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 50s and 60. a woman who wants to divorce her husband on the ground she is unhappy loses her appeal. and coming up: all the sport with damian. news of a big change in by damian. news of a big change in rugby union, with a major over haul

of the tackle laws to make the game safer. tomasz, that's a good figure? it looks like temperatures could be hitting 36 degrees celsius by the end of the week. in the north—west more fresher and more comfortable. thank you. also coming up: give us a break — after a ten year battle the european court of justice break — after a ten year battle the european court ofjustice has thrown out an appeal by nestle that it owns the rights to the shape of the kit kat. this is afternoon live. it is feared the death toll from the wild fires in greece could be more than 100, making it the worst disaster of

its kind in post war europe. 79 people have known to have died. residents and tourist fled to the sea north—east of athens. several people have been arrested on suspicion of starting the fires deliberately. it isa it is a valley of death. much of the town is a ruin, filled with blackened trees and crumbling walls. for many only the sea view remains. so much of mati is der derelict. many of the residents are discovering they no longer have a home to return to. an entire life

lost, this woman says. adds she surveyed the wreckage, she recalled the night she fled for her life. translation: it's a huge disaster, sparks were falling on my dress and would have set us alight. but he managed to get to the port and stayed there until dawn. there are cou ntless stayed there until dawn. there are countless stories like her, people escaping death in the nick of time. this woman discovered her car was already alight and had to run through the flame s to escape. already alight and had to run through the flame s to escapelj thought through the flame s to escape.” thought i'm not going to make it. this is the end. but prayers were answered. so intense were the fires here they left hotspots which are still burning. emergency teams are trying to make the area safe and as they do so, they're finding more

bodies. no one yet knows exactly how many will be discovered. we are still counting, we haven't found yet all the dead. we're miss being 1a people at least. we don't know how many drowned, because theyjumped into the sea. and we have a big problem to recognise the bodies, because they're burned. this irish couple were on their honey struck. she is in in hospital and her husband is missing. escaping to the beach did save many people's lives. the coastguard pulled hundreds to safety from these shores. residents and tourists alike all wondering whether they would see their homes again. this finnish family were among them. we were caught by the fire. we were surrounded. we had to go into the water and dived there, so we go into the water and dived there, so we didn't burn our hair. we

wapted there so we didn't burn our hair. we wa pted there several so we didn't burn our hair. we wapted there several hours. —— waited. the government's hinted arson may have been a factor, with several fires starting simultaneously. 0ur correspondent gavin lee is in the village of mati. coming to the coast of mati you get a sense of the scorched pine trees, the buildings, those that have survived and those that are damaged and that house in the distance is where most people are reported to have died. 26 people were found together, huddled together. if we see some of the damage here, this for example here was the kavos restau ra nt, for example here was the kavos restaurant, the main hub of the town. and now you can see it is

com pletely town. and now you can see it is completely destroyed. the police are here, firefighters, trying to set up a co—ordination centre. greek media report a0 to 100 people are still missing. in the waters there are still search and rescue boats and teams trying to work out where loved ones are and there are still people in the town, trying to find out where people are. there is a hotel close by where those who have lost their homes, more than a thousand people have gone with need of water and clothing, in need of help and those who were lucky enough, whose homes have survived, have been helping through the night. look at this, look at the destruction to this, look at the destruction to this hotel. the beach over here was the one path where most people moved. the fires came so quickly about five o'clock. they moved five

01’ about five o'clock. they moved five or six hundred people on the beach, trying to escape the smoke. many people went into the water. they waited five to seven hours. the coastguard came and took 50 people ata time coastguard came and took 50 people at a time and four of 7a people confirmed dead drowned. i have spoken to the mayor, who says 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 wild fires in greece in recent times. the other issue is stopping the fires. because in the distance there have been two and three fires starting in the last hour. firefighters are worried now that how dry it is that there could be a second alarm. four people were told as well this morning are being questioned, linked to starting these fires. 15 fires starting at the same time. also at the moment across the

country, there are three days of national mourning. gavin lee with that report. a police report has found evidence that dozens of children at a hospital in derbyshire we re children at a hospital in derbyshire were drugged before being sexually abused. the police say the crimes we re abused. the police say the crimes were committed at aston hall hospital. they said a psychiatrist there would have been interviewed under caution if he was alive today. many say they were stripped and injected with a so—called truth serum. aston hall, some patients described it as pure hell. patients claim they were drugged before being stripped and abused.” claim they were drugged before being stripped and abused. i arrived thinking i was going to a hospital and an escape route from the remand home. i went from hell to

armageddon. dr kenneth milner ran the hospital from 19a7 until the armageddon. dr kenneth milner ran the hospitalfrom19a7 until the mid 70s. she is accused of injecting children with truth serum, a now discredited drug, before abusing them. police say they recorded 115 witness statements. 65 people claimed they were abused over three decades. for them the report is significant. this is a massive day, after a6 years, make that 48 years of after 46 years, make that 48 years of battling to be believed... it's a life—changing experience. but they can't replace your childhood and ta ke can't replace your childhood and take away the years of pain, flash backs, unanswered questions. saying why haven't i met somebody else that this happened to. the agencies who

contributed to the review acknowledge the pain and distress suffered by those who have now bravely come forward to report they we re bravely come forward to report they were abused at aston hall. and by those who may for whatever reason be unable to do so. dr milner died in 1975. in the report the police say that if he were alive today, he would be questioned over allegations including rape and child cruelty. 0ur correspondent is in ripley in derbyshire. decades of cruelty. but the man behind it is dead. what is hoped this report will achieve?” think it will achieve two things. it will achieve some measure of justification or closure for the victims. we must remember that the police have identified 65 victims who leave believe they were drugged,

put ina who leave believe they were drugged, put in a straightjacket and sexually and physically assaulted by dr milner. so a sense they have been validated in what they have been saying for years. the first allegations about this hospital came forward in 2011. there were a series of others going back to 2016 and it was only then when there was a major press campaign that the operation was launched. here we are today. what is also likely to happen is this is likely to give new impetus to those trying to claim damages and compensation from the health authorities for the abuse they suffered. but it is also worth noting that the safeguarding board here in derbyshire has been looking at this and has been quick and keen to say there are no process —— now processes in place to safeguard children which would mean this kind

of thing could never happen again. we know dr kenneth milner died in 1975. would he have died knowing there were these allegations against him? well, as we heard earlier, it appears that the first allegations we re appears that the first allegations were only made public in 2011 and only first taken to the police. 0thers followed. so it seems that dr milner probably didn't know that these allegations had been made about him. at the time, it didn't seem to the victims involved, to the children, that there was a route to make these allegations, to make these complaints and disclose what happened. but what we know now is according to the police, were he still alive now, there is enough evidence for him to be interviewed under caution about a series of

offences — rape, indecent assault and child cruelty. but he will never face justice. thank you. british and irish government ministers have met for their first conference in irish government ministers have met for theirfirst conference in more than a decade. the last meeting was before the dup and sinn fein agreed they would share power at stormont. the minister stressed with brexit leaving without a deal was not desirable. to unionists in northern ireland and anywhere, they have nothing to fear from a british/irish conference. it is an agreed structure as part of the good friday agreement and it is clear 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 they can work and function, which they aren't doing today. our correspondent is at westminster for us. it is all very well saying we need to protect this thing, but this thing isn't working at the moment? yes and even though they're having this meeting in a different format, it is difficult to see any new idea to break the deadlock. the people who met, the northern ireland secretary, the irish justice northern ireland secretary, the irishjustice minister, northern ireland secretary, the irish justice minister, and northern ireland secretary, the irishjustice minister, and theresa may's no 2—2 met in different formats and discussed the difficulties at stormont, but none of the formats have come up with anything to break the deadlock. we have yet to see. they have been talking about brexit and meeting the break the deadlock secretary dominic raab. he has a keen interest in the

subject, as the irish republic has a land subject, as the irish republic has a [and border with the uk. here is what he saying. unionists have nothing to fear from a british/irish intergovernmental conference. it is an agreed structure that both governments have signed up to as pa rt of governments have signed up to as part of good friday agreement. 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 aren't doing today. in that contribution the irish foreign minister addressed unionist concerns. some think this conference maybe a vehicle for increased meddling, as they would see it, by dublin. nationalists think it could inject momentum into the process. but i don't think anybody is expecting a break through until later in the year. thank you

very much. you're watching afternoon live. the headlines: rescuers search for dozens missing after deadly wild fires in greece. police say they have found evidence more than 60 children were abused at a children's home in derbyshire. a woman who says she is stuck in an unhappy marriage loses her supreme court appeal to be granted a divorce. we will have more on that in a moment. in sport: a change to the tackling the laws in by change to the tackling the laws in rugby union as the authorities try to make the sport safer. two britons remain neck and neck in the tour de france, as the race reaches the mountains. and serena williams says she has suffered discrimination at the hands of doping officials after

being repeatedly tested for drugs. i will have more at half past. the supreme court has dismissed the case ofa supreme court has dismissed the case of a woman who wants to divorce her court. judges have suggested that parliament should consider changing the law. her husband disputed that their relationship had broken down. the ruling means the couple must stay married. i'm joined by a divorce lawyer. this makes things very awkward for the couple involved. but essentially what the judges said is that with the heavy heart they brought is in ruling, but they think the law needs changing. yes, absolutely. there has been a lot of campaigns for the law to change. at the moment there is one ground for divorce, that the

marriage has broken down. two of those facts are based on one person making allegations. so a fault—based divorce. if those... making allegations. so a fault—based divorce. if those. .. that is adultery? adultery or unreasonable behaviour. she had petitioned on unreasonable behaviour. the court found there wasn't enough to prove that mr 0wens had behaved unreasonably. so the party has to wait until they have been separated for a number of years. wait until they have been separated fora number of years. in wait until they have been separated for a number of years. in mrs 0wens case she could rely on two years and consent. but mr 0wns won't agree. so she has to wait five years. do you come across many cased where one member of the couple doesn't want the divorce to go through? and what difficulties does that create? the divorce to go through? and what difficulties does that create7m the divorce to go through? and what difficulties does that create? it is rare to be honest with you. that is what we called a defended divorce andi what we called a defended divorce and i mean i have been doing this for ten years and come across one defended divorce. so it is rare.

when it does happen the other party needs to wait for at least five yea rs before needs to wait for at least five years before they can get out of an unhappy marriage. the difficulty looking at this is one can only imagine their relationship now after today's ruling. through any divorce you want to keep things amicable. yes and particularly where there is children involved. the law means that generally unless there has been a period of separation, one party will need to make allegations against the other. which makes things more acrimonious and when there is children that conflict isn't helpful. no fault divorce exists in other countries. we don't have that? no. there are many countries that have no fault divorce. america and australia have it. but it is something that we don't have here and a lot of organisations are petitioning to try and get parliament to change. what about the issue of mediation, aren't

divorced couples to go through mediation before it gets into the courts? yes, absolutely. mediation is commonly used by parties and it is commonly used by parties and it is encouraged by the courts and it is encouraged by the courts and it is used to deal usually with the financial side and arrangements for children. sometimes the grounds for divorce and the fact can be discussed at mediation. but usually it deals with finances and children and doesn't come into effect that much here. difficult for any lawyer to try and discuss things with a couple if they're not really talking to each other? yes, it does cause difficulties for us. my advice to every client is to try to keep things amicable. it means the separation will be more straight forward and go through more smoothly. ly the call from the judges for a change in the law, what would be a suitable law? what is being campaigned for is for a

no—fault divorce so a party could petition for divorce without that period of separation. in the current situation, allegations need to be raised, if one party doesn't agree, the divorce can't go through unless they have been separated for a period. in the no—fault divorce is in place, they can petition sooner without the conflict that the allegations would raise zblchlts.“ you have one of the couple not wanting to talk, the relationship isn't going to go far. mr owns said he doesn't want a divorce. but i wonder what benefit will come from no divorce over the next few years. mr 0wens doesn't want to be in the relationship. were you surprised by the ruling today? i wasn't surprised, because thejudges the ruling today? i wasn't surprised, because the judges were following the law and that is all they could do, apply the law that is

is. a lot ofjudges said they think the law should be changed, but they're hands are tied. and you share that frustration? yes. thank you. five men are due in court after a suspected acid attack on a three—year—old boy in worcestershire. three men from london and two from wolverhampton are due before kidderminster magistrates. the met office said friday could be the hottestjuly day on record before thunder storms mark the peak of the heat wave. the heat is causing problems for the vulnerable and the frail and the elderly. 0ur correspondent is in knaresborough. the fine weather is being enjoyed by a lot of people.

