hello, you're watching afternoon live — i'm simon mccoy. today at two... an amber weather alert for parts of england, as forecasters say this could be the hottest week of the summer so far. three men are arrested over a suspected acid attack on a three—year—old boy in worcester. we know the public need answers as to what's happened and we're going to try and understand what's taken place to give the public the reassurance they require. the uk won't block the death penalty. home secretary sajid javid tells the us two british men accused of being islamic state militants can face execution if convicted there. coming up on afternoon live all the sport — karthi. and for the first time, an italian golf champion. yes, indeed and when you win your first major golf title, what happens? i will be telling you how francesco molinari has been dealing with it! thanks, karthi. and nick has all the weather. the heatwave weather is back across

some parts of the uk, not everywhere. find out where. and i will be coming up with some tips about how not to let the weather get you hot and bothered this week. thanks, nic. also coming up — lots of us try really hard to put plastic, cardboard and bottles into the recycling bins, but a new report suggests over half of packaging reported as recycled is actually being sent abroad to be burned or put in landfill. hello, everyone, this is afternoon live. for many of us, the summer holidays are under way, with a lot of schools breaking up last week. and, for a change, the british weather isn't letting us down. but before you head down to the beach or into the garden, there's a warning from the met office to people in parts of england — don't. they've issued an amber heatwave alert for parts

of england until friday. they're urging people to avoid being out in the sun when it at its hottest — between 11:00am in the morning and 3:00pm in the afternoon. it may be time to get out what you usually need in the british summer — an umbrella. daniela relph reports. a parched dry landscape, this is hertfordshire, but it could be pretty much anywhere in england. the only hint of green, the cricket pitches which have been watered, as searing temperatures linger. at the start of another week, most of the uk's schools are on holiday and still temperatures soar. but are there signs of heatwave fatigue? i'm struggling. even like we've got a meeting just now and we had to escape the office, we don't have air conditioning, it's broken. the tube is not pleasant to get to work. it was good for the first five days and i think after that everyone has just gone a bit loopy now with it.

i'm trying to remember that it won't be like this all the time. that's basically about it. it's awful that i try and wake up every day and say it's great because in a few months it won't be like this. the met office has issued a heat healthwatch warning, which only happens during a prolonged period of high temperatures. what we're seeing this week is a run of days across central and eastern england where there is no respite from the heat and humidity, daytime temperatures have stayed above 30 degrees and by night we have seen them stay above 18—20dc and without the respite from the heat all week long this is what has prompted public health england and the met office to issue this level three alert — it will start to have an impact on people's health. at this farm in leicestershire, they are struggling. dried—out fields, livestock without sufficient grass to eat forcing farmers to use the stored winter feed which is fast running out. the heat has become a significant problem for much of the farming industry. crops being parched to the bone,

spring crops the farmer sowed in april barely know what rain is. as you travel west towards where i am in builth wells, a bit more rain but hopefully you can see from behind me that even the tops of the hills look a nasty colour of a biscuit, meaning the grass has stopped growing. despite the high temperatures here, the deadliest heatwave globally is in japan. in tokyo, temperatures have reached a0 degrees for the first time. 11 people alone died of heat stroke at the weekend. and that number could rise dramatically in the coming days. daniela relph, bbc news. three men have been arrested after a three—year—old boy was seriously injured in a suspected acid attack in worcester. the men, all in their twenties, are being held on suspicion of conspiracy to commit grievous bodily harm. the little boy was in a pushchair when he was attacked. he's been treated for burns to his face and arms but has now been discharged from hospital. phil mackie has the latest for us from worcester. phil.

saturday afternoon, and specialist teams descend on a retail park near the city centre. horrified staff and shoppers try to help before paramedics arrived. police say it was a deliberate attack. the little boy was in a pushchair with his mother when a corrosive substance was sprayed on his face and arm. the supervisorfrom home bargains came and said, "look, there was a hazardous acid used on someone". but that's all they let us know until the next day. but obviously it was just unnerving, really, because it was just confusion. a 39—year—old man was arrested in wolverhampton on saturday, and earlier this morning, three more men in their 20s were arrested in walthamstow. those suspects are currently in custody, and as a consequence of that we are now forming an investigative plan to work out how we can secure all of the evidence and progress this to try and understand the motivation, and the incident... sorry, the elements that led up to this particular incident. the attack happened at the same time as a small demonstration

by the edl was met by a larger counterdemonstration barely half a mile away. many feared there was a link, but that doesn't seem to have been the case. there was heightened fears and heightened tensions. we hope the incidents aren't linked and that this is an isolated incident. but from the city's perspective, it is a city now united behind the family and the child that's been affected in this. the uk will not attempt to block the death penalty in the case of two the little boy has been released from hospital and it is unclear whether or not he will have long—term scarring as a result of the attack. the four men remain in custody and the police are still appealing for witnesses who were here on saturday to come forward, while thanking the public for their support. the uk will not attempt to block the death penalty in the case of two men from west london accused of being islamic state members. home secretary sajid javid wrote

to the us authorities to say the uk will share intelligence to help in the prosecution of two members of the so—called beatles gang, who are believed to have been involved in some of the worst atrocities in syria. in a letter leaked to the daily telegraph, mrjavid wrote... "we believe that a successful federal prosecution in the us is more likely to be possible because of differences in your statute book and the restrictions on challenges to the route by which defendants appear in us courts." the mother of the american journalist james foley, who was beheaded by is fighters along with two british aid workers, says she doesn't want them to receive the death sentence. this is what diane foley told bbc radio 4's today programme. i think that would just make them martyrs in their twisted ideology. i would like them held accountable by being sent to prison for the rest of their lives. that would be my preference, for sure. our correspondent

paul adams is here. does the letter from sajid javid represent a change in british policy? that is question which many people and ask asking and on the face of it it does not reckon he saysin face of it it does not reckon he says in the letter that even though they are not going to seek an assurance regarding the death penalty in the case of these two individuals, this, and i quote, does not reflect a change in our policy on assistance in us death penalty cases generally, nor the uk government's stance on the global abolition of the death penalty. now, it is my understanding that this is not the first time this has happened andi not the first time this has happened and i think people are going to want to know when and where has this happened before. it's the kind of thing which is the stuff of communication between governments and so perhaps it is not surprising that we're not aware that this may have happened in the past. but as far as organisations like amnesty international are concerned at this

isa international are concerned at this is a moment of extreme gravity. the home secretary in the words of their statement must unequivocally insist that britain's long—standing position on the death penalty has not changed. and yet we've heard government ministers in the past say that if is fighters are killed whilst in battle, then that's the risk they take. indeed, and i think there has been a generalfeeling that in the case of these so—called " beatles", that in the case of these so—called "beatles", the four british individuals associated with these appalling murders, filmed and broadcast murders, that frankly no—one really cared if they lived or died and they prefer it if they died. and one of the things that sajid javid alluded to, and you point it a bit towards that in the introduction, was that there is a feeling that if they were to come to the uk, then the uk legal system is not quite geared up for all the niceties and requirements needed to make sure that there would be a successful prosecution. and this is

a complicated set of legal arguments which frankly i don't understand. but there is a feeling that if they are sent to the us they are more likely to get convicted. and in the words of an accompanying briefing document published in the daily telegraph this morning, officials concluded that the risks associated with no prosecution being brought against these two if uk evidence is not shared outweigh the risk of direct uk persistence to a conviction which could lead to execution. in other words we're much, much more intent on making sure they are convicted we're a bit less worried where that conviction leads. we are washing our hands? we are and let's not forget that these two have already been stripped of their uk citizenship, a move that was... the european court of human rights said on that move that the uk government had acted lawfully. so in one sense, once they were no longer

technically uk citizens it sort of doesn't matter. but there is this issue of, if there is to be a case involving the death penalty, does the uk hand over the information it has — and it is a big fat document that the metropolitan police has been assembling over the past three oi’ been assembling over the past three orfour been assembling over the past three or four years been assembling over the past three orfour years — been assembling over the past three orfouryears — in been assembling over the past three orfour years — in the knowledge that that information could help in a conviction which would lead to their death. and that seems to be something that the government is ok with in this case. thank you very much. five people have been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a woman had her throat slashed in an attack at a hotel in manchester. armed officers were sent to the hilton on deansgate in the city centre after police were flagged down by the victim earlier today. three men and two women have been arrested by police, who believe the stabbing is neither terrorism related nor a random attack. our reporter dave guest sent us this update. it was about 11:10 this morning that a woman ran from the hilton hotel here on deansgate in manchester,

across dea nsgate itself, which is one of the busiest thoroughfares and over to this side of the road where she flagged down a passing police patrol. she said she'd been attacked inside the hotel and those officers, of course went to investigate. this woman had suffered a serious cut to her throat, apparently. once inside the hotel, of course they sealed it off. a number of police vehicles arrived, including armed police officers, but the police have now said they are not treating this as a terrorist incident and that the attack on the woman does not appear to have been random. as the morning went on, the police announced they had arrested five people in total — three men and two women, on suspicion of attempted murder. the woman with the throat injury is said to be in a very serious condition in hospital. the hilton is one of the best—known hotels in manchester. it's 2a floors high and stands out right across the city. it is a very busy thoroughfare, deansgate, so obviously this attracted quite a lot of attention from passers—by. the police say they're still very much investigating this at the moment, it's

a live investigation. the woman's condition at the moment, all we know is she is seriously ill and those five people, three men and two women, have been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder. labour mps will meet later to try to change their party's code of conduct on anti—semitism. many in the party are angry at the ruling body's move to not adopt, in full, the internationally recognised definition and examples. the veteran labour mp margaret hodge has stood by her criticism ofjeremy corbyn on prejudice againstjews. our political correspondent jonathan blake reports. is the anti—semitism row damaging your party? they were here to talk about preparing for government, but labour's shadow cabinet faced more questions this morning that they'd rather not have to answer about the party's stance on prejudice againstjews. one seniorjewish labour mp is sticking by her criticism ofjeremy corbyn, despite his repeated condemnation of anti—semitism. it's by his actions

that he has to bejudged. and by refusing to adopt the definition in full of what anti—semitism is, he's put himself in the position that he is perceived by many to be anti—semitic. she confronted jeremy corbyn and called him an anti—semite after labour adopted a new code of conduct including the internationally recognised definition of anti—semitism, but not word—for—word some of the examples given. for some, it's an attempt to rewrite the rules. well, it wasn't trying to rewrite it. it's accepted almost all of it. what it's done is also put alongside it a code of conduct for members of the party, because we will not tolerate anti—semitism in any form whatsoever. he still has plenty of support, but there are a lot of labour mps furious at what they see as the party leader's failure to tackle this issue head—on.

i look to what we've heard from in the past week, the chief rabbi of this country saying that, you know, if the party doesn't adopt it then it's showing an unprecedented level of contempt for the british jewish community. the idea that it should be the labour party defining what anti—semitism is is frankly unfathomable. tonight, labour mps will meet again to urge their own party's ruling body to change its code of conduct. jeremy corbyn has said they should wait, with many members of parliament having already left for the summer. but as one mp put it, they feel they have waited long enough for labour to get its act together on anti—semitism. jonathan blake, bbc news, westminster. our assistant political editor norman smith is in westminster. they're calling it a crunch meeting, which suggests that it sort of deals with this one way or another — but is that likely? no, i don't think it is. the signs are that this is a row which is going to ramble on and on.

both sides now seem entrenched in their views and there is basically a fundamental divide between those around mr corbyn, who want to have greater freedom for people to express criticism of israel and israeli policies and those in the jewish community who believe that too often this slips into anti—semitism and that mr corbyn has licensed and tolerated people expressing anti—semitic views. and if anything, the divide between the two sides seems to be coming even greater, with now suggestions from a the jewish labour movement, greater, with now suggestions from a thejewish labour movement, the main body ofjewish thejewish labour movement, the main body of jewish supporters thejewish labour movement, the main body ofjewish supporters within the labour party, that they might actually take legal action against mr corbyn over his refusal to accept in running the international code on anti—semitism and then supporters of jeremy corbyn, likejewish voice, saying that the code is, quote, a

fa ke saying that the code is, quote, a fake code and this was all in effect put up to damage mr corbyn‘s leadership. and when you get that scale of conflict, it seems very ha rd to scale of conflict, it seems very hard to see how this is going to be resolved any time soon. and you take on someone resolved any time soon. and you take on someone like dame margaret hodge at your peril, she is a hugely respected figure? i think the prospect of any disciplinary action being meted out to name margaret hodgeis being meted out to name margaret hodge is for the birds, frankly. because the political acoustics if you like of trying to discipline not just a very long—standing member of the labour party but someone who has a also actually been a vocal critic of israel and who lost several members of her family of israel and who lost several members of herfamily in of israel and who lost several members of her family in the holocaust, i just members of her family in the holocaust, ijust think members of her family in the holocaust, i just think that's fanciful, it's just not politically feasible to go down that road. and actually, talking to some of mr corbyn‘s aides last night they pretty much indicated as much, although some suggested that she could still be given a verbal reprimand wish i would doubt that,

actually. even giving them margaret hodge a verbal reprimand i would imagine she would give back as good as she's got but also it carries with it an implicit sense of having done something wrong and being guilty and i think that would simply further stoke the division and animosity on all sides over this debate. norman, in a rather co mforta ble debate. norman, in a rather comfortable studio, is it too hot on the balcony? much too hot! i thought i should be doing sequences about the weather! we will be back to you in an hour! the prime minister has been chairing a meeting of the cabinet in the north—east of england — the last before mps break up for the summer. ministers will make a series of visits across europe this week aimed at persuading other eu countries to back the government's approach to brexit. the new foreign secretary, jeremy hunt, is in berlin, where he's warned that a no—deal brexit would damage britain's relationship with europe for a generation. without a real change in approach from the eu negotiators, we do now face a real risk of no

deal by accident. that would be incredibly challenging economically. britain would find that challenging, but in the end we would find a way notjust to survive but to thrive economically. but my real concern is that it would change british public attitudes to europe for a generation. our correspondent damien mcguinness is in berlin and he explained why germany matters in the brexit negotiations. germany plays a crucial role here because it is the largest economy in europe, the most powerful country politically as well within the eu 27. but i think there is a danger sometimes that london overestimates the influence that germany would have on the brexit negotiations themselves. while all eu 27 member

states, including germany will of course vote on the final deal, so far, whenever you ask german ministers about their stance on brexit, if they simply say, talk to barney because it is the eu commission which has been given a mandate by the eu 27 to negotiate and so farwe mandate by the eu 27 to negotiate and so far we have seen complete unity behind brussels. interestingly there is also unity within germany on that stance because across—the—board, politically speaking everybody supports that sta nce speaking everybody supports that stance here in the german government. so we haven't seen any division within germany. that's really because german business really because german business really wa nts really because german business really wants to keep the single market intact. that essentially is more important for many german business leaders than keeping some trade going with the uk. sometimes you talk to german business leaders and they tell you actually they would rather take a hit on some british trade than risk dismantling 01’ british trade than risk dismantling or undermining the single market, because their financial wealth, their exports prowess, comes from this integrated single market. that

is their main priority and they are very strong on that. so although uk ministers are touring europe on this charm offensive it is hard to know what they are going to achieve because it is really brussels that needs to be talked to and it is brussels that will be coming the shots when it comes to the negotiation itself runnable damien mcgrane is there in berlin. in the last few minutes president trump has been tweeting, this time about north korea. he has tweeted... a rocket has not been launched by north korea in nine months. likewise no nuclear tests. he says... president trump has also stepped up his rhetoric against iran

with a warning that it will face "consequences the likes of which few throughout history have ever suffered". in a message on twitter, written entirely in capital letters, mr trump tells the iranian president he will not tolerate what he calls iran's "demented words of violence and death". richard lister reports. president trump said the deal to limit iran's nuclear programme was an embarrassment. when he signed the order in may withdrawing american support, he seemed sure of one thing... this will make america much safer. but two months on, and the rhetoric‘s becoming more belligerent on both sides. at the weekend, iran's leaders condemned mr trump's efforts to implement new sanctions. "don't play with the lion's tail," warned president rouhani, who added that conflict with iran would be "the mother of all wars". but hours later came a blistering block—capital response from the white house.

