coming from. changes are is coming from. changes are expected to ta ke is coming from. changes are expected to take place across the north—west as it begins to encroach into the north—west of the country bringing some rain later in the day. for most of us, variable cloud with sunny spells. maybe a few showers across southern and eastern scotland and northern and eastern england. in the outer hebrides this weather front will be pushing in, temperatures beginning to fall away across the north—west. it will become quite heavy during the course of the night. it then spreads into northern ireland and in too much of scotland. quite windy, too. further south it's going to be another dry night with variable cloud and a few clear spells. most places dry and another muqqy spells. most places dry and another muggy night for most away from the extreme north—west. this is the game—changers, this weather front pushing into the north—west. it will continue to sink south—eastwards,

tending to weaken as it does so on wednesday. it could be quite damp start for much of southern and eastern scotland and northern ireland. as it moved stone it will be coming a bit —— it will be becoming a bit lighter. the last of the warm and humid conditions across the warm and humid conditions across the south—east on wednesday afternoon. it could get up to 26. cooler the further north and west you are. much cooler air continues to push south—eastwards during thursday, doesn't reach the far south—east until the end of the day and into friday. that weatherfront will bring a wet morning to east anglia and the south—east. eventually it clears away. for much of the country it will be a mixture of the country it will be a mixture of sunshine and blustery showers. something much cooler across scotla nd something much cooler across scotland and northern ireland. the last of the fairly warm days in the south—east, thursday. all change friday. that cooler air spreads in

across all areas. by saturday those temperatures down to the mid teens play in the south—east. blustery showers and sunny spells and dare i say it, the nights will be chilly enough that we could see a touch of frost in a few places this weekend. a reminder of our main story this lunchtime. the former police chief sir norman bettison, accused of trying to blame liverpool fans for the 1989 hillsborough disaster, has had all charges against him dropped. my my involvement in the events around hillsborough has often been misrepresented below in parliament. since then, i've been forced to deny strenuously that i have done anything wrong in the aftermath. of the disaster. that's all from the bbc news at one, so it's goodbye from me. and on bbc one, we nowjoin the bbc‘s news teams where you are.

hello. good afternoon i'm chris mitchell. it's 1:30pm and here's your latest sports news... england are 84—for—1i on the fourth day of the third test against india. india need 6—more wickets to win england need to reach 521 or bat for a day and a half to save the match. what's more likely? patrick geary is at trent bridge for us, patrick a terrible morning for england. why can't they bat? chris, i wish i had the answer. we have been asking me question for long enough. it was another batting colla pse long enough. it was another batting collapse for england. perhaps lack of defensive techniques, we exploded

by india. —— ruthlessly exploited by india. ithink by india. —— ruthlessly exploited by india. i think the same awkward questions are going to be asked by alex cooke. he was another caught in the slips. he is only averaging about 20 this year. another one to 90, about 20 this year. another one to go, you guessed it, called in the slips was joe go, you guessed it, called in the slips wasjoe root go, you guessed it, called in the slips was joe root some go, you guessed it, called in the slips wasjoe root some of go, you guessed it, called in the slips was joe root some of the england captain. the third man out. and last, ali pope. he is new to this site. this was not the type of shot you want to be seeing in these circumstances. it was a great catch, though. it feels like a temporary reprieve, to be honest. it was him and ben stokes that batting went to lunch 84—a. we have not seenjonny ba i rstow get. lunch 84—a. we have not seenjonny bairstow get. he had a fracture to his middle finger. we understand he

will bat, but he hasn't done it yet. it is difficult to see how any batsman can save this. it feels pretty inevitable that this series is going to be 2—1 going into the fourth test down in south hampton. 0k, fourth test down in south hampton. ok, taxi for england it looks like. jose mourinho retains the full backing of manchester united's board despite sunday's 3—2 premier league defeat at brighton. the result and performance has attracted widespread criticism. our sports correspondent is david ornstein. this has been a summer of discontent for manchester united, withjoe's a mourinho frustrated at what he perceived to be a lack of signings towards the end of the transfer window. he had to signings as outfield players, but he wanted a centre half and cover for another. he did not get them before the tra nsfer he did not get them before the

