you're watching bbc newsroom live, it's11am, and these are the main stories this morning: whatsapp urges users to update the messaging service after hackers remotely install surveillance software on some mobile phones. calls for the jeremy kyle show to be axed after more details emerge about a man who is believed to have taken his own life a week after appearing on the programme. a warning that inequalities in pay and opportunity in the uk are becoming so extreme they threaten economic prosperity and democracy. the national crime agency calls for its budget to be doubled, to tackle what it calls the ‘staggering scale' of organised crime. pressure mounts on theresa may to abandon brexit talks with labour — as her brexit negotiator heads to brussels to explore changes to future eu relations.

helping members of the armed forces following serious injury. a new state—of—the—art treatment centre for the military opens its doors for the first time. good morning. welcome to bbc newsroom live. whatsapp says it's found and fixed a major security flaw in the messaging service — that allowed hackers to install surveillance software on devices. facebook — which owns the company — says the attack targeted a "select number" of people. users are being urged to update their app, as our north america technology reporter dave lee explains. human rights organisations say this is the attack they always feared it was possible, a flaw that meant attackers could plant surveillance software without the target needing to do anything. whatsapp has said it found a problem

around ten days ago and, over the course of this month, has been notifying human rights groups, journalists and us law enforcement. the attack was said to have been developed by the n50 group, an israel—based security company known for creating ways to hack into the most popular devices and systems and selling those tools onto governments and intelligence agencies. in a statement, the n50 group said its products were about helping countries fight crime and terrorism. the firm said it played no part in determining who was targeted. but this week, groups led by amnesty international are calling on the israeli military to revoke the nso's license to sell its products overseas, citing what it described as mounting evidence that tools were being used for human rights abuses. whatsapp has urged all of its users to update their apps as a precaution, but this is a cyber attack noteworthy not because of how many people were affected but because of who those people may have been. joining me now is emily taylor associate fellow

in international security at chatham house. thank you forjoining us. at this stage we don't know the numbers, and we don't know who has been affected, do we? do you think the people who have been affected will have been informed? as you say, it's early days. facebook has moved quite quickly to fix this, and they are saying that they've been in touch with civil society organisations. as your report mentioned, it appears to have been highly targeted, that's what we know at this stage, to those working in the human rights act. one lawyer, representing people who are taking legal action against the group, nso, has alleged that they were targeted. explain more about how it works, because it gets in via whatsapp? the

phone owner doesn't have to do anything, it's not like when you think i shouldn't open an attachment? it's not like that, is it? it can do pretty much anything. that's right. what we are hearing is that this comes in through a missed call, so you don't even have to a nswer call, so you don't even have to answer the call. the reports are all so answer the call. the reports are all so that the phone logs can be altered afterwards, so you don't even know that you've missed the call. what happens in that is that the exploit is doing what is called a buffer overflow, sending too much data, using the voice coil ability in whatsapp, sending too much data and knows what will happen to that data and how it will be handled by the app when it overflows. what it does when it gets there, we don't know. but whatsapp is a very

pervasive application, it's on even when it appears to be our. it has very, very wide ranging permissions, so can very, very wide ranging permissions, so can obviously use your camera and video, because we use that when we are using the app. concerns were to be that because it is end to end encrypted, can the expert also access encrypted, can the expert also a ccess your encrypted, can the expert also access your private encryption keys? if so that would be very serious, because it could then set up the ability to spoof authenticated users, in an encrypted chat, which would be very worrying for those involved in human rights protections. what was this originally designed for? i mean it was designed for government use, wasn't it? that's right. you will have heard many governments, including our own, have concerns about what they were to call going dark, the internet

going dark. the increased use of end—to—end encrypted applications and devices, now, that's great for those who worry about privacy, and wa nt to those who worry about privacy, and want to secure communications. but if you are on the other side and actually trying to fight terrorism, organised crime, you need to be able to do yourjob. so there has been a lot of focus on whatsapp, because it's so popular and doesn't take very much ingenuity to use it. so a lot of resources have gone into trying to get into the ends of those. it's end to end encrypted, that means if you are sitting at one of the end, you want in a very powerful position to read everything, and potentially, to range across the phone or device, if thatis range across the phone or device, if that is what the exploit enables. what can people do to protect themselves? update your phone. you

will get little indications that there are updates that you need to download. do that, because those are usually to fix security flaws. they might also be enabling new features that generally speaking, it's good practice to update your phone, update your device. facebook has been very responsible, it has tried to fix this, and inform users. that's great practice. you will remember a few years ago that when they was a hack of white male it took three years to inform the public, this is much more real—time. —— why mail. breaking news, we are hearing that the teenager convicted of the murder of six yorked alicia mcphail has been granted leave to appeal against his life sentence. aaron campbell was ordered to spend a minimum of 27 yea rs was ordered to spend a minimum of 27 years behind bars for killing the

schoolgirl. it happened in the isle of bute last summer. he has been granted leave to appeal against the life sentence he was given in march. more details have emerged about the man who died after appearing on thejeremy kyle show. newspapers have named him as steve dymond, who was in his 60s. reports say his friends fear he took his own life earlier this month after the programme was filmed. itv has taken the programme off air indefinitely and has said everyone at the show is "shocked and saddened". jo hemmings is a behavioural psychologist who has worked on the trisha show, and says the duty of care to guests on these programmes needs improving. i think it's their time to put some recommendations, even regulations, in place. the thing to understand is that there is no obligation to psychosis anyone over the age of 18 for any show. what you have other

people who do it because they want to and cared about the welfare of participants, on the one hand, some are extraordinarily robust, and on others they don't do it at all or do it in others they don't do it at all or do itina others they don't do it at all or do it in a flimsy or shallow way. rather than get rid of reality tv, what we need to do is implement a recognisable industry standard, appropriate for each genre and type of show, live or pre—recorded, whatever it is, and make sure that every individual has an effective psychological assessment before they go on. our entertainment correspondent lizo mzimba is here. that is one psychologist saying that she wants tougher controls on programmes like the jeremy she wants tougher controls on programmes like thejeremy kyle show, how do things stand at the moment? first of all, it's important to emphasise that we don't have all the fa cts emphasise that we don't have all the facts of what reportedly happened with this tragic case, they will be an inquest where all this will be

looked into, but what this has done is reopened the whole debate into the duty of care, treatment of programmes and the people that appear in certain types of show. itv are very keen to emphasise, particularly the jeremy kyle show, they have a strong duty of care and look after the gusts as best they can. both before and after filming. they have had many, many positive results, people resolving conflicts over the 1a years the show has been on air. but, of course, there are people who still feel very uncomfortable about the way these shows appear to treat their gusts on screen. we've had mps calling for greater scrutiny, particularly at a time when we are becoming more and more aware, quite rightly, of mental health in society. the other thing

that people are talking about, is that people are talking about, is that whatever the rights and wrongs, is this kind of programming, does it fit, comfortably, in the 21st—century. we are becoming more and more aware of mental health, there are people out there who enjoy watching these shows, it was the most popular daytime show on itv, clearly, a big audience fought it out there, but equally a number of people saying that actually come is it time that mainstream channels stepped back from betraying these kind of shows as entertainment, rather than just putting them on here like that. so itv will be looking at the facts very closely about what has happened here, and they will be an inquest and more will emerge as to what exactly happened. that is when itv will look at the future of these kind of shows, when all the facts are out there. is there any indication at this stage as to how long the

programme will be fair? people are looking at it from two different points of view. itv said we are taking the programme of it indefinitely while the investigation took place. that could be seen from their point of view that they recognise that something horrifically serious has happened, they think it's going to damage them in the future, we don't know if that is the case. all this could be then being abundantly cautious, you know, somebody has lost their life in a way that may, or may not, be connected to them on the show. in case there is a connection that should have been dealt with differently they are being abundantly cautious in taking the programme are fair. until that investigation report, no doubt they will be keeping a close eye, also, on what the coroner says in this particular case. that's the point when we will know, actually, where we stand. take a scenario where, actually, the coroner has decided there is no connection between the

death in this case and what happened onjeremy kyle, death in this case and what happened on jeremy kyle, despite death in this case and what happened onjeremy kyle, despite what his friends reported as saying. there is still a feeling in the air, with the public that this is the 21st—century. the example earlier, the miss world contest used to be on the miss world contest used to be on the big broadcasters in the 1970s, it's not illegal, people have their own views on it, but on the other hand people felt as time went on, should this be the kind of thing seen as mainstream should this be the kind of thing seen as mainstream entertainment? what does this say about us as a society? you could make the same kind of comparison here. whatever the rights and wrongs, whatever the fa cts the rights and wrongs, whatever the facts that emerge, there are a significant number of people in the audience who feel that this kind of show, thejeremy kyle show, isn't the kind of thing that should be on mainstream broadcasting in the united kingdom. because we are much more aware of the issues it throws up. thank you very much. there is almost a 10—year gap in male life expectancy

between the richest and poorest areas in the uk. that's one of the many findings from a new report by the institute for fiscal studies — the think tank is launching what it says is the biggest analysis of inequality in the country, and they say the widening gaps are "making a mockery of democracy". our consumer affairs correspondent colletta smith reports. inequality is a big problem in the uk. in fact, we've got the highest income inequality of any developed country, except for the united states. the starting point for this investigation are some big differences that lots of us feel on a daily basis. children from single—parent families are more likely to come from a lower income bracket. the gender pay gap gets even bigger after a woman has given birth. and men from the richest areas of the country live on average 10 years longer than those from the poorest areas of the country, and that's a gap that's getting even bigger. james and bethany each have a postgraduate degree but they've struggled to make ends meet theirfamily.

