this is bbc news, and these are the top stories developing at 11. tsb is being investigated by the financial regulator — after a computer failure that saw nearly two—million customers lose access to online banking — the bank's boss will appear before mps for a second time today. it is unacceptable when tsb is through this issue and we are on our knees, we will get up and come back fighting. the grenfell inquiry hears that the occupant of the flat where the fire started acted "quickly and instinctively" on the night. the shadow brexit secretary admits there's "very divided views" within labour about whether to remain in the european single market. how do we leave and what the new arrangement should be was not on the ballot paper and for that we now have to decide. tributes are paid to the american fashion designer kate spade, who was found dead in her

new york apartment yesterday. also — andy murray's tennis comeback has been put on hold. and the bbc 500 words competition reveals the word of the year to the plastic. —— reveals the word to the plastic. —— reveals the word to the plastic. for welcome to bbc newsroom live. a computer failure that locked nearly two million tsb customers out

of their online banking services is being investigated by the financial regulator. the financial conduct authority has criticised the bank's chief executive, accusing him of being too optimistic about the bank's services after a major systems overhaul left customers struggling to carry out transactions or access their accounts — he'll appear before mps this afternoon. simon gompertz reports. it's more than six weeks since tsb customers found they couldn't get into their accounts. now the service is working better, but it's still unstable and 40% of the time people can't get help on the phone. the pressure is piling up on the chief executive, paul pester, who took the ill—fated decision in april to move millions of customers‘ accounts to a new system and is directly criticised now by the financial regulator. in a letter to the treasury select committee, the fca says at the height of the crisis, paul pester gave mps an optimistic view of services, which was too positive. and to customers, the bank was not open and transparent, claiming the vast majority could use their online accounts, when only half could. there's particular concern

about an increase in customers impacted by fraud. not all of them receiving refunds from tsb as quickly as they're supposed to. today, tsb‘s directors will face intense questioning from mps on the failures. the bank says it's completely focused on restoring operations to the level customers expect and making sure they're not left out of pocket. simon gompertz, bbc news. let's get more on this from our personal finance reporter kevin peachey. kevin, the financial regulator investigating tsb, what can it do? it has powers for unlimited fines and when we solve an investigation like this after the computer problems at rbs in 2012, they find them £56 million. it can look into this situation, which happens six weeks ago when the information from

customers was switched from the old computer system run by former owner of lloyd's to the new system managed by spanish owner of psp and there is clearly ongoing problems now with people having problems making payments and also getting through on the phone got 40% of people were cut off before they even got to speak to someone on off before they even got to speak to someone on the phone. 0bviously someone on the phone. obviously a lot of frustration if you are a customer who has been affected customers might see what difference does the fine me? will that money help users in the end? and that will not come for a long time, the previous investigation went on for 18 months, in the meantime, clearly customers can decide they want to switch away if they are fed up. i do not think we will see a whole host of people

living straightaway because if the problems are still going on they may be unsure of whether to switch straightaway and the wait and see what happens and clearly tsb will have to do quite a lot to encourage them to stay and encourage people to join tsb. as a challenge a bike that is what it needs to do, encourage more customers to come to —— challenger bank. this it meltdown has been a problem for encouraging people tojoin. has been a problem for encouraging people to join. the boss of the bank is appealing for mps for a second time, it seems he was criticised for being too optimistic before. there was optimism problem, really, for the tsb boss. he appeared before the treasury committee before and the regulator said, very unusually, he should have shown greater caution in front of those mps, according to the

regulator. he said things were relatively back to normal in terms of access to online accounts but there was still clearly problems with payments, text alerts and issues over fraud, too, with payments, text alerts and issues overfraud, too, some of thoseissues issues overfraud, too, some of those issues are still ongoing six weeks after that switchover should not happen. thank you very much, gavin. and a tsb customer will be telling us about the problems he's he's encountered. that's just after half past for viewers on the bbc news channel. the grenfell tower inquiry has been hearing testimony from the lawyer of behailu kebede, the occupant of the fourth floor flat in which the fire started. mr kebede's lawyer said his client acted quickly and instinctively on the night, saying that he became the target of various smears in the months that followed. 0ur correspondent, tom burridge joins me from outside the hearing in central london. tale has —— tell us what has been

heard this morning. this was an opportunity, said the barrister representing behailu kebede for mr kebede to set the record straight. he said there had been a lot of garbage in the press about what happened that night and firstly he set out the actions of mr kebede when the fire broke out in his flat on the fourth floor of grenfell tower when he spotted smoke coming out behind his fridge freezer. mr kebede when fire —— went further than the fire action notice. he also made sure everyone else on the fourth floor was warned about the fire and only when he believe that nobody else was left on the floor that he himself leave and make his way downstairs. when he got outside mr kebede anxiously awaited the arrival of the fire brigade and when

they got there soon after he immediately told a firefighter what he had seen in his kitchen. a number of firefighters and then enter the tower and headed upstairs to the fourth floor. to his horror, mr kebede watched as few minutes later, and despite the efforts of the firefighters, the firefighters, the firefighters, the firefighters, the fire exited his flat in the vicinity of the kitchen window, take hold of the external facades and spread u pwa rd the external facades and spread upward on the east side of the building was a great speed and fury. representing behailu kebede, the man whose flat the fire broke out in g re nfell tower whose flat the fire broke out in grenfell tower and he also set the record straight about the fridge freezer. he said mr kebede bought it new five years previously, know what had happened with it or try to fix it before the fire broke out. he also spoke about the apparent

corporate silence from the companies involved with the refurbishment of g re nfell tower involved with the refurbishment of grenfell tower in terms of engaging with the public enquiry. he said they had so far got away with daylight robbery and have said nothing of real value in their opening statements and have not so far taken responsibility. he said the strategy was to pass the buck, keep their head down and it will all go away and be lost in the complexity of the project and the building regulations surrounding it. the qc representing mr kebede also set the record straight about some of the things reported about mr kebedein of the things reported about mr kebede in media. there was one particularly offensive article in the daily mail that seem to scapegoat mr kebede for the fire itself. within 2a hours, that's one article was the subject of over 1000 complaints to the press watchdog from members of the public. the

calamitous events at grenfell tower and the subsequent media intrusion have had serious consequences for mr kebede and his family. his partner and children felt unsafe in their home and were forced to move out. the police was so concerned about mr kebede's safety that they suggested a witness protection, relocation and a witness protection, relocation and a change of name. without going into any detail, mr kebede's health has been so severely affected that he feels terrified and i use that word advisedly, terrified about the prospect of being compelled to give oral evidence to this enquiry. within the last few minutes we heard from lesley thomas qc, barrister representing the families of those killed and the survivors. he said the fire was symbolic of the deep inequality in our society. he said

the enquiry must speak truth to power and hold them to account. he also suggested the building had been turned from a bleak social housing block that was saved to one that looks pretty but was a death trap —— a social housing block that was safe. if you want to find out more about the grenfell tower inquiry, eddie mair is presenting a podcast every day the inquiry sits — which looks in detail at what's been said and heard each day. you can download it from the bbc iplayer radio app, itunes or your podcast provider. the shadow brexit secretary, sir keir starmer, has defended labour's strategy after the party said it would try to force the government to seek full access to the eu's single market. the party has tabled an amendment to brexit legislation next week. but this has angered some pro—remain labour mps who don't think the measure goes far enough. joining me now is our assistant political editor, norman smith. norman, there was some claim that it is not that much of the shift but it

is not that much of the shift but it isa is not that much of the shift but it is a significant one and for some not far enough. tell us more about the spectrum of opinion. for weeks now there has been a simmering row in labour ranks over their attitude to the single market, with pro—remain labour mps cranking up with pro—remain labour mps cranking up the pressure onjeremy corbyn to come out and campaign to keep britain in the single market. last night, the labour leadership effectively closed the door to that option after they decided they would not back an amendment to keep britain in the single market when it is voted on next week and instead have come up with this compromise proposal under which a labour government would seek to the main, not in the single market but a single market. —— would seek to remain. they believe they could negotiate a bespoke british steel to ensure the uk could enjoy full

access to the internal market without necessarily signing up to all those things like freedom of movement and the oversight of the eu court ofjustice movement and the oversight of the eu court of justice —— movement and the oversight of the eu court ofjustice —— bespoke british beagle. let's listen to the shadow brexit secretary dewar starmer. full access to the internal market means the benefits of the single market which has always been the labour party position. that obviously comes with obligations and that's why we have said it must be underpinned by shared institutions and regulations. free movement? fleet movement will have to be negotiated. we'll have to separate what we seek to achieve. it will be part of the negotiations. that approach has infuriated many remain supporting mps in the labour party and some of the tory rebels

who were threatening to vote in favour of staying in the single market. anna soubry, who is at a news co nfe re nce market. anna soubry, who is at a news conference now, said there was in effect no difference between theresa may's position and jeremy corbyn's position. it is important there is unity. the front bench of government is now joined in much of its design is by the front bench of the labour party. if you read labour's arm —— labour's motion, i thought it had been crafted, largely, by borisjohnson. because it is a perfect reflection of exactly the position of her majesty's government. they want access to the single market, frictionless trade, regulatory alignment, bucketloads of cake and sponge and forge and want to be able to eat it all and it is totally

