this is bbc news. the headlines at eight the government approves controversial plans to build a third runway at heathrow. campaigners say it will damage the environment, but the transport secretary says expansion will benefit everyone. expansion at heathrow will bring real benefits across the country, including a boost of up to £74 billion to passengers, and the wider economy. providing better connections to growing world markets, and increasing flights to more long—haul destinations. the grenfell fire inquiry has heard that the london fire brigade received more calls about how to survive the blaze on the night, than from the whole of the rest of london, in the previous decade. newspapers across the north of england have joined forces, calling on the prime minister to get a grip of the rail problems causing chaos for commuters. the american fashion designer kate spade, has been found dead at her flat in new york. it's being reported she took her own life. also coming up, the comedian michael mcintyre has

been robbed by thieves, as he waited to collect his cildren from school... we'll be looking at what's behind the sharp rise in moped gang crime in the capital. the fashion retailer, h&m, says its clothes sizes are to become bigger, following complaints from customers. good evening and welcome to bbc news. after almost 20 years of delays and bitter arguments, the government has finally given the go—ahead to build a third runway at heathrow, the uk's busiest airport. the prime minister said the decision shows the government's commitment to jobs and infrastructure that britain needs to thrive after brexit. but opponents say it will damage the environment and they plan to challenge the decision

in the courts. the transport secretary, chris grayling said the £14 billion runway would be funded privately and could be completed by 2026. parliament will vote on the plans in the coming weeks. our deputy political editor john pienaar reports. after years of waiting and a few wobbles on the way, britain's biggest transport plan in years is finally in. buckle up for trouble. today ministers decided the uk and europe's busiest airport, heathrow, should get a new runway. and plenty of people hate the idea. are you going to lie down in front of the bulldozers? hear that? i don't think you'll see bulldozers said borisjohnson who's promised to lay down in front of one to stop the digging near his constituencies. is the runway now going to happen? wait, we'll be making statements. secretary chris greyling. mr speaker, i come to this house to mark a historic moment which which signals our commitment to securing global connectivity, creating tens

of thousands workerjobs and apprenticeships and boosting our economy through future generations by expanding heathrow airport. this is a test of whether the government is fit for purpose on big projects? it's going to be a battle going forward, there still strong oppositions, there are still some difficult stages to overcome, but we are absolutely determined to deliver this project which we think is crucial to all of our futures. at least that's the plan. thousands of newjobs nearly £150 million compensation and noise insulation for neighbours, 800 homes could be demolished, many here in harmondsworth, and many don't believe cleaner, quieter planes means less noise and air pollution. labour is split too. protesters dogged party headquarters this week and the labour leader is not backing expansion yet. tests must be undertaken on the economic impact for the whole country, noise pollution, air pollution and connectivity to heathrow for transport links. and those are the tests that have

to be put before any decision is made. here in the commons, mps lined up for and against the plan. the truth is we don't know how the third runway can be reconciled with air quality and we don't know how the third runway can be reconciled without climate change. we support the expansion of heathrow as well because we recognise the benefits that can actually bring to scotland including up to 16,000 newjobs. expanded heathrow must deliver for the whole of the uk, notjust the southeast of england. so for heathrow, what's next? the commons will vote on the decision within weeks, there will be a planning expect there is consultation on the detailed proposals, but legal challenges look certain from consoles and environmental groups. a final target, third runway completed by 2026. with later and the tories both brits, the government will need the support of opposition mps to win through, and there will be plenty more fights in parliament,

in the courts, and outside before it settled, billions of pounds britain's airport capacity, and the reputation of the prime minister and her government are all at stake. this huge project hasn't been landed just yet. just after 8.30pm, we'll be talking to the leader of windsor and maidenhead council, who's part of a coalition, opposing a third runway, on environmental grounds. and we'll find out how this story, and many others, are covered in tomorrow's front pages at 10:1i0pm this evening in the papers. 0ur guestsjoining me tonight are kate andrews, who's director of news at the institute of economic affairs, and john rentoul, chief political commentator for the independent. companies involved in refurbishing grenfell tower have been accused of increasing the "pain and uncertainty" of the victims' families by not fully engaging

with the public inquiry. meanwhile the london fire brigade has been defending its advice to residents to stay put in their flats while the fire spread — saying its firefighters were faced with terrible dilemmas given the unprecedented nature of the blaze. our special correspondent lucy manning has sent this report — you may find some of the images distressing. grenfell before it was refurbished and after, it might have looked better but it has gone from a safe building to a lethal one and those who wanted the changes and carry them out had been accused of the delay of trying to derail the inquiry. the corporate silence deprives the families of the degree of resolution and understanding to which they are entitled. and has only served to increase their pain and uncertainty. it is inhumane to remain silent when so many seek understanding. and answers. this woman, disabled

yet housed on the 18th floor died with her sister, her son demanding those answers. is very hurtful and it's been insulting, my recommendation isjust to speak out, tell us what's happening, let's get to the truth, don't hide behind these things. some of the companies said they needed more information or were unable to provide details to the inquiry now. but those representing the bereaved also demanded more information from government, the council, and the tenant management organisation. the time is now to help the inquiry they were told. pictures printed inquiry yesterday showed just how quickly the fire spread, today was revealed that cladding made the flames moved faster than dropping a in petrol, and the ventilation system in the building broke days before the fire and wasn't repaired. a local authority instigated and oversaw the refurbishment of a

