welcome to bbc newsroom live. spanish police are exploring a possible link between thursday's attacks in spain and assaults by so—called islamic state in brussels last year. authorities believe the imam, abdelbaki es satty, may have radicalised younger members of the cell, which carried out the las ramblas and cambrils atrocities. they're also investigating whether he was involved in the bombings at brussels airport and a metro station in the city, which killed 32 people. mark lobel reports. dean while, the search for younes abouyaaquoub, —— meanwhile, the search for younes abouyaaquoub has been extended right across europe. the suspected mastermind of the barcelona and cambrils attacks, abdelbaki es satty, is the imam of this mosque in ripoll, in north—western spain. he is being blamed by his father of two of the attackers for radicalising his sons. translation: he took these young, impressionable minds, messed around with their brains, and now they're dead. the imam is believed to have been killed in an accident

welcome to bbc newsroom live.ds of teenagers across england, wales and northern ireland have received their a—level results this morning. in england, the results marked a major reform to the exams introduced by the government, including a move away from coursework and modular exams in 13 subjects — and a decision to separate as—levels to form stand—alone qualifications. there was a fall of 0.2% in the overall pass rate — which was down to 97.9%. but there was an increase in the number of students awarded the top grades — with 26.3% of entries receiving either an a* or a. and the proportion of entries awarded the highest result of a* rose to 8.3%. but in the 13 a—level subjects decided solely by final exams with no link to coursework or as—levels — there was a drop of the number of a* grades awarded, down half a percent to 7.2%. over 200,000 18—year—olds across the uk have gained a place at university today — which is the highest in a moment, we will talk to our correspondent phil mackie, who's in the ucas clearing

welcome to bbc newsroom live. police has defended paying £10,000 to a convicted child rapist. 0fficers did it to gather information in an abuse investigation. the force is standing by its actions after 17 mostly south—asian men and one woman were convicted of grooming vulnerable girls in newcastle. critics said it could have put victims at greater risk. responding to the convictions, a former director of public prosecutions, lord macdonald, said it was time to identify the activity of south asian gangs who target vulnerable white girls as "a profoundly racist crime". dan johnson reports. the faces of just some of those who abused young women across newcastle's west end. vulnerable girls were given drinks and drugs and passed around for sex. the gang was caught in one of the biggest child abuse investigations the north of england has seen. but now there are questions, outrage even, over some of the police tactics. was it right to pay a convicted child rapist £10,000 to be an informant? we don't support the police i

welcome to bbc newsroom live. ited nations security council has unanimously condemned north korea's firing a ballistic missing overjapan. a statement issued after an emergency meeting last night and agreed by pyongyang's allies, china and russia, described the test as "outrageous." however, the two countries did say that us military activity in the region was partly to blame for the increase in tensions, and urged negotiations. these are the latest pictures of the missile which launched on tuesday, that crossed over japan's northern hokkaido island, triggering public alerts to take cover, before landing in the sea. the prime minister theresa may has arrived injapan, with north korea expected to be at the top agenda. she spoke about the role britain will play resolving the missile crisis. i want to work with prime minister abe, to work with other international partners to do what we all want to, which is to stop north korea from conducting these illegal activities. these are illegal tests and it is provocation and t

welcome to bbc newsroom live.s defence secretary, james mattis, says america is still trying to use diplomacy to resolve the growing tension with north korea and that war would be catastrophic. his remarks contrasted with those of president trump, who said his threat to unleash "fire and fury" against north korea might not have been tough enough, but secretary mattis insisted diplomatic efforts were yielding results, though military options were ready if needed. my my portfolio, my responsibility is to have military options should they be needed. however, right now, secretary henderson, ambassador haley, you can see the american effort is diplomatically led, it has diplomatic traction as is gaining diplomatic traction as is gaining diplomatic results. the tragedy of war is well enough known, it doesn't need another characterisation beyond the fact that it would be catastrophic. let's talk to our correspondent robin brant in the south korean capital, seoul. clearly this war of words continuing, this rhetoric on bot

welcome to bbc newsroom live.oming under increased pressure over allegations that russia interfered in the election that brought him to power. it's been announced that the man investigating the claims has convened a grand jury — a first step to bringing possible criminal charges. the move suggests robert mueller, former head of the fbi and the man appointed by thejustice department as a special counsel to oversee the investigation into russia interference at the us election, may be taking a more aggressive approach to gathering data on possible collusion with donald trump's campaign team. grand juries are used to issue subpoenas to compel people to testify. the president has again poured scorn on the inquiry, telling a rally in west virginia it was a "total fabrication." tom burridge reports. with the grand jury up and running, the investigation is into a new phase and the president as always in in fighting form. the russian story ofa in fighting form. the russian story of a total fabrication, just an excuse of a

