georgina here at the bbc newsroom.rgento. italian actress — and one of the first women to speak out against harvey weinstein as the #metoo movement started. on monday, the new york times reported that she had paid the actor jimmy bennett $380,000 after he accused her of assaulting him at 17. mr bennett had initially not spoken out when the article was published. but he posted this on instagram today — saying "i was ashamed and embarassed to be part of the public narrative." he also says "i believed there was still a stigma to being in the situation as a male." ms argento has admitted making a payment but denied any sexual misconduct. peter bowes, los angeles. hi, peter. iguess hi, peter. i guess is that lots of cases of sexual allegations when two people saying completely different things, and it's very hard to assess one against the other. yes, this is extremely competent and of course bearin extremely competent and of course bear in mind that she was a key part of the movement making the allegations against harvey we

i was showing you some wire copy that had come into the bbc newsroom just a few minutes ago with thejudge custodial sentence. let's have a quick look at some of these news agency copy coming in here. paul manafort found guilty on eight charges he faced. he will be facing further charges in september on separate issues. thejudge in the case declared a mistrial on the ten other counts. what that means is that prosecutors must decide whether they seek a further trial on those remaining ten charges or whether they decide to leave those and move only onto those that he will be facing in september. that's in virginia. here's some copy from reuters on michael cohen. michael cohen says... that's a reference to donald trump... that is a reference to stormy daniels, the porn actress who claims she had a relationship with donald trump many years before he ran for president, by the way, donald trump says that very much did not happen. i initially donald trump saying he did not know anything about it. then we saw his legal team walked back a little from that statement but nonetheless, we await to hear

other stories from around the bbc newsroom.fuel and gas shipments to gaza. they say the decision was taken due to what they call "the continued terror of incendiary balloons and friction along the borderfence." in recent weeks, burning kites and balloons released from gaza have ignited hundreds of fires in israel. a high—ranking chinese monk has denied accusations he sexually harassed nuns and coerced them into sex by "controlling their minds". the accusations against abbot shway chung were in a report sent to government officials by two monks from the beijing temple where he's based. that's on bbc chinese. and among the most—read on our website is a photo essay capturing australia's worst drought in living memory. reuters photographer david grey captured the view of the dried earth from the air. about 98% of new south wales is drought—stricken, and two—thirds of neighbouring queensland. let's ta ke let's take you live to harare and show you the scene, we are expecting any minute now, the zimbabwe electoral commission, promisin

other stories from around the bbc newsroom. place at a prestigious chinese university after its owner joked she was "reluctant to cook it". she posted on the chinese social media site that she was worried she would not be able to care for "gugu" when she moved house. the university was quick to respond, announcing gugu‘s admission in a post on its official weibo page. rhino populations in southern africa have been on the decline for years, and one of the lead causes is poaching. in an effort to protect the rhino here, in malawi, the uk has sent soldiers to bolster rangers patrols in the country‘s wildlife reserves. the bbc‘s james waterhouse joined them on a patrol. an animal checkup with high stakes. lance corporaljamie knott is one of 1a british soldiers in malawi working with local rangers. today they are tracking black rhino, to both check on their health and make sure poachers aren‘t taking a similar interest. it‘s 50—50 whether they‘lljust turn back and run away, orjust charge straight at you. so it‘s pretty dangerous. af

this is outside source live from the bbc newsroom.ike wipes out their school bus. other stories from the bbc newsroom: the government of puerto rico has significantly raised the official number of deaths caused by hurricane maria in september last year. up till now it had said 64 people had died. but officials acknowledge that more than 1,400 people died — much closer to estimates that we'd been hearing from independent organisations. wildfires continue to blaze for the seventh day in portugal's algarve region. hundreds of firefighters are battling to control the flames. the fires have injured dozens and consumed some 21,000 hectares of forest. -- 52,000 —— 52,000 acres. amongst the most read stories on our website — former uk foreign secretary borisjohnson is facing a possible investigation into breaches of the conservative party code of conduct. the party has received dozens of complaints about the ex—foreign secretary's comments about muslim women wearing burkas — he wrote in a newspaper article that they made people look like ‘ban

other stories from the bbc newsroom.alition fighting a civil war in the country. bbc arabic has that story. tunisia‘s president essebsi has proposed a bill to parliament on equal—inheritance between men and women.?however, the measure appears to have been watered—down, still allowing estates to be divided up under islamic sharia law, under which women receive half of what goes to men. ? the bill will now be debated by parliament before it‘s put to a vote. that‘s on bbc afrique. and this is getting a lot of clicks online. the swiss mountaineer, dani arnold — has set a new time record — climbing the notoriously tough north face of the grande yorasseson mont blanc. he reached the top — which stands over 4,200 metres — in two hours four minutes, free climbing. it‘s now thought the death toll from an an explosion at an arms depot in a rebel—held part of northern syria has risen to nearly 70. this was the scene afterwards. parts of the building reduced to rubble. a cache of weapons stored in a basement was the source of the ex

