indeed worcester city in the uk.— worcester city council leader mark bayliss made a statement highlighting that fact. also robin walker, the mp for worcester, has responded. he described the incident as horrific. he has been on twitter. it is also worth pointing out that a spokesperson for the store where the incident happened has released a statement, saying their thoughts are with the young child and his family at this most difficult time. olivia, thank you. brexit secretary dominic raab says he's confident britain will have a deal to leave the european union by the time of the next meeting of eu leaders in october, the deadline for negotiations set by the other 27 member countries. mr raab also said it was right for the uk government to step up preparations over the summer in case a deal can't be agreed in time. the former conservative prime minister sirjohn major warned that a no deal brexit could result in dire economic consequences for those who could least afford it. here's jonathan blake. laughter it sounded

the worcester city council leader, mark bayliss, has said worcester is not that sort of place.talking about this quintessential small english city. he said he has never heard of an acid attack happening there. statistics say worcester is the fifth safest city in the uk. the tory mp for worcester, robin walker, has also released a statement, describing the incident as horrific. he said the shock will be universal and that anyone conducting such an attack on a small boy is appalling. he also mentioned there has been a lot of concern in parliament to bring in tougher sentences on any kind of acid attack. olivia, thank you. the brexit secretary, dominic raab, has said he is confident britain will have a deal to leave the european union by the time of the next meeting of eu leaders in october. the deadline for negotiations said by the other countries. he also said it was right for the uk government to increase preparations over the summer in case a deal could not be agreed on time. the former conservative prime minister, sirjohn major, warned a no—deal brexit could result in dire ec

worcester is the fifth safest city in the uk.r worcester took to twitter to describe the incident as horrific. he tweeted. .. describe the incident as horrific. he tweeted... "appalling attack. " we are also expecting a press conference from the west mercia police in the next half an hour. we may get update on the boy and his condition. thank you. brexit secretary dominic raab says he's confident britain will have a deal to leave the european union by the time of the next meeting of eu leaders in october, the deadline for negotiations set by the other 27 member countries. mr raab also said it was right for the uk government to step up preparations over the summer in case a deal can't be agreed in time. the former conservative prime minister, sirjohn major, warned that a no deal brexit could result in dire economic consequences for "those who could least afford it". here's our political correspondent, jonathan blake. laughter it sounded like they all agreed, but at the cabinet meeting last week, some around the table were still un

also, the mp for worcester has responded.nt as horrific and he has been on twitter. he said: it is also worth pointing out that a home bargains spokesperson, the store where the incident happened, has released a statement saying, our thoughts are with this young child and his family at this most difficult time. this is the briefing from bbc news. the latest headlines: prime minister theresa may is preparing for another cabinet meeting to resolve continuing criticism over her strategy. a major breakthorugh in treating malaria — the us approves a drug that can treat and cure the recurring form of the disease. canadaian media say nine people have been shot in toronoto. —— toronto. it's claimed the gunman has been killed. now it's time to look at the stories that are making the headlines in the media across the world. we begin with the arab news and the evacuation of hundreds of syria's white helmets to israel. the group calls itself a volunteer workforce that acts to save people in war zones, while syrian president bashar al—ass

i mean, this is so unusual, isn‘t it, for worcester? it‘s very unusual for worcester. us with our inquiries. at this stage, are you able to say whether this is a domestic incident or one—off attack or any other thing like that? people are worried. i understand that people are worried. we simply don‘t know. we‘re working through every line of inquiry, keeping an open mind, making sure we look at all of the evidence. i want to ensure the community we are working really, really hard. we have all the resources we need to seek to identify what the motivation was an who‘s actually carried out this crime. thankfully quite rare, but parents will be understandably worried. yeah, i understand that parents will be worried. i‘m a parent myself, and of course people are going to have those concerns. i come back to the fact that worcester is a safe place. this is a very, very rare incident. i will like to praise the staff in the store and the emergency service, who provided quite fantastic care. as a consequence of that, is mitigated the impact of this instance on this little boy. i

it's terrible, i would worcester or anywhere else.nywhere else. it's terrible, i would not dream of trying to diminish it. all i would say is don't be frightened, the reason it on the front pages because it is an extraordinary event and not because you should be scared to leave the house. any thoughts? it's the most shocking thing, you first see the headline and you imagine the boy is the victim because he was in the wrong place at the wrong time, that somebody else was the intended victim but police believe he was deliberately targeted. very quickly, the independent, online of course, but a good story here it seems to me, tories under fire but a good story here it seems to me, tories underfire forfailing to stop waiting staff kept a rip—off, this goes back quite a long way. anyone, i got a granddaughter who is just started work in a pub, the subject of tips and how they are shared is very lively and my family. it's a long—running sore. people leave a tip, they believe they will go to the staff who served them but no, they are used to

