and you can see more on today's stories on the bbc news channel. the next news on bbc news channel. oodbye. this is bbc news. the time is 1:10. more now on the news that labour has announced a significant shift in its policy on brexit, arguing that britain should continue to accept the rules of the single market and the rules of the single market and the customs union during the transition period after it leaves the eu. writing in the observer, the shadow brexit circuitry so keir starmer also suggests the uk could negotiate a permanent roaster with the single market and remain in the form of customs union. —— the shadow brexit circuitry. the conservatives have accused the liberal party of kicking the count down the road. earlier i spoke to chuka umunna. he has welcomed the announcement. well, the liberal party's position at the general election was to retain —— labour party, the benefits we get from being a member of the single market and the customs union going forward. the chief negotiator for the eu, michel barnier, has been cleared that the only way you can do thatis cleared that

you can see more on all of today's stories on the bbc news channel. e watching the bbc news channel with rachel schofield. more now on our top story — and the spanish government has announced that it will take steps to boost security at tourist resorts, following the van attack in barcelona, which killed 13 people. police are still searching for three men, alleged to have been involved in the attacks in barcelona and cambrils. at a news conference in the last hour, the spanish interior minister said the threat level would stay at one notch below the maximum, meaning that police will remain in charge of security on the streets, rather than the military. is is attending a special meeting to do with terrorism, which deals with all this spanish expert on the subject of terrorism, and those who bears no the risks and a threats to which we have been confronted. this meeting... all the relevant forces we re meeting... all the relevant forces were present, the police, the civic guard, the national police, the centre against organised crime, the intelligence ag

you can see more on all of today‘s stories on the bbc news channel. ng the bbc news channel. let‘s get more on the far right rally in charlottesville virginia. awoman right rally in charlottesville virginia. a woman was killed and 19 other people injured when a car ploughed into a crowd of people and chris soirees is a reporter for a local newspaper in charlottesville and he has been describing to us what he saw. the rally was supposed to ta ke what he saw. the rally was supposed to take place from 5pm in what‘s cold emancipation park. it was recently renamed, previously named after a confederate general robert lee, the confederate state of america. the opposing force of the southern in the civil war of america. it started way earlier. i arrived downtown in charlottesville and you had columns of different fascists, white nationalist groups coming into the park. police had already been deployed. it got pretty nasty pretty fast. between the antifascist, activists, and i left for a file to charge my phone at a cafe nearby and i watched a live strea m cafe

that's all from the bbc sport centre for now you can see more on all of today's stories on the bbc news channelor now. hello. you're watching the bbc news channel with geeta guru—murthy. let's get more now on hurricane harvey in the united states, and officials say it's still too early to say how much damage it's caused. the storm reached land last night, with fierce winds and downpours of rain. earlier i spoke to tom sabbatelli, a hurricane specialist for the company risk management solutions. i asked him what people living in hurricane areas can do to protect their property. in the immediate sandbags to protect your home from any storm surge and flooding. plywood to affect your windows and exposed openings and stores. ahead of time you can take extra precautions and put really strong storm shutters and clamps to put the roof on the building. that has to take some advanced preparation. if you havejust has to take some advanced preparation. if you have just a few hours or days, what would you advise people to do? first wall evacuate but before you do make sure you secure all openings and window

much more reaction to that coming up on the bbc news channel but now let's join matt taylor for the latester forecast. thank you very much and good evening. pretty damning of our weather when it only took 25 degrees today to make it the warmest day of the month so far. and whilst we may see temperatures close to that when the sun is out through the rest of this week, overall it will remain fairly krul, especially in cloudy moments. showers for the rest of the week rather than prolonged spells of rain. 0ut there today it has not been a pleasant one in western areas. you can see grey and wet in the west coast of wales. that rain has been heavy here, turning heavier now in cornwall. pretty wet to the east of northern ireland but easing off and spreading its way to dumfries & galloway. the rain slowly pushing northwards and eastwards, just liked apache through the midlands at the moment. some rumbles of thunder cannot be ruled out. and later on, channel islands into the selfies, one or two thunderstorms rumbling through. but for many, it becomes drier and clearer through the night and not to c

you can see more on all of today's stories on the bbc news channel. one is at 5pm. until then, enjoy your afternoon. hello. you're watching the bbc news channel. an independent review into the cost of energy is being launched by the government — just days after british gas raised standard electricity prices by 12.5%. the study, which is expected to be published in october, will examine how prices can be kept as low as possible — while ensuring the uk still meets its climate change targets. i spoke to tom burke chairman of the independent climate change think tank eg3, and asked him if he thought this review was a good idea? i welcome the idea of more information but i don't think it will uncover anything which is new. it is a three—month review. it is being led by a well—informed person but it is unlikely he will be adding anything to the equation that's already there. what we know, if you want to achieve your fuel poverty reduction goals and your climate goals and you want to improve the efficiency of the economy, what you need to do is improve the e

