this is bbc news. i'm martine croxall. the headlines at 11:00: geraint thomas crosses the finish line in paris to become the first welshman to win the tour de france. looks like it's gone crazy back home, so looking forward to getting back again to celebrate with everyone, but at the same time i'm looking forward to watching brea kfast tv looking forward to watching breakfast tv in bed with the coffee. six people die as wildfires rage across northern california, but firefighters say they're now slowing the spread of the flames. we are feeling a lot more optimistic today as we are starting to gain some ground, rather than being in the defensive mode on this fire all the defensive mode on this fire all the time. we are starting to make some good progress out there. at least 1a people have been killed in an earthquake which struck the popular indonesian tourist island of lombok. also coming up: the growing threat of fake news. the government promises action over misinformation on facebook and other social media to regulate political ads and abusive posts. and at 11:30pm, we'll be taking

another look at the papers with our reviewersjohn rentoul from the independent and ruth lea from the arbuthnot banking group. stay with us for that. 11 years ago, he was the youngest rider competing in the tour de france. but today, as he crossed the finish line in paris, geraint thomas became the first welshman to take the title. the 32—year—old team sky rider follows sir bradley wiggins in 2012 and four—time tour champion chris froome as britain celebrates a sixth tour de france win in seven years. already the tour de france victor has been inundated with congratulations, especially from wales. geraint thomas‘ former cycling club said he's inspired a new generation.

sian lloyd joined them for their party in cardiff. the party was in full swing by the time that geraint thomas finished the tour in paris. back home, friends and fans had gathered to celebrate their champion. some have known g, as they call him, since his journey into cycling began at age nine. it's amazing, but also unbelievable in a way that that little boy, the boy next door sort of thing, has won the biggest sporting event of that kind in the world. for the young members of his former club, this was a huge day. excited and proud of his connection with the fliers. i'm really happy and excited because he has won the tour de france, and it proves that, because he came from the same club

as us, that we can get to his standard, and i wish that there was also toured france for women. he's helped us through underpass four tours that he hasn't had only recognition, but now he gets a chance. i definitely look up to him. he's like a hero, the first welshman to win the tour de france. it's amazing. he has long had place at his former school in cardiff. his former teacher also taught former wales rug by former teacher also taught former wales rugby international sam warburton and footballer gareth bale. cool character and i'd say, for his own sport, same as sam, same as gareth, a breath of fresh air in his own sport. the night hundreds of cyclists decided to pay their tribute with a celebratory bike ride. couldn't resist a taken opportunity to night to come and celebrate with everyone else. to watch geraint thomas's career has been truly remarkable, and he's such

a great ambassador for wales. experienced cyclists and those new to the sport set off, and the partying is likely to continue here for some time. earlier i spoke to tony doyle, a former british cyclist who was the world pursuit champion in 1980 and 1986. he described geraint thomas as a worthy winner. the two are the france is that much bigger than anything else, and for geraint thomas to win, and in the style he did, winning two of the alpine stages, and to win with such alpine stages, and to win with such a strong team performance, and geraint is a lovely guy. i was there when he won his first back in 2007. it started in london and ifollowed the race through to paris, and geraint really struggled, found it tough, but never complained or moaned, just got on with it, and that was the real start of his career. to go on and win the two

0lympic golds he has, and to go on to be such a loyal servant of the team, and for the teams you have the success they've had, but then for geraint to come through and shine and win in the way he did, that's beyond his wildest dreams, and no one will take anything away from him, because he is so admired, so respected, hasn't got a stain on his character, and it's just respected, hasn't got a stain on his character, and it'sjust what british cycling, and more importantly, welsh sport, needed to put it back on the map. i think winning the time trial in the toured france last year with the start in bottled off, that's what gave him real flavour. —— the tour. bottled off, that's what gave him realflavour. —— the tour. he bottled off, that's what gave him real flavour. —— the tour. he wore the yellow jersey for the first time last year and that set him up to finally win it in paris today. did you mention that geraint thomas doesn't have a stain on his character and it's good for the

