today at five, families and doctors will no longer need to go to court, if they agree to end the life of a patient in a persistent vegetative state. the supreme court's ruling means it'll now be easier to withdraw food and liquids, if it's deemed in the best interest of the patient. critics say the decision should only be made by professionals but some patients families welcome the change. —— but some patients‘ families welcome the change. it's a really good decision for a sensible and compassionate society to allow doctors and families to get on and make decisions on behalf of the patient in their best interests. we'll hear all the arguments, and talk to a professor who's been campaigning for a change in the law for several years. the other main stories on bbc news at five... northern rail‘s timetable shake—up has been scaled back as services begin running again, but passengers face more cancellations. millions of voters go to the polls in zimbabwe, and, for the first time in almost a0 years, robert mugabe isn't on the ballot. california's deadly wildfires continue to spread,

as a fourth firefighter dies. and we talk to the former head teacher of the school that tour de france winner geraint thomas went to — and the footballer gareth bale and rugby star sam warburton. what's his secret? our top story is that the supreme court has ruled thatjudges do not need to intervene in cases where a doctor and family members agree that life support should be removed from someone in a persistent vegetative state. many thousands of individuals are believed to be in such a condition, with little or no hope of recovery. our health correspondent sophie hutchinson has more. it's estimated there are tens of thousands of people living in a vegetative or minimally

conscious state in the uk. patients with almost no prospect of recovery, who are kept alive with artificially administered food and water. until now, it was the courts who decided whether life—sustaining nutrition could be withdrawn. but, today, the supreme court said there was no good reason for that. we find nothing in the common law, nor in any act of parliament, that requires an application to be made. the case overturns part of an important ruling from 1993 in relation to tony bland. he was left permanently unconscious after the hillsborough disaster. that ruling said life—sustaining measures could only be stopped after applying to the courts. today's ruling says such applications are not obligatory. today's ruling is hugely significant for what are potentially thousands of families who find themselves in some of the most tragic situations. those who agree with doctors that their loved ones

should be allowed to die. they can now make that decision in the quiet of the home, in hospital, or elsewhere without the strain of having to go to court. the solicitor who represents families who've had to fight for their loved ones in court welcomes the ruling. it's a really good decision for a sensible and compassionate society to allow doctors and families to get on and make decisions on behalf of their patients in their best interests. but some are concerned that removing the safeguard of asking the court's permission could be dangerous. these decisions are very difficult, they need to be made by a specialist. diagnoses are often wrong, the court of protection has overturned decisions before. and this is why we feel it severely compromises the lives of these vulnerable patients. the supreme court's decision only applies where families and doctors

agree — where there is disagreement, judges will still have to decide whether patients should be allowed to die. sophie hutchinson, bbc news. professorjenny kitzinger is co—director of the coma and disorders of consciousness research centre at cardiff university and has been campaigning for today's changes for many years. she joins me now from our cardiff newsroom. good afternoon to you, thank you very much indeed for being with us. asi very much indeed for being with us. as i indicated there, you welcome this change, why? i think it is a long overdue clarification of the existing law and it is a huge relief for doctors and families who make best interest decisions informed by good diagnostic information and a knowledge of the patient, and were not allowed to enact them because there was this misconception that they needed to go to court. but

you'd agree that those diagnostic decisions can be difficult to make and a number of cases that have ended up at the court of protection have been overturned. they have, sometimes thejudge has have been overturned. they have, sometimes the judge has agreed with the family where there has been a dispute and clinicians have wanted to continue treatment and families have said the person wouldn't have wa nted have said the person wouldn't have wanted it. judges have really taken the lead in promoting patient centred care and that the person's police and values are key. doesn't it make sense to have a final, ultimate backstop with someone com pletely ultimate backstop with someone completely impartial not connected to the case, who can look at everything... i'm not saying doctors wouldn't look at the case dispassionately but is it in that kind of position where they can see what is going on from a distance?” think it is very important that the royal college of physicians and the british medical association guidelines are followed and they include a request for a second independent opinion from an expert in the field. and i think that is the most compassionate and efficient

way of ensuring best interests. what we found with going to court as there have been long delays, often months and sometimes years before cases are resolved and during all that time, patients are receiving treatment they wouldn't want or is futile. some have disagreed with the decision today, saying how can it be in the best interests of any patient to have their food and water removed and, asa to have their food and water removed and, as a result, suffer pain potentially? i think there is a long—established tradition now that we, with capacity, have the right to refuse treatments. so there is a point for all of us are outweighed by the burdens of treatment. it maybe 647 friend of chemotherapy, where you would ratherjust spend time alone with your family —— your sixth or seventh course of chemotherapy. and people can choose that but the rest of us can say, i have a feeding tube now but i have the right to refuse it and it is a right that should apply to

