a teenager is sentenced to 17 years for the first acid killing in the uk. his victim joanne rand was sitting on a bench when she was hit by acid thrown in a fight nearby. she had three children. i have to live the rest of my life with the fact that she will never be at my wedding and never be part of my life, this should never have happened. the attacker was 19 years old and pleaded guilty to manslaughter. also tonight — international aid agencies are accused of being almost complicit in sexual abuse, so say mps. the manchester arena bomber — and how he was rescued from libya years earlier by the royal navy. picture postcard britain — will brexit affect whether the tourists keep coming? and the villagers doing it for themselves — installing their own high speed broadband rather than wait for the government to do it. and coming up in sportsday later in the hour on bbc news — england turn to adil rashid, but as he prepares to face india, can he turn their test fortunes? good evening and welcome

to the bbc news at six. a teenager has been sentenced to 17 years in prison for an acid killing, the first of its kind in the uk. 19—year—old xeneral webster was fighting with another man in high wycombe when the acid he was carrying was knocked from his hand and hitjoanne rand — who happened to be sitting on a nearby bench. the nurse, and mother of three, died days later. xeneral webster pleaded guilty to manslaughter. here's our correspondent jo black. it's a busy saturday afternoon in high wycombe and jo rand is sitting on a bench in the town centre. nearby, and right next to other shoppers and families, xeneral

webster is threatening another man with a bottle of high—strength sulphuric acid. the man panics and kicks the bottle away. it hitsjo‘s leg and she is sprayed with the liquid and as it starts to burn, she runs away to get help. moments later, webster goes and picks up the bottle of acid, puts on a balaclava and leaves the scene. jo suffered 5% burns and although she was released from hospital, she developed sepsis and died 11 days later. lots of doctors just looking at us and they said, "i'm afraid we can't do any more forjoanne, we are going to have to turn all the machines off. come and say goodbye." we just stood there, we watched the life drain out of her, her body shutting down. we just watched her die and it was the most horrendous day of my life. of all of our lives.

xeneral webster now has to face the consequences of his actions, but this will never bring back my mum. i have do live the rest of my life with the fact she will never be at my wedding and seeing as i progress through life. this shouldn't have happened to her. this has had a huge impact on our lives. joanne rand had only been 47 when she died and his actions must bear responsibility for her tragic demise. in response webster started swearing and shouting and court and had to be led away by doc officers. thames valley police say this is the first manslaughter conviction in relation to an acid attack and during their investigation it transpired that two months before joanne rand's death webster himself had been attacked by acid. he knew what the consequences would be and still chose to use it and threatened it as still chose to use it and threatened itasa still chose to use it and threatened it as a weapon, so a very tragic

outcome. as joanne rand's family try and move on without herve are now calling for schools to teach youngsters the dangers and consequences that come with carrying acid. —— without her, they are now calling for schools. handing down the sentence at reading crown court the sentence at reading crown court thejudge said there the sentence at reading crown court the judge said there was no sentence which of this court can pass which would reflect the value ofjoanne rand's life. i spoke to one of sisters straight after sentencing and she said xeneral webster could be locked up for the rest of his life and it still wouldn't be enough. at reading crown court, thank you. aid agencies are accused of being "almost complicit" in sexual abuse across the sector, in a damning report by mps. the international development committee says the delivery of aid has been subverted by sexual predators — and that there's been a "culture of denial" since revelations that workers for oxfam paid for sex while helping victims of the 2010 earthquake in haiti. charities have welcomed the report,

and oxfam concedes it has "further to go." here's our special correspondent, lucy manning. the charity workers were supposed to bring help, not abuse. they were supposed to bring aid, not exploitation. but when people were at their most vulnerable, they couldn't rely on their rescuers. the mps' report finds charities and aid agencies have failed to deal with abuse, rape and its workers demanding six in return for handing out food. we've reached the conclusion that in the aid sector, there has been complacency verging frankly, on complicity with what has happened. and that is because organisations, all too often have appeared more concerned to protect their own reputation in the sector rather than protecting victims and survivors. haiti, the aftermath of the earthquake in 2010. an investigation by the times earlier this year discovered oxfam had covered up its staff using sex

