the rising number of students taking their own lives — university leaders say they are being failed by a lack of mental healthcare. the stark warning follows the deaths of three students in the city of bristoljust in the last month. if we ignore it, we will have failed a generation. we would be setting ourselves up for huge costs and burdens on the nhs, but more than that we will be destroying lives. we'll be looking at why vulnerable students are being driven to such despair and what more could be done to help them. also tonight: more money for grammar schools in england — will it mean more choice for parents or greater social division? the women let down by smear test mistakes in ireland, and the children who'll now lose their mothers to cancer. it hasn't hit me that i'm dying. because i'm so worried that people are going to get away with it. two british tourists are kidnapped at gunpoint in a national park in the democratic republic of congo. from a back garden kickabout to kiev and the champions league final — the extraordinary rise of liverpool

teenager trent alexander—arnold. and the conductor who has cerebral palsy leading the first professional disabled orchestra. weight and coming up on sportsday on bbc news: reaction from the all—british final in the european challenge cup, as cardiff blues and gloucester go head—to—head in bilbao. good evening. increasing numbers of university students are taking their own lives — and university leaders say, unless mental healthca re is improved, an entire generation could be let down. their warning comes after the university of bristol said a student had died "suddenly and unexpectedly" — the third in the cityjust this month.

across england and wales, the most recent figures show that 146 students took their own lives in 2016. chi chi izundu looks at why this is happening, and talks to some of those affected. april 21st, april 30th and the 5th of may 2018 — the student deaths which have been sudden and unexpected at the university of bristol. the two universities in the city have had 12 student deaths over the last 18 months, some of which have been ruled as a suicide, some of which are awaiting an inquest verdict, meaning university leaders are happy to look much harder at how —— verdict, meaning university leaders are having to look much harder at how they can intervene earlier. increasing more mental health support, increasing the counselling service support for students, and also more support for vulnerable, complex cases. but, in addition, we've been having a more profound review of what more we can do to take

a whole institution approach. this was henry's room before he left home to go to university. suicide deaths among students have been steadily going up since 2006. pippa's 21—year—old son, henry, was studying photography in london. he was one of 146 students who took their own lives in 2016. he had lost weight. he had dark shadows under his eyes. he was clearly in crisis. he changed from being that super—confident person to just a shell of the person that he used to be. he held my hand really tightly, and it was almost like an uncanny kind of goodbye. he took his own life five days later. anxiety, depression and other mental health conditions are increasing among students. at the university of worcester,

they take a different approach. they start with the possibility of suicide and inevitably address mental health issues as well. it's possibly that the focus has been too much towards this end of the continuum, and not actually addressing that student suicide can happen, does happen, and we need to have specific focus in terms of policy and in terms of training and support targeting that end too. they are focusing on every aspect of student life — training all staff, from security to cleaners, and students to spot signs of crisis, using tea to encourage difficult chats, and therapy dogs to help lower stress and anxiety. more than 2 million people are currently at university, and the number of students asking for counselling is on the rise. that could be down to more starting with pre—existing mental health conditions, but things like academic and financial pressures are also being blamed. the needs are very different from how they were 20, 30 years ago. so, in terms of how we design

a system within a university, yes, i think we have to radically change that, but we also have to change the relationships that we have with other parties, the nhs. if we ignore it, we will have failed a generation. we will be setting ourselves up for huge costs and burdens on the nhs but, more than that, we will be destroying lives, and that is something i don't think we can ignore. all universities acknowledge there is a problem. the issue is understanding the best way to tackle it. chi chi izundu, bbc news. 0ur health editor, hugh pym, joins me now. very sad. part of the problem is that, once young people turn 18, the kind of mental health care available to them changes, and that can be very difficult. yes, some of this relates to the state of child adolescent mental

