you're watching bbc newsroom live. it's 11 am, and these are the main stories this morning: one of the best—known figures in motor racing, niki lauda, has died at the age of 70. his family said the three—time formula 1 world champion "passed away peacefully". tributes have poured in from around the world — british former formula 1 champion jenson button called lauda a "legend", while the mclaren team said he would be "enshrined in our history". theresa may will give cabinet ministers the details of what she's called her "new bold offer" today, in a final push to get her brexit deal passed. british steel — which employs thousands of people in scunthorpe — is due to hear whether it will receive an emergency government bailout, as the firm teeters

on the brink of administration. almost 600 suspected members of so—called "county lines" drugs gangs have been arrested in a coordinated police operation across the uk. research suggests that the majority of british motorists are not ready to buy an electric car. and fast bowlerjofra archer has been included in england's final 15—man squad for this summer's cricket world cup, replacing long—term team member david willey. good morning. welcome to bbc newsroom live. i'mjoanna i'm joanna gosling. tributes have been paid to the three—time formula 1 world champion, niki lauda, who has died at the age of 70. the austrian driver, who had a lung transplant last year, famously made a remarkable return to racing, just a0 days after he was badly burned in a crash in 1976. in a statement, his family said

he was a "benchmark for all of us". joe wilson looks back on his life. niki lauda excelled and somehow survived in a desperately dangerous era. he defied his wealthy family's orders to be a racing driver. with ferrari, lauda dominated formula 1. already world champion in 1975, more glory seemed certain. this was his car at the 1976 german grand prix. other drivers had rescued him from the wreckage. this was lauda six weeks later, wounds barely healed, but ready to race again. he'd heard the doctors predict he'd die from lung damage. he'd implored himself to fight. when that feeling came you get a big fright, you know, you're really worried and frightened that you're going to die. and then that means you start everything possible to keep you going and you can't start your body, because the body doesn't react. you only can start the brain.

you hear voices, you ask, for example, names, why is he here and why is he not here? the thing is to keep the brain working. if the brain works the body starts to work sooner or later. in 1977, he was world champion again. the championship was lauda's. fourth place at watkins glen in the autumn was enough to regain the world title. a staggering feat, acknowledged when the bbc reviewed the sporting year. regaining the drivers' world championship only 14 months after his crash in germany, niki lauda wins the bbc trophy for the outstanding overseas personality of the year. applause. lauda was champion driver again in 1984, a victory for mclaren to go with the two titles that he'd won for ferrari. later, he held managerial roles in formula 1, notably at mercedes.

niki lauda lived to inspire new generations in the sport which so nearly claimed his life decades before. the motorsports world has been paying tribute to niki lauda on social media. the former moto gp motorcycle champion casey stoner has tweeted. .. mclaren motorsport said... and the former f1 champion jenson button has simply tweeted... one of the people who've been paying tribute is former racing driverjohn watson, who was niki lauda's team—mate at mcclaren. many, many people, in the pit lane and around motor racing in general,

will remember niki. they will have been a part of that era of the '705 and the early '805, the mid—805, when niki was winning those three world championships. and, again, another great driver, another legend of the sport will no longer be able tojoin us in future grand prix in the paddock, and i'm personally very sad, because i've lost somebody who i called a friend and i think, likewise, he would have called me his friend. i'm joined by andrew van de burgt, editor in chief of autosport magazine. thank you forjoining us. watching that footage of niki lauda just makes your heart ache, doesn't it, with admiration as to who he was and what he did, what he went through and how stoic he was? yes, there is no one else who has a story quite like his. what he went through, coming back from that horrendous crash at the norberg ring. walking away from the sport after he won a second world title, and to return and win it again. i mean, he

transcended a couple of errors from the time when he was in his ferrari with the powerful turbo cars and what a final legacy with mercedes to one of those championships with nico rosberg and lewis hamilton. one of those championships with nico rosberg and lewis hamiltonlj one of those championships with nico rosberg and lewis hamilton. i know that you met him on many occasions through the course of your own work. what was he like with you? i started off my career with a jaguar racing when he came on as the boss of the premier division performance as it was known then. one thing you were never short of with niki was the bluntness of never short of with niki was the blu ntness of his never short of with niki was the bluntness of his opinion. you always knew what he felt and he made the famous comment that a monkey could drive a modern formula 1 car. so they put him to his word and i was there when he tested the jaguar f1 car in 2002 and spun it. and was pretty embarrassed by what happened. but he stuck by his word that the

modern cars are easier to drive. so, straight talking but with a heart? very much so. he was deeply passionate about motorsport and bringing young drivers through. his son, matthaus, is a successful driver in gt racing now. a real character in the paddock and one link back to the old days, we recently celebrated the 1000 grand prix, it was back to the time in the 19705 prix, it was back to the time in the 1970s when it was arguably the most dangerous time and motorsport in the world, set in the computer now. motor racing, as with any sport, has real dedicated fans who know every detail of the sport, but niki lauda is one of those people that transcends the sport and people who are not necessarily fascinated by all of the detail of motorsport will know the name and may well be familiar with the story, not least because of the james hunt film rush which showed him to a new audience who may have not known him

previously, and quite what he achieved. absolutely, that battle with hunt. and it was the first time that they use satellite broadcasting, so you could watch that amazing finale from japan live on tv and that brought him into the homes of millions around the world. obviously, that distinctive look that he had. i interviewed him last year and they were a series of questions from people from the paddock and someone asked him what would your life be like if you still had two ea rs would your life be like if you still had two ears and he said, "no one would recognise me!" thank you very much for that. theresa may's cabinet are meeting this morning to review what she's described as her "new, bold" brexit plan, which will be put before parliament next month. ministers are also expected to discuss whether to restart planning for a no—deal brexit. in a speech to business leaders tonight, the chancellor, philip hammond, will urge tory ministers hoping to succeed

mrs may not to abandon the search for an agreement. our political correspondent jonathan blake joins us now from westminster... we keep hearing this will be bold, jonathan, when will we find out what that means? the prime minister has to firstly tell her cabinet what she is planning before we find out the details of it. she has not for the first time had to perform something ofa first time had to perform something of a delicate balancing act because if this new boat offer is not bold enough, then it will not move the level of support for her deal and parliament. —— bold. it has been voted down three times so she has to change something but if it is to bold and it goes too far, she might alienate people in her own party and some around the cabinet table who she has managed to keep on board so farjust she has managed to keep on board so far just about with the shape she has managed to keep on board so farjust about with the shape of she has managed to keep on board so far just about with the shape of a brexit plan. what we know is that there will be some sort of extra offer on things like workers' rights and environmental protections. which

the prime minster hopes will be enough to tempt some labour party mps to vote for the bill which will go through parliament in a couple of weeks' time. but then there are bigger questions. the trickier areas of the uk's customs relationship with the eu and future. will she go further than she has done already in offering something more they are? and then there is that other question of a further referendum. if she were to offer that, dozens and dozens she were to offer that, dozens and d oze ns of she were to offer that, dozens and dozens of labour party mps would happily vote for this bill, but it is very unlikely that the prime minister is going to do that. so, there may be something in there that promises them perhaps the option of making that happen at some point in the future. she is in number ten now with her ministers around that table. it is going to be very difficult, i think, table. it is going to be very difficult, ithink, to table. it is going to be very difficult, i think, to persuade them to stay on board with this plan and only when she has done that will be find out the details of it later. the other issue of course occupying the minds of tory mps is who will be standing and who will be the next

leader. will it be something that will sit well within the party in terms of what the wider tory membership would want? that is the other question, because going through the minds of mps will be, well, this is all very well, but theresa may could well be gone in and out of the door of number ten with only a few weeks or a few months. so, the thinking, among many in the conservative party and perhaps the labour party, too, is what is the point in backing this plan if someone else comes up and rips it all up. if you leader would have the opportunity to shape the future relationship of the uk with the eu to an extent and it would avoid a no deal exit, but you are correct, the unofficial at these contest to replace theresa may is under way, it has been for many weeks, and we will get a flavour of the debate tonight when the chancellor, phillip hammond, who will not be one of the contenders, but is nevertheless having his say,

about the potential of a no—deal brexit. and he has got some strong words that he will make any speech to business leaders tonight, suggesting that those advocating leaving the eu without a deal are hijacking the result of the referendum and knowingly inflicting damage on our economy and our living standards. and he will do that and knowing that some in his own party, not least his number two at the treasury, liz truss, there is also dominic raab, boris johnson treasury, liz truss, there is also dominic raab, borisjohnson and others, who are happily putting forward the option of a no—deal brexit as an acceptable outcome. another busy day for you at westminster. keep us updated. thank you. today we are continuing our series of interviews with meps and leaders from the main parties standing in the european elections

in a special bbc ask this. at 17:30 it's the turn of ukip — we'll be speaking to richard braine, one of their candidates for london. if you have a question, send it in via text on 611211, tweet using the hashtag bbc ask this, or email ask this at... a man has been charged with common assault after a milkshake was thrown over nigel farage yesterday. the brexit party leader was doused with the drink while on a walkabout in newcastle city centre. police say 32—year—old paul crowther from throckley in newcastle upon tyne has also been charged with criminal damage relating to a microphone the politician was wearing at the time. british steel is on the brink of administration, according to sources close to the company. the firm — which employs thousands of people at its operations in scunthorpe — is due to hear today whether it will receive an emergency government bailout. if the company fails to get the cash it needs, it would put 4000 jobs directly at risk, and jeopardise a further 20000 in the wider supply chain. our business correspondent dominic o'connell said the company asked the government for a £70 million loan last week.

