this is bbc news. lam i am nicholas owen. the headlines at 7.00pm: the headlines at 8.00pm: confusion at the world athletic championships. a botswana athlete has been ruled out of tonight's a00m final after suffering gastroenteritis, despite saying he's fit to race. you know, ifeel heartbroken yesterday, i was ready for this, i worked hard for this, you know. south africa's president, jacob zuma, survives a no—confidence vote in parliament. a man stopped at manchester airport with a pipe bomb in his hand luggage is convicted of possessing explosives with intent to endanger life. the parents of a boy with a rare genetic disorder have won the latest stage of their attempt to get the nhs to pay for a life—changing drug. in the next hour, a woman narrowly escapes being run over by a bus on a bridge in london. cctv shows that a jogger appears to shove her in the road, where the bus has to swerve to avoid hitting her. a man has died during an attempt to swim the english channel as part of a gruelling triathlon.

good evening, and welcome to bbc news. 0rganisers of the world athletics championships at the london stadium are trying to limit an outbreak of norovirus which has affected dozens of competitors and staff. one of the highest profile casualties is botswa na's isaac makwala, a favourite in the 200m, and a00m races. athletes from germany, canada and ireland, who've been staying at the same hotel, have been affected, but officials from public health england say it is not the source of the outbreak. here's our sports editor 0lly foster. yes, day five here at the world

athletics championships and the action is underway. we are at the halfway stage but all the talk is about the norovirus which has swept through one of the official hotels. it broke out on thursday night, on the eve of these championships. you mentioned that isaac makwala yesterday in the 200 metres he was spotted vomiting, which is why the medical officials here pulled him out of that against his wishes. he said he would have still been 0k to race but we have seen some guidelines from the iw af who say the car fleets affected by the norovirus have to be put in isolation for 48 hours which is why he is not allowed to race in the biggest main event this evening, the 400 metres. with all the details of this sickness that has swept through the championships here is dan rowan. this is the time when the world's best athletes should be

concentrating on their rivals. instead these competitors and coaches today found themselves at the centre of a suspected outbreak of the highly contagious vomiting bug norovirus at this team hotel. for botswana, issac makwala! yesterday the world's best 200 metre runner, issac makwala, was forced to withdraw from the event. the botswanan medal prospect one of 30 athletes and support staff reporting illness. i felt heartbroken yesterday. i was ready for this. i worked hard for this and it is sad for me because i was top of my game coming here. i was ready to make everything possible. i came here for a medal. despite saying he was fit to compete, issac makwala was ruled out of the 400m final by the athletics governing body's medical advisers. meanwhile irishman thomas barr's world championship is over, the hurdler currently in quarantine. the illness usually lasts between 28 and 48 hours. the important thing is if people

have it, to stay away from other people so they are not at risk of passing it on. and to be very scrupulous about washing their hands when they have been to the toilet or they have vomited. in a statement today the hotel said that following a joint investigation with public health authorities it had been discovered that the source of the illness was not here. and that strict hygiene protocols have now been put in place. world championship organisers meanwhile said they're doing everything they can. but how could this happen? i guess in any event when you have 20,000 people minimum that we have accredited coming in from every corner of the world, there is a possibility that someone might come in with a bug. and we think that is probably what has happened here. there has been all sorts of food poisoning and all the medical experts, public health, safety, have said it is not, it is gastroenteritis. this evening the majority of athletes here continue their preparations unaffected. but they have been warned to be vigilant. you eat foods that are low risk, you only drink bottled water,

you take the ice out of your drinks. make sure the food is fully cooked through. don't eat spicy food, eat plain food, food that you would normally eat. it is a bit of a concern for the organising committee for london, it is not what we would have wanted. i hope it is quashed quite quickly. some german and canadian athletes staying at the tower hotel are being found alternative accommodation. and with six days of competition left, organisers must now hope the situation has been contained. there is a bit of confusion and a bit of a rumour that issac makwala might try and turn up at the track andi might try and turn up at the track and i can get the decision overturned but that is very unlikely in the 400 metres. i havejust spoken to dafne schippers, the sprinter who won bronze in the 400 metres after her 200 metres final andi

metres after her 200 metres final and i asked her what the athletes we re and i asked her what the athletes were saying about this and they had all been told to wash their hands be very careful and she said it is just simply very, very sad for the athletes who have affected. thank you very much indeed. the south african president, jacob zuma, has survived a vote of no—confidence in his leadership. the secret ballot in parliament saw the majority of mps from the ruling african national congress back their leader. mr zuma, who has been in office for eight years, is accused of corruption and mismanagement. 0ur south africa correspondent nomsa maseko reports from cape town. they spent the day protesting outside parliament, demanding the resignation of presidentjacob zuma. organised by opposition parties and activists, their march had one clear message to members of parliament, put the country first, not your personal interests. president zuma has already faced and survived seven motions of no confidence. today's eighth came about after he sacked south africa's respected finance minister,

