the bank of england raises interest rates to their highest level since 2009. it means the cost of borrowing the live —— rise, with loans and mortgages to increase. the element we wa nt mortgages to increase. the element we want to ensure that inflation comes down to that 2% target and stays there. that is why a modest adjustment in interest rates is necessary. we will have more details on how the rate rise will impact you. the other main stories at five: in zimbabwe, troops have closed shops and ordered people off the streets in some parts of harare as the nation waits for the results of the presidential election. chances were missed to save baby elsie, who was murdered by her adopted father. the number of calls made on mobiles. the number of calls made on mobiles. the first time ever, though new research shows that we checked our

phone every 12 minutes. and holiday—makers going abroad are warned to prepare for extreme heat. many parts of europe are hitting temperatures into the 405. welcome to the bbc news at five, our top story tonight: the bank of england's monetary policy committee has voted unanimously to raise interest rates to their highest level since 2009. they're going up a quarter of a percentage point, to 0.75 percent. the increase had been widely predicted, despite concerns about rising personal debt. it means more than 3 and a half million residential mortgages on variable or tracker rates will become more expensive — but the move will be welcomed by some savers. here's our personal finance correspondent simon gompertz. the right interest rate

for an economy on the mend, getting back into shape. only now does the bank of england think we can cope with rates returning gradually to normal levels. the bank's monetary policy committee which sets the direction for rates, had to weigh up the uncertainties of brexit against fears that price rises might take off in an economy awash with cheap loans. that strategy has worked. today employment is at a record high. real wages are picking up and external price pressures are declining. this lincolnshire road surfacing company agrees, business is beginning to roll along nicely. so much so that wages are higher, the sort of signal which makes the bank of england reach for its interest rate lever. there is a lot of work about at the minute so people are getting significant contracts.

they need the men and the manpower to carry out this work, so they offer more money. guys we are employing now are earning twice as much as they were three oi’ four years ago. higher wages may be, but for some, higher costs, too. if they have variable rate mortgages, many of which will see an automatic increase now. a rise in interest rates are always worrying. it takes more money out of your pockets. a quarter of 1% means 20 or £30 a month to me. if another rise in six months, that is another £30, £60 a month. you start to feel the pinch. it's not just homeowners with their mortgages who care about interest rates — savers have been waiting for higher rates for years. the worry for them is whether all

the banks and building societies pass on the rate increase in full and bump up savers' rates. it would increase my income because it would increase the amount on the savings, yes. the percentage at the moment is poor for saving, it's not worth putting your money in the bank. the bank of england's hope is a smalljump in rates for home owners combined with a boost for savers won't upset the economic applecart at a sensitive time. we think interest rates will not rise now for another year and that is because we see a number of uncertainties on the horizon, in particular over brexit. we think that policymakers will probably want to wait until after the uk has left the eu to see if there is an impact, on the economy before they decide to raise interest rates again. it is what the future holds that matters most. the bank says the ideal level for the long run is between 2% and 3%, three times where

it is at the moment. well, mark carney has said people should expect more "limited" and "gradual" interest rate rises over the coming years. he's been speaking to our busiess editor simonjack. (tx next) some people will say we're pretty wea k growth some people will say we're pretty weak growth in the uk, and a trade war kicking off for the big superpowers around the world. you have the huge uncertainty of brexit around the corner. this is not the ideal moment, so why not wait? relatively weak growth — we have growth in the uk that is around hour speed limit, a little faster. we used to be able to run the machine at 3% growth, now it is around 1.5% growth. this is more the new normal,

at least for a period of time. the second thing is, without question, there are these uncertainties. brexit is, you know, dominates all the other uncertainties. i think we are all hoping that by the end of the year, there will be much more clarity about the future relationship and that there will be a smooth transition to whatever that relationship is. there are a variety of scenarios that can happen with brexit. we don't have enough time to go through them all. but in many of those scenarios, interest rates should be at least at these levels, and so this decision is consistent with that. in those scenarios, where interest rates should be lower, the mpc, which meets eight times a year, i'm confident would take the right decision to adjust interest rates at that time. people have seen this first interest rate above 0.5% in

eight years come so how much more should they expect? this is not the world precrisis, we're not on the rotor interest rates being 5%, which was the average for bank rates since this institution was put in place in 1694. we view that it is a limited amount of rate increases at a very gradual pace, a level of interest rates consistent with that speed limited, wage increases being slower than they were previously. 2%, limited, wage increases being slower than they were previously. 296, 396? where are we headed? the outside band of that is in the 2—3% range, but there are factors in the uk that mean that it is lower than that. let mean that it is lower than that. let me answer at this weight: if you ta ke me answer at this weight: if you take what financial markets thing, which is about one interest rate increase per year, of 0.25% per year for the next few years. you most ——

