this is bbc news. the headlines. the number of dead after the genoa bridge collapse is now 39, with emergency crews still searching for survivors. people were running, screaming in italian, run, out. out of the cars. so we just literally, kids, run, run. we didn't know what was happening. the authorities have released the identites of some of the victims, one as young as 8 years old. police are continuing to question 29—year—old salih khater, the man arrested after the suspected terror attack in westminster. the bbc will not appeal after losing a high court privacy case brought by sir cliff richard, over its coverage of a police raid on his home. and also on the programme, on the eve of a—level results being published, we'll be taking a look at the increasing popularity of vocational courses. thousands of students received their btec results today, qualifications that are more career—focused, but can also gain entry to university. and a special investigation

into how one police force is catching gun—runners and kidnappers, by paying them in the digital currency bitcoin. the italian prime minister has declared a 12—month state of emergency across the genoa region, in response to the motorway bridge collapse. at least 39 people are now known to have died after the morandi bridge gave way. the cause of the disaster isn't yet clear. rescuers estimate that at least 15 vehicles are still trapped in the rubble, but say they have little hope of finding more survivors. among those who had a narrow escape were a british family. james reynolds reports. can there be anyone left under this?

to find out, rescuers will have to search under every broken concrete slab. signs of life from under the rubble have died away. translation: we haven't heard any cries since yesterday afternoon but we may still find survivors. you can see that some vehicles have been abandoned right on the edges of the sanction which is still standing, just ahead of the collapse. a few more seconds and those drivers would have crashed to the ground. they were all incredibly lucky to survive. nicola and lisa henton mitchell from oxfordshire were here on holiday with their kids. they told me they we re with their kids. they told me they were driving towards the bridge when they saw a commotion of the head. people shouting, waving their arms to reverse. tooting their horns,

everything like that. we tried to reverse. we couldn't go anywhere. the car in front hit the front of out the car in front hit the front of our car. people were running, screaming in italian, run, out. out cars. so we were literally, kids, run, we didn't know what was happening. we grabbed our daughter's hands and started running but we couldn't pick up because car doors we re couldn't pick up because car doors were flying open, people everywhere, torrential rain. screaming, our daughter took her shoes off, because she'd been going to sleep. we left everything in our car and we ran for oui’ everything in our car and we ran for our lives. they took shelter in a motorway tunnel and waited for help. many other drivers ahead of them lost their lives. the big themes include this man, his wife and their seven—year—old son —— the victims. this man was 48. he had a young son.

he was killed on his way to work. this 35—year—old father of four was driving his work vehicle. these mothers were all in their 20s and on their way to spain. —— these others. they plan to fly but they hired a car instead. italian authorities have promised a full investigation into the collapse of the bridge. translation: tragic events like this shouldn't be allowed to happen in a civilised and modern country like italy. this is unacceptable and those who are responsible must pay to the end. in the end responsibility may have to be shared. for years, successive governments have failed to fix italy's crumbling infrastructure. italians may now ask if this

disaster is the consequence of years of wider neglect. more details have emerged about the man arrested in connection with the suspected terror attack outside parliament yesterday. the suspect, 29 —year—old salih khater, is a british citizen, who originally came from sudan as a refugee. police are continuing to search an address in birmingham as part of their investigation. our midlands correspondent sima kotecha sent this report. a british national of sudanese origin. salih khater came to this country eight years ago. he's now under arrest under suspicion of terror charges and attempted murder. on monday police say he drove from birmingham to london. on tuesday morning the vehicle he was allegedly driving swerved into pedestrians and cyclists before crashing into a barrier house why the houses of parliament.

plainclothes officers searched three properties in birmingham including this building, where the suspect once lived. he didn't talk that much. i know him from the shisha club. he used to sit opposite me. never used to say anything. a quiet man? very. the bbc understands that salih khater lived in the flat above this cafe for at least nine months. he moved out earlier this year and today, several customers here have told us that he regularly visited the area up until very recently. we have obtained a copy of his cv. he says after going to school in sudan, he spent time working in libya. in 2010, he arrived in the uk as a refugee. according to the document, between working various jobs, he took an english course.

