this is bbc news i'm julian worricker. these are the top stories developing at eleven the supreme court rules that legal permission is no longer required to end the life of patients in a permanent vegetative state. northern rail has reinstated three quarters of the services it withdrew last month causing chaos for commuters. the countryjust isn't functioning properly at the moment. ministers need to stop arguing about brexit, get up here and sort this issue out. voters in zimbabwe are going to the polls in the country's first election without the involvement of long—time leader robert mugabe authorities in northern california are continuing to battle severe wildfires —— six people are so far known to have died. also coming up in the next hour — still no answers on the missing malasia airlines mh 370. an official report fails to establish what happened to the plane which disappeared four years ago — with 239 people on board.

and a series of events is being held to celebrate the eightieth birthday of the beano, including a special edition edited by the comedian david walliams. good morning. welcome to bbc newsroom live. in the last hour, the supreme court has ruled that legal permission will no longer be required to end care for patients in a permanent vegetative state. when families and doctors are in agreement, medical staff will be able to remove feeding tubes without applying to the court of protection. responding to an appeal by the solicitor general, judge lady black ruled there was no violation under the human rights convention. the official solicitor contends in

this appeal that there is in fact an obligation in law to apply for the court's approval before withdrawing nutrition from a patient with a prolonged disorder of consciousness, whether or not there is an agreement between the patient‘s family and doctors that this causes in his best interest. today, we decide that such an application is not obligatory, and we dismiss the official solicitor‘s appeal. we find nothing in the common law, nor in any act of parliament, that requires an application to be made, and nor is it necessary to impose such a requirement to in or —— in order to ensure that there is no violation under the human rights convention. ourjudgment reviews the important developments that have taken place since the decision in the bland case. these include the accumulation

of years of clinical expertise in treating patients with prolonged disorders of consciousness. and the development of very detailed professional guidance from the medical profession in handling such cases. lady black's ruling in the last hour. our legal affairs correspondent clive coleman is outside the supreme court now. what is the background to today's ruling? the background involves a tragic case. all these cases are tragic. this was a man in his 50s who suffered a cardiac arrest, and that led to massive brain damage. he lacked mental capacity, was unable to feed himself, and had to be fed through a tube. the doctors reach the conclusion that he was not going to improve, and through discussions with his family, it was decided that it was in his best interests for the

food and the water tube to be removed, and that would ultimately lead to his death. the official solicitor, he is the public officer, if you like, who looks after the interests of those who lacked mental capacity. the family of the doctors had gone to the high court and got a ruling —— the family and the doctors. the official solicitor took it upon himself to appeal to the supreme court, very sadly, during that process. the man developed an additional complication, unrelated, and asa additional complication, unrelated, and as a result of that, he died, but the point of law was so important that the appeal continued, and today, this very significant ruling, because we are told that something in the region of 2a,000 people in the uk are in what is known as a persistent vegetative state, or a minimally conscious state, or a minimally conscious

state, and that means 2a,000 families who will be agonising about what to do in their best interests. but this ruling today establishes that there is no requirement, you don't have to go to the court to get the court to sanction the removal of treatment. if the doctors and the families are in agreement, then the treatment can be removed. and that isa treatment can be removed. and that is a very significant ruling. as you heard from lady black, the law since 1993, in the tony bland case, a victim of the hillsborough disaster in1989, and in1993 victim of the hillsborough disaster in 1989, and in 1993 his family wa nted in 1989, and in 1993 his family wanted treatment to be removed. it went all the way to the court behind me, and the law lords didn't say there was an absolute rule but they said it was practising each case for doctors to go to court. that position has changed today, and that isa position has changed today, and that is a very significant ruling. now it is a very significant ruling. now it is the case that if there is agreement, then the treatment can be removed without the court's say—so

and approval. you make that key point about if there is agreement, one of the important elements to what has been decided today will stop absolutely, and lady black makes it clear in her ruling that in cases where there is not agreement, an application can be made, and by implication should be made to the court. she focused on the fact that there really has been a huge advance in medical science since the tony bland case, and also the mental capacity act provides a lot of the protection for those who lacked mental capacity. but be in no doubt, this is one of those cases that divides opinion. people have strong religious feelings about this, strong ethical feelings around all this, and so it will divide opinion. there will be some who regard this asa there will be some who regard this as a compassionate ruling which assists families in an agonising situation. others will say this is a dangerous ruling, a step along a

slippery slope towards euthanasia. there is not going to be general agreement on this particular ruling, but it certainly is going to be welcomed by some who are in that very difficult situation of wanting to know what is in the best interests, or wanting to do what is in the best interests of their loved one in confidence that their loved one in confidence that their loved one would have wanted the treatment to be withdrawn if they simply were not going to improved. joining me now is dr peter saunders, campaign director for the anti—assisted dying group care not killing. good morning. iwonder what good morning. i wonder what your reaction is to today's events in the supreme court. we are concerned i'm quite disappointed by the supreme court decision today. we feel it removes court decision today. we feel it re m oves a court decision today. we feel it removes a layer ofjudicial scrutiny and also protection for very vulnerable patients. we're talking about people who have permanent

vegetative state where they are aware, at least, they are awake but not well, or a minimally conscious state where they are awake but only partially aware. these people are not imminently dying. many of them live for years or decades. some will recover aware ness live for years or decades. some will recover awareness to some degree, and we don't know how many there are in the country, but it has been estimated by professor derek wade in oxford, who works in this area, that there could be 2a,000 in both of these categories. we're talking about a lot of people here. and our concern is that by taking this out of the safety of the court of protection, which has actually in the past with 100 or so cases has overruled doctors in some cases, we are creating a situation where vested financial interests and emotional interests might be brought to bear by people, perhaps even medical staff or relatives who have

an interest in the patient‘s death. the point that was emphasised by clyburn made reference to buy lady black, this only applies in cases where family, and one assumes family will have talked to the person who is very ill, this only occurs in cases where family and medical staff have agreed their position. it doesn't when there is disagreement. no, that's true. where there is uncertainty, or where there is dispute, the cases are expected still to go to the court of protection. it's the fact that the doctors and the relatives might agree that it's in the best interest of the patient effectively to be starved and dehydrated to death, because that's what we're talking about when we're stopping clinically assisted nutrition and hydration. we can't assume that those decisions are always made in the very best interests of patients, and

especially given that many of these patients are in nursing homes, and we are in a cash—strapped nhs where often inexperienced or untried staff who are not adequately trained are making these decisions, and this is why the court of protection has been so why the court of protection has been so important. the decisions are very difficult. they have to be made by specialists who know about the area. the diagnosis is problematic. predictions about survival times are difficult, and the termination is best interests are also difficult, because many of these patients did not expect to be in this situation and never expressed a view to relatives or to carers about what they would want done. so we're not talking about people here with dementia or stroke or who are dying from cancer or who are in a coma, we're talking about people who are severely brain damaged and may well live for years or four decades, who are effectively —— or four decades,

who are effectively going to be starved to death. this is our concern, that this moves the rubicon. you obviously feel passionate about this, and clive coleman acknowledged, and i'm sure you would, that there are strong views on either side of this debate. given the position you take on it, and given what has been decided in the supreme court, what are your options now? i think we need, we wa nt to options now? i think we need, we want to see very good scrutiny of this. we have been participating in the british medical association consultation on how these cases should be handled, and it will close soon. we hope that the official solicitor will be given a scrutinising role. we hope that there will be good record—keeping. whether they'll will be an appeal to the high court, we will have to wait and see. —— whether there will be an appeal. i think that people need to be aware that that has been a huge sea change in the role the law today, removal of this protection,

and that there are potentially thousands of vulnerable patients who are at risk. i am very worried, particularly about the financial concerns that people have about looking after these people, that decisions may be made for the very wrong reasons. thank you very much for coming in, doctor peter saunders. the rail operator, northern has reinstated many of its services this morning — after more than two months of disruptions for commuters on one of britain's busiest train lines. the problems have been caused by the overhaul of the timetable — which was aimed at improved punctuality, but led to hundreds of cancellations. our correspondent, dave guest is at preston train station. when i arrived here are a few hours ago, the first words i heard over the public address system work, northern apologise for that cancellation of a service to barrow. it felt like deja vu. we have seen cancellations and delays, but nothing like the number there have beenin nothing like the number there have been in recent weeks. there have

been in recent weeks. there have been problems for quite some time, exacerbated in may, when they introduced a new timetable but didn't have enough drivers to drive all the trains they were offering. injune, they all the trains they were offering. in june, they introduced all the trains they were offering. injune, they introduced an interim timetable, cutting 168 services in a hope of providing the service. there have been a lot of angry commuters and politicians saying that northern should be stripped of the franchise because they were not capable of running the service properly. today, northern have said they are reintroducing 75% of the 168 services they withdrew in june reintroducing 75% of the 168 services they withdrew injune and will have the rest is available by september. we spoke to passengers. about a month ago, i had to stay with friends in manchester solely because i couldn't guarantee that i could get back to preston to work in the morning. it was a big struggle. recently it has been better than it was. its on-time? it is, well, i think so. i have a check on the

platform. i was expecting the trainer 6:07am, platform. i was expecting the trainer6:07am, but it platform. i was expecting the trainer 6:07am, but it has been cancelled because of lack of drivers. the service has been improved, so hopefully they will get it together. before this, it was fine, i have to say. they have just had a massive blip. a mixed bag of opinion from passengers. they are not the only ones hoping this gets sorted out, because a report out today from the northern power has partnerships reckons that the chaos in the past couple of months has cost businesses £37 million. so, they, of course, want this sorted out. only time will tell whether they have got on top of this. meanwhile, the mayor of greater manchester, andy burnham has written to the prime minister — asking theresa may to personally intervene. he says that the ‘chaos' with northern rail has taken too long to resolve. i don't have the power. the transport secretary still has the power. but i've asked him and asked him and asked him to intervene.

