you're watching bbc news at nine with me, rebecca jones. the headlines: eu officials say they currently have no reason to hold any further brexit talks, insisting the uk's demand that the irish backstop be scrapped is unacceptable. a british airways flight fills with smoke

ten minutes before landing. one passenger compares it to a horror film. people were saying, "get down, get down", we were trying to breathe in only the cleaner air towards the floor of the cabin. a teenager is charged with attempted murder after a six—year—old boy was allegedly thrown from the top of the tate. he'll appear in court later today firefighters warn that crews will need to spend at least two more days pumping water from a reservoir to stop its dam bursting and flooding a town. as the dust settles on a crushing ashes defeat, england's captain insists his side does have the confidence to turn the series around. tackling the counterfeit alcohol trade, how an artificial "tongue" could help taste subtle differences between whiskies.

good morning, and welcome to the bbc news at 9. the european union has rejected holding further brexit talks with the uk while borisjohnson‘s government insists on changing the withdrawal agreement to scrap the irish border backstop. eu negotiators told european diplomats such changes which the new uk government is demanding were unacceptable. but downing street says the prime minister will enter into any fresh brexit talks with the "greatest energy" and the "spirit of friendship". adam fleming reports from brussels. the eu is inching closer to accepting that the most likely outcome of the brexit process is the uk departing without a deal on october 31st. after discussions last week

with the prime minister, his europe adviser david frost and the brexit secretary stephen barclay, brussels negotiators have concluded the only way to avoid a no—deal brexit is with major changes to the withdrawal agreement, changes that the eu finds unacceptable, such as the removal of the irish backstop. and official told a meeting of european diplomats yesterday that with only a few weeks to go, "we're back where we were three years ago." they haven't given up completely, though. further talks with the uk haven't been ruled out and the moment of truth may not come until a meeting of g7 leaders in france towards the end of this month. the government also rejected the eu's assessment that there may be no point talking at all, with a downing street spokesman saying the uk would throw itself into further negotiations with the greatest energy and a spirit of friendship. adam fleming, bbc news, brussels.

our brussels correspondent is adam fleming. how much is this political brinksmanship, and is there any sign that brussels could blink first? at the moment, no sign of any blinking on either side, and this is one of those moments where you step back and realise that for there to be a deal and for the uk to leave with a deal and for the uk to leave with a deal on october 31 it would require an almighty climb—down by one side 01’ an almighty climb—down by one side or the other, this has come about because there was a meeting yesterday here in brussels held by the eu "brexit" negotiators in brussels where they updated officials from the 27 national governments on the other side, about conversations that have been had with the prime minister, with the brexit secretary and the prime minister's new brexit adviser, david frost, here in brussels last week meeting his opposite numbers. the only way that a deal will get through cabinet, government and parliament is if there is major changes to the withdrawal agreement, not just taking out the

changes to the withdrawal agreement, notjust taking out the irish backstop but the uk has also raised concerns about the financial settle m e nt concerns about the financial settlement and the role of the european court of justice, settlement and the role of the european court ofjustice, at the moment, the eu does not see a way it can negotiate on that basis because all those things are unacceptable to the eu. so, they are inching closer and closer to the idea that the only outcome is going to be one where the uk leaves without a deal on october 31. asi uk leaves without a deal on october 31. as i was saying, they have not given up hope yet, lots of officials looking to the g7 summit of leaders that boris johnson looking to the g7 summit of leaders that borisjohnson will attend in biarritz, france, towards the end of august, will that be the moment of truth where it becomes clear whether a truth where it becomes clear whether 3110 truth where it becomes clear whether a no deal is inevitable or not? other officials are saying it will bea other officials are saying it will be a few weeks after that that really matters, that will be the time that the british parliament reco nve nes time that the british parliament reconvenes and mps assess what they think of what has or has not happened over the summer holidays. yes, pretty downbeat assessment from the eu about the prospect of future

talks. they are not ruling out more talks. they are not ruling out more talks in future, theyjust don't think there is much of a basis for them at the moment. our political correspondent in westminster is jonathan blake. jonathan, downing street strongly rejecting the accusation that it wanted talks to fail to allow a no—deal brexit to be pushed through? at every turn, downing street has said, as the prime minister has said, as the prime minister has said, he doesn't want to leave the european union without a deal, that is not his preferred outcome and he still seems to think it is very unlikely. downing street says in a statement they do want to reach a new deal with the european union, as adam was suggesting, "we will throw ourselves into negotiations with the greatest energy and the spirit of friendship" but they say, the fact is that the withdrawal agreement negotiated by theresa may has no chance of passing through parliament here so if the eu does want to

