this is bbc news. these are the top stories developing at 11:00. birmingham prison is being taken over by the government from gas, after inspectors say it's fallen into a "state of crisis". this is a fundamental failure of leadership and management. we'd hoped that gas, bringing in a new, experienced governor would make a difference. it didn't, which is why we've had to make the difficult decision to step in ourselves. a man appears in court charged with two counts of attempted murder after allegedly crashing a car outside the houses of parliament. a british woman says she's lucky to be alive after falling from a cruise ship off the coast of croatia and spending ten hours in the sea. i am very lucky to be alive. greece successfully completes a three—year eurozone emergency loan programme, worth 62 billion euros. also in the next hour — koreans are re—united. a group of elderly south koreans are in north korea, meeting relatives they have not seen since the korean war

that ended in 1953. and police urge the home office to close a loophole which allows antique handguns to be brought into the uk legally. it's monday 20th august and i'm joanna gosling. welcome to bbc newsroom live. our top story this morning — one of britain's biggest prisons is being taken over by the government after a damning report said its private operator, gas, had allowed it to fall into a ‘state of crisis‘. the chief inspector of prisons

descibed birmingham prison as the worst prison he had ever been to, with the report detailing how some inmates were too scared to emerge from their cells, and that staff had locked themselves in their offices. parts of the prison were found to be filthy, with blood, vomit and rat droppings on the floor. our home affairs correspondent danny shaw reports. it has had a long and troubled history since it opened in 1849, but today birmingham prison is officially a jail in crisis. after a riot in 2016, inspectors said there had been a dramatic deterioration in conditions. they described a lack of order and control at birmingham, with violent prisoners able to act with near impunity. in a letter to thejustice secretary david gauke, the chief inspector of prisons, peter clarke, said there was a fear of violence amongst some inmates who refused to come out of their cells. some staff were found to have found to have locked themselves in their offices and he said conditions were filthy with blood, vomit and rat droppings on the floor. the appalling state of hmp birmingham comes as no surprise to regular visitors.

the headcount needs to be reduced. managers need to be able to manage and be visible on the wings and the whole issue of violence and drug ingress need to be addressed. now the government is taking over the running of birmingham from gas. there were protests when the company won the contract seven years ago and they won't get the prison back until ministers are satisfied there have been improvements. that is likely to take at least six months. gas said it welcomed the opportunity to work with the government to address the problems at birmingham. danny shaw, bbc news. this morning the prisons minister rory stewart explained why he's taking the prison back into government hands. gas runs three, very good prisons, oak—wood, old course park have been praised by the inspectors are some of the best prisons in the country. particularly in terms of what they do in terms of education and work

and turning around prisoners‘ lives. but in this case it is a fundamental failure of leadership and management. we helped them bringing in an experienced governor would make a difference, but it didn‘t and thatis make a difference, but it didn‘t and that is why we took the difficult decision to step in ourselves. peter clarke is the chief inspector of prisons — hejoins us from our westminster newsroom. what was the worst thing you saw inside the prison? you couldn't pick out one individual thing, but it was the sense the jail was so unstable and the influence of the prisoners instead of the influence of the staff and keeping order in the jail was growing and the direction of travel was growing towards a loss of. iam not travel was growing towards a loss of. i am not saying the prison was out of control when we inspected it two weeks ago, but that seemed to be the risk that was going to happen

u nless the risk that was going to happen unless some serious and urgent action was taken to stop it. how do you explain how things have come to this? that is why, in my letter to the secretary of state, there needs to be some kind of independent assessment to understand how it is that a prison, supposed to be subject to closely monitored contract jewel arrangements, subject to closely monitored contractjewel arrangements, has deteriorated so quickly in the 18 months since the last inspection. only by understanding what has gone wrong can we be in a position to make sure what has happened is in repeated elsewhere in the future. there needs to be an honest appraisal of what has happened. what has happened over those 18 months that could be behind it, could there have been cuts in the level of resources for that prison? the availability of drugs in the prison has undermined order, discipline and

control. inspectors, during the course of the inspection two weeks ago saw blatant, open drug dealing and drug use. i saw that myself and experienced it myself. it was quite extraordinary, i haven‘t seen anotherjail extraordinary, i haven‘t seen another jail where there extraordinary, i haven‘t seen anotherjail where there seemed to bea anotherjail where there seemed to be a lack of willingness on the part of staff to intervene to stop misbehaviour, including drug use. of staff to intervene to stop misbehaviour, including drug uselj saw misbehaviour, including drug use.” saw you being interviewed earlier and you said you had to leave one area because the air was so thick with substances. he felt like you might be affected by it?” with substances. he felt like you might be affected by it? i don't wa nt to might be affected by it? i don't want to make too much of this because i can walk out, but i did start to feel affected, slightly intoxicated by the substances in the air. the most important point is not about me, it is about prisoners and staff are having to live and work in those conditions and it is dangerous and unacceptable. is it an issue of resources ? and unacceptable. is it an issue of resources? it is something that

needs to be looked at very clearly and the fact the government is going to put 30 more staff into the prison immediately, at the same time as taking 300 prisoners out, suggests there is an acceptance of resources is not right and insufficient to ensure that the prison is run in a secure, safe and decent way. what would you say more generally in terms of resourcing for prisons, last week we had an announcement from rory stuart, the prisons minister that there would be £10 million for tenjails. he minister that there would be £10 million for ten jails. he said minister that there would be £10 million for tenjails. he said if over the course of the next year, drug use and violence hasn‘t reduced in those jails, he would resign. we have this catastrophic situation under the spotlight in birmingham, what needs to be done? an honest appraisal needs to be made of what has gone wrong and then action taken to put it right. if part of the

problem is, there have been insufficient resources, not enough staff of the right calibre and experience to control the jail and ensure it is safe, then clearly there needs to be an injection of staff. what you cannot deny when you look back over the last decade, the real increases of islands across the prison state have taken place over the past five years since the cuts really took effect and since the large reduction in the number of staff available to run prisons took place. there has been a clear correlation between staff reductions and increase in violence. when you put it like that, do those cuts need to be reversed immediately to stop this sort of thing being replicated elsewhere? each establishment needs to look carefully at the balance between the numbers of prisoners they are holding, the staff

available, how those staff are deployed and what they are used for. the most important thing is prison should be safe and prisoners should be held safely and securely. but there should be sufficient staff to enable those prisoners to get out of their cells, to get to training, education and employment, so they can begin the process of rehabilitating themselves, preparing themselves for release back into the community where they can lead good and useful lives and that surely is and useful lives and that surely is a key pa rt and useful lives and that surely is a key part of the purpose of prison and prisons should be properly equipped in order to do that. peter clarke, thank you very much. a 29—year—old man is in court this morning charged with attempted murder after driving a car into barriers outside parliament last tuesday hitting several cyclists. our correspondent helena lee is at westminster magistrates‘ court. what has happened there this

morning? salih khater, appeared at manchester magistrates‘ court. it was a short hearing and lasted just under six minutes or so which is typicalfor a under six minutes or so which is typical for a defendant‘s first appearance. he was in the dock, he was asked to stand by the magistrate. he was asked to confirm his name, his age and also his address. he was then asked to confirm his nationality, to which he responded british. then the prosecutor formally read out at those charges in court to him. one of attempted, one charge of attempting to murder members of the public and another charge, attempting to murder police officers. last tuesday, a car, travelling at speed, veered off the road and onto the pavement and it hit a number of cyclists before heading towards police officers and thenit heading towards police officers and then it crashed into a security barrier outside the houses of

parliament. three people were injured in that incident, two people we re injured in that incident, two people were taken to hospital and one person was treated at the scene. the crown prosecution service says the case is being treated as terrorism and they give three reasons for that. because of the method of the alleged attack, the location and also they say, the alleged targeting of civilians and police officers. the district magistrate here told the defendant that he will be remanded in custody and that his next court appearance will be at the old bailey a week on friday. she told him it would be a short court appearance in preparation for trial, which he said could take place later this year or early next year. thank you very much. a woman and her daughter remain in a critical condition in hospital after being attacked with a hammer in south—east london. the women, aged 6a and 30,

are said to have suffered devastating injuries as a result of the assault in eltham yesterday. a 27—year—old man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder. a british woman says she‘s lucky to be alive after being pulled from the sea off the coast of croatia. kay longstaff was in the adriatic sea for ten hours, after she fell from a cruise ship. our correspondent dan johnson has been following the story and is here to tell us more. what happened, what led to her falling off the ship? it is an extraordinary story and that is the question everyone is asking. she said she fell from the ship but nobody has explained the circumstances. this was midnight, the ship was heading to venice on the ship was heading to venice on the adriatic sea and she fell off the adriatic sea and she fell off the seventh deck from the norwegian star and she wasn‘t found for another ten hours. the crew ship

them back to try to find her and cupboards and then the coastguard was called out and it wasn‘t until about 9:30am the next morning and she has been speaking about her ordeal and this is what she had to say? i fell off the back of the norwegian star and i was in the water for ten hours. so these wonderful guys rescued me. your name is? kay. i am very lucky to be alive. it is incredible, she is lucky to be alive. did she say any more about what she did in the water for those ten hours? no, she was taken away for medical checks and we haven‘t had a proper explanation as to how she survived. but those who know the conditions, have experienced this sort of thing or specialised in water rescue say she would have benefited by the fact the sea is warm this time of year, not too much cooler than a swimming pool. the fa ct cooler than a swimming pool. the fact she is a woman and carries a bit more body fat and that would have helped her float

bit more body fat and that would have helped herfloat and bit more body fat and that would have helped her float and the salt in the water would have helped her float. but still a long time to be in the water, through the night and no idea if anybody was looking for her. ten hours to be treading water, and incredible long time. and also a crew member fell overboard not so long ago. how did she fall in the first place? she seemed absolutely fine. a bit of sunburn, apparently. thank you very much. 89 south koreans have arrived in north korea to be reunited with family members they‘ve not seen for more than 60 years. the vast majority of them are now elderly and frail. they were separated from their relatives by the korean war and these brief reunions will be the first arranged for three years, reflecting a thaw in diplomatic tensions between the governments of the two koreas, as laura bicker reports from seoul. kim remembers the moment

she saw her daughter for the first time in over 60 years. but it was brief and bittersweet. all too soon they were torn apart. translation: when time was up, i let go of her hand and got onto the bus. the moment i sat down, i could not speak. not a single word came out of my mouth. i felt like cutting off my own flesh. anyone who has given birth knows what it feels like to leave their children behind. mrs kim knows she was lucky to at least have this one chance. it is unlikely to come again.

