prince andrew says he's appalled by allegations of sexual abuse surrounding the late financierjeffrey epstein. footage has emerged of the duke of york at epstein‘s mansion — after the billionaire had served a prison sentence as a sex offender. it raises more questions about the prince's friendship withjeffrey epstein, who killed himself in jail last week. we'll have the latest from our royal correspondent. also this lunchtime... the government says freedom of movement as it currently stands will end as soon as the uk leaves the european union. the uk loses its measles—free status. new measures are announced to boost vaccination rates. when it comes, it spreads very

quickly. it is the most infectious disease. it can get into a school and spread and pick out the children who are unprotected very quickly. britain's farmers says climate change is the biggest single problem they're facing. and message in a bottle — the russian letter thrown into the sea 50 years ago is finally washed ashore. australia batsman steve smith is a major doubt for the test on thursday after suffering concussion after being struck on a neck —— as the neck by a ball. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. prince andrew says he's appalled by the sexual abuse allegations against his former friend jeffery epstein. it comes after footage emerged,

which shows the duke of york in the financier‘s masion nine years ago, after the billionaire had served a prison sentence for sex offences. mr epstein killed himself last week amid fresh allegations he had sexally abused and trafficked young girls. buckingham palace says any suggestion the duke of york would "condone, participate in or encourage any such behaviour" was abhorrent. our royal correspondent jonny dymond reports. caught on camera inside a convicted paedophile's home — and prince andrew is in the spotlight again. the video shows prince andrew's billionaire friend jeffrey epstein leaving his town house in manhattan. young women come and go. and inside, the queen's second son. epstein was recently arrested and charged with sex trafficking. he hanged himself nine days ago.

prince andrew's relationship with epstein came to light with this photograph of the prince with a 17—year—old girl, who was part of epstein's circle. her allegation that the prince had sex with her was dismissed by a us court. seven years later, epstein was convicted of sex with a minor and jailed. but prince andrew kept in contact and was seen walking with epstein in manhattan on his release. the queen's second son gave up his role as uk trade representative a year after that photo came out. in the past few weeks, fresh allegations have been met with more denials, but pictures of andrew in the house of a sex offender brought a statement from the palace.

but the statement does not address what prince andrew was doing inside the home of a convicted paedophile. and jonny is here now. how damaging is all of this for the royal family? i think it is pretty grim, to be frank with you. the relationship was embarrassing, maintaining that relationship after the conviction for child offences we re the conviction for child offences were seen as the conviction for child offences were seen as a gross error of judgment. the allegations about the prince himself, all of them denied, none of them proved. the last thing you expect about a senior member of the royal family. although we have had denials from the palace and this

statement now, this may not be the end of it because whilst steyn is dead by his own hand, there are claims against his estate, claims which may yet contain embarrassing revelations. —— jeffrey epstein. thank you very much indeed. the uk has lost its measles free status, three years after the disease was virtually eliminated. measles can be prevented with two doses of the mmr vacine but immunisation rates have been falling — in england one in ten children is not fully protected. the government says there's been a spike in cases of measles and it's ordered a series of measures to improve vaccination rates. our health correspondent sophie hutchinson reports. measles, a potentially life—threatening childhood disease, is on the rise and the uk is now at risk is that there is one—year—old is being protected against it with

their first dose of the mmr vaccine. the second is given just before school. but the latest figures suggest, this autumn in england, one in seven will begin primary school without their second dose of mmr. even more worryingly, that 30,000 children in england had never had either dose and had no protection against the disease. if your child is completely vaccinated against mmr the chances of them getting measles is very high. when measles can then can it spread semi—quickly, it is the most infectious disease we know of really full so it can get into school and in fact those who are unprotected very quickly. school and in fact those who are unprotected very quicklym school and in fact those who are unprotected very quickly. it can lead to serious health complications like deafness, learning disabilities and can cause fatal pneumonia. three yea rs and can cause fatal pneumonia. three years ago there were so few cases