thank you, thaw mackay in was done. —— film career in worcester.r "heat health watch warning" for parts of england this week, urging people to either stay out of the sun or avoid being in the sun when it is at its strongest between 11am and 3pm. the amber, or level three, warning is issued when temperatures are predicted to hit 30 degrees during the day, and 15 degrees at night, for at least two consecutive days. our weather presenter matt taylor is here. so, that's the temperatures that this applies to. what else does and a amber alert do? this is a collaboration between public health england and the met office on the back of the very strong conditions we saw back in 2003, their purpose is to give health practitioners a heads up, get them preparing for the extreme temperatures. they are good trigger warnings, extreme temperatures. they are good triggerwarnings, basically, to extreme temperatures. they are good trigger warnings, basically, to the general public, to keep an eye on those wise young, old, or have chronic health conditions. you get a p

sima kotecha, bbc news, worcester.atellite images called 38 north says north korea appears to be dismantling a rocket launch after a series of these images was released by 38 north is saying they showed images of the sohae station of the country they appear to show kim jong—un is fulfilling a promise made to president trump. now on bbc news, sport today. hello, i'm marc edwards and this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on this programme: the german football association responds to mesut ozil's allegations of racism as he dramatically announces his international retirement. ryan lochte receives a 1a—month doping ban after outing himself on social media. follow the leader, leader, leader — but who is leading team sky? we sit down with the top two in the tour de france. hello and thanks for joining us on sport today. germany's football association has emphatically rejected allegations of racism from mesut ozil following the arsenal midfielder‘s retirement from international football. ozil says he

it isa the centre of worcester —— to 15 pm. it is a busy location.w, the young boy is being treated for serious burns to his arm and face, other than that we do not have much more information. at what stage is the police investigation? we were talking about an arrest and photographs. police haveissued an arrest and photographs. police have issued two photographs, stills from cctv, on social media on twitter, and said they would like to get hold of these three men to chat to them because they think they may have information about the incident. they said also in a statement that the motive for this attack, which they are treating as deliberate and a suspected acid attack, is not clear and the substance is not clear, so it is a suspected acid attack but they do not have more detail about the substance. there has been an arrest, a 39—year—old man from wolverhampton. thank you very much. a story we will be following as it progresses. the new brexit secretary dominic raab has said he's confident a deal can be reached on post—brexit relations by the autumn,

men they want to question after a three—year—old boy was injured in in a suspected acid attack in worcester39—year—old man has been arrested. now on bbc news, live to singapore for asia business report. economic leaders demand a stepped—up dialogue to stop heightened trade and geopolitical tensions from slowing global growth. physical and mental exhaustion getting you down? well, one burned—out chief executive finds a way to restore worklife balance. good morning, asia. hello, world. it is a monday, the start of a brand—new trading week. glad you could join us for another exciting edition of asia business report. i'm rico hizon. and we start off with the 620 rico hizon. and we start off with the g20 finance ministers and they say increased tensions over trade are posing a risk to global growth. at the end of the two day meeting in argentina they called for greater dialogue to reduce the risk. in recent months the trump administration has imposed tariffs on some imports, sparking retaliation. the us treasury secretary, mnuchin, defended president trump's trade policy. people are trying to fr

a three—year—old boy who was seriously injured in a suspected acid attack in a shop in worcester hasn released from hospital. police want to speak to three men about the incident. a young boy appears to have had some form of substance, potentially acid, throwing or sprayed towards him. thrown at or sprayed towards him. every thee concerning incident, at the moment we are treating him. the new brexit secretary says a deal with the eu can be reached this autumn — but dominic raab says preparations have begun — in case negotiations end without agrement. if it's reciprocated, the energy that we're going to bring to these negotiations, the ambition and pragmatism, we'll get a deal done in october. if, if, if. sure. the police watchdog is investigating allegations of serious corruption and malpractice at the metropolitan police's own anti—corruption unit. hundreds of white helmets civil defence workers have been rescued from a war zone in southern syria. under the cover of darkness — over 400 volunteers and their families were taken tojordan via the israeli—occupied golan heights. virgin m

a three—year—old boy who was seriously injured in an acid attack in worcester has been discharged frompital. police want to speak to three men, following the attack at a shop in the city yesterday afternoon. we got a 39—year—old man under arrest two is helping us with their enquiries at the moment but we are keen to identify the three people in the images we distributed because we think they have information that can help us. the police watchdog is investigating allegations of serious corruption and malpractice at the metropolitan police's own anti—corruption unit. ifi if i was able to get a life jacket i could have saved my babies. a woman who lost nine members of her family when a tourist boat capsized in the us, speaks of her grief. the brexit secretary dominic raab says he's confident a deal to leave the european union can be reached by mid october, the deadline set by the other 27 member states. but he says it's right for the government to step up preparations over the summer, for the possibility that no agreement is reached. the former conservative prime minister sirjohn major wa