welcome to bbc newsroom live.overnment insists it's not necessary or appropriate for the european court ofjustice to have directjurisdiction over the uk after brexit. a paper setting out proposals for resolving trade disputes after britain leaves the eu is being published in an hour's time, but the question of how future agreements between the uk and the eu will be enforced is proving contentious. the european commission wants the court in luxembourg to guarantee the rights of eu citizens in the uk after brexit and to oversee the withdrawal agreement. but theresa may has said ending european control over british courts is a red line. ministers say they want a "special partnership" with the eu, but it is "neither necessary nor appropriate" for the ecj to police it. thejustice minister dominic raab said that both the uk and it's partners in europe would be keeping a close eye on what the other is doing. britain is leaving the eu, we are taking back control of our laws, that means ending the jurisdiction of the europ

welcome to bbc newsroom live.s, who was convicted in 2013 of 13 child sex offences. an investigation by the independent police complaints commission has found that south wales police failed to act on eight reports and three intelligence logs from six different people about watkins. the ipcc said the force had dismissed allegations made by watkins' ex—girlfriend and had failed to look at incriminating texts from watkins on her phone, because officers believed she lacked credibility. the commission says the investigation raised "the most disturbing concerns" about the way the case was handled. 0ur reporter mark hutchings has the details. the public face of ian watkins was that of a global star. privately, he was a child abuser whose behaviour, in the words of the judge who sentenced him, "plumbed the depths of the depravity." his eventual arrest in 2012, initially for drug offences, came after years of missed opportunities. the police watchdog and the ipcc found disturbing failures in the way south wales police resp

this is bbc newsroom live.by style terror attack. prison governors have attacked the government's management of the prison service in england and wales, warning that prisons are in complete decline with recruitment in a critical condition. the number of deaths by drug poisoning has risen to a record high, with the figures driven in part by a rise in cocaine fatalities. an investigation by the bbc has shown a huge shortfall in available care home beds, with up to 3,000 people set to be unable to find a bed by the end of next year. the duke of edinburgh will today retire from public service, after meeting royal marines in his final royal engagement lets get all the sport news. yes, we'll start with football because neymar, one of the world's footballing superstars, looks likely to leave barcelona and join the french side paris st—germain. the brazilian is reported to have told his team—mates that he wants to leave the spanish side. he was then given permission by manager ernesto valverde not to train today and to

welcome to bbc newsroom live. h aim to give people more protection online, will force social media firms to delete information about their users, when asked to do so. ministers say the data protection bill is intended to give people greater control over personal data. the information commissioner will be given the power to issue tougher fines for those who fail to protect information or who suffer a breach of privacy. proposals included in the bill will make it easierfor people to give full consent for their —— to withdraw consent for their —— to withdraw consent for their painful —— personal data to be used. our tech reporter chris baraniuk is here. there is already a right to be forgotten under eu law, if you want things taken off search engines. what is this new proposal? this has beenin what is this new proposal? this has been in the works for a long time. it is coming into force in may next year. all of the eu member states have their own internet law. what the uk government is announcing todayis the uk govern

welcome to bbc newsroom live.ous year. the fall follows big changes in the testing and grading of gcses, especially in england — where maths and english papers are now being given a numnerical mark on a scale from 9 to 1. the highest grade is nine, and will be awarded to fewer pupils than the a star is currently. the bottom of the old grade c, the lowest pass at the old o—level, is equivalent to the bottom of the new grade four. changes have also been made to make the exams more challenging. not only are the questions set out in a different way, but the way the qualifications are taken, with exams at the end, rather than tested in stages along the way at different parts of the year, is also seen as more demanding in wales, exams in english, welsh and maths have also been toughened, but the course is till taken in modules. in northern ireland, pupils are generally sitting old—style gcses in all subjects this year, but changes are ahead. scottish students already study completely different qualifications. sophie lon

welcome to bbc newsroom live.sident trump says the us will "fight to win" in afghanistan, as he unveils a new strategy in the war against the taliban. in a major speech last night he said that he had changed his mind about withdrawing troops from the country. he also called on nato allies to do more. our washington correspondent aleem maqbool reports. the man who always said he didn't want to intervene abroad came to announce the intervention in afghanistan is going to ratchet up. but said it was for the right reasons. we are a partner and a friend, but we will not dictate to the afghan people how to live, or how to govern their own complex society. we are not nation—building again. we are killing terrorists. he announced the lifting of a cap on the number of us troops in afghanistan, and that there would be no time limit on them staying there. my original instinct was to pull out, and historically, i like following my instincts. but all my life, i've heard that decisions are much different when you sit behind the

welcome to bbc newsroom live.apan and the united states have requested an urgent meeting of the un security council later today after north korea fired a missile that flew overjapan before crashing into the sea. the missile flew over northern japan before it crashed into the sea off the country's east coast. the launch prompted an alert and people were told to take cover in basements or concrete buildings. the japanese prime minister, shinzo abe, said the launch was an unprecedented, serious, and grave threat to his nation. north korea has fired rockets over japan twice in the past, once in 1998 and again in 2009, but on those occasions pyongyang claimed those they were satellite launches, not weapons. just before midnight, foreign secretary borisjohnson tweeted that he was "outraged" by what he called north korea's "reckless provocation". the chinese government says the united and south are partly responsible for pressuring north korea, questioning whether all parties were pushing for peace. our correspondent yog

