this is bbc news. the headlines at two. ten of thousands of passengers face three weeks of disruption from today, as a major engineering project begins at the country's busiest railway station, waterloo in london. all the trains, the ones that are running, are delayed. so it's a mess. an absolute mess, yeah. it's crazy. it's supposed not to be affected on saturdays, and yet already, within one day, i mean, it'sjust a nightmare. the british hacker who helped stop a cyber—attack on the nhs is spending the weekend in a us prison, after being accused of creating software that steals customers' bank details. the irish prime minister, leo varadkar, says it's "only a matter of time" before same—sex marriage is introduced in northern ireland. it is of course a decision for the northern ireland assembly, but i'm confident that, like other western european countries, they will make that decision in due course. on day two of the world athletics championships, britain's katarina johnson thompson sees her hopes of heptathlon gold fade as she flops the high jump.

and after mo farah retained his 10,000 metre title in his last world championships, will usain bolt emulate him tonight by winning the 100 metres before bowing out? what is it like when one of the appearance comes out as gay? coming up appearance comes out as gay? coming up in half an hour, my lesbian mums from bbc radio one newspeak. from bbc radio one newsbeat. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. millions of rail passengers are facing three weeks of disruption, as work to update the uk's busiest railway station gets under way today. the revamp of london's waterloo station is costing £800 million.

ten of the station's i9 platforms are being closed, which means a significantly reduced service while it is carried out. this phase of the upgrade is due to be finished by the 28th of august. let's talk to our reporter at waterloo station, simonjones. are those barriers shut behind you? is that the first sign of what is coming up? it's already started. you've got ten platforms that have been closed. normally, the busiest time of day, he gets 600 passengers arriving every single minute. but looking very different here. the first ten platforms completely shut, and the idea is that over this three—week period, the platforms will be extended, so they can take longer trains and carry more passengers in the future. so you have strange situation where there is half of the railway station is not as busy as it normally is, but

if we move around, you can see this half of the station is actually very busy. because this is a cut—off point, no platforms working from here, but they are running from this point in that direction. they have brought in five extra platforms, which until recently have been mothballed, to try and add capacity, but it is great it would be enough, so but it is great it would be enough, so fewer trains will be running. network rail say this is short—term painfor network rail say this is short—term pain for long—term gain. network rail say this is short—term pain for long-term gain. we have a significantly reduced service coming into waterloo, with ten platforms closed. that will mean fewer trains are much lower capacity. we have been working hard to prepare passengers for that, whether that's being able to work from home, take annual leave our plan an alternative journey. but the messages, check before you travel, see what the service is like before you get on a train or make your way to the station. it will be disruptive,

potentially cure is up to and are at some stations. network rail insisting it has been warning people about these changes for the past year, but some passengers who turned up year, but some passengers who turned up today haven't heard about them. 0thers told me they received an e—mail yesterday telling them about the changes. and that advice to stay at home or take a holiday, but many say they cannot do that and they certainly cannot do it for a three—week period. so some passengers are feeling rather frustrated. i was trying to get to milford and i don't know when that's going to happen because the trains that are running are delayed. so it's a mess. it's an absolute mess. my boyfriend lives in earlsfield and he will have a nightmare getting to work. i'm just trying to get there now and it's crazy. it is supposed to not be affected on saturdays and already within one day, i mean it'sjust a nightmare. they are not even telling us how long the trains are delayed. to be fair, we have seen a lot of

staff members here today, people offering advice. but if you cannot get to where you want to, or you change is delayed, it also calls you a bit of depression. the big test is going to be monday. is it any indication of the preparations they will be putting in, particularly for the afternoon commute? that is going to be the big test on monday. saturday, not as many passengers. network rail say they are doing this work at the moment in august, because traditionally, around 20% fewer people tend to travel in the month of august, but the key thing will be those rush hours, particularly on monday morning, and rectal potentially it will be monday evening weather station is put to the test. the warning is, if it is

