also this is bbc news, i'm geeta guru murthy. the headlines at eight. a damning report into the abuse of hundreds of children in care in nottingham, sexually abused by the people who were supposed to be looking after them. one woman who was in care at 11 says she still suffers nightmares. you learnt very quickly that you were basically just their entertainment. we were there for their entertainment, whatever they wanted to do. we'll be speaking to the lawyer representing some of those abuse victims. the other main stories on bbc news at eight o'clock. bridges collapse and hundreds of homes are flooded in north yorkshire as almost a month's rain falls in four hours. meanwhile parts of greater manchester and cheshire are underwater after 2a hours of torrential rain with more to come. sweeping into stormont the prime minister arrives for talks on brexit

and restoring power sharing. and coming up on the programme we'll hear from a climate scientist in denmark about how the effects of last week's heatwave are reaching as far as greenland, which is home to the world's second largest ice sheet. good evening. an inquiry has found that hundreds of children were sexually abused while in council care in nottinghamshire by the very people who were supposed to be caring for them. and the abuse went on for more than four decades. 350 people came forward and said they had been physically or sexually abused but the inquiry says the true number of victims is likely to be much higher. the damning report said the councils had failed in their duty to protect

children in their care and still hadn't learned from their mistakes prompting concern about some children in care now. our midlands correspondent sima kotecha reports. for some, it was here where the nightmares began, at beechwood children's home, where vulnerable people who were supposed to be protected were instead abused. i was petrified. i was absolutely... there were a few times actually peed myself in fear. claire was one of them. she was 11 at the time. i still suffer flashbacks. i'm 42 now. my children have witnessed me sleeping and fighting in my sleep. i have never been able to cuddle with my children at night when they have been ill, because if i fall asleep and i have one of my nightmares, i can't risk them being there. so, no, it's not any easier.

and having no help to try and get over what happened isn't any easier, because there still isn't anything. today's report says that from the late 1970s to earlier this year, 16 staff were convicted of sexually abusing children. some of the detail in this report is incredibly difficult to digest. it concludes that child abuse was widespread in fostering residential care during the 1970s, ‘80s and ‘90s. and it says all of those homes were run by nottinghamshire councils. i think this was probably, in terms of scale, the most shocking we have seen. and if you think about it, we're not talking here about one individual that either blocked or actively participated in the sexual abuse of children, we are just talking about a regime that over many years, they didn't recognise

what they needed to do to protect children. the enquiry received 350 complaints, dating back to almost 60 years ago. police say the true scale is likely to be considerably higher. the perpetrators were allowed to carry on working with children, even though there were doubts about their conduct. both councils have apologised. it causes me professional embarrassment. we can see from the report that children and young people in our care were failed by the county council and other agencies over a long period of time. of course that causes me embarrassment. but the chair of the enquiry has said that neither of the councils have learned from their mistakes, despite more than 30 years of evidence of failure to protect children in care. i think the people that were in charge need to be held accountable. they knew, and they hid it.

this is one of several investigations taking place into a broad range of institutions in the light ofjimmy, this is particularly alarming because the scale of it is so alarming because the scale of it is so large and survivors are calling for more scrutiny for those who work with children and local authorities like this one to look into the risks posed that could, could people commit. let's talk now to debbie heath, a lawyer who has been representing some of the sexual abuse survivors participating in the inquiry. do you think that children who are in the care of the nottingham council are safe right now?” in the care of the nottingham council are safe right now? i think the support suggest that —— reports suggest that they are in. there's a lot that needs to be done. what you're saying is that the council, the authorities have not yet changed

their practises. what do they need to do was yellow i think they need to do was yellow i think they need to make sure that there are adequate safeguards in place across the board, police have to be looking for signs, anyone who comes into contact with these children is to look out the signs that could potentially be a red flag. what do you make of the report that has come out? the people you are representing, did they agree to what has come out today? they do agree with what has come out and the damning report, it is certainly what was needed. and now my clients want to see action. so, the council is making these promises. one of the issues that has been talked about, what about the system being paid out? it can be cns quite laughable.

—— seeing as. and i think that causes a lot of frustration because their lives have been ruined and a lot of them except that they cannot fix what happened but it will make their lives a little bit easier.m is shocking to see the scale of this. the people you're talking to, do they have any idea as to how much big of a scale this could be?” don't think gammon has any idea. there are people who are watching this right now and they are thinking, but they are not ready to come forward, there will always be a time for them to come forward and say this happened and try to start their journey. we just say this happened and try to start theirjourney. we just hope that it opens doors for people. in terms of the people you have represented, can you give us an idea of the sort of difficulties that they had been

experiencing? i am sorry? how is it still affecting them? they have all struggled to build relationships with people. they have had a lot of problems raising their children. some say they do not know how to love because they are never taught that or experience love. so that is a real issue for a lot of them. so these are people who are in council homes in foster care? correct. this will need much more work, but thank you forjoining us. more heavy rain is causing disruption across parts of northern england with flooding tonight in cheshire and south manchester. yesterday a months worth of rain fell in just four hours in parts of north yorkshire. bridges collapsed and roads were washed away. there are 14 flood warnings in place across parts of scotland, the midlands and northern england. and in manchester some road and rail travel had been disrupted by flooding some train services were cancelled because lines are underwater.

