you're watching bbc newsroom live — it's11am and these are the main stories this morning: the government pledges £850 million for 20 nhs hospitals in england — but critics warn it won't be enough. a six—year—old boy is in a critical but stable condition after being allegedly thrown from a tenth floor viewing platform at the tate modern art gallery in london. it was not dangerous and it was not possible just to fall down. us officials say a mass shooting in texas in which 20 were killed is a case of domestic terrorism.

flock police in hong kong fire several rounds of tear gas at activists trying to enforce a general strike by disrupting transport networks. police say 22 people are risking their lives by refusing to leave homes which will be deluged if a failing dam in derbyshire collapses. england cricket fans anticipate a nerve—racking day as their batsmen looked to save the first ashes test at edgbaston. good morning. welcome to bbc newsroom live. 20 hospitals in england stand to benefit from a pledge by the prime minister to pay

for repairs and upgrades. boris johnson has promised £850 million to help with upgrades to outdated facilities and to pay for new equipment. the money has been earmarked for 20 hospitals, including a new women and children's hospital in cornwall, four new wards in norwich and a new critical and intensive care block in luton. the funding pledge comes during a week of health policy announcements by the government and is part of the pm's £1.8 billion ‘one—off cash boost‘ for nhs hospitals across england. labour's shadow health secretary says there was "huge scepticism" the funding pledge comes during a week labour's shadow health secretary says there was "huge scepticism" about whether the funding was new, while the charity the health foundation says that nhs facilities in england were "in major disrepair", with a £6bn maintenance backlog. matt hancock is the health secretary, and says hospitals

will get the addtional funds this year. the money for the nhs is flowing in this year. it is immediate. we have got the 20 upgrades where the shovels can get going in the ground. i'm going later today to boston in lincolnshire, who long overdue need a new a&e, and they are getting that a&e funding as a result of the day's announcement. but also some of the money is going to much smaller upgrades and improvements in maintenance that are needed in hospitals right across the country. earlier the shadow health secretaryjohn ashworth said the government's announcement should be viewed with sceptism. you've got to remember that in recent years tory ministers have launched a smash and grab raid on the nhs investment budget, cutting over £4 billion from those budgets, which is why we have hospitals today with ceilings falling in and boards ——which is why we have hospitals today with ceilings

falling in and wards evacuated, sewage pipes bursting, and cancer patients awaiting diagnosis are having their diagnosis appointments cancelled because of faulty equipment, or seriously ill mental health patients at risk of suicide in old, dilapidated, dormitory style awards because of these £4 billion worth of tory cuts. it has left our hospitals with a £6 billion repair bill, a big backlog, so this money today is a drop in the ocean, if indeed it is new money. john ashworth, the shadow health secretary. let's now speak to our political correspondent jessica parker. some dispute, jessica, over whether this money is new or not. there has it come from? downing street are absolutely insisting that this money is new, that the nhs would not have this cash, this extra £1.8 billion, had borisjohnson this cash, this extra £1.8 billion, had boris johnson not this cash, this extra £1.8 billion, had borisjohnson not decided to turn on the spending taps. health think tanks and the labour party are saying, borisjohnson think tanks and the labour party are saying, boris johnson might think tanks and the labour party are saying, borisjohnson might have turned on the taps, but the cash was

already in the tank anyway. a slightly nuanced argument going on, but more broadly, we are looking at borisjohnson but more broadly, we are looking at boris johnson making a but more broadly, we are looking at borisjohnson making a big spending pledge, or what he says is a big spending pledge. 0thers pledge, or what he says is a big spending pledge. others say it is not enough. he linked it back in an article yesterday to some of the promises made in the 2016 referendum. his predecessor, theresa may, already pledged billions of cash to be invested in the nhs, over 20 billion by 2023. this is a one—off down payment for fixing maintenance issues in hospitals. 0thers maintenance issues in hospitals. others say that £6 billion is what is needed to clear the backlog. jessica, borisjohnson is needed to clear the backlog. jessica, boris johnson is is needed to clear the backlog. jessica, borisjohnson is making this announcement in lincolnshire. how significant is that? it is a good point. lincolnshire is our predominantly leave voting area. some people are looking at this and thinking, is this part of boris

johnson getting on an election footing? downing street are saying they are not planning a general election and this isn't what this is about. if you look at what will happen in parliament in september, there are a range of possibilities that could possibly lead to an early general election. there is a potential confidence vote in boris johnson's government. if he starts saying it has to be a no—deal brexit on the 31st of october, could mps vote down his government and trigger a general election? weather that general election happens before the 3ist general election happens before the 31st of october or after brexit is 110w 31st of october or after brexit is now something that is being hotly debated. jessica parker, we believe it there for now. thank you. —— we will leave it there for now. a six year old boy is in a critical but stable condition after being thrown from a tenth floor balcony at the tate modern art

gallery in london. a teenager has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder. police say there's nothing to suggest that the 17—year—old suspect knew the child. 0ur correspondentjon donnison has been at the tate this morning and i asked him about the condition of the injured boy. police this morning are saying that he is ina police this morning are saying that he is in a critical but stable condition, and that his injuries are no longer considered life—threatening. 0lga is a bbc reporter from the russian service of the bbc. she was there on that balcony with her four—year—old sun when this took place. i was on the balcony on the tenth floor and i was with my little sun, and people started to push each other and there was a nose around. my first intention as i was with a

little child was to move out of there, sol little child was to move out of there, so i started to move towards there, so i started to move towards the exit, and then i saw that woman who was running and around and we were all trying to get into the elevator. we jumped into the lift, and everyone was shocked inside because people already knew that the boy dropped down, and everybody was discussing how could it happen. one of the things olga also said was that they had high railings on that balcony, may be up to above waist height, so really, unimaginable that someone could sort of accidentally fall off from that balcony. a17—year—old boy has been arrested and is being questioned on suspicion of attempted murder.

some flights have been cancelled at heathrow airport today, despite the suspension of a planned strike by workers. 37 of the day's departures and arrivals were cancelled — or around 3% of all flights. talks are resuming to try and avert a strike tomorrow by two and a half thousand workers over pay. new figures have confirmed a drop in demand for new cars last month in what was the weakestjuly market since 2012, the automotive industry said. demand fell by 4.1%, with around 170,000 cars registered compared with 164,000 on july 2018. that's according to the society of motor manufacturers and traders. it's the fifth consecutive month of decline. president donald trump has said "hate has no place" in the united states after 29 people were killed in two mass shootings over the weekend.

an attack on a walmart store in el paso, texas left 20 dead, while nine died in a shooting in dayton, ohio. texas prosecutors say the el paso shooting is now being treated as "a domestic terrorist case". critics of the president have said he bears some responsibility, citing his anti—immigrant rhetoric and opposition to gun control. peter bowes has more. two mass shootings in one weekend. america is once again struggling with its response to gun violence. in el paso, a predominantly hispanic city on the texas border with mexico, 20 people were murdered when a gunman opened fire at a shopping mall. the suspect, 21—year—old patrick crusius, is in custody. he is believed to have posted an online document calling the attack a response to the "hispanic invasion of texas."

officials say the attack on saturday shoppers is being viewed as domestic terrorism, and the authorities are considering bringing hate crime charges. we are treating it as a domestic terrorism case, and we're going to do what we do to terrorists in this country, which is deliver swift and certain justice. in dayton, ohio, nine people died when a student fired into a crowd outside a busy bar in the early hours of sunday. he was shot dead by the police, who were on the scene within seconds. the gunman, whose motives are not known, has been named as 24—year—old connor betts. his 22—year—old sister, megan, is among those who died. assault—style weapons were used in both attacks. political reaction to the shootings has been swift. several senior democrats blamed president trump, in part because of the angry rhetoric he has used in the debate over immigration, and in clashes with ethnic—minority members of congress. as the president left the newjersey golf club

where he spent the weekend, he praised the response of law enforcement officials in el paso and dayton, and he promised action to stop mass shootings. hate has no place in our country, and we're going to take care of it. # so darling, darling, stand by me... mr trump said he will be making another statement on monday, but he gave no clue about how he would address the decades—old problem of gun violence. a 15—year—old girl from the uk has gone missing while on holiday in malaysia. nora quoirin, who has learning difficulties, arrived in the town of seremban with her family on saturday for a two week "trip of a lifetime". when her parents awoke on sunday morning, they found her missing and the window of her hotel room open. local police say they're treating it as a missing person case.

0ur correspondentjonathan head is in bangkok. jonathan, what else are the authority saying? not very much at the moment except that this is a full—scale hunt for a person who has been missing for at least 36 hours. somebody who is very vulnerable. she isa somebody who is very vulnerable. she is a young woman with special needs, learning difficulties. her family say that would make it very difficult for her to communicate with anyone she encountered. it is clear from what her family have said that they are concerned that this might have been an abduction, given that they say it was very out of character for that they say it was very out of characterfor herjust to that they say it was very out of character for herjust to disappear from her hotel room in a country she is entirely new inn, in an area she doesn't know. they only arrived on saturday night and she was gone by sunday morning. the official police view is that this is still a missing person's investigation, not yet an abduction, though i am sure they are not ruling that out. they searched the area around the resort, which is

ina ruralarea the area around the resort, which is in a rural area with fruit orchards around it and a national park with tropical forests quite close by. they have sent teams into the forest as well to search. more than 160 officers in total are involved in the search, with sniffer dogs as well. so far, they have not reported any sign of her. you mentioned that nora was vulnerable. what do we know about her? not very much. her family is not giving a great deal of detail, but clearly, herspecial needs are such that they believe that makes her unusually vulnerable. she is only 15 anyway, and anyone would be worried about a 15—year—old disappearing ina would be worried about a 15—year—old disappearing in a strange country. malaysia is usually a very safe place to visit. i've never heard of a case like this in recent years, but at the same time, it is an area thatis but at the same time, it is an area that is quite remote. because of the national park being nearby. it is

tropical, it is worn, but if she goes very far, it is not a hospitable place for any young person to be out without shelter, so there is extreme concern. the lucie blackman trust, which was set up in the uk in memory of a british woman abducted and murdered injapan 19 yea rs abducted and murdered injapan 19 years ago and which specialises in helping people whose family members have gone missing overseas, is now involved in giving advice and assistance to the family. they are taking it very seriously as well. thanks for that. before we come to the headlines, a couple of lines coming out from the german government. a spokeswoman has said that a no—deal brexit would be in no one's interests. another line, the german government spokeswoman said, we are prepared for all

scenarios on brexit but still trying to get a deal. we know, of course, that boris johnson to get a deal. we know, of course, that borisjohnson has said that he wa nts to that borisjohnson has said that he wants to reopen negotiations with the eu on a deal. there we are, i german government spokeswoman saying they are prepared for all scenarios on brexit but still trying to get a deal. the headlines on bbc news: the government pledges eight hundred and 50 million pounds for 20 nhs hospitals in england — but critics warn it won't be enough. a six—year—old boy is in a critical but stable condition — after being allegedly thrown from a tenth floor viewing platform at the tate modern art gallery in london us officials say a mass shooting in texas in which 20 people were killed — is a case of domestic terrorism. in sport, england's batsmen have it all to do on the final day of the first ashes test at edgbaston, chasing a total of 398. they are

