this is bbc news. the headlines at 8pm: theresa may has said she is determined to deliver brexit for the whole of the uk after borisjohnson was secretly recorded suggesting the government lacked guts in its negotiations with the eu. people like boris have strong views on brexit, but so do i. i want to deliver brexit for the british people, that's what people want. and i'm getting on and doing it. president trump has suggested russia should be readmitted to the g7 group of economies, four years after it was expelled because of the annexation of crimea. they threw russia out. they should let russia come back in because we should have russia at the negotiating table. it's been revealed that the queen had eye surgery last month to remove a cataract. in recent weeks, the queen, who's 92, been seen wearing sunglasses at a number of public events. what a laugh! why russians are being taught to smile ahead of the world cup. the dinosaurs are threatened by an erupting volcano injurassic

world: fallen kingdom. find out what mark kermode thought of that and the rest of the week's top cinema releases in the film review. good evening and welcome to bbc news. theresa may is at a meeting of world leaders in canada but she's been followed there by a continuing cabinet row over her handling of brexit negotiations. just a day after she fended off the possible resignation of the brexit secretary, the foreign secretary has now stirred things up after he said that negotiations may be heading for a meltdown. however, the prime minister told our chief political correspondent vicki young that she remains firmly focussed on delivering brexit. pressing her case on the world stage, theresa may's flown thousands of miles to chat with presidents

and prime ministers. but the questions for her stay the same. is brexit on track? is she in charge? these are complex negotiations, but the british people want us to deliver brexit, and i'm determined to do that. she might not expect eu leaders to give her a helping hand, but surely she can rely on her foreign secretary. back home, though, borisjohnson‘s been secretly recorded suggesting theresa may could learn something from the american president. so did the prime ministerfeel undermined by those remarks? people like boris have strong views on brexit, but so do i. i want to deliver brexit for the british people, that's what they people want,

and i'm getting on and doing it. how many times can we get to this position where you have to have these clashes with those on your own side? at every stage in these negotiations, we've seen people casting doubt on whether or not we could achieve what we want to achieve. they said that prior to the decemberjoint report being agreed. they said it prior to us delivering the implementation period in march. we're now moving on to finalise those withdrawal issues, and also to move on and discuss our future relationship. philip hammond, making a speech today in berlin, thinks the way to make more progress is through cooperation. my experience has been that a collaborative approach is generally more productive than a confrontational approach. and certainly my advice to my colleagues is that the way to address the challenges that there undoubtedly are of reaching a good brexit solution is to engage with our european partners. and brussels certainly does have concerns. the latest wrangle is over

a so—called backstop plan for trade with the eu after brexit if a long—term solution isn't ready. the uk suggesting it could match eu tariffs to avoid a hard irish border, but only temporarily. translation: backstop means backstop. now why do i say that? because this has to be a backstop which provides a guarantee under all circumstances. so the temporary backstop is not in line with what we want or what ireland or northern ireland want and need. as theresa may said again today, these are complex negotiations. it's not going to be easy. vicki young, bbc news, quebec. and vicki has been explaining why the prime minister is trying to shift attention away from the comments of her foreign secretary. what was interesting is this does

chime to some extent with the anxieties of brexiteers like borisjohnson who are concerned with the agreement, with the way that it might be going, the uk will end up so closely aligned with the eu that it is unable to take advantage of, as they see it, the opportunities that are out there. so it was interesting today that theresa may did choose to talk about the big prize, the bright future for britain controlling notjust our own money, our own borders, but crucially, trade deals. so here as she meets and sits alongside people like the prime minister ofjapan, of course, donald trump — those huge global economies which britain's going to have to do these trade deals with after brexit. of course, she wants to be talking about that, trying to set the base for what is to come in the future instead of having to talk about what is going on in her cabinet and what her foreign secretary might be saying behind closed doors. and we'll find out how this story, and many others, are covered in tomorrow's front pages at 10:1i0pm

