this is bbc news. the headlines at 11:00: long delays on flights, ferries and cross—channel trains as the recent extreme weather continues to cause problems. eurotunnel says it's now operating a full service on the folkestone—calais route, but has stopped selling tickets until next week. five people, including two children, die and tens of thousands flee their homes in northern california as wildfires sweep across the state. ididn't i didn't realise how much my home means to me, and my community. the main candidates in zimbabwe's presidential election have addressed huge crowds in harare, on the last day of campaigning before the country's historic vote. also coming up, british victory at the tour de france. wales‘ geraint thomas is set to win as he maintains his lead on the penultimate day of the race. and at 11:30 we'll be

taking an in—depth look at the papers with our reviewers. we arejoined by we are joined by martin lipton and penny smith. stay with us for that. good evening. parts of the uk have had almost a month's rainfall in just a few hours, as thunderstorms replaced the long summer heatwave. lightning strikes added to the misery of thousands of travellers, with cancelled flights and trains, on one of the busiest weekends of the summer. stanstead airport and eurotunnel were badly affected. here's simonjones. the holiday getaway from hell. the queues grew and grew at stansted airport as flights were cancelled. blamed on the thunderstorms that meant planes could not fly safely. ryanair, the main

operator at stansted, has apologised to customers. it's incredible how unaccountable they are. there is no one here to deal with it. the queues are neverending and people are supposed to wait. it's ridiculous. we were on board the plane for six hours and then they say, "it's delayed. the flight is delayed." then we come back here. another queue for ten hours. the storms that swept in forcing middlesbrough‘s friendly against sunderland to be abandoned... and heralding the end of the heatwave, were supposed to put a stop to this, too, the chaos at the channel tunnel. for three days, trains had been unable to run at full capacity because it was too hot — the air conditioning could not cope. the queue of cars trying to get into eurotunnel tells the story. some are having to wait six and a half hours to get on a train. the company is advising people not to travel unless it's absolutely necessary. but those with holidays booked have little choice. for many it became

a case of killing time. i got a football in the car, got a field behind me, we'll kill some time. no, i'm not going to wait, i'm going to leave. going to go back. you're going home? yes. 0n the france side there is no queue, nothing, why is it so many queues? it is the same temperatures. whoa! lightning strikes have also taken out some rail services, as have strikes of a different kind — this time by members of the rmt union on south western railway and eurostar. even just getting around became difficult in northern ireland. parts of belfast saw a whole month's rainfall in just one afternoon. simon jones, bbc news. five people have died including two children, and tens of thousands have fled their homes, after a huge wildfire swept through northern california. 0ffcials say gale—force winds are sucking up the flames, creating "fire tornados" which are uprooting trees and overturning cars. more than 3,000 firefighters are on the scene.

0ur correspondent james cook reports from los angeles. even by the wild standards of rural california this fire is exceptional, driven by galeforce winds it was so intense it created tornadoes of flame, uprooting trees and hurling cars aside. that is a home i believe, some kind of structure. 0n fire right now. nearly 40,000 people were forced to flee. fire on both sides of the road and houses coming down. houses that were already down. hundreds of homes have been destroyed including some built during the gold rush of the 19th century, two firefighters were killed. and this man was searching for his family.

i want god to help me out. i just can't see how i can go without them. somebody has to know where they're at. the news was not good. two children and their great—grandmother have now been found dead. across the us and canada 30 major wildfires are now burning. from alaska to texas. oregon has been particularly hard hit, and in california more than 9,000 firefighters are battling seven big blazes. one has closed yosemite national park in a damaging blow to tourism. we have had the drought issue now for years in california and the wildfire has intensified over the years so we have experienced more and damaging wildfires and more fires that ignite rapidly, it is like throwing gas in these type of fires. scientists say human activity, natural weather patterns and man—made climate change are to blame. the immediate forecast is worrying, more hot, dry and dangerous weather is on the way. james cook, bbc news, los angeles.

