today at five — boris johnson makes his first visit to wales as prime minister as he attempts to reassure farmers ahead of brexit. but is the prime minister playing chicken with brussels? insisting the ball is in the eu's court if they can't compromise, if they really can't do it, then we have to get ready for an audio exit. the eu without a deal. they are going to be really worried about it. they may decide to protest or whatever. that is they are right, but i think they are going to be more concerned is that their livelihood are still going to be there and if they can continue in

business. we'll have the latest from wales and hearfrom the first minister of wales mark drakeford. the other main stories on bbc news at 5. a former high courtjudge says police officers investigating an alleged vip paedophile ring may themselves have broken the law. this the plummeting pound — sterling continues to fall on currency markets — as market jitters grow at the prospect of a no—deal brexit. liverpool's lord mayor resigns following complaints about a video he shared containing racist material last night. president trump arrives in jamestown, virginia to mark the 400th anniversary of democracy in the united states. some black groups stay away. people with alcohol problems in england are half as likely to get the right help compared to other areas of britain.

it is 5pm, our top story. boris johnson has spent the afternoon meeting welsh farmers who have expressed their strong opposition to the uk crashing out of the eu without a deal. in the latest stop on his tour of the uk he visited a farm in newport and said agriculture could thrive with new trade deals, insisting the ball is now in the eu's court to make the next move on brexit. we are not aiming for a new audio brexit and we don't think that is where we end up, it is very much up is where we end up, it is very much up to our partners across the channel. they know three times the house of commons has thrown out that backstop. there is no way to get it through and we have to have the backstop out of the deal and we cannot go on with the agreement as

it currently is. we need to get that message across to our it currently is. we need to get that message across to our friends. if they understand that then i think we will be at the races. if they can't compromise, if they really can't do it, then clearly we have to get ready for audio exit, and i think we will do it and i think the people of this country are full of resolve and purpose and we will look after the farming sector. the farmers union of wales has warned of civil unrest in rural areas in the event of a no—deal brexit, because exports of welsh lamb could be subject to tariffs of as much as a0%, something the agricultural industry says could be ‘catastrophic‘. despite the warnings, the welsh secretary, alun cairns, said he is confident that global markets beyond the eu will provide big opportunities for british agriculture and business. when you look at the global growth over the next ten years, 90% of that will come from outside the european

union. we clearly want to access the largest slice of that possible but it also doesn't mean that we want to close our door or turn our backs on the market in europe. our wales correspondent tomos morgan is in cardiff. what kind of reception as the prime minister getting? it has been a fairly bumpy tour for the new prime minister so far fairly bumpy tour for the new prime ministerso far in fairly bumpy tour for the new prime minister so far in scotland yesterday and today in wales. you mention the issue regarding the possibility of what would happen if ano possibility of what would happen if a no deal scenario were to happen and the impact on meat producers across the uk, lamb export a huge pa rt across the uk, lamb export a huge part of the agriculture economy here in wales, and later this evening, borisjohnson will be meeting the first ministerfor wales borisjohnson will be meeting the first minister for wales to discuss further issues that will be affecting wales as we lead up to the sist affecting wales as we lead up to the 31st october, and first minister joins me now. what will you be saying to the new prime minister

when you meet them later on today?” will be saying that we need a serious conversation about two really serious matters. our future relationship with the european union and the future of the united kingdom itself, and both of those require a genuinely serious application, detailed consideration, and i will be asking the new prime minister for the conversation of that sort today. you tweeted earlier your stance on brexit which seems to have hardened somewhat. you are calling for a people's vote if no deal happens but you seem to suggest today you would be heading towards a referendum on any scenario? i think the welsh government has come to the conclusion that the time has come to put this decision back to the people who made it in the first place. the people of wales voted to leave the eu. three years ago, and with everything we have learned since and everything we have learned since and everything we have seen today about the impact of leaving the european

union, on their agricultural sector, on our union, on their agricultural sector, on our manufacturing industry, on out on our manufacturing industry, on our future as on our manufacturing industry, on ourfuture as an on our manufacturing industry, on our future as an economy, we think it is right that the decision to go back to the people who made it in the first place with the benefit of everything we have learned in the la st everything we have learned in the last three years, and the welsh government in those circumstances would be campaigning to persuade people in wales that our future is best secured through continued membership of the european union. the time for campaigning was back in 2016? we campaigns then but in very different and difficult circumstances. do you regret the labour party didn't do enough back then? i regret we weren't able to do more then. my predecessor said that timing the referendum within weeks of assembly elections was a very bad idea and we did our best in those circumstances. we would campaign ha rd circumstances. we would campaign hard to try to persuade people in wales that their future in the future of their families and communities is best secured with

