hello. you're watching afternoon live. i'm rebecca jones. today at 2pm: itv permanently axes thejeremy kyle show after a guest who took part in the programme is found dead. one more chance — theresa may gives mps the opportunity to vote on brexit in earlyjune, whether or not the government and labour have reached a deal by then. iran—us tensions — washington orders some government workers to leave iraq. calls for an inquiry following the revelation that at least four children have been

killed by a parent in the past five years after a family court granted access. coming up on afternoon live, all the sport. the women's world cup starts in just over three weeks‘ time the women‘s world cup starts in just over three weeks‘ time and scotland will be making their debut at the tournament. all the details coming up. and nick miller has the weather. it is another gorgeous day out there. it is the warmest day of the week, it may be the warmest day of the year so far in scotland. also coming up. we need to talk — prince william teams up with legendary football players to call for more discussion on men‘s mental health.

we use our national game to spread the message that mental health is not a sad, difficult topic. hello. this is afternoon live. i‘m rebecca jones. itv has permanently cancelled thejeremy kyle show after a guest died shortly after filming an episode. the programme was taken off the air on monday after the death of steven dymond. itv‘s chief executive says today‘s decision has been made because of the gravity of recent events. a review of the episode featuring mr dymond will continue. jon donnison reports. for more than a decade watching people‘s lives fall apart on thejeremy kyle show has passed for entertainment. applause it has been popular

with around a million viewers for each episode. not any more. in a statement, itv‘s chief executive carolyn mccall said given the gravity of recent events, we have decided to end production of the jeremy kyle show. she said the programme had a loyal audience and had been made by a dedicated production team for 14 years, but now it was the right time for the show to end. it comes after 63—year—old steve dymond reportedly took his own life last weekjust days after appearing on the show and failing a lie detector test. itv said that every one of the network‘s thoughts and sympathies were with his family and friends. everyone felt a mood change... this woman was part of the studio audience when the show in question was recorded. it was just completely shocking to have a live studio audience watching his life crumble apart.

it really wasn‘t entertainment. i think both me and my friend came away feeling very upset about what we had seen. have you anything to say? jeremy kyle seen here yesterday arriving at his home in windsor has not publicly commented. itv says it will continue to work with him on other projects. again he took a battering in this morning‘s tabloids, albeit from papers who have sometimes fed off the stories originating from his show. the negative publicity may have forced itv‘s hand. the network will be caned this doesn‘t spread to some of its other big money spinners, where people willingly make a public spectacle of their personal lives. a boy and girl whose first names begin with letter must snog for five seconds... in the past 12 months, two of love island‘s former contestants took their own lives, although both cases were two years after appearing on the show.

fans of thejeremy kyle show would say it is an overreaction. we will break back in a minute, calm down. but the break now will be a permanent one. jon donnison, bbc news. be a permanent one. theresa may is to try for a fourth time to get her brexit plans approved by parliament next month. labour says it will reject the withdrawal bill, unless there‘s a cross—party agreement. our political correspondent jessica parker reports. is this a make or break, prime minister? is this the last chance for your brexit? it could well be. the prime minister is set to make a fourth attempt to get her brexit plans approved by parliament. but her own mps are signalling they are not open to endless compromise. we will never betray the promise that

we made at the last general election that we will deliver the full brexit, unlike the broken promises from the party opposite. he mentions of the last election and commitments made at the last election because he andi made at the last election because he and i both stood on the manifesto promising to deliver the best possible dealfor promising to deliver the best possible deal for britain as we leave the european union, delivered bya leave the european union, delivered by a smooth, orderly brexit, as we seek a new partnership. i am committed to those objectives, i believe we have negotiated a good deal that delivers on those and i am determined to deliver it. it was last night that theresa may gave the signalfor a vote last night that theresa may gave the signal for a vote in last night that theresa may gave the signalfor a vote in earlyjune, leaving parliament after an hour—long meeting withjeremy corbyn. she is keeping those cross— party corbyn. she is keeping those cross—party lines of communication open, but labour is not for beijing, saying it will not agree to a deal u nless saying it will not agree to a deal unless the government gives more ground. unless we can convince our

side that there is a deal worth supporting, this could be the fourth occasion when her deal goes down. the government has made its move. there is now an effective deadline for those talks and a date for a political showdown in parliament, but there is little time that their mass in terms of votes has shifted in theresa may‘s favour, so many will see this as a last throw of the dice from a prime minister running out of options and running out of time. and warnings today from ministers that voting down an agreement could lead to a no deal departure from the eu or no brexit at all. mps will need to look and see whether they want to continue down a path that inexorably, i think, takes as to either the potential of revocation of article 50 or leaving without a deal. but the clock has ticked down to big brexit deadlines before. there is no guarantee that the pressure of time

will lead to certain progress. our chief political correspondent vicki young is in westminster. all the talk here is about whether there is any chance at all of theresa may getting that so—called second reading of the bill through the house of commons. labour don‘t say that they will back it, they say they would have to be a deal with them first, but those talks don‘t seem to be making much progress and labour are particularly concerned because they think theresa may‘s days as prime minister are numbered and they fear that if a new conservative prime minister comes m, conservative prime minister comes in, someone like borisjohnson or another brexiteer, they will rip that any agreement that has been made. and what of the dup? the party thatis made. and what of the dup? the party that is supposed to be supporting the government in all this? you are not supporting the government in this, are you? is there any chance you would support the second reading

of this? we have not supported the government to date on the withdrawal agreement and the bill only gives effect to the withdrawal agreement. the bill puts into legislation what is required in the withdrawal agreement and it would be totally inconsistent of us and detrimental to both brexit and northern ireland for us to support a bill which implements an agreement which has been turned down three times in the house of commons. is there anything the government could do to persuade you to get behind it? we are talking to the government on almost a weekly, or daily basis, but the government seems intent on bringing forward the bill to implement the agreement and as we have always done, we have been totally unambiguous in the message we have sent to them, namely that we will not be giving it our support. does that mean that your arrangement with the conservatives is over? no,

because we support the government on a range of other things but we have made it quite clear that the agreement we had with the government was to deliver brexit as had been outlined by the prime minister and to deliver brexit that would apply to deliver brexit that would apply to the whole of the united kingdom. the government has not been able to produce a brexit deal which either delivers on its own promises to its owi'i delivers on its own promises to its own people, its own manifesto, and does not deliver on the promises that were made to us either, that northern ireland will not be separated out from the united kingdom, and therefore we have no qualms about not supporting the bill or the agreement because of the government has actually broken its arrangement with us. indeed, not only broken its arrangement with us, broken its arrangement with its own electorate. that is why the government suffered such a defeat in the local government elections, because of their own electorate feel betrayed by them. they can hardly complain about as not supporting

something which they own voters and their own councillors have opposed. would you consider abstaining on that? it would mean that the bill can progress, and then at the committee stage, you could try to make changes to it. why would we abstain when we have voted against the agreement on three occasions? and any changes that would be made at committee stage would require government support and the government support and the government has made it quite clear that the structure, the bare bones of the agreement, still have to be in place and that the withdrawal bill has to reflect the bones of the agreement. that is the bit we object to because that is the bit that would separate northern ireland from the rest of the united kingdom. do you think a new conservative leader, because they will be one quite soon, would make a difference?” because they will be one quite soon, would make a difference? i think if we had a conservative leader that was determined to deliver on brexit, they would be a totally different

tone to the negotiations. i would hope that if she is replaced, and thatis hope that if she is replaced, and that is a matter for the conservative party, that whoever goes would have a totally different approach to these negotiations. and it doesn't mean leaving with no deal, because someone who went in there and made it clear they were demanding an agreement which was good for britain, which reflected what people voted for in the referendum and reflected the conservative party's referendum and reflected the conservative pa rty's manifesto, referendum and reflected the conservative party's manifesto, i believe could have success. thank you very much. everyone wondering when they spell... well, we will leave it there. there was a crackly microphone. and as european election campaigning continues,

we are putting your questions to all the main uk parties here on the bbc news channel. so please do send us your questions. this afternoon at 5:30pm, we‘ll have ian blackford, the leader of the snp at westminster. you can email us at askthis@bbc.co.uk or text us on 61124 or use social media with the hashtag #bbcaskthis. the united states has ordered the immediate departure of what it describes as non—emergency government employees from iraq. there has been a sharp rise in tensions between the us and iran in recent days. our middle east correspondent martin patience told us how significant this move is. what i think is significant is that it adds to a warship being sent to the middle east along with b 52 bombers. what we are seeing is america strengthening its military

