this is bbc newsroom at 11am. the headlines: rescuers search for dozens of people missing after the deadly wildfires in greece, which have killed at least 79 people. this, for example, here was a restau ra nt. this, for example, here was a restaurant. this is the focal point, the main hope of the town of mati. a police report into a doctor accused of injecting children with a truth drug at a derbyshire hospital over 25 years — says he would be questioned — if he was still alive. a woman who says she is stuck in an unhappy marriage loses her supreme court appeal to be granted a divorce. the singer demi lovato is being treated in hospital in los angeles following a suspected drugs overdose. also coming up this hour, time for a

break? when is a kit kat not a kit kat? a european court rules in a battle between nestle and cadbury overfour battle between nestle and cadbury over four fingered chocolate. the height of illegal tackling in by the height of illegal tackling in rugby will be lowered in a trial designed to make the game safe. good morning. it's wednesday the 25th ofjuly. i'm rebecca jones. welcome to bbc newsroom live. authorities in greece are looking for dozens of people missing after deadly wildfires in athens. at least 79 people have died but the search continues. drivers who fled this

blaze, including those who took to the sea. high winds spread the fire trapping many in homes and vehicles and forcing others into the water as they tried to escape the flames. the fire is now thought to be the deadliest on record in greece. officials say four people have been arrested on suspicion of starting some of the 15 fires which began simultaneously across the coast. searching among the ashes, rescue teams walking among the still—smouldering ruins of this seaside resort. so far we have found 30 bodies which were dead, were burned and we have located, we are trying to locate another four which are so far missing. those who managed to escape from here are now returning to homes destroyed by fire. translation: i am a wreck. a lifetime's work, a lifetime of memories go to waste. it's totally heartbreaking, everything is gone. the flames swept through here

after dark, burning everything in their path. flames crackle. many tried to flee by car. the road, surrounded by flames, covered by clouds of smoke. this driver escaped. others were killed in their cars, overcome as they tried to leave. seen from above, this coastal village resembles a warzone, its buildings destroyed, the trees here blackened and burned. sirens and shouting. the country's worst forest fires in more than a decade have left its people in a state of collective shock and national mourning. it could yet turn to anger, with suggestions the fires may have been started deliberately. the survivors here are now looking for answers. andrew plant, bbc news. our europe correspondent, gavin lee is in mati —

one of the villages that was hardest hit by the wildfires. coming right to the coast of mati, you really get a sense just looking along the coastline of the scorched buildings. just where those people are in that house in the distance is where most people are reported to have died. 26 people that fire crusade were found together. if we walk through and just see some of the damage share, this for example was the restaurant, this was the focal point, the main hub of the town of mati. now, you can see it is com pletely town of mati. now, you can see it is completely destroyed. the police are here and firefighters. they are trying to set up a coordination centre. greek media are reporting up to 100 people are still missing. in

the waters right now, there are still set and rescue boats. there are still teams trying to work out where love ones are. there are still people in the towns as well walking around trying to find out where people. there is a hotel close by. where those who have lost their homes, we are talking more than 1000 people, have gone in need of clothing, water and help. those who we re clothing, water and help. those who were lucky enough, have been helping through the night. just look at this. just look at the destruction here to this hotel. the beach, over here, was the one path where most people moved. the fires came so quickly, at about five o'clock. they moved, 500 600 people on the beach. many people went into the water. they waited 5—7 hours. because cards came taking 50 people at a time. 7a

people are confirmed dead, drowned. i have spoken to the local mayor who believes that more than 100 people have died. if that happens this will be the single biggest tragedy as the result of wildfires in greece in recent times. right now, the other issueis recent times. right now, the other issue is stopping the fires. in the distance, there have been two or three fires starting in the last hour. firefighters are worried now how private is, how incendiary these conditions. for people, we are told, are being questioned this morning and linked to starting these fires. 15 fires starting at the same time. there are three days of national mourning across the country. back to the uk now, where the hot weather is causing problems temperatures could reach as high as

36 to greece. nurses have warned of overheated hospital wards causing problems for patients and their visitors who are overheating. the high temperatures are also making thejob difficult for high temperatures are also making the job difficult for nurses themselves. we are joined the job difficult for nurses themselves. we arejoined now the job difficult for nurses themselves. we are joined now by the national officer at the royal couege national officer at the royal college of nursing. thank you for coming in to talk to us. tell us a bit more about the problems that nurses are facing. like many occupations, nurses are struggling with the high temperatures at the moment. wards are reaching over 30 degrees. nurses are feeling sick, dizzy. having problems with their concentration. that has an impact on how they care for their patients. making decisions around drug calculations, and just generally doing a physical occupation. you are

not going as far as to say that patients lives are at risk? allan not as far as that. we are concerned about dehydration issues. nurses are reporting that not being allowed access to drinking water on their boards. really? yes. work done several years ago suggested that when nurses and doctors are dehydrated it can affect their cognition. are the allowed to take water bottles on the board? allan we see no reason why water bottles on the board? allan we see no reason why they shouldn't be allowed to have water bottles on the ward. we see no reason why it shouldn't be allowed. nurses are facing problems, they are being told thatis facing problems, they are being told that is a health and safety issue,

or doesn't look good to have a water bottle on you. dehydrated nurse is a safe place. you mentioned wards of 30 degrees or more. how many hospitals are not conditioned's some of the older estate isn't a conditioned. we very much welcome a document that was published yesterday on improving the design of public sector buildings. in reference to the warming and higher temperatures. we think more can be donein temperatures. we think more can be done in that area as well to improve the air conditioning of the environment. in a clinical hospital environment. in a clinical hospital environment there are extra considerations around infection control and making sure that systems are maintained. that is another area that they can improve on. we have got to leave it there. thank you. and tomorrow, we'll

have a special programme on this spell of hot weather. it's called ‘feeling the heat‘ — and will take a look at the impact and causes of the summer heatwave, affecting countries around the world. that's tomorrow evening, at 8.30, here on the bbc news channel. a police investigation into a former hospital in derbyshire has found that between the 1950s and the 1970s more than 60 children were given so—called truth drugs before being sexually and physical abuse. the doctor would have been interviewed under caution if he were alive today. our correspondent is in derbyshire and he joins us today. our correspondent is in derbyshire and hejoins us now. these are horrifying conclusions. just tell us a little bit about what the report says. it is a deeply disturbing report. this comes out of something called operation talia. it

was launched in 2015 after a number of reports that concerned this hospital. this was a psychiatric hospital. this was a psychiatric hospital that dealt with young children with behavioural problems. what they said was that they had been abused. they had been abused by psychiatrist doctor kenneth milner. they claimed that he had stripped them, given them a truth drug and then physically and sexually abused them. what we now no today is that those claims were true. they have recorded 77 crimes. most of those sexual in nature and identified 65 victims who were 12 or 13 or even 1a at the time. now, as we speak today, they are aged between 49 and 79. it is quite clear, the police say in

their report, but if doctor milner we re their report, but if doctor milner were alive, there would be sufficient evidence to interview him under caution today. thank you. five men have been charged in connection with a suspected acid attack on a three—year—old boy in a shop in worcester. the men — aged between 22 and 41 — are appearing in court today, charged with conspiracy to commit grievous bodily harm. the toddler was discharged from hospital on sunday, a day after suffering serious burns to his face and an arm. too many children in england are being excluded from school according to mps. a report by the education select committee describes the system as a wild west, with league tables being favoured over pupils. the number of permanent exclusions has increased by more than 40% over the past three years. the government says exclusions should only be used as a last resort. a woman who says her a0 year long

marriage has broken down has lost a supreme court appeal to be granted a divorce. thejudges ruled that she must remain married until 2020, when five years will have gone by since she first petitioned for the divorce. the president described the case as very troubling, but said that it was not for judges it was not forjudges to change the law. i'm joined from the supreme court by our legal affairs correspondent clive coleman remind us of this case as well as a bit more about the ruling? she married him back in 1978. a a0—year marriage. things broke down and she petitioned for re—divorce. she petitioned for re—divorce. she petitioned on the basis that his behaviour towards her was such that

it was not reasonable to expect it to continue living with them. when you get divorce, you have two sure that the marriage has broken down irretrievably. you have two prove one of five different facts. this is perhaps most contentious. it looks at the conduct, the blame of one of the parties. for years, there have been calls for re—no—fault divorce system where you don't look at the conduct, you don't look at the fault of the parties. it is incredibly rare in the circumstances where a divorce petition is contested. mr owens decided that he was going to contested. mrs owens cited 27 exa m ples of contested. mrs owens cited 27 examples of his behaviour being moody, argumentative, of him disparaging her in front of other people. he decided to fight the petition in court and the original judge who heard this case found that her allegations, he didn't look at