deal, it needs to change its position. not for the first time in this whole brexit process, two sides in something of a stand—off, and a weight, now, to see if either will budge to avoid the whole thing ending in stalemate. people looking ahead to the deadline of october 31, ahead to the deadline of october 31, a lot of talk here in westminster, although parliament is in recess at the moment, about what could happen and what may happen, to try to stop that happening. we'll parliament, will mps, find another way to false the prime minister to ask for an extension, could there be a vote of fio extension, could there be a vote of no confidence, could there be an early general election? the one thing we know for certain at the moment, it is the default position that the uk will leave the eu on october 31. joining me now is professor tim bale,

a professor of european politics at queen mary university of london. how do you gauge the state of the talks between the uk and the eu? increasingly looking like all roads lead to us crashing out of the eu without a deal. there is a reluctance, i think on the eu side, understandably, to reopen the withdrawal agreement, that seems to be the price that borisjohnson‘s government is demanding if they are to undertake any fresh talks. it is stalemate. what room for negotiation might there be, because i was hearing a suggestion from the polish government that perhaps the backstop could be limited to five years, say. what wriggle room do you see there being? very difficult, on that front, because the whole point of the backstop is an

insurance policy, and anyone familiar with taking out and anyone familiar with taking out an insurance policy on their home would know that they would not want to put a time limit on it. it's very difficult to imagine the eu doing that. unless, borisjohnson‘s government would allow them to do that not legally but through a political declaration, in other words, through words rather than through this particular piece of legislation. it's possible but it's difficult. the other thing that the uk have suggested is that there may be technical fixes, but these aren't ready yet and of course, we are leaving on the 31st of october. it's unlikely that the eu will say, fine, let's go with this technology because the technology does not exist, yet. as you have hinted, and jonathan blake and adam fleming suggested, both sides are involved ina suggested, both sides are involved in a stalemate. who do you think

has the upper hand? look at the effect of no deal, no deal is bad for both sides but one could argue it is worse for the uk, thenit could argue it is worse for the uk, then it is for a block of 27 other states, while they do a fair amount of trade with the uk, they do not actually have the kind of proportion of trade that the uk has with the eu asa of trade that the uk has with the eu as a whole. i think the uk is likely to suffer more, certainly there will be disruption in the short term. that plays into the question of a general election, would any government wants to go into a general election having left the european union with the kind of disruption and with the economic consequences that some experts have forecast. in terms of a general election, hearing a lot about

no—confidence votes, general election, can you explain to us in fairly simple terms the kind of parliamentary arithmetic, and what might happen between now and october 31? looks as if the opposition labour party will table a motion of no confidence in borisjohnson‘s government as no confidence in borisjohnson's government as soon as parliament returns in september. if that happens, and the vote is lost by the government, then there is a 1k day period during which it is possible that some other government might form. under, possibly, some kind of cross— party form. under, possibly, some kind of cross—party government of national unity prime minister, who would then presumably try and persuade the eu to give the uk another extension. there is, however, a degree of doubt as to whether borisjohnson would actually have to resign

after a vote of no confidence, and might try to, as it were, stay the course, get a general election, and get a general election after the 31st of october. we could be in the very strange situation of a prime minister who, as it were, refuses to leave downing street, and an election during which we leave the european union. all bets are off, the constitution of the united kingdom, as many people know, is not codified, it is not in one written document and therefore it is very flexible and there are all sorts of grey areas. on that note... good to talk to you, thank you very much. and tomorrow we will have a special day of coverage looking at the consequences of a no deal brexit — we want you you to get in touch with your questions on all subjects including politics, health, business, economy,

security or anything else. throughout the day our correspondents and experts will answer your questions with a number of of ‘bbc ask this‘ question and answer sections. contact details are on the screen now — please do get in touch with whatever questions you might have. holidaymakers have been speaking of theirfear after smoke filled the cabin on a flight from heathrow to spain. three people were taken to hospital after passengers on board the flight to valencia had to use emergency exits to leave the plane once it had landed. british airways has blamed a technical issue. our reporter michael cowan has more. the final minutes of a british airways flight to valencia. one passenger described it as being like a scene from a horror film. ba flight 422 took off from london heathrow yesterday morning, but 10 minutes before landing in valencia, passengers were surrounded by an acrid smoke. very quickly, you couldn't see the passenger two seats down from you. it became very thick.

we were descending quite quickly at that point. there wasn't an official announcement about what was happening. people were saying, "get down, get down" as we were trying to breathe in the cleaner air towards the floor of the cabin. it's being reported the cockpit was so smoky the pilots also wore oxygen masks. another flyer told the bbc, "as the plane came into land, some passengers were crying." fire crews greeted the flight on the runway in valencia, where all the passengers were helped to safety. british airways says three customers were taken to hospital as a precaution but have since been discharged.

