quite well and it's a fact actually stadol izing the german economy as is according to the statistical office also government spending but exports a huge drag on economic activity in the country specially the construction sector but also manufacturing as we know is not doing very well currently because everybody's waiting until the trade conflict is eventually resolved until they start to invest in capital goods again so i'm going to briefly should we be worried about a recession. but we don't know yet because clearly we've had certain dips in the in the past as well the 3rd quarter of last year saw a little bit of a deficit negative growth so it's too early to call that a recession but we have to be very vigilant because clearly the manufacturing weakness could well spill into a weakness in the service sector into the labor market then we're headed towards a recession here in germany that's clear on the 1st bus in frankfurt thank you. now in a rare step to deescalate his ongoing trade war with china u.s. president donald trump has backed off his temper 1st deadline for 10 percent tariff on r

minister announces a drastic consolidation of the troubled public banking sector india's central statistics office released 5 percent g.d.p. growth in the 2nd quarter of 2019 that measure was the weakest since the 1st quarter of 2013 it also came in well below the 5.8 percent growth in the 1st quarter and expectations of 5.7 percent and the reuters survey by comparison in the 2nd quarter of 2018 india recorded an 8 percent growth that continued the celebration now of india's g.d.p. was announced the day after the reserve bank of india's annual report said in reinforcing consumption and investment as a top priority that alignment of events is fuelling increasing uncertainty about another interest rate cut by the indian central bank and speculation that it could be 50 bits rather than $25.00 and just before the g.d.p. figure was released finance minister some of them are on announce that 10 public sector banks would be collapse into 4 after the mergers there would be a total of 12 public sector banks there were as many as 27 public sector banks and 2017 and the sector has been dramatically undermine

the numbers were published by germany's federal statistics office on tuesday the country's gdp dropped point 1% between april and june. itould be the end of the golden decade for germany its economy relies heavily on exports was dropped 8% in june weighed down by a raging turf war between china and the united states. as the songs and donna we worried our economy is weakening because of external factors send all businesses are having to deal with international trade wars currcy wars and the uncertainty of oil supplies of one's. a bit tunes bit lower for. but external factors aren't the only reason germany's economy faces structural issues including in industry which. has stggled to bounce back from the emissions scandal. that has contributed to a significant drop in morale among business owners with the monthly confidence index hitting its lowest level since two thousand elve. these new data come after a mediocre first quarter for germany's economy which only group point 4% between january and march. the poor performances setting off alarm bells at a client of europe's economic powerhou

minister announces a drastic consolidation of the troubled public banking sector india's central statistics office released 5 percent g.d.p. growth in the 2nd quarter of 2019 that measure was the weakest since the 1st quarter of 2013 it also came in well below the 5.8 percent growth in the 1st quarter and expectations of 5.7 percent in the reuters survey by comparison in the 2nd quarter of 2018 india recorded an 8 percent growth they continued deceleration now of india's g.d.p. was announced the day after the reserve bank of india's annual report said in reinforcing consumption and investment as a top priority that alignment of events is fuelling increasing uncertainty about another interest.

minister announces a drastic consolidation of the troubled public banking sector india's central statistics office released 5 percent g.d.p. growth in the 2nd quarter of 2019 that measure was the weakest since the 1st quarter of 2013 it also came in well below the 5.8 percent growth in the 1st quarter and expectations of 5.7 percent and the reuters survey by comparison in the 2nd quarter of 2018 india recorded an 8 percent growth they continued deceleration now of india's g.d.p. was announced the day after the reserve bank of india's annual report said in reinforcing consumption and investment as a top priority that alignment of events is fuelling increasing uncertainty about another interest rate cut by the indian central bank and speculation that it could be 50 bits rather than $25.00 and just before the g.d.p. figure was released finance minister some of them are on announce that 10 public sector banks would be collapse into 4 after the mergers there would be a total of 12 public sector banks there were as many as 27 public sector banks and 2017 and the sector has been dramatically undermined i

pulling back for a bigger picture you mentioned the news on wages this week the national to statistics office or this week the basic pay rose by 3.9 percent in the 2nd quarter the fastest rate of growth on that point since june of 2008 point food in with the other elements in the larger picture well i think that is it's great news it's great news for the british worker and of course what it does is it proves the brics it was all about the work of rex it is about those that want jobs and want good wages in the u.k. not about global leaders not about those that were that are out of touch with the average worker across the u.k. and this actually fits very well with boris johnson strategy and i think it's great news for him and great news for anybody who's going forward with a no breaks it because it shows stability and an underlying on the line prosperity for the british worker. now looking forward here the story broke earlier today that the prime minister is going on a diplomatic blitz this coming week meeting with his counterparts in france and germany and ireland as well as the european counc

