beneath the rubble. the european council president, donald tusk has said there's a chance that a brexit deal could be agreed between britain and eu by the end of year. the opera singer montserrat caballe, whose duet with freddie mercury became the signature song of the 1992 barcelona olympics, has died at the age of 85. now it's time for inside out yorkshire and lincolnshire. good evening. this week, the hundreds of ford customers whose engines have failed or, in some cases, burst into flames, and a little girl recovering from meningitis. hello, i'm keeley donovan and this week we're in ilkley. coming up on the programme:

i invesigate the ford engines which fail without warning. i had brought essentially a firebomb into a populated area. also tonight, the baby girl on the long road to recovery after she lost all four limbs to meningitis. it feels like nothing can compare to what we've already gone through. and later in the programme, the preacher from a yorkshire village who claimed to perform miracles. imagine you are driving on a busy motorway and your car loses power or you see smoke and flames coming from the engine. hundreds of ford owners from across the uk say they are experiencing catastrophic failures with their ford ecoboost engines and some are even being left thousands of pounds out of pocket. i've been investigating. they are one of the uk's most trusted brands. but we've learned how hundreds of ford cars fitted with an award

winning engine are failing suddenly and without warning. if it loses all its coolant, the engine will overheat and the engine will eventually fail. we meet the drivers left terrified after their cars burst into flames. i'd brought essentially a fire bomb into a populated area. and we see evidence that ford have known about risk of fire in some of their engines for years. meet sam backhouse from grange moor near huddersfield. she's caring for her husband mally who has terminal cancer. she's been a ford customer for ten years and loved her one—litre ecoboost. it was the poshest car i'd ever had. it was more high—tech for me. it was just a lovely drive. injune, sam received a letter to say the focus needed a replacement coolant hose. but before the work could be carried out, the car suffered a complete loss of power.

i noticed a light came on and it just said "service now." then the power started to go in the car. it felt really sluggish. it was just really slow, very hard to go on a slight incline. while repairs were carried out, the replacement coolant hose was also fitted. sam was told her car had a fuse problem which was now fixed and it was ready to take home. literally 200 yards out of the garage, it went into limp mode again and the lights came back on. sam was left without her car for more than a month when time is against her family. the phone calls and stuff, it's like... i'm trying to work still. i might not have slept that week, or he's not well or he's lost more weight or the chemo's not working and i've no car and it's like i can't get to where i need to be. people say it's just a car but it's notjust a car, it's a lifeline to us.

sam's finance company eventually agreed she could sell it back though she did lose the hp payments she had made over the previous 18 months. now, ford's ecoboost engine was introduced into their vehicles in 2010. they described their one litre ecoboost as a game changer. this car has the international engine of the year, and so does this one... it's now won ten international awards, and the company says it has set the benchmark for small, fuel efficient engines. i'm on my way to meet chris walker, an engine expert. chris says he's had three ecoboost engines brought into his garage in rochdale and they've all had the same problem. this is the cylinder head of an engine, basically that's the top half of your engine. what we're finding is they seem to be cracking. you can see just there. we've seen quite a few now that have

all cracked in the same place. and you've got a test that you do on this part of the engine. we've already tested this one and we know it's cracked so we're going to put some air into it and show you where it's coming from. so what we've got inside the exhaust... so it's not coming out of all of there... i can feel it. it's just coming out of that crack there. it's just coming out of that crack. why is that causing the engine to fail? what we are finding is when it's cracking, it's allowing the coolant to go into the exhaust system. if it loses all it's coolant, the engine will overheat and the engine will eventually fail. it's bad enough having your engine cut out while you're driving but some drivers have had an even more terrifying problem. clare robson from lowestoft bought her ford grand c max with a 1.6 litre ecoboost engine to accommodate her growing family. after about a year, she noticed she was having to top up the coolant more and more often.

i'd come back from a trip to london and i'd noticed the fan was running really rapidly. it was incredibly loud, almost like a jet engine. opening some post, i'd got a recall letter from ford stating that there needed to be some recall work done on my car which would fit a sensor to identify when the coolant level was getting low. clare called her local ford dealership to book in the work, but was surprised by the response. i got a letter to say that my car needed to be recalled because of a fault with the cooling system. the recall itself is an alarm that they add in so if the coolant level gets low it makes you aware of it. so it wouldn't stop the cylinder head from cracking. so clare agreed to bring the car in to diagnose the coolant problem and they set a date about two weeks later. what they are advising for customers to do in the meantime is keep checking your coolant level and make sure it doesn't get below the minimum.