social housing high—rise tower block in such as to render it a death trap. questions are raised whether the victims would have died mainly white and middle class, was that ethnic and social cleansing that these families ended up in grenfell the inquiry was asked? we submit that what occurred at grenfell tower may be explained as a product of institutional racism and we consider it right and proper that they should be investigated. there was more criticism of the fire service, those who escaped that night the barrister said, all their lives made me the chance rather than proper planning and the inquiry was told the obvious heroism shouldn't take away from the obvious errors from those control. the fire service said it faced multiple dilemmas about whether

to tell people to leave because of the dangerous and toxic escape route, the single farewell, and difficulty communicating with residents. it had more calls that night from people needing immediate help to get out than in the previous decade from the whole of london. the yorkshire post, the manchester evening news and the liverpool echo, are just some of the newspapers across the north of england, joining forces calling on the prime minister to "get a grip" on the chronic rail problems affecting the region. they're all urging theresa may to call an emergency summit at no ten, to find a solution. danny savage reports from leeds. this morning we had the front—page headlines and every local and regional newspaper in the north of england saying enough is enough, and calling for the government to get a grip on what's going on. throughout the day we have had comments from senior politicians about what they would like to see done. so we have had the words throughout the day, now we need to see some action or at least that's what commuters here want to see.

and the pressure is now on the government to deliver a solution to this rail crisis. united with one voice, newspaper editors across northern england had a single theme to their front pages today, a message to the powers that be in london that the real chaos must end. we are not willing to take this any more, there has to be some deliverables written down on paper that people like chris greyling and if he's unwilling to be held to account the prime minister theresa may must be held to account and people in the north must be able to see things being done on the ground, spades in the ground quickly. but what effect did that message have? as services rattle to and fro, the political leaders had their say. the northern rail that seem surprised at their own announcement and are incapable of running services properly all across the north of england. because they're unprepared

for their own changes. that says an awful lot about the nonsense of a privatised railway in the franchise system. the prime minister agree that the situation is absolutely unacceptable and said it was vital for the government to get to grips with the problem. but do passengers now feel like the focus is finally on them? it needs to be sorted out, up you need to get to work, it needs to be on time. does it feel like priority that the are trying to sort it out? not really i have not heard as much about it as i would like to. is your boss understanding? not very understanding so i won't have a job if it carries on. it serious yes? it needs to be a priority and needs to be sorted out. some of the —— are calling for the railways here to be controlled from the north, with fewer decisions made london. the editor of the yorkshire post, james mitchinson, who was in that

report, joins me now from leeds. good evening to you, thank you for being with us. let us bring up your front page that you are in charge of this morning. i think we can bring it up, it should say enough is enough. this is made, is that something that you believe you might be able to tell her in person at some point if she calls assignment? well if the prime minister has been to the yorkshire post on a couple of occasions and we have a good relationship with the prime minister andi relationship with the prime minister and i would like to think that she would appreciate that the yorkshire post and i would not make the call for the transport secretary to resign lightly. it comes on the back ofa resign lightly. it comes on the back of a cereal disappointment really andi of a cereal disappointment really and i think they're a pressure cooker began to build back injuly i7 cooker began to build back injuly 17 when chris greyling in his own words in the yorkshire post said

it's not up to me to sort out the transport difficulties in the north. well, today is coming together of regional media, 25 plus of the biggest titles across the north, is the culmination of several different things, it's a perfect storm if you like. and we're seeing today, it is not up to you mr greening of the prime minister won't intervene then give transport for the north full and proper policymaking powers and give us the revenue investments that can be used to make our own decisions. is that the only way forward you believe? you talk about cereal disappointment from the people up in the north, you talk about chris greyling claiming it's not up to him to do with it, is there a sense that there is neglect of drift or the fact that we have the possibility that certain politicians are politicians that wes minister don't care about what's going on in the north. he was on the

street talking to commuters as they went about their business and their words are far more powerful than mine could ever be and that is they are fed up of travelling from leeds and manchester on carriages that are barely fit to carry capital they are fed up of doing a0 milejourneys that take over an hour. and all they're asking for really is a level playing field. we are not sitting here with sour grapes as heathrow builds its third runway, world record expansion —— expansion plans. we are delighted that london and the cabin to compete globally in that way. if anything, cabin to compete globally in that way. ifanything, it cabin to compete globally in that way. if anything, it will unlock capacity across networks in the north. but all we ask is that transport for the north gets full responsibility for its own destiny in the same way transport for london has so that we can make our own failures and successes and be accountable if there's somebody in this region to put their hand up when things go wrong because chris

greyling is not prepared to do that at the moment. this is notjust about the timetable payoff of recent days and weeks. this is a much more deeper systemic problem. what about the idea of this northern powerhouse? it wasn't that all to do with investment and nurturing transport in the north of england to create a better economy up there? 0r has all butjust in rhetoric? it's all fluff woods i believe the people around me and the business leaders and the policy leaders and decision—makers in the north believe that the north can make a full contribution to uk which is not yet been realised because the transport infrastructure does not enable the north to get on with business. i'll give you an example. a company based in yorkshire has its roots in yorkshire, 200 vacancies in programming, high skilled, highly