that the uk was classed as having eliminated it but that has changed is that this year there had been 231 places here. but why? complacency on the part of parents about the need to get the second vaccine for the people had been listening to the superstitious mumbo jumbo on the internet, all the anti—vaccination stuff, and thinking that the mmr vaccine is a bad idea. that is wrong. this is the mumbojumbo vaccine is a bad idea. that is wrong. this is the mumbo jumbo the prime minister is talking about, anti—vaccination adverts on social media. the government will fight people to a summit on how to curb them. there will be a up vaccinations for those who have missed out. we are welcoming the announcement from the government today. we have not seen how these effo rts today. we have not seen how these efforts will be funded. we need adequate funding to make sure that pa rents adequate funding to make sure that parents and the general public are aware of the importance of vaccines and how to access those vaccines and

also to be providing funding for the services in the local community, to make sure they are efficiently, effectively, and conveniently delivered for new parents. this year, cases of measles have trebled globally without brakes rising in the us, france, germany and italy. —— with outbreaks. many agree urgent action is needed. our health editor hugh pym is here. the government trying hard to boost vaccination rates but it is not easy, is it? the measures announced today by the prime minister for england to take forward what is already being done. gps have already been asked to contact parents and get them to reconsider if children have not been vaccinated. there is talk of getting social media companies around the table to promote more responsible messages. the debate is moving towards mid—you

ta ke the debate is moving towards mid—you take the step son others had done and go mandatory? —— do you take? your child cannot be introduced into school, primary school, without saying they have had both their jabs. that is quite a step to take. some parents on religious grounds do not want to go down the vaccination route. 0thers not want to go down the vaccination route. others would say it is too authoritarian. 0thers route. others would say it is too authoritarian. others would say it isa authoritarian. others would say it is a matter of persuasion, allowing pa rents to is a matter of persuasion, allowing parents to make their own decisions. there is a concern about measles and most leading health care systems. thank you. jeremy corbyn has vowed to do everything possible to stop a no—deal brexit and urged other politicians to back him. in a speech in northamptonshire, the labour leader said a general election would provide a "once—in—a—generation" chance for a change of direction in british politics. 0ur political correspondent jonathan blake reports.

how bad will no deal be? are there going to be food shortages? no, not at all. it's entirely manageable. another morning, another meeting. ministers discuss daily the uk's readiness to leave the eu without a deal. there are new questions now about what that could mean after secret documents warning of serious consequences were made public. the prime minister is adamant that the uk will leave by the current deadline and, despite the warnings just weeks ago, insists the government will be ready. we're very confident that, by october the 31st, we will be ready and that is the crucial thing. and i think that is what people want. you know, people are very confident themselves that they can do it. iam not i am not pretending i will not be bumps on the road, there will be. i said that on the steps of downing street. if everyone puts their minds to it, i am absolutely sure we will

be ready. there could be potential travel disruption and protest. but there is relaxed about no deal, it is more of what they call project fear. the forces that do not wish us to leave the european union will make hay out of this and they want to get no deal of the table because that means no renegotiation, leaving a choice between theresa may's failed three times in parliament which all agreement and not leaving article. what they want is not kneeling at all. then labour leader pushed his plan for a no—deal brexit, urging mps to back the government. if mps are serious about stopping a no deal crash out, they will vote down this reckless government. it falls to the leader of the opposition to make sure no deal does not happen and the people decide their own future. that is our

responsibility and we gladly accept that responsibility and will carry it out in parliament. when mps return from their summer break and it is farfrom return from their summer break and it is far from certain that enough will fall into line behind labour. many are calling for parliament to be recalled and sit permanently until brexit is resolved. we are talking about food, fuel and medicine shortages. that is something we talk about in wartime. this will potentially happen in peace time due to a conscious decision by our prime minister to do ordie decision by our prime minister to do or die for which he does not want to be held accountable, he is not willing to come to parliament to defend himself. sooner or later the government will need to be clear about the consequences of leaving the eu without a deal has time to reach a new deal runs short. and jonathan is in westminster for us now.

