hello from dave four at the beautiful wentworth club. we have had some fantastic golf so far from the west course but it comes down to today in terms of who will get their hands on this trophy. there are two who have fired themselves to the top of the leaderboard. people in ireland voted to overturn the country's ban on terminations. downing street has indicated it's a matter for northern ireland, downing street has indicated it's a matterfor northern ireland, a downing street has indicated it's a matter for northern ireland, a start i could buy arlene foster, the leader of the dup which is a pro—life party. from amnesty international and northern ireland shares of the license or government should not push for reform north of the border. all eyes are now on the uk government. they need to decide if they are going to remain

complicit in the harm and suffering of women living under these restrictive abortion laws, or is like politicians in the republic of ireland they are going to stand with and stand up for women in northern ireland and urgently legislate for much needed and long overdue reform. us officials have reportedly travelled to north korea for talks on the possible summit between president trump and kim jong—un despite the event remaining officially cancelled. the news comes after a surprise meeting of the leaders of north and south korea yesterday. president trump had suggested the summit could still go ahead whilst north korean officials have said it is kimjong—un‘s ahead whilst north korean officials have said it is kim jong—un‘s fixed will that the two leaders meet. the summit had originally been cancelled by president trump, citing tremendous anger and open hostility from pyongyang. thunderstorms and torrential rains swept across parts of southern britain overnight with frequent lightning flashing across the sky. around 15,000 lightning strikes were recorded in four hours

on saturday night. the thunderstorms swept northwards across the top of england, in the midlands and wales and continue today. the met office hasissued and continue today. the met office has issued a yellow warning for heavy rain and flooding, there were serious disruption to flights at sta nsted serious disruption to flights at stansted airport after a lightning strike disabled the aircraft fuelling system. our correspondent sarah corker is at stansted and gave us sarah corker is at stansted and gave us this update. it was earlier today that passengers described being stuck on grounded aircraft for up to three hours while they rated for their planes to be refueled and to ta ke their planes to be refueled and to take off. —— while they waited. 0thers take off. —— while they waited. others have been queuing for many hours inside the terminal waiting for information about their flights. it is quite chaotic inside. there are long, long queues and long delays. as you mentioned this is all because of those intense thunderstorms last night. lightning strike hit the fuelling system here at the airport. that caused a technical issue which meant that the trucks, the fuelling system could not connect to the planes. sarah

corker at stansted. two young people have died after falling ill at a dance music festival in hampshire and an 18—year—old woman and a 20—year—old man died in separate incidents at the muni festival in portsmouth. 0rganisers have cancelled the event today which was to be headlined by craig david and sean paul after warning of a dangerous high strength or bad bad substance on site —— muni festival. safety advisor for that festival explained the decision to cancel. we took the decision supported by the police to cancel the festival today to safeguard the welfare of all our visitors and out of respect for the two young people lost their lives. this is deeply upsetting and we again wish to send all our thoughts to the families. this programme contains flashing images. northern ireland's politicians divided on abortion a day after the republic's historic vote. celebrations in dublin — but the focus shifts to the north and laws that are far more restrictive than the rest of the uk. our policy is the same

from the north of ireland right through to the bottom of ireland. we want to see the same policy. we need to show care and compassion towards women. i think it is a popular opinion throughout northern ireland that we should not have a liberalised abortion regime. a music festival in portsmouth is cancelled after the deaths of two young people. storms, flash flooding and a standstill at stansted — the weather does its best to ruin the bank holiday. the crying game — liverpool's goalkeeper says sorry after his disastrous champions league final. and chris froome looks set to become the first briton to win the giro d'italia. good evening.