unrealistic. if they're now is no danger of the government being defeated at next week's vote on the single market there still is a real risk theresa may could suffer critical defeats on staying in the customs union and bolstering the rights of mps to send the prime minister back to the negotiating table if they do not like the deal she gets. thank you very much, norman. the prime minister of norway is in london to meet the prime minister and discuss brexit and security. norway is a member of the european economic area. this group includes eu members and non—eu members like norway, iceland and liechtenstein. becoming a member would automatically give the uk full access to the single market but would also bind it to eu rules. erna solberg has been talking to my colleague christian fraser, he started by asking her if she was warming to the idea of britainjoining the european economic area. if britain would want to —— participate in the eea i do not think we should say no but i have a lwa ys think we should say no but i have always said i do not think that is

an option after the principles of why you left white we have brexit. because this is about, to us, the most important part is we will not change the eea to accommodate for entry for britain because for us, the four freedoms are a vital and important, the fact we have this institution and the pillar making decisions outside the national countries to make sure we are follow the same rules and regulations as the same rules and regulations as the rest of the eu and the eu in fa ct the rest of the eu and the eu in fact decide on the directives so we are walking in the same —— at the same tempo. what do you make of labour's new position, they want britain to leave the single market and negotiate a bespoke british single market and

that which we would have full access but not be bound by the rules we do not like such as freedom of movement. 0utwardly eea memberfeel about that? it is difficult to see how that is possible because if you wa nt full how that is possible because if you want full access to the service market, for example, if you want workers in other countries, if you wa nt workers in other countries, if you want your companies to deliver it knowledge based systems but you do not offer what other countries can get out of this. with a big brother like britain alongside you you might have clout in brussels because at the moment you are a real taker. if britain was part of the eea then you might have more say. that would be one of the benefits for that. there are some. . . one of the benefits for that. there are some... for example, it might also be more challenging because small countries are the different type of economic activity might be

easier to get it featured agreement with another country because we do not like as a bed into the economy asa not like as a bed into the economy as a britain. you have to weigh these pros and cons and decide what they want. —— not as big insert the economy. the headlines on bbc newsroom live: the boss of tsb will appear in front of mps for a second time later — as the financial regulator says it is investigating a computer failure that saw nearly two—million customers lose access to online access to online banking. the grenfell inquiry hears that the occupant of the flat where the fire started acted "quickly and instinctively" on the night. the shadow brexit secretary admits there's "very divided views" within labour about whether to remain in the european single market. letsjoin tim for lets join tim for his sports update. andy murray has been out for nearly a year with a hip injury and he's

further delayed his comeback by pulling out of a grass court event in the netherlands next week. the three—time major winner and two—time olympic gold medallist is now ranked 47th in the world, and isn't the british number one any longer either. but he says he'll only return when he's back to full fitness and wants that to be ahead of wimbledon, which starts onjuly the 2nd. well, murray's old rival novak djokovic could also miss wimbledon, he was very annoyed about being knocked out of the french open by the unseeded italian marco chechinatto yesterday, and wouldn't confirm that he'd be playing on grass this year. big problems for this man — the aston villa chairman tony xia. the club say they'll settle an unpaid tax bill within the next 2a hours. villa reportedly owe the tax man around £ million and suspended chief executive keith wyness yesterday, but that's not thought to be connected to the money owed to hmrc. mr xia says villa will have to make some big cuts after missing out

on promotion to the premier league to fit in with financial fair play rules. sergio ramos is continuing to upset liverpool fans. the real madrid captain was blamed for injuring mo salah's shoulder in the champions league final, and has had his say now: saying that salah "grabs my arm first and i fell to the other side" ie, salah fell on the opposite arm so he couldn't have caused the injury. he then added that the egyptian "could have played if he got an injection for the second half." and to wrap things up, he commented on causing loris karius a concussion "after the goalkeeper said that i dazed him too — i am now only missing roberto firmino saying that he got a cold because a drop of my sweat landed on him". the cheltenham gold cup winning horse, denman, has died aged 18, having been put down due

to failing health. he was known as the tank and enjoyed a famous race—rivalry with stablemate kauto star — who he beat to claim the 2008 gold cup. trainer paul nicholls called denman a "superb" and "magic horse". that's all the sport for now. authorities in guatemala say that nearly 200 people are missing and 75 have been confirmed dead following the eruption of the fuego volcano on sunday, which spewed lava and burning debris on villages nearby. a second eruption yesterday prompted further evacuations and hampered rescue efforts. footage released from when the volcano first erupted shows the dramatic rescue of a baby girl who was pulled alive from inside a house. she was taken by the officers to the local hospital. 0ur correspondent will grant has been to one of the worst hit villages. it is a scene they know all too well in this part of guatemala. fuego spewing smoke and ash,

desperate families running for their lives. just days after the massive volcanic eruption destroyed entire villages, the volcano began to smoke again and the emergency services decided to evacuate. following the huge pyroclastic lava flows, the ground beneath them was still dangerously hot and too precarious to keep searching for survivors. in the end, they ordered everyone but essential personnel off the mountain. the tiny community of el rodeo, high on the mountain slope, will never be the same. some lost their homes, others their entire families. buried beneath the ash are lives and livelihoods. few who return to this village will find they have been spared the grief. boris rodriguez lost his wife and herfamily and now has nowhere to turn. translation: no-one told us anything, no—one came by to say to evacuate. nothing. people got out however they could. those who could get out, did,

and those who couldn't, well, god rest them. the emergency services are working around the clock — some literally until they drop — but they are struggling to cope. the disaster has left a trail of destruction that will take months to overcome in what is already one of the poorest countries in the americas. the search for survivors continues in el rodeo, but with each passing hour, the likelihood of success is growing slimmer and for those families still waiting for news further down the mountainside, the prospects are looking grim. will grant, bbc news, el rodeo, guatemala. tributes have been pouring in for the american designer, kate spade, who has been found dead at her home in new york. the 55—year—old was best known for designing handbags and a range of accessories. the kate spade brand became a household name with stores around the world.

jon donnison reports. kate spade splashed onto the fashion scene in the 1990s with her bright and colourful designs. 0utside her apartment, where her body was found, fans and the media gathered. police believe the 55—year—old took her own life. it appears at this point in time to be a tragic case of apparent suicide, but it is early in the investigation. there was a suicide note left at the scene. for many of her customers, the news came as a huge shock. kate spade was just somebody i always looked up to. keep life light and happy and fun, and when this kind of thing happens to someone like that, you just... you never know who's going through what. everywhere you go in paris, in madrid, she's famous, she's famous. it's so sad. she is only 55, and this isjust terrible. many celebrity fans paid tribute on social media. chelsea clinton said

she got her first kate spade bag when she was in college. the us actress lena dunham said thank you, from one of the millions you made feel beautiful. in a statement, kate spade's family asked for privacy, saying they were devastated and would miss her terribly. jon donnison, bbc news. we can now speak to laura podesta from cbs news, she's new york. everyone summing this up, it is just such terribly sad news. yes, as you just heard in that story, the family has released a statement saying, we laughed katyn daly and will miss her terribly and they are asking for privacy —— we laughed kate dearly. —— we loved. a suicide note was

found nearby her body. she leaves behind a daughter and husband of more than two decades. the council of fashion designers of america also released a statement following her death saying in part kate spade was a great talent who had an immeasurable impact on american fashion and the way the world viewed american accessories. a wonderful bright, talented women and the brand so well—known, her name so well—known. what about her as an individual? how high profile was she did she sit comfortably with that profile? she was incredibly high profile. she created a new form of the it bag that was both affordable and aspirational, a bag any young girl, a young woman wanted. i certainly wanted one. the company she founded as no more than 140

shops across america and 175 shot internationally. last year it was sold for £2.4 billion. people are now just stunned by sold for £2.4 billion. people are nowjust stunned by kate spade's death and it's hard to imagine someone death and it's hard to imagine someone who created such happy, colourful, beautiful clothing and accessories could have been suffering internally to this extent. thank you very much indeed. and many more tributes to kate spade, you can see coverage online. plus you can see all the rest of the stories we are covering here today. the headlines are coming up on the bbc news channel. in a moment we say goodbye to viewers on bbc two — first we leave you with for a look at the weather. we started off on a chilly note with

quite a lot of cloud. this area of low pressure will continue to bring rather grey skies to eastern england but the early cloud is largely gone and plenty of sunshine coming through. dry afternoon and foremost, warm as well. —— dry and warm for most. some isolated showers around in western scotland but the vast majority staying dry. showers in the channel islands will spread into southern counties of england this evening and overnight. 0therwise southern counties of england this evening and overnight. otherwise the dry night, some low cloud feeding backin dry night, some low cloud feeding back in of the north sea to eastern scotla nd back in of the north sea to eastern scotland and central and eastern england. tomorrow the cloud is slow to thin and break but some sunshine coming through. heavy showers in southern england and perhaps part of the midlands and wales. sunshine for most. highs of 24 celsius. that is

your latest weather. this is bbc news. our latest headlines: a lawyer representing survivors and those bereaved by the grenfell tower fire tells the public inquiry that a culture of corporate immunity has led to the neglect and stigmatisation of council housing. many of the survivors of the fire are and continued to suffer mental anguish and the effects of post—traumatic stress disorder caused by the horrors of the night and the aftermath of the fire. tsb is being investigated by the financial watchdog after a computer failure that led to about 2 million customers losing access to online banking. the shadow brexit secretary admits there are "very divided views" within the labour party about whether to remain in the european single market. tributes from around the world continue to be paid to the american fashion designer kate spade, who was found dead in her new york apartment yesterday.

