this is bbc news. i'm martine croxall. the headlines at 11:00 — not so smart smart meters? a criticism of delays in the multi—billion pound roll—out scheme which may only save some customers eleven pounds a year. fresh investigations into the novichok nerve agent attack in salisbury as police widen their search, focusing on a park in the city. president trump tweets his response to an alleged tape recording regarding a payment to a playboy model saying he did nothing wrong. police seize 1.6 tonnes of cocaine off the coast of cornwall as two dutch men are remanded in custody. also this hour — hundreds of people have attended a candlelit vigil in honour of the 17 people killed when a missouri tour boat capsized. nine members of the same family are confirmed to have died. one of the surviving members of that family spoke of her trauma. and i was yelling and i was screaming, finally i said, lord, just let me die, let me die. i said

i can't keep drowning, ijust can't keep drowning. kensington palace have released a new photo of prince george who turns five tomorrow. the prince is third in line to the throne and the eldest of the three children of the duke and duchess of cambridge. good evening. the government has been warned it's multi billion pound scheme, to install smart energy meters in millions of homes and small businesses, could be an expensive failure. a group of mps says the project must be reviewed to prevent a costly overrun, and to improve benefits for consumers. their report claims the scheme may only save households around 11 pounds a year, on their energy bills. here's our business correspondent joe lynam. malcolm got a smart metre.

so every year, he could save enough energy... it's the biggest infrastructure projects you've probably never probably heard of. costing £11 billion, the mass roll—out of smart meters into 30 million homes throughout the uk is designed to cut our bills and make our lives easier. but things aren't going to plan. the mobile phone mast isjust there, it's touching distance. warren lives in london, and he's having problems with his smart metre connection. this so—called smart metre wasn't so smart after all. i'm finding my bill still comes through as estimated, where i have to keep updating them, manually phoning them just to give them an actual reading. until they finally reset the metre, and they confirmed that it was sending its readings again. the big infrastructure group of mps says that smart meters may not be so bright after all. it says the government is rolling out technology which may be out—of—date already in some areas, and it may be useless due to insufficient mobile coverage. and the cost savings for consumers that were expected may not materialise.

certainly consumers won't get anywhere near what they were promised originally. it's already down to just about £11 from the originally projected £26. it's likely to fall further, as well, as the problems with this roll—out continue. and we're really calling on government, on ofgem and the suppliers to get a grip of this process. the smart metreing thing... not so, according to the group charged with rolling out the new technology. this infrastructure upgrade is the biggest one that's happening in energy in our lifetimes, so it's really important that people get to talk about this debate, but the thing everyone needs to know is to get a smart metre, because it's going to save us all billions of pounds over the next few years. building an entirely new mobile network to reach 65 million people from scratch is not easy, not cheap and fraught with potential problems. the government says it's a third of the way there. others say it's the wrong technology, it's behind schedule and won't deliver the savings we all expect. joe lynam, bbc news. the funeral has taken place of six—year—old alesha macphail,

found dead in woodland on the isle of bute earlier this month. hundreds attended the service near her home in north lanarkshire, with many dressed in pink, alesha's favourite colour. a 16—year—old boy has been charged with rape and murder. catrina renton reports. everyone was asked to wear something pink, alesha's favourite colour. outside, dozens of ribbons were tied to the railings. # all creatures great and small... inside, family and friends paid tribute to alesha. they called her the best big sister, best daughter, best granddaughter anyone could ask for. alesha had just finished her second year at chapelside primary school in airdrie. she always came into class with that big, beautiful smile of hers and tried her hardest in everything she did. it was an absolute pleasure to teach alesha. i was so grateful to have known this special little girl.

alesha had been visiting her grandparents and father on the isle of bute when she went missing. she was later found dead in woodland. a 16—year—old boy has been charged with rape and murder. her uncle, callum, cannot believe that she is gone. alesha does not want anyone here to be sad. no thinking about whatever has happened. the only thing that i want today to be about is her. alesha's tiny pink coffin was then brought to the waiting carriage. drawn by white horses, as mourners formed a guard of honour to say goodbye. catriona renton, bbc news, north lanarkshire. police investigating the novichok nerve agent poisoning in salisbury, have stepped up their searches of a park in the city. detectives have been focussing on a bench and public toilets, in queen elizabeth gardens. one of the victims of the poisoning, charlie rowley, was discharged from hospital yesterday. his partner, dawn sturgess, died two weeks ago. the fbi is reported to have

