this is bbc news. today at five... commemorations have been taking place in belgium to mark the centenary of one of the bloodiest campaigns of the first world war. descendants of those who died in the battle of passchendaele have been remembering the fallen at a commemoration service at the tyne cot cemetery near ypres. the ceremony was led by prince charles, who praised the "courage and bravery" of the men who fought at passchendaele. the battle we know today as passchendaele, would last for over 100 days. we remember it not only for the rain that fell, the mud that weighed down the living and swallowed the dead, but also for the courage and bravery of the men who fought here. i'll be reporting live from tyne cot cemetery, and talking to some of the descendants about the sacrifice of their ancestors. we'll have more from belgium in a moment. the other main stories

on bbc news at five... a former royal marine, ciaran maxwell, has beenjailed for 18 years for supplying bombs to dissident irish republicans. plans to recruit an extra 21,000 mental health workers in england over the next four years, have been announced by the health secretary. downing street has insisted that free movement of people will end in march 2019, when the uk leaves the european union. and real madrid superstar, cristiano ronaldo, has appeared before a court in the city accused of tax fraud. good evening from tyne cot cemetery in belgium, where commemorations have been taking place to mark 100 years since the start of one of the bloodiest

battles of world war one. over three months, british and allied troops fought with german soldiers in what became known as the battle of passchendaele. in the fields around this cemetery, around half a million soldiers — on both sides of the war — were killed, wounded or went missing. prince charles, along with the duke and duchess of cambridge, joined 4,000 guests to remember the sacrifice made by so many, in a battle that has come to symbolise the horror of world war one. robert hall reports. there are few more peaceful places than the gentle slope of tyne cot. today among its white headstones families looked back across the years

to another big push. at ten to four in the morning, less than five miles from here, thousands of men drawn from across britain, france and the commonwealth attacked german lines. the battle we know today as passchendaele would last for over 100 days. we remember it not only for the rain that fell, the mud that weighed down the living and swallowed the dead, but also for the courage and bravery of the men who fought here. tyne cot overlooks the rolling farmland, streams and woods that were once no man's land. a scar of liquid mud and stagnant, stinking craters. this rare film held by the australian national archive

gives a sense of the struggle to gain ground as more and more men were thrown into the attack. bert ferns joined the lancashire fusiliers with a school friend at 18. he struggled up slimy duck boards to reach his starting point. we were often taking a quarter of an hour to go a couple of yards, because some of the duck boards were tilted to one side or another. others were falling into shallows. we got some out and there are some we couldn't get out. the point was, was it worth rescuing two men's lives to save one? private edward michael, 13th platoon, b company, 44th battalion, australian... private james munro.

0ne south african infantry regiment... my great great grandfather... my great, great uncle, private walter stevenson... voices and stories from around the world. in the army, members fought and died alongside each other. bert began his attack here beside the german bunkers that now lies within tyne cot cemetery. the lancashire fusiliers made its way up here towards passchendaele village and a spot bert later said he would never forget. we came across what would be about 100 yards square of bodies that had been caught in an artillery shrapnel attack.

they were absolutely massacred. experiences shared on both sides of the lions. after crawling to the bleeding remains of my colleagues, and fleeing the rage of military fire in search of rescue —— rescue, i waited for death at any moment. you don't know what flanders means. flanders means endless endurance, blood and scraps of human bodies. flanders means a red carriage and faithful son death. tyne cot may not see an event on this scale again, but it has been a place of pilgrimage for a cemetery and is likely to remain so for generations to come. —— fora —— for a century. 0ne

one of the most harrowing, heartbreaking stories of the battle of passchendaele is that of 48—year—old harry moorhouse and his son, ronald, who wasjust 48—year—old harry moorhouse and his son, ronald, who was just 22. 48—year—old harry moorhouse and his son, ronald, who wasjust 22. they fought alongside each other in the first world war and then at passchendaele. but they were killed within an hour of each other, both of them, a father trying to save the life of his son. i am joined by harry's great—granddaughter, rebecca. an extraordinary story. just tell us what happened? they we re just tell us what happened? they were a very close family. they were in the same battalion together. in the early hours of the 9th of 0ctober, they were stationed in a little farmhouse in the dark and the rain. it was the worst rain for 30 yea rs. rain. it was the worst rain for 30 years. the mod was terrible. their mission was to take belle vue spur,

