this is bbc news. four young men have died, and a teenage girl is left critically ill after a collision involving a car and a taxi in leeds. i think it is fair to say that it was absolutely devastating, a really significant impact. patients in england may no longer be able to have some procedures that are deemed "ineffective or risky", including tonsil removal and haemorroid surgery. tata steel, which owns the port talbot plant, has confirmed merger plans with germany's thyssenkrupp. protests against donald trump's immigration policies are taking place across the united states. and coming up in half an hour on sportsday, the latest from the world cup, as argentina are knocked out after losing four goals to three against france. four young men have died,

and three 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 on the a6120, in the horsforth area of the city. the men, all aged between 18 and 21, died at the scene. two teenage girls, aged 16 and 17, were also in the car. one is in a critical condition while the other has non—life threatening injuries. the driver of the taxi was taken to hospital with serious injuries. chief inspector richard padwell from west yorkshire police gave this update. those that have died and two people who were injured, were in a silver coloured seat leon which was travelling along the ring

road at horsforth in leeds and there was a head—on collision with a silver coloured seat alhambra people carrier which was travelling in the opposite direction. we are carrying out a thorough and detailed investigation into the circumstances of the collision and we would be very keen to hear from anybody who has any information about the collision itself or the immediate circumstances leading up to it. our correspondent, sarah walton, in leeds has more on the fatal crash. friends and relatives of the coming third in the afternoon here. the news confirmed that four people had died in this crash early —— early early this morning on the outer ring road here in leeds. for people confirmed to have died, they were in a car travelling in this direction

when it got near this corner, a collided with the taxi coming in the opposite direction. there were six people in this car, do other people we re people in this car, do other people were teenage girls, aged 16 and 17. they were taken to hospital. the 16—year—old is still in a critical condition. all the people in the car involved in the accident are from the local area. the driver of the taxi was also taken the hospital, being treated for nonlife threatening injuries. the police are still investigating, but they say at this early stage, there are indications that the car was travelling at speed. they say when they got here, it was a scene of devastation. in fact, they got here, it was a scene of devastation. infact, it they got here, it was a scene of devastation. in fact, it took more than ten hours for police to examine the crash scene and reopen the road. they're still investigating, and they are now asking people with any information to come forward and help. 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. katherine stanczyszn 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's drawn up a list of 17 procedures, including surgery to treat snoring, tonsillitis or varicose veins, knee arthroscopies 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 kinds 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 obviously something that's going to be unnecessary, and even more than that, it can potentially harm patients. things that don't work, any drug you take, any intervention 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 described the plans today as a tough pill to swallow. my worry is that a simplistic approach could deny some patients the treatment they need, and in fact far from saving money, patients could become iller. a child that needs a tonsillectomy, for example, could end up with hearing problems,

and that could cost the nhs further. if agreed following a public consultation which begins next week, the changes will be brought in next year. katherine stanczyszyn, bbc news. in a moment we'lljoin viewers on bbc one for the tea—time news with reeta chakarabarti, but first. the environment secretary has reportedly 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 that the plan was viable. earlier i spoke to our political correspondent chris mason this is the latest case study in the breakdown of collective responsibility. that notion that people are at a cabinet table who throughout the ages have been a collection of people with different views. but in public, they present a

united front. and we have seen loads of exa m ples recently, united front. and we have seen loads of examples recently, notjust on theissue of examples recently, notjust on the issue of brexit, but spending where cabinet members have been publicly contradict each other. that relative lack of authority that the prime minister has, you can trace that back to the last election result, and all the rest of it. what this is about is the specific row right at the heart of the brexit conundrum, which is what is being done by customs and what happens on the border between northern ireland and the republic? a couple of months ago, the prime minister thought she found a way of taking these issues around by asking those who had backed brett sit in the referendum to look at the plant they didn't particularly like, this idea of a new customs partnership where the... and those who had backed brexit in the referendum would look at this other option which relies on technology. in the hope that between the two of them, they could cook up some sort of compromise. what irritated michael go but was that a

