the number of deaths from domestic violence is at its highest level for five years. some of the victims are killed by their partners — and the terrible cost for families. you don't know when you can end up ina you don't know when you can end up in a situation where you end up basically by yourself because you've lost your mum and your dad. we'll be asking why the numbers are going up, and what can be done. also this lunchtime... borisjohnson visits yorkshire, but next week will meet the eu's top official in luxembourg — does it signal brexit progress? 18—year—old owen carey, who died from an allergic reaction to a burger at a byron restaurant — his family call for a change in the law. owen was the shining light in our

family and his death should not have happened. we hope now that something good can come out of it and we are calling on the government to change the law on allergen labelling in restau ra nts. the singer lily allen says her record label took no action after she told them of a sexual assault against her. and archer's on target as england take two quick wickets in the final test at the oval. and coming up on bbc news — the usa strike the first blow on the opening day of the solheim cup, but europe are hot on their tails, at gleneagles. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. domestic violence deaths in the uk are at their highest

level for five years. figures obtained by bbc news show there were 173 domestic killings across the uk last year, an increase of 32 on 2017. while both men and women are victims of violence in the home, the majority are female. several of the victims were stabbed, leading one criminologist to describe them as the "invisible victims of knife crime". the government says it's fully committed to tackling domestic violence, and ministers have promised legislation when parliament returns next month. tom symonds reports. rodrigo giraldo killed his wife, margory villegas, then put her body in the boot of this car before burying her in a shallow grave. officer: how long were you out looking for her? he lied to the police, claimed he tried to find her... for how long? two, three hours. ..and, as in so many domestic violence cases, what he did has shattered his family.

there is the fact that we no longer have the greatest ally we've ever known, which is my mum, and really why i feel blessed to be here to be able to say these things because of her, her sacrifices, everything she ever did for us. you don't know when you can end up ina you don't know when you can end up in a situation where you end up basically by yourself because you've lost your mum your dad. we've obtained police figures showing killings involving domestic violence reached a five—year high in 2018. they're also contributing to the rise in knife crime. our analysis of the first 100 killings in the uk this year shows six women and one man were stabbed to death in domestic violence. the vast majority of victims are female. invisible in knife crime is the number of women who are killed by the use of a knife, in the kitchen or in the bedroom, and that is part of the issue about violence

against women, it mostly remains invisible. what is happening? well, there is a big concern that measures introduced to protect women and men threatened by domestic abuse are not being used enough. this is clare wood. she was murdered in 2009. the killer, her boyfriend, had an appalling history of violence against women. clare's law, as it became known, allows anyone to request information about their partner's past, but it has still not been made an actual law. that was due to happen this year, and then brexit chaos intervened. campaigners say it is vital. of the public's knowledge and awareness of this scheme is quite low so the aim is to improve that but really we need to see a bill which goes beyond the criminal justice system see a bill which goes beyond the criminaljustice system because only one in five victims will ever report to the police. there are so many more ways that we can intervene, from health, housing, right across the public sector, and that is what we need this bill to deliver. this week, borisjohnson tweeted his

commitment to push ahead with the package of new measures. we're fully committed to tackling this horrific crime, he said. as the children know, it tears families apart. tom is here with me now. why are the numbers going up, and what can be done to prevent more tragedies? well, in a way, it is the same a nswer to well, in a way, it is the same answer to both questions. people we have spoken to whose job it is to protect women from domestic violence, and men, it has to be pointed out, say there are actually quite a lot of measures that can be used right now, in existing law. for example non—molestation orders, domestic violence protection orders, police can arrest suspects who breach those orders. but those involved in this area say it is just not happening enough, the police are not happening enough, the police are not taking enough action, and also it is being left to women themselves to really apply for the measures to protect them. so, the answer, they

say, is more police activity to stamp down on this. and, of course, the problem there is that this is costly work. domestic violence is incredibly complicated. all of these cases, of people being murdered through domestic violence, have been preceded by a history of abusive behaviour by a partner, that can be really ha rd to behaviour by a partner, that can be really hard to spot. it's behind closed doors, of course. they say the police have to do a betterjob, and then you get down to talking about resources, and we know how stretched police forces are at the moment. so the two things which a lot of people feel are needed i think, more powers, and more resources . downing street has announced that borisjohnson will go to luxembourg on monday to hold talks with the president of the european commission. it has fuelled speculation of a renewed push by the government to try to secure a brexit deal. it comes after the house of commons speakerjohn bercow warned the prime minister not to ignore a new law designed to postpone brexit if a deal can't be reached. borisjohnson has said he'd rather