the government has already advanced a £125 million loan a couple of months ago to get it to make up for a european emissions trading scheme the company was losing out on. so, it was a sort of brexit—related loan. they asked for another £70 million. i understand the talks are around a £30 million loan. it is not entirely clear whether the company will get it, there are some reports this morning that the government may even step in and take control of the company itself and then manage it until it finds a buyer. we should say, when we are talking about british steel, we are not talking about what, in most people's minds is british steel, the whole of the british steel industry. this is one plant, a very large plant in scu nthorpe, in north lincolnshire. it makes what are called long products, so railway tracks, beams for the construction industry and employs about 4000 people. its current owners are a company called greybull capital. they bought it three years ago after tata steel, the previous owner, said, "look, we cannot make a go of this, we will have to close it, does anyone want to buy it?" greybull were the only buyer, they paid a nominal sum for it, perhaps a pound, we don't really

know exactly what the amount was. a lot of people have been pretty iffy about its future since then. greybull has said that a lot of this is brexit—related, because their export customers, particularly on the continent, do not know what the trade arrangement is going to be post—brexit, so they have not been renewing orders. other people, though, have said that this is a company that faces a lot of headwinds, britain is a difficult place to make steel, an expensive place to make steel, and world steel prices have gone down by 20% in the last year. either way, it's going to be a very anxious day for those workers in scu nthorpe. the headlines on bbc news... one of the best—known figures in motor racing, niki lauda, has died at the age of 70 — his family said the three—time formula 1 world champion "passed away peacefully". theresa may will give cabinet ministers the details of what she's called her "new bold offer" today, in a final push to get her brexit deal passed. british steel — which employs thousands of people in scunthorpe — is due to hear whether it will recieve an emergency government bailout, as the firm teeters on the brink of administration. and in sport, jofra archer, who only

qualified to play for england two months ago, has been included in their world cup squad. no place for david willey. joe denley also misses out. a legend has left us, that from jenson button. one of the many tributes to niki lauda who has died at the age of 70. andy murray has said there is little chance he will make singles competition at wimbledon this summer but he may ta ke wimbledon this summer but he may take part in the doubles as he continues to recover from a hip problem. more on those stories in the next 15 minutes. almost 600 suspected members of so—called "county lines" drugs gangs have been arrested over the past week, in a coordinated police operation across the uk. officers seized more than £300,000 in cash,

as well as drugs with a street value of £230,000. four firearms were recovered, along with swords, machetes, knives and a crossbow. ben ando reports. a police raid in sussex, one among many targeting so—called county lines crimes. gangs sending drugs outside the usual territory in large cities to sell them elsewhere. from the images he looks to be about 14, 15 years old. increasingly, children are being coerced into selling drugs in deals lined up with cellphones. it is fast and tough to police. the gangs tend to have rival disputes in areas, so people will see an increase in serious violence, an increase in drugs use and associated criminal activity with drugs use. it is notjust the victims of county lines this effects, but communities. the raids targeting county lines were not limited to sussex and surrey. in norfolk and suffolk drugs, cash, knives were seized. in cheshire, drugs, cash, and a walking stick with a hidden blade were found. a raid in bedford yielded cash,

weapons, and drugs. in total, there were more than 500 arrests. and along with drugs and cash, 46 weapons were seized, including knives, guns, and even a crossbow. this is one of the first big operations, the national crime agency's county lines co—ordination centre, created last september. it involved cooperation and co—ordination with police forces up and down the country. and they're hoping that by raising awareness of the kind of suspicious behaviour associated with county lines crime, members of the public will know what to look out for and be able to call it in. ben ando, bbc news, central london. the first major legal challenge begins today to the use of unregulated automated facial recognition surveillance by police forces. ed bridges — who's bringing the case — claims his human rights were breached when his image was taken while christmas shopping in cardiff. south wales police says it uses the technology in a lawful and proportionate way. our legal correspondent, clive coleman, reports. this is a police demonstration of automatic facial recognition. cameras take a biometric map of the faces of everyone who passes the camera.

these are uniquely identifiable to the individual, who is then checked against watch lists. the technology has been used by three police forces, most notably south wales. in 2017, ed bridges had his image captured. i popped out of the office to go and buy a sandwich, do a bit of christmas shopping, and on the main pedestrian shopping street in cardiff was a police van. and by the time i was close enough to see the words "automatic facial recognition technology" on the van, i'd already had my data captured by it. and that struck me as quite a fundamental invasion of my privacy. considering the power of automated facial recognition to capture the biometric data of vast numbers of us without our consent as we go about our everyday business in public places, it's remarkable that currently there is no regulation in place to govern the way

that the police use it. the legal challenge seeks a declaration that automated facial recognition breaches privacy, data protection and equality laws. last year south wales police said its use was lawful and proportionate. the case now involves the home office and information commissioner and could provide critical guidance on if and when it's lawful to use the technology. clive coleman, bbc news. research on attitudes towards electric cars suggests the majority of motorists in britain are not ready to buy one. more than half of those taking part in a trial by the transport research laboratory said they wouldn't invest in one within the next five years. our transport correspondent tom burridge reports. dad—of—two john cook with his relatively new petrol suv. for now at least, he decided an electric car was not right for long family trips to cornwall

and they have no off—street parking. there is definitely an increased cost in buying electric and also just where you go to charge the cars, you know, we live on a street so it would be quite difficult to have a charge on our street. john is typical of uk consumers. new research suggests most of us are simply not ready to buy electric. the non—profit transport research laboratory gave 200 mainstream consumers full use of an electric car for four days. the experiment was repeated for similar petrol and hybrid models. afterwards, more than half said they would probably not buy an electric car as their first vehicle within the next five years. sales of the cars rose by 14% in britain last year, the smallest increase in any european country bar switzerland. the government denies that reducing its subsidy for electric cars has had a detrimental effect.

we're getting lots of new electric cars coming onto the market and there's more competition and obviously that's starting to bring prices down as that happens. it becomes better to spread the money over a wider group and to encourage take—up that way, and that's what we've done. tom burridge, bbc news. a long—awaited statue is being unveiled in west bromwich, to honour three legendary footballers who broke the race barrier in the 1970s and 80s. brendon batson, laurie cunningham and cyrille regis all played for west bromwich albion, where they helped pave the way for a generation of black players. our news correspondent phil mackie's there to see the statue being unveiled... tell us more about those men and why they are being honoured. the statue is called the celebration statue and it isa is called the celebration statue and it is a celebration of the iconic footballers from the 1970s and 1980s who were pioneers, they wear black footballers at a time when racism

was rife in the game and in society. they had to face awful chants and tolerance, bananas thrown onto the pitch in front of them, but they won the heart is notjust of the west brom fans but of the young football fa ns brom fans but of the young football fans like myself growing up in the 19705 fans like myself growing up in the 1970s and 80s. two of them, cyrille regis and laurie cunningham went on to play for england. brendon batson, the only survivor, who is here today, because sadly royal —— laurie cunningham died very, very young and cyrille regis suddenly died last year. so brendon batson did not play for england, he played for england b, but he will be here along with the relatives of the other two at the relatives of the other two at the unveiling of the statue which will take place very, very shortly. obviously, it is a statue celebrating them for something that goes back a long way, but throughout the period since, where they ever fo rg otte n ? the period since, where they ever forgotten? i don't think they ever were, certainly not by west brom fa ns were, certainly not by west brom fans and a few were of a certain age

like me, you will always remember them, especially that goal of the season them, especially that goal of the season that cyrille regis scored in the 1981, 1982 season, i think, against norwich. an absolute cracker and often we played and i am sure you will see it on the news bulletins later today. he was a wonderful player, as was laurie cunningham, who went to play in spain, where sadly he died. his son i understand will be here today. gordon taylor, the former chairman of the psa and ron atkinson, some of the former west brom players, they will all be here. other black footballers have come into the game but the three of them cling together was something of a first. —— psa. this statue will shortly be unveiled here. the three of them made such an impactand here. the three of them made such an impact and became kind of celebrities at the time and because they were so affectionately

remembered, notjust they were so affectionately remembered, not just that west brom but across the west midlands and the wider football community, i think the moment today is quite a nice one for theirfamilies to the moment today is quite a nice one for their families to come and see, you know, the crowds that have gathered on a work day to come and see the statue be unveiled. -- pfa. we have had a sneaky look because a clay model was revealed. i think that was in 2013, it has taken some time for the statue to be completed and ready for the unveiling, why has it taken so long? that is a good question and i have tried to get to the bottom of it. they had to raise the bottom of it. they had to raise the money, it is over two —— £200,000, the fans have raised the bulk of that and the fa has also chipped in. in 2012, when they announced it was going to be made, cyrille regis was still alive and he talked at the time of the great honour of the idea that there would bea honour of the idea that there would be a statue towards the three of them and west bromwich. he said he felt humbled at the idea that the statue would be there. brendon batson the only surviving member of

the trio will be here and present later today. it is interesting funnily enough that it does not seem to have been organised by the club or even by some of the organisations within football, like a kick at racism. it has been organised by the fa ns racism. it has been organised by the fans who held a number of fundraising events. —— kick alt racism. frank skinner, a west brom supporter, he raised a lot of money at one particular show that he did. and actually, the shopping centre that you can see at which the statue is going to be placed, was not computed all those years ago, so it has taken a while for everything to happen. from the clay model it looks like it will be a beautiful and joyous statue when it is unveiled. we will no doubt check in with you later, what time are the covers coming off, do you know? it is due to be about 11:30am, three minutes' time, but the guests are still looking at some old footage, so i think it will be within the next 20 minutes or so. local -- 0k, we will

join you later. thanks very much. nurses are warning there needs to be a greater awareness of the dangers of inhaling nitrous oxide, also known as laughing gas. the royal college of nursing's annual congress will hear today from staff who say a change in the law has failed to tackle the number of people using the gas to get high. the home office says "new psychoactive substances have already cost far too many lives". here's our health correspondent, dominic hughes. they are a common sight, the discarded metal canisters that nitrous oxide is supplied in in too many parks and roadsides. but nurses say inhaling the gas to get high is not without risk. what people don't realise, using nitrous oxide, is the amount of physical and psychological damage

that it can actually cause. these things can include burns to the throat, burns to the nasal area, blood clots, heart attacks and paralysis, as well as long—term psychological damage. the most recent data for england and wales shows that more than one in ten young men aged between 16 and 24 used nitrous oxide, compared to 6.5% of young women. since 2014, use of the gas has been linked to five deaths each year. nitrous oxide does have legal uses. for example, in catering shops to produce whipped cream. but nurses say this has helped to undermine legislation that was meant to make it illegal to supply the gas to those wanting to get high. dominic hughes, bbc news. do let as a know your thoughts on all of these items this morning. don't forget — you can let us know what you think tweet us using the hashtag newsroomlive. all the ways to contact us on screen right now. now it's time for a look

at the weather with simon king. lots of sunshine this morning, a few showers developing for the north—east of scotland and the north—east of scotland and the north—east of scotland and the north—east of england. this morning it has been quite wet in the north—east of scotland. that rain is edging into the northern isles. elsewhere, as you can see, plenty of sunshine, a bit of fair weather cloud developing throughout this afternoon, but temperatures typically in the mid to high teens, perhaps up to 21,20 typically in the mid to high teens, perhaps up to 21, 20 two celsius towards the south—east of england. but for the second half of this afternoon, showers could be quite intense across scotland, in particular, the east down to the borders and towards northumberland and durham. some thunderstorms mixed in with that for the evening. elsewhere, though, that fine weather will continue until the sun sets. tomorrow, more sunshine on the way and the temperatures again getting up and the temperatures again getting up to 18, 20 one celsius. goodbye. -- 21 up to 18, 20 one celsius. goodbye.

