you're watching bbc news at nine with me, joanna gosling — the headlines: drug crime increases in many small towns and villages despite falling in city centres. if another rival gang or someone from manchester or something like that tried coming into town and muscling in on the business, well, then you're going to start getting fighting between the two gangs. the government begins a review of sentencing policy for the most dangerous offenders. police fire tear gas into a railway station in hong kong in the 10th consecutive weekend of pro—democracy protests. a massive rise in the number of gamblers complaining about british betting firms. and in sport, manchester united thrash chelsea 4—0 on the first weekend of the new premier league season.

good morning and welcome to the bbc news at nine. a bbc investigation has found that drug crime in some villages in england and wales has more than quadrupled in five years. that's as drug crime as a whole has risen in rural areas and smaller towns, but fallen sharply in major city centres. the findings highlight concern about the spread of so—called lines gangs which traffic drugs using children and vulnerable people. dan johnson reports. the latest frontier in the fight against drugs. heroin and crack cocaine are pouring into north wales from merseyside and manchester.

there's a lot of money to be made in this town. children and young people are running drugs hundreds of miles. they are vulnerable and at risk. if someone becomes established here, then llandudno is their town, if you like, so if another rival gang or someone from manchester or something like that tries coming into town and muscling in on the business, well, you're going to start getting sort of fighting between the two gangs. it's a struggle to keep people safe and to get drugs off the street. the minute you get rid of one or two, there's another three orfour readily available to come down. here's how the problem is shifting. across the north, look where drug crime is down — big cities like liverpool, manchester, leeds and sheffield.

but the pink spots show there are more drug offences in smaller places like chester, huddersfield and lincoln. further south, in westminster in central london, over the last five years, drug crime more than halved. but 20 miles away, offences quadrupled in the tiny village of westhumble. and this is it, a sleepy spot in rural surrey. it's the last place you would expect to have any sort of drug problem. it's a very quiet area. it would be easy for people to come out here and be unobtrusive. so yes, i can see how it might happen. how often do you see the police? very infrequently. the figures here are still really low. but the fact that there has been the steady increase over the last few years does show that drug dealers are more active in places like this, and you can see why. it's quiet, it's rural. the police are very thinly spread in this part of the world. so that is the appeal, and it's also the challenge. and it is police forces like north wales that are dealing with the extended reach of county lines gangs, spreading more drugs

and more misery. there's most probably enough of us to just about manage the situation, in terms of making sure no—one‘s getting seriously hurt. but in terms of seriously disrupting or attempting to stop the supply, there's nowhere near enough of us. and you can find out more about the bbc‘s investigation into drug crime in england and wales, including seeing what drug crime is like in your area at bbc.co.uk/news. the prime minister is to launch a review into the sentencing of dangerous criminals, and whether they should spend more time injail before they are released. critics say there's no evidence that longer sentences prevent crime, and the uk already has the largest prison population of any country in western europe. the review is the latest in a series of recent

an autumn general election. our political correspondent, helena willkinson is at westminster. a lot of promises flying about. tell us a lot of promises flying about. tell us the detail? it appears boris johnson is trying to rebuild the conservative party as a party which is tough on crime. what he says in his view is that there are violent criminals who are being released from prison to early, and he also says there are criminals who go on to reoffend as soon as they come out of prison. so he is announcing a review of sentencing. he will be at downing street later this morning, meeting those involved in the criminal justice system, meeting those involved in the criminaljustice system, people who know what they are talking about like police officers, judges and probation officers, and they will be looking at whether sentences need to be increased or not. earlier, we

heard from thejustice secretary robert buckland, who said he was supporting the prime minister's plans. i have a view that is based upon nearly 30 years of experience of the system. i think that we need to build in a better system of incentives to encourage progress and good behaviour, to reduce reoffending and to make sure that when eventually, prisoners are released, that they are in a position to resume life in the community in a way that doesn't pose a risk to the public. that's myjob. there are critics who say there isn't evidence that the promises that boris johnson isn't evidence that the promises that borisjohnson is suggesting to do with the criminaljustice system will work. one of them is the shadow home secretary diane abbott, who is dubious about his plans. we know, as wider society knows, that we have record levels of violent crime under this tory government. and as a party, we are committed to what works.

