hello, you're watching afternoon live — i'm simon mccoy. today at 2: a race against time as rescuers search the rubble for survivors in the genoa motorway bridge disaster. 39 people are dead. translation: from the moment of the incident we've been working to try and find survivors. we never ceased throughout the night. there are 400 firefighters at work. we've inspected all the areas that we could access without heavy equipment. police continue to question a 29 year old man after the suspected terrorist attack in westminster. he's been named as salih khater, who came to britain as a refugee from sudan. rail fares are likely to go up 3.2% next year, as inflation rises slightly — but the government wants to change the measure used to calculate increases. coming up on afternoon live all the sport withjohn watson. ben stokes must wait to see if you will be sanctioned by the ecb with their independent investigation which will get under way. how is it

looking out there? with a—level results coming up, i would give this a c+. you'd be better. we would like more of this. i will tell you where the rest of the sunshine and the warmth is coming up. thanks, louise. also coming up — omagh remembers — relatives of the 29 people killed in the worst single attack of the northern ireland troubles gather at the spot where they died 20 years ago today. hello, everyone. this is afternoon live. some breaking news. we are hearing that the bbc has decided it will not be appealing against the decision to

back sir cliff richard and i understood in the statement that is coming in now. given the advice, the bbc will not be appealing. it would mean an expensive legal cul—de—sac and one that would simply prolong sir cliff richard's distressed. instead, the bbc is writing today to the attorney general to ask the government to consider a review of the law in this important area to protect the right to properly and fairly report criminal investigations and to name the person under investigation. it closes, "there is a fundamental principle of press freedom at stake here and one on which we believe parliament, as our lawmakers, should decide." now, this follows sir cliff richard winning the privacy case against the bbc over its coverage of against the bbc over its coverage of a police raid on his home. the high courtjudge at the time, sirjustice mann, awarded £210,000 in damages. the singer claimed the bbc‘s

reporting of the 2014 rate, which was part of an investigation into historical sex allegations was a serious invasion of privacy. he was never arrested 01’ serious invasion of privacy. he was never arrested or charged. the bbc has argued thatjournalists had acted in good faith and was until a short time ago considering an appeal. the bbc in its statement says thejudgment appeal. the bbc in its statement says the judgment creates new caselaw and represents a dramatic shift against press freedom. in his ruling, thejudge himself stated shift against press freedom. in his ruling, the judge himself stated the case is capable of having a significant impact on press reporting, and it raises significant questions over how the media can report investigations in the future and creates huge uncertainty over what might qualify as being in the public interest. we accept. like i am reading directly from the statement, which has disappeared, so forgive me but i am going to read it to you because it is a long statement. it says, we accept the bbc and the rest of the media have a

duty to be sensitive to the rights and position of those who are under investigation and in some cases there will be little public interest in naming individuals. however, this ruling will limit the long—standing ability of journalists ruling will limit the long—standing ability ofjournalists to report on police investigations, many cases of which have resulted in further compliments coming forward. it will make it harder to scrutinise the conduct of the police and it will undermine the principles of the public‘s right to know. these concerns have been widely echoed by many other media organisations. it was an issue raised at the time i seniorjournalists. the society of editors at the time said that the judgment threatens the ability of the media as a whole to police the police. and the executive director, ian murray, when the bbc lost the original case, said the ruling to make it a model that anyone can be named is a major step and one that has worrying consequences for press freedom and the public‘s right to

know. well, let's talk to our legal correspondent who is here. what are you making of what you have read it? the bbc has decided that the legal battle between the bbc sir cliff richard ends this point. it will not appeal against the judgment that was handed down last month. it has taken advice from experienced counsel and it is not clear whether that was the experience counsel that had been advising throughout the case, gavin miller qc whether an additional opinion has been sought, but they say that the advice they received from that very experienced counsel is not promising. the legalities are conflicts, they say, and essentially even though we are advised that we believe that the judge erred in law infinding believe that the judge erred in law in finding that broadcasters and journalists normally have no right to publish the name of a person who is the subject of a criminal

investigation, this is critical, it will be very difficult to persuade the court of appeal to isolate this issue of principle from the dutch's broader findings issue of principle from the dutch's broaderfindings in this issue of principle from the dutch's broader findings in this case. issue of principle from the dutch's broaderfindings in this case. and it's on that basis they have essentially taken legal advice and the legal advice is that if you did seek to appeal this to the court of appeal, you would not when. what the bbc adds to that is that given the advice that they received, they say if they were too then proceed, it would inevitably mean an expensive legal cul—de—sac and one that simply prolongs the distress of sir cliff richard. and they are very clear about acknowledging the distress that he has suffered. the bbc is writing today to the attorney general to ask the government to consider a review of the law in this important area to protect the rights to properly and fairly report criminal investigations and to name a person is under investigation. they say that there is a fundamental principle of press freedom at stake here and one upon which we believe

parliament as our lawmakers should decide. so, essentially, what they are saying is privacy law bus far as it has developed since the human rights act has been judge it has developed since the human rights act has beenjudge made it has developed since the human rights act has been judge made law. it is developed case by case. we had the miami campbell case, which effectively establish that health and addiction issues are private. the max mosley case which established that any sexual acts between consenting adults is private. this was the first is to look at the position of a suspect in a criminal investigation and to ask the question, is there a reasonable expectation that that will be kept private? 0k, expectation that that will be kept private? ok, let's narrow this down to the case itself. it is already nearly £2 million for the legal bill for the bbc, so would we go in terms of the money from here. the bbc has acknowledged that its outlay so far is just over acknowledged that its outlay so far isjust over one acknowledged that its outlay so far is just over one and a half million pounds for the legal bill. that could grow because it doesn't include sir cliff richard's special

damages. these are his monetary losses that stem from the bbc covering the story. they cover things like a lost book deal, him having to... that could be a lot of money. it could be a lot of money. it also covers things like having to employ expert professional help to deal with the media in relation to all of this. so it doesn't include that, and critically it doesn't include the bbc‘s own legal bill. i would suggest that the final bill for this could be the region of something like £2.3 million in total. so it's a lot of money. are there still questions the bbc needs to answer? well, i think this raises some difficult and uncomfortable questions for the bbc. the bbc decided to run the story in the first place. now, thejudge made much in his judgment first place. now, thejudge made much in hisjudgment of first place. now, thejudge made much in his judgment of the first place. now, thejudge made much in hisjudgment of the kinds of things the bbc was considering in making that decision. it was considering defamation. it was considering defamation. it was considering the accuracy of the information it had. but it didn't seem information it had. but it didn't seem to be considering sufficiently

01’ seem to be considering sufficiently or at all or enough the privacy rights of sir cliff richard. privacy law has been developing. it has been coming up on the rails. journalists, you and i, are used to thinking about defamation and contempt of court. privacy now is absolutely a third thing that we need to think about very carefully in relation to publishing material about an individual. individuals now have the protection of article eight, the right to a private and family life. and they are making use of it and judges are developing the lock is upon case. we will talk about this again later, i'm sure. thank you very much. two other news now. rescue teams in italy are continuing to search for survivors under tons of concrete and steel, after a motorway bridge collapsed yesterday in genoa. at least 39 people are known to have died, when dozens of vehicles plunged nearly 150 feet. the cause of the disaster, which happened during torrential rain, is not yet clear, but questions had been raised about the safety of the bridge. italy's prime minister has called for checks on similar

structures across the country. michael cowan reports. before and after. genoa's skyline forever changed. scores of dead and many injured. rescuers worked through the night using infrared cameras, continuing the hopeful search for survivors. speaking this morning, the country's transport minister promised to impose heavy fines on the bridge's private operator. dozens are now confirmed to have lost their lives. friends and family have left tributes on the facebook page of roberto, who is thought to have died along with his wife and their son samuel. the response is similar to that of an actual disaster, involving hundreds of firefighters from across italy. armed with sniffer dogs, climbing gear and hope, says the fire brigade spokesperson. translation: we started moving some of the biggest segments of concrete from the collapsed bridge in order to create new spaces, so our teams can enter

and check for other people. in amongst this tragedy are remarkable stories of survival. a 33—year—old goalkeeper, who plays for an amateur side, was rescued from his destroyed car at the bottom of the overpass after plunging over 100 feet. translation: i saw the road collapsing and i went down with it. i was lucky enough to land. i don't even know how because if you saw my car... i didn't pass out. i remained lucid and called the fire brigade to let them know about the situation and to come and get me. then i called my family. i felt as though a miracle happened. it is a national summer holiday in italy today. but instead of celebrating, a country in mourning is asking questions about how the bridge and five others in the past five years have suffered similar collapses. but with an enquiry now launched into this disaster,

debates will be had about italy's comparatively low investment in infrastructure. for now, though, those discussions can wait, as the country holds its breath in the hope of more survivors being pulled from this catastrophic rubble. michael cowan, bbc news. tim wilcoxjoins us tim wilcox joins us now from genoa and we are talking about italy that is now still in shock. shock and growing anger as well. shock at the fa ct growing anger as well. shock at the fact that 39 people are confronted to have lost their lives. it's feared that the number of dead will rise, but anger too from a lot of engineers and people that have been saying that this was a disaster waiting to happen. this bridge behind me was finished in the 1960s, 1967, but since then it has been in a co nsta nt 1967, but since then it has been in a constant state of repair and a lot

of engineers were saying a few years ago, look, it is cheaper to knock it down and start again rather than continue pouring money into this design, which they said was a bad engineering design. whether that is the case or not, the facts are these. we are 200 metres away from one of those pillars just over there, whichjust one of those pillars just over there, which just crumpled one of those pillars just over there, whichjust crumpled during that thunderstorm yesterday, and that thunderstorm yesterday, and that periods of the 4—lane highway, the other mccain above, came crashing down and it was lucky we we re over crashing down and it was lucky we were over a small stream of a river here. as it was, 35 or so vehicles on that bridge and four lorries as well all came hurtling down. some people had the most miraculous of escapes, but unfortunately for many others, they were trapped and crushed by thousands of tonnes of reinforced concrete. you talk about those who had lucky escapes and it

is difficult not to get looking at that lorry, and that is a lucky escape. well, yeah, and of course we are all trying to find a driver because... well, let's see we can get up to that now. he slammed his bra kes get up to that now. he slammed his brakes on ten metres away from when the road just disintegrated in front of him. and there's a larger lorry behind. those vehicles haven't been moved because obviously given what has happened here, there are real concerns about the structural integrity of what remains of this bridge. some 640 people are still unable to go back to their homes below the structure there as engineers try and work out what to do next. at the same time, the heavy lifting gear you can see there is pulling up that masonry. the red cross if a few hours ago said u nfortu nately cross if a few hours ago said unfortunately they didn't think they would find any more survivors, but we spoke to a fire rescue guy who said that they never give up hope until they have cleared everywhere.

he was pointing out thatjust maybe, just maybe, there are pockets of air where a vehicle has been trapped and there are people still alive. dogs have been going into those areas as they left that concrete up, hoping that there may be the more survivors, but quite frankly that is a diminishing hope, i think. survivors, but quite frankly that is a diminishing hope, ithink. tim, for now, thank you very much. tim wilcox there in genoa. you're watching afternoon live, these are our headlines. a race against time as rescuers search the rubble for survivors in the genoa motorway bridge disaster. 39 people are dead. the bbc will not be appealing the privacy case it lost against sir cliff richard. police continue to question a 29 year old man after the suspected terrorist attack in westminster. he's been named as salih khater, who came to britain as a refugee from sudan. the ecb disciplinary commission will meet after the third test to determine what price ben stokes will

pay for his part in the fire outside a nightclub. celtic‘s lost last night in the champions league qualifier could cost the club around £30 million. that was the amount they received last year for reaching they received last year for reaching the group stage. they are facing a play—off for a spot in the europa league. the injuries in this player's career forced him to consider possible retirement. i will be back with more stories that have passed. three properties in the midlands have been searched in connection with the suspected terrorist attack outside the houses of parliament. a man is being questioned for attempted murder, after being earlier arrested on suspicion of terrorism offences. he's understood to be salih khater, a 29 year old british citizen originally from sudan, who came here in 2010 as a refugee. three people were hurt after a car hit cyclists and pedestrians during the rush

hour yesterday morning. jon ironmonger reports. this is salih khater, the driver in yesterday's suspected terror attack, a 29—year—old british national originally from sudan. he was arrested after the ford fiesta he was in apparently swerved into the path of pedestrians and cyclists on parliament square, injuring three people before crashing into the counterterror barrier. cctv has revealed the car was driven around central london for hours before the incident. salih khater is from birmingham and studied accountancy at coventry university and science at south and city college. until a few months ago, he'd been staying above a parade of shops in the sparkbrook area for the those who know him have described him as a good person and a quiet man. he does not talk that much. i know him upstairs. i would see him on the corner. he's a very quiet man. investigators have completed searches of two properties in birmingham and nottingham

after raids yesterday while work at a third address in birmingham is ongoing fulton in london, terror police say they have arrested salih khater for attempted murder while they continue to ask what, if anything, was his motive. it's thought salih khater was known by police. he was not on the radar of uk intelligence or counterterrorism agencies. he's being held in a south london police station on suspicion of preparing an act of terrorism but was last night refusing to cooperate under questioning. the car was removed from the scene in the early hours this morning and all the cordons in the area have now been lifted. london's mayor has praised the work of the emergency services. thankfully the injuries of the three people who sustained injuries are not too serious. clearly they are in our thoughts but due to the hard work done by the police and others, the incident wasn't as bad as it could have been.