they say that's because some of the people they are competing against for work have more money behind them to start with. we are competing with an elite and to compete with that elite, you could, you can do it but for me, as a parent, i didn't feel comfortable being sort of us being separated, even though we were a couple, and then working all hours. bethany has decided not to work at the moment because they can't afford to pay for childcare if she does. the institute for fiscal studies say that failing to tackle inequality not only damages our economy, but our democracy too. colletta smith, bbc news. joining me now is pauljohnson, director of the institute for fiscal studies. welcome. so, the institute is going to be going into a lengthy period of analysis, over about four years,

to be going into a lengthy period of analysis, overabout fouryears, but it's kicking off with this today. the headline that comes out of it is a warning that equality in the uk is making a mockery of democracy. what is meant by that? those aren't our words. i think that was a direct quote, but i might be wrong. we are launching a very big reveal of inequality, not just we are launching a very big reveal of inequality, notjust income, but health, wealth, and life expectancy. but political participation is one of the things that matter is about inequality, does it make some people feel much more powerful or less powerful than others? we are looking at that from a uk perspective, we are drawing lessons from the us, and the rest of europe and one of the things that we are seeing today is, you know, the uk is in a much better position, but there are some warning signs. increases in deaths among some people, we are seeing a decade

in which earnings haven't grown for most people. the us has seen these trends, much longer term and much more dramatically. we are asking i'll be at risk of going down that kind of fruit. i guess you can kind of fruit. i guess you can assume kind of fruit. i guess you can assume that we are, when you look at the trajectories? we have come in some ways, much better institutions, the nhs, and a lot of what is happening in the us is that they don't have the health cover that we have. we have a much more substantial welfare state and better benefit coverage than the us. we have some things very much in our favour, but we also have, now a decade, in which age wages haven't risen. in the us they have half a century, i hope we are not moving in that direction. in the us they have a decade where they have had really significant numbers of increases in

deaths among particularly lower educated, middle aged man, from things like suicide and drug overdoses. we are just beginning to see that here, which is one of the things we found as we started to explore this. we need to take action to make sure that doesn't turn into something worse. and there's a lot of inequality that you talk about which feeds into people being more likely to go for extremes in politics as well? it's passable. that's one of the things that we look at. we certainly seem, following the financial crisis, some increases in quality. we've seen changes in our politics. that may be somewhat related, there are other things, obviously, that may be somewhat related, there are otherthings, obviously, going on. one of the things that is clear, here and elsewhere, is that people who aren't doing economically well feel politically powerless. in a way, that is the worst aspect of inequality. it makes some people

feel powerful over other people. what would you hope, in the end, this has got a long way to run, what would you hope would be the result of carrying out such an important analysis? if nothing changes politically, if funding isn't forthcoming to address the issues being discussed that nothing will change. i hope what we can do is, by looking at so many things together, actually have a set of proposals which work together. so the opposition are clearly worried about and interested in inequality, but they come up with very particular responses. they might look at the benefit system, wages, the education system, they very rarely look at those things in the round, or think about things that matter, like trade unions, the way in which we regulate monopolies, and the role of big companies. we are going to take all of that

together, and hopefully come up with a set of propositions which address this ina a set of propositions which address this in a rational, long—term manner, rather than taking bits and pieces here. i hate to say this, but we have done a fact check, that was a direct quote. not from you, but it was said. so, anyway, it's good to talk to you. i guess we will catch up talk to you. i guess we will catch up throughout the process. thank you. the headlines on bbc news. whatsapp urges users to update the messaging service after hackers remotely install surveillance software on some mobile phones (oov)a warning that inequalities in pay and opportunity in the uk are becoming so extreme they threaten economic prosperity and democracy because for the jeremy kyle show to be axed after more details emerge about a man who is believed to have taken his about a man who is believed to have ta ken his life about a man who is believed to have taken his life after being on the

programme. formula 1 is returning to holland for the first time in 35 years, it's been confirmed today. more to come on all those stories at around half past. the prime minister's chief brexit negotiator, olly robbins, is going to brussels to discuss how changes might be made to the political declaration — a document which sets out the future relationship between the eu and the uk. back in westminster, theresa may is coming under increasing pressure from within her own party. 13 senior conservatives have written to the prime minister, warning her not to strike a compromise deal with labour over brexit.

our assistant political editor, norman smith, is in westminster. it feels like we are in that classic position wherein it feels like things are changing, but they aren't changing at all. we know that the cabinet and shadow cabinet meeting this morning to, quote, take stock of where talks have to. and i suppose, frankly, if they aren't dead they are looking suspiciously lifeless. it means ministers are going to have to make some sort of decision about what to do next. albeit, this morning, listening to andrea leadsome as she left home she was pretty cool about the idea of carrying on with talks. she was asked if they could go on, well, she didn't give much of a direct answer. we had to the local elections a couple of weeks ago, and i totally get the messages we've got to get on

with backset and deliver it, so whatever that takes we have to deliver bracketed urgently. now, alongside doubts of cabinet ministers, there is also mounting opposition on the benches of both parties to the idea of a deal on the tory side. we've seen a letter signed by 13 cabinet ministers, warning theresa may not to do some sort of customs union deal with the labour party, it would risk splitting the party. alienating the loyal middle of the tory party. one of those ministers is the tory mp john whittingdale. why do you feel that cross—party talks are just a big no—no, given theresa may's a conviction that there is no way of getting a deal through? we have seen the one vote that did achieve a majority in the house of commons was the coalition of almost all conservative mps and the dup on the amendment. there is a way forward. i've always thought that talks with the labour party were both going to

be unproductive, and dangerous. there is a huge difference of views between us and the labour party. the conservative party wants to deliver brexit and the labour party wants to keep us tied to the european union, and come in a number of cases, reverse backset entirely. there is another route, one mooted by number ten, indicative votes and definitive votes, enabling mps to come to some sort of decision about what sort of backset to go for. we've already had indicative votes twice. and on each occasion every single proposal was defeated. i'd like to see the government go back to europe and say, look, the deal that theresa may signed is not going to get through parliament. that's become absolutely clear. we need to look at this again. we need to put back the possibility of no deal, on the table, to try and get a deal in our interests. that would be a deal

which didn't involve the risk of trapping us in the customs union indefinitely. surely theresa may could say, look, we had that vote and i went back to brussels and tried to get them to ta ke brussels and tried to get them to take out the backstop they wouldn't. i don't think they believe that we we re i don't think they believe that we were serious. for instance, the prime minister said, indeed, were serious. for instance, the prime ministersaid, indeed, had voted against, leaving without a deal. as soon as they did that our negotiating position was undermined. we need to go back and say, we are leaving, we would still like to get the kind of deal which we think is in both our interests, but be in no doubt, whatever happens we will be leaving. that is what the british people voted for. it would help if we had a fresh and eager to do that. how soon do you need a fresh leader? each week brings more problems, both for the conservative party, we are one week away from european elections. none of us expect that to a good night for the party. i be a good night for the party. i

think it's very plain, if anything, the local elections made it plain that the conservative party is continually going downhill until we get new leadership. are we talking days, weeks, months? i hope as soon as possible. thank you very much for your time. please excuse the drilling in the background. we will see today whether cabinet is going to decide ona whether cabinet is going to decide on a new strategy, or whether we just grind on with talks, which, frankly, no one outside number ten seems particularly enthusiastic about at westminster. joining me now is danuta hubner who's standing for re—election as a polish mep, and sits on the brexit steering group of the european parliament. thank you forjoining us. so, today, the government's chief brexit negotiator is going brussels to talk about potentially changing the political declaration, what do you think the chances are?

we have been, for quite some time, since november, talking about the possibility of changing the political declaration in europe. in the beginning we were open to listen to what you want, its all about the future, we with the urgency outside. we wa nt future, we with the urgency outside. we want to talk about the future. if you need to make changes before the deal is finalised, before it has a final vote, then i think we are all open to discussing the declaration. it's up to you what kind of relationship you want to have, we have shown a lot of patience for some time. what looked like a long extension, we are reallyjust wasting time. at the end of october is around the corner, just ahead of

us. is around the corner, just ahead of us. we have to work, seriously now, because that's what matters for the brits, not the withdrawal agreement. there are talks continuing between the labour party and the tory party in this country to come up with some sort of a compromise, it's not looking like they will be able to deliver anything, what's your view of these talks? i regret this very much. our tradition on the continent, if i this way, would be to work together, the coalition, opposition, political parties that are stable and part of the political landscape should work together, to deliver brexit. it's not a short—term change, its a long—term change. i think it should be, we were very happy that people started to talk to jeremy corbyn be, we were very happy that people started to talk tojeremy corbyn and labour, so i am surprised that we

hear from the conservative party don't want to have a compromise with labour. i think it's regretful. what do you think about the way their parties, particularly theresa may, have handled the situation? frankly, i think i am so one who from the very beginning was hoping that somebody would call it all off, and have no backset. but now you have decided to do it, i think it looks like it's hardly doable. brexit is damaging to the political system, politics, to the economy, i think, to the integrity of the kingdom, and i think the people. it isa kingdom, and i think the people. it is a process which cannot be handled easily, and there is much about it thatis easily, and there is much about it that is difficult. we cannot extend it beyond what is acceptable for everybody. this is people,

businesses, uncertainties up to a certain moment, but then it stops, decisions, so i think the time has come to finalise the whole process. that's why we were finally agreeing in europe to this long—term extension. it was a hope that this will be the time for a final decision on the island. as we head to the european elections opinion polls are indicating that in several european countries there is an increase in the eurosceptic vote, in your country, and others, junk lord younger says he accepts that it's likely they will make unprecedented gains in the european parliament, could you envisage, one day, your country heading down the exit route? you might remember that when brexit was announced three years ago, there

was announced three years ago, there was this fear about the domino effect and we even have in poland a name for it but i think it was never serious and i can't imagine today... brexit shows how difficult and damaging the disentangling of all the links that have been created, in the links that have been created, in the case of the uk, for 45 years, how damaging it is, so i don't think anything of that type to come in europe. and we also see the world. the biggest member states are just a and unable to cope with the challenges, so i regret that britain decided to leave. thank you very much. during the campaign for the european parliament elections we are going to be interviewing all the main uk parties on the news channel. we want you to send us your questions. at

