today at five, 3 call for ‘unique solutions' for the brexit question, from britain's closest ally in europe. ireland's new prime minister warns the border with northern ireland must not become a barrier to free trade, but he outlined the enormity of the task ahead. the challenge of the first world war was a challenge of that generation i think perhaps the challenge for our generation brexit. we'll have the latest from westminster. also on bbc news at 5, yet more pressure on president trump. his administration now faces the possibility of criminal charges, as a grand jury is convened to look at alleged collusion with russia. the world's most expensive footballer, neymarjoins paris saint germain for a record £200 million, but says he didn't do it for the money. usain bolt gears up for the world athletics championships in london which gets under way shortly , he's set to retire at the end of the season.

and it's director luc besson‘s latest sci—fi romp, but does it live up to the fifth element? find out in the film review in 45 minutes. the irish prime minister, leo varadkar, has called for "unique solutions" to preserve relations between britain and the european union after brexit. speaking during his first official visit to northern ireland, he raised the possibility of a bilateral customs union between the uk and the eu, and an alternative to the european court ofjustice to oversee any deal. our ireland correspondent chris buckler reports. leo varadker crossed the irish

borderfor the first time as ireland's prime minister to set out his concerns about what could happen to it after brexit. he arrived in belfast having upset unionists with recent comments about brexiteers. applause but inside queens university, this new taoiseach was quick to point out how much relationships have changed in just a few decades. the border itself was a very different place. a place of bloodshed, of violence, of checkpoints. he is of a new generation. the first time leo varadker voted was in the referendum for the good friday agreement. but there is a new challenge, and the potential of a new border. there are people who do want a border, a trade border, between the united kingdom and the european union, and therefore between ireland and britain, and therefore across ireland. these are, of course, the advocates of the so—called hard brexit. at a time when brexit

threatens to drive a wedge between north and south, between britain and ireland, we need to build more bridges and fewer borders. there are scores of cross—border roads that he wants to keep completely open. and today mr varadker pushed his demand for any brexit agreement to protect the free movement of people, goods and services across this island. when people talk about the irish border of the past, they tend to refer to the years of the troubles, when huge security was needed along these roads. that is not the case any more. this is actually the dividing line between the countries, not that you'd notice. the political tensions, though, in northern ireland are obvious, and that's particularly true on those questions of what will happen to the border after brexit. the irish prime minister will be on the eu's side of the table during negotiations. but on a shared island, there is a shared interest

in finding solutions. they only have months to discover them. chris buckler, bbc news, northern ireland. well a little earlier chris told us what he thought was the key message leo varadker was trying to get across. in the speech that leo varadkar gave, he set out a number of what he regards as solutions to try and look at this issue to try and deliver some of the issues and solutions to the problems potentially caused by potentially caused by the border but the fact he has come here to deliver his speech at queen's university in belfast is a sign he has become is slightly frustrated, there were flashes of frustration at the way westminster is handling this. he doesn't feel solutions are being put forward quickly enough. he said time and time again the clock is ticking. he's also concerned about the fact there is no power—sharing government at stormont. as a result he asked a of times

who speaks for northern ireland? that of course isn't him. but there are shared interests across the border and he is concerned about the impact on ireland's economy as well. when you listen to him you get a sense that he feels brussels are talking about the irish border, they feel in a position where they are concerned by it, they've made it one of their priorities. on the other hand, he doesn't feel westminster are talking about it enough. joining me now in westminster is our political correspondent alex forsyth. some striking ideas there. to what extent some striking ideas there. to what exte nt d o some striking ideas there. to what extent do you think they will be listened to? people there will think that this is perhaps workable? how will this go down? what was interesting is that we heard from the taoiseach some specifics and that has been what has been lacking in lots of the conversations between brussels and the uk up until this point. we have had very general senses of what people want to achieve when it comes to ireland, and there is a consensus there is no