there's more throughout the evening on the bbc news channel, we are back with the late news at 10:05 now on bbc one its time good evening from bbc london news, i'm victoria hollins. driving in india is an experience. the roads are cramped. the horn is on the present and the rules are... well, the rules are here somewhere, i'm sure that. and that is why we will not be doing a piece about driving cars in india any time soon. and despite the fact it seems eve ryo ne and despite the fact it seems everyone in india owns a car, that is not true by any means. many people choose to travel by train instead, but if you think that any less intense, think again. yet, about those rules... mumbai central station is a massive heaving harp, connecting the city to the north and east of india. if you look closely, you'll see something else connecting the commuters to the rest of the world. 116 wireless access points provide free wi—fi to anyone with an indian phone number. it has been provided by google, which at the moment says about 2.5 tb are being downloaded here every day. here is the interesting

there will be continuing coverage from barcelona throughout the night on the bbc news channel. wsnight is about to begin on bbc two ina newsnight is about to begin on bbc two in a few moments. here's nick ferrari. tonight, all the latest on the barcelona attack, plus, as a—level stu d e nts barcelona attack, plus, as a—level students get their results, is the system of higher education that awaits many of them fundamentally broken? join me now on bbc two. here on bbc one it's time for the news where you are. good night. good evening. this is bbc news. let's when you up—to—date with the latest from barcelona, where spanish authorities say 13 people have been killed and more than 100 injured by a white van driven at high speed through crowds through one of the city's most popular tourist sites. thousands of people, holiday—makers and shoppers were on the packed streets in barcelona when the attack happened late this afternoon. the white van was driven at speed along the famous pedestrianised market area called las ramblas and the driver turned into the crowd at this point here and

there's more throughout the evening on the bbc news channel. at 10:05pm. now on bbc one, it's time for the news where you are. goodbye. readers of alan judd's readers of alanjudd's spy stories first met charles thorogood when he was in the army, then a trainee in the secret service. i few years on, he has become chief of m16. he is top dog. but whitehall doesn't work like that. in deep blue, he spent is much of his time fighting theocracy as the enemies. welcome. it might be thought by some people that when you reach the top of the tree, that the secret world, you know everything, you are in charge. the hero discovers that many of the battles he is fighting are not with the other side or some terrorist group of something, but with people around him. yes, that is not peculiar to the secret world either. most organisations, maybe even the bbc, you devote a lot of your energies to problems within your organisation that stop you doing what you are there to do. that is pa rt what you are there to do. that is part of his dilemma, and i think in a way

we'll have more on the bbc news channel throughout the evening.n the cover of sam bourne's latest thriller, to kill the president, it says this: "the unthinkable has happened. "the united states has elected a volatile demagogue as president." well, readers may suspect that they know what's coming, but of course, we don't know who he is. he has no name in the book. just that there's enough danger for some of those around him to have to face a troubling moral dilemma. well, sam bourne is the guardian columnist jonathan freedland. he has long since outed himself as the author. welcome. some of your readers may find the setup in this novel eerily familiar. does that make it easier or harder to write? well, in some ways harder, because this is meant to be and is avowedly fiction. it's an alternative present. but of course the reader is going to have recent and current events in their mind. so you have to sort of ride that and use that to your advantage, and yet also insert things that will be wholly unfamiliar, so the heroine of the story, the characte

you can see more on all of today's stories on the bbc news channel. stay with us on bbc1. good evening. it really has been a gorgeous day for many of us with lots of blue sky and lots of sunshine coming through. i hope you managed to get out and enjoy. just take a look at this fabulous weather watcher's picture down in kent this afternoon. as you can see, very, very pleasant indeed along the coast. and in fact we saw highs just to the west of london of 23 celsius. as we went through the day we had a scattering of showers into scotland and cloud and rain gathering out in the west. the sign of what is to come as we move through the night tonight and into tomorrow. all change for most of us as the wet and often windy weather starts to push in across northern ireland and into western scotland. certainly more cloud around tonight, not as cold. best chance of seeing the perseid meteor shower the further east you are. we will start off with a lot of rain, some of it quite heavy through scotland first thing in the morning. the rain already starting to clear a

there's more throughout the evening on the bbc news channel, and i'll be back with the late news at 5e news where you are. bye for now. hello, this is bbc news. a man has been questioned on suspicion of murder after the body of a toddler was found in a house in manchester. the child was found by police after reports of a domestic disturbance. a man is being questioned on suspicion of murder. a woman is being treated in hospital for serious injuries. naomi cornwell reports. it was here the body of a toddler was found alone in an empty house. police were called just after midnight following reports of a domestic incident. when officers arrived, they were told a man and woman had left the house and gone to hospital. but when they went in, they discovered the body of a young boy. it is a harrowing case. there is an impact on the local community and sympathies are with the friends and sympathies are with the friends and family and the community. we are working hard with the family and the community to provide reassurance and support. neighbours said they are devastated. sick to find out it

