this is bbc news. the headlines at 8.00pm. downing street hits out at borisjohnson saying "he has no new ideas for brexit" after he criticised theresa may's approach. england's heatwave this year makes the record — the met office confirms it was the hottest ever and that 2018's summer across britain was the joint hottest on record. going forward into the future, it's expected that because of greenhouse gas emissions and global warming, these kinds of heatwaves will occur more regularly. and when they occur, we'll have higher temperatures as a result. the home secretary issues a stark warning to tech companies, saying that "he won't be afraid to take action" if they don't do more to tackle online child sex abuse. a labour activist who claimed "trump fa natics" were behind accusations of anti—semitism has been re—elected to the party's ruling body. also tonight — after a 13—year career at radio 2, chris evans leaves the bbc. he's quitting his breakfast show to present at virgin radio. and, england's highest test scorer

alastair cook announces he will retire from international cricket, after this week's final test against india. good evening. downing street has dismissed an attack by borisjohnson on the prime minister's brexit strategy — saying he's offered "no new ideas" of his own. the former foreign secretary said the plan would mean britain will get "diddly squat" from the negotiations with brussels, and accused the prime minister of going into battle with the "white flag fluttering". mrjohnson resigned from the government injuly in protest at the deal agreed by the cabinet at chequers. our political editor laura kuenssberg reports. did time stand still?

westminster is back to work... ..and back to the same bitterness. theresa may is trying to stitch together a deal the most important any government has done for decades, based on what she believes is a cool—headed compromise — her chequers plan. the tory mps coming back from holiday are anything but calm. there was only calm at brexit‘s biggest cheerleader‘s country pad, but borisjohnson's criticism of the government's plan screamed from the front pages. he claimed it would be a disaster, and britain is waving the white flag. not for the first time his antics made the tory top brass sigh. this is a plan that's been put forward by the uk government, and it is still being considered by all the different bits that make up the eu, and let's see what they say. but that is the plan. number ten's adamant that brussels

can work with their plan, claiming mrjohnson is not a serious politician. but being rude doesn't change the fact that mr barnier, as well as brexit backers, think chequers just can't work. we found that we are in a considerable degree of agreement that chequers is absolute rubbish, and that we should chuck it, and that what we should have is a canada—style free trade deal. add to that, many former remainers share that opinion. the biggest problem for me is how people see this. the chequers deal is now more unpopular with the british people than the poll tax was. and that is why it is untenable to take forward. we are more than two years into this process, but it is far from over. activists pushing for another vote sense things may go their way, and for labour, the discontent in the tory party is more evidence of the government's struggle. there has to be a trade agreement with europe and a customs union with the european union to protect those jobs. nobody voted to lose theirjobs.

if the government is incapable of negotiating with the eu, they should move over and let someone else do it seriously. despite the lack of love for the chequers plan in parliament, the prime minister has no intention of budging from her position. the view in number ten — compromise might not be popular, but they believe they have put forward a serious and viable basis for a brexit deal, and their many critics, in their view, do not have a workable alternative. the brexit secretary, you can almost spot, as they try to make it work. moving forward when so many others are trying to apply the brakes. laura kuenssberg, bbc news, westminster. joining me from somerset is ed costelloe who's chair of grassroots conservatives — an independent political campaign group. good evening. when those grassroot

members contact you what they say about chequers? i think it's to say that the general consensus is that it's unworkable. in the sense that we would be there with all the rules applying but with no seat at the table. i think most people would agree that that's worse than remaining. what are the grassroots members say they prefer? a lot of people frankly don't know. they consider that the thing just can't work. some were clearly like it clea n b rea k work. some were clearly like it clean break by walking away which some have advocated. todayjacob rees—mogg has been talking about the canada model and that certainly has appeal. the truth is it's a very complicated thing and the ordinary conservative voter is frankly confused probably as much as the rest of the public. to an extent

that echoes the difficulties at the top of the conservative party. there are many alternatives being advocated there as well stop that's certainly true. it's no easy time. what are the grassroots members say about the leadership issue? put it this way. the one thing we are all united on, the whole conservative party, all conservative voters, most lib dems and a great number of labour voters is that they do not wa nt labour voters is that they do not wantjeremy labour voters is that they do not want jeremy corbyn labour voters is that they do not wantjeremy corbyn in number ten nor john mcdonnell‘s economic policies. in terms of who they would like to replace theresa may, and there is no doubt most people feel she should not lead the party into the next election, that is really an open question. we all know that boris is popular in the country in some respects but equally, like all of us, he is a flawed politician. his language sometimes leaves a lot to

be desired. he's certainly not too diplomatic. it's very hard to say. one of the criticisms i have passed by ministers is that many haven't settled down and sorted out the grooming of their potential successoi’, given grooming of their potential successor, given that they will have to go some point. certainly neither david cameron nor theresa may have made any attempt to do that. it's left with the mps to put the two names forward for the party then to vote on. if most of those members don't see theresa may as the leader coming to the next election, at what point did they see her going? certainly before the election. we don't know when that would be. we are assuming it runs full term. obviously, now isn't the time, the brexit negotiations have got to be completed. it would be crazy to start a leadership campaign in the middle of that. it would merely put

