aneurin bevan was labour minister for health, when, in 19118, a new service to deliver free health cared the blueprint to "tredegar—ise" the uk, as he put it. the town's medical aid society saw miners and steelworkers contribute to a fund that paid for people's healthcare, who otherwise wouldn't have been able to afford it. there were political messages today from senior labour figures, including the leader, jeremy corbyn. but, above all, a festival for localfamilies. among them, three of aneurin bevan's great nieces, including nyerie, a nurse named after the man everyone called nye. i just think the health service touches everybody, i mean, if you have babies, if you have parents, everybody uses the health service, and ijust, because of that, just think it's so special. it treats the many and not the few. brass band plays. a new piece of music has been commissioned, and a miner's lamp will be carried to parliament, a legacy of a collier‘s son. sian lloyd, bbc news, tredegar. water gushing out of the cave complex. earlier this week, engineers began pumping it out from a flooded cabin. w

and i suppose, being related to aneurin bevan has had a massive impact in the choices i've chose, andame thing, i want to make a difference to people's lives, so yeah. as far as i'm aware, i'm one of the only ones that have gone into the nhs and kind of followed my dreams, but yeah, i think he would be very proud of me. i hope so, anyway. over the past 70 years, the nhs has had its ups and downs, but today, across the country, celebrations marking the creation of what's become a very british institution. dominic hughes, bbc news, the christie hospital, manchester. almost two weeks into the heatwave that has seen temperatures hit 30 degrees in many places, and farmers are warning of the impact the weather could have on crops and livestock. in many areas grass has stopped growing and some livestock farmers are struggling to find feed for their animals. however, it's boom time for owners of solar panels, many of which are postioned on farmland. from gloucestershire, claire marshall has sent this report. with the heat come the flies. the group we've got here are all huddled up to try and

being related to aneurin bevan has had a massive impact on the choices i've chose and the career i'veid our nation proud. and i want to do the same thing. i want to make a difference to people's lives. as bevan‘s dream for universal health care system was realised in 19118, joyce thompson was training as a nurse. now, aged 90, she marvels at what the health service has become. well, we couldn't do without the nhs now. there were very few things at the beginning, but with the money coming forward, we did better as we went on. the health service has had its share of ups and downs, but today a celebration of a very british institution. dominic hughes, bbc news, manchester. the time isjust the time is just after quarter past six. our top story this evening. police say a couple poisoned in wiltshire after touching an item. wimbledon woe for the british number one, asjohanna konta crashes out in straight sets. coming up on bbc news, we will be live from wimbledon where british hopes rest on the shoulders of kyle edmund, as he battles for his place in the third round. two days to go until en

aneurin bevan was labour minister for health, when, in 19118, a new service to deliver free health careetown was said to have provided the blueprint to "tredegar—ise" the uk, as he put it. the town‘s medical aid society saw miners and steelworkers contribute to a fund that paid for people‘s health care, who otherwise wouldn‘t have been able to afford it. there were political messages today from senior labour figures, including the leader, jeremy corbyn. but, above all, a festival for localfamilies. among them, three of aneurin bevan‘s great nieces, including nyerie, a nurse named after the man everyone called nye. i just think the health service touches everybody, i mean, if you have babies, if you have parents, everybody uses the health service, and ijust, because of that, just think it‘s so special. it treats the many and not the few. brass band plays. a new piece of music has been commissioned, and a miner‘s lamp will be carried to parliament, a legacy of a collier‘s son. sian lloyd, bbc news, tredegar. there was a big shock in the world cup this afternoon. with news of that and the

