tributes paid to george alagiah one of the most respected journalists who have died at the age of 67. booting the bulk of new homes and cities vowing investigation raises concerns the drug gangs are using social media to groom and exploit children. hello from the bbc sport centre britain's first million pound footballer trever francis has died

at the age of 69 after suffering a heart attack in spain. the england international moved from birmingham city to nottingham forest where european glory followed. our sports correspondent andy swiss has more. a moment of football history, arriving in nottingham forest as britain's first million pound player under the watch of manager brian clark. it was a price tag but even then, francis knew would define his career. w . then, francis knew would define his career. n . ., , career. quite excited about it but, i realise that _ career. quite excited about it but, i realise that when _ career. quite excited about it but, i realise that when i _ career. quite excited about it but, i realise that when i got _ career. quite excited about it but, i realise that when i got on - career. quite excited about it but, i realise that when i got on the - i realise that when i got on the pitch, i've got to forget about it and get on the plane, that's most important factor. if it and get on the plane, that's most important factor.— important factor. if it was a remarkable _ important factor. if it was a remarkable transfer - important factor. if it was a remarkable transfer fee - important factor. if it was a remarkable transfer fee at | important factor. if it was a i remarkable transfer fee at the important factor. if it was a - remarkable transfer fee at the time, well, francis was a remarkable talent. his flare and finishing were home at birmingham city in the big money moved to forrest that brett his greatest moments at the european cup final in 1979. to make the million pound man puts his name on the scoresheet. the east midlands

club was turned into european champions and astonishing feat which they repeated the following year. and he played more than 50 times or england, scoring twice in the 1982 world cup. after retiring as a player can received some success as a manager guiding them to two cup finals, but moments like this is what he will be best remembered for. and in the sport from million pound players are now commonplace, british football's very first. now to the women's world cup in australia and new zealand — brazil had a comfortable win in their opening match, beating debutants, panama, 4—0 in adelaide. ary borges was the star of the show scoring a hatrick. the pick of the four brazillian goals though was the third, scored by bia zaneratto, but the beautiful backheel to set it up came from borges. that puts them top of group f ahead of france and jamaica who have a point a—piece.

germany began their world cup campaign in style with a 6—0 win in melbourne, beating another team making a first up appearance in morocco. alexandra popp scored twice in the first half as the germans completely dominated the match. they continued to cause problems after the break, as lea schuller completed the rout following two own goals from morocco. the win puts them top of group h on three points, with rivals colombia and south korea to play their opener in sydney on tuesday. elsewhere, italy scraped past argentina, winning1—0 in auckland. striker cristiana girelli came off the bench to head the 87th—minute winner. it looked like it was going to be a frustrating day for italy who had two goals chalked off for offside offences. saudi arabian side al hilal have reportedly made a world record bid of 259 million pounds for paris st—germain forward kylian mbappe. the 24—year—old france captain, has just a year left on his contract and has refused to sign an extension at the french champions. they want to sell him,

rather than let him leave forfree next summer, but might be open to him going on loan for his final year. that would allow him to join real madrid in 2024, without a fee, which is believed to be his preferred option, but at least generate some income for psg in the meantime. now to cricket where england have named an unchanged 1a man squad for the fifth and final ashes test match against australia starting at the oval on thursday. england will be hoping to win the match and draw the series 2—all after being frustrated by the weather in the fourth match at old trafford. england were on top after three days before rain scuppered their hopes of a victory, meaning australia retain the ashes. and that's all the sport for now. the housing secretary michael gove has announced his intention to relax planning rules in england to build more homes in towns and cities. the plans aim to address