how does the leak of the no deal documents over the weekend, how does that affect the politics of brexit from now on? it throws up a couple of key questions, both for the government and mps trying to avoid a no—deal brexit. for the government really is a lack of clarity about how all this document is clear when it is prepared to hear is prepared by and how far it represents the government's current thinking and current working worst—case scenarios in the event of a no—deal brexit. yesterday, michael gove, said it was old and exaggerated. today boris johnson, the prime minister, did not ta ke johnson, the prime minister, did not take on directly the scenarios contained within the operation yellowhammer leaked document saying the government in the country will be ready in time for the october 30 five deadline. government sources this morning did concede it was shown to ministers around three

weeks ago. —— b 31st. the government will have to be clear about the risks and potential consequences of kneeling without a deal as day by day the potential chance of that increases. —— leaving without a deal. in westminster they had to decide how much their warnings add urgency to the cause. tony corbyn will meet with opposition parties next week that there is no clear plan as to how mps will unite and try to avoid no deal. —— jeremy corbyn. the prime minister has also been talking about freedom of movement. our home affairs correspondent danny shaw is here. what are they saying? under the previous administration led by theresa may lerentee mccray options by the home office in terms of allowing eu nationals then after 0ctober allowing eu nationals then after october the 31st. —— there were

options. the other option would be for a three—month period, under which they could stay here and then, if they wanted to remain for longer, they would have to apply. both options have been dropped by the current administration led by boris johnson and the home secretary. they wa nt johnson and the home secretary. they want a tougher system to come into place by freedom of movement rules will end on october the 31st. what that means that we do not know for sure. there will be symbolic changes, like tougher rules to prevent foreign criminals from the eu from coming in. the logistics need to be worked out. a0 million people arrive from the eu, eu nationals every year, coming into the uk. for the ports and airports, that will mean enhanced checks is freedom of movement rules are abolished straightaway and out of the burden on the staff working at

british ports and airports. police have been given more time to question ten people arrested on suspicion of murdering an officer, who was killed while investigating a report of a burglary in berkshire. this morning colleagues of pc andrew harper visited the scene where the 28—year—old died after being dragged along a road by a vehicle on thursday night. a fundraiser set up by thames valley police federation has raised more than £120,000 to support his family. the search is continuing for a six—year—old boy who fell into a river in kent, but police have warned it's unlikely he'll be found alive. lucas dobson hasn't been seen since saturday afternoon when he fell into the river stour in sandwich during a family fishing trip. more than 100 emergency services workers and 200 volunteers have taken part in efforts to find him. a leading consultant claims that the failure to identify and treat a rare spinal injury could be costing the nhs hundreds of millions of pounds a year.

that's far more than official figures suggest. patients with cauda equina syndrome need emergency surgery to avoid severe damage to organs and limbs. the nhs says it is committed to reducing avoidable harm to patients. 0ur legal correspondent clive coleman reports. i used a wheelchair forfive or six months. cauda equina syndrome is rare but, for people who have it, like those at this support group and their loved ones and carers, the effects can be devastating. they don't see me at home crying every night or struggling, lying in bed, trying to get the energy to get up, put my brave face on and pretend everything is all right. martin, a former champion weightlifter, damaged his cauda equina nerves in the gym. my masculinity went with having trouble with sexual dysfunction, i was incontinent for a while, and i still have to have a strict regime to manage my bowels, my bladder. it's demoralising and dehumanising and that really

knocked my self—confidence. assessing how many people have cauda equina syndrome is difficult and some nhs hospitals don't log numbers. however, there were 981 surgical decompressions to treat it in england alone in 2010—2011. cauda equina means "horse's tail" in latin and it describes the spray of nerves that come off the bottom of the spinal cord. they activate the bladder, bowels, sexual organs and lower limbs. and if a slipped disc hits them, as you can see here in this mri scan, that's incredibly serious and urgent medical treatment to remove the pressure is critical. if the condition isn't identified, an mri scan carried out and decompression surgery performed within 2a hours, outcomes for patients can be desperate. the nhs says compensation claims between 201a and 2016 will cost £68 million, but a leading consultant thinks it's far higher.

