this is bbc news. the headlines at two. a high court judge will hear new evidence from an american doctor, in the case of the terminally ill baby, charlie gard. donald trump's son—in—law and senior adviserjared kushner, denies colluding with russia, during the president's election campaign. the international trade liam fox begins post—brexit trade britain and america are united by many things, as well as commerce and trade. we are the first and fifth largest economies in the world. the economic value of our bond cannot be overstated. the government promises an energy revolution, investing hundreds of millions pounds, in battery technology. and in the next hour — paying tribute twenty years on. princes william and harry are joined by friends of their late mother, paying tribute to diana, princess of wales, 20 years after her death. when i put george i remind him that

they have two grandmothers. and england's world cup win over india — a ‘springboard' for women's cricket —— wheni —— when i put george to bed. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. 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. but his parents say their son should travel to america, for experimental treatment. helena lee reports. 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, 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.

the judge, mrjustice francis, says he expects to give his final judgment 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. let's talk to helena lee at the high court now. it all hangs really on what this american doctor's assessment is. that's right. in the last ten minutes we have seen the parents going into court looking very upset. they acknowledged the supporters who are out here who have been calling charlie's name. they are now in court. proceedings are due to get under way in front of mrjustice francis. but it hangs on that meeting with the american doctor. he isa meeting with the american doctor. he is a specialist. he is a

neurologist. he is the one who has proposed this treatment, this therapy, for charlie. on monday last week he came over to the uk. he went to great ormond street hospital. it was the first time he saw charlie, examined him himself. the hospital gave him full access to the medical records. then he sat down, as well as an italian doctor, with the medical staff at great ormond street who had been treating charlie. they had a discussion about how charlie is. crucially, as well, we may hear later this afternoon about the report into the mri scan that was carried out on charlie last week, as well, on his brain. and a report into the eeg scan, which was also taken on charlie. we expect those details later on in court. we were expecting today to begin at ten o'clock. at that time —— but that time has changed to two o'clock. we

haven't been given a reason for that change in time. but the court will be sitting within the next few minutes. and the parents are now in court, we understand. thanks very much. any details we will bring them to you. president trump's son—in—law and senior advisorjared 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. our washington correspondent laura bickerjoins me now. in his statement, jared kushner says he hopes this put all matters to rest. i mean, that's optimistic in the extreme. very optimistic. he also makes it

very clear that there has been no collusion by him or any member of the trump campaign with russia or the trump campaign with russia or the russian government. but he does go on to explain some of those meetings you just heard about. that meetings you just heard about. that meeting with a russian lawyer, arranged by donald trumpjunior. a russian lawyer who had promised incriminating information about hillary clinton. jared kushner said he was late to that meeting. when he went in it was clear it was a waste of his time. in fact he said he e—mailed his assistant to try and get him to call him so he could get out of the meeting. he also goes on to explain his other contacts with members of, for instance, the russian ambassador, and the head of a bank known to the kremlin. he said when it comes to these meetings he didn't initiate them. he did not ask for them. but he took them because he wanted a contact with russia in

advance of the trump administration taking power. he said the fact he had to make that contact should prove there was no contact with russians before donald trump took power. but when it comes to this kind of issue it does seem to be com pletely kind of issue it does seem to be completely overshadowing donald trump's agenda. and he hasjust tweeted saying, why aren't the committees and investigators and our beleaguered attorney general looking into crooked hillary's crimes and russia's relations? he has described the enquiry as a hoax and witchhunt. he is infuriated that they are getting closer to home. if those hearings going without incident. and the subjects of enquiry are cleared. is that then it? does donald trump then have a free rein? when it comes to whether or not this investigation will clear the trump

campaign ofany investigation will clear the trump campaign of any collusion with russia, the person we are waiting on isa man russia, the person we are waiting on is a man called robert miller. he is in charge, he is a special counsel, put in charge of investigating this affair. he is separate from politics, separate from the fbi, and it is hisjob to come politics, separate from the fbi, and it is his job to come to some conclusion. it'll be his findings which will be key to all of. once he had made —— once he has made his findings donald trump will be hoping thatis findings donald trump will be hoping that is him clear of the russian affair. current eu rules prevent britain signing an agreement until after brexit. liam fox says the talks would cover a number of strands including continuity of existing deals. he has been speaking in the last half hour. it isa it is a cliche for me to come to the us and talk about the special