"never, ever threaten the us again, or you will suffer consequences the likes of which few throughout history have ever suffered before," said mr trump. "we are no longer a country that will stand for your demented words of violence and death." deal or no deal, the us says iran's creating instability in the middle east. it's demanding more concessions from tehran, while trying to drive from tehran, by trying to drive a wedge between the leadership and its people. the level of corruption and wealth among the iranian leadership is that iran is run by something that resembles the mafia more than a government. governments around the world worry that confronting the islamic republic harms the cause of moderates, but these so—called moderates within the regime are still violent, islamic revolutionaries with an anti—america, anti—west agenda. you only have to take their own words for it. iranians are already angry

about their weakened economy. the us now wants to shut down all iranian oil sales to increase the pressure on the regime. from washington's perspective, this is a very easy way to perhaps humble tehran, and maybe bring them back to the table in weaker terms so they can get that better deal. so, what then of the existing deal? britain and the remaining signatories are standing by it. iran is complying with it. but new american sanctions come into force next month, and tehran‘s response could affect the security of us all. richard lister, bbc news. a gunman has killed two people and wounded 13 others in toronto, according to canadian police. the mass shooting happened in the greektown district of the city. police say the gunman is dead. the prime minister has been chairing a meeting of the cabinet in the north—east of england, the last before mps break up for the summer. ministers will make a series of visits across europe this week aimed at persuading other eu countries to back the government's

approach to brexit. let's cross over to newcastle, where theresa may is about to take part in a question and answer session with staff at an engineering company in newcastle upon tyne. asi as i was saying she has had a meeting of the cabin, trying to grapple with continuing tensions over her brexit strategy. as her top tea m over her brexit strategy. as her top team of ministers meet for a special session in gateshead after the brexit secretary dominic raab indicated he still needs to persuade some members of theresa may's cabinet to get behind the controversial checkers from eyes deal on eu withdrawal aims. the prime minister is attempting to emphasise the positive impacts of exciting the eu. there does not look to be huge... i was going to use the word excitement but there does not seem word excitement but there does not seem to be any sign of anything imminently happening there. we will keep an eye on those pictures and is as soon

keep an eye on those pictures and is as soon as keep an eye on those pictures and is as soon as there is an arrival from theresa may we will take you straight there. full—fibre broadband should be fitted as standard in all new homes. that's one of the proposals in the new national telecoms strategy drawn up by the government. under the new target all of the uk will have full—fibre broadband coverage by 2033, replacing the copper wire network that currently delivers the service. don't forget — you can let us know what you think. tweet us using the hashtag afternoonlive. all the ways to contact us on screen right now. time for a look at the weather. over to nick miller. as i was saying earlier, first day of the summer

holidays, people heading to the beach... well, when was that taken? the met office has said keep out of the sun and everybody is sticking to it! i doubt it! shall we say sunrise, dawn?! great place to be! serious amber warning about heat. absolutely. and it is not everywhere in the uk but it is where we find temperatures which are at their most departure from average for the time of year. so, to bring up some average and actual temperatures, first thing that you will notice is how warm it is across much of the uk, even areas which are not seeing huge amounts of sunshine are still warm. although in glasgow we have a weather front moving through with outbreaks of range if bang on average there. but it is the greater departure from average. and you find that really towards birmingham and london. we have got that particularly across the midlands and

eastern and south—east england and, where temperatures are that much above—average, not just for today but for several days to come as well. combined with a very warm night suggest those two factors together contributing to this amber heat health alert, basically giving advice for particularly people whose health is affected by this sort of weather but i just health is affected by this sort of weather but ijust want health is affected by this sort of weather but i just want to health is affected by this sort of weather but ijust want to explain why we have that range of difference across the uk at the moment. the blue arrows, that is not saying it is cold, it is the flow of air coming into the uk, just coming towards scotland and northern ireland. so it is not as warm as elsewhere, it is a bit fresher, not assume it, that is the important thing. but assume it, that is the important but follow the orange afros arrows from africa, this is the feed of really very hot air coming in and this is where we are going to see the temperatures in excess of 30 celsius for several days to come.

and then we get to that useful advice here. and we are going to leave it ) advice here. and we are going to leave it) i'm sorry, as i predicted, just when you are about to tell us how to keep cool, theresa may takes the stage... we have had an opportunity to walk around and talk to a few of you to see the really skilled work that you are doing here and a variety of work that you're doing here. one of the things i've done to date is brought to my cabinet appear to the north—east and one thing we've been talking about is how can we make the skills and the expertise that we have in certain parts of the country like this part of the country in manufacturing and make the best of that for the future in providing prosperity and jobs for the future. of course, one of the issues that affects that question ofjobs for the future is brexit. and a couple of weeks ago i and my cabinet agreed a proposal that we are putting to the european union for the future relationship we should help with the

european union. just a very briefly, that delivers on the referendum vote, it means that there will be an end to free movement and an end to sending vast sums of money to the eu every year, an end to the jurisdiction of the european court ofjustice in the uk. but we're proposing that we do it in a way which ensures that we can keep frictionless trade across borders, so frictionless trade across borders, so that parts and products can move seamlessly across our borders with countries in the european union,which is important to companies that are exporting and importing parts. and also... and that enables us to protect jobs and livelihoods of. but at the same time make sure that we can do good trade deals around the rest of the world has it and i've been hearing today about some of the other parts of the world that this group of companies exports to and i think that's important for that as well. we are going to be talking to the

european union about it. i am pleased to be here and i wanted an opportunity for you to ask any questions you want to do. i will stop my opening remarks and open it to questions from around me, literally around me. who would like to be the first to ask a question? over there. prime minister, thank you very much. you set out your objectives and the plan you have worked out with your ministers and put it to the european union. what confidence do you have because it seems like having our cake and eating it, what confidence do you have that you will sell this plan to the rest of europe? first of all, i have always said a future partnership between the uk in the eu

thatis partnership between the uk in the eu that is good for the uk, will be good for the eu as well. what we are proposing in terms of free trade area where products can move seamlessly across borders can be good for us in the uk. what i see around the european union as we are coming close to the point, we will leave on the 29th of march 2019 and we have got to negotiate this deal in advance of that and what i see are people focusing their minds on the impact the future relationship will have on their economies as well as ours. we have had some constructive responses so far. i won't say you won't hear negative things being said but so far constructive responses. we will sit down and talk to people about it. anybody else? come on, the north east isn't normally as shy as this. prime minister. in the event

parliament rejects the deal it has with the european union will there be no—deal brexit and will be the time to table a new deal? my aim is to table a deal parliament will support because it will be a good deal for the united kingdom. obviously, we are going into negotiation and we are preparing for no deal and the government is stepping up its preparations for no deal because it only makes sense to be prepared for all contingencies. i am working to get a deal parliament will support because they will see it as will support because they will see itasa will support because they will see it as a good deal for the uk. good afternoon, prime minister. with the divorce bill being so high, will we still reap the benefits of the projects that money is being set aside for? yes, you said the divorce

bill, the size of the divorce bill, actually, it is a lot lower than the european union were first talking about. at the start, they started at 60, 70, maybe 100 about. at the start, they started at 60,70, maybe 100 billion euros and it is around 39 million euros. crucially, what we will have in the future is the ability to use the money we otherwise spent every year sending to the eu, on our own priorities. one of the priorities we will use that money on is the nhs. we will develop a long—term plan for the nhs and by 2023, 2024 in real terms, there will be 390 million extra week going into our national health service and part of that is money we would have been otherwise sending to the eu. hello, prime

minister. we have got some excellent universities in the north—east and we already work very closely with them. are there any new age initiatives following brexit that will help us continue to use the world —class will help us continue to use the world—class research that is coming out of those institutions to develop world —class out of those institutions to develop world—class products? out of those institutions to develop world-class products? well, yes. if ican answer world-class products? well, yes. if i can answer your world-class products? well, yes. if i can answer your question in a numberof i can answer your question in a number of ways? i can answer your question in a numberof ways? one i can answer your question in a number of ways? one of the things we will be looking to do as part of our modern industrial strategy, what we have been talking about today, is recognising the huge benefits that can come from industry working with world—class universities. that means working with them in a number of areas. there is a real expertise developing in universities around here on issues about ageing. that is one of the challenges we have set in our industrial strategy. how can we use technology, better prepare people, ensure people live healthier lives for longer. but there is an

expertise here we can draw on so it is about recognising our particular expertise in universities and helping that to develop clusters of growth around universities, providing high skilled, well—paid jobs and obviously being good for the economy more generally. prime minister, he said hopefully after brexit we will be able to do trade deals around the world. have you been able to stop those discussions or your hands tied until we finished with an exit next march or can we stop the talks now? we have started some early discussions. it is one of the subjects i spoke to president trump about when he was in the uk just over a week ago. we cannot sign any deals until we have left the eu until after next march, but we will be able to negotiate and signed

those deals and they will come into effect at the end of december 2020 after the implementation period is in place. one of the first things we are doing is making sure we have a smooth exit so agreements the eu currently has with countries around the world will translate into a uk agreement at the point of which we leave and then we can improve. we have talked to the americans and we are talking to a variety of people. the australians are interested in a trade deal, canadians and others. the australian prime minister said the other day he would welcome as being part of the transpacific partnership which is a lot of countries, singapore and others, so there is a lot of interest out there for us to do trade deals. at the back there. good afternoon. earlier in the year the bbc published an

article which said the north—east would be the worst affected region after brexit with economic growth potentially slowing by up to 68%. my question is, what a long—term plans do you have, other than the grants you have outlined in your recent press release, which would boost the north—east economy post brexit? press release, which would boost the north-east economy post brexit? one of the first things that is important to do is making sure we can see this free trade area we are talking about. there are companies here, particularly the automotive sector in the north—east, relies heavily on the integrated supply chains with other countries within the european union. the frictionless border is very important to that and that obviously is a focus of the free trade area we are talking about developing with the european union. the work we are doing in the industrial strategy, the work to develop infrastructure is important. we have announced £780 million to go

into improving the east coast main line. 600 million overa number of years going into the time devolution deal with north tyneside, northumberland and newcastle council is being involved in that. again, looking to see what are the areas of expertise here, skills we can develop for the economy of the future. it is important, one of the things we are looking at is how can we ensure that as the sort ofjobs for the future change, actually we are able to ensure people have the skills to take on those newjobs? so developing the skills, making sure the infrastructure is there and then encouraging that investment by companies in the uk and encouraging investment to come in from overseas into the uk as well, is all part of helping the economy for the future.

prime minister, we talk about developing skills, but recently where i live, we have had numerous new housing developments but no school developments. so is there anything in the education budget to guarantee our children will get an education in the uk? obviously we need to make sure we are providing school places for the number of children who need them. there is a numberof children who need them. there is a number of things happening. one of the things which is good in the north—east, is we now see about 44,000 more children in good or outstanding schools. in newcastle, four out of five schools are good or outstanding. but providing the right numberof outstanding. but providing the right number of school places is important. also, we have a programme of what is known is free schools, which enables others to set up schools in areas where they are needed. but what the department for

education will be talking to local councils is how many schools are neededin councils is how many schools are needed in a certain area. we are concerned about making sure the school places are there and overall, there is a surplus of school places, but it is making sure you have the places where the children actually need them, whether housing development is taking place and where those places are needed. prime minister, you properly have the world's most stressful job prime minister, you properly have the world's most stressfuljob at the world's most stressfuljob at the moment. how do you cope and how do you unwind? laughter several things, i like walking. severalthings, i like walking. so my husband and i enjoyed going

walking when we can, taking holidays walking. i enjoyed cooking, which has a benefit because we get to eat it as well as make it. i have over 150 cookbooks, so i spend a lot of time looking at cookbooks. i do enjoy, if i get the time, does anybody here know the american series ncis? i enjoyed watching ncis when i can. at the back. prime minister, how do you think we will fa re post minister, how do you think we will fare post brexit in european competitive tendering? can i give a general answer and then come to the european point? in general i think the uk will do well post brexit we are a great entrepreneurial and creative country. we have huge

skills here, universities are fantastic. not that the number of uk universities in the top tiers of universities in the top tiers of universities across the world. we have real opportunities post brexit and we can be more outward looking post brexit, hence the trade deals around the rest of the world. there are real opportunities out there for us. are real opportunities out there for us. there is a bit of interplay with the european union at the moment in one particular area, the galileo project and whether they will let us into the project. we are still working with them on that. i would hope, and! working with them on that. i would hope, and i think what we will see actually, is a recognition from those who are looking to procure of the benefits of procurement here. it is interesting, one of the products i looked at being developed for the french, specifically for the french. there is a huge expertise and skill set in the uk, which i think is to

the benefit of others to be able to procure from us in some of those areas in the future. but we want to make sure we have the good, economic relationship with the eu. it is not a question of replacing what we have had with the eu with trading around the rest of the well, it is about keeping what we have built with the eu and trading with the rest of the world. hello, good afternoon. we have talked about freedom of trade and goods and services travelling across borders, but one thing you have so clearly is people won't, after march, and presumably the eu could take the same stands and say uk nationals cannot travel to europe so uk nationals cannot travel to europe so freely, i wondered if you think it isa so freely, i wondered if you think it is a good position to be in or not? the thing we are clear about is free movement will end. at the moment we are able to set

immigration rules for the rest of the world, but not for the european union. once we have left the european union, we can set immigration rules for people coming from the eu as well as for people coming from the rest of the world. but the separate issue, people travelling as tourists, people going on holiday to spain of people coming from the eu to holiday here. we want that to continue to be easy for people. that is one of the sections we will be negotiating in the future partnership we are looking at. but in terms of free movement, the right people have as members of the european union, we will bring an end to free movement to the uk. we will be able to set our own immigration rules from people inside the european union as well as people outside the european union. yes?

