i'm ben brown.t a far right rally in virginia. the state's governor had a clear message for the white supremacists there: our message is plain and simple: go home. you are not wanted in this great commonwealth. the chancellor and the international trade secretary say the government will seek a transitional period to help ease the process of brexit. learner drivers will be allowed to have lessons on motorways for the first time from next year. also in the next hour, agony for two of track's biggest stars at the world athletics championships as usain bolt pulls up in his last race and mo farah settles for silver.

i'm ben brown.injured in violence at a far right rally in virginia. the state's governor had a clear message for the white supremacists there. 0ur message is plain and simple. go home. you are not wanted. the chancellor and the international trade secretary say the government will seek a transition period to help businesses adjust after brexit. 49 people had been killed by floods and landslides in nepal. learner drivers will be allowed to have lessons on motorways for the first time from next year. also in the next hour, agony for two of track's biggest stars at the world athletics championships, as usain bolt pulls up in his last race, and mo farah settles for silver.

in a moment the news at one with ben brown in barcelona and we'll say goodbye to viewers on bbc two —m system has weakened significantly as it has journeyed eastwards across the atlantic. now not a hurricane, just an area of cloud with some outbreaks of rain, and also some warm, humid tropical air which will make its presence felt later into the weekend. and indeed the start next week. for the time being, it is a story of sunshine and showers. quite a cool and breezy day, although with light winds across a good part of scotland. downpours are quite slow moving. we have even have reports of localised flooding across aberdeenshire. the rain will continue in north—east scotland this afternoon. northern ireland, england and wales has a mixture of sunshine and wales has a mixture of sunshine and showers, some showers heavy, perhaps thundery. there will be some blustery winds around, especially for the coasts of west wales and england. could see gales here for a time. those winds really strengthening through the latter pa rt strengthening through the latter part of the afternoon and into th

i'm ben brown live in barcelona. spanish police foil second terror attack after 13 people were killed in barcelona yesterday — five men are shot dead in cambrils, a town southwest of barcelona. that is after a car was driven into pedestrians, injuring seven, including a police officer. people from 2a countries were caught up in the attack on las ramblas yesterday afternoon. 80 people are injured, some seriously, after a van ploughed through pedestrians on the famous tourist landmark in the centre of barcelona. people caught up the attack have been describing fleeing for their lives into shops and bars as the driver of the van swerved into pedestrians. we will be talking to eyewitnesses caught up in both incidents and bringing you all the latest developments. welcome to bbc news, we are right in the heart of barcelona is placid catalonia, catalonia square, just at the end of las ramblas. this is where the van driver began his attack, he drove down las ramblas, swerving and weaving left and right and leaving 13 people

we will return to ben brown, who was in barcelona this evening.ing they believe a substantial terror network was behind the two deadly vehicle attacks seen here in the last 2a hours. they have made four arrests but they believe that network might have been planning even deadlier attacks so let's go through some of the details we know about the attack here in barcelona at las ramblas, the famous tourist attraction packed with tourists yesterday, just over 24 with tourists yesterday, just over 2a hours ago, when a white hired van was driven through the crowd, then during the night, five suspected terrorists were shot dead in the coastal town of cambrils, about 65 miles south of barcelona along the coast. the five suspects had driven the car into a group of people, killing one and injuring six others, and please cite those attackers had been carrying an axe and knives and fa ke been carrying an axe and knives and fake explosive belts and one of the terrorists killed may have been this man, 18—year—old moussa oukabir, who they believed to have been th

thank you, ben brown with the latest from spain.d and at least six others have been injured after being stabbed in the city of turku. the suspect was shot in the leg by police and taken into custody. police have urged people to avoid the city centre. security has been reinforced at helsinki airport and at railway stations in response. donald trump's chief strategist steven bannon has left his white house post. his exit follows a review of his position by white house chief of staffjohn kelly. mr bannon, a right—wing nationalist and former head of breitbart.com, was seen as having shaped mr trump's election campaign. let's go to washington, and speak to niall stanage, associate editor of the hill, a us political website. thank you forjoining us and bbc news. another one bites the dust. why had steve bannon's position become so precarious? there are a number of different factors. the national as you mentioned has become more controversial after events in cha rlottesville more controversial after events in charlottesville and president

let's return to ben brown in barcelona.is afternoon and particularly the manhunt for moussa oukabir year, who is thought to be the young man who drove the white van down las ramblas, ploughing into pedestrians, killing 13. we gather that one of the debt is an american citizen. we know that he rented the vehicle. it seems he may have stolen his brother's identity papers and used them to read the vehicle. we are going to discuss the issue of renting vehicles and using them in these terror attacks. it is becoming a pattern, we are seeing it in france, germany and britain and now here in barcelona. joining me now from central london is toby poston spokesperson for the british vehicle and rental leasing association. there have been suggestions that it is too easy to rent a van? is there anywhere typing up the regulations? we have to remember that the rental deskis we have to remember that the rental desk is not the front lines of dealing with these issues. anyone at a rental desk, their main response ability is customer service.