we understand he went on to study science and last year enrolled in an accountancy course, but left after failing his first year. he describes himself as hard—working, honest and responsible. the suspect‘s brother has said his family is in a state of shock, while a local friend told us he was a normal person. good, polite, humble. friendly. kept himself to himself. he is not one of them people that mingle with people or nothing. just does hisjob and that's it. in westminster all the cordons have been lifted. a day after the arrest, police continue with trying to piece together what happened and why. they say their priority is understanding whether there was any motivation behind the incident. our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford said

the metropolitan police has yet to establish a motive for salih khater‘s attack. extraordinarily, almost 36 hours after this car smashed into the security barriers outside parliament, the motivation still remains a very open question. the normal procedure if there is a politically motivated attack in britain is for one of three senior cat terrorism detectives to declare what's called a terrorist incident. it's a bureaucratic procedure but that's what normally happens and in this case, no terrorist incident has been declared and the only explanation for that is that detectives, in their searches, haven't so far found anything suggesting a political motivation behind what happened, what is called mindset material sometimes. yes, salih khater is being held on suspicion of terrorism offences, also on suspicion of attempted murder, but in searches we've made, we've found no sign of extremism and detectives come in their extensive investigation, also appear not to have found any signs of political motivation. it raises the possibility

that there may have been some other motivation, if this was a deliberate attack, for example he recently failed his exams at university. is there something like that that was the motivation, if this was a deliberate act? the bbc has decided not to appeal the judgement in the case brought by sir cliff richard against the corporation and south yorkshire police. last month, a high courtjudge ruled that the bbc infringed the singer's privacy, awarding him substantial damages. here's our media editor amol rajan. last month the bbc was found guilty of a serious invasion of sir cliff richard's privacy. the corporation, which had filmed a police raid on his home in august 2014, was forced to pay damages and legal costs, £1.9 million and set to grow.

but because the judgment created new case law, its director of news warned of a threat to british journalism. thejudge made clear even if there was no footage of the search and the story had less prominence, the naming of sir cliff would have been unlawful. this creates a significant shift against press freedom. the issue is whether suspects in police cases can be named by journalists before they're charged. while privacy can and will be breached, reporters says this allows them to scrutinise the police. today the corporation said that based on legal advice it will not appeal the decision. instead the director general has written to the attorney general asking him to review the law in this area. doing so would allow newspapers, many of whom backed the corporation, to debate the law. we think and the whole media thinks there is an important principle at stake and the judge has

extended law in a very unhelpful way. we thought there was a principle at stake and we were prepared to settle with sir cliff on everything other than the principle and made many offers to do so. but the principle is important us to. many legal minds believe the bbc was unwise to fight the case. i think editors misunderstand the position. what this case illustrates and this has been a long—term problem in britain, is a failure to appreciate the importance of privacy rights. they don't trump freedom of expression rights, but they're of equal value and must be balanced. the bbc is damaged by this case. a big editorial misjudgment has been come founded by a failed and expensive legal battle that many warned against. while a letter to the attorney general could buy some time and media good will, it is not clear this falls within his remit. the editor of one paper believes thatjournalism has become tougher. this ruling tips the balance too far towards secrecy.

it will help innocent people like sir cliff but it will hurt victims of crime. it will make it harder to get convictions in some cases. there can be a domino effect when news of an investigation breaks and others come forward. multiple cases in recent years show that. it is not clear how this case will affect the freedom of the press, but it is clear sir cliff richard feels hurt and wronged and the bbc has spent public money on a lost fight. our legal affairs correspondent, clive coleman, has been explaining more about the bbc‘s decision not to appeal. it was fran unsworth, the bbc director of news and current affairs who said on the steps of the court, that the case represented a dramatic shift against press freedom. the bbc was convinced there was a critical principle of press freedom that was at stake here, and they sounded bullish about the prospects of appeal, saying they were looking for an appeal.

they sounded bullish about the principles at stake. what's happened since then is that first of all they drew up 11 grounds of appeal. there was a hearing onjuly the 26th where they went back to the original trial judge, mrjustice mann. ii grounds where they said he made errors of law in his judgment. he looked at it, perhaps not surprisingly, he dismissed those grounds of appeal and he dismissed the application for permission to appeal. the bbc had one option, to go directly to the court of appeal. before doing that they had taken legal advice they say, from a very experienced counsel and they were told that if they try and appeal, they won't be successful. even though they say that the advice they got is that the judge got a central principle of the case wrong, when he said that people who are suspects in police investigations have a reasonable expectation of privacy, that the media will respect that privacy. having said that, overall,

they wouldn't win. now, you know, some might say, if you ran the story in the first place, if you fought the case so vigorously, why, if after the case you sounded so bullish about an appeal, are you now not going to try and appeal the case in the court of appeal? it seems that the bbc‘s reason is that they had legal advice so they decided, instead of going through the courts, to write to the attorney general to review the law, with a view to parliament intervening and legislating, the bbc hopes, to preserve the right to name suspects in police investigations and preserve that principle they view as so important. and we'll find out how this story, and many others, are covered in tomorrow's front pages at 10:40 and 11:30 this evening in the papers. our guests joining me tonight are the broadcaster, david davies and owen bennett, who's deputy political editor of the news website, huffpost uk.