yoon heung—gyu is one of 88 who were chosen this time around. he got a call to say he will meet his younger sister. he hasn‘t seen her for nearly 70 years. translation: after hearing the news, i was so shocked that i drank and couldn‘t sleep at all that night. he fled north korea in the middle of the night, leaving his family behind after growing concerned about the spread of communism. he fought the north during the korean war, and is unhappy with the current division. translation: i want to tell the world that we should allow separated families to meet whenever they want, instead of how it is now, with few people meeting rarely. hwang rae—ha can only glance across the border to his former home in the north. he has never been selected for the state—run reunions. his family came south during the war, but his mother returned north to prepare for peace. she didn‘t return.

translation: when can we meet our loved ones? after all of us are dead? 100 people per event isjust meaningless. there are 50,000 people waiting all over the country. as well as bringing joy, this week‘s reunions will remind koreans on both sides that the pain of separation has not and may never leave this peninsula. laura bicker, bbc news, seoul. our world affairs correspondent, paul adams, joins me now. these people haven‘t seen each other for a long time and they are very, very elderly now? it is almost unbearably emotional experience. trying to piece together 65 years of missing family history with your son

or daughter who you barely recognise, may not have seen any evidence of in that entire period. about 130,000 people registered for these family reunification is when they started in 2000 but many of them are dead. most of the participants are incredibly elderly, in the 80s and 90s and there was one woman i believe, he was 101 years old. they are dying very quickly now and president moon has said he wants this process, whether it is face—to—face meetings, letters or video conferences to be accelerated because there are still people who have registered to do this you have not had the opportunity. around 500 people, 330 south koreans and 185 north koreans are involved in the process. this will go on for about three days. there is a meeting to

day that takes a few hours, then there is a formal dinner hosted by there is a formal dinner hosted by the north koreans. this is all happening in north korea. tomorrow, more meetings, some of them in private for the first time. in total, six meetings and a total of 11 hours. then another group of 600 people come in on thursday for a second round of reunification is. so it isa second round of reunification is. so it is a very carefully choreographed process and there are medical personnel on hand. people fall ill because they find this very disturbing and emotional. there are ideological differences that sometimes arise. let‘s not forget these two sides have grown up with entirely different versions of history, who is right and who is wrong, what has happened. there is a lot that has to be dealt with and processed by people who are very frail, it is an extraordinary

process. it is, prior to these meetings, have they had any communication and will they be able to communicate afterwards? in most cases no, and that is why president moon would like more of this to happen. i was in south korea at the end of last year and it is a process that means an enormous amount to a dwindling elderly population, but to the population as a whole. you can go to the border and look across at north korea. there are amazing virtual reality scenes where you can step in, as a south korean into a representation of what your old home town in north korea might look like today and you can stand there well video projections are on the walls around you. there are tiny little figures of previous family reunification is. you can see them wiping their eyes and looking over photographs, which is what they are

doing today. even that tiny little representation is charged with a motion. this is something at the core, the heart and soul of koreans, both north and south. thank you. britain is ending funding for some aid programmes in rebel—held areas of syria because of the deteriorating situation on the ground. they include efforts to create an independent police force. the government says only non—humanitarian aid is affected, and the uk would continue to provide support to those most in need. police have urged the home office to close a loophole which is allowing antique handguns to be brought into the uk legally. the weapons are exempt from legislation because their ammunition is no longer produced. but a bbc panorama investigation has found that the guns are being sold to criminals who then make their own rounds for firing, as greg mckenzie reports. this is the west midlands police strongroom in birmingham. it is full of weapons. many are antiques, and have been recovered from crime scenes. the uk has very strict gun laws,

but because these antiques are so old, the rounds they fire are no longer produced, so the government has classified them as obsolete calibre. that means, unless you have a criminal record, anyone can own them. criminals have been getting hold of the guns and making their own ammunition for them. police say they have been used in six killings and dozens of shootings. they‘re easy to purchase, they don‘t fall under the licensing if they‘re possessed as an antique or a curio, and we know that offenders are quoting that loophole in the legislation at police officers when they are stopped and searched. we sent reporter daniel foggo to america to see if he can buy an antique handgun and bring it back to the uk. look at that — smith & wesson russian .aa. it fires .aa—calibre ammunition in the russian style, which they don‘t make anymore, so that‘s why it‘s

designated as obsolete. no licence required. no import licence was needed, and us government and airline shipping instructions are available online. at heathrow, our reporter passed through the red channel and paid 5% duty on the price of the gun, a potential murder weapon legally brought into the uk. two years ago, carl campbell was killed with a russian .aa in west bromwich. his three killers were jailed in july last year. police realised the scale of the problem when they investigated antique gun dealer paul edmunds. he was convicted last december of conspiring to supply arms and ammunition and sentenced to 30 years in prison. it is estimated that hundreds of his weapons are still in circulation. so there is, you know, a real reason for public safety why certain calibres need to become, you know, off the obsolete calibre list, so that they can no longer be possessed by criminals as an antique.

the home office says it has consulted on proposals to enshrine in law a new definition of antique firearms, ensuring older weapons that could still pose a danger to the public are licensed. a decision is expected later this year. and you can see more on greg mckenzie‘s investigation, "legal weapon" on panorama tonight on bbc one at 8.30. we can speak now to detective chief superintendent, jo chilton, who‘s head of the national ballistics intelligence service, you saw her there in greg mckenzie‘s report. good morning. why do you think it is important for antique handgun is no longer to be brought into the uk legally? it is when they fall into criminal hands, people who are law—abiding collectors and we don‘t have an

issueit collectors and we don‘t have an issue it is the criminal elements who are accessing them and they are easy to obtain and easy to bring into the country and it is when they are accessing the ammunition to go with them, they then become a problem. how often are they being seen problem. how often are they being seen to be used in serious crimes? police across the uk recover numerous calibre firearms. we have had 568 obsolete calibre firearms recovered from criminal circumstances such as arrests, searches and warrants and 50% were found with suitable ammunition to fire in them. it is quite an issue across the uk and then we have firearms discharges but also take place using these firearms. and people have died as a result. is it an issue that the home office is taking seriously, as far as you can tell? yes, the police and i matt cain into effect last year and it

allows the provision for the obsolete calibre actively amended. the submission is with the ministers to make a decision. how quickly would you expect them to make that decision? it is the summer recess now but probably in the autumn we would hear something. what difference do you think it would make if they were to be banned immediately? it would make them less favourable to criminals because they would be illegal to hold. law—abiding citizens who want to collect them, i would hope there would be a licensing regime to allow them to do that because there is a heritage value to some of these weapons. thank you very much. you are welcome. more than two million muslims have started the hajj pilgrimage in saudi arabia, one of the world‘s largest annual gatherings. the hajj retraces the last steps of the prophet muhammad. these are the latest pictures from jeddah. every muslim is required to complete

the journey to islam‘s holiest sites at least once in their lifetime — if they are healthy enough. the pilgrimage was struck by its worst ever disaster three years ago, when more than 2000 worshippers were crushed to death in a stampede. now it‘s time for a look at the weather. we have got a lot of cloud across the uk. it is warm and muggy beneath the uk. it is warm and muggy beneath the cloud and for some, patchy rain and drizzle as well. this is the scene in aberdeenshire. quite a typical scene i suspect for many. there will be breaks in the cloud and we have had some breaks to give sunshine across eastern parts of england. sunny spells across the far north of scotland but in northern ireland and northern and western areas of england and wales, it will be cloudy, damp and resilient from time to time. but it is warm, temperatures getting up to about 20,

two 26 degrees. as we go through this evening and overnight a lot of cloud around and the chance of more patchy rain and drizzle. especially around the western coast of england and wales. a warm and muggy night across england and wales with temperatures down to 15, 17 degrees. tuesday will be cloudy to start, but brea ks to tuesday will be cloudy to start, but breaks to give sunny spells in the afternoon. another warm and muggy day. goodbye. this is bbc news. our latest headlines... birmingham prison is being taken over by the government from the private security firm gas, after a damning inspection found widespread violence, drug use and squalid conditions. a 29—year—old man has appeared in court charged with two counts of attempted murder after crashing a car into barriers outside the houses of parliament last tuesday. a british woman says she‘s lucky to be alive after falling from a cruise ship off the coast of croatia and spending ten hours

in the sea before being rescued. greece successfully completes a three—year eurozone emergency loan programme, worth 62 billion euros, to tackle its debt crisis and can borrow at market rates for the first time in eight years. families reunited after 65 years. a group of elderly south koreans are in north korea, meeting relatives they have not seen since the korean war ended in 1953. sport now, here‘s ollie. good morning. england‘s cricketers are up against it in the third test at trent bridge, after getting bowled out for 161 in a single session yesterday. they are now trying to stop india stretching their lead as the toursits resumed their second innings on 12a—2. no more wickets down. captain virat kohli is at the crease

with cheteshwar pujara. they now lead by over 300 runs. england are currenly two up in the five match series. expect that to be 2—1, probably by tomorrow. jose mourinho says his manchester united team made incredible mistakes against brighton. they lost 3—2 at the amex stadium. the manager had warned about how difficult the season would be, unless they strengthened in defence. they failed to do that and his fears were realised on the south coast. glenn murray with the first of the brighton goals. last season, mourinho very publically criticised individual players but not this time. last season, when i was critical with my team, i debate too openly with you, our performances. then you are the ones who criticise me, in a very hard way by going against my team, against my players by being too open. so, i‘m going to try to speak in a very happy way, when my players

have great performances, but close myself when things are not going well. what won‘t have helped united‘s mood is that their defeat came right off the back of this — manchester city‘s 6—1win at home to huddersfield that included a sergio aguero hat—trick. it was 3—1 at half—time. aguero scoring a brilliant chip, before completing his hat—trick late on. that sees the champions sit top of the table, one of five teams with maximum points. watford also up there after they beat burnley yesterday. crystal palace face liverpool tonight. there was a much better day for manchester united women. 13 years after they were disbanded, they made their competitive return and they won in the cup against super league liverpool, one league above them. lizzie arnot got the winner late on at tranmere‘s prenton park. the former england international casey stoney is their coach, she‘s had just six weeks to get the squad together. novak djokovic says it‘s a dream come true to become the first man to win all nine masters titles on tour. he completed the set with victory at the cincinatti masters.

