italia. the government takes the east coast rail line between london and edinburgh back into temporary state control. it comes after the franchise owners stagecoach and virgin ran up losses of almost £200 million. the route has its challenges, but it is not a failing railway. however, as i explained in february, mr speaker, stagecoach and virgin trains got their bid wrong and they are now paying the price. we'll be asking where this leaves the debate about who should run britain's railways. also tonight: a rotten corporate culture — mps deliver withering criticism of the collapsed construction firm carillion. first north korea, now the us throw doubt on the nuclear summit next month — president trump says "we'll have to see". we look at why criminal charges in england and wales have gone down while crime has gone up. starring roles for prince george and princess charlotte at the royal wedding — but it's still not clear whether meghan‘s father will be there. and uncapped 19—year—old

trent alexander—arnold is named in england's squad for the world cup in russia. coming up on sportsday later in the hour on bbc news... a double departure in the premier league. everton sack sam allardyce and david moyes is told he's not wanted by west ham. ey good evening. the government is to take the east coast rail line back under public control, for the time being. the contract to run the london to edinburgh line was given to stagecoach and virgin trains for eight years in 2014, but they have been losing millions of pounds. it's the third time in just over ten

years that ministers have called a halt to the east coast franchise. labour, which supports renationalisation, called the government's handling of the railways "calamitous." here's our transport correspondent victoria fritz. they say bad luck comes in threes, they say bad luck comes in threes, the government will be hoping this is the last time it has to step in on the london to glasgow line. three yea rs on the london to glasgow line. three years after its latest privatisation, the east coast rail line is heading back to state control. whether it is nationalised or not, you just want to be able to travel and travel at a price you think is appropriate.” travel and travel at a price you think is appropriate. i am happy the way it is. things tend to slip when they go under government control. it could work abbott, hopefully cheaper. it could be a good thing because private companies, trains can be a nightmare, particularly on a sunday, the maintenance works. it seems to be out of control. today,

the transport secretary was keen to downplay the impact of the line changing hands. i don't want these changes to be of any anxiety to passengers. i want to reassure them there will be no change to services, there will be no change to services, the timetable will remain the same. tickets purchased for future travel will be valid. customers will be able to book their travel in the normal way. politically embarrassment for the government and a coup for labour. we have had reform, reform and reform. we have had bailout after bailout. rail companies win, passengers and taxpayers lose. there is a definition of insanity, doing the same thing over and over again and expecting the same results. this is the situation we find ourselves in today. it isn't the first time a private company has failed to fulfil the contract. gn er ruling critter control after its parent company ran

into current difficulties. two years later the contract with national express was torn up after the financial crisis. the line was taken in house until 2015, when it was handed over to virgin trains and that deal was supposed to run until 2023. each time a private company bids for this line they had to make an educated guess as to how many people will use the service and how frequently. because that determines how much money they can make in ticket sales. each company that has bid for this line has been overoptimistic about the amount of money it can make. the route will be rebranded as the in london and north eastern railway and although services would change, the business model underpinning the railways will have two. and victoria is at peterborough station now. where does this leave the debate between public and private ownership of the railways? that is the big question. ultimately it comes down to how we value and

pay for our public services. ultimately, who should bear the burden. the train companies that we re burden. the train companies that were behind this failed franchise they have lost £200 million over three years. so far, taxpayers have been shielded from any shortfall. 0n the face of it, it is the government who are set to lose the 2.3 billion of the 3.3 billion that was promised over the lifetime of this franchise. but how much money anyone is ultimately going to make or lose on this service will depend on how much money they can get from the replacement service. victoria, thank you. mps have published a damning report into the collapse of the construction and services company carillion. they said senior executives had presided over a "rotten corporate culture," and they accused them of "greed and recklessness". they also called for a potential break—up of the big four audit firms, after they "waved through" the compa ny‘s accounts. simon gompertz reports. birmingham's new super hospital, construction at a standstill.