despite opposition from within his own party, the anc. the scandal—prone president faces multiple corruption allegations, including refurbishing his personal residence at the tax payers‘ expense. i know what nelson mandela would have done in this house today. today's no—confidence motion was brought by the opposition who say controversy surrounding the president is bringing the country's economy to its knees. vote with your conscience and remove this corrupt and broken president from office. i plead with you, let us put the people of south africa first and vote to remove jacob zuma today. i thank you. for the first time the vote of no—confidence will be held

in secret, but the anc has expressed confidence in the loyalty of its members. we arejumping the gun at this stage. at this stage we are throwing a serious bomb, detonating a serious bomb in south africa to our government, but also to a very important party that has put us where we are. it is a party beset by internal squabbles and has never been this divided in its 105—year history. the no votes, 198. but despite the internal divisions, president zuma survived and hung onto his political life. 177 votes to 198. what is certain now is that he will step down as leader of the governing anc in december.

but what is not clear is whether he can remain president of the country until the 2019 elections. this was the reaction from the south african president, jacob zuma, speaking to supporters after the result. i have just come to say thank you to all of you. those comrades who are in parliament who gave me their support from the membership and the supporters. they came in their numbers to demonstrate that the anc is there, it is powerful, it is big, it is difficult to defeat the anc. you can try. i am sure you know that today the vote of no

confidence was number eight. always they try. ebrahim fakir, the director of programmes at auwal socio—economic research institute, spoke about his surprise at the vote‘s result. ido i do not think anyone in the anc expected it, and any mathematical or political mathematics that you conjure up, even though it is a secret vote and we have no idea which member voted which way, if you really ta ke which member voted which way, if you really take and subtract the number of opposition mps from anc mps from the total number it appears, if you account for the nine abstentions, that at least about 26 anc mps voted with the opposition which shows and demonstratesjust the with the opposition which shows and demonstrates just the amount of fracture and factionalism and

division within the mainstream of the anc, so certainly i think quite surprising and i don't think the anc itself expected this. it literally means that it now needs to go back to the drawing board and see how it responds to this because the opposition for a variety of reasons are going to claim that this was a victory for them, even though they didn't manage to dislodge president zuma, it introduces a mini crisis within the anc. as president zuma himself said he seemed proud of the fa ct himself said he seemed proud of the fact that he had survived eight votes of no confidence so far. to the outsider it would seem that his authority must have been gravely undermined by all this, is that true? absolutely, and his authority has been undermined its notjust by today's no—confidence vote but it has been undermined systematically most of all by himself, let's not forget. given the crisis he has presided over, leading a government which has been literally noncompliant with the governments —— country's laws, demonstrating a

single failure at the level of policy and most importantly ethical leadership so he has been central into undermining his own ability to undermine —— lead his party. given that case, the ideological factors and divisions within the anc, although they are normal, as they are within many political parties across the world, has been so deeply entrenched that they now fashioned themselves notjust entrenched that they now fashioned themselves not just on a entrenched that they now fashioned themselves notjust on a policy level but also one of personality level, so he has been undermined by himself and by members of his own party who differ significantly in fairly vehemently with him on issues of policy, and the anc 's most re ce nt of policy, and the anc 's most recent policy conference, held about a month ago, demonstrated that the party was literally split down the middle, particularly on issues around what should we do in response to the economic crisis and how do we ta ke to the economic crisis and how do we take the country out of accusations of state capture, especially when one family is influential in how the

economic fortunes are turning around and what we do about a crisis in which we have a negative rating by their credit ratings agencies? those kind of divisions are now coming out much more starkly. thank you. a man discovered with a pipe bomb in his hand luggage at manchester airport has been found guilty of possessing explosives with intent to endanger life. the jury heard that nadeem mohammed,— who's 43, wanted to board a ryanair flight to italy. the device was made from the tube of a marker pen. our correspondent dan whitworth has the details. this case was all about nadeem muhammad, 43, from bury. he wept in the dock at manchester crown court when he was found guilty of possession of explosives with intent to endanger life when he tried to board a ryanairjet flying to northern italy injanuary. he was found guilty of trying to carry a pipe bomb on board that plane. that plane was a boeing 737 800 and can carry up to 200

passengers and crew, so the impact of potentially exploding a device in the tight confines of that cabin could have been devastating. there are serious questions over security here, because although officials did stop him, he was not arrested and he was not detained and was allowed to board another flight to italy a week later after initially being stopped. the device that was found in his hand luggage was crude, but was described by explosive experts as crude but a potentially viable improvised explosive device. he was arrested when he returned to the uk and there are serious questions about the effectiveness of security. greater manchester police has been speaking about that today, superintendent graham 0penshaw who said, we accept there were some errors with our assessment of the device on the day and we have already reviewed our practices. however, this incident has demonstrated the effectiveness

