hello. it's thursday. it's 9 o'clock. i'm victoria derbyshire. welcome to the programme. our main news today: the uk hasn't got enough doctors and nurses so immigration rules are going to be relaxed. not everyone‘s happy. what we should be doing is training many more doctors ourselves, nurses, and other medical professionals that we need. also: on the first anniversary of the grenfell tower fire, the bishop of kensington, in an exclusive interview with this programme, calls for a fundamental revolution in the way we care for each other. for a lot of people, i think thatjust, in some ways, a disaster brings out the common humanity in people but very quickly we go back to our normal ways of living. one of the challenges, i think, with something like grenfell is how do we establish that as a more normal way of life where actually we are looking out for the interests of each other? and you can hear the full interview at 9.15. also, new figures show than one in three people who report

that they suffered from revenge porn withdraw their complaint, so should victims of revenge porn be given anonymity like victims of sexual assault? it is such a betrayal of trust, someone exposing something so personal. i mean, you don't expect to be all over the internetjust because you've broken up with someone, do you? hello. welcome to the programme. we're live until 11 this morning. on that last story, have you been the victim of revenge porn? has your ex shared images or videos, sexual in nature, of you without your consent? should you therefore be anonmyous? do get in touch on all the stories we're talking about this morning.

use the hashtag victorialive and if you text, you will be charged at the standard network rate. our top story today: the government is to relax immigration rules to allow more doctors and nurses from outside the eu into the uk. in february, nhs england had 35,000 vacancies for nurses and nearly 10,000 for doctors. let's speak to our political guru norman smith. what other changes and how significant are they? they are significant are they? they are significant because the nhs is getting into difficulties having to recruit staff from outside the eu. they have had to do that more because since brexit and the referendum there have been fewer eu nationals applying forjobs in hospitals and so managers have got to recruit from outside the eu. the problem is that mrs may imposed a cap on the number of non—eu professionals who could come to britain. she set it at 20,000 a

year. in recent months, that cap has been hit. that means there have been vacancies in hospitals because they simply can't get the staff here, they say. there is less eu staff willing to come and they have hit the limit of the number of non—eu stuff they can recruit. they're what sajid javid will do, he will take nhs professionals out of the cap altogether. that will have a knock—on effect on other employers looking to recruit non—eu staff. it will enable hospitals to recruit who they need from outside the eu, and it will also allow companies to recruit more specialist professional it engineer experts etc from outside the eu as well. this is quite a gear change for theresa may?” the eu as well. this is quite a gear change for theresa may? i think it really is. it is striking how quickly things seem to be moving under sajid javid since he moved into the home office. we have had

today's announcement. and that follows hi m today's announcement. and that follows him trying to rebrand mrs may's idea of creating a hostile environment. he has tweaked bits of it. he has said there will no longer bea ban it. he has said there will no longer be a ban on illegal immigrants being able to open up bank accounts. he announced yesterday a new visa for young entrepreneurs wanting to come to britain. he said he will take a look at whether students should be taken out of the immigration figures. and he sounded decidedly lu kewa rm figures. and he sounded decidedly lukewarm when he was interviewed about the idea of getting net migration down to the tens of thousands. what seems to be going on if he is beginning to unpick the much more restrictive elements of the immigration regime put in by mrs may when she was home secretary. thank you very much, norman smith at westminster. annita mcveigh is in the bbc newsroom with a summary of the rest of the day's news. thank you. good morning. commemorations and vigils are taking place today to mark

the first anniversary of the grenfell tower fire. 72 people died in what turned out to be britain's worst domestic fire since the second world war. ben ando reports. last night, and for the next three nights, grenfell goes green. the tower block, its scorched remains now clad in white sheeting, illuminated by coloured spotlights to commemorate the one—year anniversary since the devastating blaze in which 72 people died. on the ground, a silent vigil as people in the shadow of the tower came together to remember and mourn. elsewhere, green lights were turned on in solidarity on other tower blocks, at the cabinet office and at number 10 downing street. the lights were turned on here at 12:51am. that was the time the first 999 call was made. and the colour green was chosen because in the immediate aftermath of the fire, local schoolchildren started using the hashtag #greenforgrenfell on social media. we've had to work very hard over

the last few months but in this week we hope we will be given the time and space to reflect on what's happened, on our loved ones, on the friends that we've made over the year, you know, when we came together at the beginning of this terrible, terrible time. to allow that time for reflection, the grenfell public enquiry has paused and will resume next week. later today, a moment's silence will be observed and 73 white doves released, one for every known victim and one to recognise that there may be those who died in the tower as yet unidentified. ben ando, bbc news. more than a500 jobs are to go at rolls—royce as part of a restructuring programme. the jobs will go over the next two years, mostly from middle management staff based at the company's headquarters in derby. last year the company reported a loss of more than £4.5 billion. the un security council

will meet today for urgent talks called by the british government on the current situation in yemen. heavy fighting has been reported following a major offensive by a saudi—led coalition on the port city of hudaydah currently held by rebels. aid agencies are concerned that the assault could lead to a humanitarian disaster. the american secretary of state, mike pompeo, says the us hopes to see what he calls major disarmament by north korea over the next two years. speaking in south korea when meeting the foreign minister, he said he was confident pyongyang understood that any work to remove nuclear weapons from the peninsula would have to be verified. the football world cup gets under way in russia today. there will be 64 games during the month—long tournament, with 32 countries competing. our correspondent sarah rainsford reports from central moscow. the party has finally started. this is not how moscow usually sounds.

un saludo para todos! and it's not what it usually looks like either. but for one month, russia has been transformed into the centre of the football world. there's even a kickabout on the cobblestones, just metres from red square. with football fans from all over the world now flooding in here, russia is clearly hoping everyone forgets all about politics. the list of grievances against russia, of course, is long. but there was no boycott of this world cup and this is a country that's now on a great charm offensive. we were so surprised with the friendship, the smiles, the people smiling. i like the russians. omar‘s just hoping his hero will be fit again. if he will not play in the first half, he could in the second half. apparently he didn't train in the training session. but he is mohamed salah. russia's big hope is for a smooth world cup. there is much more than

football at stake here. sarah rainsford, bbc news, moscow. a teenager is in a critical condition after being stabbed in ipswich last night. the 16—year—old was attacked in a fast food restaurant at around 7.30 yesterday evening. it's the third stabbing in the town this month. a 17—year—old was killed two weeks ago and a man in his 20s was injured on monday. apple is changing the security features on its iphones to prevent them being unlocked without proper authorisation. the move will make it more difficult for police to unlock the phones of suspected criminals. the company denies it is trying to prevent law enforcement agencies accessing phones' data, but in 2016 refused to help police in unlocking the phone used by a gunman who killed 1a people in the us. nasa says a vast dust storm has engulfed a quarter of the surface of mars, forcing the solar—powered opportunity rover into a dormant state. officials say they're extremely concerned that the six—wheeled robotic explorer is no longer responding to commands. space engineers hope

the rover will wake up once the storm has passed, although martian dust storms can last for months. one of the musical stars of the royal wedding last month has won two awards at the classic brits. the cellist sheku kanneh—mason, who's 19, picked up male artist of the year and the critics' choice award. our entertainment correspondent colin paterson was at the royal albert hall for the ceremony. last month, sheku kanneh—mason played the cello at the royal wedding. at the classic brit awards, the 19—year—old won both best male and critics' choice. it is an honour. a lovely summing up of the last two yea rs. surprisingly, he is still a student, and sat exams last week. he has not got his results due to a bungle.

they are out but i need to go and collect them. so you could go and get them? yes, but i need my id card, which i've lost. there was also a problem with best group. they only give you one. we have never had an argument. but this might be the first... # it is up to you, new york, new york. thankfully, for the sake of harmony, they later triumphed in album of the year, meaning they each have a brit. # we'll meet again # and at the age of 101, there was a lifetime achievement award for dame vera lynn. she could not be there, but she spoke to bbc south east today on the phone. it's very nice. unexpected but lovely after all these years to get

acknowledged like that. # i know we'll meet again some sunny day. colin paterson, bbc news, royal albert hall. congratulations to dame vera lynn and all the other winners. that's a summary and all the other winners. that's a summary of the latest bbc news. more at 9:30am. in a moment he will be able to watch an interview with the bishop of kensington who is involved in two services today on the one year anniversary of the grenfell tower fire. year anniversary of the grenfell towerfire. he talks year anniversary of the grenfell tower fire. he talks about housing and inequality and he also talks about the way we live alongside each other and the way we care for each other. he says that grenfell brought so other. he says that grenfell brought so many people together and it would be good if that continued without necessarily having to rally around a tragedy. it is a fundamental revolution in the way we care for each other, he says. and on twitter: what fa ntasyland is each other, he says. and on twitter: what fantasyland is the bishop

living in? if more people look after themselves and didn't expect everything for nothing and stop blaming everybody else, we would all be better off. some of you may find that the deeply harsh but it is a point of view. we will also be talking about revenge pornography and the fact that one in three people who make a complaint to the police about it eventually withdraw the complaint because they are not guaranteed anonymity like victims of other alleged sexual crimes. we will be talking about that. this text: my daughter had personal images put online by her ex who controlled and beat her for the best part of two yea rs. we beat her for the best part of two years. we warned the police and we told police that this man was dangerous with supporting evidence but they did not act. if you have personal experience of revenge pornography, someone sharing images, photos, our view, without your consent, of a sexual nature, do let us consent, of a sexual nature, do let us know what effect it had on you

and whether you think victims of revenge pornography should be given anonymity. now the sport. it has arrived at last. how are the england tea m arrived at last. how are the england team doing in terms of settling in? very well, victoria. good morning. happy world cup day. over the next month we will see 32 teams battle it out in the biggest sporting tournament in the world. the likes of lionel messi and cristiano ronaldo are on show and despite england taking one of their youngest ever squads to a world cup, there is a lot of optimism around gareth southgate's side as they edge towards their opening match on monday. the england squad trained at their base in repino for the first time yesterday — an open session watched by the media and around 400 local schoolchildren as well as fans. the small village becoming a hive of activity upon england's arrival but there are questions over how much there will be for the players to do in the village.

