marks & spencer's profits plummet — they're down more than 60% after a major reorganisation of the business. the slump in profits follows a costly plan to close 100 stores. the company's chief executive defended the strategy the fact is that customer shopping habits are changing. we have said we believe we will have one third of oui’ believe we will have one third of our business online in the next five yea rs our business online in the next five years and that trend is not going away. we'll bring you the latest on the struggles faced by one of the british high street‘s most famous brands. also this lunchtime... a woman who threw acid over herformer partner, which led to him ending his life, has been jailed for life. sajid javid, the new home secretary, tells police officers, "for those of you who stand on the frontline i will be with you". let's reset the relationship between the government and the police. i'll give you the tools, the powers and the back—up you need to get the job done. running out of water — a warning that england faces shortages by 2050.

enough waterfor 20 million people is lost through leaks every day. for the first time in 22 years arsenal have a new manager. unai emery will replace arsene wenger. coming up in the sport later in the hour on bbc news: wayne rooney is heading to the us for discussions about a playing career over there. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. marks & spencer has suffered a big fall in profits, as it battles to modernise its business, and to adapt to the changing way we shop. its strategy of closing stores and revamping its online business caused profits to slump by almost two thirds over the last year. sales of food, clothing

and homeware all declined. yesterday, m&s said it plans to close 100 shops by 2022, accelerating an overhaul it says is "vital" for its future. the company's chief executive has been talking to our business correspondent, emma simpson. first the store closures. this one in northampton one of a hundred that will go at it is an overhaul which is costing the m&s dear. the expense of closing these stores made a huge dent in its annual pre—tax profits today, down by 62% to just under £67 million. sales are also down in clothing, home and food. i spoke to be boss about the challenges and changes taking place. steve, your statement is a pretty sobering read it says the culture is to corporate,

you are too inward looking, you have lost your appeal to family aged customers. you seem to be saying that if you don't make urgent changes now, m&s is in danger of slowly fading away. sobering reading it is. i think the statement demonstrates why it is urgent we transform this business and modernise it and make m&s special again. that includes closing lots of stores. in northampton yesterday people were telling me it would be a big blow to lose m&s. how where are you of the impact of these closures on our high streets? i am very aware of it and every decision to close a store is very difficult and notjust for the towns but also for my collea g u es for the towns but also for my colleagues of course and we think carefully about it and have looked it over a long period of time. but the fact is that customer shopping habits are changing and we have said we will have a third of our business online in the next five years and that trend is not going away. it

means high street stores are less economic and we are unable to invest in them and modernise them and the customers are shopping elsewhere. 0nline and out of town. customers are shopping elsewhere. online and out of town. you have to go further and faster with the pace of change ramping up and that is clearly the message that comes through, that it is vital to ramp up the changes now. why is it? what has changed and what is the exhilaration taking place? the first thing is, you can see from the results, these are not as good as they should be —— at the acceleration. i want a marks & spencer which quoted a sustainable and profitable way and the retail market is changing probably quicker than i have ever seen and we need to react to it. we have been slow to react to it. we have been slow to react in the past and we need to transform the business earlier —— urgently and if we don't we will continue to seek disappointing results. two years into his job, he still has a huge task to revitalise the fortunes of m&s but the changes

are now being ramped up. a woman who poured acid over her former boyfriend, causing him catastrophic injuries, has been sentenced to life in prison. the judge at bristol crown court said berlinah wallace's attack on mark van dongen in 2015 was an act of "pure evil". mr van dongen ended his life through euthanasia 16 months later, saying he could no longer stand the pain of his injuries. jon kay reports. six days after she was found guilty, berlinah wallace came to be sentenced. inside court, heractions we re sentenced. inside court, heractions were described by the judge as pure evil, sadistic, malicious and callous. she had thrown sulphuric acid over her boyfriend as he lay in her bed, wearing just a pair of shorts. these pictures show how it burned the seats. the acid left mark van dongen with catastrophic, life—threatening injuries. after more than a year of pain he was