prime minister, good afternoon. the special relationship we have with the united states doesn't necessarily appear that special animal. would you like to comment on that please? the best thing i can do is quote president trump in his press conference i had with him and he said it was the highest level of special in terms of the relationship. the special relationship. the special relationship between the uk and the us has existed for many years and will continue to exist for many years. they are our longest standing and deepest defence and security partnership. in the future we are looking to do a good trade deal with the us as well and as we are already talking to them about some of the things we can do to enhance trade with the united states. we are the two countries that stand as the first and second biggest defence budgets in nato. we have stood alongside each other, shoulder to

shoulder on so many occasions. that relationship is still special and it will continue to be special in the future. hello, prime minister. the vast majority of economic forecasters are predicting there will be a decline in the uk economy in the immediate aftermath of brexit and varying degrees of uncertainty of how long a period that decline will go on for. what plans are in place to protect investment in the uk, particularly infrastructure, which is in a state of decline at the moment and it requires significant investment to bring it back to an even keel? we are taking a numberof back to an even keel? we are taking a number of decisions in terms of infrastructure and investment, which i think infrastructure and investment, which ithink are infrastructure and investment, which i think are important for the economy regardless of brexit. but obviously we are looking towards the post brexit work as well. we are

looking to invest in the east coast main line, the devolution deals we have done in other parts of the country. these are part of a wider picture of investment. in terms of the railways, we are investing more in the railways than has been done since the victorian age. we see the importance of that. these days, infrastructure isn'tjust roads and railways, it is broadband as well, the digital communications and ensuring we can move ahead on that. but i would just say the future post brexit, is going to be what we make it. we want to get the good deal with the european union, but we have huge benefits here in the uk with, asi huge benefits here in the uk with, as i say, entrepreneurship, innovation, skill set, our workforces. we can take those opportunities and have that brighter future. many people said immediately

after the referendum, we would see a collapse in our economy, but the economy has continued to grow. as i say, our future is what we make it. anyone? prime minister, do you feel the current balance in parliament gives disproportionate influence to smaller minority groups and they might use that power to destabilise brexit? obviously, the parliamentary arithmetic is such as you know, we have as a conservative party, a confidence and supply agreement with the dup and as part of that they support us on brexit. certain issues they agreed to support us on and other views, on a case—by—case brexit. there are different views on

brexit. there are different views on brexit across parliament. what is important to me is parliament asks the people to choose. we said to the british public, we would like you to choose whether you want to stay in the eu or not. people chose and it is now for parliament to deliver on the choice of the people. i think it is important in terms of trust as politicians in what we do. one over here. shall i take this on over here first? this site hasn't had a question yet. good afternoon. the phrase going round is whether or not proposals are delivering on the brexit people voted for. how is it possible to interpret that from the simplistic question on the referendum ballot and is the need for further public input?“ referendum ballot and is the need for further public input? if that was a question as to whether there should be a second referendum, for the reasons i outlined in the previous question, no. we asked

people to choose, they made their choice and it is now for the government to deliver on it. what i think for many people, voting in the referendum, bringing an end to free movement was an important issue. the jurisdiction of the european court will have been an issue, the question of how much money was being spent to the european union was an issue. there was something else underlying the vote, which wasn't just about membership of the eu, it was about how people felt governments were delivering for them and people felt others were seeing benefits, not playing by the rules and actually government should listen to people across the whole country. that is why, when i became prime minister, i said i wanted a country that works for everyone. what we are doing is notjust brexit, but that the issues as well. industrial strategy across the whole country, looking at fairer funding for schools across the whole

country. but this is a complex issue and you are right, the question people were asked was a simple one, leave or remain. but obviously behind that in terms of the negotiations, the whole layers of complexity in terms of the future relationship, i think the key things people wanted to see was an end to free movement, end of the jurisdiction of the european court, and end to paying vast sums of money to the eu every year and the feeling we could take control of our money, borders and all laws, which is what we will do and do those trade deals around the rest of the world. prime minister, you mentioned in your opening comments you are very keen to support the manufacturing in the north—east and over the last 20, 30 yea rs north—east and over the last 20, 30 years it has been reducing and reducing. in practical terms, when

you say you want to support it, how will it manifest itself? one of the things i will say is what i have been talking about, which is the manufacturing industry in the north east that depends on the integrated supply chains with the european union, it is important to ensure we can enable those integrated supply chains to continue and operate smoothly with a frictionless border. that is what our proposal does. getting in the structure right that supports manufacturing is important. i was pleased to meet a number of apprentices here. what we have been doing in encouraging apprenticeships is hugely important. encouraging people to come into the manufacturing industry, see the benefits and learn the skills that can take the industry forward for the future. but also working with industry and saying, where is it going to lie in the future? looking at cars, looking at driverless cars,

moving to electric vehicles, all imports of developments for the future, helping the manufacturing industry in the uk to be at the forefront of those developments and be world leading, which in many areas we are, is be world leading, which in many areas we are, is an be world leading, which in many areas we are, is an important part. another thing i would say, which we have been talking about is helping and important companies like this, helping you to export. you do a lot of exports around the world, not just europe but making exporting as easy as possible for companies. encouraging more manufacturing companies to be exporting as well, is important. it improves the economy and it is great for britain to see great british products around the world. thank you. prime minister, the cabinet discussed last week the mdp policy regarding what was happening in the defence programmes for the future and when it will come to a conclusion. we are

heavily linked to defence here in the north—east, can you give some a nswe rs the north—east, can you give some answers around back? the work on the modernising defence programme hasn't completed yet and it has several elements to it. the point of it is to say, people focus a lot on conventional forces and you know, the threats are changing. we need to say, what do we need to have as a leading defence and nation and a leading defence and nation and a leading military power in the well, what do we need for defence in the future? that what do we need for defence in the future ? that is what do we need for defence in the future? that is what the modernising defence programme is about. it is about making sure the ministry of defence, when it put yours products it is spending money wisely and cost effectively as it should be. there is that element but it is about shaping for the future and saying what is right for the future. the work is still ongoing but we will continue to be a leading military power and we will continue to

recognise some of the threats we see. for example, russia at the moment, what it does in terms of the cyber threat, in terms of propaganda, interference. those sorts of issues are ones we have to look at for the future and maligned state activity comes from other countries as well. looking at the whole aspect of where do the threats lie and what are the capabilities we need to deal with those threats, is what the mdp is about. as i say, it is still ongoing. i think i can take a couple more questions. good afternoon, prime minister. as a female working in a male dominated environment, what advice would you give to be the females working in such environments? believe in yourself, be yourself. what i said

two women in politics and business generally, don't feel you have to do a job generally, don't feel you have to do ajob in the generally, don't feel you have to do a job in the way the men do it. you have got skills, show your skills in yourjob in the way you want to show their skills. it is great to see women in engineering, it is one of the areas of employment we haven't managed to get as many women into in the past, as i would like to see. it is good to see female apprentices coming into female engineering companies. good on you, be yourself. one more, final question? studio: theresa may saying the government is stepping up its preparations for possible no—deal brexit but expressing optimism it will secure the backing of parliament. she is at an engineering

company in newcastle upon tyne. she said she will bring forward a deal parliament will support because it will be a good dealfor the united kingdom. she was also asked what she did to relax and she said she has 150 cookbooks and she also likes to watch ncis. let's have a look at the weather. north—west scotland seeing some sunny spells and for the south of scotla nd sunny spells and for the south of scotland and parts of northern ireland and the south—west seeing outbreaks of rain showers but more cloud around and these areas overnight with the cloudy skies and the threat of showers and patchy rain around. possible of fog the

further south you are. it is humid and difficult for sleeping as the heat continues this week. on tuesday, scotland and northern ireland, some sunny spells but thicker cloud will produce some rain. dying out in the afternoon with one or two showers left behind. highest temperatures in eastern and south east england as they will continue to be this week in excess of 30 celsius. ha ha hello, you're watching afternoon live, i'm simon mccoy. today at 3. an amber weather alert for parts of england, as forecasters say this could be the hottest week of the summer so far. the hottest week three men are arrested over a suspected acid attack on a three year old boy in worcester. we know the public need answers as to what's happened and we're going to try and understand what's taken place to give the public the reassurance they require. the prime minister chairs a meeting of the cabinet

in the north—east of england — she says several countries are interested in a trade deal with the uk after brexit. we've talked to the americans, we're talking to a variety of people, the australians are very interested in a trade deal with us, the canadians and others as well. coming up on afternoon live all the sport — karthi, and problems for the german footall team ? yeah, mesut ozil has announced he is quitting playing the germany, citing racism and disrespected. the german federation has rejected his allegations. more on that later. thanks, karthi, and we'll bejoining you for a full update just after half—past. nick miller has all the weather. heatwave weather is back in excess of 30 celsius this week in some areas. find out where and also have some tips on how to stop you getting hot and bothered this week! lots of us try really

hard to put plastic, cardboard and bottles into the recycling bins but a new report suggests over half of packaging reported as recycled is actually being sent abroad to be burned or put in landfill. hello, everyone. this is afternoon live. for many of us the summer holidays are underway, with a lot of schools breaking up last week. and for a change, the british weather isn't letting us down. but before you head down to the beach or into the garden, there's a warning from the met office to people in parts of england — don't. they've issued an amber heatwave alert for parts of england until friday. they're urging people to avoid being out in the sun when it at its hottest, between 11 in the morning and three in the afternoon. it may be time to get out what you usually need in the british sumer — an umbrella. in the british summer — an umbrella. daniela relph reports. a parched, dry landscape.

this is hertfordshire, but it could be pretty much anywhere in england. the only hint of green, the cricket square which has been watered, as searing temperatures linger. at the start of another week, most of the uk's schools are on holiday and still temperatures soar. but are there signs of heatwave fatigue? i'm struggling. even like we've got a meeting just now and we had to escape the office, we don't have air conditioning, it's broken. the tube is not pleasant to get to work. it was good for the first five days and i think after that everyone has just gone a bit loopy now with it. i'm trying to remember that it won't be like this all the time. that's basically about it. it's awful that i try and wake up every day and say it's great because in a few months it won't be like this. the met office has issued a heat healthwatch warning, which only happens during a prolonged period of high temperatures. what we're seeing this week is a run of days across central and eastern

england where there is no respite from the heat and humidity, daytime temperatures have stayed above 30 degrees and by night we're seeing them stay above 18—20dc and without the respite from the heat all week long this is what has prompted public health england and the met office to issue this level three alert — it will start to have an impact on people's health. at this farm in leicestershire, they are struggling. dried—out fields, livestock without sufficient grass to eat forcing farmers to use their stored winter feed, which is fast running out. the heat has become a significant problem for much of the farming industry. crops being parched to the bone, spring crops the farmer sowed in april barely know what rain is. as you travel west towards where i am in builth wells, a bit more rain but hopefully you can see from behind me that even the tops of the hills look a nasty colour of a biscuit, meaning the grass has stopped growing. despite the high temperatures here, the deadliest heatwave

globally is in japan. in tokyo, temperatures have reached 40 degrees for the first time. 11 people alone died of heat stroke at the weekend. and that number could rise dramatically in the coming days. daniela relph, bbc news. joining me now is dr thomas waite, a consultant in health protection at public health england. these— to, which is affect our health in a variety of ways and it is about how our bodies react, we sweat a lot so we lose a lot of fluid and become dehydrated but also we push blood towards the skin to lose heat. that puts a big strain on the heart and other parts of the body. so, people who already have some sort of health problems can be more at risk because of that. so, are those people aware of those risks? iam

are those people aware of those risks? i am assuming we are talking about the elderly and young? you're absolutely right. all the people, very young children who are unable to adapt their behaviour in the hot weather but also people who have long—term health conditions, particularly heart problems or lung problems, are at high risk. it has been hot for a long time now and in the long heat waves we start to see health impacts in everybody, really. common sense things we can all do to ta ke common sense things we can all do to take precautions. so, your tips on to it is sensible things. staying hydrated is obviously very important because you lose so much fluid through sweat and so on in these temperatures. how much are you talking about a litre over a couple of hours? it depends. but most people need a couple of litres of water anyway so a bit extra will do no harm. keeping water with you. we see delays on public transport so it is just having it available for when you need it. and keeping yourself cool is straightforward and it is the indoor temperatures where it can get very hot and it might be called

a lack in the shade, in a supermarket, for example. lots of different opportunities to try and get a bit of respite from the heat. iam get a bit of respite from the heat. i am guessing that anybody who normally goes away for a summer holiday to find the sun, if they should treat this country as they would as if they were in a country like that? many of us seek high temperatures for our holidays, we like it but we change our behaviour when we do that. we wear sun and sometimes people forget to wear it in this country when it is hot. we ta ke in this country when it is hot. we take it a bit easier, we slow down. we find the shade in the heat of the day. people just behave a little differently. adopting that mindset would do us no harm this week. there is an element of, we are never happy in this country with the weather. people say it has been going on too long. but an element of common sense is perhaps what we are lacking? much of this advice is common sense but it has been a pretty extraordinary yearfor it has been a pretty extraordinary year for weather in this country. we had the beast from these to just a

few months ago and 12 weeks after that, some places having been ten, we are then plus 30. that is a 40 degrees range, that is quite a range so we degrees range, that is quite a range so we do have some pretty extreme weather in this country, especially this goofball people watching in the north—west of england and in parts of scotla nd north—west of england and in parts of scotland will not know what we are talking about when it is pouring outside! but we have seen this weather everywhere at some point over the last few weeks. and the message is, anywhere in this country the sun can be dangerous? absolutely. we have had heat health alerts issued in certain regions. currently not in the north—west and certain regions at the moment but in other places there are. we review it every day with the met office and others to make sure we have got the most accurate forecast and information. we can all take one more step to keep cool and keep our homes cool and keep an eye on people who we know are vulnerable just to make sure that we all get through it

and enjoy another week of good weather. you're watching afternoon live. three men have been arrested after a three—year—old boy was seriously injured in a suspected acid attack in worcester. the men, all in their twenties, are being held on suspicion of conspiracy to commit grievous bodily harm. the little boy was in a pushchair when he was attacked. he's been treated for burns to his face and arms but has now been discharged from hospital. phil mackie reports. saturday afternoon, and specialist teams descend on a retail park near the city centre. horrified staff and shoppers try to help before paramedics arrived. police say it was a deliberate attack. the little boy was in a pushchair with his mother when a corrosive substance was sprayed on his face and arm. the supervisorfrom home bargains came and said, "look, there was a hazardous acid used on someone." but that's all they let us know until the next day. but obviously it was just unnerving, really, because it was just confusion. a 39—year—old man was arrested in wolverhampton on saturday, and earlier this morning,

three more men in their 20s were arrested in walthamstow. those suspects are currently in custody, and as a consequence of that we are now forming an investigative plan to work out how we can secure all of the evidence and progress this to try and understand the motivation, and the incident... sorry, the elements that led up to this particular incident. the attack happened at the same time as a small demonstration by the edl was met by a larger counterdemonstration barely half a mile away. many feared there was a link, but that doesn't seem to have been the case. there was heightened fears and heightened tensions. we hope the incidents aren't linked and that this is an isolated incident. but from the city's perspective, it is a city now united behind the family and the child that's been affected in this. the little boy has been released from hospital and it is unclear whether or not he will have long—term scarring as a result of the attack.

