this is bbc news. i'm simon mccoy. the headlines at 2pm. ministers ask experts to work out the costs and benefits of eu migrants — as the home secretary insists there will be no cliff edge on immigration. we are leaving the eu, we will be having a new policy, but part of what i'm announcing today is to show that we're going to make sure that its evidence —based and that we're going to make sure it works for the whole country. 71 prisoners in england and wales were released by mistake last year — the highest numberfor a decade. wildfires continue to burn in southern france — 6,000 firefighters and troops are now battling the flames. also in the next hour: experts cast doubt on the traditional advice that you should always finish your course of antibiotics. some medics argue that taking them for longer than necessary can increase the risk of developing a resistance to them. and spoken word poet, kate tempest, is among the artists nominated for this year's mercury prize.

good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the home secretary amber rudd has moved to reassure businesses that there will be no "cliff edge" on immigration after march 2019 — when the free movement of people between the eu and the uk ends. speaking on a visit to scotland this morning, she said there will be an ‘implementation phase‘ for new migration policy after brexit — when new eu workers who come here will need to register their details. it comes as experts are asked to report on the costs and benefits of eu migrants. 0ur political correspondent iain watson reports. getting tough on immigration. the home secretaryjoined a coastal patrol in scotland today. but

simultaneously she signalled the government wanted to take a flexible approach to legal migration after brexit. she made it clear a new immigration policy wouldn't be implemented immediately. the committee would examine how many eu migrants they might need. we want a new, informed, evidence —based eu migration policy. we've commissioned the mac to consult on that. in the meantime there will be an implementation phase when new eu workers who come here will need to register their details. the full new eu immigration policy will be after the mac has reported in the final phase of leaving the eu. the government says it wants the economy to flourish after brexit so a new study from the migration advisory committee will examine what businesses are most reliant on eu labour, the costs and benefits of eu migration and the potential impact

of reduction in the number of eu citizens working here. questions are now being raised notjust about the substance of the new eu migration study, but about its timing. mps aren't here at westminster during the summer to examine its terms of reference. but there is another issue, too, because the government's critics are saying, why on earth are they commissioning this now and not a year agojust after the referendum? we've been talking to different sectors, right across government. since the referendum. this is part of the process. the foreign secretary hadn't even heard of the new immigration study. you bring me news of this report today, so bring me news of this report today, so i'm sorry if i don't, i can't comment... it sounds like an interesting report. but there is another issue of timing. the government will set out its broad approach to immigration after brexit later this year. ministers will introduce legislation for a new immigration system early next year.

the government's new study on eu migration won't report until much later in 2018. six months before brexit will not be enough time to structure a new migration system. particularly if they want to com pletely particularly if they want to completely alter the current system. but our business is reassured by the government approach? it's very welcome there seems to be broad consensus that a time—limited transition is successful. now we need to work on their detail. what model is it going to adopt? we suggested a common—sense approach that you stay in the single market and customs union until a deal is enforced. if you voted leaving a referendum to take back control of immigration, the government says it will deliver. but to reassure businesses, ministers are sending more flexible over how long it will ta ke to more flexible over how long it will take to reduce the numbers. —— sounding more flexible. that's good in norman smith. call me

naive, i had assumed there would be a report like this years ago. that's where a lot of the criticism now is, simon. questions as to why this report is being set up months and months after the referendum. business in particular saying they need clarity now in terms of making long—term investment decisions, they have to have some idea what sort of immigration system they are going to be dealing with. bear in mind this inquiry world report until six months before we're supposed to leave the eu, so right up against the buffers. i'm joined by the chair of the home affairs select committee, labour's yvette cooper. how do you view the timing? com pletely how do you view the timing? completely ridiculous it has taken them 13 months to commission this basic evidence. we on the select committee are asking some of these basic questions back injanuary. the government should have commissioned this a long, long time ago. the idea parliament will be able to pass a new immigration bill in about six

months‘ time, going to come with new proposals without having seen this evidence is irresponsible. the government will have to rethink this timetable. what does it mean? you would want this committee to report much sooner? the committee has to be able to gather the evidence, this is why the government should have asked for this information some time ago. they need to be able to produce it, to do proper analysis, we need to know the impact on different sectors. we‘ve got to get this right, the impact of immigration policy matters across the economy. we also know there are likely to be trade—offs between the immigration options looked at and single market options looked at and single market options looked at and single market options looked at. parliament has to be able to consider these properly and not think it can be rushed through without anybody considering the impact. how far do you think this is maybe part of the remaining push back with in the cabinet we‘ve seen philip hammond talking about a longer transitional period, now we

have amber rudd talking about a much more gradual implementation of the new immigration system. more gradual implementation of the new immigration systemlj more gradual implementation of the new immigration system. i think this has got to be about practicalities now and i think the prime minister and many in the government had simply been in denial that somehow everything could be done immediately, but nothing could actually be talked about. we still haven‘t had any precise proposals from the government, whether around immigration policy, whether it‘s around single market issues. and yet the government is promising us that all of this is going to be in place by march 2019. i think the problem is, particularly on immigration, the government should not make promises they cannot keep. they‘ve done that too many times, they‘ve done that with their net migration target that they keep failing to meet. it‘s really important to be responsible and honest with the public about the practicalities, about the evidence needed. do that in an honest and open way. and then actually we might get to some policies everybody can

