hello, it's friday, it's nine o'clock, i'm chloe tilley, welcome to the programme. a warning that vulnerable children are at a risk because they are being shunted around the care system. they're much more likely to deteriorate in terms of their own mental health, in terms of their well—being, and much more likely to be at the prey of those predators — the gangs, the grooming and the like. we'll talk to care leavers about their experiences. also ahead — on the brink of a trade war, fears for thousands of uk steeljobs. donald trump claims he's putting america first as he imposes tariffs on imports, but europe threatens to retaliate. it's totally unacceptable that a country is imposing unilateral measures when it comes to a threat. we'll explain what it all means and why as a result, a pair ofjeans and a carton ofjuice could be about to get more expensive. plus one thousand train cancellations and delays in just one day.

will there be any relief for passengers after the chaos of the new timetables? (titles) hello and welcome to the programme, we're live until 11 this morning. as you might expect, we'll keep you across all of the latest developing stories. if you use the trains to get around, i'm sure you'll have a view on just how difficult things have been for the past couple of weeks. two rail operators have been responsible for almost 1,000 late or cancelled trains injust one day. commuters say they're really angry following disruption on northern and govia thameslink railway routes. whilst the operators say they're trying to improve services — people like the greater manchester mayor andy burnham have said the service on northern is in "freefall". we'll be talking about this a little later, but share your pain with us and tell

us your experiences. details on how to get in touch are on your screen. use the hashtag #victorialive and if you text, you will be charged at the standard network rate. our top story today... the opening shots in a possible global trade war have just been fired. the decision by washington to impose tariffs on steel and aluminium imports from key allies has come into force. they say they have now no option but to retaliate. the eu, canada and mexico have all condemned president trump's decision. everyday products used by american consumers — from orangejuice tojeans — could be targeted. russell trott reports. if a trade war is looming, it will be fought on many fronts. the trump tariffs on steel and aluminium imports are designed, he says, to protect american jobs and american workers‘ wages, and amount to 25% on steel and a 10% tax on aluminium. they have been met with a barrage

of criticism, accusing the us of launching an attack as unprovoked as it is unnecessary. these tariffs are totally u na cce pta ble. we send steel to the united states that is vital for their businesses, and their defence industry. it is patently absurd. it is totally unacceptable that a country is imposing unilateral measures. translation: it is totally inadequate. we reject it completely. we think it will damage consumers, not the industry. translation: it is a brutal and unacceptable decision. it is the law of the strongest, but international relations don't fall under the law of the strongest. translation: today's decision is wrong. it is harmful for europe, but also for the us itself. friday's deadline and two—month—long exemption from the tariffs has now expired. commerce secretary wilbur ross said a lack of progress in recent talks

left the us with little choice. well, there's overproduction of steel, and there's overcapacity throughout the world, and so we have needed to deal with it in a very global manner. with stock markets down and europe's leaders now about to unleash their retaliatory forces on a battle ground they had wanted to avoid — how to respond to the us salvos in a potential trans—atlantic trade war, a war in which many observers say no—one can win. julian worricker is in the bbc newsroom with a summary of the rest of the day's news. thousands of children are being moved around the care system with too much instability. that's the warning from the children's commissioner for england. the government says it has put in place a range of measures to help create stable environments.

but anne longfield said nearly 2,400 children had to change home, school or social worker in the last year. elaine dunkley reports. jack — not his real name — went into care three years ago, after a troubled home life, but he struggled with the instability of constantly being moved around to different foster homes. at first, i was a bit more, i don't want your help. i'm just here because you guys are putting me here. so i was being a little baby, for instance, like. i wasn't really trying to let them help me, because i needed the help. and as i got older and i started getting involved in the activities, i realised that they do care. the report by the children's commissioner for england found in the past three years, around 2,500 children moved home five times or more, over 4,000 children moved school in the middle of the year, with 400 missing a whole term as a result. julie has been a foster carer for ii years and says the constant disruption also leaves children vulnerable to being

groomed by gangs. they end up, erm, seeking out stability and relationships with people that aren't safe people. they don't have a safe base, so they seek that out somewhere else, and that means that they are vulnerable to cse, which is a huge issue at the moment. erm, exploitation — be that gangs, even radicalisation and stuff, because they're desperate to be accepted. children in care are amongst the most vulnerable in society. in a statement, the department for education says it's investing close to £4 million to help create a stable environment in foster homes and is prioritising school admissions for those in care. elaine dunkley, bbc news. transport secretary chris grayling may be forced to appear in front of a select committee hearing, because of the chaos caused by changes to the rail timetable. two troubled train operators, northern rail and govia thameslink, were responsible for almost 1,000

cancelled or delayed trains in just one day. commuters at leeds train station have told us how the new timetable is affecting theirjourneys. it's been a bit of a shambles, really. like, obviously, i expect to finish work and get home at a certain time, and then with all the train delays and that, i don't end up getting home until sometimes one, two hours later than what i should be, and i've been late for work numerous times. every day, i'm late for work. myself and my partner commute from horsforth to leeds. they announce that it's delayed after it's delayed. erm, and we just have to put up with that every day, which is a bit of a nightmare, to be honest. i left rhyl 20 minutes late and then the train to manchester was delayed. and then the newcastle train that i was catching, that was delayed. every single station from picadilly through manchester, even towards huddersfield, we were just stuck because there

was so many northern trains just sat at platforms because they have no drivers. five people have been taken to hospital with serious injuries after a hit and run in greater manchester. police were called to trafford park last night to reports that a car had hit a crowd of people. police said there was no evidence the incident was terror—related. keith doyle reports. in the background, speeding by, is what's believed to be the car involved in the incident. and 0vernight, police sealed off the area where witnesses described seeing a bmw car speed across a roundabout and hit pedestrians, throwing them into the air. five people were taken to hospital with what are described as serious injuries. another person was treated for minor injuries. greater manchester police say the driver failed to stop at the scene. the vehicle believed to have been involved was recovered later in salford.

a 21—year—old man has been arrested on suspicion of causing serious injury by dangerous driving and failing to stop after a collision. police say there is no evidence to suggest what happened was terrorism related and they are appealing for witnesses. keith doyle, bbc news. increasing numbers of people are being readmitted to hospital in england with preventable conditions such as pneumonia and pressure sores, according to the health thinktank the nuffield trust. better care in hospital and at home afterwards could have made a difference, it said. emergency readmissions within 30 days of discharge have risen by a fifth over the past seven years. the government said it has committed to a long—term funding plan to help the nhs manage growing demands. a british father of three held on death row in ethiopia for nearly four years has arrived back in the uk. andy tsege was accused by the ethiopian

authorities of being a terrorist and was tried with others in his absence in 2009 before being sentenced to death. he had been detained in ethiopia since 2014. his release came after talks between theresa may and her ethiopian counterpart. a new government in italy will be sworn in today, ending weeks of political uncertainty, following inconclusive elections in march. prime minister—designate giuseppe conte is to lead a populist coalition, with ministers drawn from both the anti—establishment five star and the right—wing league. it's the second attempt by italy's largest populist parties to form an administration, after their original choice of finance minister was vetoed by the country's president. members of the spanish parliament will vote later on a motion of no confidence against prime minister mariano rajoy. it follows a corruption scandal involving the governing party. the motion — called by the socialist party — is expected to topple the prime minister and the government. 0ur europe reporter gavin lee sent this report from madrid.

spain is in the middle of a national political crisis. in the hours to come, prime minister mariano rajoy could be out of a job and his government could fall with him. in congress, the mps are voting on a no—confidence motion and at the moment, it looks like it will go against him, brought about by a long—running corruption scandal. the socialist party say they will take over and then call snap elections. they say enough is enough. translation: i am going to ask you a question, mr rajoy. are you going to resign today, right now? resign, mr rajoy, and everything will be over. translation: what moral authority do you have? are you by any chance mother teresa of calcutta? i acknowledge once again that in the pp, there have

been corrupt people. yes, i accept it. but the pp is not a corrupt party. at the heart of this crisis is the culmination of a long—running corruption case, known as the gurtel affair. more than a dozen ex—members of the governing pp party have been found guilty and sentenced for their part in taking bribes for giving out government contracts. it happened more than a decade ago, but the full implications are only now coming to light. last week, a high courtjudge stated that the popular party had created systemic corruption at an institutionalised level and even questioned the testimony given by mariano rajoy. and it has caused a political earthquake here. translation: i think corruption is something extra, the last straw, if you like. i think there are plenty of other reasons apart from the corruption for them to be out of government a long time ago. translation: i think they should go or resign or whatever,

but it's a party that is corrupt. and there should be elections straight away. for mariano rajoy to be ousted, there needs to be 176 mps that vote against him for the socialist party to take over. right now, if you add together some of the major parties to the smaller ones, the catalans and the basque nationalists, they have the numbers, just, to remove him. mariano rajoy says this will create a frankenstein movement, unleashing all sorts of political monsters. the prime minister has already survived a vote of no confidence before, but this time he has never looked so fragile. north korea's state news agency says the country's leader, kimjong—un, has confirmed his commitment to denuclearisation. however he wants it to be done in a phased manner. mr kim has also agreed to a meeting with the russian president, as efforts continue to revive a summit between the north korean leader and donald trump. after a week of negotiations italy