this isn't playing politics. i've said, please, intervene, do yourjob. and it's because i've run out of options that i've had to write to the prime minister today. i am just doing myjob, speaking up for the long—suffering travelling public in the north of england. and if he doesn't feel he needs to do that, well, that's up to him. but i will carry on raising it until the government sorts this out. the countryjust isn't functioning properly at the moment. ministers need to stop arguing about brexit, get up here and sort this issue out. voting is under way in zimbabwe in the country's first election not to have robert mugabe as a candidate. mugabe's successor and former close colleague, emmerson mnangagwa, is hoping to legitimise his rule. his main challenger is the leader of the opposition mdc, nelson chamisa, who is popular among the young. mr chamisa says he s confident among the young. the bbc‘s africa editor fergal keane caught up with him just after he had voted. fergal keane of the bbc. just very briefly. will you accept the result even if you lose?

i have told you that we're not losing in this election. we are winning this election. i'm not interested in impossibilities. so you're confident? we will win this election to the extent that it is a free and fair election, particularly in the rural areas. it's a done deal. thank you, sir. our correspondent nomsa maseko is in the zimbabwean capital, harare. how is polling day going so far? well, it seems like it's going very smoothly. polling stations opened at 7am local time here, with tens of thousands of zimbabweans queueing up early this morning and have already cast their ballots. many of them —— many more of them are expected to do so until 7pm this evening when polling stations close, and then counting will begin immediately afterwards. what are the main issues that people have been weighing up in

this campaign? they are expecting that whoever takes over and wins this election will fix this country's battered economy after it crumbled under the leadership of the former president, robert mugabe. they are expecting jobs, particularly for young people, and also the bread—and—butter issues. one person i spoke to yesterday told me that all he wants is clean drinking water. you mention mr mugabe will stop his name not on the ballot paper, but how much influence does he still hold on today? that remains to be seen. we heard a very bitter mr mugabe speaking yesterday ina two—hour bitter mr mugabe speaking yesterday in a two—hour press conference, saying that he is pained by the fact that his name is not on the ballot paper after he had a firm grip on power for nearly four decades, and saying that he has to accept reality that his name is not on the ballot paper. he even went as far as

criticising his predecessor, saying that since the military coup last year, zimbabwe had fallen into chaos. he urged people to vote so that zimbabwe could go back to being a democracy. it remains to be seen whether he wields much support or if his words will mean anything to the majority of young people, first—time voters, who will be going up to date because they want this country's economy to get back on track. they also wantjobs. economy to get back on track. they also want jobs. thank you very much. the headlines on bbc news... the supreme court rules that legal permission is no longer required to end the life of patients in a permanent vegetative state. northern rail has reinstated three quarters of the services it withdrew last month, causing chaos for commuters. voters in zimbabwe go to the polls in the country's first election without its long—time leader robert mugabe

terrence thomas is celebrating becoming the first welshman to win the tour de france. he is the third brit to take back the prize after saint brad —— after sir bradley wiggins. england won their first match of the hockey world cup. they now play korea in the knockout stages on tuesday. and wayne rooney has broken his duck in mls football. his contribution didn't end llama. he also broke his nose whilst defending a corner. —— didn't end there. i will be back with more sports news at have passed. authorities in northern california are continuing to battle severe wildfires. at least eight people are dead —

four of them firefighters. there are currently 17 separate fires being tackled by 12 thousand firefighters. peter saull reports. homes reduced to ash. entire communities forced to flee. in northern california, still, the fire rages on. an area bigger than san francisco has already been wiped out and the number killed is rising. there has been a fourth victim identified as a result of the fire consuming a residence and a decedent located in that residence. it follows the deaths of two children, emily and james roberts and their grandmother melody bledsoe in the town of redding. i was talking to my little grandson on the phone. he's sayin', "grandpa, please, you gotta come and help us, the fire's at the backdoor, come and get us!" i said, "i'm close by, son, i'm trying to get in there." i said i'm...right by ya. breaks down

two firefighters have also lost their lives and seven more people are missing. but the worst may be over. we're feeling a lot more optimistic today as we are starting to gain some ground rather than being in the defensive mode on this fire. we are starting to make good progress out there. this is one of 130 major fires burning across north america, from new mexico to alaska. with more dry weather on the way, it could be a while before flames subside. peter saull, bbc news. officials in malaysia have failed to establish what happened to flight mh370, which disappeared for years ago with 239 people on board. despite a number of searches over vast areas of the ocean, only a few pieces of wreckage have ever been found. the malaysia not official in charge of the investigation said

that after the plane's last communication with the ground, it deviated from its flight path and made a series of turns but that there was still no clue as to why. from our analysis and findings, we can conclude that mh370 had turned back. and we also can confirm that the turn back was not because of anomalies in the mechanical system. we have carried out simulated sessions to determine how the aircraft turned back, and we can confirm that the turn back was made not under autopilot. it was made under manual control. in russia, six prison staff have been detained after video footage emerged showing the brutal and prolonged beating of an inmate by guards. the recording, from one of the mandatory cameras cameras worn by prison guards, has shocked russia. human rights groups say it exposes a culture of institutionalised violence. our moscow correspondent, sarah rainsford, has been speaking to the prisoner s mother. there are distressing images

from the start of this report. they use the prisoner as a punchbag. one by one, first with fists, then their truncheons. 18 guards against one man in handcuffs. this is yevgeny makarov‘s punishment for swearing at a warden. one man beats him so hard he exhausts himself. now that guard and five others have been detained. maxim yablokov has admitted his part in the violence but only after the shocking video was leaked to the press. before then, the victim's official complaint went nowhere. yevgeny‘s mother tells me she cried watching the footage of him being beaten. she is too nervous to show her face but she cannot get the sight and sounds of her son suffering out of her head now.

translation: i want everything to be exposed at last and for those men to be judged as they deserve, to be punished. that is what i want. yevgeny has been moved from prison no1 for his own safety. his lawyer, who got hold of the incriminating video, has left russia after being threatened. the footage is so shocking and clear that it has forced the authorities to investigate but russian human rights groups say violence in prisons here is common, even routine, it's just that the evidence doesn't usually get out. they are hitting me from behind... ivan's horror story is from the same prison. they use their hands and legs and rubber sticks. he is now studying in the us but last year he was in a cell next to yevgeny and says he too was beaten by guards. they do not follow

the law of the country. they follow their tradition. if a prisoner uses a swear word against you, the prisoner will be beaten 100%. the local human rights official denies prison abuse is systemic here, but he admits prosecution is very rare. the video footage from guards' body cameras is usually missing or incomplete. translation: i told prison stuff they were obliged to film so that if they are justified in using force, i can defend them. so they started to use the cameras but they did it selectively, actually, to cover up crimes. this time the truth came out. what is not clear is whether holding abusers the account is still the exception or a new rule. sarah rainsford, the new foreign secretary, jeremy hunt, is on a trip to china at the moment.

and he thought it would be a good moment to mention the fact that his wife is chinese when he was in beijing this morning. or was it? watch this. also, my wife is japanese. my life is chinese. i made a mistake. redo the cameras. we spoke injapanese at the cameras. we spoke injapanese at the state banquet, but my wife is chinese, and my children are half chinese. the foreign secretary there in beijing. now — it's often thought of as an expensive and elite art form. but one ballet company in mexico city is breaking convention by taking its shows to a new — potentially unlimited — audience. andy beatt reports. taking swan lake to the streets and the nutcracker to a whole new neighbourhood. ballet is bringing culture to the heart of mexico's

capital. and in the city with the world's worst traffic, helping commuters beat the blues. translation: people think ballet is only for certain sectors of the population. that's why it's great to ta ke population. that's why it's great to take it to public spaces, so that anyone can see it. tightly choreographed and timed to coincide with the traffic lights, each of the dance performances and lasts just 58 seconds, barely enough time for a pirouette or pas de deux, but enough to delight drivers and passers—by. translation: it's like a dream, because we normally only see ballet on tv. and sometimes, ordinary people do not have access to see this. organisers say they have found a new fan base, people who may now go to the theatre for the first time, or even take up performing themselves. now it's time for a look at the weather.

what a difference a day makes. yesterday was a particularly wet and windy day across many parts of the country, but today, we have some sunshine and some heavy scattered showers around. this is the scene in belfast — some blue sky and cumulus cloud. out of that cloud we will see showers through the day. almost any aware could catch a few passing showers. the heaviest in the next few hours will be across wales and the north—west of scotland, temperatures ranging from 19—26dc. a touch warmer than yesterday. most of the heavy showers fade away overnight. more showery weather works in across southern counties of england. further north, a dry start. the rain initially in the south—east clears away, followed by sunshine. koepka tempt —— top temperatures up to 26 celsius. goodbye for now.