you more 01’ for the next few years. you most —— you more or less get back over the interest rate horizon. people want a rule of thumb for now, i would use that. with the caveat, the same one for virtually economic conversation that might virtually any, —— virtually any economic conversation you have in this country, it depends on the brexit negotiation. let's talk to suren thiru, head of economics at the british chambers of commerce. good evening to you. what do you make of this decision? we were notified —— we are annoyed at this for a number of reasons. we have seen growth at its weakest for about six years in the first quarter of this year. 0verall, six years in the first quarter of this year. overall, the picture is fairly weak. inflation is the key

indicator the bank of england will look at, while it is about the 2% target, many people expected to fall back to target in the next couple of yea rs. back to target in the next couple of years. add—on the uncertainty, including brexit, the case for raising interest rates at this moment remains fairly weak. interesting that you say that, given that the mpc voted unanimously. that was certainly a surprise. 0ur concern is that the mpc may be looking too far ahead in planning the monetary policy and not looking at the economic data of what is going on now and what will go on in 18 months when the interest rate rise will hit the real economy. a 0.25% rise will hit the real economy. a 0 . 25% interest rise will hit the real economy. a 0.25% interest rise won't have much ofan impact 0.25% interest rise won't have much of an impact on consumers, but at a

time when there is political and economic uncertainty, raising the rate could be a tipping point for many businesses and consumers. but even though it is only a quarter of 196, even though it is only a quarter of ‘io even though it is only a quarter of 1%, your point is that it unnerves people if they are having to pay out elizabeth extra a month, for example, ona elizabeth extra a month, for example, on a mortgage? —— a little bit extra each month. business confidence is weakening a little bit. businesses say that the key point for them is the cost of doing business in the uk. the cost of borrowing is part of that. if there isa borrowing is part of that. if there is a perception of borrowing is going up in the next couple of yea rs, going up in the next couple of years, it going up in the next couple of yea rs, it lost going up in the next couple of years, it lost businesses investing for the long—term. years, it lost businesses investing for the long-term. when you listen to mark carney, he seems to reiterate that any other rise will be slow and gradual. lots of

a nalysts a re be slow and gradual. lots of analysts are saying we won't have anything else this year. there is an awareness that these are uncertain times, and mark carney talked about brexit as well. they are conscious of that. certainly. we are forecasting economic growth of 1.3% this year, the weakest since 2009, and that this higher than interest rates. if you compare it to the us, they are raising interest rates, but their economy is growing strongly. figures show it is at its highest level for four years. it is a different place. it is about timing. when is the best time to start normalising interest rates? the best time is when the economy is on a firmer footing. thank you. later in the hour, we will talk about the

personal impact of all this on our pocket. in zimbabwe, troops have closed shops and ordered people off the streets in parts of the capital harare, as the nation waits for the results of the presidential election. police have also sealed off the headquarters of the opposition movement for democratic change, whose leader accuses the ruling zanu—pf party of rigging the poll. nelson chamisa said president emmerson mnangagwa would have claimed victory by now, if he had won the most votes. the head of the electoral commission says the results will be declared later this evening. police say six people were killed when troops opened fire on demonstrators yesterday. 0ur correspondent shingai nyoka is in harare. time and again, they seemed to delay the announcement of the result of the announcement of the result of the presidential poll — what is the latest on that? as they announced

earlier on, they said that they were confident that the presidential results will start being announced at10pm, results will start being announced at 10pm, local time, three hours from now. the operative word is start. it appears as if the people of zimbabwe might be headed for a long night. announcing these results per constituency, there are 210 constituencies that will need to be announced. for now, it appears to be in sight. give us a sense of what it is like to be out on the streets of harare in areas where that is allowed. these are extraordinary times. extraordinary times, but the city centre where i am right now is like a ghost town, eerily quiet, and it has been like that for most of the day. normally we would have

people walking down the streets, vendors selling their wares and trinkets, as well as shops open for business and traffic. it is almost like there is an unofficial curfew here. police were patrolling the streets and telling people to go home. after what happened yesterday, many people would not have wanted to come into town anyway. so the situation is quiet, but there is tension as the country waits for these results to be an ounce. the opposition leader, nelson chamisa, visited some of the injured at a public hospital not far from here, and he remains defiant. in his own words, he says, i've won, i went back down. he says that once the fiction of the electoral commission results are announced, he says he will announce the facts, what he sees as the real results. the stand—off continues between the electoral commission, the ruling

party and the main opposition party. enormous concern expressed by commonwealth observers, eu observers. do their criticisms cut anyice observers. do their criticisms cut any ice with the government at all? is the government remotely interested in what outside observers are saying? it has to be interested with what international observers are saying. they allow these monitors to come in and observe the elections after a period of about since 2002. what the international community thinks is hugely important to zimbabwe, which is looking to come back from decades of international isolation. the country is desperately in need of international investment, needing about $10 billion to turn around an economy that has been decaying. what the international community says is