relationship. but the fact the phrase is well used does not make it any phrase is well used does not make it a ny less phrase is well used does not make it any less true. britain and america are united by language, culture, history, security, and of course, and trade. it is perhaps the true it is that we are also the first and fifth largest economies in the world. the economic value of our bond cannot be overstated. the united states is britain's largest export market, buying more than $200 billion of uk goods and services every year, more than france and germany put together. the stock and investment we have in each other‘s economies currently stands at over $1 trillion. the us is the number one destination for uk investment. thousands of british firms have a presence in the us from car companies to financial services. us firms employ more than i million people in the united kingdom and the uk firms employing more than i million americans here. us companies

are investing in the uk. seeing a familiar environment built on economic fundamentals which allow businesses to flourish. they are attracted by our low tax and low regulation economy. universities which sit alongside their american counterpart in all top ten global lists. a highly skilled and educated workforce. a cutting—edge research environment and the ability the time to operate. this will not change. the uk will always be open for business. the importance of the sentiment is embodied in the fact that one year ago my department for international trade was founded to promote britain's export abroad, attract investment, formulate trade policy, and protect our closest trading relationships. our task is to build a britain that strengthens oui’ to build a britain that strengthens our commercial ties with friends and allies across the world, utilising

britain's nearly independent trade policy to create new opportunities for british businesses. the government is promising what they call 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 pollution and climate change. but batteries are still big, heavy and expensive. that 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 power for 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. —— job of the consumer is to pay the bill 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'll need batteries to store energy for when we need it. roger harrabin is with me now. they are calling this a game changer for everybody. that's true. it has been changing but nobody has noticed. the energy industry is in turmoil. i was at a conference recently. there were about 150 people. the delegates were asked how many of you can predict what you're —— water industry will look like in ten years' time. only a handful of people put up their hands. wind farms and solar energy are causing

positives and negatives. we will be able to create so much energy, more than we know what to do with. the motor industry is tackling this. it's all about batteries. exactly. at the moment we are trying to hit oui’ at the moment we are trying to hit our target on at the moment we are trying to hit ourtarget on air at the moment we are trying to hit our target on air pollution and climate change just for the electricity sector. the next expected to give us a talent is motoring. imagine if everybody is charging their batteries in their cast. that'll affect the amount of electricity needed. —— in their vehicles. but their batteries can store power. in the future your car may have a solar power roofs, sit in the drive all day, and be topping up batteries in your house. we are in extraordinary times. it is difficult to predict what might happen.

earlier this year half of the country's electricity was coming from renewables because we had extreme weather. that's right. onshore wind is parallel with gas. and half the cost of hinkley point nuclear power. there are lots of big questions being asked. this is all rather positive news. that makes a change. it is, indeed. banks very much. police have said the attack which prompted them to see all of the percent of the town is not believed to be terror related. a spokesman said they were searching for suspects. unconfirmed reports say the suspect has a chainsaw. a man has appeared in court charged with the kidnap, rape and murder of

a 19—year—old woman. the 33—year—old is also accused of the kidnap, rape, and attempted murder of a woman in her 20s. another man— aged 28 — is charged with the kidnap of both women. the i9—year—old's body was found at a house in kingston on wednesday. both men were remanded in custody. 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. with me is our economics correspondent andrew walker. on the face of it it is rather gloomy, isn't it? less optimistic than when the imf loss forecast back in april, when they thought the uk economy would grow by 2% this year. the new figure isi.7%. if grow by 2% this year. the new figure is i.7%. if you want international comparison that would put the uk somewhere in the middle of the pack in terms of the major developed economies, the g—7, ahead of france, italy and japan, but behind the us, canada and germany. the imf was well known ahead of the referendum. some people said they were notorious for