the day of brexit off or cause more chaos than there is already. there is an airof chaos than there is already. there is an air of panic around in terms of what the country is doing. i think the answer is not yet. that potentially takes us to march next year. probably, yes. we shall see. thank you. and we'll find out how this story — and many others — are covered in tomorrow's front pages ff at 10:40 and 11:30pm this evening in the papers — our guests joining me tonight, are dawn foster, columnist at the guardian and the daily telegraph's deputy political editor, steven swinford. this summer was the hottest on record for england — with temperatures beating those seen in the famous heatwave of 1976 — though only narrowly. for the uk as a whole — 2018 proved to be the joint—hottest summer. and as our science editor, david shukmans reports, the warm weather isn't over yet. a warning — his report does

contain flashing images. it was a summer of extreme heat that, for much of the country, rolled on for month after month. from fires raging on the hills of lancashire. .. ..to the stark image of a dried—out reservoir in the lake district... ..to the punishing temperatures of city streets, filmed by a thermal camera the pavements, depicted in yellow, radiating heat. for anyone on holiday, it was perfect summer weather. beaches were packed and seaside businesses have been booming. no need to fly to distant resorts for plenty of sunshine. but for many the heat was tough to endure. this field in hertfordshire was typical of many across britain, the only trace of green was the cricket pitch. and for farmers, the long, hot dry spell became a constant source of worry. for mark in devon, the land now looks less parched, but the legacy of the heatwave continues.

it increases our costs, which has an impact on the profitability of what we're doing. so... it increases the amount of work and worry and stress. we all knew the summer was hot, but what do the met office figures actually tell us? well, the summer had an average temperature of 15.8 celsius, and because that is within a fraction of what was seen back in 1976, 2003 and 2006, they're are calling it a joint record. at the same time, england set a new summer record with an average temperature of 17.1 celsius. the key thing was that so many nights were warmer. and another record is that this year has seen 80 days where summer in the uk was above 25 celsius. so does this mean every year will get hotter? well, no. but as the climate warms, that is set to become more likely. going forward into the future, it's

expected that because of greenhouse gas emissions and global warming these kinds of heatwaves will occur more regularly, and when they occur, will have higher temperatures as a result. the summer ended with a spectacular bang, a barrage of thunderstorms... oh, my gosh! and a lot of questions about how soon it'll be before the next hot summer sets yet another record. david shukman, bbc news. the home secretary has warned big internet firms like google, facebook and twitter that they could face new laws unless they step up efforts to tackle images of child abuse. he said he wanted the technology industry to block illegal material as soon as it's detected and to do more to help the police catch offenders. it comes as the national crime agency says there's been a significant rise in the number of child abuse images reported to it over the last five years. it estimates around 80,000 people

in the uk present some kind of sexual threat to children online. our home affairs correspondent june kelly reports. it's a final briefing, before we actually go and execute a warrant. officers from the national crime agency gearing up for a recent raid on a suspected paedophile. every month the nca and police forces around the country arrest around 400 people for accessing child abuse images online. what was it i've done? earlier this year, matthew falder, a cambridge graduate, was sentenced after nearly a decade of offending. he operated on what is known as the dark web, he tricked his victims into sending him naked images of themselves, he even installed secret cameras in people's homes, to film them in the shower and the toilet. he also encouraged acts of self degradation. one of his many victims described the long—term effects of what he did to her. i was ashamed of what i have done,

all relationships broke down. you cannot be friends with someone who does not trust you, and i did not trust them. even though they did nothing wrong. and i did nothing wrong. there was no trust anymore. but why are child abuse images allowed to be posted in the first post, and then why are they permitted to remain online? for years, this is what the technology companies have been asked. today, rather than posing questions, the home secretary issued an ultimatum to the tech giant. there are some companies out there that refuse to take this seriously. so let me say this, i'm not asking for change, i am demanding it. and the people are demanding it too. and if the web giants do not take more measures to remove this type of content from their platforms, i will not be afraid to take action. so, the threat of legislation.

the home secretary said that google, facebook, microsoft, twitter and apple have made good progress in taking down terrorist content and he wanted to see the same for child abuse. this is high noon for the social networking websites. they haven't taken enough steps in the past. the government is now saying that they will legislate to force them, that is crucial. that is crucial to protect children online. in response, google said it has a zero tolerance approach to child sexual abuse material: and, today, we are making available cutting edge artificial intelligence... this is where many child sex abuse investigations start, in the operational area of the national crime agency. just to reassure you, there is no child abuse material on this computer. here, they say the problem must be stopped at source. right now, as you can see, from the results we get,