19-1, chasing a total of 398. they are 19—1, australia just claiming the early wicket, rory burns the man to go early this morning. pep guardiola says he wanted to sign harry maguire from leicester but couldn't afford him. the defender is on the verge of completing his move to manchester united, with an announcement expected later today. lewis hamilton has taken a step closer to a sixth championship title victory at the hungarian grand prix. he moves 62 points clear in the drivers‘ standings. more at half past. the authorities responsible for a damaged dam in derbyshire believe at least two more days of pumping are needed to get the water to a safe level. more than 1500 people have been evacuated from whaley bridge. officers have criticised some residents who have refused to leave, saying they are putting their lives, and those of the emergency services, at risk.

0ur correspondent luxmy gopal is in whaley bridge. shejoins us now. how is it looking this morning? as you can see and hear behind me, the pumps are working to channel water away from the reservoir into a neighbouring field, and they have been working nonstop over the past few days to bring the water levels at the reservoir lower. you can probably see how far they‘ve come. the water levels have dropped significantly there compared to where they were before, which was right at the very edge of the dam. the water levels have now dropped down to about 45%, but there is still some way to go. it has got to get down to a level of 25% for it to be low enough for an engineer to go and inspect the damage to the dam. potentially another two days of

pumping to go. residents are still unable to return to their homes. derbyshire police have raised some concerns about the fact that there are some residents who are refusing to leave their homes in the evacuation zone, even if they are in high risk areas. we‘ve got a small number of people, 22, across 16 households, who remained in their houses. some of them have remained in there from the start, some of them have taken the opportunity to go back and stay there, and there is certainly no support from other local residents for those actions that they‘ve done. where are those people? they are still in their houses. where are their houses? within the evacuation zone, so we‘ve obviously got three areas, and some of them are in the most highest risk area. all of it is the evacuation zone, which means we think their lives are at risk. we said that we‘ve lost 2.5 metres again in the last 2a hours. we need to get down another three metres. if we are losing 2.5 metres every 2a hours, does that suggest that we‘ve got another 2a hours worth of pumping to go?

ok, that is something that the residents are really keen to know, is when they can go home. we‘ve obviously got a number of factors involved in that. the weather needs to hold off on the mitigation we put around the reservoir to stop more water coming in, that also needs to hold up, but we are making progress ahead of schedule. i‘m really hopeful that we‘ll get to the point where the engineer can assess the structural integrity of the dam that is remaining and we will hold the remaining water back. today, i‘m hoping they can have a look at it so that we can really start working for what i‘m looking forward and saying, well, how can we get residents back in when will it be safe? you have to bear in mind that the 22 residents refusing to leave make up just a small minority, and some 1500 people have had to leave their homes since thursday, and many of those have shown support for what the police are asking them to do in terms of the evacuation procedure. it isa terms of the evacuation procedure. it is a very disquieting time. we

have no idea, really, when we can get home, but i think it is worrying for the community, because businesses are closed, so livelihoods are at risk, i think. there is no doubt that we‘ve not been advised to leave our homes for no reason. it is a very dangerous situation, and they are not only putting their own lives at risk but they are risking the lives of people who will go in to try to help them. i would really urge them to leave. 0bviously, i would really urge them to leave. obviously, it is difficult for me to be in touch with them, because i am not allowed into the area myself, so we just hope that they will see sense. 0bviously, we just hope that they will see sense. obviously, the situation seems to be improving, but we don‘t really know. people have to heed what we‘ve been told to do.

really know. people have to heed what we've been told to do. residence‘ meeting has started in the last half hour, attended by jeremy corbyn, and residents are hoping to hear when they will be likely to be able to return to their homes. while the work he was making great progress, and they have told us great progress, and they have told us they are ahead of schedule, we must remember that there is still a potential risk to life here if the dam breaches, which is why the authorities will not allow people to return to their homes until they are absolutely sure that it will be safe to do so. police have fired tear gas to disperse democracy activists trying to enforce a general strike in hong kong. the stoppage has caused disruption across the territory. more than 200 flights were cancelled this morning, commuter trains were cancelled, and cross harbour bridges we re cancelled, and cross harbour bridges were blocked for another day. carrie

lam has pledged to restore law and order in face of intensifying protest a nd order in face of intensifying protest and said that increasingly violent demonstrations were causing enormous problems, as you might imagine, in hong kong. 0ur correspondent stephen mcdonnell is there. what is the latest? as you can probably see, a very chaotic scene. there has been a lot of escalation on both sides as a result of this strike right across hong kong. to give you an idea of how potentially dangerous it is, a little while ago, i got shot straight in the face by some sort of projectile from the police, which smashed my mask. i borrowed a colleague‘s mask. gas canister or a rubber bullet, which is what the police are firing. there are projectiles going both ways. the protesters are throwing bricks at them, they are throwing tear gas

back at the riot police. if we swing around, you can see how people are gathering here on this site. they are the gathering here on this site. they a re the protesters gathering here on this site. they are the protesters in the yellow hats, of course, and at the other end, the police have retreated. if wejump end, the police have retreated. if we jump down from this step, ahead of me, those tall buildings, that is a police residential compound. these protesters came here and were, some of them, throwing bricks and the like inside that compound. and also spraying graffiti on the outside, saying the mafia lives here, a reference to their allegation, which the police denied, that there has been collusion between triads and the police, which is why we saw those triad gangs at acting —— attacking activist. if we move

closer, we can see, this is going on all over hong kong right now. here, there are maybe 3000 protesters at least. there will be scenes like this right now going on around hong kong, various levels and size, lots of tear gas, and the authorities have decided to come out very hard today, partly, we heard carrie lam saying her administration was going to bring order back to the city. she gave no indication how she was going to do this, but the police have certainly come out in full force today to try and stop this. we have had planes being delayed, some cancelled. at times, the trains have stopped altogether. they have been blockading the cross city tunnel is. all over the city, shutters have been pulled down on shops. you

cannot be in hong kong a day without feeling the impact of this strike. unlike other days, there is no getting away from it, and there is a real sense today of escalation here, and it feels like it is coming to something of a head, i should say. stephen mcdonnell, thank you so much for that update from hong kong. india‘s government has said it plans to revoke the part of the constitution that gives special privileges to the indian—administered state of kashmir. the region is intensely disputed between india and pakistan, who claim it in full but only control parts of it. it‘s feared this latest move could spark unrest. in the last half hour, pakistan has warned that "india is playing a dangerous game which will have serious consequences for regional peace and stability‘. earlier i spoke to our correspondent yogita limaye in delhi about the situation in kashmir.

this was an article in the indian constitution, article 370, which basically gave kashmir in india special status. it was a promise made at the time of partition. kashmir was a princely state disputed by both india and pakistan, and india made a promise to the region of kashmir that if it became a part of the union of india, it would always have a special status. essentially, it was allowed its own constitution, its own flag, and independence on most matters except for defence, external affairs and communications. part of this article also gave the government of the region the right to identify who are the per minute residents of that region, and the special privilege they had is that only they could buy land and property in the area. the politics of this is interesting because this is india‘s only muslim

majority state, and people who are opposed to revoking this article say that it opposed to revoking this article say thatitis opposed to revoking this article say that it is the ruling bjp party‘s nationalist agenda to try to change the demographics of the region. let us now cross live to our correspondent asif farooqi in islamabad. it is unprecedented and unexpected. pakistani have been talking about a serious change in kashmirfor the last few days, but they didn‘t know exactly what was going on. the pakistani foreign minister we spoke to this morning said this is a dangerous game that india is playing, and pakistan condemns this act. he also said that this will have very serious consequences for the region in terms of stability and peace. the pakistani government has

also convened a joint session of the parliament to discuss its reaction and how they want to tackle this issue, which has been a burning issue, which has been a burning issue between india and pakistan and has caused three wars between the two neighbours. absolutely. is it your understanding that it is actually legal and constitutional for the indian government to do this? pakistanis believe it is unconstitutional and against the resolution of the united nations. pakistan see it in a larger international context, because it lays claim in kashmir and says that it was supposed to be pakistan‘s region. this dispute was with with the un for the last 70 years, and pakistan has always been saying that the people of kashmir should be given the right to plebiscite and should be able to decide whether they want to live in india or

pakistan. by doing this this morning, what india has done, it has actually gone against the resolution of the un. this is what pakistan believes, and this is what pakistan is going to target and probably take it to the international forums. is going to target and probably take it to the international forumsm does also comejust it to the international forumsm does also come just months after tensions between india and pakistan escalated, didn‘t it? tell us a little bit more about that. in the past couple of weeks, india and pakistan have been exchanging fire on the disputed border inside kashmir. the day before yesterday, pakistan claimed that india used cluster bombs to target the villages inside pakistani territory. this situation has also been discussed in pakistan, and the pakistani military has convened a meeting of its

commanders to decide and discuss the response to this indian, what they call firing across the line. thank you so much for those thoughts. time now for a look at the weather with simon king. sunny spells developing across a good part of england and wales at the moment. after this morning for cloudy skies outbreaks of showery rain going eastwards. that is the scene at the moment in dorset. showers will continue across scotland, northern ireland come into the afternoon, they will be heavy, perhaps even thundery, but they will be slow—moving. a lot of rainfall across scotland. for england and wales, we lose that cloud across the east, and there will be some sunshine here. a couple of showers towards south wales and south—west england, few and far between, most of it is dry, ten which is getting up of it is dry, ten which is getting up to 25 degrees. that is in the south—east. —— temperature is

getting up to 25 degrees in the south—east. 0vernight temperatures, about 11 to 1a degrees. throughout tuesday, it is a story of sunny spells and showers. showers could be heavy, may be thundery at times, they will move through fairly quickly across england and wales, in the brisk south—westerly wind. slow moving across scotland, though, goodbye. hello this is bbc newsroom live with rebecca jones. the headlines: the government pledges £850 million for 20 nhs hospitals in england — but critics warn it won‘t be enough. a six—year—old boy is in a critical but stable condition — after being allegedly thrown from a tenth floor viewing platform at the tate modern art gallery in london. us officials say a mass shooting in texas in which 20 people were killed —

is a case of domestic terrorism. after a ninth consecutive weekend of protests — police in hong kong fire several rounds of teargas at activists trying to enforce a general strike by disrupting transport networks. police say 22 people are risking their lives by refusing to leave homes which will be deluged if a damaged dam in derbyshire collapses. sport now — let‘s go to the bbc sport centre for a full roundup. how are things going at edgbaston? it‘ll be a nervy final day, because england‘s batsman will have to do that for most of this final day if they are to take anything from the first ashes test at edgbaston. jason roy and rory burns, they resumed on 13 without loss this morning.