a little ridge nearby. harry was leading the command. and in the dark and mud, ronald got killed leading his men gallantly up the hell. we didn't know he was dead. he was shot. when harry got back to headquarters. ——, he saw his son had been injured. his sense of loyalty and love was so huge, he insisted on getting a doctor, even though everybody else said, don't do it, it is too dangerous. within minutes he had been shot by a sniper and died in the arms of his fellow officers. both of them gone. they had fought together for two years in the war? yes, they signed straightaway in 1915, well, 1914, as soon as war was declared. ronald was farming in canada and he came straight back. harry was a territorial. he went in

straightaway as a major. yes, in the same battalion together. with many of their yorkshire friends. it was a local battalion. before passchendaele they had been injured and they thought they would get through the war alive? they really did. they fully believed god would look after them. they were very brave men and very gallant men. but they really, truly believed they would be safe. none of the letters written home suggest otherwise. they say, god will look after us, don't worry, we will be fine. until that point, they had been, even though they had been injured. you have come here today to the commemorative service we have had, attended by prince charles and the duke and duchess of cambridge, what did that mean to you? why did you want to come here? well, because they must not be forgotten. today was so

extraordinary, because we were surrounded by other people just like us surrounded by other people just like us who had lost members of their families. i never knew these two both their photographs were everywhere and my grandfather's house. they were legends. i am so happy to share the story and so glad everybody is interested. their sacrifice must not be for nothing. it has to be remembered. if it stops one person not wanting to fight, not wanting a war, then i think perhaps it isa wanting a war, then i think perhaps it is a good thing. this was supposed to be the war to end all wars. it was. it is no such thing because wards have gone on ever since. that hasn't worked. but i think for young people to hear some of these stories and to see places like tyne cot, which is so beautiful and peaceful, it is a good thing that they see this. it is a lovely evening. it has been sunny all day. that is such a far cry from a lot of

the battle of passchendaele when it was torrential rain and the fields around here just became a swamp. was torrential rain and the fields around herejust became a swamp. and men actually drowned in the shell holes filled with liquid mud. it is almost inconceivable. it is inconceivable. i went to look at the little river they had to cross. it is now just a little river they had to cross. it is nowjust a trickle. 0n the night they were making the crossing, it should have been about a foot wide. it was no waist deep in water. but they still went ahead. a lot of men just drowned crossing that little river. then they slipped back in the mud. it was a ludicrous operation that should have been stopped before it started. yesterday you went to see the place where harry and ronald died? yes, that was extraordinary to know that was the actual place. i found it too much. it is a lovely little field. it is green. it is lush. the idea of them struggling up

this hill in the dark and the rain, it was too much. harry's anguish at seeing his son so badly wounded must have been terrible. you have talked about the futility of the battle and how they only gained five miles at the end of three months of horrific fighting. but they felt a huge sense of duty to king and country and empire, but you feel a kind of anger about the water? well, of course i do because it took my great—grandfather and his son out of the family. it meant my great—grandmother was sad for the rest of her life. for the rest of her life she was sad. the lasting effect of that happening to you and the break—up, it destroys family life to a certain extent. yes, i don't believe in war. i less and less think there is any reason to ta ke less think there is any reason to take up arms against anybody.

everybody belongs somewhere and they shouldn't be ta ken everybody belongs somewhere and they shouldn't be taken out, they shouldn't be taken out, they shouldn't be taken out, they shouldn't be killed. rebecca, thank you so much for being with us. rebecca talking about the horror of the first world war. perhaps summed up the first world war. perhaps summed up best buy siegfried sassoon, the poet, i died in hell, they called it passchendaele. ben brown in belgium. a former royal marine from county antrim, who made bombs for dissident republicans, has been sentenced to a total of 23 years. ciaran maxwell will spend 18 years in custody and five years out on extended licence. maxwell spent five years researching, building and storing bomb parts in hides in northern ireland, and in woods near his home in devon. sentencing him, thejudge said his actions had been a "flagrant breach of trust and a betrayal of his position in the armed forces". june kelly reports. ciaran maxwell appeared the proud commando, posting his training exercises on facebook. but even before he passed out, he was the enemy within the royal marines, living the most audacious double life. throughout his military career,

he was making bombs for the dissident irish republican group, the continuity ira. he was a very accomplished and sophisticated bomb maker who could have supplied these devices over a long period of time to dissident republicans and undoubtedly, i believe, that by being caught now, lives have been saved. four of maxwell's bombs were used by the continuity ira in residential areas and two of them went off. no one was hurt. he built 14 bombs and he knew those he was servicing were intent on attacking police stations and killing officers. maxwell had researched over 300 targets. he was from the northern irish town of larne and using his military id, he would regularly travel back here secretly carrying bullets and bomb—making components. it was near larne that police uncovered the first of a series