very busy, he may have to queue to get into the. network rail and south west trains say this will be done in our league action. it well enough staff to cope with the situation. but we know with the real ways things don't always go according to plans, so very much eyes on what is going to happen. we spoke to transport fork is who represent passengers and they say they are impressed with the number of staff on the ground, but they will monitor it into next week and then that is when we will see how much disruption this could potentially cause. a british computer expert has appeared before a judge in las vegas, charged with creating software to steal bank details. prosecutors said 23—year—old marcus hutchins had admitted writing the malware code — but his lawyer said his client denied all the charges against him. james cook reports from las vegas. marcus hutchins appeared before us federaljudge nancy koppe in a las vegas courtroom. the prosecution said he admitted

writing computer code designed to steal banking details and also claimed there was evidence that he discussed how to split the profits with an accomplice. but his lawyer says he denies all the charges against him. how's he doing? he's holding up and in good spirits. the family, i think, support and the friends' support and his co—workers and the community have been tremendously supportive for him. indeed, many fellow cyber security experts regard marcus hutchins as a hero for stopping an attack which caused chaos for the nhs and spread to 150 countries around the world. mr hutchins was in las vegas, partying at mansions, driving fast cars and shooting at gun ranges. the fbi moved in at the airport as he was about to fly home to the uk. he is due in court in wisconsin on tuesday. until then, thejudge here ordered his release on bail, subject to conditions which include surrendering his passport and gps monitoring. marcus hutchins appeared in court

in las vegas right at the end of the working week. his lawyers had just a few minutes to scramble together his bail money, but by the time they had done so, the court had closed, which means he will have to spend the weekend injail. james cook, bbc news, las vegas. the irish prime minister has said it is "only a matter of time" before same—sex marriage is introduced in northern ireland. leo varadkar made the comments at a gay pride event in belfast. the dup, which opposes same—sex marriage, effectively vetoed a move to allow gay marriage during the last assembly. i think it's only a matter of time. it is of course the decision for the northern ireland assembly, but i'm confident that, like other western european countries, people make that decision in due course. my reasoning for being here is to express

solidarity and express my support out of my government for individual freedom and parity of law for all citizens. we would do this in any pa rt citizens. we would do this in any part of the world. but i think a lot of people in northern ireland wouldn't realise this, it is the largest single march happening in northern ireland this year, and it is you celebrate each of diversity and difference. doesn't that say something great about northern ireland? the united nations will vote later today on a proposal to toughen economic sanctions against north korea. a resolution drafted by the us, in response to recent missile tests, aims to cut north korean exports of coal, iron, lead and seafood. if approved, it could deprive pyongyang of more than a billion pounds a year. katarina johnson—thompson's chances of winning the heptathlon have taken a major hit after the athlete failed to complete a highjump of 1.86m. the highjump is the british hope's best discipline and herjump of only i.80m now leaves her behind other leading contenders with seven events remaining.

there was better news for britain last night, of course, when sir mo farah won the 10,000 metres. he called it a "beautiful night", but admitted it was one of the toughest races of his career. the sa—year—old, who's due to retire at the end of the season, suffered a leg injury after almost falling during the race — but says he's determined to defend his 5,000 metres world title on wednesday. here's our sports correspondent andy swiss — his report contains some flash photography. back on british turf. the morning after the

unforgettable night before. fans flocked knowing day two of this championships has the toughest act bobble. the site of mo farah on top of a podium has become a gloriously familiar one, but even by his heady standards, last night's was something special. his rivals threw everything at him. twice, he was tripped on the final lap, but with the entire stadium, including his family, roaring him home, the result was breathtakingly brilliant. mo farah is going to win it! he is a one—man world superpower! it is a gold medal for mo farah! a lap of honour with his wife and children, and this morning, he said that made it particularly emotional. this morning, ijust wanted to go and celebrate with them. because this is it. i will be able to enjoy time with my family. they were all loving it, it was just beautiful. i really enjoyed it. it's about believing in yourself.