paid, sought after jobs programming, high skilled, highly paid, sought afterjobs and they can't fill those roles. what sort of message does that send to the likes of channel a who are considering relocating to leeds. if they can't shift highly skilled graduates from manchester to leeds easily, we need northern powerhouse rail, we need proper interconnectivity across the regions and we need to see the pledges quickly. to your point about the north south divide getting wider? i honestly think it's politically dangerous for this government to ignore it the message that the 25 titles sent today adam booth disenfranchisement, the disengagement that people are feeling is not the similar to that which meant we moved out of europe. i honestly think there is a very dangerous situation brewing if were not listened to on this situation.

0ka lot not listened to on this situation. 0k a lot of anger there. editor of the yorkshire post, thank you james. the headlines on bbc news: the government has approved plans to build a third runway at heathrow. campaigners say it will damage but they say he will benefit everyone. the brandon belt fire inquiry has heard that the london fire brigade received more calls about how to survive the blaze on the night and emergency calls from the whole of the rest of london in the previous decade. newspapers across the north of england have joined forces calling on the prime minister to get a grip, of the real problems causing chaos for commuters. sport now...and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's hugh woozencroft (0s) we start at the french open with a 12 time grand slam winner novak djokovic has been knocked out by the unseeded player marco in what was a

thrilling quarterfinal, he has only won his first atp title at the unwearied and open earlier this season. that's the first two sets, 6-3, 7-6 season. that's the first two sets, 6—3, 7—6 as djokovic seems to struggle with a shoulder it to you —— issue. the italian ran out of stea m —— issue. the italian ran out of steam as djokovic took the next set 6-1 steam as djokovic took the next set 6—1 as he looked to level the match. he won an incredible forsett tie—break, 13—11 on what was his fourth match point. the battle between two of tennis's newest stars set to be the tie of the day but 35 set to be the tie of the day but 35 set have taken their toll on the world number three, he jumped set have taken their toll on the world number three, hejumped away in straight sets, dominic thiem instead goes through to face him next. there will be a repeat of last year plus but us open final in the woman's semis as the tenth seed beat the area to set up a meeting with fellow american madison keys whom she beat to win the title at flushing meadows. the french open is

the third grand slam at which andy murray has been notable by its absence, he has not played competitive tennis since wimbledon last year but is hoping to return from hip surgery in time for this yea rs from hip surgery in time for this years tournament. he's due to release a statement about his plans for the grass court season in the next few hours. here is more from our correspondents who was in paris. murray says he's not quite ready to return, but does say he is still aiming to play in the coming weeks, which does not give too much away. the next event damari could feature in it at queen's club injust the next event damari could feature in it at queen's club in just under two weeks' time. the question is that the habran enough to get himself in this sort of shape required? murray himself in this sort of shape required ? murray has himself in this sort of shape required? murray has not played now on the tourfor required? murray has not played now on the tour for nearly a year, he had hip surgery onjanuary the 8th, he did get to return to practise courts for three weeks from late march but that hip problem flared up again that it's only in the last few days he's been able to get back on the practise courts after five weeks on the sideline. it does seem to

bash difficult to make a case for him being truly competitive during this grass court season. but perhaps of greater significance damari is how that hip response when he starts to up his intensity. when he starts to up his intensity. when he starts to play practise sets against other atp players. that might give us a better indication of what his prospects are in the long—term. the football now, and the preparations for the world cup. today, all of the players were made available to speak to the media and at the centre of it was at raheem sterling, garnering most attention after a tattoo of a gun on his leg was done in memory to his father. the net to front—page headlines last week. you see a gun on someone's leg you will automatically think what the hell are you doing. i have had that since august, september so now there have been pictures of it before so it's a case of 0k, why at this moment in time does it get reported about? but yes, it's something that started at the preseason and once the season gets started you forget about it and

move on to football and it strictly football until you have the time to finish so i don't really take it personally. people say dup like you've been picked on? i don't think so at all. i could see their reasons and i'm happy to be able to represent england. what not manchester united have announced they've reached an agreement is signed the midfielder, his boss said he wanted his players club features to be decided before the world cup begins and so united have moved on a £a7 million bid. jose mourinho is expected to complete the signing of the teenage defender diego later this week. meanwhile arsenal manager will make lichtsteiner his first major state —— signing. he will make a free transfer move from the italian champions event after seven yea rs italian champions event after seven years in which he won the title seven times in a row. he says lichtsteiner will improve the club both on and off the pitch. and that

is all the support for now, i will have more at half past ten. the american fashion designer, kate spade, has been found dead in her apartment in new york. she was 55. ms spade was best known for the handbag company she founded in 1993. nada tawfik is in new york for us. do we know any more about the circumstances surrounding death? what authorities have said is that her housekeeper found her in what authorities have said is that her housekeeperfound her in her bedroom this morning in new york and called emergency services and when they arrived, they found her unresponsive and unconscious and they declared her dead shortly after that. now, they did say they are investigating this as an attempted, possible suicide. and that they found a note nearby, but they have not given details about what exactly is in that node. now, the medical examiner's 0ffice is in that node. now, the medical examiner's office has now taken kate