position in the region amidst growing tensions with iran. the background to all of this is that they withdrew from the iranians nuclear deal a year ago and reimpose sanctions on iran and just last week a titans that those attractions and they have been really hammering the iranian economy and over the weekend, there was a mysterious incidentjust off the coast of the uae in the gulf when four oil tankers were sabotaged. america has not publicly accused iran of carrying out these attacks and indeed iran itself has called for an urgent investigation but whoever did carry out these attacks was clearly sending a message that we can disrupt global oil supplies and that will lead to a potential showdown between america and iran. the government appears set to reject calls to adopt a new definition of islamophobia backed by several muslim groups and political parties. a government spokesperson said

the definition "needs further careful consideration" and "has not been broadly accepted the commons is set to debate the topic tomorrow. our political correspondent is nick eardley. what is this new definition? well, the all—party group on muslims have been looking into this issue for a long time, for about a year, speaking to a lot of academics, a lot of muslim groups, and have come up lot of muslim groups, and have come up with this exact phraseology. let me read what it says. it defines islamophobia as rooted in racism and isa islamophobia as rooted in racism and is a type of racism that targets expressions of muslim or perceived muslim net. a number of groups have signed up to this including a number of political parties, the liberal democrats, the labour party, but it

seems like the government is not there yet. there is going to be a debate on this in the commons tomorrow but this afternoon a government spokesperson saying that more work needs to be done because there clearly isn‘t uniform opinion on this. some people clearly don‘t think that it is the right definition. the reason for the controversy around this is there are some who think that the wording is too vague and that it could make it harderfor too vague and that it could make it harder for the police and too vague and that it could make it harderfor the police and other authorities to tackle muslim extremism but that was rejected com pletely extremism but that was rejected completely by those putting forward this definition and the labour party, for example a saying that the government is scared to tackle it. just picking up on what you mentioned briefly. there has been a warning that this new definition of islamophobia might hinder anti—terror operations. can you tell

us anti—terror operations. can you tell usa anti—terror operations. can you tell us a little bit more about that. this is martin hewitt, the chairman of the police chief‘ council. he is saying the police authorities are trying to clamp down on extremism and he is worried that if you have too vague a definition of what islamophobia is, in some cases it could be misconstrued and lead to investigations not being carried out or some being closed down completely. the government is quite clear that it wants to tackle the issue, it is saying that any sort of islamophobia is completely unacceptable and needs to be addressed but the feeling in government seems to be at this stage that this definition does not have broad enough acceptance within both the political community and the wider policing and intelligence community and for that reason it is relu cta nt community and for that reason it is reluctant at this stage, it could change its mind later down the line,

but at this stage it is reluctant to embrace it completely. and as you say, a commons debate tomorrow. thank you. you‘re watching afternoon live. these are our headlines: itv axes thejeremy kyle show following the death of a man who appeared on the programme. the government announces another vote on brexit in earlyjune but there‘s no sign of a breakthrough in cross—party talks. tensions between iran and america sees the us state department ordering some government workers to leave iraq. and in sport, scotland have named their squad for next month‘s women‘s world cup. they make their debut in the tournament. england captain eoin morgan is suspended for the next one—day international against pakistan and he has also been fined because of a slow over rate in their last match. and the wbc heavyweight

who drew champion deontay wilder, who drew against tyson fury in his last bout, has been heavily criticised after again saying he wants to kill an opponent in the ring. i will be back with more on all those stories in the next 15 minutes. senators in the american state of alabama have passed legislation which would ban almost all abortions, even in cases of rape or incest. if it‘s signed by the governor, the law will be the strictest in the us. aleem maqbool sent this report. my body, my choice! it was a last—ditch attempt to stop the passing of the most restrictive abortion law anywhere in the us. so the discussion, the question for me, for all of us is when is a person a person? alabama republicans argued that abortion should be banned at all stages of pregnancy, even in cases of rape or incest. you can‘t deny any longer the

assault on women‘s bodily autonomy. jenna king shepherd had an abortion in alabama at the age of 17. she is alarmed that the new bill itself likens abortion to the holocaust. this is nothing like the holocaust. the thing that i want voters to understand and that i want our legislators to understand is that you cannot give rights to a foetus that doesn‘t have viability outside the womb without stripping the rights of the woman. but the architects of the bill have ambitions far beyond alabama‘s state boundaries. we hope the bill will go through the courts and be reviewed by the us supreme court to test the basis of the roe versus wade decision that unborn children are not persons within the meaning of the us constitution. so the idea is that the way you want things to go, abortion will in effect be banned across the united states? yes, that's correct. abortion would be banned.

but first the bill had to pass in this statehouse. we heard details of how the new law would mean a doctor who carried out an abortion would face a jail term of up to 99 years. and then the vote happened. 25 ayes, six nays, one abstention. house bill 314 passes. well, the debate went late into the night that the predicted result happened. that the most restrictive ban on abortion in any state has passed. but the question is could that really now kick—start moves aimed at making abortion illegal right across this country? aleem maqbool, bbc news, in montgomery, alabama. broadband, tv, and phone companies have been told they will have to tell customers if better deals are available when their contract is coming to an end. new rules were announced by ofcom this morning. the regulator claims up

to 20 million customers could benefit. more than 120 mps have written an open letter to the government, asking for an urgent inquiry into how the family courts in england and wales treat victims of domestic violence and abuse. the bbc‘s victoria derbyshire programme found that in the last five years, four children have been killed by a parent who was given access by the family courts despite having a known history of domestic violence. emma ailes reports. when parents separate and they can‘t arrangements for their children, they can end up in the family court. a judge then decides what contact each parent should have. there‘s a fundamental presumption in law that a child should have contact with both parents. but dozens have told the victoria derbyshire programme the courts have ordered unsupervised contact with a violent ex partner,

including some with serious criminal convictions. and we‘ve learnt that at least four children have been killed by a parent in the last five years, during access allowed by the court. mary‘s ex partner was physically abusive, and has numerous convictions for violent and drug offences. i was completely naive about the family courts. i assumed that they‘d see to enable a violent man to have a relationship with his children, that contact needed to be supervised. i mean, i‘d already seen him being physically aggressive to our child when he was a toddler. but that‘s not how the family court sees it at all. the court granted mary‘s ex unsupervised overnight access. she says the children have since been coming home with unexplained injuries. while the court order‘s in place, she has to send them for contact or risk being prosecuted,

which could mean time injail. there's this, i think, perception that mothers are preventing contact with fathers and they are doing that unilaterally and without good reason, and there's this idea that even though there's been domestic violence, she just needs to get over it. i've heardjudges say, "oh, it's just a little bit of dv." you know, it's minimised ratherthan seeing the significance of that. now mps from all parties are calling for an independent inquiry into the family courts. we need to know what‘s happening at the heart of ourjustice system. at the moment, i don‘t know how bad the problem is, the minister doesn‘t know how bad the problem is, i don‘t believe the president of the family court knows how bad the problem is. the ministry ofjustice says that where there is evidence of domestic abuse, the courts are bound by law to consider the potential harm to the child, and that this should override any presumption of contact. emma ailes, bbc news. many men are well used

to chatting to their friends about football but ask them to talk about their mental health and it‘s a trickier task. well, this morning a new campaign was launched by the duke of cambridge which aims to use football to help end the stigma around mental health. and in a bbc documentary, prince william has teamed up with some former premier league players to highlight the issue. joe wilson reports. so, what do blokes talk about in the football changing room ? so, what do blokes talk about in the football changing room? how about this? suicide, for instance, is one of the highest killers of men aged under 35. that is an appalling start. we can really maximise the reach and the potential of everyone involved. i am left-footed so mind yourself. there are famous faces in dan walker‘s new bbc documentary but also everyday men the everyday

reality. mental health is fragile and sport can offer a solution. with regards to football and with mental health recovery, it is notjust the game, it is the camaraderie, the people that you play with, that exertion on the field. for that hour and a half, you are somewhere else. the london marathon is one place where we have seen members of the royal family promoting their heads together charity with a blue colour scheme. next part —— season they will be in partnership with the fa. english football will be dedicated to mental health awareness. that was the concept launch at wembley today. we wa nt the concept launch at wembley today. we want to highlight some of the ideas and solutions fans themselves have developed for tackling their mental fitness. coaches and specialists to the —— share the experiences of how to help other people who are struggling. we will use our national game to spread the message that mental health is not a

sad, difficult topic. it isjust pa rt sad, difficult topic. it isjust part of everyday life. football, it is certain, generates attention. life often imitates football. one minute you are on top of the world. and the next, your hopes and dreams can be snatched away. in football, for all who play and watch, it can represent something progressive, then very little else can match its influence. joe wilson, bbc news. time for a look at the weather now. if you like sunny weather, it is a gorgeous day, isn‘t it? 25.2 degrees in northern scotland. it is the warmest day of the year so far in scotland. we will keep a close eye on the record across the uk.

