this is bbc news. the headlines. the manufacturer of one of britain's most popular weedkillers insists it is safe, after a us court awards huge damages to a man who says it caused his cancer. an airline employee who stole an empty passenger plane from seattle airport is thought to have died after crashing on a nearby island. two men have been arrested on suspicion of murder after seven—year—old joel urhie was killed in a house fire in deptford, south—east london. a bbc investigation finds police overtime spending has reached its highest level since 2013, as the number of officers continues to fall. also coming up, dina does the sprint double at the european championships. dina asher—smith takes the title. 21.80 nine. she's done it again. the british sprinter wins gold

in women's 200m final to complete the sprint double in berlin in a new national record. also this hour, we look at how couples in uganda are spending huge amounts on their weddings. that's in the price of love after 8.30. the manufacturers of britain's most widely—used weed killer, roundup, are insisting that it is safe, after an american court awarded damages to a man who says it gave him terminal cancer. the jury in california decided that the us agro—chemical company monsanto knew the herbicide glyphosate was dangerous, but failed to warn consumers. the man was awarded a $250 million worth of damages but the company insists the product does not pose a risk to health. from california, james cook reports.

for dewaynejohnson, the verdict was bittersweet, to say the least. at 46 years old, he is dying of cancer, caused, the jury found, by monsa nto‘s weedkillers. thousands more americans claim they, too, were sickened by the herbicides and their key ingredient, glyphosate. since the beginning of this case, i've received a lot of support and a lot of thank you, and a lot of prayer and a lot of everything, just getting energy from a lot of people that i don't even know, you know? i'm glad to be here to help with this situation, after i learned about roundup and glyphosate and everything, i'm glad to be here to be able with a cause that's way bigger than me. the jury found that roundup presented a substantial danger to users, monsanto had acted with malice or oppression, and the company had been negligent in failing to put a cancer warning on the label.

that is a choice that reflects reckless disregard for human health. it is a choice that monsanto made, and today is their day of reckoning. every single cancer risk that has been found had this moment. every single one. where the science finally caught up, where they couldn't bury it anymore. the agricultural giant strongly disagrees. monsanto says farmers around the world rely on glyphosate. it says it will appeal and insists its products are vital, effective and safe. it is the most widely used herbicide in the world, it's the most widely studied herbicide in the world. there are over 800 scientific, medical peer—reviewed, published studies that demonstrate glyphosate is safe and does not cause cancer. and yet world health organisation scientists say glyphosate is probably carcinogenic, while the us and eu continue to approve its use. this case by no means ends

the controversy about the most heavily used herbicide in history. james cook, bbc news, los angeles. joining me now is richard stevens, professor of community medicine and health care at the university of connecticut. thank you forjoining us. people sitting at home are going to watch the report and be really worried about what they use in their gardens. should they be? the court says it is dangerous to human health and the company who make it say absolutely not. on top of that, the eu say it is safe. this is a highly controversial issue and has been for a long time. some companies put agents in their products they know to be dangerous. some companies inadvertently do that. the monsanto case is hugely important. what kind of tests are conducted on weedkillers like this, that lead to

the determination that it is absolutely the determination that it is a bsolutely safe the determination that it is absolutely safe to use? determining absolutely safe to use? determining absolute safety is almost impossible but the world health organization, the way they evaluated the evidence was human studies, epidemiologic, toxicology, giving glyphosate to rats and see what happens, and some basic science. the world health organization put this together and came up with the determination of what they call from a bulk human carcinogen, meaning that to them, to the panel of experts they had, that there was credible elements for an increased cancer risk but it was not beyond a reasonable doubt. so are we better off, if we're going to use weedkiller in our homes, are we better off taking precautions, maybe covering our faces, better off taking precautions, maybe covering ourfaces, wearing gloves, and being careful about how often and being careful about how often and frequently we use it? is it about quantity and the duration of exposure to these chemicals?m