national rail has confirmed trains are now running normally between manchester and crewe. 0ur correspondentjudith moritz has more from bellerby in north yorkshire. there is a sense of disbelief here, not due to the flooding because that is happened before in this village. but disbelief at the speed of it, it was flash flooding in the truest sense of the work. it came down in the time it takes to make a cup of tea and you can see that today they have the sandbags out because the risk of flooding has not yet passed. it is not just risk of flooding has not yet passed. it is notjust here in yorkshire either. in manchester this evening as she does mention, the waters have been rising, particularly around the south of the city near the manchester airport. problems of the end 60, and major congestion and transport routes in manchester. in the forecast looking ahead, both

sides of the lines and back around north yorkshire, they are crossing their fingers that it is not going to get any worse. but there's still the possibility of thunderstorms in the possibility of thunderstorms in the next 2a hours. pulled out of the flood, this toddler was carried out of raging water. his family were in the car when rescuers reached them. they came round the fields and waded through to the back of our car and rescued us and a few others from the boot of the car. from the boot of the car? the boot, yeah, i guess we were on a slope, it seemed like the water was lowest and slowest that way. this was a deluge, a flash flood which submerged cars, washed roads away and destroyed bridges. five years ago the tour de france rode here, and it was due to be on the route of the world road cycling championships. now it is gone. hailstones hammered down on this housing estate in leyburn. you could not believe what you were filming?

no. alison was in disbelief as she videoed the storm on her phone. today she was left to clear up and reflect on the speed with which the flood took hold. there was a carpet of hailstones across everywhere, it was like winter, like it had snowed. the next thing i heard was gurgling up my plughole in the bathroom. i have never heard that before. and the rain started and i went downstairs to make a cup of tea and realised the water was coming through the door. down the road the fire station was underwater. whilst the firefighters were working hard to help those affected, their own cars were flooded and written off. the fire station was one of the first victims of the flash flooding, largely because the crews were out and about, helping the local community. the carlisle to settle railway line was affected by landslip. train services disrupted

all day as a result. soldiers from catterrick garrison volunteered to help with the clean—up. across the pennines in manchester, there was flooding this afternoon. this is the levenshulme are of the city, and this is the new bypass road near manchester airport. tonight the region is dealing with the aftermath and hoping there is no more to come, but the environment agency said heavy downpours and flash flooding were the result of climate change and more intense weather events are likely in future. the fire and rescue surface says been there since four o'clock, having difficulty and the rising water levels. floodwater has also

caused disruption in the area leading to the closure of the and 60. the flash flooding comes less than a week after the uk's hottest day on record. while such weather events can't be attributed to climate change with any certainty the rising frequency of extreme weather can. data released today by the met office shows the uk's ten hottest years on record have all happened since 2002. scientists say it's the latest example of unmistakably rising temperatures. 0ur science editor david shukman reports. by the end of the first week injanuary, the sea had begun to freeze and our coasts and rivers began to look exactly like the arctic. the punishing winter of 1963. deepfreeze conditions gripped the country. in one of the chilliest years in britain for more than a century, would this train make it through? but since then, we haven't had a year quite as cold. instead, scenes like this in the heat wave last week are becoming more familiar.

trains stopped as power lines sagged, thousands of passengers left stranded. scientists say it is more evidence of our climate changing. we have noticed that the warmer years we are seeing are happening on a much more regular basis in the recent decades, and the colder years, the extreme cold, you have to go much, much further back in history to find the coldest years. this is creating winners and losers. air conditioning is now in huge demand. new met office figures make clear why. what is really striking about this analysis, stretching back to 1884, is how dramatically things have changed. air conditioning was hardly thought of when britain had its ten coldest years. here they are, and the last of them was in 1963. but now look at the contrast with things more recently. this is britain's ten warmest years and they have all happened since 2002. air conditioning, of course, becoming a lot more common.