the headlines on bbc news. the number of dead after the genoa bridge collapse is now 39, with emergency crews still searching for survivors. the bbc will not appeal after losing a high court privacy case brought by sir cliff richard, over its coverage of a police raid on his home. president trump has revoked the security clearance of the former cia—diretcorjohn brennan. the white house says mr brennan used his access to sensitive information to make unfounded allegations against the administraion. sport now. and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's hugh woozencroft. england rugby union international danny cipriani has been arrested at a nightclub injersey. his club gloucester confirmed that he was involved in an incident in the early hours of wednesday morning at a venue in st helier.

the former sale player will appear at a magistrates court on thursday morning. more from our sports news correspondent david ornstein. cipriani was arrested in st helier, the capital of jersey. cipriani was arrested in st helier, the capital ofjersey. the state of jersey police released a statement saying a 30—year—old daniel cipriani was charged with common assault, larceny, assault on police, resisting arrest and disorderly on licensed premises and has been remanded in custody until a court appearance at a magistrates‘ court at 10am tomorrow. we may learn more then. gloucester rugby club said they were aware of the incident and they were aware of the incident and they will be making a further comment in due course. 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 to come back, i‘ve come back from tougher injuries but when you are back it is brilliant. the time off is tough and when you off and working hard and people ask, where are you, why aren‘t you playing? sometimes it can be, like, i‘d like to make this go quicker but i can‘t really. you can go back to back to back, the same as some other boys here, you can‘t get away from it. i‘m praying and hoping that i can get fit and playing and that i can get fit and playing and that it doesn‘t come back. kevin de bruyne has suffered a knee injury in training with manchester city. the midfielder is having tests to find out the full extent of the problem. but there are reports that he could be out for around two months. it‘s the same knee to which an injury saw him have an extended lay off in early 2016. if he does miss the next eight weeks or so he could be out for the start of city‘s champions league campaign, and potentially the important match against liverpool on october 7th.

city will play huddersfield at the ethiad on sunday. wilfried za ha has signed a new contract with crystal palace, which will keep him there until 2023. the ivory coast international became the club‘s joint record goal—scorer in the premier league after scoring in their 2—0 win over fulham last weekend. victor moses has announced his retirement from international football at the age of 27. the chelsea winger played 37 times for nigeria, scoring 12 goals for the super eagles and played at the world cup in 2014 and 2018. and he was part of the squad who won the 2013 african cup of nations. in the kia women‘s superleague, loughborugh lightning have beaten western storm to overtake them at the top of the table. rachael haynes hit a half century for loughborugh, as they won by nine wickets. the result means that lightening will progress directly to the final if they beat yorkshire diamonds

in their last group match on saturday. britain‘s david smith has claimed his third individual bc one bocha 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 sportsday at half past ten. president trump has decided tonight to revoke security clearance for the former cia directorjohn brennan. the announcement was made in the last hour by the white house press secretary, sarah sanders. jon sopel is in washington. this seems a bit weird? yes, well, is it

a bit weird? forthe seems a bit weird? yes, well, is it a bit weird? for the last few days the white house has been assailed by allegations in the book by a former senior adviser to the president. the white house wanted to change the subject. a briefing was announced quite late in the day and suddenly we get news thatjohn brennan, a former cia director, is to have his intelligence clearance revoked and a number of others are under threat. some may say this was a good way of changing the subject. how do you get the other person out of the headline after her somewhat disobliging remarks about donald trump? that‘s one interpretation and one would also point out may be that this was also point out may be that this was a warning shot to others, if you oppose the president, you pay a price for it. that's the thing because mr brennan has been an outspoken critic of the president and there are other former ranking government officials in the cross hairs of mrtrump

government officials in the cross hairs of mr trump we may get their security clearance ta ken hairs of mr trump we may get their security clearance taken away as well. what unites them all is that they are critics of the administration. yes, let's take john brennan first of all. this is what he said, after president trump had that summit in helsinki with vladimir putin. not only were trump‘s comments imbecilic, he‘s in the pocket of putin, nothing short of treasonous, he said. this is what he said yes today about donald trump‘s trumps over this former aide. it is danny houghton the new failed to live up to the minimum standards of civility and probity. let‘s not cut through it, john brennan was outspoken in his criticism of the serving president and i‘m sure the president was serious but surely the threshold for having your security clearance revoked is that you have leaked national security information improperly or you have monetised it