if you believe enough in something, you can do it. and one of britain's's greatest female athletes believes last night was mo farah‘s crowning achievement. it makes it special and unique that his first double victory came this stadium in 2012. how much he has grown over the two distances and a championships and to culminate here, i think he's going to be walking away, thinking, am i doing the right walking away from the track? this evening is all about another start taking his final bow. usain bolt described his performance last night is very bad, last night as very bad, but he still won it. there he goes. a shake of the head said it all, though. usain bolt will be better tonight, but the ultimate showman will be hoping to sign off in style. scientists have warned that extreme

weather could kill 150,000 people in europe each year by the end of this century. their findings come as parts of the continent are in the grip of a recording breaking heatwave. temperatures have soared into the high 40s in parts of italy, spain and the balkans. some regions are contending with drought and forest fires. from sicily, gavin lee sent this report. sicily, 41 celsius in the shade. uncomfortable even for the locals. this extreme heat is 10 degrees higher than is usually recorded in summer in the warmest parts of southern europe. it is the fifth consecutive day that sicily is experiencing temperatures of more than a0 celsius, and people are generally heeding the government advice, which is to stay indoors in the afternoon because of the danger posed by the extreme heat. the picture's reflected in sardinia and on the italian mainland, too, rome and florence are stifling in the 40s and are dealing with the most severe drought in 60 years. dozens of wildfires have broken out across the country. hungary, spain and the balkans are also sweltering in the heatwave nicknamed lucifer. in romania, one person's died.

80 are in hospital with dehydration. for tourists here in sicily, it's about keeping cool and carrying on. keeping our wits about us in terms of any alerts we need to be aware of, and local people here are very friendly, especially with the kids. with many keeping indoors, there's not much daytime trade for businesses, cafes a nd restau ra nts, relying on tourist season. it's quiet, but i tell you, from eight, nine, ten o'clock, the people come out, take a drink, eat at a restaurant and stay out every day. for those hoping for a break from europe's heatwave, temperatures are expected to return to some normality late next week. this is something scientists predict we should get used to, though, suggesting global warming will lead to more of us being exposed

to increased extreme weather patterns in the years to come. the headlines on bbc news: train companies have warned of significant delays at waterloo station in london for the next three weeks. ten of the station's 19 platforms are closed for construction work. the mother of a british hacker say it's unlikely her son sold software is used to steal bank details. he is being prosecuted in the us. 0n bank details. he is being prosecuted in the us. on his first official visit to northern ireland, the irish by minister has called for unique solutions to preserve the relationship between the uk and after brexit. theresa may's former chief of staff

nick timothy has been speaking to the telegraph about where he thinks the telegraph about where he thinks the campaign went wrong for the conservatives. he says that theresa may understood the country wanted fundamental change. after the election, chancellor philip hammond has criticised the way the campaign was run, saying the conservatives should have focused more on the economic record. mr timothy seems to accept this, saying it probably is true that there should of been more on the economy during the campaign. however, although he accepts some criticism of the campaign he helped run, he warns that the tories should not go to the comfort zone, saying, if the party retreats to a much more orthodox conservative proper position, we do risk the election of

a dangerous left—wing alternative. i am joined by a dangerous left—wing alternative. i amjoined by our a dangerous left—wing alternative. i am joined by our political correspondent. during this interview, did we learn anything new about the campaign he helped to run? and also anything new about theresa may? you would expect him to have a huge insight into how theresa may works and how the campaign was run, but i don't think we had any great revelations from this interview. and no real apology or any hint of contrition about what went wrong. there were a few reflections, as you say, having a continuity message, rather than a promise of change. with hindsight, he says he wouldn't have made it such a presidential