pull behind. given many business leaders are concerned about further immigration curbs and the impact it might have on their businesses, isn‘t the likelihood of the government is saying we‘re going to listen more to business that at the end of the day you‘ll end up with a new immigration system which is perhaps a good deal less dramatic than many people had thought during the brexit referendum? to be honest we don‘t know. we don‘t know until the government comes out with some practical proposals and comes out with the evidence. what is your gut instinct, do you think we could end up instinct, do you think we could end up with something which is pretty much freedom of movement light? what the home secretary seemed to be setting out in her letter today was that the next phase could potentially be something which involved people still travelling and working in the same way they do at the moment but with an added registration system. other european countries already have that kind of registration system and that would be part of a transitional arrangement. however, it sounds different from what the immigration minister said this morning, so we

still need some clarity from the government about what they are actually proposing. look, if they can make it based on evidence, that isa can make it based on evidence, that is a huge step forward compared to what we‘ve been previously, when the home affairs select committee asked the migration advisory committee earlier in the year whether they‘ve been tasked with looking at brexit, they said they hadn‘t, but they also said they‘d never been asked to look at the net migration target and never looked asked to look at whether students should be included in the net migration target, so there has been a real lack of evidence underpinning the government approach to immigration for far too long. it‘s really important they provide that evidence now. we may get some clarity in the autumn because we are told the government will publish a white paper. it may be our first sort of glimpse of government thinking on the new immigration system. a record 71 prisoners were released by mistake last year. other

statistics suggest violence in prisons in england and wales is increasing. there were 26,643 assaults in the year to march 2017. there was a record number of self harm incidents, more than 40,000 of them. with me now, home affairs correspondent danny shaw. looking at the escapes first of all, when we speak about escapes, there are people who managed to escape and people who managed to escape and people let out by mistake. the number of people who‘d escaped is pretty low, 15, up slightly on the year before. then around 42 people who were out on temporary licence. they were allowed out for a day visit or very showbiz that correction for a very short visit and didn‘t return. the most concerning figure is this number of 71. those are people released in error. usually due to an administrative mistake by a member of prison staff or court staff that

has let them out early. there was one example earlier this month, a man called mr dodd, he had been given a nine—year prison sentence for seriously attacking somebody with a knife and, expecting to serve four and with a knife and, expecting to serve fourand a with a knife and, expecting to serve four and a half years in prison. he was released after a matter of months. the reason why was because someone months. the reason why was because someone had inaccurately recorded, instead of saying nine years, they put nine months down and he was out. simple as that. simple error like that and he was out. whether there we re that and he was out. whether there were certain checks in the system not carried out is now under review, but clearly a very serious mistake he was described as an exceptionally dangerous individual. fortunately he was recaptured. looking at the figures for assaults on people in prison, this is quite a stark increase. 20%, increasing number of results, of those 20 6000, 3600 are

classed as serious assaults, and over 7000 were assaults on staff, which means every day 20 prison officers or members of prison staff are being attacked by prisoners. that‘s one of the reasons why the prison officers association has been demanding extra measures, extra security measures and extra numbers of staff so they can feel safer and prevent so many attacks taking place. what is the ministry of justice say? place. what is the ministry of justice say? it says it has invested in prisons, it‘s boosting the numbers of officers by two and half thousand. it is on track to deliver that by the end of next year, over 500 are now in prisons and it is also investing in new technology to try and crack down on the former legal high drugs. psychoactive su bsta nces legal high drugs. psychoactive substances thought to contribute to the rising violence and this record number of self harm incidents. as ever, thank you very much. the deadline for reaching an agreement over the end of life care for the terminally ill baby charlie gard passed at midday today.

charlie‘s parents had accepted that he would spend his final days in a hospice, but chris gard and connie yates wanted to spend more time with their son before his life support is taken away. police and child protection workers have been criticised for failing to protect two teenagers from brighton — who were killed in syria in 2014. 18—year—old abdullah deghayes secretly travelled to the country with his 17—year—old brotherjaffar, to fight alongside jihadists. but a serious case review found their radicalisation came as a ‘total shock‘ to the authorities — despite a number of warning signs. wildfires are continuing to burn in southern france for the fourth day. at least 6000 firefighters and troops are now battling the flames. thousands of people have been forced to leave their homes and campsites around the town of bormes—les—mimosas, with many spending the night on beaches, or in sports halls and other public buildings. wyre davies reports. battling for a third consecutive night, more than 6,000 firefighters appear to be slowly winning the fight against wildfires that have caused so much havoc and damage

in the hills above the cote d‘azur. thousands of tourists and local residents, who have been evacuated from their hillside homes and campsites, also spent another night camped out on the beaches below. uncomfortable and inconvenient, but glad to have escaped with their lives. translation: it's like wild camping. it‘s been two days and it‘s a bit strange, but we are getting used to it. all the same, we would like to get back to the campsite. the most important thing is not being in danger. i have heard, forthe moment, there are no victims and that has to be the most important thing. after destroying some 10,000 hectares of mediterranean scrub and forest, the fire‘s progress has been halted thanks to the use of more than a dozen water bombers. the aftermath is described as a disaster for the local economy and the environment by regional officials who believe the blaze was deliberately started.

