fresh allegations of poor treatment are to be investigated at an nhs trust already undergoing a review of maternity care. more than a dozen extra cases are now to be looked at at the shrewsbury and telford nhs trust. we'll have the latest on the investigation. also on today's programme: a significant delay to the opening of a major section of crossrail — the london link due in december won't now be operational until autumn next year. frank field says he'll consider quitting as an mp, triggering a by—election in the row about anti—semitism. music stars pay tribute to aretha franklin, at a concert in her home city of detroit — where her funeral will be held this afternoon. and swapping spikes for studs — usain bolt has begun his new sporting career, as a footballer. and coming up on bbc news, we'll have the latest

from the fourth test as england's bowlers are hoping to lead the fight back against india. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. more than a dozen further cases of alleged poor care are to be investigated at an nhs trust where an independent probe is underway into the death of several babies. the department of health ordered an investigation of maternity care at shrewsbury and telford nhs trust — the review team is looking at cases including the death of babies and mothers, and brain injuries. now other families have raised concerns about treatment at the trust. richard galpin is with me. tell us more about what we know.

it's back in april last year that the then health secretaryjeremy hunt ordered an investigation into maternity care at shrews free and telford hospital. that was following the deaths of a number of babies, there were seven deaths between 2014 and 2016 which were later deemed to have been avoidable. with a failure to monitor the ba by‘s have been avoidable. with a failure to monitor the baby's heart rates contributing factors in five of those cases. the independent review was originally asked to look at 23 cases. now the bbc understands that number has increased by at least a dozen number has increased by at least a d oze n after number has increased by at least a dozen after more families came forward. not all cases were about the deaths of babies, they also include maternal deaths and serious injuries including to the brain as a result of maternity errors. so what is the trust itself saying to them?

it's been a very strong response from the trust. it has strongly denied there are any more cases which have come to light which were not already known about, and in a statement, the chief executive simon wright said the death of any baby is a terrible ordealfor wright said the death of any baby is a terrible ordeal for any family meant to suggest there are more cases which have not been revealed when this is simply untrue is irresponsible and scaremongering. thank you. the veteran mp frank field, who quit the parliamentary labour party last night, says he's considering triggering a by—election in his constituency of birkenhead. mr field has described labour as a ‘force for anti—semitism' — and says his local constituency party is now governed by a culture of ‘intolerance, nastiness and intimidation‘. allies ofjeremy corbyn have accused him of making grotesque slurs. 0ur political correspondent chris mason reports. i was delighted to be us... this was frank field in parliament in 1992.

even back then he had already been an mpfor over even back then he had already been an mpforovera even back then he had already been an mp for over a decade. the word maverick could have been invented to describe him. he's long been very independent minded, and now having walked out of the parliamentary labour party, he is considering whether to trigger a by—election in his constituency merseyside.. whether to trigger a by—election in his constituency merseyside. a big mega step i havejust taken. i am trying to recover from that. 0ver the next weeks and months, i will obviously be thinking about that and consulting with people. getting a response as i walk around birkenhead and see what people say. the feed in so far does not suggest there is any demand for that but that's what it may obviously come to. it might not happen but imagine it did, a by—election featuring frank field, and mpfor by—election featuring frank field, and mp for birkenhead and nearly 40

yea rs, and mp for birkenhead and nearly 40 years, against the labour party. the very divisions at the heart of labour crystallised in a single context. plenty in mr field's local party came on merseyside are irritated at his full throated support the brexit, including voting but a weak government in a hung parliament. but this constituency as a whole back brexit. frank field also said labour displayed in tolerance and nastiness and was a party where anti—semitism is more than tolerated. he's obviously lost the confidence of his members, and he's now getting his excuses in, it seems to me, and throwing around grotesque slurs which have no basis in reality. that's a very reg retta ble" in reality. that's a very regrettable" and i think, to frank's career. “— regrettable" and i think, to frank's career. —— a regrettable" and i think, to frank's career. —— a very regrettable" and i think, to frank's career. —— a very regrettable end. the question is how many could follow and walk out of the parliamentary party. follow and walk out of the parliamentary pa rty.|j follow and walk out of the parliamentary party. i shall be staying and fighting. i shall fight