this is the river nidd with people out on the boats. some of the advice has been accused of being a bit nanny state, but for people who look after the elderly, they say the advice is needed. gin and tonic? if only it were true, it was early for ag&tatthis only it were true, it was early for a g & t at this care home in harrogate. but the serious point was to keep residents hydrated as the weather gets hotter. keep inside and come out either early in the morning or in the afternoon. you're advised a lwa ys or in the afternoon. you're advised always to drink a great deal and it's rather a nuisance in that way, but of course it is lovely to see the sun. we are encouraging residents to get up earlier, get out into the garden. some have suggested national weather advice has been patronising, but for older people it

is seen as sensible. if we don't drink enough, which old people don't wa nt drink enough, which old people don't want the drink, its can cause infections, which can then cause hospital admissions, so we have to try and avoid all that by sitting and telling them and encouraging them. so the advice for hot weather is not nanny state? no, some old people just won't do if. especially if you're on your own. you won't think to get up and get that drink. in the countryside of yorkshire this is what some of the rivers look like. the upper reaches have nothing in them. if you look closer at the river bank, you can see the debris, it shows where the water got to in the spring. where it is left is how high the water got. compare that to now and the difference is extraordinary. mile after mile of the river bed is dry. lot of rain will have to fall to get the water

flowing again. this is in my memory like in 76, the horse flies are as bad and the ground is parched. it did rain last week. but it hasn't affected things much. there is a bit ofa rain affected things much. there is a bit of a rain in the forecast, but its will be hit and miss. by friday we have showers coming in, some heavy rain, behinds that it is fresher for the weekend. how about this, if you have had enough of your lawn looking like brown scrub lands, artificial surfaces are being rolled out. if you really want the green, green, man made grass of home! tomorrow, we will have a special programme on this spell of hot weather. called feeling the heat and will look at the impact and the causes of the heat wave that is affecting

countries around the world. that is tomorrow at 8.30. now reports in the us say the pop singer demi lavato is being treated in hospital after a suspected drug overdose. the 25—year—old has struggled with substance abuse for many years. our correspondent reports. # momma, i'm so sorry, i'm not sober anymore. demi lovato has always been honest about the issues she's faced during her career. her struggles with alcohol and drugs. # i'm so sorry i'm not sober any more. the singer is currently being treated at a los angeles hospital, according to media reports she was found at her home following a suspected drugs overdose.

her spokesperson says lovato is awake and with her family and wished to thank everyone for their love, prayers and support. that support has been both from fans and from fellow entertainment figures. lady gaga said she was so happy that demi was alive. ellen degeneres said she was sending her love to her and her family. ariana grande's message to demi lovato was simply, i love you. part of demi lovato's appeal to herfans has been her honesty about her imperfections. in 2016, she spoke out about the times that she felt she'd had to seek professional help. like millions of americans, i am living with mental illness. but i'm lucky. i have the resources and support to get treatment at a top facility. unfortunately, too many americans from all walks of life don't get help either because they fear the stigma or cannot afford treatment. untreated mental illness can lead to devastating consequences, including suicide, substance abuse and long—term medical issues.

using her experiences to try to help others has gained her a huge degree of support. her tens of millions of fans across the globe are wishing her well. # i'm sorry that i'm here again. # i promise i'll get help. # it wasn't my intention, i'm sorry to myself. lizo mzimba, bbc news. now the weather forecast and tomasz is here. that is quite a high figure? yes it is closer to what we would expect in the mediterranean. i wa nt to would expect in the mediterranean. i want to make a point of that value, it isa want to make a point of that value, it is a very small part of the country that could get that temperature by the end of the week, by friday in east anglia. it could

be the case its maybe a fraction higher or a bit lower. it is difficult predicting the high values. sometimes we get a breeze or a shower and the temperature can drop. we're only talking about the south—east for many of these days. it wasn't that long ago it was scotla nd it wasn't that long ago it was scotland where it was hot and it was not as hot here. what is going on?” will try and simplify it. when we had the high temperatures in scotland, the wind was blowing out of the east and coming out of the continent, central europe, it was hot air. that air was moving across the north sea, which is cooler. many folks on the north sea coast including london were getting a bit ofa including london were getting a bit of a breeze off the sea. that hot air moved overland and started to

become stagnant across scotland, northern ireland and wales and the sun was strong and heated that air up sun was strong and heated that air up again. as topography is involved, so it is complicated. but it was a very different thing. now we have the heat coming from the south and thatis the heat coming from the south and that is when, in these situations, when we get the really high temperatures, the hot air coming from spain and north western africa. we have been running a report suggesting there are thunder storms on their way for the end of the week. but you don't know where they're going to hit? yes, we are starting to see signs of the weather front that will be responsible for the change in this pattern that we are seeing now. so this is a weather front in the atlantic that will swing our way and behind it the blue arrows indicate the fresher air. ahead of it the arrows are coming from africa. but the hot air is

skirting east anglia and the south—east and eastern england. this is where the highest temperatures will be. a lot of us are hoping for the cool air to come in, but, yes the cool air to come in, but, yes the forecast is for thunder storms to be hit and miss. the other problem is that when we get big thunder storms after and down pours after the ground is so hard and scorched and dry, a lot of water i’u ns scorched and dry, a lot of water runs off and into the streets and we get flash flooding. so we don't want to see huge down pours, because that will cause problems as well. in the short term, it is turning even hotter across east anglia and the south—east, for many of us, that is not good news, 35, 30 6 degrees, it doesn't really make a difference, it doesn't really make a difference, it is way too hot for some of us. a

large chunk of the country is in that dry weather, the heat keeps pumping in, i will show you what the temperatures are around about 7pm today, still around 30 in london, said today is not the hottest day, we're not getting those mid—30s, and much fresher in glasgow, edinburgh, belfast, temperatures in the low 20s, and the low 20s at 7pm in scotla nd 20s, and the low 20s at 7pm in scotland and northern ireland, that is pretty good. this is the weather front rearing its head to the west of ireland. from southjune author, that gives you an indication of where the hot—air is coming bash macro coming up from them self up to the north. the winds are coming off the north. the winds are coming off the sea, that is why belfast is not so high temperatures, more pleasant year, but well the 30s across a

large chunk of england and possibly wales will be approaching if not exceeding 30 degrees as well. finally, as we head to the weekend, we start to see those coming through. ahead of it, we get home—grown showers, very much dependent on what sort of temperatures we get. 36 for norwich, could be a degree or so either way. but we want the rainfall, many of us across the south have not seen a lot of rainfall in a short space of time, who believe 55 days of rain not falling in some areas. 0nce time, who believe 55 days of rain not falling in some areas. once that weather front moves through friday night into saturday, temperatures will drop by 10 degrees in london, but still around 25 degrees. yes, the heat wave is across the

south—east and eastern parts of anglia, it will expand through other parts of the country tomorrow and friday, so even yorkshire is likely to exceed 30 degrees, and then as we go into the weekend that fresher air already in place in scotland and northern ireland will flood the country and it will feel a lot, a lot, lot fresher. this is bbc news, our latest headlines. the search is continuing for people missing after the wildfires near athens, which killed at least 80 people. officials fear the number of dead could rise to more than 100, which would make it the deadliest disaster of its kind in post—war europe. a police investigation into a former hospital — aston hall — in derbyshire has found evidence that — between the 1950s and 1970s — more than 60 children were given so—called truth drugs, before being sexually and physically abused. the inquiry spoke to more than 100 witnesses —

many of whom said they were stripped, put in a heavyjacket and injected with a truth serum. a supreme court has said, the ruling means in effect the couple must stay married until 2020. now the sport with damianjohnson. the issue of safety in rugby union and attempts to make it safer. if you bear in mind the players are bigger, stronger, faster than ever before, the collisions are more intense, more brutal than they have ever been. the authorities have moved today to tinker with the laws ona moved today to tinker with the laws on a trial basis at least make the game safe, particularly in relation to head injury suffered in the tackle. let's show you how things are going to change specifically. 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 lower, but significant in terms of protecting the ball carrier in the collision. earlier i spoke to our rugby union reporter chris jones to gauge his thoughts. that could be one of the positive repercussions, i suppose, that could be one of the positive repercussions, isuppose, in that could be one of the positive repercussions, i suppose, in the short term there will be a little bit of pain for maybe some long—term gain. players and coaches and referees will have to adapt very quickly, and just to reiterate, this is only for the rfu championship cup competition. the championship league asa competition. the championship league as a whole is still being played with the traditional laws if you like. there will be a real bedding in period from week to week, it will ta ke in period from week to week, it will take a federative getting used to, but given the sensitivities around dangers in rugby union at the moment something like this is certainly worth trialling. interesting to see how it works in the second tier cup competition next season. sports men and women are used to the

idea of drug testing, but serena williams has had a go at the way it is carried out. strong words from serena williams. by common consent considered the greatest woman player of all time. she has accused anti—doping authorities of discrimination after being 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 pregnancy of the tests but has added she is happy to do whatever she can to keep the sport clean. this is what she posted on social media. clear macro

the new arsenal boss unai emery says he wants to club to feel ‘like home' for mesut ozil following his row with the german fa. ozil retired from international football this week, citing "racism and disrespect" after he was photographed with the controversial president erdogan of turkey. he's now on a pre—season tour of singapore with arsenal, and has the support of both his team mates and manager. asa team, as a team, we support him here, we try to make sure he feels good, you can train and perform at his best. that is all we can do, and obviously his decision is his decision and we have to respect it, everybody should respect it. he explained his decision, here we need to help him. for us, he has helped all the players and we will help mesut ozil

to feel here with us like his home. let's have a look at some other football lines, and steve bruce is expected to meet aston villa's new owners today as reports continue 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 his coaching career. under bruce, villa lost the championship play—off final to fulham in may. everton have completed the signing of the richarlison from watford. the deal for the brazilian forward could be worth up to £50 million. just time to tell you that stage 17 of the tour de france has just got under way — geraint thomas is still in the leader's yellowjersey, one minute 39 seconds ahead of defending champion chris froome. you can follow it live on the bbc sport website. that's all the sport for now. more in an hour. they wanted a break, but they

haven't got one. nestle has spent more than a decade trying to protect the fourth finger check across the european union but earlier today judges check across the european union but earlier todayjudges in check across the european union but earlier today judges in luscombe bird agreed with the —— in luxembourg agreed that the ship was not distinctive enough. fiona trott said as this update from nestle bosna kit kat factory in york. piller this is all about the shape ofa piller this is all about the shape of a kit kat, 1 billion of them are bridges at nestle's factory at york, you can smell melted chocolate in the air. nestle have always argued that forefinger check was unique to them. in fact 12 years ago it had an eu wide trademark but back then cadbury schweppes turnround, they said we disagree with that, in fact they produce their own forefinger to chocolate treat in denmark but it took until 20 16th of the european court ofjustice to decide that no, it wasn't distinctive enough, there was a test in four european

countries, and that shape was not unique. it went to an appeal and thatis unique. it went to an appeal and that is why today the european court has turned around and said we agree with that original decision, it is not distinctive enough, it cannot have this eu wide trademark. there isa have this eu wide trademark. there is a little caveat though, the trademark office based in spain may have to go back and look at these details again, but essentially the court has dismissed that original legal argument, which has been going on for 11 years. we can now speak to oliver tidman, of tidman legal, an edinburgh law firm specialising in intellectual property. thank you forjoining us. it is difficult to trademark a 3—d object, but it has happened before, and chocolate, one thinks of toblerone, walnut whips, it is possible to

trademark these things, isn't it? that is correct, toblerone have a trademark for the shape of the packaging, and it just trademark for the shape of the packaging, and itjust shows you these businesses that are particularly in the confectionery and food and drink industry, they are looking to associate the packaging with the product. so consumers are no longer looking at just the logo or the brand name. it is the actual feel, the shape, of the goods themselves they are latching onto. not only latching onto, people are spending a lot of money trying to protect these things, this has been going on for a decade, why is it so important for companies to protect what is a fairly basic shape, a kit kat? this dispute has been going on for years. with the rival cadbury. obviously, nestle, a big manufacturer of confectionery and it shows you the length that brand owners will go to protect the intellectual property,

specifically the branding. what are they most worried about, because the taste, and what goes into it obviously are protected? there is another chocolate bar in europe that has a another chocolate bar in europe that hasa similar another chocolate bar in europe that has a similar shape to it, but in this country for example we all know what a kit kat is, there doesn't seem to be anything like it. that's right but it is all about protecting the investment. they spend williams of pounds on advertising and the actual product and packaging, and it is all about protecting their market share in the confectionery world. cadbury being the main rival, they need to ensure they keep ahead of the competition. verlaat of kit kat will remain the same because it is totally unique and it is protected, isn't it? that's right, the actual shape that nestle were looking for, the forefinger kit kat, which a lot

of uk consumers are aware of obviously, it stems from nestle, but there are a lot of other confectionery brands that also have finger elements to them. nestle were not able to demonstrate they have this distinctive shape in other countries. ireland was one of them. quite interesting looking at the background to some of this, london taxis, we all think an iconic shape, but even they are not actually able to be trademarked? that's right. we are going along the lines of a lot of businesses are adopting what i call nontraditional trademarks, smells is another one, notjust shapes, but smells and colours. there is actually a trademark registration for freshly cut grass for tennis balls. sorry, did i miss that? for tennis balls, yes. there

isa that? for tennis balls, yes. there is a trademark for that. there is also a is a trademark for that. there is alsoa uk is a trademark for that. there is also a uk registered trademark for flights on darts, which are coated in strong, better smelling beer. there are some quite unique trademarks out there that have managed to successfully overcome this distinctiveness test, which is required to register a trademark in the uk. you have come up with a couple of daft ones there, is there another example? also the smell of raspberries for fuel engine oil. sorry? yes, so these are all what i call nontraditional trademarks. a lot of companies will protect their brand, their brand name, their logo, but we are going down the route of nontraditional, so colour marks,

sent and packaging. is that it for nestle or could they fight this further? i think that is it for now, but it just shows further? i think that is it for now, but itjust shows you, it is being re—examined now by the eu ipo, so they could still go through, but it looks unlikely, even today's dismissed appeal. so they are having a break. they are having a break in bede and i think they will be for some time. great to talk to you, thank you so much for your time. you are watching afternoon live. there's been a bomb attack on a polling station in pakistan, as millions of voters cast their ballot in the country's general election. the blast — in the city of quetta — has killed more than 30 people. pakistan's election has been marred by concerns about fraud, violence and interference by the armed forces. our correspondent secunder kermani reports from islamabad. the aftermath of another

deadly attack in pakistan. a suicide bomber from the islamic state group apparently blew himself up close to this police vehicle outside a polling station. translation: we got down on the ground, most people started running. after ten minutes when the chaos was over, we started picking up the injured. we carried them into private vehicles, as ambulances had not arrived yet. elsewhere, in the country voting has been passing off peacefully. cricketer turned politician imran khan is one of the frontrunners, but it is expected to be a tight race. translation: i am a player who played different matches in different grounds for 21 years and as long as the last ball is not hit, i will not accept victory. and i pray that god make happen whatever is good for my country. the other leading contender is nawaz sharif from the pnm party.

