hello, you're watching afternoon live. i'm simon mccoy. today at 2. an unmarried mother of four wins her legal battle to claim a widowed parent's allowance in a case that could affect thousands of others. what should vaughan has said from day one is that it is unfair and wrong that her children should be treated any different than the children and if the parents were made and the supreme court have upheld that today and they have said it is unfairand upheld that today and they have said it is unfair and unlawful, actually -- if the it is unfair and unlawful, actually —— if the parents were married. the sale of energy drinks could be banned in england to anybody under 18 over fears they are damaging children's health, i don't think kids should be allowed energy drinks because it has too much sugar and caffeine in there and they should be able to get enough nutrition through their food. alex salmond faces criticism for setting up a crowdfunding page to pay for his legal battle with the scottish parliament after he resigns from the snp over sexual assault allegations. you say... and, harry sings hamilton —

very briefly — after watching the hit musical in london's west end. coming up on afternoon live all the sport with olly foster. there he is. a busy afternoon. gareth southgate has just named his england squad, the first since the world cup and england's cricketers are in all sorts of trouble, five down in the fourth test against india. more gloomy news later i suspect. and darren has all the weather — no gloomy news here. a pleasant few days and most places will be dry and warming up. nothing extreme unlike the weather we saw the ten doeschate flushing meadows and we will look at that later. thanks, darren. also coming up — it's raining fish in utah in the usa. a lake that needed restocking gets its supplies from the skies. hello, everyone.

this is afternoon live — i'm simon mccoy. an unmarried mother has won the right to a widowed parent's allowance, after taking the case to the supreme court. siobhan mclaughlin was refused the benefit after her partner died in 2014, because the couple, who had 4 children and had been together for 23 years, weren't married. but supreme courtjustices ruled this morning that denying her the benefit was unlawful. the ruling could help thousands of families in a similar situation, as jon donnison reports. john adams died from cancer in 2014, leaving behind four children. but their mother and his partner of 22 years, siobhan mclaughlin, was told she was not entitled to widowed parents allowance because the couple weren't married or in a civil partnership. for siobhan, that denied her family up to £117 a week

and just wasn't fair. the commitment was the same. when we had children, they took his surname and his name is on the birth certificates. it was a family unit. they have no say in whether their parents were married or not. what child does? that was hard. it was hard to think that my youngest was ten and another child who is also ten in her class, parents were married, could get that. but she couldn't. but after a protracted legal battle, the supreme court has now ruled that is wrong, and that the current law for bereaved parents is incompatible with human rights legislation. what siobhan has said from day one is that it's unfair and it's wrong that her children should be treated any different than children whose parents are married and the supreme court today have upheld that. they've actually said not only is it unfair,

it's unlawful, actually. the current position is that to get widowed parents allowance, you have to be entitled to child benefit and the deceased partner has to have paid enough national insurance. but, crucially, you have to have been married or in a civil partnership. today's judgment could mean other non—married parents have been missing out. sarah cripps‘ partnerjames died of a stroke in 2015, leaving their three children without a father. he had been the principal breadwinner and was up—to—date on his national insurance contributions. but because they weren't married or in a civil partnership, she too missed out on a widowed parents allowance. he was their father in every way. i feel he is now not being treated as their parents and the children aren't allowed his contributions. this would have been money that james would have paid through his national insurance contributions throughout his working life, he was 41 when he died, he'd worked since he was 18. i wonder what's happened to that money. sarah and herfamily

will have to wait, though. the government says it will study today's ruling carefully but says it doesn't change the current eligibility rules for receiving bereavement benefits. siobhan mclaughlin's victory, though, means that position could be further challenged in the courts. jon donnison, bbc news. at the age of 16 you can get married, consent to sex, drink wine or beer with a meal, join a trade union, join the armed forces, or leave home. but the government believes you're too young to buy energy drinks. they want them banned to anyone under 18. uk youngsters are among the highest consumers of these drinks in europe. they contain high levels of caffeine and sugar, often much more than those of standard soft drinks. and that is linked to obesity, tooth decay, headaches and sleep problems. ben ando reports. children are told these drinks will

give them energy, but doctors say they can lead to headaches, sleep problems and upset stomachs. evidence from teachers even suggest they can contribute to children becoming disruptive and unruly in the classroom. more than anything, health experts think that is part of the reason white british children are becoming obese. compared to other soft drinks, they contain high levels of caffeine and sugar and children in the uk are guzzling as much as half as much again as their cou nterpa rts much as half as much again as their counterparts in europe. in terms of sugar content, its associated with increased risk of type two diabetes, tooth decay and obesity, all things that need to be prevented in children. in terms of caffeine, its associated with lack of sleep, addiction, children feel like they need it every morning. that is why officials say action is needed. energy drinks like these are attractive to youngsters,

in brightly coloured cans, and often cheaper than regular soft drinks. but the ingredients list tells a different story. each of these cans can contain as much sugar as this, and as much caffeine as this. the caffeine can cause too much stimulation, the sugar — weight gain and tooth decay. as well as hearing from dieticians, doctors and dentists, the government wants to hearfrom the public. i don't think kids should be allowed energy drinks. too much sugar and caffeine. they should be able to get enough nutrition through their food. as a parent, ijust think it's the parent's duty to give these teenagers a good breakfast rather than relying on these fizzy drinks. if you like, to get them going in the day. food labelling laws say that drinks

with more than 150 millilitres of caffeine should not be drunk by children. the british soft drinks association does not oppose a ban, but believes a voluntary code is enough, stating on its website... this consultation will last 12 weeks and is part of the second phase of the government's childhood obesity plan. already legislation increasing tax on sugar in foods has led to a significant reduction in sugar intake among children, but critics say it does not do enough. banning the sale of energy drinks to youngsters is, they say, the simple next step in getting england's children more fit and less fat. ben ando, bbc news. a news conference is just starting. gareth southgate naming his squad for the first to post world cup matches in spain and switzerland.

let's hear from matches in spain and switzerland. let's hearfrom him. matches in spain and switzerland. let's hear from him. there has only been three league games. we wanted continuity. we have honestly had some really mature conversations with the likes of gary cahill, jamie vardy and ashley young in terms of their desire to look at younger players in the next period as well and we have injuries, so we players in the next period as well and we have injuries, so was players in the next period as well and we have injuries with ias on from the summer with the players. we will not stand still. we have added young players, luke shaw is still only 23, joe gomez, 21, so we have reduced the age of the squad again and we are aware of the excitement over other young players but we think it's a bit early but some others. we are looking to consolidate its the first time in

many a long year that an england manager has picked the squad with a feel—good factor in the country about the squad. what are your reflections on the summer now you have had time to reflect on what went on? it has been quite a while since we haven't come out of the tournament with a root and branch review of english football, frankly. that doesn't mean everything is right, by the way. but where we are is over a period of time, notjust at senior level but with junior teams as well, some real signs of progress and that is down to progress and that is down to progress in youth development, consistency in the plan here and a lot of good things happening. there is still work to do, and one of the biggest concerns would have to be playing time for english players and i think that is shown by the number of the squad that came with this in russia not getting opportunities to play, but more concerned link, young

players not getting the opportunity to play an challenge that. so, it was step you lots of challenges ahead. you touched on the may few moments ago, but how surprised were you told the decisions of jamie vardy but how surprised were you told the decisions ofjamie vardy and gary cahill? we had good discussions in russia with those two guys and i spoke with ashley just russia with those two guys and i spoke with ashleyjust this week. they may have come to a point where they recognise their role in the squad and all three have been brilliant in contribution, notjust in my time as england manager but with gary in particular over quite a significant period of time and as

you get to become an older player, that squad role is more difficult and there is a lot of competing things with your family, time, and there is a lot of competing things with yourfamily, time, and a recognition that we are going to look towards younger players, but the me it was a mature discussion andi the me it was a mature discussion and i am pleased that all three want to remain available or want and they don't want to retire from international football, partly because they don't have an ego and they don't feel they need to make a big announcement about retiring, but they would also still love to be involved if needed in the games that matter and i think that allows us to look to the future but also we know that if we have big qualifiers where inexperience will be key we have some excellent professionals to call on. it was suggested recently that maybe you lacks a creative midfielder in the squad. do you expect adam lalla na, midfielder in the squad. do you expect adam lallana, having had so long out in the last 18 months or

so, to maybe fill in and do that role? well, adam is a player that has been a big contribution for us and we have a lot of time for. when you look at the squad i have named, all of that squad should be available for two years' time. we only have 20 matches between now and the european championships, so we don't want to waste time in terms of looking at new things, opportunities to look at younger players, embed principles that will be with us over a period of time, and we have six of those matches in the next three months so we have do continue to progress but we are working off a solid foundation this time and add is definitely a player that falls in the category of if he had been fully fit, he would have come with us in the summer. looking at ruben

loftus—cheek, and it's early in the season, but are you concerned he's only had 22 minutes of football for chelsea in the premier league? only had 22 minutes of football for chelsea in the premier league7|j chelsea in the premier league?|j think chelsea in the premier league?” think aruban, fabien delph, there are several others, and i go back to the concerns that for young players, to improve, for any players, it's important for young players particularly because they have not got 100 or 200 league games behind them so those learning experiences are them so those learning experiences a re really key them so those learning experiences are really key and then you want them to play in big matches as well, to experience playing under pressure and up against the best opposition, so and up against the best opposition, so statistically, last year we were 33% of the league and this year we are down to 30% and in the top six 33% of the league and this year we are do the o 30% and in the top six 33% of the league and this year we are do the graft': and in the top six 33% of the league and this year we are do the graft is nd in the top six teams the graft is a real concern in terms of the decreasing number of english players and where i have difficulty with that is that it is not that the talent is not there. we

have shown at under 17 and under 20 world champions, and now senior world cup, there were good players there. we have got to think seriously about how we try to get those opportunities increased because we have some very exciting young players that, if we're not careful, we will lose because of that lack of opportunity. how impressed have you been... that is gareth southgate, luke shaw, james tarkowski and alex mccarthy have been included in the squad to face spain and switzerland after the success spain and switzerland after the success in getting this to the semifinals of the world cup he has said it's been awhile since we came out of the tournament and not had a root and branch review of english football, some laughter at that. more analysis on that in the sport later. the prime minister has declined to say that the uk will be better off in the medium term after britain leaves the eu. theresa may was asked about brexit at a press conference in kenya,

as part of her trade tour of african countries. she replied that the government is ‘pursuing a good trade deal‘ with the eu. 0ur political correspondent ben wright has been travelling with the prime minister. it was an interesting press conference that wrapped up the dash around sub saharan africa that the prime minister was on. most striking was the fact that president kenyatta whited out tellingly that this was the first time a british prime minister had been to kenny in 30 yea rs minister had been to kenny in 30 years —— kenya. there are now countries around the world desperately seeking business in this fast—growing economy and he was put on the spot about brexit and asked if he thought it was a big opportunity and he didn't. he said he wanted continuity and guarantees from brexit, that he got, that the current tariff from kenya into the uk would continue and he did not think brexit would be detrimental and there could be deeper trade ties

but the country is also looking at the usa, china, other european countries. he put the uk gently in its place as he talked about global britain. for her part, theresa may sounded upbeat and confident about the prospects of getting a deal. we're very committed to ensuring for kenya that that duty—free, quota—free access is maintained. so we have already started those discussions. we can't formally put into place future trade agreements, there is a legal issue about our relationship with the european union. so there is a point up to which we are not able to put that into place, legally, but we continue through the implementation period to operate on the same basis. we are looking to transition arrangements such that there is continuity. that is what is important for business, what is important for traders, that people have the confidence of knowing what the position will be and the continuity of the current arrangements. there's no cliff edge, no sudden disruption to their trading arrangement. that is what we will deliver.

i thought that was interesting, theresa may emphasising the need for continuity after the day britain leaves. no talk about no deal being better than a bad deal today. this is the last day of her dash around africa this week. next week she is backin africa this week. next week she is back in westminster trying to get that deal with brussels and then trying to sell it, if she gets it, to westminster. something of a respite from the political reality back home. you're watching afternoon live, these are our headlines. in a ruling that could affect tens of thousands of families, an unmarried mother of four wins her legal battle to claim bereavement payments, following the death of her partner scotland's former first minister, alex salmond faces critcism for launching a crowd—funding campaign to fight sexual misconduct allegations after he resigned from the snp last night. children under eighteen could be banned from buying sugar and caffeine—filled energy drinks in england, in a bid to tackle childhood obesity.

england's cricketers really struggling on the first day of the fourth test at southampton. 82—5, just resuming after lunch. luke shaw has been recalled by england for the matches against spain and switzerland next week. gareth southgate also included james tarkowski and uncapped southampton keeper alex mccarthy. hearts manager criag levein says he hopes to be backin criag levein says he hopes to be back in the dugout in just over a he's been discharged from fortnight. he's been discharged from hospital after a heart scare earlier this week. i'll be back with a full update in the next 15 minutes. the troubled payday lender wonga has said that it is stopping taking new loan applications. the company says it is still considering "all options" after reports suggested it was on the brink of collapse. it follows a surge in compensation claims against the firm, amid a government clampdown on payday lenders. wonga had faced criticism for its high cost, short term loans, which some said targeted the vulnerable. a man found guilty of manslaughter by gross negligence

after a student died in a speedboat crash is appealing his conviction. jack shepherd was absent from his trial at the old bailey injuly, where he was sentenced to six years in prison following the death of charlotte brown. the court of appeal has confirmed shepherd, who left the country prior to his trial, has lodged appeals against his conviction and sentence. england's schools are facing a ‘severe' teacher shortage according to the education policy institute. the independent think tank says as well as teacher shortages, students face bigger class sizes and there are more subjects being taught by staff without a relevant degree. it suggests targeted pay increases could combat the recruitment problem. the former leader of the scottish national party, of sexual misconduct. mr salmond led the snp into government, and was at the helm he strongly denies the allegations, which relate to his time in office. scotland 5 first minister nicola sturgeon has said politics shouldn t

play a part in the row engulfing her predecessor. catriona renton reports. i heard a rumour... i think we won the election. it was the party with which his name was synonymous, a member for 45 years, leader for 20, seven of those as scotland's longest serving first minister. but following allegations that emerged last week, alex salmond has left the scottish national party. in a statement, he said... last week, it emerged alex salmond had been the subject of an investigation by the scottish government. two civil servants made complaints of sexual harassment, dating back to 2013 when he was still first minister.

