this is bbc news, i'm julian worricker. these are the top stories developing at eleven. boris johnson is under mounting pressure to apologise for his comments about women who wear burqas. the politics is becoming so sort of against muslims in this country. there's 3 million muslims in this country and we are being ostracised at this point. the conservative party really should know better. a 31—year—old man is due in court charged with the murder of drill rapper siddique kamara, known as incognito. failing crops, water shortages and farmers unable to feed their livestock — the worst drought in living memory in australia's new south wales. kfc and kelloggs are ordered to remove adverts which promoted junk food to children. marking one hundred years since one of the most important battles of the first world war. we'll be in amiens —

which marked the start of the ‘hundred days offensive' which would help bring about the end the first world war. it helped to secure victory over german troops. good morning, it's wednesday, august eight, welcome to the bbc newsline, i'mjulian eight, welcome to the bbc newsline, i'm julian warwick. the former foreign secretary boris johnson is facing further calls from inside and outside the conservative party — to apologise for comments he's made about moslem women wearing full—face veils. boris johnson wrote in a newspaper that banning face veils in public, as in denmark, was "not the answer". but he's been criticised for going on to compare women in the garment to bank robbers, and claiming that they "look like letter boxes". theresa may has backed calls for an apology, saying women should be able to choose how they dress, and that some of his words "obviously caused offence." speaking on the bbc‘s

victoria derbyshire programme, former conservative parliamentary candidate shazia awan—scully said that religion is becoming politicised, and the party needs to deal with islamaphobia. what this is doing, what bigotry like this is doing, what you do not understand it's doing, it's making people politicise religion. it's making people want to be seen as visibly muslim. because the politics is becoming so sort of against muslim people in this country, there's 3 million british muslims in this country and we are being ostracised at this point. the conservative party really should know better. theresa may is a woman, as a self—proclaimed feminist, she should know better. i really don't see how anyone can take the conservative party seriously until they apologise for the zac goldsmith campaign and then even come onto these borisjohnson comments. here's our political correspondent susana mendonca. take us through where the debate

stands as easy and at the moment, susana. the latest issue is that we heard from the founder of the conservative muslim forum who has called for borisjohnson to have the whip removed so if that happened he would no longer be a tory mp. i think it is a stretch to see that happening any time soon but certainly borisjohnson has been asked to apologise by the party chairman, brandon lewis and by the prime minister. so far he has not apologised. a statement we got from apologised. a statement we got from a source close to him yesterday seemed to suggest that he wanted to make this a debate about whether or not women should be wearing face veils. that is not what the criticism has been about. it's been about the language used because you referred to women wearing face veils as looking like letterboxes or bank robbers and that is what caused this sense of anger, many within the

conservative party and within the muslim ranks of the conservative party, that is why we have this criticism. we've also heard from a host of politicians who have come forward today. one of them was culture secretaryjeremy forward today. one of them was culture secretary jeremy wright forward today. one of them was culture secretaryjeremy wright who basically says this was about language. i think boris should consider very carefully what he needs to say. it seems to me discussing this subject is perfectly legitimate. people up and down the land, do it politicians, do it. discussing the place of the burqa and our society and the women who wear it, that's a perfectly legitimate conversation to have. but it isa legitimate conversation to have. but it is a conversation where we should choose our words with care and that applies particularly to those in the public eye, like boris at the moment, he remains in the public eye, but us to party discipline, thatis eye, but us to party discipline, that is not a matter for me, it is a matter for the whips. what about those who backed mrjohnson? he does

have a lot of supporters within the party ranks, he is seen as a potential future by minister. party ranks, he is seen as a potentialfuture by minister. it party ranks, he is seen as a potential future by minister. it has been suggested that there could be another agenda. those who support mr johnson feel that there could be people criticising borisjohnson over this issue because they perhaps don't want to see him as a future leadership contender. people have made the point that actually went borisjohnson was in the cabinet he said many outrageous things for which he was not reprimanded and was not forced to apologise. and so people in the party backing him, we've heard also from people outside the party, nigel farage the former ukip leader saying many people in middle england would support the phrases and the argument boris johnson made in his article. we've also heard from andrew bridgen who isa also heard from andrew bridgen who is a conservative mp and he said it was about borisjohnson using humour to raise an issue.

boris has raised an issue which is important. he defended the right of women to wear what they choose to wear. we are a liberal democracy and the quid pro quarrel of that, a liberal democracy that allows women to wear what they want within the law is that we have the right of free speech and the right to debate any topic. that is what boris did. i'm not defending boris, i'm defending the right of free speech and there should be no issues that are to boot. critics of boris johnson would argue that they have —— that he has offended people and would argue that it is about him trying to raise his profile. and if you look at what we have seen in terms of the attention that the story has drawn, he certainly has had that attention that focuses on him and he's got much more, i suppose, he's got people talking about him in these august months

ahead of parliament resuming in september when he'll want to raises profile further if he is to become some kind of leadership candidate. thank you susana. a 31—year—old man has been charged with the murder of the rapper siddique kamara who was stabbed to death in south london, last week. mr kamara, also known as incognito, was part of the controversial "drill" music scene which is thought to glamorise violence. kenneth umezie is due to appear at bromley magistrates court later today. officials say australia's most populous state, new south wales, is now entirely in drought. the dry winter has intensified what has been called the worst prolonged period of low rainfall in living memory in parts of eastern australia. tom donkin reports. australia seems blessed with months of blazing sun and cloudless skies but for locals fear the climate is

now occui’s. but for locals fear the climate is now occurs. it is mid winter in new south wales, home to one third of the country but less than ten millimetres of rain fell last month. officials now say is severe or extreme drought has spread throughout the entire state. the drought many are calling the worst in living memory. gary sunderland rears sheep and cattle. just two yea rs rears sheep and cattle. just two years ago the dams on his property we re years ago the dams on his property were overflowing. now he like the state's entire farming industry face the real possibility of completely running out of water. now it'sjust the opposite story. dams have run dry, no feed, stock are dying. you've just got to lighten your stock, keep your best breeders on and hopefully it will rain. the government has stepped in and will provide emergency funding to buy water and feed to keep livestock alive. more than $400 million has been released, yet many argue more is needed to save this industry which generates one quarter of the

country's agricultural production. which generates one quarter of the country's agricultural productionlj do country's agricultural production.” do understand these water challenges, and clearly we will work with state and local governments to ensure that what is provided. extra funding will also boost mental health services, providing better access to counselling. suicide rates in this precarious rural communities are almost 40% higher than in the big cities and towns. australia's farmers pride themselves on their resilience but with no rain on the horizon this will be a test if you have ever seen. horizon this will be a test if you have ever seen. tom horizon this will be a test if you have ever seen. tom donkin, bbc news. joining us now from sydney is our correspondent phil mercer. just at length the scale of the challenge facing so many in new south wales, phil? it's australia's most populous state and its food bowl. we heard today from the state government that the entire state of new south wales is officially in drought. and a quarter of the state is described as being in "intense

drought". so when you see pictures and go to these areas the land is invariably dry and cracked and baked. it is a massive challenge to keep not only farming families on the land that to keep their businesses viable. we've had hundreds of millions of pounds spent on emergency drought relief and the purpose of all that money is to try to keep the industry going until it rains. but the outlook in eastern australia is not good and the big fear is that a dry summer will be followed by a dry spring that will lead into another hot, punishing some of australia's farmers. it is very much up to nature now to deliver the rain that parts of australia so desperately need. phil, thank you, phil mercer in sydney. back to our top story about the

comments by boris johnson, back to our top story about the comments by borisjohnson, lord nicholls, you. i do rather agree with boris that the idea of banning the burqa is deeply illiberal. yet sadly his use of language, it cut off that debate before it even started. i think the smart thing for boris to do so that we can debate this ina boris to do so that we can debate this in a sensible way is to apologise for the offence caused in some of the articles and then we can move on. not much chance of that! i think he is away on holiday, but i'm sure that once he knows there is a reaction in the uk to his remarks,

it's that you can't defend liberal values by using illiberal language. what of those who suggest it is time to go further and withdraw the whip from him? i think you can't deal with over the top comments by over the top measures. i think we are so far away from that, that particular measure, boris has misspoken. he has been careless with his language. he isa been careless with his language. he is a good journalist and has got our attention that he went too far. you talk about him as being the type that will do this type of thing, is more slack given to him than they would be to others if they said something similar? you are making a very reasonable point. that is something i've given quite a bit of thought to since reading the article, if this was a councillor

from scunthorpe article, if this was a councillor from scu nthorpe or article, if this was a councillor from scunthorpe or middlesbrough, i am not entirely sure it would have been given the same amount of slack. and in truth he would not have been given the amount of attention boris has. i wonder what that says about the way the party discipline is people. we are different from other parties insofar as the conservative party as an independent panel, and if there is an official complaint, the panel will look at it. another point raised by those criticising borisjohnson point raised by those criticising boris johnson rather than his supporters if there is you in some areas relating to islamophobia. how do you address that?” areas relating to islamophobia. how do you address that? i don't believe my party has a problem with islamophobia. i do believe that my party has been slow in terms of making contact, keeping alive a

friendship with muslim communities. idida friendship with muslim communities. i did a report for the party last yearin i did a report for the party last year in which i recommended that this should be a priority for the party. we've got lots of vibrant muslim members but in orderfor a political party to be effective it should represent the wider community, white, jewish, afro—caribbean and of course muslims. if it has been slow, whose fault is that? the party's hot and my fault, i started initiatives on i was german. but the party needs to understand, what i said in my report is, this is a long—term project. and the party is not effective and it represents a wider community. and thatis represents a wider community. and that is something it does need to address. we must leave it there, thank you for coming on. lord pickles in westminster. the latest

headlines. borisjohnson is facing pressure to apologise for his comments about burqas and niqabs. the former foreign secretary wrote that muslim women who wore the full—face veil looked like "letterboxes" or "bank robbers" in yesterday's daily telegraph. a 31—year—old man is due in court charged with the murder of rapper incognito, whose real name is siddique kamara. mr kamara, who was 23, was stabbed to death on a street in camberwell a week ago. australia's new south wales is suffering from the worst drought in living memory. the state faces failing crops, water shortages, and farmers not able to feed livestock. the government has provided 576 million australian dollars in emergency relief funding. in sport tim duckworth of great britain has slipped to second in the decathlon at the european championship. he was 95 points clear of the night but has lost top spot after the discus and the hurdles this morning. the former

