this is bbc news, i'm annita mcveigh. these are the top stories developing at eleven. former english defence league leader tommy robinson is to be freed on bail after challenging his conviction for contempt of court — a fresh hearing will be held as soon as possible. jeremy corbyn apologises for hosting an event in 2010 at which a holocaust survivor compared israel's government to nazism. northamptonshire county council warns it may cut services back to a "bare minimum" because of severe financial difficulties. grammar schools are expanding rapidly across england even before new funding is awarded, according to new bbc analysis. also coming up — paying the price for the heatwave. an emergency farmers summit, to discuss the impact on crops and livestock of the driest summer for more than a0 years. and england get their 1000th test match under way against india at edgbaston. good morning.

it's 1st august — i'm annita mcveigh. welcome to bbc newsroom live. the former english defence league leader — tommy robinson — is to be freed on bail by the court of appeal after partially winning his legal challenge against a contempt of court finding. robinson, who appeared under his real name — stephen yaxley—lennon — had been sentenced to 13 months imprisionment in may. our news correspondent, tom burridge, joins me now from outside the court of appeal in central london. good morning tom. give us a bit of background to today's case, and tell

its what happened 7 background to today's case, and tell its what happened? it is a significant development. tommy robinson has been partially released, but his appeal has partially succeeded and he will be released on bail. there was two incidents so one was last year, outside canterbury crown court, there was a trial ongoing, he was deemed to be in contempt of court. he was given a suspended sentences then, but in may he was outside leeds crown court, he was broadcasting via facebook, it was viewed by some 250,000 times, and that time, he was deemed again to be co nte m pt of that time, he was deemed again to be contempt of court because it was deemed to be what he was saying in the video was deemed to be prejudicial to the case ongoing inside the court now the appeal has basically succeeded for him in relation to the activities he carried out outside leeds crown court in may, so what happened was

he pleaded guilty, and therefore within a matter of hours had been charged and sentenced, it was a very quick process, his appeal was based around that speed, at which he was convicted and subsequently jailed. so his appeal has succeeded in relation to the activities you side leeds crown court, but not in relation to the suspended sentence he was given last year, but and it is an important but, because he has already been injailfor a certain am of time he has already served the suspended sentence relating to his activities outside canterbury crown court last year, but obviously, there will be another hearing to establish whether or not he was in co nte m pt of establish whether or not he was in contempt of court. whether he prejudiced a trial, ongoing trial, at leeds crown court in may. tom, a big police present presence behind you on the other side the road for this hearing. yes, i will step out of shot. you can see across

the road there while the buses aren't blocking your view, a lot of police, there is probably several dozen of tommy robinson's supporters to the left of your shot and up the other end, to the right, is an equally relatively small crowd, of anti—fascist demonstrator, so the police obviously doing what they can to keep the two groups of protestors away from each other, a bit of tension but generally speaking, it is calm, but there were cheers of course as you would expect from tommy robinson's supporters, he of course is the founder of the english defence league, a far right group, andi defence league, a far right group, and i think it is fair to say he is and i think it is fair to say he is a product of the internet age, he posts videos on the internet, they reach many more people than former prominent figures in the far right in britain have managed to reach in the past, and i think it is fair to say this case really has driven his profile up, before he was arrests, tommy robinson was struggling to garner a huge amount of support, but

last month, after the visit of president trump, to london, some of his supporters gathered in trafalgar square and a sizeable crowd managed to gather and protest against the fa ct to gather and protest against the fact he was convicted and jailed, for 13 months. and just clarify for us, tom, set out for us again, what exactly will be happening next? we would expect to see tommy robinson leaving jail, $0011. to see tommy robinson leaving jail, soon. yes, tommy robinson wasn't in court today, he wasn't even appearing via videolink, so he is in prison, we expect him to be released fairly soon, but then, we expect a hearing to happen, at the old bailey, as soon as possible. it could happen relatively quickly and another sort of condition of the appeal succeeding and the fact that tommy robinson is going to be released on bail is that he has been banned from going anywhere within

400 metres of leeds crown court, so remember, the appeal hearing which succeeded relating to his activities outside leeds crown court, in may, when he was filming via facebook, talking about this ongoing trial inside the court room which he pleaded guilty to contempt of court, prejudicing the trial but subsequently appealed, because the process of him pleading guilty, sentenced to 13 months happened so quickly. hiserlawyers argued he didn't have enough time to mount a proper defence the labour leaderjeremy corbyn has apologised for the "concerns and anxiety" he caused by appearing at events where speakers compared the actions of israel in gaza with the holocaust. mr corbyn said he didn't accept or agree with such views. he said he'd appeared alongside such speakers , good morning norman. mr corbyn‘s

handling of everything surrounding these anti—semitism claims threatens to become one of the defining issues of his leadership. i won't go away, last few minutes one labour mp steven kinnock tweeted good morning norman. mr corbyn‘s handling of everything surrounding these anti—semitism claims threatens to become one of the defining issues of his leadership. i won't go away, last few minutes one labour mp steven kinnock tweeted to say it was "fuu steven kinnock tweeted to say it was "full blown crisis." the latest element centres on this event, which mr corbyn chaired in parliament back in 2010, he was a backbencher, at which it was a pro—palestinian event but held on holocaust memorial day, at which there were views expressed, comparing the behaviour of the israeli state in gaza where the action of the nazis in killing millions ofjews. mr corbyn has issued a written statement and it is worth going through some of the

elements of what mr corbyn and labour are now saying in response to the details about that event. first they are saying the main speaker at they are saying the main speaker at the holocaust memorial day meeting was a jewish auschwitz survivor. mr corbyn goes on to say that the views expressed there were ones which he does not accept or condone. he goes on to issue a broader apology and goes on to say, in the past in pursuit of justice for the palestinian people, and palestine—israel peace, i have on occasion appeared on platforms with people whose views i completely reject. i apologise for the concerns and anxieties that has caused. that is being seen by some as the first time really that mr corbyn has acknowledged that some of the group, pro—palestinian groups he has been associated with, still is associated

wither, of course, real concern and dismay among sections of the jewish community, and it comes as some of the labour party have been urging mr corbyn to take a more proactive sta nce corbyn to take a more proactive stance and to go on the front foot, acknowledge the concerns in the jewish community and to slap down some of those who have been making allegedly anti—semitic remarks, so far, we have not heard directly from mr corbyn, he was asked for his views this morning when he was leaving home, but as you can see, he didn't really have much to say. reporter: morning mr corbyn, relations between the labour party and the britishjewish community broken beyond repair, can you fix the relationship? nice to see you, goodbye. can you close the window please. mr corbyn‘s chairing of that event

and complained about it to the labour party, because they believe not just that it was anti—semitic but it brings the labour party into disrepute and breaches their own rules and i am joined by their chairman. let us start with mr corbyn‘s written statement. his apology, what is your take on that? it is not really an apology, he is saying he is sorry for anxiety and he is acknowledging that the people that he was with were absolutely hernt, what he is not acknowledging this is an event he chaired, he put together on holocaust memorial day in parliament, it is not that obscene views were brought up by chance, that was the purpose of the event, the event was about how the nazis have nazi fisted their victim, thatis nazis have nazi fisted their victim, that is something that was said at the event, it was said that the nazis had nazi fisted the consciousness of their victim, that

means the victims are the successors of the nazis in the views of the people who said that, we have heard from jewish people at the meeting who remonstrated with the speaker and were thrown out, and we are saying look, this, the time for an a apology for this, for standing with people like people who says that jews drink blood, for defending people who say 9/11 was a israeli conspiracy, jeremy corbyn spent his life standing with such people honouring them, defending them. we are saying the time for apology was at this event. he should have apologised. he didn't. the labour party was attacking us saying this was a false attack and only after pressure mounted further did he issue this, it is too little too late. what to you say this is back in 2010. he was a backbencher, this was a meeting with a main speaker, a hot cost survive, mps go to lots of

events where sometimes people say things that are unacceptable. we don't know what mr corbyn says about this holocaust survivor, what we do know is he has a track record of taking jews who are in some way on the fringes ofjewish, the jewish community, and trying to amplify their views to fit his agenda, he has done that with jewish their views to fit his agenda, he has done that withjewish voice their views to fit his agenda, he has done that with jewish voice for labour. we have a 100 jewish labour movement, which is the mainstream voice ofjewish labour member, and in order to try to put down claims about anti—semitism from the jewish labour move. he found a fringe few juries, and they formed jewish voice for labour which mr corbyn promote, we are talking about somebody who is adept at this. he has had numerous opportunities to challenge it. and we are saying 110w opportunities to challenge it. and we are saying now he is an anti—system mitt. we have heard from what he said, from his hosting of this event, for example what came

out in that press tv interview earlier, the man is an anti—system mitt in charge on an anti—semitic party, that is why we have called in the human rights commission to hold the human rights commission to hold the party to account. is there anything mr corbyn can do, to allay 01’ anything mr corbyn can do, to allay or address your concerns? the jewish communety has been destroy trying since 2015 to spoon feed mr corbyn the simple steps he could have taken back then, to address this issue, he hasn't. we have still seen the labour party riven by this debate about whether or not it should adopt the globally initially recognised definition of anti—semitism. because he is failing to do that, because we are where we are, because he has still failed to issue a proper ageology, it is too late. i don't think there is anything he can do, it is more than justjeremy corbyn now, the rot thatjeremy corbyn brought in has gripped the party. the national executive, we heard

that extraordinary recording that tirade againstjews from peter wills man the other day at which the nec sat and listened than he has been let off the hook. margaret hodge and ian austin who challenged them in the party are being victimised by the party are being victimised by the party are being victimised by the party in a purge and disciplined for bringing it up. so we think now that the labour party is really in a state of terrible disrepair and we don't see how he can fix it, no. thank you for your time there, so this the row which seems to be just going on and on, the labour party arei going on and on, the labour party are i think going to be holding a special meeting in september which a large part of it is going to be devoted to addressing issues round a conservative run council is warning it may have to cut basic services after imposing emergency spending controls for the second time in six months.