this is bbc news. our latest headlines: legal permission will no longer be required to end care for patients in a permanent vegetative state. the supreme court's ruling means it will now be easier to withdraw food and liquid, allowing such patients to die. rail operator northern is reintroducing three—quarters of the services which it removed last month following a timetable shake—up, which left commuters facing hundreds of delays and cancellations. people in zimbabwe are voting in the country's first election since long—time leader robert mugabe was ousted in november. mr mugabe's successor, emmerson mnangagwa, is hoping to legitimise his rule. california's deadliest current wildfire is getting larger, despite thousands of firefighters battling it. six people have been killed so far by the fire in the shasta county in northern california. officials in malaysia

have failed to establish what happened to flight mh370 in theirfinal report examining the plane's disappearance four years ago. 239 people were on board the aircraft when it vanished en route from kuala lumpur to beijing. the uk's longest—running comic, the beano, celebrates its 80th birthday today. comedian david walliams has guest—edited a special edition as one of a series of events being held to mark the anniversary. and in the next half hour, we'll be speaking to emma scott, chief executive of beano studios. sport now. here's reshmin choudry. thank you. good morning. geraint thomas has described winning the tour de france as the "stuff of dreams" after he became the first welshman to take home cycling's greatest prize yesterday. the celebrations continued deep into sunday night after thomas crossed the finish line on the champs elysees

as the 2018 champion in what was a largely processional final stage in paris. victory was all but assured in saturday's individual time trial. thomas' team sky team mate and four—time tour winner chris froome finished in third. thousands of welsh supporters had flocked to paris to see him seal the win. he was 14—1 underdog going into the tour. i believed i could beat everyone on my day but to do it day after day and for three weeks, the first time i had tried, yes, just insane. it has been an amazing year. the confidence and riding the crest of the wave and i am certainly going to enjoy this. you don't think about this part. you think about winning, crossing the line in the yellow jersey and stuff, but you don't think about all the people who are going to message you and the kind m essa g es going to message you and the kind messages you get and all the support and all the random people saying how they are crying seeing you win, and they are crying seeing you win, and they have never met me. it is just

insane. i really appreciate all the support. obviously it has been a tough tourfrom support. obviously it has been a tough tour from that side of things but the support has outshone any negativity and it means so much to all of us. the great thing about this particular tour de france was that both guys were so experienced. they are both very mature. they were fantastic together. there was no conflict. they supported each other. pure class by chris froome the moment he realised he wasn't going to win the race, straight to help his team mate. that is the sign of a great champion. geraint thomas is the latest success story from a very successful school — whitchurch high in cardiff. real madrid's gareth bale was also a pupil at the same school and he sent his congratulations to geraint thomas. as did another alumni, the former wales and lions captain sam warburton. england are through to the knock—out stages of the hockey world cup after finally winning a group game. they beat ireland 1—0.

giselle ansley with the all—important goal, after they struggled to break down the irish defence for much of the game. ? england now play korea in the knockout rounds on tuesday. wayne rooney's start to life in the us has been eventful. the former england and manchester united striker is settling into new club dc united, based in washington, and got off the mark with his first goal but that wasn't his only involvement in the game. defending a corner in the last minute, rooney got himself a broken nose for his troubles. he tweeted afterwards that he needed five stitches, so an eventful start. and rooney has been keeping himself busy in washington off the football pitch too, hooking up with andy murray, who is returning to action in the us capital later today. this was before the nose incident! the pair had a little knock—up last week, as murray prepares for only his third tournament since surgery in january. murray — now ranked 832nd

in the world — will face american mackensize mcdonald, and if he wins, will play fellow brit kyle edmund in the second round. if ever there was a man who's a good example of the proverb if at first you don't succeed try, try again, then golfer richard mcevoy fits the bill. he's 39, he's from essex, and he's finally won a european tour title at the 285th attempt. he birdied the final hole at the european open in hamburg to win by a single shot. along with the trophy, he picked up a cheque for almost £300,000. that's more in one weekend, than any whole year since he turned professional in 2001. that's all the sport for now. i'll have more for you in the next hour. thank you. let's get more now on the reintroduction of services by northern rail after months of cancellations and delays.

the new timetable sees northern rail reinstate 75% of the 168 services that were withdrawn last month. these include trains in manchester, merseyside and lancashire. the lakes line in the lake district is running a full service. the remaining 25% of its cancelled trains will be operational by september. our correspondent, dave guest, is at preston station. how is it all looking? we have seen some delays and cancellations already this morning. i arrived at about 5:30am to be greeted by the words northern apologise for the cancellation of a service, but the cancellations have not been as bad as in recent weeks. that new timetable was introduced last may and it caused chaos with lots of cancellations and last—minute delays. in june,

cancellations and last—minute delays. injune, last month, northern introduced an interim timetable to make the service more reliable, and they took out 168 services to do that. basically they didn't have enough drivers to run the trains they wanted to run because their training programme had been overrunning because of problems with electrification work. the interim timetable caused its own problems at the northern powerhouse partnership has today released a partnership calculating that in all, the railway delays have cost businesses in this pa rt delays have cost businesses in this part of the world £37 million since may. around 1 million travelling hours have been lost, which they say is not acceptable. mps and politicians have been saying it is not acceptable either. there have been calls for northern to be stripped of its franchise and now disgruntled passengers are claiming compensation. northern hope that the change to the timetable today, reintroducing a lot of the services, including the lakes line service which was suspended among great controversy in cumbria a few weeks ago, they are hoping that will get

things back on an even keel. i am on platform two at preston and the train due in here is going to blackburn and it is already five minutes late and possibly ten minutes late and possibly ten minutes altogether. it is annoying the passengers but not as annoying as some of the delays in the past weeks. we will only know as the day pans out what the impact will be from the changes to the timetable today. thank you. we hope that train arrives soon. today. thank you. we hope that train arrives soon. dave today. thank you. we hope that train arrives soon. dave guest in reston. —— preston. today millions of people in the indian state of assam will be glued to one document — a list which could determine whether they remain citizens or have been identified as illegalforeigners. narendra modi's government has long claimed that assam is being infiltrated by migrants from neighbouring bangladesh. as a result, all residents of the north eastern state have been asked to provide evidence that they or their families were in assam before the formation of bangladesh in 1971. joe miller reports. these people have always

called india home. but now they and dozens of their fellow villagers expect to lose the citizenship they thought was theirs by birth. they fear their land, voting rights and freedom will be next. schoolteacher hasitun is now the sole provider for herfour children. her husband, suspected of being a foreigner, is already behind bars. a target, she says, of a witchhunt against her bengali muslim community. translation: this is our country. i grew up here, i studied here, i got married here, i have land here. how come we are not indians? authorities claim settlers from nearby bangladesh are enmeshed in assam's bengali population, hiding in plain sight, often with forged papers.

to help pinpoint them, all 32 million inhabitants of the state have been forced to produce documents proving that their assamese routes go back to before 1971, but record—keeping in remote areas is patchy and human rights groups are crying foul. the government says that assam is in danger of being overrun with illegal bangladeshi migrants. but strangely, no one can tell us where they are, how many of them there are, or what fate awaits them. all they say is they come here to exploit this vast, fertile landscape. some say as many as 5 million have crossed the poorest border into assam and are skewing local elections. but muslim activists say these numbers are deliberately exaggerated tojustify a hindu nationalist agenda, with chilling echoes of a crisis not too far away. translation: it is nothing but

a conspiracy to commit atrocities. they are openly threatening to get rid of muslims. what happened to the rohingyas in myanmar could happen to us here. such fears have been exacerbated by prime minister narendra modi, who pledged to deport bangladeshi intruders unless they were hindus. in assam, a fellow party member is clear about his intentions. everybody will be given the right to prove their citizenship, but if they fail to do so, the legal system will take its own course. you are saying these people will be expelled? yes. for now bengali river communities are staying put, hoping hostility towards them subsides after next year's national elections. hasitun says they have always lived peacefully alongside their hindu neighbours, but now she fears bad

news is on its way. joe miller, bbc news, assam. ina in a moment we will have all the latest business news but first we will bring you up to date on events in indonesia. more than 100 hikers who were trapped on a mountain on the indonesian island of lombok are now being brought down after a deadly earthquake triggered landslides which cut off escape routes. an evacuation effort to get the remaining hikers off the mountain is still under way. at least 16 people have died and more than 160 were injured in the quake. our correspondent rebecca henschke explained how the rescue operation would be carried out. we are being told that it's at least another couple of hours.

they've been met by rescue workers who say most are in good health, although amongst them is the body of a young indonesian who was hit by a rock when the earthquake struck. they are now leading them down the mountain. alternative paths to the ones people normally use, because the earthquake triggered some major landslides off the crater. where i am now, there are tents set up here treating the injured. in one of the tents over there, i've just seen one of the porters who helps people climb up this mountain, a very popular trip to do with tourists around the world. he rushed off the mountain in terror after the earthquake and being treated by the doctors here for severe dehydration and also shock. quite terrifying images the guides were able to capture there when the earthquake happened, triggering these huge landslides, and scenes of panic up there on the mountain. rebecca henschke in indonesia. 200 years ago today, emily bronte, the author of wuthering heights was born.

her only novel has gone on to inspire readers, writers and musicians. our entertainment correspondent, colin paterson has visited her home in west yorkshire, now a museum, where her life and work is being celebrated. it's a big bronte birthday. the 200th anniversary of emily bronte celebrated with poets and fields... the yorkshire moors, so bleak and old, inspired the heart of emily. displays of falconry because emily bronte had a pet merlin hawk, called nero. with events all centred around the parsonage in haworth, where she wrote her only novel, wuthering heights, before dying from tuberculosis at the age of 30. what she's left behind is this incredible imaginative tour de force of a novel that people have just loved for generations and it continues to inspire artists and writers working today, and that is very much what we wanted to celebrate — her 200th birthday. and people had come from all over. there is this wildness and this beauty to the writing. i don't know, you just get kind of sucked into the story. you've got to come here

and pay homage really, because it puts everything into perspective, itjust brings it all to life. the celebrations have also included the unveiling of a tribute stone out on the moors, featuring a new poem by kate bush, who famously had a number one with wuthering heights. # heathcliff, it's me # i'm cathy, i've come home now.# at the time, she explained her inspiration. i saw a series on the television about ten years ago. it was on very late at night, and i caught literally the last five minutes of the series when she was at the window trying to get in. who are you? i'm catherine linton. i've come home. and itjust really struck me. it was so strong. and i read the book. you read the book later? yes, i read the book before i wrote the song because i needed to get the mood properly.