this is outside source live from the bbc newsroom.ranklin, the queen of soul. her career spanned seven decades — and racked up 18 grammys along the way. let me give you an update on the genoa bridge disaster. the ramifications of what happened when the bridge collapsed. the italian government has intensified its attack on the bridge operator, blaming it for tuesday's deadly collapse that killed 38 people. 15 are in hospital, five of them are critically injured. autostrade per l'italia is the company in charge of the bridge maintenance, it denies accusations that it was negligent. but the italian government wants to terminate its contract, and is threatening a $170 million fine. at one point in morning trading, shares in its holding company, atlantia, fell almost 30%. the flags outside autostrade's head office was at half mast toda, but italy's deputy prime minister has accused the company of being disrespectful to the victims. he was talking tough about it today. translation: permit me to say this, politically, that while we are still

this is outside source live from the bbc newsroom. ay bridge has collapsed in the northwestern italian city of genoa. around 30 people have died back to syria now. today turkey and russia's foreign ministers met for talks about it. on the agenda was the idlib region, in the country's north. it's now the key rebel—held enclave — and home to a million people who've fled from other rebel—held parts of syria after previous government offensives on eastern ghouta near damascus and deraa in the south—west. reports recently have suggested idlib is next on the government's list. here's the turkish foreign minister. translation: we will assess what we can do in idlib. what we can do to prevent what we can do to fight against terrorism. our leaders that recently against terrorism. our leaders that rece ntly o n against terrorism. our leaders that recently on the sidelines of a summit in johannesburg, they figure they speak on the phone. our military and intelligence officials as well as other concerning institutions continue to work on this issu

this is outside source live from the bbc newsroom. our lead story is... rica out of the iran nuclear deal. other stories on the bbc world service at least two people have been killed and 55 injured when an oil tanker exploded on a motorway close to bologna, in northern italy. the blast happened when the tanker collided with several cars. the accident caused a bridge to partly collapse and even shattered the windows of some houses close to the scene. several people are in a critical condition. the renowned french chef, joel robuchon, has died in the swiss city of geneva at the age of 73. mr robuchon had won more than 30 michelin stars , more than any other chef in the world, running gourmet restaurants across europe, north america and asia. we‘ve talked about extreme temperatures across the globe quite a lot this summer. and it‘s not over yet. these are some of the pictures coming into the newsroom. let‘s start in the us — the california wildfires continue to burn. donald trump declared a "major disaster" in the state on sunday, ordering federalfunding to b

this is outside source live from the bbc newsroom. former spy and his daughter in the uk. other stories: the remains of a young boy have been found at a remote desert compound in the us state of new mexico. police made the announcement the day after rescuing ii malnourished children who were being held at the site. thailand has granted citizenship to the coach and three members of a football team dramatically rescued from a flooded cave last month. it emerged the boys and their coach were among around 480,000 stateless people living in the southeast asian country. and for many, the heatwave in europe has proven difficult to sleep. so a supermarket in finland thought of a solution. many apartments there have no air conditioning so the k—supermarket opened its doors to 100 customers who brought sleeping bags and mattresses for the night. another day, another escalation in trade tensions between the world‘s two biggest economies. china says it will impose tariffs on $16 billion worth of us goods on the same day that america plans to begi

bbc newsroom life next. —— bbc newsroom life is good morning.pells. degrees. through this evening and tonight, lengthy clearspells. some mist and shallow fog patches forming. it will turn quite chilly. temperatures in towns and cities getting into single figures. 45 degrees in the countryside. as we going to thursday, for most it is a dry day with sunny spells. temperatures similar to today. this is bbc news. these are the top stories developing at 11: ministers are urged to address a "crisis in children's mental health", after a study suggests one fifth of girls aged 14 had self harmed in the last year. with the young people we work with across the country, there is still a lot of stigma about these kinds of mental health issues. it's still really hard to ask for help. something like self harm, which can be quite private, is one way of dealing with those feelings, but not necessarily a good way. british boats demand government protection after clashes with french vessels over scallop fishing rights. a manhunt continues for 21—year—old janbaz ta

this is outside source live from the bbc newsroom.ce has erupted in zimbabwe's capital harare over the result of the country's election. opposition supporters take to the streets, claiming the vote was rigged. other stories from the bbc world service. the us is considering 25% tariffs on $200 billion of chinese goods. that's much higher than the 10% president trump previously indicated might be imposed. the move would cause even more tensions between the world's two biggest economies. two more prominent women's rights activists are reported to have been arrested in saudi arabia. the gulf centre for human rights says that samar badawi and nassima al—sadah were detained by the security forces two days ago. both are known for their championing of human rights in the country, and were involved in the successful campaign to win women the right to drive. one of our most—read articles online, facebook and instagram are releasing a new tool to limit how much time people spend on their apps. the announcement follows concerns that excessive soc

here's joanna gosling in the bbc newsroom with a summary of the day's news.around 8,000 migrants and refugees, despite having only been built as temporary accommodation for 2,000 people. the charity medecins sans frontieres say the camp is plagued with violence, overcrowding, and appalling sanitary conditions. the overcrowding is a result of the eu's 2016 deal with turkey, which banned most from leaving the islands to apply for asylum on the mainland. police in the west midlands have made a direct plea to a 21—year—old man wanted over the double murder of a mother and daughter. detectives want to question janbaz tarin over the stabbing of his ex—partner, raneem 0udeh, and her mother, khaola, in solihull yesterday. jenny kumar reports. a mother and her daughter stabbed to death. raneem 0udeh was 22 years old. her mother, khaola saleem, was 49. their families say they're devastated by their loss. officers are searching for raneem oudeh‘s former partner in connection with the murders. they're appealing to 21—year—old janbaz tarin to hand himself in. the police d