health services initially. nmp's report criticised the policy in england saying it would leave hundreds of thousands without proper ca re hundreds of thousands without proper care and that it wasn't ambitious enough. the government said it was investing more in mental health staff and in schools. it could be that a child that has been left on by these child and adolescent services, they go to university and these things start to emerge. things might be all right at home but once they go to university, they go to they go to university, they go to the adult services in a new and strange environment and then they hit problems. universities have been criticised for not spending enough on counselling and promoting well—being. they say it is a big problem and needs a serious strategy involving universities, schools, the nhs, and government. 0ne high risk group identified in a recent piece of research was 16 to 24—year—old women with much higher levels of anxiety than before, and more mental

health symptoms, and that applies right across society, as well as university students. thank you. details of organisations offering information and support for mental health are available at bbc.co.uk/actionline, or you can call for free at any time to hear recorded information on 08000155 998. grammar schools in england will be given the chance to bid forfunding from a £50 million pot to create new school places, if they can show they're helping disadvantaged pupils. the government is pressing ahead with an expansion programme for selective schools which has proved controversial. teaching unions have criticised it as a misuse of spending when school budgets are stretched. 0ur political correspondent, alex forsyth, reports. townley grammar school in south—east london is in demand. there's a waiting list to get in. these pupils are some of those who passed the test and secured their place. i cried, i was so happy. it was really amazing. was it the same for you? yeah, i was really relieved because it is a lot of hard work across the whole year because everyone you know who is your age is going to be doing

it but when you get in, it's quite a nice feeling. the head here knows grammar schools are controversial but says the idea of selecting children based on their ability doesn't have to be exclusive. are they in a grammar school because they are privileged? no. i think that perception that we are chock full of white middle—class children is blatantly wrong. grammar schools have been doing a phenomenal amount of work in accessing disadvantaged students and creating opportunities for them. schools like this could now get funding for extra places if they take more disadvantaged pupils. it is part of a wider shake—up. the government has abandoned a plan to allow some schools to admit more pupils based on religion but councils could open new faith schools. this is all about making sure there's enough good school places to satisfy demand as the population grows and moves and to make sure we've got good choice for parents right around the country. but at the school gates, it is expanding grammar schools that is causing most talk. a lot of children now, today, do struggle and

they do need one—to—one. so extra money anywhere across the curriculum would be helpful. i think it's a good start but it is not enough at all. now the government will put more money into it, that means it opens the door to more children. but critics, including the labour party, say with school budgets under huge pressure, this is the wrong priority. grammar schools do not add anything extra for pupils. what it does is it creams off and takes some children that have been given tuition, who have already got an advantage over other children, and leaves everybody else left behind so unfortunately, the government has shown that they are ideologically driven to help the selected few. because there is opposition to selective education, the conservatives had to ditch what had been a key election promise to lift the ban on new grammar schools altogether. they were worried they couldn't get the idea through parliament so this is a slimmed down version. the money for grammar school expansion was already in the pipeline. it might fund a few thousand

new places but it is not the sweeping education reforms the government had hoped. but whatever the political arguments, the pupils at townley grammar know how they would describe their school. i think i would say diversity. probably inclusive. how about you ? i would say challenging. in a good way? yeah. and you? i would say enjoyable because i really enjoy it here. the foreign office says it is working with authorities in the democratic republic of congo after two british tourists were kidnapped at gunpoint in the east of the country. the pair were ambushed by armed men at the virunga national park — a vast conservation area known for its gorillas. the bbc‘s louise dewast is in the congolese capital, kinshasa. what more can you tell us? around 10am local time a car was attacked

bya group 10am local time a car was attacked by a group of unknown gunmen in the national park. it happened near a small village, incite a national park, which is a world heritage site known for its gorillas. there are groups operating in and around the park and there have been kidnappings there before. the park ‘s spokesman said that two british nationals had been kidnapped this morning and that a female ranger was killed in the attack. the foreign office hasn't given us any further information on this british nationals for security reasons. but the foreign office does advise against all but essential travel to the area. conflict is strife in the country and in the region in particular as experts say there are around 70 different armed groups operating in eastern congo alone. it has caused about 1.5 million congolese to flee.