welcome to bbc newsroom live.s said it does not want border posts between northern ireland and the republic after brexit. a document, published later today, will say ministers back a "seamless" border so people and goods can move freely. but critics maintain there are no credible details on how an open border could be maintained. in a moment we will talk to our ireland correspondent chris page, who is at the border. first to westminster and our political correspondent ben wright. tell us more about the proposals. this is the fourth formal position paper the government are sharing with eu negotiators. it is one of the key issues they want resolving, before talks can go much further and look at the future relationship between the eu and the uk. both sites are aware of how potent and difficult decision will be. what to do in terms of trade and goods and migration, along the only land border that will exist between the uk and eu after brexit. both sides have strict aspirations about where they want is to end up. they

this is bbc newsroom live. customs arrangement" with the eu post brexit. millions of rail passengers will see a 3.6% increase in fare when prices rise in january 2018. the price rise will affect season tickets and some off—peak fares in england and wales. the terms of the public inquiry into the grenfell tower fire have been released — the actions of the local council and the recent refurbishment of the block will be among the issues examined. singer taylor swift wins her sexual assault case against a former radio dj. she was awarded a symbolic dollar in damages. more on those stories in a moment, but now for the sport headlines. premier league clubs will discuss the idea of closing the summer transfer window before the start of the season. the window currently runs until august 31, in line with many other european leagues. they‘ re set to vote on the idea next month. 0ur sports reporter simon stonejoins me now. can you just explain the situation for as? the transfer window has cost a bit ofa for as? the transf

this is bbc newsroom live.east once in 2016. the data was obtained by the labour party. the most common reasons given were too few staff and not enough beds. the organisers of the world athletics championships in london have revealed that a number of competitors have contracted gastroenteritis. 30 athletes and support staff have been affected, including 400 metre favourite isaac makwala. a british model who was allegedly held captive by a gang in italy was told she would be sold in the middle east for sex, her lawyer has said. large queues have formed in kenya as voting takes place in its general election. it's seen as a close contest between president uhuru kenyatta, and the opposition leader, raila 0dinga. let's get a sports update. it is day five of the world championships and great britain have won one gold medal so far. it was not a great night for the hosts last night. jess is at the stadium. some near misses for great britain. it was not that good, was it? this is not where the british team which want to

welcome to bbc newsroom live.ritish gas has said it will increase the price of electricity for the first time in nearly four years. its owner centrica says electricity prices will increase by 12.5% from 15th september. 3.1 million customers will be affected. but the company's gas prices will be held at their current level. the average annual dual—fuel bill for households on a standard tariff will rise by £76, up by 7.3%. ian conn is the chief executive of british gas‘s parent company, centrica. he explained why the price rise was necessary despite a decrease in the wholesale cost of energy. first of all, the last time we moved our electricity prices was in january 2014 and since then they have been held flat. from that time, and you are correct, wholesale prices have fallen, we estimate about £36 on an average bill, that is not what is driving this. what is driving it is the transport and distribution costs, the costs of getting the electricity to your home and government environmental and policy costs. when you a

this is bbc newsroom live.nd the partition from india at the end of british colonial rule. vigils have been held in cities across the united states and the vice president mike pence has condemned far right groups, after a woman was killed in charlottesville protesting against a white supremacist rally. arrests of passengers suspected of being drunk at uk airports and on flights have risen by more than 50% in the past year. those working in the industry are calling on the government to do more. the family of the murdered teacher — ann maguire — britain won five medals in just over 24 hours to meet their medal target at the world athletics championships... ending with six overall... thanks mainly to four out of four in the relays. the women's 4 by 400 meters won a silver medal on the final night at the london stadium... the seventh medal in seven championships in this event... with the men's quartet adding a bronze a few minutes later. prior to the weekend the team had only picked up one medal... we've come back

welcome to bbc newsroom live.th korea has said it is considering carrying out missile strikes on the us pacific territory of guam. the report in state media, quoting an earlier military statement, came hours after president donald trump threatened north korea with "fire and fury". guam is a small island in the pacific ocean — where us strategic bombers are based. north korea's official state news agency said it was considering a plan to fire medium—to—long—range rockets. the exchanges mark a sharp rise in rhetoric between the two countries. suzanne kianpour reports. north korea best not make any more threats to the united states. they will be met with fire and fury like the world has never seen. unprecedented language from an american president. donald trump officially escalated the us stand—off with north korea from his perch on a working vacation at his golf course in newjersey. the trigger? a report by us intelligence officials saying pyongyang has produced a nuclear warhead small enough to fit inside its missi

it's thursday 3rd august, i'm ben brown, welcome to bbc newsroom live. ental health patients are waiting more than three years to be discharged from hospital, despite being medically fit to leave, a bbc investigation has found. figures, obtained through freedom of information requests, show that at least five patients waited more than a thousand days. hundreds of others have been waiting for more than six months. the government says the nhs is investing hundreds of millions of pounds to treat mental health patients in the community. our social affairs correspondent, michael buchanan, reports. sheila lock —— likes art and music but loves her new home. she sews me round supported accommodation. the 32—year—old who suffers from a personality disorder and schizophrenia has spent half a life in psychiatric hospitals. she moved in here last year, months later than she should have done due to arguments between health and social ca re arguments between health and social care act agencies over who should pay for her room. are used to see people leaving before me.