let's look at what the statistical office is saying there are also stabilizing factors. consumer demand is holding up and is stabilizing and consumption from the government is a stabilizing factor already in the second quarter. many people, especially from outside germany are calling for more fiscal spending in germany. as of now, chancellor americaal is saying there's no need to do so looking at the healthy lane market but that could change also the labor market is showing signs of weaknesses. recent data suggesting there is not a lot of job creation anymore in germany back to you. >> louise dudley from hermes investment management is with us you are a global equities manager. looking at the data that has come out of germany today, the powerhouse of the eurozone is faltering. how does that change your perception of where you want to put your money in the next six months or so >> we had an overweight to the u.s. in -- for the last 18 months or so that kind of short-term positioning has not changed. the interesting thing is whether this will lead to a genuine contraction

the office for national statistics has looked at this and decided, yes, looking at things like nationals been underestimating the net migration of people coming from the eu to britain by about i6%, so quite a significant amount. however, infact, it is by about i6%, so quite a significant amount. however, in fact, it is also able to work out people from non—eu countries might have been overestimated so the overall net migration to the uk has probably been, by chance, estimated by about right. critically, they have now said the statistics are not reliable, they have been downgraded from being official statistics being experimental statistics. all right, you, daniel sandford. the man accused of murdering pc andrew harper has appeared in court via video—link from prison. the thames valley police officer died last thursday near the village of sulhamstead in berkshire, while investigating a burglary. duncan kennedy is at reading crown court. welcome at this hearing today only lasted about 30 minutes or so. jed foster wasn't in court himself. he was present via link from the prison where he is

figures from the office for national statistics show there were more than 4,300 deaths from drug poisoning thirds of those deaths were due to the use of illegal drugs. our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford reports. the number of people dying from drugs misuse has been climbing almost without stop for six years now. the largest number of deaths are from heroin and morphine, but cocaine deaths are becoming more prominent, as are deaths from drugs like spice — what were known as legal highs before they were made illegal. last year a record a559 people died from drugs poisoning. two thirds of those deaths, almost 3,000, were from drugs misuse — also a record. that figure went up by i7% since 2017, the highest increase in a single year. there are several reasons why drug—related deaths are increasing, including increased supply of both heroin and cocaine to the uk, but that's very hard for the government to control. one of the things the government could control is the amount of money it spends on drug treatment services, and we know those services save lives. not only do they save peo

it is about the trust we have in official statistics because what has happened as the office for statisticsthe uk has been underestimated for a number of years and whether the figures are right. there are still significant uncertainties about the figures post 2016. thank you. thank you. more now on the news that borisjohnson will meet german chancellor angela merkel in berlin later, where he is expected to reiterate his call for the irish border backstop plan to be scrapped. earlier we spoke to thomas matussek, former german ambassador to the united kingdom, and now a senior advisor at flint golbal, which advises companies on german and european regulatory developments. he told us what he expected to happen at the meeting. the meeting will be good and useful. you remember the prime minister said about two weeks ago when and if the europeans look into our eyes and think, "my god, the british are serious," but it also works the other way round. if he looks into angela merkel‘s eyes and into the 5a eyes of the 27 european leaders, he will see, "my god, they are serious," and they stand firm on

stay—at—home shoppers continue to support the british economy — according to the office for national statisticse office—rental company wework is worried about a recession. the firm has warned that an "economic downturn or subsequent declines in market rents" could cause wework members to cancel and hurt its operations. banana drama! a fungal disease that kills cavendish banana plants has been detected in latin america. the vast majority of bananas exported to the eu and the us are cavendish varieties. while the fungus is not harmful to humans, it has the potential to eventually wipe out all cavendish bananas. millions of people around the world rely on bananas and plantains as a staple food and as a cash crop. asda has updated us on how business is going. the group, which is owned by us retail giant walmart, reported a 0.3% fall in like—for—like sales for the first half of the year. earlier this year, the competition and markets authority blocked a merger between asda and sainsburys — ruling that the deal threatened to push up prices. thomas brereton is a retail analyst, globaldata. no merger —

