borisjohnson says it will be used for major repairs and new wards and hospitals over the next five years — but critics say he's just releasing money which had previously been blocked. president trump responds to the mass we previously been blocked. will look at where the mo shootings in the united states come we will look at where the money has come from and what it will be spent on. around 4,500 jobs are to go at tesco metro stores — the supermarket giant is blaming a challenging environment. a teenager's still being questioned after a six—year—old french boy was thrown from the tenth floor of london's tate modern — an eyewitness says the suspect was cornered by members of the public. the fellow who was being accused was being punched, and then we pushed him over to the side of the wall,

where he was then standing and continued to say, yeah, i did it, i did it. vigils in the us for the 30 people who died in two separate mass shootings at the weekend as president trump says all americans must "condemn racism, bigotry and white supremacy" and england are demolished at edgbaston as australia's cricketers win the first ashes test. and coming up on bbc news, more on harry maguire‘s move to manchester united as the england centre back becomes the world's most expensive defender. good evening and welcome

to the bbc news at six. the prime minister has been defending his plans forfunding the nhs after labour accused him of misleading voters. visiting a hospital in lincolnshire today he unveiled £1.8 billion of spending pledges, including £850 million for 20 nhs projects across six english to upgrade facilities and equipment — and an extra £1 billion to improve and maintain existing buildings. but labour said the money had already been earmarked for hospitals and was not enough to fix years of cuts in the health service. our health editor hugh pym has more. funding for everybody, nurses, and doctors and everything else. in the south—west, you can feel forgotten about compared to the rest of the country. it is a bad time. the views of patients on the day borisjohnson chose to make his first big nhs

announcement. politically, he wants to be seen with his party to be taking the initiative on the nhs as he visited united lincolnshire hospitals, one of the trusts chosen to get new investment over the next five years. this is 1.8 billion of new money that wasn't there ten days ago, on top of the extra £34 billion we are putting into the nhs. i have said myjob is to make sure that we use the funds that go into the nhs to reduce the time you wait to see yourgp, to reduce the time you wait to see your gp, that to reduce the time you wait to see yourgp, that time to reduce the time you wait to see your gp, that time you wait in a&e, and that is why we are here today. so what are these £i.8 billion of spending pledges for england? £i billion will be used this year to tackle hospital refurbishment. it has been estimated the total backlog is around 6 billion. 850 million has been earmarked for 20 new hospital project in the next five years, including updates to outdated equipment. some of that money, it seems, is already in the nhs system

and has been freed up for hospitals to spend in their buildings and repairs. £1 billion is essentially money that trusts have already got, money that trusts have already got, money they have saved up intending to spend it on things like this but they have not been allowed to spend it. so, it's not new cash, but it is oui’ it. so, it's not new cash, but it is our new approval. labour say there are still big problems that haven't been addressed. we need new staff to look after those beds and use that equipment, yet we are short of 100,000 staff, short of 40,000 nurses in the nhs. the latest list covers 20 hospitals, so what about all the others, like this one, ipswich? a couple of years ago, it was allocated new funding to upgrade a&e care, but sources made clear there is still a need for money to modernise buildings and facilities. there is a victorian building still used for dermatology and plastic surgery, used for dermatology and plastic surgery, part of a sprawling site

which is difficult for patients. the trust wa nts which is difficult for patients. the trust wants to close it and build a new centre but there is no new money available yet to make that happen. there is always a massive backlog of maintenance issues. if you are working in buildings from the 70s and 80s, when a lot of ipswich hospitals were built, they are co nsta ntly hospitals were built, they are constantly upgrading, so there will a lwa ys constantly upgrading, so there will always be a multi—million pound backlog maintenance issue. scotland, wales and northern ireland will receive money based on that spent in england. it is said to be a start, but no more than that. the money is just one of a number of spending commitments announced by the prime minister in his first two weeks in the job. 0ur politicial correspondent ben wright is in westminster for us. a lot of people think this is downing street gearing up for an early election. a lot of people might be right, sophie. look at what borisjohnson is might be right, sophie. look at what boris johnson is doing. might be right, sophie. look at what borisjohnson is doing. he hasn't gone on holiday, not frantically trying to dash around european