which has been in power for the past five years. he stepped in to lead the party after his brother, the former prime minister, was sentenced to ten years in jail by an anti—corruption court. translation: i appealto the nation to come out to polling stations, cast votes and change the destiny of pakistan and make it a great, prosperous and progressive country. make it great in its real meaning. the campaign has been overshadowed by allegations that behind—the—scenes, pakistan's powerful military are trying to ensure the plm moves and imran khan wins — though both he and the army deny that. this has been a polarised campaign, and whoever ends up forming the next government, will face the challenge of uniting the country as well as tackling a growing economic crisis. the polls are set to close in an hour and we should have an idea of the results by the end of the night. rachel home is here

with the business news. she has nearly finished it (!) first a look at the headlines on afternoon live. rescuers search for survivors in the deadliest fires in greece. a woman who says she is stuck in an unhappy marriage loses her supreme court appeal to be granted a divorce. no brake for kit kat, the european court ofjustice has thrown out an appeal by the chocolate bar maker, nestle, which argued it owns the forefinger chocolate shape. today's judgment brings an end to the protected status. how much interest

are you learning on your savings account? chances are, not much, especially if the account has been open for some time. the regulator, the fca, is threatening to force banks to set an minimum interest rate, to protect long sermon savers, some who are earning as little as 0.05%. ryanair says it is cutting its dublin —based fleet to 2a planes, putting 300 jobs at risk. this explains will instead transferred to the carriers polish airline. a downturn in bookings and partly as a result of rolling irish strikes by pilots. you are talking about the political status of taiwan. what is that about?l about the political status of taiwan. what is that about? a story we have discussed before, you remember earlier in the year, this time in connection with gap and taiwan. gap apologised for a t—shirt they made which they said had a map of china on it and china complain

because it only included mainline kaymer, not some disputed territories including taiwan. taiwan has been a self ruling place since 19a9, but china views it as a breakaway province which one they will be reunited with china, and to support that they took a stand against airlines who on their online booking form is sometimes referred to taiwan as not being chinese or not listing taiwan and then china after it, they say airlines by today, 25th of july, after it, they say airlines by today, 25th ofjuly, had to remove any reference to taiwan on their online booking forms, which made it sound like it wasn't part of the china entity. let's go to the us and speak to paul blake, our new york business reporter — paul start byjust explaining this political situation to us... we are talking about the three biggest us air carriers changing their online booking websites to reflect china's demands that taiwan

not be listed as an independent country. this goes back to 1949 and the chinese civil war when what is now forces had established taiwan we re now forces had established taiwan were fighting the chinese communists, who were pushing taiwan back. china has long maintained it is part of the mainland, it was essentially waiting to reunify. these demands came earlier this year, i believe in april, the whitehouse responded to the demands in may, calling them orwellian. but the airlines were given untiljuly 25, that is today, they have now reflected that change here at the last minute. which airlines have reacted ? last minute. which airlines have reacted? we are talking about delta airlines, american, and cathay pacific, the hong kong airline as well, and united airlines in pacific, the hong kong airline as well, and united air lines in the us. coming here at the last minute on the deadline but other airlines including british airways, the fans, they have changed their website in past couple of weeks. they have

watched the market closely watched what demands china has made of other companies will stop gap fell foul of chinese authorities for their t—shirt design that did not reflect the way that china wanted taiwan to be perceived, and mariette fell foul of chinese authorities were not lifting taiwan in what —— not listing taiwan in the proper manner. paul, what is going on with the cheering in the background? there is a big ipo involving a clean energy company today, that is why there are a lot more people around in this life position, that is why uses people moving through the friend this morning. well handled. we will speak to you again tomorrow, thank you. itv, good figures. profits up, reve nu es itv, good figures. profits up, revenues up, itv, good figures. profits up, revenues up, £265 million up from

259, revenues at 8% porte £1.5 billion, advertising sales up 2%, gross and online at a8%. itv have said economic uncertainty is still a factor they are concerned about, but what has been pushing this has been the world cup and love island, the reality tv show. itv say they are considering launching their own streaming service. we can hear from caroline mccall, itv‘s chief executive. there are a whole range of things to invest in our broadcast business. we have a studio business, a great growth engine, we expect to do more of that, and then we are setting up a new way of making money, which is we have so many fans, and those fans want to spend more time with us and want to spend money with us, and so we're largely going to do what we call a direct consumer business, and that relies ona consumer business, and that relies on a lot of data and analytics and we are investing in that too. that was the chief executive of itv,

carolyn mccall. the markets? the european indices all being pulled down a bit by the auto sector. fiat chrysler, their boss, he was their boss until four days ago, sergio marchionne, he passed away, we have that news confirmed just a few hours ago. he was replaced four days ago after there was complications with surgery, by a briton, after there was complications with surgery, bya briton, mike after there was complications with surgery, by a briton, mike manley, who was president of thejeep division. he had to give the company's division. he had to give the compa ny‘s result and division. he had to give the company's result and i was quite a heavy fall in profit. the shares are down about 10% at the moment, i have also put up brent crude because the price of oil is up, we had an infa ntry of price of oil is up, we had an infantry of crude supplies in the states and they have less than they thought they did, which is why the price is up. that is the way round it works! if you're sure! i think so. we have an hour to be doubly

sure. i will check it, i suppose! now the weather with tomasz schafernaker. the heat will be quite exhausting for some of us i think tomorrow in the south and central parts of the uk. temperatures could peak in the mid—30s, but the good news is that we are also forecasting some showers towards the end of the week. these temperatures are pretty extreme for our part of the world, not quite a record forjuly. thejuly 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, temperatures around 7pm will still be around 30 in london, mid 20s in liverpool and a lot more present abu dhabi pleasant around scotland and northern ireland, temperatures in the mid—20s. bashar macro in the low

20s. mid—20s. bashar macro in the low 205. a mid—20s. bashar macro in the low 20s. a very warm and humid night in the south, early—morning temperatures will be in the high teens, glasgow, belfast, new costil should be around 11 to 13 degrees —— newcastle. thursday, quite possibly the hottest day of the heat this week. the winds are very light, and they are coming off the continent here. this is what we need to be approaching those fantastic values of 3a, 30 5 degrees that we don't see all that often, 30 degrees easily across yorkshire, but a big difference here in northern ireland, around 22 celsius. whether france will be moving in the atlantic. this is of course for many of us good news, we need some rain, we haven't had rain for such along news, we need some rain, we haven't had rain for such a longtime, particularly across eastern and southern areas. these are thunderstorm so they will be hit and miss, there will be downpours around, a lot of water, potential for flash flooding, but even in the south on friday, temperatures

getting up to 31,30 5 south on friday, temperatures getting up to 31, 30 5 degrees celsius but a lot fresher across north—western parts where we have that atlantique air coming in. friday night into saturday, it looks as though that were the front reaches eastern part of the uk, something we haven't seen in a long time, and those temperatures will finally be climbing down to just a little above the average for the time of year in london. hello, i'm simon mccoy. today at 3pm, dozens of children at a psychiatric hospital in derbyshire we re psychiatric hospital in derbyshire were drugged before being sexually abused in the 50s, 60s and 70s. police say a doctor would have been interviewed for rape and child cruelty if he were alive. 77 crimes we re cruelty if he were alive. 77 crimes were recorded including physical and sexual abuse. it was important for the police to investigate despite knowing from the outset the doctor had died. it was they blacked out room, it was closed and it was dark.

fears that the death toll in the greek wildfire tragedy may rise to more than 100, the deadliest disaster of its kind in post—war europe, with more than 150 injured. a woman who wants to divorce her husband on the grounds she is unhappy loses her appeal. supreme courtjudges said they unhappy loses her appeal. supreme court judges said they found unhappy loses her appeal. supreme courtjudges said they found the ruling very troubling but they can't change the law. coming up, or the spot with damian johnson. guest, a significant change to the tackle laws in rugby union. in an attempt to reduce head injuries and make the sport safer. thank you. and with the weather forecast, it's tomas. sport safer. thank you. and with the weatherforecast, it's tomas. it looks like temperatures could hit 36 celsius by the end of the week across east anglia but, of course, in the north—west of the country, nothing like it, a lot fresher and more comfortable. thank you. also

coming up, scientists reveal the findings of a mission to probe whether water is present on mars. hello. i'm simon mccoy. a police report has found evidence that dozens report has found evidence that d oze ns of report has found evidence that dozens of children at a hospital in derbyshire were drugged before being sexually abused. police say the crimes were committed at aston hall hospital in the 1950s, 60s and 70s, and they say kenneth milner, a psychiatrist, would have been questioned under caution if he was alive today. enquiries about more than 100 witnesses, many of whom said they were stripped and injected with a so—called truth serum. aston hall psychiatric hospital in

derbyshire, described by some patients is pure hell. people who we re patients is pure hell. people who were patients is joking patients is pure hell. people who were patients isjoking claimed they we re were patients isjoking claimed they were dropped into a zombie—like state before being stripped and abused. —— patients as children.” thought it would be an escape route from the remand home and i went from health to armageddon or the other way round, i'm not sure. doctor kenneth milner ran the hospital from 19a7 until the mid—19 70s. he is accused of injecting children with truth serum, a now discredited drug, before sexually abusing them. derbyshire police say they recorded 115 witness statements, and 65 people claimed they were abused at aston hall over three decades. for them, today's report is significant. this is a massive day. after a6 yea rs, a8 yea rs, this is a massive day. after a6 years, a8 years, of battling to be

believed, it's a life changing experience. but they can't replace your childhood or take away the yea rs of your childhood or take away the years of pain, flashbacks, u na nswered years of pain, flashbacks, unanswered questions, lying there and saying, why haven't i met somebody else it's happened to?“ important that the safeguarding agencies who contributed to the review acknowledge the pain and distress suffered over many years by now those who have come forward to report they were abused at aston hall between the 19505 and 705. and by those who may, for whatever reason, be unable to do so. doctor milner died in 1975. in the report, derbyshire police say, if he were alive today, he would be questioned over allegations including rape and child cruelty. angus crawford brought us this update from ripley in derbyshire. police have identified 65 christians who believe they were dropped, but in a

straitjacket and then sexually and physically assaulted. —— 65 victims. for them, potentially a sense been validated in what they have been saying for years because the first allegations about this hospital came forward in 2011. there were a series of others, going back to 2016. it was only then, with a major press campaign, that this operation was launched, and here we are today. what is also likely to happen if this is likely to give new impetus to those who are trying to claim damages and compensation from the health authorities for the abuse they suffered, for the abuse they say should never have happened to them if they'd been properly supervised. but it's also worth noting today that the safeguarding board in derbyshire have been looking closely at this and have been very quick and clean to say that there are no processes in place to safeguard children which would

mean that this kind of thing would never happen and could never happen again. we know that kenneth milner died in 1975. would he have died knowing there were these allegations against him? well, as we heard earlier, it appears the first allegations were only made public in 2011, were first taken to the police then. others followed in 2012, 2013 and finally in 2016, so it seems dr milner probably didn't know these allegations had been made about him. at the time, it didn't seem to the victims involved that there was a route to make these allegations, to make these complaints, to disclose what terrible things have happened to them, but what we know now is, according to the police, were he still alive now, there is enough evidence for him to be interviewed under caution about a series of offences, rape, indecent assault and

child cruelty, but he will never face justice. i've child cruelty, but he will never facejustice. i've got child cruelty, but he will never face justice. i've got some breaking news for you, coming from mars. it's coming from rome, actually, a news conference is under way. they've announced that there is a huge, 12 mile wide leg of liquid water beneath the southern ice cap of mars. —— a 12 mile wide lake of liquid water. it's the first time a large, stable body of liquid water has been discovered on the planet. depending on where and how you look, you can find plenty of water on mars, that's the clear notification they have just announced. we have been told, and mars is now cold, barren and dry, but it used to be warm and wet. it was home to plenty of liquid water. but we are going back 3.6 alien years ago. that's quite a time ago! scientists say

they are eager to find signs of contemporary water because scientists want to know if life formed on mars in the ancient past all, this is crucial, it might persist today. being able to access water sources could also help humans survive on a future trip to the neighbouring planet. a momentous announcement, really, that scientists have found a huge, 12 mile wide lake of liquid water beneath the southern ice cap of mars. as i say, the first time that a large, stable body of liquid water has been discovered on mars, ever. we'll have more from mars a little later. you are watching afternoon live. it's feared the death toll from the wildfires in greece could be more than 100, the worst disaster of its kind in post—war europe. 80

people are known to have died and rescue teams are searching for those who are still missing, after residents and tourists fled to the sea to escape flames around the resort of mati, north—east of athens. several people have been arrested on suspicion of starting the fire deliberately. it is a valley of death. the fire raced through these woods towards the town of mati, leaving a scorched wasteland behind it. much of the town is now a ghostly, ash ruin filled with blackened trees and crumbling walls. for many, only the sea view remains. so much of mati is completely derelict now, full of houses that will have to be demolished before this town can rebuild. many of its residents are discovering they no longer have a home to return to. this woman is one of them. an entire life lost, she says. as she surveyed the wreckage of what was once her kitchen, she recalled the night she fled for her life. translation: it's a huge disaster.

