firefighters warn it could take weeks to tackle fires on moorland across lancashire and greater manchestereresa may draws up an alternative solution for the uk's post—brexit customs arrangements with the eu as she attempts to resolve cabinet splits on brexit. and also this hour, all eyes are on gareth southgate as england gear up for their match with colombia. expectations are rising as the team arrive in moscow, and fans wait to see which players will make the cut. and in tennis, serena williams beats arantxa rus to reach the second round, while roger federer begins the defence of his title with a win over serbia's dusan lajovic. good evening. 12 children and their football coach who've been missing for 10 days have been found alive in flooded caves. two british divers who flew to thailand last week to help in the international rescue operation were the first to reach them. they found them on a ledge 6 miles into the network of caves. it's thought the children became trapped during a day trip but the divers have had to leave them behind. they've gone back to get them food and to try to wo

firefighters warn it could take weeks to tackle fires on moorland across lancashire and greater manchester. theresa may draws up an alternative solution for the uk's post—brexit customs arrangements with the eu, as she attempts to resolve cabinet splits on brexit. and also this hour, all eyes are on gareth southgate as england gear up for their match with colombia. expectations are rising as the team arrive in moscow, and fans wait to see which players will make the cut. and in tennis, serena williams beats arantxa to reach the second round, while roger federer begins the defence of his title with a win over serbia's dusan lajovic. good evening. in the last hour, we've had the latest images of 12 thai school children who have been found trapped in a cave. a british resucer who has been helping to co—ordinate the operation has been speaking to the children. how many have you? 13? brilliant. they've been missing in caves in thailand for nine days. but this afternoon boys and their football coach were found alive after a mammoth search operation prompting scenes ofjubilation. divers have been

firefighters warn it could take weeks to tackle fires on moorland across lancashire and greater manchester. theresa may draws up an alternative solution for the uk's post—brexit customs arrangements with the eu, as she attempts to resolve cabinet splits on brexit. and also this hour — all eyes are on gareth southgate as england gear up for their match with colombia. expectations are rising as the team arrive in moscow — and fans wait to see which players will make the cut. and in tennis — serena williams beats arantxa rus to reach the second round, while roger federer begins the defence of his title with a win over serbia's dusan lajovic. dramatic footage of 12 children and their football coach found alive by divers in a cave in thailand shows the emaciated boys asking for food and thanking their rescuers. a british rescuer who has been helping to co—ordinate the operation has been speaking to the children. how many of you? 13. 13? yes. brilliant. they've been missing in caves in thailand for nine days. but this afternoon boys and their football coach were found alive after a mammoth searc

can i began by expressing my gratitude to the greater manchester fire and rescue service, who have workednd to the police, the army and tameside council, for their exemplary work over the last week. in terms of that magnificent support from the army who are literally beating the fire back with paddles — will the minister confirm that we will have that support for as long as we need it? and if things get worse and more support is needed, that more support will be available. in addition, can he say there is any truth in the rumour that military helicopters can't be used to fight the fire because they no longer possess the correct firefighting equipment? i've spoken personally to both fire chiefs and the home secretary has spoken personally to the mayor, and our message has been very simple — have you got what you need, and if you haven't got what you need, ask and we will provide. and that has been the case so far, and that is exactly the approach that we will take going forward. i share his hope that normal service will be resumed in terms of weather over manchester. but in the meantime, w

the suggestion of them being started deliberately infuriates the mayor of greater manchester.belief, doessn't it, to hear that people may have been coming on to this land over the weekend, adding to the burden of the emergency services and basically taking risks with people's land, property — it is just an unbelievable state of affairs. helicopters were once again deployed today. under a fierce sun and blue skies, the deluge needed to put these fires out is nowhere in sight. up up on the moors they're dig trenches to stop the fire spreading. there is many days of work here yet on these moors. thank you. the winner of the presidential election in mexico has promised to tackle the corruption and violence that have plaged the country. andres manuel lopez obrador, an anti—establishment left winger, says he'll deliver ‘profound change' after his landslide victory. us president donald trump has congratulated mr obrador and said he's looking forward to working with him. relations between the two countries have been soured by mr trump's promise to build a wall along the border and mak

