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 be looked at again. and could there be life on mars?

researchers believe they have found evidence of an existing body of liquid water on the red planet. good evening, welcome to the bbc news at 5pm. our top story... a police report has found evidence that more than 60 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 — and that kenneth milner, who was a psychiatrist there, would be questioned under caution were he 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. people who were patients there as children claimed they were drugged into a zombie—like state before being stripped and abused. i arrived at aston hall thinking that i was going to a hospital and an escape route from the remand home. i went from hell to armageddon or armageddon to hell, i'm not sure. doctor kenneth milner ran the hospital from 19117 until the mid—19705. 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, 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 46 years, no, 48 years of battling to be believed, it's a life—changing experience. but they can't replace your childhood, they can't take away the years of pain, flashback, questions, unanswered questions, lying there at night saying why haven't i met somebody else this has happened to? it is important that i state that the safeguarding agencies who have contributed to the review acknowledge the pain and great distress suffered over many years by those who have now bravely come forward to report that they were abused at aston hall between the 1950s and the 1970s. and by those who may, for whatever reason, be unable to do so. doctor milner died in 1975. in their report, derbyshire police say that if he were alive today he would be questioned over allegations including rape and child cruelty. sophie long, bbc news. 0ur correspondent,

angus crawford, is in ripley, derbyshire. it is impossible to imagine the devastation caused here. what more have some of those who were residents at the home and some of their legal team been saying about their legal team been saying about the impact of these crimes? they talk of a consistent and horrifying story. remember these were very vulnerable young people, some of them as young as 12 are being sent to this psychiatric hospital, which specialised in treating what they called difficult children. there they were driven up the long drive bya they were driven up the long drive by a social worker, they had to ensure like on the ward and then they spoke about the terrifying experience of being summoned for what they called treatment. this treatment was at the hands they claim of doctor kenneth milner, they

would be stripped naked, forced to bathe and then they would go into a locked room, a straitjacket would be put on them and then they would be injected with a drug which is in effect a zombie drug. it was used apparently, this was the claim, as pa rt apparently, this was the claim, as part of the narco analysis. it helped them get to their repressed memories. in fact what the victims say it rendered them helpless. he would then sexually and physically abuse. we now know after the police investigation taking two years that we have 77 crimes affecting 65 different people. 65 different victims. and for those individuals, is this the end in the sense that their voices are being heard now, people are aware of their stories? 0r people are aware of their stories? or is there more that they want to happen? my point being that this man is long since dead. i think the key

thing for them is it is an understanding, a realisation, justification. it is an apology for what happened to them. in terms of any criminal prosecutions, that is over, nothing will happen. doctor milner is dead and anybody else accused, police say are either untraceable, have been eliminated from enquiries or they are dead too. but this isn't quite the end. for some, more than a0 are now going to sue the department of health for what they say was the lack of care, the gross negligence that led to the abuse taking place and involving them. but of course the bend the most important thing today is an acknowledgement that what happened to them did happen and that it was wrong. thank you. the biblical catastrophe is how one survivor as described the fires that

have hit greece. the flames took hold near the capital athens. rescue teams are now searching for more people still missing after residents and tourists fled to the sea to tried to escape the flames near the resort of mati. some people have been arrested on suspicion of starting the fires deliberately. it is a valley of death, the fire raced through these words towards the town of mati, leaving scorched wasteland behind it. much of the town is now a ghostly ashfield ruing, filled with blackened trees and crumbling walls. for many, only the seaview remains. so much of mati is completely derelict now. full of houses that all 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 as a light 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, the british expat, sought the fire coming and discovered her car was already a light. 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're finding more bodies. no one yet knows exactly how many will be discovered. translation: since yesterday we have been conducting an investigation into the missing. we have we have orders to do a sweep and going from house from house to house. wherever we come into, we check for missing where ever we can, we provide first aid. this irish couple were on their honeymoon when the fire struck. zoe holohan is now in hospital. her husband, brian 0'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 were wondering whether they would see their homes again. this finnish family was amongst 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. let's speak now to marilita hatzivassiliou who is currently on holiday in lavrion, a town in the attica region. many thanks for talking to was. i know you only flew into athens on monday so explain what you see and what you have been experiencing the last couple of days. well, it has been horrific. we just last couple of days. well, it has been horrific. wejust flew last couple of days. well, it has been horrific. we just flew in over the fires and we saw them from our window when we were landing and it was really scary and we realise the extent to which it had been burning.