and it was all the sweeter, as he beat his great rival roger federer in what was their first meeting in two and half years. the serb had lost in five previous finals five previous finals at the cincinatti masters mos most of them to the swiss. he has beaten me in the previous three orfourfinals. it he has beaten me in the previous three or four finals. it was difficult coming into the match, knowing i‘ve lost to him every single time i played on this court. but at the same time, i felt good about my chances, because i felt i was starting to play better and better as the tournament progressed. i was kind of raising the level of tennis. yet, i mean, just the perfect match, today. how about this for a milestone on the golf tour? in his 200th professional tournament, englishman paul waring finally has a title to his name. it came in gothenburg at the nordea masters. he beat his playing partner,

the south african thomas aiken in a sudden—death play—off to claim his maiden victory. and fellow englishmen and mate lee slattery was on hand to help with the celebrations. i‘m not sure if he wanted them! the 33—year—old has had a series of injuries down the years and said he wasn‘t sure that the day would ever come. it has, well done to him. that‘s all the sport for now. thank you. let‘s bring you details ofa thank you. let‘s bring you details of a letter that was published by the pope. in response to a recent report on last week‘s latest allegations of sexual abuse of children within the catholic church and the cover—up of it. you may have seen coverage and the cover—up of it. you may have seen coverage last week of a report in the united states of 1000 children, at least, being sexually abused by 300 priests. and the subsequent cover—up. pope francis has now responded to that report, putting out a letter in which he

says "i acknowledge, once more, the suffering endured by many miners due to sexual abuse. the abuse of power and the abuse of conscience perpetrated by a significant number of clerics and consecrated persons, crimes that inflict deep wounds of pain and powerlessness, primarily among the victims, but also in their family members and in the larger community of believers and nonbelievers alike. looking back to the past, no effort to beg pardon and to seek to repair the harm done will never be sufficient. looking ahead to the future, no effort must be spared to create a culture able to prevent such situations from happening but also to prevent the possibility of them being covered up and perpetuated. the pain of the victims and their families is also our pain and so it is urgent that we once more reaffirm our commitment to ensure the protection of minors and vulnerable adults". it‘s quite a lengthy letter that the pope has put out. he also says "it is essential

that we as a church be able to let knowledge and condemn, with sorrow and shame, the atrocities perpetrated by consecrated persons, clerics and all of those entrusted with the mission of watching over and caring for those most vulnerable. let us beg forgiveness for our own sins and the sins of others." that has just come through, the publication of an open letter by pope francis, dressed, the vatican says, to the whole people of god. let‘s return to our top story: the government has taken control of birmingham prison from the private security firm, gas, after a damning inspection found widespread violence, drug use and squalid conditions. this morning, the prisons minister rory stewart explained why he‘s taking the prison back into government hands. gas runs three, very good prisons, oak—wood, old course park have been praised by the inspectors as some

of the best prisons in the country. particularly in terms of what they do in terms of education and work and turning around prisoners‘ lives. but i‘m afraid in this case it is a fundamental case it is a fundamental failure of leadership and management. we hoped gas bringing in an experienced governor would make a difference, but it didn‘t and that is why we took the difficult decision to step in ourselves. the first thing to do is to tackle the drugs coming into the prison and the drugs coming into the prison and the second thing to do is focus relentlessly on assaults, prisoner on prisoner, and prisoner on staff. that means challenging them in the right way, making sure that every prisoner understand there are consequences for the actions that involves discipline but that also involves discipline but that also involves sitting down, working with them to turn their lives around. because everybody benefits from a calm and more stable prison. that‘s the prisoners, the prison officers and ultimately the public outside the walls. more than $300 billion in rescue loans, that‘s the bill left for greece as is finally emerges from the bailout programme, which saved it from bankruptcy — and kept it in the european union.

and now for the first time in eight years, greece is free to borrow money on the financial markets. but painful austerity measures are still in place and the recession has had a crippling effect. our correspondent mark lowen assesses the impact. modern greece has ruins, too. its shuttered factories, temples to its worst financial crisis in living memory. this once famous tile producer was an iconic bankruptcy, as greece crashed. but its economy is beginning to hum again. after the factory closed, the workers took over part of it, now producing greener products, soap and cleaning liquid. starting again, bottom up, a metaphor for greece‘s recovery. translation: when bankruptcy hit, we contemplated suicide, a lot. when you reach the edge of a cliff, you either fall off or grip it and hold on.

so we said, "no", we struggled, not just for ourselves, but to see this new model copied in otherfactories. from 2010, greece was gripped by unrest. shouting. revealing its sky—high deficit led to three bailouts totalling over 300 billion euros. as austerity hit, despair turned to rage, running battles consumed central athens. greece was collapsing and risked taking the eurozone with it. archive: a huge, huge bout of tear gas has just come out to this place where i‘m broadcasting from. i covered the story as the athens correspondent and have come back as greece finishes its bailouts. the endless days i spent here among the chaos of the protests seem almost like a distant memory. greece is clearly rebuilding, but the problems are still clear and unemployment is at 20%,

down from a high of 28%. austerity has pushed one in five below the poverty line and the economy has shrunk by a quarter. greece may be coming off life support, but it‘s still far from real recovery. and out of sight for those still suffering. the once comfortable depend on food hand—outs after losing jobs and homes, livelihoods suddenly destroyed in 21st—century europe. translation: i don't see the crisis coming to an end. we are stressed and angry because we don't have jobs. i'm embarrassed i can't buy my little grandchildren presents. we just want to live comfortably in our own homes so we can look our children in the eyes. it‘s the young fuelling a sense of recovery through start—ups like this online human resources firm. they‘re drawing back home some of the half a million who left greece in the crisis brain drain. the fact that we don‘t have any more particular issues of, "ok,

are we going to be in the eurozone?" "are we going to have euros tomorrow?" it‘s a good indication, at least we feel, there is some kind of stability. beneath greece‘s idyllic surface lies pain that will take longer to heal. but a ray of hope is beginning to flicker, here. mark lowen, bbc news, athens. 1,600 more people are believed to be alive today because of changes to the way people with severe trauma are treated by the nhs in england. a new study showed patients spent fewer days in hospital, since a series of major trauma centres were established six years ago, as our health correspondent nick triggle reports. this shows you, top to bottom, that your injuries... tom locke was inspecting pigeon nests on his roof last october when disaster struck.

he fell from his ladder on his balcony, breaking his leg, arm, wrist, shoulder and every bone in his face. he was taken by air ambulance from his home on the kent coast to king‘s hospital in london. while not the nearest hospital, it‘s the region‘s major trauma centre and had the staff and equipment that saved his life. i felt totally safe, secure and confident in everything that was being done. he‘s one of at least 1,600 people who are alive, thanks to a new way of providing trauma care in england. since 2012, the most seriously injured are taken to one of the country‘s 27 designated regional trauma centres where there are specialist staff and equipment, so they can be treated immediately. the study analysed care given to 110,000 trauma cases between 2008 and 2017. that is about half the total number. it found since the 2012 reorganisation, the chances of survival had increased by a fifth.

that extra 20 minutes or 30 minutes in the helicopter or the back of the ambulance means that when you arrive, there's a trauma team waiting for you, an operating theatre immediately available to operate on you and save your life. and then the skills to try and put you back together again. meanwhile, ten months on, tom‘s life is getting back to normal. nick triggle, bbc news. couples raising two children, while working full—time on the minimum wage, don‘t earn enough to provide their family with even a basic, no—frills lifestyle according to new research. the report blames rising prices and freezes in benefits and tax credits. the government says that household incomes are at an all—time high. but the child poverty action group says many parents are struggling to make ends meet. they‘re suffering from a raise in prices, static income and watts had

prices, static income and what‘s had the biggest effect is that in work benefits as well as out of work benefits such as tax credits haven‘t risen over a number of years. so, income is pretty static. people are really feeling the pinch. around 22,000 people have been rescued from the flood—hit indian state of kerala, after monsoon rains finally eased. military forces, as well as disaster response teams and local fishermen, managed to reach some of the worst hit areas. many places remain under water, and operations are still on to rescue people who are stranded. more than 350 people have died since the monsoon started injune. in a moment we‘ll have all the business news, but first the headlines on bbc news. birmingham prison is being taken over by the government from gas, after inspectors say it‘s fallen into a "state of crisis". a man has appeared in court charged with two counts of attempted murder after allegedly crashing a car outside the houses of parliament. a british woman says she‘s lucky to be alive after falling

from a cruise ship off the coast of croatia and spending ten hours in the sea. this is the business news. good morning. shares in luxury handbag maker mulberry have plunged 30% after it said it was setting aside £3 million to cover the cost of house of fraser‘s troubles. the company also warned full—year profits could be "materially reduced" if current tough uk trading continued into the second half of the year. pepsico has announced it is buying sodastream for £2.5 billion israel—based sodastream makes a machine and refillable cylinders allowing users to make their own carbonated drinks. the deal gives pepsi a new way of reaching customers in their homes at a time when its signature sugary drinks are becoming less popular. greece is now free to borrow money on the financial markets.

