you're watching bbc newsroom live — it's11:ooam. and these are the main stories this morning: conservative leadership candidate borisjohnson has been ordered to attend a private court summons, for allegations he lied to the public over brexit. warnings over council cash for care services — as new evidence emerges of the financial pressures on local authorities. you almost feel like you want to take your mother to the council and say, "i've had enough, i can't cope anymore, and what are you going to provide for mum?" labour's deputy leader tom watson says he thinks it was "spiteful" to expel alastair campbell from the party, after he voted for the liberal democrats. migration advisors tell the government they should recruit vets, web designers and psychologists

from outside europe. in sport, the all—english europa league final is just hours away, with chelsea and arsenal going head to head in azerbaijan. and, a man rescues a deerfrom a canal, seen here recovering after. good morning. welcome to bbc newsroom live. lam i am annita mcveigh. borisjohnson, the favourite to replace theresa may as prime minister, will be summonsed to court to face accusations of misconduct in public office for comments made in the run—up to the eu referendum. mrjohnson will be required to attend court for a preliminary hearing, after which the case will be sent to the crown court for trial.

joining us now is our news correspondent andy moore. first of all, this stems from a crowd funded legal case doesn't it? yes, brought by a norfolk businessman, crowd funded to the tune of about £20,000. there was a preliminary court hearing where they made the case that borisjohnson had committed misconduct in public office, in that he had lied to the public in the claim that £350 million was sent by the united kingdom to the eu every week. this was the claim publicly broadcast on the side of the campaign bus at the time. the uk statistics office said at the time it was misleading. marcus ball may the legal argument that it wasn't just marcus ball may the legal argument that it wasn'tjust misleading it was a lie and it amounted to a serious offence of misconduct in public office. the judge serious offence of misconduct in public office. thejudge has serious offence of misconduct in public office. the judge has said, serious offence of misconduct in public office. thejudge has said, i make no judgment on whether the case is proven or not, but i make a

judgment whether it will go forward to the next stage. my understanding is borisjohnson to the next stage. my understanding is boris johnson has, to the next stage. my understanding is borisjohnson has, or will be charged with the criminal offences of misconduct in public office, three charges. he will have to go to a magistrates‘ court in the normal way of things, but because the charges are so serious, it will then go on to crown court. we have the prospect at some stage in the future of borisjohnson prospect at some stage in the future of boris johnson going prospect at some stage in the future of borisjohnson going to crown court to answer the serious charges which carry a maximum sentence of life time in prison. this news is just coming to us in the last few minutes, so i presume there has been no response from borisjohnson yet? i haven‘t seen any comment or response from him yet. he wasn‘t represented in court for these preliminary hearings. he was represented by a barrister. no response yet as i understand it from borisjohnson response yet as i understand it from boris johnson himself. of course,

this coming at the start of the conservative leadership contest? that‘s right, for borisjohnson personally, very bad timing. although he is a combative politician, he thrives on controversy so he might try and turn this to his advantage. it is also a very interesting test case for other politicians. if somebody believes they have lied in public about claims over public expenditure, then they can be taken to court and prosecuted. 0k, thank you for bringing us up today with that developing story. there‘s growing evidence of the financial pressures on english councils and the effect that could have on care services. a report from the institute for fiscal studies says spending on council services has been cut by more than a fifth over the past nine years, though councils have been trying to protect care services for adults and children. separate research analysed by the bbc has identified eleven local authorities which have been warned that they risk exhausting their cash reserves

unless they cut spending or get an increase in funding. the government says it will set out reforms to the social care system at the earliest opportunity, and it has made nearly four billion pounds in adult social care funding available for councils next year. here‘s our social affairs correspondent alison holt. where are you ? i‘m only here. we‘re going to go this way now. why? i want to be here. rachel blackford and her mother, barbara, are at the sharp end of financial pressures local authorities are facing. barbara has severe dementia, and their county council, somerset, closed the day centre they relied on as it tried to balance its books. the authority offered alternatives, but, for rachel, this was vital support that worked. i‘m desperate, and i‘m not the only one. you know, lifelines are being cut. you just think, if they don‘t listen to our pleas, how is the future going to evolve?

over the ten months we followed somerset county council, it had to make £13 million of cuts or go bust. it meant painful decisions for the director of adult care services, who had to make his share of savings, despite the growing demand for care. this last year has been the hardest of my professional career, because i see ever more people who we are not providing the level and type of support that they want and need. and, whilst we have improved a numberof ourservices, i'm conscious that that's been at the cost of services that people have valued no longer being available. that‘s all right, they stay here. the government has promised to reform the funding of the care system at the earliest opportunity, but, in many places like somerset, the pressures are biting now. alison holt, bbc news. the health secretary, matt hancock, who is now running to become tory leader, admitted that the approach to social care needs to change.

i‘ve already talked about different ways of making sure we have a properly funded social care system in the long term. firstly, making sure there is more money in there upfront, and secured, an extra almost £1 billion going into social care, so there is now almost 10% more money in social care. there is increasing demand, we‘ve put more money in, but we need a solution for the long term, where instead of this year by year process, we all know and can plan with confidence. joining me now isjohn fuller, he‘s the vice—chair of the local government association‘s resources board. thank you for your time today. the bbc research identifying ii thank you for your time today. the bbc research identifying 11 local authorities which have been warned they are at risk of exhausting their cash reserves and also this report

from the institute for fiscal studies saying spending on council services has been cut by more than a fifth over the last nine years. in practical terms, what does that mean for local authorities, give us some examples? local authorities have tricky and difficult decisions to make and they are facing a triple whammy. 0ne, make and they are facing a triple whammy. one, the amount of support they get from central government has reduced so councils only get 60p for every pound they got in 2010, they only get 60p now. demand has increased, not just in only get 60p now. demand has increased, notjust in the elderly aduu increased, notjust in the elderly adult social care cases you highlighted in your package, but also in social care for young people and people of working age, where demand is increasing quite rapidly. finally, the costs in local government are rising faster. this isa government are rising faster. this is a cocktail that has meant councils have really had to think very carefully and in some cases, go

back to absolutely bare boards, the statutory minimum services the law requires, with none of the nice to have things that people would expect. councillors like myself come into public service to do more, not less but we are having to battle the shortage every day. even when you ta ke shortage every day. even when you take money away from other services outside the social care arena, you still don‘t have enough to provide the social care services that are needed, is that what you are saying? there are democratic problems. we are living in an ageing society and demand has increased. demand, at the heart of the matter, demand for the most expensive services is rising faster than our ability to raise money, either through council tax, fees or charges or increases in the general economy, which we take a share from business rates. demand is going up like that, but income is only going up like that. that is the

problem. sorry to interrupt, i spoke to the author of the report from the institute for fiscal studies earlier and he said there needs to be a national debate on whether people are willing to pay more for social care, all they accept that councils are going to have much less money to do fewer other services or provide fewer other services, do you need there needs to be a national debate? notjust a debate, we need a recalibration of what central government expects local government to do. local government picks up the failures for failures to do. local government picks up the failures forfailures in to do. local government picks up the failures for failures in other parts of the state. young tearaways, committed to care, the bill should fall on the ministerfor committed to care, the bill should fall on the minister forjustice not the local taxpayer. when we have to support unaccompanied asylum seekers, the department for international development, the department for international development he should be picking up the tab, notjust local

development he should be picking up the tab, not just local councils. evermore burdens are placed upon us and that is why we are finding it difficult to make ends meet. as a result of some of the reductions in funding we receive, councils have reinvented themselves for the 21st century. much more innovation and focus on demand reduction and dare i say it, taking the comments earlier, a lot of the work we are doing is helping the mhs medicalised problems for social prescribing and other initiatives to make the money go further. —— nhs. that is where councils come into their own. you cannot have a one size fits all across the country. do you think it would be sensible to completely separate the responsibility that councils have the social care from all of the functions they carry out, or indeed for someone else entirely, central government to be totally responsible for social care or do you think it is not a sustainable model, given social care has to be

delivered at a local level obviously? social care has never been free, where as the nhs is free at the point of delivery. social ca re at the point of delivery. social care is taken into account where local conditions. this is the time that we need to make the case that more money needs to come into councils and also a greater degree of certainty. living year by year, hand to mouth when the government says, they will have so much more money this year with no certainty of what is coming next, makes it difficult to plan. we are calling, not just difficult to plan. we are calling, notjust more money but a greater degree of certainty for the next three years so we can have plans in place and everybody can have the ca re place and everybody can have the care that is needed and councils can do other things that people elect their councillors to do. john

fuller, thank you very much. you are welcome. and you can find out more tonight in the first of a two—part panorama series, crisis in care, that‘s at 9:00pm on bbc one. labour deputy leader tom watson has said it‘s "spiteful" to expel people from the labour party and called for an "amnesty" for members who did not support the party at the european elections. his comments came after alastair campbell, tony blair‘s former spin doctor and a leading campaigner for a second referendum, was expelled from labour after backing the liberal democrats. mr watson condemned the decision, saying "intolerance" would not be a part of the labour party. 0ur assistant political editor norman smith is in westminster. good morning, norman. is this a sign ofa good morning, norman. is this a sign of a pretty open warfare onjeremy corbyn, these comments from tom watson? the truth is, the decision

to expel alistair campbell has prompted a ferocious backlash with leading figures now openly criticising jeremy corbyn himself over the decision. the latest obviously being tom watson. tom watson has pretty much been at war with mr corbyn for months and those around mr corbyn privately suspect the deputy leader of undermining and trying to oust mr corbyn. but tom watson in a public statement said, many other labour people back the liberal democrats in the european elections because they too were fed up elections because they too were fed up with the party‘s stance on brexit, describing the decision to boot mr campbell out of the party is the politics of intolerance and the party needed to be a broad church, calling for an amnesty for those who would have been tempted to vote for other parties. we have heard from lord falconer, who says he believes this decision to expel mr campbell can only come from the very top of

the party. he doesn‘t directly point the party. he doesn‘t directly point the finger of blame at mr corbyn but he is suggesting, this decision, because it is so politically sensitive, couldn‘t possibly have been taken without the know and the say—so of those around mr corbyn. more than that, he believes the decision itself is flawed and that legally it was a mistake and incorrect to expel alistair campbell. this is what he said. quite separately from the fact there has been no breach of the rules, it would be a terrible, terrible message to send to all of those people, like alistair, who have been fighting for the cause of labour since their working lives began, 30 or 40 years ago. and now to be expelled because there is a particular issue, namely whether or not there should be a second referendum, they feel so strongly about. we want people who have got beliefs. we want people to stay and fight for labour and if they quietly vote for another party, that shouldn't be a reason for expulsion.