among the hundreds of british tourists forced to flee but unsure what happens now, isabelle heppenstall from surrey. woken up at about half past 12 by the emergency services shouting, "fire, fire," in french. didn‘t really know what to do. some people were running to the beach and putting life jackets on the children, but we decided to try and drive out. we were directed by the police, eventually reached a safe point where we watched the fire unfold. horrific. really awfully scary. emergency officials are reluctant to stand firefighters down and allow people back to their homes and campsites because of the very real possibility that dry mistral winds will fan the flames once more and the threat will return. indeed, weather conditions across the southern mediterranean are still precarious. hundreds of homes have been evacuated on the island of corsica, and from portugal to the italian riviera, firefighting teams have been trying to contain several smaller fires before they too get out of control. wyre davies, bbc news.

john brent has been holidaying there for the last 15 years and was evacuated during the fire can he joins me on webcam. it wasn‘t until tuesday night in your caravan, you we re tuesday night in your caravan, you were aware something was going wrong. yes, that's right. we had some popping around 11:30pm and we we re some popping around 11:30pm and we were wondering what it was. it was only after about 20 minutes we got a call on the caravan door by the owners and they advised us to get to the muster station for possible evacuation and it was at that point we realised the popping was actually gas cylinders in the caravans on a site about a mile away from us. what happened is when we came out of the muster station, all you could see was the sky, like it was dante‘s inferno, it was blood red, smoke

everywhere, the smell of smoke, the acrid smell to the camp was horrendous, it was then we realised how serious the problem was facing us. how serious the problem was facing us. we were advised at the time if we wa nted us. we were advised at the time if we wanted to make our evacuation to go north because we couldn‘t go south—west because the roads were blocked. i‘m currently stood next to one of the mountains burned to a crisp. it‘s like a moonscape. all day yesterday and today, there were planes flying over, had won about two minutes ago, it‘sjust planes flying over, had won about two minutes ago, it‘s just an underwater drop. i can see the people in control of this thing are not standing down any firefighters, it‘s a very serious event and a scary position to be in. we're looking at helicopter pictures of the french prime minister looking at the french prime minister looking at the scene, it looks pretty grim. and going to ask a silly question, how is your holiday going? the wine is lovely. u nfortu nately,

is your holiday going? the wine is lovely. unfortunately, a lot of these vineyards are now closed as a result, one reporter that it affects the economy. this is where it hits them. the holidays for a lot of people here have stopped. quite a lot of livelihoods have stopped, some of them for good. the holiday, the weather in france, it‘s a beautiful place to become u nfortu nately, beautiful place to become unfortunately, the last couple of days has been very challenging and testing in this area. it‘s a very resilient place and a place we won‘t leave alone, we‘ve been here 15 yea rs leave alone, we‘ve been here 15 years and we‘ve seen leave alone, we‘ve been here 15 years and we‘ve seen some leave alone, we‘ve been here 15 years and we‘ve seen some fires here, but nothing of this magnitude. there was a stage on tuesday, wednesday morning about 4am, i was looking from left to right and about 180 degrees i could see a wall of flame. yeah, it was both mesmerising and terrorising at the same time. you can get in your car and head home if the need is that bad, but of course there are plenty of people who live in this area who have no

choice. that's right, we do feel for the local population here, because there are a lot of people, friends of ours, coming down, who are jetting back early, not coming down because they are changing plans because they are changing plans because they are worried about the state of play down here, which is understandable. you do feel for the locals. and stood next to one of the sites, a caravan park, there were 250 caravans here, not a single one has survived. their house is gone, their livelihood, their own vehicles, the people who own the company, it‘s all gone. it‘s a very sad sight to see. this place is used to some of these fires but this is an magnitude that hasn‘t been seen for quite some time. it‘s only with great thanks to the italian and spanish is also chipped in with the planes, sortie after sortie of these planes, sortie after sortie of these planes, which has been amazing to see. it‘s amazing to see people on holiday, the whole of the countryside in flames. it is

something else. good of you to give us something else. good of you to give us yourtime, something else. good of you to give us your time, try to enjoy the rest of your holiday, john grantjoining us of your holiday, john grantjoining us from the south of france. the headlines on bbc news: the government asks experts to work out the costs and benefits of eu migrants, more than a year after britain voted to leave the european union. 71 prisoners in england and wales were released by mistake last year — which is the highest number for a decade. wild fires are continuing to burn in parts of southern france as thousands of people are moved from their homes — but the authorities say the situation is improving. in sport, the first day of the third test at the oval, england won the toss, chose to bat. south africa have taken toss, chose to bat. south africa have ta ken two toss, chose to bat. south africa have taken two wickets. england 107-2. have taken two wickets. england 107—2. chris froome is going to race in next month‘s grand tour, the well tasmania. he is aiming to become the first man to do the double in the