not so good for gardeners or hay fever sufferers. gardeners might like some rain and hay fever sufferers as well because there is a lot of pollen around at there is a lot of pollen around at the moment. tree pollen is the culprit at the moment. that part of the season continues to mid may and then a potential will be turning to grass pollen, so if you haven‘t started sneezing yet, you may be about to do that with grass pollen kicking in. and then there is a weed pollen as well, which can happen any time during the summer. there is clearly a lot of sniffling and sneezing going on. interestingly, blooming flowers, not the worst of the culprits because they rely on bees and insects to spread their pollen. so no sniffing? exactly. but it is gorgeous out there wherever you are. but there are weather changes on the way. we will get to those now in our forecast. let‘s take a look at the

satellite picture. some high cloud across northern ireland making things hazy. a bit of cloud developing through northern parts of the pennines, into the southern uplands. you may catch an isolated shower as we go through the rest of the afternoon. but for the vast majority, dry, temperatures responding. mid 20s in highland scotland. here is a picture. as we go on through tonight, we are going to keep things mainly clear, although the chance of seeing some patchy rain towards western parts of scotland. so not everywhere is going to be dry. temperatures are a bit higher than last night. into the forecast for the rest of the week, low pressure starts to take over very slowly. high pressure has kept this fine weather retreating towards scandinavia and it will bring in stronger wind and the chance of seeing a bit of wet weather. we will have a little bit tomorrow, may be a

bit of patchy rain further west in scotland, you may catch a shower in northern ireland, and we are going to see cloud increasing, particularly through the day across parts of england and wales, and temperatures are going to be a little bit lower. you will notice that along north sea coast. temperatures a bit lower, maybe six or7 temperatures a bit lower, maybe six or 7 degrees compared with today. and then the picture for friday, england and wales with the cloud and the chance of some outbreaks of rain or showers, but friday still looks a mainly dry in scotland and northern ireland. we could see close to 20 in north—west scotland but those have come down, a stronger breeze as well, it is certainly feeling cooler. the picture for the weekend, low pressure close by, we have some cloud around, and we are going to see some wet weather in places. scotla nd see some wet weather in places. scotland will see the bulk of the wet weather on saturday. the possibility of seeing a few spots on

sunday as well. but you also notice that temperatures start to edge up again over the weekend and we change the wind direction so along that north sea coast it is going to feel less chilly, so there are weather changes on the way. more cloud but the guardians might be happy to know there is a chance of rain in the forecast. —— gardeners. this is bbc news — our latest headlines. itv permanently axes thejeremy kyle show — following the death of a man who took part in the programme. one more chance: theresa may gives

mps the opportunity to vote on brexit in earlyjune — whether or not the government and labour reach a deal by then. the united states orders some government workers to leave iraq — amidst increasing tensions with neighbouring iran. sport now on afternoon live with olly foster. scotland women‘s manager shelley kerr has named her squad for the upcoming world cup. she has. the squad announcement. not so long ago that squad announcement by england, a number of celebrities revealing that names one by one on social media. scotland named the 23, children from eight primary school in hamilton read the names of the chosen players on their backs. defenders, midfielders, forwards.

rachel corsie will captain the side in what is their first world cup finals. the arsenal midfielder will be the deputy. japan and argentina their opponents. it was torture. i am going to be honest. it is the hardest thing i have ever had to do in my career as a manager. isympathise have ever had to do in my career as a manager. i sympathise with them. i know they will be disappointed and angry and frustrated and i understand that. it is a credit to the 35 players that we have used because they have made it so difficult and it has been such a competitive environment. that is what we wanted. as much as that has been hard we are in a good place going into the world cup with the squad we have selected. deontay wilder has again said that he wants to kill an opponent in the ring. he said he wants a body on his

record. he defends his wbc title against dominic breazeale on saturday. it is his first fight since his title defence against tyson fury in december which ended ina tyson fury in december which ended in a controversial draw. this is what he said. he is like a fly in my ear. dominic breazeale asked for this. if it comes it comes. this is a brutal sport. this is not a gentleman‘s sport. this is not a gentleman‘s sport. you can ask any dr around the world. england captain eoin morgan is suspended for the next one day international against pakistan.

it‘s because of a slow over rate in their last match. the rest of the squad have been fined 20%. jonny bairstow has been reprimanded and given eight demerit point for hitting the stumps with his bat. ireland are playing bangladesh in their final match ireland are playing bangladesh in theirfinal match in ireland are playing bangladesh in their final match in the tri— series, ireland cannot reach the series, ireland cannot reach the series final, they are guaranteed to finish bottom of the table. paul sterling hitting a century. they finished on 292—8. are you in one of those workplaces where they encourage you to take the stairs instead of that lift? for this person that is not an option. the 45—year—old from australia is the best vertical runner in the world. this is also called tower running. one of the most prestigious

events is the empire state ran app, 86 floors up, 1576 steps. she has won it for a record tenth time. there she is getting to the top. her seventh victory in a row. she has won over 100 international state races won over 100 international state ra ces a cross won over 100 international state races across five continents. i would take that lift. who knew? more now our top story — thejeremy kyle show has been permanently cancelled by itv following the death of a participant. steve dymond who was 63, died a week after a programme featuring him was filmed. we can now speak to tv producer, director and author stuart prebble — a former ceo of itv. is itv right to cancel this show?

yes. it was inevitable the way that the story was headed. the need to be seen to take action quickly. the fa ct seen to take action quickly. the fact that they have taken action quickly is a good thing. i am sure they felt it was something they had no alternative. because it would have damaged the reputation and dare i see it that brand too much?|j have damaged the reputation and dare i see it that brand too much? ijust think that in a situation like this which is so tragic, obviously for everybody involved, including everybody involved, including everybody involved, including everybody involved in the programme, they will be having a terrible time, everybody will be soul—searching, i think these programmes always tread a fine line. i think they know it is a fine line. i think they know it is a fine line. arguably this programme has gone on for such a long time, in some ways it is surprising that more of these sorts of things, not this

level of tragedy hopefully, have not happened. they obviously take as much care as they can but this is dangerous territory. the impact that appearing on television has on ordinary people can be under estimated. television professionals, this is what we do for a living. but i think that people are very often not prepared for what is going to happen to them when they open themselves to this kind of thing. review is going on and clearly we cannot prejudge that but let us just suggest that it does give the programme producers a clean bill of health and says they did everything they could, and as you said, producers to take care on these things. is it fair on viewers to cancel a programme which is that most watched programme on daytime television? more than 1 million viewers? these things are very often a matter in the end of personal taste. many people find these things

very uncomfortable. and unpleasant watching. the fact that there is an audience for a particular kind of programme does not justify audience for a particular kind of programme does notjustify its being on the air. obviously television producers and broadcasters have a bigger responsibility to their audience, to their participants, and to society in general. is this in your view the end of these kind of confessional confrontational types of programmes? i doubt it is the end. i think every single television producer or commissioning editor in the country will be, particularly if you look after a programme in which the public is involved, will be looking at the way that they conduct themselves, and reviewing everything they do. i think that this show was right on the edge always of a spectrum, we are the public is involved. we see on a saturday night young kids going on air and talking

about, this is the most important thing in my life, my life depends on it, all of these things. arguably that‘s maybe one end of the spectrum. those people need to be looked after as well. i think the jeremy kyle show is the other end of the spectrum. i would be surprised and disappointed... big gap in the schedule now for itv. what would you fill it with if you were still in charge? countryfile. i do not know. daytime audiences like a lot of different programmes. antiques shows and quiz shows and all sorts of things. i would and quiz shows and all sorts of things. iwould not and quiz shows and all sorts of things. i would not be going near this territory again. thank you. san francisco is set to become the first city in the united states to ban facial recognition technology, following a vote by its board of supervisors. public agencies, such as the police force and transport authority, will not be allowed to use the emerging technology. opponents of the measure warn it could compromise safety. dave lee reports from san francisco.