about quantity and the duration of exposure to these chemicals? it was said long ago that the dose makes the poison and so yes, of course, using protective materials for any kind of a weedkiller or herbicide just makes sense. so, are farmers at more risk than people who just use it on their driveway? sure, that goes for anything. the more you get of anything, the worse it is. there have been reports that american high school football players have died from drinking too much water. even water can kill you. i'm not being flippant here. this is a tough societal decision about warning labels, about how much of a carcinogen could be in a product. actually i and causes cancer in rats —— iron. actually i and causes cancer in rats -- iron. just to clarify, then, are you saying that the company that makes weedkillers, all weedkillers, many weedkillers, are wrong to say

they are absolutely safe, but also wrong to say they aren't completely u nsafe as wrong to say they aren't completely unsafe as well? yes, to say something is safe beyond any reasonable doubt... thanks for reassuring us. cover up and take precautions, i think that's the advice. police investigating the death of a seven—year—old boy in south east london have arrested two men on suspicion of murder, attempted murder, and arson with intent to endanger life. joel urhie was found after a "very severe fire" at his home in adolphus street, in deptford in the early hours of tuesday morning. joel's mother sophie and sister sarah escaped. our correspondent simon jones is here. any more details coming in about these arrests? two men have been arrested on suspicion of murder,

attempted murder and arson with intent to endanger life. they are being questioned at a police station in south london and were arrested in south london this morning. joel urhie was found dead on tuesday morning. the police described the fire as horrific, saying it has shattered the lives of one family. inside the home at the same time we re inside the home at the same time were his mother and his sister. they escaped by jumping from were his mother and his sister. they escaped byjumping from a first—floor window. they were taken to hospital. we understand his sister has been the least but his mother has been released. the lease have looked at cctv, spoken to neighbours and they've made these arrests. joel's sister on social media has paid tribute to her brother, and says she is struggling to understand what has happened here. your thoughts have to be with the family but also the community, who were evacuated that night.l the family but also the community, who were evacuated that night. a lot

of people saw what happened and heard the screaming of the family and they would have known members of the family, so a very difficult time. you could see the feeling, shown by people who brought flowers to be burnt out shell of the house that was left after the fire. it has 110w that was left after the fire. it has now been boarded up. the community 110w now been boarded up. the community now wa nts now been boarded up. the community 110w wa nts a nswe i’s. now been boarded up. the community now wants answers. thank you. the united states scrambled fighter jets and declared a security alert, after a man stole a large passenger plane from seattle airport, and performed aerobatic manoeuvres, before crashing on a nearby island. the airline worker, who was alone on the aircraft, is thought to have died in the fireball. police say it was not linked to terrorism. andy moore reports. what the hell? the stolen plane was filmed by shocked witnesses flying low over the islands of puget sound. what is happening right now? ok, but why has it gotjets? it was pursued by at least two f—15 military jets. the authorities said those aircraft

escorted the plane out of harm's way but were not instrumental in bringing it down. what the hell is this guy doing? whilst he was performing aerobatic manoeuvres, the 29—year—old man at the controls was talking to air traffic control. the man piloting the plane said he would perform a last barrel roll and then call it a night. he crashed into a sparsely—populated island, causing this fire. there was the loud boom and i looked at her and said, "what, did they drop a bomb over there?" and that really must have been it. our information now is that there was only one person on the plane and that was the person flying the plane. there is no indication that this person who was flying the plane was trying to damage anything or attack anything. that man said himself he was not a qualified pilot, but he had enough knowledge to take a plane and fly it for some time before bringing his journey to an end. andy moore, bbc news. a bbc investigation has found the metropolitan police has spent almost half a billion pounds

on overtime in the last five years, the highest amount in the country. on average officers in the uk worked nearly a hundred hours over each in one year. the home office says forces can apply for additional funding when their staffing is stretched. emma north reports. from terror attacks to a visit by donald trump, from protests to processions, the metropolitan police deal with events faced by few other forces. the frequency and type of challenges haven't dropped but police numbers have. two years ago, there were a little over 32,000 metropolitan police officers. a year later, that number had dropped by about 600. the current figure now stands at less than 30,000 police officers. but while the staffing levels fall, the overtime bill has gone up. in 2016, the bill was £92.5 million. in april this year, the overtime cost £107 million. the total paid out in overtime