transfer deadline. manchester united kicked off the season by beating leicester. i was at that game, it was tense. they were beaten on sunday 3—2 with more suggestions thatjosie mourinho could be the first manager to be effective the premier league. we understand that the united board have given him theirfull backing. the united board have given him their full backing. they are fully supportive of him. they say why do we need to look at somebody else when there is no managerial vacancy available. they face tottenham on their next match on monday. the pressure could melt if they do not win that. the rugby football union says it'll continue with its disciplinary charge against danny cipriani after the gloucester fly—half pleaded guilty to assault and resisting arrest outside a nightclub in jersey. the rugby players association had called on the rfu to drop its case against him. here's our rugby union reporter is chris jones. well, earlier today the players union, the rugby players association

released a short, but strong statement saying that the rfq should drop their action against danny cipriani. last week he was fined £2000 after pleading guilty to assault and resisting arrest. he was then find the same amount by his clu b then find the same amount by his club and also told to do ten hours of community service. gloucester say it was some minor offence and they feel that rfu should not crack on with their action. some feel that cipriani is being tried and disciplined three times for that one incident. i'll have more for you in the next hour. thank you very much. let's get more now on the news that sir norman bettison will not face prosecution over the aftermath of the hillsborough disaster. last year, the former chief constable was charged with misconduct in public office. it was alleged that he had lied about his involvement in the wake of the disaster in 1989

and about the culpability of liverpool fans. today, the crown said it would discontinue the case at a hearing at preston crown court. norman bettison gave this statement outside court earlier. the loss of those who will never come home from hillsborough is an enduring tragedy. such a devastating loss is deserving of all of our sympathies. and is always included in mind. nothing in my experience over the last six years has done anything to diminish that sympathy. my anything to diminish that sympathy. my involvement in the events around hillsborough have often been misrepresented even in parliament. since then, i have been forced to denounce strenuously that i have

done anything wrong in the aftermath of the disaster. and today's outcome vindicates that position. six years ago, i was driven from the job that i had been my vocation for a0 years. and some commentators who did not really know anything about me or the fax, rush tojudgement really know anything about me or the fax, rush to judgement and predetermined my guilt. but something i learned early in my police service is that no injustice was ever satisfactorily resolved through being unjust. there may be a time to say more about the experience of the last six years, but today is not that day. i will close by saying that throughout the last six years, i have retained my

faith in the rule of law and the judicial process and my family and friends have retained their faith judicial process and my family and friends have retained theirfaith in me. i would like to think desperate i would like to take this opportunity to say how much that has meant to me and to think my legal tea m meant to me and to think my legal team for their steadfast and professional reports of my position. thank you. sir norman bettison there. there should be tougher regulations for bailiffs in england and wales according to the charity citizens advice. it says it helps someone with bailiff issues every three minutes and that the level of debt for household bills like gas, electricity and council tax has reached £19 billion. our correspondent simon gompertz reports. when bailiffs are called in, charges can escalate, and there is the fear that belongings will be taken. with arrears on household bills rising stubbornly, even more people are in danger. in the last five years, household debts including council tax, energy bills and even parking fines have risen by a0%, to an annual £18.9 billion,

while problems with bailiffs have tripled to 90,000 a year, and that is just complaints to citizens advice. people have told the charity they are scared to open their doors because of aggressive tactics from bailiffs, even having things removed from their homes while they are ill, which is why citizens advice is calling for an independent regulator for bailiffs. household debt is increasing, and referral to bailiffs is as well. in 2017, 2.3 million referrals were made to bailiffs, and at the receiving end of that are families and households who are intimidated and worried and concerned that they're building up even more debt, rather than finding a way out. councils say they are protecting vital services like elderly care when they use bailiffs to retrieve money. even so, the ministry ofjustice is launching a call for evidence on bailiffs, and has promised to take action if necessary. the opposition in venezuela is calling for fresh protests today,