four men have been charged with attempted murder and weapons offences, following a shooting in leytonstone‘s lascelles close on thursday night involving police. no—one was hurt in the exchange. the men were found in possession of a shotgun, an axe and a zombie knife and will appear in court on monday. a 24—year—old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder and sexual activity with a child, following the death of a 13—year—old girl. lucy mchugh‘s body was discovered in woodland in southampton on thursday. she'd been reported missing the night before. the british actor ed westwick, won't be prosecuted, following accusations of rape and sexual assault made against him in america. investigators say there's "insufficient evidence." after the allegations emerged last year, the bbc cut his performance from the agatha christie drama 0rdeal by innocence. it also halted the recording of a second series of his hit comedy white gold.

the 30—year—old has always denied he did anything wrong. the chief constable of england's second largest police force says budget cuts mean the current level of policing in the west midlands is not sustainable. dave thompson has apologised to people who feel they've received a poor service from his officers, whose numbers have fallen by around a quarter since 2010. mr thompson says he's having to prioritise which crimes to investigate. sima kotecha reports. a taxi driver doing hisjob, and then attacked. one of the guys came and smashed the windscreen wipers, threw more bricks, and one of the guys, i did not even see from where he came, he threw a pile of bricks on me. and first it hit me, i was like that, in this position, so it hit me on my elbow, and then on this side, then ijust lie down and i saw them running.

he says he was repeatedly targeted in a matter of minutes. his arm and waist were severely bruised. but he claims the police response was nil, leaving him feeling afraid and deflated. i don't feel safe. they're not scared of the police because they feel they will not get caught. that is what they told you to your face. west midlands police admits at times it's struggling to cope and that it simply cannot investigate every crime because of a lack of resources. sometimes that service that we provide in those peak times does not meet what the public expect, i get that. sometimes that service will be a poor service. sometimes, actually, the service is what we can and say we will offer. and sometimes that might not always be what the public want to see. the head of the country's second—largest force goes even further and says sorry. demand on the service is going up because actually local authorities and other services have been reduced. some more vulnerable people

are coming to the police and we are absolutely at a point where that is not a sustainable position for policing any more and i'm sorry about that, but that is the reality where policing is now. west midlands police has experienced the biggest budget cut of any other force in the country. it has 2,000 fewer police officers today than it had in 2010 and over the next few years, it expects to lose hundreds more. new figures show the number of front line police officers in england and wales has reduced by 20,000 over the last eight years. the government says this force will get millions of extra cash over the next year and that it expects the police to investigate every crime thoroughly, but according to the officer who leads the force, that's simply not possible. sima kotecha, bbc news, in the west midlands. the government says it will tackle

the spread of fake news is a new report says democracy is under threat. the digital, culture, media and sport committee wants companies such as facebook to be made liable for featuring "harmful and misleading" material. its committee's report is due to be published tomorrow, but a copy was leaked early by dominic cummings, the director of the official brexit campaign group vote leave, who published it on his own blog. it's been the final day of campaigning in zimba bwe‘s presidential elections, with both the main candidates, president emmerson mnangagwa and nelson chamisa holding rallies, drawing huge crowds. the vote on monday will be the first in almost four decades, without robert mugabe on the ballot. he was forced to step down last november after nearly a0 years in power. 0ur africa editor fergal keane reports now from the zimbabwean capital, harare. this is freedom square in harare and today in their massed tens of thousands it belonged to the opposition. out of the dust their leader arrived, greeted by raw

and unchoreographed enthusiasm. from early mistakes he has gained stature. bye bye zanu—pf, bye—bye. bye—bye mnangagwa. nelson chamisa is 35 years the president'sjunior, and promising a decisive break with the past. after nearly a0 years of often brutal and corrupt ruling parties, this should be the time that the opposition wins. there is a surge of hope here. this is our year, we are winning this election. it has been the most momentous campaign since independence in 1980. with the ruling party now position itself as the guarantor of stability and economic progress. zanu—pf presided over killing, torture and economic disaster, but still expects to win. "we will build our new zimbabwe on unity, peace, love and harmony", the president told his final rally. the ruling party has the money,