granted euthanasia in belgium. sentencing her to life in prison with a sentencing her to life in prison witha minimum sentencing her to life in prison with a minimum of 12 years, the judge said the south african born fashion student had told lie upon lie and intended to disfigure the 29—year—old so he would not be attractive to other women. mark van dongen‘s father attended every day of this trial and today he wept as the woman he treated like a daughter was sentenced. 0utside court, he said he was like she would be locked up said he was like she would be locked upfora minimum said he was like she would be locked up for a minimum of 12 years but he said that would be too little. he added, we as a family have been sentenced to life. the judge said that before the attack three years ago berlinah wallace had researched on the internet the damage acid could do and then had done nothing to help her boyfriend as he screamed in agony. standing with his arms spread out... neighbour nichola white ran onto the street to a

system that night. the acid on his fingertips even burned her metal door bell. he was in agony, he literally was shivering and shaking and he looked like he had had grey paint poured all over him from his head down to the knees. his skin was melting. berlinah wallace was acquitted of murder last week. avon and somerset police say they believe this is the first life sentence handed to someone for throwing acid. inflation dropped to 2.4% in april, its lowest level for over a year. the fall, from 2.5% in march, will ease the pressure on households. but analysts say it could prove short—lived, with petrol prices climbing to their highest level for more than three years. andy verity has been looking at the figures. view all seems to go up so steeply and when it comes down it comes down slowly.

. you only have to ask what has been fuelling inflation and you already know the answer. given the rising cost in petrol driven by a recent surge in the price of oil, the surprise this time was that inflation was not higher. surprise this time was that inflation was not higherlj surprise this time was that inflation was not higher. i never know when it is going to stop turning over! it wasn't that long ago, you could fill your car up for 40 ago, you could fill your car up for a0 or £50 but now you are right £60, £70. it is like a fruit machine that never pays out! the average petrol price is lower than the peak of five yea rs price is lower than the peak of five years ago but higher than it has been for three years. one of the reasons inflation has not been higher is competition. a cab firm likes this takes a big risk when it passes on higher petrol costs in the form of higher fares. passes on higher petrol costs in the form of higherfares. if it passes on higher petrol costs in the form of higher fares. if it raises them too vast to its customers might call another firm and it will lose business and make less money —— too fast. but businesses can only absorb

higher costs for a limited amount of time. we are in a situation where we are looking at putting our fares up. the pressure of fuel, the demands of ever newer cars, the demands of new technology in the cars and outside of that, all those costs, ever increasing costs, will have an effect on what we charge. increasing costs, will have an effect on what we chargem increasing costs, will have an effect on what we charge. if you strip out the fuel and food, the cost of living rose in the year to april by a mere 2.1%. to the government it is good news. what i think we are beginning to see is perhaps a turning point where we are going from that year where we saw real wages diminishing to seeing real wages diminishing to seeing real wages diminishing to seeing real wages in proving and peoples living standards are beginning to come up again. yet some economists think the bank of england needs to raise interest rates soon to stop inflation going back up. they may wait until even november before rates start to go up again but given

where we are in terms of inflationary pressures, it would be good for them to resume the gradual increase in rates earlier rather than later. with inflation this low, it may seem odd to talk of higher interest rates now but in the economy the route we have recently taken is no guide to the road ahead. the new home secretary, sajid javid, has told police officers that he is standing with them on the front line. in a speech to the police federation of england and wales, which aimed to win over his audience, mrjavid assured them he would provide the resources they needed to get the job done. a warning, daniel sandford's report contains a racially—offensive term. just over three weeks into the job, with murder and violent crime rising and the threat from terrorism still the viacom sajid javid came to birmingham knowing he needed the police on his side —— still severe post he reminded them that his brother was a police officer and

record the extremely racially offensive language he heard when his brother took him for a ride in a patrol car. teenagers giving them the middle finger, swearing and spitting. and, worst of all, at one point when his car approached lights and slowed down from one teenager leaned over and yelled at my brother, you lackey bustard. his message, after a difficult eight yea rs message, after a difficult eight years between the home office and rank and file was simple. let's reset the relationship between the government and the police. i will give you the tools, the powers and the back—up that you need to get the job done, for those of you who stand on the front line, be in no doubt that i will be standing with you. thank you. nonetheless, the chair of the police federation still made this please. home secretary, learn the lessons your predecessors failed