all 27 of them, that was quite controversial, but the ones that he looked at he described as flimsy. he said that she hadn't met the bar that was required. she hadn't shown that was required. she hadn't shown that as a result of his behaviour it would be unreasonable for them to continue to be married. she went to the court of appeal, she lost there. she has come to the supreme court andi she has come to the supreme court and i have to say, with incredible reluctance, the judges yet today have dismissed her appeal. they applied the existing law and they found that the originaljudge did apply the correct test. the judges have also, very clearly, invited parliament to have another look at this law which keeps people together ina this law which keeps people together in a marriage, she describes her marriage as unhappy and loveless, when one of the parties clearly wa nts to when one of the parties clearly wants to be divorced. that argument has been hard over many years. effectively, it has been one. it is

up effectively, it has been one. it is up to parliament over the road to change the law. if we are to have in this country a jurisdiction of what people describe as a no—fault or no conduct divorce law. if one of the parties once a divorce and the marriage has broken down irretrievably bigoted divorce. we are somewhere irretrievably bigoted divorce. we are somewhere away irretrievably bigoted divorce. we are somewhere away from that but this case is certainly going to heighten calls for a change in the law. ministers from london and dublin are meeting in westminster to try to break the political deadlock at stormont. the devolved government in belfast collapsed 18 months ago. lets cross over to westminster and speak to our assistant political editor, norman smith. what are the chances of this attempt succeeding when previous ones have failed's i would suspect it is going to be very different. i would suspect that there is going to be an

awful lot of talk about northern ireland, ireland, the backstop brexit. we have already heard some tough warnings for the british government. in effect, saying that britain dare not go for no deal. crashing out of the eu without any sort of deal with the european union. also, suggesting that if theresa may wanted more time for negotiating then yes, dublin would be supportive of that. i have heard a lot of comments on this issue in recent weeks. to be honest with you, i think some of it is bravado. the truth is that i don't believe britain can afford to have no deal on brexit. i don't believe that ireland and the eu want that either. the negative implications of a no deal brexit are very significant for ireland and for the united kingdom. we all have an obligation to make sure that that does not happen. so, pretty clear, britain cannot

afford a no deal outcome. i am joined by the conservative mp, energetic in. is he right? no, he is completely wrong. no deal might mean no agreement with the eu as we leave. it means that we fall into the wta framework of rules. we trade on that basis. what he hopes is, there will not be a no deal. of course, it would be far more damaging for the republic of ireland if the uk which relieve under the wto terms that it would be for the uk. first of all, ireland sends 13% of their exports to the uk. it is a very substantial part of their agricultural output, ao% of their agricultural output, ao% of their agricultural output, ao% of their agricultural output goes to the uk. if they had to pay the eu tariffs which we would apply on food

products, it would smash the irish economy. agriculture is about 20% of their economy. to be fair, he did say it would be negative for the uk, as well. do you accept that? there isa as well. do you accept that? there is a balance to be struck. are we going to be still tied into the eu and imprisoned by their threats that we are giving in and not gaining self—government? in which case, i'm afraid, i think the british people will want to stick up for self—determination, self—government and a free future in which we can prosper in the world like most other countries. if we suffer some short—term disruption, which incidentally, all of the disruption will be as a result of eu dysfunctionality or even deliberate policy of the eu to try and force as

to accept some kind of punishment. it is completely unnecessary. they don't need to do any of that. the obvious thing that ireland should be pressing for is for the eu to agree an advanced trade agreement with the whole of the uk between the whole of the uk and the eu. then there would be zero tariffs between the uk and republic of ireland. it would mean implement an invisible frontier. you ship say there would only be short—term disruption. how do you respond to the claims that this is much more significant?” respond to the claims that this is much more significant? i accept that it is not what they want. they didn't like the result of the referendum anyway. most large companies, trade across customs frontier is perfectly happy. they need to come to terms with that,

that that is what is going to happen. this check is agreement is most... the eu is destroying the cheque is agreement. you think it is dead already? already, . .. the cheque is agreement. you think it is dead already? already,... the prime minister has said, this is it. so, it is dead? the premise is pursuing the chequers proposals. i think she will find it difficult to make them fly. even if she got some kind of chequers proposals agreed by the eu, she has still got to get it through the house of commons. in the public's mind, it is the least popular thing to do. more people would rather remain in or leave without a deal them would go with the chequers proposal. coveney is

gambling. it is the irish economy thatis gambling. it is the irish economy that is going to be heard, and i don't know why he is allowing the european union to use the irish republic in this way.|j european union to use the irish republic in this way. i should say that the british government insists that the british government insists that no deal is still an option that they are preparing to consider. theresa may use it as a better outcome than a bad deal. we heard from the brexit secretary yesterday not really willing to bite on the level of no deal preparations that the government is looking at. there are some suggestions that they are stockpiling food and rent medicines. those sort of preparations are now being considered. the american pop singer demi lovato is being treated in hospital in los angeles following a suspected drug overdose. us media reports say the 25—year—old was found unconscious at her home.

in a statement, her agent said she was now awake and surrounded by her family. richard main reports. demi lovato was in the midst of a us tour when she was reportedly taken to hospital after being found unconscious at home, it's thought she was given medicine for an overdose at the scene. the sorry not sorry singer is awake and believed to be in a stable condition. the former child star has spoken very openly about her previous abuse of drugs and alcohol but there were concerns she had relapsed in recent weeks. # mama, i'm so sorry i'm not sober anymore #. fans and celebrities have been offering messages of support, including ariana grande and lily allen. host ellen degeneres tweeted: lovato has been widely praised for

trying to raise awareness for those suffering from mental illness. her family have now released a statement thanking everybody for their love, support, and prayers. i want to take you back to greece now, because we are getting some live pictures here into the bbc of the area of mati. this was the village that was cheekily badly hurt by those wildfires. —— this was the village that was particularly aptly head. the greek fire brigade says that the number of people who died

in fires there has risen to 79. more than 180 are badly injured. rescuers are still searching for the missing. these live pictures give you a sense of what those rescue workers are having to deal with. you can see for yourself there the devastation that the fires have brought. residents and two wrists were overtaken by the flames. many of them in their homes. many fled on foot, or in their cars. these live pictures in from mati where at least 79 people have been killed. dozens of people have been killed in a series of suicide bombings in syria. a market in the south—western city of sweida was among the targets. there were further attacks on outlying villages.

according to state media and a war monitoring group. around 3000 people are still waiting to be rescued in laos. after a partially built dam collapsed. the dam was part of a hydroelectric project. as many as 20 people have been killed but with many more still missing, it is feared that the death toll could rise. the european court ofjustice has dismissed an appeal brought by nestle to trademark its kit kat bar. firm had been trying to trademark the design for more than a decade, which rival cadbury had been fighting hard against. i'm joined by our north of england reporter fiona trott, who is outside nestle's kit kat factory in york. tell us more about this ruling?m

is all about the shape of the kit kat. they produce 1 is all about the shape of the kit kat. they produce1 billion of is all about the shape of the kit kat. they produce 1 billion of them here a year. what nestle has always tried to argue with that that shape was unique to them. ten years ago, they had an eu wide trademark for that shape. have we turned round and said, sorry, we disagree with that. it produces its own four fingered chocolate treat in denmark. nestle could not have an eu wide trademark for that kit kat shape. it went to an appeal, and that is the result that we have had today. that original decision has been upheld. it does seem as though the trademark office in spain is going to have to go back to the drawing board and

ta ke go back to the drawing board and take a look at this. after this 11 year legal battle, it seems as though companies can carry on producing any four fingered treat that they want. what this battle, this legal battle has exposed is this legal battle has exposed is this rivalry between nestle and the company that owned cadbury. back in 2013, nestle prevented the company from trademarking the purple wrapper of the dairy milk. not surprisingly, today we have had a statement saying that they are delighted with today's decision. tell us more about what nestle a re decision. tell us more about what nestle are saying? we're still awaiting a statement from them today. i'm sure what they are doing now is since thatjudgment came out about a5 minutes ago, the through those points of what today's judges have said about the role of the

trademark office in spain. as this are the clear they should be defining the original trademark application. maybe they will be looking back to see if there is room for eamon hoover. to see if they could apply again a different way. essentially, that is the judgment thatis, essentially, that is the judgment that is, today. nestle cannot maintain its eu wide trademark for that kit kat shape. the headlines are coming up here on the bbc. first, here is the weather. whatever the shape of your chocolate bar, you might want to keep it in the fridge. it is very warm today again. for the far north—west of scotland, some cloud and shari rain. otherwise, aside from a isolated shower, is is a dry day. luckily up

to 30 or 31 degrees for east anglia and south—east england. most this is dry overnight. cloud coming into north—west ireland. cloud could give an isolated shower. 11 to 1a celsius here. tomorrow looks likely to be the hottest day of the year so far. a lot of sunshine, hazy at times. the wind is strengthening. in others will —— a noticeable breeze. tem pters will —— a noticeable breeze. tempters could get up to 3a for south—west england. this is bbc news. the latest headlines. 79 people have been confirmed dead after a deadly wildfire swept to a resort near athens. officials fear the number of dead could rise to over 100, which would make it the