now, on one level, you can see and many people in labour will say, here we go again, it is the old miserable blairites, unwilling to accept jeremy corbyn. i think it is slightly more complicated than that. i think it reflects the real division and turmoil within the labour party over its stance on brexit. it‘s not just labour party over its stance on brexit. it‘s notjust former blairites who are rallying to mr campbell‘s side, there is genuine unease about the party‘s stance on another referendum. it seems to me we are likely to see other labour figures, we have had bob ainsworth, charles clarke coming out and saying, i voted for the liberal democrats. not because i am anti—labour, but because of this particular issue, on the issue of a brexit referendum, i think the party i support has got it wrong. norman, thank you very much for that.

staying with politics... 11 conservative mps have now put their names forward to be the next prime minister, following theresa may‘s resignation. the latest candidate is the junior brexit minister, james cleverly, who‘s written in his local newspaper about the need to unite the party. the winner of the leadership contest is expected to be announced injuly. speaking on the bbc‘s radio 4 today programme, mr cleverley says a no—deal brexit is not his preferred option, but it should remain on the table. we absolutely can deliver a brexit with no deal. but we should also remember... and you‘re reasonably... my words, not yours, but you‘re reasonably sanguine about that? yeah, because i've seen the preparations. it is not my preferred option, i don't think it should be an outcome to be pursued. it can be delivered but not pursued. but it's also really important we understand that not delivering brexit would be, in my mind, significantly more damaging, our political reputation with the country would be damaged, i think that the... the idea that we would somehow revert to a pre—referendum reality is for the birds.

the speaker of the house of commons, john bercow, has confirmed he won‘t stand down, while there are what he called "momentous events" taking place in parliament. mr bercow was understood to have told friends that he would quit this summer. his comments, to the guardian, are likely to infuriate some conservative mps who believe he wants to prevent a no—deal brexit. this wasn‘t the case at all under the rules and in any event it wasn‘t a clear case. who took the decision, it seems to me it is inconceivable that a decision like that would have been taken simply by, as it were, unofficial, as it were, operating a process. it is bound to have been taken high up the chain. apologies, that was the wrong clip we played you in relation to that story.

the body which advises the government on migration issues is calling for a large influx of skilled workers from outside europe. it wants vets, web designers, psychologists, architects, and medical staff to be added to a list of occupations where restrictions should not apply. let‘s get more on this from our home affairs correspondent, danny shaw. good morning, danny. iam told... we have just lost the line to danny. a period of glitches, but hopefully we will get back on the smooth very soon. hopefully we will talk to danny very soon about that story. let‘s go to football... chelsea and arsenal go head to head in the europa league final in azerbaijan later. but the all—english match has been overshadowed by controversy over the host city, baku. supporters of the two clubs have faced long and arduous journeys, and one of arsenal‘s star players has pulled out because of concerns for his safety. 0ur correspondent, sarah rainsford, has more. they slid into baku on a slow

train from georgia. some fans for the europa league final arrived bleary—eyed, after two flights and all night on here. it — wasn‘t wasn‘t too fun. it was long, it was long. arsenal fans are also upset that their midfielder from armenia won‘t be travelling here. henrikh mkhitaryan decided it wasn‘t safe for him. it all stems back to the war that forced this theatre group to flee their homes three decades ago. they‘re from a part of azerbaijan that is now under armenian control. it is an emotional issue for many, even now. the region‘s football team is still going, too, in exile, and they say mkhitaryan would have been safe in the final. maybe they make some pressure, with the whistle, with some screaming something, but it‘s enough — nothing else.

azerbaijan wants this final to project its best face to the world, but this is also a country where government critics, activists and bloggers are behind bars, and that is a side that the football fans won‘t see. the government firmly denies it is trying to whitewash its image through sport. for the fans who have made it, the talk of cost and controversy has cost and controversy is already fading, drowned out by the sound of hope. sarah rainsford, bbc news, baku. a poll of shoppers has named whsmith britain‘s worst shop, for the second year running. almost 8,000 people took part in the survey by which. richer sounds was named the best performer. whsmith said the study was not statistically relevant or meaningful. who‘s in milton keynes this morning.

tell us more about why the shoppers in the survey ranked whsmith so badly? yes, whsmith has generally come a cropper in the surveys, it is the second year running they have come worst out of the poll of retailers. it is around the poor in—store experience and also the lack of customer care. service was cited, or a lack of service were cited, or a lack of service were cited for the reason why shoppers put them at the bottom of the pile. it's put them at the bottom of the pile. it‘s shares are up in its travel division, those are the whsmith we see at railway stations and airports. do you think the focus has been on those outlets rather than the high street stores? it has, to a larger degree, that is their cash cow and where they have seen their gains in turnover and profits. high street have been tough. the latest

results for whsmith were not too bad, the high street sales, they we re bad, the high street sales, they were only down 1% and a lot retailers would take that as a win if they only had a 1% decrease in there like—for—like sales. but that comes on the back of decreases in their like—for—like sales in the high street over a number of years. they have lost out to other retailers and to some degree it is a natural evolution of retail. some of their market has been eroded by other retailers, particularly the supermarkets, who sell a lot of stationery. it is interesting, some retailers who haven‘t been as good as whsmith, many retailers will take down by 1% as a win. they are trying to turn around by focusing on the customer experience, by making their store something of a destination, a reason for people to go into those stores. there is a twitter group which focuses on the state of

whsmith carpets, for example. people are still going in those whsmith is stores, so what does that tell us about what shoppers want? yes, those shoppers who clearly don‘t like whsmith and think the service and in—store experience is poor. and if you walk into a debate smith, we can see it hasn‘t had any redecoration for many years. but they could go for many years. but they could go for easy wins, customer service is a good one, they have customers on the shop floor, help them more, make the customer service angle of their business much more attractive. steve clark, the outgoing ceo has said there is a conflict between upgrading stores, in terms of their decoration and shop fitting and making a profit. he is absolutely right. will they see a return on

investment if they upgrade when the network is very large, it is difficult to say. they are struggling with that issue. but there are other retailers that came out in the survey is doing quite well and they are functional shops, body care, tool station these are stores not known for their shop fitting and in—store experience but they came out high and that is because of their customer experience and the service. thank you for your thoughts on that this morning. the body which advises the government on migration issues is calling for a large influx of skilled workers from outside europe. it wants vets, web designers, psychologists, architects, and medical staff to be added to a list of occupations where restrictions should not apply. let‘s get more on this from our home affairs correspondent, danny shaw. good morning. we are talking about what is known as the shortage

occupation list, in other words, jobs where there are shortages of people with the necessary skills to fill them? yes, the government has very tight restrictions on who can be recruited from outside the european economic area. of course, within the eu we have freedom of movement at the moment where people can pretty much come and go without limits or without restrictions. but outside europe there are very tight restrictions and rules and the number ofjobs restrictions and rules and the number of jobs and professions restrictions and rules and the number ofjobs and professions are subject to those rules. but there is a list and the occupations on that list do not have such tight limits and restrictions. what the migration advisory committee is saying, unemployment has fallen, the vacancy rate has risen. there is concern about brexit and the consequences of that. the flow of workers from the eu has reduced and because of all that, the number of new professions

and occupations are expressing concern saying, we cannot plug the gaps in our workforce at the moment. not under the existing rules. so the committee is recommending that a number of professions should be added to the shortage of occupation list. there are, web designers, psychologists, vets, speech therapist, occupational therapists, architects, biological scientists, biochemists and even archaeologists. danny, the migration advisory committee says the labour market is very different to the one we reviewed when the shortage of occupation list was published in 2013 and under the proposals, the list would jump from covering 1% of jobs in the labour market to 9% of jobs in the labour market to 9% of jobs in the labour market to 9% of jobs in the labour market. are these jobs in the labour market. are these jobs that would have been filled by people coming from other eu countries? that is very difficult to tell. i don‘t think the committee

draws any conclusions about that. but the inference is, the uncertainty that is caused by brexit and the fact that a number of eu workers have left the eu k —— uk and the number coming in, particularly from poland and countries that joined the eu in 2004, those numbers have reduced somewhat, are creating conditions in which employers are struggling to fill those vacancies in those areas. and the migration advisory committee says all medical staff should be included on the shortage of occupation list. it is possible for companies to recruit people in those professions already, but they are subject to tight rules. those rules include having to advertise the job first in the uk, so they have to jump through various hoops. there are also rules on visa fees, which are more restrictive and also if people want to settle, who are not on the shortage of occupation is, if they want settle m e nt occupation is, if they want settlement they need to be earning

an income of around £35,000. there are advantages to being on that list. but i think moreover, this is an indication of the skill shortages facing the uk. this is a team of economists that have looked into this ina economists that have looked into this in a great deal of detail, produced a 400 page report and they are saying these are the areas where we are so short of train staff in the uk and also in the eu that we have to go outside europe. that is perhaps a warning, not only to the government, but also to the education and training sectors in this country. danny shaw, thank you very much. legislation that could pave the way for a second scottish independence referendum has been published at holyrood. first minister nicola sturgeon said the bill would give people north of the border, what she called, the "opportunity to choose a better future". let‘s speak to our scotland correspondent, lorna gordon.