the backing of state media and immense powers of patronage, people here simply can't conceive of losing this election. on monday he will be the absolute winner over his rivals. so much hope, but for such different outcomes. fergal keane, bbc news, harare. local authorities injapan have issued evacuation orders, as a powerful typhoon is due to make landfall. they've given warnings of heavy rain, landslides and strong winds. the storm is expected to hit the western chugoku region, where flooding killed more than 200 people earlier this month. more than a hundred flights have also been cancelled. pope francis has accepted the resignation of a us cardinal after the catholic church found that allegations the cardinal had sexually abused a teenager

were "credible and substantiated". 88—year—old theodore mccarrick is facing a vatican trial, and has already been barred from carrying out any ministry. john mcmanus reports. and to speak with civility and pray together... theodore mccarrick was one of the best—known clerics in the us catholic church. as of now, he is no longer a cardinal. he submitted his resignation to the pope after allegations that he sexually abused a teenage boy nearly 50 years ago. he denies the allegations but last month the archdiocese said that they were credible and substantiated. due to the statute of limitations, too much time has elapsed for a criminal prosecution but the former archbishop of washington will now face a church trial. in a statement, pope francis ordered theodore mccarrick who had already finished his duties to seclude

himself in a life of prayer and penance until after his trial. the scandal is doubly embarrassing because he was involved in drafting guidelines on sexual abuse following former scandals. anyone with this problem will never work in the united states, that is clear. 0ther unsubstantiated allegations have also emerged including that he coerced former seminarians into sharing his bed. two dioceses in newjersey said they had received allegations of sexual misconduct with adults, two of which were settled financially. there were also three allegations of sexual misconduct with adults, two of which were settled financially. many catholics have called for a formal investigation into the us church similar to the one that took place in chile following allegations that

senior us clerics knew about theodore mccarrick for many years. the headlines on bbc news — long delays on flights, ferries and cross—channel trains due to the recent extreme weather. eurotunnel says it's now operating a full service but some delays remain. five people, including two children, die, and tens of thousands flee their homes in northern california, as wildfires sweep across the state. britain's geraint thomas is set to win the tour de france after maintaining his lead on the penultimate day of the race. sport now and a full round up from the bbc sport centre. good evening. this is the day the tour de france was sealed for another briton, this time the welshman, geraint thomas. he's etched his name into history alongside sir bradley wiggins and chris froome.

thomas came home in third place in saturday's time trial to espelette behind tom dumoulin and his team sky team—mate chris froome. he has a one minute, 51 seconds lead as the race heads to paris for the largely ceremonial final stage around the streets of the french capital tomorrow. it's incredible just to be sat here with thisjersey. it's insane. a big thanks to chris froome because he committed to me and he was really happy to see me do so well and we are good friends and i really appreciate having probably the best stage race rider ever riding for me. it's just so surreal. it's going to take a while to sink in, i think. tonight, i think, i won't celebrate too much because champs—elysee is hard, if you switch off, it's one

of the hardest stages. i will certainly have a beer or two and i think we've got some burgers but i'll save the celebration for paris tomorrow night. lewis hamilton has taken his 77th pole position for sunday's hungarian grand prix after qualifying was run in the wet. the rain gave mercedes the chance to upset the form book after ferrari appeared set for pole position in the dry. hamilton came home first beating his team mate valtteri bottas, while title rival sebastian vettel could manage only fourth place behind ferrari team mate kimi raikkonen. hamilton leads vettel by 17 points in the world championship. athletic‘s world governing body, the iaaf, says russia will remain banned from the sport until at least december. they've been suspended since november 2015 after a state—sponsorsed systematic doping programme was uncovered and whilst the iaaf concedes that russian athletics has made significant progress the ban will remain in place, at least until the council meets again. britain's 0lympic bronze medallist vicky holland