if you take stop and search, all the research, even the home office's own research demonstrates that stop and search, random stop and search in and of itself does not bring down violent crime and knife crime. it's about what works. we also know that the treasury has agreed to this money, £85 million going to the crown prosecution service. that is the body who decide who is prosecuted and for which crime. what we don't know is where that money is going to come from. as you suggested, this is all adding to the speculation that number ten is doing the groundwork to prepare for a possible general election this autumn. thank you. let's speak now to the conservative mp and chair of the commonsjustice select committe, bob neill. do you agree with the principle that if you send more people to jail for

longer, it will reduce crime in the end? not automatically. it depends how you use the time in prison and who you sent to prison. i welcome the review. it is sensible that the prime minister is talking to serious practitioners in the field, and i welcome the extra money for the crown prosecution service. our committee has been calling for that for a number of years. committee has been calling for that fora number of years. so committee has been calling for that for a number of years. so that is good. it is not as simplistic as to say that if you look more people, you reduce crime. evidence suggests to the country. but there is a problem where our prisons are currently so overcrowded and there are so many currently so overcrowded and there are so many difficulties that the staff face there with drugs and psychoactive su bsta nces staff face there with drugs and psychoactive substances and so on, that we are not able to do the rehabilitation work for the prisoners who do want to reform, and many do. so there is a problem and it is right that it is addressed.

borisjohnson is saying 10,000 new prison places, costing 37 thousand pounds per prisoner. where will the money come from? i hope we will have clarity after that. our committee will want to know that. i trust that it is new money. and i hope it is dedicated money for the prison service which is not being taken from other bits of the justice system. you have said you trust it is new money, he has not even promised the money, he hasjust said he wants new prison places. is that sensible? well, i hope it is going to be new money and i think it is necessary to have a look at it. i am not negative about the extra money. wherever it comes from, it is necessary. the important point is how we use it. there are cases where

it is important that those who commit serious crimes are locked up for the protection of the public for a long time. in fact, all the evidence shows that sentences that have increased the things like murder, violence and sexual offences have increased anyway. the prison population has nearly doubled in 25 yea rs. population has nearly doubled in 25 years. judges already have the power to impose extended sentences which mean people don't automatically get reviewed at halfway. so the tools are there. but we have notjoined them up together. sew on the point where you take judges them up together. sew on the point where you takejudges already have discretion in terms of the sentencing, when the government is saying that there is to be a review of sentencing, anything meaningful would need a change in the law. again, does it sound like a promise without properly scrutinising the

reality on the ground? no, i don't ta ke reality on the ground? no, i don't take it that way. i think having a proper review with practitioners like robert buckland, i spent 30 yea rs like robert buckland, i spent 30 years as a barrister in the coming of courts, and i think that is sensible. but we also have to recognise that at the same time as you need to get the prison is safe and in better condition and deal appropriately with dangerous offenders who the public want to see locked up, at the moment we imprison far too many people for non—violent offences, frequently where their offending is driven by personal and social problems, things to do for example with drug addiction, alcohol addiction, mental health issues and other types of problems were you might be better punishing those people in a way that restricts their liberty, but stops short of

imprisonment. that is why it is important that we invest in our probation service. i am glad that a couple of weeks ago, there was a reform of the probation service which i think was needed. you have tojoin up the which i think was needed. you have to join up the system. there is a lot of talk about this looking like electioneering. are you expecting a snap election in the autumn? well, i think any member of parliament who predicts that is sticking their neck out. as a constituency mp, i am ready as and when it comes. but i hope it is not necessary. i think it is more important that we resolve this situation and leave the eu in an orderly fashion, i hope with a deal. but if an election comes up, that may not be in my gift. bob neil, thank you forjoining us. we have some breaking news to bring you about airport parking charges. four

out of five uk airports have increased their fees for drivers dropping off or collecting people at airports this summer according to a study. 18 of 22 airports and lice have introduced or raised drop—off fees since an investigation carried out by the rac. stansted and luton a p pa re ntly out by the rac. stansted and luton apparently have the most expensive initial charge, £4 forjust apparently have the most expensive initial charge, £4 for just ten minutes. lots of details on how much airports are charging. we will bring you more on that with our correspondent later. a man has died after being stabbed in an attack outside a cheshire pub. police were called to reports of a serious assault in widnes on sunday afternoon. a 47—year—old man was found with serious stab wounds and died at the scene. a man charged with the attempted murder of a police officer who was run over with his own patrol car will appear in court today. west midlands police said the 42—year—old traffic officer was attempting to pull over a stolen car in birmingham when he was assaulted. 29—year—old mubashar hussain will appear at birmingham magistrates‘ court.