capitals persuading eu leaders to re—negotiate a deal in the few weeks that remain before brexit day. instead, he chose to go off to leave voting lincolnshire, roll up his sleeves, visit a hospital and promised millions more for the nhs. that triggered in a row about whether money was coming from, and it felt like the early skirmishes of an election campaign on a vital issue to many voters. ministers scoff at the idea there might be an early election, but it seems increasingly likely. why? because if there is known new deal with the eu, we are heading towards a no—deal brexit, which many mps are determined to stop, and they will force that to happen through a no—confidence vote in the house of commons. jeremy corbyn said he would bring a vote of no confidence at the earliest appropriate moment. a number of tory mps mightjoin the opposition in voting that through. the question then is, what does the government do? downing street

sources are insisting that whatever the circumstances there will not be a general election before brexit day on the 31st of october, suggesting that if the government loses the confidence vote, we could be looking at the most almighty political showdown when mps come back here in september and the august lull is over. around 4500 tesco staff are to lose theirjobs in the latest round of redundancies at the uk's biggest supermarket firm. the retailer says the majority ofjobs will go from tesco metro shops because of what it describes as a challenging environment. our business correspondent colletta smith is in wythenshawe in greater manchester. this, for tesco staff, is the middle ofa this, for tesco staff, is the middle of a couple of very turbulent years. injanuary, of a couple of very turbulent years. in january, we heard of a couple of very turbulent years. injanuary, we heard about 9000 jobs being cut from tesco's biggest superstores. now the focus is the medium sized stores. they have announced that 153 metro stores up

and down the uk are now the ones to be facing the axe. we are talking about big redundancies from those stores, because the store behind me openedin stores, because the store behind me opened in the 90s, and tesco said at the time people used to come in and do their weekly shop here, but the way we shop has changed dramatically. they say 70% of customers in tesco metros are p°ppin9 customers in tesco metros are popping in and buying what they need for that evening. it is a convenience store, so the the way they operate needs to change. they wa nt fewer staff, they operate needs to change. they want fewer staff, so 4500 jobs are now at risk, as you say. the company say they want to try and redeploy those staff within the company still, but there is absolutely no guarantee of that at the moment. even the smaller, more popular tesco express stores are facing scrutiny today. the company announced 8% of those stores will have much shorter hours. this is a business, don't forget, sitting on profits of £1.7 billion, but they are worried about

competition and watching every penny at the moment. thank you. an eyewitness has described the chaotic scenes at lonodn's tate modern yesterday after a six—year—old boy from france was thrown from the tenth floor viewing platform. the american businessman has told the bbc he heard a scream and then saw a child lying on a roof five storeys below. he says he had to stop the boy's mother from climbing over the railings after him. police are continuing to question a 17—year—old on suspicion of attempted murder. they say he appeared to have no connection with the child. our special correspondent lucy manning has this report. parents with children at the tate modern this morning, but greeted by signs that the viewing gallery was shut, because on the tenth floor yesterday, the screams of a mother as her son fell five flows onto a flat roof. police investigating claims that the young child, visiting from france, was thrown over the edge by a teenager at the gallery. mark welty was on the

viewing platform. there was a little commotion, with a very loud primal scream. and so, it was hard to ascertain what was going on. someone said someone had thrown a child over. i leapt up and looked over the rail. i did indeed see a child down below there. the child's mother then tried to climb the rail. i restrained her and pulled her back. and then the fellow who was being accused was being punched, and then we pushed him over to the side of the wall, where he was then standing and continued yeah, i did it, i did it. it was there, near the fence. we were standing taking pictures. 0lga malchevska was also on the viewing platform with her four—year—old son when it happened. i heard that there was a kind of noise happening close to us,

and we went to the lift. and on my way, i met a woman who was running, and she was shouting, my son, my son, and she was desperately crying. and instinctively, i thought maybe i should help, but i had my little child, so ijust grabbed him and we jumped into the there was a helicopter, and then i saw paramedics running inside, and then paramedics carrying something. there was that emotional moment where you think, like, whether they are alive or not. police said today the six—year—old boy is in a stable but critical condition and is no longer in a life—threatening situation. the 17—year—old who is suspected of throwing him from the viewing platform isn't believed to have known the boy. as the boy's family waits for more news about his condition, the teenager is still being held on suspicion of attempted murder. police say there is no obvious motive and want to hear from visitors who saw anyone whose