england chased a target of 398. but there has been an early wicket claimed by australia. rory burns the man to go first, caught by nathan lyon after great bowling from pat cummins. joe root has joined lyon after great bowling from pat cummins. joe root hasjoined roy at the crease. england are now 25—1 at the crease. england are now 25—1 at the moment. a nervy and big day ahead there at edgbaston. harry maguire has moved to manchester united, which would make him the worlds most expensive defender, is on the verge of being completed. meanwhile, pep guardiola, the manchester city manager, said he wa nted manchester city manager, said he wanted to sign harry maguire from leicester, but said he couldn‘t afford him. he was described as an excellent, top—class player. his move to united is expected to cost around £80 million. —— manchester city could not afford him. manchester city lifted their first piece of silverware yesterday when they beat liverpool 5—4 on penalties in the community shield. the traditional curtain raiser to the premier league season, manchester city won the same trophy last year,

and they then went on to win the premier league title, the fa cup, and the league cup. nice, we won the league, the community shield, now the trophy, you know? it always helps to win. but the reality is we knew what the quality was, we knew it would be difficult because they are a quality team. the champions of europe, we beat them, so that is why it is nice. palo developers move to manchester united. united entered talks with the argentine is part of a proposed swap deal involving romelu lukaku. romelu lukaku‘s deal involving romelu lukaku. romelu lu ka ku‘s future at deal involving romelu lukaku. romelu lukaku‘s future at united remains uncertain. police scotland and kilmarnock are investigating after the collapse of a refund which disabled fans were sitting during kilmarnock‘s match against rangers yesterday. a last minute header

by connor goldson secured a 2—1win for the ibrox side and sparked a pitch invasion. a section of the roof then caved in and one man was injured. police scotland and kilmarnock are investigating. no homejabbing no home jabbing at no homejabbing at the no home jabbing at the women‘s british open after both charley hull fell away on the final round on sunday. —— no home champion. charley hull playing on her own course of woburn. she could not keep the pace with the leaders. but there was a thrilling finish with a fantastic birdie putt. it is the first tournament that the 20—year—old has played outside her home country. not bad! lewis hamilton can relax on his summer lewis hamilton can relax on his summer holidays after extending his lead in the formula 1 drivers championship to 62 points. he overtook max verstappen from red bull with just three laps to win the hungarian grand prix. the sport now ta kes a hungarian grand prix. the sport now takes a four—week break. they will

return at the end of this month. really grateful for the day. and really for the team for continuing to believe in me, continuing to push, and to be able to... for a race, to be able to push like that, i‘m telling you, i was on the limit all the way. it has emerged that elinor barker suffered a broken collarbone during a dramatic crash at the end of the ride at london race this weekend. she was injured in the crash after a rider clipped the wheel of the dutch rider clipped the wheel of the dutch rider who was then stripped of the victory and disqualified for her pa rt victory and disqualified for her part in the incident. the race victory was awarded to the fellow dutch rider. she said you were not a real cyclist until you have broken a collarbone. avoid joining the club for 15 years, but not much i could do. we wish her well. —— have avoided joining the club. the latest

on the cricket, 30—1 to england. breaking news: this is the shipyard in belfast, which built the titanic, they are going into administration. as of today. they once employed more than 30,000 people. now it is remaining —— know its remaining 120 workers face uncertainty over their jobs. holland wolf has gone into administration. 20 hospitals in england are due to receive an extra £850 million funding for upgrades to outdated facilities and equipment. the prime minister announced

the plans this morning. joining me now is sally warren from the king‘s fund think tank. thank you for coming in to talk to us. thank you for coming in to talk to us. is this money enough to meet the needs of the nhs? this is the start of what is needed for the nhs to improve its estate and equipment. we estimate there is about £60 million maintenance backlog in the nhs which needs to be tackled, and around 3 billion of that is significant and high—risk priority repairs and replacements. —— £60 billion maintenance backlog. today‘s announcement is maintenance backlog. today‘s announcement is a maintenance backlog. today‘s announcement is a start. we need to see more than one of commitments, we need to see a long—term investment in the infrastructure of the nhs. there is a big gap between 1.8 and 6 billion. what are looking at in terms of maintenance? what could happen if this essential work isn‘t carried out. it‘ll be a whole range of different issues in hospitals. it could be that a scanner is faulty, and that has meant appointments have had to be cancelled for diagnostics. it

might mean an operating theatre has had to be taken out of use. hospitals will be managing around the repairs and replacements that are required, but this money will allow them to start making those replacements, improve on the working environment for staff, and making it a bitand environment for staff, and making it a bit and safe experience for patients. will all of this money do more than effectively packed up hospitals? of the money announced today, which is1.8 of the money announced today, which is 1.8 billion, the1 billion is about patching up and repairing and replacing. that will be beneficial across all of the country. the 850 million, which is funding 20 upgrades in hospitals, that will be building new facilities, new wards, critical care facilities, learning disability facilities. that will be new services that local residents will be able to benefit from. there has been some disagreement, shall we say, about whether this money is actually new or not, what is your view on that? without today‘s announcement, the nhs would not have had the spending

power to start spending this capital money today. in that sense, it is new money, and it‘s allowing them to start spending. but another way to look at this is that the nhs has been asked to reduce its capital spending plans in the recent history, so this is really onlyjust reversing the cuts that have been made to budget more recently. yes, because labour and other think tanks, such as the nuffield trust, have said this is money the nhs trust and hospitals effectively already had, but they were not actually allowed to spend it, and now they are, is that the correct reading of the situation? for the1 billion of reading of the situation? for the 1 billion of the 1.8 billion, yes, this is £1 billion of benefit to improving nhs services we otherwise would not have been able to deliver for patients. yes, what‘s the context into which this money is being given? i hesitate to say can you give us a health check on the nhs, but what‘s the current situation? it is at the start of the five year transformation plan that has been supported by long—term commitment on

its revenue funding, and at this point the nhs is serving more people than ever before. staff are working extremely hard to see more patients. we are seeing the nhs really struggle to deliver the waiting times, the eight week target of referral to treatment, those targets have not been met for quite some time, so patients are not getting great access experiences. we also sing struggle in the workforce where there is for example over 100,000 vacancies in trust at the moment. that puts a lot of pressure on existing staff. finally, the nhs doesn‘t operate in isolation, it operates in partnership with its services in public health, and particularly in adult social care. those are two services where budgets have really been squeezed in recent yea rs have really been squeezed in recent years and they are starting to feel the pressure. 0verall, years and they are starting to feel the pressure. overall, the system is ina the pressure. overall, the system is in a challenging place, the long term plan of the five year commitment to funding should hopefully set it on a path to be able to address those performance problems. thank you.

a woman conceived by rape wants her father brought to justice in a so—called "victimless prosecution", in one of the first cases of its kind, the bbc has learned. the woman — who wants to be known as vicky — says her mother was under the age of consent when a family friend she claims was in his 30s raped her. she says her birth is proof of the crime and wants dna testing to convict her father of statutory rape. west midlands police says the law does not recognise her as a victim. in this next film, vicky‘s words are are spoken for her to protect her identity. i am living, breathing proof of a child rapist, and nobody is interested. how is that 0k? when vicky turned 18 she applied for her social services records in the hope of tracing her birth family. she discovered, written in multiple places in the files, that her birth mother had been a 13—year—old schoolgirl in 70s

birmingham, and her father, a family friend in his 30s. the record said in multiple places that she alleged he had raped her when she had gone round to babysit. to find out that you‘ve been born through a horrendous act of violence against a child, and that people knew, it says in seven different places in the files that it was rape. it states his name and address. that social services, police, and health workers knew, but nothing was done about it. i‘d always thought that it was so wrong that my birth father was never prosecuted. it made me feel angry. i‘m devastated for my birth mum, for me. decades later, when historical sex abuse cases were in the news, vicky decided she wanted her birth father finally held accountable. her mother didn‘t wish to report the rape again because she felt she‘d been let down by the authorities in the past. but she supports her daughter pursuing it. vicky wants the police to consider a victimless

prosecution for statutory rape, that‘s sexual intercourse with a minor based on dna and documentary evidence. i‘ve got dna evidence. because i am dna evidence. i‘m a walking crime scene. victimless prosecutions have been used in domestic abuse cases where there is evidence, but the victim declined to give a statement. vicky also wants to be defined as a victim of the crime herself, which police have told her she‘s not. i, to be honest, thought that we had won this argument, the idea that you don't have to be a direct victim of an abuse. we would never suggest that in a domestic violence situation that a child who never suffered any violence themselves was not a victim of the crime that was happening around them. you would never suggest that. and, to me, it's exactly the same test that is met. in this case and cases like this,

and, of course, children born of rape and violence should be able to be considered as victims by the law. west midlands police said vicky had no doubt suffered, but the law did not recognise her as a victim, and that the crown prosecution service had advised it would not support a prosecution in vicky‘s case. in a moment we‘ll have all the business news, but first the headlines on bbc news: the government pledges £850 million for 20 nhs hospitals in england — but critics warn it won‘t be enough. a six year old boy is in a critical but stable condition — after being allegedly thrown from a tenth floor viewing platform at the tate modern art gallery in london. us officials say a mass shooting in texas in which twenty people were killed — is a case of domestic terrorism.

