easier this is bbc news. the headlines: a woman is killed and more than 30 people are injured during violence at a far right rally in virginia. the state governor had a clear message for the people. the message is simple: go home. you're not wanted in this great commonwealth. philip hammond and liam fox say the government will seek a transition period to help businesses adjust after brexit. learner drivers will be allowed to have lessons on motorways for the first time from next year. also in this hour: agony for two of the track was my biggest hours as usain bolt pulls up in his final race and mo farah settles for silver. great britain have won the gold medal! it was elation for great britain's relay team, who clinched gold. a treat for stargazers as the

perseid meteor shower lights up the night sky with hundreds of shooting stars. and our sunday morning edition of the papers is at 9:35am. welcome to bbc news. police have charged a 20—year—old man with murder after a crowd was —— car was driven into a crowd of people in charlottesville, virginia. three people were killed and 30 people injured ina people were killed and 30 people injured in a day of violence. this is what you represent! hate on the streets of this southern american city. chaos and violence erupted after a planned protest by white nationalists.

there were figures from the ku klux klan and neo—nazi sympathisers. the day started in a tense stand—off, as the group was surrounded by anti—racism activists. it then erupted into taunting, shoving, and outright brawling. this event has been declared an unlawful assembly... the rally was cancelled before it even began. the police took back the streets. the crowd dispersed, then this. a car ploughs through protesters. one person was killed. a state of emergency has been declared in cha rlottesville, and a curfew is in place. later, a police helicopter crashed near a golf course, leaving two officers dead. it appeared to have been monitoring the protests.

the us president said the violence is notjust one—sided. we condemn, in the strongest possible terms, this egregious display of hatred, bigotry, and violence, on many sides. on many sides. but many, even within his own party, feel those words were not enough. senator cory gardner directly addressed donald trump. the governor of virginia had this to say to those who came to the city. and i have a message

to all the white supremacists and the nazis who came into charlottesville today. 0ur message is plain and simple: go home. you are not wanted in this great commonwealth. shame on you. the day of violence ended with a vigil for the victims, as many reflect on a city and nation divided. chris suarez is a reporter for the local newspaper, the daily progress, and described what he saw. emancipation park was previously named lee park, after the

confederate general who took part in the american civil war. i arrived at 9am in downtown charlottesville, and work of different fascists and white nationalist groups coming into this park. police had already been deployed. it got pretty nasty pretty fast between them and the antifascist activists. i left for a while and went to a cafe nearby, and i watched a live stream for a while whilst waiting for my phone to charge, and violence had erupted already and it wasn't even noone yet. there had to be a federal court

case this week to allow the event to ta ke case this week to allow the event to take place in this part. riot police came in and made everyone leave, so by noon, when the rally was supposed to start, it was already being shut down, and people were milling about. by down, and people were milling about. by 2pm, 3pm, everything had returned to normal to some degree. there was a police presence, the national guard, local police everywhere in the city. it was kind of frightening and unreal in some ways. that was chris suarez from one of the local newspapers. a photographer, ryan kelly, was covering the protest when the car ploughed into the crowd. kelly, was covering the protest when the car ploughed into the crowdm was, sadly, what you would expect from a car hitting a group of people at speed. people were trying to dive out of the way, some successful, some not. some people were knocked into the air. i had been covering everything leading up to the rally,

starting this morning, a bunch of people clashing over emancipation park. later in the day, the counter protesters were marching through town, and the car came past me ploughing into the crowd at speed, obviously with the intention to cause damage. there is one image that has stuck with some people which i see as the most storytelling, because the crowd is making impact with the crowd and a numberof making impact with the crowd and a number of people are being impacted in different directions, being turned upside down, being hit by the car, people diving out of the way, and everywhere you look, there was something horrible happening. people we re something horrible happening. people were sad, shock, horror. i have learned that one person died, and it isa learned that one person died, and it is a horrible, horrible tragedy. here, two ministers who previously expressed opposing views on brexit have written a joint article today