michael cowan, bbc news. a teenager has been charged with attempted murder after a boy was allegedly thrown from the 10th floor of the tate modern art gallery on sunday afternoon. the six—year—old is currently in a critical but stable condition as marta newman reports. detectives from the metropolitan police say there's no link between the suspect and the boy who fell. the six—year—old still in hospital in a critical but stable condition. he was found on a fifth floor roof after falling from the tate's viewing platform on sunday. the boy, who

was from france, was visiting the uk with his family at the time of the incident. officers have issued an appeal for witnesses to come forward. they say the fall would've been incredibly distressing to see, but are urging people to contact them if they have any information that would help with the investigation. the 17—year—old is due to appear at bromley youth court later today. marta newman, bbc news. stock markets in asia have dropped sharply overnight in response to losses on wall street and europe yesterday. the falls come amid an intensifying trade war between the us and china. our business correspondent, dominic o'connell is here — tell us what's going on? it has fallen because of a new front opening in the trade war between china and the us, the size of the fall, 2%. 396 china and the us, the size of the fall, 296. 396 in china and the us, the size of the fall, 2%. 3% in the states and here yesterday. the ftse 100

fall, 2%. 3% in the states and here yesterday. the ftse100 has not done too badly. this new front is about currency, kept it artificially high for quite a long time, at the symbolic level of $1 being worth seven wall, but now it is for below that, the currency devalued, good for chinese exporters, it makes their products cheaper, than the us, and it is felt that china did that in response to a new set of us tariffs, tit—for—tat battle. a currency war is what has got people spoke because that would be a com pletely spoke because that would be a completely new ball game in this trade battle. —— yuan. completely new ball game in this trade battle. -- yuan. what happens next? depends upon what china does in the future, in terms of setting the price of the yuan and whether it will defend it around that seven or whether it will let it slide. the us has branded china a currency manipulator, that may sound like a

label but it is official, it allows us authorities to take trade action against china, but more tariffs on them, it doesn't make much difference, but it does open this rather intriguing possibility that the us may itself try to devalue the dollar, and then you get from a trade war into a currency war. the longest in history, a bull run, markets going up relentlessly and traders looking for an excuse to end. thank you very much. headlines: eu officials say they have no reason to hold any more " b rex it" have no reason to hold any more "brexit" talks, saying that the uk demand that the irish backstop is scrapped is unacceptable. holiday—makers speak of their fear after smoke filled the cabin on a british airways flight from heathrow heathrow to spain, happening ten

minutes before landing. teenager charged with attempted murder after a six—year—old boy was allegedly thrown from the top of the tate he will appear in court later today. in sport, australia take a 1—0 lead in the ashes, after england crumble at the ground they call their fortress. -- throw in harry maguire arrives at old trafford with an 80 million price tag, most expensive defender ever. and carl frampton pulls out of this weekend's about against emmanuel domingos, ina weekend's about against emmanuel domingos, in a freak —— after a freak accident with an ornament. crews need to spend at least two more days pumping water from a reservoir to stop its dam bursting and flooding a town, firefighters say. hundreds of whaley bridge residents are spending a fifth day out of their homes because of the partial collapse of the dam

wall. the government said it was considering a national review into the structural safety of dams across the country. our reporter dave guest is at whaley bridge for us this morning. we were seeing a chinook helicopter dropping more sandbags in the area, i assume. yes, it was here dropping ballast, 500 tonnes of the stuff, trying to plug the hole in the dam, 500 tonnes of the stuff, trying to plug the hole in the darn, it has returned in the last few minutes to drop sandbags to strengthen the dam wall, as you say, the operation has been going on, the pumps working around the clock. they have managed to reduce the level of the reservoir by 7.6 metres, they have said at the start of the operation they want it to reduce by eight metres to make it safe for engineers to take a closer look at the structure of the dam. and whether it is safe for people be

allowed into their homes again. 1500 people have spent a fifth night out of their own beds since being away at the height of the crisis. 20 people have remained in whaley bridge, much against the advice and the annoyance of the police, they have stayed there but most people have stayed there but most people have moved away and obeyed what they we re have moved away and obeyed what they were told to do. there will be a residents meeting at 5pm, this afternoon, they will get an update. the fire service seemed confident they will get this down to a reasonable level by lunchtime today but then they have to maintain that level, so inspections can continue, and you have to be signed off once you are sure it is safe, lease and emergency services have said, they don't want people moving back into their properties only to have to be moved out again, in a relatively short space of time. this has been a mammoth operation, we thought we we re mammoth operation, we thought we were staring at a potential catastrophe, dam giving way, wiping the village completely off the

map. that danger has receded greatly but the operation is still far from over. a brief question, i suppose the question is, what happens if it rains again and rains heavily? well, that was the worry they had at the weekend, forecast a potential heavy thunderstorm at the weekend, those did not materialise, obviously keeping an eye on the weather, if there was substantial rainfall that started to raise the level of the reservoir again, that would hamper the whole operation and could change the whole operation and could change the situation again. very dynamic situation, keeps developing. trying to keep people updated with the latest information they can. residents hoping to get more information at this meeting this evening. they want to get back to their homes and back to some sort of normal life. thank you so much. north korea has fired two unidentified missiles into the sea.