to. three years ago theresa may accused us of crying wolf. we were accused us of crying wolf. we were accused of scaremongering over the effect of budget cuts to policing. 0ur warnings that casting police officer numbers would see an increase in the numbers of victims of crime were dismissed. sajid javid's first set piece speech as home secretary seems to signal a significant change in tone from the time when theresa may was here at the home office and fought her infamous battles with the police federation but there was no sign of an increase in money and the labour party said sajid javid is in denial about the impact cuts have had on policing and the levels of crime. 2018 had been a bad yearfor violence, particularly gun and knife crime in big cities and a reminder of the wider problem was the seizure of the wider problem was the seizure of 250 kilos of cocaine announced today by the national crime agency. it was smuggled in from mexico in a food processor. 0fficers also seized

a handgun. oxford university says it needs to do more to improve its student diversity after figures showed around a third of its colleges accepted three or fewer black applicants during the past three years. but the data for last year reveals the situation is improving, with 18% of its students from ethnic minorities, compared with 1a% in 2013. the taxi app firm uber says it is going to give all of its drivers across europe free insurance for sickness and injury. the company, which has faced criticism for the way it treats drivers, says the move should give them security and peace of mind. our technology correspondent, rory cellan—jones, is here. uber lost its licence to work in london and is appealing against that and their drivers said it should be treated as employees. it is giving them some benefits. they will all

get this policy, 70,000 drivers in the uk, 150,000 in europe and it cove rs the uk, 150,000 in europe and it covers things like sickness where they get £75 per day, only for 15 days. they get some help with some health cover and also a one—off payment of £1000 to cover maternity or paternity. uber are trying to show it is listening, they said they we re show it is listening, they said they were not listening wood buffalo but it also has that court case about the london appeal and wants to show it isa the london appeal and wants to show it is a fit and proper company —— the london appeal and wants to show it is a fit and proper company -- it was not listening before. the family of —— the families of the people who died in the grenfell tower fai have been remembering their loved ones. a voice from the past, the message home to the family she loves from a child on holiday. fetia, just four,

on the left, their mother rania, they all died in their flat on the i watched her grow into a young woman. i prepared herfor her wedding. and helped her put on her wedding dress. our top story this lunchtime...

marks and spencer reports falling sales and a slump in profits —— i was there when she gave birth. i watched her children grow with mine. never in my life have i thought that i would be in herfuneral. father, great—grandfather at 65 still cleans the boxing gym at the bottom of the tower. the sport a passion he passed on to whole family. and doubt he would go anywhere near the gym. he was a coming up in the sport in the next 15 minutes on bbc news: it's the first day at work for unai emery, the new arsenal manager, this afternoon. it's been 19 days since the kilauea volcano on hawaii's big island started erupting. geologists say it's one of the biggest volcanic events in a century, and it's set to get worse. thousands of residents have been evacuated and overnight a thermal power plant was shut down as the lava flows approached to prevent the release of toxic gases. chris buckler reports

from the island. the flow of lava keeps moving faster, and the fountains keep getting higher. kilauea shows no sign of settling as it continues to rip through this land. you can see how deep in the ground the cracks go, close to where the fissures have opened up. take a look here, all of this road completely split apart as a result of the power of the lava. and power lines themselves have actually come down. behind me there is all of this toxic smoke going into the air. at the moment the wind direction is going in such a way we will not be affected, but we have to have gas masks. through the smoke and steam, you can see why so many people have had to abandon their homes. that's if they are still standing. fortunately, my property is ok. i have friends who have lost everything. to see their pain, it is devastating.