in a moment... which words do children think are the most important in the english language? all will be revealed from bbc radio two's 500 words competition in a few minutes' time. let's return to the grenfell inquiry. this morning the inquiry has been hearing a powerful statement from leslie thomas qc, who is representing the bereaved and survivors. he said that the state has allowed a culture of corporate immunity that has led to the neglect and stigmatisation of council housing. he also said that it's a legitimate question to ask if the money spent on refurbishing the tower was not for residents but for some of the wealthier people living in the borough. please do not misunderstand when we say this. everyone is entitled to a

more aesthetically pleasing environment to live in, but the question must be asked whether the refurbishment was simply about beautifying the tower. it is not lost that the building in its previous form may have been considered an eyesore to some of the more wealthy residents in the borough of kensington and chelsea. sir, it is a legitimate question to ask whether money spent on the tower was not for the residents but for some of the more wealthy people living in the borough, so that the tower was made more aesthetically pleasing to them. this is not to suggest that poor people should live in ugly blocks but the point is, beautifying at what cost? more now on the news that the boss of tsb, paul pester, will appear before mps later, amid continuing criticism of the way

the bank handled a problematic computer upgrade in april. the financial conduct authority has launched an investigation after almost 2 million customers were left without access to tsb's online bank services. let's talk to mark williams, who is a tsb customer who joins us via webcam. thank you forjoining us. what impact did the problems have new? we banked pretty much exclusively with tsb, so current account, savings account, mortgage, personal loan and after their planned weekend outage we could not access our accounts on the monday and tuesday. most of the services that i needed to use have been either closed temporarily or we re been either closed temporarily or were drawn altogether. i cannot access all statements and i am pa perless access all statements and i am paperless so need them, and i cannot see my mortgage at all. what impact

has that had? i needed my old statements. we were on the hook for a fine for overstaying at a car park, this supermarket car park wa nted park, this supermarket car park wanted us to provide proof of regular customers around the time, around january. i couldn't access those statements so couldn't prove it. that was a £70 fine. so you are saying it has cost you money. eu wa nt saying it has cost you money. eu want someone to pay that back? is that something you have tried to establish? thankfully this supermarket has been gracious, they follow the news and have cancelled the fine, but it was a couple of weeks of wrangling to get that sorted, and the letters sent from parking companies are not pleasant andi parking companies are not pleasant and i wanted it sorted quickly, so it was a painful process. i didn't

even bother trying to phone tsb, one look at twitter shows you will never get through. has it annoyed you enough to make you think it is worth changing back? i would love to change bank but i cannot even see what my balances are so don't know what my balances are so don't know what i will be transferred. i would happily transferred everything but until i can see it, it will be tricky. thank you, mark williams. the boss of tsb will appear before mps later, his second appearance before mps. we will have coverage later. three leading health think tanks have written to the prime minister calling for funding increases of 4% a year above inflation for the nhs. the chief executives of the king's fund, the health foundation and nuffield trust argue that anything less will mean a drop in patient care and a growing backlog of critical repairs to hospitals. a new government plan for nhs funding in england is expected within weeks. with me isjennifer dixon, the chief executive of the health foundation, which is one of the organisations

involved in the push for more funding. 4x, 4%, that translates as a huge chunk of money. what is it good for? the longer an increase in growth for the nhs since it was formed was about 4% and that stopped in 2010, it was reduced to 1.5%. it is about a third of its growth that the nhs is getting at the moment, compared to what it is used to, and the public are seeing a what it is used to, and the public are seeing a squeeze on what it is used to, and the public are seeing a squeeze on services. what it is used to, and the public are seeing a squeeze on services. we are seeing a squeeze on services. we are seeing a squeeze on services. we are seeing waiting time is deteriorating, staff shortages, stress on the system and a lot of people going without care who perhaps should be getting it under conditions where there would be higher growth, for example 60% of people are not accessing care for

mental health who need it, so we are worried, which is why we have written to the prime minister and chancellor, because if we don't get this level of funding that the nhs is used to this and other european nations are used to, we will see further deterioration. we saw what happened last winter to services. when you say you want the funding to go back to what the nhs was used to, and there has been a shortfall since 2010, is 4% even enough? we think and there has been a shortfall since 2010, is 496 even enough? we think it is. because of the backlog we think it should be front—loaded so it is nearer 5%, but 4% is the long—run average and it has been sufficient in the past, with all health care in all nations there is a question of how much is enough but on our calculations, the most detailed we

have had so far, which looked at demand in detail, we think 4% over the next 15 years will get us so we're not just standing the next 15 years will get us so we're notjust standing still. there will be a new government plan for nhs funding expected within weeks. do you have any insight into what is likely to come? is there any chance you will get the figures you want? it is difficult for the government. the figures we want will mean either borrowing to increase, it will require putting up taxes for a kind of totally different approach, and the question now is political as opposed to what we can produce. we produced the best figures we can put together which show that 4% is needed and now it is a question of

how much the government is prepared to afford, is it prepared to put up taxes for cut back on public spending or raise the debt, and those are political questions. thank you. do come back and talk to us when we get that plan. and if you want to see how the nhs is performing in your area, you can go to our special nhs interactive tracker on the bbc news website. you can search either via your health trust or postcode. a teenager has been arrested in wolverhampton in connection with the murder of 15—year—old keelan wilson. keelan died following reports of a fight in strathfield walk in the city on may 29th. west midlands police said a 16—year—old male was arrested at his home address and is due to be questioned. ever wondered where all that data we use online — things like photos or music — is stored? the answer is massive computers in vast warehouses, which in turn use a lot of energy to run. now, researchers think they've found a more sustainable way of storing our data, and it involves sinking it off the coast of 0rkney.

our technology correspondent, rory cellan—jones, has been to see how it works. ever uploaded a photo, updated your facebook status, or maybe streamed some music? if so, you've probably used a data centre, where vast amounts of our personal information are now stored. but what if you could put all of that underwater? up in 0rkney, the tech giant microsoft is trying to do just that. this white cylinder is packed with computers. it was assembled in france, and then brought here to be sunk. we're on our way across scapa flow to the deployment site, but i have one nagging question. why sink a data centre? it's easier to cool data centres in water than on land. that means we use a lot less power to cool the data centre than we otherwise would. it is kind of a crazy experiment, but that's why we do research — to try these things and sort of push us to new places. and, if this is successful, maybe we'll have the ability to deploy data centres anywhere

in the world very rapidly, perhaps as little as 90 days. this is the exact point where the data centre is going to be sunk and on the ocean floor is a cable bringing power to it, and then taking its data ashore and connecting it to the wider internet. a day on, with conditions in the sometimes rough stretch of sea very calm, the painstaking operation to put the data centre on the ocean floor is under way. 0rkney was chosen partly because it is a centre for pioneering renewable energy research, generating electricity from wind and wave power. 0rkney‘s produced over 120% of its electricity needs from renewables every year since 2012. so this is a place that's basically running on renewables, and so bringing a project like this to 0rkney makes sense, because it'll be basically being powered by renewables. the data centre is heading ever so slowly to the bottom of the ocean. at the control room on shore, they are getting ready to power it up. now, microsoft will monitor it

for up to five years. this could prove to be the future of data storage, or maybe just a tourist attraction for the fish. in1968a group of women machinists working at ford's dagenham plant walked out of work to fight for fairer pay. their actions made history with the creation of the equal pay act. steph mcgovern reports. in 1913, 50,000 people gathered in hyde park to demand votes for women. the rally marked the end of a peaceful mass march known as the great pilgrimage. women from all over britain travelled on foot, on horseback, and if they were lucky, on caravans like this one. now, this is a replica of the caravan used by the suffragist marjory lees to make that pilgrimage right up from 0ldham, in the north—west, to here,

hyde park in london. and it wasn't just votes that the thousands of women were campaigning for here. this document was published around 1907 by the wspu, the organisation founded by emmeline pankhurst. now, as you can see, it says all the more important and lucrative positions are barred to women. if you wanted a lucrative position you could come here, the city of london. but, out of the 350 biggest companies in britain, only 13 have female ceos. so how much have things really changed ? i don't think women are still barred from achieving lucrative positions, but i do think that the unconscious bias remains. lucrative positions in positions of power are still barred to women, and from my own personal experience, if you're also a woman of colour and come from less privileged class background, things are ten times harder. women have to make a lot of sacrifices, as well, and there are a lot of difficulties

that some women will experience. there's still room for improvement. it is getting better, though. getting better. dame helena morrissey has been a ceo herself. we've come such a long way, and we have to celebrate the progress. but it's unfinished business, when we still think it is exciting we still get excitement when one woman is appointed to something rather than expecting equal numbers of men and women. i think businesses need to look at all aspects of what they do, notjust having a special programme for women. women like helena are not banned from the boardroom any more. but, more than 100 years after the pilgrims marched to hyde park, women here and around the world are still fighting for equality in the workplace. steph mcgovern reporting there. in a moment a summary of the business news this hour, but first, the headlines on bbc newsroom live: a lawyer representing the victims of the grenfell fire tells the inquiry that a culture of corporate immunity led

to the neglect and stigmatisation of council housing. the boss of tsb will appear in front of mps for a second time later, as the financial regulator says it is investigating a computer failure that saw nearly 2 million customers lose access to online banking. and the shadow brexit secretary admits there are very divided views within labour about whether to remain in the european single market. hello, i'm ben thompson and these are the top business stories. facebook is in hot water again, this time in china. the social media app has confirmed it had data—sharing partnerships with four chinese firms, including huawei. that's been flagged as a security threat by us authorities. facebook has been blocked in china since 2009, but the company has been trying to find other ways to access the massive potential market. entrepeneur elon musk has survived a bid to reform the management board at tesla.