the country's housing crisis betting shops in the flats and houses, let's head straight to westminster and a political correspondent was little more about michael gove's plans. it will make do it existing policies which the government wants to build more on inner cities government wants to build more on inner citie , ., ., , ., , inner cities there is a real problem with housing _ inner cities there is a real problem with housing and _ inner cities there is a real problem with housing and the _ inner cities there is a real problem with housing and the problem - inner cities there is a real problem with housing and the problem with housing supplies and young people trying to get into their housing market struggling to find places to find homes where property is expensive like london and cambridge but the government to saying what it wants to do is push more house—building to look at ways they can convert commercial premises and abandon shops orfood can convert commercial premises and abandon shops or food premises are betting shops and things like that and that is one thing it is going to look at it and everything it is going to do is try to sort of put more money into the planning systems and more offices to speed up work

and more offices to speed up work and to look at some particular areas where they have plans for several cities around the country but it looks like cambridge and parts of london, particularly the parts of east london and beyond the end of the current transport links will push housing there but these will be quite long term projects. what push housing there but these will be quite long term projects.— quite long term pro'ects. what if the opposition _ quite long term projects. what if the opposition said? _ quite long term projects. what if the opposition said? they - quite long term projects. what if the opposition said? they are i quite long term projects. what if| the opposition said? they are not imressed the opposition said? they are not impressed they — the opposition said? they are not impressed they said _ the opposition said? they are not impressed they said the - the opposition said? they are not i impressed they said the government has failed to deliver on its promises of the minute which is been the target and bring up house—building to 300,000 new homes a year and itjust won't help with that and what they say they would do is push more house—building on green belt land and particularly very specific areas of car parks and things like that and not taking away green areas but what all this points

to its labour parties as they were take a vested interest on the side of the builders are not the blockers, as they are freezing up. but this pushes to points of being political issues in the 12 and 18 months after the next election and after the big demand for a sink in big opposition, particularly in some areas where there are conservative mps in rural areas do not like to see development in their areas and they have been very anxious about this and even today, and cambridge, the local tory mp is saying they would do everything they can to block what he says is a crazy plan because there is already none of water supply in the city housing developments that want to be built there and so, he doesn't see any reason to push ahead. the opposition notjust reason to push ahead. the opposition not just from reason to push ahead. the opposition notjust from labour party pit within their own ranks and others saying it was a reformed tinkering at the edges.

saying it was a reformed tinkering at the edges-— com plete complete part in another protest after the sweetest city finder for disobeying police orders at a previous demonstration. these are the pictures are the teenagers was taken away by the police and today's protest like the earth one targeted oil tankers using the port in crediting brooke said she would continue campaigning despite the climate crisis would not change the matter what the police did. the bbc has apologised to nigel faraj following a similar move from the head of the bank last week. the reported that the private bank had closed his account solely for commercial reasons and the bbc business editor said that the information on which reporting was based was from a trusted senior source that turned out to be incomplete and inaccurate and they

are very pleased to have received the bbc statement. a bbc wales investigators raise concerns that drug gangs are using social media deployment exploit children and a reporter post as a 15—year—old girl on the snapchat app and was offered drugs minutes after setting up her fake account despite never searching for drugs of criminality, snapchat suggested friends, including people claiming to be drug dealers. this is a report. social media is a huge part of our lives. but it has a hidden darkside, it i could've ended up hidden darkside, it i could've ended up dead, i really didn't have anyone to turn to at that point and a commitment of turned my own family. anna, not her real name isjust a teenager when her life is taken over by an eastern drug scam, she was sucked into that war when someone

started messaging her on snapchat. he was being romantic and quite flirty and mature and quite an interest in me. he message 20 47 stop by the constant messaging made and i think she was getting into a relationship but he had other ideas. and soon, he was forcing her into drug dealing. i want people to understand how easy it is for people to access this and i went undercover in process of 15—year—old girl i am calling me up. you will make my fake account is been up and running for two weeks now, i have not come looking for drugs in this account, i'vejust been looking looking for drugs in this account, i've just been looking at pages but i've just been looking at pages but i think a real teenager might be interested in.— interested in. soon after i set it u - , interested in. soon after i set it up. snapchat — interested in. soon after i set it up, snapchat start _ interested in. soon after i set it up, snapchat start suggesting l interested in. soon after i set it| up, snapchat start suggesting to people that i might want to become friends with and some of these people appear to be drug dealers. this app picks up 15—year—old girl