we are arresting hundreds of people, it is relatively straightforward for people to access indecent images of children and that cannot be normal, that is what we need to challenge. the home secretary also announced an extra £21.5 million in funding for law enforcement to track down the most dangerous offenders, more than 2.5 million for prevention work. june kelly, bbc news. let's speak now to michelle lee—izu who is the corporate director of children's services at charity barnardo's. welcome. the scale of the problem, there were some figures put out today, do you recognise those? yes. they are a newly released figures, but the figures don't surprise barnardos. we've been very concerned about the number of children who are being sexually abused online. why does it appear to be going up? one

point is i think this is a new way of starting to count the figures. i'm not sure we've counted them in this way before. but also, there's possibly more reporting. we aren't certain. if that's the case we welcome that. the more reporting the better. but also, we don't know if more children are being abused online. it is possible because more children are using online and using apps. what then of what the home secretary has said today? how much difference could that make? barnardos welcomed the announcement is the home secretary has made today. it's absolutely crucial that the tech giants actually do take action, and they do work to prevent the abuse occurring in the first place. but where images are online, that they get taken down as quickly

as possible. this is children who are being abused and we also know through a number of our specialist services that those children told us that a high proportion of them actually then met the groomers and was sexually abused through contact abuse. it's abuse online and abuse through contact. we saw what google have said about what they are already doing, the phrase zero tolerance and others have said similar things. what more do you think they could do? one of the things barnardos are calling for is more work around age verification. there is it age verification but we would like things like credit cards to be checked. a whole raft of things that prevent abuses being able to access children in the first place. and may be legal measures?

the implication of what sajid javid said was that if they don't act he is prepared to take legal steps. yes, and we welcome that. the tech giants have had quite a considerable amount of time to make these changes and they have not. we hope if they don't make those changes in quite a short time period, that legislation will be brought in and action taken. thank you. the headlines on bbc news. downing street hits out at borisjohnson saying "he has no new ideas for brexit" after he criticised theresa may's approach. england's heatwave this year makes the record — the met office confirms it was the hottest ever and that 2018's summer across britain was the joint hottest on record. the home secretary issues a stark warning to tech companies, saying that "he won't be afraid to take action" if they don't do more to tackle online child sex abuse. sport now...and for a full round up,

from the bbc sport centre, here's james pierce. good evening. alastair cook has announced his retirement from international cricket after what's been a record breaking career. the former england captain will play his final test at the oval against india, which starts on friday. he's now 33 and his statistics hold up against any batsman — he's scored 12,251; runs and made 32 centuries in 160 tests — those are all england records. as you would expect — many cricketers past and present have been lining up to have their say on cook. former england captain graham gooch says cook must be seen as one of the greatest of all time. you could say there is more exciting players to watch, more entertainers to watch, but he would have to be ranked in the top two or three. most of the players apart from him and

jimmy anderson have been brought up in the t20 era. they've been schooled in that type of player as well as the traditional play. i think he is a dying breed, sadly, the test player that can occupy the crease, graft for his runs and someone you know crease, graft for his runs and someone you know that when they go in and they are going to give everything and someone will have to prise them out. in the five—day game thatis prise them out. in the five—day game that is a priceless commodity, because it's a long game. i'm not going to sit on the fence, i'd like to think there's someone else but i don't see anyone else on the horizon. liverpool forward mo salah is on a 3—person shortlist for the fifa men's player of the year award. but one of the regular names in the past hasn't made it. salah helped liverpool reach the champions league final in may, and scored 44 goals in all competitions. cristiano ronaldo and luka modric are the other two nominees for the award. so barcelona and argentina forward lionel messi — a five—time ballon d'or winner — missed out on a place in the top three. andrew robertson has been named as the new scotland captain. the liverpool fullback takes over

from scott brown who retired from international football earlier this year. his first games as captain will be a friendly against belgium on friday, and then the uefa nations league tie against albania a week today. and a third liverpool player is also in the news today. jordan henderson, the club's captain, has signed a new 5—year contract. leicester tigers have sacked their head coach afterjust one match of the new season. matt o'connor has left the club following a 40—6 defeat at exeter at the weekend. the former australia international was in his second spell at the club, having been appointed in april 2017. leicester missed out on a place in the premiership play—offs for the first time in 1a seasons in may. assistant coach geordan murphy has been put in temporary charge. you probably don't know much, if anything about him. he's only 18 years old, but british teenager lando norris is set to become a star of formula one. he will drive for mclaren next season.

he's been the team's reserve driver, and took part in first practice sessions in spain and hungary this season. next season he'll race alongside carlos sainz, who's replacing the retiring fernando alonso. he's already done two practice sessions recently in belgium and then italy. he really impressed. i spoke to zac brown the ceo of mclaren and he said he just got in the car, did his business, did what the car, did his business, did what the team asked and looked really good. to secure a seat already with still seven races to go in the seasonis still seven races to go in the season is really impressive. he's got all the talent he needs, it's just whether mclaren can give him the car he needs to really impress. novak djokovic is currently on court, aiming for a place in the quarterfinals of the us open. the former world number one has started well

against portugal'sjoao sousa. he won the first set 6—3. the winner will play roger federer in the next round if he wins later tonight. earlier the 2014 finalist kei nishikori was a straight sets winner against germany's philipp kohlschreiber. and in the women's draw, last year's beaten finalist madison keys is through to the quarterfinals after beating slovakia's dominika cibulkova in straight sets. that's all the sport for now. i'll have more for you in sportsday at 10.30. a labour party official who suggested jewish "trump fanatics" were behind accusations of anti—semitism in labour ranks has been re—elected to the party's ruling body. peter willsman was criticised when a recording of his remarks emerged injuly, but he is one of nine people elected to labour's national executive committee. in his recorded remarks, made during a labour nec meeting, mr willsman also said he had never seen anti—semitism in the party. he later apologised and said not all his remarks were accurately reported and that he would be referring himself for equalities training.