very important to the government. a short while ago, the british embassy released a statement where they condemned what they called excessive use of force by the military against the citizens, and they urged zimbabwe to remove soldiers from the streets. from what we can see, that appears to have been heeded. as we understand, it is only police in certain pockets of the capital city, but the soldiers appear for now to have been removed from the streets. thank you very much. the headlines on bbc news... the price of many loans and mortgages will rise after the bank of england increases interest rates to their highest level since 2009, but earnings on savings accounts will grow. in zimbabwe troops have closed shops and ordered people off the streets in parts of the capital harare as the nation waits for the results of the presidential election. chances were missed to save baby elsie, who was murdered

by her adoptive father. a report says professionals "failed to see a pattern emerging with her injuries". sam curran takes four wickets on the second day of the first test with india. india's captain virat kohli is closing in on his century. chris ashton has been called into england's pre—season training squad. england's pre—season training squad. england's georgia hall is tied third on five under par at the women's british open. more on those stories in about 15 minutes. an independent review of the murder of a toddler

by her adoptive father, says healthcare professionals failed to raise concerns about her care despite the girl suffering a series of injuries. matthew scully—hicks shook 18—month—old elsie to death a fortnight after she formally became his daughter. the regional safeguarding children board found that previous injuries she had suffered were dismissed as childhood accidents. sian lloyd reports from cardiff. elsie was just 18 months old when she died — murdered by her adopted father. matthew scully hicks had been described by a judge as a jekyll and hyde type character. he was sentenced to 18 years in prison after inflicting a catalogue of injuries on the child. today, a report was published into whether lessons could be learned from her death. it found that professionals did not consider or raise the possibility that elsie was being harmed by a parent. her injuries were either missed or not documented, meaning safeguarding concerns were not raised, and information was not effectively shared between agencies.

together with his husband, matthew scully hicks had already adopted one child and the family were known to social services. the report says the couple were seen through a positive lens by social workers, who had not always questioned elsie's injuries or recorded them. why was there this lack of professional curiosity, because there is a duty on social workers to be asking questions, particularly around injuries that they can see, during an adoption process? that positive lens meant that they weren't looking in the way they should have been, and so you are right. that is something they should have done, that is something that we have as an organisation recognised and have taken that fully on board. we have implemented a number of checks and balances into the system. elsie was treated in hospital for a fractured leg, but one of her injuries was missed. new practices are now being introduced. those children, whether they attend the a&e department or the fracture

clinic are considered in the weekly safeguarding meeting so we can be sure that those children are not missed and those who are expert in this area undertake a little more scrutiny of whether we have asked the right questions at the right time. nine recommendations have been made to try to prevent opportunities to save other children being missed in the future. the police watchdog is investigating the death of four men whose car crashed as it was being followed by an unmarked police vehicle in bradford. the west yorkshire force referred itself to the independent 0ffice for police conduct following the incident early this morning. our correspondent ian white spoke to us from the scene. this is one of the busy roads into the centre of bradford. bradford is two and a half miles that way behind me. this is where the crash actually happened. you can see the cordon has been put up by the police to stop people seeing what is going on behind there. but it is a hive of activity. it has been all morning.

a low loader has arrived and we think it's picking up the vehicle that the four men who died were in, a bmw. it was being followed by police at around 5:30am this morning when the accident happened. we don't know much about the crash itself but we are told it was an unmarked police car that was following this bmw. sadly, all four men within the bmw tragically died in the accident. because a police vehicle has been involved in following this vehicle, the matter has been referred to the iopc. they have released a statement, describing it as a tragic incident and sympathies are with the families and friends of those who died. the matter was referred to the iopc as a matter of procedure really. and investigators have spent the morning here at the scene along with roads, policing and crash investigation officers trying to establish exactly what happened. we have seen police carrying out skid tests on the road to recreate what might have happened.

let's return to our top story now and today's rise in interest rates. it had been widely predicted, despite concerns about rising personal debt. more than 3.5 million mortgages on variable or tracker rates will now become more expensive but the move will be welcomed by some savers. let's try to unpick what it might mean for everyone, depending on your personal circumstances. with me is laura suter, personal finance analyst at aj bell. thanks for coming in. the obvious thought is for someone whose mortgage isn't fixed. what is your ta ke mortgage isn't fixed. what is your take on what this interest rate rise means? there are more than 3.5 million people on a variable rate

