good afternoon. the nhs in england has set out plans to stop hundreds of thousands of patients every year receiving treatments deemed ineffective or too risky. haemorrhoid surgery and treatment for varicose veins are among the procedures that will be restricted under the proposals. it's expected to save the nhs an estimated £200 million a year. kathryn stanczyszyn reports. some nhs treatments could be about to become much rarer. plans are being drawn up by nhs england to limit options that they say are ineffective or too risky. it has drawn up a list of 17 procedures, including surgery to treat snoring, tonsillitis or varicose veins, knee arthroscopy for osteoarthritis, and steroid injections for nonspecific back pain. the body says doctors should start to use a much higher bar when it comes to offering these kind of solutions and that they should happen only when there are compelling reasons.

nhs england says it has come up with these proposals after extensive research, and in most cases, alternatives such as physiotherapy or a change of diet would workjust as well. they are backed by leading health professionals, who say it is about providing the right care. something that is ineffective is something that is going to be unnecessary and even more than that, it potentially can harm patients. things that do not work, any drug that you take, any intervention that you have, potentially carries harms. it's thought the move will affect around 100,000 people every year, freeing up an estimated £200 million to be used on critical services like cancer care. but some doctors are warning this will lead to patients being forced to pay for private treatment, or missing out altogether. the british medical association has said today it's disappointed with the idea of rationing patients, and this is another sign of chronic underfunding. if agreed, following a public consultation which begins next week, the changes will be brought in next year.

kathryn stanczyszyn, bbc news. a march in support of the nhs is getting under way in central london this lunchtime. the demonstration coincides with the 70th anniversary of the health service, which is being celebrated this week. 0ur correspondent richard galpin is there. the marchers literallyjust started in the last minute or so, heading off down the streets towards whitehall, where we understand a petition has already been handed into downing street calling for extra funding for the nhs. the crowds have been building here for the past several hours, there have been coaches arriving from different parts of england, and as we can here as well, there is really quite a carnival atmosphere, but also a very serious aspect. it is notjust a celebration of the 70th anniversary of the nhs. it is a big protest, with many people saying that they believe the government is failing to fund the nhs to the correct amounts,

and they need much more, even though the government has recently announced that by 2023 or 2024, there will be an extra billion pounds a year for the there will be an extra billion pounds a yearfor the nhs, they there will be an extra billion pounds a year for the nhs, they are saying that is not enough, and there isa saying that is not enough, and there is a danger of the nhs collapsing in the next few years if there is not much more funding for it. richard galpin in central london. tata steel and the german industrial group thyssenkrupp have agreed a merger that will create europe's second—biggest steel—maker. unions have welcomed the agreement, saying it ensures that production will continue at britain's largest steel plant until at least 2026. tata employs around 4,000 people at its port talbot works in south wales. here's our business correspondent, joe lynam. it's one of the biggest mergers in the steel sector for many years, the german giant is joining forces with a british one to create europe's second largest steel company. considering the stresses on british steelworkers over the last few

yea rs, steelworkers over the last few years, there is a huge sense of relief from unions and the local mp. i think it is very welcome. we've had a tough time over the last few yea rs had a tough time over the last few years in the steel industry, and this is going to help us to get out of the woods and put the industry on a more solid footing. tata steel employs 7000 people in wales, most of whom work in port talbot. it had been up for sale two years ago, when steel prices have plunged, but this merger has avoided that. however, 4000 jobs between both companies will have to go, though none of them will have to go, though none of them will be compulsory. although this merger will secure the immediate future of the port talbot plant, global events could shake things up again. president trump's 2596 things up again. president trump's 25% tariff on all steel being sold in the us has created fears that steal from china in the us has created fears that stealfrom china or in the us has created fears that steal from china or elsewhere in the us has created fears that stealfrom china or elsewhere might be diverted or dumped in europe, undercutting steal from uk factories. and then there is brexit. what sort of deal does tata steel need? we

