also on the programme: more than 70 people are killed in a fire in south africa in a block thought to house migrants and homeless people. grant shapps gets his fifth cabinetjob injust 12 months, as he's named the new defence secretary after the resignation of ben wallace. the 102—year—old royal navy veteran who saved his own brothers from the beaches at dunkirk — tributes on the day his funeral is held. on bbc london, after the conviction of serving police officers for rape and murder, police chiefs are to get new powers to sack officers. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. with just days to go before the start of term,

more than 100 schools in england have been told by the government that they must shut buildings immediately that have been built using what's known as "crumble—risk" concrete. it's a type of lightweight concrete that is prone to collapse. some schools will have to relocate children to other teaching spaces until safety work is carried out. we have not yet been told which schools are affected. our education editor, branwen jeffreys, reports. yellow temporary classrooms in bradford, the stairs being craned into place today, an emergency measure just days before term starts, part of the building closed forfear starts, part of the building closed for fear of a starts, part of the building closed forfear of a sudden starts, part of the building closed for fear of a sudden collapse. parents absorbing the news. i for fear of a sudden collapse. parents absorbing the news. i heard about the school, _ parents absorbing the news. i heard about the school, there _ parents absorbing the news. i heard about the school, there is _ parents absorbing the news. i heard about the school, there is some - about the school, there is some issue with the concrete, the building has been shut down. my youngerson building has been shut down. my younger son is a special needs, he goes to that school, and yeah, we

are very devastated, like i said, even the head teacher sending the letter, you could tell from the latter have emotionally stressed out she was, because this could affect a lot of children. it is she was, because this could affect a lot of children.— lot of children. it is one of two schools in _ lot of children. it is one of two schools in the _ lot of children. it is one of two schools in the city _ lot of children. it is one of two schools in the city told - lot of children. it is one of two schools in the city told they i lot of children. it is one of two - schools in the city told they cannot fully open. more than 150 others around england told to take similar steps. schools will contact parents directly if they are affected. so what is reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete, or raac? it is lightweight, bubbly concrete used widely from the 1960s to the 1980s, usually in roots, sometimes in walls and floors. it is weaker than traditional concrete, and it is past its life span. in essex, the school roof is made from raac. it closed suddenly injune this year, but concerns were first raised about this concrete in 2018. so why is it

taken until now to warn so many schools? , , . , , schools? this is incredibly last-minute, _ schools? this is incredibly last-minute, you - schools? this is incredibly last-minute, you know, i schools? this is incredibly l last-minute, you know, this schools? this is incredibly - last-minute, you know, this is last—minute, you know, this is something that has been known about for a long time. ok, the advice may have changed, but to school leaders and teachers, you know, preparing to start the new year next week in most cases for children expecting to come back to school, it feels incredibly last—minute, it feels rather shambolic, if i'm honest. last-minute, it feels rather shambolic, if i'm honest. several hundred more _ shambolic, if i'm honest. several hundred more schools _ shambolic, if i'm honest. several hundred more schools are - shambolic, if i'm honest. several hundred more schools are still i shambolic, if i'm honest. several. hundred more schools are still being checked. forthe hundred more schools are still being checked. for the ones where raac is now confirmed, help is being offered. ' :: now confirmed, help is being offered. ' i: ., ., offered. 104 of them we have assi . ned offered. 104 of them we have assigned a — offered. 104 of them we have assigned a case _ offered. 104 of them we have assigned a case worker - offered. 104 of them we have assigned a case worker to - offered. 104 of them we have i assigned a case worker to reach offered. 104 of them we have - assigned a case worker to reach one of them _ assigned a case worker to reach one of them we — assigned a case worker to reach one of them we are in touch with the school, — of them we are in touch with the school, we — of them we are in touch with the school, we are sending surveyors in to look_ school, we are sending surveyors in to look specifically, and then we will look— to look specifically, and then we will look to mitigate and minimise any impact that has on children going _ any impact that has on children going back to school and on parents. the department is in chaos and disarray, and i have been raising this now for months, the government have known for years that there was a need for action, they should come clean to parents, publish the full