deadliest disaster of its kind in post—war europe. a police report into allegations of sexual abuse by a doctor at a children's hospital in derbyshire has concluded that, if he we re derbyshire has concluded that, if he were alive today he would be questioned under caution. it follows allegations that more than 60 children were given so—called truth drugs before being abused between the 1950s and the 1970s. the supreme court has dismissed the case of a woman who wants to divorce her husband of a0 years. butjudges have suggested parliament should look at changing the law. tini owens filed for divorce from hugh owens in 2015 but the ruling means that in effect the couple must stay married fellow. american singer demi lovato is reportedly in hospital in los angeles after a suspected drug overdose. according to her agent she is now awake and surrounded by her family. sport and at the bbc sports

centre its damien johnson. family. sport and at the bbc sports centre its damienjohnson. hello. hide the legal tackling in rugby union will be lowered next season in a significant trial for the sport. there is has long been concerned about safety in the game especially when it comes to head injuries. let me show you how things will change specifically. this is the current level of illegal tackle, anything below the top of the shoulders is currentlyjudged below the top of the shoulders is currently judged safe. below the top of the shoulders is currentlyjudged safe. the new safe level will be the underside of the armpit, not much lower but significant in terms of protecting the ball carrier in the collision. the changes will be brought in on a trial basis in a second tier cup competition. as chris jones reported second tier cup competition. as chrisjones reported earlier, it's an important test of the game. rugby union is something of a tipping point when it comes to safety and the dangers of the game. in march there was a big are a few injury report which showed that injuries on

the rise, the severity of injuries we re the rise, the severity of injuries were on the rise, concussion was on the rise, it's the most reported injury for the sixth consecutive season, 22% of all injuries are concussion and so quite simply but the powers that be trying to do is change the culture around tackling, get it lower and hopefully get it safer. they were ahead on head contact, safer. they were ahead on head co nta ct, few safer. they were ahead on head contact, few head and shoulder contact, few head and shoulder contact and hopefully that will lead to fewer injuries and concussions. is there also a feeling that this might improve the game as a spectacle with more off—loads and a faster game? that could be one of the positive repercussions, in the short term there could be some pain for some long—term gain. players, coaches and referees will have adapt quickly. this is only for the rfu championship cup, addition, the championship cup, addition, the championship league as a whole is still being played with traditional laws. there will be a bedding in period from week to week. it will ta ke period from week to week. it will take a bit of getting used to. but

given the sensitivities around changes in rugby union at the moment something like this is certainly worth trialling. that was chris jones earlier. serena williams has accused anti—doping authorities of discrimination after getting tested once more yesterday. the 23 time major winner has been tested more than any other player this year said figures from the anti—doping agency. she's questioned the frequency of the tests yet adds that she is happy to do what you can to keep the sport clea n. to do what you can to keep the sport clean. new arsenal boss unai emery says he wants the club to feel like home for the mess that i was ill following his row with the german fa. —— mesut ozil. the player retired from international football this exciting disrespect after a controversial photograph ta ken this exciting disrespect after a controversial photograph taken with the president of turkey. he's now on a pre—season two and singapore with arsenal and has the support of his tea m arsenal and has the support of his team mates and manager. —— a preseason tour. as a team we

support, we are trying to make sure he feels good and can train and perform at his best. that's all we can do, this decision is his decision and we have to respect it, eve ryo ne decision and we have to respect it, everyone should respect it. he explained his decision, i respect and help him. here we need to help him. all the players will help mesut to feel here with us like he is home. some other football news. steve bruce is expected to meet aston villa ‘s new owners today. amid reports that thierry henry has a verbal agreement to take over as the new ledger. henry is currently involved with the belgian national tea m involved with the belgian national team and quit his media job recently to concentrate on coaching. under bruce villa lost the championship finals to pull in may. everton have signed jonathan from watford, the

deal could be up to egg worth up to £50 million. stage 17 of the tour de france starts just after two o'clock, you can follow it live on the bbc sport website. that's all the bbc sport website. that's all the sport for now. sexual comments, u nwa nted the sport for now. sexual comments, unwanted touching, grubbing and assault are still widespread and commonplace in british industry. that is according to a new report by mps. the parliamentary women and equality ‘s committee has published a five—point plan to deal with the problem. after a six—month inquiry which found that employers and regulators were ignoring their responsibilities. joining us from our westminster studio is conservative mp maria miller, the women and equality ‘s committee chair. thank you forjoining us.. a pretty shocking assessment of the workplace. how surprised we deal by the of harassment? i think we were very surprised to see how widespread

harassment is, not just very surprised to see how widespread harassment is, notjust amongst women but amongst men as well. and also surprised at how little was being done by employers in this area. this is why we wanted this inquiry report this is why we are making very practical recommendations about how we can turn the metoo campaign which became so well known towards the back end last year into real change for women in the workplace. what do you want to see done? we want to see a duty put on employers to make sure they other ones preventing harassment from happening in the first place rather than always having to rely on victims reporting sexual harassment for any action to be taken. we would also like to see a change in attitudes towards the way nondisclosure agreements are used, we found too often they are used to cover up we found too often they are used to cover up wrongdoing often amongst senior individuals within companies, so to change that so that they

cannot be used so blatantly to try and stop people from reporting criminal offences. all of that, i think, will go a long way to sending a clear message to employers that sexual harassment is just as important as money laundering or data protection. because at the moment it is not the way it's obscene. how will it work, putting this new duty on employers to prevent harassment because i imagine some companies will say, we've already got enough to deal with. employers have a duty already to keep employees safe. we were somewhat shocked to hear from the health and safety executive that they did not think that their work included keeping people safe from sexual harassment. sexual harassment is the most prevalent form of violence against women. so what we wa nt to violence against women. so what we want to do is add that duty of protection against sexual harassment to the existing duties employers

already have. i don't think it's that onerous and after all we do wa nt to that onerous and after all we do want to keep people safe in the workplace. there have been reports of sexual harassment, worse, sexual abuse in parliament itself. how widespread is that?” abuse in parliament itself. how widespread is that? i don't think parliament is different to any other workplace. we know that ao% of women in workplaces experienced sexual harassment at some point. parliament will be similar. this is why, in the last week we have put in place and internal grievance procedure in parliament, the sort of procedure that still many employers outside in the rest of the country do not have. we need to make sure all employers have ways of tackling sexual harassment, to stop it before it sta rts harassment, to stop it before it starts and if it happens to have a code of practice and procedures in place for reporting so victims will be taken seriously. and if an mp was being investigated for harassment,

is it your view that their anonymity should be maintained, or that risk covering up potential illegal activity? i think we have to focus here on making sure people can bring forward the allegations. we know that many people haven't come in parliament particularly because they fear, the victims fear their names being out in the public domain, and that affecting not only that to map their careers backstab their personal lives as well, and part of the problem is that mps work in very small offices so it's quite easy if an mp is accused in public it is easy to work out who it might be. most workplaces wouldn't broadcast the names of people accused of sexual misconduct, parliament is different in that respect, i can understand why people want transparency, if we have their names

then we risk hiding problems that could arise. the way it has been put forward is hopefully going to work. there will be a review anyway in six months so if there are any concerns about the use of anonymity for perpetrators it can be clearly looked at then. maria miller. good to talk to you. thanks for your time. american news channel cnn has broadcast an audio recording of donald trump talking to his former lawyer, michael coen. they appear to discuss buying the rights to a playboy model's story that she had an affair with the president years earlier. peter bowes of the bbc isn't los angeles with more details of what the recording says. —— he is in los angeles. this recording was made in september 2016, just two month before the presidential election that donald trump went on to win. weeks after the parent company of the national inquiry, the

supermarket tabloid magazine, had a p pa re ntly supermarket tabloid magazine, had apparently done a deal to pay for the story of the former playboy model karen mcdougal. this is all about the affair that she allegedly had, she says, with donald trump. he denies it ever happened. during the conversation between mr cohen and mr trump the conversation came to the topic of financing. so what it does show is that at that stage, two months before the election mr trump was aware of the discussion surrounding payments for this story. the precise nature of the words used, check, cash, will be dissected the coming days. significantly, rudy giuliani, mr trump's no personal lawyer, says that there is nothing in this

conversation, and he himself has released a transcript of it, he says there's nothing in the conversation that shows any wrongdoing, but nothing illegal happened. peter bowes. in a moment, all the business news. first the headlines and the business. rescuers search dozens of people missing after the deadly wildfires in greece, which have killed at 79 people. these are live pictures from mati, one of the worst affected areas. a police report into allegations of sexual abuse by a doctor at children's hospital in derbyshire has concluded that, if he we re derbyshire has concluded that, if he were alive today, he would be questioned under caution. a woman who says she is stuck in an unhappy marriage loses a supreme court appeal to be a divorce. —— to be granted a divorce. hello, i'm ben