in protest at president maduro's latest attempts to stop his country's economic freefall. yesterday, he devalued the currency, issuing a new type of bank note which effectively takes five zeros off the bolivar. meanwhile, thousands of venezuelan migrants continue to cross into neighbouring countries, as lebo diseko reports. walking to what they hope will be a better life. venezuelans desperate to escape their countries economic misery. they have crossed countries by foot, hitchhiking, any way they can. more than1 million have entered columbia in the last 15 months. here at that country's border with ecuador they continue to arrive despite passport requirements. many are heading south to join family members in peru and chile. this woman, like many others, sold almost everything to try and make the journey. translation: my husband is desperate. he is in peru.

my family is also desperate. they are in venezuela. all we want is to go to peru to work. we want to help our families. i have two children. i have sold my house. i have nothing else. i can't go back to venezuelan with empty hands. but she has just days to reach peru before authorities there tighten their passport requirements. venezuela's other neighbours are also feeling the strain. in brazil, troops had to be sent to the border town after locals attacked several migrant camps and then set them on fire. it is the ongoing economic crisis that is pushing so many venezuelans to leave. spiralling prices, food shortages, empty shelves, families struggling to eat. president maduro's response was to issue new banknotes, devaluing the currency by 96%. the government hopes it will help curb inflation which the imf predicted could run at 1,000,000% by the end of the year. many venezuelans are confused about how and if it will help.

many economists say it will only push this country deeper into a crisis that it already cannot afford. let's get more on this story from our reporter julia carneiro, who's in the brazilian town of pacaraima on the border with venezuela. residents of pacaraima have just finished a motorcade, which they have called a peace motorcade, with around 20, 30 cars, taking part, calling for peace and reacting after the wave of violence that we saw here over the weekend with residents of the city protesting against the massive presence of venezuelan immigrants here. this wave of violence in which there were aggressions, attacks against immigrants camps, people with their belongings burned down. there are lots of venezuelans here in the audience as well. let's see what they have to say about the building tension here in the north of brazil.

translation: what happened here was shocking. we did not deserve to be treated that way. no human being — perfect or not — should be treated like that. translation: everything we are facing in our country, it's not like we want to invade another country, but the economic situation has made us leave our homes in search of a better life, so we can help our families were left behind. here, though, the people taking part were saying that they are calling for peace, that there is space for the venezuelan immigrants and that they need to work on building a community together. in a moment, we'll have all the business news, but first the headlines on bbc news... former police chief sir norman bettison will not be prosecuted over alleged lies he told following the hillsborough disaster, as charges against him are dropped. official figures show the government's finances were in surplus by £2 billion last month, the biggest figure

forjuly in 18 years. nhs providers, representing hospitals and ambulance services warns the risk to services is real and drug supplies could run out in the event of a no—deal brexit. i'm ben bland. in the business news... donald trump has again accused china of manipulating its currency to combat us tariffs. he made the accusation in an interview with reuters. it echoes claims the us president made during his 2016 campaign and repeated last month. mr trump also criticised the head of the us federal reserve for raising interest rates, prompting the dollar to fall. the us and china will hold talks in washington this week on trade. as we've been hearing, britain recorded its biggest budget surplus for the month ofjuly in 18 years. the surplus — that's how much more came in than was spent — was £2 billion last month.

that excludes state—controlled banks. it's more than double the surplus in july last year. well above forecasts too and was thanks to more tax payments coming in. house of fraser's flagship store on oxford street in london will now stay open. the chain's new owner has agreed new terms with its landlord. the store had been due to close under a restructuring plan that house of fraser announced injune. but the department store group fell into administration earlier this month. it was then bought by mike ashley's sports direct, who says he plans to keep eight out of ten of its shops open. it's always a good place to be when you have more money coming in than the amount you're spending. and it's no different for the government. the figures from the office for national statistics show that the government's finances were in surplus by £2bn last month — that's the biggest surplus forjuly in 18 years. it means in that month the government's income was £2bn higher than its spending.