breaking news from greater manchester police, it has been reported and we have had a statement from greaterlaunched after the death of a man while in police custody. the suspect, we understand, died after cs spray was used to detain him. this is part of the statement: it was read by chief superintendent neil evan. he said, last night we received a report of a domestic disturbance at a robert e lee old and local officers responded swiftly to the incident and arrested a man on suspicion of breach of peaceful stop during the arrest attem pts peaceful stop during the arrest atte m pts of peaceful stop during the arrest attempts of the officers deployed cs spray before putting him in the back of the van. 0n spray before putting him in the back of the van. on arrival at ashton police station the man was found to be unresponsive, he was taken to hospital where he was sadly pronounced dead. it goes on to say they are providing the family would support. following that incident, an investigation has been launched by the i/o pc independently investigating the death of a man in police custody after cs

the suggestion of them being started deliberately infuriates the mayor of greater manchester., doessn't it, to hear that people may have been coming on to this land over the weekend, adding to the burden of the emergency services and basically taking risks with people's land, property — it is just an unbelievable state of affairs. helicopters were once again deployed today. under a fierce sun and blue skies, the deluge needed to put these fires out is nowhere in sight. up up on the moors they are now digging trenches to act as firebreaks. there are many days of work here on the moors yet. fierce sun and blue skies we were hearing, there. as the hot weather continues across much of the uk, consumers in the north west of england have been warned to use water sparingly — to try and avoid a hose pipe ban. in northern ireland, the first ban in 23 years is in place, after days with very little rain. northern ireland water says it cannot treat water quickly enough to satisfy demand. emma vardy reports. this is the hottest summer northern ireland's seen for decades. north woodburn res

more than 200 firefighters and soldiers are continuing to tackle moorland fires across greater manchesternd lancashire as they try to contain the huge wildfires burning across areas near bolton and saddleworth moor. it comes as most of britain continues to swelter in the heatwave. the met office says last month was the driestjune on record in large parts of southern england. and scotland experienced its highest temperature ever recorded — 33.2 celsius in motherwell. danny savage has the latest. the full extent of the damage to the moors above bolton is astonishing. several square miles have been destroyed by fire. the bbc was given permission to fly a drone over the area. the flames burned all weekend and tonight, it's not getting much better. we've still 29 fire engines. we'll still be having significant operations through the night protecting local homes and we will be back to having in the region of 29 fire engines all day tomorrow, so there's still a huge task ahead of us. it's still a major incident and still will be tomorrow. helicopter pilots have reported seeing people try to deli

in around 15 minutes, we'll be talking to a senior fire officer from the greater manchester service,n involved in fighting the blaze on winter hill and 30 miles away on saddleworth moor. he mentioned stinging eyes as well. we will talk to someone from public health england in the north—west about the impact on health as well. police have launched an investigation after a 14—year—old boy was stabbed in north london. officers were called to the scene at fairbridge road near islington at around 7pm last night where the victim was found with a number of injuries. a 14—year—old boy and a 15—year—old has been arrested on suspicion of murder. an 11—year—old, who had been arrested, has now been released. the nhs in england is launching a new app, which it says could transform the way people interact with the health service. patients will be able to use it to book appointments, order repeat prescriptions and see their medical records. testing of the app will begin in september and it will be available to download in december. the health secretary, jeremy hunt, says it will give people more co

it is myjob to be a voice to people in greater manchester.if he doesn't feel he has to do that, that is up to him, but i will carry on raising at until the government sorted out. the country is not functioning properly at the moment. ministers need to stop arguing about brexit, get appearance sought the issue out. shall we leave it there for the moment? we will carry on this conversation at another point. thank you very much indeed. i am sure the app will keep going as well. when the welsh cyclist geraint thomas first rode up the champs—elysees in 2007, he was finishing 140th out of 141 cyclists. before this year his best place in the tour de france was 15th. today, he will wake up after a night of celebrations as the champion and a new welsh hero. so where did it all go right? sally has been taking a look. geraint, or ‘g' to his friends, was born in cardiff in 1986. it was at maindy flyers youth cycling club where the skinny—legged youngster was first introduced to bikes. his fans have dedicated a famous welsh song to him and he loves tojoin