the country‘s bailout programme officially comes to an end. the government says it can stand on its own two feet, after three financial rescue packages totalling over 300 billion dollars. this week, we will be focusing a lot on trade, because $16 billion in tariffs on both chinese goods going into the us and american goods being imported into china are due to effect. into china are due to take effect. they have an impact around the world, including the uk. but there is some hope for an easing of tensions as chinese officials make their way to washington. later this month. trade is the life—blood of the world‘s economy. aaron heslehurst is at london gateway. explain to us why you are there, why is london gateway so important in terms of trade? because the shipping

industry accounts for 2% of the uk economy. think about restaurants, ta ke economy. think about restaurants, take aways and civil engineering, combined it is worth more. it‘s a big industry. globally, $20 trillion a year in value, that‘s what these ships carry around the world, 90% of everything! 90% of everything in our life goes in or out of one of those containers. i‘m talking about the seat you‘re sitting on, the shoes and clothes you‘re wearing, the ba na na and clothes you‘re wearing, the banana and you‘re eating the televisions you‘re watching thanks to an industry that‘s been around since man learned how to float. but there are some choppy waters ahead. at the at the moment the tit—for—tat trade tariffs the industry had said it hasn‘t impacted the industry. they have other issues, further regular tree burden they will call it, they got to go greener next year. the military burden. the rates they charge, they‘ve had to lower

that, 15% lower than it was this time last year —— the regulatory burden. you will for these beasts have gone up 1a%. we have a trade lawyer joining have gone up 1a%. we have a trade lawyerjoining us. you have talked about the whole us and the world‘s biggest and second—biggest economy. a trade war between those two, does not impact what we are seeing behind us not impact what we are seeing behind us here? it does very much so, all traders are impacted by this tit—for—tat tariff war that you have just mentioned. as a lawyer, i can tell you that we work across industry and sectors with clients in the us, europe, asia and all of them are coming to us because, at some point, their tariffs, their products, subject to higher tariffs. it does affect everyone. we know that president trump, he has openly spoke about this, he is keen for bilateral trade agreements, one—on—one, none of these trade pacts, could that be advantageous to the uk post—brexit since we are in this world of bilaterals that will

help the uk make more bilaterals for itself? yes. the administration, current administration, has been very clear that it wants to negotiate a trade deal with the uk. it is one of the priorities of the administration. what is interesting is that president trump and the current administration do not like the european union as a whole. it's clear that they would prefer to have bilateral trade deals with countries of the eu. legally, whilst a member of the eu. legally, whilst a member of the eu. legally, whilst a member of the eu, this is not possible but once the uk becomes an independent trader, of course that would be very much a priority for the current administration. let's talk about what we are seeing from the likes of china, us, canada, mexico and europe, tit—for—tat tariffs. you‘ve got to go, "where is the wto in all of this?" it supposed to be doing something. a lot of people think the wto needs some reform of this could be the result of what president

trump is doing. the wto does need reforms and the reform plans are being dispatched and negotiated. —— being dispatched and negotiated. —— being discussed. we have 164 countries as members of the wto, green between two countries is one thing but agreeing between 164 countries is a different story —— agreeing between two. it takes time but it is being addressed as we speak. thank you forjoining us. i will leave you with this ship, it came in from australia with booze, beer or wine and meat. we‘re calling it the barbecue ship. plenty more from me throughout the day. it the barbecue ship. plenty more from me throughout the daym sounds like my kind of ship, thank you very much indeed. let‘s take a look at those markets before we go. london market is looking quite good. strong mining stocks lifted markets today. that‘s all the business news. breast reductions, varicose vein procedures and surgery to reduce snoring could be more difficult to get on the nhs in england. the treatments are often described

as ineffective and unnecessary, and stopping them could save £200 million a year. but some people are concerned, as tomos morgan has been finding out. for ollie cunningham, music is his career, employment and life. yetjust over a year ago, a condition called dupuytren‘s, a condition where a finger gets permanently bent in a flex position, threatened to end his livelihood. there was no way i could, you know, put myself forward as a keyboard player, piano player, live performer, knowing full well that my finger wasn‘t operational. surgery was the only option, and the results since have been remarkable. i was able to do a concert about nine weeks after the operation, which was pretty good going. but that involved some pretty heavy—duty rehab on the finger, and just kind of going, "well, you know, i‘ve got a second chance at this". nhs england are currently consulting on a proposal that could see some procedures, like the one ollie had,

limited in the future, because they say some interventions have little or no value to the patient. as part of nhs england‘s consultation, there are four procedures that could be cut almost entirely. they include things like knee arthroscopies for those with arthritis, and snoring surgery. there‘s then another 13 procedures that could get cut between 30% and 7a%. they include things like breast reduction and grommets. i think this is absolutely a cost—cutting exercise. and our fear is that this is the precursor to more severe rationing, which will deny patients access to these very valuable procedures. some have already been denied treatment on the nhs. a7—year—old nurse ness fleming was not given an operation for her varicose veins because she wanted them removed for cosmetic reasons. it is quite disabling, really, and even my close friends haven't seen my legs without tights. she‘s now decided to go private, but feels the nhs could benefit, in the long term, from giving her, and others in her position,

the treatment they want. i feel that varicose veins will prevent lots or millions, thousands of patients getting leg ulcers in the future, and leg ulcers cost trusts millions of pounds, each year. those that support the proposals say that having the same guidance across england would ensure treatments are used appropriately. it is not to do with cost cutting, it‘s all to do with clinical effectiveness. this is not rationing. it has nothing to do with reducing access. what it is is making sure that the correct criteria are fulfilled, before people get these procedures. nhs england say that any savings made from reducing waste will be reinvested in even better care for mental health, cancer, learning disabilities and other critical services. the welsh government and nhs bosses in northern ireland say they‘re reviewing their own policies, regarding various treatments. in scotland, the chief medical officer says their approach is based

on ensuring patients benefit from the most appropriate treatment. ollie would most likely have met the criteria under the new proposals, but more, like ness, could struggle to get the treatment they want in the future. tomos morgan, bbc news. you‘ve got to admire this lot. more than 200 competitors from around the world have been taking part in the british beard and moustache championships in the english town of blackpool. andrew plant reports. they‘re calling it a hairy extravaganza. all shapes and sizes of facial haircompeting in 21 different categories. best beard, best moustache, full bea rd freestyle, even finest fake beard, too. a lot of guys really do love their facial hair... well, they‘re attached to it. you know, they love it. so, a lot of guys like to show off. you get quite a lot of extravagant people here and you know, it‘s

somewhere you can come and you feel comfortable, i suppose, amongst your peers. all manner of facial hair is here. from the distinctly european, to respectable english gentleman, sporting some of the world‘s most celebrated sideburns. i am the reigning world and british natural sideburns champion. it takes a lot of looking after. the conditions here today aren't perfect for the beard, the wind, the humidity is having an effect, but it's the same for everybody so... it's pretty big this time. there's a lot of people from germany and europe. one ex—world champion. there are guys from new zealand. no—one takes it terribly seriously. but everybody... as long as you get beaten by a better beard, that‘s ok. first of all, i couldn't be bothered shaving! but then it becomes an identity. and then once you've grown it for so long, you're kind of like, you don't want to get rid of it,

because it takes so long to grow. the british beard and moustache championships take place every two years and are getting more popular each time. as more and more people take part to compete for the acclaim and adulation of world‘s most winning whiskers. andrew plant, bbc news. the headlines are coming up on bbc news channel. in a moment, we‘ll say goodbye to viewers on bbc two. we can cross to weather with simon. there‘s can compete with those beards and moustaches. lots of cloud across the united kingdom —— no way! moustaches. lots of cloud across the united kingdom —— no way i compete. a few breaks to give us glimmers of sunshine that it is mild or warm and quite muddy for many of us. —— white muddy intel chip. showing signs of breaking and this is the satellite imagery. you can see there‘s a lot of cloud of that green poking through, that‘s where there is the

break of cloud and sunshine. this is the south—east of england, you may see some brief spells of sunshine before the cloud rolls back in again. with that cloud, also a bit patchy rain and drizzle mainly affecting northern ireland through western areas of england and wales, many on the coasts and beverly hills. sam showering outbreaks towards areas. 26 degrees in the south—east asthma some showery outbreaks. fresher here. 16 to 20 celsius. this evening and overnight, more cloud rolls in. for many of us, quite a cloudy night with misty and murky conditions on western coasts of the irish sea and a warm and muqqy of the irish sea and a warm and muggy night, temperatures down to 15-17 in muggy night, temperatures down to 15—17 in england and wales. fresher further north and west. tuesday, for most it stays dry, high pressure just about holding on across many areas but this area of low pressure is going to bring more cloud in

across scotland, northern ireland and eventually some outbreaks of rain will move into western scotland and northern ireland. some showers perhaps ahead of that. for most of england and wales, the cloud will probably break of more than it has done today. more sunny spells coming through that cloud and feeling pretty warm and pretty humid. temperature is 2a—26. further north, despite the cloud, a bit of rain, will still feel quite warm and humid. that will change from wednesday into thursday. cooler and fresher air from wednesday into thursday. cooler and fresher airfrom the wednesday into thursday. cooler and fresher air from the north wednesday into thursday. cooler and fresher airfrom the north is going to extend its way further south. introducing those fresher conditions and with it some outbreaks of rain. this is wednesday. that rain spreading south and east and heavy bursts for a time across wales, northern parts of england and fresher conditions behind that across scotland, northern ireland and temperatures dropping with some sunshine. staying warm and humid towards the south—east before the rain gets there. goodbye. this is bbc news i‘mjoanna gosling.

