the north, and and low teens in the north, and blustery showers moving down on northwest wind. darting off warm, turning cooler by the end of the inspectors found blood and vomit on the floor, sleeping staff, and an overpowering smell of drugs. it's not out of control yet, but it's not farfrom it, and the physical conditions there were amongst the worst we've ever seen. we'll be asking whether the failures in birmingham could be more widespread in the prison system. also tonight, the british woman who fell from a cruise ship and spent ten hours in the sea leaves hospital. salih khater, accused of attempted murder after a car swerved into people outside parliament, appears in court. an emotional reunion — the north and south korean families who've been separated for almost 70 years. continue — action! and the actor idris elba talks to us about his new film and his new role behind the camera.

and coming up on bbc news — india's captain, virat kohli, makes england pay a heavy toll at trent bridge. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. birmingham prison is being taken over by the government from the private firm gas, after inspectors said it had fallen into a state of crisis. the chief inspector of prisons said it was the worst prison he'd ever been to — conditions were filthy, and some inmates were scared to leave their cells. he accused the ministry ofjustice of being asleep at the wheel, saying it should have intervened earlier. our midlands correspondent sima kotecha sent this report from birmingham. it's one of the country's largest

jails, but today hmp birmingham has been branded as the most violent prison in england and wales. parts of the prison are squalid, its cockroach infested, it's rat infested, it's disgusting. a former inmate released injune said it was perilous. we've protected his identity because he's concerned about his safety. i've seen people thrown out of the balconies onto the netting. i have seen people just beaten up in front of staff, just whacked. organised fights. that happens a lot, organised fights where one guy has got a beef with another guy, and they will organise a fight in the laundry room, in the shower room, on the landing, and the staff turn a blind eye. the chief inspector of prisons says somebody must have been asleep at the wheel for it to get this bad. in a report, he says blatant drug use was not being tackled.

staff and inmates were often fearful and parts of the jail were filthy, with the vermin, blood and vomit on the floor. the prevalence of drugs, the levels of violence, the lack of order, discipline and control within the prison has led to a state of affairs where it is verging on being out of control. it's not out of control yet, but it is not far from it, and the physical conditions there were amongst the worst we have ever seen. the government says the situation is appalling and they are now taking it over on a temporary basis. i'm afraid, in this case, 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 have had to make the difficult decision to step in ourselves. already a decision has been made to reduce the number of inmates by 300 and increase the number of prison officers. gas has been in charge here since 2011,

but today's disturbing report is bound to raise some questions about its role in running prisons. the company has welcomed the findings and says it is an opportunity to urgently address some of the problems. a recent video filmed by inmates inside the prison smoking what looks like cannabis. downing street says it has confidence in gas‘s leadership and that the company runs prisons effectively. but some former staff disagree. you didn't really have any control over prisoners. the prisoners were controlling you. the prisoners were running the jail. now the onus is on the government and the new governor in charge, who has a month to come up with a plan to turn things around. sima kotecha, bbc news, birmingham. well, our home affairs

correspondent danny shaw is here. danny, is birmingham a one—off? it isa it is a one—off in the sense that this action that has been taken by the government is unprecedented, it has never stepped in midway through a contract to take over the running ofa a contract to take over the running of a private prison, but it is not a one—off in the sense that there are a number of prisons with similar problems, not quite on this scale, but peter clarke has issued urgent notification letters, warning notices to the government on publicly run prisons — nottingham, exeter. he was also very concerned about the conditions at liverpool and wormwood scrubs in london. so the problems you are seeing at birmingham are replicated elsewhere, it is not just birmingham are replicated elsewhere, it is notjust private versus public. the problems are about drugs, a population that is transient, very violent, and also staff reductions. since 2010, we have seen huge cutbacks, resources have seen huge cutbacks, resources have been stretched, and although

more staff have gone in in the last couple of years, what you have got isa couple of years, what you have got is a very inexperienced staff workforce, so a lot of the experience has gone from the prison service, and that used to stop a lot of problems in its tracks. koke, danny, thank you. the woman who fell into the sea from a cruise ship and survived in the water for ten hours has left hospital. kay longstaff was pulled from the adriatic sea yesterday morning after apparently falling from the cruise liner on saturday night. she said she was very lucky to be alive. from pula, guy de launey sent this report. kay longstaff returned safely to dry land on a different sort of ship. the croatian coastguard rescued her from the adriatic after she spent a whole night treading water. i fell off the back of the norwegian star, and i was in the water for ten hours, so these wonderful guys rescued me. this is the moment she was pulled from the sea on sunday morning. her rescuers said she was tired and a bit sunburnt, but remarkably well, considering her ordeal. kay spent the night here

