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 one conservative peer says the whip should be withdrawn — other colleagues say it's important that these issues are debated.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. and coming up in the sport later in the hour on bbc news. we'll have the latest action on day seven at the european championships including the open water swimming in loch lomond.

good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. pressure continues to mount on the former foreign secretary borisjohnson to apologise, for the newspaper column in which he wrote muslim women who wear a full—face veil look like letterboxes or bank robbers. some colleagues say he should have the tory whip removed, though sources close to mrjohnson say it's important difficult issues are debated. 0ur political correspondent jonathan blake is in westminster: it is two days since borisjohnson wrote his column in the daily

telegraph using characteristically blunt language to express his opinions on full face veils being worn in public. since then the prime minister has called on him to apologise. 0ther minister has called on him to apologise. other senior conservatives said he should have chosen his words more carefully. 0ne conservative member of lord said he should be thrown out of the party. but there is no sign the former foreign secretary will back down. what muslim and choose to wear in public can be a sensitive subject. boris johnson's language has prompted criticism from opponents, the prime minister and other senior conservatives who say he went too farand conservatives who say he went too far and should apologise. conservatives who say he went too far and should apologisem conservatives who say he went too far and should apologise. it seems to me what he might want to do now is consider some of the language as inappropriate and if he chooses to apologise, it will be welcomed. but

i don't think we should take from this incident that people are prohibited from discussing this subject but it is one of those subjects where politicians should be careful about the language they use. 0n careful about the language they use. on monday boris johnson careful about the language they use. on monday borisjohnson said a total ban on full face coverings was not the answer but he said schools should be able to tell students to remove burke as if they turn up looking like a bank robber. he added it was ridiculous that people should choose to go around looking like letterboxes. for this muslim former candidate, his words are bigotry. letterboxes. for this muslim former candidate, his words are bigotrym is making people politicised religion, it is making people wanting to be seen as visibly muslim because the politics is becoming so against muslim people in this country. there are 3 million british muslims in this country and we are being ostracised. the conservative party should know better. a source

close to the former foreign secretary said he stood by his comments. mrjohnson‘s supporters say he should not and will not say sorry. we have gone down a politically correct route that if politically correct route that if political figures say anything that causes offence to anyone is considered an outrage. we have finished up where joe public cannot even recognise, because none of them ever say anything memorable at all. there is support and some concern. ever say anything memorable at all. there is support and some concernlj understand what he is trying to say because it can feel threatening, but the language isn't the right thing. he isa the language isn't the right thing. he is a big controversial and what he says doesn't really resonate with anything i believe in. pretty much ignore him. everyone has their own rights to know what they want to wear. we don't pull anybody else up for what they are wearing. in an increase in islamophobia and claims tories haven't done enough to tackle

anti—muslim prejudice internally, boris johnson's comments are guaranteed to make an impact. whether it was his intention to say what he did in the way he did has made sure he is in the public eye and his comments are a reminder to members of the conservative party and the public, he is not afraid to say things other more conventional politicians might deem politically incorrect. jonathan, thank you. about 3.5 million british gas customers are facing an increase in their bills for the second time this year. the energy supplier is putting up its standard variable tariff by 3.8%. our business correspondent theo leggett is with me. what is the reasoning for this? british gas says it is because of rising wholesale prices. they have to buy its gas and electricity from

producers on the wholesale market and those costs have been going on. that is acknowledged and the reason it gives is an increase in the cost of crude oil. crude oil is used to produce gas and also electricity. so in means gas and electricity prices can go up. in means gas and electricity prices can go up. it seems that is what is happening. our others likely to follow suit because this is the second time in a year. all of the big six major energy suppliers have put their prices up this year. some of the more than once and we can expect others to follow. british gas have put them more than most of our, but when one acts, we often see others will follow suit as well. thank you very much. a man accused of murdering the staffordshire midwife, samantha eastwood, has appeared in court again via videolink. 0ur correspondent liz cropper is at stafford crown court. explain what happened today? this

was michael stirling's first appearance before the crown court, where his case was listed for a preliminary hearing. he is charged with murdering samantha eastwood between the 26th ofjuly and august the 5th. the 28—year—old's body was found near a rural village in staffordshi re found near a rural village in staffordshire in a shallow grave. michael stirling appeared fire video link from doug gate prison. he spoke just to confirm his name, date of birth, nationality and that he understood proceedings. he will next appear before northampton crown court on october the 5th. it is at that hearing where it is expected he will be asked about his plea. his trial is expected to take place in the early part of next year. today he was remanded in custody and there was no application for bail at this stage. liz cropper in stafford,