to the last and the end. there is a danger others will say, i've had enough, i'm not taking any more of this. why should i be putting myself through this? there is a danger. if this isn't sorted, others will go. therefore, sort it, labour leadership, and salt it very quickly. —— sort it very quickly. 0ne quickly. —— sort it very quickly. one thing is certain. shami and chatty, tea and a sandwich. don't expect to see this this again any time soon. the opening of a major part of london's new crossrail line, which had been due to take place in december, has been delayed until autumn next year. the company building the link says more time is needed to complete the infrastructure and carry out testing. crossrail is a 15 billion pound project which, when fully open, is expected to carry 200 million passengers a year. our business correspondent theo leggett is with me. it is an enormous project. what's

going on here? it is a huge project, it involves the building of ten new stations, 26 miles of new tunnels, the integration of three different signalling systems, it's a big ask. a cynic might say it's no surprise that the schedule has slipped a bit. what seems to have been going on is most of the big stuff has been built now, but the integration of signalling systems, new computer softwa re signalling systems, new computer software and above all having the capacity to test all that before passengers are allowed to ride on it, there simply is not enough time. maybe it's not entirely surprising that the schedule has slipped a bit but don't forget executives involved with this project always said it would be completed on time and on budget. that is not the case, therefore it will be seriously embarrassing for crossrail limited and there have already been attacks from politicians. lauder donors included, saying there has been a management failure here. —— lord

adonis. a new study suggests that the number of people aged 85 and over who need round the clock care in england, will double in the next 20 years. researchers from newcastle university are warning that relying on unpaid, informal carers, such as family members, isn't a long—term solution. the government says adult social care reforms will be unveiled this autumn. here's our social affairs correspondent alison holt. we are living longer and more of us will need help in our old age. today's research spells out the pressures that brings. the number of people in their mid—80s with complex health problems who need 24—hour a day support will double within two decades. researchers calculate by 2035, there will be nearly half a million people aged 85 and over who need round—the—clock care. overall in the 65 plus age group, more than 1 million will require that high level of support. the report warns health and care services will have to adapt, because families will struggle.

it is going to be more difficult forfamilies because women are working, women are the predominant carers, women are having to work longer, they are taking retirement later. just at that age, they will have maybe an 85—year—old parent who they will have to care for and sometimes, two parents they will have to care for. i think the thing that will make a difference is some clear leadership from government. we've had 20 years of talking and discussing the question, what we need now are years of leadership in which we craft a solution. what i want to see is an innovative green paper, i want to see something that has clear milestones, i want to see some timelines and budgets. above all, i want to see government embracing innovative new ways of delivering care and support. the government says it will set out its plans for the future of care funding this autumn and that it aims

to meet the challenge of a growing ageing population head—on. west midlands police have arrested a man in connection with the fatal stabbing of two women in solihull. 21—year—old janbaz tarin was arrested in the sparkhill area of the city last night. raneem 0udeh and her mother, khaola saleem, were attacked at ms saleem's home on bank holiday monday. the competition watchdog has launched legal action against online ticket reseller viagogo over concerns it is breaking consumer protection law. the regulator issued warnings to the big four secondary ticket sites at the end of last year. it now says viagogo has failed to make the required changes to its business model. the french farming minister has said fishermen from his country and the uk will meet as early as next week, to discuss scallop fishing, after recent clashes off the coast of normandy. on monday, nearly 40 french boats

confronted british rivals, saying they were depleting stocks. the government says the british vessels were fishing legally. the brexit secretary, dominic raab, is in brussels for six hours of talks with the european union's chief negotiator, michel barnier. the two men, seen here earlier this month, are aiming to reach agreement on future trade relations before 0ctober‘s eu summit. the french europe minister, nathalie loiseau, told the bbc this morning that the remaining twenty—seven member states hoped to establish a "fruitful relationship" with the uk after brexit. the future of the troubled diy retailer homebase could be decided today as creditors meet to vote on a rescue plan. the company wants to close 42 stores and cut rents on many others. but some landlords say they'll vote against the deal. our business correspondent emma simpson is at a homebase in west london. how do you judge the likelihood of