the chief executive of hsbc has stepped down after the bank said it needed a change in leadership to address a "challenging global environment". john flint is giving up the role he has held for 18 months "by mutual agreement with the board". it comes as the firm reported a 15.8% rise in pre—tax profits. theft cost british farmers £50m last year according to the rural insurer nfu mutual. the figure marks a seven year high. a 26% rise in claims for stolen farm vehicles, such as tractors and quad—bikes was behind the overall increase. hong kong‘s leader has warned that the city is on "the verge of a very dangerous situation" after protesters blocked roads and paralysed train services during morning rush hour. more than 111,000 people have vowed to join a city—wide strike. the city state is one of the world‘s most important financial centres.

good morning. sales of new cars fell for the the fifth month in a row last month. the society of motor manufacturers and traders says confusion over the government‘s policy on fuel types and political uncertainty has hit car dealers. well, car sales fell 4.1% injuly. sales to business customers fell nearly a quarter — by 22.5%. and diesel sales were down for the 18th month in a row — 22.1% injuly. paul mauerhoff is from the society of motor manufacturers and traders. afamiliar a familiar tale, all of this uncertainty, not only are people putting off big purchases because of brexit confusion, but also not knowing what to buy, electric,

diesel, petrol, nobody knows. you are right, it‘s a mixed bag, the figures injuly, you are right, it‘s a mixed bag, the figures in july, petrol you are right, it‘s a mixed bag, the figures injuly, petrol broadly stable, diesel down. the good news is that battery electric vehicles are up quite dramatically. a surge of more than 150% in the market. that‘s good news for the industry. good news but from a small base, it looks like that figure is amazing everybody is buying electric up that‘s still a very small proportion of overall sales. you are right, in the year to date battery electric vehicles, they run on “— battery electric vehicles, they run on —— they represent about 1% of the market. it‘s a small market share at the moment. that is what we need to grow. the industry has invested in electric powered trains and other fuel types, but we need to grow the market, but to do that we need support and investment from the industry. that comes from incentives and investment in infrastructure. you talked about it in this report, saying there is a confusion. that is

the point. the people are there, they stand at a car showroom, they are trying to spend money but they just don‘t know what they should be spending money on, given all of that uncertainty, where to go, what... if you want an electric car, where do you want an electric car, where do you charge it, how often, will it go the distance? the modern electric car has a fantastic range, range anxiety should be something of the past. we need to have investment in infrastructure and incentives to encourage greater uptake of the ca rs. but what comes first? the idea of chicken and egg, isn‘t it? will we get charging facilities if there are not many cars, or does it need all of the cars to get the facilities? there are already 80 models on the market of alternative fuels. there was a widespread choice. more are coming to market all of the time. there is an increasing number coming this year. the key point here is that if you are thinking of buying a new car it‘s about choosing the right one for your needs. an electric car might not be for

everybody. modern diesel is subject to no bans, there is also petrol, so you need to take a look at the type of driving you are doing and consider which car. if you are doing high miles and towing, diesel is still the right choice. 0n the other hand, if you are driving shorter journeys, perhaps in the cities, electric and hybrid is a solid choice, as well. good advice, good to talk to you, thank you very much. a story we touched on then the headlines... more on that news that rural crime is up, with a spate of criminals targeting farms. nfu mutual says thefts hit a seven—year high with tractors and quad—bikes the biggest targets, but animal thefts also up nearly 4%. that‘s also affecting farmers who are reporting increased levels of anxiety and isolation. sarah hendry is director general of the country land & business association, she told me, what‘s behind the rise. there are a range of different crimes that affect rural businesses. some analysis that the country land

and business association has done recently show that we are looking at things like high—tech agricultural machinery and vehicles being stolen. large—scale livestock theft. nasty crimes, such as hare coursing by organised crime gangs. and a variety of things like that. i think these are notjust little local opportunistic crimes, we are increasingly seeing that they are organised, targeted crimes, and when you think of the specific circumstances of a rural crime, they are remote, you may not notice them for a while, then, actually, that‘s a serious cause of concern and anxiety to rural businesses. in other news... the planned strike at heathrow airport may have been called off for today, while talks continue, but passengers have been warned to bring their own food. the airline says the disruption — that‘s also involved rescheduling and cancelling some flights — may have significantly reduced catering options.

mcdonald‘s new paper straws — described as "eco—friendly" by the us fast food giant — cannot be recycled. last year, it axed plastic straws, even though they were recyclable, in all its uk branches as part of a green drive. but an internal memo says the new paper straws are not yet easy to recycle and should be put into general waste. mcdonald‘s says its working with its waste provider to find a solution. and takeaway website just eat, which has been in merger talks with its dutch rival takeaway.com, has unveiled the new name for the combined firm. rather predictably they‘ve picked "just eat takeaway.com". they‘ve also settled on a valuation forjust eat‘s stock at 731p a share, but that‘s lower than the 736p they were trading at when markets closed on friday. that could now open the door to a rival bidder.

how good a new bid ruin that name? it‘ll be interesting to see what the name would be. let‘s take a look at the markets... everybody inheriting some of the falling share prices on wall street. worried about the us and china trade war which shows no sign of going away, they are worried about brexit uncertainty. in the currency fluctuations are having an effect on the markets, too. £1 buying you $1.20. and creeping close to parity between stirling and the euro. are we in the wrong jobs? we should be advising companies on new names. endless possibilities. thanks for that, lovely to see you. the gold—plated coffin of egypt‘s boy king — tutankhamun —

has been seen for the first time outside his tomb. the sarcophagus is undergoing restoration — in a process that‘s expected to last around eight months. tim allman has more. even housed in protective plastic, the coffin of the boy king is still an impressive site. the different layers of the sarcophagus, including tutankhamun‘s mummified remains, undergo the most delicate and careful of work. the state of conservation of the coffin is very fragile. because it was never restored since the discovery. we expect eight months of preservation and restoration. he may have only ruled egypt for around ten years, more than 3000 years ago, but tutankhamun has fascinated the world ever since his tomb was discovered

in 1922. his coffin isn‘t the only a rtefa ct that in 1922. his coffin isn‘t the only artefact that is undergoing important restoration work. more than 5000 pieces of tutankhamun will be exhibited for the first time in one place, here we can see, for the first time, six military chariots belonging to tutankhamun exhibited in one place for the first time, he says. the place where the exhibits will be shown is here, the new grand egyptian museum, they have been building it for 15 years, but officials say it will finally open towards the end of 2020. a venue for what has been described as a unique historical artefact. notjust oh! egypt, but the whole world. tim allman, bbc news. mischievous children have long been using the dirt on the back of cars and vans to draw graffiti, much to the embarrassment

of their owners. but this next example takes things to a whole new artistic level. self—styled "white van man" rick minns has become something of a local celebrity after mastering the art of ‘van—gogh‘ style graffiti, which has helped him to raise more than £1,000 for charity. he would not want it washed away by the rain, would you, simon? but it isa the rain, would you, simon? but it is a bit ofa the rain, would you, simon? but it is a bit of a mixed forecast, isn‘t it? absolutely, lots of rainfall over scotla nd absolutely, lots of rainfall over scotland and northern ireland over the next few days. at the moment, elsewhere, dry and bright, but low pressure in charge of the weather for much of this week, which will make it mixed. that is the scene at the moment in leicestershire, plenty of sunshine, across england and wales, too. sunny spells and showers sums up much of the week, but later in the week it‘ll turn wet and

windy. this is the satellite imagery throughout this morning. some cloud across eastern areas, that is one band of showery rain, and cloud swelling around an area of low pressure situated towards the north—west of ireland, and that‘ll move on over the few days. quite heavy showers for northern ireland and showers, thunderstorms expected at times, and it‘ll be slow moving across scotland. for england and wales, some showers, but largely dry, plenty of sunshine, a brisk south—westerly wind, and temperatures getting to 22, 25 degrees. showers continuing over scotla nd degrees. showers continuing over scotland and northern ireland. further showers will spread back in across wales and the south—west of england. elsewhere, clear skies, across wales and the south—west of england. elsewhere, clearskies, and those are your overnight temperatures into tuesday, which will be dominated, again, by low pressure. here it is, this is the pressure. here it is, this is the pressure child, it‘ll move gradually eastwards a cross pressure child, it‘ll move gradually eastwards across northern and scotland. —— the pressure chart. there will be a brisk south—westerly

wind again across southern parts, pushing showers through fairly quickly, but they could be heavy, may be thundery at times across england and wales on tuesday. slow—moving, heavy, thundery showers again for scotland and northern ireland, which could be problematic throughout tuesday. and a maximum temperature is about 19 celsius in the north, 22, 23 in the south. wednesday, more showers expected. the focus really will be across northern parts of england, scotland, northern ireland, and again they will be slow—moving across northern areas, heavy at times into the afternoon. the odd rumble of thunder to go with that again. further south, drier and brighter through wednesday, temperatures, again, high teens to low 20s. thursday looks all right. by friday, i mentioned wet and windy late in the week, look at this area of low pressure moving in through the south. heavy winds for the end of the week. the weekend, not too bad, drier weather, some

sunny spells. by friday, heavy rain, thunderstorms moving its way north and east, goodbye. you‘re watching bbc newsroom live — it‘s midday and these are the main stories this morning: the government pledges £850 million for 20 nhs hospitals in england — but critics warn it won‘t be enough. a six year old boy is in a critical but stable condition after being allegedly thrown from a tenth floor viewing platform at the tate modern art gallery in london. there was a fence probably the height of my shoulder, so it was not dangerous and it was not possible just to fall down. us officials say a mass shooting in texas in which twenty people were killed is a case of domestic terrorism. police in hong kong fire several rounds of teargas at activists trying to enforce a general strike by disrupting transport networks.