summary irritated michael go but was that a summary of their findings that have been written by the sole service was found they could live with this new customs partnership, and it is his view that it is too bureaucratic and wouldn't work. but more broadly away from the detail, yet another example of these divisions ahead of this big cabinet meeting taking place next friday, where there will be an attempt, a treaty attempt, to find some sense of where they can agree. good evening. four young men — three of them teenagers — have died in a crash in leeds. they were in a vehicle which collided with a taxi early this morning. two teenage girls who were in the car are in hospital — one is in a critical condition — and the taxi driver is also said to be seriously hurt. police say it appears the car was being driven at speed at the time. sarah walton is at the scene. sarah? well, people have been arriving here

all through the afternoon to leave cards and flowers. a fume or have just arrived now. we are in the horsforth area of leeds and all of the young people involved in this crash were from this area, so as you can imagine this collision in the early hours and the loss of four young man has had a big effect on the community here. the sound of this morning's crash woke many of the residents here on leeds‘ outer ring road. a car carrying six people collided with a taxi at about 2:40am. those living nearby were the first to help. we didn't think it was serious. i took some blankets and just some water. i thought it was just a car crash and police would come and help them. but then when we went outside we seen the scene, like, it was horrible. four men aged between 18 and 21 were declared dead at the scene. a 16—year—old girl who was also in the car is in a critical condition. while another passenger, a 17—year—old girl, and the driver of the taxi, are being treated for non—life—threatening injuries.

police are investigating but say they believe the car was travelling at speed. it's absolutely devastating. a really significant impact. and, as i say, we have four young men between the ages of 18 to 21 who died at the scene. this afternoon, friends and relatives of those that died left tributes beside the road. police are now are now asking anyone with information to help with their inquiry. sarah walton, bbc news, leeds. the nhs in england is proposing to restrict the numbers of patients being offered treatments such as the removal of tonsils or varicose veins, and haemorrhoid surgery. the move to cut down on procedures deemed ineffective or risky is likely to affect 100,000 people every year, and save the nhs an estimated £200 million a year. richard lister reports. skin grafts, as you can see, plastic

surgery skin grafts, as you can see, plastic surgery to try to rebuild it... a month as ben ‘s most of her life in and out of hospital. she has a rare genetic syndrome which causes limb defects and skin lesions. surgery can ease her pain, but access to such procedures could be restricted under new proposals, and she is worried about her future quality of life. i shouldn't have to live with something that causes me pain and suffering, when the nhs is supposed to be there, its purpose was to make people's lives easier, notjust to save them. the skin lesion surgery she has had in the past is one of the treatments nhs england says may have more risks than benefits. among the others are... altogether there are 17 procedures which nhs england think should no longer be offered routinely because

other treatments may be more effective. something that is ineffective is obviously something that will be unnecessary, and even more than that, it can potentially harm patients, things that do not work. any drugs that you take, any intervention that you have, potentially carries harms. nhs england believes physiotherapy, injections or changes to diet could often be more effective alternatives. the plans will be open for consultation next week and health officials say they could prevent 100,000 unnecessary operations, saving £200 million each year. but as thousands gathered in london to mark the 70th anniversary of the nhs, the british medical association says government focus should be on expanding health care options, not reducing them. 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 production will continue at britain's largest steel plant at port talbot in south wales until at least 2026.

tata employs around 4,000 people there. tomos morgan reports. jobs have been cut, pension terms reduced, but now it seems the steelworkers have some security. port talbot is home to almost half of tata's british workforce, and today's news is most welcome to scott, who along with several family members has worked in the steelworks all his adult life. morale has been really low over the past few days, i think today has given is clear future and weight off our shoulders. thyssenkrupp tata steel bv will be the third biggest steel—maker in europe. they will have a workforce of around 118,000 workers. the 50/50 joint venture anticipates cost savings of between 350 to £440 million a year. due to the increased

size of the new company, the annual sales will be about £13 billion. within the merger is a commitment to invest in extending the life of the blast furnace, a key part of steel production in south wales. without this commitment, the rest of the uk operation suffers, something the unions have battled for all along this process. we need a period of stability, not worrying aboutjobs or security, just getting on making steel, which is what we are best at. a larger european giants, better equipped to deal with the world market, comes at a crucial time as the imminent effect of the threat of us steel tariffs on the knock—on effect continues. the government says it will continue to work closely with new management teams and trade unions as the new company develops its business plan. there will be voluntary redundancies as pa rt will be voluntary redundancies as part of the merger, mostly in administrative roles, but no