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with joanna gosling. the headlines: one of the best known figures in motor racing, niki lauda, has died at the age of 70 — his family said the three time formula 1 world champion "passed away peacefully". tributes have poured in from around the world — british former formula 1 champion jenson button called lauda a "legend", while the mclaren team said he would be "enshrined in our history". theresa may will give cabinet ministers the details of what she's called her "new bold offer" today, in a final push to get her brexit deal passed. british steel, which employs thousands of people in scunthorpe, is due to hear whether it will recieve an emergency government bailout, as the firm teeters on the brink of administration. now the sport. good morning. england have named their 15—man sqaud for the cricket world cup that starts next week. the fast bowlerjofra archer has been included. he was born in barbados

and only qualified to play for england in march, after eligibility rules were amended. he only has three caps, but has impressed with his pace in the series victory over pakistan. david willey is the man to miss out, but for the national selector, archer had to be included. it's clear that he does bring different things to the squad. it's clear that he does bring different things to the squadlj think we all saw that in advance and then what's happened when he has had opportunities i think he hasjust shown what he is capable of. while there was no surprise and how he has played, it has broadened the understanding that he is a special cricketer, he does have pace, athleticism, dinah says, something different, someone that can get you out crickets under any circumstances and there was a desire to get in the squad. one of the greats of formula one the three—time world champion niki lauda has died at the age of 70. he was badly injured in 1977, suffering serious burns

when his ferrari caught fire in a crash at the german grand prix, but he returned to racing less than two months later and went on to win the title two more times. he has been an inspiration to so many in motorsport including if the young british driver billy munger. luckily, i had the opportunity to meet nicky lloyd at the british grand prix back in 2017, is only a few months after i had my crash. i chatted to him in the mercedes garage and he had so many kind things to say about me and he could really relate to my situation and the determination to get back to motorsport after having a serious accident. yeah, so it's super sad and motor sport has lost one of the true legends of the sport. the uncapped barnsley striker kieffer moore isjoining a wales training camp in portugal. he's one seven players called up by ryan giggs for the first time. moore scored 19 goals this season as barnsley secured promotion to the championship. the squad will train in the algarve until next tuesday, before their euro 2020 qualifiers

in croatia and hungary next month. andy murray says he's "increasingly confident" of making a full return to competitive tennis. in an interview with the times, he hints that he may play in the doubles at wimbledon this summer, but he concedes that a singles comeback will take longer. it's nearly four months since his latest operation on a hip problem and he says he's been free of pain while practicing on the all england clay courts or playing golf. caster semenya is going to run in the 3,000 metres at a diamon league meeting in america next month. it means that she won't have to take medication to lower her testosterone levels. the 800 metres olympic champion lost her legal battle agaist the iaaf who have changed their rules so that "hyperandrogenic" athletes must now artificially reduce the amount of testosterone in their bodies to be allowed to compete in races between 400m and a mile.

dame katherine grainger and england footballerjordan nobbs have called for more research into the possible link between periods and serious ligament injuries. we've been looking at this as part of the bbc‘s change the game season, and olympic hockey gold medallist sam quek told us there was still a taboo around the subject. i remember being a teenager when i first started my period i was mortified, i was so embarrassed. if i couldn't take part in pe, i couldn't let anyone else know, i would have to whisper to the pe teacher and even then to tell the pe teacher and even then to tell the pe teacher it was a massive, massive issue. i think it is just a case of culture now, the more high—profile figures, sportswomen, actors, actresses, openly talking about periods i think it would help youngsters to actually think, it is a normal thing that happens to

women, it is a normal thing that occurs and why can't we just talk about it in an open forum? that's all the sport for now. i'll have more for you in the next hour. the care regulator says the current system for looking after the most vulnerable people with learning disabilities or autism isn't fit for purpose. the care quality commission says that at least 62 children and adults are being segregated for long periods in mental health hospitals in england. one man spent nine—and—half years in isolation. alison holt reports this damning report from the care regulator found people with learning disabilities, autism, and challenging behaviour, who were segregated from others for long period of time. some families described the children living in bare rooms, even being fed through patches. even being fed through hatches. the report says any of the people they saw were in mental health hospitals miles from their families. they found 62 people living in segregation, but believe there are more. the average stay was six months,

but some stayed much longer. and often staff lacked training on how to care for people with autism. there might be circumstances when caring for a person away from other patients on a ward might be in that person's interests. but we weren't convinced that was always the case. the fact that on many of these wards, or some of these wards, staff did not have the skills necessary to work with people with those complex problems, and that a high proportion of staff and some of these hospitals aren't unqualified workers really makes us think that people are not receiving the best possible care. this review shows some harrowing stories of the care given to some of the most vulnerable in society. i ordered the review in order to make sure that we know exactly what's happening. and i'm absolutely determined to get to the bottom of it. the government says the care of all patients held in segregation in these hospitals will be reviewed. and an expert panel look at different ways of caring for them in the future.

alison holt, bbc news. with two days until polling day, we're taking a closer look at the european elections, your guide to how they work and the issues the parties are campaigning on. we'll be looking at how these elections will affect different areas in the uk too. two of the areas gearing up for polling day is the constituency of the south—east of england and the city of london. first, let's take a look at how the south—east fared last time round. in 2014, voter turnout was about 35%. it sent ten meps to the european parliament — three conservative, one labour, one green and four ukip candidates. in the city of london in 2014, the turnout was about 37%. it sent eight meps to the european parliament — two conservatives, one green, four lib dems and one ukip. in a moment, we will hearfrom bbc

london's political correspondent susana mendonca in central london. first, to maidstone and bbc south—east's political editor, helen catt. this is maidstone, the county town of kent and the former seat of ann widdecombe when she was a conservative mp in parliament. of course she has famously defected to the brexit party in recent weeks. speaking to people here, it seems there are plenty of people in this area who are considering following in her footsteps. this area who are considering following in herfootsteps. this is generally a pretty safe conservative territory. in some ways it is no surprise. nigel farage is the lead candidate for the south—east for the brexit party and he has a strong following here in kent. he has represented the area for about 20 yea rs. as represented the area for about 20 years. as the head of uk back in 2014 they picked up those four seats. speaking to people on the ground and camp in such six, it does

feel like in this instance those boots seem to be following him rather than his former party, and we will keep a close eye on that. when you look at the more remain side of the vote, we will be watching carefully what happens between the greens and the liberal democrats. here the greens have their own big figure, caroline lucas. she has been campaigning hard. they have had their own specific south—east battle bus that has been on the environmental concerns that seems to be gaining traction and did i pull the liberal democrats. last time — the liberal democrats. last time — the liberal democrats have a strong base in kent. they did very well in local elections recently. it will be interesting to see how the remain vote. between those two. i was in brighton and hove the other week. at 68 remain boot there. talking to some disaffected labour voters, the

suggestion was that the greens might bea suggestion was that the greens might be a more naturalfit suggestion was that the greens might be a more natural fit for them than the lib dems if they wanted to send our remain message. it will be an interesting fight to watch between both of those, interesting to see what happens with the brexit party and ukip and particularly here in kent will be on the front line of brexit, hearing about potential problems at dover, many people would say why would you have somewhere potentially at risk of huge traffic jams, why would they vote for a hard brexit? people just jams, why would they vote for a hard brexit? peoplejust don't jams, why would they vote for a hard brexit? people just don't believe it would be allowed to happen and the solution would be found. it'll be interesting to see how this pans out. let's north central london. ijoin you from the city of london. this was the local authority area backin this was the local authority area back in 2016 that gave its first result for london, and that was 75% to remain in the european union.

that was reflected in many of the london boroughs throughout that night. if you look at london as a whole, only five of the 33 local authority areas in london voted to leave the european union. it was 60-42 leave the european union. it was 60—42 remain in london. the european parliament elections are notjust about that, but it is something that has been at the four of what people are talking about here. it is on the side of world you are remainer or a lever back in 2016. in london, there are fourmeps lever back in 2016. in london, there are four meps for labour currently. the conservatives have two, one for ukip and one for the green party. for labour, it is a real challenge because a lot of labour voters don't understand their position on brexit. for the tory voters in parts of west london, they are quite concerned about the conservative position and there perhaps looking at switching

are not turning out to vote. ukip is not turning out to vote. ukip's leader is the london ukip mep and there are suggestions that ukip could lose their only seat here in london. then you have the green party who have been buoyed by this whole issue of climate change. we have had the huge climate change protest in london and they are hoping that means they will pick up another seat eventually. the big winners on the remain site could be the liberal democrats. they are looking to pick up and really built on the momentum that they had since the local elections a few weeks ago. then you have the brexit party, which is likely perhaps to pick up some of those ukip supporters, but could they pick up tory supporters, as well? with change uk, they are not pulling enough to get the 9% you needin not pulling enough to get the 9% you need in order to get a seat in london, but there will be hoping that people's knowledge of who they are might help them out and they

have a key candidate standing, gavin esler, who people will know about because he used to be a bbc presenter. thank you very much. in a moment we'll have all the business news, but first the headlines on bbc news. one of the best—known figures in motor racing, niki lauda, has died at the age of 70 — his family said the three time formula 1 world champion "passed away peacefully". theresa may will give cabinet ministers the details of what she's called her "new bold offer" today in a final push to get her brexit deal passed. british steel, which employs thousands of people in scunthorpe, is due to hear whether it will recieve an emergency government bailout, as the firm teeters on the brink of administration. now the business news. british steel is on the verge of administration as it continues to lobby for government backing, sources say. the uk's second—biggest steel—maker had been trying to secure £75 million in financial support to help it to address