seized a secret recording of donald trump discussing a payment to a former playboy model. the new york times says the tapes were discovered in the offices of mr trump's former lawyer during a police raid. our washington correspondent chris buckler reports. karen macdougall was a model for playboy magazine. she claims she had an affair with donald trump which lasted for months. their alleged relationship took a —— took place at decade before trump ran for president but in the months leading up president but in the months leading up to the vote, she stole —— sold her story to a tabloid newspaper. the national enquirer, owned by one of donald trump's friends, never published. he denied knowing anything about the payment but it seems donald trump to talk about it with this man. his former lawyer and so—called fixer, michael cohen,

currently under investigation for a series of possible offences. in the offices, fbi agents apparently seized a secret recording in which donald trump disgust with his lawyer the possibility of paying money to keep this macdougall quite, perhaps buying rights to her story. in a statement, michael cohen's own lawyers had obviously there is an ongoing investigation and we are sensitive to that. but suffice it to say, that when the recording is heard, it will not hurt mr cohen. any spin will not change what is on the tape " any spin will not change what is on the tape the president left watching —— washington for a weekend of golf without answering questions. his representatives incest but no payments were made that could have broken election laws on twitter, mr trump made no attempt to hide his anger at both the fbi and mr cohen.

he said it was... there are also remaining questions about the private conversations that donald trump had with floodlit bridge and at their summit in helsinki. his political opponents clearly believe that some of the president's words could yet come back to haunt him. two men have appeared in court after one—point—six tonnes of cocaine was seized from a yacht off south west cornwall. the men, who are both dutch, were remanded in custody. janine jansen reports. the dutch flags yacht was intercepted 120 miles off the cornish coast on wednesday. the marcia was escorted into newlyn harbour by the border force cutter hmc vigilant. officers found bails

of cocaine wrapped in plastic bags in a compartment underneath the decking. we have recovered a significant amount of controlled drugs, literally hundreds of millions of pounds worth, potentially even the second largest seizure in the uk, on a sailing vessel. an estimated two tons has been recovered from the vessel. the national crime agency, border force and devon and cornwall police officers remain on the scene. the two crew members — 59—year—old maarten peter pieterse and 44—year—old emile adriaanjeroen schoemaker — appeared at bristol magistrates' court this morning via video link, charged with drug importation offences. pieterse didn't enter a plea. schoemaker pleaded not guilty. they were remanded in custody to appear at bristol crown court next month. janine jansen, bbc news. survivors of a tour boat which sank in a lake in the us state of missouri have been speaking for the first time since the disaster. 17 people, including nine members from the same family,

died when the amphibious vehicle, called a "duck boat", went down in stormy weather on table rock lake. the victims were aged between one and 70. sophia tran—thomson reports. these are both passengers and filming a sudden storm on the table rock lake while out on to seem unaware of the danger they are in. 0h, unaware of the danger they are in. oh, no. oh, my god. further ahead of them, and other boat couldn't cope in the severe weather. off the 31 on board, more than half we re off the 31 on board, more than half were killed. one of the survivors said as conditions worsened, the passengers were not told to put life is on but to stay seated.|j passengers were not told to put life is on but to stay seated. i couldn't see anybody, i couldn't hear anything, i could hear screams, a

fellow fellas out there on my own. i was yelling and i was screaming and finally i said, lord, just let me die, let me die. i said i can't, finally i said, lord, just let me die, let me die. isaid i can't, i can't keep drowning, just can't keep drowning. that's how i felt. and... then ijust drowning. that's how i felt. and... then i just let drowning. that's how i felt. and... then ijust let go and i started floating. nine members of her family died in the accident. according to the national weather service, the winds were over 100 kilometres per hour. and the authorities say whether is the cause of the accident. the owner of the duck boat has also taken responsibility. what can you say? we are so sorry. and then, that this happened. it was just, something happened and we don't know exactly what it was but it doesn't matter. any time that people suffer a loss like that, it can't be replaced. i mean, it's

absolutely devastating. investigators say a preliminary report should be complete and in a month. but there are still several u na nswered month. but there are still several unanswered questions about whether the boat crew were aware of the weather warnings and wider passengers didn't have life vests on. “— passengers didn't have life vests on. —— why the passengers. the authorities injapan are urging people to take precautions as a severe heatwave continues. more than thirty people are reported to have died as a result of the heat over the last fortnight in the city of kyoto, temperatures have hit, or exceeded, thirty—eight degrees, for seven consecutive days. the heatwave is also complicating recovery efforts in the west of the country, where around two hundred people died in floods earlier this month. olivia crellin reports. earlier this month, western japan looked like this. after being buffeted by severe storms and waves of up to nine metres. now, the waves look somewhat more inviting as temperatures have rocketed to over a0 celsius in some parts. a five—year nationwide high.

