they were talking about sexual activities. it was pornographic. we'll ask these safety experts what the risks you're watching bbc news at nine with me, annita mcveigh. the headlines: university tuition fees in england should be cut to £7500 and maintenance grants to support the poorest students reinstated, according to a government—commissioned review. we looked very hard at the way that higher education is funded. we feel that the benefits accrue certainly to the individuals that go there but also to the state, to the economy at large, and we felt it right that the cost of that should be shared. but the recommendations could also see graduates paying back loans through most of their working lives. we'll be hearing from theresa may about the new plans in around half an hour's time. at least seven people have

died and 19 are missing after a boat capsized in the hungarian capital, budapest. most on board were south korean tourists. israel will hold fresh elections after prime minister benjamin netanyahu failed to form a new coalition government. the philippines orders containers filled with tonnes of rubbish to be shipped back to canada, who sent the waste to the country in 2014. and coming up in our sports bulletin: chelsea beat arsenal 4—1 in the europa league final, with eden hazard likely to have bid farewell to the team after scoring twice. good morning and welcome to the bbc news at nine.

universities in england have been told to cut tuition fees by up to £1700 a year, a government review published today has recommended. the panel also suggests that students from poorer families should receive grants to cover living costs. theresa may said she hoped the government would consider the recommendations in the spending review this autumn. the report proposes a cap on tuition fees at £7500 per year, maintenance grants restored for less well off students, and student loan repayments should continue for a0 years rather than the current 30 years. frankie mccamley reports. six students at one college, each with a different plan for theirfuture. some want to go to university. for others, apprenticeships are on the cards. for francesca—lily, money is a big part of her decision. i care for somebody. they can't afford to work

because they are disabled. so it makes it harder to then think, "0h, i'll go off to university and have this £40,000-£50,000 debt." if they lowered the fees, would that make a difference? i believe you can't put a monetary value on education, so whether it be 7500, 9000, i think so long as the quality of the education is significant enough. lauren chose to do an apprenticeship, but would have liked more support, like those at university. i've got a family, a household to run, and i'm on the same basic rate of pay as a 16—year—old doing the same apprenticeship. but i think a grant or a bursary or even a loan would be more attractive to apprenticeships. the outgoing prime minister, theresa may, commissioned a review looking at post—18 education in england. it's recommending a cap of £7500 on university fees, grants for living costs brought back for the poorest students, and tuition fee loans available for everyone

doing advanced qualifications. we looked very hard at the way that higher education is funded. we feel that the benefits accrue certainly to the individuals that go there, but also to the estate, to the economy at large, and we felt it right that the cost of that should be shared between the beneficiaries, the graduates, and the broader population of taxpayers. we felt that was the right balance to reach. but with change at the top of government, some are concerned this latest review could be ignored, which still leaves uncertainty for future students when deciding what path to take. frankie mccamley, bbc news, in 0ldham. let's speak to martin lewis, the founder of lewis, the founder of moneysavingexpert. com.

he gave advice to phillip augar. what are your thoughts on value for money? the problem is that many of these things are counterintuitive. i most politicians, phillip augar understands the system. student loa ns understands the system. student loans it shouldn't be named as a debt because they are more like an additional tax burden, and renaming it means people will stop making bad financial decisions based on the run name. making it explicit, currently it is hidden, and making sure there are no retrospective changes. this will be a new type of loan starting in the 2021-22 will be a new type of loan starting in the 2021—22 academic year. but the popular changes, cutting tuition fees and returning maintenance gra nts to fees and returning maintenance grants to those from lower income families, will be very popular and psychologically beneficial. but what is interesting is when you analyse the impact of them, they are regressive. they benefit primarily

the highest earning graduates. the reason for that is that the only thing that affects how much you repay it yet how much you earn. you pay 9% of what you earn above a threshold, so the total that it doesn't impact that. all it impacts is whether or not you will clear within the currently 30 years had proposed a0 years before it wipes. the only people who do that are the highest earners. so tuition fees, cutting them, reduces your debt. shifting to a maintenance grant reduces your debt. but you only benefit from the reduction in debt if you clear the loan before it wipes. and therefore the people who benefit from those two changes are primarily at the highest earning graduates. if you add in the fact that there is a proposal here to lower the repayment threshold, so you start repaying at a lower salary, and that means everyone will pay around £180 a year more, and you are now paying for 30 years before it wipes and the proposal is a0 yea rs, it wipes and the proposal is a0 years, that means most graduates

will be paid more each year and for longer. that means that what this comprehensive and well thought through report, deliberate report, it does, is to shift the burden away from the state and towards the individual. people will pay more for their higher education under this system. the vast majority of people will pay more than they do under the current system and they will repay for longer. even though the popular changes are psychologically beneficial. do you think there is enoughin beneficial. do you think there is enough in for students at school still to say, well, i go to university on these lower fees upfront, i may be paying them up for longer, that if i go to university i may earn more and therefore it is worth it? look, i am a great supporter of people going to university when it is right for them. it is one of the reasons i champion changing the name to a student contribution system. 0verall, student contribution system. overall, this is still a progressive system with the more you earn, the more you system with the more you earn, the more you pay. what we need to do is