continued membership of the european union, and everything that we have learned in the last three years, i think, will help us to persuade more of them than we were able to when promises were made that were entirely untested. we know now what those promises really meant and it will be a different set of circumstances completely. what do you say to those people who call yourselves and people saying no deal would be a disaster, that you're just scaremongering? it is simply not true. we look at the hard evidence that we have secured over the last three years. evidence from major companies here in wales. evidence from the confederation of british industry, evidence from academics and our great institutions here in wales. they all tell the same story. so what more can you do to help the people of wales when you speak to the prime minister and a couple of hours' time? what i want to impress on the prime minister is that a to impress on the prime minister is thata campaign to impress on the prime minister is that a campaign of bluff and bluster

and the belief that if we simply indulge ourselves in a vacuous sense of optimism, that will not get us through this. we need a proper detailed serious conversation that measures up detailed serious conversation that measures up to the seriousness of these issues. and twitchell is wales, scotland and other parts of the united kingdom to make that case ina way the united kingdom to make that case in a way that is listened to and makes a difference. thank you very much, the first minister of wales marked record. borisjohnson has been meeting farmers today, lamb exports a big issue. he said there will be opportunities for stronger future deals when it comes to other territories in the future, when asked, he could not specify what those would be. let's go from a chicken farm to a sheep farm. joining me via webcam is catherine price, who farms about 2,500 lambs with her husband in wales. tell me if i am pronouncing it right? close enough! what do you

make of the prime minister's visit? does it give you cause for hope? obviously it is good to see him come to wales and to talk about farming and agriculture. it is something thatis and agriculture. it is something that is really important to the uk and to wales in particular, but for me, it is a massive worry as we come towards the end of this deadline, sist towards the end of this deadline, 31st october, to leave the eu. this isa 31st october, to leave the eu. this is a peak time when lambs reach the market and even a short period of unrest, where we lose access to europe forjust a unrest, where we lose access to europe for just a few unrest, where we lose access to europe forjust a few months would be catastrophic for welsh farmers. there will be no income if there is no market and that would mean businesses going under and livelihoods being lost, so it is a very serious issue. so is it affecting decisions you make over the next few months until october 31? as a business, i farm with my husband and his parents and they

have taken steps. six years ago they diversify them to free range laying hens to try to stabilise the business and improve cash flow so steps have been taken but this is not something that can just be done over a couple of months. it is something that these things take yea rs something that these things take years to build up and it is more than a short—term thing. years to build up and it is more than a short-term thing. and obviously we have heard some members of the government talking about japan asa of the government talking about japan as a possible alternative market for welsh lamb. are you hopeful on that score?” market for welsh lamb. are you hopeful on that score? i don't want to be really negative but europe is such a huge market for us in wales with our lamb such a huge market for us in wales with ourlamb and such a huge market for us in wales with our lamb and for me it is to big ofan with our lamb and for me it is to big of an area to risk losing, thinking we can just get rid of all that land that we export to europe and tojapan. we are that land that we export to europe and to japan. we are dealing with lots of la m b and to japan. we are dealing with lots of lamb and lots of livelihoods. it is too big of a risk

to be thinking thatjapan willjust ta ke to be thinking thatjapan willjust take everything that we are sending to europe at the moment, i think. and obviously you will be aware that the farmers union in wales have been talking about the possibility of civil unrest from some farmers if no—deal brexit goes ahead because of the kind of impact you're talking about. it's not something which strikes true because of what you know of the farming community and the kind of thing you would think of? the unions, they are representing us as farmers and they know farmers best, so what do you do when you are forced into a corner, when you are forced into a corner, when you are forced into a corner, when you lose your market? you have no income coming in. this could be something that could happen. from my point of view i just feel that agriculture needs to be protected with the right deal for us, not only as farmers but for the rural communities we support, and we need plans to be put in place to ensure that farming and supply chain businesses don't go under in this very unsettling time. it really is

that worrying from a sheep farmer's point of view in wales. thanks very much forjoining us and we wish you the best of luck. meanwhile, boris johnson and his irish counterpart, leo varadkar, have had theirfirst phone call with one another since mrjohnson became prime minister six days ago. during their conversation, mr varadkar invited mrjohnson to dublin for discussions about brexit. our political correspondent, nick eardley is at westminster. how did the call goal and did mr johnson accept the invitation rsc staying away aren't doing his awesome foursome tour of the union? the key thing to come out of this call is the fundamental tension between the prime minister and the taoiseach, one that we are familiar with but which is going right to the heart of why their relationship is so tense at the moment. boris johnson saying, let's get a deal, let's sort this out, let's come up