hello, i understand they would have to be further legislation beyond the legislation published this morning foran legislation published this morning for an actual second independence referendum to take place, but this is setting the direction of travel, isn‘t it? is setting the direction of travel, isn't it? it really is, it is quite a symbolic moment on thatjourney, the snp‘s fight to have a second independence referendum in scotland. it comes off the back of the anti—brexit bounce here in scotland in the european elections with a very pro—european stance, the snp won three of the six seats available here. —— 13. this bill set out today gives the legal arrangements for any and all referendums in the scope of the scottish parliament. and of course all eyes only on the one, one possible independence referendum. the challenge scotland‘s first

minister nicola sturgeon has though, is that power lies with westminster with what‘s called a section 30 order. theresa may has said she is not minded to grant a section 30 order. it is likely her successors are not minded to do it either. but this morning, speaking at an event to mark the publishing of this bill, scotland‘s first minister said it would be a democratic outrage if westminster blocked the right of scotla nd westminster blocked the right of scotland to hold a second independence referendum. 0pposition parties have been speaking this morning and they are saying she is pandering to her party. they say it is an obsession, they say it is a reckless and irresponsible behaviour, but the framework being set out today, the timescale being set out today, the timescale being set out today, the timescale being set out this week, nicola sturgeon saying she would like any referendum to be held towards the second half of next year. more details are

likely to be flushed out in the parliament here at holyrood later today. 0k, thank you very much. let‘s have a look at the weather forecast. we have had quite a bit of cloud spilling in from the west this morning. for many of us, it seems similarto morning. for many of us, it seems similar to this morning. for many of us, it seems similarto this in morning. for many of us, it seems similar to this in north wales. that cloud increasing with some outbreaks of rain across much of wales, the south—west of england, central and southern parts of england, and patchy rain in northern ireland spreading into scotland as well. the far north of scotland perhaps being so nearby showers in the northern isles. maximum temperatures are higher on the north sea coast compared to yesterday. tonight, we will continue with quite a bit of rain across northern parts of the uk. it will be quite patchy. further south it should be dry but it will

bea mild south it should be dry but it will be a mild night for all of us. temperatures no lower than 10 celsius. it is only in the north of scotla nd celsius. it is only in the north of scotland that it might be a bit chilly. 0n scotland that it might be a bit chilly. on thursday, northern part expected to remain quite loudly. temperatures are on the rise. hello this is bbc newsroom live. the headlines: conservative leadership candidate boris johnson has been ordered to attend a private court summons for allegations he lied to the public over brexit. labour‘s deputy leader tom watson says he thinks it was "spiteful" to expel alastair campbell from the party after he voted for the liberal democrats. warnings over council cash for care services, as new evidence emerges of the financial pressures on local authorities in england.

it is not only the battle of being exhausted from the care to look after my mum that it is the battle of seven years i have dry to fight the council to get any funding. migration advisors tell the government they should recruit vets, web designers and psychologists from outside europe. legislation will be published at holyrood to pave for the way for a new referendum on scottish independence, which first minister nicola sturgeon says she wants to hold in the second half of 2020. the sport now. it‘s all or nothing in azerbaijan as chelsea and arsenal contest a high stakes europa league final

dubbed the full english. have you noticed more of a post today? it certainly has lifted a little. we have been herejust over 204i little. we have been herejust over 2041 was now. the big one is coming up 2041 was now. the big one is coming up on saturday. they will be a fraction of the fans here for the europa league final. they have made some pretty arduous journeys europa league final. they have made some pretty arduousjourneys but more flights will arrive via different cities today. some making road trips from georgia, some have flown into georgia. we think arsenal fa ns flown into georgia. we think arsenal fans will be outnumbering the chelsea fans by about two to one. it isa chelsea fans by about two to one. it is a big dealfor arsenal because winning the europa league days carry champions league qualification as well, but you just feel this is a city who are going to try and put on a good show. it is the biggest football final they will have staged in their history, azerbaijan.

football final they will have staged in their history, azerbaijanm football final they will have staged in their history, azerbaijan. it is 2:30pm in the afternoon, kick—off 11pm local time. by the time the trophy is presented, it will be the early hours of thursday morning. how is that working for the players, the fans, and the logistics for putting on something like this? players are used to playing abroad. they stay in their little bubble. for arsenal and chelsea fans it will feel like an 8pm kick—off. in their minds, anyway. you can see the famous flame towers they are. arsenal are in one of those and then they will make the short trip to the olympic stadium, which is a five or six miles north of us here. it will take about 15 minutes ina of us here. it will take about 15 minutes in a bus with a police cavalcade. as for the fans, it is going to be a late finish for them but it is a city that stays open very late. for those fans, but it is a city that stays open very late. forthose fans, £1000 but it is a city that stays open very late. for those fans, £1000 for a return trip, and it is a day trip.

a couple of fans we spoke to are worried about those return flights, which are very early in the morning tomorrow. many of them will be keeping fingers crossed that it does not go to extra time and penalties, because that would be a very late finish. thank you very much. tomorrow it is at the oval in london and the opening game of the cricket world cup. england play south africa. from the looks of training this morning, mark wood, the pace bowler, may not be fit for tomorrow. he watched on as the rest of the bowlers went through their paces. eoin morgan is expected to play tomorrow after suffering a fracture tomorrow after suffering a fracture to his finger last week. the funeral of nikki lauda is taking place today. he died last week at the age of 70. he was nearly killed

in an accident in 1976 but remarkably survived, winning a further two titles, before enjoying a successful business career. thousands of fans have gathered to pay their respects at saint stephen‘s cathedral this morning. we will have more for you in the next hour. 15 people are now known to have died as dozens of tornados continue to bring disruption to large parts of the united states. tens of thousands of homes are without power. nimesh thacker reports. in brookville, 0hio, sue counts the cost of the tornado that destroyed her home. trapped beneath a fallen wall, she‘s lucky to be alive. i was screaming, "lord help me, lord help me." i heard him say, "sue, we‘re coming, we‘re coming." and i saw the flashlight. and the neighbour on both sides helped get me out. across eight states,

dozens of tornadoes pulverised homes and businesses. uprooting lives, destroying entire communities. in ohio, an 81—year—old man was killed when a twister picked up his car and smashed it into his home. it sounded like a jet engine, just landing right on top of your house. then the whole house started shaking and vibrating, and you just heard a big explosion. that was the glass through all the house getting blown out. mankind is no match against mother nature. tens of thousands of people have been left without power, as authorities deal with gas leaks and search for people still trapped by debris. more severe weather is forecast and, while the tornadoes may have stopped for the moment, their impact will never go away. nimesh thaker, bbc news. the malaysian government has ordered several thousand tonnes of imported plastic waste, some of which is from britain, to be sent back to the countries

it came from. the malaysian environment minister said she no longer wanted her country to be a dumping ground for waste from wealthier countries. several south east asian countries are now trying to curb a surge in waste imports after china stopped accepting it early last year. a bansky artwork that was painted on the side of a steelworker‘s garage in port talbot is being moved. the season‘s greetings mural is being transported to a new art museum in the welsh town‘s centre. tomos morgan has been watching the operation. season‘s greeting has now been moved onto the back of the lorry and will begin the slow process of being moved to its new location further down in port talbot. it was drawn sometime in december and this man behind me, john brandler, brought it in january. i am so relaxed. ifi

was any more relaxed, i would be falling over, and not drunk. i saw the video of them moving a replica wall so once i saw that, i relaxed. no nerves at all when it started being hoisted into the air? none at all. the nerves are going to be this afternoon when we unwrap it. anything could have happened and we don‘t know because it is covered up. i don‘t think anything has happened but it is going to be moved by lorry ata but it is going to be moved by lorry at a snail‘s pace into town and it‘s going to be lovely. this is going to bea going to be lovely. this is going to be a nice peaceful 20 minute drive into town and then, when it goes off, it is taken off the lorry, they are putting it on big chunks of wood like sleepers to protect the floor, and then we are going to take the front of, and that is the point when iam going front of, and that is the point when i am going to be nervous. when was the last time you saw the painting up the last time you saw the painting up close? about a month ago. and it was in pristine condition? yes. and

until a few days ago it was covered in perspex. they have had people looking after it over time. they have taken the front windows out of the building in port talbot so they don‘t have to go down there and start doing anything, it has all been prepared, it willjust go in, been prepared, it willjust go in, be lowered, we will all cite a sigh of relief, and then can stop panicking. thank you very much, john. the plan in that the lorry will be driven down into the centre of port talbot and it will be hoisted into its new home and the plan is that hopefully the public will be able to view season‘s greeting is in a few weeks‘ time when the deed is done betweenjohn and the council so that the public can view this artwork in the town it was created. let‘s get more now on the migration review as the body which advises the government on migration issues

is calling for a large influx of skilled workers from outside europe. it wants vets, web designers, psychologists, architects, and medical staff to be added to a list of occupations where restrictions should not apply. let‘s get more on this from professor alan manning, who‘s chair of the migration advisory committee which published the review. welcome and thank you for your time. is the inference here that the sort of skilled workers you are talking about are now not coming from europe in the numbers needed because of the political climate in the uk? in some cases, yes, but most of them, no. these are often jobs where we mostly hired migrants from outside the eu normally. and it's a bigjump. we are talking about a gem from 1% of jobs in the labour market to 9% of jobs in the labour market to 9% of jobs in the labour market to 9% of jobs in the labour market. why that jump? two reasons, the labour market is tighter now than it has been.