one little quirk of fate, today is kate bush's 60th birthday. another famous fan is lily cole, who's directed a short film exploring the character heathcliff‘s origins as an abandoned baby but in a modern setting. white ball means they'll accept your baby. black balls have to go home. if any of the accepted babies are too sick, red balls get a second chance. why does emily bronte mean so much to you? the fact that she wrote the book at a time when it was very difficult for women to be taken seriously and to become authoresses or authors. the fact that she published it under a pseudonym, ellis bell, has always intrigued me. and we don't know very much about her. she's really a mystery and most of what we know is kind of hearsay and oral tradition. but it's purely the book. that's the reason i'm fascinated by her, that she created that work. and as for what emily would have made of all this? we also know she was an incredibly private writer and so i wonder if she may have also found this level of scrutiny perhaps a bit intolerable. oh, well.

happy birthday, emily. colin paterson reporting. in a moment we'll have all the business news, but first the headlines on bbc news: the supreme court rules that legal permission is no longer required to end the life of patients in a permanent vegetative state. northern rail has reinstated three quarters of the services it withdrew last month, causing chaos for commuters. voters in zimbabwe go to the polls in the country's first election without its long—time leader robert mugabe. i'm ben thompson. in the business news: the owner of the mirror and express newspapers has slumped to a £113 million half—year loss after slashing the value of its regional publishing operations.

reach, formerly known as trinity mirror, said the £150 million charge reflected a "more challenging outlook" for its regional businesses. they include the manchester evening news, daily record and liverpool echo. uk mortgage approvals hit a five—month high injune, showing that the british housing market is at last perking up. but london—focused estate agent foxtons reported a £2.5 million loss for the first half of the year, blaming a sustained period of very low activity in the capital's property market. bt is understood to have lost the rights to broadcast nba basketball and ufc ultimate fighting after walking away from a bidding contest. a spokesperson for the telecoms giant told the bbc it would not bid more than it thought the rights were worth. the move comes weeks after bt lost the rights to italian serie a football. good morning. let's start with that story we mentioned them. london—based estate agent foxtons has reported a loss for the first half of the year. this is what's pretty closely

because what happens in the london property market tend to infiltrate what happens elsewhere. the capital's property market continues to stagnate. it said losses soared to £2.5 million — that compares to a profit of £3.8 million last year. foxtons said the property sales market in london was undergoing a sustained period of very low activity, and sales were taking longer to complete. but it said the rental market was still strong, and it had confidence in its long—term prospects. henry prior is an independent housing market expert. nice to see you, as always. what do you make of these numbers? we look at foxto ns you make of these numbers? we look at foxtons because they give us an indication of what is happening in london. other two diverging more than ever? frequently what we see happening in london ripples out across the rest of the uk over time andi across the rest of the uk over time and i suspect we will see the same in the housing market. mortgage approvals, from new mortgages and remortgaging, that has held up quite well. there is a market, as we know

from the taxman hmrc numbers and the office for national statistics last week, and sales are happening. the problem for foxtons and london focused businesses is the turnover. sales of property is down 25% year—on—year so no surprise to find out that foxtons's problems come from sales revenue. they have struggled over the last six months according to these figures. and other companies have been struggling ina similar other companies have been struggling in a similarfashion. pool years other companies have been struggling in a similar fashion. pool years ago foxto ns in a similar fashion. pool years ago foxtons shares in a similar fashion. pool years ago foxto ns shares were in a similar fashion. pool years ago foxtons shares were £4, and they just closed on friday at 40p, which shows how the markets in particular view the housing market. that is fascinating. is it fair to say that what we are talking about here is looking back, as far as foxtons is concerned? because looking back, as far as foxtons is concerned ? because it looking back, as far as foxtons is concerned? because it is the first half of the year. mortgage approvals now look pretty healthy so the next six months could be ok? now look pretty healthy so the next six months could be 0k?|j now look pretty healthy so the next six months could be ok? i would be a brave man to bet against a firm like

foxto ns. brave man to bet against a firm like foxtons. ever since the 1980s they we re foxtons. ever since the 1980s they were the pin—up poster boy of london estate agents. a brand that engendered a lot of emotion in buyers and sellers and among competitors. i suspect we will see significant changes and important improvements but the market is changing. just like the print medium as you mentioned in your introduction, estate agency is changing and technologies coming into play. the stock market now fancies the likes of purple bricks and online estate agents, and also right move, who are turning in 75% profits. the market is changing. buyers and sellers and consumers wa nt buyers and sellers and consumers want something different and for the first half of this year, it seems that foxto ns first half of this year, it seems that foxtons and others have not delivered that, but there are always brands that will. thank you for talking to us. henry pryor, an independent market expert. let's look at the numbers. i have put foxto ns o n look at the numbers. i have put foxtons on the board. henry mentioned 49.9 pence, down from that

previous £4 that you mentioned. reach, widening the loss they have blamed on their regional publishing division. bt group also down after losing the rights to the nba basketball. they have walked away from the bidding war because they don't think they are worth the money being asked of it. all that leaving the ftse100 down 0.2% so far on the day but we will keep an eye on that because the foxtons one is interesting, that loss. nonetheless, shares up nearly 5%. good future prospects be looking brighter? that is potentially what investors are looking at rather than the first six months of the year. mortgage figures show things are quite steady and foxto ns show things are quite steady and foxtons may be able to cash in on that with shares up for them. we will have more on that later. now

let's talk about comics. events are being held to celebrate the 80th birthday of the beano. the comedian, david walliams, has edited a special issue of the comic, which was created in dundee, while the city's mcmanus museum has been temporarily renamed the mcmenace in honour of dennis the menace. here to tell us more about is emma scott, chief executive of beano studios. hgppy happy birthday. thank you very much. i touched on some of the other things happening, but what else?” have brought in your fan club things happening, but what else?” have brought in yourfan club badge andi have brought in yourfan club badge and i expect you to where it later. we are going strong and we are very good at reinventing ourselves over and over. we are celebrating today and over. we are celebrating today and hopefully another 80 years to come. what has kept it so successful? we can see it now. what has kept it so successful over such a long time, given everybody‘s tastes in so many other changing tastes in so many other ways ? changing tastes in so many other ways? i think we take a four foot

high view of the world. we are about children and we talk to kids every week. we know what they are interested in. the characters in the comic children themselves, which is quite rare. we have kept the characters going. we have changed what they do and what they are interested in. and we have a big digital proposition online as well. so we have got print and digital and television. i think we can show you asa television. i think we can show you as a cartoon at this point in the conversation. very lucky to be drawn by nigel parkinson, who has been drawing dennis for 35 years. i think the great legacy of what we have with the beano is a great love from pa rents with the beano is a great love from parents in this country which carries on, and great trust. we have doubled the trust score of you tube with parents in this country, for example. i think that allows us to carry on with more generations of kids. talk to me about the david walliams role at what he has done. we asked david if he would like to guest edit. he jumped at the chance.

he proved to be a big fan from a young age and he knows the comic very well. he got very involved. he worked with the comic team, taking some of his characters and integrating them, and we brought him to life. he asked for a donation to young mines, child mental health charity we work with, and we were delighted to do that. in the comic we created a comicstrip for the charity, which is one of the great ways of staying relevant, so a comic story about a girl getting her first mobile phone, because we know that isa mobile phone, because we know that is a pinch point with children. as we are talking, we are showing the beano through the ages, that is the best way to describe it. different images from different eras. some of them are very striking. the dennis them are very striking. the dennis the menace page in black and white. have you had a chance to look nostalgically back in recent days? yes, iam nostalgically back in recent days? yes, i am lucky enough to have been to the archive in dundee, which has

the very first copy through to today. the artists have changed over the years, although there are some consistent ones. david sutherland who draws the bash street kids is in his 90s. the denisov today might be different to the one when you were a boy but he is still a mischievous rascal. —— the dennis of today.” won't ask your age. i think you make afair won't ask your age. i think you make a fair assumption! thank you for bringing this in and happy birthday. headlines coming up on the bbc news channel but first a look at the weather forecast with sarah. it was a soggy weather forecast with sarah. it was a soggy weekend across many parts of the country but of course that rainfall is really welcome for most of us after what has been an extremely dry summer up until now. we are seeing a changing conditions. staying unsettled today. this is the picture in north wales, where we

have got blue skies peeking through but also humourless clouds producing heavy showers. that is the story up and down the country. sunny spells with scattered showers. through the week we will see showers that fade away later on as things warm up. it will be less windy than it has been over the course of the weekend but still fairly blustery. low pressure sitting well to the north of the uk and weather fronts rotating around that low pressure. weather fronts are bringing as showers today. showers in the far south—east and across parts of england and wales and the north of scotland as well where there could be the odd rumble of thunder. the showers are passing through very quickly on the breeze and temperatures range from 19 to 20 in the north and north west and 25 or 26 towards the south—east. it is a touch warmer than it has been over the weekend. most of the showers either way this evening and overnight and more showery rain to come tonight through parts of the of

england and south—west england —— through parts of the south—west of england. more showery rain coming in through the cell is tomorrow, pushing into northern ireland and the west of scotland as well. showers clearing away from the south—east and sunny spells. not a bad day for much of the country with temperatures starting to creep up again. tomorrow about 17 or 18 in the north west to 25 in the south—east, but into the middle of the week, this warm weather front in the week, this warm weather front in the atlantic moves in from the west, and it brings some warmer air. temperatures will be on the rise and things will turn more humid from wednesday onwards. through wednesday, lots of dry weather, particularly in central and eastern parts of the uk. towards the west, more cloud bringing showery rain in the afternoon. at 227 degrees in the south—east on wednesday. that

