jon donnison reports. seems almost unimaginable.me parts of rural britain, it remains a reality. phone calls on all four mobile networks. that compares to 90% in urban areas. calling for urgent action to change that. to improve coverage. phone masts are often rejected by local people. to put up new masts. and act fast to increase coverage in rural areas. jon donnison, bbc news. to donald trump that the uk remains committed to the iran nuclear deal. developing a nuclear weapon. here's our political correspondent, chris mason. three years ago. the deal was a dud. business in iran and could be hit by this new wave of us sanctions. from downing street. this telephone call. disagreement on policy. on a visit in a couple of months‘ time. battle against being barred from public office. for tax fraud in 2013. for six years. in the italian parliament. let us return to the real wages story. joining us now from north london is pauljohnson. he's director of the institute for fiscal studies. good morning to you. good to speak to you again. to yo

jon donnison, bbc news. liz saville—roberts, plaid cymru mp and vice chair of the all—party parliamentary group on rural business, who co—ordinated the mps‘ letter, told us why action was necessary. at present, what we have is this fallacy that competition is king, and that that will suit every region of the uk. that is not suiting rural areas. there ought to be a universal service obligation for all providers, and not just local monopolies. and what i and other mps are concerned is that the new — the roll—out of, say, the 700 megahertz we're expecting late in the day, 2020, that still is not going to cover 95% of areas of the uk. now, we're looking for a situation where ofcom should be responsible for making sure that there is universal coverage, and also so that we move away from the situation where the commercial confidentiality of providers is more important than actually making sure that we have a proper coverage. now on bbc news: mexico's murder rate reached a record high last year, with close to 30,00

jon donnison, bbc news.iz saville—roberts, plaid cymru mp and vice chair of the all—party parliamentary group on rural business, who co—ordinated the mps‘ letter, told us why action was necessary. at present, what we have is this fallacy that competition is king, and that that will suit every region of the uk. that is not suiting rural areas. there ought to be a universal service obligation for all providers, and not just local monopolies. and what i and other mps are concerned is that the new — the roll—out of, say, the 700 megahertz we're expecting late in the day, 2020, that still is not going to cover 95% of the areas of the uk. now, we're looking for a situation where ofcom should be responsible for making sure that there is universal coverage, and also so we move away from the situation where the commercial confidentiality of providers is more important than actually making sure that we have a proper coverage. now on bbc news, the travel show. this week in the show: taking on manila's traffic hell. how

who've accused mobile operators of failing to put up new masts, despite help from government. jon donnison, seems almost unimaginable. but in some parts of rural britain, it remains a reality. the communications regulator 0fcom says only 57% of people living in premises in rural areas are able to make phone calls on all four mobile networks. that compares to 90% in urban areas. now 50 rural mps have written to the secretary of state for digital culture, media and sport, matt hancock, calling for urgent action to change that. they want legally binding targets to force mobile operators to improve coverage. but the operators say they are investing millions of pounds in rural areas but that planning applications for new mobile phone masts are often rejected by local people. the government says mobile phone coverage is improving, and that it is already changed planning laws to make it easier to put up new masts. it says the mobile companies now need to respond to those changes and act fast to increase coverage in rural areas. jon donnison, bbc news. liz saville roberts, plaid cymru mp and vice

jon donnison, bbc news. and now the weather forecast.entral and eastern parts of the country, whereas the north and west had clearer skies with sunshine around. this evening we will keep all the cloud in south—east england and up towards easterm scotland. rain in east anglia shifting up to north—east england and into eastern scotland overnight. elsewhere, any evening showers ease away to leave largely dry and clear conditions and a chilly night in the west, particularly for northern ireland where we could see a touch of grass frost first thing on sunday. after that clear start the east—west split continues. sunday is cloudy to the east and the best sunshine found in the west. sunday is shaping up with rain across parts of north—east england and scotland. also a few showers for east anglia, probably a drier and brighter day for the south—east england and towards the midlands. plenty of sunshine in western scotland, northern ireland, wales and western england. temperatures between 15 and 17 in the sunniest areas. though cooler towards the