same year since 1978. —— vuelta a espana. ross same year since 1978. —— vuelta a espa na. ross murdoch same year since 1978. —— vuelta a espana. ross murdoch has also reached tonight‘s 200 finals. i‘ll be back with a full update in about ten minutes. traditional medical advice says that we should always finish a course of antibiotics — even if we feel better — in order for them to be effective; but now a group of scientists has cast doubt on that recommendation. an article in the british medical journal argues that taking antibiotics for longer than necessary can increase the risk of developing a resistance to them. however england‘s chief medical officer says more research is needed before any change in policy. here‘s our health correspondent dominic hughes. antibiotics, we are wonderful. mapoe all sorts of ways are being used to spread the word antibiotics need to be used sparingly. that message is becoming ever more urgent as fears grow over the dangers posed by

microbes that are resistant to the drugs. traditionally we‘ve always been told to finish a course of antibiotics. but some believe that might actually be making the situation worse. what we worry about is that many patients are already colonised with resistant bacteria and they might not be part of the infection, they might be in your gut, on your skin, up your nose, and if we use antibiotics for longer thanis if we use antibiotics for longer than is required, what we‘re doing is enhancing the chances those resista nt is enhancing the chances those resistant bacteria will take over and, .. colonise us more. penicillin, colonise us more. discovered .. colonise us more. penicillin, discovered in the late 1920s, the belief was not taking enough could lead to bacteria developing resistance. the modern day official advice is still to complete the course you‘ve been prescribed. now questions are being raised about whether that advice is correct. some doctors are concerned patients will be confused. and very fearful people

will hear the headlines without seeing the truth of the story behind the headlines and will decide on their own accord to take antibiotics for a shorter amount of time than prescribed, which is potentially u nsafe, prescribed, which is potentially unsafe, just because you start to feel better doesn‘t mean the infection is completely gone. the report acknowledges more research is needed before the finished the course advice is changed to something like, stop when you feel better. the serious concerns about drug resistant bugs mean long established practice is now being questioned. dominic hughes, bbc news. scotland‘s most senior police officer has confirmed he is being investigated in connection with claims of gross professional misconduct. details of the allegation against phil gormley haven‘t been made public. catriona rentonjoins me from glasgow. exactly what is being investigated and who made these allegations is unknown, but we understand there has been a claim of bullying against phil gormley made bya bullying against phil gormley made by a senior police officer. the

allegations are being investigated by the police investigations and reviews commissioner. they have not given any details about the case but what they say is that if these allegations are proven, that would amount to gross misconduct. if that we re amount to gross misconduct. if that were serious enough, if that conduct we re were serious enough, if that conduct were deemed to have been sufficiently serious, it could mean he would lose hisjob. 0f sufficiently serious, it could mean he would lose hisjob. of course, phil gormley is the most senior police officer in scotland, police scotla nd police officer in scotland, police scotland is the second—largest force in the uk. he‘s imposed since 2015 and says he‘ll continue his duties while the investigation is underway. he is fully cooperating. there are concerns from some about the staff he is working with at the moment. niven rennie is the former president of the association of police superintendents. that's a question for the police authority to answer. i don't know the strength of the evidence. there was a the strength of the evidence. there wasa numberof the strength of the evidence. there was a number of things they have to consider that they'll need to

consider, whether the chief constable might intimidate potential witnesses by being there. it would also have to be fair to the chief constable, they can't prejudge the outcome of the investigation, they must take a balanced approach. the la st must take a balanced approach. the last thing which is unique in this situation is that the chief constable lives at the force headquarters so even by putting him on gardening leave your not obstructing him from the workplace. these are difficult matters to be considered and weighed by the authorities. some go further and said the chief co nsta ble some go further and said the chief constable should stand aside while he‘s been investigated. the scottish liberal democrats leader has asked for that. the scottish conservatives have said police scotland is currently rudderless and they are asking for the scottish government to ta ke asking for the scottish government to take control of the situation. the scottish government said it would be inappropriate for them to comment at this time. how long will this investigation take? the commissioner says it will take as long as it needs to. the shortlist for one of britain‘s most prestigious music awards has been announced.

among the nominations for this year‘s mercury music prize are stormzy, the xx and ed sheeran and the winner will be announced on 14th september. with me is steve holden — music reporterfor radio 0ne‘s newsbeat — to talk about a few of the nominees in a bit more detail. it is execs, is it? you got it right! are there any surprises? ed sheeran, stormzy. i would right! are there any surprises? ed sheeran, stormzy. iwould expect stormzy. he‘s had such a year, is really broken through from his core fan base, underground music scene, into the mainstream. he's a grime artist? last year skepta won. that genre is on a roll at the moment. stormzy is one of those people whose cut through to the psyche of everyday music fans, especially places like radio one. ed sheeran,

even though he‘s one of the biggest p0p even though he‘s one of the biggest pop stars on the planet and his inclusion is a surprise because historically the mercury prize doesn‘t tend to go for exceptionally commercially successful pop stars. it's commercially successful pop stars. it‘s like edgy. in the maghreb it likes to represent the unknown, new acts, people coming through. ed sheeran is on his third album. this is the first met renomination he‘s got. thejudges when is the first met renomination he‘s got. the judges when doing their assessment earlier said he has mastered the modern pop song. he‘s mates with stormzy as well. they collaborated at the brit awards. he‘s collaborated with everybody. he's collaborated with everybody. he does like to have a singsong with everybody. unknown to me, a welsh indie allgirl band. everybody. unknown to me, a welsh indie all girl band. they formed in london a couple of years ago, supported by bbc introducing. they are indicative of how the mercury judges like to celebrate new british talent. they are very young, four girls in the band. they make really