sparks were falling on my dress and would have set us alight but we managed to get down to the port in time and stayed there until dawn. there are countless stories like hers in these hills. people escaping death in the nick of time. susan stephos, a british expat, saw the fire coming and discovered her car was already alight. she had to run through the flames to escape. 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. so intense were the fires here, they left hotspots which are still burning. emergency teams are trying to make this area safe and as they do so they are finding more bodies. no—one yet knows exactly how many will be discovered. we are still counting, because we didn't get all the dead. we are missing 1a people at least and we don't know how many have

drowned because they jumped in the sea and it was very windy. also we have a very big problem to recognise the bodies because they are burnt. this irish couple were on their honeymoon when the fires struck. zoe holohan is now in hospital. her husband brian o'callaghan—westropp is missing. escaping to the beach did save many people's lives. the coast guard eventually pulled hundreds to safety from these shores. residents and tourists alike all wondering whether they'd see their homes again. this finnish family was among them. we were caught by fire, we were surrounded. we had to go into the water and dive there so that we didn't burn our hair and heads and we waited there for several hours. the government has hinted that arson may have been a factor, with several fires starting at once. but its first priority is housing the homeless,

treating the injured and recovering the dead. richard lister, bbc news. the supreme court has dismissed the case of a woman who wants to divorce her husband of a0 years. the judges have suggested parliament should look at changing the law. tini owens filed for divorce in 2015 but hugh owens disputed that their relationship had broken down. previous hearings had rejected her case and today's result means the couple must stay married. i'm joined by clive coleman. this is a strange case, and the judges themselves were quite uncomfortable with their ruling. i don't think i've ever seen a supreme court ruling where so many of thejudges had a supreme court ruling where so many of the judges had so a supreme court ruling where so many of thejudges had so many a supreme court ruling where so many of the judges had so many misgivings about upholding the current law. lord wilson, who gave the judgment for the majority, he said that he found it, he was doing it with great

reluctance, and baroness hale, found it, he was doing it with great reluctance, and baroness hate, the president of the court, said it was a very troubling case. and that it was completely —— uneasy feelings. the question is, why were they some easyin the question is, why were they some easy in coming to this judgment? the judgment is simple, we have a divorce law in england and wales which means that in some instances, including the ground on which tini owens was seeking her divorce, you have to find fault, you have to find blame. for many years, many decades, many lawyers and senior judges, including baroness hale, by the way, who has been a long—time advocate of what is known as a no fault system, where, when you are getting divorced, you are being ripped apart and eventually and emotionally... it's different from other countries that we don't have that. guests. she had a list of a7 problems she was

having with her husband. she was cited a7 instances of his moody, argumentative, disparaging behaviour, and that went before a judge, who looked at them, and the court was concerned he hadn't looked at enough of them, and he found them to be flimsy, so he dismissed her appeal. the process he had to go to was that he had to look at the insta nces was that he had to look at the instances of mr owens' behaviour and decide what effect that had on mrs owens, and he had to decide whether it was unreasonable bearing that in mind for her to continue to live with mr owens. because he found the ones he looked at were flimsy, he dismissed the appeal. can she ever get a divorce or do they live unhappily ever after? one of the grounds on which you can get a divorce is if you have lived separately for five years and, in 2020, that will be the case but, until that time, she remained in the marriage, she can't move on with her

life, and her solicitor said she is devastated. i think this case will really invigorate the arguments for ano really invigorate the arguments for a no fault divorce system. there is already a private members bill that was introduced to parliament by a seniorfamilyjudge, was introduced to parliament by a senior family judge, elizabeth butler—sloss, but that is essentially asking... there is no immediate prospect of the law changing. in these rare cases, you are going to perhaps get this sort of outcome, but the other thing worth mentioning is that, since 1996, one .7 million people have had to seek to ascribe blame during the course of the divorce, and it's a time of enormous stress and pressure and, whilst you are trying to sort out your finances and living arrangements for the children, to then throw blame into the mix, many people believe that is very destructive. is mr owens thinking that maybe it's salvageable?

originally, i think the quote was, he said, i still think we have eight a few good years of marriage left, and he didn't want the marriage to be dissolved. i think he is now recognising that the marriage is irretrievably broken down. you'd have also! after all of this. .. but his lawyers say they were defending the principle that you can'tjust get a divorce on a whim there has be some proof of something. thank you. ireland's foreign minister has warned the uk can't afford to leave the eu without a deal after brexit. simon coveney suggested ireland supports the uk if it asked for more time for negotiations.” supports the uk if it asked for more time for negotiations. i think a lot of people are talking up inappropriately the idea of a no—deal brexit. i don't think it's likely or that anybody wants it. i don't believe there is a majority, certainly in the parliament i come from or the parliament in london, that would support that, so i think

we need to focus on the intensification of negotiations to try and find solutions on a way forward , try and find solutions on a way forward, as opposed to the sort of tough stance that some people feel the need to take full simon coveney was in london attending the first intergovernmental conference between irish and british ministers in more than a decade. the last meeting was just before the dup and sinn fein agreed to share power at stormont, but that agreement collapsed a year and a half ago and northern ireland has been left a government since. mark devenport gave us this update on the meeting but the personalities who met together in london, simon coveney, who we heard from, northern ireland secretary karen bradley, irish justice ireland secretary karen bradley, irishjustice minister ireland secretary karen bradley, irish justice minister charlie flanagan at theresa may's deputy, david livingstone, they met previously at stormont, but none of those formats have yet come up with breaking the deadlock. simon coveney says he will come up with some fresh ideas in the autumn, but we are yet

to see that. he's also been talking in london about brexit, meeting the brexit secretary, dominic raab. he's obviously got a keen interest in this subject, as the irish republic is the only eu member states with a land is the only eu member states with a [and border with the uk. let's hear more of what mr coatney has been saying. unionists in northern ireland or anywhere, they have nothing to fear from a british irish intergovernmental conference. it's an agreed structure that both governments have signed up to as pa rt governments have signed up to as part of the good friday agreement, and it's clear that we do not deal in that 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 they can work and function, which they are not doing today. ensure they can work and function, which they are not doing todaym that contribution, the irish foreign minister was addressing unionist concerns, some of them thinking this conference might be a vehicle for increased meddling, as they see it,

by dublin. nationalists, by contrast, think it could inject some momentum into the process, but i don't think anybody expects some kind of breakthrough at least until much later in the year. the headlines. a police investigation finds that dozens of children were given a so—called truth serum and abused at a psychiatric hospital near derby between the 19505 and 70s. dozens of people are still missing after the deadly wildfires near athens, which killed at least 80 people. judges telling woman who wants to divorce her husband against his will that she must wait until they have been officially separated for five years. in sport, a change to the tackling laws in rugby union, as the game hospital authorities tried to reduce head injuries and make the sport safer. gerard torres and chris froome remain neck and neck in the tour de france, as the race reaches the gruelling stage 17. and serena williams claims she suffered

discrimination at the hands of doping officials after being repeatedly tested for drugs. i'll be back with more at half—past. more than 30 people have been killed ina bomb more than 30 people have been killed in a bomb attack on a polling station in the pakistani city of quetta. polls closed in pakistan's general election, which has been marred by concerns about fraud, violent and interference by the army. al corresponded reports from islamabad. the aftermath of another deadly attack in pakistan. a suicide bomber from the islamic state group apparently blew himself up close to this police vehicle outside a polling station. translation: we got down on the ground, most people started running. after ten minutes when the chaos was over, we started picking up the injured. we carried them into private vehicles as ambulances had not arrived yet. elsewhere in the country voting has been passing off peacefully. cricketer turned politician imran

khan is one of the frontrunners, but it is expected to be a tight race. translation: i am a player who played different matches in different grounds for 21 years and as long as the last ball is not hit, i will not accept victory. and i pray that god make happen whatever is good for my country. the other leading contender is shahbaz sharif from the pml—n party, which has been in power for the past five years. he stepped in to lead the party after his brother, the former prime minister, was sentenced to ten years in jail by an anti—corruption court. translation: i appeal to the nation to come out to polling stations, cast votes and change the destiny of pakistan and make it a great, prosperous and progressive country. make it great in its real meaning. the campaign has been overshadowed by allegations

that, behind the scenes, pakistan's powerful military are trying to ensure the pml—n lose and imran khan wins — though both he and the army deny that. this has been a polarised campaign and, whoever ends up forming the next government, will face the challenge of uniting the country as well as tackling a growing economic crisis. secunder kermani, thank you. reports from the united states say the pop singer demi lovato has been treated in hospital in la after a suspected drug overdose. her agent says she is awake and surrounded by family. the 25—year—old has struggled with substance abuse the many years, cancelling a concert in london last year hours before it was due to begin. # momma, i'm so sorry, i'm not sober anymore. demi lovato has always been honest about the issues she's faced during her career. her struggles with alcohol and drugs.

# i'm so sorry i'm not sober any more. the singer is currently being treated at a los angeles hospital, according to media reports she was found at her home following a suspected drugs overdose. her spokesperson says lovato is awake and with her family and wished to thank everyone for their love, prayers and support. that support has been both from fans and from fellow entertainment figures. lady gaga said she was so happy that demi was alive. ellen degeneres said she was sending her love to her and her family. ariana grande's message to demi lovato was simply, i love you. part of demi lovato's appeal to her fans has been her honesty about her imperfections. in 2016, she spoke out about the times that she felt she'd had to seek professional help. like millions of americans, i am living with mental illness.

but i'm lucky. i have the resources and support to get treatment at a top facility. unfortunately, too many americans from all walks of life don't get help, either because they fear the stigma or cannot afford treatment. untreated mental illness can lead to devastating consequences, including suicide, substance abuse and long—term medical issues. using her experiences to try to help others has gained her a huge degree of support. her tens of millions of fans across the globe are wishing her well. # i'm sorry that i'm here again. # i promise i'll get help. # it wasn't my intention, i'm sorry to myself. lizo mzimba, bbc news. the met office says friday could be

the hottestjuly day ever, with temperatures possibly breaking the all—time record of 38 degrees before thunderstorms mark the peak of the current heatwave in the uk. the heat is causing problems for the vulnerable, frail and elderly and there is concern about water stocks. danny savage is in knaresborough. lets not forget that the fine weather is being enjoyed by lots of people during the school summer holidays. this is the river in the centre of knaresborough, with people out on boats. some of the advice about the weather this week has been accused of being a bit nanny state but, for people, especially those who look after the elderly, they say the advice is badly needed. gin and tonic! sangria! if only it were true. it was actually a bit early for a g&t at the bupa southlands care home in harrogate this morning. but the serious point here was to keep residents hydrated as the weather gets hotter again. keep inside and just come out either early in the morning or late in the afternoon.

you are advised always to drink a great deal and it's rather a nuisance in that way. but of course it is lovely to see the sun. we are encouraging residents to get up a little bit earlier, to get out into the garden. some commentators have suggested national weather advice this week has been a bit patronising, but when it comes to older people, it is seen here as perfectly sensible guidance. if we do not drink enough, which old people don't want to drink, then it can cause infections which can then cause hospital admissions. so we have to try and avoid all that by sitting and telling them and encouraging them. so the advice for hot weather is not nanny state? no, because some old people just won't do it. and especially living on your own, you will not think to get up and get that drink. out in the countryside of north yorkshire this is what some of the dales rivers look like. the upper reaches, like here in littondale, have nothing in them.

if you take a closer look at the river bank here you can see all this debris. it shows where the water got to in the winter and early spring. where its left is just how high the water got. now compare that to now and the difference is extraordinary. mile after mile of this riverbed is completely dry and an awful lot of rain will have to fall over these hills to get the water flowing again. this is in my memoryju5t like it was in 1976. the hor5eflie5 have just been as bad and biting. the ground is pretty parched and it is all pretty brown around here. it did rain last week but it has not affected things too much. there is a bit of rain for some of the most parched areas in the forecast but it will be hit and miss. by friday we have some 5hower5 coming in, some heavy, thundery showers and some heavy rain. and behind that it turns fresher for the weekend. and how about this, if you've had enough of your lawn looking like brown scrubland ?