warning about the consequences of leaving the european union. you might ask is this driven by these concerns? well, the ins said they are not making that link. they say it reflects the fact the british economy got off to a weak start on the growing just not .2% in the first three months. —— the imf said they are not making that link. but they are not making that link. but they maintain their view that over time leaving the eu would be negative for the british economy. looking further ahead, we have a figure of 1.5% for next year from the imf. that word forecasts. i know. how accurate have they been in the past? economic forecast inevitably mean predictions about the way people will behave. we know how unpredictable people can be. they are not measured any worse than any others. the general pattern of economic forecasts is that they are

reasonably good if they are forecasting a short period. but they are not good at anticipating the impact of major shocks and they don't do well on forecasting major turning points. it is common sense, isn't it? if there is a good brexit deal britain will be better off. yes, you could undoubtedly say that. but the treasury is taking this as further strong evidence to support their case for arguing the position strongly that the negotiations with the european union. thanks very much. the headlines on bbc news: a high court judges judaean a high courtjudgesjudaean new evidence from an american doctor in the case of the terminally ill baby charlie gard. donald trump bee son—in—law and senior adviserjared kushner denies colluding with russia during the election campaign. liam fox begins post—brexit trade deal talks with the united states. in sport, the england cricket

captain heather knight says their world cup triumph should be a springboard to advance the women's game around the world. the team coach says the sport is now getting the respect it deserves. london want to hold the world's para athletics again after the event ended yesterday. they hope to host the event in 2019. benjamin mendy has become the world's most expensive defender. manchester city have confirmed his tra nsfer manchester city have confirmed his transfer from monaco at £52 million. i will be back in a moment for a full update. see you then. in the weeks since iraqi forces recaptured of mosul from the self—styled islamic state, a grim picture has emerged of life under the militant group. much of the city has been reduced to rubble, and the civilian population has spoken of atrocities carried out on a daily basis. it's a small town about thirty kilometres to the south of the centre of mosul, and stands on the western bank of the tigris river. it was the scene of a massacre of civilians at the hands

of islamic state as iraqi forces were fighting to liberate it. and we can cross live to yalda. iam in i am in the south of mosul. i am 15 kilometres away from western mosul where i spent the last few days and got a sense of how devastated this city really is. it feels completely flattened. no building remains untouched. so many people are trying to go back to their homes, trying to rebuild their lives, after living and the brutality of isis. and then the constant bombardment and air strikes that took place to get rid of isis fighters. i was told by the iraqi military that 90% of the city now has unexploded devices and booby traps. they need to clean the area

up traps. they need to clean the area up before the allow people to go back into their homes. i spoke to people in western mosul and asked them how they are now coding. for three years this was the so—called islamic state capital in iraq. now it is the broken heart of the caliphate. the isis reign of terror is now over, but this is what liberation looks like. the city has been flattened, turned into a graveyard. after constant bombardment and eerie silence hangs over mosul. hundreds of thousands have been displaced. their lives, like their city, lies in ruins. this lady has returned to her neighbourhood with her 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. translation: i may now be liberated but it means nothing without my husband. life, she says, has become

even more difficult. the people of mosul are still paying the price for their freedom. mosul are still paying the price for theirfreedom. at mosul are still paying the price for their freedom. at the local hospital there is chaos. everyday people queue up. the injured, the sick, and the traumatised. the battle is officially over. but it is not safe in mosul. isis has made booby traps. returning home could still mean death. all over the city there are unexploded devices and it is now up to the iraqi military to clean it up. translation: there was a car bomb over there. today we detonated it. there were ieds nearby. there are also some in the school. we are moving forward because there are more unexploded devices over there. do you have enough men... was that another one? all over the city now

iraqi forces are working day and night to clear the areas from unexploded devices and booby—traps so families can return to their homes. this particular unit has been working for the past two days to get rid of everything. the task of rebuilding the city is monumental. the reconstruction will be easy compared to building trust. real reconciliation will be a battle. thousands of fighters for the callous that have been killed. but the ideology has not died with them. —— for the caliphate have been killed. this man says his sunni tribe did not support isis but when the iraqi military fled the city they had no choice. translation: the iraqi military controlled all of mosul but when isis came... we have some breaking news. we just heard