police say there's no reason to suggest they continued danger to the public after yesterday's incident but there will be a heightened presence in london over the coming days as it absorbs the shock of a second suspected attack on parliament in as many years. uk inflation rose to 2.5% injuly, after holding steady at 2.4% in the previous three months as the cost of transport and computer games increased. it was the first jump in the consumer prices index measure since november and was in line with forecasts. meanwhile the retail prices index measure of inflation fell to 3.2%. this figure will be used to set january's rail fare increases. i'm joined by our economics correspondent andy verity. so all this difference between cpi and rpi is actually very important when we're talking about rail fares. yes, and we should be clear that the cost of living is rising on every measure, it is the question by how much. it is crucial because if you look at the retail prices index,

which is regarded as a discredited measure by the statisticians, the office for national statistics, that is up by 3.2%. the consumer prices index, which is the official measure targeted by the bank of england, is up targeted by the bank of england, is up by targeted by the bank of england, is up by 2.5%, is you might say to me what difference does that make, it is only 0.7%? but rpi is consistently higher than cpi, typically by about a percentage point. 0ver years, that makes a big difference. so just taking point. 0ver years, that makes a big difference. sojust taking rail fa res, difference. sojust taking rail fares, because they are capped at rpi rather than cpi. if they had been capped at the lower rate of inflation, since 2004, they would be 17% less and the government knows how much you can save by operating things according to cpi rather than rpi because that was its biggest single austerity measure. by making benefits and public sector pensions co—op with the lower measure, cbi rather than rpi, they saved tens of

billions of pounds over the decades. so also wage growth is important. that's right. if you look at rpi, it is going up faster than wages, so there are four things like rail fa res there are four things like rail fares are anything indexed to rpi is going to be becoming less and less affordable as time goes on. whereas cbi is used to operate those things that the government pays us. for example, benefits have only gone up with cpi in recent years. now benefits are actually frozen, so it is something we don't think that much but was benefit recipients are having a really hard time, especially if they get on the train, where their fears are going up especially if they get on the train, where theirfears are going up by 3.2%, and is generally the cost of living, even if you take the official measure of 2.5%, is going up official measure of 2.5%, is going up and their benefits aren't. 0k, thank you very much. to bring you more about breaking story of the bbc saying it is not going to appeal that decision after losing the high

court case against sir cliff richard. we have just court case against sir cliff richard. we havejust had a statement from sir cliff richard, which i will read in full. this is from a spokesperson saying that sir cliff richard reluctantly took his case to court because he felt that his privacy had been flagrantly invaded and was disappointed that the bbc were not prepared to acknowledge that and apologise. he welcomes the fact that the bbc is not decided to appeal, particularly after thejudge gave his not decided to appeal, particularly after the judge gave his judgment that they had no grounds on which to pursue such an action. sir cliff richard now hopes that outstanding issues can be resolved. we have put a bid in with the bbc to get someone to come and talk to us and we will let you know how that progresses through the afternoon. 20 years ago today, a bomb exploded on a shopping street, on a saturday afternoon, in the town of 0magh. it was the worst single attack in the long conflict in northern ireland — killing 29 people, and two unborn children. people in 0magh will commemorate the anniversary this afternoon in a series of events, as our ireland correspondent emma vardy reports. as if in permanent remembrance, 0magh exists each day under

the shadow of this terrible atrocity. many here are still coping with the consequences of the bomb which was detonated on the town's main high street. i'll never forget the last time i saw aidan. he walked out of the kitchen and looked back and says, "i'll not be long." michael gallagher's son aidan had gone to town that day to buy a pair ofjeans. the sound of the bomb, which detonated at ten past three, could be heard from miles away. we could see a pall of smoke rising. you couldn't tell exactly where it was, but it was in the town centre direction. the longer that we had no word from aidan, we became more concerned. aidan never returned home. he was one of 29 people killed that day, including a woman who was pregnant with twins. this afternoon families will gather for what will be the final annual commemoration of the 0magh bomb.

the attack was claimed at the time by a breakaway republican group known as the real ira. but despite thousands of hours of investigation, and many arrests, there have never been any criminal convictions for these killings. believe me, we would love to solve this horrible crime and bring people tojustice. and if new evidence emerges, we will grab that with both hands, or if new technology or science allows us to harvest more evidence from the 2200 exhibits we have, we will apply that, we will exploit that in the interest of getting justice for the families. some have given up hope of finding answers. but others like michael gallagher have campaigned to try to bring about a public enquiry. we feel that there needs to be answers, even 20 years on. this was a crime that every sane person in ireland would have wanted

to see the people responsible for behind bars. today the focus will be on those whose lives were taken in this attack, and 0magh's survivors, who live with the loss. emma vardy, bbc news, 0magh. 0ur ireland correspondent chris page is in 0magh ahead of the commemorations. they get under way in about half an hour, chris, don't they? that's right, the scene is being set here for a poignant afternoon of remembrance. musicians are rehearsing for the ritual, which will get under way at five minutes to three. this memorial marks the place where the bomb exploded almost exactly 20 years ago. it was planted bya exactly 20 years ago. it was planted by a dissident republican group, the real ira which were opposed to the good friday agreement which had been signed to stay few months earlier. the bombers formed a warning, but it gave the wrong location, some people but it was at the courthouse and

people were evacuated away from that area down to this part of the street, so there were many people close to the bomb when it went off. as you will see, plenty people now gathering ahead of this cross community service of remembrance. it will be the last time, as emma was saying in a report there, that the families hold an annual commemoration like this. they will continue with events to mark big anniversaries, the 25th at the 30th and so on but they have decided that two decades on is the right time to draw a line under the yearly commemorations and that families should be allowed to grieve in private on the 15th of august in yea rs private on the 15th of august in years to come. thank you very much and of course we will take you back to 0magh is that ceremony gets under way. don't forget — you can let us know what you think. tweet us using the hashtag afternoonlive. all the ways to contact us on screen right now.

time for a look at the weather. louise tell us about summer so far. tell us, is the sun coming back? it looks as though we will have the sun coming back next week. it is a bit more typical at the moment. it is cooler and fresher. if you get the sunshine breaking through, there is still a lot of strength in the sunshine and so temperatures will still be in the mid—20s but you will really notice a difference tomorrow, i suspect. a bit fresher for all. really notice a difference tomorrow, i suspect. a bit fresherfor all. i know you have been out and about talking to people about what they think of the summer we have had. what is the sense? it was interesting because we have actually had 26 days injune, july, and august, where we have seen temperatures above 30 celsius. most of those in july. temperatures above 30 celsius. most of those injuly. but temperatures above 30 celsius. most of those in july. but sometimes we get really quite blinkered here at the weather centre because we are absorbed in the weather all the time andi absorbed in the weather all the time and i thought it would be really nice to go and see what people's impression of summer 2018 was. so hopefully in an hour i shall be able to tell you. actually, there were

some very knowledgeable people out there. it didn't suit everybody. not everybody was happy. no, and at the moment, it is a distant memory. in this country, we do love a whinge about her weather. 0ne this country, we do love a whinge about her weather. one minute it is too hard and then we are asking whether it has gone. i remember meeting an american who said it was a lwa ys meeting an american who said it was always a boring, but there is always something to talk about with the great british weather, isn't there? you are going to bring as a forecast right now. i am going to reiterate that breaking news. i will see you any moment. thank you very much. we are going to update you on the bbc bosman decision not to appeal that ruling on the sir cliff richard case. just to reiterate what the bbc has been saying, the organisation has been saying, the organisation has repeated its apology to sir cliff richard for the distress caused and said, "we fully appreciate the impact this has had on him. there are lessons for the bbc and how we reported this story and we will think very carefully about her approach in the future, but and style. we recognise there are things we - wrong, even if all

are things we got wrong, even if all the facts we reported where bright." —— right. so that is an update on that breaking story in the last half an hour. lots of reaction to that coming up, but now, as promised, we return to louise and we have a look at the forecast and you could not have picked a grimmer picture. yeah, it's not the story that we would all like, is it? quite grey and depressing in the far north and west. we have got some rain around, but a beautiful story a little bits further south and east. glorious and parts of lincolnshire at the moment, and without sunshine is coming through, those temperatures are starting to respond, but you really are the lucky ones in some respects because we see much more cloud around today than we have just recently. you can see the far north and west is cloudy and grey and there is some wet weather. eastern areas of scotland for the best weather. here it is quite warm still. temperatures into the mid—20s. further north and west, it

is cloudy, it is breezy, and there are some outbreaks of rain, so a noticeably fresher feel. it's quite interesting because this train will push its way steadily south, so gardeners take note. there will be some rain overnight tonight into england and wales. some pretty welcome rain still. it will be quite a mile tonight. 40—17dc. further north and west, a fresher feel, a sign of what is it, as we move into tomorrow. weather front will push its way south east. let's look at that in more detail. into east anglia and the south, expect some rain in the morning, arriving into london by the afternoon. behind it, quite a clearance. some sunny spells but a scattering of frequent showers the further north and west you are and some of these could be heavy, maybe even with the odd rumble of thunder and breezy with that as well, so a fresher feel for all tomorrow. 15—19dc at the very best. but it does look as though that frontal system will move away. the

isobars still squeezing together up into the north—west. the wind still very much a feature and we still that this westerly flow. these frontal systems bushing in off the atlantic. at almost a repeat performance to come. 0n atlantic. at almost a repeat performance to come. on friday, we will see the best of the sunshine to central and southern areas. winds further north. that will make it feel noticeably cooler, particularly under the cloud in the rain suit scotla nd under the cloud in the rain suit scotland and north—west england and northern ireland. 15—18dc, but a degree or so up perhaps if we get more in the way of sunshine. highs of 23 celsius. a similar story as we going to the weekend. again, this westerly flow allowing those frontal systems division of the atlantic. there is a level of uncertaintyjust where that system will be sitting up on to the north at the start of the weekend but it does look likely that weekend but it does look likely that we will see some rain at times. it will be breezy for the first half of the weekend. in any case, the wind slowly easing down but the driest of the weather looks likely to be in the weather looks likely to be in the south and east. more details

coming up from the in half an hour. this is bbc news. our latest headlines: rescue crews are searching for survivors amongst the rubble of a bridge which collapsed yesterday in northern italy, killing at least 39 people. italian ministers have promised to punish those responsible. the bbc will not challenge a ruling over its coverage of a police raid at sir cliff richard's home in 2014 at the court of appeal, after a judge ruled the broadcaster infringed the singer's privacy. police investigating yesterday's westminster incident say they're now questioning 29—year—old salih khater on suspicion of attempted murder, in addition to questioning him on terror offences. thirty one people have been charged with offences linked to sexual exploitation in huddersfield. the offences, including rape and trafficking, relate to children aged between 12 to 18. uk inflation rose to 2.5% injuly, the firstjump since last november, with experts pointing to rising transport costs as a factor in the increase. meanwhile, some rail fares could increase by up to 3.2% injanuary, a figure determined by the increase in the rpi inflation index.

however the transport secretary has called for rail fares and wages to instead follow the lower consumer prices index. sport now on afternoon live. yesterday we were looking at the criminal proceedings against ben stokes. he will find out next week if there is a critic penalty to pay. despite making an immediate return to england's test squad ben stokes must wait to see if he will face any further action by the ecb. having been cleared of affray, their disciplinary commission will meet after the third test with india. they will assess if he'll be sanctioned and will no doubt seek assurances from the player that his explosive behaviour

can be brought under control, as the bbc‘s cricket corrspondent jonathan agnew explains. it is that firebrand nature that makes him the cricketer he is ill. 0n the field it is channelled on bowling the batting but clearly there is an issue away from the cricket field he has to address and what will happen in this hearing is that the cricket disciplinary commission will look at that footage and everything else around it. they have to decide whether or not whether the game was brought into disrepute. let's talk about the champions league and celtic are counting the cost of a greek tragedy. the celtic manager brendan

rodgers has criticised the club's transfer strategy saying it's not rocket science that they should have strengthened in the summer. celtic wont play in the group stage for the first time under rodgers, which will cost the club heavily. they'll collect under £450,000 following their exit, as opposed to the £27 million pounds they received after reaching the champions league last season. they now face a play off to qualify for europe's second tier competition, the europa league. one other line, wilfried zaha has signed a new contract with crystal palace. he's been regularly linked with a move away from selhurst park, but has committed himself to the club until 2023. the england and worcester centre ben te'o says his injury problems left him contemplating his future in rugby. the 31—year—old had just recovered from a serious ankle injury when he missed england's tour of south africa because of a thigh problem.

he's now targeting a return in the ‘early part‘ of the new season. you want to do everything you can to get that. i have come back from some tough injuries but the time of is tough. when you are of and you're working hard and people are asking where you are and why aren't you playing, sometimes it can be i'd love to make this go quicker but i cant. sometimes you just can't get away from it. i am cant. sometimes you just can't get away from it. lam hoping i can cant. sometimes you just can't get away from it. i am hoping i can get fit and playing and it doesn't come back. that's all the sport for now. top executive pay has leapt by 11 per cent in the last year —

taking the average salary to nearly 4 four million pounds. a study by the high pay centre and the chartered institute for personnel and development says the bosses of the top companies quoted on the london stock exchange were paid on average 145 times more than their employees. jonty bloom has the details. in the late 1990s it top ceo would be paid something like 6070 times the average uk worker but now it's like 160 times. it's difficult to find any evidence to support that. last month shareholders at royal mail voted against huge pay rises for its boss but the company ignored it. some companies however tried to buck the trend. you cap numeration in as 20 times the pay of the lowest paid. business is notjust for

shareholders or the directors it's for society at last. —— large. shareholders or the directors it's for society at last. -- large. but some believe top earners are worth every penny. because they are paid so every penny. because they are paid so much they can pick and choose different people and that's a good thing because it means companies better managed. 0ne thing because it means companies better managed. one of the causes of low productivity is poor management and companies that are better managed make greater productivity gain. but zero all pay packets are bubbling over. even in topjobs women in half of what men do. a year ago, the scottish government introduced the baby box scheme. they're given to parents of every newborn, and contain items including clothing, books and a play mat, as well as doubling up as a sleeping space. more than 50 thousand boxes have been delivered in that time, at a cost of £8 million, but critics say the government support should target the people most in need, rather than every family. catriona renton's report contains some flash photography. it's time for a rest for five—week—old baby grace.