when asked what might happen if there is no deal with the eu, mrjas said it would be a sorry state of affairs. so while there is some relief from the workers at this megamerger, events on both sides of the atlantic may yet dilute the benefits. joe lynam, bbc news. several people have been injured after a crash involving two vehicles in leeds. the collision between a car and a taxi happened in the early hours of this morning in the horsforth area. police are investigating the exact circumstances of the incident. the army will remain in saddleworth over the weekend to help keep on top of the moorland blaze. about 100 soldiers, who initially deployed on thursday, will stay until monday following a request by the mayor of greater manchester, andy burnham. on friday the fires were contained, but it could take weeks before they're fully extinguished. water companies across the uk are warning customers to urgently

reduce how much they use, amid increased demand during the current heatwave. the first hosepipe ban to be introduced in northern ireland in nearly 25 years came into force last night. united utilities has warned a ban could follow in north—west england. there's been a surge in uk citizens acquiring the nationality of another eu country since the brexit referendum, according to data obtained by the bbc from 17 eu member states. the rise is thought to be down to britons who meet the criteria seeking to keep the legal rights attached to european union membership. matt cole reports. it's two years since this moment. the eu referendum and victory for the leave campaign. since then, there has been a big rise in the number of uk citizens getting new nationalities. in 2017, 12,994 uk citizens obtained the nationality of one of the 17 member states from which the bbc

has received figures. this compares with 5,025 in 2016 and 1,800 in 2015. it is really a sense of still having that door open and being able to get up and go if you really want to. most of the people we know getting citizenship in other eu countries have no intention of living there, it is just knowing the fact that they have that citizenship in their back pocket. the most frequent new nationality was german, with a twelvefold increase between 2015—2017. french was the second most popular nationality and then belgian. some of these numbers relate to people translating long—term residency of countries into citizenship, though not always included, for instance, are those using family descendant rights, such as the tens of thousands using their parents or grandparents to claim an irish passport. matt cole, bbc news. now with news of an important day

of world cup action, and the rest of the sport, here'sjohn acres at the bbc sport centre. good afternoon, thank you. we've reached the knock—out stage at the world cup, with two games today, and we've also seen england train for the first time since their defeat to belgium on thursday. let's talk to our correspondent david 0rnstein, who's at the england base camp in repino. david, what do we know about gareth southgate's plans? that was their first full training session since thursday. the intensity, the realfocus of session since thursday. the intensity, the real focus of it has really lifted now. 21 of the 23 players in the squad were involved. the only absentees were ruben loftus—cheek, who remained behind the team hotel to work on an individual programme, though he is expected to be fit for the match, and fabian delph, who has returned to the uk ahead of the birth of his third child. england will train

again tomorrow and on monday before flying that afternoon to moscow ahead of the big game on tuesday evening. gareth southgate made eight changes to his starting line—up for the belgium match. we are expecting him to revert to his first choice team, so that could possibly include dele alli after his thigh injury that kept him out of england's last two games. we will hear more from him, because he is giving a news conference here at the media centre behind me shortly. harry kane also expected to come back into the line—up as england's top scorer. there is now no margin of error of england, this is where it gets really serious. lose, and they are going home. when they are through to the quarterfinals since 2006. that world cup was the last time england w011 world cup was the last time england won a competitive match, a knockout match, i should say, at a major competition, so there is a huge amount riding on this. lots of pressure as well. colombia will be no pushovers. they reach the quarterfinals four years ago and will be backed by a huge number of supporters, far outnumbering the

only advance. they are strong in attack and defence, despite a questionable midfield, and they may be without their key player, james rodriguez, through injury. elsewhere in the world cup, after a rest day, the last 16 get up and running, with lionel messi's argentina taking on france at three o'clock, followed by cristiano ronaldo's portugal up against uruguay at 7pm. this is where the tournament starts to get exciting. a hugely thrilling potential few days ahead, but also very important, and it is full steam ahead for mosque over england on tuesday evening. thank you, david. and you can watch the argentina—france game on bbc one at three o'clock, with commentary from portugal versus uruguay on radio 5live at 7. 0 nto 0nto formula 1. sebastian vettel set a new lap record as he topped the time sheets in final practice ahead of qualifying for the austrian grand prix. the german guided his ferrari around the red bull ring just ahead of lewis hamilton, who was quickest in