sport — does it need to be, because of the terrible doping allegations? with the problems we've had recently, with british cycling, with the recent questions about chris froome still not completely resolved on and then with the problems that bradley wiggins has had himself, it's nice for geraint to come through with no baggage, and the sporting world, not just through with no baggage, and the sporting world, notjust the cycling world, is delighted, and it couldn't have gone to a more worthy winner. former british cyclist tony doyle speaking to us there. fire crews in the united states say 90 wildfires have devastated a million acres of land in 1a states. the deadliest is in northern california, where six people, including two firefighters, have died, and president trump has declared a state of emergency. there are also around a0 major wildfires in canada. 0ur correspondent, james cook, reports from the city of redding in california. the devastation wrought by the wildfire which roared into redding is becoming clear.

survivors described an apocalyptic scene as they fled, with swirling tornadoes aflame. with swirling tornadoes of flame. some feared they would not make it. homes were exploding, cars were exploding, and i have a wife and kids, and i said i had better facetime my wife, just in case. i didn't let her know why, ijust wanted to see her face one more time. the inferno left hundreds of homes in ruins, and a boy, his sister and their great—grandmother are dead. five—year—old james roberts, his four—year—old sister emily, and their great—grandmother, melody bledisloe. i was talking to my great—grandson, saying, please, the fire is at the back door, come and get us. he said, i'm trying to get in there. i said, i'm get us. he said, i'm trying to get in there. isaid, i'm right get us. he said, i'm trying to get in there. i said, i'm right by you. two firefighters were killed too. 0ne who'd been cutting vegetation

with a bulldozer, 81 years old. and everyone here will tell you they've never seen anything like this. every single person that i've talked to so far has maybe mention that, i don't know why it's doing what it's doing, it's burning differently, it's burning more aggressive than it has in years past, and i know we say that every year, but it is unprecedented. the firefighters of the american west are now stretched to the limit. more than 10,000 have been deployed in california alone. 130 major fires blazing across the continent from new mexico to alaska. canada has more than a0 major wildfires. this has become normal for california. fires are now burning year—round, rather than just in the summer. and scientists say the reasons for that are human activity, natural weather patterns, and a warming climate. james cook, bbc news, in northern california. i've been speaking to redding resident jenn pirro, who described her experience. the fire originally started 16 miles away and the wind drove it

and what happened in my neighbourhood was a spot fire directly behind my house, a green belt behind it, we are in a really wooded area. i was at work, being evacuated from there, and i got a call from someone saying my neighbourhood was being evacuated, so i called home. my daughter was there because she had been evacuated from her house and came and stayed with me. i got home probably five minutes before they closed off my neighbourhood, packed what i could and thankfully i have a wonderful employer in my town and they reserved hotel rooms for all displaced employees, so i'm staying in a hotel in town waiting to be told i can go back to my neighbourhood. right now i have heard they are checking the neighbourhoods for possible gas leaks, or electrical problems, and once they have the clear they will start repopulating

all the evacuated areas, but they have to do a lot of safety checks before they will let families back into their homes. how do the wildfires of this summer compare with previous years in terms of their intensity and scale? i have lived here — i am originally from the midwest, and i moved here about 29 years ago. we normally have fires every season and it isjust a given in our area, but the past three weeks we have had temperatures over 100 degrees, the day the fire broke out it was 112. a lot of wind. i have never seen a fire like this. 0ur town has 90,000 people and over 30,000 have already been evacuated from their homes. then they had to evacuate the animal shelter, which took in everyone's animals, but this community has come together, many businesses are paying for hotel rooms for their employees, some of them have had to turn away donations because they have so many and in the past hour,

fire officers have been speaking in more detail about ongoing efforts to contain the wildfires. we are feeling a lot more optimistic today as we are starting to gain some ground, rather than being in defensive mode on this fire all the time. we are starting to make some good progress out there. i think you can see that. as we move around the fire, we are going to continue to work hard, to get direct line on this thing. i think by tonight, we will start to see containment percentages increase. the fire does continue to grow on us in some remote and inaccessible areas. we are making our way into those areas. the positive thing about that is that we are out, away from many of the residents' structures and critical infrastructure around schaefer co. however, that does pose