head online to bbc.co.uk/news and we‘ll be live at kensington palace throughout the day on the bbc news channelcussions. his eu counterpart michel barnier said that there had been no decisive progress on several key issues. theresa may repeats her vow to stay to fight the next general election, but some tory backbenchers remain sceptical about her ambition. explosions are heard coming from a chemical plant near the flooded us city of houston. more blasts are expected. in the business news... 0nline gambling firm 888 is to pay a record penalty of £7.8 million after it failed to protect vulnerable customers. the gambling commission said the site failed to protect 7,000 customers who had chosen to block themselves from the site voluntarily — and were still able to gamble. unemployment in the eurozone remained steady at 9.1%, according to the latest update. that‘s the lowest level since february 2009. at the same time, inflation across the 19 countries that use the single currency rose to 1.5% injuly, still well below the european central bank‘s target of 2%. a key member of the bank of england‘s i

remember you can watch witness every month on the bbc news channel or you can catch up on all our filmsn a thousand radio programmes in our online archive. just go to bbc.co.uk/witness. and next, when us forces dropped the world's first of atomic bomb onjapan at the end of the second world war, shintaro ohita was a young doctor in the japanese army. on the day the bomb fell he helped treat thousands of the injured. last night's target for the first atomic bomb was the city of hiroshima on the shores of the inland sea west of kobei. translation: i saw a mushroom cloud taking shape over the sky of hiroshima and at the top of the cloud there was this pillar of fire so i knew something terrible had happened. i was an officer, an army medic. on the 1st of august 19114 i was assigned to the hiroshima army hospital. like other cities, lots of warplanes flew over hiroshima every day but not a single bomb was dropped. i thought it was so strange, i couldn't understand why they would fly over and then drop the bombs somewhere else. at the time i was in a village called hasaka. it is by the otto r

are on the bbc sport website including news of a good day for the west indies cricketers in the second test at headingley. you can see more on all of today's stories on the bbc news channel 130 miles per hour. although it's now been downgraded to a tropical storm, it's the most powerful storm to hit the us mainland in more than a decade. the high winds have caused dozens of injuries with some residents feared to be trapped in collapsed buildings. tens of thousands of homes are without power and there are warnings of flooding in several areas. our correspondent james cook is in the city of corpus christi. the state and other agencies remain active in the search and rescue process. that will be our foremost task in the coming days. our work is focused on evacuees in the corpus is chris —— corpus christi area and that will go to larger areas. security has been tightened in at least 5 north indian states where nearly 30 people died in the violence that erupted after the conviction for rape — of a self—proclaimed religious leader. thousands of supporters of gurmeet ram rahim singh went on the rampage in reaction to the courts verdict in the town of punchkula. police used live

bbc world was only with a skeleton staff at that point. so it was a small number of people, and those were the days when there was not the news channel. d studio and a director in my ear, and that was it, and a printer which didn't work. many things didn't work, including the deputy chief executive of bbc news. i said to him, can you fix my printer, because i need something to read off! my real rocks were our correspondent in paris at the time, stephenjessel. but remember, we had none of this. we didn't have mobile phones which could upload video or do whatsapp or instagrammed all the other stuff we are used to now which gives us the news in a matter of minutes from anywhere in the world. those days, that had not arrived. so we were trying to piece together, based on a system which was not providing this information from the hospital in paris orfrom balmoral or information from the hospital in paris or from balmoral or from clarence house. so we had to fill in the basic information that she was seriously injured, but was likely to recover. what was the gap between you knowing that she had died and telling people that was what had happe

that's all from me, continuing coverage on all the top stories in the bbc news channel. lled and more than 30 people injured in violence at a far right rally in virginia. the state's governor had a clear message for the white supremacists there: our message is plain and simple: go home. you are not wanted in this great commonwealth. the chancellor and the international trade secretary say the government will seek a transitional period to help ease the process of brexit. learner drivers will be allowed to have lessons on motorways for the first time from next year. also in the next hour, agony for two of track's biggest stars at the world athletics championships as usain bolt pulls up in his last race and mo farah settles for silver.

you can see more today's stories on the bbc news channel. s of rail passengers are facing three weeks of disruption, as work to update the uk's busiest railway station got underway earlier today. the revamp of london's waterloo station is costing £800 million. ten of the station's i9 platforms are being closed, which means a significantly reduced service while it is carried out. this phase of the upgrade is due to be finished by the 28th of august. our correspondent simonjones has spent the day at waterloo. this work is going to last more than three weeks. this is already the busy station in the country, it will get even busier, with 30% more capacity. how will they do that? they have already started the work. this is one of the platforms that they will lengthen so they can take longer trains in future, and that means more passengers. work started there, we're told it will last 21w. so what we have is a rather strange sight of ten pavon is completely taken out of service. so for a saturday, no passengers at all on these, rather unusual. we've