our political correspondent, ben wright, is in westminster. peter willsman is back, how do you see the significance of this?” think his return to the nec confirms that the momentum and supporting corbyn backing left is in firm control of the party's nec. there was a slate of nine candidates up for election of the whole labour party membership this time round. originally the whole nine were backed by momentum but after peter willsman's comments were leaked momentum decided to pull their support. they called his remarks disturbing and there was some encouragement for him to stand down. despite that he has been re—elected to the nec, despite the fact that

momentum which has a lot of clout these days didn't give him active support. it's interesting. he weathered this, he's back on labour's ruling executive and the absence of momentum support didn't do him any harm in the end. what does this say about how labour will approach the anti—semitism issue?” think... i don't think this is directly relevant to how labour will handle this tomorrow. mr willsman is now back on the nec. going into that critical meeting tomorrow it's clear that big voices in that room access to the party now has a real problem with this. the issue is toxic and it needs to be dealt with. the question is of course weather tomorrow the nec decide to adopt in full including critically all the exa m ples of including critically all the examples of modern contemporary

anti—semitism into labour's code of conduct. they've been wrestling with this over the summer, it's been hugely divisive as we know. the question is whether the nec will bite the bullet and try and deal with this definitively tomorrow or whether they'll come up with some sort of solution that means it continues to fester into the autumn. there is right to the top of the party now a determination to deal with this but the question is how. i think if they adopt this definition in full, with caveats attached, it may do nothing to extinguish the row. thank you. chris evans, one of the bbc‘s highest paid presenters, has announced he's leaving bbc radio 2 at the end of the year. evans — who's been at the station for 13 years — presents the breakfast show — which is currently the uk's most listened to radio programme. he's leaving to return to virgin radio's breakfast show — which he first presented in 1997. our entertainment correspondent lizo mzimba has this report.

britain's biggest radio personality, minutes after telling fans he was quitting the breakfast show, swamped by media outside his studio. why is the show so special, the radio 2 breakfast show? well, because it was sir terry's show. it was very important. it is an important show. it is a useful show. it can do many great things and i am sure it will continue to do that. this is how he told listeners. i'm going to leave radio 2 and i have loved every single minute of it. but the thing is, you know, some of us are mountain climbers and if you get to the top of your favourite mountain and you just stay there, then you become a mountain observer. and i need to keep climbing, i have got to keep climbing. he is paid around £1.6 million by the bbc. he is unlikely to be taking a pay cut. and, of course, he has always been one of broadcasting's most sought—after stars. so that was u2 and this...is a bafta.

when he left the radio1 breakfast show in 1997, he went to virgin radio. that has since been rebranded as absolute radio, but he is returning to the virgin brand, this time on their relatively new digital station. so, who is likely to take overfrom him behind the breakfast microphone? perhaps sara cox, who has often filled in for chris evans and has a late evening show on the station. maybe zoe ball, who presents on saturday afternoons there. or there are options outside of the bbc. jamie theakston and emma bunton currently co—host heart fm's breakfast show. many people say they are hoping a female presenter will take on the high—profile role. there are many women who work across radio 2 and bbc radio and indeed the bbc and beyond. they are very able and of course we will be considering them. there are many able men. the most important thing that we do is to select the best and the right person and that is what we will do in the fullness of time. in the meantime, chris evans

will still be on radio 2 until the end of the year, so listeners still have a few months before they have to say goodbye. lizo mzimba, bbc news. now it's time for a look at the weather with ben rich. good evening. today brought brightness across south—eastern areas and north—western parts of the uk. in between a weather front has been spoiling things somewhat. a band of cloud with outbreaks of rain, some of it continuing through the night. we are going to be left with a band of cloud into the south west and the west midlands. to the south—east clear spells and relatively warm. up to the north—west scotland and northern ireland having a chilly night. into tomorrow our band of cloud reluctant tomorrow our band of cloud reluctant to break up, just sitting in place across central areas. for the southeast a small chance of one or two showers. for northern ireland

and scotland another decent day with patchy cloud and sunny spells. still getting up into the low 20s across the south—east corner. deep into the week, wednesday is mostly dry. things turning cooler and more u nsettled things turning cooler and more unsettled us we head towards the end of the week. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines. downing street has retaliated against borisjohnson saying he "has no new ideas" for brexit after he criticised theresa may's plan. the former foreign secretary said the approach agreed at chequers "mea ns disaster" for britain. the met office says england's summer heatwave this year was the hottest ever — and 2018 was the joint hottest summer on record for the uk as a whole. home secretary, sajid javid, has warned he will take action against technology companies if they don't help to tackle child sexual abuse online.