list of schools affected and get on with it. , ., , list of schools affected and get on with it. , ., a, . list of schools affected and get on with it. , ., _, . , with it. this dodgy concrete is in some other _ with it. this dodgy concrete is in some other public _ with it. this dodgy concrete is in some other public buildings - with it. this dodgy concrete is in| some other public buildings too, hospital corridors and now classrooms propped up. the bill for replacing it yet to be reckoned with. and crumble—risk is with me now, how soon will parents find out if their child's school is affected? —— branwen. they should know within the next day or two. many schools are opening on monday. it is worth saying that we know 156 goals have confirmed raac in their buildings. that mightjust be in one part of the site, perhaps an old building built in the 1960s, so we could be talking about partial closures rather than total closures of schools, but they will be contacted directly by the head teachers, many of whom tonight will have questions about why they are being asked to deal with this so late on in the summer, just when schools are about to reopen. summer, just when schools are about to reoen. �* ., summer, just when schools are about to reoen. �* . ., ~ ,, more than 70 people have died in a fire in the south african

city ofjohannesburg. the five—storey block was used by homeless people, many of them migrants. officials say many of the victims had been unable to get out of the building because of a locked gate. dozens more people were injured. the south african president, cyril ramaphosa, has expressed his deep sadness at what he called a great tragedy. from johannesburg, our correspondent shingai nyoka reports, and a warning that you may find her report distressing. the worst imaginable noise to wake up to — people screaming, "fire, fire, fire," in a building housing hundreds of people. residents trapped inside by a locked gate, unable to escape. their bodies now piled up. at least 12 children among the dead. i was watching out the window, all the buidling was fire, so i decided myself tojump first. ijumped down, my wife throw for me

a baby, i catch him. i tell him to tie a bed sheet, she came down it, i catch. relief and shock etched on the faces of those who managed to escape, their home now completely gutted on the inside. but now that the flames have been extinguished, the realisation that not everyone is coming out has set in. woman wails. translation: i couldn't get into the second floor- because the fire was so bad. someone found my five—year—old and rescued him. but i lost my two—year—old. i don't know what to do, i don't know where to go. the flames were so intense that people inside have been said to be burnt beyond recognition. many who lived inside this building were migrants from across the continent. the residents here were living in overcrowded conditions without consistent electricity or water. authorities say it resembled an informal settlement with shack—like partitions of cardboard boxes and sheets that likely fed the fire.

i have got about 23 years in the service, i've never come across something like this in my whole life. these people, you know, we might find that they've illegally connected electricity or they are using whatever devices which might, you know, cause fires, you know, maybe that is where the explosion might be coming from. this evening, a visit by the south african president, cyril ramaphosa, as the search and rescue becomes a search and recovery operation. he said such a tragedy must never happen again. now, president cyril ramaphosa was here say moments ago talking to members of the community, and he said emergency services did everything they could but at the tragedy should not be allowed to happen again. but many people here fear that it will, because the

tragedy here plays into larger infrastructural issues about decay infrastructural issues about decay in the city, but the immediate needs of the family here are where they are going to sleep tonight. with the latest from johannesburg, thank you. a police officer is being investigated for dangerous driving after following two teenagers in a van before they both died in an e—bike crash. 16—year—old kyrees sullivan and harvey evans, who was 15, were killed in ely in cardiff in may. their deaths led to riots which saw 15 officers injured and dozens arrested. our wales correspondent hywel griffith is near the crash site for us this evening. yeah, sophie, immediately afterthat fatal collision back in may, allegation started to emerge that the two boys had been pursued by the police around the streets of ely on their bite. those suspicions fuelled anger here that led to those riots. now, initially, south wales police

denied that they had been involved in a pursuit of the boys on the bike. however, then, cctv footage emerged that showed the police van following the two boys on different streets only a couple of minutes before that fatal crash. today the independent office for police conduct has announced it is investigating the driver of the police van for potentially criminally dangerous driving. that officer and another who was in a vehicle at the time had already been served gross misconduct notices. the investigation is going through, we are told, hundreds of video clips as well as body one camera footage and statements gathered from people here in ely as it tries to determine whether or not there was a police pursuit immediately before the boys' deaths, and we are told that both kyrees and have a's families are being kept informed as the investigation continues. —— harvey. for the first time, junior doctors