northamptonshire county council needs to save more than 60 million pounds by next march, and will decide today whether it should limit the work it does to a bare minimum, including children and adults services. here's our political correspondent, tom barton. looking after older people, caring for vulnerable children, repairing the roads — all work done by local councils on behalf of local residents. but one council is warning that soon it might only do the things it's required to by law. northamptonshire county council last week warned, for the second year in a row, that it was at risk of running out of money. and tonight, councillors will decide what the authority needs to do to avoid going bust. 0n the table, proposals to reduce services to a bare minimum of 33 core areas, which it is obliged to deliver in line with statutory duties. the council says: over the next eight months,

the council has to save more than £60 million, 15% of its annual budget. even if these proposals were approved, that will be a big challenge. tom barton, bbc news. with us now, we have tony travers, a professor at the london school of economics specialising in local government. good to have you with us. you say in a newspaper interview today that the scale of this crisis that we are seeing in northamptonshire is unprecedented. are we in a situation where the council will be able to fulfil what it is legally required to do? i mean the truthful answer is we don't know. they are going to meet today, i think, they are going to have another meeting later in august to try to work out how to make further cuts, remembering this is the second time in this year,

they had to make cuts witness a financial year so it is bad new, and it comes on top of annum were of yea rs of it comes on top of annum were of years of mismanagement. we have evidence of that now. —— a number. what will the effect of making further cuts be on older people's service, care homes and so on? also of course care for vulnerable children, and childcare is a service which councils provide which if it goes wrong, you know, you end up with desperate desperate stories so they need to have a convincing way forward which still delivers on their legally, legal duties really. they have to provider advices up to a reasonable level. let us put this in context. how much is this due to spending decisions, taken by the council, how much is it to do with cuts in central funding since 2010? well, clearly northamptonshire has got into a unique position, so some

level, the responsibility lies in northamptonshire. having said that, the county county, like all local government has faced greater reductions to spending than almost any other part of the public sector, there is an item in the news about how the next spending review might lead to more cuts for local government, so northamptonshire has got into this position, no question, others are moving in the same direction. how many, how many are close to being in the scenario we see facing northamptonshire county council today? the see facing northamptonshire county counciltoday? the national see facing northamptonshire county council today? the national audit 0ffice, an independent body that reports to parliament not government, has reported on the financial resilience of local government and it concludes that perhaps 15 or 20 authorities might be in perhaps 15 or 20 authorities might beina perhaps 15 or 20 authorities might be in a position, moving in this direction. of course they won't all end up in the precise position that northamptonshire is in, but the truth is, you cannot go on cutting

local government, and by the way, northamptonshire and other councils we re northamptonshire and other councils were encouraged by central government to hold down their council tax for many years, that is something they are trapped by. the loader in northamptonshire has talked about the need for big society behaviour, to plug gaps where the council will make cuts, in terms of the central government response, as it looks at this situation unfolding and other councils close to that situation, is there going to be any further response from central government? the government has sent in commissioners with limited power, they haven't taken over the whole council but they have some roles, moving forward the government will be desperate not to have to take over the whole council because they have to make all the decisions but having said that, i think the government does have a duty to ensure for the people in northamptonshire, that in the end the resources are available, so that the resources are available, so that the services we are discussing and others we haven't, are provided to a

respectable level. i think that is true of everywhere in the a 21—year—old man has been arrested on suspicion of murdering a man who was assaulted at home after being involved in a car crash. 37—year—old stephen walsh was found dead at his home in mapperley, nottinghamshire, on monday morning. the father—of—two had been involved in a crash nearby on sunday evening. police are appealing for witnesses. the headlines on bbc news. former english defence league leader tommy robinson is to be freed on bail after challenging his conviction for contempt of court — a fresh hearing will be as soon as possible. jeremy corbyn apologises for hosting an event in 2010 at which a holocaust survivor compared israel's government to nazism. northamptonshire county council will hold an emergency meeting to decide whether to limit the services it provides due to a financial crisis. and in sport, plenty of empty seats

for the start of england's 1,000th test match. they are playing at edgbaston, they have won the toss and choose on the bat against india. it is the first of a five match series against a world number one ranked series against a world number one ra n ked test series against a world number one ranked test side. england 16 without loss currently. an incredible win for out of form johanna konta, she beat serena williams in america, williams‘ worst defeat of her professional career and manchester united beat real madrid 2—1 last night. herrera with the west of the goals. spurs won 1—0 against #34i8 listen. more in about 15 minutes. —— milan. there are more than 10,000 more grammar school pupils in england now than there were in 2010.

that‘s despite a 20—year ban on building new ones. figures, from a bbc analysis of official data, show the number of places are expected to increase further in the coming years, partly due to a new £50 million expansion fund. 0ur education editor, branwen jeffries, has more. like many grammar schools, it has a long history. sir william borlase‘s also wants a bigger future. it is among over 30 selective schools bidding to expand. the deadline to ask for cash to build is tomorrow. it is a condition for those selective schools that they have to come forward with a plan of how they are going to widen their access and make sure that more children from more disadvantaged backgrounds are going to be able to access it. but grammar school expansion has already been happening. there are 11,000 more grammar school pupils than in 2010. by 2021, that means the equivalent of 24 extra grammar schools. that‘s if intake stays the same.

93 out of 163 grammar schools still give priority to poorer pupils, but some still fear the effect of expansion. what you‘re doing is you are creaming off the top students in that area. the consequence of that for other schools will be that their average achievement level will go down, both in terms of the students entering those schools will have a lower test scores. also potentially in the progress they make because you‘re removing some of that high achieving peer group. grammar schools are popular with some parents, but remain controversial with those against selecting at age 11. you can find more details about your nearest grammar school by entering your postcode at a special page of our website and smartphone app. it will show whether or not the school has a policy which gives priority to poorer pupils.

it will also show the percentage of pupils at the school who have had free school meals at any point in the past six years — and gives the average for the local authority. that‘s at bbc.co.uk/news/education. it‘s for schools in england only. in zimbabwe, the country‘s electoral commission is reporting that the ruling zanu—pf party has won an outright majority in parliament. it‘s reporting that zanu—pf has taken 110 seats in parliament, while the mdc — the movement for democratic change — has claimed 41. the european union election observers are expected to give their report on the election later today. the mdc has complained of electoral fraud. a plane has crashed on take—off during a heavy hailstorm in northern mexico, injuring 85 people. local officials said the aircraft was hit by a gust of wind thick plumes of smoke in the distance, from a

passenger jet which crashed shortly after take—off. officials say that no—one was killed, though 80 have suffered injuries. the photos show the plane was severely damaged. the aircraft was on its way to mexico city when it crashed. it had tried to take off from durango state on the two—hour flight south from guadalupe victoria international airport, with 97 passengers and four crew on board. translation: there was a strong explosion which hit the plane. we don‘t know if was a lightning bolt or a mechanical problem. we had just taken off and the plane fell. translation: the survivors are being checked, but 25 do not have serious injuries, 10 others are in a serious condition. this footage has also emerged — a hailstorm in durango at the time of the crash. though it‘s not clear if the weather was a factor in what happened. authorities haven‘t said how serious the injuries sustained are. it seems some of the passengers managed to walk off the plane after it came down.

the airport has now closed while emergency services deal with the crash and families wait for news on the condition of the passengers and crew onboard. andrew plant, bbc news. an emergency "drought summit" has been called by the national farmers‘ union, to address the impact of the recent dry, hot weather on farms across the uk. many farmers have been experiencing their driest spring and summer for decades, with too little water for crops and severely reduced grass growth. the environment secretary michael gove will be among those attending, as katharine da costa reports. these cows in north yorkshire should be eating grass, but it simply hasn‘t grown. no significant rain for two months means they are having to eat baled feed instead, that could mean a shortage of straw and an expensive winter to come. it is a similar concern for arable farmers, harvest time

is still five weeks away, but severe water shortages mean crop yields are down and farmers risk losing their crops at the final stage. tinderbox conditions and a summer drought have seen field fires, algal blooms and fish rescues. the environment agency says it has responded to 44 significant incidents since the end ofjune. last month‘s dry, hot weather followed the driestjune since 1925. the nfu says this unprecedented spell of weather serves as a wake—up call for us all. today‘s emergency drought summit‘s seeking emergency action to address the crippling impact it is having on farms across the country. it is a timely reminder that you shouldn‘t take food reduction for granted, the weather will usually have the last laugh. in these brexit times, the nation needs to think about how it is going to feed itself going forward. we think we want government to take food production in the uk seriously and in these testing times that is a good test for government as to how seriously it takes us as an industry. the thunderstorms and rain in recent

days hasn‘t been enough to solve the many issues farmers are experiencing. environment secretary michael gove will attend today‘s meeting and help draw up an action plan. the president of the nfu says it is a timely reminder that we shouldn‘t take food production for granted. katharine da costa, bbc news. ajudge in the united states has blocked the online publication of designs for 3d printed plastic guns. eight states took legal action against the trump administration after it ruled the blueprints could be made available for download. it follows concerns the plans would be used to make an untraceable weapon which could evade metal detectors. the texas—based company behind the project said no one had used the idea to commit any crime. if you‘re a star wars fan, and you‘ve got deep pockets you might be interested in this.