everybody. and the key is that the doctors and the family have to be in agreement on this? yes and there has to be robust best interest decision—making processes and that includes looking at what the family are saying. is it what they want to themselves, for their son or daughter, or are they speaking for that patient and trying to represent the patient‘s voice, and that is the key. i am interested in your particular case, jenny, because you have personal experience to a degree. it is it not exactly the same case but to agree of the kind of dilemma is that some families end up of dilemma is that some families end up going through. yes, my sister was extremely brain injured in 2009 and she was unconscious for some period and then a minimally conscious and i think i saw from the inside, both from my own family and the other families i met in the waiting rooms, the huge emotional trauma of that. the desire to cling to hope sometimes, regardless of what you told clinicians, and the commitment

many families have to try and represent their loved one and do what is right for them, so that certainly has inspired my interests and given me an insider's view, but since then i have interviewed 85 family members from a wide range of families and tracked those families over time to see how their ideas and experience evolved as the patients go through at tapuai. but a particularfamily, if go through at tapuai. but a particular family, if they do disagree with the doctor's clinical decision, they still can get an independent decision ore —— from a judge or a court? absolutely and courts are very good at managing cases of doubt or dispute. there might bea cases of doubt or dispute. there might be a case for mediation or discussion before then but i would say yes, go to court. the doctor cannot make a best interest decision about a patient themselves of the family are adamant that they patient would want a different course of action. you need the court then, definitely. thank you very much,

jenny, director at the coma and disorders of consciousness research centre. thank you forjoining us. services cancelled following a timetable shake—up at northern rail have begun running again. it follows weeks of chaos for passengers after the train operator struggled to introduce a new timetable back in may. it scrapped 168 services per day last month, leaving many travellers facing hours of delays — if their trains ran at all. manchester mayor andy burnham has written to theresa may asking her to intervene. among the routes returning to normal is the lakes line — seen as vital for tourism in the lake district. this report from our business correspondent rob young. on behalf of northern, i would just like to apologise for the cramped conditions... this morning's 0720 from burnley to leeds, one of dozens of northern rail services beset with problems in recent months. commuters like simon have had a miserable few weeks. a lot of the times, the train either doesn't turn up, or it's actually too full to get on by the time it reaches my stop. it was so stressful, i actually took time off work. because when they changed the timetable, it was taking me upwards of three hours to get home on a 40—minute journey.

in may, rail timetables underwent the biggest shake—up in their history. it led to chaos on the north‘s rail networks. passengers endured long delays. many trains didn't turn up. in an attempt to improve things last month, northern rail scrapped i68 daily services, further infuriating passengers. today, 125 of those suspended journeys have resumed. it's been estimated the cancellations have cost businesses in the north £38 million. one of the worst affected lines, which runs through the lake district, has been entirely out of action, sparking protests. all of its services are now back on the timetable. local newspapers renamed the company northern fail and they demanded the government sort the mess out. today, the north‘s most powerful politician asked the prime minister to take charge of the issue. 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. the government has branded the rail disruption unacceptable, and says an inquiry will work out what went wrong. the resumption of services today has not gone as smoothly as many have hoped. 23 northern rail services have been cancelled. problems with signalling and drivers are to blame. many of these passengers in preston and liverpool this morning weren't impressed. it's been cancelled at very short notice. i was expecting a train at 6:07, and it's been cancelled because of a lack of drivers. theyjust don't seem to be improving, they don't seem to care. and when i put a complaint in months ago, i've heard nothing back from them. after today, i'm hoping things will get back to normal. the disruption isn't over yet. the remaining 43 of northern‘s suspended services won't appear on the timetable until september. the company says a more gradual reintroduction will ensure a more

stable and reliable service. but it will have been a long time coming. rob young, bbc news. commuters today complained about the service — where else — on twitter today to share their frustration with northern rail. dominic abraham—newman shares those frustrations. he is a commuter who travels from patricroft near eccles in greater manchester, to manchester victoria each day — a journey that should take around 20 minutes — but which today took triple the time. hejoins me now from salford. thank you for being with us. how