so far they have no complaints. we've got a nice little basketball net set up. we have a golf simulator. we have got uno cards. we all play a lot of uno. general cards, ping—pong is, at snooker. we are spoiled. we have got everything. there is no reason to be bored, really. smiles from the england players yesterday but still focus on the first game against tunisia on monday. jordan henderson said england are "in a good place. it's now up to them to do the business on the pitch." a tiny worry over the fitness of marcus rashford but he doesn't seem to be concerned. yes, not too many concerns were gareth southgate in terms of injury. eric dier gave the thumbs up after training. he trained

with the strapped up side, but free rein for the facilities in repino yesterday, that went to marcus rashford, the forward, who didn't feature at all in training. and that after his man of the match performance in the final warm up game against costa rica, scoring an amazing goal, giving everyone and not least as manager reminder of what he is capable of. we will see in the next ten minutes or so, we think, as england come out for their second training session, if marcus rashford is able to train today. it isa rashford is able to train today. it is a slight knee problem that if he is a slight knee problem that if he is missing for a second day running, there could be some alarm bells ringing for the england fans. right, 0k. it all ringing for the england fans. right, ok. it all kicks off later on today. a half—hour opening ceremony before the first game. what are we looking forward to? there is no easy way to tell you this. it has been described as the worst opening match ever at a world cup. it is the hosts, russia, taking on saudi arabia. it will be the most watched match between the pair but they are the two lowest

ranked teams in the tournament. russia trained at the les mccue stadium last night. no host nation has ever lost a world cup opener. saudi arabia did win their only previous meeting but i don't know if that will matter much later on, especially for the russian fans. it will be a great evening and in the opening ceremony, robbie williams will be performing fresh from socceraid. he says it will be a smorgasbord from his hits. that's all kicks off at three o'clock this afternoon. thank you very much. it is 9:17am. good morning. "it's important the whole nation remebers grenfell today." the words of the bishop of kensington in an exclusive interview with this programme. he also calls for a fundamental revolution in the way we care for each other.

we'll bring you that exclusive interview in a few minutes. today marks one year since fire spread through the tower in west london, killing 72 people and leaving hundreds without a home. yesterday we brought you our programme from the maxilla social club nearby to the tower. in the early hours of this morning, grenfell tower was illuminated at six minutes to one, the time a fire was reported in a flat on the fourth floor. 12 other buildings across west london and downing street were lit up too. and a vigil took place at a church near the block, where the victims' names were read out at 1.30. at 11 o'clock this morning, there will be a memorial service organised by humanity for grenfell at st helen's church in north kensington. names of the victims will be read out, and candles will be lit for each person who died. at midday, grenfell united will call for the uk to observe a minute's silence to remember each life that was lost in and after the fire. and the local community will observe 72 seconds of silence to honour each

of the victims of the fire. at approximately 7 o'clock there will be the regular, monthly, silent walk departing from outside notting hill methodist church in west london. crowds are expected to start gathering from about six o'clock. afterwards grenfell united will gather to observe iftar, that's the evening meal with which muslims end their daily ramadan fast at sunset, and will ask fellow marchers tojoin them. in a moment we'll bring you our interview with the bishop of kensington, who offers words of hope for those who are grieving. first here are some of those we spoke to at grenfell yesterday. every day has been a fight and will continue to be a fight for everybody. it's been very upsetting. there's been highs and there's been lows. there's been victories

and there's been losses. but at a cause, unfortunately. and it shouldn't be that way. yeah. we're tired of the begging. it's been a year of, like, begging for this, just begging for our rights. basic human rights. the british public, community, they all came together. i wanted to actually take this opportunity to say thank you very much. thank you very, very much for helping us. it has reached us, the donations have reached us. it has made a difference. inside it was just thick, black smoke, really, from the third staircase upwards, third floor upwards. so it was very dark. residents were coming out and firefighters were going in, you know. you can't really see anything. your hand in front of your face, that's basically all you could see. there are people currently using the media to make very

unhelpful comments about those firefighters. many of them aren't decent enough to lace the boots of those firefighters. we're standing not 50 metres from a mass grave in west london. it was my firefighters who went in there, put their lives on the line and are absolutely heartbroken about what happened. to now have people try and point the finger at them is absolutely disgusting. i think everyone that is involved in the system, which includes myself, should apologise to the victims of grenfell. in terms of the rehousing, things haven't happened as quickly as they should have done, there's no question about that. the secretary of state said that, on monday, in the house. we need to do more. much has been done. 300 homes have been purchased by kensington and chelsea council, but they need to do a lot more and they need to do more to make sure those homes are fit i told theresa may yesterday, she has to try. she's come to see us,

we appreciate her coming, but we do not appreciate the division. we are all human beings. we have to be equally rated. and our children shouldn't grow in such a condition. right. i worked in this system for 48 years. where did i go wrong? yeah. let's talk now to our reporter charlotte gallagher, who is at st stephen's church, where the memorial service gets under way in a couple of hours. tell us more about what will feature in the service. this service is going to be representative of the community around grenfell tower. we are going to have different faiths here, different churches. when

people walk in, they will be greeted bya people walk in, they will be greeted by a steel band who will be playing bridge over troubled water. there will be a gospel choir who will sing amazing grace. the church has been decorated with green, the colour that symbolises grenfell now. and at the end of each view there is a piece of green material which they will ask people to wear as a scarf throughout the service and when they leave the church. the names of each victim will be read out in the service and a candle will be lit for each victim. afterwards, doves will be released, 73 white doves, one for each of the 72 victims and the organisers say they wanted to release another dove to represent the fears that many people have here that there might have been other people in the tower who have not been identified. and then green balloons will be released into the air. as you said, we will also have air. as you said, we will also have a moment's silence at midday. that will be marked across the country as

a minute but at this church and around grenfell there will be 72 seconds of silence, one second for each of the 72 victims. an important day for the survivors, the bereaved, and the wider community. but also a very painful and emotional day, as you will know, victoria. the events of that horrible, dreadful fire still very raw in people's minefield. they are still very much grieving. —— in people's minds here. a difficult day for everybody here. thank you. the bishop of kensington, the right reverend graham tomlin, is involved in two services in the area today, a memorial at 11 and a service at st clements parish church in north kensington. he's been telling me about some of the families he's met since the fire one year ago today. it's been remarkable over

the last year meeting some really amazing people. i remember one particular family, meeting them just the day after the fire. in fact, it was a year ago today that i met them. they had come out of the building, they had sadly lost their five—year—old boy and at the time i met them, they didn't know where he was and they were hoping that somehow he may have found his way to a hospital or been saved by a neighbour. and i remember hearing the day after that the boy had been confirmed to have died. and just hearing their weeping and sorrow at the time is something that i think i will never quite forget. how on earth can you comfort somebody in that scenario as a man of god? well, we were able to arrange for a priest for them from their church to come and be with them during that time. i think the only thing you can do is pray. i found over those few days there were a lot of times i was with people. i was in the local area a lot over those few days and the only thing you could do was simply pray with people and offer to pray. people will often do that. did you come across people who said

to you, look, if there is a god, then why would he let this happen? one or two, but largely, to be honest, people outside the area. i actually found over the last year, most people have faith. and of course, north kensington is a very religious area. it's actually an area where faith is really important. most people in the area, in my experience, who had been through this experience, i didn't know many who had actually lost faith. most people have actually found faith confirmed because actually they cling to something that gives them hope and meaning and purpose in the middle of something which seems quite purposeless and meaningless. you have said that, talking about the inquiry, even if the independent inquiry into grenfell produces its results, culprits are identified and perhaps given prison sentences, that would satisfy a certain need forjustice or even revenge, but it would still not resolve anything fundamental. what do you mean by that? i mean that it is important that justice is found. we need to get to the absolute truth of what happened. and what led to that building being in such a vulnerable place where it was so...

it was a dangerous place to live. we need to get to the bottom of that but at the same time, i think if we make some changes to building regulations, if those who are responsible are identified and punished, we go back to living as we normally do. i don't think much will change. i think, in a way, grenfell is a once in a generation opportunity to ask much deeper questions about the way we live together as a society. like what kind of questions? questions like... on the deepest level of all, i think, who are we as human beings? are we made to pursue our own goals and interests and prosperity or do we find our happiness actually in seeking the goals and interests and prosperity of one another? i think that is one of the remarkable things that has happened in the grenfell community over the last year. people found this extraordinary togetherness where they are focusing not so much on their own prosperity and goals but instead on remembering those who died and looking after one another within that community, coming together. they found an extraordinary sense of purpose that many people have said they have not found before.

so i think there's that profound question. i think there are some significant questions to be asked about housing, how we do our housing, how our housing economy works. is housing ultimately about investment? is it about securing a legacy for our children or ourselves in the future, or is it fundamentally about community and shelter? if it is about community and shelter, that would change the way we think about our housing economy and how we do things such as social housing and affordable housing and so on. because you mean if we change the way we think about it, we might focus more on social housing rather than the people at the top with big expensive houses? that's right. exactly. it seems to me we've got the thing the wrong way around and that we think of our housing primarily in terms of an investment for the future. we maximise, housing goes for as high a rent or as high a price as we can, and then social housing gets left as the last thing we think about. and as a result, we've seen the result of that, if you like, in grenfell.