wejust heard in we just heard in the last few moments that charlie's parents are ending their legalfight moments that charlie's parents are ending their legal fight to take their son to america for that experimental treatment. the hearing got underway about five minutes ago. we heard from mr armstrong, the qc, who is representing charlie's pa rents who is representing charlie's parents chris and connie. he said in court that time has run out for charlie and treatment cannot now offer chance of success. that has come from the solicitor representing charlie's parents. he went on to say that the parents withdraw their request for change to the original order. and goes onto say that the case is over. he went on to explain, and that is what he is doing at the moment in court, he is explaining the medical evidence and the reasons the medical evidence and the reasons the parents have come to this

decision. we understand they had a meeting with their barristers this morning in terms of where they take this next. that's news in from just the last few moments, from inside the last few moments, from inside the court room, the family division of the high court, that charlie's pa rents of the high court, that charlie's parents connie and chris have decided that that is it in terms of their legalfight to decided that that is it in terms of their legal fight to take charlie to have that experimental treatment in america. we also understand the pa rents a re america. we also understand the parents are sitting with their heads bowed in court. it has clearly been a distressing number of months for them. they have taken this through them. they have taken this through the legal system. the highest court in the land. they began at the high court. the court agreed with the hospital that the life support should be withdrawn from charlie. the parents then took it to the appeal court. again, their case was dismissed. they took it even further to the supreme court. that was

dismissed. the parents then decided to ta ke dismissed. the parents then decided to take their court of the european court of human rights. lawyers again agreed with the hospital that charlie's care should be moved to palliative care. we will probably hear more details about those reasons as to why the parents are now stopping this legal fight this afternoon. we know charlie had a number of scans all you run this week. and also that american doctor, the specialist virologist, who had been proposing that experimental treatment. —— the specialist neurologist. it has never been tested on a human before with the genetic make up charlie has. he came over to london, great ormond street last monday, he examines charlie for the first time and also saw his medical records. and they carried out an medical records. and they carried outan mri medical records. and they carried out an mri scan on charlie's brain. we heard in court last week on

friday from the barrister representing the hospital, who said the scan had made for very sad reading. the assumption at the moment is they have looked at all of that medical evidence. we know from the hospital who said charlie's brain damage is irreversible, and thatis brain damage is irreversible, and that is why the hospital said that treatment will not help charlie. that news just in in the last minutes. the parents of charlie gard, the 11—month—old baby who is in intensive care at great ormond street hospital, has stopped their legal battle with the courts. they have decided that it is time to end that. they will now obviously be having sensitive discussions with the hospital in terms of when they move charlie on to palliative care. it is difficult to remember a more emotive case. one can hear the anger from the protesters behind you. there were never going to be winners and losers in this. the difficulty now, of course, is however long

charlie has left, it is how he spends those remaining hours, days, however long it is. yes, and it is a cliche, normally with court cases we talk about a winner or a loser. when the case comes to an end. this clearly hasn't got any of those. both sides, the hospital and charlie ‘s parents, they both had charlie's best interest at heart. they both strongly believed in their cases. the hospital said the treatment would be futile. charlie would not have had any quality of life he had deserved. and the family believed he would have done. they had disagreements between them. there area number of disagreements between them. there are a number of supporters here. they have been here throughout the months of these cases supporting the family. it has been an incredibly complex case. what the judge has family. it has been an incredibly complex case. what thejudge has had to a nswer complex case. what thejudge has had to answer throughout this case is what is in the best interest for

charlie. it seems a simple question but it hasn't been simple at all. it has been one where people had strong emotions from both sides. we know the american president, donald trump, got involved. he tweeted that he would be able to help charlie if he would be able to help charlie if he could. the pope got involved. an incredibly emotive case. but a difficult one. an understatement perhaps for the parents now who have to deal with moving on to the care charlie will now receive where he will receive that, will he continue that care in hospital, or perhaps they may be able to take him to their home. thanks very much. more on that later but let's catch up with the weather now. there is some great weather around today and some not so great weather. eastern areas are still under a