spade's body from the apartment and they will be conducting an autopsy but for now, that's the most information that we received from authorities here. thank you for that. the film producer harvey weinstein has pleaded not guilty to rape and criminal sexual act charges at the supreme court in new york. it's the first time cases involving the 66 year old are being tested in the criminal court. more than 70 women have accused him of sexual misconduct. he has denied them all. the comedian, michael mcintyre has been robbed by thieves on a moped, as he waited to collect his sons from a school in north london. the men smashed his car windows with a hammer, before taking his watch and speeding off. it comes amid a sharp rise in crimes committed by moped gangs in london in recent years. around 20,000 offences were reported last year alone. david sillito reports. this footage taken just minutes

after the attack clearly shows the broken car window and the comedian michael mcintyre speaking to police. witnesses described how men riding ona witnesses described how men riding on a moped hammered at the window and forced michael mcintyre out of the car before robbing him. hello! u nfortu nately the car before robbing him. hello! unfortunately that happened! brain of briton's most successful comedians is said to have been on injured in the assault but onlookers said his son was clearly very shaken. then today, this. as the pizza delivery bike pulls out, we see a second moped travelling at speed after an attempt to rob a nearby shop. 0n the other side of the road again are being taken on and by bystanders. and these were the only moped related crimes of the last a8 hours. however, the head of the metropolitan police speaking today to the commons home affairs committee says the number of incidents overall is declining. for the last several months, we have

seen now 50% coming down and down, we have done that through taxes and intelligence and coordination and more focus in targeted hotspots. nevertheless, that still leaves the number of moped related crimes in the thousands. and hammer wielding thieves smashing their way into a stationary car, thankfully michael mcintyre was said today to be fine, a woman in a similar assault that day is now in a critical condition. but it was clear this was a turf i ordealfor him but it was clear this was a turf i ordeal for him and but it was clear this was a turf i ordealfor him and his children. —— terrifying ordeal. later in the hour i'll be talking to dal babu, the former chief superintendent with the metropolitan police for his thoughts on why there has been a spike in reported moped crime in london. at least 69 people are now known to have died after guatemala's most violent volcanic eruption in more than a century. the fuego volcano — which is 25 miles from the country's capital — erupted on sunday — dozens of people are still missing. whole villages were wiped out by fast moving mud and ash

when the volcano exploded. thousands have been forced to take shelter in nearby schools and churches. from guatemala, aleem maqbool reports. the first funerals tell of just how cruel the eruption was and the victims into, here they carry the coffin of three—year—old jennifer andrea marathas, six other members of herfamily andrea marathas, six other members of her family were killed to. survivors have been left traumatised and subsequent explosions have filled them with fear. thousands of people from the area around the volcano have been displaced, and they are coming to churches and government buildings and schools for refuge and many of them have no idea when they'll be allowed back home and what's left. 35 members of the lopez family fled as loblaw, cash flow and debris engulfed their town.

five of their relatives did not make it out. including francisco's brother and two grand nieces aged 12 and 1a. brother and two grand nieces aged 12 and 14. the place is complete he destroyed he says, i don't believe any of them survived. because the homes are totally buried under the ashes. there is no more space in the morgue for more bodies. people are coming together to help those who have lost everything, and no amount ofaid can have lost everything, and no amount of aid can get over some losses. the volcano remained shrouded in smoke but gives away little of the catastrophic violence it brought, the land tells a different tale. scarred and suffocated by lava and ash. more eyewitness footage is emerged of the eruption, this was taken several hours after the main explosion yet lava and gas still spew out. there have been

remembering the dead here, and those presumed dead, given the circumstances so few victims have as yet been identified, one rescuer said when he did find bodies, after hours digging in ash, they often look like statues, so hard to recognise. time for the weather. hello, a spell of bright weather continues, and dry weather around i will be the case going into tonight. there will be a nation in a snooty —— initially a lot of clear weather but some cloud will increase across the eastern side of the midwestern parts with the exception of southwest england with clear skies. temperatures are going down, more of us are temperatures are going down, more of us are going to be in single figures, that's wednesday, another fine day to come for most on wednesday. about a lot of clout across eastern parts to begin and some of that crowd is going to hold on across much of northern england and parts of eastern england and particularly near that north sea

coast it could be some drizzle. elsewhere it's variable crowd and a long sunny spells with the exception of isolated shower the west of ireland and scotland. in the odd shower that could be thundering into the islands most places will have a dry day. and with quite a bit of sunshine around temperatures will be a bit higher, hiking, no 20s, stood on the cool side on the north sea coast. take a break. there is already full on drama in the white house. a long time today and there we re house. a long time today and there were all sorts of rumours circulating. these links to russia are what hangs over this presidency. this is bbc news.