the hadlines on bbc news... drug crime increases in many small towns and villages — despite falling in city centres. the government begins a review of sentencing policy dangerous offenders. police fire tear gas into a railway station in hong kong in the 10th in the 10th consecutive weekend of pro—democracy protests. in of pro—democracy protests. sport, manchester uni‘ chelsea in sport, manchester united thump chelsea 4—0 in their premier league opener. arsenal also beat newcastle by1—0, obama young opener. arsenal also beat newcastle by 1—0, obama young scoring the only goal of the game. leicester drew 0—0 with wolves. there's plenty for eddiejones to think about after convincing win for his side over wales at twickenham. in britain because my jamie chadwick has won the first—ever w series championship. she has finished fourth at brands hatch to win the

series. we will speak to herjust after 9.40 this morning. all of that coming up. the family of the 15—year—old school girl with special needs who's gone missing in malaysia could offer a reward to find her. a liaison officer from the irish police arrived to support nora quoirin's family on saturday. hundreds of people are looking for her and malaysian police have opened a hotline for any information connected to the disappearance. our correspondent howard johnson sent this update from the scene this morning. i'm standing outside the resort where she went missing eight days ago. what we're hearing from the lucie blackman trust, the charity that are working alongside the family, they were set up to help british nationals in crisis abroad. they're telling us the family are considering offering a cash appeal for any information, a cash reward, rather, for any information that could lead to the discovery of their daughter. we do know that the family have

raised a lot of money on some crowdfunding appeal websites. they currently have more than 100,000 that had been donated to them by concerned members of the public. today, search and rescue teams are continuing to fan out around a four square kilometre area. at the moment, they are 350—strong. that's the largest number of personnel that have been deployed on this search and rescue effort since this search began more than a week ago. the family are obviously very concerned. the police are continuing to treat this as a missing persons case. the family would also like to explore the angle that she could have been abducted. the police say they are not ruling that outjust yet. we have some breaking news about flights to hong kong. hong kong airport authorities announced all check—in services for departure flights has been suspended other than the departure flights that have completed the check—in process and the arrival of flights that are already heading to hong kong. all

other flights have been cancelled for the rest of the day. members of the public are advised not to go to the public are advised not to go to the airport. so that will obviously have a big impact as those protests continue in hong kong. we will keep you updated. the number of gamblers complaining about british betting companies has increased almost fifty—fold in the past five years. new figures obtained from the gambling commission by the bbc, show that there were a record 8,000 complaints in the last year. the rise in complaints follows a big increase in gambling over the past decade, as bronagh munro reports. the betting business is booming, and it's punters who are paying the price. the amount they're losing to the gambling companies has almost doubled in the decade. last year, it was £14.5 billion. the biggest rise has been in online gambling. amanda was in herfifties when she started gambling on a site called jackpotjoy. she doesn't want to be identified,

but she lost £633,000 before being made bankrupt. it's horrific, what i've done to myself, really. everything that i'd worked for, everything that my children were...looked up to me. now i've blown their inheritance, as such. jackpotjoy said it had frequent contact with amanda and encouraged her to use responsible gambling tools, but figures obtained by panorama suggest the industry has a lot of unhappy customers. they show there were 8,266 complaints last year compared tojust 169 in 2013. the gambling commission says it's a complicated picture. we are pushing the industry to know its customers and part of this is actually possibly a good

sign because it's suggesting that consumers are demanding more of gambling operators. major betting companies have already agreed to provide £60 million a year to help problem gamblers. and bbc panorama: addicted to gambling can be watched tonight at 8.30pm on bbc one and on the bbc iplayer afterwards. the number of empty shops in town centres is at its highest for four years. new industry figures reveal the scale of the problem — with the vacancy rate injuly at its highest level since january 2015. let's talk to our business correspondent dominic o'connell. hejoins me now. so one in ten of high street shops is now vacant, the highest forfour yea rs. is now vacant, the highest forfour years. this is part of a continuation of what we all know is going on with shopping. retail sales asa going on with shopping. retail sales as a whole are growing, but all that goes is online and high streets and shopping centres are seeing their foot for fall sharply. in the month

ofjuly, it fell by nearly 2%. shopping centres had held up ok, but 110w shopping centres had held up ok, but now they are starting to fall as well and that migration online is just continuing. a lot of the high street shops are finding themselves in this vicious downward spiral of not making enough money to reinvest in the shops to make it an attractive place to go, so less people come and down you go. so that migration online has not stopped and is getting worse. what is the solution? obviously if you trade online, you don't have the costs of a high street shop. and high street rents a re a high street shop. and high street rents are going up. i think we will see another push from retailers on business rates. we have had a push on rents and they have started to come down after bhs and so forth. on business rates, we will see a letter from a lot of retailers to the government tomorrow saying we need action. retailers contribute about 10% to gdp. but they pay 25% of all

business rates, about £8 billion a year. if you are an online operator, 0.6% of your turnover goes on business rates. if you are a bricks and mortar retailer, it is 2%. there isa and mortar retailer, it is 2%. there is a clear difference in how much of the business rate burden is being taken by high street retailers versus online retailers. you will see another big push. the government has carried out reforms of business rates in the past, but retailers are saying nothing has changed. and it would need to be a dramatic shift to start to address that balance. and oui’ start to address that balance. and our habits have changed as well. exactly, there is lots going on. people are voting with their fingers and staying online and not going to shops. so the high street is in the middle of a big change. there are going to be fewer shops and the shops are going to be different. it is more about experiences and that kind of stuff. but in the background, perhaps some change to business rates is needed. but it is a giant revenue generator for councils and the government, and how the government replaces it with