police say 22 people are risking their lives by refusing to leave homes which will be deluged if a damaged dam in derbyshire collapses. and coming up in sport — england lose an early wicket as they bid to save the first ashes test against australia at edgbaston. good morning. welcome to bbc newsroom live. hospitals in england stand to benefit from a pledge by the prime minister to pay for repairs and upgrades. boris johnson has promised

£850 million to help with upgrades to outdated facilities and to pay for new equipment. the money has been earmarked for twenty hospitals, including a new women and children‘s hospital in cornwall, four new wards in norwich and a new critical and intensive care block in luton. the funding pledge comes during a week of health policy announcements by the government and is part of the pm‘s 1.8 billion pound ‘one—off cash boost‘ for nhs hospitals across england. labour‘s shadow health secretary says there was "huge scepticism" about whether the funding was new, while the charity the health foundation says that nhs facilities in england were "in major disrepair", with a £6bn maintenance backlog. health secretary matt hancock says hospitals will get the addtional funds this year. the money for the nhs is flowing in this year. it is immediate. we have got the 20 upgrades where the shovels can get going in the ground.

i‘m going later today to boston in lincolnshire, who long overdue need a new a&e, and they are getting that a&e funding as a result of the day‘s announcement. but also some of the money is going to much smaller upgrades and improvements in maintenance that are needed in hospitals right across the country. earlier the shadow health secretaryjohn ashworth said the government‘s announcement should be viewed with sceptism. you've got to remember that in recent years tory ministers have launched a smash and grab raid on the nhs investment budget, cutting over £4 billion from those budgets, which is why we have hospitals today with ceilings falling in and wards evacuated, sewage pipes bursting, and cancer patients awaiting diagnosis are having their diagnosis appointments cancelled because of faulty equipment, or seriously ill mental health patients at risk of suicide in old, dilapidated, dormitory style awards because of these £4 billion worth of tory cuts. it has left our hospitals with a £6 billion repair bill, a big backlog, so this money today is a drop in the ocean, if indeed it is new money.

let‘s now speak to our political correspondent jessica parker. 0ver over to you, jessica — is it new money? this is being hotly debated, downing street insisting it is new money, that the nhs would definitely not have this £1.8 billion if boris johnson hadn‘t decided to turn on the spending taps. the opposite view is that the cash was already in the tank. yes, borisjohnson might have turned on the taps, but nhs trusts have been making savings, storing cash, and this is now being spent. this will be hotly debated through the day, but regardless of the arguments as to whether the money is new, the politics is interesting. this is the latest in a string of spending pledges boris johnson this is the latest in a string of

spending pledges borisjohnson has been making. you might be forgiven for thinking we are in a general election campaign. downing street insist that is not what they are planning for, but the plan is, if borisjohnson comes planning for, but the plan is, if boris johnson comes back planning for, but the plan is, if borisjohnson comes back to parliament in the autumn and says, brussels is not getting rid of the backstop and we need to head for no deal, an almighty battle could commence, and it could potential, though there are a number of possibilities on the horizon, end up ina possibilities on the horizon, end up in a general election. the announcement has been made in lincolnshire. how significant do you think the location is? lincolnshire isa think the location is? lincolnshire is a heavily leaved voting area, so there is some significance there. the areas that feel left behind want that so—called brexit dividend. that is another very contested idea. i think it is significant, but having said that, looking at the range of hospitals and trusts getting this cash today, there are leave areas,

yes, but also remain areas getting the money. the majority of england did vote to leave in the brexit referendum, so i don‘t think that can be too overplayed. borisjohnson may be harking back to that bus and that £350 million spending pledge around hospitals, something that was very much contested at the time, but wanting to come good on that idea that communities are going to get extra money as a result of leaving the european union. boris johnson has been commenting on the uk‘s preparations for brexit. what has he been saying? we have been hearing from the prime minister‘s official spokesman this morning, saying that they continue to reach out to eu counterparts. this is the idea that borisjohnson counterparts. this is the idea that boris johnson wants to counterparts. this is the idea that borisjohnson wants to talk to brussels and eu leaders to abolish the backstop in their withdrawal agreement. the spokesman has been askedif agreement. the spokesman has been asked if it is too late for parliament to stop a no—deal brexit,

and the spokesman reiterated the view that the uk will be leaving the eu on the 31st of october. it is really that pledge that is making some mps who don‘t want to see a no—deal brexit feel quite nervous, because as of yet, downing street might be saying they are reaching out to eu partners, but there have not been many face—to—face conversations. there is still very much a stand—off going on between brussels and the government here in westminster. brussels say their withdrawal agreement is not up for renegotiation, and downing street saying that agreement has already been rejected three times. jessica parker in westminster, thanks for that update. a six year old boy is in a critical but stable condition after being thrown from a tenth floor balcony at the tate modern art gallery in london. a teenager has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder. police say there‘s nothing to suggest that the 17—year—old suspect knew the child. 0ur correspondentjon donnison has been at the tate this morning and i asked him about the condition of the injured boy.

police this morning are saying that he is in a critical but stable condition, and that his injuries are no longer considered life—threatening. 0lga is a bbc reporter from the russian service of the bbc. she was there on that balcony with her four—year—old son when this took place. i was standing on the balcony on the tenth floor of the building, and at some moment, iwas tenth floor of the building, and at some moment, i was with my little boy, hand at some moment, people started to push each other and there was a kind of noise around. my first intention as i was with a small child was to move out of there, so we started to move towards the exit. then i saw that woman who was running and shouting, and she was

crying desperately. there were lots of people around, and we were all trying to pack into the elevator. literally, we jumped with my kids into the lift, and there was everybody shouting inside, because people already knew that the boy dropped down and everybody was discussing how it could happen. one of the things 0lga also said was that there are pretty high railings up that there are pretty high railings up there on that balcony, above waist height, so unimaginable that someone waist height, so unimaginable that someone could accidentally fall off from that balcony. a 17—year—old boy has been arrested and is being questioned on suspicion of attempted murder. some flights have been cancelled at heathrow airport today, despite the suspension of a planned strike by workers. 37 of the day‘s departures and arrivals were cancelled — or around 3% of all flights.

talks are resuming to try and avert a strike tomorrow by two and a half thousand workers over pay. new figures have confirmed a drop in demand for new cars last month in what was the weakestjuly market since 2012, the automotive industry said. demand fell by 4.1%, with around 170,000 cars registered compared with 164,000 on july 2018. that‘s according to the society of motor manufacturers and traders. it‘s the fifth consecutive month of decline. president trump has said "hate has no place" in the united states after 29 people were killed in two mass shootings over the weekend. an attack on a walmart store in el paso, texas left 20 dead, while nine died in a shooting in dayton, ohio. texas prosecutors say the el paso shooting is now being treated

as "a domestic terrorist case". critics of the president have said he bears some responsibility, citing his anti—immigrant rhetoric and opposition to gun control. peter bowes has more. president trump has been tweeting in the last few moments that republicans and democrats must come together and get strong background gun checks following the two weekend shootings. you can see that tweet there. that is following the two weekend shootings. two mass shootings in one weekend. america is once again struggling with its response to gun violence. in el paso, a predominantly hispanic city on the texas border with mexico, 20 people were murdered when a gunman opened fire at a shopping mall.

the suspect, 21—year—old patrick crusius, is in custody. he is believed to have posted an online document calling the attack a response to the "hispanic invasion of texas." officials say the attack on saturday shoppers is being viewed as domestic terrorism, and the authorities are considering bringing hate crime charges. we are treating it as a domestic terrorism case, and we‘re going to do what we do to terrorists in this country, which is deliver swift and certain justice. in dayton, ohio, nine people died when a student fired into a crowd outside a busy bar in the early hours of sunday. he was shot dead by the police, who were on the scene within seconds. the gunman, whose motives are not known, has been named as 24—year—old connor betts. his 22—year—old sister, megan, is among those who died. assault—style weapons were used in both attacks. political reaction to the shootings has been swift. several senior democrats blamed president trump,

in part because of the angry rhetoric he has used in the debate over immigration, and in clashes with ethnic—minority members of congress. as the president left the newjersey golf club where he spent the weekend, he praised the response of law enforcement officials in el paso and dayton, and he promised action to stop mass shootings. hate has no place in our country, and we‘re going to take care of it. # so darling, darling, stand by me... mr trump said he will be making another statement on monday, but he gave no clue about how he would address the decades—old problem of gun violence. let‘s speak to our security correspondent gordon corera about the concerns over online radicalisation and the dark web. the focus in the wake of these taxes of non—gun control, but it has also

been on websites and online forums that extremists use. what more can be done? there has been a lot of focus on this, because in the el paso shooting, we saw an individual who looked like he was acting alone but was part of an international online subculture. he references the new zealand attack in march, talks about similarities there, and also just as with that new zealand attack, he posted on an online forum his plans for the attack. he used her free speech forum that allows people to say whatever they want. sites like that have attracted extremists inevitably, who have gravitated there and who often communicate with each other, post their views, and sometimes incite others to carry out acts of violence, encouraging people to do so violence, encouraging people to do so and imitate attacks like christchurch. there is a focus on what to do about the sites. it is

interesting that a few moments before i came on air, i had a look, and the forum has gone off—line. the reason is that its protection has been taken down by another company. websites can be taken down by a denial of service when it gets bombarded, and other companies provide a shield around the website, and that has been taken down by the other company. something has happened in this case, but that is the decision of another company not to protect the forum. there is a question about who should be regulating this online space. is it up regulating this online space. is it up to companies? should these sites somehow be stopped? is at the role of government or the private sector? that debate will grow with this issue of online extremism being spread and incited through these sites. thank you. the headlines on bbc news:

the government pledges eight hundred and fifty million pounds for 20 nhs hospitals in england — but critics warn it won‘t be enough. a six year old boy is in a critical but stable condition after being allegedly thrown from a tenth floor viewing platform at the tate modern art gallery in london. us officials say a mass shooting in texas in which twenty people were killed is a case of domestic terrorism. sport now. here is sarah. the last time we spoke, england were one wicket down -is spoke, england were one wicket down —is it spoke, england were one wicket down — is it still the case? spoke, england were one wicket down - is it still the case? yes. it will bea - is it still the case? yes. it will be a nervous day for english cricket fa ns be a nervous day for english cricket fans because england‘s bats men are infora tough fans because england‘s bats men are in for a tough final day, bidding to save the first ashes test against australia at edgbaston. they are chasing a target of 398. jason roy and rory burns resume their