two days after her call to ford, clare was driving along a busy dual carriageway. i've noticed that the smoke is actually coming from under my bonnet, which made me wonder if it was related to the fire that was referenced in the letter i received. i started thinking, "right i need to get to safety," and there was a slip road coming up so i left the dual carriageway at the slip road. clare had pulled into a busy retail park. i was terrified, there was people around me, there were children, it was a busy bank holiday weekend and there was absolute billows of smoke coming from under the bonnet. and at that stage, i saw the first flame lick up from underneath the bonnet and i thought, "i need to get out of the car now." and it's just a sense of incredulity that actually my car has caught fire days after i've made a phone call to ford. just an hour away in the small town of brandon lives george roberts. his story is frighteningly familiar. he too was driving on a dual carriageway, but in his case quite late at night. i noticed something orange glowing

on the side of the road. at the time, i thought maybe one of my indicators was playing up or something like that so i pulled over into a lay— by where i noticed loads of smoke when i looked through my rear—view mirror. so what happened when you pulled over? there was fire in this part here originally. i had nothing to put it outwith, called the fire service and then by the end i come back to the front of the car and this whole lot was on fire. how quickly did the fire grow? from the whole engine being on fire to the whole car was six minutes. by the time the fire brigade arrived, the car was completely destroyed. we contacted ford and it told us safety is its number one priority. it says the recall of the 1.6 litre ecoboost affects more than 15,000 vehicles and that work to fit a new sensor combined with proper maintenance of the car's coolant system makes the vehicle safe to drive. we've found out that ford has been aware of the potential fire risks to the 1.6 ecoboost engine

for more than five years. this is a safety recall from the vehicle standards agency, the dvsa, and it was issued in the uk injanuary 2018. it says a problem with overheating can cause the engine's cylinder head to crack, which in "extreme circumstances" could lead to a fire in the engine. problems with this engine were identified in 2012 after several vehicle fires in the united states. and an official recall notice was issued by the american traffic safety administration in january 2014 — four years before the uk's recall notice. in south africa, one man, reshalljimmy, died in december 2015 when his ford kuga burst into flames and he was trapped inside. ford have told us that vehicles are manufactured with different specifications around the world and that it launched the uk recall when it had been determined a safety issue existed.

clare and george contacted ford after their carfires and both had a very similar response. i've been stonewalled. they literally will not communicate with me. they told me twice point—blank that they could not discuss the case with me. my insurance company have offered me a pay—out. however, it is considerably less than it would take to replace the vehicle like for like. clare has so far refused the insurance offer, but george accepted his despite it being considerably less than the value of his car. i've lost a lot of money through ford. they don't seem massively bothered by it. despite his experience, george has replaced his car with exactly the same model, with exactly the same engine. i've got to ask you, why on earth have you bought a ford again? young drivers such as myself, it's probably because they have everything you want. do you feel safe in it, though? i've bought a fire extinguisher so i feel a bit safer! hopefully, i'm hoping this one doesn't catch fire, but you never know.

after we contacted ford with our evidence of widespread ecoboost failures, the company has changed its position. from now on, it's offering to cover the entire cost of repairing one litre engines, which have overheated. it says this will also apply to previous cases and is urging all of the people affected to get back in touch. one year ago, kia gott, a baby girl from bradford was admitted to hospital with meningitis c, resulting in all four of her limbs being amputated. the decision was made just a year earlier to stop immunising children at three months. amy garcia has been following kia's recovery as the family await a new arrival. i should warn you that you might find some of the pictures from when kia was ill quite upsetting. today has been so emotional.

i had knots in my stomach before she came home. itjust made me cry, all the kids were going up to her saying, "hiya!" it was so emotional. i know it's still going to be hard and there's still going to be bumps along the road. it feels like nothing can compare to what we've already gone through. just over a year ago, kia gott was a happy, vivacious baby girl. then the unthinkable happened. she was rushed to hospital with a severe case meningitis c. they were telling us hour by hour, you've got to be prepared for what might come. doctors at leeds general infirmary fought to save her life, but at the cost of amputating all four of her limbs. they said it was the worst case they'd ever seen. every day, i would sit and sing to her and talk to her, hoping that she would know that i was there. they sing happy birthday

the family were told it was likely kia had severe brain damage. the full impact would not be known for months until she was weaned off her sedatives and pain killers. all i'm trying to do is get my message out there. dad paul came into the look north studios, enraged by a recent policy against meningitis c at three months. children were now only given the jab at the age of one. you take it away and look at the consequences, what happens. my little daughter. it's absolutely unbelievable. we've got to live with that now for the rest of our lives. nine months after she was first admitted, kia was finally allowed home. but after the initial rush of happiness, i wanted to find out what the family's new reality was like and follow theirjourney. with a normal baby, you can leave them for five minutes while you put your washer on or hang your washing out, but with kia i can't