there have been calls for reform of northern ireland's strict anti—abortion laws following the referendum in the irish republic, which overwhelmingly backed change there. sinn fein said a way now "had to be found" to "deliver rights" to women in the north. however, the democratic unionist party said northern ireland "should not be bullied into accepting abortion on demand". 0ur ireland correspondent, emma vardy, reports. this was a seismic moment, marking a shift away from the country's one strict conservative beliefs. two thirds of irish voters backed repealing the ban on abortion and the reverberations of the decision i felt elsewhere. this has very much been a national debate, people all over the island have been talking about the need to support women and

oui’ about the need to support women and our policy is the same from the north through to the bottom of ireland, we need to show care and compassion towards women. ice cream! in belfast today, a sense that the debate moves here. northern ireland remains the only part of the uk where abortion is illegal unless it isa where abortion is illegal unless it is a risk to the life of the woman. i would love to see a referendum appear. again, it probably will never happen. but hopefully it will start a conversation going. never happen. but hopefully it will start a conversation goingi never happen. but hopefully it will start a conversation going. i would love to see it appear. could it happen? not with our government! northern ireland's devolved government collapsed 16 months ago and the largest party here does not wa nt and the largest party here does not want restrictions on abortion to change. the dup leader arlene foster has said her party will keep its pro—life position and that friday's referendum in the site will have no impact appear. i think there is a

lot of people who would never vote for the dup and you would share my analysis of life and when life begins and the need to protect life. i think it is a popular opinion throughout northern ireland that we should not have a liberalised abortion regime and we should not have the 1967 abortion act here. as i say, have the 1967 abortion act here. as isay, in have the 1967 abortion act here. as i say, in the absence of the devolved assemblies, there is no possibility for discussion on those issues. the priority is to restore devolution, says number 10, so northern ireland politicians can decide. but a number of mps, encoding some within the tory ranks, believe westminster should pass more illiberal legislation for northern ireland. compassion does not equal abortion so now that the eyes are turning to belfast and westminster, we would say that because black lives matter, there is a better story and we would ask our politicians to respect democracy and devolution to give people a chance

to decide what goes forward in northern ireland and do not impose anything on us. —— lives matter. northern ireland and do not impose anything on us. -- lives matter. but the result in the side means is growing political pressure for those who seek northern ireland drastically out of step. let's get more on the westminster implications of the debate over abortion restrictions in northern ireland from our political correspondent, eleanor garnier. what is theresa may's position? downing street is clear that this is an issue for northern ireland only. it is focused on getting the stormont executive back up and running again and it believes it is not for politicians here to be dictating policy there. what is clear is our many conservative and labour and liberal democrat mps at westminster who believe passionately that women in northern ireland should have the same rights and the same choices as woman in the rest of the uk and i think there would be a majority in the house of commons who would support that if there was to

bea would support that if there was to be a vote. until that time, the pressure will increase on the prime minister, who is in an extremely situation, tricky situation, because she relies on the alliance with the socially conservative dup for her majority here in parliament. she needs them to get brexit legislation through. and they have made it clear in no uncertain terms tonight that they do not want to see the laws on abortion in northern ireland liberalised. eleanor garnier, thank you. flights at stansted airport have been disrupted following thunderstorms last night. a lightning strike disabled the aircraft fuelling system, leading to cancellations. the storms and torrential rain swept across southern britain overnight, with spectacular displays of lightning. so a warning — as you might expect, there are flashing images in sarah corker‘s report. bolts of lightning turned the night sky purple over parts of england last night. my god! wow! it was a

frequency of the strikes that made this so unusual. described as a mother of all thunderstorms by meteorologists. thousands of spectacular flashes were recorded overfour spectacular flashes were recorded over four hours and this was a dramatic view 39,000 feet up, ca ptu red dramatic view 39,000 feet up, captured from the cockpit of a plane above london. back on the ground, the storm caused major problems at sta nsted the storm caused major problems at stansted airport. the storm caused major problems at sta nsted airport. the the storm caused major problems at stansted airport. the lightning strike damaged refuelling system, leaving planes grounded from more than three hours. the flights were cancelled altogether. i am really upset. my children deserve a holiday. my five—year—old has been up holiday. my five—year—old has been up since five o'clock and has been elsewhere in essex, the

went home. elsewhere in essex, the roof of this house was destroyed when it was struck by lightning and engulfed by flames. in wales, it was flash flooding that was a problem, this is welshpool, homes and the town hospital under water. and there could be more thunderstorms in parts of wales and southern england over the weekend. the met office warns of possible power cuts and delays on the roads and railways. sarah corker, bbc news. two people have died afterfalling ill at a music festival in portsmouth. the organisers of the mutiny festival cancelled the final day of the event, saying they believed a "dangerous high strength substance" had been brought onto the site. 0ur correspondent, dominic casciani, is there. what more do you know? this is one