the four men remain in custody and the police are still appealing for witnesses who were here on saturday to come forward, while thanking the public for their support. the uk will not attempt to block the death penalty in the case of two men from west london accused of being islamic state members. home secretary sajid javid wrote to the us authorities to say the uk will share intelligence to help in the prosecution of two members of the so—called beatles gang, who are believed to have been involved in some of the worst atrocities in syria. in a letter leaked to the daily telegraph, mrjavid wrote... "we believe that a successful federal prosecution in the us is more likely to be possible because of differences in your statute book and the restrictions on challenges to the route by which defendants appear in us courts." the mother of the american journalist james foley, who was beheaded by is fighters along with two british aid workers, says she doesn't want them to receive the death penalty. this is what diane foley told bbc radio 4's today programme.

i think that would just make them martyrs in their twisted ideology. i would like them held accountable by being sent to prison for the rest of their lives. that would be my preference, for sure. theresa may has said the uk is stepping up preparations for a possible no—deal brexit, but she's still optimistic her plan for withdrawal would get the backing of parliament. the prime minister was answering questions from workers at a newcastle factory, after bringing the cabinet to the north east for the day. my aim is to bring forward a deal that parliament will support because it'll be a good deal for the united kingdom. now obviously, we're going into a negotiation. we're making sure we are prepared for no deal and government is stepping up its preparations for no deal, because it only makes

sense to be prepared for all contingencies. but i'm working to get a deal that parliament will support because they'll see it's a good deal for the uk. the prime minister was also asked to shed some light on how she likes to relax — given she has, what the questioner described as, "the most stressfuljob in the world". well, there are several things i like, i like walking. so we, my husband and i enjoy going walking when we can, taking holidays walking. i enjoy cooking, which has a benefit because you get to eat it as well as make it. i've over 150 cookbooks, so i spend a lot of time looking at cookbooks. and i have, i do enjoy, if i get the time, does anybody here know the american series ncis? i quite like watching ncis when i can. labour mps will meet later to try to change their party's code of conduct on antisemitism.

many in the party are angry at the ruling body's move to not adopt in full the internationally recognised definition and examples. the veteran labour mp margaret hodge has stood by her criticism ofjeremy corbyn on prejudice againstjews. our political correspondent jonathan blake reports. is the anti—semitism row damaging your party? they were here to talk about preparing for government, but labour's shadow cabinet faced more questions this morning that they'd rather not have to answer about the party's stance on prejudice againstjews. one seniorjewish labour mp is sticking by her criticism ofjeremy corbyn, despite his repeated condemnation of anti—semitism. it's by his actions that he has to bejudged. and by refusing to adopt the definition in full of what anti—semitism is, he's put himself in the position that he is perceived by many to be anti—semitic. she confronted jeremy corbyn and called him an anti—semite

after labour adopted a new code of conduct including the internationally recognised definition of anti—semitism, but not word—for—word some of the examples given. for some, it's an attempt to rewrite the rules. well, it wasn't trying to rewrite it. it's accepted almost all of it. what it's done is also put alongside it a code of conduct for members of the party, because we will not tolerate anti—semitism in any form whatsoever. he still has plenty of support, but there are a lot of labour mps furious at what they see as the party leader's failure to tackle this issue head—on. i look to what we've heard from in the past week, the chief rabbi of this country saying that, you know, if the party doesn't adopt it then it's showing an unprecedented level of contempt for the british jewish community. the idea that it should be the labour party defining what anti—semitism is is frankly unfathomable. tonight, labour mps will meet again

to urge their own party's ruling body to change its code of conduct. jeremy corbyn has said they should wait, with many members of parliament having already left for the summer. but as one mp put it, they feel they have waited long enough for labour to get its act together on anti—semitism. jonathan blake, bbc news, westminster. british waste, sent overseas for recycling, could end upjust being buried as landfill. that's the concern of the the national audit office the national audit office which says the uk is just creating the illusion of success, and must do more to make sure recycling has actually taken place. our environment analyst roger harrabin reports. 11 million tonnes — that's the estimate of packaging waste created by uk homes and businesses last year. the uk has ambitious targets for increasing the amount it sends for recycling, but the national audit office says firms have chosen to export more than half of the material, rather than to deal with it in britain. much of the material for recycling

goes to developing countries less able to handle it than the uk, the report says. it wants the exports much more tightly governed. the problem with recycling material abroad is that the uk just has less visibility of what happens to it. it has less ability to get... the uk authorities aren't able to get the same assurances as they could if it was in the uk. environmentalists want more pressure put on business to ensure that waste is recycled effectively. i think producers need to take a lot more responsibility. they designed this system with government over 20 years ago, and it's creaking at the seams. it's definitely out—of—date. and it means that they haven't been designing packaging with recycling in mind or with reduction in mind, and so we haven't been building the facilities in the uk to handle this, either. so, going forward, producers really need to think about what they're putting in the packaging, they need to be held responsible for it. to people up and down the country who are dutifully rinsing

out their plastic pots for recycling, this sort of thing creates a real erosion of trust. the government says its new waste strategy, due in the autumn, will ensure that things prepared to be recycled really do get recycled. the government can't allow people to get cynical about recycling. without the public, recycling policy is nowhere. roger harrabin, bbc news. in the next few minutes i am going to be speaking to roger baynam the british plastics federation also to simon ellin. two people were killed and 12 others injured, when a gunman opened fire on a busy street in the canadian city of toronto last night. the attacker was found dead in an alley after an exchange of fire with police, who say they're looking at all possible motives.

toronto has been struggling with a sharp increase in the use of guns, which has been blamed on gang violence. caroline davies reports. gunshots sunday evening in greektown, toronto, and gunshots echo around the streets. i thought it was fireworks at first just because it was rapidfire and then maybe a pause and some more fire. we didn't know what it was, we saw people starting to run in our direction and then i still didn't know more people were running and so we started running and we ran down a side street. local media say the area was full of people leaving restau ra nts a nd cafes when the gunman opened fire. it's almost inconceivable these kind of things can happen. we were so used to living in a city these things didn't happen and as we saw them going on in the world around us, we thought they didn't happen here, couldn't or shouldn't. and i canjust say to people that they should try to stay calm while the police do theirjob. why the gunman went on this rampage,

spread over several blocks of the city, isn't clear. compared to america, canada has relatively low levels of gun crime. but it's on the rise in toronto. over 200 shootings this year, more than 20 of them fatal. the shootings that we've seen most recently seem to be a product of gang violence in our city and we have seen this sort of thing before here in toronto, a spike in gang violence. the authorities have asked of the public not to draw any of their own conclusions about the gunman's motive. the investigation continues. caroline davies, bbc news. buckingham palace have released a video showing how some of the renovation work approived last year is going. the video shows the extraordinary journey that food has to take between the kitchen and the chinese drawing room. the taxpayer is funding a three hundred and sixty nine million pound refurbishment of the building, which is needed to avoid the risk of "catastrophic building failure".

i'm joined by our royal correspondentjonny dymond. just looking at that it is a wonder any food is warm by the time it reaches the. . .! i have any food is warm by the time it reaches the...! i have been in any food is warm by the time it reaches the. . .! i have been in touch with the palace and i am told by a source with the palace and i am told by a source that that journey takes between 3—5 minutes because as you accurately pointed out that was a speeded up version of the journey. and sauces take just as long! very funny! but there is a serious part to this which is that parts of the palace are shambolic the old. they have got nine lifts in the palace at the moment, none of which works when you're trying to get food up from the basement. so they are having a rethink. yeah, rethinking a lot of the layout of the palace and the way they have illustrated it is with this amusing video. they have actually taken 3d images of every single room in the palace. that's right. this is a thing called point

cloud and they put machines into the rooms which map each room and it is a way in which the architects can try and maximise the work that's going on in this re—servicing of the palace and try and work out the best way is essentially to modernise the building. a lot of it is behind the scenes, if cables and stuff, which has not been done for decades and decades. they are also trying to work on accessibility issues and some of the routes through the palace to try and help them move, well, food a little bit more quickly! they are remarkable images but this is not a cheaper process? no, this is £369 billion being spent over ten yea rs no, this is £369 billion being spent over ten years to get the palace up to modern standards. buckingham palace says, this is very, very old, a lot of the equipment, you have got wiring and plumbing going back to the 40s and the last major revamp was in the ‘50s after the palace was bombed in the second world war. so

there is a lot of work to be done but it is huge. there is a huge amount to be done. they have got 3.5 football fields worth of floorboards to be taken up, hundreds of miles of cabling and pipes. they have got old lead pipes which would never be allowed in modern buildings. so there is a lot to do. the palace also points out that it will end up using a lot less energy and have a smaller carbon foot went at the end of it. but it is a lot of cash. you can't see that video enough, the journey food takes in the palace!|j would journey food takes in the palace!” would love to be a guest can it may be some time coming but i do worry about the heat of the food!” be some time coming but i do worry about the heat of the food! i don't think it's ever going to happen, jonny, but anyway, think it's ever going to happen, jonny, butanyway, good think it's ever going to happen, jonny, but anyway, good to see you! the national audit office says only half of products placed into

recycling are actually dealt with in this country. we can speak to simon ellin, who helped contribute to that report, and roger baynam, from the british plastics federation. roger chairs the federation's board representing the recycling industry. roger baynam first of all, were you surprised by these findings? not entirely surprised. back in 2012 the recycling group of the british plastics federation wrote a proposal outlining our concerns about how much material was being exported and the way in which the legislation which we have in the uk was undermining confidence in uk recycling. and in particular 2012 was the year when china announced pretty ambitious recycling targets over the next five years and we were particularly concerned about market failure in the event that china was

to close its doors. and of course thatis to close its doors. and of course that is effectively what happened last year. and simon ellin, the problem with that, of course, is that it has to go somewhere. but a lot of people many of whom treat it with such fervour, they have their recycling bins, they're very careful and keen to get it right, the worry is that they will be saying, what is the point if this is what is happening to it? and that is why i think we need to put it into context. i think most of the material which is collected from the household is recycled and it is re cycled household is recycled and it is re cycle d in household is recycled and it is recycled in a very compliant manner. the paper, the cardboard, the cans, the plastic bottles, or has high value and has a great market. i think it is the lower end of the market and it is particularly a plastics problem although not exclusively, most of it is recycled but the problem we have is that we just don't have the processing facilities in the uk. we do have to export it. export is healthy, it

adds competition into the marketplace, it is circular, a lot of the time we are sending it back from where it came from, but we do have an over reliance on export and it is less transparent because of the distances involved. i can satisfy anybody watching here, most of your material is but certain market conditions, the lower grade plastic films, maybe some of the trays, i'm sure rogerwillagree, thatis trays, i'm sure rogerwillagree, that is the difficult area. and that is the area that government needs to address and producers need to address. we need to produce less and we need to design it for recycle ability. producers have to take responsibility. what you're saying is that the plastics industry perhaps needs to contribute more to help solve the problem? not necessarily the plastics industry but i think the producers of the plastics, the packers and fillers and retailers, those who are producing the material. just to put some figures on that, the producers

of plastics and indeed all packaging material at the moment, they only pay for something like 10% of the life — cycle pay for something like 10% of the life—cycle under current legislation, 10% of the life—cycle of the materials and of the plastics. and that's not enough. that contributes something like £70 million a year into the recycling market. local authorities alone face bills each year of £700 million. and actually local authorities don't get actually local authorities don't get a share of the pie. so we need to ensure the producers of it paid for more and they pay even more if it is not recyclable. so there is an incentive to produce less and design it to be recyclable and we use fiscal measures to force them to the table so that we can get after this problem that we face now. roger, does that ring true? in part of. the sad reality —— in part. —— is that the uk household plastic packaging

sector has been pretty challenged and one reason for that has been partly due to the fact that we've had a legislative system which has encouraged exports due to all sorts of complexity is which mean that the export market can benefit for the subsidy for the weight of material which is put onto a container as to that which comes out of a recycling plant. and that has had the impact of reducing quality. why is that important? well, we live in an environment which is heavily regulated, quite rightly. and as a result of the fact that i'm not of plastic waste and indeed other way to rubbish that we have been exporting, does have gone into markets which traditionally have been less regulated and they're low—cost economies. and they have had the impact of undermining the business models for domestic recycling. now, and i think the consumer, when they engage in

recycling here, they have in mind that they're putting this material into a system which is going to be recycled in the uk. and in reality, we talk about a circular economy, where we decouple resource use from economic growth so that we can recover those resources — the circular economy is really about developing infrastructure for collection and recycling in the uk. and i hope that the nao report now provides a springboard for refocusing on developing that infrastructure in the uk so that we can really get plastic materials back into manufacture in the domestic market. simon, one of the issues in the report was the issue of packaging recovery notes, these credit receipts which are used to document any handling of recycling and the report suggests that they are quite open to fraud? yeah, that