this evening in the papers. our guestsjoining me tonight are the broadcaster henry bonsu and rachel cunliffe, comment and features editor at city am. president trump says he wants russia to rejoin the g7 group of major economies, four years after the country was expelled following its annexation of crimea. the american president's announcement came as he and other leaders gather at the g7 summit in quebec amid major disagreements over his imposition of trade tariffs. president macron of france says the six other countries in the group will stick together in their opposition to the tariffs, while president trump has warned the eu and canada that if they don't remove their tariffs the us "will more than match you". our north america editorjon sopel has sent this report. the reluctant visitor has arrived. donald trump is the last one into quebec, and he'll be the first one out, missing all tomorrow's discussion on climate change and the environment. it's as bad—tempered a start to a g7 as there's ever been. before leaving washington this

morning, he was in no mood for compromise. they understand, and, you know, they're trying to act like, well, we fought with you in the wars... they don't mention the fact that they have trade barriers against ourfarmers. they don't mention the fact that they're charging almost 300% tariffs. when it all straightens out, we'll all be in love again. though it's a little bit chilly at the moment in quebec, the other g7 leaders are enraged that the us has imposed tariffs on steel and aluminium, citing national security. it brought this brisk tweet from emmanuel macron. .. such is the president's isolation, this should perhaps more properly be called "the g6 plus one". donald trump seriously considered not coming at all.

he feels he gets lectured by the other foreign leaders — on iran, on climate change, and, of course, on trade. and he's not a big fan of being lectured. one area where he's doing the lecturing is his call today for russia to be readmitted to the group. they were booted out after the annexation of crimea. not so fast, says theresa may. we've seen malign activity from russia in a whole variety of ways including, of course, on the streets of salisbury in the united kingdom. so we need to say that i think before any such conversations can take place, russia needs to change its approach. the quebecois are trying to go about their daily lives as if it's business as usual. and without much optimism, so too are the other members of the g7. but it's not. there's a tough decision to make. roll over and accept american tariffs, or retaliate and risk an all—out trade war. jon sopel, bbc news, quebec. our correspondent gary

o'donoghue is in quebec. with all the disagreement about so many things, how likely is it that we get a meeting of minds on any of the subjects? i think it's pretty unlikely, actually. before the summit started, one of donald trump of my senior advisers talked about this being a family quarrel. i think this being a family quarrel. i think this is turning into a full—blown family feud. while they got for their typicalfamily family feud. while they got for their typical family photo that they do on these occasions, lots of smiles and handshakes and lining up for the cameras, you can bet your bottom dollar that behind some of those miles were actually gritted teeth. because there is a lot of anger here, particularly among the europeans about the stray tarus the us is put in place. the canadians are furious about it. and just after that photo, we do know that donald trump had a brief discussion with

angela merkel, chancellor. but did not know what they said, but we do know that angela merkel in the last few minutes has to do if there no joint statement at the end of this meeting, then that is a very real possibility and an extraordinary development for the g7. if there is nojoint semi, she development for the g7. if there is no joint semi, she says that will be a sign of honesty, which i think if you want to bundle that down into plain english, is putting a brave face on a pretty bad situation. yes, it's a positive reframe it for sure. how to get are these trade tariffs going be? they are absolutely huge. notjust going be? they are absolutely huge. not just because of going be? they are absolutely huge. notjust because of the going be? they are absolutely huge. not just because of the fact that the europeans and canadians believe it is sort of a breach of the rules based international process for deciding how to organise world trade, but also they feel particularly insulted at the fact that these are justified on the grounds of national security. this was the one the president was able to do it without taking this sort of