return to the hard borders of the past but the taoiseach went than the other 26 leaders, suggesting a bespoke eu trade deal, the importance being to maintain a deep, free trade agreement between the uk and the eu to stop any border issues arising in ireland. there is a sense in westminster that the endgame is where everyone wants to be witches frictionless trade but how you get there and the specific still have to be picked. there are plenty of hardline bricks are who would be concerned about the idea of a bespoke agreement, whether that would place limitations on the uk forging deals with other countries, whether it would fall under the jurisdiction of the eu in terms of some rules and regulations, so it is not straightforward but the uk government points out that it hasn't been doing much work on this issue for the past year, they have made it a priority, as has the eu because

they recognise the potential impact for ireland, so something they will ta ke very for ireland, so something they will take very seriously. there is a another eu summit in october and at that point there will be a judgment, where significant progress has been made on this and other issues did two with the separation of the uk and the eu and then only then will they go on to talk about future trade arraignments but the two when it comes to ireland, are an extra dealing, and i think that the political situation, the differing views about what the best deal could be in the future shows the complexity of the irish question, which is why it takes some time. the man leading the investigation into claims of collusion between president trump's election campaign and russia has convened a grand jury to consider whether there are grounds for criminal charges. the panel of ordinary citizens, which hears evidence in private, is already reported to have demanded more information about a meeting between mr trump's eldest son and a russian lawyer lastjune. the white house says it is committed to cooperating

fully with the inquiry, and at a rally in west virginia, the president rubbished claims about russian interference. tom burridge reports. it hangs over the trump presidency. abc has learned that. the news that the grand jury was now considering evidence, something akin to a counterattack from the president. the russia story is a totalfabrication. it's just an excuse for the greatest loss in the history of american politics, that's all it is. cheering a grandjury

a grand jury looking at evidence in secret in this building means not necessarily that the indictment will follow. it it's a panel of american citizens. theirjob isn't to determine guilt or innocence. they can call witnesses to testify or demand to see documents, and they must decide if the evidence that the trump campaign colluded with russia is strong enough for a criminal trial. cause for concern for team trump. cause for concern for team trumpm isa cause for concern for team trumpm is a significant step, the grand jury is a significant step, the grand jury isa is a significant step, the grand jury is a tool, with people not under oath, either charging with truth or perjury. it is a strong investigative instrument and the white house has every reason to be concerned about it. according to the us media, the grand jury already wants information about a meeting between donald trumer and a russian lawyer in june of last year. donald trumer has admitted he was promised damaging material about his dad's opponent, hillary clinton, but he says he got none. it is possible the investigation led

by the former fbi boss spills into other areas. shedding light on past business deals done by the president. the white house says it supported any action accelerating the conclusion of the investigation fairly but while the president takes a holiday and plays golf, the american media will not take time off from talking about what went on before he was elected. in the last hour... the us attorney general, jeff sessions, has been outlining measures to crack down on unofficial leaks to the media. at a briefing in washington, mr sessions said anyone thought to be leaking classified information would be found and prosecuted. this nation must end this culture of lea ks. we this nation must end this culture of leaks. we will investigate and seek to bring criminals tojustice, we will not allow rogue anonymous sources with security clearances to

sell out our country. these cases, to investigate and prosecute, are never easy but cases will be made and people will be held accountable. all of us in government and in every agency in congress and congress, must do better, department is personal discipline, education and reputation within our department will make a difference. prevention is what is required and investigation of a leak is too late, really, the damage is done. our correspondent rajini vaidyanathan is in washington. why now? why is he particularly saying all of this at the moment and who is he really aiming it at? why now? if you look at the facts he says family he says there has been an in acid and increasing the number of links in the first six months of