mortgage and they will pretty much immediately see an increase in the amount they have to pay. i have had people say that they have been texted by their mortgage provider saying the rate would go up. they will see an immediate increase in their monthly outgoings with their mortgages. isn't that striking, that people are already getting those texts a nd people are already getting those texts and e—mails? we always say it is good news for savers, at least, if you need to live off your savings. and yet, really, are we going to see really this tiny rice passed on to savers? i haven't heard of any savers getting texts saying the rape was going up. we have a precedent for this, because there was an interest rate rise in november. —— the rate was going up. the interest rate only went up by 0.07%. nothing like what the bank of

england put the rate up by. savers will see an increase, but they are not going to see extra money in their bank account. people will reasonably say why is that not the case? some people really need that income to live off. exactly, and thatis income to live off. exactly, and that is why this rise is more significant. we have a nation of people in debt rather than a nation of savers. those people who will be hit on the downside, there are so many more of them and they are already struggling to make ends meet and spending more than their income. as someone who analyses the whole area of finance, what is your take on all the recent data that we have been seeing about the fact that we are increasingly in debt as a nation? how worrying is that? some of the figures that come out are really worrying, and you couple that

rising indebtedness with the fact that wages are not going up that much more than prices, and we have inflation going up a lot. i think thatis inflation going up a lot. i think that is why, going into this interest rate decision, everyone thought it was going to happen, but there was no clear signal as to why it should happen. it isjust there was no clear signal as to why it should happen. it is just that the economy is doing a bit better thanit the economy is doing a bit better than it was. it's not like we are doing amazingly well, so i think it is quite worrying the people. and there is nothing that helps younger people get onto the property ladder. it doesn't help the housing crisis. there are government incentives they haveissued there are government incentives they have issued for first—time buyers, and the stamp duty rate, but that biggest thing that savers can do is make sure they shop around and invest a little bit of time, though it isa invest a little bit of time, though it is a boring task, to get the best rate and make sure they get the best interest rate rather than sitting in a covering account where you are earning next to nothing on your money. what are there was a little

you can improve on if you are prepared to do the research. putting ina prepared to do the research. putting in a little bit of time will get you a decent amount of money. some other stories making the news at five. detectives investigating the novichok poisoning in salisbury have removed two bins from an area in the city centre. the move comes after police officers spoke to charlie rowley, who was exposed to the nerve agent, about what happened before he fell ill. the bins will be taken to a laboratory in porton down for analysis, though public health england says that the risk to the public remains low. a hosepipe ban which was due to come into force in the north west of england on sunday has been withdrawn. united utilities says slightly cooler temperatures, recent rainfall and water—saving efforts by customers mean it doesn't need to introduce a ban at the moment but the firm warned that restrictions could be imposed if the dry weather continues. the brexit secretary dominic raab has been meeting france's europe minister nathalie loiseau in paris this morning. they discussed the progress of the brexit negotiations.

dominic raab said he thought talks with the eu's chief negotiator michel barnier are "going well". it comes ahead of theresa may's visit to the south of france tomorrow for talks with the french president emmanuel macron. a retired couple from aberdeenshire have won a lottery jackpot of 58 million pounds. fred and lesley higgins matched all the numbers in the euromillions draw on the tenth ofjuly. but it nearly wasn't to be — after the winning ticket was mistakenly ripped in two, as fred higgins has been explaining. basically, he checked it, tour the ticket in half, put it in the bin, and then the machine printed out the little winnings that you normally get when you win the lottery, but no figures on, itjust said to contact

the lottery headquarters. and you thought it was just 5.7. i say just... i would be happy with that. when you discovered it was 57 million, what was going through your head? i really don't know. i thought 5.7 million was a good figure, but it was even better. quite a lot better, really! remarkable, the couple from aberdeenshire who won on the euro millions. let's have a look at the weather, more cheery news for some people, depending on your take. this is how it looks at belfast at the moment, more brain here, but welcome rain, and we needed at the moment. there won't be as much rain this evening and overnight as we had yesterday and overnight. there may bea yesterday and overnight. there may be a little bit of rain insofar parts of england and wales overnight. you can see whether cloud lies at the moment. the rain in

northern ireland is moving its way to scotland this evening and overnight. 70s, just a lot of cloud around the hills and the coasts. it will be a warm night, especially in the south and east. all of us will see a muggy night tonight. a great start for some tomorrow, but quickly, the son works its magic in southern and eastern areas. as today, we expect 30 celsius. we have rain tomorrow across parts of england and wales. misty around some of the irish sea coast. a lot of dry infine of the irish sea coast. a lot of dry in fine weather on offer, and that continues into the weekend as well. this is bbc news. the headlines... the bank of england raises interest rates to their highest level since 2009 — meaning the price of many loans and mortgages will increase — but earnings on savings accounts will grow. in zimbabwe — troops have closed shops and ordered people off the streets in parts of the capital