be "dead in a ditch" than ask for a delay. jessica parker reports. in the mood to do a deal? boris johnson is in yorkshire today, but will hotfoot it to luxembourg next week for brexit talks. haggling over how to keep the irish border open, what of reports that his democratic unionist party are in the market to rub out their objections to northern ireland alone abiding by some eu rules ? ireland alone abiding by some eu rules? apparently, nonsense. we are not going to vote for any arrangements which makes us different from the rest of the united kingdom and as a result forms a border between northern ireland and the rest of the united kingdom. meanwhile, there's this manner. he is loud, expressive... i could not give a flying flamingo what your view is. visibly divides opinion... and until the end of october,

remains the highest authority in the house of commons. european union withdrawal will. .. and an house of commons. european union withdrawal will... and an actor recently passed is designed to potentially force the prime minister to seek a delay to brexit. but boris johnson has said he won't and ministers have talked about testing the law to its limit. now the speaker has fired his own warning shot, saying he is prepared to be creative in upholding the will of parliament. not obeying the law must surely be a nonstarter. period. john bercow is making it clear that he will do what he can to stop any prospect of mps being sidelined when parliament returns. and this speaker has form for defying convention and delivering some procedural surprises. so, these latest comments suggest he won't be shy of doing so again. the office of speaker has

become irretrievably politicised and radicalised. it would have been unthinkable 10—15 years ago for the speaker of the house of commons to launch a personal attack on the prime minister like this. this is doncaster. .. the way prime minister like this. this is doncaster... the way through prime minister like this. this is doncaster. .. the way through for borisjohnson is doncaster. .. the way through for boris johnson is far from doncaster. .. the way through for borisjohnson is farfrom clear, a crowd of obstacles await, whether it is getting a brexit deal with the eu, or getting his way in the house of commons. jessica parker, bbc news. our deputy political editor, john pienaar, is in westminster. the prime minister is off to luxembourg next week, things appear to be moving on brexit, is something afoot? well, we shouldn't expect any sudden breakthrough on monday in luxembourg, the sides are too far apart. what we can say at this stage is that achieving a deal, if it can be done, would help borisjohnson out of what has become a very tight political corner. why? well, because

if he breaks his word and has to extend brexit he can expect possibly a lethal attack from the brexit party, and at the same time there is that law which all but closes off the option of a no—deal brexit on sist the option of a no—deal brexit on 31st october, and we saw there the speaker warning the prime minister and the government to expect more of the same. this morning, walking about in doncaster, the prime minister said to one lady, well, she said, she was worried about this. he said, she was worried about this. he said he was excited. you couldn't help feeling she might have been nearer the mark. it will take movement on all sides, the british, the government, the eu, the irish republic and the democratic, for a deal to be achieved. we've seen denials of significant movement, rubbing out of red lines — that doesn't mean there won't be a deal. all sides want a deal. it does mean i think we will have to hold our breath a while longer while the clock ticked down and talks take place behind—the—scenes very, very quietly on both sides of the english

channel and the irish sea as we head towards that crucial summit, that eu summit, in the middle of next month. our ireland correspondent, emma vardy, is in belfast. lots of denials of a change in position from the dup, but what's really going on? you're right, the dup has stuck so staunchly to its red lines throughout this process process —— brexit process, it would be extremely uncharacteristic for them to back down now and accept checks over the irish sea which they had a lwa ys over the irish sea which they had always ruled out in the past. we saw the party leader arlene foster last night on twitter rubbishing suggestions that their policies had in anyway started to shift. and again, today, the party underlining that, saying the stories that were on the front page of the times today are actually nonsense. but it does pose the question, are we starting to see the development of something beginning to reveal itself which might look like the landing zone for any last—minute deal? last week, the