in some way. in the statement from sarah sanders there was no suggestion that he had done either of those things. erratic behaviour, frenzied commentary, talk about his outbursts, but nothing about him leaking confidential information on making money out of it. what you haveis making money out of it. what you have is a pile of other people like james comey, the former fbi director, on the risk list some people whose security clearance is 110w people whose security clearance is now under review. sure but taking away security clearance isn‘t going to shut them up, is it? it isn't, it‘s a status thing. the nearest equivalent in the uk is to say that you were a privy council office, you‘re going to use that title after your name “— you‘re going to use that title after your name —— privy council. people still involved in the intelligence life, you want them to have their

expertise and you want them to be up—to—date on the latest intelligence on this and that. what donald trump seems to be saying is that if you are a critic, you‘re out. it's been addicted but -- it's vindictive. that's a word other people can use to describe it but it seems thatjohn brennan‘s main thing that he seems guilty of over his tweets is to have been sharply critical of the president, not sparing anything in the criticisms he has made. thank you forjoining us. west yorkshire police have charged 30 men and one woman with sexual offences, against children including rape and trafficking. the alleged crimes took place between 2005 and 2012. many of the suspects are thought to be of british pakistani heritage. emma glaz—bee reports from huddersfield. some of these offences go back 13

yea rs. some of these offences go back 13 years. police say the charges relate to five women. these women were aged 12-18 to five women. these women were aged 12—18 years old. it is alleged the offences took place between 2005 — 2012 in the huddersfield area. police have charged 30 men, mostly from huddersfield but they have charged a man from dewsbury, a man from shipley and a man from camden with offences including rape and trafficking for sexual as playstation. a 38—year—old woman from huddersfield has been charged with facilitating the commission of a child sex offence. they will all appear before kirkley ‘s magistrates‘ court next month. at least 67 people have been killed after monsoon floods hit the southern indian state of kerala. hundreds of villages have been submerged and more than 50,000 people have been displaced after several days of heavy rain. an official said hundreds of relief camps had been set up

across the state and the local airport has been closed until saturday. rail unions have clashed with the government, after a call by the transport secretary to change the way annual fare increases are calculated. the transport secretary chris grayling has suggested linking them to the lower rate of inflation, cpi, rather than the higher rpi. the rmt union said it was an attempt to impose a pay cap on its members. our transport correspondent tom burridge has been getting reaction from those most affected — the passengers. people have accepted that they don‘t have a choice, and you feel exploited, to some extent. passengers are really frustrated. you can see today, i'm standing right next to the door. i could just about get into the train. commuters crammed into a rickety old carriage early this morning. i payjust over £1,000 a year. john has two kids and commutes from appley bridge, outside

wigan, into manchester. it‘s just absolutely horrendous. sometimes one train turns up, sometimes they don‘t. now his season ticket could cost an extra £32 next year, in line with inflation. i don‘t know how they can justify that when they can‘t even get it to run on time at the best of times, so it‘s an absolute disgrace. remember, this is august, when things are supposed to be quiet, but after half an hour of ourjourney, it was standing room only. and remember, these passengers have suffered weeks of disruption, with cancellations and delays. amid the anger overjanuary‘s rail fare rise, the government has now suggested that a lower measure of inflation — the consumer price index, rather than the retail price index — should be used in future to produce smaller increases to ticket prices, but it says costs, like rail workers‘ wages, should go up at a lower rate too. salaries amount to about half the costs of the industry as a whole, so you can't make adjustments without working

with the unions as well. i'm really disappointed they've just said no. they've said, basically, we want our members to have higher pay rises than everybody else. the unions say the idea is a bad joke. labour agrees. chris grayling then trying to blame rail workers for this is absurd. it's his decision, his decision to keep this privatised network in operation, and there's a lot of people making a lot of money out of it and a lot of commuters paying an awful lot more to travel. more of us are using trains and the conundrum is, who should pay for a better, more affordable service? now it‘s time for a look at the weather with ben rich. those parts of the country that enjoyed dry, bright and warm weather today can expect something different tomorrow. places that had thick rain and cloud today should be brighter tomorrow. main moving south—east tonight. out

of the north, down into the south—west, southern areas generally, quite warm overnight. in northern ireland and scotland, cool and fresh air. reichstag across the far south—east by the rainmaker a wide year. —— may arrive here. sunny spells and thundery showers. friday will see outbreaks of rain in northern areas, mainly dry further south. things looking pretty mixed heading to the weekend. hello this is bbc news. the headlines: the number of dead after the genoa bridge collapse is now 39, with emergency crews still searching for survivors. people and screaming in italian,