it‘s the jacket worn by harrison ford in the empire strikes back. it‘s going for auction next month and is expected to fetch up to a million pounds. the blackjacket is one of 600 lots going under the hammer at the movie memorabilia event in london. time for a look at the weather. here‘s lucy martin. thank you. a bit of a north—west south—east split as we move through the next couple of day, the hottest temperatures and more in the way of dry bright weather to be found in the south—east, cloudier skies, dry bright weather to be found in the south—east, cloudierskies, in the south—east, cloudierskies, in the north and we have got outbreaks of rain moving north east into western parts of scotland, fairly breeze which yes that rain as well, one or two showers plans parts of the midlands, temperatures today in the midlands, temperatures today in the high teens. through this evening that rain continues to work north

and east, still a fair amount of cloud round, we could see a few patches of mist forming, particularly for western coasts, some parts and the best of the clear spells over in the south—east, it will be a fairly humid night with temperatures staying in the teens and tomorrow again, the best of the brightness in the south—east. a bit more cloud further north with one or two showers but we will start to see the temperatures rising in the south—east, cooler for the the temperatures rising in the south—east, coolerfor the northern half of the uk but still warm, temperatures in the south—east reaching a this is bbc news. our latest headlines... the former leader of the english defence league, tommy robinson, has been bailed after winning an appeal against a finding of contempt of court. the far—right activist received a 13—month jail term in may after he filmed outside leeds crown court during a trial. a new hearing has been ordered. jeremy corbyn has apologised for appearing alongside speakers in 2010 who compared the israeli government with the nazis.

the labour leader said he was sorry for the concerns and anxiety his actions had caused. later today, a conservative run council will vote on scaling back the services it provides to the "bare minimum" because of severe financial difficulties. it needs to save up to £70 million, 15% of its budget, by next march. the number of grammar school pupils in england has grown by eleven—thousand since 2010, new bbc figures have revealed. the data suggests the equivalent of 24 new selective schools will have been created by 2021. the government has set aside 50 million pounds to allow grammars to expand from next year, provided they admit more disadvantaged pupils. sport now, here‘s chris mitchell. hosts

h osts wo n hosts won the toss and elected to bat. each survived a dropped catch. england are currently 24 without loss. the latest score is 24 without loss. the latest score is 24 without loss. there was a huge result overnight for you and a contour. an incredible win for our—of—form johanna konta. she beat serena williams at the silicon valley 0pen — 6—1 6—0 — williams‘ worst defest of her professional career. she has almost dropped out of the top 50. heather watson also won her

game. england are through to the hockey world cup. it was nervy after that. they had to wait until the final minutes of the match before they doubled the lead. england will now face the netherlands. we've got 10,000 people cheering friars. we‘ve got a lot more back home. we wanted to put in a good performance for ourselves. we can feel the crowd getting behind us tonight. we have got nothing to lose. we want to do well. everton have announced the signing of a player from barcelona. have announced the signing of a playerfrom barcelona. hejoins on a

five—year deal for £80 million. he has 21 caps for france and was on standby this year. this is the second major signing this year. just over a week until the premier league kicks off. tottenham ‘s youngster got their only goal and when over ac milan. it was in minneapolis. manchester united one. —— manchester united also won the beat rearm dread to one. in 11 days, ithink united also won the beat rearm dread to one. in 11 days, i think we start the premier league. these are the players that we have. another player started training two days ago. we

also have rushford as well. they gave to the group and they gave to the team three days of the holidays. they‘re coming back three days early. we have a fantastic spirit. in the majority of the players, i repeat. we go with everything we have two the premier league. he doesn‘t look that happy. thousands of children in the uk do not have a bed of their own, forcing many to share with siblings, or sleep on the floor. that s according to the charity buttle uk, which has provided more than 13,000 beds to children in the past five years. the charity has written to mps and council leaders in 10 of the most deprived areas to ask them to commit to ensuring that every child has a bed of their own. anna crossley reports. delighted with his new bed and duvet, mikhail now

has his own place to sleep thanks to the charity buttle uk. since growing out of his cot two years ago, he had been sharing a bed with his mum at home in bradford. i couldn‘t afford a bed with the money i was getting. mikhail was keeping me up all night, kicking. i was surviving on two hours sleep. i was getting poorly myself. i was feeling like i shouldn‘t be a mum because my children were going without what they needed. sarah and mikhail‘s story isn‘t unusual. teacher becks wilson spends much of her free time delivering beds, duvets and pyjamas to children in leeds. if you look behind you, we have got some brand—new beds coming in, so each of you have your own bed. it is typical of all our referrals that we have with the lack of furniture and things. children sleeping in rooms, in spaces like this, on a mattress on the floor.

no space for storage and those kind of things. it is quite typical. where are the children here sleeping? at the moment there are three in here and then there is one in with mum in the other room. back in bradford, something as basic as a bed has made a big difference to family life. in reality, it is only alleviated some of sarah‘s worries. i want my children to do well and stuff. finances and poverty are stopping that. there are quite a lot of bright children that are living in property and could go a long way in life, but poverty is stopping them. sarah khan speaking there to our reporter anna crossley. with me is anna feuchtwang foysht —wang, chair of end child poverty coalition. is it easy to spot a child who does

not have a bet of their own? -- bed of their own. teachers up and down the country are already noticing because the coming and grey and sleepless and they cannot concentrate. it is very easy to spot a child. this report is not a surprise to most others. we know that children living in poor households has become a reality. those children not having their own bed is not the obvious thing we think about when we talk about children living in poverty. when you talk about poverty in general, you cannot imagine it. that means family do not have enough money to provide every child in their family with a bed. that becomes tangible. the long—term impact of this, what are those? it is notjust her not having

a comfortable night sleep, although thatis a comfortable night sleep, although that is important. that can have an effect on your education because you cannot concentrate. it is also the social stigma around it. if you do not have your own bed, you‘re not going to invite friends back. you do not socialise. that creates things like bullying. this does have a long—term impact. like bullying. this does have a long-term impact. we mentioned that the charity has written and to mp and council leaders, asking them to commit to ensure every child does have a bed of their own. we know that many councils are in difficult situations financially. although this is a fantastic game, do you think it is a reality? do you think maybe charities that need to plug that gap. charities are plugging the

93p- that gap. charities are plugging the gap. well it is a marvellous story, it is the case that local authorities can no longer fund the sort of services that might have prevented a family going over the edge. that is because we‘ll be living through five years of austerity measures that are set to continue. that is on top of the fact that prices have gone up, the housing crisis, all of these things are having a knock—on effect. housing crisis, all of these things are having a knock-on effect. how much does it cost to provide a basic bed and mattress right child?m much does it cost to provide a basic bed and mattress right child? it is not very much. £100 so. if it is a choice between that and putting food on the table and also not having enough room, you‘re likely to choose the food. researchers in the highlands of scotland are adding gm crops to the feed of farmed salmon in a scientific trial to increase the nutritional value of the fish.

the feed is rich in healthy fish oils which the team hopes will be absorbed by the salmon. 0ur science correspondent, pallab ghosh, has this exclusive report. two different types of salmon. chefs will tell you that salmon is one of the healthiest foods you can eat, but it is not as good for you as it once was. tests have shown that levels of oil called 0mega three have halved in farmed salmon in recent years. there is still enough to be beneficial, but levels are continuing to drop. to reverse the trend, these fish are being given a feed high in omega—3 oil produced by gm crops. the feed has worked in the lab, but the big question is whether it will do just as well on a real fish farm. like this one, in the highlands of scotland. if it does, it will be commercially produced. it will make salmon more nutritious in farms all across the world. we have also trialled this with sea bass and see bream,

the two main species formed elsewhere in europe. they can also be used in all farmed fish. not only that, it can be expanded out into feeds for other animals like pigs and poultry because not everyone likes eating fish — like my wife. this is an efficient production factory for making oil. researchers believe that these genetically modified plants are the solution. their are seeds containing omega—3 oil. consumers in many parts of the world would be happy to eat salmon fed on the oil that is crushed out of them. but there is consumer resistance in europe. i think the technology has a great deal to offer. i think we could use that with all the other approaches we could adopt, especially now that we are going to be leaving the eu. maybe there is an opportunity for others to consider how we regulate gm. we are going to cook them in the same pan and then we are going to taste because they taste completely different. this is one of the country‘s

for most chefs. he knows a thing or two about fish. scientists are saying that it is healthy, that it has got more 0mega—3 in it. do we believe that? i personally do not agree with it, but if you think there is going to be more 0mega three. is it natural? is it good for us? do we know? all those things are worrying when you start messing around with force—feeding animals. he isn‘t alone in having his doubts. he‘s sticking to wild salmon well i try the farmed. there is a stronger flavour. it is a completely different fish. this isn‘t bad. that‘s not bad, but this is a different fish. british foreign ministerjeremy hunt met with his austrian counterpart, karin kneissl, earlier this morning. he warned of a "terrible mistake" that could sever the uk‘s partnership with the eu in the case of a no—deal brexit. austria has special role

because of its eu presence. what we say is, looking at your huge experience in foreign policy, and historical knowledge, let‘s not make it one of those moments in european history where a terrible mistake is made — which we are still talking about in 20 or 30 years. let‘s have a pragmatic solution that allows for the special partnership and friendship between the united kingdom and europe to continue. in a moment we‘ll have all the business news, but first the headlines on bbc news. former english defence league leader tommy robinson is to be freed on bail after challenging his conviction for contempt of court ——a fresh hearing will be held as soon as possible. jeremy corbyn apologises for hosting an event in 2010 at which a holocaust survivor compared israel‘s government to nazism.

