this is bbc news. the headlines at nine: the australian prime minister says counter—terror police have foiled an attempt to blow up a plane. four people have been arrested the threat of terrorism is very real. the disruption operation, the effo rts real. the disruption operation, the efforts overnight, have been very effective but there is more work to do. the international trade secretary liam fox has suggested he's against maintaining freedom of movement between britain and the eu during any transitional period after brexit — putting him at odds with the chancellor philip hammond. a record number of criminals have had their sentences increased after victims and members of the public asked for them to be reviewed. also in the next hour — 100 years on from the battle of passchendaele in belgium... wejoin the belgium bomb disposal teams who are still dealing with 200 tonnes of munitions every year. and our sunday morning edition

of the papers is at 9.35 — this mornings reviewers are sebastian payne from the financial times and rashant rao, deputy europe business editor at the new york times. good morning and welcome to bbc news. police in australia say they've foiled an islamist—inspired plot to bring down an aircraft with an improvised device. the prime minister, malcolm turnbull, said the plot appeared to be "elaborate", rather than planned by a lone wolf. phil mercer reports. investigators in australia say they had information about a plot to blow up an aircraft involving the use of an improvised device. four men have been detained following raids across sydney by heavily—armed police and members of australia's domestic spy agency.

it is reported the operation was not planned, but a rapid response to a tip—off. the prime minister, malcolm turnbull, said the authorities have foiled what appears to be an elaborate conspiracy. i can report last night that there has been a majorjoint counterterrorism operation to disrupt a terrorist plot to bring down an aeroplane. the operation is continuing. four people have been arrested and a considerable amount of material seized by police. upon advice we have received from intelligence and countering terrorism agencies the government move swiftly to protect the public while operations are underway. additional security measures were put in place at sydney

airport on thursday. a woman who said her son and husband were among those arrested in sydney has denied they had any links to extremism. but senior police commanders say the raids were part of an alleged islamic—inspired plot. additional security measures have been put in place at domestic and international airports around the country. people can expect an increased police and security presence. longer delays to make sure more screening is being done on hold luggage and hand luggage. be aware, go to the airport as normal, but give yourself more time. the advice is to remain calm and go about business as normal. australia's national terror threat level remains at probable, which means the intelligence agencies believe that groups or individuals have the intent and capability to carry out an attack.

since 2014, 70 people have been charged as a result of over 30 counterterrorism raids across the country. the international trade secretary liam fox has said unregulated free movement of people between the uk and the eu after brexit would "not keep faith" with last yea r‘s referendum result. mr fox told a sunday newspaper he'd not been party to any cabinet discussions about a transitional arrangement in which immigration rules remain similar to what they are now. with me is our political correspondent emma va rdy. again, differences of opinion about what will happen? confusing for voters at the moment. all that talk during the referendum campaign about getting back control of our borders. freedom of movement is such a key aspect of the referendum campaign.

what is the government has been clear about is that freedom of movement rules will cease to apply after 2019. we don't know what extent immigration controls will then be able to be brought in and what's they will look like. the chancellor philip hammond has said it will be sometime before we are able to introduce full migration controls between the uk and the eu. and suggested a period of up to three years, next election, after brexit with gradual phasing in. today, speculation that the international trade secretary, liam fox's position is different. he said, if freedom of movement does not appear to change after brexit then this is not keeping faith with then this is not keeping faith with the result of the eu referendum. he also told the sunday times he has not been party to any cabinet discussions about an arrangement which keeps immigration rules the same or similar. there is general

agreement about the need for some sort of transitional period, but we are seeing differences of opinion over what this might look like. closer to knowing what sort of immigration controls there might be after brexit? we understand european citizens will still be able to come to britain but they will have to go through a registration and documentation process. it is important to say we have not even begun negotiations with the eu about this transitional period. the government says freedom of movement will end, new rules will come in, but what will fill the gap we do not know too much about yet and that is where some of the rows and speculation is taking place. later today the belgian city of ypres will pause to remember one of the most costly battles of the first world war. by the end of the three month campaign — half a million men were dead, injured, or missing, in the mud of no mans land. now — a century later, the land is still yielding deadly reminders of the fighting. our special correspondent

robert hall reports. 0ne one of the things that when you visit the battlefields of france and belgium, the number of the netting. thousands upon thousands of men whose bodies were not recovered or not identified. 0ver whose bodies were not recovered or not identified. over the next couple of days under the menin gate where the names of 511,000 of the missing are inscribed and around the city of ypres commemorations to remember all those who fail in the campaign to ca ptu re those who fail in the campaign to capture the high ground and village of passchendaele. for those who live here, constant reminders of what took place not just here, constant reminders of what took place notjust in 1917 but right through the first world war. they call it the iron harvest. the debris of war in the flanders clay.