the details have been passed to the police. there followed demands from opposition politicians that mr salmond should be suspended by the snp. the first minister and snp leader, nicola sturgeon, has told the bbc mr salmond's resignation from the party is incredibly difficult. this is not really about politics or about party or personality. if the rhetoric that we hear, that all of us have indulged in, in recent times about allowing people to come forward and have complaints dealt with fairly and impartially and with due process is to mean anything, then that should apply regardless of politics. alex salmond intends to take the scottish government to court over the process of how the complaints are handled. last night, he set up a crowdfunding page to pay for this. he has already exceeded his £50,000 target. 0pposition parties have

criticised the move, one labour mp suggested people should donate to the charity women's aid instead. alex salmond said he intends to resume membership of the snp if he wins his case. but his focus now is to clear his name. myanmar‘s leader, aung san suu kyi, should have resigned in the wake of the violence against her country's rohingya muslim population. that's the view of the outgoing united nations human rights chief, who's told the bbc that she should have considered returning to house arrest, rather than excusing her country's military. a recent un report concluded that myanmar‘s military should be investigated for genocide, and blamed aung san suu kyi for failing to prevent the violence. 0ur correspondent imogen foulkes reports from geneva. conclusive evidence from a un inquiry this week of war crimes, crimes against humanity, even genocide against rohingya muslims in myanmar. so sure are the investigators of

theirfacts, they even named senior military commanders. but in the face of this overwhelming evidence, aung san suu kyi still insists her country is fighting terrorism. the danger of terrorist activities, which was the initial cause of events leading to the humanitarian crisis in rakhine, remains real and present today. unless this security challenge is addressed, the risk of intercommunal violence will remain. that was just too much for the un human rights commissioner. for over a year, he has tried to persuade aung san suu kyi, a woman he once deeply admired, to distance herself from her generals. in a final interview before leaving office, he bitterly criticised her stance. she was in a position to do something. at the very least, she could have kept quiet.

there was no need for her to be the spokesperson of the burmese military. she didn't have to say this is an iceberg of misinformation, these are fabrications. she could have just stayed quiet, or even better, she could have resigned. she didn't do that. harsh words for a woman once venerated around the world as a pro—democracy leader and nobel peace prize winner. but human rights groups believe the criticism is justified. aung san suu kyi may now go down in history not as a champion in the face of unspeakable human rights violations. researchers are suggesting that the daily commute could be treated as part of the working day, because so many people check their emails on the way to and from the office. they say that employers could rethink what they count

as "working hours." a beach bar on the croatian island of rab has found an unusual way of attracting pet owners — by organising a swimming and running contest for them and their dogs. (00v) fifteen dogs and their owners jumped from a boat a hundred after the swim — the pets were also challenged to an eating and drinking contest with dog—friendly ice cream and beer. bonnie the white poodle was the winner. the weather now. career going well? mine is over. this looks like tennis to me. novak djokovic has just realised he's going to be on here, hasn't he? i

think they call these things ie sausages. it is very hot. it's not just been very hot, it has been humid as well so the temperatures we re humid as well so the temperatures were 36 degrees in laguardia airport, nearly 100 fahrenheit, normally about the mid—airport. —— and it was 36 degrees, and the minimum temperature was 29 and there was no relief at night either. just not calling down at all and there are high humidity is as well, so new rules will have to be introduced to cope with the heat and you have to go into an ice bath and not talk to your coach. 0k, we won't go down that road. i will show you the satellite picture. there will be changes in the forecast. look at all this cloud here. thunderstorms and heavy rain not far away, just fading

away and new york is still dry. the cloud is trying to come in and we will find over the next few days that the weather will change and there is relief in sight for the players and spectators because spectators have been struggling as well. even by the end of thursday we might see showers arriving and they will be around through friday and saturday. the big difference is the drop in temperature. that will make it easierfor drop in temperature. that will make it easier for running around when it is dry and then the temperatures will rise, but not up to 35 or 36 like we saw recently. anything of releva nce to like we saw recently. anything of relevance to people who might be watching now? well, it is the weather. the highest temperature of the summer was 35 degrees for us. and it will be a nice weekend?‘ lovely few days in actual fact. i'm going to ignore you now. my turn. here is the headline for the next few days, and it's very pleasant, not too extreme like the weather we

saw in new york at flushing meadows but it will be warming up and there will be sunshine, a lot of dry weather and some fair weather cloud. but here the cloud looks more angry in highland scotland and some heavy showers in the highlands and just off the coast there has been reported of eight possible tornado. there are the showers across western scotla nd there are the showers across western scotland and maybe some of those showers coming into west wales, but dry elsewhere, temperatures not great but it feels pleasant enough in the sunshine and the winds are light. through deceiving, the showers we do seek will fade away, exceptin showers we do seek will fade away, except in eastern parts of the channel where there will be more coming in. otherwise it will be dry and clear, cold again, like last night when we had temperatures in rowell parts of scotland down to one 01’ rowell parts of scotland down to one or two celsius. a chilly start first thing that it will warm up in the sunshine and we will see a lot of that. except maybe towards cornwall where it will be cloudy in the

morning. later in the western isles the breeze will pick up, but elsewhere, dry, sunny spells and probably a bit warmer, especially in scotland. not so much in the south—east where the cloud will bubble up and there could be light showers around. a bit of rain into the weekend with weather fronts bringing cloud to the west and that will topple into north west parts of the uk. cloud for northern ireland, scotland, north—west england, wales, patchy rain in the morning petering out in the afternoon and you might get sunshine. the rest of england and wales seeing sunny spells and a dry day. the sunnier skies across the east of england and temperatures between 19 and 22 degrees. a pleasa nt between 19 and 22 degrees. a pleasant enough sort of day. there is colder air to come, and it probably won't arrive until next week coming in behind a weather front. that will bring rain into the north—west of the uk, but ahead of that we are drawing up warmth and lifting temperatures up from the south and near continent. there is

the rain coming into north west scotla nd the rain coming into north west scotland and northern ireland during the afternoon on sunday. ahead of that, dry, maybe some cloud and sunshine, probably sunniest in east anglia and the south—east that you can see the heels —— the heat building in aberdeenshire and red colours through eastern england where temperatures could be as high as the mid—20s, similar temperatures on sunday and monday before it sta rts on sunday and monday before it starts to call off next week. this is bbc news — our latest headlines. an unmarried mother of four wins her legal battle to claim a widowed parent's allowance in a landmark case that could affect thousands of others. what siobhan has said from day one is that it is unfair and it's wrong that her children should be treated any different than children whose parents are married. the supreme court today have upheld that. they've actually said not only is it unfair, it's unlawful, actually. the sale of energy drinks could be banned in england to anybody under 18 — over fears they are damaging children's health.

alex salmond faces criticism for setting up a crowdfunding page to pay for his legal battle with the scottish parliament, i suppose we've got to talk about the cricket. although it is a bit grim. they've just lost another wicket. it all started brilliantly on the south coast. joe root won the toss, chose to bat, it went downhill very rapidly. virat kohli said he would have done the same. that's the scorecard at the moment. not sure if the sixth wicket is on there, i think it is. stokes hasjust the sixth wicket is on there, i think it is. stokes has just been trapped, ben stokes, for down by lunch. the top four batsmen all gone, too. keaton jennings

lunch. the top four batsmen all gone, too. keatonjennings is out. it's not very pretty at all. just to think how good england looked in the first two tests, but india where magnificent at trent bridge, just simply blowing india away and they've taken that momentum right into the fourth test as they look to square the series with the one to play. history could be made. eight—year—old history anyway. 0nly once in the history of five test series has a team gone from two down to actually win it. —— 80—year—old. india are going so well at the moment. there will be a fightback. there will be. all too late, though. i can't believe the world cup was this year, it seems ages ago. gareth southgate has announced the team that moves on. 23 men. 0ne southgate has announced the team that moves on. 23 men. one of the games is a nation's league match, it isa games is a nation's league match, it is a glorified friendly a week on

saturday at wembley and then a properfriendly against saturday at wembley and then a proper friendly against switzerland inafew proper friendly against switzerland in a few days later. the first one he has named since he went into russia, a lot of optimism. the squad is not as useful as we were expecting. there's been a recall for luke shaw, he's not that old. he's been one highlight in a struggling manchester united team. ashley young has been dropped, five changes in all. the burly defender comes. alex mccarthy is the only uncapped player. here are the thoughts of england manager. a lot of good things are happening. there is still work to do. one of our biggest concerns would have to be maintained for english players. i think that is shown by a member of the squad that came with us in russia not getting opportunities to play. but more

concerning, young players that might be coming through to challenge that is not getting opportunities to play. for me, it was great what we experienced in the summer, i'm delighted there is visibly connection with the national team, but the next step of how we improve and progress, there's lots of ahead. you can get all the details of that england squad on the bbc sport website. the hearts manager craig levine says he hopes to be back in the dugout injust levine says he hopes to be back in the dugout in just over a fortnight, he's been discharged from hospital the dugout in just over a fortnight, he's the n discharged from hospital the dugout in just over a fortnight, he's the team harged from hospital the dugout in just over a fortnight, he's the team from d from hospital the dugout in just over a fortnight, he's the team from d fror for spital the dugout in just over a fortnight, he's the team from d fror for this al pick the team from home for this week's match against sigman. part of the premiership leaders at the moment. he posted this on social media. —— against saint mirren. he thanked all the paramedics and hospital staff who have helped him out over the last 48 hours. the football association of wales has

held talks over a potential home nations bid for the 2030 world cup. the scottish fa has also confirmed that exploratory discussions have begun with the other home nations. the english fa is already looking at a bid that uefa has previously said it would strongly support. it is fever who make all the difference. a downing street spokesman has said the uk government would be supportive of the bid involving the home nations. the welsh government has also said the same thing. no british players left in the singles draw at the us open after andy murray and cameron nor were knocked out after the second round. this was murray's first ransom appearance after 14 months. —— grand slam appearance. you don't know what's around the corner. if things keep going smoothly and i continue to improve, i believe that i will get back to competing for the biggest competitions because there is no reason why i couldn't. but you don't

know. you just don't know. great news, simon, england only six down. we haven't lost a wicked? the fightback is an! as we've been hearing, an unmarried mother has won the right to a widowed parent's allowance, after taking the case to the supreme court. siobhan mclaughlin was refused the benefit after her partner died in 2014, because the couple, who had 4 children and had been together for 23 years, weren't married. but supreme courtjustices ruled this morning that denying her the benefit was unlawful. georgia elms is from the life matters task force for bereaved families. your reaction to that ruling? it's just amazing. we have been campaigning about this for the last eight and campaigning about this for the last eightand a campaigning about this for the last eight and a half years. to finally hear that people who chose not to get married, for their own reasons, will now be treated the same as people who did choose to get

married, it's just wonderful. people who did choose to get married, it'sjust wonderful. it means their children are not treated as second best. we mentioned the task force, but that represents a number of charities dealing with, presumably, women are finding life incredibly tough. it is made up of a coalition of briefing charities. i represent a charity that supports people who are widowed under the age of 51. 25% of our members are men. i myself was widowed 12 years ago and then ijoined the charity and i got involved further and then became pa rt involved further and then became part of like matters. what you say to people who say, why don't you just get married? it is people's choice. it's somebody else's choice. reversibly, it's not your children's choice. children have not been

having this money just choice. children have not been having this moneyjust because their pa rents having this moneyjust because their parents decided not to get married and that's not fair. all children the same. what effect will this morning have on families who presumably at the moment are finding life very tough? were not sure of the legal implications, but it's twofold. 0bviously the legal implications, but it's twofold. obviously this money is really needed. i myself was able to not work while i was widowed, i found out i was pregnant the day after my husband died. i wasn't working at the time and meant i was able to keep off work and with the two children. i couldn't have gone out to work with the baby and a one—year—old. after that, once they went to school, it went towards childcare. that is necessary for injuries single parent and you haven't got a divorced parent that

can help you look after the children. these people who aren't married men have access to that. on the other thing, to be widowed is just incredibly difficult. i was asked earlier and it isjust tremendous. to be widowed and then find out that your relationship was not recognised is just terrible. for the children to then find out that because their parents weren't married there are not important. what sort of money are we talking about here? there are two benefits here. we're waiting to your home districts. until april here. we're waiting to your home districts. untilaprilsix here. we're waiting to your home districts. until april six 2017, here. we're waiting to your home districts. untilaprilsix 2017, it was £500 a month. until your youngest child, until you stop claiming child benefit from your youngest child. however, and this is something which brought together the

like matters coalition, the government have changed it that you know only get it for 18 months, £350 for 18 months. you get a larger lump sum at the beginning, but only for 18 months which we feel is nowhere near long enough. if the money is the established one way or another, what difference will that make to your life? well, i was married, it but it would make their lives... you cannot give them their partner back but it will make their life that little bit easier while they are dealing with the grief, grieving children. just losing your partner young is totally life changing. children. just losing your partner young is totally life changingm siobhan happen to be watching you right now, what's the message? thank you for taking this up. we've been campaigning favours for eight and a half years but it's through the courage of siobhan to actually go

through, this is the third time she's been to court. she won the first time and then the government one last time. it's just amazing that she's done this. whether or not she will benefit financially from it we don't know. but the fact she has changed the ruling for people who aren't married, 20% of people now aren't married, 20% of people now are not married when they have children, it is the largest growing family group. an amazing day as your phrase that. it is. it would've been my 15th wedding anniversary today. it is really good something good has happened on this day. i'm so grateful he came to talk about it. thank you. —— you came to talk about it. it's been called a "scourge on the environment" — but what can be done about the plastic waste that's making its way into britain's waterways? 0ne environmental charity has come up with an idea — it's turning more than a tonne of plastic waste, collected from the river thames, into a boat. helena lee reports.