our latest headlines: the government approves controversial plans to build a third runway at heathrow. campaigners say it will damage the environment, but the transport secretary says expansion will benefit everyone. expansion at heathrow will bring real benefits across the country, including a boost of up to £7a billion to passengers and the wider economy, providing better connections to growing world markets and increasing flights to all long—haul destinations. the grenfell fire inquiry has heard that the london fire brigade received more calls about how to survive the blaze on the night than from the whole of the rest of london in the previous decade. newspapers across the north of england have joined forces, calling on the prime minister to get a grip of the rail problems causing chaos for commuters. the american fashion designer kate spade has been found dead at her flat in new york. it's being reported

that she took her own life. and coming up, we'll be speaking to a retail expert about h&m's about h&m's decision to make its clothes sizes bigger. after years of political wrangling, the government has formally decided to build a third runway at heathrow airport. it's expected mps will back the expansion, but ministers are braced for legal challenges in the courts. it's a huge blow for many living under the flight path. but for businesses, the news is welcome, if long overdue. tom edwards has visited two places with very different views on today's decision. heathrow expansion. of all transport policies, the most controversial. it splits parties, and it splits communities. this is harmondsworth, close to where the third runway will go. the boundary for the new runway will be roughly behind this pub here. that means all of these homes, the church will be on the edge of the new airport.

but it also means that all of these homes here will have to be bulldozed. one of those who'd lose her home is this woman. she also believes the stress of the latest runway plan contributed to her husband's recent death. the government gave the keys to heathrow airport of our homes. next month, probably the mps will give the keys to our homes to heathrow airport. and then when we go to court, the court will say, "sorry, but you can't have it." and then we'll be in peace. justine bailey would be on the edge of the runway. she, though, doesn't believe the third runway will be built and it will be thrown out in the courts. they haven't improved pollution levels sufficiently. they haven't done all sorts of things. and so, i wouldn't expect them to actually get the go—ahead once it's been taken to court. the government says there

will be £2.6 billion in compensation for residents and noise abatement measures. and the runway will only proceed if air quality obligations are met. other residents like geraldine nicholson, though, are sceptical at any promises. do you think they can do that? they can build a runway and improve air quality? no, i don't, not at all. their idea is that they can increase flights by 50% and no extra cars on the roads. they think there'll be no extra cars on the road, that's ludicrous. the airport, though, is a huge employer in this area. the business community wants expansion. as we leave the eu, and the only we're going to make a success of brexit is by increased trade with the rest of the world. it's vital that we get on with the right communications that will take our exporters there. and the third runway is vital to that, to that exporting drive. in faltham, many are much more positive about a larger airport. it's good for the surrounding area, forjobs and stuff.

so, yeah, all good. bringing the new runway in, definitely. why is that? because it's going to bring many more jobs to the area. i think it's a great idea. heathrow airport is very important for the community. allowing international transport from other countries as well. so i'm in favour of it. well, there's going to be more pollution and more noise, but on the other hand, there's going to be jobs. 0n the whole, i think it's a bad idea. this is part of a long process. votes, planning inquiries and perhaps legal challenges are still all yet to come. tom edwards, bbc london news. well, we can speak now to the conservative leader of windsor and maidenhead council, simon dudley, who opposes the third runway on environmental grounds. hejoins me now. good evening to you. the government has made its decision. have you propose and now

to move forward in blocking the plans? i am sitting here in the moment at windsor and there is a plane flying overhead in the windsor town every 60 seconds. what we are going to be doing is with our partners, some very significant councils, and our lawyers and the greenpeace and that we are going to analyse the information the government has released a day up. the national policy statement and supporting documents. and we are going to see whether or not those documents are satisfying our concerns, and those are multi—various but may also include significant lead in noise levels, night flights, making sure people can get some rest, very importantly, air quality and obligations. so we will analyse all of that information and also look very closely at whether the government has addressed the 25 recommendations which were made by the transport committee, a

cross party committee in the house of commons, to see whether or not a government has get themselves in the right place to move forward on expansion. if they have not, and if mps expansion. if they have not, and if m ps vote expansion. if they have not, and if mps vote in favour of this, they have 21 business day snap to have a vote, and italy put a bow on this and then after that, there is a six—week legal window for a challenge and that is what we and our partners will be looking at about the veracity of any challenge that we could launch. so you are threatening to go to court. the government is talking about noise abatement measures. environmental concerns would be looked at and assessed. full compensation for those people whose homes are obviously going to be bulldozed. limited night flights. you are saying even though they are saying all of this, it may not be enough. but, i think we have to look of the details released here. a huge amount of work has been done. well done to them work to build a case that they had to be convincing in that. these

are real obligations to satisfy people. these are veryjustifiable concerns when it comes to quality of life and their help. so we will look at the work they have done and see whether or not it's enough. if it is not another at the moment, they can modify this, they change this. they have one chance here because of the legal window for a challenge opens up legal window for a challenge opens up six weeks after the vote on an mps. up six weeks after the vote on an mp5. the economic argument put forward by the government and some in that piece that we heard of before we went to this interview, about bringing jobs to the area, about bringing jobs to the area, about britain needing this third ru nway about britain needing this third runway in order to compete in a post brexit world, does any of that gain anyice brexit world, does any of that gain any ice with you? we want to come to bea any ice with you? we want to come to be a vibrant trading nation across the world and we need more airport capacity. but the real question is whether the davis commission, the air force commission, which laid out