campaign, focused exclusively on theresa may rather than the party. he also says the underestimated jeremy corbyn. but i think ought reflections, some regrets. but still quite a big defence of some key areas, for example the policy on social care that's seem to change things in the election campaign, because theresa may presented that policy and it didn't go down well on the doorstep. but he sticks to his guns on matt and advisers theresa may to continue with that policy. we did geta may to continue with that policy. we did get a few revelations, he is still very loyal to theresa may, he continues to see she is the best person to lead the country through brexit, and she has done a very good job of stabilising the country since the election, but i don't think, if we we re the election, but i don't think, if we were hoping for any great revelations about working in downing street, we didn't get them in this interview. i was going to ask, is

that any damage done to theresa may or would she be happy with this?|j think or would she be happy with this?” think she would be. nick timothy has been one of her most loyal lieutenants, he worked with her before she became a minister. he was a right—hand man. he doesn't simply say he rejects the notion that he was the brains behind her. he thinks that's a rather sexistjudgment. he says theresa may has plenty of ideas of her own. but he is going to be writing a regular column in the telegraph and also in the son. the line, we might get some revelations. greater manchester police are investigating reports of an acid attack in salford. it's thought the victim was attacked in woodland in pendlebury yesterday afternoon. the man — who is in his 20s — has eye and face injuries, but it's not yet known how badly injured he is. detectives investigating a shooting

in chelmsford say they think it was a targeted incident. the victim, a 34—year—old man, was shot in the chest as he stood with another man outside a petrol station. police say a car pulled up and one of the occu pa nts a car pulled up and one of the occupants opened fire before it drove off. in number of people in the area went to his aid, but he died later in hospital. an oxford university employee, who's been on the run on suspicion of murder, has been arrested with his alleged accomplice. andrew warren and professor wyndham lathem of northwestern university, are accused of stabbing a 26—year—old man to death in chicago last week. both men were detained in oakland in california. whistle—blowers at youtube say the company's child protection measures are failing. volunteers known as trusted flaggers — who monitor the site for accounts that exploit children — accuse the video—sharing site of failing to deal with a huge

backlog of reports of abuse. mike wendling reports. youtube is used by more than 1.5 billion people around the world each month and it's a favourite of kids and teens. one of the measures keeping them safe is a group of volunteers called trusted flaggers. they scour the site looking for material which breaks youtube's rules, but bloggers from inside the programme had told the bbc the site has a huge backlog of complaints. the complaints are not about child pornography, but rather sexually explicit comments left on videos posted by teenagers and children. 0ne volunteer told the bbc he made more than 9,000 reports over eight months ago and none of them have been protests. months ago and none of them have been processed. they also claim that members of the public who report material are unlikely to get a response.

youtube, owned by google, said in a statement that it strictly prohibits content which sexually exploits minors. the whistle—blowers say that youtube needs to devote increased money and staff to child safety. at 93, reg buttress from south wales is thought to be britain's oldest supermarket worker. now, after more than 30 years in his current job, he's decided it's finally time to retire. but it isn't the first time he's hung up his apron — he originally stopped working at the age of 65, but lasted only six weeks before asking for his job back! 0ur correspondent tomos morgan went to meet him before his final shift. this is reg buttress. not your average 93—year—old. but his customers and colleagues love him. he retired once at 65, just a few years into his time at sainsbury‘s. his retirement only lasted a few weeks. i look forward to coming

here to meet people. i look forward to it. after working at the supermarket for over 35 years, next month, when he turns 94, why will he finally pack it all in? i need to do some jobs in the summer. itjust isn't fair to the family. he has had five different careers during his life, starting like many others in the mines. after working for 80 years, his work ethic and commitment to the job is still as strong as ever. he loves it, he loves being here. he loves hisjob. i don't know what he'll do when he's not doing it. believed to be the oldest shop worker in britain, reg is 75 years older than the youngest worker in this store. it is clear his enthusiasm rubs off