jon donnison, bbc news.h korea to rebuild its economy, if it agrees to give up its nuclear weapons. the us secretary of state mike pompeo made the remarks after meeting his south korean counterpart. president trump and kim jong—un are due to meet for talks next month. rajini vaydya nathan reports. another step towards the historic summit between america and north korea as us secretary of state mike pompeo welcomed his south korean counterpart to washington. both countries have a shared goal of what they want from pyongyang. if north korea takes bold action to quickly de—nuclearise, the united states is prepared to work with north korea to achieve prosperity on a par with our south korean friends. it's been a whirlwind week for mr pompeo. on monday night, flew to north korea where he met with kimjong—un. he returned on thursday with three americans who had been detained by pyongyang. his boss, president trump, was there to welcome the freed prisoners back to american soil. for a president whose style of diplo

jon donnison, bbc news. government association says the cost to taxpayers for clearing up fly—tipping, rose to more than £57 million last year. that's up by 13%. the report says between 2016 to 2017 there were almost half a million incidents where waste at least the size of a small van was illegally dumped. councillor martin tett is the environment spokesman for the local government association — he told us why flytipping is becoming an expensive problem for local authorities. for a number of years, we actually saw fly—tipping beginning to drop down. but in the last few years, we've seen it on the rise again and i think we've seen a change in its structure as well, because there's always been the individual who goes out maybe with a black bag and just dumps rubbish in a country lane. but i think we're seeing now organised gangs come into this market. the people who come around and take waste from your house for maybe as low as £25 a load, from offices maybe for £100 or £200. and you think it's been disposed

jon donnison, bbc news. the prime minister has reiterated to donald trump that the uk remains committed to the iran nuclear deal. in a telephone conversation last night, theresa may said the agreement remained the best way to stop tehran from developing a nuclear weapon. here's our political correspondent, chris mason. this telephone call serves to emphasise the wedge that now exists between the uk and america, between washington and europe, over this whole question of a deal that was done with iran three years ago. the uk and the us were signatories, amongst others, and the idea was iran would curb its nuclear ambitions in return for an easing of sanctions but president trump has argued for a while that he thought the deal was a dud. he said on tuesday the us was withdrawing from it but in this telephone call last night, the prime minister emphasised the uk would maintain its position alongside its european partners in standing up for this deal and also stressed her concern about the potential impact on bri

jon donnison, bbc news.oms and internet analyst at the research and communications analysis firm assembly, joined me earlier and explained how deliverable the mps suggestions are. the mobile operators have committed to bringing 95% coverage by 2020. 0ne operator has already made that commitment, which seems to suggest the mps, from this letter, is likely out of touch with what is happening already in the industry. out of touch with what is happening already in the industrylj out of touch with what is happening already in the industry. i have heard stories of where in mast has gone up. you may have a customer on sg, gone up. you may have a customer on 36, should go up to gone up. you may have a customer on 3g, should go up to ag, and it has gone back. are you familiar with this? there are a lot of different reasons why people can‘t always get the signal they should get. things like the weather affect performance in certain areas, and trees as well, which there are a lot of in those parts of britain will stop

jon donnison, bbc news.ndependent telecoms and internet analyst at the research and communications analysis firm assembly. and earlier, he explained to me just how deliverable the mps' suggestions are. the mobile operators have committed to bringing 95% coverage by 2020. 0ne operator — the biggest operator, ee — has already made that commitment, which seems to suggest the mps, from this letter, are slightly out of touch with what is actually happening already by the industry. i have heard stories of where a mast has gone up. you may have a customer on 3g, should go up to ag, gone back to 2g. is this something you are familiar with this? there are loads of different reasons why people can't always get the signal they are supposed to get. things such as even the weather affect the performance you get in certain areas, and trees as well, which there are a lot of in those parts of britain, make it more difficult to provide a service than in a city. i think it's clear the operators are working together to try to