and that surplus is double what it was a year ago. now that is just looking atjuly. if you look at the financial year so far — that's from april to july the government did borrow £12.8billion. it sounds a lot, but that's actually the lowest level for that period since 2002. it is £8.5billion less than in the same period last year. why does this matter to you and me? well — analysts say that because the government is borrowing less, it should give the chancellor philip hammond extra money to play with in the budget this autumn — be that to spend more on certain things or maybe even cut some taxes. but of course, we'll have to wait and see. here's yael selfin, chief economist, at kpmg uk. well, he has got some extra wiggle room from the last fiscal year. there is £5.8 billion that we know and based on the figures so far he may have an additional £10 billion to spend, but we have already heard

the prime minister committing to additional spending on the nhs and that could actually leave him with no extra spending in the autumn budget if he wants to keep to his target. in the next few weeks or so, a whole batch of new students will be starting at colleges and universities. managing money will be something they have to get used to. a survey has found though more than one in ten undergraduate students have fallen behind or missed payments within the last six months. that's on university accommodation, credit cards, household bills or other debts. but it's not all doom and gloom — the research by the government's money advice service also found that three—quarters feel confident managing their money and a similar proportion have some savings in the bank. joining us isjoe surtees, policy manager at the money advice service. we re

were there any things in particular that you were surprised by as a result of the research that you have done? the sun i think it was what surprise a lot of people about students being bad at managing money g. frankly, not true. as he said, three quarters feel confident in managing their money. and there are some who have a budget and they stick to it. when we are looking to the survey, nearly eight out of ten have savings. as students, how are they able to do that? that does not include money that they have in their current account. actually the levels saved on a month—to—month basis, are surprisingly high. we found ao% are trying to put money away every month to save for the future occurrences. i dare say we might have some soon to be students

watching us this afternoon. what would you say is the biggest tip you can give them for managing their money when they get started? just keep track of your income and expenses. keep track of your income and expenses. still make a budget and stick to it. if you get into trouble, there is advice and guidance out there. you can search for it on the money advice service website or you can call us. do you get the sense that students are more money savvy than they were? get the sense that students are more money savvy than they were ?m get the sense that students are more money savvy than they were? it is interesting. our research does not go back to look at what things were like even ten years ago. it does seeiti like even ten years ago. it does seem like they are. ok, thank you. let's ta ke

seem like they are. ok, thank you. let's take a look at the markets. the ftse 100 is fairly flat — down just a shade. investors here and around the world waiting to see what happens in the trade talks between the us and china. a couple of shares worth pointing out — home—builder persimmon is higher after some impressive results. its profits for the first half of the year leapt by 13% and it said there was strong demand for homes. at the other end of the scale... but bhp billiton — the mining company — down sharply. that's interesting because it reported a 33 percentjump in annual underlying profit — but investors were concerned about operating cost pressures and a delay in making future savings. and the pound is slightly were covering a little bit this week against the dollar. there will be more business drop the afternoon, but back to you. an area of sea in the arctic that is normally frozen all year round has broken up, opening up waters

north of greenland. this unusual event, which has never happened before, has happened twice this year already due to a change in climate conditions. our environment correspondent, matt mcgrath, explained to joanna gosling why scientists are worried about this development which affects the oldest and thickest ice in the region. normally you get ice that is four metres thick, up to 20 metres thick in some regions. basically it is blown across the arctic area from siberia. it is very unusual and scientists have always said it would be one of the last areas of ice to break up. what has happened twice this year, and it is the first time that it has been recorded since we've had satellites, is that temperatures have been unusually high and it has led to winds in the region... the combination of the high temperatures and winds has blown this very thick ice away from the shore and it has started to break up into much smaller pieces. that is what we have seen. it is likely to refreeze again in the next few days as temperatures change, but at this moment in time, it is causing some concern for scientists. how significant is that? when you say scientists say it will be one of the