clarifying the government position. writing in the sunday telegraph, philip hammond and liam fox confirm that there will be eight transition period to help businesses adjust. it will only last for a limited period of time. their comments are seen as an attempt to show unity in theresa may's cabinet. 0ur political correspondentjonathan may's cabinet. 0ur political correspondent jonathan blake is here. so many stories of disunity on brexit in the cabinet, but this is an attempt to show some unity. brexit in the cabinet, but this is an attempt to show some unitym got ugly before the summer break with briefings from one side and the other, those who want brexit as quickly as possible, such as liam fox, and those pushing for a more cautious approach, led by the chancellor, philip hammond. you have those two senior ministers writing thisjoint peace in those two senior ministers writing this joint peace in the sunday telegraph this morning, attempting this show of unity, putting differences aside, and saying, we agree on these things at least for now. they happened a couple of

issues to bed, chiefly this idea of a transitional period, so that when brexit happens there won't be chaos, we won't have too adjust to a new set of systems which may or may not be in place, on immigration, travel, trade, immediately. there will be a transitional period, they confirm in this piece. also key, they stressed that it will be time limited. they are trying to reassure those people who want brexit to happen as quickly as possible and who don't want the government to backtrack, and they are trying to reassure those who are worried about that so—called cliff edge. a show of unity, to point, by these two cabinet ministers, but there is a lot of detail to work out. how will the arrangement work, and how long will it last? we don't have that detail, so there is still room for disagreement. although there will be some more detail on

brexit on position —— in position papers that will be published this week. yes, it will go through some detail about firstly how the border with northern ireland and the republic of ireland will work. this is one of the first issues that has to be negotiated by david davis, the brexit secretary, and his team, and the eu officials in brussels, and it has proved a sticking point so far. there has been frustration from the eu side that the british government hasn't been clear enough on what it wa nts to hasn't been clear enough on what it wants to happen. this paper will set out the government plan, and there may be something like a schengen area agreement within the uk where people can move freely within the british isles and the republic of ireland, but not within the eu more broadly. wets david miliband has

been speaking this week. he has come out and said —— been speaking this week. he has come out and said -- david miliband has been speaking this week. he is calling on politicians on all sides to try to stop the worst consequences of brexit. there should be another vote on it, he says, on the final deal that britain negotiates with the eu, and he says that whilst we should respect the results of the referendum, democracy did not end on the 23rd ofjune 20 i6. did not end on the 23rd ofjune 20 16. we will have to see how much support he gets for this call for unity to stop what he sees as the worst impact of brexit coming true. thank you very much, jonathan. learner drivers are to be allowed on to motorways in england, scotland and wales for the first time from next year. the department for transport said lessons must be in a dual—control car with an approved driving instructor. more details now from our correspondent, tom burridge.

learning to drive — something many of us remember doing, mainly in quiet, suburban areas. but, from next year, learners will be allowed onto our motorways. the government says it will make us safer, because when people pass their test, they will already have experience of our biggest and fastest roads. it's a good idea, because normally, as they're getting towards the end of their lessons, towards their driving test, i think it is a good idea. if they're well supervised, obviously. we're looking for people who already know how to drive. mainly new drivers, they still cause problems. but when we talk about people, about learners, that would be chaos. it would be chaotic, and i don't think it is a good idea. learners will only be allowed onto a motorway with an approved driving instructor, and only in a car where the front passenger has pedals as well. road safety groups and the agency that represents driving instructors have all welcomed the move.

driving on a motorway will not initially become part of the practical driving test. learners will be there just during training. 0ne aim is to reduce the disproportionate number of young people killed and seriously injured on our roads. athletics now — and bitter disappointment last night for the two biggest stars of athletics — mo farah and usain bolt — making their last major track appearances at the world championships in london. bolt pulled up with cramp in the four—by—one hundred metres — with the british team taking gold. usain bolt leaves the world of athletics having won 19 global gold medals in all — and as holder of the 100m and 200m world records. sir mo farah meanwhile was beaten into second place in the 5000 metres.

he couldn't repeat his 10,000 metres heroics where he won gold. after the race last night — he looked back on his career, speaking to the bbc‘s philjones. it was only when i got a couple of minutes to myself that i realised. before they talk about the future, let's talk about the race. the better man won on the day, but i gaveit better man won on the day, but i gave it all. i didn't have a single

bit left at the end. when you were coming down the home straight, did you still think it might be possible? i thought it might be possible. i got boxed in early on, which doesn't usually happen, and by the time i got out, i wasted a little bit of energy. it is one of these races where you just have to ta ke these races where you just have to take it. what happened aside, we should concentrate on what an amazing career you've had. how many gold medals you have brought us on a global stage. can you quite imagine that the person i spoke to in 2008 in beijing has managed to do everything you have managed to do?” didn't know whether to carry on with the sport, to make changes, make big changes, and i had to make that decision about whether i wanted what