more than 200 firefighters and soldiers are continuing to battle moorland fires across greater manchesternd lancashire as they try to contain the huge wildfires burning across winter hill near bolton and saddleworth moor near oldham. it comes as most of britain continues to swelter in the heatwave. the met office says last month was the driestjune on record in large parts of southern england. and scotland experienced its highest temperature ever recorded — 33.2 celsius in motherwell. danny savage has the latest. the full extent of the damage to the moors above bolton is astonishing. several square miles have been destroyed by fire. the bbc was given permission to fly a drone over the area. the flames burned fiercely all weekend. today is day five. we've got over 120 firefighters out firefighting on the moor. we retract slightly from our operations through the hours of darkness, but as of four o'clock this morning we're back in offensive firefighting operations and using our specialist equipment to try and extinguish this huge scale, ongoing fire. helicopter pilots have reported seeing peo

the suggestion of them being started deliberately infuriates the mayor of greater manchester.that people may have been coming on to this land over the weekend, adding to the burden of the emergency services and basically taking risks with people's land, property — it is just an unbelievable state of affairs. helicopters were once again deployed today. under a fierce sun and blue skies, the deluge needed to put these fires out is nowhere in sight. and up here they are now at digging trenches to act as firebreaks to stop the fire from spreading. there are many days' worth of work on this moorland yet. it is 5:30pm. time for a look at the weather. here's alina jenkins with the forecast. they could do with some rain right now, will they get any? there's none in the forecast, and for the next five or seven days it will stay dry. at least the winds area will stay dry. at least the winds are a little lighter. this evening showers will continue across the far south—west of england but otherwise dry, we may find some mist and low cloud on the east coast, temperatures a little lower tha

the mayor of greater manchester says enough is enough.alled on the prime minister to intervene, because passengers in the north can't keep running the daily lottery of turning up at the train station hoping they will be able to get to work on time. they deserve much better than this. and that was reflected at this company in manchester, who are having to build their working day around the delays of staff commuting on northern. there's usually lots of calls at 8:30am with people saying they're going to be delayed, they are going to be late. there is a bit of chaos rearranging meetings, say if we've got a pitch where we are going to be trying to win new work. it is having a huge impact on us being actually able to win new business and grow. northern blamed a shortage of drivers for the chaos back in may. they say training has now happened. the unions disagree. you're operating services on overtime, that says to me and to our members, and i suspect to passengers, that you haven't got enough staff in the first place. there were certainly fewe

the mayor of greater manchester says enough is enough.on the prime minister to intervene, because passengers in the north can't keep running the daily lottery of turning up at the train station hoping that they will be able to get to work on time. they deserve much better than this. northern blamed a shortage of drivers for the chaos back in may. they say training has now happened. the unions disagree. you're operating services on overtime, that says to me and to our members, and i suspect to our passengers, that you haven't got enough staff in the first place. there were certainly fewer complaints on social media about the trains today, but the passengers we met believe the real test will be in september. that is when full services are stored and commuters return from their summer holidays. apparently, oui’ their summer holidays. apparently, our trains their summer holidays. apparently, ourtrains in the their summer holidays. apparently, our trains in the uk are the envy of europe. check out that story on bbc online. this is the briefing

greater manchester police, for instance.s. and working closely with them. there is a lancaster hate crime trophy that will be presented every year to somebody within the force who has gone above their duties as far as hate crime is concerned. there are lots of different police forces. gwent police force have got ambassadors. yorkshire police are working closely with their communities. bradford is the same. it is ongoing. and it will ta ke the same. it is ongoing. and it will take time. but i think that police forces are doing the best they can at the moment. once they are trained up at the moment. once they are trained up and whatever, it will be an even better service for hate crime victims. that is what is needed. sylvia, thank you so much for your time. you are doing an immense amount of work by the sound of it in sophie's name. quite a legacy that you are continuing. thank you for your time. it is 18 minutes past eight. we willjust show you a wonderful picture. it is what is happening right now at earls court in the lake

firefighters warn it could take weeks to tackle fires on moorland across lancashire and greater manchesterrrangements with the eu as she attempts to resolve cabinet splits on brexit. and also this hour, all eyes are on gareth southgate as england gear up for their match with colombia. expectations are rising as the team arrive in moscow, and fans wait to see which players will make the cut. and in tennis, serena williams beats arantxa rus