unemployment lower, vacancies higher. the second reason is that we have tried to simplify the system. in the past, very specificjobs would be put on this list, we are now recommending broader occupations to try and make sure that it can evolve as job titles evolve. what does this say about scales in the uk, about the education system, training in the uk if you have a much broader range ofjobs for which you can‘t find the right people from uk applicants? in some cases, they have been issues with shortages in these occupations going back decades. so it‘s them, they have been concerns about, for example vocational education system and some things like nhs workforce planning. so it is important that attention is

put on trying to develop a domestic pipeline of workers, but in the short run, that is often not possible and we need to hire migrants in order to avoid damaging shortages. and briefly, do you think the government is going to adopt your recommendations?” the government is going to adopt your recommendations? i don't know. in the past, they generally have accepted our recommendations but our job is simply to advise, it‘s a job is to decide. 0bviously, job is simply to advise, it‘s a job is to decide. obviously, we hope they will. thank you very much. in a moment we‘ll have all the business news, but first the headlines on bbc news. conservative leadership candidate boris johnson has been ordered to attend a private court summons, for allegations he lied to the public over brexit. warnings over council cash for care services — as new evidence emerges of the financial pressures on local authorities. labour‘s deputy leader tom watson says he thinks it was "spiteful" to expel alastair campbell from the party, after he voted for the liberal democrats.

in the business news... chinese telecoms giant huawei has asked the us courts to speed up its legal battle with washington. two weeks ago, the trump administration added huawei to a trade blacklist, banning the chinese telecoms giant from acquiring technology from us firms without government approval. huawei says the move will harm billions of consumers. real madrid has overtaken manchester united and been named most valuable european football club. kpmg‘s study of clubs‘ enterprise value estimates its worth at £2.91 billion. the firm studied profitability, broadcasting rights, popularity, sporting potential and stadium value. wh smith has been ranked the uk‘s worst high street retailer for the second year in a row, according to a which? survey of 7,700 shoppers. the poll, which covered 100

retailers, rated the chain "very poor" for value for money and in—store experience. in contrast, richer sounds and john lewis were at the top of the table. we‘ve had the latest snapshot of the grocery sector out and it shows shoppers are spending more in supermarkets. but it‘s the discount chains pulling in more customers as the uk‘s big four supermarkets all failed to post a rise in sales during the last quarter. the grocery market overall grew1.3% yearon year. aldi and lidl are worth a collective £344 million more than the same time last year and aldi has attracted nearly one million more shoppers. tesco‘s share of the market has slipped slightly but it still remains the biggest player at 27.7%. earlier, i spoke to chris hayward, consumer specialist for ka ntar. he told me why the german

discounters are doing so well. the big figures they are for aldi and lidl, so a million more shoppers for aldi and 600,000 more for lidl, but we have to remember that other shops have seen good growth, and also being squeezed, we know that tesco has performed particularly well as well. so there are a few things to think about. with the uncertainty in the country, people are uncertainty in the country, people a re less uncertainty in the country, people are less willing to take risks and more willing to search out value, and the way to do that is either by cheaper products or go to cheaper supermarkets as well. growth is down on last year and that‘s mainly due to the fact we had a fantastic may last year with the royal weddings and football, whereas this year we have not had that whether or that events, but we have got the cricket

world cup coming up, we have got two football finals with british interest, the netball world cup in july as well as wimbledon, so plenty of things for retailers to hang their hats on to try and get that discretionary spend back into store and into occasions. the chinese telecoms giant huawei claims billions of consumers will lose out after the uk put the firm on a trade blacklist. washington has moved to block the chinese company, the world‘s largest maker of telecoms equipment, on national security concerns. the trade ban is part of a wider battle between the us and huawei. but huawei has repeatedly denied claims the use of its products presents security risks, and says it is independent from the chinese government. speaking at a press conference, the firm‘s top legal officer song liuping said the trade ban would also "directly harm" american companies and affect jobs. we believe this sets a dangerous

precedent. today is telecom and huawei, tomorrow it could be your industry, your company, your consumers. thejudicial system industry, your company, your consumers. the judicial system is the last line of defence for justice. joining us now is stephanie hare, an independent analyst. do you think this does set a dangerous precedent? it will be interesting to see if huawei will be willing to submit to a discovery process. they would have a full trial rather than what they would like, which is to have something quite quickly. they would have to reveal their business practices, which i‘m sure the united states government would love to have a closer look at. huawei want us to have a hearing which has been set for september 2019 and they want to get this resolved very quickly. what is ita get this resolved very quickly. what is it a future for huawei if they

don‘t succeed in overturning this? will millions of consumers be affected ? will millions of consumers be affected? the will millions of consumers be affected ? the chips will millions of consumers be affected? the chips it uses are from us companies. we have a bit of precedent with pace from last year when a chinese company was temporarily placed on the list. its business was really hurt and then donald trump took it off the list supposedly as a personal favour to the chinese president. if huawei is on temporarily, perhaps as part of a wider negotiation for the us, china trade deal, it can weather it out, but if this goes on for a long time, the business is going to be affected. it relies on 33 us suppliers for its business and this is entirely separate from the existing controversy over national security and 5g, that is a totally separate issue. that would not be affected by whether it stays on the entity list at all. so what do you think the outcome of the trade

negotiations between the us and china will be for huawei, because it has been hinted at by donald trump that it could form part of those negotiations. he did hint that and if he was to have huawei removed from the entity list, it would make it easierfor huawei from the entity list, it would make it easier for huawei to continue building its smartphone present, it is already number two in the world behind samsung. but it would not resolve the national security dispute, it would not resolve the accusations that the ceo, who is currently being held in canada, violated us sanctions on iran, and it would not change anything about us accusations about the chinese theft of us technology companies‘ intellectual property. this isjust one component of the story. thank you very much. we will keep across that huge story. concerns about the impact of the us—china trade war

on the global economy has pushed many indices down around the world, including the ftse100. oil prices fell back, which had an impact on the big energy companies. british american tobacco has fallen quite dramatically today and was on course for its biggest daily loss since november, a day after data showed cigarette industry volumes fell in the four weeks to may 18. house—builders taylor wimpey and berkeleyrose after a survey showed that british banks last month approved the greatest number of mortgages since february 2017. fallen into. marc headon, a painter and decorator, swam to the struggling animal in the fossdyke near saxilby, lincolnshire. he was filmed as he dragged the deer to the bank. earlier i spoke to marc about the rescue. we thought it was a fish because we go fishing a lot so we pulled up and

had a look and it was a little dear. i guess a lot of people would not have done what you did, which was to jump have done what you did, which was to jump into the water. did you hesitate at all to do that?” literally didn‘t even think, ijust did it, to be fair. and was it so exhaustive that when you got to it, it didn‘t really struggle? exhaustive that when you got to it, it didn't really struggle?” exhaustive that when you got to it, it didn't really struggle? i had a quick look first because it looked like it was really suffering. by the timei like it was really suffering. by the time i got to it, it looked like it was happy for me to come. it must have been happy, yeah. so you dragged it to the bank, not an easy thing to get a deer out of the water. what condition was it in then? we saw you using clothing to rub it down? jamie help me get the deer out, then he got me out. we carried it to the top of the bank and it looked like it was in shock. it was cold. it must have been in their hours. we put blankets around

it, tried keeping it warm. it was obviously very traumatised by the experience so it was quite happy to let you do this. it looked like it was going to die, to be fair. and we show that short of you holding it up. how were you feeling at that point? it felt good, saving a deer smack life, of course. what happened afterwards ? smack life, of course. what happened afterwards? did you call anyone to come and help you? i rang the police. i did not know who to ring, it was near a busy road, and they put me in contact with the wildlife trust. we took it somewhere safe because it was near the main road so we took it to a friend‘s house and after a while it started coming back to life a little bit. the wildlife trust came and picked it up. so you had this baby deer skipping around someone‘s living room ? had this baby deer skipping around someone's living room? we had it in the back garden. 0k. someone's living room? we had it in the back garden. ok. i thought you meant you brought it inside. the back garden. ok. i thought you meant you brought it insidem the back garden. ok. i thought you meant you brought it inside. it was in the back garden. but it was much

happier? yes, then the wildlife trust came and picked out at. and what did they say? they were over the moon. they basically said we saved its life. the eiffel tower is already one of the world‘s most popular tourist attractions, but now there‘s a new way for people to experience the parisian landmark. to mark the eiffel tower‘s 130th birthday, visitors are being offered the chance to take a free trip on a zip line from the top of the tower. participants will be picked by an online lottery on social media. those who choose to take the trip will set off from the second floor balcony for the ride, which lasts just sixty seconds, and ends at the 18th—century military complex, ecole militaire. the zipline will be operating until the 11th ofjune. now it‘s time for a look at the weather. we have had quite a bit of cloud spilling its way in from the west

throughout this morning and with it bringing some outbreaks of rain. it is all courtesy of this weather system. more particularly so there is one friend, which has been moving in gradually over the last 12 hours or so. with that higher cloud moving m, or so. with that higher cloud moving in, it is giving us some serious and actually quite a nice phenomenon. through the rest of today, we continue to see a bit of sunshine in the far north of scotland. some showers in the northern isles. elsewhere rain in southern england and by this evening the south—east. we have got a south—westerly wind today rather than that northerly wind yesterday. today it should feel a bit more pleasant. 14 or 15 celsius. elsewhere, temperatures

getting to about 18 degrees. tonight, we will continue with some heavy bouts of rain across northern england, northern ireland and scotland. lots of cloud around tonight and actually quite a mild night. temperatures not falling below 12 degrees for england, wales and northern ireland. still a bit chilly in the far north of scotland. into thursday, warm air coming up from the south—west, still some chilly here in the far north of scotland, but temperatures are rising for the rest of this week. and it is quite cloudy on thursday. still some showery outbreaks of rain across the northern part of the uk. further south it should be dry. temperatures are rising. it is going to feel quite muggy and humid tomorrow afternoon. temperatures between 20 and 23 celsius. a bit chilly for the far north of scotland. into the weekend, those temperatures will continue to build. 27 degrees in the far east. further north, temperatures in the mid to

the high teens but generally speaking they will be quite a bit of cloud over the weekend. let‘s have a quick look at that. you can see that four north—western areas, quite u nsettled four north—western areas, quite unsettled conditions. temperatures between 16 and 18 degrees. in the south and east it will stay largely dry. temperatures between 20 and 24 degrees quite widely. in the south—east, we could see 26 or 27 degrees, before it turns a little bit fresher by sunday again. have a good afternoon.