translation: it's hot all overjapan. it was 39 celsius yesterday, and the day before. when i was a kid the hottest day was about 33 degrees. the recent climate is surely abnormal. it's a dangerous high. the heat wave has already killed about 30 people. and with thousands hospitalized for heat—related conditions, authorities are urging people to stay hydrated. translation: my job is demanding so i make sure to drink lots water. that advice is even more challenging for the volunteers taking part in flood recovery afterwards. the rain that pounded japan led to flooding and landslides. over 200 people died and more than a500 people who were evacuated are still not ready to return. the heat is weighing on their minds as they continued

the clean—up effort. translation: i will take care not to get sick from the heat because that would only cause trouble for other people. it's no longer rain, but rays pounding japan. a new meteorological trial for assistance but for some, like these children soaking up the sun on a beach open for the first time since the country's 2011 tsunami, the weather means summer has arrived. kensington palace has released a new photo of prince george who turns five tomorrow. the picture, showing the prince grinning at something — or someone — off camera, was taken by photographer matt porteous after the christening of his brother prince louis. the headlines on bbc news: mps criticise delays to the £11 billion ‘smart meter‘ roll—out scheme, as a new report questions the value of the technology to customers. fresh investigations into the nerve agent attack in salisbury, as wiltshire police widen their search.

president trump reacts to claims he was recorded discussing making a payment to a model as "inconceivable" and says he's done "nothing wrong." sport, and for a full round up, here's the bbc sport centre. good evening. we will begin with the goal. —— golf. once again the americans are circling around a major tournament. the third round has finished at the open at carnoustie, and once again the top of the leaderboard is heavily decorated with stars and stripes. defending champion jordan spieth, xander schauffele and kevin kisner share the lead on 9—under par. let's take a look at the leaderboard and another american, kevin chappell, is on 7—under. italy's francesco molinari breaks up the american dominance at 6—under. and then, a group of seven players on 5—under including 2014 champion rory mcilroy and a man who many thought

would never play again at this level again — tiger woods. i have shown that i have been the close enough for chance to win this year. given what happened in the last few years, you know, i didn't know if that would ever happen again, but here i am. a chance on sunday in a major championship. its going to be fun. team sky's geraint thomas has retained the leader's yellowjersey, ahead of teammate chris froome, after the 14th stage of the tour de france. froome, the four—time winner, was subjected to more attacks from the crowds — having water thrown at him here. but both he and thomas maintained their positions in first and second place, although they were nearly 20 minutes behind stage winner omar frylee. thomas, froome and third placed tom dumoulin all crossed the line together. thomas leads froome by1 minute 39 seconds in the general classification, with just seven stages remaining. world cup fever has returned this weekend,

as the women's hockey world cup got underway in london earlier today. england's bid for home glory got off to a shakey start though. they had to fight back from 1—0 down to rescue a draw against india. a goal from lily owsley ensured the hosts took a point from their opening match. it isa it is a really daunting experience playing in front of this many people supporting us. you just want to do everything to make them proud. i am very, very emotional about how many people have come out to see us. it definitely pulled us back in the last quarter. you really feel like everybody is behind you, pushing you out. so without a doubt, i'm excited to go on and smashed the group. next up for england in pool b, it's the united states who were beaten by ireland 3—1. goals from deirdre duke and shirley mccay puts the green army top of their group for now, a great start for ireland in their first world cup in 16 years.

britain's zharnel hughes had to settle for second in the 100m in a high quality field on the first day of the anniversary games. hughes clocked 9.93 seconds at london stadium, beating commonwealth games gold medallist akani simbine and former world champion yohan blake. he couldn't edge out american ronnie baker though, who won the race in 9.90 seconds. british women's long jumping is in great shape at the moment and that was reflected by a 1—2 earlier today. shara proctor edged out rival lorraine ugen byjust 3cm leaping 6.91 metres. i have been waiting for this moment, hopefully i can build on this and go to the championships and, way with the gold. timing wise, this is perfect. you feel you have more to come? definitely, definitely. i don't feel as sharp today. if i can

don't feel as sharp today. if i can doa don't feel as sharp today. if i can do a good job today, i mean, i know ican go do a good job today, i mean, i know i can go back and refine some things and be sharper. in rugby league, catalans dragons will be in super league next season after winning a crucial match against salford red devils. they won by 411—10 in perpignan with fouad yaha scoring four tries for the first time in his career. and before we go a reminder that lewis hamilton will start back in 14th place for tomorrow's german grand prix after breaking down in qualifying. championship leader sebastian vettel will start on pole in his ferrari. that's all the sport for now. now in the bbc news channel, it's time for click. welcome to one of the biggest airshows on the planet.