with something that can get through the uk parliament by getting rid of the uk parliament by getting rid of the backstop. the taoiseach saying, absolutely not. the backstop is an integral part of any deal we will do and the withdrawal agreement is not going to be reopened, so whatever talks borisjohnson going to be reopened, so whatever talks boris johnson and going to be reopened, so whatever talks borisjohnson and leo varadkar have over the next few weeks, be theyin have over the next few weeks, be they in dublin or london or over the phone, they will all be characterised by that fundamental problem in both of their negotiating positions, that so far they have been unable to square. really interesting watching borisjohnson travel around the uk over the next 24-48 travel around the uk over the next 24—48 hours. in london he has a conservative party that is getting on board at cabinet level with his plan to leave the european union at the end of october no matter what happens. in conversations in edinburgh and cardiff, some in belfast, and on the phone to dublin as well, you are seeing a problem. a

lot of people saying to boris johnson, just don't do this. if you leave without a deal, there will be a fundamental problem for different parts of the uk and for some of our closest allies. so when boris johnson returns to london later this week, he will have a lot to mull over about what this will mean for the future of the uk. a former high courtjudge, who led a review into the police investigation of an alleged vip paedophile ring, says officers involved might themselves have broken the law. sir richard henriques said there were inconsistencies in the evidence provided by the main witness — carl beech— but that police did not reveal this when applying for search warrants. among those whose homes were searched were the former cabinet minister leon brittan, the former head of the armed forces lord bramall, and the ex mp harvey proctor. beech was jailed last week for inventing the claims. angus crawford reports. carl beech, described in court last week as a manipulative, devious liar, whose false

allegations launched operation midland. former high court judge sir richard henriques wrote a damning report about the investigation. and today he said the met may even have broken the law when applying for search warrants. officers told a districtjudge beech's story remained consistent, but he had previously given different accounts to another force. there is no allegation any officer deliberately misled the court but that is little comfort for harvey proctor. it has been very difficult if, for me, my partner, my friends and obviously for others caught up in this mania. i was effectively ruined by what happened. i lost myjob. i lost my home. i have a civil action against the metropolitan police, which they are resisting.

in 2014, beech's fantasies about a high—profile paedophile ring were taken at face value by police. i had poppies pinned to my chest whilst they did whatever they wanted to do. but his claims about ex—mp harvey proctor, lord brittan, former prime minister sir edward heath and lord bramall, once head of the british army, were all lies. and after 18 months, and more than £2 million, the enquiry collapsed. the police watchdog cleared officers of any misconduct and the met said it acted in good faith. beech is now behind bars but his lies still haunt his victims and damage the credibility of those who investigated them. angus crawford, bbc news. the value of the pound has continued to fall this afternoon as the government insists it is prepared to take the uk out of

the european union without a deal. this morning, it reached a a new two and a half year low against the dollar before recovering slightly. it also fell against the euro. it's bad news for holidaymakers heading abroad. our business correspondent, simon gompertz is with me now. so is this the market pricing in no deal? yes, and the uncertainty and it's seen as an economic hit to the uk and investors don't want to be involved when there is all that and certainly happening. i have looked back the last two months and it has dropped 2 cents against the dollar this week but for cents over the last 12 days and 10 cents if you go back three months, so to the beginning of may. that is really a dramatic fall, and with the benefit of hindsight holiday—makers would have bought their currency then but we don't have that. let's look at

the markets today and they have it. one the euro and 9 cents for the pound. it went down to 1.08 earlier today. that level, you are looking back to august 2017 to compare that low and then you have to bear in mind that on the day before the referendum you're looking at about £1 50 to the dollar. the hong kong is linked to the us dollar and a big drop against the yen as well, it was 145 just a few weeks drop against the yen as well, it was 145just a few weeks ago. and you are convinced these are numbers related to the politics. in other words that the politics firmed up and a deal looks more likely would we see sterling improving? possibly. it is definitely linked to the politics. one city veteran, lord o'neill, said today this was like a

free lunch for city speculators because they see the uncertainty, the sort of bet on the pound going down, and they are making money out of it. the losers are holiday—makers who can themselves abroad at moment and it is really expensive. in the airports you get the very worst rates. don't get your currency in the airport. some are getting less than a dollar to the pound that the worst level so it is a disaster for them. painful, thank you. the headlines on bbc news. the prime minister meets farmers in wales — hoping to reassure them of his brexit plans and insisting brussels must respond to avoid a no—deal. a former high courtjudge says police investigating an alleged vip paedophile ring — based on the invented claims of carl beech — may themselves have broken the law. the plummeting pound — sterling continues to fall on currency markets — as market jitters grow at the prospect of a no—deal brexit.