another source of revenue is not apparent. thank you. people with cystic fibrosis in scotland are waiting to hear if a life—changing drug will be made more widely available. a us clinical trial showed that orkambi can slow the decline in lung function by more than 40% — the main cause of death from the condition. the drug is not currently funded by the nhs in england, wales and northern ireland. its availability is the subject of an inqiury of the mps' health and social care committee. today is the so—called glorious twelfth — the day that the four—month grouse shooting season begins. but as shooters head to moors in scotland and northern england, labour is calling for a review of the activity, saying it damages important natural habitats. the party says there are viable alternatives, like simulated shooting. let's speak now to luke pollard mp, one of labour's shadow ministers for the environment — hejoins us from plymouth. tell us more about what you are

concerned about. we are concerned that the activities around driven grouse shooting are contributing to a degradation of natural habitats in moorland areas. it is contributing to climate change, due to the practice of burning moorland to provide regrowth of the heather that the grass eat. and it is also leading to species decline, in particular around birds of prey like the hen harriers that are illegally killed to try and purge the moors of any predators to the grouse. collectively, we think this is leading to a situation where we need to review the practice of driven grouse shooting with an evidence—based review that looks at the economic contribution that grouse shooting makes, especially to the landowners who profit from it, but also to the effects on climate change and species loss that we are seeing in these moorland regions. spokesperson for the british association for shooting and

conservation says grouse moors are biodiverse and the shoots they support create employment in isolated rural areas. it also says the heather management reduce the risk of wildfire. so he is talking about benefits that contradict what you are saying. there seems to be a difference of opinion here. many stakeholders from rural areas are recognising the process of driven grouse shooting is leading to a decline in biodiversity on the moorlands and the process of burning hair there is leading to the scarring of some of our soils, greater release of carbon and greater release of carbon and greater surface run—off so water can't be absorbed by the peat and moorland easily, causing flood risk further down in the field. this is why a review is needed. it will take what is an emotional important issue and look at the evidence about what

is happening. at the moment, we know this is a blood sport that is enjoyed by a small minority of the super wealthy in the country. it is having an effect on our habitat loss and on climate change. at the same time, it provides an element of employment, which we think can be replaced with other forms of simulated shooting like clay pigeon shooting and rewording and wildlife tourism. that is why it is time for an evidence—based review that looks at the detail, looks at the effects on climate change and habitat loss and proposes solutions. it's a busy time in politics. we are potentially heading for a snap election in the autumn. do you think there is any realistic prospect of a review that you want to see getting off the ground right now? well, if the conservative party don't choose to doa conservative party don't choose to do a review, and they normally take the side of the rich landowners in this respect, then the next labour government will do it. this is part of labour's animal welfare manifesto

that we will be publishing at the end of august that looks not only at driven grouse shooting, but also the badger cull that is not working, the need to strengthen the fox hunting ban and support for other areas of animal welfare. as an mp, i ban and support for other areas of animalwelfare. as an mp, i know animalwelfare. as an mp, i know animal welfare is an issue that i get dozens of e—mails about every single day. it is something people feel strongly about and they want to see action on it. and on a day like this with the inglorious 12th, see action on it. and on a day like this with the inglorious12th, we need to set out proposals as to how and evidence—based review of gas shooting can make a difference to habitat protection, the fight against a change, and all of that needs to take place soon. if the tories won't do it, the next labour government will. thank you for joining us. hundreds of people have been told to leave their homes on the spanish island of gran canaria, due to wildfires. strong winds and temperatures of more than 32 degrees celsius are slowing efforts to put out the flames, which covers ten square kilometres. a fifty—year—old man has been arrested on suspicion of starting the fire.

a house in watford is inspiring families, local authorities and care home staff across the country to change their homes to help people with dementia. scientific research shows that by adjusting things like carpet and paint colours, more people could live independently for longer and therefore save families and local authorities money in care fees. laura foster reports. it may look like any other show home, but everything in this two—bedroom house has been deliberately chosen to help people with dementia. those windows can automatically open. steve is visiting with his wifejenny. his dementia means he forgets the meaning of words. can you tell us about when you first met? don't ask me! i would ask him to perhaps pop to a shop for me to buy some tomatoes and cucumbers, and he didn't know what

to do, and he didn't know what i was talking about. there are lots of incidents like that. there are many types of dementia, and people experience symptoms in many different ways. this house looks at the big structural changes you can make, but it also looks at the smaller, more affordable things that can be done to help the ones you love. things like having a lighter carpet, as dark ones can be seen as holes in the ground. plug points are higher up, so you can't forget where they are. the paints help people with their perception. windows automatically open when it gets too hot, and taps are coloured in case people forget what hot and cold labels mean. and pictures of familiar faces and places help remind people of who they are. if people have to go into a care home, it can be £1,500 to £3,000 a month, maybe £30,000 to £40,000 a year. it is important to maintain people in their homes but in a relaxed atmosphere, and not to create