this is the continuing blight from carillion, which today's report says was a giant and unsustainable time bomb, condemned by a rotten corporate culture and led by directors too busy stuffing their mouths with gold. the longer this lies abandoned, the more the weather gets in, the higher the cost of restarting. it could be delayed by three years. it was heartbreaking more than anything, because i had to tell guys they had to go home that day... james was a subcontractor at the hospital, who lost £200,000 to carillion. seeing the report, he fears for the industry he works in. it's very upsetting to think this actually goes on and is probably still going on. in other companies? in other companies, which is obviously going to make us very wary and it's going to make other companies very wary of working for bigger companies in the future. blamed by mps for what happened to james and others, richard howson, the chief executive with a strategy described as "doomed to fail". finance director, richard adam,

called the architect of aggressive accounting policies — an accusation he rejects. and chairman, philip green, said to be delusional, which he says is inaccurate. they had more concerns for their own pay bonuses and dividend pay—outs than they did for running the company in a way that would generate jobs and investment and growth. the mps are scathing about the auditors. kpmg, which signed off the accounts, was complicit and complacent. deloitte, didn't identify terminal failings. ey was paid millions for failed turnaround advice. criticisms they all reject. the standstill at this hospital project, the lay—offs, the losses for suppliers, they have prompted mps to demand tougher regulation and a look up breaking up the big for auditing firms, what they call a "cosy club". it was very shocking...

jay, who was 17, lost his apprenticeship in birmingham when carillion went under. we're always going to be thinking now, is this going to happen to us again? are we just going to be completely left out to hang in the dry again? so yeah, it's worrying for all of us, not just us apprentices, but the lads who are working on site as well. jay's city is left without its new hospital may be for years. there's now a challenge to build safeguards so people like him can work with confidence in the industries where carillion is history. simon gompertz, bbc news, birmingham. the chief executive of 0xfam in the uk, mark goldring, is to stand down at the end of this year. the charity has been criticised after allegations of sex abuse by its staff in haiti. in a statement, mr goldring said 0xfam was laying strong foundations for recovery. the government will pay for the removal and replacement of dangerous cladding on high—rise blocks owned by councils and housing associations, following the grenfell tower fire. theresa may said fire inspectors

have visited more than 1,000 tower blocks since the blaze, and immediate action has been taken to ensure the safety of residents. the work is expected to cost £400 million. an 85 year—old woman has been murdered at her home in romford in east london. police have named the victim as rosina coleman, a pensioner who lived on her own. they have described it as a cowardly assault. princess charlotte and prince george will be among the six bridesmaids and four page boys at the royal wedding on saturday. but with three days to go, it's still not clear whether meghan markle's father will be there. 0ur royal correspondent nicholas witchell is in windsor. on her way to her daughter's wedding. meghan markle's mother doria ragland letter home in california for the flight to london. good luck with the wedding! conspicuously not travelling was markle's father thomas, who according to reports is in hospital in mexico — possibly undergoing surgery,

probably not attending the wedding. though kensington palace has still said nothing officially. leading the page boys and bridesmaids on saturday will be prince george and princess charlotte, who played the roles at pippa middleton's wedding last year. harry and meghan will have ten young attendants — six bridesmaids and four page boys — ranging in age from two to seven. and while the leading players prepare, so too does the supporting cast. the harmlessly fixated, who attend all major royal events, have already bagged their places just outside windsor castle, to the fascination of foreign broadcasters. well, of course it's not. indeed, according to some polls, among a good many people there is, well, polite indifference to it all. but not here in windsor, a town whose identity is aligned with royalty, whose rooftops have been commandeered by international broadcasters, and from where this saturday this royal wedding, with its international twist,

will be broadcast to audiences around the world. nicholas witchell, bbc news, windsor. our top story this evening: the government takes the east coast rail line between london and edinburgh back into temporary state control. and coming up... i will be live at wembley were today the fa and announced england's 23 man squad for this summer's russia 2018 world cup. coming up on sportsday in the next 15 minutes on bbc news, british rider simon yates storms to a stage victory at giro d'italia, and he's still wearing the leader's pinkjersey. it's emerged that the number of criminal charges being brought in england and wales has been falling — that's despite