it takes to be a champion, moving to the other side of the world. nothing was guaranteed, even though i was making that plan. in my heart, i know i gave iio%. if it works out, it works out, if not, at least i know later in life that i would never regret it. and boy, how did it work out. to come back here again, it feels like almost the perfect end to have this crowd send you off, don't you think? the crowd is amazing, and there is no place like home. i have enjoyed the journey. this moment makes it special. the legendary sir mo farah there. more on the success of the men's relay team, helped by that cramp suffered by usain bolt. never before has a british team won a world sprint gold, but the quartet ran a near—perfect race to hold off the much fancied american team,

with japan taking bronze. not since gb's team won gold at the athens olympics 13 years ago have they delivered in such glorious style, the display a vindication for both the practice the team have put in and the close bonds between the individual athletes. earlier the team spoke to jessica creighton about their victory. it was like a big, big party at the. it was like a big, big party at the. it was like a big, big party at the. it was surreal. to lead for the team and get these guys into a good place, and the rest of the guys did their job, place, and the rest of the guys did theirjob, all credit to them. place, and the rest of the guys did theirjob, all credit to themm was a fantastic night for british athletics — three medals on the track last night. when you saw that the result had been confirmed on the big screen, your reaction, so emotional — what was going through your mind? i didn't really know what to do with myself. i couldn't conceptualise celebration. i was

overwhelmed with extreme emotion, really ha p py overwhelmed with extreme emotion, really happy for these guys, the crowd, and they stayed 45 minutes after we had finished running so that we could do a lap of honour. i basked in the moment. it was great fun. it was something i will cherish for the rest of my life. being a world champion is one thing, but doing it in your back garden, it is not something that many people can brag about. i can do that. i held it highly. many athletes, notjust the british, have praised the crowd. how much do you notice the crowd when you are running? how much does it push you? it's unbelievable, more so when you walk out. i was starting at the top bend, and i did a little stride out. as soon as you start moving, everyone stands up and goes mad. and you're like, wow, the race hasn't even started. when the race got going, and cj had a great first

leg, adam shouts, and! and i can barely hear him, you just trust that it is going to be like, and the crowd we re it is going to be like, and the crowd were amazing. they stayed to watch us do a lap of honour, which isa watch us do a lap of honour, which is a moment we will never get back. we will probably never have a home world championships in our career again, so to go out there and win it with these guys is unbelievable. particularly when you consider that the british men's team have some trouble sometimes getting the bat on around safely. adam, how does that play on your mind when you think of all the things that could go wrong in something as chaotic as a relay? it is so unpredictable. that is widely practised so hard. so that we can come to the big moment like this and get it right. it is especially nice for and danny, because five years ago, london 2012, we had a bad exchange and got disqualified, so to come to the same stadium and become world champions five years later is just crazy. well, congratulations to

all of them. usain bolt and sir mo farah are not the only ones to be stepping away from the track this summer. runner turned commentator brendan foster has covered every world championships since the first one in 1983 — as well as nine olympic games. but tonight he's hanging up his microphone. and some of his colleagues —— and the great and good of british athletics have paid this tribute. it's really a very simple story — local lad brendan makes good. when i think about him, i have to smile. this folk hero of the north—east adds another title. what he has achieved on the track is incredible. that was devastating. we have always had great competitors. very few have gone on to give as much back as brendan has. he is a geordie, and he is great. everybody loved brendan. brendan was a very tough,

formidable athlete, and i think we forget a little bit, until you look back at clips, just how well he judged the races. i was so sad when brendan phoned me to say he was retiring from the commentary box, because itjust won't be the same without him. brendan has told me about four times he is retiring. in 2012, we stood up after mo farrah had won the 5000 metres, quite emotional, and he said, this is it for me. it can't get any better than this. do the mobot! come on, brendan! you think, mo farah — we all want to see more of mo farah. if mo farah was carrying on, you never know, brendan might come back and do a bit more. london 2017 seems to be the right point to draw a line and look to do other things. he is a pretty busy bloke.