you can see more on all of today‘s stories on the bbc news channel. that‘s all from me. goodnight. heir career, it seems the idea of a "job for life" is increasingly becoming a thing of the past. but with different employers come different pension pots — and that can make keeping track of your finances rather confusing. so — as moneybox presenter, louise cooper, has been finding out — the government is looking to simplify things. we have in front of us all your pensions paperwork... 55—year—old john from newbury has had eightjobs since he started work at the age of 20. he knows he‘s paid into a variety of pensions but keeping hold of all the paperwork has been a problem. as i was reaching 55, i decided to review my pension situation. it was then that i realised i know very, very little about mys pensions except for the fact i had one big pension when i worked in a company for quite a long period of time. the department for work and pensions estimate there is currently £400 million in unclaimed pension savings and john worries he might be adding to the pot. definitely when i worked a

all that to come on the bbc news channel. but this is where we say goodbye to viewers on bbc one.nt trump has issued a fresh warning to north korea, saying it will "regret it fast" if it continues to make threats against america and its allies. the chinese leader xijinping has phoned mr trump and urged him to avoid "words and deeds" that could "exacerbate" the already—tense situation on the korean peninsula. the president called for tougher sanctions against pyongyang but he said he would love a peaceful resolution. if anything happens to guam, there will be big, big trouble. hopefully, it will work out. nobody loves a peaceful solution better than president trump, that, i can tell you. our correspondent robin brant joins us now from the south korean capital, seoul. robin, trump has talked to the leader of china — what does this mean for diplomatic relations in the region? aside from the rhetoric and language that seems to be coming out from the holiday in a newjersey, there is diplomacy going on behind the scenes. some reports of us officials and north korean officials at the uni

thank you lynn and john, next on the bbc news channel, it's the film review hello and welcome to the eases is mark kermode. so mark, what do we have this week? a splendidly mixed bag. we have detroit, which is the new movie by kathryn bigelow. we have logan lucky, which i keep wanting to call lucky logan because it looks like the look words should be round that way. and tom cruise is back doing what he does best in american made. i'm glad you've got a logan lucky issue because i have as well. i keep wanting to say lucky logan. detroit, i've seen many rave reviews already. i'm a big fan of kathryn bigelow who won an oscar for the hurt locker and directed zero dark thirty. the film is set in 1967 in the detroit riots. it begins with a broad canvas and the film slowly focuses in on a particular event. at the beginning, a speak easy is raided, rioting breaks out, the state troopers and national guardsmen are sent in, the rioting continues. we then follow a particular character played by a musician who is denied his moment in the spotlight because the riot is breaking out. he takes refuge

and you can see a special inside out documentary about 0peration sanctuary here on the bbc news channel also be available on the bbc iplayer as well. the latest headlines on bbc news. 70 men and one woman had been convicted of grooming vulnerable young women and girls for sex in newcastle. donald trump has warned that threat from north korea will be met with fire and furyjury. men appear before the magistrates in connection with the hillsborough disaster. today is the tenth anniversary of the start of the biggest financial crash since the great depression. the french bank bnp paribas announced that it couldn't pay investors who wanted to withdraw their money, sparking a crisis which spread around the world, as banks revealed they had racked up billions of pounds of toxic debts. it led to a series of bank bailouts and a deep recession. our business correspondent emma simpson has been speaking to some of those affected by the crash. two very different tales of jobs lost and lives gradually remade. london's canary wharf, workers leaving with whatever they could carry. mass lay—offs after l

next on the bbc news channel its meet the author.r of sambourne's latest thriller, to kill the president, it says this, the unthinkable has happened, the united states has elected a volatile demagogue as president. readers may suspect they know what's coming but of course, we don't know who he is, he has no name in the book, just that there is enough danger for some of those around him to have to face a troubling moral dilemma. sam vaughan is the guardian column, colourless john cridland and long since 0uted himself as the author. welcome —— sam bourne. some of your readers may find the setup in this novel eerily familiar. does that make it easier 0r harder to write? in some ways harder because this is meant to be fiction, alternative present, but of course the reader will have recent current events in their minds. you have to sort of ride that and use it to your advantage and also insert things that are inherently unfamiliar, so the heroine of the story, maggie costello, who appeared in a couple of earlier sam bourne novels, very id

bbc sport website, so you won't miss a thing. it is going to be a memorable night. the next news on bbc one is at 5:20. bye for now. hello. you're watching the bbc news channeleasures to tackle the dangerous use of laser pens, which are being considered by the government. there are concerns that they could be a threat to air safety, after incidents where they've been used to target aircrafts and pilots. earlier i spoke to former pilot chris hammond — now spokesperson for the british airline pilots association balpa. he had a laser shone at him while he was flying and described the impact it had. it's disconcerting, it happens at the late stage in the approach to gatwick at night. it's distracting, basically. we still see and bc. that's the motto. we look outside all the time. we see headlights all the time. we are attracted to look at it straightaway because it might be an aeroplane. it's not, it's a laser and it's too late by the time you've seen it. you're possibly glided four minutes if not hours. —— blinded four minutes. do you get a recovering sensation of daylight long after? -- of the late long after. yes, it's like looking at a light bulb. if you clo