this boat going through? homebase really need this deal, jane. fair to say it's a make or break moment for this 40—year—old chain. it is losing money, hand over fist, this 40—year—old chain. it is losing money, hand overfist, and needs to cut costs. its finances are so precarious that this entire chain was sold for £1 precarious that this entire chain was sold for e1 in precarious that this entire chain was sold for £1 injune to a turnaround company, now, homebase had been owned by one of australia's biggest firms and it was a disaster. they sacked experienced managers and removed popular products. the losses mounted, said the new owners said decisive action was needed, including the closure of 42 stores. but this restructuring deal is a form of insolvency, and that legally needs the approval of creditors,

including all the suppliers and landlords. lots of those landlords are unhappy because they will be taking a big financial hit. telco says simply be brands are unsustainable and if this deal does not go through their administration is very likely. in other words, their entire chain would collapse with the loss of around 11,000 jobs. the sense is, at the end of the day this deal will get approved despite stiff opposition and will probably know the outcome within the next few hours. thank you. the time is 1.14. our top story this lunchtime. fresh allegations of poor treatment are to be investigated at shrewsbury and telford nhs trust which is already undergoing a review of maternity care. and, coming up... potter problems. why hundreds of wizard fans are causing concern in a highland village. coming up on bbc news, the tennis

umpire accused of coaching a player. nick kyrgios comes from behind to win his second round match at the us open. stars of the music world have been celebrating the life of aretha franklin, at a tribute concert in her home city of detroit. gladys knight, the four tops and angie stone were among those performing in front of thousands of people. the funeral for aretha franklin, who died earlier this month at the age of 76, will take place later this afternoon. 0ur north america correspondent chris buckler reports. # sock it to me, sock it to me, sock it to me, baby...# in detroit, they paid tribute to a voice that may never be matched. but to honour aretha franklin, they tried as hard as they could. # chain, chain, chain...# music has long been a part of this city and aretha was its own queen of soul.

at a concert on the eve of her funeral, they celebrated her exactly as she would have wanted. it was very important for me to come here tonight because aretha meant so much to us, i am so happy she neverforget about her home, detroit, and she really showed us the love that she had for us and she gave back to us and ijust wanted to be supportive and show my respect to the queen of soul. she gives me feeling. she gives me soul. she lifts me up when i'm down, that's what she means to me. at the new bethel baptist church where herfather once preached, thousands have gathered throughout this week. some have travelled thousands of miles to join the long queues in order to see aretha franklin lying here, in an open golden casket. she looked like a queen, that is the word for her. the queen of soul. it is such an honour

to be here today. it was at this church where she first started to sing. but her performances soon captivated america and the world. her songs became anthems and were adopted by campaigners during a time when many were fighting in this country for equality and civil rights. it's a real, real painful feeling and yet a rejoiceful feeling. she loved her church, she loved her father, she loved the people. and to have her come here in the last time in this manner, it sends all of us to know that of all the times she has been here, this is indeed a lifetime. later today, former president bill clinton and the singer smokey robinson are due to join mourners in a six hour invitation—only funeral. the organisers said they wanted it to be up it and joyous with more musical tributes from the likes of stevie wonder and ariana grande. little in aretha franklin's life was ever anything less than spectacular.

in death, little is proving any different. and that is the simple reason why aretha franklin will be remembered long after today. chris buckler, bbc news. 0ur correspondent nada tawfik is in detroit. a real sense that the people of that city wanted to say emily proto farewell to someone who had had such an enormous impact —— a proper farewell. detroit has so much pride to the fact they can call aretha franklin their own. she gave no instructions of how she wanted to be honoured so it was up to the family and the city to plan every last detail and make sure it matched her greatness. we have seen the tribute events all week rising to the

occasion and this funeral is supposed to be no exception. in this temple behind me there are going to be dignitaries who will speak, more than two dozen artists across gospel than two dozen artists across gospel, r&b and pop who will perform for her and personal friends and family who will speak about her legacy. president bill clinton will be speaking, jesse jackson, smokey robinson, her close friend, and also there will be performances from stevie wonder all the way down to a p0p stevie wonder all the way down to a pop like ariana grande and shasha khan, all showing the immense impact that aretha franklin had on this country. in america, her music is almost the soundtrack to american history. after the funeral she will be taken with the funeral procession that includes the casket that carried rosa parks and cadillacs that will take her to the cemetery,