of airport security checks where the item was successfully detected and the passenger intercepted. nadeem muhammad will be sentenced later this month. the headlines on bbc news: out of the running. a 400m athlete is forced to pull out of tonight's race after the world athletics championshops is hit by a bout of gastroenteritis. he said he feels fit to race. south africa's president, jacob zuma, survives a no—confidence vote in parliament. a man who was stopped at manchester airport with a pipe bomb in his hand luggage, is convicted of possessing explosives with intent to endanger life. now let us catch up with the big sports news and go across to 0llie foster at the london stadium. good evening. yes, a bit more on that

issac makwala story. we understand that he did actually turn up at the stadium here this evening and he was denied entry. this rumour had been flying around. michaeljohnson, working for the bbc, tweeted that he understood he would come on his way. he was not allowed to compete in the 200 metres because he had been spotted vomiting and the guidelines are that with this norovirus athlete should be put in isolation for 48 hours but mark weiler said he was fit enough to compete yesterday and today —— makwala, but he has been turned away, and as it stands it is safe to say that there will be an empty lane in that 400 metres final which was the last event on the track. we have anotherfull which was the last event on the track. we have another full house and there are five gold medals to be won. we have had the early heats in the 200 metres and dina asher—smith

has qualified for the semifinals. she blew through how he and looked very comfortable indeed. as it stands bianca williams is also going to go through and we just have they won more heat to go in the 200 metres. dina asher—smith doesn't have to worry about that because she won her heat and she spoke to phil jones afterwards. obviously breaking my foot this year was a great but i am going to try and run as fast as i can try and make the final and do everybody proud, i guess. can try and make the final and do everybody proud, i guessm can try and make the final and do everybody proud, i guess. it is a minor miracle ui and perform in this way when earlier in the uau at having to learn to walk again. definitely. i am so grateful to be here because there were points when i thought i might not and i would have to get over it but to be the great britain kit and being in front of this incredible crowd feels so good. the final heat is about to go

and the athlete that we thought was going for a double after stunning in the 100 metres has not turned up to race. she isjust taking the 100 metres gold and not competing in the 200. the reigning champion in the 200. the reigning champion in the 200 metres from beijing is the dutch sprinter dafne schippers who looked very comfortable in her heat. she was a winner in that as well by some distance, as you can see. she is going through to the semifinals of the 200 metres and i believe we can hear from the 200 metres and i believe we can hearfrom her as the 200 metres and i believe we can hear from her as well. a very easy race and i will go on to the next one. tell me about confidence and how you thrive off that. you have w011 how you thrive off that. you have won a medal in one event and as i give you a boost? of course, always, every medal is a medal and you go for the next one. do you feel you haveit for the next one. do you feel you have it within you to replicate what

you did a couple of years ago? game we will see. anything is possible to do. five gold medals to be one tonight. we have the men's pole vault and the women's javelin and the steeplechase for men as well as the steeplechase for men as well as the 400 metres. we also have the 800 metres for men which is the only chance of a british medal tonight with kyle langford but he is the slowest man in there of the eight—man field in that 800 metres final. he grew up on the same watford estate as anthonyjoshua so a bit ofa watford estate as anthonyjoshua so a bit of a sporting pedigree there but he is going to have to do incredibly well to get anywhere close to the podium. we are at the halfway stage here in this 10—day championships. so far just the one medal. gold from mo

farah on the opening night but the target was six or eight medals, and it looks as though the british team will fall well short of that. steve backley is a former world record—holder in the javelin and he spoke to us earlier about british medal chances and where we're at right now. six or eight is the target and we only have one at the halfway stage so it is not going to plan, and that is a simple message. there have been some marginal performances that maybe went the wrong way and medal hopes like sophie hitchon who got a medal last year and holly bradshaw and laura muirand katarina year and holly bradshaw and laura muir and katarina johnson—thompson, we could've had three or four medals and we should have that by now if we we re and we should have that by now if we were on target. there are not that many medal chances left. it is not really going to plan but it is the world championships in sport is brutal and it is a reminder of how tough it is out there. bianca williams, the british sprinter lives to fight another day. we have seen all the lucky losers than she does go through to the semifinal along with dina asher—smith. looking a little further ahead, when perhaps british hopes of the final medals do

come in the relays, one man who will be going all out for gold is usain bolt. a terrible weekend forjamaica with their two hot favourites, usain bolt and elaine thompson failing in that, usain bolt getting a bronze and elaine thompson nothing that you saying bolt and his four by 100 team of the reigning champions. this was him on the warm up track today and by all accounts he is still so determined to go out on another global gold medal. we will see and we will be able to talk about more gold medals from here a little bit later on bbc news but from us here at the london stadium, that is all for now. we look forward to more. thank you very much. the washington post newspaper is saying that security officials believe that north korea has successfully miniaturised nuclear warhead to fit into one of their

