tonight at 10, borisjohnson says 20,000 more police officers will be trained and on the beat in england and wales, within three years. his plans would reverse sustained cuts to police numbers in several years. it equals more investment, more business, jobs and growth. it's absolutely crucial for everywhere in this country. but some question whether more officers are the key to tackling rising crime. also tonight... jailed for 18 years, carl beech the man who lied about a vip paedophile gang, tarnishing the reputation, of several high profile figures. yesterday's heatwave, recording the highest ever temperature in the uk, leads to more disruption, for rail and air passengers.

during his visit the prime minister and mr roosevelt consulted with the members of the pacific war council. six decades of the special relationship. but how will it develop, under mrjohnson and mr trump? and, after those first dayjitters, england's cricketers beat ireland in their one off test at lord's. coming up on sportsday, hail, snow and landslides and then you leader, and landslides and then you leader, a dramatic stage 19 at the tour de france. good evening. it's boris johnson's

flagship policing policy, to recruit within three years, an extra 20,000 new officers across england and wales. the plans would reverse a sustained period of cuts in police numbers over the the last decade. on a visit to the west midlands today, the prime minister said it was the most fundamental investment that can be made in society. but some question whether the cost, around £1.1 billion pounds, is the most effective way of spending money to tackle crime. the college of policing, which trains officers, has welcomed the plans, but says there may not be enough instructors to meet the deadline. our home editor mark easton reports. it's about turn. 0n government policy, on police recruitment. theresa may as home secretary and prime minister presided over a 20,000 reduction in the number of offices in england and wales. hersuccessor, borisjohnson, has said he will increase the force by 20,000. i think it's the most fundamental investment you can make in society. reducing crime and making

our streets safer. safer streets equal more investment, by equals more business, equals morejobs, equals growth. recruitment at the level promised has never been seen before, with natural wastage, it means hiring 25 extra officers every single day. experts doubt even with a can—do spirit and political exultation, it'll be easy to achieve. this is incredibly ambitious, but i think we ought to be ambitious, because this is the right thing to do. you attract people and how you train people want to bring officers then, they need equipping, so there is a whole range of stages here that are going to present challenges. there is no question about that. crime has risen up the list of public concerns. there have been increases in some categories of serious violence, including stabbings. although the risk of being a victim of violent crime is actually at the lowest level since records began.

alarming images of crimes like this attempted ca rjacking yesterday involving two arsenal players and a gang armed with knives field the arguments that cuts to police budgets and workforce had made people less safe. but the claim that more police equals less crime is actually quite hard to demonstrate. since the early ‘80s, we have seen crime rise to a high point in the mid—‘90s and then fall before stabilising in the last few years. but over the same period, we have seen police numbers go up slightly as crime soared, then rise fast as crime went down, and then go down as crime levels also went down. there is no obvious correlation. government analysis suggests the main influences on crime levels are the economy, unemployment, inequality, technology and broader cultural and social changes. police activity is not on the list, although there is evidence that intelligence—led policing and targeted action can deal with crime hotspots and certain offences.

look at the sources and causes and consequences of current crime, which are in part to do with lack of youth facilities, in part to do with poor housing conditions, in part to do with poor employment opportunities. it isn't just police that solve crime. for politics, crime tends to focus on police resources, but even if 20,000 extra offices can be recruited in just three years, it's far from clear that that will be the deciding factor in making people safer. mark easton, bbc news. 0ur deputy political editorjohn pienaar is at westminster. the prime ministerfelt the prime minister felt compelled to it clear they would be no election before october the 31st. is that because calling for more police officers could look like an election gambit? he has certainly hit the ground campaigning. saying he's only focused on delivering on his promises. he has no intention of

calling an early election. that doesn't mean it won't happen. anyway, you can expect borisjohnson to say he doesn't want an election until the moment that he calls one if and when that happens. saying at the same time he's been forced into it with no other choice. meanwhile he has built a fighting unit. today he has built a fighting unit. today he took on the additional title of minister for the he took on the additional title of ministerfor the union, he took on the additional title of minister for the union, ready to confront pressure for scottish independence and perhaps irish unification, driven on by the prospect of brexit and especially a no—deal brexit. we see more ministers appointed, so income is another brexiteer and out goes another brexiteer and out goes another remainer. if you look at the cabinet with more women and ethnic minority members, it looks designed to ta ke minority members, it looks designed to take on the brexit party and it looks a bit like a team photo for the next general election manifesto. brexit is the big issue, any movement on that? today the prime minister spoke to president trump by