birmingham prison is being taken over by the government from gas, after inspectors say it‘s fallen into a "state of crisis". this is a fundamental failure of leadership and management. we‘d hoped that gas, bringing in a new, experienced governor would make a difference. it didn‘t, which is why we‘ve had to make the difficult decision to step in ourselves. a man appears in court charged with two counts of attempted murder after allegedly crashing a car outside the houses of parliament. a british woman says she is lucky to be alive after falling from a cruise ship in croatia. i am very lucky to be alive. greece successfully completes a three—year eurozone emergency loan programme, worth 62 billion euros. also in the next hour,

korean families are re—united after more than 60 years. a group of elderly south koreans are in north korea, meeting relatives they have not seen since the korean war that ended in 1953. and police urge the home office to close a loophole which allows antique handguns to be brought into the uk legally. it emerges they are being used in many crimes. good morning. our top story — one of britain‘s biggest prisons is being taken over by the government after a damning report said its private operator, gas, had allowed it to fall into a "state of crisis".

the chief inspector of prisons descibed birmingham prison as the worst prison he had ever been to, with the report detailing how some inmates were too scared to emerge from their cells, and that staff had locked themselves in their offices. parts of the prison were found to be filthy, with blood, vomit and rat droppings on the floor. our home affairs correspondent danny shaw reports. it has had a long and troubled history since it opened in 18a9, but today birmingham prison is officially a jail in crisis. after a riot in 2016, inspectors said there had been a dramatic deterioration in conditions. they described a lack of order and control at birmingham, with violent prisoners able to act with near impunity. in a letter to thejustice secretary david gauke, the chief inspector of prisons, peter clarke, said there was a fear of violence amongst some inmates who refused to come out of their cells. some staff were found to have found to have locked themselves

in their offices and he said conditions were filthy with blood, vomit and rat droppings on the floor. the appalling state of hmp birmingham comes as no surprise to regular visitors. the headcount needs to be reduced. managers need to be able to manage and be visible on the wings and the whole issue of violence and drug ingress need to be addressed. now the government is taking over the running of birmingham from gas. there were protests when the company won the contract seven years ago and they won‘t get the prison back until ministers are satisfied there have been improvements. that is likely to take at least six months. gas said it welcomed the opportunity to work with the government to address the problems at birmingham. danny shaw, bbc news. this morning the prisons minister rory stewart explained why he‘s taking the prison back into government hands. gas runs three, very good prisons,

oak—wood, aultcourse park have been praised by the inspectors are some of the best prisons in the country. particularly in terms of what they do in terms of education and work and turning around prisoners‘ lives. but in this case it is a fundamental failure of leadership and management. we helped them bringing in an experienced governor would make a difference, but it didn‘t and that is why we took the difficult decision to step in ourselves. dave todd is the national vice chair at the prison officers‘ association. he joins us from our leeds newsroom. thank you forjoining us. everybody hearing this story will be thinking, how our lab has this happened because obviously it didn‘t happen overnight, what are your thoughts? birmingham has never moved on since the riot. violence has been common practice within the establishment. i looked at the data recently and

bullying is a big problem within birmingham. serious organised crime, drugs are rife, mobile phones and weapons are rife. it has never been right since the riots, that was two yea rs right since the riots, that was two years ago? absolutely, i don't think they have managed to take control back of the prison. they have allowed it to lapse into a lawless establishment, unfortunately. how much has that let down inmates, to hear they are scared to leave their cells in some cases, is shocking? hear they are scared to leave their cells in some cases, is shocking7m is, but also they have let down the stack. if the staff don‘t feel empowered or supported, it manifests itself into a regime where prisoners feel they are in control and the staff don‘t feel empowered enough to challenge prisoners. why has it

taken this long to get dealt with? have people not been blowing the whistle? i think they have but it is very difficult for prison officers to do that. if they go to the press and they found out, they will be dismissed. it is now going into government hands, do you think that will make a difference?” government hands, do you think that will make a difference? i think it will, we have members we represent at birmingham and i would like to go on record and say thank you for such a difficultjob. private sector workers are going in side by side andi workers are going in side by side and i think they will bring it to a place it should be within six months. we have heard they are cutting the number of prisoners by 300, increasing the number of staff by 30, is that what is required, it isa by 30, is that what is required, it is a numbers game? that, amongst taking control of the regime and

only delivering the amount of work you can safely with the resources you can safely with the resources you have. when you say about taking control of the regime, the prison officers, the people with the keys, the governor has got the power, why is ita the governor has got the power, why is it a situation can happen in a jail where they don‘t actually have the power? it is from the top to the bottom. if managements are not visible from the top, you lose confidence. officers lose confidence to challenge prisoners. if adjudications are being thrown out because of timescale and because there is an administration error, thenit there is an administration error, then it just doesn‘t there is an administration error, then itjust doesn‘t empower prison officers to be able to take control officers to be able to take control ofan officers to be able to take control of an establishment, it is spiralling. do you know any other prisons in a similar state? the

urgent notification goes to the ministry ofjustice urgent notification goes to the ministry of justice and urgent notification goes to the ministry ofjustice and the prison service. they will offer expert help and support from within the public sector. the private sector haven‘t got back. i think there is minimal support coming from other sites that gas have. thank you very much. a man has appeared in court, charged with the attempted murder of members of the public and police officers outside the houses of parliament. salih khater, who‘s 29 and from birmingham, is accused of driving a car at officers, pedestrians and cyclists before crashing into a security barrier last tuesday. our correspondent helena lee is at westminster magistrates‘ court.

what happened at the hearing?m lasted about six minutes or so which is typicalfor a first lasted about six minutes or so which is typical for a first appearance for a defendant at a magistrates‘ court. the 29—year—old stood in the .com and he was asked to confirm his name, age and address and was also asked his nationality, to which he replied british. the prosecutor formally read out the charges to him. one of attempted murder of members of the public and another, attempted murder charge of attempting to murder police officers. last tuesday, a car which was driving at speed, veered off the road outside the houses of parliament. it hit a number of cyclists and then went towards a number of police officers before crashing into a security barrier.

three people were injured in that incident, two of them, and man and a woman, were taken to hospital and one person was treated at the scene. those two people were discharged from hospital fairly quickly. those two people were discharged from hospitalfairly quickly. the crown prosecution service said they are treating this case as terrorism because of the method of the alleged attack, because of the high—profile location and also the alleged targeting of civilians and police officers. the senior magistrate here in court told the defendant that he would not be granted bail. he was remanded in custody and was told his next court appearance would be at the old bailey a week on friday and she told him that hearing would be a short hearing in preparation for a trial, which he said should take place at some point later this year or early next year. thank you very

much, helena. a woman and her daughter remain in a critical condition in hospital after being attacked by a person with a hammer in south—east london. the women — aged 6a and 30 — are said to have suffered devastating injuries as a result of the assault in eltham yesterday. a 27—year—old man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder. a british woman says she‘s lucky to be alive after being pulled from the sea off the coast of croatia. kay longstaff was in the adriatic sea for ten hours, after she fell from a cruise ship. a short while ago our correspondent danjohnson gave us more details on the story. she said herself that she fell from the ship but no—one has explained the circumstances. this was midnight, saturday night, as the ship was crossing the adriatic, the ship was heading to venice, when, somehow, we don‘t quite know how, she fell from the seventh deck at the back of the norwegian star and she wasn‘t found for another ten hours. the ship did eventually turn back to try to find her but couldn‘t. then the croatian coastguard had to be called out and it wasn‘t until about 9:30am the next morning that she was pulled from the water. kay has been speaking about her

ordeal and this is what she had to say. i fell off the back of the norwegian star and i was in the water for ten hours. so, these wonderful guys rescued me. your name is? kay. i am very lucky to be alive. it is incredible, isn‘t it? she is lucky to be alive. did she say any more about what she did in the water for all those ten hours, what it was like? no, she was taken away for medical checks straightaway, so we haven‘t had a proper explanation as to how she survived. but those who know the conditions, who have experienced this sort of thing or specialise in water rescue say she would have benefited by the fact the sea is fairly warm at this time of year, probably around 20 degrees, not too much cooler than a swimming pool. that would have worked in her favour. the fact she is a woman and carries a bit more body fat would have helped her float

and the fact that it‘s the sea, with salt in the water would have helped her float. it sounds like there were a few things in herfavour, here. but still a long time to be in the water, through the night, in the darkness, and no idea if anybody was looking for her. ten hours to be treading water, an incredible long time. someone from the same cruise line fell from one of their other ships last month and spent 22 hours in the other water. it is possible to survive, if the conditions are in your favour. but the question everyone is asking, how did she survive? how did she fall in the first place? 89 south koreans have arrived in north korea to be reunited with family members they‘ve not seen for more than 60 years. the vast majority of them are now elderly and frail. they were separated from their relatives by the korean war and these brief reunions will be the first arranged for three years, reflecting a thaw in diplomatic tensions between the governments of the two koreas, as laura bicker reports from seoul. kim remembers the moment she saw her daughter for the first they have waited over 60 years for

this moment. some simply couldn‘t find the words. the joy of meeting also brings with it the pain of all those missed years. most have brought photographs to help them catch up. but these are the lucky few. half of the 130,000 families, waiting to meet their loved ones have died before getting this chance. kim remembers the moment she saw her daughter for the first time in over 60 years. but it was brief and bittersweet. all too soon they were torn apart. translation: when time was up, i let go of her hand and got onto the bus. the moment i sat down, i could not speak. not a single word came out of my mouth. i felt like cutting off my own flesh.

