angus crawford, bbc news, nairobi.ters were delivered to downing street from people pleading for access to a new but very expensive drug which can ease the effects of cystic fibrosis. around 10,000 people in the uk suffer from the debilitating lung condition, but there's still no decision on whether the medicine, called 0rkambi, will be made available on the nhs. 0ur health editor, hugh pym, reports. annabel, who's four, has cystic fibrosis. oh, no, not on my hair! blowing bubbles is good exercise for her lungs, which are affected by her condition. she's vulnerable to chest infections. her mum has to organise a complex combination of treatments for annabel every day. she can't get the drug 0rkambi because the nhs says it's too expensive. and her mum just can't understand that. it's heartbreaking. it feels like a clock ticking away. every opportunity that she could have this medication, and stop the clock on her cf, it's scary as a parent to think what could happen. 0rkambi can improve lung function by a0%. but the offi

angus crawford, bbc news.f striking a deal with north korea, despite reports that pyongyang has carried out another missile test. kim jong—un is thought to have become frustrated with the united states‘ refusal to ease sanctions. the south korean government see it as both a worrying development and a breach of a military agreement between the north and the south. tens of thousands of people in glasgow have taken part in a pro—scottish independence rally this afternoon. police scotland say they estimate that between 30—and—35 thousand people attended the ‘all under one banner‘ march , which passed through the city, from kelvingrove park to glasgow green. the organisers say they are a "pro—independence organisation whose core aim is to march at regular intervals until scotland is free". a plane with 1a3 people on board slid off a runway and into a river injacksonville, florida as it attempted to land during a thunderstorm. the chartered flight was carrying naval personnel from the us base at guantanamo bay — but

angus crawford, bbc news.in a river after landing in florida during a storm and skidding off the runway. more than 130 people were on board the flight from guantanamo bay in cuba. the us authorities say it's a "miracle" that nobody was seriously injured. the time is 2:14pm. time for the headlines on bbc news. former conservative party leader iain duncan smith leads calls for the prime minister to step down after the party suffered heavy losses in the english local elections. the leak from the meeting of the national security council about huawei "did not amount to a criminal offence", uk police say. up to 12 people have been killed by cyclone fonny in the north—eastern india. —— cyclone fani. the storm hit with winds of up to 125 miles per hour, but officials say the loss of life could have been far worse. thailand's king maha vajiralongkorn has been crowned in a three—day coronation ceremony. it comes at a time of political uncertainty for the country. a general election was held in march — the first since th

angus crawford reports.n premier league and look, there's harry kane, advertising a sports betting company. local team afc leopards is sponsored by a betting company, too. in fact, the whole league is. it's big business here. especially betting on the english premier league. and it's notjust adults, but, increasingly, children too. meet francis. he's only 15 and he bets every day. when you start betting, you don't feel like you can stop it. he and his friends dream of getting rich. some have even used their school fees. when they lose, they don't have school fees, you see. so they can't go to school? yes. and adverts for betting are everywhere. whether you're playing or watching there's something for everyone at betin. nothing wrong with that, but it seems age restrictions just aren't working here. this is today's newspaper. it's quite clear the government here thinks that the entire industry is actually a curse on kenyan youth. english football and the big betting firms fuelling a gambling boom in africa. t

angus crawford reports.yan premier league and look, there's harry kane, advertising a sports betting company. local team afc leopards is sponsored by a betting company, too. in fact, the whole league is. it's big business here. especially betting on the english premier league. and it's notjust adults, but, increasingly, children too. meet francis. he's only 15 and he bets every day. when you start betting, you don't feel like you can stop it. he and his friends dream of getting rich. some have even used their school fees. when they lose, they don't have school fees, you see. so they can't go to school? yes. and adverts for betting are everywhere. whether you're playing or watching there's something for everyone at betin. nothing wrong with that, but it seems age restrictions just aren't working here. this is today's newspaper. it's quite clear the government here thinks that the entire industry is actually a curse on kenyan youth. english football and the big betting firms fuelling a gambling boom in africa.

