donald trump's son—in—law and senior adviserjared kushner, denies colluding with russia, during the president's election campaign. he also says he's never relied on russian money, to finance business activities in the private sector. mr kushner issued the denials in a statement, hours before appearing before a congressional panel, investigating russian meddling in last year's presidential election. also this lunchtime: a high court judge will hear new evidence from an american doctor, in the case of the terminally ill baby, charlie gard. the government promises an energy revolution, investing hundreds of millions pounds, in battery technology. human material has been discovered in soil samples taken in greece, by british police searching for ben needham. and princes william and harry arejoined by friends of their late mother, paying tribute to diana, princess of wales, 20 years after her death. and coming up in the sport later in the hour on bbc news:

champions again, england's cricketrs have won the women's world cup for a fourth time after a thrilling final at lord's. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. donald trump's son—in—law and senior adviser, jared kushner, says he didn't collude, nor know of anyone who did collude, with any foreign government, during donald trump's run for the white house. he's also made it clear he hasn't relied on russian money, to finance business activities in the private sector. in a statement issued before appearing in front of special senate investigations panel, he did admit to four contacts with russian officials, but denied any wrongdoing. our correspondent andy moore has the details.

jared kushner, the president's son—in—law. .. the person of interest has a name, and that name is jared kushner. jared kushner is not used to being centre stage. as one of donald trump's closest advisers, he's been at his side, seen but rarely heard. but he has done some talking with russians. first, with the russian ambassador, sergey kislyak. and then with this man, sergei gorkov. he's the head of a russian bank tied to the kremlin. when asked by the bbc about the subject of that meeting, he said, "ask the white house". the revelations made mr kushner front—page news. his father—in—law didn't seem too pleased. i appreciate everything that jared. .. jared has actually become much more famous than me! laughter i'm a little bit upset about that! now, in a statement before his committee appearance, mr kushner has said he had four contacts with russian officials, but denied any wrongdoing. he said: mr kushner was also part

of a meeting with a russian lawyer arranged by donald trumer in a series of e—mails, which promised dirt on hillary clinton. he's bound to be asked about it in congress today. i want to know whether these meetings took place, whether other meetings took place. we have a lot of ground to cover. some democrats have described mr kushner as a threat to national security, but republicans say this is his chance to clear things up. the whole purpose of the meeting is for the guy to explain. "here's how i met the russian ambassador, here's what "we talked about, here is how i met the banker guy, "here's what we talked about. "here is how i found the e—mail about the meeting," and once he gives his side of the story, then we can make an informed decision. yesterday, the white house said it

hoped mr kushner‘s appearance before congress will be the last time he would have to talk about russia. that's very unlikely. andy moore, bbc news. laura bicker is in washington for us. what more do you think we can expect on the hearing later on today? jared kushner in his statement is very clear. he believes there has been no collusion with russia by him or any member of the trump campaign. that, he will reiterate to the senate panel today. he said he had hardly any panel today. he said he had hardly a ny co nta cts panel today. he said he had hardly any contacts with russia during the campaign, or any contacts with russia during the campaign, oi’ even any contacts with russia during the campaign, or even afterwards. but he will be asked and quizzed about the meeting he took alongside donald trump meeting he took alongside donald trumer meeting he took alongside donald trump jr with meeting he took alongside donald trumerwitha meeting he took alongside donald trump jr with a russian meeting he took alongside donald trumer with a russian lawyer, a russian lawyer who had promised incriminating evidence about hillary clinton. now, in a statement, mr kushner said that in the meeting, he said it was a waste of time. he tried to find a way out of it. but

he will be asked a bit more about why he decided to take it. and then when it comes to his meetings with the russian banker and russian ambassador, he said he did not seek those meetings, and he said he did not put them on his white house clea ra nce not put them on his white house clearance forms, because it was a d raft clearance forms, because it was a draft form. expect more questions about that. donald trump has described this investigation as a witchhunt and a hoax. he's clearly infuriated that it is overshadowing his agenda, and it may feel close to home. donald trump jr will his agenda, and it may feel close to home. donald trumer will be giving evidence in here later this week. but congress has bowed to go wherever this enquiry may lead them, and at this point, it is down pennsylvania avenue, down the white house gates and into the inner circle of the president. laura, thank you for that. laura bicker live in washington. a high courtjudge is hearing new evidence, in the case of the terminally ill baby charlie gard. it follows an assessment by an american doctor of his condition, after his parents launched a legal challenge,