harare — as the nation waits for the results of the presidential election. chances were missed to save baby elsie, who was murdered by her adoptive father. a report says professionals "failed to see a pattern emerging with her injuries". also, a warning that lemurs are the most endangered primates on earth — as scientists warn the majority of the species — found only in madagascar — are "on the brink of extinciton". and we're going to talk more about that story later in the programme. right now though we will catch up with the sports news with chris mitchell. a brilliant day of cricket. england only managed to add two runs to their overnight total but they have

responded very well with the ball. especially the surrey left—armer sam curran. he took three wickets in eight balls in just curran. he took three wickets in eight balls injust his curran. he took three wickets in eight balls in just his second test. he added a fourth. after lunch, ben stokes and james anderson each took two wickets to put india on the back foot. but one man has resisted throughout, india's captain virat kohli, dropped twice and he hasjust made england paid by making a brilliant century. you can see how much that means do him making his first century on english soil. this is the scorecard for you right now. india are 232—9, inching their way to england's total. the winner chris aston has been named in the england squad for the first time in two yea rs. squad for the first time in two years. —— chris ashton. he ended his contract early with toulon with a

view to play rugby internationally again. he forms part of eddie jones's 44 man pre—season training squad. it is crunch time for both of the hockey teams in the world cup this evening. england face the world number one side the netherlands at 8:15pm. we can go live to the 0lympic 8:15pm. we can go live to the olympic park now and join our sports reporter. england won very good to start with in this tournament but they are reaching their peak at the best sort of time. yes. welcome to our very hot 0lympic best sort of time. yes. welcome to our very hot olympic park in london. the picture you can see behind me is a water—based pitch. they had these huge water balance two water cannons. there is such a temptation to go and run through its because it is so hot but i will stop myself

that all you about england. they had a stuttering start to this tournament finishing behind ireland in pool b. ireland ranks much lower. because they finished second they had to play a crossover match against korea. just to get into the last eight. in that match they did play a lot better with a much more flowing performance. it would appear that england are coming into form just at the right time. to be honest they need to do because tonight against the netherlands they are playing the world champions, the defending world champions, the world number one and a team who have scored 26 goals in their opening three games. england in comparison have scored five goals in their opening four games. susanna townsend the midfielder says that she knows englund will have to be at their very best and about to get to the semifinals. bc they have had a good tournament so far. hopefully we will be one of the first test said they have. we've had some good results

against them as i'm sure they aware. we have done our homework. we are confident with two wins in the last couple of games and we will try and a good result. ireland showed some stoic defence against england a few days ago what are the chances like? what a tournament islands are having. this is theirfirst what a tournament islands are having. this is their first world cup in16 years having. this is their first world cup in 16 years and my goodness me they are going for it. they'll ranked 16th in the world and never got into the quarterfinals before. they are already on new turf for them. because of the way the tournament structure works, they are facing a team they have already beaten in the group stage in india. ireland will be full of hope that they can reach the semifinals. what a story that would be. there have been supported all the way by the irish fans. you can hear them way before you see them. you can follow both matches tonight on radio commentary on five live sports extra. islands is at 6pm and england

against the netherlands starts at 8:15pm. a great sports day coming up for you at 6:30pm. that is it for now though. thank you very much indeed, chris mitchell. since we came on air at 5pm, the chances are you've checked your phone three times. that's according to the latest research from the telecoms regulator 0fcom, which charts what it describes as a decade of digital independence. 0r or the pendants? discuss! the report also looked at internet usage and artificial intelligence in our homes. 90% of adult surveys said web browsing was crucial. 0fcom predicts that this figure will rise substantially in the coming years. the average household spends onjune 24 pounds a month on communication

services. that includes the costs of your mobile, internet and any television packages. with me now is dr kate devlin — academic and writer on computer science from kings college london. to discuss what this all means. thank you for coming in. let's start with... i was about to say let's start with our addiction to smartphones. 78% of people. is that an addiction? how do you read all of this? i think it would be unwise to call it an addiction. there are some people that have trouble letting it go but by and large the whole society today is geared up for us to be online because that is where we get our services and most of the things we need an day—to—day life. utilities, doctors appointments, insurance and that kind of thing. we get them all online. so it is not surprising. the 7896 i quoted is a number of people who own a smartphone. this is a device that

barely existed a decade ago. that is interesting. in the ten or 11 years since we have had smartphones we have seen a dramatic rise in people using them. it is notjust limited to younger generations. it is right across the age groups.|j to younger generations. it is right across the age groups. i was going to ask whether there are some people that are being unfairly locked out of things. you think of utility bills, we all know you can get a better deal on gas and electricity if you are prepared to manage your account online. actually that penalises people unfairly. account online. actually that penalises people unfairlym account online. actually that penalises people unfairly. it can. and we are seeing the emergence of a class divide with technology. there are people that can't afford that technology or aren't educated in it and they will be left behind. technology or aren't educated in it and they will be left behindm technology or aren't educated in it and they will be left behind. is any policy that is adjusting that's? that is not just policy that is adjusting that's? that is notjust an age issue it? you might live in a part of the country we have really poor broadband. yes, there plenty of rural areas that have limited broadband is and we know there is a