this is from the office for national statistics concerning drugs deaths.ffice for national statistics. victoria derbyshire is on her way, but first let's get a look at the weather from the man with all the details, simon. thank you, rachel. some sunny spells for many of us today. it will be the quieter day before we see the system moving its way. look at the system from madrid and the mid—atlantic, pretty impressive weather system piling on for tomorrow. at the moment we are in this window of choir to weather so in this window of choir to weather so file there are a few showers around this morning, but of cloud, they will tend to get brighter —— whilst there are. a rather dismal day for many of us. through the rest of this afternoon, showers tending to clear away and as i mentioned increasing amounts of sunshine across england and wales come into scotland, perhaps cloud thickening in northern ireland later on. it will feel warmer than yesterday as well. that is not going to be difficult. 19—23 degrees, then tonight we will start to see the cloud increasing

the office for national statistics has released its monthly unemployment figures.ey're actually reasonably strong, the headline figure is that over three months, this is done on a three month average, the unemployment rate rose to 3.9%, slightly higher than expected, people were expecting it to hold steady at 3.8% but it still means there is a record number of people in employment, 32.8 million. still 115,000 newjobs created during the period, against that unemployment up by 31,000 two one point three 3 million but what's interesting is what's happening with pay, total earnings growth rose by 3.7% pay, total earnings growth rose by 3.796 in pay, total earnings growth rose by 3.7% in the months tojune. that's the highest rate sincejune 2008, the highest rate sincejune 2008, the highest rate basically since the financial crisis and considerably higher than the figure we had the equivalent period last month. even though we had figures recently that show the economy as a whole is under pressure, that growth declined by 0.2% pressure, that growth declined by 0.296 in pr

quarter of young adults in the uk aged 20—34 live at home, a figure which, according to the office for national statisticsture is coming under increasing focus, with 11 million garments ending up in landfill in the uk each week. in response to this, oxfam is launching ‘second—hand september', a campaign to encourage people not to buy any new clothes during the month. oxfam's research found that found that 50% of adults did not know that fast fashion had an impact on the climate, and a third said they would change their shopping habits. the cooling of trade tensions between the us and china has helped equity markets for a second day. beijing have made it clear they will not retaliate in the trade dispute, and even though the situation is still tense, traders are taking the opportunity to try and pick up a few bargains. that's all the business news. now it's time for a look at the weather with louise lear some of us have seen sunshine and warmth today. across the highlands, there has been a lot of heavy rain and poor visibility without threatening look and cloud. it is because of this weather from moving on

straightforward from the office for national statistics figures on gdp which was 0.2%, the first timence 2012. clearly not the limp news. if we have another quarter after this of negative group —— growth, that would be a recession. all the same, whatever the precise figure is, growth is subdued. it subdued in other parts of the world, europe and so on. external factors like increasing trade conflict between china and the us and so on. general slowing down in the world economy that part of it is also down to the uncertainty over brexit and what is happening now. it's not a disaster but it's not good news and clearly doesn't look like growth in general is going to be very buoyant over the coming months, perhaps the coming year. underlying it all, we still have low unemployment levels. somethings still pretty good. you don't want to go on at this level for any length of time. we haven't porn -- performed as well as the eurozone. significantly, the pound is now at its lowest level for 2.5 years which isa its lowest level for 2.5 years which is a reflection of the nervousness in the city.

the office for national statistics says gdp decreased by 0.2% in the second quarter, as manufacturing construction reduced and the service sector stalled. the figures were worse than economists had expected, and follow a strong start to the year, when businesses were stockpiling in anticipation of brexit. here's our economics correspondent, andy verity. this food packaging company in leicester grew rapidly until this year and was looking to open a second site, stepping up its turnover from £25 million to 45 million. it piled up stock ahead of the march brexit deadline diverting funds from its new site. in the second quarter, orders dropped off and they had to refinance to keep its expansion plans on track. political uncertainty is not helping. it is all about the cloudy sky again. we went through this before march between march and october, we have had a lot of un—stable, uncertainty and the cloudy sky is upon us again. we cannot move forward, we cannot move back. we are static, stuck in a rut. that is where we are. most economists were expecting a weak performance in the second quart