400 metres world champion nicolas betta has died after a car crash in his native kenny, he won the title in beijing in 2015. he wasjust his native kenny, he won the title in beijing in 2015. he was just 28. one day before the transfer window shuts, courtois failed to report for training for the second day, he has been linked with a move to madrid. spanish keeper kepa arizaballaga reportedly in talks to replace him an update in those stories on 15 minutes. a petition that could force a by—election in a key seat in northern ireland and remove the current mp ian paisley opens today. the dup politician is already suspended over his failure to declare two family holidays paid for by the sri lankan government. he's apologised, but will face a by—election if 10% of his constituents sign the petition. our ireland correspondent emma vardy is in ballymoney for us. what is the fewer there of what is happening, emma? the petition opened

at nine o'clock this morning, three petitions across the north antrim constituency. one of them is in this leisure centre. it has all been governed quite tightly because this is the first uk parliamentary history, the first time these rules have been enacted. there were brought in and of the recall of mps act in 2015 which essentially allows constituents to have a say, to vote on the future of an mp if they are found guilty of serious misconduct. this all came about because of the dup mp ian paisley and his luxury holidays that he took to sri lanka at the expense of vision and in government. he didn't declare those and was then found guilty of misconduct by the parliamentary standards committee. the way this will work is, that the petitions will work is, that the petitions will be open for six weeks, much to friday, 95, anyone on the electoral register in this constituency can find them. if at the end of those six weeks 10% of the electorate have

signed this petitions it will force ian paisley to stand down and there will then be a by—election. he can still stand in that by—election if it comes to that and has already said that he will intend to fight to retain his westminster seat if it goes that way. this is based on an exact science but when you look at the last election result how much support did he enjoy in that election? —— inexact science. support did he enjoy in that election? -- inexact science. he has a healthy majority, you won with 58% of the vote in the 2017 general election. —— he won. there's a strong paisley brand in the constituency, he is the son of the reverend ian paisley, the former dup leader many years. it would be unusual if that support were to suddenly dwindle overnight. yet his credibility will certainly have taken a hit. we heard from sinn fein earlier today. he basically urged

people to sign this petition and they pitched it by saying, this is no longer about party politics, this is about morality, the ethics, the standards we expect from our mps. and we are urging people to vote on that basis. we heard from philip mcguigan, the north antrim mla, the representative of sinn fein. i'mjust i'm just out from signing the recall petition to remove ian paisley. this is obviously the first time that this has happened in over 70 years of sleaze and scandal and all sorts of sleaze and scandal and all sorts of activities in the westminster parliament. ian paisley, the mp for north antrim, is the top of the pile the report concluded that he was involved in serious misconduct and the people of north antrim now have six weeks to come and sign this petition. i know the contact i have had with people over the last number of weeks that people are very

motivated to do so, that this is an issue of integrity in government. and it is not as some people will try to do, turn it into an orange and green issue. this isn't an issue about nationalism versus unionism. this is about trust in your politicians, that they will do their job in public office with integrity. and that affects nationalists can make unionism and everyone who is a voter and anderlecht in north antrim. it's also worth pointing out that mps have voted to suspend ian paisley for 30 sitting days. were it to get to a by—election, were he to win that and retain his seat, you would still be suspended from sitting in parliament until november. he will miss some key brexit votes in that time. the magic number is 7000 signatures, if the petitions reach over 7000 signatures in three weeks he will be forced to

stand down and then we will see a by—election. stand down and then we will see a by-election. thank you, emma fadi in ballymoney. commemorations will take place in france today to mark the centenary of the battle of amiens, the beginning of the end of world war one. the conflict marked the start of the decisive allied ‘hundred days offensive' which would help secure victory over german troops and bring about the end of the first world war. here's our correspondent, robert hall. the tallest cathedral in france, a landmark for 800 years and familiar to the soldiers who had been brought here from all over the western front for a surprise attack like no other infour for a surprise attack like no other in four years of war. by seventh august, the plan was ready. this tower was built to commemorate australian troops, some of whom fought, north of amiens. if you had stood here on 8th of august 1980 you would have seemed the smoke and

fla mes would have seemed the smoke and flames as allied artillery destroyed german guns and you would have heard the rumble of engines as 500 tanks and over 50,000 troops began to move forward through the early morning fog towards enemy positions. by lunchtime on the first day, the allies had advanced eight miles into enemy territory. men and machines working together. and yet, after the disastrous losses of previous battles, few men realised that the tide was turning. is expected that it was going to go on. this story has examined interviews with soldiers during the battle. in a thousands of prisoners, and they all agree or 90% of them agree that it will be the following year. yet again the following year before the germans are beaten. they don't see, even at the beginning of october 1918 when the armistice is within touching distance, they do not realise it is going to happen.

commanders on both sides knew differently. the flood of exhausted demoralised german prisoners spoke volumes. six allied countries and a single commander had changed the course of the war. the significance of amiens was at the heart of rehearsals for today's commemoration. it's part of a journey towards a negotiated peace and the importance of carrying that message to future generations. they shall not grow old as we that are left shall grow old. 13-year-old syd ney left shall grow old. 13-year-old sydney isjoining left shall grow old. 13-year-old sydney is joining her father left shall grow old. 13-year-old sydney isjoining herfather in left shall grow old. 13-year-old sydney is joining her father in the cathedral. i think it's important we understand what sacrifices were made. there is a saying that for our today they give their tomorrow. that's important because it is very truthful. and stories from those who we re truthful. and stories from those who were there will reinforce that message. we travelled at night and stayed in the woods in the daytime. it was supposed to be a surprise.

canadians captured 27,000 prisoners and the whole thing of 45,000 prisoners apart from those killed. the german high command called and a black day for the german army. we called it the beginning of the last hundred days. robert hall, bbc news, on the amiens battlefield. and at 1.45 this afternoon on the bbc news channel sophie raworth will be presenting a special programme live from amiens cathedral with full coverage of the commutations. that's ‘the road to armistice: amiens remembered'. officials in indonesia say sunday's earthquake has left more than 80,000 people needing shelter on the island of lombok. rescuers are continuing to search through the rubble to look for survivors. several days after the quake, the second to hit the area in a week aftershocks are still being felt. the number of dead stands at 105. leading obstetricians

are warning people not to rely on egg freezing to have a baby later in life. the royal college of obstetricians and gynaecologists says the process won't guarantee future live births — and figures show there is around a 20% success rate. medical experts are also warning that many women are leaving it too late to preserve their fertility, instead of making a planned and informed choice. joining us now is dr jane stewart, chair of the british fertility society and spokesperson for the royal college of obstetricians and gynaecologists. good morning. a little more about what your organisation says on this subject? i think we need to be circumspect about it. storing eggs is not a straightforward thing for women. it's becoming much more feasible now because we can get good

recovery rates for eggs. it's useful for people who need to store fertility because they know they will go through some sort of destructive process that might lose them their fertility. destructive process that might lose them theirfertility. but destructive process that might lose them their fertility. but i think for the people who hope to have some expert away in the expectation that they can definitely have a family at a later stage, i think we need is to be more cautious about that. in fact a lot more cautious. because what it cannot do is guarantee success in the future. it can be a back—up certainly and perhaps some people choose to do that but it never gives that guaranteed of a family later. the term described to do this is becoming known as social egg freezing and some say it should not be offered to single women as they approach their late 30s. where does your organisation come from matt? the issue is that eggs age as women age. the eggs we have an our ovaries are laid down before we are born so the crew damage as we get older. as we get older our eggs are less

likely to make a pregnancy. so the later you freeze eggs are less likely they are to make a pregnancy ata likely they are to make a pregnancy at a later stage. if you are going to make a choice to store them it's better to do it earlier than later. but women in their late 30s and 40s. conceive. it's not that those eggs can't do it, it'sjust conceive. it's not that those eggs can't do it, it's just that there's less chance and we are seeing the results now from people using eggs. so there's clear of that discrepancy with age? they accrue damage and we know this we know that there's an age—related decline in success rates so age—related decline in success rates so it's no surprise we are seeing this in frozen eggs as well. where does this take the debate in terms of the kind of advice women and are receiving honours? the main thing is to be aware that it's not foolproof. it's not an absolute provision. you can only make a back—up. from our perspective, we have a great initiative going to try to educate