thing through congress. he was able to say there is a threat to american national security, i am to say there is a threat to american national security, iam imposing these tariffs on steel and aluminium. 25% on the first, 10% on the second. canadians are saying this is lovable, it isn't sold things is to suggest canada is a threat to american national security. the european saying something similar. so it is notjust the cash that they are cross about, it is the implication of justification as well. for his bar, donald trump says they think we may have fought alongside one another, but they did not tell you is the kind of terrorist they impose on us when we try and explore dairy products to canada or anything else in particular to europe. he is also worried about german motor cars coming into his country. another area of concern. so they look pretty entrenched in terms of their positions quite frankly at the moment. they are going to be discussing it, buti moment. they are going to be discussing it, but i do not see any chance of them getting much progress

done frankly. gary, thank you very much. the mayor of london sadiq khan has described an attack on a 90—year—old woman who was asleep in her bed as "barbaric". iris warner was found by her son at her home in brent, north west london. her injuries included bruising to herface and body. she's told police a man struck her a number of times in the face. it's not clear whether anything was stolen. a man has been charged with killing a ioo—year—old woman in derby. zofia kakcann suffered a broken neck when she was pushed to the ground and her handbag stolen. she died from her injuries in hospital on wednesday. 39—year—old arthur vaskovitch has been charged with manslaughter and robbery and will appear at southern derbyshire magistrates‘ court tomorrow. more than a million nhs workers in england are to receive a pay rise of at least 6.5% after staff voted in favour of the offer.

some of the lowest paid will see their wages increase by far more as part of the deal. of 14 unions balloted, only the gmb, which represents many ambulance staff, rejected the deal. they still have to decide if they'll take further action. the headlines on bbc news: theresa may has said she is determined to deliver brexit for the whole of the uk after borisjohnson was secretly recorded suggesting the government lacked guts in its negotiations with the eu. president trump has suggested russia should be readmitted to the g7 group of economies, four years after it was expelled because of the annexation of crimea. and laughing all the way to the football world cup — why russians are being taught to smile. sport now, and for a full round—up from the bbc sport centre, hello. rafael nadal is through to his 11th french open

final, thrashing juan martin del potro and setting up a title showdown with dominic thiem, the only man to defeat him on clay in the last two years. hugh ferris reports. suchis such is the lover raffaella nadal in paris, they feel it is medically a second home. but also looking to move in,juan martin second home. but also looking to move in, juan martin del potro. the argentine towers over most about is an overpowered them, too. rafael nadal has made a career out of climbing mountains. his perseverance and defence unrivaled. and soon he produced a chance to win the first set, the spaniards dissemination clearly a source of frustration. once he built up a head of the sting, the king of clay craft also was of shots. he is the world number one after all. winner after winner, the second set also proved a formality. blaum for del potro, one set away from the other french vinyl. so often, nadal proselytism is enough to make a head spin. we should hardly be surprised he is

made 11 at roland garros finals. and he has yet to lose one. nadal will play austria's dominic thiem in the final, thiem survived a wobble to see off italy's marco ceccinato in straight sets. it's thiem's first grand slam final. it's been announced today there will be a winter break in the premier league every february, starting the season after next. it'll be staggered over two weeks with ten teams sitting out the first weekend and ten the following weekend. the break means the fa cup fifth round will move to midweek and there won't be replays at that stage of the competition, like this one between tottenham and rochdale last season, which was played in horrendous conditions. it's hoped fewer matches will take place during the worst weather and england players will still have some gas left in the tank for summer world cups and european championships. england captain harry kane will go to russia with a bumper new six—year contract at his club spurs. kane has been spurs' leading scorer

in the premier league era and scored 41 goals in all competitions for them last season. the new deal is likely to warn off any potential suitors around europe. in rugby league, there are four superleague matches underway tonight england's women have claimed a crucial 3—1 win in their world cup qualifier against russia in moscow. manchester city forward nikitta parris opened the scoring for england, putting away her fifth goal in five world cup qualifiers. jill scott scored the other two goals on her return from injury, this one the best of her finishes. the victory takes phil neville's side back to the top in of their world cup qualification group, with only the top—ranked team earning automatic qualification for the tournament. england's international women's cricketers have been given a significant pay increase, the ecb has confirmed. the salaries of ten players