jon donnison, bbc news. open at salisbury cathedral this weekend to symbolise peace and hope returning to the city. the installation had been planned to mark the anniversary of the end of the second world war, but since the nerve agent attack in march the meaning has changed, as andy howard reports. sometimes the simple things are the most effective. thousands of white paper birds fly high in salisbury. doves are often a symbol of recovery and hope, and at the moment, this city needs both. we feel that what happened to us, this is an opportunity to say we are not alone, we are together, we are doing something together. we may not change the world, but as a community we have shown we are standing together, and it is a new beginning. please god, it's a new beginning for us. some of the doves have come from around the world, where this travelling exhibition has been before. others have been made here, with local people's messages written inside. but it is notjust in the cathedral where the salisbury doves are i

jon donnison reports. entertainment royalty for more than 60 years. 60 years., she has been living with alzheimer's. has been living with alzheimer's. seen here as the actress picked up an mbe in 2000, but broke the news. an mbe in 2000, but broke the news. knew there were rumours circulating about her health. oh, my dear friend. you won't believe me, will you? no, sweetheart. not for one single second. single second. final appearance in eastenders was in 2016. in 2016. becoming increasingly difficult to learn her lines. learn her lines. families having to live with what he called a cruel disease. for customers that pay for their fuel at the pump. by almost £100. sean's here to tell us more. just to make sure your card was valid. valid. wanted to take off an amount equivalent to the value of a tank. equivalent to the value of a tank. looked like £99 had gone out to asda, for example. asda, for example. criticised lately by some customers because of that. because of that. bank account would have the right amount taken out. what is that look like? like? £10, does

jon donnison, bbc news.treet says the prime minister has re—iterated to donald trump that the uk remains committed to the iran nuclear deal. in a telephone conversation last night, theresa may said the agreement remained the best way to stop tehran from developing a nuclear weapon. earlier this week, mr trump said the us would withdraw from the agreement. the rspca says the abandoning of a horse in a back yard in stoke—on—trent has highlighted a growing animal cruelty problem. the pony was delivered after a 13—year—old girl answered an online advert, appealing for someone to save it from being put to sleep. a few hours later it was delivered to her grandmother's house. it has now been rehomed. campaigners says the numbers of abandoned horses is rising. the story contains two worrying things, obviously. the 13—year—old girl was on the internet looking at free ads and she saw this ad which said "unless you take this horse i am going to kill it", so she said "ok, bring it over to me". so that's the first proble

jon donnison reports.ancellations, frustrated passengers faced a long wait. the introduction of new timetables across britain means 60% of trains have been rescheduled. it just about works. i would have preferred more frequent trains to london bridge, there's only two in the morning. for me, i'm 25 minutes later getting to work. i preferred the old timetable. for me it works better, i work in blackfriars so i can get a direct train at 9am. you are a winner today? i am, yes, but i think less direct trains later in the day. many passengers took to social media to vent their fury. "get on any train that turns up", said one man trying to get to manchester. for another, it was simply time to get a car. lots of trains, longer trains, more seats, it's good in the long term, but we need to catch trains now, this morning. passenger patience is pretty thin, and fare rises constantly on their minds, they want in return the timetable. on some of the busiest routes in and out of london, on networks run by go govia tham

jon donnison, bbc news.t says the prime minister has re—iterated to donald trump that the uk remains committed to the iran nuclear deal. in a telephone conversation last night, theresa may said the agreement remained the best way to stop tehran from developing a nuclear weapon. here's our political correspondent, chris mason. this telephone call serves to emphasise the wedge that now exists between the uk and america, between washington and europe, over this whole question of a deal that was done with iran three years ago. the uk and the us were signatories, amongst others, and the idea was iran would curb its nuclear ambitions in return for an easing of sanctions but president trump has argued for a while that he thought the deal was a dud. he said on tuesday the us was withdrawing from it but in this telephone call last night, the prime minister emphasised the uk would maintain its position alongside its european partners in standing up for this deal and also stressed her concern about the potential impact

jon donnison reports.