threats to communities further out, and we are working hard to make sure we continue to have access and has plans to move forward. at least 1a people have died and more than 100 others have been injured after a 6.4 magnitude earthquake struck a popular tourist destination in central indonesia. residents and tourists poured onto the streets and into open fields to escape damaged buildings on the island of lombok. the tremour was felt in bali 60 miles away. pablo ashowa reports. right side! a scenic morning trek ending in panic. the mites and guide leading the trek on indonesia's mountain injourney, leading the trek on indonesia's mountain in journey, of leading the trek on indonesia's mountain injourney, of sites popular with tourists, captured the moment the earthquake struck. the footage shows a group of climbers trying to get down the mountain as quickly as possible as clouds of dust rise from nearby landslides. this is what residents in northern

lombok woke up to. the quake of magnitude 6.4 was quickly followed by more than 100 smaller earthquakes. thousands of homes were damaged. it's thought that dozens of people were injured by falling debris. translation: it happened all of a sudden, around 6am, and then everything collapsed. my house collapsed, my kid was inside, but thank god he is safe. the epicentre of the earthquake struck 50 kilometres north—east of the city of mataram in the north of the island. indonesia is prone to earthquakes. it lines on what's called the ring of fire, the line of earthquakes and volcanic eruptions that circles more u nless volcanic eruptions that circles more unless the entire pacific rim. the region is in constant alert the tremors which might trigger tsunamis. this time no alert was issued. the country's disaster

agency says the main focus now is evacuation and rescue. authorities fear the number of people killed or rise. the government says it's looking into ways of increasing transparency around online political advertising. ministers also want to crack down on cyber abuse against candidates in elections. the plans follow a report into the extent of fake news on social media and its impact on the democratic process. here's our political correspondent alex forsyth. every day we're subject to a barrage of data. more and more we rely on social media to find out what's happening in the world around us. that's according to mps, who say there is too much disinformation, particularly around elections, and that could threaten democracy. this is something you see in the palm of your hand every time you pick up your smartphone or go on to your facebook app. so it's much more intrusive than before. but secondly, it's not always clear who is advertising to you. the reason the russians could abuse facebook to run ads to target people in elections was because you didn't know that is who was doing it. 0nline advertising has

become a major part of political campaigning. mps looked at techniques used by leave campaigners in the brexit referendum to target certain voters. they concluded there needed to be more transparency about where adverts come from and who exactly is putting them out. this report describes the internet as a wild west where private companies, political campaigns and even foreign countries can manipulate our data for their own ends. it says internet firms must take more responsibility for what's on their platforms, and it calls for reform of electoral law. so how much of what is served up online really cuts through? how discerning are these diners in north yorkshire about what is fed to them? i tend to ignore the news other than what i see on facebook or on the internet, really. then i get a bit sucked in by it. there is a headline and you just

think, oh, i willjust see what there is. i am not very good at having my own opinions, so everything i read will make me believe that, yes. i do find it helpful, but sometimes you don't know if it's true or not. facebook is already highlighting fake news and says it is working on ways to authenticate and label political adverts. meanwhile, ministers are looking at new rules to ensure the source of election material is identified. what we're doing is a couple of measures that we hope will really help to get voters to be well—informed about digital campaigning, but also to be able to be protected from intimidate campaigning, but also to be able to be protected from intimidatory behaviour during elections. the digital world has undoubtedly thrown up new challenges for democratic systems. this report says urgent action is needed to make sure fake news doesn't crowd out the real thing. alex forsyth, bbc news. the headlines on bbc news: geraint thomas crosses

the finish line in paris to become the first welshman to win the tour de france. six people die as wildfires rage across northern california but firefighters say they're now slowing the spread of the flames. at least fourteen people have been killed in an earthquake which struck the popular indonesian tourist island of lombok. sport, and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre. good evening. geriant thomas started out as a 14/1 shot but he's won the tour de france. on sunday afternoon he cycled into paris to become the first welshman to take the title, something he dreamed about as a kid. from paris 0lly foster reports. shares from the reigning champion to the new one. —— cheers. 0ver