dup did say it was open to the idea perhaps of an all ireland agrifood zone and having common standards on many food products across the island would remove the need for some checks at the irish border. and there is already an arrangement like this in place for animal health. so, perhaps, that is the thread of where those suggestions came from. but they don't seem to go far enough, they don't seem to go far enough, they don't seem to go far enough, they don't remove the need for all checks, and we have already seen the irish government say they don't believe it really does the job. so, we are still stuck in this position where it looks like, asjohn was saying, it would need some concessions from the dup, some movement from the eu, on what they would be prepared to accept to reach a deal. the dup does say it believes the tone is changing from the republic of ireland, it thinks there is more likelihood now of reaching a deal. but contrast that with the words of the irish prime minister, leo varadkar, to the irish broadcaster rt today, where he said

he still feels the two sides are some way apart. so we are still stuck in this position where it looks like anything that is being put forward from one side or another is still a step too far. emma vardy in belfast, many thanks. an inquest has ruled that a teenager who died from an allergic reaction to a burger had not been made aware of the ingredients in his meal. owen carey collapsed after eating at a branch of byron in south london, in 2017. his family has called for a change in the law to protect people with allergies. keith doyle reports. it was a meal to celebrate owen ca rey‘s it was a meal to celebrate owen carey's 18th it was a meal to celebrate owen carey's18th birthday. but the teenager died a short time after eating a chicken burger and suffering an allergic reaction in april 2017. the inquest heard that despite telling staff he had allergies, he was not made aware that the chicken was marinated in buttermilk, something he was allergic to. the coroner said a lack of information on the menu, which

did not mention the presence of buttermilk in the chicken, meant both owen and the staff were reassured by it. his family spoke outside the coroners court and called for what they named as owen's law. owen was the shining light in oui’ law. owen was the shining light in ourfamily and his dad should not have happened. we hope now that something good can come out of it and we are calling on the government to change the law on allergen labelling in restaurants. the restau ra nt labelling in restaurants. the restaurant chain said its procedures we re restaurant chain said its procedures were industry standard for the time but accepted more can be done to protect people with serious food allergies. it is clear that the current rules and requirements are not enough. and the industry needs to do more. more to help support customers with allergies and more to raise awareness of the risk of allergies. the coroner concluded owen carey died from a serious anaphylactic reaction less than an hour after eating the meal, a meal he had been reassured would not trigger his allergies. keith doyle,

bbc news. the singer lily allen has told the bbc that her record company, warner music, failed to take action after hearing allegations of sexual assault against her. the 34—year—old alleges she was attacked by an industry executive who works with the label. a spokesman for the company said it took accusations of sexual misconduct extremely seriously. miquita oliver has the details. music: "smile" by lily allen. lily allen has been in the music business since she was a teenager. last year, she wrote for the first time about her alleged sexual assault by an unnamed record industry executive in 2016. she says that since the release of her memoir, her label have not acted on her allegations. have you had any engagement from your record label since you wrote about the assault that happened to you in the book? yes, i went out for dinner with one of the label bosses and he said

to me that he had no idea about this incident until he read about it in the book. did he say, "now that we know, boy, are we going to do something about it. " ? no. lily allen said she didn't tell the label about her assault in 2016, a spokesperson for the company said... lilly said she wanted to speak out about her alleged attack in order to protect other artists in the industry, but she only came forward last year. i buried it within myself. actually that is not true because the working relationship between myself and this person did actually eventually disintegrate and i grew to really, really dislike him asa i grew to really, really dislike him as a person and as an idea. but not at that time, i was still weirdly protecting him within it, because it was, i don't know, ijust wasn't in

a great place. lily is currently working on her album. it will be her last with warner. the bb understands lily allen's alleged attacker continues to work with the label. and you can listen to that interview with lily allen in full on the next episode podcast on bbc sounds. our top story this lunchtime.... deaths from domestic violence in the uk reach their highest level for five years, with 173 killings across the uk last year. still to come, a decent morning for england's cricketers but we are now ina england's cricketers but we are now in a steve smith scenario. coming up on bbc news, sir dave brailsford reveals he's had surgery for prostate cancer. the team ineos principal, who is 55, was diagnosed with the disease

injuly and will find out tomorrow if that surgery has been successful. malaria is one of the world's most deadly diseases. according to the un, it kills a child every 30 seconds. 90% of cases are in sub—saharan africa, where, for the first time, a mass vaccination programme is being piloted. kenya is the latest country to join the tests. 300,000 children there are to be immunised. our global health correspondent, tulip mazumdar, has been to the country's national vaccine depot in kitengela, just outside the capital, nairobi. so, there are around 100,000 vials of malaria vaccine here in this cold room. most of it has already gone to communities in western kenya where this pilot is taking place. and this here is the vaccine.