5:30pm, we will have nigel farage, and on friday, jaco mona —— a member of the change uk party. now it is time for the weather. we have got a bit of cloud in this guide but it isjust we have got a bit of cloud in this guide but it is just high—level cloud. in some parts, getting a bit thicker, giving some hazy sunshine, but for most of us it is sunny, dry and it is going to be pretty warm this afternoon. warmer than it was yesterday. temperatures template —— potentially up to 22 degrees. uv levels are high. bear that in mind if you are out and about. this evening, clear skies for many of us, one or two mist and fog patches

developing. but for many of us, temperatures are staying at around four or temperatures are staying at around fouror7 temperatures are staying at around four or 7 degrees. on wednesday, more of the same. lots of sunshine and temperatures even higher, potentially up to 24 degrees in northern parts of scotland. wednesday is looking like the warmest day of the week before turning more unsettled by the end of the week. hello this is bbc newsroom live. the headlines: whatsapp urges users to update the messaging service after hackers remotely install surveillance software on some mobile phones. calls for the jeremy kyle show to be axed after more details emerge about a man who is believed to have taken his own life a week after appearing on the programme. a warning that inequalities in pay and opportunity in the uk are becoming so extreme they threaten economic prosperity and democracy.

pressure mounts on theresa may to abandon brexit talks with labour as her brexit negotiator heads to brussels to explore changes to future eu relations. the sport now withjohn watson. they've onlyjust been crowned premier league champions but manchester city's participation in the champions league could be in doubt if some uefa investigators get their way. they want city banned from europe's premier club competition if found guilty of breaching financial fair play rules. it's understood no final decision has been made by the man in charge of the investigation. city deny any wrongdoing.

it's been confirmed the dutch grand prix will return to the formula 1 calendar in 2020 for the first time since 1985. the race is expected to take place at the historic zandvoort circuit from the 8th to the 10th of may. the spanish grand prix was held over that weekend this season. f1 bosses are hoping to benefit from the surge in interest in red bull's dutch driver max verstappen. england's world cup preparations continue this afternoon as they take on pakistan in the third one—dayer in bristol. england lead the series 1—0. we could see another shuffle of the pack later as they look to give all the world cup candidates a chance before the final 15 is announced next week. cricket commentator charles dagnell believes some players should feel pretty confident about their prospects. i don't think they need to look at batting. the top eight that played in the previous game, i think that will probably be the topic that sta rts will probably be the topic that starts in the world cup against south africa. all five of them spending time at the crease and any credible century. a fabulous knock. and alsojoe root and jonny ba i rstow, all and alsojoe root and jonny bairstow, all looking in pretty good nick, so i think what england need to do over the next 31—day

internationals and the warm up games is basically sort out that bowling attack. you know that moeen ali and adil rashid are going to be the front line spinners, ben stokes, so it depends on how england go into the world cup with their top three seamers, and that is basically what they have got to try and sort out. who is best friend, who is best at the death overs. it really is over the death overs. it really is over the course of these next three games where england have to sort out what their top three seamers will be. there is probably six or seven bowlers going three spots in the first team and five spot overall in the world cup squad so it is going to be intriguing to see how they play it. england's beth cobden is out ofjuly's netball world cup after suffereing another knee ligament injury. the defender ruptured her acl playing for the adelaide thunderbirds in their suncorp super netball game on saturday.

she'll undergo surgery having only just returned from 10 months out, after suffering the same injury during the superleague grand final in july of last year. wigan warriors full—back zak hardaker says he thought his career might be over after a string of off field incidents. he was sacked last year by former club side castleford england's beth cobden is out ofjuly's netball world cup for drink driving. he says his experienes with castleford made him question his career. through the trouble is i was causing for myself and being a professional sportsman, the spotlight is on you, and the battle of getting off of that, i don't think this is for me, and for the first few weeks, ijust thought, i will not play. that will end my troubles. but now i know it doesn't work like that. i needed to focus on myself and sought a lot of things out. that hasjust got my love for the game back even more and i realised how fortunate i am to be

in this position sol i realised how fortunate i am to be in this position so i am not taking it for granted again. football fans often wonder who a referee supports when their team is on the end of a decision they don't like. well, we've been left in no doubt about premier league official mike dean's allegiance. as tranmere rovers overcame forest green rovers to reach the league two play—off final, thanks to james norwood's crucial goal, who should appear among the fans celebrating the win but mr dean, there in the middle of your shot, standing on a barrier and punching the air in delight. that's all the sport for now. i'll have more for you in the next hour. the head of the national crime agency wants her budget doubled to deal with what she describes as the "staggering" threat posed by organised gangs across the uk. lynne owens says that without the extra investment of nearly three—billion—pounds,

members of the public would "feel the consequences". our home affairs correspondent, danny shaw, reports. jailed last month, zain qaiser was behind a sophisticated online scan investigated by the national crime agency. the 24—year—old used his computer programming skills to blackmail pornography website users out of hundreds thousands of pounds. the case highlights the increasing complexity of serious and organised crime and is why the nca is calling for more staff and expertise to counter the threat. according to the agency's latest assessment of the problem, there are now 181,000 offenders linked to serious and organised crime. the main areas include drug dealing, human trafficking and sexual exploitation. the nca says £2.7 billion investment is needed over three years to fund more undercover surveillance operations and financial investigators. the net cost to the state, to just the uk of organised crime, is £37 billion. i mean, that's a lot of money we're talking about and they're looking at a £3 billion increase so roughly

£700 million a year. that £700 million a year would increase their effectiveness greatly. last year, the home office published a strategy to tackle serious and organised crime. in response to the latest demand for extra money, the department says it is continuing to invest in the right capabilities and law enforcement tools. danny shaw, bbc news. elections to the european parliament are just over a week away. here on the bbc news channel we're looking at what that means for you. today we're in the north east and the south east. european elections take place every five years. meps are voted in by proportional representation, this means parties gain seats based on the number of votes cast for them. different regions have different numbers of meps elections to the european parliament are just over a week away. in 2014, the turnout in the north east was 30.8%. this voted in labour meps and one ukip mep. in the south east the turnout

was slightly higher at 35.4%. from the 10 meps elected, three conservatives, four ukip, including nigel farage, and labour, the lib dems and the green party got one mep each. in a moment, we'll talk to peter henley in basingstoke, but first to richard moss in sunderland. tell us what the picture is there. it isa tell us what the picture is there. it is a lovely sunny picture in sunderland but this is a city that became almost forever associated with the 2016 brexit referendum. you may remember the scenes in the leisure centre in sunderland, the first place in the uk to deliver a lever vote, giving a hint that perhaps britain had unexpectedly voted to leave the european union. the people celebrating that night probably thought we would never have

european elections again but lo and behold, that very same leisure centre where those scenes took place in 2016 will hold the north—east count for the european elections and deliver some new meps who may or may not end up in brussels to take up their seats. there is a sense here that there is a possibility of a brexit backlash in these elections but who might gain and who might lose from that? labour are worried. they did very well in 2014. but their recent results in the local elections were disappointing. in sunderland, they lost 12 seats to a mixture of parties. they also lost control of counties in middlesbrough, hartlepool, stockton and darlington, so there is a sense that they may well face a backlash from voters. who may gain? in 2014, ukip gained their first seat in the north—east but there is a sense they may struggle against the brexit party, that movement from nigel

farage, and it may well cost them the chance of gaining seats at labour‘s expense in the north—east. but also, labour are facing a push from the other side. the liberal democrats are very keen to take remain votes and perhaps push for gaining one of those three seats as well. change uk and the green party will also be pushing for that kind of oak. and what happens to the conservatives? this could be a struggle for them. even to get people out to campaign on the doorsteps in the north—east is proving a challenge. one mp, simon clark, a big brexiteer, has already said he will not be campaigning and he does not his local members to be campaigning. in darlington, i have been told the party are having a rest after that push in the local elections and will not be knocking on doors to try and get voted for the european elections. that will be a struggle for them but we will be back here on may the 26, perhaps

unexpectedly, to see whether the new meps will be here and whether they will ever take their seats, depending on what the government decides. let's go to peter, who is in basingstoke. basingstoke is at the centre of the south—east region. it is an interesting area. 6 million people live in this one constituency so we people live in this one constituency so we send in the past ten meps to europe, they thought that was their la st europe, they thought that was their last trip, now it looks like they are gearing themselves up for another one, if they get to take these seats, if this election is not cancelled. ten meps is more than many small countries in the eu. this isa many small countries in the eu. this is a huge area. creative industries, a commuter area as well, and the newer parties think that they can engage some of that anger with the established parties by getting their votes out for this european election

that wasn't supposed to happen. so change uk were leafleting this morning commuters arriving at the station. that is the group set up in westminster, labour mps leaving jeremy corbyn, then conservatives joining in, and there are ex meps as pa rt of joining in, and there are ex meps as part of the group. this was the reaction they got this morning. maybe someone new can provide something, as long as what they say actually is followed through and legitimate, can we be in a worse situation? my entire voting life has beena situation? my entire voting life has been a wasted vote for me so there is not much lost in my opinion. i didn't really want a conservative government, sorry, dad. didn't really want a conservative government, sorry, dadlj didn't really want a conservative government, sorry, dad. i don't really know. does it worry you? it does a bit. it does worry me. with