a sort of hospitalised, institutionalised environment. this house is visited by families, care home owners and council workers from across the country. no one lives here, as it's still being used for research. but it's hoped that more and more homes in the future will look a bit like this, all to help cope with the problem that is becoming more and more prevalent around the world. we are hearing from writers about a hong kong officer who has been giving a televised address. he has said hong kong is at a critical juncture after two months of anti—government street protests, and the violence there must stop. he has backed the police handling of the protests a nd backed the police handling of the protests and said that those who ca re protests and said that those who care about hong kong should come out against violence. he said that increasingly, the protests are posing a challenge to central

government in beijing. those comments arejust government in beijing. those comments are just coming through as we are hearing that flights have been cancelled in and out of hong kong for the rest of the day. and those protests a re kong for the rest of the day. and those protests are continuing for the tenth weekend in a row. we will keep you updated with all the breaking developments on the situation in hong kong. now it's time for a look at the weather with carol. the weather is set to remain u nsettled the weather is set to remain unsettled this week. expect showers and times out it will also be cool and times out it will also be cool and breezy. the heaviest rain likely to be on wednesday. this morning we have some thundery showers across the south—east corner and more showers in across northern ireland and scotland. but clearing away from the north—east of england. temperatures disappointing for this time of the year. this evening and overnight still quite a few showers

around. we'll see some clearer skies developing and it will be cooler at night with temperatures falling in many places to single digits. that leads us into a largely dry day tomorrow with some sunshine and just a few showers. temperatures up a little on today.

hello this is bbc news. the headlines. drug crime increases in many small towns and villages — despite falling in city centres. if there is a rival gang or someone from manchester or somewhere like that try coming into town and muscling in on the business, then you're going to start getting fighting between the two gangs. the government begins a review of sentencing policy for the most dangerous offenders. all departure flights

in hong kong are cancelled for the rest of the day as thousands of anti—government protesters descend on the airport. a massive rise in the number of gamblers complaining about british betting firms. time now for the morning briefing, where we bring you up to speed on the stories people are watching, reading and sharing. data analysed by the bbc has shown a rise of drugs crime in small towns and villages across england and wales. dealers known as country lines gangs have expanded their networks to rural areas, often exploiting vulnerable young people to sell drugs. nikki holland is the national crime agency's director of investigations. she said there had been a shift towards smaller towns and villages being targeted. there's been some huge successes in the major cities in terms of how they tackle drugs, and of course the county lines model will move to somewhere

where there is greater demand there's been some huge successes in the major cities in terms and less competition. so the rural areas are primed for the people to move out to, the gangs, as the cities do well at tackling the problem. the estimation is that up to 10,000 children might be involved in this in some way. so give us an idea, for those who do not know much about how the county lines system operates, how you might exploit a young person in that way? children, from our records, about 23% are juveniles, of the people involved in county lines at the moment, from our co—ordination centre point of view. children are brought into the model in a variety of ways. pupil referral units, youth centres, people who are just vulnerable at that moment in their life, they can be targeted and enticed by a gang into county lines activity. how young have you seen young people being involved ? the average age of a juvenile involved in county lines is 15—17. we have seen one case as young as ten, but thankfully that is rare.

15 to 17 is an age where people need to worry, if their children are acting differently. they are used in the transportation of these drugs? yes. this model uses them primarily for runners and street dealers when they are young. but obviously the model involves people committing robberies, shoplifting, serious violence, lots of other crime types involved in county lines. what can be done about it? you say there has been progress in cities. can something be learned from what has been done there? yes, obviously we are looking at a whole system response as to how to deal with this. it is not a problem that law enforcement can arrest their way out of. we need to work with partners in health, in education, identify the people who could be exploited at an early age, working together to deal with the problem. what about the government? what would you expect from them that might make a difference? we need government to support us in terms of how we work with agencies. obviously we are linked into the serious violent crime group, which is run by the government,

and we need them to put money towards education and health, to provide opportunities for education, for people to be diverted into other things, rather than county lines. so when you hear some of the promises from the government in the last few weeks about police numbers increasing and also tougher prison sentences, which we will be talking about in about half—an—hour, is that part of the solution, do you think? i think more police officers is not the sole solution to this problem. but obviously resources are stretched across serious and organised crime, so more officers visible on the streets and able to tackle the problem, will clearly help. as we've been reporting, the prime minister has announced a review of sentences for violent and sexual offenders. borisjohnson said if the public was to have confidence in the justice system, the punishment ‘must fit the crime'. we can hear more now from thejustice secretary robert buckland who told bbc breakfast this morning that more needed to be done to tackle re—offending.