a smooth launch for the boat this morning. a boat made, in part, from plastic picked up from the thames and recycled. these schoolchildren from canary wharf college have been a big part of getting the boat onto the water. they've been out on plastic fishing trips like this one, collecting litter. and there's always plenty for them to fish out. when we fish out plastic, it makes us satisfied that we're helping the environment. making the planet better. i think it's quite silly, plastic bottles, when they get thrown away, or plastic bags, they should be recycled and used again. rather than ending up being shipped abroad, the plastic collected by the children ends up here, at this reprocessing plant in dumfries in scotland. we take the bottles, and shred the bottles down into very small parts. and then they are melted, and turned into sections, which are used to make furniture and, of course, the boat. the challenge to create a boat

from recycled plastic was handed to this man, mark edwards, a boat builder with more than 40 years experience making traditional wooden boats. you always look back into history. the method of boat building we use is clinker boat—building, where we nail two planks together, and we rivet it up really, really tight, and it stays there for a lifetime. so, we use that viking technology that got them across the atlantic safely, and back again across the atlantic to tell the tale. this is the first time the boat has been out on the river to fish for plastic. it's one of two boats in the world made from 99% recycled plastic. and the charity hopes it will raise awareness aboutjust how much litter is in our waterways, and what's fished out from the water can be recycled into something else. helena lee, bbc news richmond.

jamie is here — in a moment he will be telling us what's hot and what's not in the business news. first a look at the headlines on afternoon live. in a ruling that could affect tens of thousands of families —— an unmarried mother of four wins her legal battle to claim bereavement payments, following the death of her partner scotland's former first minister — alex salmond — faces critcism for launching a crowd—funding campaign to fight sexual misconduct allegations — he resigned from the snp last night. children under 18 could be banned from buying sugar and caffeine—filled energy drinks in england, in a bid to tackle childhood obesity. here's your business headlines on afternoon live. payday lender wonga has said it is no longer accepting new loan applications as it teeters on the brink of collapse. the company said in a statement on its website that it was continuing to "assess its options" and existing customers could still use their services to manage their loans. dyson, best known for vacuum cleaners and dryers,

has unveiled plans for a 10—mile test track on a former airfield in wiltshire where its new electric cars will be put through their paces. the track and other facilities are part of a plan to start selling a radical electric car from 2021, which would take dyson's total investment in the project to £200m. accountancy giant pwc is telling new recruits they have the option to work when they want. pwc says the new scheme aim is to attract skilled people who don't want to be tied to traditional 9—to—5 hours. (stab + cam 4) what's wrong with wonga? a lot. it looks like it could be going into administration in the next possibly few days. it is teetering on the brink. this is a company that values possibly at about £1 billion in

2012. it offers short—term loans to people who could not get loans elsewhere. partly because of the television ads. they're very popular. particularly with young people, 18 to 25 were very much their target audience. the critics said they were creating a market which didn't exist, they were pushing people into taking these high interest rate loans for short periods, which didn't actually need. what happened was the government stepped in and said they were going to put a cap on interest rates and stop people from paying more than twice what they had borrowed back in interest rates —— interest fees. and then they started getting hit by these compensation claims. what's happened, these claim management companies have gathered together, large number of the claims, and throwing them at wonga and that is

buckling under the strain. the average loan is about 250 quid, they make about 150 quid out of each loan. if the complaint comes in, the processing of that, whether it's a word for or against them, the processing of that complaint costs over 500 quid. it's not going well. what's the latest with the negotiations over nafta? is mr trump about to pull off a trade deal? this is quite interesting. he looks as though he's done it with mexico but there's still a long way to run. he seems to have done a deal there. canada says the are prepared to get into negotiations and come to some kind of deal by tomorrow. however, then we've got congress who got to ta ke then we've got congress who got to take a look over it and that could be queried it against a get difficult. here is our american business correspondent. kim, what is

the latest on this? will be getting killed by tomorrow? we saw some quite positive —— be getting a deal by tomorrow. they said they were close to a deal renegotiating this duel between the uss, ex—cons canada. earlier this week, a key hurdle was passed, the component parts that need to be manufactured in america is going to cards that are produced in mexico and then sent back to the united states. this is a key stumbling block when it comes to negotiating a treaty between the us and mexico. that seems to have been removed and then it's a matter of getting the canadians on board. we've seen some quite positive signs from the canadians. they've come to washington, come to the table to knock out a final agreement. but the key thing will be getting a profile of this nutrient packed through congress as well as the mexico's legislator. there is a time crunch,

mexico has elected a new president is coming into office in december and were trying to get this deal done before this every transition happens. that's why we've seen things speed up in the past few days. it seems as if president trump might be able to claim victory in renegotiating a trade deal he says has hurt american business. the game plan is he gets a substitute for nafta in place, makes peace with the europeans and that gives a bridge to ta ke europeans and that gives a bridge to take on the chinese in full force. we saw some positive murmurs out of europe today as well. some indications they might be willing to scrap import tariffs on cars, that's the key thing president trump has highlighted he thinks is hurting american car manufacturers. if he can get nafta renegotiated and remove import tariffs on american vehicles heading into europe, those are some pretty big trade winds which might give him more momentum

going into negotiations with the chinese, which has been his main target when it comes to his america first trade policies. thanks so much for that. and the markets. there they are. the pound has recovered a little bit of ground. at the moment it is swinging on brexit talks. the ftse, not a huge amount on the markets, pretty quiet. 0k. thank you very much. see you later. prince harry has joked about playing his ancestor king george the third, during a visit to london's west end. the duke and duchess of sussex attended a special performance of hamilton at the victoria palace theatre, to raise money for the duke's hiv charity, sentebale. and the duke didn't pass up the opportunity to break into song, as tom burridge reports. they arrived to watch a hip—hop musical which mocks

the british monarchy. hamilton is about one of america's founding fathers, alexander hamilton, and features the then british king — george iii. the royal couple sat among the audience. the performance raised nearly £300,000 for a charity which prince harry founded. afterwards, the show‘s creatorjoked that a descendant of one of the characters was watching. i thought, you know, it would be funny if i had king george in the show. you know, british invasion. british invasion music. and i wrote the song on my honeymoon, and smash cut to 2018... laughter and i'm sitting next to his sixth great—grandson. and the prince nearly obliged.

# you say... applause that's definitely not going to happen. he did try, but i said no. the duchess knows a thing or two about acting. the prince did have a chat with the king. all of the money raised by last night's performance will help children affected by hiv in lesotho and botswana. some remarkable pictures from the us. this is how you restock lakes that are higher in the mountains. you drop them out of a plane. this is in utah, the division wildlife resources . is in utah, the division wildlife resources. it says this plane is used, but thanks to the small size of the fish they drop, 95% of them

can easily survive the aerial drop. i wonder what happens to the other 596! this i wonder what happens to the other 5%! this method is much less stressful for the fish than being loaded into containers and hatches from here they are formed and transported to remote areas on horseback. that's what was previously done, that's according to the utah division of wildlife resources . the utah division of wildlife resources. i don't know if the fish would have agreed. time for a look at the weather... here's darren bett. hello there. we've got some very pleasant weather to come in the next few days as we head into the weekend and the start of september. most parts of the uk are going to be dry and with some sunshine. it's also going to be warming up, with the highest temperatures likely in the south—east. now, this is a fairly typical weather watcher picture that we've been sent today. some fairweather cloud developing, but on the whole dry with some lengthy spells of sunshine. one or two showers coming into western scotland, northern ireland and western wales. those will fade away this evening. temperatures a little bit below par this afternoon. there will be a bit more cloud

coming in across eastern parts of the channel. may bring a shower to some coastal areas here. 0n the whole, though, dry, clear, hardly any wind at all. it's going to be another chilly night like last night. we could see temperatures in rural parts of scotland down to one or two celsius. so not very warm to begin the day but it'll warm up quickly in the sunshine. a bit more of a southerly breeze developing for western parts of the uk, where we'll see cloud increasing in northern ireland. cloudy for the south—west, cornwall, maybe getting a few spots of rain here. clouding over in the western isles of scotland. some fairweather cloud bubbling up here and there. plenty of sunshine, it will be a bit of a warmer day away from the south—east where the cloud could be thick enough to give us one or two light showers. we've got weather fronts lurking out towards the west. they're making very slow progress and they'll dip their way into the north—weestern half of the uk on saturday. so we've got more cloud around on saturday for scotland, northern ireland, north—west england. maybe a bit of rain through the morning, but i think through the afernoon most of that will tend to fade away. we may get a little sunshine at times. sunny spells for the rest

of england and wales, and always the best of the sunshine across the east midlands, eastern england, where temperatures could be 22 or 23 degrees. now, we're into the second half of the weekend and whilst there's some chillier air waiting to come in from the atlantic as we move into next weekend that weather front which is going to bring some rain into the north—west, we're drawing up some warmer air from the south, from the near continent. so temperatures should continue to rise on sunday. there's the rain coming in, mainly during the afternoon, to northern ireland, western scotland. but elsewhere dry, some sunny spells, it'll be warmer around the moray firth, eastern scotland, as well. with the higher temperatures developing through the midlands towards east anglia and the south—east. here temperatures could be into the mid 20s, low 20s still for eastern parts of scotland. goodbye. hello, you're watching afternoon live. i'm simon mccoy. today at 3.

an unmarried mother of four wins her legal battle to claim a widowed parent's allowance in a case that could affect thousands of others. what siobhan has said from day one is that it is unfair and wrong that her children should be treated any different than children if the parents were married and the supreme court have upheld that today and they have said it is unfair and unlawful, actually. the sale of energy drinks could be banned in england to anybody under 18 over fears they are damaging children's health, i don't think kids should be allowed energy drinks because it has too much sugar and caffeine in there and they should be able to get enough nutrition through theirfood. alex salmond faces criticism for setting up a crowdfunding page to pay for his legal battle with the scottish parliament after he resigns from the snp over sexual assault allegations. # you say... and, harry sings hamilton — very briefly — after watching the hit musical in london's west end. coming up on afternoon live

all the sport wuth 0lly foster. the latest in the cricket. in trouble again. they have lost six wickets on the first day of the fourth test as india look to square the series. more later, 0lley. darren bett has all the weather. good afternoon. we are heading to the start of september and the weather for the next few days does look as though it will be driver most look as though it will be driver m ost pla ces look as though it will be driver most places on those temperatures are set to rise as well. all the details later. also coming up. where to begin, the pain i am in. he sold ten million records in 1972 now at the age of 71, gilbert 0'sullivan is back with a new album and we'll be speaking to him in the studio. hello, everyone.

this is afternoon live. iam simon i am simon mccoy. an unmarried mother has won the right to a widowed parent's allowance, after taking the case to the supreme court. siobhan mclaughlin was refused the benefit after her partner died in 2014, because the couple, who had four children and had been together for 23 years, weren't married. but supreme courtjustices ruled this morning that denying her the benefit was unlawful. the ruling could help thousands of families in a similar situation, as jon donnison reports. john adams died from cancer in 2014, leaving behind four children. but their mother and his partner of 22 years, siobhan mclaughlin, was told she was not entitled to widowed parents allowance because the couple weren't married or in a civil partnership. for siobhan, that denied her family up to £117 a week and just wasn't fair. the commitment was the same.

when we had children, they took his surname and his name is on the birth certificates. it was a family unit. they have no say in whether their parents were married or not. what child does? that was hard. it was hard to think that my youngest was ten and another child who is also ten in her class, parents were married, could get that. but she couldn't. but after a protracted legal battle, the supreme court has now ruled that is wrong, and that the current law for bereaved parents is incompatible with human rights legislation. what siobhan has said from day one is that it's unfair and it's wrong that her children should be treated any different than children whose parents are married and the supreme court today have upheld that. they've actually said not only is it unfair, it's unlawful, actually. the current position is that to get widowed parents allowance, you have to be entitled to child

benefit and the deceased partner has to have paid enough national insurance. but, crucially, you have to have been married or in a civil partnership. today's judgment could mean other non—married parents have been missing out. sarah cripps' partnerjames died of a stroke in 2015, leaving their three children without a father. he had been the principal breadwinner and was up—to—date on his national insurance contributions. but because they weren't married or in a civil partnership, she too missed out on a widowed parents allowance. he was their father in every way. i feel he is now not being treated as their parents and the children aren't allowed his contributions. this would have been money that james would have paid through his national insurance contributions throughout his working life, he was 41 when he died, he'd worked since he was 18. i wonder what's happened to that money. sarah and herfamily will have to wait, though.