the office for national statistics said the error was partly caused by undercounting migrants arrivinginto thousand four, including poland. for the year ending march, 2016, the last year for which data is available, the initial estimate for net migration from the eu, the difference it windows arriving and leaving, was 178000 and that's been revised to 207,000, an increase of 16% and the 0ns said it may have overestimated migration from countries outside the eu. ryanair has rya nair has lost ryanair has lost a high court bid to block strikes by uk pilots. members of the union will walk out tomorrow and on friday in a dispute over pay and on friday in a dispute over pay and conditions. ryanair said it would aim to minimise disruption for passengers and will be able to run its full schedule of flights. earlier i spoke to our reporter and she said it's been a worrying time for passengers. passengers have been on tenterhooks all day for this decision which eventually came right down to the wire. it will be fought out in the court and ryanair wire. it will be fought out in the court and rya

the office for national statistics said the error was partly caused by undercounting migrants arrivingeir figures. for the year ending march 2016 — the last year for which data is available — the initial estimate for net migration from the eu — that's the difference between people arriving and leaving — was 178,000. that's now been revised up to 207,000, an increase of i6%. the 0ns also says it also may have overstated immigration from countries outside the eu. ryanair has failed in a bid to stop a strike by some of its uk pilots from midnight tonight. but the airline is asking passengers to turn up as normal for their flights. colletta smith is at manchester airport for us. why is ryanair so confident? it has been a nerve—racking week for all passengers to date were flying with ryanair in the next few days, waiting for this down to the wire decision by the high court who voted in favour of the pilots union, allowing the strike to go ahead of ryanair pilots allowing the strike to go ahead of rya nair pilots based allowing the strike to go ahead of ryanair pilots based here in the uk. i

figures from the office for national statistics show there were more than 4,300 deaths from drug poisoningths were as a result of the use illegal drugs. of the use of illegal drugs. our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford reports. the number of people dying from drugs misuse has been climbing almost without stop for six years now. the largest number of deaths are from heroin and morphine, but cocaine deaths are becoming more prominent, as are deaths from drugs like spice — what were known as legal highs before they were made illegal. last year a record a559 people died from drugs poisoning. two thirds of those deaths, almost 3,000, were from drugs misuse — also a record. that figure went up by i7% since 2017, the highest increase in a single year. there are several reasons why drug—related deaths are increasing, including increased supply of both heroin and cocaine to the uk, but that's very hard for the government to control. one of the things the government could control is the amount of money it spends on drug treatment services, and we know those services save lives. not only do

the latest migration figures have been released by the office for national statistics and they show thatmarch 2018 — that's broadly the same as it has been since 2016. the majority of those coming into uk are people from across the world, with around a quarter coming from the eu. though the rate of eu citizens coming to the uk is continuing to fall, there are questions about whether the government can meet its pledge to end the free movement of people in the event of a no—deal brexit. our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford reports. with the possible no—deal brexit fast approaching, there has been a new surge into divisions living in britain applying for what is called settled status. people like this woman who has been working as a nanny in london for ii woman who has been working as a nanny in london for 11 years and wa nts to nanny in london for 11 years and wants to stay, and sees settled status as a key step. it will help me reach my goal which is a british passport in the future, and be sure about everything. despite brexit, there is still net inward migration to the uk from

the office for national statistics said the error was partly caused by undercounting migrants arriving their figures. for the year ending march 2016 — the last year for which data is available — the initial estimate for net migration from the eu — that's the difference between people arriving and leaving — was 178,000. that's now been revised up to 207,000. an increase of 16% and the ons also says it may have over—stated immigration from countries outside the eu. for some children home is a converted office block — or even a former shipping container. that's the finding of a report detailing how there are more than 200,000 homeless children in england. the children's commissioner, anne longfield, says whole families are being housed in flats little bigger than parking spaces. ministers say they're spending a billion pounds tackling homelessness. our social affairs correspondent, michael buchanan reports. dozens of homeless people live in these shipping containers — stacked, stressed and stuck. two—year—old asim lives here with his mum and three siblings, including 13—year—old faris. he

