this is bbc news. the headlines at 11:00pm: a boost for the uk car industry. jaguar land rover is to invest hundreds of millions of pounds to build electric vehicles in birmingham. in half an hour's time, we will be asking two experts whether the uk is ready for the electric car revolution. forced to live in squalid conditions with leaking toilets, no access to water, and paid as little as 50p a day, the 400 victims of britain's largest modern—day slavery ring. i couldn't even leave the house to go for a walk. they were following me, spying on me. they were controlling me. eight people from poland are jailed for forced labour offences, people trafficking, and money laundering.

anger amongst tommy robinson supporters, as the former leader of the far—right english defence league faces jail after being found guilty of contempt of court. a champion in the making. 15—year—old coco gauff seals a stunning victory at wimbledon, taking her through to the fourth round in herfirst ever grand slam. and this — america's first lady, melania trump, gets herfirst statue in her home country of slovenia, to mixed reviews. and at 11:30pm, we will be taking an in—depth look at the papers with our reviewers, the editor of politics home, kevin schofield, and the uk correspondent for france 2a, benedicte paviot.

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 2,500 workers at the plant, although it announced almost doubled the number ofjob losses earlier this year. but, with purely electric cars making up just i% of the market, does today's decision reflect consumer choice? our business editor simon jack is in castle bromwich. after 6,000 lay—offs in the last two years, workers at jaguar land rover finally had a reason to be cheerful as they arrived at work today. the boss announced the company

was spending nearly £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're taking this 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 have 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 is going to be stripped out, totally retooled, to make the electric successor to the xj 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 is 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, carmakers 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's 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 is 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 is emma simpson to explain. buying a new car — it is a big decision, and for many, it comes down to price. electric cars are more expensive. take this petrol vw. new, it sells forjust over £27,500. here is the electric version. it sells for nearly £3,500 more.

that is mainly down to the cost of the battery, but that is expected to fall over the next few years. but how far down the road will the battery get you? that is 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 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 is 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, that they would be arrested by the police. there's 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. 0ne victim presented with a broken arm, so his broken arm had reset itself, out of alignment. ripped clothing, emaciated. while the victims 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, voters were considering how the contest could affect scotland. borisjohnson 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 is a politician. i think boris is not popular in scotland. 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 foxhounds, not everyone here is a hunt fan. i hate to say it, but probably boris. why? oh, gosh, i don't know. because he has more personality, i think. borisjohnson 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, iwill 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. 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 be leaning towards boris johnson.

before tonight, i was backing boris. 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 play 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. now, after a spinal cord injury, those messages from the brain get blocked. they get stopped. you lose control and become paralysed. now, in this study, all the patients had a small amount of control over muscles in the upper arm and shoulder. ao what the doctors did was they took the nerves that controlled these muscles and rewired them. they connected them to the nerves further down the arm, allowing patients to bend at 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 headlines on bbc news: a boost for the uk car industry — jaguar land rover is to invest hundreds of millions of pounds to build electric vehicles in birmingham. the biggest network of modern—day slavery is exposed in the uk. eight people are convicted after forcing more than 400 victims

into manual labour on farms and in factories. anger amongst tommy robinson supporters, as the former leader of the far—right english defence league faces jail after being found guilty of contempt of court. 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 the judge 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 people's freedoms to report? you don't care. you're meant to be 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 other journalist 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. two crashes in indonesia and ethiopia within six months of each other left 346 people dead. both involved boeing's 737 max 8 aircraft —

and in both cases the pilots experienced catastrophic problems with the plane's flight control system. this week boeing promised to give £80 million to the families and communities affected. but that gesture has not stopped the questions from those who've lost their loved ones — namely why were the planes not grounded sooner, as simon browning now reports. everywhere we look, there's a blank where she should be. shock and disbelief. nadia and michael's daughter, samya rose, was on a boeing plane that crashed in ethiopia. samya is right here. she was one of 157 people that died. the same fault brought down an identicaljet five months earlier. the 737 max hasn't flown since. critics say the development and launch of the jets was rushed, and that boeing cut corners at the expense of safety. definitely, my daughter died for the profit of boeing, and i don't want anyone else

to die for that reason. i want these planes to be safe and invest in the company and the hardware, the infrastructure to make our aviation system safe. nadia and michael want answers, and they are now asking them of the american government. they are representing families from across north america. when et302 crashed, there were passengers from more than 30 countries on board. the highest proportion of those were from kenya, because the flight was bound for nairobi — but the second highest amount were from here in canada, and families in toronto are starting to want answers as to why their loved ones were killed. well, i lost my wife, carole, my three children, ryan, kelly and ruby, and i also lost my mum—in—law. paul njorogre lost his entire family. 0verwhelming grief and the need for answers now dominate his mind.

my family died because of boeing's negligence, arrogance, management, what i call management dysfunction and lack of internal oversight within boeing. the moores were a family of four. their daughter, danielle, was also on board flight et302. after four months, another crash happened, and they told us it will be one of the safest planes. it's not the safest plane. it took away the lives of the people that we love so much. in a statement, boeing's president, dennis muilenburg, said: but, for the families, life has changed for ever. their resolve now, finding the truth.