and yet, it's encouraging me to befriend potential criminals. the olice befriend potential criminals. the police were _ befriend potential criminals. the police were trying to crack down on drug gangs there under way to shut it down in a joint operation by the met in south wales police. inside, a man suspected of running a line which supplies crack and heroin, they find thousands of pounds concealed in this kitchen unit and a mobile phone. the suspected accomplices house and retrieve what looks like drugs are to be flushed down the toilet. the suspect in this case was an adult and often, the police find children when they these rates. irate police find children when they these rates. ~ , . , police find children when they these rates. ~ , ., , ., ,. g; rates. we been able to rescue 35 children from _ rates. we been able to rescue 35 children from county _ rates. we been able to rescue 35 children from county lines - rates. we been able to rescue 35 children from county lines and i rates. we been able to rescue 35| children from county lines and the rest are victims of exploitation.

that exploitation went on for years and one night, she was stupid and going into a house for members of the gang were waiting to abuse her. they help me against my will now sexually assaulted. but more than one person and they would not allow me to go home. find one person and they would not allow me to go home-— one person and they would not allow me to go home. and a possible story shows the prim _ me to go home. and a possible story shows the prim reality _ me to go home. and a possible story shows the prim reality of _ me to go home. and a possible story shows the prim reality of what i shows the prim reality of what children can face in their groomed online. snapchat says there is no place on its platform for exploitation or the illegal buying and selling of drugs and that it is working to protect younger users from people they do not know. but the children's commissioner for england says that our investigation highlights of vulnerable children are to grooming and exploitation online. a social media continues to evolve, the string to protect children are struggling to keep up.

tell us a bit more of what it was like during this investigation and setting up that take account. is quite scary. i set up the profile on snapchat because that is where anna's grooming took place in despite the fact that he made it quite clear that i was a 15—year—old girl, i was quickly exposed to people who claim to be selling drugs. as you heard in my report there, these reports go much further than that, they're using these platforms to target and groom vulnerable children and so, that is what i was on the lookout for. someone did actually started messaging me and he appeared to be a young man and he implied that he was involved in smuggling drugs from london to swansea. when i said thousand 15, he told me that he was on the lookout for a little

girlfriend and i thought this was registered to see evidence of that kind of grooming and then he has to have me send a photo of myself and that happened a number of times in this investigation in the scans on the lookout for fake accounts like mine and that's a good education peoples identities and obviously, 15—year—old girl was account was account was set up and i cannot see the picture in my coverings she say no to the outcome of my coverings she say no to get aggressive and that stop me from going any further with my investigation.— with my investigation. which are able to get _ with my investigation. which are able to get any _ with my investigation. which are able to get any sense _ with my investigation. which are able to get any sense of - with my investigation. which are able to get any sense of the i with my investigation. which are l able to get any sense of the scale of this problem? the able to get any sense of the scale of this problem?— of this problem? the skill of my re ort in of this problem? the skill of my report in the _ of this problem? the skill of my report in the joint _ of this problem? the skill of my report in the joint operation i report in the joint operation between south wales police and the metropolitan police and that operation happened just a few weeks ago it was focused on 19 different drugs lines across wales and in shutting down those lines, the police found 25 vulnerable children and others, portable children ground

