other stories from around the bbc newsroom right now. .bet. gonen segev, a medical doctor who served as energy minister in the 1990s, was allegedly recruited by iranian intelligence while living in nigeria. that's on bbc persian. a military hat belonging to napoleon, said to have been salvaged from the battlefield after his 1815 defeat at waterloo, has been sold at auction for $325,000. the former french emperor was renowned for his "bicorne" hats, so—called because they had two points. a french collector of historical pieces had bought the hat, the auctioneer told french media. that's on the bbc world service. one of the most watched videos on our website is this extraordinary footage of a selfie—taking that almost went horribly wrong. this man — forest ranger sanjay dutta — was called in by villagers in west bengal who had seen this five—and—a—half—metre long python swallowing a goat. mr dutta rescued the goat but then decided to pose for photos with the python wrapped around its neck. as you can see, that quickly backfired. mr dutta was

we live at the bbc newsroom. our lead story, kim jong—un we live at the bbc newsroom.the air. let‘s turn to some of the main stories from bbc world service. officials in afghanistan say a suicide bomber killed at least 12 people in kabul. a man blew himself up people in kabul. a man blew himself up outside a government ministry is people were leaving their offices early for ramadan. they italy has found a man guilty of abducting a british model. he was accused of luring chloe ayling from south london to milan with a promise of a photo shoot and of them, kidnapped herfor a ransom. photo shoot and of them, kidnapped her for a ransom. he photo shoot and of them, kidnapped herfora ransom. he has photo shoot and of them, kidnapped herfor a ransom. he has received a 16 year sentence. that is from bbc world service. these are pictures from new york at the moment a bin lorry lost control in brooklyn. it rammed cars, mounted the pavement. mine cars were struck and no one was injured. the driver was arrested at the scene. from today in america internet companies won‘t be obliged

welcome to bbc newsroom live.ell tower inquiry has been told there's evidence that the organisations involved in refurbishing the building did not understand how the new cladding system would react in a fire. the finding is in a report from an expert, which was published at the start of the next phase of the hearings into the fatal blaze in which 72 people died. tom burridge is at the inquiry in central london. i know there have been hundreds of pages of evidence put forward this morning. brink of the findings as you are unravelling them. let us deal with two things here, firstly there is the opening statement by the leading barrister representing the public inquiry, richard millett. he had the whole of the data set out his opening statement at the beginning of this phase one of the inquiry which will consider important questions about the refurbishment of the building and the spread of the fire at such a rapid pace, killing so many people. we have heard some of his openings statement so far in the past hour or so

the headlines on bbc newsroom live. risk of a no—deal brexit. the controversy surrounding the jacked worn by the first lady controversy in the united states. boris becker could face prosecution in the central african republic , as authorities there accuse him of using a fake diplomatic passport. and in sport... the samba boys are back in action this afternoon — brazil take on costa rica at 1pm looking to earn their first win of russia 2018. but their old rivals argentina are in real trouble humbled and humiliated by croatia, they are on the verge of going out. and rory mcilroy is one stroke off the lead in the first round of the travelers championship in connecticut. after missing last week‘s us open cut, mcilroy carded a six—under—par 64. today marks 70 years since the empire windrush sailed into britain along with the hundreds of caribbean migrants who had spent more than a month travelling across the atlantic in search of a new life. the anniversary follows the recent windrush scandal which saw citizens wrongly targe

hi, here in the bbc newsroom.s in the world world cup and also before i mention the world cup more important matters, the shooting we have at the newsroom in annapolis the state capital of maryland in the us. one school reports saying several people have been killed. working on this when we get more information we will bring it to you. some of the main stories from the bbc world service. the west defence secretary welcomed to beijing. china will not give up even one beijing. china will not give up even one inch of territory there might be tension between china and the us on trade and also this chinese claims to territory in the south china sea. these 15 people died in this fire in nairobi. started overnight and as you can nairobi. started overnight and as you can see many nairobi. started overnight and as you can see many properties were destroyed this is one of the largest open—air markets in kenya. that belgian artist has faced backlash in israel after posing nude and five we re israel after posing nude and five

welcome to bbc newsroom live.etailer house of fraser has announced plans to shut over half of its stores as part of a rescue deal, affecting 6,000 jobs. the department store chain said 31 of its 59 shops have been scheduled to close, including its flagship shop on london's oxford street. if the plan goes ahead, 2,000 house of fraserjobs will be lost, along with 4,000 brand and concession roles. the retailer needs the approval of 75% of its creditors to go ahead. our business correspondent maryam moshiri joins me now. give us an overview of what's happening. house of fraser runs 59 stores across the country, two of these will be exempt but of those remaining 57, we will see 16 category one stores, the most profitable, staying open and having trading as normal, rent unchanged. category two stores, of which there are ten, will have their rent is reduced and will remain trading, however the remaining 31 will have rent reduced to 30% of current levels, then they will close. that includes the flagship store in 0xford in