behaviour was worrying or out of place. lucy manning, bbc news. president trump has condemned the two mass shootings in texas and ohio over the weekend that have left 30 people dead. he described the attacks as a "monstrous evil", insisting that "hate has no place" in the united states. it comes as the president is accused by political opponents of encouraging racial hatred with his words in the past. sophie long is in el paso, where 21 people were killed. 0ne one of the shootings that president trump was referring to took place in a walmart super store behind me. it was packed full of back—to—school shoppers at the time and 21 people we re shoppers at the time and 21 people were killed. a few hours ago, the city came together in a vigil. it was considered to be one of america's safest cities. now the

community in el paso is in mourning, united after an attack that aimed to divide. army specialist glyndon 0a kley divide. army specialist glyndon 0akley has been hailed a hero for carrying several children to safety. it is the ones he couldn't say that he'll never forget. i understand it was heroic and i'm looked at as a hero, but that wasn't the reason for me. i'm just focused on the kids that i could not get. so many here share his pain, heroes who saved lives and forever changed theirs. share his pain, heroes who saved lives and forever changed theirslj don't know how —— howl lives and forever changed theirslj don't know how —— how i did it, i don't know how —— how i did it, i don't know how —— how i did it, i don't know how. i've seen it in the movies but when you see it in person and you are inside, it was shocking, i was scared, nervous, but the only thing i said, god, give me faith,

give me strength. talk to your students, comfort your teachers. let them ask you there are questions, and be there to hold their hands, and be there to hold their hands, and hug them should they need. there was no mention of the man who caused these tears. 21—year—old patrick crusius. but in washington, the president said he and those share sinister ideologies would be defeated. in one voice, our nation must condemn racism, bigotry and white supremacy. these sinister ideologies must be defeated. hate has no place in america. as the investigation continues, there are prayers for the broken hearted, for the children left without parents, and for those still fighting for their lives in hospital. sophie long, bbc news, el paso.

0ur north america editor, jon sopel, is at the white house. the president speaking today as we had not hurt in before. did he go further than you expected ?|j had not hurt in before. did he go further than you expected? i think he did. he held up an unflattering mirror to american society, not something presidents normally do. he talked about the violence on the internet, the corrupting influence of the radicalisation that happens on the internet, the violent video games people are playing, combining to make a toxic environment, he said. as we heard in the report, calling out bigotry, racism and white supremacy in absolutely uncompromising terms. democrats of course say some of the president's own language has contributed to this climate, and it will be interesting when he is away from the autocue and a teleprompter of the white house at a teleprompter of the white house at a partisan rally, whether the language reverts at all. one other thing people were looking for today which may be is not surprising is that they were looking for some

signs that maybe there would be a tightening of america's gun laws. that is not part of the president's agenda from what he said. he said it is mental illness and hatred that pulled the trigger, not guns. so, people who were hoping there would be tougher action, they will have to wait a while longer. john our top story this evening: almost £2 billion for the nhs in england — the prime minister insists it is new money, as labour accuses him of misleading voters. and england are demolished at edgbaston, as australia's cricketers win the first ashes test. coming up on sportsday, on bbc news: we examine the fallout from saturday's shocking scenes, where rugby league fans brawled in perpignan. fire crews say it will take at least two more days of pumping water to stop a dam bursting and flooding

the derbyshire town of whaley bridge. on a visit today, the labour leaderjeremy corbyn today praised the "incredible spirit" of those helping with the repair work. it's been a worrying time for residents. this area in yellow is at risk if the dam collapses. 1,500 people have already been moved from their homes. 500 tonnes of gravel and stone have been dropped onto the damaged part of the dam to reinforce it. engineers need to get the water down to 25% level. it's just about half—full at the moment. 0ur north of england correspondent, danny savage, has more. toddbrook reservoir is looking better by the day. the water level is going down by about two metres every 24 hours. there's still an exclusion zone below it. every road and footpath is taped off in a wide area, showing where nobody should be.