it is absolutely manic. on any hot day where the temperature is 27, 28 or higher, we are probably taking, we are probably fielding somewhere between 5000 and 10,000 calls a day. we are set for more extremes of weather. this was richmond in yorkshire yesterday. the met office says our summers are becoming wetter as the average temperature keeps rising. ruth mottram is a climate scientist at the danish meteorological insitute who focuses on greenland and the arctic what more can you tell us about the effects this heatwave is having on the greenland ice sheet? it is now. but we are seeing is this warm air has moved over europe and has passed scandinavia and is hitting the north atlantic and

directly of agreement. we expected to be the biggest melt date of the year. so far. and what does that meant in terms of the note? yesterday our model indicated that more than half of the ice sheet was melting. they're expecting something similar today because obviously today has not finished. by the end of this month, over the whole of july, we expect the greenman will have lost about 190 billion tonnes of ice from the heat alone. how alarming is that? how much of that falls into the ocean? that is a lot of water and is hard to get your head around, but it averages out to about half an millimetre of sea level rising if the averages over the global ocean and it is a very large amount of mount. sojuly is the main melt season and this is a much more extreme july the main melt season and this is a

much more extremejuly the we have seenin much more extremejuly the we have seen in previous years. maybe except for the possible exception of 2012 which was also very extreme. and is the explanation for that? a weather event but we have this warm climate asa event but we have this warm climate as a background in the warmer the climate, will make extreme melts, they become even more extreme. and we are trend of increasing amount of agreement. and what does that mean, the change in the sea level?m agreement. and what does that mean, the change in the sea level? it does not sound like very much, have an millimetre or millimetre a year. we think that it contributes to that pretty much every year and every year is contributing roughly that amount. this is to accelerate in the future, this is really going to causes some problems. the mass loss, the amount of ice that is lost is closely related to global temperature. so the higher the average temperature, the more milk there will be. in the wider implications of rising sea levels are what? the ice sheet contains

many are what? the ice sheet contains ma ny levels are what? the ice sheet contains many levels of sea water, that will not happen overnight, it takes hundreds of years to melt the large ice sheet like that. we have to consider the rate at which it is being lost because a lot of information to people who are planning coastal infrastructure and things like that stop a very good to speak with you on that. the ice sheet changing. catching up a sport now at the full round—up. she has missed out on selection for england's first test, archer was england's first test, archer was england's leading wicked or on the campaign, but is recovering from a side strain. he is happy with the line—up. a correspondent reports.

cricket history lesson one, the ashes equals the ultimate. the biggest insignificance. this summer, england have already achieved their goal and i've already made history. holding the world cup. so, i asked him, does that leave the ashes the significant? i think if you speak to anyone that is on the verge of an ashes series and if you say that, i don't think any of them would agree. it is huge. it is a great opportunity. cricket in this country is probably at an all—time high in terms of interest that it is not have been a long time. we have an opportunity as a team to make this a very memorable summer. so could this bea very memorable summer. so could this be a friendly ashes series? they say they have been motivated by a quote that they believe came from winston churchill. bear in mind, they will

find smith and they will find warner, they will find bancroft all free of the men who are banned for their part in the ball tampering scandal. so if you fancy blowing from the stands, there will be plenty of chances. it as the potential to unsettle anyone. they are human beings, they have feelings and are no different from anyone else. but we have spoken about in that we believe it will go up a notch. he said he can think of 15 grounds more intimidating than england, they win here often, that is why they're starting the ashes here. they said that when they played here before that they could talk then but also the aussies give a little bit back in those who can deal with it, i think we'll have a better time than those who can't. jeffrey archer threw himself into training but is being held back, there are five ashes test matches

and their lingering on the site of this ball are in full throw. james out 37 says his captain is getting better. england's women are playing their final ashes match and they have yet to win the match and the multiformat schedule. australia did win the toss and decided to ball in the final and england finished with 139 for five from the 20 over, lauren and catherine had unbroken partnership of 55 and in a few moments ago there we re of 55 and in a few moments ago there were 27 for two and the sixth over. staying with cricket and the all rounder has died at the age of 7a. nash was the first man to be hit for six sixes in a professional match when struck for 636 runs in an over during the match in swansea. he tapped in his county and took 993

first—class wickets in the course of his career. england tony duggan has signed for spanish league champion in madrid on a two year contract. he left barcelona after spending two seasons with the club and as they last seasons championship weather beaten by leon, duggan played two times of the world cup and scored 22 goals and 75 appearances for england. meanwhile, there set for a record home cry after selling more than 50,000 tickets for a match against germany and wembley at november. the previous record was 45,618 for germany were also the opponents. that is all your support for now and i'll have more for you in sports day at half past ten, see you there. the prime minister has been meeting northern ireland poss plus five main parties, borisjohnson

northern ireland poss plus five main parties, boris johnson promised northern ireland poss plus five main parties, borisjohnson promised to do everything in his power to restore the power—sharing agreement and talk some brexit. the dep said the deal in keeping the border with ireland open was possible if there was a willingness on both sides. sinn fein told the prime minister that endo deal brexit would be catastrophic. drifting towards brexit as deepening chasms form. the uk and ireland now a relationship under strain, and nervousness here, with borisjohnson treading a new, harder line. hard border, no deal, no backstop. no, no, no. naughty, naughty boy. i would like to put him on that island and leave him there. you've got to give the guy a chance, haven't you? i'm a dairy farmer from southern ireland, i would be concerned about what the outcome will be. so important steps ahead, then? a bit like us right now. big steps ahead, and we don't want to make a false one.