is one of the difficulties of the system. let's put some figures on this. if we talk about plastics at the moment, a packaging recovery note is worth somewhere between six to to six to £5 per tonne at the moment. so anybody who read processes in the uk or export can claim that figure back. —— six £2 per tonne or city £5 per tonne. one of the problems is that it is not regulated properly, the environment agency does not have the resource to audit it —— agency does not have the resource to audit it -- ego-£65 -- agency does not have the resource to audit it —— £60—£65 —— and wherever there is a system which can be exported, then you do get criminals who operate on the periphery and they will exploit it. so it needs tightening up considerably to try and ameliorate the fraud. but also as well, the value of the packaging recovery note as i alluded to

earlier does not anything like cover the money that is required to fund a proper system. it is the money which the producers are having to pay for the producers are having to pay for the material and it is simply not enough and the system was launched 20 years ago when we did not have global markets, we did not have the same amount of packaging and it is out of date and it needs revamping and we need to look at it and we need to make sure it is fraud proof and it has to be resourced properly. iam out and it has to be resourced properly. i am out of time but thank you, simon ellin of the uk recycling association and roger baynam of the british plastics federation. bit of breaking news, the met office has said it is the hottest day of the year. it has reached 33.3 celsius degrees in suffolk. that is 91.9 fahrenheit in old money. so it is the hottest day of the year so

farand an amberwarning is the hottest day of the year so far and an amber warning in place because it is going to get hotter for many of us. let's find out what's in store for all others in the few hours. the heatwave is back for many of us. more cloud around and these areas overnight with the cloudy skies and the threat of showers and patchy rain around, bit of fog possible the further south you will be clear spells central and eastern england. temperatures not going down too far. it is increasingly difficult as the heat continues this week. as we look at tuesday, scotland and northern ireland, sunny spells but thicker cloud might produce patchy rain in parts of england and wales. dining

out in the afternoon with a few showers left behind. they will continue to be in excess of 30 celsius. this is bbc news — our latest headlines. an amber weather alert for parts of england, as forecasters say this could be the hottest week of the summer so far. three men are arrested over a suspected acid attack on a three year—old boy in worcester. the prime minister chairs a meeting of the cabinet in gateshead — she says preparations are being made for a possible no deal on brexit, though she's confident her plan will be backed by mps. the uk won't block the death penalty — home secretary, sajid javid, tells the us two men accused of being islamic state militants can face execution if convicted there. sport now on afternoon live with karthi. mesut ozil has retired from international football? arsenal midfielder has quit international football,

citing "racism and disrespectful behaviour" in germany because of his turkish roots. germany failed to get beyond the group stages of the world cup in russia and the arsenal forward felt he was unfairly treated after being photographed with turkey's president erdogan in may. germany's football association, the dfb, has "emphatically rejected" ozil's allegations of racism but has admiited tjhat it could have done more to protect him from abuse. there is a poetneital benefit for arsenal fans. obviously it does benefit because when there is international duties and players go away for long periods of time, you can do more work with him back in england on the international breaks. he is a quality player, so i am sure the more rest he has, the better he will play for arsenal football club. it isa it is a rest day in the tour de france but plenty to look ahead for tomorrow? we are in to the final week

of the tour de france. as you mentioned, it is a rest day today, before the final stretch to the champs elysees on sunday. the riders get going again tomorrw in the pyrenees but the big question for the next six days is will geraint thomas hang on to the yellowjersey? he is one minute and 39 seconds ahead of his teamate and tour champion, chris froome but they both seem to be saying the same thing — that, it's not about them individually, it's all about the team. it's quite funny, because everyone is so keen to try and talk up this rivalry, but it doesn't exist. we are not looking at each other as rivals, we are looking at the other guys, in third, fourth and fifth, they are the ones who could put us under pressure. but between us, it just doesn't exist. it's just about keeping those guys behind us, really. and not rising against each other and then letting somebody else win, that would just be the biggest sort of hiccup in, i don't know about tour history, but it would be pretty bad. england take on india in the first

test a week on wednesday, and plenty of the players likely to be involved in that match in birmingham are in action for their counties at the moment. quite a few are lining up for either lancashire or yorkshire at old trafford. the good news for england fans is thatjonny bairstow made 82 in his sides second innings, but captainjoe root went for just three — out to england team—mate james anderson. yorkshire were bowled out for 239, a lead of 322. they will resume after tea. thank you, we will see you later on. six people have been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder

after a woman had her throat slashed in an attack at a hotel in manchester. armed officers were sent to the hilton on deansgate in the city centre after police were flagged down by the injured victim earlier today. four men and two women were arrested at the scene by police. our reporter dave guest sent us this update. it was about 11:10 this morning that a woman ran from the hilton hotel here on deansgate in manchester, across dea nsgate itself, which is one of the busiest thoroughfares and over to this side of the road where she flagged down a passing police patrol. she said she'd been attacked inside the hotel and those officers, of course went to investigate. this woman had suffered a serious cut to her throat, apparently. once inside the hotel, of course they sealed it off. a number of police vehicles arrived, including armed police officers, but the police have now said they are not treating this as a terrorist incident and that the attack on the woman does not appear to have been random. as the morning went on, the police announced they had arrested five people in total — three men and two women, on suspicion of attempted murder. the woman with the throat injury is said to be in a very serious

condition in hospital. the hilton is one of the best—known hotels in manchester. it's 24 floors high and stands out right across the city. it is a very busy thoroughfare, deansgate, so obviously this attracted quite a lot of attention from passers—by. the police say they're still very much investigating this at the moment, it's a live investigation. the woman's condition at the moment, all we know is she is seriously ill and those five people, three men and two women, have been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder. dave guest reporting. a former southampton youth coach has been found not guilty of assaulting a teenage boy and not guilty of another charge. the head of ukraine's security service has defended a controversial decision to fake the murder of a russian journalist. two months ago, arkady babchenko, a prominent critic of president putin pretended to be dead for nearly 24 hours before stunning journalists by walking

into a news conference. our kiev correspondentjonah fisher has been piecing together what happened and talking to the key people involved. two months after he was pronounced dead, arkady babchenko, is still fearful for his life. you are wearing your disguise? this was the staged picture of the russian journalist that convince the world that he'd been killed. 20 hours later, to widespread astonishment, he was unveiled alive and well. it had all been an elaborate sting operation by ukraine's security service. for the fake murder, there was of course, a fake killer. the hit man used to be an orthodox priest but tells me he was

approached by an old contact and a creed to kill arkady babchenko for $30,000. while pretending to cooperate, the hit man was working with ukraine's security service that sbu and then recorded of their interactions. the sbu then decided to fake the murder to try and expose what it suspected was a russian plot to kill dissidents in kiev. on the big night, babchenko lay on the floor smeared in pigs blood. an ambulance was called and babchenko taken to the morgue, where, away from prying eyes, he could at last stop pretending to be dead. translation: i'd wrapped up in a sheet like gandhi, smoking and watching the tv news about what a wonderful guy i was. all this time, his wife olga was having to keep an impossible secret. translation: i envied

him because he did not have to talk to anyone. a few hours later it was all over and babchenko made his remarkable comeback. their operation complete, ukraine's security service was quick to label it a success that had saved lives. translation: russia is using illegal methods. russia is trying to kill its opponents on foreign soil to intimidate those who are still in russia. russia denies that and joined a chorus of international disapproval for the way ukraine had played with the facts. nobody will trust ukrainians and the ukrainian government any more. but did the fake murder achieve anything? the man who plotted with the fake assassin was arrested and we are told his mobile phone revealed a hit list of future targets and messages exchanged with a contact in russia.

but there is so far, been no smoking gun. confused? you are not the only one, with the babchenko affair, ukraine has made it that much harder for those looking for the truth. jonah fisher, bbc news, kiev. and panorama's ‘the fake murder that fooled the world' is on bbc one, tonight at 8.30pm a new drug which can treat and cure the recurring form of malaria has been approved by regulators in the united states. some eight and a half million people fall ill with this type of malaria every year. tafenoquine is the first drug to get approval for the disease in 60 years. our global health correspondent smitha mundasad reports. let's go to an urgent question in the house of commons, diane abbott is about to speak. ask them to make

a statement on the government's policy on the rendition of uk citizens who may be subject to capital punishment. security minister, ben wallace. the government takes its responsibility to protect the public seriously. we have been consistently clear where there is evidence crime has been committed, foreign fighters should be brought to justice committed, foreign fighters should be brought tojustice in committed, foreign fighters should be brought to justice in accordance with due legal process, regardless of their nationality. the specific process followed will always be dependent on the individual circumstances of the case. this case is ongoing and sensitive. the government ministers have complied with the ec cage are and due process and we must be mindful to protect the integrity of the criminal investigation. in this instance and after carefully considered advice,

the government took the rare decision not to require assurances in this case and it would be inappropriate to comment further on that specific case. foreign fighters detained in syria could be released from detention without facing justice. we have been working closely with international partners to make sure they face justice for any crimes they have committed. there is little detail i am able to provide the house beyond what the government has outlined in previous statements. however, ican government has outlined in previous statements. however, i can reassure the house are long—standing position on the use of the death penalty has not changed. the uk has a long—standing policy of opposing the death penalty as a matter of principle, regardless of nationality. we have taken into account human rights considerations. osja provides that account human rights considerations. os ja provides that where account human rights considerations. osja provides that where there are strong reasons not to seek death

penalty assurances, ministers should be consulted to determine whether given the specific circumstances of the case, we should nevertheless provide assistance. on the issue of guantanamo bay, our position has not changed. the uk government's long—standing decision is that the detention facility at guantanamo bay should close. it must be for the express purpose at progressing a criminal prosecution and we have made that clear to the united states. we have planned for the risk posed by nationals returning to the uk after iso was defeated. each case is considered individually to determine which action of power is most appropriate. i cannot say more about individual cases in this circumstance. however, the government has set up the extent to which these tools have been used in our annual transparency report. we

be new offences within the security bill which is being debated by parliamentary colleagues which will strengthen our existing terrorism legislation to increase our ability to prosecute returning foreign fighters in future. thank you, diane abbott. thank you mr speaker for granting this urgent question. the whole house is together in condemning terrorism and the work of isis. but mr speaker, in an increasingly dangerous and unstable world, one of our strengths as a country is our willingness to stand up country is our willingness to stand up unflinchingly for human rights. it isa up unflinchingly for human rights. it is a key aspect of our soft power. so the minister will understand the widespread concern that the government seems willing to abandon its long—standing, principled opposition to the death

penalty in this case. ministers claim the decision in this case does not reflect a change in our policy on assistance in us death penalty cases generally, nor the uk government's stance on the global abolition of the death penalty. but i put it to ministers, they cannot bea i put it to ministers, they cannot be a little bit in favour of the death penalty. either we offer consistent opposition or we don't. capital punishment is not the law of this country and we do not extradite people to countries where the death penalty is potentially a crime. it is in breach of the human convention on human rights. successive governments have always assured those who face execution in other countries, they will not face the death penalty. the uk is a signature

against the united nations against torture and extraordinary rendition is unlawful. but, in his letter to the us attorney general, jeff sessions in june, the the us attorney general, jeff sessions injune, the home secretary reportedly wrote, i am of the view there are strong reasons for not requiring a death penalty assurance in this specific case, so no such assurances will be sought. can the minister explained by the home secretary did not come to parliament to disclose his change of policy, what his strong reasons are, what advice he has taken whether the law has been consulted and what assessment has been made of the impact with our extradition arrangements with third countries where capital punishment is outlawed? where capital punishment is outlawed ? can where capital punishment is outlawed? can he explain what steps he has taken to ensure there has been no torture in this case unlike the more than 200 cases of abuse of

detail needs that were identified by the intelligence and security committee in its report injune. the minister will be aware that the mother of one of this cell's victims has said she is very against the use of the death penalty. i think, diane foley said, you just make them martyrs in their twisted ideology. i would like them held accountable by being sent to prison for the rest of their lives. that would be my preference. this decision to abandon our principled opposition to the death penalty is both apparent and shameful and i call on ministers, even at this late stage, to reverse this decision. the minister asked. mr speaker, i have listened

carefully to the statement from the honourable lady in response to my question. much of what she says, i agree with. but this is not a matter of extradition, as she will know. if she has read obviously, the news reports. this is a matter of whether we we re reports. this is a matter of whether we were going to accept a request by the united states, to share evidence on individuals, not within the united kingdom, not within the european union and abroad. no one is extraditing anyone in this country and we're not talking about uk citizens. the premise of the honourable lady's question in the first place is, i'm afraid obscure. i will seek to try and answer some of her questions. first of all she asked why did the home secretary not come to the house to announce a change in policy? that is because he has not changed the policy of the united kingdom and is of the overseas security and justice

guidance says quite clearly, however it makes it clear where there will be cases that makes an exception to the general policy and taking into account the specific circumstances, ministers can lawfully decide assistance should be provided in the absence of adequate assurances. that has been the policy for many, many yea rs has been the policy for many, many years and therefore, all ministers have done is, in response to a request from one of its allies, to seek evidence towards individuals detained elsewhere of whether or not we should share that evidence and whether or not we should seek assurances in doing that. i notice the honourable lady mention about diane foley. i also heard that interview this morning. she also said she thought it was right they face justice said she thought it was right they facejustice in us courts. who are we to deny back to those victims in those united states if the united

kingdom holds some of that evidence that may make it possible. the united states has the rule of law, it has due process, as do we in this country and to rub the whole process of this and many other mutual legal assistance requests and there are over 8000 a year between countries, police forces around the world. we do it ona police forces around the world. we do it on a case by case basis, in accordance with the law. throughout the process, myself and other ministers did consult with lawyers throughout the process and indeed co nsta ntly throughout the process and indeed constantly checked with existing guidance and indeed the policy. we should not forget mr speaker, the crimes we are talking about involve the beheading and videoing of those beheadings of dozens of innocent people by one of the most apparent organisations walking this earth. and simply to say if we were unable

to prosecute them in this country that we should simply let them free to roam around the united kingdom, because it would upset the right honourable lady opposite, not to share our evidence that the united states is simply bizarre and not justice to the victims. sir michael fallon. given is is a prescribed organisation still committed to waging acts of terrorism on this country, on the wider point, if it is still too difficult to prosecute here at home, those who have gone to work or assist is abroad and if that is because of some obligation under the european convention of human rights, is it not time to take back control? i hear my right honourable friend. i don't believe it is

necessary or right to withdraw from the european convention of human rights. i believe it is incredibly important we followed the rule of law, both our obligations under ec cage are and the united kingdom law. that is what we have done in that case was that where we have gaps in our statute books, we are seeking to fill them and that is why the counterterrorism bill is passing through this house to make it easy and able to prosecute including changes to extraterritorial legislation so we can reach into those places. but in this case it was decided, because of the horrendous crimes being alleged and the victims on both sides of antic it was important to seek the most appropriate jurisdiction and when the request came in for sharing of evidence, this government took the decision, rare as it is, to share the evidence without seeking assurances. it goes without saying