a significant rise in crime. analysis by the bbc has found that 65,000 fewer people were charged last year. more police forces are now setting up special telephone units, with the aim of closing investigations without a police officer having to attend at all. our special correspondent lucy manning reports. beaten up, then let down. richard bolland was attacked by a masked man in wyke on the outskirts of bradford. i felt an arm around my neck. i realised i was blacking out. the names of suspects were passed to west yorkshire police, but 18 months on, no one's been charged. not enough evidence, say police. nothing new would come to light, if i could come up with something then i should let them know but other than that it was on the shelf and it took a couple of days really to sink in and think, hang on a minute, i'm the victim, not the detective. since 2010, here in west yorkshire police,

we've had a 35% real terms cut and what that has meant in terms of officers and staff numbers is, i have 1400 less people to be able to respond to the demands. i have recorded there is a crime but we will not pursue it... this, in west yorkshire, filmed by bbc‘s panorama is one of the first force crime management units. here, they aim to close cases without further police involvement. it sounds like this crime is going to get filed... they deal on the phone with nearly 900 crimes a day using a check list to decide if a case should be closed because it's not worth pursuing, or too difficult to solve. at the moment it's around the 50% mark, at the moment, the crimes that are being filed after the primary investigation. i think the maximum we could get to is 56% so we're there or thereabouts. but for victims of crime

and the lack of charges hurts. charges hurts. rebecca's purse was stolen. this, the police response... we will close the crime down as undetected at this stage pending the results of any cctv enquiries. you're always told from being quite young, the police force are there for you, they're there to listen you. and when actually something happens and it gets reported, if nothing is done about it, you feel a bit crestfallen afterwards. i know i did personally. there's a national crisis in the shortage of detectives in england and wales. we simply have not got enough properly trained staff to be able to deal with complex crimes. over the last three years, overall crime has risen by 21%, but charges have dropped by 11%. violent crime is up 50%, but there's been a fall in charges of 5%. public order offences have soared by 78%, but charges are down by 10%. and domestic burglary is up 5% but there has been a 25% drop in charges. we are conscious when a victim

comes to the police, of course he or she must have faith that the investigation will be conducted properly and to the rightful conclusion. and so we are looking at this to see whether there is more chiefs and police and crime commissioners should be doing, but also if there's anything on a national level that should be done. but with the police having more and often increasingly complex crimes to investigate, but with fewer officers, it seems victims are now less likely to get justice. lucy manning, bbc news. and you can watch more on this issue tonight on panorama on bbc one at 9pm. the deputy governor of the bank of england has apologised for saying britain's economy is entering a "menopausal" era. ben broadbent used the term in an interview with the daily telegraph to describe a slump in productivity, leading to criticism that his comments were sexist and offensive. president trump has said "we'll have

to see" if the nuclear summit with north korea is still on next month following pyongyang's threat to cancel it if the us continues to push it to disarm. mr trump today said he would continue to insist that north korea gets rid of its nuclear weapons. from south korea, laura bicker reports. the historic moment between the leaders of north and south korea is now so cherished that hundreds are queueing up to recreate it on a fake film set. but hopes for peace are now on hold as this diplomatic drama has taken a more hostile turn. pyongyang's threatening to withdraw from talks if the us pushes them into a corner of abandoning nuclear weapons. they've partly been angered by this annual military drill, dubbed 0peration max thunder. it involves 100 warplanes, and pyongyang described it as a deliberate provocation. they also object to the idea

that they should follow the example of gaddafi, who voluntarily gave up his weapons 15 years ago. his regime was overthrown and he was killed in 2011. and they take aim at donald trump's hawkish advisor. i think we're looking at the libya model of 2003—2004. they described him as repugnant. pyongyang may feel it's making concessions, such as returning the three us detainees, and getting very little back. they're irritated by the trump administration's boasts that the president brought kimjong—un to the negotiating table. but there is still hope for a deal, if the us is willing to listen. the korean statement did not say "we refuse to denuclearise". it said "we're not going to denuclearise "if it's you holding a gun to our head". it was "there's a way we're willing to do this, and it has to be reciprocal". the root of the problem is the definition of denuclearisation. to the us, it means north korea should give up all of its weapons