this is a promotional video from amazon, heralding the capabilities of its facial recognition software. but in san francisco, the use of such innovations has now been outlawed thanks to new rules passed overwhelmingly by city supervisors. ordnance is passed on first reading. the landmark ruling will make it illegal for any public agency, including law enforcement, to use facial recognition software, and any purchase of surveillance equipment of any kind, such as a camera, must be approved by city administrators. the ban will not apply to san francisco‘s air or sea ports, as they‘re operated by federal agencies rather than local. the move was enthusiastically backed by local civil liberties groups. this is a system that is too dangerous to deploy, because it allows the government to track who we are, where we go and even who we associate with.

there are also concerns that the technology is unreliable, particularly when accurately recognising women or people of colour. those against the measure said they recognise these flaws but said... it‘s of course highly symbolic that this decision was made in the heart of the us technology industry, but this is a city that increasingly sees itself as the starting point for some incredibly important conversations about the future of invasive technology. the director of the campaign group big brother watch silkie carlo is here. as san francisco right to ban this software ? as san francisco right to ban this software? absolutely. it is a significant and symbolic decision that has been made near the heart of silicon valley where there is always the impetus to be using new

technologies. this is an important signal that says, just because we can‘t use something, does not mean that we should. we are trying to do the same in the uk because our police forces at the moment are using life facial recognition for surveillance. only two were? a number of forces have begun using it. we are now potentially days away from the metropolitan police making a decision about the police‘s future use of facial recognition. we do not think it should be a police decision. but if they do decide to go ahead then we will bring litigation and try to do exactly what san francisco has done. what is your main objection? is this not ultimately a useful and valuable tool in keeping the public safe, or helping to keep the public safe?” think we can have security without being a security state. that is the message that has come from this ban and what we are trying to do with ourcampaign, this and what we are trying to do with our campaign, this just goes too far. for a country that has rejected id cards, dna database, we do not

wa nt to id cards, dna database, we do not want to see people becoming walking id cards. your main objection is a privacy issue, even if it helps to protect the public? all the evidence suggests at the moment it does not help to protect the public. it is incredibly inaccurate. but i think we need to look at the bigger picture. this is a privacy altering, potentially society changing technology, whereby people can be tracked and recorded all the time, everywhere they go. as i say, i think we can have safety without going down that kind of police state route. you say it is inaccurate, by which i assume you mean the technology, but technology will improve. can‘t you see a point where this might be more acceptable to you? the technology will improve. then we have just a different problem on our hands. because it is such a powerful, potentially powerful technology, that does mean that people can be recorded and tracked everywhere they go. i do not think that britain wants to go down

that route of china, but that is kind of where we are going at the moment. that is what we want to put a stop to. that us has set exactly the right example and we risk setting a very dangerous example to other less democratic countries around the world who really wants to get their hands on this. no one has been wrongly arrested here though have they? we have not seen anyone being wrongly arrested but we have seen people being misidentified, and then stopped and identified by police. i have even seen a child in school uniform on his way home from school uniform on his way home from school being swamped by police officers because he was misidentified by a system. that is the kind of policing we do not want to see in this country. thank you. tv plot lines are often used to help raise awareness about important issues. now, bafta says more comedy and drama series should mention climate change. the organisation believes it will help inform —

and perhaps change — peoples attitudes, as laura foster reports. in some parts of the ocean it is estimated there are now over1 million pieces of plastic for every square mile. it was scenes like this from blue planet ii that changed the way we think about plastic. you can only catch it through blood to blood contact... and soap operas are often praised for raising awareness of difficult social and health issues. soap and drama storylines are an effective way of reaching the public about issues such as climate change or mental health, we have seen the impact this can have. i saw a mental health storyline on a soap, i was moved to reach out. 16% of people went out and sought help for themselves. and now bafta says it‘s time to put the spotlight on climate change.

we live on this planet and if we ignore that then we‘re not being authentic with our audiences. also, there‘s so muchjeopardy in climate change, it‘s right to tear apart in comedy and drama. you tend to get things like game of thrones, where the whole, the dead at the wall, and winter is coming, was kind of playing out like a metaphor for climate change with everybody warring and getting caught up in their own political squabbles while facing sort of annihilation. it is a very, very tough nut to crack. this isn‘t a call to make more documentaries about climate change and our planet, it‘s about taking our planet and putting it into every single piece of output on television, into the soaps, into the comedies, into the dramas. these writers say it‘s about showing more sustainable ways of living on screen. we're beginning to see the real—world effects of climate change on people who have no choice but to bear the brunt of it.

and i think if drama and television are not reflecting that we're not doing ourjob properly. the aim is for the future of our planet to become a natural topic of conversation, while at the same time keeping audiences entertained. all the business news in a moment. first a look at the headlines on afternoon live. itv permanently axes thejeremy kyle show — following the death of a man who appeared on the programme. the government announces another vote on brexit in earlyjune — but there‘s no sign of a breakthrough in cross—party talks. the united states orders some government workers to leave iraq — amidst increasing tensions with neighbouring iran. here‘s your business headlines on afternoon live. broadband, pay—tv, mobile phone and landline customers

must be told when their contracts are about to end and be informed of their providers‘ best alternative deals, under new rules announced today by ofcom. complaints against payday lenders have soared to a five year high. the latest figures from financial ombudsman service shows nearly 40,000 new complaints were brought last year, up 130%. marston‘s, which owns pubs and breweries and imports lager to the uk, says it has stockpiled £6m of estrella damm, the spanish beer. chief executive ralph findlay said that disruption must be avoided, and that more beer will be stockpiled if a hard brexit remains a threat. the office for national statistics say that spending makes us happy, it seems. only if you have that money to

spend. restau ra nts, spend. restaurants, hotels, furniture, makes us happy. the higher that spending that we do, rather than the earning that we do, apparently leads toa earning that we do, apparently leads to a more satisfied life feeling. iam presuming to a more satisfied life feeling. i am presuming this are staying in a hotel room rather than buying a hotel. yes, spending on insurance does not bring us happiness. and if you are in your 40s you are most unlikely to be happy and satisfied, but it gets better, before falling again when we hit our 80s. it does not sound too bad. a good gap there. 30 years. a company in china has released their latest figures. good figures for the first quarter of this year. a boost in sales. bucking a trend.

joining us now is our north america business correspondent, michelle fleury. there are retail sales figures have not been great. no. many people were caught off—guard by the fact they posted such strong numbers, revenue rose to 13.6 billion, significantly above expectations. they also talked about sales in the current year. they are forecasting that is to jump 33%. again it seems to be a lot of good news, catching people off—guard. there are signs that the economy is perhaps slowing down. of course we have this ongoing trade dispute with us and china casting a shadow over the world‘s second largest economy. part of the reason has to do with its success in getting a better understanding of e—commerce, its customers, how to make money from recommendations.

that has helped them sell more apps. yes, thank you. that markets. the ftse in positive territory. essentially flat. kingfisher, b and q, essentially flat. kingfisher, b and 0, released results, sales are doing well. b and q are —— b&q stores particularly doing well. barbecues? diy. we are a nation that likes to do diy. apparently that has helped b and q. but they have quite a few stores in france, they have not done quite as well, perhaps they are not as hands—on as the british. we have seen their share price suffer a

little bit there, down 2.6%. given those figures are quite good, that there is surprising. we have to see how they do in the next quarter. and we will see you in the next hour. thank you. conservationists are appealing for photographs of one of the uk‘s most iconic seabirds. project puffin is a scientific effort to try and understand why the bird is facing extinction. hundreds of images from the rspb reserve at bempton have already been submitted. but as our environment correspondent paul murphy reports researchers need many more... kevin is part of a dedicated band of photographers who have gathered images of patha ns photographers who have gathered images of pathans from around the uk. here the birds nest in a rocky cliff face and can be hard to spot.