0ne investor wanted to strip the tesla founder and chief executive of his other role, as chairman. meanwhile the company also announced that its newest "gigafactory" — or giant lithium—ion battery plant — would be built in shanghai. the boss of qatar airways has issued "heartfelt apologies for any offence caused" for saying that a woman could not do his job. akbar al—baker said on tuesday that the airline had to be led by a man "because it is a very challenging position". but ina but in a statement today he says qatar airways fully supports gender equality. we've had an update from retailer wh smith this morning. it's reported a 1% increase in like—for—like sales for the third quarter. the firm's travel business grew 3% as well, but its high street business fell 1%. it comes as wh smith was recently voted the worst shop on the high street by which? the retail giant was ranked poorly

for both customer service and value for money by more than 10,000 customers. joining us now is diane wehrle, marketing and insights director at springboard. nice to see you. first, your take on these figures because it is a familiar picture, retail at things like airports and railway stations doing well but high stores struggling. that is familiar but i was pleasantly surprised the results we re was pleasantly surprised the results were as positive as they were. their travel business has done well, it is the high street that is feeling the pinch but this reflects the data out there. springboard tracks football, there. springboard tracks football, the volume of pedestrian and shopper activity and that is declining by 1% activity and that is declining by 1% a year, so activity and that is declining by 1% a year, so for their sales to decline, they are tracking what is

happening out there but they have a reduced customer base so they need to sell more if they are going to appeal and attract more sales. to attract more people through the doors, we have talked about this, you have to make places nice to go to, give people a reason to go through those doors. w h smith has a twitter account and give it to how rubbish some of its stores are. some of the lessons, the sample from the survey was small but there are still lessons to be learned from that. people are silly feeling that the customer service needs to be improved and that is an area they could make great games at, also the layout and products being expensive, all that is changeable so those things could outweigh the environment of the store, so that people know they will be served well

and the range of work will be there, they are more likely to go. diane, thank you. in other business news: the spending plans of the new italian government have continued to rattle the financial markets. the cost of borrowing for italy has risen for the second day in a row. now, the markets are concentrating on the new government's spending plans. italy already has a big debt burden and adding to that will raise concerns over italy's financial position. microsoft has sunk a data centre in the sea off 0rkney to investigate whether it can boost energy efficiency. the data centre, a white cylinder containing computers, could sit on the sea floor for up to five years. an undersea cable brings the data centre power and takes its data to the shore and the wider internet — but if the computers onboard break, they cannot be repaired. so they are hoping that they will

stay working. australia's economy grew by 3.1% in the first quarter of the year, compared to last year. that was much better than expected. growing demand for the country's commodity exports helped boost gdp together with a rise in government spending on public infrastructure. i want to show you what is happening on the markets because it's interesting today. this is the closing figure in the us, the nasdaq isa closing figure in the us, the nasdaq is a tech heavy figure, buoyed by the results from amazon and netflix. that translated to asia and europe but they will keep a close eye on things from italy as spending plans from the government are unveiled. wh smith doing better than some had expected but oil prices creeping back up to $75 a barrel. i will have more later. every year thousands of children put pen to paper to writer imaginative stories for bbc radio two's 500 words competition. their work is analysed by oxford university press to see which words are the most popular.

the words dominating this year include everything from unicorns and slime to donald trump and emmeline pankhurst. but the word of the year is plastic, which has seen a big increase since last year, appearing a total of 2259 times, which is a rise of more than 100% in the past 12 months. joining me now from oxford university press is the publisher, samantha armstrong. thank you forjoining us. just explain why this method is used to work out what is the most popular word of the year for children. every year 0xfo rd word of the year for children. every year oxford university press is able to ta ke year oxford university press is able to take all the stories written for the competition and this year that was 130,000 children writing stories, and pour them into a data base that we can use to analyse the

moods and preoccu pations base that we can use to analyse the moods and preoccupations of the children, and in 2018 it was a very quick decision to choose the word of the year, plastic, not only because of their physical increase, over 100% more pensions than in 2017, but also the context and the way the word is used, so when 2017 they would write about plastic bags or cups or chairs and spoons, but in 2018 the language is far more emotive and engaged about the problem of plastic in pollution, so we see phrases around choking and suffocating, a blanket of plastic suffocating, a blanket of plastic suffocating the ocean, so children are suffocating the ocean, so children a re really suffocating the ocean, so children are really engaging with the world and writing passionately about that. why do you think that is?|j and writing passionately about that. why do you think that is? i think it is very much a topic of the moment

with our plastic free days and the amateur pictures we have seen on television and social media about birds with plastic bags on their heads and children are affected and engaged with the world around them, whether on tv or social media for reading about it, so they are growing up in a world where in 2050 they say they will be more plastic in the ocean than fish, and that is a great motivator to get children writing about how it affects them and what we can do about it, we can see fantastic stories coming up with creative ideas for getting rid of that plastic in the ocean and changing our ways. what other things have you seen this year? it is a huge database have you seen this year? it is a huge data base now have you seen this year? it is a huge database now with over 800,000 pieces of writing that we analyse,

but in 2018 what has interested me is although it is small numbers, seeing the increase in mentions of women in history. we always see cleopatra but this year we had the suffragettes, so molly davidson, and mulling pankhurst, and other prominent woman in history, mary c cole, so it has been interesting to see women becoming more prominent and those are stories written by boys and girls. 0ne and those are stories written by boys and girls. one of the finalists is written from the perspective of a girl who will be playing football for the first time in the world cup, so for the first time in the world cup, so great to see a positive woman's voice coming out of stories in 2018. thank you. theresa may will face questions from mp's shortly during prime minister's questions in the house of commons. 0ur assistant political editor norman smith is in westminster for us now. what do you expect to hear today?“

you are an opposition leader... paul dunne, norman, you are speaking into a vacuum, i'm afraid. we can see you but we cannot hear you. i could not tell you what he was staying. we will be back shortly. prime minister's questions at midday so we will be back there shortly that now let's get the weather. for many of us it started off a cloudy day in the east, clearer skies further west where it was a chilly start, we had a touch of frost in the highlands of scotland and even across parts of western and southern england, temperatures started around 6 or seven celsius. if you thought it was cold you were

right, the satellite picture shows clear skies with cloud melting away for most areas, this area of low pressure is feeding the clouded across eastern counties of england and the cloud will be stubborn across yorkshire into lincolnshire and northern areas of norfolk. elsewhere sunny spells and from most of us it will be a dry afternoon with just a few showers affecting western counties of northern ireland, western scotland and the channel islands, but it will feel pleasa ntly channel islands, but it will feel pleasantly warm. this evening showers will move in from france across the channel islands into southern counties of england, the low cloud will move back in from the north sea, affecting eastern parts with clear skies further west, it will be chilly in the countryside, then tomorrow, subtle changes, this

weather front moves in from northern france, bringing thicker cloud and the threat of showers across southern england, though showers will turn heavier through the day, moving northwards, perhaps into the midlands and parts of wales. further north and west, isolated showers across scotland and northern ireland, the ea rly—morning across scotland and northern ireland, the early—morning cloud burning back to reveal sunny clouds and for many of us it will be a warm feeling day. on friday a risk of showers, mostly across england and wales, further north the weather looks largely drive but northern ireland could see a few showers in western counties. we are looking at temperatures in low 20s but there will be more cloud around these north sea coast, keeping things cooler and fresher. the weekend sta rts cooler and fresher. the weekend starts off cloudy, there will be some sunshine in the north and west but also some heavy showers,

especially across southern parts of england and wales, where the showers could be extensive at times. when the sunshine comes out it will not feel too bad, temperatures into the low 20s, pretty close to where they should be. today we have a few showers pushing into southern and western parts of the uk but otherwise dry and sunny for the rest of the afternoon. this is bbc news — and these are the top stories developing at midday: a lawyer representing victims of the grenfell fire tells the public inquiry that a culture of corporate immunity led to the stigmatisation of council housing. it isa it is a legitimate question to ask whether money spent on the tower was not for the residents, but for some of the more wealthy people in the borough, so that the tower was made more aesthetically pleasing to them. the inquiry is also told