are going up by at least 50%, and the aim is that by 2020, all players will be earning twice what they received last year, when they won the world cup. players welcomed the pay rise ahead of england's first match of the summer against south africa tomorrow in worcester. the, it is a sign of how the game is going right now. and how were you last year was. obviously i'm either on the game tomorrow. red bull's max verstappen just pipped lewis hamilton in today's first practise for sunday‘s canadian grand prix. the dutchman was fractions of a second quicker than hamilton, but using softer, faster tyres. hamilton was on the ultra—soft tyres as was team—mate valtteri bottas in fifth. second practise is under way at the moment, with verstappen oonce again leading the standings.

that is it for me. join us for sports they later. the queen has had surgery on her eye to remove a cataract. a spokesperson from buckingham palace said the short, planned procedure last month was a success. her majesty has been seen wearing sunglasses at recent events. our royal correspondent nicholas witchell sent us this update from buckingham palace. the palace, i think, would regard this as a comparatively routine procedure, and certainly in medical terms, it is — one of the most commonplace operations to take place in this country. but it was described by the palace, as you say, as a small, planned procedure. the queen went into king edward vii hospital about a month ago as a day patient, had the procedure, evidently successfully — no engagements cancelled. the only visible sign perhaps has been that she's has been seen wearing dark glasses at the royal windsor horse show and at a garden party. she will be extremely visible tomorrow. tomorrow is trooping the colour, the official marking of her 92nd

birthday, so she will be in a carriage parading down the mall and she will certainly tomorrow want the sharpest of vision so that she can inspect the footguards and the cavalry down there on horseguards. bmw and the government's driving agency have been heavily criticised by a coroner after a fatal accident caused by a broken down bmw. the car had lost all power because of a known electrical fault. following the death of narayan gurung, a former gurka, bmw recalled more than 300,000 vehicles. an inquest in surrey heard the car maker knew of 19 previous incidents. the driving agency knew about them too but admitted its procedures forforcing bmw to recall cars were not "robust" enough. eight people have been arrested on suspicion of laundering millions of pounds through high street banks in and around the city of london. police say the suspects, who are all chinese citizens, are part of an organised crime network. £600,000 in cash has been seized. the first minister of

scotland nicola sturgeon has said she hopes to open a new chapter on independence at the party's conference in aberdeen this weekend. but says she is still not ready to set a date for a second referendum. our scotland editor sarah smith reports. what do we want? independence! when do we want it? now! the message was loud and clear, as thousands marched through dumfries last week. at the snp conference in aberdeen, delegates are hearing a rather more cautious refrain. nicola sturgeon is not about to announce a date for a new referendum any time soon. so now, she needs to persuade her supporters to be patient, telling them that they need to build more support for independence before they go for another vote. the snp leader wants to reach far beyond her party faithful to sceptics. i think it is important that we reassure people who might have been open—minded to independence in 2014

but felt they couldn't vote for it because they didn't have that assurance. but it's also really important that we inspire people, as well. that's a difficult balance to strike. of course it is. but it's one i think we can do. because people... people are not stupid. and this was shown so vividly in the independence referendum, people are capable of weighing up the arguments, weighing up the evidence and coming to their own decisions about things. but that's prompted internal arguments about new plans for the economics of independence. my basic worry is that by being too conservative on the economic front in order to win over people — and actually i don't disagree with that as a kind of strategy, win over folk who don't yet support independence — you don't do that if you start risking people at the other end, the poor. if you don't provide something for them from independence, then what is independence for? true believers like to think they'd win another vote tomorrow, and want one as early as possible.