but this is not her bed. it's her baby box. for the past year, the scottish government has been offering them to all babies born here, packed with essentials like clothes and nappies. and for grace, a useful refuge from her older siblings. when it arrived i was surprised by how much stuff was in there. really useful and practical things, as well as some nice clothes and just, you know, everything that you forget you need, but you really need at the beginning of having a baby. this morning, at an event at the scottish museum of childhood in edinburgh, a box and its contents were preserved for future generations to see. at a cost of £160 each to produce, more than 52,000 have rolled off the production line in the last year. so far, the scottish government has spent almost £9 million on them. audrey runs this baby and family support service in glasgow. it works like a food bank. 0riginally it was set up to help people with all things new

babies need. in here, we have some prams, car seats. the baby box is a nice idea, but we don't live in a world where nice is needed. personally, i would have preferred to have seen the money that's being invested in baby boxes, being invested in somehow helping these parents to achieve, you know, these big necessities that are too expensive for most of them. it's notjust what's in the box. while there has been some controversy, the royal college of midwives say the benefits of giving a baby its own sleep space is likely to reduce the risks associated with unsafe co—sleeping. they want the scheme introduced throughout the uk. catriona renton, bbc news. many people will be depending on exam results out this week as they embark on the next stage of their life, but a—levels are not the only route. thousands of students have been getting their btec results today, vocational qualifications which can be used to gain entry to university courses.

steph mcgovern has spent the morning with students at gateshead college. so, sarah, does that mean you've passed ? oh, wow. so, do you start a job? yes. i start at the salon next week. congratulations. when it comes to education, it is not all about gcses and a—levels. these are some of the millions of people studying vocational qualifications, and it is everything from robotics, catering, performing arts, engineering, hairdressing. we have sport and health and social care to name a few. last year 5.1 million people in england did gcses. 1.5 million did a—level or a/s—levels and 3.8 million people did vocational qualifications. so you guys all did btecs. why did you decide that? i want to be a midwife, so i thought health and social care would be perfect for me because it gives a lot of experience on the health side. and that was important for you?

yes. i want to go in cyber security. so one day i'll be teaching primary school children how to programme robots. the next day we would be making at led displays. was it hard ? it was a little bit but for me i found with assessments easier than sitting exams. you are doing sport, how are you assessed? the course involves things like sports psychology and nutrition. we did work experience. i did tennis coaching. you have a job interview off the back of your course. what have you been doing? i was doing a btec level three in media, video games design. we had to learn about all sorts. computer mechanics, coding, art, pretty much everything. it is a varied course. what will you do next? i'm going to northumbria university to study to become a midwife, which has always been a passion of mine. i can see the excitement on your face as your chatting! what are you going to do next? i'm going to durham university and doing sport, exercise

and physical activity. you are off to university, as well? yes, off to northumbria, as well. i'm going to do computer networking and cyber security. whether they are off to uni or straight into a job, employers say this type of qualification with its work experience and practical skills are crucial. steph mcgovern, bbc news, gateshead. a girl from north west london has become a household name in pakistan after starring in some of the country s biggest tv dramas over the past two years. kubra khan has been cast in two of the three pakistani films releasing next week to coincide with the islamic festival of eid. haroon rashid has been speaking to kubra here in london. kubra khan swapped harrow for karachi at the age of 19, when she was approached to star in a pakistani movie. five years on, she's one of the biggest tv and film stars in the country and has two movies releasing on the same day this coming eid. it turns out, though, her mum was apprehensive about her moving nearly 5000 miles away to pursue a career in acting. i remember telling her,

i'm going to do a drama in pakistan. she was like, ok, that's fine. and then i came home again, i'm going again... and for 11 months i kept saying that. mum, do you think i should just like move there? because like, i'm working quite a bit, i don't get a single day off, i only come home for like five days anyways. and i'd still do the same thing but at least i would be at peace of mind in my own place. and she was very supportive about it. there must have been a sense of validation when you were offered a role in two of this eid's big releases. in many ways, you accomplished what you'd set out to achieve? there was a sense of achievement when i was doing the movies, it was a lot more stressful when i found out they were releasing on eid together. i was like, why? what am i going to do? what am i going to promote? but of course, there are three movies coming out and two of them are my movies, i am proud, my mother's very proud and she's hardly ever proud of me! you grew up in this country here in london, but you moved to a country that's perceived in western media as being oppressive towards women — were you afraid of those perceptions? i think my perceptions changed the second i stepped into pakistan because i spent my entire life here, so i always thought that

all pakistanis would be like closed—minded people. i did think that, i'm going to be honest, i was a littlejudgmental. but when i got there, everyone was so much more modern, everyone was open—minded. life of a woman is pakistan is, i wouldn't say it's definitely not, but it's not half as bad as it's shown on tv. what about the quality of life that you sacrificed here in london in exchange for your new base, which is karachi? the first 11 months, i stayed in guesthouses and hotels and i would work like 15 hours, come back to a dark room alone and i would get really, really depressed. but it's ok because i have a very few like number of friends who i can call like mine, so if i get too lonely i can just be like, i'm sad, talk to me! i must ask you, kubra, what you miss most about living in the uk? you know you miss uk when you start missing the tubes. i hated the tube but now i'm like, i miss the tubes! my mum is like, are your normal? i'm like, i don't know! with both of kubra's eid releases predicted to do big business at the box office,

it's likely she will continue her dream run in pakistan for the foreseeable future. haroon rashid, bbc news. the existence of the rhino is under threat because of poaching of their valuable horns; and tens of thousands of elephants are killed every year for their ivory tusks. now british soldiers have been deployed to malawi, to help rangers tackle the illegal trade. james waterhouse was given exclusive access tojoin them. an animal checkup with high stakes. lance—corporaljamie knox is one of 14 british soldiers in malawi, working with local rangers. today, they're tracking black rhino, to both check on their health and make sure poachers aren't taking a similar interest. it's 50—50 whether they will stand back and run away, orjust charge straight at you.

so, it's pretty dangerous, yeah. after a near miss, they get their picture. in the last 50 years malawian rhino numbers have dropped from 70,000 to 5500. the elephant population has halved in the last 30 years as well. right now, this deterrent, along with the money starting to get generated through tourism, is working. there have been no recorded poachings in this area for more than a year. but conservationists say they are already preparing for a new growing threat that is happening right across africa — international organised crime. it's powered by a wealthy black market in mostly asian countries like china and vietnam. there's been a recent surge of poaching in neighbouring countries. but for now malawi seems to be holding out. malawi is still one of the poorest countries in the world though, and historically people have killed animals to either make a small bit of money orjust to eat. translation: i became a poacher in 1995. we used to make guns,

so we'd go into the game reserve with our traditionally made guns and kill the animals. we didn't have food in our homes. so the only option which we had was to go and poach the game reserve. however, critics say this type of armed response is only part of what's needed. i think training and capacity building and building the skills of rangers is a great thing. i'm quite sceptical of the use of the military in training rangers, especially the use of a foreign military that doesn't necessarily know the context in which they are operating. and that is not trained in conservation. the british army claims it is helping local people benefit from living alongside these beautiful animals. ministers are hoping to announce a similar deployment in africa later this year. poaching, however, is a problem far from being solved. james waterhouse,

bbc news in malawi. and you can see more about this story as part of newsbeat‘s documentary "the poacher hunters", which is on the bbc iplayer now. more reaction from the bbc that it won't appeal against the case against sir cliff richard. tony hall has sent an e—mail to all staff and in that statement he says all of us recognise the anguish this has caused sir cliff richard. none of us wa nted caused sir cliff richard. none of us wanted that. we have to acknowledge oui’ wanted that. we have to acknowledge our part in it. with hindsight there are some things we could have done differently. the use of the helicopter, the tone of some e—mails which were inappropriate and in retrospect the submission was insensitive. we apologise to sit

live and we must learn from those errors ofjudgment. live and we must learn from those errors of judgment. he live and we must learn from those errors ofjudgment. he goes on to the occasions of the appeal and says i have written to the government today calling for the government to consider a review so that our lawmakers make the law in this crucial area. so plenty more reaction to that coming up. but before that, we are going to get the business needs. first, our headlines. a race against time — as rescuers search the rubble for survivors in the genoa motorway bridge disaster. 39 people are dead. the bbc will not be appealing the privacy case it lost against sir cliff richard police continue to question a 29 year old man after the suspected terrorist attack in westminster. he's been named as salih khater,

who came to britain as a refugee from sudan here's your business headlines on afternoon live: prices for goods and services, on average, rose faster in july than in the month before. inflation was at 2.5%. it was pushed up by higher transport costs. it's the first time that inflation has risen since november. pay for chief executives of the uk's top companies rose by 11% last year. it means the average wage for the boss of ftse100 company was almost £4 million. the rise is much higher than average wage increases for workers. the highest total payout was £47.1 million. jeff fairburn took that home, he's the boss of persimmon. the rise came despite criticism from investors and government about excessive salaries, would you recommend your bank to a friend or relative? on that measure, rbs came bottom of a league table along wtih clydesdale bank. fewer than half their customers would recommend them. the competition and markets

authority asked people about their satisfaction with customer service, online and mobile banking, overdrafts and services in branches. first direct, which is owned by hsbc, came top with 85% of its customers feeling satisfied. let's talk about house prices going up and down. the latest figures are out but what are they showing? across the uk, the average increase was 3% injune — compared with the year before. so prices are rising but not as fast as they were. it's down from 3.5% the month before. it's the west midlands that's the strongest performing region. prices there rose the fastest in the uk compared with a year ago. up an average of 5.8%. this is according to data from the office for national statistics (0ns) and covers up tojune this year. at the other end of the scale —

the biggest fall was in london where prices dropped by 0.7% year—on—year. but — suprise, surprise — it still had the highest average house price of £477,000 — nearly four times higher than the north east. so the average rise is 3%. in england the figure was up by an average of 2.7%. if you look at the figure in wales it was up by 4.3%. in scotland they went up at 4.8% and in northern ireland, 4.4%. that is the breakdown across the uk. joining us now live is kallum pickering, senior economist at berenberg bank.

why these differences in the different parts of the uk? it's about supply and demand. if they're up about supply and demand. if they're up parts of the country with very supply prices aren't not inclined to write so quickly. we demand has softened price growth is starting to slow. there are different dynamics. does this mean we're starting to see an evening out of prices or is it too early to be talking about that? it isa too early to be talking about that? it is a london southeast story and then the rest of the country. outside of london has crisis have been growing in line with low wage growth. that's not very risky. we can live with that. inside london we had a big shoot up in house prices after the financial crisis and that has now corrected. that started to happen in late 2016 and is driven by the brexit effect were international

investors are less keen to put their money in london. living in london, i don't mind that has prices come down a bit because it then if its people live there. whether it's good news about these depends on where you standing. it's good news if you are looking to buy somewhere but if you area looking to buy somewhere but if you are a homeowner, if all is not going to be something you are delighted about. the question is whether or not house prices could fall at a nationwide level. just as in 2006 and 2008 house price falls would cause economic problems for the uk. uk households are very strongly linked to the housing sector both from a death point of view and from an asset side of the economy. 50% of household assets are in the housing market. for roughly every 4% change in the housing index you get a 1%

change in consumption. consumption is two thirds of the economy so if we we re is two thirds of the economy so if we were to see softness across the board that would create economic risks for the uk. the plea we don't see that yet. we see an isolated softening in london. it is unlikely to spread. the uk's top share index is down. that's all the business news. time for a look at the weather. here's louise lear. so far today it has been cloudy skies but that will be the case the further south and east you are. head north and west and we have some cloud thickening of the form some rain. it is this wet weather that will push its way south and eastwards overnight. welcome rain

for gardeners across much of england and the. their temperatures will hold up in the mid—teens but fresh conditions the further north and west you are. we start off tomorrow with some rain in the forecast for england and. that will move south and east and behind it some sunshine and east and behind it some sunshine and a scattering of showers to the north and west. a fresher feel fall tomorrow with temperatures typically at 19 degrees. hello, you're watching afternoon live. i'm simon mccoy. today at 3: a race against time, as rescuers search the rubble for survivors in the genoa motorway bridge disaster. thirty nine people are dead. we are working on a list of people that are missing, we have a number of people that are missing, and we are lifting. the bbc says it will not challenge the ruling

in the privacy case it lost against sir cliff richard. the singer says he welcomes the decision. police continue to question a 29—year—old man after the suspected terrorist attack in westminster. he's been named as salih khater, who came to britain as a refugee from sudan. all the sport to come. celtic counting the cost of their failure to reach the champions league group phase, they could be set to miss out ona phase, they could be set to miss out on a £100 million windfall. and a look at the weather forecast will come later, in the meantime, we will come later, in the meantime, we will be going to omagh. relatives of the 29 people killed in the worst single attack of the northern ireland troubles gather at the spot where they died, 20 years ago today. hello everyone.

this is afternoon live. rescue teams in italy are continuing to search for survivors under tons of concrete and steel collapsed yesterday in genoa. at least 39 people are known to have died, when dozens of vehicles plunged nearly 150 feet. the cause of the disaster, which happened during torrential rain, is not yet clear, but questions had been raised about the safety of the bridge. italy's prime minister has called for checks on similar structures across the country. michael cowan reports before, and after. genoa's skyline for ever changed. scores of dead and many injured. rescuers worked through the night using infrared cameras, continuing the hopeful search for survivors. speaking this morning, the country's transport minister promised to impose heavy fines on the bridge's private operator. dozens are now confirmed to have lost their lives. friends and family have left tributes

on the facebook page of roberto robbiano, who is thought to have died along with his wife, ersilia piccinino, and their son samuel. the response is similar to that of an actual disaster, involving hundreds of firefighters from across italy. armed with sniffer dogs, climbing gearand hope, says the fire brigade spokesperson. translation: we started moving some of the biggest segments of concrete from the collapsed bridge in order to create new spaces, so our teams can enter and check for other people. in amongst this tragedy are remarkable stories of survival. a 33—year—old goalkeeper, davide capello, who plays for an amateur side, was rescued from his destroyed car at the bottom of the overpass after plunging over 100 feet. translation: i saw the road collapsing and i went down with it. i was lucky enough to land.

i don't even know how because if you saw my car... i didn't pass out. i've remained lucid and called the fire brigade to let them know about the situation and to come and get me. then i called my family. i felt as though a miracle happened. it is a national summer holiday in italy today. but instead of celebrating, a country in mourning is asking questions about how the bridge and five others in the past five years have suffered similar collapses. but with an enquiry now launched into this disaster, debates will be had about italy's comparatively low investment in infrastructure. for now, though, those discussions can wait, as the country holds its breath in the hope of more survivors being pulled from this catastrophic rubble. michael cowan, bbc news. twenty years ago today, a bomb exploded on a shopping street on a saturday afternoon in the town of omagh.