of hides used by maxwell to store his lethal stashes. these included antipersonnel mines. as a member of the royal marines elite 40 commando unit, ciaran maxwell was based here in somerset, and this is where he was arrested. for years, without ever being caught, he had been systematically stealing british military ammunition and adding it to his terrorist arsenal. as well as the locations in northern ireland, he had a further network of hides in the west country, close to his home in devon. in all, he had 43 hideaways for his deadly caches. as a teenager, ciaran maxwell was badly beaten by a loyalist gang. he was a catholic growing up in a unionist area. as a result, he suffered from post—traumatic stress disorder. but the prosecution said they did not believe this was at the root of his offending. a former army officer and now northern ireland politician

doug beattie, is astonished that maxwell got away with his extraordinary double life for so long. we could be looking at loss of life perpetrated at the hands of a serving soldier of the british military. if we don't have a look at our security checks and how we vet people before theyjoin the military, we will have problems in the future. the ministry of defence said all personnel were subject to security checks throughout their careers. ciaran maxwell, the rogue marine, now begins his jail term. 0ur correspondent, nick beake, has been following the sentencing at the old bailey, and gave further details of what was said in court. thejudge has been giving a the judge has been giving a further insight into this extraordinary double life that kieren maxwell was leading. 0n the one hand as a royal marine he vowed to serve his country. but although wiley was creating these bombs knowing full

well the continuity ira would be able to use them to attack police stations and also to kill police officers. the big question lots of people were asking, what was his motivation injoining people were asking, what was his motivation in joining the people were asking, what was his motivation injoining the royal marines back in 2010? thejudge, mr justice sweeney, said there was insufficient evidence to say maxwell had any sinister motivation in joining the royal marines when he did. that said, he said it was clear that he was motivated by sympathies for the dissident republican movement and also hostility towards the united kingdom. he talked about him being a prolific and skilful bomb maker. he said that was an asset which was a considerable utility to a terrorist organisation like the continuity ira. that is some of the thinking behind the decision to jail him for at least 18 yea rs. decision to jail him for at least 18 years. he said he was a dangerous,

dangerous man. he said he was a dangerous, dangerous man. let's speak to colonel tim collins, a retired army office who served in northern ireland. this was a young man who was a catholic, he grew up in a unionist area and he was badly beaten by a loyalist gang. he suffered from ptsd. the prosecution say all of this wasn't at the root of his wrongdoing. ijust wonderwhat this wasn't at the root of his wrongdoing. ijust wonder what kind of background checks are actually made in relation to new recruits? the background checks are really looking for evidence of an individual. we are looking for things that may be in the realm of causing a problem. i think that whilst that is certainly the view the prosecution have, i wouldn't doubt that. it left him vulnerable to the advances of people who have no solution, they are obsolete in

society, by which i mean dissident republicans. i fear that indeed a young life has been ruined by his actions. but many lives have probably been saved and this should send a message to people. when he is eventually released from prison he will look back on his wasted life, wasted behind bars, and realise these people have nothing to offer anybody. would the army recruiters have known about the ptsd? no. its most unusual. the ministry of defence say all military service personnel are subject to security checks throughout their careers. how often does that happen? well, it happens on an as needed basis. there was obviously some slackness in terms of his ability to acquire ammunition. that is rare. that needs to be looked at. i think we can't

ta ke to be looked at. i think we can't take this out of context. this is a one—off. it is an unfortunate case. i think if we draw any particular lessons from this... you may have heard a member of the devolved assembly, who was a soldier, saying that he is astonished that this man managed to get away with such wrongdoing, leading this incredibly involved double life for such a long time? yes, doug beattie was my sergeant major, so i know him well. he's right in many respects. we have to look how control stores with ammunition were easy to come by. that has to be looked at. but clearly within this guy's lifestyle, because it is notjust subversive offences he is guilty of, he is also guilty of fraud, he is guilty of growing cannabis, this is a devious person who was badly off the rails. capable of living a double life. i don't think we can draw too many

lessons from that. and his mindset in carrying out these acts for the continuity ira, four dissident republican groups, how do you assess that? dissident republican groups have nothing to offer youth or society. they are of the past. i can see that some people they may appear glamorous. that would be a terrible mistake. that is what subversives do. that is what islamic fundamentalist subversives do. that is what republican subversives do. they look for the week, the vulnerable, the impressionable. we have to look after these people if we identify those vulnerabilities. they found a vulnerable young man. luckily, the security forces, in the form of the police, have been onto him. they prevented a terrible loss of life. thank you. this is bbc news at five. the headlines:

commemorations have been taking place in belgium to mark the centenary place in belgium to mark the ce nte nary of place in belgium to mark the centenary of one of the bloodiest campaigns of the first world war, the battle of passchendaele. former royal marine kieren maxwell has been jailed for 18 years for supplying bombs to dissident irish republicans. plans to recruit an extra 21,000 mental health workers in england in the next four years have been announced by the health secretary. in sport, england have gone 2—1 ahead in the test series against south africa. moeen ali wrapped up the victory with a hat—trick. the final test starts on friday at old trafford. manchester united's philjones has been fined and banned for two european matches for verbally abusing a doping official. david rudisha will not defend his world title in london.