i want independence, always have. so, the sooner the better. i'd probably call it september or october, and we're going to have it sometime in the new year. kind of soon, i would say, before brexit gets too scary. the grassroots are raring to go. but having marched her troops halfway up the hill, ms sturgeon now has to work out how to get them halfway down again while still keeping them on her side. sarah smith, bbc news, aberdeen. bbc news has been investigating local, regional and national identity this week across england, wales and scotland, and tonight, our series ends in northern ireland. our northern ireland political editor mark devenport has been talking to people from different traditions about their connection to the uk, how the past has shaped what they wish for in years to come, and whether brexit has caused a shift in their allegiances. you don't have to look far to see the symbols of clashing cultures in northern ireland.

the dispute between those proud of their irish and british identities underpinned decades of violence. these days, there's peace, and the old divides are more nuanced. i also want to wish you "adh mor" — good luck — with your exam. here in strongly unionist east belfast, ijoined an irish class attended by both protestants and catholics. linda irvine came late to her love of the irish language. she's a protestant whose brother—in—law was a loyalist leader. many of the words that we now use in everyday speech, many of our surnames come from the language. we're surrounded by things that are irish. the clue is in the name, northern ireland. so we are part of the uk, we are british. but we're the irish part of the uk. almost a third of those with a protestant background defined themselves as irish, but only 4% of those with a catholic background identified as british.

83% of protestants described themselves as british and 82% as northern irish. 96% of catholics said they were irish, and 82% of catholics considered themselves european. training on a beach in county antrim, connell stewart is preparing to compete in a couple of european marathons. connell studied in europe and strongly opposed brexit. he used to favour staying in the uk, but now wonders if a united ireland could be a better option. where we were ten years ago was that being in the uk was the best bet. now, i'm open to persuasion. it looks like the stability is in the european union now, whereas it was reversed ten years ago. it looks like there's uncertainty and no one knows where we're going with this. for me and for peace in northern ireland, i think we have to choose stability.

it's the logical thing to do. in the bbc survey, 45% of people wanted to stay in the uk, whilst 42% said they would vote for a united ireland. that suggests the "don't knows", at 13%, could prove decisive. 28% said brexit had changed their mind, making them more likely to back a united ireland. commentator: it's an irish driver in the lead! trevor england was a rugby star back in the 1980s. he's proud he wore the irish shirt, but when it comes to politics, he believes it's too soon to consider a united ireland. what we have to do is appreciate what we have. we live in a beautiful place. the people are fantastic when you press the right buttons, and the challenge is to make this place work whatever our constitutional preference and enjoy what we have and build relationships here, first and foremost. then, hopefully in a0 or 50 years,

our children will be better friends. and in that scenario, they can take whatever constitutional decision they want to take. whatever choices these children make will be helped by their parents‘ confidence in the future. nearly 70% think northern ireland's best years are yet to come. that's a more optimistic outlook than anywhere else in the uk. mark devenport, bbc news, belfast. over a million people are expected to travel to the football world cup, which starts in just under a week. russia wants to put on a good show and a warm welcome, which is why training is underway to teach russians how to smile, something that's often frowned upon in public. steve rozenberg has more. at the russian railways training centre, they're studying hard. today's lesson is how to smile. you see, russians don't do much of that.

in public. but with more than a million foreign football fans heading here for the world cup, russia is keen to make a good impression. russian people usually don't smile. that's why when other people come to russia, they think that russian people are not friendly. we need to teach them how to smile. we need to change their attitude. he's doing well! "look at his teeth," cries the teacher, "they are shining." but beware. in russia, smiling in public can get you into trouble. i got stopped by a policeman and i was quite angry about it and he asked me to show my id. afterwards, iasked him why did he stop me? and he said to me because you were smiling. that is what he said. literally. because it is strange. just a person walking on the street and smiling. it looked alien and suspicious. laughter. talking of suspicious...