it's the fourth such launch in less than a fortnight. the south korean military claim the devices are short range ballistic missiles. the united states has said it is monitoring the situation. an extensive search continues in malaysia for a 15—year—old british girl who has disappeared whilst on holiday with herfamily. nora quoirin, who has special needs, was reported missing by her parents on sunday morning when they woke to find her hotel room empty. local police say they are treating the incident as a missing persons case and not an abduction. sales in shops are rising at the slowest rate for 2h years, according to the british retail consortium. july was up by 0.3%, compared with an increase of 1.6% in the same month last year. poor weather, slow real wage growth and brexit uncertainty are being blamed. let's speak to the retail analyst

kate hardcastle now, she's the founder of insight with passion and joins us from our salford studio. why do you think consumer confidence is so low? consumers have had so many messages over recent months and yea rs many messages over recent months and years about the challenge in the economy, they feel it very month, they have concerns overjob security, and they are very wise. when it comes to feeling pressure on spend, they look for value spending, which is why we have seen the wise —— rise and rise of grocery discounters and they put money towards what they really need, and we have seen a slowdown on online shopping as well, things like fast fashion but sales have maintained in things like cinema industry, where disney have had a couple of big blockbusters going out. people want to enjoy themselves but they are cautious with their spend. people still going out to eat in restau ra nts a nd still going out to eat in restaurants and pubs? yes, but looking for the best deals and we have seen challenges for that

marketplace. they have really stimulated the growth of the amount of restau ra nts a nd stimulated the growth of the amount of restaurants and offers out there, middle market early in the year starting to struggle, with brands likejamie is starting to struggle, with brands like jamie is closing down. they do like jamie is closing down. they do like the value offer, we have seen results from greggs come in where they have seen a rise and rise in sales. people like food on the move. —— jamie's. people are still enjoying luxurious experiences but the frequency changes. we have an honest understanding here from the consumer that times are tough and they will spend where they get the very best value. to what extent do you think uncertainty about brexit is partly to blame, at any rate?m is partly to blame, at any rate?m is certainly a factor, consumers are very understanding, this is a repeating new story, different opinions, different directions, they hear from businesses that they have uncertainty, types of new story including stockpiling. consumers wa nt to including stockpiling. consumers want to prepare themselves for the challenges they face, including

their own employability and get the best dealfor their their own employability and get the best deal for their families, they will be very much, they will appreciate any retailer, any business that comes to them, talking their language, talking about getting best value for their family. going out and buying fast fashion, something we don't need for our homes, decorative items, for instance, a nice to have rather than a must have, those things are easy for consumers to cut back on when times get tough. how can that be a change of perception is, people becoming more environmentally conscious? absolutely right, some of this is an environmental element, people are re—evaluating the things they buy and what they dispose of, they buy and what they dispose of, they want clearer homes, the interiors industry has an influence on it, they want neater, calmer homes with less things around them, people want to make sure that they are buying effectively, buying resourcefully, and making do and mending. we have seen that in the car industry, slowing down of

new cars, people have said that they will get a couple more years out of the car that they already have. thank you very much, good to talk to you. an artificial "tongue" which can detect subtle differences between whisky types could be the latest weapon against the counterfeit trade of the beverage. researchers from the university of glasgow claim the tiny taster they've developed can tell the difference between whiskies based on age, with a 99 per cent degree of accuracy. joining me now is dr alasdair clark, the lead scientist behind the study, which was published today by the university of glasgow's school of engineering. because we have not yet seen it, explain what an artificial tongue looks like, does it look like a normal tongue? it is looks like, does it look like a normaltongue? it is not looks like, does it look like a normal tongue? it is not pink fl°ppy, normal tongue? it is not pink floppy, no.

laughter millions of little taste buds, a thousand times smaller than the width of a human hair, we make them out of gold and aluminium. and when you shrink them down to these tiny little sizes, they do something strange to the properties, they effectively get coloured in a way, and we can track the colour of these things, when they don't have whiskey on them, when they do have whiskey on them, when they do have whiskey on them, when they do have whiskey on them, and they build up a statistical map of the taste of the whiskey. why did you test it with whiskey? we could have tested it with anything, and it could be useful in determining different chemicals, but we used whiskey because it is an excuse to buy lots of whiskey! laughter not really, no, not really. while you are doing your very important scientific experiments, therefore, could you use this with other types of drinks and liquids, could you?