i'm ben brown. the headlines at 10: shock as usain bolt loses to a two—time drugs cheat.pete. i've done so much for the communities back home. i want them to know mistakes can happen. but you can come back and work hard for them. and you know you can be accepted back to your sport. president trump welcomes china and russia's backing for new un sanctions against north korea. a review into the cost of energy is dismissed as "cold comfort" by consumer groups, who say households are already paying too much. also: an exciting line—up on day 3 of the world athletics championships in london, including — katarina johnson—thompson will continues in the heptathlon. today sees the final three events, starting with the long jump which is about to get underway.

i'm ben brown.jured in violence at a far right rally in virginia. the state's governor had a clear message for the white supremacists there. 0ur message is plain and simple. go home. you are not wanted in this great commonwealth. the chancellor and the international trade secretary say the government will seek a transition period to help businesses adjust after brexit. 49 people had been killed by floods and landslides in nepal. learner drivers will be allowed to have lessons on motorways for the first time from next year. also in the next hour, sir mo farah scales new heights as he waves goodbye to his illustrious track career.

this is bbc news with me, ben brown.he headlines: american sprinterjustin gatlin has defended his right to compete despite two drugs bans after being booed when he defeated usain bolt at the world athletics championships. president trump welcomes china and russia's backing for new un sanctions against north korea. the us ambassador said it was "the most stringent set of sanctions on any country in a generation." a review into the cost of energy is dismissed as "cold comfort" by consumer groups who say households are already paying too much. lib dem leader sir vince cable criticises elderly brexit supporters for, in his words, "comprehensively shafting" young people in the uk. now on bbc news b talking a lot about the world athletics championships. four—time olympic champion michaeljohnson takes a look back now to london 2012. this summer, the greatest athletes on the planet will return to the scene of the 2012 olympics as they compete to be crowned world champions. london has been here before. and is well versed on how t

i'm ben brown. the headlines at 10: shock as usain bolt loses to a two—time drugs cheat.s crowds booed, justin gatlin defended his right to compete. i've done so much for the communities back home. i want them to know mistakes can happen. but you can come back and work hard for them. and you know you can be accepted back to your sport. president trump welcomes china and russia's backing for new un sanctions against north korea. a review into the cost of energy is dismissed as "cold comfort" by consumer groups, who say households are already paying too much. also: an exciting line—up on day 3 of the world athletics championships in london, including — katarina johnson—thompson will continues in the heptathlon. today sees the final three events, starting with the long jump which is about to get underway. england's cricketers are on top after day two of the 4th and final test against south africa at old trafford. from london 2012 to london 2017 was olympic gold medallist michael johnson. that is in half an hour here on bbc news. good morning and welcome to bbc news. the worl

i'm ben brown live in barcelona.cambrils, a town southwest of barcelona. that is after a car was driven into pedestrians, injuring seven, including a police officer. people from 24 countries were caught up in the attack on las ramblas yesterday afternoon. 80 people are injured, some seriously, after a van ploughed through pedestrians on the famous tourist landmark in the centre of barcelona. people caught up the attack have been describing fleeing

this is bbc news with me, ben brown.on the outskirts of sierra leone's capital, freetown. 70 years since the end of british colonial rule — india and pakistan mark the anniversary of their independence. partition led to one of the largest mass migrations of people the world has ever seen. new figures suggest claims for rural crime rose by more than a fifth in the uk in the first half of this year. thieves are targeting land rovers, tractors and quad bikes, despite increased security on farms. and ryanair calls on uk airports to enforce a two—drink limit, after a bbc investigation finds arrests of drunken passengers have risen by 50% in a year. in a moment it will be time for sportsday, but first a look at what else is coming up this evening on bbc news... as president trump finally condemns far—right groups after the violent scenes in virginia over the weekend, we'll be looking at the scale of america's extremist white nationalism. 70 years on from the partition of india, two men who witnessed it as children from differe