i have a view based on nearly 30 years experience of the system. i think we need to build a better system of incentives to encourage progress and good behaviour, to reduce reoffending and to ensure when prisoners are eventually released that they are in a position to resume life in the community in a way that doesn't pose a risk to the public. that's my job. you mention reoffending, that's one of the big problems being faced at the moment, many people come out of prison and they reoffend. how exactly would you address that? in various ways. first of all, with regard to reoffending, there is a lot of evidence relating to short sentences, that because prisoners are not in the system for that long, the work that needs to be done to reduce reoffending isn't possible. therefore, i'm already working on reforms to the probation system to try to make sure we have more effective community sentences where that approach is merited.

but this review is focused on the other end of the system, serious, violent and sexual offenders, some of whom are eligible for early release at halfway irrespective of their progress. there are types of sentence that allow this type of offender to be detained for up to two—thirds of a sentence before parole, but there's still a large number of people in the system subject to the automatic early release provisions, and i'll focus on that area in the review. from what you're saying it sounds like you will need extra staff. where will they come from and how will you pay for them? well, we've already recruited 4,700 extra prison officers over the last few years. that work is already yielding fruit in terms of the productive work they're doing with prisoners. we announced yesterday an extra 10,000 prison places. the job of my review is to look carefully at the potential effects

of any further change to the automatic early release system, to understand it fully, and to make sure that the public‘s confidence in the sentencing system is as high as possible. very often the public will have concern about automatic early release as an issue that potentially could undermine confidence in the sentencing system, in a way i don't think is in anybody‘s interest. as tensions increase in indian administered kashmir, people living near the line of control fear a potential cross border fire between india and pakistan. some of them have already left but many others cannot leave despite the dangers they face. bbc urdu's farhat javed has visited a village close to the line of control in pakistan—administered kashmir and meets families who have already left for the city. nadjma bibi was living a peaceful life until recently in a remote village at the line of control. now she is one of many

who have left their homes, fearing a military escalation between india and pakistan. herfamily will stay here for at least a month. translation: when we left home we could not collect all of the luggage. i packed some of my kids items and left others. locked some of the doors and left for the city. people in the village keep sitting in bunkers all night long, theyjust stay up all night. this is a common sight in many villages near the line of control that divides the disputed region of kashmir between india and pakistan. both countries blame each other for ceasefire violations and targeting civilians every now and then. when shelling continues for days, villagers move to the safer cities. life looks normal in the cities of pakistan administered kashmir. but there is a sense of uncertainty amongst people. translation: we don't know what will happen in the next 24 hours.

we are worried because we don't know about the well—being of our relatives who live on the other side of the line of control. when the situation worsens our business is also affected. then we keep sitting idle. i don't see buyers for months afterwards. people in pakistan administered kashmir have been holding anti—india rallies for a week now. among them, a few groups who are against both india and pakistan, they want a sovereign kashmir. former chief justice mansoor hassan says there is no chance of war between the two nuclear neighbours, but the situation in the indian side of kashmir may remain violent. translation: you make a law according to the will and benefit of the people. what the government has done was not demanded by the people. it is made against the wishes

of the people, so how can it work? a few kilometres from the line of control and lying in the heart of pakistan administered kashmir, this city has been one of the safest destinations for those affected by ceasefire violations. but this time it is feared that if the skirmishes intensify at the border, they might last a while. let's ta ke let's take a look at what you are reading online. caroline lucas and her call for an all—female emergency cabinet, she is asked ten female politicians from all parties to join her in forming an emergency cabinet ina bid her in forming an emergency cabinet in a bid to stop a no—deal brexit and she says the reason she wants all women is because she thinks they would bring a different perspective, she says women would bring a different perspective, she says women are would bring a different perspective, she says women are able to reach out

to those they disagree with and cooperate to find solutions. she said it's not an attempt to replace one coup with another. we need to find a way forward allowing the british people to decide what course they want to take. there has been criticism of the call on social media and at this stage it is not clear if any of the ten women have said that they will meet up with her to discuss what she says she wants to discuss what she says she wants to see. the fifth most read story, a tale about a black bear breaking into a house in colorado in the united states before escaping by smashing through a war. it is thought the smell of rubbish attracted the bear into the house and that is how it exited! not sure how it got in! they say that bears are extremely smart and that means that we all have to be smart as well and they broke into more than 35

vehicles and nine houses apparently in that same area in the ten days before august. and you can click on a video of a bear breaking into a car. and the most watched video is about you have probably seen the three cup trick and on the streets and this is undercover filming three cup trick and on the streets and this is undercoverfilming by bbc london showing exactly how it works. with some slow motion footage of the three cup scam and think there are concerns that unsuspecting tourists are being ripped off and now there is a court for the metropolitan police to launch a special operation to stop people doing it. that is what you're reading and watching on the news website. this afternoon people with cystic fibrosis will find out if