yesterday, worcester was the scene ofa yesterday, worcester was the scene of a suspected arson attack like that happens, if it happens to children as well. police have released cctv images but over 21: have released cctv images but over 2a hours later they don‘t know the motive for the attack or the exact substance used. the attack was dangerous enough to hospitalise the young boy being treated for serious burns to his arms and face. at the moment we are uncertain what those injuries will be what the long—term implications will be but we are pleased he has been released from hospital now. even in this quiet city, the threat of acid attacks lingers. a woman who lost my members of herfamily lingers. a woman who lost my members of her family when a tourist boat sank in the american lake in missouri has been describing what happened. in all, 17 people dry when the couple capsized during a thunderstorm on thursday. last week she was on a pleasure cruise with her family when the duck boat she was on and started to sink. when the water came over the boat i didn‘t know what happened. i had my

phil mackie reports from worcester.nd shoppers tried to help before paramedics arrived. police say it was a deliberate attack. the little boy was in a pushchair with his mother when a corrosive substance was sprayed on his face and arm. the supervisorfrom home bargains came and said, "look, there was a hazardous acid used on someone". but that's all they let us know until the next day. but obviously it was just unnerving, really, because it was just confusion. a 39—year—old man was arrested in wolverhampton on saturday, and earlier this morning, three more men in their 20s were arrested in walthamstow. those suspects are currently in custody, and as a consequence of that we are now forming an investigative plan to work out how we can secure all of the evidence and progress this to try and understand the motivation, and the incident... sorry, the elements that led up to this particular incident. the attack happened at the same time as a small demonstration by the edl was met by a larger counterdemonstration barely half a

police investigating an attack on a 3—year—old boy in worcester say the child's face and arm were seriouslyned when a corrosive liquid was thrown on him. officers have released cctv images of three men they want to speak to following the attack yesterday afternoon. we've got a 39—year—old man under arrest. he's helping with our enquiries at the moment. but we're really, really keen to identify the three people in the images we've officially sent out because we think they may have information that might be able to help us. three members of the anti—corruption unit at the metropolitan police are being investigated by a police watchdog in connection with claims they interfered with inquiries or failed to investigate cases. and millions of virgin media customers have lost access to channels provided by the broadcaster uktv, such as dave and gold, because of a disagreement between the two companies. good evening. the brexit secretary, dominic raab, says he's confident a deal can be reached with the european union in time for the mid—october deadline, set by the other 27 member states. he's due t

from worcester, seema kotecha sent this report.he weekend. specialist teams spent hours collating evidence, after a three—year—old boy was doused in a corrosive substance while in his pushchair in home bargains. what i saw, it was pink in colour, the fluid, had quite a strong smell, no bleach or acid type smell but it was stringent, like a chemical, really. we met the paramedic who treated him. what was your reaction to a three—year—old being attacked like that? horrific, absolutely horrific. asi that? horrific, absolutely horrific. as i said before, we had no inkling for any reason to suspect it was an acid attack. we just thought maybe he had come into contact with some sort of chemical, but to find out afterwards that was the case, it is shocking. the attack happened in the store behind me. we have been told the child was with his mother, brother and sister. he was treated in the office at the back for what at first seemed to be some sort of allergic reaction. it wasn't until the police sifted through cctv footage that they asce

they are safely in jordan a three—year—old boy who was seriously injured in an acid attack in worcester been discharged from hospital police want to speak to three men, following the attack at a shop in the city yesterday afternoon inquires of the moment, and we are really keen to identifying that three people that we think may have information to help us. virgin media customers lose access to ten tv channels after a row betweeh the company and uktv over fees. a woman who lost 9 members of her family when a tourist boat capsized in the us, speaks of her grief... the brexit secretary dominic raab, says he's confident a deal to leave the european union can be reached by mid october, the deadline set by the other 27 member states. but he says it's right for the government to step up preparations over the summer, for the possibility that no agreement is reached. the former conservative prime minister sirjohn major warned that a ‘no deal‘ brexit, could result in dire economic consequences, for those he said "who could least afford it'. here's our political correspondent chris mason. it sound