make sure we are honest and upfront with pupils and students in schools so with pupils and students in schools so they can decide whether it is worth it for them. not every course, not every student who goes to university benefits from it, but many do. what i would like to see is people understanding that the more you people understanding that the more you earn people understanding that the more you earn after university, the more you earn after university, the more you will repay, but hopefully the fa ct you will repay, but hopefully the fact he went to university means that you will earn more. yes, but we shouldn't be uncertain. it comes back to tuition fees being cut. 0verall back to tuition fees being cut. overall this means people will repay more and not less. but psychologically it looks less scary. perhaps phillip augar has got it right. perhaps very importantly this review is not all about university but about other choices for students post 18 and he is talking about more money going into the further education sector. and skills provision, which makes the economy future proofed, if you like. is that going to work better, do you think,

for people going down that route? that is not my area of expertise but certainly when you look at this, i know phillip augar has been very keen to look at the further education sector. we do focus on the 50%, usually the more affluent sector, who go to university and not the 50% who don't. 0ne sector, who go to university and not the 50% who don't. one could argue that those who go to university have a state subsidy and the others don't. what he is trying to do is to make lifelong learning easier and these proposals aim to do that. i don't claim to have the expertise to be able to judge that in a way that ido be able to judge that in a way that i do student finance, but certainly from talking to him, that is his great passion, not student finance changes that making lifelong learning easier and bringing more people into the education system, getting more training and making it easier to provide funding. he is proposing maintenance loans, living loa ns proposing maintenance loans, living loans that you get to pay all costs while at university, for them to go to other people in the further education sector as well and that provide more support for those who

need it when they need it. and finding out who needs it and when they need it is crucial and that is a good thing for society. thank you for your thoughts on that, martin lewis. joining us now is amatey doku, nus vice president for higher education. undoubtedly the big headline is the reduction in tuition fees. do you support that? we are not celebrating that much this morning because we support state funding for higher education but there have been steps in the right direction and i have been clear concerns about the amount of debt that students do end up in. i think the support through maintenance has been a very welcome announcement this morning. lower tuition fees, potentially, and maintenance grants reinstated for some. is that going to make a significant change to the barriers to access to higher education that

you have been concerned about for some time? i think a lot more needs to be done. right from the beginning of this process we have said that maintenance grants need to be reinstated and i am pleased they have been but a lot more needs to be donein have been but a lot more needs to be done in terms of support for students, not just done in terms of support for students, notjust in terms of getting them in. one of the concerns we have is that if the cut in fees is not topped up sufficiently with government funding then that will be a cut in the student experience. the government need not only to top this up, and we have seen proposals for a freeze on expenditure from the government and we think the government and we think the government need to go above and beyond the recommendations today, otherwise it will simply be a cut for students. martin lewis has been saying that some of these proposals could be seen as regressive. would you could be seen as regressive. would you agree could be seen as regressive. would you agree with that?” could be seen as regressive. would you agree with that? i think the devil is in the detail. 0ne you agree with that? i think the devil is in the detail. one other the things you didn't mention is that has been some mechanism for a cap to limit the amount that you eventually end up paying back, and i think we need to do some more

analysis and look at what impact that does have. something the nus has been concerned about is differential fees. in has been concerned about is differentialfees. in other has been concerned about is differential fees. in other words, fees are being cut for certain courses in the arts, where as they remain high and higherfor a medical degree, say. talk to us about your concerns on that front. this is something that phillip augar‘s review does suggests. the review had said they don't want differential fees which we think is an absolute win. the problem that there is is there is a signalling towards high—value degrees towards low value degrees, and we think differentiation, purely based on graduate salary outcomes, is unhelpful and it sent an unhelpful message to students who may want to do important subjects such as nursing, but it may not have a very high outcome in terms of salary. and undoubtedly you will be following the conservative leadership contest

very closely because the fate of all of this rests with whoever becomes the next prime minister. indeed. and thatis the next prime minister. indeed. and that is one of the concerns we do have. students need certainty as $0011 have. students need certainty as 50011 as have. students need certainty as soon as possible and it is unlikely that we will get this anytime soon. we wa nt that we will get this anytime soon. we want any future government really not just to look at these proposals but to go above and beyond what has been announced today. thank very much. at least seven people have died after a cruise boat carrying tourists capsized in the hungarian capital, budapest. the south korean government says 33 of its citizens were on board the boat on the river danube, and 19 are still unaccounted for. gareth barlow reports. the incident happened late on wednesday evening aound ten o'clock local time on a popular part of the river close to the hungarian parliament. a group of south korean tourists were on board the boat, the mermaid, when it collided with a larger vessel, capsized and sank.