and consultants in england will take part in joint strike action. they both plan to walk out on four days across september and october in an escalation of their dispute over pay. junior doctors who have staged 19 days of strikes so far voted overwhelmingly to take action. our health editor, hugh pym, is here with all the details. yes, sophie. nhs hospitals in england will see strike action byjunior doctors that started in the spring now continuing into the autumn. junior doctors will walk out on the 20th, 21st and 22nd of september, co—ordinating with strike action with consultants already planned for the 19th and 20th. then both junior doctors and consultants will walk out again on the 2nd, 3rd and 4th of october if the dispute over pay hasn't been settled. emergency care will be covered. we've made it very clear that we would be willing to talk at the drop of a hat without any preconditions at all, which unfortunately is at huge odds to what the government has been showing. it has now been more than 150 days or so since ministers have met

with both us and our consultant colleagues and itjust shows how clearly they don't value the profession or the public. junior doctors in england want a phased 35% pay rise to compensate for inflation over 15 years. the government says they will get an average of 8.8% and that is a final offer and in line with the independent pay review body. consultants haven't put an exact figure on what they want. those feeling the impact of the strikes are the patients. tom from wellingborough has a painful knee injury and was referred for treatment in may last year, but since then, three appointments have been cancelled. whereas before it used to be just the occasional twinge, now it is literally a constant pain in the knee, nag, nag, nag. if i inadvertently catch turning the wrong way, i can't tell you how excruciating the pain is for several minutes. itjust shoots up the leg and takes my breath away. at least one appointment

was postponed because of the junior doctors' strike. i think they are being a bit greedy. that massive pay rise doesn't seem to be justified in any way, shape or form. the first junior doctors' strike was in march, there have been 19 days of action in all, the most recent lasting for a full four days. consultants have only walked out on four days so far but this joint action will cause more of a headache for hospital managers. with any industrial action, and we have seen this since january, the impact is significant. i have no doubt that with what has just been announced that a significant amount of elective care, if not all elective care, will be cancelled at our hospital during those periods of strike. in scotland, junior doctors have agreed a deal with the scottish government with an increase of 12.4% this year. in wales, hospital doctors are set to ballot on further action. the health secretary in england urged the bma to end what he called the "callous and calculated" disruption. sophie.

the prime minister has appointed grant shapps as defence secretary after ben wallace stood down. it's his fifth cabinetjob in the space ofjust 12 months. and new to the cabinet will be claire coutinho — a close ally of rishi sunak�*s. she becomes the energy and net zero secretary. here's our political editor, chris mason. the wheels of politics are turning with a bit of zip again. before mps return next week, downing street has a spot of housekeeping to attend to, finding a new defence secretary. enter then grant shapps — the government's utility man has another newjob. it is his fifth — yes, fifth — cabinetjob in a year. this then the first of many uniformed companions for grant shapps, as he left downing street and headed for the ministry of defence. what is your first priority? first of all i will get my feet in the door and pay tribute

to my predecessor, i think. he is talking about this man, ben wallace, the former soldier turned defence secretary who had done the job for four years under three prime ministers. in his resignation letter he wrote: "i genuinely believe that over the next decade the world will get "more insecure and more unstable." he also said: "we must not return to the days where defence was viewed "as a discretionary spend by government and savings "were achieved by hollowing out." is grant shapps just going to be a political appointee, whose primary task if you like will be to support the prime minister in cabinet? or is he going to really understand the needs of defence? grant shapps's replacement as energy secretary is claire coutinho, a long—standing ally of the prime minister. it is a huge promotion for her. are you ready to tackle the global energy crisis, miss coutinho? it really doesn't matter how many newjobs rishi sunak

gives to his friends, it is still moving the deck chairs. they are still a sinking ship. this country really needs change. defence secretary is always a big job but claire coutinho faces the tricky business of delivering the government's climate promises with some tory mps sceptical about the implications. taking a step back, this was a safety first reshuffle. loyalty in the prime minister prized and, yes, limited in scale. chris mason, bbc news, at westminster. the time is 6.15pm. our top story this evening: more than 100 schools in england are told to close buildings because of safety fears over a type of concrete that could collapse. and the new measures extending the lives of terminally ill patients with a severe form of spinal cancer. coming up on bbc news... can british success in new york continue? andy murray and katie boulter are among the names looking