here are some russians who are bucking the trend. this is laughter yoga. it gives mejoy. energy. energy, and a feeling that anything is possible. and i can do everything. it is highly infectious. but a little bit scary! itjust goes to show that despite their frosty exterior, russians have what it takes to put a smile on your face. steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow. a little bit scary? darren bett has the weather. hello, good evening, some warm sunshine this weekend, perhaps one or two showers around as well. today, we have had this

zone of cloud across across the midlands and wales. the rate and that is petering out. the cloud in scotland and northern ireland has gets some thunderstorms and slow—moving downpours. those should become fewer and lighter overnight, but not completely. otherwise, should be dry, with cloud coming up the eastern areas of the uk. temperatures in single figures in eastern scotland and northeast england. a cloudy start to the east, the clouds break. sunny spells develop widely, very few showers across england and wales. a few storms perhaps for northern ireland, and especially across scotland over the high grounds, some slow—moving downpours here. quite warm and as such, light winds with temperatures in the low 20s away from the east coast. sunday sees the showers mainly across scotland, perhaps on to the pennines. again, if you don't read downpours here. most of england and wales will be dropped with more sunshine and probably a warmer day than saturday. this is bbc news.

our latest headlines: theresa may has rejected criticism that the foreign secretary is undermining her, after borisjohnson was secretly recorded suggesting the government "lacked guts" in its negotiations with the eu. president trump has suggested russia should be readmitted to the g7 group of economies — four years after it was expelled because of the annexation of crimea. it's been revealed that the queen had eye surgery last month to remove a cataract. buckingham palace says the procedure was successful. the dinosaurs are threatened by an erupting volcano injurassic world: fallen kingdom. find out what mark kermode thought of that and the rest of the week's

top cinema releases in the film review. the celebrity chef and food writer, anthony bourdain, has died. he was 61. the us television network cnn — for whom mr bourdain worked — said he had been found dead in his hotel room in france, where he'd been filming an episode of his food and travel focused programme parts unknown. the network said mr bourdain had taken his own life. tributes for anthony bourdain are being shared on social media. gordon ramsay has tweeted... meanwhile, nigella lawson said... and asia argento — mr bourdain‘s partner —

has said in a statement on twitter... well, i spoke tojohn tesar. he met anthony bourdain in the late ‘80s and used to work with him. the one thing that i hope that tony leaves as a legacy is that he was a unifier. we all have adversity in our life, we all have different types of personalities, but right now in america, i think it's really important that the message resonate, and tony is going to really be missed in that world of unifying all of us together. we first met in the ‘80s when both of us were trying to find ourselves as younger people, as younger men — not only chefs in the west village — kind of rumbling around like pirates, living the life of kings, and doing whatever we wanted to do thanks to the privilege of being in the restaurant business

in the ‘80s and ‘90s in new york city. and what was he like to work with, though? because often, creative people can be — what to say — a little testing. he's never... i think one of the fallacies was that his bark was always bigger than his bite, and he was probably one of the sweetest guys you ever wanted to meet in your life. just like me, slightly insecure. we always had that in common. he was so intelligent, so articulate and so in touch with humanity, i think that was one of the struggles is that tony really felt everything and everybody but always had this tougher exterior. that guy in the leatherjacket you first saw with the skinny jeans and the cowboy boots and the lucky strike with no filter, i think that was all a facade. i think deep down inside, he was just a man that wanted to find himself, become a better person and share it all with the rest of the world, but obviously had some adversities along the way. yeah, to what extent did he find himself then? because if we're hearing that he's taken his own life, that may come as a terrible shock to a lot of you who knew him.

