the extreme weather causes extreme problems for travellers as the uk's transport network struggles to cope. at the start of one of the busiest weekends of the summer holidays rail passengers india major delays and drivers are told to be prepared. when you are travelling at slower speeds if you can handle it turn yourair speeds if you can handle it turn your air conditioning off, bring your air conditioning off, bring your windows down, let the air circulate the car and that will alleviate the pressure that's happening to the engine. rescuers search for a boy missing in clacton as police warned people not tojump into rivers and lakes to call off. the met office has issued an amber weather warning for heavy thunderstorms and parts of england. we will have the latest. also, prince charles has expressed deep does not regret that he was deceived by disgraced the ship peter ball who was later convicted of sex offences. a boy of six who has died after being shot with a pellet gun at a house in east yorkshire. contracts

for probation scheme is run by private firms for offenders will end, the government says they are not value for money. and from syria to the royal albert hall the child refugees turning their experiences into poetry. coming up on bbc news, geraint thomas looks set to win the tour de france after extending his overall lead with just one meaningful stage left. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. the extreme weather has caused major disruption for travellers with problems on the roads and railways. many on

eurotunnel into and hours of delays at the kent terminal after problems with the air encourages. lightning strikes forced train cancellations across yorkshire and now the met office has issued warnings of thunderstorms in the east of england. please urge people to take ca re england. please urge people to take care while swimming in rivers and la kes to care while swimming in rivers and lakes to call off. two have died and a boy is missing near margate. this special report. a summer holiday getaway stopped in a car park. those hoping to go through eurotunnel were told they could not because of the heat and there's caution for those planning long drives. we are expecting a breakdown to happen every four seconds so before you get into the car check your water coolant and oil levels and your tyre pressure, make sure you've got water in the carand pressure, make sure you've got water in the car and when you are travelling at slower speeds if you can handle it turn your air conditioning off, bring your windows down and let the air circulate a car, that will alleviate some of the

pressure is probably happening to the engine. meanwhile in york hundreds of air passengers suffered rail disruption due to lightning strike which damaged equipment. we haven't much information, it is stiflingly hot, we've had no information about the air con, the buffets closed, there's nowhere to get water. i've got a child whose five, we've been on the train for four hours. finch some are taking full advantage of britain's beaches like this one and margate and getting fully involved in a staycation. the kids out of school, it's a lovely day, a day off work, we just want to be in the sunshine at the beach. there's the pool which i really like, and the sea, and the weather is very hot. there are warnings up and down the country about people cooling off in open water. in warwickshire police are searching for a 17—year—old boy who got into trouble in a quarry lake and say they have found the body. with the court at six 30p last night

after concerns were raised for a boy of 17 who was reported to have entered the water. formal identification has yet to take place but next of kin have been informed. essex police are looking for a boy last seen in the water near clacton pier. days of high temperatures have also put pressure on fire brigades, locals have delivered food and drink to cruise and have tackled fires on the mountainside for a week near llangollen. for those hoping for rain the wish make untrue, in these delinquent, thunderstorms, with heavy rain, continue elsewhere. that's the prediction, no let up with those thunderstorms apparently coming this weekend. indeed. the met office have issued an amber warning over fears that the storms predicted

could cause potential danger to life. because of the heat the ground has been incredibly dry and less porous to water. there have been predictions of up to 30 millimetres of rainfall within one hour, also predictions of hailstones, frequent lightning and also gusty winds which could add to the flash flooding and the power cuts across the country. london and east england have been served with a yellow weather warning. accent is not forget that despite this short respite, temperatures are supposed to rise again before the end of next week. chi chi i, thank you. that's chi chi izundu live in margate. the prince of wales says he regrets being deceived by a bishop who was convicted of sexually abusing young men and teenagers. in a letter to the independent inquiry into the abuse, the prince wrote that he had