hacked off where you? quite hacked off this morning, just one of many days where you have the disruption, so days where you have the disruption, so it is really quite annoying. did you get of this morning thinking, new timetable, they have sorted it out, the problems were in the past, it is going to be great? there was a little bit of hope but you are resigned to the fact that, you know, when you wake up, you are trying to figure out how you get to work in the morning. has this caused problems with your bosses?” the morning. has this caused problems with your bosses? i have got a brilliant ball so he is very good at understanding, we can come in when we want to. however, i have many colleagues in finance and payroll who have to be in at a certain time and they are on warnings because they are constantly late. we have heard stories of people actually losing theirjobs as a result of all this. you have got collea g u es a result of all this. you have got colleagues who are in trouble? obviously, some of the colleagues that i know who are on warnings, they are trying to appeal them and so on they are trying to appeal them and so on and so forth, but it is not

fairon so on and so forth, but it is not fair on them or on people like me who can going at any time, they wish. you should be able to go into work early in the morning and get there on time. is it a case that the bosses, they don't read the news, they don't know what is going on or they don't know what is going on or they just they don't know what is going on or theyjust think they don't know what is going on or they just think people they don't know what is going on or theyjust think people swinging the on this? i don't think they understand it is swinging the lead but when you have to take phone calls in a customer service environment, you have to be there for the customer and you have to be there to take the phone call and if you are not there, that is not the customer's fault. is there any way around it to you? any other way you can get to work that would mean you will not get into trouble? for me, several times over the last few months, my partner has stayed late, so months, my partner has stayed late, so he has gone into work latejust to drive me into town, which is costing more money in petrol on top of the season ticket that i have to pay out, which is not fair on him. have you tried to complain?”

pay out, which is not fair on him. have you tried to complain? i sent an e—mailand have you tried to complain? i sent an e—mail and letter on the 16th of may two northern and i got a response last week. i even sent the same e—mail, the letter, to chris grayling and i haven't received a response from him. so chris grayling hasn't got back to you and you got a response from northern rail, what, two and a half months after you actually complained ? two and a half months after you actually complained? yes, i chased the e—mail several times and not to get anything and i got a phone call from a complaints manager last week. what did he say? they apologised profusely, but... and said they would going to put more carriages on and clean up the trains and get everything sorted by 2020, which isn't very good for me now. i'm sorry, i shouldn't be laughing question of 2020? you will be in serious trouble with your bosses then, mate. we will either down, it

isa then, mate. we will either down, it is a frustrating situation for many and not funny at all. thank you for joining us. and after half past five, we'll hear from the shadow transport secretary who represents constituents in middlesbrough are affected by northern rail disruption. you are watching bbc news at five, the top stories... the supreme court rules legal permission will not be needed to end care for patients in a permanent vegetative state. trying to get back on track, after months of passenger misery, northern trains reinstates most of its cancelled trains. millions of voters go to the polls in zimbabwe, but for the first time in almost 40 years, robert mugabe is not on the ballot paper and in sport, tyson furious as a world title fight against dion tay wilderfor the wba world title fight against dion tay wilder for the wba belt is almost done. before that, his second fight before his drugs ban is next month. —— deontay wilder. andy murray says

it will be like stepping out on court for the first time in washington, facing mckenzie mcdonald. and the celebrations roll on for geraint thomas after he became the first welshman and the third briton to win the tour de france. he will also be considering a new and improved contract offer from team sky. i will have more in all of those stories just after half past five. voters in zimbabwe are going to the polls in the first—ever election which doesn't feature the name robert mugabe on the ballot paper. mr mugabe was ousted last year after almost four decades of controlling the country. in a surprise intervention yesterday, mr mugabe said he couldn't support his successor, emmerson mnangagwa of the ruling zanu—pf party — describing its leadership as "tormentors". our correspondent shingai nyoka has sent this report from the capital harare. zimbabwe is bracing itself for a new beginning. since independence from colonial rule in 1980, no election has carried such weight,

so much expectation. many here rose in the cold hours before dawn, eager to cast their ballots. i'm declaring this polling station open at seven o'clock. up to 5.7 million people are expected to vote today. so much depends on this election. this once promising southern african nation has remained stagnant for 20 years, many waiting in line have nojobs. i came to vote for my children so they can getjobs. this is what we want here in zimbabwe. i can be a voter, so if my child can do it, he can be a voter also. since 1980, there is no freedom. for freedom of speech. so i want to express that through my vote. today, zimbabweans will decide theirfuture. the two presidential frontrunners are both new to the race. voters here are hoping that one of these men will draw the line on years of political instability