missiles. explain the significance of all of this and what it all means. this wasn't an unexpected development but i think it is the speed at which it has happened that has taken everyone by surprise here. it comes hot on the heels on a successful intercontinental missile test performed by north korea, using a missile that would be capable of reaching los angeles, denver aust chicago, so bringing the united states within striking distance. the development, the ability to miniature is a nuclear warhead put it inside one of these missiles is, of course, a significant milestone. it does not mean that north korea poses an immediate nuclear threat because they still have to get over another technical hurdle which is making sure that a nuclear warhead could survive re—entry into the earth ‘s atmosphere and it is not certain that this has happened yet

but certainly it is something that has very much worried security experts here. donald trump says that a nuclear armed north korea is unacceptable but the fact of the matter is that military options are not good. thank you very much indeed. as jane was speaking to us there, we got a line in from president trump himself, famous for his tweets. i do not know if this is one of them. i think we know what he means when he says that north korea is best not make any more threats to the united states. perhaps we should just slightly change that to north korea had better not make any more threats to the us, that is what we are getting from president trump in the last few moments. the parents of a seven year old boy with a rare genetic disorder have won the latest stage in their fight to get the nhs to pay for treatment they believe would be life—changing. the child, known as s, has a rare condition which inhibits his ability to digest protein. the nhs has refused to fund a drug

which it's claimed could help control his condition, because they regard it as ineffective, as our legal affairs correspondent clive coleman reports. seven—year—old s, we cannot give his name for legal reasons, has the rare condition pku. if he has more than 12 grams of protein a day, which you would find in three slices of bread, he could suffer permanent brain damage. he also has severe autism and can't talk and so managing his diet is exceptionally difficult. s's nhs consultant applied for him to have a drug called kuvan which allows him to have more protein, but it costs £100 a day and nhs england has refused to fund it on the basis its clinical efficacy had not been established. that led to today's legal challenge. we are pleased that we have won the case. it has been a difficult two years trying to get this drug, but we know we are not out

of the woods yet. mrsjustice andrews ruled that nhs england's refusal to fund kuvan was irrational because evidence that it was clinically effective was overwhelming. that does not mean s will get the drug, but it does mean that nhs england will have to reconsider his parents' application. in a statement nhs england said: the case is limited to the particular circumstances of this funding request and does not have any wider implications for how nhs england makes decisions regarding the funding of treatment. if a child with pku is given kuvan, it can transform their life. nine—year—old alex was struggling at school. he has now been prescribed the drug. his concentration has soared and he can eat the same food as his friends. his mum speaks on behalf of the charity. it is a shame it has taken so long to get to this point

and they are still waiting to get this treatment. today's ruling only affects one child, but parents of children with pku will be encouraged a high courtjudge has found the clinical case for kuvan is a powerful one. almost 40% of maternity wards in england closed their doors to expectant mothers last year — that's according to a freedom of information request made by the labour party. in england, 136 nhs trusts offer maternity services. last year, 42 of them closed their doors to new admissions at least once. there were 382 separate occasions when units were closed — up by 70% on 2014. the most common reason given were shortages of staff or beds. our health correspondent dominic hughes reports. midwives provide specialist care to some of the health service's most vulnerable patients,

but a shortage of staff, combined with a rising birth rate, means some maternity units are struggling. what shall we draw? two years ago, rachel hall went into labour, but her local unit was temporarily closed and she faced a 30 mile road trip to an alternative hospital. fortunately, all was well in the end and daughter isabelle is thriving, but for rachel the memories are still vivid. when i was told that the hospital was closed, i was absolutely devastated. i didn't know what to do. i think i actually went into shock to start off with because ijust went really, really quiet and then ijust burst into tears and was, like, uncontrollably crying because ijust didn't know what was going to happen. so it was quite scary not knowing that my hospital wouldn't take me. this is one of the hospitals that had to close the doors of its maternity unit at least once during 2016. now everyone agrees that at times managers may have to do that if the safety of mothers and babies is being compromised during extremely busy periods.

it happens. births are extremely difficult to plan for, but experts warn that if it happens too frequently, well, that's the sign of a system under stress. the royal college of midwives believes there's a shortfall of 3,500 expert maternity staff and that's what's behind the increase in closures. it's very rare for maternity units to be closed and the fact that we've seen a 70% increase in how often that's happening, i think should give us cause for serious concern. peaks and troughs in the birth rate always have an impact on maternity services and more midwives are being trained. the department of health says hospitals need to use temporary closures to manage those peaks in admissions and it argues it's misleading to use these figures to indicate a shortage of staff because of the difficulties around planning for births. dominic hughes, bbc news. the metropolitan police has appealed

for information after a jogger in london appeared to push a woman into the path of a bus. cctv footage shows the incident on putney bridge in may. police say quick reactions by the bus driver prevented the woman being seriously injured. daniella relph reports. 7.41am in the morning, a manjogging on putney bridge and then this. it's the quick thinking of the bus driver that saved the woman's life. the police believe thejogger deliberately pushed her. when you look closely, you see him raise his hands and make contact. the woman's head and shoulders are then on the road in the path of the bus. 15 minutes later the jogger came back across the bridge here, running straight past the woman he'd previously knocked over. she tried to talk to him. he just ignored her. passers—by, as well as those who got off the bus, helped the injured woman.