the counterfeit whiskey industry is a problem, we thought we could address it, but the fact we use it, it is almost an arbitrary choice, it could be any soft drink, we could even put it into the river, and monitor environmental changes in the river. looking for patterns in complex chemical mixtures, that can be useful. interesting, you mention that the market in counterfeit whiskey is particularly bad. tell us about that. particularly bad when you start to look at the ancient whiskey market, whiskey going for tens of thousands of pounds per bottle. quite a lot of those turn out to be fake. i believe there is also probably more damaging market in more run—of—the—mill whiskeys, in terms of international markets that are being passed off as coming from scotland, but are not coming from scotland. we now have pictures, actually, of you holding the... well, i am saying

tongue... it looks more like... it looks like a very small glass specimen. tell us about what the tongue can be used for, you mentioned rivers, and other drinks, maybe we should not be calling it a tongue, maybe that is where we are being misled. it clearly has all sorts of potential. we call it a tongue, rather than a sensor, a sense it is typically looking for one chemical in particular, a family of chemicals in particular, a family of chemicals in particular, perhaps. this is more an to taste, we are not looking for anything in particular, rather, a chemical mixture. —— this is more analogous to taste. i can tell you what chemicals are in the apple juice and! what chemicals are in the apple juice and i can certainly tell it is applejuice, our system juice and i can certainly tell it is apple juice, our system works juice and i can certainly tell it is applejuice, our system works in a similar way. whenever we want to monitor the quality of a drink on a

production line, in a factory, or monitor the water quality in a river, or look for counterfeit whiskey, this would be a good way to do that. as a final question, has your research been paid for by whiskey manufacturers? no, it is funded through uk research funded council. good to know. thank you very much forjoining us. sunshine and showers is the order of the day for the next couple of days. today the heavy showers will be in the north and the west where they will be slow moving and also there will be slow moving and also there will be slow moving and also there will be thunder and lightning. any showers further south will blow through quite quickly on the breeze. in between there will be sunshine with highs of 15—23. this

evening and overnight we still have some of those showers and there is still the risk of the old bit of thunder, some clear skies and fewer showers and the breeze starts to abate. temperatures similar to the knight that has just gone. tomorrow a lot of dry weather to start the day and still heavy and thundery showers in northern ireland and scotland. some showers will be hit and miss and in between some sunshine and temperatures 15—24. hello, this is bbc news, the headlines... eu officials say they currently have no reason to hold any further brexit talks, insisting the uk's demand that the irish backstop be scrapped is unacceptable. holidaymakers speak of their fear after smoke filled the cabin on a british airways flight

from heathrow to spain. it happened ten minutes before landing. a teenager is charged with attempted murder after a six—year—old boy was allegedly thrown from the top of the tate. he'll appear in court later today firefighters warn that crews will need to spend at least two more days pumping water from a reservoir to stop its dam bursting and flooding a town. students across scotland are receiving their exam results. around 133,000 candidates are hearing how they did in their highers, advanced highers and the national five's — the results started being sent out just over an hour ago. this year, there were exams taken in a63 schools and colleges across scotland. our scotland correspondent james shaw is in paisley for us

this morning. good morning. a big day for thousands of pupils across scotland, not least the pupils here in paisley near glasgow. this is rosie mccafferty. you have just near glasgow. this is rosie mccafferty. you havejust become near glasgow. this is rosie mccafferty. you have just become the deputy head girl, that is a lot of responsibility. yes, but it is and i am quite willing to do it. how did you get on this year?|j am quite willing to do it. how did you get on this year? i got most of what i was expecting apart from one, but i have still got another year left at school so i can retake it. that is a hard thing to talk about. you have done well in some places and in others not so well, but it is important to and in others not so well, but it is im porta nt to reflect and in others not so well, but it is important to reflect on the fact that sometimes things don't go as well as you might hope. tell us about that. definitely, history was one of the ones i was expecting quite a high mark in, so

to get a low mark, i am starting to focus on the good results i got and focus on those next year. it is brave of you to face up to the fact that sometimes things don't go 100% of the weight you hope they do. do you know what to do to sort out the problem? i have got all the subjects i wanted to do next year and further on into university. i am disappointed because it was one of my favourite subjects, but it does not affect what i want to do after that. you have got your hires and you go into the sixth form and you do the advanced highers and on the basis of those results you will hopefully get a place at university. is that what you are planning? yes, thatis is that what you are planning? yes, that is the goal and i want to do criminology so i can do advanced modern studies next year and that is what i was wanting to do.

that sounds like a fascinating subject. is that a hard thing to do? does it require good results? it can be but if you have an interest in it it helps you do well in the subject. if you have an interest in it it helps you do well in the subjectlj helps you do well in the subject.” am possibly looking at one of the criminologists of the future if things go well and maybe you will do better in history next year? hopefully, who knows i might become one of the next top criminologists. thank you for talking to us. good for rosie who has had very good results, but not exactly what she wa nted results, but not exactly what she wanted and that will be the case for a lot of people here and elsewhere. sometimes it does not work out exactly the way you expect. i am sure a lot of people watching might have had the experience. thank you, james. life does have a way of working out. maybe talk to you later. after ten