been friends with peter ball for several decades in the 19805 that he wa5 several decades in the 19805 that he was not aware of the bishops cramp5 and felt deep personal regret and being mi5led. a senior and powerful figure in the church of england for decades, peter ball had friends in high places. but in 2015 the former bishop of lewis and gloucester, seen here on the left, was convicted of abusing teenagers and young men and jailed for 32 months. he received a caution for gross indecency in 1993. today in a letter read to the inquiry by senior counsel, the prince of wales tried to distance himself from the man he once described as a loyal friend, 5ailing he tru5ted him on what he believed to be his good work. events later demonstrated beyond any doubt to my deep regret that i along with many others had been misled, and the reverse wa5 others had been misled, and the rever5e was true. others had been misled, and the reverse was true. the prince said he wa5 reverse was true. the prince said he was not aware until recently that a

caution carried an acceptance of guilt. i have to say that the victim5 find that excuse rather unconvincing. prince charles had acce55 unconvincing. prince charles had access to the best legal advice that money can buy, he had the chance to clarify the legal position, he should have taken that opportunity and provided a relationship with this man. in 1997 peter ball and his brother were found at this has in somerset and then owned by the duchy of cornwall. prince charles wrote to him peace and tranquillity. the men exchanged letters other two decades. in 1993 peter ball road, life continues to be pretty nasty for me, it seems mike accu5e5 5till continues to be pretty nasty for me, it seems mike accu5e5 still want to continue the malicious campaign. likely they are beginning to show some of theirfraudulent likely they are beginning to show some of their fraudulent plans. in 1995 prince charles wrote to peter ball 5aying, 1995 prince charles wrote to peter ball saying, i wish i could do more. i feel is desperately strongly about the monster is wrong have been done to you and the way you have been treated. it is appalling that the

archbishop has gone back on what he told me before christmas that he was hoping to restore you to some sort of ministry in the church. i suspected you are right and it is due to fear of the media. prince charles said he had not been aware of the two context and the details of the two context and the details of the two context and the details of the complaints against the bishop until his trial in 2015. he said that during the 19805 and the 19905 there was a presumption that you could take people such as bishops at their word but he was clear that he never sought to influence the outcome of the police investigation into the bishop, nor did he instruct any of his staff to do so. sophie long, bbc news, south london. nicholas witchell, our royal correspondent, is with me. how

embarrassing is this the prince? from the perspective of 2018, to read what we know now that the prince of wales expressed sympathy for what he called the monstrous wrongs done to the bishop is unquestionably embarrassing for him. it suggests, i think, a degree of na ivete, it suggests, i think, a degree of naivete, a disinclination to ask reasonable questions about the indiscretion that caused the bishop to resign as bishop of gloucester. but we must remember that prince charles was not alone in the 19905 in being naive and with a disinclination to ask questions about this sort of thing. but the wider church, the nhs, the bbc in the case ofjimmy savile were equally at fault in that respect. there are two things we should remember in the case of prince charles. we know he's interested in faith. he is attracted to charismatic people of faith who make faith more accessible. bishop ball by all accounts was such a person. charles said he found interesting and engaging. also, in the 19905, charles himself felt that he was the victim of unfair treatment, not persecution but unfair treatment by the media. i think that will have made him unduly sympathetic to this charismatic person who said he was also victimised by the media. there

is no question at the moment that clarence harris feels frustration and anger that the presumption of good faith charles placed in this man was so grievously betrayed. 0k. nicholas witchell, thank you. a six—year—old boy has died after being shot with a pellet gun at a house in east yorkshire. stanley metcalf was visiting relatives in the village of at the time. stanley metcalf loved football, here showing support for his local team, hull city. he was starting the summer holidays by visiting relatives in the small rural village of when a pellet gun went off. stanley was rushed to hospital but died of his injuries. humberside police say it is not clear at the six year kim to be shot. we are still investigating the circumstances of what exactly happened. but initial indications are that this was a tragic accident