has won the edmonton leg of the world triathlon series and adding to her win in the city three years ago. it was a dominant performance from holland who led out of the water, and the bike, before breaking clear of a number of athletes on the run, including australian ashleigh gentle. a trio of british athletes followed her in third, fourth and fifth with georgia taylor—brown, jess learmonth and jodie stimpson next across the line. jonnie brownlee finished 5th in the men's race. i wasn't sure how that would play out. we had a big group of us running together. i know i have been running together. i know i have been running well but i know that ashleigh gentle is a class competitor and the other british girls as well. she disappeared with —— disappeared from a shoulder with about 70 to go. mesut 0zil ended a fraught week off the pitch with a goal for arsenal in their thumping 5—1 friendly win over paris saint—germain in singapore in the international champions cup. 0zil announced his retirement

from international football with germany last weekend saying he felt discriminated against by the nation's football hierarchy. he opened the scoring for arsenal in this one though, with alexandre lacazette adding two more. in other results today from that tournament, chelsea beat inter milan on penalties, while portuguese giants benfica were also beaten on penalties by italian champions juventus. manchester united and liverpool are currently drawing one each.. later bayern munich will play manchester city while spurs face barcelona in the early hours of sunday morning. this weekend sees the last of the pool matches at the hockey world cup before the knockout stages next week. england will play ireland in pool b tomorrow. germany beat spain 3—1 in pool c — their third consecutive victory so far. south africa have been eliminated but earned a hard fought point with a 1—1 all draw with argentina who are ranked number three in the world. in pool d — belgium beatjapan 6—3 to ensure that they will go through the play—off games to see if they can make the quarter finals, while australia drew one

all with new zealand. that's all the sport for now. all the latest sports news including reaction to ongoing the heavyweight boxing fight between dillian whyte and joseph parker is available on the bbc sport website. one of america's most powerful media executives is under investigation by the tv network he runs, cbs, after being accused of sexual misconduct. several women told the new yorker magazine that les moonves harassed them. mr moonves has admitted making some women feel uncomfortable, but denies assault. shares in cbs have plummeted. our correspondent, chris buckler, reports from washington. les m oo nves les moonves has been a leading figure that leading figure at the network cbs for 25 years with a

track record of finding stars and developing hit programmes. now he has found himself facing accusations of reporting on his own channel's news programmes. in usejust of reporting on his own channel's news programmes. in use just out of night, the new yorker magazine is reporting that six women had accused cbs chairman and ceo les moonves of sexual harassment. the new yorker magazine said women claim among other things mr les moonves forcibly touched and kissed them or threatened to wreck them that —— wreck their careers. the cbs boss has denied it although he has apologise was making some women uncomfortable in the way he made advances decades ago. in a statement, the television network said... mr moonves is married to the well—known cbs producer chen. he is

accused of accusations he very publicly criticised. now, after 40,000 miles at sea, history has been made in the clipper around the world yacht race, because for the first time, a female skipper, wendy tuck, has led her team of amateur sailors to victory. thousands turned out to watch the teams sail into liverpool after nearly a year at sea. peter harris has more. for the winners a moment to savour, and a first true for the will round the world yacht race, wendy tuck becoming the first women to skipper the winning crew. the hardest part is getting the team to gel together because she might have people who are very competitive and people who aren't, getting them to come together is the hardest part. you can teach anybody to sail and had a few people who could sail but it is making the team come together thatis it is making the team come together that is the hardest part. it had been 11 months across 40,000 nautical miles, the 11 yachts each with around 20

crew tackled everything the elements could throw at them. but the skippers are nonprofessionals, including a teacher and a nurse and then it was life changing experience. my main aim was to come away a better person, it was an ideal time to take a step away from my normal day—to—day life, and i definitely managed to achieve that. the round the world yacht race will be staged again next year and this year's competitors say it has been a feed of spirit and stamina that they will never forget. peter harris, bbc news, liverpool. what's the perfect way to celebrate your 80th birthday? how about a trip around the world on a private plane? that's exactly what one couple from sandbatch in cheshire have decided to do, but they won't be travelling on a luxuryjet. jim jones will be flying the small two seater aircraft himself,