the tories in power, i'm not sure what's going on and i don't know what's going on and i don't know what is going to happen if labour get in power either. we need a change for the better. we need jobs, nhs, education. we need those things. there is a real feeling that people are looking for some sort of protest at this election, partly because they think it does not matter. and they think it does not matter. and they are engaging young people in particular on the remain side. in the university towns. there is an organised campaign going on in those universities. we'll change uk pick up universities. we'll change uk pick up the vote? this is the leaflet they were handing out. no logo. and what is the party colour? i think they are going for black and white striped. it looks like a bar code. it's eight is a solidly remain party

and nigel farage, who started in the south—east 20 years ago, i35—year—old nigel farage, first elected here, and has kept his seat and his standing with the new party, the brexit party, so the contest between brexit and change will be fascinating to see when we vote in the european elections. to find out who is standing in the european elections and more about the issues to consider, go to bbc.co.uk/news during the campaign for the european parliament elections, we're going to be interviewing all the main uk parties here on the bbc news channel. we want you to send us your questions. this afternoon at 5:30pm, we'll have nigel farage of the brexit party, and on friday, chuka umunna from change uk. you can email us at askthis@bbc.co.uk or text us on 61124 or use social media with the hashtag #bbcaskthis. the american actress felicity huffman is facing a four—month prison sentence after pleading guilty to her part in the us university admissions scandal. at a court in boston, the desperate housewives star

admitted paying $15,000 for her daughter's exam answers to be secretly corrected. in addition to the sentence, prosecutors are recommending a $20,000 fine. huffman is among 50 people to be charged in relation to the investigation. police in germany investigating the deaths of three people shot with a crossbow at a hotel in passau in bavaria have found two more female bodies in a flat 400 miles away. the apartment near hannover had been occupied by a 30—year—old woman who was one of the victims found in the bavarian hotel. the other two in the hotel room were a man and woman found impaled with several arrows. police say there were no signs of a struggle. in a moment, we'll have all the business news, but first the headlines on bbc news. whatsapp urges users to update the messaging service after hackers remotely install surveillance software on some mobile phones. calls for the jeremy kyle show to be

axed after more details emerge about a man who is believed to have taken his own life a week after appearing on the programme. a warning that inequalities in pay and opportunity in the uk are becoming so extreme they threaten economic prosperity and democracy in the business news... britain's unemployment rate in the first three months of the year has fallen to 3.8%, a rate that it has not been lower than since mid 1970. the office for national statistics said unemployment rates had been falling for the past five years. urgent recall warnings by cow & gate. it's recalling one batch of cow & gate cheesy broccoli bake jar. it's the 250g jar for aged 10 months and over, with the best before date of 28th november 2020. cow & gate are taking this action because some jars in this batch have been found to contain small pieces of blue glove. for more on this,

head to our website. vodafone has said that it will turn on its 5g service in the uk on threejuly. it is the first firm to confirm a uk switch—on date, and both business customers and consumers will be able to sign up. the news comes as vodafone announces it's swung to a full—year loss and cut its pay—out to shareholders for the first time. let's return now to those employments figures published today by the office for national statistics. the uk jobless rate has fallen to 3.8%. that's the lowest since mid—‘70s. the number of people out of work but unable to find a job dropped by 65,000 in the year. excluding bonuses, average weekly earnings for employees in great britain were estimated to have increased by 3.3%. joining us now is ruth gregory, senior uk economist at capital economics. so is a drop in unemployment always a good thing for the economy? first of all, your reaction to these

figures. i think these figures do suggest that the recent resilience in the labour market is starting to fade. there were some positives. the unemployment rate edged down a notch to its lowest since 1974 and employment did rise by a robust 99,000 in the three months to march. however, that rice was the smallest in five months and it was almost entirely driven by self—employed workers, the numbers of full—time employees actually fell by 55,000. that's the important point, what the figures are made of of dallas a lot more about what the reality is out there. there do seem to be some grey clouds on the horizon for the labour market. it is hard to envisage a further strong pick—up in employment growth later in the year. the employment ratio as a percentage of

the population is now at a joint record high and that suggests there are now simply for work workers left to employ and the surveys of hiring intentions have turned down too, providing another warning sign that thejobs figures providing another warning sign that the jobs figures might not be quite as buoyant in the coming months. some argue that the numbers reflect more the fact that employers are willing to take on workers now rather than invest in their business. why is that?” rather than invest in their business. why is that? i think that's right. i think firms are probably taking on more workers now in the current uncertain economic environment because of brexit rather than making expensive investment decisions that could be harder to reverse if things were to change. so rather than the strength in the jobs market being despite brexit uncertainty, it seems to be because of the prolonged period of brexit uncertainty. let's talk about wage growth, because that is also an

indicator about how people feel about their own wealth. talk us through the figures. the easing in the figures was bad news for households' finances. admittedly, they're we can indeed reflect lower bonus payments but the measure excluding bonuses also eased as well. and given that fuel prices are now on the app, utility bills are rising, this suggests that it might be as good as it gets for consumers‘ finances this year. thank you very much indeed. british shares bounced back as investors returned to equities after us president donald trump predicted trade talks with china would be successful, and an appetite for vegan sausage rolls lifted baker greggs to an all—time high.

and retail bellweather next shares are up 1.5%. amazon has launched a service for customers to collect parcels from pick—up points inside next shops. that‘s all the business news. all this week, bbc breakfast is reflecting the conversations had around the menopause. we‘ve now been told that a parliamentary inquiry will be launched into the difficulties women face when sharing symptoms with their gp. jayne mccubbin has been hearing the stories of some of those women affected. all of these women turned to their gp for help, but all tell me they were left looking for answers on their own. marcia and hyacinth‘s menopausal symptoms were passed off as other problems. i was told that i‘m stressed, um, depressed. first of all, it was too young to be going through menopause and then continued to constantly test me

for sexually transmitted diseases. i've spent 2.5 years fighting to be referred to the gynaecologist. three gps later then they did the blood test and found out i was going through menopause. you were right. yes, it was correct. even with a menopause diagnosis in the bag, sylvia had to fight for treatment. it was only when i did my own research and got in touch with a menopause specialist that i discovered that i actually could and should be taking hrt. they‘d all searched for answers and all hit a brick wall. which is why eileen set up a reclaim the menopause support group right here in hackney. we were getting women coming to see us. it was the same story. they were going backwards and forwards to their gp several times. an absolute lack of knowledge. and the guidelines have been there for, what? four years. yes. good enough? not good enough. those guidelines were published for the very first time by the national institute for health and care excellence in 2015.

four years on, the voice of gps admits it‘s a work in progress out there. so until now, the evidence has been contradictory and confusing. there have been lots of myths. so it‘s been quite hard for health care professionals to know exactly how to manage women with menopausal symptoms. but now we‘ve got good, clear evidence. the nice guidelines have been in place since 2015. it‘s still not filtering through, though, is it? it is — gradually. across london, the next generation of gps are having extra menopause training. they‘ve all elected to be here. none of this is compulsory. what we, the british menopause society aspire to is that every gp practice has somebody with a special interest. it might not be a gp, actually, it might be a nurse practitioner. that‘s the aspiration. right now a campaign to make menopause matter is gaining support online, calling on the government to make training a compulsory part of gp education. he made me feel quite ashamed for having gone to ask for his help. 50 years after this bbc documentary said women were suffering in silence, breakfast has been told

women are still fighting to be heard. a parliamentary inquiry is about to be launched into why too little progress has been made in such a long time. now it‘s time for a look at the weather. it is looking very blue outside at the moment. lots of sunshine out there. let‘s have a look at some photos. a bit of high—level cloud. this is the satellite imagery. it really is a case of spotting the cloud because there are not many out there. a bit of cloud across the west of northern ireland. very thin cloud out there. uv levels are still going to be very high, even if you‘ve got some clouds in the sky. for the rest of today, not much is going to change. temperatures at

about 22 degrees. a bit fresher on the coast of east anglia and the coast of england. this evening, we are going to keep those clear skies across are going to keep those clear skies a cross m ost are going to keep those clear skies across most parts. they could be the odd mist and fog patch developing in rural areas but it‘s not going to be problematic. problem —— a tad fresher, a bit cooler towards eastern parts of england and the north—east of scotland. let‘s go into wednesday. air pressure still dominating across the uk. more sunshine to come throughout wednesday. barely a cloud in the sky. any mist and fog that there‘s form will clear away very quickly during the morning. we will see some fair weather cloud developing across northern areas. 24 celsius in northern areas. 24 celsius in northern scotland. widely, those temperatures around 18—22dc. by the end of the week, this area of high

pressure is going to gradually work its way further northward and it will allow more of us to have this easterly wind coming in off the north sea. that will drag in a bit more cloud across many parts. we will see a bit more of a cloudy day across the uk on thursday. where no two showers, particularly across western and south—western areas of scotland. temperatures will be coming down gradually. temperatures still around the mid to high teens. throughout friday, sunny spells again. by the weekend, we keep this cloudier theme. temperatures are starting to drop down a little bit more. this should be plenty of dry weather around but there could be a lot... certainly not the clear blue skies we have today and tomorrow.