championships start this friday but the kenyan world record—holder has pulled out with an injury. i am back in15 pulled out with an injury. i am back in 15 minutes. an incident involving a number of inmates is taking place at a prison in hertfordshire. specially trained staff are working to bring things under control at the mount prison. the category ce mail gaol nail —— near hemel hempstead has more than a thousand inmates. the government has pledged to recruit another 21,000 mental health workers in england over the next four years. health secretaryjeremy hunt says it's time to end the "historic imbalance" between mental and physical health services, and wants an extra one million people to be treated by 2021. the royal college of nursing says more money is needed to be able to train new staff on time. here's our health editor, hugh pym. v0|ceover: underfunded and not prioritised, mental health care has suffered in recent years according to campaigners and charities,

with patients often experiencing long wait for nhs treatment. the government says that is changing with new investment and an expansion of the mental health workforce in england. we have worked out exactly how me more doctors, nurses, therapists we need, we have worked out where we think we can get them from, and like all plans it will be challenging to deliver it but we are determined to hold true to our promise to transform mental health services. the plan involves an extra 21,000 mental health staff in england by the 2020 financial year, including children's services, adults talking therapies and crisis care. official figures show that there was a fall in the number of mental health nurses of more than 6600 between 2010 and 2016. the move has been welcomed by the royal college of nursing, though leaders are sceptical about what can be delivered. how are we going to do that in such a short timescale when other government policies are getting in the way of that.

we already know we have one in ten posts in mental health vacant, we will fill those as well as putting additional nurses in. campaigners warned it would not address all the problems of recent years but it was a step in the right direction. because mental health services have been underfunded for so much time, this initiative by itself fails to give the parity of esteem that so many of us want, but what it will do it set the foundations to be able to look forward to future where mental health is treated on an equal footing to physical health. labour argued that by keeping a lid on public sector pay the government was making it harderfor the nhs to recruit and retain staff. to expect that people are going to flock when nothing is being done about pay, where there are real workload problems and is morale problems, it is not realistic. a key part of the government plan is to encourage psychiatrists and mental health nurses who have left the nhs to return, whether that

can be achieved is farfrom clear. i will be speaking to a children's psychiatrist about what they make government plans. that is after 5:30pm. some of the other stories making bbc news. two former directors of the charity kids company, including its founder camila batmanghelidjh and the former bbc executive alan yentob, face being disqualified from running businesses following a government probe. in all, nine of the charity's former directors are facing bans of between two and a half years and six years. kids company collapsed in 2015, despite receiving a grant of £3 million from the government. the first strike by bank of england workers in more than 50 years will go ahead on tuesday in a dispute over pay after last—ditch talks broke down. workers in maintenance

and security will walk out for three daysin and security will walk out for three days in protest at a below inflation pay rise for the second year running. one of french cinema's biggest stars, jeanne moreau, has died at her home in paris at the age of 89. the actress rose to fame in a series of roles in french new wave films of the 60s, including the classicjules etjim. in a career that spanned more than 50 years, jeanne moreau won best actress at cannes for moderato cantabile in 1960, and a bafta for best foreign actress in 1967 for viva maria! number 10 insists the free movement of people will end in march 2019 when the uk leads the european union. after a series of interventions by senior ministers in recent days, downing street said it was wrong to speculate on the sort of immigration system which would need to be implemented after brexit. let's speak to our political correspondent, emma vardy, at westminster. emma, does that mean no more comments, no more infighting, it is

all sorted? i comments, no more infighting, it is all sorted ? i bet comments, no more infighting, it is all sorted? i bet it doesn't. of course, there has been lots of gossip over at cabinet splits. we have seen a run of stories and interviews in which government ministers have been putting forward their vision for brexit. i think the commons from the number 10 spokesman today were an attempt to rein in that speculation and to clarify the government position. what they said was the vision for brexit hasn't changed from that set out by theresa may in her lancaster house speech at the beginning of the year. they have said freedom of movement new rules will no longer apply after march 20 19. and that britain will potentially walk away from any deal which seeks to punish the uk. 0n those immigration rules, the idea of eu citizens being able to come to britain in unlimited numbers was a lwa ys britain in unlimited numbers was always such a big point of debate around brexit. there have been lots of questions