warming trend into thursday and friday with that warm weather front pushing east and high pressure building. that is a recipe for things to dry up later on towards the end of the week and warm up as well. typically by friday, temperatures around 23 across parts of scotla nd temperatures around 23 across parts of scotland and northern ireland, and up to 31 in the south—east. this is bbc news. i'm julian worricker. these are the top stories developing at midday: the supreme court rules that legal permission is no longer required to end the life of patients in a permanent vegetative state. northern rail has reinstated three quarters of the services it withdrew last month causing chaos for commuters. the country just isn't the countryjust isn't functioning properly at the moment. ministers need to stop arguing about brexit, get up here and sort this out. voters in zimbabwe go to the polls in the country's first election without its long—time leader robert mugabe. authorities in california are continuing to battle severe wildfires ——

eight people are so far known to have died also coming up in the next hour — still no answers on the missing malaysia airlines mh 370. an official report fails to establish what happened to the plane which disappeared four years ago — with 239 people on board. and events are being held to celebrate the eightieth birthday of the beano —— including a special edition edited by the comedian david walliams. good afternoon. welcome to bbc newsroom live. the supreme court has ruled that the permission of a judge will no longer be required to end care for patients in a permanent vegetative state, as long as their families and doctors agree. the decision will make it easier

to withdraw food and liquid to allow patients to die. responding to an appeal, the judge, lady black, ruled there was no violation under the human rights convention. the official solicitor contends in this appeal that there is in fact an obligation in law to apply for the court's approval before withdrawing nutrition from a patient with a prolonged disorder of consciousness, whether or not there is an agreement between the patient‘s family and doctors that this causes and doctors that this —— course is in his best interest. today, we decide that such an application is not obligatory, and we dismiss the official solicitor‘s appeal. we find nothing in the common law, nor in any act of parliament, that requires an application to be made, and nor is it necessary to impose such a requirement in order to ensure

that there is no violation under the human rights convention. ourjudgment reviews the important developments that have taken place since the decision in the bland case. these include the accumulation of years of clinical expertise in treating patients with prolonged disorders of consciousness. and the development of very detailed professional guidance from the medical profession in handling such cases. for more on this, i've been speaking to our legal correspondent, clive coleman, who gave me this update, from outside the supreme court. the background involves a tragic case. all these cases are tragic. this was a man in his 50s who suffered a cardiac arrest, and that led to massive brain damage. he lost mental capacity, was unable to feed himself, and had to be fed through a tube. the doctors reached the conclusion that he was not going to improve,

and through discussions with his family, it was decided that it was in his best interests for the food and the water tube to be removed, and that would ultimately lead to his death. the official solicitor, he is the public officer, if you like, who looks after the interests of those who lack mental capacity. the family and the doctors had gone to the high court and got a ruling. the official solicitor took it upon himself to appeal to the supreme court, very sadly, during that process. the man developed an additional complication, unrelated, and as a result of that, he died, but the point of law was so important that the appeal continued, and today, this very significant ruling, because we are told that something in the region of 24,000 people in the uk are in what is known either as a persistent

vegetative state, or a minimally conscious state, and that means 24,000 families who will be agonising about what to do in their best interests. but this ruling today establishes that there is no requirement, you don't have to go to the court to get the court to sanction the removal of treatment. if the doctors and the families are in agreement, then the treatment can be removed. and that is a very significant ruling. as you heard from lady black, the law since 1993, since the tony bland case, a victim of the hillsborough disaster in 1989, and in 1993 his family wanted treatment to be removed. it went all the way to the predecessor of the court behind me, and the law lords didn't

say there was an absolute rule but they said it was practising each case for doctors to go to court. that position has changed today, and that is a very significant ruling. now it is the case that if there is agreement, then the treatment can be removed without the court's say—so and approval. joining us now is davina hehir — who's the director of policy and legal strategy at the charity compassion in dying. welcome. what is your reaction to what the supreme court has decided today? we welcome the decision and think it is a real step forward for person — centred care. as we have heard, in these cases, even where doctors and families agree that it is isn't somebody‘s best interest this. treatment, they have had to go through the courts, which can take months or years, and it is prolonging distress for everyone involved. previously, this kind of decision has gone to a body called the court of protection, hasn't it? that right. and for you, this has been too time consuming or difficult — what is the problem with it?

been too time consuming or difficult - what is the problem with it? when someone - what is the problem with it? when someone is in a minimally conscious or persistent vegetative state, theirfamily or persistent vegetative state, their family and doctors agree that treatment should not continue, and it is going on and being a lengthy and stressful legal process, so this will be much better, because it means that where family and doctors agree what is in a patient‘s best interest, it can happen really quickly, considering their best interest and not going through a long court process. there are those who doubt, and i spoke to doctor peter saunders earlier. he said, taking these decisions away from the court of protection removes an important layer of legislative scrutiny and accountability, and effectively weakens the law. what do you say to that point?” effectively weakens the law. what do you say to that point? i would respectfully disagree with peter. the court has made it clear that if there is any doubt about the medical evidence or any disagreement between family and doctors about someone's

best interest, the case will still go to court, so it is still there as a safeguard for cases that are not clear—cut. we have seen that most of the cases that have been through this terribly long drawn—out process of going to court have been clear—cut, and it has reallyjust prolonged a very difficult situation needlessly. the other doubt expressed concerns those who may have an ideological or financial interest at arriving at a particular decision in these cases. how do you combat that? the evidence is that that isn't happening. nobody wants to make a decision to withdraw treatment, but sometimes, sadly, it is in treatment, but sometimes, sadly, it isina treatment, but sometimes, sadly, it is in a patient‘s best interest, and we have seen incredibly distressing cases in the last few years — the paul briggs case, the policeman who was injured in a motorcycle accident. these are families who wa nt accident. these are families who want their loved ones to have what they know would have been their

wishes to be respected. i would say that another safeguard that we can all employee is to think, do i have strong wishes about what i would wa nt strong wishes about what i would want if i were in the situation? and if you do, you should make it known so if you do, you should make it known so that doctors and family know your wishes. we talk about withdrawing treatment, and we're talking about in many cases withdrawing food and liquids, which for some is a very ha rd liquids, which for some is a very hard thing to contemplate. of course. it is a distressing thing to contemplate, but it is medical treatment. when someone is not physically able to eat and drink and they are having to get nutrition put into them through tubes and so on, it is medical treatment. it is not the same as stopping food and water in the normal way. when you read the case notes of some of these other cases, it is incredibly distressing seeing the kind of lives that are being prolonged in this way for people whom there are doctors and

families believe would not have wa nted families believe would not have wanted it. thank you for coming in. the rail operator northern has reinstated many of its services this morning — after more than two months of disruption for commuters on one of britain's busiest train lines. the problems have been caused by the overhaul of the timetable — which was aimed at improved punctuality, but led to hundreds of cancellations. our correspondent dave guest is at preston train station. as you say, they were trying to improve punctuality and it did the reverse. that timetable change in may was a major change and caused major problems, so last month, they introduced an interim timetable and they wanted to try and get over the problem of very short notice stoppages and delays by reducing the number of services come because they didn't have enough drivers to fill all the trains. they took 168 services each day out of service at the beginning ofjune, which brought more problems and calls from mps for

northern to be stripped of its franchise. today, northerners saying they are getting back on track and reintroducing 75% of the services withdrawn last month, and they will bring in the rest by the end of september. i have spoken to passengers this morning to get their views on how their experience has been today. about a month ago, i had to stay with friends in manchester solely because i couldn't guarantee that i could get back to preston to work the morning. it was a big struggle. recently it has been better than it was. it's on time? it is, well, i think so. i have a check on the platform. i was expecting the trainer 6:07am, but it has been cancelled because of lack of drivers. the service has been improved, so hopefully they will get it together. before this, it was fine, i have to say. they have just had a massive blip. this has become very political in recent times, with calls for northern to be stripped of its franchise and demands being made of the transport secretary to take

action. the mayor of manchester, andy burnham, has stepped in. i don't have the power. the transport secretary still has the power. but i've asked him and asked him and asked him to intervene. this isn't playing politics. i've said, please, intervene, do yourjob. and it's because i've run out of options that i've had to write to the prime minister today. i am just doing myjob, speaking up for the long—suffering travelling public in the north of england. and if he doesn't feel he needs to do that, well, that's up to him. but i will carry on raising it until the government sorts this out. the countryjust isn't functioning properly at the moment. ministers need to stop arguing about brexit, get up here and sort this issue out. there have been cancellations and delays but not on the scale of recent weeks, so fingers crossed, perhaps they have started to sort things out. a lot of people are still viewing this warily. we can speak to tim farron. how

badly have your constituents been affected ? badly have your constituents been affected? very badly over the last several months. it completely predates the timetable change, and we keep hearing that is the reason why there have been these chaotic delays and cancellations in the last few weeks and months. actually, the problems we faced in cumbria massively predate that. it is down to the government's decision to cancel the electrification project, particularly on the lakes line, not to invest in new rolling stock. i have been to both of the lines that go through my patch today, what we found is that the lakes line services were running fine, which is great, and there have been seven

cancellations at 9:30am on the barrow in furness line. it is a huge company, so they shouldn't be out of their depth really, and they don't seem their depth really, and they don't seem to be able to run more than one line at a time. when you make one operate, the other seems to fall over. let me explore the politics of this with you for a moment. you saw andy burnham's remarks — where do you stand on northern's franchise.” said they should be stripped of the franchise. if you have a contract with anyone and fail to meet it, you may be deserved one of two chances to get it right, but we are at the umpteenth opportunity for northern to improve their services. they have been failing for months and months, in fact, since they took on the cumbrian lines to improve their services. they have been failing for months and months, in fact, since they took on the cumbrian lines two and a half years ago, they have just failed consistently. so we have been calling for the franchise to be