at pula general hospital. she was discharged this afternoon without making any further public statements, but her doctors say that her adriatic adventure doesn't appear to have done her any permanent physical harm. she is in good condition, probably because she is a young and healthy person. and nothing happened to her after ten hours in the croatian sea. kay was on board the norwegian star, filmed here on an earlier cruise. it is thought she was on the seventh deck, close to the back, when she fell. the ship had left the port of dubrovnik and was heading north. that roughly 60 miles out from the coast of croatia, kay longstaff went overboard. the ship made several turns to try to find. only later did it go on to its final cruise stop of venice. everyone is still asking how kay could have survived that long treading water. perhaps her previous experience as airline cabin crew may have helped, or her apparent

dedication to yoga. the major factors in survival in this case are going to be in the warm water, which is about the same temperature as a swimming pool, the fact that it was calm, so it was not a great requirement to work hard to keep her airway clear of the water. that she was female, which helped her float, because females have more body fat than males. whatever happened, it seems like an incredibly lucky escape against the kind of odds which would have broken the bank at a cruise ship casino. guy de launey, bbc news, pula. a man accused of attempting to murder members of the public and police officers in an attack outside the houses of parliament last week has appeared in court. salih khater, who's 29 and from birmingham, is accused of driving a car that crashed into cyclists and pedestrians before hitting into a security barrier. he was remanded in custody by westminster magistrates until the end of the month. our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford was in court. it was last tuesday at 7:37

in the morning that a ford fiesta ploughed through a group of cyclists on the edge of parliament square. without stopping, it drove up the access road to the house of lords car park and smashed into the security barrier. because of the location and the use of a vehicle, counterterrorism officers salih khater, the driver of the car, has now been charged with attempting to murder cyclists at the junction of parliament square and with attempting to murder the police officers who leapt out of the vehicle's path. this morning, he was brought to court for his first appearance in the dock. salih khater wore a grey t—shirt and white trousers and confirmed his name and his address in birmingham. asked what nationality he was, he said sudanese and then quickly corrected that to british. a refugee from sudan, he only got his british citizenship six weeks ago. born in darfur in sudan, he came to britain in 2010, after travelling for two years through africa and europe. he continued his education here

while also working as a security guard. this morning's hearing lasted less than six minutes. the chief magistrate, emma arbuthnot, told salih khater he would remain in custody until his next appearance in court at the old bailey in 11 days' time. daniel sandford, bbc news, at westminster magistrates' court. pope francis has taken the unprecedented step of writing an open letter to all roman catholics, saying no effort will be spared to prevent the sexual abuse of children within the church. the pope, who will visit ireland at the weekend, condemned what he called the atrocities of hundreds of cases of abuse involving priests in pennsylvania in the us. he acknowledged the victims had long been ignored or silenced. rescue efforts are being stepped up in the indian state of kerala, which has been hit by floods. an alert of severe and hazardous weather has been lifted, although some areas

are still under water. india's air force and navy helicopters are airlifting stranded people and dropping food supplies to those they cannot yet reach. more than a00 people have died in the floods, and thousands have been marooned. from cochin, kerala's commercial capital, yogita limaye sent this report. as the water recedes, people want to go back home. but it isn't dryjust yet. praveen and his family left their house in thrissur five days ago. today, he has returned to take a look. but the water level has only gone down a few inches. these low—lying areas, there are many pockets like these where you still find water. it is completely cut off from the mainstream. for us, it is going to take at least a week to kind of get back to complete normalcy. but some don't have a house to go back to. chandra's home has been swept away.

he is a tailor and struggles to make ends meet. "i don't know what to do," he says. more than half a million are in need. and here supplies are coming in that could help. bags of rice, clothes, water — it is all being stocked at this indoor stadium, where it is sorted and re—packed before it's sent off. hundreds of people have volunteered, many of them students. people have just lost everything that they have earned over their entire lives. now this is going into a house, they do not know if it'll stand. or it will crumble on their heads. ijust wanted to do something, do anything at all, rather thanjust sitting at home, watching the news. relief efforts are going on at a frantic pace. this lorry behind me has come in from the neighbouring state of karnataka, bringing boxes of bottled water. they are taken to the centre, and from here they will be dispatched to areas across kerala.