of the biggest festivals of this pa rt of the biggest festivals of this part of the uk, last night it was heaving and you can see today it is empty, silent. because of his terrible deaths last night and 13 other people being taken to hospital. the saccharine, people locally named the dead woman as 18—year—old georgia jones. and your mother has apparently posted a message on facebook paying tribute to her daughter, saying, my little girl was full of life, i just to her daughter, saying, my little girl was full of life, ijust hope there stops at least someone else from ending at the same. festival organisers today said they were also utterly devastated by what had happened and they are cooperating with police, hence the decision to cancel the festival today. they talked about the substance being on the site, they issued a warning was the site, they issued a warning was the festival was going on. we spoke today to some of the people who are we here at the festival and they told us that while security was good, they still saw drugs getting i thought the security was a lot better than last year. there were dogs and you had to walk through the dogs to get to the entrance and every single person was id'd. it's standard at a festival.

you just get offered them in the tents as people come past. do you need this, do you want this? were you offered drugs yesterday? yeah, quite a few times. inside? inside. so the priority at the moment is for the police to work out whether this was definitely a drug—related incident, affecting all 15 of those who were taken to hospital. 0ne incident, affecting all 15 of those who were taken to hospital. one of the other priorities is establishing whether or not there is a wider problem and a bigger batch of toxic su bsta nces problem and a bigger batch of toxic substances in separation across this pa rt substances in separation across this part of england and perhaps beyond. as for the third person in hospital, there is no update, they are still believed to be in a critical condition. thank you. us officials are reported to be in north korea forfurther talks on a possible summit between president trump and kim jong—un. it follows a second meeting between kim jong—un and south korea's leader. mr trump called off the meeting last week, but there have been attempts to get it back on track. he had a night to forget —

one that he will probably always be reminded of. liverpool's goalkeeper, loris karius, has apologised for errors last night which cost his team the chance of champions league glory. from kiev, where liverpool were defeated 3—1 by real madrid, david 0rnstein reports. departing the ukraine defeated and despondent, liverpool fans gathered here from far and wide, arriving with dreams of glory, only to pull out of town with a sobering reality. what does it feel like today? flat, really. it's a massive disappointment. after the game, you just want to go home. it all began to go wrong for the reds when their talisman mohamed salah left the field injured, inconsolable and worse was to follow. karius gifting real madrid the lead with an unbelievable mistake. although liverpool did equalise, a wonder goal by real madrid's gareth bale swung the game, and after the same

man took aim again, another loris karius howler ended their hopes. it's really hard. i really feel for him. nobody wants that. we have to deal with it. we will do that, of course we will be with him, there's no doubt about that. for the supporters also it was heartbreak. he can never wear that shirt for me ever again now. there's no coming back for loris karius, definitely not. very disappointed last night with the errors of the goalkeeper. very, very shocked and very hurt today. to a former player who also lost a major european final, he should not be condemned. he's only 2a and in this world that's a very young goalkeeper, and he's proved over the last few months he can wear the liverpool shirt. people have been praising the guy, so last night was a game to forget. the sporting arena can be a lonely place, and with the world watching, there was nowhere to hide. liverpool's epic run

through the competition finishing in despair. for all the glory of winning at this level, there is of course the pain of losing. liverpool are famous for their european glory nights, but this will be one to forget. they now have an entire summer to wonder what would have been as the wait for a first trophy under managerjurgen klopp goes on. now, with news of victory for chris froome in italy and the rest of the day's sport, here'sjohn watson at the bbc sport centre. chris froome is moments away from winning the giro d'italia to become the first british man to win the race in it's 101 year history. he's so far safely negotiated the ceremonial final stage in rome and is due to cross the finish line shortly. in doing so he will hold all three grand tour titles at the same time, having produced a stunning ride in the latter stages of the contest to move into the lead and wear the leader's pinkjersey. england could only last an hour and half this morning as pakistan secured the wickets