it's difficult to get a precise figure from all the various information sources about the frequency of delays in diagnosis of cauda equina syndrome but i would estimate that it is something in the order of about 150 million to maybe £200 million a year in terms of compensation payments and covering legal costs. red flag signs for cauda equina syndrome include... i was unfortunate that my cauda equina was not picked up when i was in a&e the first time and that could have been the difference between me being 0k and the position i am in now. the nhs says it is committed to highlighting warning signs and reducing avoidable harm. clive coleman, bbc news.

the time is 19 minutes past one. our top story this lunchtime. prince andrew says he's appalled by allegations of sexual abuse surrounding the late financier jeffrey epstein. and coming up — tackling idling cars. could fellow motorists help tackle drivers who keep their engines running while parked? coming up on bbc news: after six world snooker championship final defeats, jimmy white finally gets his hands on the title at the crucible, winning the world seniors title for a second time. throughout this week across bbc news, we're looking at the issues facing farmers in the uk, and today we focus on climate change. farming leaders say it is one of the biggest challenges for the agricultural industry. the national farmers' union is calling for more money for flood prevention, and says that consumers have their part to play. claire marshall is on a farm

in somerset for us. yes, i'm on the somerset levels and backin yes, i'm on the somerset levels and back in that awful winter of 2013-1a, as back in that awful winter of 2013—1a, as far as we can see here was on the water. i literally could have been swimming around. and the farmer here says that in the last five years it has got worse, the weather has got more extreme. but this all comes as a report recently said that agriculture is playing a major part in climate change. as the climate warms, it is becoming more unstable. extreme weather is becoming more common. from the beast from the east, to scorching heat waves, to flash floods. this was lincolnshire earlier this year. the nfu says we have to be far more ambitious in how we deal with the changing climate. climate change is probably the single biggest issue that farming is facing at the moment.

we are seeing extremes of weather events and, for me, probably the single, biggest challenge is around water. we are seeing more floods, we are seeing more droughts. how we manage those, not just as farmers but as wide —— wider society, will be the biggest challenge going forward. this is a place that understands the challenges of climate change all too well. these are the somerset levels, they're flat, crisscrossed with rivers, and very vulnerable. in late 2013, almost all of what we can see here was under water. that includes james winslade's farm. when the rivers burst their banks, all of these fields were flooded. he got his cattle outjust in time but he and his family had to move to a safer place. his fields stayed under waterfor six months. this autumn, they're going to do more dredging through here. a major climate reportjust out said that agriculture was a key driver of global warming butjames gets fed up when uk farmers are blamed.

we can do our little bit but, the trouble is, if the rest of the world isn't doing anything, how is it going to change? that is my biggest concern. we are very small compared with the rest of the world really. in rotterdam, some entrepreneurs have seen an opportunity. this is a floating farm. the milk that its 32 cows produce is sold locally. designers say it is environmentally friendly and can help to future—proof cities. we have a climate change going on so we are looking for what we call a climate—adaptive location, so no matter how much rain falls, no matter how high the sea level goes, we can produce our life essential, healthy food. the nfu has committed to getting carbon zero by 20a0. if that happens, it will play a part in limiting the most catastrophic effects of climate change.

the farmers are said to me it is not just about what they are doing but about what everyone is doing so for example, do you turn the lights off? 0rdo you turn example, do you turn the lights off? or do you turn your car engine off when you are idling in traffic? so the feeling amongst the farming community is, this week, what we are trying to get across is that it is not just about them, but about the rest of the world as well. and for more on the issues we'll be focusing on throughout the week here on bbc news — go to our special section of the bbc news website. that's at: bbc.co.uk/focusonfarming a think tank is proposing that drivers who leave their vehicle engines running should be filmed by members of the public, who would then get a cut of the fine paid by the offender. it's similar to a scheme that's already under way in new york. michael cowan reports.