each of the trump administration. he said since january his department has tripled the number of active investigations in to leaks, and already four people have been charged with disclosing conventional information or contact with federal offices. in the context of president trump, tweeting regularly, railing against leak that have come out of his own white house and indeed from the intelligence community, it was only at the end ofjuly that president trump openly criticised his attorney generaljeff sessions for not doing enough to find an hunt down the litres. it is worth reminding people that the eternal general is an shaky ground with the president who recently described him as beleaguered. we will be returning to washington just after half past, thinking specifically about the grand jury. here, health care professionals have

been discussing options for a suicidal teenager whose case prompted a high courtjudge to issue a scathing assessment of the current ca re a scathing assessment of the current care provision for adolescents in this country. more from our home affairs correspondent. people might remember the very strong comments we re remember the very strong comments were made, what has happened since? concerns the case of a 17—year—old girl, known only as letter x, held ina girl, known only as letter x, held in a secure unit at the moment in custody, due to be released in ten days' time, no place has been found for her in a hospital and she needs to go toa for her in a hospital and she needs to go to a centre that caters for adolescents with serious mental health problems. most place has been found for her yesterday, the judge saying we will have blood on our hands on less appropriate care can be found stop that has really spurred authorities in direction and we have just had a statement now from the nhs england saying that after extensive assessment, a bed has been identified for this girl in

a safe and appropriate care setting which will meet her needs. this is a statement from doctor mike prentis, the medical director of nhs in the north region of england and he said the bed will be available ahead of her release date. clearly that is very good news for this young woman. the question is why has it taken a judge to issue this blunt warning yesterday in such stark terms for this to happen? the second point is to say that the feeling is that this is not a one—off, but a case we know about, a high—profile case, but all the evidence suggested suggests there are many others. danny, thank you for that update. the royal bank of scotland, which is still predominantly owned by the taxpayer, has reported a substantial profit, after a £2 billion loss in the same period last year. the bank made almost £940 million in the six months to the end ofjune.

it also announced it's in talks to move its european headquarters to amsterdam after britain leaves the eu. our business correspondent joe lynam reports. it's been posting annual losses for almost a decade but today, at least, it can say that things were looking up in the first half of the year. rbs made what's called an attributable profit of £939 million over the past six months. that reversed losses of more than £2 billion over the same period a year ago. and unlike barclays or lloyds, rbs won't be setting aside any more money for ppi. its boss admitted that taxpayers would not be getting their money back in full if the government sold its shares in rbs immediately. if we sold it, they wouldn't get their money back, but it is... what we're trying to do is create a good bank so they get as much of that money back as possible. and a 70% stake won't be sold overnight. so it will take some time and this bank is getting better every quarter.

and the bank's capital buffers have reached a new high. it means it should have more than enough money set aside in the event of another major downturn. but rbs still expects to post a loss for all of 2017, that's because it is still dealing with past misdeeds. it is expected to pay a further multi—billion pound fine to us regulators for mis—selling specialist investments called mortgage—backed assets before the financial crisis. the estimates for the department ofjustice's fine is anything from $4 billion to $15 billion. we just don't know the final amount. most of us would estimate it is going to be between five and six, but if it is more than that, then actually, it is a slap in the face. the difficulty we have is we don't know how big that fine could be. and what we have signalled very clearly, that it could be large, and we have a big range on that. what, 5 billion? 10 billion? we don't know. we haven't got into those conversations with the department ofjustice. it's the last big issue this bank has to face. the bank has also had to take

steps to minimise any disruption after brexit. it has chosen amsterdam for its european headquarters, serving its eu customers. up to 150 staff may have to move to the dutch city. joe lynam, bbc news. this is bbc news at 5 — the headlines: ilan‘s new prime minister warns the border with northern ireland must become a barrier to free trade. donald trump is under more pressure, a grandjury has donald trump is under more pressure, a grand jury has been convened to look at possible criminal charges in connection with alleged collusion with russia. and the world but like most expensive footballer, neymar, joins paris st germain for a record derided million pounds. in sport, joe root makes a half century for a tenth test in a row but falls short soon afterwards. england struggled