he will probably still be chattering in my earabout he will probably still be chattering in my ear about what is not right and what is not good. that is not a bad thing. he is loved in the sport, so we certainly don't want to lose that kind of insight. he is an important conscience for the sport as well. he is prepared to say things that others won't say. he is a lovely man, and i am going to miss his commentary, but i will always value him as a great mate. you are watching bbc news. despite tensions in the peninsular, some south koreans say that the war of words between president trump and pyongyang makes them laugh. and they don't feel particularly under threat. this weekend, thousands of people are attending the annual "peace concert" which takes place alongside the north korean border. the bbc‘s yogita limaye reports.

this is a peace concert being held in south korea barely five kilometres from the border with north korea, which is perhaps one of the most militarised borders in the world. it's been organised every year since 2011 by local authorities but, in light of recent tensions and heightened hostilities, it would seem almost absurd that a government would allow such an event to happen, and that tens of thousands of people would actually come out to attend it and bring their familise and their children along. k-pop music plays but that's the thing about south korea, that's the thing about this country — the people here have gotten so used to hearing these harsh words from their northern neighbour that it's almost become a part of normal life. korean pop music has often been used

as a propaganda tool by south korea, with speakers on the border blaring it into north korea. this country has said that it remains open to dialogue with its northern neighbour, but this music is not going to be heard there, it's unlikely to be broadcast there. and south korea's message, at the moment, seems to be falling on deaf ears. how many people does it take to change the light bulbs on blackpool tower during the illuminations? wes

barry has the job of checking every single one before they are switched on. we have gone to meet him. it is approaching that time of year again when all eyes are on blackpool for the big switch on. and here is the man making sure the main attraction doesn't disappoint. wesley berry is in charge of checking every single led here on blackpool tower and head of the big switch on. and that is a lot to look at — 225,000, to be precise. i have to admit, it is the one time of the year when the heart. fluttering as i switch on the lights. it really does, because that is all eyes, and if something doesn't work, it is like... and people love to point out the ones he's missed. lots of people say, there are lights out. and it is like, yeah, yeah, thanks for telling me! being the sole person

responsible for their upkeep, how long does it take to change almost a quarter of a million lights. just like your christmas lights, when one goes, it takes a lot more with it, except that wes has today angle over the resort‘s landmarks to change them. it is thrilling when you come out here. it is a fantastic occasion. there are other guys who work in this industry who don't have the view you have got here. great in the view you have got here. great in the sunshine, less so in the wind and rain. you have to be able to stand the cold up here. it becomes my second hobby, watching all the weather people. we do get a battering from the cf. we go overboard on waterproofing to make them last even longer than they are expected to. just 224,999 to go!

with three weeks to go until the big switch on, you had better get a wiggle on, wes! the perseid meteor shower was at its peak last night over the uk, and you have been sending in your pictures from around the country. great pictures, actually. 0ur from around the country. great pictures, actually. our two 100 shooting stars and our wood visible. there was another opportunity to see the display tonight. the shower happens everyjuly and august as birth passes the brief from the swift tuttle comet. —— debris from the swift tuttle comet. now, the weather. this high—pressure has toppled in

nicely across the british isles. we will deal with what is coming behind injust the will deal with what is coming behind in just the second, but many of you woke up to almost clear skies. a little speckling in the cloud across northern and western parts of scotland, showers from the word go there. that is what we will have therefore a good part of the afternoon. elsewhere, a very decent afternoon. elsewhere, a very decent afternoon in prospect. showers across northern and western scotland, perhaps the bod stray one getting down to the southern uplands. things will be mostly dry in northern ireland, north—west england and in the high ground of wales and into the south—west. elsewhere, dry, fine, sunny spells and feeling pleasantly warm. if you are heading to the last few events at the world championships in east

london, i don't think the weather is going to get in the way at all. it will, however, if you are going to spend any part of monday across northern and western parts of the british isles. new weatherfronts thickening the cloud, the rain will move in overnight into northern ireland. later in the afternoon, you may swap rain for hefty showers. the rain doesn't feature in the eastern pa rt rain doesn't feature in the eastern part of england until really late on in the day, perhaps even overnight, before you see this band of whether sweeping towards the east. low pressure not 1 sweeping towards the east. low pressure not1 million miles away from the north of scotland. some of the rain is heavy. with that feature being the dominant one for the greater part of tuesday, it will be a mixture of sunny spells and shower was. later in the day, another bridge of pressure moves in. once we get into wednesday, a veil of cloud moves in from the west, eventually robbing us of the sunshine, and the

west finishes the day rather wet and windy. take care. goodbye.