the occupant of the flat where the fire started acted "quickly and instinctively" on the night — but has considered witness protection after the scrutiny he's faced. tsb is being investigated by the financial regulator — after a computer failure that saw nearly two million customers lose access to online banking. the shadow brexit secretary admits there's "very divided views" within labour about whether to remain in the european single market. how we leave and what the new arrangements should be were not on the ballot paper and that we now have to decide. and this is the scene live in the house of commons — where prime minister's questions is due to begin in the next few minutes. the

good afternoon. welcome to bbc newsroom live. prime ministers questions is about to get under way in the house of commons. 0ur assistant political editor norman smith is in westminster for us now. let's cross to the house of commons now. say hello, moment so i can check if we can hear you. hello. i am guessing a very often opposition leaders try and get tory mps nodding in approval, on an issue many tory mps are also concerned about so i am expecting jeremy corbyn could pick up expecting jeremy corbyn could pick up on the rail chaos of chris grayling to try and get those new timetables and running properly and some of the routes into london. many tory mps are up in arms about the chaos affected on their passengers so chaos affected on their passengers so it could bejeremy corbyn renews his call for chris grayling to be

sacked and four theresa may to intervene, 40 franchises to be taken of us will companies. the other thing he might choose is the showdown over donald trump with those steel tariffs. yesterday jeremy corbyn was demanding theresa may stood up to donald trump over the steel tariffs. you could get some tory mps nodding in agreement to that. one i think you will cry and appalled —— avoid is brexit. because he has enough and grief on his own benches. after saying labour will not back a motion that will be voted on next week that would have kept britain in the single market after brexit. there is anger among labour mps about that decision. i was at a news conference nearby where labour mps accused jeremy corbyn of having the same approach asa corbyn of having the same approach

as a borisjohnson because they say the labour approach is now have your ca ke the labour approach is now have your cake and eat it approach. we want a bespoke special deal on the single market but we do not want the nasty bits like freedom of movement or oversight of the european court of justice. so i expectjeremy corbyn will not want to mention brexit although i suspect some tory mps may choose to needle him over that. those are the likely ones. i think jeremy corbyn could go on trains, could go on tariffs, probably not brexit. on brexit, the government's fallback proposal for a brexit has been circulated around cabinet ministers... we will talk about that later because theresa may is about to start taking questions. i attended the very i attended the very moving with

service at southwark and cathedral and we offer the deepest condolences to friends and families of the victims and i would like to pay tribute and take this opportunity to pay tribute to the extraordinary bravery that the emergency services and those who came to the aid of others showed on that night. mr speaker, this morning i had meetings with ministerial colleagues and others and in addition to my duties in this house i will have further meetings today. i would like to associate myself with those remarks about london bridge. the number of children growing up in workless household in the uk has fallen to a record low. does the prime minister agreed that to further drive opportunity and social mobility in our country it is vital to support projects like the cheltenham cyberpunk soak in the future all our children can go as far as their talents will take them —— so in the future. i agree with my honourable

friend, it is important we ensure that all children have the opportunity to go as far as their talents will take them and initiatives like that are an important element in that but the wider point he makes is absolutely right. if we are going to ensure we lift people out of poverty as we have been doing, helping them to get into the workplace is the most important thing we could do and that is white, thanks to this government's economic strategy, we seek employment up to another record high and unemployment at year low. and, as my honourable friend has alluded to, we see 1 and, as my honourable friend has alluded to, we see1 million and, as my honourable friend has alluded to, we see 1 million fewer people in absolute poverty since 2010. jeremy corbyn. thank you, mr speaker also i also attended the service last sunday in memory of those who died at london bridge and i would like to put my thanks on record to those at southwark cathedral and the borough of southwark for all the work they put

into that and all our emergencies observed that keep us safe all year round. yesterday i was able to give that input into the fire brigade union conference in brighton and thank them for the work they do to keep us safe. last month the brexit secretary promised, and i quote, "a detailed, ambitious and precise white paper on the government negotiating position." will it be published in advance of the eu withdrawal debate next week? first of all, i would also echo the comments he made about the work our emergencies abuses do every day to keep us safe and i think everybody across the house recognises that —— emergency services. yes the brexit secretary and i agree that we want to publish a white paper that goes beyond the speeches... that goes beyond the speeches... that goes beyond the speeches and papers that

have been given and published so far, that goes into more detail is and that ensures that when we publish it, we are able to negotiate with our european union and european commission colleagues on that on the basis that this is an ambitious offer from the uk for basis that this is an ambitious offerfrom the uk for an basis that this is an ambitious offer from the uk for an ambitious trade deal and security partnership in the future. the question was a simple one, it was when we'll be white paper be published. next week we will be debating the most important piece of legislation for a very long time and we still have not seen very long time and we still have not seen the government is matt cooke negotiating position. can the prime minister at least saw the house that not only will be white paper be published ahead of the crucialjune eu summit but also that there will be an opportunity to debate it in this house ahead of the summit? he talks about the boat that is going to ta ke talks about the boat that is going to take place in this house next

week —— phot. and indeed those votes will be important, they will be important to show our commitment to do what the british people have asked us to do which is to leave the european union. if he is talking about clarity ahead of those votes, perhaps the right honourable gentleman would take this opportunity of doing what he refused to do when i asked him last time in prime minister's questions... shouting. which is to stand up... order. calm yourself! you are normally a model of calm and repose! relax! there's a long way to go! thank you, mr speaker. perhaps the right honourable gentleman would ta ke right honourable gentleman would take the opportunity of what he'd refuse to do a few weeks ago in this chamber which is to stand up and roll out a second referendum. —— rule out. mr speaker, the last i

looked at the order paper it said prime minister ‘s question time. and we were told, mr speaker, three weeks ago, to a great deal of fa nfa re weeks ago, to a great deal of fanfare that this document, this white paper, would set out the government's ambition for the uk's future relationship with eu and their vision for a future role in their vision for a future role in the world. it is nowhere to be seen, no answer as to when it will be published. four woods ago the prime minister did confirm that the cabinet was looking at two options for future custom arrangement with the eu, a customs partnership model and a maximum facilitation option will stop can the prime minister tell us which of the subcommittees has met, what decisions they have made, when they will report to the cabinet and will we be told about it? can i say to the right honourable gentleman that we have already set out our ambition for our

future relationship with the european union. crucially, what we're doing as a government is delivering on the throat of the british people which is to leave eu. —— the british people which is to leave eu. -- the -- british people which is to leave eu. —— the —— the vote. i simply asked him what the labour party position was on a second referendum. shouting. and if he wants to enter this debate next week in the right spirit then he will do just that and rule out a second referendum. mr speaker, it is not the opposition that are conducting the negotiations. but, very sadly, it is not the government either! last week the brexit secretary put forward yet another new plan including a ten

mile buffer zone in northern ireland. is that now the government's option? we are looking ata number... government's option? we are looking at a number... the two options for the customs model. shouting. both of those will do what we have committed to do which is to ensure that we deliver no hard border in northern ireland and we have been very clear in thejoint report ireland and we have been very clear in the joint report about what that means. it also means we ensure there is no border between great britain and northern ireland, no border down the irish sea as the european union proposed, and that is why we are putting forward alternative proposals to the european union in relation to that issue. and we continue to negotiate with the european union on all of the issues that need to be addressed before we actually bring legislation before this house for a withdrawal agreement and implementation. and i

say to the right honourable gentleman, when we look at what is going, the important debate that will take place in this house next week, because it is an important debate that will show the sincerity of this house to deliver on the vote of this house to deliver on the vote of the british people to leave the european union. mr speaker, we have had no answer on the white paper and i don't think we have had an answer on the buffer zone, but i could say the one thing the buffer zone proposal has achieved is bringing just about everybody in northern ireland and the republic of ireland together and it was described by the irish chamber of commerce as bonkers. can the prime minister confirm that it remains her plan to leave the european union in march 2019 and complete the transition by december 2020? yes. an answer!

cheering well, mr speaker, i looked at the faces behind her and they are not all of one on this matter! the right carnauba member for ashford does all of one on this matter! the right carnauba memberfor ashford does not share her certainly —— right honourable member. he said there would be a transition period that would be a transition period that would follow her implementation period. mr speaker, when it comes to brexit, this government has delivered more delays and cancellations than northern rail! the government's white paper is delayed. it's customs proposals have been cancelled. and it has ripped up its own timetable. just like our shambolic privatised railways! this

government's incompetents threatened our economy, businesses, jobs and our economy, businesses, jobs and our communities. so my question to the prime minister is this — which will last longer, the northern rail franchise or her premiership? can i say to the right honourable gentleman that if he is not willing to stand up in this house and talk about the labour party policy on europe, we actually learned a little today from the shadow brexit secretary about their policy on europe where he made clear that it was a pretence, and i quote, "a pretence that somehow everybody in the labour party is in the same place." now we know what the right honourable gentleman is also labour voted for a referendum, they voted to trigger article 50, and since then they have tried to frustrate then they have tried to frustrate the brexit process at every stage.