about how the immigration rules will change in march 200019. last week we got some more information on this with the home secretary, amber rudd, setting out plans for eu nationals that come to britain after brexit, two, under a process. today number 10 said other elements of the post brexit system will be reviewed in due course. they said it would be wrong to speculate on what these might look like 36 to freedom of movement may continue. despite number 10 trying to reassert control of the narrative today, we know the cabinet is split, notjust on whether immigration should be in place during a transitional period, whether there should be a transitional period, and if there is one, how long should it be to also, we are hearing whether or not the uk should have more relaxed tax rules after brexit. we are looking at a cabinet divided on a lot of these important issues? number 10 tried to

downplay any reports of a split. they say actually, broadly speaking, everybody is working together to get the best deal for britain. everybody is working together to get the best dealfor britain. i think what we are getting at and what we are seeing where the division lies is those who would prefer things to stay as they are for longer, and others, the brexiteers, and would like to offer controls implemented much sooner. chancellor philip hammond has been advocating for a transitional deal. he wants it to last up to three years, in which changes can be phased in. the uk hasn't even started its negotiations with the eu over this. we really don't know what pace this will take place. saying that, we did get some clarification from number 10 today over certain points. but actually, there is still so much yet to be worked out over brexit. the comments we got from the number 10 spokesperson today was an attempt to

reassert some control and to show the public the vision for brexit hasn't changed, and to try to stop what some may see as contradictory messages. whether ministers will listen, we will see. emma hardy. ifa if a quick look at the satellite and read a sequence. the day of sunshine and showers, a sunshine across the so seized and showers towards the north and west. some quite heavy build rumble of thunder and he'll mixed and was up the showers become fewer and farther between any east but more towards the west. a fresh night, ten to 13 and towns and cities that are dipping into single figures in rural spots. fresh on tuesday, a similar day showers from the north and west some heavy and

thunder and hail mixed the north and west some heavy and thunderand hail mixed in, the north and west some heavy and thunder and hail mixed in, showers spreading eastwards with a higher chance of seeing showers in east anglia and the south—east. 0n the south coast deal of the day with idea of sunshine. doctor which is similarto idea of sunshine. doctor which is similar to today. sunshine and showers, more persistent rain in the middle of the week and back to restart it, busy with sunshine and showers. this is bbc news at five — the headlines. commemorations have been taking place in belgium to mark the centenary of one of the bloodiest campaigns of the first world war, the battle of passchendaele. thousands of descendants of the dead joined dignitaries, including members of the royal family, for a service of remembrance at tyne cot cemetery. the battle we know today as passchendaele would last for over 100 days we remember it not only for the rain that fell, the mud that weighed down the living

and swallowed the dead, but also for the courage and bravery of the men who fought here. a former royal marine, ciaran maxwell, has been jailed for 18 years, for supplying bombs to dissident irish republicans. plans to recruit an extra 21,000 mental health workers in england over the next four years have been announced by the health secretary, jeremy hunt. downing street insists the free movement of people from the eu, will end in march 2019 after brexit, with or without any transitional agreement. a look at the sports note. england's cricketers have gone 2—1 up in the test series against south africa. the tourists had to bat out the day with a draw probably the best they could have hoped for. 492 was needed for victory and they resumed on 117 for four. three of the six wickets england

needed fell before lunch — toby roland—jones taking two in two balls. the only resistance came from opener dean elgar who hit his eighth test century — and went on to make 136. but it was moeen ali who finished them off with the first hat—trick for an england spinner since 1938 — and the first hat—trick by any player in a test at the oval. england won by 239 runs. the fourth and final test starts at old trafford on friday. as soon as you as soon as you see as soon as you see the slow motion replays he thought he was out and when hawk—eye comes up it was all kinds of emotion, we have won the game and a hat trick and it was a pretty good feeling for five or ten seconds. more reaction on sports

day. manchester united defender philjones has been fined and banned for two european matches for verbally abusing an anti—doping officer after the europa league final. team—mate daley blind has also been fined by uefa around four and half thousand poundsjones' was an unused substitute in the win against ajax and it's understood he was angry with the official for not letting him pose for a team photo after the game. he'll miss next week's european super cup against real madrid and their first champions league group game. blind — who played the whole match — was charged with failing to report for a doping test immediately. the club was also fined almost £9,000. they do have the right of appeal. staying with united, they have confirmed the signing of chelsea's nemanja matic for £40 million. the serbian midfielder has signed a three—year contract. his move to united re—unites him withjose mourinho, who brought him to england from benfica