cloud. western parts of the country are having a stunning day. it is beautiful across western scotland and temperatures will be hitting the mid—20s. the south—west of scotland is reaching 26 degrees. eventually the good weather will reach all parts of the uk. we will lose the drizzle we have had across the afternoon in the east. temperatures could be quite low in the morning and tomorrow there is a chance that it will be cloudy with some rain in the far south—west, some showers here, but on balance a fine day. wednesday will be wet. hello. this is bbc news. the headlines:

the parents of charlie gard have ended a legal fight over treatment for the terminally—ill baby. donald trump's son in law jared kushner is giving evidence to senators investigating russian involvement in last year's us election. earlier today he denied colluding with russian officials. the international trade secretary liam fox begins post—brexit trade deal talks with the us though eu rules prevent the uk from signing any agreement until we have left the eu. the government's proposing changes to the way electricity is generated, used and stored which could save consumers up to £40 billion a year. new rules will make it easierfor people to generate their own power, and sell it to the national grid. now, the sport. the england cricket captain heather knight says their world cup win could be a watershed moment for the women's game. the head coach mark robinson says that the sport is getting the recognition it deserves and that people take it seriously now. it was a thrilling final

at a packed lords that saw them beat india by nine runs. this is team today with the trophy that they last won in 2009. they've won it four times in all. bowler anya shrubsole was the match—winner yesterday with six wickets. you dream of these moments. when we knew the tournament was going to be in england and the final was a lloyd's you dream you will be at the final at lord's. you never really dream that you will take that final wicket. it is a reality now and we are so happy. there is no better time for women to play cricket in the uk. it is something that has been growing and this world cup and the final hour water shirt ‘s back mark moments. —— water mark moments.

hopefully inspires people to play cricket for england. we looked at the previous world cup victories. the 1990s the world cup and some of the girls were involved in 2009. we are now a part of history and that is something that will be very special for the girls is something that will be very specialfor the girls for is something that will be very special for the girls for a long time. i do think it will sink in for a while. it is then straight into the super league. when we get a chance to sit down and look back it will be a proud moment. uk athletics say they will try and bring the wold para championships back to london in 2019. they came to a close last night with the british team winning 39 medals to come third the table. uk athletics say a high level of positive feedback was received from team leaders and athletes during the week with a number of partners indicating support

for london to stage it again. it would be the first city to host the championships twice and no country has staged the worlds back to back before. the london stadium will host the world athletics championships from the end of next week. doyle is good to captain the british team. she won global medals in the 400 meter relay that will compete individually in the 400 hurdles. she won her race at the 400 hurdles. she won her race at the trials earlier this month. she was given the captaincy after a vote from fellow squad members. i think we will do really well. you see the effect that home support can have on us. we have got a really big team and we tried to fill as many sponsors we can. there are some special moments out there. manchester city have now completed the signing of full back benjamin mendy from monaco. the france international has signed a five—year deal. after the signings of kyle walker and danilo, city have spentjust under 130 million pounds on fullbacks this summer.

virgil van dijk could be on the move, he's the southampton captain but he's been left out of their preseason tour to the south of france. the dutch defender has been continually linked with a move away from the club. liverpool were known to be keen to sign him earlier in the summer — but haven't yet made an official approach to buy him. that is all this board for now, more in the next hour. three men have been given suspended prison sentences, disqualified from driving and fined after being filmed racing ona and fined after being filmed racing on a carriageway near birmingham. the three men were being followed by undercover police. the judge at birmingham crown court said they avoided going to jail only because there was not an accident. our correspondent reports. jiving