you‘re watching bbc newsroom live, these are today‘s main stories: 1.5 billion users of whatsapp are told to update their apps urgently, after a major hack into its encrypted service. growing calls for the jeremy kyle show to be axed — following the death of a guest shortly after filming. a warning that inequalities in pay and opportunity in the uk are becoming so extreme they threaten economic prosperity and democracy. the national crime agency calls for its budget to be doubled, to tackle what it calls the ‘staggering scale‘ of organised crime pressure mounts on theresa may to abandon brexit talks with labour, as her brexit negotiator heads to brussels to explore changes to future eu relations. helping seriously injured members of the armed forces — a new state—of—the—art treatment centre for the military

opens its doors for the first time. good morning. welcome to bbc newsroom live. whatsapp says it‘s found and fixed a major security flaw in the messaging service, that allowed hackers to install surveillance software on devices. facebook, which owns the company, says the attack targeted a "select number" of people. whatsapp‘s one and a half billion users are being urged to update their app — as our north america technology reporter dave lee explains. human rights organisations say this is the attack they always feared it was possible, a flaw that meant attackers could plant surveillance software without the target needing to do anything. whatsapp has said it found a problem around ten days ago and, over the course of this month, has been notifying human

rights groups, journalists and us law enforcement. the attack was said to have been developed by the ns0 group, an israel—based security company known for creating ways to hack into the most popular devices and systems and selling those tools onto governments and intelligence agencies. in a statement, the ns0 group said its products were about helping countries fight crime and terrorism. the firm said it played no part in determining who was targeted. but this week, groups led by amnesty international are calling on the israeli military to revoke the nso‘s license to sell its products overseas, citing what it described as mounting evidence that tools were being used for human rights abuses. whatsapp has urged all of its users to update their apps as a precaution, but this is a cyber attack noteworthy not because of how many people were affected but because of who those people may have been. emily taylor, associate fellow in international security at chatham house, told me the response to the surveillance attack by facebook has been

fast and responsbile. he will have heard over the last few years, many governments, including our own, have concerns about what they call going dark. the internet going dark. the increased use of end—to—end encrypted applications and devices. that's great for those who worry about privacy, and one to secure who worry about privacy, and one to secure communications. but if you're on the other side, and you're actually trying to fight terrorism, fight organised crime, you need to be able to do yourjob. there's been a lot of focus, particularly on whatsapp because it's so popular and doesn't take very much ingenuity to use it if you're planning something bad. soa use it if you're planning something bad. so a lot of resources will have gone into trying to get into the ends of those, eight end—to—end encrypted applications, so if you're sitting at one of the ends, you're

ina very sitting at one of the ends, you're in a very powerful position to read everything. and potentially to range across the phone or device, if that is what the exploit enables. what can people do to protect themselves? update your phone. you get little indications that there are updates that need to be downloaded. do that, those are usually to fix security flaws. they might also be enabling new features, but generally speaking it‘s good practice to update your phone, update your device. facebook has been very responsible in that it has been very responsible in that it has gone about this in a timely way, not only to fix this but inform users. that‘s great practice. you will remember a few years ago that one company was hacked and it took three years to inform them. this is much more real—time. more details have emerged about the man who died after appearing on thejeremy kyle

show. newspapers have named him as steve dymond, who was in his sixties. reports say his friends fear he took his own life earlier this month after the programme was filmed. itv has taken the programme off air indefinitely and has said everyone at the show is "shocked and saddened". the ex—fiance of steve dymond, jane callaghan has been speaking to the sun about their apperance on thejeremy kyle show. he said: oi he said: o i laid on three questions. the test was wrong. it‘s all wrong. i watch it every morning. do you know what i mean? that was the whole point of being on there, to get the result. i knew he was going to fail. i held his hand, and they was just come and are you know, it was like he knew that he was

going to do it. steve dymond‘s ex fiance. joining me from westminster is damian collins, the chair of the digital, culture, media and sport committee. you have treated, or retweeted an article this morning which has got the headline calls forjeremy kyle to be permanently axed after the death of a guest, is that the way you are thinking at the moment? well, i think before a decision is made, i think there needs to be an independent review of the way the programme exercises its duty of care towards the people on it, people because lives are being picked apart on television for the entertainment of others. vulnerable people are put in that position and a tragedy seems to have happened connected to someone‘s appearance on the show. we have to look at the duty of care the exercise towards people when they are making the programme and in the aftermath. none of us expect, i want

see, vulnerable people left to pick up see, vulnerable people left to pick up the pieces themselves. i think until a review is complete the programme should not return. we can‘t prejudge what any review would say, but if the review gave it a clean bill of health and said it does absolutely everything it can to look out for the health of its gas, in terms of supporting them, and the programme says it is proud of its record. —— the health of its guests. does that mean the programme, as far as you‘re concerned could continue because? because in this day and age when there is so much awareness is at the sort of programme you want to see anyway? that‘s a good question. the makers of the programme say that they believe they help people sort out their problems, the format is basically entertainment out of other people‘s are suffering and personal

problems. i think of probably focusing on the lives of vulnerable people. i question whether that is entertainment and should be on television. i don‘t think this is based on one person because my good judgment, we need a proper review of this. we need to look at other formats to aware people, as a consequence of being on reality tv have their lives exposed to a national audience in a way they‘ve not experienced before. that can have big consequences for their lives, positive and negative. i think we should look at the support we give people who go through this experience, should we be concerned about it and our people being exploited? i think now is the time to have a proper review of that, it‘s certainly something that i, and other members of the select committee have ta ken other members of the select committee have taken interested and wa nt to committee have taken interested and want to see a proper review conducted. as things stand there is no application programmes, under the remit, to actually adhere to any particular standards on it, is

there? it depends on the individual programme. would you like to something formalised? i‘d like to look at, along with other members of the committee, we will be discussing this tomorrow to see if there is something we can do asa see if there is something we can do as a select committee to look at theseissues as a select committee to look at these issues and see what standards are put in place, are they sufficient? is the duty of care defined by the programme makers enough? do you think that ultimately it‘s something that could be legislated on? i know that it's early days, and there is a need for reviews, and the need to look at how things are currently done, but do you think that ultimately it might be an area that ultimately it might be an area that mps need to do something about in terms of the law? we need to conduct a review first. then this would be a role for off come to the broadcasting code, it‘s their responsibility to make sure standards are met —— ofcom.

therefore, i think the changes required, should probably be a change to the broadcasting code administered by ofcom. ofcom did actually criticise the jeremy kyle programme in 2014 for not doing enough to stop the distress and to mediation of one guest in particular, what powers does ofcom really have beyond ticking off? it would be astonishing if a major broadcaster like itv refused to follow guidance from ofcom. ofcom have powers for broadcasters who refuse to follow judgments and rulings. this is a serious matter. ifa rulings. this is a serious matter. if a mistake is being made could lead to someone losing their life for the sake of a television programme, i think we all agree that‘s one too many. so we should ta ke that‘s one too many. so we should take seriously what happened with regards to jeremy take seriously what happened with regards tojeremy kyle, we should also take seriously the incidence of

death of people in other reality tv programmes as well, whilst it‘s true that people freely entered into being on these programmes they may not be fully aware of what they are letting themselves in full. that makes them vulnerable in the future. i think reality tv has become such a mainstream format, are there unintended harm is in that format? and if there are, we should be more aware of them. so is there something your committee is going to be discussing tomorrow, a formal enquiry being set up by some sort of hearing by your committee? that‘s something we‘ll discuss with members tomorrow. it‘s the first opportunity will have to meet informally as a committee since this news broke. so we have two discuss whether this is something we can investigate ourselves. i believe this is something worthy of a proper, independent review by the committee, or by ofcom. thank you very much indeed, damian collins.

there is almost a 10—year gap in male life expectancy between the richest and poorest areas in the uk. that‘s one of the many findings from a new report by the institute for fiscal studies — the think tank is launching what it says is the biggest analysis of inequality in the country, and they say the widening gaps are "making a mockery of democracy". our consumer affairs correspondent colletta smith reports. inequality is a big problem in the uk. in fact, we‘ve got the highest income inequality of any developed country, except for the united states. the starting point for this investigation are some big differences that lots of us feel on a daily basis. children from single—parent families are more likely to come from a lower income bracket. the gender pay gap gets even bigger after a woman has given birth. and men from the richest areas of the country live on average 10 years longer than those from the poorest areas of the country, and that‘s a gap that‘s getting even bigger. james and bethany each have a postgraduate degree but they‘ve struggled to make ends meet their family. they say that‘s because some of the people they are competing

against for work have more money behind them to start with. we are competing with an elite and to compete with that elite, you could, you can do it but for me, as a parent, i didn‘t feel comfortable being sort of us being separated, even though we were a couple, and then working all hours. bethany has decided not to work at the moment because they can‘t afford to pay for childcare if she does. the institute for fiscal studies say that failing to tackle inequality not only damages our economy, but our democracy too. colletta smith, bbc news. the prosecution has opened its case today against the man known as "nick" who is accused of fabricating claims about a westminster vip paedophile ring. carl beech from gloucester is on trial at newcastle crown court, where he denies 12 counts of perverting the course ofjustice and one count of fraud.