their meps voted against moving on to negotiate the trade discussions. they voted against the withdrawal bill. today, we saw again, they are refusing to rule out a second referendum. the british people voted to leave the european union and it is this government that is delivering on the vote of the british people. thank you, mr speaker. mr speaker, i know you are keen to learn more about block chain so keen to learn more about block chain so i've written a paper on it soon help inform the people of bloxwich about the benefits of this technology. with some country saving up technology. with some country saving up to 2% of gdp by deploying this technology, will the prime minister commit to harnessing this to make sure the uk remains at the forefront of this technology as we forge a

greater global britain? can i thank my honourable friend for the work he has done on distributive ledger technology as i believe we should call it, but we are wanting to support the uptake of existing digital technologies in the uk and the government has invested around 10 million through research councils, the treasury and the bank of england are working on crypto currencies and looking at these issues in a working group together and we are deploying the technology he has referred to to help government discharge our duties more effectively and many departments are all ready developing dlt proofs of concept —— content. you might like to distribute the article about the work he has done to all members of the house. supermarkets are running out of food within days. hospitals running out of medicines within a

fortnight. petrol reserves dwindling after just two weeks. these fortnight. petrol reserves dwindling afterjust two weeks. these are the concerns of uk government officials. there is excessive noise in the chamber. mr wishart, you there is excessive noise in the chamber. mrwishart, you are there is excessive noise in the chamber. mr wishart, you are a distinguished fellow, but you are not conducting an orchestra so your services are not required on this occasion. the question must be heard. however long it takes, it will be heard. thank you, mr speaker. these are the concerns of uk government officials. and now the dutch government are telling dutch businesses not to risk buying uk products. does the prime minister understand the catastrophic negotiating position she has cornered herself into? we have already set out our ambition for that trade deal with the european

union in the future, but he refers to the wishes and desires, talking about supermarkets in scotland, and supermarkets across the rest of the uk. 0f supermarkets across the rest of the uk. of course, you might pay attention to the supermarket chains in scotland who said one of the most important things for scotland was to remain part of the united kingdom. quite simply the prime minister didn't listen to the question because it is about the fears raised by her own officials about the consequences of brexit. for this government in the negotiations, jobs have been an afterthought and the irish border has been an afterthought. the economy at all costs has been an afterthought. while the leader of the opposition is playing games, the question he should have asked today is, will the prime minister stop the charade and vote for the amendments next week for membership of the eu and the customs union, protecting jobs and prosperity. can i say to the right

honourable gentleman that jobs prosperity. can i say to the right honourable gentleman thatjobs are at the forefront of what we are considering in terms of our future trade partnership, that is why we are as ambitious as we offer the possibilities of the economic partnership in the future. he talks about the northern ireland border, but the leader of the opposition complains we are giving too much attention to getting the answer right for the border and the leader of the scottish nationalists says we are using it as afterthought. we are committed to making sure there is no ha rd committed to making sure there is no hard border between northern ireland and ireland and we want to ensure frictionless trade with the european union, and that we are able to operate independent trade policies. all of those are about ensuring we protect jobs here all of those are about ensuring we protectjobs here in the uk. all of those are about ensuring we protect jobs here in the uk. the 2nd ofjuly marks the 90th anniversary ofjuly marks the 90th anniversary of the passing of the equal franchise act where women won the equal right to vote as men. to celebrate this, the government has established the first national democracy week taking place that week. will the prime minister personally support it and encourage

all members to get involved? can i thank my honourable friend for highlighting the upcoming national democracy week. it is important and i certainly support it and i hope eve ryo ne a cross i certainly support it and i hope everyone across the house doors because as it falls, as my honourable friend says, on the 90th anniversary of the equal franchise act, it gives us the opportunity to look back and see how far we have come as a flourishing democracy. but it also gives us an opportunity to champion and encourage greater democratic participation across the country and that is something that i hope every member of this house would support and will support national democracy week in doing so. i'd like to give the prime minister another chance to answer the question she keeps avoiding. the cabinet agreed to publish a brexit white paper head of the crunch eu council meeting this month to allow the government to negotiate. the brexit secretary said it would be detailed, ambitious and precise. will she confirm whether the brexit white paper will be published before the eu council meeting or is she

unable to negotiate for the uk because she is negotiating with her own cabinet? what the government said is that we will be publishing a white paper which will be detailed and ambitious and we will do just that. in the light of the publication of the snp's latest independence blueprint, does the prime minister agree with the vast majority of scots that this is not the time to drag us back to another decisive referendum on independence? can i say to my honourable friend that the people of scotland voted and voted in what was a legal and fair referendum to remain part of the united kingdom and i can only think that it united kingdom and i can only think thatitis united kingdom and i can only think that it is the snp who are com pletely that it is the snp who are completely out of touch with the

people of scotland who are continuing to press this issue on independence. now is not the time for a second independence referendum, now is the time for the united kingdom to be pulling together to get the right deal for the united kingdom and the right dealfor the united kingdom and the right deal for scotland the united kingdom and the right dealfor scotland in the united kingdom and the right deal for scotland in our negotiations will stop and as i indicated earlier, as is recognised by many across scotland, the most important thing in the future of scotla nd important thing in the future of scotland is to continue to be part of the uk to's internal market. together with my dup colleagues and across all parties in northern ireland i very much welcome the announcement yesterday by the transport secretary of government support for a third runway at heathrow. in order to secure additionaljobs for the heathrow. in order to secure additional jobs for the uk heathrow. in order to secure additionaljobs for the uk and northern ireland business growth and realised tourism potential is needed. can we asked the prime minister to make sure there is no undue delay in scheduling a vote on this important matter? can i first saw thank the honourable gentleman for the words of support he has given for the third one right at heathrow. —— runway. we will ensure

that the boat is brought to the house in a timely fashion. there is a requirement for it to be brought ina certain a requirement for it to be brought in a certain period of time and we will make sure it happens. this is an opportunity to increase job opportunities and an opportunity to increase connectivity with other parts of the uk, which in itself will be of benefit to jobs in other parts of the uk. as my right honourable friend is aware, this government is investing more in national infrastructure than every previous government, from hs2 to the new lower thames crossing. however we must not forget the personal sacrifice people are asked to make to allow the project is to progress. will my right honourable friend and therefore remind the various government agencies involved that they had a duty of care to our constituents, and they should ensure no one is materially disadvantaged or physically harmed in the name of investment. i have to say to my honourable friend he makes two important points, the first is the importance and significance of the investment being put into

infrastructure across the country, and the second is, of course, as we do that, we must make sure that when we put in these large infrastructure projects in place that they are planning consultation with and with sympathy towards local communities. and, of course, as we see with the proposals for heathrow, for example, that does come with a significant compensation package for those people personally affected. grimsby hospital has been forced to spend £50,000 a month, not on patient care but on fees for doctors beazer ‘s. 85% of those have been rejected because of restrictions that the prime minister imposed as home secretary —— visas for doctors. that prevented my local nhs for recruiting the doctors needed. it is a waste of taxpayer money, it is hitting patient care and when will she exempt nhs staff from the cap? as i've said before in the house, we are aware of the issues raised. we

have already taken action in relation to nurses and we are looking at the most recent figures and considering what action should be taken. some taxpayer funded jobs in the uk are paid disproportionate amounts in relation to the role is done. some town council clerk ‘s own up done. some town council clerk ‘s own up to £90,000 per year. chief executives of councils earn up to £250,000 per year and we still have too many managers in the nhs earning up too many managers in the nhs earning up to £200,000 per year. does the prime minister agree with me that it is important that we always ensure taxpayer money is spent responsibly and that this money would be better spent on our nurses, our police officers and our front line services? i am sure my honourable friend understands and recognises that alongside other terms and conditions, pay is a matter for

authorities to manage as individual employers. since 2010 the government has put in place a number of measures to increase accountability and transparency on senior pay and the accounts and audit regulation 2015 code require authorities to publish details of senior figure salaries for staff earning more than £50,000. that is why we are able to see the sums being earned. and we are legislating on measures on another issue of concern to members of the house on capping payoffs at £95,000 and drawing back redundancy payments if there is a return of 12 months brexit making sure taxpayer money is spent responsibly. last year a quarter of young people thought about suicide. one in nine attempted suicide. young people are three times more likely to be lonely than older people. knife crime is up. than older people. knife crime is ang than older people. knife crime is up. gang crime is up and there are less opportunity for young people than ever before. 68% of youth

services have been cut since 2010 with young people having nowhere to go and nothing to do and no one to speak to. is it now time for a statutory youth service. will the prime minister support my ten minute rule bill after pmq ‘s? prime minister support my ten minute rule bill after pmq 's?|j prime minister support my ten minute rule bill after pmq 's? i think nice try is the answer to the honourable gentleman but as he said there are fewer opportunities for young people in this country. can i point out to him the considerable improvement there has been in the opportunities of young people to get into work and the way we have seen youth unemployment coming down. heathrow played an absolute blinder with the dft, a privately owned company that now have dft policy to give them an active monopoly status. better still for them they have somehow managed to get a poison pill agreed by the dft that means the taxpayer has to cover a ll dft that means the taxpayer has to cover all of their costs if things go wrong. isn't this the worst kind