20 years on, they are remembering that attack. annabel has been wrong 32 times at a public vigil, at the place where the bomb exploded, exactly now 20 years ago today. the bell is being wrong bya ago today. the bell is being wrong by a driving instructor, who narrowly escaped. —— a bell has been rung. and patrick slevin, whose family help those caught up in the bomb, 29 people killed and two unborn children. 31 times, one for each person killed in omagh, and an additional peel for all of those killed in terrorist acts worldwide.

now, the victims are being remembered in a two—minute silence. blissett are the poor in spirit, for there is is the kingdom of heaven. —— blessed. blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted. blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth. blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled. blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy. the

service continuing after that silence, with some readings from the bible several hundred people, as you can see, gathered here, on what is an otherwise unremarkable shopping street on a normally quiet town in the middle of county to rome, but here 20 years ago, a bomb exploded, the worst terrorist atrocity in the long and troubled history of bomb attacks, carried out by dissident republicans, opposed to the peace process. “— republicans, opposed to the peace process. —— county tyrone. this is the last time there will be an annual commemoration, to mark this tragic event, the families have decided that two decades is the right time to draw a line, and allow families to grieve privately for yea rs families to grieve privately for years to come, this certainly has been a very sombre, moving and reflective afternoon here in omagh. studio: thank you very much, live from omagh, a town remembering 20

yea rs from omagh, a town remembering 20 years ago. the bbc has announced that it will not appeal after losing a high court case brought by sir cliff richard over its coverage of a police raid on his home in 2014. our legal correspondent clive coleman explained what the bbc‘s decision means in practical terms. the legal battle between it and sir cliff richard ends at this point, he's not going to be seeking permission to appeal the judgment that was handed down last month, what it says is that it has taken advice from very experienced counsel, not entirely clear whether thatis counsel, not entirely clear whether that is the experienced counsel that had been advising throughout the case, gavin miller, qc, oran additional legal opinion has been sought but they say the advice they received from that very experienced counsel, is not promising, the legality is complex, they say, but even though we are advised and believe that the judge erred in law, infinding the

believe that the judge erred in law, in finding the broadcasters and journalists normally have no right to publish the name of a person who is the subject of a criminal investigation, this is critical, it would be very difficult to persuade the court of appeal to isolate this issue of principle from the judge's broader findings issue of principle from the judge's broaderfindings in this issue of principle from the judge's broader findings in this case. issue of principle from the judge's broaderfindings in this case. it is on that basis they have essentially taken legal advice and the legal advice is that if you did seek to appeal this to the court of appeal you would not win. what the bbc adds to that is that given the advice they have received, that, and they say, if they were to proceed, inevitably, it would mean an expensive legal cul—de—sac, and one which simply prolongs the distress of sir cliff. they are keen to acknowledge the distress he suffered. the bbc is writing to the attorney general to ask the government to consider a review of the law in this important area to protect the rights to properly and fairly report criminal investigations and to name persons under investigation. they say there

isa under investigation. they say there is a fundamental principle of press freedom at stake and one on which we believe parliament as our lawmakers should decide. essentially they are saying that privacy law, thus far as developed since the human rights act has beenjudged a law, it has developed case—by—case, naomi campbell, which effectively a standard —— established that some issues are private. —— judge—made law. the max mosley case, which established that any sexual act between consenting adults is private, this was the first case to look at the suspect in a criminal investigation and to ask the question, is that essentially, is there a reasonable expectation that that will be kept private. ok, let's narrow this down to the case itself, the legal bill is already £2 million from the bbc, so where do we go in terms of the money, from here? the legal bill, the bbc has acknowledged the outlay, over £1.5 million so

far. that could grow, because it does not include what are known as special damages, these are monetary losses for cliff richard that stem from the bbc covering the story, a lost book deal, him having to...m could be a lot of money. yes, it could be a lot of money. yes, it could be, iwill come could be a lot of money. yes, it could be, i will come onto the amount, but he has employed as well expect professional help to deal with the media in relation to all of this, that includes that, but it is not include that and does not include the bbc‘s only goal bill. i would suggest the final bill for this could be in the region of £2.3 million in total. a lot of money. are there still questions that the bbc needs to answer? well, i think this raises difficult and uncomfortable questions for the bbc: the bbc decided to run the story in the bbc decided to run the story in the first place, now, there was, the judge, in his judgment, the first place, now, there was, the judge, in hisjudgment, made much of the things that bbc was considering in making the decision, defamation,

the accuracy of the information it had. but it didn't seem to be considering sufficiently or at all or enough the privacy rights of sir cliff richard, privacy law has been developing, it has been coming up on the rails, journalist, q&a, used to thinking about defamation and co nte m pt of thinking about defamation and contempt of court, but privacy is absolutely now a third thing that we need to think about very carefully in relation to publishing material about an individual, individuals have had the protection of article eight, the right to a private and family life, and they are making use of it and judges are developing the law, case on case. three properties in the midlands have been searched in connection with the suspected terrorist attack outside the houses of parliament. a man is being questioned for attempted murder, after being earlier arrested on suspicion of terrorism offences. he's understood to be salih khater, a 29—year—old british citizen originally from sudan, who came here in 2010 as a refugee. three people were hurt

after a car hit cyclists and pedestrians during the rush hour yesterday morning. jon ironmonger reports. this is the driver in yesterday suspected terror attack, salih khater, a 29—year—old british national originally from sudan, arrested after the ford fiesta he was in apparently swerved into the path of pedestrians and cyclists in parliament square, injuring three people before crashing into the counterterror barrier, cctv has revealed the car was driven around central london for hours before the incident. salih khater is from birmingham, studying accountancy at birmingham, studying accountancy at birmingham university and science at south and city college, he had been staying above a parade of shots until a few months ago and those who know him have described him as a good person and a quiet man. doesn't talk about much. i know him from the clu b talk about much. i know him from the club upstairs. used to live opposite me, on the corner. never used to say

any thing. very quiet man? very, very quiet. searches of two properties have been conducted after raids yesterday, work at a third address in birmingham is ongoing. in london, terror police say they have the arrested salih khater for attempted murder while they continue to ask what if anything was his motive. —— rearrested. it is thought he was known by police, he was not on the radar of uk terrorism or counterterrorist agencies, he is being held in a south london police station on suspicion of preparing an act of terrorism, last night he was refusing to cooperate under questioning. the car was removed from the scene in the early hours this morning and all the cordons in the area have now been lifted. london's mayor has praised the work of the emergency services. thankfully, the injuries of three people are not too serious, clearly, they are in our thoughts but the ha rd they are in our thoughts but the hard work done by police and others,

it was not as bad as it could have been, because of that. police say there is no reason to suggest they continued danger to the public after yesterday's incident but there will bea yesterday's incident but there will be a heightened presence in london over the coming days, as it absorbs the shock of a second suspected attack on parliament in as many as. you're watching afternoon live, these are our headlines. a race against time as rescuers search the rubble for survivors in the genoa motorway bridge disaster. thirty nine people are dead. the bbc says it will not challenge the ruling in the privacy case it lost against sir cliff richard. the singer says he welcomes the decision. police continue to question a 29 year old man after the suspected terrorist attack in westminster. he's been named as salih khater, who came to britain as a refugee from sudan in sport, brendan rodgers and celtic are counting the cost of missing out

on the champions league, it was a £100 million windfall that they have mist, brendan rodgers said it is not rocket science, they should have strengthened their squad. the ecb will meet soon to determine whether ben stokes will be punished for bringing the game into disrepute. yesterday at bristol crown court he was cleared of a fray. ben te'o has said his injury problems made him consider his future in the game, he has targeted a return in the early pa rt has targeted a return in the early part of the new season. i am back with more on all of those stories at around half past. rail fares could rise by 3.2% in january following a slight increase in inflation, as measured by the retail price index. the transport secretary says he would like a change, to see ticket prices and wages pegged to the lower measure, the consumer price index, which doesn't include housing costs. the unions say they will press ahead with above inflation pay claims and it is wrong to blame workers for price rises. caroline davies reports. delays, cancellations, queues, chaos. this year has not been good for train passengers. just a disaster, i don't know what to do with it. it's been cancelled

because of lack of drivers. the trains are a nightmare. —— forty per cent of train fares are regulated by the government. they cap the amount train fares can go up by next year, using a measure of inflation called the retail price index, rpi. today, that was announced as 3.2%, but the transport secretary has asked rail companies to try to cap it using a different measure of inflation, the consumer prices index, cpi. it is 2.5%. that means a season ticket between london and brighton costing £3968, would go up by £127 under rpi and £99 and cpi. the rail industry operates with a higher level of inflation calculation that most of the rest of the public sector and society, they pay deals are calculate it, and i'm simply saying the rail industry should behave the same as everyone else.

i've started the ball rolling iron by changing some of the things i've control over, and we now need the unions to move their practices to a different level, as well. many passengers don't want to see price rises, at all. the lower the better but i think they are already extortionate. year by year they put it up. it's making life difficult for normal people like us. it should not go up again. the transport secretary doesn't want to use as low a level of inflation to determine train ticket prices, he wanted to be used to negotiate wages for rail workers. the union to represent the rail workers don't. we've got privateers making hundreds of millions of pounds a year and extracting it from the system and they want to blame the workers. but the rail companies say they invest money into making the railways work better.

ninety eight pence from every pound in fares goes back into running and improving the railway. what we're talking about today is regulated fare increases, set by the government. any move to a different measure of inflation is ultimately a decision the government. the request by the transport secretary is just that, he's not enforcing it. passengers will have to wait and see how their train tickets might be affected. caroline davies, bbc news. our economics correspondent, andy verity explains why the jump in the cpi is so important. the cost of living is rising by any measure, it is just by how much, the reason it is crucial, rbi, retail price index, regarded by statisticians as a discredited measure, the ons, that is up by 3.2%, the consumer prices index, the official measure, targeted by the bank of england, art by 2.5%. you might say to me, what difference does that make, only 0.7%. the

a nswer does that make, only 0.7%. the answer is, rpi is consistently higher than cpi, typically by about a percentage point. when you say, what difference does that make, over yea rs, what difference does that make, over years, a big difference. taking rail fa res, years, a big difference. taking rail fares, because they are capped, at rpi rather than cpi, if they were capped at a lower rate of inflation since 2004, they would be 17% less, and the government knows how much you can save by upgrading things and calling for cpi rather than rpi because that was its used single austerity measure, by making benefits of public sector pensions go benefits of public sector pensions 9° up benefits of public sector pensions go up with the lower measure, cbi, rather than rpi, by doing that they saved tens of billions of pounds over the decades. and also, wage growth is important. yes, if you look at rpi, going up faster than wages, and therefore things like rail fares wages, and therefore things like railfares and wages, and therefore things like rail fares and anything indexed to rpi is going to be becoming less and

less affordable as time goes on. whereas cpi is used to upgrade those things that the government pays us, conveniently enough for the government. benefits have gone up only with cpi in recent years, and now benefits are frozen. it is something we don't think about much but those benefit recipients are having a hard time, especially if they get on the train, where fares are going up by 3.2% and just generally, a cost of living, 2.5%, going up and their benefits are not. thirty men and one woman have been charged by west yorkshire police with sexual offences including child rape and trafficking, in connection with crimes alleged to have been committed in the huddersfield area. earlierjudith moritz gave us this update. dirty men and one woman have been charged by west yorkshire police, the offences include rape and trafficking, the crimes alleged to have happened between the years of

2005 and 2012 and to have involved five women, who were then girls, between 12 and 18 years old. —— 30 men. most of the defendants come from here in huddersfield or the surrounding area nearby with the exception of one man from north london, most of them are men in their 30s, who face charges of between one and five counts of rape, there is a 38—year—old woman, who faces separate child sex offences. they will all appear before magistrates in huddersfield, just next to where i am, on the fifth and 6th of september. what west yorkshire police have done this morning is to have named publicly 19 of those charged but withheld the names of 12 of the defendants, for legal reasons they cannot publicly be named at the moment. the roman catholic church in the us state of pennsylvania has apologised after it was found

to have covered up the widespread sexual abuse of children. an official report revealed that more than a thousand children were groomed, molested and raped by more than 300 priests over a 70 year period and it said that people who protected paedophile priests were often promoted. turkey is to raise tariffs on a wide range of goods imported from the united states, in the latest move in a developing trade war between the two countries. the increased rates will apply to cars, alcohol and tobacco. the turkish vice—president said it was in response to what he called deliberate attacks on his country's economy by the trump administration. mps say the uk needs to boost its defences, to deal with the increasing threat posed by russia in the arctic. the commons' defence committee says the russian president vladimir putin is building up a heavy military presence along the arctic coastline. it argues the government here must show greater ambition and commit more resources to the region. top executive pay has leapt by 11% in the last year, taking the average salary to nearly £4 million.