the government says it will study today's ruling carefully but says it doesn't change the current eligibility rules for receiving bereavement benefits. siobhan mclaughlin's victory, though, means that position could be further challenged in the courts. jon donnison, bbc news. at the age of 16 you can get married, consent to sex, drink wine or beer with a meal, join a trade union, join the armed forces, or leave home. but the government believes you're too young to buy energy drinks. they want them banned to anyone under 18. uk youngsters are among the highest consumers of these drinks in europe. they contain high levels of caffeine and sugar, often much more than those of standard soft drinks. and that is linked to obesity, tooth decay, headaches and sleep problems. ben ando reports. children are told these drinks will give them energy, but doctors say they can lead to headaches, sleep problems and upset stomachs. evidence from teachers even suggests

they can contribute to children becoming disruptive and unruly in the classroom. more than anything, health experts think that is part of the reason why british children are becoming obese. compared to other soft drinks, they contain high levels of caffeine and sugar and children in the uk are guzzling as much as half as much again as their counterparts in europe. in terms of sugar content, its associated with increased risk of type two diabetes, tooth decay and obesity, all things that need to be prevented in children. in terms of caffeine, its associated with lack of sleep, addiction, children feel like they need it every morning. that is why officials say action is needed. it's a voluntary agreement at the moment and waitrose kicked it off, all credit to them. we will consult is whether it should be 16 or 18. i'm open minded as to where it should be, but ultimately it is

about saying the drinks are not appropriate for children and young people. energy drinks like these are attractive to youngsters, in brightly coloured cans, and often cheaper than regular soft drinks. but the ingredients list tells a different story. each of these cans can contain as much sugar as this, and as much caffeine as this. the caffeine can cause too much stimulation, the sugar — weight gain and tooth decay. as well as hearing from dieticians, doctors and dentists, the government wants to hear from the public. i don't think kids should be allowed energy drinks. purely because of too much sugar and caffeine. they should be able to get enough nutrition through their food. as a parent, ijust think it's the parent's duty to give these teenagers a good breakfast rather than relying on these fizzy drinks. if you like, to get them going in the day. food labelling laws say that drinks with more than 150 millilitres of caffeine should not be drunk by children. the british soft drinks association does not oppose a ban, but believes a voluntary code

is enough, stating on its website... this consultation will last 12 weeks and is part of the second phase of the government's childhood obesity plan. already legislation increasing tax on sugar in foods has led to a significant reduction in sugar intake among children, but critics say it does not do enough. banning the sale of energy drinks to youngsters is, they say, the simple next step in getting england's children more fit and less fat. ben ando, bbc news. now we can speak to dr clare pettinger, a registered dietitian and lecturer in public health dietetics at the university of plymouth. i'm having trouble with my teeth

today. 0bviously i'm having trouble with my teeth today. obviously this is something i suspect that you welcome. absolutely. i very much welcome the ban on energy drinks to under 16 or 18—year—olds and i think it is sending a clear message that that is an important issue. i will come to the age thing in a moment, but is it the age thing in a moment, but is it the caffeine or sugar? what is the real problem? it is the double whammy. sugar is over consumed in young people, adults and children alike, particularly children but caffeine is the issue as well. i think this double whammy of sugar and caffeine and other additives make this a really important issue to be tackled. doesn't this take the nanny to be tackled. doesn't this take the na n ny state to be tackled. doesn't this take the nanny state a little too far? 16, 17, 18—year—olds can bore themselves a strong copy with a couple of lumps of sugar if they want to do it —— poor themselves a strong copy. the consultation will hopefully give an

indication as to whether they think 16 or 18 is an appropriate age, and adolescents are at an age where they can make their decision but it is an important message that we care about young people and children and that their health is really important. what are the side effects if a teenager getting ready for exams, as so teenager getting ready for exams, as so many do, as a few of the drinks, so so many do, as a few of the drinks, so what damage does it cause?m depends on the context in which they are consumed but the energy drinks taken regularly with little else, instead of food which is commonly the case sees a boost of energy followed by a slump in energy which can cause fatigue, even aggression, irritability, that sort of thing. it's all about balancing the intake of food so you are taking regular starchy carbohydrate and not having

energy drinks instead of food at all, if possible. have you ever tried to persuade a teenager to eat healthily? yes, i do it through a living and i appreciate it is very ha rd living and i appreciate it is very hard but unless we educate people and get the message out there we are helping people and trying to change their environment so the healthier choices the easier choice, and i think it's really important we support people to be able to make healthier choices. eyebrows have been raged —— raised at the 18 limit. is it realistic? if you are 16 you can leave home, join the army, you can do lots of things, but the government is saying you cannot go out and buy a can of drink.” think the decision hopefully will be made when the consultation is completed. it is a difficult one to assess and i agree with you but it's still a really important message getting out there and i welcome it. is this really a message for the

pa rents ? is this really a message for the parents? let's face it, the parents tend to buy the drinks and the kids then drink them. i think it is a message for everyone, for parents, families, retailers, manufacturers, everybody has to play a role and ta ke everybody has to play a role and take responsibility. i think it is a message for everyone. thank you for joining us this afternoon. the troubled pay day lender wonga has said that it is stopping taking new loan applications. the company says it is still considering "all options" after reports suggested it was on the brink of collapse. it follows a surge in compensation claims against the firm, amid a government clampdown on payday lenders. wonga had faced criticism for its high cost, short term loans, which some said targeted the vulnerable. a man found guilty of manslaughter by gross negligence after a student died in a speedboat crash is appealing his conviction. jack shepherd was absent from his trial at the old bailey injuly, where he was sentenced to six years in prison following the death of charlotte brown. the court of appeal has confirmed shepherd, who left the country prior to his trial, has lodged appeals

against his conviction and sentence. england's schools are facing a ‘severe' teacher shortage, according to the education policy institute — with maths and science the worst affected. the independent think tank says as well as teacher shortages, students face bigger class sizes and there are more subjects being taught by staff without a relevant degree. it suggests targeted pay increases could combat the recruitment problem. the prime minister has declined to say that the uk will be better off in the medium term after britain leaves the eu. theresa may was asked about brexit at a press conference in kenya, as part of her trade tour of african countries. she replied that the government is ‘pursuing a good trade deal‘ with the eu. 0ur political correspondent ben wright has been travelling with the prime minister. it was an interesting press conference that wrapped up the dash around sub saharan africa that the prime minister was on. most striking was the fact that president kenyatta whited out tellingly that this was the first time a british prime minister had been

to kenya in 30 years. there are now countries around the world desperately seeking business in this fast—growing economy and he was put on the spot about brexit and asked if he thought it was a big opportunity and he didn‘t. he said he wanted continuity and guarantees from brexit, that he got, that the current tariff from kenya into the uk would continue and he did not think brexit would be detrimental and there could be deeper trade ties but the country is also looking at the usa, china, other european countries. he put the uk gently in its place as he talked about global britain. for her part, theresa may sounded upbeat and confident about the prospects of getting a deal. we‘re very committed to ensuring for kenya that that duty—free, quota—free access is maintained. so we have already started those discussions. we can‘t formally put into place future trade agreements,

there is a legal issue about our relationship with the european union. so there is a point up to which we are not able to put that into place, legally, but we continue through the implementation period to operate on the same basis. we are looking to transition arrangements such that there is continuity. that is what is important for business, what is important for traders, that people have the confidence of knowing what the position will be and the continuity of the current arrangements. there‘s no cliff edge, no sudden disruption to their trading arrangement. that is what we will deliver. i thought that was interesting, theresa may emphasising the need for continuity after the day britain leaves. no talk about no deal being better than a bad deal today. this is the last day of her dash around africa this week. next week she is back in westminster trying to get that deal with brussels and then trying to sell it, if she gets it, to westminster.

something of a respite from the political reality back home. you‘re watching afternoon live, these are our headlines. in a ruling that could affect tens of thousands of families, an unmarried mother of four wins her legal battle to claim bereavement payments, following the death of her partner scotland‘s former first minister, alex salmond faces critcism for launching a crowd—funding campaign to fight sexual misconduct allegations — he resigned from the snp last night. children under eighteen could be banned from buying sugar and caffeine—filled energy drinks in england, in a bid to tackle childhood obesity. # where to begin, the pain i am in. the voice might sound familiar as he sold 10 million records in 1972 but now at the age of 71 gilbert 0‘sullivan is back and i‘ll be speaking to him in the studio in the next ten minutes. in sport,

england‘s cricketers struggled on the first day of the test against india at southampton. they are 122-6, india at southampton. they are 122—6, approaching tea. man united‘s luke shaw has been recalled for the matches against spain and switzerland for england. alex mccarthy is also included. and hearts manager criag levein says he hopes to be back in the dugout in just over a fortnight. he‘s been discharged from hospital after a heart scare earlier this week. i‘ll be back with a full update in the next 15 minutes. the former leader of the scottish national party, alex salmond, has resigned from the party to fight allegations of sexual misconduct. mr salmond led the snp into government, and was at the helm during the independence referendum.

he strongly denies the allegations, which relate to his time in office. scotland 5 first minister nicola sturgeon has said politics shouldn t play a part in the row engulfing her predecessor. catriona renton reports. i heard a rumour... i think we won the election. it was the party with which his name was synonymous, a member for 45 years, leader for 20, seven of those as scotland‘s longest serving first minister. but following allegations that emerged last week, alex salmond has left the scottish national party. in a statement, he said... last week, it emerged alex salmond had been the subject of an investigation by the scottish government. two civil servants made complaints of sexual harassment, dating back to 2013 when he was still first minister. the details have been passed to the police. there followed demands from opposition politicians that

mr salmond should be suspended by the snp. the first minister and snp leader, nicola sturgeon, has told the bbc mr salmond‘s resignation from the party is incredibly difficult. this is not really about politics or about party or personality. if the rhetoric that we hear, that all of us have indulged in, in recent times about allowing people to come forward and have complaints dealt with fairly and impartially and with due process is to mean anything, then that should apply regardless of politics. alex salmond intends to take the scottish government to court over the process of how the complaints are handled. last night, he set up a crowdfunding page to pay for this. he has already exceeded his £50,000 target. 0pposition parties have criticised the move, one labour mp suggested people should donate to the charity women‘s aid instead. alex salmond said he intends to resume membership of the snp if he wins his case. but his focus now is to clear his name.

now let‘s go to our scotland correspondent catriona renton, who‘s in glasgow for us. what do we make of the timing of this? it's interesting. the scottish parliament is in recess but goes back next week and as we heard in the statement that alex salmond made last night that he did mention that. he said he did not come into politics to facilitate opposition attacks on the snp and with parliament returning next week he tendered his resignation to remove the line of opposition attack. clearly he thinks his situation would dominate politics at holyrood. as it is, today, in particular that issue you heard in the film about crowdfunding which has been

dominating the action. labour said that this would drag scottish politics into the gutter, and a spokeswoman for the scottish conservatives said that this was astonishing and we have heard calls from some suggesting that money should be donated to women‘s charities instead. how difficult is all of this poor nicola sturgeon? it's all of this poor nicola sturgeon? it‘s very difficult to nicola sturgeon. —— for nicola sturgeon. she has been his friend for 30 years and also describes alex salmond as her mental. she says she wants justice and truth to prevail —— her mentors. she wants a culture where people can come forward with complaints regardless of how senior and well—known their political allegiance is the person involved. he said that there was only so much you could say and do in the context

of the high—profile case and absolutely make sure we do not make it harderfor discourage absolutely make sure we do not make it harder for discourage women from coming forward in the future. she said that is an obligation on everybody right now. what happens now? there are a number of things ongoing as we were talking about this court case with alex salmond with the court in session at the scottish government. we do not have a date to be imminent. they will pass the allegations about mr salmon at the end of last week and say that their enquiries at a very early stage. alex salmond denies all of the allegations against him and has said that some of them are paid to the ridiculous and he will rejoin the ridiculous and he will rejoin the snp at some point in the future but for now is focus is to clear his

name. myanmar‘s leader, aung san suu kyi, should have resigned in the wake of the violence against her country‘s rohingya muslim population. that‘s the view of the outgoing united nations human rights chief, who‘s told the bbc that she should have considered returning to house arrest, rather than excusing her country‘s military. a recent un report concluded that myanmar‘s military should be investigated for genocide, and blamed aung san suu kyi for failing to prevent the violence. 0ur correspondent imogen folkes reports from geneva. conclusive evidence from a un inquiry this week of war crimes, crimes against humanity, even genocide against rohingya muslims in myanmar. so sure are the investigators of theirfacts, they even named senior military commanders. but in the face of this overwhelming evidence, aung san suu kyi still insists her country is fighting terrorism. the danger of terrorist activities, which was the initial cause of events leading to the humanitarian crisis in rakhine, remains

real and present today. unless this security challenge is addressed, the risk of intercommunal violence will remain. that was just too much for the un human rights commissioner. for over a year, he has tried to persuade aung san suu kyi, a woman he once deeply admired, to distance herself from her generals. in a final interview before leaving office, he bitterly criticised her stance. she was in a position to do something. at the very least, she could have kept quiet. there was no need for her to be the spokesperson of the burmese military. she didn‘t have to say this is an iceberg of misinformation, these are fabrications. she could have just stayed quiet, or even better, she could have resigned. she didn‘t do that. harsh words for a woman once venerated around the world as a pro—democracy leader and nobel peace prize winner. but human rights groups believe the criticism is justified. aung san suu kyi may now go down

in history not as a champion of peaceful resistance, but as a woman who failed to act in the face of unspeakable human rights violations. imogen foulkes, bbc news, geneva. two years after the government introduced a 5p charge on plastic bags the cost to carry your shopping could be rising to 10p in an attempt to tackle plastic pollution. the government says its considering a charge in all shops including small retailers. a consultation, to be launched later this year, will include new plans to encourage shoppers to use reusable bags instead of single—use plastics. researchers are suggesting that the daily commute could be treated as part of the working day, because so many people check their emails on the way to and from the office. they say the growing availability of internet access has effectively extended the working day with extra unpaid hours. they say that employers could rethink what they count as "working hours."

