they wanted to break but they have not got one, nestle, the makers of kit kat have lost a long—running legal battle to trademark the shape of the chocolate bar. nestle spent more than a decade fighting to protect the four fingered wafer shape across the eu full stop this morning judges in luxembourg dismissed an appeal by the firm agreeing with an earlier ruling that the shape was not distinctive enough. let's get a look at the weather and thomas is here. is the heatwave continuing? it will come to but notjust yet. the heat tomorrow across the south and south—east will be pretty extreme. temperatures set to soar even higher but the good news is we have some thunderstorms on the way. we think it will get to at least the mid—30s across the south—east and east anglia through thursday and

friday, possibly even higher than that. so on the satellite picture you can see clouds to the west, they will be heading our way and finally bringing some cooler weather but not just yet. we have to wait for the weekend. but it is beautiful across scotla nd weekend. but it is beautiful across scotland and northern ireland, with temperatures still in the low or mid—20s. a warm night in the south once again come at 18 in london, 17 around merseyside come a lot more co mforta ble around merseyside come a lot more comfortable in belfast and the low glands of scotland. —— lowlands. ahead of this we are going to see some incredibly hot air balloon in from the continent, with a very light winged. all the ingredients you need for some fantastically high temperatures, mid—30s in the south—east and even in yorkshire

approaching 30 degrees on thursday. we're banking on this weather front through friday into saturday to swing across the uk and that indeed is the forecast and means that we are anticipating some heavy showers and thunderstorms to eventually wake out during the course of friday. it all to do with the timing of these thunderstorms, if they occur early in the day then temperatures perhaps will not quite be so high, maybe low 30s. but with a lot of sunshine they could get up into the mid—30s once again. so some pretty extreme heat whereas in the north—west a lot fresher but many of us really pleased to see those areas of blue. we have had more than 50 days of no rain across some parts of the country and i'm hoping for some rain for my garden for sure. temperatures will drop down into the mid—20s in london at the weekend, feeling almost cold talking about that! even

25 for this time of the year in london is still a little bit about the average. and a reminder of our main story. police find evidence that dozens of children at a hospital in derbyshire we re children at a hospital in derbyshire were dropped before being sexually abused. that is all from us, on bbc one we 110w that is all from us, on bbc one we nowjoin good afternoon. it's 130 good afternoon. it's130 and here are the sports headlines. the height of a legal tackle in rugby union is to be lowered next season, in what will be a significant trial for the sport. there's been concern for a long time about safety in the sport — particularly when it comes to head injuries. let's have a look at how things

are going to change. this is the current level of a legal tackle — anything below the top of the shoulders is currently deemed safe. the new safe level is going to be the underside of the armpit — not hugely different, but significant in terms of protecting the ball carrier in the collision. it'll be trialled in a second—tier cup competition. as chris jones as chrisjones reported earlier this is an important test for the game. rugby union is at something of a tipping point when it comes to safety a nd 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, severity of injury is on the rise, concussion is on the rise, it's the most reported injury for the sixth consecutive season, 22% of all injuries are so simply, what the powers that be are trying to do is change the culture

around tackling, getting lower and openly safer. fewer head on shoulder contact and hopefully that will lead to fewer concussions. is there hope this will improve the speed of the game, faster games, who floats? perhaps they will be a little long—term gain, referees, players and coaches will have to adapt quickly. and this is only for the rfu championship cup competition, the leak as a whole is still being played with traditional laws, there will be a bedding in period from week to week and it will take some getting used to. but given the sensitivities around the dangers in the sport at the moment something like this is worth trialling. chris jones. serena williams has accused anti—doping authorities