—— gathered images of puffins. it isa —— gathered images of puffins. it is a lovely bird. they are wonderful to see. it is a lovely bird. they are wonderfulto see. one, two, three... there is of course science behind the pretty pictures. experts are using the images to establish feeding and breeding habits, and they need more photos, particularly older ones. we are asking for people to go and look at their hard drives and shoe boxes on their shelves to find all pictures of puffins carrying fish because we want to build upa carrying fish because we want to build up a historical record from the photographs about what puffins have been eating around the entire country. so far more than images from uk puffins colonies have been submitted. for some time now numbers of this colourful sea bird has been in decline and all the evidence is pointing to climate change. as our axes are warming populations of sand eel, the staple diet of puffins, are moving away. it shows what can

happen when you garner support from the general public. people care about puffins. they are an iconic species. this is a way to make a meaningful contribution to conservation. each image is a piece in thejigsaw of conservation. each image is a piece in the jigsaw of scientific understanding. ultimately could help to protect one of the most threatened uk species of sea bird. i want to bring you some news just into as from newcastle crown court. it concerns the trial of a man accused —— he accused multiple people of child sexual abuse and murder. the court has heard today that he is a committed and manipulative paedophile. the prosecutor said he had convictions for voyeurism and making and possessing indecent images of children, and the offences came to light after a northumbria police

seized a number of electronic devices from his home while investigating him for perverting the court of justice. that investigating him for perverting the court ofjustice. that is what has been heard at newcastle crown court today. and we will hear from our correspondence who is in court a little later. indeed we might hear from our correspondence who is in court at that moment, any moment now. newcastle crown court has heard that a man who accused multiple people of child sexual abuse and murder is himself a committed and manipulative paedophile. i think we can speak to our correspondence who has been in court today. what more can you tell us about what the court has been healing? this news is just has been healing? this news isjust coming has been healing? this news is just coming from the court. let me read you more about what the prosecuting barrister has

told jury. the accused is a committed paedophile, limitless manipulation when required, including if necessary putting the blame on other people. he said that sort of individual concerned was only concerned for himself, not concerned with the impact of others. he said that the fact that the accused is a paedophile, he told the jury, may help to explain how he was quite so able and willing to conceive of and then relay to the audience such detailed and graphic stories of the sadistic sexual abuse of young boys at the hands of much older men. that has just been told to that jury older men. that has just been told to thatjury here at newcastle crown court at the trial of a man who claims he was abused by vips in london in the 1970s and 1980s. the

prosecution has been saying to the jury prosecution has been saying to the juryjust now, more detail has been heard about how the accused made money from these claims. £22,000 from criminal injuries compensation authority. but now the prosecution is seeing to thatjury that he a convicted paedophile. and they are eating more about those offences now. the accused denies all allegations against him. the trial here is continuing. thank you for bringing us that breaking news from newcastle crown court. here is the weather. temperatures have topped 25 celsius in scotland this afternoon. that warmest day of the year so far in scotland. that uk‘s high of the year so far is under threat, 25.8, we will keep an eye on that. still

cooler on the north sea coast. the breeze will get stronger over the next few days. it will start dry, the chance of a shower in the northern pennines, southern uplands. overnight this area of cloud will come across western parts of scotla nd come across western parts of scotland and produce some patchy rain orafew scotland and produce some patchy rain or a few showers. temperatures do drop away overnight. no worries about frost for the vast majority. plenty of sunshine to start the day tomorrow. the chance of patchy rain in western scotland. there may be a shower in the west of northern ireland. cloud is increasing in england and we. it will feel cooler in the stronger easterly wind that picks up more as we go into friday. over the weekend low pressure is close by. there is a chance of showers or outbreaks of rain. that winds will be easing over the weekend. temperatures will come ata the weekend. temperatures will come at a little bit once again.

hello. you‘re watching afternoon live. i‘m rebecca jones. today at 3pm: itv axes thejeremy kyle show after a guest who took part in the programme is found dead. a man accused of making claims of abuse and murder is himself a committed and manipulative paedophile, a court has heard. one more chance — theresa may gives mps the opportunity to vote on brexit in earlyjune, whether or not the government and labour reach a deal by then.

as senators in alabama ban abortion in all but exceptional cases, we‘ll speak to a woman who became pregnant when she was raped at the age of seventeen, and is campaigning against the law. we hope the bill will go through the courts and be reviewed by the us supreme court to test the basis of roe versus wade that unborn children are not persons under the us constitution. coming up on afternoon live, all the sport with olly foster. the all the sport with olly foster. women‘s world cup: over the women‘s world cup starts in just over three weeks‘ time and scotland will be making their debut at the tournament. all the details coming up. thanks, olly. and nick miller has the weather. temperatures have been soaring, especially in scotland, where it is the warmest day of the year so far. the uk‘s highest of the year may be

under threat. but not everyone is laughing. hay fever sufferers, under threat. but not everyone is laughing. hay feversufferers, news for you coming up in the next half an hour. also coming up. we need to talk — prince william teams up with legendary football players to call for more discussion on men‘s mental health. we can use our national game to spread the message that mental health is not a sad, difficult topic. it is just part of everyday life. hello. this is afternoon live. i‘m rebecca jones. itv has permanently cancelled thejeremy kyle show after a guest died shortly after filming an episode. the programme was taken off the air on monday after the death of steven dymond. itv‘s chief executive says today‘s decision has been made

because of the gravity of recent events. a review of the episode featuring mr dymond will continue. jon donnison reports. for more than a decade, watching people‘s lives fall apart on thejeremy kyle show has passed for entertainment. applause it has been popular, with around a million viewers for each episode. not any more. in a statement, itv‘s chief executive carolyn mccall said "given the gravity of recent events, we have decided to end production "of the jeremy kyle show." she said the programme had a loyal audience and had been made by a dedicated production team for 1h years, but now was the right time for the show to end. it comes after 63—year—old steve dymond reportedly took his own life last weekjust days after appearing on the show and failing a lie detector test. itv said that every one

at the network‘s thoughts and sympathies were with his family and friends. everyone felt a mood change... this woman was part of the studio audience when the show in question was recorded. it was just completely shocking to have a live studio audience watching his life crumble apart. it really wasn‘t entertainment. i think both me and my friend came away feeling very upset about what we had seen. have you anything to say? jeremy kyle, seen here yesterday arriving at his home in windsor, has not publicly commented. itv says it will continue to work with him on other projects. again he took a battering in this morning‘s tabloids, albeit from papers who have sometimes fed off the stories originating from his show. the negative publicity may have forced itv‘s hand. the network will be keen this doesn‘t spread to some of its other big money spinners,

where people willingly make a public spectacle of their personal lives. a boy and girl whose first names begin with letter must snog for five seconds... in the past 12 months, two of love island‘s former contestants took their own lives, although both cases were two years after appearing on the show. fans of thejeremy kyle show would say it is an overreaction. we‘re going to a break, back in a minute. calm down. but the break now will be a permanent one. jon donnison, bbc news. our entertainment correspondent lizo mzimba is outside the itv studios in central london for us. how inevitable was this decision?” think it was absolutely inevitable. it is important though to emphasise,

we don‘t have the full facts at the moment. itv‘s own investigation is still under way. the inquest, which we expect to get under way in the next few days, will also shed much more light, but even if both those things had completely cleared the thejeremy things had completely cleared the the jeremy kyle things had completely cleared the thejeremy kyle show things had completely cleared the the jeremy kyle show and things had completely cleared the thejeremy kyle show and itv, in this instance, such a spotlight has been shown on what happens on the show, with the reaction from both public and politicians, that even though itv say they look after their mental health of their guests as much as they can, the overriding impression from so many members of the public and so many politicians that this was not the kind of show that this was not the kind of show that should not be going on in the year 2019, it was inevitable that itv had to come to this decision to ta ke itv had to come to this decision to take the show off the air. what is going to happen in the future is the question being asked, what is going to fill that slot. itv say they still want to work with him on other

projects. it is going to be a challenge in the short term. he is so associated with that particular persona on that particular programme, it is going to be a challenge for itv to find something else for him. we have at the inquest coming up, the family will be looking to get more answers for what happened. a select committee have announced an enquiry into reality tv in the broad sense of programmes that interact with members of the public, asking for evidence by mid june to look at that issue because of what has happened in the last few days, and then we have from the itv channel, the chief executive are saying this was the right time to end the show. this could be a minority point of view. at one end of the spectrum, it is a very popular programme and many viewers will not want to see it go off the air. they did not feel people dealing with their problems and issues on stage was knocked