greater manchester police has said. since 2athjune, with some working 17—hour shifts without a break.ena williams is aiming for her eighth. who has been in action on court number three. john watson is at wimbledon for us. hello, john. yes, jane, many thanks indeed. in the single straw this year, just three now remain. three now remain. book their place in the third this year. opening set looked otherwise, losing it 6-0. opening set looked otherwise, losing it 6—0. it 6—0. round berth were ended as her opponent won comfortably. opponent won comfortably. adding herself deftly to the list of first—round british winners. adding herself deftly to the list of first-round british winners. first-round british winners. matter, i will be working hard and doing the best can. doing the best can. established have not found it so easy. easy. wimbledon following a drugs ban ended in a first—round defeat. ended in a first—round defeat. champions won't find the going quite so tough. so tough. pursues a record extending ninth wimbledon men's title. anticipation of his match to come later. later. with s

that may have greater manchester says enough is enough. today i have called on the prime minister to intervene because passengers in the north cannot keep running the daily lottery of turning up running the daily lottery of turning up to the train station hoping they will be able to get to work on time. they deserve much more than this. and that was reflected at this company in manchester, who are having to deal their day around the delays of staff commuting on northern. there are usually calls from people saying we are going to be late, we are going to be late. it is chaos, we have meetings, we were trying to win new business, it is actually having a huge impact on us being able to win business and promote. northern says training has new happened, the unions disagree. your operating services on overtime, that says to me, our members and i suspect our passengers that you have not run off staff in the first place. there were certainly fewer complaints on social media about the trains today, but the commuters we met for the real test will be

and you can go into greater manchester and you can 9° up into greater manchester and you can go up to, is it with lock and key? we just closing the lock flight. we ta ke we just closing the lock flight. we take the top lock and bottom lock and we effectively padlock it shut with chains and locks and what we do is we disconnect the paddle hearing, like taking the top off the tap so nobody can run any water through. daniel, we will talk to you later. everytime one of these locks is operated 3000 litres of water is used. there hasn't been enough rain to top up and we will find out more this morning about how that's affecting the local businesses. ricky, thank you very much. tour de france winner geraint thomas will be with us just after 8am and if you want to send a question, we're getting loads of interesting ones already, and some we will definitely ask him as well... and some that we won't? you know what it's like when we get so many questions. we will ask him about his resting heart rate. you're obsession with heart rates. we will get to the bottom of that one. you can find us on soc

firefighters warn it could take weeks to tackle fires on moorland across lancashire and greater manchester

the mayor of greater manchester, andy burnham, has accused the government of turning a blind eye to the commuters. let's speak to david guest two is a preston station for us. how is it working and how is it looking this morning? 0r working and how is it looking this morning? or the timetable is working? when i arrived here, the first words i heard were northern apologise for the cancellation of the service to barrel, it felt a bit like deja vu. we've seen a number of cancellations or delays but not anything like the number we have seenin anything like the number we have seen in recent weeks. the problems with northern rail have existed for a long time, exacerbated in may when they introduced a new timetable and didn't have the number of drivers, injune he didn't have the number of drivers, in june he introduced didn't have the number of drivers, injune he introduced an interim timetable, withdrew 168 services in the hope of making the service reliable, still problems going on, restricted the meters, angry politicians who say northern should be stripped of their franchise because they ar

northern england it's designed for players over the age of sixty the league final is held in greater manchester aches and pains have a way of disappearing on this pitch the game is more important running and kicking the ball off the ground are against the rules. there is no contact there's no physical contact and some charges players will run into each other that's when avoidable. was this or that player running or still walking and inexhaustible bone of contention are wrong. these men of england's industrial north are go getters women are also welcome to play theoretically it's one passion they can share with their partners in my fifties affirmed that i couldn't normal for born in walkers and these couldn't poker so i have to stop playing and it was a huge gap in my life it really was. the thrill for him walking. and they aren't the only ones working football is off and running so to speak now there are at least one thousand clubs in england no more sitting home on a couch. that you and i swear we're both right after the boring fall where you're a woman if you recall bars were terminated. i'm