and others, portable children ground and abused just like anna, the problem the police faces the bee sting networks are incredibly extensive and often come if they shut down one line, and others pops up shut down one line, and others pops up in its place. irate shut down one line, and others pops up in its place-— up in its place. we know what happened _ up in its place. we know what happened to _ up in its place. we know what happened to anna? _ up in its place. we know what happened to anna? anna i up in its place. we know what happened to anna? anna is l up in its place. we know what| happened to anna? anna is an incredible _ happened to anna? anna is an incredible young _ happened to anna? anna is an incredible young woman i happened to anna? anna is an incredible young woman and i happened to anna? anna is an i incredible young woman and we've protected her identity because the gang that abuse direction still out there and so, the composite danger to her but she did manage to escape the clutches partly by shutting down your social media accounts, blocking those members and she now has managed to rebuild her life and is doing incredibly well it is not working at a job that allows double the people. working at a 'ob that allows double the --eole. . ~ working at a 'ob that allows double the --eole. ., ~ i. working at a 'ob that allows double the --eole. . ~' , . working at a 'ob that allows double the --eole. . ~ , . ., the people. thank you very much for takin: us the people. thank you very much for taking us through _ the people. thank you very much for taking us through all _ the people. thank you very much for taking us through all of _ the people. thank you very much for taking us through all of that - the people. thank you very much for taking us through all of that in i the people. thank you very much for taking us through all of that in a i taking us through all of that in a quick point because snap trap is your child safe is available on the bbc iplayer and if you've been affected by any of the issues, support is available on the bbc website. had to the action line and

there's plenty information and support. lets into the programme where we started. more and more attributes are pouring and paid to george alagiah come with the bbc�*s most respected and loved journalists. george died at his home, nine years after being diagnosed with cancer, he was 67. the bbc printer general discussions on the best and bravestjournalists of his generation. earlier, we heard from the bureau chief and he enjoyed for close colleagues colleagues good friends. i for close colleagues colleagues good friends. ., ~' for close colleagues colleagues good friends. ., ~ ., for close colleagues colleagues good friends. ., ~' ., u, , for close colleagues colleagues good friends. ., ~' ., , , friends. i would like to convey my dee est friends. i would like to convey my deepest sympathies _ friends. i would like to convey my deepest sympathies to _ friends. i would like to convey my deepest sympathies to george's l deepest sympathies to george's family, friends and indeed colleagues and particularly his wife stood by him throughout his cancer challenge and also his two sons adam

together with her young children, george's grandchildren and we are is saddened and many other colleagues by the news of george's passing and i spent a lot of time with george as alan mentioned, we travelled across the continent of africa and we went to zimbabwe which liberia, congo, kenya, and all of those countries, whichever together and when you travel together in places that are going through turmoil, and palms you, you become closer we became more than colleagues, we became friends and in fact, i was very proud when george graciously agreed to be the godfather to my son was born in 2001. that brought the

families together in churches on my wedding in 1998 and if a picture of them on display when he was standing at my parent in—laws house and during her wedding. at my parent in—laws house and during herwedding. many memories at my parent in—laws house and during her wedding. many memories we shared, we travelled to iraq together and there was of flight beenin together and there was of flight been in saddam hussein and's regime and the only way to get there to report for the bbc was to join and try 15 hours across the desert and we did the strips together and we spoke about herfamilies we did the strips together and we spoke about her families and what they meant to us and we are looking at the prospect that even we can be in the same fate as the people and get injured or worse in the sewer reporting, we are actually thinking about what it means to be alive. by,

about what it means to be alive. a trustee of the migration museum in the chief executive joined me to reflect on its contribution to the project. irate reflect on its contribution to the ro'ect. ~ . . reflect on its contribution to the ro'ect. ~ ., ., ., reflect on its contribution to the ro'ect. . ., ., ., ., project. we are having a feeling of incredible loss _ project. we are having a feeling of incredible loss and _ project. we are having a feeling of incredible loss and just _ project. we are having a feeling of incredible loss and just reminder l incredible loss and just reminder and reflection of the affection that we all have written. this most extraordinarily warm and positive human being he was so lucky to have them for over ten years now and i contacted him and he had an organisation and migration museum and missing institution in britain were all countries of the world should have a high—profile migration story writing centre stage and this is something we should have in putting this project, its about 2012 and it is come a long way from