telephone. they were looking forward toa telephone. they were looking forward to a post—brexit trade deal. he had conversations with the german and french leader earlier on. that left britain in the eu looking further apart than ever. mrjohnson said the eu has to drop its plan to keep open the irish border by keeping britain and northern ireland close to eu rules if necessary. mrjohnson says that moscow, the eu say it must stay. we could be heading for a no—deal brexit —— mrjohnson says that that must go. parliament looks set to block a no—deal brexit which could mean a snap election, whatever borisjohnson could mean a snap election, whatever boris johnson says could mean a snap election, whatever borisjohnson says now. could mean a snap election, whatever boris johnson says now. thank you. a fantasist who made false allegations of murder and child sex abuse against several high profile figures, has been jailed for 18 years. the judge said carl beech was a manipulative and devious person, who'd fabricated a vip paedophile ring, accusing people with the highest integrity of vile acts. one of those was the former

home secretary, lord brittan, and in a victim impact statement, his widow said her late husband died never knowing his name would be cleared. our home affairs correspondent june kelly reports. as he lived his life as a school governor and hospital inspector, carl beech watched others suffer as a result of his lies. poppies, pinned to my chest whilst they did whatever they wanted to do. he'd handed over names in police interviews, claiming high profile figures formed a vip paedophile ring. beech revelled in the attention he received, before he was exposed as a paedophile himself and a cruel and dangerous manipulator. today, it was the turn of those whose lives he tried to destroy to have their voices heard. the former mp, harvey proctor, lost his home and hisjob because he was under suspicion. carl beech claimed he'd actually murdered two boys. beech listened from the dock

as a series of powerful and poignant impact statements were read to the packed courtroom. lord bramall, a former chief of the defence staff, now in his 90s, wrote... the widow of lord brittan, who died during the investigation wrote... and the godson of the late prime minister sir edward heath said...

danieljanner, son of another politician falsely accused by beech, spoke for his family. the effect is hard to describe, but it's the stigma of an allegation as serious as rape against a loving father. harvey proctor later gave a news conference. my life, my future as i had planned it to be and my belief in british institutions and fairness have gone. the metropolitan police assertion that his allegations were credible and true is already part of my obituary. carl beech has been sentenced for lying about his abuse claims, downloading hundreds of sexual images of young boys and secretly filming a boy indecently. he will serve half of his 18 year sentence in prison.

the judge mrjustice goss said beech's offending called for a severe and deterrent sentence. tonight, the man who wanted to put other people in the dock is beginning his jail term. june kelly, bbc news at newcastle crown court. a provisional reading received by the met office suggests yesterday was the uk's hottest ever day. the weather station at cambridge university botanic garden recorded a high of 38.7 celsius, or 101.7 degrees fahrenheit. 0ur chief environment correspondent justin rowlatt is here. it feels like a big moment. we knew yesterday was the hottestjuly since records began and it now seems like it could be the hottest day ever recorded in the uk. this is the weather station, here it is, written on the chart. 38.7 centigrade. the

delay is because not all weather stations send an automatic signal to the met office. it's provisional because the met office says this is such a significant reading, they wa nt to such a significant reading, they want to make certain all the equipment in cambridge was working properly. a spokesman said to me earlier today, he would be very surprised if the reading isn't accurate. before you get out the champagne, ask yourself this. should we be celebrating record temperatures? this isn't a sporting record, rising temperatures are what scientists say we should expect as oui’ scientists say we should expect as our climate changes. remember, rising temperatures threatened ecosystems on which all life on earth depends which is why when i spoke to a climate scientist earlier today, he said as far as he was concerned this was warning that we ignore at our peril. 0k, thank you. and that record temperature yesterday has led to more delays and frustration, for tens of thousands of rail and air passengers.