bbc newsroom live is coming up next. thank you for your company. have a good day.best of the brightness is through the east. sam sharp thundery showers later on. this rain batters straddling northern england could also be quite thundery, but eventually it clears away, to leave a largely fine, dry day. it will be fresher above that area of rain, so cooler conditions here, keeping it humid down to the east. here we could see highs of around 33 celsius. those thundery showers that i mentioned earlier gradually start to ease and fade as we head into the evening. largely fine and dry, fresher north and west, in the centre of london temperatures not much lower than 19. this is bbc news. these are the top stories developing at 11am. a warning from the governor of the bank of england — the possibility of britain crashing out of the eu without a deal is ‘uncomfortably high'. it does mean disruption to trade as we know it. and as a consequence of that a disruption to the level of economic activity... ..changes, higher prices for a period of time. zimba bwe's opposition vows

here's the bbc newsroom with a summary of the days news.r compared israel to nazism. he said views were expressed which she did not accept or condone. 21—year—old man has been arrested on suspicion of murdering a man who was assaulted at home after being involved in a car crash. stephen roche was found dead at his home in nottinghamshire on monday. the father of two had been involved in a crash nearby on sunday evening. police are appealing for witnesses. a conservative—run council is warning it may have to cut basic services after imposing emergency spending controls for the second time in six months. northamptonshire county council needs to save more than 60 million by next march, and will decide today whether it should limit the work it does to a bare minimum. here's our political correspondent, tom barton. in zimbabwe the country's electoral commission is reporting that the ruling zanu—pf party has taken an early lead in the first results to be announced after monday's elections. it's reported that zanu pf has won 109 seats in parliamen

here'sjoanna is in the bbc newsroom with a summary of the day's news.nding for housing. homelessness has been on the rise for the past seven years, with around 4,750 people estimated to be sleeping rough on any given night in england last year. earlier, the secretary of state for housing, james brokenshire, spoke to the bbc and explained how he hoped the new strategy would tackle the difficult issues which result in people sleeping on the streets we need to support people into help. this is not about trying to stigmatise or to punish people because they're out on the streets. we know this is out of desperation, out of vulnerability, and that is what is very firmly recognised within the strategy. it is about providing support, it is about providing help and assistance, to get people into those elements of care, which will make the difference. break this cycle of people being out on the streets, and that is what ijudge is the right way to approach it. police investigating a shooting in the moss side area of manchester are treating it as attempted murder.

bbc newsroom live is next. hello. good morning.eland and scotland. they could be heavy with the odd rumble of thunder. sunshine in england and wales but the rain lingers in the far south—east of england into the late afternoon and evening. it is quite breezy and much fresher compared to yesterday with temperatures 16 to 19. this evening and tonight, the rain finally cleared the way and for many of us link the clear spells ta ke many of us link the clear spells take us into friday. the cloud increases with rain spreading into northern ireland and across scotland. goodbye. this is bbc news. these are the top stories developing at 11. the a—level results are out and they show students have been awarded the highest proportion of a's and a—stars since 2012 — with more than a quarter of entries awarded the top grades this year. oh, my god, i've done it. oh, my god, i'm going to cry. italy declares a state of emergency following the bridge collapse in genoa in which at least 38 people are known to have died. in the past hour, the england

bbc newsroom live is next. thank you watching today. good morning.om this morning in northern ireland. with that, patchy rain across northern ireland and scotland. that will be moving into northern england and wales. the driest and the brightest weather will be in the south—east of england. further north and west, despite the cloud, and rain 19, 12 t celsius. the rain will move further south and east. it will introduce fresh conditions in the north—west as we go into thursday. but rain likely across south—eastern areas, drier and brighter with showers in the north—west. this is bbc news. these are the top stories developing at 11. rescuers in northern italy continue to search for possible survivors after the collapse of a motorway viaduct in genoa. at least 35 people are known to have died. police name the 29—year—old man who was arrested in yesterday's suspected westminster terror attack as salih kater, a british citizen originally from sudan. detectives charge 31 people with offences including rape and trafficking, after an investigation into sexua

annita mcveigh is in the bbc newsroom with a summary of the rest of the days news. arrested a man in connection with the fatal stabbings of two women in solihull. raneem oudeh and her mother khaola saleem were attacked on bank holiday monday. a 21—year—old man was detained in the sparkhill area of birmingham, as tom burridge reports. this video posted on facebook appears to show the 21—year—old man arrested late last night on a residential street in the sparkhill area of birmingham. on monday police issued this photo of janbaz tarin. he was wanted in connection with a double murder in a quiet cul—de—sac in solihull. two women were stabbed to death here in the early hours of monday morning. one of the victims was janbaz tarin‘s ex—girlfriend, raneem oudeh. the other, her mother, 49—year—old khaola saleem. we know miss oudeh made a number of 999 calls on the evening she was killed. she was on the phone to police when she was stabbed. an ally ofjeremy corbyn has accused the veteran labour mp frank field of making "grotesque slurs", after he resigned from the parliament

