claire jones, bbc news. a street in wales has been named the steepest in the world following a campaign by local people. ffordd pen llech in the seaside town of harlech in north wales was pronounced the winner by guinness world records. it stole the title of the world's steepest street from the previous record holders in dunedin in new zealand. time for a look at the weather — here's ben rich. i'll tell you something, the weather is going downhill through the rest of this week, although it has temporarily gone uphill for some parts of eastern england, if you like sunshine that is. yesterday, lowestoft looked like that and it felt pretty cool. today, the sun has been shining and we had some blue skies overhead and temperatures are climbing. you can see from the satellite picture more in the way of clear skies across eastern england, some speckled shower clouds further north and west and more generally cloudy weather in the atlantic,

which will bring some rain through the next 2a hours. back to the here and now, this afternoon most places fine with spells of sunshine, a little on the cool side close to english channel coast, the sea breeze developing here. elsewhere, 21 degrees in aberdeen, 26 in london, just one or two scattered showers. some of them could be heavy, most places avoid them and stay dry. this evening we keep hold of some clear spells, good news if you are planning to turn your eyes to the skies for the partial lunar eclipse visible from 9:30pm until 10:30pm in the south—eastern sky, 65% eclipse, could be some impressive views. some patches of cloud around, but most people should get a glimpse. as the night wears on gci’oss get a glimpse. as the night wears on across northern ireland and scotland, the cloud will thicken and the breeze will start to strengthen and we will see outbreaks of rain arriving by the end of the night courtesy of this frontal system sliding its way in from the west. it is running at a high pressure so as the rain moves eastwards it will tend to turn lighter and patchier

but for western areas, some pretty heavy and possibly thundery rain to come tomorrow, brisk winds with that. further east, they will be some sunshine but the cloud amounts will increase so the sunshine will start to turn hazy. by tomorrow afternoon, pretty soggy across western scotland, eastern scotland perhaps holding onto some hazy sunshine, still 20 degrees in aberdeen but 19 in belfast, brisk winds blowing along this band of rain, some of the wet weather getting into wales and the south—west. holding on to the best sunshine across east anglia and the south—east but temperatures perhaps just a degree or so down on where they have been today. that band of rain by the time we get into thursday will be clearing eastern areas and as i mentioned, quite light and patchy by this stage, thursday is a day of sunny spells and showers, some heavy showers across the northern half of the uk. cooler for all of across the northern half of the uk. coolerfor all of us, across the northern half of the uk. cooler for all of us, and across the northern half of the uk. coolerfor all of us, and quite breezy as well. and as we head into friday, here comes another one, another developing weather system, this one bringing a dollop of rain evenin this one bringing a dollop of rain even in the south where we haven't

seen even in the south where we haven't seen much rain recently. brisk winds as well and as we look towards the weekend, staying unsettled, rain at times but not all the time, but yes, we are going downhill. 0k, ben, thank you. a reminder of our top story. 50 years since the launch of apollo 11 — commemorations take place to mark the voyage that would redefine humanity's view of space. that's all from the bbc news at one — so it's goodbye from me — and on bbc one we nowjoin the bbc‘s news teams where you are. good afternoon. i'm john watson, it is just after good afternoon. i'm john watson, it isjust after 1:30pm good afternoon. i'm john watson, it is just after 1:30pm and this is the latest from the bbc sport centre. former england captain, and this is the latest from the bbc sport centre. former england captain, andrew must maintain first time. following celebrations at downing

street yesterday, there after a summer street yesterday, there after a summer double against australia in the forthcoming ashes. styles says england is to push on and can take inspiration from their opponents. that australian team in the late 90s demonstrated you can be number one in the world in all formats and dominate. that has to be our ambition. i don't think, by prioritising one, it means you can't prioritise move but we have a lot to work today. we are not where it will need to be, winning away from home isa need to be, winning away from home is a real struggle for hours and what we need to focus on. well the second day of the second ashes test will be dedicated to strauss‘s wife ruth who died from cancer last year. fans are being urged to wear red to help raise awareness of the ruth strauss foundation.

meanwhile — the new zealand head coach has suggested that teams should be allowed to share the world cup trophy if the tournament is decided by such fine margins in the future. gary stead says that when games are played over a seven week period, and can't be separated on the final day — then perhaps a draw is the fairest result. all eyes will be on rory mcilrroy this week, as the open championship at royal portrush starts on thursday. it's a home tournament for the northern irishman, who broke the course record there aged just 16. he plays his opening two rounds with the new us open champion gary woodland and england's paul casey. it's the first time royal portrush has hosted the open since 1951, and the opening shot will be hit by another northern irishman — darren clarke. iam i am proud that i might have contributed to getting the championship to northern ireland. the success of darren clarke as well. i think that is part of the