in a moment a summary of the business news this hour but first, the headlines on bbc newsroom live: a a million students receive their results in england, wales and northern ireland. net migration is at its lowest level for three years, after a surge in eu nationals leaving the uk since last june's brexit vote. dutch police make a second arrest after a possible terror threat forced the cancellation of a concert in rotterdam last night. in the business news. shares in dixons carphone have fallen sharply, down nearly 25% after warning that more expensive mobile phones and lower eu roaming charges will hurt profits. the retailer said pre—tax profits would be much lower than last year. the uk economy grew at 0.3% between april and june, according to the office for national statistics, which is unchanged from an initial reading of data for the second quarter. it's based on more up—to—date information. the number of cars built in the uk last month rose by nearly 8% compared with the same time last year. that's accorording to the society of motor manufacturers and traders. but the number of

bbc newsroom live is coming up no, no! , less blue skies, or these, drier, less blue skies, or the west cloud, still some sunny spells coming through as we head into the afternoon. temperatures getting up to about 24, maybe even 25 celsius. tomorrow morning, we have a few showers first thing across eastern counties, they will clear, certainly a better day tomorrow for scotland and northern ireland. further south, hanging tomorrow for scotland and northern ireland. furthersouth, hanging onto fine weather, temperatures up to 25 celsius, looking good as we head into the second part of the weekend as well. sunday is largely dry, just as well. sunday is largely dry, just a few showers into western parts of scotla nd a few showers into western parts of scotland later, temperatures still pretty warm, 60—24 celsius. bank holiday monday, rain across the north and west, but further south largely dry and sunny, temperatures up largely dry and sunny, temperatures up to 26 celsius. that is your latest forecast. this is bbc news and thes

this is bbc newsroom live.ion as prime minister. her officials have said that some progress has been made as the third round of brexit negotiations draws to a close in brussels. a mass evacuation is under way in the town of crosby in texas as explosions are heard from a flooded chemical plant. a 60—storey building has collapsed in mumbai killing 11 people. rescue workers say 5—10 people are still trapped. and tributes are being paid to princess diana who died in a car crash in paris 20 years ago today. now, time for the sport. good morning. it's the final day of the domestic transfer windows and with a record amount of over £1.2 billion already spent by premier league clubs this summer, and the spending will continue today. riyad mahrez won player of the year two season's ago, and he could be leaving leicester city. algeria say he's left the international camp to formalize a transfer. leicester say there haven't been any bids made. this is supposedly him in paris airport with a fan. he could be going to barcelo

i'm ros atkins with outside source we are live in the bbc newsroom. oom. there are warnings that there could be an explosion at this chemical plant in texas. problems caused by flooding that the tropical storm harvey brought to texas. and from the bbc world service, coverage in iraq. the iraqi government says that the province it is in, has been fully reclaimed from the islamic state group. that is on bbc arabic. 70,000 people to be evacuated from their homes on sunday after an explosion —— unexploded second world war bomb was discovered in frankfurt. it was a british bomb nicknamed block dp buster for its ability to wipe out whole streets. and this video, is about a vet who goes into war zones to save animals left behind. at least 21 people have died in mumbai after a residential build collapsed. though has to are the pictures of the aftermath. the building was six storeys high. about a0 peopled inside at the time it happened. our correspondent from the bbc was at the scene. it was a routine warning for the residents in south mumbai. at the time they

this is bbc newsroom live.ght up in the attacks yesterday. 14 people were killed and almost a hundred injured when a man drove a van into pedestrians on the main tourist street here on las ramblas — he escaped and is still on the run. a second terror attack took place in cambrils, south of barcelona. six bystanders and one police officer were injured — two seriously — when they were deliberately hit by a car. police officers shot dead five suspects, some of whom were wearing what appeared to be explosive belts. three people have been arrested — a teenager aged just 17 is suspected to be the driver of las ramblas van. police say the attacks are linked — and are looking at a terror cell of 8—12 people. let's re—cap how events unfolded last night. just before 3pm uk time, a white van ploughs into people on las ramblas, a famous pedestrianised street in barcelona 13 people are killed and dozens more are injured. 14 people are killed and dozens more are injured. the police describe the incident as a terrorist attack

bbc newsroom live is coming up next. thank you for your company today. have a good day. really and crazily at times across scotland. temperatures around 18 degrees. it could reach 24 or 25 degrees. rain will reinvent up i crossed —— rain will intensify. it might bea crossed —— rain will intensify. it might be a quite damp day, but that will clear away. not a bad day, sunny spells, scattered showers, top temperature of 17 or 24. this is bbc news, and these are the top stories developing at 11. pakistan celebrates the 70th anniversary of its creation, and the partition from india at the end of british colonial rule. an official ceremony has taken placed in islamabad as the partition sparked the largest mass migration in history and a huge amount of bloodshed on both sides. vice president pence condemns far right groups, after a woman was killed in charlottesville protesting against a white supremacist rally. we have no tolerance for hate and violence, for white supremacists, neo—nazis or the kkk. these dangerous fringe groups have no place in american