to prevent their son having his life support switched off. doctors at great ormond street hospital, say charlie, who has a rare genetic disorder, should be allowed to die with dignity. but his parents say their son should to travel to america, charlie gard, the little baby at the centre of what has become a complex and emotive case. today, his parents will once again be back at the high court. charlie suffers from a rare genetic condition. it causes muscle weakness, and has lead to irreversible brain damage. there is no cure. his parents want to take him to america for experimental treatment, but great ormond street hospital say charlie should be allowed to die with dignity. there is absolutely no clear right or wrong. much of the time in medicine, we deal in shades of grey. and in terms of making a decision and the right way forward is, ideally, it

has to be a collaborative decision with doctors and parents. clearly, that relationship has broken down so it has gone legal. this afternoon, thejudge here will go it has gone legal. this afternoon, the judge here will go over new evidence, crucially what happened at that meeting between this doctor, the american urologist offering treatment, and medical staff at great ormond street last week. reports on new scans for charlie, including an mri on his brain, may also be revealed. thejudge, mr justice francis, says he expects to give his finaljudgment this week. charlie's parents will either be able to allowed to take him to america, or will prepare for his treatment to be moved to palliative care. our medical correspondent fergus walsh is at the high court. thejudge has already the judge has already said in the past that it would have to be compelling new evidence to make him change his mind. he has said that,

and what is crucial today is the outcome of the meeting between the american urologist, a very senior doctor in the united states, and the tea m doctor in the united states, and the team from great ormond street. he made his offer of help before he had examined charlie. he got the chance to examine charlie last week, and to go through his medical records, and now we have had new mri scans, new eeg scans measuring charlie's current brain activity, and we will have to wait and see now whether there has been any kind of mediated settle m e nt there has been any kind of mediated settlement between this american doctor and another from italy, settlement between this american doctor and anotherfrom italy, and the team at great ormond street. it is dependent on what the two sides say on the way forward. fergus, thank you. fergus walsh at the high court. the government is promising what it calls a revolution, in the way electricity is generated, used and stored, saying households could save up to £40 billion by 2050.

a special fund to award hundreds of millions of pounds to companies researching battery technology, is being created, part of a broader strategy, to help the uk become much more flexible in it's energy production. here's our environment analyst, roger harrabin. the future of motoring looks electric as governments strive to combat. it needs a solution. in birmingham, the business secretary put batteries at the heart of his industrial strategy. joining together, the research, development, application and manufacture of energy storage technologies, and specifically battery storage, is a huge opportunity for the energy sector and the automotive sector alike. catching up with big chinese firms, like the makers of this car will be tough. they have had years

of huge support from their government. but batteries of all sizes will be needed. this one, near leighton buzzard, holds energy generated by wind powerfor the national grid. our washing will play a part in the future energy system. people will be offered cheap power to clean their clothes when solar energy is plentiful on a sunny day. even fridges of the future will play a part in the energy system. when there's a surge in demand on the grid, an internet signal will ask your fridge to switch off for a few moments. if enough people are switching off, it will save a power station being built, and in turn, it will save you some cash. there is a massive opportunity now to go from a system where the only job of the consumer is debatable, to a system where energy flows to and from consumers. need a flexible electricity will and grow. overnight, this floating wind farm

made in norway was being towed to be moored off the east coast of scotland. it will store energy for when we need it. britain's economic growth forecast has been downgraded, by the international monetary fund. it follows a weaker than expected performance at the beginning of the year. the treasury says the forecast highlights the importance of a good brexit deal with the eu. well our economics correspondent andrew walker is here. backin back in april, the international monetary fund forecast growth this year of 2%. monetary fund forecast growth this yearof 2%. in monetary fund forecast growth this year of 2%. in an updated assessment of the global outlook, the new figure for the uk is i.7%, somewhat slower. you may remember, in the days ahead of the referendum last you, the imf was well known, some may say notorious, for having warned of adverse economic consequences if the uk left the eu. you may wonder if this downgrade is connected with