i'm ben brown. the headlines at ten: a woman is killed and more than 30 people injured in violence at a far right rally in virginia. the state's governor had a clear message for the white supremacists there: our message is plain and simple: go home. you are not wanted in this great commonwealth. the chancellor and the international trade secretary say the government will seek a transitional period to help ease the process of brexit. learner drivers will be allowed to have lessons on motorways for the first time from next year. also in the next hour, agony for two of track's biggest stars at the world athletics championships as usain bolt pulls up in his last race and mo farah settles for silver. great britain have won the gold medal! but it was elation for great britain's 4x100 metres relay team, who clinched gold in london. and a treat for stargazers as the perseid meteor shower lights up the night sky with hundreds of shooting stars. police have charged a 20—year—old man with murder after a car wa

i'm ben brown. the headlines: a woman is killed and more than 30 people injured in violence at afar right rally in virginia. the state's governor had a clear message for the white supremacists there. our message is plain and simple. go home. you are not wanted in this great commonwealth. the chancellor and the international trade secretary say the government will seek a transition period to help businesses adjust after brexit. 49 people had been killed by floods and landslides in nepal. learner drivers will be allowed to have lessons on motorways for the first time from next year. also in the next hour, sir mo farah scales new heights as he waves goodbye to his illustrious track career. but it was elation for great britain's 4 x 100 metres relay team, who clinched gold in london. and a treat for stargazers, as the perseid meteor shower lights up the night sky with hundreds of shooting stars. coming up, a look back at the history of the supermarket self—service machine, which is a lot older than you

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we have had big ben, ben brown, ben rich with the weather. thank you. way up to 25 degrees. that is it and it was recorded in kent at gravesend earlier today. we saw some sunshine, and where we had some sunshine, and where we had some sunshine there is some warmth but generally speaking, quite a cool week in trust that with outbreaks of rain at times. a lot of cloud and looks quite cool in harrogate. the cloud has produced some rain and will continue to do service that you can see quite a lot of heavy rain pushing into wales and thunderstorms clipping into northern ireland. all of this wet weather will continue to journey northwards and eastwards across wales, northern england, northern ireland and sliding into eastern scotland overnight. further thunderstorms in the far south—east of england later on but by the end of england later on but by the end of the night most places dry with clear spells and it will be a little bit chilly up towards the north—west. a cool start across scotland my morning but a bright start with sunshine. some showers in the wes

i'm ben brown. 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

ben brown is in barcelona.streets, showing they will not be cowed by terrorism or the terrible nature of that attack in barcelona that left 13 people dead and more than 100 injured, from many different nationalities, many different nationalities, many different nationalities, more than 30. the police have arrested four people in relation to the attack, but they are looking for an 18—year—old, moussa 0ukabir, who is believed to have stolen his brother's id papers to rent the white van and is believed to be the driver of that than that ploughed through so many people on las ramblas. we have been talking all day to witnesses who saw the horror. 0ne all day to witnesses who saw the horror. one of them was richard gregg, a british tourist in barcelona. it was very surreal and chaotic at that time. we heard a couple of tourists shouting people had been hit and there was blood everywhere. we got onto las ramblas and there were people running everywhere, so and there were people running everywhere, so we and there were

earlier she spoke to my colleague ben brown.ere so many people around, everybody was enjoying the sunshine, living a carefree life and having fun. we tried to find somewhere to have a glass of wine and enjoy it. then, an hour before, me and my partner were just saying how there was so much police around, circulating, a bit weird, isn't it? then after that we heard a loud bang, and screams. i had my back turned, and i shot up and turned around and there were these floods of people just running. tables everywhere, glasses, and the thing i remember the most was the flip—flops. they were just everywhere. it was like people had just vanished, they had run for their lives. then there was a second bang, which scared everybody else. we ran into the cafe. they shut all the shutters. my partner pushed me into a corner, all i kept thinking about was... i thought, like paris, london, the attacks where they came into bars and stuff and hurt people. the owners opened a back door so everyone could run through, then they pushed everybody agains

this is bbc news with ben brown.ing days of criticism of his initial response. racism is evil, and those who cause violence in its name after criminals and thugs, including the kkk, neo—nazis, white supremacists... hundreds of people are feared dead after a hillside collapsed in sierra leone's capital, freetown. locals have been using their bare hands to pull bodies from the debris. pakistan celebrates its 70th anniversary of independence, as many remember the violence and mass migration sparked by the countries partition from india at the end of british colonial rule. a 23—year old man has appeared in court in norfolk, charged with the murder of a grandfather who was attacked as he walked his dogs. his body was found in woodland near the village of east harling earlier this month. a sound you won't hear for a while — in a moment we'll find out why big ben will fall silent for the next four years. this week, india and pakistan mark 70 years of independence from britain — independence which created two states, but als