"brexit—related issues". huawei's ban is on hold, as the us issues a temporary licence to the firm, after google and other us companies were forced to stop trading with the chinese tech giant. tesco bank is stopping new mortgage lending and is looking for ways to sell its existing mortgage portfolio. the bank, which started offering mortgages in 2012, has more than 23,000 mortgage customers who have total lending balances of £3.7 billion. jamie oliver's restaurant empire looks like it is on the brink of collapse. the latest news is that the chain is preparing to call in administrators. these include 23 of jamie's italian restaurants,

barbecue and 15. administrators are being appointed to handle the insolvency process. the group has beenin insolvency process. the group has been in trouble, dropping consumer confidence, difficulty on the high street has had a number of big—name chains. it has been looking for buyers in recent months. the latest we have is thatjamie has said i am deeply saddened by this outcome and would like to thank all the staff and suppliers who put their hearts and suppliers who put their hearts and souls into this business over the last decade. that latest is that jamie oliver's restaurant empire is calling in the administrators and looks like it is on brink of collapse. more on that story throughout the afternoon here on bbc news. chinese telecoms giant huawei has been given some relief after the us announced it's delaying imposing restrictions on exports to the chinese telecoms company for three months to help existing customers. the commerce department has temporarily restored huawei's ability to maintain its networks

and provide software updates in the us. however, google says it will no longer service the android operating systems in huawei devices. the commerce department has temporarily restored huawei's ability to maintain its networks and provide software updates in the us. however, google says it will no longer service the android operating systems in huawei devices. i'm joined now by kate bevan, editor of which? first of all, it is interesting that we have seen the us first of all saying we would curb dealings with huawei, then suddenly later on monday, and saying we are going to give you a three—month reprieve. what is going on? honestly, president rob libby looked at the markets and send their head that was taken over night and thought to maybe give them some breathing space. it is good news for consumers, and it is good news for

huawei, too. what can consumers expect now? tech macro customers are worried about the use of their phones, but all of this negative press in terms of huawei and security hasn't done much to help the brand. remember, this has come from the us rather than huawei itself. huawei is that it will make all the effort it can to make sure that existing users will still be getting security updates. we don't know how long that will before. as far as we know, the people whom the handsets and i will be ok for a while, but we don't know how long that will be for, if it will be rescinded. it is terribly uncertain for anybody as a consumer. there is no suggestion that huawei phones are a security problems, those concerns lie with the network structure. huawei has said it is well—prepared, and there is even talk of creating its own operating system. apparently its own operating system. apparently

it has had the plan for a while. the thing is, it is incredibly hard to bea thing is, it is incredibly hard to be a third operating system in the mobile market. microsoft tried it, samsung has its own project, there are other options around but they have just never taken are other options around but they have just never ta ken off. are other options around but they have just never taken off. with the exception of amazon, nobody is putting a version of android on their consumer devices any more. putting a version of android on their consumer devices any more. financial stocks with asian exposure led a recovery in london's ftse 100 after the united states eased restrictions on chinese telecom giant huawei. the pound has fallen below $1.27 for the first time since january. it's really carrying on recent weakness as traders react to uncertainty over brexit and the rising prospect of the uk leaving the european union

without any kind of transition deal. that's all the business news. let's go to hampden park football ground in glasgow now where the new scotland manager, steve clarke, is speaking to reporters. it is up to the country not to show that support. i believe there is a game next week againstjamaica. hopefully my schedule allows me to go because i will be there to support the woman. we want success for the country. it would be great if the women's team was successful. we hope them all the best of success. i can't remember the last time there were such enthusiasm and positivity around the appointment of a national team manager as there has been to date. how does that make you feel? under pressure! there is a big

expectation, but it is great, it is better to start with everybody on board, then it is down to myself and the players to make sure that in the coming weeks and months that they stay on board. like i said before, let's get a bit of positivity about the national team again. let's get a bit of positivity about the nationalteam again. perhaps in the nationalteam again. perhaps in the last campaign we didn't see 100% commitment from the players. how do you address that? that will come down to my skills as a manager. i have to sell the idea, the way that we will play, the way we will be in camp. i only managed to get six caps and it still hurts me that i only got six caps because i believe my career deserve more. i was very close to the squad that went to italy in 1990. i went on a pretournament trip to italy, to

genoa. about 26 players went and i was the ones that got cut for the final selection. that still hurts me. a burning ambition of mine is to ta ke me. a burning ambition of mine is to take a scottish national team to a major tournament. i spoke with andy robertson this morning just to touch base, and if everybody is as enthusiastic and determined as andy is, we will have a great chance. qualifying should be the pinnacle of your career, to represent your country at a major tournament. that is the carrot in front of this current group of players and hopefully we can achieve that. for the players that didn't make themselves available... the door is open to everybody. if players have retired, i would be chasing them down. i respect that decision. if they want to come back, they have to get in touch with myself or the

scottish football association and say that they want to make themselves available. the ones who've may be pulled out of squad is a little bit too easy, it is time to me to have a conversation with them, to sell my vision and how we're going to approach this tournament. hopefully, we can get as many good on board as possible because over the course of the season, and will be different for me as well because i have only ever been a club manager, but i'm going to have to try to put in place a club philosophy so when the players come they feel they are part of the club. there were some suggestions that darren fletcher might be brought on board. the backroom team will be my decision. i think it is very important that i have people working closely with me who understand what makes me tech, who understand how i wa nt to makes me tech, who understand how i want to put on my training sessions, who understand the messages i want to put onto the players. at this

moment, i'm trying and speaking to kilmarnock and alex dyer to get alex to come because he was a vital part of the recent success that we had at kilmarnock. alex would come on a part—time basis and stay and help kilmarnock, which is important to both myself, alex, and kilmarnock. i'm working on that one. i have two or three other names in mind that i am speaking to you and hopefully i can persuade one of those to come with me. if there was a possibility to bring someone else, i would look at that as well. scotland are second bottom of the group. how difficult will this transformation be? the honest answer to that one is, i'm not quite sure. it's going to be a difficult task. we are already second bottom so that is a step in

the right direction! it is important for everyone to try and get that little bit of positivity. the two matches coming up are crucial and if we can pick up at least four points out of those two games, it would be a good start. first and foremost, we have to respect the opposition, cyprus. anybody who has been at any of my press conferences before knows it is all about respect for the opposition and then trying to beat them. we will prepare well for the two games coming up and we will try to win both games. that is steve clark, the new scotland manager talking about his hopes for leading scotland. he wants to emulate the success of the scottish women's team because they are set for the world cup, while the men are currently fifth in their euro 2020 qualifying

group after two games. the first woman to read the news on bbc television has died at the age of 93. nancy wigginton, who was better known as nan winton, became the first female tv newsreader at the corporation on the 20th ofjune 1960. she worked on ‘panorama' and ‘town and around' before joining the television news reading team. let's go back to a breaking news, the news that the jamie oliver restau ra nt the news that the jamie oliver restaurant chain is on the brink of collapse. administrators have been appointed, meaning they will come in to look at the finances of the company and paying back creditors. at this stage it does mean that up to 1300 jobs are at risk. people working for his various restaurants. he has got 23 italian restaurants, he has got 15 and barbecue, so it is

understood administrators have been in after he did try to sell the restau ra nt in after he did try to sell the restaurant chain, was looking for buyers in recent months, but it is an area that has already seen other chains struggling. we will bring you the latest on that at the top of the hour. right now, let's catch up with the weather. temperatures got up to 21 degrees in yorkshire yesterday, those temperatures could get a degree or two higher today. some showers will develop later on in the north—east. it has been a wet morning in the north—east of scotland. that rain is edging up to the northern isles. for most of us there will be fair with a cloud developing. it is dry and sunny. maximum temperatures will typically be about 15—20dc come up

to 22 degrees in the south—east of england. it is across scotland that for the second half of this afternoon in particular, there will be heavy and thundery showers developing all the way down to the borders, into northumberland and durham. those will gradually ease away as the evening goes on. in the far north of scotland, this area of rain will sink its way southward again. one or two missed patches forming by wednesday morning. those overnight temperatures down to between five and eight celsius. a of cloud in north wales. for most of england and wales will be a sunny day. increasing cloud in scotland. the rear edge its way back into the north—east. top temperatures on wednesday getting up to between 16-18dc. for wednesday getting up to between 16—18dc. for thursday, we have low

pressure towards the north—east, some with weather fronts here. there isa some with weather fronts here. there is a weather system down towards the south—west, but that is a weak affair. for most of us on thursday, it will be a dry day and there will be some sunny spells. still that threat of rain in the far north of scotland. maximum temperature is on par with the next few days, really, at 16-20dc. into par with the next few days, really, at 16—20dc. into the weekend, the bank holiday weekend, this is the situation. i pressure down towards the south—west. these weather systems in the atlantic are starting to make their way towards the uk. we will see more cloud around on the bank holiday weekend, there could be rain at times, especially in the northern half, but for many of us it is not a wash out this weekend. there will be some fine, dry weather and the temperatures in the mid to high teens, so fairly warm, as well. goodbye.