to ta ke soon afterwards. england struggled to take command on the first day of the final test against south africa, 202-5, the the final test against south africa, 202—5, the current score. all eyes on will be usain bolt, and his form in the 100 metre heats in a couple of hours at the world athletics champion ship in london. and the world number four stan wawrinka won't defend his title at the end of the month but has knee surgery to miss the rest of the season. more on those stories at 5:30pm, see you then. the nhs must put its house in order and improve standards before asking for more of taxpayers' money, says the man leading a review into efficiency within the health service. tim briggs, a senior surgeon, claims the nhs does not deserve more money because it wastes so much on poor care. his review found huge variations in the cost and quality of common treatments. i'm joined now by our health editor hugh pym. what more has he been saying? this

is an exercise for nhs england backed by the government, conducted by professor tim briggs. looking at a whole range of different medical procedures, different parts of surgery procedures, different parts of surgery and medical treatment, to look at variations where some hospitals do things very differently from others and you get very varied outcomes for patients. if everyone basically moved to the best performing hospital standards you would save a huge amount of money, thatis would save a huge amount of money, that is the exercise he is carrying out at the latest report was on general surgery and hear some of the mainfindings are. general surgery and hear some of the main findings are. first of all they look that the use of surgery beds, and what they found was that if you put a consultant in for emergency admissions, not for elective surgery, admissions, not for elective surgery, they could actually save money by saying well some people coming in don't need to stay for surgery, coming in don't need to stay for surgery, people going into hospital, occupying a bed there a need for surgery occupying a bed there a need for surgery at all but could be treated ina surgery at all but could be treated in a different way. the second area was costly surgical equipment, and

they found big variations between a basket of basic surgical supplies, one hospital might be spending £2400 for those basic supplies and others might spend 1400, so big savings, there. finally the area they look that was recovery from operations, the operation recovery period. they found that in some hospitals if you had a basic appendix operation, and appendix removed you might stay clear of a half day recovering, other hospitals only two days, and thatis other hospitals only two days, and that is perfectly adequate, see you could free up a lot more beds, you could free up a lot more beds, you could save £206 million. has there been a response to mutter what he has said? nhs providers representing hospital trusts have been a little sceptical, in the way he has criticised them. chris hobson of nhs providers says savings are all well and good but they only really scratch the surface of what the nhs

definitely needed. the nhs realised asi definitely needed. the nhs realised as i said £20 billion worth of savings in the last parliament, we realised 3,000,000,000th, a record amount last year in the provider sector so i am saying we are absolutely immolating waste inefficiency as we don't. we would be the first to admit that to our knowledge there is more that needs to be done, but we need to be careful about making some assumptions that somehow you can close a £15 billion funding gap that an independent given created agency has identified when actually the contribution that these efficiency gains can make is actually only probably 2—3,000,000,000th, important though they are, and hard about everybody is working to make sure they are realised. chris hobson there of nhs providers. tim briggs, who led the exercise, raised eyebrows by saying the nhs didn't need any more new money at all but could get the resources it needs from those savings and i'm not sure

anyone would agree with that —— eve ryo ne anyone would agree with that —— everyone would agree with that. we will watch that comment with interest at a time of a big debate, how much more money the nhs may or may not need. thank you for now. 20 minutes past five, and the world's most extensive footballer says he has moved from barcelona to paris st germain for a new challenge not for the money. the brazilian forward has speaking for the first time since the record—breaking £200 million tra nsfer to the record—breaking £200 million transfer to our sports correspondent. how big a decision was this? translation: the decision was difficult to take. i was thinking about this for all of a month but then my heart told me that i had to follow it, and i took the decision, rightly so and am happy to be here.

