more than two and a half thousand jobs are secured as jaguar land rover announces plans for new electric cars the last diesel rolls off the production line as the company looks to the future this is the next generation. but with electric cars onlyi percent of the market is it really sustainable — also tonight eight people convicted of running the uk's largest modern slavery ring after keeping hundreds in appalling conditions conservative leadership hopefuls on the future of the union and scotland after our special on the amazon rainforest — we answer some of your questions and a thrilling match on centre court featuring the youngest competitor

in the tournament. but comes back to win against the odds. four stretch the ones world cup to 32 and to double its prize jaguar land rover is investing hundreds of millions of pounds to build a range of electric vehicles at its plant in birmingham. it will begin with an electric version of the jaguar xj from 2020. the company says it will help secure the jobs of more

than two and a half thousand workers at the plant —— although it announced almost double the number of job losses earlier this year. but with purely electric cars making up just 1% of the market, does today's decision reflect consumer choice? our business editor simon jack is in castle bromwich. after 6000 lay—offs in the last two. the boss announced the company was spending the £1 billion on electrifying one of its most famous models. julia and martin davies got married after meeting at the plant. 0ur son—in—law‘s here, so this is the next generation, they are taking it on. it's secured their futures. it's just fantastic. jlr has been very downbeat about the damage a no—deal brexit could do to future investment. today, there was a change of tune. today is the day of electrifying the plant, and honouring our people who are going with us to define a new, electrified future. you're spending nearly £1 billion

when you said that the prospect of a no—deal brexit would stop investment in the uk. some will say you were crying wolf. we've made clear our statement to brexit, and nothing has changed. however, it's also quite clear that we have a clear strategy. and really want to go ahead. and we are from a heart and soul point of view, we are a british company. seeing a production line stand idle like this is not normally good news, but not today. this lot‘s going to be stripped out, totally retooled to make the electric successor to the x] model. in the race for electrification, jaguar land rover started almost in last place with 90% of its fleet powered by diesel. this is a very big step into an electric future. £1 billion sounds a lot, but it's tiny compared to what others are spending. the big manufacturers are making very big moves. vw alone is investing £70 billion in electric cars.

daimler, the owner of mercedes, is spending £33 billion. in total, car—makers have announced investments of £2110 billion with nearly half of that earmarked for projects in china, with the rest in north america, europe and japan. the car industry's fundamentally changing. there is going to be more change in the next 10—15 years than the previous 100 years, and it's a great shame that, at this critical moment, the uk's punching below its weight because of concerns and uncertainty around brexit, for example. we've got to cut through that as quickly as possible. it's the end of an era for the xj, as the last of the old generation leaves the building. privately, the company says, brexit permitting, other models may follow where the xj has led. simon jack, bbc news, castle bromwich. as simon mentioned there, electric vehicles account for 1% of the market here in the uk. why is that figure so low? here's emma simpson to explain.

buying a new car, it's a big decision and for many it comes down to price. electric cars are more expensive. take this petrol vw. new, it sells for just over £27,500. is the electric version. it sells for nearly £3500 more. that's mainly down to the cost of the battery but that's expected to fall over the next few years. but how far down the road will the battery get you? that's another worry. the average range of a new electric car on the road is 185 miles. the bigger the battery, the further you can go, but the longer it takes to charge. so easy a ccess the longer it takes to charge. so easy access to public charging points is vital, but right now there are only around 111,000 of them in the uk, not nearly enough, and only a fraction of them are rapid

charging which can replenish a battery in half an hour. most take a lot longer, so better infrastructure is also needed to convince motorists to switch. eight people have beenjailed for masterminding a modern slavery ring in the west midlands — after what's thought to be the biggest such prosecution in europe. the five men and three women from poland persuaded up to 400 vulnerable people to come to the uk, where they were forced to work for next—to—nothing and made to live in appalling conditions. sima kotecha has more. these were the sordid conditions victims were forced to endure. some were as young as 17. filthy, often rat—infested with no heating or light, toilets blocked and the stench unbearable. the gang was made up of five men and three women, all from poland. 52—year—old ignacy brzezinski, 41—year—old wojciech nowa kowski and 26—year—old jan sadowski were between them sentenced to more