ben brown is in the bbc newsroom with a summary of the day's news.re. his 64—year—old wife, susan, is said to have passed out and died in hospital. thomas cook is removing all its customers from the hotel following the deaths. a little earlier, our news correspondent dan johnson gave us this update. what we know is thatjohn cooper fell ill at this hotel and was taken to hospital and died there. now, it has been reported that he suffered a heart attack, although some friends have speculated to the press that they may have suffered something like carbon monoxide poisoning. his wife susan died some three hours after him, there is no confirmation of what led to their deaths. but there is certainly an investigation ongoing and that's why thomas cook says as a precaution it is going to move people from this hotel, at least give them the option of switching hotels within hurghada or coming home if they prefer. and it's taking every step to support the family because susan cooper was one of their own employees, she worked at the thomas cook travel office bra

welcome to bbc newsroom live.eds of thousands of students in england, wales and northern ireland have been recieving their a—level results this morning. more than one in four a levels were graded a or a* this year, the highest proportion for six years. boys lead girls in the top grades for the second year running. in england, most a—levels have been reformed — in a move away from coursework and returning to students being marked on final exams only. 0ur correspondent elaine dunkley has been down at a sixth form college in birkenhead where teenagers have been getting their results. there have been major changes to a—levels with a move to coursework, away from that, to modular exams. a lot of the students have seen two yea rs of ha rd lot of the students have seen two years of hard work coming down to exam. how did you get on? i'm really proud of what i have achieved. it's beena proud of what i have achieved. it's been a difficult year for me and i achieved a b, c and ad. and been a difficult year for me and i achie

here'sjulian is in the bbc newsroom with a summary of the day's news.re targeted with a nerve agent in march, but later made a full recovery. the home secretary sajid javid has welcomed the move to impose sanctions tweeting that russia's use of chemical weapons has been reckless and would not go unchallenged. a nine—year—old girl has died after suffering serious head injuries in a rock fall in north yorkshire. part of a cliff collapsed onto the beach at seaton garth in staithes yesterday, where it's thought the girl was on holiday. part of the beach remains cordoned off. another strong tremor has hit the indonesian island of lombok as the number of people killed by sunday's earthquake is still climbing. the 5.9 magnitude quake brought down buildings as rescue workers continue to dig through rubble to get aid to survivors. the official number of dead stands at 16a, but local media are reporting figures of more than 300. the government says over 150,000 people have been displaced. pressure continues to mount on the former foreign secretary borisjohnson th

here‘s annita is in the bbc newsroom with a summary of the day‘s news.england, wales and northern ireland have begun receiving their gcse results. under a new system, most are being graded from 9 for the highest achievements to 1. 4% of exams were given a 9. the overall pass rate rose by a half of 1% tojust under 67%. estimated net migration of european union citizens into britain fell to its lowest level since 2012 during the year to march, according to official data. the office for national statistics said 87,000 more eu citizens moved to britain than left it during the year to march 2018, 13,000 less than a year ago. overall net migration into britain rose to 270,000 in the year to march. an agreement has been reached in talks between ryanair and pilots‘ union forsa following a 22—hour negotiation session, the union has said. talks had been continuing to try to resolve the long—running dispute between the budget airline and forsa which could bring an end to disruptive strikes. the proposed agreement will now be put to a ballot of members. a future lab

welcome to bbc newsroom live.ain has welcomed new us sanctions imposed on russia over the salisbury nerve agent attack on sergei and yulia skripal. the sanctions will come into effect on the 22nd of august — and the us state department says more sanctions will follow within 90 days if russia fails to give assurances it will no longer use chemical weapons. the kremlin has called the move "categorically unacceptable" and claims the sanctions are illegal under international law. our washington correspondent chris buckler reports an attack in the middle of england continues to have consequences for international relationships. and in imposing sanctions, america is making clear that it believes russia used the nerve agent novichok in an attempted assassination here on the streets of salisbury. in the aftermath of the poisoning of the former russian double agent, sergei skripal, and his daughter, yulia, the united states was one of many countries that did take action. it expelled dozens of russian diplomats from the us,

welcome to bbc newsroom live.hs should do more to promote e—cigarettes as a way of helping people stop smoking, according to a group of mps. the report by the science and technology committee also calls on the government to make it easier for people to vape in public places. but the recommendations have been criticised by some health experts who say the report relies solely on accounts by "e—cig champions". catherine burns reports. while cigarettes burn tobacco to release smoke, e—cigarettes heat flavoured nicotine directly to make an inhalable vapour. experts say e—cigarettes are at least 95% less harmful than smoking, but others worry we still do not know enough about the long—term effects. today, a committee of mps is calling smoking a national health crisis, and say e—cigarettes are a golden opportunity to save lives. almost three million people in the uk use e—cigarettes, and, each year, thousands of them successfully quit smoking. i gave it a try and my chest stopped wheezing. it works for me and eventually