young women and young men about that age—related decline. so expertly mag sex education in school has often focused on preventing pregnancy and it's done a greatjob in preventing teenage pregnancy rates but it is not just about stopping conception, women couples need to understand as women couples need to understand as women get older, their chances of conceiving naturally decline and we don't have good remedies for that. thank you for coming on, dr stewart. british gas is raising the cost of its standard variable tariff by 3.8% on october1— adding nearly 50 pounds to the average household dualfuel bill. the company said it was increasing its prices following a 20% rise in the costs of buying wholesale energy since april. firefighters have caught footage of a "firenado" or fire whirl which engulfed a plastic factory and reached a height of over 50ft. the leicestershire fire

and rescue service said the unusual sight was created by cool air entering the top of the hot air causing a swirl similar to how a tornado is formed. extraordinary footage. now it's time for the weather with simon king. hello, much fresher today in the south—east of england, temperatures 910 celsius below yesterday. for many areas dry with sunny spells that showers over northern and western areas of england and wales, they are drifting further eastward into the midlands this afternoon. bridges between 17 and 21, 23 and 20 4 degrees in the south—east, compare that to the 33 celsius that we saw yesterday. showers continuing but

they will tend to drift into the north sea. more showers in the north—west into thursday morning. quite a chilly night across northern parts in rural areas. temperatures into fairly no single figures. on thursday sunny spells again, rain in the south—east of england, feeling quite cool. bye bye. this is bbc news. our latest headlines... former foreign secretary boris johnson is facing calls to apologise for his comments about women who wear burkas. a 31 —year—old man is due in court charged with the murder of drill rapper siddique kamara, known as incognito. kfc and kellogg's are ordered to remove adverts aimed at children. australia's new south wales has been hit by what's been described as its worst drought in living

memory — causing crop failures and water shortages across the state. and a new project is being launched to map all of the public defibrillators in england and scotland to help save people who suffer cardiac arrests. high time we caught up with the morning the sports news. good morning the sports news. good morning ollie. it's the seventh day of the multi—sport euopean championships in berlin and scotland , the british decathlete tim duckworth was 95 points clear at the top of the leaderboard overnight..but he's gone backwards today his lead was trimmed to 18 points after the hurdles and in the the discus he slipped to 2nd behind the german arthur abele this is a first major championships for the 22 —year—old us college champion who was born in california to english parents the pole vault is currently talking place delano williams has qualified for the 200m semi—finals later tonight. he'lljoin adam gemilli

and nethaneel mitchel—bla ke, who received byes into the semis because of their times this season. williams crossed the line holding his back, but is hopeful of racing tonight.. it was incredible bid i came out here. i got some treatment. i am feeling my back again. i willjust have to deal with that. the semifinals, ijust have to deal with that. the semifinals, i just need have to deal with that. the semifinals, ijust need to get it right. laviai nielsen ran a personal best in the 400m heats to reach tomorrow's semi—finals. she was part of the gb 4x400m team that won silver at the world championships last year. it was a golden double for great britain last night in the mens and womens 100 metres. zharnel hughes set a championship record, dina asher—smith broke her own national record in a world leading time ...they are leading a new generation of world class british sprinters it is looking so strong. i mean, we

have always looked at our sprinters and thought they had so much potential. the most important thing is taking that potential into winning ways and that is what happened last night. it was wonderful to see both of them going so wonderful to see both of them going so strong and winning title. the action is also under way back in scotland, the dutch olympic 10k open water swimming champion sharon van rouwendaal has picked up the european 5k title today. loch lomond was the setting, with britain's only representative 15—year old polly holden. she finished 13th in the end — with the dutch favourite van rouwendaal taking the title ahead antonio leonie beck and rachele bruni. the former world champion nicholas bett has died in his native kenya after a car crash he took the 400metre hurdles title in beijing in 2015. which was something of a shock result at the time.

from a country famed for it's distance runners he was the first kenyan gold medallist at a distance below 800 metres. . . he was just 28. the transfer window shuts tomorrow and chelsea look set to break the world record fee for a golakeeper. the 23 —year—old spaniard kepa arrizabalega, has bought himself out of his athletic bilbao contract ahead of a potential 71 million pound move he would replace thibaut courtois at stamford bridge who has skipped chelsea trainign for the past 2 days....the belgian has been linked with a move to real madrid johanna konta is into the second round of the rogers cup in montereal the british number one came from a set down to the fomer french open champion jelena ostapenka. she'll play victoria azarenka in the second round that's all the sport for now. i'll have more for you in the next hour. theresa may and prince william

will attend a ceremony in northern france to mark the centenary of the battle of amiens — the beginning of the end of world war one. the duke of cambridge and the prime minister will give readings and lay wreaths. they willjoin 3,000 members of the public, including descendants of those who fought. the battle sparked the period known as the hundred days offensive which led to the collapse of the german army at the end of world war 1. our correspondent robert hall spoke to two relatives outside the cathedral, who spoke of the contributions their family members made to the battle.... the event that is going to take place in this wonderful cathedral is not just about commemoration. place in this wonderful cathedral is notjust about commemoration. it is about telling the story of the battle. it is the story that a lot of people are less familiar with, not like the battle of passchendaele

or the battle of the somme, but amiens was hugely significant. it took a war weary you rub closed to an armistice. that is the big story. but there are lots of personal stories which will be told in the cathedral. i am told of two of those who are empowering stories weapon. tell me about relation, what relation was he? it was my grandmother ‘s brother. relation was he? it was my grandmother 's brother. have you got a picture? what was he serving an? what was his regiment? he was in the australian battalion. what you know about what he did during the battle? basically he was a private in the australian army, there were woods outside and about three o'clock in the morning they moved into position for the battle that day and their objective was a point about vehicle

kilometres down the road, but he was killed somewhere between the start and three colour matters. he left a letter, like a lot of soldiers. you have got a copy of it there. very sad and poignant, but he had also thought it through. if i hold it. sad and poignant, but he had also thought it through. if! hold it. he wrote this letter about april 1917, it was basically saying what to do in the event that he was killed. so it gives my grandmother five cattle and £5. he goes on to name the particular cows that his sister should get. that is the detail isn't it which tells us so much when we do these individual stories. who was their splendid fellow? this was my grandfather, he was in the 9th battalion of the royal fusiliers. matters and in project unit but he is on matters and in project unit but he isona matters and in project unit but he is on a horse. what is the

significance of that? the horse was blind. there is a big picture on me wall at home and he said that is the horse out to be munitions to the frantically and it is blind.” horse out to be munitions to the frantically and it is blind. i was talking about people not knowing about the battle of amiens so well. have you learned more in the build—up? have you learned more in the build-up? i am hoping to learn more today. what does it mean to be able today. what does it mean to be able to travel here and be here to listen to travel here and be here to listen to the stories that you're going to hear? it is a great honour and i am very glad to have the opportunity to do it. you have travelled a lot further to here. why were you so keen to come? i was keen to be here to make sure that the battle was actually remembered and he never married and he had no descendants. he was killed in the battlefield before he could live his life. if i don't remember him nobody will. yesterday we were at the big

australian memorial where he is buried. you have been out there. what went through your mind? you could see all the landscape could you? you could see the land. it is so you? you could see the land. it is so flat. there are so small hill. there is very little difference in height between them but a little bit of hate give them all the difference in battle. one last question to both of you. remembering the first world war, what do you think should happen now? peoples attention shift again. am not really sure what should happen now. they need to be remembered in some way, shape or form. the centre at the village is a good way to do that. it is a magnificent display. what about you, what are your thoughts. we have to pass this on. that is what the message will be today, passing on to new generations. i think they should teach about it in school so that the sacrifice is not forgotten. as time

goes by, things are forgotten and it should be kept important. within yourfamily how should be kept important. within your family how important is it to your family how important is it to you that you maintain the story?m is very important because i want my children to know what their ancestors and relations have done. and where they are. thank you very much indeed for talking to me. it is going to be a moving day but incredibly interesting as well as we hear those stories in that cathedral. you can follow the events here in amiens across the bbc. joining me now from amiens is glyn prysor, chief historian at the commonwealth war graves commission good morning. can you put into words the significance of what we are commemorating today? good morning. the 8th of august 1918 was one of the most dramatic days of the first world war. after several months of really ha rd world war. after several months of really hard defensive fighting, it was a chance for the allies to fight

back with their own offensive. it coordinated victory between the british empire and the french and the american armies and a victory for cooperation between all arms of the military, infantry, tanks, artillery and aircraft all working together ina very in a very modern form of warfare. and it's back to the beginning of the offensive which would eventually to victory. so, if not the end, it was the beginning of the end of world war i. what have the allies learnt by that stage in the world to do something different to change the way things are unfolding? the battle of amiens is very different to the others, like passchendaele which we re others, like passchendaele which were struggles that lasted for months. it was short sharp shock. the allies introduce the element of surprise at 420 in the morning. the germans were caught having their brea kfast germans were caught having their breakfast when they were overrun by allied forces. it was the