is about to get a government. giuseppe conte — a law professor and political novice, who seemed to have missed his chance to become prime ministerjust a week ago, will be sworn in later today. the one concession: the populist parties have changed their choice of economy minister to someone less opposed to the single currency and the eu. the populists have raised expectations, but can they deliver? james reynolds reports from rome. the apprentices at this house alarm know that starting a new job the apprentices at this house alarm know that starting a newjob can be nerve—racking. she trusts both her hairand now her nerve—racking. she trusts both her hair and now her country to newcomers. i hope, i hope, itrust him. you trust the new prime minister? yeah, because... you don't know him! he has been selected by

people who have experienced. so, yes, he is good—looking... people who have experienced. so, yes, he is good-looking... he is good—looking? yes, he is good-looking... he is good-looking? yeah, here is good—looking, he seems a nice person. so, what advice do these apprentices have for their fellow novice, prime minister conte?|j apprentices have for their fellow novice, prime minister conte? i hope they give opportunities to young people to get into the workplace, because it's not easy. we can get very discouraged. the trainee cooks at the italian chef academy in rome have some super the further country's new leader. they told me that nobody really enjoys being thrown in at the deep end. travelled a bit of anxiety and uncertainty on the first day. i thought i would and managed to overcome some obstacles but if you have the commitment and the passion you can easily overcome that. these trainees have time to

learn their craft. the prime minister does not. james reynolds, bbc news, rome. a review of blood, stem cell and organ donation among black, asian and ethnic minority communities in england has found that demand is disproportionately high and supply is extremely low. the study commissioned by labour mps says there's a "silent crisis". in some communities the review found a lack of awareness of the importance of becoming a donor. torrential rain has hit large parts of the uk, with severe thunderstorms causing flooding and travel disruption. a met office amber warning across wales and the south west of england has now been lifted. fire crews were called out to flooded homes as river levels rose throughout parts of the country. ryanair and easyjet cancelled some flights, and rail passengers have also suffered delays. that's a summary of the latest bbc news — more at 9.30. later — uncertainity for thousands of uk steel workers, as donald trump imposes tariffs on imports and the european union threatens to retaliate.

we'll explain what's going on. do get in touch with us throughout the morning — use the hashtag #victorialive. and if you text, you will be charged at the standard network rate. let's get some sport. good morning. and we have got to start talking about roman abramovich's decision to halt the redevelopment stamford bridge? yeah, you have to wonder if this is the beginning of the end of the 15 year association with chelsea. they face uncertain times with the fate of antonio conte yet to be decided running him winning the fa cup two weeks ago. doubts also over the future of star players like eden hazard and thibaut courtois. the russian billionaire is unwilling to invest in a major project in a country where he is not allowed to work. his visa ran out a few weeks ago and there have been

delays in the renewal coinciding with tensions between london and moscow. well as a result, work has stopped on the one billion pound redevelopment plan for stamford bridge. it would have increased capacity to 60,000 and created a state of the art stadiujm in west london. chelsea insist the decison of abramovic will have no effect on the day to day running of the club. christian purslow is the former managing director of chelsea and he says he's not surprised by the decision. so, a very marginal economic decision that has always been on the brink of being approved oi’ been on the brink of being approved or not by the owner. and the practicalities of this project also have been a major stumbling block, essentially a four—year building project needing chelsea to find an alternative home for such a long period. the most practical solution, wembley, many people in the club unsure about the wisdom of getting fa ns to unsure about the wisdom of getting fans to travel so far for so long

away from their home. so on practicalities and economics it is a pretty sensible decision not to pursue this project and no surprise to me that that is the decision they've ultimately taken. let's also talk about the french open because there is only one british hope left in the form of kyle edmund? yeha, and edmund's starting to live to his billing as number 16 seed at the french open. 23 years old now and after all his early promise, he's showing signs of maturing into a top player. by reaching the last 32 he has equalled his best ever run at roland garros. the yorkshireman beat marton fuksovics in four sets. the hungarian is ranked 45 in the world. edmund will play italy's fabio fognini in the third round. just a word of warning for british tennis fans, fognini is a clay court specialist who's twice beaten rafa nadal on his favourite surface. british number three cameron norrie paid tribute to his late grandmother

ethel after he went out to the number 15 seed lucas pouille. he was beaten in four sets in their second round match which had been delayed by bad light the night before. afterwards the 22 year old revealed his father david had missed the match to attend the funeral in glasgow on wednesday. another briton, heather watson, failed in her attempt to reach the third round for the first time. she couldn't recover after a slow start and lost in straight sets to the 16th seed elise mertens of belgium. just a note for the diary, we are waiting for news on the fitness of ben stokes ahead of the second test, which gets under way at headingley today. it is a must—win game for england. we will have news on that and the rest of the sport a little bit later. there's a warning that thousands of children in care are "living unstable lives" because they frequently move home or school. the children's commissioner for england, anne longfield, says instability increases the risk

of youngsters being groomed, or becoming a member of a gang. the government says it has put in place a range of measures to help create stable environments, but ms longfield says some children are still falling through the gaps. they're children, and they're a significant minority of the children. it's important to say, that most children in care will have some level of instability, but not the level i'm talking about here for these very vulnerable children. essentially, they're moving home, they're moving school, they're getting a change in social worker, sometimes all in one year, and sometimes many times over a period of years. so, around 3000 children that move home over four times in two years. now, for any of us, that would be a challenge. but for these children, who are the most vulnerable with the most traumatic and disruptive backgrounds, what they need most of all is stability in their lives, to rebuild themselves, to really be able to build their futures, and to be able to get on in school and build the relationships they need.

with me in the studio is our reporter ashleyjohn—baptise, who was in care himself and has reported extensively on this from nottingham, we've got shahnaz arshad — a foster carer and social worker. and from dunstable we can speak with another care leaver, tychique ciamala. starting with you, ash, just explain your experience in care and how it affected everything about your life? so, i was put into care when i was two, two or three years old and between the ages of two and 18 i was shunted between four foster homes and residential care, so that's five really traumatic, challenging upheavals. i can't remember the first home i lived in because i was

really young but the second home was really young but the second home was really important to me, that foster mum was like my mum. i moved there when i was about four years old, really normal, cherished, childhood memories, however when i got to the age of eight she decided she no longer wanted to look after me. i remember the moment i had to leave, it was a spring morning, i was watching children's telly and a ca rload of watching children's telly and a carload of social workers pulled up to the house... no warning prior to that? about a week's warning. i was forced into the back of the car, i was a kid, i was inconsolable, i was weeping. i remember the was a kid, i was inconsolable, i was weeping. i rememberthe car was a kid, i was inconsolable, i was weeping. i remember the car driving off and! weeping. i remember the car driving off and i watched my foster mum getting smaller and smaller as our car drove into the distance. that happened again and again. what does that do to you as an eight—year—old? it is traumatising, it is upsetting. that foster mum was my safe space in the world. and obviously it came tumbling down. so obviously, it wasn't good. and i sort of cultivated a stone hearted

perspective, i began to prepare for rejection. it affected my school life. i got expelled when i was really young and my initial experience of school was me getting into trouble, being suspended and expeued into trouble, being suspended and expelled and it was only when i got into my teens that i began to navigate that with a bit more maturity and awareness. but actually for me the start was really tough. and did you change schools every time? except for the last couple. so i got to stay in my secondary school but i moved primary school three or four times. and how do you process it as four times. and how do you process itasa four times. and how do you process it as a small child and i have got a daughter who is nine and i can't begin to come free hand how someone so begin to come free hand how someone so little can even begin to process it as so little can even begin to process itasa so little can even begin to process it as a teenager, clearly you can? it felt like walking under a cloud of rejection. that's the best image

ican think of rejection. that's the best image i can think of, always preparing for rejection. so why would move to a new home and i would act up because i had no expectation that that family would look after me, i had an expectation that i was going to get kicked on. and that then manifests itself in other relationships, at school, with teachers and friends, girlfriends, i had to expect to be rejected. so i had to unlearn some things that i had picked up in the ca re system. things that i had picked up in the care system. did you do that by yourself? i think i was quite fortu nate yourself? i think i was quite fortunate in that i was quite self—aware. but actually a lot of support. i got to a point where i developed really positive relationships of. late teens, early 20s, relationships of. late teens, early 205, i relationships of. late teens, early 20s, i consciously tried to navigate my life and make sure that i wasn't just a product of being a care lever. i want to bring in tychique ciamala, who can join lever. i want to bring in tychique ciamala, who canjoin us now on lever. i want to bring in tychique ciamala, who can join us now on the line from dunstable. i am ciamala, who can join us now on the line from dunstable. iam hoping

ciamala, who can join us now on the line from dunstable. i am hoping you can hear us line from dunstable. i am hoping you can hearus 0k. line from dunstable. i am hoping you can hear us ok. i know you have moved several times —— moved several times whilst you were in care — tell us times whilst you were in care — tell us about that? it was a bit unsettling. i say it was a bit unsettling, it was quite unsettling. it set me off the road a bit because ididn't it set me off the road a bit because i didn't know... the first... when i came out of my foster caring, foster i was came out of my foster caring, foster iwasa came out of my foster caring, foster i was a bit frightened, because i had to go into semi independent living and it was a really quick transition. and sol living and it was a really quick transition. and so i was a bit like, what's going on? what am i going to do? how am i going to do it? so it was really unsettling. i was going to college and all that and i was trying to socialise, so... and having three moves, which i know you had whilst you were in care, did that have the same effect which ashley was talking about, that you