of discrimination after getting tested again yesterday. the 23—time major winner has been tested more than any other player this year according to figures from the us anti—doping agency. williams has questioned the frequency of her tests, but added that she's happy to do whatever she can to keep the sport clean. the new arsenal boss unai emery says he wants to club to feel ‘like home‘ for mesut 0zil following his row with the german fa. 0zil retired from international football this week, citing "racism and disrespect” after he was photographed with the controversial turkish president erdogan. he's now on a pre—season tour of singapore with arsenal, and has the support of his team mates and manager. as a team we support him, 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, 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. let's have a look at some other football lines, and 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 their new manager. henry's currently involved with the belgian national team and recently quit his job in the media to concentrate on coaching. under bruce villa lost the championship final to fulham in may. and everton have completed the signing of the richarlison from watford. the deal for the brazilian is an initial 35 million pounds which could rise to up to 50 million. just time to tell you that stage 17 of the tour de france starts just after 2. you can follow it live on the bbc sport website. that's all the sport for now. more in the next hour. thank you. it's 137, you are watching bbc news.

more now on the search by authorities in greece who are looking for dozens of people missing after the deadly wildfires near athens. at least 80 people have died, but the search continues for survivors who fled the blaze, including those who took to the sea. 0ur correspondent james reynolds met a british patient, 71 —year—old susan margaret stephos, who is being 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 at 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 wet a towel 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. she went to marathonos. and the bad thing about that is, she had her dog with her. her dog got terrified and went the other way. so she just ran, through the fire, we've got...

like a river, next to 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 marathonos and stayed there with two firemen. ten people. she 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. during the ordeal, during 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. and i managed. susan stephos talking to james reynolds there. 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, unleashing a wall of water that inundated nearby villages. the dam was part of a hydroelectric project involving laotian, thai and south korean firms. as many as 20 people have been killed but with many more still missing, it's feared the death toll could rise.

it has been four months since protests broke out on israel's border with the gaza strip, thousands have been wounded but behind the dramatic scenes health workers are worried about something more long term, the deteriorating mental health of gaza's nearly 2 million people. our diplomatic correspondent paul adams has this report. 0n the busy streets of gaza, and man sets fire to himself. the fla mes and man sets fire to himself. the flames are dosed, the man is bundled into a taxi. he makes it to hospital but dies two days later. what drove the musical newly married man to ta ke the musical newly married man to take his own life? the baby sleeping in the arms of his grandmother, is his own son, born two days after it died. nobody knows why he did it but

the boy asked himself, what kind of life are we living. so i think of the same question. 0nly life are we living. so i think of the same question. only two egg every palestinian asks himself the same question. committing suicide is a terrible sin in islam and yet this man chose to do it in the street in front of dozens of people. he was clearly desperate and so it seems are more and more people here. gaza's border has been in and out of the news since march that united nations staff have been worried about the young man of gaza for months. it has become like a friend, ifi months. it has become like a friend, if i can say that, because we started to receive all cases, mainly among the teenagers. with suicidal thoughts, suicide attempts, they even sometimes act and succeed. thoughts, suicide attempts, they even sometimes act and succeedm is not just even sometimes act and succeedm is notjust suicide, domestic abuse

is notjust suicide, domestic abuse is another laughing sign, and united nations clinic women are discussing stress management with unemployed stressed husbands and children, women are under strain. when a person gets depressed is bad thoughts come to mind but you have to be strong for the families so a mother has to be an example to the children and teach them to be happy evenif children and teach them to be happy even if they are admissible. if she is not that example, life will lose its meaning. gaza has been crumbling for decades, war, economic isolation and poverty have taken their toll. the water is undrinkable, electricity is on for three hours a day. people talk about resilience but that does not mean that you don't suffer. anyone who lives under these conditions, we have an erosion of coping skills of the individual level. the youngest need help as

well, save the children which runs this centre says 95% of gaza's children experience psychological distress. they are terrified of explosions, plagued by nightmares. yet another palestinian generation exposed to the corrosive consequences of a conflict a p pa re ntly consequences of a conflict apparently without end. paul adams, bbc news, gaza. the business news in a moment with rachel, first the headlines. please provide evidence that dozens of children were drugged before being sexually abused at a psychiatric hospital in derbyshire between 19117 and the 19705. rescue between 19117 and the 19705. re5cue teams are still searching for dozens of people missing after the deadly wildfires in greece which have killed at least 80 people. judges 5ay killed at least 80 people. judges say a woman who wants to divorce her husband of a0 year5 say a woman who wants to divorce her husband of a0 years against his will mu5t husband of a0 years against his will must wait until they have lived apart for five years. hello, i'm rachel horne.