and turmoil, and finally turn this country around. up above, one of the men who carries this country's hopes. emmerson mnangagwa, the current president, on his way to vote outside the capital. his stronghold, the rural areas, where close to 70% of voters live. and may it be that the process for campaigning was peaceful. that voting today is peaceful. this is the reception his rival received, confident the urban vote belongs to him. my colleague, fergal keane, spoke to him after he voted. we will win this election, to the extent it is a free and fair election, particularly in rural areas. this election is a test for the party that has ruled this country for nearly 40 years, for the military that changed everything in november last year, and for the young, brash leader

of the opposition. whichever way this election goes, they will all need to accept the results. this country is at a crossroads. the next few days will be critical. zimbabwe and the world will be watching. shingai nyoka, bbc news, harare. we can go to harare and speak to our correspondent sophie ikenye. sophie, any idea as to turn out at the moment? well, not exactly but what we know is there was a huge turnout, much more than there has been before in zimbabwe, because even as we went through the polling stations, we could see a lot more young people who, before, had actually avoided voting saying why vote when we know that the results will be the same? today generally was a peaceful day, a peaceful election. the head of the eu

observer mission said he was pleased with the process so far and said the only thing that he regretted was the fa ct only thing that he regretted was the fact that voter roll was not available to the opposition. so generally speaking, it has been a peaceful process and the votes will be closing in about 40 minutes from now. those who are still queueing we have been told will be allowed to vote until they have managed to do so. we have seen the main candidates, the incoming president emmerson mnangagwa, who voted today and the main opposition leader, that is nelson chamira —— that is nelson chamisa and the former president robert mugabe, who also voted for the first time in 37 years without seeing his face on the ballot, so it has been peaceful and we are waiting to see what happens because vote counting starts immediately. so

peaceful so far, what about the suggestion that it may not be free and fair, according to some in the opposition? we know international monitors are there for the first time in several years, monitoring and election in zimbabwe. is there any sense that the public and the international community can have confidence in the result, that it did come about as a result of a free and fair election? you know, clive, one of the main complaints by the opposition has been the fact that the whole process of voter printing and the voter roll, the one i was talking about before, we haven't been able to access it and the one i'm very sure about, the printing material all the printers themselves, so that is a really big issue in this campaign. although they agreed to take part in the election. the other big issue has been the military and the fact that before, the military has always had its finger in the pie, if it is

civic or presidential elections, they have always had a say in the election so that has whispered one of the biggest issues but what is really interesting is that yesterday, when the former president spoke out, he said the commission should make sure that the military should make sure that the military should not get involved in this election and, today, we had an update from the electoral commission, the chairperson spoke out and said they have lodged a complaint against two candidates. she did not name who they were but we know yesterday afternoon, so to speak, the opposition candidate nelson chamisa held a press conference which the electoral commission said was against the electoral laws in the country and thereafter, the incumbent president emmerson mnangagwa also, through youtube or material circulating through social media, spoke out and reacted to what robert mugabe said, that he would not support the zanu—pf party which he co—founded

himself so many interesting things happening but we will wait to see what happens. sophie, many thanks for that. the funeral of a woman who died from exposure to the nerve agent novichok has taken place in salisbury this afternoon. dawn sturgess died on the 8th ofjuly after she and her partner charlie rowley unwittingly handled the nerve agent after he found it in a small bottle. there was a sense of celebration, that we wanted to celebrate dawn's life, and as you can imagine, there was a lot of mixed emotions, people who are obviously still in shock, people who were tremendously tearful at having lost a loved one. and yet also, just a little bit of upbeat spirit, to make sure that dawn had the kind of sendoff that they would have wanted dawn to have had. a number of people as i left the crematorium were saying to me, "that is exactly what she would have wanted, you know, "something a bit upbeat."

we ended the service with fame: i'm going to live forever, a great message for any funeral service to have and it kind of summed up because she was known for dancing to things like that firefighters have made progress against one of california's deadliest wildfires, which had been getting larger. emergency officials say they have contained around 20% of the fire in shasta county in northern california — up from 5% on sunday, when wind and dry conditions were causing it to grow. it is one of eight major wildfires currently burning in the state. tom burridge reports. even california hasn't seen many wildfires like this. an area the size of san francisco destroyed within a week. california's fire

service is now finally more confident that the fire is being brought under control. but this gives you a sense of what fire crews are up against. this fire has spread at unprecedented speed. and from the air, the spread of the fire is more clear. here, the flames crossed a river. fuelled by high winds over the weekend, it also travelled quickly through urban areas with little warning, trapping some in their homes. across california, there are several wildfires burning. some 12,000 firefighters are battling to contain the flames. brian hughes is the latest firefighter to be killed. he was struck by a tree. and this is the aftermath in reading, parts of the city now resemble a giant scrapheap, with homes and belongings completely destroyed. this was le smack in's