after that, the news kept getting more and more heartbreaking. it is just horrible. and you have people who have houses in some of the affected areas. first of all, are your friends affected areas. first of all, are yourfriends 0k affected areas. first of all, are your friends 0k and what have people been saying to you? yes, they survived bangkok but their houses we re survived bangkok but their houses were totally destroyed. people are 110w were totally destroyed. people are now still looking for survivors. bodies keep turning up and that area, especially in mati is totally destroyed. the thing is, people are trying to understand what went wrong, apart from the 50 mph winds, which is the basic fact that, you know, made this fire it was ablaze

and people did not have time. but also, probably what went wrong is they were not notified, especially in that area. no one understood that the fire was coming their way, they thought it was viral —— they thought it was far—away and then suddenly was there. nobody notified them and they closed the main highway, so they closed the main highway, so they could not get out of the area. they were directed what we have heard and read by survivors. how we re heard and read by survivors. how were your friends able to escape?” think they knew the area very well, that's what i they fled to the sea, to the beach. but other people who we re to the beach. but other people who were caught in little alleys, they did not make it because the houses there are on the cliff, so they

just... they could not reach the sea. they ran as far as they could and because there was a cliff, tragically they could not get any further. so our friends saying to you, are people saying to you, that they feel that they should have been warnings, that some people actually could have been helped, could have been urged to get out of the area quicker? yes. if you hear survivors talking, they are furious that nobody notified them. i do not know who is to blame for that but the truth is there were some government children's camps truth is there were some government child ren's camps there truth is there were some government children's camps there and those we re children's camps there and those were evacuated perfectly. five minutes away, the distance to those camps. and nobody actually thought of just notifying the camps. and nobody actually thought ofjust notifying the people of mati. i do not know who is to blame honestly because maybe they did not understand that the fire was going

that way but even so, they should have been prepared. and especially in these areas that are full of vegetation and pine trees. there should be plans, they should have been escape plans but unfortunately there were not. it is very good of you to trot was. we are glad that you to trot was. we are glad that you and your friends are safe but a very difficult experience. she flew into athens on monday with many desperate tales of the impacts of the fires there. well, here in the uk the heatwave goes on, with temperatures continuing to soar in many parts of the country. the met office says friday could be the hottestjuly day ever, though thunderstorms and torrential downpours are also forecast. the heatwave is causing problems to the vulnerable, the frail and the elderly — and there's concern about water stocks. danny savage sent this report from north yorkshire. 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 it's 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 memoryjust like it was in 1976. the horseflies 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 showers 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. 5:17pm. the headlines on bbc news... a police investigation finds evidence that 65 children were drugged and abused at a former psychiatric hospital near derby in the 19505, 605 and 705 the search continues for dozens of people still missing after the deadly wildfires near athens. at least 80 people have died. and researchers have found an underground lake

12 miles wide — on the planet mars. it's bought gareth thoma5 it's bought gareth thomas is reaching his peak. he has extended his lead stormers two minutes. chris broome has lost his second spot. rugby aims to take some of the crunch out of tackling a5 union tries to reduce head injuries make the sport 5afer. and serena williams repeatedly tested claims she suffered discrimination at the hands of doping officials. more on those stories for you in about 15 minutes. a woman who is trying to divorce her husband of a0 year5 has lost her legal battle after the supreme court ruled she must remain married. teeni 0wen5 believes her marriage to hugh 0wen5 has broken down — but he disagrees, saying they still have a "few years" to enjoy. the case has led to fresh calls for a no—fault divorce system

in england and wales. with me is georgina hamblin, director of the law firm vardags, which specialises in complex and high—net—worth divorce5. thanks for coming in. i think the reason this story appears so extraordinary to anyone watching is that probably a lot of people thought, really? does this still happen in 2018 that you can't, if you are so happen in 2018 that you can't, if you are so desperately unhappy, you can't get divorced ? you are so desperately unhappy, you can't get divorced? explain why the supreme court, what it has said today, white came down with this decision. i should start by saying that it decision. i should start by saying thatiti5 decision. i should start by saying that it is absolutely unfair to state that you should be forced to 5tay married to someone. in this country it is illegal to have a forced marriage but it seems the opposite is true that you can be forced to stay in an unhappy relationship, which is akin to