a nod to her song on freeway 0f that will take her to the cemetery, a nod to her song on freeway of love where every last detail has now been planned out for the queen of soul. thank you. coca—cola is to buy the uk's biggest coffee chain, costa, from whitbread in a deal worth nearly £3.9 billion. coca—cola said it planned to make costa into a global brand. our business correspondent manuela saragosa is here. we have to wonder why whitbread wa nts to we have to wonder why whitbread wants to sell something that has proved so profitable. the simple a nswer proved so profitable. the simple answer is taken the brand as far as it can go. under coca—cola, costa can now go global because coca—cola is such a global brand. you have to remember that when whitbread bought costa in 1995 it had just 39 retail outlets and a paid £90 million for it so it was just a small business but today it is the uk's biggest

coffee chain with more than 2400 copy shops —— £19 million. it has 1400 outlets abroad. coca—cola is paying just under £4 billion for it so whitbread is doing really well out of it and making a very tidy profit. it has to also be said, there were some major shareholders in whitbread who wanted the company to sell it off because they wanted to sell it off because they wanted to concentrate on its hotel business, premier inn. for coca—cola, it is a leap into the global coffee market, something missing from its portfolio and that will now change. it also gives them a brand with which to take on the likes of starbucks which has 29,000 outlets globally and if you compare that to 4000 from costa, there is a lot of catching up to do but fair to assume that coca—cola will take the brand global and also fair to assume that wherever you will see the coca—cola brand in the future, you

will also see costa. thank you very much. a mother is delivering a petition with 100,000 signatures to the attorney general this lunchtime, calling on him to open a new inquest into her daughter's death. rosamund adoo—kissi—debrah wants the original inquest findings quashed after evidence emerged linking the death of her nine—year—old daughter ella to illegal levels of air pollution near their home in south london. chi chi izundu reports. i still can't believe it. i can remember it like yesterday. ella was great. she was your typical first—born. she was into everything — football, music, dancing, she had a great sense of humour, she was really, really funny. she loved to swim. she was good at everything she turned her hand to basically. the inquest into ella's death concluded she died of a severe asthma attack followed by a seizure and with the possibility

of an allergic reaction to something in the air. it is that something in the air that ella's mum wants further investigating. armed with a petition signed by more than 100,000 people, ella's mum is taking it to the attorney general‘s office in the hope of a new inquest. she says she has new evidence into how london's unlawfully high levels of air pollution contributed to her daughter's death. using data from pollution monitoring stations, an expert in asthma management claims that ella's last hospital admission happened during one of the worst air pollution episodes around their south london home. in a letter to the attorney general, rosamund said the expert concluded there was a real prospect that, without illegal levels of air pollution, ella would not have died. the government has lost three court cases over the illegal levels of air pollution, but this call is being supported by london's mayor, sadiq khan, an asthma sufferer himself

with hopes no more children die as a result of the air they breathe. she wanted to be a pilot. that was her dream. and to think that the air that she loved so much is going to end up, i know, is what killed her. that to me is quite shocking still. rosamund adoo—kissi—debrah ending that report by chi chi izundu. for harry potter fans, the scottish village of glenfinnan is a must—visit location. the hogwarts express famously crossed the local viaduct in a number of the films about the child wizard. but now, people in the highland community say their lives are being put at risk because there isn't enough space for the hundreds of potter fans who flock there every day. jackie 0'brien reports. there's a new uprising in the hills above glenfinnan. the jacobites had been replaced by an army of international tourists. hundreds arrive here daily to watch a steam train cross the local viaduct to put themselves

in a famous harry potter film scene, shot here several years ago. i loved it, it was really exciting. it's so sweet to see the train and everything. it's like being in harry potter and ijust like it, yeah. i'm very excited right now, i saw the train coming across the bridge and the fans of the harry potter film. yeah, i like it very much. but there are fears the tourist attraction is rapidly turning into a safety hazard due to a lack of car parking spaces in the main village of glenfinnan below. the tourists and harry potter fans just keep coming. as you can see, it is complete gridlock here in this highland glen, and the next hogwarts express isn't due for another four hours. it's only a matter of time before somebody is seriously hurt. in fact, you can't watch. we've had bumps and scrapes and all that kind of stuff and odd accidents here, actually, but fortunately