in the last five years, almost £0.5 billion. it seems like a lot but the met police commissioner claims it makes financial sense. policing has always actually relied quite a lot on people working overtime. it is by definition a very flexible way of working. it's often, actually, overall a cheaper way of providing a service because it is so flexible compared with having to recruit a whole new person, for example, and pay all the on—costs you get with that. but while some may see this as lucrative, others say it comes at a price. if you are working tirelessly the amount of hours that they're working, it adds to your family life, the pressures there that you're not seeing your family enough, it adds to you mentally because you are having to concentrate in different areas that you didn't have to before, and just the sheer strain

of the volume of work you're doing is added upon you. the met say they're actively recruiting and hope to have more than 30,000 officers in the force next year, and the home office says forces can always ask for more money if they're stretched. so, for those young officers passing out yesterday, there's a prospect of long hours of work, but at least they may earn enough to save for a rainy day. emma north, bbc london news. and we'll find out how this story — and many others — are covered in tomorrow's front pages at 10:30 and 11:30pm this evening in the papers. our guestsjoining me tonight are the political commentator, jo phillips and nigel nelson, political editor of the sunday mirror and people. the leader of the liberal democrats, sir vince cable, has called on opponents of brexit to work together to push for a second eu referendum. he told a rally in bristol that the "centre of gravity" was now shifting in favour of a referendum on a final deal. laura jones reports. they came determined

to have their say. following months of debate about the ins and outs and complexities of brexit, supporters of the people's vote had one clear message in bristol this afternoon, that we should all be able to vote on whatever the government's final brexit plan is before it's a done deal. it's not a second referendum because the facts have changed. there were all kinds of things we were told at the time, that it was relatively simple and then we discovered problems like the irish border. there is now roughly two to one support for a public vote in these circumstances. even people who supported brexit now feel that under the circumstances we need to have a fresh look at it. the campaign is supported by politicians from many different backgrounds and political parties. but also by many individuals who just feel it makes sense. i think this is such a big issue. it will affect my industry and it will affect basically every other industry in a negative capacity. and i think we must campaign for this for the future of our country.

but plenty of others, of course, disagree. many of those who voted for brexit say they knew what they were voting for and that this is all an excuse for a second referendum, but forward by those who didn't like the results of the first one. today, the prominent brexiteer and mp for north east somersetjacob rees—mogg told points west... this is a campaign that we can win. so, optimism from those gathered here in bristol this afternoon, but the arguments about brexit are unlikely to go away any time soon. the headlines on bbc news. the manufacturer of one of britain's most popular weedkillers insists it is safe, after a us court awards huge damages to a man who says it caused his cancer. an airline employee who stole

an empty passenger plane from seattle airport is thought to have died after crashing on a nearby island. and two men have been arrested on suspicion of murder after seven—year—old joel urhie was killed in a house fire in deptford, south—east london. sport and for a full round—up, from the bbc sport centre, here's ben croucher. good evening. thanks very much — let's start with the european championship and yet another gold for great britain and another gold for dina asher—smith. after victory in the 100 metres on tuesday, she stormed out of the blocks in the 200m in berlin tonight and left the rest of the field trailing. she ran a personal best as well, breaking the 22 second mark. 21.89, her winning time with dafne schippers, the dutch woman, in second. well done to dina asher—smith. the final premier league game

of the day was probably the most enthralling — 2—2 it finished between newly promoted wolves and big spenders everton. the merseysiders, who took the lead twice, had to play more than half the match with ten men. the final premier league game of the day was probably the most enthralling — 2—2 it finished between nick parrott reports. after a six—year absence, wolves keen to return to premier league. they spent much over the summer but everton spent more. it showed early. everton will feel that richarlison is worth every penny of the 35mm is they paid. the new boy was having a first date to remember but phil jagielka served everton for more than a decade but this mistake cost him and his team dearly, changing the game in seconds. conditions couldn't dampen the atmosphere and

even after wolves went behind to richarlison again, the home fans sang their hearts out. not the three points they wanted, but in may, one points they wanted, but in may, one point maybe priceless. earlier, we had five games, with wins for spurs against newcastle. newly promoted fulham were beaten at home by crystal palace, bournemouth ensured cardiff's return to the top flight ended with a 2—0 defeat at bournemouth. watford and chelsea also won, giving mauricio sarri his first competitive victory as the blues' new boss. the game was more difficult than the result, if you see the results. but it was a very easy match, although the first half was difficult. you said in the week it will take 2—3 months to see the best of this chelsea team. do you think you can