problem with that. there are initiatives to address that and campaigns to combat that at the moment. smart tvs. that is a growing thing. i'm not that old but i still find myself sitting there thinking, "this television is too complicated." does that make me some reactionary individual? not at all. 0ne reactionary individual? not at all. one of the interesting thing about the report is that radio is very resilient. nine out of ten people still listen to the radio and 75% of thatis still listen to the radio and 75% of that is still live broadcasts. so even though we have these changes in technology, there are lots of the said to things that we are already in. ididn't said to things that we are already in. i didn't realise the start was that high. if summer that about driving. if you are in your car one hopes you are listening to the radio not playing with your phone. absolutely. that is part of it. would you see all of this moving?

some of these percentages are already so high for technology that is still quite new. doesjust already so high for technology that is still quite new. does just keep going exponentially? will we reach a point where actually 100% of people have a smartphone because to go back to your first point it is kind of how life is. it is kind of how life is. there is no getting away from it. we have to go along with this digital groove. it is about making access is there for people making sure people can get online and is hopefully google will have equal opportunity. as this develops will we see the other side that we can start to calm down about it all and you can go down to the pub and chat to your friends face—to—face. you can go down to the pub and chat to your friends face-to-face. there isa to your friends face-to-face. there is a lot to be said for technology that unites us across the globe but there is still a lot to be said for face—to—face friendships as well. perhaps we should discuss this in three years from now and see how

much has changed. thank you for now. the time is 5:41pm. we are hearing news in some developments tonight in the controversy around labour's handling around anti—semitism allegations. a few details in the last moments. bring us up to date. there has been this ongoing row within the party and between the lader leadership and large sections of the jewish community about allegations of anti—semitism in the party. allegations thatjeremy corbyn the leader has not done enough to tackle it and root it out. the bbc has been told thatjeremy corbyn and his team approached a venue, thejewish corbyn and his team approached a venue, the jewish museum corbyn and his team approached a venue, thejewish museum in london, planning to make some kind of speech to stop it is understood that the people at that venue are not happy about that. they have turned down the request now at least. they say

that they want clarification and reassu ra nces that they want clarification and reassurances about the nature of mr corbyn's speech. it would suggest that mr corbyn and his team feel they really do have to reach out now and try and ease the problems that there are. the ongoing problems, not just with the jewish community there are. the ongoing problems, not just with thejewish community but also in the party. the big question is what exactly would mr corbyn be planning to say. we don't know the a nswer to planning to say. we don't know the answer to that. labour are not confirming any of this. that would be the key thing. is mr corbyn willing to accept in full this internationally accepted definition of anti—semitism, this code of conduct which labour has adopted most of that hasn't adopted the examples, this has caused a huge row within the party and led to one senior mp accusing mr corbyn of being anti—semitic. we'll see whether this speech ever takes

place, where it takes place and more importantly what mr corbyn says. thank you very much indeed. the latest there from westminster. a rapperfrom london's drill music scene has been stabbed to death on the same street in south east london where his friend died in may. 23—year—old siddique kamara was known as incognito, and was friends with fellow rapper rhyhiem ainsworth barton, who was shot dead in camberwell in may. two other men were injured in the stabbing last night. it's nearly two years since so—called islamic state was ousted from the libyan city of sirte, birthplace of former leader muammar gaddafi. the port city was the groups most significant stronghold outside syria and iraq, and a bitter 7 month long fight was waged in the campaign to re—capture it. well, residents have since returned to the ruins they once called home , and say the government has done little to rebuild their city. the bbc‘s sally nabil has this exclusive report. it looks like a ghost town.

the libyan city of sirte was once a stronghold for the so—called islamic state group. they are gone but it is still a struggle to survive. we visited the area which witnessed the final days of a deadly fight. this place was once full of life. if we walk here we can see that someone wrote on the wall, "islamic state will remain, god willing." the scale of the damage in this neighbourhood is absolutely shocking. it is as if the battles have just ended yesterday. it's hard to believe that fighting has stopped here more than a year and a half ago. everything here is dead. western—backed pro—government forces fought for seven months to oust the extremists who were based here for nearly a year. fierce battles forced civilians to flee.

most families are back now but they miss the city they once called home. translation: we wished we hadn't returned to see the city like this. some people fell ill when they returned. one of my relatives died of a heart attack when he saw his house in ruins. libya has been in deep financial crisis for years. residents only receive government salaries once every three to four months. translation: we queue all day for aid. we don't want charity. we want the international community to help rebuild the city. we live on the shores of the mediterranean and can take the ball to europe if they don't help us. is remnants operate in the south of the city. major ali and his forces remain vigilant. we accompany them on one of their daily patrols.