and, those trying to get away on holiday haven't been helped by problems with the uk's air traffic control system, causing delays and cancellations at several airports, including heathrow and gatwick. this report from our transport correspondent, tom burridge, contains some flashing images. not a comfortable wait at heathrow. nearly 100 flights cancelled in a testing 2a hours. our first flight from manchester to heathrow was delayed by three hours, so we missed our connecting flight to rio and we can't fly out to rio until tomorrow. with stormy weather last night, passengers boarded flights which didn't take off and some like jess sims headed to another airport. they have our bag, so we are off to the wedding with nothing to wear. but hopefully we'll be able to find something at gatwick. at gatwick and other airports in the south and midlands,

where the problem is made worse by a damaged radar at air traffic control. since we got to naples airport last night, we had absolutely no information. no help, no staff anywhere. hopefully, after last night's escapades which was basically after waiting nearly five hours, about to board the plane and being told all the food was spoiled and we weren't allowed on the plane. tonight, things at heathrow are getting back to normal. but at europe's busiest airport, virtually every take—off and landing slot is full. so a fairly minor issue can cause significant disruption. would like to apologise for any inconvenience this may cause you. 0n the railways, the chaos of last night calmed. but with overhead cable still damaged, few trains on the midlands mainline and tricky journeys. i'm headed to harrogate, north yorkshire. i should have gone from sandy in bedfordshire up through your, it should have taken me an hour and a half or two hours. it's going to take me... well, i don't know, five or six

hours according to this. services cancelled too on the eurostar today — not the ideal start to her weekend. the new owner of house of fraser says several stores will have to close. mike ashley, who used his sports direct company to buy house of fraser last august, says its problems are "nothing short of terminal". our business correspondent simon gompertz is here. we had this delay in the house of fraser financial statement? it has taken them a week before today to publish these results, they tried to get them signed off by the auditors. they were supposed to get them sent out at 7am but it took hours to get them published. the reason was, they had received a colossal tax bill for

their business in belgium. so let's have a look at what it was. it was the £605 million and it took the whole day sports dires to persuade its auditors that they will be able to contest the bill, perhaps wouldn't be able to pay it and perhaps wouldn't be able to write that off against their profits. but also the news that came out is the news that those results that house of fraser's losses since they had taken it over had been £55 million. it is clear that mike ashley, the owner of sports direct and the owner of newcastle united football club and now house of fraser, regret buying it last year. he said even stores where he had managed to persuade the owners not to charge any rent, those ones were not making any rent, those ones were not making any money and he is going to close a lot of stores. so what does that actually mean? there are 5a house of

fraser stores, it will be the smaller ones in smaller towns likely to go. we don't know which ones. i asked him if most woodchucks, he said no but it's clear a lot will and that means thousands are in danger. —— would shut. and that means thousands are in danger. -- would shut. simon gompertz, thank you. the so called ‘special relationship' between the uk and america, has endured for six decades. however in recent weeks after the leak of secret memos by the uk's ambassador in washington, which were highly critical of president trump, that relationship has been put under strain. but could be things be looking up. this week mr trump called boris johnson "britain's trump," and the us ambassador to the uk, promised that the two men would have a "sensational relationship". tonight, president trump said that they were already working on a uk/us trade deal. 0ur north america correspondent, nick bryant, considers the special relationship.

during his visit, the prime minister and mr isabel... the special relationship is often turns on personal relationships between washington and westminster. churchill and roosevelt formed a close wartime alliance. reagan was like a newlywed. the chemistry already seems good between this billionaire populist and the elder tony and populace. here meeting at the united nations in new york, the city where both men were born. in donald trump, boris johnson city where both men were born. in donald trump, borisjohnson has a transatlantic fan. tonight came warm, soothing words from the white house. i think we are going to have a great relationship and boris is going to be a great prime minister. i predict he will be a great prime minister, he has what it takes, they have needed him for a long time. barack 0bama and gordon brown were