entertainment they minded watching. a lot wanted to take part. at the other end of the spectrum, others think this was the right time to end the programme because they say there has been more than enough evidence that the programme should have come off the air months, years before what came to pass in the last few days. thank you very much. a court has heard that a man who accused multiple people of child sexual abuse and murder in the 1970s and ‘80s, is himself a "committed and manipulative paedophile". newcastle crown court heard that carl beech has convictions for voyeurism and making and possessing indecent images of children. the 51—year—old denies eleven counts of peverting the course ofjustice and one count of fraud. the prosecutor said mr beech has convictions for voyeurism and making and possessing indecent

images of children. our correspondent fiona trott is at newcastle crown court. during the investigation into thousand 16, the police went to his house and seized a number of electronic devices and what the jury has been hearing is that when they looked at those devices, they found indecent images of young boys, covert images of schoolboys and recordings. and thejury covert images of schoolboys and recordings. and the jury heard that he in stalled on his ipad a secret application that looked like a calculator when in fact it looked —— had indecent images of boys of the most serious kind, thejury had indecent images of boys of the most serious kind, the jury was told. the qc said carl beech committed the criminal offences of making and possessing indecent images of children and of voyeurism. he said the man, in his words, who was accusing multiple people of

child sexual abuse himself and murder, he said, is himself a committed and manipulative be there for. sitting in the dock, carl beach gave no reaction as the jury was told this. the qc went on to say that the fact carl beech is a paedophile makes it more clear how he was able to come up with sadistic stories of the abuse of young boys at the hands of much older men. and we heard that yesterday. he claimed a former tory mp murdered a boy in front of him. he also made allegations against a former home secretary, the late prime minister edward heath and the presenterjimmy savile. and thejury edward heath and the presenterjimmy savile. and the jury also heard that carl beech claimed he was abused by

his own stepfather. that is the latest from newcastle crown court. thejury latest from newcastle crown court. the jury told that carl beech is a committed and many flitted paedophile. he denies all the charges and the trial continues. —— manipulative paedophile. theresa may is to try for a fourth time to get her brexit plans approved by parliament next month. labour says it will reject the withdrawal bill, unless there‘s a cross—party agreement. our political correspondent jessica parker reports. is this a make or break, prime minister? is this the last chance for your brexit? it could well be. the prime minister is set to make a fourth attempt to get your brexit plans approved by parliament. but her own mps are signalling they are not open to endless compromise. we will never betray the promise that we made at the last general election

that we will deliver the full brexit, unlike the broken promises from the party opposite. he mentions the last election and commitments that were made at the last election because he and i both stood on a ma nifesto because he and i both stood on a manifesto promising to deliver the best possible deal for britain as we leave the european union, delivered bya leave the european union, delivered by a smooth, orderly brexit, as we seek a new deep and special partnership, including a cop offensive free trade and customs agreement with the european union. i‘m committed to those objections, i believe we have agreed a deal that delivers on those. it was last night that theresa may gave the signal for a vote in earlyjune, leaving parliament after an hour—long meeting with jeremy parliament after an hour—long meeting withjeremy corbyn she is keeping those cross—party lines of communication open. but labour is not for beijing, saying it won‘t support a deal unless the government gives more ground. unless there is a deal, unless we can convince our site there is a deal worth supporting, this could be the fourth

occasion when her deal goes down. after weeks of these cross—party talks with labour, then government has made its move. there is now a deadline for those talks as well as a date for a political showdown in parliament but there is little sign of the mass in terms of votes has shifted in theresa may‘s favour so many will see this as a last throw of the dice from a prime minister running out of options and running out of time. and warnings today from ministers that voting down an agreement could lead to a new deal departure from the eu or no brexit at all. mps will need to look and see whether they want to continue down a path that inexorably, i think, takes as to either the potential of revocation of article 50 or leaving without a deal. but the clock has ticked down to big brexit deadlines before. there is no guarantee that the pressure of time will lead to certain progress.

our chief political correspondent vicki young is in westminster. is there any chance at all that theresa may will get this through the house of commons? it is pretty ha rd to the house of commons? it is pretty hard to find anyone who thinks that there is because no one seems to have changed their mind. if anything, there are conservative mps who backed her in the meaningful vote before who are now probably not as likely to support her so one option is that they are hoping the labour party might add stain, so not oppose the bill when it comes to its second reading, but they might abstain, allow it to go through, thenit abstain, allow it to go through, then it goes to its next stage, which is then they give it a line by line detailed examination. but although line detailed examination. but althoutheremy line detailed examination. but although jeremy corbyn‘s line detailed examination. but althoutheremy corbyn‘s spokesman didn‘t rule out doing that, i think the guidance really is that that is not very likely. it is hard to see why labour would do that, because they are particularly concerned about any deal that is done with

theresa may because they don‘t feel she is going to be around very long, and they fear a new conservative leader would rip up any agreement they made. the question is, what happens if the house of commons does reject that bill when it comes back here. this was the view of the brexit secretary. i think if it's house commons not approve the red, then the idea is dead in that form andl then the idea is dead in that form and i think the house will have to then address a much more fundamental question between whether it will pursue and communicate on a no deal option or whether it will revoke, andl option or whether it will revoke, and i think what has characterised the discussion on this has been an unwillingness within the house of commons to make a final decision between whether it is a deal, no deal or revoke. the government insists it is still

having conversations notjust with the labour party but the dup, who are also saying they will not back this bill, and hanging over all of this bill, and hanging over all of this is the question of theresa may‘s leadership. she has said she will leave theirjob if the deal goes through, the first stage goes through. tomorrow she has to face senior conservative backbenchers who have been demanding a much clearer timetable about when she is likely to go. when she says she is going to bring forward the bill in the first week ofjune, it allows her to say she has a plan, let‘s see if we can get this through, and that mayjust buy her more time. there are many people who don‘t think it is going to work. thank you. and as european election campaigning continues, we are putting your questions to all the main uk parties here on the bbc news channel. so please do send us your questions. this afternoon at 5:30pm, we‘ll have ian blackford, leader of the snp at westminster. you can email us at

askthis@bbc.co.uk or text us on 61124 or use social media with the hashtag #bbcaskthis. the inquests into the deaths of the eight people killed in the 2017 london bridge attack have been hearing evidence from pc mia kerr. the court heard she drew her baton to protect people trying to save victim sebastien belanger from attack. the inquest is also due to hear about the death ofjames mcmullan. our correspondent, richard lister, is at the old bailey. tell us what has happened in court. pc kerr was one of the first to give evidence today. a slight, young woman, she said she had only been on active service for about a year but

she was very assured as she gave evidence, talking about the chaos and the panic in the aftermath of the van crashing after it had crossed london bridge, steering into pedestrians, and then the three attackers got out, they ran down beside the bridge into a restaurant area, and that was the point when she had arrived, just after those attackers had left that restaurant area, leaving a number of people stabbed in their wake. she was on her own, she said she saw two members of the public working on french casualty sebatien belanger, who was fatally injured. she said the two members of the public looked like they knew what they were doing so she decided her priority was that their safety. she drew her that on as the only weapon she had. she didn‘t really know where the attackers work, whether they would come back, but she said she was determined they would be safe while they were working on sebatien belanger. she was asked about that that on. she said she was concerned that on. she said she was concerned

that she was the only officer down there and for a little while it felt like forever. she said, i was the person people were looking to for help. i had only had a year of service so it felt like a lot of pressure. she was asked, at any stage, did paramedics come? she had called for paramedics but she said, no, idid called for paramedics but she said, no, i did not see any paramedics. it was probably half an hour before they were able to get sebatien belanger to paramedics. we had the london ambulance service responder, he had beenjust a london ambulance service responder, he had been just a few metres away on london bridge at the time she was desperately trying to find medical assistance, and he said they were simply unaware they were casualties in the area where she was. we have just started hearing about james mcmullan, the only british national who died in this attack. i32—year—old entrepreneur. tragically, he was in the pub right next to where the van crashed. he had been inside the pub with his friends, he went out for a cigarette