artificial surfaces are being rolled out in places, if you really want the green, green, man—made grass of home. tomorrow, we'll have a special programme of the spell of hot weather. we'll take a look at the impactand weather. we'll take a look at the impact and causes of the summer heatwave, affecting countries around the world. that's tomorrow evening at 8:30pm. let's find out what's in store for us more let's find out what's in store for us more immediately with thomas. there is a break in the heatwave on the way, but it's not going to arrive until the weekend. before that, it's going to turn even hotter across some south—eastern and eastern parts of the country, but the good news is that any of us are awaiting showers and thunderstorms. before that, it's not impossible that, by friday, temperatures could hit 36 degrees in east anglia. this

is the weather front that is approaching us. it will finally march across the uk, bringing fresh airand march across the uk, bringing fresh air and much—needed rain, march across the uk, bringing fresh airand much—needed rain, but it won't happen immediately, and it's still way to the west of us through today and tomorrow, as hot air pumps in from the south, so at 7pm it's still 30 in london, in from the south, so at 7pm it's still30 in london, mid in from the south, so at 7pm it's still 30 in london, mid 20s widely across the midlands, low 20s in scotla nd across the midlands, low 20s in scotland and northern ireland, which is very pleasant. then the weather front starts to rear its head through the early hours of thursday, slow—moving, so moving from the west in an easterly direction, and at the head of it we got hot air pumping in from the south, so it could be around 21st thing on thursday morning caused a lot sunshine around, light winds, and these are the ingredients to get some very high temperatures. when we have light winds on that dry ground with cloudless skies, that's when the temperatures when you shoot up, so it's possible we will get to in the

south—east on thursday, approaching 30 or more in yorkshire, and the meat or high 20s in southern and central scotland. finally, the weather front we've been waiting for. many of us have had no rain for weeks. they've make progress, and ahead of it some thunderstorms, but there could be a lot of rainfall in a short space, and the ground is so ha rd a short space, and the ground is so hard and dry, so that the water will just run off and there could be flash flooding. depending on how much sunshine we get in east anglia, that could be the day when we get to 36 celsius and then, through friday evening and into saturday, those weather fronts make more evening and into saturday, those weatherfronts make more progress, and we finally start to get that fresh air arriving from the atlantic. for most people, 36 is way too high! london down to the mid 20s by the time we get the weekend. this is bbc news, our latest headlines. dozens of people are still

unaccounted for in greece, after fire swept through beach resorts near athens. at least 80 beeb will have died and officials fear that number of dead could rise to more than 100, which would make it the deadliest disaster of its kind in post—war europe. a police investigation into a former hospital — aston hall — in derbyshire — has found evidence that — between the 19505 and 1970s — more than 60 children were given so—called truth drugs, before being sexually and physically abused. the inquiry spoke to more than 100 witnesses — many of whom said they were stripped, put in a heavyjacket and injected with a truth serum. the supreme court has dismissed the case of a woman who wants to divorce her husband, on the grounds she is unhappy. judges have suggested parliament should look at changing the law. the ruling means in effect the law. the ruling means in effect the couple must stay married until 2020. the european court ofjustice has thrown out an appeal by kit kat's maker nestle which argues it

owns the four fingered wafer shape. nestle has spent years trying to trademark the shape, but today's judgment could bring an end to the snack‘s protected european status. scientists have found evidence of an existing body of liquid water on mars, a body of water they call a positive di possible habitat for microbial life. it could bejudged a bigger story than kit kat, but we will see (!) sport, we are looking at rugby union and the safety of tackles. yes, a change in the law is on the horizon, if you bear in mind the players are so much bigger and stronger than they have ever been before, the collisions when you see them up close are quite brittle. the authorities have moved to tinker with the laws on a trial basis to make the game saver, particularly in relation to the head injury sometimes suffered in the tackle. let's show you how things are going to change specifically. 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 lower, but significant in terms of protecting the ball carrier in the collision. it is it i5a it is a player welfare initiative. anything we can do to reduce those injuries and statistics, and also change the game, it may change the game in the way it is played, we don't know until we try. the proof of the pudding, it will be interesting to see how that works when it comes in the second—tier cup competition next season. talking about drug testing, serena williams said: some quite strong things about the way it is carried out. such as serena williams‘s status in the game, when she speaks you tend to listen. she has accused anti—doping authorities of discrimination after being 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 she is happy to do whatever she can to keep the sport clea n. whatever she can to keep the sport clean. this is what she said on social media. the new arsenal boss unai emery says he wants to club to feel ‘like home' for mesut ozil following his row with the german fa. ozil retired from international football this week, citing "racism and disrespect” after he was photographed with the controversial president erdogan of turkey. he's now on a pre—season tour of singapore with arsenal, and has the support of both his team mates and manager. as a team, we support him here, we try to make sure he feels good,

that he can train and perform at his best. that is all we can do, and obviously his decision is his decision and we have to respect it, everybody should respect it. he explained his decision, and respect and help. here, we need to help him. for us, he has helped all the players and we will help me5ut to feel here with us like his home. steve bruce is expected to meet aston villa's new owners today as reports continue 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 his coaching career. under bruce, villa lost the championship play—off final to fulham in may.

that's all the sport for now. more in the next hour. damien comolli hero much. rescuers allow us a kind find survivors after the colla pse a kind find survivors after the collapse of the dam. the south korean firm helping to build the hyd ropower korean firm helping to build the hydropower stadium say this. local people say 26 people now confirmed dead, many more people feared to have lost their lives. olivia crellin reports. dazed but alive, survivors weighed toward safety. they a re alive, survivors weighed toward safety. they are a few of the ormer 12,000 people affected, according to local people, 3000 are still in need of rescue. walls of water rolled through this promote area of laos yesterday, entirely submerging at least seven villages. the south

korean firm that built the dam says heavy rains from this season's monsoon caused the collapse. the company reported small fractures in the structure on sunday. they tried to fix it and began ordering an investigation. now that same company is cooperating with the laos and south korean governments to help rescue villages near the site. today south korean president moon offered their assistant in the emergency efforts. translation: president moon issued the order to provide aid without hesitation, as they are looking into the causes of the dam accident. laos, one of asia's poorest countries, had embarked on it ambitious dam building scheme to become the battery of asia but environmental groups had warned repeatedly those plans could have human and environmental costs. and they did. singapore and thailand

have also offered to help but the damage caused by water to roads and bridges will make the operation difficult for all who attempted. dozens of people have been killed in a suicide attack in syria. the system used to exclude pupils from schools in england has been likened to a wild west, the report by the education select committee says too many pupils are pushed out of mainstream classes and abandoned without mainstream education. jamie caven reports. you have to send in all the evidence to what you are claiming... just some of the documents

from natasha's legal battle against her son's school. he didn't want to be filmed. he has adhd and he struggled after changes in his mainstream secondary. suddenly they brought in a zero tolerance policy. zero tolerance policy does not work with children with sen. he got his first exclusion in year ten. for a very minor incident. what like? he actually wore the wrong colour socks to school. colourful socks, swinging on his chair, defiant behaviour. behaviour, the school said, that fully justified a series of exclusions. but the tribunal said that behaviour was linked to his disability and he had been discriminated against. the school told us they have since retrained staff and hired an educational psychiatrist. i think schools can come away from excluding students if things are put into place to support students. if he had had that support he would have shone. today this report says much more should be done to curb exclusions which have increased by a0% in the last three years. but almost half of all those are pupils with additional needs. that's over 900 sen kids out of education every single day of the school year.

this is in england. in scotland last year only one child was permanently excluded. mp robert halfon, who led on this report, says this has to change. whether it is down to too much zero tolerance in class, whether it is resource i55ue5, whether it is training i55ue5, whether it is schools off—loading pupils because they're worried about exam results. whatever the reasons, it is wrong and the government has to act and stop this. here in halfon's constituency, over half of all children with sen go to this one school. at passmore they say inclusion is in crisis, with schools judged only by academic standards. there are so many horror stories across the country and it is disproportionate because we are rewarded for not being inclusive at the moment. that's the problem. the department for education told us the number of children

being excluded is lower than it was ten years ago, but they should only ever be used as a last resort. but today's report says they need to startjudging schools differently and reward inclusion alongside results. jane mccubbin, bbc news. 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 of the work of some of the finest artists in history. the descent from a cross by peter paul rubens, flemish master, and work of visceral power and artistic genius, but for facebook, it was a little too much. the image was banned a p pa re ntly 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 comic images where nudity is seen. so upset was the flemish tourist board they wrote an open letter to 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 copper wires can be reached, then perhaps the work of rubens and other flemish masters will be revealed in all their glory. more on that news nasa has discovered a 12 mile wide lake of liquid water beneath the southern

ice cap of mars. the announcement was made by enrique flamini from the italian space agency a short time ago. thank you all, we are here today to present you our results, and the fact that we have found liquid water on the subsurface of mars. this is a work that has been done by a team that is formed by a lot of people, as you can see, 22 people actually. three of them are on the floor now and will present to you. the others are sitting in front of me, and coming from different italian institutions. i amjoined by doctor ken kramer of scientist and freelance —based journalist, he joins me now on the line. for

decades, this has been the dream announcement, hasn't it? yes, absolutely, i think this looks extremely exciting, random news we have been living for decades for water on another planet, and liquid water, we found ice, we found much ice on mars and other worlds but the key is liquid water, because liquid water is what you need for life. this announcement may lead to us finding out that there was once live there or even there is life on mars. that's right. you need liquid water for the chemicals could mix and interact and grow larger into biological entities eventually. that is the exciting thing. we have found ice, that life can't really evolve in the eyes. we need liquid, flowing chemicals for life and for complex organic molecules to form. so i am

very excited about this. it is not a slam dunk as one of the other mums of the team said, but way bigger than anything we have had before. they have found a 12 more mile wide section of it. yes, notjust a little pond, but actually a late. for evolution to happen on a billion year timescale, over billions of yea rs, year timescale, over billions of years, and forany year timescale, over billions of years, and for any significant amount of life to form, you have to have a significant amount of it. it can't just have have a significant amount of it. it can'tjust have a pond community to an ocean, this is what this is, 20 kilometres across, a kilometre below the surface. if we found it in one place then there is a good chance it could be in others. that is the key. it could be in other regions in mars too, and! it could be in other regions in mars too, and i believe that is what scientists are doing, they are looking at the data they have to see if there is more lakes, notjust at the south pole but more equatorial

regions on mars. said that image of little green men, we could be talking about something that is under the surface, we don't know what it looks like, but it could be there. what we are talking about is microbes, potentially something a bit more advanced than that, but certainly not advanced intelligent life forms. you know, perhaps fish, something like that, which we think we could see on the world is likely roper, where there are liquid oceans under those small moons but they are very far away. mars is very close, and something accessible to our land is from nasa and eisa in the near future. because of course sending humans to mars, the founding of water will be essential if they are to be reality, those missions. absolutely, we can't bring all the water with us, we have to find it there so we can basically live off

there so we can basically live off the land, and if it is already liquid water it is a lot easier than ice, we don't have to use energy. ice is good too but liquid water is even better, and the article says there is sort. mars cannot have liquid water on its surface because the atmospheric pressure is less than 1% of the earth. that is why we only have liquid water below the surface of mars. but it is very exciting, it means we have left their that we need to follow up with mauro burfict probes and eventually people. —— with more robotic probes and eventually people. on a scale of one to ten, how excited i? super excited because i have written a lot about mars, i have created a lot of mars mosaics, so i am super excited,

because i am a chemist, and that is what this is all about. why we are exploring space is to find out if we are alone in the universe, what is the something is, and if we can find it at one place, it means life is probably common. but to do that many of the ingredients for life, we need water, organic molecules, and energy. we have pretty much all of that at mars, but what we didn't knows we had liquid water. so that is really the key. in percentage terms, how have we just increase the likelihood there is life on mars with this discovery? charsley increased, because if there is liquid water today, that means it is probably insisted the billions of yea rs. probably insisted the billions of years. you need time the left—wing bowl —— live to evolve, it takes

millions of years to evolve. that means it could be since the beginning of when mars was formed a.5 million years ago like the earth, then life can evolve. rather than on the surface, you have water that evaporated 3 billion years ago so it can't evolve any more, but beneath the surface if there are still liquid water there, it can evolve. very exciting, yes. the super excited doctor ken kramer, thank you very much forjoining us. thank you, thank you for having me. ritual is here on earth, she will bring us the business use and the moment because the headlines. a police investigation finds dozens of children were given a so—called truth serum and abused at a psychiatric hospital near derby between the 19505 and 70s. dozens of people are still missing after the deadly wildfires near athens, which have killed nearly 80 people. judges tell a woman who wants to divorce

her husband against his will that she must wait until they have been officially separated for five years. ryanair says it rya nair says it is ryanair says it is 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 transferred to the carrier's polish airline. ryanair blamed a downturn in bookings and republic of ireland, partly as a result of recent rolling strikes by irish pilots. the former chief executive of car—maker fiat chrysler sergio marchionne has died aged 66. he was replaced four days ago when his health worsened following complications from surgery. he has been succeeded by briton mike manley, head of the firm'sjeep division. briton mike manley, head of the firm's jeep division. american airlines, daughter and cathay pacific has been the latest carriers to change how they refer to taiwan's

online, bowing to pressure from china. beijing said today as a deadline to remove references to taiwan as anything but a chinese territory on their websites. taiwan has been self ruling since 19a9 but china regards it as a breakaway province to be one day reunited. so no great for kit kat? we have been talking about this all afternoon. nestle who make kit kat, they have been fighting to trademark the shape. back in 2002, they applied for a trademark with the shape of the bar when it had the kit kat logo on it, that's fine, they got that, also the show to the bar when it did not have kit kat written on it and they called it the four couples are little bars aligned on a rectangle of those. this is important, all about the shape of it. that is the legal term. initially you're as trademark accepted it, unsurprisingly lots of other chocolate companies who have similar