anyone who has given birth knows what it feels like to leave their children behind. mrs kim knows she was lucky to at least have this one chance. it is unlikely to come again. yoon heung—gyu is one of 88 who were chosen this time around. he got a call to say he will meet his younger sister. he hasn‘t seen her for nearly 70 years. translation: after hearing the news, i was so shocked that i drank and couldn‘t sleep at all that night. he fled north korea in the middle of the night, leaving his family behind after growing concerned about the spread of communism. he fought the north during the korean war, and is unhappy with the current division. translation: i want to tell the world that we should allow

separated families to meet whenever they want, instead of how it is now, with few people meeting rarely. this man looked across the border in the hope his mother would return. he has never been selected for the reunions. translation: when can we meet our loved ones? after all of us are dead? 100 people per event isjust meaningless. there are 50,000 people waiting all over the country. as well as bringing joy, this week‘s reunions will remind koreans on both sides that the pain of separation has not and may never leave this peninsula. laura bicker, bbc news, seoul. the headlines on bbc news:

birmingham prison is being taken over by the government from gas, after inspectors say it‘s fallen into a "state of crisis". a man has appeared in court charged with two counts of attempted murder after allegedly crashing a car outside the houses of parliament. a british woman says she‘s lucky to be alive after falling from a cruise ship off the coast of croatia and spending ten hours in the sea. sport now, here‘s chris mitchell. good afternoon. more bad news for england at the third test. jonny bairstow has gone off injured. he was hit on the end of his middle finger on his left hand. joss butler is now playing wicket keeper. england had been trying to stop india stretching their lead. england bowled out for 161 in a single session yesterday. day three, the toursits resumed

their second innings on 12a—2. captain virat kohli is at the crease with cheteshwar pujara. they now lead by over 300 runs. england are currenly two up in the five match series. virat kohli is that the crease. he has been dropped this morning. novak djokovic says it‘s a dream come true to become the first man to win all nine masters titles on tour. he completed the set with victory at the cincinatti masters. and it was all the sweeter as he beat his great rival roger federer in what was their first meeting in two and half years. the serb had lost in five previous finals in cincinatti. he has beaten me in the previous three orfourfinals. it was difficult coming

into the match, knowing i‘ve lost to him every single time i played on this court. but at the same time, i felt good about my chances, because i felt i was starting to play better and better as the tournament progressed. i was kind of raising the level of tennis. yeah, i mean, just the perfect match, today. in his 200th professional tournament, englishman paul waring finally has a title it came in gothenburg at the nordea masters. he beat his playing partner, the south african thomas aiken in a sudden—death play—off to claim his maiden victory. and fellow englishmen lee slattery was on hand to help with the celebrations. the 33—year—old has had a sereis of injuries down the years and said he wasn‘t sure that the day would ever come. and from one european championships to another... britain‘s para athletes get under way at the european para athletics championships in berlin today. one athlete that won‘t be competing though, is double paralympic champion libby clegg.

she was forced to withdraw from the 100 and 200 metres for athletes with visual impairments on the eve of the championships due to an injury to her guide runner, tom somers. that‘s all the sport for now. i‘ll have more for you in the next hour. more than $300 billion in rescue loans — that‘s the bill left for greece as it finally emerges from the bailout programme, which saved it from bankruptcy and kept it in the european union. and now for the first time in eight years, greece is free to borrow money on the financial markets. but painful austerity measures are still in place and the recession has had a crippling effect. speaking in brussels, the european economics commissioner, pierre moscovici, tried to reassure the greek people. i know that these past eight years have been an exceptionally tough period for the greek people. because this story has not only been about the billions of euros, 2,073 billion euros lent to greece

to see it through the crisis, it has also been about the millions of greeks, who have each lived through their own personal crisis. the retirees, who saw their pensions slashed. the workers, who lost theirjobs. the families, who lost their homes. the parents, who saw their children leave the country for a better future elsewhere, because they couldn‘t find it in greece itself. i‘m conscious that all those people may not feel that their situation, as yet, has improved much it at all. as yet, has improved much if at all. my message to them, today, is therefore simple, europe will continue to work with you and for you. our correspondent mark lowen assesses the impact that the economic reforms have had in greece. modern greece has ruins, too.

its shuttered factories, temples to its worst financial crisis in living memory. this once famous tile producer was an iconic bankruptcy, as greece crashed. but its economy is beginning to hum again. after the factory closed, the workers took over part of it, now producing greener products, soap and cleaning liquid. starting again, bottom up, a metaphor for greece‘s recovery. translation: when bankruptcy hit, we contemplated suicide, a lot. when you reach the edge of a cliff, you either fall off or grip it and hold on. so we said, "no", we struggled, not just for ourselves, but to see this new model copied in otherfactories. from 2010, greece was gripped by unrest. shouting. revealing its sky—high deficit led

to three bailouts totalling over 300 billion euros. as austerity hit, despair turned to rage, running battles consumed central athens. greece was collapsing and risked taking the eurozone with it. archive: a huge, huge bout of tear gas has just come out to this place where i‘m broadcasting from. i covered the story as the athens correspondent and have come back as greece finishes its bailouts. the endless days i spent here among the chaos of the protests seem almost like a distant memory. greece is clearly rebuilding, but the problems are still clear and unemployment is at 20%, down from a high of 28%. austerity has pushed one in five below the poverty line and the economy has shrunk by a quarter. greece may be coming off life support, but it‘s still far from real recovery. and out of sight for

those still suffering. the once comfortable depend on food hand—outs after losing jobs and homes, livelihoods suddenly destroyed in 21st—century europe. translation: i don't see the crisis coming to an end. we are stressed and angry because we don't have jobs. i'm embarrassed i can't buy my little grandchildren presents. we just want to live comfortably in our own homes so we can look our children in the eyes. it‘s the young fuelling a sense of recovery through start—ups like this online human resources firm. they‘re drawing back home some of the half a million who left greece in the crisis brain drain. the fact that we don‘t have any more particular issues of, "ok, are we going to be in the eurozone?" "are we going to have euros tomorrow?" it‘s a good indication, at least we feel, there is some kind of stability. beneath greece‘s idyllic surface lies pain that

will take longer to heal. but a ray of hope is beginning to flicker, here. mark lowen, bbc news, athens. britain is ending funding for some aid programmes in rebel—held areas of syria because of the deteriorating situation on the ground. they include efforts to create an independent police force. the government says only non—humanitarian aid is affected, and the uk would continue to provide support to those most in need. the pope has said no effort will be spared to prevent sexual abuse and its cover up in the catholic church. in a letter to all catholics, pope francis acknowledged that abuse had been ignored or silenced in the past. it follows last week‘s report by us prosecutors which found that more than 1,000 children had been molested by clergy in pennsylvania over seven decades. staff at gatwick airport have been forced to write flight

times on whiteboards, because the screens normally used to show information have stopped working. photos posted on social media show people crowding around the boards to find out the latest on theirflights. airport management say they‘ve identified the problem and engineers are working on it. 1600 more people are believed to be alive today because of changes to the way people with severe trauma are treated by the nhs in england. a new study showed patients spent fewer days in hospital, since a series of major trauma centres were established six years ago, as our health correspondent nick triggle reports. this shows you, top to bottom, that your injuries... tom locke was inspecting pigeon nests on his roof last october when disaster struck. he fell from his ladder on his balcony, breaking his leg, arm, wrist, shoulder and every bone in his face. he was taken by air ambulance from his home on the kent coast to king‘s hospital in london. while not the nearest hospital, it‘s the region‘s major trauma centre and had the staff and equipment that saved his life.

i felt totally safe, secure and confident in everything that was being done. he‘s one of at least 1,600 people who are alive, thanks to a new way of providing trauma care in england. since 2012, the most seriously injured are taken to one of the country‘s 27 designated regional trauma centres where there are specialist staff and equipment, so they can be treated immediately. the study analysed care given to 110,000 trauma cases between 2008 and 2017. that is about half the total number. it found since the 2012 reorganisation, the chances of survival had increased by a fifth. that extra 20 minutes or 30 minutes in the helicopter or the back of the ambulance means that when you arrive, there's a trauma team waiting for you, an operating theatre immediately available to operate on you and save your life.

and then the skills to try and put you back together again. meanwhile, ten months on, tom‘s life is getting back to normal. nick triggle, bbc news. more than two million muslims have started the hajj pilgrimage in saudi arabia, one of the world‘s largest annual gatherings. the hajj retraces the last steps of the prophet muhammad. these are the latest pictures from jeddah. every muslim is required to complete the journey to islam‘s holiest sites at least once in their lifetime — if they are healthy enough. the pilgrimage was struck by its worst ever disaster three years ago, when more than 2000 worshippers were crushed to death in a stampede. now it‘s time for a look at the weather. it is going to stay warm and humid for the next few days until it turns

fresher and cooler by the end of the week. there will be gaps in the cloud to allow sunny intervals. a few showers to central areas because we have a weak weather fronts. quite a bit of cloud around and some decent holes in that to allow sunny spells and where you get the sunshine it will feel quite warm, particularly in the south—east. 26 degrees is likely. overnight, it showers clear away and most places will be dry and variable cloud with clear spells, misty and murky conditions. the wind is light and it will remain murky and muggy overnight. warm over the next couple of days but average is falling away by the end of the week with increasing showers. sunny spells but all three blustery, cool north—west winds. this is bbc news. our latest headlines... downing street has expressed confidence in the private security firm gas after a prison run by the company has been taken over by the government —

following a damining inspection. number ten says the other prisons the firm is running are performing well. a 29—year—old man has appeared in court charged with two counts of attempted murder after allegedly crashing a car into barriers outside the houses of parliament last tuesday. a british woman says she‘s lucky to be alive after falling from a cruise ship off the coast of croatia and spending ten hours in the sea before being rescued. greece successfully completes a three—year eurozone emergency loan programme, worth 62 billion euros to tackle its debt crisis and can borrow at market rates for the first time in eight years. pope francis has comdemned the disclosure of hundreds of cases of sex abuse by catholic pistes in america, saying the crimes were a "tragic horror" and has called on the church to be close to the victims in solidarity. families reunited after 65 years. a group of elderly south koreans are in north korea, meeting relatives they have not seen since the korean war ended in 1953. and police urge the home office

to close a loophole, which allows antique handguns to be brought into the uk legally, to stop them falling into the hands of criminal gangs. let‘s return to our top story. the government has taken control of birmingham prison from the private security firm, gas, after a damning inspection found widespread violence, drug use and squalid conditions. this morning, the prisons minister rory stewart explained why he‘s taking the prison back into government hands. gas runs three very good prisons, oakwood, old course park have been praised by the inspectors as some of the best prisons in the country. particularly in terms of what they do in terms of education and work and turning around prisoners‘ lives. but i‘m afraid in this case it is a fundamental failure of leadership and management.