you were a huge star at barcelona. but there was a suggestion that perhaps you were playing in the shadow of line or messy. how gratifying is it to come here to be the leading light, the main man? any player playing next to messy will a lwa ys player playing next to messy will always be second. messi for me is one of the biggest, the biggest and i respect him, i admire him. one of the biggest, the biggest and i respect him, iadmire him. it was an honour to play next to him for the last four years. and i didn't come here to be the star. i came here because i had a chance presented by the club to conquer titles, and that is the reason why am happy and excited to have taken this decision and to embrace this new challenge. there has been so much said about this transfer this week, the whole world is talking

about it but also talking about the amount of money involved, shoot tra nsfer amount of money involved, shoot transfer fees. —— huge amount of money involved, shoot transferfees. —— huge transfer fees. lots of people are saying you are doing this for the money stock thatis are doing this for the money stock that is your motivation. what do you say to that? i have nothing to say to those people. if people think that way, it is because they do not know me, they don't know my life, andi know me, they don't know my life, and i regret that they think that way. i didn't come over here for the money, i came here for the motivation of the challenge, and the challenges. you are morally co mforta ble challenges. you are morally comfortable with this? you are a religious man, i know. comfortable with this? you are a religious man, i knowlj comfortable with this? you are a religious man, i know. i can't be unhappy, how can i be? in five yea rs' unhappy, how can i be? in five years' time how do you want the world to view you? what will be success to you at this club? a championship? a golden boot? how

will you say you have made it here? i want everything! the titles, that's what i came over here to make history. congratulations and the very best of luck. neymar talking to our sports correspondent. now, edinburgh is the place to be at this time of year. the international festival, and festival fringe, are getting under way for their 70th year. actors, musicians and comedians from more than 40 countries will be performing there over the next three and a half weeks. our correspondent james shaw is there: lucky man! hello. hello, it is a rather moist edinburgh fringe that we are reporting from here. i am standing underneath a large umbrella because it is pretty wet out there. you will probably get a sense that

it is also very lively. the festival spirit is already up was that we are actually just next to the june spirit is already up was that we are actuallyjust next to thejune ten so actuallyjust next to thejune ten so you may hear some laughing and cheering later on during the live section. as you say it is a huge festival, 3000 performances over the course of a month, 300 different groups taking part in it, the 70th anniversary, starting back in 1947, anniversary, starting back in 1947, a sort of response to the gloom after the second world war, the idea being to lift the human spirit with this festival of art in edinburgh and it has been going and increasing in success, year after year. slightly different this year because of particular security concerns, with the attacks that have happened, the terrorist attacks in european cities over the last couple of yea rs. cities over the last couple of years. one of the things they have done is to put barriers in some of the key thoroughfares in the centre of edinburgh, along the royal mile, and near the palace of holyrood, so

they hope that everything will run smoothly and that security measures will not make a difference to people's enjoyment of this incredible festival. fantastic, thank you very much to you! much more fun to come. james referencing the damp conditions for the festival. i'm sure you know it is very different for people in many parts of europe. people living or holidaying in many countries across europe are buying in fact urged to ta ke europe are buying in fact urged to take great care. in parts of italy, spain and the balkans temperatures have soared into the high forties. several countries have issued red alert health warnings, and some regions are still contending with drought and forest fires. sophie long has the latest. fires are ripping through the forests of northern spain. hundreds

of firefighters are battling around the clock trying to contain the blaze which has already forced the emergency services to close some highways. meanwhile planes sweep through the skies above corsica, pouring water on fires below. parts of the mediterranean island have been burning for nearly two weeks now. it is the longest sustained heat wave for a decade. in spain, city squares are deserted, as people do what they can to keep out of the heat. doctors are warning tourists heading to the continent to look out for symptoms of heat exposure. the most important symptoms are when people start to feel drowsy, nauseous, vomiting, and sometimes shivery and shaky. at times they will sweat profusely but more often than not they will end up not sweating at all. italy is