co nsta ntly debris of war in the flanders clay. constantly appearing on the surface. i went to visit one of the teams still clearing up 100 years after the battles. drie, twee, een. this is a corner of europe where first world war shells explode every working day. the belgian bomb disposal team is based in poelkapelle and they deal with at least 200 tonnes of unexploded munitions each year. you may think that after 100 years this iron harvest would be reducing. it's simply not true. during the first world war, along the western front, 1.5 billion shells were fired and of those, one in three failed to explode. that left 500 million still in the ground.

a few miles from poelkapelle, another call. a farmer has left several unidentified shells for the squad to collect. this is a 11.5 inch british. another 11.5 inch. if we look at the length and the fuse, this is high explosive. this as well. we have no chemical shells here. one third of the munitions that the team recover contain chemicals such as mustard gas. the firstjob is to clean them up, and not always that gently, for a rough idea of how dangerous they might be. here we look for characteristics and then for an exterior marking. they do that with a hammer or a copper brush and, it sounds old —fashioned, but it is still much safer than using a sandblaster or high—pressure water. the next step is an x—ray.

you can see now the bottom. this is chloride and cyanide or arsenic. around is explosive. even after 100 years, lives are at risk here. the chemical shells are eventually destroyed in a sealed chamber. conventional explosives follow a separate path. shells, bombs, grenades and bullets forced to the surface of local farmland by frost action and ploughing. how much explosive is in one crate, do you think? always around 50 kilos of explosives. more than 50 kilos, even deeply buried, would risk damage to buildings. and still this meticulous operation rolls on. the legacy of a distant war that

will provide these lethal reminders well into another century. robert hall, bbc news, flanders. dedicated and brave men. this weekend is about commemoration but trying also to bring home what happened to the visitors who attend the ceremonies. 0ne happened to the visitors who attend the ceremonies. one of those efforts is in the ceremonies. one of those efforts isina the ceremonies. one of those efforts is in a village just north of ypres, destroyed in the fighting. memorials and guarded their one of the focuses of attention tomorrow. they have told us a little of the war under the ground. the fighting on the surface was so fierce that men had to borrow under the ground to stay

alive. underneath the church is a blackout which has been sealed pretty much since the war other than a little archaeology a few years ago. it is now on— seo, pumps out and open to the public tomorrow for just a short time. i was invited to ta ke just a short time. i was invited to take a look. here we are at the original edit of the church. these steps where used by the troops 100 yea rs steps where used by the troops 100 years ago? yes. this is all original. actually, they are in good condition. during the battle of ypres, passchendaele, everything in the region was destroyed. we are six metres underground. this was used as a shelter. the small rooms off the passage, these were where men could

speak beds or storage rooms. they had some shelves and resting places. a massivejob to had some shelves and resting places. a massive job to open this to the public because it has never been added to the public before? no. the dugout was discovered in 1989. the archaeologists were trying to do some research to the medieval... they found the original entrance of the dugout. when you open this up, what did you think? extraordinary, said to be preserved, isn't it? because of the water? this is the main reason. the dugout is usually com pletely main reason. the dugout is usually completely underwater because the level of the ground water is high. because the wood is underwater from more than 100 years, that is the reason it is so well preserved. lot of work for people here. why did you feel it was so important that today pass my generation saw this, just for the 100 days, just briefly?

so important for us as a museum. we wa nt to so important for us as a museum. we want to connect with the heritage and the landscape as well. a unique example of such a heritage point in the landscape. a unique opportunity to set it up in the public so they can see and feel how it must have failed to live under the grounds, six metres under the ground. you could hear the water rushing. the pumps running continually. that is what it was like 100 years ago. possibly save under the ground but not a pleasant way of life itself. rats, flooding, collapses, but giving a good indication of what those men had to put up with during their time that the bovine and in their time that the bovine and in the trenches. 0ver their time that the bovine and in the trenches. over the next couple of days, this evening, the duke and duchess of cambridge underneath the menin gate. we are underneath the

road here that the soldiers would have marched to the trenches on. the families and the vips will watch the last post ceremony. it is the town's way of remembering the fallen traditionally. a procession down towards the main market square in ypres. you might be able to see the tower in the distance. the whole of ypres was rebuilt. winston churchill wa nted ypres was rebuilt. winston churchill wanted it left in ruins but the belgians wanted to read build it, not having as a memorial. it looked much as did before the war. a ceremony, a mixed media ceremony with music, poetry, and the words of those who fought in the battles that raged north of the town. you can watch that on bbc two at 7pm tonight. during the day, ben brown