that. the imf says it is due to the wea k start that. the imf says it is due to the weak start the british economy got off to abba star of the year, with growth in the first three months of 0.2%. having said that, bbc radio 2 is told this morning that they maintain their view that over time it is likely to be negative for the british economy if we do leave. looking ahead to next year, the forecast is i.5%, so that is somewhat lower again. turning to the global outlook, the phrase the imf uses global outlook, the phrase the imf usesis global outlook, the phrase the imf uses is "a firming recovery" with growth projected this year at 3.5%. that would be an improvement over the last few years, but is still below the average for the years before the financial crisis. it is a non—changed view compared with the april forecast. there non—changed view compared with the aprilforecast. there have been downward revisions. the uk and the united states have been offset by favourable changes for a number of countries, including several in the euros own. andrew, many thanks. you may have noticed some foods,

particularly chocolate bars, have got a bit smaller lately. manufacturers say it's because ingredients like cocoa and sugar are costing more, and they've had to put up prices, or make their products smaller. economists call it "shrinkflation," and the office for national statistics says more than 2500 products have shrunk in sizein the last five years, and yet are being sold for the same price. scientists say they've found human material, in soil samples taken in greece by british police, who've been searching for ben needham. he was 21 mths old, when he disappeared on the island of kos, in 1991. our reporter marta newman has the details. ben needham was 21 months old when he disappeared on the greek island of kos injuly, 1991. in the years that followed, ben's mother kerry pleaded with anyone who knows anything about her son's disappearance to come forward. last october, an extensive 21 day search was conducted of land around

the farmhouse where he was last seen, and a second site close by, after it emerged the toddler may have been crushed to death by a digger. and now, on the 26th anniversary of his disappearance, a possible breakthrough. signs of blood have been found on items recovered by police during last year's search. some of the items that we brought back we submitted for further forensic work, and the result that to date, i'm led to believe, shows signs that there is some human decomposition around those items that we did bring back from kos. the sandal and toy truck believed to have belonged to ben will now be tested for his dna in aberdeen. about 60 items in total were brought back to the uk for analysis. what we're providing is information that there's a strong indication from this chemical profile that we were able to ascertain, there's a strong indication that this was present on these items

as a result of blood decomposition. south yorkshire police hope that this latest development will go some way in proving what happened to this little boy. marta newman, bbc news. top story: donald trump's son—in—law and senior adviserjared kushner denies colluding with russia during the president's election campaign. and still to come we've caught up with england cricket star anya shrubsole, central to the team's spectacular victory in the women's world cup yesterday. after the success of the world parrot championships, london organisers say they want to post it again next time as well. —— para. the people of mosul in north

eastern iraq, are slowly returning to the city, after it's liberation from the brutal rule of so called islamic state. the fierce nine—month battle to end is occupation claimed tens of thousands of lives destroyed whole neighbourhoods, and forced 700,000 people to flee their homes. yalda hakim has been to meet some of those now hopeful, they can rebuild their lives. the isis reign of terror is now over, but this is what liberation looks like: the city has been flattened. nual has returned to her neighbourhood with her two children for the first time in a month. they had attempted to get away during the battle but were captured by isis soldiers and imprisoned. her husband was shot dead. she says that she may now be liberated, but it means nothing without her husband. life, she says, has become even more difficult. at the local hospital, there is chaos.