almost prepared yourself for rejection, you prepared yourself for things to break down? yeah. mine was more, not rejection as such, mine was more. . . more, not rejection as such, mine was more... it was more like, when you've settled down, it's more like you've settled down, it's more like you know you've got to move again, so you know you've got to move again, so there's really no point of, you know, getting comfortable. so, it wasn't rejection it was more just preparing for the inevitable. wasn't rejection it was more just preparing for the inevitablem sounds like self—preservation essentially, as a young person? yeah. i also want to bring in shahnaz arshad, who is a foster carer and shahnaz arshad, who is a foster carerand a shahnaz arshad, who is a foster carer and a social worker, joining us carer and a social worker, joining us from nottingham. it is so hard listening to these stories because many people at home will say, why on earth are young people being moved so earth are young people being moved so many times? do you have an answer

for that? it is very difficult for children to be moved several times because they lose the trust and the stability. i can understand what the child feels when they have been moved without having any knowledge of why they have moved, or they are too young to understand why they have been moved. you can imagine their world is tremendously broken, asjohn said, he did not know where he was going and he was too young to understand. as a foster carer, you are welcoming a child into your home who potentially, like ashley says, is putting up barriers to protect themselves, so that must provide challenges for you as well, because you want to protect them and you wa nt you want to protect them and you want them to feel safe and secure in your carer, that potentially there are not allowing that and you can understand why? absolutely. the child coming into your house needs the nurturing and the love and affection and that is what you take

the child in four. but there comes a time when you think, the people in the area, the people the child hangs around with, it is no longer safe for that child. and it does become necessary to protect that child and sometimes they are not old enough to understand that and they are thinking, why am i being moved? but then when they grow up later in life, there can be an effect occurs they did not have that stability in their life which there should have been. it is often to protect them, basically, to move them to a safe place. tychique, do you agree with this report saying that young people in care who have moved around many times are more likely to get involved with gangs or be radicalised orjust get in trouble? i agree to a certain extent, it is

like, if they move they are more likely to get in with gangs and trouble. but at the same time, if they stay at a stable home, they can get into gangs and trouble but if they have been in a home for a long period of time, then it is less likely, if that makes sense. so, yeah, iagree, likely, if that makes sense. so, yeah, i agree, i think if they move about a lot, then, yes. so, yes is the short answer. would you agree, ashley? absolutely. take my reporting, it is quite simple i think every young person, they need people who believe in them. for a young person to have a sense of stability in terms of a relationship, a role models who will believe in them and just speak positive things into their life, that's going to make a world of difference. thank you or of you for speaking to us this morning.

still to come: the trial coninues of the former football coach bob higgins at salisbury crown court. he's facing 50 counts of sexually abusing boys over three decades between 1970 and 1996. and the ban is being lifted on sporting a beard in the boxing ring after sikh and muslim groups campaigned for a change in the rules. time for the latest news — here's julian worricker. the opening shots in a possible global trade war have just been fired. the decision by washington to impose tariffs on steel and aluminium imports from key allies has come into force. they say they have now no option but to retaliate. the eu, canada and mexico have all condemned president trump's decision. everyday products used by american consumers — from orangejuice tojeans — could be targeted. thousands of children in care are at risk beacuse they are being moved around the system too much. that's the warning from the children's commisioner for england. the government says it's put in place a range of measures to help

create stable environments. but anne longfield said nearly 2,400 children had to change home, school or social worker in the last year. a new government in italy will be sworn in today, ending weeks of political uncertainty following inconclusive elections in march. prime minister—designate giuseppe conte is to lead the anti—establishment five star and the right—wing league. it's the second attempt by italy's largest populist parties to form an administration, after their original choice of finance minister was vetoed by the country's president. five people suffered serious injuries last night when a car ploughed into a group of pedestrians in trafford park, greater manchester. the car failed to stop at the scene; a vehicle believed to have been involved in the collision was found later in salford. a 21—year—old man has been arrested on suspicion of causing serious

injury by dangerous driving, and failing to stop. a british father of three held on death row in ethiopia forfour years has returned to the uk after being pardoned last month. andy tsege was accused by the ethiopian authorities of being a terrorist and was tried with others in his absence in 2009 before being sentenced to death. he had been detained in ethiopia since 2014. his release comes after talks between theresa may and her ethiopian counterpart. that's a summary of the latest bbc news. here's some sport now. these are the main sports headlines... former chelsea managing director christian purslow says he is not surprised chelsea have put plans to redevelop their stamford bridge stadium on hold after delays in billionaire russian owner owner roman abramovic renewing his uk visa. british number one kyle edmund will play italian clay court specialist fabio fognini in the third round of the french open after beating marton fuksovics at roland garros. tottenham boss mauricio pochettino

has emerged as the bookmakers' favourite to succeed zinedine zidane after his shock resignation as coach of champions league winners real madrid. and keep your eyes peeled for ben stokes at headingley. england are waiting on scan results to see if he'll be fit to play in the second test, which starts at 11. that's all the sport for now. thank you. beards might be all the rage — but if you've got facial hair, until today you wouldn't have been able to be an amateur boxer. the rule was in place partly so referees could see if fighters were cut, but also as it was thought the beard offered extra cushioning from a punch. sikh and muslim boxers have been trying to overturn the rule and now england boxing say the impact of fighting with a beard is negligible. inder singh bassi is a five—time london amateur boxing champion. ..

dr harbir singh is a former amateur boxer and was a medic at london 2012, and gethinjenkins is ceo of england boxing, who brought in the rule change. inder, how has it affected your career? i am from a sikh family. it is part of our religion to keep our hair. . it is part of the 5ks. it was a choice i had to make, but it was a choice i had to make, but it was not a choice i wanted to make. so you would grow a beard during training dotmac and then the day before the fight, i would have to shave. how does that affect your preparation? i know that lots of boxes have their rituals. exactly. it isa boxes have their rituals. exactly. it is a mental thing as well were by

all of a sudden, i am clean—shaven. it does affect you but it was something i had to do. gethin, i wa nt to something i had to do. gethin, i want to know what the original thinking was behind the ban on beards. the original ruling came from the world governing body. they contended that it was based on safety and clarity to seek cuts. but when you look at it and go through the different issues being raised by muslim and sikh communities, it became a bit illogical. it is not found in professional boxing or in other contact sports and it is not found in other sports apart from by. found in other sports apart from rugby. if you were going to ban it because of cuts, you would have to look at all hair including eyebrows. so when we looked at it, it became an illogical ruling and we felt for the sport within england that we could change it. dr harbir singh,

how do you think this has affected people from the sikh community and the muslim community, presumably seeing boxing as not being well coming to them? historically, it has beena coming to them? historically, it has been a factor. when i was 16, i didn't have a beard but i know if i had to compete and was told i needed to shave, it would potentially put me off and it would be at odds with my religious views. so it would put me ina my religious views. so it would put me in a difficult and challenging position. if i am passionate about boxing, i position. if i am passionate about boxing, lam passionate position. if i am passionate about boxing, i am passionate about my heritage and religion. it is a difficult position to be in. i can imagine a lot of people in our community, because we are a martial arts faith, that being a big factor in the decision of whether to pursue boxing or not. did you ever have to have difficult conversations with family and friends? my family were a lwa ys family and friends? my family were always supported because they knew i was passionate about boxing. so it was passionate about boxing. so it was something i had to do and they

supported me. but do you think it has put young sikh muslim men going into boxing? absolutely. from a personal perspective, it is not something i would consider. it obviously depends on your family and the support that you have. but i can imagine that if you have religious parents or a religious family, they will be reluctant for you to go down the boxing route, regardless of how passionate you are about it. so gethin, why has it taken so long? you said yourself that it was ok in professional boxing and 0k in mixed martial arts. i think it has taken queries from the membership to make us queries from the membership to make us look at it. we regarded it as an inadvertent barrier to entry. part of our strategy is to be more inclusive, so we have addressed it. we thought we could change this and make our sport more open to more

people. this only applies to england at the moment, but we are going to continue to push the world body to review the rule internationally so it doesn't prevent boxers from going down and international talent pathway. so you still can't box internationally with facial hair? no. that is the international governing body's rule, but we are going to work to get them to look at it. we think it is illogical and inadvertently creates barriers for people to participate, and that is not what the sport of amateur boxing is about. so was thisjust overlooking by lots of white men in suits, not thinking about sikh and muslim communities being excluded from boxing? is that where it has come from? no, ithink from boxing? is that where it has come from? no, i think the body historically brought it in with good intentions from a safety point of view. when you delve into it, perhaps there is an aesthetic issue

behind it. but when we reviewed it and looked at it internally within england boxing, we felt the reasons for it were not sufficient enough, given the consequences it has the sum of our members. when is your next fight? next month at alexandra palace. it sounds silly, but are you excited? it is a big change when i am used to shaving. the worst part about boxing is having to shave. but england boxing were supported in changing the rule. and a lot of fighters are excited to box with a beard, as silly as it sounds. well, best of luck and thank you for coming in. coming up... we're in papua new guinea, where belief in witchcraft is widespread and where individuals are sometimes murdered following accusations of sorcery. the trial of former southampton

football coach bob higgins is taking place at salisbury crown court. yesterday, the jury heard details about the first alleged victim in this case. we can find out the latest on the case from our reporterjim reed. morning, chloe. so this is the trial of 65—year—old bob higgins. he's charged with 50 counts of indecent assault against 24 young boys, which he denies. most of those were young trainees at clubs like southampton and peterborough. yesterday, the court heard detailed allegations about a victim in the case for the first time, this man, billy seymour, a former southampton youth player who went on to play for coventry and millwall. he's waived his right to anonymity,

so we can name him. the court heard that later in life he took drugs and alcohol as a way of coping with the sexual abuse he said he suffered at the hands of bob higgins. the prosecution said the abuse started when mr seymour was 12 years old. it took the form of what was described as groping and kissing in mr higgins's car and continued later when he stayed over in his house. then when the young player said he wanted to leave southampton and join the fa's youth academy at lilleshall, it's alleged that mr higgins became very emptional and upset. the prosecuton said "the defendant got on his knees and told billy he loved him". they said by that stage, the coach

had become infatuated with the young player. any more details? earlier in the day, the jury heard about dean radford. now, he started playing for southampton at the age of 14. he has also waived his right to anonymity, but is not one of the complainants in this trial. the prosecution said mr higgins inappropriately touched him to "ease the bruising" from a back injury. on another occasion, it's alleged that he was forced to put his hands in the defendant's trousers. the jury heard that some of the accusations made by dean radford against mr higgins did go to trial in 1990s and the defendant was found not guilty. the prosecution said that after leaving southampton, bob higgins went on to work

as the under—16 youth manager at peterborough united, where further complaints of abuse have been made against him. higgins denies the charges and the trial continues. thank you. belief in witchcraft in papua new guinea is endemic — so much so that individuals are brutally attacked and sometimes murdered after being accused of sorcery. the province of chimbu in the highlands is a hotspot, and it's here that some community members are risking their lives to fight back against the practice. emily webb has been to meet the volunteers on a mission to save the accused. this is chimbu in the highlands of papua new guinea. the area is rife with sorcery accusations. here, sorcery is known as sanguma.