than 20 years in total. five others convicted at an earlier hearing were also jailed. together, they preyed on the vulnerable. they were lured to the west midlands from poland to places like west bromwich, where they were promised a wealthy life. they targeted former prisoners, the homeless, alcoholics. translation: to be honest, i came here to start a new life but i didn't know that this new life would start with such a really big problems. i couldn't even leave the house to go for a walk. they were following me, spying on me, they were controlling me. more than 90 victims gave evidence at the trial here, but the police believe the true number of victims is in the hundreds. they were forced to carry out manual labour on farms and in factories and were paid as little as 50p a day while their masters kept most of their earnings. west midlands police began

looking into what was happening four years ago. they would convince the victims, for example, that they were unlawfully in the country, that if they left the house, that the traffickers provided for them, they'd be arrested by the police. there is a lot of these methods the traffickers would use to make them feel trapped. the gang was discovered after charities identified victims. this man works undercover and wants to remain anonymous. we had victims presented with black eyes, one victim presented with a broken arm, so his broken arm had reset itself out of alignment. ripped clothing. emaciated. while the victim suffered, the gang bosses lived an opulent lifestyle, driving lavish cars and buying designer clothes. over five years, they made at least £2 million. after sentencing, thejudge, mary stacey, told the court the harm in this case was at the very highest level. and she warned that,

all too often, such offences were being carried out in plain sight. sima kotecha, bbc news, birmingham crown court. the conservative leadership contender borisjohnson has denied he was prevented from accessing secret intelligence when he was foreign secretary. the bbc understands from multiple sources that downing street tried to withhold some of the most sensitive security information from mrjohnson because of concerns about a lack of discipline on his part. number ten has declined to comment. the two candidates to be the next prime minister are in scotland tonight, talking to conservative members as they make their choice for their next party leader. jeremy hunt and borisjohnson have both promised to protect the union while delivering brexit. but nicola sturgeon says scotland is heading towards independence, regardless of who wins the contest. 0ur scotland editor sarah smith sent this report from perth.

welcome to scotland. noisy independence protesters are determined to be heard as the tory leadership race arrives north of the border. at the nearby scottish game fair border. at the nearby scottish game fa i r vote rs border. at the nearby scottish game fair voters were considering how the contest could affect scotland. boris johnson would be more likely to lead to an independent scotland in the shorter term. why? just because he is rather outspoken and to a certain extent he's the antithesis of what people in scotland are looking for isa people in scotland are looking for is a politician. i think boris is not popular in scotland. why is that? why is that? why is boris not popular in scotland? that? why is that? why is boris not popular in scotland ?|j that? why is that? why is boris not popular in scotland? i think he's too flippant, i don't think he's serious enough for the scots. he's not down to earth enough. despite the foxhound not everyone here is a hunt fan. i hate to say it but probably boris. why? 0h, hunt fan. i hate to say it but probably boris. why? oh, gosh, i don't know, because he has more personality, i think. don't know, because he has more personality, ithink. boris

don't know, because he has more personality, i think. boris johnson has got eager support from several scottish tory mps, who clearly don't think him or his brexit plans are a threat to the union. my first priority is obviously the union and that would i hope be obvious. and i tell you what, i think actually a great brexit and a successful pragmatic brexit, can be a good thing, a wonderful thing, to entrench and intensify the union. jeremy hunt gave a much more explicit promise that he would never allow another scottish independence referendum. i'm a unionist to my core and i say this as prime minister of the united kingdom i will never allow our union to be broken up, and if the first minister of scotland asks me for a second independence referendum i will muster up my british politeness and

i will say, no. applause both candidates have said tonight that they are passionate unionists who can deliver a brexit that won't break up britain. there scottish tory members now need to decide which man they believe can really do that. i shall definitely build leaning towards boris johnson. before tonight i was packing boris but after the hustings this evening i'm 50-50. but after the hustings this evening i'm 50—50. they both gave good arguments. i'm voting for hunt, i like him very much, i like his attention to detail. some tory members have their ballot papers already. voting has begun. they are choosing our next prime minister right now. sara smith, bbc news, perth. nerves inside paralysed people's bodies have been rewired to give movement to their arms and hands. patients can now feed themselves, put on make—up, handle money and type at a computer. as james gallagher reports, the pioneering surgery in australia has been described as life changing. this might seem simple but it's remarkable.