highlighting the live—streaming of child abuse as a growing problem. a labour party official who suggested jewish "trump fanatics" were behind accusations of anti—semitism in labour ranks has been re—elected to the party's ruling body. chris evans announces that after 13—years at radio 2 he's leaving his breakfast show to present at virgin radio. evans, who is currently the second highest—paid star at the bbc, has promised to stay on air until christmas. somerset county council has tonight revealed that it may have to make millions of pounds worth of cuts this year — in a desperate effort to balance its books. services for young people — and the disabled — are among those that could be affected. somerset is the latest council to acknowledge major funding problems after northamptonshire s budget crisis and there are warnings more councils could follow suit. our political correspondent alex forsyth reports. see how many you can catch, ready?

this four—year—old starts school this week. he needs more support than some. he has achondroplasia, the most common form of dwarfism. and his mum's worried the services he relies on may be cut back. i think we all have to be on guard. these cuts are happening nationwide and unfortunately, they do seem to be hitting the most vulnerable. siobhan recently moved to dorset with herfamily. she used to live here in somerset, where children's services are hugely stretched due to rising demand and cost. the county council has already substantially cut overall spending to keep things running, but there's still a shortfall and people have noticed. my grandad could not get a bus service, where he used to be able to. they are cutting back all the time and i have a particular friend whose husband is very ill and she cannot get the right care

and attention for him. today, the council unveiled almost £13 million of possible further cuts needed just to balance the books this year. as well as things like road maintenance, it could affect support for young carers and youth services. well, i think we are cutting back very badly. we have taken all the low— hanging fruit, there is nowhere else to go. we cannot increase council tax, we are capped by the government. we have made our case to government as much as we can. but we have seen nothing coming back and therefore we have had to take these decisions. somerset is not the only council struggling with its finances. the government has said it has provided billions of pounds to local authorities and is working with them to develop a funding system based on local need. but some warn that's simply not enough. several other county councils are having to cut back just to stay afloat. well, there have been five or six named, or put in the frame, that are struggling to balance their accounts this year and more particularly in the coming financial year, and that list is growing.

back in somerset, some charities are plugging the gap. this drop—in cafe, backed by the council, offers advice to those who might have turned to social services. i think over time people have become dependent on statutory agencies, and we're finding now with all of the cuts that people are left floundering quite a bit. and so they are turning to organisations such as ourselves. the government has said it has put extra money into social care, but some think things are so stretched, more radical reform is needed. alex forsyth, bbc news in somerset. let's return to the news that a labour party official who suggested jewish "trump fanatics" were behind accusations of anti—semitism in labour ranks has been re—elected to the party's ruling body. peter willsman was criticised when a recording of his remarks emerged injuly, but he is one of nine people elected to labour's national executive committee. in his recorded remarks,

made during a labour nec meeting, mr willsman also said he had never seen anti—semitism in the party. joining me in the studio is stephen bush from the new statesman. what you make of his re—election? what you make of his re—election7m is maybe being over analysed, the tape came out a few days after ballots dropped and all internal elections are taken by post and e—mail. the first lump occurs and the second they get their post, that holds for the labour party and other national ballots, and when you look at how close he came to being defeated by the next candidate, eddie izzard, it looks like he had a chunk of rates when he was still on the slate of momentum, and by eddie izza rd to the slate of momentum, and by eddie izzard to get as close as he did, i

actually think probably if i was a labour moderate wondering if i could ta ke labour moderate wondering if i could take the labour party back i would be feeling more optimistic because this shows that when remarks which are this shows that when remarks which a re clearly this shows that when remarks which are clearly over the line in most of the minds of people who heard them when they were on that tape. i would be feeling more optimistic, but because of the defeat labour members who do not like jeremy because of the defeat labour members who do not likejeremy corbyn will feel despairing and will leave, so this is one step forward and a couple of steps back. because all of those non—elected are strong supporters ofjeremy corbyn. —— nine elected. yes, they will feel they can't even win in the second sciences so why are they still paying money to the organisation. —— can't even win in these circumstances. the longer jeremy corbyn is the leader, the more people are pro him, and the people who do not like him leave. what

about the definition of anti—semitism? about the definition of anti-semitism? that will be the lame—duck nec, the new nec will not ta ke lame—duck nec, the new nec will not take power after conference and they will be looking to find a way to end the row which has ruined their summer when they were hoping to be talking about their popular economic policies about mass mars in water, but —— about nationalising water, but —— about nationalising water, but instead they have had the racism debate. it looks very late after the eichenried ‘s comment that is what the criticism is. —— very late after the criticism is. —— very late after the argument, and that is what the criticism is. until this summer, people said jeremy corbyn has made some bad associations in terms of who he has shared panels with, but they don't think he is an anti—semite, but some mps have started to say, actually, maybe there might be a problem withjeremy corbyn and that makes it very hard for them to justify staying in the