taken off northern. it would give the department for transport to take direct responsibility for running those lines for the time being, and after that, you seek another operator. we have a particular local solution here, which would be the cumbrian micro—franchise operation, which would roll up several lines into a single package. we have people interested in running it. it is about time we had people running the railways here who were interested in providing a train service. you mentioned the department for transport in that answer. there has been criticism of that body. chris grayling has been critical of operators but has said, there is only so much i can do and we will have an enquiry. do you say that there is more the government could have done? of course they could. like andy burnham, i am someone could. like andy burnham, i am someone who could. like andy burnham, i am someone who wants could. like andy burnham, i am someone who wants to play the ball,

not the man. i have nothing against chris grayling personally, but he has clearly and tangibly failed to tackle this problem. the particular plummet in the current quality of services in our part of the world started in february, and the first time chris grayling came to the house to talk about the issue specifically was in the middle of may. part of his solution was to allow northern to cancel 100% of the services on the lakes line. we ran our own independent service, which has never been done before, and that embarrassed northern and the government that we did so. the fact that he has taken so little action over the last few month, he and the prime minister must take responsibility. the buck stops with the government. they are the one who lets the contract, and if they won't hold northern to account, they must ta ke hold northern to account, they must take responsibility. thank you very much, tim farron. the headlines on bbc news...

the supreme court rules that legal permission is no longer required to end the life of patients in a permanent vegetative state. northern rail has reinstated three quarters of the services it withdrew last month causing chaos for commuters. voters in zimbabwe go to the polls in the country's first election without its long—time leader robert mugabe. (pres) sport now, here's xxxx let's get some sports news. good afternoon. what a few weeks it has been for geraint thomas. he described winning the tour de france as the stuff of dreams. he is also the first welshman to take home the prestigious prize. he crossed the finish line and was confirmed as winner on the shells elysee palace the day. it was a largely processionalfinal the day. it was a largely processional final stage the day. it was a largely processionalfinal stage —— the day. it was a largely processional final stage —— bichon isa processional final stage —— bichon is a reason... chris froome finished

in third. thousands of welsh supporters had flocked to paris to see thomas sealed the win. he was a 14-1 see thomas sealed the win. he was a 14—1 underdog going into the race.” believed i could beat everyone on my day, but to do it day after day for three weeks, it was the first time i had tried, and it wasjust three weeks, it was the first time i had tried, and it was just insane. it has been an amazing year, the confidence and riding the crest of a wait, i will enjoy this. you don't think about this part. you don't think about this part. you don't think about this part. you don't think about all the people who will message you. random people saying how they were crying seeing you win. they have never met me. it's just insane. i really appreciate all the support. it has been a tough tour, but the support has outshone any negativity. the great thing about

this tour de france is that both guys this tour de france is that both guys are so this tour de france is that both guys are so experienced. they are both very mature, and they were fantastic together. there was no conflict. they supported each other. what class by chris froome when he realised it would not win the race, straight to the help of his team— mate. the straight to the help of his team—mate. the sign of a great champion. andy murray says it will be like starting from scratch again when he faces mckenzie mcdonald in the washington open first round later. the tournament will be just his third since having surgery in january, and his first on a hard court this season. he found a novel way of preparing, taking on the former england captain, wayne rooney, now in the american capital after his move to dc united. murray is now ranked at 832 in the world. eddie gets past macdonald, he will play fellow brit kyle edmund in the

second round. that is all the sport for now. more in the next hour. voting is under way in zimbabwe in the country's first election not to feature robert mugabe as a candidate. mugabe's successor and former close colleague, emmerson mnangagwa, is hoping to legitimise his rule. his main challenger is the leader of the opposition mdc, nelson chamisa, who is popular among young voters. mr chamisa says he s confident of victory in today s election. the bbc‘s africa editor fergal keane caught up with him just after he had voted. fergal keane of the bbc. just very briefly. will you accept the result even if you lose? i have told you that we're not losing in this election. we are winning this election. i'm not interested in impossibilities. so you're confident? we will win this election to the extent that it is a free and fair election, particularly in the rural areas. it's a done deal. thank you, sir. for the latest now — our correspondent nomsa maseko is in the zimbabwean capital harare.

she is watching the election unfold. well, it seems like it's going very smoothly. polling stations opened at 7am local time here, with tens of thousands of zimbabweans queueing up early this morning and have already cast their ballots. many more of them are expected to do so until 7pm this evening when polling stations close, and then counting will begin immediately afterwards. what are the main issues that people have been weighing up in this campaign? they are expecting that whoever takes over and wins this election will fix this country's battered economy after it crumbled under the leadership of the former president, robert mugabe. they are expecting jobs, particularly for young people, and also the bread—and—butter issues. one person i spoke to yesterday told me that all he wants is clean drinking water. you mention mr mugabe.

his name not on the ballot paper, but how much influence does he still hold on today? that remains to be seen. we heard a very bitter mr mugabe speaking yesterday in a two—hour press conference, saying that he is pained by the fact that his name is not on the ballot paper after he had a firm grip on power for nearly four decades, and saying that he has to accept reality that his name is not on the ballot paper. he even went as far as criticising his predecessor, saying that since the military coup last year, zimbabwe had fallen into unconstitutionality. he urged people to vote so that zimbabwe could go back to being a democracy. it remains to be seen whether he wields much support or if his words will mean anything to the majority of young people,

first—time voters, who will be going up to date first—time voters, who will be going—— out today because they want this country's economy to get back on track. they also want jobs. authorities in northern california are continuing to battle severe wildfires. at least eight people are dead — four of them firefighters . there are currently 17 separate fires being tackled by 12 thousand firefighters. peter saull reports. homes reduced to ash. entire communities forced to flee. in northern california, still, the fire rages on. an area bigger than san francisco has already been wiped out and the number killed is rising. there has been a fourth victim identified as a result of the fire consuming a residence and a decedent located in that residence. it follows the deaths of two children, emily and james roberts and their grandmother melody bledsoe

in the town of redding. i was talking to my little grandson on the phone. he's sayin', "grandpa, please, you gotta come and help us, the fire's at the backdoor, come and get us!" i said, "i'm close by, son, i'm trying to get in there." i said i'm...right by ya. breaks down two firefighters have also lost their lives and seven more people are missing. but the worst may be over. we're feeling a lot more optimistic today as we are starting to gain some ground rather than being in the defensive mode on this fire. we are starting to make good progress out there. this is one of 130 major fires burning across north america, from new mexico to alaska. with more dry weather on the way, it could be a while before flames subside. peter saull, bbc news. officials in malaysia have failed to establish what happened to flight mh370, which vanished en route from kuala lumpur to beijing four

years ago with 239 people onboard. despite a number of searches over vast areas of the ocean, only a few pieces of wreckage have ever been found. the malaysian official in charge of the investigation, kok soo chon, said that after the plane's last communication with the ground, it deviated from its flight path and made a series of turns — but that there was still no clue as to why. from our analysis and findings, we can conclude that mh370 had turned back. and we also can confirm that the turn back was not because of anomalies in the mechanical system. we have carried out simulator sessions to determine how the aircraft turned back, and we can confirm that the turn back was made not under autopilot. it was made under manual control. in russia, six prison staff have been detained after video footage emerged showing the brutal

and prolonged beating of an inmate by guards. the recording, from one of the mandatory cameras cameras worn by prison guards, has shocked russia. human rights groups say it exposes a culture of institutionalised violence. our moscow correspondent, sarah rainsford, has been speaking to the prisoner s mother. there are distressing images from the start of this report. they use the prisoner as a punchbag. one by one, first with fists, then their truncheons. 18 guards against one man in handcuffs. this is yevgeny makarov‘s punishment for swearing at a warden. one man beats him so hard he exhausts himself. now that guard and five others have been detained. maxim yablokov has admitted his part in the violence but only after the shocking video was leaked to the press.

before then, the victim's official complaint went nowhere. yevgeny‘s mother tells me she cried watching the footage of him being beaten. she is too nervous to show her face but she cannot get the sight and sounds of her son suffering out of her head now. translation: i want everything to be exposed at last and for those men to be judged as they deserve, to be punished. that is what i want. yevgeny has been moved from prison no! for his own safety. his lawyer, who got hold of the incriminating video, has left translation: i want everything to be exposed at last and for those men his lawyer, who got hold of the incriminating video, has left russia after being threatened. the footage is so shocking and clear that it has forced the authorities to investigate but russian human rights groups say violence in prisons here is common, even routine, it's just

that the evidence doesn't usually get out. they are hitting me from behind... ivan's horror story is from the same prison. they use their hands and legs and rubber sticks. he is now studying in the us but last year he was in a cell next to yevgeny and says he too was beaten by guards. they do not follow the law of the country. they follow their tradition. if a prisoner uses a swear word against you, the prisoner will be beaten 100%. the local human rights official denies prison abuse is systemic here, but he admits prosecution is very rare. the video footage from guards' body cameras is usually missing or incomplete. translation: i told prison stuff they were obliged to film so that if they are justified in using force, i can defend them. so they started to use the cameras but they did it selectively,