almost slavery some sort of breach of human rights so it is something we feel really passionate about. sadly, the supreme court did not have much choice in the way that this statute and law is set out the moment, which is clear that you have to set out enough factors to reach the unreasonable behaviour, that's the unreasonable behaviour, that's the criteria. unfortunately, the 27 reasons that she set out were deemed not to be unreasonable enough. how many divorce5 today then would reach that sort of pitch? perhaps not with the level of obesity that we are seenin the level of obesity that we are seen in this particular case but are there many that are contested in this way? —— level of publicity that we are seeing in this particular ca5e. we are seeing in this particular case. people have worked under disruption that we do not need to sling mud at each other to get petitions through, it is not the way to start petitions. see would have an anodyne petition that is enough to cross the unreasonable behaviour

threshold but not enough to get people's backs up. that practice is 110w people's backs up. that practice is now in danger and it seems that we have to go that extra step right from the off and put some really aggre55ive particulars down potentially to make sure you do not end up where this woman has ended. would it be a safe assumption to think that however acrimonious, it i5a think that however acrimonious, it is a desperate time between two people, but actually not many people reached this page because if one person realises that the other is so unhappy that they keep fighting and fighting and fighting, you would think that they ultimately would not wa nt to think that they ultimately would not want to be with that person anyway. you would think that this would be the case but so often we start with 5o the case but so often we start with so many cases already trying to talk our clients down... a5 so many cases already trying to talk our clients down... as you can imagine in the break—up of a relationship, you are not going to believe what the other side has said i5 believe what the other side has said is accurate. and so up until now we have been saying no, there is not a

point having this point. now we're actually going to have two come it 5eem5, actually going to have two come it seems, unless the government steps in which is what it needs to do to change the law, to have this mudslinging exercise and have a whole other realm of acrimonious proceedings. i was reading some of the comments from one of the justices who is a specialist in family law andi justices who is a specialist in family law and i thought her comments were very strongly worded, that they feel it is just not keeping up with modern life. i am paraphrasing herfar keeping up with modern life. i am paraphrasing her far more articular words but that seems to be what she's saying. the act is defining what is happening here was set about time to protect women from being beaten up by their husbands. that is the type of era we are talking about. so it has not changed or kept up

about. so it has not changed or kept up since then, so what really needs to happen happen is for this introduction of a no—fault divorce elements because people and happy bout because it thinks that people will be encouraged to get divorced but really people in this day and age know when their relationship has broken down. they will have fought ha rd to broken down. they will have fought hard to keep it and the fact that they have an easier process ahead of them is not going to make it easier to make that decision. people think if this woman is so unhappy she can move out of the house and go elsewhere. but for most people, financially, you cannot do that. u nfortu nately you have financially, you cannot do that. unfortunately you have to sell the joint house in order to have somewhere to live. absolutely. she had the option to withdraw her petition and put in a new one for some time now but she has chosen not to do that and i suspect to make a point of public policy here and i think she has done it as an incredibly important moment when the government really can focus on it. well, we wait to see what political response that might be in that case. president trump has criticised his

former lawyer, michael cohen, after the american broadcaster cnn released what it says is an audio recording of the pair. in the tape, the two men appear to discuss buying the rights to a story told by a playboy model, who alleges she had an affair with the president years earlier. i have spoken to set out whole thing... it is all the stuff because you never know where that company. correct. i am all over that and i spoke to alan about it. when it comes time for the financing. what

financing? we will have to pay something. pay cash. no, no, no. responding to the audio tape, the president tweeted saying he couldn't believe mr cohen would have taped conversations with him. he said, ‘what kind of a lawyer would tape a client?‘ and suggested other clients and reporters may have also been taped as well. meanwhile, the president is meeting the european commission president jean—claude juncker this evening for talks, following an ongoing dispute about trade between the two countries. it comes as the eu said it is prepared to impose extra trade duties on about $20 billion dollars—worth of us goods, if washington imposes tariffs on cars imported from the eu. president trump has been tweeting in advance of the meeting — saying it would be a good idea for both sides to drop trade tarriffs, barries and subisides altogether, but that the eu ‘won't do it'. 0ur correspondent, gary 0'donoghue, is in washington with more on this.