northamptonshire county council will hold an emergency meeting to decide whether to limit the services it provides due to a financial crisis. i‘m ben thompson in the business news. more ppi pain for lloyds after the bank announces it‘s putting aside another £460 million to cover costs mis—selling claims. it comes as half year profits jumped by 23% to £3.1 billion. more on this in a moment. french drugmaker sanofi says its stockpiled its drugs in preparation of a no—deal brexit between the uk and the eu. reports say the pharma giant is also considering cutting jobs from its current 1,600 strong workforce in the uk. e.0n energy announces its cutting 500 jobs across its uk 0perations. the energy firm currently employs 9,400 in the country and blamed the competitve industry

for the job lossses. tech giant apple has smashed wall street forecasts by selling more of its top end iphones than expected. profits for the second quarter — that‘s the last three months — jumped by 32% to £8.8 billion. we‘ve had the latest figures from lloyds bank this morning — and they‘ve been watched very closely — so let‘s run you through the numbers.... the bank said its putting aside an extra £460 million towards claims that it mis—sold payment protection insurance. this means the bank has now spent £19.2 billion to settle the ppi claims so far. lloyds added it expects 13,000 ppi complaints a week until august 2019. however there was some good news

for lloyds in its first—half of the year results. the bank‘s profits rose by 23% to £3.1 billion. for more on this i‘m now joined byjoshua mahoney, who‘s an equity analyst at ig. it is interesting. one is the results and one is the ppi. they are both closely linked. lloyds is having to put away so much money for ppi. this is a known. we knew there was going to be significant money set aside for ppi. the worry is that when you look at lloyds that we are not only looking behind others in terms of worrying how much ppi claims are going to cost butjust when we see the end to that. we start looking forward. lloyds is the

biggest domestic bank and the biggest domestic bank and the biggest issue of mortgages within the uk. those brexit fears are not going to go away. despite we saw strong numbers coming out, we saw a 1.8% rise, in all of the recovery we have been seeing, we have not gained much in terms of share price. what is it the investors in the bank are worried about? when you're so heavily geared towards the uk economy and it is slowing down, and people slowing down and investment decisions in uk, you‘re seeing people not investing in a bank that is just geared towards the uk and on me. there is not a lot of diverse location within lloyd‘s so people are going to be looking elsewhere. location within lloyd‘s so people are going to be looking elsewherelj think are going to be looking elsewhere.” think everyone will be looking at

tomorrow‘s bank of england interest rate. what is your view on that? market is currently at pricing around 85% chance of a rate rise tomorrow. that seems like a conclusion. it is very different from what we‘re seeing in the us, where one rate rise leads to another. markets are not responding to it too much. the pound has not gained much recently. any rate rise feels like a one—off or a temporary measure. there is an overwhelming negative surrounding the uk economy. shares in next have fallen as much as 6% today despite the clothing retailer annoucing jump in sales. next said the summer heatwave had helped sell more of its lightweight summer clothing earlier in the season. the united states is considering 25% tariffs on £152 billion of chinese goods, much higher than the 10% it previously indicated.

reports in us media claim the plan could be announced as early as today, a move which is likely to escalate the trade war between the two nations. and uk house prices rose more than expected injuly — rising by 2.5% compared to a year earlier. the nationwide says the cost of an average was £217,000 last month, but warned that the expected interest rate rise from the bank of england tomorrow could impact the market. let me show you what is happening in the market. even though the weather has helped sales for next,. lloyds are up1.9%. apple

has helped sales for next,. lloyds are up 1.9%. apple said the sales of iphones were not rising as quickly. that however, they sell for a lot more money than some of their rivals so they sell fewer but they are selling them for more money. a lot of uncertainty ahead of the interest rate tomorrow. we get that at midday. there is a bit of guessing still to be done. if it is arise, it will be a small rise. we will have courage she bbc news. president trump‘s former campaign manager, paul manafort, has gone on trial accused of hiding millions of dollars from the tax it‘s the first case relating to the investigation into alleged russian interference in the 2016 election. mr manafort denies eighteen charges relating to his lobbying activities on behalf of the former

russian—backed government of ukraine. each year, across the uk more than 30,000 people suffer a cardiac arrest somewhere other than a hospital, and fewer than 10 % survive. very often access to a defibrillator can mean the difference between life and death, and now a pilot scheme in london is providing taxi drivers with the essential kit, as tim muffett‘s been finding out: dob, defibrullator on board. this is one of several london taxi drivers trialling a new way of delivering emergency first aid. if the app goes off and you‘re very near to somewhere where an incident with a potential heart attack or cardiac arrest, we can be first on the scene. this is a demonstration mode but this is what you would hear, that there is an incident nearby. absolutely. paul was one of the first cabbies to carry a defibrillator. it delivers an electric shock to heart that is in cardiac arrest. i was picking up a gentleman

from the city, taking him home, and he collapsed on the back of the seat. i used a defibrillator. one will go to the left and one will go to the right. it will then tell you to give a shock. the shock button is there. it will only deliver a shock if it needs to. absolutely. the gentleman made a full recovery, he is with us today, which is great. the idea of a taxi driver being a first responder, how does that feel? you are not trained paramedics, are you? no, absolutely not. i have had serious incidents inside the taxi and also outside the taxi where you feel that you could do something but you have been powerless. the pilot is being run in conjunction with the london ambulance service. for patients in cardiac arrest, literally every minute counts. every minute that somebody is in a cardiac arrest and isn‘t receiving cpr or getting defibrillator, their chance of survival decreased by about 10%.

if there is an opportunity to do this before we get there, that can massively increase somebody‘s chances of survival. what is it like coming back here? it is certainly emotional. three years ago, neil had been running in this park when he collapsed with a cardiac arrest. i was incredibly lucky that the person that was in the queue behind me was a gp, so he was trained and knew exactly what to do. he started compressions on me immediately. it took paramedics 15 minutes to arrive with a defibrillator. when a patient is in cardiac arrest, the only thing that can restart their heart and save their life is a defibrillator. cpr is the short term method to keep oxygen flowing to the patient‘s brain. how important is it that there are more defibrillators? it is hugely important. not only that there are more defibrillators, but there are more people who understand how to use them. defibrillators are now available in many workplaces, shopping centres, and really stations. in october, a decision will be made as to whether or london taxis will have one on board.

we‘ve got some lovely pictures to share with you from the european paragliding championships. they were held in portugal where 150 pilots from 28 countries took part in eight tasks over 10 days. and the men‘s gold medal was taken by a brit, theo warden. he‘sjust19, making him one of the youngest ever winners of the comeptition. stargazers have been treated to a closer view of mars than they ve had in 15 years over the last 24 hours. the red planet came within just 35 million miles of earth, making it more visible to the naked eye than usual. according to nasa it could take at least 250 years before the two planets come so close to each other again. and before we go... a story of a most unusual burglary is grabbing headlines. theives tired to steal a shark

from a texas aquarium. the horn shark called miss helen was taken from her tank and wrapped in a blanket. but here comes the wierd part — she was then placed in a bucket and put in a baby pram. luckily the public helped track the thieves and the shark is now resting in quarantine. the headlines are coming up on bbc news channel. in a moment we‘ll say goodbye to viewers on bbc two — but first we leave you with a look at the weather, with lucy martin. a bit ofa a bit of a north west southeast split as we move through the next couple of days. try brighter weather to be found in the south—east. cloudy skies and a greater chance of rain in the north and west. a good deal of sunny spells around today but patchy outbreaks of rain in the north. it is moving through northern

ireland and western parts of scotland. it will be fairly breezy. a few brighter spells in the east. the best of the sunshine in wales and england. 12 showers and the west. some showery outbreaks in the afternoon. it is fairly breezy. temperatures in newcastle 20 celsius. temperatures rising in the south—east. cooler in the west. more in the way of code. the first—ever test match kicks off today and we are looking at a good deal of dry weather. temperatures around 23. chances of the odd shower. it should be fairly short. this evening and overnight the rain should push its way farther north. cody skies in the north and west. clearer skies over in the east. a frilly humid night. temperatures in the mid teens. a few patches of missed. more in the way

of code in northern and western areas. one of two showers. the best of the brightness over the south—east. that is where we‘re going to see hottest temperatures. we will see temperatures around 30 celsius. it may perhaps be a touch warmer than that. they will be in the high teens and mid—20s. there will be a good deal of dry weather around on friday. perhapsjust reaching parts of nonviolence and scotland. temperatures are maximum of 33 celsius. temperatures will peak on friday. saturday will see dry weather and a scattering of showers. this is bbc news.