you‘re watching bbc newsroom live — these are today‘s main stories: conservative leadership candidate boris johnson has been ordered to attend a private court summons, for allegations he lied to the public over brexit. labour‘s deputy leader tom watson says he thinks it was "spiteful" to expel alastair campbell from the party, after he voted for the liberal democrats. warnings over council cash for care services as new evidence emerges of the financial pressures on local authorities. it‘s not only the battle of being exhausted from the care it‘s not only the battle of being exhausted from the care to look after my mum, but it‘s been the battle of seven years i‘ve tried to fight the council to get any funding. migration advisors tell the government they should recruit vets, web designers and psychologists from outside europe. in sport — the all—english

europa league final is just hours away, with chelsea and arsenal going head to head in azerbaijan. and, , the dramatic moment a man rescues a deer from a canal in lincolnshire. in vis)good morning. good morning. welcome to bbc newsroom live. i‘m annita mcveigh. the frontrunner in the contest to succeed theresa may as prime minister, the former foreign secretary borisjohnson, has been told by a judge that he will face a court case over accusations of misconduct in public office. the case centres on claims that he lied during the brexit referendum campaign about the amount of money the uk paid to the eu.

joining us now is our news correspondent andy moore. this stems from a crowd funded campaign? that's right, crowd funded to the tune of about £200,000. the norfolk businessman marcus ball, went to a magistrates‘ court and argued before a judge that this was such a serious offence of lying by a very senior politician over such a major issue, it represented misconduct in public office. it is a very serious criminal offence. this was an important stage along the way. thejudge said was an important stage along the way. the judge said she wasn‘t making any decision about the facts, the case was unproven, but she said there was a case to answer. so she is sending it onto the next stage. that means mrjohnson will have to appear personally at westminster magistrates‘ court to face three charges of misconduct in public office. basically the same offence over different timescales and it will go to a crown court, because it is such a serious issue that carries

possibly, if found guilty, more than a six—month jail sentence. possibly, if found guilty, more than a six-month jail sentence. do we have a date for the next court appearance? no, we don't have a date for that yet. i am wondering in the context of the conservative leadership election and when that might happen. has mrjohnson said anything about this since we last spoke when the story broke an hour ago? we haven't heard from mr johnson himself. we know what his view is from the argument put forward by his lawyers at the previous hearing. they said this was basically a political stunt brought by anti—brexit campaigners. politicians, in the rough and tumble ofa campaign politicians, in the rough and tumble of a campaign are free to make claims and they will be held their feet to the fire by the politicians and they will be held by them. david miller said it is ridiculous a politician is going to be charged

with a criminal offence every time they are accused of lying. he said it is nuts and seniorjudges will be holding their heads and wondering what a juniorjudge has decided. thank you very much. let‘s get more on this. 0ur assistant political editor norman smith is in westminster. what could this mean for mr johnson‘s leadership campaign? what could this mean for mr johnson's leadership campaign? you have to say the timing could hardly be more damaging, given we are in a leadership campaign and mrjohnson is seen as the favourite. before he is seen as the favourite. before he is out of the blocks to formally launch his campaign, set out his ideas, the headlines are all going to be about the fact he‘s now facing a court case, when at the end of the day, with a potential prison sentence. the second thing is the massive distraction it is for team johnson. here they are trying to hone their message and yet they are now going to have to spend quite a

bit of time i would imagine, trying to dampen down the story and come up with a credible riposte to it. it does open up the extraordinary potential juncture does open up the extraordinary potentialjuncture position does open up the extraordinary potential juncture position of does open up the extraordinary potentialjuncture position of mr johnson appearing in court. he himself will have to appear in court, appearing in court at precisely the same time as he is appealing to yes, the tory party, but also the nation to trust him to become the next prime minister. and both those processes will be going on at precisely the same time. the last thing, it seems to me, is inevitably, it will be used by his critics and i expect, will reignite the questions over the character question about mrjohnson‘s character. because we know throughout his political career, he has, you know, faced allsorts of

scrapes and the criticism has come from his own side. michael howard sacked him. michael gove, who was leading his leadership campaign last time, decided that he just didn‘t think he was a fit person and in effect brought his campaign to an end, by saying he could not support him. it seems to me that although this is just him. it seems to me that although this isjust a summons, it is not a verdict, the simple fact this case is now going ahead will reignite those character questions and will be used by mrjohnson‘s critics. i guess politicians will look more broadly at this and consider, if a private individual wants to crowdfu nd private individual wants to crowdfund a case against an mp, then it can lead to court, like this one is? i am sure mrjohnson's allies, and we have yet to hear from his team, ithink and we have yet to hear from his team, i think they will be issuing a statement, but we are just looking at the legal parameters about what

they can say. those around mr johnson, will say it is people bitterly opposed to the brexit referendum, seemed to cause as much damage as possible. if you look at the court papers, the judge actually points out that mrjohnson‘s team argue this case was being brought to secure as much publicity as possible, presumably to damage the case for brexit and to damage mr johnson. now he ruled there was a case to answer and the allegations we re case to answer and the allegations were not vexatious. but i suspect there will be quite a few people at westminster who think, you know, this is the cut and thrust of politics. and if you are going to force politicians to potentially face legal action for every set of statistics they use, then you are really going to severely constrain political argument. 0k, norman. thank you very much for that, norman smith. let‘s stay with politics.

labour deputy leader tom watson has said it‘s "spiteful" to expel people from the labour party and called for an "amnesty" for members who did not support the party at the european elections. his comments came after alastair campbell, tony blair‘s former spin doctor and a leading campaigner for a second referendum, was expelled from labour after backing the liberal democrats. mr watson condemned the decision, saying "intolerance" would not be a part of the labour party, a call backed by the former labour cabinet minister, lord falconer. quite separately from the fact there has been no breach of the rules, it would be a terrible, terrible message to send to all of those people, like alistair, who have been fighting for the cause of labour since their working lives began, 30 or 40 years ago. and now to be expelled because there is a particular issue, namely whether or not there should be a second referendum, they feel so strongly about. we want people who have got beliefs. we want people to stay and fight for labour and if they quietly vote for another party, that shouldn't be

a reason for expulsion. 11 conservative mps have now put their names forward to be the next prime minister, following theresa may‘s resignation. the latest candidate is the junior brexit minister, james cleverly, who‘s written in his local newspaper about the need to unite the party. the winner of the leadership contest is expected to be announced injuly. speaking on the bbc‘s radio 4 today programme, mr cleverley says a no—deal brexit is not his preferred option, but it should remain on the table. we absolutely can deliver a brexit with no deal. but we should also remember... and you‘re reasonably... my words, not yours, but you‘re reasonably sanguine about that? yeah, because i've seen the preparations. it is not my preferred option, i don't think it should be an outcome to be pursued. it can be delivered but not pursued. but it's also really important we understand that not delivering brexit would be, in my mind, significantly more damaging, our political reputation with the country would be damaged, i think that the... the idea that we would somehow revert to a pre—referendum reality is for the birds.

the speaker of the house of commons, john bercow, has confirmed he won‘t stand down, while there are what he called "momentous events" taking place in parliament. mr bercow was understood to have told friends that he would quit this summer. his comments, to the guardian, are likely to infuriate some conservative mps who believe he wants to prevent a no—deal brexit. there‘s fresh evidence of the financial pressures on english councils and the effect that could have on care services. a report from the institute for fiscal studies says spending on council services has been cut by more than a fifth over the past nine years, though councils have been trying to protect care services for adults and children. separate research analysed

by the bbc has identified 11 local authorities which have been warned that they risk exhausting their cash reserves unless they cut spending or get an increase in funding. the government says it will set out reforms to the social care system at the earliest opportunity, and it has made nearly £4 billion in adult social care funding available for councils next year. here‘s our social affairs correspondent alison holt. where are you ? i‘m only here. we‘re going to go this way now. why? i want to be here. rachel blackford and her mother, barbara, are at the sharp end of financial pressures local authorities are facing. barbara has severe dementia, and their county council, somerset, closed the day centre they relied on as it tried to balance its books. the authority offered alternatives, but, for rachel, this was vital support that worked. i‘m desperate, and i‘m not the only one. you know, lifelines are being cut. you just think, if they don‘t listen to our pleas,

how is the future going to evolve? over the ten months we followed somerset county council, it had to make £13 million of cuts or go bust. it meant painful decisions for the director of adult care services, who had to make his share of savings, despite the growing demand for care. this last year has been the hardest of my professional career, because i see ever more people who we are not providing the level and type of support that they want and need. and, whilst we have improved a numberof ourservices, i'm conscious that that's been at the cost of services that people have valued no longer being available. that‘s all right, they stay here. the government has promised to reform the funding of the care system at the earliest opportunity, but, in many places like somerset, the pressures are biting now. alison holt, bbc news. the health secretary,

matt hancock, who is now running to become tory leader, admitted that the approach to social care needs to change. i‘ve already talked about different ways of making sure we have a properly funded social care system in the long term. firstly, making sure there is more money in there upfront, and secured, an extra almost £1 billion going into social care, so there is now almost 10% more money in social care. there is increasing demand, we‘ve put more money in, but we need a solution for the long term, where instead of this year by year process, we all know and can plan with confidence. and you can find out more tonight in the first of a two part panorama series...