trying to keep up with all the tweets in fact but the issue of trade is vital and this is a really big row. it is interesting that jean—claude juncker is over there. what are we hearing?” jean—claude juncker is over there. what are we hearing? i think the expectations are pretty low for this meeting. i think there is some hope that there will be something of a de—escalation, that is probably the best that you could hope for, certainly in the rhetoric. and certainly in the rhetoric. and certainly they will be hoping for it de—escalation in the tit—for—tat thatis de—escalation in the tit—for—tat that is going on at the moment. there is a lot of concern in europe about donald trump's threat to impose tariffs on cars from europe. as things stand, europeans impose a 10% tariffs on american cars going into europe. it is less coming the other way but europeans argue that there are other things that balance that out, web the americans tax things much more highly. higher

percentage. so they have been trying to thrash some of that out but the rhetoric is silly very hot at the moment and i think the idea that eve ryo ne moment and i think the idea that everyone is going to scrap every barrier and tariff and subsidy is not wildly realistic, not being europe, not here. there is some idea that perhaps the europeans will float a wider agreement, a worldwide agreement on automobile trade. that is something may be that they will tried and tangled in front of the president. as things stand, he is doubling down and also he is paying subsidies to his farmers now because of the tariffs they are facing as a result of retaliation from people like china, canada and mexico. interesting that you say he's doubling down because there are plenty of business leaders who have been quite outspoken about all of this, they've spoken about the dangers of a trade war. is he not listening to them? does he just think they are incorrect in their analysis? what is the administration's view when business

leaders come out and say that? that is precisely the right question because we don't really know what the administration's view is. is donald trump a free trader? is he a protectionist? itty something in between? at these threats of tariffs that tactic to bring other countries and other groupings like the eu to the negotiation table? it is not very clear at the moment, so there isa very clear at the moment, so there is a lot of guessing going on. but i think the warning is a serious one. it is not just think the warning is a serious one. it is notjust coming from economists, it is coming from senior members of the republican party too. if this goes on for long enough, then this sort of much vaunted economic growth that the president is claiming benefit fork, claiming responsibility for rather, low unemployment here. we have less than 10% unemployment here. we have less than a% unemployment here at the moment. all those sorts of things could be put in danger. those are things that we know are absolutely crucial when it comes to winning elections. at the end of the day, as the americans

call it... the few other stories in brief tonight. the father of a three—year—old boy injured in a suspected acid attack has appeared at kidderminster magistrates' court alongside four other men, charged in connection with the attack on his son in worcester. the 39—year—old wolverhampton man cannot be named for legal reasons. all five men were charged with conspiracy to cause grievous bodily harm. nestle, the makers of kit—kat, have lost their long—running legal battle to trademark the shape of the chocolate bar. the company spent more than a decade fighting to protect the four—fingered wafer shape across the european union. but this morning judges in luxembourg dismissed an appeal by the firm, agreeing with an earlier ruling that the shape was not distinctive enough. banks could be forced to pay customers a minimum interest rate on their savings, under plans being suggested today. the financial conduct authority says it is concerned savers who are loyal to the same bank or building society get poor returns on their money

as a result of low interest rates. some news just some newsjust coming some news just coming through some newsjust coming through in some news just coming through in the last few moments. a labour mp has been charged with perverting the course of justice. this been charged with perverting the course ofjustice. this is the labourmp, mpfor course ofjustice. this is the labour mp, mp for peterborough, but that news has onlyjust emerged. fiona 0nasa nya appeared that news has onlyjust emerged. fiona 0nasanya appeared that westminster magistrates' court earlier this month. that is all we know, we don't know what that is in relation to and we will try to find more information. it is definitely

whether time. a very important part of the news at the moment. how is eve ryo ne of the news at the moment. how is everyone dealing with the heat, that is the question. it is not often i say it is very good news that cloud and rain is on the way. before that happens, some pretty extreme heat on the way. for the sun worshippers that is going to bea the sun worshippers that is going to be a little bit too hot and the heat is going to expand across the midlands and that the parts of wales and the south of scotland as they go through tomorrow. in the short term, a fine evening, a lot of warmth and the temperature overnight probably don't know lower than 1920 across the south, 17 around merseyside. so tomorrow, you can see this weather

front which eventually will reach us but very slow progress, southerly winds ahead of it all the way from africa and that means tomorrow, the heat across east anglia and the south—east will build to the mid—305, so very uncomfortable, 31 into north—western parts, mid and high 205 into south yorkshire. this is bbc news. the latest headlines. 65 children were drugged — then sexually abused at a former psychiatric hospital near derby in the 19505, ‘605 and ‘705. police say the doctor accused would be questioned — if he was still alive. 80 people are known to have been killed in the wildfires in greece —