and his wife dot will be navigating. mark edwardson has been to see them before they set off. jim has been a pilot for more than 50 yea rs. jim has been a pilot for more than 50 years. right, 0k, everything all right, yeah? fuel on. he understands the importance of checking and rechecking. dot is navigating. as a fallback and in case something goes wrong and the electronics artwork in. they will start at liverpool airport, head across europe to turkey, central asia and china will follow and from russia it is a hop to alaska, canada and the us, before heading back to liverpool.m to alaska, canada and the us, before heading back to liverpool. it is described as hours of boredom. punctuated by seconds of sheer terror. that's a good description. jim and dot have been daredevils for

that most of their lives. they are accomplished dirtbike riders. that most of their lives. they are accomplished dirtbike riderslj thought accomplished dirtbike riders.” thought time to take a guide on bingo. i thought i would fly around the world. that was a couple of yea rs the world. that was a couple of years ago when i decided i would do this. jim and dot have already been on around the world trip. however, that one took them seven years in a minibus and on motorbikes. this one, a mere 40 days. you'll make the motivation, really, is the fact we are old and we don't want to sit at home and watch television. —— we will have a few laughs. most importantly, we want to enjoy ourselves. they want to raise a quarter of £1 million for the alzheimer's society in memory of a close relative who suffered dementia. they will have their names displayed on the fuselage. ideally,

we would want a company to come along and ask to have the whole plane, that would be wonderful. realistically, people are just making small donations and as they say, every little bit helps. would be lovely if it said all fly around the world as 100. it is out of the question. if you do it, i will come with you. because i will be 70.” would take you up on that. preparations are well under way for the tour a strong tail wooed dump the tour a strong tail wooed dump the wind is what they need now. we'll be taking an in—depth look at the papers with our reviewers penny smith and martin lipton. that's coming up after the headlines at 11:30. now it's time for a look at the weather. did you know, today was one of the coolest days we have had in some

time. asub coolest days we have had in some time. a sub 25 degrees day since june the 23rd. not only that, we saw plenty of rain for some. it still felt warm wants the showers were out. we saw a month's felt warm wants the showers were out. we saw a months worth of rain in northern ireland. a drastic change to what we have been used to. the jetstream has change to what we have been used to. thejetstream has been dipping down to the south and leaving around to the skies above the uk, creating low pressure. the rate we have seen in northern ireland today is shifting northwards across scotland. the darkest colours showing the heaviest of the rain. you can see the next area fringing in and through tonight, it will push into many southern and western areas, coupled with a strengthening wind. the south— south—westerly wind tonight, not to chile. —— not very cold. the

areas have less —— areas of low pressure down to the hebrides. here we could see whence gusting widely around the hills and the coasts. good, steady rain for the gardens. persistent rain around the hills. not too wet to begin with. a little better friend to the east of northern ireland and southern scotla nd northern ireland and southern scotland but much of it starting on a dry and bright note. the hebrides, wait for a dry and bright note. the hebrides, waitfor in a dry and bright note. the hebrides, wait for in the early rises. at that day here as things turned brighter and less 20. northern ireland, away from the east, most will have a dry day. note that temperatures. for many of you, below where they should be for this time of year instead of

way above. as you finish sunday and go into sunday night, outbreaks of rain slide across and clearer skies develop. low pressure for monday. it is bringing another set of weather fronts. this one won't be quite as wet and windy as we saw on sunday. the showery feature. for the week ahead, after a fresh weekend and the showery start to next week, things will gradually warm up once again. summer is certainly not done with us yet. hello. this is bbc news with reeta chakra barti. we'll be taking a look at tomorrow morning's papers in a moment. first, the headlines at 11:30.