this is bbc news, i'm eleanor garnier. the headlines at 7pm. 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. thousands of people have applauded military personnel at the main celebration of armed forces day in north wales. 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, 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. our correspondent sarah walton has been at the crash scene. well, people have been arriving here all through the afternoon to leave cards and flowers. a few more 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 men 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 was 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 thousand people every year, and save the nhs an estimated 200 million pounds a year. richard lister reports. skin grafts, as you can see, plastic surgery to try to rebuild it... samantha lilly'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, not just 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. richard lister, bbc news. 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, tomos morgan reports.

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 £1140 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 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 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. tomos morgan, bbc news, port talbot. it's emerged that the environment

secretary, michael gove, tore up a report on theresa may's preferred option for a new customs relationship with the eu. he was said to be "livid" when presented with the document, as it wrongly suggested his brexit working group had agreed the plan was viable. to tell us more, our political correspondent chris mason joins me. this just underlines the tensions we know exist in the cabinet about what kind of customs arrangement we should be doing. exactly, is the latest cuss —— case study in the fundamental truth that the premise 01’ fundamental truth that the premise or has a divided cabinet over brexit. but also she has a cabinet more than willing to tell the world about the student —— divisions. michael gove was presented with a summary michael gove was presented with a summary around this really thorny issue of customs arrangements after brexit. most of the people on the subcommittee are sceptical about this idea of a new customs

partnership, which is favoured by the prime minister. the summary was presented by civil servants for him to look at. he looked at it and felt he did not accurately reflect his deep skepticism about this particular model, which he thinks will be too bureaucratic diplomat. that's one of the models, the other one is called maximum facilitation, that's the one brexiteers seem to prefer? this is the other option being discussed. this is broadly favoured by brexiteers, but the subcommittee of senior ministers who are looking at it has a more remained bent to it, people who had advocated to remain during the referendum. they have been looking at that, michael gove and his collea g u es at that, michael gove and his colleagues have been looking at the other option, and we are now in the countdown towards the next big moment coming up on friday. this checkers meeting taking place on friday where the prime minister gets her signatory together at this house

is looking and sure, and they attempt to reach some sort of agreement, which would be a nightmare because we know the divisions exist. this is all prior to this white paper that will be unveiled, this government consultation document setting out what they hope will be their big pitch to brussels in the autumn. 0ctober pitch to brussels in the autumn. october is the date we're looking forward to. the summit ended last week, and we didn't expect that much process , week, and we didn't expect that much process, and there wasn't when it came to brexit. this decision next week has to be made if we're going to get any progress by october?m does, how much we actually learn immediately after that get together in checkers, who knows? they will be able to say after it to wait for the white paper, this document that will set up their ideas. that will be scrutinised by brussels over the summer, although they pretty much pack up and disappear through august. when you look at the number of working weeks between now and

that summit in october, psychologically 0ctober seems 1 million miles away because we're in the middle of a heat wave. but it is actually not that many, and there is something of an expectation of a reasonable chance that come 0ctober, things might drift towards november. but once you get to that stage, you are very much at weeks away for brexit happening at the end of next march. you don't envy the prime minister trying to bring these big characters in her cabinet together to bang their heads together and try to bang their heads together and try to get some sort of agreement? the power of the individual cabinet members is being shown by them feeling like they feel they can say with a one public, and this cabinet responsibility has gone to the wayside. the relative power of those individual voices, coupled with the wea kness individual voices, coupled with the weakness of a prime minister who was wounded as a result of the general election a year ago, the best spin she can possibly put on this, and it's true, is that her cabinet is divided in a way that the country is

on brexit. she has to plot some way through it. up until now it's been sensible for her to play for time, different things, try and avoid confrontation. but there is only so long you can do that when you are confronted with trying to secure a deal and the deadline for that getting ever closer. thank you, chris. 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 practise of separating the children of suspected illegal immigrants from their parents. 0ur washington correspondent, chris buckler, joins me now from the capital where one

of the rallies has been taking place. it is not just it is notjust in washington, but gci’oss it is notjust in washington, but across the country we're seeing this? cities across america have had a families gathering together to talk about the families that were separated when they reached the border. and it struck me when i was down at the washington protestjust a short time ago how many people we re a short time ago how many people were there with their children. there is something about the images of those young people being kept in detention cages, and also the stories of pa rents detention cages, and also the stories of parents being separated from their children that has really struck a chord with many in america. they were out protesting to show that they do not believe that that policy should return, and to also talk about immigration policies going forward. there is a danger in thinking that because donald trump has changed his tune when it comes to family separations, that all theseissues to family separations, that all these issues about immigration have been sorted. they haven't. there are

big questions about what comes next, and also from the white house, there is now a harder line coming up, the issue of border security, of what should happen in the future. you'll are member donald trump tweeted quite hard—line views about how people should simply return to their country. but people out there saying you have to listen to the concerns of those seeking asylum. those people who fleeing from persecution and violence and poverty. the real problem, as far as donald trump and republicans are concerned, is that america cannot welcome everyone, and beyond that they must also be concerned about security at the border. use a president trump has 110w border. use a president trump has now reversed that policy, but it seems looking at those pictures of the protests today, it has fuelled a lot of anger across america? and there is a question about what happens next? there is a suggestion that one of the things the white