culmination of several different forms of learning. many of the equipment, the technology, the tactics were already there but at amiens they were used in a perfect storm which the germans could not resist. 30,000 german soldiers were taken prisoner. resist. 30,000 german soldiers were ta ken prisoner. it resist. 30,000 german soldiers were taken prisoner. it showed that the armour was starting to crack. it was called the black day of the german army. you quoted one figure there. i was struck earlier on the numbers of ta nks was struck earlier on the numbers of ta n ks of was struck earlier on the numbers of tanks of artillery, just individuals involved in what went on. it was a huge effort and it really illustrated the fact that the allies we re illustrated the fact that the allies were starting to show their overwhelming superiority in terms of firepower and industrial production. the war economy was gearing up for this effort. the germans could not resist. there were many hard months of fighting still ahead, but amiens

gave a boost to allied morale and was a huge blow for the german side. he said logical not that that the germans had never experienced before. the chaos and confusion of amiens. it was a significant blow to their morale. when you look back at their morale. when you look back at the broader history of the first world lasted, how many hundreds of thousands of lives were lost, was there any way in which what we are commemorating today could have happened sooner? i think with the first world war, there was no magic solution to the difficulty of trench warfare. this is not a case of fighting a great glory as decisive battle like waterloo which ended the conflict. it was a long gruelling war of attrition. it was about grinding down the german army to the point that they could not continue to fight. it was the culmination of yea rs of ha rd to fight. it was the culmination of years of hard effort. we should also remember that amiens was only the beginning of that final offensive.

when you see many graves dating from that final push. the most heavy casualties came in that final period. we need to reflect on those experiences of those who took part in those final fences as well as the other battles of the war. thank you very much. food giants kelloggs and kfchave been forced to remove adverts after one was placed near a school and the other aired during a cartoon. the advertising standards authority found they were promoting foods high in fat, salt and sugar to children. new rules on advertising junk food to under—16s came into effect last year. chi chi izundu reports. these complaints involve some of the biggest names in the food industry. the watchdog upheld to complaints. this kellogg's cereal advert was

shown during a cartoon and this kfc advert which was on a phone box close to a primary school. the asa found that they had broken rules over advertising food high in fat, sugar or salt to children under 16. there are two complaints against them. we are telling those companies that they cannot keep those adverts. in terms of kfc, they have got to ta ke in terms of kfc, they have got to take a poster down which was next to a school gate and they will be a message also to other companies to remind them that they have got to ta ke remind them that they have got to take care when they are replacing the source of adverts. the asa dismissed two complaints against mcdonald's. in a statement, kfc apologised in their advert outside the school was a mistake. stella creasy it can now advertise on kellogg's tv because they have reduced the sugar in coco pops by 40%. the children know about it so they don't need lots of adverts to

tell them about it. they already know about those products.” tell them about it. they already know about those products. i don't think there should be a ban on it. i think there should be a ban on it. i think we have pay as parents have the right to decide what we give our children or how much amount man be taken. health campaigners say that one in three children is now overweight or obese by the age of 11. and the banning ofjunk food adverts is a start but much more needs to be done. in a moment we'll have all the business news, but first the headlines on bbc news... borisjohnson is facing pressure to apologise for his comments about burqas and niqabs. the former foreign secretary wrote that muslim women who wore the full—face veil looked like "letterboxes" or "bank robbers" in the daily telegraph a 31 —year—old man is due in court charged with the murder of rapper incognito, whose real name is siddique kamara. mr kamara , who was 23 , was stabbed to death on a street in camberwell a week ago.

australia s new south wales drought in living memory. the state is facing failing crops, water shortages and farmers unable to feed livestock — the government has provided provided 576m australian dollars (£330m) in emergency relief funding. i'm ben thompson in the business news: the private road ahead. tesla boss elon musk says he's thinking about delisting the electric car—maker from the stock exchange — it would mean it wasn't under scrutiny from investors and let the firm focus on longer term goals instead. british gas is to raise energy prices for the second time this year. the firm's parent company centrica says the price rise will begin from the 1st of october and effect 3.5 million customers. the price hike is likely to cost affected customers an extra £44 on average. and paddy power betfair says it won't be affected by government's plan to limit the amount you can spend on fixed—odds betting terminals.

the government will limit bets to £2, but paddy power says it shops will remain profitable. the gambling firm also reported a 4% rise in half—year profits to £106m. could the electric car—maker tesla be on the journey to being a private company? founder and chief executive elon musk says it's something he's now considering. mr musk says the deal would pay £325 a share — and take the company back into private hands. he says he already has the financial backing. tesla shares closed nearly 11% up at 63.5 billion valuing the company around £63.5 billion and mr musk‘s offer represents a 10% premium on that. but why would he want to? well, just last week tesla posted a record loss of £555 million

for the three months to the end ofjune. taking the company private would mean tesla can avoid the prying eyes, and demands of investors. mr musk says that will help the firm focus on long term goals and that might help it ride out the turbulence over deliveries. one of it's biggest problems has been getting enough of its model 3 vehicles made each week. there's still a long waiting list, and is key to tesla's profitability. joining us now is jasper lawler, who's the head of research at london capital group. it is interesting, not only the way he did it, announcing using his twitter feed, not official, he did it, announcing using his twitterfeed, not official, but the idea of taking out private so that investors cannot see what is going on. yes, this is interesting. when it comes to tesla, it is really

whether you're buying the shares or whether you're buying the shares or whether you're buying the shares or whether you're one of the many people short selling those shares expecting them to go down. it is the question of whether you think they are going to meet the production targets or the appointed burn too much cash and never quite get to a high enough production to make enough money, see enough money coming in to offset the money you're spending. all those short sellers are out there talking and he doesn't like that. he wants to distance himself and the company away from that kind of commentary about the cash burn and focus on the production and get there in the long term. there is an issue of short—term is when it comes to investing but what is interesting about tesla is that investors are very much focusing on the production numbers so when you talk about the alignment of shareholder and customer interest, actually, at the moment because tesla does not make money, really the are quite aligned because investors want to see the

production rise to meet the cash burn and customers want the production to rise because they want their cars. he has a point, though, because if you look at what investors, some will be in for the short term, they want a return on their investment, they are pushing for things that the founder doesn't wa nt to for things that the founder doesn't want to do just yet but he is beholden to them because the on the company. that is one of the problems. absolutely. for example, just injune, problems. absolutely. for example, just in june, they problems. absolutely. for example, just injune, they had to slash 9% of the workforce. a lot of those we re of the workforce. a lot of those were not in production, but when you start having to cutjobs in order to get closer to that point of making a profit by cutting costs, obviously, thenit profit by cutting costs, obviously, then it does slow down the production and his aim is to take tesla eventually to be a mass—market production type car company through the model three. so his idea is this going to slow down. i would suggest that probably when it comes to a

maverick like him, probably a little bit of scrutiny is what is required to make sure that cash burn, the amount of money being spent is actually keeping the company afloat in the long—term, notjust delaying it. we will keep an eye on that. their share were up 11% so the authorities will be keeping a close eye on it for because if there is not financial backing to do this they will be questions asked. around 169 million round £1 coins have still not been returned to the royal mint, nine months after they stopped being legal tender. the round £1 coin was replaced by the 12—sided version in october last year. you can't spend the old coin, you can still take it to your bank and deposit it into your account. the united states has set a date for the start of tariffs on an extra £12 billion worth of chinese goods — they'll be imposed from august 23rd. the duties are part of a broader round of us tariffs on £39 billion

worth of goods announced in march. the social media firm behind snapchat has reported a £273 million loss for the the three months to the end ofjune even though it brought in more money than had been expected. it came as snap drew in more advertisers, but struggled to keep up with other social media sites — despite a major redesign. the number of users felljust over 1% to 188—million. let's have a look at the markets. keeping a close eye on the trade negotiations, the issue between usa and china. the pound is weakening. concerns over the no—deal brexit. more from me later. a project being launched today is attempting to map

all of the public defibrillators in england and scotland. the british heart foundation is creating a database of all the sites, so that 999 call handlers know where they are and can direct people to them. ben ando has more. public defibrillators are in thousands of locations, are easy—to—use, and save lives. they will tell you exactly what to do, so that even without medical training, anybody can make the difference between life and death. there are tens of thousands of them in stations, public buildings, offices, and department stores — so why does the uk have far worse cardiac arrest survival rates than countries in scandinavia, or in the united states, where they have similar coverage? if you are out and about and your heart suddenly stops, the british heart foundation says your chances of living are barely one in ten. that is partly because a lot of us don't know cpr, but also, although there are plenty of defibrillators around, in an emergency, how do you find one?