they found the sank boat at the danube river, so they found the details and the little parts of the boat. all of the river is closed and more than a00 people are working for the rescue. boats, searchlights and radar are scanning the river. police and paramedics line the banks as divers search the water. child ren's ambulances ready on stand—by. the south korean foreign ministry said a quick response team would be sent to budapest to assist with the investigation. translation: regarding the accident of the cruise ship, president moonjae—in orders every possible means to be put into the rescue operation together with the hungarian government. the danube, europe's second longest river, is flooding, with strong winds and heavy rain hampering the rescue effort. in the centre of budapest the search continues for those lost in the river.

but as a new day dawns, the search for answers as to what caused the tragedy will get under way. gareth barlow, bbc news. let's go to our correspondent nick thorpe who's at the scene. we could see the very fast flowing water behind you. what is the very latest news on the rescue efforts? well, yes, for a long time, as gareth was saying, the river was closed, overnight and in the early hours of this morning. it has now reopened and just behind me occasionally we do see police boats and ambulance boats out on the river, but i think hope has faded very fast for the 19 people still missing in this tragedy. the water is very cold here. eight to 10 degrees last night. some of those fished out of the water very soon after the accident were already suffering from hypothermia. the hungarian authorities are doing what they can to search the river now but

hope is fading very fast for those who were not rescued last night. what more do you know today about how this happened in the first place? there are conflicting stories. 0ne place? there are conflicting stories. one is that the pleasure boat, which had a capacity of passengers, and possibly three crew on board, was moored behind me or perhaps moving slowly when a larger vehicle, probably one of the larger river cruise ships hit it in the stern and it sank very fast. it was darkness, pouring with rain, stormy conditions on the river. it is calmer now but it is still raining and it has been raining in budapest for about a month. the river is much higher than usual and flowing much faster than usual. thank you for

that update. nick thorpe in budapest. the headlines on bbc news: lowerfees, longer repayments — university tuition fees in england should be cut to £7,500, but paid back over a0 not 30 years, according to a government—commissioned review. the prime minister will be speaking about this in the next few minutes. at least seven people have died and 19 are missing after a boat capsized in the hungarian capital, budapest — most on board were south korean tourists. israel will hold fresh elections, after prime minister benjamin netanyahu failed to form a new coalition government. sport now and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre. sadly, lots to talk about, including football and cricket. yes, it is a

busy old time. you probably know this by now but let me remind you. chelsea thrashed arsenal to win the europa league in baku last night. eden hazard was the star man but straight after the match he hinted that he could be on his way out of the club. 0lly foster is in baku. a big, big win for chelsea last night. yes, and they deserved it, sally. arsenal didn't really turn up, like many of theirfans and chelsea fans. we talked about their struggles to get to baku. 10,000 empty seats as well and we will show you empty seats as well and we will show you some empty seats as well and we will show you some of that in a moment. there's let me get out of the way because that is the chelsea team hotel and they had a big party, thrown by the owner, roman abramovich, and the team bus is parked up there to whisk them away and it has been for about an hour and it has been for about an hour and a half. they will be getting on it pretty soon. they will have mixed memories of this. they leave as europa league champions, but that stadium, which the authorities said

would be full, at least 10,000 empty seats there. they said all those tickets that would be taken up by arsenal and chelsea, because of the struggle to get to the eastern frontier of european football would be given to locals and it would be full but it wasn't and the atmosphere was awful. chelsea were on top but it was goalless at half—time and then the goals came. 0livier giroud with a lovely header against his former club, and 1—0, just a couple of minutes after the break. and eden hazard, who had been brilliant all night, he set up pedro for a second and then there was a foul on 0livier giroud and eden hazard stepped up for his first of the night from the penalty spot. alex uab scored a beautiful goal for arsenal coming off the bench, taking it on the half volley on the edge of the box. a glimmer of hope with 25 minutes to go but then eden hazard swept home at number for wrote late on. chelsea, six years after their

last won the roper league, which they got a medal for but he didn't play in that final against benfica, and he picks up the europa league trophy and it is likely to be his last piece of silverware for them. they are leaving pretty soon with that trophy. for arsenal, all kinds of questions about where they are going. eden hazard, it looked like he is on his way now, doesn't it? he has been hankering after a move for the last 12 months or so, always saying that real madrid would be his dream move and it seems like he will finally be moving and leaving chelsea. he has won at the champions league medal, the fa cup, two premier league titles and now the europa league, and he used to this kind of language last night, saying it is the perfect end. it looks like thatis it is the perfect end. it looks like that is the end of the story with chelsea. all of the chelsea fans will wish him well because he has