you're watching bbc newsroom live — these are today's main stories: jamie oliver's restaurant chain — which includes 23 jamie's italian outlets — is set to go into administration, putting 1300 jobs at risk. one of the best—known figures in motor racing, niki lauda, has died at the age of 70. his family said the three—time formula 1 world champion "passed away peacefully". tributes have poured in from around the world — british former formula 1 champion jenson button called lauda a "legend", while the mclaren team said he would be "enshrined in our history". theresa may's cabinet are meeting today to review what she's called her "new, bold" brexit plan, in a final push to get it passed. british steel — which employs thousands of people in scunthorpe — is due to hear whether it will receive an emergency government bailout, as the firm teeters

on the brink of administration. research suggests that the majority of british motorists are not ready to buy an electric car. and fast bowlerjofra archer has been included in england's final 15—man squad for this summer's cricket world cup, replacing long—term team member david willey. good morning. welcome to bbc newsroom live. i'm joanna gosling. some breaking news... jamie oliver's restaurant chain is calling in administrators, putting more than a thousand jobs at risk. the company, which includes 23 jamie's italian outlets, has been seeking a buyer in recent months.

mr oliver says this morning that he's deeply saddened by the news. our business presenter maryam moshiri joins me now.... they are preparing to bring in administrators. there are 20 500 restau ra nts a nd administrators. there are 20 500 restaurants and 1300 staff. the move will encompass all of these restau ra nts. will encompass all of these restaurants. the company has been trying to sell itself. administration is not necessarily the end of the business, it means there will be a procedure that allows for the restructuring or sale of the business, if you like. —— 25 restau ra nts. of the business, if you like. —— 25 restaurants. one of the advantages of administration like this as it gives it the breathing space to do the right thing and make the next move correctly. kpmg are the administrators and they are likely to lead the search of a new owner. in 2017, jamie's kitchen shared a

number of restaurants to try to restructure the business and move forward , restructure the business and move forward, but obviously, what it did then has not worked and it has had to make this quite a drastic move. we have just had a to make this quite a drastic move. we havejust had a quote to make this quite a drastic move. we have just had a quote through from jamie oliver and i will read it out. he says we are deeply saddened andi out. he says we are deeply saddened and i would like to thank all of the staff for their help and putting their lives into this. i would like to thank all of the customers who have enjoyed and supported us over the last decade. it has been a real pleasure. we launched jamie's italian for mid market dining in the ukhmh italian for mid market dining in the uk high street with higher quality ingredients, best in class and an amazing team who shared my passion for great food and service and we did exactly that. that is what jamie oliver is saying. in terms of trying to find a buyer, what is business—like on the high street at the moment in terms of restaurant chains go! others have been in trouble, haven't they? yes, quite a

few well—known names have been in trouble and the problem here above everything else is cost and also consumer spending. it is notjust restau ra nt consumer spending. it is notjust restaurant chains that have been in trouble, it is also retailers. the high street is a very difficult place to be and you have to be offering a high quality product to people to get them to come into your restau ra nts a nd to people to get them to come into your restaurants and to buy. so the issue is not just jamie's kitchen, restaurants and to buy. so the issue is notjustjamie's kitchen, it is with a number of these big chains like gourmet burger who have reduced the number of restaurants that they have up and down the country in an effort to stave off any kind of slowdown caused by higher costs and, of course, a slowdown in consumer confidence and spending. thank you very much. tributes have been paid to the three—time formula 1 world champion, niki lauda, who has died at the age of 70. the austrian driver, who had a lung transplant last year, famously made a remarkable return to racing, just 40 days after he was badly burned in a crash in 1976. in a statement, his family said

he was a "benchmark for all of us". joe wilson looks back on his life. niki lauda excelled and somehow survived in a desperately dangerous era. he defied his wealthy family's orders to be a racing driver. with ferrari, lauda dominated formula 1. already world champion in 1975, more glory seemed certain. this was his car at the 1976 german grand prix. other drivers had rescued him from the wreckage. this was lauda six weeks later, wounds barely healed, but ready to race again. he'd heard the doctors predict he'd die from lung damage. he'd implored himself to fight. when that feeling came you get a big fright, you know, you're really worried and frightened that you're going to die. and then that means you start everything possible to keep you going and you can't start your body, because the body doesn't react. you only can start the brain. you hear voices, you ask, for example, names, why is he here and why is he not here?

the thing is to keep the brain working. if the brain works the body starts to work sooner or later. in 1977, he was world champion again. the championship was lauda's. fourth place at watkins glen in the autumn was enough to regain the world title. a staggering feat, acknowledged when the bbc reviewed the sporting year. regaining the drivers' world championship only 14 months after his crash in germany, niki lauda wins the bbc trophy for the outstanding overseas personality of the year. applause. lauda was champion driver again in 1984, a victory for mclaren to go with the two titles that he'd won for ferrari. later, he held managerial roles in formula 1, notably at mercedes. niki lauda lived to inspire

new generations in the sport which so nearly claimed his life decades before. the motorsports world has been paying tribute to niki lauda on social media. the former moto gp motorcycle champion casey stoner has tweeted. .. mclaren motorsport said... and the former f1 champion jenson button has simply tweeted... one of the people who've been paying tribute is former racing driverjohn watson, who was niki lauda's team—mate at mclaren. many, many people, in the pit lane and around motor racing in general, will remember niki.

they will have been a part of that era of the '705 and the early '805, the mid—805, when niki was winning those three world championships. and, again, another great driver, another legend of the sport will no longer be able tojoin us in future grand prix in the paddock, and i'm personally very sad, because i've lost somebody who i called a friend and i think, likewise, he would have called me his friend. theresa may's cabinet are meeting this morning to review what she's described as her "new, bold" brexit plan, which will be put before parliament next month. ministers are also expected to discuss whether to restart planning for a no—deal brexit. in a speech to business leaders tonight, the chancellor, philip hammond, will urge tory ministers hoping to succeed mrs may not to abandon the search for an agreement. our political correspondent jonathan blake joins us now from westminster... any news yet on what the bold plan

is? they have been in for two and a half hours so far but no news yet. theresa may is trying for not the first time to get a delicate balancing act because she has missed this new, bold offer to mps in an attempt to get them to vote for her brexit deal at the fourth time of asking. but she knows that fr offer is not bold enough, it will not change the level of support she can expect from mps across the house and if it goes too far, it risks alienating and annoying mps on her own side and, of course, some people around the cabinet table. what we do know is that she will likely offer some concessions and added promises on issues such as workers' rights protections, environmental protections, environmental protections as well, some things which could tempt labour party mps to vote for her deal at this time around when it goes through the house of commons and a couple of weeks' time. there are bigger issues however, which are much more

difficult for her, namely the issue ofa difficult for her, namely the issue of a customs union with the eu, something the liberal party wants to see, but many conservative mps are dead against because they say it will prevent the uk doing trade deals with other countries around the world after brexit. and then there is a question of a further referendum that would definitely bring on a low number of support from labour mps but many in her own party and in government are dead against that and the prime minister herself has ruled that out time and time again. how far will she go on those issues? will she be able to offer anything that can entice people to support her deal? when the prime minister and her camera it emerged we will likely hear more about what she has told them and if she has managed to get it through without resignations and too many fireworks inside downing street. we will probably hear from her in fireworks inside downing street. we will probably hearfrom her in more detail later this week. meanwhile, the jockeying of position for leaders to succeed theresa may continues. and some concerns being

voiced about whether a brexiteer in favour of a no—deal brexit would be able to, you know, command the support of the party. yes, that is a debate that is going on within parliament among mps and the conservative party and in the labour party as well. we are just perhaps a few weeks away from theresa may leaving downing street and triggering an election for her successor and the concern is, and the thinking is amongst some mps, well, why sign up to this deal now and give it our support if a new leader will come in and rip it up and start again? the argument from theresa may against that is that if mps theresa may against that is that if m ps vote theresa may against that is that if mps vote for this bill now it gives them an opportunity as it goes through the various stages in parliament to change it and alter it as they see fit and as they desire. it just gets the as they see fit and as they desire. itjust gets the wheels in motion and allows the uk to leave the eu with a deal. but phillip hammond,

the chancellor, who will make a speech to business leaders tonight making his thoughts very clear, although he is not a contenderfor the leadership himself, about those who are advocating leaving the eu with no deal at this stage. he calls ita with no deal at this stage. he calls it a betrayal and the hijacking of the referendum result because the league campaign said we would leave the eu with a deal and he has described it as an act of economic self—harm. so, a warning shot across the bow is from the chancellor for some who are campaigning in the unofficial race to be the next tory leader on the basis that no deal would be perfectly acceptable. thank you very much, jonathan, we will await the details of what they have been discussing in cabinet. today, we are continuing our series of interviews with the main parties standing in the european elections in a special bbc ask this. at 17:30, it's the turn of ukip. we'll be speaking to richard braine, one of their candidates for london. if you have a question, send it in via text on 61124, tweet using the hashtag bbc

ask this, or email askthis@bbc.co.uk. a man has been charged with common assault after a milkshake was thrown over nigel farage yesterday. the brexit party leader was doused with the drink while on a walkabout in newcastle city centre. police say 32—year—old paul crowther from throckley in newcastle upon tyne has also been charged with criminal damage relating to a microphone the politician was wearing at the time. a statue honouring west brom's legendary three degrees was has just been unveild in west bromwich town centre today. the celebration statue, depicting club legends laurie cunningham, cyrille regis and brendon batson, has been years in the making and has finally been unveiled after a huge fundraising effort. members of cyrille and laurie's families were present as well as former west brom teammates. there had been doubts about whether the statue would ever come the fruition but a breakthrough