phil mackie has the latest for us from worcester. phil.these days but never against a person as yet as this, a three—year—old little boy attacked here on saturday afternoon. we still don't know what the was for that attack and the horrific offence which unfolded here at the weekend. saturday afternoon and specialist teams descend on a retail park near the city centre. horrified staff and shoppers tried to help before paramedics arrived. police say it was a deliberate attack. the little boy was in a pushchair with his mother when a corrosive substance was sprayed on his face and arm. the supervisorfrom home bargains came and said, "look, there was a hazardous acid used on someone." but that's all they let us know until the next day. but obviously it was just unnerving really because it was just confusion. a 39—year—old man was arrested in wolverhampton on saturday and earlier this morning three more men in their 20s were arrested in walthamstow. those suspects are currently in custody and as a consequence of that we are now forming an inves

police hunt three men after an acid attack on a three—year—old boy in worcester.e to get a life jacket, i could have saved my babies. a woman who lost nine members of her family when a tourist boat capsized in the us speaks of her grief. and, lewis hamilton defies the odds — from 14th on the grid, he battles back to win the german grand prix. that evening. the brexit secretary dominic raab says he's confident in a deal to use the european union can be reached by mid—0ctober. the deadline set by the other 27 member states. but he says it is right for the government to step up preparations over the summer for the possibility that no agreement is reached. the former conservative prime minister sirjohn major warned that a no—deal brexit could result in dire economic consequences for those he will said who could least afford it. here is our political correspondent chris mason. laughter .it correspondent chris mason. laughter . it sounded like they all agreed, but at the cabinet meeting last week some around the table were still unsure about the prime minister's plan fo

five men have been charged in connection with an acid attack on a three—year—old boy in worcester. of the world's best selling pop stars, demi lovato, is in hospital after a suspected drugs overdose. can you trademark the shape of a chocolate bar? later this morning, nestle will find out if it can protect its kitkat from copy—cats. in sport: it's a decisive day at the tour de france, with geraint thomas still in the lead. good morning. the swimmers are already out, the sun is climbing and it will be another hot day, but the weather is turning hotter for many of us, especially tomorrow, and potentially for some on friday. i will have more details in 15 minutes. it's wednesday, 25 july. our top story: greece is beginning three days of mourning after wildfires killed at least 7a people. emergency crews have spent the night searching through destroyed communities, and dampening down remaining fires. andrew plant reports. searching among the ashes, rescue teams walking among the still—smouldering ruins of this seaside resort. so far we have found 30 bodies which were dead or burned and

there is still a great deal of a sense of shock in the community the city of worcester.n relation to that awful incident which took place on saturday afternoon. our correspondent phil mackie, thank you for bringing us up—to—date with that story. labour has been battling accusations of anti—semitism sincejeremy corbyn took over as leader, including from within the labour party itself. the party adopted a new code of conduct last week, outlining various definitions of what constitutes anti—semitic behaviour. the party's ruling body says the definition of in the code goes further than other internationally recognised versions. but some of the party's mps are furious about the code, saying it is nowhere near tough enough. one mp, margaret hodge, is facing action from the party after reportedly swearing at mr corbyn and calling him an anti—semite. she spoke to the today programme earlier. there have been various reports of that encounter, did you really calljeremy corbyn a racist and anti—semite? i always, in the past, disagreed with the people who have called him and anti—se

this young toddler was a p pa re ntly in worcester.ance. john, thanks for bringing us up to date. jon donnison, thank you. ——jon. one woman is killed and a child is in a critical condition as 14 people are shot in toronto. the gunman is also dead. the shooting happened in the greek district of the city on sunday night and the shooter is also believed to be dead. a young girl is in a critical condition. the motive for the shooting remains unclear and police are asking witnesses who have any video or photos of what happened to contact them. around 10pm in the greektown neighbourhood in toronto and gunshots ring out. witnesses described hearing around 20 shots and the sound of a weapon being reloaded several times. mass shooting right beside where i am. i thought it was fireworks at first, because it was rapidfire and then there'd be a pause and some more fire. we didn't know what it was. we saw people starting to run in our direction, and i still didn't know what it was and then more people were running and so we started running and we r

phil mackie has the latest for us from worcester. phil.pecialist teams descend on a retail park near the city centre. horrified staff and shoppers try to help before paramedics arrived. police say it was a deliberate attack. the little boy was in a pushchair with his mother when a corrosive substance was sprayed on his face and arm. the supervisorfrom home bargains came and said, "look, there was a hazardous acid used on someone". but that's all they let us know until the next day. but obviously it was just unnerving, really, because it was just confusion. a 39—year—old man was arrested in wolverhampton on saturday, and earlier this morning, three more men in their 20s were arrested in walthamstow. those suspects are currently in custody, and as a consequence of that we are now forming an investigative plan to work out how we can secure all of the evidence and progress this to try and understand the motivation, and the incident... sorry, the elements that led up to this particular incident. the attack happened at the same time as a small d