there have been further eruptions at the summit of kilauea. but the real danger is from the lava still rising from the ground. molten rock has now reached this geothermal power plant. staff had to rush to close it down because of fears its deep underground wells could explode, releasing more toxic gases into the air. the message that is getting out there nationally and worldwide is that the whole island is inundated with lava. and it's not, in reality, it's just the rift zone. but in this neighbourhood, they are living in the shadow of lava. and having to take risks on the cracked ground that is for now a perilous place to call home. chris buckler, bbc news, on the big island of hawaii. a teenager accused of plotting a terror attack on the british museum has told

the old bailey that her fiance, a member of the islamic state group, had suggested the idea. safaa boular has denied two counts of preparing acts of terrorism. our home affairs correspondent, dominic casciani, was in court. what did the court here this morning? just to be capped, south of ris morning? just to be capped, south of r is accused of two offences, the first trying to leave the uk. secondly, when she was effectively stopped from doing so she started to plan an attack in the uk in the early pa rt plan an attack in the uk in the early part of the year effectively as revenge, as her mother and sister we re as revenge, as her mother and sister were dragged into that plot as well. today we have heard from the woman herself, now 18, explaining the relationship she had with the man. they secretly married for want of a better expression in an online

ceremony and after that he tried to encouraged her tojoin him in syria. when that became impossible for her to do so, the police had her passport because she was already being monitored, he encouraged her three times to try and attack the uk. each of them she said she rejected. today she said she is not guilty of preparing acts of terrorism. ministers say they will set a target for the amount of water each of us should consume. a new report has warned parts of the uk could face serious water shortages within decades, unless rapid action is taken. the environment agency says enough water to meet the needs of 20 million people is lost through leakage every day, as our environment correspondent roger harrabin reports. we all use water, but the way we use it has changed. my father used to say, he had a bath once a week. that was whether he needed it or not. now personal habits have evolved and many of us shower every day of the week, sometimes more once.

a bath typically uses around 80 litres of water. a short shower, say, less than four minutes, would use about a third as much, but a power shower could use much more than a bath. should we be turning off the tap when clean our teeth? the environment agency says we can all do our bit. if we don't stop planning soon, actually in the next 30 years or so by the 2050s, we could be facing quite serious deficits in the reductions of the amount of water we've got. particularly in the south and south—east of england. technology will help — this shower head mixes air with water to create the sensation of a vigorous flow. perhaps these should be mandatory. people using tap water in their gardens could face more pressure if water problems don't ease. their bills could possibly rise. water butts provide h20 for free. people might want plants

that don't gobble water, too, like palms or mediterranean herbs. pressure will also grow on water firms to prevent leaks. hundred and 50 billion has been invested in improving the infrastructure over the last 30 years. much more needs to be done and actually at the moment, the industry is in the process of putting together plans for the next five years which will be pretty ambitious. the regulator has asked the industry to come up with plans to reduce leakage leakage by 15% over the forthcoming five years, and the companies are rising to that challenge. industry will have to play its part, too. the power sector uses 27% of water consumed in england. it will need to be more frugal. but intriguingly, renewable energy will help the agency says. it doesn'tjust cut carbon emissions and local pollution, it saves on water, too. roger harribin, bbc news. on friday, voters in ireland will hold a referendum to decide whether to overturn the country's

ban on abortion. terminations are currently allowed only where there is a substantial risk to the life of the mother. the polls have narrowed in recent days, and campaigners have been touring the country to try to win over undecided voters, as our ireland correspondent emma vardy reports. in the rural west of ireland, anti—abortion beliefs traditionally hold sway. the voice of the unborn baby and the mother... renua, a strongly pro—life party, are taking their message onto the streets ahead of friday's referendum. it's basically a matter of human rights. we believe equality starts in the womb and that babies need to be protected from abortion. the start of a moral crusade... for decades in ireland, the catholic church has had a huge influence. in 1983, the country voted to give an equal right to life to a mother and the unborn. here in mayo, this was the county which had the highest level of support for what's known as the 8th amendment. it will be nothing like back in 83.