and for any prime minister, at the best of times, northern ireland is tricky ground. borisjohnson must bring together bitterly divided parties. progress to restore power sharing has been slow. clearly the people of northern ireland has been without a government, without stormont for two years and six months, so my prime focus this morning is to do everything i can to help that get up and running again. you wouldn't come to us, boris, we've come to you! there's a cacophony of divisive issues to resolve. a row over the irish language has become the biggest dispute. the democratic unionists were the only party to dine with borisjohnson last night, welcoming his plans to ditch the so—called backstop, the insurance policy negotiated with the eu to avoid checks on goods across the irish border. what we want to see is a sensible way forward that recognises that the whole of the united kingdom

are leaving the european union, the republic of ireland are staying in the single market, and therefore we have to find a way of dealing with that. we can do that, i believe firmly we can do that, but there has to be a willingness on both sides to be able to achieve it. borisjohnson's cosiness with the dup has deepened the divide with sinn fein. he tells us that he will act with absolute impartiality. we've told him that nobody believes that. nobody believes that because there are no grounds to believe that there is any kind of impartiality, much less strict impartiality. there was no breakthrough in the talks today and many feel borisjohnson leaves this island with its economic future in his hands. no deal is predicted to bring 50,000 job losses to the irish republic alone. communities north and south face nervous months ahead.

a journalist was covered the project for decades and joins us now. good evening to you. how would you sum up the first visit is prime minister?” do not know what he brought to the table. possibly that chicken that he was carrying in wales yesterday, he may have brought that to the du p but apart from that, i cannot see any evidence of change. he was only here forfour orfive any evidence of change. he was only here for four or five hours any evidence of change. he was only here forfour orfive hours max. according to the sinn fein party, everything was seen through a democratic unionist party lens which isa democratic unionist party lens which is a serious allegation. i do not know if that is true or false, but tojudge by the know if that is true or false, but to judge by the statement made by the secretary of state afterwards, things seemed regressive in the

sense that the conversation the way it is going, it looks as if they're going back to what was going to or three weeks ago in terms of those involved in the talks. it is unclear, but i think it is unfair to write boris johnson unclear, but i think it is unfair to write borisjohnson off by his first prime minister visit. but i'm doing some research because i'm writing a memoir and this going over the number of times 20 blair in the irish prime minister came to northern ireland before the good friday agreement was brought to fruition. you cannot judge friday agreement was brought to fruition. you cannotjudge boris johnson on one visit here today. the fa ct johnson on one visit here today. the fact that he dined with the du p did not go down well with the other parties when he called for power—sharing to be restored. parties when he called for power-sharing to be restored. in essence, so much is dependent on the optics here. had borisjohnson shows

to dine with sinn fein yesterday, it would be deemed improper in the eyes of the other parties. so it was rather injudicious, i would've thought, and particularly by those inviting borisjohnson, the only other thing that hurt a bit here was the perception of paradise. he did not stand up like a man and take questions from us. he chose, i'm told, at least his management team chose, to bring one camera into the environment of the building where the talks are taking place and he then made a statement to the camera andi then made a statement to the camera and i understand that there was an edict that none were to be asked. but through one question, that is very unsatisfactory. we did not tolerate that when tony blair and

the like were coming here. but another question on the backstop which has been spoken about so much. asa which has been spoken about so much. as a thing emerged in terms of the solutions or any other solutions that he might come up with and take with brussels. we are preparing for ano with brussels. we are preparing for a no deal and would that mean a hard border? he seems to be a bit of a miracle man. he seems to be uniquely saying that the technology is there to resolve this whole issue of a backstop problem, but no one and not which i have known to date will substantiate the support of that thesis by boris johnson, substantiate the support of that thesis by borisjohnson, we have not seen any evidence of this technology in this problem and listening to your business into the irish government, it seems like an immutable situation, looks like the die is cast on the backstop and in that eventuality, it would appear that eventuality, it would appear that it that eventuality, it would appear

thatitis that eventuality, it would appear that it is crash out and when we get to the 31st of october, it is an extraordinary situation and i just wonder ultimately, just as the bankers in iceland ended up injail, while some politicians ultimately, courtesy of some class act, and up in the courts if they bring this country and the rest of the united kingdom down the wrong road one of broadway poss was most successful d i rectors one of broadway poss was most successful directors has died, producers of shows like west side story before making the unusual move into directing. his hits include, phantom of the opera, sweeney todd and critics have admired his courage and critics have admired his courage and turning off beat material into musicals. working into his 80s, he made a show of greatest hits called