their locations are usually held by ambulance crews, but the british heart foundation says that knowledge can be patchy, and even 999 operators do not always know where the nearest is. and that means that potentially life—saving public defibrillators are used in only 3% of cases. there are tens of thousands of the thing around the country so we should be missing chances to save the lives. so working with nhs england, nhs scotland, and microsoft, it is launching a year—long scheme map locations, create a national database, and make sure they are regularly checked and repaired. it is hoped that this simple measure could improve survival rates and save lives. ben ando, bbc news. first we leave you with a look at the weather. temperatures are getting above 30

celsius have been fairly common, and yesterday, once again, temperatures got up to 33 celsius in gravesend in kent to date. we have got a change, pressure conditions spreading to all parts. the darker reds are moving away into the continent. today temperatures are 10 celsius lower than yesterday across many parts of eastern england. there will be some sunshine in eastern areas. co—developing into the afternoon. cloud and shower is affecting western parts of england and wales and scotland and northern ireland during the afternoon. some showers in the midlands as well. temperature 17 to 21 celsius, much lower compared to yesterday in the south—east. much fresher for all of us. south—east. much fresher for all of us. through the evening, there will be showers drifting away further east into eastern areas, otherwise,

clear spells with just some showers in the far north—west. quite cold in rural areas in scotland and northern ireland. fairly low single figures. for thursday, some showers in the far north—west, dry with some sunshine for most of us and some rain spreading into towards kent and the london area, east anglia and the south east. it is going to feel... temperatures only 17 to 19 degrees which is below average for this time of year. that low pressure will clear away over the night and pushes towards scandinavia. friday, a westerly flow which will bring showers across northern areas of england and scotland. some heavy and thundery showers and more persistent rain in south wales and south—west england. sunny spells in between all of that and temperatures, about 17 to 22 celsius or feeling slightly cool to 22 celsius or feeling slightly cool. as for the weekend, we have gotan area

cool. as for the weekend, we have got an area of low pressure which will move them. the isobars are getting closer together so windy conditions in northern parts and outbreaks of rain mainly across scotla nd outbreaks of rain mainly across scotland and northern ireland on saturday and sunday. further south, there will be some showers but looking largely dry with some sunny spells. and feeling a little bit warmer in sunday in the south—east with highs up to 26 celsius. this is bbc news, i'm julian worricker. these are the top stories developing at midday. borisjohnson is under mounting pressure to apologise for his comments about muslim women who wear burqas. the politics is becoming so sort of against muslims in this country. there's 3 million british muslims in this country and we are being ostracised at this point. the conservative party really should know better. boris has been careless with his language. he is a very talented

journalist. he has got our attention but he just went too far. the whole of new south wales is declared a drought zone as eastern australia experiences its worst drought in living memory. a 31—year—old man has appeared in court charged with the murder of drill rapper siddique kamara, known as incognito. over three million british gas customers will face a price increase for the second time this year. testing for hiv — do—it—yourself kits are to be available to buy on the high street for the first time. also this hour, marking one hundred years since one of the most important battles of the first world war. we'll be in amiens — where the "hundred days offensive" began, which would help finally secure victory over german troops. good morning.

it's wednesday august 8th. i'mjulian i'm julian worricker. welcome to bbc newsroom live. the former foreign secretary boris johnson is facing further calls from inside and outside the conservative party to apologise for comments he's made about muslim women wearing full—face veils. boris johnson wrote in a newspaper that banning face veils in public, as in denmark, was "not the answer". but he's been criticised for going on to compare women in the garment to bank robbers, and claiming that they "look like letter boxes". theresa may has backed calls for an apology, saying women should be able to choose how they dress, and that some of his words "obviously caused offence." speaking on the bbc‘s victoria derbyshire programme, former conservative parliamentary candidate shazia awan—scully said that religion is becoming politicised, and the party needs to deal with islamaphobia. what this is doing, what bigotry

like this is doing, what you do not understand it's doing, it's making people politicise religion. it's making people want to be seen as visibly muslim. because the politics is becoming so sort of against muslim people in this country, there's 3 million british muslims in this country and we are being ostracised at this point. the conservative party really should know better. theresa may is a woman, as a self—proclaimed feminist, she should know better. i really don't see how anyone can take the conservative party seriously until they apologise for the zac goldsmith campaign and then even come on to these borisjohnson comments. here's our political correspondent susana mendonca. yes, this has really caused concern among muslim conservatives. we also heard from lord sheikh who says he thinks an apology is not enough and the whip should be withdrawn from borisjohnson. if the whip should be withdrawn from boris johnson. if that were

the whip should be withdrawn from borisjohnson. if that were to happen effectively borisjohnson would no longer be a conservative mps so that would be a pretty severe punishment. so far we've heard that isn't likely to happen. the prime minister and brandon lewis the party chairman have called on mrjohnson to apologise. he has not done that yet but we did get a statement from a source close to him who is basically trying to turn this into a debate about whether or not women should wear face debate about whether or not women should wearface veils. debate about whether or not women should wear face veils. but that is not the issue that borisjohnson has been criticised for. this is very much an argument about the language he used, the "letterbox" comment he made about people with face veils, women with face veils looking like bank robbers. that's caused the scrutiny. i've spoken to people in his local conservative party and in hillingdon, where he is an mp, is said to me they represent a diverse ethnic minority group of people and thatis ethnic minority group of people and that is the way they like it and it

was down to borisjohnson to decide whether or not he would apologise. we also heard from lord pickles, today, a former cabinet member, he said all these calls for mrjohnson to have the whip withdrawn are a bit over the top, in terms of the disciplinary process they have a panel that this is put two and he thinks borisjohnsonjust overstepped the mark. boris has misspoken. he has been careless with his language. he is a good journalist and has got our attention but he went too far. his critics say it is not about the dress is you, it is about as language. he has had support as

well, borisjohnson language. he has had support as well, boris johnson is language. he has had support as well, borisjohnson is some unseen asa well, borisjohnson is some unseen as a potential leadership contender and he has a lot of tories mps rallying to his course. we heard from andrew bridgen who said he was just using humour to raise an issue. and, burns wrote on twitter, suggesting that there was another agenda. there's certainly a view among some boris supporters that people are trying to, in a sense, sadly his name to reduces chances of becoming a former leadership contender. i put that to eric pickles earlier and he said he did not think that was the case at all. we've also heard from nigel farage, the not think that was the case at all. we've also heard from nigel farage, the former not think that was the case at all. we've also heard from nigel farage, the former ukip not think that was the case at all. we've also heard from nigel farage, the former ukip leader. not think that was the case at all. we've also heard from nigel farage, the former ukip leader. he not think that was the case at all. we've also heard from nigel farage, the former ukip leader. he basically said in terms of the comments mr johnson made, that would be something some middle england as would agree with and he thought it was a case of freedom of speech. conservative members of parliament,

media commentators, people in the westminster bubble will be offended by what boris johnson westminster bubble will be offended by what borisjohnson said. people in the country would be. and that's the point, this is a disconnect between what westminster talks about and what real people talk about. i think boris among tory party members is now more likely to become prime minister, not less. critics of borisjohnson will say all of this, writing the article in the first place and all the media coverage he sat thereafter has all been about propelling boris johnson's profile and keeping him in the news over this long hot summer before parliament resumes in september. and of course boris johnson, people expect him to try to position himself potentially, if there's any future leadership battle. thank you susana at westminster. officials say australia's most populous state, new south wales, is now entirely in drought. the dry winter has intensified what has been called the worst prolonged period of low rainfall in living memory in parts

of eastern australia. tom donkin reports. australia seems blessed with months of blazing sun and cloudless skies but for locals here the climate is now a curse. it is mid—winter in new south wales, home to one third of the country, but less than ten millimetres of rain fell last month. officials now say severe or extreme drought has spread throughout the entire state. a drought many are calling the worst in living memory. gary sunderland rears sheep and cattle. and just two years ago the dams on his property were overflowing. now he, like the state's entire farming industry, face the real possibility of completely running out of water. now it's just the opposite story. dams are going dry, no feed, stock are dying. you've just got to lighten your stock, keep your best breeders on and hopefully it does rain.

the government has stepped in and will provide emergency funding to buy water and feed to keep livestock alive. more than $400 million has been released, but many argue more is needed to save this industry, which generates one quarter of the country's agricultural production. i do understand these water challenges, and clearly we will work with state and local governments to ensure that water is provided. extra funding will also boost mental health services, providing better access to counselling. suicide rates in these precarious rural communities are almost 40% higher than in the big cities and towns. australia's farmers pride themselves on their resilience, but with no rain on the horizon this will be a test a test few have ever seen. tom donkin, bbc news. joining us now from sydney is our correspondent phil mercer. the prime minister using the word

challenges, how big are those challenges, how big are those challenges for those in new south wales ? challenges for those in new south wales? immense. officialfigures showing that every inch of new south wales, australia ‘s most populous state and its food bowl, is now officially in drugs. one quarter of the state is classified as being in intense drought. so these are very serious times. the government is pumping money into drought relief. the purpose of that is to keep farming families on the land and keep the industry going in some shape orform keep the industry going in some shape or form until keep the industry going in some shape orform until it rains. but australia is a land well used to nature's extremes. but the outlook is not good, the fear is that they will go from a dry went into a dry spring into another hot punishing summer. he's a very tough times indeed. the government is doing what it can but of course relief will only come from the skies. the outlook for rain in this part of the

world, not good, we had light showers in parts of the state today but clearly is not enough. for it to be enough the heavens need to open and open with great gusto. you mentioned that this is the middle of winter, this is not supposed to happen. this was one of the hottest julys recorded in parts of australia we have the second driest autumn ever, these are supposed to be the milder, wetter months in australia. everybody is now looking skywards to see those dark clouds but at the moment there's nothing like that. as we heard earlier, the government spending a lot of money on mental health services because the financial cost to farmers is great but there's also a psychological cost, we speak to farmers around australia and they say the psychological burden of the drought is getting worse. thank you very

much, phil. british gas is raising the cost of its standard variable tariff by 3.8% on october1— adding nearly fifty pounds to the average household dual fuel bill. the company said it was increasing its prices following a 20% rise in the costs of buying wholesale energy since april. a petition that could force a by—election in a key seat in northern ireland and remove the current mp ian paisley opens today. the dup politician is already suspended over his failure to declare two family holidays paid for by the sri lankan government. he's apologised, but will face a by—election if 10% of his constituents sign the petition. our ireland correspondent emma vardy is in ballymoney for us. well, the petitions opened at nine o'clock this morning. there's three of them across the north antrim constituency, one of them here in this leisure centre. now it's all been governed quite tightly because of course this is a first for uk parliamentary history.