workers, exploiting vulnerable women and young girls. those who highlighted sexual abuse allegations were ignored. there just wasn't the internalised acknowledgement of quite how big an issue this was. it is hard for aid agencies focused on doing good things to acknowledge there was this systemic issue and the aid sector has had its meet too moment. the charity sector has helped many but the report found abuse was an open secret, that the response was patchy and sluggish, little has changed since the uncovering of a sex for food scandal in west africa 16 years ago. there hasn't been changed because organisations have become complacent, they have been left to their own devices, there is no external scrutiny or pressure. this is the second time in 16 years there has been global media attention to this. the international development

committee recommends independent aid ombudsman to help victims, annual safeguarding reports, and a register ofaid safeguarding reports, and a register of aid workers to try to stop sexual predators working in this sector. sometimes people target our industry to get access to these people. i think what is very welcome about this report is that recognition that this report is that recognition that this needs to be treated as kind of large—scale criminal activity. this needs to be treated as kind of large-scale criminal activity. oxfam says it is incredibly painful to read the report and it is truly sorry that it failed to protect the vulnerable women in haiti. it says improvements have been made but it accepts improvements have been made but it a cce pts a ll improvements have been made but it accepts all charities need to give the same priority to stopping sexual abuse as they do to saving lives when helping in disaster areas. the public gives money to help those in need but charities, the un and governments all stand accused of failing to tackle a problem ignored for years. lucy manning, failing to tackle a problem ignored foryears. lucy manning, bbc failing to tackle a problem ignored for years. lucy manning, bbc news. it's emerged that the man who carried out the manchester arena

bombing last year — in which 22 people died — was rescued from the civil war in libya by a royal navy ship in 2014. 0ur correspondentjudith moritz is at the manchester arena. judith what more can you tell us? we have always known that hms enterprise was sent to libya in 2014 to help evacuate more than 100 british nationals caught up in the fighting there. what is new today is the information that on board were hashino baby and his brother salman who was 19 and later became the man responsible for the bomb attack at the arena. the brothers were in libya visiting her parents and salman abedi was on the radar of the security services but m15 couldn't find enough evidence of the extremist activity they had originally suspected and they closed the file on him a month before the evacuation. was that a missed opportunity? well, some of those who we re opportunity? well, some of those who

were bereaved and injured by the bomb have said it was, they have said that today, but it has also been said today that as a british national he had the right to be rescued and the decision to close the file on salman abedi by the security services was not criticised bya security services was not criticised by a review into what those services knew of salman abedi at the time of the arena attack. judith moritz in manchester, thank you. the opposition party in zimbabwe has claimed victory in the country's general election — and accused the electoral commission there of unacceptable delays in announcing the results of the poll. a senior figure in the movement of democratic change accused the zanu—pf party — which has been in power for nearly 40 years — of interference with the people's will. 0ur africa editor fergal keane reports. this was a day in which conflicting hopes would finally collide. a day that began with the first results being posted outside polling stations. and a day of checking and listening. with this assurance to those who remembered rigged

elections of the past. we are absolutely confident there was no cheating, we are absolutely confident there was no rigging and we would like to assure the zimbabwean people that we will not steal their choice of leader. we will not subvert their will. the opposition has alleged vote rigging but still claims victory. supporters acting as if they'd already won. it did feel premature. the results show beyond reasonable doubt, that we have won this election. and inside, a senior party figure topped the sta kes. tendai biti claimed victory and accused the government of plotting the assassination of his leader. this is the moment when the atmosphere in this election campaign definitively changed. claims of an assassination order, of an attempt to steal the vote.