prince harry has joked about playing his ancestor king george iii, during a visit to london‘s west end. the duke and duchess of sussex attended a special performance of ‘hamilton‘ at the victoria palace theatre, to raise money for the duke‘s hiv charity, sentebale. and the duke didn‘t pass up the opportunity to break into song, as tom burridge reports. they arrived to watch a hip—hop musical which mocks the british monarchy. hamilton is about one of america‘s founding fathers, alexander hamilton, and features the then british king, george iii. the royal couple sat among the audience. the performance raised nearly £300,000 for a charity which prince harry founded. afterwards, the show‘s creatorjoked that a descendant of one of the characters was watching. i thought, you know, it would be funny if i had

king george in the show. you know, british invasion. british invasion music. and i wrote the song on my honeymoon, and smash cut to 2018... laughter and i‘m sitting next to his sixth great—grandson. and the prince nearly obliged. # you say... applause that's definitely not going to happen. he did try, but i said no. the duchess knows a thing or two about acting. the prince did have a chat with the king. all of the money raised by last night‘s performance will help children affected by hiv in lesotho and botswana. sadiq khan has allowed

a giant balloon depicting himself wearing a bright yellow bikini to fly over london, this weekend. the 29—foot—long blimp of the london mayor has been funded by a crowdfunding campaign and will fly over parliament square on saturday. it‘s in protest at the mayor‘s decision to allow a giant balloon of donald trump as a baby to be flown during his visit to the uk earlier this year. a beach bar on the croatian island of rab has found an unusual way of attracting pet owners by organising a swimming and running contest for them and their dogs. 15 dogs and their owners jumped from a boat a hundred metres off the island. they swam to shore and then jogged back to the bar. after the swim — the pets were also challenged to an eating and drinking contest with dog—friendly ice cream and beer. bonnie, the white poodle was the winner. now it‘s time for a look

at the weather with darren bett. temperatures this afternoon around 19 or 20 degrees with sunny spells and a few showers for western scotland, northern ireland and west wales but the should fade away during the evening. 0vernight we see more cloud in eastern parts of the english channel may be bringing a shower onto the coast. 0therwise, dry, clear, another cold night like last night may be down to one or 2 degrees in rural scotland. plenty of sunshine on friday but more cloud of cornwall and the chance of rain in the morning and cloud increasing in the morning and cloud increasing in the western parts of scotland but otherwise good spells of sunshine and a bit warmer than today. away from south—east england where the cloud bubbles up brings the chance of some light showers. the start of the weekend sees more cloud coming into scotland, northern ireland and north—west england. maybe some rain in the morning but that should fade

in the morning but that should fade in the afternoon with a little sunshine coming through. england and wales likely to stay dry away from the north—west with sunshine at times and temperatures perhaps in low 20s. this is bbc news — our latest headlines. an unmarried mother of four wins her legal battle to claim a widowed parent‘s allowance — in a landmark case that could affect thousands of others. what siobhan has said from day one is that it is unfair and it‘s wrong that her children should be treated any different than children whose parents are married. the supreme court today have upheld that. they‘ve actually said not only is it unfair, it‘s unlawful, actually. the sale of energy drinks could be banned in england to anybody under 18 — over fears they are damaging children‘s health. alex salmond faces criticism for setting up a crowdfunding page to pay for his legal battle with the scottish parliament — after he resigns from the snp to fight sexual assault allegations. sport now on afternoon live with 0lly foster.

it‘s nearly been an hour since we last spoke. any more wickets? wonder of wonders, no more wickets down for england. it‘s amazing. you know what‘s going to happen now. it's know what‘s going to happen now. it‘s the fourth test in southampton. joe root won the toss, that‘s about as good as it got. you chose to bat. the indian captain said she would have done exactly the same. this is the sorry tale. they were for a donor by lunch. keaton jennings the sorry tale. they were for a donor by lunch. keatonjennings went out. none of them made the top order it there. england tinkered with that top order. a couple of great catches from virat kohli, he was terrific at trent bridge. the fielding has been very impressive. the two changes to the england line—up, maureen ali and some current, they are at the crease

together at the moment, the are digging in 132—6. it‘s a pretty poon digging in 132—6. it‘s a pretty poor, slow over rate. remember, england 2—1 up but india have their tails up. india are unchanged for the first time in four years, 46 tests. it shows how confident they are at the moment. gareth southgate has named his first england squad since the world cup. yes, always confident, the start of another qualifying campaign as they look to the euros in 18 months‘ time, 2020. gareth southgate has named his first england squad since reaching the world cup semifinals in russia. plenty of optimism. but perhaps not as many changes as we‘ve been expecting, not as useful. no dues and sancho, he is now playing overin dues and sancho, he is now playing over in germany. these are the matches coming up against spain and switzerland. there‘s been a recall

for luke shaw, one of the highlights ina for luke shaw, one of the highlights in a struggling manchester united tea m in a struggling manchester united team this season. he hasn‘t played for england for 18 months. ashley young has been dropped. five changes in all, the burly defender comes in as well. the southampton keeper, he‘s the only uncapped player in the squad. the manager spoke about the dwindling pool of england players to choose from in the premier league. he hasn‘t ruled dipping into the championship in some point in the future. a lot of good things are happening, but they still work to do. one of every biggest concerns would be playing time for english players. i think that is shown by a number of the squad that came with this in russia not getting opportunities to play. but more concerning, young players that might be coming through to challenge that not getting opportunities to play. for me, it‘s great what we experienced in the summer, delighted that this is the connection with the national team, but the next step of

how we improve and progress, lots of challenges ahead. some great news, the hearts manager craig levine says he hopes to be back out in the dugout. he‘s been discharged from hospital after a heart scare. he‘s going to pick the team from home as the league leaders prepare to face saint mirren. he posted this on social media. he went on to thank the paramedics and medical staff at the paramedics and medical staff at the hospital for helping the paramedics and medical staff at the hospitalfor helping him over the hospitalfor helping him over the last two days. the four english teams in the champions league are going to find out who they will face of the group stages later this afternoon. meanwhile at burnley, celtic and rangers will be hoping to be in the pot for the draw for the europa league group stages, that‘s tomorrow. 0f europa league group stages, that‘s tomorrow. of these matches are taking place over the next few hours. rangers are in action. it is

1-1 hours. rangers are in action. it is 1—1 on the night, rangers 2—1 up on aggregate. celtic play a lithuanian side at home. it is 1—1 in that tie. burnley have got a tough task, the r 3-1 burnley have got a tough task, the r 3—1 down against the greeks at turf moor. that‘s ahead of the second leg, they play the second leg this evening. no british players left in the singles draw at the us open after andy murray and cameron norrie we re after andy murray and cameron norrie were knocked out in the second round. murray‘s defeated fernando verdasco was his first grand slam appearance for 14 months at the us 0pen appearance for 14 months at the us open at flushing meadows. 0nly his ninth match since having surgery backin ninth match since having surgery back in january. you don't know what‘s around the corner. if things keep going smoothly and physically i continue to improve, i believe that i will get back to competing for the biggest competitions because there

is no reason why i couldn‘t. biggest competitions because there is no reason why i couldn't. but you don‘t know. you just don‘t know. but we made it through, england 133—6, going well. well, yes! you wouldn‘t have thought that this morning though, would you? 0rly, thank you very much. now — even in the 19705 — you‘d have been hard—pushed to think in the highly glamorous world of pop music that an image comprising a pudding basin haircut, cloth cap and short trousers would necessarily herald a sparkling career. but for my next guest, it did. gilbert 0‘sullivan sold ten million records in 1972 — making him the top star of that year. best known for his hits alone again, clair, and get down, he has had number 1‘s around the world. and now, at the age of 71, he‘s got a new album. here‘s a track from it — i‘ll never love again. # where to begin?

# the pain i am in # hard to know when to stop # out of the blue, a dream came true # only to see it drown # i‘m no genius where love‘s concerned # more fool me to pretend # whatever it takes, while my heart aches # i‘ll never love again.# and gilbertjoins me in the studio... welcome. nice to see you. the reason i picked that one, it took me straight back to the 70s. it could‘ve been from one of your early albums. i am pravic as a writer, i‘ve never stopped writing. the key asa i‘ve never stopped writing. the key as a writer is to come up with

melodies and you sit down with a notebook and come up with a lyric. this album, this is my 19th, and you could argue it‘s the same writer on every single one and the same thing, so every single one and the same thing, so what makes the difference? i worked with the man whose father produced the rolling stones. he is very highly regarded. that helps make the difference. but the songs you pick on, what i‘m striving for in that songwriters is just come up with a good melody and lyrics. good story, is that important? very much so. you start with nothing. you sit there for a couple of days getting nothing and suddenly the idea of, and you end up with the leonard cohen thing, you need three verses and the midlands excellence, you‘re already on the tenth verse. why are you struggling with the tenth verse when you‘re not going to be using an? it‘s a strange thing but i love it. a lot of people when

you were first writing, they would think about alone again, thinking about suicide, living singer mother. it's about suicide, living singer mother. it‘s very depressing. how much of thatis it‘s very depressing. how much of that is you? neil diamond did a lovely version of it on a recent album, he sent me a note to ask, and hope that i enjoyed it. of course i said it was terrible! he did an interview on radio two and was asked by the broadcaster, why did you look ha rd by the broadcaster, why did you look hard alone again? and he said he bounded unusual for a 22—year—old to write a song with such a strong lyric. but when output that i didn‘t see it as any different to the other songs. you don‘t have to experience the situation. that was about suicide on that subject. an understanding of that situation makes you a good songwriter. you we re makes you a good songwriter. you were 23 when you look bad, 71 now. the voice is exactly the same.”

work hard at it. no drugs, the other words that are involved in that. you need to be disciplined. what is the discipline? no alcohol throughout europe during. exercise. there is a lady who does google exercises for me. that takes me half an hour every day. that keeps the advice trim. that‘s it. work hard, look after it. it's that‘s it. work hard, look after it. it‘s very important, with just an some solo shows, it‘s just myself and one other guitar player. that‘s very intimate. what‘s nice about that as people get to hear the words clearly, progress with the band, the great, but sometimes the drums are that load. what‘s nice about this intimate show is that it‘s just you and your voice to really needs to sound good. what do you sound best an? you‘ve released a version of this album percocet. —— for

cassette. all my songs i write on cassette. all my songs i write on cassette. you got a huge studio at home in newjersey. i have a purpose—built recording studio which i recorded the album in it. i do meriting writing at the top of the steers at home, the room at the top of the stairs. but i use those microphones, the in—built microphones, the in—built microphones, you stick the cassette player on top of the piano, put on the cassette and away i go. i don‘t need my glasses, but with the digital devices, i do. need my glasses, but with the digital devices, ido. it‘s need my glasses, but with the digital devices, i do. it‘s really good to have the cassette. they‘ve done a limited condition —— edition of cassettes. there is a real renaissance of vinyl. i do think it sounds warmer. no question. my album was recorded on tape. you end up on

digital but if you record on tape it contains the warmth. that‘s what people said about this album, why did you call it gilbert 0‘sullivan? the record company and people around me felt there was a warmth similar to my very first album. and you very much stewart. but gilbert 0‘sullivan is journeyman? when i started out in the business in 1967, i did that to be different. not one record company would elected. but the likes the songs so would elected. but the likes the songs so they persevered with me, because i said if you don‘t like the image then i‘ll walk away from it. the image was very important. something else you‘ve done and you we re something else you‘ve done and you were a pioneer, you‘ve taken on your record companies, you‘ve also taken on other artists, i‘m thinking of hip—hop artists who use segments of

your songs and you‘ve won them both. a very famous rapper back in 92, he asked to use part of alone again. we said let us hear it, i didn‘t like it when i heard it. he was a comic rapper. there is no way i would allow that to be used. but he still went ahead and did. i had to go to court in europe. the first person who got on the stand in a court case like that, even though it was clear he was wrong, was me. but after a couple of days the judge threatens them if they didn‘t remove it... it sets a precedent. that becomes the first case in law. 0ther sets a precedent. that becomes the first case in law. other people who get sampled from then on can use that case to say this is the law that case to say this is the law that means that you cannot do this. you‘ve got a studio injersey, you‘re encouraging local bands. you‘ve got a studio injersey, you're encouraging local bands. it's a state—of—the—art studio, very similarto a state—of—the—art studio, very similar to what you have in london.

the great thing is we don‘t advertise the fact that if a local bands get to hear about it and want to experience a proper studio, as opposed to having to spend the cost of their affairs, we let them come infora of their affairs, we let them come in for a couple of days. they say they want to come in with 200 songs but they realise they are lucky if they can do two or three. but that we do get an opportunity to experience that. very quickly, what do you listen to? at the end of the day, that‘s a good title for a song. everybody says it. when i wrote it, i thought, i wonder if another song with that title and there wasn‘t. i‘m kind of pleas about that. with that title and there wasn‘t. i'm kind of pleas about that. really good to talk to you, i wish you well. tomorrow marks 21 years since the death of diana, princess of wales, and this week we‘re hearing from the winners of the diana award, an award established in the princess‘s memory to celebrate young people who have gone above and beyond to change the world for the better. benjamin hughes is one

of the diana award winners — he‘s won the award for his work with amy and friends, an organisation started by his family which supports those living with cockayne syndrome. his sister amy has the condition and was the inspiration behind the organisation. perhaps you better explain, i know amy is ten years older than you, but how has she inspired you to do all this work. she does everything so independently and it‘s really lovely to see because living with her, i don‘t see the progression happening because i‘m with her everyday. but thenif because i‘m with her everyday. but then if i look back to ten years ago and she used to be able to walk and run about and now she can‘t. but she manages to do all the same stuff she did ten years ago. it‘s just amazing. it's a very rare condition, amazing. it's a very rare condition, a progressive condition. you‘ve got

involved with others who have suffered it and i understand you‘ve travelled the world meeting some and helping them. i have. iwent travelled the world meeting some and helping them. i have. i went to america last year with my friend to see a little girl with the same illness as my sister who sadly passed away earlier this year. there are families all around the world. i‘ve met some from south africa, japan, australia, everywhere. it‘s amazing. you've raised an awful lot of money, it started when you decided to climb mount snowdon, that‘s what started it all off. decided to climb mount snowdon, that's what started it all off.” started raising money for the charity when i was about ten, when me and my dad climbed snowdon and we raised quite a bit of money. and then ijust decided to keep going and raise more and more money for the charity. a lot of people might

be watching and saying, i know that face, because you were on the one show‘s rickshaw challenge. face, because you were on the one show's rickshaw challenge.” face, because you were on the one show's rickshaw challenge. i was. what drives you? there seems to be no stopping you when it comes to raising money and doing good. when i meet all the kids, even though they‘ve got, they properly don‘t have long to live most of them, i was at a conference a few weeks ago and walking round and everyone was saying to me, your sister never stopped smiling, she was always laughing. i noticed it with all the kids, none of them stopped smiling. to do something for them, it‘s easy to do because... you say it's easy, but this is quite an award to win. why do you think you‘ve won it? because when i did the rickshaw challenge, it was obviously really mentally and physically challenging.