but in here are a handful of people who refuse to leave their homes — a decision strongly criticised by police. one of them is mike friel. i know the concerns, but i know hopefully, i could get out of here quick enough and get to higher ground. i'm actually in the town, but i'm on a slight hill, and i know within a couple of minutes, i could actually get up a hill even higher. you've got the announcement from the environmental agency, saying this endangers life, and people are sort of skipping around saying, oh, well, it's only like a bit of water! margot is one of those who has listened to the advice and moved out. she is frustrated that some people have refused to go. it's a selfish move and it's implying that they know more than the environmental agency, the engineers who are working here, and they don't. the aim, of course, is to get everybody back into their homes behind these lines as soon as possible, but talking to officials here, what they don't want to do is to let people return and then find a reason to have to move them out again. they want to be absolutely

sure that it's safe. well, the emergency's not over yet, not until the specialists tell us that the dam's safe, which is why we keep pumping water out. but i have to say, thursday night, i had very little sleep because i was expecting a failure of that dam wall. it was in a critical position. the labour leaderjeremy corbyn visited the dam today. he expressed sympathy to residents and called for an inquiry. around the reservoir, sandbags are being put in place to reduce the amount of water from streams which flow into it. it's still a busy site, but if things continue at this pace, they should hit their safe depth target tomorrow. danny savage, bbc news, whaley bridge. police in hong kong have fired tear gas at activists who are trying to enforce a general strike. shops have remained closed in several parts of the city, as the clashes continued for a third day. hong kong's chief executive, carrie lam, warned that increasingly violent demonstrations were pushing the city to the verge of a very

dangerous situation. harland and wolff — it's the historic shipyward in belfast where the titanic was built more than 100 years ago. at its height, 30,000 people worked there. but now the administrators have been called in and the company will file for insolvency tomorrow, putting around 120 jobs at risk. workers at the shipyard have been occupying the site for the past week — in a last—ditch bid to save it. 0ur ireland correspondent, emma vardy, reports. towering over belfast, samson and goliath, the iconic cranes, have become a symbol of this city. former giants of shipbuilding now in decline. workers have taken control of this site and held an around—the—clock picket line, still holding out for a solution to save the shipyard. today, they received redundancy notices. well, i hope we get, like, a stay of execution. i think we deserve it. we've been here far, far too long. and itjust needs someone in there to take it by the,

you know, more or less, i would say the root and pick it up from where it used to be and, hopefully, get it to stay that way. harland and wolff employed more than 30,000 people in its heyday, crafting the ill—fated titanic. but struggling against foreign competition, the yard hasn't built ships since 2003 and, today, takes on smaller engineering projects. due to financial problems with its norwegian owners, harland and wolff have been put up for sale, with unions calling for it to be renationalised, but the government said the crisis was ultimately a commercial issue. solidarity, and we'll be with you throughout... workers were visited by the shadow chancellor today, as unions argued it would have been cheaper for the government to help keep the shipyard open than to allow administrators to step in. the government needs to get its act together. the government will be commissioning naval ships, why can't they be built here? this is where the skills are. unless a buyer can be found,

administrators will now try to sell off the company's assets as, tonight, what was once the world's most prolific shipbuilder ceases trading. emma vardy, bbc news, belfast. let's take a look at some of today's other news. a planned strike by more than 4,000 workers at heathrow airport has been called off. the one—day walkout, scheduled for tomorrow, would have forced airlines to cancel many flights. the unite union and the airport have now reached a deal over pay for support staff, which includes firefighters and security guards. police in malaysia investigating the disappearance of a 15—year—old london schoolgirl say there are no signs of foul play. nora quoirin, who has special needs, went missing while on a holiday with her family at a resort 40 miles south of the capital, kuala lumpur. mcdonald's has admitted that its paper straws, introduced last year to cut down on plastic waste, cannot be easily recycled. staff have been told to dispose of them in general waste. the firm says it is

working on a solution. thousands of extra troops are on the streets of kashmir after india withdrew the special status of its part of the disputed territory, inflaming tensions with pakistan. the move is being seen as the most radical change there for decades. it will mean an end to kashmir‘s special rights, which include making its own laws and guaranteeing jobs and property for local people. india and pakistan have fought over kashmir since they both became independent in 1947. both countries control part of it, but both stake claims to kashmir in full. its population is predominantly muslim. pakistan has accused india of acting illegally and attempting to dilute kashmir‘s muslim majority. yogita limaye is in delhi. today will be remembered as the day that the course of indian administered kashmir‘s future was changed. people from outside kashmir