experiencing its worst drought in 60 yea rs. across experiencing its worst drought in 60 years. across the country, 26 major towns and cities are on heat alert. hospital admissions have increased by 15%. it is set to cost the country by the agriculture industry billions with 11 regions facing critical water shortages. olive crops are already 50% lower than normal. in the austrian alps glaziers are melting, even at altitudes of more than 3000 metres. temperatures there have had 10 degrees. at sea level, in sicily, where thousands of tourists come in search of sunshine people have followed the lead of locals and left the beaches in search of shade. others do what they can to protect themselves, and to keep cool as forecasters say they see no respite in the coming days. sophie long, bbc news. our europe reporter gavin lee joins us now from sicily where temperatures are in the 40s.

how is it in sicily, gavin? it has been 44 celsius at its height at one o'clock today, jane. now it is slipping back to 30s. suddenly, it seems a lot calmer. and like turtles in their shells, we are starting to see people emerge. the italian government has said, notjust here but in sicily, where it has hit 44, we are close to palermo right now, but also in seven countries, there are warnings tuesday indoors for the afternoon. a few have braved it. we are going to meet helen. you are from the czech republic and you have been here for the past few days. we really enjoy it! we are not used to so really enjoy it! we are not used to so much sun because in the czech republic, it used to be not so hot, but our friends are telling us it is

now 37, which is so unusual. but since we are close to the sea and in the czech republic we don't have the sea, we take every chance to be outside. it is 43 in the czech republic today and the government is saying to be inside. but you have keptin saying to be inside. but you have kept in the shade? yeah, because there is a small beach near here and we can be in the shade the whole day, so it's like a. and know you have to go for something to eat, like many tourists here. jane, what strikes me is the fact that aside from the tourists who are here and the 3 million brits who come, many of whom have stayed indoors, is the fa ct of whom have stayed indoors, is the fact that there has been an increase in wildfires. we have driven around and there have been serious wildfires overnight. we are talking about thousands of hectares of land destroyed overnight. some are still going. many fires are set deliberately, but that is what happens with this hit and we think it will continue until thursday at least, hitting 40 and beyond.

goodness. gavin, take precautions. thank you very much. let's catch up with our own weather prospects. pretty intense on bridges over there? absolutely. it looks like the heat will abate into the start of next week. we have no heatwave here. we have further sunshine and showers through the weekend, but there will be good spells of sunshine. it has been a wet day across scotland. showers elsewhere will ease down through the course of the night. another cluster will move towards wales and western parts of england by dawn. sowter saturday, it is a and showers afternoon. —— it is a sunshine and showers afternoon. there will be gusty winds when the showers arrived. things will turn brighter behind the cluster of heavy

showers across the midlands in the afternoon. it is going to be quite a cool night on saturday when the showers die away, but it means a nice, fresh start on sunday. lots of sunshine and dry weather for the bulk of the country before the next area of low pressure brings wet weather to northern ireland and scotland. this is bbc news at five — the headlines: ireland's new prime minister warns that the border with northern ireland must not become a barrier to free trade, as he calls for "unique solutions" to the brexit question. he says the task ahead is huge. if the challenge of the first world war was the challenge of that generation, i think perhaps the challenge for our generation is brexit. more pressure on president trump — now his administration faces the possibility of criminal charges over alleged russia links, as a grand jury is convened. after a judge's scathing

assessment of care provision for a suicidal teenage girl, the nhs confirms that a "safe and appropriate setting" has been found for her. the world's most expensive footballer, neymar, joins paris saint germain for a record £200 million, but says he didn't do it for the money. usain bolt‘s set to run his last competitive track race as the world athletics championships gets under way in london. coming up, can luc besson's new film, valerian and the city of a thousand planets, live up to the fifth element? find out in the film review. time for a look at the sport now. a very exciting evening and weekend