been a fantastic player for them. many people have been saying he has been chelsea's most skilful player in the history and that is saying something. i am particularly enjoying kenny g playing in the background! 0lly foster in baku, thank you. you recognised it! i wouldn't own up to that! just guessing! the paper is dominated by chelsea's when. the mirror calls it "blue murder". "sealed with a kiss" is the headline in the mail, with eden hazard apparently on his way out of chelsea. and the express goes with "eden sends baku blue". it's a really big day for cricket. the world cup kicks off at the oval this morning as england, the hosts, play south africa. there was a really glitzy launch party in london last night. all the captains were there in front of a big crowd on the mall. england are the favourites to win the tournament, so can they fulfill their promise? all of that will be updated throughout the day here on the bbc

news channel. back to you. thank you. straight to central london now because theresa may is talking about the augar which she commissioned that further education last year. in the year since it was launched, the debate around it has focused almost exclusively on what it will mean for universities. as the panel argues, this focus on academic roots at the expense of all others have left further education overlooked, undervalued and underfunded. routes into and through our colleges are confusing and opaque. there is no equivalent of the clear, straightforward and comprehensive ucas system. this system is notjust bad for students but for our economy. by failing to equip more of our young people with the technical skills they will need to compete in thejobs of skills they will need to compete in the jobs of the future, we have hampered our ability to compete on the world stage. businesses here in the world stage. businesses here in the uk regularly tell me they struggle to find workers with the

technicalfor struggle to find workers with the technical for qualifications they need but their rivals overseas have no such problems. as the report says, in germany, 20% of the workforce holds a higher technical qualification. here in the uk, just a96 qualification. here in the uk, just a% of 25—year—olds can say the same. behind that statistic lies an immeasurable number of opportunities missed and potential wastage, both for individuals and employers. so reinvigorating further education is vital if we are to help all our young people to develop the skills they need to get on and if we are truly to make a success of our modern industrial strategy. as prime minister, it is something i have worked hard to do. the government has made sure there is an education or training place for every 16 to 19—year—old who wants one. we are rolling out t levels, new technical qualifications on a par with a—levels, to give students a choice at 16. we are committed to having

institutes of technology in every major english city and this year we announced the first well. and we are creating a high quality apprenticeships that deliver for stu d e nts apprenticeships that deliver for students and employers alike. while these reforms have made a real difference, the report is clear that if the half of young people who do not go to university are to have the skills they need for the future, then we must go further. it is not enough to simply say that fe and higher education should be seen as equals. as a part argues compellingly, to make that happen we have got to invest more in further education, the buildings, equipment and teachers who are experts in their field. and teachers who are experts in theirfield. and and teachers who are experts in their field. and making and teachers who are experts in theirfield. and making a and teachers who are experts in their field. and making a success of fe is not just their field. and making a success of fe is notjust about increased funding. it is giving these people a genuine choice about their education. soma also needs to be done to ensure that technical options and further options are every bit as attractive a path for stu d e nts every bit as attractive a path for students as academic options,

including reforming the sector so that colleges can thrive. that means more collaboration while also continuing to make sure that all young people have access to a couegein young people have access to a college in their local area. and reforms to make sure the courses offered by colleges to live at the skills that are needed by local businesses. —— deliver their skills. and we need to make sure that only high quality qualifications are on offer. that fe students are appropriately supported by government and that the route to further education is a streamlined and clear as possible, just as it is for universities. for many young people, following the path to university is absolutely the right option, and prospective students in this country are blessed with many of the best universities in the world. four of the top ten and almost one fifth of the top 100, according to the latest rankings. 0ur reforms since 2010 have been designed to make sure that success continues. we have given universities the long—term funding

they have need, removed the cap on student numbers, and made the system fairer, with the students who will benefit from a university education contributing more and the taxpayer contributing more and the taxpayer contributing a little less. those reforms have been broadly successful, as the report shows. while the structure of the system is sound, there is room for improvement in the way that it functions. for example, we need to look again at the level of tuition fees. we have already froze on the maximum level of tuition fees and raised the threshold at which graduates have got to start paying back their loa ns. got to start paying back their loans. but when in 2012 the tuition fees cap was raised to 9000, most predictions were that the full amount would only be charged by the top universities for the highest quality and most prestigious and potentially lucrative degrees. that is not what has happened. the vast majority of degrees are now set at the maximum fee. and the panel's

report rightly question is whether thatis report rightly question is whether that is acceptable. after all, plenty of courses do not cost the full current rate per student per year to teach. while many courses provide good outcomes for students, we know that is not true across the board. the report calls for action to drive at the minority of degrees that are of poor quality and we hope they will do just that. there is much to be said for the panel's proposal to cut fees and top up from government, focusing that investment on high quality and high profile courses. the top up would come from an increased funding grant with teaching distributed in a way that would reflect its object's reasonable cost and value. i know there are some, including the labour opposition, who will reject this finding because they want to abolish