and runs required to win the first test at lords. the familiar surroundings of home, unable to dig england out of what is proving a testing time. as ben croucher reports. after england's winter of discontent, the summer started with little to shout about. you need to get there early to see it unfold although the batting was something most have seen before. the day was just eight overs old whenjos buttler missed a straight one. the beginning ofan buttler missed a straight one. the beginning of an english collapse. in 27 minutes, the remaining four wickets added to seven runs for their overnight total. 64 of the target. with the lunch is warming up, england served a bit of a fake bowling, help yourself, pakistan wasting no time in tucking in. the series were supposed to herald an upturn in england's form, new faces and fortunes. in little over three days, very little has changed. ben croucher, bbc news.

days, very little has changed. ben croucher, eggfi’m lead vanished, vettel on his tail as the sebastian vettel on his tail as the field concertina behind him. at one stage the top five separated byjust eight seconds. but they could not find a way past, including hamilton, who stayed stuck in third, as ricciardo brilliantly nursed his car towards the finish. the most spectacular moment was undoubtedly

this, lake claire with an untimely brake problem which ended his and brendon hartley's race. both tha nkfully brendon hartley's race. both thankfully unhurt. ahead of them, it was daniel ricciardo's day, and masterful drive as he finished ahead of sebastian vettel and hamilton, a victory over his own car as well as his rival‘s. johanna konta has lost in the first round of the french open to the world number 93, yulia putintseva of kazhakstan. konta, a wimbledon semi—finalist last year, lost in straight sets on the clay in paris. the british number one continues her unfortunate run of having never been past the first round at roland garros. there's more on the bbc sport website. but from me — goodnight. that's all from us. i'll be back with the late news at 10pm. now on bbc one, it's time for the news where you are. hello.

this is bbc news. england could get more national parks as part of a review of the country's landscape. the environment secretary, michael gove, said the review would also look at whether to increase the number of areas of outstanding natural beauty. ben ando reports. the cpre are now fighting for great tracts of land to be used for national parks. between the wars, the battle raged for britain's open spaces and the right to roam. there were mass trespasses, arrests and propaganda films like this. but it wasn't until 1951 that the post—war government legislated to create britain's first national park, here in the peak district, a place where ordinary people could enjoy the extraordinary beauty of nature and that would be protected from overzealous developers. over the intervening years, others have been added. the lake district, dartmoor, snowdonia in wales and the cairngorms in scotland. now, there are 15 national parks.

70 years on, the environment secretary michael gove says it is time for a fresh look at the system. writing in the sunday telegraph, mr gove says a growing population and a decline in some habitats could not be ignored and he is ordering a review, which he says has the aim of strengthening protection in the face of present—day challenges. challenges like new housing estates encroaching on the outer edges of national parks and britain's 34 designated areas of outstanding natural beauty. the government has previously talked about a 25—year environment plan and a green brexit. mr gove knows it may be hard to balance demand for new homes with the desire to protect britain's open spaces, whether green and pleasant or wild and rugged. ben ando, bbc news. a little earlier i spoke to our correspondent katy austin who was at digley reservoir in the peak district — one of the 10 national parks currently in england. where it was a beautiful sunny day absolutely. the sunny weather really

shows off just the absolutely. the sunny weather really shows offjust the kind of spectacular scenery you can expect from some of britain's national parks. the peak district right on the north edge, the peak district was one of the first national parks ever created back in 1951, and as you say there are now ten of them across england alone and 34 areas of outstanding natural beauty as well. all of those designations designed to protect the landscape, make sure they don't get overdeveloped and people can enjoy and preserve them for future people can enjoy and preserve them forfuture generations. we people can enjoy and preserve them for future generations. we were speaking to a lot of the people who come up to the peak district today to enjoy the scenery through walking and cycling and what strikes you was that not only are these often farming areas, worked land, but they're a big draw for people from all walks of life. you don't have to spend a lot of money to drive here and go fora spend a lot of money to drive here and go for a walk, it is free and the people we spoke to were really keen to preserve these landscapes.