life—saving drugs will be made available on the nhs in scotland. nine—year—old lewis walker has an addition and his mother says they could move to scotland if he could get the medication he needs. and we speak to this that young liverpool fan who knocked himself out trying to get the attention of his hero, mo salah. that is at ten o'clock on bbc two, the bbc news channel and online. sport now and a full round up, from the bbc sport centre. good morning. what an opening weekend to the new premier league season it was and it culminated with a thumping win for manchester united over chelsea, on a day that their new boss frank lampard will want to forget pretty quickly. adam wild reports. at old trafford, a new start. here were fresh faces — manchester united's world record signing harry maguire, and for chelsea, a returning hero in new manager frank lampard. behind it all, a rivalry that brings to mind the glorious past. but these are clubs in transition —

time and patience required. still, chelsea's tammy abraham seemed in little need to wait. in the opening moments, he could have scarcely got closer. commentator: the post is still shaking! but at the other end, this was a chelsea defender getting too close. penalty was the decision. marcus rashford got united's season started. after the break, they would really find their stride. anthony martial poking in a second for united, and just seconds later, a third. marcus rashford calm and measured. commentator: it has all gone away from chelsea in the space ofa minute! united's new start never clearer than when danieljames added a debut goal, 4—0, some start. 4—0, you can't really dream of more, or expect more. then again, we just work on improving as a team. but it's coming, we are improving. newcastle and arsenal,

two more clubs beginning afresh. but amid the movement, there remains a constant. the goals of arsenal's pierre—emerick aubameyang. he was the difference on their opening day. some things don't change. let's have a look at some of this morning's back pages. and that win for manchester united over chelsea dominating. frank lampard over chelsea dominating. frank lampa rd surprised by over chelsea dominating. frank lampard surprised by criticism of his players made byjose mourinho making his debut as a pundit yesterday. the rugby world cup isjust over five weeks away and england name their 31—man squad to travel to japan at midday today. and eddiejones will have lots of decisions to make after an impressive win over wales yesterday. england got the perfect start at twickenham with billy vunipola crossing the line inside the first 4 minutes of the match.

wales — who were unbeaten in their last 14 matches — would have gone to number one in the world with a win, but they were comfortably beaten 33—19. luke cowan—dickie with england's last try. it was a brilliant weekend for britain's jamie chadwick — the winner of the very first w series, motorsport‘s female only championship. it's the latest achievement for one of driving's emerging stars, and we can talk to her now — good morning jamie. congratulations on a brilliant season but it was a very tense race yesterday. i did not make it easy for myself! we managed to get on pole position so i went into the race knowing i wanted to win the championship but also maybe wanting to win the race. i had three drivers behind me with nothing to lose so i was pushing hard but got close at times and managed to hold onto the

championship. but step down to fourth and just about kept it together to get the championship at the end. now the w series, you share cars, you share engineers and shared technology so how does that work and does it mean the emphasis is very much more on driving skill? exactly, arguably it is one of the fairest forms of motorsport in that sense and basically everything is shared. we switch cars and engineers each weekend so there's no advantage one weekend so there's no advantage one weekend and then the next something different. in that sense it is difficult and you need to be at the top of your game to get any advantage. but it makes it more rewarding when things go right. you have a lot on your plate at the moment! junior driver for williams andi moment! junior driver for williams and i guess in a development thrill for them, what has that been like working with that legendary

organisation? unbelievable, i've been really lucky to have joined with williams and i think every driver wants to be part of a formula 1 team but for me williams is just that bit more special. obviously a british brand but i think at the moment for me it is so inspiring. i'm very lucky and hopefully we can develop that relationship as time goes on. you have to look at motorsport and say it is one of few sports where men and women could go into it level pegging with the same technology and engineering and the same cars. why do we not see women in racing in formula 1 today? same cars. why do we not see women in racing in formula 1 today7m same cars. why do we not see women in racing in formula 1 today? it is a good question and i would love to give you a good answer but really in my opinion there is not. we should be seeing women i think racing at top level but sadly there are not enough of us out there racing and as far as the numbers game goes the

odds are not stacked in our favour. but hopefully now with the w series more girls will get involved and if they come through to the top we could see some of us lining up on the formula 1 grid one day. congratulations and go and celebrate. and before we go, we absolutely love this from social media. this is liverpool fan lewis fowler who was so desparate to catch a glimpse of mohammed salah, that he ran into a lamppost and broke his nose. he was trying to follow him in his car leaving the liverpool training ground for that mo salah spotted it and stopped to check if he was ok. with here that he is absolutely ok, he got checked out and he is all good. that's all the sport for now. and victoria is going to be speaking