over a set period of time and then, only then, will they receive economic benefits. to pyongyang, it means denuclearising the entire peninsula. that means the us has to act too, perhaps getting rid of some troops here in south korea, or getting rid of the nuclear protection it places over the peninsula. regardless of how far all sides have come in such a short time, the last 24 hours have been a reminder that this decades—old problem will have no quick or easy solution. laura bicker, bbc news, seoul. 0ur north america editorjon sopel is in washington. the path to this summit was never going to be smooth? no, it never was going to be smooth, but i was struck by donald trump, who is often so quick to react, so

quick to retaliate, and he has been rather muted in his response today. he stayed off twitter. he gave some comments to reporters a short time ago, saying, we haven't heard anything, we don't know anything more. the mantra seems to be keep calm and carry on, but he was asked about this question, do you still believe there has to be denuclearisation of the korean peninsula? he said yes, and that could still be the greatest stumbling block to any negotiations taking place in singapore next month. we heard in laura's report about the north korean attitude towardsjohn about the north korean attitude towards john bolton. i about the north korean attitude towardsjohn bolton. i thought it was telling this morning that the white house press secretary came out and said, the idea that we are following the libya plan, forget that. i thought that put distance between the president and john bolton. donald trump has invested heavily, a lot of political capital, into making sure this summit happens with north korea. but it can't happen at any cost. he can't go ahead and say, whatever north korea

wa nts, ahead and say, whatever north korea wants, it can have. so there are still risks, even though the white house might not want it, that this summit could be derailed. jon, thank you. the manager of the england football team, gareth southgate, has announced his 23—man squad for the world cup, which begins in russia next month. many of the selections are young, less experienced players, including the 19—year—old liverpool defender, trent alexander—arnold, who's called up for first time. 0ur sports editor dan roan reports. 0fficial england world cup squad announcement... let's go! a video released on social media may not be the traditional way of unveiling a world cup squad. young fans across the country enlisted to reveal who made the cut for russia. danny rose! but this is a new way of doing things for a new—look england. manager gareth southgate putting his faith in youth, as he named one of the least experienced groups in the national team's history, saying he believed it was a selection the country could be excited about. the 23 men set to board the plane next month have an average

of just 19 caps each. there are three young goalkeepers, with everton'sjordan pickford the favourite to start as the team's number one. in defence, 32—year—old gary cahill is recalled — with 58 caps, by far the squad's most experienced player. in midfield, 22—year—old ruben loftus—cheek is rewarded for a fine season on loan at crystal palace. the most settled area of the squad is up front, where principal striker and favourite for the captaincy harry kane is one of five tottenham hotspur players in the squad. it's a team that'll go far, not the individuals in the team. and we've been there before — 2004, and in the euros, 2006 — where, if you look at some of the players on view, great players, really, really good players, but it didn't gel as a team, the squad. and i think gareth‘s gone about it the right way, of gelling that team. the standout selection is teenager trent alexander—arnold, after his breakthrough season at liverpool. the defender telling me just last week how much being picked would mean to him. it's a dream to be able to represent your country,

and hopefully one day i'll get the honour of doing that. he joins burnley goalkeeper nick pope as the two uncapped members of the squad. it's a good balance for the squad in terms of being away forfour to six weeks, whatever it may be, the period of time. having young lads who have got that exuberance and that youthful energy to the squad really helps. some big names have missed out. commentator: joe hart should save that. goalkeeperjoe hart and midfielder jack wilshere both surplus to requirements, along with adam lallana — although the liverpool man is one of five players on standby. england haven't won a knockout match in a major tournament for 12 long years. most of this squad were just watching such disappointments. now it's their turn to try and succeed where others have failed. it's important to remember that the pool of players gareth southgate had to choose from is relatively shallow. he is not blessed with

large number of world—class players and no one seriously expects england to win russia 2018. nonetheless, the manager has at least remained loyal to his principles. he has chosen based on form rather than on reputation and in recent months, england have shown real signs of progress. the hope is that this major tournament can perhaps provide something of a platform for england squads going on into future years. the team will be back here at wembley injust the team will be back here at wembley in just over two weeks' time for the first of two friendlies. then they depart for russia. the opening match of their campaign is just over a month away. then we will discover whether or not they have what it takes when it really matters. dan, thank you. the footballer ray wilson, who was a member of england's world cup—winning team in 1966, has died at the age of 83. he played at left—back in all six of england's games in the tournament and was the oldest member of the team in the final. along with geoff hurst, he famously lifted captain bobby moore to show the trophy at the end of the game. the royal borough of windsor is usually a sedate sort of place. but with three days to go until the wedding