reason why you wanted to come here. and all the people in a pot rush that have done a fantasticjob to bring this championship here. —— portrush. it's spectacular. i certainly a different golf course that i grew up playing, it's tougher, it's bigger. i have been looking at pictures being by on social media and the place looks stunning. less than a month to go until the new premier league season — loads of sides out on pre—season tours, and the manchester united manager 0le gunner solskjaer has dismissed transfer rumours about his two biggest stars. united are in australia at the moment, both paul pogba and romelu lukaku are part of the touring squad — despite being heavily linked with moves to real madrid and inter milan respectively. solskjaer says he can't wait for the season to start, so the speculation ends. you now, the day we start the league, i'm sure everyone who's will

give absolutely everything for manchester united. we are going to have a strong team, we play as we wa nt have a strong team, we play as we want to give everything. yes, there's always rumours, speculation about man united players but when the league starts, we batten the hatches down and stick together a team. one big transfer that looks like it's going through in europe is mattijas de ligt‘s move from ajax tojuventus. the italian champions will pay £67.5m for the 19—year—old defender who led ajax to the champions league semi—finals last season. the dutch international had also been linked with manchester united, barcelona and paris—st germain. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. including more transfer news with we st including more transfer news with west ham closing and for the £45 million deal for a new striker.

president donald trump withdrew the united states from the nuclear deal with iran last year and has imposed ever tightening sanctions designed to force tehran back to the negotiating table. as more iranians are being dragged into poverty, the bbc has been given rare access to iran. 0ur correspondent, martin patience, has been in tehran — looking at the impact of the sanctions on ordinary iranians. while in the country, filming access was controlled — as with all foreign media — the team was accompanied by a government representative at all times. donald trump has called for maximum pressure on iran. the queue at this charity, one of tehran's poorest neighbourhoods, is getting longer. 100 kids a day are coming for a free lunch. sanctions have caused the price of meat and vegetables to more than double. their parents don't have the money to feed them at home. everyone in iran has been affected by the american sanctions, but it's

the most vulnerable here that have been hardest hit. doctors believe that muhammad suffers from a rare genetic disease. he can lift his spoon but he is too weak to carry a school bag. his family cannot afford the medical test that would diagnose his illness — it's increased 300%. his mother wants mercy for her son. translation: i took him to the hospital last monday, the neurosurgeon said i have to pay roughly £1000 for my son's genetic test. i asked how i was supposed to pay that money, he said he didn't know

now and he was just like me. america's strangling iran's economy because it said that tehran is spreading chaos in the region and wants to develop nuclear weapons, accusations that iran denies. people here have adapted to sanctions before, but iran's currency is increasingly worthless as the us chokes it off from the global economy. this mechanic says it's now hard to get spare parts from overseas. in the past 12 months, his income has halved. translation: we start working on at the cars and then they get stuck here. i have to work all dayjust to get by, i cannot afford to take any time off. tehran feels cornered by america, abandoned by europe. some iranians blame government

corruption for damaging the economy. but in the tightly—controlled media, that's rarely covered, it's the man on the front page who gets the blame. this man says a third of his colleagues have already lost theirjobs. translation: we don't want to fight so why want to fight so why does president trump send his warships to the middle east? does he want to start a war? if there is a war, people will die and nothing will change and everyone will lose. donald trump seems to think that the iranians' about sanctions will put pressure on their leaders to compromise. but the men working here so that he has actually done the exact opposite, even those opposed to the government are now rallying behind the flag.

back at the charity, the kids wash up. iran is resourceful and resilient. but these sanctions are the toughest it's ever faced, they were supposed to target the regime will suffer the most. and that means the most vulnerable, like mohammed, will fall victim. the head of the world health 0rganization has said the confirmation of an ebola disease victim inside the city of goma in the democratic republic of congo could be a game—changer — requiring a heightened global response. goma is a major trade crossroads and sits right on the border with rwanda. more than 1,600 people have died of the disease in eastern congo in the outbreak that began a year ago. it's now the second biggest outbreak ever. tariq riebl, from the

international rescue committee, is on the ground in goma. we are definitely very concerned. in some ways, this has been inevitable and we have been planning for this for a long time. we were expecting it to arrive in goma much to arrive in goma much earlier, and the fact it hasn't happened has been a surprising. however, now that it has, everyone is ramping up efforts. the responses from the world health organization and other agencies are working to dealing with this one case and to make surethat goma as a as a whole is prepared if there are any other new cases reported. it's always difficult to say, it's very early on, the case was detected on a sunday. contact tracing is under way, the process by which we list the number of people who might have been in contact with this person. that process in itself takes time. already, there have been