run, drought, cars. so wejust literally, kids, run. because we didn‘t know what was happening. the bbc will not appeal, after losing a high court privacy case brought by sir cliff richard, over its coverage of a police raid on his home. president trump has revoked the security clearance of former cia—diretcorjohn brennan. the white house says mr brennan used his to access to sensitive information to make unfounded allegations against the administraion. a memorial bell has tolled in omagh, to mark the 20th anniversary of the real ira car bomb — the single most deadly attrocity in the history of the troubles. a woman pregnant with twins was among 29 people killed in the dissident republican attack, for which no—one has been successfully prosecuted. the horror of omagh was unprecedented. the carnage and panic of that day

will forever be in the memories of those who survived. when they came in and said, "there‘s a bomb scare, would you move down?" kevin skelton had been shopping in town with his wife. they each walked into different stores. this brief moment that separated them was fateful. and as i turned to come round, to come out — bang! the bomb went off. he found his wife lying in the rubble of the shop just next door. i lifted her arm. i couldn‘t feel any pulse. i knew she was dead. 29 people were killed by the car bomb, including a woman who was pregnant with twins. it had been detonated in the busiest part of town by a breakaway republican group known as the real ira. it was so loud that the car bounced off the road. people were running, screaming, calling, and i met children huddling together. paddy mcgowan gave first aid. more than 200 people

were injured that day and thousands more traumatised. how do you feel, 20 years on, when you come back to this spot? it still makes the hairs stand on the back of my neck. i don‘t come up here too often. i try to avoid it as much as i can. today, in omagh, a bell was rung for each of the lives lost. hundreds gathered in the high street for a two—minute silence to mark the final annual commemoration of the atrocity — an act of remembrance and unity. when they put that car on this street, they thought they were going to divide it, but they've brought this community tighter together. omagh was always a mixed community, which came together after the attack and continues to do so today, but people here live in the knowledge that despite thousands of hours of investigation and many arrests, there have never been any criminal convictions for the killings. for many, hopes have now faded of ever seeing justice.

today, petals were scattered for those who lost their lives, and tributes were paid to omagh‘s survivors, who never let this tragedy divide them. emma vardy, bbc news, omagh. eight people have been injured after a horse jumped over a fence into a crowd during a farming show in pembrokeshire. an air ambulance was called to help those hurt after the horse, which was taking part in a competition, threw off its rider and — in the words of an eye witness — "went on a rampage". five people were taken to hospital including a 12—year—old boy and an 83—year—old man. a police force in england is catching gun—runners and kidnappers by paying them in "bitcoin". the so—called "crypto—currencies" are increasingly popular with legitimate investors. but peter goodman, who‘s derbyshire‘s chief constable, and the national police lead on cyber—crime, says more criminals are using them too. and that‘s because they can‘t be traced through the banks. jeremy ball reports.

they say money makes the world go round and this is the currency most of us use. but more and more people on converting pounds and pence into new digital currencies bitcoin. just look at this, in this newsagents in leicester, there is even a machine where you can change it automatically. you touch the screen to start and press the option. he installed this atm after he made money on bitcoin. investors who know how to play the markets can make a fortune on it. but there is a prominent warning about scammers, too. one woman who came here lost £3000. they rang this lady and said she did not pay enough tax and she put a large amount of money inside the machine. she was in tears. when i got here and explained to her the actual process of what bitcoin is. she was under the impression she was on the phone to hmrc and then she was under the impression she spoke to mr bitcoin himself. it doesn‘t exist. so she got scammed very badly.

so how does bitcoin work? it is one of several so—called crypto currencies. essentially a string of computer code you can buy and sell online. its value fluctuates sharply. that is why it is used by legitimate investors. but because it is not part of the banking system, those transactions are anonymous and harder to trace. that makes it popular with criminals, too. your old east end bank robbers probably don‘t use crypto currency, but your new cybercriminals, your new extortionists, the majority of drug dealing does not take place on a street corner any more, where you meet the shady drug dealer and pay £20 for your hit of whatever you want. the majority of it takes place through the dark web using crypto currency and the stuff delivered to your house. when we look at the transactions, the majority are not involved in criminality. and it is a new battle ground for detectives like mick donegan. now they are using crypto currencies, too, as part of new covert techniques to gather