we hoped gas bringing in a new, experienced governor would make a difference, but it didn‘t and that is why we took the difficult decision to step in ourselves. the first thing to do is to tackle the drugs coming into the prison and the second thing to do is focus relentlessly on assaults, prisoner on prisoner, and prisoner on staff. that means challenging them in the right way, making sure that every prisoner understands there are consequences for their actions that involves discipline, but that also involves sitting down, working with them to turn their lives around. because everybody benefits from a calm and more stable prison. that‘s the prisoners, the prison officers and ultimately the public outside the walls. downing street has expressed confidence in gas after that prison was taken over by the government. the official spokeswoman has said there has been a serious issue at birmingham prison and the government has taken action to deal with those

prisons and said improvements will be seen very quickly, putting aside the very unique issues at this prison, the other prisons gas are running are all performing well, so we know they can run prisons very effectively. that is a spokeswoman for the prime minister. let‘s get the thoughts of richard burgon, labour‘s shadowjustice secretary. he joins us from our leeds newsroom. thank you forjoining us. good afternoon. what do you think about what has been happening at birmingham? birmingham prison is in crisis, that is very clear. peter clarke‘s comments on gas‘s prison in birmingham should be a cause for concern for everybody in society. on the news this morning on the radio, peter clarke said, and he was right it must be the case that somebody was asleep at the wheel. what i think people find shocking, though, is that the government is being so

soft on these big businesses who are making big money out of ourjustice sector, whilst actually failing in our prisons and failing wider society. i think people would be shocked to see that the government is saying in six months we going to see if gas can take this contract up again. gas does have a pretty chequered history, when it comes to the justice sector. who do you think was asleep at the wheel? where would you pin the blame? the prisons inspector was correct to say in my view that there should be an inquiry into the way the contract between the ministry ofjustice and gas was scrutinised and overseen. in relation to birmingham. i would like to see a wider, urgent and independent inquiry into the failure of privatisation, right across the justice system. gas, for example, have had to have two contracts taken off them earlier, to secure training

centres at medway and also reigns burke. they‘ve had to have that taken off burke. they‘ve had to have that ta ken off because burke. they‘ve had to have that taken off because of serious concerns about performance there. . the serious fraud office has had to investigate gas in the scandal of overcharging the ministry ofjustice in relation to the tagging of prisoners who had passed away, and therefore couldn‘t be subject to tagging, obviously. at the same time the government is pointing out that gas is running other prisons effectively. okehampton we did a report on, on bbc newsjust effectively. okehampton we did a report on, on bbc news just a week ago. it has had an outstanding review into its performance. the government can defend gas if it wishes. the government can give them a slap on the wrist and to say that if they convince us of this behaviour, they can have this contract at birmingham back in six months‘ time. i take a different

view. i thinkjustice privatisation has clearly failed in our railways, —— just as privatisation. just as privatisation has clearly failed in relation to water and the rest of it. there is a racket going on. sorry to interrupt. when you are talking about privatisation in all other areas, it sounds like it is an ideological position, rather than looking specifically at this. if the government can take birmingham back under government control for six months and handed back to the private sector and improvements are made, what is wrong with that? —— hand it back. what's wrong with it is that the real dogma in this situation, the ideological dogma is from the government who seems to think right across the board that the private sector is always better than the public sector. like probation, for example. the privatised probation companies are getting more and more hand—outs from the public purse but reoffending rates have gone up. we would take that sellers back into public ownership so we can put keeping the

public safe ahead of pursuing private profits. —— that service back into. i have been open. i believe the incarceration of human beings for profit is immoral and it should end. so, what a labour government guaranteed to bring all prisons back under government ownership? there would be no new private prisons under labour government. but what about existing prisons? we would like to see them brought back into public ownership as well. what happened with hmv birmingham wasa as well. what happened with hmv birmingham was a reverse when the conservatives took it from public ownership to being private ownership was the —— h m p. the scandalous waste of pf! prison maintenance contracts waste of pf! prison maintenance co ntra cts we waste of pf! prison maintenance contracts we would end. both of these private firms are failing, they are taking lots of money from they are taking lots of money from the public purse, risk—free capitalism and failing in theirjudy to keep the public safe. a third prisoners in hmp birmingham said they had serious drug addictions they had serious drug addictions they have developed in hmp birmingham that they didn‘t have

before they went in the —— failing in their duty. why they are released it makes them more likely to commit crimes which means prisons are not working. if rehabilitation isn‘t working. if rehabilitation isn‘t working and people coming out of prison are more likely to commit serious crimes than when they went m, serious crimes than when they went in, there is a failure to keep the public safe. the public shouldn‘t be failed to be kept safe, because companies that are pursuing profits are failing. rory stuart, the prisons minister said last week, when he announced £10 million of extra funding for ten prisons, if in a year‘s time, drug use at those prisons hasn‘t reduced and violence hasn‘t reduced, he will resign, what do you make of that? obviously, we gone we have seen do you make of that? obviously, we gone we have seen what has happened at birmingham. in reality, rory stewart may not want to be in a —— thisjob. he may believe stewart may not want to be in a —— this job. he may believe that as it stands, the government is prepared to ta ke stands, the government is prepared to take the action required to turn around the crisis in our prisons. the root cause of the crisis in our

prisons was unnecessary political dishes decision by the conservative government to cut thousands of online prison officers —— unnecessary political decision. they are trying to make that up now and recruit more prison officers but they are far short of what they had. the government needs to, urgently, ensure that the prison of numbers are ata ensure that the prison of numbers are at a level which keeps our prisons say. keeps staff safe, inmates safe and also helps to ten people‘s lives around. and therefore protect society —— helps to turn people‘s. protect society —— helps to turn people's. thank you for talking to us. around 22,000 people have been rescued from the flood—hit indian state of kerala yesterday, after monsoon rains finally eased. military forces, as well as disaster response teams and local fishermen, managed to reach some of the worst hit areas. many places remain under water, and operations are still on to rescue people who are stranded. more than 350 people have died since the monsoon started injune. the government in venezuela will begin issuing new banknotes today, after slashing five zeroes from its currency as part of a plan to solve the country‘s economic freefall.

the international monetary fund estimates that inflation could reach 1,000,000% by the end of the year. thousands of people are trying to flee the crisis, prompting countries like ecuador and peru to impose strict border controls. police have urged the home office to close a loophole, which is allowing antique handguns to be brought into the uk legally. the weapons are exempt from legislation because their ammunition is no longer produced. but a bbc panorama investigation has found that the guns are being sold to criminals who then make their own rounds for firing, as greg mckenzie reports. this is the west midlands police strongroom in birmingham. it‘s full of weapons. many are antiques, and have been recovered from crime scenes. the uk has very strict gun laws, but because these antiques are so old, the rounds they fire are no longer produced, so the government has classified them as obsolete calibre. that means, unless you

have a criminal record, anyone can own them. but criminals have been getting hold of the guns and making their own ammunition for them. police say they‘ve been used in six killings and dozens of shootings. they‘re easy to purchase, they don‘t fall under the licensing if they‘re possessed as an antique or a curio. and we know that offenders are quoting that loophole in the legislation at police officers when they are stopped and searched. we sent reporter daniel foggo to america to see if he can buy an antique handgun and bring it back to the uk. look at that — smith & wesson russian .aa. which fires .aa—calibre ammunition in the russian style, which they don't make anymore, so that's why it's designated as obsolete. no licence required. no import licence was needed, and us government and airline shipping instructions are available online. at heathrow, our reporter passed through the red channel and paid 5%

duty on the price of the gun, a potential murder weapon legally brought into the uk. two years ago, carl campbell was killed with a russian .aa in west bromwich. his three killers were jailed in july last year. police realised the scale of the problem when they investigated antique gun dealer paul edmunds. he was convicted last december of conspiring to supply arms and ammunition and sentenced to 30 years in prison. it‘s estimated that hundreds of his weapons are still in circulation. so there is, you know, a real reason for public safety why certain calibres need to become, you know, off the obsolete calibre list, so that they can no longer be possessed by criminals as an antique. the home office says it has consulted on proposals to enshrine in law a new definition of antique firearms, ensuring older weapons that could still pose a danger to the public are licensed. a decision is expected later this year. greg mckenzie, bbc news.

and you can see more on greg mckenzie‘s investigation, legal weapon on panorama tonight on bbc one at 8.30pm. let‘s go back to the story of a british woman who was rescued after ten hours in sea off croatia. kay longstaff says she‘s lucky to be alive after being pulled from the sea off the coast of croatia. manager at the royal national lifeboat institution. thank you forjoining us. she certainly feels lucky to be alive, she fell seven stories off the back of that ship, is she lucky to be alive? absolutely. they fall alone like that, lucky to survive at all. to begin the water for a further ten hours, she certainly had a lucky escape. from what i understand about the incident, the water temperature where she fell in, near croatia played a large part in her survival.