have approximatelyjust in excess of 100 firefighters, which have been drawn from lancashire, greater manchesterces have been employed to work against the tactical plan, which is really an attack from the ground, and utilising helicopters for an aerial attack. some members of the public, i know, have been up there. probably curious to have a look on someone to help out. what is your advice, what are you telling them to do, does it help you if they are there or not? the public‘s generosity has been quite overwhelming. we have been inundated with food and drink, which has been wonderful and we will continue to coordinate those efforts. really, we say to any members of the public thinking of visiting winter hill to stay away. it isa visiting winter hill to stay away. it is a dangerous area at the moment. in terms of public safety, the advice is to simply stay off anywhere around the moorland of winter hill. i know that you have done a terrificjob of protecting one of the homes at the top of winter hill with trenches that you have dog. some viewers have been asking, why isn‘t it possible to dig tren

alive firefighters warn it could take weeks to tackle fires on moorland across lancashire and greater manchester serena williams beats arantxa rus to reach the second round, while roger federer begins the defence of his title with a win over serbia's dusan lajovic. and we'll have all the latest from the tennis and more on the mood in the england camp ahead of tomorrow's world cup match after the papers. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. i'm joined again but nicola blackwood, former conservative health minister, and polly mackenzie, di rector of cross party think tank demos. many of tomorrow's front pages are already in. the i leads with the extraordinary story of the 12 boys and their football coach who have been found by divers after going missing in caves in north thailand for nine days. the guardian reports that the government is close to lifting its 8—year long freeze on fuel duty to raise billions to help meet pressure from cabinet ministers. the ft leads with europe's two largest supermarkets, tesco and carrefour, joining forces to buy

firefighters warn it could take weeks to tackle fires on moorland across lancashire and greater manchesterlimit your water use orface a hosepipe ban — the warning to households in north—west england. rural transport is in crisis — as council funding for bus services is cut by almost half, according to campaigners. in a moment it will be time for sportsday but first a look at what else is coming up this evening on bbc news. we'll have more on the dramatic rescue of 12 boys and their coach from caves in thailand. and later this evening, we'll be discussing tomorrow's front pages on the papers. now on bbc news it's time for sportsday. hello, i'm holly hamilton, live at the first day of wimbledon, this is sportsday and these are our headlines. she's back — serena williams returns to wimbledon for the first time since having a baby, vying for her eighth title. reigning champion roger federer eases through on centre court in his bid for a record ninth wimbledon title. and i'm olly foster, live in in moscow at the world cup. order has been restored. they weren't at their brazilliant best, but the

i wish i could bring showers to those fighting the wildfires around greater manchester but it stays absolutelyer later in the week and coming from the atlantic so fresh about high pressure dominates this week, just a little bit more in the wake of cloud, moving into parts of northern ireland and scotland so always cooler here. elsewhere, dry, sunny, still continuing to feel very warm. hello, you're watching afternoon live. i'm simon mccoy at wimbledon. today at 2: trying to break the brexit deadlock — downing street says it's come up with a new model for handling customs when the uk leaves the eu. 100 firefighters are now tackling what they say is an ‘apocalyptic‘ moorland blaze in lancashire. limit your water use orface a hosepipe ban — the warning to households in north—west england. coming up on afternoon live, all the sport. we are here at wimbledon with all the action web roger federer is vying for his ninth wimbledon title and a certain serena williams is making a bit of a comeback.

more than 200 firefighters and soldiers are continuing to tackle moorland fires across greater manchester

the spine of wales, some more recently have been working in a cross cheshire, merseyside and greater manchesterurs looked like in powys thanks to gail, our weather watcher, for sending that photo. showers in the and wales will fade away this evening and we will be left with dry weather in england and wales with clear spells and when you're heading to bed, perhaps still warm, the eventual overnight lows almost between 11 and 15. quite co mforta ble almost between 11 and 15. quite comfortable for sleeping. cloudy in scotla nd comfortable for sleeping. cloudy in scotland and northern ireland, another cloudy start on friday but brightening up with some sunny spells. the best of the morning sunshine in england and wales, but through the afternoon we will see showers forming. the showers will turn out to be heavy and thundery, stretching from the southern uplands, dumfries and galloway, down the western side of england and wales, through the midlands, central and southern england with the risk of showers. the downpours could bring 20 or 30 millimetres of rain, half a month's worth, in one hour and gi