the body which advises the government on migration issues is calling for a large influx of skilled workers from outside europe. it wants vets, web designers, psychologists, architects, and medical staff to be added to a list of occupations where restrictions should not apply. earlier i spoke to our home affairs correspondent, danny shaw, and i asked him to explain what this so—called "shortage occupation list" is all about. the government has very tight restrictions on who can be recruited from outside the european economic area. of course, within the eu we have freedom of movement at the moment where people can pretty much come and go without limits or without restrictions. but outside europe there are very tight restrictions and rules and the number ofjobs restrictions and rules and the number of jobs and professions restrictions and rules and the number ofjobs and professions are subject to those rules. but there is a list, a shortage occupation list and the occupations on that list do not have such tight limits and restrictions. what the advisory committee is saying, is that unemployment has fallen, the vacancy

rate has risen, there is concern about brexit and the consequences of that. the flow of workers from the eu has reduced and because of all that, a number of new professions and occupations are expressing concern saying, we cannot plug the gaps in our workforce at the moment under the existing rules. so the committee is recommending that a number of professions should be added to this shortage occupation is. they are, as you say, web designers, psychologists, vets. there are also speech therapists, occupational therapists, architects, biological scientist, biochemist and even archaeologists. danny, the migration advisory committee says thejobs migration advisory committee says the jobs market is different to the last one reviewed in 2013 and under their proposal is the list would jump their proposal is the list would jump from covering 1% ofjobs in the

labour market to 9% ofjobs in the labour market to 9% ofjobs in the labour market. are these jobs that would have been filled by people coming from other eu countries? that is very difficult to tell and i don‘t think the committee draws any conclusions about that. but the inference is, the uncertainty that is caused by brexit and the fact that a number of eu workers have left the uk and the number coming m, left the uk and the number coming in, particularly from poland and countries that joined in, particularly from poland and countries thatjoined the eu in 2004, those numbers have reduced somewhat, are creating conditions in which employers are struggling to fill those vacancies in those areas. the migration advisory committee says all medical staff should be included in the shortage occupation list. it is possible for companies to recruit people in those professions already, but they are subject to tight rules. those rules include having to advertise the job first in the uk, so they have to

jump first in the uk, so they have to jump through various hoops. there are also rules on visa fees, which are also rules on visa fees, which are more restrictive and also if people want to settle who are not on the shortage of occupation list, if they want settlement they need to be earning an income of around 35,000. so there are advantages to not, to being on that list. moreover, this is an indication of the skills shortages facing the uk. this is a tea m shortages facing the uk. this is a team of economists that have looked into this in very great detail and produced a 400 page report and they are saying these are the areas where we are so short of trained staff in the uk and also in the eu, that we have to go outside europe. that really perhaps as a warning, not only to the government, but also the education sector and the training sector in this country. the headlines on bbc news: conservative leadership candidate boris johnson has been ordered to attend a private court summons, for allegations he lied to the public over brexit.

labour‘s deputy leader tom watson says he thinks it was "spiteful" to expel alastair campbell from the party, after he voted for the liberal democrats. warnings over council cash for care services as new evidence emerges of the financial pressures on local authorities. another look at the sport. we are less than eight hours away now from the start of the europa league final. arsenal take on chelsea but not too many fans have braved the long, expensive journey to the azerbaijan capital baku. 0n the field, both unai emery and maurizio sarri are under pressure to deliver some silverware in their first season in charge. former chelsea striker eidur gudjohnsen believes tonight‘s result will impact both clubs off the pitch, as well as on it. a lot of speculation about

individual players‘ futures, manages‘ futures at the club. when you are back together, it sets us up for a bigger game than just football. a lot of things can go on around the clubs and can answer some questions about the speculation going into next season.” questions about the speculation going into next season. i think it will be quite tight. i think chelsea will be quite tight. i think chelsea will try to play on the counterattack and see arsenal in possession. i am counterattack and see arsenal in possession. lam hoping counterattack and see arsenal in possession. i am hoping ozil can slot in one of the strikers and they can win it that way. i think it will go to can win it that way. i think it will gotoa can win it that way. i think it will go to a penalty shoot out. i hope that does not happen because arsenal have been really unlucky in europe in recent history. just a reminder that you can catch all the build—up to that europa league final in sportsday this evening at 6.30 with full commentary on the match on radio five live at 8.

away from baku, final preparations are being made in london for the opening of the cricket world cup. england face south africa at the oval and if training is anything to go by today, pace bowler mark wood may not feature. liam plunkett and sam curren in the frame to play instead. captain eoin morgan should recover from a fractured finger to feature. he believes his side can cope with the pressure of being favourites. we‘ve spoken about it as a group. the level of expectation and favourite tag is therefore a reason. 0ver favourite tag is therefore a reason. over the last two years of format, at home in particular, has been outstanding and that is the reason it is there. to follow up your points, the other welcomes we have played in, we have gone in with very little expectation and not done that well. i picked this position over any other. you are up—to—date, we will have more after the news at one.

legislation that could pave the way for a second scottish independence referendum has been published at holyrood. first minister nicola sturgeon said the bill would give people north of the border, what she called, the "opportunity to choose a better future". let‘s speak now to lorna gordon. what would your assessment be for a second referendum ? what would your assessment be for a second referendum? the snp had a bounce in the european election. they had a very pro—europe message. they had a very pro—europe message. they gained three of the six seats available. whether that was strong, entirely strong pro—independence voters or whether there were others lending their vote to the snp because of their stance on europe, is not entirely clear. but it has certainly given their supporters momentum in the arguments over whether scotland should be an

independent country. and today, we see the publishing of this bill. it is called the referendum for scotla nd is called the referendum for scotland bill, which sets out the legal framework for any and all the referendums on matters and within scotland‘s control. a referendum on scottish independence is not within the scottish government or the scottish parliament‘s control at the moment. they would need what is called a section 30 order to be granted by westminster for that to happen. scotland‘s first minister nicola sturgeon, says it would be a democratic outrage if a section 30 order wasn‘t granted. if and when we reach the bridge of the westminster government and the scottish government not being able to agree, i'll set out my intentions then. but there is a point of principle here, it is legitimate for the westminster government and anybody else for that matter to oppose independence. it would be a democratic outrage, particularly given the mandate i have as first minister, for a westminster government to seek

to stand in the way of the people of scotland having the right to choose. that is a completely proposition and one that i think is democratically unsustainable. this bill will, it‘s thought, com plete this bill will, it‘s thought, complete its passage here by the end of the year. and if a section 30 order were to be granted, there would still be the need for secondary legislation here to set the date for any referendum on scottish independence and the question in any referendum on scottish independence. that would need secondary legislation. but, because this bill would have passed, it would mean that could happen in a timely fashion. there has already been strong response from opposition groupings here in scotland. they are calling this an obsession on the pa rt calling this an obsession on the part of the snp. they say nicola sturgeon is pandering to her party and that her actions are reckless and that her actions are reckless and irresponsible. we will hear more

details about that bill set out at the parliament here at around 2pm this afternoon. lorna gordon, thank you very much. a poll of shoppers has named whsmith britain‘s worst shop for the second year running. almost 8,000 people took part in the survey by which richer sounds was named the best performer. whsmith said the study was not statistically relevant or meaningful. game of thrones star kit harington has checked into a "wellness retreat" in the us, reportedly for stress. the actor, who played jon snow in the popular series, was working on "some personal issues", his publicist told the bbc. in a recent interview, the 32 year—old actor said he experienced "a huge heave of emotion" after filming the final scenes of game of thrones, which he worked on for eight series. five people have died on the slopes of

britain‘s highest mountain, ben nevis, since december. so just how dangerous is the climb? 0ur scotland correspondent, james shaw sent us this report from the summit. there is no other mountain in britain quite like ben nevis, from the ridges, gullies and cliffs of the north face, to the stunning views from the top across loch linnhe and the west coast of scotland. it is uniquely beautiful. there is a straightforward path up the southern slopes, but the north face is a serious challenge. we have hired a mountain guide, mike, to make sure we do it safely. tell us what we‘re looking at there, that little bit of snow that we can see up there, what is that? that snow there is at the foot of number five gully, which is where all the snow has come down and the avalanches over the winter, that‘s why it‘s so deep and why it‘s still there in the summer. and that is a particular hazard as we know, from what has actually happened this winter. absolutely. number five gully does avalanche quite regularly,

and quite dramatically this year, causing that accident. so, yes, it is a regular avalanche spot. the incident mike‘s talking about happened in march, when three climbers from switzerland died at the foot of this gully. it is potentially a death trap. if we are here at the wrong time in the wrong weather conditions. yes, but on a different day, with fresh snowfall, the westerly winds blowing snow onto the top, this is normally where it collects, where you get avalanches that slide all the way down to the bottom here. so absolutely, this is the place to avoid in those avalanche conditions. using an ice axe aids stability, as mike kicks steps into the hardened snow. like we did before. ice axe in your hand. iam 0k. good. along this side? 1,000 feet up, the snow has melted, but the climbing does not get any easier.

a bit of a drop down there. at this point, mike and i are roped together in case one of us trips orfalls. this is one of the ways up the north face of ben nevis. it is pretty arduous, it‘s pretty hard going but you are rewarded by these absolutely amazing views. but completing the route is a long, hard slog. are we only about halfway, or less than halfway? i‘d say halfway up. tiredness and changing weather conditions can mean that a plan which seemed safe can start to look more dangerous. 0ther climbers are also taking account of the conditions and planning their day accordingly. when you go into the mountains, the weather is changeable, you should always have plan a, plan b, plan c and if it is not suitable, you‘re not fit enough, you haven‘t chosen the right thing, you can always turn around, you can always come back tomorrow.

the mountains are not going anywhere. experienced climbers know that there is always the potential for something unexpected to happen. proper planning and assessing the dangers as you go can reduce the risks of the minimum so that this thrilling mountain landscape can be enjoyed to the full. now it‘s time for a look at the weather. the weather is beginning to change. for many it was a bright start to the day with sunshine around but thatis the day with sunshine around but that is going to become increasingly rare this afternoon. 0utbreaks that is going to become increasingly rare this afternoon. outbreaks of rain around and damp weather for a time in south—east england. the heaviest rain for north wales, north—west england and south—west scotland. the rain heavy at times and also low cloud around this afternoon, with a few mist and fog patches over the high ground.