welcome to bbc newsroom live.a say they're evacuating thousands of residents and tourists stranded by an earthquake that hit the island of lombok yesterday. 91 people are now known to have died and hundreds more injured in the second earthquake to hit indonesia in a week. the magnitude seven quake was also felt in the neighbouring island of bali, where two people were killed. lebo diseko reports. running for their lives as the earthquake struck, people at this hotel in lombok dashed to safety. 0thers simply called on god as they felt the power of mother nature. traumatised survivors faced a night outside, the buildings too unsafe after two after—shocks. at this hospital near the epicentre, patients had to be moved outside. many of the injured from across the region were transferred to nearby bali, which also felt the quake. doctors and nurses desperately tried to save lives in conditions that were farfrom ideal. translation: we will place patients here in the parking lot and also in the hallway of the hospital. we

welcome to bbc newsroom live.e are calls for ministers to address what's being called a "crisis in children's mental health" , after a study found that 22% of girls aged 1a said they'd deliberately harmed themselves in the year prior to the survey. research by the charity, the children's society, found that gender stereotypes and worries about appearance were contributing to unhappiness, as ricky boleto reports. bethany started self harming when she was 13. it is something she is happy to talk about today. she wants to open up to other young people. i don't think there was really a reason why but the bullying made me feel really, really depressed, so i think that was kind of a response for me. such a magnet or something that i could control. starting secondary school was difficult. bethany said she felt isolated. she kept what she was doing a secret from her mum. i got a phone call from her teacher when i was on the bus on my way home from work. he said i need to have a chat with you. and he told me that he had fo

welcome to bbc newsroom live.ormer english defence league leader — tommy robinson — is to be freed on bail by the court of appeal after partially winning his legal challenge against a contempt of court finding. robinson, who appeared under his real name — stephen yaxley—lennon — had been sentenced to 13 months imprisionment in may. our news correspondent, tom burridge, joins me now from outside the court of appeal in central london. good morning tom. give us a bit of background to today's case, and tell its what happened 7 background to today's case, and tell its what happened? it is a significant development. tommy robinson has been partially released, but his appeal has partially succeeded and he will be released on bail. there was two incidents so one was last year, outside canterbury crown court, there was a trial ongoing, he was deemed to be in contempt of court. he was given a suspended sentences then, but in may he was outside leeds crown court, he was broadcasting via facebook, it was viewed by some 250,00

welcome to bbc newsroom live. story — the government is publishing the first in a series of about 80 papers advising people and businesses on contingency plans in case the uk leaves the eu without a deal. in a speech in the next few minutes, the brexit secretary, dominic raab, is expected to say they'll help make sure the economy continues to function smoothly. he told the bbc radio 4's today programme he hoped the documents would provide reassurance about the risks posed by a no—deal brexit. there are risks here, but let's not have the risks blown out of proportion, out of context. what we're going to do today is to be honest about the risks, inform those affected, whether they're in the public sector or individual citizens, whether they're businesses or charities, and give some guidance and, i hope with that, some reassurance and also some context about the risk. the shadow brexit secretary wasn't convinced that the government's no—deal advice would offer adequate reassurance. no deal means we've not reached agr

welcome to bbc newsroom live.rime minister has begun a four—day trip to africa, calling for a new partnership between the continent and the uk — based on shared prosperity and security. it's her first visit to the the continent since becoming prime minister. after arriving in cape town, she gave a speech pledging £4 billion in support for african economies. after a bilateral meeting with south african president, she is expected to visit robben island, where nelson mandela was imprisoned. tomorrow, theresa may will fly to the nigerian capital abuja, before travelling to lagos to meet victims of modern slavery. on thursday, she will visit kenya for talks with president kenyatta. in her speech in cape town this morning she outlined her committment to the relationship between the uk and africa, built on shared prospertity and security. asa as a minister of a trading nation, i wa nt to as a minister of a trading nation, i want to see strong african economies that british businesses can do trade with in a free and fair

this is outside source live from the bbc newsroom. our lead story is... nt vladimir putin has announced plans to soften controversial pension reforms that have caused public outrage in russia. bbc persian reports that nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe has been admitted to a medical clinic in herjail in iran, after reportedly suffering panic attacks. she's a british woman who was temporarily released a few days ago to see her daughter, but returned to prison on sunday. she's serving a five—year sentence for spying, a charge she denies. the german city of wiesbaden has removed a 4m golden statue of turkey's president erdogan. it had been installed in a square as part of an arts festival, the organisers said it was to spark discussion around the theme "bad news". instead, it prompted conflict between mr erdogan‘s supporters and critics, and was removed after it was defaced with the words "turkish hitler". turkish. this is footage of fireball, believed to be a meteor, lighting up the sky near perth in western australia. most watched list. an app called natural cycles