a huge moorland fire near stalybridge in greater manchester may have been started deliberately, accordingng reports that people were seen lighting bonfires on the moorland 11 days ago, shortly before the fire was first reported to emergency services. the blaze went on to cover several square miles and is still burning. a nurse who became the first briton to be convicted for slavery offences overseas has been jailed for 14 years. josephine iyamu trafficked five nigerian women to germany to work as prostitutes. she was arrested at heathrow airport in 2016. judge richard bond told her her vile actions exposed the women to a real risk of death. police on the scottish island of bute say they're treating the death of six—year—old alesha macphail as murder. tributes have been left outside the home of the little girl's grandmother, from where she vanished in the early hours of monday. detectives say a vehicle has been seized as part of the investigation. trawler crews have welcomed the government's new proposals on how it will manage fishing in british waters after brexit. ministers say that from

daniel hibbitt is an award—winning lawn expert in lancashire and greater manchester.ave just started to see people ringing me up, saying, don't bother this week. the lawn is dying, and things like that. if they bring the hosepipe ban in, the lawns that are looking good, and i am cutting regularly, if they are set to die off, then 80% of my business, icons do. sports pitches like this bowls green are exempt from the ban. this afternoon, ijoined a group of players who accept the restrictions. i am not cross that we are short of water. i am happy that we have had such hot sunshine. and if shortage of water is a by—product then we just have to be careful. does it make you cross it is coming in? no, not at all, i think it is the right thing to do. i think we'll have to do our bit. look at the reservoir, how low it is, it is obvious we have not got enough water. there is already a hosepipe ban in force in northern ireland and the republic, where blisteringly hot weather has melted roads and it has seen bowsers in use. united utilities other big site in the lakes is thirlmer

the mayor of greater manchester says enough is enough.to intervene, because passengers in the north can't keep running the daily lottery of turning up at the train station hoping they will be able to get to work on time. they deserve much better than this. and that was reflected at this company in manchester, who are having to build their working day around the delays of staff commuting on northern. there's usually lots of calls at 8:30am with people saying they're going to be delayed, they are going to be late. there is a bit of chaos rearranging meetings, say if we've got a pitch where we are going to be trying to win new work. it is having a huge impact on us being actually able to win new business and grow. northern blamed a shortage of drivers for the chaos back in may. they say training has now happened. the unions disagree. your operating services on overtime, that says to me and to our members, and i suspect to passengers, that you haven't got enough staff in the first place. there were certainly fewer complaints on social media a

greater manchester police said the man was arrested by officers following an alleged domestic disturbances 30s, was found to be unresponsive in the back of the police van by the time he arrived at the custody station, a distance of roughly four miles. he was later pronounced dead in hospital. it's not just the football and tennis that are being celebrated today as people across the country are taking part in pride. these pictures were taken outside the bbc‘s headquarters here in london, near oxford street. thousands of people lined the streets to cheer on the processions which included steel drummers, party floats and soliders. —— soldiers. the events up and down the country are celebrating the lgbt community and will conintue over the next few weeks. the headlines on bbc news... england are leading sweden 2—0 in samara as they look to book their place in the world cup semi—finals. conservative brexiteers say they want more details about the plan for the uk's future relationship with the eu agreed by the cabinet yesterday. a group of 12 thai boys who've been trapped in a flooded cave for

the mayor of greater manchester says enough is enough.ter to intervene, because passengers in the north can't keep running the daily lottery of turning up at the train station hoping they will be able to get to work on time. they deserve much better than this. and that was reflected at this company in manchester, who are having to build their working day around the delays of staff commuting on northern. there's usually lots of calls at 8:30am with people saying they're going to be delayed, they are going to be late. there is a bit of chaos rearranging meetings, say if we've got a pitch where we are going to be trying to win new work. it is having a huge impact on us being actually able to win new business and grow. northern blamed a shortage of drivers for the chaos back in may. they say training has now happened. all the unions disagree. your operating services on overtime, that says to me and to our members, and i suspect to passengers, that you haven't got enough staff in the first place. there were certainly fewer complaints on social