welcome to bbc newsroom live.has told a private conservative gathering that the brexit talks could be approaching "meltdown", and warned there was a risk that leave supporters may not get the deal they expected. the foreign secretary's comments , secretly recorded at a tory dinner on wednesday, were leaked to several news organisations. he claimed the irish border issue — one of the main sticking points in talks with brussels — had been allowed to dictate "the whole of our agenda". and he was also critical of the treasury, describing philip hammond's department as "the heart" of the remain campaign. our political correspondent chris mason is in westminster. chris, we cannot just chris, we cannotjust say chris, we cannot just say that this is boris being boris, can we? we can, albeit in a context where, on the face of it, she didn't necessarily think it would reach a wider audience. his necessarily think it would reach a wideraudience. his friend necessarily think it would reach a wider audience. his friend saying

welcome to bbc newsroom live. european union leaders and senior officials are considering how to retaliate against the united states, after president trump imposed tariffs on steel and other many imports. the duties which came into force earlier protect us steel revenues and are accusing the us of launching an attack that is imposed an unnecessary. these tariffs are totally u na cce pta ble. unnecessary. these tariffs are totally unacceptable. we send steel totally unacceptable. we send steel to the us that is vital for their steel industry. it is totally u na cce pta ble steel industry. it is totally unacceptable that it can't raise matters. translation: we think it is unacceptable and will only hurt consumers. translation: international laws don't fall in favour of the strongest. translation: today's decision is wrong. it is harmfulfor the us and europe. commerce secretary wilbur ross said a lack of progress in recent talks has left the us with little choice. the overproduction of steel and overproduction of cap

welcome to bbc newsroom live.nfell tower enquiry has heard from firefighters who were called to the blaze first. watch manager michael dowden has been giving evidence as phase one of the investigation continues. the inquiry heard that firefighters outside grenfell tower delayed using hoses to prevent the fire escaping from the flat where it started because they were concerned about colleagues inside the building. we can cross over live to the enquiry where firefighters on the night are giving evidence. you knew that was the policy. but you were left to your own discretion, on you were left to your own discretion, - on your own discretion, based on your own experience, as to... how to decide what to do with the advice. that was the case, however you can alter it. that's a step outside our control and policy. the weather is in charge at the time, that is how it is confirmed between that individual and the commander. i cannot recall i've received any training on how thatis i've received any training on how that is do

welcome to bbc newsroom live. the murder of an iraqi asylum seeker was motivated by racism and entirely avoidable, a safeguarding report has found. kamel ahmed was stabbed more than 25 times by a paranoid schizophrenic who was released from a secure hospital against the advice of a psychiatrist. jeffery barry mutilated the body of mr ahmad injuly 2016 hours after being released from a secure hospital. he was found guilty of the murder which took place in the supported—living home in bristol where they both lived last year. our social affairs correspondent michael buchanan has the details. jeffery barry and kamel ahmed both had mental health problems and stayed in separate flats in the same sheltered housing complex in bristol. however, over the four years that they were living in the same building, jeffery barry developed an obsession with kamel ahmed. today's report says that between 2013 and 2016 there were at least six incidents between them. those included jeffery barry punching kamel ahmed on at least two occ

this is outside source live from the bbc newsroom.n. it's accusing it of persistent illegal conduct over more than a decade. mr trump has called the case ridiculous. i want to turn now to this article by the australian broadcasting corporation. it contains this photo from 2007 showing a nazi swastika flag flying from an australian army vehicle in afghanistan. defence chiefs say it was quickly taken down and the personnel involved were punished. but there's context here, because this is the latest in a series of allegations of misconduct by australian soldiers in afghanistan. they've surfaced because of this article. investigative journalists from fairfax media obtained a copy of an internal defence report that details alleged war crimes by some of australia's elite special forces. harvey biggs. tell us more about these allegations. what we know about these allegations comes from the work of these two journalists, nick mackenzie and chris masters from fairfax media and what they have done is they up got their hands on this report, it's

other stories from around the bbc newsroom.ator was briefly abducted by a group of men last night in lahore. gul bukhari's family said she was released a few hours after being detained. she is known for her criticisms of the pakistani military, and journalists and politicians have raised concerns over a clampdown on freedom of expression ahead of elections scheduled for next month. bbc urdu. spain's new socialist prime minister pedro sanchez has unveiled a new pro—eu government with the most women in modern history. eleven ministers are female and just six are male. mr sanchez took office after defeating the conservative government led by mariano rajoy in a confidence vote last week. bbc mundo. our most watched story online: a soldier in the us has been arrested after stealing an armoured vehicle, and leading police on a two—hour chase through a busy city. the vehicle was taken from the base in virginia on tuesday, and was driven at speed through the state capital, richmond. footage posted on social media showed more than a doz