i chapman clay. these are the top stories developing at midday. former english defence league leader tommy robinson is to be freed on bail after challenging his conviction for contempt of court — a fresh hearing will be held as soon as possible. jeremy corbyn apologises for any ‘anxiety and concern‘ caused after he hosted an event in 2010 at which a holocaust survivor compared israel‘s government to nazism. northamptonshire county council warns it may cut services back to a "bare minimum" because of severe financial difficulties. ajudge in the united states blocks the online publication of designs for 3—d printed plastic guns. also coming up — paying the price for the heatwave. the government promises to "do everything it can" at an emergency farmers summit to discuss the impact on crops and livestock of the driest summer for more than 40 years and alastair cook is the first man out as england bat

in their 1000th test match against india at edgbaston. it is wednesday the 1st of august. welcome to bbc newsroom life. the former english defence league leader — tommy robinson — is to be freed on bail by the court of appeal after partially winning a legal challenge against a contempt of court finding. robinson, who appeared under his real name — stephen yaxley—lennon — had been sentenced to 13 months imprisionment in may. 0utstanding allegations against him relating to filming he carried out whilst outside leeds crown court will be reheard at the old bailey. but the judge also ruled that a suspended sentence relating to a separate incident outside a trial in canterbury should stand. handing down his judgment

the lord chief justice of england and wales — lord burnett — ruled there had been techincal flaws by the judge who had initiallyjailed robinson and quashed the finding. we grant the extension of time in respect of the finding of contempt in leeds corwn court and allow the appeal against that finding for the detailed reasons set out in the judgment. essentially because the process was flawed. we direct that the matter be remitted for rehearing for the recorder of london sitting at the central criminal court as soon as reasonably possible. our news correspondent, dominic casciani is outside the court of appeal in central london quite a complicated judgment. can

you explain it to us? you heard the judges weren‘t as he sends the case back to the old bailey to be reconsidered. what it really amounts to isa reconsidered. what it really amounts to is a finding that the case against derby robinson —— tommy robinson was effectively rushed. he did not have a proper opportunity to defend himself and take legal advice backin defend himself and take legal advice back in leeds at me. there is an awful lot of misreporting about this on social media. he was convicted of one, there was a finding of contempt of court in relation to one case in may 20 17th of court in relation to one case in may 2017th and that still stands. in that particular case, he had turned up at the court in canterbury and he was accused of interfering with the trial of the defendant in that case to such an extent that the judge found that there was contempt of court. he was given a three—month sentence at that point which was then suspended for 18 months and the

judge in canterbury said that he had played the same check again in any other court in the land, if he played the same trick again, something himself and posting it on facebook saying that he was exposing wrongdoing, that he would go to prison. this year, he turns up at a court in may, an ongoing trial, we cannot talk about about how for legal reasons because there is a post tournament order in case, and he was accused of doing very similar thing to do what he did in canterbury. and the judge they decided he had interfered with the trial process potentially prejudiced and influenced a jury which could have potentially not allowed a fair verdict. he went from arrest on the doorstep of the court to a jail sentence for 13 months. three months in canterbury and ten months for

this new offence in leeds. it is the ten month in the second finding which has been overturned to date because the lord chiefjustice said this was rushed. what should have happened is that they should have adjourned the hearing to allow tommy robinson a proper opportunity to represent himself, to put his case. he had taken the videos of his facebook page. there was no need to rush at that point. some specific parts of the vigil were in contempt and to have his say in his defence. he is getting released from prison today. he is in a prison north of london at the moment. he is on bail and are not allowed to go with them 400 metres of leeds crown court. but it will be going back into court in the old bailey sometime soon. i expect it will be september by the time the case is heard. it is going to be reheard. the matter is not by

any means completed. thank you very much for that. 0utside any means completed. thank you very much for that. outside the court of appeal. the labour leaderjeremy corbyn has apologised for the "concerns and anxiety" he caused by appearing at events where speakers compared the actions of israel in gaza with the holocaust. mr corbyn said he didn‘t accept or agree with such views. he said he‘d appeared alongside such speakers , as part of his "pursuit ofjustice" for the palestinian people. 0ur assistant political editor, norman smith joins me now from westminster what has the reaction been to what mr corbyn has deceived ? what has the reaction been to what mr corbyn has deceived? the controversy mr corbyn has deceived? the co ntrove rsy over mr corbyn has deceived? the controversy over anti—semitism and the groups that he has been associated with with various leading jewish organisations and campaigns dismissing his written statement as too little too late. suggesting he needs to go much farther if he is to meet the concerns of various members

of the jewish community. meet the concerns of various members of thejewish community. this is after a complaint was made to the equalities and human rights commission and to the labour party over an event chaired back in 2010 by mrjeremy corbyn which went under the title never again. from auschwitz to gaza. views were expressed which appeared to compared the action of the israeli state in gaza to the murder of millions of jew is by the nazis. jeremy corbyn has put out a written statement and the labour party have also sought to clarify the issue. let me go through some of the point is that they put out. they said that the main speaker was in fact a jewish holocaust survivor. mr corbyn said that the views expressed at the meeting he did not accept or condoned. he makes

a broader point about some of his associations. he goes on to say... that is the first time mrjeremy corbyn has actually acknowledged that some of the groups he has been linked to have caused real dismay among some sections of the jewish community have caused real dismay among some sections of thejewish community and it comes as some of his own supporters have been saying that he needs to get out there and take a more high—profile in confronting anti—semitism and to personally intervene and to address the concerns of the jewish community. intervene and to address the concerns of thejewish community. in public so far we have heard nothing from mr korman —— mrjeremy corbyn

except for this written statement in response to a story written in the times last night. he was not saying anything this morning. good morning mr corbyn. are relations between the labour leadership and the britishjewish community broken beyond repair? can you fix the relationship, mr corbyn? good morning. nice to see you. goodbye. can you close the door? if the hope was that the statement would lower the temperature a bit and give him a hearing with the jewish community does not seem to have worked. the labour party has tweeted that they are facing a crisis over the anti—semitism row and there are calls for mr corbyn to

publicly slapped down his old friend peter wilms and who made these remarks at the npc. the message from jewish organisations is that they do not think that mrjeremy corbyn has done enough. bye the time for an apology for this for defending people who said that 911 was an israeli conspiracy. jeremy corbyn has spent his life standing with people or knowing and defending them and the time off for the apology was at the time of the event in 2010. my senses short of direct action from mrjeremy corbyn, this is not going away. some of the ideas which people in the labour party are suggesting

is that the party ought to accept the full international definitions and examples contained in the accepted international code on anti—semitism. he should suspend the investigation into margaret hodge and ian austin and also confirm that comparing israel to the nazis is unacceptable. in effect, that he should take a much clearer and more aggressive stance in combating anti—semitism and slapping down those perpetuating dull sort of attitudes. thank you very much. an emergency ‘drought summit‘ has been called by the national farmers‘ union, to address the impact of the recent dry, hot weather on farms across the uk. many farmers have been experiencing their driest spring and summer for decades, with too little water for crops and severely reduced grass growth. the environment secretary michael gove will be among those attending, as katharine da costa reports. these cows in north yorkshire should be eating grass,

but it simply hasn‘t grown. no significant rain for two months means they are having to eat baled feed instead, that could mean a shortage of straw and an expensive winter to come. it is a similar concern for arable farmers, harvest time is still five weeks away, but severe water shortages mean crop yields are down and farmers risk losing their crops at the final stage. tinderbox conditions and a summer drought have seen field fires, algal blooms and fish rescues. the environment agency says it has responded to 44 significant incidents since the end ofjune. last month‘s dry, hot weather followed the driestjune since 1925. the nfu says this unprecedented spell of weather serves as a wake—up call for us all. today‘s emergency drought summit‘s seeking emergency action to address the crippling impact it is having on farms across the country. it is a timely reminder that you shouldn‘t take food reduction for granted,

the weather will usually have the last laugh. in these brexit times, the nation needs to think about how it is going to feed itself going forward. we think we want government to take food production in the uk seriously and in these testing times that is a good test for government as to how seriously it takes us as an industry. the thunderstorms and rain in recent days hasn‘t been enough to solve the many issues farmers are experiencing. environment secretary michael gove will attend today‘s meeting and help draw up an action plan. the president of the nfu says it is a timely reminder that we shouldn‘t take food production for granted. katharine da costa, bbc news. some of those attending today‘s summit in london have been sharing their concerns for their own livelihoods. we are three quarters of the way through our winter feedstocks. at the moment the cows are milking well. there is no grass out in the

fields and the crops that are out there are really suffering. the real issue at is as we go into the winter we are already feeding winter rations to our cows now. the welfare of cows is great but going forward we have a real dilemma how we will feed them. we have seen considerable effect on our vegetable crops. we have seen some crop failure but also a huge loss of quality which of course has meant that they are not fit to go for the supermarkets. course has meant that they are not fit to go for the supermarketsm has not affected us too badly at the moment because growing chickens you need heat. but going forward, there will be a lack of straw which we use for the chickens during the year and also feed. feed prices are beginning to move up rapidly and we don't get that money back from the retailers and it is going to affect our profitability. we are all in this

list together. we are a united industry. whether it be crops or livestock. we are in a bed of a stop. a little earlier environment secretary michael gove — who has been at the meeting — sought to reassure uk farmers after the difficult weather conditions. we all know that farmers are facing a challenging time as a result of the weather conditions and today‘s meeting is an opportunity for officials from my department and from the other agencies with whom we work to hear first—hand from those on the front line. and we are determined to do everything that we can to support farmers in this challenging time. and that means that we will look at the bureaucracy which may have in the past impeded us and others from providing support to farmers. we want to sweep that bureaucracy away. we want to make sure the farmers have access to the water they need in order to make sure the crops can grow. we want to make sure that farmers have access to the feed, the livestock needs in order to ensure that we can have food production maintained and healthy and successful farm businesses and we will do whatever it takes in order to make sure that our farmers can continue to run successful businesses and the food supplies continue.