being an idea and nothing of temporary home in the succession of temporary home in the succession of temporary homes and shopping centres and really exciting and on the brink of single permanent home in london and the newly consented building. corporation managers of the planning consent for and all of this progress you've made in no small measure things to support from george, i contacted him right at the beginning of thisjourney and contacted him right at the beginning of this journey and i probably be interested because i read this extraordinary memoir she wrote talking about a home from home in which he recounts his family's journey from sri lanka feeling that life was getting increasingly uncomfortable there and they moved to ghana and george came to school in britain and university in britain and became one of our most cherished and became one of our most cherished and loved public figures in the councils incredible journey for this characteristic warmth and ability to tell stories and pull you in. and in

that book, and terms, he talks about wares is our migration using the web may not have institution that puts the story at centre stage two and i think i probablyjust thought, but his e—mail address might be it bbc and i called in an incredibly fantastic warm response, enthusiastic response maps of the gutter mission straightaway, to be involved in that moment on, he really was involved, chaired one of our very first offence which is all about dna, a can and cannot tell you about dna, a can and cannot tell you about migration at the science museum in characteristic warmth and humour and it was a really electric eventin humour and it was a really electric event in one of the things that really got this project off the ground was yes, this really can go somewhere. ground was yes, this really can go somewhere-— ground was yes, this really can go somewhere. ., �* ., , ,., , somewhere. you're absolutely right because migration _ somewhere. you're absolutely right because migration comments i somewhere. you're absolutely right because migration comments on i somewhere. you're absolutely right i because migration comments on story and other people stories, but also

is hugely important to him just reading what you said to our producers when you talk personal interactions and talked about his warmth and commitment and had a line which is so striking because talking about some in the time so much time for us, you set the. balsa about some in the time so much time for us, you set the.— for us, you set the. also incredible and moving — for us, you set the. also incredible and moving for— for us, you set the. also incredible and moving for us _ for us, you set the. also incredible and moving for us was _ for us, you set the. also incredible and moving for us was it _ for us, you set the. also incredible and moving for us was it wasn't i for us, you set the. also incredible and moving for us was it wasn't so | and moving for us was it wasn't so long the first encountered him being diagnosed he had countless operations but through thick and thin, he stood steadfast with us and he didn'tjust turn up to big events wasjust he didn'tjust turn up to big events was just interested he didn'tjust turn up to big events wasjust interested in meeting he didn'tjust turn up to big events was just interested in meeting the store people that she really made the effort to introduce us to but he became a trustee in the meantime. and she was back trustee who reads all the papers and at all the

meetings, he really gets involved in the details and challenged us on the difficult thing sometimes. he never let up and get brushed under the carpet if there were gray areas you'd want to figure it out, the best possible critical friend he was instrumental in building our board and engaged new trustees a few years ago and again, he wasn'tjust taking ago and again, he wasn'tjust taking a back—seat, he was there with applicants on the interview panel and really, she gave us this time at his energy as well as his passion and humourand his his energy as well as his passion and humour and his humanity and she will be incredibly, incredibly missed. , ,.,

missed. -- he will be. david, the bbc said today _ missed. -- he will be. david, the bbc said today that _ missed. -- he will be. david, the bbc said today that george i missed. -- he will be. david, the bbc said today that george had l missed. -- he will be. david, the bbc said today that george had a special relationship in connection with the audience and that is absolutely true where a reporter and as a presenter. it is absolutely true where a reporter and as a presenter-— as a presenter. it is very strange talking about — as a presenter. it is very strange talking about someone - as a presenter. it is very strange talking about someone that i as a presenter. it is very strange talking about someone that you | as a presenter. it is very strange i talking about someone that you know really well in both of us are talked about some we've worked with for very long time and have often asked about people, you work with, what are they really like and sometimes had to say well, but with george, he was exactly what you saw on screen and i wrote some words and when i did not read about george and i talk about warmth, decency and compassion and empathy and data look on and all the tributes that everyone else was saying the exact same thing. the person you saw in the person he was to everyone was the same person. that warmth, decency, and also with