this is outside source live from the bbc newsroom. our lead story is? a lot more powerful after declaring victory in the turkish presidential election. independent observers say they were unequal. now to one of the world's least reported conflicts — in cameroon. on one side there are french—speaking government forces — on the other fighters from the country's english—speaking minority. the bbc‘s africa eye has found new evidence of torture and abuse by both sides. you can find the story online. we also have this report from mayenijones — i should warn you it contains images that you may find upsetting. behind this idyllic setting, hundreds of lives hang in suspense. since october refugees have been crossing from cameroon to nigeria by boat. many end up here in the southern state of cross river. they started arriving after peaceful protests calling for english to be used in courts and classrooms turned violent. we have these military trucks they entered the village, some tried to run, but then the military commanders shouted and they started shooting. th

this is outside source live from the bbc newsroom.n a key port. aid agencies warn of a humanitarian catastrophe as supplies to millions of people face being cut. attempts to keep the uk in the european economic area after brexit have been defeated in the house of commons, attempts to keep the uk in the european economic area ssource ben wright is in westminster. for viewers who are starting very beginning, take us through it. what is happening right now, mps are still voting here. the house of commons over a couple of days, they're digesting commons over a couple of days, they‘ re digesting and commons over a couple of days, they're digesting and voting upon a whole raft of changes to a big piece of legislation going through parliament all about brexit. changes that the house of lords recommended and mps are now considering. so far the government have defeated all the amendments they wanted to kick out. the one we were all watching this evening was an amendment which would effectively instruct the uk to remain in the single market. so

this is outside source live from the bbc newsroom.is policy that's resulting in migrant children being separated from their families at the us border. if you have been watching outside source a lot of the week, we have been talking about this man a great deal. this is matteo salvini. he's the leader of the far right league party and italy's new interior minister. last week mr salvini was the face of the government's decision to stop a rescue boat carrying migrants from docking in sicily. today he had to withdraw a plan to count italy's roma community. he'd told a radio station that a survey would find out "who they are, how they live and how many of them there are. we'll have a register." he went on that people with no right to stay would be deported. and that "as for the italian roma, u nfortu nately you have to keep them at home". that has caused a lot of offence in some cases. the un said this was racist. former italian prime minister paolo gentiloni tweeted "yesterday the refugees, today the roma, tomorrow guns for everyone. it's

this is 0utside source live from the bbc newsroom. a repeated commitment donald trump and kimjong un have had their summit, they've claimed it was a success, with a repeated commitment to de—nuclearisation, but also a joint agreement donald trump and kimjong un have had their summit, that was somewhat short on detail. other stories being covered throughout the bbc. an update on the rescue boat trying to bring migrants ashore in the mediterranean. italy and malta has refused to take them and then spain said it would. well emmanuel macron has inserted himself into the row, accused the italian government of "cynicism and irresponsibility" for refusing to let the stranded rescue ship dock in italy. that's from bbc afrique. we have a deal on what the country north of greece will be called, 27 years after yugoslavia broke up and one of the new states that emerged called itself macedonia. greece didn't like that, it has a region called macedonia. well the new name is the republic of north macedonia. the hope is that this will convince greece

this is outside source live from the bbc newsroom.te house to met with president trump ahead of next week's summit with north korea. let's turn to some main stories from the bbc newsroom. burundi's president has said he will not seek another term in office after the end of his current mandate in 2020. last month, burundians voted overwhelmingly in a referendum to back constitutional reforms which include extending presidential terms from five to seven years. critics had claimed the president had actively sought the change so that he could stay in office until 203a. that is not his plan any more. bbc afrique had that story. a swedish court has sentenced an uzbek man to life in prison for killing five people with a truck in central stockholm. a further ten people were injured when he drove into them in april last year. the court said the attack was an act of terrorism. that was from bbc uzbek. a texan man has received 26 doses of anti—venom after he was bitten by the severed head of a rattlesnake which he'd decapitate din his garden. wh

could someone have a quiet word with the security chap guarding the bbc newsroom in london? eds a break. thank you for all your comments this week. if you want to share your opinions on bbc news and current affairs or even appear on the programme, you can call us or email us. that is all from us. we will be back to hear your thoughts about bbc news coverage again next week. goodbye. hello there. friday was another day when we had plenty of thunderstorms around but this time they were mainly focused across the northern half of the uk. flashing away across the north of wales, northern england, northern ireland and scotland, where we had some localised surface water flooding issues as well. what catches my eye on the satellite picture at the moment is this area of cloud extending out from europe across east anglia. it is bringing outbreaks of rain. most of it's quite light but i think this will have a bearing on the weather forecast across eastern counties of england, as i'll explain in a moment. for the time being, a few splashes of rain for the next few hours across some of th