three options, the government is constrained in only pursuing one of the three options, two at heathrow, this was actually a flawed process and they should just be doubled where they are at the moment and establish a new air force commission and look at establishing a new airport in another location, where less bothered about one relic, let's talk about multiple runways. the kind of transport hub in our country needs and deserves to be truly a global trading nation. needs and deserves to be truly a globaltrading nation. see you needs and deserves to be truly a global trading nation. see you would have no problem shifting this runway or many other runways potentially with what you would argue with the noise pollution and environmental concerns and so on, shifting that some other part of the country. no, there are other parts of the country that are not populous as flying over london. heathrow is a fantastic airport, it is a very important piece of infrastructure for the country but what —— one has to ask about whether or not it is a correct a nswer to about whether or not it is a correct answer to keep trying to shoehorn more and more distant life damaging

infrastructure into a very dense area when there are other parts of the country we could accommodate something in a far more sensible place to the same issues for millions and millions of people. 0k, simon dudley from the windsor in maidenhead council, thank you for joining us. the crown prosecution service has revealed that a7 cases of rape and sexual assault were stopped after vital evidence was withheld from defence lawyers. more than 3500 sexual offence cases in england and wales, which haven't gone to court yet, have been reviewed after a high profile rape trial collapsed. the government is to allow rupert murdoch's 21st century fox to continue its proposed takeover of the broadcasting giant sky. but any deal depends on sky news being sold. two us companies, comcast and disney, are trying to buy most of mr murdoch's media empire. the government had already referred the proposed fox takeover to the competition and markets authority

and the media regulator 0fcom. the northern ireland secretary karen bradley has said she personally supports a change to the strict abortion laws in northern ireland, but the matter should be decided by stormont. she was speaking during an impassioned debate on whether parliament should step in to legalise abortion. the conservative mp heidi allen spoke of her own termination. iama i am a modern progressive woman in this country i am proud this country is my home. as a woman who believes passionately in the quality and choice, as a woman elected to be the member of parliament for south cambridge in the 21st century, who stood yesterday to support the memberfor this debate, stood yesterday to support the member for this debate, because she is standing up for all women in the uk but mostly because i have been there. i am uk but mostly because i have been there. iam making it my uk but mostly because i have been there. i am making it my business. the irish referendum result spoke

volumes about how people in it the ireland belt. they want a change and they voted for it decisively. how can it be that northern ireland will soon be the only part of great britain and ireland where terminations are for all intents and purposes outlawed? terminations are for all intents and purposes outlawed ? i terminations are for all intents and purposes outlawed? i was ill when i made the incredibly hard decision to have termination. i was having seizures every day. i was not even able to control my own body let alone care for a new life. so mr speaker, are you seriously telling me that in a civilized world, rape, incest or a foetus is so sadly before they could never live are not sufficient grounds a woman to have the power to decide for herself that she should not make that decision? no, no. seven to people in northern ireland today who are contributing to society, who are building their businesses, who are working in our

factories and sitting in our schools who otherwise, if we had had the legislation which exists in europe and the rest of the uk, would have been discarded and put in a bid before they were ever born!|j been discarded and put in a bid before they were ever born! i want to thank the member for beautifully illustrating why this must happen. he took to the floor to control this debate because control came easily damp! that sensation of being in control unable to make decisions about what happens is what we seek for all our constituents and! i will stand up for his ride at a northern irish man to have control over his body. all we are asking is he stands up body. all we are asking is he stands upfor body. all we are asking is he stands up for the rights of northern irish women to have control over their bodies, to! be criminalised to be able to make a choice, and let me be clear to all members of this house, the members of the campaign, the mps who stand already convinced, the members they want to hear more arguments will know that we also will make a choice not to give up

fighting for equality, not to give up fighting for equality, not to give up fighting on the 21st century, not to give up fighting for choice for all. we trust all women. now is the time for northern ireland. more now on the sharp rise in crimes committed by moped gangs in london recently highlighted by the robbery of the comedian michael mcintyre by thieves on a moped. around 20,000 offences were reported last year alone. joining me now is dal babu, former chief superintendent with the metropolitan police, who retired from the force in 2013. 20,000 reported, a steep increase. number of reasons. we went a little over 1002 a perfect number of figures at the moment. there is a number of issues. one is placed officers now all wanted to chase suspects. and the chair of the

police federation has expressed his concern and support for officers who have been prosecuted. we have at officers in london in the been put before hearings following ip cc advice, following the hicks debt, young lad envelope that in admitting to in the subways officers were in the vicinity and he was a moped in those officers were deemed to have up those officers were deemed to have up gone beyond what they were supposed to be doing. well, by chasing him? they were in the vicinity. not necessarily at shea. we had a place on circular pool who saw a man doing wheelies travelling at excessive speed and he knocked over the vehicle. the bike, the moped the individual was on. as a result of that, he was then prosecuted. he was found not guilty but nevertheless prosecuted. so the steve know they can rob someone, make off and police cannot chase them because the ip cc will