compulsory redundancies for steelworkers at port talbot and tata's other uk factories, so some security for now, at least, after a turbulent few years. the army is staying in saddleworth over the weekend to help keep control of the moorland blaze. around 100 soldiers — who were initially deployed on thursday — will stay until monday following a request by the mayor of greater manchester, andy burnham. the fires were contained yesterday, but it could take weeks before they're fully extinguished. thousands of people in the united states are holding a day of marches across the country to protest against president trump's immigration policies. the rallies were organised before mr trump ordered an end to the widely criticised practice of separating the children of suspected illegal immigrants from their parents. the prime minister has praised the professionalism and bravery of service personnel at an event at llandudno in north wales to mark uk armed forces day.

—— llandudno in north wales. theresa may also said the united kingdom would continue to be a leading military power, despite pressure from mps to increase defence spending. france have booked their place in the quarterfinals of the world cup after a thrilling seven—goal match, defeating argentina. 0ur sports correspondent richard conway was at the match, and has this report. the world cup carnival continued in kazan today, tartar culture in full display. the competition from here intensifies, as france and argentina are about to discover. with just 13 minutes gone, kylian mbappe's burst of speed caused havoc in the argentine defence. penalty for france! the 25th penalty of this tournament awarded, antoine griezmann with the finishing touch. with france starting to dominate the game, back came argentina. angel di maria with a superb strike to make it 1—1. what a strike for angel di maria! but this has been a tumultuous

tournament, and so it continued after the break with an avalanche of goals, starting with lionel messi's shot being turned in by mercado to give argentina the lead. the french response, though, was swift and overwhelming. pavard's sublime technique brought the scores level once more as two giants of the world game slugged it out. and then came the knockout blows. france's teenage sensation ramming home the third, and then showing composure to land his second and his team's fourth. he has done it again! aguero scored late to make it 4—3, but it was too late. magnifique from mbappe, misery for messi in what could well be his last ever world cup appearance. just time to draw some breath after

that frankly sensational game. argentina are out, messi is out, attention turns to cristiano ronaldo and portugal. can they overcome uruguay this evening? the winner of that game plays france in the quarterfinal. thank you, richard conway. there's more throughout the evening on the bbc news channel. we're back with the late news at 10pm. now on bbc one it's time for the news where you are. welcome to bbc london news. i'm alpa patel. it's been 70 years since the mv empire windrush arrived in tilbury docks in essex, the first of many ships carrying commonwealth citizens from the carribean. today, those who came over on that first ship, remembered theirjourney outside city hall. caroline davies was there. is bbc news. water companies across

the uk are urging customers to urgently reduce how much water they use, leading to increased demand during the current heatwave. the first band and nearly 25 years came into force last night. united utilities has warned of a band that could be put in place in northwest england. as the mercury rises, the water flows. however, it

england. as the mercury rises, the waterflows. however, it is the scale of increased demand is beginning to seriously worry utility firms. in by, seriously worry utility firms. in rugby, bottle stations were opened temporarily as a precaution, as fears a nearby water storage facility could run dry this weekend. customers are asking this being asked... isa customers are asking this being asked... is a story playing out across the country. severn trent says people are using one third more water than usual, leading to more outages than usual, and they are asking everyone —— act neighbourly. they may be forced to introduce a hosepipe ban on monday. they have asked people not to wash their cars or take baths this weekend. a band is already in place in northern ireland, coming into effect on friday evening, and is the first to be imposed in the nation for nearly quarter of a century. the problem is not a lack of water, many reservoirs are actually nearly full after a rainy spring. however, huge spikes