officials in gaza say israeli troops have shot dead a palestinian protestor and injured nearly 150 others. israel says its forces were pelted with stones before they responded with tear gas and live ammunition. it brings the number of palestinians killed to 53 since protests began six weeks ago. the irish government says every effort will be made to get to the truth behind a cervical smear test scandal in which 200 patients were wrongly diagnosed, with 17 women subsequently dying. the head of ireland's health service announced his resignation after it emerged the women were wrongly given the all—clear, after tests were outsourced to an american company. chris page reports. stories like emma mhic mhathuna's have moved and appalled people in ireland. she was given the all—clear from cervical cancer five years ago, but the result of her smear test was wrong. she was only diagnosed with the disease in 2016. now she's terminally ill. the cancer is throughout my body and i've been told, while i have the energy, to get things in place for my children. it hasn't hit me that i'm dying,

because i'm so worried... that people are going to get away with it. the scandal came to light in a court case taken by this woman, vicky phelan from limerick. she was awarded 2.5 million euros in a settlement with an american laboratory which was carrying out tests for the irish health service. doctors have given her between six and 12 months to live. my settlement will mostly be spent on buying me time and paying for clinical trials to keep me alive, and to allow me to spend more time with my children. if i die, and i truly hope that won't be the case, the money will provide for my family. with the distressing extent of the problems becoming more clear, the head of the health service, tony 0'brien, has resigned today. the dublin government has held an emergency cabinet meeting. the taoiseach apologised to emma mhic mhathuna. certainly no words that i can say that can give her

comfort at this time. she's 37 years old, roughly my age. could be my sister, could be one of my friends. she has young children. could be my nephews. pass! emma says that, for the sake of herfive children, she wants to leave a legacy to ensure no one else will die needlessly. when you're a parent, there's nothing that you won't do for your children, so that's why i'm going to keep soldiering on as long as i have here. the very personal sense of devastation which families like hers are feeling have generated a very public mood of anger. patients and politicians are asking how such catastrophic mistakes could have been made in the cancer screening programme. the government has offered special support for people affected, including counselling and paying for drugs, but the women here facing deaths which could've been avoided say they want more answers

and accountability. chris page, bbc news, dublin. theresa may has reaffirmed britain's commitment to the iran nuclear deal in a phone call with donald trump this evening. it's the first time they've spoken since mr trump pulled america out of the deal. let's speak to our political correspondent, chris mason, who's in downing street for us. what can you tell us about what they had to say? is called took place in the last couple of hours, and it emphasises the wedge that exists between london and washington on this deal, signed in 2015, the us and uk signatory to it, among others, where iran would curb its nuclear ambitions in return foran curb its nuclear ambitions in return for an easing of sanctions but, on tuesday, president trump said the us was withdrawing from the deal. in the phone call to night, mrs may reiterated the british position and the view of the uk's european

partners that they were fully committed to the deal, and emphasised that she was concerned about british businesses who are doing business in iran and the potential implications of new us sanctions on their business. the response from the white house, their interpretation of this phone call, it really reflected that iran had been discussed, without highlighting the big difference that exists between washington and europe on this. remember, president trump is coming to the uk in a couple of months. the campaign group leave.eu has been fined £70,000 after an investigation into funding during the 2016 referendum campaign. the electoral commission concluded the campaign group incorrectly reported what it spent, and it's referred its chief executive, liz bilney, to the police. the group's founder, arron banks, has accused the commission of a "politically motivated attack on brexit". theresa may has made a significant u—turn over the inquiry into the grenfell tower fire, by agreeing to campaigners' demands for a broader and more diverse panel