fees altogether. such a move would be regressive and destructive, hurting our institutions and limiting the opportunities for our young people. first and foremost, it would be completely unaffordable and it is therefore completely incredible. the only reason we are ina incredible. the only reason we are in a position to invest in higher and further education to the extent that we are, the only reason we can consider strengthening that investment in the years ahead, it is because of the strength of the economy that successive conservative governments have helped to build. that strength comes from taking a balanced approach to our public finances, investing in public services while keeping our debt falling, something the labour pa rty‘s plans falling, something the labour party's plans for 1000 billion pounds of unfunded spending would certainly never deliver. scrapping fees would also lead to worse outcomes. it would, as we have seen in scotland, fourth government to introduce a cap on student numbers, and arbitrary annual limit, which farfrom opening the door to opportunity slams it in the face of thousands of young people. and worst

of all, it would be socially regressive, disproportionately benefiting students who go on to earn the most. it simply cannot be fairto earn the most. it simply cannot be fair to expect people working hard in low—paid jobs to fully fund the education of students from well—off families who will go on to earn much more as a result. all the evidence shows that scrapping fees would simply be the wrong approach, unaffordable, unsustainable and unfair. but reducing the cost of higher education would make a real difference to many students. and we should also be more upfront about what that cost will actually be. when the office for national statistics announced that it would be reclassifying student loans as pa rt be reclassifying student loans as part government spending, most people focused on the £12 billion it will add to the deficit up front. but this piece of technical accounting also made clear to the world watch the architects of the system already knew, that many stu d e nts system already knew, that many students never pay off their loan in

full, with taxpayers covering a5% of the cost. i believe we should be much more transparent about this. prospective students who are part of university by the idea of borrowing large sums from their tuition bills should know that in reality they are unlikely to have to pay back the full amount. tuition fees are not the only bills, the cost of living can be high for stu d e nts the cost of living can be high for students from less well—off families are living away from home. going to university was one of the biggest privileges of my love, opening the doors to many opportunities that followed. i want this to be a country where every young person, regardless of which school they go to or what their parents do for a living, is able to pursue a similar pathif living, is able to pursue a similar path if it is right for them. nobody should feel they have to go to university, and that applies to children from middle—class backgrounds as well as anyone. nor should they feel because of who they

are or where they are from the world of higher education is not open to them because it would cost too much. thanks to this government universities are legally enquired to improve access and if you are from a disadvantaged background you are more likely to go to university than ever before. but improvements are slow and the challenge is large. the number of young people from working—class families who apply to and take up places at universities isa and take up places at universities is a long way from reflecting the country in which we live. that is why i made access one of the key areas of focus, asking the panel to look at the lingering barriers that prevent young people from applying for university or taking up a place and completing their course and that included the issue of maintenance grants. in 2015, the decision was made to replace a maintenance grants with loans. these loans are not like ordinary debt and are only paid off

when you are earning a good salary. but talking to young people from less well—off backgrounds i have heard too often how this financial outlay can deter them from applying to university at all. i spoke to pa rents to university at all. i spoke to parents and grandparents forced to scrimp and save to fund their children and grandchildren through university. i have seen how graduates starting out on their working lives feel burdened down by the debt. i was not surprised to see the debt. i was not surprised to see the panel argued for the return of means the panel argued for the return of m ea ns tested the panel argued for the return of means tested maintenance grants, both for university students and those studying for higher technical qualifications. it would save those from the poorest backgrounds over £9,000. it will be up to the government to decide whether to follow their recommendation, but my view is clear, removing maintenance gra nts view is clear, removing maintenance grants from the least well—off stu d e nts grants from the least well—off students has not worked and i believe it is time to bring them back. securing the right education

for every child and every young person is an aspiration that drove me in my earliest days in politics when i was chair of the local education authority. in my first day as an mp it was a subject of my maiden speech in the house of commons more than two decades ago, and it has driven me throughout my time in downing street. i still truly believe that if this is to be a country that works for everyone, we have to make education work for everyone. the solution is to so many of the burning injustices that plague so many lives can be found in our schools, colleges and universities. as we look ahead to the spending review and beyond, i believe the government will need to ta ke very believe the government will need to take very seriously the report was my proposals to boost further education spending and put right the errors of the past. to restore high education maintenance grants so stu d e nts education maintenance grants so students from poor backgrounds no longer leave university with debt.

and to cut tuition fees so students pay a and to cut tuition fees so students payafair and to cut tuition fees so students pay a fair price for their education. it is necessary to prioritise when it comes to choices on public spending. these are the decisions that has allowed us to make long—term investments in public services like the nhs. but only by taking action now will we be able to deliver the lasting change and improvements we need in further and higher education. give every child and young person in this country the education they need to reach their true potential and ensure that everyone, whatever their background, can go as far as their talent and ha rd can go as far as their talent and hard work will take them. thank you. applause i will take a few media questions.