the first time these rules have been enacted. there were brought in under the recall of mps act in 2015 which essentially allows constituents to have a say, to vote on the future of an mp if they are found guilty of serious misconduct. of course this all came about because of the dup mp ian paisley‘s luxury holidays that he took to sri lanka, at the expense of the sri lankan government. he didn't declare those and was then found guilty of that misconduct by the parliamentary standards committee. the way in which this will work is that the petitions will be open for six weeks, monday to friday, 9 to 5, anyone on the electoral register in this constituency can come and sign them. and if at the end of those six weeks 10% of the electorate have signed those petitions, it will force ian paisley to stand down and there will then be a by—election. he can still stand in that by—election, if it comes to that, he's already said he will

intend to fight to retain his westminster seat if it goes that way. this is based on inexact science but when you look at the last election result, how much support did he enjoy in that election? exactly. ian paisley has a very healthy majority here. he won with 58% of the vote in the 2017 general election. there's a strong paisley brand in this constituency. he is of course the son of the reverend ian paisley, the former dup leader for many years. it would be unusual if that support were to suddenly dwindle overnight, but his credibility will certainly have taken a hit. we heard from sinn fein earlier today, who came out here to basically urge people to come and sign this petition. the way they pitched it was to say, look, this isn't about party politics any more, which party you support, this is about the morality. the ethics, the standards we expect from our mps. we are urging people to come and vote on that basis.

we heard from philip mcguigan, who is the north antrim mla, the north antrim representative of sinn fein. i'm just out from signing the recall petition to remove ian paisley. this is obviously the first time that this has happened in over 70 years of sleaze and scandal, and all sorts of activities in the westminster parliament. ian paisley, the mp for north antrim, sits top of the pile. the report concluded that he was involved in serious misconduct, and the people of north antrim now have six weeks to come out and sign this petition. and i know, the contact i have had with people over the last number of weeks, that people are very motivated to do so. this is an issue of integrity in government. it is not, as some people will try to do, turn it into an orange and green issue. this isn't an issue about nationalism versus unionism. this is an issue about trust in your politicians that

they will do theirjob in public office with integrity. and that affects nationalists, unionism and everyone who is a voter, an elector in north antrim. it's also worth pointing out that mps, regardless of the outcome of this, have voted to suspend ian paisley for 30 sitting days. so, were it to get to a by—election, were he could win that and retain his seat, he would still be suspended from sitting parliament until around november. and will miss some key brexit votes in that time. but the magic number is 7,543 signatures. if the three petitions reach that after six weeks he will be forced to stand down and then we will see a by—election. our ireland correspondent, emma vardy. the headlines on bbc news. borisjohnson is facing pressure to apologise for his

comments about burkas and niqabs. the former foreign secretary wrote that muslim women who wore the full—face veil looked like "letterboxes" or "bank robbers" in the daily telegraph. australia's new south wales is suffering from the worst drought in living memory. the state is facing failing crops, water shortages and farmers unable to feed livestock — the government has provided provided 576m australian dollars in emergency relief funding. a 31—year—old man has appeared in court charged with the murder of siddique kamara, known as incognito. mr kamara, who was 23, was stabbed to death on a street in camberwell a week ago. sport now, here's azi farni. hello, at the european championships, tim duckworth is in second place in the decathlon, he was ahead overnight but lost top

spot after slipping to second after the discus and hurdles. he is set to go back on top after a commanding performance in the pole vault, it's still ongoing but his nearest german rival will finish behind him, having briefly taken the overall lead earlier. two events to go after this, the javelin and the 1500 metres still to come. dulin williams has qualified for the 200 metres semifinals tonight. he willjoin adam gemili and nathaniel mitchell blake who received byes into the semifinals because of their times this season. williams crossed the line holding his back but hopes to compete. mightjust be tired, i did some running before i came out, got some running before i came out, got some treatment. obviously and feeling it, and just going to have to deal with it. there was a personal best in the 400 metres

heats to reach the semifinals, she was part of the relay tamed that took silver at the world championships last year. three british runners will all compete in the 1500 metre final on friday. chris o'hare, charlie grice and jake wightman, seen here, all finished well in the heats. and naomi better made the most of a final attempt in the triple jump qualification, she delivered a personal best to reach the final on friday. afterwards she was delighted with her achievement. so shocked when i saw the distance of that last jump i so shocked when i saw the distance of that lastjump i don't normally celebrate but i did that time, i was even doing the dab, so nervous. action is still under way in scotla nd action is still under way in scotland where the dutch ten k open water swimming champion takes the

european five—day title today. loch lomond was the setting with britain's only representative was 15—year—old polly holden who finished 13th in the end, with the champion taking the title ahead of the german rival, the only back and her italian rival. the premier league transfer window shuts tomorrow and chelsea look ready to break the world record fee for a goalkeeper, their 23—year—old spaniard acquisition has bottoms off out of his contract with athletic bilbao ahead of a potential £71 million move. chelsea have reportedly made him the number one target to report courtois. the belgian has skipped training with chelsea this week with speculation ofan imminent chelsea this week with speculation of an imminent move to real madrid. that's all the sport for now. more sport view in next hour. azi, many thanks. a court has heard that the body of

samantha eastwood was found with tape around her eyes and face. michael stirling, the brother—in—law of her ex—fiance, has appeared in court charged with her murder and has been remanded in custody. 31—year—old man a 31—year—old man has appeared in court charged with the murder of the rapper sidique kamara who was stabbed to death in south london, last week. mr kamara, also know as incognito, was part of the controversial "drill" music scene which is thought to glamorise violence. kenneth umezie is due to appear at bromley magistrates‘ court later today. self—testing hiv kits are to become available on the high street for the first time. superdrug has said it will sell the kits for £33.99. the test, which was previously only available to buy online ,

gives results in as little as 15 minutes. our correspondent sarah campbell joins me now. a first for the high street. yes, they have been available online, a change in the law meant that self testing kits could be ordered but this is the first time other than a few independent pharmacists, this is the first time a major high street pharmaceutical chain has said they‘ll stock them the shelves. the band that they use is called the biosure hiv self test, a prick of blood from your finger and they say with 97% accuracy within 15 minutes you can find out antibody rate which is the indication of being hiv positive. the theory is that the easier it becomes a people to test themselves, the more people will ta ke themselves, the more people will take the test and the more we will know. yes, it's interesting that hiv diagnosis rates are falling, the last time figures released two years ago, a drop of 18%, the first time by bisexual and gay men, there was a

drop in at part of the population. obviously the message is getting out there but the terrence higgins trust say that something like 10,500 people not aware that they are hiv—positive. anything that can make it easierfor people hiv—positive. anything that can make it easier for people to test themselves, make themselves aware that they are hiv—positive, is a positive thing for the population in general. this is why they are saying, on the other hand, the other point they would say is that sexual health clinics and the terrence higgins trust is to give these tests for free. so any barrier, higgins trust is to give these tests forfree. so any barrier, £33 higgins trust is to give these tests for free. so any barrier, £33 99 for a test could be a barrier to people getting tested, basic, please rememberfree getting tested, basic, please remember free testing options are available. there's also the point about if you discover that you are hiv—positive and you have done it fires of testing you can‘t talk to someone fires of testing you can‘t talk to someone straightaway afterwards. indeed, that‘s been the case with online testing, people have been

able to diagnose themselves at home, these tests say clearly that if you come back with a positive result the first thing you need to do is go to a professional, whether the gp or sexual health clinic because there are huge ramifications. if people can manage their hiv position, their diagnosis well, they can live as long as people without agevi but the key is early diagnosis and getting those drugs in their system before it can damage the immune system. that‘s the real issue. thank you, sarah. commemorations will take place in france today to mark the centenary of the battle of amiens, the beginning of the end of world war one. the conflict marked the start of the decisive allied ‘hundred days offensive‘ which would help secure victory over german troops and bring about the end the first world wwar. here‘s our correspondent, robert hall. the tallest cathedral in france, a landmark for 800 years and familiar to the soldiers who had

been brought here from all over the western front for a surprise attack like no other in four years of war. by 7th august, the plan was ready. this tower was built to commemorate australian troops, some of whom fought, north of amiens. if you had stood here on 8th august 1918 you would have seen the smoke and flames as allied artillery destroyed german guns and you would have heard the rumble of engines as 500 tanks and over 50,000 troops began to move forward through the early morning fog towards enemy positions. by lunchtime on the first day, the allies had advanced eight miles into enemy territory. men and machines working together. and yet, after the disastrous losses of previous battles, few men realised that the tide was turning. they expected that it was going to go on. peter barton has examined

german interviews with allied soldiers during the battle. there are thousands of prisoners, and they all agree or 90% of them agree that it will be the following year. yet again the following year before the germans are beaten. they don‘t see, even at the beginning of october 1918, when the armistice is within touching distance, they do not realise that is going to happen. commanders on both sides knew differently. the flood of exhausted, demoralised german prisoners spoke volumes. six allied countries under a single commander had changed the course of the war. the significance of amiens was at the heart of rehearsals for today‘s commemoration. its part in the journey towards a negotiated peace and the importance of carrying that message to future generations. they shall not grow old as we that are left shall grow old. 13—year—old sydney is joining her father in the cathedral.