thompson with the top business stories. kit kat cannot trademark the design of its bar after the european court of justice the design of its bar after the european court ofjustice to read his appeal, claiming it and the shape of the job. nestle his appeal, claiming it and the shape of thejob. nestle has his appeal, claiming it and the shape of the job. nestle has spent over a decade fighting to trademark the full fingered wave shape against rival cadbury. banks could be forced to set a minimum interest rate on savings accounts according to the financial conduct authority, the regulator. it says it is concerned that savers who stay with the same bank or building society for long time get poor returns on their money. and ryanair is to cut its dublin —based fleet from 30 to 2a planes to the winter 2018 system putting 300 jobs at risk. the planes will answer to the carrier's polish airline which it said was growing rapidly. this comes as 600 flights are cancelled today at the company isa are cancelled today at the company is a planned strike by cabin crew over pay and conditions goes ahead. good morning. adeloye bank customers

get penalised with low returns on savings? the regulator says the deal and wants banks to introduce a minimum savings rate. that would guarantee high interest payments. some banks pay as little as 0.05% year on instant access accounts and so any basic savings rate would apply to all easy access cash isa products and savings accounts. —— annual rate. that would apply after the account has been open for a set period, perhaps a year. this comes after save rs period, perhaps a year. this comes after savers have been hit hard by low interest rates after the base rate at the bank of england was slashed after the crisis. sarah, most to see you, this will be a sigh of relief for many savers who fought such a long time have had rubbish returns on savings! it will particularly help people who have been held —— who have held an insta nt been held —— who have held an instant access been held —— who have held an insta nt access accou nt been held —— who have held an instant access account for a long time. some of the research behind

the announcement says one third of these people have held that accounts for five years and they have found that, the longer you hold these insta nt that, the longer you hold these instant access that, the longer you hold these insta nt access accou nts that, the longer you hold these instant access accounts the lower the rates will fall over time. the plan is to protect those people and put ina plan is to protect those people and put in a safety net over time when it reverts to the basic savings rate, it could be up to three years, but it will always revert to the same rate at what kind of account you started with. who is at fault, you started with. who is at fault, you could say, if you don't like the basic rate, moved to other accounts which offer better interest rates rather than those current accounts. they've been tearing their hair out, getting to grips with why people don't move. people tend to open up these accounts and stay with them. they've done a lot of work into it, they've been looking at it since 2013, they've introduced quite a few things, it easierfor you 2013, they've introduced quite a few things, it easier for you to switch a cash isa and compare these accou nts a cash isa and compare these accounts but they found this had no impact on people switching. some people duce ‘s rates, who are getting the best rates, regularly

going out to the market and checking whether something more competitive is available. a lot of people forget they've got these rates and people underestimate how much money they are losing as a result. some accounts pay no interest at all. the cost of running these accounts can be expensive for big banks, they could say, we aren't going to pay you anything but we won't charge you either. will these things be affected? at the moment if you open an account online you may get a better rate than through a bunch to egg branch and the bonus rates for loyal savers. a variety. the plan is common matter what sort of account you had, as long as it is an easy access and, after this set period of time, it will always fall, each bank can set what the basic savings rate will be but they have to have it for all their customers and once you know the rate you have and once you know the rate you have an element of understanding, you don't have to wait for letters from your bank, you will know what it will fall to and then you can make a

decision depending on whether you chase rates or if you are happy to languish on the savings rate, perhaps better than not present at the moment. long overdue. sarah coles, personal finance analyst at hargreaves lansdown, thank you. itv has announced profits of £265 million of the first offer of the year. but the maker shows including love island, coronation street and britain's got talent has warned that future advertising revenues could be lower because of increased condition from streaming services like netflix and amazon. so to fight back itv says it can now consider launching its own streaming service. earlier we spoke to the chief executive of itv, carolyn mccall. the broadcast business is the thing where we have our showcase to everybody for our content. so we are going to strengthen that. everyone wants to be on itv one, to be two, itv three

orfor. be on itv one, to be two, itv three or for. it's be on itv one, to be two, itv three orfor. it's a be on itv one, to be two, itv three or for. it's a fantastic showcase. we need to strengthen that. we'll put money into marketing, we develop the hub, will convert personalisation, recommendations, make it a destination, we are doing a range of things to invest in our broadcast business. we have a studious business selling content around the world, doing well with good growth, a great growth engine. we expect to do more of that. and we are setting a new way of making money which is, we have so many fans, and those fans want to spend more time and money with us. we all going to do something we call a direct to consumer business. that relies on data and analytics and we are investing in that as well. carolyn mccall, the head of itv on its plans for a new streaming service. a quick look at the markets, idv up by over half a percent today, investors welcomed that news because all the broadcasters have been hit by streaming rivals like netflix and

amazon. so a fightback from itv has sent shares up. the ftse100 is down about half of 1%. that is ahead of a meeting between jean—claude juncker and president trump later today. they will talk about trade and the escalating trade war between the eu and the usa. hopefully it will calm those concerns about the tariffs on both sides that could affect global trade. the market is keeping an eye on that. an announcement from glaxo smith kline, the drugs giant, spending £230 million to buy a stake ina spending £230 million to buy a stake in a tech firm in silicon valley thatis in a tech firm in silicon valley that is doing gene testing. it's called 23 and me. it's its first big foray into genetics. they will look at what the shares are doing better. investment is itself a welcoming that investment of £230 million. more business news later. ben, thank you. see you later. facebook executives are to meet officials

from the flemish tourist board to try to resolve a row over nudity on the social media network. some museums and art galleries have complained about what they see as censorship work of some of the finest artists in history. the descent from the cross by the 17th—century flemish master peter paul rubens, a work of visceral power and artistic genius. but for facebook, it was a little too much. the image was banned, apparently because christ was only wearing a loincloth. translation: social media is used to share things. they think this is indecent. they don't understand this. facebook blocks all posts that we used to promote rubens, images where nudity is seen. so upset was the flemish tourist board, they wrote an open letter to facebook chief executive mark zuckerberg. translation: art is art.

if there is nudity, it doesn't really matter. art is something different than a picture of a naked body. facebook insist they only ban adverts that contain what is described as sexually oriented content, including artistic or educational nudity, and they are happy to discuss the matter with the museums. if a compromise can be reached, then perhaps the work of rubens and other flemish masters will be revealed in all their glory. tim allman, bbc news. looking back at old photos of loved

ones we have lost can be hard but inu project aimed at dealing with grief is encouraging people to revisit their past. the idea involves returning to the place where precious picture was taken as john maguire of the bbc has been finding out. this lady ‘s husband paul died suddenly in 2016. and is certainly my favourite photo of paul and me because we both look ridiculously happy which we were. i love it because it was early days in our relationship but it clearly represents the whole of the relationship, really. she came back to penzance, where they used to live, to take part in the loved and lost project where photographer simon bray meets people at the scene ofa simon bray meets people at the scene of a favourite, much cherished photograph. it is up to you whether your smile a nod in the picture.

i'll probably smile. you are very smiley in this one as is poor. taking part in the loved and lost project probably was my first step of active grieving, as i call it because i want to face it head on. so we had moved to manchester and coming back down to cornwall for the first time after paul had passed away, where we have spent all these happy years, all these happy memories, it felt really important because i think cornwall could quite easily have become this ghost to me. and i think coming down here to do a project sought or prevented that from happening and i am really grateful that i could take part in it. simon started his website after his father died. the photograph, he says, is just the start. away into a conversation. i'm not sure these glasses are significant, these were paul's, so maybe i'll get a shot a few holding the glasses. yes, i like

the glasses. and he knew i liked them as well. i got them made, i've got my prescription lenses in it so that i can wear them for reading. you, great. so yeah, they are precious. it's lovely. and simon believes that discussion, even just a chat, is a vital help in dealing with bereavement. i think itjust opens upa with bereavement. i think itjust opens up a conversation about loss. it breaks down some of these barriers, people are able to share their stories, and then for the reader, for the viewers, to feel that they are not on their own, that somebody else has gone through something similar, they are not the only one grieving and feeling a bit lost. that's where i feel the real value of the project lies. simon is not recruiting any more people into the project that hopes that the work he has done so far will help others. not only to have loved and lost but importantly to remember and to keep

those memories alive. john maguire, bbc news, penzance. now the weather. hello, temperatures will get even higher in the next fisher days, this picture behind me could pass for the mediterranean but it's on the isle of wight. plenty of sunshine, some high clouds turning things hazy, so it won't be wall—to—wall blue skies but a lot of hasan chung, very high uv levels but some rain could be heading way. into friday, the system approaching the uk, a lot of heat ahead of it, eventually some rain and thunderstorms, foremost it strike, the far north—west of scotland, some showers, maybe some isolated showers elsewhere, otherwise lots of sunshine, hazy at times, the orange and red colours really indicating the extent of the warmth and the heat across the country. temperatures are widely between 22 and 28 celsius, again