intelligence and evidence. people think that crypto currency transactions are completely anonymous and not traceable. that isn't true. we've used them in traditional kidnap cases. extortion cases, we have paid for firearms through bitcoin to make sure they don't enter the streets of derbyshire and we can keep derbyshire safe. we have also used bitcoin to buy drugs as part of our evidential and prosecution process. this is no longer a cinderella sport for us. and it is not going away. the bitcoin is already bringing extra business for his shop here in belgrave and he thinks that crypto currencies could eventually replace hard cash. jeremy ball reporting. more now that the bbc has decided not to appeal the judgment in the case brought by sir cliff richard against the corporation and south yorkshire police. last month, a high courtjudge ruled that the bbc infringed the singer‘s privacy,

awarding him substantial damages. with us now is journalist david banks, who‘s also a leading media law trainer and consultant. thank you joining us. what you make of the bbc‘s decision not to pursue this case any further?” of the bbc‘s decision not to pursue this case any further? i think we can understand the position the bbc finds itself in. if this was a national newspaper they might be up for the fight because they are spending their own‘s money. the bbc is in spending their own‘s money. the bbc isina spending their own‘s money. the bbc is in a very different position in that it is in a very different position in thatitis is in a very different position in that it is spending licence payers‘ money and that would have proved very unpopular. plus the fact they had advice which seemed to suggest the chances of success in the court of appeal might not have been as great as they might have hoped. the bbc has now decided to send a letter to the attorney general for parliament to look at all this and the government to look at all this.

do you think there is a remedy there that abc might like?|j do you think there is a remedy there that abc might like? i think really that abc might like? i think really that rests with the government and parliament, ultimately, as to whether they are happy at the balanced the court has struck in this case and in future cases between the rights of an individual like sir cliff richard and the rights of freedom of expression and the public interest in knowing about this sort of investigation. a lot of journalists like myself and broadcasters and newspapers are unhappy with the balance that has been struck in this case. but the feeling is from the bbc clearly that this is a matterfor feeling is from the bbc clearly that this is a matter for parliament now. i gather that the attorney general is saying this isn‘t really a matter for him, so it might be a matterfor the government to take up if they are minded to do so. but the bbc does have a point, in the fact that this isjudge—made does have a point, in the fact that this is judge—made law, does have a point, in the fact that this isjudge—made law, that there is no precedent as such leading up to this and as a result this is something that perhaps other authorities should be looking at.

and i think there is a lot of support in the industry for the bbc‘s position and the fact that we don‘t want this judgment to stand and to set a precedent for this sort of case. so i think the bbc is right to pursue the matter and i think they will have support across the industry to do so, but whether the government is minded to support that and whether they will take it forward we will have to see. thank you for that. many people will be getting their exam results this week, but an increasing number are choosing vocational courses over traditional a—levels. today, it‘s the turn of thousands of students to get their btec results — the qualifications are career—focused but can also be used to gain entry to university. steph mcgovern reports. when it comes to education, it‘s not all about gcses and a—levels. these are some of the millions of people studying vocational qualifications. and it‘s everything from robotics, catering, performing arts, engineering, hairdressing, we‘ve got sport, and health and social care — to name a few.

top marks today would be students getting d*s — distinction stars. hi, guys, how have you done? tell me what you‘ve got, go on. er, i‘ve done great. i‘ve got d*, d*, d* over my three years, doing sports science, so it‘s really good. what next for you? er, i‘m off to the states at the end of this year for a four—year scholarship playing rugby. oh, amazing! well done. guys, guys, i got a d and an e! that's so good! thanks. oh, that's really good. what are you doing next, sarah? i‘m going into a salon in newcastle. so let me give you some numbers on this. now, in england, last year, 5.1 million people did gcses. 1.5 million did a—level and as—levels. and 3.8 million did vocational qualifications. there are loads of different courses — like diplomas, nvqs and btecs. double—olympic champion max whitlock says his career was helped by his btec in sport. the way it was based, with coursework, made it a lot easier for me to work on a qualification whilst doing gymnastics at the same time.

erm, the skills that i learnt, i can easily transfer over to my sport and how i run in business now. rhianne — who wants to work in cyber security, and kayleigh — hoping to be a midwife, are both off to uni. i got a d*, so a double distinction — the equivalent of, like, three as. yeah, at a—level. in a—level, yeah. amazing, well done. yeah, thank you. why did you decide to do vocational study rather than, like, a—levels? erm, it kind of was more suited to me because you do experience with coursework. i find with a—levels, it's generally like there's. .. well, like your gcses, you have this big exam at the end of the year and that's what your entire course relies on, whilst with btec, it's individual assignments. so, as well as doing coursework, i've also worked for a north east cancer charity and i've worked for the elderly. this is where i do all of my coursework... and it‘s notjust for the young. linda decided to do a diploma in art in herfifties. it‘s something i‘ve always wanted to do and i thought, i don‘t want to look back in years to come and say, i wish i had. yeah.