sean from the bbc. you spoke about wanting to bring back maintenance gra nts wanting to bring back maintenance grants and lower the fees and you talked about burning injustices, a phrase used before. do you regret when you look back at your legacy and time in office that you have not focused more on such issues rather than being embroiled in brexit? second, how do you feel about so many people are fighting for your old job? can i first congratulate you because i thought as we were talking about further and higher education nobody would get the word brexit in, so well done for doing that. the fact i launched this review that i asked the panel to look at this issue shows how important i felt it was. as i said, at the end of my speech, i have a lwa ys at the end of my speech, i have always felt that education is the key, the key that unlocks the door to people's features. we need to ensure that for every young person

to get the education that is right for them and for too long in this country we have great universities and it is wonderful for people who wa nt to and it is wonderful for people who want to go to university and for whom it is right, but we need to ensure that for all young people their talents are being fully developed and they are getting the skills that they need, the knowledge they need, for the future. this is important for our economy as a whole. this is an important report, it is about education, social mobility and people's lives, but also about the future of our economy. you asked about the number of candidates standing, this is a country of opportunity. is richard here? richard vaughan. prime minister, how much of what you have announced today is an attempt to buy the hands of your successor? you have suffered more slings and arrows

than any other prime minister, how difficult has that been personally for you? first of all, this is a report that will have to be studied in detail by the government and they will be looking at costings and implications of the recommendations. there are a lot of recommendations in this report. first of all, this is hugely important for the future of the country, getting education across the whole spectrum right for young people, it is about the lives of those young people and about our country and how we can go forward and improve our economy and those opportunities for people. i think the government will obviously look at this very carefully. i have set out the important recommendations, but many other recommendations will have to be looked at very clearly. is charles here from the telegraph? sorry, i can't see everybody. you

talk very passionately about the return of maintenance grants, but figures have been put on that of about 6 billion quid. do you believe the treasury should fully fund that maintenance grant provision you would like to see? first of all, i have set out why we need to look at that decision. you have quoted a figure that i see quoted in the press. your report itself has put figures in significantly lower figures in significantly lower figures for the cost of what they are proposing. when government looks at this it will look at costing everything and it will have to look at it in the round in terms of the other priorities. but go back and look at the report and you will see different figures in there. i will ta ke different figures in there. i will take one last question. did i see eleanor? eleanor harding from the daily mail. the review recommends having the repayment time extended to a0 years. is this something you

would support and if so why? in relation to tuition fees there are a number of recommendations that will need to be looked at very carefully. in order to ensure that we have that system is enabling young people to go to university when it is right for them, that they are not put off by the question of the cost and of the debt that they will have in the future. can i just the debt that they will have in the future. can ijust make an observation? most of the question so far have been about higher education and universities. at least half of this report, if not more, covers recommendations for further education for the rest of tertiary education for the rest of tertiary education and adult learning as well. this is... if you have got a question from the effie, you may force me to take it, let me make this point. this is why this report is so important. yes, people will look at this and a lot of the debate

has been around tuition fees, but look at the breadth of this report, it is about getting education right across the whole spectrum. the financial education? we are delighted with this report and its strength around moving money away from higher education. this time last week i was at the high court listening to a qc petitioned the judge to put the very first education college into administration. we now have three administrators, accountants running the college, this is the first time. we have had reviews, we have had riches in 2017 and now this report. you talk like you are in opposition when you describe investment in

effie. why has moore happen before now and why are we waiting for a spending review? abdelbasset ali al—megrahi first of all i set out in my speech what action the government had taken in both sectors. if i say in terms of the challenge, there is often an assumption that every single institution continues regardless of whether it is able to provide what it is supposed to be providing for the students that are there. what the report does is it shows how it is possible to help colleges across the sector to not just continue but to thrive. those concepts just continue but to thrive. those co nce pts of just continue but to thrive. those concepts of collaboration, specialisation, are really important concepts that have come into this. much has been done for fe and this says more must be done and it is right we make sure that the

education for every young person is what is right for them. thank you. the prime minister in westminster talking about the review published today into post—18 education, a review she commission early last year. just over a week away from standing down as leader of the conservative party and a few more weeks before she is no longer prime minister. the recommendations in this report will depend on who is the next prime minister and whether they decide to take on board the recommendations in the next spending review. but theresa may emphasising that this is notjust about university education, but other forms of post—18 education as well. further education had been undervalued, she said, and the route needs to be as clear and streamlined as it is for young people going to university. she talked about education being the solution to so

many burning injustices, a reference to her speech in parliament as well. she talked about removing maintenance grants from the least well—off students having not worked, so one of the recommendations is they are reinstated for poorer students. she talked about the uk failing to equip enough of our young people with technical skills they need. a wide—ranging speech from theresa may, perhaps one of the last policy type speeches we will see her giving as prime minister. breaking news coming in, and that is labour says the decision to expel alastair campbell from the party after he voted for the liberal democrats and the european elections will be reviewed. the shadow attorney general shami chakrabarti said parties have automatic rules for people who vote for other parties, but added that mr campbell could be allowed back. she said, many people had decided not to vote for labour for heartfelt reasons and they should not be grounds for expulsion.