yesterday's practice. hamilton leads the championship by 14 points. britain's former olympic champion christine 0huruogu has announced her retirement from athletics. she's 34 now, and the highlight of her career came in 2008 with 400 metres gold in beijing. she retires with four 0lympic and five world championships medals to her name. that's all the sport for now. john, thank you very much. you can see more on all of today's stories on the bbc news channel. the next news on bbc one is at ten past six. hello. you're watching the bbc news channel. with me, shaun ley. the environment secretary has physically ripped up a report on theresa may's preferred option for a new customs relationship with the eu. michael gove was said to be "livid" when presented with the document as it wrongly suggested his brexit working group had agreed the plan was viable. the incident on wednesday underlines increasing tensions

within the cabinet ahead of crunch talks at the prime minister's country residence next week. let's talk to our political correspondent matt cole. everybody has been building up to what will happen on friday, it sounds like nerves are getting frayed. very much so, there has been increasing reports over the past week of cabinet in discipline, cabinet members wearing their own thoughts on all sorts of subjects, brexit and other areas, that normally you would not here because those ideas would be kept within the sanctity of cabinet, the collective responsibility. borisjohnson said what he thought business should go and do, i will not repeat it, it is and do, i will not repeat it, it is afamily and do, i will not repeat it, it is a family show. we had craig clarke slapping him down and saying business is important. we had liz truss, publicly mocking michael gove

over some of his environment policies. it was a job she had until she was shunted out. exactly, mocking him in what some say was just a joke and others thinking it is strange to see cabinet colleagues mocking each other on policy areas. savage avid among others making it clear they want more money for their departments —— sajid javid. and now we hear, albeit from a private event, that michael gove, who had been given the task, as had other members of the cabinet, exploring different options for the customs relationship with the eu, and the customs partnership favoured by theresa may, this model he does not think will work, thinking it will make it harder to do business and when the report from his subcommittee came through it seemed

to him it made it sound it was workable, which she did not believe, said in response he ripped it up. this is the sort of stuff normally that stays private. unless someone else in the meeting leaked it. even then we would contact him to ask if it was true, contact his people. normally they would not discuss these things are now, yes, every word written about it we understand is true, it did happen. we do not normally hear about an angry act of a cabinet minister in response to a cabinet committee report. intriguing. perhaps someone will put the pieces of paper back together again. prostate cancer kills more men than breast cancer kills women, but the initial test to see if you've got it is hit and miss at best. now a cambridge research team is working on a new, cheaper, quicker and more accurate test — using microchips normally found in a mobile phone, as our science correspondent richard westcott has been finding out. there's a touch of the james bond baddie lair about this place. but the work going on here

could play a vital role in finding prostate cancer. using something you normally find in a mobile phone. that is it. that's it? that's a sensor. that is what we're putting all this effort into making. they are developing a new testing device for the disease. because the current method is so hit and miss. hello, mark, how are you? i'm very well. good to see you again. good. and you. so we're just going to do a psa for you today. called a psa test, it takes five days and the results are often confusing. and i heard exercise as well can increase your count? yes, physical activity, having an infection at the time. things like riding a bike. so once you are in position, you just fire it. surgeon vincent gnanapragasam has already invented this low—cost device for safer prostate checks. this dark area here mimics a tumour? a tumour, yes, if you like. they practise on a model. the prostate is the blue lump.

he calls the cancer a two—headed beast. one type spreads quickly and is lethal. the other is sleepy and may never need treating. but current tests struggle to tell them apart. what we found is there is a sizeable number of men who actually were being treated because they were considered to have potentially lethal disease, who probably would be fine by monitoring for long years to come. now, in terms of an estimate, i suspect that probably about one in five men may be treated for cancers they don't actually, will never actually cause a problem. or at least not yet. vincent is leading a multi—skilled cambridge team, including engineer andrew here, to find new ways of fighting the disease. and they've come up with a new testing device. so, andrew, this is a silicon wafer, is it? that's right. so this is what we are making our devices on. and then we dice that wafer up into lots of little chips. this is just water. but eventually your gp will simply put a pin prick of your blood on top of the adapted chip and it could spot signs of cancer

by weighing the molecules inside. critically, it should be able to distinguish between the lethal form and the slow—growing type you can potentially leave alone. it could be ready in just five years' time, cost a quarter of the price of the current test, and give you immediate results. if you can have a test which is in a gp‘s surgery which is really cheap, really easy, where the gp‘s sat there with the patient and saying, you know what, just to be on the safe side, let's look and see if you've got this. probably not, but let's try it. and the cost and ease of doing this is just so low and so easy, it makes that practical. by the time the nhs is 75, the first step to finding prostate cancer may be just a case of putting a drop of blood on this little thing. richard wescott, bbc news, cambridge. several people have been injured after a collision between a car and a taxi in leeds. the crash happened in the early hours of this morning in the horsforth area.