we all condemned terrorism and we all believe terrorists should be brought tojustice. all believe terrorists should be brought to justice. it isn't good enough for the minister to imply that any of us in this house are against terrorists being brought to justice. the issue here is why and under what circumstances the united kingdom government is departing from its long—standing policy of opposing the death penalty in all circumstances? in using those words, iam reading circumstances? in using those words, i am reading from the uk government's death penalty strategy, which curiously wasn't renewed when it was due for renewal in 2016. can the minister say when it is going to be renewed? the minister say when it is going to be renewed ? what the minister say when it is going to be renewed? what i would say to the minister, it is notjust members of parliament, but the public who are getting increasingly frustrated by the failure of ministers of this government to answer questions at the dispatch box. so i am going to give him another chance. what are the strong reasons the home

secretary says exist for departing from the policy? another question for him, what requests were made by the trump administration with regards to this waiver of our long—standing policy? was this decision to waive our decision on the death penalty signed off by the prime minister? will he tell us whether this waiver will only happen for the united states of america, or will it happen for other countries and other allies, such as saudi arabia? mr speaker, the honourable lady is a wise and knowledgeable barrister. she will know that coming to this house to discuss individual cases that are subject to ongoing investigations does two things, it puts the investigation at risk and the potential of bringing charges and could potentially undermine the likelihood of those individuals getting a fair trial, if we were to

comment on that. i am sure, as a student ofjustice, she would not wish that to happen so i will not comment further on these individuals. it is incredibly rare in the first place we discuss in the house these type of issues. there was no request from the us administration for us to vary our assurances. that was a decision taken within the united kingdom by ministers and the prime minister was aware of that decision. mr andrew mitchell. i have no doubt that my right honourable friend, who is a distinguished former soldier would have shocked these two people had he engage them on the battlefield. but these are not comparable circumstances and there are important and long—standing conventions at play here. will he bearin conventions at play here. will he bear in mind that on human rights, we cannot distinguish between good

and bad people. human rights are indivisible and belong to everybody. my indivisible and belong to everybody. my right honourable friend is right and infact my right honourable friend is right and in fact i wouldn't have just shot people on the battlefield. i would have acted within the law and the powers i was granted by parliament and government of the day, as i did so and he did so under emergency deployment. we acted within the law and just by being a soldier on the battlefield did not exempt us from the law and human rights. i agree with human rights and that is why ministers have acted in line with our legal obligations and taken advice and that is why on issues such as rendition, nobody is rendering this. the uk government fundamentally opposed as rendition and will continue to do so. yvette cooper. the whole house would agree that those who commit barbaric crimes should be locked away for the rest of their lives. but what the

minister has said today is a contradiction of the long—standing abolition of the death penalty strategy, words number ten have reaffirmed today to say it is the long—standing policy of the uk to oppose the death penalty in all circumstances as a matter of principle. yet, in this case the home secretary seems to have unilaterally ripped up those principles on a friday afternoon in summer. principles on a friday afternoon in summer. what does he think principles mean and what does he think all circumstances mean it somehow be circumstances are not all circumstances? isn't he saying that principles mean nothing to the uk government any more?” principles mean nothing to the uk government any more? i am not saying that and the home secretary didn't rip up unilaterally. the home secretary followed the advice and guidance that has been in existence for many years which allows

ministers to sometimes or to seek the ability to share evidence where there is an absence of assurances. that is what the has been there for many years. the uk is a proud member of the council of europe and the council of europe has made the abolition of capital punishment one of its main priority. it has been fighting for 30 years to outlaw the death penalty and it now wishes to extend it to those countries which have observer status for the council of europe including japan status for the council of europe includingjapan and status for the council of europe including japan and the united states of america. will the minister confirm that he will support that policy of the council of europe and is he convinced that the actions relating to those men are compatible with our membership and priorities we put on the council of europe and its activities? in answer to the right honourable lady, yes, and, yes. thank you very much indeed, mr

speaker. the minister just yes. thank you very much indeed, mr speaker. the ministerjust said in quoting the code, he referred to the absence of assurances. what the letter the home secretary wrote to the us attorney—general did was to say that it —— he wasn't even going to seek the assurances. and therefore the question that has been asked by many members still holds — why has the government decided to ditch a long—standing policy against the death penalty in all circumstances in this case? we all wa nt circumstances in this case? we all want to see these individuals if there is evidence face justice. but it is precisely because, can i say to the minute minister, of the barbaric nature of the crimes, that we as barbaric nature of the crimes, that weasa barbaric nature of the crimes, that we as a country have to show that we are better than them and what they did and that is why there is so much unhappiness i suspect on many parts of the house about what the home secretary has done. i am not going to ta ke secretary has done. i am not going to take a lecture about being better than him from the right honourable member who sat in a government where

people were being rendered from libya across to libya. i think that is outrageous. though in this case asi is outrageous. though in this case as i have said to the right honourable gentlemen and members opposite, i cannot go into the exact details of this case because it is currently under investigation and to do so is in danger of undermining the operation. the osja guidance is the operation. the osja guidance is the guidance that ministers have followed in the past and will follow in the future. it is absolutely the case... he questions about the semantics of the letter, about whether or not we asked pat and we have said in this case that it is based on the investigation and the evidence before us that we will not seek assurances in this matter. dominic grieve. thank you, mr speaker. it is my understanding that it was a policy decision of the united government, which i do not criticise in any way, that we would

not seek the return of these two individuals to the united kingdom for public interest reasons and indeed to deprive them of their uk nationality. but is it not the case that a move on from there to facilitate they're going to the united states to face trial for capital offences is a major departure from normal policy if what we are doing is facilitating that by providing evidence under an mla. when was the last time that we departed from these principles? because i am not aware of this ever having happened before. and why have we not asked for an assurance when it would be perfectly proper to do so? those are the two key questions and until they are rancid i have to say to my right honourable friend, this issue is going to continue to wa nt this issue is going to continue to want the government. —— until they are answered. my right honourable friend, learn it as he will be and he will have done plenty of these

advices in his previous role as the attorney—general to her majesty's government, will first ball but nice the challenges that ministers have to make when balancing the need for making the decision about trial... well, if the members opposite bag from the sedentary position... the reality is, as my right honourable friend clearly says we all desire them to face trial. if ministers are faced with the prospect of not being able to try them in the united kingdom, but an ally of them seeks evidence that could do that, then ministers have an obligation to the citizens of this country to balance that request with the likelihood of trial and to what extent they will seek assurances or trial and to what extent they will seek assurances or not trial and to what extent they will seek assurances or not in order for maybe that trial to happen if that is something we think is important to keep people safe in the united kingdom. the ministers have in this case made that decision that we are

not going to seek assurances because it is our wish first of all it is our reality that we do not think we have the evidence here to try them in the united kingdom, and secondly, it is likely that we hope that there isa it is likely that we hope that there is a trial carried out in the united states. and that is the balance. my right honourable friend may disagree with the balance we have chosen to ta ke with the balance we have chosen to take but that is the responsibility of the ministers holding the onerous task of trying to keep us safe and balance that with human rights. ben wallace, the home office minister, saying no change in government policy over the fight of alexanda kotey and el shafee elsheikh, originally from west london, who we re originally from west london, who were captured in syria injanuary. diane abbott putting an urgent question before the house and ben wallace saying to her that there was no change in the government's policy towards the death penalty but as these two are not uk citizens it was right that the evidence should be handed over to the american

authorities and that they should have their trial there. we will keep you updated. we will be talking to amnesty international later in the hour about the ramifications of that case. for many of us the summer holidays are underway with a lot of schools breaking up last week. and for a change the british weather isn't letting us down. but before you head down to the beach or into the garden, there's a message from the met office to people in parts of england — don't. they've issued an amber heatwave alert for parts of england until friday. they're urging people to avoid being out in the sun when it at its hottest, between 11 in the morning and three in the afternoon. temperatures have already reached over 33 degrees in santon downham in suffolk in the last hour, making it the hottest day of the year so far. daniela relph reports. a parched, dried—out landscape. this is hertfordshire, but it could be pretty much anywhere in england. the only hint of green, the cricket square, which has been watered, as searing temperatures linger.

at the start of another week, most of the uk's schools are on holiday and still temperatures soar. but are there signs of heatwave fatigue? i'm struggling. even like we've got a meeting just now and we had to escape the office, we don't have air conditioning, it's broken. the tube is not pleasant to get to work. it was good for the first five days and i think after that everyone has just gone a bit loopy now with it. i'm trying to remember that it won't be like this all the time. that's basically about it. it's awful that i try and wake up every day and say it's great because in a few months it won't be like this. the met office has issued a heat healthwatch warning, which only happens during a prolonged period of high temperatures. what we're seeing this week is a run of days across central and eastern england where there is no respite from the heat and humidity, daytime temperatures have stayed above 30 degrees and by night we're seeing them stay above 18—20dc and without the respite from the heat all week long this is what has prompted public health england

and the met office to issue this level three alert — it will start to have an impact on people's health. at this farm in leicestershire, they are struggling. dried—out fields, livestock without sufficient grass to eat forcing farmers to use their stored winter feed, which is fast running out. the heat has become a significant problem for much of the farming industry. crops being parched to the bone, spring crops the farmer sowed in april barely know what rain is. as you travel west towards where i am in builth wells, a bit more rain but hopefully you can see from behind me that even the tops of the hills look a nasty colour of a biscuit, meaning the grass has stopped growing. despite the high temperatures here, the deadliest heatwave globally is in japan. in tokyo, temperatures have reached 40 degrees for the first time. 11 people alone died of heat stroke at the weekend. and that number could rise dramatically in the coming days. daniela relph, bbc news. our correspondent danny

savage is at a pumpkin field in pontefract. you are actually getting a bit wet there. simon, this is absolutely perfect timing beginning you can see it is just perfect timing beginning you can see it isjust going perfect timing beginning you can see it is just going to dribble on the hose pipe behind us. this irrigation system has been working for hours and basically the hosepipe goes halfway up the field and over the course of a few hours it gets wound back in. it has just got to the end to that is great timing because we we re to that is great timing because we were beginning to get quite wet. this is a familiar scene in many fields up and down the uk at the moment. there are three different irrigation pipes going on in this one at the

moment to give the crops watered and growing. what farmers have said to us today and i have spoken to two or three of them over the past few hours, i have been with carrot farmers and cattle farmers and commercial nursery owners as well. they say that even when you do irrigate like this, it does not last very long, lots of the water eva porates very long, lots of the water evaporates so it does not do as much good as we think it is. it needs a good as we think it is. it needs a good dose of rainfall. farmers are telling us that yields are down in this part of the country as well as elsewhere. we spoke about suffolk getting up to just over 33 celsius in the last few minutes. hull, just down the road, normally on the coast and cooler, if has got to 32 celsius, 90 fahrenheit this afternoon. so, the heat has built up not just for the south—east corner but all the way here up to yorkshire as well and beyond. and it is set to stay for a few days, which is why that weather warning is in place. talking to the land owners and people managing the land around here, if they desperately need rain but they know realistically they're not going to get it. how worried are they getting? we know that the grass in much of the country is brown and crispy underfoot — when you have got

animals that need to feed, it is a real worry, right? animals that need to feed, it is a realworry, right? yeah, we were with one farmer a bit further north in the vale of york this morning, where there was probably 80 cattle in the field and the field was dry plot there was no grass growing and you would normally expect in those cattle to be the team —— to b—team the grass which was growing in the field at this time of the year. it is highly unusual. the farmer told me it is the worst conditions he has known since 1976 and they are having to buy in feed or use the feed that they had been saving for winter. that means that feed prices will go up that means that feed prices will go up again come the winter, if there is enough to go around. so it is a problem for them that the couple which should be eating quite cheaply at the moment are having to be fed ina very at the moment are having to be fed in a very expensive way so they are getting very worried and they are desperate for rain. but they know that the forecast for at least the next couple of weeks is extremely warm if not hot in places and they

are worried. and that goes for cattle farmers, sheep farmers,. farmers, everywhere up and down the eastern side of the uk is specially, if having problems at the moment. and just five months ago i was talking to you in the middle of the beast from the east — ijust wonder how much they can take...? beast from the east — ijust wonder how much they can take. . . ? well, we had the beast from the east and then i remember doing a report about three months ago about how wet the start of spring had been and how the body couldn't get their animals out onto the land because it was too wet and on the, the early grass hadn't come. then you have had what you could describe as ideal conditions for a few weeks but those conditions have gone on too long. and so we have gone on too long. and so we have yet again another extreme of british weather all crammed in to the last seven or eight months. it is like a triple whammy, really. for anybody that has to rely on the weather for their livelihood, so there's a lot of unhappy farmers and a lot of other people who depend on the weather for their business. there's plenty of people enjoying the sunshine as well, of course. but

it is just not the same for everybody. people are looking at the skies and around here it does look as though it might rain but she says, no, it is probably not going to. this field hasjust says, no, it is probably not going to. this field has just been watered but you can already see it drying out quite quickly under the strong sunshine and it will soon be all dusty again. three men have been arrested after a three year old boy was seriously injured in a suspected acid attack in worcester. the men, all in their twenties, are being held on suspicion of conspiracy to commit grievous bodily harm. the little boy was in a pushchair when he was attacked: he's been treated for burns to his face and arms but has now been discharged from hospital. phil mackie reports. saturday afternoon, and specialist teams descend on a retail park near the city centre. horrified staff and shoppers try to help before paramedics arrived. police say it was a deliberate attack. the little boy was in a pushchair with his mother when a corrosive substance was sprayed

on his face and arm. the supervisorfrom home bargains came and said, "look, there was a hazardous acid used on someone." but that's all they let us know until the next day. but obviously it was just unnerving, really, because it was just confusion. a 39—year—old man was arrested in wolverhampton on saturday, and earlier this morning, three more men in their 20s were arrested in walthamstow. those suspects are currently in custody, and as a consequence of that we are now forming an investigative plan to work out how we can secure all of the evidence and progress this to try and understand the motivation, and the incident... sorry, the elements that led up to this particular incident. the attack happened at the same time as a small demonstration by the edl was met by a larger counterdemonstration barely half a mile away. many feared there was a link, but that doesn't seem to have been the case.