healthy. we can speak now to the president of the national farmers union minette batters who is in central london. do you feel reassured by what michael gove had to say. he said there that the government will do what ever it takes to make sure farmers and run successful businesses. i think it was very reassuring to hear that. it is a timely reminder to government of the importance of food production in a very densely populated company, the uk, 65 million people, food security has not been a political priority for a long time. i think now with brexit happening next year we really do need to take food seriously. you need immediate solutions don‘t chew? sweeping bureaucracy away and access to water supplies and so on. what is going to happen? we have been having

ongoing conversations with the environment agency. abstraction where there is water available that we can continue to irrigate crops. also the movement of ford, grass, hay and straw getting it across the country. we know there are supplies of straw for livestock bedding on the eastern side. we want to be able to make sure that it can move. we know that other european member states have policies in place through the winter whereby the wearerfunding through the winter whereby the wearer funding college costs in order to keep the crippling and indeed rising costs that are happening on farm now down. i‘m very much looking at the welfare of farmers and of course the welfare of their livestock has been critically important in all of this. we have heard farmers are using their winter feed stores to feed animals. talking about crops struggling because of the lack of rainfall. farmers

sending animals to slaughter earlier than they would have because of the cost of keeping them. what does this all mean for food supply and food prices throughout the second half of the year and into next year? there are many components that drive food prices, not least oil and transport costs a nd prices, not least oil and transport costs and packaging costs. it is really early days to be talking about food price spikes but it is important. that is why we are having the drought summit to date so that we can look at the solution is to be put in place for farmers and also making sure that consumers are not impacted in all of this. there are going to be challenges going forward but that is the whole idea of today‘s meeting, to make sure that today‘s meeting, to make sure that today‘s consumers do not lose out in any of this. and the farmers themselves, you have reflected how you want people to take a good look at food production and not take it

for granted and i know that here in the uk we already pay some of the cheapest prices for food. how much is the situation of the farmers because of the weather exacerbated by the very tight margins under which they operate because of pricing by supermarkets? you are right. we have a unique retail buying environment in the uk. that has been a great success in many ways for consumers in that the percentage of our annual income that we spend on food has fallen dramatically over the years saw in the 1970s and 1980s it was 35% of our disposable income. that is now down to 8.2%. it is only america that beats as in this field. food is cheap in the uk. we need to look at the long—term sustainability of farming businesses. that is important in today‘s discussions. it is not about the here and now, it is

about how we look at the long term of making sure we can maintain our place with self—sufficiency, for instance, with milk and we are self—sufficient with liquid milk. we wa nt to self—sufficient with liquid milk. we want to remain so. it is a very important conversation to have. this weather has highlighted the importance of having market failure measures in place and dealing with volatility and indeed for the government to take food security seriously. something that we have felt very strongly for a long time needs to happen. what was the reaction from other farmers attending that meeting today? did they feel reassured given the immediate concerns that they have?” think the dead. it was very important for us. —— i think it was true. the tenant farmers association was here today as well as many others. the soil association. really

good to hear from all of them. as well as the farming charities about what we can do. it was a discussion around the challenges but very much based on the solutions that are needed. thank you very much for your time. the headlines on bbc news... former english defence league leader tommy robinson is to be freed on bail after challenging his conviction for contempt of court ——a fresh hearing will be held as soon as possible jeremy corbyn apologises for any ‘anxiety and concern‘ caused after he hosted an event in 2010 at which a holocaust survivor compared israel‘s government to nazism. northamptonshire county council will hold an emergency meeting to decide whether to limit the services it provides due to a financial crisis. sport now, here‘s sarah mulkerrins. let‘s begin with the cricket.

alastair cook and keaton jennings opened the batting but cook did not last long. england have gone... the latest score there is england 58 41. you can follow that on the website. the british number one tennis beat serena williams in california. she lost the opening game but then one 12 in lost the opening game but then one 12ina lost the opening game but then one 12 in a row condemning serena williams to the worst defeat of her career. there was more british success in san jose career. there was more british success in sanjose as heather watson also won. everton have

announced the signing of the barcelona player on a five—year deal for £80 million. he has 21 caps for france and was on standby for the world cup winners earlier this summer. this is following the arrival of the brazilian from watford. just a week to go and tell the premier league kicks off. there we re the premier league kicks off. there were two contenders overnight in the international champions cup. totte n ha m international champions cup. tottenham youngster got their only goal ina tottenham youngster got their only goal in a 1—0 win in minneapolis. manchester united also one. the one to—0 in miami. has nurtured upjos murray neal? in 11 days we'll start the premier league and these are the prayers that we have plus those who

stuck he started training to do the go. mark was rashford they gave to the group and to the team three days of their holidays. they are coming big —— back three days early to be available for the team. the fantastic spirit that we have in the majority of the players, in the majority of the players, in the majority of the players, in the majority of the players we have a fantastic spirit. we will give everything we have two the premier league. that is whispered for now. a conservative run council is warning it may have to cut basic services after imposing emergency spending controls for the second time in six months. northamptonshire county council needs to save more than 60 million pounds by next march, and will decide today whether it should limit the work it does to a bare minimum—— including children and adults services. here‘s our political correspondent, tom barton. looking after older people,

caring for vulnerable children, repairing the roads — all work done by local councils on behalf of local residents. but one council is warning that soon it might only do the things it‘s required to by law. northamptonshire county council last week warned, for the second year in a row, that it was at risk of running out of money. and tonight, councillors will decide what the authority needs to do to avoid going bust. 0n the table, proposals to reduce services to a bare minimum of 33 core areas, which it is obliged to deliver in line with statutory duties. the council says: 0ver the next eight months, the council has to save more than £60 million, 15%

of its annual budget. even if these proposals were approved, that will be a big challenge. in zimbabwe, the country‘s electoral commission is reporting that the ruling zanu—pf party has taken an early lead in the first results to be announced after monday‘s elections. it‘s reporting that zanu—pf has taken 110 seats in parliament, while the mdc — the movement for democratic change — has claimed 41. the european union election observers are expected to give their report on the election later today. the mdc has complained of electoral fraud. well, this is the scene live in the zimbabwean capital harare where the zimbabwe electoral commission is giving an update on the vote count. 0ur correspondent nomsa maseko is in the zimbabwean capital harare let us know what the electoral

commission has been saying. the electoral commission has been releasing the latest parliamentary results and it shows that there zanu—pf is cruising through with a majority of the seats so far. it appears that zanu—pf could well have two thirds majority in parliament. but there are some angry scenes here, demonstrations here on the streets of harare from members and supporters of the opposition movement for democratic change who are alleging that this vote was rigged. if as things stand zanu-pf continues as a ruling party with the movement for democratic change with around 40 seats, where does that lead the future of zimbabwe ‘s government? what direction is it going to take? it means that there

isa going to take? it means that there is a possibility that the incumbent who took over following the military coup that ousted robert mugabe is going to be the president of zimbabwe. but they are not happy about this. the belief that the election was rigged and they are calling on the international observers to say as such even though the observer themselves are saying that this election has been relatively free and free of violence and no intimidation. but as i am speaking to you now, there are protests. members of the mdc are all over the streets here in harare. there is a huge police presence. those police officers are instructing members of the mdc to disperse and shop around downtown harare have been ordered to shut down. thank you very much for that. take a look at this —

this is the moment two drunken teenagers wrote off a bus they stole and then drove for 9 miles through the cotswolds. harry atley, who s 19, and 18 year old thomas bloomfield were caught on the single decker‘s cctv footage shrieking and swearing as they took turns at the wheel, driving into verges and over roundabouts as they went. the crown prosecution service have released the footage as a warning to others. the teenagers were given 8 months youth detention suspended for a year and ordered to do 200 hours unpaid work and pay back £10,000 each to the bus company. now it‘s time for a look at the weather — here‘s helen willitts. good afternoon. there is a lot of dry weather on offer. plenty of sunshine as you will see in a moment. this was taken on the isle of wight with stunning weather