this is outside source live from the bbc newsroom. un security council is holding an emergency session after its damning report on torture, rape and genocide in myanmar. some of the main stories from bbc world service. south sudanese rebel leader riek machar has refused to sign the latest draft of a peace deal which is aimed at ending five years of civil war. president salva kiir and mr machar signed a ceasefire injune and a power—sharing agreement last month, but a final deal is still elusive. bbc afrique. a few weeks ago we reported on this video of a woman being publicly attacked in a paris street. marie laguerre had shared cctv footage of the moment she was hit in the face near a cafe by a man who'd harassed her. well a suspect has now been detained. police in northern ireland say a primark store in belfast is at risk of collapse, after being destroyed by a fire. around 100 firefighters are still at the scene. there are no reports of any injuries and the building, which is five storeys high and dates back to 1787, has been safely

this is outside source live from the bbc newsroom. our lead story comes from washington.o on what could become a new trade agreement to replace nafta. but canada has to agree to it too. first, a story we've been keeping a close eye on — a judge in uganda has granted bail to popular musician—turned—politician bobi wine, as well as 32 opposition politicians. they're facing treason charges. mr wine appeared in court on crutches. the army, who had detained him, has denied reports that he had been beaten. that's from bbc swahili. a moscow court has jailed opposition leader alexei navalny for 30 days over an unauthorised protest earlier this year, just days before another planned political rally. the judge said mr navalny had repeatedly violated russian law with a call for a mass protest in january. that's from bbc russian. you'll know about the traditional of running with the bulls — well this is a new one on me — it's a festival called the running of the balls — the ball being a replacement for bulls. well, one person is seriously injured in a town near madrid after being hit

welcome to bbc newsroom live.ew measures to tackle rough sleeping in england by 2027 are being set out by the government. they include support for mental health and addictions, and funding for housing. the number of people on the streets has been on the rise for the past seven years, with almost 5— thousand sleeping rough each night in 2017. charities have described the strategy as a step forward but still some way from a totalfix . graham satchell reports. we are on the streets of east london with homelessness charity st mungo‘s. 0utreach workers do this every night, checking parks, streets, doorways. this man, who didn't want to be identified, told us he had drug and mental health problems. he has been sleeping rough for four months. do you feel as though you are getting any help? i don't think i'm getting any help at the moment, no. what will happen to you? what will happen? i don't know. i have been suffering. it is a bit tough and it is quite hard and it is quite scary as well. if you could say one thing to t

this is 0utside source live from the bbc newsroom. 0ur lead story is: pope francis has written a letterising for what he calls the "atrocities" of child sex abuse and church cover—ups. here are some of the stories being covered by our language services: bbc arabic is covering the beginning of the hajj pilgrimage in saudi arabia. more than two million muslims from around the world are taking part in what is one of the world‘s largest annual gatherings. fourjapanese basketball players have been sent home from the asian games for allegedly paying women for sex in jakarta. the games opened in the indonesian capital on saturday. the players have apologised for bringing "disgrace" to their nation. that story from our indonesian service. and one of the most read stories at bbc.com is from italy — hardcore fans of lazio football club say they want women banned from the front rows of their part of rome‘s stadio 0limpico. they say the stand is a sacred place — where women should not be admitted. today greece emerged from the biggest bailout programme in economic history. although european institu

this is 0utside source live from the bbc newsroom. 0ur lead story...sident, hassan rouhani has accused the us of psychological warfare and says talks and sanctions couldn't go together. the so called islamic state group's kidnapping and murder of journalists and aid workers brought the group s depravity and brutality to the world's attention. ?ricardo vilanova, a spanish photographer was one of their captives. he says that his tormentors were a group of four british jihadists, dubbed the beatles by their captives. ?the gang are thought to have tortured and murdered as many as 27 people. in this exclusive report, mr vilanova returns to syria with our middle east correspondent, quentin sommerville to find the former prisons where he was held, and the men he accuses of keeping him captive. 0n the river euphrates, photojournalist ricardo vilanova is on a personal assignment. war he says brings at the best of us. and the worst. in raqqa, he experienced both. under kurdish escort, he has come to find his formerjail. and his formerjailers, a gang of britishji

this is outside source live from the bbc newsroom. our lead story is...t germany, far—right groups are continuing to call people out on to the streets of the city of chemnitz. a belgian executive working for a russian steel company has been found dead after falling from a building in moscow. the circumstances of the death remain unclear, and a police investigation is under way. that's in bbc russian. rescuers in myanmar are trying to reach over 60,000 people who've been stranded after a dam collapsed on wednesday. that's from bbc burmese. and you could argue it's pay back time for sadiq khan. a giant balloon showing the mayor of london in in a bikini will fly over westminster this weekend. campaigners raised $75,000 to pay for the blimp which is a repost to the mayor's decision to allow a giant donald trump balloon to fly in westminster injuly. a memorial service forjohn mccain has been held in phoenix, arizona. joining many of mr mccain's family and friends was former vice presidentjoe biden. the way things have changed so much in america. they look at h

welcome to bbc newsroom live.ng that the care system in england is at breaking point, as a new study predicts that more than a million over 65s will need round—the—clock care in the next 20 years. the number of over—85s who require constant care is predicted to grow even more sharply. the authors of the report in the lancet warn that relying on informal carers, such as family members, is not a long—term solution. here's our social affairs correspondent, alison holt. we're living longer and more of us will need help in our old age. today's research spells out the pressures that brings. the number of people in their mid—80s with complex health problems who need 24—hour—a—day support will double within two decades. the researchers calculate that by 2035 there will be nearly 500,000 people aged 85 and over who need round—the—clock care. overall, in the 65—plus age group, more than i million will require that high level of support. and the report warns health and care services will have to adapt, because families will