zimbabwe is now moving into precarious territory. the opposition claims are aimed at influencing public and international opinion, ahead of an official announcement. but they drew this response from the ruling party. i am only asking for respect for the people's vote. it is disrespect to the zanu—pf, it is disrespect to the people's choice. up to now this election has proceeded with calm and tolerance. it will take cool heads to keep it that way. fergal keane, bbc news, zimbabwe. there are calls for labour to suspend a member of its ruling body, after he was recorded calling some members of the jewish community trump fanatics. peter willsman — an ally ofjeremy corbyn — claimed that accusations of anti—semitism in the party have been invented. he's since apologised — and said not all his remarks were accurately reported — as our political correspondent vicki young reports. do you plan to withdraw as a candidate from the nec? this is peter willsman, the man at the centre

of yet another anti—semitism row in the labour party. he is a long—standing ally ofjeremy corbyn and is up for re—election to the party's ruling body. but some are calling on him to stand down after a recording emerged of him denying that labour had a problem with anti—semitism. they can falsify social media very easily and some of these people thejewish community support trump. they are trump fanatics. and all the rest of it. so i am not going to be lectured to by trump fanatics making up information without any evidence at all. so i think we should ask the 70 rabbis, where is your evidence of severe and widespread anti—semitism in this party? mr willsman has apologised, saying his remarks fell short and labour says the matter has been resolved. but the party's deputy leader tom watson tweeted, "peter willsman is and always has been a loudmouthed bully.

he disgusts me." this jewish labour mp spoke out in the commons about the anti—semitic abuse she has received. the time for action is now. she wants tougher measures against mr willsman. i think it's only appropriate that he is suspended and investigated, and a formal inquiry is opened into that conduct because it is not acceptable. has labour done enough on anti—semitism, mr corbyn? jeremy corbyn has repeatedly condemned all racism, but jewish leaders accuse him of being too soft on anti—semitic behaviour. in a statement today the labour party said: "we are committed to tackling and eradicating anti—semitism in all its forms in our party and our society. jeremy corbyn has asked labour's general secretary to make speeding up and strengthening our disciplinary procedures against anti—semitism a top priority." but in one north london council, labour activists are worried, saying they saw earlier this year how the anti—semitism row turned voters away. it made a big difference

in the local elections. by all the evidence we are gathering, it seems to be the reason that barnet hasn't got a labour council, that could do a lot for the residents here. so it's already done damage, and until it is sorted out it will continue to do damage. labour has held inquiries about anti—semitism and there have been dozens of suspensions but some see peter willsman's case as a test for jeremy corbyn. whether he is prepared to personally intervene against an ally or stay silent and let such behaviour go unpunished. vicki young, bbc news, westminster. the time is 18:15. our top story this evening. a teenager is sentenced to seventeen years for the first acid killing in the uk. and still to come. how more than a quarter of children in england start primary school lacking basic communication and literacy skills. coming up on sportsday in the next 15 minutes on bbc news,

it's make or break for the england hockey team, they have to beat korea tonight to reach the women's world cup quarter—finals. summer's here and the tourist season is in full swing across the uk. the number of overseas visitors continues to grow, with the majority coming from the eu. last year was another record—brea ker, with more than 39 million tourists to the uk — and they spent more than £24.5 billion pounds while here. but how will the sector cope in post—brexit britain? with eight months to go until brexit, emma simpson's been to stratford—upon—avon to investigate. sha kespeare's country. looking at its best. welcome to anne hathaway's cottage. there's always a queue of visitors here. and for foreign tourists it is now cheaper, thanks to the fall in the pound. the two pounds is certainly nice

for us, more choice, to visit more places. and spend more. and spend more! tourism's been on a roll since the brexit vote, but what about the road ahead? i'm going to be showing you some nice thatched properties. warwickshire's tourism boss says it's vital we continue to welcome eu visitors. people are worried that there could be a hardening of border controls, and we need it to be as easy as possible particularly for our european friends to know not only, they are used to travelling around europe easily, we want them to still know that they can come to the uk really easily. but it's the free flow of workers which poses a far bigger worry. next stop, one of stratford—upon—avon's top hotels. around one—third of the workers

here are from the eu. some left after the vote. now there are 11 vacancies to fill. housekeepers, spa therapists, receptionists. food and beverage waiting staff. all areas where we are currently trying to recruit. and we've never seen such a broad issue inside our hotels. and that's before we leave the eu? absolutely, yes. which is, you know, even more worrying. he's not the only one looking for staff in a town which has next to no unemployment. they need two full—time scoopers here. 0h, lovely, thank you. as unemployment has fallen, tourism has been increasingly reliant on eu workers. they've filled almost half of all vacancies over the last three years. this industry reckons it's going to need a million new staff by 2024. the big question is, where are all these workers going to come from? the ambition is to provide training for chefs, and caterers.