it has been 30 years in the making and it works by training the immune system to attack the malaria parasite which is spread by mosquito bites. a child needs four doses of this vaccine before they reach two years old. it's been found to prevent malaria cases in four out of ten children. it has also been found to cut the most severe malaria cases by a third. this could potentially be a game changer in the global fight against one of the world's oldest and deadliest diseases. this vaccine will greatly reduce a child's risk of getting malaria, but not to zero, so other precautions are important. bed nets, of course, are crucial. but also, access, prompt access, to malaria treatment, if they do become sick, is also an important part of the package. the lorries are now being loaded up ready for their long journeys to kisumu, kakamega and mombasa. it is mainly routine vaccinations that are going into these areas,

but there are also some last—minute malaria materials that will also be going to the pilot areas. now, clinical trials have already shown the malaria vaccine to be safe and effective. the task now is to find out how well they work in real—life settings within communities, many of them very remote, here in kenya. tulip mazumdar with that report from kenya. the hong kong open women's tennis tournament has been postponed indefinitely because of the continuing unrest in the territory. the organisers said they could not guarantee the smooth running of the event, which had been due to take place in october. hong kong has been rocked for months by increasingly violent protests, triggered by an extradition bill. a nursery worker convicted of sexually abusing young children in her care will be banned from entering devon and cornwall when she's released from prison. vanessa george, who's from plymouth, is expected to be released soon, after being jailed in 2009. the parole board says she no

longer poses a significant risk to the public. duncan kennedy reports. it was in 2009 that vanessa george was jailed for a minimum of seven years for sexually abusing children in plymouth. she had taken photographs on her phone of her abusing children in a nursery and swapped the images over the internet. two months ago, the parole board said she could now be released. but because of the reaction of victims' families and others to that, the head of the national probation service has now taken the highly unusual move of writing an open letter to the people of plymouth, in which she says, "vanessa george will not be allowed to return to devon or cornwall." the parole board has imposed an unusually large exclusion zone which reflects the nature of her crimes and the number of her victims. but some have questioned how such a wide ban could be enforced. i really think that they have a job

on their hands because these are the most comprehensive parole conditions i have ever seen. she is not able to come to devon and cornwall, she is not able to access any internet enabled devices, and, in the 21st century, that's really difficult. in custody, vanessa george admitted her crimes to police. i knew it was wrong when i was doing it. what was wrong about it? it was vile. but she has never given detectives the identities of all those she abused. it is one more reason why her imminent release is so controversial. duncan kennedy, bbc news. a man has appeared in court in manchester accused of murdering his 11—month—old son. zakari bennett—eko was pulled out of the river irwell in radcliffe by firefighters on wednesday. he was taken to hospital but died a short time later. his father, zak eko, who is 22 and of no fixed address, was remanded in custody.

the manufacturer whirlpool has intensified efforts to contact people who have bought tumble dryers which might pose a fire risk. since a full recall was announced injuly, the firm has located more than 60,000 potentially faulty dryers but hundreds of thousands remain in uk homes. simon gompertz reports. the tumble dryers have been blamed for a series of fires, including this at a block of flats in london. now, at whirlpool, near bristol, thousands of tumble dryers are coming off the production lines to replace the faulty ones. one every ten seconds. they are letting the cameras in for the first time to try to show how safety conscious they have become. under the recall, owners can get a replacement, a modification or refund. of 500,000 problem dryers to find, 65,000 have been located sincejuly. the people that you see working on this floor are working flat out to make sure we have availability of products and the people taking the calls are working saturdays to make it convenient

for you and when the consumer calls us to know within seven days they will get the unit installed. the problem was that behind where the drum normally is, there was a risk that fluff could build up in such big clumps that, were that to fall on the heating element underneath, it might catch fire. the fix has been a much better seal to prevent fluff build—up and also a pin on the back of the drum, so that when it went round, it would stop the fluff accumulating in big clumps. but more than 1.5 million owners, like denise in kent, had already got theirs modified, so don't qualify for the terms of the recall. and hers has overheated since the repair. that makes me very angry, very angry. i had the modification done when it was suggested. that caused my problems. and now i am in a situation where i am left with a faulty machine while other people have been given their money back or a new one. it's just not fair.