if you think about it the other way around, you think first and foremost, how do we provide for for the most vulnerable in our society? how do we provide for people who need social housing? how do we get good, affordable housing? we all know affordable housing in london is not that affordable. can we get a greater proportion of housing that's properly affordable so we can have a good spread of people in areas like kensington and chelsea ? so society is much more cohesive than it has been in the past. the point you raised about how we relate to each other, that grenfell has brought people together and given them a sense of purpose, would the ideal in your view be that we should have that togetherness and sense of purpose even when there isn't a tragedy to rally around? exactly. again, it is one of the remarkable things around the time of the fire. there was this huge outpouring of compassion. people were coming from all over the country. i remember meeting people from scotland, from the midlands, from the west country who had come just to be there and to give whatever they could.

for a lot of people i think a disaster brings out the common humanity in people but very quickly we go back to our normal ways of living. one of the challenges, i think, something like rental is how do we establish that as an more normal way of life where actually we are looking out for the interests of each other. and where, asjesus says, our life is focused on loving god and loving our neighbour, that is the primary thing that we are here for, and how do we do that as a regular way of life rather than as something that is called out of us through disasters. you also said recently if we allocate blame, punish the guilty and then carry on as before, there is no guarantee that something like this will not happen again.

why do you say that? well, because i think if we... because of these fundamental questions about the way we live together and about how much care we take for one another. there's a lot of evidence that seems to suggest that today isn't the day for allocating blame, for pointing fingers, but there is a sense that somehow careless decisions were taken, corners were cut and that building got to the state where it was so dangerous. which is all to do with the way we care for one another and therefore i think that fundamental revolution in the way be care for one another, the way we think about ourselves primarily as individuals, and then we are members of families and neighbourhoods. or are we primarily children, fathers, husbands, brothers, wives, aunts, uncles, neighbours, worshippers first and individuals second? finally, what hope can you give somebody who might be watching right now who has lost a close family member orfriend or lost their home or all their posessions, or their child. what do you say to them today, one year on? i think today is a day for mourning and mourning is a really important thing to do. today is a day when we really do want to remember those 72 people, very precious people, who lost their lives as a result of the grenfell tower fire.

i think we need to stand with them. i think today is a day that's really important that the whole nation remembers the victims of grenfell and that community, and that they feel they're well supported, they are not forgotten. it's a really important thing for them. at the same time, i think that there are signs of hope, they are signs of change even though this last year, the fact that the decision over the site of the building and its future has been decided, that should be in the hands of the local community, not by the great and the good. people were able to tell stories of their loved ones who had died. no public inquiry has ever done that before. and that is a remarkable thing. i think it's a really good thing that happened. things like the two extra panel members appointed to the inquiry because of listening to the local community. they are just little signs, they are not hopeful change yet they are not wholesale change yet that they are little, small signs that the slow, patient, dignified, determined efforts of local people to bring about change are beginning to make some change in the way

we think about these things. the bishop of kensington. still to come: we will talk about what is happening in the main port in yemen which brings ina in the main port in yemen which brings in a lead for nearly eight and a half million people. but it is being bombarded. —— it brings in aid. millions of people are under threat of famine. and, all eyes are on moscow where the 2018 world cup kicks off this afternoon. the host nation russia is to go head—to—head with saudi arabia in the opening game. brazil, germany or argentina are among the favourites. time for the latest news — here's annita. the government is to relax immigration rules to allow more skilled workers from outside the eu into the uk. the home office is expected to confirm that foreign doctors and nurses will be excluded from the government's visa cap. in february, nhs england had 35,000 vacancies for nurses — and nearly 10,000 for doctors. commemorations and vigils are taking place today, to mark the first anniversary of the grenfell fire which claimed the lives of 72 people.

shortly before 1am this morning, the time when the fire was first reported to the emergency services, 13 tower blocks in west london, including grenfell, were lit up in the colour green. there'll be a national minute's silence at midday, which will be observed by the queen and parliament. more than 11,500 jobs are to go at rolls royce, one of britain's leading engineering companies. the jobs will go over the next two years, mostly from middle management staff based at the company's headquarters in derby. last year, the company returned to profit and the job cuts are expected to save £400 million a year by 2020. the un security council will meet today for urgent talks called by the british government, on the current situation in yemen. heavy fighting has been reported following a major offensive by a saudi—led coalition on the port city of hudaydah, currently held by rebels. aid agencies are concerned that the assault could lead to a humanitarian disaster. the world cup gets

underway today, in russia. 32 teams will compete in 64 games over 32 days. matches will be played out in 12 stadiums, across 11 cities, spread over 1,800 miles. the month—long tournament is expected to attract one and a half million fans to the country and an estimated global television audience of over three billion viewers. that's a summary of the latest bbc news. if you think you're going to be affected by the job cuts coming in the next couple of years let us know. at rolls—royce. send us an inside you can text us and message us on inside you can text us and message us on facebook and on twitter —— send us an e—mail, you can. we would to talk to you. arrests for terrorism related activity in the

year until march 2018, a record 4111 arrests for terrorism related activity in the uk in the last year. according to home office stats just m, according to home office stats just in, 441 arrests for activities related to terrorism, that is a record. marcus rashford hasn't come out for training, the second day in a row he has missed full training. raises concerns he may not play in the first world cup match with tunisia on monday. fixtures released for the 2018-2019 on monday. fixtures released for the 2018—2019 premier league season. champions manchester city take on arsenal at the emirates stadium. england's cricketers took the first one—day international against australia in the oval in convincing fashion by three wickets with more

than six overs to spare. david willey hit the winning runs. the opening round of the second golf major of the year later. the us open. the winner of seven years ago, rory mcilroy is hoping he will be in good enough shape to take the title again, that's all the sport for now, more later. thanks. the war in yemen has been raging for three years. houthi rebels backed by iran, versus the ousted yemeni government supported by saudi arabia. un efforts at a ceasefire have all but failed, the country is in economic ruin and its people are on the verge of famine. now the saudi—led coalition is bombarding houdayda — the main port in yemen — to try to drive the houthis out of the city. the problem for the millions of yemenis who rely on international aid is that the aid they rely on mainly comes through the very port. with me is our diplomatic correspondent paul adams. this bombardment has been going on

for almost 48 hours, led by saudi arabia, why? as you say, it is a push, one that the coalition led by the saudis have been trying to organise for the last, frankly, couple of years. to break the houthi stranglehold on houdayda. they believe that the houthis bring in weapons smuggled from iran including missiles are used to attack saudi arabia. they also know that the houthis have maintained a grip on the port and on the aid coming into the port and on the aid coming into the country. they believe, the coalition believes, if they can ca ptu re coalition believes, if they can capture the port, the aid situation in yemen could become better. it won't be subject to the kind of corruption and restrictions we have seen corruption and restrictions we have seen under houthi control. they also believe it will gradually encircle the houthis, until they do,

landlocked in the central highlands of northern yemen. and that could hasten the end of the war. what has it got to do with either saudi arabia or iran? when the houthis took over in 2015, they attacked the capital sanaa and took over. the government was forced into exile. they looked to foreign allies to help them. the saudis and the united arab emirates in particular decided to do this. they have their own ulterior motives and it's really nothing to do with yemen. it's all about iran. they see... they are paranoid about iran spreading its influence in the arab world, they have seen it happen in iraq and syria to the north and they really don't want it to happen in yemen to the south. there's a big debate about the extent of iranian involvement with the houthis but the gulf states are absolutely determined to prevent any further spread of iranian influence. is that

is why they see the houthis as a kind of iranian proxy on their southern flank. thank you. paul adams, our diplomatic correspondent. nadine drummond from save the children who is in sana'a, the capital of yemen where she has been working on their humanitarian relief effort. alsojoining us is elisabeth kendall of oxford university, an expert in arabic poetry, who has spent much of her life working in yemen. madine, as faras madine, as far as you know, can you tell us about conditions in the port in terms of getting aid to people who live in the area? to our knowledge, the port is still open. it appears to be functioning well. but the question isn't really if it's open now, it is how long it will stay open for. aid is a really important component of the exports that come in through the port but that's not the only issue and nobody seems to be talking about that. 90% of yemenis reliant on exports from outside and 70% of those exports

come from the port of houdayda. if those are restricted, or those are stopped, it will have immense consequences on people in the north and centre of the country. two thirds of the yemeni population are absolutely reliant on anything that comes through the port of houdayda, including fuel. food and fuel. elizabeth kendall, what is your view on what is happening in pace right now? this has been on the cards for a long time. -- happening in houdayda right now? one is to say that the short—term crippling of the port and the short—term anguished shop suffered by the people is worth it to push up the coast for the coalition and force the houthis into a negotiating position, that would be the coalition's argument. but the other way of looking at it, a bit more like madine was talking about, there are civilians involved in this. they could be dramatically

impacted notjust this. they could be dramatically impacted not just by this. they could be dramatically impacted notjust by fighting in the streets, bombing from the air but by the crippling of a port which they rely on for food, medicine and everything else that they need in their everyday lives. if you will let me finish, we know that civilians are going to be involved. because there were a leaflet drops over the port of houdayda by the coalitionjust last over the port of houdayda by the coalition just last week saying, if we come in, you must rise up. please stay away from houthi installations, because we will be bombing them.“ nadeem ahmed tell us about some of the children you have been trying to help? —— ‘s ok, nadine tell us about. yemen is the worst humanitarian crisis and almost 18 million people have no idea where their next meal is coming from, two thirds of the population. houdayda has been one of the hardest hit places in the conflict. each person

probably has access to one meal a day. with the incursion and the assault on houdayda, it means that one meal may disappear. we are just one meal may disappear. we are just one ngo operating in the area but the challenge is that we can't help everybody. this is the reality on the ground. what i find particularly frustrating is when people talk about the conflict, they are talking about the conflict, they are talking about winning and losing and opposing sides. everybody loses, there are no winners in this conflict. the people that will a lwa ys conflict. the people that will always suffer the most yemeni children and their families. if the houdayda offensive led by saudi is successful, what happens next? good question. of course, if it's successful, that opens up the way to sanaa, the capital. that enables the coalition to start to ta ke enables the coalition to start to take over the government again, which is currently in the hands of the houthis. and it breaks a