angus crawford, bbc news.isa in 1999 and is now back there reporting for the paper. he travelled to puri and spoke to us from bhubhaneshwar a short while ago. he compared his experience from twenty years ago — when it was a different story altogether. it was a very different story then, at the time, i remember the cyclone happening at the end of october, and then we came here on around the 4th of november, and even by that time, people were evacuated, i remember some were attacked by people, and i remember even afterfour or five days of the event, i remember seeing heaps of water from different places, and nearly 10,000 people died in that cyclone. —— heaps of bodies from different places. so, now, today, i visited the area where the landfall took place, in puri, i went there, within 24 hours, it looks like everything is falling in place. for example, the road to puri is open for traffic and all the main roads in puri town were open to traffic, and they were trying to rebuild the electricla lines and the water

angus crawford, bbc news. up in a river after landing in florida during a storm and skidding off the runway. more than 130 people were on board the flight from guantanamo bay in cuba. the us authorities say it's a "miracle" that nobody was seriously injured. thailand's king maha vajiralongkorn has been crowns in a three day coronation ceremony. it comes at a time of political uncertainty for the country. a general election was held in march — the first since the army took control in a coup five years ago — but a new government has yet to be declared. our diplomatic correspondent, james landale reports. this is a sight that few thais have ever seen, a new king purifying himself with consecrated waters as he prepared to ascend to the throne. maha vajiralongkorn, or king rama x, as he's known more formally, became king in 2016 after the death of his father, who'd reigned for 70 long years. but he's waited until now to be crowned over three days of elaborate buddhist and hindu ceremony. to many thais, the monarch

angus crawford, bbc news.oin viewers on bbc one for a round—up of the day's news. but first, rail passengers are being warned to expect disruption to theirjourneys this weekend — as bank holiday engineering work gets under way. one of the uk's busiest routes, the west coast mainline, will be closed between london euston and milton keynes. there's also a reduced service for east midlands trains services into london st pancras. passengers are being asked to check theirjourneys before setting off and use alternative routes. our correspondent, leigh milner, has been at euston station — which is shut all weekend. over the weekend, some stations including euston will be closed because hundreds of engineering works are taking place. they are happening because fewer passengers apparently travel during the bank holiday weekend. let me just remind you of some of the lines which will be affected. the west coast mainline, where some stations including euston will be closed. some stations between london and glasgow, elsewh

angus crawford reports.and look, there's harry kane, advertising a sports betting company. local team afc leopards is sponsored by a betting company, too. in fact, the whole league is. it's big business here. especially betting on the english premier league. and it's notjust adults but, increasingly, children, too. meet francis. he's only 15 and he bets every day. when you start betting, you don't feel like you can stop it. he and his friends dream of getting rich. some have even used their school fees. when they lose it, they don't have school fees, you see. so they can't go to school? yes. and adverts for betting are everywhere. whether you're playing or watching there's something for everyone at betin. nothing wrong with that, but it seems age restrictions just aren't working here. this is today's newspaper. it is quite clear the government here thinks that the entire industry is actually "a curse on kenyan youth." english football and the big betting firm is fuelling a gambling boom in africa. they are p

angus crawford, thank you.members of labour's front bench say they're likely to demand a fresh public vote on any cross—party deal over brexit. talks between the government and labour aimed at finding a way out of the current deadlock will resume later today. the deputy leader, tom watson, and the shadow brexit secretary, sir keir starmer, say any agreement would have to be put to another referendum. the foreign secretary, jeremy hunt, says this is a "crunch week" for the talks but has rejected having another public vote. 0ur political correspondent jonathan blake reports. for more than a month, these two sides have been talking — labour and the government trying to do a deal that finds a way forward for brexit. but should whatever‘s agreed be put to a public vote? one key member of labour's team now says yes, that's the only way. the shadow brexit secretary, sir keir starmer, said a significant number of labourmps, probably 120, if not 150, would not back a deal if it hasn't got a confirmatory vote. he added,

angus crawford, bbc news. north korea — despite reports that pyongyang has carried out another missile test. kim jong—un is thought to have become frustrated with the united states‘ refusal to ease sanctions. the south korean government see it as both a worrying development and a breach of a military agreement between the north and the south. a plane with 1a3 people on board slid off a runway and into a river injacksonville, florida as it attempted to land during a thunderstorm. the chartered flight was carrying naval personnel from the us base at guantanamo bay — but none were seriously hurt. however — some pets are still on board the aircraft — while the authorities wait for inspectors to declare the aircraft safeto board. the commanding officer of the naval air station says the cause of the incident is yet to be determined. it‘s a miracle. i could have ended... we could be talking about a different story this evening. so i think there is a lot to say about the professionalism of the folks that helped the pa

angus crawford, bbc news, nairobi.et to make a profit? that's one question potential investors are likely to be mulling over as uber floats on the new york stock exchange. our north america techonology correspondentjoins us from san francisco. that is the question. why would anyone want to invest in uber? they have never made a profit. the hope is that uber will eventually make a profit if they continue to grow and perhaps turn around its balance books. it is losing an awful lot of money at the moment, around $1 billion in the first three months of this year. but investors potentially see a future in it. shares in uber have become trading —— begun trading but they have already dipped. even that price of $115 is well below what some analysts have predicted. the value of uber is now hovering around the $80 billion mark. still a staggering amount but people were talking about $120 billion not so long ago. so this has been a muted debut for uber and a sign of the caution as to what you mention. how is uber going to turn ar