some parts of east anglia and england will get up to 31 or 32 celsius, always a bit cooler on the coast with the sea breezes. many places dry overnight, some showers in central scotland and maybe as we build a more cloud, warm and humid, warmer that the north and west than last night, 11 to 1a celsius the overnight low. tomorrow looks likely to be the hottest day of the year once more, just a bit hazy at times, this is what is happening to the far north—west of northern ireland, the winds start to pick up as well, strengthening winds of the west of scotland, breeze but the temperatures will be widely between 25 and 30 celsius, parts of northern england perhaps reaching 3a35 celsius, the heat will begin to build before the fronts which will make inroads on thursday and friday bringing outbreaks of rain to western scotland, continuing across

northern ireland, down into wales and south—west england. ahead of this some thunderstorms, don't take these blobs of blue too literally but heavy thundery downpours in places, head of its places will stay dry, tim rogers once more exceeding 30 celsius. those storms are likely to continue through friday evening and into saturday and some heavy spells of rain from northern england and scotland, behind all of this is fresher air so saturday morning may start muggy and humid but slowly as rain pushes north and east for the weekend something cooler and fresher, sunshine, still some rain at times. you're watching bbc news. the headlines at 12. our top stories. police say they have found evidence

more than 60 children were given so—called truth drugs before being sexually and physically abused as a children's home. rescuers search for dozens children's home. rescuers search for d oze ns of children's home. rescuers search for dozens of people missing after the deadly wildfires in greece which have killed at least 79 people. a honeymooning couple in ireland were separated in the blaze. he is missing and his wife is being treated in hospital. this is the scene live in the resort of mati which has been devastated by the wildfires. a woman who says she is stuck in an unhappy method marriage says she has lost her appeal. the singer demi lovato has been treated ina singer demi lovato has been treated in a hospital in los angeles followed a suspected drug overdose.

when is a kit kat not it could cut? nestle loses a long—running battle to trademark the four fingered chocolate. the height of the legal tackle in rugby union will be lowered in a trial to make the game safe. good afternoon. it is wednesday the 25th ofjuly. good afternoon. it is wednesday the 25th of july. a good afternoon. it is wednesday the 25th ofjuly. a police investigation into a former hospital in derbyshire has found evidence that between the 19505 has found evidence that between the 1950s and the 1970s more than 60 children were given so—called truth drugs. before being physically and sexually abused. officers say

psychiatrist doctor milner would have been interviewed under caution if he were alive today. our correspondent is in ripley in derbyshire. horrifying conclusions. just as little bit more about what this report says. this is all about something called operation talia. this related to a psychiatric hospital. in 2011, the first people started to come forward alleging something extraordinary had taken place at this hospital. quite a large press coverage of these complaints. the complaints were staggering. it was that a psychiatrist working there, had injected young children with the so—called truth drug before abusing them both physically and sexually. after a

two—year operation, the police and derbyshire say that the interviewed 115 witnesses. they recorded 77 crimes. the majority of those sexual in nature. identified 65 victims and they say that if doctor kenneth milner, where still alive today, he would be interviewed about a series of a ccou nts would be interviewed about a series of accounts including rape, sexual assault and child cruelty. hill i was stripped off, placed in a bath, a very shallow bath with maybe three orfour a very shallow bath with maybe three or four inches of water. wade. humiliated, because when he was stripped off for the above, the nurse didn't give you any dignity. there were big windows in the bathroom. it was horrendous. taken into this room and made to lie on a

rubber mattress. i prefer not to go to far into that, because today is a very emotional day. i was injected with this drug, it was a blackout room with shutters, they were closed and it was dark. the doctor would comment. and he would... basically, immediately, a mask would go on to yourface. immediately, a mask would go on to your face. you never saw immediately, a mask would go on to yourface. you never saw it. i a lwa ys yourface. you never saw it. i always wondered what it looks like four years after, but i now know. suddenly, you would feel this fluid on yourface suddenly, you would feel this fluid on your face and you would be unconscious. it was quite bad.l former patient there. we hear that there is enough evidence to question there is enough evidence to question the doctor if he was still alive. what about other stuff who worked at the hospital at that time? what you

have two remember about these allegations is that they related to allegations is that they related to a very long period of time some time ago. we know that the doctor died in 1975. the police were quite open and honest in their report saying that it was very difficult trying to use trace stuff, that many staff were untraceable or dead. at the moment, the police are saying that the only person who would have been interviewed under caution if they we re interviewed under caution if they were still alive is the doctor. it is an extremely shocking report. it all focuses on this issue of so—called narco analysis. that is using truth drugs to get to the truth of what kind of childhood trauma had been experienced by these young people. what we now know is that the doctor appears to have been using this drug to get these children into isn't it less where he

could then abuse them. for now, many thanks. authorities in greece are looking for dozens of people missing. at least 79 people have died. the search continues for survivors who fled the blaze. including those who took fled the scene. there are fears for an irish man on his honeymoon who got caught up man on his honeymoon who got caught up in the blaze. brian is missing, his wife zoe is being treated in hospital. it isa it is a valley of death. the fire raced through these words towards the town of mati leaving a scorched wasteland behind it. much of the town is now a ghostly, ash filled room. filled with ashen trees and

crumbling walls. for many, only the seaview remains. so much of mati is com pletely seaview remains. so much of mati is completely derelict. followed houses that will have to be demolished before this time can rebuild. many of its residents are discovering that they no longer have a home to be turned to. and entire life lost. as she surveyed the wreckage of what was once her kitchen, she recalled the night you fled for her life. was once her kitchen, she recalled the night you fled for her lifem isa the night you fled for her lifem is a huge disaster. sparks were falling on my dress and would have set me a light, but we managed to get down to the port in time and stay there until dawn. so intense with the fire here they left hotspots which are still burning. emergency teams are still trying to make this area safe. as they do so, they are finding more bodies. no one

yet knows how many will be discovered. we're missing 14 people at least. we don't know how many are drowned because they jumped at least. we don't know how many are drowned because theyjumped into the sea. drowned because theyjumped into the sea. it is a problem to recognise the bodies, because they are burned. escaping to the beach also saved many people's lies. the coast guard eventually pulled people to safety from these shores. everyone wondering if they would see their homes again. this finnish family was among them. we dived there so that we didn't then. we waited for several hours. the government has hinted that arson may have been a factor. its first priority is

housing the homeless. and recovering the dead. our 0ur correspondence our correspondence is in the village of mati. coming right to the coast of mati. coming right to the coast of racine and here in mati. you get a sense of the buildings suffered damage. just where that houses in the distance is where most people are reported to have died. fire crusade that they found people huddled together because they couldn't make it to the sea. this, for example, here, was the restau ra nt. for example, here, was the restaurant. it was the main harbour of the town of mati. now you can see it is completely destroyed. firefighters are trying to set up a coordination centre. they are

reporting that a0 — 100 people are still missing. there was still teams trying to work out where loved ones. there is a hotel close by, the morrison beach hotel, where those who have lost their homes, we're talking about 1000 people, have gone in need of water, in need of clothing, in need of help. those who we re clothing, in need of help. those who were lucky enough whose homes have survived have been helping through the night. just look at the destruction here to this hotel. the beach, over here, was the one path where most people moved. the fires came so where most people moved. the fires came so quickly, we would told, they moved 500 600 people on the beach. many people went into the water. they waited 5—7 hours as the coast guard came. i have spoken to the

local mayor who says that he believes more than 100 people have died. that death toll will rise. if that happens, this will be the single biggest tragedy as a result of wildfires in greece in recent times. right now, the other issue is stopping the fires. in the distance, there have been two or three fires starting in the last hour. firefighters are worried about how dry it is. that there could be a second wave. four people, we are told, this morning are being questioned and linked to starting these fires. 15 fires starting at these fires. 15 fires starting at the same time. across the country, there are three days of national mourning. reporting very recently

from mati. these are live shots coming into us at the bbc showing us the devastation of that resource. hundreds of people were trapped there on monday night. as flames whipped around them. you can see for yourself the devastation that the fla mes yourself the devastation that the fla m es have yourself the devastation that the flames have caused. many people, we know, jumped into the sea to survive. others died. some in their cars, some where trapped on cliffs. back to the uk now, where the hot weather is causing problems nurses have warned of overheated

hospital wards. the high temperatures are also making thejob the high temperatures are also making the job difficult for nurses themselves. wards where temperatures have exceeded 30 degrees. and tomorrow, we'll have a special programme on this spell of hot weather. it‘s called ‘feeling the heat‘ — and will take a look at the impact and causes of the summer heatwave, affecting countries around the world. that‘s tomorrow evening, at 8.30, here on the bbc news channel. a woman who says her a0 year long marriage has broken down has lost a supreme court appeal to be granted a divorce. thejudges ruled that she must remain married until 2020, when five years will have gone by since she first petitioned for the divorce. the president described the case as very troubling, but said that