so i decided i would leave myjob and enrol on the course, and that‘s what i‘ve done, and i‘ve not looked back. ultimately, i would love to teach. i can see your enthusiasm is just bursting out! fab! whatever age you take them, employers say this type of qualification — with its work experience and practical skills — are crucial. steph mcgovern, bbc news, gateshead. executive pay has leapt by 11 % in the last year, taking the average salary to nearly 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. for the average bricklayer, a £4 million pay packet would feel like a lottery win. 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 ftse 100 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? business is not just

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. the headlines on bbc news: the number of dead after the genoa bridge collapse is now 39, with emergency crews still searching for survivors. the bbc will not appeal, after losing a high court privacy case brought by sir cliff richard, ogver its coverage of a police raid on his home. president trump has revoked the security clearance of former cia—diretcorjohn brennan.

the white house says mr brennan used his to access to sensitive information to make unfounded allegations against the administraion. 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 nott is one of 14 british soldiers in malawi working with local rangers. today they are 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‘lljust turn back and run away orjust charge straight at you. so it‘s pretty dangerous. after a near miss, they get their picture.

in the last 50 years malawian rhino numbers have dropped from 70,000 to 5,500. 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 is powered by a wealthy black—market in mostly asian countries like china and vietnam. there has been a recent surge in poaching in neighbouring countries, but for now malawi seems to be holding out. and 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 would 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 into the game reserve. however, critics say this type of armed response is only part of what is needed. i think training and capacity building and building the skills of rangers is a great thing. i am 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, malawi. what price convenience? that‘s the question many cash—strapped councils are being forced to ask when it comes to providing free public toilets. numbers have been declining for years and now the bbc has learnt that some uk high streets and tourist hot spots have no council—run loos at all. so, is the era of a free pee set to end completely? sian lloyd has been finding out. it‘s become a familiar sight — public toilets no longer in use. in some cases, they‘re being sold off, or transferred to other bodies to run. either way, councils are maintaining fewer of them and saving money. research by the bbc shows that across the uk, councils have stopped running 13% of public toilets over the past eight years. major councils now maintain 4,486. that‘s down from 5,159 in 2010.

and in 37 areas, they no longer run any public loos at all. in this former toilet block, you‘ll spend more than a penny. leased from cardiff council, it‘s been reopened as a business. while enjoying a new local amenity, customers have noticed there are fewer public toilets around. i think it‘s a disgrace that they‘re closing so many and don‘t provide the amenities for people. i live in a neighbouring town and when i was pregnant, it was very inconvenient, because there's only actually one there and it's in the bus station. just the way it is, isn't it? just councils spend their money on something else. there‘s no legal obligation for councils to provide these facilities. in some places, shopping centres are filling the gaps, but in rural areas, changes may be felt more keenly. it‘s about health and well—being, it‘s about equality,

it‘s about social inclusion. as well as that, it‘s about public dignity and public decency. councils say they have to make tough choices about paying for public facilities. across the uk, larger councils have been shifting responsibility to smaller parish — or town — councils, but there‘s concern about how long that can be sustained. sian lloyd, bbc news, cardiff. and if you‘d like to know how your local area rates for public toilets — you can find out more at bbc.co.uk/realitycheck. a man from yorkshire is nearing the end of running an entire lap of the county, a 500—mile journey. ben dave from harrogate set off at the beginning of the month, and it‘s all to raise money for a charity working to prevent male suicides. nicola reesjoined him on part of his run. imagine running hundreds of miles and making it look this easy.

my feet hurt constantly but in my head i am all right. ben from harrogate is running a lap of the yorkshire boundary, 470 miles. i am surprised how much i have settled into it. you have a good 10—15 miles and everything falls to pieces. you cope with the sense of solitude? it gets lonely on the tops when the weather comes in and can be disorientating. i do not have a lot of navigational skills. i have chucked myself in at the deep end. as well as the running and navigating, there is camping to content with. it is tiny, like sleeping in a coffin. then set off from scarborough 15 days ago. he followed the yorkshire boundary along the coast to redcar and crossed into the dales and then south over the pennines to sheffield and east over the humber bridge.