more on today‘s main stories coming up on newsroom live here on the bbc news channel, but now we say goodbye to viewers on bbc two. the teenager who abducted, raped and murdered six—year—old alesha macphail has been granted an appeal against his sentence. 17—year—old aaron campbell was ordered to serve a minimum of 27 years of a life sentence for killing the schoolgirl on the isle of bute. campbell snatched alesha from her bed as she slept at her grandparents‘ home injuly last year. the head of the national crime agency wants her budget doubled to deal with what she describes as the "staggering" threat posed by organised gangs across the uk. lynne owens says that without the extra investment of nearly three—billion—pounds, members of the public would "feel the consequences". our home affairs correspondent, danny shaw, reports. jailed last month, zain qaiser was behind a sophisticated online scan investigated by the national crime agency. the 24—year—old used his computer

programming skills to blackmail pornography website users out of hundreds thousands of pounds. the case highlights the increasing complexity of serious and organised crime and is why the nca is calling for more staff and expertise to counter the threat. according to the agency‘s latest assessment of the problem, there are now 181,000 offenders linked to serious and organised crime. the main areas include drug dealing, human trafficking and sexual exploitation. the nca says £2.7 billion investment is needed over three years to fund more undercover surveillance operations and financial investigators. the net cost to the state, to just the uk of organised crime, is £37 billion. i mean, that‘s a lot of money we‘re talking about and they‘re looking at a £3 billion increase so roughly £700 million a year. that £700 million a year would increase their effectiveness

greatly. last year, the home office published a strategy to tackle serious and organised crime. in response to the latest demand for extra money, the department says it is continuing to invest in the right capabilities and law enforcement tools. danny shaw, bbc news. and i‘ll be speaking to lynne owens, director general at the national crime agency, in the next 15 minutes. the headlines on bbc news... hatsapp urges users to update the messaging service after hackers remotely install surveillance software on some mobile phones calls for the jeremy kyle show to be axed after more details emerge about a man who is believed to have taken his own life a week after appearing on the programme. a warning that inequalities in pay and opportunity in the uk are becoming so extreme they threaten economic prosperity and democracy

port now, here‘sjohn watson heh. they‘ve just been crowned premier league championships but manchester city‘s a participation rests with uefa, they could face a seasoned ban. the chairman of the european football committee will have the final say, some have been pushing for severe punishment. have the final say, some have been pushing for severe punishmentm relates to a stony run by the german newspaper de spiegel, which claims that an inflated sponsorship deal. city had this to say in a statement... may say that the accusation of financial irregularities are entirely false. beth compton is out of the natural world cup after suffering a knee ligament injury. she hurt her knee playing with the adelaide thunderbirds in the super

notable game on saturday. wigan warriors fullback zach hardaker thought his career might be over after a string of off field incidents. he was sacked last year following a positive test for cocaine use, before eventually joining wigan. he‘s been banned for drink—driving sense. he admits his experience made him question his career. so the trouble is i was causing for myself, you know, being a professional sportsman the spotlight is on you, and i was getting off that, thinking that isn‘t for me. after the first few weeks i brushed it all under the carpet and said, just not play. now i know it doesn‘t work like that. i‘ve got to focus on myself, sort things out, and thatjust bought my love for the game back even more. to realise how fortunate i am to be in this position. i won‘t take it for

granted again. the dutch grand prix will return to the formula 1 calendar in 2020 for the first time since 1985. it is expected to take place at the historic circuit from the 10th of may. i have hope to benefit from the surge in interest in dutch driver. that‘s all from the sports centre for now. you can keep up—to—date on the bbc sport website at the usual address. for now, that‘s all from me. let‘s return to that call from the head of the national crime agency, lynne owens, who wants her budget doubled to deal with what she describes as the "staggering" threat posed by organised gangs across the uk. and lynne owensjoins me from central london now. thank you very much forjoining us. it's thank you very much forjoining us. it‘s obviously a huge increase, more than doubling your budget, why?

well, today we‘ve launched our national strategic assessment, an animal product that describes the changing nature of serious and organised crime. we are seeing a chronic and corrosive threat, affecting more uk citizens than ever other national threat. and more uk citizens die from organised crime connected incidence than they do from war, terrorism or natural disaster combined. just to be clear, it‘s not investment only in the budget of the national crime industry, but investment from local police forces, regional structures, up police forces, regional structures, up to the national crime industry. we need a further £2.7 billion. imean, we need a further £2.7 billion. i mean, just looking at the statistics, it, sort of, easy to see what your staff are up against. you‘ve got 4500 staff, and 181,000 offenders can be linked to serious and organised crime, which is much

of it happening online. it‘s obviously a tough battle for you to fight. by saying that in order to do thejob properly you need fight. by saying that in order to do the job properly you need to double the job properly you need to double the money you‘ve got, it implies you are failing at the moment. farfrom are failing at the moment. far from it. every are failing at the moment. farfrom it. every day, the national crime agency offices and police officers around the country produce outstanding successes. be that the seizure of 6 million worth of assets ina seizure of 6 million worth of assets in a hotel this week, or the closing ofa in a hotel this week, or the closing of a centre, the arresting of the criminal who got 22 years imprisonment in manchester for raping a baby, or a three—year—old. these are crimes my officers deal with every day. the nature of the threat is changing, and we need new capability to respond. we need more covert ways to access the dark web, track crypto currency, that is what the sites are. what if you don‘t get it?

the sites are. what if you don't get it? as a law enforcement leader myjob is to make difficult choices, and every day we have to prioritise resources on the basis of risk and harm. today‘s reporter tells us that that is changing at speed because of technology, because of the impact of globalisation, as a result, my plea to the government is, actually, we cannot afford to ignore what this assessment is telling us. he would have to make tough decisions, whatever decisions would you take? what would be quite? i‘m sincerely hoping that the document are reproduced today, which is all evidence, we‘ve not over exaggerated or overstated the intelligence as we see it. it is a compelling argument, and i‘m hoping that investment over the years will enable eskom front line police officers to much better

protect the uk from serious organised crime. thank you very much, lynne owens. figures just out from the office for national statistics show that the number of people in work continues to be at near record levels. (00v) employment jumped by 99—thousand in the first three months of this year to 32—point—7 million. unemployment fell by 65—thousand to 1.3 million, in the same period — to its lowest level since 1974. (ani)and there was a 98,000 increase in the number of eu nationals working in the uk in the first quarter of the year to a record high of 2.38 million. the prime minister‘s chief brexit negotiator, olly robbins, is going to brussels to discuss how changes might be made to the political declaration — a document which sets out the future relationship between the eu and the uk. back in westminster, theresa may is coming under increasing pressure from within her own party. 13 senior conservatives have written to the prime minister, warning her not to strike a compromise deal with labour over brexit.

our assistant political editor, norman smith, is in westminster. there are similar concerns about the talks on the labour side, is it a matter of time before they fall apart? i think the truth is that the talks aren‘t dead, but are suspiciously lifeless. the reason, perhaps, is not to do with the technical disagreements between labour‘s with support for a permanent customs union and the tory preference for a customs arrangement, both backbenchers will not where the idea ofa backbenchers will not where the idea of a deal. we know on the labour side many are fearful that the party is haemorrhaging support over the prospect of some sort of agreement with theresa may, and on the tory side we have 13 former cabinet ministers writing to the prime minister to say, luck, ministers writing to the prime ministerto say, luck, do ministers writing to the prime minister to say, luck, do not do this deal, because you will split the party. one of them this morning, michael fallon, said it‘s notjust

brexiteers think that, but the vast swathes of tory mps who feel like that. this is a concern right across the party, including the loyal middle of the party, that are prepared to vote for the agreement. we promised to leave the customs union, and there's no point leaving, leaving the rest of europe, unless you can be sure you look get the benefits of leaving. that includes being able to negotiate independent trade agreements. so, what‘s the mood on the labour backbenchers? i‘m joined by a labour mp who is a supporter of another referendum. surelyjeremy mp who is a supporter of another referendum. surely jeremy corbyn mp who is a supporter of another referendum. surelyjeremy corbyn has no option but to possibly do a deal? because he wants to bring about exit, as he said in his manifesto, as the party conference side, and as the nec said. these talks are a complete waste of time, we know that theresa may's deal has failed on three times. jeremy corbyn is

actually voting for a public vote three times. as well. in parliament. we have keir starmer saying, tom watson saying, that any deal, any deal, needs to go back to the people for a final say. that's the only way we are going to be able to bring the country back together. after these deep divisions, all of us are fed up with brexit. my constituents are fed up, businesses are fed up, we need to move on. there's nothing happening in this place behind me. it's like the marie celeste, the end of days. we need something, we need to come together, put it to the people, so that confirmatory vote. do we want that, or to remain and reform? and all the signs thatjeremy corbyn is not going end talks? it‘s been going on forfive or six is not going end talks? it‘s been going on for five or six weeks, he

thinks there‘s something in them? i can't speak forjeremy. i can't say why he is going on with the talks were so long, my view is that they are a complete and utter waste of time. they are only helping a theresa may and the tories. we got elections coming up, by—elections, we need to be focusing on what we're saying is the opposition party, challenging theresa may's government, which is failing drastically. whatever deal they come up drastically. whatever deal they come up with, whether it's hard brexit, softback said, put that back to the british people for a final say. but isn‘t the problem thatjeremy corbyn has got a particularly obvious one, where he to bring down talks many labour voters in leave seats would think he is not serious about dealing with brexit, about delivering on it, and therefore he would have much support in those seats? it's for us as politicians, as the

labour party, to lead what's best for our communities. those communities in the north, my community in cardiff north, what is best for those communities, is to be pa rt of best for those communities, is to be part of that year. that's what we need to be fighting for. we had a referendum, we need to look at what's next. things have moved on, we need to put that back to the people. we know that nigel farage is right—wing, extremist, populist party. they have no policies apart from brexit. leaving with no deal. the biggest damage that will do to our country. we've got to take him on and outline the benefits of staying in the eu. there are huge benefits for our economy, for our communities, public services, and, you know, we need to move on with those important matters, because at the moment everything, as you rightly say, is all consumed by

brexit. thank you very much for your time. we will find out from the shadow cabinet today whether talks are going to continue, both sides say they are taking stock, but at the moment, at least, there is no sign of either side pulling the plug. thank you, norman. during the campaignfor thank you, norman. during the campaign for the european parliamentary elections we will interview all the main uk parties here on the bbc news channel, we wa nt here on the bbc news channel, we want you to send us your questions. this afternoon at 5:30pm we have nigel farage of the brexit party, and on friday we have changed uk. e—mail us your questions to the address on screen. or you can use social media. the first person stabbed in the london bridge terror attacks has told an inquest into the deaths of the eight victims how he came ‘nose to nose‘ with one of the terrorists. richard livett had been out watching football on the evening ofjune the third in 2017 when he was caught up in the attack. let‘s cross to the old bailey now