0nce paralysed patients have been given the use of their arms and hands again. they can feed themselves, put on make—up, or hold hands with a partner. paul robinson was injured in a dirt bike accident four years ago. i'll pick something up with my left that i wouldn't be able to do with my right. but he can now live independently and playing wheelchair rugby after having his nerves rewired. the reason you can move your hands and fingers is because messages come from your brain, travel down your spinal—cord, and then through nerves in your arms to control the muscles in your arms and hands. after a spinal—cord injury, those messages from the brain get blocked, they get stopped. you lose control and become paralysed. in this study, all the patients had a small amount of control over muscles in the upper arm and shoulder so what the doctors did was they took the nerves that control to these muscles and rewired them. they connected them to the nerves further down the arm,

allowing patients to bend the elbow and to open and close their hands. this is jack, learning to use his arms and hands again after an accident in a swimming pool left him paralysed. surgery cannot completely reverse the damage but doctors say they are transforming lives. it's going to make an enormous difference. it's going to mean back to work... more involved in family life. and more independence. experts warned the procedure will not work for everyone but say the study shows the brain's incredible ability to adapt. your brain can relearn that the muscle that used to turn your hand or move your shoulder can now do something different so you have this amazing adaptability. huge advances are being made in paralysis. electronic implants or cells taken from the nose are helping people move their legs again. it's early days but all these approaches show paralysis may not have to be permanent. james gallagher, bbc news.

the former leader of the far right english defence league, stephen yaxley—lennon, who calls himself tommy robinson, faces jail after being found guilty of contempt of court. yaxley—lennon was convicted of filming defendants in a child sexual explotation trial and broadcasting the footage on social media, in breach of a reporting ban on the case. our special correspondent lucy manning reports. crowd chant: shame on you! shame on you! the news that stephen yaxley—lennon had been found in contempt of court didn't go down well with his supporters outside the old bailey. some surged at the police, missiles thrown, batons raised. it had been calmer in court, where the man also known as tommy robinson just shook his head, as thejudge said he had interfered with the justice process. it was this controversial broadcast live on social media last year that meant he'd broken strict rules about what can be reported

about court cases. doesn't seem like much guilt. he'd filmed and confronted defendants accused of sexual exploitation of girls outside leeds crown court. it was viewed more than a quarter of a million times. the judge said mr yaxley—lennon‘s behaviour aggressively confronting some of the defendants, live streaming from outside leeds crown court and breaking reporting restrictions was a serious interference with the administration ofjustice. leaving the courtroom, mr yaxley—lennon claimed it was a corrupt decision and he'd appeal. you've now been found in contempt of court, you lost your chance... you don't care... do you think tommy robinson has been burst now? you don't care, do you? you don't care that peoples freedoms have been taken away. you don't care that the justice system has just prosecuted someone because of who they are, not what they've done. you don't care, do you? you're a journalist! do you not care about peoples freedoms to report? you don't care. you're a journalist.

and, look... do you think you're going back to prison? i know i'm going back to prison. despite his claims, the court found he had broadcast information that no otherjournalist did or would have been allowed to. last may, mr yaxley—lennon was sent to jail for 13 months but released after just two because it was found the decision had been rushed. he will now be sentenced again and could face up to two years in prison. lucy manning, bbc news. this week we've brought you a series of special reports about the rapid deforestation of the amazon ra i nfo rest. there's been an aggressive increase since the election of president bolsonaro in brazil in january driven by economic development. the rainforest covers an area 20 times the size of britain. nearly two thirds of it is in brazil. and it's crucial role in our global climate impacts all of us. let's look back at some of david shukman‘s reporting this week. the billions of trees store so much carbon they help to slow down global warming.