actually, to cover up crimes. this time the truth came out. what is not clear is whether holding abusers the account is still the exception or a new rule. sarah rainsford, now it's time for a look at the weather. the weekend came as a shock to the system. our heatwave hurtled to a conclusion. parts of northern ireland had one month of raid in the space ofjust a few hours. it may only have been a temporary end to the web are some of us. still a few showers around this week but less windy than it was and in the south things. to warm up away. showers in the west today moving up across northern england and eastern scotla nd northern england and eastern scotland as we go through the night. further showers pushing towards the southin further showers pushing towards the south in the early part of tomorrow

morning. in between, clearspells, and afairly morning. in between, clearspells, and a fairly cool night across parts of scotland. warm up across the south—east, where we will start tomorrow with outbreaks of showery rain, pushing away and things brightening up. the eastern half of the country will have a dry day with spells of sunshine. further west, still cloud and the odd shower. in northern ireland and scotland outbreaks of rain through the day. 17 celsius in glasgow. 25 celsius in london. good afternoon. this is bbc news. our latest headlines: legal permission will no longer be required to end care for patients in a permanent vegetative state as long as there is agreement between families and doctors. the supreme court's ruling means it will now be easier to withdraw food and liquid, allowing such patients to die. northern rail is reintroducing three—quarters of the services which it removed last month following a timetable shake—up, but commuters are still facing cancellations and delays. the company says that some of those cancellations are because of signalling problems,

the responsibility of network rail. people in zimbabwe are voting in the country's first elections since long—time leader robert mugabe was ousted in november. mr mugabe's successor, emmerson mnangagwa, is hoping to legitimise his rule. california's deadliest current wildfire is getting larger, despite thousands of firefighters battling it. eight people have been killed so far by the fires burning in the state. officials in malaysia have failed to establish what happened to flight mh370 in theirfinal report examining the plane's disappearance four years ago. 239 people were on board the aircraft when it vanished en route from kuala lumpur to beijing. the uk's longest—running comic, the beano, celebrates its 80th birthday today. comedian david walliams has guest edited a special edition as part of celebrations to mark the anniversary. more than 100 hikers who were trapped on a mountain

on the indonesian island of lombok are now being brought down after a deadly earthquake triggered landslides which cut off escape routes. an evacuation effort to get the remaining hikers off the mountain is still under way. at least 16 people have died, and more than 160 were injured in the quake. our correspondent rebecca henschke explained how the rescue operation would be carried out. we are being told that it's at least another couple of hours. they've been met by rescue workers who say most are in good health, although amongst them is the body of a young indonesian who was hit by a rock when the earthquake struck. they are now leading them down the mountain. alternative paths to the ones people normally use, because the earthquake triggered some major landslides off the crater. where i am now, there are tents set up here treating the injured. in one of the tents over there, i've just seen one of the porters

who helps people climb up this mountain, a very popular trip to do with tourists around the world. he rushed off the mountain in terror after the earthquake and being treated by the doctors here for severe dehydration and also shock. quite terrifying images that guides were able to capture there when the earthquake happened, triggering these huge landslides, and scenes of panic up there on the mountain. rebecca henschke in indonesia. let's get more now on the new northern rail timetable. 75% of the 168 services that were withdrawn last month have been reinstated, including trains in merseyside, lancashire and greater manchester. the lakes line is running a full service. the remaining 25 percent

of its cancelled trains will be operational by september. let's speak now to robert nisbet, regional director of the rail delivery group, the body which represents train companies. he's in our central london studio. what is your initial assessment of how it is going? initial assessments are good. it beat that 80%, which is are good. it beat that 80%, which is a train that arrives pretty much as planned. —— it peaked at 80%. it has dropped off the little, but there are always issues bedding in new timetables and this is in effect another new timetable, albeit one to correct the issues that we saw after the 20th of may. it will take time for the elasticity to return to the system. there are also the after—effects of the extreme weather over the past couple of weeks as well. relatively, we are happy. we will have to look at the evening peak. the lakes line, now a full

service there. trains from blackpool to manchester airport, and manchester piccadilly, all of them have now been restored in service, and we are hoping that together with the reopening of liverpool lime street today, after a multi—million pound refurbishment, people's experiences in the region will be better than they have been over the past few weeks which frankly have been pretty awful the many thousands of customers, which we at college and apologise for. you acknowledge what went wrong but what lessons are being learned to make sure we don't go near that again? there are various investigations and inquiries looking at what the issues were. the most substantial review, which is independently being put together by the orr, the official watchdog if you will, they will be looking at political decisions and logistical reasons. network rail, the train operating companies, gtr and

northerner and manchester, they have apologised because of whatever did go wrong, the response wasn't adequate after the changes to the timetable and so packages are being offered to people who use northern and gtr trains regularly. we heard tim farron earlier saying northern rail should be stripped of their franchise. what do you think? that will be a decision by elected politicians are notjust individual train operating companies, but the system of how the railways are run. as an industry what we are focused on is trying to stabilise the system that has been through a number of shocks, some of which are of our own making, which we have acknowledged. we are trying to reintroduce those services in the northern region gradually, rather than trying to do 100% today, because we are learning from the mistakes that were made on the 20th of may. we think the system

can stand that 75% reintroduction. in terms of what went wrong with a timetable, as i say, we have got to wait until those inquiries come back, and then we will act on it. we also appreciate of course that politicians are reflecting the anger of their elected constituents, and it is right that they should do that. it is our responsibility to make sure that we make up for our m ista kes make sure that we make up for our mistakes and we run a proper service that people are paying for.” mistakes and we run a proper service that people are paying for. i raise it because when a train company demonstrably fails, many people say they shouldn't have the role any longer. we say demonstrably fails, that 80% of trains work running according to the timetable. is that according to the timetable. is that a demonstrable failure? overall, network we are looking at nine out of ten trains running to their schedules timetable. that doesn't seem schedules timetable. that doesn't seem to be disastrous to me. hundreds of thousands of people in the industry and in the supply chain, working very hard every day to deliver one of the best railways

in the world. it is notjust me saying that, it is the european union study, which shows time and time again in terms of customer satisfaction that the united kingdom has the most successful railway. much more so than france, italy and germany in terms of customer satisfaction questionnaires that are given to passengers after they have travelled on the trains. thank you very much for coming on, robert nisbet. we must leave it there. young people with hopes of breaking into the modelling industry are falling victim to companies who are charging them hundreds, sometimes thousands of pounds, with the false promise of work with top brands, an investigation by the victoria derbyshire programme has found. some families have handed over considerable sums for a portfolio of photographs which they believe will help their child break into the industry and get paid work. anna adams went to meet dominika, a 16—year—old from west london who got in touch with one of these companies because she thought modelling would be a good way for her to make some money.

i had tried to find a way to make some quick, easy money. everyone was constantly telling me, "you could do some modelling. it's kind of an easy thing to get into and it's quick money." so i started applying to agencies online. then i got a call. then they called me. and then they called my mum. and then after that they set a meeting date where you go in, you have your photos taken, and after you have your photos taken, they discuss work prospects with you and what you could do. on the day, i mean, they were very convincing. i said, "ok, let's do this, have a nice experience and so on." it was really lovely. it was really nice. the people were attending and caring and so on. she was very happy, enjoying the hairand make—up and dressing up and so on. they asked us to come to the office. there was a tiny, dark office and she had her computer open and she said, "you did very well.

we are all very happy with you," pumping us all. then she turned the screen towards us and we could see her on the front cover of the magazine, this beauty magazine. and it looked very lovely, you know. when you look at it like this, "wow, this is great." a great opportunity. of course every girl... well, almost every girl would like to see herself as such, to be on the front cover of a magazine. but after the excitement of the photo shoot, there was a hard sell. i could see almost straightaway that this was a kind of manipulation game going on with all the prices. i started to talk to her in polish, rudely, in front of the woman. i said, "this is a con. you're not going to do it. i'm very sorry but i'm not paying this money." she had tears in her eyes. "please, i beg you. i want to do it. this is my lifetime opportunity." you know, the heart is breaking and you know that the money is going to go somewhere else. then she says, "you have to go.

you have to make a decision now because there are some other people coming in and waiting in the queue. so make a decision now, make a decision now." and so then finally i agreed to the lowest amount. they eventually paid £400 but she never did get any work and their calls were never returned. after a month, they gave up. i could see that she knew already that this is not going to happen. all of it was a bunch of lies and she was really frustrated and i could see her, you know, retreating back, being lied to. i think it was that first very strong experience. welcome to the adult world. try to be positive, you know. bad things happen. stop because i will cry as well! bad things happen but this wasn't the worst, you know? karl lagerfeld, giorgio

armani and donna karen are among the most famous fashion designers in the world. but ian griffiths? the chances are you have never heard of him. yet the former punk rocker heads up max mara, one of the largest luxury fashion brands. the italian company also has one of the biggest fashion archives in europe. it's not open to the public, but our arts correspondent rebecca jones has been to italy to see it. chic, sleek and sophisticated, max mara is best known for its classic camel coats. from the runway to royalty, it is worn by some of the most famous women in the world. max mara. the company was founded in 1951 in mara. the company was founded in 1951ina mara. the company was founded in 1951 in a place better known for its

parmesan cheese. its factories are still based in the town. they produce 450 coats a day here, contributing to an annual turnover of £1.3 billion. meet ian griffiths. he is the creative brains behind the brand. an influential designer, he prefers life behind the scenes, but he has been at the company for more than three decades. this coat is quite a special one for me because it was my first coat for max mara. and he is taking me on a tour of the company's and he is taking me on a tour of the compa ny‘s and secret and he is taking me on a tour of the company's and secret wardrobe. this is from new york, from 1910 or 1920. this is an original code and we have usedit this is an original code and we have used it time and time again for inspiration for different collections. the archive is crammed with fashion magazines, sketches and boxes of fabric samples. this archive plunges you into the heart

of fashion history. there are 30,000 individual items of clothing here, rails upon rails of them, and not just by max mara but by other famous fashion designers as well. have a look at this coat by yves st laurent which belong to the actress audrey hepburn. this coat belonged to coco chanel and was worn by coco chanel. and here is an evening dress from the 1930s, found in a free market. fashion is a bit of an underdog. it tends to disregard itself a little. so much of what we do get thrown away but we believe in preserving that culture because in the future it becomes interesting, or even valuable. ian griffiths first became interested in fashion living in manchester in the 1980s. he was a pug, manchester in the 1980s. he was a pug, partying in nightclubs and designing his own clothes. —— punk.