the brainchild of this man, aneurin bevan. this is where it all began 70 yea rs bevan. nine bevan, came here in manchester to receive the keys to the hospital from lancashire manchester to receive the keys to the hospitalfrom lancashire county council. that marked the birth of the nhs and the culmination of a truly ambitious plan to create a health service that was free for eve ryo ne health service that was free for everyone and funded by taxation. 0ver everyone and funded by taxation. over the past 70 years the nhs has had its ups and downs but today across the country, celebrations will mark the creation of what's become a very british institution. dominic hughes, bbc news, manchester. this is the briefing from bbc news. the latest headlines: british police say two people who've fallen critically ill were exposed to the same type of nerve agent used in the attempted murder of a former russian spy and his daughter. training for escape in thailand — the boys trapped in a flooded cave get advice from the military on a possible plan to get them out safely. now it's time

being related to aneurin bevan has had a massive impact on the choices i've chose and the career i'veoud. and i want to do the same thing. i want to make a difference to people's lives. as bevan‘s dream for universal health care system was realised in 1948, joyce thompson was training as a nurse. now, aged 90, she marvels at what the health service has become. well, we couldn't do without the nhs now. there were very few things at the beginning, but with the money coming forward, we did better as we went on. the health service has had its share of ups and downs, but today a celebration of a very british institution. dominic hughes, bbc news, manchester. more than 200,000 people who use london's victoria station every day were told to avoid it completely today after a major signalling problem. the disruption caused chaos during this morning's rushhour and things don't look much better for this evening's rush hour. our transport correspondent, victoria fritz, sent this report. what we do know is about 125,000 people were expected to use gatwick airport today, it's the busiest time of th

being related to aneurin bevan has had a massive impact on the choices i've chose and the career i've training as a nurse. now, aged 90, she marvels at what the health service has become. well, we couldn't do without the nhs now. there were very few things at the beginning, but with the money coming forward, we did better as we went on. the health service has had its share of ups and downs, but today a celebration of a very british institution. dominic hughes, bbc news, manchester. welcome back. this is 0utside source live from the bbc newsroom. 0ur lead story is: donald trump has announced he has accepted the resignation of his embattled environmental protection agency chief scott pruitt. let's bring you up—to—date with the latest on brexit. theresa may has begun to outline plans for the uk's relationship with the eu after brexit, and they have caused quite a stir. here she is today, meeting with german chancellor anglea merkel. one of our key issues to discuss will be the united kingdom's departure from the european union, and looking forward to how we can put together proposals for

aneurin bevan, his main ambition in life was to get the nhs, from his early political career. helped initially would be the poor people. my first ward was a male medical ward. one of the worst instances was a young man, and this young man died. i'd never seen anyone die. i stood and cried. and of course, i think i had most of the patients crying. but i can still remember to this day that the ward sister immediately got me out of the ward. and she said, the parents have come, make the parents a cup of tea. and of course, they could see i'd been crying. the mother started. and there was i, crying, and she got hold of me and she said, "you've made me feel better than anyone else. " she realised that we were human. olive bellfield, on the birth of the nhs. that's all from witness this month, here at the british library. we will be back next month with more first—hand accounts of extraordinary moments in history. but for now, from me and the rest of the witness team, goodbye. many of us have been longing for some cooler, pressure weather, and thatis some cooler, pressure weather, a

being related to aneurin bevan has had a massive impact on the choices i've chose and the career i'veth care system was realised in 1948, joyce thompson was training as a nurse. now, aged 90, she marvels at what the health service has become. well, we couldn't do without the nhs now. there were very few things at the beginning, but with the money coming forward, we did better as we went on. the health service has had its share of ups and downs, but today a celebration of a very british institution. dominic hughes, bbc news, manchester. if somebody is sacked from theirjob and then turns up to work the next day, and the day after, it can be a little awkward. if that person happens to be the country's top judge, it becomes a constitutional crisis. that's what's happening in poland. the chiefjustice malgorzata gersdorf was back at work today, refusing to comply with a new law reducing the retirement age for supreme court judges from 70 to 65. she has branded the change a "purge" and thousands of poles took to the streets to support her. the bbc‘s adam easton joins us from warsaw. as mac a