compassion there. he was a special person to know. by, compassion there. he was a special person to know-— person to know. a brilliant person and also, it _ person to know. a brilliant person and also, it should _ person to know. a brilliant person and also, it should not _ person to know. a brilliant person and also, it should not be - person to know. a brilliant person i and also, it should not be forgotten how ground—breaking he was. for the first people of colour to actually break through at the bbc�*s scapula first foreign correspondent. in the photographs, he's at school in the uk and brownface there. band photographs, he's at school in the uk and brownface there.— uk and brownface there. and is called which — uk and brownface there. and is called which in _ uk and brownface there. and is called which in durham, - uk and brownface there. and is called which in durham, there i uk and brownface there. and is i called which in durham, there was a tweet there and he was one of two and the other person was there saying that wherever he went in life, he would always be standing out there is an interesting thing, he was interviewed about his career at one point and he was once nominated for an award for ethnic minorityjournalist nominated for an award for ethnic minority journalist said nominated for an award for ethnic minorityjournalist said he did not want to be seen as an ethnic minorityjournalist, he wants to be seen as a preacher and and they said

you have to remember what you represent and there are many people out there who they see on television a stop, george is on, if he can do it, maybe i can do it their people in the bbc could have said a quiet word from him, supportive word and hugely important but his presence most important.— hugely important but his presence most important. inspirational. thank ou for most important. inspirational. thank you for taking _ most important. inspirational. thank you for taking us _ most important. inspirational. thank you for taking us through _ most important. inspirational. thank you for taking us through this. i most important. inspirational. thank you for taking us through this. that i you for taking us through this. that is just about it from today's programme, the six o'clock news is near and we'll see the same time tomorrow hopefully. goodbye for now. hello. the mixed bag continues after what was a very mixed weekend and for some of us an absolute wash—out on saturday. the weather was more typical of autumn and indeed little change expected for the rest of this week and quite possibly into august as well. i want to show you the weather systems developing across the north atlantic and heading

in our direction on this wide picture here, this wide map. let's have a look at this animation and once again you can see the cloud and the outbreaks of rain and this undulating jet stream, and where we see these troughs in the jet stream that is where the low pressure tends to form. crucially over the next few days the jet stream will be generally to the south of us, an autumn—like pattern, hence the colder air comes in from the north and keeps things very fresh for us. today, a lot of cloud across the uk, thicker cloud in the second half of the day in southern areas and this is where the showers will be more frequent. it is not raining all the time today and there will be decent spells, but it is on the cool side with the jet stream to the south of us generally. temperatures will be around 16 to 18, peaking this afternoon. tonight it is the same pattern, there will be clear spells and showers become more frequent in scotland and there will be a few showers elsewhere. not too cold in the city centres, around 9 to 11, but in rural spots it will be a little bit colder. tomorrow starts off quite bright, even sunny in some areas,

but this is what we call unstable air, so the cloud will grow quite quickly and produce sharp showers. some of them will be quite heavy across northern parts of england and southern scotland. but in this situation the best of the weather tends to be up towards the south—west, particularly coastal areas. i showed you the animation with the jet stream and the developing weather systems and this is a different look at it. this is early on wednesday and early in the day there will be decent weather, particularly in northern and eastern parts of the country, but then quickly this next weather front will sweep in and bring outbreaks of rain and at times it will be heavy. it has already been a very wet month in parts of north—western england. if you look at the outlook through the week into the weekend it is unsettled.

at six, the man who presented this programme for 20 years, george alagiah, has died. he was 67.

george firstjoined the bbc more than 30 years ago working as a foreign correspondent before becoming one of the most loved and respected faces on bbc news. we launched the new 6 o'clock news together back in 2003. he went on to become this programme's longest serving presenter. the bbc�*s director general has called him one of the best and bravestjournalists of his generation. we will be looking back at his life. also on the programme: wildfires are still burning out of control on the greek island of rhodes as hundreds of british holidaymakers are flown home. easing england's planning rules — the government says it wants to create more homes in cities. and the uk's last open coal mine — why campaigners are demanding that's it shut now. coming up on bbc news... that's it shut now. germany and brazil impress at the women's world cup. they're among the big winners at the tournament, as they set out there stall in their openers.