the office for national statistics estimates overall net migration was 226,000 people in between lasts said the figures should be treated as experimental after finding problems should be treated as experimental afterfinding problems in its data gathering. a 48 hour strike by ryanair pilots has begun, but so far the airline's flights have been running with little disruption. after losing a legal challenge in the high court to block the action, ryanair said it would bring in contingency plans to run its full schedule and so far it seems to be working. just a warning, coletta smith's report contains some flash photography. after a worrying a few weeks, it's time to check in and take off. right across the uk, ryanair flights are running smoothly. despite ryanair‘s uk pilots union being on strike for 48 hours, the company say this morning 97% of flights were running on time and they're delighted by that. passengers in portugal, where crew and pilots are on strike, have been told of a flight‘s push back by seven hours. all i've had is the initial e—mail saying that the flight had been chang

the office for national statistics says unemployment increased 31,000 to 1.33 million, compared to theest rate in 11 years at 3.9%. 0ur economics editor faisal islam joins me. faisal, a mixed picture for the economy then. in the round, the government argues it isa in the round, the government argues it is a strong set, that the jobs miracle continues, but as you have said, you have seen the employment record, you have seen wages growing faster than prices, so pay packets are rising in real terms, you have seen are rising in real terms, you have seen that now for 17 months. there was the small uptick in unemployment, and also a little bit ofa unemployment, and also a little bit of a rise in zero—hours contracts, too. the work and pensions secretary amber rudd telling the bbc that she did fear that unemployment could rise, in the event of a no—deal brexit. warning that they cannot bypass parliament. jobs numbers, they will take, but other clouds, potentially. our top story this evening. police warn of vulnerable children — some in care — being targeted by criminals to become drug dealers

prices went up 2.1% in the year tojuly according to the office for national statistics. price index, went up 2.8% — this is the figure used to set rail fare increases. firstgroup and trenitalia has won contract to run west coast mainline from eight december this year. it will initially operate the existing west coast services and from march 2026 take on the new hs2 services until march 2031. the new partnership replaces virgin trains which was banned from bidding in a row over pensions. tv ads from us food giant mondelez and german car—maker volkswagen are the first to be banned under new uk gender stereotyping rules. a ban on ads featuring "harmful gender stereotypes" came into force injune. the advert for philadelphia cheese showed two fathers leaving a baby on a restaurant conveyor belt. the other, a vw ad, showed men being adventurous as a woman sat by a pram. we are talking about the cost of living, which at the moment is pretty high for so many people. yes, these figures out today measure the rising cost of living and prices — as measured by the consumer price inde

the office for national statistics says gdp decreased by 0.2% in the second quarter, as manufacturing service sector stalled. the figures were worse than economists had expected, and follow a strong start to the year, when businesses were stockpiling in anticipation of brexit. here's our economics correspondent, andy verity. this food packaging company in leicester grew rapidly until this year, and was looking to open a second site, stepping up its turnover from £25 million to £45 million. it piled up stock ahead of the march brexit deadline, diverting funds from its new site. then in the second quarter, orders dropped off, and it had to refinance to keep its expansion plans on track. political uncertainty isn't helping. it's all about the cloudy sky again. we went through this pre—march, and now between march and october, we have had a lot of unstable uncertainty, and the cloudy sky is upon us again. we can't move forward, we can't move back. we are static, we are stuck in a rut. that's where we are. most economists were expecting a weak performance in the second quarter of the year,

our last meeting, we talked about the founder had not been an officer involved shooting in san francisco. i'm just wondering is that statisticll moving. >> s, sir, it is. we are really happy that our last officer involved shooting was june 9 of 2018. it's been almost 14 months now. >> it a stunning statistic really. i've asked the staff and i'm going to ask again. i'm curious to know if there were any other major cities in the united states to have statistics that are anything like that. crime is down in the city right now, and we are doing it with less lethal force. i think that is a great sign, for the department. >> let me ask one brief question today that was news broke that the feds, the dea was working together with i understand i.c.e. to conduct, or made some arrests, is the department anyway coordinated with the feds on this one? >> my understanding, from talking to the special agent in charge of the dea, number one the department does collaborate with federal entities on drug enforcement, and operations, or investigations that meet federal criteria. my understanding from my discussions with the people in charge, the

the office for national statistics says gdp decreased by 0.2% in the second quarter, as manufacturingtalled. the figures were worse than economists had expected, and follow a strong start to the year when businesses were stockpiling in anticipation of brexit. here's our economics correspondent, andy verity. this food packaging company in leicester grew rapidly until this year, and was looking to open a second site, stepping up its turnover from £25 million to £115 million. it piled up stock ahead of the march brexit deadline, diverting funds from its new site. then in the second quarter, orders dropped off, and it had to refinance to keep its expansion plans on track. political uncertainty isn't helping. it's all about the cloudy sky again. we went through this pre—march, and now between march and october, we have had a lot of unstable uncertainty, and the cloudy sky is upon us again. we can't move forward, we can't move back. we are static, we are stuck in a rut. that's where we are. most economists were expecting a weak performance in the second quarter of the year, but not this wea