the police say she was shocked and upset, but was not seriously hurt. it's very small margins. if it hadn't been for good reflexes on the part of the bus driver or the level of force was such to push her even further into the road, almost certainly this could have ended in a fatality. the investigation is focused on finding this man. the mysterious jogger. detectives say they have received a number of useful calls, including other people reporting similar incidents elsewhere in london. those leading the investigation stress they believe this was an isolated incident. but are struggling to understand why anyone would deliberately push someone into the road during the morning rush—hour. daniella relph, bbc news, putney. now, time to take a look at the

prospects for the weather. today was always going to be a mixed bag of weather. further south, an act of weather front means the rain will keep on coming. the weather storms that you have seen will fade over time. not a cold night anywhere except for sheltered spots in northern ireland and scotland. for the first part of wednesday, that weather front will be all over an area from the wash in lincolnshire down through the midlands and down to the south—west. it only creeps slowly towards the south and east. still some intense bursts of rain so the totals of rain for mounting up. for many of you, it will be a lovely day with sunshine. the same weather front still there in the far south—east but a portion of thursday —— fora south—east but a portion of thursday —— for a portion of thursday. in between those two weather fronts, a

lovely day. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines: confusion at the world athletic championships — an athlete is ruled out of tonight's 400metres final after suffering gastroenteritis, despite saying he's fit to race. you know, ifeel heartbroken yesterday, i was ready for this, i worked hard for this, you know. south africa's president, jacob zuma, survives a no confidence vote in parliament. 198 mps rejected the motion, while 177 voted to oust president zuma. a man who was stopped at manchester airport with a pipe bomb in his hand luggage is convicted of possessing explosives with intent to endanger life. the parents of a boy with a rare genetic disorder have won the latest stage of their attempt to get the nhs to pay for a "life—changing" drug which would cost £100 a day. norfolk police are running extra patrols in the village

of east harling near thetford after an 83—year—old man was murdered at the weekend. he was stabbed in the head and neck, while walking his dogs in woodland. kim riley reports. no obvious motive and no murder weapon yet found. the area where the brutal killing took place the focus of intensive activity. forensic teams, search teams and the specialist dog unit. a mobile police station set up to gather information. the police tend that covered the body of the 83 old victim still visible through the trees. it was found very close to a woodland path and only 100 metres from the road. today's searches concentrated on a large area of woods and heath and cordoned off by police tape. this farmer farms near the murder scene. very quiet, very

beautiful and peaceful. we are here ona beautiful and peaceful. we are here on a daily basis and we do what we do. the police have obviously got to do. the police have obviously got to do what they have got to do and let's hope that the matter is solved asa let's hope that the matter is solved as a matter of urgency. it's a terrible thing that has happened and we wa nt terrible thing that has happened and we want a swift conclusion. it is such a lovely area to live and certainly the woodlands where the incident took place, is the sort of place where a of people from the village go and enjoy leisure, go for walks with the children and cycle. in east harling, they have noticed a higher profile police presence. they have been uniformed officers walking around the village which is a rare sight. as it reassured people? i think a lot of people will feel safer having the police present.- a press conference, the police said they believed the public health the key to solving the murder. we are at

early stages of the investigation and we believe a member of the public called hold a vital clue. —— could hold a vital clue. i would like to appeal to locals and people who frequent the area to approach us with information. more support could be sought from other forces. the justice secretary, david lidington, has approved the transfer of one of britain's most notorious criminals, kenneth noye, to an open prison. a similar move was blocked two years ago by the then home secretary, michael gove. noye, who's 70, was jailed for life in 2000 for stabbing to death stephen cameron on a slip—road of the m25. colin campbell reports. he is one of britain's most notorious criminals. branded the road rage killer, kenneth noye stabbed stephen cameron to death on this slip road off the m25 in kent in 1996. he then went on the runs to spain. in a matter of weeks, he will be in an open prison. the detective who tracked him down

thinks it is a big mistake. the criminaljustice system is letting the public down. i know whatjudges say, tariffs, and i know the home secretary or now thejustice secretary have to have regard to all that, but the sort of people who are career criminals, they should never ever come out. kenneth noye was convicted of murdering 21—year—old electrician stephen cameron in april 2000. he was sentenced to life with a minimum term of 16 years. in november 2015, the then justice secretary michael gove rejected the parole boards recommendation that kenneth noye be transferred to an open prison. but in february this year, kenneth noye won a high court challenge against that decision. current justice secretary david lidington has now agreed he can be moved to an open prison. it is a decision stephen cameron's late mother always opposed. life should mean life, he should stay there. he has shown no remorse. he killed our son, our son