the next news on bbc one is at ten past six — bye for now. hello. you're watching the bbc news channeleeks of disruption, as work to update the uk's busiest railway station gets underway today. the revamp of london's waterloo station is costing £800 million. ten of the station's 19 platforms are being closed, which means a significantly reduced service while it is carried out. this phase of the upgrade is due to be finished by the 28th of august. our correspondent simonjones has been at waterloo station since this morning. it is a very busy station, and at the busiest times, you've got 600 passengers arriving here every single minute. so if you take out some of the capacity, that is going to have a big impact. ten platforms being taken out of service, so four of them can be extended. to try and mitigate against that, they've actually reopened five platforms over there, which used to serve the eurostar trains, before they moved to st pancras. they've been mothballed, but now they've been reopened to try to improve the capacity. but people are still being told there will be far fewer tra

bbc news at one. it's goodbye from me. 0n bbc one we nowjoin the bbc‘s news teams where you are. have a good afternoon. time for some sport on the bbc news channelris. hello. one of the stories of the world athletics championship will reach a conclusion tonight. isaac makwala — the athlete banned, and then reprieved claiming an extraordinary title? let's go to the london stadium and join natalie pirks. natalie... the men's 200 metres is the feature event tonight. very much so. before the championship started it was all talk of michael van gerwen. but isaac makwala's story has taken on a life of its own. he started this week despondent in his hotel room after being told he would have two pull—out of not only the 200 metres but eventually the 400 metres, having to watch the final from his hotel room, believing he would have been waking up with a gold medal. and yesterday, astonishing reprieve for him. in the afternoon he was told an appeal from the botswanan federation had been successful. he had had a medical, came out of quarantine for nora virus he said he never had, and ran a time trial in the rain against the clock. got down on the floor and

bbc news, hull. that‘s it for now. the next news on bbc one is at 6pm — until then do enjoy your afternoon. hello, you‘re watching the bbc news channelholding a new conference on the emergency response effort so far. speaking in washington, the acting secretary of homeland security warned that although the hurricane force winds had diminished, storm harvey was still posed a serious threat. i know everyone in this room and on the president‘s team has been moved by the images and stories of people who are suffering in texas. we want to make sure you all know we are working right now to provide assistance as quickly as we can. right now we are focused on rescue operations and we will move into recovery operations later in the week. but today we are deeply concerned with those in houston and surrounding areas who are stranded and in need of immediate assistance. people need help and we are working to provide it. while the hurricane force winds have diminished, i want to stress that we are not out of the woods yet. not by a long shot. harvey is still a dangerous and historic storm. according to the national weather service, who you will h

and you can watch live coverage of the solar eclipse at 6'clock tonight, on the bbc news channel.help curb dangerous driving? well, insurers say they can be crucial in helping apportion blame in accident cases, and a pilot scheme in wales, where drivers were encouraged to pass footage to the police has been so successful it's being extended. lorna gordon explains. an evening drive in fife earlier this year. violet connor was driving a short distance in her car on a road she knows well, when this happened. the driver of the other car blamed her for the crash but violet used the footage recorded by her dashcam to show she'd done nothing wrong. violet's car was written off, but the dashcam that proved her innocence followed her to her new one. yeah, ijust sat in the car for a few minutes. i was quite shaky, so, obviously, with having the dashcam, i believed that helped me. that helped, cos they were disputing, the other party was disputing, so the dashcam definitely helped me. dashcams record what the driver of a car sees on the road ahead. when there's an accident, the footage the d

and you can see a special inside out documentary about 0peration sanctuary here on the bbc news channelt. the us secretary of state, rex tillerson, has visited the pacific island of guam after north korea threatened to strike the territory which is home to an american military base. it follows remarks from president trump in which he said north korea would face fire and fury if it threatened the us. here's our north america correspondent nick bryant. a far off american outpost in the tropical waters of the western pacific now finds itself at the centre of a dangerous stand—off. this is guam, the site this summer of us military exercises, american territory, that north korea says now could be in the firing line. the warning was delivered on north korean state tv. the chilling headline, guam could be targeted by its medium to long range rockets. it came hours after president trump had threatened pyongyang with some of the most incendiary rhetoric used by an american president in decades. north korea best not make any more threats to the united states. they will be met with fire and fury l

bbc news. the headlines are coming up on the bbc news channel.astic. cumulus clouds there, a great view. lots of sunshine. not everywhere, though. on the rainfall radar rain is moving into northern ireland and the west of scotland. that will continue to move its way to radically eastward through the rest of the day, eventually covering all of scotland. a bit of rain in the north—west of england, west wales, south—west of england. most of england and wales dry with sunny spells. temperatures up to 23 degrees. a strong wind here. that wind will transfer its light eastward as that rain continues to march across into eastern areas into thursday morning. many on thursday, a dry day. sunny spells, one or two scattered showers. temperatures 19 to 23. this is bbc newsroom live. the headlines at 11:30. the uk government has said that it does not want any border posts between the republic of ireland and northern ireland after brexit— ministers will outline their vision ofa ministers will outline their vision of a seamless border shortly. unemployment in th