in this region they are hoping to fill the gaps with home—grown talent. this local landmark is being turned into one of the uk's first hotel training schools. what's at stake is the future of the industry. i think, if we don't start to train the future workforce, if we don't get more people involved in this industry, then there is a part of the economy that is at risk. alas, poor yorick! we've had plenty of drama since the referendum. tourism now wants a smooth transition to the next act. emma simpson, bbc news, stratford—upon—avon. more than a quarter of children in england starting primary school lack basic communication and literacy skills, according to new research. the education secretary. damian hinds, says it's a "persistent scandal" and that children left behind early on rarely catch up as adults. he's called on parents to read and learn new words

with their children. here's our education editor bra nwen jeffreys. it might be summer but they're still coming to school. in one of london's poorest boroughs, a council—run scheme to help families keep learning, to give these children a love of words. some of my favourite words are "like" and "that" and "and". lovable, valuable and empathy. when you read or write you get good gcses and then you get a good job. the school already runs classes for parents. they told me more advice can only help. if children learn what language is, and the sort of foundation blocks of it before they go to school, it gives them a head start. it doesn't take that long to read, five or ten minutes, you know. even if it is a nursery rhyme. reading to your child is one of the most important things that you can do with them.

some parents will really welcome extra tips and advice. language skills are a basic building block of learning. but in the most disadvantaged communities, ten years of austerity have really whittled away at services, leading some to question this government's commitment to social mobility. if parents are trying their best already, why does he think some should be doing more? the shocking thing, if you like, is then how the gap you have early on between kids from different backgrounds have different starts, how that gap widens as you go through school. do you agree with the chief inspector of schools that working—class communities often lack ambition? look, i think there is talent in every part of our community. we need to make sure that where people have talent, they have ability, they are also aware of the opportunities that are there.

parents play an important part in that, schools play an important part in that. some parents might feel patronised, but at this school, they believe home matters too. reading a book at bedtime, reading to your child if your child is at a young age of five. those are the things that really have a big impact on further learning later in life. what no one can answer — how do you reach the families that don't get involved? branwen jeffreys, bbc news. british gas lost more than 300,000 accounts in the first half of this year, according to the chief executive of the firm's parent company. centrica's profits were also down 20% to £430 million as our business editor simonjack reports. switching your energy supplier — have you? i have, yes. no. yes, i have.

yes. no. well, record numbers of people are switching, which, it turns out, is bad news for the uk's biggest supplier, british gas. last year, british gas lost 1.2 million gas and electricity accounts. so far this year, it's lost a further 341,000 and that's hurt the bottom line, with profits falling 20%. but the exodus is slowing, according to the boss of parent company centrica. overall, i believe we're now seeing the beginnings of our ability to stabilise customer numbers. so when i speak to you in six months‘ time, you won't have lost any more customers? i'm not going to give you a prediction about when we'll actually stabilise customer numbers and customer accounts in consumer, but it's definitely slowing. there are dozens of smaller, new competitors who don't pay environmental levies, which gives them a price advantage. there's 80 energy suppliers now in the uk, so so much competition that british gas would really struggle to gain customers nowadays, they're almost certainly going to lose every year. also, on the price comparison

websites, there'sjust a sea of cheaper deals from smaller suppliers. you have to scroll down a long, long way to get to a british gas deal, so they're struggling to gain new customers. but, 3.5 million british gas customers are still on expensive, standard, variable rate tariffs which the government has pledged to cap by the end of this year. the company insists that could end up with some customers paying more. it's a price control and wherever price controls have been put in place in competitive energy markets, customers have lost out. they've lost out because of less competition, prices tend to bunch around the cap and it tends to remove choice from the market. the company also warned that wholesale energy prices have been going up recently, a hint perhaps that bills could still rise before the long—awaited cap comes into effect. simon jack, bbc news. the sailor tony bullimore has died at the age of 79. he became famous in 1997 after surviving four days