vaccinations in goma yesterday, more today, so we are hoping we can contain this. unfortunately, with a case such as this person who has moved over a vast distance, a lot of details only, get known day by day so we don't have a full picture yet. we know he has come from an active zone of transmission to the north of goma. he spent time predominantly in a different city for the past few weeks, where the majority of cases have come from. he passed through another city on his way to goma so he was definitely in areas where there is active transmission. we do not know exactly if all the different cases there, who are the way here, we are almost certain of them. as i mentioned, this does take time and everyone is throwing all the resources they have to be able to contain any further

spread from this one case. new laws to protect survivors of violence and abuse from partners or relatives are to be proposed to parliament today, with the publication of the long—awaited domestic abuse bill. two years after theresa may promised to overhaul the law, mps will get their say on a range of proposals, including a new legal duty on councils to provide secure homes for those fleeing violence. the home office minister, victoria atkins, said it was a legal first. we are going to have a legal definition about domestic abuse and it will set out the fact that it's not restricted to physical violence but can take many forms — including emotional, economic and sexual abuse. and this really is a landmark moment because when people have experienced, either directly or indirectly, domestic abuse — they know it can take many forms. but if you don't, you may not realise that. and without this definition, alongside all the other measures in the bill, we'll make sure we are commissioning services that will protect victims and children and will help us break the cycle of violence through tackling the

perpetrators' behaviour. food banks in the uk say they expect their busiest summer ever as they struggle to deal with ever—increasing demand. the trussell trust, which runs a network of food banks, says demand soared by 20% last summer. it's expecting a similar increase this year when the school holidays start. andy moore reports. morecambe bay food bank — just one of the centres that delivered 1.6 million food parcels across the country last year. they are gearing up for their busiest time of year, the summer school holidays, when they prepare lots of food parcels especially for children. during the school terms, the children are actually getting the school meal during the day at school. so obviously during school holidays, there isn't the provision for the extra meals, and that puts an extra strain on the families. extra money needed for childcare can also put pressure on poorerfamilies

during the holidays. the trussell trust is launching an appeal for funds and food donations. it is also calling for changes to policy. the main issue that we see, which we're calling for a change with, is the five—week wait that people have to endure until they get their first universal credit payments. it's big, structural measures that the government needs to address in order to put an end to this crisis. the government says families on universal credit can get advance payments from day one so no—one has to wait. it also says 95% of claimants are paid in full and on time. andy moore, bbc news. the former political party, britain first, has been fined more than £40,000 by the electoral commission for "multiple breaches of the law". it was ordered to pay £44,200 in total for not keeping accurate financial records, failing to declare donations and not having its accounts

audited properly. netflix is to delete a controversial scene depicting a suicide from its popular young adult drama series, 13 reasons why. the streaming service said in a tweet that it was following advice from medical experts. the edit has been made as the drama prepares to broadcast its third series. in a moment, we'll have all the business news — but first, the headlines on bbc news: the number of people in scotland dying from taking drugs hasjumped by a quarter — giving scotland a higher drugs death rate than the united states and any other eu country. four american congresswomen attacked by president trump say he's using racism to distract from his failing policies. 50 years years ago today, the mission which took mankind to the moon for the first time — apollo 11 — was launched.

in the business news. average wages grew more strongly in the year to may — seeing the highest rate of growth since 2008. employers are having to pay staff more to attract or hang on to skills and experience amid a tightening labour market, despite economic uncertainty around brexit. the european low—cost airline, ryanair, says growth in passenger numbers will slow next year because of delays to the boeing 737 max aircraft after two fatal accidents. meanwhile pictures have emerged on twitter of a ryanair 737 max which suggest the aircraft might be rebranded. the images show its name has been replaced by 737—8200. the man in charge of improving uk railways says a "fat controller" type figure, independent from government, should be in charge of day—to—day operations. the former boss of british airways, keith williams, said governments should be in charge of policy and budget decisions

but not manage the system. a programme to help create industry standards for autonomous vehicles has been unveiled in the hope of accelerating the successful rollout of self—driving cars in the uk. the scheme has been launched by the department for transport, alongside the british standards institution and other industry groups. government research suggests that the connected and autonomous vehicle industry will be worth an estimated £52 billion by 2035, with supporters of the technology predicting it will reduce the number of collisions and the amount of congestion on roads. a programme to help create industry standards for autonomous anne hayes is from the british standards institution — she's heading up the work. what will this mean for autonomous industry? island today we have joined together

with our partners, the dft. we are bringing together the experiences gathered of 70 pilots across the country to create standards to identify areas where more progress is needed for the industry. in particular, we are looking at areas around safety and testing of vehicles. what do these standards say, that these cars have to abide by? they threw a starting point of this work is working with industry. we have software people, insurers, lawyers, government and local government, along with manufacturers— all coming together to actually identify where standards are needed. the first day we are working out is looking at a specification and what needs to happen for test methods, as you move your driverless cars from a test circuit to open roads. i also what