police say enquiries are currently on going into what happened on the a6120 and that the road will remain closed for some time. joining me now from leeds is our correspondent sarah walton. what more can you tell us? the road has just reopened in the last few minutes, but the scale of this crash was such it has taken police over ten hours to examine the scene and clear the road surface. the incident happened at the corner of the bend behind me at 2:40am. police confirmed a number of people are seriously injured. it is quite a busy road. it is a close community and we spoke to people living to near where it happened who heard a loud crash. 0ne near where it happened who heard a loud crash. one person said it was like his chimney falling down. another saying there were a large number of emergency vehicles

overnight. we expect police to release more details this afternoon. thank you. events are taking place across the country to mark the tenth annual armed forces day 2018. the national event is being held in the welsh seaside town of llandudno in conwy, whilst hundreds of street parties and military parades will be hosted across the uk. the event is held on the last saturday ofjune to commemorate the service and sacrifice of britain's military. the next event will be held in salisbury. speaking at the event, the defence secretary gavin williamson said the government is committed to increasing defence spending. we are absolutely committed. i mean, the government has made it clear that there is going to be extra money spent on defence. every year, we see an increase in our defence budget. almost an extra billion pounds a year. also, what we have seen is, just this year, the government commit to an extra £800 million of spending for the armed forces. this was an unprecedented increase in spending that few departments had

been able to benefit from outside a fiscal event such as a budget or a spending review. it underlines the government's commitment to our armed forces and as we look around the globe, britain is not stepping back, we are very much stepping up with naval ships in the pacific. the royal navy was the first navy to start to enforcing sanctions against north korea. actually making sure what the un — the united nations — had said that needed to happen, we were delivering on it. we have seen troops serving and ensuring afghanistan has the opportunity for peace and stability and we see same in iraq and the amazing work done over the skies in syria. a great white shark has been spotted near spain's balearic islands for the first time in around 40 years. the 5m shark was spotted by conservation workers on thursday.

there have long been rumours of these sharks in the area — but this is the first sighting since a fisherman caught one in 1976. now when was the last time you used a video player? you probbly haven't rented a film on vhs for five years, since blockbuster closed its stores in 2013, due to the rise of dvds and the emergence of streaming services. but one man is trying to rewind time with the opening of a new vhs shop in liverpool. 0ur entertainment correspondent colin paterson has been to take a look. it's one of the least likely openings of the year. liverpool has a brand—new video rental shop. meet the man who wants to rewind to a bygone era. here's the selection. it's really been a dream of mine for a long time. i used to work in a video shop. and then the crunch came when my dad was downsizing his house and it was kind of like an ultimatum, are you going to take these videos to the tip or are you going to actually do

something with them? and so i thought yes, i'm going to go ahead and open a video shop. the video boom is one of britain's growth industries. it has created 20,000 newjobs in the past two years. vhs players dominated for two decades at the start of the millennium, they were still outselling dvds. but andy is worried film history is being lost. we've actually got a whole range of vcr players that we can rent out as well, so i think there's going to be a lot of people who maybe can't find films online, they want the hard copy. real good film fans. because when you think about it, these are works of art and they are the first edition. we've got phantasm, hell—raiser. like all good video shops, it has a horror section. evil dead ii. maniac cop iii. exactly. and evil dead ii. generally considered the better film! so is maniac cop iii the best of the trio as well? if you going to invest an evening in maniac cop, go for the third one!