do it faster than that? where hope so, it depends on me, it depends on the players. it's not so easy for me at the moment. maybe two months instead of three! hearts' surprise win over celtic means they are top of the spl after two games. elsewhere, aberdeen won 1—0 at dundee, gary mackay steven scored a late penalty. it was goalless bewteen livingstone and kilmarnock and steven boyd scored a belter for hamilton at motherwell in their 1—0 victory. england have a built a sizeable first innings lead against india in the second test. at the end of the third day, their advantage is 250 runs, with four first innings wickets remaining. they closed on 357—6. chris woakes was englands man of the day, unbeaten on 120 at stumps, as he and jonny bairstow put on 189 for their six wicket partnership. it was woakes' maiden test century and means he joins a select group of players on both honours boards at lord's. it's never good, being out of the

side because of injury. a frustrating time, being away from the team and off the field. you do the team and off the field. you do the hard work to get back, for moments like today. playing for england in front of a full house at lord's england in front of a full house at lords and performing well is the icing on the cake. a frustrating time, so it makes it sweeter, being backin time, so it makes it sweeter, being back in the side and performing well. there are a trio of men to catch as the uspga third round gets going. gary woodland and brooks koepka have the lead on 10—under. woodland has dropped a shot at the second but birdied the third. kevin kisner was alongside them but he has dropped back, to eight under par. but it's pretty crowded underneath — more than a dozen former major champions are within six shots of him. the likes of rory mcilroy, justin rose, dustinjohnson and defending champion dustin thomas all in the hunt. and let's not discount tiger woods, up to 7—under par. 3—under for his round today. that's all the sport for now. more in the next hour. president erdogan of turkey insists

his country is not going bankrupt, despite what he calls its economic war with the united states. the turkish lira has hit record lows against the dollar after president trump doubled tariffs on imports of turkish steel and aluminium. relations between the two nato allies are at a new low over a string of issues, including the detention of an american pastor on terror charges. here's our business correspondent, joe lynam. crowds were out in force in northern turkey today in support of their president in this escalating and very public row between two nato allies. this dispute could destabilise the middle east and global markets. and today, president erdogan did nothing to calm the situation. he told supporters that the economy was not in a crisis nor going bankrupt and the fluctuations in the foreign exchange rate

were "missiles in an economic war waged against turkey". although president erdogan may be standing firm, his currency, the turkish lira, was collapsing. it's down 40% so far this year against the us dollar. yesterday alone it fell by 14%. that could push up prices rapidly for turkish consumers, interest rates might soar and restrictions could be placed on turks withdrawing their own money. this row seems to have come out of nowhere. turkey has held an american pastor andrew brunson for two years over suspected but unproven links to the failed coup in 2016. america applied sanctions on senior turkish ministers last week and when turkey refused to release the pastor, president trump doubled us tariffs on turkish steel and aluminium yesterday, in a tweet. while the collapse of the lira spells danger for the turkish economy, british tourists could see the cost of their holiday plunge. turkey has become a popular location since the pound weakened in 2016.

joe lynam, bbc news. 3a people hsve died in flooding in india's state of kerala which is on high alert. torrential rains during the monsoon season have destroyed farmland and led to mass evacuations in the southern state. 31,000 people have had to take shelter in rescue camps while millions of pounds' worth of crops have been damaged. a sussex farmer has died after apparently being trampled to death by his own cattle. stephen sands' body was found last night at his farm in the village of groombridge. amanda akass reports. this herd of aberdeen angus cattle were stephen sands's livelihood, but when he went out to feed them last night, he did not come back. it's thought the 64—year—old was trampled to death. stephen's partner christine was too upset to speak on camera but told me she had gone looking for him after he did not turn up to collect her from the station last night as planned. she found his body in the field behind those trees over there, surrounded by cows and the farm's nine—year—old bull.