400 miles, so this next bit should be easy. back to scarborough to complete the challenge on saturday. it feels superhuman when you are smashing the miles out. an incredible feeling. there is extra motivation to keep going. he is raising money for calm, a charity dealing with male suicide. i thought everybody hated me and that i was a burden to the world. it is hard to describe, it is not a nice place to be. it is incredibly lonely. i hope people will reach out to help, and hold their hands up. it is nothing to be ashamed of. you can follow progress on social media. if you have been inspired, why not join him on the final stretch? the little mix star perrie edwards

is being praised, after proudly showing off her freckles on social media. the 25—year—old singer told her instagram followers she used to hide them with make up but now wants to embrace them. she said she hopes her post will encourage fans to the do same. nikia phoenix is a a model based in atlanta, and proud of herfreckles. what do you make of what she has done? it's fantastic that she is embracing who she is and showing us

her skin. she is gorgeous and she has been in the spotlight for so long and is the first time we‘re seeing herface. long and is the first time we‘re seeing her face. you did the same didn‘t you, for long time? seeing her face. you did the same didn't you, for long time? for a long time, growing up, i was ashamed of my freckles. i got picked on ridiculously and it took a little bit, but a trip to new york and stranger telling me i‘m dutiful helped me embrace you i am. you are a model, how do casting agents and so on a model, how do casting agents and so on react to you when they see you with your freckles? ten years ago freckles were definitely not accepted... 0h, freckles were definitely not accepted... oh, that's a shame. you are coming in and out. are you there? freckles are indeed beautiful. you broke up very briefly there. just say again what you are saying about the fact that... yeah, i know. but that‘s technology for

your! and i think we are still having some problems. let‘sjust your! and i think we are still having some problems. let‘s just try again. he was saying that you were bullied mercilessly when you decided you weren‘t going to cover up. then you weren‘t going to cover up. then you covered up and now you have changed your mind again. as a kid i was picked on. go one. now casting agents are definitely more accepting of freckles. i think it is amazing that people are finally starting to accept freckles and accept us. and it is important for young girls, young men as well, frankly, who might be in this position, to embrace who they are not feel ashamed. yes. we are going to leave it there. we have a lot of problems on the line. thank you very much indeed forjoining us. now it‘s time for a look at the weather with ben rich. those parts of the country that

enjoyed dry, bright and warm weather today can expect something quite different tomorrow. i suspect the skies will not stay blue all day long in cambridge tomorrow. it was very cloudy across western scotland today, but here we should see something a little brighter tomorrow. you can see various stripes of cloud across the north—west of the country, many outbreaks of rain. continuing to trundle south—eastwards through the next 24 hours. as the rangers through we will see cooler, fresh conditions spreading from the north—west. through this evening and tonight, across northern ireland, scotland, outbreaks of rain for a time, transferring its northern england, the south—west, the midlands, dry across the south—east corner, pretty woman sounds generally but a much cooler, fresh night across northern ireland and scotland. tomorrow morning bright across east anglia and the south—east, but the rain is on the way. it moves in through the afternoon. for the south—west of

england, wales, the midlands, northern england, dry and sunny, a small chance of a shower. northern ireland and scotland, a mixture of sunny spells and heavy perhaps thundery showers, fairly breezy as well. an across—the—board temperatures down on where they have been, 15 to 19th, maybe 20 degrees at best. the rain in the south—east clears through thursday night. high—pressure tries to build back into southern areas, dry weather here for the most part through the weekend, but certainly through friday we start to see the first signs of more unsettled weather moving in towards northern ireland and western scotland. with that, some outbreaks of rain at times. quite a breezy day on friday, especially across the north—west, gusts of 40 to 45 mph, and temperatures still in the teens across northern and western areas, but beginning to creep up again across the south—east. dry weather for the most part in the south over

the weekend, but further north quite complicated, a couple of different areas of low pressure moving towards us areas of low pressure moving towards us bringing rain. some uncertainty about whether the heaviest will be, but some rain at times to the weekend and often it will be breezy, the driest weather always in the south and east. hello, i‘m karin giannone. this is outside source. a state of emergency is declared in the area around genoa in italy. as hope fades in the hunt for survivors, others describe their narrow escapes. people were running, screaming in italian, run, out. out of the cars. so we just literally, kids, run, run. we didn‘t know what was happening. another taliban attack — this time in kabul. at least 48 people are killed, after a suicide attack at an education centre. scores of students are injured. anger and condemnation after an australian senator calls

for a ‘final solution‘ to ban muslim immigration in the country. and what‘s being described as a mysterious russian satellite