ahead? we will take you live to the london stadium shortly, but we start with the cricket. it's been an even day at old trafford so far on the first day of the fourth test between england and south africa. england lead the series 2—1 and won the toss in manchester. keatonjennings‘ poor run of form continued as he became one of three catches for quinton de kock, falling for 17. england captainjoe root went past 50 for the 10th test match in succession as he repaired a mid innings mini collapse. he was out for 52, though — lbw off the bowling of duane olivier. here's the full state of play. england are currently 217—5. if you want to hear commentary from old trafford, you can find it on radio 5 live sports extra and the bbc sport website. we're just hours away from all the action starting at the world athletics championships, usain bolt and mo farah the star attractions on show at the london stadium. we can cross live to olly foster.

it is looking beautiful. i guess it would be fascinating to see how usain bolt goes in the 100 metre heats? yeah, we do not want to miss a thing tonight because his event is one of those blink and you visit things, the 100 metres. you have to go things, the 100 metres. you have to go back to the berlin world championships in 2009, when he swept all before him. he goes in the heats. we have some preliminary rounds of the 100, but he doesn't have to go through that. we don't know what heat he will be in, but we expect the showboating and posturing. i am sure he will be playing to the crowd, who cannot wait to see him. but what shape will he be in? it was only weeks ago that he be in? it was only weeks ago that he broke ten seconds for the only time this season. and there are the young guns, the speed stars who are creeping up on him. kristian thomas from the usa has broken ten seconds

several times —— christian colman. he knows he will be caught in the next couple of years, which is why he wants to bow out on a high. this is why the next 48 hours in london are going to be so special. is why the next 48 hours in london are going to be so speciallj is why the next 48 hours in london are going to be so special. i am excited now. this is what i have been looking forward to. during the race, the emotions will come out. it depends how the crowd reacts. if there are 1000 cheering, i will be happy. the heats up tonight and the semifinals and final tomorrow for usain bolt. from 100 metres to 10,000 metres. that will be mo farah. no second chances here, straight into the final. he is the la st straight into the final. he is the last man on the track at 9:20pm. you are looking at about 27 minutes for that. there are going to be some

very strong ethiopians and kenyans really wanting to spoil the party this evening. but for mo farah, who is bowing out on the track at these championships, he is also doubling again with the 5000 metres later in the championships. there was no better way than to return to london to do it. i was thinking back to what i need to do. i have achieved what i need to do. i have achieved what i need to do. i have achieved what i wanted to achieve, and it would be nice to finish on a high. why not do it where it all started in london, the track where i became an olympic champion? that was what changed me as an athlete. the whole nation got behind me. i will never get those memories back again. the medal target for british athletics is between six and eight medals. beyond mo farah, it might be tricky because of the competition here. laura muir goes because of the competition here. laura muirgoes in because of the competition here. laura muir goes in the 1500 metres.

it would be brilliant to see her run for this predominantly british crown. holly bradshaw also goes in the qualification to the pole vault. she should not have too much trouble making it through to the final in that. out of 200 countries and 2000 athletes, it is probably about two men, usain bolt and mo farah. that's all the sport for now. you can keep up to date with all those stories on the bbc sport website. that's bbc.co.uk/sport and i'll have more in sportsday at 6.30. olly foster has the bestjob tonight! nice to see you nonetheless. as we've been reporting, donald trump is coming under increased pressure in connection with the allegations that russia interfered in last year's us presidential election. the man investigating the claims, robert mueller, has convened a grand jury to assess the evidence. here to explain what exactly a grand jury is is our legal correspondent clive coleman.

it is not something we have in our country? we have no equivalent in this country. it is a jury, but not one that decides whether someone is guilty or innocent of a crime. it is a i°y guilty or innocent of a crime. it is a joy that assesses the evidence and hears evidence in order to determine what they call in america probable cause, in other words whether there was sufficient evidence to bring an indictment against an individual. it is quite controversial even in the united states justice system, where it isa united states justice system, where it is a central part, because many think it is actually easy for prosecutors because within this jury, there is nojudge. anyone who appears in front of the jury does not have legal advice or legal representation. ajudge in new york famously once said that under that system, you could indict a ham sandwich. it is that easy for prosecutors. and how does it work?