peter is a local policeman on a mission to help people accused of sanguma. people don't tend to believe in accidental or untimely deaths here. so when someone dies suddenly, an accusation is made. peter has a tough job. peter has a string of helpers around the area who alert him to cases. we've come to meetjenny, who was accused of killing

her niece with sanguma. she has been living in fear in a safe house with her husband sonny and five children, after she was attacked by a mob in her village. and what were they saying to you? i've been told thatjenny‘s accuser has failed to let the family return to the community, so i go to confront him. and what's surprising is that not

only is hejenny‘s brother—in—law, he's also the local headmaster. can you show me the grave? yes. john's daughter christina collapsed and died on her third birthday. he then turned onjenny, accusing her of practising sanguma and causing the death. others in the community then attacked her. john claims that he keeps his beliefs out of the classroom. do you teach your school about sanguma ? no. you don't? but you tell them, through your example... well... through your example, they can see you can accuse somebody in the community of sanguma? even though the hospital confirmed his daughter

died of natural causes, john is still convinced it was jenny's witchcraft that killed her. and how do you think she did that? did she do something to her body spiritually? what did she do? john tells me that the family can return home, butjenny doesn't think it is safe. you say that they could come back. it just seems that any time anything happened in the community, they would be targeted again, and they would be beaten up again, and they would be thrown out of the community again? no. jenny's story is common

in papua new guinea. over 100 cases a year go to court or are covered by the press, but this is a tiny percentage as most cases go unreported. both men and women are attacked, but for women, the attacks are more violent. victims tend to be vulnerable members of the community. for peter, it's personal. when he was a toddler, his father was killed in tribalfighting. his mother, cecilia, had given him a meal before the battle, against local tradition. villagers believed it caused his death, and she was branded a witch.

likejenny, peter's mum fled and never returned home. he takes me to meet her where she now lives, in a remote mountaintop village. cecilia's lips are stained with beetle nut, a stimulant that a lot of people here chew. she raised her children as a single mother and she's proud of what they've accomplished — helping people like her. it was nearly half a century ago for cecilia, but sanguma accusations are still ripping apart families and destroying lives today. next on myjourney,

a different sort of survivor. rebecca was a newlywed when her neighbours turned on her. but after she ran away, rebecca embraced being called a witch and turned it to her financial advantage. she became a witch doctor, and herjob is now accusing others of sanguma. for a price, she'll reveal the identity of the sorcerer who brought death or bad luck to the village. but aren't you worried

about what happens to the people that you do accuse? peter believes that witch doctors like rebecca fuel the cycle of accusations, recriminations and violence. meeting rebecca makes me realise what an industry sorcery accusations is. but after spending time in the country, i still don't understand why there are so few prosecutions when everyone knows what's happening. the answer might lie

in tribal violence. this man's brother was accused of sorcery and tortured to death by a mob. it sparked days of vicious fighting between villagers. there used to be about 28 houses, and after his brother was accused of being a sorcerer, and murdered, the other tribe came in and they burned all of the houses to the ground. but then, members from this community then went to that tribe's area, and then they also burned down some of the houses in their community as well. so what's increasingly clear is that when there is one sorcery accusation, there is just a massive cycle

of violence afterwards. my time in the country has made me see how it's more peacekeeping than policing. so i'm here in the capital, port moresby, to find out what the government is doing to stop the violence. in 2015, the authorities introduced the sorcery national action plan. but there's not been much progress. we haven't actually fully implemented that plan yet. we brought in appropriate legal changes. we have heightened the seriousness of sorcery related killing to a capital crime, with the death penalty being mandatory. but up to now we have not successfully prosecuted one sorcery related accusation. having been on the ground in chimbu, one of the things that struck me was that there's a cycle of violence. surely, by introducing capital punishment, that willjust spiral the cycle of violence even more, because one person will die, another person will die, and then there will be repercussions

for that family? no. not quite. if we do nothing, then it will spiral out of control. the government must be seen to be in control and visit that particular crime with the most serious penalty that is available under law. i spoke to the local police force and they say they get absolutely no additionalfunding. yes, that's correct. we are trying to resource police. that's really at a higher level. we will try to look at funding to bring the funds available down to the operational level. with no end to the problem in sight, what is it that keeps peter going? meanwhile, today's victims are left in limbo.

and if the violence doesn't stop, there'll be many more refugees likejenny and her family in the future. that film was made in the memory of bbcjournalist sue lloyd robert. you can watch the whole thing on the bbc news channel at 9:30 this evening. let's get the latest weather update. how is it looking? we have more storms on the way. we have endured this for many days now. the

difference with today will be that some of the downpours will be perhaps affecting parts of the country which haven't seen much in the way of thunder or lightning, so thundery downpours are developing in a few hours. we will start to see the showers bring. overall across the showers bring. overall across the country, it is pretty overcast. there are some angry clouds across parts of europe. it is notjust us. from midday onwards, if you squint your eyes, you can just from midday onwards, if you squint your eyes, you canjust about from midday onwards, if you squint your eyes, you can just about see the showers. they are small, but torrential where they do form. around two p: m. , torrential where they do form. around two p:m., they will be bring around the east midlands into east anglia. it is difficult to say exactly. they will also be developing across the north—west of

england, northern ireland and scotland, quite a large chunk of the country. those areas will be at greatest risk of catching the showers, which could lead to flash flooding in some places. the peak of these showers will be later in the afternoon. otherwise, many of us will be missing the downpours and it will be missing the downpours and it will be missing the downpours and it will be a fine and warm day and another mild night. on saturday, again some showers in the forecast. this time, eastern areas will be affected by the downpours, many parts of northern england and east anglia. further south and west, the better the weather will be on today. on sunday, any showers will be across northern parts of the country. overall, the risk of catching showers as we go through the weekend will be less and less as we go into sunday. as a result,

temperatures might pick up. it has been very warm in the uk for a long time now. it has been extremely warm for may and now we are intojune. it looks as though the warm weather is here to stay across the uk. today, still some thunderstorms on the way and flashes of lightning and the warm weather continues. hello it's 10 o'clock, i'm chloe tilley. a chorus of criticism of the us after massive tariffs come into force, as europe prepares tit—for—tat measures. the uk steel industry is urging action. i believe the european commission needs to be as strong as it likes because we need to tell donald trump, this is no way to treat your friends. we'll explain what it all means and why as a result, a pair ofjeans and a carton ofjuice could be about

to get more expensive. one thousand train cancellations and delays in just one day. will there be any relief for passengers after the chaos of the new timetables? beena been a bit of a shambles, really. it hasjust been been a bit of a shambles, really. it has just been a been a bit of a shambles, really. it hasjust been a nightmare. just stuck because there was so many northern trains stuck on platforms with no drivers. we want your stories of disruption on the trains — has it driven you off the rails? and the chronic shortage of blood, stem cell and organ in the black, asian and ethnic minority communities — why is it disproportionately low? good morning. here'sjulian in the bbc newsroom with a summary of todays news. the opening shots in a possible global trade war have just been fired. the decision by washington to impose tariffs on steel and aluminium imports from key allies has come into force. they say they have now no option but to retaliate. the eu, canada and mexico have all condemned president trump's decision. everyday products used

by american consumers — from orangejuice tojeans — could be targeted. and we'll be looking at how the eu might respond and whether a fully—fledged trade war is now inevitable a little a little later in this hour. the spanish parliament is due to vote around now on a motion of no confidence in the prime minister, mariano rajoy, which he's expected to lose. arriving a short while ago for the vote, rajoy admitted defeat, saying it had been "an honour" to serve the country. he told legislators that he'd be the first to congratulate his replacement — the leader of the socialists, pedro sanchez. the vote has been called because of a corruption scandal. and we'll be hearing from our correspondent live in madrid shortly. thousands of children in care are at risk beacuse they are being moved around the system too much. that's the warning from the children's commisioner for england. the government says it has put in place a range of measures to help create stable environments.