the prince of broadway. let's catch up the prince of broadway. let's catch up with the weather now. hello there. we have seen some heavy downpours again today across scotla nd downpours again today across scotland and also northern england. they're not the same intensity as we had yesterday. 0vernight, it is turning dry with showers starting to fade away and not the place is turning dry with showers starting to fade away in other places becoming dry and temperature is typically 11 to 14 degrees. still he could be a bit more employee, but some dry sta rts bit more employee, but some dry starts with sunshine for many, the cloud builds up and we have seen some heavy and thundershowers across southern scotland but again northern england during the afternoon, prep southern counties of england also, but dry weather and hopefully a bit more sunshine around, so temperatures should be a bit higher than they were today. looking at the friday, similar sort of story, we saw the cloud bubbling up in a few showers arriving, probably a bit drier in scotland and for the south, it should be by the state. and in those light winds, temperatures into

the mid—20s. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines... a damning report into the abuse of hundreds of children in care in nottingham, sexually abused by the people who were supposed to be looking after them. one woman who was in care at 11 says she still suffers nightmares. you learnt very quickly that you were basically just their entertainment. we were there for their entertainment, whatever they wanted to do. collapsed bridges, flooded homes and towns underwater in north yorkshire and greater manchester after heavy rainfall leads to flash flooding. borisjohnson urges political parties in northern ireland to step up their efforts to restore power sharing during a visit to belfast. coming up, 400 years since the first enslaved africans were sent to

america, speaker of the house of representatives condemns a grave evil of slavery on a visit. an inquiry has found that hundreds of children were sexually abused while in council care in nottinghamshire by the very people who were supposed to be caring for them. and the abuse went on for more than four decades. 350 people came forward and said they had been physically or sexually abused but the inquiry says the true number of victims is likely to be much higher. the damning report said the councils had failed in their duty to protect children in their care and still hadn't learned from their mistakes prompting concern about some children in care now. earlier i spoke to the council head and ice tile would children be safe. we read the reports carefully and respond to recommendations, one is about being very careful with our checks and foster care and we have a

robust system so far, but he needs to be better. we need to go back and look at people who were approved as foster ca re look at people who were approved as foster care is, some years ago and make sure that complaints about anything to do with their care has been fully looked into. equally, i will continue with our children's homes and number of which are like the report into that specific company trade in the report, that they still need to be better and make sure that children who come into ca re make sure that children who come into care for protection are nurtured and cared for rather than anything else. the scale of this is unbelievable. and the report says that the provision and consistency is support and counselling for victims remains an issue, specifically on that, what will you change? we have put in support for survivors of abuse and by listening to them when they say it's not fulsome enough and comprehensive enough, we had had survivors come and talk to us, and helped to plan

for their support for this and we will continue to do that and work with them to make sure that this period of their lives where they we re period of their lives where they were betrayed, is at least addressed through counselling and other support. the report also says both councils and nottingham should assess the risks of potential risks by current and former foster care is, i know you said you a check, but how exactly are you going to make sure your checks are thorough? our process of registering foster care is takes at least six months, it's a very robust process, but clearly some people been carrying for many yea rs some people been carrying for many years and we need to go back to those people who perhaps registered some time ago, just to make sure that we ask every question. david eyre, the leader nottingham city council. a man has been arrested after three people were stabbed in the street in cumbria. police said two men and a woman were injured in wigton and have been taken to hospital. a 49—year—old man

remains in custody. six people have now died in suspected drug related incidents in south essex since sunday. tests are being carried out to identify the exact substances involved but police believe the deaths are linked to class a drugs. public health england are urging drug users in essex to be extra careful. talks have resumed to try to avert a strike by british airways pilots over the summer. the pilots' union and british airways are trying to resolve the dispute over pay. iag, which owns ba, lost its latest legal attempt to stop strike action this morning. the airline says its offer of 11 and a half % over three years is "fair and generous", but the union wants its members to get a share of profits. the rya nair boss, michael 0'leary, has warned his workforce that it has been a "challenging" summer for the airline and they should prepare forjob losses. in a video message to workers, he claimed the company had 900 too many pilots and cabin crew. the redundancies are expected to be announced next month. 0ur transport correspondent tom burridge explains what has led to today's announcement.

profit losses in the recent mine separately down to the dog eat dog world of being a european budget airline, putting the bums on seats at cheap prices and fuel costs, but they say they are two other factors at play here, first increased likelihood that britain leaving the eu without a deal. they say they are worried about the impact it'll have on the uk and irish basis, and a second factor is the grounding of the boeing 737 max. remember that's the boeing 737 max. remember that's the aircraft that crashed twice in similar circumstances in a matter of months. ryanair has awarded more than 200 of those aircraft, but the bid to get the plan back in the sky convinced an airlines like them do not know when they will have the aircraft, and that's why they say they need to make job cuts. more than a million people

were admitted to hospital in england last year with alcohol related problems. some of them had been drinking heavily for such a long time that they were suffering from alcohol related rain damage a condition that can affect your balance and memory. 0ne charity, alcohol change uk, says the condition is poorly understood, under diagnosed and often unrecognised. in his second report looking at the harm alcohol can cause, here's our social affairs correspondent michael buchanan... i was in a coma. the hospital told my family, "he's not going to make it. he is not going to wake up." i was in hospitalfor six months. couldn't walk, i was in a wheelchair. i had forgotten everything, basically. by the time roy realised he had a drink problem, it was too late. his daily intake for several years was eight cans of cider and a bottle of vodka, which left him unable to recall the most simple details. i didn't know my mum, i didn't know my sister. disappointed in myself. ashamed of myself. you know?