involving a pellet gun. we have not made any arrests in connection with this incident. we are speaking to a number of family members to assist us with our enquiries. today the family home was cordoned off with police working inside and out. it is understood that stanley was with elderly relatives at the time of the shooting. humberside police say that not all such weapons require a licence but they are working to establish whether the pellet gun involved needed one. and if so, whether its owner was registered. sta nley‘s whether its owner was registered. stanley's family are being supported by specialist officers. friends and neighbours have described the shooting as is the real tragedy. judith mauritz, bbc news, near hull. austria's chancellor has told theresa may it is important for the uk to avoid a hard brexit. the prime minister was meeting sebastian coates in salzburg as part of a government drive to sell a proposal

for a new trade relationship with eu. theresa may will now travel to meet her counterpart from the czech republic before taking a summer break. donald trump says america is the economic envy of the entire world after new figures show the economy has grown by more than 4%, its fastest rate since 2014. the figures cover the three months to june. he insisted they were sustainable and will be accelerated by his policies. but many economists say the numbers have been boosted by temporary factors including exporter is racing to beat new trade tariffs. now the government is terminating its contracts with private firms running probation services in england and wales after admitting they are not providing value for money. the probation service was split in two under reforms introduced in 2014 by the then justice secretary chris grayling. 21 privately run companies gained contracts privately run companies gained co ntra cts to privately run companies gained contracts to supply is low and

medium rate offenders while a state body, the national probation service, was set up to supervise high—risk offenders. but now all contracts will end in 2020, two yea rs contracts will end in 2020, two years earlier at a cost to the taxpayer of £170 million. lunch, shortly to be served in this old community centre. but back in the kitchen, the staff are also serving sentences. this is community payback. you have criminals working for you, is that odd, what do you think of that? it's great, to be honest. we are happy with them. they don't ask us questions and we don't ask them. and been sent you because of benefit fraud so it's payback, isn't it. it is unpaid but the fact i have been placed here, it's an amazing place. you know when you've been convicted of something you have to do your time and it is the best way you can do it. this is privatised probation. the government

contracted out to encourage new ideas are getting criminals out of crime. but private provision has run into trouble, in particular financial trouble. these companies are paid for each offender they persuade not to reoffend. but the courts have been sending fewer of them, partly because judges and magistrates are not certain if these sorts of schemes work. 296 2% of criminals reoffending but those reoffending by doing less often. a good proportion are being supervised by telephone contact and i have long argued that you can't change people by not meeting with them or seeing them. the then justice secretary chris grayling came up with a privatisation plan. although there have been positive

sides to the changes that came into effect three years ago we think we can make further improvement. it is important that we have a probation system that helps people rehabilitate. the existing contracts are not working as well as they might do. but he said they were terminating the contract early. in the future the government still wa nts the future the government still wants private companies involved but it is considering setting tougher standards to ensure they get more criminals out of crime. tom symonds, bbc news, 0ldham. the extreme weather causes extreme problems for travellers as the uk's transport network struggles to cope with particular disruption on the railways. and i am live atjodrell bank 0bservatory and i am live atjodrell bank observatory in cheshire as hopefully this breeze blows away the clouds with the longest lunar eclipse of the century happening tonight. coming up on sportsday on bbc news:

sebastian vettel is fastest in practice for the hungarian grand prix while lewis hamilton struggles in the dust. with 19 gruelling stages completed geraint thomas remains in a commanding position as he attempts to become the first welshman to win the tour de france. the team sky rider kept all his rivals at bay in today's final mountain stage, in the pyrenees. it means that only one race day stands between him and the trophy on sunday. our sports correspondent natalie pirks was watching. in the picturesque pyrenees, a vision of calm. just perhaps not in the mind of geraint thomas. you could forgive him some nerves. this final day in the mountains was key toa final day in the mountains was key to a long held dream, but like the heat, the climes where rising, and the worst was yet to come. now they are on to the slopes. it is the big