police want to speak to three men, over a suspected acid attack on a three—year—old boy in worcester,ch left him seriously injured. a 39—year—old man has been arrested. the new brexit secretary, dominic raab, says a brexit deal will be done if the european union matches the same ‘energy, ambition and pragmatism' shown by the uk. he said he's confident a comprehensive deal can be reached with the eu by october. the police watchdog is investigating allegations of serious corruption and malpractice at the metropolitan police's own anti—corruption unit. it will cover a number of different allegations and may take in up to m officers. hundreds of white helmets civil defence workers and their families have been rescued from a war zone in southern syria. 422 volunteers and family members were taken to jordan via the israeli—occupied golan heights overnight. virgin media customers have lost all ten of uktv‘s channels, because of a row between the two companies over fees. now on bbc news, click takes to the skies with personal air vehicles, flying cars and tech from the farnborough airshow. th

a three—year—old boy, who was seriously injured in a suspected acid attack in a shop in worcester, hasreleased from hospital. police want to speak to three men about the incident. the new brexit secretary, dominic raab, says a brexit deal will be done if the european union matches the same ‘energy, ambition and pragmatism' shown by the uk. he said he's confident a comprehensive deal can be reached with the eu by october. the police watchdog is investigating allegations of serious corruption and malpractice at the metropolitan police's own anti—corruption unit. it will cover a number of different allegations and may take in up to 14 officers. hundreds of white helmets civil defence workers and their families have been rescued from a war zone in southern syria. 422 volunteers and family members were taken to jordan via the israeli—occupied golan heights overnight. virgin media customers have lost all ten of uktv‘s channels, because of a row between the two companies over fees. now on bbc news... from mama mia! here we go again to incredibles 2, mark kermode takes us through the latest re

three men are arrested over a suspected acid attack on a three—year—old boy in worcester.g the death penalty in the case of two notorious islamist militants. in the business news... ryanair says its profits have been hit by higher wage costs as the airline faces strikes by staff over pay and conditions. it said higher oil prices and a fall in fares also dented profits in the last three months, which fell 20% to £285 million. and there'll be more strikes in the next few days. pilots in dublin strike on tuesday, while cabin crew in europe strike later this week. barclays is to create up to 2,500 jobs in glasgow, in a major boost to scotland's financial services sector. it will double barclays' current workforce in scotland. its technology, functions and operations teams will be based on a campus at the planned buchanan wharf development. tesco's latest store design is veiled in secrecy — no—one outside the company knows what the new—look stores are going to be like, but the thinking is they'll be designed to challenge the discounters aldo and lidl. they are planned for wands

from worcester, seema kotecha sent this report.re attack over the weekend. specialist teams spent hours collating evidence after a 3—year—old boy was doused in a corrosive substance while in his pushchair in home bargains. the fluid that i saw was pink in colour. it had quite a strong smell. no bleach or acidy—type smell, but it was an astringent kind of smell. just smelt like a chemical really. we met the paramedic who treated him. what is your reaction to a 3—year—old actually being attacked by this? it's horrific, absolutely horrific. i mean we, as i said before, we had no inkling or any reason to suspect that it was an acid attack, we just thought that he had come into contact with some sort of chemical, but to find out afterwards that that was the case, it's shocking. the attack happened in the store behind me. we have been told that the child was with his mother, brother and sister and was treated in the office at the back for what at first seemed to be some sort of allergic reaction. it wasn't until the police sifted through

is in hospital receiving treatment after a suspected acid attack on the shrub hill retail park in worcester on that story as soon as we will bring more on that story as soon as we get it. i understand the incident took place yesterday afternoon. the french finance minister, bruno le maire, has said a trade war is now a reality, and is threatening global growth. he was speaking at a g20 summit in argentina where finance ministers the french finance minister, bruno le maire, has said a trade he was speaking at a g20 summit in argentina where finance ministers and bankers from the world's leading economies denounced president trump's policy of imposing trade tariffs. translation: we ask the united states to see sense. we call for them to respect multilateral rules and to respect their allies. world trade cannot base itself on the law of the jungle. the unilateral increase of tariffs is the law of the jungle. the law of the jungle, the law of the fittest, this cannot be the future of global trade relations. a woman who lost nine members of her family in a tourist boat accident on a lake in the

police in worcester have released cctv images of three men they want to talk to after a three—year—oldiously injured in a suspected acid attack in a shop yesterday. officers say the boy was deliberately attacked and is now being treated for serious burns to his arm and face. a 39—year—old man has been arrested. virgin media has dropped dave and nine other channels provided by uktv, prompting fans to express frustration on social media. they disappeared overnight after a dispute between the two companies over how much virgin media pays to broadcast some of uktvs other services. around four million homes have been affected. a woman who lost nine members of her family when a tourist boat sank in a lake in the us midwestern state of missouri on friday has been describing what happened. in all, 17 people died when the duck boat capsized during a thunder storm on table rock lake. caroline davies reports. oh my god, oh my god! oh, we're going under! fighting against the waves and taking on water. this was moments before the duck boat sank. 17 people didn't survive. tia coleman was one of thos

