by the government, was called in response to president nicolas maduro's plan to elect delegates to a new national assembly later this month. the opposition has called the move "anti—democratic". 0ur correspondent katy watson reports. ahead of the referendum, several people delegates arrive prepared to monitor the vote. they were met by joyful opposition supporters. monitor the vote. they were met by joyful opposition supporterslj bring joyful opposition supporters.” bring the message from mexico that

this cannot continue. the government cannot act with impunity. the president's plans to elect his own assembly have angered millions. he says it is the only way to head off the economic crisis facing the country. critics say it is anti—democratic. many people say they will not take part in the election at the end of the month. the referendum is asking people whether they want the constituent assembly in the first place. we will ta ke assembly in the first place. we will take to the streets again to tell them we do not want us. we do not wa nt them we do not want us. we do not want a constituent assembly. the government has no backing and people

of turned against them. seems like this have become commonplace. growing food shortages in a country which was once oil rich. this is a communist regime. this is like cuba. i spent here hours queueing and nothing arrives. they are going to people supporting the government, in order to buy ft. the crisis is showing no signs of easing. 0ver order to buy ft. the crisis is showing no signs of easing. over 100 showing no signs of easing. 0ver100 people died and over 1500 people have been injured. the opposition is hoping to put pressure on the government in any any which way it can. the technology entrepreneur elon musk has warned that the development of artificial intelligence has become the greatest risk faced by human civilisation. he made the comments at a gathering of us lawmakers, arguing that politicians should start taking the threat seriously. greg dawson reports.

he is hardly a man someone could be accused of being scared of technology. at the moment, he has pioneering driverless cars. during his appearance at the conference for united states governments, he was talking about acting career machines outsmart humans. i think people should be really concerned about it. i keep sounding the alarm bell but until people see, like, robots going down the street and killing people, they do not know how to react. it seems so ethereal. i think we should be really concerned about it. for decades, the idea of robots threatening human life has belonged to the science—fiction. but he believes it

could soon become science fact. robots will be able to do things better learners. it is a simple fight. i better learners. it is a simple fight. i am sofia. a glimpse into the future were showcased their earlier this week at the tech conference in hong kong. they were displaying models which talk and even sing. disturbing? maybe, but not threatening. musk said he does not threatening. musk said he does not have the answer on how to keep people safe, but he believes lawmakers to regulate artificial intelligence before it is too late. ina

in a remote part of sweden, residents have been occupying a hospital since it was closed. they began their protest after the maternity ward was closed down. the cloister and 22 maternity wards in the last decade in sweden. it was the last decade in sweden. it was the spark. it started a fire. it feels like they do not care about us, those who live in remote places. we had to deliver the baby in the car. and the swedish telling, pregnant women have to travel up to two hours to give birth. you cannot really be

any course which helps you deal a baby in the car. you can learn small things. is it best to be in the front seat of a back—seat? things. is it best to be in the front seat of a back-seat? out of other baby in a car. stop the car and a safe place. remove your seat belt, make room for the delivery.” had a call from midwives. they said you have two helpers. the maternity unit has the lowest birth of all the hospitals in the area and it was closed at the end of january as part of wider health cuts. the main hospital remains open, but the reception area has been occupied in protest since the beginning of february. it is occupied 2a hours a

day, seven days a week. more than 1400 protesters have signed up to doing shifts of six hours at a time. many think it has helped unite the community. the government has allocated £45 million to improve maternity care, but the see the acclaim or not benefit from any of it. it is the journey to the alternative hospitals which has pregnant women worried. someone is going to die. my seat belt was saul tate, it was bumpy. i thought i was going to give birth in the ambulance andi going to give birth in the ambulance and i was so afraid. i panicked. the women can start bleeding after delivering a child. the trouble is i

am stuck with the mother, i cannot ta ke am stuck with the mother, i cannot take care of the baby. i want to give the mother of the best gear i can, buti give the mother of the best gear i can, but i cannot. —— care. give the mother of the best gear i can, but i cannot. -- care. sandra gave birth just seven minutes after arriving at a hospital two hours away. the government said women in more rural areas have got used to coping with longerjourneys. we do not know if there is space in the hospital. we have two telephone in seve we can come in. we will do that when it starts. and we do not know when it starts. and we do not know when it starts. and we do not know when it starts! it started on the