watcher picture. here you can see the extent of the sunshine. it is bright on the east of scotland but there is much more clout for the north and the west. we will have some rain for the rest of today and will push into the west of scotland and further north and east through this evening and may catch cumbria as well. there is a south—westerly wind and more clout or there will be increasing humidity. everywhere is one except the and east. a fairly co mforta ble one except the and east. a fairly comfortable night for sleeping but probably the last a while. the best of the sunshine in the south and higher temperatures. we have more clout for the north and west. there isa gap clout for the north and west. there is a gap in the temperatures. it will be the low 20s that north and west, and some rain to come into the north—west of northern ireland later in the day. this is bbc news. our latest headlines... the former leader of

the english defence league, tommy robinson, has been bailed after winning an appeal against a finding of contempt of court. the far—right activist received a 13—month jail term in may after he filmed outside leeds crown court during a trial. a new hearing has been ordered. jeremy corbyn apologises for any ‘anxiety and concern‘ caused after he hosted an event in 2010 at which a holocaust survivor compared israel‘s government to nazism. later today, a conservative run council will vote on scaling back the services it provides to the "bare minimum" because of severe financial difficulties. it needs to save up to £70m — 15% of its budget — by next march. a us federaljudge in seattle has temporarily blocked a texas firm from releasing the blueprints for guns made by a 3—d printer —— for guns made by a 3—d printer — ruling that they could cause irreparable harm. more on that shortly. there are more than 10,000 more grammar school

pupils in england now than there were in 2010. that‘s despite a 20—year ban on building new ones. figures, from a bbc analysis of official data, show the number of places are expected to increase further in the coming years, partly due to a new 50 million pounds expansion fund. 0ur education editor branwen jeffries has more. like many grammar schools, it has a long history. sir william borlase's also wants a bigger future. it is among over 30 selective schools bidding to expand. the deadline to ask for cash to build is tomorrow. it is a condition for those selective schools that they have to come forward with a plan of how they are going to widen their access and make sure that more children from more disadvantaged backgrounds are going to be able to access it. but grammar school expansion has already been happening. there are 11,000 more grammar school pupils than in 2010. by 2021, that means the equivalent

of 24 extra grammar schools. that‘s if intake stays the same. 93 out of 163 grammar schools still give priority to poorer pupils, but some still fear the effect of expansion. what you‘re doing is you are creaming off the top students in that area. the consequence of that for other schools will be that their average achievement level will go down, both in terms of the students entering those schools will have a lower test scores. also potentially in the progress they make because you‘re removing some of that high achieving peer group. grammar schools are popular with some parents, but remain controversial with those against selecting at age 11. you can find more details about your nearest grammar school by entering your postcode at a special page of our website

and smartphone app. it will show whether or not the school has a policy which gives priority to poorer pupils. it will also show the percentage of pupils at the school who have had free school meals at any point in the past six years — and gives the average for the local authority. it‘s for schools in england only. a plane has crashed on takeoff during a heavy hailstorm in northern mexico, injuring eighty—five people. local officials said the aircraft was hit by a gust of wind as it left the runway. amazingly everyone survived. andrew plant reports thick plumes of smoke in the distance, from a passengerjet which crashed shortly after ta ke—off. officials say that no—one was killed, though 80 have suffered injuries. the photos show the plane was severely damaged. the aircraft was on its way to mexico city when it crashed. it had tried to take off from durango state on the two—hour flight south

from guadalupe victoria international airport, with 97 passengers and four crew on board. translation: there was a strong explosion which hit the plane. we don't know if was a lightning bolt or a mechanical problem. we had just taken off and the plane fell. translation: the survivors are being checked, but 25 do not have serious injuries, 10 others are in a serious condition. this footage has also emerged — a hailstorm in durango at the time of the crash. though it‘s not clear if the weather was a factor in what happened. authorities haven‘t said how serious the injuries sustained are. it seems some of the passengers managed to walk off the plane after it came down. the airport has now closed while emergency services deal with the crash and families wait for news on the condition of the passengers and crew onboard. andrew plant, bbc news. thousands of children in the uk do not have a bed

of their own, forcing many to share with siblings, or sleep on the floor. that s according to the charity than thirteen—thousand beds to children in the past five years. the charity has written to mps and council leaders in 10 of the most deprived areas to ask them to commit to ensuring that every child has a bed of their own. anna crossley reports. delighted with his new bed and duvet, mikhail now has his own place to sleep thanks to the charity buttle uk. since growing out of his cot two years ago, he had been sharing a bed with his mum at home in bradford. i couldn't afford a bed with the money i was getting. mikhail was keeping me up all night, kicking. i was surviving on two hours sleep. i was getting poorly myself. i was feeling like i shouldn't be a mum because my children were going without what they needed. sarah and mikhail‘s story isn‘t unusual. teacher becks wilson

spends much of her free time delivering beds, duvets and pyjamas to children in leeds. if you look behind you, we have got some brand—new beds coming in, so each of you have your own bed. it is typical of all our referrals that we have with the lack of furniture and things. children sleeping in rooms, in spaces like this, on a mattress on the floor. no space for storage and those kind of things. it is quite typical. where are the children here sleeping? at the moment there are three in here and then there is one in with mum in the other room. back in bradford, something as basic as a bed has made a big difference to family life. in reality, it is only alleviated some of sarah‘s worries. i want my children to do well and stuff. finances and poverty are stopping that. there are quite a lot of bright

children that are living in proverty and could go a long way in life, but poverty is stopping them. sarah khan speaking there to our reporter anna crossley. facebook says it has uncovered a suspected plot to meddle in the us mid—term elections in november. it‘s now closed more than thirty accounts and pages on facebook and instagram. the company says these efforts were more sophisticated than before. dave lee reports from san francisco. once, facebook appears to be on the front foot. it announced it has discovered coordinated behaviour. it involves over 10,000 facebook posts. hundred and 50 pieces of advertising. it was designed to make

americans angry. it said protests we re americans angry. it said protests were organised by the malicious actors. one was organised to take place in washington, dc. 600 people indicated they would attend. further techniques resemble those taken in the 2016 election. it said whoever took greater care in covering their tracks. it found some overlap in the new cans and those operated by the kremlin internet research agency. for this reason, some in washington felt the hand of russia was pop possible. i have a high level of confidence that this has been tied to ira accounts. the model what was

used by the russians in the past. i think this was russian related. president donald trump as begrudgingly ignores that russia may have influenced hers election when. vladimir putin has denied it. with the mid—term vote approaching in september, facebook suggest that russia is very much still at it. face because under pressure to stamp it out. the ability to make your own gun using a printer is as revolutionary as it is bizarre for many. but 3—d printers have made it all possible. however, a federaljudge in seattle has temprorarily blocked the release of the blueprints for such a gun being published on the internet. judge robert lasnik says they could fall into the wrong hands and cause irreparable harm to citizens. after all, these plastic guns would be untraceable and unlicensed. but — while the technology is different — this is still a debate about guns in the united states — and some designs are already available. looking at the issues,

caroline davies reports. coming to a theatre near you. this is the fear among some in america. untraceable, unregistered, ghost guns, available to anyone with a 3—d printer and more easily available after a deal made with the trump administration. he complains about terrorists crossing the border but he wants to let them have guns undetected. what kind of hypocrisy is this? it is not a new issue. this is a pro—gun activist in 2013, showing off one of the world‘s first 3—d printed guns. his group put instructions on how to make them online. they were downloaded hundreds of thousands of times. the us state department ordered them to be taken down. the group sued the state and injune thejustice department ruled that american citizens could access use and reproduce the data. he argues this is about free speech. you want to announce treaties

and new legal regimes and greater areas of gun control, but this era is over. you do not understand the world you‘re living in. yesterday a judge temporarily blocked the blueprints. that means, for any entity or individual to post that information online is illegal under federal law. just as it was before the federal government made the unfortunate decision to allow it. president trump sweep tweeted that selling 3—d guns didn‘t seem to make much sense. opponents to them still hope they can reverse the decision. this issue that combines guns, free speech and the internet isn‘t over yet. the next hearing will be held in nine days. researchers in the highlands of scotland are adding gm crops to the feed of farmed salmon in a scientific trial to increase the nutritional value of the fish. the feed is rich in healthy fish oils which the team hopes will be absorbed by the salmon.

our science correspondent, pallab ghosh, has this exclusive report. two different types of salmon. chefs will tell you that salmon is one of the healthiest foods you can eat, but it is not as good for you as it once was. tests have shown that levels of oil called omega three have halved in farmed salmon in recent years. there is still enough to be beneficial, but levels are continuing to drop. to reverse the trend, these fish are being given a feed high in omega—3 oil produced by gm crops. the feed has worked in the lab, but the big question is whether it will do just as well on a real fish farm. like this one, in the highlands of scotland. if it does, it will be commercially produced. it will make salmon more nutritious in farms all across the world. we have also trialled this with sea bass and see bream, the two main species formed elsewhere in europe.

they can also be used in all farmed fish. not only that, it can be expanded out into feeds for other animals like pigs and poultry because not everyone likes eating fish — like my wife. this is an efficient production factory for making oil. researchers believe that these genetically modified plants are the solution. their seeds containing omega—3 oil. consumers in many parts of the world would be happy to eat salmon fed on the oil that is crushed out of them. but there is consumer resistance in europe. i think the technology has a great deal to offer. i think we could use that with all the other approaches we could adopt, especially now that we are going to be leaving the eu. maybe there is an opportunity for us to consider how we regulate gm. we are going to cook them in the same pan and then we are going to taste because they taste completely different. this is one of the country‘s for most chefs. he knows a thing or two about fish.