this was something that i can't wrap my head around. you know, i knew tony the guy, not tony the television icon. i knew both of them as well, but i knew the guy better. you know, back when nobody knows your name, it's a little easier to get to know people, i think. i can't wrap my head... if there was a list of people that would never commit suicide, he would have been on it, in my book. i just... i don't understand. i don't understand it. i think it's a greater message, again. if you can leave something behind, that mental illness is something that's really plaguing us in american society, whether it be guns or relations or just mental health among friends — the inability to reach out for help when the rest of the world perceives us to be on top of the world. it's just a shame and i think we need to take a closer look at it. and if we can take anything positive away from tony's departure, it's that we need to unify as people and understand each other, and when there's problems in the world, we need to ask for help and not try to go inside ourselves and lose track

of what's important. how well did it sit with him that he became known as a celebrity chef, the very thing that he had often mocked and ridiculed? you know, that's kind of when ourfriendship, our dialogue took a turn, because i was always a fan of the lucky strike—smoking, you know, boastful new yorker who wasn't afraid to say anything. but i think sometimes when you get a little polish in your life, you want to... you have a sense to protect it. you become one of them. and i think that's what people think is the hollywood elite, but it's really not. it's just, you know, people need to just treat each other equally and forget more about fame and about content. and i think tony always struggled with that, because he really was a man of the streets and a man of the people, a simple guy that just wanted to tell stories and have fun and experience life. you know, fame takes us to strange places. john tesar.

we've heard a lot recently about the enormous problems caused by the new rail timetables to commuters trying to get to work every day. now, the focus is shifting to rural communities also affected by the changes. john maguire has been to the lake district, where one family is going to extraordinary lengths to solve their travel needs. amanda seeds is so fed up with her local train service that she's taking the drastic measure of moving house. she is relocating from the village of staveley to kendall, her local town, where three of her children will go to school. as a parent, the amount of hours that i have worried about the children, because the trains are cancelled and they're late for school, and they can't get home from school, and so ijust — we're going to relocate. that's that. the irony is that the train line runs across the end of her garden, but there are no trains. is that a station? yeah, that's the beginning of the station, just there. so when the trains were running, sometimes my children would be at home, and they'd see the train

go past the house, and they'd set off at that point and run down the street, and they'd always get it. they would always catch the train that they had just seen. the service was suspended for two weeks on monday, and replaced by buses, as northern rail brought in an emergency timetable in response to the chaos across its network. but amanda says the lakes line has been unreliable since northern took over the franchise two years ago. we've been subjected to cancellation after cancellation up here for months now, all through the winter. and the way that i see it, having experienced years and years of the train being faultless, if northern rail can't provide the service, as they said that they were going to, then as far as i can see, they must be in breach of their contract. they must be. the suspension of the lakes line rail service started on monday for a two—week period, but the theory now is that it

could extend to three, possibly even to five, weeks, and the problem there is that that gets perilously close to the beginning of the school holiday summer season — vital for the tourism industry in this part of the lake district. this is the only train running in windermere at the moment. the summer season is well under way here, with visitors from around the world following in wordsworth‘s footsteps, inspired by his pen strokes. but for those working to make hay while the cumbrian sun shines, the lakes line is vital. a year ago, we were being promised electrification — new electric trains from windermere to manchester airport for a day. that was the promise. roll things on a year, we've now been inscripted as a world heritage site, and we've got a bus replacement. you know, i think that the economy, that the community, and that the visitors to the lake district, to be quite frank, they deserve an awful lot better.

there you go. have a good day. cheers — see you later. nice to see you. take care, amanda, see you later. transport is always one of the challenges of rural life, and where the economy is also so dependent on ease of access, then when the system fails, the impact can be deep, widespread and potentially long—lasting. john maguire, bbc news, in the lake district. more concerns have been raised about the safety of football fans at the world cup in russia, which begins next week. an estimated 10,000 british supporters are expected to travel to the event, and mps on the foreign affairs committee say they're particularly worried about racist and homophobic intimidation. our sports correspondent richard conway reports. the world cup is almost upon us again, but as british fans prepare to travel to russia, a new report from mps lays out in stark detail the issues they could face