but anne longfield said nearly 2,400 children had to change home, school or social worker in the last year. increasing numbers of people are being readmitted to hospital in england with preventable conditions such as pneumonia and pressure sores, according to the health thinktank, the nuffield trust. better care in hospital and at home afterwards could have made a difference, it said. emergency readmissions, within 30 days of discharge, have risen by a fifth over the past seven years. the government said it has committed to a long—term funding plan to help the nhs manage growing demands. an eight—year—old boy has died following a collision on the m6 last night. police were alerted to a collision between a lorry and a toyota yaris car, which is believed to have stopped on the hard shoulder between junctions six and five southbound. the boy, from leicester, was pronounced dead at the scene. the lorry driver was arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving. a british father of three held on death row

in ethiopia for four years, has returned to the uk after being pardoned last month. andy tsege was accused by the ethiopian authorities of being a terrorist and was tried with others in his absence in 2009 before being sentenced to death. he had been detained in ethiopia since 2014. his release comes after talks between theresa may and her ethiopian counterpart. that's a summary of the latest bbc news — more at 10.30. hello. welcome to the programme, we're live until 11 this morning. we've been talking about children in care. and you've been sharing your experiences with us this morning. this one says... i was placed on a ca re this one says... i was placed on a care order and was moved 14 times to different homes in a single year. when i turned 16 social services put me in when i turned 16 social services put meina when i turned 16 social services put me in a hotel and left me to live my own. that's how much they do their

job. this one says... children in ca re are job. this one says... children in care are moved far too often and the system is we active and his resource led rather than child—centred. if a placement breaks down workers will be winging around anywhere to find a place for the young person, it could be round the corner or it could be 50 miles away or more. keep sharing your experiences with us this morning on that. remember, you can use #bbcbizlive. later on in the programme we are also going to be talking about trains following the nightmare for the train passengers on northern and govia thameslink. we wa nt to on northern and govia thameslink. we want to hear your pain this morning on the trains, you can share that with us as well, using the #bbcbizlive or you can text and you will be charged the standard network rate. time for some sports. chelsea's decision to put major stadium redevelopment plans on hold is no surprise to former managing director christian purslow. the move comes after delays to owner roman abramovic renewing his uk visa. abramovic is unwilling to invest in a major project in a country where he is not

allowed to work. his visa ran out a few weeks ago and delays in the renewal come as tensions increase between london and moscow over the poisoning of former spy sergei skripal in salisbury. work has stopped on the one billion pound project to rebuild stamford bridge. it would have increased capacity to 60,000 and created a state of the art stadium. christian purslow is a former managing director of chelsea, and he says he expcted this to happen. so, a very marginal economic decision that has always been on the rim of being approved or not by the owner. and the practicalities of this project also have been a major stumbling block. essentially, a four—year building project needing chelsea to find an alternative home for such a long period. the most practical solution, wembley, many people in the club were unsure about the risk of getting fans to travel so farfor so long, the risk of getting fans to travel so far for so long, away from their

home. so, practicalities and economics, it is a pretty sensible decision not to pursue this project and know the price to me that that is the decision ultimately taken. tottenham manager mauricio pochettino is the bookmaker‘s favourite to succeed zinedine zidane at real madrid. zidane announced his shock resignation as coach yesterdayjust days after leading real to their third successive champions league triumph. he is their most successful manager in modern history, winning nine trophies in just two and half seasons. pochettino has just signed a five year contract to continue as spurs boss. we're still waiting to hear on the fitness of england's ben stokes ahead of the second and final test match with pakistan in leeds. the england all—rounder has had a scan ona england all—rounder has had a scan on a hamstring injury after taking pa rt on a hamstring injury after taking part in some light practice on the headingley outfield. they need him after a heavy loss at lord's. we have had discussions about things, we wa nt have had discussions about things, we want to learn, we want to keep moving forward as a team, and that

is for us to keep working on as a group. it's pretty obvious where we we re group. it's pretty obvious where we were below par last week. and it is just about going out there and tidying up on a few areas as a team and if we can do that we will put in and if we can do that we will put in a really good performance. kyle edmund is starting to live to his billing as number 16 seed at the french open. 23 years old now and after all his early promise, he's showing signs of maturing into a top player. by reaching the last 32 he has equalled his best ever run at roland garros. the yorkshireman beat marton fuksovics in four sets. the hungarian is ranked 45 in the world. edmund will play italy's fabio fognini in the third round. cameron norrie and heather watson both lost in their second—round matches. that's all the sport for now. let's go back to spain now. prime minister mariano rajoy is facing defeat in a no confidence vote which is taking place in parliament right now in madrid. guy hedgecoe is in madrid.

what is happening? this vote of no confidence is due to take place any moment now here in the spanish congress, the members of parliament are gathered to cast their votes. we know pretty much what the result of that vote will be, we are expecting mariano rajoy to lose that vote by a very slim majority. but nonetheless he is expected to lose it. and if he does lose it, not only will he be removed from office but pedro sanchez, the socialist leader, will automatically be voted in as the new prime minister. how controversial has this been, because we were hearing earlier on from gavin that this level of scandal is really capturing the imagination of the spanish people? well, it is. corruption clearly has been a problem for the spanish political class over rece nt problem for the spanish political class over recent years. it has been

a huge problem for the governing people's party of mariano rajoy, almost since he came into power in 2011. it started then. and some would say there has been a torrent of scandal affecting his party. it has not just affected of scandal affecting his party. it has notjust affected his party, it has notjust affected his party, it has also affected the socialists and the other main parties as well. but in particular it has been the people's party who have really suffered. it has started to seem like every day there have been headlines highlighting new cases. in the last week we heard about this high court ruling which explicitly linked mariano rajoy‘s party to a network of public contracts being exchanged for bribes at a local level. and that was really seen as the last straw for the socialist party and the many others. thank you very much for bringing us that update. we will keep across that story and bring you more as we get it. when british and european steel now arrives in the us, it'll be slapped with an extra 25% import tariff. aluminium faces a hike of 10%.

donald trump hopes the new tariffs will boost the american steel industry, which he sees as vital for us security. the president's actions have been roundly criticised by european leaders, as well as canada and mexico, who are also victims of the new charges. they've all promised a tit—for—tat retaliation. the eu says it's planning to raise import tariffs on a range of american goods, including bourbon whisky, jeans and motorbikes. canada says it will target food products such as pizza and jam. mexico plans to tax imports including pork chops and lamps. let's try and unpick this withjonty bloom, our business correspondent — and chris mason is in westminsterfor us. alsojoining me now is dr rebecca harding, author of the weaponisation of trade

and former chief economist at the british bankers association. first of all, why is this happening now? it is happening now because president trump are basically says the world trade system is fixed against america. the steel and aluminium industries in particular in america were suffering as a result and they needed to be protected on the grounds national of security, he says. it is really is known as pressing the nuclear option because doing something on national security grounds is very, very difficult to stop. the wto has an exemption, if you claim that something is vitalfor exemption, if you claim that something is vital for your national security, you are allowed to put ta riffs security, you are allowed to put tariffs on it. so basically he has got around the international system and he has introduced tariffs which it will be very difficult for anyone to fight, which is why we have seen immediate retaliation from mexico and canada and eu expected to announce tariffs of its own very shortly, on imports of harley—davidson motorbikes, orange

juice, a host of things. and those are very cleverly targeted. if you look at the states where they come from, they tend to be represented by very prominent members of the republican party, so that is why the eu will be targeting those particular areas. what impact will it have on the cost of things in the shops and also on ukjobs? there are about 30,000 people directly working in the steel industry in the uk. we do not export that much to america but the big threat for them is that there is a certain amount of steel in the world and not very much of it will be sold in america. so the fear is that it starts flooding the international market and forcing down the price of steel. we have had a crisis in the british steel industry over the last few years, it has had serious problems making money, and cheaper steel flooding into the country will not help at all. if you're going to buy a harley—davidson bike i would buy it today rather than tomorrow. and what about things like everyday items? are we going to see our shopping trolleys suddenly costing a lot

more? it will cost some more, it depends how much we import from america. we have targeted florida orangejuice, there america. we have targeted florida orange juice, there are other sources of orange juice. similarly american denim — they are not the only people who make denim. if you wa nt to only people who make denim. if you want to buy that american brand it will probably cost you a bit more. chris, it is not that long ago that we saw president trump and theresa may holding hands at the white house, we were told there was still the special relationship — it does not look like it now had a week it doesn't, and this is tricky, because there is a clear gap between the british government policy and that in washington. clear british frustration. president trump is due here in the uk next month. the prime minister will meet him at a summit next week. what the british government now has two way up is how it calibrates its response. it has said that it supports the eu measure

and register a complaint about the action from america but there is a recognition that first of all that process will take a long time and secondly, using national security as the justification for these tariffs makes it very hard for them. but then there is the whole issue around what eu does with his retaliatory measures. and we have seen from liam fox, the secretary of state for international trade, who repeated this morning a note of caution, a fear that whilst it is understandable that the eu might wa nt understandable that the eu might want to respond with the measures on things like harley— davidsons want to respond with the measures on things like harley—davidsons and orange juice, that the danger of thatis orange juice, that the danger of that is the potential for escalating a trade war. and then, how do you manage to pull back from that to try and ensure the situation in the future where these tariffs are removed and so that is where it is tricky politically in the short—term. as you say in the longer term, the challenge is that the british government has made great play of the prospect of a trade deal with the us after brexit. and this