shares from the reigning champion to the new one. —— cheers. over three weeks conquering the alps and pyrenees, he has reached cycling's summit. i never thought about the outcome. it was a process of doing the little things, the planning, not getting carried away and staying calm and did. —— collected. to realise that i had won, i did not know how to react, itjust came pouring out. they can be no greater honour than leading the procession into paris wearing yellow. 0ver honour than leading the procession into paris wearing yellow. over 20 yea rs into paris wearing yellow. over 20 years in the saddle, he isjust into paris wearing yellow. over 20 years in the saddle, he is just what this race needed. he's a very popular guy both with the writers and the public. chris froome was supposed to win this - but, and the public. chris froome was supposed to sky:his - but,

and the public. chris froome was suppose overall 1 turnfll but, and the public. chris froome was suppose overall lead, fl but, and the public. chris froome was suppose overall lead, on but, and the public. chris froome was suppose overall lead, on his :, and the public. chris froome was suppose overall lead, on his way to took the overall lead, on his way to becoming too champion and the first welshman to cycle down the champs—elysees is a welshman. welshman to cycle down the champs—elysees is a welshmanlj welshman to cycle down the champs-elysees is a welshman. i have a lwa ys champs-elysees is a welshman. i have always supported g and i am really really proud. i think it is brilliant. i thought that he should win it one year and good on you. brilliant. i thought that he should win it one year and good on youlj win it one year and good on you.” was here with my english and welsh flag, supporting two people on the podium. the controversy away from the road was nowhere to be seen. two champions crossing the line together. they said the doubters have made them stronger and that the tour is about the survival of the fittest. 0f

tour is about the survival of the fittest. of all the write is that started out, only one stands apart. —— riders. lewis hamilton has extended his lead at the top of the formula one drivers‘ standings with a dominant win at the hungarian grand prix — his sixth win in hungary. hamilton had done much of the hard work by securing pole position. he was never really under threat. his rival sebastian vettel fought his way back to second place. he's now 24 points behind hamilton in the race for the title. england have won their first game of the hockey world cup, beating ireland 1—0. they struggled to get anything past a solid irish defence for most of the game, despite having fifteen penalty corners. but in the final quarter, giselle ansley put england in the lead. they finish second place in their pool behind ireland, and will pay korea in tuesday‘s play—off. and will pay korea in tuesday's play—off.

somerset have beaten middlesex in the t20 blast in taunton. somerset made 229 from their 20 overs. lewis gregory top scored with 62. they were then helped in the field by this fantastic catch. jamie 0verton with the skills. brilliant! somerset winning by 38 runs. they're now third in the south group. in the women's super league, western storm beat loughborough lightning by 18 runs. rain delayed the start and reduced the match to just six overs each. english golfer richard mcevoy has won his first european tour title at his 285th attempt. it's been a long time coming, he's 39. he birdied the final hole in hamburg to finish on eleven under par to win the european 0pen by a shot. he wins about £300,000 — more money overfour days than he's won in any year

of his career to date. not a bad payday. that's all the sport for now. a labour mp who is being investigated over his behaviour during a row about the party's anti—semitism code has denied screaming abuse. ian austin is facing possible suspension after the argument with the party's chairman. speaking on bbc radio 4's the world this weekend, he says he was upset by the decision not to adopt the standard definition of anti—semitism in its entirety in labour's new code of conduct, and was ashamed of the labour party. i said that i thought the labour party's failure to adopt the... i said i thought the nec‘s decision was a disgrace. look, am i upset about anti—semitism? yes, iam. i'm upset about that and i'm upset as well about the leadership's failure. i think the refusal, really, you know, to deal

with this properly. i grew up listening to my dad tell me how he'd escaped from the holocaust, and how his mum and sisters were murdered in treblinka and that led to me joining the labour party as a teenager, determined to fight racism and the first thing i did when i became an mp 13 years ago was to organise and lead a campaign to drive out the bnp here in dudley, and i'm really shocked, you know, that a party that has a proud tradition throughout its entire existence of fighting racism has ended up causing such huge offence and distress to thejewish community in britain and i think this could never have happened before. i'm appalled it has happened, i'm ashamed of the labour party. i really am. and i think, if i'm honest, i think we're becoming a different political party. this could never have happened in the past. a palestinian teenager who slapped an israeli solider in the occupied west bank has been freed after eight months in jail. ahed tamimi had an emotional reunion with family and friends today. for palestinians she became a symbol of resistance against israel when footage of the slap went viral. tom bateman reports. a palestinian teenager reunited