and in sport, england have confirmed that captain joe and in sport, england have confirmed that captainjoe root and in sport, england have confirmed that captain joe root will and in sport, england have confirmed that captainjoe root will move up to number three in the batting order for the first ashes test against australia which starts on thursday. chelsea fans have been banned for life after racially abusing manchester city's raheem sterling. it happened that the match at sta mford it happened that the match at stamford bridge in september. and brad shields faces a race against time to be fit for the rugby world cup time to be fit for the rugby world cu p after time to be fit for the rugby world cup after being ruled out for six weeks with a foot injury. the lord mayor of liverpool has resigned following compaints about a video containing racist material, which was shared by councillor peter brennan on whatsapp last night. our north of england correspondent, judith moritz is in salford for us. what exactly happened here? this video was circulated last night on

whatsapp. i haven't seen the video but a council spokesman in liverpool has told us that it can paired a black person to a monkey. clearly extremely offensive and when it came to light today, the man who sent it, counsellor peter brennan, immediately resigned from his post as lord mayor roger gifford pill. for clarity, there are three mayors in liverpool. this is the ceremonial post. it is an honorary role which peter brennan was only two months into serving. he stood down today and said in a statement shortly afterwards that he recognises now that the video he sent as both racist and offensive and he regrets the heart and the upset that he has caused. he also says that he knows now that he has clearly offended the black community specifically and that they will have lost confidence in him for making such a calamitous

mistake. and that has been echoed by the executive city mayorjoe anderson who said that when this came to his attention he demanded the resignation but also as well as that that this video has now been referred to the labour party and that peter brennan's membership of that peter brennan's membership of that party is under review. the other thing to just mention here that party is under review. the other thing tojust mention here is that within liverpool there is a particular poignancy to today because it is 14 years exactly since the racially motivated murder of 18—year—old anthony walker. after anthony walker was killed there was a foundation set up in his name, the anthony walker foundation, which does very proud work to combat racism and one of its patents is none other than counsellor peter brennan, so as part of his resignation statement today, as well as apologising for the heart and

concern he has caused, he says he can spin used to still be a proud patron of that charity and that he will continue to fight racism. tony blair's former director of communications, alistair campbell, has said he no longer wants to be part of the labour party underjeremy corbyn. in an open letter, he said mr corbyn could be weeks away from an election, in which he was unlikely to win a majority — allowing borisjohnson to claim a mandate for the hardest form of brexit. mr campbell was expelled from labour after admitting he voted liberal democrat in the european elections. attempts to close the gap in performance between poorer students and their classmates in secondary schools in england have stalled for the first time in eight years. the think—tank, the education policy institute, found that children who are eligible for free school meals are on average a year and half behind other pupils by the time they take gcses. frankie mccamley reports. tackling the gap in achievements between poorer pupils who are eligible for free school meals, and their peers,

has always been a priority. in the last eight years, analysis showed progress in closing the gap was slowing down to a point where it's now at a standstill. researchers found between 2017 and 2018, the gap has actually widened slightly by 0.2 months to 18.1 months, meaning poorer pupils are now one and a half years behind their peers by gcse level. the report also warns that black caribbean pupils have experienced particularly poor progress. in parts of northern england, like here in rotherham and also in blackpool, researchers found some disadvantaged pupils were falling two years behind their classmates by the age of 16. in secondary schools, they're more likely to be in deficit than primary schools, with around 30% of secondaries in deficit. that's the age range where we're

seeing the real problems with the gap stopping and potentially starting to widen in future. at the current rate, the study predicts it will take 500 years to close the gap. some are blaming the stalling in progress on financial pressures. if we could have more funding, we could spend more money supporting some of the outside activities, and provide not what we do in the classroom, but outside the classroom, summer courses where the children aren't paying. at the moment they have to pay because we can't afford to. but the government says the gap for both primary and secondary schools has narrowed overall since 2011, with nearly £2.5 billion spent supporting disadvantaged pupils this year alone. frankie mccamley, bbc news. let's take a look at some of the other main stories this hour. the boss of centrica — which owns british gas — will leave his role next year, amid an overhaul of the compa ny‘s strategy. iain conn said it was the ‘natural time' for him to hand over. centrica reported a pre—tax loss of £446 million in the six months tojune.

capital one financial corp has been sued by a credit card customer after a hacker accessed personal informational belonging to around 106 million people in the us and canada. the alleged hacker was arrested on monday after reportedly boasting about the breach online. the bakery chain greggs says it made £40 million in pre—tax profits for the first half of this year — double the amount the firm reported for the same period in 2018. greggs say the success of their vegan sausage roll has helped the growth. an 86—year—old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after the remains of a woman were found in a septic tank in worcestershire. the remains were discovered in the village kempsey earlier this month. detectives say they believe they are those of brenda venables, who disappeared in 1982. our correspondent phil mackie