i think it‘s important we understand what sacrifices were made. there is a saying that "for our today they gave their tomorrow." that‘s important because it is very truthful. and stories from those who were there will reinforce that message. we travelled at night and stayed in the woods in the daytime. it was supposed to be a surprise. the canadians captured 27,000 prisoners and of 45,000 prisoners besides the ones killed. the german high command called it a black day for the german army. we called it the beginning of the last hundred days. robert hall, bbc news, on the amiens battlefield. and at 1:45pm this afternoon on the bbc news channel — and on bbc1 sophie raworth will be presenting a special programme live from amiens cathedral with full

coverage of the commemorations. that‘s ‘the road to armistice: amiens remembered‘. food giants kelloggs and kfc have been forced to remove adverts after one was placed near a school and the other aired during a cartoon. the advertising standards authority found they were promoting foods high in fat, salt and sugar to children. new rules on advertising junk food to under—16s came into effect last year. chi chi izundu reports. these complaints involve some of the biggest names in the food industry. the watchdog upheld two complaints, this kellogg‘s cereal advert which was shown during a mr bean cartoon, and this kfc ad, which was on a phone box close to a primary school. the advertising standards authority found the companies have broken found the companies had broken rules over advertising food high

in fat, sugar or salts, to children under 16. there were two upheld rulings against kfc and coco pops granola, which is owned by kellogg‘s, and we are telling them that they cannot repeat those ads. in terms of the kfc ads, they have to take down the poster near a school gate. there will be a message that goes out to the media placement companies as well to remind them they will have to take care when placing these ads. the asa dismissed two complaints against mcdonald‘s. in a statement, kfc apologised, saying their advert outside the school was a total mistake. while kellogg‘s says they can now advertise on children‘s tv because it has reduced the sugar in coco pops original by 40%. the children know about it anyway, so they don't need lots of adverts to tell them about it, they already know about those products. i don't think there should be a ban on it, no i don't. i think us as parents have the right to decide what we give our children or how much amount they take in. health campaigners say one in three

children is now overweight or obese by the age of 11, and the banning ofjunk food ads is a start, but much more needs to be done. chi chi izundu, bbc news. now it‘s time for a look at the weather. what a difference a day makes comic yesterday into the 30s, today the mid—20s at best, much fresher feel, still a fair mid—20s at best, much fresher feel, stilla fairand mid—20s at best, much fresher feel, still a fair and sunshine around, we will keep that cooler weather with sunshine but also some showers, there are showers around today particularly in western areas but they will to left to late afternoon and into evening. a largely dry night, showers in the far north—west, extra cloud spreading in the south—east of england, that will be an increasingly big feature of the weather doing tomorrow. we've got some heavy rain that will be pushing up from near continent,

printing into east anglia, not certain how far west that will get but that could give a dose of heavy rain. elsewhere tomorrow, some bright spells and sunshine. scattered showers across north—west scotla nd scattered showers across north—west scotland and northern ireland where we could see the odd rumble of thunder, lower temperatures, 16—21d. the fresher feel for the weekend, windy at times in the north and west, further south dry and at times relatively warm. this is bbc news. our latest headlines... borisjohnson is facing calls to apologise for his comments about women who wear burkas. new south wales in australia has been hit by what‘s being called its worst drought in living memory — causing crop failures and water shortages across the state. a 31—year—old man has appeared in court charged with the murder of drill rapper siddique kamara, known as incognito. a court has heard that the body

of samantha eastwood, the midwife who was discovered dead eight days after going missing, was found in a shallow grave. and over three million british gas customers will face a price increase for the second time this year. let‘s get more now on the mounting pressure from within the conservative party for borisjohnson to apologise for his comments about burqas and niqabs. speaking to me earlier, the former conservative chairman, lord pickles, said his language was inappropriate. ido i do rather agree with boris and that the idea of banning the birth is deeply regret illiberal, but sadly the language cut the debate before even started. the smart thing

for borrowers to do in order to debate this is a sensible way is to apologise for the offence he has caused. there is not much sign of that happening is there? well, i don't know, i understand boris is away on holiday and some people are difficult to reach. but i‘m sure once he‘s read the reaction in the united kingdom to his remarks, he will recognise that you can‘t defend liberal values by using illiberal language. well, i don't know, i understand boris is away on holiday and some what of those who would suggest it is time to go further and withdraw the whip from him? i think you can‘t deal with over the top comments by over the top measures. i think we are just so far away from that particular measure. boris has misspoken. boris has been careless with his language. he is a very talented journalists. what of those who would

suggest it is time you talk about him as being of a type that will do this kind of thing and given that, is there somehow more slack being given to him than they would be to others if they said something similar do you think? i think that it‘s a reasonable point. i have given quite a bit of thought to that since reading the article. if this was a councillor from scu nthorpe or middlesbrough or somewhere, i‘m not entirely sure it would have been given the amount of slack and interest and it would not have been given the amount of attention that boris has. i wonder what that says about the party and the way it is? well, we haven‘t gone to the disciplinary process yet. we are a bit different from the other parties in so far as the conservative party has an independent panel and if there is a complaint, an official complaint, then the panel will look at it. the other question that has been raised

by those criticising boris johnson rather than those supporting him, is whether there is an issue for the conservative party and some errors relating to his islamophobia and if that is the case has, how do you address that? i do not believe my party has a problem with islamophobia but i do believe that the party has been slow in terms of making contact, keeping alive a friendship with the muslim communities and i did a report last year in which i recommended that they should be a priority for the party. we have got lots of vibrant muslim members but in orderfor a political party to be effective, it should represent the wider community, white, jewish, afro caribbean and muslims. officials in california say they‘re now dealing with the largest wildfire ever to hit the state, and they‘re warning it could burn

for the rest of the month. thousands of people have fled the area and two people are known to have died. lebo diseko reports... it looks like hell on earth. firefighters battled to contain this wildfire, the biggest recorded in california‘s history. called the mendocino complex i exactly two blazes which joined together and now covers an area almost the size of la. it has destroyed buildings and thousands have had to leave their homes as it rages through the countryside. it‘s devastating, it‘s really devastating to see. and so many people lost their homes in the back, there‘s nine homes out of you in the back. what can you say? it makes you sick to your stomach. everything they've worked for all their life gone in a heartbeat. dry hot weather along with high winds has allowed the fire to grow in an extraordinary way. it jumped at least four creeks and one major rd

over the weekend. meanwhile more fires have broken out across this meanwhile more fires have brok firmly across this meanwhile more fires have brok firmly to oss this meanwhile more fires have brok firmly to patient‘s skin. meanwhile more fires have brok! firmly to patient's skin. they pads firmly to patient's skin. they will tell you exactly what to do so with no medical training anyone can make the difference between life and death. there are tens of thousands of them in stations, public buildings, offices or department stores. so why does the uk have far less cardiac arrest survival rates than scandinavia or parts of the united states who have similar coverage. if you are out and about and your heart stops, your chances of living are barely one in ten. that is partly because not enough of us that is partly because not enough of us know cpr but also because although there are plenty of defibrillators around in an emergency, how do you find one? the locations are held by ambulance crews, but the british heart foundation says that knowledge can be patchy. even 909 operators do not know where the nearest one is. that means that potentially life—saving defibrillators are currently used in

just 3% of cases. defibrillators are currently used in just 396 of cases. there are tens of thousands of these things around the country and the 909 operators do not know where the area. we could be missing chances to save your life. working with nhs england and scotla nd working with nhs england and scotland and microsoft, it is working a year—long scheme to map their locations and create a database their locations and create a data base and to their locations and create a database and to make sure they are repaired. this simple measure could cut drastically improved survival rates and save lives. theresa may and prince william will attend a ceremony in northern france to mark the centenary of the battle of amiens — the beginning of the end of world war one. 3,000 members of the public willjoin the duke of cambridge and the prime minister, who will lay wreaths. now let‘s go live to amiens, where we can talk to the chief of defence staff, sir nicholas carter. good afternoon. good afternoon to you. what do these events mean to