shaped this is not fair, you can't trademark the shape of it. there has been a back and forth, various court rulings, various appeals. it has culminated with the european court ofjustice, they culminated with the european court of justice, they have culminated with the european court ofjustice, they have thrown out the case of nestle. perhaps that is part ofa case of nestle. perhaps that is part of a problem, they have dilutive the essence of what the kit kat shape is. we will ask matt, who is an intellectual property lawyer. why did it fail, their attempt to trademark the four finger bar shape? it is all what we call in the trade distinctiveness, and whether on its own without the packaging, the name kit kat, the mere shape of that four finger chocolate bar can tell you you are looking at a kit kat. in this case nestle failed to convince the court that was the case. what happens next? this is obviously something nestle want, they want the trademark for this shape, have they

come to the end of their options? this is the final court, the supreme court of europe, there is no way to appeal this ruling, but they have got quite close to showing that the public recognise the kit kat bar just from the shape. there are only a few countries where they failed to prove that, so if they start all overagain, as it prove that, so if they start all over again, as it were, prove that, so if they start all overagain, as it were, they prove that, so if they start all over again, as it were, they may well have a chance of getting there in the end but there will probably bea in the end but there will probably be a lot more people trying to stop them along the way. as you say, this is all about the shape of the kit kat. just explain to us why is it applying for trademark for a ship so difficult? a number of reasons but probably the two main ones are that firstly shapes are subject to some extra nasty rules and regulations, which other types of trademarks aren't. the reason for that is that the courts don't like people to get a monopoly for the shape of what something looks like that can last forever, because trademarks are very

lengthy monopolies. the second reason is although you apply the same legal principles to every case, the facts of each case are different, and although a toblerone has been registered successfully, nestle's shape wasn't. why were toblerone successful? the toblerone obviously satisfied the court was distinctive, if you just look at the shape, that tells you you are thing ata shape, that tells you you are thing at a toblerone. despite all the evidence in its favour, nestle failed to establish that with case. a separate case with a try to get a uk trademark, three uk courts said it was not distinctive, the forward not think that. they got very close in the european union but they fell today. ok, think of a much for your time. a story about interest rates on savings accounts. it is pretty

difficult of the moment given that interest rates are at an historic low and have been for more than ten yea rs. low and have been for more than ten years. often even if you do manage to secure an appealing interest savings rate, usually within a year or two years that introductory bonus rate runs out and you get reverted toa rate runs out and you get reverted to a different rate and that is where lots of people are and they forget to move their money and they leave their money on these very low rates, sometimes as low as 0.05%. when you think inflation is above 2% basically losing money. you might as well do that. indeed, stick it in the piggyback. the financial conduct authority said they want a basic savings rate that the bank or building society would adopt, and it would apply across all of their isa cash accounts once any amount ran out, you could look it up and see which one you thought suited you best. sarah coles is personal

finance analyst. it will particularly help those people who have been hurled at an instant access account for a long time. some of the research behind this announcement is that about a third of people have helped those accounts for about five years they found also in the longer you hold these rates, the lower the rates will fall over time so the plan is to try and protect those people, put in some sort of safety net, so that over time, when this reverts to the basic savings rate, whether in a year or they could be looking possibly up to three years, it will always revert to the same rate, no matter what kind of account you started with. right, market. the ftse100 and the european markets, not a lot of positive feeling on the markets today. the meeting between trump and the european commission in washington trying to reduce the escalation of trade tariffs and i will tell you more about that in an hour. thank you. now the weather

with tomasz schafernaker. can getany can get any hotter? the peak in the wave this week across england will occur tomorrow, but possibly friday. temperatures will be rising into the mid—30s, but we will also get some welcome thunderstorms. in the short—term, a lot of low 30s in the south, and then tonight another very uncomfortable night across many southern and central parts of the uk. noticed there are weather fronts approaching, this will be nearing a pass over the next 2a to a8 hours, there is a little bit of rain in the forecast, not an awful lot though. thursday is the really hot day. we could see temperatures peaking at around 35 celsius. the winds are light, the air is pushing northwards, in yorkshire we could see temperatures of around 30

degrees or more as well. hello, you're watching afternoon live — i'm simon mccoy. today at a. dozens of children at a psychiatric hospital in derbyshire were drugged before being sexually abused in the 505, 60s and 70s. police say a doctor would have been interviewed for rape and child cruelty if he were alive today. a total of 77 crimes have been recorded, including physical and sexual abuse. it was important for the police to investigate despite knowing from the outset that dr milner had died many years prior. i was injected with this drug, which i now know was sodium, toll, i didn't know what it was then. it was a blacked out room and it was closed and dark. fears the death toll in the greek wildfire tragedy may rise to more than a hundred — making it the deadliest disaster of its kind in post war europe — with over a hundred and 50 injured, including british nationals scientists have found the first

evidence of an existing body of liquid water on mars. coming up on afternoon live — all the sport with damianjohnson. i'll have news of a major change to the tackling laws in rugby union in an attempt to avoid head injuries and make the sport safer. it's hot in the south but tomorrow the heat is going to expand as far north as yorkshire. come the weekend, we finally expecting some downpours and much fresher weather across the country. thank you. also coming up — staying hydrated in the heatwave. we find out how to help the wildlife in your garden during the hot weather in news nationwide. a police report has found evidence that dozens of children

at a hospital in derbyshire were drugged before being sexually abused. police say the crimes were committed at aston hall hospital in the 19505, ‘60s and ‘70s. they say kenneth milner, a psychiatrist there, would have been questioned under caution if he were still alive today. the inquiry spoke to more than 100 witnesses, many of whom said they were stripped and injected with a so—called truth serum, putting them into a zombie—like state, unable to move. sophie long reports. aston hall psychiatric hospital in derbyshire. some patients described it as pure hell will stop people who we re it as pure hell will stop people who were patients as children claimed that they were drugged into a zombie—like state before being stripped and abused.”

zombie—like state before being stripped and abused. i arrived at aston hall thinking i was going to a hospital and an escape route from the remand home. i went from l to armageddon. dr kenneth milner ran the hospital from 19a7 until the mid—19 70s and he is accused of injecting children with truth serum, a now discredited drug, before sexually abusing them. derbyshire police say they recorded 115 witness statements, and 65 people claimed they were abused at aston hall over three decades. for them, today's report is significant. this is a massive day. after a6 years, make that a8 years of battling to be believed, a life changing experience. but they can't replace your childhood, they can't take away the years of pain, flashbacks, u na nswered the years of pain, flashbacks, unanswered questions, lying there at

night saying, why haven't i met somebody else this happened to? it's important to state that the safeguarding agencies who contributed to the rear—view acknowledge the pain and great distress suffered by many years by those who have bravely come forward to report they were abused at aston hall between the 19505 and 19705 and by those who may, for whatever reason, have been unable to do so. dr milner died in 1975 and, in their report, please say if he were alive today he'd be questioned over allegations including rape and child cruelty. our correspondent angus crawford is in ripley in derbyshire. why has it taken so long for these fa cts why has it taken so long for these facts to come out? i suppose the simple answer is because the patients at the time were children and they had no voice, and also they we re and they had no voice, and also they were quite disturbed children who we re were quite disturbed children who were runaways, in some circumstances, and were seen to have behavioural problems, so they simply

we re behavioural problems, so they simply were not listened to, and it took until 2011 when the first complaint was made. then there were other complaints made in 2012, 2013, and finally an allegation of rape in 201a foot it was then passed to derbyshire police, and then we had an operation which has spent the last two years talking to more than 100 witnesses. they have discovered what they say are 77 crimes against 65 victims, and the operation has decided that, if dr kenneth milner we re decided that, if dr kenneth milner were still alive today, there is enough evidence to question him under caution for a series of potential offences including rape, indecent assault and child cruelty. why was he doing this? what was the cover, if you like, for what he was doing to these patients? it appears he was practising something he

called na rco he was practising something he called narco analysis, a now discredited form of treatment where this particular drug, which has been called a truth serum, was injected into patients and then, in theory, the doctor, a psychiatrist would talk to them about repressed memories, but it seems clear from what the victims, survivors are saying is that it was a cover to get them into a sedated state where he could abuse them. thank you, angus crawford. it's now feared the death toll from the wildfires in greece could be more than a hundred, making it the worst disaster of its kind in post—war europe. so far, 80 people are known to have died — rescue teams are searching for those who are still missing, after residents and tourists alike fled to the sea to escape the flames around the resort of mati, north—east of athens. several people have been arrested on suspicion of starting the fires deliberately. richard lister reports. it is a valley of death. the fire raced through these woods towards the town of mati, leaving a scorched wasteland behind it.

much of the town is now a ghostly, ash—filled ruin with blackened trees and crumbling walls. for many, only the sea view remains. so much of mati is completely derelict now, full of houses that will have to be demolished before this town can rebuild. many of its residents are discovering they no longer have a home to return to. this woman is one of them. an entire life lost, she says. as she surveyed the wreckage of what was once her kitchen, she recalled the night she fled for her life. translation: it's a huge disaster. sparks were falling on my dress and would have set us alight but we managed to get down to the port in time and stayed there until dawn. there are countless stories like hers in these hills. people escaping death in the nick of time. susan stephos, a british expat, saw the fire coming and discovered

her car was already alight. she had to run through the flames to escape. 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. so intense were the fires here, they left hotspots which are still burning. emergency teams are trying to make this area safe and as they do so they are finding more bodies. no—one yet knows exactly how many will be discovered. we are still counting, because we didn't get all the dead. we are missing 1a people at least and we don't know how many have drowned because they jumped in the sea and it was very windy. also we have a very big problem to recognise the bodies because they are burnt. this irish couple were on their honeymoon when the fires struck. zoe holohan is now in hospital. her husband brian o'callaghan—westropp is missing.

escaping to the beach did save many people's lives. the coast guard eventually pulled hundreds to safety from these shores. residents and tourists alike all wondering whether they'd see their homes again. this finnish family was among them. we were caught by fire, we were surrounded. we had to go into the water and dive there so that we didn't burn our hair and heads and we waited there for several hours. the government has hinted that arson may have been a factor, with several fires starting at once. but its first priority is housing the homeless, treating the injured and recovering the dead. richard lister, bbc news. 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 in 2015, but hugh owens disputed that their relationship had broken down. previous hearings had also rejected her case and today's ruling means, in effect, the couple must stay married for now. earlier, i spoke to our legal correspondent clive coleman who has been following the story. lord wilson, giving judgment for the majority, he said he found it, he was doing it with great reluctance. baroness hale, the president of the court, said it was a very troubling case. and lord wilson said he had an uneasy feeling about it. so why were they so uneasy in coming to the judgment they came to? really, the a nswer judgment they came to? really, the answer is simple, that we have a divorce law in england and wales which means that, in some instances, including the ground on which tini owens was seeking her divorce, you have to find fault, you have to find

blame, and for many years, many decades, any lawyers and senior judges, including baroness hale, by the way, who has been a long—time advocate of what is known as a no fault system, and when you are getting divorce you are sort of being ripped apart emotionally and financially... but that happens in other countries, doesn't it? that's right. she had a list of 47 problems with her husband. did that come into it? she cited 47 instances of his moody, argumentative, disparaging behaviour. that went before a judge, who looked at, not all of them, and the court was concerned he hadn't looked at enough, but he looked at some of them and he found them to be flimsy, so he dismissed the appeal. he had to look at the instances of mr owens' behaviour and decide what effect that had on mrs owens, and then he had to decide whether it was unreasonable, bearing that in mind,

for her to continue to live with mr owens and, because he found the ones he looked at were flimsy, he dismissed the appeal. can she get a divorce or do they live unhappily ever after? one of the grounds on which you can get a divorce is if you have lived separately for five yea rs. you have lived separately for five years. that will be the case in 2020 but, until then, she remains in the marriage, she can't go on with her life, and her solicitor says she is devastated by this. i think this case will reinvigorate the argument for a no fault divorce system. there isa for a no fault divorce system. there is a private members bill that was introduced into parliament by the former seniorfamily introduced into parliament by the former senior family judge, elizabeth butler—sloss, but that is simply asking effectively for the current law to be reviewed. it doesn't have a government sponsorship. so there is no immediate prospect of the law changing and so, in these rare cases, you are going to perhaps get this sort of outcome, but the other thing worth mentioning is that,

since 1996, 1.7 million people have had to seek to ascribe blame during the course of the divorce. it's a time of enormous stress and pressure, and whilst you are trying to sort out finances, living arrangements for your children, to throw blame into the mix, many people believe that is very destructive. what about mr owens? does he think this is salvageable? originally, i think the quote was, he said, i still think we have a few good years of marriage left, and he didn't want it to be dissolved. i think he has recognised now that the marriage is irretrievably broken down. you'd have thought so! after all of this... but his lawyers say, they were defending the principle that you can't just they were defending the principle that you can'tjust get they were defending the principle that you can't just get a they were defending the principle that you can'tjust get a divorce on a whim. there has to be some tests, some proof of something. ireland's foreign minister has warned that the uk can't afford to leave the eu without a deal after brexit. simon coveney also suggested that

ireland support the uk if it asked for more time for brexit negotiations. i think a lot of people are talking up inappropriately the idea of a no—deal brexit. i don't think it's likely or that anybody wants it. i don't believe there is a majority, certainly in the parliament i come from or the parliament in london, that would support that, so i think we need to focus on the intensification of negotiations to try and find solutions on a way forward, as opposed to the sort of tough stance that some people feel the need to take. mr coveney was in london attending the first intergovernmental conference between irish and british ministers in more than a decade. the last meeting was just before the dup and sinn f in agreed they would share power at stormont — but that power—sharing agreement collapsed a year and a half ago and northern ireland has been left without a government since. our northern ireland political editor mark devenport gave us this update on the meeting. the personalities who met together in london,

simon coveney, who we heard from, northern ireland secretary karen bradley, irishjustice minister charlie flanagan, and theresa may's deputy, david lidlington, they met previously at stormont, but none of those formats have yet come up with breaking the deadlock. simon coveney says he will come up with some fresh ideas in the autumn, but we are yet to see that. he's also been talking in london about brexit, meeting the brexit secretary, dominic raab. he's obviously got a keen interest in this subject, as the irish republic is the only eu member state with a land border with the uk. let's hear more of what mr coveney has been saying. unionists in northern ireland or anywhere, they have nothing to fear from a british irish intergovernmental conference. it's an agreed structure that both governments have signed up to as part of the good friday agreement, and it's clear that we do not deal in that 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 they can work and function, which they are not doing today. in that contribution, the irish foreign minister was addressing unionist concerns, some of them thinking this conference might be a vehicle for increased meddling, as they see it, by dublin. nationalists, by contrast, think it could inject some momentum into the process, but i don't think anybody expects some kind of breakthrough at least until much later in the year. you're watching afternoon live. a police investigation finds that 65 children were drugged and abused at a former psychiatric hospital near derby between 19a7 and the 1970s. searches continue for dozens of people who are still unaccounted for after the deadly wildfires near athens. at least 80 people have died. researchers believe they have found evidence of an existing body of liquid water on mars.