you're talking to the man he used to walk around manchester wearing a wedding bells are normal day wear. 30 years ago i was making clothing for myself and my mates to go clubbing out of lining material, and now here i am and max mara with 31 yea rs now here i am and max mara with 31 years behind me. and he is already working with his design team on the next collection, inspired by the archive, proving how the past helps fashion face the future. rebecca jones, bbc news. the new foreign secretary, jeremy hunt, is on a trip to china at the moment. and he thought it would be a good idea to mention the fact that his wife is chinese when he was in beijing this morning. or was it? watch this. also my wife is japanese... my wife is chinese, sorry! what a mistake to make! we spoke injapanese at the state banquet but my wife is chinese and my children are half chinese

and so we have grandparents, chinese grandparents, who live in xian and strong family connections with china. in fact we came to china for our holiday in april but not on an official visit. so my big hope is that we can make new friendship between china and the uk. the foreign secretary, jeremy hunt, in beijing. now the headlines on bbc news: the supreme court rules that legal permission is no longer required to end the life of patients in a permanent vegetative state. northern rail has reinstated three quarters of the services it withdrew last month causing chaos for commuters. voters in zimbabwe go to the polls in the country's first election without its long—time leader robert mugabe. events are being held to celebrate the 80th birthday of the beano.

the comedian david walliams has edited a special issue of the comic, which was created in dundee, and the city's mcmanus museum has been temporarily renamed the mcmenace in honour of dennis the menace. emma scott, the chief executive of beano studios, told me more about the celebrations. here is the special edition, which i have brought in for you, julian, and we have relaunched the fan club. i have brought in yourfan club badge and i expect you to wear it later. we are going strong and we are very good at reinventing ourselves over and over. we are celebrating today and hopefully another 80 years to come. what has kept it so successful? we can see it now. what has kept it so successful over such a long time, given everybody‘s changing tastes in so many other given everybody‘s changing tastes in so many other ways?

i think we take a four foot high view of the world. we are about children and we talk to kids every week. we know what they are interested in. the characters in the comic are children themselves, which is quite rare. we have kept the characters going. we have changed what they do and what they are interested in. and we have a big digital proposition online as well. so we have got print and digital and television. i think we can show you as a cartoon at this point in the conversation. very lucky to be drawn by nigel parkinson, who has been drawing dennis for over 35 years. i think the great legacy of what we have with beano is a great love from parents in this country which carries on, and great trust. we have double the trust score of youtube with parents in this country, for example. i think that allows us to carry on with more generations of kids. talk to me about the david walliams role and what he has done. we asked david if he would like to guest edit. he jumped at the chance. he proved to be a big fan from a young age and he knows the comic very well.

he got very involved. he worked with the comic team, taking some of his characters and integrating them, and we brought him to life. he asked for a donation to young minds, a child mental health charity we work with, and we were delighted to do that. in the comic we created a comicstrip for young minds, which is one of the great ways of staying relevant, so a comic story about a girl getting herfirst mobile phone, because we know that is a pinch point with children. as we are talking, we are showing the beanos through the ages, that is the best way to describe it. different images from different eras. some of them are very striking. a dennis the menace page in black and white. have you had a chance to look nostalgically back in recent days? yes, i am lucky enough to have been to the archive in dundee, which has the very first copy through to today. the artists have changed over the years, although there are some consistent ones. dave sutherland who draws

the bash street kids is in his 90s. he still hand draws and delivers them every week. it is a great privilege to be able to look back. 200 years ago today, emily bronte, the author of wuthering heights, was born. her only novel has gone on to inspire readers, writers and musicians. our entertainment correspondent, colin paterson has visited her home in west yorkshire where her life and work is being celebrated. it's a big bronte birthday. the 200th anniversary of emily bronte celebrated with poets and fields. yorkshire moors, so bleak and old, inspired the heart of emily. displays of falconry because emily bronte had a pet merlin hawk, called nero. with events all centred around the parsonage in haworth, where she wrote her only novel, wuthering heights, before dying from tuberculosis at the age of 30.

what she's left behind is this incredible imaginative tour de force of a novel that people have just loved for generations and it continues to inspire artists and writers working today, and that is very much what we wanted to celebrate — her 200th birthday. and people had come from all over. there is this wildness and this beauty to the writing. i don't know, you just get kind of sucked into the story. you've got to come here and pay homage really, because it puts everything into perspective, itjust brings it all to life. the celebrations have also included the unveiling of a tribute stone out on the moors, featuring a new poem by kate bush, who famously had a number one with wuthering heights. # heathcliff, it's me # i'm cathy, i've come home now.# at the time, she explained her inspiration. i saw a series on the television about ten years ago. it was on very late at night, and i caught literally the last five minutes of the series when she was at the window trying

to get in. who are you? i'm catherine linton. i've come home. and itjust really struck me. it was so strong. and i read the book. you read the book later? yes, i read the book before i wrote the song because i needed to get the mood properly. one little quirk of fate, today is kate bush's 60th birthday. another famous fan is lily cole, who's directed a short film exploring the character heathcliff‘s origins as an abandoned baby but in a modern setting. white ball means they'll accept your baby. black balls have to go home. if any of the accepted babies are too sick, red balls get a second chance. why does emily bronte mean so much to you? the fact that she wrote the book at a time when it was very difficult for women to be taken seriously and to become authoresses or authors. the fact that she published it under a pseudonym, ellis bell, has always intrigued me.

and we don't know very much about her. she's really a mystery and most of what we know is kind of hearsay and oral tradition. but it's purely the book. that's the reason i'm fascinated by her, that she created that work. and as for what emily would have made of all this? we also know she was an incredibly private writer and so i wonder if she may have also found this level of scrutiny perhaps a bit intolerable. oh, well. happy birthday, emily. colin paterson reporting. now — it's often thought of as an expensive and elite art form. but one ballet company in mexico city is breaking convention by taking its shows to a new potentially unlimited audience. andy beatt reports. taking swan lake to the streets and the nutcracker to a whole new neighbourhood.

ballet is bringing culture to the heart of mexico's capital. and in the city with the world's worst traffic, helping commuters beat the blues. people think ballet is only for certain sectors of the population. that's why it's great to take it to public spaces so that anyone can see it. tightly choreographed and timed to coincide with the traffic lights, each of the dancers' special performances lasts just 58 seconds, barely enough time for a pirouette or pas de deux, but enough to delight many drivers and passers—by. it's like a dream. that's the truth because we only see ballet dancers on tv and sometimes ordinary people don't have access to see this. organisers say they've found a whole new fan base, people who may now go to the theatre for the first time, or even take up performing themselves. andy beatt, bbc news. in a moment it's time for the one o'clock for the one

o'clock news with simon mccoy. but first the weather. the seller came to an abrupt end and parts of northern ireland had a month's worth of rain in the space ofjust a few hours but it may have been a temporary end to the heat wave. some showers around this week but becoming less windy and by the end of the week, things start to warm up again for some of us at least. this isa again for some of us at least. this is a pretty unsettled satellite picture. cloud and low pressure in the north west, and showery rain circling around it, so rain across the midlands, northern england, and into eastern scotland and the odd heavy burst into this evening. further south, showers return to the south—west of england, wales and particularly to the south—east by the end of the night. still relatively warm in the south—eastern corner overnight, up to 16 degrees.

but some parts of the north will get into single digits. tomorrow, showery rain across the south—east which will clear away. for many eastern part of the country it will be dry with spells of sunshine. further west, some sunshine but also some showers. fairly hit and miss and many places will avoid them. in northern ireland, and western scotland, this frontal system bringing showery rain. 20 degrees in glasgow but creeping up in the south east to 25 in london. wednesday will be dry for many parts of the country and good spells of sunshine. temperatures climbing further down towards the south—east, at 227 perhaps, but further west, we see this frontal system trying to push rain into northern ireland. —— up to 27 perhaps. and on thursday this cold front will wave across parts of northern ireland and western scotla nd northern ireland and western scotland bringing some rain. but for eastern and southern parts of the uk, high pressure takes control and

we bring in a south or south—easterly feed of air, bringing very south—easterly feed of air, bringing very warm south—easterly feed of air, bringing very warm air indeed from the near continent. northern areas always seeing something call a macro and fresher. for aberdeen and glasgow, 20 to 22, and a bit of rain around at times. further south and east, with warm air, temperatures could get up into the low 30s by the end of the week with spells of sunshine. trying to get back on track. after months of passenger misery, northern trains reinstates most of its cancelled trains. 75% of the services that were cancelled as part of an emergency timetable are back — but passengers say there's still a way to go. it's been cancelled at very short notice. i was expecting a train at 6:07am, and it's been cancelled because of lack of drivers. we'll be live in preston to gauge reaction there. also on the programme: families and doctors are told they don't need to go to court anymore if they agree on an end—of—life decision

for patients in a persistent vegetiative state. millions of voters go to the polls in zimbabwe. for the first time in the country's history, the name robert mugabe is not on the ballot paper. california's deadliest wildfires are getting larger — as another, fourth, firefighter loses their life trying to bring the flames under control.