news on bbc one is at 20 to six this evening. bye for now. hello. you're watching the bbc news channel. the main news at ten past one.ng, the iraqi army has begun an offensive to retake tal afar, the last major city in the country held by so—called islamic state. afzal ashraf from nottingham university's centre for conflict, security and terrorism said the offensive by iraqi forces would be a blow to the militant group. with hal far with halfar gone after with hal far gone after mosul gone, there will be no major city that they will control of all the small towns and villages around the euphrates river valley that they have already begun to disperse around and again, in the next few weeks, we would expect that raqqa in syria will also fall. after that, this myth of an islamic state, this myth of a caliphate, effectively evaporates. the organisation that it follows will still be around in small pockets. they will become what they started off as which is desperate cells of terrorists conducting operations throughout the region, iraq and syria particularly, but this idea of a caliphate, which is inspiring a lot of attac

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there's continuing coverage on all the top stories on the bbc news channel. from us now, goodbye.ecial mass in barcelona to honour those killed in the catalonia attacks. police say they are closing in on the suspected driver of the van that rammed into pedestrians on las ramblas, who escaped the scene on foot. a british paramedic stabbed four times in the finland terror attack insists he's no hero. hassan zubier was attacked while trying to save a women's life. i'm just a human being who cares about other human beings. maybe it is silly, but that's just me. i would do it again. iraqi forces have begun an offensive to retake tal afar, the last major city in the country to be held by so—called islamic state. fraudsters aiming to scam people out their pension could soon face

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and you can watch live coverage of the solar eclipse at 6'clock tonight, on the bbc news channel. younes abu—yaaqoub — the driver of the van that killed 13 people in barcelona — has been arrested by police. unconfirmed reports that a man has been shot dead. ten us sailors are missing, after the collision of their warship with an oil tanker, in south east asia. tweeting abuse can be as devastating as shouting it. tough new guidelines to tackle aggressors on social media. and in sport... it's been claimed female football fans were made to show their bras at a stevenage match on saturday. the english football league is investigating. hibernian steve whittaker has been recalled to the scotland squad after nearly a year and a half. he is one of five players back to the must win world qualifiers against lithuania and malta next month. and mo farah's glittering track career will come to an end over 5000 metres at the diamond league final in zurich on thursday. the prime minister is said to be confident that the uk will make enough progress in brexit talks by october — to move forward to t

there's more throughout the evening on the bbc news channel. ud may build through the afternoon many places away from wales, south west england and northern ireland will stay largely driver much daylight hours, certainly a much improved today across northern ireland and scotland, temperatures 16 or 17 celsius up to 21, 22 for eastern england. outbreaks of rain overnight, parts of wales and northern ireland, mist and fog associated with that, namely driver northern england and scotland and i overnight overall than the one just gone. quite the humid and muggy night further south. this band of rain stretching across england and wales are up into monday night, fizzles out but persists across northern ireland, into western parts of scotla nd northern ireland, into western parts of scotland are north west england away from their edge be quite warm, highs of 22 celsius. this is bbc news. i'm chris rogers. the headlines at 6pm... officials confirm that seven—year—old british boy, julian cadman, died in the attack in barcelona. his mother is still in hos

we're on the bbc news channel until nine this morning, and coming up on the programme: the new 1.35 billion it to traffic later this week. up on the roof. meet the scientists who've kitted out the top of this tower block with infrared cameras to assess how the urban environment impacts the weather. seren was diagnosed with cancerjust 6 weeks ago. now she's shaved her mum's hair off. they'll both be here on the sofa just before 9 to tell us why. this is where we say goodbye to viewers on bbc one as match tropical storm harvey has left a trail of devastation after winds of up to 130 miles per hour hit the texas coastline. officials say it could take years for the state to recover. one person is known to have died and there are fears some residents are trapped in collapsed buildings. tom sabbatelli is a hurricane risk expert and joins us from our london newsroom. how bad is this storm? he is a stronger storm, wind ways, than we have seen recently. in terms of damage we might see from harvey, it may be a smaller loss than a hurry came such as ike, but it won't be without problems. are events li

and you can see a special inside out documentary about 0peration sanctuary here on the bbc news channel at five — the headlines. 17 men and one woman are convicted of grooming vulnerable girls for sex in newcastle. the us defends donald trump's warning that threats from north korea would be met with ‘fire and fury‘ — saying the president was using language kimjong—un would understand. french police shoot and arrest a man suspected of carrying out an attack on a group of soldiers in a suburb of paris this morning. and after his temporary ban of the world athletics championship issac ma kwa la world athletics championship issac makwala is clear to run in the time trial to try to qualify for the semifinal of the 200 metres tonight. and later mo farah takes up the 5000 metres heats, so far the only british athlete to win a medal for the hosts. and england kicked off their rugby world cup defence in style beating spain 56—5 in the opening match in ireland for the wales lost their opening match against four—time champions new zealand, 411—12. more on those stories just after half past. the un