she hopes the review will be conducted quickly. there has been a backlash to his expulsion from labour with other leading labour figures saying they voted for other parties as well in the european elections. the deputy leader tom watson yesterday called the decision spiteful. the uk's first 5g network — which should allow mobile users to download entire films in seconds — is being switched on today.ee is starting the service in six major uk cities, with ten more locations due to come on line by the end of the year. our technology correspondent, rory cellan—jones reports. the first new masts have been fitted out, the network has been switched on. now, 5g can make mobile network users reach everyone and everything a lot faster — at least, that is the promise. you will be able to enjoy much

faster speeds, which means you can download things like box set in seconds rather than minutes. it means you will be able to do multiplayer gaming in augmented reality. but first, ee is just switching on the network in six cities across the uk, and even there, coverage will be patchy. for now, speeds will be roughly five times as fast as ag, but the network will connect millions of things as well as phones to the network. everything from driverless cars to dustbins. the very few people who have one of these phones on launch day may find the revolution gets off to a bit of a slow start, but at least the uk is at or near the front of the pack with this technology. there is, however, one problem. ee is dependent for some of their equipment on one controversial chinese company. huawei, according to the americans, poses a security threat, and they are urging the uk government to ban it from involvement in 5g. this analyst says an outright ban would have a serious impact. i think it will be very negative for the uk.

it means we will lose a leadership position in europe for 5g, and it will slow everything down. that is disappointing for the networks, and as a consumer i would be disappointed as well. the 5g revolution is getting under way, but even without bumps in the road it will be three years before it stretches right across the country. the headlines on bbc news... lowerfees, longer repayments — university tuition fees in england should be cut to £7,500, but paid back over a0 not 30 years, according to a government—commissioned review. at least seven people have died and nineteen are missing after a boat capsized in the hungarian capital, budapest. most on board were south korean tourists. israel will hold fresh elections after prime minister benjamin netanyahu failed to form a new coalition government.

an update on the market numbers for you, here's how london's and frankfurt stand at the moment. and in the the united states this is how the dow and the nasdaq are getting on. the philippines is due to ship containers full of rubbish back to canada. the disagreement started back in 201a, when the philippines found out canada had delivered household waste rather than recyclable plastics. here's how people living in the philippines have reacted for six years it has been too long and it is now their time to get their trash back. i am happy about it because here in the philippines there is a lot of trash here already, so we don't need someone's trash. i think they did well and the

decision for taking back the garbage to canada is good. it is the only president to do that. here's howard johnson in subic bay where some of that rubbish is. that is the bavaria container ship coming into port here. we will see this afternoon 69 containers full of household waste, including adult nappies, will be loaded on this container ship and potentially tomorrow morning it will set sail for china, a transshipment destination, before it goes back to canada. this has played out incredibly well in the philippines, most people are happy with president deter take's hard most people are happy with president deter ta ke's hard words. most people are happy with president deter take's hard words. we went to the streets to talk to people to see how they think the president did on

the subject. for six years it has been too long and it is now their time to get their trash back.|j been too long and it is now their time to get their trash back. i am happy about it because in the philippines there is a lot of trash here already. we don't need someone's trash. i think the president did well on that decision for taking back the garbage to canada. he is the only president to do that. this exporter of rubbish back to canada is obviously very pertinent. malaysian this week is also saying it will send 3000 tonnes of rubbish back to the uk and other developed countries. in this region we have seen that china had banned mixed plastics and that has caused a big influx of plastics around this region, creating this debate. some 7 million tonnes of waste is now trying to find a new home. also the

debate back in the uk, can we find of new ways of dealing with our waste so we don't have to exported to countries like the philippines? a " national scandal" — that's how 0fsted has described support for children with special educational needs. today, thousands of parents across england and wales will march to demand that the government take action. campaigners say the latest budget has left vulnerable children in limbo, and in an unprecedented move are taking the education secretary and the chancellor to the high court. jayne mccubbin has been speaking to one of the families involved. this is when she was hours old. born at 2a weeks, dakota was so small she fit in mary's hand, so small she weighed less than a bag of sugar. they really fought to keep her alive. yes, and she fought to stay alive, and now i'm fighting for her. mary is one of thousands who will march in protest today. dakota is now ten, and needs help with every aspect of her life,

from washing to dressing and eating. this is john, our cameraman. hello. but her mum tells me, the fight for even basic special needs support has been a constant struggle. day in, day out. a fight. every day. we've had to fight for the right support, fight for the right education, physio, 0t, speech and language, and fight for the right home—to—school transport. what do you think of this system? it's unacceptable. in a month, she and two other parents will take their fight even further, to the highest court in the land. you're taking the chancellor of the exchequer and the secretary of state for education to the high court. yep. three years ago, i wouldn't have said boo to a goose. but in the challenges that we've faced, i'm dakota's advocate. if i don't speak speak for her, no—one else is going to. and things have to change.