translation: it is a huge responsibility to protect a city as big as sirte. it is linked to southern libya where security is pretty lax. if libyans don'tjoin forces then the militants could return. sirte was the birthplace of libya's long—time ruler muammar gaddafi. during the 2011 uprising it was heavily damaged. as the city was trying to rebuild, is militants moved in. the coastline looks peaceful but peace is very much missed here. residents believe the world and their governments have failed them. and their hopes for a bright future are fading away. sally nabil, bbc news, sirte. 5:47pm.

the headlines on bbc news... the bank of england raises interest rates to their highest level since 2009 — meaning the price of many loans and mortgages will increase — but earnings on savings accounts should grow. in zimbabwe — troops have closed shops and ordered people off the streets in parts of the capital harare — as the nation waits for the results of the presidential election and chances were missed to save baby elsie, who was murdered by her adoptive father. a report says professionals "failed to see a pattern emerging with her injuries". an update on the market numbers for you — here's how london and frankfurt ended the day. and in the the united states this is how the dow and the nasdaq are getting on. it's 50 years this week since the end of regular steam train services on the british mainline railway. to mark the occasion, steam enthusiasts around the country are being treated to a little bit of railway nostalgia.

ricky boletto reports. robust. noisy. rattly. but fantastic to look at, for people to travel behind or whatever. it is the romance of steam, it really is. half a century on, steam trains are still pulling in the crowds. young and old and of the four—legged variety too. there isjust something about a steam engine especially, the noise, the smell, and certainly if you are of an age that you remember them the first time around, just nostalgic, really. my little ones love thomas the tank engine and steam trains are something that they have never ever seen before. i think that they are quite comforting, it is quite relaxing watching the environment around. i think we just haven't got access to these sorts of things any more.

it's a different world. we are obsessed with technology. it is nice to go back and just experience it, especially with children now, i can't imagine what it will be like in the future for them, but we have still got these special treasures that we can hold on to and let them experience. for many, it is a chance to savour a bygone age. riding on the many restored trains, steamed up by an army of volunteers. it is the fact that everybody is coming here, you are meeting lots of lovely people, they are all here to enjoy themselves and that perks you up as well. the birth of the steam locomotive more than 200 years ago changed the world and made britain one of the first industrial countries in the world. and now many of these heritage railways continue to keep britain's golden age of steam alive. steam is not dead. it is still expanding. there are still steam engines waiting to be restored. there's engines running

all over the place. the number of railways that run and the days they do run are getting bigger and bigger, they are turning into bigger commercial activities. why is that? because people want to travel. today there are more 20,000 volunteers all over the uk fuelling their passion for steam. it is hoped the next generation of enthusiasts will keep these trains on the tracks for many more years to come. almost every species of lemur, the wide eyed primate unique to madagascar, is under threat of extinction. conservationists came to this conclusion after carrying out an assessment of the animal's status. they found they're the most endangered primates in the world. professor christoph schwitzer is in bristol for us — he's deputy chair of the primate specialist group who undertook this research. why are there so many problems?

lemurs we found have gone up from about 90% being on the red list of threatened up to 98%, so all all —— almost all lemurs are endangered of extension. the main reason for that is habitat loss in madagascar. and an increasing level of lima poaching. is the habitat loss because of what humans are doing? madagascar is unlike other places in the world. mainly there is a small—scale subsistence agriculture. people feeding their families and planting rice, cultivation, that is the main threat to there. there is also mining going on on a larger scale and the emerging threat is poaching. we haven't seenjust 15

yea rs poaching. we haven't seenjust 15 years ago when i started working in madagascar. people poached lemurs for subsistence, for food but madagascar. people poached lemurs for subsistence, forfood but now madagascar. people poached lemurs for subsistence, for food but now we are seeing that on a more commercial levels from local restaurants and so on. i didn't realise that happens. in terms of trying to hold to this from getting any worse, is there quick action that can be taken or is everything... explain what you think could be done to rescue this. quick action is difficult madagascar is a country that is plunged into political crisis every couple of yea rs political crisis every couple of years and that makes it not very easy to work. there are many groups working in madagascar on lemur conservation. in some places it works well and in others not so well. one thing we can really try to promote is ecotourism because when