in sport, a change to the tackling laws in rugby union, as the game's authorities try to reduce head injuries and make the sport safer. and, on stage 17 of 21, the tour de france, he cannot stage in the mountains, race leader geraint thomas is in contention, less than five miles from the finish. serena williams things she suffered discrimination at the hands of doping officials, after being repeatedly tested for drugs. i'll be back with more at half—past. activists say more than 100 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. more than 30 people have been killed in a bomb attack on a polling station in the pakistani city of quetta. polls have now closed in pakistan's general election,

which has been marred by concerns about fraud, violence and interference by the armed forces. our correspondent secunder kermani reports from islamabad. the aftermath of another deadly attack in pakistan. a suicide bomber from the islamic state group apparently blew himself up close to this police vehicle outside a polling station. translation: we got down on the ground, most people started running. after ten minutes when the chaos was over, we started picking up the injured. we carried them into private vehicles as ambulances had not arrived yet. elsewhere in the country voting has been passing off peacefully. cricketer turned politician imran khan is one of the frontrunners, but it is expected to be a tight race. translation: i am a player who played different matches in different grounds for 21 years and as long as the last ball is not

hit, i will not accept victory. and i pray that god make happen whatever is good for my country. the other leading contender is shahbaz sharif from the pml—n party, which has been in power for the past five years. he stepped in to lead the party after his brother, the former prime minister, was sentenced to ten years in jail by an anti—corruption court. translation: i appealto the nation to come out to polling stations, cast votes and change the destiny of pakistan and make it a great, prosperous and progressive country. make it great in its real meaning. the campaign has been overshadowed by allegations that, behind the scenes, pakistan's powerful military are trying to ensure the pml—n lose and imran khan wins — though both he and the army deny that. this has been a polarised campaign and whoever ends up forming the next government will face the challenge of uniting

the country as well as tackling a growing economic crisis. secunder kermani, thank you. reports in the united states say the pop singer demi lovato is being treated in hospital in los angeles following a suspected drug overdose. in a statement, her agent said she is awake and surrounded by her family. the 25—year—old has struggled with substance abuse for many years. last month, she cancelled a concert in london, just hours before it was due to begin. our entertainment correspondent lizo mzimba reports. # momma, i'm so sorry, i'm not sober anymore. demi lovato has always been honest about the issues she's faced during her career. her struggles with alcohol and drugs. # i'm so sorry i'm not sober any more. the singer is currently being treated at a los angeles hospital, according to media reports

she was found at her home following a suspected drugs overdose. her spokesperson says lovato is awake and with her family and wished to thank everyone for their love, prayers and support. that support has been both from fans and from fellow entertainment figures. lady gaga said she was so happy that demi was alive. ellen degeneres said she was sending her love to her and her family. ariana grande's message to demi lovato was simply, i love you. part of demi lovato's appeal to herfans has been her honesty about her imperfections. in 2016, she spoke out about the times that she felt she'd had to seek professional help. like millions of americans, i am living with mental illness. but i'm lucky. i have the resources and support to get treatment at a top facility. unfortunately, too many americans from all walks of life don't get help, either because they fear the stigma or cannot afford treatment. untreated mental illness can lead

to devastating consequences, including suicide, substance abuse and long—term medical issues. using her experiences to try to help others has gained her a huge degree of support. her tens of millions of fans across the globe are wishing her well. # i'm sorry that i'm here again. # i promise i'll get help. # it wasn't my intention, i'm sorry to myself. lizo mzimba, bbc news. let's speak to a person from the hollywood reporter, and it would appear she is on the road to recovery. yes, we had a statement from herfamily last recovery. yes, we had a statement from her family last night that she was awake and appreciative of the

outpouring of support she received, so it sounds like good news. she's been very open with this very long struggle she's had throughout her life with addiction. she has. she struggled with this at a really young age, and she was very public when she went into rehab in 2010 and has since recorded a couple of different documentaries, talking about her road to recovery and, most recently, she was on tour with you to last year, talking about that she'd been soberfor a number of yea rs, she'd been soberfor a number of years, and wanted this showcase that she was thriving, and show that you can overcome these kind of things. recently, she's talked about her struggles with addiction again on a recent song. she was a disney star. she's now pop icon. in america, certainly, we're talking about somebody who is huge. absolutely. she was part of the fabric of a lot

of people's young lives through her work on the disney channel, following that with a huge career as a musician. people have watched her growing up for years. she has made a lot to a lot of young people. fans we re lot to a lot of young people. fans were hoping that her life was heading in the right direction, but things are sort of spiralled recently, haven't they? yes, she recently, haven't they? yes, she recently released a song which came asa recently released a song which came as a surprise to a lot of people, called sober, in which she apologised for not been sober any more, and the lyrics are evocative, talking about the struggle she has gone through, the things she's been feeling, and that was a signal to a lot of people that maybe she was having a harder time than she'd been letting on. thank you for that update, natalie. scientists have found the first evidence of an existing body of liquid water on mars. they've detected a 12—mile wide lake beneath the southern ice cap of mars. it contains salt water and was

spotted using radar equipment on an orbiting spacecraft. we knew that mars from years ago was full of water, and something has happened in between and most of the atmosphere, the water has gone. but we knew that ice, from observation, we knew that ice, from observation, we had evidence that below the ice, deep below the surface of mars, there are lakes and bodies of water. this is clearly exciting because we know that water is almost everywhere in space, and the real proof on our planet that where water is, life can prosper. our science reporter victoria gill explained the significance of the find. it's an echo from underneath the

surface of that polar ice cap at the south pole, where they've seen a tell—tale sign of what they are saying is water, a persisting body of water, and they are calling it a lake, and that's exciting because the mantra in the search for life on mars recently has really been, follow the water, pinpoint where it is, because that's a potential habitat, and all life on earth, as we understand it, needs liquid water to exist, so the search for water is sort of the x marks the spot on the treasure hunt. we are looking for more of these signals, because there are orbiters, landers, roving vehicles all over the planet at the moment, and not really any of them are specifically looking for life, not since nasa sent the viking land is in the 70s has been an experiment designed to detect the presence of life on mars, and they didn't find evidence. they showed that the

surface is an inhospitable desert but underneath the desert and more interesting picture seems to be emerging. there was much water in the uk. let's get more details on the uk. let's get more details on the forecast with tomasz schafernaker book the forecast with tomasz schaferna ker book —— the forecast with tomasz schafernaker book —— there isn't much water. the heat will be quite exhausting for some of us tomorrow in southern and central parts of the uk, with temperatures peaking in the mid—30s, but the good news is we are forecasting some showers towards the end of the week, but these temperatures are pretty extreme for our part of the world, not quite a record forjuly. thejuly record is actually 36.7 celsius. we are anticipating temperatures within a degree and a half thereabouts from that. so not far off. for this evening, very hot across england, with temperatures still around 7pm around 30 in london, mid 20s in liverpool, a lot more pleasant in scotla nd liverpool, a lot more pleasant in scotland and northern ireland, with

some sunshine this evening and temperatures in the low 20s. it's a very temperatures in the low 20s. it's a very warm, temperatures in the low 20s. it's a very warm, hot, muggy night across the south once again tonight. early on thursday morning, temperatures will be in the high teens around merseyside as well, and belfast and newcastle should be around 11 to 13. thursday, possibly the hottest day of the heat this week, with light winds, coming off the continent, and this is what we need to be approaching those fantastic values of 3a, 30 5 degrees that we don't see very of 3a, 30 5 degrees that we don't see very often. 30 degrees easily across yorkshire, but look at the difference with northern ireland, around 22. weather fronts will be moving in off the atlantic. for many of us, this is good news because we need some rain. we haven't had rain for such a long time, especially in eastern and southern areas. these are thunderstorms, so they will be hit and miss with some downpours

around, so the potentialforflash flooding in places. even in the south on friday, temperatures could get up to 31,35, but a lot south on friday, temperatures could get up to 31, 35, but a lot fresher in north—western parts, with that atla ntic in north—western parts, with that atlantic air. eventually, friday night into saturday, it looks as though that weather front reaches eastern parts of the uk, something we haven't seen in a long time, and temperatures will finally be climbing down to just a little above average for the time of year in london. bye—bye. this is bbc news — our latest headlines. dozens of children at a psychiatric hospital in derbyshire were given so—called truth drugs, before being sexually and physically abused, a police investigation has found. the inquiry spoke to more than a—hundred witnesses. the search is continuing for people missing after the wildfires near athens which killed at least 80 people. officials fear the number of dead could rise to more than 100 , which would make it the deadliest disaster of its kind in post—war europe. 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. the ruling means , in effect , the couple must stay married until 2020 . scientists have found evidence of an existing body of liquid water on mars. nasa says the lake, which sits beneath the red planet's south polar ice cap, is a possible habitat for microbial life. sport now on afternoon live with damian johnson. we are talking rugby union and particularly the safety of tackles. this is a big issue. has been for several years this is a big issue. has been for several yea rs now. has been for several years now. the players are bigger, stronger and faster than ever before so the collisions are more intense, more brutal than they have ever previously been so the authorities have moved to tinker with the laws on a trial basis to make the game safer particularly in relation

to head injuries suffered in the tackle. let's show you how things are going to change specifically. 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 lower, but significant in terms of protecting the ball carrier in the collision. it is player welfare throughout the end of the day never do want to hurt anybody will get injured when they are playing the game, so anything we can do to reduce those injury statistics, and also change the game. it may change the game in the way it is played, we don't know until we try. way it is played, we don't know untilwe try. it way it is played, we don't know until we try. it could be tricky for the referees to police this next season but interesting to see nonetheless how it works. that is coming in the second—tier cup competition next season. drug testing, nothing new for sportsmen and women but the way it is being carried out has upset one woman in particular, talking about serena williams. properly the greatest of all time. by common consent now

considered the greatest women player of all time. she's accused anti—doping authorities of discrimination, after being 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. steve bruce is expected to meet aston villa's new owners today as reports continue 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 his coaching career. under bruce, villa lost the championship play—off final to fulham in may. and they're approaching the finish of stage 17 of the tour de france, it's the penultimate stage in the mountains... geraint thomas began the day in the leaders yellowjersey, 1 minute 39 seconds ahead of chris froome... full coverage on the bbc sport website. chris mitchell will have more for you in the next hour. now on afternoon live —

let's go nationwide — and see what's happening around the country — in our daily visit to the bbc newsrooms around the uk. let's go to carol malia in newcastle, where he remains of an abandoned village have emerged from the watery depths of the haweswater reservoir in cumbria. in birmingham, mary rhodes joins us with news of hedgehogs who are struggling to cope in the heatwave, whilst christmas tree growers are warning of possible shortages as newly planted trees are drying out. so this village has just suddenly appeared in the middle of a rose about? it has indeed. mardell green, about? it has indeed. mardell green, a village flooded in the 1930s to make way for was water reservoir, which supplies the north—west of england, and it has emerged from the depths, if you like, but actually not that this, because the river levels have dropped by ten metres in

this heatwave. it has been seen before, mardell green, it was witnessed in 201a, but not to this degree. hundreds of residents were originally moved out from this village so it is all a bit eerie. the buildings were actually bombed by the royal engineers for a better target practice. it is attracting a lot of interest income rear, and has become really a tourist attraction. i had not realised how lovely it could look, and how much water has actually gone out of it.” could look, and how much water has actually gone out of it. i was here la st actually gone out of it. i was here last month and it was so full the water was almost overflowing, so to come and see its solo is absolutely fantastic. it is quite well someone new look down there and see the outlay, like a footprint of what it used to be like and how to get was. we have just been down there, and you look up and you can see where the wall has actually come down and they actually go in line with what is under the water, and you think

thatis is under the water, and you think that isjust totally is under the water, and you think that is just totally amazing. is under the water, and you think that isjust totally amazing. what happens next, if you say it rains, i am guessing what happens next. we would need an awful lot of rain. a drought permit has been applied for but it looks like that is not imminent. it is a shame early because that would allow the reservoir to be topped up by other reservoirs eve n reservoir to be topped up by other reservoirs even though they are all i believe a little lower the moment. i have consulted with our weatherman, and he says we can expect a touch of rain on friday with these thunderstorms, but perhaps it is reallyjust going to sort of lightly coat cumbria and not give us the depth of rain that we need to tot up pours water. the lake district let's hope it a la ke the lake district let's hope it a lake district! now to mary, what is all this about hedgehogs? talking about water but hedgehogs are struggling to find natural sources of water. the prolonged hot spell has led to their usual watering holes drying up. that means the hedgehogs themselves are drying up.