house. the wind just took off and i don't know exactly what they called it, but it was like a tornado with fire in it and it, but it was like a tornado with fire in itand it it, but it was like a tornado with fire in it and it came over the hill and it wiped out our house, it wiped out our next—door neighbours' home. the home on one side is still standing, the other is like ours, pretty much rubble. but fire from cruise —— fire crews have been burning containment lines and the winds have eased. for many residents, there is relief. it has finally calmed down for the first time in nearly a week but it has been horrific. this particularfire is easier on a different level. i've experienced a few fires but this one is just off the charts. experienced a few fires but this one isjust off the charts. in california, 50,000 people have been evacuated from their homes. across the us, there are currently around 90 wildfires burning. in canada,

there are 40 more. wildfires in california are nothing new, but strong winds spread this one so quickly, the fire service struggled to respond. scientists warn that things like this could be called more “— things like this could be called more —— could become more common as oui’ more —— could become more common as our climate changes and our planet gets warmer. we will have a full weather forecasting a couple of minutes, ben rich is here, but before we get that, we all misspeak from time to time so spare a thought for the foreign secretary, in the spotlight from across the table from his chinese counterpart. while meeting with the foreign minister, jeremy hunt tried to break the ice by mentioning his family but made this mistake when referring to his wife. also, my wife is japanese. my his wife. also, my wife is japanese. my wife is chinese, i'm sorry, that's a terrible mistake to make. we do the cameras! no, we spoke in japanese at the state banquet, but my wife is chinese. well the foreign secretary

has just tweeted this message saying: dear, oh dear. ben rich, you are not going to mess up the weather, are you? such pressure! and this i only to talk for minute. it might have felt like we messed up the weather over the weekend if you were enjoying the heatwave because we had a real deluge. today, not quite that but some showers around. they should ease through the rest of the week and it's going to turn warmer as well, but still some showers around at the moment rifting across northern england and eastern scotland, some heavy bursts of rain, a few showers racing back into the night wears on but in between, clear spells. chimp chilly spots of north

—— some chilly spots, holding about 15 or 16 —— some chilly spots, holding about 15 or16 in —— some chilly spots, holding about 15 or 16 in the south—east. some showers tomorrow morning but they should scoot off into the north sea and the eastern part of the country is looking largely dry, some spells of sunshine. the further west, the chance of a shower, certainly for northern ireland and scotland. cool in the breeze, mid 20s towards the south—east but back up into the low 30s and parts of the south as we get towards the end of the week, with some sunshine too. always a little bit cooler fresher north and west. and that is all from me. this is bbc news. the headlines: families and doctors will no longer need to go to court, if they agree to end the life of a patient, in a persistent vegetiative state. critics say the decision by the supreme court should only be made by professionals, but some patients families welcome the change. northern rail's timetable shake—up has been scaled back as services begin running again, but passengers face more cancellations. millions of voters go to the polls in zimbabwe,

and for the first time in almost 40 years, robert mugabe isn't on the ballot. made his return to the ring after nearly... the american, while the mac has been long link to the a fight with anthony joshua, mac has been long link to the a fight with anthonyjoshua, so tyson fury has taken the initiative. i can reveal that negotiations have been very strong fourth december. but i would be looking over francesco. he is going to be giving me the right

fight, and the right work, the deontay wilder. andy murray prepares to make his return to tennis as he recovers from hip surgery — he's playing at the washington open.. he pulled out of wimbledon on the eve of the tournament and this will be his first full on since january. the good thing is, when you are at the top of the game, it's not easy to move up one spot, but if i win a couple of matches here i could move up 300 spots in a week which is nice. hopefully i can get back up there quickly but it sort of feels like i'm starting from scratch again. obviously i've not been in that position since i was 18, so i'm looking forward to it. it will be hard but it should be fun. the celebrations continue for

geraint thomas. these sky boss says the only thing left to negotiate with thomas is the salary. ahead of england's first test against india. the leg spinner has been picked for the series, despite signing a contract only pay... he has kind of at his right on merit, ina different has kind of at his right on merit, in a different way, which is kind of the norm. he is a quality bowler. i think he has improved a lot. is it ideal that he has not played red ball minded bigot is ideal, i did think it is the way the game will go, but in this circumstance, i can see why the selectors have gone down this route. the family of bridges