of nationalisation? the public sector and taxpayers earning all of the risk and downsides from heathrow and the private sector owning all of the upside and financial returns? i must say to my right honourable friend, yesterday's decision to support heathrow expansion demonstrates this government's commitment to delivering the jobs and major infrastructure that this country needs to thrive. but the airport expansion will be fully financed by the private sector. the statement of principles is clear that it does not give heathrow airport ltd the right to claim any costs or losses from government should the scheme not proceed. announce limits to the renewable heat incentive for projects places in jeopardy heat incentive for projects places injeopardy the heat incentive for projects places in jeopardy the landmark renewable energy projects in places like grangemouth in my constituency when it is inconsequential relative to

the amount of heat energy required. so what actions will the prime minister take to ensure the future of the renewable energy project? the honourable gentleman has raised a specific incident about the grangemouth renewable energy project and my right honourable friend the secretary of state for scotland will be happy to meet and discuss the issue with him. a majority of my colleague constituents want to see their trains arrive without delay, and the majority of them want to see brexit arrive without delay. please can we now deliver it? cani can i say to my honourable friend that we are taking action in relation to the issues on the ra i lwa ys relation to the issues on the railways to ensure we do see the trains arriving without delay and we will be leaving the eu on the 29th of march 2019 and the intimidation period will last until the end of december 20 20. that is our commitment and that is what will happen. my

my constituent georgie is ten years old and was orphaned in february. he has lived in glasgow since he was three. his only language is english, yet he now faces being deported to georgia, his late mother's country of birth, another statistic that sufferers at the hands of this prime minister's hostile environment policy. will the prime minister promised that georgie will not be poured from his friends in glasgow and sent to a country that is foreign to him? it is right that this individual case be looked up properly and i will ask the home office to do that. i think members across the house will recognise the role that animals play in the course of work but i thank the prime minister for a

of work but i thank the prime ministerfor a meeting of work but i thank the prime minister for a meeting with the war horse memorial group from windsor. does she agree with me that the recognition of the role of animals in war is something that can unite the commonwealth and the entire world with us? i agree, and i have been pleased to see a model of the warhorse memorial which will be unveiled in his constituency this weekend and i am pleased to say that model is now in downing street, so we have recognised the importance of animals played in warfare and i am sure the memorial when it goes up will remind many more people that we should never forget the will remind many more people that we should neverforget the part will remind many more people that we should never forget the part animals played. i am sure the prime minister willjoin me in congratulating my honourable friends on this side of the house celebrating the first anniversary of our election this week. prime minister, in december

the four remaining members of the mobility commission resigned, citing the government's inability to devote the government's inability to devote the necessary focus to the disability agenda. does the fact that key roles on the commission we re that key roles on the commission were left unfilled for almost two yea rs reflect were left unfilled for almost two years reflect this government's lack ofa years reflect this government's lack of a commitment to achieving just just social mobility for the few but true social justice for the just social mobility for the few but true socialjustice for the money. just social mobility for the few but true socialjustice for the moneylj true socialjustice for the money.” congratulate all members of the house who came into this house in the 2017 general election, including my colleagues on this side of the chamber, and i hope others of my collea g u es chamber, and i hope others of my colleagues will not take it amiss if i save particularly the 12 scottish conservatives at that election. in

relation to the issue of social mobility, this is something this government takes very seriously, rue the policies we are implementing to insure our young people get the skills they need, as my honourable friend from charlton was talking about, so they can take the jobs of the future. i want a job for how far somebody gets on is not a reflection of their background but their willingness to work cars. can i urged the prime minister to do everything they can to ensure that network rail and gdr bring to win an appalling delays suffered by my constituents. can i say to my right honourable friend that i recognised the problem passengers have faced, they have been let down, delays they have experienced are unacceptable and we need to win sure, we need to

ta ke and we need to win sure, we need to take immediate action and that is what we are doing. adhd is a condition that affects every part of an individual‘s life, from education and employment to social lives, and the commission by chair knows that current treatment is not fit for purpose. data is not collected and there is a postcode lottery of waiting times. will the prime minister commit to monitor this data and create a process that fits the needs of people with adhd first?” commend the work that you are doing with this party group on this issue and she will know, nice has published guidance which aims to

improve the diagnosis of people with adhd but she raises an issue about data available. the national institute for health research has awarded 800,000 to help identify gaps in provision for young adults but the department of health and social care is exploring what data on adhd diagnosis could be made available through the health service database. at his valedictory address yesterday morning, the chief of the defence yesterday morning, the chief of the d efe nce staff yesterday morning, the chief of the defence staff said he was very concerned about the growing practice of legacy investigations into british servicemen and veterans, often many years after the events in question. within this house, there was also growing concern at the prospect of brave servicemen being effectively scapegoated by others

for political or financial gain. we call our service men and women heroes. we should treat them accordingly. so with the prime minister be prepared to at least entertain some investigation into the concept of a statute of limitations in order to protect those who have served on the front line and also those who will follow them in the future? as my honourable friend said in his question, we do not just call our friend said in his question, we do notjust call our servicemen and women heroes, they are heroes. they put themselves on the front line for our safety and we owe a vast debt of gratitude to our servicemen and women who have shown such terrorism and bravery over the years. what we wa nt to and bravery over the years. what we want to ensure is that we don't see

our servicemen and women, and in relation to legacy issues in northern ireland, police officers, and the sole subject in investigations, which is happening at the moment. i want to make sure terrorists are investigated for past crimes and that is why the secretary of state has launched a consultation on legacy issues and it is open to people to respond to that, but we should recognise the importance of ensuring these matters are dealt with fairly and proportionately than i want to ensure the investigation is possible for terrorists and not just, as we see today, servicemen and women and police officers being under investigation and terrorists not being investigated. can the prime minister tell the house, has her hostile environment policy been a success? it is right that as a

government since 2010 we have taken action against illegal emigration andi action against illegal emigration and i am pleased to say we have been removing illegal immigrants from this country and we have tightened the conditions to ensure we can take action against illegal immigrants. what is important is to ensure people who are here legally are not caught up in those actions for those who are here illegally but i hope the labour party will understand and support the need with sadly, from one or two comments from the front and suggests they do not, that people who are here illegally, we should take action against them. the biggest challenge between the commons and the lords takes place next week. i'm referring to the lords versus commons pigeon race, which has been revived after a gap of 90 years and takes place at

bletchley park next wednesday. each member of both houses has been asked to sponsor at pigeon. the money will go to combat stress, that excellent charity. will people join go to combat stress, that excellent charity. will peoplejoin me in sponsoring a pigeon? can i say i would be happy to do so, and while there was laughter when he asked about this pigeon race, it is an extremely good cause, raising money for combat stress. we have made the point about the bravery of servicemen and women. we should support them in any way we camp and iam happy support them in any way we camp and i am happy to sponsor a pigeon and would encourage every member to do so. would encourage every member to do so. the brexit vote means families are already £900,000 —— 900 pounds a

year worse off, while the tories peddle the fiction of single market rewards without responsibility. i ask the prime minister, how much per will families be camp as they indulge in fantasy politics? -- will families become? i made clear to this house or ambition for our future economic partnership. the honourable lady talks about fantasy politics but perhaps you would like to speak to the people of wales, who voted to leave the eu. does my right honourable friend share my astonishment that labour and snp meps last week ignored the interests of british fishermen when they voted to back the eu in their attempt to keep the uk inside the common fisheries policy and does she still

intend for the uk to become fully independent? i find it extraordinary that the snp and labour party are supporting our continued membership of the common fisheries policy. our party will take the uk out of the common fisheries policy and make sure we become an independent fishing state. despite the prime minister's claims that she has been pouring money into education, she claimed she put 1.5 billion into education that in the last three yea rs education that in the last three years they have cut about 4 billion out of education. classroom sizes are rising, budgets are cut, what will she do about it? i don't recognise the description he has set out. we have had more money into

education in schools and through our nationalfunding education in schools and through our national funding formula we are ensuring that is up there distribution across schools and we are making more money available for schools over the next two years. we all appreciate what a difficult job the prime minister has in striving for the best deal for our country regarding brexit but hasn't the time come to reiterate to eu friends, echoing the words of the prime minister, that no deal is better than a bad deal and in what circumstances is she prepared to walk away from negotiations from saving the british taxpayer billions of pounds? my honourable friend is right that i have said no deal is better than a bad deal and i have also said we are working to ensure we get the best deal possible for the uk but we recognise the

importance of ensuring that as a country we prepare for all scenarios and that is why government departments are looking at the issue ofa departments are looking at the issue of a new deal, preparing for all contingencies. that is right for them to do so. some arrangements that would be idealfor no them to do so. some arrangements that would be ideal for no deal would be the same and money is available to treasury departments to make all the preparations. while a school in my constituency has been forced to suspend sixth form as a result of cuts to education by this government and funding formula which discriminates against rural communities. the education secretary has washed his hands of it and young people and making the face a four hours or morejourney people and making the face a four hours or more journey for education.