first of all, the proceedings are conducted in secret. as i say, it is convened by the prosecutor, who is the ringmaster. the reason why it is called grand is the number ofjury ts, called grand is the number ofjury ‘s, between 16 and 23 jurors compared with a normaljury, which would be 12. as i say, thejudge is absolute, so it is really a prosecutorial exercise whereby the jury prosecutorial exercise whereby the jury are asked to assess the evidence and make a decision on whether to charge or not. do we have any sense of timescale and where it goes now? they can compel people to appear. they can compel people to appear. they can compel people to appearand appear. they can compel people to appear and require evidence to be produced. that can last month or even produced. that can last month or eve n yea rs . produced. that can last month or even years. people don't like them, because when you go before one of these grand jury ‘s, a lot of people

ta ke these grand jury ‘s, a lot of people take the fifth, in other words, they decide not to answer questions. so it isa decide not to answer questions. so it is a controversial process, but it is a controversial process, but it is a controversial process, but it isa it is a controversial process, but it is a cornerstone of the us justice system. and i think it shows the distrust which you can trace back through the early days of the us constitution, a distrust of giving authority figures, people employed by the state, the power to make these decisions. americans are more confident with citizens making these critical decisions within the justice system. that is why it is so different from our own. clive coleman, our legal affairs correspondent, talking about grandeur is in the united states. —— talking about grand juries. two police officers and two pilots accused of misusing a police helicopter to film naked sunbathers and a couple having sex have been cleared of all charges. we can speak with our correspondent danny savage, who has been following the case at sheffield crown court. what became clear here in sheffield

crown court this afternoon was the only one man was responsible for the sordid recordings made by the south yorkshire police helicopter on four different occasions over a five—year period. he was pc adrian podmore. he is 50, and he pleaded guilty to charges of misconduct in a public office before this car started. but what has been happening here over the last three weeks is that the other crew members in the helicopter with him at the time those recordings were made were on trial, also accused of misconduct in a public office, which they firmly denied. their defence is that adrian pogmore was to blame. that was accepted pogmore was to blame. that was a cce pted by pogmore was to blame. that was accepted by the jury. pogmore was to blame. that was accepted by thejury. they pogmore was to blame. that was accepted by the jury. they were unanimously found not guilty this afternoon. the four incidents involved videos shown to the court, albeit pixelated to preserve the dignity of those who had been

filmed. there was a woman sunbathing naked in her garden in rotherham, two naturist is sat outside their ca rava n two naturist is sat outside their caravan on a campsite near doncaster, a couple having sex on the patio outside the house, filmed by adrian pogmore in the helicopter, and a couple sunbathing naked in their garden in rotherham. thejury decided it was just adrian pogmore responsible for this, not the others, the two pilots and two police officers in the helicopter on occasion. as matthew lucas, one of those, let, he was at how he felt about being cleared, he said he was relieved. he was asked about whether he would go back to work and said he would have to wait and see, because south yorkshire police said in a statement this afternoon that the officers involved are still subject to internal disciplinary proceedings which are ongoing. as for adrian pogmore, the man described as the

tea m pogmore, the man described as the team deviant during this trial who made those recordings, he will be sentenced next week. this is bbc news at five — the headlines: ireland's new prime minister warns the border with northern ireland must not become a barrier to free trade. donald trump under yet more pressure — a grand jury is convened to look at possible criminal charges over alleged collusion with russia. the world's most expensive footballer, neymar, joins paris saint germain for a record £200 million. an update on the market numbers for you — here's how london's and frankfurt ended the day. and in the united states, this is how the dow and the nasdaq are getting on. now on bbc news, a look ahead to sportsday at 6.30 tonight.