when he was in charge at stamford bridge. it's a massive week for england's footballers at the women's european championship in the netherlands. they have a semifinal against the hosts on thursdayjodie taylor jodie taylor scored her fifth goal of the tournament as england beat france 1—0 in the quarterfinals. the first time they've beaten the french in 43 years. after germany's defeat, england are now favourites for the title. no good on the ball. there are rigorous have been playing really well at this tournament and that is something we have to stop. there are places to exploit especially with jodie scoring goals and all strikers have scored in the students i think it shows that they have to be ready for us but i'm sure we will be

ready. the world athletics championships starts in london on friday and one of it's biggest stars has pulled out. the 800 metre 0lympic and world champion david rudisha has injured a thigh muscle. this is the kenyan winning the world title in beijing two years ago. he also holds the world record, a mark he set at the london olympics in 2012. the hosts ireland have some bad news ahead of the women's rugby world cup that starts next week. their captain niamh briggs has been ruled out of the tournament with an achilles injury. ireland's first match is against australia on ninth august in dublin. briggs — who missed the six nations because of a hamstring injury — suffered this latest setback in training. munster‘s louise galvin will replace briggs in the squad — while a new captain will be named later this week. that's all sport for now. i'll have more in the next hour. and staying with sport ——

one of the world's highest—paid sports stars, cristiano ronaldo, has appeared in court in spain, accused of defrauding the authorities of millions of pounds in tax. prosecutors claim the real madrid star used a company to hide his true income and evaded paying more than 13 million pounds in tax since 2010. ronaldo has denied the allegations, saying in a previous statement that his conscience is clear. our sports news correspondent richard conway, who was outside the court in madrid, sent this: cristiano ronaldo making it clear today in court he feels he has done nothing wrong with it comes to his tax affairs. he stands accused of $70 million of tax evasion —— $17 million of tax evasion dating from

2010. today in court he told the judge that when it came to his tax obligations he had always been very clear, he dolls tried to play and made sure he had nothing hanging over him and that dated back to his time in england when he was playing with manchester united. he never had a problem with the tax authorities. it is up with the judge in this case to does it whether these allegations proceed to a full court hearing. that was all and said the court was outside and was a degree of theatre that was played out. around 100 journalists waited outside the court to hear what had been happening. real madrid brought an electron and sound system because you were told their player would address the world media after he had given that testimony. in the end he decided against it, advised not to speak any further, the media quite disappointed. huge interest in him, huge interest in this case. that

will continue and we await to see whether these allegations will proceed no end to a full court hearing. several people have been killed in clashes in venezuela during the country's disputed election. president nicolas maduro has claimed victory — calling it the biggest vote ever for the revolution. he wants to put in place a new assembly, with powers to rewrite the constitution. the opposition boycotted the vote and at least ten people have died in clashes between police and protesters. 0ur correspondent will grant is in the capital caracas. the election appears only to have added to venezuela's problems? she is pushing forward with this. he has convinced that this is good for the revolution, good for the country that it the revolution, good for the country thatitis the revolution, good for the country that it is a new chapter in this

socialist project in venezuela to prospective fact that the opposition com pletely prospective fact that the opposition completely boycotted the event is unconstitutional, as illegal, they are not recognising the result. nor are not recognising the result. nor are it should be said several other countries in the region such as colombia, panama, peru but also the united states state department will survey has been worked from the us parliament that the doctrine don't intend to recognise the results of a tense situation. the opposition a painting this as the final steps into a fully blown a dictatorship. the maduro government says it is a greater democracy although many people are casting doubt on the exact number of votes that were cast. now he has the kind of assembly that can greatly constitution, as critics would say in his favour to tighten his grip on power. the fundamental problem then as well as is that it is broke. the economy is in the toilet, you can

get medicine orfood, the supermarkets are empty. there was one report of people having to kill animals in the zoo to survive. what are his economic plans? venezuela's economy is so heavily based on oil exports that until the oil price begins to improve, the outlook economically remains very bleak. as to that chronic mismanagement of the economy and rapid inflation, rising crime and it does make for an extremely difficult situation. the government says that has been hoarding anderson economic warping managed by miami and washington and the economic elite in venezuela. most people are growing tired of feeling that excuse and they think that simply this is poor economic management by the maduro government. a state—controlled economy

increasingly at efforts to moore ‘s move to cuba style model. whatever the reasons and poor management of this situation, the corruption, this continues to be an extremely dire economic situation, ordinary people visit court in the middle so that trying to find enough food, having to deal with queues around the block for basic goods. thank you. us president donald trump and the japanese prime minister shinzo abe have discussed the latest intercontinental ballistic missile test by north korea. a white house statement following the phone call, said the two leaders committed to increasing economic and diplomatic pressure on north korea, and had agreed north korea posed "a grave and growing, direct threat". barbara plett—usher is in our washington studio. the options for dealing with north korea aren't very good? this is the number—1 foreign policy issue here