skelmersdale in lancashire, was told he must serve at least 20 years in prison. 0ur correspondent angus crawfordscribed jack renshaw as undoubtedly a dangerous offender with twisted political elites. she sentenced him to life in prison and said he must serve a to life in prison and said he must servea minimum to life in prison and said he must serve a minimum of 20 years before being considered eligible for release. he is already in prison, saving time for inciting racial hatred and also for grooming children online. we have to go back tojuly of children online. we have to go back to july of 2017. children online. we have to go back tojuly of 2017. he was in a pub with other far right activists and said he wanted to kill his mp, local mp rosie cooper, too, in his words, send a message to the state. he also said he intended to kill a police officer who was investigating him. he said he wanted to die via what he called suicide by cop. he hoped responding officers would shoot him deadin responding officers would shoot him dead in what he called rightjihad. a source was in that group who told police

angus crawford, bbc news.th air strikes after palestinian militants fired 150 rockets in southern israel. at least one palestinian has been killed and two israelis have been injured in the exchange of fire. israel has closed a number of border crossings in response to the rockets. our news correspondent jon donnisonjoins us. how worrying is this current situation? is the most serious escalation in violence for several months. they do happen fairly regularly and said they have been covering the middle east for almost ten yea rs covering the middle east for almost ten years and every now and again you get these flare—ups we have not had a major conflict of war but we do get these flare—ups and we've had 150 rockets flying out of gaza and most of those were shot down and some israeli houses being hit in the israelis responding with air strikes, tank fire. it's always very difficult to say when did this start? there have been these protests on fridays and there were two palestinians killed, two civilians, two mili

angus crawford, bbc news, nairobi. many families have traditions that revolve around baking, and cookbooks are often a window into the past. tho was the case for a man fled germany in 1938 and settled into a jewish community in kansas city. he built a new life in america and preserved his german identity by baking. now his 80-yeaold recipe book lis on, and his son is busy mixing ingredients. >> my father was born in 1920 in germany.on he advice of family, decided to apprentice in baking. >> used. cookbook, spots on >> he was in a school with other classmates. the person leading the class started going off on anti-semitic tangents. it was uncomfortable for my dad, he course, because he was jewish. ould see the direction that was going on in hindsight, that life was boming increasingly intolerable for jews. family in the united states helped to get him out, and that is how we ended up in w york in 1938. sugar, shortening, salt, eggs, milk. dough is used for sweet cakes and also for fruit tarts. sweet little face. >> yeah

angus crawford reports. the strongest cyclone to hit india in five years.e state of odisha. gusts hit more than 120 miles an hour, destroying homes and businesses... ..uprooting trees, cutting roads, destroying communications. this man says it doesn't matter what preparations we made, houses and shops, everything is destroyed. but more than a million people were evacuated from the storm's path, kept safe in shelters. the numbers of deaths and injuries remain low. now, a time to assess the damage, clear and rebuild. workers start by unblocking the roads. an officer coordinating efforts says his teams are responding to reports wherever they come from. cyclone fani has decreased in strength and moved north. prompt action did save lives, but still it leaves mile after mile of low—lying areas flooded, crops, villages, livelihoods destroyed. israel says it has responded with air strikes after palestinian militants fired around 200 rockets, injuring two israelis. the gazan health ministry says a mother and her baby are among three people who've been killed in the

skelmersdale in lancashire, was told he must serve at least 20 years in prison. 0ur correspondent, angus crawfordith twisted political beliefs. she sentenced him to life in prison and said he must serve a minimum of 20 years before being considered eligible for release. he is already in prison, serving time for inciting racial hatred and also for grooming children online. now, we have to go back to july of 2017. he was in a pub with other far right activists and he said he wanted to kill his mp, his local mp, rosie cooper, to in his words send a message to the state. he also said he intended to kill a police officer who was investigating him. he said he wanted to die via what he called suicide by cop. he hoped responding officers would shoot him dead in what he called white jihad. but a source within that group told the police about his potential plans. he was arrested. they found a 19 inch blade in his house. he admitted his offences and today in court as he was being led down to the cells, a group of supporters in the public gallery said, "we're with you, jack." he responded by giving what appe