a study by the high pay centre and the chartered institute for personnel and development says the bosses of the top companies quoted on the london stock exchange were paid on average 145 times more than their employees. jonty bloom has the details. a £4 million pay packet - for the boss of one of the largest house—builders, it is small change. the chief executive of persimmon took home a massive £47 million in pay and bonuses last year. the latest figures show he is in good company with an 11% pay rise the average for top executives last year, taking home almost £4 million each on average, compared with a pay rise ofjust 2.7% on the average british worker. in the late 19905, the ftse100 ceo would be paid something like 60, 70 times the average uk worker and it is now more like 160 times. it is difficult to find evidence to support that. had last month shareholders

at royal mail voted against a huge pay rise for their boss but the vote was not binding and the company ignored it but some companies try to buck the trend. we capped remuneration at 20 times the pay of the lowest paid. why do we do it? equals business is notjust for the shareholders and directors but for society at large. it has meant that people are queueing up tojoin us. some believe top earners are worth every penny. because they are paying so much, they are able to pick and choose different people, which means companies are better managed. one cause of low productivity is poor management and companies that are better managed tend to make better productive deep game.

not all top pay packets are bubbling over. even in topjobs, women earn half of what men do. louise learjoins me now with details of summer so far a lot of people wondering whether the summer has gone altogether. a lot of people wondering whether the summer has gone altogetherlj hope the summer has gone altogether.” hope not, i am the summer has gone altogether.” hope not, lam everan the summer has gone altogether.” hope not, i am ever an optimist, the summer has gone altogether.” hope not, lam everan optimist, we will get more warm. today is 24,25, not for all, interesting, perceptions of what makes a good summer or perceptions of what makes a good summer or not. you have been out to ask people. i didn't want to get bogged down in the statistics, there had been talked about 2018 in comparison to 1976, has there been a better summer, wouldn't it be quite nice to see what the general public thought? let's have a look. shalli we nt thought? let's have a look. shalli went it up for you. let's have a

look... i keep going back but it is not working. -- shalli look... i keep going back but it is not working. -- shall i wind it up for you. as an australian, i feel like you only this summer after the blisteringly cold winter. went to the part loads, did not need to go on holiday. very unusual, very hot. fantastic, who needs to go away when you have weather like this. fantastic, who needs to go away when you have weather like thism fantastic, who needs to go away when you have weather like this. it has been great, nice weather, a little bit of both hot and cold but not that cold. bit too much, bit too hot when you are working in it but it has been nice dog green my summer has been nice dog green my summer has been nice dog green my summer has been hot on all levels! laughter —— but it has been nice. has been hot on all levels! laughter -- but it has been nice. my summer has been hot on all levels! it is all right for you, you have been away, you have a great tan but for a lot of people, it is either too hot, or, too much rain, and they wish it

was sunny or, too much rain, and they wish it was sunny again, you cannot please everybody. the thing about the pieces, when you are presenting the weather, every you how to quantify something, if you say something will be lovely and hot, you have to say, but some rain for the gardens and the growers out there. if you say, called on the zero sea coast, then you have to apologise to all the ladies with bed and breakfast in east anglia because they do not want it cold and miserable. —— all the landladies. —— —— if you say, called on the north sea coast. —— cold. always something for everybody, that is what we have for the rest of the afternoon, it will be like what we had again, looks as though for the la ke had again, looks as though for the lake district, it is cloudy and drizzly at the moment, but in the east, we have the best of the

sunshine and the best of the warmth this afternoon, temperatures into the mid—205, ploughed around, that cloud very stubborn in places, as we saw. producing rain into the north—west across northern ireland and into north—west england as we speak. that will produce more rain, great news for gardeners and grubbers(!) tonight ahead of it but ahead of it, sunshine, 24 to 26 degrees in the south—east, the rain will gather in intensity. heavy, higherground, were will gather in intensity. heavy, higher ground, were whales, across the peaks and pennines, then steadily south and east overnight, quite a lot of cloud, quite breezy with it, not going to be a cold night air, temperatures holding up into the mid—teens. further north and west, little bit fresher. scattering of showers. let's take a look at the rain in a bit more detail through the morning, look at the rain in a bit more detailthrough the morning, it look at the rain in a bit more detail through the morning, it will move out of the midlands into lincolnshire and east anglia and then towards the london area by lunchtime tomorrow. behind it, quite

an improvement, there will be some sunshine around, scattering of showers further north and west, northern ireland, some of these heavy and possibly breezy with it. for all, you really will notice the difference, fresher feel right across the country, 15 to 19 degrees. strength of the wind will be important into friday as well, ice bars squeezing together, still quite dusty on the exposed north and we st quite dusty on the exposed north and west facing coasts and yet more rain to come in the forecast, likely to see gusts of wind, 30 to 40 mph. not too severe, nevertheless, noticeable, will make it feel quite fresh with the rain through scotland, northern ireland, north—west england, further south, with the cloud breaking up, sunshine still pretty strong, it will be a little bit warmer on friday, we could see highs of 23 degrees. into the weekend, repeat performance, again, westerly flow moving in of the atlantic, frontal systems will

bring some rain. just where they will be sitting is still open to question. just likely to be that little bit further north, always the driest of the weather likely to be to the south, if you have outside plans, some rain at times, those winds quite a feature, easing down through the second half of the weekend. best of the dry weather, south and east. this is bbc news. our latest headlines: rescue crews are searching for survivors amongst the rubble of a bridge which collapsed yesterday in northern italy, killing at least 39 people. italian ministers have promised to punish those responsible. the bbc has said it will not appeal after losing a high court case brought by sir cliff richard over its coverage of a police raid on his home. police investigating yesterday's westminster incident say they're questioning 29—year—old salih khater on suspicion of attempted murder, in addition to questioning him on terror offences. thirty one people have been charged with offences linked to sexual exploitation in huddersfield.

the offences, including rape and trafficking, relate to children aged between 12 to 18. uk inflation rose to 2.5% injuly, the firstjump since last november, with experts pointing to rising transport costs as a factor in the increase. meanwhile, some rail fares could increase by up to 3.2% injanuary, a figure determined by the increase in the rp! inflation index. however the transport secretary has called for rail fares and wages to instead follow the lower consumer prices index. sport now on afternoon live withjohn watson. good afternoon. a costly exit for celtic from champions league qualifying which will see them miss out on around 40 million pounds. manager brendan rodgers critical of their transfer strategy saying it's not rocket science that they should have improved in the summer by signing new players to bosst their chances of reaching the knockout phase.

celtic won't play in the group stage for the first time under rodgers — their appearance there earned the club around 60 million over two seasons. they now face a play off to qualify for europe's second tier competition, the europa league. we are not getting opened up and fantastic goal is getting scored against us, its concentration and basic defending. we have to go away and try and improve and do better. you shouldn't have to lose to learn but when you do lose you have to learn. one other line, wilfried zaha has signed a new contract with crystal palace. he's been regularly linked with a move away from selhurst park, but has committed himself to the club until 2023. let's talk about ben stokes because

he was acquitted yesterday but his problems may not be over. despite making an immediate return to england's test squad ben stokes must wait to see if he will face any further action by the ecb. having been cleared of affray, their disciplinary commission will meet after the third test with india. they will assess if he'll be sanctioned and will no doubt seek assurances from the player that his explosive behaviour can be brought under control, as the bbc‘s cricket corrspondent jonathan agnew explains. it is that firebrand nature that makes him the cricketer that he is. on the field it is channelled, it is focused on bowling or batting. clearly there is an issue away from the cricket field that he has to address. what will happen in this hearing is that the cdc, the cricket disciplinary commission, independent to the board, will look at that for days and everything else around it, notjust cctv, which will be around forever, but they have to decide whether the game was brought into disrepute on that night. kyle edmund is out of

the cincinatti masters. the british number one lost in the second round in straight sets to the canadian denis shapovalov. serena williams is also out, she lost to petra kvitova. the 23 time grand slam champion serena williams says she is at the start of a long comeback after losing to petra kvitova in their second round match. she lost the first set 6—3 against the eighth seed, but came back to take the second before losing the third. she only returned to the women's tour earlier this year, after the birth of her first child last september. the england and worcester centre ben te'o says his injury problems left him contemplating his future in rugby. the 31—year—old had just recovered from a serious ankle injury when he missed england's tour of south africa because of a thigh problem. he's now targeting a return in the ‘early part‘ of the new season. you want to do everything you can to

get back. i have come back from some tough injuries and once you are back its brilliant but the time of his tough. when you are off and working ha rd tough. when you are off and working hard and people are asking where you are, sometimes it's like i would love to make this go quicker but i can't. you can sometimes go back to back to back. you just can't get away from it. i am back to back. you just can't get away from it. lam hoping i can back to back. you just can't get away from it. i am hoping i can get fit and playing and it doesn't come back. that's all the sport for now. a year ago, the scottish government introduced the baby box scheme. they're given to parents of every newborn, and contain items including clothing, books and a play mat, as well as doubling up as a sleeping space. more than 50,000 boxes have been delivered in that time, at a cost of £8 million, but critics say the government support should target the people most in need, rather than every family.

catriona renton's report contains some flash photography. it's time for a rest for five—week—old baby grace. but this is not her bed. it's her baby box. for the past year, the scottish government has been offering them to all babies born here, packed with essentials like clothes and nappies. and for grace, a useful refuge from her older siblings. when it arrived i was surprised by how much stuff was in there. really useful and practical things, as well as some nice clothes and just, you know, everything that you forget you need, but you really need at the beginning of having a baby. this morning, at an event at the scottish museum of childhood in edinburgh, a box and its contents were preserved for future generations to see. at a cost of £160 each to produce, more than 52,000 have rolled off the production line in the last year. so far, the scottish government has spent almost £9 million on them. audrey runs this baby and family support service in glasgow. it works like a food bank.

originally it was set up to help people with all things new babies need. in here, we have some prams, car seats. the baby box is a nice idea, but we don't live in a world where nice is needed. personally, i would have preferred to have seen the money that's being invested in baby boxes, being invested in somehow helping these parents to achieve, you know, these big necessities that are too expensive for most of them. it's notjust what's in the box. while there has been some controversy, the royal college of midwives say the benefits of giving a baby its own sleep space is likely to reduce the risks associated with unsafe co—sleeping. they want the scheme introduced throughout the uk. catriona renton, bbc news. the existence of the rhino is under threat because of poaching of their valuable horns and tens of thousands of elephants are killed every year for their ivory tusks.

now british soldiers have been deployed to malawi, to help rangers tackle the illegal trade. james waterhouse was given exclusive access tojoin them. an animal checkup with high stakes. lance—corporaljamie knox is one of 14 british soldiers in malawi, working with local rangers. today, they're tracking black rhino, to both check on their health and make sure poachers aren't taking a similar interest. it's 50—50 whether they will stand back and run away, orjust charge straight at you. so, it's pretty dangerous, yeah. after a near miss, they get their picture. in the last 50 years malawian rhino numbers have dropped from 70,000 to 5500. the elephant population has halved in the last 30 years as well. right now, this deterrent, along with the money starting to get generated through tourism, is working. there have been no recorded poachings in this area for more than a year.

but conservationists say they are already preparing for a new growing threat that is happening right across africa — international organised crime. it's powered by a wealthy black market in mostly asian countries like china and vietnam. there's been a recent surge of poaching in neighbouring countries. but for now malawi seems to be holding out. malawi is still one of the poorest countries in the world though, and historically people have killed animals to either make a small bit of money orjust to eat. translation: i became a poacher in 1995. we used to make guns, so we'd go into the game reserve with our traditionally made guns and kill the animals. we didn't have food in our homes. so the only option which we had was to go and poach the game reserve. however, critics say this type of armed response is only part of what's needed.

i think training and capacity building and building the skills of rangers is a great thing. i'm quite sceptical of the use of the military in training rangers, especially the use of a foreign military that doesn't necessarily know the context in which they are operating. and that is not trained in conservation. the british army claims it is helping local people benefit from living alongside these beautiful animals. ministers are hoping to announce a similar deployment in africa later this year. poaching, however, is a problem far from being solved. james waterhouse, bbc news in malawi. and you can see more about this story as part of newsbeat‘s documentary "the poacher hunters", which is on the bbc iplayer now. a race against time —

as rescuers search the rubble for survivors in the genoa motorway bridge disaster. 39 people are dead. the bbc says it will not challenge the ruling in the privacy case it lost against sir cliff richard —— the singer says he welcomes the decision. police continue to question a 29 year old man after the suspected terrorist attack in westminster. he's been named as salih khater, who came to britain as a refugee from sudan here's your business headlines on afternoon live: prices for goods and services on average rose faster in july than in the month before. inflation was at 2.5%. it was pushed up by higher transport costs. it's the first time that inflation has risen since november. overall, house price increases across the uk slowed to the lowest level in nearly five years injune, accoring to the latest data from the office for national statistics. average uk property values increased by 3% compared to a year earlier, down from 3.5% in may.

would you recommend your bank to a friend or relative? on that measure, rbs came bottom of a league table along wtih clydesdale bank. fewer than half their customers would recommend them. the competition and markets authority asked people about their satisfaction with customer service, online and mobile banking, overdrafts and services in branches. first direct, which is owned by hsbc, came top with 85% of its customers feeling satisfied. inflation is up — why does that matter? when we talk about inflation — we're talking about the average price of goods and services. the office for national statistics takes a shopping basket of things we typically spend money on — and compares the prices now with what they were a year ago. so when we say inflation — or the consumer prices index — is up 2.5% that's how much more

expensive things are on average than a year ago. the previous month inflation was 2.4% — so the higher percentage injuly means prices rose faster. injuly it was things like transport fares and more expensive computer games that pushed up the average. meanwhile, prices for clothing and shoes fell. and the comparison we usually make is between price inflation and wage increases..? yes — and we got the latest data on wage rises on tuesday. it showed that on average they were up 2.7% compared with a year ago. that's excluding bonuses. with inflation at 2.5% it means wages are rising faster than average prices — which means things are more affordable for households — generally. but with one big exception? and that's train fares.