to him shortly on her programme. a great story. floods have killed almost a hundred and fifty people in southern india. nearly half the deaths were in the southern state of kerala, where continuing heavy rain and landslides forced more than 100,000 people to take shelter in relief camps. the flooding and landslides caused by the heavy seasonal rainfall have left some areas cut off as ramzan karmali reports. heavy rainfall has caused death and destruction in vast areas submerged by water. more than 165,000 have been evacuated from carolina and the scores have died. officials admitted there are places where floods and rains have driven mudslides which they cannot reach. they purge those cut off to try to seek shelter on higher ground. those fortunate to have been rescued could not believe

the havoc that has been caused. translation: it has been at least five or six days and everyone is stuck there, animals all stuck there, people facing lots of problems. water has come from all directions and enter it all the houses. officials believe at least 50 have died in this landslide in a district and carolina alone. last year over 200 people we re alone. last year over 200 people were killed in carolina and over 500 million affected in one of the worst floods in 100 years. emergency relief camps have been set up and filled is being prepared for the army to airlift to stranded villagers. but with more rain predicted in the coming days any chance of a quick recovery and return to normality look bleak. let us introduce you now to alan tong — who goes by the nickname of the ‘asian ice man'. why? because he loves to immerse himself in ice and sub—zero conditions, to practise meditation.

his lifestyle has taken him to the arctic — but it poses a bit of a problem at home in his native kuala lumpur. here's his story. so it is important to stay in control. learn to accept the cold. ifeel so refreshed and energetic. he yells. my name is alan tong. better known as the asian iceman. when i was in the arctic wilderness, the connection with nature is irreplaceable. the energy there is completely different. so pure and so awakening. we live in a tropical country so we don't

have the cold we need. so hence i have ordered the ice from the ice man! and in total we will have 120 kilos of ice inside. and the temperature of the water will go down to about zero. or maybe negative one. the first 23 seconds will be the most difficult. you might want to run out, jump out, just scream and so on. it is very likely that you feel the sharpness, the stabbing into your skin. but once you're in there you can feel the sensations, we call it a natural high. i usually spend up to 20 minutes in the ice bath. your mind will in fact

gain a certain clarity and strength in a way you have never experienced before. mental strength, mental control, this is real. he yells. now it's time for a look at the weather. good morning. i know what you are thinking, where has the summer gone but unfortunately it through this week we are not going to find it because overall things stay u nsettled because overall things stay unsettled with further rain in the forecast and quite cool and breezy. not to say that they will not beat some sunshine and indeed this morning that sunny spells across northern ireland, western scotland and parts of england and wales. but

we have some heavy showers in the south—east of england at the moment and the risk of some thunderstorms this afternoon. some showers amount in north—east england continuing into the afternoon. otherwise largely dry and bright with some sunshine. but quite cool for the time of year at around 16, 19 celsius, below the average for the time of year. tonight still some showers around and these areas could be quite heavy. but quite a cool night with temperatures for many down into single figures. but for tuna down into single figures. but for tu na stea k down into single figures. but for tuna steak it is another date well for most of us it is going to be dry with sunshine, a few showers around particular across northern and eastern parts of england and showers moving into the north and west of scotland. sunny spells for money and temperatures similar to today but we could get up to 21 degrees in the

south—east of england. but then wednesday we have been a weather system moving in from the atlantic and these weather fronts bring heavy rain to wales, the south—west of england and spreading north and east. some uncertainty as to the northern extent of this rain but further rain across the far north of scotla nd further rain across the far north of scotland so northern ireland central and southern scotland may state largely dry. stay tuned to the forecast about that. but elsewhere wet and windy and disappointingly cool with temperatures around 17, 19 degrees. thursday at largely dry again with some sunny spells, friday is some uncertainty but again we could see some wet and windy weather moving in and then if you have plans for the weekend it is still some way off and still subject to change but just to flag up this area of low pressure likely to move in for the weekend and that will bring more wet and very windy weather for the

weekend. so if you have plans for outdoor events for this weekend well worth staying tuned to the forecast online or hear on the news channel throughout the morning. goodbye.

hello. it's monday, it's 10 o'clock, i'm victoria derbyshire. the most dangerous criminals could stay locked up for longer under new proposals by the prime minister. we need to build in a better system of incentives to encourage progress and good behaviour, to reduce reoffending and to make sure that when eventually, prisoners are released, they are in a position to resume life in the community in a way that doesn't pose a risk to the public. people with cystic fibrosis will find out today whether they will now be able to get two life—changing drugs on the nhs in scotland. we'll talk to nine—year—old luis walker. his mum christina says they'll consider moving to scotland from their home in if it means he can get the drug he needs. and callum kelly,

who already takes it —