0vernight, the worst of the rain should clear through but it will tend to stay damp across some of the western coasts and hills. the breezes picking up. it will be a mild night with temperatures 12 to 13 degrees widely, but cooler than that across northern of scotland. cloudy start to the day tomorrow with rain around across the north west and the rain will get heavier in the afternoon. ireland north of scotland. the cloud are thin and break to give some limited sunny spells to the east of the high ground of wales, east of the pennines and where that happens it will feel warmer temperatures pushing into the low 20s. that‘s your weather.

hello, this is bbc newsroom live. the headlines: conservative leadership candidate boris johnson has been ordered to attend a private court

summons for allegations he lied to the public over brexit. labour‘s deputy leader tom watson says he thinks it was "spiteful" to expel alastair campbell from the party after he voted for the liberal democrats. warnings over council cash for care services as new evidence emerges of the financial pressures on local authorities in england. migration advisors tell the government they should recruit vets, web designers and psychologists from outside europe. legislation will be published at holyrood to pave for the way for a new referendum on scottish independence if the westminster government grants it. first minister nicola sturgeon says she wants to hold the referendum in the second half of 2020. 15 people are now known to have died as dozens of tornados continues to bring disruption to large parts of the united states. tens of thousands of

homes are without power. nimesh thacker reports. in brookville, 0hio, sue counts the cost of the tornado that destroyed her home. trapped beneath a fallen wall, she‘s lucky to be alive. i was screaming, "lord help me, lord help me." i heard him say, "sue, we‘re coming, we‘re coming." and i saw the flashlight. and the neighbour on both sides helped get me out. across eight states, dozens of tornadoes pulverised homes and businesses. uprooting lives, destroying entire communities. in ohio, an 81—year—old man was killed when a twister picked up his car and smashed it into his home. it sounded like a jet engine, just landing right on top of your house. then the whole house started shaking and vibrating, and you just heard a big explosion. that was the glass through all

the house getting blown out. mankind is no match against mother nature. tens of thousands of people have been left without power, as authorities deal with gas leaks and search for people still trapped by debris. more severe weather is forecast and, while the tornadoes may have stopped for the moment, their impact will never go away. nimesh thaker, bbc news. more now on divisions within labour. deputy leader tom watson says it is "spiteful" to expel people from the party and has called for an amnesty for members who did not support the party at the european elections. labour mep david martin is in favour of eu membership and supports a second referendumm, but has tweeted today his anger with senior party members who voted liberal democrat. he says the decision is doing "long term damage" to the party. joining us now is labour member of european parliament david martin.

you lost your seat in the european parliament in these elections, didn‘t you? parliament in these elections, didn't you? i did, but this is not about me. what really annoys me, i announced in 2014 it was going to be my last term in parliament and i stood in 2019 specifically because of the brexit situation and specifically to fight for remain, and i‘m pretty sad at the position alistair campbell has ta ken and i‘m pretty sad at the position alistair campbell has taken because he really hasn‘t engaged with the labour group he really hasn‘t engaged with the labourgroup in the he really hasn‘t engaged with the labour group in the european parliament, he doesn‘t know what we‘ve been fighting for, but he doesn‘t know what the liberals stand for in the european parliament. in fa ct, for in the european parliament. in fact, they have always been part of the centre—right majority. which he claims not to support. do you think your anger should be aimed atjeremy corbyn rather than alastair campbell. you will be aware of the allegations of fence sitting directed atjeremy corbyn. allegations of fence sitting directed at jeremy corbyn. before the campaign and during the campaign and since the end of the campaign, i

have made it very clear that i think our message was at the very best confused. i think we should have been a remain party, we should have been a remain party, we should have been calling for a second referendum, and i understand why some of the public, the ordinary voters, could not support labour, but i think it is inexcusable for people who have benefited from the labour party over many years to fight personal battles rather than about europe on a public stage. i don‘t think i can recall alastair campbell really speaking out on europe untiljeremy corbyn became leader of the labour party. i have been fighting in europe for many yea rs, been fighting in europe for many years, some of my colleagues have lost their seats, they were battling for remain, they were a strong voice within the party campaigning for remain, and they have been eliminated because they did not get the support from very senior people in the party that they should have got. what do you make of tom watson

saying it was spiteful for alastair campbell to be expelled from the party? i don't know ifi campbell to be expelled from the party? i don't know if i would use the word spiteful but i agree, because i don‘t think it serves the interest of the labour party. i don‘t want alastair campbell to be thrown out of the labour party but i wa nt thrown out of the labour party but i want him to become a constructive engagement with the european union rather than taking the easy choice and saying i voted for the liberal democrats because they want a second referendum. do you think it was an easy choice for him? he has spent his whole political life in the labour party. surely it can‘t have been an easy choice. i'm not sure because i don‘t know why europe has suddenly become this core issue for alastair campbell. i cannot remember him actually putting a very strong european case at any time in the past and i just think he european case at any time in the past and ijust think he has used europe as a stick to fight other battles. the labour party is now in

an existential crisis. we are in danger of elimination if we are not careful, if we don‘t get our act together, and this is no time to be fighting personal battles. we need to pull together to try and work out how we concentrate our policies, how we change the policies of the party, andi we change the policies of the party, and i have made it clear, i am probably closer to alastair campbell in terms of why we should be fighting for remain, why we should have a second referendum, but i don‘t think fighting an internal battle on a wider issue is the way to achieve this. irrespective of alastair campbell as an individual, for many, many people in labour, the subject of labour and the uk remaining in the eu is absolutely the battle they are focused on right now, so at the very least he is definitely representing an opinion within labour. yes, but that is my concern. he has narrowed the base for his own opinion by the attitude he took in the european election.

sean simon lost his seat, paul brannan lost his seat, all of whom have been strong advocates in the labour party and in the wider country for us remaining in the european union. we have gone from 20 meps down to ten. all were pro—european, pro—2nd vote, and all we have done now is make it more difficult inside the party to this battle. are you as critical of jeremy corbyn as you are of alastair campbell? we tried to persuade jeremy, we had a manifesto consultation meeting three or four weeks before the election, and we try to persuade his team that the message we were putting out was not the right message and i remain in that position. i want to remain in the european union and i hopejeremy corbyn will learn the lessons of this election, but i don‘t think eliminating good meps, who, frankly, some senior people in the party have

treated as roadkill, is the way forward. we appreciate your time today. thank you very much. more now on our story on council budgets and social care, with councils across britain struggling to deal with increased demand and huge cuts to their funding from central government. a report from the institute for fiscal studies says spending on council services has been cut by more than a fifth over the past nine years, though councils have been trying to protect care services for adults and children. separate research analysed by the bbc has identified eleven local authorities which have been warned that they risk exhausting their cash reserves unless they cut spending or get an increase in funding. the government says it will set out reforms to the social care system at the earliest opportunity, and it has made nearly £4 billion in adult social care funding available for councils next year. joining me now is andrew carter, the chief executive of centre for cities, a think tank focused on the economic performance of uk cities.

how have cities in the uk, cities in england because this is what the report focuses on, been hit by these budget cuts and the demand for budget cuts and the demand for budget at a council level? we looked at the ten years since the recession and found oururban at the ten years since the recession and found our urban councils have been hit almost twice as hard as a non—urban councils. that is an overall reduction in about £386 per person in those councils. why is that? in part because of the way they get their money. when you look at urban councils, it is often councils in the north, places like barnsley, wakefield or liverpool, they have seen the biggest cuts of around 40, certainly over 30% in the expenditure, partly because they are reliant on central government for their money and they are least able to generate revenues from other sources, whether through council

tax, sales fees and charges. and how has that played out? i don‘t know if you can give us a picture but how has that played out in the day—to—day running of the councils and the decisions that have to be made between funding social care or finding something else? we looked at 62 places across the country going back ten years, only four of them we re back ten years, only four of them were spending more than 50% of their budgets on social care. fast forward ten yea rs budgets on social care. fast forward ten years to today, more than half are doing so. barnsley, 60% of their budget is now spent on social care. that causes questions about what is the future of local government, is it going to be more than simply a social care provider, as important as that is. because as we have heard, in doveragain, demand as that is. because as we have heard, in dover again, demand for social care is going up as people live longer with more complex needs, but also in terms of use social care as well. what is the answer? is it

to somehow separate the budget from social care completely from other services that councils might provide? i certainly think that is an option. we have had lots of conversations, we will need to look significantly at the way we fund social care, and there is questions about funding it from a local tax base, which is difficult in a place like barnsley, not a big tax base, big demand for social care. but i think we can do things around increasing the flexibility of local government. we tend to fund them on a year by here basis, giving them multi—year budget would make a difference, allowing them to raise more in terms of tax. in edinburgh they are introducing a tourist tax. that could be introduced in england. a suggestion we heard from a carer earlier today. do you think people will ultimately come to accept that if they don‘t pay more or if money is not found from somewhere else, councils, as they exist, will

change. in the future, they will offer fewer services, poor quality services potentially, compared to what they offer now?” services potentially, compared to what they offer now? i think local government in some respects has been the victim of its own success. it has managed quite large declines in its expenditure bill —— brilliantly for ten years so they have shielded the public from the worst aspect but we are definitely at the end of that process. you talk to leaders up and down the country and something needs to change. when we get to the spending review later in the year, we are being told by this premise that austerity is ending, it needs to end for local government. we have been talking about a crisis point looming for some time. is this it? we are getting very close to it. when you look at the expenditure reductions, there are lots more savings in the system, i have not heard leaders are saying that for a long time. we are at a crisis point, particularly when we get to the

spending review later in 2019. thank you very much. eight years after the meltdown at the fukushima nuclear plant injapan, people are finally being allowed to return to their homes. they left when a huge tsunami struck the area. just under half the land in the small town of 0kuma has now been cleaned up. so, are people actually now taking the chance to go home? rupert wingfield hayes sent us this report. after eight years as a nuclear refugee, this 70—year—old man is back in his fields. this is very interesting, this man has come back here, planted his crops. this is basically for his own consumption and to experiment, to see what grows here, whether it‘s safe after it‘s grown. he says they have taken the top five centimetres of soil, it‘s been removed from his fields and from his garden here, and he said consequently it is not nearly as good as it used to be. on a nearby field, in giant letters, the japanese words "we came back".