welcome to bbc newsroom live.ontroversial plans for a third runway at heathrow airport are expected to be approved by ministers today after years of argument and delays. the cabinet is expected to back the proposals later, with a vote by mps likely within weeks. the proposed expansion is backed by the government, but it has faced fierce opposition from campaigners, who say it will breach the uk's legal limits on air pollution. the former conservative transport secretary justine greening has called the plans ill—conceived. this is a massively expensive and polluting proposal to expand heathrow. but also i think people would prefer to see a regional airport strategy that has the connections they need on their doorstep instead of having to go hundreds of miles to travel to london to then fly out from heathrow airport. so, it's a 20th—century strategy 21st century point—to—point world. in a moment i will talk to our assistant political editor, norman smith, who's at westminster. but first to jon ironmonger, who is at

other stories from around the bbc newsroom.government has won its first confidence vote in the italian senate, outlining details of the tax cuts, higher welfare spending and tighter immigration rules it wants to implement. the prime minister giuseppe conte was sworn in last week after days of political and economic instability. the boss of qatar airways has come under fire for suggesting a woman couldn't lead the airline. at a conference in sydney akbar al baker was asked why qatar's ceo was a man, he responded saying, "of course it has to be led by a man because it is a very challenging position." bbc arabic. the miss america beauty pageant is scrapping its swimwear segment and says it will no longer judge competitors on physical appearance. the chair of the organisation's board of trustees, gretchen carson, also announced that the competition would embrace women of all shapes and sizes. ms carson who's a former winner said women's voices were being heard. that's on our website. president trump has cancelled the planned visit

the main stories we're covering the bbc newsroom.on. is a great victory for our constitution. we'll bring the latest on the migrant crisis in europe. after five days stranded at sea, a boat with more than 200 people will dock in malta — after a deal was cut with italy and france. a spanish doctor has appeared in court accused of stealing a baby during the the franco dictatorship. it's suspected that 10005 were stolen by different doctors. bbc mundo will be live on that. we will also go to zimbabwe. close to the election there. and there are concerns about violence. we've had a ceremony with all the parties say they are renouncing. italy and malta have resolved a five day stand—off over what should happen to this german rescue ship which is carrying migrants. it's called lifeline — and it's had over 200 people on board since thursday. since then both italy and malta have refused to let it dock. well, this deal means it will now go to malta — but italy and five other eu states will end up receiving some of the migrants. lifeline has be

welcome to bbc newsroom live.ernment has been defending its flagship benefit scheme, universal credit, after a damning report by the national audit office, which says the programme has not delivered value for money, and that delays in payment are causing financial hardship. universal credit merges six benefits — including income support, job—seeker‘s allowance and housing benefit — into one single payment which is paid directly into the claimant's bank account. the government says universal credit would bring a £34 billion return over ten years. so far, it's cost almost £2 billion in investment and running costs and some critics say claimants have had to wait weeks for their benefit to be processed. the employment minister alok sharma has been speaking to our social affairs correspondent michael buchanan, who asked him if the new system was causing some claimants hardship. well, as i said, we have advances available for people... but does it cause hardship? and we have made sure that the amount of timely payments

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this is bbc newsroom live. our latest headlines...o mental health disorder. us first lady melania trump speaks out against her husband's support for the policy of separating children from their parents if they enter the united states illegally. the victoria derbyshire programme has been told exclusively that children are being held in solitary confinement in prisons — something the government denies ever happens. roughly a third of children serving sentences in young offender institutions will spend some time in isolation — and former inmates and medical professionals have told us that often the conditions they're held in d0 meet the international definition for solitary confinement — "22 hours or more in a cell, without meaningful human contact." andy smythe reports. this was one in a carnival in august, just before he was convicted. and so the most recent photos you had... before he went away. when he was 13. that is at. there is nothing else. all baby photos. when he was a baby, growing up. her son was convicted of a joint enterpri

for welcome to bbc newsroom live.ure that locked nearly two million tsb customers out of their online banking services is being investigated by the financial regulator. the financial conduct authority has criticised the bank's chief executive, accusing him of being too optimistic about the bank's services after a major systems overhaul left customers struggling to carry out transactions or access their accounts — he'll appear before mps this afternoon. simon gompertz reports. it's more than six weeks since tsb customers found they couldn't get into their accounts. now the service is working better, but it's still unstable and 40% of the time people can't get help on the phone. the pressure is piling up on the chief executive, paul pester, who took the ill—fated decision in april to move millions of customers‘ accounts to a new system and is directly criticised now by the financial regulator. in a letter to the treasury select committee, the fca says at the height of the crisis, paul pester gave mps an optimistic view

this is outside source live from the bbc newsroom.ve announced three days of national mourning as the death toll from the eruption of the fuego volcano continues to rise to over 60. we will give you the latest information as it comes in. other stories being reported on by the bbc‘s language services. the "me too" memo may not have reached the filipino president rodrigo duterte. he was speaking in south korea when he called a woman on stage, and convinced her to kiss him. the crowd cheered, others were less impressed. she didn't look overly impressed either. one civil rights group said: the "disgusting theatrics of a misogynist president". a man in italy who took a selfie of the scene where a women was hit and badly by a train has been widely condemned. police caught forced him to delete his picture. but the image of him taking the picture appeared on many front pages in italy. tunisia's world cup football team is gearing up for the world cup. it has been accused of feigning injury to try and break the ramadan fast as soon as possible.