jon donnison reports. we know that grammar schools are hugely popular with parents.we know they are good for the pupils that attend them. theresa may has long been a fan of grammar schools. she went to one herself. new ones after it lost its commons majority last year. to expand existing grammar schools. in 2016 to create more places. they'll increase admissions for disadvantaged children. the government says it will give parents more choice. elitist when school budgets were at breaking point. please put your hands in your prayer position... easier for religious groups to open free schools. a new wave of faith schools. jon donnison, bbc news. 0ur correspondent andy moore is here. has always been keen on expanding grammar schools. grammar schools. with those plans, so what you have is almost grammar school light. is almost grammar school light. spread as some authorities don't have any at all. have any at all. annex in sevenoaks ten miles away which created an extra a50 places. which created an extra a50 places. 1a% across the spectrum in state schools. andy, thank yo

jon donnison, bbc news.e talking to the dducation secretary, damian hinds, shortly after 7:30am. let us know your thoughts on that. the mayor of london wants to ban adverts promoting junk food from the city's public transport network as part of efforts to tackle childhood obesity. 40% of 10 and 11—year—olds in the capital are overweight. ben ando reports. wherever all whenever you're travelling in london, fast food adverts seem to be a constant companion. ads for takeaways, soft drinks or sugary stacks adorn bus stops, train interiors and platforms. with nearly four in ten of london's ten or 11 —year—olds overweight or obese, the mayor of london said it's time for action. sadiq khan wants to ban these ads on the entire transport for london network, making it the second city in europe after amsterdam to do so. nutrition is also a social divide with children in poorer boroughs like dagenham or barking nearly twice as likely to be overweight as those in more prosperous areas, like richmond. is it ok to blatantl

jon donnison reports. this morning, it was a blue monday with dozens of cancellations, frustrated passengers facing a long wait. the introduction of new timetables across britain means 60% of trains have been rescheduled. it just means 60% of trains have been rescheduled. itjust about works. i would have preferred more frequent trains to london bridge, there's only two in the morning. 25 minutes late getting to work side preferred the old timetable. for me it works better, i go to blackfriars so i can get a direct train at 9am. you are a winner today? i am, yes, but i think less direct trains later in the day. many passengers took to social media to their fury. many passengers took to social media to theirfury. get many passengers took to social media to their fury. get on any train that turns up, said one man trying to get to manchester. for another, time to get a car. lots of trains, longer trains, more seats, it's good in the long term but we need to catch trains this morning. passenger patients is pret

jon donnison is at st pancras station in london. how is it going, jon?i think for commuters, undoubtedly for a lot of them it has been a fairly blue monday. two issuesit been a fairly blue monday. two issues it seems. a lot of people turning up and finding their usual train wasn't there and saying that the timetable had been changed and they hadn't have enough warning of it. other people simply saying, is infar it. other people simply saying, is in farfewer it. other people simply saying, is infarfewertrains, and it. other people simply saying, is in farfewer trains, and undoubtedly there have been dozens of cancellations this morning. on the other hand, we have come across cute as this morning who have said, there we re as this morning who have said, there were more trains on their route and they did not experience any problem. the line from the company is that basically, this is short—term pain for long—term gain and that, you know, you've got 400 extra trains a day as part of this, able to cope with some 50,000 more passengers a day. the train unions

jon donnison reports. these days, life without your mobile, for many, seems almost unimaginable.le britain, it remains a reality. the communications regulator, offer common, says only 57% of people living in premises in rural areas are able to make phone calls on all four mobile networks. that compares to 90% in urban areas. now, 50 rule mps have written to the secretary of state for digital culture, media and sport, matt hancock, calling for urgent action to change that. they wa nt to urgent action to change that. they want to legally binding targets to force mobile operators to improve coverage. but the operators say they are investing millions of pounds in rural areas but that planning applications the new mobile phone masts are often rejected by local people. the government says mobile phone coverage is improving but that it is already changed planning laws to make it easier to put up new masts. it says the mobile companies 110w masts. it says the mobile companies now need to respond to those changes and act fast to increase coverage in rule areas. —— rural. downing street sa