from worcester, seema kotecha sent this report. attack over the weekend. specialist teams spent hours collating evidence after a three—year—old boy was doused in a corrosive substance while in his pushchair in home bargains. the fluid that i saw was pink in colour. it had quite a strong smell. no bleach or acidy—type smell, but it was an astringent kind of smell. just smelt like a chemical really. we met the paramedic who treated him. what is your reaction to a three—year—old actually being attacked by this? it's horrific, absolutely horrific, i mean we, as i said before, we had no inkling or any reason to suspect that it was an acid attack, we just thought that he had come into contact with some sort of chemical, but to find out afterwards that that was the case, it's shocking. the attack happened in the store behind me. we have been told that the child was with his mother, brother and sister and was treated in the office at the back for what at first seemed to be some sort of allergic reaction. it wasn't until the police sifted t

five men have been charged in connection with an acid attack on a three—year—old boy in worcester.op stars, demi lovato, is in hospital after a suspected drugs overdose. can you trademark the shape of a chocolate bar? later this morning, nestle will find out if it can protect its kitkat from copy—cats. in sport: it's a decisive day at the tour de france, with geraint thomas still in the lead.

a three—year—old boy who was seriously injured in an acid attack in worcester has been discharged fromthe attack at a shop in the city yesterday afternoon. we got a 39—year—old man under arrest two is helping us with their enquiries at the moment but

seema kotecha, bbc news, worcester.id he was made the scapegoat for germany's performance in the world cup campaign in russia. 0zil, a world cup winner with germany in 2014, was severely criticsed by the german media after pictures appeared of him posing with turkish president recep tayyip erdogan in london. some even questioned his national loyalty. but in an angrily worded statement 0zil said he no longer wanted to wear the national shirt. the player added "i am german when we win, but i am an immigrant when we lose". joining us now from cologne is the deustsche welle journalist, felix tamsut. really good to see you. let us look at the facts. while the racially abused after the exit from the world cup, and how has the german football federation handled it? the answer is absolutely. many parts of the right wing, far right politicians in germany have downright racially abuse mesut 0zil, we are talking about some members of the german equivalent of the labour party that he's racially gale racist terms towards mesut 0zil.

it's not the strongest of bowling line—ups but cook plundered 154 not out at worcester, supported bym nick gubbins and fellow test batsman dawid malan. always nice to score runs, i spoke to said about playing this game because we haven't had much cricket in terms of the rubble stuff, so they would rather have a look at someone younger they would rather have a look at someone younger but i needed a chance to play a bit of red ball cricket. the open championship is three days away and players are already at carnoustie practising ahead of the third major of the year. tommy fleetwood is expected to be right up there after finishing second at last month's us open. stuart pollitt caught up with him earlier. tommy fleetwood is getting closer. that first major title could be about to drop. expectations are up. i do not feel any pressure from being up there. it is what it is but it's nice to have that expectation, it shows you're doing something right. he's doing plenty right. tommy's in the world's top ten, reigning european tour number one and runner—up in the last major last month's us ope

police want to speak to three men, following an acid attack on a three—year—old boy in worcester. police watchdog is investigating allegations of serious corruption and malpractice at the metropolitan police's own anti—corruption unit. ifi if i was able to get a life jacket i could have saved my babies. a woman who lost nine members of her family when a tourist boat capsized in the us, speaks of her grief. now on bbc news it's time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday. i'm holly hamilton. coming up in the programme. it was pretty crowded at the top of the leaderboard but it's francesco molinari who emerges victorious at the open championship in carnoustie. hamilton survives a storm on and off the track to win the german grand prix and reclaim the championship lead. it's a british one—two at the tour de france with a week to go. geraint thomas is still over a minute and a half ahead of chris froome. hello and welcome to the programme. we begin with that dramatic final round in carnoustie where francesco molinari has won the open championship. becoming the first player repr

police investigating a suspected acid attack on a 3—year—old boy in worcester have released cctv imagesmen they want to speak to. hundreds of volunteers from syria's civil defence force, known as the white helmets, are rescued from a war zone in southern syria. they are safely in jordan. three members of the anti—corruption unit at the metropolitan police are being investigated by a police watchdog in connection with claims they interfered with inquiries or failed to investigate cases. millions of virgin media customers have lost access to channels provided by the broadcaster uktv, such as dave and gold, because of a row between the two companies over money. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are the author and broadcaster, natalie haynes and rob merrick, deputy political editor of the independent. many of tomorrow's front pages are already in. the times quotes the head of amazon in the uk, saying there could be civil unrest within two weeks if britain leaves the european union with no deal. the financial times says brussels