this is outside source live from the bbc newsroom. our lead story. an executive order to stop separating children from their parents at the border. he said he didn't like the pictures, missing the point that the only reason the pictures were coming and we re reason the pictures were coming and were due to an at best a policy his administration brought them. an update on unrest in nicaragua, at least three people were killed as government forces launched an operation to regain control of the western city of masaya. around 180 people have died during two months of anti—government protests. that's from bbc mundo. the un says war crimes were committed in the battle for eastern ghouta in syria. investigators said syrian pro—government forces deliberately attacked hospitals, bombarded residents' homes and denied them food. but they also accused rebel forces of committing a war crime by indiscriminately shelling civilians in damascus. that's from bbc arabic. it won't surprise you that a story involving baby animals is doing well on our website, this litter

this is outside source live from the bbc newsroom.any have been knocked out of the tournament — after losing to south korea. the worrying news. rising floodwaters are making the search for 12 children and their football coach, who are trapped in a cave in thailand, increasingly urgent. they've been missing since saturday. the cave is in the chiang rai region in the country's north. and if we take a closer look, we can see tham laung cave. it's a popular tourist attraction. this network of caves is several kilometres long. the boys are believed to be stranded in this area in the centre. rescue teams have reached just below that area. flooding has blocked the main entrance, which is marked down here. these are some of the key images of the rescue operation. these high pressure pumps are being used to dry and drain waterlogged chambers. in a few hours the search for the group will enter its fifth day. 1,000 soldiers, navy seal divers, police and park rangers are all working to try and find the group. here's a look at what they're dealing

the headlines on bbc newsroom live.lising cannabis following a call by the former conservative leader william hague to change the law. a minute's silence is observed to mark the first anniversary of the finsbury park terrorist attack in north london. religious and community leaders come together in solidarity. commuters face more disruption in the north of england as northern rail workers begin the first of three planned strikes in just one week. in sport, england manager gareth southgate says he's delighted for his captain harry kane after his two goals fired england to victory over tunisia in their world cup opener. belgium sit top of england ‘s group, this belt and two goal from romelu lukaku, this belt and two goal from romelu lu ka ku, helped them this belt and two goal from romelu lukaku, helped them beat panama 3—0. and andy murray makes his return to competitive tennis this afternoon, he's missed nearly a year after hip surgery. he's missed nearly a year after hip surgery. he takes on australian mick kyrgios at

bbc newsroom live coming up for today. bbc newsroom live coming up next.ell. as on of clouds stretching from wales and yorkshire and the humber further east. the spells of sunshine will help temperatures up to 20, 20 two celsius. still a few showers do this evening particularly through western scotland, a few rumbling through south—west england. dry at first, but that cloud starts to move back in so much cloudier end to the night, lows between nine and 14. colour across northern england and in scotland the cloud thinning and breaking the most of us will see spells of sunshine. again, the chance of heavy thundery showers across north—western scotland. goodbye. this is bbc news, and these are the top stories developing at 11. borisjohnson warns of a brexit meltdown — in a secret recording made at a private dinner. ijust don't think i just don't think borisjohnson ijust don't think borisjohnson is someone who should be in the high officers stayed. i don't think how he conducts himself and the opportunistic way he puts his own interests constantly opportunisti

welcome to bbc newsroom live.resa may may have avoided an embarrassing brexit defeat in the commons, but the pressure remains firmly on the prime minister this morning from members of her own party. conservative rebels backed the government's brexit plans yesterday after striking a last—minute deal with ministers. but they're now warning the prime minister that she has to stick to her side of the bargain — and honour "assurances" she's given that parliament will get a bigger say on any final brexit deal. a series of further votes will take place today. let's cross to westminster and our assistant political editor norman smith is there for us. norman, the rebellion was seen off yesterday but the pressure has not gone? the key question is, what price has theresa may paid for buying off the tory remain rebels last night with that final deal conducted, it seems, face—to—face, behind the speaker ‘s chair when theresa may spoke to the rebels and seems to have reassured them that she was prepared to give ground to their

bbc newsroom live is next. back tomorrow at 9am. have a good day.have sunny skies and it will feel pleasa ntly warm sunny skies and it will feel pleasantly warm in the sunshine. peaking at 24 degrees for london and the south—east. showers popping up through the afternoon and also in western counties of northern ireland and thick cloud bringing showers into the channel islands. 0vernight showers pushing northwards. we will see cloud across southern counties, threatening showers. the cloud coming back across eastern england and areas of scotland. in the countryside in the west, temperatures getting into low and single figures. tomorrow, more of the same, sunny skies for most but further showers in southern parts of the uk. this is bbc news, and these are the top stories developing at 11. tsb is being investigated by the financial regulator — after a computer failure that saw nearly two—million customers lose access to online banking — the bank's boss will appear before mps for a second time today. it is unacceptable when tsb is through this issue and