because it is a growing threat from the american ‘s perspective and the policy options, none of them are particularly good. the issue is the increase ballistic missile testing just this month, the north koreans have tested two missiles that are capable of hitting the united states they say. intercontinental ballistic missiles and they reached that technical ability faster than the americans thought they would certainly really focusing minds here. this is what president trump has to say when he was asked about north korea at a cabinet meeting. we will handle north korea. we're going to be able to handle them. they will be... it will be handled. we handle everything. thank you very much. the way they are handling is by trying to increase sanctions on china more pressure, china being the largest trading partner. but china hosting the didn't create the situation, it is north korea and the

latest dates that are raising tensions and issued a de—escalates and as allies china and north korea should work together. we want to see negotiations alongside sanctions. there are military options, updated recently. none of them are good. the pentagon would see that as a last resort, any military confrontation would be catastrophic. thank you. this is bbc news at five — the headlines: commemorations have been taking place in belgium to mark the centenary of one of the bloodiest campaigns of the first world war, the battle of passchendaele. a former royal marine, ciaran maxwell, has been jailed for 18 years, for supplying bombs to dissident irish republicans. plans to recruit an extra 21,000 mental health workers in england over the next four years have been announced

by the health secretary, jeremy hunt. hiv testing should be offered to patients when they register with a new gp in areas where there are high rates of infection, according to new research. more than 13,000 people are unaware that they have the condition — researchers from two london universities say screening is affordable and could save lives. 0ur health correspondent, jane dreaper, reports. a simple finger prick test — that is all that is needed now to find out whether you have hiv. gps' surgeries in some parts of london are making this test more routine. this study says those efforts should be much more widespread. the researchers looked at surgeries where new patients are offered a hiv test when they register. this led to a much higher rate of diagnosing the virus. each test costs around £25. the authors say the benefits mean more screening is affordable. many patients are undiagnosed. that means they carry the virus without actually knowing it. so having an hiv test at your surgery will allow you to have access to excellent treatment, but then also prevent people —

prevent you from passing on the virus to someone else. routine testing has previously been recommended by public health england for cities with high hiv rates. but investment in testing has fallen in some areas because of financial pressures on local authorities' public health budgets. the charity terrence higgins trust called on healthcare commissioners to act on these latest findings. jane dreaper, bbc news. let's return to the news that the government has pledged to recruit another 21 thousand mental health workers in england over the next four years. our health editor hugh pym has been working with our reality check team to look more closely at the announcement. jeremy hunt said it was time to halt

the imbalance between mental and physical health services will stop the aim is to recruit enough nurses and therapists and consultants to treat an extra 1 million patients by 2021. the government wants to create 21,000 extra posts. it says an extra £1 billion already promised for mental health services in england would fund the scheme. part of report of one point 3 billion. but is that enough? critics including the royal college of nursing are questioning the figures. for example, the government says it wants to increase mental health nursing posts in crisis care services by 4,600. but the rcn says that overall there are around 5,000 fewer mental health nurses since the conservatives came to power in 2010. experts say this money is enough to create new places but it will have to be taken from other parts of the budget — there is no new money from the treasury. there are also questions over recruitment. so the nhs can create the posts, but can it fill them? the government's plan says it will make up the 21,000

by training new staff, upskilling existing staff, encouraging those that have left the nhs to return, and recruiting from overseas. critics say the task will be all the harder at a time of public sector pay restraint, and with free tuition costs for nurse trainees in england about to be ended think tank the king's fund says this is a very challenging target, although it's not impossible. with me is doctor gary wannan, a consultant child and adolescent psychiatrist, and deputy chair of the british medical associations consultants committee. thank you for coming in. part of the announcement today involved 2000 new posts for children and young people provision, and our 4600 extra nursing staff working in crisis care. good news? yes it is good

news. i would very much welcome this report. some of it may be aspirational but i think the intention is good. my concern though is that with many of the promises made by government through nhs england, they simply feel to deliver. the money may have come centrally but luckily these new posts on other resources haven't been delivered. so the idea is that these new posts, people will be in them by 2021? is that enough time? yes and no. i think there are opportunities to recruit new staff, many of whom are already trained by thinking about my situation, i left school when i was 18 and got my first consultant post 17 years later. what a lot of this report saysis later. what a lot of this report says is good and i hope that tradespeople, begins the training