is in worcestershire for us. tell us more about what happened. this is the house where there has been a lot of police activity today. this is owned by brenda venables's husband david. he reported her missing in 1982 and researchers around the time, he was interviewed about it and there are pictures of him in the newspaper talking about his missing wife from that time. then the case went very cold until on friday, july 12, when these human remains were found during a routine maintenance of a septic tank. i don't know if you can see the bungalow behind the police car, that a large tree in the distance marks another road of the village in kempsey and that is roughly where these human remains were discovered. police today said that the circumstances in which they were found lead them to believe that these are the remains of brenda

ve na bles these are the remains of brenda venables who disappeared in 1982, although they say they haven't had the results of dna tests yet. they say this morning they arrested an 86—year—old man who is now helping them with their enquiries and he is in custody. you may also remember at the time these were discovered there was another police search going on about five miles away, for susie la psley, and that about five miles away, for susie lapsley, and that was being led by the metropolitan police. but both the metropolitan police. but both the metropolitan police. but both the met and west murcia police have said that the two enquiries are com pletely said that the two enquiries are completely separate and there is no link. thank you. let's catch a look at the weather, all very unpredictable. all going on today, torrential rain and gusty winds and thousands of lightning strikes particularly across northern england and if i can show you the early rainfall combined with the lightning, you can see it has been concentrated across northern england but almost any

showers can produce thunder and lightning through this evening and overnight. some really heavy rain across wales in central and southern england as well. this will ease through the overnight period and showers become concentrated through the midlands and northern england. dry across northern ireland and a large swathe of scotland, certainly across central and southern england but a muggy night, the temperature around 14 or 15. this area of low pressure is responsible for all the heavy showers and thunderstorms. still with us tomorrow and it looks like most of the showers will be through the midlands and north wales and into northern england. more across scotland through the day, perhaps not up to the far north. northern ireland is much drier come the afternoon, some sunshine with the afternoon, some sunshine with the temperature up to around 2324. where we have the showers, just 18 or 19.

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prime minister boris johnson meets farmers in wales — and says it's up to the eu to make the next move in the brexit negotiations. if they cannot compromise, it really cannot do it then clearly we have to get ready for a no deal exit. but the welsh first minister tells the programme that he wants a serious conversation with the prime minister to talk about brexit preparations. complaint of bluff and bluster and belief that if we simply indulge ourselves in a vacuous sense of optimism, but is not going to get us through this. a former high court judge says police officers investigating an alleged vip paedophile ring may themselves have broken the law. the plummeting pound, sterling continues to fall on currency markets as jitters grow at the prospect of a no—deal brexit.

the liverpool lord mayor resigns following complaints about a video that he shed containing racist material. president trump arrives in jamestown in virginia had to mark the 400th anniversary of democracy in the united states. some black group stay away. people with alcohol problems in england are half as likely to get the right help compared to other areas of the uk. time for a look at the day's sport — will perry is at the bbc sport centre. good evening. just two days to go until the first ashes test at edgbaston and joe dunne late this afternoon confirmed he will bat at numberfour in the afternoon confirmed he will bat at number four in the order afternoon confirmed he will bat at numberfour in the order meaning afternoon confirmed he will bat at number four in the order meaning the england captain joe root number four in the order meaning the england captainjoe root moved to number three he has been reluctant to bat at three and he has had to step up for that rory burns and

jason roy are both expected to open. very excited, i was not too fussed where i was batting butjust great to be in the starting 11. i have been batting at number four before in kentand been batting at number four before in kent and through my career so it was not a big issue and i am just happy to be playing. the australian opening batsman david warner trained as normal today after limping away from practice yesterday. he and steve smith are set to start for the first time since the ban for ball tampering. he would not miss this for anything in the world, he cannot wait. the excitement of an ashes test match. and there is no way that steve is not walking out, but he is fine, he got hit on the leg yesterday and he was a bit stiff but he will beat 100% ready to go. chelsea have banned a fan for life

for using racially abusive language towards raheem sterling during a match and december last year for the police to investigate and the crown prosecution service said there was insufficient evidence for a criminal charge. but chelsea operate under the civil standard of proof rather than criminaland the civil standard of proof rather than criminal and decided to take it into their own hands. five others have been temporarily suspended for threatening and aggressive behaviour. trans venues concluded today, everton have sold their midfielder to paris st germain for £30 million. he spent seven seasons with lille earlier in his career for the england factor, franco brad shields will be out for seven weeks and may miss the tournament in

japan. he faces a race to prove his fitness before the world cup opener against tonga on the 22nd of september. nicola adams has become wbo world flyweight champion for the first time because her opponent was injured and unable to defend the title. adams was interim champion. she was injured in the build—up to theirfight she was injured in the build—up to their fight and the mexican has since suffered head and ankle injuries and is not able to participate in active competition. adams posted today, thank you for all the support, i intend on fighting for everything i get. fight announcement coming to and for the stradivarius one the goodwood cup under frankie dettori to claim a third successive victory in that race. the five—year—old was trained byjohn gosden and mate egg successive wins and becomes just the second horse after double trigger to