not especially close and although he became barbecue buddies with david cameron, he regarded angela merkel as the key, european leader. donald trump's relationship with theresa may started with a gentle tap on the hand but ended with repeated kicks in the teeth. ever since churchill coined the phrase, the special relationship has is meant far more for the british than the americans. as the uk tries to exit the european union it is more diplomatically isolated and desperately needs a trade deal with the united states. that partly explain the early offer ofa that partly explain the early offer of a state visit to london. but this america first president prides himself on his negotiating skills and know he has by far the upper hand. a mature, wise and responsible president would look at britain and give them a helping hand. i will read this unscrupulous, curio, a

predictable president in the white house could even try to take advantage of britain in a moment of weakness and that would not honour the special relationship. the man donald trump one suggested the man should be uk's ambassador to washington, nigel farage, says he is a more faithfulfriend. washington, nigel farage, says he is a more faithful friend. we need to press the reset button, he will go for a good deal, as will be. it is remarkable, we have disappointed trump over and over again, he wants us trump over and over again, he wants us to have a much better relationship than we currently have. borisjohnson relationship than we currently have. boris johnson needs relationship than we currently have. borisjohnson needs to win over nancy pelosi, who has warned congress will not ratify a new trade deal if brexitjeopardises the good friday agreement. she visited the irish border earlier this year to hammer home that point. donald trump seems untroubled that borisjohnson once said he betrayed stupefying ignorance about crime in london, but can the new prime minister repaired the special relationship that risks

becoming servile? nick bryant, bbc news, washington. president trump has threatened france with substantial tariffs in retaliation for imposing a digital tax on america's biggest technology companies including google and facebook. in a tweet tonight mr trump said president macron of france had been foolish and that if anybody taxed such companies it should be the united states. he also hinted that french wine imports might be hit. thousands of pro—democracy activists are holding a sit in protest at hong kong international airport. the demonstrators, who are not disrupting flights, are criticising the government over an unpopular extradition bill. and they're angry with the police, after attacks on protesters were met with a slow response. the united states' most senior military commander, generaljoseph dunford, says he's "cautiously optimistic," about new efforts to end the long running conflict in afghanistan. but efforts to accelerate the progress of peace talks, are taking place in the middle of another wave of violence. three bomb attacks yesterday, killed at least 11 people,

and injured dozens of others. a leading allergy specialist is calling for mandatory stocks of emergency adrenaline pens, in schools. the hormone medication rapidly reverses the effects of severe allergic reactions, but schools aren't forced to stock it. the bbc has learnt that the death of a boy, who suffered a severe allergic reaction while at school in london, is now being investigated by the health and safety executive. 0ur education editor, branwenjeffreys has more. since he was a toddler, karanbir had food allergies, a risk managed until secondary school. cheese was thrown at him by another pupil. within half an hour, karanbir went into cardiac arrest. he died, aged 13, in intensive care. i expected him to return home, sent him to a place where i thought he'd be safe. how do you get through this? how do you live with it?

i live in a black hole. my life is without my son, something that could have been prevented very, very, very easily through education and understanding. rina lost her only child. the inquest found failings at the school. karanbir was given adrenaline after ten minutes. the pen was out of date. there was no second pen. what's the difference then, do you think, between the blood in a vein and an artery? there's going to be oxygen... the difference for 15—year—old lily is a school that saved her life. a food allergy had never been a worry, until a lesson last year, when lily suffered a serious allergic reaction. it was like there was someone pushing down on my throat and sat on my chest. and then... i obvioulsy didn't know what was going on because we had learned about anaphylaxis, but i never thought it would happen to me.

it was really scary. sarah, it must be terrifying for you even just listening to lily again? yeah, very. itjust brings back the memories. and i always think, what if? if that pen weren't available, the paramedics could have took five, ten minutes and i could have lost her. we have both asthma and the adrenaline pens. and this is the staff member who saved lily's life... literally take it off there. ..using an emergency adrenaline pen immediately. how big a decision was it for you to be able to give that to lily on the day? 0n the day, it was easy. in hindsight, it was a bit scary. but we did it. you have to. it's a child's life. two years ago, the law was changed so schools could buy emergency adrenaline pens, and yet still, many don't have them.