every day, people queue up, the injured, the sick, and the traumatised. the battle is officially over, but it is not safe in mosul. isis rigged houses and buildings with booby traps. all over this city now, iraqi forces work day and night to clear the areas of unexploded devices and booby—traps so that families can return to their homes. this particular unit has been working for the last two days to get rid of everything. translation: there was a car bomb over there, today, we detonated it. there were ieds over there, there were also ieds nearby and ieds in the school. sheikh says that his sunni tribe

did not support isis, but when the iraqi military fled the city, they have no choice. the iraqi military controlled all of mosul, when isis came, they ran, we had no weapons to fight them, he says. i blame what happens to our city on politics, and the leaders. the people of mosul remain the same, the politicians need to strike to strike a deal, he says, if they don't come up with an agreement, we will be victims again. laughter is once again allowed in mosul, and children leap to take advantage of the new freedom. many have known nothing but life under isis. the iraq they will inherit has arguably never been more divided. studio: when so—called islamic state fighters swept through northern iraq nearly three years ago they targeted the country's oldest ethnic minority, the yazidis. they expelled thousands of them from their homes and many of the men were shot. women and children were kidnapped, taken as hostage and raped. some managed to escape and the german government stepped in to help by re—settling many of them in secret locations. fiona lamdin has sent this

report from a psychiatric hospital in germany, and as you may expect some of the details are upsetting and graphic. voiceover: seventeen yazidis are living on this corridor in the middle of a psychiatric hospital in germany. it's a long way from their home in northern iraq but at least they are safe here. she was 1a at the time, she and her family tried to escape up the mountain, mount sinjar, but they could not run fast enough, and she was then kidnapped, torn from her mother, and locked in a prison. she told me she saw things which will always haunt her. would you like to go back

to iraq, to live there? leading this team, jacqueline isaac, an american lawyer. she met with herjust days after she had escaped. when i first met her, her head was down,

all of their heads were down. there was no eye contact in the beginning. what do i say to them? there were councillors we had brought, stood on the right—hand side, to give counselling, i remember thinking, "this is not the time for counselling yet, this is the time to recognise them as human beings." more than two years on, she and her friends are starting to live again, living with deep scars. but at least they are safe. it is estimated between 2000 to 4000 yazidi children, women and men are still in captivity. studio: more than 30 people have been killed, and around 50 others injured, ina been killed, and around 50 others injured, in a suicide bomb attack in the afghan capital, kabul. it's understood the attacker detonated the car bomb, close to a bus carrying government workers in the west of the city. the taliban, has claimed responsibility. three men have been given

suspended prison sentences, disqualified from driving and fined after being filmed racing at 134 mph on a dual carriageway near birmingham. amar paul, tejinder bhuee and zafar iqbal were being followed by undercover police. thejudge at birmingham crown court said they avoided being sent to jail because there wasn't an accident. phil mackie reports. voiceover: driving conditions were horrendous, dark, torrential rain, that did not stop this terrifying illegal street race. tejinder bhuee and zafar iqbal were driving their mercedes at breakneck speeds alongside amar paul, in a volkswagen golf, they seemed oblivious to the risks being taken with their lives and the lives of others. what are you doing in excess

of 120? they seemed disinterested when we spoke with them. no? this is the stretch where the races usually occui’. the stretch where the races usually occur. among the officers in pursuit, pc mark hodgson. literally these people drive their cars like they think they are in a film or on a video game. of course, it is not like a film or a video game, because it is real life, things do go wrong, they go wrong all the time, when people drive in this manner. the consequences are just tragic and we have to pick up the pieces. -- mark hodson. illegal street racing in the west midlands has already cost lives, student rebecca mcmanus was killed while waiting at a bus stop with a friend on the way to a hen party. there is now a permanent memorial at the place where she died. the complete stupidity of the whole thing, to race like that, with no thought of the consequences, and the consequences can be so devastating, rebecca lost her life, we have lost our daughter, rebecca

has been lost to so many people. they lost their liberty for a bit, and... they brought ridicule on their own families for doing such a stupid thing and it is a stupid thing to do. local authorities have begun to take out a high court injunctions like this, giving the police greater powers to stop motorists gathering and taking part ina motorists gathering and taking part in a legal racing. there is some evidence they are working, in places like this the problem has declined but there is still a hard—core of motorists willing to take part in illegal street racing, putting bears and other people's lives at risk. police believe that if the three men had been sent to jail, it would have sent out a strong message to street racers. an operation targeting them has already seen the number of incidents fall dramatically, more than 20 drivers have been disqualified and more than 60 cars have been seized. studio: prince william has revealed, how he tells his children stories about their grandmother, diana princess of wales,