process into a job that i know i really enjoy and like. but i think some of the changes are going to ta ke some of the changes are going to take much longer than four years to come through. we are seeing there is a perception of an increase, a rise in mental health issues concerning younger people. is that the case and are these measures enough in your opinion to deal with that rise?|j think opinion to deal with that rise?” think if we manage to get near what this report is saying, that is going to bea this report is saying, that is going to be a really good start. i think we have seen a huge rise in demand for child and adolescent mental health services. there has been some new money coming through, we have seen a greater number of appointments offered to young people but sometimes as well we have seen the one hand gives and another takeaway. sometimes the government through the nhs has provided more money but on the back of that we have seen a local councils takeaway resources . have seen a local councils takeaway

resources. parity of esteem as the phrase. raising the quality of mental health services to those of the service is provided for people with physical impairments. the government has been talking about this for a number of years, they getting any closer to getting that parity of esteem? we have often seen good intentions from the government but it hasn't been followed through. we have seen some new developments and child and adolescent mental health such as specialist eating disorder services being established nationally but in other places we have seen already established services being cut. i think it is a very mixed message. what we do know is that when professionals on the ground are given the power to make decisions and make the best use of resources that are given, we are often seen the best work done. for example research from the bma has

shown that at least three in ten children and young people when they are admitted to a psychiatric hospital go a long distance away. there are some encouraging pilots being done in feathers and aim to keep young people at home so rather than giving money often to private providers, that money is being invested instead and crisis teams to help keep young people at home.- it's just about more staff, more mental health nurses and workers? isn't that also about establishments that can look after young people and a much better way? that is going to help them actually get over their illness. we want to do the best we can to stop young people becoming ill and the more that can be done by the supporting families are working with schools to treat and ideally prevent mental illness whenever we can then so much the better. the ub

keeping the pressure onjeremy hunt to make sure he follows through with all of us by 2021? it is something that i and many others have done and we have said we don't want any more smoke and mirrors, we want results, the right treatment for the right people at the right time. it is vital that the promises the government has made on this occasion actually get through to the front line. thank you. in a moment the six o clock news, but first we'll leave you with some of the moving images from the service to mark the passchendaele centenary. the actor sam shepard has died at the age of 73. his most recent film

premiered at the sunjohnstone festival just last premiered at the sunjohnstone festivaljust last month. of the moving images from the service to mark the passchendaele centenary. in the fields around tyne cot cemetery around half a million soldiers were killed, wounded or missing. bugle plays

sunshine and showers through tomorrow but midweek we start to see some rain spreading from the west and then back to square one, telling breezy and sherry again on thursday and friday. low pressure to the north—west and the course of your after that those were the showers will be heaviest. laterfarther south and east and very few showers and the south—east today. good sunshine and 24 celsius but for the north and west was showers, some heavy with thunder and hail and arrest of the next few hours. rumbles of thunder and showers but

central and eastern areas dry showers coming in from the west. a fresh night, towns and cities 11 to 13, into single figures in the oval spots. a great start for central and eastern areas all the northern scotla nd eastern areas all the northern scotland starts reasonably but from early on showers around across scotla nd early on showers around across scotland and northern ireland and the far north of england. some parts of eastern england a bright start again, that you cloud building all the while and further west from 11 some showers turning out to be sharp through the morning. a bright start for much of the midlands and the south—east and temperature is of the 15 or 16 at eem. through the day, showers spreading eastwards, and a higher chance of a few showers and east anglia compared to today. south coast dry with sunshine at heavy showers in scotland and northern ireland and thunder and temperatures similarto ireland and thunder and temperatures similar to today, high teens or rule

to middle 20s. another showed a day on tuesday, tuesday night towards the west the weather system heads away. ice bars on the chart, working up away. ice bars on the chart, working up wins and ring sitting in on wednesday to the south—west spreading into wales and northern ireland. moving north and east but eastern england and scotland staying dry into the afternoon. temperatures and read about 18 degrees in glasgow 20 degrees and london. removing north across scotland, clearing from the mainland and then on thursday back to where we started, breezy and a fear that of cloud and sky and textures a nd a fear that of cloud and sky and textures and the upper teens and two double 20s. a century after the start of the battle of passchendaele, one of the bloodiest of the first world war, commemorations take place in belgium. remembering the fallen — prince charles leads a service at tyne cot cemetery near ypres

to honour those who sacrificed so much. we remember it not only for the rain that fell, the mud that weighed down the living and swallowed the dead, but also for the courage and bravery of the men who fought here. among the guests today — descendants of those who fought here in the fields of flanders, where hundreds of thousands of lives were lost. also tonight: the enemy within. 18 years injailfor the royal marine who supplied republican dissidents.