bbc newsroom live is coming up next. have a good day. good morning. dark orange for the highest temperatures. the record—breaking temperatures in northern ireland expected today, 31 celsius in the west of scotland and temperatures widely into the midst tie 20s and fresh along the north sea coasts. tonight, more cloud moving across central parts into the early hours of friday morning. more cloud in the far north and west of scotland. if you start the morning with mist and cloud, most of it burns back towards the coast where it is fresh tomorrow and otherwise with lots of sunshine, another hot and sunny day. soldiers arrive in greater manchester to help tackle the huge moorland fire — officials say it could last "for weeks" we can see this being delayed for days or weeks. the german chancellor warns that migration could become a defining moment for the european union — ahead a summit of eu leaders this afternoon. 0n the final day of his tour of the middle east, prince william pays his respects at the tomb in jerusalem of his great—grandmother.

bbc newsroom live is next.land. further west, more cloud, south—eastern areas of england. furtherwest, more cloud, misty south—eastern areas of england. further west, more cloud, misty and murky around coastal areas, perhaps even drizzle. rain spreading into the north west of scotland this afternoon. quite warm for england and wales. a little bit fresher further north and west. that is where the rain will spread in overnight tonight across scotland turning heavy in the early hours of wednesday morning. a bit of heavy rain spreading into the north of england. another warm night for england. another warm night for england and wales, and that rain across scotland will move into the north sea towards scandinavia. some patchy cloud spreading southeast but with sunny spells in the south—east, very with sunny spells in the south—east, very warm with sunny spells in the south—east, very warm again. further north and west, it will be sunny in the afternoon and fresher with highs of 16-19. afternoon and fresher with high

annita mcveigh is in the bbc newsroom with a summary. good morning, thank you.whether northern ireland's strict abortion laws are a breach of human rights legislation. unlike other parts of the uk, a termination is only permitted if there's a serious or permanent risk to a woman's health. our ireland correspondent emma vardy reports. chanting: we made history! last month, people in the republic of ireland voted overwhelmingly to repeal the eighth amendment of the irish constitution. here, abortion is now expected to be legalised up to the 12th week of pregnancy but in northern ireland, the law on abortion remains one of the strictest in europe. terminations are banned, including in cases of rape, incest or fatal foetal abnormalities. northern ireland's controversial laws have been the subject of a three—year battle through the courts. in 2015, the belfast high court ruled northern ireland's abortion laws denied human rights, however this was overturned byjudges at the belfast court of appeal, and it's now being considered by the highest court in the uk. whatever

here's annita in the bbc newsroom with a summary of today's news.ns, forcing it to reconsider its uk investments. the government has said it's working closely with companies that are concerned ahead of brexit, and it's confident of getting a good deal which is "mutually beneficial" we have become increasingly frustrated with the lack of clarity. and obviously now time is running, coming up to less than nine months to go. and now we have to come to the point where we have to make serious decisions. and quite often those decisions are long—term in nature. without clarity it is too dangerous for us to proceed. the us first lady, melania trump, paid an unexpected visit to a centre where some migrant children are being cared for, as the us immigration crisis continues. she asked what she could do to help reunite families quicker — but her choice ofjacket drew widespread criticism when she was spotted wearing a coat with the words ‘i don't really care. do you?‘ emblazoned on the back. the president said it was her response to the ‘fake news' media. the ch

here's anita in the bbc newsroom with a summary of today's news.rove the readiness of the armed forces, and to counter possible russian threats. the owners of heathrow airport say they're confident they can press ahead with plans to build a third runway, despite the threat of legal action by the environmental group, greenpeace, and several london boroughs. the commons overwhelmingly backed the project last night, after more labour mp5 supported the government than backed jeremy corbyn, who opposes heathrow‘s expansion. the government won by 415 votes to 119. the runway is due to open in 2026. police injamaica have arrested a man in connection with the suspected murder of a retired british couple. charlie and gayle anderson, who moved to the island from manchester a year ago, were found dead at their home on friday. jamaican police say a man was detained on saturday in the capital, kingston. prince william will meet the israeli president and prime minister today as he continues his historic tour of the middle east. these are the latest pictures of h

here'sjulian in the bbc newsroom with a summary of todays news.key allies has come into force. they say they have now no option but to retaliate. the eu, canada and mexico have all condemned president trump's decision. everyday products used by american consumers — from orangejuice tojeans — could be targeted. and we'll be looking at how the eu might respond and whether a fully—fledged trade war is now inevitable a little a little later in this hour. the spanish parliament is due to vote around now on a motion of no confidence in the prime minister, mariano rajoy, which he's expected to lose. arriving a short while ago for the vote, rajoy admitted defeat, saying it had been "an honour" to serve the country. he told legislators that he'd be the first to congratulate his replacement — the leader of the socialists, pedro sanchez. the vote has been called because of a corruption scandal. and we'll be hearing from our correspondent live in madrid shortly. thousands of children in care are at risk beacuse they are being moved around the system too much.