they were very proud of them, and when we asked them if they thought that extending national parks would bea that extending national parks would be a good idea, they were broadly in support and they also spoke to us about why they thought these were such a special part of england's countryside. very valuable. and to maintain them as well, because while they are not as widely used as you hoped there would be there's not as many people as... you don't see that many people as... you don't see that many people as... you don't see that many people around, but there should be much better use and certainly should be well— kept. be much better use and certainly should be well— keptlj be much better use and certainly should be well-kept. i think it's really important that you got space like this with good footpaths, good access that people can on days like this, and go for walks and go cycling. that it would be a really goodidea cycling. that it would be a really good idea to increase the amount of national parks for people to access. construction is giving you the sense of claustrophobia and you feel very much more restrictive so it's important you get out and actually get into the countryside and away from those things which make you feel pressured. somewhere for people

to go, some were different because obviously i'm from huddersfield area and we've been here a couple of times but we enjoy that, we come mostly on a regular basis now. but by protecting outdoor spaces, that sort rules out development, at a time when we have been sold this country needs far more houses. -- we have been told. absolutely, that is something people will be very conscious of that to be honest people we spoke to were saying to us that yes, there is pressure for more housing believe the most beautiful parts of an area alone, that is the response we've had from people here. they've also mentioned of course the fa ct they've also mentioned of course the fact that people's habits are changing, people are staying inside due to technology more so perhaps more could be done to encourage people to be outside and enjoy the landscapes. her member, although michael gove the environment secretary did as you say mention the pressures of the population rising, asa pressures of the population rising, as a good reason for doing this review now, to see it more land needs to be protected or be

protected in a different way, but there were other considerations also. for example, making sure that habitats which have begun disappearing are not lost, making sure people who actually live here, because in addition to the 260 million people who visit national parks every year, they are of course their own part of the rural economy. there are lots of factors here in michael gove deciding that a review needs to be done now of how we use oui’ needs to be done now of how we use our national parks, how they are operated and how areas of outstanding national beauty fit in. a lot of people we spoke to thought oh well, extend them. for example here bring in the deniers as well, create a much bigger national park but we will than we had to wait to see what the review suggests. we knowjulian see what the review suggests. we know julian glover see what the review suggests. we knowjulian glover is expected to read that review, use a writer and will have a panel of experts advising him and they are respect —— expected to report back next year. time for a look at the weather. while thunderstorms are breaking out across all parts of the country many

of us are enjoying the fine, sunny weather. it's the south that is getting the real action on the weather front. these are the storms that happened during the course of last night's sweeping across the south moving a little further northwards and the thunderstorm risk will continue across the southern half of the uk for the next few days. it's this very volatile atmosphere here across western parts of europe. there is some terrific thunderstorms brewing across parts of france and germany at the moment, we are seeing some of our own home—grown thunderstorms also, but this whole pattern here with that one coming in from the south will be with us for the next three days or so, hence we anticipate further storms for the next three days. here is the forecast, second half of the day, very one if not hot in the south, most of us seeing temperatures into the 20s and you can see these showers randomly occurring across the southern portion of the uk. 0vernight tonight across the north it's going to turn misty and murky, a lot of low—grade cloud will form and some of it will

joke of the north sea thomas over places like leeds, sheffield, hull and newcastle castle —— possibly up that aberdeenshire coast by the very cloudy start the day and will take time for that cloud to melt away but then the sun will be out and we're infor then the sun will be out and we're in for another beautiful day across many northern and northwestern parts. however, the same time once the sun comes out those showers will be off across the south, some of them will be nasty, big downpours, gust of wind and some terrific lightning displays as well. you can see how warm it is around 25 or 26 degrees, a bit cooler on minorities —— north sea coast and showers will continue into tomorrow evening. difficult to say which county and city will get it, we can only talk of areas rather than specific locations. high—pressure across scandinavia means the winds are blowing out of the ease and this is why we are seeing most of the storms because you might be wondering why they are happening mostly across the south. it has to do with the wind pattern, this atmosphere basically rotating around the southern part of

the uk. all of those storms across the uk. all of those storms across the continent and some of them forming and dripping in our direction. for the next few days it will stay pretty warm as i say, that storm chance continues through the week.