partnership this morning. burns was dismissed by nathan lion. he was gone early for 11. joe root joined roy at the crease. he is clinging on. two reviews going in his favour in this morning‘s session to keep him at the crease. england currently 58-1. him at the crease. england currently 58—1. however, it is now 60—2. i think nathan lion has gotjason roy out. 60—2 now for england. just three days left until the close of the english premier league transfer window, and harry maguire‘s move to manchester united is on the verge of being completed, a move which would make him the world‘s most expensive defender. manchester city manager pep guardiola says he wanted to sign maguire from leicester but said he couldn‘t afford him. guardiola described him as an excellent,

top—class player. maguire‘s move to united is expected to cost around £80 million. juventus... united is expected to cost around £80 million. juventus. .. united entered talks with an argentinian player as a proposed swap deal involving romalu lukaku but viewed his wage demands as excessive. lukaku‘s his wage demands as excessive. lu ka ku‘s future at his wage demands as excessive. lukaku‘s future at united remains uncertain. police scotland are investigating after the collapse of a roof under which disabled fans we re a roof under which disabled fans were sitting during the kilmarnock match against rangers yesterday. a last—minute header secured a win for rangers, which sparked a pitch invasion. a section of the roof caved in, and one man was injured. elinor barker suffered a broken collarbone during a dramatic crash at the end of the ride london

classic this weekend. she was injured after a rider clipped the wheel of a dutch racer, who was then stripped of the victory and disqualified for her part in the incident. the win was given to another dutch rider. barker has said that they say you are not a real cyclist until you have broken a collarbone. she had avoided joining the club for 15 years. we certainly wish her well with her recovery. that is all this but for now. if you can bear to follow the tension of the ashes, there is final day coverage on radio five live sports extra and on the bbc sport website, which has in play clips. 60—2 for england. i will have more after the one o‘clock news. police in hong kong have fired several rounds of teargas at activists trying to enforce a general strike by disrupting transport networks. the stoppage has caused disruption across the territory.

more than 200 flights were cancelled and morning commuter trains were disrupted and cross—harbour tunnels blocked for a third consecutive day. hong kong‘s chief executive, carrie lam, has warned that increasingly violent demonstrations were pushing the city to the verge of a very dangerous situation. she pledged to restore law and order, vowing not to resign in the face of intensifying protests. the great majority of hong kong people are now in a state of great anxiety. some of them do not know whether they could still take some forms of public transport, while others are right now being blocked on the way to work. the government will be resolute in maintaining law and order in hong kong.

0ur correspondent stephen mcdonell is in hong kong. hejoins us now. it looks scary, stephen — what is the situation where you are? there has been a dramatic escalation all over hong kong today in conjunction with this widespread strike. where i am it is a police residential compound. you can see the graffiti on the walls there. and if we pan up, we can see the towers where police live with their families. at street level, we have a big crowd of protesters here, many of whom are throwing bricks into that compound. if you look around here, you can see how many people are here. in their thousands. it shows how this has changed. this was once a piecemeal movement with hundreds of thousands of people marching, and now these protesters are coming along with their gas masks, helmets, and i are ready for battle with police. to give you an

idea of where the bricks are coming from, they are digging them up from here, from the footpath, then people ta ke here, from the footpath, then people take them right over to the side of the building and stop throwing them in. to give you an idea also of how dangerous this could be, about an hour ago, dangerous this could be, about an hourago, i dangerous this could be, about an hour ago, i was hit directly in the face by a projectile from the police. it could have been a tear gas canister, or possibly a rubber bullet. it smashed the glass, so i had to switch the mask over. the projectile —— there are project is going all over the place from different directions. for the moment, the police have retreated into this compound. that is why the most militant of the pro—democracy protesters have moved down here. you can see the scene at the front, where there are still protesters

here throwing things over the fence here. they have built barricades here. they have built barricades here. this is where the police live with theirfamilies. here. this is where the police live with their families. it can‘t be long until they come out again in full force like they did around an hour ago and drive these protesters back. i suppose the protesters will retreat and come back again. this is going on all over hong kong tonight probably in about ten different places. stephen mcdonnell, thanks very much for that update. a 15—year—old girl from the uk has gone missing while on holiday in malaysia. nora quoirin, who has learning difficulties, arrived in the town of seremban with her family on saturday

for a two week "trip of a lifetime". when her parents awoke on sunday morning, they found her missing and the window of her hotel room open. local police say they‘re treating it as a missing person case. well the health secretary matt hancock has issued a fresh warning to rebel conservative mps that they cannot stop boris johnson taking britain out of the eu in a no—deal brexit. mr hancock, who had previously argued that parliament would not allow no—deal, said he has changed his analysis in the light of last month‘s commons votes. here he is speaking to nick robinson on radio 4‘s today programme. there were votes in parliamentjust before we raised for the summer that i thought would stop a no—deal brexit, and actually were defeated. there was a vote in particular in the middle of the leadership contest where parliament was asked if it wa nted where parliament was asked if it wanted to stop a no—deal brexit. i thought that would go through, and in fact, the government won by 11. so that has changed my mind, because

the parliamentary arithmetic did not play out as i anticipated. your message to people in your own party, including the former chancellor, who say they want to block a no—deal brexit and will be able to do so, is, iagree brexit and will be able to do so, is, i agree it would be desirable but it simply cannot and will not happen. my view has always been that we‘ve got to deliver on the result of the referendum, and i think the best way to do that is with a deal. the government as a whole, of course, that is best done with a deal, but we need to deliver ornate on the 31st of october. catherine haddon is a senior researcher at the institute for government. i want to pick up on what matt hancock was talking about in a moment, but first, let‘s start at the beginning, if we may come and talk about a

general election. first, is it possible to have a general election before october the 31st, the date the uk is due to leave the eu? is that possible? yes, very much on the table and could happen, but only in two ways. one is if the government came back and ask parliament to vote foran came back and ask parliament to vote for an election. if that happened, we could see one in the second or third week of october. the other option is if parliament votes no confidence in the government. if that happens, it triggers a process that happens, it triggers a process that could lead to an election. the problem is, it is very difficult to do that in the time available before the 31st of october, and it is entirely possible that the government could then try to move the date of the election beyond the sist. the date of the election beyond the slst. it the date of the election beyond the 31st. it is a question of weighing up 31st. it is a question of weighing up how much power parliament and the prime minister has in all of this, andi prime minister has in all of this, and i assume this is muddied because we have a fixed term parliaments at the moment. the technical

interpretation of the way this new act that controls these fixed terms, when elections can happen, how that works, and we have never used certain parts of it before, so we don‘t know how it will work in practice. we don‘t know the difference between what is intended by the act, which could be to allow an alternative government to be formed before you go to an election, or it could be for the incumbent to be able to stay in post and have a general election themselves, and thatis general election themselves, and that is what people are arguing about at the moment. for argument's sake, let‘s say there is a general election, so the next question is, could there be a no—deal brexit on the 31st of october, effectively in the 31st of october, effectively in the middle of a general election campaign? it's entirely possible at this stage. whether that is a good idea or not is a different question. if you look at political campaigns, normally, parties are so concerned with retaining control of the narrative, trying to make sure that unforeseen narrative, trying to make sure that u nfo resee n eve nts narrative, trying to make sure that unforeseen events don‘t throw them

out, to go through a no—deal brexit in the middle of a campaign would be an extraordinary situation. it also causes a really big difficulty for the civil service, because they would be left doing all of the no deal preparation. they would have to do that, and it would put them in a difficult constitutional position, and it goes against some fundamental principles that you don‘t do that kind of thing when you have an election campaign going on. could a general election block a no—deal brexit? not necessarily on its own. this is the point. normally, our entire constitution is based on this idea that the government is drawn from parliament. they‘ve got to have the support of parliament, so if you vote no confidence in them, the idea is that their major policy platform shouldn‘t necessarily continue in this way, but because we are talking about the technicalities of how it works, it is difficult to see a legal way or a legal challenge that

perhaps parliament could use to stop it, and that is what people are exploring — to find a way of forcing the government to avoid this no deal, because they don‘t know whether or not the government will adhere to old principles of how our constitution works. picking up then on that clip we heard from matt hancock, the health secretary, he says to rebel conservative mps who don‘t want to leave without a deal that they cannot stop boris johnson taking britain out of the eu in a no—deal brexit. is he right? taking britain out of the eu in a no-deal brexit. is he right? this is the problem. there are very difficult... it is very difficult to see the means by which they could do so. see the means by which they could do so. the options they had in march to try and stop it and gain control of parliament‘s time and vote through legislation, they don‘t have those options. it is because the clock is ticking. he could be right, but we don‘t know because we haven‘t tried everything. we don‘t know how many

of these really technical new parts of these really technical new parts of our constitution will work. we are going to find out along the way, u nfortu nately. are going to find out along the way, unfortunately. thank you so much for explaining all that to us. really helpful and useful. thanks so much. let‘s hear from the helpful and useful. thanks so much. let‘s hearfrom the prime minister now, who is in lincolnshire are discussing extra funding for the nhs. we are about to, i promise, don‘t go away, this is boris johnson... i'm pleased to be here in boston where we are putting some money into the a&e. it‘s part of a national programme the nhs asked for. i want to stress this is new money. i said ten days ago on the steps of downing street that we would be upgrading 20 hospitals, 20 new hospital upgrades, around the country, and this is it. we‘re

starting here in boston with 21 million going into the a&e, which helps expand the space have in the a&e. it gives the patients a better chance of moving through, stopping them blocking beds, and so on, it is much desired by the clinicians and staff here, so i‘m pleased to be here. the health foundation has said that despite this investment, it is still a drop in the ocean. don't forget that this is £1.8 billion of new money. it wasn‘t there ten days ago. eight on top of the extra £34 billion we are putting into the nhs, and i‘ve said that myjob is to make sure that we use the funds which are going the nhs to reduce the time you wait to see your gp, the time you wait to see your gp, the time you wait in casual tee, that‘s what are doing today. it‘s vital, if we are to fund our fantastic nhs doing today. it‘s vital, if we are to fund ourfantastic nhs in doing today. it‘s vital, if we are to fund our fantastic nhs in the long term, we also have a strong economy. we are also working on that. this investment will be very welcome, however the problem is they

suffer across the nhs, but particularly here in boston, would be staffing and recruitment. they are running a nurse vacancy rate at almost 50% in the emergency department. that's why it is vital we are putting another 1.8 billion of new money, 1 billion on capital, the rest of the money going onto infrastructure investment. the lion‘s share of that will go on staffing, on attracting, retaining, professionally developing the staff in the nhs. and in particularly hard to recruit areas like this part of lincolnshire. absolutely. i've made it my mission to ensure that people across the country do get to see theirgp in time, across the country do get to see their gp in time, do get through casual tee in a reasonable time, and that‘s why it‘s important to invest now. i‘m pleased to be here in boston. delivering £1.8 billion of new money. thank you. thank you.