it is reported to have been between 28-29d, it is reported to have been between 28—29d, which isn‘t far off standard swimming pool temperature in terms of water. that would have helped because the colder the water gets, that starts to affect the body‘s ability to survive. in the uk, you‘re looking at average sea temperatures of around 12—15 degrees which would cut your survival times of up to six hours potentially. but that‘s if you overcome some of the initial impact of the cold shop. if he were to fall into the water when it‘s he were to fall into the water when it's 15 he were to fall into the water when it‘s 15 to he were to fall into the water when it's 15 to 20 he were to fall into the water when it‘s 15 to 20 degrees you can suffer from cold shop, physiological response. it doesn‘t matter how good a swimmeryuan, response. it doesn‘t matter how good a swimmer yuan, how fit and healthy you are, it causes you to cast uncontrollably —— swimmer you are. it can send your heart rate up. you lose control of your breathing for a few seconds, to a minute or two. if you are panicking and you have fallen into the water, you can really start to get into difficulty quite quickly. whether you are falling in unexpectedly as kay did

or whether it is slipping into a lake, reservoir or canal, it is ending up getting cut off. the key thing is rest and relax for the first couple of minutes. get hold of your breathing, get back control of the situation. lie on your back, extend your arms and legs and gently skull. that gives you the best ability to calm down, says the situation and make your next move. how situation and make your next move. h ow ofte n situation and make your next move. how often does it happen that fall off people ferries and what normally are the outcomes? fortu nately fortunately it doesn‘t happen very often but people do go overboard. robbie more often than you would think. i ran a survey a couple of yea rs think. i ran a survey a couple of years ago with leisure boaters and around one in eight claim they have been accidentally overboard in the last 18 months or so. if you are in that situation when you are in close proximity to the water, out on a boat or kayaking, there are some measures you need to take to make sure if you fall into the water, you are better prepared. things like wearing a life jacket or a buoyancy

aid and make sure you have a means for calling for help should worst happen. fortunately people don‘t often fall off ferries but when they do, especially around the uk and north mediterranean, the water cabbages are quite cold. u nfortu nately, cabbages are quite cold. unfortunately, sometimes the outcomes are not quite as positive as kay —— the water temperatures. it is the impact of the cold water, people will start to drown a lot more quickly be of the water is. if you think about the position in the water, the likelihood she would have been bobbing around at most with her head and shoulders above the water, thatis head and shoulders above the water, that is incredibly difficult to find from a search and rescue effort, even the helicopter. if you are possibly expecting to be in the water, however unlikely, we urge you to make sure you have some kind of buoyancy and then have a means for calling for help, whether that is a radio or a mobile phone, hopefully eve ryo ne radio or a mobile phone, hopefully everyone will learn from this and be a lot more careful on those ferries.

stay away from the edges. kay was very lucky to survive in this situation. this thank you. the headlines on bbc news... birmingham prison is being taken over by the government from gas, after inspectors say it‘s fallen into a "state of crisis". a man has appeared in court charged with two counts of attempted murder after allegedly crashing a car outside the houses of parliament. a british woman says she‘s lucky to be alive after falling from a cruise ship off the coast of croatia and spending ten hours in the sea. families living in a tower block in north london have told this programme they are living in fear after being told that there is a risk their block

of flats could collapse. safety tests on tower blocks run after the grenfell fire found the building could collapse if there was even a minor gas explosion because of the way it‘s been built. noel phillips reports... the future is uncertain for some 87 households on this north london estate are being forced from their flats after been suddenly told injune this year by the harrogate council that their block is at risk of collapse because of a construction fault that‘s been known about for years, but only now being addressed. in a way, i have made this my home. and now, all of a sudden, theyjust want to get us and kick us out, and put us somewhere that may be worse. patrick started squatting in tangmere, the block that is being evacuated, when he was 21. you‘ve lived here a long time? 30 years. probably. i‘ve never moved in my life, so, to me it is hard just thinking about it. in the wake of grenfell, structural tests were carried out on older the tower blocks on this estate. tangmere was built using a large panel system in the 1970s. it‘s the same kind of construction, which caused a section of this high—rise block,

rowland point, to collapse 50 years ago. haringey council has told residents that a risk of a similar collapse is low, but the threat is sufficiently high that they need to be moved out. how are you feeling, at the moment? i'm feeling bad, because i'm scared. and my children should go to work. and i leave my children at home. i'm scared. because i don't know what is going happen. it‘s a combination of the large panel system of construction and a gas supply that makes this block unsafe. this is my bedroom. it's all the packing. archbishop frimpong, who has lived here for over 20 years, has already started packing. he says the council has neglected the building for some time. you can see the damp in this place everywhere. people in this block, a lot of them are suffering. every situation they call me, you go to somebody‘s flat,

you see the number of damp leakings and you say why? the neglect of the block over many years might have put residents‘ health at risk but the council also failed to heed warnings about the danger to people‘s lives. we‘ve been told by one expert who raised concerns as far back as the 1980s that residents have long been at risk. well, the council has always had people at risk here, ever since they put the gas in in the 80s. in the mid to late 80s, the building research establishment did a report on large panel systems saying that they were dangerous and you should regularly check them. what has happened to those reports? what has happened to all the reports in between? lord heseltine, who was responsible for reviving rundown estates in high—poverty areas across in the 1980s wants the government to offer more support to local authorities. i‘d like to see far more power from london switched to local people and local authorities, and local communities. despite patrick‘s crumbling flat, he is reluctant to move

without assurances of a better life. the council says of the 87 residents in tangmere, 60 have been offered alternative accommodation but only 19 have so far accepted their offers. the cabinet member for housing sent us the cabinet member for housing sent us this statement which we do we have made clear commitment to affected residents from home visit, drop—in sessions and regular letters and we have kept residents informed every step of the weight. the number of residents have already been found homes and we will continue to work with those who have not. to understand their needs and address concerns they have. inafew

in a few moments we have the weather. and then the one o‘clock news. you‘ve got to admire this lot. more than 200 competitors from around the world have been taking part in the british beard and moustache championships in the english town of blackpool. andrew plant reports. they‘re calling it a hairy extravaganza. all shapes and sizes of facial haircompeting in 21 different categories. best beard, best moustache, full bea rd freestyle, even finest fake beard, too. a lot of guys really do love their facial hair... well, they‘re attached to it. you know, they love it. so, a lot of guys like to show off. you get quite a lot of extravagant people here and you know, it‘s somewhere you can come and you feel comfortable, i suppose, amongst your peers. all manner of facial hair is here.

from the distinctly european, to respectable english gentleman, sporting some of the world‘s most celebrated sideburns. i am the reigning world and british natural sideburns champion. it takes a lot of looking after. the conditions here today aren't perfect for the beard, the wind, the humidity is having an effect, but it's the same for everybody so... it's pretty big this time. there's a lot of people from germany and europe. one ex—world champion. there are guys from new zealand. it's going to be big. no—one takes it terribly seriously. but everybody... as long as you get beaten by a better beard, that‘s ok. first of all, i couldn't be bothered shaving! but then it becomes an identity. and then once you've grown it for so long, you're kind of like, you don't want to get rid of it, because it takes so long to grow. the british beard and moustache championships take place every two years and are getting more popular each time. as more and more people take part to compete for the acclaim and adulation of world‘s

most winning whiskers. andrew plant, bbc news. in a moment, it‘s time for the 1pm news with reeta chakrabarti but first it‘s time for a look at the weather with stav danaos. hello there. it‘s staying pretty warm for the next few days pretty much across the board before it turns a little bit cooler by the end of the week. we‘re maintaining this mild and pretty moist atlantic airflow for the rest of today and into this evening. there will be some sunshine around but also a bit of cloud, one or two showers where the cloud is thickest through central areas, tending to clear off into the north sea as we head into the overnight period. much like last night, there will be a few clear spells, but also quite a bit of cloud and mist and murkiness too. it‘s going to be a mild night pretty much across the board, temperatures no lower than 13 to maybe 16 or 17 in the south. this is the big picture for tuesday.

we are under the influence of a weak area of high pressure, weather fronts though threatened to bring thicker cloud and outbreaks of rain to the far north—west of the country later on in the day. again we start off on a relatively cloudy, murky note. once again, some holes will appear in the cloud and we should see some sunny spells in places, especially across england and wales. to the north—west of the country, that weather front encroaches and win. we will see outbreaks of rain becoming more persistent and heavier and more of a breeze too and again it‘s going to be another warm day. temperatures ranging between 25 or 26 in the south—east. as we head into tuesday night and wednesday, that weather front brings more persistent rain to the north—west of the country and slowly slips its way southwards and eastwards through the day. so it‘s going to be quite a wet start, i think, across much of southern scotland, northern england and into parts of north wales. this weather front continues to migrate south eastwards, a few heavy showers developing ahead of it where temperatures once again will be very warm given any sunshine, 26 or 27 degrees.

something a bit cooler and fresher pushing into the north—west. but at least bright with some sunshine. that warmer air ebbs away across south—eastern parts and allows this cooler air mass to start to spread its way southwards across all areas. we start thursday off on a wet note and the weather fronts bringing outbreaks of rain. as it clears away, skys brighten but the cooler air will arrive. winds picking up from the north—west along some blustery showers to push into north—western areas, where it will feel quite chilly there — 13 degrees in stornoway and temperatures lower in the south east, too, 21, 22 degrees and by friday it turns much cooler for all with a mixture of sunshine and blustery showers. unsafe and in crisis — birmingham prison is taken over by the government after inspectors discovered some inmates were too scared to come out of their cells. the scene of rioting two years ago, inspectors now describe the squalor, the filth, and the smell of drugs heavy in the air. it cannot be the case that the only

time urgent action is taken to restore decency in a prison is when an inspectorate report is published. surely somebody must have been asleep at the wheel. we‘ll be asking whether this is about the failure of the private firm behind the prison, gas, or if there‘s a wider problem. also this lunchtime: a man‘s appeared in court on charges of attempted murder after a car was driven into cyclists and pedestrians outside parliament. a british woman says she‘s very lucky to be alive after falling