ireland has changed so much over the last 35 years. now, more than 3000 women a year from ireland leave the country to end their pregnancy abroad. women like tracy, who found out her unborn baby had a condition which meant she couldn't survive. i basically had to google myself, how can i be induced, why can't i be induced in ireland? she booked a flight to england to visit a hospital in liverpool. it meant paying for a procedure that would have been illegal to have at home. we were so lonely and so isolated. this is happening every day, you know. couples are travelling every day and i hope they are listening to us and they will vote yes. ireland has retained the strictest abortion laws of any western democracy, but today dublin is a very different place. the referendum is also being seen as a measure of how much ireland has changed.

attitudes here are shifting, and society becomes more liberal as the influence of the catholic church is diminished. the campaign has seen hard—hitting messages on both sides. it's very emotive. not everything goes smoothly for everybody, people should have the choice. i think it's very distressing, the stories. do you know which way you'll vote? probably no. traditional values still endure, but ireland could be on the brink of a historic change. unai emery has been appointed the new manager of arsenal. he said he was "excited" to start an "important new chapter in arsenal's history". the a6 year old spaniard — who most recently managed the french champions paris saint germain — takes over from arsene wenger. david 0rnstein, is at the emirates stadium in north london. big boots for him to fail. indeed.

—— big boots to fill. big boots for him to fail. indeed. -- big boots to fill. we will hear as confirmation arrived this morning, arsenal completing their recruitment process which is ed is ina recruitment process which is ed is in a statement has described as being confidential, wide—ranging and progress involving extensive background references, data and video analysis and personal meetings with all shortlisted candidates. this comes as something as a surprise given so many people expected the former arsenal captain to be given the job. expected the former arsenal captain to be given thejob. it is mia, and the club's majority shareholder stan kroenke has described him as being a proven winner while emre himself has said he was thrilled to be joining one of the game's great clubs and that he is very excited to be given the responsibility to start this important new chapter in arsenal's history. this is one of the most attractive jobs in world football, it's also a huge rebuilding job for

emre can will have limited resources , emre can will have limited resources, around £50 million the tra nsfers. resources, around £50 million the transfers. he was used to having limited resources at his previous clu b limited resources at his previous club sevilla, but paris st germain he had one of the world's which a squad at his disposal. the news, and other big—name manager in british football, we will be hearing from him shortly. philip roth, regarded by many as the greatest american writer of his generation, has died at the age of 85. roth's first collection of short stories was published in 1959, and he went on to win the pulitzer prize for his novels, which chart post—warjewish family life in the us, and disillusionment with the american dream. david sillito reports. the 2000 national humanities medal to philip roth. that medal was a recognition of a lifetime of writing. 31 novels and throw it all, two great themes. america and they sometimes shocking honesty about life and sex. i was very curious as

a writer as to how far i could go. what happens if you go further? shame isn't for writers. you have to be shameless. nowhere was this more evidence than in port kneecomplaint. it turned this writer from newark, newjersey into a literary star. the novels that followed ranged widely, autobiographical, political, surreal, but at the heart of them a repeated theme. hisjewish identity and america. in the literary landscape we lost one of the faces from mount rushmore. he was a defining person in the american cultural and intellectual life of the last 50 years. he will be missed enormously. we still have his books but it's much more fun having him as well. i work during the day. what marked him out is that while many

novelists peak and then tail off, his latest work was some of his strongest. stories that took on vietnam, racism and the plot against america, he can return to his childhood to imagine what if fascism had taken childhood to imagine what if fascism had ta ken hold childhood to imagine what if fascism had taken hold in america. childhood to imagine what if fascism had taken hold in americalj childhood to imagine what if fascism had taken hold in america. i was i e' 25 imaine 7:1 my, father g ‘f‘m‘ i, relatives—off?” f" ,,,,,, f” done i'f’ '— done in tats" j 73: it —zz -x ~ a; “len--—~: trademark roth. 0ver —zz -x ~ a; “len--—~: trademark roth. over the years was trademark roth. over the years he had written what was his own emotional story of america, from newark to that medal at the white house. on stage when he gave me the medal, he whispered to me, you are not slowing down, are you? i said, i am indeed slowing down. yes, he was done. there were to be no more books will stop philip roth has told his story.