came last year when the professional footballers‘ association donated £38,000 which was needed to complete it. we didn't quite see it they are but you can see it later on the bbc news channel. 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. british steel is on the brink of administration, according to sources close to the company. the firm — which employs thousands of people at its operations in scunthorpe — is due to hear today whether it will receive an emergency government bailout. if the company fails to get the cash it needs, it would put 4,000 jobs directly at risk, and jeopardise a further 20,000 in the wider supply chain. our business correspondent dominic o'connell said the company asked the government for a £70 million loan last week. the government has already advanced a £125 million loan a couple of months ago to get it to make up for a european emissions

trading scheme the company was losing out on. so, it was a sort of brexit—related loan. they asked for another £70 million. i understand the talks are around a £30 million loan. it is not entirely clear whether the company will get it, there are some reports this morning that the government may even step in and take control of the company itself and then manage it until it finds a buyer. we should say, when we are talking about british steel, we are not talking about what, in most people's minds is british steel, the whole of the british steel industry. this is one plant, a very large plant in scu nthorpe, in north lincolnshire. it makes what are called long products, so railway tracks, beams for the construction industry and employs about 4000 people. its current owners are a company called greybull capital. they bought it three years ago after tata steel, the previous owner, said, "look, we cannot make a go of this, we will have to close it, does anyone want to buy it?" greybull were the only buyer, they paid a nominal sum for it, perhaps a pound, we don't really know exactly what the amount was. a lot of people have been pretty iffy about its future since then. greybull has said that a lot of this is brexit—related, because their export customers, particularly on the continent, do not know what the trade arrangement is going to be post—brexit, so they have not

been renewing orders. other people, though, have said that this is a company that faces a lot of headwinds, britain is a difficult place to make steel, an expensive place to make steel, and world steel prices have gone down by 20% in the last year. either way, it's going to be a very anxious day for those workers in scu nthorpe. and we're expecting an urgent question on the future of british steel in the house of commons at around 12:30 — we'll bring that to you live. the headlines on bbc news... jamie oliver says he‘s ‘deeply saddened' after his restaurant chain went into administration, putting more than 1,000 jobs at risk. one of the best—known figures in motor racing, niki lauda, has died at the age of 70 — his family said the three time formula 1 world champion "passed away peacefully". theresa may‘s cabinet are meeting today to review what she‘s called her "new, bold" brexit plan, in a final push to get it passed. sport now, here‘s olly.

good afternoon. england have named their 15—man sqaud for the cricket world cup that starts next week. the fast bowlerjofra archer has been included. he was born in barbados and only qualified to play for england in march, after eligibility rules were amended. he only has three caps but has impressed with his pace in the series victory over pakistan. david willey is the man to miss out but for the national selector, archer had to be included. it is clear what he was capable of, while there is no surprise, he has pace, athleticism, dynamism, he can get you a wicket in any circumstance. there was a broad desire for him to be in the squad.

arsenal forward henrik mikhitaryan won‘t travel to baku play for arsenal in next week‘s europa league final against chelsea because of fears over his saftey. the club had sought assurances from uefa about his security but they have taken the decision not to include mkhitaryan in the squad. he is armenian and there has been a long history of conflict and dispute with azerbaijan. arsenal say they have written to uefa with deep concerns about the situation. in the last half an hour, steve clarke has been speaking to the media following his appointment as scotland manager. he helped guide kilmarnock to third in the scottish premiership this season and says the nationaljob is the pinnacle of his career. delighted to finish the way that we finish the season at kilmarnock. that was my big worry about the whole process was that the scotland issue was going to accelerate and mean that we did not finish like we wa nted mean that we did not finish like we wanted to finish the season off at kilmarnock. so, to get the result that the weekend took a weight off

of my mind. yesterday was a busy day, but we quickly got everything sorted and all of the proper signatures on the right places and everything was agreed, and like i said before, delighted and absolutely honoured to be the manager of scotland. caster semenya is going to run in the 3000 metres at a diamond league meeting in america next month. it means that she won‘t have to take medication to lower her testosterone levels. the 800—metres olympic champion lost her legal battle agaist the iaaf who have changed their rules so that "hyperandrogenic" athletes must now artificially reduce the amount of testosterone in their bodies to be allowed to compete in races between 400m and a mile. she will raise the 3000 metres for the first time. ——she will race the 3000 metres for the first time. that‘s all the sport for now. i‘ll have more for you in the next hour.

bbc political editor laura kuenssberg has just bbc political editor laura kuenssberg hasjust said bbc political editor laura kuenssberg has just said that the cabinet meeting has just finished and we will hear more from the fallout of that shortly. it is likely that they will be another vote in the commons on the week starting the 3rd ofjune and theresa may has been talking about, well, it has been said that she will put a new bold brexit plan before parliament when they get to vote on that next month and it was being discussed within cabinet this morning. so, we are waiting to find out exactly what the detail is and hopefully we might start to get whispers. so, we will keep you updated if and when we hear anything. an independent scotland would be welcomed with "open arms" by the european union, according to scotland‘s first minister. nicola sturgeon is urging voters to use thursday‘s elections to show that scotland is open for business —

and she‘s warned of what she called the ‘catastrophic‘ impact of leaving the eu‘s single market. our chief political correspondent, vicki young, is in edinburgh. over to you. hello. overto you. hello. hello. while over to you. hello. hello. while in westminster the prime minister and her cabinet have been trying to get together with a deal that could get through parliament, and they are of course struggling with that, the problem is that they have had mean that there has been a delay to brexit and it has not happened on time and the european elections will then take place across the uk on thursday. election is that the prime minister certainly did not want to happen. but the other party of course using it as a chance to put forward their views on leaving the eu. and particularly strong ones here in scotland. so, how did scotla nd here in scotland. so, how did scotland vote in the last european elections? well, the elections take place every five years. nations and regions have different numbers of meps based on population. in 2014, the turnout

in scotland was 33%. this voted in two snp meps, two labour, one conservative and one ukip. brexit is of course a major issue. let‘s look at how scotland voted in the eu referendum in 2016. 38% voted to leave and 62% chose to remain, with a turnout of 67%. lots of issues here, not least, as we heard they are, about the possibilities of all of this triggering the possibility of a second independent referendum. i am joined by the politics lecturer at edinburgh university. the most striking thing is that you kept has a presence here in scotland, even though many people think of scotland as being very much a remain country. but actually, there is some traction there, isn‘t there? as nigel farage‘s new brexit party going to

do well here? if the polls are to be believed, there is some fertile ground in scotland for a harder brexiteer message. you kept got 10.5% of the vote in the last european elections here in parliament, sorry, in scotland, and it looks like the brexit party is moving into that space, as well as collecting support from elsewhere. sol collecting support from elsewhere. so i think nigel farage's message is resonating with some of the voters here. and what about the pressure on nicola sturgeon and the snp? when that brexit vote happened, she talked about scotland being dragged out of the eu against its will and how she thought it would lead to another referendum on independence. but others in the party are putting pressure on her to get on with it now. it is a difficult tightrope for the leadership of the snp to walk. there was a view in the aftermath of the eu referendum, the brexit result in 2016, that that could be a springboard for a second independent vote, but it has looked more of a

tight rope than a springboard. 45% of people still want independence but there are a significant number of people who voted for independence in 2014 who then voted to leave the eu in 2016.50 holding in 2014 who then voted to leave the eu in 2016. so holding that coalition together is complicated. we still have two big constitutional questions in scotland, independence from the uk or not, leave the uk —— eu or not? and they are cutting across each other in complicated ways and that is leading to the situation that we have at the moment. this seems to be the case across the uk! we look at the labour party and the scottish conservatives, ruth davidson has been out campaigning, own —— unlike theresa may. ruth davidson believes that the party should be out there making the case. absolutely, ruth davidson's success in recent years asa davidson's success in recent years as a leader of the scottish tories has been twofold, firstly, to create a slightly distinctive scottish conservative brand distinct from the conservatives and the rest of the

uk, and secondly, to kind of take ownership of that union a space in scotland, displacing the labour party as the principal opposition party. that is now under threat, partially because of issues in the broader uk conservative party about brexit and the divisions we are seeing. so from the perspective of ruth davidson, several years of hard work could potentially be crumbling right now and she is out campaigning to prevent that. have labour suffered here as they have elsewhere, people talking about the ambiguity of their brexit message as to whether there should be another referendum or not, is that the same opinion here, are people not really sure whether they are for remain or leave here? that seems to be the case, the movement of support away from the labour party in scotland has a strike the —— slightly longer history because the snp picked up previous labour party support. so the labour party got hit once by the first constitutional question and are getting hit twice by the second

one electorally which is why the polling in scotland looks to be lower than across the uk as a whole. very interesting stuff, thank you for bringing that to us, doctor daniel kennelly. yesterday, nigel farage got a milkshake thrown over him. yesterday, they have decided that milkshakes will not be sold and that is how they dealt with it in edinburgh. thank you, vicki young. almost 600 suspected members of so—called ‘county lines‘ drugs gangs have been arrested over the past week, in a coordinated police operation across the uk. officers seized more than £300,000 in cash, as well as drugs with a street value of £230,000. four firearms were recovered, along with swords, machetes, knives and a crossbow. ben ando reports. a police raid in sussex, one among many targeting so—called "county lines" crimes. gangs sending drugs outside their usual territory in large cities to sell them elsewhere.