snowboarder, ellie soutter say they have set up a foundation. she died on her 18th birthday. the family will continue with that, and the money will go towards other athletes that need financial support. riyad mahrez can return to training for manchester city later this week after coming off with an ankle injury in the first half of a 3—2 friendly win over bayern munich. a scan has shown that there is no significant damage. lionel messi has been using some unorthodox training techniques. here he is showing off with his dog. in the back garden. he is back to training with barcelona tomorrow, and he doesn't actually let his dog get a look in. the dog is called hulk. paul hulk. we will be back at

our posix. but that is of the sport from me, goodbye. rail passengers travelling with the operator, northern, have again complained about late and cancelled services following another round of timetable changes. this morning, dozens of trains that were withdrawn to manage the severe disruption caused by an earlier timetable overhaul were reinstated. manchester mayor andy burnham has written to theresa may asking her to intervene. let's remind ourselves of the timeline of events leading up to today. on the 20th may this year the biggest overhaul of the railway timetable began. butjust over two weeks later serious problems with that new timetable led to 168 northern rail services being removed— including all services to the lake district which covers station like kendal and windemere. on the same day transport sectretary chris grayling announced that commuters would get compensation and there would be an inquiry into what went wrong. and today 75% of the 168 cancelled services were reinstated, with the final 25% being brought back on to the timetable in september. i'm joined now by the shadow transport secretary —

andy mcdonald who joins me now from middlesbrough. how would you sum up the nightmare that some commuters have had to go through again, today? well, exactly that. it has been a nightmare for them, and the mayhem continues. we have still got a significant proportion of services that have not been reinstated. i had to sort that myself, in trying to get across country, today. it is not good enough. i very much understand that people are calling out andy burnham in particular, has been calling this at the magister, and it is not acceptable. if chris grayling is prepared to appear and intervene, then i think it is right to call upon theresa may. this is deadly and down the travellers in the north of england. —— totally unfair on the travellers. it has got to come to come to an end soon. the damage

caused to the economy is considerable. the northern powerhouse partnership at this at about £37 million, but when i ask a question in the house of commons, i am told that there is no estimate from the dft, so they denied the 37 million. the damage to the economy is colossal, and the misery caused to people's‘ life continues. this is really absolutely unacceptable, and we need a major change. should be changes to the timetable have never been introduced in the first base? well, they really ought not, unless and until such times as those of british —— those in positions of responsibility were sure that they might work effectively. they thought it would be my no hitches, but it was off the scale and have the mayhem people suffered, so people ought to have been completely confident that the vast majority of the timetable changes could be introduced, and if you haven't got the right trains and the right

places, or the right number of drivers with the right route knowledge in the right place, these are knowledge in the right place, these a re pretty knowledge in the right place, these are pretty basic, fundamental issues in trying to organise a realm where timetable. it is that they did not happen, and yet mr grayling tells us that it happen, and yet mr grayling tells us thatitis happen, and yet mr grayling tells us that it is not his fault, he is not in charge of the row ways. i can tell, we have noticed. do you believe, then, that this is a big example of why nationalisation should come back, or conversely some critics, prove that rationalisation shouldn't take this, because politicians would be worth that running the row ways. two think that. this is about bringing the track and train together in one cohesive organisations. in terms of politicians running it, what i'm saying is that when we put that vertically integrated railway together, it will be publicly owned. it will be a devolved railway, but we we re it will be a devolved railway, but we were lifted out and it will be on arm's—length through governments, so we will let those rail professionals get on with the job, without the

dft, the department for transport, interfering and getting involved in micromanagement, which they say they don't, but they clearly, do in terms of the franchise specification, and they are at the table of the timetable and making an utter mess of it. that is what we need. the track and the train together, is about people can coordinate their activities instead of this fractured fragmented system that has so clearly failed us all. but chris railing could argue that you have got the train operators, you have got the train operators, you have got network rail. they are not working in thing, nothing to do with mea kes working in thing, nothing to do with meakes —— chris grayling. working in thing, nothing to do with meakes -- chris grayling. that's what he says, but he is the secretary of state for transport, and is ultimately his response ability. his determination to stick with this model that is coming before his eyes, we saw it with a £2 million bailout that he had to give the east coast mainline, to take it