people are waiting for it to arrive. it will help them get through the next few days. many still don't know what is left of their homes and belongings. yogita limaye, bbc news, kerala. our top story this evening. inspectors say birmingham prison is in a state of crisis — the government has stepped in to take control. coming up, a century from virat kohli helps india to build a huge lead over england in the third test match. coming up on sportsday on bbc news, liverpool's mo salah's already opened his account — will last season's top scorer strike at the palace later? some thought the day would never come. separated since the korean war of 1950—53, today a group

of elderly south koreans met their relatives in north korea. it was inevitably an emotional reunion, and probably the last and only time many will see each other. 0ur seoul correspondent laura bicker has the story. it contains some flash photography. after more than 60 years apart, it can be hard to find words. some just throw themselves in their brothers' in arms. in their brothers' arms. others offer a deep bow. "i remember how beautiful you are," says one sister to another, as they try to recognise features not seen in decades. earlier, as she prepared to head north, this 92—year—old couldn't stop thinking about what she would do when she saw her son.

he was only four years old when they were separated. translation: i'm hoping to throw my arms around my grown—up son. i think i would like to ask where and how were you, who did you live with? newsreel: more than 80,000 civilians have already left. mrs lee was one of thousands caught in the chaos as refugees tried to head south at the end of the war in 1953. she lost sight of her husband and son as she was put on a boat. within days, the border was closed. she was trapped in the south, her family in the north. when the moment came, it took only one glance for her to break into a run. for now, all thoughts are on these first precious hours together. even though they both know they are also likely to be their last. this woman knows what these families are going through.

this frail 83—year—old had her one chance three years ago. over 50,000 are still waiting to see their loved ones. translation: it was so good to meet them. but when i was separated from them, it was worse than not meeting them at all. my sisters kept saying how hard it was living in north korea. it broke my heart. these are the human faces of the korean conflict. a symbol of an enduring bond between the two nations, but also a reminder of the pain of decades of division with no end in sight. laura bicker, bbc news, seoul. police are calling for the closure of a loophole which allows criminals to bring antique guns into the uk. under current legislation, it is legal to buy and sell guns —

as long as commercially made ammunition is no longer available. but criminals are making their own ammunition for these antique weapons, and then using them to kill. greg mckenzie has more. 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 that, 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 could buy an antique handgun and bring it back into the uk. look at that. smith & wesson russian aa. which fires aa calibre ammunition in a russian style, which they don't make any more, 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 a real reason for public safety why certain calibres need to come 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 there is more on that story in panorama: legal weapon tonight at 8:30 on bbc one. gatwick airport had to resort to writing flight information manually on whiteboards, after a technical issue hit its digital screens. some passengers missed theirflights as a result of the problem. gatwick says the issue has now been resolved and apologised for the disruption it caused.

more than 600 jobs are likely to go at a company which handles deliveries for house of fraser, which collapsed earlier this month owing the firm more than 30 million pounds. the department store was bought out of administration by the owner of sports direct, mike ashley — but he's already said he won't pay creditors for debts incurred before the takeover. i'm joined by our business correspondent. tell us more. the company runs correspondent. tell us more. the com pa ny ru ns two correspondent. tell us more. the company runs two large warehouses in milton keynes and wellingborough near northampton. for orders for house of fraser, thousands of them, but has been in dispute since it was brought out of administration. the orders have stopped and are being processed, no deliveries taking place and today we found out 627 workers have been given redundancy notices. they one of hundreds of

suppliers owed lots of money by house of fraser. the administrators said the company alone was owed more than £30 million. sports direct have no legal obligation to pay any of house of fraser's debt because the company was brought out of administration. also it is worth mentioning mulberry, the luxury handbag designer has big losses so the ripple effect of this huge retail colla pse the ripple effect of this huge retail collapse are only starting to become clear. cricket, and india have continued to dominate the third test against england at trent bridge. they've declared on day three with a lead of 520. here's our sports correspondent patrick geary. where do england go from here? nearly 300 runs behind in the test, the best guess was down. like too much of their catching. joss buttler the latest to let one slide in the slips. he would get more catching practice soon whenjonny bairstow, england's wicketkeeper, fractured a finger. he went off and joss buttler put on the gloves while india put on runs —

slowly. virat kohli and pujara both made 50s in their own time. pujara finally went after lunch. ben stokes' second wicket. still less than a week after being cleared of affray. meanwhile, kohli kept digging england deeper. so england take tea with little sympathy. a38 runs behind. a tired and frustrated team, but, at some point, they are going to have to bat again. that point would probably be decided by india, who had a few things they wanted to do first. virat kohli went to an almost inevitable century. his second of the series. a superstar at one with his craft. jimmy anderson did finally get him leg before, not before time. cue india moving into fast forward, adding runs wherever they could. until kohli called them in. the declaration with india's lead 520, now england's turn. they must survive two days. yesterday they lasted one afternoon. he's best known for lead roles in some of hollywood's