from the images he looks to be about 14, 15 years old. increasingly, children are being coerced into selling drugs in deals lined up with cellphones. it is fast and tough to police. the gangs tend to have rival disputes in areas, so people will see an increase in serious violence, an increase in drugs use and associated criminal activity with drugs use. it is notjust the victims of county lines this effects, but communities. the raids targeting county lines were not limited to sussex and surrey. in norfolk and suffolk, drugs, cash, knives were seized. in cheshire, drugs, cash, and a walking stick with a hidden blade were found. a raid in bedford yielded cash, weapons, and drugs. in total, there were more than 500 arrests, and along and in abingdon, oxfordshire, four were arrested in a so—called

cuckooed property — that is a home taken over by drugs gangs from an addict or vulnerable person. in total, there were more than 500 arrests, and along with drugs and cash, 46 weapons were seized, including knives, guns, and even a crossbow. this is one of the first big operations for the national crime agency‘s new county lines co—ordination centre, created last september. it involved cooperation and co—ordination with police forces up and down the country, and they‘re hoping that by raising awareness of the kind of suspicious behaviour associated with county lines crime, members of the public will know what to look out for and be able to call it in. ben ando, bbc news, central london. let‘s have another look at the statue honouring three of west bromich‘s legendary footballers from the 1970s and ‘80s that‘s just been unvield in the town centre. we can show it to you now. the celebration statue, depicting club legends laurie cunningham, cyrille regis and brendon batson, has been years in the making and has finally been unveiled after a huge fundraising effort. members of cyrille and laurie‘s families were present as well as former west brom teammates. there had been doubts about whether the statue would ever

come to fruition but a breakthrough came last year when the professional footballers‘ association donated £38,000 which was needed to complete it. the celebration statue — created by sculptor graham ibbeson — is said to represent "art in action". now it‘s time for a look at the weather. here is mel coles. more cloud and outbreaks of rain for scotland this afternoon. we also have some lively showers across the east of scotland and perhaps into north—east england, too, which could be heavy and sundry and are nicely to each other for northern ireland. elsewhere fine and dry. lengthy spells of warm sunshine and them to reaching highs of 21 celsius in the south—east of england. the rain is present this evening across the north of scotland and showers will rumble on for the east and north—east of england. she was pushing into the north—east of england and wales which could

produce some drizzle, elsewhere clear skies, not desperately cold, but there could be some mist around first thing on wednesday morning. this area of rain gradually sinking into parts of scotland will become quite persistent and at a zone of cloud persisting and stretching from north goes over to lincolnshire, which could be drizzly but also lots of sunshine once again and feeling warm. highs of 22 celsius in the far south—east of england.

hello this is bbc newsroom live with joanna gosling. the headlines: jamie oliver says he‘s "deeply saddened" after his restaurant chain went into administration, putting more than 1,000 jobs at risk one of the best known figures in motor—racing, niki lauda, has died at the age of 70. his family said the three—time formula 1 world champion "passed away peacefully". tributes have poured in from around the world. british former formula 1 champion jenson button called lauda a "legend", while the mclaren team said he would be "enshrined in our history". theresa may‘s cabinet have met to review what she‘s called her "new, bold" brexit plan,

in a final push to get it passed. let‘s get more now on one of our main stories, the future of british steel. there is going to be a question asked in the house of commons by labour and the government will be answering that shortly, on the future of british steel. the first major legal challenge to the use of unregulated automated facial recognition surveillance by police forces has begun. ed bridges — who‘s bringing the case — claims his human rights were breached when his image was taken while christmas shopping in cardiff. south wales police says it uses the technology in a lawful and proportionate way. our legal correspondent,

clive coleman, reports. this is a police demonstration of automatic facial recognition. cameras take a biometric map of the faces of everyone who passes the camera. these are uniquely identifiable to the individual, who is then checked against watch lists. the technology has been used by three police forces, most notably south wales. in 2017, ed bridges had his image captured. i popped out of the office to go and buy a sandwich, do a bit of christmas shopping, and on the main pedestrian shopping street in cardiff was a police van. and by the time i was close enough to see the words "automatic facial recognition technology" on the van, i‘d already had my data captured by it. and that struck me as quite a fundamental invasion of my privacy. considering the power of automated facial recognition to capture the biometric data of vast numbers of us without our consent as we go about our everyday business in public places, it‘s remarkable that currently there is no regulation in place to govern the way

that the police use it. the legal challenge seeks a declaration that automated facial recognition breaches privacy, data protection and equality laws. last year south wales police said its use was lawful and proportionate. the case now involves the home office and information commissioner and could provide critical guidance on if and when it‘s lawful to use the technology. clive coleman, bbc news. bbc political editor, laura kuenssberg, hasjust said that the cabinet meeting has just finished and we will hear more from the fallout of that shortly. the cabinet was meeting this morning to discuss what was being put

forward. it was described as a bold offer, but we have not had any of the details through on what the offer is. cabinet have been discussing at this morning, itjust broke upjust discussing at this morning, itjust broke up just a short while ago. laura kuenssberg is now saying that there will be a statement from the prime minister later on the offer. we don‘t know what time that statement will be. we have had word from andrea leadsom as she was leaving the cabinet, all she said was is that it‘s always fascinating. just a few details coming in after the cabinet ended, and aborted cabinet for the prime minister. she is putting forward a new plan that will be voted on by mps, but there is very little optimism that any sort of compromise is going to actually achieve consensus in the commons. labour have already said that they would vote against, but

they will wait for the details, but it is highly unlikely that they will support it. we are hearing from laura kuenssberg that the prime minister is expected to make a statement later. scientists have warned that global sea levels could rise far higher than predicted — because of an acceleration in the rate that the ice sheets in greenland and antarctica are melting. they fear that 700,000 square miles of land could be lost by the end of the century, potentially leading to 180 million people being displaced. caroline rigby reports. these vast icy landscapes are some of the most remote on our planet, but they play a crucial role in shaping the future of life on earth. global warming is causing ice sheets in antarctica and greenland to melt, but some scientists believe climate models have underestimated the likely level of melting this century and, in turn, the extent of sea level rise. now a new study, drawing on evidence from 22 leading researchers,

has warned the situation could be far worse than generally accepted. in 2013, the un‘s intergovernmental panel on climate change predicted that by the end of the century global sea levels would rise by around one metre. but researchers now suggest seas could rise by twice that amount, that‘s if unchecked carbon emissions cause the world too warm by 5 degrees celsius, other than the 2 degrees scenario consistent with the paris agreement. the consequences of this on coastal communities and ecosystems would be catastrophic, with the poorest countries set to be the hardest hit. almost 1.8 million square kilometres of land could be lost and up to 187 million people displaced. bangladesh and the nile delta would be particularly badly effected. while major global cities, including london, new york, and shanghai, would come under threat.

it‘s not like all of a sudden it‘s going to submerge entire cities, it will just sort of start cutting away at significant parts of them. for instance, lower manhattan, unless they build defences, a good chunk of that would be underwater. yes, a good chunk of bangladesh. the dutch, who are very good at protecting themselves, would have to get scurrying and build fast. this is a situation we have to avoid. the authors of this report with the likelihood of this level of global warming and associated sea level rise atjust 5%. in essence, a worst—case scenario. but with such profound potential consequences for humanity, they are urging politicians to reduce carbon emissions urgently. caroline rigby, bbc news. the care regulator says the current system for looking after the most vulnerable people with learning disabilities or autism isn‘t fit for purpose.

the care quality commission says that at least 62 children and adults are being segregated for long periods in mental health hospitals in england. one man spent nine—and—half years in isolation. alison holt reports this damning report from the care regulator found people with learning disabilities, autism, and challenging behaviour, who were segregated from others for long period of time. some families described the children living in bare rooms, even being fed through patches. even being fed through hatches. the report says any of the people they saw were in mental health hospitals miles from their families. they found 62 people living in segregation, but believe there are more. the average stay was six months, but some stayed much longer. and often staff lacked training on how to care for people with autism. there might be circumstances when caring for a person away from other patients on a ward might be in that person‘s interests. but we weren‘t convinced that was always the case.

the fact that on many of these wards, or some of these wards, staff did not have the skills necessary to work with people with those complex problems, and that a high proportion of staff and some of these hospitals aren‘t unqualified workers really makes us think that people are not receiving the best possible care. this review shows some harrowing stories of the care given to some of the most vulnerable in society. i ordered the review in order to make sure that we know exactly what's happening. and i'm absolutely determined to get to the bottom of it. the government says the care of all patients held in segregation in these hospitals will be reviewed. and an expert panel look at different ways of caring for them in the future. alison holt, bbc news. we are getting some details on the

deal coming out of the cabinet. the cabinet has agreed to a‘s plan for the withdrawal agreement bill, including included to attract labour mps. the plan supersedes the option ofa mps. the plan supersedes the option of a round of indicative boots in the house of commons. it suggests a new customs relationship heading to the next election. guarantees to maintaining environmental standards and workers‘ rights. northern ireland would have a say on regulatory change. as far as we know, that is pretty much what was being discussed in the conversations with labour in trying to agree a compromise deal. the talks were between the party leadership and the hope of theresa may is that potentially there will be labour mps who might disagree with the party leadership and might agree to

support that. that is what she is trying to bank on. let‘s go live to the house of commons, because the labourmpjill the house of commons, because the labour mp jill furniss is the house of commons, because the labour mpjill furniss is asking an urgent question on the situation of british steel. we will update the house when there is more information available. i can reassure the house that subject to strict legal bounds, the government will leave no stone unturned in its support for the steel industry. yesterday, i signed up steel industry. yesterday, i signed up to the uk steel charter. we want to support this initiative from industry and the charter is one element of doubt. we have also been encouraging the uk steel sector to strengthen its engagement with potential domestic steel consumers, maximising opportunities to benefit from the £3.8 billion by 2030, looking at the market opportunities

we have identified. global economic considerations are challenging for the industry. that is why we are working with the sector, the unions and the devolved administrations to evolve into our modern uk steel sector. the uk steel industry is critical to our manufacturing base and protecting this industry should be of paramount importance to the government. the industry provides over 30,000 highly skilled, well—paid jobs in the uk and british steel alone employs around 4500 in scunthorpe, steel alone employs around 4500 in scu nthorpe, and a steel alone employs around 4500 in scunthorpe, and a further 20,000 down the supply chain. does the minister agree that the government should be doing everything in his power to prevent british steel entering into administration? british steel had asked the uk government for a £75 million loan in emergency financial support, and have reduced this to around 30 million following negotiations with the department. can the minister outline the stance of british steel

