it follows a major review which includes restoring grants for poorer students, that the government admits it shouldn't have cut. my view is very clear — removing maintenance grants from the least well—off students and i believe it is time to bring them back. but the suggestion loans should only be written off after a0 years could leave students with debts into their 60s. also this lunchtime: at least seven people have died and 21 are missing after a tour boat collision on the river danube in hungary. how ultra—processed foods,

such as chicken nuggets, ice cream and breakfast cereals, could make us unhealthy and die sooner. the uk's first next—generation 56 mobile network is switched on but is only available in certain areas. and it's the opening day of the cricket world cup, with england taking on south africa. coming up on bbc news: a match—winner to the last — after helping chelsea to the europa league title, eden hazard hints he's on his way out of the club. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. a major review into higher education funding has recommended that university tuition fees in england should be reduced to £7,500 a year

and maintenance grants to support poorer students scrapped in 2016 should also be reinstated. the report commissioned by the government also says loans should only be written off after a0 yea rs, rather than 30 at present, leaving graduates repaying for longer. here's our education correspondent frankie mccamley. six students at one college, each with a different plan for their future. 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 £a0,000—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 that 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 on university fees of £7500, grants for living costs brought back for the poorest students, and tuition—fee loans available for everyone doing advanced qualifications. the current fee, which is high by international standards, can act as a deterrent to disadvantaged groups. a small but significant minority of stu d e nts are getting poor value from the university experience. at age 29, graduates in some subjects from some institutions earn less than their peers

who did not study for a degree. students would be expected to pay back loans up to a0 years, ten years longer than the current system. the impact is regressive — it's actually graduates who earn less who are going to be contributing more for longer. the review came about because there was a feeling amongst ministers that university costs were just too expensive. there's also political pressure from other parties, looking at reducing tuition fees or scrapping them altogether. but with change at the top of government, some are concerned this latest review could be ignored. it will be up to the government to decide at the upcoming spending review whether to follow their recommendation. but my view is very clear — removing maintenance grants from the least one of students has not worked, and i believe it is time to bring them back. which still leaves uncertainty for future students when deciding what path to take. frankie mccamley,

bbc news, in 0ldham. rescue teams in the hungarian capital, budapest, say there's little hope of finding any more survivors after a tour boat sank on the river danube. it's thought 21 people are still missing after the vessel carrying south korean tourists capsized in a collision with another boat. seven people are confirmed dead. nick thorpe has the latest from budapest for us this afternoon, nick. yes, well, the latest numbers there of the casualties, clive, i9 and south koreans still missing, two hungarian crew. the bridge where this happened is literallyjust over here behind me, as we understand, the bout, a small pleasure boat, was passing underneath one of the arches of the bridge when the accident happened, a cruise liner overtaking it, quite a narrow space, with the

river in flood. my report which follows contains some flash images. the rescue effort continued this morning with little hope of survival for the 21 people still missing. according to eyewitnesses, the mermaid, a 26—metre pleasure boat, capsized and sank within seconds after she was struck by a large river cruiser. video has emerged allegedly showing the incident. translation: what we can see on the cctv footage is the small boat sailing north, as is the bigger vessel. when they reach the pillars of the margaret bridge, the mermaid turns in front of the viking for some reason, and there was a collision. the mermaid was turned on its side, and within about seven secondsit its side, and within about seven seconds it sank. police and rescue vehicles rushed to the scene. there were 33 south korean tourists on the pleasure boat at the time and two hungarian crew. this is a busy stretch of water often crowded

with both large and small craft. weeks of heavy rain and snowmelt upriver in the alps mean the river is swollen and flowing faster than usual, and rescue efforts wese hampered by a continuous downpour. translation: we have 17 units stationed on the shore at different locations. so far, we have hospitalised seven people after the condition had been stabilised, since their body temperature had dropped dangerously. dug the ambulance service can confirm the death of seven people. attempts to revive them have been unfortunately u nsuccessful. as the investigation starts in earnest, there are many questions to answer — first and foremost about the experience and level of training of the crews. the wreck of the tourist ship must now be raised from the bed of the river. it is expected to contain the bodies of many of the missing. nick thorpe, bbc news, budapest.