win the two mile prize on three occasions. andy murray says he could return to playing singles at the cincinnati masters next month, he will compete in the doubles at the washington open with his brother jamie. previously he said it was unlikely he would play singles at the us open but said he might feature in cincinnati. that is all the support for now. more on the website. and i am back with sportsday at 6:30pm. there is a national epidemic of alcohol related problems in england and the government isn't doing enough to tackle it. that's the stark warning from experts who say cuts to services are leaving people struggling to get any help. researchers from king's college london say that people with alcohol problems in england are less than half as likely to get the right help than elsewhere in britain. our social affairs correspondent michael buchanan reports on the pressure one alcohol care team is facing. alcohol is britain's deadliest drug.

they more or less said if you don't pack it in, you're going to die. 10% of all patients admitted to hospital are alcohol —dependent. i was drinking a three litre bottle of cider every 24 hours. at the royal liverpool hospital they get the best care the nhs has to offer. we are all part of the alcohol care team. good morning, marion. hello. how are you? i haven't been too good at all. nurse consultant lynne owens knows marion well. so you last had your tablets first thing this morning? the 66—year—old is on the second day of her latest detox and needs help. we'll get you better. we'll do it together. it's the most horrendous feeling to be like this and you feel as if you're going to go insane. you know, i've even thought to myself i can't cope,

i can't carry on like this, i'll kill myself first. then you think to yourself, why the hell did you get yourself into that situation? but you don't realise. ok, marion. ok, thanks. her recovery begins with some tablets to help her withdraw from alcohol, but her symptoms are severe. she is struggling. if you take them with some water. being an alcoholic, you cannot have one. there is no such thing on this earth as one drink. and it's a terrible affliction, absolutely terrible. last year lynne and her colleagues treated more than 2500 people with alcohol problems, one of the few specialist teams in england. treatment for alcohol related problems in this country is poor. the amount of treatment available is certainly not enough. we'll get started now, sweetheart. in liverpool, though, they are doing their best.

this man needs fluid drained from his stomach as alcohol has damaged his liver. a common problem. eight litres are removed, but he continues to drink. for lynne, a 20 year veteran of treating alcohol addiction, that's irrelevant to his care. some people even think that they don't deserve treatment, and that's a dreadful place for any person to be. the more respect you show to patients and the more dignity you afford them, the more likely you are to increase their motivation to change. two thirds of patients with alcohol problems are aged over 45 across the nhs, with most attending hospital repeatedly. this time last week i couldn't walk. i was using a zimmer frame. meet tricia graham. she is 46. a mum of five. i've had pneumonia eight times in the last year. i don't know how i'm still alive. i had a couple of cardiac arrests.

and it's all down to drinking. a lifelong need for alcohol has weakened her lungs, liver and pancreas. but she's recently been given her own flat and is determined to stay sober, to repair the damage she's caused to herself and her family. i'm sorry, kids. i'm sorry, everyone that i've hurt. there just didn't seem no other way out, you know? in the bed next to tricia is catherine maxwell, who is having a liver scan. she stopped drinking last year after decades of abuse. incredibly, her body is recovering. normal. this is the point of the alcohol care team. supporting patients to stop drinking and start living. it's different to life in the past

because now i enjoy it. and i haven't enjoyed life in this way for decades. with community services being cut, nhs england intends to create alcohol care teams in 50 other hospitals as more admissions than ever are linked to problem drinking. michael buchanan, bbc news, at the royal liverpool hospital. india is threatening to boycott the commonwealth games because shooting has been dropped from the programme. it isa has been dropped from the programme. it is a sport india excels in and it took 16 shooting medals in the commonwealth games in australia. it is concerned that its ranking will be affected if birmingham gets its way. india they the sport of shifting and they are good at it. they hosted the world cup event in february but now the starting gun has been fired in a row which could

see india boycott the 22 commonwealth games in birmingham on the shooting is included. we are hopeful it will not get that we have an open and transparent process and we have not recommended shooting be added and obviously india do incredibly well in shooting and they are disappointed at that decision but we hope it will not result in their not coming to the games. shooting was on the shortlist of potential sports but instead the birmingham 2022 organisers chose women's t20 cricket, beach volleyball and para table tennis. this weekend my three years until the start of the 22 do games in birmingham hosted a celebration in the city centre. they also released a new logo and promotional video showcasing the venues when cycling already taken place in london, they did not want another sport hosted outside of the west midlands. to put all four disciplines of shooting on it would have had to have taken