here's julian worricker in the bbc newsroom with a summary of the day's news. good morning.en who wear a burqa. mrjohnson wrote that muslim women who wore the full face veil looked like "letterboxes" or "bank robbers". theresa may has called for him to apologise. kellogg's and kfc have been found to have breached advertising rules after complaints were upheld by the advertising standards authority. kfc‘s advert was placed near a school, while a coco pops granola advert was shown during a cartoon. rules state that companies cannot promote foods high in fat, salt or sugar to under—16s. kfc says the placement of the poster was "human error", while kellogg's said they had now reduced sugar in coco pops original cereal by 40%. a 31—year—old man has been charged with the murder of the rapper sidique kamara, who was stabbed to death in south london last week. mr kamara, also know as incognito, was part of the controversial drill music scene which is thought to glamorise violence. kenneth umezie is due to appear at bromley magistrates court later today. a petition that could force a

welcome to bbc newsroom live.ke ashley, owner of sports direct has struck a £90 million deal to rescue parts of house of fraser. earlier the department store had called in the administrators, but now sports direct has acquired all of the uk stores and stock in the business. prior to its collapse, mike ashley had held an 11% stake in the department store chain. there are reports that some of the stores will become sports direct outlets and others will become flannels stores house of fraser employs 17,500 people. of these, 11,500 work for concessions for other brands within the stores and there are 59 stores across the uk — this morning the stores have just opened — after delaying to hear what was going on. we are joined via webcam by retail expert kate hardcastle. an assessment from you of this morning's development. it is interesting that mike ashley is adding toa interesting that mike ashley is adding to a bizarre retail portfolio. he is involved with sports direct. he has the upmarket fashion brand flannels and

welcome to bbc newsroom live.my colleague, tim willcox. two days of official mourning have been declared in genoa following the colla pse been declared in genoa following the collapse of this motorway bridge behind me and the confirmed number of dead now standing at 39. there are still several more missing. that number is expected to rise. heavy cranes and having lifting gear behind me are pulling chunks of concrete away. but according to red cross workers we have in speaking to, hopes that any survivors will be found have now passed. at the same time there was a big political row brewing as well. the people who have been running this motorway section, autostrade, have been directly blamed by political leaders, who are also accusing the eu of not spending enough on infrastructure projects following the years of austerity that this country have to go through. it's just over a 2a—hour is ago that a major thunderstorm hit one of the central pillars of this bridge. 0ne one of the central pillars of this bridge. one of

bbc newsroom live is coming up next. have a good day. hello, good morning.rm and muggy night for many, temperatures no law at than 15-17d, many, temperatures no law at than 15—17d, fresher further north across scotland. tuesday, quite a bit of cloud, that cloud thinning and breaking, sunny spells developing, quite a warm and humid day, why is of 25 degrees. goodbye. this is bbc news. these are the top stories developing at 11:00. birmingham prison is being taken over by the government from gas, after inspectors say it‘s fallen into a "state of crisis". this is a fundamental failure of leadership and management. we‘d hoped that gas, bringing in a new, experienced governor would make a difference. it didn‘t, which is why we‘ve had to make the difficult decision to step in ourselves. a man appears in court charged with two counts of attempted murder after allegedly crashing a car outside the houses of parliament. a british woman says she‘s lucky to be alive after falling from a cruise ship off the coast of croatia and spending ten hours in the sea. i am very lu

annita mcveigh is in the bbc newsroom with a summary of the rest of the days news.ing everyone. the bank of england is expected to announce a rise in interest rates later today — the first for nine months. members of the monetary policy committee are predicted to increase rates from 0.5% to 0.75% in what would mark only the second rise since the financial crisis struck in 2008. a man has died and two others have been injured in a stabbing on the same street in south east london where a teenager was shot dead in may. the men were found on warham street in camberwell yesterday evening. two men have been arrested on suspicion of murder. we're becoming increasingly addicted to our smartphones, the average person now checks their device every 12 minutes. 40% of users now look at their phone within five minutes of waking up, according to a new report by the communications regulator, ofcom. it also found the number of calls made on mobiles has fallen for the first time ever. our technology correspondent rory cellan—jones has more details. we're going to make some history t

bbc newsroom live is coming up next. have a good day. bye— bye. hello. become dry. clouding the first photographs —— cloud in the far south—west later. a chilly start tomorrow. bright, some spells of sunshine. it will cloud over south—west england and wales, as well as northern ireland. feeling warmer tomorrow. this is bbc news. these are the top stories developing at 11am... mike ashley's sports direct steps in as house of fraser goes into administration. he's struck a deal worth £90 million to rescue parts of the department store chain. figures show the economy grew by 0.4% in the second quarter of this year. a german man is missing following flash floods in the south of france. 1,600 had to be rescued from campsites following the extreme weather. ryanair pilots have gone on strike in five european countries, forcing the cancellation of hundreds of flights. citizens advice is urging the government to slow down the roll—out of smart meters in england, scotland and wales, after it received thousands of complaints.