conditions were horrendous, it was dark with a lot of rain, but that did not stop this terrifying street race. the men were driving their mercedes at breakneck speed along a man ina mercedes at breakneck speed along a man in a golf. they seemed oblivious to the risks they were taking. this was a disinterested man being questioned afterwards. why were you going over 120? this is the stretch weather racing normally occurs. this place officer was implicit. these people drive their cars like they are ina people drive their cars like they are in a field or in a video game. it is not like a video game, it is your life. if things go wrong,

things go wrong all the time when people drive like this, and the consequences are tragic. illegal street racing in the west midlands has already cost lives. the student was killed by waiting at a bust up with a friend on the way to a hen party. there is now a memorial at the place that she died. it is the stupidity of the whole thing, to a that with no thought of the consequences when the consequences so devastating. we have lost our daughter. they lost their liberty for a bit and they brought medical on theirfamilies. for a bit and they brought medical on their families. the thing to do. local authorities and started taking out high court injunctions against the police greater powers to stop motorists gathering and taking part in illegal racing. there is some evidence that they are working at places like this, the problem is declining, but there are still a

ha rd of declining, but there are still a hard of motorists are willing to ta ke hard of motorists are willing to take part in illegal street racing, putting their lives and other people's lives at risk. police believe that if the three men had been sent to jail a reader sent a strong message to street racers. an operation targeting them has seen the number of incidents fall dramatically, more than 20 drivers are being disqualified in more than 60 cars have been seized. we can speak to fill, who is that the law court. thejudge, what did he say? 134 mph is beggars belief. he said they had been driving in a manic manner that said they indicated at the police put their blue lights on. that has created some anger. the police officers are very upset that these people were not sent to prison. one of them has previous convictions for drug driving and driving without a

licence full top at a previous hearing with a differentjudge, all three were told to expectjail sentences. i have a statement from a road safety charity. they say it is shocking that the escape jail because no one was killed or injured. the sentence indicatesjust how tough the penalties for people who put other people's lesser risk are long overdue. i'm expecting a statement from the police and crime commission a sin. as a seven the report, there has been a long operation called operation hercules in the west midlands and it is in a bid packages in the number of the doubters as result there in that report. also in the number of incidents. they used at 600 complaints among that that is down to less than a third of that. and they wanted a clear signal of that today. i don't think the police and the other authorities think that they have been given that signal. thank you. police have arrested

a teenager on terror offences at stansted airport. the 16—year—old from kent, was due to being leaving on a flight leaving the uk around 4pm yesterday under the terrorism act. he currently remains in police custody. a senior police officer has called for all internet—linked electronic devices to be given a security rating to encourage manufacturers to make them hack—proof. mike barton, the national police chiefs council lead on operational policing, said ranking items based on security features could help cut crime. he also called on social media companies to re—invest some of their "eye—watering profits" on improved security, saying facebook, twitter and others all had a responsibility to remove child abuse images and ban people who posted offensive or threatening messages. 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 that knows anything about her son's disappearance to come forward. last october, an extensive 21 days search was conducted of land around the farmhouse where he was last seen, and a second site close by, after it emerged the toddler might 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 of 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 are providing is information that there is 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. the parents of charlie guard have ended theirfight the parents of charlie guard have ended their fight over treatment for the terminally ill baby. people who have just joined the terminally ill baby. people who havejustjoined us, the terminally ill baby. people who have just joined us, tell the terminally ill baby. people who havejustjoined us, tell us what has happened. in the last half an hour preceding

started here at the high court. they we re started here at the high court. they were due to begin at 10am but it was changed at the last minute to start it 2pm. we were not giving a reason for that but it has become clear why the timing started later. we know from the parents in court through their legal team that the parents have decided to end their legal battle with great ormond street hospital. the parents wanted to take their son to america for experimental treatment. the hospital said that any treatment would have been futile and charlie gard should been futile and charlie gard should be allowed to die with dignity. the pa rents be allowed to die with dignity. the pa re nts ha d be allowed to die with dignity. the parents had discussions with the legal team and great ormond street hospital this morning having reviewed new scan reports on their son. an mri scan was carried out