they are linked to a different measure of inflation — which tends to be higher. it's called the retail prices index — and includes housing costs. it's at 3.2% so that's the maximum that rail fares could go up injanuary. for some seasons tickets that means a price hike of hundreds of pounds. joining us now is neena bhati, head of campaigns at which? why is it that things that tend to benefit people are linked to the lower level of inflation yet things that are costing us more like real fears go up by the higher measure? that's a good question. we know that when we are looking at the rate of real fears has come up over the last ten years, it's been on a half times higher than what cpi inflation would have been over the last decade. we are also looking at satisfaction and

passengers have not felt they have got valley for money over the last ten yea rs got valley for money over the last ten years for the real tickets. so it does raise the question as to whether the right measure is being used and whether passengers are getting value for money. although, its passengers who use the railways and benefit from the investment in it so was nick right they should be contributing more than through general taxation? it's right they are paying for the rail ticket at the key thing is whether they are getting service they are paying for. the real chaos over the last few months have brought it into sharp focus, when things go wrong and people rely on the trains to get them to work or back home, it really needs to work. thousands of people have said how hellish theirjourneys have said how hellish theirjourneys have been. that's why the debate has

been so strident is because people have faced hellish journeys, been so strident is because people have faced hellishjourneys, don't buy fits about to be fixed or not and yet they are being expected to pay more for their train tickets. they are questioning what's going on. we've heard from the transport secretary that he thinks the rail fa re secretary that he thinks the rail fare increases should be linked to that lower level of inflation. there has been a backlash to that from some in the railway sector saying that would really hit the wages of train drivers. it's an important debate to be having about whether it should be linked to cpi. we think it isa should be linked to cpi. we think it is a better measure of inflation. the one thing passengers would say is that not make this another industry argument. let's have a sensible discussion about this and let's see if we can address the issue around real fears

let's see if we can address the issue around realfears but let's see if we can address the issue around real fears but don't forget us in the meantime. we are still suffering today from some of the effects of what has happened this year with disruptions so let's make sure the customer service is correct. we are hearing about significant impact on people's lives. we are hearing about people having an impact on the jobs and people who are suffering from health problems and mental health problems because of their unreliable services. don't forget about passengers while you are having this debate and look at the things you can do to improve the service. the uk's top share index is down. a fall across mining stocks capped earlier gains that were driven by good company results, with glaxosmithkline — britain's biggest drug maker — a standout riser. however, gains were outweighed

by a fall across mining stocks, with shares in rio tinto, bhp billiton, glencore and antofagasta all down as the price of copper fell to its lowest level in more than a year. that's all the business news. many people will be depending on exam results out this week as they embark on the next stage of their life, but a—levels are not the only route. thousands of students have been getting their btec results today; vocational qualifications which can be used to gain entry to university courses. steph mcgovern has spent the morning with students at gateshead college. so, sarah, does that mean you've passed ? oh, wow. so, do you start a job? yes. i start at the salon next week. congratulations. when it comes to education, it is not all about gcses and a—levels. these are some of the millions of people studying vocational qualifications, and it is everything from robotics, catering, performing arts, engineering, hairdressing.

we have sport and health and social care to name a few. last year 5.1 million people in england did gcses. 1.5 million did a—level or a/s—levels and 3.8 million people did vocational qualifications. so you guys all did btecs. why did you decide that? i want to be a midwife, so i thought health and social care would be perfect for me because it gives a lot of experience on the health side. and that was important for you? yes. i want to go in cyber security. so one day i'll be teaching primary school children how to programme robots. the next day we would be making at led displays. was it hard ? it was a little bit but for me i found with assessments easier than sitting exams. you are doing sport, how are you assessed? the course involves things like sports psychology and nutrition. we did work experience. i did tennis coaching.

you have a job interview off the back of your course. what have you been doing? i was doing a btec level three in media, video games design. we had to learn about all sorts. computer mechanics, coding, art, pretty much everything. it is a varied course. what will you do next? i'm going to northumbria university to study to become a midwife, which has always been a passion of mine. i can see the excitement on your face as your chatting! what are you going to do next? i'm going to durham university and doing sport, exercise and physical activity. you are off to university, as well? yes, off to northumbria, as well. i'm going to do computer networking and cyber security. whether they are off to uni or straight into a job, employers say this type of qualification with its work experience and practical skills are crucial. steph mcgovern, bbc news, gateshead. time for a look at the weather. here's louise lear. today has not been quite so

straightforward for many of us. we started off with cloudy skies. the best weather has been in the south and east. but quite a lot of cloud further north and west and that has brought some rain. for the remainder of the day, the best of the sunshine and perhaps into the mid—20s. it looks as though that rain will continue to push its way south and east overnight so some welcome rain for gardeners across much of england and wales. and it's not going to be quite as cold tonight. temperatures in the mid to high teens. their scales further north and west. let's look at this ring in more detail. it

will push steadily south and east and into the afternoon it will be sitting across parts of lincolnshire, east anglia and the london area. some sunshine behind but a scattering of showers for the bulk of scotland. temperatures a little bit more subdued generally through thursday. we will see 15 to 19 degrees. those fronts will move through. the isoba rs 19 degrees. those fronts will move through. the isobars stayed squeezed together so friday will be a breezy day and get more weather friends waiting in the atlantic to influence the story. i suspect on friday we will see 30 mile an hour gusts of wind and it will make it feel fresher. but hopefully the cloud will continue to break up and we will continue to break up and we will see something warmer. that

westerly atla ntic will see something warmer. that westerly atlantic influence still with us for the start of the weekend. more weather friends knocking on the door. there is a level of uncertainty where the rain is likely to go at the weekend at the moment it looks likely to be further north so there will be some rain around and the winds will continue to be a feature into the weekend that the best of the sunshine at the moment looks likely to be further south and east. hello, you're watching afternoon live. i'm simon mccoy, today at 4: a race against time, as rescuers search the rubble for survivors in the genoa motorway bridge disaster. thirty nine people are dead. we are working on a list of people that are missing, we have a number of people that are missing. and we are carrying out search and rescue operations, and lifting.

the bbc says it will not challenge the ruling in the privacy case it lost against sir cliff richard. the singer says he welcomes the decision. police continue to question a 29—year—old man after the suspected terrorist attack in westminster. he's been named as salih khater, who came to britain as a refugee from sudan. all the sport to come. scottish champions celtic counting the cost of their failure to reach the cost of their failure to reach the champions league group phase for the champions league group phase for the first time under manager brendan rodgers. and we have the weather as well. not the best of days for taking spectacular views over lake windermere, some sunshine to be found, temperatures in the mid—205, we will tell you exactly where, in 30 minutes' time. also coming up: relatives of the 29 people killed in the worst single attack of the northern ireland troubles gather at the spot where they died, 20 years ago today. rescue teams in italy

are continuing to search for survivors under tons of concrete and steel, after a motorway bridge collapsed yesterday in genoa. at least 39 people are known to have died, when dozens of vehicles plunged nearly 150 feet. lets go to tim willcox, who's in genoa. there is a sense of mounting grief andindeed there is a sense of mounting grief and indeed anger here in genoa, confirmed number of dead standing at 39, another ten or 12 could be missing, nobody has a precise figure, nobody knows quite how many precisely how many vehicles and lorries were travelling across the bridge when it came crashing down in that thunderstorm yesterday. greece is over that. two days of official mourning in genoa over that, a lot

of sympathy from around europe, but anger too because semi—residents we have spoken to here in genoa have said that this bridge, which was finally completed in 1967, has had a litany of troubles. so much money spent on it. it was a disaster waiting to happen. one engineer said it was a bad engineering design, would have been better to have knockedit would have been better to have knocked it down ten or 15 years ago and started again, rebuild something new in other words instead of pouring more money into this. one minister has said expecting resignations very quickly, and also blamed the populist government, for not spending enough on the infrastructure of italy because of austerity measures. the rescuers, the rescue teams continue to try to

it through those huge chunks of concrete, they have not found any survivors in the past few hours, one fire and rescue chief i spoke to a little earlier said there was always hope, until they have uncovered every vehicle, but they did not know how many vehicles were buried under there. now, we can get the latest. before, and after. genoa's skyline for ever changed. scores of dead and many injured. rescuers worked through the night using infrared cameras, continuing the hopeful search for survivors. speaking this morning, the country's transport minister promised to impose heavy fines on the bridge's private operator. dozens are now confirmed to have lost their lives. friends and family have left tributes on the facebook page of roberto robbiano, with his wife, ersilia piccinino, and their son samuel. the response is similar to that of an actual disaster, involving hundreds of firefighters

from across italy. armed with sniffer dogs, climbing gear and hope, says the fire brigade spokesperson. translation: we started moving some of the biggest segments of concrete from the collapsed bridge in order to create new spaces, so our teams can enter and check for other people. in amongst this tragedy are remarkable stories of survival. a 33—year—old goalkeeper, davide capello, who plays for an amateur side, was rescued from his destroyed car at the bottom of the overpass after plunging over 100 feet. translation: i saw the road collapsing and i went down with it. i was lucky enough to land. i don't even know how because if you saw my car... i didn't pass out. i've remained lucid and called the fire brigade to let them know about the situation and to come and get me. then i called my family. i felt as though a miracle happened. it is a national summer holiday in italy today.

but instead of celebrating, a country in mourning is asking questions about how the bridge and five others in the past five years have suffered similar collapses. but with an enquiry now launched into this disaster, debates will be had about italy's comparatively low investment in infrastructure. for now, though, those discussions can wait, as the country holds its breath in the hope of more survivors being pulled. from this catastrophic rubble. michael cowan, bbc news. lets see how that recovery operation is going. joining me now, one of the men in charge of one of the rescue effo rts men in charge of one of the rescue efforts here, you have been working in12 hour efforts here, you have been working in 12 hour shifts around the clock, since this happened, what is the latest information from the scene?

the rescue operation is ongoing, teams still working, 400 professional firefighters working, searching under the rubble, and we will continue to do so, 24 hours a day. how many people have you found alive so far and when was the last time you found somebody alive? the people we found alive we found them yesterday, four alive, and other people under the rubble. from then on, we just recovered deceased people. do you know how many vehicles are still underneath that rubble, have you been able to get into that pile of masonry, to find out how many vehicles are there? we have rough estimates of the number of vehicles that were on the bridge, at the moment of the accident. we are basing our design on that

number. we are getting more and more information. we are working on analysing the data. i think we will never reach a perfect point. we will need to search under all the troubles, to be sure that nobody is still there. how many vehicles do you think are still left under there? we think... we think at least 15, but this is a rough estimate, we are not sure about anything at this point. i know that you have been studying cctv before the collapse to identify which vehicles were on the stretch of bridge before it came down, do you know how many people we re down, do you know how many people were travelling in each vehicle? we do not absolutely know how many people were in each vehicle, this is another unknown data that we do not have. as i told you, we will finish our intervention after the foot search, under the rubble. our intervention after the foot search, underthe rubble. —— full

search. family days will it take to get through, there must be thousands of tonnes of rubble. we do not know exactly how many days it will take, we are planning, everyday we are planning and updating client, depending upon the condition of the rubble. we will continue to do so in the next days. how difficult, how harrowing is it, to work for you and your teams? tough work, particularly because this rubble has some particularities, in particular, huge chunks of very heavy. steel inside. difficult to move them, to separate it from the rest of the pile of rubble. can italy do this alone? do you need international help, plenty of international support and all

around europe, certainly. luckily, we are around europe, certainly. luckily, we are “— around europe, certainly. luckily, we are —— unluckily, we are an earthquake prone country, so we have a lot of experience and preparedness. we are ready to work in these conditions. as we did in the last earthquake. you have big cranes lifting up, are you hearing from the public as well, people who have not received phone calls and text messages from people from those people that would have been on the bridge perhaps, this bridge is heavily used. this is a bridge. i personally use this bridge several times a week. everyone living here is using this bridge, was using this bridge. we don't have any information or any other sign of life under the rubble. information or any other sign of life underthe rubble. our

procedures, our proposals not to do so... procedures, our proposals not to do so... in other words, you carry on until you have cleared anything. there could be a pocket of air, perhaps, where someone could still be alive. yes, yes, previous interventions have told us that this kind of wonderful surprise can happen. so we have still hope. and that drives and motivates your team. thank you very much forjoining us. the recovery effort, the rescue effort continues. the political heat is rising as well. with the government, the prime minister, has been here, talking to rescue workers, and the deputy prime minister ‘s, from the northern league have come and they have been critical of the people involved of the motorway network here, the 810 pa rt the motorway network here, the 810 part of the network, which links

frost and —— france and italy and the rest of europe. —— a10. the network built more than 50 years ago. some kind of concrete maze, helter—skelter, driving into genoa. a lot of criticism, that more needs to be done to maintain it. joining me now is david knight, a structural engineer who specialises in the design of bridges. when you first saw these if images of the bridge, thankfully, that was the only tower to fall, if the other had gone, we would be looking at something much worse, you have said. worst thing to say, absolute tragedy, something as engineers we live in fear of, we spend all the time we can to avoid this kind of tragedy, even 50 years after the design has been completed. —— first thing to say. the fact it has stayed up thing to say. the fact it has stayed upfor50 years, thing to say. the fact it has stayed up for 50 years, does that suggest design is not the problem, looking perhaps at a maintenance issue?