back into public ownership, it is fracturing before his eyes, and he should take the necessary steps now, to listen to what we are saying, bring it together in a publicly owned company, bring track and train together, so that we don't have this misery. it is going to be infinitely better if it is working for one organisation and this complete mess it is an balding right across the country. —— that is unfolding right across the country. i have asked him to resign on many occasions. it is not only with the crisis on our railings. # railway. we fear bus ridership numbers falling, and nothing done to address it. i have said it on a number of occasions, that's theresa may is likely to weak to sack him. in ordinary circumstances, i think the transport secretary, and will —— under his stewardship was such a com plete under his stewardship was such a complete disaster, simply could not stay in thejob, complete disaster, simply could not stay in the job, but she is just not ina stay in the job, but she is just not in a position to do anything about

it. and that is the weakness of the situation that we are currently in. thank you very much forjoining us. a woman has died after the vehicle she was in collided with a suspected stolen car — which was being chased by police through kingstanding in birmingham. police said an audi was being pursued last night, when it collided with another car in kingsland road. a woman in the third vehicle died and a male occupant sustained serious injuries. four men inside the audi have been arrested and taken to hospital. a 26—year—old man has pleaded guilty to fraud by false representation — after claiming to be a resident at grenfell tower before the fire. yonatan eyob allegedly claimed £81,000 in financial aid over a 12 month period. he'll be sentenced next month. millions of people across england are unable to book an appointment with a gp outside of working hours — despite targets to offer extended access to doctors by october. analysis of official figures by the bbc shows that more than five million people — or 10% of registered patients — had no access to gps outside of normal working hours. more than four million people

in india's north—east state of assam stand to be stripped of their citizenship after they were omitted from a list of recognised voters. india's hindu—nationalist government says they are merely trying to root out illegal migrants. but human rights campaigners believe the government is actually trying to disenfranchise, or even deport, assam's muslim minority. 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 muslim. 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. 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. more than 100 hikers who were trapped on a mountain on the indonesian island of lombok are now being brought down. the group were left stranded after a deadly earthquake triggered landslides which cut off escape routes. an evacuation effort to get the remaining hikers off the mountain is still underway. at least 16 people have died, and more than 160 were injured in the quake. the headlines on bbc news: families and doctors will no longer need to go to court, if they agree to end the life of a patient, in a persistent vegetiative state. critics say the decision by the supreme court should only be made by professionals, but some patients families welcome the change. northern rail's timetable shake—up has been scaled back as services begin running again,

but passengers face but passengers face more cancellations. millions of voters go to the polls in zimbabwe, but for the first time in the country's history, robert mugabe is not on the ballot paper. and still to come — we talk to the former head teacher of the school that tour de france winner geraint thomas went to, and the footballer gareth bale, and rugby star sam warburton. what's his secret? karl lagerfeld, giorgio armani and donna karan 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's worn by some of the most famous women in the world. max mara. the company was founded in 1951 in reggio emilia, 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's 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's taking me on a tour of the company's own secret wardrobe. this was bought in new york. it's from 1910 or 1920. this is an original balenciaga coat and we've 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 notjust by max mara but by other famous fashion designers as well. have a look at this coat by yves saint laurent which belonged to the actress audrey hepburn. this coat belonged to coco chanel and was worn by coco chanel. and here's an evening dress byjeanne lanvin from the 1930s, found in a fleamarket. fashion is a bit of an underdog. it tends to disregard itself a little. so much of what we do gets 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 punk, partying in nightclubs and designing his own clothes. you're talking to the guy who used to walk around manchester wearing a wedding veil for normal day wear. 35 years ago there i was making clothing for myself and my mates to go clubbing out of lining material, and now here i am at max mara with 31 years behind me. and he's 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, reggio emilia. geraint thomas has spent the night celebrating in paris after becoming the first welshman to win the tour de france, describing it as the "stuff of dreams". it is the sixth time in the past seven years that a team sky rider from britain has won the race,

which has traditionally been dominated by cyclists from continental europe. celebrations have been taking place across wales to mark his win — castles, libraries and cardiff city hall were lit yellow last night in honour of the welshman's yellow jersey. joining me from our cardiff studio is hquones—williams — who was geraint thomas's headmaster at whitchurch high school. hello, to you. thank you very much for joining hello, to you. thank you very much forjoining us. good evening. has he got a sore head? no. but i am still in cloud cuckoo land. i thought you might have been knocking back the odd shandy last night. to celebrate. where were you? liverpool. and came back to see it city hall bathed in yellow. amazing! proud? absolutely. so are all of our pupils. dotted around the country, because of the holidays, but when the school comes