because she has seizures. vikki is also getting used to her new timetable. these are the different times of her medicines. i set it for ten minutes before she's due so i have time to get them ready. that means she must now sleep downstairs in kia's room. you're doing most of the care. are you getting any outside help? not at the moment, no. she's not on oxygen or feeding, she's not qualifying for any nursing care. i think as a mum, you just go into autopilot. you just do what you've got to do. as well as hospital for kia, i'm trying to stay sane for my other two which i am so grateful for because i don't believe if i didn't have them that i would have been able to carry on. i just want to make sure she has some enjoyment, not lying in bed all the time. she hasn't smiled since she got poorly so i hope something

she does that shows how she enjoys it, you know? even if it's not a smile. a month later, with the world cup in full swing, a new routine is being established, and family, particularly vikki's sister terry, have become a permanent fixture in the gott household, providing much—needed support. we believed that we would get some help daily even for a short period, only an hour or so. we believed we could get a little bit. the occupational therapist from bradford council is coming. we've been pushed to the back of the queue. the family are learning to cope with a new way of life. and vikki is learning everything she can about kia's medicines. one of her medications,

chloral hydrate, is usually used in children and adolescents under the supervision of medical specialists yet i'm using that at home. you are a medical specialist now! getting there! by mid—august, vikki, her sister, and the family are now in a full—on routine of visits to the doctors and appointments. vikki's also pregnant with her fourth child, due in september. last time we met, you were not getting any help. what happens now? they have awarded me two nights a week, at ten at night and seven in the morning and then i can get a full night's sleep. it's great. and how is kia? kia is doing well. you were told that she wouldn't be able to see and she can't hear but you were always adamant

that she could hear. well, since then, we have had a letter for another hearing test. we haven't been yet but i definitely believe she can hear. i made an arrangement to come back for the results of the hearing test, but in the meantime something else happened. are you all right? yeah, i am, tired. 0bviously kia's hearing! they said her hearing is fine and a nurse that was doing the hearing test also said she followed her across the room with her eyes so she said if i mention that to the consultant, and i am sure she is nearly smiling. vikki brought kia into the sitting room, and i could really see a difference in her. it's just so lovely to see her looking around and listening. she just seems so much more that she's coming into her own whereas before she would obviously still be heavily drugged. it is so lovely to see that.

i was told i would never get that and now it makes me feel like she's getting some fulfilment out of life. paul came home, and after saying hello to his girls, i wanted to talk to him about our research into mc infection rates, which shows that since the withdrawal of the vaccine for three—month—old children, rates have risen sharply from one or two a year. there have been ten cases in a nine—month period and those are the latest figures. itjust makes me want to cry. it's another ten families that have suffered. i know you can still contract it if you have a vaccination, but the vaccination stops the severity. it doesn't take a brain scientist to work out nobody is getting it because everyone is vaccinated against it, so let's stop vaccinating, what is going to happen? the vaccine isn't available for 12—week—old babies. are you considering going private and having that done?

definitely, yeah. if you're going to stop the vaccine, then make it public knowledge. i bet prince william and kate knew about it and i bet their little princess has had it. well, kia is my princess. public health england told us their thoughts are with kia and herfamily. they say they are monitoring cases of meningitis c closely and report them to the body responsible for reviewing childhood immunisation programmes. they say cases continue to be low right across the country, even since the withdrawal of the three—month dose. now, we have the strange story of the preacher who claimed to raise people from the dead. smith wigglesworth is barely remembered here in menston where he was born, but he has inspired evangelical preachers from across the globe and his descendants attract thousands to healing ceremonies in south africa, which is where our story begins.

johannesburg, home of some of the largest churches on the african continent. this is one of them. the acts christian church attracts thousands of people to its upbeat services every week. where the pastors call on what they believe is the power of god to spiritually — and, it's claimed, physically — heal the congregation. we've seen people in wheelchairs stand up and say god has healed them. we have seen people being able to hear that have hearing problems. jesus came to heal the sick. we want to see people's needs met. jesus does that.