maintenance is more likely to have been at this stage of the process, for 50 years it has stood up and stood up to the worst of the mediterranean storms that can be thrown against it. over time, bridges deteriorate, without adequate maintenance they may suffer. as a design, you don't see bridge is built like this now, do you. not very often, no, we have different technology and different technological understanding now of how we might approach an issue like this, which is a viaduct across a crowded valley, and i would suspect, ifi crowded valley, and i would suspect, if i were looking at this now, we would go for a different solution. it is not a suspension bridge but relies upon tendons, is that what they are called? cable stayed bridge, train killer stays that come down from the masts, you can see that, they support the deck in the middle. —— triangular stays. the concrete is compressed with steel

tendons in case —— encased in concrete, they are difficult to inspect at this stage in the process and check whether they have suitable amount of... and difficult for the rescu e rs amount of... and difficult for the rescuers as well. what would cause a failure as catastrophic as this? there was talk of maybe a lightning strike, could that do it? a lightning strike appears unlikely, it is more likely that it is a long—term degradation of the quality of the tendons inside the structure, and one of those has failed, and has led to this catastrophic and it appears speedy collapse. this is every bridgebuilder‘s nightmare. what has changed in design, that means that five bridges in italy have collapsed in as many years, is there a problem in particular countries with the way the roads are

looked after? one needs to keep aware of maintenance, when you are designing, and we take a lot of research and new information into our design process to ensure that we end up with a durable and maintainable structure at the end of the process. more and more clients and bridge owners are asking us to make sure we think of these issues 50 years, 100 years into the future at the beginning of the design process. thank you very much for joining us. you're watching afternoon live, these are our headlines: a race against time as rescuers search the rubble for survivors in the genoa motorway bridge disaster. thirty nine people are dead. the bbc says it will not challenge the ruling in the privacy case it lost against sir cliff richard. the singer says he welcomes the decision. police continue to question a 29—year—old man after the suspected terrorist

attack in westminster. he's been named as salih khater, who came to britain as a refugee from sudan celtic count the cost of their exit in champions league qualifying, missing out on a possible £40 million windfall, brendan rodgers says the lack of signings has cost them. the ecb disciplinary commission will meet after the third test with india to determine whether ben stokes will be punished for bringing the game into disrepute. he was cleared at bristol crown court yesterday. worcester and england centre back ben te'o has said that injuries have made him consider his future in the game. he targets a return at the beginning of the new season. more on those stories at half—past. three properties in the midlands have been searched in connection with the suspected terrorist attack outside the houses of parliament. a man is being questioned for attempted murder, after being earlier arrested on suspicion of terrorism offences. he's understood to be salih khater,

a 29—year—old british citizen originally from sudan, who came here in 2010 as a refugee. three people were hurt after a car hit cyclists and pedestrians during the rush hour yesterday morning. jon ironmonger reports. this is salih khater, the driver in yesterday's suspected terror attack, a 29—year—old british national originally from sudan. he was arrested after the ford fiesta he was in apparently swerved into the path of pedestrians and cyclists on parliament square, injuring three people before crashing into the counterterror barrier. cctv has revealed the car was driven around central london for hours before the incident. salih khater is from birmingham and studied accountancy at coventry university and science at city college. until a few months ago, he'd been staying above a parade of shops in the sparkbrook area for the those who know him have described him as a good person and a quiet man. he does not talk that much. i know him upstairs. i would see him on the corner. he's a very quiet man. investigators have completed

searches of two properties in birmingham and nottingham after raids yesterday while work at a third address in birmingham is ongoing fulton in london, terra please say they have rearrested salih khater for attempted murder while they continue to ask what, if anything, was his motive. it's thought salih khater was known by police. he was not on the radar of uk intelligence or counterterrorism agencies. he's being held in a south london police station and suspicion of preparing an act of terrorism but was last night refusing to cooperate under questioning. the car was removed from the scene in the early hours this morning and all the cordons in the area have now been lifted. london's mayor has praised the work of the emergency services. thankfully the injuries of the three people who sustained injuries are not too serious fulton clearly they are in our thoughts but the hard work done by the police and others, the incident wasn't as bad as it could have been. police say there is no reason

to suggest they continued danger to the public after yesterday's incident but there will be a heightened presence in london over the coming days as it absorbs the shock of a second suspected attack on parliament in as many years. the bbc has announced that it will not appeal after losing a high court case brought by sir cliff richard over its coverage of a police raid on his home in 2014. our legal correspondent clive coleman explained what the bbc‘s decision means in practical terms. the legal battle between it and sir cliff richard ends at this point, he's not going to be seeking permission to appeal the judgment that was handed down last month, what it says is that it has taken advice from very experienced counsel, not entirely clear whether that is the experienced counsel that had been advising throughout the case, gavin miller, qc, or an additional legal opinion has been sought but they say the advice they received from that very experienced counsel,

is not promising. the legality is complex, they say, but even though we are advised and believe that the judge erred in law in finding the broadcasters and journalists normally have no right to publish the name of a person who is the subject of a criminal investigation, and this is critical, it would be very difficult to persuade the court of appeal to isolate this issue of principle from the judge's broader findings in this case. it is on that basis they have essentially taken legal advice and the legal advice is that if you did seek to appeal this to the court of appeal you would not win. joining me now is ian murray, executive director of the society of editors. disappointment but while it is

disappointing, while it is regrettable, having sat in newsrooms, and edited, when the lawyers say there is limited chance, because specific points, you need to overturn, it is not lawful to identify someone who is under investigation but not charged, now, according to the cliff richard case, that specific point cannot be separated. but whereas it is forgiveable, it is heartening that the fight goes on, i understand the bbc is now approaching the attorney general, has written to the attorney general, has written to the attorney general to raise the issue of this one specific point of law, the society of editors welcomes that, we have announced we will do a similar thing. is parliament is the place for this now to be discussed? and for this now to be discussed? and for something to be changed? certainly, at a higher level, it will be the lawmakers, no matter how

high profile case, no matter how beloved a celebrity is, like cliff richard, and he certainly is, the matter how the public feel he has been wronged in this case. must remember, he was not arrested, no charges brought whatsoever, this is a fundamental shift in the balance of, the very precarious balance that exists, the thin line between the individual 's rights, and the rights of society as a whole, those rights of society as a whole, those rights of the public rights, fresh freedom —— press freedom, freedom of expression, against the individual 's rights that are basically there. up 's rights that are basically there. up until this point we have had a narrow line that has been walked, debatable, controversial at times, but we have kept it there, and kept the liberty of everyone and the individual balance quite well. this isa individual balance quite well. this is a shift. that it is a shift that we are out of step, as journalists, that people are entitled to privacy,

and what has been shared by many, perhaps we are getting it wrong. that is a point that can be taken up but it underscores the fact that this should be something that the lawmakers basically look at, parliament, politicians, look at it and say, society has shifted. but can also take into account the much bigger picture, the wider picture, this is how the liberties and freedoms of a liberal free democracy are taken away, not in big chunks, because the public would notice, but little bit, here and there. always done for, look at how dreadful this was, it is for your own security, looking back, how come all those freedoms have gone from us. that is what is decided by our society, our elected lawmakers, then that is fine, but let's have a proper debate about this. thank you very much for joining us. regulated rail fares, such as season tickets,

could increase by up to 3.2% next january. the rise is determined by the retail prices index inflation measure forjuly, which was confirmed this morning. it could add more than one hundred pounds to the cost of annual season tickets. we can cross to our salford studio and speak to labour's rachael maskell, who is shadow transport a lot of people are already fed up. we have had three different timetables introduced, people not knowing what time they will get to work, what time they will get home in the evening, and now comes the insult they will have to pay more to travel. seeing a real increase of 3.2%, 36% increase since this government came in. would you separate out the cost of increases to passengers, and the correlating increase in pay to those in the rail

industry. in so many different cases on the railways. it accounts for 2596, on the railways. it accounts for 25%, what we have seen is so much waste, millions of pounds wasted across the rail service, because of fragmentation and privatisation, profit going into the shareholders back pockets. absolutely, i believe that staff who work incredibly hard on the railways deserve a fair and just pay rise, chris grayling is wrong to put a page cap on their pgy- wrong to put a page cap on their pay. my question was, would you separate out the two? -- pay cap. we will have a completely different model of delivering rail, we will move to a position of nationalisation of the railway. those cannot be directly correlated because we have got to look at so many issues regarding pay terms and conditions on one hand and making fair is fair, for the passenger. and

therefore what we will do is look at good productivity on the railways, how we ensure staff are well trained and supported, and ensure that we are delivering best value for the passengers. putting them back at the heart of the railway. we would not bring a straight correlation, as chris grayling, in his panic announcement, is trying to. reflecting the views of many passengers who say this is not fair, and if you paid it to cpi as opposed to rpi, that would be fairer. what passengers are saying is not fair is the huge increase. they know how ha rd the huge increase. they know how hard the staff work in keeping the public safe but what they are really frustrated about is that chris grayling failed on the timetable and now has made them pay for that. good of you to give us your time. thank you forjoining us. let's have a look at the weather forecast, louise is here, she has

been out on the streets. talking to people. yes, i do have a home... it we nt people. yes, i do have a home... it went quite well, quite interesting. i wanted to get a perception of what people thought about summer, 2018. we have been making comparisons with 1976, we love the dry weather, we need rain for the garden, let's go and see what the public thinks. as an australian, i feel like you owe me this summer after the blisteringly cold winter. went to the park loads, did not need to go on holiday. very unusual, very hot. fantastic, who needs to go away when you have weather like this. it has been great, nice weather, a little bit of both hot and cold but not that cold. bit too much, bit too hot when you are working in it but it but it has been nice.

well, my summer has been hot on all levels! she has gone... wait, there you are. interesting, because, whatever you do as interesting, because, whatever you doasa interesting, because, whatever you do as a weather presenter, people will say, really? some people love the heat, some do not. that is the thing you have to think about, people like seasons, that is the uk, we like a proper winter and autumn leaves, and we love the summer. we love being able to plan. it has been great with people having barbecues and able to have a barbecue. must have mist that call. so, is some are coming back? —— is summer coming back? do you want to come for a barbecue next week? too late! laughter it is coming back, it has been a little disappointing for some, 26

degrees today, there has been warmth where we see the sunshine but to the north and west, pretty great, rather drizzly picture across the beautiful la ke drizzly picture across the beautiful lake windermere earlier on today. these have been the temperatures, 15 to 19 degrees in the far north—west, mid 205 highest values, will feel fresher tomorrow, some rain in the forecast. you can see is gathering in pace, heavier burst across higher ground, and that will move into the midlands. what a lot of cloud around, mild night, 14 to 17 degrees, much fresher further north and west. a5 degrees, much fresher further north and west. as we go through tomorrow morning, some of that rain continued to drift south, looking at that in detail, moving through the midlands, over to lincolnshire, into the london area, by lunchtime tomorrow, behind it, quite a clearance, there will be some sunshine but a fresher feel for all of us tomorrow, and the potential for showers, some of these

heavy, possibly thundery into scotland and northern ireland, quite breezy with it as well. look at the difference in the feel of things. only as high as 18 or 19 degrees. into tomorrow, we have isobar squeezing into the north, it will they breezy, westerly flow of whether coming off the atlantic will be the theme for the forecast over the next few days. basically means yet more wet weather to come. slowly but surely, head of it, likely to see 30 to 40 mph gusts of winds. gusts of wind. fairly confident the cloud will break up and we will see sunshine and temperatures picking up, into the low 205 perhaps for the south—east. westerly flow stays with us almost a repeat performance as we head into the weekend, potential for some rain, maybe some of it quite heavy, bit of uncertainty as to where that will be sitting at the

start of the weekend, barbecue plans will have to stay on hold. rain at times, breezy, best of the dry weather in the south and east. this is bbc news. our latest headlines. rescue crews are searching for survivors amongst the rubble of a bridge which collapsed yesterday in northern italy, killing at least 39 people. italian ministers have promised to punish those responsible. the bbc has said it will not appeal after losing a high court case brought by sir cliff richard over its coverage of a police raid on his home. police investigating yesterday's westminster incident say they're questioning 29—year—old salih khater on suspicion of attempted murder, in addition to questioning him on terror offences. rail fares could see an increase of up to 3.2% injanuary, a figure determined by the increase in the rp! inflation index. however transport secretary chris grayling has called for rail fares and wages to instead follow the lower consumer prices index. sport now on afternoon live withjohn watson.

tough start to the season for celtic with defeat in the champions league. good afternoon. celtic‘s failure to qualify for the champions league could cost the club £40 million with former player kris commons saying there are problems behind the scenes. they lost the second leg of their qualifier to the greek champions aek athens. and for the first time under brendan rodgers have failed to reach the group phase. the manager has expressed his frustration at the club's failure to sign new players. while defender dedrick boyota appears to be seeking a move away. commons said all is not well at celtic park. clearly the manager is not happy and i don't think the board are happy. it's now transcending down to the players. they are disappointed at going out of the champions league. at celtic you are to be playing at

the highest level in the champions league. certain things need sorting out and very quickly. they have got some big games coming up and the first old firm game and a couple of weeks. they need to get their mindset correct that one because it will be steven gerrard hazmat first old firm game. ben stokes still faces a disciplinary issue with the cricket board. despite making an immediate return to england's test squad ben stokes must wait to see if he will face any further action by the ecb. having been cleared of affray, their disciplinary commission will meet after the third test with india. they will assess if he'll be sanctioned and will no doubt seek assurances from the player that his explosive behaviour can be brought under control, as the bbc‘s cricket corrspondent jonathan agnew explains. it is that firebrand nature that makes him the cricketer that he is. on the field it is channelled,

it is focused on bowling or batting. clearly there is an issue away from the cricket field that he has to address. what will happen in this hearing is that the cdc, the cricket disciplinary commission, independent to the board, will look at that for days and everything else around it, notjust cctv, which will be around forever, but they have to decide whether the game was brought into disrepute on that night. kyle edmund is out of the cincinatti masters. the british number one lost in the second round in straight sets to the canadian denis shapovalov. the 23 time grand slam champion serena williams says she is at the start of a long comeback after losing to petra kvitova in their second round match. she lost the first set 6—3 against the eighth seed, but came back to take the second before losing the third.