the government says it is spending record sums to support children like dakota, with special needs, with £350 million in extra funding, but councils in england warn they face a £50 billion black hole in the next few years, and the most vulnerable are already paying the price. send provision is failing. even 0fsted describes send support as a national scandal. this is why dakota's mum and others will march. i'm marching because my school doesn't have enough money. i'm marching because currently the education system is broken. i'm marching for all children with special educational needs, to ensure that we meet our responsibilities. the protests around the country are unprecedented, as is next month's legal action. it's very rare to bring a case against central government in relation to funding decisions. but our clients thought that,

because of the severity of the crisis, as they see it, they have no option but to bring this case, given the impact that they're seeing on their children and children across the country with send. so you don't blame the schools, and you don't blame the local authority. no, not at all. they can't do anything if there's no money to fix it. "fight" is a word many parents with special needs children say they're all too familiar with. that fight spills onto the street today, and into the high court at the end ofjune. the department for education says it has increased "high needs" funding to £63 billion this year, compared to £5 billion in 2013, and is consulting on how to make the funding system more effective. we often hear about how younger people are embracing the latest technology, but could the older generation be the ones to benefit most from driverless cars?

scientists think the cars of the future will help pensioners be more independent and less isolated. jon kay has been to bristol where the new vehicles are being put to the test. electronic v0|ce: where would you like to go today? we'd like to go to the picnic area, please. that would be nice, wouldn't it? yes. maya and jeff are off for a drive... let's go! journey starting. ..but without a driver. in the grounds of a retirement village, they are testing a computer—operated vehicle. this is amazing. it really is. because they don't know how much longer they'll be able to drive, could this help them get out and socialise? this is the future. well, it is the future. oh, gosh. look we're coming up to. sensors on the pods detect hazards. that was a sharp stop! automatic braking then prevents accidents.

was it scary? no, it wasn't, it wasn't. it was exhilarating, rather than scaring. did you trust it? yes, i did, completely. and i was secure, i had plenty of room, i was comfortable. very impressive. yes. it could be years before these vehicles could be on the roads, but the british team of scientists, psychologists and robotics experts say the pods could work now in enclosed, private spaces, giving residents in homes like st monica's more independence. it's cutting—edge technology, and we're making the future right now, and very privileged to have been a part of that. and also, i'm thinking of the future, maybe i will actually benefit from one of these myself. when you're older? yes, kind of an insurance policy. journey starting. i went for a ride with 88—year—old monica. turning right. you've made a new friend there.

thank you! she is one of 100 older people who have been consulted in the design of these pods. unable to drive, she thinks they have real potential. it can help us to be independent for as long as possible. turning left. they were a bit late saying that. of course, not all care homes will have the space or the money to have this kind of technology. but the developers say older people should be at the forefront of developing driverless cars. jon kay, bbc news, bristol. gorgeous weather when that was film, which takes us to the very latest forecast. we have got some sunshine today, particularly in the east. this was a picture from a weather watcher in

dorset. but this is the satellite through this morning and you can see a weather system in the west and lots of cloud in northern and western areas with outbreaks of rain. but it is really warm and muqqy rain. but it is really warm and muggy out there this morning and that warm air is coming up from the south—west and it will be with us for the next few days. in the far north of scotland some cooler air. heavy rain in central and southern scotla nd heavy rain in central and southern scotland this afternoon and in northern ireland. england and wales will brighten up and sunny spells developed throughout the afternoon. temperatures between 21—23. cooler in scotland. tonight there will be heavy rain in scotland and northern ireland and elsewhere there will be a lot of cloud. but again a warm night with temperatures no low and

11-14. night with temperatures no low and 11—1a. through friday we will see a lot of cloud again, it could be a bit drizzly in the morning, but more heavy rain moving through northern ireland and into scotland, especially the west of scotland on friday. there will be cloud in the morning but brighter skies developed later on. temperatures getting up into the high teens and the low 20s. this is our weather system on friday and it will still bring as outbreaks of rain in northern and western areas. quite cloudy around these parts. 0utbreaks areas. quite cloudy around these parts. 0utbrea ks of areas. quite cloudy around these parts. outbreaks of rain further north. down to the south—east it will be drier and brighter. there will be drier and brighter. there will be drier and brighter. there will be sunny spells on saturday and it turns very warm on saturday with temperatures possibly getting up to 27 degrees. further north temperatures in the mid to high teens. this is no sunday and rain will move its way from west to east.

still up to 25 in the south east on sunday, but cooler compared to saturday. that cooler weather will continue into next week.

hello. it's thursday. it's ten o'clock. i'm joanna gosling. we discover the darker side to roblox, an online game played by nearly 3a million people in europe a month. many of them children. one parent tells us their child has been groomed despite parental settings on the game being switched on. can you give an idea of how graphic some of the messages were? 01:00:40,879 --> 4294966103:13:29,430 they were talking about rape.