this is the farnborough international airshow, a chance to see the newest aircraft up close and witness them being put through their paces. i mean, really, something that big should not be doing that. alongside the air displays, this is where the aviation industry does its business, and on the first of seven show days, orders were made for more than 300 aircraft and deals of almost $50 billion were struck. oh, my goodness! i mean, it'sjust so incredible to see what these enormous flying bits of metal can do. but interestingly, the next big thing in aviation could be quite small and very personal.

this is the blackfly, a new type of single—passenger craft. now, you may have never heard of opener, the company that made it, and that's because it has been operating in secret for the past nine years. the eight rotors are powered by the onboard battery, offering travel distances of about 25 miles. in the us, speeds would be restricted to 62 mph. you don't need a runway because this pav, or personal aerial vehicle, can take off and land vertically. in fact, it doesn't even have wheels. and that is partly due to its amphibious ambitions.

it can land on water if necessary. now, after you have towed it to your take—off spot, it's time to quickly assemble the craft. opener is targeting enthusiasts who have open stretches of uninhabited grassland that they need to get between. well, who doesn't? america's faa has approved the design, which has an autopilot function. in fact, it's even said that riders won't need to hold a pilot's licence. it's one of several companies hoping to change how our skies look. earlier this year, we reported on uber‘s plans for sky taxis. with the help of bell, volocopter also sees autopilot taxis as the way forward, while chinese firm ehang is perfecting its own small drone—like craft to be either piloted by enthusiasts or self—flying taxis. this week, aston martin joined the growing list of companies with personal aviation in its sights when it showed off its concept design. and rolls—royce pitched in with its own helicopter—like four—seater. so personal aviation is fast becoming a thing.

opener hopes to be selling the blackfly from next year at the cost of an suv, and while that's not an exact figure, it seems that it would be within the price range of quite a few people in the us and elsewhere. now, just after the blackfly was announced, it was revealed that the man funding it all is google co—founder larry page. and this is a guy who seems to collect flying cars like they were cadillacs, because this week, there was another big announcement from his fleet — this time in las vegas — and dave lee travelled there in a boring old normal plane to check out the kitty hawk. this used to be a top—secret project, but not anymore. you are seeing the kitty hawk flyer in all its glory. so many people think this thing is the first step in a dream that we as humans have had for a long time — the dream of flying around in a flying car. this test flight flown by brittney

lasted about nine minutes. right now, battery capacity allows for around 20 minutes, but the speed is limited to six mph. not exactly fast travel, but you can cut them some slack — this is a flying car, after all. i really don't have to think about a lot, other than letting the aircraft do its thing, and then putting it where i want to go. it's, like, that simple. it's — that's the beauty of it, because you're out there, you're flying, beautiful scenery, and ijust tell it where i want to go and i don't have to overthink anything, overthink the controls, um, so it's like, all you've got to think about is how awesome it is to fly. kitty hawk has created this small hangout at the edge of a lake near las vegas. the location is important. it rarely rains, but it does get incredibly hot, and sometimes too windy to fly. the vehicle itself weighs

less than 254 pounds, which is important because it means the us aviation authority does not require a rider to have a pilot's licence. instead, kitty hawk puts them through a training regime that lasts just 90 minutes. first, a simulator, then a real machine strapped to the ground, offers david as he goes flying around this circuit, but once he's done with it, just get the thing off. great landing! thank you. like it! tell me a little bit about this. so jb11, six engines, this is our latest version. sojb11 — so this is the 11th iteration? this is the 11th version, so there have been ten before this. flew around statue of liberty injb9, that's, god, two years ago now, but that only had two engines. so you've got a bit of redundancy. you can lose one of these thrusters and you'll stay up? yeah, exactly.

and the computers, they've got to be pretty robust. where are they on here? so, the computers — there's one computer in here, that one's the starting one, that's on the throttle. and then there is a computer system in here, that's our main computer, in this distribution system. and then each of the engines has their own computer. to go from the house to the sharp. to go from the house to the sharp. to be able to take an autonomous flying vehicle from one place to another. it will happen, not tomorrow, but it will happen. how brilliant is that? and that is it from us for this week. the following version is on our player/ iplayer.