thank you. the democratic unionist mp ian paisley is facing the first ever ‘parliamentary recall petition', under rules introduced in 2015 to allow voters to oust politicians. ian paisley is currently suspended by parliament for failing to declare two family holidays which were paid for by the sri lankan government. if 10% of his constituents in north antrim sign the petition, which opened this morning, it will trigger a by—election. 0ur correspondent emma vardy is there. it opened this morning, bringing us up it opened this morning, bringing us 7 it opened this morning, bringing us up today? at nine o'clock this morning, three recall positions open in the three main towns across north antrim. they will be open for the next six weeks. this is the first four uk politics. it was brought about because of ian paisley‘s failure to declare the hospitality he received from the sri lanka in

government. it came to light last year he had been on two matri family holidays, paid for by sri lanka. he lobbied the then prime minister on the country's bihar. the parliamentary standards committee ruled he was guilty of serious misconduct. it will take 10% of the electorate to sign these petitions and trigger a by—election. sinn fein, a representative from that party were here this morning to encourage people to come and sign it. their message was, forget the party politics, this is about the standards we expect from mps in office. the report concluded he was involved in serious misconduct and the people of north antrim have six weeks to come out and sign this petition. i never contact i have had with people over the last number of weeks. people are very motivated do so. weeks. people are very motivated do so. this is an issue of integrity in government. it isn't, as some people

will try to do, turn it into an orange and green issue. it is an issue about trust in your politicians, that they will do their job in public office with integrity. the magic number of signatures needed to trigger a by—election would be 7543. we are pointing out ian paisley strongly has support. ian paisley strongly has support. ian paisley strongly has support. ian paisley senior, a long—standing leader of the dup. there are those who suspect that even if a by—election is triggered, ian paisley will fight to get his seat back so the support may still hold up. jurors have been shown cctv footage of the england cricketer ben stokes, involved in an alleged "melee" outside a nightclub with two other men. stokes is one of three men accused of being involved in a violent confrontation in bristol last september. all three deny a charge of affray.

the heatwave may be over in the uk, with many of us expecting rain over the coming days. but in australia, where it's winter, there's no let up in a prolonged dry spell. officials in the country's most populated state, new south wales, say that is now entirely in drought. from sydney, phil mercer reports. australia is a land well used to nature's extremes. it's the world's driest inhabited continent, but the resilience of its farming communities is being severely tested. south—eastern australia is in the grip of a drought worse than many can remember. it's had one of its driest autumn is on record. winter hasn't been kind either. last month was the second hottestjuly ever documented. new south wales is australia's food bowl, but in many parts the land is cracked and parched. official figures show that the entire state is in drought.

two years ago there were floods on gary sunderland's farm near the town of condobolin. how quickly things can change. now it's just the opposite story, the dams have run dry, no feed. the cost of feeding livestock has soared. many cattle are desperate for water. government aid will ease the financial burden is on the prime minister is promising more help. i do understand these water challenges and clearly we will work with state and local governments to ensure that water is provided. while government assistance is welcome, it's ultimately a change in fortune from the weather that the farming community is hoping for. they've had a dominance of high—pressure, at bit like we've had here in the uk. the jet stream has been weaker and it's been pushed down towards the south pole. you normally have severe droughts linked to el nino, but it's

just a neutral phase at the moment. however, in the longer term, we could well move into an el nino pattern which is why the long—range forecast for the spring in new south wales is still dry. half of the state of queensland is also in drought, as are parts of victoria and south australia. crops have withered and for farmers there is a mounting psychological cost. light rain has fallen in some eastern areas of the country, but it's nowhere near enough and the outlook isn't good. the fear is that a dry spring will be followed by another hot and punishing summer for australia's farmers. phil mercer, bbc news, sydney. regulators have found that the food giants kelloggs and kfc broke the rules about advertising to children. new regulations came into force last year, banning adverts of foods high in fat, sugar and salt to people under the age of 16.

but health campaigners say there needs to be even stronger protection for children, as chi chi izundu reports. these complaints involve some of the biggest names in the food industry. coco pops granola! 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 had broken rules over advertising food high in fat, sugar or salt, to children under 16. there are two upheld rulings against kfc and coco pops granola which is owned by kellogg's. and we are telling those companies that they can't repeat those ads. in terms of the kfc ad, they've got to take down the poster which was next to a school gate. and there will be a message also which goes out to the media placement companies as well to remind them that they've got to take care when they're placing these sorts of ads. the asa dismissed two complaints against the fast—food

giants mcdonald's. in a statement, kfc apologised saying their advert outside the school was a total mistake. while kellogg's say it can now advertise on children's tv because it's taken steps to reduce sugar in its products. 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're taking. i treat my kids to mcdonald's maybe twice a week, sorry, twice a month. and i don't perceive that as junk food, i perceive that as a treat for them behaving well. health campaigners say one in three children is now overweight or obese by the age of ii. and the banning ofjunk food ads is a start, but much more needs to be done. chi chi izundu, bbc news. our top story this lunchtime.