they are also home to an amazing tenth of all species in the natural world. but the sight of bare earth and dead trunks is becoming more common. this is happening all over the amazon to create more farmland. and the result is that the great forest has never been under such pressure. it's hard to believe but an area the size of a football pitch is being cleared every single minute. what that means is that forests that could cover more than 2000 pitches is just vanishing every day. and all the signs are that this rate of devastation will accelerate. after david's reports,

so many of you got in touch with us, using #bbcnews to ask questions. so we've taken a few and put them to experts to get you some answers. firstly, someone asked, "as a young adult who lives in the uk, what changes can i make to my everyday life to help conserve and protect the rainforest further?" something we put to clare shakya. we all have power to take action in our everyday lives. first of all as consumers, behind products, making sure those products are coming from land where there is no forest destruction. secondly, as political actors, so ask our mps what they are doing to ensure that the uk puts pressure on brazil. a lot of you asked science based questions, such as this one referencing a statistic from david's reports, "is there any idea of the c02 equivalent to the loss of a football pitch of amazon rainforest every minute"? to answer this one here's dr erika berenguer. when we lose an area the size of a football pitch of the amazon rainforest, we throw into the atmosphere around 500 tonnes of c02.

and that corresponds on average to 100 cars driving the whole year round in the uk. next, we had an economic question, "brazilians need an income and food, can they still develop the land without damaging it to this extent?" something tanya steele helps answer. this is about a cycle of agriculture that deforests and then abandons land and moves on. we can restore that land and use it for productive agriculture for the future without having to cut down a single more tree. the final one we have time for, "should the rainforest become "independent" of brazil and "belong" to the planet as it is literally of global importance producing 20% of our oxygen?". something we put to professor anthony pereira. i mean, i understand the concern behind the question but brazil has been sovereign for over two thirds of the amazon rainforest for a long time. it'll continue to claim sovereignty.

so i think it's more practical for europeans to work with brazilians to try to put pressure on the government, to try to keep the rate of deforestation down. john mccririck who for many years was the face of british horse racing has died at the age of 79. mccririck‘s eccentric presenting style made him a household name. sarah campbell looks back on his life. the each way sharks and thieves, one, two, three... with his deerstalker hat, while gesticulations and memorable turn of phrase, for decadesjohn mccririck was the face of racing. you listen to me and got up! he was such a massive figure. he was a marmite figure because there were people that absolutely loved him or couldn't abide him. there wasn't really anything in between. each way, one, two, three. first itv and then channel 4. he became a household name, explaining the odds. but, away from the racecourse, his forthright opinions were often less well received.

even the normally genial alan titchmarsh asked him to leave after he insulted a fellow guest. after controversial appearances on reality tv shows, including celebrity big brother... he's french kissing my neck! ..he was dropped by channel 4 from their racing coverage. he lost a subsequent age discrimination tribunal which determined his pantomime persona and male chauvinist views were unpalatable to audiences. so, imagine if you woke up, nojob. devastated, and no longer doing thejob he loved... having no purpose in life. it's terrible. ..less than a year after this interview, racing has lost one of its most colourful characters. the racing journalist, john mccririck, who's died aged 79.

wimbledon now and the 15—year—old american prodigy coco gauff has made a successful centre court debut but it wasn't all smooth sailing. natalie pirks has the latest. having said that, what an incredible performance! absolutely incredible. centre court was packed as she fought with every fibre of her being to continue this magical run. she threw up a racket in disbelief, her mum, candy, danced forjoy because her daughter is now the youngest player sincejennifer her daughter is now the youngest player since jennifer capriati in 1991 to reach the last 16 and she will now play former world number one simona halep. she couldn't, could she? game face on for the biggest match of her young life. atjust 15, coco gauff has shown composure beyond her years, as the wimbledon crowd have taken her to their heart. commentator: she looks so calm. but it appeared the occasion was getting to her, with an error strewn serve to lose the first set. coco needed her mojo, but as she stared down the barrel

of two match points, polona hercog lost her nerve. it's a tell—tale sign. tie—break time. this is all so new to coco and her devoted family. mum can't watch. but perseverance pays off. yes! and into a deciding set we went. what an extraordinary rally! it was a match swinging this way and that. and for the first time in the match, gauff looks the likely winner. but her opponent was wily and experience counted. they were going nowhere, and finally, after almost three hours, gauff proved she's no wannabe. this kid is the real deal. the fairy tale continues. the crowd was amazing. even when i was down match point they were still cheering me on and i am super thankful that they believe in me.