last areas of ice to break up, it sounds very worrying. it is not broken up forever. but it is a worry. we've had very high temperatures all over the world, and across the arctic as well. the sea ice, which scientists keep a very close eye on, is well down on the long—term average. it is not quite a record year, but it is well down on the long—term average. scientists would add these are the fingerprints of global warming impacting the arctic, even though this particular incident is being caused more by wind rather than heat. if it does freeze again, it is as it was? yes. but people would say this is part of a long—term trend. and the long—term trend is the arctic might become free of ice in the summer between 2030—2050. and that will be very harmful for the planet as a whole. that ice reflects heat back out

into the atmosphere. it keeps the planet cool. if we lose that, the dark water will soak up more heat, which makes the planet warmer. all these elements together create a worry for scientists. this is just another one of those elements they had not expected to see and they have seen it now. our correspondent talking a little earlier. our correspondent talking a little earlier. just before we go, have a look at this. it's a waterspout approaching the coast of the north island of new zealand. the footage was captured by professional photographer clay drummond. two tornados have struck homes in the region, causing significant damage. frightening stuff. something a bit more tame, here is the weather. asi as i was going to say, nothing as

seve i’e as i was going to say, nothing as severe as that. but we are expecting a significant change to the weather. by a significant change to the weather. by the end of the way, something fresher and cooler. it is a very lovely afternoon out there for many. there are a lot of holes in the cloud allowing the sun to come in. temperatures in the mid—20s. it will remain humid. the reason is we are bringing ina remain humid. the reason is we are bringing in a lot of cloud and moisture from the southwest. behind this weather front, there moisture from the southwest. behind this weatherfront, there is much cooler air. it will arrive across the northwest corner of the country later today and overnight. for much of the country, it is going to be a dry one. veritable cloud. you could see a dry one. veritable cloud. you could see a few showers east of scotland, and england. but for most it is going to be dried. the wind is going to pick up by the end of the day. the temperatures will be mid—to low 20s. the high 26 to 27. there will be some prolonged spells of sunshine. this evening, a fine end to the day. it is going to turn wet

and windy across the north and west of scotla nd and windy across the north and west of scotland and incident northern ireland and by much of scotland by the end of the night. england and wales, it will be a largely dry one. it is going to be a warm and muggy night. wednesday, this weatherfront is coming, it is going to continue to sink south eastwards. it will end up to sink south eastwards. it will end up across to sink south eastwards. it will end up across the midlands and wales. it is going to be out wet start in the morning. that will go towards the south into the midlands and wales. just some spots of rain. clearer brighter cooler conditions, but i had a vague, the last day of the warmth of the southeast. temperatures peaking at 26 or 27 degrees. but the further north you 90, degrees. but the further north you go, but cooler it will be. that is cooler air, which is actually coming down from greenland and the arctic. it will continue to come towards the

southeast. the weather front across the midlands will eventually clear away from the southeast on thursday morning. it will introduce cooler air. blustery showers on thursday here. there are be some good spells of sunshine. 15 to 2a degrees. the last of the fairly warm days. by friday, it is cooler everywhere. as we friday, it is cooler everywhere. as we get into the weekend, even fresher than that would sunshine and blustery showers. hello, you're watching afternoon live — i'm martine croxall. today at two: all charges are dropped against a former police chief inspector accused of trying to blame liverpool fans for the hillsborough disaster. my my involvement in the event around hillsborough has often been misrepresented, even in parliament. since then, i have been forced to deny strenuously that i have done

anything wrong in the aftermath. the sister of one of the victims of the hillsborough tragedy says she's deeply distressed by the decision. very disappointed that they have led us families down, they have let the 96 down and they have also let down the families who are no longer alive to see this journey through to the end.