one, the beast. this is a 17: the decline which could make or break these cyclists. but team sky were holding firm, their progress serena ——a17 holding firm, their progress serena —— a 17 kilometre decline. a5 holding firm, their progress serena —— a 17 kilometre decline. as the mist cleared so did the big picture. chris froome was bumped down to fourth place but a final lung bursting effort saw geraint thomas haupt sprint his nearest rival to claim second, only a time trial tragedy tomorrow could stop him going one better in paris. five people including a four—year—old boy have died following a road crash in north—east scotland. it happened on the a 96 just before midnight. lorna gordon reports from the scene. the tangled horrific aftermath of a

fatal late—night crash twenty20 vehicles on one of scotland's's busiest roads. for much of the day, the police remained on site. a few hours earlier, emergency services including a coastguard helicopter and locals had worked together in the darkness to help those caught up in the collision. the dreadful scene faced by the emergency responders was both distressing and challenging for everyone involved. i would like to ta ke for everyone involved. i would like to take the opportunity to thank all of those who made valiant attempts to save the casualties lies. i would also like to thank the members of the public who came across this terrible incident who phoned the emergency services and provided first aid emergency services and provided firstaid and emergency services and provided first aid and comfort. the minibus had been carrying italian tourists. two of them, including a four—year—old boy, were amongst those who lost their lives. the three passengers in the car also died. it is believed they are

friends who lived locally he were returning from an event. this is only truly horrific road accident and everyone i have spoken to have found it hard to take in how many people have been affected by this accident. it is not clear what happened here. investigators will be trying to piece together why this crash occurred and why so many lives we re crash occurred and why so many lives were lost. the scottish government is committed to making the length of the a 96 —— is committed to making the length of the a 96 -- a96 is committed to making the length of the a 96 —— a96 a dual carriageway. this is aimed to prevent so many accidents on the road. it is not clear whether it was or was not a dual carriageway played a part in this accident but tonight, in addition to the five who died, several remain in hospital, including a number who have been treated at aberdeen royal infirmary. 0ne treated at aberdeen royal infirmary. one woman tonight remains in a critical condition.

north korea is believed to have returned the remains of 55 american soldiers who died during the korean war. the move comes on the 65th anniversary of the signing of the armistice which ended the korean war. here is laura bicker. finally these fallen soldiers are making their way home. it has been 65 years since they were killed, fighting a war many feared had been forgotten. 0ne fighting a war many feared had been forgotten. one by one, 55 caskets come iraq in the united nations flag, are come iraq in the united nations flag, a re carefully come iraq in the united nations flag, are carefully carried from the cargo plane. —— wrapped in the united nations flag. today will be seen as progress by the us president who made this a priority during his meeting with the north korean leader. donald trump publicly

thanked him. i want to thank chairman kim for fulfilling a promise he made to me, and i'm sure he will continue to fulfil that promise. but the fundamental problem remains. north korea still has nuclear material and nuclear missiles. in pyongyang kimjong un was insulted by war veterans as he marked the anniversary of the armistice which ended the korean war, something described here as a victory. in seoul, the repatriations remains hopes that peace will one day come to this peninsula. 15 countries fought alongside the us in the conflict, including almost 100,000 british troops. brigadier general brian parrott was one of them. it was painful to lose guys but i think all veterans feel it was

a worthwhile thing to have done. he now welcomes the repatriations of fallen comrades. that is berry good news and i do hope there are some british guys, because there were a significant number of the infantry in particular, who were caught in ambushes on patrol whose bodies were not found. this could prompt north korea to ask for concessions from the united states, but it could also breathe new life into a peace process which has stalled since the two lea d e rs process which has stalled since the two leaders met during their summit. we are all in four h ried tonight with the appearance of the longest blood moon eclipse of the century —— we are all in for a treat tonight. barring clouds and thunderstorms we should see it here in the uk and unlike a solar eclipse, you do not need any special glasses. victoria