as the search continues for dozens still missing. 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 be looked at again. time for sport — here's chris mitchell. good afternoon. four stages to go up the tour de france and get thomas has extended his lead to almost two minutes. chris froome has swept into third overall. this was the penultimate mountain stage. chris froome fell behind as the contenders for the visa battled it out. he is now third. thomas had the strongest finish, the welshman the riding away to gain the vital seconds. he is now

one minute and 59 seconds ahead. well—placed to take the tour de france. rugby union, often rough and sometimes dangerous. hard, crunching tackles taking their toll. a recent study showed the rise in injuries and concussion in the game and no surprise the rugby football union have suggested tackles will be lowered next season, in a significant trial in england is designed to make the game safe. this is the current level of a legal tackle. anything below the top of the shoulders is currently deemed safe. the new safe level will be the underside of the armpit. not hugely lower but significant in terms of protecting the ball carrier in a collision. it is a player led initiative and at the end of the day nobody wants to have anybody get injured playing the game, so anything we can do to reduce the

statistics. and it may change the game, the waiters played, we don't know until you try. the hockey world cup is continuing and london with two matches on wednesday, between germany and argentina and then the united states against the hosts england. we can go to the olympic park. two very big games. massive, a massive game for england, particularly after the underwhelming 1-1 particularly after the underwhelming 1—1 draw against india in the opening match on saturday. the match against the usa could be pivotal in their quest to reach the knockout stages, as things stand, after one match england are joint second, ireland currently top. whichever tea m ireland currently top. whichever team finishes top of the group goes through automatically, those finishing second and third have to go through to an extra knockout game, which they have to win to get

through to the quarterfinals and then wonder what to avoid at all costs. before that match, germany against argentina. two big teams and should be an excellent game. we know they are good at baseball and glad i am, the united states, but how good are the arts hockey? england are ranked higher than the usa but in this world cup that have already been a few upsets, but the usa are a really attacking team and love to get forward and you can expect them to come exploding out of the blocks at england tonight, but don't listen to what i have to say, here are the thoughts of lili 0wsley.” to what i have to say, here are the thoughts of lili 0wsley. i love playing the usa. we have got a match year and we have to play better hockey and you can always set yourself up for a tough game. you have two win your battles and not

let that player who is big, let them beat you, and it is my favourite game. i absolutely love beat you, and it is my favourite game. iabsolutely love playing beat you, and it is my favourite game. i absolutely love playing the usa. everyone is trying to compete at the world cup, so get out there, we have the home crowd, they don't, so we have the home crowd, they don't, soiam we have the home crowd, they don't, so i am sure it will be fine. you heard far talk on the home support. another sell—out from the england match tonight against the usa. 10,500 people expected here that the 0lympic 10,500 people expected here that the olympic park, kick—off, pushback, is at eight o'clock and you can follow the whole match online and on bbc radio five. more for you on that on sports day at 6:30 p:m.. thank you very much. let's return now to one of our main stories — and the rescue effort continues in greece to find dozens of people missing after the deadly wildfires near athens. at least 80 people are known to have died, but that number is expected to rise. 0ur europe correspondent, gavin lee has been speaking to two people who are searching for friends in the village of mati. we are looking for the friend, and

his family. they have been lost since monday. we are looking on the coastline to find them. four friends? one friend of ours and he, his parents and his grandmother, and we have tried to find them. i'm sorry, when was the last time you saw them? on tuesday? monday. monday. i saw him monday, she saw him monday. one thing i am hearing is that the media are reporting between a0 and 100 people missing,

yet there doesn't seem to be an organised communication centre for where you can go. have a clear idea of who you can ask? yes, we try to find him in hospitals, from firefighters, from the coastguard, from everyone. we have tried everything. no one can answer us. cani everything. no one can answer us. can i ask how you both managed to escape? much harder to escape from here. i left a bit further, in a higher place than here. it was easier to get away, but we found a way. she lives in mati. and us kit mati, actually being on the beach?” am very close to the beach, onto the beach, and we were in the sea for