i‘ve been through a lot over the yea rs. i‘ve been through a lot over the years. i‘ve gone through a lot of kids passing away that were really close to me and it‘s been really hard, but i‘ve carried on going through it and carried on raising money for the charity. when you see raising money, do you know how much you have raised in your time?” raising money, do you know how much you have raised in your time? i know with the rickshaw challenge it raised 5.5 million, but that wasn‘t just for amy and friends. it is not a bad figure! no, it's not. your family are very proud and it‘s great to drop to you. congratulations on the nomination. good to talk to you. thank you. thank you. jamie is here — in a moment he will be telling us what‘s hot and what‘s not in the business news. first a look at the headlines on afternoon live in a ruling that could affect tens of thousands of families, an unmarried mother of four wins her legal battle to claim bereavement payments, following the death of her partner

scotland‘s former first minister, alex salmond faces critcism for launching a crowd—funding campaign to fight sexual misconduct allegations — he resigned from the snp last night. children under 18 could be banned from buying sugar and caffeine—filled energy drinks in england, in a bid to tackle childhood obesity. here‘s your business headlines on afternoon live. payday lender wonga has said it is no longer accepting new loan applications as it teeters on the brink of collapse. the company said in a statement on its website that it was continuing to "assess its options" and existing customers could still use their services to manage their loans. big five could the new big six — the competition and markets authority has provisionally cleared a merger between sse and npower saying it doesn‘t raise competition concerns. £3bn merger would create energy giant with 11.5m customers. accountancy giant pwc is telling new recruits

they have the option to work when they want. pwc says the new scheme aim is to attract skilled people who don‘t want to be tied to traditional 9—to—5 hours. so, uk car manufacturing tumbled injuly — tell us more... another really bad figure. the figures don‘t look too bad when you look for the right that on month it‘s awful. there was 11% fall. you‘re so ahead of me! hundred and 21,000 cars produced injuly, not a large amount. but if you look at the number of cars built to the uk market it‘s a 35% fall. things are not looking very good. they do field further out if you‘re looking at the year as a whole. were on target to

hit the numbers, but the 2018 figures, if you look at it has topically, were treading water. what about the wider car industry? this concerns women. it concerns the number of women in the car industry generally. people‘s attitudes towards women, parents, apparently one in five parents would be upset and disappointed if their daughter went into the car industry. really? apparently. you don‘t see them in engineering and you don‘t see women very much in car showrooms. 0ne other thing before we do, 16% of people in the automotive industry are women. it‘s a very understaffed by women. clare martin, hr director at jardine motors group. why is this that the women, it‘s not just that women aren‘t there, but

it‘s the attitude towards women which is so worrying?” it‘s the attitude towards women which is so worrying? i think it's a huge disappointment that we continue to see this. it‘s driven from a customer lens, especially the parent species book about, if you go into a showroom there are not enough females represented in showrooms in the additional environments. however, within our company, it‘s something we‘ve been working on for a number of years and we are increasing our female population. a number of years and we are increasing ourfemale population. we run an academy programme we‘ve done that for 18 months which is now a 50-50 that for 18 months which is now a 50—50 split of males and females. generically across the industry, it isn‘t somewhere that parents are necessarily choosing or guiding their children to come and work with them. let's talk about the most basic idea of somebody buying a car. it's basic idea of somebody buying a car. it‘s a man going into a showroom, talking to another man and coming away with a car. is that what it‘s like now or are things changing?

it's like now or are things changing? it‘s massively changed. there is an increase of 21% of females buying cars, but most of those are buying online because of this perception it‘s still a very male dominated environment and people don‘t want to be sold to buy males. it is this misperception of a traditional car showroom which has massively changed over the last 12 months. one of the interesting stats... just in 12 months? certainly within our business it has massively changed in 12 months with the amount of females who are buying cars online and the research showed that last year. there is a 21% increase of females buying cars and a majority of those buying cars and a majority of those buy online. what about across the industry, manufacturing, engineering, women are still very much under represented. it goes down to the education level. it does. in

terms of representing uk motor, there is an issue around children seeing it as an option to come into. there are charity speakers for schools, 30% automotive, we go into schools, 30% automotive, we go into schools to speak about great careers to be had in the water industry or you can earn great money and get great qualifications at the same time. but there is a big job to do to change that perception. but in manufacturing it is an issue as it is for many industries and getting females to be interested in engineering as a career. i'm getting very animated. if 21% more women are buying cars, what‘s behind that? clearly women are earning more lots more money and independence. clearly women are earning more lots more money and independencem clearly women are earning more lots more money and independence. it is a remarkable figure. there's far more independence of females know and people not having to rely on a mail

to buy a car, quite a traditional process. when the decision is made to buy a car, the person who‘s behind the decision is usually the woman. the stat is about 8596 of car purchases are influenced by female. we think we‘re doing it ourselves by males. all this time we thought we we re males. all this time we thought we were in control. great to talk to you. thank you. well, she has shut us up, hasn‘t she? the city isn‘t moving very much. the thing which is influencing the pound as the brexit talks. things that are coming out with michel barnier and the uk site, it‘s up and down depending on that. trade wars have been the big

influencing factors so far. the eu in an hour. —— see you in an hour. time for a look at the weather. here‘s darren bett. hello there. we‘ve got some very pleasant weather to come in the next few days as we head into the weekend and the start of september. most parts of the uk are going to be dry and with some sunshine. it‘s also going to be warming up, with the highest temperatures likely in the south—east. now, this is a fairly typical weather watcher picture that we‘ve been sent today. some fairweather cloud developing, but on the whole dry with some lengthy spells of sunshine. one or two showers coming into western scotland, northern ireland and western wales. those will fade away this evening. temperatures a little bit below par this afternoon. there will be a bit more cloud coming in across eastern parts of the channel. may bring a shower to some coastal areas here. 0n the whole, though, dry, clear, hardly any wind at all. it‘s going to be another chilly night like last night. we could see temperatures in rural parts of scotland down to one or two celsius. so not very warm to begin the day but it‘ll warm up

quickly in the sunshine. a bit more of a southerly breeze developing for western parts of the uk, where we‘ll see cloud increasing in northern ireland. cloudy for the south—west, cornwall, maybe getting a few spots of rain here. clouding over in the western isles of scotland. some fairweather cloud bubbling up here and there. plenty of sunshine, it will be a bit of a warmer day away from the south—east where the cloud could be thick enough to give us one or two light showers. we‘ve got weather fronts lurking out towards the west. they‘re making very slow progress and they‘ll dip their way into the north—western half of the uk on saturday. so we‘ve got more cloud around on saturday for scotland, northern ireland, north—west england. maybe a bit of rain through the morning, but i think through the afternoon most of that will tend to fade away. we may get a little sunshine at times. sunny spells for the rest of england and wales, and always the best of the sunshine across the east midlands, eastern england, where temperatures could be 22 or 23 degrees. now, we‘re into the second half of the week, and whilst there‘s some chillier air waiting to come in from the atlantic as we move into next weekend that weather front which is going to bring some rain

into the north—west, we‘re drawing up some warmer air from the south, from the near continent. so temperatures should continue to rise on sunday. there‘s the rain coming in, mainly during the afternoon, to northern ireland, western scotland. but elsewhere dry, some sunny spells, it‘ll be warmer around the moray firth, eastern scotland, as well. with the higher temperatures developing through the midlands towards east anglia and the south—east. here temperatures could be into the mid 20s, low 20s still for eastern parts of scotland. goodbye. hello, you‘re watching afternoon live — i‘m simon mccoy. today at 4pm. an unmarried mother of four wins her legal battle to claim a widowed parent‘s allowance — in a case that could affect thousands of others. what siobhan from day one is that is

unfairand wrong. what siobhan from day one is that is unfair and wrong. her children should be treated any different than children whose parents are worried. the supreme court today has upheld. the supreme court today has upheld. the acid that not only as an feared it is unlawful. the sale of energy drinks could be banned in england to anybody under 18 — over fears they are damaging children‘s health, i don‘t think his should be allowed energy drinks. they have too much sugar and caffeine pending. they should be able to get enough nutrition for rivera said. alex salmond faces criticism for setting up a crowdfunding page to pay for his legal battle with the scottish parliament — after he resigns from the snp over sexual assault allegations. and, harry sings hamilton, very briefly, after watching the hit musical in london‘s west end coming up on afternoon live all the sport england‘s cricketers are digging in

after a terrible start against india at the fourth test in southampton. 139 46. if you whichever is across scotland. nothing to get excited about, it should get warmer the first weekend of september. thanks darren. also coming up — it‘s raining fish in utah in the usa. a lake that needed restocking gets its supplies from the skies. hello everyone. this is afternoon live an unmarried mother has won the right to a widowed parent‘s allowance, after taking the case to the supreme court.

siobhan mclaughlin was refused the benefit after her partner died in 2014, because the couple, who had 4 children and had been together for 23 years, weren‘t married. but supreme courtjustices ruled this morning that denying her the benefit was unlawful. the ruling could help thousands of families in a similar situation — as jon donnison reports. john adams died from cancer in 2014, leaving behind four children. but their mother and his partner of 22 years, siobhan mclaughlin, was told she was not entitled to widowed parents allowance because the couple weren‘t married or in a civil partnership. the supreme court is no rule that is wrong is the wall for bereaved pa rents a re wrong is the wall for bereaved parents are incompatible with human rights law. siobhan ‘s children

should not be treated any different from children‘s ‘s parents are married. the supreme court has held that and said it is unlawful. at a news co nfe re nce that and said it is unlawful. at a news conference on. through all this the only thing i was focusing on was the only thing i was focusing on was the injustice of children and the rights of those children born out of wedlock. how they haven‘t got a voice. they do have a voice and we have changed it. the current position buses to get widowed parent‘s allowance. the deceased partner has to have paid enough national insurance but crucially, you have to be married or in a civil partnership. today‘sjudgment

you have to be married or in a civil partnership. today‘s judgment means that other unmarried parents could be missing out. the children‘s father had been the principal breadwinner and up—to—date on his national insurance contributions but because they went married or in a civil partnership, she too missed it ona civil partnership, she too missed it on a widowed parent‘s allowance. civil partnership, she too missed it on a widowed parent's allowance. she was their father and everybody. until that know it is not being treated as their period and the children aren‘t allowed his contributions. this would be money that james would have contributions. this would be money thatjames would have paid contributions. this would be money that james would have paid three of his working life. he was 41 when he died and what since he was 18. sarah and her family will have to wait. the government has said they will study today‘s ruling carefully, what it doesn‘t change the current rules for receiving benefits. siobhan mclaughlin‘s victory means that position could be fodder challenged

in the courts. at the age of 16 you can: get married, consent to sex, drink wine or beer with a meal, join a trade union, join the armed forces, or leave home. but the government believes you‘re too young to buy energy drinks. they want them banned to anyone under 18. uk youngsters are among the highest consumers of these drinks in europe — they contain high levels of caffeine and sugar, often much more than those of standard soft drinks. and that is linked to obesity, tooth decay, headaches and sleep problems. ben ando reports. children are told these drinks will give them energy, but doctors say drinking them to excess can lead to headaches, sleep problems and upset tummies. evidence from teachers suggest they can even contribute to children becoming unruly and disruptive in the classroom. but, more than anything, health experts believe they‘re part of the reason why britain‘s children are becoming obese. compared to other soft drinks, energy drinks contain a double whammy of very high levels of caffeine and sugar. and children in the uk are guzzling half as much again as their counterparts in europe.

in terms of sugar content, it‘s associated with increased risk of type two diabetes, tooth decay and obesity, all these things that need to be prevented in children. in terms of caffeine content, it‘s associated with lack of sleep, addiction, when you‘re addicted to caffine and children feel like they need to have it every morning. that, say offcials, is why action is needed. there a voluntary agreement in the big supermarkets, waitrose kicked it off, all credit to them, for sale for 16 and under. we are going to consult as to whether it should be at 16 or whether that should be at 18. i‘m open minded as to where that should be. but, ultimately, it‘s about saying these drinks are not appropriate for children and young people. energy drinks like these are attractive to youngsters, in brightly coloured cans, and often cheaper than regular soft drinks. but the ingredients list tells a different story. each of these cans can contain as much sugar as this, and as much caffeine as this. the caffeine can cause too much stimulation, the sugar —

weight gain and tooth decay. as well as hearing from dieticians, doctors and dentists, the government wants to hear from the public. i don‘t think kids should be allowed energy drinks. that‘s purely because it has too much sugar, too much caffeine in there. they should be able to get enough nutrition through their food. as a parent, ijust think it's the parent's duty to give these teenagers a good breakfast rather than relying on these fizzy drinks, if you like, to get them going in the day. food labelling laws already stated that drinks containing more than 150 millilitres of caffeine should carry a label warning that children shouldn‘t drink them. the british soft drinks association does not oppose a ban, but believes a voluntary code is enough, stating on its website that there is no more caffeine in most energy drinks than a typical cup of coffee, and that many of the ingredients commonly used in energy drinks can be found naturally in other foods. this consultation will last 12 weeks and is part of the second phase of the government‘s childhood obesity plan. already legislation increasing tax

on sugar in foods has led to a significant reduction in sugar intake among children, but critics say it doesn‘t do enough. banning the sale of energy drinks to youngsters is, they say, the simple next step in getting england‘s children more fit and less fat. ben ando, bbc news. the troubled pay day lender wonga has said that it is stopping taking new loan applications. the company says it is still considering "all options" after reports suggested it was on the brink of collapse. it follows a surge in compensation claims against the firm, amid a government clamp—down on payday lenders. wonga had faced criticism for its high cost, short term loans, which some said targeted the vulnerable. a man found guilty of manslaughter by gross negligence after a student died in a speedboat crash is appealing his conviction. jack shepherd was absent from his trial at the old bailey injuly, where he was sentenced to six years in prison following the death of charlotte brown.