of prince harry and megan markle at st george's chapel, reporters and camera crews have been arriving from around the world. there's particular excitement amongst the american networks, as david sillito reports. windsor is used to the media and crowded streets... prince harry y meghan markle. meghan markle. ..but this is different. royal wedding drama... the royal wedding. this is our converted bathroom. every spare inch of space has been taken over by tv. this room that you're in right now is our set... cbs has ten rooms of the harte and garter, opposite the castle. they've even taken out the windows. if you come in here, we have, of course, the toilet, which is our second position, and we're sort of converting this shower into an audio booth. and across the town, it's a sea of technology and white canvas. it's like a little siege camp

of white tents has grown up around the castle. 76 international broadcasters, 42 us affiliates. and the number of accredited media, accredited, that is, on the day, has now topped 5,000. susannah carr of seven news has flown in from perth, australia. her position — the royal bench. we knew it was going to be a big story. everybody is glued to the set, waiting to see what happens next. hollywood comes to britain! keir simmons is outside buckingham palace... for the markles... pause for a second on the high street, and you can end up on portuguese tv. david, you're from the uk? bbc news. the royal wedding... the wedding has become a welcome breakfrom the wedding has become a welcome

break from war and politics for the news agenda. this is finally something really positive and cool. and for america, meghan markle is a game changer. it's a beautiful love story. an american in the royal family. that makes it even more interesting for americans now. as one person put it, we now have skin in the game. and if all this looks like a bit of media madness, remember — we're still three days away from the main event. david sillito, bbc news, windsor. now, this is a word that's been listened to millions of times — and has led to disagreements around the world. listen closely, what do you hear...? audio plays. is it yanny, or is it laurel? here it is again. audio plays. the audio was posted online — with internet users split as to how it sounds. experts say people whose ears emphasise high frequencies hear yanny — people who hear lower frequencies hear laurel. i'm a yanny as myself.

so am i. we only had one person in the office who heard laurel. in a lot of sun today, but a different story elsewhere. it looks as though the cloud is going to take time to clear away. across england and wales, it has brought outbreaks of light and patchy rain at times. further north, we kept the clear skies, but that will lead to a chilly night to come. 0nce skies, but that will lead to a chilly night to come. once that weather front clears through, we are going to have this nagging north—easterly breeze with us. it has been cool and breezy generally across the country. so temperatures through the night will dip down to low single figures in parts of

scotla nd low single figures in parts of scotland and northern ireland, where we could see a touch of frost the thing in the morning. so gardeners and growers, take note. that is quite unusualfor this and growers, take note. that is quite unusual for this time of year. soa quite unusual for this time of year. so a chilly start, but a lovely and quiet start for many tomorrow. debbiejust that quiet start for many tomorrow. debbie just that north—easterly breeze driving in a field with cloud across the east. it's almost a repeat performance on friday. just su btle repeat performance on friday. just subtle differences. we lose the breeze and we should see temperatures respond a little. in the north—west, a weatherfront temperatures respond a little. in the north—west, a weather front will drift across the top of the high and introduce cloud and patchy rain into the extreme north—west of the country. but as for the all—important country. but as for the all—importa nt forecast as country. but as for the all—important forecast as we go into the weekend, it's all about this high pressure, set to build and keep things nice and quiet. if you do have outdoor plants and certainly for the wedding, it is looking dry, settled and sunny. that's all from the bbc news at six, so it's goodbye from me —

and on bbc one, we nowjoin the bbc‘s news teams where you are. 0ur our latest headlines this hour. rail services on the east coast main line are being brought act into public ownership. all people want is good service. all people want is good service. a story of recklessness and greed, thatis a story of recklessness and greed, that is the mp ‘s verdict on the bosses of karelian after they presided over its collapse. donald trump says it is unclear weather his summit with north korea will go ahead, after north korea threatened to cancel if the us insisted on them giving up nuclear weapons.