pressure continues to mount on the former foreign secretary borisjohnson to apologise for his comments about women who wear the burka. and we live in amiens as 3000 people prepared to make the centenary of a battle which took europe on a path to peace. and coming up in the sport later in the hour on bbc news. 2a hours before the transfer window shuts, chelsea are set pay a world record £71 million for a new goalkeeper. it was a battle that changed the course of the first world war — but is largely unknown to many people. the battle of amiens marked the start of the final major offensive of the conflict, helping to bring about the armistice in november 1918. this afternoon, the prime minister and the duke of cambridge will be among 3,000 guests attending a ceremony in northern france to mark

the centenary of the battle. robert hall is in amiens for us. we arejust we are just waiting for the final arrivals, troops are moving into position outside the cathedral to wait the var tease. this is notjust a commemoration are much more a retelling of a lesser—known story of the first world war. the story of a battle which took a war weary europe just a few steps towards what would be an eventual armistice and the end to the fighting. i just think of the unselfish courage. in a field overlooking the amiens battlefield, 30 members of one family stood in silence to remember a young officer killed in action on this spot exactly a century ago. lieutenant colonel christopher bushell was just 29. he had already won the victoria

cross when he was targeted by a sniper as he rallied his men. we decided that a century on it was appropriate as we wish to perpetuate his memory, his ideals and his character and all he believed in and fought for. the flat farmland north of amiens has changed little since that day. at dawn on august the 8th 1918 the ground shook as allied artillery began to destroy enemy positions. lessons of past battles had been learned, 500 tanks launched a mass attack through the early morning fog, clearing a path for over 50,000 troops from six countries. by lunchtime some units had advanced eight miles 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 been examining

german interviews with allied soldiers captured 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 don't 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 to a negotiated peace and the importance of carrying that message to new generations. i don't think we can do enough to remember what these people did did for us and the men,

the women, the horses, the mules, a huge amount was sacrificed for the future of our lives. he was the ideal of what a man should be. christopher bushell is buried in this tiny cemetery. today villagers joined his descendants to mark his passing. 0ne story among the many which will be told across the battlefield as the world remembers a day which hastened the end of a terrible conflict. the event is about to unfold inside the cathedral will involve war stories and personal accounts, letters from those who lived through that experience. the most significant the words of german commanders who later described amiens is a black day for the german army and time they thought about to

the inevitable end to end the conflict that had enveloped so many countries and lost so many lives. and at 1.45 this afternoon, sophie raworth will be presenting a special programme live from amiens cathedral. that's ‘the road to armistice: amiens remembered'. that's on bbc one and the bbc news channel. politicans in argentina will vote later today on whether to relax the abortion laws, to allow terminations in the first 1a weeks of pregnancy. abortion is currently illegal in the country, except in the case of rape or when the woman's health is in danger. we will bring you more about that

story a bit later in this bulletin. they're an essential aid to help anyone who's in cardiac arrest, increasing their chances of survival. but would you know where your nearest public defibrillator is? there are now tens of thousands of them in stations, shops and offices — so now a project is beginning to find, and map, all the public defibrillators across england and scotland. ben ando reports. public defibrillators are in thousands of locations, are easy to use, and save lives. apply pads to patient‘s bare chest as shown in picture. press pads firmly to patient‘s bare skin... they'll tell you exactly what to do, so even with no medical training, anyone can make the difference between life and death. people are scared to use these devices we think. they see lots of things on the television, it's very dramatic and all the rest of it. they worry that they could do harm to the patient.

they are really, really simple to use. things can't get any worse for the person at this time. we really actively encourage people to get a defib, grab it off the wall, get it to the patient and stick the pads on and follow the instructions. there are tens of thousands of them in stations, public buildings, offices or department stores. so why does the uk have far worse cardiac arrest survival rates than countries in scandinavia or parts of the united states that have similar coverage? if you're out and about and your heart suddenly stops, the british heart foundation says your chances of living are barely one in ten. that's partly because not enough of us know cpr but also although there are plenty of defibrillators around, in an emergency, how do you find one? defibrillators locations are usually held by ambulance crews of —— but the british heart foundation says knowledge can be patchy and even 999 operators don't always know where the nearest one is. and that means that potentially life—saving public defibrillators are currently used

in just 3% of cases. so working with nhs england, nhs scotland and microsoft, it's launching a year—long scheme to map their locations, create a national database, and ensure they are regularly checked and repaired. it's hoped that this simple measure could drastically improve survival rates and save lives. ben ando, bbc news. hiv self—testing kits are to be made available to buy on the high street for the first time. the retailer, superdrug, says the kits will be sold in its 200 pharmacy stores across the uk. the self test product, which manufacturers claim has a 99.7% accuracy rate, was previously only available to buy online. it was legally approved back in 2015. vicki gilbert had her right leg amputated more than 20 years ago, after being misdiagnosed with bone cancer. in 2016, she received another diagnosis — of advanced breast cancer.