investigate if something happens to that moped rider following a police intervention. it's a bit walcott coveted than that because police officers still have the ability to chase. but it is the control room that makes a decision. so a chase will have be a moped it might be a vehicle, the control room will then look at the situation, do a risk assessment and make a decision about whether to allow the chase to continue or not continue. see you are saying control rooms will decide not to chase? control rooms are very careful what please officers themselves are reluctant to chase. because they have seen what has happened their collies and are relu cta nt. happened their collies and are reluctant. the government are talking about introducing legislation changes which will give police more protection. that needs to happen very quickly. i am now speaking to a cabbie on the way in today and he speaks for a lot of

your average londoners and beyond, who says quite frankly if you go out ona who says quite frankly if you go out on a motorbike, pull out acid or a knife and tried to rob somebody and then feel that you should be getting away with it by taking your helmet off, it is not seem right. i don't buy the public have a great deal of sympathy with individuals who are doing that. to be clear about this, police can chase these robbers is... but police are deciding not to do that, individual officers are deciding not to do that because of the problems further down the line. i'm trying to understand why you talked about taking their helmet off. if the robber is speeding off a need to examine off, police cannot chase him? please make arrest in september they are rooted do it. because of that possibility of the person falling off a bike and cracking there had to? that is right. if you look at the hicks case, you had an individual who is

ona case, you had an individual who is on a motorbike, an individual who haven't stopped many times. in fact, when he was found, he was found with bags of cannabis and the police officers were still put through by the ipcc an investigation. if you look at the case liverpool or somebody is doing wheelies, making lots of evils lies dangerous, going up lots of evils lies dangerous, going up and down the road, he gets taken out by a police officer, that ipoc decided to prosecute and he was found not guilty. please officers did not have the confidence at the moment and the police minister has talked about changing the law and legislation that will give officers more protection that has not happened. you mentioned right a beginning of your piece, the increase in moped crime. i think from 1000 2/20 thousand. i think this becoming a very... epidemic. we

wa nt this becoming a very... epidemic. we want the government acted very quickly and make sure that those officers who are taking these cases ona officers who are taking these cases on a fail—safe and they are above the law. at the moment, please officers and listen to police federation and the union, they say officers did not feel protected at the moment. and do declare, you talked about liverpool. is nationwide? yes, it's a nationwide problem. if you go on and social media, you will see lots of clips where individuals will be doing silly things, setting off their helmets on mopeds and riding along because they feel that they will do it with impunity, they will not be stopped. and he look at the evidence that we are seeing the moment, please officers are reluctant to do that. so it's a case of the government saying we had this consultation out of giving more protection to police officers, let's get on with it. this is not about a cop, this is about officers being careful and take into account circumstances when they are pursuing

somebody but the moment, if you look at the evidence of the islington ks and in liverpool, officers did not know they are being protected in any that protection. thank you for joining us. the headlines on bbc news: the government has approved plans to build a third runway at heathrow. campaigners say it will damage the environment, but the transport secretary says expansion will benefit everyone. the grenfell fire inquiry has heard that the london fire brigade received more calls about how to survive the blaze on the night, than from the whole of the rest of london, in the previous decade. newspapers across the north of england have joined forces, calling on the prime minister to get a grip of the rail problems causing chaos for commuters. an update on the market numbers for you, here's how london's and frankfurt ended the day. the ftse reversing gains yesterday. a mixed bag in the dowjones and the

nasdaq a few minutes before closing. labour says it will try to force the government to stay in the eu's internal market by tabling amendments to brexit legislation in the commons next week. the proposals would require britain to remain in a customs union with the eu. but theresa may has insisted the uk should leave the single market. i've been discussing the amendment with the labour mp chuka umunna. we're halfway towards that goal, and i've made no bones about it, i wish we weren't leaving it all. i think the better thing would be for us to remain members of the european union. but the least worst options, if we are to leave the european union, are for us to continue to fully participate in the eu's customs union and also the european economic area. now, labour's position is for us to have a customs union with the european union. but at the moment, our position is not for us to continue to fully participate in the european economic area. and being part of both of those

entities is the only way that we can continue to have the economic benefits as much as possible that we enjoy as members of the european union once we have left. i mean, you say this is the "best worst—case scenario", but for those people who voted for brexit, they'll say that this is a complete sell—out. being a member of the eea, it's clear, isn't it? it's the four freedoms — goods, services, capital and people. and that was a big part of the brexit vote for the people who wanted to leave the european union, the free movement of people across the area. well, the first thing to say is that the amendment that is being put down by the labour front bench does not seek to keep us in the european economic area. that's my problem with it. it simply seeks for us to continue to have access to it, and frankly any country in the world can access it through a free—trade agreement. why i would like us to continue to be part

of the european economic area is that it's a framework of protections for your viewers, to protect their rights at work, the environment and their rights as a consumer. and i want us to continue to be part of that. it is wrong to say that you are still in the european union if you are part of that because norway, liechtenstein and iceland are examples of countries that are part of the european economic area but are outside of the european union. and what i think your viewers certainly weren't doing, those who had a vote in 2016, i don't think people were voting to make themselves poorer. and we know if we cease to be part of these entities, the customs union, the single market, the government's own analysis — this is analysis produced for the likes of borisjohnson, michael gove and others — they have been told by their civil servants that actually our economy and jobs and businesses will take a huge hit. the price of petrol rose last month at the fastest rate for 18 years. figures from the rac show that rising global oil prices helped put up fuel costs by nearly 6p a litre in may,