she only returned to the women's tour earlier this year, after the birth of her first child last september. the england and worcester centre ben te'o says his injury problems left him contemplating his future in rugby. the 31—year—old had just recovered from a serious ankle injury when he missed england's tour of south africa because of a thigh problem. he‘s now targeting a return in the ‘early part‘ of the new season. britain‘s david smith has claimed his third individual bc one boccia world title in liverpool. the rio paralympic champion put on a dominant performance to beat china‘s kai sun 7—2 in the final. there was disappointment for defending bc4 world champion stephen mcguire though as he went out in the last 16. coverage of the championships continues on the bbc sport website tomorrow with the team events. that‘s all the sport for now. i‘ll have more for you in the next hour.

now on afternoon live let‘s go nationwide and see what‘s happening around the country in our daily visit to the bbc newsrooms around the uk. let‘s go beccy barr in salford where manchester fire and rescue have been pushed to there limits after four major fires acorss the area. and amy garcia is in leeds where she‘s been looking at the growing trend of women freezing their eggs to extend their chances of having children. beccyjoins us from salford with news on a series of major fires in the region in the last 48 hours. these fires to appear to be and connected within the past few moments we have reports of another large fire in central manchester in chinatown. another five crews have

been sent to that. in the past few hours they have been tackling a massive blaze at strangeways next door to the manchester prison. some dramatic scenes over at strangeways. this is close to central manchester and it‘s an old mill building which has been on fire since the early hours of this morning. that has caused major disruption and it‘s a building which these days is used by small businesses and it does cause serious problems for those businesses. we spoke to one business owner about the situation. the building will be demolished so that the end of the business, we don't know. what was your reaction? i was in bed. i was shocked. i phoned

know. what was your reaction? i was in bed. iwas shocked. i phoned my landlord and at that stage the fire had reached the second floor. we don't know what's happening next. this is the latest of four major fires? five if you include the one that has just broken out in the past hour. just in the past 48 hours we‘ve had a recital in plant in salford at around tea—time yesterday, reports of a major fire there. 50 firefighters were called to that incident. this same plant was on fire the several weeks three yea rs was on fire the several weeks three years ago which caused serious problems in salford. in cheshire eight haber recycling plant caught fire at lunchtime yesterday. for

residents in that area, huge amounts of smoke caused serious problems. they have been urged to keep windows and doors closed. then on monday at around 10:30pm fire crews were called to another old mill building overin called to another old mill building over in rochdale that burst into flames. we had 30 homes in that area which were evacuated. as you can see, it was burning very hard and fire crews were praised the managing to contain the blaze. it did not spread to the residential homes. as it all comes after the moorland fires we were covering not long ago. it's fires we were covering not long ago. it‘s barely any time at all since the moorland fires were brought under control. we had a huge fire at winter hill which involved all fire

services across the northwest. that caused a huge amount of work for fire crews. we‘ve had some rain in the north—west since then but now the north—west since then but now the fire crews again are finding themselves very hard pressed by the fires we‘ve seen in the past 48 hours. let's wave hello again to amy. more and more women are choosing to freeze their eggs. what‘s going on? choosing to freeze their eggs. what's going on? there has been a fivefold increase in the number of women freezing their legs in recent years in the uk. in 2010 there were just 220 women but in 2016 that figure rose to 1173. according to the human fertilisation and

embryology authority the most common age for women to freeze their legs is between the age of 37 and 39. i'm in my late 305 and i've got two little rascals that keep me very busy but i've got friends who are concerned their biological clocks at taking and they don't have a partner and the single most common region is thatis and the single most common region is that is because they don't have a male partner. one woman from york froze her eggs when she was 39. she has now used one of those eggs have little boy who is now 12 months old. as if having —— not having one child on your own was not a big decision, she has to decide whether she wants to have another child before his 50th birthday because eggs which are froze n 50th birthday because eggs which are frozen for personal reasons must be destroyed after ten years. why ten years? if something happened which meant i needed to delay the

treatment i could miss the boat. that could mean i have saved those eggs were no reason. i could miss out. why is that 10-year limit in place? eggs that are frozen for medical reasons for example before treatment for cancer, they can be ke pt treatment for cancer, they can be kept for 55 years. care fertility is the only clinic in yorkshire which offers egg freezing the social reasons and eggs can be frozen for an intimate mode of time. elderly women can still concede if they have younger egg. your chances of success are related to the age you froze the eggsin are related to the age you froze the eggs in the first place. if you are a younger person you would have a

stronger egg which would go on to achieve a live birth. the department of health and social care say the 10—year limit for egg freezing to social limit remains so they could be many women like claire having to make very tough decisions because that 10—year limit is coming to an end. as you and i know, having children can turn your life upside down so it's not a decision you can make quickly. when you get to my age it‘s a distant memory, that‘s all i will say. great to talk to you. a year ago, the scottish government introduced the baby box scheme. they‘re given to parents of every newborn, and contain items including clothing,

books and a play mat, as well as doubling up as a sleeping space. more than 50,000 boxes have been delivered in that time, at a cost of £8 millio but critics say the government support should target the people most in need, rather than every family. catriona renton‘s report contains some flash photography. it‘s time for a rest for five—week—old baby grace. but this is not her bed. it‘s her baby box. for the past year, the scottish government has been offering them to all babies born here, packed with essentials like clothes and nappies. and for grace, a useful refuge from her older siblings. when it arrived i was surprised by how much stuff was in there. really useful and practical things, as well as some nice clothes and just, you know, everything that you forget you need, but you really need at the beginning of having a baby. this morning, at an event at the scottish museum of childhood in edinburgh, a box and its contents were preserved for future generations to see. at a cost of £160 each to produce,

more than 52,000 have rolled off the production line in the last year. so far, the scottish government has spent almost £9 million on them. audrey runs this baby and family support service in glasgow. it works like a food bank. originally it was set up to help people with all things new babies need. in here, we have some prams, car seats. the baby box is a nice idea, but we don't live in a world where nice is needed. personally, i would have preferred to have seen the money that's being invested in baby boxes, being invested in somehow helping these parents to achieve, you know, these big necessities that are too expensive for most of them. it‘s notjust what‘s in the box. while there has been some controversy, the royal college of midwives say the benefits of giving a baby its own sleep space is likely to reduce the risks associated with unsafe co—sleeping. they want the scheme

introduced throughout the uk. catriona renton, bbc news. we‘ll get the business news in a moment. first, a look at the headlines on afternoon live. a race against time as rescuers search the rubble for survivors in the genoa motorway bridge disaster. 39 people are dead. the bbc says it will not challenge the ruling in the privacy case it lost against sir cliff richard. the singer says he welcomes the decision. police continue to question a 29—year—old man after the suspected terrorist attack in westminster. he‘s been named as salih khater, who came to britain as a refugee from sudan. here‘s your business headlines on afternoon live. prices for goods and services on average rose faster in july than in the month before. inflation was at 2.5%. it was pushed up by higher transport costs. it‘s the first time that inflation has risen since november. overall, house price increases across the uk slowed to the lowest

level in nearly five years injune accoring to the latest data from the office for national statistics. average uk property values increased by 3% compared to a year earlier, down from 3.5% in may. would you recommend your bank to a friend or relative? on that measure, rbs came bottom of a league table along wtih clydesdale bank. fewer than half their customers would recommend them. the competition and markets authority asked people about their satisfaction with customer service, online and mobile banking, overdrafts and services in branches. first direct, which is owned by hsbc, came top with 85% of its customers feeling satisfied. inflation is up and that means things are getting more expensive? when we talk about inflation we‘re talking about the average price of goods and services. the office for national statistics takes a shopping basket of things we typically spend money on and compares the prices now

with what they were a year ago. so when we say inflation or the consumer prices index is up 2.5% that‘s how much more expensive things are on average than a year ago. the previous month inflation was 2.4%, so the higher percentage injuly means prices rose faster. injuly it was things like transport fares and more expensive computer games that pushed up the average. meanwhile, prices for clothing and shoes fell. and the comparison we usually make is between price inflation and wage increases? yes — and we got the latest data on wage rises on tuesday. it showed that on average they were up 2.7% compared with a year ago. rpi tends to be higher than cpi. train fare increases are linked to rpi which is the higher when witches

is currently at 3.2%. the transport secretary has said he thinks train fa re secretary has said he thinks train fare rises should be linked to the lower level, cpi. but there is a backlash. the rmt is saying he is trying to introduce a paid pack on its members so they are not happy about that. joining us now is sophie kilvert, senior investment manager at seven investment management. this discrepancy between cpi and rpa -- rpi,. generally the difference

between the two is housing costs. they are also calculate a differently. cpi assumes that if something gets more expensive google will buy something cheaper. cpi generally is the more trusted measure. not that many people use rpi any more. a few years ago the ons looked at some housing costs but they are struggling to get a measure of inflation that recounts the people's cost of living. while the inflation figure tells us when we look backwards what prices have done it‘s also very useful for is looking forward because it‘s the one the bank of england keeps an eye on. it likes inflation be a 2% and if it ru ns likes inflation be a 2% and if it runs higher an increase in interest rates tend to be on the cards. that's right. given that cpi did rise this month they are closely

following it. they expected the end of that. they bring things like transport costs and computer games. they still predict inflation will keep falling. they are looking at are coming down to their target of 296 are coming down to their target of 2% next year. are coming down to their target of 296 next year. the latest figures on house prices, a bit of a split between london and the rest of the country. london and the south-east prices fell but the rest of the country showed that small rise. but the rate of growth is slowing. if we look at london particular, in london the tends to be a lot of mortgages. interest rates rise and the thought they might keep rising. that affect prices in london more than around the country with the blood not so reliant on mortgages. also the impact of brexit. there were

european nationals coming into the uk and the demand isn't there. bright spot from balfour beatty today. they had a really good profit. it shows what a difference things can make. if you look back at 2015 when their new ceo came in they have failed takeover but now they shall really good profits. they are being picky about the projects they are picking. the uk‘s top share index is down. a fall across mining stocks is weighing down the index., with shares in rio tinto, bhp billiton, glencore and antofagasta all down

as the price of copper fell to its lowest level in more than a year. balfour beatty reported a 69 percent jump in underlying operating profit as its measures to cut costs and boost margins paid off. european shares slipped into negative territory on wednesday after a doubling by turkey of tariffs on some us. imports soured sentiment and weak commodity prices impacted miners. carmakers shares were among the worst performers, pushing the german dax down to a six—week low after turkey doubled tariffs on us. that‘s all the business news. (pres) 20 years ago today, a bomb exploded on a shopping street,

on a saturday afternoon, in the town of omagh. it was the worst single attack in the long conflict in northern ireland — killing 29 people, and two unborn children. people in the town have been commemorating the anniversary in a series of events. a bell was rung 32 times to reflect the 31 lives lost and an additional peal to remember all who have lost their lives through similar atrocities. in the last half an hour the bbc‘s director of editorial policy and policy, david jordan, has been explaining why they decided not to appeal... ajudge ruled the bbc infringed the singer‘s privacy in its reporting of a police raid on his home in 2014, awarding him £210,000 in damages. we are not going to be able to appeal the case that is a huge

principle here. which we would like to be able to clarify the courts. we have sought the best advice we can seek and the general opinion is it would be hard for us to win the case. we have never had any desire to cause pain to set cliff richard and we didn‘t undertake the initial case for that reason. i think it‘s u nfortu nate for that reason. i think it‘s unfortunate that the litigation in this country costs such a lot of money and it is a rich man‘s game. a public service broadcaster has a duty to the whole of society and the rest of the media that when that is a principle that state which do its best to resolve it in the interests of the freedom of expression. the

fa ct we of the freedom of expression. the fact we can‘t continue to do that is u nfortu nate fact we can‘t continue to do that is unfortunate but i think it costs a lot of money to do these things. the director—general of the bbc has written to all of us who work here and says, i have written to the government calling for them to consider a review so that our lawmakers make the law in this crucial area of privacy. the government has responded in the last few moments and says we are aware of the bbc‘s concerns and will respond to the letter in due course. all this is the result of the decision today not to appeal that high court ruling which ruled in favour of sir cliff richard. that‘s it from your afternoon live team for today. next, the bbc news at 5.00pm with jane hill. time for a look at the weather. here‘s louise. today has not been so straightforward for many of us. we

have started off with cloudy skies. beautiful in east sussex so far today. a lot of cloud north and west and it has brought some rain. for the remainder of the day, the highest values into the mid—20s. it looks as though that rain will continue to push its way south and east overnight so some welcome rain for gardeners across much of england and wales. and it‘s not going to be quite as cold tonight. further north and west, ten or 11 degrees. the rain will push its way steadily south and east and into the afternoon it will be sitting across parts of lincolnshire, east anglia and the london area. some sunshine behind by the scattering of showers

for northern ireland and the bulk of scotland. frequent showers and quite breezy as well. temperatures in a little bit more subdued generally for thursday. we will see 15 to 19 degrees. those friends will move their way through. the isobars stay squeezed together so friday it will bea squeezed together so friday it will be a breezy day. more weather fronts waiting at in the atlantic. so i suspect on friday we will see gusts of wind to the north—west. it will make it feel fresher. but hopefully the cloud will continue to break up further south and east and we will get to see something a bit warmer. highs of 22 or 23 degrees. that westerly atla ntic highs of 22 or 23 degrees. that westerly atlantic influenced still with us for the start of the weekend. more weather fronts knocking on the door. that is a level of uncertainty where the rain will set over the weekend but at the

moment it looks likely to be further north. there will be some rain around and the winds will continue to bea around and the winds will continue to be a feature into the weekend. the best of ascension at the moment further south and east. today at five — the search continues for survivors after the collapse of a motorway bridge in the italian city of genoa. at least 39 people are now known to have died, an enquiry has been launched to find out what happened. people were running, screaming in italian. so we just weren‘t like kids, run! because we didn‘t know what was happening. we‘ll be live at the scene with the latest on the search for survivors. the other main stories on bbc news at 5 police are continuing to question 29—year—old salih khater, the man arrested after the suspected terrorist attack in westminster. a bell has

tolled 32 times in omagh to mark the 20th anniversary