happy indie music. can we hear this? let‘s have a listen. music plays # the night it trickles like the sleeping son... i sort of get a feel for that. i‘m sure it warms up! sleeping son... i sort of get a feel for that. i'm sure it warms up! in the past, we at the x x, dominated to debut albums and won. they‘d been nominated this year, it‘s like a nod from the mercury prize to say, we helped break you, get you to where you are. seven artists including the big moon are featured on the list with their debut album. —— the big moon. in the eyes of music critics and broadcasters, let‘s not forget, this is chosen by a panel of essentially peers to these artists.

these are the nominees, how big a dealfor any of these are the nominees, how big a deal for any of them would it be to win? aside from the prize-money, because it‘s harder to make music, money in the music industry as it once was, they‘ll get a nice £25,000 cheque. but also, it gives them that approvalfrom the cheque. but also, it gives them that approval from the rest of the music industry, helps them get a sales boost with their albums, and potentially, for some of the new acts, gives them a springboard to a very successful career. it‘s not a lwa ys very successful career. it‘s not always happened in the past, do you remember who won the mercury prize? no offence to her, she‘s faded into obscurity. the x x our festival headliners, an album number three, they are a big deal. it can go two ways but more often than not winning the mercury prize gives you an incredibly big platform. you were there this morning when they announced the nominations and all you said to me was they had good

croissants. very nice, filled with ham and cheese. i hope you declare it. steve holden, as ever good to see you. the duke of cambridge will work his last shift as an air ambulance pilot today, before taking up his royal duties full—time. for the past two years, prince william has been working for the east anglian air ambulance service, based in cambridge. its chief executive described him as a much loved and valued member of the crew. 0ur royal correspondent nicholas witchell reports. it‘s a job which has clearly meant a great deal to him — to work as member of the emergency services, valued for what he does, rather than for who he is, flying an air ambulance and helping to save lives. it was more than two years ago that william first reported for duty with the east anglian air ambulance. he had finished as an raf search and rescue pilot but chose to retrain and qualify for this new role. on his first morning, he explained how much it mattered to him. i am just fantastically excited to be here today, the first day. it has been a long time coming, many exams and training to get here, and i‘m hugely excited to bejoining a very professional bunch of guys and girls doing a unique,

complex job with the air ambulance. in the months since, william has piloted the air ambulance to scores of emergencies. he has seen tragedy and extremes of emotion at close quarters. writing in the eastern daily press this morning, he says he is hugely grateful for having had the experience. he says it has instilled in him "a profound respect for the men and women who serve in our emergency services which i hope to continue to champion, even as i leave the profession." william has always known his opportunity to do a regular job would be limited. his grandmother fully supported his wish to postpone full—time royal duty for as long as possible. but now, as the generational shift within the royal family becomes more apparent, william has had to accept the inevitable. and so, after tonight‘s shift, william will finally embark on the role which has always been his destiny and with which he now seems comfortable — as a full—time working member of the british royalfamily,

taking on more responsibilities in support of the queen, but with what are clearly deeply held memories of his time as pilot william wales of the air ambulance emergency service. nicholas witchell, bbc news. we will have the headlines in a moment, but first, let‘s get the weather. another david dodging downpours, sunshine and showers across the kate this afternoon, —— another day for dodging the downpours, sunshine and showers across the uk this afternoon. it is cool in the shower, pleasa nt afternoon. it is cool in the shower, pleasant not in a shower. temperatures mostly in the high teens. deeper into this evening, these showers will face but overnight they will continue across northern ireland, north—west england

and the west of scotland, although occasionally some will push further east. clear spells to the south. friday‘s weather is like this, further showers across the northwest uk, sunny spells for many in england and wales but then pick a cloud and rain pushes into south—west england and wales, turning heavier and leading further east across other parts of indian and wales tomorrow evening. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines at 2.30pm. the government has asked independent experts to produce a report assessing eu migration, as the home secretary tried to reassure business about immigration policy after brexit. there will be an implementation phase when new eu workers who come here will need to register their details, but the full new eu immigration policy will be after the mac has reported in the final phase of leaving the eu. the number of assaults in prison

is at a record high, and the performance of ten jails in england and wales is causing "serious concern" according to new figures. after being radicalised and travelling to syria to fight with jihadists, criticism of child protection workers after this british muslim and his brother were killed in the country. wildfires are continuing to burn in southern france for the fourth day. at least 6,000 firefighters and troops are now battling the flames. let‘s get the sports now. good afternoon. let‘s get the latest from the third test at the oval. england won the toss and chose to bat first against southy africa england won the toss and chose to bat first against south africa and though they have lost a couple fo wickets they‘ve brought up 100. 0pener keaton jennings went for a duck. debutant tom westley came in at three and he steadied things with his essex teamate alastair cook but he went in the first