it was not for the judges to change the law. she married her husband back in 1978. things broke down, it she decided that she wanted to petition for divorce. she petitioned on the basis that his behaviour towards her was such that it was not reasonable to expect it to continue living with them. when you get divorce, you have to show that the marriage has broken down irretrievably. you have to prove one of five different facts. this is perhaps most contentious. it looks at the conduct, the blame of one of the parties. for years, there have been calls for a no—fault divorce system where you don‘t look at the conduct, you don‘t look at the fault of the parties. it is incredibly rare in the circumstances for a

divorce petition to be contested. mr owens decided that he was going to contest it. mrs owens cited 27 examples of his behaviour being moody, argumentative, of him disparaging her in front of other people. he decided to fight the petition in court and the original judge who heard this case found that her allegations, he didn‘t look at all 27 of them, that was quite controversial, but the ones that he looked at he described as flimsy. he said that she hadn‘t met the bar that was required. she hadn‘t shown that as a result of his behaviour it would be unreasonable for them to continue to be married. she went to the court of appeal, she lost there. she has come to the supreme court and i have to say, with incredible reluctance, thejudges here today have dismissed her appeal. they applied the existing law and they found that the originaljudge did apply the correct test. thejudges have also, very clearly, invited parliament to have another look at

this law which keeps people together in a marriage, she describes her marriage as unhappy and loveless, when one of the parties clearly wants to be divorced. that argument has been hard over many years. effectively, it has been won. it is up to parliament over the road to change the law. if we are to have in this country, in this jurisdiction of what ministers from london and dublin are meeting in westminster to try to break the political deadlock at stormont. that is what we will do and we had a good and lengthy discussion on security, which obviously mr

flanagan led on. we then spoke about future east west cooperation. in the context of the united kingdom leaving neutropenia union. —— in the context of the united kingdom leaving the european union. british ministers and irish ministers simply wa nt ministers and irish ministers simply want the meeting in the future, in the same way and as frequently as we have done for more than four decades, now. so, we have instructed senior officials to come up with definitive proposals. on how an irish government and a british government in the future can have structures and interactive dialogue at cabinet level. in the same way that france and germany have, in the same way that britain and france have. but we would put structures in place to ensure that we would have regular meetings at a very senior level on many policy areas which,

for us, makes sense. it sends a clear signal to the public in both britain and ireland that we are going to remain very close in terms of political contact. regardless of some of the other challenges that we face. finally, we spent some time talking about political instability in northern ireland. as you will know there is an ongoing dialogue between both governments. it will continue into august. that will allow us to take some new initiatives so that in the early autumn, we can see efforts again coming from the two governments to create a platform for political parties in northern ireland to interact with each other, with a view to re—establishing devolved government. i think, for everybody, thatis government. i think, for everybody, that is hugely important. we cannot allow northern ireland to drift and expect that there would be difficult issues to deal with. it was a good

meeting. we know each other well at this stage. it was a good opportunity to air some of the ongoing concerns that we share and also, to talk about some new thinking, in terms of some of the areas that i just thinking, in terms of some of the areas that ijust mentioned. in relation to greece, first of all, cani relation to greece, first of all, can i say the extent of the tragedy thatis can i say the extent of the tragedy that is unfolding in greece as shocking. i want to extend the condolences of the irish people and the irish government to all in greece, but in particular, the families who have been affected. from an irish perspective, there are many, from an irish perspective, there are any from an irish perspective, there are many, many irish families on holiday in greece as we speak and we have been very active in terms of the irish embassy and consular services supporting and providing information to irish families who have asked for

it, particularly in the last 2a hours. unfortunately, there is one irish citizen who was in hospital with burns. as you would expect, there is consular support being provided to the family concerned. i would rather not give any names or more details, because i think it is important to respect the privacy of the families involved. to expand on the families involved. to expand on the new initiatives that you might be considering in the autumn. on brexit, you have already said earlier on today, that you are concerned about some of the comments in relation to a no deal being bravado. can you expand what you mean? festival, can i say to unionists in northern ireland or unionists anywhere, they have nothing to fear from a british irish intergovernmental conference. this is an agreed structure that both governments have signed up to. it is

very clear that we do not deal with devolved decision—making in northern ireland. this is about protecting the institutions of the good friday agreement, trying to find a way to ensure that they can work and function which they are doing today. there is no north—south co—operation today because the structures are not there to do it. there is no devolved government. there is no sharing of power in northern ireland today. there are decisions that need to be made but can‘t be made because there has been an absence of government in northern ireland for 19 months now. that is impacting on communities in northern ireland in quite a negative and polarising way. what we are about here is reinforcing the message that the british and i was governments as co—guarantors of the good friday agreement is working together. to ensure that we can do what we can to create an environment

and a context where by political parties in northern ireland will be able to interact again, hopefully with a view to putting a deal together that can restore devolved government began. the people of northern ireland can have their decisions made by the people that the elect in northern ireland and not somewhere else. i know there is a fear that some unionists have that the british irish intergovernmental conference is an attempt by the irish government to interfere, it is not. it is unclear about a shared responsibility in the context of relationships on the island of ireland. we have agreed that there will be another meeting in the autumn. hopefully, we will be able to deal with the con science by actually showing people that there is nothing to fear. this is simply a

structure for two governments that wa nt to structure for two governments that want to work together to engage together at and not to do anything thatis together at and not to do anything that is inconsistent with other elements of the good friday agreement. anti-brexit? on brexit, the point that i was making this morning when i was asked to comment on the likelihood of an ordeal brexit is that i think a lot of people are talking up the likelihood ofan people are talking up the likelihood of an ordeal brexit. i don‘t believe it is likely, i don‘t believe anybody wanted. i don‘t think there isa anybody wanted. i don‘t think there is a majority in the parliament that i come from all the parliament in london that would want that. we need to focus on the intensification of negotiations in order to move forward. what is going to solve this

problem is trying to accommodate britain in terms of its asks where possible. while also understanding that the european union needs to protect its interests. while the brexit the gorges asians proceed. i believe we can do that. the european union has always said that if britain were to soften its red lines on some of the issues in terms of these negotiations and it would show flexibility in return. we need to test that now. in terms of the reasonably published white paper. we need to progress on the detail and content, legal contact of the withdrawal treaty as well. both of those things need to advance significantly over the summer months. in my view, if we will meet

the deadline at the end of october. which is the target deadline to have a finalised legal and operable wedding for the withdrawal pretty and also, to set the parameters to be very clear statement in terms of what the future relationship is likely to look like after probably a year or two of detailed negotiations. sorry, iwill come year or two of detailed negotiations. sorry, i will come to you in one second. in the event of an ordeal brexit. .. indistinct. two big questions there. first of

all, i think the first question was addressed very well by the prime minister when she was in northern ireland last week. she said, britain is the country that is making the choice to leave the european union. britain recognises that that has consequences for its neighbours. britain has given a guarantee that there would be no physical border infrastructure and no related checks or controls. they recognise that britain has irresponsibility to deliver on that. also, britain needs a partner in terms of figuring out a way that that commitment is followed. that is the way that we approach this too. nobody wants border infrastructure on the island of ireland. this is notjust trade, this is something more fundamental than that. from our perspective, the

focus needs to be between now and october on getting a legal text agreed on the back of the language that has already been agreed... sorry, the commitment that has already been agreed. in terms of giving the reassuring is that people are asking for around border infrastructure. on the second issue,... what infrastructure. on the second issue, . .. what was infrastructure. on the second issue,... what was the second issue ain? issue,... what was the second issue again? in terms of the irish backstop, we know what was agreed in the contents of the backstop last year. in the absence of an agreement on another approach, the uk would maintain full alignment with the rules of the single market and customs union, to protect north—south cooperation. and the

good friday agreement. getting that political agreement into a legal text that is operable and that is there is the challenge right now. i know that the british government in their paper on the 7th ofjune has said that they would like to separate customs union commitments from alignment issues linked to the single market. that is why the asked to deal with the customs, has now come from london and is being considered. there are some challenges with that. i think it is important to say that. that is why we need to get the negotiating teams into a room to discuss what those challenges are and how we met the able to overcome them. i think it is possible to get a backstop agreed. i think, the detail of that, it would

be helpful for me to, john. we have been listening a news conference that has been held at westminster by the irish foreign minister. he is in london for a meeting between ministers from london and dublin trying to break the letter could deadlock at stormont. as you were listening there, they have also teamed talking about brexit. some news in from our assistant political editor. with regard to the anti—semitism row in the labour party. margaret hodge, who is facing possible disciplinary measures after she accused mr corbyn of being an anti—semite and a racist, the shadow