angus crawford is outside belmarsh prison.s here for at least the next five and a half months until he is eligible for parole. what next in sweden? we believe the swedish authorities will apply for a second european arrest warrant. two choices follow. they could tried to interview him by video link are put ina interview him by video link are put in a formal extradition request. at that moment, we get to a fascinating time where two and a sound is wanted for extradition simultaneously by two countries, sweden and the us. the weak us wish to charge him of hacking and getting secrets material. they have to lodge but formally by the 14th ofjune and at that point we have a problem. which ta kes that point we have a problem. which takes precedence? sweden of the us? at this moment, the process really gets political because that decision lies in the hands of the home secretary. he has to carry out what isa secretary. he has to carry out what is a quasi judicial process to decide what comes next. the deepest ever dive to the mariana t

our correspondent angus crawford is at belmarsh prison in london, where julian assange is being held.ked because through the next steps. ill make it a very short term, he'll be here for the next five and a half months until he even eligible for parole. select next in sweden? we believe that they will apply a second european arrest warrant, they can either decide to try and interview him by video link or to put ina interview him by video link or to put in a formal extradition request and then we get to a fascinating time where mr assange is wanted simultaneously by two countries, sweden and the us. charging them with an offence of hacking and getting secret material, they have to launch that formally i the 14th ofjune and by that point, we have a problem. the question is which takes precedents? it gets really political because that decision lies in the hands of the home secretary, who has to carry out what is a somewhat judicial process of what comes next. whatever the decision, it will be hugely controversial. but it is unlikely that it will happen anytime soon. putting your mind back

earlier our correspondent angus crawford was outside belmarsh prison wherejulian assange is being heldined what the next steps could be. well, in the very short term, nothing at all is going to change forjulian assange. he is here for at least the next five and a half months, until he is even eligible for parole. what next in sweden? we believe the swedish authorities will apply to court for a second european arrest warrant. two choices then follow, they can either decide to try and interview mr assnage via video link or more likely to to put link or more likely to put in a formal extradition request. and at that moment, we get to a fascinating time where mr assange is wanted for extradition simultaneously by two countries, that's sweden and the us. the us would wish to charge him with an offence is essentially of hacking and getting secret material. they have two lodge that formally by the 14th ofjune and at that point, we have a problem. the question is, which takes precedent, sweden or the us? and at this moment, the process really gets quite political because that decision lies in

let's bring on angus crawford, who has been following this.y will reopen the investigation, then. they say is a really interesting development, not altogether unsurprising, but it does create something of a dilemma. it now appears that should the swedes continue on this because, they will wish to extradite mr assange, and that will mean there will be two countries trying to extradite him at the same time, the swedes in terms of this investigation into an allegation of rape and the us authorities who have also charged him in absentia with essentially a charge of hacking into computers. now, the main thing is that nothing is going to happen quickly. mr assange was sentenced to 50 weeks in prison, he is in belmarsh high security prison, and he is likely to serve at least 25 weeks, so a little under six months, and after those six months, he will be eligible for release. it doesn't mean he will be released, but he will be eligible. clearly, he has been a flight risk, he breached his bail conditions in 2012, so there will be an interesting decision

let's cross live to the old bailey and speak to our correspondent, angus crawford. tell us more. sentence with a minimum of 20 years. as he was led down to the cells some of his supported shouted into the court, where with you, jack, and he replied by raising his arm in an apparent nazi salute. thank you so much. more than two—thirds of lgbt people say they've been sexually harassed at work but most don't report it. the survey by the tuc is believed to be the first major study into lesbian, gay, bisexual and tra nsgender people's experiences in the workplace. the government says it's starting a consultation on harassment and will ensure employers understand their legal responsibilities. 0ur lgbt correspondent ben hunte has more. patrick works in the public sector where he went through years of sexual harassment just because he is gay. i was stopped from attending an away day with colleagues. i was told that it was because the male staff were too afraid to share a shower. the teasing, discrimination and abuse that happened at the start of his career still impact him years later. i

our correspondent angus crawford is at belmarsh prison, wherejulian assange is being held. more about this allegation, and about the process by which we get to today? you have to cast your mind back to 2010, when mr symes was visiting sweden. after he left, two accusations were made by two complaints about both sexual assault and rape. —— mrassange. he fought and rape. —— mrassange. he fought an exhibition request from the uk about those accusations all the way through until 2012, and at that point, having lost his appeal to the supreme court, he took refuge in the ecuadorian embassy. several years later, 2015, the letter accusations fell away because of a statute of limitations. in 2017, the swedish prosecutor decided to drop the investigation into the accusation of rape because of the practicalities, that mr assange was still in the ecuadorian embassy. but they always reserve the right to reopen at that plea investigation. the triggerfor that was that last month, ecuador decided to relieve the asylum protection that it had given mr assange. he was arrested, taken out of t