the court of appeal has confirmed shepherd , who left the country prior to his trial , has lodged appeals against his conviction and sentence. england‘s schools are facing a ‘severe‘ teacher shortage, according to the education policy institute — with maths and science the worst affected. the independent think tank says as well as teacher shortages, students face bigger class sizes and there are more subjects being taught by staff without a relevant degree. it suggests targeted pay increases could combat the recruitment problem. the former leader of the scottish national party, alex salmond, has resigned from the party to fight allegations of sexual misconduct. mr salmond led the snp into government, and was at the helm during the independence referendum. he strongly denies the allegations, which relate to his time in office. scotland 5 first minister nicola sturgeon has said politics shouldn t play a part in the row engulfing her predecessor. catriona renton reports. i heard a rumour... i think we won the election. it was the party with which his name was synonymous,

a member for 45 years, leader for 20, seven of those as scotland‘s longest serving first minister. but following allegations that emerged last week, alex salmond has left the scottish national party. in a statement, he said: last week, it emerged alex salmond had been the subject of an investigation by the scottish government. two civil servants made complaints of sexual harassment, dating back to 2013 when he was still first minister. the details have been passed to the police. there followed demands from opposition politicians that mr salmond should be suspended by the snp. the first minister and snp leader, nicola sturgeon, has told the bbc

mr salmond‘s resignation from the party is incredibly difficult. this is not really about politics or about party or personality. if the rhetoric that we hear, that all of us have indulged in, in recent times about allowing people to come forward and have complaints dealt with fairly and impartially and with due process is to mean anything, then that should apply regardless of politics. alex salmond intends to take the scottish government to court over the process of how the complaints are handled. last night, he set up a crowdfunding page to pay for this. he has already exceeded his £50,000 target. 0pposition parties have criticised the move, one labour mp suggested people should donate to the charity women‘s aid instead. alex salmond said he intends to resume membership of the snp if he wins his case.

but his focus now is to clear his name. i finance matters and for kensington and jessica so using ppt to spend the funds on trips to dubai and los angeles. the 39—year—old from sophie is winding pretty guilty to two offences of fraud, one of the left and one of concealing criminal property. every minister has declined to say the cuban editor of the immediate term. theresa may was asked about brexit and a press conference and kenya as part of the picture of african countries. she replied much of the country is splitting a good period deal with the eu. it was a very interesting

press co nfe re nce the eu. it was a very interesting press conference that that top the stash around sub—saharan africa but the prime minister has been on. president kenyatta pointed out that this was the first time a british prime minister has been to kenya for 30 years. he said that the country had changed at what since then. there are a lot of countries desperately seeking business and this fast—growing economy. he said what you want if brexit was continuity. he he wanted guarantees that any of the current tariff access to the uk would continue is also looking at the usa, china, other european countries. he put the uk gently in its place as he talked about global britain. for her part, theresa may sounded upbeat and confident about the prospects of getting a deal. we‘re very committed to ensuring for kenya that that duty—free,

quota—free access is maintained. so we have already started those discussions. we can‘t formally put into place future trade agreements, there is a legal issue about our relationship with the european union. so there is a point up to which we are not able to put that into place, legally, but we continue through the implementation period to operate on the same basis. we are looking to transition arrangements such that there is continuity. that is what is important for business, what is important for traders, that people have the confidence of knowing what the position will be and the continuity of the current arrangements. there‘s no cliff edge, no sudden disruption to their trading arrangement. that is what we will deliver. i thought that was interesting, theresa may emphasising the need for continuity after the day britain leaves. no talk about no deal being better than a bad deal today. this is the last day of her dash around africa this week. next week she is back in westminster trying to get that deal with brussels and then trying

to sell it, if she gets it, to westminster. something of a respite from the political reality back home. in a ruling that could affect tens of thousands of families , an unmarried mother of four wins her legal battle to claim bereavement payments, following the death of her partner scotland‘s former first minister — alex salmond — faces critcism for launching a crowd —funding campaign to fight sexual misconduct allegations — he resigned from the snp last night children under 18 could be banned from buying sugar and caffeine—filled energy drinks in england, in a bid to tackle childhood obesity. this board, england‘s cricketers are staging a comeback of sorts in the fourth day of the test at seven and ten. england 150 246. manchester

united‘s brookshaw has been recalled to end went. so finding keeper has ordered being included. hearts manager creek rabin says that he hopes to be back in the dugoutjust after a fortnight. he has been discharged from hospital after a courts scan this week. myanmar‘s leader, aung san suu kyi, should have resigned in the wake of the violence against her country‘s rohingya muslim population. that‘s the view of the outgoing united nations human rights chief, who‘s told the bbc that she should have considered returning to house arrest, rather than excusing her country‘s military. a recent un report concluded that myanmar‘s military should be investigated for genocide — and blamed aung san suu kyi for failing to prevent the violence. 0ur correspondent imogen folkes reports from geneva. conclusive evidence from a un inquiry this week of war crimes, crimes against humanity, even genocide against

rohingya muslims in myanmar. so sure are the investigators of their facts, they even named senior military commanders. but in the face of this overwhelming evidence, aung san suu kyi still insists her country is fighting terrorism. the danger of terrorist activities, which was the initial cause of events leading to the humanitarian crisis in rakhine, remains real and present today. unless this security challenge is addressed, the risk of intercommunal violence will remain. that was just too much for the un human rights commissioner. for over a year, he has tried to persuade aung san suu kyi, a woman he once deeply admired, to distance herself from her generals. in a final interview before leaving office, he bitterly criticised her stance. she was in a position to do something.

at the very least, she could have kept quiet. there was no need for her to be the spokesperson of the burmese military. she didn‘t have to say this is an iceberg of misinformation, these are fabrications. she could have just stayed quiet, or even better, she could have resigned. she didn‘t do that. harsh words for a woman once venerated around the world as a pro—democracy leader and nobel peace prize winner. but human rights groups believe the criticism is justified. aung san suu kyi may now go down in history not as a champion of peaceful resistance, but as a woman who failed to act in the face of unspeakable human rights violations. imogen foulkes, bbc news, geneva. two years after the government introduced a 5p charge on plastic bags the cost to carry your shopping could be rising to 10p — in an attempt to tackle plastic pollution. the government says its considering a charge in all shops including small retailers.

a consultation, to be launched later this year, will include new plans to encourage shoppers to use reusable bags instead of single—use plastics. researchers are suggesting that the daily commute could be treated as part of the working day, because so many people check their emails on the way to and from the office. they say the growing availability of internet access has effectively extended the working day with extra unpaid hours. they say that employers could rethink what they count as "working hours." let‘s talk to melanie eusebe , business analyst and chair of the black british business awards do you said on the way to walk and of the week home on the intranet? nor i don‘t because i actually single morsel of the time to work but that publishes the point in terms of how would you apply this

charge in any sort of regular fashion? that would be the problem to implementing this. sometimes we are working, sometimes you are reading a book or looking at music. anyone was in the m25 can tell you that. if you get onto a train at any second team of the day may not even get a seat, never made open up your la ptop get a seat, never made open up your la pto p to get a seat, never made open up your laptop to get somewhat. a few are lucky enough to get a seat and a signal and on the retort in the morning, that as a report you need to read and to do so, should you charge for that? i think so and appointed fashion, which was charged for the time that we work and the work that we produce. i don‘t think we should limit it to computing. it should speak to digg economy is ——

did economy so we‘re not looking at this workforce, flexible team of working or parental leave. it is about when you doing know what, where are you doing the work rather than looking at angle to walk into the building and then walk back out. frankly, that is not what the new honey is leading to. it could prove costly for employers. it is definitely going to be an increase in cost but i would argue that it would also be an increase in productivity. an increase in regards to the real costs of doing business. right now, employers are getting away with not paying people for the time that we spend working at weekends, in the evenings. it is also hurting or productivity so i would say that we‘re not getting the

best of their employees. with the rise of charging for what we do and when we do it, there is always good to be an increase in productivity as well as an actual true knowledge of the cost of doing business. is there an assumption that they are amongst employers, serious and out and e—mailand employers, serious and out and e—mail and eight evening, there is an expectation that you have read it and taking it on board. ie you have done the work before working hours? yes i think so there is that expectation. nesbitt that you are already and receiving e—mail. 0n the other hand, i think there has been a rise of employees who are seeing, nor i am not in the authors at this time. iam nor i am not in the authors at this time. i am not reading, nor i am not in the authors at this time. iam not reading, i nor i am not in the authors at this time. i am not reading, i am nor i am not in the authors at this time. iam not reading, iam not available. rather than just thinking about community leave commuting,

haunting versus location time, it has to be about winning you are going to work when you come onto work. thank you forjoining us. prince harry has joked about playing his ancestor king george the third, during a visit to london‘s west end. the duke and duchess of sussex attended a special performance of ‘hamilton‘ at the victoria palace theatre, to raise money for the duke‘s hiv charity, sentebale pron. and the duke didn‘t pass up the opportunity to break into song, as tom burridge reports. they arrived to watch if hip—hop musical which mocks the british monarchy. how often is about america‘s founding father, alexander hamilton. the royal coble sat amongst the audience. the performance is nearly £300,000 for a

charity which harry founded. afterwards, the creator of the show would joke about one of the descendants of that one of the characters. i thought it would be funny, what have we had king george in the show. with the british in the region. i wrote the song on my honeymoon. smash got to 2018 and i‘m sitting next to his sex great—grandson. sitting next to his sex great-grandson. and the prince no way of light. the duchess knows a thing or two

about acting. the prince did have a chat with the king. all the money raised will help children affected with hiv and african countries. if you want to restock elite at the top of lamenting this is the way to do it. bikes are the authorities in utah, 95% of the session survived easily. apparently, this is much easier and cheaper way of striking mix than in previous way of horse and cart. how the fishery view about it, we can only guess. we are

hearing from westminster that frank field is resigning as labour party whip as sitting as independent. this news is just coming whip as sitting as independent. this news isjust coming in whip as sitting as independent. this news is just coming in as whip as sitting as independent. this news isjust coming in as do whip as sitting as independent. this news is just coming in as do with issues that the labour party has with anti—semitism. will be talking to our correspondence about that very shortly. he has said that he does this was a heavy heart. more on that later. time for a look at the weather. imagine running around and playing tennis when it ought anshuman. —— hot and tennis when it ought anshuman. —— hotand humid. tennis when it ought anshuman. —— hot and humid. it has been close to

100 fahrenheit and new york. that is why it is notjust players and spectators who are struggling. new york is still dry and still very very hot, it is very, very humid as well. this cloud meat come into play may later today. there is thickening cloud arriving here and it will make its way towards new york. drawing humidity from the gulf of mexico. the forecast is changing for new york. it would be quite as hot today but as we move into friday and saturday, a significant change in temperature. friday and saturday will see some

rain, nota friday and saturday will see some rain, not a wash out the role be rain, not a wash out the role be rain around. it will get hotter again next week, not the 35 to 36 degrees. so high but fairly typical at this time of year for the united states. metre rule littoral... meteorological autumn start on saturday. so this weekend we might see some more sunshine? it looks like we might have a few days of really nice weather. pleasant weather or the next few days, temperatures are rising over most pa rt temperatures are rising over most part of the country. we have had some cloud building up today. this

is hertfordshire. some angry looking clu b is hertfordshire. some angry looking club in sterling, wash errors in scotland. hard pushed to find any showers elsewhere. ending the afternoon drive. the solitaire because in scotland are 16 to 17. 21 and is impressed food—mac saved east. tonight, clear skies and clouds in the south—east, maybe one or two showers on the first. quite a cold night again. last night we got down to one or 2 degrees and parts approval scotland, could be the same again tonight. quite a lot of sunshine tomorrow to begin the day. bit more cloud in cornwall, triggering spots of rain. the breeze picks up in western scotland but on

the whole, dry day and some sunny spells. south—east of england could wa nt spells. south—east of england could want the risk of catching one or two showers as you club bobbles up. that is cloud waiting to come in from the atlantic, these weather fronts will topple into the uk. scotland, northern ireland, may be frills seem more cloud on saturday. mostly dry in the afternoon. rest of england and wales sunny, temperatures wifely 19-22d. and wales sunny, temperatures wifely 19—22d. near average for and wales sunny, temperatures wifely 19—22d. nearaverage forthis and wales sunny, temperatures wifely 19—22d. near average for this time of the year. this weather fronts europe will bring some rain into your north—west on sunday. ahead of that, we‘re drawn here from the south, from the continent and that is where we will find temperatures in the sunshine. we‘ll see rain coming into northern ireland and softwa re coming into northern ireland and software scotland, elsewhere dry and

sunniest and the south—east. 0ne condition is developing around the moray firth and aberdeen show fox. highs of 25, maybe even 26 degrees. this is bbc news. our latest headlines: the labour mp frank field has resigned the party whip and will sit as an independent mp, in protest of the labour party‘s handling of bullying. an unmarried mother of four wins her legal battle to claim a widowed parent‘s allowance in a landmark case that could affect thousands of others. what siobhan has said is that it is unfairand her what siobhan has said is that it is unfair and her children should be treated the same as any children whose parents are married. the supreme court upheld that today. they said that it is unfair and unlawful. the sale of energy drinks could be banned in england to anybody under 18 over

fears they are damaging children‘s health. alex salmond faces criticism for setting up a crowdfunding page to pay for his legal battle with the scottish parliament after he resigns from the snp to fight sexual assault allegations. let speak to our put all correspondence, tom. tom, tells what happened? in the last human, we have confirmed that the labour mp, frank field, is to resign the labour party whip. he‘s written to the chief of the labour party, nick brown, saying he will no longer sit in parliament asa he will no longer sit in parliament as a labour he will no longer sit in parliament asa labourmp. he will no longer sit in parliament as a labour mp. he will instead sit, he says, as an independent labour mp. he has been the mp for

birkenhead since 1979. he will continue to represent his constituency, but from the position ofan constituency, but from the position of an independent mp. he says he is resigning the labour whip for two reasons. primarily, he says is over the scandal over the last few months. he says that the labour leadership has become a force for anti—semitism. the party can no longer excuse its toleration of anti—semitism within its ranks and it needs to regain its position as the leading force against racism. he also strikes out what he calls the party‘s nastiness of the bullying and intimidation. he says that members in local parties who believe in that sort of way need to be thrown out of the liberal party. he