and as the new bake off prepares for take off on channel 4 — we look at tv‘s dramatically changing landscape. good evening and welcome to bbc four moroccan men have appeared in court in spain, accused of being part of a terror cell which planned and carried out the attacks in and around barcelona last week. 15 people were killed and more than 100 injured in the violence. the four suspects are the only surviving members of a group of 12. in court, one man admitted a bigger attack was being planned. there are reports tonight they've been charged with terror related murder. from spain, tom burridge reports. one by one, they were led into a high—security prison outside madrid. they are suspects in a plot, linked to attacks which killed 15 men, women and children. this morning, they were driven in for questioning in a closed session at madrid's high court. taken there in his hospital pyjamas, mohamed houli chemlal. the 22—year—old was badly injured when an alleged bomb factory blew up the day before the ramblas attack. here, police found 120 gas canisters as well as explosives. investigators believe the terror cell was planning

there‘s more throughout the evening on the bbc news channel, and i‘ll be back with the late news at tencovered in bo‘ness, are those of arnold mouat. the 64—year—old was last seen by family members at his property on the 6th ofjuly. police scotland says it‘s handling of the case has been referred to the police watchdog. thousands of brazilian army troops have raided slums in rio dejaneiro in a crackdown on criminal gangs. it their main goal was to stop gangs who are robbing trucks. will look into been searched going in... searched going out. these troops are looking for drugs and weapons. this is the new reality for residents of the favelas in rio. all part of the newly launched military operation to get a grip on the criminal gangs that overwhelm the city. it‘s not just those on foot being searched, with roadblocks also in force as troops try to stop a recent surge in robberies of commercial trucks. they break the trucks, they steal money. it is traumatic. those of us with more experience are used to it but some drivers give up theirjobs because of what is going on. it has been a week

presented by tina daheley it will be shown live on the bbc news channel as well as on bbc radio 1. or a new, less polluting one. the scrappage scheme will run for four months, and will offer £2,000 off some new models. unlike similar schemes by bmw and mercedes, which apply only to diesel vehicles, ford says it will also accept petrol cars. 0ur transport correspondent richard westcott has the details. millions of us still drive older, more polluting cars, but what's the best way to get them off the road? ford has become the latest and biggest firm to offer a scrappage scheme, £2,000 to crush your old car or van, as long as you buy a new one. it wouldn't be an incentive to me. good for the people who want to do it and have £2,000 if they have an old car that isn't roadworthy, good for them. but it wouldn't be an incentive for me at all. a good incentive, give you £2,000 towards a new car and if the side—effect is a environmental benefit, why not? cleaner air, it benefits everybody, and i get a new car. if you can afford it. ford claims it is about protecting the environment not boost

we will be on bbc news channel until nine o'clock. hello.r. but first at, a summary of this morning's main news. a british man injured while helping victims of a terror attack in finland has insisted he is not a hero. two women died and eight other people were wounded in the city of turkuu on friday. hassan zubier, who's a paramedic originally from kent, was stabbed at least four times in the attack and is recovering in hospital. i am not a hero. i am just a human being who cares for other human beings. that may sound silly, but that has made. i would do it again. the world is such a dark place. and if we don't help each other, who will help us? at the same time, i feel so upset i could not save her. this is the world we live in. tens of thousands of anti—racism protesters have ta ken to the streets of the us city of boston in opposition to a right—wing rally. more than 30 arrests were made after clashes broke out between the police and some protesters, with rocks and bottles of urine thrown. pension scammers who cold call people to steal th

continuing coverage on all of the top stories on the bbc news channel but from me and the team, goodbyelicy — labour says britain should stay in the single market and customs union for a period after the leaving the eu. remembering the victims of grenfell — a minute's silence is to be held at the notting hill carnival. one of the most anticipated boxing matches ever, but did it live up to the hype? floyd mayweather extended his perfect career record to 50 fights unbeaten — by stopping conor mcgregor in the 10th round. and in half an hour, plenty of colour and comedy, as we head to hull to check out the latest from britain's city of culture.