place outside of the west midlands down in surrey and there is local money supporting the events are clearly there is limited benefit to the west midlands not having the event. the indian campaign now has the backing of their olympic association and birmingham 2022 has its first big problem. donald trump today visits jamestown to celebrate 400 years to the day that men of virginia's major english settlements met there in what's considered to be the ‘beginning of democracy in the new world' in 1619. but following the president's tweets and chants of "send her back" — directed towards democratic congresswoman ilhan omar at a trump rally — a number of virginia lawmakers have said that they plan to boycott any commemoration events the president

plans to attend. virginia is our home! you could hear those interruptions a protester held a sign saying go back to your corrupted term, support hate and reunite my family you can just see that banner with that gentleman in the bow tie holding it up. how is it just ahead of the podium before leaving the venue. one of the delegates in virginia is my share price, she a secretary for the virginia legislative black caucus and she was boycotting the visit today. she attended an anniversary eventin today. she attended an anniversary event in richmond in virginia instead. thank you for talking to us. we had some comments from the

president ahead of his speech on his way that he said that boycott is, a film you are one of course, are going against their own people. what is your response to that comment?” think that is laughable at best. my people are the ones enslaved when they were brought to the shores of our nation and so as we celebrate the start of our democracy in 1619 in orderfor us to the start of our democracy in 1619 in order for us to continue to move forward for the next 400 years we must take a stand and include all virginians and sell his racist and xenophobic language will never speak for my people. he does not speak for my people. that is what we did here today enrichment. it was uplifting and wonderful and inclusive event and wonderful and inclusive event and we are very glad we boycott his

hatred and came together with a better vision for the next 400 yea rs. better vision for the next 400 years. he says that he is the least racist person in the whole world, can you repeat that again today and he called some of the leaders of the black civil rights movement racist instead. al sharpton for example. yes, and! instead. al sharpton for example. yes, and i believe that every time the occupant of the white house speaks he shows his ignorance. the power structures behind the very definition of racism leading to beat mrs speaking when he labels those leaders are such who happen to be some of my heroes who have paved the way for me to be an elected official today. i represent one of the first cities that were established in virginia and so it is my honour as a young african—american woman to be ina young african—american woman to be in a position of power and it is because of people who have stood up

against racism and hatred during our complicated 400 years that have led, against as vicious mockery and hatred. i do not think he has the wherewithal to be able to diagnose himself correctly as the races that he is. he has a history going back to the 1970s even in business practices of showing he may not be the moral voice that we should be listening to now. and i will listen to those leaders that he has been degrading for the last three years andi degrading for the last three years and i will follow—up with them before i listen to him. one of before i will listen to him. one of the things that must concern politicians wherever they set in relation to their views of donald trump in relation to their preferred candidate for the 2020 presidential election, one of the concerns must be the divisions over race in the united states today and ijust

wonder if you look forward, to date you are at a ceremony looking back 400 yea rs you are at a ceremony looking back 400 years but when you look forward into the future of your country can you feel more confident, that the issue of race will cease to be a divider? absolutely, when i was speaking from the stage today and i looked out it was my task to close out the programme to look forward and talk about history. i've only been a part of this elected democracy forfour years been a part of this elected democracy for four years and that is 196 democracy for four years and that is 1% of our 400 years of democracy so i'm closer to building a future than the past. and i stand on the shoulders of the giants that have given us the freedom we have today and it is upon us to come together as we did today enrichment, black, white, asian, hispanic, we had an amazing time and it was uplifting and showed that when you come

together and use inclusive language and inclusive vibes and energy you sate your welcome here, i want to work with you, your voice matters, thatis work with you, your voice matters, that is how you build a better future. so the divisiveness that the president continues to revamp from my past, he is the one that is living in the past and i'm very much looking forward to future where my community was my children's children will be able to stand and say, we did it. thank you forjoining us. two suspected islamic state fighters should be tried in the uk are not united states according to those speaking before the supreme court today. alexanda kotey and sheffield shake, part of a four—man cell nickname the beatles because of the british accents are accused of killing a number of high—profile western captors affairs

correspondent has been following the case. tell us more of what happened in the supreme court today. this is the first of a two—day hearing brought by the mother of el shafee elsheikh who in fact says not only that her son should be tried here in the uk to avoid the death penalty in the uk to avoid the death penalty in the united states but he could actually be tried because it emerged today that since 2016 the crown prosecution service has confirmed to her and her legal team that it held evidence in relation to sandra cody, her son's a compass that could see him charged with five murders in the uk but also it recently acknowledged her son could also be charged with membership of a proscribed organisation, a band terrorism group by that of course will mean the islamic state group which he is alleged to be a member of. this is interesting because last year the