last week and an american doctor came over last week and that has been relayed to the parents. we heard from the lawyer representing the parents in court that they had discussed the test results and it is now clear that charlie gard has irreversible brain damage and treatment can no longer help. the lawyer representing the parents said that the parents were given these results on friday, they had the weekend to think about them and then they had a discussion this morning. the qc for the parents said that for charlie gard it is too late and the damage has been done. it is no longer in his best interest to pursue this treatment. the parents' worst fears have been confirmed by the international team of experts. they are still in court. we have

been told that charlie's mother is expected to say something at the end of the hearing. we will bring that to you as soon as she does. the parents said they will talk to great ormond street hospital the immediate future and they wanted treasurer the short time they have left with him. it could be days or hours, couldn't it? it could be. they will have had these discussions already with the pa rents. these discussions already with the parents. what they know from great ormond street hospital that they will continue these discussions. it isa will continue these discussions. it is a very sensitive time for any family going through this but they will talk to his parents in terms of when they won the care to move from what he is receiving now. he is still in intensive care and he needs a ventilator to breed. his organs

have been affected by this rare condition. they will discuss with the parents when they want to move him on to palliative care. perhaps they will do that at the hospital or maybe they will be able to take him home. it is a private discussion that they will have with the pa rents. that they will have with the parents. we will keep an eye on the high court ‘s if the parents make a statement as they leave. we have heard that charlie's mother wants to speak in court. in if anything happens to book take you back there. in a moment a summary of the business news this hour but first, the headlines on bbc news: the parents are charlie gard have ended the battle for treatment for the terminally baby. jared kushner denies concluding with russia during the president's campaign. liam fox begins post—brexit deal talks with

the united states. the international monetary fund has lowered its growth forecast for the uk warning that activity has been weaker than expected in the first part of the year. the imf said the economy would grow by 1.7%, instead of the 2% it initially forecast. it lowered its prediction for the uk and the united states, but upgraded the outlook for several eurozone countries. over two and a half thousand products have shrunk in size over the past five years, but are being sold for the same price. the office for national statistics said it was notjust chocolate bars that have been subject to so—called "shrinkflation" when the goods get smaller but the prices stay the same to compensate for the increase in raw ingredients. it said toilet rolls, coffee and fruitjuice were also being sold in smaller sizes. the world's leading oil producing countries are meeting in russia today. ministers from the organisation of petroleum exporting countries — opec — as well as other oil

producers are discussing plans they've put in place to deal with the current oversupply of oil. earlier this year, they cut production in an effort to stop crude prices from falling we get results from ford technology giants this week. alphabet, the parent company of google, amazon, twitter and facebook. they are amongst the most valuable companies in the world, first up is alphabet today — we will get their results around nine this evening — so what can we expect? let's speak to michael hewson who is from cmc markets. alphabet are interesting because they own so much. what are investors expecting? they are expecting an increase in revenues of around 20—20 —— around 20% and an increase in

profits to around $10 a share. this is likely to be related to increasing revenues and an increased focus on video streaming. we saw last week with respect to net flicks and massive subscriber growth. via, announced earlier this month they we re announced earlier this month they were laying off a host of print journalists to focus on video content. this is probably what is going to start driving the next move in terms of where these technology companies looking next. video seems to be key with net flicks leading the way, sponsoring their own content. this book is investing heavily in making their own videos as well. where does that leave twitter, which is not in that space? that are trying to be in that space. they find a number of major deals

with sporting events, but u nfortu nately with sporting events, but unfortunately they are playing second fiddle to facebook and snap chat. they are also having to compete with this book. the big concerned that i have is that a lot of the stock rally we have seen so far has been driven by these big five stocks. ultimately if there is any sort of disappointment with respect to earnings this week, we could see a correction. we will see increases in subscriber growth. it is the picture that these companies present with respect to the growth pulses going forward. they are investing a lot of money. amazon and net flicks combined are investing $10 billion in the next 12 months. where does that leave snap chat? a

word the leaders and video streaming. they are not making any money and they are a one trick pony. that is they are a one trick pony. that is the question with respect to snap chat. facebook replicates all the functionality so if they do not start to increase their user growth, and it is a tiny demographic, they could find they are squeezed by facebook. thank you. some other business stories now. supermarket tesco has said it will extend its same day online grocery delivery service across the country. it's currently available only in london and the south east — but the supermarket has decided to roll this out nationwide. its expected to cover 300 stores. meat substitute company quorn foods says it has seen unprecedented global growth in the first half of this year. global sales were up 19%. the firm says its benefiting from the rise of the "flexitarian" diet. this means more people have been reducing meat consumption in favour of more sustainable protein sources. as a result, its investing