that's a summary of the latest news, join me for bbc newsroom live at 11 o'clock.rinter was then given a reprieve via this time trial which he used to get through to the semis of the 200 metres, and then later on he made the final, which is tonight. mo farah‘s progress to the 5000 metres final was secured, despite him feeling "a little beaten up". he hurt his knee and leg in winning 10k gold but insists he'll be ok for his last major track race on saturday. later katarina johnson—thompson will attempt to qualify for the high jump final. she'll have to improve on her efforts in the heptathlon high jump to make it through though. rory mcilory says he has nothing to prove ahead of the us pga championship which starts this evening in north carolina. he's among a top—class field, trying to stop the americanjordan spieth becoming the youngest player to complete a career grand slam. newcastle was yesterday added to the list of towns and cities where girls have suffered from the predations of child grooming gangs. 17 men of asian heritage and one white woman were convicted

that‘s a summary of the latest news, join me for bbc newsroom live at 11am.s. there were so many happy memories back in the stadium for the london olympics five years ago. it is five years to the day since super saturday when it seemed to be reigning gold medals for team gb in the stadium behind me. for the fa ns gb in the stadium behind me. for the fans lucky enough to have a ticket for tonight, they are in for a treat, as you say, they get dizzy two legends in the sport competing. first up will be usain bolt, the jamaican sprinter has long lit up tracks around the world for well over a decade now. he goes in the opening rounds in the opening heats of the 100 me to is. and this will be his final major championship appearance before he hangs up his spikes. he has said he is retiring at the end of the season. what a shame that will be, you have to ask yourself how much would a sport of athletics ms a special character. also on the track, sir mo farah will be in action and he goes in the 10,000 metre final. it was on this track five years ago that mo farah won

lives every time they take it. jim kelly, bbc news. we are live on the bbc newsroom. our lead story coming from turkey.l related to last yea r‘s has begun its largest trial related to last year's attempted coup. almost 500 people are accused. some of them have been marched into court while being heckled by government supporters. i have a feeling we will be talking about venezuelan everyday for the foreseeable. the political crisis goes on. today's focus is two videos showing two arrests. this is the first. it shows a prominent venezuelan opposition leader in his pyjamas being ta ken venezuelan opposition leader in his pyjamas being taken from his home by intelligence officers. leonardo lopez was also picked up. he is also a significant opposition figure. apologies, i cannot bring you the images. this clip shows him being arrested, too. this has been posted on social media by his wife. you can see him being taken away by security agents. both men were originally under house arrest for inciting violence during anti—government protests few years ago. something they deny. they have been taken to a military

that's a summary of the latest news, join me for bbc newsroom live at 11:00am.ra krunic. konta was among the favourites for the title and could have ended the tournament as world number one. konta took the first set, but the world number 78 fought back to leave konta still looking for that elusive first grand slam title. there was a successful return to grand slam tennis for maria sharapova following her 15 month doping ban. the russian beat world number two simona halep in three sets. and the problems continue to mount for arsene wenger, beaten 4—0 by liverpool on sunday, now midfielder alex 0xlade—chamberlain looks set to leave the emirates and join chelsea. the england midfielder‘s contract expires next summer, he's refused to commit his future at the emirates. liverpool have agreed a club record fee of 48 million pounds for leipzig for midfielder naby keita. but the guinea international won't move to anfield until next summer. and liverpool have confirmed a deal for rb leipzig's naby keita tojoin the club next summer. england's batsmen dominated day four, wi

bbc newsroom live is next. bye— bye. good morning.southern england. showers in south—west england and across wales. heavier showers moving into northern ireland. localised flooding. rain moving its way into this far west of scotland. temperatures 19 to 24. in the south you could see temperatures as high as 26. through this evening, the rain will spread its way into scotland. that would be with you for wednesday morning. heavy showers likely across northern england. be start again. some good breaks in the cloud developing. turning dryer in northern areas. fresher on wednesday and the rest of the week. this is bbc news, and these are the top stories developing at 11. "fight to win", president trump indicates more us troops will be sent to afghanistan as he steps up the war against the taliban. we are not nation—building again. we are killing terrorists. four men accused of belonging to the terror cell behind the attacks in spain which killed 15 people are due in court in madrid. cash for your old car, ford becomes the latest to offer cu

bbc newsroom live is coming up next. thank you for your company today.rrently. this rain band tracking its way north and east, lingering across eastern scotland. further south and west, the best of the drier and brighter weather, with temperatures ranging from 14 to 23. tonight, the rain will clear into the north sea. a lot of dry weather to look forward to. overnight, showers in northern ireland and western parts of wales. as we head into tomorrow, we can look forward to sunshine but the risk of showers. much of the showers in the north and west. temperatures between 13 and 22. a lot of settled weather to look forward to as we head towards the end of the week but more clout. —— cloud. this is bbc news, and these are the top stories developing at 11: the european court ofjustice will not have directjurisdiction over the uk after brexit, a government policy paper will say. prince harry tells the bbc he's very glad he walked behind princess diana's coffin at her funeral 20 years ago. donald trump lashes out at the media as he defends his handling of the vi

