joe lynam reports.rvices, angry commuters, strike action and rising costs. it's not been a happy time for many whale users and it's evident in a detailed satisfaction survey over the past decade. a study of transport focus data showed overall satisfaction with rail punctuality and reliability has fallen from 79% a decade ago to 73% today, but regular commuter satisfaction fell even further to 62% in that time. on top of that, rail fares could be set to rise by 3.5% next year. that's because train fa re 3.5% next year. that's because train fare increases are tied to the higher measure of inflation known as rpi. it could add £150 to an average long—distance commuter. i understand that our passengers have had a really tough time over the last few months, i'm a regular commuter myself, but we have to work together with a long—term plan, that's what rail companies are doing and that plan is going to make journeys better over the coming yea rs, journeys better over the coming years, it's going to improve the

joe lynam, thanks very much.at a military factory in wiltshire has killed one person and left another in a serious condition. chemring countermeasures, which is based near salisbury, makes products to protect ships and aircraft from attack. the police said the incident was under control and there was no risk to the public. seven marks and spencer stores are shutting today as part of the company's major restructuring plan. m&s announced in may that 100 stores will shut by 2022, after profits fell by two—thirds last year. it comes a day after house of fraser was bought out of administration, and as high street stores face growing pressure from online retailers. the us space agency nasa has delayed the launch of its mission to send a satellite closer to the sun than ever before. the parker solar probe was due to have launched from cape canaveral in florida a few hours ago, but the lift—off was postponed when an alarm went off. it has been rescheduled for tomorrow. the united states scrambled fighter jets and declare

here's our business correspondent, joe lynam.n turkey today in support of their president in this escalating and very public row between two nato allies. this dispute could destabilise the middle east and global markets. and today, president erdogan did nothing to calm the situation. he told supporters that the economy was not in a crisis nor going bankrupt and the fluctuations in the foreign exchange rate were "missiles in an economic war waged against turkey". although president erdogan may be standing firm, his currency, the turkish lira, was collapsing. it's down 40% so far this year against the us dollar. yesterday alone it fell by 14%. that could push up prices rapidly for turkish consumers, interest rates might soar and restrictions could be placed on turks withdrawing their own money. this row seems to have come out of nowhere. turkey has held an american pastor andrew brunson for two years over suspected but unproven links to the failed coup in 2016. america applied sanctions on senior turkish ministers last week and whe

joe lynam, bbc news.aid it's in control of the eastern city of ghazni, following a major offensive by taliban fighters. there have been reports that heavy fighting is continuing in the city, which is a provincial capital. us fighterjets have been scrambled to intercept a passenger plane after a man stole it and then took off from seattle airport. the man — an employee with the ground staff — performed aerobatic manoevres before crashing on a nearby island. it's thought he was killed instantly, and that no one else was on board. andy moore reports. what the hell? the stolen plane was filmed by shocked witnesses flying low over the islands of puget sound. what is happening right now? ok, but why has it gotjets? it was pursued by at least two f—15 military jets. the authorities said those aircraft escorted the plane out of harm's way but were not instrumental in bringing it down. what the hell is this guy doing? whilst he was performing aerobatic manoeuvres, the 29—year—old man at the controls was talking to

joe lynam reports.ut in force in northern turkey today in support of their president in this escalating and very public row between two nato allies. this dispute could destabilise the middle east and global markets. and today, president erdogan did nothing to calm the situation. he told supporters that the economy was not in a crisis nor going bankrupt and the fluctuations in the foreign exchange rate were "missiles in an economic war waged against turkey". although president erdogan may be standing firm, his currency, the turkish lira, was collapsing. it's down 40% so far this year against the us dollar. yesterday alone it fell by 14%. that could push up prices rapidly for turkish consumers, interest rates might soar and restrictions could be placed on turks withdrawing their own money. this row seems to have come out of nowhere. turkey has held an american pastor andrew brunson for two years over suspected but unproven links to the failed coup in 2016. america applied sanctions on senior turkish minis

joe lynam, bbc news.ong—un, in pyongyang in september. it will be the third summit between them this year, and the first visit by a south korean president to the northern capital for more than a decade. it's hoped the meeting will give fresh impetus to the stalled disarmament process. over 300 people have been injured at a music festival in spain after part of a wooden platform collapsed into the sea. witnesses in the northwestern city of vigo reported scenes of panic as people tried to scramble to safety. the platform had been packed with crowds watching a rap artist at the time. british asians are more socially conservative than the wider uk population, a survey for the bbc‘s asian network suggests. it found that a third of british asians don't agree with sex before marriage or same—sex relationships. more than 2,000 responded to the poll as part of the bbc‘s big british asian summer season of programmes. nomia iqbal reports. the 2026 british south asians questioned in this poll are of predominantly ind