will now be able to buy property and land in the region, they will be able to apply for government jobs. but it is notjust what has been done, it is the manner in which it was done that has also surprised people. there was no vote in parliament for it, elected representatives from kashmir were not consulted, and that is why constitutional experts i have spoken to believe the legality will be challenged by someone in the supreme court. i did however also meet the ruling bjp's pa rty‘s court. i did however also meet the ruling bjp's party's national spokesman, he believes the government is on solid legal ground because he says when this article 370 was added to the constitution, it was always meant to be a temporary provision, the objective a lwa ys temporary provision, the objective always was to integrate kashmir with the rest of india. on the ground in the rest of india. on the ground in the region, there is an uneasy quiet, people are still not allowed to gather in public places, they are not allowed to hold protests. phone and internet lines are still snapped, so if there is anger and dissent, that is the reason they are not able to communicate with each

other and that is the reason we are not seeing it on the ground yet. thank you. cricket, and england surrendered on the final day of the first ashes test, giving australia a crushing 251—run win and a 1—nil lead in the series. england had needed to bat all day at edgbaston to earn a draw. joe wilson reports. birmingham bathed in sunshine. tickets on special offer for the fifth day. roll up for an exciting test match occasion, if you're australian. we're having a good day, hopefully. england supporters knew the batting technique required — defend, stay in, in there. realistically, monday's equation was this — australia had to get ten english batsmen out before the close of play. if not, it would be a draw. 0peration survival lasted 13 minutes. rory burns, one down. now, playing shots safely was possible, as jason roy demonstrated here. but what, minutes later, was he demonstrating here? a wicket given away.

australia earned others. lyon's bowling and sharp catching got rid of denly, and thenjoe root. england four down, australia were overjoyed at lunch and even happier straight after. that was buttler. now here goes bairstow. the balljust brushed part of his glove, it was caught, so it was out. a catch from the wicketkeeper did for ben stokes. 97-7. the sun was still shining. you had to keep watching. resist, anyone? well, chris woakes was playing in front of his birmingham home crowd. he had to give them something. back came lyon to get rid of another local lad, moeen ali. and the very next ball, stuart broad was out. that's carried as well. and woakes was the last to go. 0h, in the air. yeah, gone. australia had overwhelmed england in the final act of a match they had at several stages seemed likely to lose. it's frustrating to have finished the way

it has. i think credit has to go to australia. we were bowled out today. i don't think it was gifted to them. but ultimately, i think we've got to look further back in the game. anderson's injury, steve smith's brilliance here — relevant. above all, australia leave recharged with ashes confidence. joe wilson, bbc news, birmingham. time for a look at the weather. here's matt taylor. asummer a summer holiday week to have a wet weather plan just in case. we are seeing the sunshine give way to dramatic skies in the north of scotla nd dramatic skies in the north of scotland today and rumbles of thunder. 0n the go in the north of scotla nd thunder. 0n the go in the north of scotland at the moment and it could drop rainfall in a short space of time, minor disruption possible and minor bursts of rain across northern ireland with the odd rumble of thunder. those move north and east into western scotland during tonight. away from that, isolated showers in the west 0vingham and wales, most iconic lewis conditions into the morning, central and eastern parts, temperatures down to eight or 9 degrees. for most, a warm

start to tomorrow, 15 celsius towards the south—west. the morning commute across the west seeing showers around and becoming quite heavy. bright and sunny start in the east but showers develop widely through the day. low pressure into scotla nd through the day. low pressure into scotland and northern ireland, the winds latest here and the showers at their most potent. thunder, downpours, the risk of flooding and slow moving showers. more of a breeze in england and way is she was pushing through quickly, a couple avoiding them altogether and temperatures down on today. into wednesday, low—pressure interviews to scotland, but scotland and northern ireland prone to heavy showers, breezy day northern ireland. england and wales, fewer showers, lighter showers, the further south you are, the better chance of staying dry and temperatures in the high teens and may be at low 20s at best. if you wa nt may be at low 20s at best. if you want a drier day, it is most likely to be thursday, a better chance of avoiding showers, very few around. in the south—west, by the end of the day, it takes a turn for a west because this low pressure spreads on

into thursday and this is a day for the cinema! widespread rain pushing authors across most parts and strong to gale force winds. thursday night into thursday and this is a day for the cinema! widespread rain pushing authors across most parts and strong to gale force winds. not going to be 00:29:14,579 --> 4294966103:13:29,430 the perfect summer's