over after lunch to 25. very cautious innings from alastair cook. he's been stuck in the 40s for an age. he is on 47. england 109—2, skipperjoe but at the crease as well. vernon philander took the early wicket. four—time tour de france champion chris froome will ride in this year‘s vuelta a espana in pursuit of a rare double. the 32—year—old, who won the tour last sunday, has finished second in the vuelta three times. only two men have won both tours in the same year, but that was when the spanish race was in april. it starts on august 19th and finishes in madrid on september 10th. molly renshaw is due to the semifinals of the 200 metres breast

wrote as the swimming world championship ‘s continue in budapest. she beat the commonwealth champion into second place. ross murdoch was second fastest in the men‘s event. the men‘s and women‘s semis both take place in the next couple of hours. england and scotland are preparing for their final group games at the women‘s european championship tonight. both can qualify, scotland will have to beat spain by two goals to have any chance. and they also need england to beat portugal. a point will be enough for england to top the group. if they win without conceding a goal, they‘ll become the first england side, male orfemale, to progress at a major tournament with a 100% record and without letting in a single goal. we want to improve, we want to get better. we‘ve said before we want to be the best team in the world and so far we have had a good performance against scotland, in other areas are better performance against spain, it‘s about bringing those two together now and improving again and keeping the snowball rolling because we want to go into those knockout stages feeling confident, feeling that we‘re a team with momentum and not only will we feel that but the rest

of the tournament will feel it as well. everton fans should be out in force tonight to welcome home wayne rooney as he makes his first competitive start since rejoining the club from manchester united. ronaldo koeman‘s side face slovakian side ruzomberok in the first leg of the third qualifying round in the europa league. the manager‘s already seen the impact rooney has had at the club. what i like is his ambition, in training, and showing the young people, the young lads in the team, experience, explaining things. discussions about football, but positions. i think it‘s really what i expected. manchester city manager pep guardiola says new signing benjamin mendy won‘t play for "two or three weeks" because of a muscle problem.

longer a crime for gay men aged2l and over to be in a relationship in private. the law changed in northern ireland and scotland later. here‘s sophie long. westminster lit up to mark 50 years since it enacted the law which partially decriminalised, sexuality. which partially decriminalised homosexuality. it may have been the beginning of legalisation but it did not stop the arrests. after 1967, pride celebrations became annual events, promoting equality and challenging prejudice. couples to tie the knot. david told me today marks an important anniversary, and an opportunity to look back at a long hard fight that people can be proud of. 50 years ago marked the beginning of a very long journey that a lot of people devoted their lives to,

put themselves at personal risk and all the rest. now when we look back over the 50 years, we can see all these small but very important steps that people and the government and society have made leading up to today. it is a very momentous time to look back and see the progress they have made. but campaigners say there is still more to do to make sure young people can grow up confident that they can be whoever they want to be. with me from the pink news, an online newspaper marketed for the lbgt community is benjamin butterworth. suppose there two ways of looking at i suppose there two ways of looking at this, for a lot of people, 50 yea rs, at this, for a lot of people, 50 years, it is taking a long time to sort this out, for older people, it is only 50 years ago and it is such a change. there are people who

started their working lives when being gay or gay sex was illegal. it's being gay or gay sex was illegal. it‘s not such a long time. we did a poll and it found among people who are over the age of 65, a majority think that gay sex is unnatural. these are people who were around when it was decriminalised in 1967, many of whom were voters and many still think it‘s wrong. many of whom were voters and many still think it's wrong. does that surprise you, 65—year—olds, set in their ways, it‘s what they grew up with, it‘s just what they feel. do you still expect them to be a little more indiscriminate, if you like, in terms of what was against the law when they were growing up? it's an extraordinary change to happen in 50 yea rs. extraordinary change to happen in 50 years. i know my grandparents find it hard to keep up and they don‘t wa nt to it hard to keep up and they don‘t want to be offensive or rude but thinks change quite fast. i started secondary school in 2003 and that was the first year where section 28,

which banned the promotion of, sexuality, was not in place. so anyone who is between 25 and 50 went to school when you were not allowed to school when you were not allowed to talk about being gay. even in the past generation, it‘s still an extraordinary change in attitudes to 93v extraordinary change in attitudes to gay rights. there are other aspects of your poll which were greater eyebrows as well. we also found that among people who voted to leave in the referendum last year, 59% thought that gay sex is unnatural, more than the national average. john major has written for us today and said he has come in a long way since he voted for the sector and 28 law, and he fears that it could come back, with attitudes changing and the rise in hate crimes, we need to be careful not to let bigoted attitudes come back into mainstream political life. some of us won't be around in 50 years but you probably will be, i‘m wondering how you hope we will have moved on by then? one

of the big thing at the moment is whether lgbt of the big thing at the moment is whether lg bt is of the big thing at the moment is whether lgbt is friendly sex and russian ship education will be taught in schools. —— lgbt — friendly sex and relationship education will be taught in schools. it is things like being able to hold your partner‘s hand in the street, ifi your partner‘s hand in the street, if i had your partner‘s hand in the street, ifihada your partner‘s hand in the street, if i had a boyfriend, i think i would not feel, though in some areas of the country. i think when people are able to do that comfortable, like heterosexual people, that is when we will be equal. i think that if the big change that is here to come. more than a third of people who don‘t think it‘s natural, a real chunks, but only 20% of under 25 think is unnatural so i think we will see a big shift in the next decade. thank you very much. the police watchdog says figures gathered by the bbc suggest there are major inconsistencies in the way police forces across england and wales are enforcing drug driving laws. her majesty‘s inspectorate of constabulary says data