and yes, without reference to the operation going on literally behind me, i understand there are divers on a naval ship underneath or close to margaret bridge, but they have been unable so far to go into the water because of the sheer speed of the water flowing around the stanchions of the bridge behind me. 0k, nick, of the bridge behind me. ok, nick, thank you for that. a boy has been airlifted to hospital after an incident at a theme park in north yorkshire. he was transported to leeds general infirmary from lightwater valley near ripon. his condition is not known. north yorkshire police say they were alerted to reports of a medical incidentjust alerted to reports of a medical incident just before lunchtime. researchers say people who eat ultra—processed foods, such as chicken nuggets, ice cream and breakfast cereals, tend to be less healthy and die earlier. the studies in france and spain suggest levels of consumption of such foods have soared, but the findings aren't conclusive. here's our health and science correspondent james gallagher.

this is ultra—processed food. they're the foods that have been through the most industrial processing and often have a long list of ingredients on the packet. it includes items like fizzy drinks, crisps and read meals. ultra processing is a new term, so do we know what it means? crisps and sweets. chicken nuggets from mcdonald's. google processed meats, bacon, sausages. pasta, white bread that has been processed multiple times. a lot of stuff in packets. process times, that sort of thing, little chicken bites, that sort of stuff. heavily processed foods, like burgers, are everywhere and our diets. the impact on health was assessed in two studies which followed more than 100,000 people forup toa followed more than 100,000 people for up to a decade. so what did he two studies show? the first look at

ultra processed food and death, and it showed that for every ten deaths in people eating the least ultra processed food, there were 16 and those eating the most, a 60% increase. the second study looked at heart health, and that found four people eating the least ultra processed food, there were 2112 cases of cardiovascular disease in every 100,000 people every year. now, in people eating the most ultra processed food, there were 277. the authors of the study say there is 110w authors of the study say there is now mounting evidence that ultra processed foods may be harmful and the research comes out hot on the heels of trials showing these types of foods make us eat more and put on white. however, much more work is still needed to explain why industrially processing food might have a detrimental effect on our bodies. until then, experts have a detrimental effect on our bodies. untilthen, experts have expressed caution and decide these studies are not definitive proof of harm. what we actually need to know

is what's behind these associations. is it the ultra—processed foods, and the nutritional content of them, some kind of additive that is in them, or something to do with the people's lives of the people who are eating more of them? and i think before we make any changes orjump to any conclusions, we really need to find out a bit more about it. but while the term ultra—processed might feel new, the health advice is very familiar — a diet rich in fruits, vegetables, fish, nuts and seeds also happens to be one full of unprocessed foods. james gallagher, bbc news. the uk's first 5g mobile phone network, offering much faster download speeds, launches today. ee has switched on the network in london, cardiff, belfast, edinburgh, birmingham and manchester, but customers will need new handsets. here's our technology correspondent rory cellan—jones. the first new masts have been fitted out, the network has been switched on. now 5g can make the mobile internet reach everyone and everything a lot faster — at least, that's the promise. you'll be able to enjoy much faster speeds.

that means you can download things like box sets in seconds rather than minutes. it means you'll be able to do multiplayer gaming in augmented reality. at 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 eventually the new network should 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 5g 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 and other operators are dependent for some of their equipment on one controversial chinese company. huawei, according to the americans, poses a security threat, and they're 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's going to be very negative for the uk. it means we will lose a near leadership position in 56 in europe, and it will slow everything down, and that's disappointing for the networks, but as a consumer i would be disappointed as well. the 5g revolution is getting under way, but even without bumps in the road, it'll be three years before it stretches right across the country. rory cellan—jones, bbc news. our correspondent sarah walton is at covent garden in central london, where people have been able to access 5g today. i hope not, and i hope you can hear us, we i hope not, and i hope you can hear us, we are i hope not, and i hope you can hear us, we are the first broadcaster to broadcast over a 5g internet connection. if we are breaking up,

that may be because the coverage is still a little bit patchy, just to demonstrate, this is a 5g enabled phone connected to the ee network in central london, and we are only getting a speed of 1a megabits per second, the equivalent of what you would get from your home internet connection. but ee says they have been getting speeds of up to 800 megabits per second. if we all started getting that our mobile phones, it means the sort of things we do all day on our phones, streaming music, downloading tv programmes and films, photos on social media, we could do that almost instantaneously. so only available in any few places at the moment up error, i am to interrupt you, because bizarrely the 5g line is not working properly! apologies to our viewers for that! the chancellor, philip hammond, says he aims to end low pay and has announced plans to increase the minimum wage. it comes as the think tank resolution foundation says the proportion of workers on low pay is at its lowest level since 1980.