this is bbc newsroom live.t now we can all have hope that it will soon end. and it will soon end. the past does not have to define the future. justice minister philip lee resigns from the government so he can speak his mind over brexit, as mps renew their debate on leaving the eu, with a series of close votes expected. the businessman arron banks, who donated millions of pounds to the campaign to leave the eu, has told a committee of mps there is no evidence he was involved in a conspiracy with russian officials. and uk employment reaches an all—time high, with the unemployment rate falling by 38,000 between february and april to 1.42 million. an alleged member of the banned neo—nazi group national action, has admitted plotting to murder the west lancashire mp rosie cooper. 23—year—old jack renshaw also admitted threatening to kill a police officer. let's return now to westminster, where mps will be debating some crucial amendments to the eu withdrawal bill, which will shape the way the uk leaves the european u

here'sjoanna in the bbc newsroom with a summary of today's news.nks. the £14—billion project will create 60,000 jobs but opponents say the cost to the environment is too high. the foreign secretary borisjohnson, who's always argued against the runway, is being permitted to miss the vote. labour is giving its mps a free vote on the question. the metropolitan police is refusing to reveal the names of a secret blacklist of construction workers its special branch shared with some of the uk's biggest building companies. more than 3000 people were on the list which was used to prevent workers regarded as troublemakers getting onto sites. an investigation by this programme has revealed that scotland yard knows which workers were affected but are refusing to release a confidential report detailing their names. police injamaica are trying to determine the motive for the killing of a british couple living on the island. the bodies of charlie and gayle anderson, who were both in their seventies, were discovered on friday by neighbours. they had recently retir

here‘s joanna gosling in the bbc newsroom.gramme has been told that children are regularly being held in solitary confinement in british prisons. there are about 900 under—18s serving sentences in young offenders‘ institutions at any one time in england and wales. up to a third of them can expect to spend some time in isolation. the government says child prisoners can be segregated if they pose a risk to themselves and others, but denies the use of solitary confinement. the health and social care secretary, jeremy hunt, has confirmed that a "higher burden of taxation" will be one of the ways in which money is raised for the increased funding promised to the nhs in england. yesterday, theresa may pledged an extra £20 billion a year by 2023. in a speech later, the prime minister will ask nhs bosses to draw up a ten—year plan to ensure ‘every penny‘ is well spent. billy caldwell — the 12 year old who suffers from epilepsy — is being discharged from hospital later today. billy was admitted over the weekend after his supply of cann

here's annita mcveigh in the bbc newsroom with a summary of todays news. a million people receive the benefit, which is currently being rolled out across the uk. ministers say they've made significant improvements, but today's report says some claimants have been forced to rely on foodbanks. houdayda. yemen's foreign minister, says an offensive by the saudi—led coalition to recapture the port of houdayda from houthi rebels has been put on hold. he was speaking hours after the un security council failed to agree on a statement calling for a halt to the entire military campaign, which has seen humanitarian supplies hit after a spate of attacks on the port which is held by houthi rebel fighters. upskirting, or secretly taking photographs up skirts or dresses, is set to become a specific criminal offence, with a punishment of up to two years in prison. it's been an offence in scotland since 2010, when it was listed under the broader definiton of voyeurism. a man has been charged with soliciting murder over letters calling for a national "punish a muslim day",

bbc newsroom live is next. we will be back tomorrow at 9am.nce of a short sharp shower. there could be quite a lot of torrential downpour in northern ireland. but they will be hit and miss. as we go through this evening and overnight, showers dined out with more low cloud feeding in from the north sea coast. temperatures cooler than they have been last night, but still double figures in the south. tomorrow starts off fairly cloudy with mr to begin with but it will brighten up from the north with good spells of sunshine feeding in and the cloud perhaps lingering across parts of southern wales and south—west england. the chance of a sharp shower in northern ireland in the afternoons with temperatures in the upper teens and low 20s. this is bbc news, and these are the top stories developing at 11. the grenfell tower inquiry hears reports from experts on how the fire started and spread — 72 people died in the blaze, nearly a year ago. ourteam is our team is trawling through hundreds of pages of expert evidence and already relegation that back up t

welcome to bbc newsroom live.have been deployed to help firefighters who are battling to contain a vast fire sweeping across moors near saddleworth in greater manchester. around 100 soldiers from the royal regiment of scotland were sent overnight tojoin firefighters. the blaze has been burning since sunday night, and the authorities have declared it a major incident. images released by nasa, and the area affected is nearly four miles across. no injuries have been reported but people living locally have been advised to keep their windows and doors closed. earlier this morning, officials told us more about the operation, which could go on for weeks. we can see this being prolonged for days if not weeks, particularly with the fact that the wind has drawn fire is towards the residential but actually away from the centre of the moor. wejust actually away from the centre of the moor. we just need a change actually away from the centre of the moor. wejust need a change in wind direction to see the fire increasing into th