with the average price of petrol reaching 129.ap a litre. average diesel prices rose to just over 132p a litre. the rac says higher crude oil prices and a weaker pound are to blame. a 50—year—old man has been killed and two others have been seriously injured after a shooting at a boxing club in the irish republic. it happened at bray boxing club in county wicklow, which is run by the father of the olympic gold medallist katie taylor. he was one of the two men who were wounded. h&m clothes sizes are to become biggerfollowing complaints from customers. for years, shoppers have criticised the high street chain, saying that when they try on its clothes, the sizes are much smaller than expected. but today, the swedish store said it is changing its sizing to bring it in line with standard uk measurements. joining me now is kate hardcastle, a consumer and retail expert. lots of complaint about h&m's side

things over the years. they have finally listened to the public, have they? they seem to have and it's u nfortu nate they? they seem to have and it's unfortunate that has taken a huge amount of pressure to do achieve that. but any retailer in this day, this correct climate needs to be satisfying the customer, listening to them and certainly not making them feel bad about a potential purchase, which is exactly what has been happening in theirfitting rooms. if you take and i dump, knowing what dress size you you have to go up the from maybe even three in some cases, it will not lead to the most enjoyable shopping experience, and is far too much competition out there they can affect h&m at the moment. just explain what is going on at the moment. have they been sitting? what seems to happen, you know the h&m

are european brand them at a conversion to uk sizes from their european sizes... it seems the con version was done on the old figures or actually just incorrectly. version was done on the old figures or actuallyjust incorrectly. the way that it works is there have been sizes down so you have to buy a size up sizes down so you have to buy a size up to achieve upset, and they will change it so it fits uk sizing. if you want to achieve a bigger, you definitely want to make sure the customer felt more excited and co mforta ble customer felt more excited and comfortable about the item and not the other way around. so just a clock up, is a? it seems bizarre that has gone on for so long. clock up, is a? it seems bizarre that has gone on for so longm does when consumers are so vocal about it. and social media, it is not just one about it. and social media, it is notjust one customer either. many have been telling them. i think there is an element of fast fashion here. when you are a big giant fashion organisation with thousands a prize, you are going to have lots

of suppliers and your supply base in the standard sizing can sometimes be an issue. that means this will not be the last time we hear this problem and we know other brands have had challenges with their sizing for the uk think to have every single product not really fitting size wise, it's a bit of an own goal. and h&m have a challenging marketplace with discounters and even supermarkets doing so well in the clothing market at the moment. soi the clothing market at the moment. so i think many worlds that is a small victory but i think this is almost too little, too late. all right, thank you forjoining us, kate. time for a look at the weather. nick miller has the forecast. many of the sunshine today after a cloudy star. the southwest held onto the cloud. it was a cum laude. this is a

satellite picture from today. in the cloud for western scotland into northern ireland for places. bigger cloud beginning to disappear for the afternoon as that sun made an appearance. high—pressure, closer to low— pressure appearance. high—pressure, closer to low—pressure though and if you showers in the channel islands. and maybe a few again overnight and into tomorrow but the vast majority are looking drive. cloud comes back into eastern scotland, eastern england overnight. could be a bit damp and drizzly in places. clear to the westi n drizzly in places. clear to the westin this about anywhere is possible to did in single figures as the night goes on. a bit fresher in places tonight. we lose a lot of the cloud to the east amazon will hang around in parts of northern england. it could be a bit drama —— dampen drizzly. patrick laughing all around, maybe a shower in the west. some can be thundering to the

channel islands. exceptions to an otherwise fine and sunny day, though. still a breeze coming in from the north sea. cooler than elsewhere, western sunshine could see some places going to 22, maybe 23 celsius in western counties. quicktime through wednesday night into thursday morning. with these showers looking to the south they made a start to push and across parts of southern england. they could be thundery as well. not looking to be really nasty but bear that in mind going into thursday morning. sun starts to move a little further north as we start to draw and some more humid air once again in two parts of england and wales. chance on thursday in the southern england, east anglia late in the midlands and wales of catching a shower, may be thundery. northern england looking drive, soft clouds in the northeast. northern ireland and scotland to find again and temperatures still in the high teens for many of us in the low 20s. looking further ahead for friday and saturday, most will stay dry, some

of the showers will break out elsewhere in england and scotland and northern ireland with high teens, low 20s, looking from settled with a light wind. weather updates every half an hour on bbc news. get the full forecast where you are and where you were going on a website. hello, i'm karin giannone, this is 0utside source. the first funerals in guatemala for those killed by the volcano. 69 people are confirmed dead, but it's feared many more may have perished as the search for survivors continues. president trump dis—invites the nfl super bowl winners to the white house after some of the players said they didn't want to meet him. the fashion designer kate spade is found dead in her new york apartment. police believe she took her own life. and after days of protests, the king ofjordan instructs his new prime minister to review

the entire tax system.