no fatalities and god forbid that we do. this highland village is the latest hotspot to have become overwhelmed by visitors who here are forced to walk along a busy main road once finding a rare space to park. it was a miracle! i didn't think there would be this many people. when we got here, ijust thought, wow, look at this. hundreds of vehicles roll up daily and, with just 50 designated spaces nearby, funding is being sought by the community to develop a new car park to reduce the risks for tourists and residents. it causes enormous problems for people just getting out to work and going about their daily lives, so i think we're trying to change that round in glenfinnan and, rather than grumble about it, do nothing about it, try to move something forward. villagers have become so desperate they've asked jk rowling herself to wave her magic wand and help protect potter fans. jackie 0'brien, glenfinnan.

astronauts onboard the international space station have had to deal with a leak, probably caused by a collision with a fragment from a meteorite. one of the astronauts plugged the hole with his finger, before it could be covered with thermal sealant and tape. engineers on the ground are now working on a more durable repair, but they say the crew of six is in no real danger. india's batsman have frustrated england's bowlers on the second day of the fourth test in southampton. the visitors are chasing england's first innings score of 246 all out. at lunch india are 100—2. our sports correspondent adam wilde reports. in test cricket, bowling can be an art form. on a picture perfect morning in southampton, how england needed their old masters to create something spectacular here. england have not one

but two of those. james anderson the first to display his work. with the bat, india, too, have experts who know how to use their strokes to great effect. over to stuart broad, another of england's seemingly timeless greats, trapping rahul leg before wicket, just what england needed. but this was going to take patience. england's batsmen with time on their side. beautifully timed. so, just one breakthrough before england top their mid—session drinks, in this weather they will certainly need it. it could be a long day in the field. they will now need plenty more wickets if they are to stay this contest. that refreshment worked. broad again finding the edge of shikhar dhawan's bat. india now two down. good news and bad. that brought to the wicket virat kohli, one of the very best there is. this took his career total

past 6000 test runs. for england, this match is now a restorationjob. it remains for the time being at least, a work in progress. 0n the track he was an eight time olympic champion. now, in the last few hours, usain bolt has started a new chapter in his sporting career. the sprinting legend has made his footballing debut for central coast mariners in australia. 0ur correspondent phil mercer is in gosford, north of sydney, where the match was played. did he score any goals? no, he didn't. when he came on the opposition scored. usain bolt was greeted by one almighty roar at the central coast stadium you might be able to see behind me. normally these preseason games attract a few hundred people. today about 10,000 supporters came to cheer on usain

bolt in the latest part of his odyssey to become a professional footballer. he came on midway through the second half. there were a few nice touches, a few forg etta ble a few nice touches, a few forgettable ones and some nervous touches as well but one thing you cannot doubt is the endeavour of the sprint king. every touch was applauded by the supporters and they really did appreciate the sprinkling of stardust on their club. last season the central coast mariners came bottom of australia's a—league, average attendance about 7000 so if he was to come here it would be a massive boost that people are realistic to know he has an awful to do to make the grade. the footballing gods might be shining on him but it is of course up to the coaches here on the central coast to determine if he has a future, a professional future, determine if he has a future, a professionalfuture, in determine if he has a future, a professional future, in australian football. thank you, phil. time for a look at the weather. here's ben rich.

how was it looking? we have made it to the last day of august. and for meteorologists, the last day of summer, but for some but it felt like autumn had already arrived for some, predicted across highland scotland were some places we re highland scotland were some places were below freezing. in northern ireland and eastern england and even in the south—west, there were temperatures of three or 4 degrees. a cool start but things will change towards the weekend. this system pushing in from the west which will bring some cloud and a bit of rain, most will be dry with high pressure and this can bring is warmer air from the south. by day and night you can expect the temperatures to climb through the weekend. mostly dry and we will have some spells of sunshine. this is the rest of the afternoon, most plate is fine with sunny