has not got a life. i don't think he should ever come out. in 1985, noye stabbed undercover detective john ford ham to death in the garden of noye's west kingsdown home. he was acquitted of murder after pleading self defence. but the following year, he was jailed for 16 years for handling gold from the brinks—mat robbery. he is a career criminal who is now a step closer to freedom. new research from the north of england show that people who are in the north of england are more likely to die over the —— under the age of 75 than people in the south. 0ne

one of the main findings was that there have been more deaths since 1965 before younger age groups, there are stark differences. for the 35 to 44—year—old age group, there we re 35 to 44—year—old age group, there were 49% more deaths in the north and in the south of england in areas with broadly similar numbers of people. the 25 —— the younger age groups also. the gap has widened considerably. the researchers think there are many factors available —— responsible, lack of investment and despair in community is causing mental problems and alcoholism leading to real health challenges. the government point of view is that there are complex factors at work

with health inequalities and they are being addressed. that economic growth, a ministers say, is higher in the north of england than in the uk as in the north of england than in the ukasa in the north of england than in the uk as a whole. but today's study certainly uncovers a new aspect on the long—running debate on the north—south divide. votes are being counted in kenya's general election after a day of long queues. ballots are taking place for local representatives, parliamentarians, and for the president. the incumbent president, uhuru kenyatta, is hoping for a second term in office but is facing a challenge from his long—time rival, raila 0dinga. president kenyatta has said he will accept the will of the people no matter which way the vote goes — but some people are concerned there could be violence like that which followed the disputed 2007 election. earlier, our correspondent anne soy was at a polling station in nairobi with this update. this is the main place where the

declaration will be made. results are trickling in. the adding of these loans is happening automatically in the electronic system and everybody can see the results as the trickle in across the country through the electoral commission's website as well as through the local media channels which have been updating people 24 seven. the latest update is that at least one eighth of the votes, presidential votes count, is already end. my morning, we might have a clear indication how this vote is going to go. a police officer, described in court as "deviant", has been jailed for a year for using the force helicopter to film people in the nude and having sex. adrian pogmore was sacked by south yorkshire police after he admitting misconduct in a public office. the intrusive filming took

place on four occasions between 2007 and 2012, when pogmore was part of the force's air support unit. john cundy reports. sacked police helicopter cameraman adrian pogmore arriving in court for sentence today. he admitted four charges of misusing the south yorkshire police helicopter between 2007 and 2012. from 1000 feet in the air, he used a powerful camera to film a mother sunbathing nude in her garden, teenage daughters in their bikinis. naturist sitting in the camp —— in eight camp by the caravan. eight teenagers' sex show and a man in his garden. 0ne caravan. eight teenagers' sex show and a man in his garden. one person said she had felt sick when she saw the footage. adrian pogmore, who was involved in the sheffield swinging scene, was sacked by the police two

yea rs scene, was sacked by the police two years ago after an inquiry into his conduct. he admitted his offences but two serving police officers were cleared by a jury last week of any misconduct after a three—week trial at sheffield crown court. the judge told adrian pogmore he had undermined public confidence in the police by his voyeuristic activities. for the sake ofjust 15 to 20 minutes of criminal activity over a five—year period, the judge said bob moore had wrecked his 22 yea rs said bob moore had wrecked his 22 years in the police service. —— adrian pogmore had wrecked. the judge said it was absolutely deplorable that the helicopter was misused by the defendant for his own gratification and amusement. it was ha rd to gratification and amusement. it was hard to imagine a greater breach of trust. the judge hard to imagine a greater breach of trust. thejudge said hard to imagine a greater breach of trust. the judge said that adrian pogmore and considers himself above

the law and violated his position as a police officer. adrian pogmore was in tears in court as he contemplated his sentence. thousands of pupils in scotland have received their exam results today. there's been a slight dip in the highers pass rate but the scottish qualifications authority said the results were evidence of a very stable system. as our scotland correspondent, lorna gordon, reports, critics say educational standards have suffered under the snp government. her report contains some flashing images. after all their hard work, the wait is over for these students at eastbank academy, in the east end of glasgow. i got an a in classics. how did that happen? i got the results i needed, so that's really good. yeah, so how are you feeling? really, really happy. i got one a, two bs and a c. i lost my maths, but that what i was expecting, so i'm happy with that and i come back and take maths next year if i want.

i failed maths, but i was kind of expecting that, so, i'm 0k. across scotland, pass rates remained at a high—level and results in the higher exams, sat by 16 and 17—year—old, were broadly in line with last year, but more widely the scottish education system is facing challenges. exam results don't themselves tell us anything very much about the standards of scottish education as a whole, yet international comparisons suggest that scotland's standards are declining, that scotland is not as a good as it used to be. it's about average, it's not disastrous, but it used to be well above average and that's clearly not the case any more. a major international survey of standards in reading, maths and science recently gave scotland its worst—ever ranking. scottish government statistics suggest standards in reading and writing have been declining. there are also concerns about the gap between the performance of students from relatively well off and poorer backgrounds. the scottish government has made closing the attainment gap a priority and there is targeted extra funding. this school has spent the money they've received on trying to increase the proportion of pupils who pass their highers and then go on to further or higher education.