our personal finance correspondent simon gompertz is here. quite big news from the chancellor. yes, the minimum wage has had a big impact, the resolution foundation, the think tank, says that 200,000 people have been taken off low pay in the last year because of it, and it also includes people on slightly higher pay, because they tend to get moved up if people are on minimum wage. now the government is looking at the future. next year there is a target of getting the national living wage, currently £8.21 up to 60% of average pay, and we will achieve that, we will get it up to £8.60 next year, but after that they are thinking about going to 66% of average pay, and that would get us to something like £9.60 per hour, if you did that immediately. this is what the chancellor had to say about it today. the point of the day's presentation is around where we go next with the national living wage. we will have reached 60%

of median earnings by next year. that puts us pretty much at the top of the leaderboard internationally, and the question is, can we push the national living wage rate further, possibly as far as eliminating low pay altogether? now, businesses are worried about this, they have to pay the bills, andi this, they have to pay the bills, and i think what we are likely to see is a gradual process of increases, the resolution foundation recommends over five years, so they monitor how it is working, and if employers are taking fewer people on, well, they could put the brakes on, well, they could put the brakes on these further increases to try and slow down any lay—offs or effects on hours that people are given. 0k, simon, thank you, simon gompertz there. our top story this lunchtime: the government is told it should cut university tuition fees in england, as part of a package of reforms to the funding of higher education. and still to come... why driverless cars could soon be helping elderly people

to retain their independence. coming up on bbc news... kyle edmund is out of the french open. the british number one is forced to retire after losing the first two sets of his second—round pablo cuevas. a row that's lasted more than five years between the philippines and canada over the dumping of tonnes of rubbish, has been resolved. back in 201a, the authorities in manila discovered canada had sent more than 100 shipping containers of household waste rather than recyclable plastics for disposal, breaking international law. now canada says, it's willing to take the rubbish back. howard johnson has more. customs officials are busy at work this week, fumigating canada's controversial containers. the dispute dates back to 2013 and 201a, when more than 100 containers were sent

to the philippines in a private business deal. but the paperwork was falsified and said their contents were plastic waste. when the containers were opened, inside, a mix of recyclables, but also household waste and used adult nappies. a deadlock meant the waste festered in a manila port for half a decade, then last april, just months ahead of crucial mid—term elections, firebrand philippine president roderigo duterte took up the issue. we'll declare war against them. load the containers to a ship and advise canada, i will advise canada that your garbage is on the way. canada agreed to pay for the waste's return but when they missed the recent deadline, duterte said he wanted his government to shoulder the cost. the row has played well with the philippine electorate. i am happy about it.

in the philippines, there is a lot of trash here already. i think the way the president handled it is, it's good because he imposed our right as a sovereign country. this saga comes to an end today after more than five years. the philippines are about to export their rubbish back to canada. what started as a threat by president roderigo duterte also appears to be influencing other countries here in southeast asia. this week, malaysia said it would send 3000 tonnes of waste back to developed countries, including the uk, for improperly labelling rubbish as recyclable goods. environment groups say today's shipment detracts from further abuses of the system. this waste was discovered in spot checks. so they're from falsified documents, smuggled in, literally. so i think really we should call

it waste trafficking. although far away in the philippines, today's shipment has prompted developed countries to look a better ways of dealing with their waste closer to home. howard johnson, bbc news, subic bay. a "national scandal." that's how ofsted has described support for children with special educational needs in england and wales. today, thousands of parents have delivered a petition demanding that the government takes action, with campaigners saying underfunding has left vulnerable children in limbo. 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. yeah, 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 plan, fight for the right education, physio, ot, 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. the government says it's investing record sums to support children like dakota with special needs — with 350 in extra funding, but councils in england warn they face a £50 billion black hole in the next six years and the most vulnerable are already paying the price. inspections show send provision in half of over 80 local authorities is failing.