in the business news. no break for kit kat. the european court ofjustice has thrown out an appeal by the chocolate bar's maker, ne5tl , which argued that it owns the four fingered wafer shape. ne5tl has spent more than a decade fighting to trademark the shape of a kit kat but today'sjudgement could bring an end to the snack‘s protected european status. how much interest are you earning on your savings account? chances are not much espeically if the account has been opened for some time. now the regulator the fca is threatening to force banks to set a minimum interest rate to protect long term saver5, some of whom are earning as little as 0.05%. ryanair says it's cutting its dublin based fleet from 30 to 2a planes for the winter 2018 season, putting 300 jobs at risk. the six planes will instead transfer to the carrier's polish airline.

it comes as the airline cancels hundreds of flights a5 a planned strike by cabin crew over pay and conditions goes ahead. do you think you could cope with working night shifts? research for the bbc has found that between 2007 and 2017, the number of retail workers working nights as their main shift pattern has gone up 50%. according to the office for national statistics almost 70,000 people now work mainly nights in the uk retail sector partly driven by the rise in online shopping and our increasing expectation for next day delivery. and many workers say they work nights because childcare costs for day shifts are too expensive and night pay is often higher. whatever the reason if you are a night worker, how can you make it work for you? helen mckenna joins us now, she is asleep research, thank you for joining us, what impact can night shifts have on the body? one thing

we have to think about is that eve ryo ne we have to think about is that everyone has a body clock. we are programmed to do certain things at certain times, it's notjust convenience and habit, our bodies are programmed to sleep at night and be active and alert during the day. so when we work a night shift we are forced to shift all of our behaviours to the wrong time of day. and that has quite a severe impact on our health and ability to function. if you take a night shift, every aspect of your performance is affected. you are more tired, you are more prone to making mistakes, and it takes more effort to maintain your performance at the level that your performance at the level that you would during the day. and this is compounded then when you have your rest period during the day and your rest period during the day and you are not able to sleep as well because your body is programmed to because your body is programmed to be awake in the day. so over time this can build up a real leap debt.

although we are all different the vast majority of us need about eight hours of sleep in a 2a—hour period, ideally at night. and if your own performance is impaired afterjust a couple of hours of laws, one of the aspects is, your performance doing the night shift and the sleeping during the day but more research is telling us that shift work over a long period of time as profound health impacts so shift workers are more likely to become obese, to get diabetes, cardiovascular incidents and are more likely to get cancer. doctor mckenna if somebody works night shifts can you change your body clock, what tips can you give them? when common misconception is that you can alter your body clock in the 2a—hour period to start a

night shift. but if anyone takes a jet flight to another time and so it ta kes jet flight to another time and so it takes one day per hour shifted and if you are doing a night shift you'll suddenly shifted your clock by 12 hours. so people rotating frequently to night shifts will not be able to adapt their body clock but vella things they can do that will improve their performance in their sleep. the idea may be that if you combine them all together you might actually get benefit from doing more of them at the same time. doctor helen mckenna intensive care doctor and sleep researcher, thank you. in other business stories — the former chief executive of carmaker fiat chrysler, sergio marchionne, has died hospital in zurich aged 66. he was replaced four days ago when his health worsened following complications from surgery. mr marchionne, who was also ferrari's chairman, had led the combined company for more than a decade.