to seal their places in the third round of the us open at flushing meadows. work by a group fronted by the controversial social media influencer andrew tate. the bbc has uncovered messages linked to his secretive all—male organisation, called the war room. it teaches its members — for a fee — how to exploit potential victims by emotionally manipulating and socially isolating them. andrew tate has separately been charged with rape and human trafficking in romania and is due to face trial. he denies all of the allegations. matt shea has this exclusive report. the war room is kind of like the illuminati but cooler with brotherhood and people you can trust and capable people. that is what the war room is. andrew tate's so—called war room costs more than £6,000 a year tojoin. he describes it as a

self—improvement and professional network. in reality, leaked messages reveal it teaches members through its so—called phd course how to groom women into sex work. our documentary has been given exclusive access to 12,000 pages of encrypted messages sent by hundreds of its members. the encrypted messages identify at least 45 potential victims from around the world with the true number likely much higher. a young woman from buenos aires says that she was groomed by a war room member. he bombshells me with love, he wants me to get his name tattooed at all cost. and she says things even turned violent. drastic level of violence and submission.— drastic level of violence and submission. ., ., ., ., ., submission. another woman told me a similar story — submission. another woman told me a similar story for _ submission. another woman told me a similar story for siam _ submission. another woman told me a similar story for siam he _ submission. another woman told me a similar story for siam he wanted - submission. another woman told me a similar story for siam he wanted me i similar story for siam he wanted me to to his name on me. although they live thousands of miles apart, their stories indicate that there allege

groomers were following the same tactic. if i groomers were following the same tactic. ., , �* ., tactic. if i wasn't doing well thin . s tactic. if i wasn't doing well things will _ tactic. if i wasn't doing well things will become - tactic. if i wasn't doing well things will become more i tactic. if i wasn't doing well - things will become more violent. there was a night that i had gone over there and as soon as i walked in the door he pushed me to my knees and smacked me really hard across the face was white while andrew tate is the public face of the society, our investigation has found that an american man appears to be its true leader. in american man appears to be its true leader. , ., , , leader. in documents and messages seen by the — leader. in documents and messages seen by the bbc. — leader. in documents and messages seen by the bbc, he _ leader. in documents and messages seen by the bbc, he appears - leader. in documents and messages seen by the bbc, he appears to - seen by the bbc, he appears to encourage the women to remove support systems, take all of the money they earn and create in his words female sexual slavery. i also spoke to this man, who said he spent two years at the organisation as head of sales and marketing but has now left to speak out against it was yellow he said let's not kid ourselves, is a cult. who is in

charge? ourselves, is a cult. who is in charae? , ourselves, is a cult. who is in charge?_ are i ourselves, is a cult. who is in l charge?_ are you charge? something is. are you trainin: charge? something is. are you training people _ charge? something is. are you training people in _ charge? something is. are you training people in the - charge? something is. are you training people in the war- charge? something is. are you | training people in the war room charge? something is. are you - training people in the war room how to enslave women? do you run the war room? we have seen chat room evidence that you are training men how to enslave women. he did not respond to me but wrote on social media later. i say nothing. matt will never know who the true master of the war room is. andrew tate has managed to appeal to the insecurities of millions of young men. our investigation suggests his fame is being used to sell a method of abuse to men around the world. a statement issued by mr tate's press officer said the bbc�*s findings prevent another brazen attempt to present one—sided unverified information against him. and you can see the full documentary — andrew tate: the man who groomed

the world? now on the bbc iplayer. former us president donald trump has pleaded not guilty to charges that he attempted to overturn the 2020 presidential election in the us state of georgia. mr trump is among 19 people charged with election fraud. he has repeatedly denied any wrongdoing, describing the case as politically motivated. he has waived his right to appear in court next week to answer the charges officially. his trial is due to begin in march. more than 250 staff at the retailer wilko will lose theirjobs after a last minute offer for the entire company fell through. the chain, which employs 12,500 people, collapsed earlier this month — though its stores remain open for now. let's talk to our business correspondent emma simpson — what hope for wilko now? well, there is some hope tonight, sophie, because there is another potential rescue deal afoot, albeit not for the entire company. a canadian businessman who is the