he is julian he isjulian in the bbc newsroom live a summary of the news today.ncrease was its first since november 2013. the company's gas prices will be held at their current level. the government says it's concerned the price rise will hit many people already on poor value tariffs. and the shadow chancellorjohn mcdonnell said it was unacceptable. i think it is extortionate, at this point in time when people's wages are being cut orfrozen, and people are being cut orfrozen, and people are struggling at the moment. we said from the labour party that we would introduce a price cap and have alternative energy supplies. they cannot control energy prices and holders over a barrel future. the white house communications director anthony scaramucci has been fired less tha n anthony scaramucci has been fired less than two weeks after his appointment. after his departure from donald trump's top team, the new chief of staffjohn kelly asked him to step aside. the former banker made headlines when comments about his predecessor were made public. a canadian couple have been

more at 11am on bbc newsroom live. thanks, annita, see you later. let's get some sport with leah. jurgen klopp's side beat hoffenheim 4—2 at anfield to win their play—off match 6—3 overall. there will be six british sides in the draw, made later today. west ham beat cheltenham 2—0 last night to reach the second round of the efl cup. the draw was made for the next round at 4am this morning in china. all of the results or on the bbc sport website. fewer people are arriving in the uk from the eight former eastern bloc countries that include poland, latvia, lithuania and hungary. that's according to the latest figures from the office for national statistics. and more nationals from these countries are leaving the uk. it means net migration has fallen to its lowest amount from these countries since theyjoined the eu in 2004. so why is it happening, and what does it mean for the sectors that rely on eu nationals? let's speak now to nigel howard, who works for mps crane 0perators, a company that supplies crane operators to building sites around the uk. he says they have seen a drop in eu

join me for bbc newsroom live at 11am. here's some sport now withjessica. good morning.spective gold medal but booing forjustin gatlin as he received his ioo forjustin gatlin as he received his 100 metres gold. great britain have only won one gold medal so far but hoped the best at night as laura muirand laura hoped the best at night as laura muir and laura weightman go in the 1500 metres final. laura muir is hoping to do the 5000 and 1500 metres double. sophie hitchon is a medal hope that she goes in the final of the hammer. the olympic bronze medallist goes for a gold medal at 7pm. in the next half—hour, england's cricketers will get day four of the final test against south africa under way and are on course for a series win against the tourists. charlie said his mum left school with no convocations but re—entered education at 36 and did a doctorate in her 40s education at 36 and did a doctorate in her40s and education at 36 and did a doctorate in her 40s and now is a special reality engineer. the idea she was not wired right probably caused her to leave it so late. th

bbc newsroom live is coming up next. have a lovely afternoon. i will see you tomorrow. goodbye.ut in many parts of england and wales, dry. sunny spells at times. further north, quite a strong wind. the rain is moving through. through this evening, moving erratically eastward. during thursday, most of it will clear away. for most, not a bad day. one or two spells dotted around. this is bbc news. these are the top stories developing at 11am. a seamless border — the government prepares to set out its aims for a post—brexit frontier between northern ireland and the republic. yes, there is work to do and that's why we have also said that we think an interim period is required so there isn't a sudden shift, a sudden cliff edge, with all of the uncertainties and that means. i'm live on the border in county durham. the government says it wants to keep the movement of people and goods across the border as easily as possible. the unemployment rate falls to the lowest level since 1975 — but real wages also drop. donald trump faces criticism from within his own party after once more blaming

bbc newsroom live is coming up next. thank you for your company.larly across the north west of scotland, northern ireland, may be the odd shower across wales, the midlands, into the west country. really the emphasis is on a dry afternoon and a fairly present one as well. temperatures getting up to 20 to 24 degrees. through this evening, the showers across the south will tend to fade away but then turning quite unsettled across scotla nd then turning quite unsettled across scotland and northern ireland. more rain spreading in for the early hours of friday morning. that rain could be disruptive across the north—east of scotland throughout the day. it will last well into the afternoon. a bit of rain in from northern ireland, quite a few showers in. more than today and it will feel just a touch showers in. more than today and it will feeljust a touch pressure as well. i will see you later. the number of a—level exams receiving the top grades has risen slightly, the first increase in six years, but the number of university places allocated so far has fa

bbc news. this is outside source live from the bbc newsroom.effort to stand as an example of how to respond to a storm. it's day two of the third round of brexit negotiations. but the president of the european commission, jean claude juncker, isn't exactly in a conciliatory mood — as you can see from this clip. translation: the british negotiation tea m translation: the british negotiation team is in brussels and they are in the process of talking with my friend rachelle barney and i would like to be clear —— michel barnier. i will give the papers the necessary attention, but none of them are satisfactory, so there are issues which need to be settled. some have taken issue with mrjuncker‘s statement — this is the birmingham post's political editor. damian grammaticas is in brussels for us. here's his take on what mrjuncker said. his comments, very critical of the uk approach so far, they have irked the uk government which has said it has put out a lot of papers in the last few weeks and a lot of positions, more than the european commission, and