hundreds of people have descended on the hometown of aneurin bevan to mark 70 years since he foundedyn has been taking part in the celebrations. what nye taught us was that health care should be something available for all. he was the founder of the national health service in the post—war labour government. he started his life in poverty. he became a miner, a trade unionist, long before he became a cabinet minister. but he was also a thinker. he was a man of ideas and of principle. he did not go into politics for personal aggrandisement and power. indeed, he was often heard repeating a very powerful maxim, "the purpose of getting power is to be able to give it away". england face colombia in a tough—looking last 16 world cup match on tuesday, with a quarterfinal against sweden or switzerland awaiting them if they win. they will exit if they don't. jessie lingard has been talking this afternoon about the refreshing atmosphere among the squad. yeah, it feels like, you know, a new revolution. the manager's come in with great ideas and a great idea of the way he wants us to play. the for

war, the uk was being prepared for the new national health service, the brainchild of this man, aneurin bevanday, symbolically, at least. and the then health secretary, nye bevan, came here in manchester to receive the keys to the hospital from lancashire county council. that marked the birth of the nhs and the culmination of a truly ambitious plan to create a health service that was free for everyone and funded by taxation. over the past 70 years, the nhs has had its ups and downs but today across the country, celebrations will mark the creation ini948, in 19118, joyce thompson was training asa in 19118, joyce thompson was training as a nurse. now aged 90 she marvels at what the nhs has become. we could not do without the nhs now. very few things at the beginning. with money coming forward, we did better as we went on. over the past 70 years, the nhs has had its ups and downs, but today, across the country, celebrations will mark the creation of what has become a very british institution. dominic hughes, bbc news, manchester. at about ten to ten at st george ‘s hospital in tooting, chris gre

hundreds of people have descended on the hometown of aneurin bevan to mark 70 years since he foundedn taking part in the celebrations. what nye taught us was that health should be something available for all. he was the founder of the national health service in the post—war labour government. he started his life in poverty. he became a miner, a trade unionist, long before he became a cabinet minister. but he was also a thinker. he was a man of ideas and of principle. he did not go into politics for personal aggrandisement and power. indeed, he was often heard repeating a very powerful maxim, "the purpose of getting power is to be able to give it away". let's get more now one of our top stories — the communities secretary, james brokenshire, has said he's confident the cabinet will reach an agreement on brexit, at a crunch meeting at chequers this week. what will be agreed and how will it be viewed by remain supporters? i can now speak to labour's alison mcgovern, who is campaigning for the uk to stay in the single market. she is the labour mp for wirral south. thank you forjoining us

thomas and i am the first baby born under the national health service in great britain, named after aneurin bevann for granted. we all take it for granted. my mother took me out of the hospital in my sister‘s coat and i think she was relieved she didn‘t have to pay one shilling and sixpence for the stay in hospital and attendance of the doctor. one and sixpence would have meant a lot to mum because money was tight. wages were low. a friend of mine asked me the other day, she said, if you could use one word to describe what the national health service means to you, what word would it be? the word i can think of is safe. let‘s bring you more out of amesbury after the couple were taken to hospital critically ill after falling ill having come into contact with an unknown substance, currently being tested at porton down. brits have announced one of their stores in amesbury has closed at the request of police. boots want to apologise for the inconvenience. they are directing patients towards a different store if they need medication. boots as saying the store has been closed as a precautionary measure

we went to meet her. after aneurin bevan, the founder. but all she could hear were the words, "stop, myself. at the point of need when i needed it. i do think it's taken for granted. we all take it for granted. and attendance of the doctor. because money was tight. wages were low. service means to you, what word would it be? the word i can think of is "safe". more on the nhs's birthday a little later on today. now it's time for a look at the weather with matt taylor. the very warm conditions continue across much of the uk at the moment. across much of the uk at the moment. the 20s, medical high 20s in a few spots. spots. and a few showers around, the odd heavier one as well. heavier one as well. will be on dry but into the evening and overnight. and overnight. humid night across the south compared with the night gone. compared with the night gone. especially in the south—east to tomorrow afternoon. tomorrow afternoon.