bbc newsroom live, you will be able to hear that result.r. it had been put in incorrectly. i feel very lucky. thank you very much for getting in touch with the programme today. thanks for watching. we are back tomorrow at nine o'clock. have a good day. hello, good morning. it may have been a rather chilly started the day, but we have started offered a lot of sunshine across the uk. a bit more in the way of cloud further north and west, and across the far south of england. for many, some lovely blue skies like this one in whitby. you keep a bit of cloud, making the sunshine hazy at times in the north and west of scotland. perhaps at times across wales and southern areas of england. that is dry for most us, but there could be some showers developing across western areas. few and far between, very isolated for most, staying dry with lengthy sunny spells. temperatures 1721 degrees. through tonight, the cloud will melt away and like last night, temperatures will drop away quite swiftly. it is going to be quite swiftly. it is going to be quite ch

let's get a summary of the rest of the day's news with ben brown in bbc newsroom. riz, thank you.itted his son met a russian lawyer injune 2016 in order "to get information on an opponent", but argues it was legal. it is the president's most direct statement so far on the reason for donald trumer‘s meeting with the kremlin—linked lawyer natalia veselnitskaya. special counsel robert mueller is investigating us intelligence findings that russians conspired to sway the election in mr trump's favour. president trump denies any collusion. just a week after the last one, another deadly earthquake has struck indonesia, killing more than 90 people on lombok island. hundreds are reported to have been injured. running for their lives as the earthquake struck, people at this hotel in lombok dashed to safety. others simply called on god as they felt the power of mother nature. traumatised survivors faced a night outside, the buildings too unsafe after two after—shocks. at this hospital near the epicentre, patients had to be moved outside. many of the injured from across the region were transf

welcome to bbc newsroom live.st three. i'm julian worricker. the governor of the bank of england mark carney has warned that the possibility of a no—deal brexit is "uncomfortably high". speaking on radio 4's today programme, mr carney said strenuous efforts should be made to avoid that ‘highly undesirable‘ outcome, and that extensive contingency planning had been conducted to make sure financial institutions were ready for all eventualities. i think the possibility of a no deal is uncomfortably high at the moment, yes. so you are saying quite clearly that a no—deal brexit would be a disaster? it is highly undesirable. so it doesn‘t mean potential disruption. certainly it does mean disruption to trade as we know it. and as a consequence of that a disruption to the level of economic activity... ..changes, higher prices for a period of time. now, ourjob at the bank of england is to make sure that those issues don‘t happen in the financial system so people will have things to worry about in a no—deal brexit, which is

bbc newsroom live is coming up next. good morning.moment, so is affecting scotla nd cloud at the moment, so is affecting scotland and narrow and into northern england and wales. here there was to be some sunny spells this afternoon. temperatures about 17-23 but this afternoon. temperatures about 17—23 but we hold onto the hedonism teased. 32 or 33 this afternoon. this evening showers moved through a fully across the south—east of england before clearing away into wednesday morning. temperatures overnight low across northern areas but it will turn fresher for all of us during wednesday even across the south—east. a dramatic drop in temperatures. by about 10 celsius in the south—east of england. 23 on wednesday. elsewhere a mixture of sunny spells and showers. highs in the high teens and low 20s. this is bbc news. i'm these are the top stories developing at 11:00. iran's president condemns sanctions reimposed by the us overnight as ‘psychological warfare'. rescuers search for survivors in a mosque on the island of lombok — following the

i'm back with the latest from the bbc london newsroom in half an hour. bye for now. t subjects, with grades now resting solely on final exams. last year, 26% of papers received ana ora—stargrade, with results predicted to be broadly similar again this year. the italian red cross have told breakfast that they believe there are still 15 vehicles buried under the rubble of the collapsed motorway bridge in genoa. the italian prime minister has warned that those found responsible for the tragedy will be punished. at least 39 people were killed when the bridge caved in on tuesday morning, and it is feared that number will continue to rise. detectives have been granted more time to question the suspect in the alleged terror attack in westminster on tuesday. 29 year—old salih khater, a british citizen originally from sudan, was arrested by armed police after crashing his car into a barrier outside the houses of parliament. he is being held on suspicion of terror offences and attempted murder. a malaysian judge has ruled that two women will be tried for murdering the half—brot

i'm back with the latest from the bbc london newsroom in half an hour.and sport in a moment, but also on breakfast this morning: how would you feel about cutting back, or stopping altogether, your use of social media for a month? i don't know if i could do it. it's something we're being asked to think about, for a scroll free september. he's an mp who's never been afraid to speak his mind — frank field has quit labour's parliamentary party, criticising its leadership. we'll talk to him in the next hour. and as wonga goes into administration, what does it mean for customers who have a loan or a compensation claim? ben will be here to let you know where you stand. good morning. here's a summary of today's main stories from bbc news: the number of over—65s needing round—the—clock care will increase by more than a third in england over the next 20 years, according to a new study. the authors of the report, in the lancet, warn that relying on informal carers, such as family members, is not a long—term solution. local government officials say it's a sign that