labour party and that cannot be walked off or stop looking ahead to the conference, how will this be playing? it won't matter very much because the people you don't like jeremy corbyn's leadership will stay away and many mps are going to give this a miss because if they cannot same thing nice they won't say anything at all, they will reason. he isa anything at all, they will reason. he is a labour leader still popular amongst the grassroots but the question is will it be overshadowed by more mps quitting and i suspect it will be. thanks forjoining us. a british company has unveiled a new robotic surgery system which is expected to be used at several nhs hospitals from next year. the robotic arms, which carry out the operation, are controlled by a surgeon using a console. it's one of a new generation of surgical robots on the horizon as our medical correspondent fergus walsh reports. imagine this operating on you. it's the latest in surgical

robot technology. all controlled by a human hand at a console, with the aid of a 3—d monitor. the aim is to make laparoscopic or keyhole surgery technically easier for surgeons, allowing greater precision, and so giving better outcomes for patients. it's considerably easier. all you can do with a conventional la pa roscopic instrument is you can move it in and out, and you can rotate it. and so what the robot enables you to do is to play with this in a much more wide range of movement. the versius robot has been designed and built in cambridge. these robot arms have joints like a human's, at the shoulder, elbow and wrist. they're smaller and more flexible than current robotic systems, which makes them more versatile, so they should be able to do many more types of keyhole surgery. none of this would have been possible without da vinci, the first surgical robot, introduced to the uk in 2001. there are now more than 70 of them

here, mostly doing prostate, bladder and gynaecological surgery. the british versius system is much smaller than this american rival and is aiming to do more. so we want to do operations in the upper abdomen, such as gall bladder operations, operations in the stomach, certainly operations in the bowel for bowel cancer. we want to operate in the chest, so the aim is to replicate keyhole surgery, but with all the advantages of the small instruments, the wristed instruments, that will make it better and easier for the surgeon. the field of robot surgery is about to get crowded. there are several new systems being developed. the most eagerly awaited is from tech giant google, called verb, which aims to connect all its robots to the internets so they can learn from each other. keyhole surgery was really revolutionary because it allowed

surgeons to develop complex procedures... this is where many surgeons learn how to do keyhole procedure, at london's university college hospital. training to do this with the aid of a robot will be increasingly common. and eventually machines may be programmed to do some parts of an operation independently. as we develop that human robot interface, there will be certain parts of an operation, simple parts, that may be able to be automated. if you think about stitching or closing a wound, these may be able to be done with a robot. the cost of the versius robot has not been revealed, but the company aims to make it cheaperfor the nhs to run than its american rival. the first operation on a patient will be early next year. fergus walsh, bbc news, cambridge. talks are understood to be taking place at the treasury over whether the governor of the bank of england could stay in his post

longer than planned. mark carney is due to leave next june after six years as head of the bank. but the planned departure date would bejust three months after britain formally leaves the european union, leaving his successor to handle the aftermath. two water companies have set out plans to cut bills for millions of customers in england and wales as part of their business plans. united utilities said it would reduce the average bill by 10.5% between 2020 and 2025 while severn trent said it's looking at a 5% reduction. thames water said bills would be unchanged. the british actress jacqueline pearce has died at the age of 74. miss pearce had been recently diagnosed with lung cancer and died at her home in lancashire. the actress was best known for playing villain supreme commander servalan in the science fiction series — blake's seven. it's been described

as a cultural tragedy — brazil's national museum has been gutted by a huge fire. most of the 20 million artifacts have been destroyed — including the oldest human remains ever found in the americas. officials have blamed lack of funding for the museum while there have been complaints about its dilapidated state — as our correspondent katy watson explains. brazil's woken up to these scenes of devastation. what was once the portuguese royal family's residence is now just a burnt—out shell. this was the most important natural history museum in brazil, arguably one of the most influential museums in the region. it had 20 million items in its collection — most of those are thought to have been destroyed. firefighters came on the scene around 7:30pm on sunday evening. it took until the early hours of monday morning for the fire to be put out. the firefighters' jobs were made much harder because two fire hydrants were dry. they had to access water from a nearby lake to be able to put the fire out entirely. president michel temer says this is a tragic day for all of brazil. 200 years of knowledge,

archives and research lost. presidential candidate for the elections in october marina silva said this was a lobotomy of the brazilian memory. there has certainly been a lot of soul—searching going on since the fire broke out and a lot of tears. people are trying to understand exactly how this could have happened, and a lot of blame is being pinned on austerity measures — public spending cuts. certainly, people want answers as to how such a massive fire could have destroyed such an important museum. downing street has called for the immediate release of two reurters journalists jailed in myanmar for their reporting of the rohingya crisis. wa lone and kyaw soe oo have been sentenced to seven years for violating state secrets. they were arrested last year for holding official documents — although they insist the documents had just been handed to them by police officers. a bbc investigation has uncovered evidence of a thriving black market in controlled prescription drugs helping