bbc news, portsmouth. this is outside source live from the bbc newsroom, our lead story, critical reaction to donald trump'semacists now includes all great condemnation of bigotry from america's last two republican presidents. time for the sport. a strip, a guide and a push resulted in cristiano ronaldo being suspended as the first piece of silverware of the spanish season is about me decided. let's go to our correspondent. they did of course was the opening leg of the spanish super cup on sunday, 3—1, the one match ban for the second yellow card, both cards coming in the space of one minute. after he scored in the 3—1 on thursday when he came on as a substitute with 15 minutes ago did not last long, scored a goal and off he went. there are an extra four games for pushing the referee. his manager is not very happy that ronaldo is not playing, they take the 3-1 ronaldo is not playing, they take the 3—1win ronaldo is not playing, they take the 3—1 win from sunday into tonight came. he had a chance with two goals ahead and having scored three away goals does give them a very, very good upper hand. dell is more

bbc news. you're watching outside source live from the bbc newsroom.e is already catastrophic flooding in the us state of texas, being described as unprecedented, and the water level is expected to rise even further over the coming days. let's move to iraq, because the government says it is preparing to reclaim the city of tal afar from so—called islamic state after a week of intense fighting. it lies to the north of the country near the syrian border, it is one of the militant group's last remaining strongholds and we can show you the latest pictures from the battle ground and you might be able to see some of the government troops making a v shape with their fingers indicating victory. military officials said they faced tough resistance from is on monday and say they are being slowed by snipers, booby traps and roadside bombs. i have been speaking to bbc arabic‘s reporter about the difficulty of getting tal afar back under government control. tal afar, according to the iraqi government, is already back to the iraqi army. the important thing now is tha

bbc news, the peak district. this is 0utside source live from the bbc newsroom. 0ur lead story is: prosecutors in denmark will bring suspected of killing a swedish journalist on board his submarine. the government of cellular and say people have died in the capital of freetown. chechnya's leader is encouraging divorced couples to the nite. some excise have complained about the pressure to reunite, with one calling the initiated by then. bbc russian has that story. brazil's government has abolished a vast national reserve in the amazon to open up the area to mining. brazil is a massive country with a vast rainforest. the protected area straddles the northern states of amapa and para, and is thought to be rich in gold, and other minerals. it is larger than denmark. according to the energy ministry, protected forest areas and indigenous reserves will not be affected. it says... "the objective of the measure is to attract new investments, generating wealth for the country." but there's plenty of opposition to the move. the head of wwf in brazil said that mining in the area would lead to "demographic explosion, deforest

you are watching outside source live from the bbc newsroom.sierra leone's capital, freetown. some stories making news across the bbc. the world health organisation says the number of suspected cases of cholera in yemen has reached half a million. nearly 2000 people have died in the outbreak since the end of april. a health spokesperson said nearly 500 new cases were being recorded every day. former chess champion garry kasparov has come out of retirement for a one—off tournament in missouri. he has been out of the game for 12 yea rs has been out of the game for 12 years after turning his hand to politics. he managed a draw on his return. and something you don't see every day, this 306 metre container ship has run aground off the course of belgium, in doing so it is blocking shipping traffic in and out of antwerp, the second largest container port in europe. a large queue of vessels has already formed behind this. burkina faso has declared three days of national mourning after 18 people we re of national mourning after 18 people were killed at

this is 0utside source live from the bbc newsroom. 0ur lead story is: tropical storm harvey has reachedoding. some of the main stories from bbc world service. a brazilian court has suspended a government decree that would have opened up a vast natural reserve in the amazon to commercial mining. police in rwanda have denied reports that they have arrested a prominent opposition leader, diane shima rwigara, and her mother. reports say that unknown armed men dressed in civilian clothes spent a night outside her home before storming in on wednesday morning. her family say that they don't know where she and her mother are now. and i hard drive containing unfinished works by terry pratchett have been crushed by a steam roller. this was requested by terry pratchett himself, who didn't want anyone to continue works he had started. as promised, an update on the iraqi government offensive against the islamic state group. they have recaptured an area around the city of tal afar. there has also been fighting in a smaller town, where some is fighters had fled to. when iraqi government forces say thi

this is outside source live from the bbc newsroom.tatements on north korea might not have been tough enough yet. meanwhile, north korea is claiming it could be ready to fire four missiles near the us territory of guam in a matter of days. back to kenya — where election ballots are still being counted— and the main opposition candidate is claiming he has won the presidential election — despite the preliminary official figures saying otherwise. here is he is — raila odinga — and he wants to be declared the winner of tuesday's presidential poll. here's the spokesman for his opposition coalition. we have now received further information from confidential sources. the results contained in the database, sources. the results contained in the data base, the sources. the results contained in the database, the data which confirms the results of the presidential election. shows that the two leading candidates obtained the two leading candidates obtained the following votes. raila odinga, 8 million and 41,000, 760. the following votes. raila odin