he was stamping and snorting. she called the police, they had to shoot the bull in order to retrieve stephen's body. neighbour brett walker says stephen inherited the beef farm from his father several years ago. he was a super guy. he looked after his cattle as though they were his children. and never got a bad word to say for anybody. so... it's a great loss. the national farmers union said it's unusualfor a farmer to be killed in this way. this breed of cattle are normally quite docile and easy to handle. the only thing is, i understand this is a bull that could have been the problem. it may be that there was a cow in season and a farmer got caught between the cow and the bull. sussex police say the investigation has been passed to the coroner. the afghan government has said it's in control

of the eastern city of ghazni, following a major offensive by taliban fighters. there have been reports that heavy fighting is continuing in the provincial capital. we will keep you updated. a man has appeared at a court in california — charged with starting a wildfire that caused more than 20,000 people to leave their homes. prosecutors allege that forrest clark was involved in a dispute with a neighbour. the blaze which has been dubbed the holyfire has burned nearly 10,000 acres through the mountains of southern california. the us space agency nasa has delayed the launch of a satellite which will head closer to the sun than ever before. with two minutes to go, the parker solar probe's lift—off from cape canaveral in florida was put on hold when an alarm was triggered. it's been rescheduled for tomorrow morning. a care home for people living with dementia has been inundated with holiday postcards following an appeal.

staff at cedar court in derbyshire asked for holiday stories from the public last month. they've now received about 1,000 to share with residents. caroline moses reports. more holiday reading for cedar court. hello. but these aren't books. oh, postcards, thank you. in an age of online posts, these are the old way of recording travel memories. it followed an internet appeal from the care home last month for people to send in traditional postcards from their holidays in the hope that among other things, it would help residents here recall their own family breaks. what they didn't expect was that around 1,000 would arrive in the post. # sending a postcard,| don't care who sees what i've said # the response has been phenomenal to the postcard appeal. we're just overwhelmed by it, it really has touched all our hearts, we've had them from hawaii, new zealand, china, loads

of different places, america and all around the uk as well. they really mean something more to the residents, i suppose, because a lot of their holidays when they were children were in the uk, so brighton and skegness, they really invoke the memories of the residents. there's no place like blackpool. i were about 14 when i went with mum and dad, you know. and my dad used to hold my hand. does it make you want to be there? yes, it does! he's more responsive, it brings them out of their selves, if you like, it's a talking point. he loves them. we've seen a difference in the fact that the residents are a lot more alert because it's a daily thing that we're doing and reading the postcards, and they never get fed up with actually getting the cards, looking at where they're from and what people are doing, the adventures that people are having. now, the idea is being sent to other care homes to encourage them

and their supporters to do the same. it takes a few minutes out of your day to write a card, but it brings so much enjoyment to the residents that receive them. we have somebody that's proposed and sent us a card about that, so, all of these single acts of kindness mean so much to us, it really does. caroline moses, bbc east midlands today, bretby in derbyshire. let's see if its holiday weather here, with alina. . temperatures last night were close to freezing in places in scotland and northern ireland but today it is better, wet weather moving north and east, perhaps not getting to the north of scotland. not much rain getting to east anglia and south—east england. we'll notice the difference in temperature, 12, 13 celsius. tomorrow the rain will move east, behind it, some sunshine and sharp

showers. when the early morning rain has cleared in northern ireland, some bright spells. in scotland the bright spell moving north. elsewhere a gentle to moderate breeze. high—temperature is between 19 and 22. 14-16 in high—temperature is between 19 and 22. 14—16 in scotland where the rain will be slow to clear. orkney and shetland, mostly dry. rain in scotla nd shetland, mostly dry. rain in scotland and northern ireland on monday and tuesday. drier and warmer for england and wales. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines. the manufacturer of one of britain's most popular weedkillers — roundup — is insisting that it is safe — after a court in the united states awarded hundreds of millions of dollars in damages to a man who says it caused his cancer. an airline employee who stole an empty passenger plane from seattle airport is thought to have died after crashing on a nearby island.

police investigating the death of seven year—old joel urhie in deptford in south east london, have arrested two men on suspicion of murder, attempted murder, and arson with intent to endanger life. a bbc investigation finds police overtime spending has reached its highest level since 2013 — as the number of officers