joe lynam, bbc news. in the crucial midterm elections. but as intelligence chiefs in the country continue to warn of russian interference, there's growing concern about the us voting infrastructure and how vulnerable it could be to cyber—attack. at a conference in las vegas, we met children with the hacking skills needed to crack america s defences. now i am going to try and change the votes for donald trump. i'm going to try and give him less votes. these are the websites that are very important because they report the election results to the public. they also tell the public where to go to vote. you can imagine if either of these two things were changed, the chaos that would ensue. if you need any assistance, please just raise your hand and we will come and help you. delete the rows, updating the rows. deleting them, adding them. you canjust go in, we can call somebody our own name if we want to, make it look like we won the election. time has expired. you have the opportunity to do that today. do so, v

our business correspondent joe lynam has more.st a century. yet another victim of intense condition from retailers. in 2006, m&s announced a restructuring plan to cut costs to include the closure, shrinking or relocation of more than 100 stores by 2022. by the end of today, they will have closed down 28 stores. today, it shops in these areas will trade for the last time. these closures join an ever growing list of retailers facing existential threats from the internet, including mothercare, toys ‘r' us, and most recently, house of fraser. 2018 has been a tough year for retailers. we have seen quite a few retailers go into administration or announce they are closing a significant number of stores. this is in reaction to consumer spends both shifting online and being held back where consumer confidence is low. house of fraser was bought out of administration yesterday by mike ashley, the owner of sports direct, but it is unlikely he will keep all of the 59 stores open. so the attrition on the high street is set to continue. joe lyna

joe lynam, bbc news.controls for certain passengers arriving in the uk in a bid to reduce delays. the latest figures revealed that in july visitors from outside the european economic area were left queuing for up to two and a half hours. the uk border force managed to achieve its goal of seeing 95% of visitors within 45 minutes just once last month. the headlines on bbc news: a doctor who was struck off over the death of a six—year—old boy wins her appeal to practise medicine again. the murder of 25 year old model harry ozuka. two men are found guilty at the old bailey. labour's antisemitism row. nowjeremy corbyn hits back at criticism from the israeli leader. moves to ease turkey's currency crisis have failed to stop market turmoil as the country's row with america deepens. turkey's president erdogan said its nato ally was seeking to stab it in the back after the us imposed sanctions over its refusal to extradite a us preacher imprisoned in the country. from istanbul, mark lowen reports. in his 37 years

joe lynam, bbc news.ina for you, a car narrowly escaped being dragged into a sinkhole. it opened up after hours of torrential rain in the north west of the country. local residents helped pull the car to safety. nobody was injured, according to state media. goodness me. did you just learn that up goodness me. did you just learn that upfor me goodness me. did you just learn that up for me completely? teamwork making the dream work? because... sorry, yes, sally, iwas linking things together perfectly. what a few days dina asher—smith has had. i know this is the european championships, but she is world class. dina asher—smith won a third gold medal at the european championships in berlin. she brought home the baton for great britain with a fantastic anchor leg in the sprint relay. the men's team also won, and laura muir took gold in the1,500m. premier league champions manchester city got the defence of their title off to a winning start with a 2—0 victory at arsenal. liverpool also won 4—0 against west ham.

joe lynam, bbc news, at the bank of england.0 people, many of them campers, have been evacuated after powerful storms and flash floods hit the south of france. hundreds of police and firefighters have been deployed. a 70—year—old german man, who was helping supervise children at a summer camp, is missing after his caravan was swept away. richard lister reports. after the heatwave, the deluge. there were marble—sized hail stones in south—eastern france, as thunderstorms rolled in. torrential rain turned drought—hit rivers into raging torrents. lapping at waterside houses, spilling over the road and causing chaos downstream. a string of campsites were quickly overwhelmed. the water moving through with such force, that possessions were swept away and buried. these german teenagers were in a campsite north of avignon when the flood came. they were among more than 100 people who had to be rescued, most with only the clothes they were wearing. "we couldn't even take a suitcase", she said, "but the most important thing is that we are a