defence neck secretary said it was com pletely defence neck secretary said it was completely absurd and we will bring you more on that as we get it. nestle has lost the latest round in its battle to trademark its kit kat chocolate bar. it has been ruled that the ship was not distinctive enough. i am joined that the ship was not distinctive enough. iamjoined by that the ship was not distinctive enough. i am joined by a lawyer specialising in intellectual property. this the end the line for kit kat? think not. it's been around since the 1930s, this is an important part of the brand in the fight will go on. it‘s gone on since they fired the application in 2002 so we they fired the application in 2002 so we expect it to go on for longer. on what grounds have their claims been dismissed? trademark needs to distinguish your goods from others so distinguish your goods from others so it needs to be distinguished. something like the toblerone was registered straightaway, or something like a kit kat you need

evidence that it is distinctive overtime because it is so well known. " simply they haven‘t provided enough evidence in this case and it is going to be reconsidered. are right that they could prove it was distinctive in some eu countries but not all? in this case, in 90% of the eu it was sin is distinctive, it has to be throughout the eu. it‘s going to be reconsidered. it isn‘t the end of the line for nestle. they said perhaps look at the market in which it is distributed so that ireland could be considered alongside the uk. this has gone on for more than a decade, you say it will go on, in the meantime while the affairs get sorted out, other companies start making four fingered wafer bars?|j don‘t think we will see a wave of them but we are seeing great publicity for kit kat as they try to

get the trademark through and doing what they should be doing, trying to protect one of their key assets. they tried to get take a break registered and i‘m sure they will get this one done. —— continue with this one. what are the wide implications of the ruling?m this one. what are the wide implications of the ruling? it could be very difficult to show distinctions especially in different countries of the eu. sally britton, thank you very much. more now on the search by authorities in greece looking for dozens of people missing after the deadly wildfires near athens. at least 80 people have died but the search goes on for survivors who fled the blaze, including those who fled the blaze, including those who took to the sea. james reynolds met a british patient, 71—year—old susan margaret stephos, treated in hospital. her son takes up the

story. for the fire to get to our place is very difficult. we‘ve lived through a lot of fires, but it never went, so, so down. my mother started to pack things up, in five minutes the fire was around the house. it was that fast. and you were alone with the house? alone. did you phone your son? she didn't have time. the only thing she had time to do because the fire was at the house, she closed the windows, she went to the tower and lay down on the floor. when the first big fire passed the house she opened the door and left. she went down to the car, car was on

fire, she tried to run away. and the bad thing about that is, she had her dog with her. her dog got terrified and other way. so shejust ran, we‘ve got, like a river, next and the house. and everything was burning. and you got some terrible burns. the burns were because she was running through the fire to save herself. in the end she got down to marathon runners and stayed there with two firemen. ten people. ten people. stayed there until the fire

started about half past six. she stayed there till about a quarter to 11. then eventually they brought her down to where we were. when you reunited with your family, what was that like? wonderful. wonderful. during the ordeal, doing the escape, did you ever think that you might not make it? when i was in the house and the fire was going over i thought, i'm not going to make it, this is the end. but prayers were answered. james reynolds reporting. here, temperatures are still rising in parts of the country and could reach as high as 36 degrees in the next few days. storms forecast on

friday in some parts of the country. nurses have warned of overheated hospital wards causing problems for patients and their visitors who are overheating. the high temperatures are also making the job difficult for nurses themselves on wards where temperatures have exceeded 30 degrees. a senior member of plaid cymru has resigned from the welsh assembly and from his own party after being arrested by police investigating allegations of possessions of indecent images. simon thomas, former mp, has been an assembly member since 2011. ministers should scrap the mot test because it does not make accidents less likely. that‘s the claim from a new report by the adam smith institute which says mots are outdated and a waste of money because most car crashes down to driver error rather than mechanical

faults. with me is the head of research at the adam smith institute, some demetrio. and i‘m joined via webcam by the motoring journalist maria mccarthy. welcome to you both. sam, what makes you say this, that the mod should be scrapped? while we looked at the evidence, we looked at the evidence, 3a states don‘t have any sort of mot style test, or they have it only when you transfer it for a used car or something like that. what we found first of all was that as soon as you adjust for things like road commissioning and weather, there was no difference in accident rates between the states that did have an mot test and those that didn‘t. and we also found that in newjersey which scrapped its mot test in 2010 and we found that they didn‘t see any increase in car accidents due to

mechanicalfailure or any increase in car accidents due to mechanical failure or road deaths. it doesn‘t seem to be the case that mot tests do the job they are meant to do. so if operation talia don't do thejob how to do. so if operation talia don't do the job how important are they? vital. you've got issues like tyre depth and windscreen wipers, a lot of people go for you without checking these things although they know they should. when cars go for wa rra nty know they should. when cars go for warranty often people don't service theircars so warranty often people don't service their cars so it's the one time of year that a qualified person will check those items, look and the bonnet, check things like the brake pads and so on, it's vital, they say most accidents are driver error, only 2% mechanical failure but frankly if i get run over by a car that has failed mechanically that 2%

will matter to me! doesn't maria have a good point that without operation talia people would drive around in cars that put them and indeed other motorists and potentially pedestrians in danger? it's potentially pedestrians in danger? it‘s not what the evidence shows. a lot of places in america don‘t have these tests at all. isn't it better to be safe than sorry? it's like the nhs doesn‘t do certain treatments because they have found that they don‘t work and we should save some money and focus on other things. i think we should do the same with things like the mot. they should reassign that money and let people spend and how they choose. i think a lot of people will maintain their car. in america not the case that without and people just drive these broken down rust buckets, crushing everything. they don‘t have any more

accidents in those states so if you follow the evidence it does not make any sense to keep it. isn't the test outdated, it doesn‘t prevent accidents and so we should work towards something that works better? it has been updated recently. last may, vehicle emissions are a key thing at the moment so they are looking at diesel and exhaust fumes, it's also about making sure we are not all affected by these noxious gases. obviously some garage chains offered cheaper operation talia. i think it's a reasonable amount to p5y~ think it's a reasonable amount to pay. if on top of that you have to pay. if on top of that you have to pay for repairs, obviously that's not agreeable and we all know what

it is like to worry about your mot test results. but it has to be done. yet scrapping operation talia could save british people £250 million a year, and average for either they are paying out £1a3 each which is unnecessary? alaves i don‘t think it is necessary. to take tyres is an obvious example, it is obvious that it‘s going to be safer to drive on tyres with the correct thread than on—board tyres. tyres with the correct thread than on-board tyres. that isjust obvious. —— on board tyres. you don't want people driving down the motorway at 70 miles an hour on a rainy night with bald tyres. the mot is one thing that stops that happening. thank you, maria. sam, what next? i think we should abolish it and if you are not convinced... which clearly some are not! perhaps

we should extend the testable age for vehicles to three years or five yea rs or for vehicles to three years or five years or make it less frequent, every two years like countries like germany and france. thank you both, sam, maria, good to talk to you. sexual comments, unwanted touching, groping and assault are still widespread and commonplace in british industry says a new report by mps. the parliamentary women and equality is commission has published a five—point plan to deal with the problem after a six—month inquiry which found that employers and regulators were ignoring their responsibilities. earlier i spoke to maria miller, chair of the women and equality ‘s committee. maria miller, chair of the women and equality 's committeelj maria miller, chair of the women and equality 's committee. i think we we re very equality 's committee. i think we were very surprised to see how widespread harassment is. notjust amongst women, but amongst men as well. but also surprised at how little was being done by employers in this area. this is one who wrote this inquiry report and why we are

making some practical recommendations about how we can turn the metoo campaign which became so turn the metoo campaign which became so well known towards the back end of last year into real change for people in the workplace. so what do you want to see done? we want to see a duty but on employers to make sure it is them preventing harassment from happening in the first place rather than always having to rely on victims reporting sexual harassment for any action to be taken. also we would like to see a change in attitudes towards the way nondisclosure agreements are used. too often we found they were being used to cover up wrongdoing, often amongst some very senior used to cover up wrongdoing, often amongst some very senior individuals within companies, so to change that so within companies, so to change that so that they cannot be used so blata ntly to so that they cannot be used so blatantly to try and stop people from reporting even criminal offences. all of that i think will goa offences. all of that i think will go a long way towards sending a

clear message that sexual harassment is just as important as money laundering because that is not how it seems. how will it work but in this nudity on employers because some companies and businesses will say, we‘ve already got enough to deal with. employers say, we‘ve already got enough to dealwith. employers have say, we‘ve already got enough to deal with. employers have a duty to keep employees safe and we were shocked to hear from the health and safety executive that they did not think that they‘re work included keeping people safe from sexual harassment. sexual harassment is the most prevalent form of violence against women. so what we want to do is add that duty of protection against sexual harassment to the duties that employers already have. soi duties that employers already have. so i don‘t think it is that owner ross and after all we do want to keep people safe in the workplace. there have been reports of sexual harassment, was, sexual abuse coming parliament itself. how widespread is