a moorland fire near stalybridge in greater manchester may have been started deliberately, according that people were seen lighting bonfires on the moorland 11 days ago, shortly before the fire was first reported to emergency services. the blaze went on to cover several square miles and is still burning. a teenage boy has been arrested tonight in connection with the murder of six—year—old alesha macphail on the isle of bute. alesha's body was discovered in woodland on monday, just hours after she was reported missing. police say the suspect is under the age of 18. a nurse who became the first briton to be convicted for slavery offences overseas, has been jailed for 14 years. josephine iyamu trafficked five nigerian women to germany to work as prostitutes. she was arrested at heathrow airport in 2016. judge richard bond told her that her "vile" actions exposed the women to a real risk of death. a peak audience of more than 2a million people watched england secure their place in the world cup quarter—finals last night, winning a dramatic penalty shoot out against colombia. this morning

greater manchester fire and rescue service says it has now withdrawn all firefighters from the blaze,fjune. the fire service say "much—needed" showers in the last few days helped to finally bring an end to the incident. meanwhile, sweden has called for international help to fight more than a0 wildfires that have broken out across the country. specialist planes and helicopters are trying to control the flames. weeks of high temperatures and minimal rain have seen huge fires whipped up in countries across the globe. andrew plant reports. wildfire, sweeping across this forest in sweden, one of dozens being fought here, firefighters soaking ground that has seen no significant rain in several weeks. translation: 0ver there we made a line of water and we stopped the fire so it didn't spread out. hopefully it won't spread this way now. over the sunburnt forests, two italian planes have flown north to help. each one is capable of dumping 6000 litres each time. still, sweden's fires are spreading. translation: we've done ok the whole day until the wind started, then we lost some control. i thi

the mayor of greater manchester says enough is enough.e called on the prime minister to intervene because passengers in the north can't keep running the daily lottery of turning up to the train station hoping they will be able to get to work on time. they deserve much better than this. and that was reflected at this company in manchester. who are having to build their working day around the delays of staff commuting on northern. there's usually lots of calls at 8:30am people saying they're going to be delayed, they are going to be late. there is a bit of chaos rearranging meetings, say if we've got a pitch where we are going to be trying to win new work, it is having a huge impact on us being actually able to win new business and grow. northern blamed a shortage of drivers for the chaos back in may. they say training has now happened the unions disagree. you are operating services on overtime, that says to me and to our members and i suspect to passengers that you haven't got enough staff in the first place. there were certainly fewer com

firefighters from across england are joining their colleagues on the burning moors of greater manchesterancashire today. crews from tyne and wear, northamptonshire and shropshire are attempting to extinguish major fires on winter hill, above bolton, and moors around saddleworth, near oldham. ben norman, from lancashire fire and rescue service has been explaining the problems his team faces. the ground is very arduous conditions that they are working on so conditions that they are working on so that creates its challenges. we are enjoying a fabulous summer period but it's not great for the firefighters all the fire itself, which is why we have the most aggressive fighting at four a: m. , which is why we have the most aggressive fighting at four a:m., at first light. as the day gets hotter it creates problems for the firefighters and intensifies the firefighters and intensifies the fire and we will also see fires that we extinguish yesterday where we tried to dig out the pete and the fire beneath the ground, they will flare—up again today and create significant problems for us. clearly the

he is a commuter who travels from patricroft near eccles in greater manchester, to manchester victoriabut which today took triple the time. hejoins me now from salford. thank you for being with us. how hacked off where you? quite hacked off this morning, just one of many days where you have the disruption, so days where you have the disruption, so it is really quite annoying. did you get of this morning thinking, new timetable, they have sorted it out, the problems were in the past, it is going to be great? there was a little bit of hope but you are resigned to the fact that, you know, when you wake up, you are trying to figure out how you get to work in the morning. has this caused problems with your bosses?” the morning. has this caused problems with your bosses? i have got a brilliant ball so he is very good at understanding, we can come in when we want to. however, i have many colleagues in finance and payroll who have to be in at a certain time and they are on warnings because they are constantly late. we have heard stories of people actually losing theirjobs as a result of all th