stalemate in the war, which has now been going on for over two years, three and a bit year war. it does open up the possibility of some movement. the problem is, does it solve any of the underlying issues that led to the war in the first place? that led to the war in the first place ? probably that led to the war in the first place? probably not. that will only be resolved by actually making concessions on both sides, the houthi side and saudi led coalition side to resolve the underlying issues which led to this conflict. nadine, what would you say to the international community about what you have just described as potentially the world's worst humanitarian crisis? it's not potentially, it's a fact. what is happening in yemen is a humanitarian catastrophe. it is a human stain on the characters of all of governments that sit on the un security council that sit on the un security council that have the ability to influence the actors in yemen and those that are acting from outside. they are

not listening to us and the feeling i have is that as an aid worker in yemen, we are here, everything is going to be ok, it will work itself out. no it won't. this is not a solution that yemenis can solve themselves. international governments have to take responsibility for what is happening in yemen and i don't understand why there is a feeling or the actions suggest that children in yemen are not worth the same dignity and respect as the children in the united kingdom, the children in the united kingdom, the children in the united states, or in france. it is absolutely reprehensible. those governments that have the ability to influence have no excuse. thank you. strong words from the dean drummond from save the children in the yemeni captain and thank you to elizabeth kendall. coming up... the much—anticipated world cup is set to open in moscow, with brazil, germany and argentina odds on to win. meanwhile, russia will take on saudi arabia in the opening game. we will talk to fans from various

continents. 4,600 jobs are being axed at rolls—royce as the engineering company tries to slash costs. the group said most of the job cuts would affect the british workforce and would be made over the next two years, with about a third expected by the end of this year. our business correspondent, theo leggett, is here tell us more about the rationale for this number of job cuts. tell us more about the rationale for this number ofjob cuts. it is simple, from a technology point of view, rolls—royce is an engineering company and it is doing well. its aero engines business is heading towards having half of the global market. but as rolls—royce's management, the company has become too bloated. there were five divisions with lots of overlaps and the idea is that there were too many managers, keeping costs up and making the company inefficient. they are now trying to cut back office

and management functions, make the company slimmer and leaner and better able to generate profits and the money it needs to invest for the future. middle management where the jobs are going? exactly. its headquarters at derby will be hard hit, that is where most of that kind ofjob is based. why is it focused on the british workforce ? why is it focused on the british workforce? this is a management cull rather than an engineering cull. an overall workforce of 26,000, that is where the white—collar workforce is largely based, derby. that is where it will be hit. thank you. the 2018 football world cup starts today in russia where the host nation face saudi arabia in the opening game. there's been controversy surrounding the tournament almost immediately after russia won the bid in 2010, with corruption exposed within fifa, the governing body, and doping scandals exposed within russia. but 12 cities across the country are now prepped to host games and welcome fans

from all around the world. the usual suspects are favourites to win the tournament — brazil, germany and argentina — but who else could cause an upset? belgium are tipped to do well, and england face them in the group stage. and for once, there seems to be absolutely no expectations from england fans about their side — and i don't know about you, but that feels quite refreshing. england are training in saint petersburg. the squad held a minute's silence for those who held their —— who lost their lives and eve ryo ne their —— who lost their lives and everyone affected by the grenfell tower one year ago. pictures just into was on the programme. —— into us. let's speak to chibuogwu

nadiegbulam, a nigerian sports journalist, renata mendonca, brazilian sports journalist, michael yokhin — russian sports journalist and to alex scott — former england player and bbc sport pundit at the world cup. is this almost like a free world cup for the england side? everyone has very realistic expectations for this third youngest team in the tournament and if they get through the group stages, that's a bonus? it's the hope that they get through the group stages. and we are potentially looking at maybe, possibly, coming up against the likes of germany or brazil. that actually is exciting because you wa nt to actually is exciting because you want to see our young, vibrant england team, how they will cope in a quarterfinal against a side like them. are already talking about the quarterfinals! rea. i am being

realistic. i see england definitely progressing out of the group —— yeah. the first two games and hopefully by then we would have picked up six points going into the belgian game and qualified. look at the last 16 against maybe potentially potent or colombia. i see this england side potentially beating them —— against poland or colombia. the potential is there in this team. the quarterfinals, our big test will come. we will see how good this england side really is. as you know, england haven't won a knockout game in a world cup for quite a few years. they haven't. like you said, at the moment, there is no big expectation on this side. what we have seen on them coming into this world cup in them coming into this world cup in the warm up games is this fea rlessness the warm up games is this fearlessness about them. gareth southgate has installed this mentality, go out there on this world stage and express yourself. that is why, as fans, we're now

getting excited again. pele said decades ago an african nation would win the world cup befroe the year 2000 — no team has come close — how do you assess african team's propsects this year? interestingly. after the world cup, it was intriguing. nigeria, how we we re it was intriguing. nigeria, how we were able to make it through without losing a game. morocco, they made it through conceding just one goal. trust me, these teams have actually done what they were supposed to do to get to this stage in the first place. this set of teams in the world cup, nigeria are the only team from... we don't know what to expect. senegal 2002, on from... we don't know what to expect. senegal2002, on their debut

appearance made it to the quarterfinal. it was a dramatic incident that meant they could not make it through to the semifinal. africa are looking through to make it through to the semifinal. if any of these nations make it through, thatis of these nations make it through, that is what we are expecting. looking at how they have been able to go through their preparations, you might not have too much hope. morocco are the only team that were able to amass about four victories in the five friendlies they played and one draw will stop at which teams did they play? uzbekistan. slovakia — — teams did they play? uzbekistan. slovakia —— but which teams. these are not teams that you have hopes for in terms of pedigree. we want to have hopes for these teams. they have hopes for these teams. they have been able to do well. we are hopeful they are able to make it through to the semifinals, eventually. wow! michael, the

incredible backdrop. the russian side goes into the tournament ranked 70th in the world, the lowest ranked team. is it one of the worst russian national side of all time? yes, absolutely. -- national sides. when they were awarded the world cup in 2010 they had a very decent side. with every passing year of preparation, they got worse and worse and worse. actually, they have reached the lowest ever point, just ahead of the opening fixture against saudi arabia. on internet ballmer ls, saudi arabia. on internet ballmer 's, russian fans are pessimistic, —— internet forums. 70% think their national team won't survive the group stage. does that have an effect on the excitement of russian supporters in the build—up to the tournament starting? very much so. i

have travelled around moscow in the la st 24 have travelled around moscow in the last 24 hours and i have seen a lot of argentinians, peruvian, mexicans, germans, saudis, coming from riyadh. not a single fan in a russian shirt in moscow. it's absolutely incredible. it looks like everyone is here apart from the russians! that's interesting, talking about not seeing a single russian fan in a russian shirt. i was listening to two ‘s england fans on 5live, a national radio station, they said they are out there, waiting for the first england game. but they haven't taken their england shirts with them because of security fears. what would you say about that? that's very unfortunate. russia should not have been awarded this world cup, it's crystal clear. now that they are there, it must be said that security is a top concern for the russians here. i wouldn't think that

any serious incidents would be expected. because russia know how to organise tournaments from the security point of view. they don't seem security point of view. they don't seem to know how to organise tournaments from other points of view. from a professional point of view, there are a lot of problems here but i don't think security is one of them. is this the world cup where where finally ronaldo or messi or neymar really stamp their authority on it and it becomes the messi world cup or the ronaldo world cup, like it was pele's in 1970 and maradonna's in 86. that is what you hope for, those star players and star names show up for a world cup and that is the main talking point. there has been a lot in this world cup in russia but we hope what we see on the field of play, that is what we are talking about. enjoy. thank you. very good

to talk to you. chibuogwu nadiegbulam, a nigerian sports journalist, renata mendonca, brazilian sports journalist, michael yokhin — russian sports journalist and to alex scott — former england player and bbc sport pundit at the world cup. thank you for your comments on the fa ct thank you for your comments on the fact that immigration visas are about to be relaxed, according to the home secretary. we have a shortage of doctors and nurses in this country and we will talk more about this just after 10am. this e—mailfrom a about this just after 10am. this e—mail from a doctor a about this just after 10am. this e—mailfrom a doctor a retired hospital consultant and he said i graduated in medicine from manchester uni in 65 when there were 60 people in my year. there are now 360 per year. but this government is driving doctors out of britain with their imposition of a new bad contract on so—called junior doctors and a ten year pay freeze such that

doctor is old enough to retire do so and those young enough to emigrate, more than 6000 british trained doctors emigrated in 2016 alone. as for nurse shortages, rotten pay with virtually no pay increases for many yea rs mean virtually no pay increases for many years mean some have to use food banks to feed themselves and their families. or they have left the profession to stack shelves in asda where they are paid more. jenny on facebook says i have been to my local hospital a few times over the last six years and the problems of communication with partial english speaking staff have been very obvious to me. as horrific as trying to give me an insulin injection even though i am not diabetic because they got my name mixed up. the simplest mistake of putting custard on my meal instead of gravy because they didn't know the difference. we need to pay our nurses a better wage. 6% over the next three years isn't good enough. we need to change their working shifts to suit them. like those who are parents, night shifts, etc. we will talk more about

the loosening of those visa regulations in order to encourage more doctors and nurses and other professions to come to this country asap. because we are short. after 10am. your views are welcome. if you work in the medical profession and you happen to run a hospital, let us know what the situation is like in your own trust. the weather was a bit iffy at 4:30am when i left my house, is summer over? not yet. that was the south of the country you are talking about that in the north it was quite a different story and still is. storm hector bearing down on scotland, northern ireland and northern england. the met office has a yellow wind warning, gusts of 60 miles an hour. locally we could see higher gusts. the latest gusts of wind show that very thing. great dun fell is higher. 95 miles an hour gusts of wind. saint andrews, 61... these are damaging gusts, reports in