house is looking at now is that pa rents house is looking at now is that parents and children will be kept together, but they will be kept together, but they will be kept together in detention. that has concerned many of the protesters who feel that effectively means that children are going to be locked up with theirfamilies. children are going to be locked up with their families. and as far as they're concerned, that is unacceptable. that's not allowed, that's what families have been separated in this way, because children can only be held for up to 20 days. and frankly as far as families who are looking to try and get asylum are concerned, they can be held for months on end, and there is the potential of families being held in detention together for months. just briefly, what is happening to those children and pa rents happening to those children and parents who have been separated? is the system getting into gear, is it 110w the system getting into gear, is it now the case that they are being reunited? the real problem here is that the children and the parents have been held by two different agencies. and so far, many parents,

we think that the 2000 of the children, have not been reunited with her parents. and that remains a real worry for all of these protesters, it's another reason that they are on the straights. it also gives you an idea of how important and hot a topic immigration will be whenever congressional elections, in november. those mature and elections have already fired a lot of people up, and there is an increasingly divisive atmosphere happening in this country, which means this could turn out to be another nasty election for america. thank you very much, chris butler in washington. the headlines on 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. 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. it's armed forces day, and for only the second time, the main celebrations were held in wales. princess anne took the salute as thousands of people filled llandudno's sea front. the celebrations included a fly—past by the red arrows, and performances by brass bands. roger pinney was there. the starting gun fired from hms somerset, moored out at llandudno bay. and with the salute taken by the princess royal, a march past. soldiers, sailors, airmen and women, all three services parading through applauding crowd. the last time the main armed forces day event was held in wales was in 2010 in cardiff. we've been told to expect around 100,000 people here today. i don't think anyone is counting, but there are large crowds. the marching bands are amazing.

i've enjoyed seeing seeing all the different uniforms and vehicles. it's brilliant. lovely weather, everyone's come out applauding, and that's good. just to say "thank you". whether it's on sea, in the air or on land, we are rightly proud of our armed forces. and llandudno has come out in full force to come out and demonstrate that. but not everyone approved. there was a small protest by peace campaigners. for the military, this was about putting on a show, a public demonstration, some thrilling displays. a lot of people who work behind the scenes are not given credit for what they do. it's good for their families to understand what they do, especially when we have the marches, giving them a public event, a day to celebrate. the unmistakable drone of world war ii merlin engines, the battle of britain memorial flight, a lancaster flanked by a spitfire and hurricane. there was a celebratory feel about it all today,

llandudno and the armed forces at their best. roger pinney with that report from llandudno. water companies across the uk are warning customers to urgently reduce how much they use, amid increased demand during the current heatwave. the first hose—pipe ban to be introduced in northern ireland in nearly 25 years came into force last night, while united utilities has warned a ban could follow in north—west england. peter ruddick reports. as the mercury rises, the water flows. however it is the scale of the increased demand during the recent heatwave that is beginning to seriously worry utility companies. in rugby, bottle stations have opened up as a precaution amid fears a nearby water storage facility could run dry this weekend. customers are being asked to conserve supplies and it is a story being played out across the country. severn trent says people are using about one third

more water than usual. it has led to several disruptions and outages already and they are asking everyone to act neighbourly. in the north—west, united utilities says it needs urgent help or 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 ban is already in place in northern ireland, it came into effect on friday evening and it is the first to be imposed in the nation for nearly a quarter of a century. the problem is not a lack of water, as reservoirs are actually nearly full after a rainy spring. however, huge spikes in peak—time demand mean companies are struggling to treat the water quick enough, so it is ready to be supplied to our homes. the problem we have got is people are watering gardens and using so much more water that it is going out of the pipes as fast as we can get it in. some of them are enormous, probably about that size, and some can go down to that side serving an individual street. that size will not get bigger

and we can only get a certain amount of water down it. with hot and dry conditions set to continue into next week, both weather and water warnings could be here to stay. peter ruddick, bbc news. virgin atlantic says it will no longer work with the home office, to forcibly deport illegal immigrants. it's faced pressure from campaigners, angry about the government's treatment of post—war caribbean migrants, known as the windrush generation. in a statement, virgin atlantic said "it had informed officials that it would no longer play a part in the enforced deportation of anyone deemed to be an illegal immigrant", adding that "the decision was in the best interests of its customers and staff". austria is beginning its six—month presidency of the european union, making security and the fight against illegal immigration key goals. speaking at a handover ceremony in the alps, the austrian chancellor, sebastian kurz, seen here in the middle, said that the motto of his country's

six—month tenure will be "a europe that protects". the european council president, donald tusk told the gathering, that security should not come at the expense of freedom. mr kurz leads a coalition which includes a far—right party. he's in favour of establishing asylum centres outside the eu and strengthening the bloc‘s external borders. 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 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. now when was the last time you used a video player? you probably haven't rented a film on vhs for five years, since blockbuster shut their doors for the final time 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. 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 jobs 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're 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, malkovich, malkovich. colin patterson, bbc news, liverpool. 0lympic diver tom daley and his husband, the film—maker dustin lance black, have become parents. the couple revealed the news in the times newspaper, 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. now it's time for a look at the weather with darren bett. how long will this hot and sunny

weather last? it lasts right away until next week, but there's the chance of one or two thundery downpours, particularly for tomorrow. tonight is dry, sunshine this evening, clear skies overnight, low cloud and misty weather for scotla nd low cloud and misty weather for scotland in the northeast of england. at the same time there a band of cloud approaching the northwest. maybe a few showers not far away from this up —— far southwest of england to the channel islands. under downpours quite possible here during sunday, maybe towards the southeast of england in the evening. by then you can see spots of rain in the far northwest of scotland, the rest of the uk will be dry and sunny. mid to high 20s for england and wales, 30—31d