owner of hmv, he is edging closer to clinching an agreement. i understand he wants to take on the majority of the stores, maybe as many as 300, which could save thousands ofjobs but he is not interested in hq other distribution centres. as things stand tonight this is the best and only hope now to save wilko but nothing is guaranteed in any of this and as you say there was an earlier offer, that fell through. there were growing doubts about its credibility and in the end of the administrators said it simply wasn't viable. he couldn't prove it have the necessary funds in time. in the meantime, 269 jobs are going to be going next week at its support centre. more redundancies to come at its two distribution centres, so the clock really is now ticking for a final outcome here. at least 4,000 people in england and wales are affected by the most urgent form of spinal cancer every year. it's one of the most common secondary cancers — and it presses on the spinal chord

leading to incontinence, paralysis, even death within weeks. but now, for the first time in 15 years, it's expected that hospitals in england and wales will be told to put new measures in place to help improve and extend the lives of terminally ill patients. anna collinson reports. i don't know when my last good day is until i have it. so i try and do as much as i can. and until i know that i can't. as much as i can. and until i know that i can't-— that i can't. this is a home where every second _ that i can't. this is a home where every second is — that i can't. this is a home where every second is treasured. - that i can't. this is a home where every second is treasured. a - that i can't. this is a home where every second is treasured. a 21, i every second is treasured. a 21, gemma was diagnosed with lung cancer. a decade later, she started experiencing back pain. urgent scans showed secondary cancer in her spine. i showed secondary cancer in her sine. ., , ., showed secondary cancer in her sine. ., ., ., ., spine. i was told to lay down and i didn't understand _ spine. i was told to lay down and i didn't understand why _ spine. i was told to lay down and i didn't understand why that - spine. i was told to lay down and i didn't understand why that was. . didn't understand why that was. when i asked they said it is to prevent the tumour from pressing i asked they said it is to prevent the tumourfrom pressing on i asked they said it is to prevent the tumour from pressing on the spinal—cord and potentially paralysing me. treatment happened

very quickly. it was halfway through my radiotherapy actually when i found out that i was terminal. coming straight to us is the best thing _ coming straight to us is the best thin. , ., coming straight to us is the best thin _ , ., ., , coming straight to us is the best thing. gemma was picked up by this team, they specialise _ thing. gemma was picked up by this team, they specialise in _ thing. gemma was picked up by this team, they specialise in the - thing. gemma was picked up by this team, they specialise in the early i team, they specialise in the early detection of emergency spinal cancer. referrals come from across cheshire and merseyside and often via the hotline. i cheshire and merseyside and often via the hotline.— via the hotline. i think it is important _ via the hotline. i think it is important that _ via the hotline. i think it is important that we - via the hotline. i think it is important that we treat i via the hotline. i think it is important that we treat it| via the hotline. i think it is i important that we treat it as soon as you possibly can... 5taiiii important that we treat it as soon as you possibly can. . ._ important that we treat it as soon as you possibly can... staff have 24 hours to respond _ as you possibly can... staff have 24 hours to respond or _ as you possibly can... staff have 24 hours to respond or patients i as you possibly can... staff have 24 hours to respond or patients riski hours to respond or patients risk permanent paralysis and just weeks of life. they're discussing charles, who lost the power in his legs last night. his gp knew it was serious. is that you need to go into hospital now. ., ., ., , ._ now. doctor claire hart says primary cancer in his — now. doctor claire hart says primary cancer in his prostate _ now. doctor claire hart says primary cancer in his prostate has _ now. doctor claire hart says primary cancer in his prostate has spread i now. doctor claire hart says primary cancer in his prostate has spread to | cancer in his prostate has spread to his back and is pressing on his spinal—cord. how urgent is it that he gets radiation treatment? he:

possibly wouldn't have any power in his legs. if we don't give a treatment today.— his legs. if we don't give a treatment today. his legs. if we don't give a treatment toda . . , ., , , treatment today. charles has 'ust had radiotherapy. i treatment today. charles has 'ust had radiotherapy. the i treatment today. charles has 'ust had radiotherapy. the next i treatment today. charles hasjust had radiotherapy. the next few. treatment today. charles has just i had radiotherapy. the next few hours are crucial. ., , , are crucial. hopefully it will extend my _ are crucial. hopefully it will extend my life _ are crucial. hopefully it will extend my life or— are crucial. hopefully it will- extend my life or quality-of-life extend my life or quality—of—life for a while. it extend my life or quality-of-life for a while-— extend my life or quality-of-life for a while. 2, ., for a while. if he can get from the house to the _ for a while. if he can get from the house to the car _ for a while. if he can get from the house to the car we _ for a while. if he can get from the house to the car we will _ for a while. if he can get from the house to the car we will take i for a while. if he can get from the house to the car we will take that | house to the car we will take that right— house to the car we will take that right now — house to the car we will take that right now. we house to the car we will take that ri . ht now. ~ . house to the car we will take that riaht now. ~ ., , . ., right now. we have since heard charles is _ right now. we have since heard charles is able _ right now. we have since heard charles is able to _ right now. we have since heard charles is able to stand - right now. we have since heard charles is able to stand again. | right now. we have since heard i charles is able to stand again. the team has seen its average patient survival rate increased by six months and the quality of life improve. months and the quality of life im - rove. ~ months and the quality of life imrove. ~ ~ ., ., , ., improve. we know it means i get to send improve. we know it means i get to spend time — improve. we know it means i get to spend time with _ improve. we know it means i get to spend time with their— improve. we know it means i get to spend time with their family - improve. we know it means i get to spend time with their family and i spend time with their family and friends instead of being flat on their back on hospital bed. and we know that the quality of life that they have is much better. the medical body _ they have is much better. the medical body nice _ they have is much better. the medical body nice once this rolled out across england and wales to give patients precious extra months with theirfamilies, like gemma with her two little girls. i

their families, like gemma with her two little girls-— two little girls. i am writing letters to — two little girls. i am writing letters to them _ two little girls. i am writing letters to them for - two little girls. i am writing letters to them for major . letters to them for major milestones, birthdays, potential wedding — milestones, birthdays, potential wedding days, birth of grandchildren. it is hard to write letters _ grandchildren. it is hard to write letters to — grandchildren. it is hard to write letters to your future children because — letters to your future children because you know you are not going to be _ because you know you are not going to be the _ because you know you are not going to be the. , ., ., , to be the. trying to imagine my life without gemma _ to be the. trying to imagine my life without gemma is _ to be the. trying to imagine my life without gemma is painful. - to be the. trying to imagine my life without gemma is painful. it i to be the. trying to imagine my life without gemma is painful. it is i to be the. trying to imagine my life without gemma is painful. it is how i can get through it with the kids. there are moments when i think i need _ there are moments when i think i need to— there are moments when i think i need to do— there are moments when i think i need to do the dishes or washing but i need to do the dishes or washing but i could _ need to do the dishes or washing but i could go— need to do the dishes or washing but i could go outside and blow bubbles from my— i could go outside and blow bubbles from my little girl. you can't ever -et from my little girl. you can't ever get that _ from my little girl. you can't ever get that time so for me to be given these _ get that time so for me to be given these past — get that time so for me to be given these past months with the girls, with ciaran, invaluable. i can't with ciaran, invaluable. ican't thank— with ciaran, invaluable. i can't thank them enough.— with ciaran, invaluable. i can't thank them enough. with ciaran, invaluable. i can't thank them enou:h. , ., ., thank them enough. gemma ending that re ort b thank them enough. gemma ending that report by anna: — thank them enough. gemma ending that report by anna: since. _

thank them enough. gemma ending that report by anna: since. -- _ thank them enough. gemma ending that report by anna: since. -- anna - report by anna: since. —— anna collinson. tributes have been paid to the man believed to be the last remaining royal navy veteran who took part in the dunkirk evaucation during world war two. this is lawrence churcher in the middle who has died at the age of 102. his funeral was held today. with him in this photo — his two brothers who amazingly he managed to rescue from the beaches at dunkirk in 1940 during that evacuation that saved more 300,000 allied soldiers in northern france. duncan kennedy reports. a life lived across the great arc of history. from dunkirk to d—day, lawrence churcher was present at some of the most defining moments of the second world war. his family came to mourn as he was held in the arms of those who also served. and who today would present for his finaljourney. let served. and who today would present for his finaljourney.— for his final “ourney. let us remember —