incident proves the gap which exists between britain and america this crucial issue with so many british jobs in the steel industry and in the supply chain as well. dr rebecca harding, are you surprised by this move from president trump? harding, are you surprised by this move from president trump7m harding, are you surprised by this move from president trump? it has been on the cards for a very long time. he was elected on the basis of a ticket which said he wanted to be choose america's trade deficit and he wanted to tackle what he saw as unfair trade practices. that has beenin unfair trade practices. that has been in the books if you like for a very long time. so in that sense it is not surprising. i think the other thing to say, though, is the severity of it and the fact that he did it, kind of running out of patience. think everybody was hoping that this could be avoided and it hasn't been. and so there will be a lot of negotiations behind the scenes now to try and correct that attitude of, we're going to do this unilaterally. chris mason scoop up

on the point of the danger of it escalating into a full—on trade war — just explain the people watching at home what actually means and why is such a bad thing? so, if there is a full—blown trade war, let's take steel as a starting point, the us has already said that its desire is to look at german cars as well on national security grounds. if the us imposes tariffs than everybody else imposes tariffs than everybody else imposes tariffs than everybody else imposes tariffs on something. at the moment though tariffs are fairly limited. but the chances are that you start to see tariffs coming in from the us as well. they say, if you're going to impose on florida orangejuice, then you're going to impose on florida orange juice, then we will do it on chocolate biscuits or something like that, and the whole thing starts to escalate, creating an environment of uncertainty about companies can't invest, where nobody really knows where the politics is driving us, and what is beginning to happen is, we're beginning to see a breakdown ina we're beginning to see a breakdown in a knot of the multilateral

organisations that have dominated world trade over the last 60 years. is he likely to go back on this? i have been reading this morning that the republican house speak up or ryan, the most influential republican in congress, has come out saying that he absolutely disagrees with this decision, other people within the republican party also saying that this is absolutely the wrong target. europe, mexico, canada, are not the problem, china is- canada, are not the problem, china is — can pressure be put on president trump at home to get him to reverse this? i think there has been a lot of pressure on donald trump, andi been a lot of pressure on donald trump, and i think he has withstood a lot of that pressure by making the moves that he has. he is surrounded by advisers now who are saying, we need to do this urgently, we need to get this up and running. however, if you look at the negotiations with china a couple of weeks ago and the way in which he has gone about a

knot of these trade negotiations, he has gone in with, to coin a phrase, fire and fury, and then he has come back from it and done it in a more limited way. the important difference here is that china is still marginally keeping the door opened by making some concessions. europe has said it is not going to negotiate with a gun to its head, in the words of macron. so actually europe needs to perhaps start talking a bit more in order to be able to get the thing going again. thank you all so much for speaking to me. still to come — matt le blanc leaves top gear — saying it had been great fun but it was too time consuming and there was too much travel. a review of black, asian and ethnic minority blood, stem cell and organ donation has concluded that demand is disproportionately high and supply is extremely low. over a third of those on the waiting list for a kidney transplant are from bame communities. the results of a four—month long review by labour mp and nurse eleanor smith has shown 27,000

new blood donors are needed this yearjust to keep up with the demand. we can speak now to eleanor smith, a labour mp and a qualified nurse — she led the review into bame donors after noticing a problem within certain communities. we're alsojoined by ashley de la mode, who is searching for a live kidney donor and by dr gurch randhawa, director of the institute for health research at the university of bedfordshire. first of all just first of alljust explain to us if you would the situation that you find yourself in? yes, i am looking for a live donor, and since doing my research i have found that it is really difficult, it is coming up against a brick wall within our community, because a lot of people don't really understand the lack of

organ and within our community. so i'm finding that even though i am looking for a kidney i'm also having to teach and educate and bring awareness on the matter. before you talk to us about the impact it has on your day—to—day life, you raise that cynicism within the bame community, just elaborate on that if you would? well, from what i've understood now, it is that a lot of it is due to lack of understanding. and fear and obviously culture. faith as well. so, really, when you're trying to explain to the community the importance of organ donation, you have to cover all of these factors as well. it is just not one aspect of it, most of it people don't understand. and tell us the effect it has on your life day—to—day? the effect it has on your life day-to-day? it has a really bad effect on me, because you have to

ta ke effect on me, because you have to take a lot of supplements when you have kidney failure because your kidneys cannot bring the correct nutrients to your body. a lack of energy, i am always super tired. it just takes a lot to do everything on a daily basis. and obviously, you don't want to be on dialysis for the rest of your life, you want to have the opportunity to have a transplant so that you can live longer life as well. it is not a normal way to live, to be on dialysis. eleanor smith, is it people like ashley de la mode that you did this report for the? absolutely, many like ashley around the country. we totally wanted to do something to highlight the problems that we had. so, just explain a little bit more, ashley was talking about certain communities almost not trusting the nhs, what did you find that our way there is that, there is a historical and a cultural thing not trusting

the nhs. and within the report we have suggested some recommendations in regards to that and that is about having some more bame nurses and clinicians to actually specialise in those areas, because now it is predominantly of the other groups but we would like more of our groups to come into it and specialise in it. dr gurch randhawa, i know that you go to good ones and two temples and you try to reach out to people to encourage them to come forward — what are the stories that hear people? well, i think what we find is that we are trying to deal with theissues is that we are trying to deal with the issues which ashley has highlighted in that there is a lack of trust. and what you find is that if you work with community leaders and faith leaders, that helps to build the trust. the people are genuinely not aware that there is a

shortage of organ donors. so, what we need is, we need donors who are either living kidney donors or donor families of those people who have sadly died but have gone on to make their heroic gesture to become organ donors. we need those donors and donors. we need those donors and donorfamilies to donors. we need those donors and donor families to be very visible in community settings at grassroots level. because that enables the connection between the community and donation. because at the moment i think one of the criticisms about the uk is, we tend to have a lot of media coverage about those people who need a transplant at less coverage around the people who've actually made that heroic gesture of being a donor. so, the more we can visualise that any more donation will become normal and then everybody will hopefully talk about theseissues everybody will hopefully talk about these issues at home. everybody will hopefully talk about these issues at homelj everybody will hopefully talk about these issues at home. i can see the other two nodding at this. ashley, is that what it is about, kind of normalising this? yeah, it is about making it normal. if i can show

people that this is real, you can save lives, people like me, looking for a kidney. and definitely the trust is a big thing, because a lot of people wonder, what if i give a kidney, can i still survive on one kidney? the answer is, yes, you can. but you can trust the community, once you have given an organ, if anything does happen you are prioritised anyway. but they don't and you to give a transplant if you may need it in the future. it's not like we're just getting to take your kidney! and i am reading that you've been advised by doctors to actively look yourself and seek out a kidney, because they don't have confidence that they can find you want quickly? no, and that was really heartbreaking and it was said really harshly but very honestly, they said, i suggest you find your own

kidney, because on the list you're not going to find one any time soon. and when i discovered the reality of that, it brought me so much pressure and then! that, it brought me so much pressure and then i started looking. i just... yep, i'm looking. best of luck with that and thank you so much for speaking to us today. american actor matt le blanc is to leave the bbc programme top gear. in a statement, he described his time on the show as "great fun" but said he wanted to spend more time with his family. his fourth and final series will be broadcast later this year. our arts correspondent david sillitojoins me. this has come as a bolt out of the blue, hasn't it? well, we knew he had signed a two—year extension two yea rs had signed a two—year extension two years ago so there was always going to bea years ago so there was always going to be a question as to weather or not he would carry on after the fourth season. it is unbelievable that we are reaching a fourth season of matt leblanc! i remember the first one, of course, with chris

eva ns, first one, of course, with chris evans, that lasted just one season, and now he has bedded in with the other two. so it is a bit of a shock, however, the bbc said it is looking forward to working with a new presenter in 2019. so, maybe they were expecting this. top gear has had a tricky ride over the last few years but it is a massive export for the bbc and really important, they have to get the right person to fill his shoes? the phrase they use in tv is territory, i never quite understand what it means but... seen in 200 territories around the world, top gear is seen in a lot of places! however, the problem with all car programmes is that everyone tries to doa car programmes is that everyone tries to do a car programme. i have got a list of them here... one—car too far... eccentric. and if it was the magic formula the ratings, you would know about all of these as being absolute must watch programmes.

there was only one must watch programme, which was effectively top gear withjeremy programme, which was effectively top gear with jeremy clarkson, programme, which was effectively top gear withjeremy clarkson, because they had managed to come up with a magic formula of making a programme about cars that people who didn't have any interest in cars would watch. and it's a magic formula that is very, very hard to repeat. it's happened once in tv history. so if you're going to find presenters who are going to find this magic route of getting to people who are not that interested in cars but quite enjoy seeing tragic old men in essentially... does it have to be men? absolutely but that is what the formula was! and that is what the formula was! and that is what the formula of grand tour is as well and it is very difficult competing against the previous incarnation as well. so maybe it is time to com pletely well. so maybe it is time to completely come up with a different idea, maybe get some more women in there. that's not too difficult, women do like cars! any names in the frame? there is always a bunch of

names which crop up each time and in the betting, jodie kidd has been mentioned as a possibility. every time! jenson button, time on his hands, they think, james martin, the celebrity chef, likes his cars. your guess is as good as mine! it is a bit of a challenge for them. but, you know, top gear is still seen around the world, it's still getting about 3 million on bbc two,which is about 3 million on bbc two,which is a pretty good audience for a programme in that sort of slot, so it's not going to go away and they will be trying to find someone, with all of the money which comes from the global sales of this programme, so they're not going to want to say goodbye to the programme just yet. so they will be looking for a new presenter and give it a good go! still to come... chaos on the railways. hundreds of delays and cancellations raise serious concerns over rail operators.