they were planted by this 80—year—old man. translation: i have been back many times, so i am not worried about radiation at all. only a tiny part of 0kuma has been reopened, the rest remaining completely off—limits. as we have driven down into 0kuma town proper, the old town, the atmosphere completely changed. you can see the gates, abandoned buildings, nothing has been touched here for eight years. the centre of the town is four kilometres from the nuclear reactors of fu kushima. before the disaster, 11,000 people lived here. you can see by the door post here, the name of the man who took us on patrol this morning. this is his house. he couldn‘t come with us

because he is busy, but he can‘t come back here, and this is how it has been for the last eight years or more, because this is considered a high radiation zone still. this is a hotspot, and you can see it is because water has gathered here, and the water tends to, when it washes down from the hills, it tends to bring a lot of radiation with it. you can see just this local area he has a particularly high reading. this is the first time i have been back here in the exclusion zone around the power plant in about 3.5 years, but it doesn‘t get any less strange. radiation levels, we have taken measurements, they are much higher than outside the exclusion zone, around ten to 15 times higher. whether the levels here are a danger to human health is open to debate. some scientists say you could quite safely live here without much damage to your health.

others say that can‘t be determined. whatever the truth about that, this place is now pretty much abandoned for the foreseeable future. there are no plans to clean it up, no plans for people to move back here. chelsea and arsenal go head to head in the europa league final in azerbaijan later. but the all—english match has been overshadowed by controversy over the host city, baku. supporters of the two clubs have faced long and arduous journeys and one of arsenal‘s star players has pulled out because of concerns for his safety. 0ur correspondent, sarah rainsford, has more. they slid into baku on a slow train from georgia. some fans for the europa league final arrived bleary—eyed, after two flights and all night on here. it — wasn‘t wasn‘t too fun. it was long, it was long.

arsenal fans are also upset that their midfielder from armenia won‘t be travelling here. henrikh mkhitaryan decided it wasn‘t safe for him. it all stems back to the war that forced this theatre group to flee their homes three decades ago. they‘re from a part of azerbaijan that is now under armenian control. it is an emotional issue for many, even now. the region‘s football team is still going too, in exile, and they say mkhitaryan would have been safe in the final. maybe they make some pressure, with the whistle, with some screaming something, but it's enough — nothing else. azerbaijan wants this final to project its best face to the world, but this is also a country where government critics, activists and bloggers are behind bars, and that is a side that the football fans won‘t see.

the government firmly denies it is trying to whitewash its image through sport. for the fans who have made it, the talk of cost and controversy has already fading, drowned out by the sound of hope. a bansky artwork that was painted on the side of a steelworker‘s garage in port talbot is being moved. the season‘s greetings mural is being transported to a new art museum in the welsh town‘s centre. tomos morgan has been watching the operation. season‘s greetings has now been moved onto the back of the lorry and will begin the slow process of being moved to its new location further down in port talbot. it was drawn some time in december and this man behind me, john brandler, bought it injanuary. i am so relaxed. if i was any more relaxed, i would be falling over, and not drunk. i saw the video of them moving

a replica wall so once i saw that, i relaxed. no nerves at all when it started being hoisted into the air? none at all. the nerves are going to be this afternoon when we unwrap it. anything could have happened and we don‘t know because it‘s covered up. i don‘t think anything has happened but it‘s going to be moved by lorry at a snail‘s pace into town and it‘s going to be lovely. this is going to be a nice peaceful 20 minute drive into town and then, when it goes off, it is taken off the lorry, they are putting it on big chunks of wood like sleepers to protect the floor, and then we are going to take the front off, and that is the point when i am going to be nervous. when was the last time you saw the painting up close? about a month ago. and it was in pristine condition? yes. and until a few days ago it was covered in perspex.

they have had people looking after it all the time. they have taken the front windows out of the building in port talbot so they don‘t have to go down there and start doing anything, it has all been prepared, it willjust go in, be lowered, we will all sigh a sigh of relief, and then we can stop panicking. thank you very much, john. the plan in that the lorry will be driven down into the centre of port talbot and it will be hoisted into its new home and the plan is that hopefully the public will be able to view season‘s greetings in a few weeks‘ time when the deed is done betweenjohn and the council so that the public can view this artwork in the town it was created. a man hasjumped into a canal to save an exhausted deer that had fallen into. marc headon, a painter and decorator, swam to the struggling animal

in the fossdyke near saxilby, lincolnshire. he was filmed as he dragged the deer to the bank. earlier i spoke to marc about the rescue. we thought it was a fish because we go fishing a lot so we pulled up and had a look and it was a little deer. i guess a lot of people would not have done what you did, which was to jump into the water. did you hesitate at all to do that? i literally didn‘t even think, ijust did it, to be fair. and was it so exhausted that when you got to it, it didn‘t really struggle? i had a quick look first because it looked like it was really suffering. by the time i got to it, it looked like it was happy for me to come. it must have been happy, yeah. so you dragged it to the bank, not an easy thing to get a deer out of the water. what condition was it in then? we saw you using clothing to rub it down? jamie helped me get the deer out, then he got me out.

we carried it to the top of the bank and it looked like it was in shock. it was cold. it must have been in there hours. we put blankets around it, tried keeping it warm. it was obviously very traumatised by the experience so it was quite happy to let you do this? it looked like it was going to die, to be fair. and we showed that shot of you holding it up. how were you feeling at that point? it felt good, saving a deer‘s life, of course. what happened afterwards? did you call anyone to come and help you? i rang the police. i didn‘t know who to ring, it was near a busy road, and they put me in contact with the wildlife trust. we took it somewhere safe because it was near the main road so we took it to a friend‘s house and after a while it started coming back to life a little bit. the wildlife trust came and picked it up. so you had this baby deer skipping

around someone‘s living room? we had it in the back garden. 0k. i thought you meant you brought it inside. it was in the back garden. but it was much happier? yes, then the wildlife trust came and picked it up. and what did they say? they were over the moon. they basically said we saved its life. an australian teenager who broke an egg on a controversialfar—right senator‘s head says he has given almost £55,000 to survivors of the christchurch mosque attacks. will connolly, 17, egged fraser anning in march, prompting people online to dub him egg boy and flood him with donations to pay his legal expenses. police chose not to press any charges last month. mr connolly has since announced that he‘s transferred "all monies" to new zealand charities in charge of official fundraising efforts. there‘s a new way for people to experience

the parisian landmark, the effiel tower. to mark its 130th birthday, visitors are being offered the chance to take a free trip on a zip line from the top of the tower. as gail maclellan reports, it‘s not for the faint—hearted. the eiffel tower, paris‘s 324—metre—tall wrought iron landmark. your first thought is probably not to hurl yourself off it. tourists gawp in amazement. from today untiljune the second, those lucky enough to have won a ticket in an online ballot will climb to the second level of the monument, 115 metres, and spend a terrifying 60 seconds flying across paris to end up at the ecole militaire. it‘s huge, i didn‘t know, when i woke up this morning i didn‘t know it was going to be this big.

the temporary zipline celebrating the tennis french open coincides with the 130th anniversary of the eiffel tower. translation: the feeling is smoother than it would seem, the start is incredible because it feels like we‘re going to fall but it is actually very smooth. and it is huge, the length is huge. it‘s great. seven million people climb up the iron lady every year, but only 260 of them will get to fly back down. in a moment, it‘s time for the one o‘clock news, but first it‘s time for a look at the weather. we are going to see some pretty big changes in the weather over the next few days. we have lost the cool northerly winds that brought a number of heavy showers over recent days and instead the weather is going to be getting warmer. but to

get into this warm air we have to push these weather fronts across the uk. they will be with us for quite a time across the north—west of the country, where we are looking at wet weather for the next few days. those fronts have been bringing some wet weather. rather damp, murky conditions in devon over recent hours. a little bit of drizzle around. through the rest of the afternoon, a bit of rain across south—east england but the heaviest rain will be further north in northern ireland. later in the day, north—west england and north wales two. generally, where we have seen some morning sunshine, it is going to be turning progressively cloudier. and overnight, it stays pretty cloudy as well. the rain will ease for many of us but it will remain cloudy, dull and damp for many of us. quite murky conditions and the wind picking up as well. it is going to be a mild night for most

of us. mild, cloudy, buta is going to be a mild night for most of us. mild, cloudy, but a fairly breezy cloud —— start to the day. further north and west, we are going to see outbreaks of rain and that could be quite heavy at times. northern ireland, western parts of scotla nd northern ireland, western parts of scotland as well. further south, 23 degrees, it is getting warmer and a little bit more humid as well. by the end of the week, a belt of heavy rain across the west of the uk. scotla nd rain across the west of the uk. scotland could see some localised surface water issues but further south the cloud breaking with some sunshine. temperatures are on the rise and that trend continues into the weekend. an improvement in the weather, even across the north and west with a bit more in the way of brightness. it should be dry for england and we are is and getting significantly warmer. temperatures in the warmest spot should get up to 27 degrees. and after a cool spell

of weather in europe, it is also going to be warming up here as we head into the first part of the week.

the conservative leadership contender, borisjohnson, has been summonsed by a court to face accusations of misconduct, in a public office. it follows claims he made during the brexit referendum in 2016, that the uk sent £350 million to the european union, every week. thejudge at westminster magistrates‘ court says mrjohnson, should appear at crown court. we‘ll have the latest. also this lunchtime: a crisis in social care, as england spends far less per head than wales and scotland. we have a special report. i‘m desperate. and i‘m not the only one. a lifeline‘s been cut. you just think they don‘t listen to

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