£150 million to double production at its main plant in teesside and expects to create 300 newjobs there in the next five years. and bake off fans will be pleased to know that the programme returns to our screens this week. the great british bake off famously switched from the bbc to channel 4 — it's just annouced its sponsor for the series — lyle's golden syrup and the german company dr oetker — you might know them for their baking products. it's actually their first primetime tv sponsorship. now we can look at the markets. shares in airlines fell after comments from ryanair raised fears of a price war in the sector. easyjet and british airways owner iag both down by more than 3%. in the ftse 250, shares in discount retailer b&m rose 2.8% following reports at the weekend that it could be a takeover target for asda. that's all the business news.

england's women cricketers have been back at lords today, after their world cup winning heroics against india. it was the fourth time they've won the tournament, with anya shrubsole the star, taking six wickets. our sports reporter david ornstein reports from lord's. with a single full livery, england we re with a single full livery, england were champions of the world. a thrilling end to a momentous tournament and probably the greatest day for england's women's sport. the night before they hear all returned to savour the scene of triumph. night before they hear all returned to savour the scene of triumphm was probably the best moment of my life, i'm not sure i canfind was probably the best moment of my life, i'm not sure i can find any better days than this. india were stunned by shru bsole better days than this. india were stunned by shrubsole who got six

wickets and 47 runs. before the match her father posted four toes of his nine—year—old daughter visiting lourdes in 2001. in the future she wa nted lourdes in 2001. in the future she wanted to play there and now she has done that and more. you dream of these moments. when we knew that the final would be in england and the lord's eugene that you will be there. you never dream that you will ta ke there. you never dream that you will take the final wicket. that is a reality now. the whole team are so happy to have done this. the fact that the final yesterday was a sell out that almost 27,000 spectators here speaks volumes for the success of the tournament and the interest that it has sparked. there is a genuine belief that this kid proved a turning point for the progression of the women's game. it has come on significantly since england won the

inaugural world cup in 1973. they repeated it 20 years later and then in 2009, but a fourth title in 2017 ta kes in 2009, but a fourth title in 2017 takes things to a new level. it feels have a watershed moment in terms of the coverage we have had. we should be in a great position to maximise our success. we should get more girls playing the game, there's never been a better time to play women's cricket in this country. the celebrations continued long into the night, but today the team were back inspiring future generations because for all they have achieved so far, arguably the biggest question will be the legacy that believe. —— legacy that they leave. now the weather. there is some grey weather around today and some not so great weather. it has been drizzling through the

morning and into the afternoon. western parts of the country are in for a stunning day and it is already beautiful across western scotland and wales and at the south—west. temperatures in the mid—20s. south—west of scotland the warmest place today. up to 26. the fine weather will reach all parts of the uk so tonight we will lose some of the cloud and drizzle we will have had through the afternoon across the east. temperatures in some of these rural areas could be quite low in the morning, quite cold. then we have a window of fine weather. just a chance of over. on balance, a fine day. wednesday is looking wet. this is bbc news. the headlines at three. connie yates and chris gard say they accept that no medical treatment can help him now and they want to cherish the short time they have left with him. donald trump's son—in—law and senior

adviserjared kushner denies colluding with russia, during the president's election campaign. the government promises an energy revolution, investing hundreds of millions pounds, in battery technology. the international trade secretary liam fox begins post—brexit trade talks with the us. our task to build a britain that strengthens our commercial ties with friends and allies across the world, creating new opportunities for british businesses. and in the next hour — paying tribute 20 years on.