where we can get more on that from our correspondent richard lister. tell us more about what you‘ve heard. richard liv it was the first witness to give evidence today in this inquest. he spoke calmly about the events of that night, during the third, just after 10pm he was walking back from the bar where he‘d been watching the champions league final when he became aware of a van crashing into railings outside a pub. the van had careered across london bridge, and being driven deliberately at pedestrians killing two and injuring about eight others. he said, at first i thought it was an accident. i didn‘t know it was a terrorist attack. then he said the next sight that greeted me was a man who ran straight out into my face and screamed. he said we were nose to nose, no more than an inch or so between them. he said he felt what he thought was a punch in my back, which turned out to be him flailing his arm around the back of me,

stabbing me. at that point he could feel the knife and the blood, and realised he‘d been stabbed. he said at that point the attacker who he later identified moved away from him and went down the street to find a place where he could take refuge. a number of bars and pubs were locking their doors, aware of what was going on and nobody would let him in. eventually he collapsed on the street and was attended by an off—duty police officer and soldier who happened to be passing before he was to hospital. we have also heard from a domain of a pub which was immediately next to the railings where the van crashed. he described what he saw and he broke down in tears as he described seeing the three attackers in a restau ra nt seeing the three attackers in a restaurant courtyard area just below the pub where he was standing. he said he looked down and he saw the three attackers with knives standing there with three or four dead and

injured people lying around them. he said he heard one of them say, we are doing these things in the cause of allah, you unbelievers. he broke down in tears and the inquest had to be suspended for a few minutes while he was able to compose himself, but he was able to compose himself, but he went on to give evidence, for which he was thanked by the coroner. now it is time for a look at the weather. good afternoon. another pleasantly warm day in the sunshine. temperatures peaking at around 21, 20 two celsius in north—east england and across parts of england —— scotland. once we have lost a son tonight, like last night, a bit of a difference between day and night. the air is quite dry, the temperatures drop a fair bit, and even though the temperatures will not be as low as this morning, they

will be in single figures for many. by will be in single figures for many. by quickly warming up again and another blue sky day. some exceptions, you can see the cloud bubbling up, may be producing the isolated shower. but blue skies again and feeling warmer still across the northern part of the uk. it will be the warmest day of the week. turning cooler through thursday and friday. just one or two more showers. see you in half an hour. hello this is bbc newsroom live. the headlines: whatsapp urges users to update the messaging service after hackers remotely install surveillance software on some mobile phones. calls for thejeremy kyle show to be axed — after more details emerge about a man who is believed to have taken his own life a week after appearing on the programme. a warning that inequalities in pay and opportunity in the uk

are becoming so extreme they threaten economic prosperity and democracy. pressure mounts on theresa may to abandon brexit talks with labour — as her brexit negotiator heads to brussels to explore changes to future eu relations. the national crime agency calls for its budget to be doubled, to tackle what it calls the ‘staggering scale‘ of organised crime. let‘s get more now on the news that whatsapp says it‘s found and fixed a major security flaw in the messaging service that allowed hackers to install surveillance software on devices. facebook, which owns the company, says the attack targeted a "select number" of people. amnesty international said this attack was one human rights groups had long feared was possible. joining me now is danna ingleton, deputy director of amnesty tech. thank you very much forjoining us.

why do you say you have been fearing this coming for some time? basically, nso group has been talking about the fact they have been developing this capability, yet we had no verification it was actually possible. this news from facebook and whatsapp that they had exploited a vulnerability in the platform to carry out targeted surveillance with what is called a zero click capability, meaning, traditionally, for nso group technology, particularly pegasus, their target had to be sent a link and they had to click on the link to make that infection life. with this capability which they obviously have and has been exposed, you don‘t have to do anything. you get a missed call on your phone and the spyware is installed. so we don't know who

is installed. so we don't know who is behind this act, we don‘t even know who was targeted or even whether the people who were targeted know themselves, but facebook, which owns whatsapp, is telling everybody to go for the latest security updates that they have put out. in terms of the capabilities of the virus that can be put into people‘s phones as a result, created by nso group, what would you know about why it was created and who could use it, who could get access to it. is it tightly regulated ? who could get access to it. is it tightly regulated? actually, that is a very timely question because just today, a case is being submitted to court in israel, an administrative court, israeli citizens petitioning the court asking them to force their ministry of defence, the regulatory body in israel that deals with this kind of technology, to revoke nso

group‘s license. it is the company suspected to be behind this and the problem is that there is no proper due diligence. they do sell to governments to use to fight crime and terrorism but over the last couple of years there has been mounting evidence that their technologies are used to target human rights defenders, to try and scare them to commit human rights violations against the human rights defenders, and there is no regulation or proper regulation. we need more accountability. one of the particular issues that you raise is that it particular issues that you raise is thatitis particular issues that you raise is that it is hard to know exactly who was targeted, and so we therefore we need this by its nature very secretive industry to be a little less secretive, more accountability, more due diligence, so we can easily identify unlawful targets and also get accountability for those were targeted. i am going to ask a question which i‘m sure you can‘t a nswer

question which i‘m sure you can‘t answer but in terms of how much it may be out there, and how widely something like this may be being used, what are your expectations?” think we do need to recognise that this is for targeted attacks. this kind of tool is used in a very targeted manner. as facebook and whatsapp have said, it‘s a very good idea for everyone to immediately update their whatsapp. it is important that we always update these applications, which are always patching vulnerabilities, but it does not necessarily mean everybody is at risk. it means we need to continue to hold governments who are notorious for committing doom and rights violations to account for the misuses of these kinds of technologies against defenders, and we need to better regulate the industry to make sure that we are getting accountability for the attacks that have already happened, but that has the knock—on effect of

protecting us all if there is proper due diligence on the use of this kind of technology. thank you very much. let‘s get more now on the death of a man following an appearance on thejeremy kyle show. newspaper reports say steve dymond took his own life earlier this month after the programme was filmed. itv have taken the show off air indefinitely. our media editor amol rajan has been speaking to the former executive chairman of itv, lord grade about the broadcaster‘s decision. you have experience from your time as chairand you have experience from your time as chair and chief executive of itv of managing crisis. how should they manage this? the way they are doing. i think they are managing it extremely well. they have taken the show of the air, ofcom are coming in to look at the tragedy. they will see who is to blame or what lessons can be learned. i think they have handled it immaculately, frankly. what is your assessment of how big a

problem it could potentially be? they are going to lose a very popular show, probably. it they are going to lose a very popularshow, probably. it would they are going to lose a very popular show, probably. it would be very difficult to bring it back now, u nless very difficult to bring it back now, unless there are some reasons we don‘t know that they are completely exonerated. i don‘t think it hurts itv. they have got a hole in the schedule, they have got some very creative people, they will come up with some new ideas, and it is an opportunity as much as anything, but i think they are absolutely right to ta ke i think they are absolutely right to take the programme of the air. they have behaved impeccably. these crisis are all about how you handle them in the end. how do you try to get rid of a story like this? you have to be very open and accountable, you have to make sure that all the facts come out eventually and that you are taking it very seriously, which they demonstrably are taking it seriously and we will see what the enquiry delivers. but i think they are right

to ta ke delivers. but i think they are right to take to show off, i think there isa to take to show off, i think there is a big question over whether the show will ever come back. that seems to be pretty sure. there is obviously a separation between the creative side and the commercial side, but if you were still doing thatjob, side, but if you were still doing that job, what sort side, but if you were still doing thatjob, what sort of side, but if you were still doing that job, what sort of advice side, but if you were still doing thatjob, what sort of advice might you have for the creative team once you have for the creative team once you had all the facts about whether or not they show should come back? it will depend what the enquiry shows. i noticed in the itv statement yesterday or this morning that they do have protocols in place for duty of care to the people who participate so we will see what the enquiry shows up. i think it is very important to remember that nobody goes onto thejeremy kyle show shop not knowing what they are in for. it isa not knowing what they are in for. it is a very well—known show and when you agree to participate, you know you agree to participate, you know you going into a tabloid confrontation or situation. it‘s not

like they are caught unawares. people do go in knowing exactly what they are in full. donald trump has been tweeting about the china, us trade war. last week, america raised tariffs on $200 billion worth of chinese goods from 10% to 25% with no trade agreement between the two countries and he has also got an extra $300 billion worth of goods that could be targeted, also with 25% tariffs. so he has been tweeting, saying that china...