we show local people living with and around those levers that lemurs and forests are actually worth more standing and alive than dead then that makes a big difference. we're trying to do that in various sites in madagascar however some of them are very remote in madagascar however some of them are very remote so in madagascar however some of them are very remote so you cannot easily get tourists there. we're trying to work with the people there and with the government to develop these places so that people can actually go and see those lemurs. explain what the loss would mean to all of us what the loss would mean to all of us if they became extinct. what the loss would mean to all of us if they became extinctlj what the loss would mean to all of us if they became extinct. i think that would be a tragedy. lemurs are wonderful animals. many people will know them from the films madagascar for example with their wide eyes and really nice vocalisation cries. i think we would lose a major and big pa rt think we would lose a major and big part and think we would lose a major and big partand a think we would lose a major and big part and a very interesting part of the world's biodiversity if lemurs

became extinct. they only occur in madagascar, no other place on the planet and they actually make 20% of the world's primate species. thank you very much. holidaymakers heading to spain and portugal are being warned to be prepared for extreme heat — because record temperatures are expected on mainland europe in the coming days. the current record is 48 degrees celcius, which was measured in athens more than 40 years ago. chris fawkes has the details. high temperatures in spain and portugal are not unusual in this time of year. but what is the, over the next few days is going to be extreme and perhaps record—breaking. portugal looks set to have its hottest day for 15 years with temperatures possibly exceeding the record of 47.4 celsius set in 2003. spain may also set a new national record if highs go above 47.3

celsius. so how are people they're coping with the heat? translation: the best way to deal with the heat is to stay at home or in cool places when the heat is at its peak. don't do sports, don't go to hot places, find some shade. it isa to hot places, find some shade. it is a matter of common sense. to hot places, find some shade. it is a matter of common senselj to hot places, find some shade. it is a matter of common sense. i have tried to drink plenty of water. i put sunscreen on in the morning. i find shade when i can and try and relax but definitely stay hydrated. it isa relax but definitely stay hydrated. it is a summer that has seen many records smashed over the northern hemisphere. now it looks like it is europe's turn. an area of low pressure near morocco is going to stop the cooler atlantic air reaching spain and portugal and instead air will stagnate here. we're likely to see them rogers peak at 47 celsius. that would challenge

the national records for spain and portugal. if we get to 48 degrees it would make it europe's hottest day ever on records. dad to a list of records we have already seen this year. japan and south korea have set new timber to records and algeria has equalled a record. the big question is will europe be next? climate change is shifting the odds and heat waves are more frequent. extreme heat waves can become deadly. in 2003 which sent the uk record and the french record, it is estimated the extreme heat killed 35,000 people in europe. over the next few days, another concern is that high temperatures could trigger thunderstorms which may not bring much an array of rain but lightning will bring the threat of wildfires.

if you're heading to the heat, the advice is to keep out of it based on and stay hydrated. and helen has joined another look at the weather here. yes. good advice there at the end because it is getting hotter as well. where had 32 degrees in the south. but it is not hot for all which will be welcome news for some. we have had some beautiful sunshine today but let's go to belfast we have rain. we have rain yesterday which moved into scotland. we have rain again on this weather fronts which is meandering its way into central part of the uk. it will slip further southwards as we head towards the night time periods. you can see where the cloud is the case that has limited our temperatures. we have had some beautiful temperatures in aberdeenshire. overnight as that cloud fills our skies it will be warm and muggy. compared to last night it will be

muqqy compared to last night it will be muggy in the south and east because there is more moisture. it will be uncomfortable here overnight. there is some rain over parts of england and wales we think. that weather system is sinking southwards into the north of england and wales. it will be grey and is the because we have this atlantic winds flow across the irish sea coast. that was a bit ofa the irish sea coast. that was a bit of a change today. that will be the case tomorrow but added to that sum a more persistent rain in the north and west of wales. into much of northern england. a few showers to scotla nd northern england. a few showers to scotland as well. otherwise, lots of lovely sunshine. we should see a good deal of fine and dry weather in the south as well. sharpish showers in scotland tomorrow afternoon ‘s. tempers get into the low 20s. more sunshine across northern ireland in north—east england but we still have that rain to get rid of. some sunshine breaking through across mid wales. saturday is a similar picture

without the rain across central areas, just a few showers around. even though it will not be as hot for scotland and northern ireland, as it will be across the south of england and wales, will still have some dry and bright weather. perhaps the slight difference is some rain in the highlands and islands of scotland. but for the bulk of england, the low 20s, very pleasant indeed. hot and sticky across the south. as for next week, it looks like the heat will continue notjust for the weekend but further. the bank of england raises interest rates for will see some homeowners pay higher mortgages. i just think they are

thinking about big business and actuallly they're not thinking about the millions of people affected by this who are struggling to pay their bills. so what does today's rate rise mean for savers. also on the programme. she was murdered by her adoptive father, now a review finds chances were missed to save 18—month—old elsie skully—hicks. keeping the peace in zimbabwe, a new president could be announced this evening following the disputed election. i'm andrew and i've got a smart phone. i'm kirsten and i've got a smart phone. i'm jake and i've got a smart phone. and i'm alice and i'm too small.