want to watch the six o'clock news there will be coveraging on bbc one of everything thatis coveraging on bbc one of everything that is happening. on the bbc news channele will be joining our colleagues at bbc world news. we will have the latest on that terrorist attack from barcelona. hello, you are watching special coverage here on bbc news. let's go back to that breaking news in barcelona, where police say they are dealing with a terror attack after a vehicle ploughed into a crowded pedestrians in the busy las ramblas area. some local media reporting that 13 people have died. spanish police are treating it as a terrorist attack. police sources are reporting that number of 13 dead to reuters news agency. another critical line in the last little while, police sources are also talking about them searching for two perpetrators and there are reports of at least one person, in a cafe, hold—up. it is thought they

that is at 2:30pm on the bbc news channel.our higher education minister bill rammell, who is now vice—chancellor of the university of bedfordshire. they are part of the million plus group — which represents a number of the uk's newest universities. thank you forjoining us this afternoon. looking at the data that is coming in so far on a—level results, what is your assessment? well, it is very competitive. we have known that for a long while. many students are applying to university for the first time through clearing and students are in the driving seat. i am on record as saying i do not see a problem with that. competition is good, it can be healthy and it ensures university really focus on what matters to students. so you agree with the assertion that today is a buyers market for students?|j assertion that today is a buyers market for students? i think it is a buyers market. we are likely to take, at the university of bedfordshire 2000 calls. we have staff working very hard to support people through that process and i would

we're here on the bbc news channel until nine this morning, and coming up in the next hour: britain'sll also be joined by the gold winning men's relay team. and if that's not enough, we'll also have the british women's relay team too. bye for now. how many people does it take to change the 225,000 lightbulbs on blackpool tower during the illuminations? wes barry has the job of checking every single one of them before the big switch—on, which is just two weeks away. katie walderman has been to meet him. it is approaching that time of year again, when all eyes are on blackpool for the big switch on. and here is the man making sure the main attraction doesn't disappoint. wes barry is in charge of checking every single led on the blackpool tower. and that is 225,000, to be precise. i have got to admit it is the one time of year when my heart will start fluttering, is our switch on that. it really does, because that is... all eyes, if something doesn't work... is... all eyes, if something doesn't work. . . and is... all eyes, if something doesn't work... and people love to point out the on

this is newsbeat debates live on radio one and the bbc news channel.. reaction is split. it is difficult to talk about cannabis. without talking about so—called skunk in particular. what can you tell us? a word a lot of people pro—cannabis in this room will not like. i imagine people do not like the word skunk. just to do a quick poll. a quick response. it is incorrectly used. i explained who here, the government term of skunk is high thc cannabis but that is also what the medical dutch cannabis is. what we are going to talk about now, call it what you will it is high post and —— high potency. there is a link between people susceptible to mental—health problems at high levels of thc whether science is focusing and where the debate is focusing.“ people have just tuned where the debate is focusing.“ people havejust tuned in, abc, thc, the thc is the compound in cannabis that makes you high, and cbd is the bit that acts as anti—psychosis. that makes you high, and cbd is the bit that acts as anti—psychosism isa bit that acts as anti—psychosism is a buffer.

the headlines are coming up on the bbc news channel.ch will park itself there in the next few days. high pressure further south so we will see the best of the brightness there. good spells of sunshine and blue skies popping through. more in the way of cloud in the north, fairly low and grey, with showers here and there. showers in wales and the sort southwest, they will peter out but the majority of showers are in northern ireland. some showers across northern ireland, particularly further west you are. more cloud further west in scotland, spells of brightness in the east but one or two potentially heavy showers. northern england, one or two showers but brightening up and becoming drier in the south. the odd isolated shower in the west. in the south—east, temperatures reaching a maximum of 22 degrees, mostly dry with sunny spells. this evening and overnight, showery and briggs of rain across northern ireland, western scotland and north west england, which could be more persistent. drier in other areas. tomorrow, we start off with a fair

if you are watching us on freeview or youview some channel numbers are changing this afternoon. bbc newsl update automatically but you may need to retune your freeview or youview tv or box. for help on how to retune you can go to freeview channel 100 or visit freeview. co. uk/retune. sky, freesat and virgin media viewers are unaffected. low pressure is bringing rain from many of us today. it is windy out and about and we have seen heavy weather out and about. this was the scene in dorset. strong winds with 40 mph scene in dorset. strong winds with 40 mph gusts scene in dorset. strong winds with 40 mph gusts likely scene in dorset. strong winds with 40 mph gusts likely in scene in dorset. strong winds with 40 mph gusts likely in the scene in dorset. strong winds with 40 mph gusts likely in the north coast. northern scotland hanging on to the bright weather for daylight hours. there will be highs of 15 to around 20 celsius. the rain band will gradually clear into the north sea and behind it a few showers coming into northern ireland and northern parts of england and wales. temperatures ton

presented by tina daheley it will be shown live on the bbc news channel as well as on bbc radio one. to building a high speed rail line across the north of england. the government says it‘s investing billions of pounds across the north of england. mr osborne, who spearheaded the northern powerhouse project while in government, told the bbc more money should be spent on public transport outside the capital. if the government is serious it used to commit to high—speed links between the northern cities so we bring those cities together and the whole of the north will be stronger than the individual parts. this autumn is when we need to get on with that because businesses are crying out for a long—term plan that enables them to invest and bring jobs to the north of england. how would these proposals affect the main towns and cities in the north of england. our correspondent dan whitworth is outside leeds train station. we have heard some of this before. yes it is not the first time we have heard george osborne speak on this issue. the former chancellor, he helped to launch the northern p