will be bringing you up to date about other events and seven you more about what will happen in ypres and around the city today and tomorrow. we will be watching. for the time being, many thanks. police in germany have reported two people have been killed and several injured after a 34—year—old man opened fire in a nightclub in the southern german city of konstanz. the suspect suffered life—threatening injuries in a gunfight with police officers and later died in hospital. the motive for the shooting is unclear. the australian by minister says counterterrorism police have foiled an attempt to blow up a plane with four people arrested. the international trade secretary liam fox says the government will not keep faith with the referendum result if it allowed the free movement of people after britain. a record number of criminals have had

their sentences increased after victims and members of the public asked for them to be reviewed. a record number of criminals have had their sentences increased under a scheme which allows members of the public to ask for them to be reviewed. last year 1111 criminals in england and wales had their sentences increased. the government says it wants to extend the scheme to include a number of terror—related charges. aisling mcveigh reports. sarah sands stabbed a man to death in november 2014. she was convicted of manslaughter and given a 3.5—yearjail sentence. her neighbour, michael, was a convicted paedophile and sarah, a mother of five, claims she lost control, stabbing him eight times. it was in january last year that the punishment was considered to be unduly lenient. judges at the court of appeal ruled that because she took a knife to his flat she must have intended to cause serious harm and her sentence was doubled to 7.5 years. 1111 criminals have had

their sentences increased in the last year, according to the attorney general‘s office. the unduly lenient scheme allows them to the public to query penalties for serious offences and more people are doing just that. requests are up 17% on the previous year. sex offences are the highest number of cases where sentences were increased and 1a sex offenders who had originally escaped prison are now serving time behind bars. from next month, the scheme will be widened to include an extra 19 terror—related offences. the attorney general says in the vast majority of cases, the judges do get it right. the number of sentences that are increased represent a tiny proportion of the 80,000 cases heard every single year. donald trump has again criticised china over its relations with north korea. on twitter he accused china of making hundreds of billions

of dollars from trade but doing nothing to tackle north korea's nuclear threat. his comments come after north korea carried out its second major missile test in a month. the us air force says two of its bomber planes have flown over the korean peninsula in response. more than 20,000 people have been evacuated from a music festival in spain after a huge fire engulfed part of the main stage. the fire broke out at the tomorrowland unite festival near barcelona, organisers say it was caused by a technical malfunction. no injuries have been reported. tim allman reports. this was not the sort of spectacle that thousands who had come here had been expecting. this stage at this dance music festival in barcelona lit up by a giant fire. initially some took photos, perhaps they thought it was part of the show. but if these were pyrotechnics, they appeared to have gone badly wrong. very soon, the audience was cleared. thousands quickly moved to safety.

there are no reports that anyone was injured. people ran towards the exit. there was no panic but many people were inside the festival at this hour. the firefighters took 30 minutes or so to put the fire out and the police also took time to get all the people off the stage. tomorrowland unite is a multi—venue festival held in eight different countries including spain. the location there was barcelona, the concert taking place in can zam park in the north of the city. this website describes the festival asa this website describes the festival as a way to unite people, bring the people of tomorrow together. an unfortunate end to what should have been a great night. but with no apparent

death or injury, things could have been so much worse. the scottish government has called for scotch to be defined in uk law in order to protect whisky exports after brexit. holyrood is concerned that any future trade deal with the united states might allow american firms to brand their whiskies as scotch. our business correspondent joe lynam reports. under eu rules of origin, any spirit described as scotch whiskey must be aged released three years and matured in scotland. but the scottish government says the us negotiators during the recent trade talks with the eu had wanted this definition to be relaxed to accommodate its whiskey makers. so now holyrood wants the eu definition of scotch to be incorporated into uk law after brexit. that is because whiskey making supports 20,000 jobs and is worth £4 billion to scotland.

we have to make absolutely certain that any deal done with the us protects scottishjobs. if that deal does not protect the definition of whiskey as a spirit matured for three years or more, it weakens that definition and we will lose scottish jobs in the whiskey industry. 10,000 jobs depend on it, another 10,000 in the supply chain. so we tell liam fox, don't tangle with the scottish whiskey industry, protect it. don't sell it away. a spokesperson for the department of international trade which co—ordinates future deals says that scotch is a uk export success story and will support the industry so it continues to thrive to thrive and prosper post—brexit. whiskey may be the water of life but it might also give london and edinburgh a headache — in trade terms at least. honolulu has become the first major us city to ban pedestrians from looking at their mobile phone, texting or using digital devices while crossing the road.