to fuel britain s addiction to opioid based painkillers. one of the most popular is tramadol which the tv star ant mcpartlin was taking. now as gps restrict supplies, illegal traders are filling the gap as jonathan gibson reports. i'm in birmingham to do a drugs deal. but the opioids i'm buying aren't street drugs, they're someone's prescription. how much was that again? 20 quid, yeah? yeah. cool lawrence is trading in tramadol. it's a controlled prescription—only painkiller. it's also highly addictive. last year, it was linked to 185 deaths. so you've got quite a good trade in this going? yeah, not too bad. as more gps restrict supplies, black market traders like lawrence are plugging the gap. is it people like me that can't get them from the doctor's? yeah. and he doesn'tjust sell tramadol. i've got some codeine, ritalin. xanax, i can get that guaranteed

almost every single month. it's an imported prescription, so if someone from america's got it, they'll bring it through. lawrence sells what he can get on an ad hoc basis. so the next time we meet, he has a different selection. so what's that? if you're supplying controlled drugs, you can go to prison for 14 years. even if you're possessing a medicine like that, you're committing a criminal offence if you don't have a prescription for it. so you need to be very careful, because this is a serious business. but does lawrence know that? 0h. what the bleep is this about? it's about you selling controlled prescription drugs illegally, the ones that you've got in that bag there. 0h! no! am i under arrest? you're not under arrest. then go away, please. you don't want to talk about you've been doing? no. do you want to defend what you've been doing? there's no way of defending it. i have my reasons. it is still of course something that's not defendable.

so do you intend to continue selling drugs in this way? to be honest, after that embarrassment, no. but lawrence is just illustrative of a much wider problem, small—scale opioid dealers feeding what's become a british addiction. jonathan gibson, bbc news. and you can see that investigation in full on the new series of inside out which is available on the bbc iplayer. fire crews have spent the day damping down after a huge blaze at one of liverpool's most famous buildings. the former littlewoods football pools offices were severly damaged by the fire which police say is arson. despite the damage, plans to transform the art deco buildings into a new tv and film production facility should still go ahead, according to the man behind the scheme. dave guest has this report. firefighters battled to save the liverpool i can, the fat >> studio:

the fire at the former england building took hold in the former west wing. we had to pull out firefighters very early on and deal with the external fire and so we got control of it. more than 50 fighters tried to bring the fire under control and rent them from spreading to the other wing of the art deco building on these images show the intensity of the heat. at first like most of the claims were out and they continue to dampen down the flames, the building has been one of the best—known landmarks in liverpool over 80 years, opened in 1938 was the home of littlewoods football pools, and people who work there thought they belong to a big family and some returns to survey the damage at their former workplace.” feel like my home has burnt down. i was in there over 36 she is and i

felt it was my home. and the toys we re felt it was my home. and the toys were a family. sentiment is shared by others who were gathering for a celebration marking 95 years since the note was brown was born. what did you think of the pictures?” the note was brown was born. what did you think of the pictures? i was horrified. so many wonderful memories. you don't realise how much something means to you until you see something means to you until you see something like that. devastated. the buildings have been empty for 14 yea rs buildings have been empty for 14 years and recently plans were unveiled to turn them into a new film and tv production facility. the roof is badly damaged, but it seems as though the structure of this iconic building is more or less intact, but the question is what effect this will have on those ambitious plans to turn this place into a film and tv production centre. the building is still sound by the looks of it and so as long as we can keep the walls up we are in a

decent state considering what has happened. we needed to do a lot of work in the building because it has been empty for 15 years. if building surveys confirm initial reports on the state of the building, there's a chance work will start on the new facilities next year. the man convicted of the biggest fraud in british history is expected to be deported to ghana within the next week ? a country he left when he was four—years—old. kweku adoboli is fighting their decision saying he's lived in britain since he was 12. douglas fraser has been to meet him. guilty of britain was my biggest everfought, more guilty of britain was my biggest ever fought, more than £1.5 billion, he was the 31—year—old who nearly sank the giant swiss bank. he was jailed for half of a seven—year sentence and has been fighting deportation. he has a passport from ghana but has lived in britain since coming to school age 12. at his home

in livingston he told me his story and his version of being the last man standing when the financial music stopped. whenever we need to ostracise someone music stopped. whenever we need to ostracise someone it is the person thatis ostracise someone it is the person that is different to us that we ostracise and the fact i was born in a different country and have different coloured skin became part of the labelling process. gone a unborn rogue trader —— gone they are now born. this ostracisation process is racism. the deportation process that now follows is racism. to the home office whose time is up and in a statement it said... the idea behind deportation of offenders is to remove those who

pose a threat to the community, a risk of harm, so i understand the goal and how the law is framed but the problem is that in its execution it causes more harm than good. you can brag about deporting 42,800 for a national offenders but what have you really done —— foreign offenders for the. if they were brought up here, you have actually destroyed 42,000 lives. you had a privileged education into the heart of the most prestigious sector in the british economy, and you blew it. you did a lot of damage. can you understand what the home office and some people support the home office because they think you have blown it here, as well? you have had your chance for