because yesterday the office of national statistics which put these figures together had to concede in as experimental and no longer officially known as national districts, the figures that policymakers rely upon to come up with polities which drive the nation, because there has been analysis going on for a few years, greatly influenced by a number of experts outside government who say there are problems with the figures around you migration and yesterday the ons around you migration and yesterday the 0ns conceded it had been underestimating you migration for a good part of the last decade, over estimating non—eu migration so it's difficult to know for sure exactly what's going on and that will play a big role for ministers because if they don't know what the figures are, it's difficult to draw up a policy which makes sense in relation to the wider needs of the economy. it seems extraordinary given all the focus on this, that controversial target to get net migration below 100,000, the other striking thing we see here is what a small and diminishing proportion of net migration is actua

have inspired some of the most popular baby names in england and wales, according to the office for national statisticsd, and healing is starting over illegal beds to prevent the suspension of parliament and an spy borisjohnson yesterday. —— a legal hearing is starting. the scottish court will hear our prorogation challenge at 12, we will keep and i on that of course. now it‘s that of course. time for a look at the weather. a cooler and busier day to day, windy for some, especially in northern ireland and the west of scotla nd northern ireland and the west of scotland where we could see a up to 30 miles per. we also have shabby outbreaks of rain, it will be more fragmented as the days go on. 102 showers in the west of england, the exception rather than the rule, a lot of fine weather in the south—east. temperatures average for the time of year. this evening, the rain steps up for northern ireland and scotland, heavy and persistent dampers expected. we will keep the blustery winds, elsewhere it remains breezy. clear the skies towards the south and east. milder than a has—been. into friday, direct —— mic

the office for national statistics said the number of eu citizens moving to the uk for work has halvedith overall net migration at 226 thousand in the year to march. yesterday, the 0ns said the new figures should be treated as experimental after finding problems in its data gathering. it's gcse results day and there's been a slight increase in the pass rate and the percentage of top grades this year, despite concerns about the difficulty of the exams. more than 700 thousand teenagers in england, wales and northern ireland, have been opening their envelopes. students in england are now on the new number system — with a to g grades replaced by one to nine — where nine is the equivalent of an a star or higher. only 837 students across england got 9s — compared with thousands who used to get a stars. here's our education correspondent frankie mccamley. i personallyjust want to do really well in my history gcse. that is what i want to do going forward into the future. i think i will definitely be very nervous. i am 0k at the moment, but when i have got them in my hand i'm going to be so sca

the latest migration figures have been released by the office for national statistics, and they showuk than left in the year since march 2018. a quarter of those coming into uk are from the eu. our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford has more. despite brexit, there is still net inward migration to the uk from eu countries. today's figures show a 59,000 more people came here then left in the year to march. but from those countries thatjoined the eu later in 2004, like poland, 7,000 more people left than arrived. the main exceptions to the trend are bulgaria and romania — from those two countries, there was still net inward migration of 32,000. and all the figures have to be treated with caution now. they were downgraded yesterday to experimental statistics because of concerns over how accurate they are. this is outside source, live from the bbc newsroom. our lead story is... the french president has told the british prime minister that there can be no major changes to the brexit agreement, but some alterations may still be possible. however, he said the irish border backstop wa

the office for national statistics says it may also have over stated migration from countries outsidex—year—old had been missing since saturday. four teenagers have appeared in court on charges of harassing a lesbian couple on a london night bus. melania geymonat, from uruguay, and her american girlfriend chris, were left with facial injuries after the incident back in may. the teens are due to face trial in november. more than 200,000 children in england are homeless, the children's commisioner has found, and many are living in converted office blocks and former shipping containers. the government says it has invested 1.2 billion pounds in tackling homelessness. 0ur social affairs correspondent, michael buchanan, reports. dozens of homeless people live in these shipping containers, stacked, stressed and stuck. two—year—old asim lives here with his mum and three siblings, including 13—year—old faris. he has severe autism, cannot speak and his behaviour is increasingly challenging. living here does not help. how can this be suitable for my son? how? this is not a home, you don't call t