to investigate the circumstances behind the tragedy. the prime minister said two new panel members would now sit alongside a judge for the second part of the investigation, which begins this month. mrs may had previously resisted the idea. 71 people died in the fire in the tower block in west london lastjune. tom symonds reports. right from the start the inquiry chairman was under pressure. now if i can't satisfy you because you have some perception about me as a person, that's up to you. some said martin moore—bick, a cambridge educated retired judge, had the wrong background to tackle the social failings they see at the heart of this tragedy. the prime minister can't afford to alienate the grenfell campaigners. they'd forced a commons debate on the issue for monday. today she acted. writing to sir martin, she said to best serve the increasing scale and complexity of work going forwards, i have decided to appoint an additional two panel members

to support your chairmanship. i hope this decision will provide reassurance to victims and survivors of the fire, the local community and members of grenfell united. that's the group which now represents many of those whose lives have been devastated by the fire. it's been gruelling to have to get to this point but we're here and we need to look forward now. it's a first step. i mean it is positive that we now have this panel and that will now be able to get to the bottom of everything that happened in the run up and during that awful night. sir martin will now have two experts alongside him. but only when the second phase of the inquiry starts considering the wider social issues behind grenfell next year. the culture of the institutions that were supposed to listen to the concerns of the community. why did this happen? these are all the things that need to be uncovered in the public

inquiry and hopefully people to be held accountable. and for that the inquiry to make recommendations so this never happens again. it's nearly a year since this, and the anger in the streets around here has not gone away. finding two people with the expertise to dig deep into what happened will not be easy. two people the community can support. it's the prime minister who has the final decision, but there are no names yet. answers and justice. the two unyielding demands. the inquiry must provide the answers. the massive ongoing police investigation for justice. tom symonds, bbc news, g re nfell tower. he's been tipped as a future england football captain, but for now 19—year—old trent alexander—arnold has his sights set firmly on the champions league final. his team, liverpool, will take on real madrid in kiev in a little over two weeks, and fans are hoping he'll repeat his heroic performances over the past season.

but he's not forgotten his roots, as our our sports editor, dan roan, has been finding out. he's liverpool's home—grown hero. trent alexander—arnold may still only be a teenager but he's propelled himself from relative obscurity to the champions league final and maybe even this summer's world cup. and, here at the home he still shares with his mum and brothers, he told me about his meteoric rise. i'd never have guessed being in this situation, playing in such high profile games, having such trust from the manager, and such support and love from the fans is incredible. it's been an unbelievable journey for me and the family. thatjourney began when alexander—arnold joined liverpool's academy aged just six, living a stone's throw from the club's training ground. i'd go away to the gates or try to look through the cracks in the wall, to see if i could see any of the people i was looking up to and wanted to aspire to become. the likes of gerrard, carragher, the home—grown players, the scousers in the team.

it always gave me that bit of a bit more inspiration, motivation that it can happen to a local lad. this has been the defender‘s breakthrough season. what a moment for the teenager! one of the stars of liverpool's journey to the champions league final, where he'll come up against cristiano ronaldo's real madrid. you want to put yourself into the best place that you can, to get that opportunity, hopefully. and kiev, on a huge stage, it doesn't really come bigger than that. alexander—arnold's yet to be capped by england but he's been tipped to force his way into manager gareth southgate's world cup squad when it's announced next week. and, when he's not playing at anfield, the teenager still enjoys a kickabout in the back garden with his brothers. we'll go one goal each and we'll just play long shots against each other. we try to hit it as hard as we can at each other. i hope you don't get injured! mr klopp won't be happy. no, no, no. and, despite signing a lucrative new contract, he says he won't be getting his own place quite yet. a lot of young players move out too quick. because they think, obviously, you're starting on decent money,

and you think that you can cope with things, and that's when things start to go wrong. and i think my mum and my family, they want to keep a close eye on me. they don't want things getting to get to my head, so i think, for the time being, i'll be stuck here. despite only making his premier league debut last year, alexander—arnold's one of english football's brightest prospects. for club, and now maybe country, a career that's right on target. dan roan, bbc news. what's thought to be the first professional disabled musical ensemble, created by the bournemouth symphony orchestra, will premier at this year's bbc proms. the ensemble's conducted byjames rose, who has cerebral palsy and uses a specially adapted baton. 0ur arts editor will gompertz went to meet him, during rehearsals in poole. three, four. orchestra plays. james rose conducts the bournemouth

symphony orchestra resound ensemble. they are rehearsing rachmaninov‘s vocalise, their prom at the royal albert hall on the 27th of august. he's come a long way pretty quickly since he took up his specially designed baton six years ago. is it liberating for you? let's talk about your conducting.