delays to transportation. trees are down and power cuts particularly in northern ireland and parts of cumbria. hector will move quite quickly. a curl of cloud wrapped around this storm pushing up towards the north—east. the tightest isobars are in the north of the country. south, as victoria said, it is blustery and we have a weather front pushing towards the south—east which has had patchy rain. it will continue to move away. we have some persistent rain across parts of scotland, moving eastwards. still, gusty winds. if you are travelling, bear this in gusty winds. if you are travelling, bearthis in mind, gusty winds. if you are travelling, bear this in mind, especially in a high sided or a light vehicle. high tides across south—west scotland and out in the wind, there is a risk of coastal flooding. out in the wind, there is a risk of coastalflooding. northern out in the wind, there is a risk of coastal flooding. northern ireland and northern england, gusty winds, travelling in a lighter vehicle, they're that in mind. for the rest

of england and wales, the winds are considerably lighter. although height in wales, quite strong gusts. the rain in the south—east has all but cleared kent and will continue to do. as it moves away, sunnier skies coming our way. the rain will continue to move across scotland and it will be through the afternoon that we start to see the wind moderate across scotland, northern england and northern ireland. in the wind and rain it will feel cool but in the sunshine further south, breezy conditions, 22 will feel pleasant. it will be a cooler night it will be a cooler night. the system coming in from the west will introduce showery outbreaks of rain across scotland, northern ireland and potentially northern england. tomorrow, we start with a lot of sunshine but through the day a little more cloud will bubble up. we will have sunny spells and rather than wall—to—wall blue skies. a new front introducing some showery outbreaks of rain to

scotland, northern ireland and potentially northern england. 17 in the north, 22 in the south but it's not going to be nearly as windy. cheers, carol. thank you so much. hello. it's thursday. it's ten o'clock. i'm victoria derbyshire. an about—turn on immigration. the strict limits on visas for doctors and nurses from outside the eu are being lifted to ease the nhs recruitment crisis. but is it the best solution? what we should be doing is training many more doctors ourselves, nurses, and other medical professionals that we need. if you work in the nhs, tell us why there is such a shortage of doctors and nurses and tell us why the new rules will help. going green for grenfell. last night the tower was illuminated in memory of the victims. in an exclusive interview the bishop of kensington tells us why it's important the whole nation remembers grenfell today on the one year anniversary.

for a lot of people, i think in some ways a disaster brings out the common humanity in people but very quickly we go back to our normal ways of living. one of the challenges, i think, with something like grenfell is how do we establish that as a more normal way of life where actually we are looking out for the interests of each other? and we're live in moscow as the world cup kicks off at four o'clock this afternoon. we'll be speaking to england fans who have made the journey to russia. we are possibly looking at maybe coming up against the likes of germany brazil and that is exciting because we want to see how young, vibrant england team and how they will cope in a quarterfinal coming up will cope in a quarterfinal coming up againsta will cope in a quarterfinal coming up against a side like them. good morning. here's annita mcveigh in the bbc newsroom with a summary of today's news. the government is to relax immigration rules to allow more skilled workers from outside the eu into the uk. the home office is expected to confirm that foreign doctors

and nurses will be excluded from the government's visa cap. in february, nhs england had 35,000 vacancies for nurses and nearly 10,000 for doctors. a minute's silence will be held at midday to mark the first anniversary of the grenfell tower fire which claimed the lives of 72 people. shortly before 1 o'clock this morning, the time when the fire was first reported to the emergency services, 13 tower blocks in west london, including grenfell, were lit up in the colour green. todayis today is a day when we really do wa nt to today is a day when we really do want to remember those 72 people, very precious people, who lost their lives as a result of the grenfell tower fire. lives as a result of the grenfell towerfire. i think lives as a result of the grenfell tower fire. i think we lives as a result of the grenfell towerfire. i think we need lives as a result of the grenfell tower fire. i think we need to stand with them. today is the day when it is really important that the whole nation remembers the victims of g re nfell nation remembers the victims of grenfell and that community and they feel they are supported and not forgotten. it is a really important thing for them. at the same time, there are signs of hope, signs of change, even though over the last

year the decision of the site of the building and its features has been decided to be in the hands of the local community and not the great and the good. inquiry had that extraordinary week where will people we re extraordinary week where will people were able to tell stories of their loved ones who had died and a public inquiry has done that before. that isa inquiry has done that before. that is a really good thing and remarkable thing that happened. the bishop of kensington. more than 4,500 jobs are to go at rolls—royce, one of britain's leading engineering companies. the jobs will go over the next two years, mostly from middle management staff based at the company's headquarters in derby. last year the company returned to profit and the job cuts are expected to save £400 million a year by 2020. the un security council will meet today for urgent talks called by the british government on the current situation in yemen. heavy fighting has been reported following a major offensive by a saudi—led coalition on the port city of hudaydah currently held by rebels. aid agencies are concerned that the assault could lead to a humanitarian disaster. the world cup gets under way today in russia. 32 teams will compete

in 64 games over 32 days. matches will be played out in 12 stadiums, across 11 cities, spread over 1,800 miles. the month—long tournament is expected to attract 1.5 million fans to the country and an estimated global television audience of over 3 billion viewers. apple is changing the security features on its iphones to prevent them being unlocked without proper authorisation. the move will make it more difficult for police to unlock the phones of suspected criminals. the company denies it is trying to prevent law enforcement agencies accessing phones' data, but in 2016 refused to help police in unlocking the phone used by a gunman who killed 14 people in the us. nasa says a vast dust storm has engulfed a quarter of the surface of mars, forcing the solar—powered opportunity rover into a dormant state. officials say they're extremely concerned that the six—wheeled robotic explorer is no longer responding to commands. space engineers hope

the rover will wake up once the storm has passed, although martian dust storms can last for months. the classic brits returned last night after a gap of five years. and it was the 19—year—old who played the cello at the royal wedding who was one of the night's big winners. sheku kenneh—mason took home the award for best male and the critics' choice award. that's a summary of the latest bbc news. more at 10.30. thank you. do get in touch with us throughout the morning. we will talk about the relaxation of the rules on visas for medics. people coming from outside the eu. we are assured of doctors and nurses in this country. the home secretary is expected to relax the rules from tomorrow to sort out that recruitment crisis. your view on that, do send us an email or use

twitter or whatsapp or facebook, particularly if you work within the nhs. whether you are medical professional, chief executive of trust, tell us what the situation is like now and how the relaxation of the rules will help because it is not making everybody happy, let me tell you. here's some sport now with hugh. good morning. gareth southgate's dilemma on whether or not marcus rashford will start their opening match at the world cup may have been made a little easier. the manchester united forward who starred in the final warm—up match against costa rica is not present at theis morning's training session in repino. he's suffering from a slight knee problem and is yet to train since england's arrival in russia. it's thought raheem sterling orjesse lingard will be preferred against tunisia on monday. he's just 20 so rashford may well get the chance to go to the world cup in eight years.

destinations canada, the united states and mexico. the united 2026 bid beat morocco, winning over twice the number of votes. the tournament will be the biggest world cup ever held with 48 teams playing 80 matches, over 34 days. the fixtures have been announced for next season's premier league campaign with one question — who can stop pep guardiola's manchester city? the defending champions will begin their campaign against arsenal in the tie of the opening weekend. liverpool take on west ham, while championship winners wolverhampton wanderers welcome everton to molineux. tottenham have announced that their new stadium won't be ready for the start of the season. they open away to newcastle and they'll play fulham at wembley before opening the revamped white hart lane ground on 15th september against liverpool. england's one—day cricket captain eoin morgan was pleased with the way his side beat australia in the opening match of the series.

england started really well at the oval, bowling the visitors out for just 214, and although he didn't think it was their best day with the bat, they reached their target, with more than six overs to spare. david willey hit the winning runs with a six. it is important that we get the win early on in the series, and particularly when we show characteristics when it is not our day that we can still get ourselves over the line. that is very important for us. it is always tough playing against australia. they are normally a strong side and today was the case. i thought it was a really competitive game and it was played in the right spirit. rory mcilroy is hoping his lengthy preparation process will boost his bid for a second us open title. he won this event seven years ago and he's been living near the shinnecock hills course in new york state since the beginning of the month. he thinks he's in shape to win another major. i've got myself into contention

quite a few times so i would love to do that again this week. it feels like it has been a while since i've beenin like it has been a while since i've been in the mix that this championship. so with how my game feels, hopefully i can do the right thing over the first few days and put myself in a position to win another one. that's all the sport for now. just to tell you that manchester city will play leicester city on the opening day of the premier league season. thank you. some breaking news to do with a number of people cautioned or convicted for knife crime in england and wales. i can tell you that it has risen to its highest level for six years. these numbers are from the home office. the number of people cautioned or convicted for knife crime in england and wales has risen to its highest level for six years. more than 21,000 knife and offensive weapon offences were dealt with in the 12

months up to the end of march this year. and the proportion of first—time offenders caught has gone up first—time offenders caught has gone up in each of the last five years and it is now at 72%. in 37% of knife crime cases, the offender was jailed and that is also the highest level on record. there is a significant number of repeat offenders. 63% were not given custodial sentences. we will speak to danny shaw about that later. immigration rules which currently stop the nhs from recruiting foreign doctors and nurses to fill vacancies are to be relaxed. there's been concern from nhs bosses that the current rules have been making it hard for them to employ enough staff. tomorrow, the home office is expected to confirm that doctors and nurses will be excluded from the government's visa cap, which theresa may introduced when she was home secretary. this cap sets a limit for all non—eu skilled workers at 20,700 people a year. we've got helen stokes—lampard,

chair of the royal college of general practitioners, in the studio with us, and phillippa hentsch, from nhs providers. they represent trusts in england. is it the right decision? absolutely. we have still got a long way to go. this gap has been arbitrary, unhelpful and destructive and we have been turning away health care professionals, gps but also doctors and nurses, from elsewhere who could have been helping the nhs at a time of great shortage. how many gps are we short in england alone? at least 6000. why? it is difficult and it is long—term. 6000. why? it is difficult and it is long-term. we have had a decade of underinvestment in general practice. the whole country has faced austerity and the nhs has faced austerity and the nhs has faced austerity but wearers resources in the hospital sector increased, albeit not fast enough, we have