top. what is this, the lottery of life? deportation is not supposed to bea life? deportation is not supposed to be a double punishment. i've served my time as a model prisoner. i've spent the time since doing everything i can to contribute in a positive way to our society, doing work that very few others if anyone can do because the spirits i've had is so unique. —— experience. this is a human story, i came here as a child without my own family, and created the surrogates family and the friends and family that have developed in the 26 years since i first came here as a child are my family. and if you deport mejust on a personal level, what you were doing, you are violently tearing away this huge part of me that is

central to my identity and you are banishing me from the uk and the rest of the western world for life. that is what deportation actually is. the choice then for mr adoboli is. the choice then for mr adoboli is to extract the higher price for a big—money crime or to teach his lessons to others. a man with a prosthetic leg is suing a local council because he wasn't allowed to play on its golf course using a buggy. paul houghton claims brentwood borough council discriminated against him, but it denies that and it's defending the claim. it's a case that could have implications for many other people with disabilities. our legal correspondent clive coleman reports. you've got a, what, 120—yards‘ carry to the green. 120—yard, all carry, into a very, very stiff breeze. paul houghton is lucky to be alive.

in 2000, while working as a roofer, he knelt in contaminated water and contracted a deadly bug, which can eat muscle and body tissue at a rate of 2cm an hour. well, you got over. we got over. paul's right leg was amputated above the knee, and he received the last rites in hospital. my swing isn't very orthodox. golf has become an important part of paul's life, and a buggy enables him to get around a standard five—mile course. he's represented england 13 times, and played in europe. in august 2016, paul had arranged to play a round at this golf course in essex, owned and operated by brentwood borough council. but on his way to the tee, he claims he was told he would not be allowed onto the course without a letter from his doctor, justifying the medical need for a buggy. i couldn't believe it, i really couldn't believe it, to be told that i couldn't play because i was disabled. what sort of message do you think

that sort of response sends out to disabled golfers, disabled people? it sends the message out that we're not welcome, that we're not part of society, and that we're not included. and that we can'tjoin in a sport that is accessible to everybody because we need to use other equipment to play the game. in refusing to allow him to use his buggy, paul claims that brentwood borough council were discriminating against him because of his inability to walk around a golf course. in effect, he says that the council were applying a policy that indirectly discriminates against all disabled people who need a buggy to play golf. brentwood borough council is defending the legal action, and denies any discrimination. that's a really good shot. golf is sometimes seen as elitist. paul houghton is determined that, by playing it and pursuing his action for discrimination,

the sport will become ever more inclusive. clive coleman, bbc news. now it's time for a look at the weather with ben rich. three very distinct types of weather across the country today, south—eastern areas were bright with patchy cloud and hazy sunshine and pretty warm. in the north—west it looked like this in northern ireland, beautiful sunny skies, and in between we had a weather front affecting part of lancashire for example. you can see the striker cloud on the radar picture, behind the frontal system it has been a cool fresh day despite the sunshine and as we go into tonight we are going to see increasingly cold conditions across scotland and northern ireland and even the towns and cities into single figures, in some places in the countryside like

the highlands could get down below freezing. further south and east, not such a cold night, especially where you are stuck under the weather front with a band of cloud and some outbreaks of drizzly rain, and some outbreaks of drizzly rain, and the system drags its heels during tomorrow sitting in place and making for another fairly dull day but hopefully the cloud will break up but hopefully the cloud will break upa but hopefully the cloud will break up a little bit. small chance of a shower in east anglia and the south—east. some good spells of sunshine after the cold temperatures. we may again reach the 20s in the south—east. through tuesday evening, very little changes, afairamount tuesday evening, very little changes, a fair amount of cloud and clear spells and another cool night for scotland and northern ireland. wednesday, high—pressure broadly in charge of the scene, the first weather front is squeezed out but another pushes its way out and this will turn things settled for eve ryo ne will turn things settled for everyone later in the week.

wednesday, rain into western scotla nd wednesday, rain into western scotland and northern ireland, also extra cloud and maybe the odd shower, in between some spells of sunshine and everyone cool and fresher by this stage, 17—20, and as we move to the end of the week the frontal system that will slide its way south—east and there will be another one pushing interlinear continent, and we develop an area of low pressure which is going to spoil things for the end of the week, bringing outbreaks of rain at times, a fairly cool feel and things only slowly turning the dryer from the south over the weekend. hello, i'm ros atkins, this is outside source.

brazil's national museum has been destroyed in a huge fire, priceless collections have been lost, questions are already being asked about whether budget cuts contributed to what happened. theresa may has been batting away more criticism from a former foreign secretary. brycejohnson is arguing that the current approach will leave the uk with "two thirds of diddly squat". in myanmar, twojournalists have been sentenced to seven years in prison for reporting on the killing of rohingya muslims. translation: this is a direct challenge to democracy and media freedom in our country. we will face the situation calmly and do our very best in the appeal. and we'll be reporting from the netherlands, where two children at the centre of an immigration case that's