and he was not allowed to return back in, and because of that he went down the steps to the restaurant area, and that is where the attackers went after the van crashed. thank you. you‘re watching afternoon live. these are our headlines: itv permanently axes thejeremy kyle show following the death of a man who appeared on the programme. a man accused of making claims of abuse and murder against public figures is himself ‘a committed and manipulative paedophile‘, a court has heard. the government announces another vote on brexit in earlyjune — but there‘s no sign of a breakthrough in cross—party talks. and in sport, scotland have named their squad for next month‘s women‘s world cup in france. they make their debut in the tournament. the england cricket captain eoin morgan is suspended for the next one—day international against pakistan. he has also been fined

because of a slow over rate in yesterday‘s win. and deontay wilder drew against tyson fury in his last boxing bout has been criticised after again saying he wants to kill an opponent in the ring. more details in the next 15 minutes. politicians in the us state of alabama have passed a bill for a near total ban on abortion across the state, even in cases of rape and incest. the legislation, which now needs to be signed off by the governor, could become the strictest anti abortion law in the us. aleem maqbool reports. my body, my choice! it was a last—ditch attempt to stop the passing of the most restrictive abortion law anywhere in the us. the question for me, for us, is when is a person a person? alabama republicans argued that abortion should be banned at all stages of pregnancy,

even in cases of rape or incest. you can‘t deny any longer the assaults on women‘s bodily autonomy. jenna had an abortion in alabama at the age of 17. she is alarmed that the new bill itself likens abortion to the holocaust. this is nothing like the holocaust. the thing that i want voters to understand, and that i want our legislators to understand, is that you cannot give rights to a foetus that doesn‘t have viability outside of the womb without stripping the rights of the woman. but the architects of the bill have ambitions far beyond alabama‘s state boundaries. we hope the bill will go through the courts and be reviewed by us supreme court to test the basis of the roe versus wade decision that unborn children are not persons within the meaning of the us constitution. so it would be banned

across the united states? that is correct, abortion would be banned. but first, the bill had to pass in this statehouse. we heard details of how the new law would mean a doctor who carried out an abortion would face a jail term of up to 99 years, and then the vote happened. 25 ayes, house bill 314 passes. well, the debate went late into the night, but the predicted result happened, the most restrictive ban on abortion in any state was passed, but the question is, could it now really kick—start moves aimed at making abortion illegal right across this country? aleem maqbool, bbc news, montgomery, alabama. let‘s now speak to dina zirlott, an abortion campaigner in alabama.

she became pregnant when she was rates at the age of 17 and is campaigning against the law. thank you forjoining us. tell me a little bit more about what happened to you. like you said, i was raped when i was 17 years old. afterwards i was extremely traumatised, dissociated from my body and became very ill. i stopped eating, i lost weight. my school grades, they dropped. and within eight months, my mother finally confronted me and the details of the rape came out and within a day of that, she had me at the office, and within an hour of that, i found out the office, and within an hour of that, ifound out that the office, and within an hour of that, i found out that the the office, and within an hour of that, ifound out that the baby the office, and within an hour of that, i found out that the baby was eight months along and had a birth

defect, where the cerebrum fails to divide into two separate hemispheres and fills with fluid instead. the cerebellum and the brainstem remain intact and regulate their most basic functions, respiration, heartbeat, but there was no quality of life beyond that. she suffered for a year in immense pain before passing away. iam in immense pain before passing away. i am sorry to hear that. i know you faced all sorts of barriers in accessing care in alabama. ijust wonder what your view is on what is going on there. this is a draconian law and, worse, it is complete ignorance and it does not women at all. it prevents them from accessing

ca re all. it prevents them from accessing care that could save their lives. i believe that this law is indicative of alabama‘s feelings towards women and it is not good. they have no qualms about stripping us autonomy, they have no problem in saving themselves into our agency, and we have to fight against that. we have no other choice. you clearly feel very passionately about this. you will be aware of the argument on the other side, that this is not about punishing women, it is about preserving a human life. what are your thoughts on that? a foetus that is unable to survive outside of the mother, that is not the same as the comparisons they are trying to make.

an embryo cannot survive without the host. whenever they get into the semantics of months and where you are atand semantics of months and where you are at and what time and what trimester, those are conversations that should be happening between a doctor and the pregnant woman, not between the politicians, who are com pletely between the politicians, who are completely bypassing the woman and the doctor. this is my understanding, that this is part of a wave of new anti—abortion laws in the united states. why do you think this is happening now?” the united states. why do you think this is happening now? i believe the current political climate in the us is led by a volatile administration

that has made it clear multiple times that they lack compassion for people in crisis circumstances and, whether it is immigration, whether it isa whether it is immigration, whether it is a crisis pregnancies, they have no issue speaking over the people in those situations in order to assert their own agenda. we must leave it there but thank you so much for joining leave it there but thank you so much forjoining us from alabama. time for a look at the weather now. for those people who are not after rain, it is a glorious day. absolutely. we are on temperature watch. here is a picture from devon. often when we talk about high temperatures, it is so than england, it gets boring. the highest

temperature today is in northern scotland, already above 25 celsius. it has been 25.2 according to the met office. the highest the uk has had so far this year has been 25.8. certainly scotland‘s warmest day of the year so far. asi the year so far. as i say, great, gardiner and fancy rain, absolutely, also what about hay fever sufferers, because it is not such good news for them. no, i have been sneezing a lot myself recently, and there are distinct parts of the hay fever season. those who have been sneezing over the past few months, tree pollen is probably the culprit. it ends in mid—may, and we are at that point, so that is starting to wind down. most people, hay fever sufferers, grass pollen is the culprit, and that is going to start winding upfor culprit, and that is going to start winding up for several weeks to

come. for some people who have escaped so far, they are going to get the symptoms over the next few weeks. there is also another part of this, read pollen, and that can have several spikes but the peak tends to be through the summer months. there are differences in different parts of the country, depending on temperatures and climatology, and there are influences of whether it has been wet or dry in the spring so far, and large parts of the uk have been quite dry. so there is quite a bit of pollen out there at the moment. windy days will make it worse because there is more being blown around. you are here to tell me about the weather but i may as well ask you, is there anything we can do if we do suffer from hay fever? is there anything we can do if we do sufferfrom hay fever? or is there anything we can do if we do suffer from hay fever? or not do? it is interesting, if you look at that, as a hay fever sufferer, you think, iam not that, as a hay fever sufferer, you think, i am not going that, as a hay fever sufferer, you think, iam not going no that, as a hay fever sufferer, you think, i am not going no where near those. you don‘t have to worry too much about those. i would not

recommend putting your nose right in it, but the brighter plants tend to rely on bees and insects to spread their pollen. it is the dull things like the grasses and the trees that tend to throw more of that out, to be carried by the wind in greater amounts as well. something else i wasn‘t totally familiar with. so it may not too bad a thing to walk through the flowers, don‘t flatten them, walk around the flowers. tiptoeing through the tulips. i think there is a song in there. not for the first time, when simon is not here, i learn all sorts of things. the big question is, is this going to last? there are changes ahead. let‘s start by looking at what is left of this afternoon. high clouds across northern ireland and parts of wales so the sunshine hazy. some cloud developing in the pennines that may squeeze out an isolated shower. most are dry. temperatures in the mid 20s

in northern scotland. most os are not getting that high. quite a brisk breeze in the channel. the temperature is closer to the mid—teens. overnight, a bit of wet weather to be had. you may see some patchy rain across western scotland. it may turn a little bit misty in a few places. parts of eastern england could end up in single figures. the very cold est spots could end up in single figures. the very coldest spots going into tomorrow. but let‘s have a look at the big picture. high pressure has kept it finer dry but that is nudging a way northwards. we are now looking at a strong easterly breeze and the chance of rain or showers coming in from the east. if you wa nted coming in from the east. if you wanted some wetter weather, there are chances ahead. not too many during thursday. you may see rain in western scotland, the west of northern ireland. they will be more cloud around. the east or north—easterly wind is going to be

stronger as well so cooler around the north sea, english channel coast, temperatures generally a few degrees down on where they have been. overnight and into friday, england and wales will see some patchy rain or showers. emphasis on patchy, they will be some places that end up with nothing. scotland and northern ireland are looking mainly dry on friday. it still could get close to 20 celsius in northern scotland. still that brisk easterly wind. and this is how the weekend is shaping up. low pressure is in control. not a particularly deep area of low pressure but with that, cloud around and the chance of some wet weather. maybe more so towards scotla nd wet weather. maybe more so towards scotland on saturday, and then anywhere on sunday could see a shower. it could be heavy. but notice the temperature is creeping up notice the temperature is creeping up again over the weekend as we lose that brisk and quite chilly easterly wind. there warmest day of the week by changes ahead.