state m e nts interesting because last year the statements in parliament from an particular security mr ben wallace we re particular security mr ben wallace were to the fact that the uk had insufficient evidence to bring a case against either man in the uk and secondly there were legal obstacles and secondly there were legal o bsta cles to and secondly there were legal obstacles to handing them over a rather getting them transferred from kurdish forces in northern syria to the uk for trial and the only solution was to hand them over to the americans which has brought us to the supreme court. the american case would rely on evidence to 600 witness statements which have been gathered by scotland yard and other counterterrorism investigators and that evidence could effectively lead to the death chamber. now the lawyer said today that the case was not about stopping prosecution and his mother acknowledged fully the gravity of the offences he is faced with and wishes him to face justice in court. she said for her the issue was he did not wish her son to face

the death penalty is a former british citizen and should be returned to the uk to face trial for his alleged crimes here. thank you very much for that compensable summary of what is a very complex case. if you buy has planted more than 350 million trees in just 12 hours for the in what officials say isa hours for the in what officials say is a new world record. it is the government's answer to climate change and deforestation led by the prime minister who himself was seen planting many trees that appear in the uk the government is encouraging a similar move to help to tackle climate change and once 1.5 million new trees in the ground by 2050. david gregory reports.

when david harding's teenage son asked what he was doing to improve the environment he decided to plant a word. newly purchased land on the river avon part funded by government grant. i am a city boy and for me to akos was a bit daunting but i knew that i could get the grant to get me started and get me professional help and that gave me the confidence to do it. now a bbc investigation has revealed big variations in who gets tree planting money and it seems that our towns and cities are missing out. rural areas are receiving the vast majority of them and urban areas where receiving very few if any. just five council areas

including stratford—upon—avon are responsible for planting more than a quarter of all the new trees in england. joining stratford—upon—avon, north london, carlisle and stratford—upon—avon, north london, ca rlisle and county stratford—upon—avon, north london, carlisle and county durham, typical of the rural areas that benefited from the cash for tree scheme. meanwhile liverpool, bristol, croydon and leicester are amongst the urban areas which did not get any cash or trees from the scheme at all. the problem seems to be the way the fund was set up did not appeal to urban land and campaigners argue that urban trees are just as important as the countryside counterparts. one great thing about tree cover in urban areas as it provides a massive amount of shade which gives people a benefit and release from the heat. but perhaps things might be changing because since we started the investigation the government seems to have changed its position. since we made a discovery government has announced another‘s scheme specifically for urban tree planting and they will

release £10 million to plant 130,000 trees specifically in big cities. and if it wants to hit the target of 1.5 billion new trees by 2050 the government will need to plant trees anywhere that it can. i suppose that we could all help with that. let's ta ke we could all help with that. let's take a look everything has been thrown at us today, we had torrential rain, we had lightning strikes and gusting wind as well which brought down some trees in places. this was in coventry, you can see that torrential rain and this earlier on was chichester, but tree brought down by some gusty wind. you can see where the heavy rain has been falling and we also had frequent lightning, around 12,000 strikes

across parts of northern england. and we still have these heavy showers and torrential rain through the ceiling. they start to become more confined to north wales, the midlands and northern england, starting to ease in central and southern england and south wales with some still across scotland. but it is going to be a muggy night with temperatures not much lower than around 14 degrees for the best low pressure is responsible for that u nsettled pressure is responsible for that unsettled weather and it is still with us tomorrow, moving a little further north and east. they continued to north wales, at the midlands, northern england and more showers filtering into parts of scotland. not so many for northern ireland, still some gusty wind but not as strong as today. but in the heavier showers we will have some stronger gusts for a time. temperatures around 23, 24 four

celsius but where we have those frequent showers more like 18 or 19. and some areas had had flooding in recent days and more rain on top of this to come. we have some warnings in place for tomorrow. on thursday the low pressure moves away into the north sea but it is still close to the uk and will still generate some showers. those are most likely along eastern coasts of england particularly the north of england and developing more widely across scotla nd and developing more widely across scotland to the day. for much of central and southern england and wales, a dry day with spells of sunshine and much the same across northern ireland as well. so for the end of the week, still some showers around on both friday and saturday but fewer and further between. the wind will be lighter and for most feeling a bit warmer. goodbye.

the prime minister's words of reassurance for welsh farmers as preparations for a no—deal brexit are ramped up. on a visit to south wales, he said farmers would get help if needed after britain leaves the eu — amid fears leaving without a deal could drive some out of business. we will make sure that they have the support that they need, that if there are markets that are going to be tricky that we help them. we need to know now what he is going to do if there is no deal, because it's too late on 31st october. farmers' leaders in wales are warning of "civil unrest" if the uk leaves without a trade deal. also tonight: bad news for holidaymakers heading abroad as the pound continues to fall amid fears of a no deal brexit. dealing with england's alcohol epidemic — experts say huges cuts to services for alcoholics are fuelling