joe lynam, bbc news.supremacists took part in the march, while police kept the two opposing groups apart. it came a year after violence in charlottesville, virginia, that left one person dead. hundreds of chanting opponents denounced white supremacy and racism. 0ur washington correspondent chris buckler reports. crowd: whose streets? 0ur street! in washington's streets there was anger and frustration, as thousands gathered to demonstrate against a protest by white nationalists right in the centre of the capital, and within sight of the white house. exactly a year before, the same right—wing group had held a controversial protest in charlottesville, in virginia. a woman was killed when a car was driven into a crowd of cou nter— protesters. holding this event on the anniversary of heather heyer‘s death was seen by many as deliberately provocative. while antifascist campaigners filled the streets, only around 20 white nationalist turned up in washington. they had applied for a permit for 20 times that number

here's our business correspondent joe lynam. rising costs — it has not been a happy time for many rail users, and it is evident in a detailed satisfaction survey over the past decade. a study of transport focus data found that overall satisfaction with rail punctuality and reliability has fallen from 79% a decade ago to 73% today, but regular commuter satisfaction fell even further to 62% in that time. on top of that, rail fares could be set to rise by 3.5% next year. that is because train fare increases are tied to the higher measure of inflation, known as rpi. it could add £150 to an average long—distance commuter. i understand that our passengers have had a really tough time over the last few months. i'm a regular commuter myself. but we have to work together, and with a long—term plan. that's what companies are doing, rail companies are doing. that plan is going to make journeys better over the coming years. it's going to improve the economy, it's going to better connect communities up and down the country. to compound thing

wel, little earlier our news correspondent joe lynam gave us this update the explanation is that plannedfull schedule of services over the weekend. most rail workers volunteer to work on weekends and are paid overtime. they don‘t have to turn up. the management usually get the staff. we had this problem during the world cup final. even though england weren‘t in that world cup final, a lot of people didn‘t want to work. they thought they were. the timetable has been disrupted. 80 services. to put that in context, that is 1500 train services in total. it is not a huge chunk of the overall services. northern rail is owned by arriva. a spokesman said, we are sorry that our customers continue to experience some disruption to their weekend services. we are advising anyone thinking of travelling on sunday to plan their journey carefully. britain‘s largest rail trade union is very cross about this. they are saying that arriva should be kept off the tracks. it has not been a great time for rail users. since may, we had a new train timetable. that has led to thousands of train services being cance

joe lynam, bbc news. a rhino calf — one of only 650 in the world — has been playing outside for the first time, just over a week after being born at chester zoo. the baby, which is yet to be named, was born in front of astonished visitors11 days ago, despite rhinos usually calving at night. with so few eastern black rhinos left on the planet, he is a very important new addition to the breeding programme working to prevent their extinction. now it's time for a look at the weather with chris fawkes. for many of us, it has been a chilly start of the day, but as we see outbreaks of rain from the south—west, they will turn heavier through the afternoon, with strengthening south—westerly winds. the best of the sunshine is in eastern scotland and eastern england. for the northern isles, there will be a few passing showers. overnight, our area of rainer expands across england and wales before spreading into northern ireland and scotland through the night. for sunday, it will be a cloudy and wet start to the day.

our business correspondent, joe lynam, joins me now. remind us of the background to this.kend, more cancellations, this time it is northern, owned by a riva rail north. they say planned engineering works means most people who work on the weekends do so voluntarily. it is out of 1500 train services. they say they are sorry that customers continue to express disruption, we are advising anyone thinking on travelling on sunday to plan carefully. the largest rail union rmt called for them to be kicked off the tracks, arriva. we have had new timetable is leading to thousands of train services being cancelled, disrupting hundreds of thousands of users, prices have gone up thousands of users, prices have gone upfor thousands of users, prices have gone up for some as well and another franchise was nationalised by the government. there is another slew of strikes potentially on the way next month over a very long—running row over the role of god southern trains. thank you for that. -- over the role of guards on trains. the government says it's planning to introduce new offences of ca

here's joe lynam. robin wiley runs a crop spraying company in horsham.is getting staff in to work over the winter as the beast from the east but in across the uk but since then the weak pound and good products have meant his exports have boomed. we have been able to make the site fit for purpose going forward, because we see whatever happens with brexit, we export 40% of our product around the world in many different countries so people want our product. and the improved growth figures were welcomed by the chancellor at the launch of a new government fund for technology. we are pleased to see a recovery of the economy in the second quarter, a robust growth figure which points to the underlying fundamental strength of the british economy. and we are not complacent, we're here today for me to announce nearly £1 billion of new investment in high—tech manufacturing and research, to ensure that britain's businesses remain at the cutting edge. after the beast from the east, it appears as if the economy benefited from the royal wedding, amazing weather, and the