even ofsted 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 am 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. "fight" is a word many parents with special—needs children say they are all too familiar with. that fight spills onto the streets today and into the high court at the end ofjune. jayne mccubbin, bbc news. the department for education says it's increased high needs funding to £63 billion this year, compared to five billion in 2013, and it's consulting on how to make the funding system, more effective. it's received wisdom that it's

mainly younger people who are embracing the latest technology, but could older generations benefit the most from driverless cars? scientists believe the vehicles of the future, will help pensioners stay independent and feel less isolated. jon kay has more. electronic voice: 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 their 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. whoops! 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 scary. 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 in the future maybe i will actually benefit from one of these myself. when you're older? yeah, 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. after chelsea's thrashing of arsenal in last night's all—english europa league final in azerbaijan, attention now turns to the second all—english continental clash, saturday's champions league final between tottenham and liverpool in madrid, from where our sports correspondent, natalie pirks has sent us this report.

it isa it is a city where football is king. with history to be made, fans are arriving in the spanish capital and there is a distinct theme emerging. no tickets? no problem. watch in a barand soak up no tickets? no problem. watch in a bar and soak up the atmosphere. fantasticjust to be here. great to get tickets for the final and that you eventually get there. great atmosphere. madrid is bracing itself for the arrival of tens of thousands of english fans all hoping their tea m of english fans all hoping their team will be the ones to get their hands on this. but there is one local who already knows exactly what it's like to lift that trophy. in 2005, rafa benitez‘ liverpool pulled off the most incredible of comebacks to win the champions league on penalties in istanbul. today he told me the current liverpool manager, juergen klopp, will be in for something special should they triumph on saturday. something special should they triumph on saturdaylj something special should they triumph on saturday. i have the pictures at home with 750,000 people

in the city. we couldn't go in the coach around because it was impossible to move. he will feel the passion. he is already feeling the passion. he is already feeling the passion of the fans and he will feel the passion for years. while liverpool may be favourites, spurs engineered their own astonishing path to madrid. commentator: they have done it, i cannot believe it. an amazing hat—trick in the second half in amsterdam secured their spot in tottenham's first ever champions league final. this is so special. it isa dream league final. this is so special. it is a dream come true, anyone who knows football, how many people will be watching because i know how many finals i have seen in my life already and they know what is at sta ke. already and they know what is at stake. it will be very special. sparkling in the sunshine, the trophy was a big hit as it made its way through the city this morning. it will stay here now for three more days. after that, it is england

bound. natalie pirks, bbc news, madrid. the cricket world cup is under way, and so far it's been a good start for the pre—tournament favourites, hosts tst england, taking on south africa at the oval. andy swiss is there for us. welcome to the oval, 25,000 fans packed inside this ground. most of them arrived here in pretty buoyant mood. england, the pretournament favourites for this world cup, but they have had to recover after shaky start. they waited for years for this, but they will have to wait a bit longer. queues outside the oval as fans collected their tickets. for both england and south africa though, optimism was in the air. any sporting occasion, on home soil, fantastic. do you think england can win the world cup this year? definitely, hopefully yes. that is what we are here for. the pressure is on england? the pressure is on you but the gain is not played on

paper. the expectation was certainly on england. as the world number one they began with the highest hopes. after being put into bat, this was all they needed. second ball of the tournament, jonny bairstow out for zero. talk about nightmares to. england had to rebuild and they did. jason roy proving why he is one of the best batters in the business. a century from joe root settled the nerves. but south africa hit back. joe root followed for 51 and now it was south africa celebrating while england wobbling. enter eoin morgan, he needed a captain's innings and the early signs were encouraging. the first six of the world cup and guess what, the very next ball, second. epitomising the aggression

which has taken the steam to the top of the world rankings. together with ben stokes, england were once again regaining the initiative. the flurry of wickets replaced by boundaries, as they eyed a challenging total. they had to battle, but with morgan offering the crime or catching practice as he reached a typically fiery 50, england fans will be hoping for something special. the latest i can tell you is eoin morgan is out on 57. england now 255 with about eight overs of their innings left. hoping to set a challenging target as they try to get their world cup off to a winning start, clive. andy swiss, thank you from the oval. time for a look at the weather, here's chris fawkes. things are going to get warmer but it isa

you go the the cloud gets and for northern ireland and scotland skies will look like this for much of the afternoon. rain