the measure, which will take effect in hawaii's largest city in october, is aimed at reducing injuries and deaths from "distracted walking". fines start at £11 and go up to £75 for repeat offenders. urgent calls to the emergency services are exempt from the ban. cathedrals have been built at the heart of our great towns and cities for centuries, but in the face of falling congregation numbers and rising repair bills they are being forced to modernise. fiona trott has been to durham cathedral to see some priceless relics of st cuthbert, which the cathedral hopes will help it to attract more visitors. one of england's most treasured landmarks. now some of its own treasures are being put on permanent display. the sanctuary knocker. the passport for criminals or those fleeing justice to get an extension on their sentences. sanctuary for 37 days.

they could come here, they could claim the saint‘s sanctuary for 37 days. for me, personally, this is literally the jewel of the exhibition. it is saint cuthbert‘s pectoral cross. he probably wore it as a bishop's cross during his lifetime. over 700,000 people visit durham cathedral every year. but entry is free and running costs are high. at the moment our running deficit is around half a million a year. what we are trying to do is turn the ship and turn it into sustainability. this tower renovation alone costs £5 million. at guildford cathedral, costs and repairs there have been so high that at one point the bishop warned it may have to close its doors. at peterborough they have had to make redundancies and a new dean has been appointed to try and pay off its debts. the church of england is currently reviewing the financial management of all of its cathedrals. a special working group has been set up. here in durham, visitors say they will be happy to help cathedrals meet their costs.

it is important for the upkeep if an admission charge has to be put here, i certainly wouldn't complain and i think it is something that must be done to keep the place the way it is. i would be happy to pay, to see an exhibition or even just to get inside and help pay for restoration in some small way. how much would you pay? £10 sounds fair. i think it is important to preserve the heritage in the country. over the years the number of worshippers coming to cathedrals has declined. making use of their religious past may be key to preserving their future. now, a look at the weather. the changeable theme set to continue with the pressure still in charge. some sunshine still to be enjoyed

today. cloud building up and the speckled nature to the cloud in the west m ea ns speckled nature to the cloud in the west means plenty of showers. pushing further eastwards through the course of today. for the cricket at the over, after a dry start to the morning, a bit more cloud through the afternoon bringing the odd passing shower. not the heavy rain of yesterday. some of the showers in north and west heavy over the next few hours and potentially thundery, drifting eastward. the south east should avoid for the best pa rt south east should avoid for the best part of the day. mostly dry. apm, lots of showers peppered across scotla nd lots of showers peppered across scotland and northern ireland, some thundery and heavy. as we move our way south to wales, the midlands and south west of england, frequent showers, not raining all the time.

quickly on the breeze. sunshine and sunglasses one minute, brollies the next. kent and essex largely die through the afternoon. the odd passing shower. this evening and overnight, many of the showers in england and wales fading. clear and drier. shari theme in scotland and northern ireland tonight. 12—14dc. for monday, sitting to the north—west, the pressure. slow—moving low pressure filtering in more showers. looking similar, tomorrow, to today. fewer showers and confined to the north and west of the country. not as heavy. try in the south east. 22 degrees. still some showers around on tuesday. the next area of low pressure arriving

into wednesday. more persistent rain along with strengthening winds, too. the middle of the week, sunshine and showers followed by more wet weather by wednesday. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines at 9.30am: the australian prime minister says counter—terror police have foiled an attempt to blow up a plane. four people have been arrested. the threat of terrorism is a very real. the disruption operation, the effo rts real. the disruption operation, the efforts overnight, have been very effective. but there is more work to do. the international trade secretary liam fox has said the government would not be keeping faith with the eu referendum result if it allowed the free movement of people to continue after brexit. but the chancellor philip hammond has previously said "it will be some time" before full migration controls can be introduced. a record number of criminals have had their sentences increased after victims and members of the public asked for them to be reviewed.

coming up in a few minutes our sunday morning edition of the papers — this mornings reviewers are sebastian payne from the financial times and prashant rao from the new york times. before the papers — sport, and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's katherine downes. england's cricketers will start day four of the third test against south africa in a strong position, despite rain wiping out most of the afternoon's play at the 0val yesterday. debuta nt bowler toby roland—jones took his fifth south african wicket in the morning session as the tourists were