this is bbc newsroom live.n dead and dozens injured, has been marked by a minute's silence. mayor sadiq khan said it was an attack on all londoners. the government has said it may reconsider the use of cannabis for medicinal purposes as pressure mounts to relax the rules. former conservative leader lord hague said the war on the drug has been lost. after emergency timetables caused delays and disruption, commuters will face yet more misery as northern rail workers begin the first of three planned strikes in just one week. four water suppliers have been criticised for their response to the conditions caused by the storm, known as the beast from the east, earlier this year. let me bring you an update in the conflict in yemen because we are hearing that an airport has been captured. saying they have now ca ptu red captured. saying they have now captured the airport. it is fixed significant development. the united nations have been very concerned about the tension in hodeidah in what is one of the world's worst cri

annita mcveigh is in the bbc newsroom with a summary of the rest of the day's news. morning. a second wildfire has broken out on moorlands in northern england. up to 100 firefighters from lancashire are tackling a blaze on winter hill, near bolton. meanwhile, a further 100 soldiers from the royal regiment of scotland have joined a team firefighters in greater manchester, to bring a fire on saddleworth moor under control. eu leaders have reached an agreement on how to deal with the migrant crisis, after nearly ten hours of talks at a summit in brussels. italy had threatened to veto the group's conclusions if it did not receive help on the issue, as it is the entry point of thousands of mainly african migrants. as part of the deal, leaders said that new migrant centres could be set up in eu countries on a "voluntary" basis. with us now is our europe correspondent, damian grammaticas. good morning. tell us more about what the details of this deal are and will they stick? good morning. yes, this deal took all night for the leaders to hammer out and they we re the leaders

the headlines on bbc newsroom live: a long—awaited report is due to be published on the deaths of elderly. the government faces a rebellion from some of its own mps — when the commons votes again on a key piece of brexit legislation. as condemnation over the us policy of separating child migrants from their families at the border with mexico continues, the pope also voices his concern. now let's catch up with the latest from the world cup. time for a look at the latest from the world cup in russia where the hosts could be the first team to reach the last 16 later on. they are the first team to play twice in this world cup. pat nevin is in st petersburg foreigners. they were up against more sala last night. they could not stop russia. how much do think the effect of hosts is propelling them in this tournament? that is part of that. the first game, they scored five goals against saudi arabia. it was not a good saudi arabia. it was not a good saudi arabian side. they were playing against egypt and mo salah. when they started they started well, they started strong and they did not have much o

welcome to bbc newsroom live. have warned that the uk must significantly increase spending on the armed forces if britain is to maintain its defence relationship with the united states and other nato allies. the government insists it will continue to exceed nato‘s 2% spending target, but the defence committee says britain needs to spend billions of pounds more on defence to respond to what it describes as "intensified threats". defence secretary gavin williamson has reportedly demanded an extra £20 billion for his department. let's cross now to westminster where i'm joined by our assistant political editor, norman smith. good morning, norman. good morning. we know theresa may has promised the nhs £20 billion more. now mps are suggesting the ministry of defence needs £20 billion more. this, they say, is needed to make up for the persistent lack of adequate funding for the military. they claim there has been sort of a patrician in our military capability and now is decision time. it is to decide whether we continue

in the meantime, the latest news from the bbc newsroom.slation begin today. the brexit secretary, david davis, has written to conservative mps urging them not to back amendments passed by the lords. he warned that the uk's whole approach to negotiations with the eu could be undermined by the changes. leading brexit campaigner arron banks is to appear before mps this morning to answer allegations that russian money played a part in the referendum campaign. the founder of leave.eu is accused of having more meetings with kremlin officials than previously disclosed and was offered the chance to take part in a business deal involving siberian gold mines. mr banks insists it's all nonsense. a decision by spain to take in a migrant rescue vessel stranded in the mediterranean has been hailed by the italian interior minister as a victory for his government's immigration policy. italy and malta had both refused to allow the rescue ship aquarius, which was carrying more than 600 migrants, to dock at any of their ports. it's now been decided that the

here'sjoanna in the bbc newsroom with a summary of today's news.nely given powerful painkilling drugs. it concluded that the drugs had "almost certainly" shortened the lives of some patients. despite three police investigations, no one has ever been charged with a criminal offence. the row over how much of a say mp5 should get in the brexit process returns to the house of commons later. on monday, the house of lords again defeated the government over giving mp5 a "meaningful vote" on the outcome of negotiations between the uk and the eu. mp5 now have to decide whether they agree with the lords or with the government. a small group of rebel conservative mp5 are threatening to vote against the government if it doesn't make further concessions, meaning numbers in the commons are expected to be tight. president trump and republicans in the us congress have agreed that urgent legislation is needed to end the practice of separating migrant children from their parents at the border with mexico and being kept in separate inprisonment facilities. critics ha