you should be considering as you're developing a card. that is where you we are starting. along with that group, we are now looking at how we handle data issues, issues around infrastructure, hell the vehicles will cope with our roads and to tell how they will do and how they will connect into navigation systems. probably the most difficult one is the human factor, how people take to d riverless ca rs the human factor, how people take to driverless cars and what they think of it and what their concerns are. and there are concerns right now amongst people about the safety of d riverless amongst people about the safety of driverless cars? absolutely. we are right at the beginning of this journey. right at the beginning of making this fantasy becomes a reality. we need to talk to the industry to make sure they are doing everything they can to make it safe. we also need to involve the consumers as we go along to people have confidence in their vehicles when they hit the road. driverless

vehicles or uk roads— there is a longing to go because we have to think about production, manufacturing, infrastructure. absolutely. we already have cars to do with us driving, that helps you with lanes and to park. this is just a step up from that. will we see this in the next ten years? probably not. but you just have to look at the speed of technology on things like mobile phones and how cars are developing, with feel etc, we are com pletely developing, with feel etc, we are completely changing the landscape. thank you forjoining us. in other business news: the world's largest education publisher has taken the first step towards phasing out print books by making all its learning resources "digital first". pearson said students would only be able to rent physical textbooks from now on, and they would be updated much less frequently. the british firm hopes the move will make more students buy its e—textbooks which are updated continually.

facebook‘s planned libra cryptocurrency is facing further opposition — with the us treasury secretary warnung about its potential criminal use. steven mnuchin told a press conference it could be used by "money launderers and terrorist financiers" and said it was a national security issue. he was "not comfortable" about libra, joining president donald trump and the us central bank in voicing concern. ag barr, owner of irn—bru, saw its share price dive by 24% after a profits warning. the company says trading in the first five months of its financial year had been below expectations — with profits coming in 10% below last year. let's ta ke let's take a look at the markets are banal. i want to show you what they are doing generally. at the moment, the market is of inner london, nearly half a percent. we have had some issues with the pound lowering down to levels not seen for quite a while. letters of the back of worries about brexit and what is

happening the next few months. generally, the ftse is on a positive trajectory. that's all the business news. london's mayor has advised planners to reject proposals for a new skyscraper that's designed to look like a tulip. the 1,000ft high proposed tulip tower had been given the go—ahead by the city of london corporation back in april. but sadiq khan said a number of concerns raised in a london review panel report — including the tower spoiling the skyline, a negative impact on the tower of london site, and not enough bicycle parking. a video has emerged of six rafters plunging over a waterfall in the us. the group missed the warning signs at the 0hiopyle state park in pennsylvania. they thankfully only suffered minor injuries, which an offical put down to their life jackets. now it's time for a look at the weather with ben rich.

good afternoon. in some parts of the uk, whata good afternoon. in some parts of the uk, what a difference a day makes. it is pretty worn out there. for the ras majority for today, we are the kind mainly dry and sunny, and warm weather. 0ne kind mainly dry and sunny, and warm weather. one or two showers for western areas, some to be heavy but most will miss them as they dry. 21 degrees in aberdeen, perhaps up to 27 in the south—east. as we go through this evening and tonight, there are largely dry conditions and some clear spells. good news if you're planning to turn your eyes to the skies for the partial lunar eclipse, a 65% eclipse of the full moon, the maximum eclipse around 20:30pm. deeper into the night, clear skies in many places. —— 10:30pm. into tomorrow, we see this frontal system making progress.

eastwa rds, frontal system making progress. eastwards, that will bring fairly heavy bursts of rain and brisk winds as well. the further east you are, a fine start to the day, increasing amounts of high cloud turning that sunshine and hazy. for northern ireland, wales, scotland, there will be rain, some to be on the heavy side, could be thunder could be lightning. there will be brisk winds, starting to feel cooler as this band of wet weather a slice free. further east, there will be more cloud, turning sunshine hazy but they will still be warmth, temperatures around 25 degrees. individually, that band of rain will continue eastwards, only patchy rain which in east anglia and at the south—east. behind that, some showers, some heavy and possibly thundery across the northern half of the uk. a breezy and cool a breezy article today for many. as we move

into thursday and friday, that is another frontal system which could bring wet weather in the southern areas. brisk winds, staying on settle into the weekend, perhaps just a little drier by the time we get to sunday.

hello, you're watching afternoon live — i'm simon mccoy. today at 2: 50 years since the launch of apollo 11 — the start of a voyage that would put man on the moon — and redefine humanity's view of space. don't take the bait: four us congresswomen hit back at donald trump after his tweets about them, widely dubbed racist. highest in the eu: figures for drug—related deaths in scotland soar — they're at a peak since records began in 1996. coming up on afternoon live all the sport. england's cricketers are having a day off today to relax and presumably rehyd rate.