scientists are saying that it is healthy, that it has got more omega—3 in it. do we believe that? i personally do not agree with it, but if you think there is going to be more omega three. is it natural? is it good for us? do we know? all those things are worrying when you start messing around with force—feeding animals. he isn‘t alone in having his doubts. he‘s sticking to wild salmon well i try the farmed. there is a stronger flavour. it is a completely different fish. this isn‘t bad. that‘s not bad, but this is a different fish. british foreign ministerjeremy hunt met with his austrian counterpart, karin kneissl, earlier this morning. he warned of a "terrible mistake" that could sever the uk‘s partnership with the eu in the case of a no deal brexit. take a look at this. austria has special role because of its eu presence. what we say is, looking at your huge experience in foreign policy,

and historical knowledge, let‘s not make it one of those moments in european history where a terrible mistake is made — which we are still talking about in 20 or 30 years. let‘s have a pragmatic solution that allows for the special partnership and friendship between the united kingdom and europe to continue. the headlines on bbc news... former english defence league leader tommy robinson is to be freed on bail after challenging his conviction for contempt of court — a fresh hearing will be held as soon as possible. jeremy corbyn apologises for any ‘anxiety and concern‘ caused after he hosted an event in 2010 at which a holocaust survivor compared israel‘s government to nazism. northamptonshire county council will hold an emergency meeting to decide whether to limit the services it provides due to a financial crisis.

police in sweden have launched a manhunt after a heist in broad daylight saw the theft of some of the country‘s crown jewels. two gold—plated crowns and a seventh century orb were seized from a cathedral near the capital, stockholm. witnesses say they saw two men leave the building around midday yesterday, before escaping in a speedboat. each year, across the uk more than 30,000 people suffer a cardiac arrest somewhere other than a hospital, and fewer than 10 per cent survive. very often access to a defibrillator can mean the difference between life and death, and now a pilot scheme in london is providing taxi drivers with the essential kit, as breakfast‘s tim muffett‘s been finding out: dob, defibrullator on board. this is one of several london taxi drivers trialling a new way of delivering emergency first aid.

if the app goes off and you're very near to somewhere where an incident with a potential heart attack or cardiac arrest, we can be first on the scene. this is a demonstration mode but this is what you would hear, that there is an incident nearby. absolutely. paul was one of the first cabbies to carry a defibrillator. it delivers an electric shock to heart that is in cardiac arrest. i was picking up a gentleman from the city, taking him home, and he collapsed on the back of the seat. i used a defibrillator. one will go to the left and one will go to the right. it will then tell you to give a shock. the shock button is there. it will only deliver a shock if it needs to. absolutely. the gentleman made a full recovery, he is with us today, which is great. the idea of a taxi driver being a first responder, how does that feel? you are not trained paramedics, are you? no, absolutely not.

i have had serious incidents inside the taxi and also outside the taxi where you feel that you could do something but you have been powerless. the pilot is being run in conjunction with the london ambulance service. for patients in cardiac arrest, literally every minute counts. every minute that somebody is in a cardiac arrest and isn't receiving cpr or getting defibrillator, their chance of survival decreased by about 10%. if there is an opportunity to do this before we get there, that can massively increase somebody's chances of survival. what is it like coming back here? it is certainly emotional. three years ago, neil had been running in this park when he collapsed with a cardiac arrest. i was incredibly lucky that the person that was in the queue behind me was a gp, so he was trained and knew exactly what to do. he started compressions on me immediately. it took paramedics 15 minutes to arrive with a defibrillator. when a patient is in cardiac arrest, the only thing that can restart

their heart and save their life is a defibrillator. cpr is the short term method to keep oxygen flowing to the patient‘s brain. how important is it that there are more defibrillators? it is hugely important. not only that there are more defibrillators, but there are more people who understand how to use them. defibrillators are now available in many workplaces, shopping centres, and really stations. in october, a decision will be made as to whether or london taxis will have one on board. we‘ve got some lovely pictures to share with you from the european paragliding championships. they were held in portugal where 150 pilots from 28 countries took part in eight tasks over 10 days. and the men‘s gold medal was taken by a brit, theo warden. he‘sjust19, making him one of the youngest ever winners of the comeptition. stargazers have been treated to a closer view of mars

than they ve had in 15 years over the last 24 hours. the red planet came within just 35 million miles of earth, making it more visible to the naked eye than usual. according to nasa it could take at least 250 years before the two planets come so close to each other again. beating at an exhibition of his polaroid, he said photography is dead. nearly 20 years ago he set the world record for spanning the world on

roller skates. now he has upgraded to an electric skateboard. he is on the move from 11 hours at the time. he averages about a kilometres a day. —— hundred and 50 kilometres. does it make you dream? it makes me dream. iam does it make you dream? it makes me dream. i am alone. just perfect. the first stage of his round the world trip began towards the end of may. setting off from san francisco and heading to san diego. some more notable stops on the way include tucson in arizona and houston in texas. the journey continued tucson in arizona and houston in texas. thejourney continued past new lanes and louisiana before it com pletes new lanes and louisiana before it completes in miami. he says he‘s doing it to show the world that could revolutionise transport using

a skateboard and urban environment. it has not always been easy. sometimes the road surface was not appropriate, there were the perils of the occasional puncture and sometimes there was not much you can do. this is only the first stage. he is doing things one continent of the time. next up, paris. skateboarding across europe. let‘s get more now on our top story and the former english defence league leader — tommy robinson — is to be freed on bail by the court of appeal after partially winning a legal challenge against a contempt of court finding. robinson, who appeared under his real name — stephen yaxley—lennon — had been sentenced to 13 months imprisionment in may. outstanding allegations against him relating to filming he carried out whilst outside leeds crown court will be reheard at the old bailey. but the judge also ruled that a suspended sentence relating to a separate incident outside

a trial in canterbury should stand. let‘s go live to our news correspondent phil mackie whojoins me now from hmp onley near rugby — that‘s the prison where tommy robinson has been held. do we have any idea when he is going to believe in there? not as yet. one would imagine it would take a couple of hours frantically processed. you can see a lot of the prison staff are taking their lunch break at the moment. we think that will lead to a pause in proceedings. there will not be much chance of him being released until they have gone back on, which will not possibly be for another half an hour. there are a couple of his supporters here. friends who have come to take him away. they have come to take him away. they have not heard anything either. all we have heard from the inside is something that was posted on the toby robinson facebook page. —— tommy robinson. he said he heard it

on the news and from other inmates. he said he had to make a phone call to get it confirmed. he was unaware of the decision. until we get any confirmation from the present, we are standing here waiting. there is are standing here waiting. there is a lot of press year. we are just waiting to hear if you will see something. this case has brought huge attention back on tommy robinson. absolutely. there's been a global campaign. many have his supporters feel he was imprisoned not because of the alleged contempt of court but because of his political views. that has led to protest a nd political views. that has led to protest and a great deal of social media activity. it means that those

supporters will be celebrating today. this is simply a retrialfor the allegations of content. he has already got that suspended contempt sentence from the previous offence. it is difficult to know whether he will say anything when he comes out. i would imagine his lawyers will tell him not to. he is not the sort of person to keep quiet. in a moment it‘s time for the one o‘clock news with jane hill but first it‘s time for a look at the weather. another warm day. it is a tale of two halves. we have got more close and the weather front moving across northern ireland and scotland, bringing some rain. the best of the sunshine is south—east. we had some

done —— sunshine and derbyshire. through the evening we have some damp weather in northern ireland and scotland. it would be raining all time but there will be some heavy bursts of rain. further south temperatures will be in the mid—20s. it is looking largely fine for the first day of cricket. the code will thicken some rain and parts of cumbria. rain and scotland will ease throughout the night. the humidity will increase, so it‘ll be a warm night. more sunshine to come tomorrow. the humidity will have increased. there is more cloud north and west. there will be some low

cloud through parts of northern ireland and western scotland. further east, it should have brightened up. on friday the role be a weather front with us. there will be brighter skies to the north. the humidity building. the heat will be in the low 30s in southern and eastern parts of the country. over the weekend it will be a similar picture. hot weather. sunshine in the south and east. plenty of dry and usable weather on saturday. we will head 20 degrees in eastern parts of scotland. the humidity will not be as high. next week, we have got fresh weather and a lot of cloud in the north. the heat is likely to continue. local council crisis — northamptonshire says its financial problems mean essential services could go.

the local authority meets later to decide what to cut — as it tries to save £60 million. we‘re notjust going to slash and burn all the services. we‘ve got to look very carefully at some of the decisions that we‘re going to have to take and they are going to be very difficult. we‘ll examine whether other councils are facing similar problems. the other headlines this lunchtime: the former leader of the english defence league, tommy robinson, partially wins an appeal against his conviction for contempt of court. as the row about anti—semitism in labour continues, jeremy corbyn apologises for appearing at events where the israeli government is compared to the nazis. farmers hold emergency talks with the government — they warn the dry weather is causing unprecedented problems