and here's why it matters. a life—threatening reaction to an allergy might be very rare, but you can't tell which child might have one. you get it out and you put it on a part of your body and you hold it there for 10 seconds. raising awareness helps, but experts want more. one of the uk's top allergy doctors is calling for regulation. we'd really like to see that become mandatory so that all schools have those adrenaline autoinjectors in place in case of those emergencies. i'd really like to see education around the value of using the adrenaline as early as possible. there's very commonly delay in giving the adrenaline. lily knows she's safe at her school... please could i have the popcorn chicken? the popcorn chicken has got dairy in it. her allergies, programmed into the canteen. england's schools must take allergies seriously, say the government, and new health lessons will help teach pupils more. branwen jeffreys, bbc news.

the british computer hacker who helped stop a major cyber attack affecting the nhs in 2017 has avoided a jail sentence in the us over malicious hacking charges. marcus hutchins was convicted in the us of creating malware designed to steal banking information. he had faced a maximum sentence of ten years in prison but the judge said he should be spared any further jail time. some of the world's best video gamers are limbering up for the biggest ever e sports tournament, beginning tomorrow in new york. the winner of the fortnite world cup, will pocket nearly £2.5 million, and asjoe tidy reports, some of the competitors, are still teenagers. it's the biggest gathering ever for the biggest game ever. the inaugural fortnite world cup whittled down a0 million wannabes to less than 200 finalists. now it's time for the cream of the crop to fight for the titles.

some of the favourites are british, including kyle jackson, known online as mongrel. it's a lot more serious than people think. it's not just playing a game for fun. you have to play consecutive months, a lot every day. you don'tjust get here three chance. another contender is 15—year—old benji fish from middlesex. him and his team—mate have both qualified as a duo and individually, meaning they are guaranteed $100,000 each before a single shot is fired. i think it will be a bit different when i'm on the stage, because i've never been on a huge stage like that before. i've only ever played in my bedroom. but right now, i'm really confident. benji and his parents bet big on the sport. his mum and manager ann decided to home—school him so he could concentrate on fortnite. certainly when the potential of the world cup came up, we knew he was going to be competing with guys that were going to be practising for 10—12 hours a day.

so i wanted to give him the best opportunity. it's a sell here at the arthur ashe stadium, with tens of thousands of fans expected over the weekend and potentially millions more online. it's also a big moment in the maker of fortnite's history, as they can finally say they are a big player in esports. according to analysts, the global esports market will exceed the $1 billion revenue mark this year. almost all the finalists are boys under the age of 16, but some celebrities playing over the weekend include 13—year—old rising star ewok, whose made waves is the first major streamer who is deaf. fortnite's rise to this point hasn't been without controversy. prince harry once called for it to be banned for being too addictive. but for these players, it's already changed their lives and with the prizes on offer here, some are dreaming of even bigger things. joe tidy, bbc news, new york. the world's most famous cycle race, the tour de france, had to be halted earlier today, after a freak hail storm in the alps. after days of battling intense heat, the cyclists were stopped by a blizzard, with bulldozers

and snowploughs being used to clear the road. the temporary halt was greeted with fury by some of the riders, especially by the frenchman, julian alaphilippe who went on to lose the overall lead in the race. wales' geraint thomas, remains in third place. england's cricketers have beaten ireland by 143 runs, to win their one off test at lord's. the hosts bowled the irish out, for the lowest ever score on the ground in a test, a paltry 38 runs. joe wilson was watching. it's the hope, that's the problem. the beautiful, horrible hope. ireland were here to gate—crash cricket's establishment, to win at lord's. 182 runs, that's all they needed. everyone of them would be cheered and celebrated in a way loads was just getting used to. hello. trouble was, there were only 38

of them — runs that is. what a catch. england recovered their intensity while stuart broad has swept through teams before. here, chris woakes was his arch companion in accuracy. the overhead conditions, the pitch conditions suited bowling. the english fielders caught everything and ireland suddenly looked like a team playing their third test match ever. defend it, hit it, anything! well it is easy from the seats. batting sometimes seems impossible when you are actually doing it. decades of development and dedication and... 38 all out. england's world cup spirit endured. i think we've come from the unknown, haven't we? we've never been in a position where we've won a world cup and half of the side have been a part of that and then very quickly have to adjust for test cricket. i thought this morning we were outstanding, i really do.