actually gone backwards in general practice over the last decade. although things have started to improve and we are getting more people training than ever before, we're haemorrhaging at the top and because people are burning out faster than we can replace them. in the long term you can fix this but it isa the long term you can fix this but it is a real problem in the short term. how long is the training from medical school to become a gp? at least a decade. five years as a medical student, then a few years as a juniorfoundation. medical student, then a few years as a junior foundation. and then a few more years to become consultant level gp. is this the right decision? absolutely. as helen said, this is something we have been calling for across the service for a numberof calling for across the service for a number of months, and for the last six months alone 2000 doctors have not been able to gain a visa to work here. that has implications for the doctors and other health care staff who made the decision to come to the uk but can't do so. and also the trusts who have invested substantial amount of time and money getting the

doctors into the uk, to shore up their position and the widespread vacancies across the uk. this will really help. what is the staff shortage situation like a cross trusts across the uk? we currently have around 35,000 nurse vacancies and around 10,000 doctor vacancies. how trusts manage that at the moment is effectively stretching the stuff we do have to work extra shifts and cove red we do have to work extra shifts and covered those vacancies, or to employ expensive local and agency staff to fill the gaps. that is clearly not a sustainable situation. as helen mentioned, staff are already burnt out and they are working very hard. we do need more to come in both from overseas and the eu but also to domestically trained doctors and nurses and other health care professionals here as well. let's talk more about your experience, philippa. why is there such a massive shortage? those figures are astonishing. you mentioned people being burnt out.

what else is there? it also comes down to the decision made in 2010 in the face of austerity, budgets were squeezed, and one of thing is to ensure front line spend was to cut the number of nursing commissions to get nurses through into the nhs and also the number of places that medical school. effectively what we have seen is a reduction in the number of nurses and doctors coming through the system, which has meant that we have needed to continue to rely on the hard work and skilled dedication those coming in from overseas and from the eu to support that. we will bring in norman smith now, our political guru, as you know. he is at westminster. hello. let's talk about the politics of this. there is a practical, logistical reason for relaxing this cap but politically what will the reaction be? i think by and large politicians are pretty much all

sides will welcome it, in part very obviously because it eases the pressure on the nhs, but more generally i think a lot of the heat in the immigration debate has dissipated since the brexit referendum. i think in part that is because the numbers have continued to go down in terms of net migration. the inflow from the eu begins to recede. part two, windrush had an impact on people's attitudes, and the absolute priority that existed in the immediate aftermath of the brexit referendum to bear down on the numbers, that are slightly gone away. it will be interesting to see when we get the white paper on immigration from sajid javid whether it is quite as restrictive as a lot of the rhetoric in the immediate aftermath of the brexit referendum suggested it might be. what was the cap for? what was

the rationale and why was it set at 20,700? these arbitrary figures. the rationale was to try and prompt employers to recruit from indigenous british staff, not to always look abroad, it was thought, because maybe they were cheaper or whatever, but to try and refocus employers on taking on not just but to try and refocus employers on taking on notjust doctors and medics, but engineers, it people, from this country. the trouble is that if you haven't got those people and you are an employer, then you can't really grow and expand your business. that has an impact on the economy and there are fairly serious economic repercussions. especially if staff cannot get the skilled staff that they want. alan, you have been campaigning for this for some time. —— helen. how quickly do you think we can get gps from outside the eu to come to britain and fill

the eu to come to britain and fill the 6000 shortages? we know there are some who have been turned away in the last few months, hundreds. the instant we get this decision, we would hope that we can quickly fulfil some of those posts. there are fulfil some of those posts. there a re two fulfil some of those posts. there are two other problems we face in general practice which are unique to general practice which are unique to general practice which are unique to general practice compared to hospitals. one is that gps are not on the shortage occupation list, so the bar is higher. the shortage occupation list prioritises certain professionals. nurses are on the list and that is great and proper. ballet dancers and conductors of orchestras are on the list as well andl orchestras are on the list as well and i am orchestras are on the list as well andlama orchestras are on the list as well and i am a great fan of the arts but it beggars belief that gps are not on that list. gps are very small businesses, unlike hospitals, and there is a big deal of bureaucracy and cost involved in sponsoring somebody for a visa. we are campaigning for all those things to be bundled together to bring great gps from overseas to help us in the short term until we train up our own. how soon can this make a difference to trusts across the

country, philippa? hopefully immediately. some doctors might u nfortu nately have immediately. some doctors might unfortunately have already made the decision to decide other plans despite having made an application to come to the nhs, but we hope there will be a number of doctors that the nhs trusts are waiting to recruit in, so we hope it will make an immediate difference from next month. thank you all very much. still to come before 11 o'clock: the number of terror related arrests has surged to a new record high. you figured out the last an hour —— new figures out in the last half an hour and we will bring you the details. should victims of revenge porn be given anonymity like other alleged victims of sexual assault? revenge porn is the sharing of private sexual photos or videos of someone without their consent. yet more than one in three people who report that they suffered from revenge porn withdraw their complaint, according to an investigation by bbc yorkshire. charities which support victims say this is mostly because victims aren't given anonymity, as it's not classified

as a sexual offence. a freedom of information request sent to all police forces in england and wales found 7,800 crimes have been recorded since the offence was introduced in 2015, but 2,800, that's 36%, of these cases resulted in the alleged victim backing out. here's olivia richwald. when lydia discovered indecent pictures of her had been posted online, she says it felt like she'd been raped. the photos of private sexual moments had been taken by an ex—boyfriend, who then sought revenge when they split up. lydia is still so humiliated she asked for her story to be told by an actor. i didn't know he was taking photos. i was blindfolded. it's such a betrayal of trust, someone exposing something so personal. and you don't expect to be all over the internet just because you've broken up

with someone, do you? her real name and her hometown were shared alongside pictures on the website myex.com. it meant strangers contacted her with lurid suggestions. her ex was eventually jailed for six months. i don't know if he still has copies or any got sent to other people and they're still out there. i've got children. i'm really scared of it coming out at school. it's always hanging over you but you've got to get on with your life. revenge porn is one of the newest crimes in the uk. but our research has shown that more than a third of those who make complaints back out of a prosecution, so why? unlike victims of sex offences, victims of revenge porn are not guaranteed anonymity during the prosecution. that means the humiliation they've already suffered can be multiplied during a court case and a digital trace linking their name to indecent images can last forever. it could affect theirjob prospects.

it could affect their reputation in terms of peers, university applications. it feels really, really dark. they may never get over it, due to the fact that it's a lifelong what if. detective chief inspector vanessa smith leads west yorkshire's digital forensic unit. she said revenge porn is notoriously hard to prosecute and sometimes involves going to court in foreign countries to get websites to cooperate. we've had reports that people have actually committed suicide or attempted to commit suicide because they'd rather kill themselves than actually have this revealed to their family or friends. you know, it has got real consequences, revenge porn, blackmail. i really want to empower people to report it to us and we will deal with it sensitively. the website myex.com was eventually closed down earlier this year

following international pressure. cyberspace is evolving faster than the law and new websites offering rejected lovers a platform for revenge have since replaced it. olivia richwald. let's talk to lauren evans who has been a victim. julia mulligan is the police and crime commissioner for north yorkshire and has launched a petition to get the law changed so victims of this crime get anonymity. it's got over 15,000 signatures so far. and sian hawkins is from the charity women's aid. lauren, tell us what happened. about three years ago i found out that somebody had been using my pictures on twitter fetish account. through a friend of mine. through more digging, i found a whole through a friend of mine. through more digging, ifound a whole range of social media accounts with my

pictures, not just of social media accounts with my pictures, notjust profile pictures, but sexual images that i had taken myself. they were on social media accou nts myself. they were on social media accounts but they were also on really dark parts of the internet. some really disgusting pornography websites. it was a huge shock to me. through looking at the pictures, i could tell who i had sent it to, but at that moment it is more of the shop and a state of disbelief that it is happening to you that really got to me. —— shock. it is happening to you that really got to me. -- shock. the perpetrator was convicted but actually of obtaining and sharing underage images and not of revenge pornography. why was that? partly because some of these pictures were from before i turned 18. i met the person when i was 14 online. but the case officer that i had, i felt that

she was someone and it —— somewhat and educated in the new law because it had only been in forfour months, but she didn't believe my case was revenge pornography because i wasn't technically in a relationship with this person. i think that is com pletely this person. i think that is completely irrelevant. it was still image based sexual abuse. sure. i will come back to you in a moment. julia, what difference would it make if victims of alleged revenge pornography were anonymous from the moment they reported it to the police? this is a really frequent and totally legitimate complaint that victims make. we know that lots of victims that i have spoken to have said this puts them off. the whole thing is going to be made public, and anybody can see what has happened, and it re—traumatised as people. that is why i have been campaigning for quite some time now

for a change in the law. are you surprised that more than one in three withdraw their complaint? we hear from victims of this crime all the time just how deeply traumatising going through the justice process is for them. we know that lots of victims will withdraw precisely because of this anonymity issue. if you are a victim of rape or other types of sexual offences, within that category of offences, your anonymity will be protected through that whole court process and you will be protected from people reporting on it, knowing your name, being able to google it. and not just for the court case, for life? exactly. we know that not victims feel that protection is missing safer than going through the justice process will not keep them safe and will not put them at the heart of that process. we really do need reform in that area now. tell our audience the impact on you of knowing that some very intimate