brands affected are hotpoint, indesit, creda, swan and proline. there is growing pressure on whirlpool to do more. we need much greater progress. we need all of these unsafe tumble dryers out of our homes where they pose a fire risk today. we also need greater assurances that the modifications that whirlpool have undertaken are actually making those machines safer. dryers have become a big source of anxiety. denise will not leave the house while hers is running. europe's top women golfers have been taking on their american counterparts in the solheim cup at gleneagles, which takes place every two years. the us are the defending champions and have won the event ten times, with europe last winning in 2013. sarah mulkerrins is there. it is 19 years since this event was last on scottish soil and as you

say, six years since europe last won. no wonder there was a warm and bright welcome for the scottish captain katrina matthew and her european team, plenty of fans dressed in fancy dress here, some arriving as early as 5:30am to get to the opening tee grandstand. there is something magical that happens to the sport of golf when it turns from the sport of golf when it turns from the individual to the team event, the individual to the team event, the players all talk about an atmosphere unlike anything else they experience on the opening tee, opening morning. for europe this morning, bronte law from stockport had the honour or perhaps the nerves of taking the shot, she is a player seated to the team environment, she is feisty, fiery. —— is suited. the europeans had a positive morning session, they lead by 2.5 points to 1.5 after the morning session thanks in large part to england's georgia

hall, major winner last year, in large part to england's georgia hall, majorwinner last year, used to the big occasions. she guided herself and her french rookie team—mate around to a win against a strong american team and it has to be said, welcomed the three lexi thompson, and the four balls are under but europe after a positive start. thanks very much, sarah. england's resistance didn't last long on the second morning of the last ashes test match at the oval. they were all out for 294. jofra archer hit back quickly though, removing both australian openers for 1h. at lunch, the vistors were 55—2, with that man, steve smith, still there. joe wilson reports. the oval is surely one of cricket's grandest stately homes, you would almost expect a butler. there he is. jos buttler would aim for boundaries on friday morning. with him, loyal footman jack leach, on friday morning. with him, loyal footmanjack leach, dependable and diligent. but it is not downton abbey, it is the ashes. jos buttler

out. jack leach followed soon after. england 294 all out and mitchell much had five wickets, best ever bowling —— mitchell marsh. now it was england boss mick turn to bowl and the motivational talk may have included the words david warner. gently reminded by the crowd, scoring a lot of ducks. david warner managed five today, faint touch on the back only spotted by replays. that was enough to continue his misery. next marcus harris was out, jofra archer, the bowler again, fine effort by ben stokes to grab the ball just above the effort by ben stokes to grab the balljust above the grass. the whole game looks different when steve smith comes out to bat. sam karen was polling at ten, new challenge, near miss, these were the moments that really mattered and everyone knew it —— sam curran. marnus

labuschagne had... frustrating, or inspiring. try to stay positive. captainjoe inspiring. try to stay positive. captain joe root inspiring. try to stay positive. captainjoe root needs to keep a cool head because shortly australia will resume on 55—2, 239 runs behind. if england could get rid of steve smith early, they would find themselves in a strong position but of course that is that if we have been repeating for months. indeed! while on the air, the prime minister has been tackled on his decision to suspend parliament. he was told he should be with mps in westminster. someone with the power to sort out what matters most to local people. like our mps, boris. maybe go back to parliament. indeed. yes, iam maybe go back to parliament. indeed. yes, i am all in favour of our mps. why are you not with them in

parliament sorting out the mess you have created? i am very happy to get back to parliament very soon. what we wa nt back to parliament very soon. what we want i think to see... why don't you... anyone else... what we want is towns and communities able to represent that gentleman and sort out his needs. the prime minister is still speaking and you can watch continuing coverage on the bbc news channel after this programme. time for a look at the weather. fine and dry weather this afternoon, lots of blue sky and sunshine. this is the picture in wrexham, the cows know that there is no rain on the way. dry weather continuing this afternoon. it is not dry everywhere, wea k afternoon. it is not dry everywhere, weak weather front sitting across

the north