there in the coming weeks. mps say russia presents particular risks due to a history of violence by football hooligans, intolerance towards the lgbt community, a history of racist abuse in and around games, the current heightened political tensions with britain — especially in light of the salisbury poisoning — and the threat of terrorist attacks. russia is a very difficult country in which to offer consular protection. you know, the russian state is not like other countries. if fans are, for example, lgbt, or from an ethnic minority, then the russian state has more a history of abusing them than supporting them. in response, the foreign office says it has acted to offer advice to lgbt, black and minority ethnic supporters, but some fans who are going are aware of what potentially awaits. i have to be streetwise. i'm under no illusions that there are some idiots out there in russia who will want to do damage to people like myself, do

damage to england fans in general. so, yes, i do fear for my safety. however, i know there is also good people out there, and i think if you're streetwise, hopefully you'll be able to avoid the trouble. it's been a really long process to actually work out whether i should go and whether it's right to go as an lgbt person, and that conversation has had to be had with lgbt russians as well as friends and family who are obviously concerned about my safety. fans are being encouraged to sign up to online foreign office travel alerts, so they can stay informed of developments. ultimately, if the security situation deteriorates, mps say the government must be prepared to act so everyone can safely enjoy the football. richard conway, bbc news. technology giants like facebook and twitter are failing to tackle online homophobia according to eltonjohn. speaking to newsnight‘s kirsty wark before he gave this year's diana princess of wales lecture on hiv, he said social media was the "engine of future change" but he called for a boycott of those sites that do nothing

to combat hate speech online. you talk about tech giants and the fact that they have got a public responsibility. but you do know there's some absolutely horrific homophobia on social media? i don't know why they allow it. it's supposed to be free—speech, but the things that are on social media are so disgusting that there has to be action taken by the people who own these companies, that run these companies, to say, "enough is enough, we're spreading hate". and people say, "what about my freedom of speech?" sod your freedom of speech. how do you convince them? you talk about people who are your friends, but you've got facebook, twitter... stop using them. boycott them. a global boycott because of their homophobia? yeah, why not? when the money's not coming in, they will sit up.

they can do so much good, but they must clean house and become a much more moral, christian—thinking, in a way, or whatever, a moral—thinking compass for what is going on in the world. and at the moment, they're not doing that. and elections are being rigged, people are being bullied online, they're committing suicide — young people are committing suicide — because of what is going on online. these people have a response ability to step up and say we have to... we can't continue, we can't let it go on. they have made no actions or anything to try and stem the flow of hate online. eltonjohn. nasa says new discoveries on mars could mean life is present on the surface. the red planet might not be home to little green men, but it does have organic compounds, as well as a source of methane gas, both of which could have a biological origin. andrew plant reports. it's not evidence of life on mars — not yet, anyway. but it could be one step closer.

tantalising signs of potential biology — organic molecules and methane. both could be an indication that something's happening on or beneath the red planet's surface. we don't know that there was ever life on mars. the organic molecules that we have found are not specifically evidence of life, because there are other sources of making those molecules, including things that are nonbiological in nature. the samples have been taken by curiosity rover, slowly exploring the chemistry of mars, burrowing down into the billion—year—old rock of what was once an ancient lake. 95% of the methane on earth is produced from biology, it's produced from termites or rice paddies, or cows, orsheep, or termites, etc. because of that, there's always been this interest in mars' methane. at the moment, it is not clear just how common life might be on other planets.

we only have one example, here on earth. but discovering life on our next—door neighbour, even if it is only little green microorganisms, would tell us a lot about both ourselves and the likelihood of life outside our solar system. andrew plant, bbc news. you're watching bbc news. the headlines: theresa may has said she is determined to deliver brexit for the whole of the uk, after borisjohnson was secretly recorded suggesting the government lacked guts in its negotiations with the eu. president trump has suggested russia should be readmitted to the g7 group of economies — four years after it was expelled because of the annexation of crimea. it's been revealed that the queen had eye surgery last month to remove a cataract. buckingham palace says the procedure was successful.