how it affected other people. this is what a healthy brain looks like. but look what happens to the same brain after the person has spent several years drinking heavily. there are more white areas, gaps where the brain has shrunk. it means that this is definitely going to affect their ability to function on a day—to—day basis around things such as planning, organising, sequencing tasks, making difficult decisions. this doctor says another consequence of the brain injury is that the patient sometimes can't remember being told that continuing to drink could kill them. people with alcohol—related brain injury suffer a particular difficulty not being able to understand information which is useful and helpful that is being relayed to them. having drunk up to 12 pints a day for years, christopher is in danger of developing a brain injury. we just want to make sure your brain is healthy as it should be. at the royal liverpool hospital, they have adapted a test for dementia for problem drinkers.

one to a, a to two. i just want you to follow along in a logical order where it is going to go next. christopher starts well, but then begins to struggle. 0k, something's gone wrong. but his brain is fine. he has cut down to about five pints daily. i have just tallied up yourscore, 0k? 0k. there is nothing to worry about. but last year, this hospital treated 79 people with an alcohol—related brain injury. while the effect on each person varies, there was a common thread — there is not enough help for them when they leave hospital. at the moment, the patient can be excluded from certain services. equally, the services are not specialised. so they might not look at alcohol addiction in relation to how someone will function, or their health. 0ne consequence for roy was that he forgot how to cook. but two years of rehab have helped the 43—year—old to improve some lost skills. but there is more hard work ahead of him. i think i am perfectly 0k. but obviously i would't be

in the brain damage unit or being sent to another brain damage unit if i was perfectly 0k. so i don't know how bad i am. his fervent wish now is that others recognise the damage that alcohol can cause. michael buchanan, bbc news, liverpool. at least 35 people have been killed and dozens injured when their bus was hit bya roadside bomb in western afghanistan. the bus was carrying women, children and university students going home for the summer. the vehicle was travelling from herat to kandahar when it was attacked on a highway in the farah province. no one has claimed responsibility for the explosion but afghan officials blamed the taliban. israel has given rare approval for the building of 700 palestinian homes in the occupied west bank but has also backed another 6,000 homes forjewish settlers. it's not clear whether the move

will allow for new palestinian construction, or give permission for homes already built. the palestinian leadership has dismissed the announcement, calling it another land seizure. the announcement comes ahead of a visit by president trump's sun in law and senior adviser, jared kushner, to the area. the body of the owner of india's biggest coffee chain has been found near a river. vg siddhartha, who founded cafe coffee day, had gone missing on monday. his body was spotted by fishermen on the banks of a river near the southern city of mangalore. mr siddhartha wrote a letter before he disappeared in he which he said that he had failed as an entrepreneur and that the business was struggling with financial problems. it is 400 years since the first victims of the transatlantic slave trade arrived in north america. today, speaker nancy pelosi led a us congressional delegation to ghana to mark the event. ms pelosi made the trip with 12 members of the congressional black caucus ata time of heightened racial

tension in the us. earlier this month president trump told 4 congresswomen — to "go back". thomas naadi reports from accra. this trip has been about what connects united states and ghana. friendship. but also dark past. it is 400 years since the first africans were sent across the atlantic, the start of the trade that would claim millions of lives and shake both countries forever. this is the door of no return here, and exited through which thousands of enslaved africans were forcibly shipped to america and the caribbean to live a life of slavery. visiting the castle clearly had a profound —— profound impact on us lawmakers as nancy pelosi said. we saw the

dungeons where thousands were grotesquely tortured. at the castle we stood with the door of no return, where countless millions caught their last glens of africa before they were shipped to a life of enslavement. being here, it's been a transformative experience for all of us. for ghana, 2019 has been celebrated as the year of a return, a call for african diaspora everywhere to reconnect with their ancestral home. for a nanny, everywhere to reconnect with their ancestral home. fora nanny, it's reminded them of the way the country's passed a call for african diaspora everywhere to reconnect with their ancestral home. for many, it's reminded them of the way the country's past and shape the future. —— past. country's past and shape the future. -- past. it's offering a moment of sober reflection to get to know that being our forefathers went through. we we re being our forefathers went through. we were sold by our own cheeks and uncles and fathers and we should stop blaming others, we should concentrate on working hard and looking after ourselves. 400 years