sect forms across the country will colla pse sect forms across the country will collapse under the current funding situation. will the prime minister intervened to help our schools and the broader network of sixth form colleges? i am pleased that the honourable lady has raised the issue of wolsingham and i remember it from the time that i stood in the durham seat, but the government... yes, i wasn't successful there, but...” hope it is not being suggested that thatis hope it is not being suggested that that is some sort of savage personal indictment of the prime minister. it wasn't very propitious territory at the time. prime minister.” understand the decision to suspend recruitment to the school was made by the government body after student numbers fell and there are other

outstanding colleges are available within travelling distance. young people are choosing to access those rather than the local sixth form but the local authority is looking at the local authority is looking at the question of local travel agents, and our new national funding formula for pre—16 school funding will help to safeguard rural schools by ensuring we have been more appropriate funding formula across the country and there is a lump sum in respect of every school. will the prime ministerjoin me in congratulating for schools in redditch, angara, wenger academy, for receiving £1 million to improve their buildings, helping young people get a great start in life. does she agree it is due to our strong management of the economy that we were able to invest so much

to help young people up and down the country? i am happy to join her in welcoming the funding available to the four schools in redditch. this is only possible because we can put more money into schools and education because we are managing a balanced approach to our economy which make sure that money is available, as opposed to a labour party that would borrow more, spend more, tax more and leave us on the brink of bankruptcy. following the tragic murder of a 17—year—old on saturday in broad daylight in front of his friends, will the prime minister meet with me and the police and crime commissioner for suffolk to discuss how such crimes might be prevented in the future? we are deeply concerned about crimes

like this that have taken place. the former home secretary had published a serious violence strategy and the current home secretary will take that forward and i am sure the home office will look carefully at this issue to ensure we are working with the police, every effort being made to ensure we are taking the steps necessary to deal with serious violence and i will ask the home office minister if he will meet with the honourable gentleman to discuss it. point of order, justine greening. i wondered if you could give me some advice. the department for transport has not given the prime minister good advice... strong performance from jeremy corbyn and some pithy lines from him, he said the government has ripped up its brexit timetablejust

like our shambolic privatised railways. he asked the prime minister twice whether the government would publish its brexit policy proposals before the eu summit on the 28th ofjune, as promised, and she refused to say thatis promised, and she refused to say that is the case. meanwhile we hear that is the case. meanwhile we hear that a 4—page note of the government's backstop position in the event of no deal being reached before the uk leaves the eu having been circulated among cabinet members, so let's see what norman thinks of all that. lots to chew over, and what do i know, suggesting jeremy corbyn would never go on brexit, he goes on brexit. we get a sense of theresa may's difficulties, unable to say about white paper setting out their objectives would

be produced ahead of eu summit. last week we were told it would be produced ahead of the summit and now the signs are towards delaying it, another thing emerging, it seems that mrs may, who for months has been walking a tightrope between the brexiteers and the leavers over what sort of customs deal she will reach, is now risking a showdown with the brexiteers following the circulation of this backstop paper, the paper which sets out the options the government will pursue if it is not possible to reach a customs deal, and the idea is that we will continue observing some of the eu's customs rules. this paper infuriated some brexiteers because it doesn't contain a time limit and they fear we would remain tied to eu rules for yea rs we would remain tied to eu rules for years to come. 0n

we would remain tied to eu rules for years to come. on top of that, it includes an extended role for the european court of justice, includes an extended role for the european court ofjustice, another red line for brexiteers, so maybe we are getting to the moment when mrs may can no longer walk that tightrope and eventually has to come down on one side or the other. norman, thank you. the grenfell tower inquiry has been hearing testimony from the lawyer of behailu kebede, the occupant of the fourth floor flat in which the fire started. mr kebede's lawyer said his client acted quickly and instinctively on the night, saying that he became the target of various smears in the months that followed. there was one particularly offensive article in the daily mail that seemed to scapegoat mr kebede for the fire itself. within 24 hours, that one article was the subject of over 1000 complaints to the press watchdog from members of the public. the calamitous events at grenfell tower and the subsequent media intrusion have had serious

consequences for mr kebede and his family. his partner and children felt unsafe in their home and were forced to move out. the police was so concerned about mr kebede's safety that they suggested witness protection, relocation and a change of name. without going into any detail, mr kebede's health has been so severely affected that he feels terrified — and i use that word advisedly — terrified about the prospect of being compelled to give oral evidence to this enquiry. the inquiry also heard powerful statement from leslie thomas qc, who is representing the bereaved and survivors. he said that the state had allowed a culture of corporate immunity which led to the neglect and stigmatisation of council housing. he also said it was a legitimate question to ask if the money spent on refurbishing the tower was not for residents but for the benefit

of some of the wealthier people living in the borough. please do not misunderstand when we say this. everyone is entitled to a more aesthetically pleasing environment to live in, but the question must be asked whether the refurbishment was simply about beautifying the tower. it is not lost that the building in its previous form may have been considered an eyesore to some of the more wealthy residents in the borough of kensington and chelsea. sir, it is a legitimate question to ask whether money spent on the tower was not for the residents but for some of the more wealthy people living in the borough, so that the tower was made more aesthetically pleasing to them. this is not to suggest that poor people should live in ugly blocks

but the point is, beautifying at what cost? a 100—year—old woman whose neck was broken in a street robbery has her distinctive handbag was stolen in the attack last week in normanton in derby. police confirm that the pensioner died in the early hours of this morning after suffering multiple injuries. derbyshire police say the investigation is focussed around an abandoned beige seat leon car. a 39—year—old man arrested in connection with the incident has been released under investigation. a teenager has been arrested in wolverhampton in connection with the murder of 15—year—old keelan wilson. keelan died following reports of a fight in strathfield walk in the city on may 29th. west midlands police said a 16—year—old man was arrested and is due to be questioned. tributes have been pouring in for the american designer

kate spade, who has been found dead at her home in new york. the 55—year—old was best known for designing handbags and a range of accessories. the kate spade brand became a household name with stores around the world. jon donnison reports. kate spade splashed onto the fashion scene in the 1990s with her bright and colourful designs. outside her apartment, where her body was found, fans and the media gathered. police believe the 55—year—old took her own life. it appears at this point in time to be a tragic case of apparent suicide, but it is early in the investigation. there was a suicide note left at the scene. for many of her customers, the news came as a huge shock. kate spade was just somebody i always looked up to. keep life light and happy and fun, and when this kind of thing happens to someone like that, you just... you never know who's going through what. everywhere you go in paris, in madrid, she's famous, she's famous. it's so sad. she is only 55, and this

isjust terrible. many celebrity fans paid tribute on social media. chelsea clinton said she got her first kate spade bag when she was in college. the us actress lena dunham said thank you, from one of the millions you made feel beautiful. in a statement, kate spade's family asked for privacy, saying they were devastated and would miss her terribly. in the moment, the news that one with jane hell. first, the weather. very quiet out there, plenty of sunshine and in the next few days, very little change on the weather front, generate a lot of fine, dry weather, not sunny everywhere because it has been cloudy close to

the north sea coast and will remain cloudy over the next day or so. the jet stream is stopping weather fronts from coming our way, that is why we have little rain in the forecast, this afternoon, still some cloud around the north sea, 15 in newcastle and hull, where you have the sunshine, temperatures into the 20s. you may have noticed how fresh this morning was, quite nippy in some areas, a similar night tonight with clear skies and temperatures down to single figures, we also expect some showers across the south of the country. let's look at thursday, across europe you can see some storms, france and germany, but we're in this window of calmer weather stretching all the way across southern parts of scandinavia, so high pressure all

the way to denmark and norway and sweden, so quiet weather but we are starting to see changes on thursday across the south and there might be showers drifting into southern counties, maybe in one or two other areas, so counties, maybe in one or two other areas, so not completely dry day but for most of us it will be a fine day, then thursday into friday, variable change, here is that high pressure stretching from the west of our neighbourhood into scandinavia, so our neighbourhood into scandinavia, so that means more of the same for most of us, but little showers are forecast on friday, quite a few gathering in the near continent and will be coming our way. quite fresh on the north sea coast on friday, when the sun comes out temperatures will be around average for the time of year. on saturday, a fair bit of cloud to start the day so saturday might start off grey and gloomy, but then we should get some sunny

spells, so a little change in the coming days. the. the grenfell inquiry hears that the man who lived in the flat where the fire began was left terrified by threats of reprisals. his lawyer tells the hearing his client did nothing wrong, and had woken everyone on his floor to make sure they got out of the building. whatever the precise cause or origin

of the fire in his kitchen, it was accidental. mr kebede bears no responsibility, directly or indirectly, for the fire, its spread or the dreadful consequences that followed. we'll hear more about the latest evidence, live from the inquiry. also this lunchtime: labour accuses the government of disarray over brexit after details emerge of its backstop proposal on customs arrangements if no deal is struck. fresh volcanic eruptions in guatemala force more