there was heightened fears and heightened tensions. we hope the incidents aren't linked and that this is an isolated incident. but from the city's perspective, it is a city now united behind the family and the child that's been affected in this. the little boy has been released from hospital and it is unclear whether or not he will have long—term scarring as a result of the attack. the four men remain in custody and the police are still appealing for witnesses who were here on saturday to come forward, while thanking the public for their support. theresa may has said the uk is stepping up preparations for a possible no—deal brexit, but she's still optimistic her plan for withdrawal would get the backing of parliament. the prime minister was answering questions from workers at a newcastle factory, after bringing the cabinet to the north east for the day. my aim is to bring forward a deal that parliament will support because it'll be a good deal for the united kingdom. now obviously, we're

going into a negotiation. we're making sure we're prepared for no deal and government is stepping up its preparations for no deal, because it only makes sense to be prepared for all contingencies. but i'm working to get a deal that parliament will support because they'll see it's a good deal for the uk. the prime minister was also asked to shed some light on how she likes to relax, given she has what the questioner described as the most stressfuljob in the world. well, there are several things i like, i like walking. so we, my husband and i, enjoy going walking when we can, taking holidays walking. i enjoy cooking, which has a benefit because you get to eat it as well as make it. i've over 150 cookbooks, so i spend a lot of time looking at cookbooks. and i have, i do enjoy, if i get the time, does anybody here know the american series ncis?

i quite like watching ncis when i can. you're watching afternoon live, these are our headlines. the met office warns people to stay out of the sun as temperatures hit 33 degrees in suffolk on the hottest day of the year. labour says the government show could be setting a dangerous precedent if it will not block the death penalty... three men are arrested over a suspected acid attack on a three—year—old boy in worcester. in sport, francesco molinari is hoping that his win at the open championship in carnoustie can inspire europe's golfers to victory at the ryder cup in september. mesut ozil has announced his retirement from the international game, citing racism and disrespect within german football. but the german fa rejects

his allegation of racism. and everton a re his allegation of racism. and everton are closing in on watford's brazilian forward rich arnason in a deal which could eventually break their transfer record and be worth £50 million. —— rick alison. iwill have more sport in about 20 minutes. former southampton football club youth coach bob higgins is to face a retrial after a jury found him guilty on one count of indecent assault and not guilty of another but was unable to reach verdicts on a further 48 charges. our news correspondent, steve humphrey has been following the case at winchester crown court. what happened today? simon, after deliberating for more than 25 hours — they started last tuesday — the jury — they started last tuesday — the jury came back with two verdicts, if guilty to one charge of indecent assault, not guilty to another charge of indecent assault. but the jury charge of indecent assault. but the jury was unable to reach verdicts on

another 48 counts of alleged indecent assault. so, the prosecution has said that it will seek a retrial on those remaining charges. it is likely that that retrial will take place early next year. the allegations relate to a period between 1971 and 1986 when mr higgins what they youth team football coach first at southampton football coach first at southampton football clu b football coach first at southampton football club and then at peterborough united. today mr higgins, 65, was found guilty of carrying out one indecent assault on a young teenage boy in the early 19805 a young teenage boy in the early 1980s in a car. he was found not guilty of carrying out an indecent assault on another young teenage boy. neither of those complainants can be named. mr higgins showed absolutely no emotion as those verdicts were returned. he was granted bail by the court on condition that he surrendered his passport. the defence made an application for reporting restrictions to be imposed in advance of the retrial but the judge rejected that application.

labour mps will meet later to try to change their party's code of conduct on antisemitism. many in the party are angry at the ruling body's move to not adopt in full the internationally recognised definition and examples. the veteran labour mp margaret hodge has stood by her criticism ofjeremy corbyn on prejudice againstjews. our political correspondent jonathan blake reports. is the anti—semitism row damaging your party? they were here to talk about preparing for government, but labour's shadow cabinet faced more questions this morning that they'd rather not have to answer about the party's stance on prejudice againstjews. one seniorjewish labour mp is sticking by her criticism ofjeremy corbyn, despite his repeated condemnation of anti—semitism. it's by his actions that he has to bejudged. and by refusing to adopt the definition in full of what anti—semitism is, he's put himself in the position

that he is perceived by many to be anti—semitic. she confronted jeremy corbyn and called him an anti—semite after labour adopted a new code of conduct including the internationally recognised definition of anti—semitism, but not word—for—word some of the examples given. for some, it's an attempt to rewrite the rules. well, it wasn't trying to rewrite it. it's accepted almost all of it. what it's done is also put alongside it a code of conduct for members of the party, because we will not tolerate anti—semitism in any form whatsoever. he still has plenty of support, but there are a lot of labour mps furious at what they see as the party leader's failure to tackle this issue head—on. i look to what we've heard from in the past week, the chief rabbi of this country saying that, you know, if the party doesn't adopt it then it's showing an unprecedented level of contempt for the british jewish community.

the idea that it should be the labour party defining what anti—semitism is is frankly unfathomable. tonight, labour mps will meet again to urge their own party's ruling body to change its code of conduct. jeremy corbyn has said they should wait, with many members of parliament having already left for the summer. but as one mp put it, they feel they have waited long enough for labour to get its act together on anti—semitism. jonathan blake, bbc news, westminster. two people were killed and 12 others injured when a gunman opened fire on a busy street in the canadian city of toronto last night. the attacker was found dead in an alley after an exchange of fire with police, who say they're looking at all possible motives. toronto has been struggling with a sharp increase in the use of guns, which has been blamed on gang violence. caroline davies reports. gunshots sunday evening in greektown, toronto, and gunshots echo around the streets. i thought it was fireworks at first

just because it was rapidfire and then maybe a pause and some more fire. we didn't know what it was, we saw people starting to run in our direction and then i still didn't know more people were running and so we started running and we ran down a side street. local media say the area was full of people leaving restau ra nts a nd cafes when the gunman opened fire. it's almost inconceivable these kind of things can happen. we were so used to living in a city these things didn't in a city where these things didn't happen and as we saw them going on in the world around us, we thought they didn't happen here, couldn't or shouldn't. and i canjust say to people that they should try to stay calm while the police do theirjob. why the gunman went on this rampage, spread over several blocks of the city, isn't clear. compared to america, canada has relatively low levels of gun crime. but it's on the rise in toronto. over 200 shootings this year, more than 20 of them fatal. the shootings that we've seen most

recently seem to be a product of gang violence in our city and we have seen this sort of thing before here in toronto, a spike in gang violence. the authorities have asked of the public not to draw any the public not to draw any of their own conclusions about the gunman's motive. the investigation continues. caroline davies, bbc news. the uk will not attempt to block the death penalty in the case of two men from west london accused of being islamic state members. home secretary sajid javid wrote to the us authorities to say the uk will share intelligence to help in the prosecution of two members of the so—called beatles gang, who are believed to have been involved in some of the worst atrocities in syria. in a letter leaked to the daily telegraph, mrjavid wrote... "we believe that a successful federal prosecution in the us is more likely to be possible because of differences in your statute book and the restrictions on challenges to the route by which defendants appear in us courts." the mother of the american journalist james foley,

who was beheaded by is fighters along with two british aid workers, says she doesn't want them to receive the death penalty. this is what diane foley told bbc radio 4's today programme. i think that would just make them martyrs in their twisted ideology. i would like them held accountable by being sent to prison for the rest of their lives. that would be my preference, for sure. we can now speak to allan hogarth, from the human rights advocacy group amnesty international. thank you very much forjoining us here on afternoon live. do you think that this does mark a change of british policy? well, if these reports are true, it is really worrying, because british policy, well, there has been a long—standing policy of opposition to the death penalty and standing up against it

in all circumstances. so, yeah, it isa in all circumstances. so, yeah, it is a really worrying and concerning development. and yet we heard from the home office minister, they say these two are not citizens of the uk and they should face trial in the united states? well, no-one's contesting that they should face trial. they should face trial, there should be a fair trial, meeting international standards. however this should not be a resort to the death penalty and this is the issue. the home secretary, obviously, if this reported that is true, felt strongly enough that he needed to write to the attorney—general in the us, raising these concerned and actually saying that he wouldn't seek actually saying that he wouldn't seek assurances. actually saying that he wouldn't seek assurances. now, that is quite astounding when as i say the uk government has a long—standing policy of opposing the death penalty in also concerns is. and that is all circumstances, there are no exceptions to this. the integration in the house of commons was that

this has happened before — are you aware of that? i am not aware of this happening before. week that amnesty international have worked with the british government and the foreign office do some very good work on campaigning against the death penalty globally. they work with organisations on the ground and they work with the un and they work through their missions and embassies. and this really jeopardises that work. this opens them up to accusations of double standards and hypocrisy. it has to be said, and certainly looking at twitter, if there is not a lot of public sympathy for these two, if they are accused of the most heinous of crimes possible — is this a case that you think you would fight furtherfor? that you think you would fight further for? can't have exceptions on these sort of cases. you can't have exceptions to the death penalty. you shouldn't resort to the death penalty under any circumstances. justice can be done without resorting to the death penalty and there should not be any exceptions to that. amnesty

international opposes the death penalty. back row. that does not mean to say that people can't be brought tojustice. mean to say that people can't be brought to justice. some of these organisations like islamic state have carried out heinous crimes and it is vital that they are held accountable and brought before courts and given fair trials and that they are duly sentenced when guilty. that is critical. however, to resort to the death penalty does not resolve anything. thank you very much forjoining us. so, it is the hottest day of the year so far at least in parts of the uk. nick miller has more on this. we are talking about suffolk, aren't we? absolutely. it is perhaps better to say that the uk has recorded its highest temperature of the year so far. inevitably some people will go, it is not that hot where i am! that record has transferred to england, whereas wales had it with porthmadog

at 33 degrees last month. so, yes, that picture is from suffolk today and 33 celsius in suffolk according to the met office which was hit this afternoon. it may yet go a little bit higher if not today than at some stage this week. the heat is absolutely on. not necessarily everywhere, though. iwant absolutely on. not necessarily everywhere, though. i want to show you this teeny average temperature for the time of year, a selection of places across the uk. in the middle of the week, we have the forecast temperatures on the right—hand side. you are looking for quite a big slip between the first column and second column. not so much for belfast, cardiff and newcastle. it is still warmer than average death nowhere is going to be cold. but the proper heat is in the midlands and particularly across eastern and south—east england. suffolk and into the london area. this is where we are going to see temperatures in

excess of 30 celsius at times. and an amberwarning excess of 30 celsius at times. and an amber warning from the met office? an amber heat, health alert basically drawing out the impact the heat is going to have on some people, particularly if your health is vulnerable to prolonged periods of heat. i just is vulnerable to prolonged periods of heat. ijust want is vulnerable to prolonged periods of heat. i just want to show you again we're talking about not hot everywhere, the blue arrows indicating that it is fresher air coming into scotland and northern ireland at the start of this week just but follow the orange arrows, all the way up from africa towards central, eastern and south—east england, where those temperatures topping 30 celsius in places. these are the areas covered by this met office public health england heat health alert. and a bit of advice. not everybody realises this but close the windows during the day. it is hotter outside

in the day than it is inside. it is 33 degrees outside at stanton down at the moment. inside your house you are lucky if it is 25, 20 6 degrees. idid are lucky if it is 25, 20 6 degrees. i did this routine every day where i go around and open the windows until the temperature is below what it is in the evening. the hinges are going to be loose by the time this process is finished. keep hydrated, it may be obvious, but make sure you have water. if you are inside all the time, maybe when you go to the toilet, have a glass of water, if you make a cup of tea, have a glass of water with that. some sort of reminder for you. of water with that. some sort of reminderfor you. you of water with that. some sort of reminder for you. you can of water with that. some sort of reminderfor you. you can see of water with that. some sort of reminder for you. you can see where iam going. reminder for you. you can see where i am going. stay out of the sun as

much as possible. no one is saying don't go to the beach, no one is saying don't enjoy it. you are, if you say stay out of the sun, you cannot go to the beach. the caveat in this health alert is if your help is vulnerable to this sort of weather. if you struggle in heat, don't think i will sit in the garden for several hours at bat as part of the day in the direct sun. it is not a sensible thing to do. let health ca re a sensible thing to do. let health care professionals know there are certain things they need to be extra aware of when caring for people that some of these precautions need to be thought about. do you then take an umbrella out of the car after closing all the windows.” umbrella out of the car after closing all the windows. i am a ball of sweat after that. let's take a look at what is happening out there. temperatures this afternoon, bit of rain tojoke temperatures this afternoon, bit of rain to joke about, i weather system

working to scotland and northern ireland with cloud and outbreaks of rain. some of us have seen some useful rain, not amounting to too much. that feeds further south overnight. it doesn't want to get too much further than southern scotla nd too much further than southern scotland but there is a separate area giving outbreaks of rain to north—west england as well. it is the overnight temperatures that take their toll in the hot as part of the uk. it is the humidity and all about combined make it difficult if you don't like the heat. on tuesday, patchy rain early on in parts of southern scotland, north—west england. the odd shower in eastern scotla nd england. the odd shower in eastern scotland and may be developing in south—east england. but most will stay dry. it is the same areas picked out here with the warmer colours, if you like on the temperature chart where we will see temperatures in excess of 30 in places. the big range across the uk because you have the fresher feel in scotla nd because you have the fresher feel in scotland and northern ireland. a look at wednesday and most are dry.

weather front in the far north—west, north scotland seeing some of that and maybe northern ireland. outside chance of a shower in east anglia and the south east. the possibility is there and the heat is very much there as well. if you don't like the heat, going towards the weekend, temperatures trail off in all locations. it is briefly hotter for a time on thursday and then temperatures trail of going into the weekend but it looks as if the heat is coming back again next week. this is bbc news — our latest headlines. labour warns the government it could be setting a dangerous precedent if it won't block the death penalty in the case of the two british men in the us accused of being islamic state militants. the met office has announced it is the hottest day of the year, issuing an amber heatwave alert for parts of england. it has warned people to stay out of the sun this week. three men are arrested over a suspected acid attack on a three year—old boy in worcester.