down the line, remembering how they we re down the line, remembering how they were ta ken off down the line, remembering how they were taken off our shores, it's a privilege to be alive today. nobody, no one will be left behind because of their race or colour or background. trip finished with a press co nfe re nce background. trip finished with a press conference at the us embassy, it's come at a time of heightened racial tension in the states and it reminded the legacy of the transatlantic trade slade is still felt today. let's talk to sandra greene, a professor in african history at cornell university. shejoins me on webcam from ithaca in new york... thank you for your time today. what do you think the impact of this visit is going to be if any, on the wider us population?” visit is going to be if any, on the wider us population? i would hope, andi wider us population? i would hope, and i think those who were involved

in organising this effort are attempting to raise the consciousness of the american people about the history of the atlantic slave trade and the contributions of africans and african—americans. enter the history of the united states, too often people just don't know very much at all, so this is an effort to reinforce what has been written about a lot, but which is often not really discussed frequently and not for people to be fully aware. and the connections between africa and the united states. it does come as he said as ata time states. it does come as he said as at a time of heightened tension on these matters, the president declaring himself to be the least racist person in the world anywhere. well, that's what he says but of corey's actions speak louder than words. —— of course that's what he

says. and as a long history of his words and actions before presidency and after suggesting that his statement about him being self is farfrom statement about him being self is far from accurate. how far do you think that's present statements and policies on the wall and saline are having an impact on race relations for everyday people in the united states ? for everyday people in the united states? i believe they are creating more tensions, more anxiety, more hostility. people who are looking to blame someone else for their own troubles will latch onto this. and not recognise the history of the suffering and contributions of african—americans and suffering and contributions of african—america ns and selling suffering and contributions of african—americans and selling many ways, his comments simply heightened tensions and distract people from the larger issues that are actually influencing their lives and

affecting their lives. so presumably, you're helping a new dat democratic leader will change the dynamic that of christ we had president 0bama, and yet on this question of race relations, the clock seems to go backwards. that's true, but if you look at the long history of the united states, it's frequently the case that you had several steps forward, several steps backwards. reactions, counter reactions. having a least 400 year history of racism is not going to solve —— is not going to be solved by one orfive solve —— is not going to be solved by one or five presidents, solve —— is not going to be solved by one orfive presidents, it's not just about life is going to take a long time these are the attitudes and beliefs. thank you very much for your time tonight.

the us federal reserve has cut interest rates for the first time in more than a decade. the rate will be lowered by a quarter of a percent, to a range of two to 2.25% the first cut since 2008. supporters say it will spur a us economy showing signs of needing help. critics argue that a rate cut will not help and that the fed is pandering to president donald trump, who had demanded a big cut. our business correspondent in washington michelle fleuryjoins me now. what is expected and what impact will it have? this cut was certainly very expected, everyone knew the federal reserve at this particular meeting was going to announce a rate cut, and almost everyone was expecting it to happen by a court of a percentage point. now what this means is that it makes it cheaper for people and especially

businesses, to borrow money. but because at this list of expected and we had sort of known about it for many months, the impact has already sort of been a debate and. so when you look at the us financial markets, they already knew this was going to happen, so they already knew. and that's what we call priced and. lots of people commenting on the politics of this, and how much this is about president trumpeting pressure on the fed. there is no question be us president has been a very vocal critic that the federal reserve and its chair. this is not something that's usually very much done by anyone. there is a real sort of strict divide between the federal reserve and the government, but president trump has not really abided by those rules. that said, if you look at whatjerome powell said during a press conference when talking about why the federal reserve made that decision, he said

luck, there are global headwinds coming at us. the global economy showing signs of weakness, and because at the ongoing trade wars united states engaged in, that's really also having impact on the us economy. select preventative measures, we had seen it fit to cut interest rates. of course president trump has sparked a trade were himself with the us and china, so are we expecting a further rate cuts and what about the global impact of all of this? so can i be expecting mark cuts? i think in sort of determining our interpreting the fed chair has said both in the statement and in the press conference, it does not seem very likely that this is going to be something we will see a light as in the coming months. but, again, this time last year we would have never expected to even be talking about cuts to interest rates. what does it mean for the global economy? i think now a lot of other central banks are looking at

what the united states has done and seeing what does that mean for their own domestic interest rates. samara, thank you. just three months ago, 18—year—old khadijah mellah sat on a racehorse for the very first time. tomorrow, she competes in the prestigious ‘magnolia cup' at goodwood. it's an extraordinary story that sees her go head to head with the likes of 0lympian victoria pendleton. it will be a big moment for british racing too, as khadijah will be the firstjockey to race wearing a hijab. miriam walker khan went to meet her. khadijah mellah only sat on a racehorse for the first time in april. at goodwood on thursday, she'll be making waves in the racing community in front of around 25,000 people. i feel ready. i have ridden the horse i'm riding for the race many times and i am feeling confident. but there's always a little nervousness because i have never ridden a big race ever. the muslim women's sport foundation says you can count the number of female muslim jockeys in the uk