four hours. you were swimming? yes. eventually the coastguard. a boat came and took us. they might and lives, so we went there.” came and took us. they might and lives, so we went there. i am sorry and thank you both are talking to me. i know you have to go because you said you wanted to go from house to house but i will let you continue searching and best of luck. the other thing from talking to them is so many people with their own stories, we are talking about 800 people who managed to get to the beach and escape. we heard families in hospital at the moment and the search continues and still there doesn't seem to be, a lot of criticism about this, and organised communication centre running the missing persons search. speaking to

two young people still looking for some friends in greece. 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 the country's general election, which has been marred by concerns about fraud, violence and interference by the armed forces. 0ur correspondent secunder kermani reports from islamabad. the aftermath of another deadly attack in pakistan. a suicide bomber from the islamic state group a p pa re ntly from the islamic state group apparently blew himself up close to this police vehicle outside of a polling station. we got down on the ground. most people started running. after ten minutes when the chaos was all we started picking up the injured and carrying them into private vehicles and ambulances had not arrived yet. elsewhere in the country, voting has been carried out

peacefully. he is one of the front runners but it is expected to be a tight race. i am a player who played different matches on different grounds for 21 years and as long as the last ball is it i will not accept victory. i pray that whatever happens, good for my country. the other leading contender, from the party which has been in power the last five years. he stepped into the pre—party after his brother, a former prime minister, was sentenced to ten years in jail by anti—corruption to ten years in jail by anti—corru ption court. the to ten years in jail by anti—corruption court. the campaign has been overshadowed by allegations that behind the scenes pakistan's powerful military have tried to ensure that imran khan wins, though both he and the army deny that. this has been a polarised campaign and to other ends up forming the next

government will face the challenge of uniting the country, as well as tackling the growing economic crisis. british and irish ministers have met for their first intergovernmental conference 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 has remained in deadlock. the meeting was attended by irish foreign affairs minister simon coveney, who, when asked about brexit negotiations, stressed that leaving without a deal was not a desirable outcome. two unionist in northern ireland unionists anywhere, they have nothing to fear from a british — irish intergovernmental conference. this is an agreed structure that both governments have signed up to as part of the good friday agreement. it is very 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 to make sure they can work and function which they are doing today. it's nearly four months since protests broke out along israel's border with the gaza strip. in that time dozens of palestinians have been shot dead by israeli soldiers and thousands more have been wounded. but behind the dramatic scenes, health workers are worried about something longer term — the deteriorating mental health of gaza's nearly two million people. 0ur diplomatic correspondent — paul adams — reports. 0n 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. the headlines on bbc news. a police investigation finds evidence that 65 children were drugged then sexually abused at a former psychiatric hospital near derby over three decades. the search continues for dozens of people still missing after the deadly wildfires near athens. at least 80 people have died. and researchers have found an underground lake 12 miles wide on the planet mars. more on that shortly.

an update on the market numbers for you — here's how london's and frankfurt ended the day. and in the the united states this is how the dow and the nasdaq are getting on. 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. 0ur 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. italian scientists believe they've found a lake deep beneath the surface of mars. it's thought to be the first evidence of a body of liquid water on the planet — that hasn't disappeared over time. researchers say it could help establish whether there really is, or ever has been, life on mars.

the discovery was made using marsis, a radar instrument on board european space agency's mars express orbiter. it made the observation of the surface and immediate subsurface of the planet by sending out a signal and examining what is bounced back. the results — visible here — show that the liquid water — which is blue in this image — is about 1.5 kilometers below the surface — beneath a layer of ice and dust. speaking at the press conference to explain the findings enrico flamini from the italian space agency explained what had inspired them to search beneath the surface. the fact that for sure in the past most of the water had been filtered

out by the solar wind and provided us out by the solar wind and provided us with the idea that as on other planets, as in the case of the earth, some of the water that was once present on mars should have migrated to the subsurface and remained trapped. possibly since the time when mars was wet. that was pa rt time when mars was wet. that was part of the news conference. let's find out more. 0ur science correspondent victoria gill is here. she has been listening to all of this and following it. huge news, the first liquid body of water and the first liquid body of water and the reason that is so tantalising, when you think of the mission to find whether that has ever been life on mars. click on the water is one of life as we understand it on earth and that puts a pinpoint on a map of where scientists might search for life. so what happens next? eight