that? while i don't think parliament is different to any other workplace. we know that ao% of women in workplaces experienced sexual harassment at some point. parliament will be similar. in the last week we have put in place and internal grievance procedure in parliament, the sort of procedure that still many employers outside in the rest of the country do not have. so we need to make sure that all employers have a sensible way of tackling sexual harassment to stop it before it starts but if it does happen, that they have a code of practice in place, they have procedures in place for reporting so that victims will be taken seriously. and if an mp was being investigated for harassment is it your view that their anonymity should be maintained, or does that risk covering up potential illegal activity? i think we have to focus here on making sure people can bring forward their allegations. and we

know that many people have not come in parliament, particularly, because they fear their names and the names of the victims being in the public domain and that will affect not only their career but their personal lives as well and part of the problem is that mps work in small offices so it is quite easy, if an mp is accused in public, easy to work out who it might be. most places wouldn‘t broadcast the names of people being accused of sexual misconduct, parliament is different in that respect. i can understand why people want to have transparency but if we have transparency of the names of the perpetrators in parliament, then we risk hiding problems that may arise. so it‘s a delicate balancing act. and i think probably the way it is being put forward will hopefully work and they will be a review anyway in six months, so if there are any concerns

about the use of anonymity for perpetrators, it can be clearly looked at then. maria miller, speaking earlier. the american channel cnn has broadcast a tape of donald trump talking to his lawyer michael cohan. they appear to be discussing a play off to an american model about an affair that she had with mr trump. peter bowes is in los angeles. this recording was made in september 2016, just two months before the presidential election that donald trump went on to win. weeks after the parent company of the national inquirer, the supermarket tabloid magazine, had apparently done a deal to pay for the story of the former playboy model karen mcdougal. now this is all about the affair that she allegedly had, she says, with donald trump. he denies it ever happened. during the conversation between mr cohen and mr trump the conversation came

to the topic of financing. when it comes to the financing... what financing? no no no. so what it does show is that at that stage, two months before the election mr trump was aware of the discussion surrounding payments for this story. the precise nature of the words used, check, cash, will be dissected over coming days. significantly, rudy giuliani, mr trump‘s now personal lawyer, says that there is nothing in this conversation, and he himself has released a transcript of it, he says there‘s nothing in the conversation that shows any wrongdoing, that nothing illegal happened. peter bowes. the headlines now on bbc news.

police say they have found evidence that children were given so—called truth drugs before being physically and sexually abused at a children‘s home in derbyshire in the 1970s. rescuers search dozens of people missing after deadly wildfires in greece which have killed at 80 people. a woman who says she is stuck in an unhappy marriage loses a supreme court appeal to be granted a divorce. the american pop singer demi lovato is being treated in hospital in los angeles following a suspected drug overdose. us media reports say the 25—year—old was found unconscious at her home. in a statement, her agent found unconscious at her home. in a statement, heragent said found unconscious at her home. in a statement, her agent said she was now awake and surrounded by her family. richard may reports. demi lovato was in the midst of a us tour when she was reportedly taken

to hospital after being found unconscious at home, according to us media reports. it‘s thought she was given medicine for an overdose at the scene. the sorry not sorry singer is awake and believed to be in a stable condition. the former child star is one of the world‘s biggest selling artists. she has spoken very openly about her previous abuse of drugs and alcohol. fans and celebrities have offered m essa g es of fans and celebrities have offered messages of support on social media including ariana grande and lady gaga. the talk show host alan degeneres wrote on twitter, i love her so much, it breaks my heart that she going through this, she is a light in this world, i‘m sending my love to her and herfamily. demi lovato been praised for trying to raise awareness and get help for

those suffering from mental issues. she has released a statement thanking everyone for their love and support. richard may, bbc news. #it support. richard may, bbc news. # it wasn‘t my intention #. facebook officials are to meet executives from the flemish tourist board to try to resolve a row over nudity on the social network, as tim allman explains. the descent from the cross by the 17th—century flemish master peter paul rubens, a work of visceral power and artistic genius. but for facebook, it was a little too much. the image was banned, apparently because christ was only wearing a loincloth. translation: social media is used to share things. they think this is indecent. they don‘t understand this. facebook blocks all posts that we used to promote rubens, images where nudity is seen.

so upset was the flemish tourist board, they wrote an open letter to facebook chief executive mark zuckerberg. translation: art is art. if there is nudity, it doesn‘t really matter. art is something different than a picture of a naked body. facebook insist they only ban adverts that contain what is described as sexually oriented content, including artistic or educational nudity, and they are happy to discuss

the matter with the museums. if a compromise can be reached, then perhaps the work of rubens and other flemish masters will be revealed in all their glory. tim allman, bbc news. looking back on photos of loved ones we have lost can be hard but a new project is encouraging people to look back on photos and time spent with lost loved ones, asjohn mcguire from the bbc reports. maike‘s husband paul died suddenly in 2016. it‘s certainly my favourite photo of paul and me because we bothjust look ridiculously happy, which we were. ijust love it because it was early days in our relationship but it really represents the whole of the relationship, really.

she came back to penzance where the couple used to live to take part in the loved & lost project when a photographer simon bray grouped people at the scene of a favourite and much cherished photo. it's up to you whether you smile or not. you are very smiley on this one. as i am. taking part in the loved & lost, really, that was my first step of active grieving, as i call it, because i want to face its head on. we had moved to manchester, and coming down to cornwall for the first time after paul had passed away when we had spent all these happy years until these happy memories, it felt really important because i think cornwall could quite easily have become this ghost to me and i think coming down here to do the project prevented that from happening and i‘m really grateful that i can take part in it. simon started his website after his father died. the photograph he says is just the start, a way in to a conversation. these glasses are significant. these were paul's glasses

so maybe get a shot of you holding the glasses. i like the glasses. he knew that i liked them as well. so i got them made, i‘ve got my prescription lenses in it so i can wear them for reading. they are precious. a nice memento to think of him. and simon believes that discussion, even just a chat, is a vital help in dealing with bereavement. i think itjust sort of opens up a conversation about loss, really, it breaks down those barriers, people are able to share their stories and for the reader, the viewer, to feel like they are not on their own and, somebody has gone through something similar. they are not the only one who's grieving and feeling a bit lost.

that's right you like the real value of the project lies. simon is not recruiting and more people into the project hopes to working has done so far will help others. not only to have loved and lost at importantly, to remember and to keep those memories alive. john maguire, bbc news, penzance. ina moment in a moment the one o'clock news the heat will be exhausting for some places in the south and central uk tomorrow, temperatures could reach the mid—30s. the good news is that we are also forecasting some showers towards the end of the week but these temperatures are pretty extreme for this part of the world, not quite a record forjuly, the july record is actually 36.7 celsius, so we are anticipating temperatures within a degree and a half thereabouts from that. so not far off. as far as this evening is

concerned very hot across england, two bridges around 7pm will be mid—20s in liverpool although more pleasa nt mid—20s in liverpool although more pleasant across mid—20s in liverpool although more pleasa nt across scotla nd mid—20s in liverpool although more pleasant across scotland and northern ireland, some sunshine for you and evening with temperatures in in the low 20s. a very warm hot muqqy in the low 20s. a very warm hot muggy night in the south again tonight. early on thursday morning temperatures will be in the high teens, the high teens around merseyside, glasgow, belfastand newcastle should be around 11—13dc. thursday, quite possibly the hottest day of the week. the winds are very right, they are coming off the continent, this is what we need to be approaching those fantastic valleys of 3a or 35 degrees that we don‘t see so often. 30 degrees easily across yorkshire, look at this, a big difference in northern ireland, around 20 disastrous. whether funds will be moving in of the atlantic. for many of us,

goodness —— weather fronts. the atlantic. for many of us, goodness —— weatherfronts. we need some rain, we haven‘t had any especially in eastern and southern areas for such a long time. these will be thunderstorms, hit and miss, a lot of downpours, the potential for flash flooding, even a lot of downpours, the potential forflash flooding, even in a lot of downpours, the potential for flash flooding, even in the south on friday temperatures could reach 31, and much pressure across north—western parts of the country where we have that atlantic air coming in. eventually, friday night into saturday, it looks as though the weather front which the east of the weather front which the east of the uk, something we haven‘t seen in a long time, and those temperatures will finally climbed down to just a little above the average for the time year in in london. bye bye. police find that dozens of children at a psychiatric hospital in derbyshire were drugged before being sexually abused. police say the abuse took place at aston hall in the 1950s, 1960s,

and ‘70s and that kenneth milner — the doctor in charge — would have been questioned under caution if he were still alive today. a total of 77 crimes have been recorded, which include physical and sexual abuse. it was important for the police to investigate despite knowing from the outset that doctor milner had died several years prior. i was injected with this drug which i now know was sodium amytal — i didn't know what it was then. it was a blacked—out room with shutters and they were closed and it was dark. we‘ll bring you the latest on the shocking findings