and it's rarely spoken about — but why stillbirth is a grief no expectant parent should have to go through alone. (sting) time for the latest news — here'sjulian. the opening shots in a possible global trade war have just been fired. the decision by washington to impose tariffs on steel and aluminium imports from key allies has come into force. they say they have now no option but to retaliate. the eu, canada and mexico have all condemned president trump's decision. everyday products used by american consumers — from orangejuice tojeans — could be targeted. spain's parliament are voting on a motion of no confidence in the prime minister, mariano rajoy, which he's expected to lose. arriving earlier for the vote, mr rajoy admitted defeat, saying it had been "an honour" to serve the country. he told legislators that he'd be the first

to congratulate his replacement — the leader of the socialists, pedro sanchez. the vote has been called because of a corruption scandal. this is the scene live in the spanish parliament in madrid. mr rajoy will be the first prime minister in modern spanish history to be defeated in a motion such as this. we will bring you further news as it happens. thousands of children in care are at risk beacuse they are being moved around the system too much. that's the warning from the children's commisioner for england. the government says it's put in place a range of measures to help create stable environments. but anne longfield said nearly 2,400 children had to change home, school or social worker in the last year. an eight—year—old boy has died following a collision on the m6 last night. police were alerted to a collision between a lorry and a toyota yaris car, which is believed to have stopped on the hard shoulder between junctions 6 and 5 southbound. the boy, from leicester, was pronounced dead at the scene. the lorry driver was arrested on suspicion of causing death

by dangerous driving. a british father of three held on death row in ethiopia forfour years,has returned to the uk after being pardoned last month. andy tsege was accused by the ethiopian authorities of being a terrorist and was tried in his absence in 2009 before being sentenced to death. he had been detained in ethiopia since 2014. his release comes after talks between theresa may and her ethiopian counterpart. that's a summary of the latest bbc news. here's some sport now with damien. england's star all—rounder ben stokes has been ruled out of the crucial final test against pakistan starting shortly at headingley after he failed to recoverfrom a hamstring injury. pakistan won the toss and will bat. former chelsea managing director christian purslow says he isn't surprised the club's put stadium

redevelopment plans on hold after delays in billionaire owner roman abramovic renewing his uk visa. tottenham boss mauricio pochettino is among the bookmakers' favourites to succeed zinedine zidane after his shock resignation as coach of champions league winners real madrid. british number one kyle edmund will play italian clay court specialist fabio fognini in the third round of the french open after beating marton fuksovics at roland garros. that's all the sport for now. rail services in parts of the north are in "freefall," according to the mayor of greater manchester. two troubled rail operators were responsible for almost 1,000 late or cancelled trains in just one day on thursday. commuters have been venting their anger amid disruption on northern and govia thameslink railway routes in the south of england. let's talk to our correspondent caroline davies whojoins me now. 1000 cancellations or delays in a

day is quite an achievement singer that had that happen? if you listen to network rail, their explanation is that they were trying to improve the system and bring in the biggest changes in a generation to the timetables. they say that is needed because more people are using the trains. they say because of the sheer number of changes and also because there were delays in developments on the line, this has caused this level of chaos. of course, a lot of commuters are fuming about this because it means that across the country, they have been delayed getting to work or get into whatever destination they are trying to reach. and it wasn'tjust yesterday, it has been going on? trying to reach. and it wasn'tjust yesterday, it has been going 0mm came in almost two weeks ago, and two days later on the 22nd of may, there were 147 trains cancelled. by there were 147 trains cancelled. by the 29th, it got a 281 and by wednesday we had heard that almost 1000 trains had been cancelled, one in eight scheduled trains. sorry to jump in eight scheduled trains. sorry to jump in. we have some breaking news

from spain that the prime minister, mariano rajoy, has lost a no—confidence vote in the spanish parliament. as we were saying to our correspondent earlier, this was expected and we are just seeing reaction from the spanish parliament. pedro sanchez will be the new prime minister. this was expected after mariano rajoy lost that no—confidence vote. it was about corruption allegations which have got people very angry and spain, many people feeling very unhappy. pedro sanchez is expected to be prime minister by monday, we are hearing. 0k, to be prime minister by monday, we are hearing. ok, the cabinet will be appointed next week. all of this news is reaching us right now as it happens live in madrid. he won 180

votes. we a re happens live in madrid. he won 180 votes. we are expecting around 176 going against mariano rajoy, so those estimates were about right. it was 169 against. so you can see much jubilation in the spanish parliament at the moment, as that vote has literally just taken place. at the moment, as that vote has literallyjust taken place. we will continue to get reaction throughout the morning as we hear that pedro sanchez has become the new spanish prime minister after mariano rajoy lost that no—confidence vote. let's go back to matters closer to home. we were talking about those disruptions on the trains. caroline davies, our correspondent, is here. before we speak to a couple of people who have been affected by this, do we have any idea when this is likely to be sorted after we had

1000 cancellations and delaysjust yesterday? if you go online, you will hear plenty were apologies from these networks, but when is it being sorted out? on monday, the transport select committee will meet to review the situation. that might lead to an inquiry. thank you for that. let's talk now to amy rollings — a barrister in manchester who's faced delays for the last few days. i'm getting to my tether with this and using my car more often. are you being given any sense of why this is happening? often, the most frustrating thing is not being told anything. that is part of the problem. often, iwill get anything. that is part of the problem. often, i will get to the train station and the train just won't turn up or there will be no driver, so that first train is

cancelled and i am on the next train if that happens. sometimes, it takes me two or three trains before i am moving out of the station. there is no information on the evening before about whether the driver will be turning up that morning. i'm talking about trains at 6.30 seven in the morning. the other problem is that there are communications once you are there, but those staff are getting a lot of abuse from other rail users because they are angry and frustrated about what is happening. andy burnham has been hugely critical. he is of course the greater manchester mayor. it sometimes feels to me like northern commuters are invisible to them. theyjust don't care. the time of northern commuters is not the same as commuters in london and south. well, frankly, as mayor of greater manchester, i am not going to accept that. things are just beyond a joke at the moment. people's lives are being ruined by this shambolic rail industry. they are happy to accept

the fares and the profits, but it seems they are not happy to accept the responsibility and accountability. well, it's not good enough. the transport secretary needs to come to parliament on monday. he needs to make a statement. he needs to set a clear deadline by which services will be restored to an acceptable standard. that, in my view, is the only way that we will get accountability into this and we will be able to hold him and his failing rail industry to account. that was the greater manchester mayor andy burnham. amy, do you have faith that this can get sorted and that the company network rail will be held to account? for the foreseeable future, meaning the next four weeks, i don't have faith. i was speaking to a member of rail staff and they said it is a lack of drivers, which isn't going to be resolved in the next four to six weeks if the drivers need training and being recruited. so i don't see

any end date to this for the foreseeable future, because i know that the problem is a lack of drivers. as you are speaking, i can see that bruce williamson from rail future is nodding away. explain a bit more for us. well, it is a staffing issue and a lack of planning issue. obviously, when you have a complex new timetable with new services and improved services, you need the staff to back that up. you need the drivers trained and ready, and they simply aren't there. they haven't had enough. i think we need to blame both the train operating companies and the department for transport here. chris grayling is trying to pass the buck onto the industry, but the department for transport are responsible in many ways for micromanaging the train operating companies, and when they accept these franchise bids, they tend to go for the lowest bid, which means the bid with the lowest amount of staffing because that is the lowest amount of expenditure, and then we

find ourselves with a position where the staff are not in place to run the staff are not in place to run the services when they are due to start. people at home watching this will say, how can there not be communication between all of the different people involved here to make sure that this doesn't happen? there is no excuse. all the parties are to blame. the department for transport are guilty. the train operating companies have failed to put the staff in place to train them, and network rail have failed to deliver. it's like watching a car crash in slow motion. it is inexcusable. there isn't anything that has cropped up at the last minute to throw a spanner in the works. all of this has been anticipated for years, possibly decades, and it should have been better plan. amy, how was this affecting your work? presumably, you are turning up late. i am getting two trains earlier than i would have two, which is why i am getting so early in the morning. in place like

birmingham, you can't drive. i have to get the train, but rather than get the train that gets me in an hour early, i think it may be cancelled, so i have to get their two hours early, which means i am getting less sleep and it is disrupting my life and taking so much time out of my day. so what would make you happy? killie, sorting out the services, but do you wa nt sorting out the services, but do you want compensation as well?|j sorting out the services, but do you want compensation as well? i do, and iam want compensation as well? i do, and i am regularly claiming compensation, but ironically, even the website itself says there is a delay in repaying the compensation! that is ironic. bruce, presumably the compensation isn't a huge amount when you think that amy is having to get up two hours earlier? the compensation is fair enough and it isa compensation is fair enough and it is a slight recompense for the inconvenience the passengers are suffering, but it is clearly not good enough. unfortunately, there is no quick fix. sadly, there is no

magic bullet. that is not what you wa nt to magic bullet. that is not what you want to hear, is it, amy? no. do you find lots of your colleagues are also having to battle through this? everybody is being affected and i'm grateful to this programme for doing something about it, because i was sat on a train the other day with somebody who missed their holiday as a result of a train being cancelled and the subsequent train being delayed. and then the train she was on decided it wasn't going to stop at manchester airport because of significant delays. so everybody is being affected by this. i am aware of it, so i can plan ahead. but some people have no idea and then turn up to the train station and mr holiday. our people angry at the train station, or are theyjust going with it? no, they are angry and i feel sorry for the members of staff who are having to take abuse. people are venting on the members of staff. thank you for speaking to us and best of luck. i hope yourjourney into and out of work does improve.