this is outside source live from the bbc newsroom. our lead story...citizens have a fundamental right to privacy. it's being seen as a landmark judgment — and will have serious implications for the indian government's identity card system. other stories from around the bbc... chechnya's leader ramzan kadyrov is encouraging divorced couples to reuinte. he's working alongside muslim clerics who preach sharia law for the campaign. some ex—wives have complained about the pressure to reunite — with one calling the initiative "violent". bbc russian has the story. the government of sierra leone says more than 500 people are now known to have died in last week's mudslide and flash floods in the capital, freetown. 810 are still reported as missing. that's on bbc afrique. and one of the most read stories at bbc.com — a split among scientists over whether these animals — snow leopards — are endangered. the bbc has found that while some big cat exerts say the population has stabilised and is even increasing in some places, others argue there isn't enough solid evi

you are watching outside source, live from the bbc newsroom.siz told north korea to avoid actions that could usher in the destruction of its people. the latest in a war of words between the us and north korea. let's look at some of the stories making news around the bbc‘s other services. zimbabwe's around the bbc‘s other services. zimba bwe's cash—strapped government can suspend $1 billion to build a university to honour 93—year—old president robert mugabe. construction would cost around 800 million, with a further 200 million put aside for endowments to fund research and innovation. the university will be built north of the capital harare, and that is on bbc i freak. former world number one golfer tiger woods has pleaded not guilty to driving under the influence. but has accepted a lesser charge of reckless driving. the 41—year—old was arrested in may on suspicion of driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol. there we re influence of drugs or alcohol. there were breathalyser found no influence of drugs or alcohol. there were breathalyser

there are serious questions over security here, this is 0utside source live from the bbc newsroom. 0ured an eighth vote of no confidence in him. president trump has said north korean missiles will be met with fire and fury and power, the likes of which the world has not been seen. an 6.5 magnitude earthquake has killed at least five people and injured more than 60 in china's south—western province of sichuan, officials say. there are fears the number of fatalities could rise to as many as 100. iran, president hassan rahane has unveiled his new cabinet. it is all male. this is one of the most watched videos on our website. a woman has escaped serious injury after appearing to be pushed by a jogger into the path of a bus. this is cctv of the incident, which happened on putney bridge in west london. internet giant google has fired a male employee after he suggested that men were better suited for tech jobs than women. james damore circulated an internal memo at the weekend criticising google for creating a politically correct monoculture which prevented honest discussion of diversity. goo

you're watching outside source live from the bbc newsroom.terror on the streets of barcelona as a van ploughs into a crowd in the popular tourist area of las ramblas. the catalan government says 13 people are dead. stories elsewhere around the bbc — south african police have issued a red alert at the country's borders further zimbabwe's red alert at the country's borders further zimba bwe's first lady. red alert at the country's borders further zimbabwe's first lady. she is accused of hitting a 20—year—old model over the head with an extension cord in a hotel room in johannesburg. a ten—year—old great bit —— rape victim denied support by the supreme court last month has given birth to a baby girl. she's not aware she has given birth. during her pregnancy she was told her bulge was because she was told her bulge was because she had a big stone in her stomach. she has had a caesarean section. now we're going to get you up—to—date on what is happening in barcelona. and on the reaction to what has happened there today with that van ploughing into

this is outside source live from the bbc newsroom. our lead story is?ogy for venezuela's voting system says the turnout in sunday's controversial election was inflated by at least 1 million votes. by by the authorities. yemen now. we talk about civil war and the humanitarian crisis and we must do again. save the children estimated that over a million children are at extremely high risk of dying. it's because of the cholera epidemic. the civil war there now is two years old. it's caused food and water shortages — and the cholera epidemic now affects 430,000. around 2000 people have died in the last four months. a third of them are under 15 years old. this is save the children talking earlier. we are struggling to get some medicine, especially for pregnant women and the block of the airport and seaport has caused a lot of stress on the health worker. in addition to the health system collapse. more than ten months the public workers have not got salaries. we have severe and huge shortage in medical supply and medical equipment and i'm worried 110w medical

this is outside source live from the bbc newsroom. our lead story is...hnology for venezuela's voting system says the turnout in sunday's controversial election was inflated by at least one million votes. the dowjones industrial average has hit a record high today. it's an index of 13 major us companies. that kind of 32,000 points. this graph is from bloomberg — you can see a spike in november after president trump was elected, and then again injanuary when he was inaugurated. we can go live to new york. is it too simplistic to say this is just down to donald trump? trump doesn't tell the whole story. the dowjones and all us markets have been on an absolute tear for the last few months. the dow jones absolute tear for the last few months. the dowjones closing today above 22,000 points. that marks the sixth straight time that the dow jones has had a record close. it's quite significant but a few things are at play. first, its earnings season, are at play. first, its earnings season, so are at play. first, its earnings season, so a are at play. first, its e