to keep her memory alive. next month marks the 20th anniversary of her death. our royal correspondent nicholas witchell‘s report contains some some flash photography. voiceover: she was once one of the most recognised figures in the world, constantly, or so it seemed, in the headlines, at 20 years after diana's death there is now a generation which scarcely knows her. —— but. among them, her two grandchildren, george and charlotte, so how does william keep his mother's memory alive for his son and daughter? i think, constantly talking about granny diana. so, they have more photos up around the house, and we talk about her a bit, and it is hard because obviously katherine didn't know her, she cannot really provide that level of detail. so i do regularly, when i put george and charlotte to bed, talk about her and try to remind her that there is two grandmothers, there were two

grandmothers in their lives, it is important they knew who she was and that she existed. perhaps the most effective way of keeping diana's memory alive is her charity work. one of her most significant contributions was to break down the stigma then attached to people with aids, in 1987 during a visit in 1987 during a visit to middlesex hospital, she shook days with an aids patient, by all those who have campaigned for greater understanding of aids. she shook days with an aids patient, —— she shook days with an aids patient, —— she shook hands with an aids patient, a small gesture but one which is remembered today by all those who have campaigned for greater understanding of aids. it was considered to be a gay disease. for someone who was within the royal family, and who was a woman, and who was straight, to have someone care, from the other side, was an incredible gift. you can see it. you look back to these days, when the reality was, doom and gloom. the reality then was doom and gloom yet everybody in that photograph is smiling.

because of her. twenty years after her death, it is, as william himself has said, a tribute to diana from her two sons, and an opportunity to introduce her to a new audience. studio: england's women cricketers have been back at lords today after their world cup winning performance against india. it was the fourth time they've won the tournament, with anya shrub—sole the heroine, taking six wickets. our sports reporter david ornstein joins us now from lord's. voiceover: with a single delivery, england were champions of the world, a thrilling end to a momentous tournament. possibly the greatest day for english women's sport, and the morning after the historic night before, the hero, anya shrubsole, returned to savour the scene of triumph. probably the greatest day of my life, i'm not sure if i could find any better days than this. india were stunned by the produced shrubsole a record spell of six

wickets in 46 runs to produce an astonishing triumph. before the match, her father posted astonishing triumph. before the match, herfather posted photos astonishing triumph. before the match, her father posted photos of her visiting lourdes in 2001, in the future she wanted to play there, now she has done that and so much more. you kind of dream of these moments, obviously when we knew the tournament was going to be in england and the final at lord's, you dream you would be at the final, at lord's. -- lord's. you never really dream that you will take the final wicket. it is a reality now. so happy, the whole team, to have done this. the fact that yesterday's final was a sell—out, with almost 27,000 spectators here at lord's, speaks volumes for the success of the tournament, and the interest it has sparked. now there is a genuine belief that this could prove a turning point for the progression of the women's game. it does feel a little bit like a watershed moment in terms of the coverage we have

had, the ecb are in a great position to maximise our success, and get more girls playing the game, it has never been a better time to play women's sport or women's cricket in this country. the celebrations continue long into the night, but today, the team were back inspiring future generations, because for all they have achieved so far, arguably they have achieved so far, arguably the biggest question will be the legacy they leave. i'm delighted to bejoined by one of the heroes, the only player to score two centuries in this, tournament, a half—ce ntu ry two centuries in this, tournament, a half—century in the final, is it starting to sink in, what you have achieved? yes, little bit more so today, i woke up with a massive shiner, i think my cheek will start hurting soon! how far have england women cricketers come, and how far is there still to go for women's cricket and women's sport? in the last few years it has really

been growing, but this tournament has been a massive step for us. in terms of cricket but also women's sport, i think we can use this and really go places. fourth title for the england women's cricket team but possibly the most important, for what it could mean? yes, i think in this day and age, that is definitely the case. i think we can use it to inspire as many people as we can. clive, the front and back page news, television, radio and social media sensation, the england women's team world cup winners. —— bay are front and back page news. time to take a look at the weather forecast, decidedly chilly. western and northern parts of the country are