the reason he is saying this is because after those tariffs were increased by the us, china hit back with higher tariffs on $60 billion worth of us, so that trade war continuing. ajury in california has awarded more than two—billion—dollars to a couple who say the world‘s most widely—used weedkiller, roundup, was responsible for their cancer. (oov)the german pharmaceutical company "bayer" bought "monsanto", the makers of roundup, last year. it‘s the third time bayer has been ordered to pay damages over the product. the company is appealing the decision. the american actress, felicity huffman, is facing

a four—month prison sentence after pleading guilty to her part in the us university admissions scandal. at a court in boston, the desperate housewives star admitted paying 15—thousand dollars for her daughter‘s exam answers to be secretly corrected. in addition to the sentence, prosecutors are recommending a 20,000—dollarfine. huffman is among 50 people to be charged in relation to the investigation. let‘s get more on the news that there is almost a 10—year gap in male life expectancy between the richest and poorest areas in the uk. that‘s one of the many findings from a new report by the institute for fiscal studies, which is launching what it says is the biggest analysis of inequality in the country. i‘ve been speaking to the institute‘s pauljohnson. what we are doing is launching a very big review of inequality, and not just inequality very big review of inequality, and notjust inequality of income but health, wealth and life expectancy and also political participation, because one of the things that matter is about inequality is if it makes them and feel more powerful or less powerful. we are looking at that from a uk perspective but we are drawing less from the us and the

rest of europe and one of the things we are seeing today is if the uk is ina much we are seeing today is if the uk is in a much better position than the us, but there are some warning signs. we are seeing increases in gas at some ages, we have had a decade in which earnings haven‘t grown for most people. the us is seeing these trends much longer term and much more dramatic and one of the things we are asking is, are we at risk of going down that kind of route? and i guess you could assume that we are? we have in some ways much better institutions. we have the national health service, and a large part of what is happening in the us is that they don‘t have that kind of health cover that we have. we have a much more substantial welfare state and much better benefit coverage than the us, so we have some things very much in our favour, but we also have now a decade in which earnings haven‘t risen. in the us, they have had half

a century in which for the noncollege educated earnings have not risen. i hope we are not moving in that direction here. in the us, they have had a decade where they have had really significant numbers of increases and deaths among particularly lower educated middle aged men from things like suicide and drug overdoses and things, and we arejust beginning and drug overdoses and things, and we are just beginning to see that here, which is one of the new things we have found as we start to explore this. we need to take action to make sure that does not turn into something much worse. there's a lot of inequality your talk about and that feeds into people being more likely to go for extremes in politics as well. it is possible. that is one of the things we will look at, but we certainly see following the financial crisis, following the financial crisis, following some of the increases in inequality, we have seen changes in our politics. that may be somewhat related. there is obviously a lot of

other things going on there but one of the things that is clear both here and elsewhere is the people who are not doing economically terribly well also feel that it —— politically powerless, and in a way thatis politically powerless, and in a way that is perhaps the worst aspect of inequality, if it makes people feel powerful over other people. the headlines on bbc news. whatsapp urges users to update the messaging service after hackers remotely install surveillance software on some mobile phones. calls for the jeremy kyle show to be axed after more details emerge about a man who is believed to have taken his own life a week after appearing on the programme. a new state—of—the—art treatment centre for military personnel is opening its doors

for the first time today. the defence and national rehabilitation centre, at stanford hall near loughborough, aims to help members of the armed forces get back to work following serious injury. our correspondent, phil mackie, has been there this morning. it was gifted to the nation by the duke of westminster thanks to a massive personal grant and it means that service men and women who have suffered injuries or perhaps been wounded in battle will get absolute state of the art treatment to help them get back to work. i have got with me when commander chris barrett, the second here. why did you have to move from headley court? unfortunately, with the ageing infrastructure, what was achieved despite the infrastructure and because of the good work of the people who are working there at the time but what we have here is a fantastic opportunity to demonstrate that we are really investing in our people, we have an opportunity to demonstrate that we are looking after our patients, that meets the

needs of both our current patient cohort and into the future. when people think of headley court, they think of people wounded in afghanistan and iraq, but it‘s not just about people who have suffered major physical trauma, it is other injuries too. that component still exists but without this being in a major war fighting role at the moment, there is a requirement to keep our current troops still fighting. what this facility does is provide an opportunity to invest in those people so that we can return them to active service when possible or pout empower them to take ownership of their injuries. how many people would you typically look after in any given week. we look after in any given week. we look after around 225 people in any given week. people can come here for three weeks at a time. people with long—term injuries?

weeks at a time. people with long-term injuries? absolutely. they have normally got quite complex injuries and so they come to this facility. the mission statement... basically, we invest in those individuals, return them to active service as much as possible. we talked about it being state—of—the—art, why so? what is so special about this facility. headley court delivered what it did despite the infrastructure, this is a purpose—built the infrastructure, this is a purpose— built facility that the infrastructure, this is a purpose—built facility that enables us purpose—built facility that enables us to do it ina purpose—built facility that enables us to do it in a much easier way that means we can take the lessons we learn from headley court and perhaps do something better and achieve even more for the future. thank you very much. we have been here this morning, we have seen the gym, here this morning, we have seen the gym , wear here this morning, we have seen the gym, wear prosthetics are fitted and tested, and we are going to see even more high—tech equipment in the next couple of hours.

figures just out from the office for national statistics show that the number of people in work continues to be at near record levels. it keeps on going down to lower and lower rates as a proportion of the workforce. two reasons, one is the economy, despite its relative slowdown, continues to generate jobs, and the other reason is you are having a larger and larger working population. the larger the pool of people it is a fraction of, the smaller the fraction will be, even though it is still 1.3 million people who could have worked, but don‘t have it. what‘s really remarkable about this is we see the employment rate, the number of people that the country employs, the number ofjobs people that the country employs, the number of jobs in the

people that the country employs, the number ofjobs in the economy keeps on growing until it isjoint highest now on record, but how do you reconcile it with the rest of the stuff? for example, real wage reconcile it with the rest of the stuff? for example, realwage growth hasn‘t been very good for the last ten years. having said that, it is goodin ten years. having said that, it is good in these figures. you have got 3.3% wage growth including —— excluding bonuses. we should be getting better. a woman from essex who suffers from a disorder, which saw her take an overdose, and spend thousands of pounds online all while she was asleep, says her life has been transformed by a revolutionary new treatment. kelly knipes suffers from an extreme form of sleep walking, which she says leaves her fearful for her‘s and her children‘s safety. nikki fox reports this is my medicine cabinet. we had to put the lock on after i took my overdose and you have to squeeze it quite hard to open it right now.

just one precaution kelly knipes from basildon had to take. the mother of three has a rare sleep disorder called parasomnia — it makes her sleepwalk and act out dreams without realising. at her worst, she took an overdose while 20 weeks pregnant. i felt very ill and the pack of medication was all empty and out on the kitchen side and it was where i was standing in my dream, and i did go and seek medical help and i didn‘t know whether people would believe me. and how scary was it, knowing that you are capable of that in your sleep? really, really scary, because i didn‘t know what else i could do. if i could do that and not knowingly put my unborn baby at risk, what else could i possibly do? her baby was healthy, but the disorder continue to have other consequences. in her sleep, kelly ordered £3,000 worth of shopping online. really random things. so £100 worth of haribo sweets, tins of paint, a full—size basketball court and net, salt—and—pepper pots, unicorn salt and pepper pots.

the list is endless. kelly sought help from the sleep clinic at basildon hospital. they found her rare parasomnia worsened after disturbed sleep, caused by a more common condition, sleep apnoea. this is the sleep monitor used on kelly and only a few centres around the uk have it. it works with this watch on your wrist recording information through this lead. this monitor on my finger would measure changes to the blood vessels, while a sensor on a lead which is placed on the chest measures the change in body position. the sleep apnoea caused kelly to stop breathing. the red lines show how often this happened over six hours. she stopped breathing 22 times an hour. she now wears an oxygen mask to keep her airways open. it means she no longer stops breathing and her sleepwalking has stopped.

she was suffering both financially and it was making her depressed as well. and it is like a spiral that was getting out of control for her. some of these conditions, we don't know why it really happens and it kelly's case, it did work and we are delighted. we didn‘t even leave the house, because i would just have no energy. it was like i was drugged, as such, i was so tired. and now i feel like i am a normal person, you know, what everyone else experiences, which has been life changing and life saving for all of us. kelly started sleepwalking as a child. only now with the help of her hospital does she finally feel safe at night. in a moment it‘s time for the one o‘clock news but first it‘s time for a look at the weather.

over the next few days we will see the temperatures rise. by wednesday, probably the warmest day of this week. we have got some more sunshine to come. this is the satellite imagery from this morning. barely a cloud in the sky across the uk. high cloud in the sky across the uk. high cloud is making this and shine a bit hazy this morning. by this afternoon we could see some fair weather cumulus cloud developing in the sky but for most of us it is sunny and temperatures a degree also higher than yesterday. widely getting up to around 21 celsius. perhaps 22 in the north of scotland. a bit fresher in the coast of the south—east. tonight, little change. those clear skies will allow temperatures to fall away. a little bit chillier in the countryside. but for wednesday, high pressure still firmly in charge of our weather. it is moving a little bit further north and eastwards towards scandinavia. it is

a bit fresher around the coasts of the south—east. but for most of us on wednesday, while they could be patchy mist and fog first thing in the morning, that will clear very quickly. they weather cloud developing and temperatures even higher. 24 degrees likely in northern scotland. but as you can see, 15, 16 celsius around coastal areas. by the end of the week, that areas. by the end of the week, that area of high pressure moves a bit further north and that will allow more of us to be under the influence ofan more of us to be under the influence of an easterly wind and without more cloud. they could be a few showers around the irish sea coast, particularly south—west scotland. a bit more cloud generally and it will bea bit more cloud generally and it will be a bit more pressure on thursday. but still pleasant enough, especially where you have got that sunshine with highs of around 19th degrees. temperature likely to fall a little bit further as we go into

friday and into the weekend but even by sunday, 14—19dc. a bit more cloud around and still the chance of catching a few spots of rain here and there. for many of us it should stay dry.

1.5 billion users of whatsapp are told to update their apps urgently after a major hack into its encrypted service. it‘s not known how many users have been targetted. the hack allows access to your phone‘s messages, microphone and camera without you knowing anything about it. it comes in through a missed call, so it comes in through a missed call, so you don‘t even have to answer the call and the reports are also that the phone logs can be altered afterwards, so you may not even know on your phone that you have missed that call. we‘ll be getting the latest from our technology correspondent, who‘ll tell us what we need to do to protect our devices. also this lunchtime.... is it a watershed moment for reality tv? growing calls for itv to scrap thejeremy kyle show following the death of a guest

shortly after filming