victoria derbyshire will be here with her programme. let's find out what is coming up. he asked herfor a pint in east enders a decade ago. now dame barbara windsor, alongside her husband,is barbara windsor, alongside her husband, is asking borisjohnson to sort out the way the country cares for people with dementia. unite with me against dementia. barbara and i wa nt me against dementia. barbara and i want to lend our voices to fixing dementia care for everyone. please stand united with us by signing our letter to the prime minister as he urgently needs to address these challenges. also on the programme, this is victoria smith. she died months after her personal independence payments were stopped following a benefits assessment by the firm capital. we will hear why the firm capital. we will hear why the company is now going to court to reverse what it says is the reputational damage it suffered after victoria smith's death. we will talk to her mother. join us at ten live on bbc two and the

bbc news channel and online. time now for the morning briefing, where we bring you up to speed on the stories people are watching, reading and sharing. one of britain's leading legal figures has said borisjohnson could remain as prime minister and fight a general election even if he loses a vote of no confidence in the commons over brexit. lord sumption — a supreme court judge until last year — spoke to the today programme, on bbc radio 4. he believes the prime minister could fix the date of an election after the 31st of october, the brexit deadline. he said the legal position in the event of borisjohnson losing the confidence motion was what he talked about earlier. the confidence motion was what he talked about earlier. what the law says is that there are then 1k days in which parliament can decide whether there is another alternative government in which it does have confidence. the assumption of the act is that if parliament does not decide on an alternative government within14 days, the same government remains in power

until after the general election. and on the timing of the general election would it then be possible for him to decide to hold the general election beyond october the 31st, in other words after we had left the european union? yes, i think it would. because what the act says is there has got to be 25 working days, five weeks, between the proclamation of the general election by the queen and polling day. add to that the 1a days allowed for trying to form a new government and you have got seven weeks. so that means there is a margin of only a few days. under the act the prime minister decides when the queen is to make that proclamation and under the act he decides what polling day is going to 00:39:54,1000 --> 00:39:55,537 be. so clearly that is not an unfettered discretion, but it seems to me that he does

have the margin ofjudgment and he could fix the date for polling after the 31st of october. there would then be no parliament in existence for a period of at least five weeks before that. the former us president, barack obama, has responded to the mass shootings in texas and ohio by calling on americans to reject language from any of their leaders that normalises racism. president trump is due to visit el paso tomorrow, where 22 people were killed, despite objections from his opponents. eric pearson from the el paso community foundation told bbc breakfast that mr trump had let the city down with his use of language in the past but he said that local people had come together to support each other. i think el paso has really tried to rise above a lot of the fray that has been thrown at us

through the last two and a half years under the trump administration. on saturday we were humbly and quickly brought down—to—earth and it was really hard. there are a lot of people who are trying to express themselves in positive ways, we are coming together, and this dark act is not completely darkening our skies. there are a lot of light moments. we have set up a fund for victims and have seen over the last three days about 6000 e—mails of support, people sending monetary gifts to try to help people out. but mostly just wonderful sentiments from all over the world. i also understand that your organisation's members has a link as well to one of the victims? yes, the aunt of one of our employee's best friends was killed and we just found out she had been

travelling abroad and was just about to visit and her mother stopped at that store and was shot dead. it gives you a sense of the chances of people being there and families torn apart. you never know what is going to happen. my advice to everybody is to hug the ones you love and let them know how you feel because you never know. i feel like our president has let us down over the last two and a half years and fermented this kind of vitriol against immigrants and against mexican americans and mexicans in general. my family came across from mexico in 1915 during the woodrow wilson administration. he was an isolationist president but he was not as bad as what we have now, i'm sorry to say it that way. barack obama has been talking specifically about language. what kind of impact do you think that will have? i hope it is palatable enough by the folks who need to hear the message that they can hear it. i think it is really important that we all try to speak openly

about groups of people as individuals and try to address individuals for their merit and i feel like we have lost a basic respect for people that we are ignorant of and it is pure ignorance to carry racism and hatred for anybody that is different or thinks differently or loves differently or looks differently than you. one of the things when we hear about this sort of thing in the uk, we have very different rules about guns, what are your views on gun control? i was thinking about it, in 1982 the us government passed the brady bill when president reagan was shot and that was an attempt to curb the sale of semiautomatic weapons. now we have gone too far and we are trying to peel it back to assault rifles, so it tells you that the gun culture in the united states is here and alive and well. and it's wrong.

we shouldn't be manufacturing or selling guns that are designed to kill people, that's it. there are hunters and they don't need a semiautomatic rifle with a pop stock or whatever it is called to take down a deer or rabbit. this is a plague upon our society and we need to really... someone needs to step up and have the courage to stop it. the gun lobby in the united states is out of control. eric pearson talking to louise on bbc breakfast. eric pearson talking to louise on bbc breakfast. we've been hearing this morning about the british airways flight evacuated after smoke filled the cabin. people on board the aircraft have been talking about what happened.