nigel edwards is the chief executive from the independent health think tank nuffield trust, and hejoins us now. thank you forjoining us. can you clear up this question, is the money new? this is a difficult question. some of it is new. for investment in things like the casual two we‘ve just heard about. but a substantial amount of it, probably half of it, is trust they‘ve had, they‘ve developed surpluses they we re they‘ve developed surpluses they were forbidden to spend due to the way the treasury rules were on capital investment. some of that money has now been released. from the hospital perspective, only half of it looks new, but the treasury say it is new because we were not intending to spend that at all.|j suppose it was cash they didn‘t have to spend yesterday. exactly. how generous is it? is it going to be enough? there is a £6 billion backlog of maintenance, which, some

of this will be used towards. but it‘s the result of the capital budget being raided to fund front—line services over the last eight perimeter ten years of austerity. there is also a queue of hospitals needing to be redeveloped. they have had constraints put on them. my local hospital needs to be com pletely them. my local hospital needs to be completely rebuilt, it‘s been waiting 20, 25 years, and that‘ll probably cost about £600 million. there is a queue of those. the nhs‘s strategy depends on a large scale of development of practice and services, and there does not seem to be investment there at all. a nice down payment on the backlog, but quite a lot more to do. is it fair to say that it is a bottomless pit, though, and even if this £6 billion was found the nhs would then need billions more elsewhere? if you look at how other 0ecd countries, that the club of developed economies, spend, we are and out lie in how

little we spend on infrastructure in health care. —— we are an outlier. you can always spend more. if you go around parts of the middle east and the us, you can seejust how much you can do with marble and beautiful buildings, but, you know, some of the basics... i visited a hospital the basics... i visited a hospital the other day, looking around it was quite clear it was built by the usf, in the 1940s, very distinct. they still exist. there is more to do. we area big still exist. there is more to do. we are a big fund investor, and we are paying the price for it, frankly. tell us more about the context into which this money is being given. how do you assess the health of the health service at the moment? do you assess the health of the health service at the moment7m seems to be under the most extraordinarily high levels of demand. it is a victim of its own success. people are surviving. but u nfortu nately not success. people are surviving. but unfortunately not necessarily surviving in full health. so demand has been going up. and it has a

major staffing problem. not only have we failed to invest in buildings, equipment, scanners, and the like, we‘ve also made a major underinvestment on the training of staff. we've got to leave it there, i‘m afraid. thank you so much for coming in to talk to us. there are calls for a full public inquiry into the delayed opening of the new children‘s hospital in edinburgh. patients and staff were meant to move in last month but it‘s now emerged there are problems with drainage as well as the ventilation system. katie hunter is in glasgow. this isn‘t the first time there have been problems with this hospital, is it? no, as you mentioned, children and patients, they were meant to move into this hospital injuly, but last—minute checks revealed problems with the ventilation system. they found it wasn‘t meeting national standards. the health secretary, jean freeman, intervened, and

postponed the hospital‘s opening. she said it was in the interest of patient safety. in the new development, a senior trade official, has said there are even more pressing problems with the drainage system at the hospital. tom waterson has said there is even a school of thought that part of the building may have to be pulled down to deal with this. he said some senior staff have said they cannot guarantee that the drainage system is fit for purpose. following his comments, scottish labour have called for a full public enquiry as to what has gone on, the scottish conservatives want audit scotland to investigate. there are already ongoing reviews as to why this hospital has been delayed, why the opening has been delayed, and they say as a priority they will look at both the ventilation system and the drainage system. a scottish government spokesperson said the health secretary‘s greatest responsibility and priorities towards patients and their safety, and that‘s why the hospital‘s

opening was delayed. she has also confirmed that jean freeman opening was delayed. she has also confirmed thatjean freeman will meet representatives from nhs lothian in the coming weeks to try and establish what has gone on here. but the questions patients and their families have had all along is when this hospital will open. as yet there is no answer to that question but it‘s unlikely to be any time soon. but it‘s unlikely to be any time soon. thank you. india‘s government has said it plans to revoke the part of the constitution that gives special privileges to the indian—administered state of kashmir. the region is intensely disputed between india and pakistan, who claim it in full but only control parts of it. it‘s feared this latest move could spark unrest — pakistan has warned that "india is playing a dangerous game which will have serious consequences for regional peace and stability". earlier i spoke to our correspondent yogita limaye in delhi about the situation in kashmir...

this was an article in the indian constitution, article 370, which basically gave kashmir in india special status. it was a promise made at the time of partition. kashmir was a princely state disputed by both india and pakistan, and india made a promise to the region of kashmir that if it became a part of the union of india, it would always have a special status. essentially, it was allowed its own constitution, its own flag, and independence on most matters except for defence, external affairs and communications. part of this article also gave the government of the region the right to identify who are the per minute residents of that region, and the special privilege they had is that only they could buy land and property in the area. the politics of this is interesting because this is india‘s only muslim majority state, and people who are opposed to revoking this article say that it is the ruling bjp party‘s nationalist agenda to try to change

the demographics of the region. we‘ve also been speaking to our correspondent who is in islamabad. he told us how unprecedented this move is. it is unprecedented and unexpected. pakistani authorities have been talking about something serious cooking up in kashmirfor the last few days, but they really did not know exactly what was going on. the pakistani foreign minister we spoke to this morning said this was a dangerous game india is playing. pakistan condemns this act. and he also said that this will have very serious consequences for the region, in terms of stability and peace. the pakistani government has also intervened a specialjoint discussion of the parliament to

discussion of the parliament to discuss its reaction and how they wa nt to discuss its reaction and how they want to tackle this issue, which has been a burning issue between india and pakistan, and has caused wars between the two neighbours. the pakistanis believe it is unconstitutional and against the resolution of the un. pakistan see it in resolution of the un. pakistan see itina resolution of the un. pakistan see it in a larger international context, because pakistan also lays claim on kashmir, and it says it was supposed to be pakistan‘s part. let‘s get more now on the mass shootings in america. president donald trump has said "hate has no place" in the us after 29 people were killed and dozens more injured. however there‘s been concern about far—right radicalisation after a white supremacy manifesto was posted online, 28 minutes before police in el paso, where the first shooting took place, got the first call.

we can now speak to professor cynthia miller idris from the centre of analysis for the radical right. we are grateful for your time. thank you for talking to us. you are clearly a n you for talking to us. you are clearly an expert and have been studying the radical right, but i did wonder whether you think there has been sufficient focus on far right terrorism by governments and the security services. it depends on which country you are talking about. in the us‘s case, it is clear that there has been not enough attention. in fact, i would say zero attention, almost, compared to the insistence that islamist terrorism remains the biggest threat. we have seen steady cutbacks infunding, we threat. we have seen steady cutbacks in funding, we have seen the revoking of government funding to groups that focus on domestic far right extremism, instead of islamist

extremism. even the media has not paid as much attention until recently. i think that is changing over the last four, five months. let‘s try to explore why these incidents might happen. gun control is always an issue that comes up at this time, president trump has said democrats and republicans must come together to get strong background gun checks. will that help? we definitely need gun control in the us. it is clearly legislation which is far past its due. but i think we‘ve seen from christchurch and 0slo over the last several years, that gun control alone doesn‘t solve the problem. i think we have a much bigger problem about the escalation of far right violence and how these attacks are inspiring each other. 0nline, how they are planning, and invoking the same kinds of narratives about the imminent threat posed by immigrants to native—born communities, or white communities.

and that narrative gets reinforced by political leaders, including our president in the us, by using language like invasion and incursion, in ways thatjust reinforce their sense of imminent danger. that's interesting, in other words you think the context in which this gunman operated, that president trump‘s rhetoric doesn‘t help? this gunman operated, that president trump's rhetoric doesn't help? not only president trump, i think president trump‘s rhetoric doesn‘t help. i think there are other national leaders and state leaders who use language that reinforces the narrative that demographic change is a danger to white communities. and i think you see that also in europe, across europe, with language and political campaigns which invoke the idea of there being some sort of islamic overtaking of europe, which was referenced by the oslo shooter, as well. 0slo, christ church, el paso, they all represent that global narrative, the same idea that immigration poses an imminent threat, and that they need to take

heroic action to change that and i think we will continue to see this sort of escalation as long as that narrative not only exist online in the fringe, but echoes of it are reinforced by mainstream politicians. can you also make any recommendations perhaps for a longer term solution about how this problem might be dealt with? absolutely, i think longer term solutions, first of all, we need to elect politicians who do not frame immigration in that way. as long as we have that narrative out, i mean, politicians have to change their tactics, whether they are in office or coming into office, to stop playing to that electorate. stop playing to that fear and danger. instead emphasise how we will grapple with demographic change ina how we will grapple with demographic change in a way that positions it as a strength rather than a threat. to the extent we can have broad education for young people that does the same thing we will find ways for young people, for white young

people, for european young people, native americans, native born americans, to continue not to be susceptible and vulnerable to this rhetoric which suggest they are at risk. thank you very much. thank you for having me. the authorities responsible for a damaged dam in derbyshire believe at least two more days of pumping are needed to get the water to a safe level. more than 1500 people have been evacuated from whaley bridge. officers have criticised some residents who have refused to leave, saying they are putting their lives and those of the emergency services, at risk. the labour leaderjeremy corbyn has paid a visit to whaley bridge to meet residents and emergency workers. he praised the progress of the operation to stabilise the dam. incredible response by the community and the volunteers. the environment