biggest films and dramas. but now the british actor idris elba has taken on a new challenge — he's directed his first film. yardie, which is out next week, is an adaptation of a novel set injamaica and east london in the 1970s and 80s. he's been speaking to our community affairs correspondent adina campbell. yardie is a nostalgic film about a time in my life when i was growing up in the mid—1980s, starts off in the ‘70s injamaica. follows a young man who goes through a traumatic thing at 11 years old and finds himself in england, still chasing his demons. why won't you stay? mummy has work, vanessa. she can't stay with me. i think people expect a massive gangster film and it isn't that. it is a story about trauma management, if you like. and this is your first big production as a director? were you not tempted to be one of the main characters, or were you solely focused on being behind the camera and leading from the back?

ijust wanted to put all my energy behind the camera, support the actors and let it not be about me but my vision and their vision and, you know, share that. i want you to be real, yeah? really real. first—time directors are typically younger than me. but i have had the university of my career, which has been to work with some of the greatest directors. and for your directorial debut, to film back at home, where you grew up in hackney, that must‘ve been quite special. i did an open casting for extras to come and sort of be a part of the film. like, 2000 people showed up. i think they called it idris carnival day for that day. idris castival day. ijust did that. very good! how do you feel that the film industry is going at the moment in terms of bringing in and nurturing new, fresh black talent? i think it is a very healthy time. you and i sitting here right now, you as a presenter, me as a film—maker, it is an amazing thing. that never happened when i was growing up.

when we look at england, we should all be proud that we are quite a multicultural society here. and it is starting to be reflected in our stories, in our content and our television shows. still a long way to go, you know, but at the end of the day there is movement. series five of luther is coming out soon. lots of people excited. are you surprised byjust how popular it is, notjust in the uk but all over the world? yeah, definitely surprised. started off as a six—part series about a warped detective. and has become an iconic character. the luther fan base deserve a really good luther this year and i'm hoping i have given them one. i can't let you go without asking about the tweets recently. see you later! i've got to ask you. am i looking at the next 007? no. absolutely not? no, you're not. would it be a role you would like to do? i don't want to talk about it, honestly. idris, thank you so much for your time. thank you, wicked. time for a look at the weather.

here's stav da naos there was little sunshine on on the today, but in scotland you saw the best of it across the country, elsewhere we had cloud and drizzle and it stays cloudy and humid tonight across the board. light rain and drizzle through central parts of the uk tending to clear through the night, leaving a legacy of cloud and mist. and it will be humid. starting the day on a warm note and cloud but brea ks the day on a warm note and cloud but breaks in the cloud for sunny spells and tomorrow afternoon more sunshine developing across england and wales. very warm in the south—east, 26 degrees. tuesday night into wednesday, rain across northern

ireland and scotland and a wet start on wednesday here but as it moves south—east, the weather front will wea ken south—east, the weather front will weaken with rain through central parts of the uk. a three—way split with the north—west fresher and brighter and with showers and temperatures fairly mild where we have cloud but in the south—east with sunshine, the humid air, we could see 27 degrees. the fresher conditions sweep southwards on thursday and reach the south—east later on thursday so a wet, humid start in the south—east but then skies brighten up amber cool air will be across the country. blustery winds and showers, heavy and thundering across the north—west. on friday, even cooler, with blustery north—west winds and showers but good spells of sunshine here and there but you will notice it will feel fresher. a reminder of our top story... inspectors say birmingham prison is

ina inspectors say birmingham prison is in a state of crisis and the government has stepped in to take control. that's all from the bbc news at six, so it's goodbye from me and on bbc one we nowjoin the bbc‘s news teams where you are. the government takes over the running of birmingham prison from the private firm gas after inspectors have warned it has slipped into a state of crisis. the british woman who survived ten hours in the sea after falling from a cruise ship will be released from hospital in croatia this evening. staff at gatwick airport are forced to write crucial flight information on whiteboards because of an it failure affecting screens. the problem has now been fixed. sportsday in a moment but first a quick look at what else is coming up on bbc news. as the government takes

over the running of birmingham prison from gas, we will be getting reaction from a prisoner governor's association. and we will be finding out why the humble lobster has ended up out why the humble lobster has ended up as collateral damage in donald trump's trade war. we will be hearing from idris elba as he makes his debut as a director in a film set in jamaica his debut as a director in a film set injamaica and london in the 19705. at set injamaica and london in the 1970s. at 10:a0pm and