backin holidays, but when the school comes back in september, there will be another party, i can tell you. what was geraint thomas like at school? he was very modest. not a shouter or a greater, but certainly someone who got on with things, and i think it is that in a sense of calm that has led to him having the self belief and confidence, apart from that wonderful talent, that has allowed him to straddle the world. was he destined to stardom?” him to straddle the world. was he destined to stardom? i did not teaching pe. buti destined to stardom? i did not teaching pe. but i did teach in the classroom. you would not have picked him out as a world beater, and the same is for gareth and sam and lots of other talented tutors. it is about giving them the self belief and letting them dream big, and my word, have you done that. yes, indeed. gareth bale, and sam warburton. what do you put in the

water up there? well, there is a secret ingredient, and it is called life skills, and i think what it is is just self belief, and allowing stu d e nts to is just self belief, and allowing students to really thrive, if everybody has a talent, it is just a question of what is that talent, how do you nurture it, and also giving them humility, so that they learn to except perhaps some of the downsides of sport, because there can be some real highs, but often getting there isn't just real highs, but often getting there isn'tjust simply real highs, but often getting there isn't just simply the joys of tasting the champagne of victory. show. and also for the teaching staff, as well. they have got to be able to identify this talented students, and nurture the right way? yes. it is every student, academic, art, drama, music, sport. certainly no physics lessons will happen next is it when they talk about geforce is it when they talk about geforce is in the future. fasth certainly our physics lessons. we it there. great to see you. thank you very

much. no problem. a lot of happy people in wales. herath and live pictures from the voting in zimbabwe. five minutes before the close of the polls, there. by all accounts, turnout has been very— these presidential and parliamentary elections. the ruling party does not have robert mugabe on the ballot for the first time in almost 40 years. he of course was initially by minister, on independence in 1980, and then became president, and has run the country until of course last year, when he was deposed in a coup. the votes will be counted in the next few hours, or so, votes will be counted in the next few hours, orso, butjust four minutes or so left at the polling stations. in zimbabwe. during those

elections. now, as i was saying, fiona bruce has the six o'clock news. i will be back with the ten o'clock news, but now with the weather is ben rich. a month worth of rain over the weekend, but today has had some heavy showers, not as many. there was some blue sky to be had, as well. beautiful skies, there, in kane richardson and as we go through the rest of this week, it showers will tend to use in most places, and those damages are going to start to head upwards, as well. on the satellite picture, you can see the swelling area of cloud on here. this is an area of low pressure. lots of clouds i collated, rounded bringing outbreak of shari rain. the odd —— shari rain. south

eastern areas seeing those temperatures at 16 or 15 degrees, but single digits in some parts of scotland. tomorrow, a bit like this morning. south—eastern areas will have some showers to content with. they will scoot off into the north sea. and then for the eastern half of the country, largely dry with some sunny spells. a bit more cloud, and if you showers out west. certainly for northern ireland and western scotland, where it will also be windy and quite cool. tebbit is a buzz around 70 degrees, compare that with 25 or 26 across the south—eastern corner, where we see the sunshine. —— 17 degrees. in glasgow. cloud spreading through northern ireland, some outbreak of showery rain. 27 degrees in

newcastle showery rain. 27 degrees in n ewcastle o n showery rain. 27 degrees in newcastle on wednesday afternoon. it isa sign newcastle on wednesday afternoon. it is a sign of what is to come. these frontal system wriggling around, still some rain, but notice how how high pressure builds through the south. and with that, southern areas that are tapping to some very warm it. where have you heard this before? looks like we will be back to heatwave conditions. northwest, cool and fresh, coming to heatwave conditions. northwest, cooland fresh, coming in to heatwave conditions. northwest, cool and fresh, coming in from the atlantic. glasgow, 21 degrees, bit of rain at times, but not all the time. south and east, london, 31, 30 2 degrees, with plenty of sunshine, so after a 2 degrees, with plenty of sunshine, so aftera dip 2 degrees, with plenty of sunshine, so after a dip in the temperatures, and a deluge of the weekend, this week, temperatures will climb once more. a landmark ruling means life support can be withdrawn from some patients without the involvement of the courts. if the family and doctors agree, food and liquid can be stopped for patients in a persistent vegetative state, ending

families' legal battle. for all the families in this situation, they don't want to have to go to court and say they want someone to die. they want them back. but if they can't have them back, they don't want them in a nursing home for years and years and years unable to do something. we'll be looking at what the ruling means for the thousands of those affected. also tonight... the funeral takes place of the dawn sturgess, the victim of novichok poisoning in wiltshire. are things getting better for northern rail passengers as it reintroduces many services, we speak to commuters across the north