agency... the county council, local authorities, police, raf, everybody really efficient. what you see is this incredible spirit around them, working so well together, and i went out to talk to the construction workers who are repairing the dam. you have to just admire the skill of dropping a lot of aggregate into pinpoint accuracy, then backfilling with concrete and further aggregate, which they are doing now, impressive, but obviously the water level must go down. that‘s happening. hopefully people have got to return to their homes. —— people can then return to their homes. but there needs to be the question of there needs to be the question of the long—term stability of the dam and its safety. do we need an enquiry into what has gone on? then must be an enquiry. an enquiry to make sure that all of the coordination worked effectively. everything i have seen shows that it did. but lessons can always be

learned. i just spent time at a residents meeting. they had a legitimate questions about how to get to work, how to get home. family, pets, medical supplies, get to work, how to get home. family, pets, medicalsupplies, and things like that. but also the loss of earnings from people who cannot get out to work, those who are self—employed, and the way in which is what known as a form in which supports public communities. ifound it interesting. i thought the mood was excellent. and the spirit of the residents, as well, was great. the prime minister announcing £1.8 billion extra for the nhs, i guess you are pleased about that? billion extra for the nhs, i guess you are pleased about that7m billion extra for the nhs, i guess you are pleased about that? it goes nowhere near paying for all of the cuts which have been made over the past nine years in our nhs. there is a number of hospitals that have been selected for some improvements. many other hospitals have been left out of it. i think we need something a bit more comprehensive in recognising that we do have a major problem of back—up at gp practices,

pressure on accident and emergency services, a big problem about nurse and doctor recruitment, and a huge social care issue with many people waiting for social care which they don‘t have. i‘m not sure the prime minister comprehensively has addressed these issues. two aviation enthusiasts are preparing to circle the globe...in a 75—year—old spitfire. they‘re setting off from goodwood this morning, on a journey that‘s expected to take four months. 0ur reporter tim muffet has been there this morning. it is one of the most famous aircraft in british history, isn‘t it, the spitfire? and you probably haven‘t seen one quite this colour before, it‘s a kind of a polished aluminium. and the reason is it‘s taking part in a very specialjourney. as you say, it is going to fly around the world, it‘s going to take about four months, 27,000 miles, and ian, you are one of the support crew, aren‘t you? and you are a spitfire pilot yourself, although you won‘t be flying this one now, but what are they like to fly?

i mean, absolutely amazing. i‘m flying the pc 12, the support aeroplane, which will be the mothership for the four months as we go around the world. but i‘ve flown this spitfire. i flew her on wednesday last week. i‘m ex royal air force, battle of britain memorial flight, so i flown lots of spitfires over the years, but even this aeroplane already is very special. so, john remain at aircraft restoration company, he and his team have done an amazing job getting her to where she is today. but already she is iconic. i think we haven‘t even set sail and there is something spiritual, almost magical about this aeroplane. why do this? what‘s the overriding goal? well, i‘m late on the team, if you like. so, i‘ve come here to keep steve and matt out of trouble. but it‘sjust, it‘s an iconic aeroplane, isn‘t it? the shape is world renowned. so, if we can take that around, and all of the sponsors, and the people who are supporting us, and we can take that and show it around the world, showcase it around the world. it‘s the adventure spirit, it‘s aviation, it‘s the pure essence of aviation, and taking that adventure spirit around the world.

and we‘re going with petwood bear, he‘s actually leading this whole thing, so he‘s flying, he‘s already flown in and we‘re going with petwood bear, he‘s actually leading this whole thing, so he‘s flying, he‘s already flown in a typhoon on display at lancaster, four spitfires, and he‘s coming with us. 0k. and you can follow him on facebook as petwood bear. 0k, well, thanks very much indeed, thank you, petwood, ian, best of luck. we are going to have a quick chat to someone else who‘s got a very special connection to spitfires. jenny, tell us about your father, and what his role was when it came to the history of the spitfire? well, my father was the first man ever, sorry, i beg your pardon, he was the second man to fly to test the spitfire. and he was the second man ever to fly it. how does it feel to be so close to this one, which is going on this historical journey? 0h, absolutely amazing, this is the most beautiful machine. honestly, it brings tears to my eyes, it is so iconic, and i wish it... i hope this will... go around the world, and spread a lot of good... bonhomie and everything.

spitfires have been such an important thing for your family, but there is something about them, isn‘t there, they get to your heart? 0h, they do. i must say, the concorde was the other aircraft that really has such an iconic... just so wonderful, it really is. you know, if it hadn‘t been for a woman called lady houston, i don‘t think the spitfire would have ever have got off the ground. because the government, at the time, would not give any money, because i think they felt that more was not imminent. —— because i think they felt that war was not imminent. and lady houston gave £100,000 for the development of the schneider trophy, which gave birth to the spitfire. and even then, 1936 was the maiden flight of the spitfire, and it did not come into production. and my father and jeffrey quill, the two pilots, then

it is a fascinating story, jenny, thank you ever so much indeed. and what an amazing sight it is. they‘ve made several changes, obviously all of the armaments had been taken off. they‘ve coloured it this colour, partly because they didn‘t want a military looking aircraft to be flying in some of the countries across the world as it makes its historical journey. it‘s due to take off at about 1:30pm this afternoon. first to scotland, then it goes westwards around the globe. it is thought it would take some four months. what a journey it will be. 64 years ago tim slessor was part of a team that made history, becoming the first to drive the 10,000 miles from london to singapore. at the age of 87 he is about to recreate that epic drive. in reverse. let‘s take a look. the key motive was that nobody

had ever done it. when you say to a 22—year—old, you cannot do that, careful, because a 22—year—old may say, we‘ll give it a go. careful, because a 22—year—old may say, we'll give it a go. if somebody comes up to you, asking if you want to drive most of the way around the world in one go, you would be an absolute idiot to say no. no power steering. you have two double the clutch —— you have to double the clutch. you probably have no idea what i‘m talking about. clutch. you probably have no idea what i'm talking about.|j clutch. you probably have no idea what i'm talking about. i have no idea what you're talking about. this is going to be an epicjourney, thousands of miles, epic conditions, we've gotjungles, thousands of miles, epic conditions, we've got jungles, mountains, deserts, some of the highest roads in the world to go across. have a little whisper now and again, give ita go, little whisper now and again, give it a go, before it‘s too late, do it, it's it a go, before it‘s too late, do it, it‘s now or never.

the gold—plated coffin of egypt‘s boy king — tutankhamun — has been seen for the first time outside his tomb. the sarcophagus is undergoing restoration — in a process that‘s expected to last around eight months. tim allman has more. even housed in protective plastic, the coffin of the boy king is still an impressive sight. the different layers of the sarcophagus, including tutankhamun‘s mummified remains, undergo the most delicate and careful of work. the state of conservation of the coffin is very fragile. because it was never restored since the discovery. we expect eight months of preservation and restoration. he may have only ruled egypt for around ten years, more than 3000 years ago, but tutankhamun has fascinated the world ever since his tomb was discovered in 1922. his coffin isn‘t the only artefact that is undergoing restoration and preservation.

translation: more than 5000 pieces of tutankhamun will be exhibited for the first time in one place, here we can see, for the first time, six military chariots belonging to tutankhamun exhibited in one place for the first time. the place where the exhibits will be shown is here, the new grand egyptian museum, they have been building it for 15 years, but officials say it will finally open towards the end of 2020. a venue for what has been described as a unique historical artefact. not just for egypt, but the whole world. tim allman, bbc news. by by the end of the week we might be asking ourselves, where has summer gone? this week looks unsettled. if it‘s not a case of sunshine and showers you could see a spell of

rain, some of it heavy at times. that‘s because low pressure is never too far away. today be anchored to the north—west of the uk, spiralling around like a catherine wheel, these weather fronts driving plenty of showers. the frequent ones we saw through the night starting to ease away from mainland scotland. a scattering of showers continuing into scotland threatening with some rumbles of thunder. but there is a wind of fine weather to be found for the rest of the day across parts of england and wales. with the sunshine, temperatures at a pleasant 25 degrees, 27 as a high. through this evening of england and wales, we keep those long clear spells, but we keep those long clear spells, but we shall see showers across north—west scotland and into northern ireland, some of these quite heavy. still with the odd rumble of thunder mixed in with it. temperatures falling to lows of 11 to 15 degrees. we start tomorrow with the best of any dry weather in sheltered eastern areas. that low pressure still anchored to the north—west. the south—westerly wind will dry north—west. the south—westerly wind willdry in north—west. the south—westerly wind will dry in these coastal showers

from the west, further inland, as we go through the day. and, again, some of them could be heavy, slow—moving, with a rumble of thunder mixed in, as well. if you dodge the showers and keep some sunshine, perhaps not quite as warm, breezy, as well, at times, in the showers. temperatures will be subdued for tuesday afternoon, just down below where they should be for this time of year, highs of 15 to 23 degrees. as we move out of tuesday into wednesday, we keep those showers going. in the far north of scotland the wind is coming from the north. in between their showers with the strength of the wind it won‘t feel very strength of the wind it won‘t feel very warm. strength of the wind it won‘t feel very warm. the bulk of the showers into scotland and northern ireland and north—west england, they will be lighter and fewer and far between in the south, the highest temperatures here 23 degrees. thursday, the best day to get out and about before another area of low pressure moves in from the south—west. quite a deep area for this time of year, and that will bring further wet and windy weather. thursday looks best for dry

and brighter before plenty of frequent, heavy, and thundery showers are set to return on friday.

nhs hospitals in england are to get a cash boost, of £850 million, but critics warn, it‘s not enough. the money will upgrade outdated facilities, and equipment. we are starting here in boston with 21 million going into the a&e. that helps to expand the space they have in the a&e. some suggest the new nhs cash could mean a general election is on the way. we‘ll have the latest. also this lunchtime: a six—year—old boy is in a critical but stable condition, after being allegedly thrown from the tenth floor of london‘s tate modern art gallery. president trump condemns america‘s lastest mass shootings, amid accusations, that he bears some responsibility.