pictures are out there. it's triggered some really bad mental illness. i suffered from severe depression, social anxiety and generalised anxiety. i only realised how much this impacted me maybe a few weeks after i found out what happened because i drove home from work one day, and ijust thought i could just swerve into a car right now and just end it all. i wouldn't have to deal with this ever again. i wouldn't have to feel the way i am feeling and that really shook me. i was not safe within myself for quite a long time. i thought that i deserved what was happening to me because the title of the crime itself, revenge pornography, the thing we have been told is the name of the law by the media, it makes it sound like it is yourfault, even before you have reported it. it makes it sound like your fault

because somebody is getting revenge for something you have done, which is completely inaccurate. you shouldn't feel like that when you are about to report something that is completely horrific that has just happened to you. it has been three yea rs happened to you. it has been three years almost now and i am still having to deal with depression and the anxiety that i feel. having to deal with depression and the anxiety that i feellj having to deal with depression and the anxiety that i feel. i am really sorry to hear that and you make a really fair point about the terminology. julia, would you agree with that? completely. there is a better term which is image based sexual abuse. the problem at the moment is it is a communication defence and not a sexual offence so you don't get the anonymity and that needs to be changed. —— communications offence. do you think anyone is listening? i think so and i think the government is making strides in this area, but the whole point of this is protecting anonymity and getting that into legislation. there is a domestic abuse bill forthcoming that is a perfect vehicle to push this change

forward. on the image based sexual abuse title, victims say to us that the term revenge pornography is so humiliating for them. in most cases this crime is being committed in a wider pattern of domestic abuse online and off—line as well and the name of the offence needs to reflect that bigger picture. thank you very much. sian, from women's eight, victoria from the police, and lauren, thank you for sharing your story. still to come: how the world reacted to the tragedy of the grenfell tower fire. tonnes of donations poured in, and millions of pounds were donated to the victims by private individuals, businesses, charities and appeals. excitement is building ahead of the opening of the 2018 world cup in moscow this afternoon.

we will be in moscow with our reporter who is there with some england fans in the next ten minutes. time for the latest news — here's annita. the bbc news headlines this morning... a minute's silence will be held at midday to mark the first anniversary of the grenfell tower fire which claimed the lives of 72 people. shortly before 1am this morning, the time when the fire was first reported to the emergency services, 13 tower blocks in west london, including grenfell, were lit up in the colour green. the government is to relax immigration rules to allow more skilled workers from outside the eu into the uk. the home office is expected to confirm that foreign doctors and nurses will be excluded from the government's visa cap. in february, nhs england had 35,000 vacancies for nurses and nearly 10,000 for doctors. home office figures show there were a record 441 arrests for terrorism offences in the year to april. the 12—month period included four terror attacks in london and manchester.

the figures also show the number of people cautioned or convicted for knife crime in england and wales has risen to its highest level for six years. more than 4,500 jobs are to go at rolls royce, one of britain's leading engineering companies. thejobs will go over the next two years, mostly from middle management staff based at the company's headquarters in derby. last year, the company returned to profit and the job cuts are expected to save £400 million a year by 2020. the world cup gets under way today, in russia. 32 teams will compete in the month long tournament, attracting an estimated global television audience of over three billion viewers. that's a summary of the latest bbc news. thank you. here's some sport now. marcus rashford hasn't appeared forfull training for a second day, raising concerns he may miss england's first world cup match with tunisia on monday. the fixtures have been

released for the 2018/19 premier league season. the tie of the opening day sees manchester city take on arsenal at the emirates. england's cricketers won the first one day international against australia at the oval, by three wickets with more than six overs to spare — david willey, hitting the winning runs. ahead of the start of this year's us open at shinner—cock hills — rory mcilroy believes living close by the course for the past couple of weeks will boost his bid for a fifth major title. that's all the sport for now. back with more later this afternoon. thanks for your comments regarding the relaxation of the visas for skilled, non—eu workers to hopefully help this country when it comes to a shortage of medical professionals. this person says i am a doctor and can't believe this, we should not be pillaging doctors from many countries that can ill afford to spare them. you could increase

doctor and nurse training numbers tomorrow, it's not complicated. the nhs can manage for the 3—5 years to train them. sarah, a nurse in lincolnshire said the restrictions on visas to ease recruitment is of vital importance. services are under threat of closure due to a significant lack of middle grade doctors. our paediatrics, maternity and neonatal services are under threat of closure and patients have to travel over 30 miles of rural roads to the next nearest hospital. we need more doctor training in england but the visa restrictions have been detrimental to the recruitment process. thank you. many more and i will try to read more before the end of the programme. new home office figures show the number of terror—related arrests reached a record 441 in the year to the end of march 2018 — the highest number since records began. knife crime stats out today. and separately, the number of people in england and wales cautioned or convicted for carrying knives has reached a six—year high. our home affairs correspondent danny shaw is with me now. what are the figures? the terrorism

figures show there were 441 arrests in the 12 months to the end of this march. that is an increase on 17% on the year before had a record high. these figures began to be collated after the 9—11 attacks in the united states, record number, 441 arrests. it is not surprising because this reporting period included four of the five terror attacks last year in london and manchester. and a number of arrests were made there. 23 in manchester, 21 after the london bridge attack on one of the finsbury park and seven after parsons green. what happens to those people arrested? 57% are released without charge. no action at all against them. 32% face charges of some sort. most of them terror related charges. we can also see increases in police

activity in relation to terror related stop and searches in the metropolitan police. 768 stop and searches under terror laws. that is 70% up at the arrest rate up, 8%. 8% of those stop and search results end implement best. terrorist prisoners in england and wales and scotland, thatis in england and wales and scotland, that is also up 228 people in custody, 82% classed as islamist extremist prisoners. knife related crime? separate data from the ministry ofjustice, this covers and england and wales. given the rise in serious violence and the rise in the number of stabbings, no surprise that the number of people dealt with in the criminaljustice system, cautioned or convicted, has also gone up. more than 21,000 knife and offensive weapons offences dealt with in the year to the end of

march. that's the highest level since 2012. interestingly, the proportion of first—time offenders is going up. almost three quarters of people caught our first—time offenders. what happens to these people? increasing numbers sent to prison, 37% sent to jail for knife crime. but interestingly, despite new laws, tightening what happens to people who are caught with knives, 39% of repeat offenders, almost four in ten repeat offenders are not sent to prison. interesting. it's exactly a year since the grenfell tower fire, in which 72 people died, and many hundreds of others suddenly lost their homes and belongings, in the middle of the night, in the most traumatic way. an memorial service is being held in the next half—hour at saint helen's church in north kensington. people have started arriving for the

service. charlotte gallagher is outside. it's going to be a very emotional and difficult day for many people in this area. not only the survivors and believed but people living here who have lived with grenfell tower for a year. the events of that night are so raw for a year. the events of that night are so raw in their minds. many are grieving. as you said, people have begun to arrive here at the service and many choosing to wear green, which, of course, has become the colour which symbol symbol isaac —— which symbolises grenfell tower. the seats at a credible green sashes, green scarves for people to wear during the service. and big floral wreath shaped like green hearts. it is going to be an incredibly emotional but important service. the service is going to try and reflect the community around grenfell so when people enter there will be a

steel band and there will also be a gospel choir. different churches and different faiths represented. when you go inside the church, the first rows a re you go inside the church, the first rows are all reserved for the families of the people who died in the fire. they will be here as well. when the service is finished, they will come outside and they will release green balloons and white doves into the sky, to remember the victims. thank you. in the hours, days and weeks after the grenfell tower fire many, many, organisations and individuals came together to help the victims. more than 170 tonnes of items were donated — everything from clothes to toys to baby milk to bedding. and more than £26 million was donated by private individuals and businesses to charities and appeals. yesterday, when we were down near the tower, we spoke to a group of community activists. i started by asking what they thought about the incredible efforts of so many people, who stepped in to help. i think it's fantastic.

i think, if anything, it has pointed everyone to how powerful it is when community comes together. a lot of people on the ground didn't have the expertise or the know—how, but they certainly had the will power. so, in a tragedy of this size, i think that has what has trumped a lot of the expertise that you would have expected to see. what motivated you, personally, for example? i think the same thing as everyone. waking up and seeing the tower on fire and thinking, "how on earth has that happened in my lifetime?" at all. just, period, at all. with friends, we just jumped in a minibus that same evening, put all the donations we could fit inside and turned up, like loads of people did. and then a year on, loads of people who i've met and been so privileged to meet at grenfell united and all sorts. just being able to support people who we didn't know on that night, we have been able to know throughout the year. that we have been able to know throughout the year. it's been really lovely.

will, why don't you talk us through some of this artwork you have brought down, as well? this has all been made on the project. by kids? yeah. well... this one was made on the estate where we opened, two days after the fire. in relation to the question you asked there, everywhere around here was just so congested with emergency response people dropping off donations, media, all of the rest of it. it wasn't really a place where people could hang out, which is why we started. this is actually the green we started. we have a little big top there. and so we provided, initially, some very basic activities and just developed from there. we ran art tables and circus workshops and things like that. over the winter, we opened in an indoor space and started running adult art classes. this was actually made by a grown—up. whilst the kids were at school, they can bring younger children there and do something decent and creative. these crowns here are from a float that we had there and do something creative.

these crowns here are from a float that we had at the notting hill carnival last year with a samba school. that was a great day. there were about 80 of us on the road. linda, what do you think about charitable organisations, volunteers, individuals, to try and help? well, i'm just so passionate about that. because that is the key. it's the organisation, coordination, it's not rocket science. you just, literally, have to do what we are doing today, talking. and just sharing our stories and finding out how we can help each other and coordinate. and join the dots. instead of making those assumptions, which i think happened last year. you know, we're all coming down now, actually talking about what really matters. and that is what happened with those individuals last year. theyjust got together and just, literally, brought everyone together. and collaborated. i think that's the key — collaboration. it's not difficult. latifa, finally, what do you think of the effort? the community spirit that we saw was unparalleled.