the minister in charge of scotland's schools, meeting other students getting their results, said the government had a relentless focus on improving education. today's results give us enormous confidence about the strength that exists within scottish education, but we're determined to build on that and the investments that we're making in pupil equity funding, which is supporting the measures that are designed to close the attainment gap in scottish education, will bear fruit in the years to come. so you didn't do as well as you hoped. help is on hand for those left disappointed. the advice — there are still plenty of options to consider when planning their future. lorna gordon, bbc news, glasgow. the headlines on bbc news: confusion at the world athletic championships — an athlete is ruled out of tonight's 400metres final after suffering gastroenteritis, despite saying he's fit to race. a man who was stopped

at manchester airport with a pipe bomb in his hand luggage, is convicted of possessing explosives with intent to endanger life. south africa's president, jacob zuma, survives a no—confidence vote in parliament. an update on the market numbers for you. the ftse100 was up 11 points. quite a sharp reversal in the dowjones, the third one on your list, the index of scots —— stocks in america. probably reflecting remarks being made by president trump about the threat posed by north korea and its nuclear ambitions. the dowjones down by 58, nearly 59. more now on our top story. the organisers of the athletics world championships in london are working with public health england to try to contain an outbreak of gastroenteritis, which has

affected 30 athletes and support staff. botswa na's isaac makwala, who was one of the favourites for today's 400 metres final, has been withdrawn. joining me now is professor dave collins, director of the institute of coaching and performance at the university of central lancashire. good evening to you. an athlete's worst nightmare, apart from suffering a broken bone or something. to get gastroenteritis, which we were hearing is a really wasn't thing to have? the wrong sort of runs foran wasn't thing to have? the wrong sort of runs for an athletic event. everybody‘s worst nightmare. 0ne of runs for an athletic event. everybody‘s worst nightmare. one of the most important thing is that support staff and coaches and managers can do in the last few days before an event is to try and guard against these things happening. how do they do that? we were hearing about the way this nor a virus could

be spread so easily. it's not from food,it be spread so easily. it's not from food, it could be —— is a difficult thing to take proportions against. it certainly is, but you have to ta ke it certainly is, but you have to take precautions. i have been in lots of teams, athletics and otherwise. everywhere, there are hand squeezing things is almost looks like a maternity ward. we take a great deal of time and trouble to make sure people travelling to the event, are taking dietary supplements before they travel to make sure they don't catch anything offa make sure they don't catch anything off a plane. we would certainly isolate any athlete that showed even the signs of is the full, we would not be letting them associate with the rest of 18. —— showing even the signs of a smith. and food and drink, what sort of food would you recommend? we are talking about something happening in the uk where we think our hygiene standards are

quite high. the hygiene standards can be as high as you like but you wa nt can be as high as you like but you want food, certainly, that will be palatable and that the athletes will like. so wherever we travel in the world, we would be looking with our nutritionist at the diet that is available. we would be visiting the kitchens and liaising with the cooks and staff. we would ensure there is plenty of water available. we would be encouraging athlete if there were any problems or concerns with the food or even that they didn't like it, to be taking stuff with them. it is the whole business here of catering for addressing as many of the things as you can. perfect prior preparation prevents poor performance. can you recall a similar situation where quite a lot of athletes gathered together in one place suffers from something like this? i can recall several occasions

where this has happened. they did not haven't it seems i was associated with because the minute any of our guys were bad, they were isolated. we moved athletes out of the environment because we weren't happy with it. you do as much as you can. but certainly, it is the isolation and the control of it, to stop people associating with each other and wiping hands... little things that you can do, foreign sample we would suggest to everybody that they should wash their hands while singing the national anthem. because if you wash them that long, you are more likely to end up with clea n you are more likely to end up with clean hands and prevent any spread. dave collins, that sounds like good advice. thank you very much. a man in his 40s has died after attempting to swim the english channel. the coastguard received a radio call just after nine o'clock last night from a support vessel saying a swimmer was in difficulty. douglas waymark, from cheltenham, got into difficulty about half way across, 12 nautical miles from dover. joining me now is the technical

director of the world life—saving society. this is a very sad event, isn't it? swimming the channel, it isn't it? swimming the channel, it isa isn't it? swimming the channel, it is a hazardous business, but for someone to die, that's pretty unusual, isn't it? first of all, our thoughts are with the friends and family of douglas waymark. but a channel swim, in any circumstances isa channel swim, in any circumstances is a real personal challenge. not something to be undertaken lightly. in1800, something to be undertaken lightly. in 1800, relatively few people —— since the 18 hundredths, relatively few people have lost their lives. how would you put the perils of swimming in the channel? we spoke to kevin murphy earlier, who has won