from a radio1 newsbeat investigation looking at the number of arrests under drug driving laws brought in two years ago suggests that some forces are more proactive than others. dan whitworth has the details. out on patrol with cheshire police. they are on lookout for anyone who might have taken drugs and got behind the wheel. it is that blue one. hello, driver. a suspicious car is pulled over. the driver is tested for drugs using a sample of his saliva, and it comes back positive for cannabis. he is arrested, which means a trip back to the station and a blood test. if found guilty, he faces a minimum actual month driving ban, and could be sentenced to up to six months in prison. since the law changed a couple of years ago and the drug wipes were introduced, i think they are the single best piece of technology that has been introduced into the police force in my 17 years. since the law changed on drug driving two years ago, it is now illegal to have a certain level of up to 17 drugs in your system and get behind the wheel.

eight of them are illegal. 0nes like cannabis, ecstasy and cocaine. nine of them are prescription drugs, ones like morphine and codeine. before the law was changed, it wasn‘t so clear—cut. police had to prove that you‘re driving had been impaired by drugs. we asked all 43 forces in england and wales how many drug driving arrests they have made since the change, to try and get some sense of comparison between forces. we divided that between the number of officers each one had. some forces made one arrest for every one or two officers, others made one arrest for every 19, 24 or 28 officers. these figures must be treated with caution, because they don‘t take into account if drug driving is more less common in different parts of england and wales, and the police watchdog says they can only offer a snapshot into how this law is policed, but do provide an interesting insight into the much wider issue of drug driving. well, there is a real

concern that we will see more tragic incidents occurring on our roads. i think that the police chief constables need to look carefully at these figures, and ask themselves whether they are doing sufficient in these areas, and we as an inspectorate, would ask other police chief constables to check whether they are being as proactive as they should be. calum‘s brother aidan was knocked off his motorbike and killed by a drug driver less than two years ago. it just crushed me. i could not think straight. i could not work. honestly, it has crushed my mum. every day you can see it in her eyes and that she is still missing something, she is still missing her son. the national police chiefs‘ council says all forces have to make decisions about local priorities and sometimes share resources to meet the demands and keep the public safe. in a moment a summary of the business news this hour but first, the headlines on bbc news.

the government asks experts to work out the costs and benefits of eu migrants, more than a year after britain voted to leave the european union. 71 prisoners in england and wales were released by mistake last year, which is the highest number for a decade. wild fires are continuing to burn in parts of southern france as thousands of people are moved from their homes but the authorities say the situation is improving. in the business news... lloyds has set aside another £1 billion to cover the cost of insurance mis—selling and the treatment of mortgage customers. the announcement comes after the banking group posts half—year pre—tax profits of £2.5 billion. uk car production fell by 13.7% injune compared to a year earlier, the third month in a row that output‘s taken a dive. the society of motor manufacturers and traders said the uk market was cooling in line with forecasts, following a long period of record growth.

london heathrow airport has reported its results for the first six months of 2017. pre—tax profits are up 36% to £102 million with passenger traffic up 3.9% to 37.1 million. twitter, the social media site, is seeing almost zero monthly growth in the number of people who use the site. investors are not happy. the shares, remember, floated on the stock market at over $40, and are now worth around 20. so why should anyone invest in a company that makes no profits and whose customer numbers are going nowhere? the answer some of these questions, michelle fleury willjoin us the answer some of these questions, michelle fleury will join us from the stock exchange. is it as bad as all that? share price is down 1396, investors clearly worried. this is

all about user growth. the company reported 328 million monthly average users, that was unchanged from the previous quarter. if you look even deeper into their numbers and look what is going on in the us, they actually reported a slight decline. that‘s very worrying and it on trusts sharply to facebook which reported results this week which added 70 million users. that contrast is getting investors worried and running for the doors. this is despite the fact that the company reported slightly better profits compared to what people had been impersonating. they have played around with ideas about how to increase revenue and get a bigger bang for the buck, as it were. are there any ideas in the pipeline? they‘ve played with it but it doesn‘t seem to be paying off when you look at these results. ad revenue is down slightly, there has

been talk certainly if you look on twitter today, the twitter feed been talk certainly if you look on twitter today, the twitterfeed is filled with people talking about twitter‘s results. one of the idea that people put out there is, why haven‘t they started charging people to have verified user or use their analytics? there‘s nothing they could try ashlar grew those are things they could try and monetise, they haven‘t tried it before but who knows whether they would consider in the future. in other business stories we‘ve been following a sharp fall in the shares of the drugmaker astrazeneca. they are down more than 16% after announcing disappointing results. the firm said first—quarter revenue fell 10%. it also reported a major setback in trials of a new lung cancer drug therapy. but a bad day for estate agents with countrywide profits collapsing 98% as property deals sour and profits at foxtons tumbling 64%, with a warning of a challenging 2017. the header foxtons said that the man