this is bbc news — our latest headlines. itv permanently axes thejeremy kyle show — following the death of a man who took part in the programme. a man accused of making claims of abuse and murder against public figures is himself a committed and manipulative paedophile a court has heard.

one more chance: theresa may gives mps the opportunity to vote on brexit in earlyjune — whether or not the government and labour reach a deal by then. the united states orders some government workers to leave iraq — amidst increasing tensions with neighbouring iran. prince william teams up with legendary football players to call for more discussion on men‘s mental health. sport now on afternoon live with olly foster. scotla nd scotland qualifying for the first time. the tournament will be in france. germany‘s woman, a fantastic

video announcing their squads. we saw that squad announcement by england, with a number of celebrities revealing the names. scotland named their 23 today, a much simpler idea. children from a primary school in hamilton had the names of the chosen players on their backs. defender rachel corsie will captain the side in what is their first world cup finals with arsenal midfielder kim little as her deputy. they are in a really tough group, facing england first on 9thjune, japan, who were runners up at the last world cup and argentina. it was torture. it is probably the ha rd est it was torture. it is probably the hardest thing i have ever had to do end my career as a manager. | sympathise with them. i know they will be disappointed, angry, frustrated, i understand that. it is

a credit to the 35 players that we have used because they have made it so difficult. it has been such a competitive environment. that is what we wanted. as much as it has been hard, i think we are in a good place going into the world cup with the squad we have selected. lots more reaction to that scotland squad announcement on the bbc sport website. deontay wilder has again said that he wants to kill an opponent in the ring. the american says he wants a body on his record. he defends his wbc title against compatriot dominic breazeale on saturday. it‘s his first fight since his title defence against tyson fury in december ended in a controversial draw. this is what wilder said.

dominic breazeale asked for this. i did not seek him, he was seeking me. this is a brutal sport, this is not a gentleman‘s sport. we do not ask to hit each other in the face that we do ina to hit each other in the face that we do in a way. ask any dr around the world, he will tell you their headis the world, he will tell you their head is not meant to be hit. the england cricket captain eoin morgan scored the winning runs against pakistan in bristol yesterday but he‘s suspended for the next one—dayer at trent bridge because of his side‘s slow over rate. morgan has also been fined 40% of his match fee. the rest of the england players have been fined 20%. jonny bairstow was also reprimanded and given one demerit point for hitting the stumps with his bat after being dismissed yesterday. ireland are playing bangladesh in what is their final match of the tri—series. the irish can‘t reach the series final, as they are guaranteed to finish bottom of the table. they made a good job of batting first, paul sterling on a century.

they finished 232—8, bangladesh 39—0 at the moment. finally, take the stairs instead of the lift? for suzy walsham, that just isn‘t an option, the 45 year old australian is the greatest vertical runner, at the very top of her sport. it‘s also called tower running and one of the most prestigious events in the calendar is the empire state run up, 86 floors with 1576 steps. she hasjust won it for a record 10th time, and the 7th victory in a row. she has won over 100 international stair races across five continents. that‘s all the sport for now. iam not i am not denigrating her achievements but i notice she was the first to leave. that is an

advantage. yes, that is a good tactic. thank you. what do blokes talk about? suicide. that is an appalling stat. reaching a turning point where we can maximise, reach the potential of eve ryo ne maximise, reach the potential of everyone involved. there are famous

faces in this new bbc documentary, but also everyday men are facing the everyday reality. mental health is fragile. sport can offer a solution. with regards to football and mental health recovery it is notjust the game, it is the camaraderie, it is the people that you play with. it is that exertion on the field for that hour and that exertion on the field for that hourand a that exertion on the field for that hour and a half. the london marathon is one place where we have seen members of the royal family promoting their charity. next season there will be a partnership with the fa. english football will be dedicated to mental health awareness. that was the concept is launched at wembley today. we wa nt today. we want to highlight some of the ideas and solutions that fans themselves have developed. what cultures and specialists, we want

them to share their experiences with other people that are struggling. —— we wa nt other people that are struggling. —— we want coaches and specialists. life often imitates football. one minute you are on top of the world. that next, your hopes and dreams can be snatched away. if football for all who play and watch it can represent something progressive then very little else can match its influence. the united states has ordered the immediate departure of what it describes as non—emergency government employees from iraq. there has been a sharp rise in tensions between the us and iran in recent days. our middle east correspondent martin patience told us how significant

this move is. it is significant in that it is a warship along with b 52s, america is strengthening its military position in the region amidst growing tension with iran. the background to all of this is that washington withdrew from the iranian nuclear deal one year ago. and then it‘s re—imposed sanctions on iran. just last week it tightened up those sanctions. those sanctions have been really hammering the iranian economy. then over the weekend there was a mysterious incidentjust off the coast of uae in the gulf went for oil tankers we re in the gulf went for oil tankers were sabotaged. america has not publicly accused iran of carrying out these attacks and indeed iran has called for an urgent investigation back to ever did carry out these attacks was clearly sending a message, that we can disrupt global oil supplies. that is

what is leading to a potential showdown between america and iran. more than 120 mps have written an open letter to the government, asking for an urgent inquiry into how the family courts in england and wales treat victims of domestic violence and abuse. the bbc‘s victoria derbyshire programme found that in the last five years, four children have been killed by a parent who was given access by the family courts — despite having a known history of domestic violence. emma ailes reports. when parents separate and they can‘t agree arrangements for their children, they can end up in the family court. a judge then decides what contact each parent should have. there‘s a fundamental presumption in law that a child should have contact with both parents. but dozens have told the victoria derbyshire programme the courts have ordered unsupervised contact with a violent ex partner,

including some with serious criminal convictions. and we‘ve learnt that at least four children have been killed by a parent in the last five years, during access allowed by the court. mary‘s ex partner was physically abusive, and has numerous convictions for violent and drug offences. i was completely naive about the family courts. i assumed that they‘d see to enable a violent man to have a relationship with his children, that contact needed to be supervised. i mean, i‘d already seen him being physically aggressive to our child when he was a toddler. but that‘s not how the family court sees it at all. the court granted mary‘s ex unsupervised overnight access. she says the children have since been coming home with unexplained injuries. while the court order‘s in place, she has to send them for contact or risk being prosecuted,

which could mean time injail. there's this, i think, perception that mothers are preventing contact with fathers and they are doing that unilaterally and without good reason, and there's this idea that even though there's been domestic violence, she just needs to get over it. i've heardjudges say, "oh, it's just a little bit of dv." you know, it's minimised ratherthan seeing the significance of that. now mps from all parties are calling for an independent inquiry into the family courts. we need to know what‘s happening at the heart of ourjustice system. at the moment, i don‘t know how bad the problem is, the minister doesn‘t know how bad the problem is, i don‘t believe the president of the family court knows how bad the problem is. the ministry ofjustice says that where there is evidence of domestic abuse, the courts are bound by law to consider the potential harm to the child, and that this should override any presumption of contact. tv plot lines are often used

to help raise awareness about important issues. now, bafta says more comedy and drama series should mention climate change. the organisation believes it will help inform — and perhaps change — people‘s attitudes, as laura foster reports. in some parts of the ocean it is estimated there are now over1 million pieces of plastic for every square mile. it was scenes like this from blue planet ii that changed the way we think about plastic. you can only catch it through blood to blood contact... and soap operas are often praised for raising awareness of social and health issues. soap and drama storylines are an effective way of reaching the public about issues such as climate change or mental health, we have seen the impact this can have. one infour one in four people who saw a mental

health storyline on a soap were moved to reach out to somebody who had experienced a mental health programme. “— had experienced a mental health programme. —— mental health problem. 16% of people went out and sought help for themselves. and now bafta says it‘s time to put the spotlight on climate change. we live on this planet and if we ignore that then we‘re not being authentic with our audiences. also, there‘s so muchjeopardy in climate change, it‘s right to tear apart in comedy and drama. although he has done it with one of his shows, charlie brooker says writing climate change into scripts can be difficult. you tend to get things like game of thrones, where the whole, the dead at the wall, and winter is coming, was kind of playing out like a metaphor for climate change with everybody warring and getting caught up in their own political squabbles while facing sort of annihilation. it is a very, very tough nut to crack.