throughout these negotiations. as a just financial support were a wider package of measures to support the site in scu nthorpe package of measures to support the site in scunthorpe and the steel industry more widely? can he confirm the status of these negotiations and why they are reported to have stalled in recent days? one of the reasons reported is the frustration by the owners of british steel to put money on the table. what impact the decision by the company to buy ask about last week has had on negotiations? has the government considered any other options, such as bringing british steel into public ownership? finally, the steel sector is facing a myriad of issues from the value of sterling and the uncertainty around future trading with the eu, through to us trade tariffs. the government could have taken such steps as greater procurement of uk steel, agreeing a sector deal as the industry was

requesting, and taking action on energy prices. does the minister this government has simply failed to ta ke this government has simply failed to take the steps necessary to ensure that uk steel remains competitive? thank you. can i pay tribute to the honourable lady for the commitment she has shown to the steel sector and her family‘s commitment to the steel sector over many years. representing pendle, which is dominated by manufacturing, i share her passion for the steel sector. i will leave no stone unturned to support the uk steel sector. as the host will know, we can only act within the strict bounds of what is legally possible under domestic and european law. i can assure the house that we will continue to do whatever is in our power to support the uk steel industry and those who work in the sector. we are working with the sector, with unions, with devolved administrations to support all aspects of the uk steel sector. the

government has taken a number of important longer—term steps, including that the socio and economic factors can be taken into account for public sector steel procurement and providing more than 291 million in compensation to the skill sector — the steel sector to make it more competitive. yesterday, i signed the uk steel charter. i will be encouraging other honourable members and government departments to do the same. we want to acknowledge the importance of this industry. urgent question in the comments there on the future of british steel. let‘s bring you some of the detail of what the cabinet has been discussing in terms of a brexit deal that has been agreed by cabinet to be put forward for voting on in the house of commons. the withdrawal agreement bill that will be voted on in the first week of

june includes compromises intended to attract the support of labour mps. it would include the idea of a temporary customs relationship operating until the next general election. let‘s bring onjonathan blake. we have been getting the detail through from john pienaar, the deputy political correspondent, who is basically it seems outlining what was going on in the talks between labour, the leadership of the tories and labour, to try to get an agreement at that level. what we know so far in terms of the plan that the prime minister has put to her cabinet today is firstly that it does include those extra assurances on environmental protections and the protection of workers‘ rights, which we re protection of workers‘ rights, which were talked about in advance, and which may appeal to many labour mps and tempt them perhaps to support the prime minister‘s deal in the form of the withdrawal agreement bill, that will go through the house

of commons in the next few weeks. you‘re also hearing that contains the idea or a proposal to keep the uk in the idea or a proposal to keep the ukina the idea or a proposal to keep the uk in a customs relationship with the eu until the next general election. that goes beyond the transition period, which the government agreed with the eu which would kick in until, would last until december 2021 because the next general election as it stands at least, unless one is called before then, would be in 2022. that is a major concession. by the prime minister and it seems she has managed to keep the cabinet on board with that, through that three—hour meeting of senior ministers today. whether it will annoy or alienate conservative mps we will have to wait and see. we are also hearing elements in the build—up will give northern ireland a say on any regulatory change between the uk and the eu. that was of course a key

element of the backstop, that unpopular parts of the withdrawal agreement, that the uk and the european union would remain aligned on regulations as well as customs rules if a trade deal could not be negotiated with the eu. so some very difficult areas, delicate areas for the prime minister to tweak her plan around there, but we will have to see in the coming hours how it goes down with conservative mps. more ginger ministers and senior mps will be briefed by the prime minister‘s staff this afternoon, so as the details trickle out we will get some idea of how this is going to go down beyond the cabinets and within parliament itself. is there any chance, do you think, based on that this isn‘t a surprise, this was discussed because of the talks between labour and the tories, so based on the reaction over that

period, do you think there is any way this would be enough to get agreement on the house of commons? it is certainly going to be tough. the prime minister was never going to unlock something that will give her a landslide of support because it is very difficult for her to do that. hands tied by what was signed and sealed in the withdrawal agreement is in the negotiations at the end of last year. everything we have heard from labour after those talks broke down whenjeremy corbyn said they had gone as far as they could, was that the changes being talked about were not enough for them officially as the party in parliament to support it. emily thornbury was on the radio this morning saying they would look at what the government said, but as far as she was concerned, she was doubtful that there will be anything in there that would allow labour to support it officially in parliament. i think this customs arrangement until the next election, my hunch is

thatis until the next election, my hunch is that is not concrete and offers a proposal to guarantee the support of labour from the front bench and for them to whip their party in favour of it. whether enough labour mps with their own volition food for this agreement is another matter, and that may well be what the prime minister is hoping for. the first woman to read the news on bbc television has died at the age of 93. nancy wigginton, who was better known as nan winton, became the first female tv newsreader at the corporation on the 20th ofjune1960. she worked on ‘panorama‘ and ‘town and around‘ before joining the television news reading team. nurses are warning there needs to be a greater awareness of the dangers of inhaling nitrous oxide, also known as laughing gas. the royal college of nursing‘s annual congress will hear today from staff who say a change in the law has failed to tackle the number of people using the gas to get high. the home office says "new psychoactive substances have

already cost far too many lives". here‘s our health correspondent, dominic hughes. they are a common sight, the discarded metal canisters that nitrous oxide is supplied in litter many parks and roadsides. but nurses say inhaling the gas to get high is not without risk. what people don‘t realise, using nitrous oxide, is the amount of physical and psychological damage that it can actually cause. these things can include burns to the throat, burns to the nasal area, blood clots, heart attacks and paralysis, as well as long—term psychological damage. the most recent data for england and wales shows that more than one in ten young men aged between 16 and 24 used nitrous oxide, compared to 6.5% of young women. since 2014, use of the gas has been linked to five deaths each year. nitrous oxide does have legal uses. for example, in catering shops to produce whipped cream. but nurses say this has helped to undermine legislation that was meant to make it illegal

to supply the gas to those wanting to get high. dominic hughes, bbc news. new virtual reality technology is being used by the nhs to help people who are afraid of heights. the treatment allows sufferers to face their fears without having to leave the ground. richard westcott reports. so just one step at a time is all about where you‘re comfortable with. forjulie, even a spiral staircase is a problem. yeah, i feel it's getting narrow. in my brain, it's getting a bit narrow and it's making me feel a little bit....i can't talk now. she has got acrophobia, an extreme fear of heights, and it‘s been holding her back for decades. we are obviously high up now, you can‘t go near that edge. not at the moment, no. i can't go anything that goes fast or or up high. just avoid, it's like an avoidance. i'm just rigid on the spot at the moment. after this therapy they say you should be able to go over the edge.

how do you feel about that? very nervous, very apprehensive. julie, i will give you the headset to put on and let you pop that on over your head. now she is one of the first nhs patients to have virtual reality treatment for the problem. computer therapist: wow, look at this apple tree. what i‘d like you to do is pick eight apples. more if you‘d like. a computer—generated therapist sets you tasks, all on the edge of a shopping centre balcony. as the lift takes you higher, you walk over rope bridges and rescue kittens. great, well done. i want you to make a mental note of any anxious thoughts you have now. i felt apprehensive and scared because the levels have got higher and i was nearer to the edge. uh—oh, can you see what i see?

expect to see more computer therapists in the future because they are cheaper and easier to get hold of than qualified humans. mental health charities broadly welcome the move but say it must be part of a range of different therapies. the company behind the vr says it could be used to treat depression, obsessive—compulsive disorder and they‘re about to start a clinical trial treating schizophrenia. by taking them into a virtual worlds such as a gp‘s waiting room, such as a bus, a street, a cafe, a bar, everyday things that most of us do that they find very challenging, we can actually start to get them to accept their situations much more readily and be less anxious in those situations. back on the tower, julie is about halfway through her treatment and she‘s testing the effects. i mean, that is a lot closer. i'm just looking at the building, focusing on the building. i'm not actually looking down at the moment. does it feel different to this morning? because obviously you‘ve done a lot

better than this morning. i was imagining when i was in the vr, i was going up to those levels what i was doing, so i'm applying what i was doing what i was doing then to now. shall we go down? richard wescott, bbc news, cambridge. in a moment, it‘s time for the one o‘clock news, but first it‘s time for a look at the weather. chances are we are going to hang on to the good weather for a couple of days, but there is a change on the cards towards the end of the week. for most places, it is a day of warm sunshine, but not everywhere. we are ina bit sunshine, but not everywhere. we are in a bit of sunshine, but not everywhere. we are ina bit ofa sunshine, but not everywhere. we are in a bit of a high—pressure sandwich. this area of high pressure isa weak sandwich. this area of high pressure is a weak affair, which is why we are seeing more cloud and outbreaks of rain for northern scotland. that will be on and off through the day.

we have some showers for eastern scotland and on into north—east england which could be heavy and thundery. the chance of an isolated shower for northern ireland, but elsewhere lengthy spells of sunshine, winds and temperatures reaching ranging between 10 degrees in the far north, and 21 celsius in the far south—east of england. showers will continue for a time this evening, easing as they do so. elsewhere, clear skies, this evening, easing as they do so. elsewhere, clearskies, but we this evening, easing as they do so. elsewhere, clear skies, but we have got this soon of cloud which starts to work its way into parts of north wales, north—west england and the north midlands. not desperately cold. these are the minimum temperatures in the towns and cities, a bit fresher in the countryside and we could have some messed first in the morning. this area of rain will sink further southward through wednesday, turning more showery as it also. elsewhere, aof more showery as it also. elsewhere, a of finance dry weather. some cloud and drizzle stretching from north wales over to lincolnshire, but away

from that most places will be fine and dry. lengthy spells of warm sunshine and temperatures more or less similar to the values today. through thursday, a pincer movement from these weather fronts, but they will not amount to very much. we have the rain across northern parts of scotland. that will be on and off and we will see more cloud, and perhaps more cloud for northern ireland as the day goes on. the chance of an isolated shower here. perhaps more cloud for the southern half of the uk, but still feeling warm we get to see the sunshine, with highs in the south and east of about 22 celsius. for the bank holiday weekend, low pressure will have a greater influence on our weather. there will be dry spells and some rain in the forecast, particularly up towards the north and west.

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