this is the kind of advice you don't get online. when you're scrolling through thumbnails, that's right. and a certain boy wizard is represented. what's happening with harry potter fans is they are all reaching that age now when they are starting to experience the nostalgia of it and for people who grew up buying the books, this would've been probably first way they watched the movie at home. but is there really a market for this? we wanted to know when people had last used a video recorder. at my nan's, watching the clangers. that's an old, old kids' programme. i had land before time, that's my favourite. and you've still got it on vhs, in the attic? don't look ashamed. they're old and just rubbish, aren't they? too big and bulky. i have it in my house. what kinds of things? probably wrestling, i imagine — wwf. we took one to the car— boot sale last week. and did it sell? no, and then it went to the charity shop. just time to pop back to videodyssey and make a decision

on my weekend viewing. malkovich. colin patterson, bbc news, liverpool. whatever next? a betamax shop perhaps. going to the theatre is supposed to be an immersive experience — but a new production in south wales is taking that idea to another level. it's called splish splash and is designed for children with complex learning needs. it's touring special schools and hospitals and huw thomas has been to see it. at this special school in neath, the children are being immersed in theatre. splish splash is a show for a tiny audience ofjust two children, and accompanied by a grown—up each, they are taken on a treasure hunt. along the way, there is music and mischief, all designed to stimulate and surprise, with the swimming pool giving freedom to children whose movements outside the water are restricted. every child is totally different, you know. and sometimes you will get somebody

smiling, and you canjust see the carer with them, sort of going, come over here to see them smile, because maybe that's not something that happens very often, ora giggle, or even, you know, even just splashing the water. the show has been developed with national theatre wales to travel to special schools and hospital hydrotherapy pools. this show is completely immersive. the water isn'tjust a stage for the actors. it is also a comfortable space where these children can experience the magic of theatre. demi lee has complex learning needs, and she is supported in the water by her teacher, who can sense her enjoyment. she was really excited, the arching back she gave, the smiles, really beautiful. so you could tell she was enjoying it.

everything, the raspberry she does is a sign she's happy, so you could tell she was happy. two by two, the children get to experience the show, and its fabulous floating instruments. and it sounds good in the water and sounds better wet, as well, so that's why i always turn it upside down to play it. and it sounds a bit like this. it is a rare opportunity for these children to enjoy a theatre. for over 30 years, 0ily cart has been pioneering this kind of production, its found has witnessed the work having a dramatic effect on its audiences. we're not therapists, we're theatre people. so we wouldn't make any claim other than, i think, in our shows. we make life seem more joyful, more beautiful, more interesting, more funny, for a while. in the water, they found the treasure atjourney‘s end, as the show prepares to move on to more pools across the country. 0lympic diver tom daley

and his husband, the filmmaker dustin lance black, have become parents. the couple revealed the news in the times with an announcement of a son — robert ray. tom daley first announced they were to have a child via a surrogate mother on valentine's day, by posting an image of the baby scan on twitter. it's time for a look at the weather with chris fawkes. hello there. more hot and sunny weather on the cards today. it has been causing problems for some. the wildfires viewed from space a couple of days ago with the plumes of smoke extending from the fires across liverpool, birkenhead and out into the irish sea as well. looking at the weather picture, over the last five days, we have had exceptional heat. we have had five days where temperatures have exceeded 30 celsius somewhere in the uk and we're probably going to do the same today and also tomorrow as well. mind you, it has been, for some of us, quite

cloudy start to the day. notice how the cloud has been shrinking away. we will have clear skies before long. that is the way the weather will stay take us through the afternoon. not a cloud in the sky for most of us. the air quite fresh across parts of north east england and eastern scotland, where temperatures in the low to mid 20s are feeling very pleasant. the hottest weather will be towards the south west of england and wales, where temperatures were probably push into the low 30s in the hottest areas. another hot one coming up, for sure. as we look at the weather picture overnight, we might see more of that cloud forming in the east of scotland in the east of england and maybe northern ireland later in the night as well. the temperatures will have lows of between ten and 16 in towns and cities. tomorrow, subtle changes in the weather forecast. this low pressure near france will push a risk of thunderstorms into south—west england. there is a chance of catching a few downpours on sunday, otherwise any morning cloud tending to melt away with perhaps the odd spot of rain

in the far west of scotland. otherwise it is a dry picture with lots of sunshine. there will be south—easterly winds developing which will drag humid air from the continent. across england and wales it will feel more humid than the weather has in the past week. it will be hot, probably one of the hottest days we have seen.