it seems to me there's four parts you bring to the party. you use the baton, you use your eyes, you use your left hand and you use your body. is that what you've been taught, to bring all those elements together to communicate with your orchestra? how far do you think you can take this? can you imagine one day conducting the last night of the proms? conductorjames rose, talking there to our arts editor, will gompertz. that's it. now on bbc one, it's time for the news where you are. have a very good night. hello and welcome to sportsday.

nerves of steel — a minute from time and gareth anscombe kicks the cardiff blues to the european challenge cup title. kyle edmund's great run ends in madrid — out in the quarter finals to denis shapovalov derby have taken a 1—0 lead over fulham at the end of the first leg of their semi—final playoff match. hello and welcome to sportsday.

well, let's start then with a dramatic finish that saw cardiff blues win the european challenge cup final in bilbao, beating gloucester by 31—30. a thrilling second half saw cardiff stage notjust one, but two fightbacks to win the title. and it was fly—half gareth anscombe who clinched it with 79th minute penalty to give cardiff a single point advantage — and with it earning them the trophy for a second time. patrick gearey watched the action. the sunshine of the basque country was new turf for rugby, and after

eight seconds there was timeless beauty. it was one for the ages, mark atkins scoring again, cardiff blues were chasing this, desperate for a change of direction, and here it “'““2* rugby, * ' ' for a change of direction, and here it “'““2* rugby, and ' for a change of direction, and here it- pigs'bfi rugby, and then it was. ricochet rugby, and then gareth smith put them into the lead. time proprietors and power, it was a wrestle for the line —— time for pragmatism. cardiff were desperate, one more pass, and the conversion was still needed from anscombe, the first kick of the match missed at the worst possible time but there was one more chance, anscombe again, a moment or blues steel has stolen the silver. —— moment of. kyle edmund's great run at the madrid 0pen has ended — he was was knocked out in the quarter—finals by canadian denis shapovalov. the british number one lost in straight sets to the 19—year—old canadian.

edmund saved a match point in the second set but shapovalov came through the decider on the madrid clay. edmund's form has seen him rise to world number 22. and there was a big win elsewhere for dominic thiem. the 24—year—old austrian stunned rafael nadal in straight sets 7—5, 6—3, breaking nadal‘s 50—set winning streak on clay. nadal‘s last defeat on the surface was also against thiem, in may 2017. the loss means roger federer will replace nadal as the world number one. derby have taken a 1—0 lead over fulham at the end of their first leg of their semifinal playoff match. cameron jerome put them in front before half—time. despite pressure from fulham, derby held on to their one—goal advantage. the sides will play the second leg of the playoff semi—final on may the 14th. in the scottish premiership, livingston have

progressed to the play—off final, after a 1—1 draw with dundee united. livingstone took the lead through alan lithgow before dundee equalised. but livingstone held on to seal a 11—3 aggregate win. they will face either partick thistle or ross county in the playoff final. let's have a quick look some of today's other sports stories. juventus' goalkeeper gianluigi buffon has been charged by uefa over comments he made about the referee after juve's champions league defeat to real madrid. buffon was sent off for dissent after michael 0liver awarded real a late penalty, which they scored to progress 11—3 on aggregate. it was an eventful start to formula 1 practice ahead of the spanish grand prix. there were some high profile spins including red bull's max verstappen. his teammate daniel ricciardo came in second to mercedes' lewis hamilton who finished quickest in second practice. britain's simon yates retained the overall lead at the giro d'italia — with ireland's sam bennett claiming a maiden stage victory.