lot happening currently. the orbiter has been orbiting mars 15 years and it has taken several years of the coding, those lines and echoes underneath the surface, so it is a lot of work and the lot of beaming different instrumentation, rovers and blunders exploring mars, and the european space agency mission will land on november, looking under the surface, but in terms of investigating this lake which is a very enticing and exciting way to look, they would have to send a robot which could drill one—mile deep underneath the ice a cap on the surface of mars, so that will probably take a lot of work and a little technological improvement before they consent that. that is a huge mission! that would be fa ntastically huge mission! that would be fantastically exciting. listening to the italian space agency, how much of all this work is joint european

efforts, as healthy competition between countries to do all of this? where is the balance? it is one of those examples, the european space agency, and the fact that this mission, the paper published today that contains these findings has about 15 or 16 different authors, so about 15 or 16 different authors, so a big collaboration, and that was just the big italian team that are publishing their analysis of one piece of science from one instrument on one orbiter. the red planet is surrounded by several auditors, so i huge amount of international collaboration, and that is incredibly important. the mission that will be drilling into the surface of mars that is in november is another big international collaboration and is taking kept that was designed in the uk as well. all these projects, just the

timeline is extraordinary, you mentioned the 15 years for one element of this. no surprise that this is a phenomenally big job, but the fact we are also excited about it shows there is so much we don't know. but there are things, these tantalising glimpses that they get, because a lot of people that study extreme environments and want to find out what is going on in mars work on extreme environments on earth, so we have analogues of these subglacial lakes on earth, and to stay liquid they have to be very salty, to change the melting point, so scientists conclude that this is not only freezing cold but very salty, so an incredibly extreme environment, but these subglacial wicks, some contain microbes that can metabolise that salt, so it is a tantalising glimpse, so scientists

have to pinpoint and confirmed that this is definitely a body of liquor and water, to go back and investigated with other scientific equipment, because of your placing the x on equipment, because of your placing thexona equipment, because of your placing the x on a treasure map, that will ta ke yea rs the x on a treasure map, that will take years of design and then sending a spacecraft, you have to be the way sure about where you are looking. it is fascinating, thank you very much. talk about it again, i hope! explaining so much more than i will understand about fascinating story. i believe you for this hour with a look at the weather prospects. here's tomasz schafernaker. the heat is on and it will be extreme over the coming days but mostly across south—eastern and eastern parts of the country. the temperature in the coming days, for the next couple of days, could peak into the mid—305, perhaps even

higher, but 36 only concentrated to a small part of the country and for most of us the high 205 and low 305. this is the satellite picture for the last few hours and this weather front approaching us over the next 2a hours, that will be responsible for some much—needed rain, so when the short—term, tonight invented tomorrow, still to the west of the neighbourhood, the winds from the south are very warm, these are the starting temperatures, much fresher in newcastle. tomorrow, hot southerly winds persist across much of eastern britain. this is where the highest of the temperatures will be where in the west, we see the winds blowing off the ocean, so quite a bit fresher in northern ireland and western scotland, but evenin ireland and western scotland, but even in glasgow up to around 26,25 will be the peak tomorrow across

south—eastern parts and that will feel incredibly oppressive and a very hot even in on the way into friday. through the course of friday, the weather front starts to approach the uk and it is all about when the storms will fall because we are expecting the storms to eventually developed from the morning into the afternoon on words but it may be the case that it stays clear across east anglia and this is where the temperature could peak at about 36 celsius, but that really would be the extreme. for most of us we are talking about the high 205 but the storms could be very vicious indeed with flash flooding and the ground a very private, all that water will run off, we could see some flash flooding and problems with downpours, but we really need the rain. as far as saturday night into the rest of the weekend, it is going to kill off, fairly fresh

across northern parts, but in the south after the huge drop, the temperature will be roundabout 25, so extreme heat on the way but we are anticipating the temperature to ease into the weekend. police find historical evidence of children being tied up, drugged and abused at a hospital for mental illness in derbyshire. aston hall has been described as "pure hell" by former patients there between the 19a05 and 705. he injected me and lay down the floor, i was on a mattress on the floor. and he put a mask on my face and started to drop fluid on it. police say they would have questioned the doctor who ran the hospitalfor decades if he'd still been alive. also on tonight's programme: as the greek authorities search for dozens of people missing after the wildfires near athens, survivors speak of their terror. when i was in the house and the fire was going over, i thought, "i'm not going to make it. this is the end". unhappiness is not sufficient

grounds for divorce,