there's a warning that police numbers are dangerously low which is contributing ‘to a feeling of lawlessness'. it comes from six former heads of the metropolitan police. they blame cuts to police resources which they say has undermined the ability to solve crime and restore public confidence. the government says it spent a record amount on policing last year. tolu adeoye has the story. the virtual destruction of neighbourhood policing. resources drained to dangerously low levels. members of the public left with perilously low expectations. some of the words used by former met police commissioners to describe the state of policing in the uk. in a letter to the times they blamed cuts and say the system must be overhauled. everyone notices the community policing has been cut back to extreme levels. people noticed the police struggling to deal, to

respond to the calls they put in and calls that are triaged, and investigative resources are stretched passively. we have eight yea rs of stretched passively. we have eight years of policy misdirection. the former commissioners ran the match between 1993 and 2017. they say that police cuts have contributed to a feeling of lawlessness, with drug and knife crime majorfactors. lorraine's son dwayne was stabbed to death five years ago. she set up a boxing charity help young people safe say. do you agree with the former commissioners? it is not all about the police —— police cuts, no, but the police cuts have a large fa ct but the police cuts have a large fact in terms of why knife crime and youth violence have got out of control to the degree it has. if we had more police they would be able to do theirjob more, right now, because of the cuts to the police, because of the cuts to the police,

because of the cuts to community groups and within the social surroundings, we are now dealing with a horrendous, horrifying problem of youth violence. the home 0ffice problem of youth violence. the home office says funding has increased by £1 billion this year. while it may feel like lawlessness to some, statistics show violent crime is down year—on—year, but today the london mayor said more must be done. we have seen over the last 8— nine yea rs record we have seen over the last 8— nine years record numbers of police officers being lost from london, record numbers of community police officers being lost from london, hollowing out of policing. that is why it is important for experts to speak out and it is important the government reversed the massive cuts in policing but also on preventative services as well. the question is what the state of policing investigated. they say the next prime minister will inherit the urgent task of restoring confidence. families of the victims of the serial killer stephen port have been told fresh inquests into their deaths will focus on possible police failings. port drugged and raped four young

men and dumped their bodies near his home in london between 2014 and 2015. since his conviction, the victims‘ families have questioned why he was not stopped sooner. labour mp jess phillips has left her ten—year—old son on the steps of downing street as a protest against funding cuts that have led to some schools closing at lunchtime on friday. her son, danny, was left to get on with some homework before being joined by a few other children from the demonstration. he attends one of the schools in birmingham that closes early. ms phillips also led a march from parliament square with hundreds of pupils, parents, teachers to protest the 4.5—day week. 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 at 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. crowd boos. 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 at 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. a nine foot python, which escaped from its owner's house in cambridge through an open window has been recaptured. tourin went missing for four days. cambridgeshire police had warned it posed a risk to small animals. many residents have been looking for him, and last night he was spotted up a neighbour's tree just 50 metres away from his home.

i kept my eye on this branch up there, and i am thinking, that is an odd shaped branch, it looked like it was getting bigger. so i keep looking at it, and i said to my husband, something is going on in that tree, i'm pretty sure. all of a sudden i saw his head reaching over, andi sudden i saw his head reaching over, and i screamed, i said, sudden i saw his head reaching over, and i screamed, isaid, oh my sudden i saw his head reaching over, and i screamed, i said, oh my god, this lake is in the tree! —— the snake. kirsty young is to step down as the host of radio 4's desert island discs. she says she's decided to pursue new challenges having presented 496 episodes of the programme. kirsty young has presented the long—running show since 2006 and has interviewed hundreds of guests including annie lennox, morrissey and david tenna nt. last year, she took a break from hosting the show for health reasons. the bbc says 6 music's lauren laverne, who was drafted in as cover, will continue in the role "for the foreseeable future".

a statue of the first lady, melania trump, has been unveiled in the outskirts of her slovenian hometown, sevnica, to very mixed reviews. the life—size statue was carved out of a treetrunk with a chainsaw and depicts melania in a blue dress waiving her hand. but critics say it looks like a scarecrow. the us artist behind the work, brad downey, said he understands the criticism, but still thinks the end result is beautiful. sevnica has become a tourist magnet since melania's husband donald trump took office in 2017. iam sure i am sure the tourists will be absolutely flocking there to capture glimpse of that spectacular statue. now it's time for the weather with sarah keith—lucas. we have had a spell of reasonably warm and largely dry summer weather over the past week or so, things are

changing subtly through the course of the weekend. during saturday we will have some showers and a bit while cloud towards the south, things will turn a little fresher by the time we get to sunday, many of us the time we get to sunday, many of us should see a return to the sunshine. here is the weather front, it makes its way further south and during saturday if it's across england and wales, so we'll have a cloudy side to saturday across much of england and wales, some patchy rain through the midlands and east anglia, putting down towards the london region through the afternoon, could be a shower at wimbledon. further north, it is looking like a fine, sunny day. a bit of a northerly breeze down towards the north—east and temperatures in the north—east and temperatures in the north around 14—19, still 22—23, but more cloud further south. as we had through into saturday evening, we have the cloud and a few showers across part of southern and south—east england, that should clear away and then we are all in the clearer fresher hour, so less humid through saturday night and on into sunday. we have a fairly weak

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