mean companies are struggling to treat the water quick enough so it is ready to be supplied to our homes. the problem we have is that people are watering gardens, using so people are watering gardens, using so much more water, that is going out of the pacts as fast as we didn't he get it. don't forget, some of those parts are enormous, some of them go down to about that size, certainly on an individual street. that size will not get any bigger, we can only get so much water down a. with hot and dry conditions set to continue into next week, weather and water warnings could be here to stay. there's been a surge in uk citizens acquiring the nationality of another eu country, since the brexit referendum, that's 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 are 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 belgiam. 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. it has now been one week since 12 children and their football coach went missing in a cave in northern thailand. almost all of the families of the missing boys have been camping at the site since the day they went missing, waiting for news. the bbc s howard johnson spent the day outside the tham luang cave complex, to see how they re coping. relatives of the missing 13 have been waiting inside this tented area now for a week. they've heard very little from search and rescue teams since their boys went missing inside the caves, which were flooded following heavy rain. in times like this, thai families come together to pray, eat together

and comfort one another. 0ne mother we spoke to said would it be depressing to stay at home waiting for them. staying together helps to give moral support, she said. they are part of a wider thai community here, and central to the support effort is food. it's what really bonds the thai people, and these meals here have been provided by the thai king. there are also hundreds of civilian volunteers helping out. this morning i saw three cavers going off into the hills behind us to try and find routes into the caverns below them. also, this lady has come along to help with her translation skills. why did you decide to come along and help? because i watched the news from the first day, and i have my own children at home. i thought, if they are in the cave, i couldn't sleep, i couldn't eat, so maybe i can support and help. what we've seen in the last few minutes is one of thailand's most prestigious monks arrive to give a religious ceremony for the relatives of the missing 13. you can see it going onjust

behind me over here. it demonstrates what happens when a vip arrives at this site. lots of media flock around to see what's going on. police blowing whistles, sometimes it can get a bit chaotic. there are hundreds of search and rescue workers here waiting to be called into action the moment the boys are found. but the conditions are tough. there's mud everywhere, it's hot and humid, and when it rains it's torrential. for now, all they can do is be patient and wait for news from the teams inside the cave. time for a look at the weather with louise. good afternoon. weather patterns across the uk at the moment are stuck in repeat. if it is sunshine you're after, it is sunshine you will continue to get. most of us this week have seen temperatures in excess of 30 degrees. it has been hot and sunny, hasn't it? and i suspect for the rest

of the day with hardly a cloud in the sky, something you will see again. temperatures at around 30 celsius. favourite spots are likely to be across north wales and maybe parts of the midlands. but as we go through the evening, we continue to see those clear skies but notice a change very slightly. and that will drive a little humidity from the near continent. so it may be a bit uncomfortable perhaps for getting a decent night's sleep with the risk of a few thundery downpours developing in the south—west during the early hours of sunday morning, so, these will be the temperatures to greet us, around 15—16 in some areas. for most of us, it will be a dry, settled, sunny sunday. butjust focus on the area of low pressure towards biscay. you could run into a few thundery downpours throughout the day. and a couple of subtle differences on sunday. more cloud up into the far north and west with the risk of a few sharp showers here on the western isles. but for the bulk of scotland and northern ireland,

in spite of a little more cloud, it will be more dry and settled, hardly a cloud in the sky for northern england, east anglia. and then a slight risk of some thundery showers. anywhere along that channel coast in the south—west and south wales, don't take these showers as gospel. they could crop up almost anywhere. that said, it is going to be dry and settled for most of us. quite hot and humid in the south east. 30 degrees the expected high. so, that is the story as we go out of sunday. as we go into monday, we still see the threat of a few sharp showers down towards the south—west. this area of high pressure is building on the atlantic. so again, it is a good, dry settled period over the next two days. for our first week ofjuly, it looks as though we keep hardly a cloud in the sky for many. and not that much in the way of significant rain around. so, if you have got outdoor plans for our week ahead, it looks something like this. for many of us, little in the way of change. dry and sunny, just the slim chance of a few thundery downpours in the south.

hello this bbc news. the headlines. for young men have died in a broad coalition in leeds. police are looking for information. patients in england may no longer be able to have some procedures that are deemed ineffective or risky. any treatments range from tonsil removal or hammer at surgery will be offered to fewer people. tata steel has confirmed merger plans with a german