had slowed due to an presented economic and political uncertainty. profits at sky tv have taken a tumble because it‘s spending more for premier league rights. it‘s adding more customers, particularly in germany, italy and austria. but having to pay an extra £600 million or so more for football rights has given their profits a bit of a dent. pre—tax profit have fallen £27m to £1.05bn. 0n the markets now. down a bit, a fall on lloyds bank. they had to put aside more for ppi scandal and compensation for customers. the countryside —— countrywide and foxto ns, countryside —— countrywide and foxtons, those results. that‘s the

business news, back in half an hour. it‘s one of the most hated plants in the uk, japanese knotweed. it‘s almost impossible to kill off and can damage homes and break through brick walls. more than £166 million was spent last year trying to get rid of it. was spent last year now scientists are carrying out trials in a field in east sussex to try to work out the best way of eradicating it. yvette austin went along to have a look. an unyielding invader of the plant world. it can push through tarmac, concrete, and even get into your home. japanese knotweed only succumbs to the toughest of treatment, which is why experts are experimenting with more eco—friendly ways of eradicating it. we have laid a membrane horizontally over this mature knotweed to see if it will contain knotweed or stop it growing. we have dug out a piece earlierjust to show you what happens. so this is a piece of rhizome and you can see here

all of the pieces that have grown since around may. so you can see it doesn‘t really contain it, it causes it to spread laterally. that would be your garden and it comes up in my garden. you won‘t be happy with me. so neighbours are hoping now the land is in the hands of experts, they will eventually see the back of the weed, as its presence can affect the value of properties. so this is the garden. the knotweed, the knotweed isjust over there, where the hedge is, and it is really encroaching all of the time and getting closer. the worry is, you know, literally the fact that it can damage your property, and once it gets into the garden it can wreak havoc. and just to show how robust the plant is, it even grows in the dark, and it has found its way through the air vent to the light. so have you found the best way to get rid of knotweed?

i think we have, it is digging it out, which is the best way. when you dig it out, you may have the odd little bit that comes through, small little pieces like this, which is easy to deal with, either by digging further or chemical treatment. the downside, though, is that digging it out can cost more than twice as much as spraying, but the theory is it is quicker and more effective. a rather unusual 911 call, there is something in my house, i need you to get here and get here snappily. this is 0fficer alfredo vargas responding to a call out of a reptile outside a resident‘s front door. the officer wrestled with the snappy customer before putting it in custody. you all thinking, rather him than

me. he decided to get the alligator himself because they had called for the tracker at he was going to be in our away, and trackers only shoot alligators. 0fficer vargas put it in alligators. 0fficer vargas put it in a bag and then put the alligator in the back—seat of his patrol car. then drove to a canal where he released it. rather him than me! year. we can think of all of the puns, but you‘ve got any, send them to me on twitter. we might look at those pictures later. let‘s have a look at the weather first. another day for dodging the

downpours, a rash of showers moving from west to east. some of us have had sunshine today, eastern scotland has fared quite well but showers moving in here as well and you could catch a shower wherever you are. could be heavy or thundery, maybe a bit of hailfor a could be heavy or thundery, maybe a bit of hail for a time. could be heavy or thundery, maybe a bit of hailfor a time. 0utside could be heavy or thundery, maybe a bit of hailfor a time. outside of the showers, it‘s fairly pleasant in the showers, it‘s fairly pleasant in the sunshine. you can see by the temperatures, nothing special for the time of year and only a few places getting above 20 celsius. you be part of the far south—east, isle of wight, coastal areas. through this evening the showers will fade but continuing overnight with northern ireland, north—west england, western scotland, occasionally as you pushing further east. then— 14 degrees. friday‘s weather, western part seeing showers. in thing in wales driver a

time and seeing spells, —— england and wales try for a time and seeing showers. some rain will be tracking east across the day. for the test match tomorrow, showers today, tomorrow and increasing chance of getting rain late in the day. that‘s if this system moves in from the west. there is uncertainty about timing of the spread of rain, it‘s not guaranteed before the end of play. more of england and wales get into outbreaks of rain tomorrow evening. that tries to clear away going into saturday but never really ca res. going into saturday but never really cares. some more uncertainty of saturday, potential for the return of some rain in the south—east. showers in the north—west but in between, dry and sunny. sunday, it‘s

back to a picture of sunshine and showers once again on a breezy picture for sunday although the winds may ease a little bit later in the day. the we can is breezy, showers, some sunshine but don‘t expect the sunny spells to last too long. this is bbc news. i‘m simon mccoy. the headline that 3dm. ministers are accused of waiting far too long to consider brexit‘s impact on eu immigration. it's it‘s completely ridiculous that it has taken them 13 months to commission this basic evidence. 71 prisoners in england and wales were released by mistake last year — the highest numberfor a decade. wildfires continue to burn in southern france — 6,000 firefighters and troops are now battling the flames. also in the next hour: experts cast doubt on the traditional advice to always finish a prescribed course of antibiotics. some medics argue that taking them for longer than necessary can increase the risk of developing a resistance to them. see you later alligator.

a florida police officer wrestles an alligator after a terrified resident found the reptile outside his front porch.