and thank you, bruce. still to come we'll get an update on edith monk's story — she suffers from ms, and atjust 30 years of age —faces having to move into a care home. now, it's a grief no expectant parent should have to go through alone — stillbirth: when a baby is born dead after 24 completed weeks of pregnancy. but even though stillbirths happen in around 1 in every 200 births in england, they're rarely spoken about. stillbirth and neonatal death charity sands have found three out of five parents who went back to work after their baby died said no—one talked to them about it. the survey asked 2,500 bereaved parents about their experience and found most employers didn't offer any support. the charity's calling on colleagues and employers to find the words to talk about the loss of a baby. with us now from sands is their chief executive dr clea harmer. amanda wood joins us from warwick, she experienced a stillbirth in december 2014.

and kirsty mcgurrell in sunderland started her charity "4louis" after losing her son in 2009. thank you forjoining us. clea, tell us thank you forjoining us. clea, tell us what you found and why people find it so difficult. we all find it difficult. a colleague comes back to work, we all know what happened and we are uncomfortable talking about it. absolutely. when parents suffer the devastating loss of a baby, everybody finds it difficult to talk to them about it. death is difficult. talking about a baby dying is even more difficult. but when they go back to work, they face even more problems than you would expect. people find it difficult to talk to them ignore them, isolate them. the employers themselves find

it difficult to talk about benefits and entitlements, thinks the parents should be accessing. and they don't work with parents to find a way to tell their colleagues what happened. kirsty, just explain to us what happened to you and what returning to work was like after going through such a trauma? it was actually my partner who was returning to work. i was 38 weeks pregnant and it was a miscarriage. and when he found the hr department, he put the phone down on him because they didn't know how to deal with that situation at the time. that isjust startling, that anybody could be so insensitive. how difficult was that for your husband to deal with?

difficult was that for your husband to dealwith? he difficult was that for your husband to deal with? he found it very traumatic, to be honest. he did get some time off from work. he felt that they had not shown in the compassion or care he needed at the time. amanda, tell us about your experiences. my experience was more positive. it is obviously an emotionally traumatic time, but i had an employerand emotionally traumatic time, but i had an employer and a manager who gave me the time i needed before writing return to work. so when i we nt writing return to work. so when i went back, i was in a position where i was able to let my colleagues know that they could talk to me or not talk to me about my experience and my daughter as they chose. so i was able to take the pressure off people and just let them know that it was 0k to talk about and to give them a way into that if they felt comfortable with it. and how did you

do that, by raising the issue yourself or writing an e—mail?|j sent an e—mail to my colleagues before i went back, and i found that very useful. itjust before i went back, and i found that very useful. it just gives an opportunity for people to be able to approach you about something that they might not have the words for, even to provide an era for someone to listen to you if that is what you need when getting back into work. tell me what that day was like for you going back to work. apart from all of the trauma that you had been through, were you dreading how people were going to respond to you? it is difficult to go back, because you are almost going back to a life that you don't recognise any more. but as soon as you walk back in the dock thing is the same as when you left. —— soon as you walk back in

the building. it's difficult adjustment. i did a keeping in touch day before i went back full—time, so i was able to go in for one day to break the ice, but have to get up and do it all again the next day. so that a good way in, which is similar toa that a good way in, which is similar to a phased return. kirsty, what would you say if people are watching this and they know that someone is going to return to work after going through the horrendous experience of losing their baby? what would you say is the best way to approach somebody? everyone wants to be kind, but sometimes people don't know how to go about it. the best thing to do is to acknowledge that they have had a loss. if they do want to talk about it, respect that, but they will let you know it is not a subject they want to talk about. always bear in mind that the family have gone through that pain and when

they are ready to talk, be there to talk to them. this is the difficult thing, about how you initiate that conversation. should you wait for the person who has been bereaved to mention it or should you come up with it first? there is no one right way, but the thing to realise is that parents want you to be there for them. so all you need say is, i'm so sorry, and they know that you are there and they can talk to you if they want to. ask them about the baby if they want to talk. that can be helpful. also just baby if they want to talk. that can be helpful. alsojust asking, how are you? we have some fantastic defenders and i know one of them often says, especially to the fathers, after saying, how are you, when most people say fine, they say, no, how are you really? that allows people to talk or not. as british people to talk or not. as british

people generally, we often fear a display of emotion. some people may think, if i say to somebody, i am so sorry, or how are you, you might make somebody cry, which then would make somebody cry, which then would make you feel awkward, guilty. you don't want to upset somebody. it is that difficult moment. it is. but in a way, you are not going to upset them, because the worst thing has happened already. you can't upset them any more. that is important to hold onto. people say, i don't want to upset them, but of course they are upset. and if they cry, that is very normal. crying is how you react when you grieve. you can't take away the pain or that devastating feeling, but you can be with them. and byjust finding feeling, but you can be with them. and by just finding a feeling, but you can be with them. and byjust finding a few words to show that you want to be with them, you are reaching out and crossing the bridge of isolation and the wall of silence that parents describe.

they describe friends crossing the road so they don't have to talk to them. they describe friends not contacting them any more. you find every ounce of energy you have just get out and be out there, and you find people ignoring you. we want to help people to find the words to start reaching out to break that wall. amanda, did you find that people felt uncomfortable, whether it was at work or in everyday life, speaking to you about your loss? yes, i speaking to you about your loss? yes, lam speaking to you about your loss? yes, i am sure they did. it is a difficult topic to talk about. but i think that even if you don't know the right words, just acknowledging that and saying, there is nothing i can say to help you feel better, you have had this terrible experience, but i am here to support you and let

me know if there is anything you need. that can go a long way and you are then guided by the person who is bereaved as to how much they feel comfortable sharing with you. bereaved as to how much they feel comfortable sharing with youlj comfortable sharing with you.” noticed that you were nodding in the background, kirsty, as clea was speaking about experiences. have you had any experiences where people have crossed the road or found it difficult to speak to you?” have crossed the road or found it difficult to speak to you? i have. my neighbour avoided me for six months. he would run in the house if he saw me in the shopping centre or anywhere else. he would avoid me completely. i lost a lot of friends, because basically, they didn't know how to act around me or what to do. thank you so much for speaking to me. now, let me bring you some

comments which are reaching us on various topics we have been talking about. earlier, we were talking about. earlier, we were talking about the number of times many children in care are moved around in a year how disruptive that can be. a new report came out about that. a viewer got in touch to say there should be no reason to shuffle children from pillar to post. there must be a few basic flaws in the system. there are many success stories in the fostering of children. the failures must be put down to some anomaly in the practice. for example, if the car body a traumatised child to a or a family ora body a traumatised child to a or a family or a child from an ethnic minority to a different background, it is easy to see that difficulties will and sue. elliott says when kids have to be cared for by the state, a better and modern residential care home structure should be inspected. there should be one normal school system to give them some stability. keep your comments coming.

earlier this month, we spoke to edith monk who — atjust 30 years old — faced having to move into a care home. edith has multiple sclerosis. the condition affects around 100,000 people in the uk. two common symptoms which edith has are difficulty walking and fatigue. in april, she was told by hertfordshire county council that the care support enabling her to live alone and work full—time was no longer available. well, there's been a significant development since we spoke to her... but first, here is a quick reminder of what she told us a few weeks ago. i've been really stressed and scared and upset, but now i'm just really tired. and i don't know what's happening. i just feel like it's so beyond my control now. i'm just exhausted. part of the difficulty i've had so far and the response i have had from my social

worker is that i need worker is that i need to be more flexible with the times and then there would be more availability for me. but i can't be that flexible because i do need to get up in the morning to go to work. i don't want to go to bed at 6.30 as soon as i get home. because that is the point, your carer is assisting you in getting ready for bed. exactly, so it has been put to me that i need to be more flexible, and yet i am encouraged in the wider picture independent and go to work. i can't do both. edith is back with us now and can fill us in on what's happened since our interview a few weeks ago. so you told us you had a week's worth of care left. what has happened since then? with tj days to spare, social services called me up —— with two days to spare, they said they had found me a care agency. i

have not signed the contract with them yet. i think social services only got the paperwork yesterday. so it is still not 100% locked down, but i am still in my flat and things are working. and the new carers started coming in on monday? how is it going? to be honest, it's quite unsettling and stressful change care providers anyway because they are different. i knew! providers anyway because they are different. i knew i would have to do that anyway because my old care agency was leaving. so it has been a tiring week. but i am hoping that it will get faster and easier the longer i am with them. so it's a huge mental weight lifted to know

that they have been found and they are committed. what effect has it had on your condition, the stress? to be honest, i'm physically quite wea k to be honest, i'm physically quite weak at the moment. i'm not feeling great. so i had quite a bad physio session this week. i have spoken with my ms nurse. hopefully, it will get better. best of luck and thank you for sharing your story. that is all we have time for today. bbc newsroom live is next. have a lovely day. still really warm and humid out

there. a lot of the mist and fog first thing in the morning and the other thing we are watching later is the showers and thunderstorms which once again will be forming, not necessarily in the same place. if you had them yesterday, you may not get them today. and also the other way round. western parts of the country today and further north are infor country today and further north are in for some thundery downpours. this is how it looks right now. we had a few thunderstorms off the coast of wales. the sun is starting to come out across northern areas, but this is where we will see showers forming. broadly speaking, across parts of the midlands, wales, northern ireland and into scotland, these areas will be getting some big downpours. elsewhere, there is still a chance of catching some showers. the air is very humid right now, with the energy to spark off showers almost anywhere. warm and sunny today the further east and south you

are. tonight, it is going to stay muddy once again —— muggy.