jon donnison reports. dame barbara windsor has been entertainment royalty for more than 60 years.en here as the actress picked up an mbe in 2000, that broke the news. the actress dame barbara windsor has been diagnosed with alzheimer's. he told the sun she was first diagnosed with the degenerative brain disease in 2014 but that the family were going public now because they knew there were rumours circulating about her health. oh, my dear friend. you won't ever leave me, will you? no, sweetheart. not for one single second. barbara windsor‘s final appearance in eastenders was in 2016. her husband says she left the show partly because it was becoming increasingly difficult to learn her lines. he hopes that by speaking out now, it will help other families having to live with what he called a cruel disease. john donnison, bbc news. the headlines in a few moments. time now for a look at the weather. for many of us today is a fine and a dry day. we've got some sunny spells. you will notice it's a bit colder than it was yesterday. many of us started off with some sunshine but we had some

earlier our news correspondent jon donnison gave us this update on the news conference. plane. what we have heard today is that they have named the russian military unit from where they say the missile cables that they said it was the 53rd anti—aircraft missile upgrade based in the russian city of kurskjust over upgrade based in the russian city of kursk just over the upgrade based in the russian city of kurskjust over the border from ukraine. that is the first time we have heard the redirect russian military involvement. has there been any responses to that specifically? not yet, and russia has long denied any involvement. it has said that this plane was shot down either by ukrainian forces on the ground by the ukrainian air force. ukrainian forces on the ground by the ukrainian airforce. russia has refused to take part in any sort of international investigation, but this of course is a criminal investigation that is taking place in the netherlands, this is the largest criminal investigation, i think, in dutch history, and they are looking for bringing people to court a

jon donnison reports. dame barbara windsor has been entertainment royalty for more than 60 years.h alzheimer's. it was her husband, scott mitchell, seen here as the actress picked up an mbe in 2000, that broke the news. he told the sun she was first diagnosed with the degenerative brain disease in 2014 but that the family were going public now because they knew there were rumours circulating about her health. oh, my dear friend. you won't ever leave me, will you? no, sweetheart. not for one single second. barbara windsor‘s final appearance in eastenders was in 2016. her husband says she left the show partly because it was becoming increasingly difficult to learn her lines. he hopes that by speaking out now, it will help other families having to live with what he called a cruel disease. john donnison, bbc news. later this hour, victoria woo be talking more about the news of the diagnosis. —— we'll be talking. the transport secretary, chris grayling, is unveiling plans to introduce digital technology across the rail network. the aim is to modernise the signalling system that would a

who've accused mobile operators of failing to put up new masts, despite help from government. jon donnisone days, life without your mobile, for many, seems almost unimaginable. but in some parts of rural britain, it remains a reality. the communications regulator 0fcom says only 57% of people living in premises in rural areas are able to make phone calls on all four mobile networks. that compares to 90% in urban areas. now 50 rural mps have written to the secretary of state for digital culture, media and sport, matt hancock, calling for urgent action to change that. they want legally binding targets to force mobile operators to improve coverage. we know where you have people walking, driving in country areas it is important they have a mobile signal so if they need emergency services help particularly they can services help particularly they can get hold of them. but the operators say they are investing millions of pounds in rural areas but that planning applications the new mobile planning applications for new mobile phone masts are often rejected by local people. the government says mobi

jon donnison, bbc news. to increase choice for parents. more school places.i say, there have been 800,000 created since 2010. that we have got good school places and diversity and choice. heads association and head teacher at rugby high school. shejoins us now. she joins us now. thank you for joining us here on bbc news. joining us here on bbc news. rely on you doing more to help those from poorer backgrounds, isn't it? from poorer backgrounds, isn't it? from deprived backgrounds, and this school and others do, to,... school and others do, to,... try and level the playing field and dilutes the effect of coaching. dilutes the effect of coaching. sections of the community and not for a small section. for a small section. it back and that is a challenge, isn't it? that is a challenge, isn't it? got a lot of coaching and it costs a lot. how can you level that springfield? springfield? not commercially available or purchased by tutors. purchased by tutors. gets a brief overview of what the test is to be like. test is to be like. out to other parts of the country,