on one hand. but khadijah doesn't view her background as a barrier. generally i like explaining where i've come from and how i've got to where i have. when i do ride out there i try and spot other people or any other women of colour and there was only one woman of colour in 200 riders. it doesn't faze me in any way. it means that ijust end up talking to loads of people and making great connections, so i'm happy. ebony horse club in brixton provides access to horseriding for young people who wouldn't usually be able to afford it, as well as children from special schools and young offenders. seven years ago, khadijah‘s mother came across a leaflet for the club and she has been coming ever since. khadijah, as long as i've known her, has always been extremely ambitious and extremely determined and she will be here every week riding but also helping out the young riders here. i've never seen her be anything less than super excited to take on a new challenge. for khadijah, finding a club in such an urban part of the country wasn't a problem,

but for many muslim girls it's not that simple. of the nearly 3 million british muslims, the vast majority of them live in big cities, making equestrian sports difficult to get into. i what the club's done here is quite amazing. it's brought the club to the community and has made it accessible for lots of young people here who might not have had the chance to participate in horse riding and racing had it not been in such an urban environment. but how easy is it for other muslim girls to get involved in sport when they don't have people from the same backgrounds to look up to? 0n the elite platform, we struggle to find females who represent the muslim community as well. so role models are something that will, i think, help muslim girls to try sport at least and if they do like it to try and progress through so it is not just about grassroots — it is about supporting these women to the elite. i never thought initially that i would have a future in racing at all but now that i've been

introduced and i've, you know, been riding race horses for the past couple of weeks, and i've fallen in love with it and i'll definitely keep at it. and somehow, maybe one day i'll get into big races, and become an amateur or an apprentice. the first copy of harry potter was sold today for a world record jk rowling first edition. backin record jk rowling first edition. back in 97 she struggled to find a population and printed copies of the book was sent to the book was sent to library. lara was at the auction today. this is it. it's wonderful to handle something so where. from humble beginnings to a global phenomenon, it was jk

humble beginnings to a global phenomenon, it wasjk rowling original novel, harry potter and the philosopher‘s stone, which captured the imaginations at audiences all over the world. through literature and later on a blockbusterfilm. over the world. through literature and later on a blockbuster film.” can and later on a blockbuster film.” ca n start and later on a blockbuster film.” can start this book at £12,000. and so, debaters from every continent completed this morning at this auction house and stop a chair, all hoping to snap up a rare copy. this first edition is more than 20 years old. it was stopped by when the discomfiture libraries. it was then practised in a table top sale, for just £1. this is the genesis of the entire harry potter phenomenon long before harry potter world and all the movies. jk rowling famously could not get a publishing deal and when she finally did, only 500 were produced and it's actually on the back of the title page here, that magic number ten 987654321. blustar.

that's the number sealing the deal. i'm afraid not i'm not bidding. at the minute it's expensive. but if the minute it's expensive. but if the children's classic it's that big landmark after talking i guess. 28? 20 and a half thousand pounds? fair warning, it really is yours, congratulations. knowing to interest the book created it's like a willy wonka's, you know, chocolate pie with the golden ticket, and actually it's a world record price for a harry potter press edition. possibly more spellbinding for the uk buyer on the day and thatjk rowling's birthday. lucky person who bought that so let's look at the weather now. hello, i'd had the binder and down

price today across gotland and also northern england. a not to the same intensity as yesterday. 0vernight, turning dry showers fading away, places becoming dry and breaks at the cloud. temperature is typically 14 degrees. still blowing and the north sea coast in the morning tomorrow, otherwise a dry sprightly i'm trying for many. cloud is building up and looking frighteningly petty shot showers developing across scotland again. northern england in the afternoon perhaps more so than counties as well. places i dry weather and hopefully some sunshine around, temperatures just —— higher than today. friday, similar story, and again we see cloud bubbling up and a few showers arrived at the drier i think in scotland. showers for the site lighter by this stage but gets in warm sunshine and light when temperatures in the mid—20s.

hello, i'm karin giannone, this is 0utside source. the us federal reserve cuts interest rates, for the first time in a decade. we decided today to lower the target for the federal funds rate we decided today to lower the target for the federalfunds rate by we decided today to lower the target for the federal funds rate by a quarter of a percentage point to a range of 2% in two and a quarter percent. making that cut the fed says the economic outlook in the us is "uncertain" — and says it will continue to act to "sustain the expansion". northern ireland is the latest stop for borisjohnson — britain's new prime minister holds talks on the backstop — the border question that holds the key to brexit the frontrunner steps up — last night was the turn of his challengers — tonightjoe biden is back in debate, for the democratic nomination.