the office for national statistics says that unemployment increased to 1.33 million compared to the previousars at 3.9%, are economics editor explains this mixed picture. you see which is now grow faster than prices, it is rising in real terms you are seeing that now for 17 months, but there was a small uptick in unemployment and a little bit of a rising zero—hours contracts too and the work and pensions secretary telling the bbc that she did fear that unemployment could rise in the event of a no—deal brexit department, they cannot bypass parliament. the job brexit department, they cannot bypass parliament. thejob numbers though take. the teenage climate change campaigner grey ta toon berg is preparing to sail across the atlantic to attend a summit at the united nations in new york. the 16—year—old activist is travelling on a 60 foot yacht, fitted with solar panels and underwater turbines that produce electricity onboard with the aim of making the journey zero carbon. 0ur chief environment correspondent justin rowlatt has been speaking to her in plymouth. how do you get to new york without a

march, and non—eu immigration has stabilised over that last year, and it comes after the office for national statisticsgration from non—eu countries, and it says those statistics now should be approached as experimental. so, big questions over those new figures and we will bring you more on that as we get it. the weather is coming up but first, let's hear from get it. the weather is coming up but first, let's hearfrom khloe about what is coming up on the victoria derbyshire programme. we are investigating facebook groups being used by women to name and shame men who they say have abused them. the intention is that women can warn other women about other negative behaviours are by men from cheating through violence, rape and even child abuse. it is a woman looking out for each other all across the country. some of the women out there that could be at risk, that could have been wronged. some men say they have been wronged. some men say they have been wronged. some men say they have been falsely accused. there are concerns that privacy and libel laws are being breached. join us at ten on the bbc news chann

after the data was released by the office for national statistics, the pound fell, raising fears of aremy corbyn has called on britain's top civil servant to block the prime minister if he tries to force through a no—deal brexit in the middle of a general election campaign. in a letter to cabinet secretary sir mark sedwill, the labour leader said it would be an "anti—democratic abuse of power" if the prime minister denied voters a choice on britain's future in the eu. it follows speculation that mrjohnson could hang on long enough to enforce brexit even if he loses a no—confidence vote. a man is appearing in court this morning charged with the attempted murder of a police officer who was injured in a machete attack at leyton in east london. muhammed rodwan, who's 56 and from luton, is also accused of possessing an offensive weapon. the 28 year—old officer remains in a serious, but stable, condition in hospital. a 20 year—old man has been shot dead on a street in erdington in birmingham. the attack happened just before 7:30 last night. no arrests have been made and police have increase

have inspired some of the most popular baby names in england and wales, according to the office for national statisticshe number one 5pots. no lucy, no clive, no darren. what's that about? i don't think darren or clive has ever been in the top ten! there is a good chance they won't ever be. we'll see what happens. south—westerly, atlantic wind5 through the rest of this month, actually, so not that cold, but we're going to find some rain, and this cloud is coming in from the atla ntic to this cloud is coming in from the atlantic to bring some rain overnight into tomorrow and saturday. we've had a fair number of shower5, especially in scotland, but some fantastic rainbows as well. for much of england and wales, it's been dry, with the best 5un5hine toward south—east england and east anglia, with temperatures into the mid 205. for many pa rt5 with temperatures into the mid 205. for many parts of england and wales, it 5tray5 dry over most of the wet weather is coming from that thickening cloud into northern ireland and scotland, turning much wetter later in western scotland. a warmer night than last night.

the office for national statistics said the number of eu citizens moving to the uk for work has halvedan who was arrested on suspicion of murdering the hull university student libby squire has been released under investigation. the body of the 21—year—old was found in march, more than six weeks after she was reported missing. ryanair says the vast majority of its flights to and from uk airports went ahead without disruption today, despite a 48—hour strike by some of its pilots. union members are in a dispute with the airline about pay and conditions. apple has advised owners of its new credit card to keep it away from leather and denim. the company has warned that keeping the card in a leather wallet or in the pocket of a pair ofjeans could cause "permanent discolouration". would you be prepared to ditch your car to help curb climate change? that's precisely what mps on a commons committee are suggesting in a new report. a target to cut the uk's greenhouse gas emissions to zero overall by 2050 was passed into law earlier this year. but mps on the science and technology select committee