the de fin family have run this church for generations. my dad started the church here. and then we took over when he retired and then my son and daughter in law have taken the church over now. lilian is the granddaughter of a yorkshire preacher who is almost forgotten in his home country, but here and around the world, he is a legendary figure, even a prophet. he was called smith wigglesworth, and he was a founding father in the huge wave of modern pentecostalism. this belief in the active spirit of god took off in the early 20th century. by the 1940s, pictures like these were beamed into millions of american homes. powerful images of televangelists, who claimed to heal sickness

through the power of jesus. 0n the surface of it, wigglesworth was an unlikely religious leader — an illiterate plumber born into an impoverished family here in menston outside leeds. but around the corner at his local church, wigglesworth believed he felt the presence of god, and his life changed. he said his chronic speech impediment vanished and he became a minister, setting up the bowland street mission in bradford “118811. here, he built his reputation as a firebrand preacher. wigglesworth had an extraordinary 30 years here, not just because of the healings it was claimed he carried out, it was also the manner in which he did it. wigglesworth did not gently lay hands upon the afflicted. he was known to shout, and to slap and punch them in the affected area.

this was the blunt, plain speaking faith filled preacher, it wasn't for smart people who had been to college, it was for ordinary people from the pits and the cotton mills. it's just a little place and yet it is a very famous place. lilian defin has come from south africa to menston to see where her grandfather's story began. my mum said the presence of god was so strong in those days. there were such amazing miracles, and he healed people. he raised 14 people from the dead. do you actually believe that? it's documented that he did. anything that we read in the bible is true and people were raised from the dead in the bible. there is no medical corroboration for any of these claims, but for these people of faith, that's not the point.

this is the only footage that exists of smith wigglesworth. no film of his famous healings, and no writings either. it is others who recorded his work when his reputation really took off in the 1920s and he preached around the world to eager audiences. bring sinners in and bring the broken in, bring the lost in. today, lilian is guest preacher at wigglesworth‘s bowland street mission. it is now a busy church once more, newly opened with a faithful and growing congregation, just as in its heyday over 100 years ago. they're building a reputation for lively services, with supernatural prayer and healings at the centre. today, wigglesworth is a household name in pentecostal

circles across the globe. we're off to ilkley moor. it's a place where smith played as a child and prayed as a man. pilgrims from scandinavia have come to yorkshire to walk in the footsteps of the man they regard as modern day miracle worker. it is god speaking to him directly, that is fantastic. when you hear about it, you think, wow, maybe i could experience the same thing! it's 130 years since wigglesworth opened up his small church in bradford and began to preach, but his descendants today believe it has a great future. he had great faith to believe that anything was possible with god. that's all from here in ilkley.

make sure you join us next week. good afternoon good afternoon. you will be rather pleased. especially if you have skies like this afternoon in lincolnshire. it is still raining for some at the moment but that it was sunshine which has been the dominating thing in the sky above you today, get ready for a different day tomorrow. a fuchsia recorded they towards the west but clearer skies, increasingly northern

england and wales, but still declared remains. thoroughly wet and breezy and coal. the rain easing from the south—west of england in the midlands over the next few hours. it's going to be a wet day towards the end. temperatures are on the way down at the moment, barely getting into double figures. not particularly warm elsewhere. it will fuel a good deal more pleasant than it does in the south—east corner. it stays wet and windy into the first pa rt stays wet and windy into the first part of the night, rain lasting longer across the channel islands, most longer across the channel islands, m ost pla ces longer across the channel islands, most places becoming dry and clear. with those clearer skies, and which is widely into single figures. in the countryside it will be a frosty start to sunday morning. you will notice blues on the charter was western scotland. scotland and northern ireland are not macleod arraigned, brighter skies, they will

be some dry weather in eastern scotland. persistent rain across the western highlands and a windy day. winds between 40 and 50 miles an hour. not as wet and windy tomorrow for england and wales. a lovely day for england and wales. a lovely day for many. it will cloud over in north wales later on with the small chance of the sheriff. feeling a bit warmer than today with temperatures in the teens. 14 to 16 degrees, even a little bit higher than today. it will remain wet through into sunday night, minorflooding will remain wet through into sunday night, minor flooding in will remain wet through into sunday night, minorflooding in western parts of scotland with a wind continuing, where difference in place to take us into monday. northern ireland most prone to some rain, a fuchsia britain northern england and wales as we start the week, brighter conditions for northern scotland. england and wales still for most staying dry with some sunny spells and temperatures back into the upper teens. there is a sign of things turning a little bit warmer into next week. goodbye. this is bbc news.

i'm lukwesa burak. the headlines at 2pm: division and protests across america, but senators are expected to approve president trump's supreme court nomination later, despite sexual assault allegations. toxic air pollution is much worse in eight areas of england than previously thought, the government has revealed the doctor will see you all now. gps to roll out a scheme where some patients will be asked to share their appointments. also this hour, the spanish opera singer montserrat caballe has died at the age of 85.