the channel many times. but even he thinks halfway across, what am i doing, this is testing the human body to a fantastic degree. we all learn to swim in a school pool, where it is nice and warm and the water is clear and most of us do not swim more than perhaps a mile and then get out and have a cup of tea. so any endurance event like that, whether it's the triathlon or this ta kes whether it's the triathlon or this takes commitment and time and planning. there is no doubt that mr waymark would not have gone into this lightly. he is an experienced endurance athlete who knows his body and knows what he's capable of. and i think where, over the years we have seen people struggle in the channel, it usually links back to some underlying health problems that they probably weren't aware of. kevin murphy made the point that the

channel swimming organisation that he belongs to, in order to swim and be with the chance of a record, you have to have a wet suit, but not the case for this triathlon events. could that be a significant factor? correct me if i'm wrong, but i thought that the ark to arch required you to wear it wet suit, because it is... you have corrected me quite rightly. they would be wearing a wet suit. is there some sort of element that that makes it worse or should that make it better or easier? in theory, it should make it better for the swim. a neoprene wet suit protects you from the cold. the thing that those swimmers battle with innate channel swim is the cold and a wet suit will prevent you losing as much body heat. it also gives you positive buoyancy. most

people float in a wet suit so you are not fighting to stay on top of the water. the wet suit puts you in that position. so that is a real positive for it. but we have to remember that mr waymark and others that completed this challenge has already run in excess of 80 miles to get to the start of the swim so there is that... that will have an impact on your ability to swim.|j was going to ask you that, in a lot of people who don't mind doing a bit of people who don't mind doing a bit of recreational swimming or running my thing that combining the two in this way is not such a clever idea. well, many people... people start in swimming and they started triathlon and they do a personal challenge, the first 0lympic distance triathlon, then they might do an ironman triathlon, where the distances increase. people will

a lwa ys distances increase. people will always be fascinated by the limits of the human body. and i suppose for some, the challenge of the arch to ark in triathlon is the ultimate event. that event has been done successfully on a number of occasions. not many, not many people would think of trying it. but for a person like mr waymark, it would've been a good challenge. we can't imagine those distances, but for some people, it is like climbing evidence. —— everest. it is one of those things. thank you very much. the washington post say that american officials believe that north korea successfully miniaturising a nuclear warhead to

fidget onto a missile. president john says that they will be met with fire and fury if they threaten the united states. —— president strong. north korea says they will... north korea better not make any threats to the united states. they will be met with fire and fury like the world has never seen. he has been very threatening, beyond a normal state. and as i said, they will be met with fire, fury and frankly, power, the likes of which this world has never seen before. thank you. president trump speaking this evening. there will be more on this evening. there will be more on this story in outside source which follows in a few minutes. time for a look at the weather. believing to you. there has been

some theory about the weather in some theory about the weather in some parts of the british isles. not everybody saw it. but there is something more about the cloud on the eastern side of england. this is how it looked from one top and underneath. funnel clouds towards the south—east. 0ur weather watcher was right on the button there, without tremendous picture. thunderstorms have been across these eastern parts over the fast few hours. much of that energy working its way up to lincolnshire and yorkshire. just to keep the rain going overnight. then a gradual slot of this weather front overnight. a dry night of cross the northern half of britons and a few places in the south will also be dry for a time. not doom and gloom everywhere.

wednesday is shaping up to be a decent day across the greater part of scotland, northern ireland, the north—west of england, the western fringes of wales and eventually, in two parts of the southwest as well. but anywhere near this weather front, where there are already met offers warnings out, because that rain keeps coming. —— there are already met offers warnings. met 0ffice. warnings. the rain gets away from birmingham eventually. gradually filtering towards the south—east and arriving in the latter pa rt south—east and arriving in the latter part of the afternoon. some of that energy could spark some thunderstorms. rainfall totals mounting up. 60 to 80 millimetres perhaps. elsewhere, a lovely day. and we are going to follow it with a very decent thursday. this ridge of

high pressure topples in. that front is still there across the south—eastern quarter in the first pa rt south—eastern quarter in the first part of the day, that pulls away and leaves many of us with a really lovely day. cherish it because come friday, a new set of weather fronts comes in. we get rid of those on the first part of saturday and a weekend is looking as though it will be pretty decent for many of us. welcome to outside source. donald trump has taken a break from his holidays to say this. north korea best not make any more threats to the united states. they will be met with fire and fury. a no—confidence vote in south africa ended like this. the vote of

no—confidence in the president is accordingly negative. this is the eighth no—confidence motion the president has survived. google has fired an employee who wrote a controversial memo suggesting fewer women work there, because of their biological differences. dodgy greenhouse gas data could threaten the paris climate