for his finaljourney. let us remember before - for his finaljourney. let us remember before god... i for his finaljourney. let us i remember before god... we first for his finaljourney. let us _ remember before god... we first met lawrence remember before god... we first met lawrence three _ remember before god... we first met lawrence three years _ remember before god... we first met lawrence three years ago _ remember before god... we first met lawrence three years ago at - remember before god... we first met lawrence three years ago at the i remember before god... we first met lawrence three years ago at the 80th | lawrence three years ago at the 80th anniversary of dunkirk, saluting those who never made it off the beaches. in may 1940 he sailed with the royal navy into dunkirk, part of a great fleet to save those fleeing. lawrence, here in the middle, knew his mother is edward and george were among 300,000 british and french soldiers waiting to be rescued from the germans. incredibly, in the confusion, lawrence found them. his emotion as all three made it to safety one he never forgot. relief, 'ust safety one he never forgot. relief, just relief- — safety one he never forgot. relief, just relief. because _ safety one he never forgot. relief, just relief. because there - safety one he never forgot. relief, just relief. because there were i safety one he never forgot. relief, just relief. because there were sol just relief. because there were so many soldiers there, you know. continuous aircraft coming over, dropping bombs and things. this

continuous aircraft coming over, dropping bombs and things. this is a hoto of dropping bombs and things. this is a photo of my — dropping bombs and things. this is a photo of my father... _ dropping bombs and things. this is a photo of my father... speaking i dropping bombs and things. this is a | photo of my father... speaking ahead of toda 's photo of my father... speaking ahead of today's funeral, _ photo of my father... speaking ahead of today's funeral, lawrence's i of today's funeral, lawrence's daughter moira saying helping save his brother is that dunkirk always stayed with him. i his brother is that dunkirk always stayed with him.— stayed with him. i don't know exactly how _ stayed with him. i don't know exactly how it _ stayed with him. i don't know exactly how it happened, i stayed with him. i don't know- exactly how it happened, whether he found _ exactly how it happened, whether he found them all they found him but they came — found them all they found him but they came home, they all came home together~ _ they came home, they all came home touether. �* . ., ., together. amid the chaos of the dunkirk evacuation? _ together. amid the chaos of the dunkirk evacuation? yeah. i together. amid the chaos of the | dunkirk evacuation? yeah. after together. amid the chaos of the i dunkirk evacuation? yeah. after the war he became _ dunkirk evacuation? yeah. after the war he became everything from ice cream seller a football referee. he was also portsmouth football clubs oldies supporter, having attended matches since 1928 and received this tribute on news of his death. music: last post today's service

blended the military with the melancholy, marking the life of someone whose duty to family and country reached back across a great arc of time. life given to his family, his comrades his country. time for a look at the weather, here's louise lear. it isa it is a trend that we have seen all summer, change of month, change of fortunes. most of us will probably sum up august like this, sunny spells, scattered showers and plenty of rainbows in the sky. the first week of september, at high pressure builds, sunshine with us, a lot of it and it will bring with it some warmth as well. that is because of high pressure. messy weatherfronts to clear away then the high pressure moves in from the south—west, dragging in warmth all the way from

the azores, so something to look forward to. for the here and now those fronts still have to clear away. they will bring sharp, showery rain along channel coast and quite a lot of cloud across england, wales and northern ireland through the night. clearerskies and northern ireland through the night. clearer skies into scotland, here temperatures in single figures, a chilly start here but it will be a sunny start across much of scotland. scottish borders, northern ireland, northern england that weather front a weak affair, it could stay rather grey and gloomy through the day. further south the cloud will break up, sunny spells and scattered showers into the afternoon. highest values here of 20 to 23 degrees. further north we are looking at around 16 to 19 celsius. and then as we move into water weekend here is the high pressure. we have this whether front skirting across the top of the high, that might produce a bit of showery rain to the extreme west of scotland and it is september

so first thing in the morning