we've all seen it, cars sitting stationary outside our schools, hospitals and roadsides, but with the engine on. idling vehicles produce almost double the emissions that a moving car would. but one organisation has a radical plan to limit the damage to both the environment and our health. so basically, if you see somebody idling, then you can take a photo and video of that offence and then report it to the council. isn't it slightly authoritarian to ask citizens to inform on one another to the state? well, it's a voluntary scheme, so if you feel uncomfortable doing it, you don't have to. but the main problem here isn't the person taking the video, it's the person who's idling. but what impact do emissions from idling vehicles have on our health? the key thing is personal exposure. and if you're walk past a line of idling vehicles,

it would be quite a significant amount of pollution that you'll be breathing in — sooty particles and nitrogen dioxide, and that's especially worrying if you're a young child or a patient with a respiratory or cardiovascular disease. leaving your engine on while stationary is illegal and it could leave you £20 poorer if it's your first offence, shooting up to £80 if you're a repeat offender. but this is nothing new — it's been around for years. it's just not heavily enforced. but this proposal of citizen reporting is new. and across the pond, it's been hugely successful. yeah, so he's idling, so i'm going to do what i need to do. in new york, citizens can report buses and commercial trucks which have been idling for three minutes, or one minute if they're outside a school. in return, they'll get 25% of the fine. us fines are substantially bigger than in the uk, starting at $350, the equivalent of £288 for a first offence, up to an eye—watering

$2,000 — that's over £1,500 if you're a repeat offender. and for some, it's proving to be lucrative. i've made about $10,000, cash, in my bank. you gave up your full—time job to stop people idling? uh, it's a bit broader than that... in london, some activists are already on the case. meet david smith, aka little ninja. we met to go on a pollution patrol. this vehicle is actually off, but if it was idling, when i breathe the air and i think oh, that smells, and i kind of look down and if my son was here or my daughter in a buggy was all the way down here, and suddenly you realise that if i'm feeling it, and it's toxic for me, what's it like for a child? but is britain ready for citizen reporting? well, drivers who leave their vehicle just idling, that is anti—social. so, what we really need is more government campaigns and better enforcement. i'm not sure this country is ready to have bounty hunters out there, cashing in on other drivers. the government say they want to

launch a consultation into idling, but they haven't released details of when that will happen. michael cowan, bbc news. president trump has confirmed his interest in buying greenland — despite the government of the danish territory saying it is not for sale. but away from the politics, the island's residents are dealing with the dramatic impact of climate change. this summer is expected to last longer and fishermen are catching warm—water fish. and scientists are in greenland to try and find out why. cbs news correspondent seth doane has this report. nasa built its reputation on exploring the unknown but its scientists on this mission fly at an altitude ofjust hundreds of feet, probing the depths, not of space, but the sea. each one of these has an instrument package that tells us the temperature and the saltiness of the water. josh willis of nasa'sjet propulsion laboratory is in year four of a five—year research

project he designed. we joined saturday on a nearly seven—hourflight, covering more than 800 miles. drop, drop, drop. they're dropping probes into the ocean to understand how the waters around greenland are warming and contributing to the melting of glaciers. we usually think of greenland's ice as an ice cube with a hairdryer on it. in fact, that hairdryer is sitting in a pot of water, too, and the water is warming up as well. the two things together can combine to create sea level rise that happens much more rapidly than we originally anticipated. willis named his programme 0cea ns melting greenland. its acronym 0mg was no mistake. he said humankind should be surprised, and pay attention. big picture, what does all of this mean? it means greenland is melting. there is enough ice in greenland to raise sea levels by 25 feet worldwide. we don't think it will happen right

away butjust how fast it does is something we are trying to figure out with 0mg. the icy environment can make it tough to drop the probes but does offer some perks — stunning scenery. so far, these missions have shown them how sensitive these places are to the ocean. they've also produced a better map of the sea floor so they can gauge which places are under threat. the answer, more than they thought. seth doane, cbs news for bbc news, greenland. 50 years ago, a russian sailor put a message in a bottle and threw it into the sea. well now, half a century later, his letter has washed up on the shores of western alaska. tyler ivanoff was gathering firewood when he made the discovery. he posted a copy of the letter on facebook, where russian speakers translated it as a greeting from a russian sailor,