isa thrown out of the liberal party. he is a veteran and well—respected. how damaging will this be forjeremy corbyn? it is never good for any mp to resign the party boss michael whip, it‘s not good for the field. he‘s a senior voice within the party. the chair of the welfare and pensions select committee. he is held that job pensions select committee. he is held thatjob since 2015 and he is a high profile mp, not least because of in the aftermath of labour‘s landside victory, he was appointed by tony blair as the minister for horse welfare reform. he was given a mandate to think the thinkable. that didn‘t go so well and he lasted in thejob one year or so. in didn‘t go so well and he lasted in the job one year or so. in the end, he was a vocal critic of tony blair in the back benches of the labour party during that period in

government. he‘s certainly one of the better—known labour mps. he ta kes a the better—known labour mps. he takes a different line from jeremy corbyn on many issues and he is unsung from the rest of the party as well. he has a keen pro—brexit mp. he‘s one of the four mps who has consistently voted for a harder brexit than many of the rest of the party. i think as far as the leadership and membership is concerned, this is a significant moment. it is worth pointing out that he‘s not a popular figure the left of the labour party. with his own constituency party, this is the case as well. he faced a vote of no—confidence by the birkenhead constituency labour party. many on the left of the party see him as outside of the jeremy corbyn

project, if you like. they see him as somebody who isn‘t a subscriber to the views and positions of the current leadership and many of the party‘s members. current leadership and many of the party's members. thank you. sport now on afternoon live with 0lly foster. are we talking the comeback i predicted? there was, untilthat breaking news. a really important partenership for england between moeen ali and sam curran, the two players brought back into the side. e has tried to sweep ashton but lost it. joe root chose to bat first and india bowled brilliantly. jennings went for a duck. by lunch,

india bowled brilliantly. jennings went fora duck. by lunch, it india bowled brilliantly. jennings went for a duck. by lunch, it was 86-6. the went for a duck. by lunch, it was 86—6. the partnership with 87 runs just fell. adil rashid has just come in. england by seven wickets down. and they are 168—7. england are 2—1 up and they are 168—7. england are 2—1 up in the series. they could clinch it, but they had a wobble. india are set to win the series. now for football. gareth southgate. he is announcing his first squad towards your 2020. they have had some friendlies, the match against spain in the nation ‘s league match, means that you can qualify for the euros. at the biggest news is that he won‘t be wearing a waistcoat began. as for the squad, it is not

as useful as we had expected. the squad seems to be quite cautious against the friendlies coming up. young has been dropped. the burnley defender comes in and southampton keeper comes in as well. the manager spoke about the dwindling pool of england players to play from in the premier league. he hasn‘t ruled out dipping into the championships. there are a lot of good things happening, but there is still work to do. one of our biggest concerns is playing time for english players. that is shown by the number of the squad that came with us in russia. they didn‘t give us the opportunity to play. more concerning me, young players that might be coming through to challenge that not getting

opportunities to play. so, for me, what we experienced in the summer was great. i‘m delighted that a reconnection with this international team, but the next step to improve and progress, there are a lot of challenges ahead. the four england teams will find out what is ahead. the draw is in the next hour or so. burnley, celtic and rangers are hoping to be in the pot for tomorrow‘s draw. rangers are in action in a second leg against fc ufa in russia. they are down to nine men, rangers. celtic play tonight against suduva from lithuania. burnley have a tough job against 0lympiakos. they are 3—1 down to greeks after the first leg. he hopes to be back in the dugout after being

discharged from hospital after a heart scare this week. he will pick the team from home as the league leaders face to prepare —— pouty face st mirren. he said on twitter: he also thanked the hospital staff and paramedics. there are no british players left in the singles draw at the us open after andy murray and cameron norrie were knocked out in the second round. murrays defeat to feranndo verdasco was murray‘s first grand slam appearance for 14 months and only his 9th match since having hip surgery back injanuary. you just don‘t know exactly what is round the corner. if things keep going smoothly and physically i continue to improve, i believe that i will get back to competing for the biggest competitions because there is no reason why i couldn‘t. but you don‘t know. an update from the cricket. no more

wickets down, england struggling a bit, seven wickets down to india in hampshire. now on afternoon live — let‘s go nationwide — and see what‘s happening around the country in our daily visit to the bbc newsrooms around the uk. let‘s go to nick 0wen in birmingham, where ex—offenders who ve served time in prison for crimes including attempted murder have been speaking to young people about the dangers of a life of crime. and in salford is annabel tiffin is here with the story of a former raf serviceman who‘s spent years campaigning to get a military award which he believes is due to him and many?others. nick, a rather interesting idea. here‘s been sharing their stories today?

it's been sharing their stories today? it‘s a couple of men whose been jailed in the past who have now turned their lives around. so much so, they are mentoring young people. they have both been guest speakers ata summit they have both been guest speakers at a summit in birmingham today. wright was released from prison in 2015 after being attempted murder and bank robbery. he is now a body—building champion. the other prisoner served time for selling firearms and he now uses his music to connect with young people and show them there are other choices they can make in life instead of carrying out crime. when you speak toa carrying out crime. when you speak to a lot of young people, they don't believe their life is worth anything. they don't believe their life matters. if someone doesn't believe that, they can do anything. they will put their life at risk for the smallest of reasons, the most

trivial of reasons. that's a big pa rt of trivial of reasons. that's a big part of the problem. he is adamant that what helped him change his life after prison was changing his mind set. he‘s telling young people not to think of themselves as gangsters, but entrepreneurs or leaders. 0nly then will their behaviour change. and that is the thinking behind this whole project? yes it is about trying to cut crime. it has been waning on the increase in the last few years. since 2014, knife crime in the west midlands has nearly doubled. gun crime has also jumped by more than 20%. today‘s event was organised at the request of the police and crime commissioner in the hope that talking openly about the consequences of crime, those figures can be reduced. the young people who end up as victims can also be protected. next, thank you. now let‘s go to

sa lfo rd. next, thank you. now let‘s go to salford. theo eaves has —— thinks he is entitled to something? yes, since 2012 he wants to be awarded a clasp which is one over the 1939 to 1945 star. at the age of 95, he still hasn‘t received this clasp. you can see that he isn‘t short of a medal or two. he believes strongly about this, not just or two. he believes strongly about this, notjust for himself but for other veterans as well. theo eaves is from cheshire and he took part in 35 missions as a wireless operator and emergency air gunner during the second world war. he was stationed in italy from 1945 and he‘s been told that because of that, he isn‘t

eligible for the class. he‘s spent many years writing letters to the government and set up a petition with about 5000 names, trying to rectify the situation. he has had no luck. when you look at how perilous theirjob was, it does seem unfair full stop these men are not getting recognised for their bravery. 55,000 people died out of a men. many of these veterans believe they have not had the same recognition as the army and navy counterparts. this is possibly due to the controversy of people in places such as hamburg. theo told us that he did the same job and took the same risks as other people, regardless of the country they were flying from.” people, regardless of the country they were flying from. i cannot believe that the fact that i took off from a different airport should make any difference whatsoever. why‘s it so important for you to

receive this classthis is a special recognition of what the aforesaid. why have they refused to give them these awards? the reason is that theo and the others he is fighting for it took off from bases in italy. the mod says that only those who flew over northern europe from uk bases are eligible for these clasps. therefore, those who undertook raid in italy, africa, the middle east and the far east are not eligible. it accepts that some of the bomber squadrons based overseas did go into northern europe to places such as germany, but these were not part of bomber command. so, an independent review has concluded that this is the final word on the matter. they have no plans to review the matter

further. theo is disappointed, but he isn‘t undeterred. you‘ve seen him speaking, you can imagine he is vowing to keep on fighting. this battle will go on and on. thank you for stop if you would like to see any more on those stories, you can access them through the eye player. we are alive every afternoon. it‘s been called a scourge on the environment but what can be done about the plastic waste that‘s making its way into britain‘s waterways? 0ne environmental charity has come up with an idea, it‘s turning more than a tonne of plastic waste, collected from the river thames, into a boat. helena lee reports. a smooth launch for the boat this morning. a boat made, in part,

from plastic picked up from the thames and recycled. these schoolchildren from canary wharf college have been a big part of getting the boat onto the water. they‘ve been out on plastic fishing trips like this one, collecting litter. and there‘s always plenty for them to fish out. when we fish out plastic, it makes us satisfied that we‘re helping the environment. making the planet better. i think it's quite silly, plastic bottles, when they get thrown away, or plastic bags, they should be recycled and used again. rather than ending up being shipped abroad, the plastic collected by the children ends up here, at this reprocessing plant in dumfries in scotland. we take the bottles, and shred the bottles down into very small parts. and then they are melted, and turned into sections, which are used to make furniture and, of course, the boat. the challenge to create a boat

from recycled plastic was handed to this man, mark edwards, a boat builder with more than 40 years experience making traditional wooden boats. you always look back into history. the method of boat building we use is clinker boat—building, where we nail two planks together, and we rivet it up really, really tight, and it stays there for a lifetime. so, we use that viking technology that got them across the atlantic safely, and back again across the atlantic to tell the tale. this is the first time the boat has been out on the river to fish for plastic. it‘s one of two boats in the world made from 99% recycled plastic. and the charity hopes it will raise awareness aboutjust how much litter is in our waterways, and what‘s fished out from the water can be recycled into something else. helena lee, bbc news richmond. labour mp and chair of the work

and pensions committee resigns the labour whip over the anti—semitism row and what he has described as a culture of nastiness and bullying in the party. in a ruling that could affect tens of thousands of families, an unmarried mother of four wins her legal battle to claim bereavement payments, following the death of her partner. scotland‘s former first minister — alex salmond — faces critcism for launching a crowd —funding campaign to fight sexual misconduct allegations. he resigned from the snp last night. here‘s your business headlines on afternoon live. payday lender wonga has said it is no longer accepting new loan applications as it teeters on the brink of collapse. the company said in a statement on its website that it was continuing to "assess its options" and existing customers could still use their services to manage their loans. ‘big five‘ could the new ‘big six‘ —

the competition and markets authority has provisionally cleared a merger between sse and npower saying it doesn‘t raise competition concerns. the £3 billion merger would create energy giant with 11.5m customers gay dating app grindr is to list its shares on international stock exchanges, under a plan submitted by its chinese parent company, kunlun group. the app, which is based in los angeles, is a hugely popular dating network for lesbian, gay, bisexual and tra nsgender people, with over 27 million users globally as of 2017. it is very close to collapse, very close to administration. you and

bridges to be a company that was going for £1 billion, back in 2012. is basically facing compensation claims. if you think the average loan, payday loan that it used to give, was about £250. it gets about £150 return from that. but then, to pay for the processing and compensation claim is over £500. there are a lot of them coming in and it‘s sinking. panasonic is moving to the netherlands? panasonic will move its european headquarters from the uk to amsterdam in october as brexit approaches. if the uk became a low tax environment, it could be seen as a tax haven and so would be taxed more back at home. the move isn‘t huge, it‘s probably only ten or 20 people.

it is quite significant about what it might say about other companies. you also have to watch the turkish currency, argentinian currency. we are getting a storm brewing. ijust wa nt to are getting a storm brewing. ijust want to talk to our research director about this. castling, want to talk to our research directorabout this. castling, i these currencies and debt markets, is ita these currencies and debt markets, is it a gathering storm? yes, the turkish currency has been battered or months, it had its worst month. it is down to 9% this week, this isn't the biggest of climbs that it had. we have had a lot of pressure on the turkish currency and also because the company will not hike

interest rates. the president has this exclusive government and he doesn't agree with higher interest rates, yet inflation is rising and the economy is struggling because of the economy is struggling because of the week lira. the meeting next week could push this higher. just a word on argentina and italy. argentina has raised interest rates up to 62% now. argentina is such a small colony that it won't pose wider problems, we don't think. for italy, it isa problems, we don't think. for italy, it is a big problem. they had a debt sale today, they saw it at a much higher interest rate. in 2010—2013, it was higher deals that cause the problems. we are seeing this in italy, not dangerous yet, but they have a budget next month and we could potentially see real problems for italy and other european and

international companies. and panasonic, we are talking about tax—raising aims —— tax regimes. there‘s something bigger behind this? this could be to do with other japanese companies. japanese business lobby have been buried vocalin business lobby have been buried vocal in saying that they want a brexit plan now. the fact that panasonic has made this move, more run—of—the—mill japanese company 's are following suit. but, i don't think this is a sign that other international companies will jump on board just because panasonic has made a move. thank you, catherine. and the markets: some more optimism

about brexits talks. jenny, thank you. ——jamie thank you. if you shower is in scotland and western wales. these can feed this evening. tonight, some more cloud in the eastern channel, bringing a shower or two. 0therwise, the eastern channel, bringing a shower or two. otherwise, a cold night, like last night. plenty of sunshine on the way on friday, more cloud for cornwall and some rain in

the morning. the cloud will increase for northern ireland and western scotland. 0therwise, spells of sunshine and slightly warmer. the cloud will be in south—east england and some light showers. saturday will see more cloud into northern ireland and western scotland. some rain in the morning but this should fade in the afternoon. england and wales likely to stay dry. some sunshine at times, temperatures into the low 20s. today at 5pm: frank field resigns the labour whip after 40 years. the veteran mp has accused the party of being a "force for anti—semitism" in british politics and speaks of a culture of bullying and intimidation. we‘ll have the latest from westminster and assess what this means for corbyn‘s leadership of the labour party. the other main stories on bbc news at 5. an unmarried mother—of—four has won access to a widowed

parent‘s allowance in a landmark supreme court ruling. it wasn‘t ever about me it was a lwa ys it wasn‘t ever about me it was always to do with the parents allowa nce. always to do with the parents allowance. with regards to the children it is all them i was fighting for. alex salmond resigns from the snp over sexual assault allegations, and faces criticism for setting up a crowdfunding page