you? as you said in your opening remarks, this battle represented the beginning of the end of the war and the start of the hundred day offensive. as it was called. it was the decisive action. it was a remarkable achievement. but what stands out most to me is the need to honour and remember those who sacrificed achieve the effect over the four—year period of the war. what struck you about some of those stories because relatives of those who fought and lost their lives are attending today? it is usually humbling. one thing that has struck as we have commemorated the various battles of the first world war how many some of those personal reflections and personal memories have brought the whole history to life in a way that was surprising. memories of those who work from different countries at that time of course? and that is absolutely right because what we will see today is a

very international ceremony with the commonwealth represented and the united states of course. and indeed our french allies. one of the big lessons that we learned today is the importance of those alliances and coalitions as we seek to deal with the threat of the modern world. when you look specifically at that battle and the hundred days that followed, is it possible to pinpoint what was certainly different and therefore effective about the allied forces? one has to put it in the context of the whole year because you will recall there was a very major german offensive that took place about two months previous to this battle and that offensive was stopped by successful allied action. the result of that was that the germans were worn out. so when this attack was launched, we were able to bring together some remarkable technology, some 600 to 800 aircraft took part

in this battle, a huge number of ta nks in this battle, a huge number of tanks which were a technological development from 1917 onwards. and a rudimentary wireless. all these people could talk to each other and all of these capabilities could achieve the effect of manoeuvre as soldiers and that meant that we were able to get out of the trenches and be able to strike through the german lines and to achieve open one fair that had been impossible in the previous four years. those technological developments are a fascinating. aircraft, people associate the second world war with eric riff but they were significant in world war i. the fourth army observed after the battle of the way in which air power and aircraft was integrated to achieve effect on the ground. that notion of the air support is the same that we apply on the battlefields of today. it is an important day and you have said what

it means to you personally, as we go forward from here, and we are coming to the end of the centenary of all the different aspects of world war i now, what should happen in the future in terms of memory and acknowledgement of what happens? we have our annual event on the 11th of november and on remembrance sunday andi november and on remembrance sunday and i hope that the momentum that world war i has put into this means that it continues to be the important occasion that it is at the moment. i also think it is really important that those who have given their lives and have suffered in the words of recent times i remembered in the same way. i know the royal british legion and other institutions seek to do this and make sure that it does occur. thank you very much for coming along. coverage of that event here on bbc news at a quarter to two this afternoon. today, argentina s senate will vote on whether to allow abortion

in the first 14 weeks of pregnancy. abortion is currently illegal there, except in the case of rape or if the woman‘s health is in danger. if the bill passes, argentina would become only the fourth country in latin america to broadly legalize abortion, and by far the largest. our south america correspondent katy watson reports. he call for change came from the streets. and the decision is now in the hands of congress. these women are ready. they are making sure the politicians can hear them. campaigners have been fighting to legalise abortion for more than a decade now. they have presented a bill at congress seven times. they have got somewhere only now. people say the women‘s rights movement has become very powerful in the past few years and has played a big role in pushing abortion up the political agenda. argentina‘s strict laws make criminals out of millions of women, like taxi driver ada and her two daughters who all had illegal abortions.

she now supports women who are looking to end their pregnancies too. translation: having an abortion is not dramatic. what is dramatic is having to be a mother when you don‘t want to be. it generates such desperation. you can understand how a woman ends up grabbing a knitting needle to end her pregnancy. for the past few weeks, she has been helping a friend buy drugs to induce an abortion. this is a massive chat where it is just constantly going back and forth trying to find any pharmacy that has the pills. no success yet, she‘s got another four weeks to keep finding it. 0k. janina is seven weeks pregnant. the morning after pill failed and she is scared. she has come to a support network to learn how to take abortion pills at home. she doesn‘t want to be identified because what she is doing is illegal. translation: i feel so unsupported. i am dodging the law.

trying to find a solution, it‘s not easy. i feel so ashamed to be going around asking pharmacists for the pill. but in this country, the birthplace of the current pope, religion holds an important place. father pepe is close to pope francis and shares his view that abortion is wrong. he says it has become a political debate not relevant in the city slums where he preaches. translation: abortion does not have the repercussions here that it does in the middle class. poor people want to have children. politics has been used to divide argentina. change won‘t be easy with religious groups making their voices heard. argentina could make history this week but there are plenty of people determined not to let that happen. a 31 year old man has appeared in court charged

with the murder of the rapper sidique kamara who was stabbed to death in south london, last week. lucinda adam is at the court in camberwell, south east london. a very brief hearing here this morning. the defendant appeared wearing a grey tracksuit and black glasses charged with the murder of incognito who is 23 years old. he was found with two stab wounds to the chest not far from here in camberwell hour week ago on wednesday evening and he died at the scene wednesday evening and he died at the scene of his injuries. a 16—year—old boy and a 31—year—old man were also taken to hospital with nonlife threatening injuries. the defendant was charged with the murder yesterday and another three teenage men aged 16, 18 and 19 were arrested

on is the best suspicion of murder but they were released. he was remanded in custody and will appear at the old bailey on friday. the drill music scene which is what he was part of, incognito was a rapper in that scene, has caused concern in the area. it is a wrap music which glamorise these violence and gang culture. the post lyrics which insults one another and the metropolitan police think it is leading to an increase in murders between rival gangs. there was another murder here, a 17—year—old rapperfrom the another murder here, a 17—year—old rapper from the misco 17 crew, he was a friend, he was stabbed to death in may this year in exactly the same street where incognito was stabbed. he was cleared of murder this year of stabbing a 17—year—old

boy in 2017. as i said, he will appear at the old bailey on friday. thank you very much. summer is the time of year that you are most likely to encounter a snake in the uk. over the past few weeks the slithering creatures have been spotted in some strange and surreal places. our reporter ricky boleto has been looking at the recent spate of snake sightings. this has to be one of the strangest sights of london. passers—by captured this surreal footage of the snake coiled around a dead pigeon in east london. saturday morning, just going to the shops, there is a snake in the road. i couldn‘t quite believe it. and then, obviously, double—take and you look back at it and it‘s got a pigeon in its mouth. they are not really any danger the snakes as you get close to them and obviously he was clearly busy with his meal. last week, a man from exeter came face—to—face with an eight feet python in his bathroom. peter mcdowell came home to find

this in his kitchen. he still has no idea how it ended up there. and back in london, police in tower hamlets posted a picture of the two metre long milk snake on the loose. the creature was caught by the rspca but not before it made a break for freedom. firefighters have caught footage ofa fire—nado orfire whirl which engulfed a plastic factory and reached a height of over 50ft. the leicestershire fire and rescue service said the unusual sight was created by cool air entering the top of the hot air causing a swirl similar to how a tornado is formed. just before we go to the weather — let‘s show you some images from the international space station . german astronaut alexander gerst took this pictures — showing the devastating impact of weeks of record temperatures on the planet.

on twitter he says ‘after several weeks of night flying, i was able to take the first day pictures of central europe and germany. the sight is shocking. everything that should be green is parched and brown‘, 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. what a difference a day makes. temperatures around 20 celsius. there is plenty of sunshine out there as captured by our weather watcher pictures from earlier on today. if we take a look at what has happened you can see that we have pushed the heat away to the east and we have brought in this much cooler and fresh atlantic error with a futurist. you can see the clouds on the satellite picture across northern and western areas. some of

these showers on the heavy side. we continue as we head towards the afternoon. but there will be some dry weather and sunny spells, those temperatures significantly lower, 2526 degrees in the south east. the showers will disappear and overnight it looks largely dry. showers in the far north—west. cloud thickens in the south east with outbreaks of patchy rain later on. 15 or 16 degrees here. much cooler and fresher for scotland and northern ireland. here tomorrow another day of sunshine with the odd flash of lightning and rumble of thunder. the rest of england largely dry. down to the south east, an area of really heavy rain trying to spin his way home from the near continent. uncertainty about how far west that rain will get. for some parts of east anglia and the south—east, some really soggy weather looks likely as we go on through thursday. courtesy of what is actually quite a deep area of low pressure. it could bring some really nasty weather across

belgium and into scandinavia as well. by friday, high pressure is trying to take charge of our weather once again full stop so there will be some sunshine but there will still be some showers across northern ireland, scotland and northern england. not as many showers further south and still some of those lower temperatures. 17 to 22 celsius. and what about the weekend? there 22 celsius. and what about the weekend ? there is 22 celsius. and what about the weekend? there is a deep area of low pressure pushing towards the north—west of the uk. it looks most likely that northern and western areas are going to suffer the wet and windy weather as we go on through the weekend. so glasgow aberdeen belfast some heavy downpours. further south, still a fairamount of dry downpours. further south, still a fair amount of dry weather particularly towards the south—east which will also be fairly one. pressure continues to mount on the former foreign secretary borisjohnson to apologise for his comments about women who wear the burqa. one conservative peer says the whip should be withdrawn — other colleagues say it‘s important

that these issues are debated. we‘ll have the latest from westminster. also this lunchtime: more than three million british gas customers are facing a rise in prices for the second time this year. a man has appeared in court charged with murdering the midwife samantha eastwood. livestock struggle to find water to drink, as parts of australia suffer the worst drought for decades. and, remembering the battle that changed the course of the first world war — 2000 people gather in amiens to mark the centenary.