on shoppers and colleagues alike. he's a lovely man. beautiful. a beautiful soul. yes, everyone likes to meet and greet him, always stop for a chat. i will miss them, the people, the customers. many have known reg since they were children, and they will be just as sad as he will be next month when he finally calls it a day. most of us pay our tax every month before we get our wages. but what do you do if your tax bill is more than five million pounds? well, if you are the owner of a stately home with a hoard of treasures — you don't have to worry about a bank loan. phil connell has more. the family treasures collected at castle howard in the 17th and 18th century,

treasures which as from now, are effectively owned by britain's taxpayers. ownership of these items, 89 in all, has been transferred to the national museum in liverpool. it's a deal which enables castle howard to wipe out an outstanding tax bill of £5.5 million. it is called the acceptance in lieu scheme and it allows families to pay their tax bills with works of art, as long as those works of art are shown to the public, which is great for the region and great for the visiting public. for castle howard, it is a win— win situation. the 89 items will still be kept on displayed be kept and displayed here, a solution to a tax problem which were nicholas howard, the stately home's owner, means fewer sleepless nights. the £5 million which we would have had to find from other sources, such as perhaps selling some more objects or land, which would then have incurred more tax, which would then have incurred fighting the tax again, it means

that that cycle is broken and that we can get on with the business of preserving and looking after castle howard. so although we as taxpayers now kind of own these treasures, they will be staying put. this stately setting still it seems their rightful home. we all know that pets are priceless, but you might agree that there's something really quite special about one particular feline friend. eight—year—old rescue cat, genie, has been named national cat of the year after supporting her young owner, evie, through treatment for bone cancer. simon spark has been to meet them. genie is normally an outdoor cat. she will eat if she wants to, and will tell you if she wants to go out.

that was until her 12—year—old owner, evie, was diagnosed with bone cancer. then she changed. when i was diagnosed, she was pulling my legs and would sit at my feet, she would gently massage my legs. that was just unheard of. genie is doing her claw thingy on me. it means that she likes me. i think she did, because she was coming around this leg in particular, which is the one that the cancer was in. oh, you know something's wrong with that leg, don't you? and this is the story that has just won her a national cat award. as well as cat of the year, she won outstanding rescue pet. she won outstanding rescue cat. it was really good, we had photos taken. it was interview after interview after photo after interview. it was ace.

i guess the judges saw what i see in genie, an amazing cat. since the diagnosis, she has really been a house cat, sitting at evie's feet, going around her legs. helping around the house, following her, even going to the toilet and going upstairs. it was quite a change in personality. i think she made a massive difference. i know without her i would have a lot more dark days, shejust gave me that glimpse of hope that i needed to get through this. evie is now finished her course of chemotherapy and is being monitored by the hospital. genie continues to keep a close eye on her as well. it's hot in europe. you're looking rather cool. yes, hot in europe, but further

north and west, we've got strong winds and plenty of showers. it doesn't look as though it's going to warm up any time soon. it will be plenty of rainbows up and down the uk. heavy showers, strong gusty winds. some of the showers have been very intense in central and southern parts of england. this photographing gloucs shows the clouds that will continue to race away eastwards. when they arrive, there will be local flooding on boards. when they arrive, there will be localflooding on boards. but people become more confined to the east and south—east of the country as we head into the latter part of the afternoon. we should see more sunshine fishing and from the west. sunshine continuing further northern ireland and scotland. it looks like we'll see increasing amounts of sunshine across wales into the south—west of england later on. heavy showers and thunderstorms

continued to rumble on across east anglia, potentially into the south—east as well. looks like we could see heavy showers and thunderstorms at the london stadium, but turning try and sunnier towards the end of the day. most showers cleared away for most places overnight. they will continue across western parts of wales in north—west england and into western scotland. but away from the west coast, it will be chilly for the time of year. he said town and city values. single figures and even low single figures across scotland. the ridge of high pressure means it will be a fairly good day for many on sunday, before this area of low pressure spoils things across western areas. we start off on a chilly note.