9th ofjune and seal was not able to get to her hospital of choice. we were at the hospital for one hour and 40 minutes before i gave birth. he leers, our baby boy. we would have been afraid of giving birth in the car. a happy ending. later today, doctor who fans will find out who will emerge from the tardis as the 13th time lord. it has followed endless speculation about who will take on the lead role. the big reveal will take place after the wimbledon men's singles final this afternoon. 0ur entertainment correspondent lizo mzimba has more. in the six months since peter ca paldi announced he was stepping down from the role, there has been a huge amount of speculation about who his replacement will be

when he regenerates in this year's christmas special. regeneration was first introduced on doctor who in the 1960s. an ingenious solution to the problem of how to continue a show after the departure of the actor playing its lead role. since the show returned, it has consistently been one of the bbc‘s biggest hits. a successful combination of a proven sci—fi format and a charismatic lead actor. expectation for the new doctor is certain to be high. emily, you are from doctor who magazine, do you know who it is? i honestly do not know. so few people know, it is a big top—secret. whoever it is, they have massive shoes to fill. taking over from peter capaldi, he has been a great doctor and an established actor. whoever it is, i imagine they are feeling quite nervous now. for over 50 years, the person playing the doctor has always been

two things, white and male. many will be disappointed if that again turns out to be the case. others say they should simply cast the best performer available. fans will find out who has the role later today. for lots of us, a trip to the coast often fish and chips after a day of fresh sea air. but the seagulls of north yorkshire have become notorious for mobbing and robbing tourists fish suppers. but now a special team, with one expert member, is being deployed to target the seagulls nests in an attempt to try drive them away. danny savage reports. they are the noisy muggers in the seaside resorts of north yorkshire. herring gulls have a bad reputation here. so there is a new top bird in town. meg the hawk is here to scare off the bad boys. she scours gull territory. last year, there were 34 attacks, in varying severity.

the birds are two or three times the size of meg. and when they do hit, they can hit with some force, and it is very distressing. and when you have got families with kids, it can cause a lot of issues. and ultimately what seaside towns want to do is generate tourism, and if you have gull attacks on a regular basis, it is going to have an impact on that. the gulls are particularly aggressive when they have got youngsters in the numerous nests on whitby‘s rooftops, so another part of the operation involves destroying nests before eggs hatch. for many visitors to whitby and scarborough, this is where the danger begins. because, within a few seconds of coming outside, you are definitely being watched, you can quickly be mobbed, and if you are really unlucky, you could be mugged. there are some photos of me on here. i'm getting mobbed by seagulls. local people are trying to deter visitors from feeding the birds, with many a tale to tell.

people getting swooped — you can't leave a takeaway without you being attacked for whatever food you are eating. they are attacking children in pushchairs for sausage rolls. it's crazy. don't feed the seagulls, because itjust makes them worse. this man had to fight off a gull which attacked his bacon sandwich. he had come back around again, and he was literally hovering in front of my face. and he went to go and get it again, but i've pushed it away. it is ultimately a man—made problem. us feeding them leads to trouble. so keep an eye on the wildlife if you are visiting. now, the latest weather outlook. good morning. yesterday was a rather cloudy and damp fear. things brightening up a bit.

you can see the satellite sequence. this weather front cutting across the centre of the united kingdom. this weather front pushing south during the course of the abdomen, perhaps threatening the odd shower at wimbledon. for the north of scotland, some showers, but mainly dry in the main part of the country. high temperatures of 17—19dc. more in the way of sunshine coming through in the north of england and north wales. towards the service, a bit more clouded and the chance of some rain later this afternoon at wimbledon. should remain dry much of

the time. quite warm, two, getting up the time. quite warm, two, getting up to 24—25dc. 0ver the time. quite warm, two, getting up to 24—25dc. over 99, things clearing up is that weather system pushes south. 0vernight temperatures 13-14dc. pushes south. 0vernight temperatures 13—14dc. still breezy in north and scotla nd 13—14dc. still breezy in north and scotland tomorrow. for the bulk of the united kingdom, looking like a nice summer day. temperature is 23 height— 24 celsius. maybe up to 27 celsius in the south—east. 0n tuesday, plenty of fine weather, but the potential for some thunderstorms along the south coast. these could

drift north on tuesday night into wednesday and the risk of popping up anywhere during the course of wednesday.