when we met up with him, he was on his way to worcester. far. >> why doest cost $300 per child to play soccer. low whome in families capital afford that. dr. governor i can't tell you assachusetts health insurance has meant to me and my family. >>> senior transportation for people who live on a bus route but none for seniors who live not on bus route. >> myst big concern at this time is reports that there are those who want to make massachusetts a sanctuary state. >> the b issues and small but they matter to those who wrote them. b.j. has read a lot of messages and logged a lot ofmiles. he walked across the state in 2006 meeting then governor duvall patrick. he d it in 2014 handing over his notebook to charlie baker. in between he walked across-country in 2008, later invited to meet president obama. of course he walked to the white house and handed over four notebooks. >> so you feel these politicians lose touch. and you've taken it upon your self to kind of be a conduit with folks out there to give them an idea what's going on. >> exactly.

a three—year—old boy has been seriously injured in a suspected acid attack in a shop in worcester.ropean union matches the same energy, ambition and pragmatism shown by the uk. but he warns the eu not to increase the pressure. shown by the uk. but he warns the eu not to increase the pressurem it's reciprocated, the energy, ambition and pragmatism we bring to these negotiations, we get a deal donein these negotiations, we get a deal done in october. it is negotiation. the police watchdog is investigating allegations of serious corruption and malpractice at the metropolitan police's own anti—corru ption and malpractice at the metropolitan police's own anti—corruption unit. under the cover of darkness israel says it has rescued hundreds of white

police want to speak to three men, following an acid attack on a three—year—old boy in worcester theice watchdog is investigating allegations of serious corruption and malpractice at the metropolitan police's own anti—corruption unit. now on bbc news — wyre davies reports on the case of a man from cardiff was at the centre of a terrorism network which sent money to isis supporters across the globe — in bbc wales investigates. he appeared to be a successful welsh entrepreneur. siful sujan was a hard—working, unassuming entrepreneur. an established part of the bangladeshi community in south wales, he'd studied here and set up his own businesses. he lived on this street near pontypridd 7 with his wife and their young son. he ran an it business, and was seemingly doing well. but what no one appeared to know in this south wales community that siful sujan supported the so—called islamic state. he helped develop weapons for isis and funding their terror plots. his influence was widespread 7 using the internet and money from his welsh company, he was able to communicate and conspire with is

from worcester, seema kotecha sent this report.ours collating evidence after a three—year—old boy was doused in equal rows of substance, while in his pushchair in the home bargains. we met the paramedic cook a. we had no inkling or any reason to suspect that it was an acid attack. we just thought that maybe he had come into contact with some sort of chemical, but to find out afterwards that that was the case, it is shocking. the attack happened in the store behind me. we have been told that the child was with his mother, brother and sister and was treated in the office at the back for what at first seemed to be some sort of allergic reaction. it was not until the police did through cctv footage that they ascertained that the attack was in fact a deliberate. three men were arrested this morning in london in connection to the attack. another man from wolverhampton was arrested yesterday. west mercia police have said the motive is still unclear. we are considering all of the options available to us and we are keeping an open mind, but

have been charged in connection with a suspected acid attack on a three—year—old boy in a shop in worcestern, aged between 22 and a1, will appear in court later this morning, charged with conspiracy to commit grievous bodily harm. the toddler was discharged from hospital on sunday, a day after suffering serious burns to his face and an arm. too many children in england are being excluded from school according to mp5. a report by the education select committee describes the system as a wild west, with league tables being favoured over pupils. the number of permanent exclusions has increased by more than 40% over the past three years. the government says exclusions should only be used as a last resort. there's a wild west of exclusions out there. it seems to be one law for one, one law for another. the parents don't have rights that they need. schools have to be accountable. so if a child is excluded from the school they should be partly accountable for the results that child gets in the alternative provision that they go to. another attempt will be made today to break the political deadlock

on wednesday following an acid attack on a 3—year—old child at a department store in the city of worcester with conspiracy to commit grevious bodily harm. the incident on saturday left the child with serious burns to his arm and face, although he has now been discharged from hospital. it's emerged that the dam that collapsed in laos had developed a fault the day before the accident. at least 20 people died in floods when the dam burst. according to the south korean firm helping build the hydro—power station, workers had tried unsuccessfully to repair the damage. a spokesman said authorities had been told and did evacuate the area in attapeu province before the dam burst. but for many, there just wasn't enough time. at least a hundred people are still missing. nick beake reports. the torrent of water that crashed through this countryside offered little chance of survival. in time, the full, grim picture will be revealed. for now, the world of the survivors is turned upside down. they cling to safety on the roof of their homes. children and elderly carried towards dry land, the few possessio