in the upturned hull of his boat during a round—the—world race. it was feared he had drowned when his boat capsized in the southern ocean — after four days he was spotted by an australian navy ship. he later met the queen and was praised for his "extraordinary feat of survival". how fast is your broadband? some villages in england are enjoying some of the fastest speeds in the country. tired of waiting for the government's roll out of hi speed broadband to rural areas, a group of volunteers has gone ahead and installed it themselves. other communities are now following their lead. danny savage has been to killington in cumbria to meet the volunteers. the british countryside, a place where most teenagers and quite a few adults get a bit twitchy about wi—fi and getting online. take the newbold family for example, who live in rural cumbria, have dismal download speeds and can't get what their mates can.

snapchat, loads of stuff on instagram. download videos, youtube. is that a big difference to your life, does it matter? yes! it's having a think, it may work, it may not. in a nutshell, we've had to relocate our business to an office where we've got a decent internet connection. miles away? yes, four or five miles away. this rolled up wire and the cabinet here shows that in this case in cumbria, bt are putting the infrastructure in. but what local people say is what comes out of this isn't good enough, so they are putting in their own system, which they say is faster and better. nearby, a not—for—profit venture is feeding fibre—optic cable through and under a field. a coalition of willing landowners is working with volunteers to bring superfast broadband to all of these remote properties. most weekends and even in the week, there will be stalwarts amongst us who are out with diggers, digging the trenches so this

will have been going on virtually every week and all weekends for the past 18 months. cable is now shooting out of the ground across these hillsides as the project spreads from farm, to business, to home. it's far better for us to do it for ourselves. it's quicker, less red tape. cheaper, because the landowners are part of the project. the government says ventures like this are part of the broader plan for connecting rural areas. soon, the fibre—optic box on the side of the newbolds‘ home will be activated too, where maybe there'll be a bit less trampolining and more modern teenage pursuits. danny savage, bbc news, cumbria. i don't know, i think the trampoline is quite a good idea! time for a look at the weather. here's alina jenkins. are we getting another heatwave? after a blip the trend will be

towards something drier. we had heavy thunderstorms across east and south—east england, they cleared and plenty of sunshine in the afternoon. here is another contrast, the western isles of scotland has seen a blustery day with cloud and rain. that's because we had an area of low pressure to the north of the uk, squeezing the isobars and that meant strong gusty winds. but they will be using this evening and the rain overnight will be confined mainly to the western and northern isles scotland, elsewhere, dry although cloud should increase over northern ireland in the night. not such a contrast of the north and south than last night with temperatures between 11 and 14 celsius. for much of the country tomorrow it looks a finance dry day with good spells of such an especially across england and wales, in northern ireland in the morning we could catch showers, as the cloud bills we will seek rain extending

north and into the western isles of scotla nd north and into the western isles of scotland in the afternoon. a cool day a scotland in the afternoon. a cool daya game, scotland in the afternoon. a cool day a game, 17 or 18 celsius, in the further south and east as high as 27. let's watch this area of high pressure because it will build further in the complicated on thursday but frontal system which will introduce more clout and also misty murky conditions. higher humidity on thursday. it could be quite murky at times across western and northern coasts, some outbreaks of rain again from northern ireland, extending into parts of scotland. further east we will see the best sonjohn, notice further east we will see the best son john, notice how further east we will see the best sonjohn, notice how these temperatures rise, seeing the red and orange colours returning. across eastern england on thursday we could see temperatures of 30 celsius, perhaps i by the weekend. thank you. that's all from the bbc news at six. now on bbc one we nowjoin the bbc‘s news teams where you are. bye bye.

hello, this is bbc news with me, rebecca jones. the headlines. a man is sentenced to 17 years in prison for an acid attack which resulted in the death of a woman in high wycombe. joanne rand died 11 days after the acid was thrown over her. today xeneral webster was sentenced for manslaughter. it's emerged that the manchester bomber salman abedi was rescued by the royal navy from libya's civil war — three years before he murdered 22 people at an ariana grande concert last year. donald trump tweets to say collusion is not a crime.