we've never seen that. i've never seen that in my time, working in disasters and humanitarian response before. i think that's what brought together the community, the generosity, the compassion, the overwhelming spirit of love and solidarity that we are seeing now. that's what will carry people through this very difficult time. especially one year on. i think the fact that we have seen so much take place with the british... you know, londoners from all walks of life, for grenfell this week alone, will be a testimony to the fact that this community will carry on being strong in the face of disasters in the future. next, to moscow, because the 2018 football world cup starts today in russia, where the host nation face saudi arabia in the opening game. england are the third—youngest team in the tournament and for once, england supporters' expectations seem to be very realistic. let's talk now to our reporter.

tell us about the vibe.|j tell us about the vibe. i am here at red square, the central square plaza in moscow. we just got into the afternoon and the vibe, the atmosphere, is electric. it's incredible. thousands of fans from across the globe are currently paving the streets of moscow. i have been on the streets early and i spoke to fans from brazil, saudi arabia, argentina, colombia, iran and russia. many of the england fans will be in the city south of moscow where england will be playing tunisia next monday. here in moscow, a real sense of anticipation for what the games will hold. u nfortu nately, what the games will hold. unfortunately, not as many england fans. cheers. let's talk to an england fan about to fly out there.

peter beck has lived in russia forfour and a half years — he'll be supporting both england and russia. steve niblett is an england fan in moscow, hejoins us with his russian friend kostya lednev, they‘ re roadtripping around the country for all the games. are you taking your england shirt with you? maybe there is no karan, u nless with you? maybe there is no karan, unless i can't hear them. karan, can you hear me? no, no karan. peter, how can you support both england and russia? quite easily, and unless they meet each other. but how? do you mean attending matches? no, i mean your loyalty to two very, very different countries. yes, but i live in russia, i am

happy to support the country i live in. but! happy to support the country i live in. but i am british, despite my accent. first and foremost, i will be an england fan. ijust hope they don't meet anywhere and if they do it would probably have to be a final, which would be a minor conflict of interest but a very happy conflicts. don't worry, that's not going to happen! you must have very realistic expectations for both england and russia i would have thought? i suppose england would have higher hopes. i don't think the hopes of the russian team are very high. i hopes of the russian team are very high. i think people would be pleasa ntly high. i think people would be pleasantly surprised if they got out of their group. although england have less expectations this time, they will at least get out of their group. peter, hello. sorry, not peter, steve. hello, victoria. can i see what shirt you are wearing because it doesn't look like an

england shirt. i am the hereford fc photographer. excellent. that is where my loyalties are. i am a foot ball where my loyalties are. i am a football fan, that is why i have come to the world cup. not specifically to see england although we will be making the 600 mile rd trip down to volgograd straight after the mexico— germany match on sunday. — — after the mexico— germany match on sunday. —— road trip. after the mexico— germany match on sunday. -- road trip. can you hear me? how do you know each other?” came over to do a home stay about 20 years ago. he was the son of the family that i stayed with. he was a big liverpool supporter. i invited him overto my big liverpool supporter. i invited him over to my wedding and liverpool newcastle where michael owen scored a hat—trick. you are a big football fan. that is how it is. we keep in touch. he came over two years ago when we came over to wembley. unfortunately, we lost but i am reciprocating by coming over to watch england. we have got argentina

and iceland on saturday. and we are going into a bar today down in the centre. we didn't get tickets for the main match. tomorrow, we are going to the fan zone at university. what is it like having a world cup in your own country, kostya? he said he's very happy. his english isn't great. but he's very happy and very proud. it'sjust a showcase for football. yeah. kostya's english is better than my russian! karan, how are you? i heard two england fans already out there and they said they hadn't taken already out there and they said they hadn't ta ken the already out there and they said they hadn't taken the england shirt for security reasons, what are you doing? i am doing the same thing, i

won't be taking my england shirt but lam taking won't be taking my england shirt but i am taking my hereford fc shirt, i will be repeated in the city i am from. you had no intention of going out there but what's changed?” from. you had no intention of going out there but what's changed? i was scrawling on twitter and it was actually the last day of sales and i saw a tweet from fifa and i assumed all the tickets have sold out because it's the world cup. i texted a few friends to see if they were interested and no one was, they all feared for their lives! i thought this was a once—in—a—lifetime opportunity and i went for it. how much is it costing? let'sjust say i don't want to look at my bank balance, i will be eating cold bins out —— balance, i will be eating cold bins out — — old balance, i will be eating cold bins out —— old beams out of the tin. what are your expectations of the england team? -- i will be eating cold beans. ithink england team? -- i will be eating cold beans. i think we should be excited, they are a young and pacey side, they gel well together. the problem with the previous sides,

they were good individually, but they were good individually, but they didn't actually gel well together. we can make it at least to the quarterfinals, which would be a huge success. at least to the quarterfinals?! i think so. huge success. at least to the quarterfinals?! ithink so. let huge success. at least to the quarterfinals?! i think so. let me ask steve about that and peter, you know england have not won a knockout game ina know england have not won a knockout game in a world cup for donkeys yea rs, game in a world cup for donkeys years, what are the chances, steve? this team, when i talk to england supporters, i am one myself, ifeel iam being supporters, i am one myself, ifeel i am being realistic but i feel the blood coursing through my veins when i watch this young team.” blood coursing through my veins when i watch this young team. i agree with that. i watch more long meet —— non—league premiership and international. it is a young team and gareth southgate has a good squad of young players. if it was a few old heads, it was a surprise. some of the old... obviously rooney is not... you know... his time has gone, whatever. maybe it's time for

the likes of others like nick hope in goal. what a story that is, coming from non—league. i am in goal. what a story that is, coming from non—league. lam rooting for them and coming from non—league. lam rooting forthem andl coming from non—league. lam rooting for them and i hope we get through the group stages. but you never know. we could go all the way. we did it in 66! in 70 we did really well stop... oh, we have lost steve. what about you, peter, in terms of what you are thinking about this particular england team?” what you are thinking about this particular england team? i agree with the other comments. it could be a team that comes together as a team, rather than a collection of individuals as sometimes english teams have been in recent memory. they could be greater than the sum of their parts rather than the opposite this time. how far they go, it depends how quickly they come together as a real team. karan,

it depends how quickly they come together as a realteam. karan, are you looking forward to seeing different places in russia itself? absolutely. england will include a 19 hourtrain absolutely. england will include a 19 hour train from moscow, that'll be incredibly interesting. i heard people drink a lot of vodka on the train and it is rude to refuse vodka so... train and it is rude to refuse vodka so...| train and it is rude to refuse vodka so... lam train and it is rude to refuse vodka so... i am trying to prepare my iron guts. the country is incredibly rich in history and culture, there will be so much to do. i made my itinerary last night and i won't be able to fit everything in, i am incredibly excited. enjoy! thank you very much. good to talk to you. thank you, peter. he has lived in russia for four and a half years, he will be supporting england and russia. steve, we got you back at the last moment but we have got to move on. have fun. thank you. i will learn some russian, i need to! now, a story of the beauty queen who got death threats because of a selfie. the family of miss iraq 2017 had to flee their homeland

after receiving threats over their daughter's instagram selfie with miss israel. six months later, the two beauty queens have been reunited after miss iraq, sarah idan, was invited to israel by the americanjewish committee, a pro—israel advocacy group. here's the story. she told me she was scared to approach me... at midday today there will be a 72—second silence — a second to remember each person who died in the grenfell fire — on this sober day of reflection. yesterday, we played you a film which showed some of the testimony from the ongoing inquiry, given by the friends and relatives of those 72 people, here it is again. song: amazing grace you never know what you're made of,

until you're broken. the events of that night took his life and all trace of his existence in this world. he never stood a chance of getting out. it should not have happened. song: amazing grace there's a gaping hole in our hearts that can never be filled and it hurts, it really hurts. i had 34 years with pili and they were beautiful, glorious, wonderful years filled with happiness, love and laughter. song: amazing grace our sister—in—law, faouzia,

was the anchor of her family. she had a real presence within the community and she was loved by many. she was our family. she was our sister and she will always be remembered for her strength, her kindness and love for others. we miss her dearly. i have never dreamed or thought of going to the heavens, but now i fight every day, every second, because i wanted tojoin my dad. and i pray every day, i even asked my friends to pray for me, that i die soon to meet my father. i am broken and now the only thing that can make me whole again is to fight for truth and justice in isaac's name. i will never ever see my mum again and my brother. if you have your mother, please hug her and feel

the unconditional love that god has bestowed in her. song: amazing grace my mum and sister were poisoned by the smoke, they were burnt. i had to listen to them suffer and i had to listen to them die. i had to watch grenfell tower burn for a couple of days, but particularly the top floors. we know that he would have given comfort to each of them, before they took their last breaths and departed this world. our moses, our hero. sadly, where there is nojustice,

there will be no peace. i will never forget, i will never forgive. i have to live with my family ripped apart, for the rest of my life. i don't see this as a tragedy, i see it as an atrocity. we are here because of failure. we are here because the system failed. the system was allowed to kill hesham rahman and 71 others. song: amazing grace

storm hector moved in, giving strong winds across scotland, northern ireland and northern england and strong winds further south bringing a bit of destruction through this. trees down, power outages across northern ireland in particular. this isa northern ireland in particular. this is a scene from a weather watcher. the latest gusts, 86 mph over higher ground of northern england. those wins were gradually ease out

over the coming hours. still fairly strong winds across the north of scotla nd strong winds across the north of scotland and showers continuing to feed in and some showers for northern ireland, england and wales, plenty of fine and dry weather with sunny spells this afternoon. temperatures getting up to 17—22. it will feel fresher compared to recent days. overnight, further bouts of rain showers from northern ireland and scotland. elsewhere, clear spells at temperatures overnight down to 9—13. friday, plenty dry weather expected. commemorations and vigils are being

held across west london to remember the 72 people who lost their lives. this is the scene in north kensington where a memorial service is just getting under way to remember those who died.