people started shouting and we were sitting with our family and very quickly you couldn't see the passenger two seats down from you, it became very thick. we were descending quite quickly at that point. there was not an official announcement about what was happening, but people were saying get down, get down, so we could breathe in the cleaner air on the floor of the cabin. then we came in foran floor of the cabin. then we came in for an emergency landing, but it was a pretty smooth landing. the captain did a really good job because the cockpit was full of smoke and he had a gas mask on. then we landed, but the cabin staff had a real problem getting the doors open so we had to stay on the runway for about three orfour minutes in a cabin full of smoke. then an air hostess arrived

with an oxygen mask on and asked if we could breathe. then they opened up we could breathe. then they opened up the shoots and we came down the slides. when we came off on the ru nway slides. when we came off on the runway there was a fire engine, policemen and lots of people running towards the plane and we were told towards the plane and we were told to run. that's it for today's morning briefing. from the bbc sport centre, here's sally. the cricket was so disappointing. yes, it was, england crumbled. buti am updating you with breaking news. jimmy anderson will definitely miss the second test match which starts at lord's next week. anderson was forced out of the opening ashes test with a calf injury and it is a further blow to england, still reeling from yesterday's defeat.

they needed to bat out the final day, but the australian bowlers had other plans. they needed to bat the final day out to earn a draw but australia's bowlers, especially nathan lyon and pat cummins, were too much for them. they were bowled out for 146, losing by 251 runs. it is frustrating we have not started in the manner we want, but we still believe in this series and things can turn around very quickly off the back of one win. seeing emotionally how things changed during that world cup and i think thatis during that world cup and i think that is probably a good example to the group. the star with the bat was undoubtedly steve smith, who made a total of 286 runs playing in his first test match since being banned for ball tampering last year. steve smith was unbelievable. there is no doubt about that, he is the best player in the world in test cricket at the moment, probably the best ever statistically. while he is

at the crease i think our team has real confidence. i thought peter sibbald digging in with him was crucial. then i thought for the majority of the game i thought we bowled pretty well. arsenal have agreed a deal to selll laurent koscielny to bordeaux for a fee that could be worth £5 million. the 33—year—old centre back, who had a year left on his contract at arsenal but refused to travel on the pre—season tour to the usa, is undergoing a medical in france this morning. england defender harry maguire has signed for manchester united for a world record fee for a defender. the 26—year—old joins from leicester for £80 million. and has agreed a six—year contract with the option for a further year. maguire is now the second—most expensive signing in english top flight history after his new teammate paul pogba joined united for £89 million, from juventus in 2016. so, no pressure there for the world's most expensive defender but

according to his mum zoe, he's always dreamed of playing for manchester united. she posted on twitter saying how ‘proud' she is of her son. huddersfield town started their campaign back in the championship after their relegation from the premier league with a home defeat to derby county. tom lawrence scored twice for the visitors in the first half including this superb finish from outside the box. karlan grant did pull one back for huddersfield, but it wasn't enough as derby saw the game out, winning 2—1. and staying with derby, former manchester united and england international wayne rooney is in talks to become player—coach at pride park. the back pages have also been following events. we are starting with the back page of the times. they say

derby once a rooney deal. he has got two seasons left on his contract with mls. but derby feel he could provide the left they need to get back into the premier league. apparently he is in talks today in the uk, due to fly back to washington tomorrow. you can also see there, abject england must summon the spirit of 2005. they lost the first test and went on to win the first test and went on to win the ashes. and there is the england captainjoe the ashes. and there is the england captain joe root. the ashes. and there is the england captainjoe root. the fortress crumbles. edgbaston had been fortress for england. let's have a look at the mirror. harry maguire's dream tojoin look at the mirror. harry maguire's dream to join manchester united and nightmare. humble route says they

will vow to hit back like they did in 2005. johanna konta has lost in the first round of the rogers cup in toronto. the british no 1 was beaten in straight sets by the ukrainian teenager dayana yastremska. it was the world number 14's first match since wimbledon. carl frampton has had to pull out of this weekend's bout against emmanuel dominguez in philadelphia. frampton has reportedly suffered a freak injury dropping an ornament on his hand, breaking two bones. well, an ornament dropped on his hand. well, an ornament dropped on his hand. he tweeted pictures of the offending item this morning. the northern irishman has not fought since his defeat tojosh warrington in december last year. that is some ornament. coming up on bbc sport later today, we'll be looking forward to that second ashes test match at lord's next wednesday withjimmy anderson now confirmed as missing due to that calf injury, we'll be looking at how england can stop australia without

him. that's all the sport for now. more coming up at 11:15am. sally, good to talk to you. pakistan has condemned as illegal the indian government's decision to revoke part of the constitution that gives special status to indian—administered kashmir. there are fears of unrest, because until now india, with its hindu majority, has guaranteed significant autonomy for a muslim—majority state. jammu and kashmir is a disputed mountainous region along the india—pakistan border. among the scrapped provisions is one which prevented indians from other states settling in the region. so what happens now? for more analysis, our correspondent rahul tandon is in delhi. one word dominating all conversations here in the shops and the rickshaws, is that the minister

