canl can i ask about the impact nothing. can i ask about the impact it has had on you. i think it is the fear of the unknown. that might does nothing to indicate what was about to happen. i was in a nightclub where i should've been said, it was my 22nd birthday. my birthday is now an anniversary of an acid attack. i did not walk in with scars, now i'm fearful of people i do not know. if a commotion breaks out the first thing to go through my head is are they going to acid. you gave a powerful statement along with your friends. pretty brave of you to do that. what is the impact of the attack on you today? as i said in my statement it is something i would like to think would not have affected my life but it has affected my thoughts and actions. perhaps about where i stand in a crowd, what i'd do when a fight breaks out perhaps. i would like to think i'm stronger than that and that his actions will not get to me. i would

like to think that i'm moving on with my life. but today i would say i regret ever walking into the nightclub. well that was the words of lauren who was there on the night that arthur collins through the acid into the crowd at the nightclub. he has been given a sentence of 20 yea rs has been given a sentence of 20 years in prison for that action. as you can see that press conference still ongoing. we will return to that story a little bit later on this evening. let's hear more now about the deadly train crash in washington in the us. safety investigators in the united states say the train, which plunged off the tracks onto a motorway — was travelling at 80 miles per hour in a 30 mile per hour zone. three people were killed. 0ur north america correspondent james cook joins me from los angeles. all of the focus now is on the fact

that the train appeared to be travelling so much faster than it should have around that particular ben. 0ur investigators saying that that was the cause of the crash question mark they're not going that far at this stage, it is right at the start of investigation but it seems to be a very obvious and significant factor in trying to figure out what exactly went wrong. this was a stretch of track which had not been used for this express before. it was on its inaugural run from seattle in washington state heading south to portland in oregon. the track and been upgraded, they we re the track and been upgraded, they were using a new engine is well according to one expert i spoke to, and the train was rattling along as you say at 80 miles an hour and it seems clear from this look at the pictures as well, it seems simple to have gone straight on, this quite

sure band that then took it onto a bridge and over a main motorway. instead it went straight on and spilled carriages all over the road in the rush—hour yesterday morning. and just bring it up to date with the casualties that we know of? so what we know at this stage is that three people died, around 70 were taken to hospital and ten of them said to be seriously injured. incredibly though seven vehicles on the road on the motorway below were hit, the accident happened just after 7:30am, so the road was busy the police at the scene said no one on the road was killed. the facilities came in the train but obviously it was an extremely distressing scene for everyone involved and people we have been hearing incredible stories of heroism of people clambered into the train trying to help save lives in the minutes after the crash. which

again has focused attention on the safety record of the train operator and track which has been involved in and track which has been involved in a string of serious accidents in the past few years. —— amtrack. a string of serious accidents in the past few years. -- amtrack. thank you. and now what's thought to be a world first — a vending machine for the homeless. situated in one of nottingham's shopping centres, it'll provide essential food and clothing, 2a hours a day, free to those who need it. the charities behind the idea say it won't encourage rough sleeping but instead build on existing services by offering out—of—hours support. quentin rayner reports. there you are, a pair of socks. you can use that machine to three times a day. this man became the first person to use the world's first vending machine for the homeless when it was unveiled in nottingham's broadmarsh centre. and this is how it works. those who have checked in with the homeless charity are given a preloaded card which can be used to receive three items a day. these include food, gloves, hats, foil blankets and sanitary products. the card needs to be topped up on a weekly basis. you can come here, get

something to eat, a drink, or clean, dry socks. a hat. the access to it is brilliant. i think it is in a good location. 2a hours. it will help a lot with the blankets and gloves. if you need something to eat, but say they haven't got everything, but you can come here and get something to eat. i think it is all right. i think it is good. at least i know i have got something to eat every day, and stay warm, so yeah, i think it is brilliant. a brand—new charity came up with the idea. we realised that at three in the morning, there is nothing for them. we realised that something is missing from the jigsaw of care, and that absent piece was a vending machine, and that is where the concept came from. the weekly top ups are designed to discourage rough sleeping by keeping the homeless in touch with services. 0ur concern was that we didn't want to use this machine as a means of replacing human interaction. we know that people need that contact. we also need the capability to be working with people to assess their needs on an ongoing basis.

interest in these vending machines has come from as far afield as the usa, canada and greece, and enquiries have been received from councils across the uk. byjuly next year, there should be 20 other machines operating elsewhere in the uk, and five sites are already guaranteed in the states. let's ta ke let's take a look at the weather now. after what was a foggy start in some places some of us got to enjoy some places some of us got to enjoy some sunshine today. beautiful here in stockton on tees but i suspect that this scene from sterling is more representative of what most of us over more representative of what most of us over the next few days. cloud now moving in from the atlantic and ahead of that some mild air being drawn up from the south—west providing very cloudy conditions

through this evening and tonight. some misty and murky conditions the west and some drizzle was well. not nearly as much fog as we had last night. a very patchy band of rain across central areas of the country by morning. with some clear skies further north. so we start wednesday with rather murky conditions for the south west and wales, through the east midlands and the south that could be the odd patch of fog. and then some rain through north wales into northern england. to the north of that across northern ireland and scotla nd of that across northern ireland and scotland a better chance of some early sunshine. quite breezy in the far north and summer showers here. the northern areas with the best chance of seeing some sunny breaks through the day. to the south, generally cloudy conditions, quite murky over the hills in the west and

temperatures getting up into double figures for many. the week weather front still with us on thursday, journeying further north—east with some patchy outbreaks of rain. the best chance of brightness across the north—east of scotland. generally still in that mild air. the weather front squeezed out for the most part by this area of high pressure which tries to dominate the weather on friday. so there could be some patchy rain but for most it will be dry. a lot of cloud around, some sunny spells particularly in eastern areas. a little bit chilly up to the north—east, mild to the south—west. then heading towards christmas it stays mild to the weekend, cloudy with some rain at times especially in the north. you're watching beyond 100 days. the us says it will de—nuclearize north korea with or without its cooperation.

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