with her family after eight months in israeli jails, ahed tamimi's case brought a new spotlight to the decades—old conflict. translation: from the house of the martyr, i say resistance is continuing until the occupation is removed. all female prisoners injail are strong, and i thank everyone who stood by me in prison. aged 16, ahed tamimi slapped and kicked an israeli soldier outside her home, demanding the troops leave. her family live—streamed the footage on facebook. there had been clashes in her village, a frequent site of palestinian protest in the israeli—occupied west bank. so much of the debate in this case stemmed from ahed tamimi's age. where israel saw a teenage assault against a soldier, palestinians saw an act of dignity. for them, she has become a 16—year—old symbol of resistance against an occupation entering its 52nd year. human—rights groups criticised her

military trial and detention. but israel says the family's activism exploits its children — ahed was filmed aged 11 confronting a soldier — and israelis condemned comments in last year's video where ahed blamed us policies for any palestinian violence. i don't think that you can ever call requests or cause from the commission of suicide bombings as peaceful resistance. ahed tamimi is a new icon for palestinians. she may suffer from a weight of expectations, with both sides watching. tom bateman, bbc news. blue badge parking permits are to be made available for people in england with hidden disabilities, such as autism or mental health problems. the change will come into effect next year, and is the biggest shakeup of the scheme since it was launched in the 1970s. wales and scotland have already changed their rules,

as alexandra mckenzie explains. morag davidson has six children. they all have autism. getting out and about can be daunting. two of her children have blue badges under the scheme in scotland. she says it is life changing. it makes it easier to go out with the kids. there are a lot of challenges with going out with children with autism. refusal, not wanting to go out, standing in the middle of the road and refusing to move. scotland and wales have already extended their eligibility criteria for the blue badge scheme to people with so—called hidden disabilities. that includes mental health conditions. similar changes will be made in england next year. we spoke to one particular family who said they have had a blue badge in the past. it has been taken away.

and as a result they almost never go out. morag acknowledges that not everyone welcomes the scheme. people can be quite opinionated about whether or not they think people with autism should have blue badges, because in their mind they equate a blue badge with a wheelchair. for people like morag and her children, the frustration and anxiety of going out has been eased. she hopes the changes will help many other families. alexandra mackenzie, bbc news, livingston. now it's time for a look at the weather. at last we saw some rain across the uk. a little bit too much on saturday for some of you. wait and cool at conditions not setting if the weather agenda for the week ahead. brighter skies in the west.

winds will be lighter and more sunshine. there will be some rain but in the form of showers. showers most frequent in the north and west. in the east things will warm up substantially. the pressure, noticed the circulation weakening through the circulation weakening through the week. towards the end of the week, dragging the airfrom the western parts of europe so something much hotter to our shores. enter the morning, showers fading before returning to the south and west. in the north and east of scotland these temperatures. a few areas prone to the showers. across scotland, one

too could be heavy and thundery. a lot of dry and sunny weather around. introducing some showers through a portion of your day. it will fill a bit warmer when the sunshine is out. wet weather returns towards southern parts of scotland tomorrow, and southern parts of england and wales. temperatures cooler across scotland, northern ireland. a dapper start with showers around england and wales on tuesday. more showers developing for western scotland later, where it will turn breezy by the end of tuesday. it will start to feel humid and bomb across the south and east. by wednesday, even drier. sunshine turning hazy in the west with spots of rain in ireland, western parts of wales and parts of

scotland. we will see this weather fronts pushing an into thursday. developing area of high pressure. 0nly developing area of high pressure. only a few showers till the end of the week mainly through northern and western areas. please, we are on air... i didn't say anything! you did. honestly, we can hear you! we'll be taking a look at tomorrow mornings papers in a moment. first, the headlines. geraint thomas crosses the finish line in paris to become the first welshman to win the tour de france. six people die as wildfires rage across northern california, but firefighters say they're now slowing the spread of the flames.