the couple noticed darcy was struggling to believe on a flight from florida to worcester last week.as blue. the crew brought over a small oxygen tank and mask. the couple wrote a letter to jetblue thanking the crew. >>> still ahead, obama care takes a hit, freezing payments to a health care program opening the door to higher premiums. ess ...food ...and farxiga, the pill that starts with "f". farxiga, along with diet and exercise, helps lower a1c in adults with type 2 diabetes. it's one pill a day and although it's not a weight-loss drug, it may help you lose weight. do not take if allergic to farxiga. if you experience symptoms of a serious allergic reaction such as rash, swelling, difficulty breathing or swallowing, stop taking and seek medical help right away. do not take farxiga if you have severe kidney problems, are on dialysis, or have bladder cancer. tell your doctor right away if you have blood or red color in your urine or pain while you urinate. farxiga can cause serious side effects including dehydration, genital yeast infections in women and men, serious urinary tract i

in new england, cars crawling through flooded streets in framingham, oxford, and worcester, massachusetts. up to three inches of rain in an hour turning subways into waterparks from new york to d.c. manhole covers rattling in d.c. and arlington. the storms packed with dangerous lightning lighting up the capitol. and this funnel cloud spotted on new york's skyline. the storms forcing ground stops at multiple airports. this is fdr drive, one of the major thoroughfares. it was shut down for over an hour. and boston still seeing flash flood alerts. >> thank you. >>> let's get right to ginger zee. tracking it all for us. >> impressive rain fall. reagan international, 2.6 inches of rain in 42 minutes. almost in plymouth, massachusetts. still raining in atlantic city, new jersey. but we'll dry out and cool down, something the west can only hope to do. the peak of the heat where the wildfires are raging. reno, going for 103 tomorrow. redding, 111. >> and more than 40 fires burning across the west at this hour. the ferguson hour, doubling in helicopters have been able to make water drops. the body

british police are continuing to investigate a suspected acid attack on a three—year—old boy in worcestern on him on sunday afternoon. a 39—year—old man has been arrested in connection with the incident. detective have released security camera footage in the hope of determining exactly what happened. sweden is appealing for international help to tackle dozens of forest fires raging across the country. firefighters are continuing their struggle to put out the wildfires, after a protracted period of exceptional heat and drought. aircraft support to tackle the blazes has already been provided by italy and france, and more is being offered by germany, poland and denmark. tens of thousands of israeli protesters have rallied in tel aviv against a law denying surrogacy to gay couples and single fathers. demonstrators say men wanting a family will be forced to continue seeking surrogate mothers abroad, for large sums of money. activists say the strike was not only about the law, but the place of the gay community in israeli society. georgina smyth has the story. rainbow flags fly higher, as thous

appeared in court in connection with an acid attack on a three—year—old boy at a shopping centre in worcester spoke with the help of slovakian and afghan translators. all five will appear in court again next month. the swedish air force has joined efforts to tackle a wildfire that's been burning in central sweden for almost two weeks. military planes have dropped laser—guided missiles to deprive the fire of oxygen. it's thought the explosions have been effective, extinguishing flames as far as a hundred metres from the centre of the blast. new zealand, a country with one of the world's highest rates of domestic violence, has passed a ground—breaking law granting victims ten days of paid leave. the extra time is designed to allow victims to attend court, move home or transfer children to new schools, without fear of losing theirjobs. early projections in pakistan's general election clydach the european court of justice has thrown out an attempt to trademark the shape of a kit car buyer. the rival chocolate maker cadbury has been fighting it. —— the shape of a kit kat bar. early projections in

appeared in court in connection with an acid—attack on a 3—year—old boy at a shopping centre in worcesterthe help of slovakian and afghan translators. all five will appear in court again next month. the swedish air force has joined efforts to tackle a wildfire that's been burning in central sweden for almost two weeks. military planes have dropped laser—guided missiles to deprive the fire of oxygen. it's thought the explosions have been effective, extinguishing flames as far as a hundred metres from the centre of the blast. new zealand — a country with one of the world's highest rates of domestic violence — has passed a ground—breaking law granting victims10 days of paid leave. the extra time is designed to allow victims to attend court, move home or transfer children to new schools, without fear of losing theirjobs. early projections in pakistan's general election suggest the former international cricketer imran khan is likely be the new prime minister, although he'll probably have to form a coalition. his party fought on an anti—corruption platform — former prime minister nawaz sharif i