the prime minister chairs a meeting of the cabinet in gateshead — she says preparations are being made for a possible no deal on brexit, though she's confident her plan will be backed by mps. sport now on afternoon live with karthi. we have an italian winner of the open and of course, europe is looking at the ryder cup? of course, francesco mullen are is hoping he can inspire them. there have been five american winners. about time europe had some success particularly it isa europe had some success particularly it is a ryder cup year and years hoping he can make a difference to europe's golfers after winning at carnoustie by two shots. he became the first italian to win a golf major and it was a fascinating final round. the lead changing hands, including tiger woods who rose to

the top, justin rose and rory mcilroy challenging. but francesco molinari is confident the ryder cup can take back the cup at the end of september. i think it was important to break the streak they had going winning majors. it was great to see rory and justin up there as well, fighting it out until the end. and i think they have a really strong team, but we will give them a good fight in paris. mazive ozil, retiring from international football at the age of 29, why? he is citing racism and disrespectful behaviour in germany because of his turkish roots. germany failed to get beyond the group stages in russia which was a surprise and the arsenal forward felt he was unfairly treated after being photographed with the turkish

president in may. the german football fed and has denied the race but has admitted they could have done more to protect him from abuse. but there is one potential benefit to arsenalfans. but there is one potential benefit to arsenal fans. obviously he does benefit because when there is international duties and players go away for long periods of time, you can doa away for long periods of time, you can do a lot more work with him back in england on these international breaks. he is a quality player, sol am sure the more rest he has, the better he can play for arsenal football club. everton are hoping to com plete football club. everton are hoping to complete the signing of richarlison from watford within 24 hours in a deal that could be worth £50 million. the 21—year—old is due to com plete million. the 21—year—old is due to complete medical and the new everton boss marco silver signed him last summer boss marco silver signed him last summer when he was at vicarage road. the price tag would break everton's

tra nsfer the price tag would break everton's transfer record. it is a rest day in the tour de france before the final stretch at the champs—elysees. but will geraint thomas hang on to the yellow jersey? he is will geraint thomas hang on to the yellowjersey? he is 1.39 ahead of his team—mate chris froome but they both seem to be saying the same thing, it is all about the team. both seem to be saying the same thing, it is all about the teamm is quite funny because everyone is so is quite funny because everyone is so keen to talk up this rivalry between us, but it doesn't exist. we're not looking at each other as rivals, we're looking at the other guys, rivals, we're looking at the other guys, in third, fourth and fifth. they are the ones that can put us under pressure but between us, it doesn't exist like that. it is about keeping those guys behind us really and not rising against each other. then let somebody else win, that would be the biggest hiccup, i don't know about tour history, but it

would be pretty bad. it makes an interesting final week of the tour de france, simon? now on afternoon live, let's go nationwide and see what's happening around the country in our daily visit to the bbc newsrooms around the uk. we're going to stewart white in norwich, where we'll be finding out why despite the hot weather and water shortages across the country, the east of england has plenty of water and not a hosepipe ban in sight. and in bristol, alex lovell is here with the story of wallace the mule, who has made his way into the history books. we will find out more about that in just a moment. so stewart, why has the east of england not seen water shortages or hosepipe bans like many other areas of the country? what are the weather forecasters and water companies saying could be coming next for your area? it is all to do with how they store

the water. they have eight reservoirs but also 425 boreholes. they are bringing water out of underground aquifers. we have some pictures and we have got these pictures and we have got these pictures of going down into the rock and this is water way you can see the underwater camera is going. this water is down there and they reckon they have 218 billion litres of water in reserve. they use about! billion litres every day. i think it ta kes billion litres every day. i think it takes is into next year before we run out of order. when it is down there, it doesn't evaporate. in those eight reservoirs, the water will evaporate but under the ground and also we have a few water towers, that water doesn't evaporate. so they are quite confidence we will be 0k. they are quite confidence we will be ok. but they will be watching the forecast, everybody is. farming is so forecast, everybody is. farming is so important in your area and people are so concerned so important in your area and people are so concerned with this whether we are seeing. i was in north

southwark today where the highest temperature of the day was recorded. it was very hot. if you look around your own garden, i don't know what it is like in the rest of the country, lawns are very brown, you get the occasional thistle coming to the ground. lots of the bushes and shrubs are all looking very, very dry and leaves are falling off some of them. some young trees, i noticed in my garden that i planted last winter, look as though they are struggling to survive. it is difficult and we are not using water on those things unless we do. we are expecting higher temperatures later this week. we have seen lots of people out harvesting earlier this year than people out harvesting earlier this yearthan in people out harvesting earlier this year than in previous years. for the last couple of weeks the combine harvesters have been out. if you look at the grain in the field and i was walking through a couple of

cornfield yesterday, the grain is good and there will be no need to try it when it comes off the fields, but i think the farmers could do with rain in the nearfuture. but i think the farmers could do with rain in the near future.” but i think the farmers could do with rain in the near future. i am sorry to hear about your trees. with rain in the near future. i am sorry to hear about your treesm is sad, you care for them and you put them in the ground and say, have a happy life and that they are dying. my heart breaks. alex? i am really moved. but let's talk about wallace, what makes him so special? this is one of those underdog or under mule stories. we heard a lady called christie from stroud in gloucestershire wanted to put her mule, wallace, it into a dressage competition. unheard of! she was

prevented because although his mother is a horse, his dad is a donkey. his guardian leslie radclyffe, it got him from a donkey sanctuary in ireland. they rescued him and brought him to gloucestershire. they said they could always see there was something special about him. but christie is so cool and such a professional that it doesn't come out in wallace. she and wallace have just clicked, they are a really good, strong partnership. i hope, you know, he can go further and i am so thankful to british dressage for allowing us to affiliate so we canjust see where he goes with it all. there is something very strange about this, what reaction has he been getting? enormous. this story received loads of press attention, it caught the public imagination as well, they fell in love with him.

british dressage said yes. at one point they were accused of equine racism so everybody was delighted when this changed announcement was made under rules would be change. the rules are now, all animals born toa the rules are now, all animals born to a female horse would be allowed to a female horse would be allowed to compete. the event took place yesterday and not only did wallace do himself proud, he won. he is not such a donkey at durrell. some young riders thought he was cute. they said it was great to see more diversity! which i never thought i would hear said about dressage. one lady felt her horse was a bit unsure about wallace and it made her horse slaughter a lot. but the trainer was over the moon. to be able to have a mule involved for the first time in british history, mule history, we are really pleased. mule history, and bd history.

we are really pleased. big, big day. we made history today, everyone as a team, bd, wallace, everybody. it was wallace the great, now it is wallace the great dressage mule. you we re wallace the great dressage mule. you were keeping a straight face until that last bit. loads more on points west tonight. alex, great to talk to you. stuart, you tree killer, you. if you would like to see more on any of those stories, access them over the bbc iplayer and we go nationwide every afternoon here at 4:30pm on afternoon live. labour mps will meet tonight to consider whether to press

the leadership to accept an internationally recognised definition of anti—semitism. the labour mp, dame margaret hodge, has faced disciplinary action after publicly accusing party leaderjeremy corbyn of being an anti—semite. she has been speaking to the bbc‘s political editor laura kuennsberg about their confrontation. in the first instance he turned to his document. it is what you say, not what you do. then all he could do was bland, i am sorry you are upset. this is a disaster the labour party. it goes to the heart of my identity and my values. it is why i joined labour, was to fight racism. it is white in 2010, just after my husband died i took on the fight against nick griffin, head of the bnp in my own constituency. it is the values that drive my very being. and that he cannot see he is

offending a whole community and a community whose natural home in the past was the labour party, beggars belief. i think i really am incredibly upset and angry and sorrowful that things have come to this in 2018, 75 years after the holocaust. 25 years after the death of stephen lawrence and we are still here talking about racism in the labour party? and you can see more of laura's interview on the bbc news website. the duck boat which sank in a lake in a missouri last week killing 17 people has been recovered. the coast guard said earlier that the vessel, which had 31 people on board when it capsized in stormy weather, is to be taken to a secure location for officials to study it. jamie robertson is here and in a moment he will be telling

us what's hot and what's not in the business news. first a look at the headlines on afternoon live the met office warns people to stay out of the sun, as temperatures hit 33 degrees in suffolk on the hottest day of the year. three men are arrested over a suspected acid attack on a three—year—old boy in worcester. labour warns the government could be setting a dangerous prescedent if it won't block the death penalty in the case in the us of two british men accused of being islamic state militants. here's your business headlines on afternoon live. tesco's latest store design is veiled in secrecy — no one outside the company knows what the new—look stores are going to be like, but the thinking is they'll be designed to challenge the discounters aldo and lidl. they are planned for wandsworth, london, chatteris, cambridgeshire and immingham, lincolnshire, and some are suggesting they could be called jack's, after tesco founderjack cohen. people who own electric cars could soon benefit

from cheaper energy, as a result of so—called flexible charging. regulator ofgem has announced plans to encourage owners to recharge cars at times when electricity is cheaper. and barclays has unveiled plans to create up to 2,500 jobs at a new hub in glasgow, in a major boost to scotland's financial services sector. the bank will house its technology, functions and operations teams at a campus at the planned buchanan wharf development. the move will double barclays' current workforce in scotland. ryanair, will rya nair, will have ryanair, will have some depressing figures because the strikes are hitting? yes, they are getting more

passengers in but things are bad because costs are going up. the costs of the staff are because of the strikes, worries the costs will go the strikes, worries the costs will 9° up the strikes, worries the costs will go up more. that is why they have gone on strike, presumably? yes, more money. they are not allowed unions and some people might say he will be paying a price for allowing the unions to be represented in the company. we have a strike on tuesday, cabin crew in europe on strike later this week. so it is that the end. donald trump tweeting, that the end. donald trump tweeting, thatis that the end. donald trump tweeting, that is a news but when he has a go at someone like amazon, it could affect share prices? yes, the washington post he says are in bed with amazon and they are getting them to undermine bricks and mortar stores and he doesn't like the washington post. he said in my opinion, the washington post is nothing more than an expensive lobbyist for amazon. the users

protection against anti—trust claims which many feel should be brought. amazon suffers as a result. it is not a serious blow, but remember when he was treating against the car companies when he first became president, their share prices fell, but they came back again. it didn't alter the nature of those companies. that shot makes it look like he cannot believe what you have been saying. interesting shot. let's talk about tesla. they are not having an easy time at the moment. no, it is cash flow problems and one of the things, there is a wall street journal story which has been confirmed by tesla itself, but they are saying tesla is asking for suppliers to pay back some of the money they have been paid. it is a bizarre thing to do. it is like them

saying, we have cash flow problems, and if you want to audio kit, you'll have to keep us afloat keepers having a reasonably healthy cash flow. our guest can tell us more. what do you make of this tesla story, we don't have much confirmation about it but there does seem confirmation about it but there does seem to be something of a cash flow problem? yes, more concerns about as love. everyone looks at how much cash they can peko water. they burned about $1 billion of cash per quarter. they only have about 2.5 billion of cash on the balance sheet. they are trying to do everything possible to get as much cash into the business, so they keep on going. the other thing to keep in mind, orders for tesla are being cancelled. on top of not making, not generating enough cash, they are losing in terms of the new orders being cancelled. something important

for elon musk to worry about. the company that doesn't have a cash flow problem is ryanair but it does have a costs problem? yes, costs coming from the hiring of pilots, pilot costs up by 20%. but the man for fa res have pilot costs up by 20%. but the man for fares have come down and that has heard the passenger booking numbers for ryanair. with things like industrial action, that means future bookings are more uncertain for the company. let's talk about donald trump and amazon briefly, he has got it in the amazon and has done for quite a long time and the wall streetjournal, does done for quite a long time and the wall street journal, does it done for quite a long time and the wall streetjournal, does it make a difference? there is no love lost between the two but what is important is his comments about anti—trust. he thinks amazon might be too large and anti—trust basically calls for it to be broken up. that is a big accusation from the president and we know this has been locked up by the us authorities

that would have a severe impact on the price should the authorities look further into that dismantling of the boheme if that is amazon. look further into that dismantling of the boheme if that is amazonm there an appetite for breaking up amazon? it is an organisation that has grown, it has grown very largely organically and because it is very popular? it is very popular to the consumers but for a lot of business owners who have bricks and mortar businesses, i think they have put them out of business and going into them out of business and going into the mid—term elections, president trump is thinking about how can he score points with some of those business owners who have been hurt by the likes of amazon. thank you very much indeed. markets? yes. the pound against the euro, a little

bit weaker. it is not serious at the moment, but getting out of the summer so moment, but getting out of the summer so things are quiet inning down. but a little bit of worry about what the outcome will be, the unknown sort of consequences of a trade war going to be, how it will affect trade, it does worry people, particularly international companies on the ftse100. why is it particularly international companies on the ftse 100. why is it a particularly international companies on the ftse100. why is it a green arrow pointing upwards? you'll have to ask the test mission —— technician. jamie, thank you very much. that is it from your afternoon live

team. next up is the bbc news with clive. now let's look at the weather. a range of weather across the uk, whether you're getting the air coming in from the atlantic towards scotla nd coming in from the atlantic towards scotland and ireland, it will feel fresher here with outbreaks of rain at times. the feed air from south of the uk. we have cloud across much of scotland, northern ireland, northern england, wales into the south—west. outbreaks of rain showers but north scotla nd outbreaks of rain showers but north scotland brightening up. lowest temperatures here though. temperatures up to 30 if not above in some spots in south—west england. we will continue with cloud into northern ireland, northern england and into wales and the south—west. here we will see showers or outbreaks of rain at times. not all the time, clear spells as well. variable cloud and clear spells

towards eastern pa rt variable cloud and clear spells towards eastern part of england and fog the further south you are. temperatures not going down too far after the heat of the day and difficult for sleeping across the hottest pa rt difficult for sleeping across the hottest part of the uk. we have a heatwave this week and it is humid. on tuesday, some sunny spells but there will be either showers are patchy rain northern england into wales as well. a lot dying off in the afternoons so places becoming dry. the range of temperatures, depending on whether you getting the atla ntic depending on whether you getting the atlantic air, or you are in the heat, particularly the midlands, eastern and south east england, the heatwave being the hottest weather so heatwave being the hottest weather so far. on one say, most places will see some sunny so far. on one say, most places will see some sunny spells and the weather front is flirting with the far north—west. the far north—west of scotla nd far north—west. the far north—west of scotland and maybe into the west

of scotland and maybe into the west of northern ireland. the shower cannot be ruled out into east anglia and south—east england. elsewhere, pleasa nt and south—east england. elsewhere, pleasant where you get to see some sunshine, just not as hot. as we go into the weekend looks like the cooler, fresh air will win out across the uk for a time before into next week, temperatures will be on the rise once again. today at 5.00 — take precautions in all the hot weather, as the met office issues a health alert. the amber warning is in place for most of the week, as santon downham in suffolk hits 33.3 celsius, making this the hottest day of the year. it was good for the first five days, and i think after that, everyone has just gone a bit loopy now with it. it is awful, but i try to wake up every day and say, "it's great," because in a few months, it won't be like this. we'll take a look at the forecast for the rest of the week, and we'll be asking a gp how we can

all stay safe in the sun. the other main stories on bbc news at 5.00 — the home office says it won't oppose the use of the death penalty if two british men suspected of being islamic state militants are put on trial in america. three men are arrested over a suspected acid attack on a three—year—old boy in worcester.