having come through treatment, vicki decided to take on another challenge — swimming the english channel. fiona lamdin went to see her in training. it's 6am and vicki gilbert has already is one three kilometres —— swum three kilometres in this lake in leeds. but she'll soon be swapping this freshwater for the salty seas as she swims across the english channel. it's a challenge for the most fit and healthy, but for vicki, an amputee still recovering from breast cancer, this is an unbelievable test. wow, that was lovely. well done! right, let's get this around you. 26 years ago while training to be a pe teacher, vicki was diagnosed with bone cancer. she lost her right leg. only to be told a year later it was a misdiagnosis. the cancer was in fact a harmless cyst. and then, two years ago, more unwanted news. at 43, vicki was diagnosed with aggressive breast cancer. vicki, you are incredibly upbeat.

but surely it is not an easy combination, the mud, the water, crutches and one leg. no, it's not, it's quite difficult and sometimes i struggle to go in on the crutches. so i go in on my bum, not very elegantly. but it's worth it, because once i get in the water the freedom is fantastic. come on, breakfast time! with the day's training behind her, vicki switches from athlete to mum. you're hungry? well now, there's a surprise! oh, it's been hell, it's been awful. it's the chemotherapy that does the most damage and makes you the most poorly. but vicki is putting all this behind her. this summer she's part of a relay team that hopes to cross the channel. ijust think it's crazy. like, cold water, channel swim with like, boats and ducks and it's not clean water! and ijust don't get it. like, not even in a wet suit, ijust could never do anything like that. she is quite inspiring. even though i would never admit that to her!

waves, jellyfish, and seasickness. to name just a few of the side—effects. but vicki hopes the training and the swim will keep the cancer away. people say to me how come you are not bitter. i didn't have a choice. i had to just get on with it. i can't change it, my legs not going to grow back, so i've got to make the best of it. and because i've been given this other chance after the breast cancer and the knowledge and understanding that physical activity can massively help reduce the risk of recurrence, you know, i want to share that with other people and make a difference. this is a woman who despite losing so much will not be stopped. fiona lamdin, bbc news. it's being described as the start of a new era for british sprinting. last night, dina asher smith and zharnel hughes both won 100 metres gold at the european championships — the first time in the 84 year history of the championships that britain has won both titles.

ade adedoyin reports from berlin. dina asher—smith! the history graduate who made her own little bit of history, last night. dina asher—smith celebrating becoming the first british woman in over half a century to win european 100 metre gold. is it starting to sink in yet, what you've done? no, definitely not starting to sink in. i mean, it still feels kind of surreal. everybody keeps saying, oh you ran 10.85, oh, you won. i mean, i still can't believe it. i mean, that's such a good time, i can't believe that i ran it. but yes, i'm absolutely over the moon. one of the standout athletes in europe this season... asher—smith gets a blistering start... her winning time would have been quick enough to claim gold at last year's world championship. and it's gold for dina asher—smith! 10.85, a new british record. still only 22, she is already showing the kind of qualities to make the world take notice. not just that wonderful smile,

she is a real performer. and a gutsy performer. so you can throw the world's best at dina and she'd be happy to take them on. and i think when you can engage with both your opponents and with the crowd in that magical way, it's a great formula. well, dina asher—smith wasn't the only one flying the flag for britain last night. just 30 minutes after her gold medal zharnel hughes cruised to victory in the men's race. so gold in the men's and women's 100, the first time that's been done by british athletes. commentator: zharnel hughes on the line, just, just ahead of prescott! they've also never won the sprint double at the european championships. dina asher—smith will have a chance to create more history later this week. after a few days' rest, she will contest the 200 metres and the question now is can dina do the double? ade adedoyin, bbc news, berlin. 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. time for a look at the weather. here's ben rich. dramatic footage and a dramatic change for some of us today. yesterday parts of the east of england were up into the 30s but today 25, 26, that is your lot. there are some showers out there but all of us are now into this much cooler and fresher air pushing its way in from the atlantic. this is the satellite picture,