he has been succeeded by briton mike manley, head of the italian american firm's jeep division. itv reported profits and revenues up in the first half of the year boosted by the world cup and love island. at the same time they defended advertising around the reality tv programme. although chief executive carolyn mccall, told the bbc that a "tiny number" of adverts during love island were "not quite right". and they revelaed plans to launch a netflix style streaming business. and american airlines and cathay pacific have become the latest carriers to change how they refer to taiwan online, bowing to pressure from china. beijing set 25july as a deadline for companies and airlines to remove references to taiwan as anything but a chinese territory on their websites. ‘s taiwan has been self—ruling since 19a9 but china regards it as a breakaway province to be one day reunited. before we go, what are the markets thinking about today? top level talks between the usa and the european union on resolving the trade dispute, that's got the

intention of the investors. brent crude oil prices up, following results showing a decline in us crude inventories. and glaxo smith kline may announce results for the second quarter, sales flat, profits are up to 6a0 million pounds. there we re are up to 6a0 million pounds. there were losses in the same period one year earlier. they've announced a major restructuring programme, in an effort to bolster research spending. so keep an eye on that. more business news throughout this afternoon. ben. thank you rachel. looking back on old photos of loved ones we've lost can be hard, but a new project aimed at dealing with grief is encouraging people to revisit their past. asjohn maguire has been finding out. 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 where photographer simon bray meets people at the scene of a favourite and much cherished photo. it's up to you whether you smile or not in the picture. i'll probably smile. 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, where we had spent all these happy years and 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

the project sort of 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 i'll get a shot of you holding the glasses. yeah, i like the glasses. he knew that i liked them as well. so i got them made into, i've got my prescription lenses in it so i can wear them for reading. yeah, great. they are precious. a nice memento to think of him. it's lovely. and simon believes that discussion, even just a chat, is a vital help in dealing with bereavement. i think itjust sort of opens up the conversation about loss, really. it breaks down some of 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 where i feel the real value of the project lies. simon is not recruiting any more people into the project but hopes 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. let's take a look at the weather now with tomasz schafernaker. the heat heatwave goes on but torrential rain do on friday? very hit and miss, not everyone will get downpours and the grandest so dry in many areas that the rain will cause flash flooding in places. but it is turning even hotter in the

next couple of days. it's not impossible that by friday across east anglia we could see temperatures up to 36 celsius. that is about as hot as it gets, this time of year, really. close to record—breaking. in the short term the weather front is still some way away so the weather front is still some way away so we are the weather front is still some way away so we are still feeling the heat across many parts of england, this is not the case in scotland and northern ireland, temperatures here are much lower and it's much more co mforta ble, are much lower and it's much more comfortable, frankly. this is the place to be if you don't want heat. but this is the weather front rearing its head just to the west. it is way to the west of us first thing tomorrow so we are still in this plume of heat, meteorologists often talk of plumes of heat coming in from the south of france and spain and africa. that is what we are seeing now. the weather front is moving very slowly in an easterly direction ahead of it we are getting

that slow movement of extremely hot airoff that slow movement of extremely hot air off france that slow movement of extremely hot airoff france and that slow movement of extremely hot air off france and with the dry gantt and clear skies that is a meteorological recipe for high temperatures. i think we'll hit 35 on thursday, and the low 205 at north and west. it's all about the timing of the weather fronts. they move and look like they will be across the west of the country during friday morning. ahead of it we will probably see some showers developing, some downpours with thunder and lightening and weather clouds and show occur, the temperatures will drop a bit. where we have the sunshine, there will arise so in east anglia if it remains sunny temperatures could get up remains sunny temperatures could get up to 36 degrees and then behind all these downpours and storms, we'll get that rush of atlantic air coming in which will spin across the uk, i am sure many of us are in which will spin across the uk, i am sure many of us are looking forward to that because we've had so many weeks of no rainfall at all.

this is what the weekend looks like. fresh across the north with solskjaer was continuing. still warm in the south—east but it will no longer be the mid—305. it would be closer to what it really should be at this time of year. i am sure many of us will be pleased to hear that. you're watching afternoon live. today: fears the death toll in the greek wild fire tragedy may rise to more than 100. more than 150 are injured. when i was in the house, the fire was going over. i thought i'm not going to make it, this is the end. but prayers were answered. and i managed. dozens of children at a psychiatric hospital in derbyshire we re a psychiatric hospital in derbyshire were drugged before being abused in the 505 and 60. a woman who wants to

divorce her husband on the ground she is unhappy loses her appeal. and