here's our business correspondent, joe lynam.n a happy time for many rail users, and it is evident in a detailed satisfaction survey over the past decade. a study of transport focus data found that overall satisfaction with rail punctuality and reliability has fallen from 79% a decade ago to 73% today, but regular commuter satisfaction fell even further to 62% in that time. on top of that, rail fares could be set to rise by 3.5% next year. that is because train fare increases are tied to the higher measure of inflation, known as rpi. it could add £150 to an average long—distance commuter. i understand that our passengers have had a really tough time over the last few months. i'm a regular commuter myself. but we have to work together, and with a long—term plan. that's what companies are doing, rail companies are doing. that plan is going to make journeys better over the coming years. it's going to improve the economy, it's going to better connect communities up and down the country. to compound things for some train users, anothe

our business correspondent joe lynam has more.ourt in calfornia charged with starting a wild—fire that led to more than 20,000 people having to leave their homes. the holy fire, as it has become known, burned nearly 10,000 acres through the mountains of southern california. prosecutors say forrest clark had a grudge against a neighbour. he could face life in prison if convicted. conservative mp jacob rees mogg has claimed an investigation into borisjohnson is a "show trial" to stop him becoming leader. writing in the daily telegraph, the tory backbencher blamed theresa may's "personal rivalry" with mrjohnson for "taking the heat off labour", and said that some senior conservatives are envious of the former foreign secretary's popularity. mrjohnson is under investigation for a newspaper article in which he compared muslim women in full face veils to letter boxes and bank robbers. the government's decision to maintain its ban on boxing and martial arts in prisons is a missed opportunity according to the uk's leading expert on sport

here's our business correspondent joe lynam.lity has fallen from 79% a decade ago to 73%. regular commuters satisfaction fell further, to 62%. on top of that, rail fears could fell further, to 62%. on top of that, railfears could increase by 3.5% next year. that is because they are not tied to the —— tied to the higher measure of inflation. i understand our passengers have had a very tough time, i am a regular commuter myself but we have to work together with a long—term plan, that plan will make journeys better and improve the economy, better connecting communities around the country. to compel things for some, another strike by rmt rail workers is set for next month about the long—running dispute about the guards and trains. yesterday was the twelfth of august — otherwise known as the glorious twelfth — the start of the grouse shooting season. but shooting game birds on a sunday is illegal in england so the season started today on the thirteenth instead. for those involved in the sport it really is an unlucky day. the weather

joe lynam, bbc news.including 12 children have been killed and many are still missing following a blast that brought down a building in the syrian province of idlib. the building is said to have contained munitions belonging to an arms trafficker. idlib is the last major rebel—held area, and is expected to be the next target for syrian armed forces. turkey's central bank has announced measures to try to stabilise the country's plunging currency. the lira has been at record lows, amid a trade spat with the united states. lebo disekko reports. turkey's president stood defiant on sunday, telling supporters the fall of his country's currency was a political plot against turkey. as the event continued, he repeated a less than thinly veiled threat to a nato ally — the united states. translation: our response to those who wager trade war against the whole world and include our country in that would be heading towards new markets and new alliances. despite the tough talk, the lira has continued to weaken. it's fa

our business correspondent joe lynam has more.n will close its doors for the last time today. it's been trading for almost half a century. yet another victim of intense condition from web retailers. in 2006, marks & spencer announced a restructuring plan to cut costs to include the closure of more than 100 stores by 2022. by the end of today, they will have closed down 28 stores. today, it shops in these areas will trade for the last time. these closures join an ever growing list of retailers are facing threats from the internet. 2018 has been a tough year for retailers. we have seen quite a few retailers go into administration or announce they are closing and significant number of stores. this is in reaction to consumers spend by shifting online and holding back where consumer confidence is low. out of fraser was bought out of administration yesterday by the owner of sports direct but it is unlikely he will keep all of the 59 stores open. the attrition on the high street is set to continue. a man's appeared in court in calfornia

here's joe lynam. robert runs a crop spraying business.from the east. since then a weak pound and good products mean his exports have boomed we have been able to expand on the site. we are making the site fit for purpose for going forward, we see whatever happens with brexit, we see whatever happens with brexit, we export 40% of product, round the world, to many different countries and so we have people wanting our product. and the improved growth figures were welcomed by the chancellor at the launch of a new government fund for technology. we are pleased to see a recovery of the economy in the second quarter, a robust growth figure which points to the underlying strengths of the british economy, and we are not complacent, we are here today, for me to announce nearly one billion of investment in high tech manufacturing an research to ensure that britain's businesses remain at the cutting—edge. that britain's businesses remain at the cutting-edge. after the beast from the east it appears as if the economy benefitted from a royal wedding, am