the british hedgehog preservation society, there is such a thing, based in shropshire and they say they have had an influx in calls from the public who have found dehydrated, poorly hedgehogs. the animals are struggling to survive as it is, urban populations have fallen by up it is, urban populations have fallen by up to 30%, rural populations by at least 50%, since the millennium. the rescued hedgehogs are weighed and the very tiny dehydrated ones have to be fed with a pipette. it is notjust water, which have to be fed with a pipette. it is not just water, which the little mammals are struggling to find in this continuing hot spell. they are struggling to find natural sources of water they would usually find and also food because the ground is so ha rd also food because the ground is so hard and dry, they can't big food and their natural food is buried deep blue the ground rent to keep cool deep blue the ground rent to keep cool. so what should we be doing? it seems pretty obvious, live somewhat out of them but only water because their digestible can't cope with milk or other fluids. the charity is also asking everyone takes a few

moments to ensure there are some shallow bowls of water in their gardens, and if possible hedgehog food, meaty cat or dog food. they are rather adorable, aren't they? if you find them in the sunshine, though, they are not sunbathing, they are actually in distress, because they are nocturnal of course. they will come out in the daylight but if they are in bright sunshine the advice is to pick them up sunshine the advice is to pick them up with gardening gloves, that in the shade and give them a bowl of water. of course, you can take a look at the hedgehog preservation society's website for more information. i know you know a lot about tennis but hedgehogs as well, is there no end to this? and what is the problem with christmas trees this time of year? only five months to go so may i be the first to wish you a merry christens? it is not shaping up to be a happy christmas for the christmas tree growers in the west midlands. one farmer in worcestershire 's has all the trees replanted in march, april, are dead,

completely crispy, because of the prolonged hot spell. those that are two or three—year is old, that is also pretty touch and go. so it looks as though it could be a good year for artificial trees. looks as though it could be a good yearforartificialtrees. i looks as though it could be a good year for artificial trees. i would get your order it now. mary, good advice, thank you. and carol in newcastle, all of those stories, more on those at 6:30pm wherever you are watching. thank you, both. nationwide, this afternoon. if you would like to see more of those stories there is more on the iplayer. we go nationwide every afternoon at a:30pm here on afternoon live. the american news channel — cnn — has broadcast an audio recording of donald trump talking to his former lawyer — michael cohen. they appear to discuss buying the rights to a playboy model's story that she had an affair with the president years earlier. the bbc‘s peter bowes is in los angeles with more details

on what the recording tells us. this recording was made in september 2016, just two months before the presidential election of that year that donald trump went on to meet. if you weeks after the parent company of the national enquirer, the 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 had allegedly she says with donald trump, and he denies ever happened. during the conversations between mr cohen and mrtrump, during the conversations between mr cohen and mr trump, the conversation got around to the topic of financing foster when it comes down to the financing, which will be... listen, what financing? i have to pay you... no coming no, no. what it shows, at that stage, at least 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 the coming days. significantly, rudy giuliani, mr trump's now personal lawyer, has said there is nothing in the conversations, and he impact himself has released a transcript of it. he says there is nothing in this conversation that shows any wrong doing, that nothing illegal happened. peter bowes reporting. it's been nearly four months since protests broke out along israel's border with the gaza strip. since they began — dozens of palestinians have been shot dead by israeli soldiers. thousands more have been wounded. but behind the dramatic scenes, health workers are worried about something much more long term — the deteriorating mental health of gaza's nearly two million people. our diplomatic correspondent — paul adams — reports. on the busy streets of gaza, a man sets fire to himself.

the flames are doused, the man is bundled into a taxi. he makes it to hospital but dies two days later. what drove musical, newly—married fathi harb to take his own life? the baby, sleeping in his grandmother's arms, is fathi's own son, born two days after he died. translation: 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. every palestinian asks himself the same question. committing suicide is a terrible sin in islam, and yet, fathi harb chose to do it out 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 boiling border has been in and out of the news since march, but un staff have been worried about gaza's young men for months. it has become, like,

a trend, if i can say that, because we started to receive more cases, mainly among the youth, teenagers, with suicidal thoughts, with suicide attempts or even act and sometimes succeeded. and it's notjust suicide. domestic abuse is another alarming sign. at a un clinic, local women are discussing stress management. with unemployed depressed husbands and angry, restive children, women are under strain. translation: when a person gets depressed, lots of bad thoughts come to mind, but you have to be strong for the family, so a mother has to be an example to her children and teach them how to be happy, even if they are miserable. if she's 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, you know, that doesn't mean that you don't suffer, and anybody who lives under these conditions, you have an erosion of coping, you have an erosion of coping skills at the individual level. the youngest need help too. save the children, which runs this centre, says 95% of gaza's children experience psychological distress. they're terrified of explosions, plagued by nightmares. yet another palestinian generation exposed to the corrosive consequences of a conflict apparently without end. pauladams, bbc news, gaza. rachel home is here — in a moment she will be telling us what's hot and what's not

in the business news. first a look at the headlines on afternoon live a police investigation finds that 65 children were drugged and abused at a former psychiatric hospital near derby between 19a7 and the 1970s. searches continue for dozens of people who are still unaccounted for after the deadly wildfires near athens. at least 80 people have died. researchers believe they have found evidence of an existing body of liquid water on mars. hello. rya nair 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. ryanair blamed a downturn in forward bookings in the republic of ireland, partly as a result of recent rolling strikes by irish pilots. the former chief executive of car—maker fiat—chrysler, sergio marchionne, has died in hospital aged 66. mr marchionne who led the company for more than a decade, was replaced four days ago

when his health worsened following complications from surgery. he has been succeeded by briton mike manley, head of the firm'sjeep division. american airlines, delta and cathay pacific have become the latest carriers to change how they refer to taiwan online, bowing to pressure from china. beijing set today as a deadline for companies and airlines to remove references to taiwan as anything but a chinese territory on their websites. taiwan has been self—ruling since 19a9 but china regards it as a breakaway province to be one day reunited. what has been moving in the markets? they have all been quite focused on this meeting happening in washington today between president trump and jean—claude juncker. today between president trump and jean-claude juncker. that is new york. yes, though that is where the market are that are being moved, you see? ok. this meeting will be about

trade tariffs, something we have discussed many times and if we just recap where we are with that. we have the us introducing there's ten to 25% tariffs on steel and aluminium imports, the eu responded by slapping tariffs on various us imports including bourbon and motorbikes, the you're is drawing up further items it will put tariffs on so the hope among many is that this meeting today can take the edge of this escalating trade war, though investors are quite nervous because as we know president trump can be a bit unpredictable in his approach. an interesting meeting. back in the uk, the pharmaceutical giant gs k have announced an increase in their proper growth of the year. they have also said they will focus their money on research and element. they have announced a $300 million stake in the gene testing company, 23 e.

-- 23 in the gene testing company, 23 e. —— 23 and me. in the gene testing company, 23 e. -- 23 and me. itv, good figures? they released results for the first six months of the year. love ireland and the world cup have really helped them to boost their profits. ad sales are up, online quizzes up so what do they do next? let's ask our guest, richard dunbar from what do they do next? let's ask our guest, richard dunbarfrom aberdeen standard investments. thank you for joining us on afternoon live. how have investors reacted to this news? they have ta ken have investors reacted to this news? they have taken it pretty well, the results themselves were pretty good revenues, a little better than expected, but the net profit was broadly in line if not better than expectations. we are getting more detail on what the chief executive wants to do with the group she is now running. we got a feel for that today, investing in itv hub, more programming, cutting more cursed

output reinvesting them in the business to try to bring in more revenue in advertising and more viewers, so a step forward today. we have this big meeting happening in washington today between president trump and jean—claude juncker to try to sort out this escalating trade tariff dispute. what i investors hoping for and what will they actually here? investors are hoping for some calming the situation. if there is one thing economists agree on, increasing global trade is good for everyone's wealth, and what we are seeing at the moment is the impact of the tariffs we have seen across the world having the opposite effect. so we are hoping the talks withjean—claude effect. so we are hoping the talks with jean—claude juncker and donald trump can perhaps calmed the situation and give some pause for reflection. it is interesting that donald trump is having to subsidise his own farmers due to the chinese tariffs retaliation and general motors talking about increasing the costs of steel for their business. the impacts are being felt in the

united states. let's talk about glaxosmithkline, the pharmaceutical giant, shares are pretty flat, what i investors thinking about their plans to focus on research? investors were looking to see the results, a little better than expected, so that was taken well, but also to see where future results will come from, obviously for pharmaceutical companies comes from research and development, future drug pipeline. we saw with the acquisition of me 23, bringing in artificial intelligence, machine learning and using genomics technology and these databases to do that research, to inform that research. i think it was taken reasonably well. more cost—cutting, which will be reinvested in that research and element, and some evidence of what the future might look like for gsk. think of your time. —— thank you for your time.

the markets. the snp and the ftse 100, downjust over the markets. the snp and the ftse 100, down just over half a percent, i have put up british american to and astrazeneca, a long list of companies issuing results tomorrow. shell and facebook, their results are out after the us market closed at night. any permission we get from that meeting between president trump and jean—claude juncker. there is that meeting between president trump and jean—claudejuncker. there is a report out about what we think of our water companies, and we will be talking about that. they have found water on mars, that might be cheaper. indeed, just a massive pipe, siphon it down, sorted. you are watching afternoon live. the system used to exclude pupils from schools in england has by a group of mps. a report by the education select committee says too many pupils are pushed out of mainstream classes and abandoned with inadequate education. it's even claimed that some schools use exclusion to improve their position in league tables. jayne mccubbin reports you have to send in all the evidence

to what you are claiming... just some of the documents from natasha's legal battle against her son's school. he didn't want to be filmed. he has adhd and he struggled after changes in his mainstream secondary. suddenly they brought in a zero tolerance policy. zero tolerance policy does not work with children with sen. he got his first exclusion in year ten. for a very minor incident. what like? he actually wore the wrong colour socks to school. colourful socks, swinging on his chair, defiant behaviour. behaviour, the school said, that fully justified a series of exclusions. but the tribunal said that behaviour was linked to his disability and he had been discriminated against. the school told us they have since retrained staff and hired an educational psychiatrist. i think schools can come away from excluding students if things are put into place to support students. if he had had that support he would have shone. today this report says much more should be done to curb exclusions which have increased by a0% in the last three years.

but almost half of all those are pupils with additional needs. that's over 900 sen kids out of education every single day of the school year. this is in england. in scotland last year only one child was permanently excluded. mp robert halfon, who led on this report, says this has to change. whether it is down to too much zero tolerance in class, whether it is resource issues, whether it is training issues, whether it is schools off—loading pupils because they're worried about exam results. whatever the reasons, it is wrong and the government has to act and stop this. here in halfon's constituency, over half of all children with sen go to this one school. at passmore they say inclusion is in crisis, with schools judged only by academic standards. there are so many horror stories across the country and it is disproportionate because we are rewarded for not being inclusive at the moment. that's the problem.

the department for education told us the number of children being excluded is lower than it was ten years ago, but they should only ever be used as a last resort. but today's report says they need to startjudging schools differently and reward inclusion alongside results. jane mccubbin, bbc news. 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... as john 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 when a photographer simon bray meets bereaved 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 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 paul 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. a photograph he says isjust

the start, away into 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 treatment. 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 the road and, some deals has gone through something similar. they are not the only one who's grieving and feeling bit lost. that's where i feel 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 but importantly, to remember and to keep those memories alive. john maguire, bbc news, penzance. that's it from your afternoon live team for today, next the bbc news at 5 with jane hill. time for a look at the weather... here's tomasz schafernaker. can getany can get any hotter? the peak in the heatwave this week across england will occur tomorrow, quite possibly friday. temperatures will be rising into the mid—30s but we will also get some welcome thunderstorms. in the short—term, a lots of sunshine across the uk, temperatures mostly into the low or mid—20s in the north, low 30s in the south, and then tonight another very uncomfortable night across many

central and southern parts of the uk. notice there a front is approaching, this will be nearing us over the next 2aa8 hrs, so there is a little bit of rain in the forecast, not an awful lot, though. and then thursday is the really hot day. we could see temperatures peaking at around 35 celsius. the winds are light, the air is pushing northwards over temperatures will be rising right across the north, in yorkshire we could see temperatures of around 30 degrees or more as well. today at five — more than 60 children were drugged before being sexually abused at a former psychiatric hospital in derbyshire. police say the crimes were committed at aston hall in the 19505, 60s and 70s —and if the doctor accused of the abuse was still alive he would be questioned. 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 have more on the victims‘ fight forjustice. the other main stories on bbc news at 5... it‘s feared more than a hundred people have been killed in the wildfires in greece — it‘s the worst disaster of its kind in post war europe. a woman has lost her appeal to divorce her husband on the grounds she is unhappy. five judges at the supreme court suggest the law should