has stood up in the lower house of parliament to outline once again why this country's government has taken what they say is an historic step to change the dynamics of the kashmir dispute. the government here says it will integrate the people of indian administered kashmir into this country, but we cannot hear what they are saying. the internet is locked down. why are they doing it now? because they can. he hasjust won a huge electoral mandate. this isa won a huge electoral mandate. this is a policy that is extremely popular in this country. even his critics are saying if there was an election today nahendra modi would come back with the biggest majority the country has ever seen. they are ina the country has ever seen. they are in a position to do this. many a nalysts a re in a position to do this. many analysts are asking in the long term what are the consequences going to be? earlier this year india and pakistan were on the brink of war. kashmir is important to the psyche of both countries. will this

help defuse those tensions, or when those restrictions are noted in indian administered kashmir, it will happen at some point, will we see huge protests on the streets and even more violence in a state that has seen too much of it since indian independence? for some it's become an almost everyday part of modern life. virtual reality is a way to enjoy different experiences through the use of a special headset. in the state of florida some people you might not expect are taking up the vr challenge, as tim allman explains. when you think of virtual reality this might be the sort of thing you have in mind, high—tech, a little bit complicated and definitely a plaything for the young. but it turns out age is no barrier when it to vr. this

is domino park in miami's little havana neighbourhood. here are some of the city's senior citizens are being introduced to a whole new world. we use virtual reality to fulfil seniors' wishes. if they want to go to someplace in the world they have never been to on their bucket list destination, we can take them there virtual reality. the possibilities are endless. with vr you can travel to the other side of the globe. there is even a chance, thanks to nasa, to see what it is like on the surface of the moon. you can visit famous cities or just spend time on the beach, practically any destination is within reach. but there is scope for experiences as well. one lady wanted to swim with dolphins. translation: it was fantastic, wonderful. you see a world that you do not know, but it is beautiful and it is important for me to learn about the ocean, see

the face, the animals that you don't know about, the dolphins. the team behind the project believes there could be medical benefits with vr being similar to meditation. it will also give some who may no longer be able to travel a chance to explore and enjoy life without leaving home. tim coleman, bbc news. footage revealing the secret lives of basking sharks in uk waters has been captured off the coast of scotland. an underwater robot, named ‘sharkcam', has been used in the inner hebrides to capture movements and behaviours of the world's second largest fish. despite their prevalence in scottish waters, little is known about the species. it is hoped the footage will reinforce a case for conservation in the area. people in the japanese city of hiroshima are commemorating the 7a years since the first atomic bomb being dropped by a us aircraft. a ceremony, attended by prime minister shinzo abe,

was held at hiroshima's memorial park. the bombing — and a second one on nagasaki three days later — is credited with bringing to an end world war two. now it's time for a look at the weather. the sunshine is in fairly short supply at the moment. we have quite a bit of cloud and showers, but there were some blue skies, that was in lincolnshire this morning. western parts of the best of the sunshine at the moment. for the rest of the day, lots of showers in northern and western areas of the uk and they will be quite slow and thundery at times. drifting west to east. there will be sunshine in between the showers, but that will not last too long. for scotland and northern ireland they could stick around for quite some time. maximum

temperatures are 18—23. a bit cooler and fresher compared to yesterday. tonight, still some showers rambling on across scotland and northern parts of england. a few showers in southern areas through the night. temperatures down to 11—14. into wednesday it will be a similar picture, more showers in the forecast, particularly for scotland where they will be heavy and thundery. a few showers in northern ireland and a few showers dotted elsewhere, but not as many as today. there will be some sunshine, top temperatures up into the high teens to the low 20s. on into thursday and that area of low pressure will move its way eastwards. then we have a ridge of high pressure and quieter weather for thursday. for most of us it should be a drier day with a few showers in scotland. maybe one or two showers developing elsewhere, but on the whole it is

dry and bright. temperature is about 18—24. as we go into thursday night we have got this area of low pressure, quite a de—area of low pressure for august, moving in across the uk. by saturday this is the area of low pressure right across the uk. it will give us some pretty strong winds over the course of the end of the week. rain at times and very windy with gusts up to 50 miles an hour. that could cause problems for mid august.

good morning. it's tuesday, it's 10 o'clock, i'm victoria derbyshire and we're live from new broadcasting house. today, dame barbara windsor and her husband urge the prime minister to "sort out" dementia care funding. unite with me

against dementia. barbara and i want to lend our voices to fixing dementia care for everyone. please stand united with us everyone. please stand united with us by signing our letter to the prime minister, as he urgently needs to to address these challenges. she already met boris johnson a decade ago, when he asked herfor a pint. is that who i think it is? you said he was going to be around walford way, now is your chance. can i have a pint of bitter, please. also today: this woman, victoria smith, died months after her disability benefits were stopped. now the assessment company capita is going to court to fight a decision that it mishandled her claim. we'll talk to victoria's mum. she was a human being. she was my daughter. and she was my friend and

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