let's go live to steve marsland, headteacher of russell scott primary in denton in greater manchesterof social deprivation, it is even worse u nfortu nately. deprivation, it is even worse unfortunately. council services are cut to the bone and schools are having to supplement their budgets in buying in speech therapy nowadays. so the problem has got worse over time, say in the last 20 yea rs ? worse over time, say in the last 20 years? today damian hinds is telling us years? today damian hinds is telling us about a new initiative but perhaps he ought to have gone back ten yea rs perhaps he ought to have gone back ten years ago whenjohn bercow actually told him what the problem was and that was poor services and cut backs in services in terms of speech and language services. if he is planning to cut by half those children who are struggling on entry to school by 2028, he could have started that ten years ago. are you saying it is just the government to blame or have parents and even schools got to take some responsibility? we all have to take responsibility, parents are the first teach

united utilities said while greater manchester has been a particular problem area, the whole region was of the uk the hot weather has forced some farmers to begin harvesting crops early. elsewhere, roads have been melting and water companies have been urging customers to be careful in how much water thy use. —— they use. from 0xfordshire, natalie verney reports. it's it's dying prematurely. the seeds that were growing were not filled properly. in a key month for his crops, there has been very little rainfall. this field full of linseed is already shriveling up. this crop might be reduced by 20-30%. this this crop might be reduced by 20—30%. this field is worth £10,000 ina 20—30%. this field is worth £10,000 in a normal year. we have about 60 fields like this. so it's a fairly significant impact. following the recent grassland fire near marshall —— marlowe, the nsu is warning farmers to take increased measures because of an increased risk of fire. but it's notjust farmers fearing the heat, it's putting a huge strain on our wire services too. thames water says it is struggling to keep up

huge moorfire which has been burning for more than a week is now being investigated as arson, greater manchesterhe moors near stalybridge on 24th june, shortly before a call was made to the fire service. hundreds of firefighters have been working on the blaze, which spread to nearby saddleworth moor. the bbc understands that kevin spacey is facing further allegations of sexual assault in britain. the metropolitan police are understood to be investigating complaints from three more men, in addition to the three already known about. the american actor and director has always denied all claims against him. england's footballers have begun preparing for a world cup quarter—final against sweden — after last night's dramatic victory over colombia. it's the first time england have won a penalty shootout at a world cup — and nearly 2a million people saw the win on television, the england team is now back at base at repino, near st petersburg — from where david ornstein sent this report. one shots to make history. commentator: england win a world cup penalty shoot out for the first time ever! a sight man

firefighters warn it could take weeks to tackle fires on moorland across lancashire and greater manchesteresolve cabinet splits on brexit. and also this hour, all eyes are on gareth southgate as england gear up for their match with colombia. expectations are rising as the team arrive in moscow, and fans wait to see which players will make the cut. and in tennis, serena williams beats arantxa to reach the second round,

meanwhile, the mayor of greater manchester, andy burnham has written to the prime minister — asking theresa‘chaos' with northern rail has taken too long to resolve. i don't have the power. the transport secretary still has the power. but i've asked him and asked him and asked him to intervene. this isn't playing politics. i've said, please, intervene, do yourjob. and it's because i've run out of options that i've had to write to the prime minister today. i am just doing myjob, speaking up for the long—suffering travelling public in the north of england. and if he doesn't feel he needs to do that, well, that's up to him. but i will carry on raising it until the government sorts this out. the countryjust isn't functioning properly at the moment. ministers need to stop arguing about brexit, get up here and sort this issue out. voting is under way in zimbabwe in the country's first election not to have robert mugabe as a candidate. mugabe's successor and former close colleague, emmerson mnangagwa, is hoping to legitimise his rule. his main challenger is the leader of the opposition mdc, nelson

greater manchester believe the leave a huge more fire that has burned for the last several days was startedhters in northern california have partially contained a blaze that has forced hundreds of residents to evacuate areas west of sacramento. but dry conditions and wind gusts are hampering efforts to stop the spread. the rough terrain in rural yolo and napa counties, west of the state capital, is also complicating efforts to battle the wildfire that broke out last weekend. lebo diseko has more. battling an inferno, firefighters try to control the blaze which has swept across yolo and napa counties since it broke out last saturday. dry conditions and powerful conditions are making matters worse, and the national weather service says it's expecting gusts of up to a0 kilometres per hour. no casualties reported, or buildings damaged yet, but hundreds of local residents have been evacuated. it's still not clear what caused the blaze, but this has been a particularly active fire season in the us. authorities say the risk is much higher than normal in many western states. by wednesday, this so—c