gill is atjodrell bank 0bservatory for us. hello, i am indeed. i have to admit it is looking quite ominous just over my shoulder, the clouds are gathering on the horizon. but if the clouds part people should be looking at the horizon around 9pm. the further north you are in the uk, the later the moon rise will be. you should be looking towards the south—east. don't worry if you miss the moonrise, because it will last until around 10:15pm. this is the longest lunar eclipse of the century. the red colour is because the only light which can get through the only light which can get through the atmosphere is the red light from the atmosphere is the red light from the sun. so if these clouds blow away we should be in for quite a spectacle. applied. victoria, thank you. after surviving the brutal war in

syria, and being driven from their homes, group of child refugees and their classmates will take to the stage of the royal albert hall on sunday. they will be performing a poem about the conflict written for the bbc proms. it is part of a project to help young refugees and asylu m project to help young refugees and asylum seekers tell their story creatively. it isa creatively. it is a long way from the rubble of war to this. welcome to the royal albert hall! what do you think? it has been a tough but extraordinary journey for these children. this girl is 14. several of herfamily members were killed in syria and her story is not unique. mohammed is also 14. he escaped to lebanon before coming here and still dreams of home. for the first time, the

voices of child refugees are being heard here at one of the country's most prestigious venues with a poem they have written themselves. makes me feel like i am in syria eating brea kfast me feel like i am in syria eating breakfast with my family. what do you want people to take away from the poem? to understand that syria isa the poem? to understand that syria is a very nice country that people would like to live in all their lives, but because of the war everything is gone now. neither mohamed nor sajeda spoke english when they arrived. it was hard settling in. some children were saying to me go away, go back to your home, we don't want you here. iremember in your home, we don't want you here. i remember in iraqi. i remember in iraqi. i remember syria. when i was small i

did not think i would be on stage in front of all these people. really excited for sunday and i hope that the audience will enjoy it. child refugees ending that report performing at the royal albert hall as part of the bbc proms this sunday. now time for a look at all the weather news with tomasz schafernaker. some the weather news with tomasz schaferna ker. some big the weather news with tomasz schafernaker. some big changes on the way. yes, a big changes on the way. we have seen some violent thunderstorms breaking out in the last couple of hours or so, particularly across eastern parts of the uk, especially around east anglia and the midlands, just nudging into lincolnshire as well. the storms are breaking out ahead of the main front which is rushing in off the atlantic and will waft away all the hot air. here are the storms you can see

breaking out across eastern areas and one or two in the irish sea. with all of the clouds and the storms, for some of us, this is not boding well if you are hoping for a glimpse of the lunar eclipse. in some areas, i think the best chance will be across the central swathes of the uk where we will see the clearer skies but fingers crossed we will get a break in the storms. but we do need the rain. a lot of it is coming ina we do need the rain. a lot of it is coming in a very short space of time and flash floods could be a possibility. the storms could rumble away into saturday. very quickly, the 0c and air establishes itself across the uk. it turns very breezy across the uk. it turns very breezy across western and southern coasts. you will notice the fresh gusty winds tomorrow and it will be the classic british mixed bag that we have during the summer so sunshine

and showers and a whopping drop in the temperatures in east anglia from nearly the mid—305 today to round about the low war the mid—205. here is sunday's weather forecast. a big area of low pressure across the atla ntic area of low pressure across the atlantic sending weather systems in our direction. it looks like the west cou ntry our direction. it looks like the west country and wales is in for some very west country and wales is in for some very gusty winds. thank you. goodbye from the bbc news at six. now let'sjoin thank you. goodbye from the bbc news at six. now let's join our news teams where you good evening. this is bbc news. let us take you through the headlines. delays on the travel network as the extreme heat causes disruption on the eurotunnel and lightning strikes bring cancellations to services on the east coast mainline. police warn against jumping into rivers and lakes to cool off. 0ne boy is missing, two other people have died. the heatwave could be coming to an

end. the met office has issued a warning for thunderstorms in the east of in and the east midlands. letters exchanged between prince charles and the bishop later convicted of being a paedophile have been read out at the independent enquiry into child sexual abuse. the prince of wales says he was unaware of the crimes of peter ball. a six year old boy has died after being shot with a pellet gun at a house in east yorkshire. stanley metcalf had been visiting relatives near hull.