as the mercury rose it was hard for some to keep focus. this would have woken them up! no drenchings, but an upset to begin the day. last year's finest kevin anderson sent packing in straight sets. the man who beat him to take the title, novak djokovic, came through a tricky tie to beat pole hubert hurkacz in four sets. we'll have to wait for tomorrow to wait for the much anticipated match—up between andy murray and serena williams in the mixed doubles, but it was fitting that tonight belonged to a comeback kid who has captivated centre court in herfirst grand slam. teenage dreams — so hard to beat. just 15 years old, so impressive! what can we expect tomorrow? welcome coco gauff is not getting any rest at all despite the fact she has captivated this place, huge cheers, absolutely unbelievable here, but she has mixed doubles tomorrow, she will play with briton‘s jay clarke,

a bit ofa will play with briton‘s jay clarke, a bit of a ding dong here because he texted the person he was meant to play with, harriet dart, allegedly, to tell her he was swapping her for cocoa . to tell her he was swapping her for cocoa. you saw in my piece that the pair dubbed serandy, serena williams and andy murray, will be playing tomorrow but not before 5:30pm. andy murray has male doubles and serena williams has got a single match. we have dan evans, johanna konta and a huge day for harriet dart after she was allegedly dumped by text because she has the world number one ashleigh barty, first up, on centre court. week one of wimbledon, it is delivering! lots to look forward to tomorrow. here on bbc one, it's time for the news where you are. goodbye. years, workers atjaguar land years, workers at jaguar land rover had reason to be

hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm lizzie greenwood—hughes, here's what's coming up on sportsday. .. go, go! coco, the american teenager is through to the 11th round of wimbledon after another stunning performance. dina asher smith runs a season's best but she can't catch shelly—ann fraser—pryce who's on fire in lausanne. and on the eve of the tour de france, the defending champion geraint thomas says his co—leader egan bernal isn't his rival.

hello, the story of the day was at wimbledon where it seems we have a new global tennis star and she's only 15. cori gauff, or coco to herfriends, had already knocked out venus williams earlier in the tournament and now she's into the fourth round after beating polona hercog in an epic match on centre court.james burford reports. teenagers, right because not always listening to their music that she has a good excuse it's a big occasion, she has to sell an end, but not until 1990 begin to see and be like this. jennifer was a 14—year—old reaching the fourth round that year. what stands out

most about gauff despite being only 15, as her composure. playing shots that doesn't double her age would be proud of. up until now, the occasion seemed utterly in travelling, and that they be here, i find that they be here, signs of stress, double—double to hand over the press that, but if you doubt her bottle, have a look at this. going for that line takes costs, even facing match point, and for a tribe ache to keep her in the match. —— tie—break. it's ha rd her in the match. —— tie—break. it's hard not to feel something. back in business, backed up by back kind polonia played the unenviable rela pantomime that lend that brought plenty of spice to the match. there isa plenty of spice to the match. there is a new hero. they could sense a moment, over to you, is a new hero. they could sense a moment, overto you, coco. the

is a new hero. they could sense a moment, over to you, coco. the noise and tells you everything you need to know, simply astonishing. she not old enough to get uncertain certain roller coasters, but the ride continues. the cloud was amazing, even when i was down match point they were cheering me on and i'm just super thankful that they believed in me. hunger, character, talent, coco is popping all the bubbles, shall be labelled a champion in the making, but she's already playing title winning tennis. well because gauff‘s match went on so long it meant the much anticipated pairing of andy murray and serena williams had to be postponed. they were due to play germany's andreas mies and alexa guarachi of chile on centre court in the first round of the mixed doubles. instead the match was pushed into the 6th day at wimbledon. meanwhile in the day's other wimbledon news — last year's beaten finalist kevin anderson showed his lack of match fitness against guido pella. the fourth seeded south african, who's just recovered from injury, was beaten by the argentine pella in straight sets in

their third round match.