iam ben i am ben brown. the headlines at 8:30pm...states must ‘pay a price‘ for drafting fresh un sanctions over its nuclear weapons programme. a 46—year—old from kent is recovering in hospital after being shot while she was travelling with herfamily in a car while on holiday in brazil. there‘s new evidence on how the nhs is cutting back on ivf treatment in parts of england. cricket now and england have won the fourth and final test against south africa at old trafford. they won by 177 runs and have now won the series three tests to one. patrick gearey reports from old trafford. day four, the morning after the downpour before. difficult for england to predict how long old trafford would stay dry. but they knew one day like this that‘s clear could see them right. commentator: well, theyjust went into their shell... bell rings. last orders for south africa this series — score 380 to win. unlikely. the rain was a temporary protection. once it passed, before lunch, dean elgar was defenceless. his opening partner could be his early dining

ben brown is in the bbc newsroom with a summary of the rest of the days news. good morning.he very poorest families in some parts of england are continuing to fall further behind at school. the education policy institute says by the end of secondary school, the most disadvantaged children can be two years behind their peers. the government says it's directing an extra £72 million into areas with low social mobility. jessica parker reports. it starts in primary school and widens in the years that follow, the attainment gap between poorer and wealthier children. now, for some disadvantaged kids, that gap did close slightly over the last decade. but when you look at the very poorest children, it didn't. the report calculates that by the time they sit their gcses they're two years behind. but the picture does vary nationwide. you can speculate that funding would be a factor in certain parts of the country. we know that aspirations are quite important, and cultural expectations as well. so, i think all of these things will be having — and more — will be having an influence. disad

it's thursday 3rd august, i'm ben brown, welcome to bbc newsroom live.mental 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.

ben brown is in the bbc newsroom with a summary of the rest of the day's news.dinburgh will carry out his final public engagement this afternoon before he retires from official royal duties. prince philip, who is 96—years—old, will attend a parade by the royal marines. in may it was announced he would be retiring after spending more than six decades supporting the queen as well as attending events for his own charities and organisations. here's our royal correspondent, nicholas witchell. he has been a familiar and sometimes forthright feature of national life ever since his marriage to the then princess elizabeth in november 1947 and although his robust approach to people and events has sometimes got him into trouble, few can criticise his devotion to royal duty, most often in support of the queen, but also in pursuit of his own separate programme, supporting issues like the environment and the development of the awards programme for young people which he created and which is named after him. but this afternoon it will come to an end. the duke, who was 96 injune

we've cnn's ryan brown at the ben ta gone. athena jones at the white house. ryan first, to you what the house is calling a new afghan strategies. >> reporter: the details are still a little bit sparse. some of the broader outlines were made clear. one, no time time. it's bunch a big departure from the obama administration. it was a very strict timetable. some critics said that encouraged the taliban to wait it out. president trump making it clear that there will be no timetables attached to this strategy. another element will be kind of removing some of the restrictions on targeting that have been put during the late period of the obama administration. additional trainers, perhaps, we don't know the number, but we believe that some additional trainers will be sent to afghanistan to help train local afghan troops and all of this kind of also working to put pressure on pakistan, the no timetable element, they think will potentially pressure pakistan, something the military has long sought to curb these al qaeda and taliban safe areas. so these are some of the b

benning today -- >> last friday, had no ice cream. >> it was an -- it was an eggs in there but just brown eggs. everything else was gone. >> after the former mayor found the expired meets and the other problems today the safeway reps met with him at city hall. more than an hour. afterwards rushing for elevators. >> productive me >> i would love to say we are reassured as to what will happen. i can't make the statement. >> at the safeway we ran into don who said after waiting in a long line last week because there were checkered he complained loudly and videoed a manager talking on the phone. security is on him. >> y'all see this? i want y'all to see this. >> they need to put people in here that understand customer service. >> some here fear what if the supermarket closes. >> we don't want the mayor to close our grocery store down. where will we get the groceries at? sam: i walked throughout the safeway and employees are stocking shelves and cleaning things. i have never seen the place look so spotless. how long will it stay that way is the question? reporting from northeast washington i'm sam f

browne who has been tipped for good things by performance director peter mccracken. he is the reigning european champion and he got through to the semifinals. but it was not to be for benr siobhan clarke this was his opening bout of the world championships and they do not come much tougher than fighting a cuban great. and he was stopped in the third round. so mixed results for the british teams, one final boxer up the british teams, one final boxer up later today, at mccormick, he faces a tough matchup against one of the tournament favourites. a year on from being a part of team gb‘s bronze medal winning the a by a00 metre relay team, anyika 0nuora has told the bbc how she'd overcome life—threatening malaria before the rio 0lympics. the liverpool athlete has admitted the situation was far worse than she realised at the time. i remember them telling me if i'd left it a day or two days it could have been fatal. i always look back and think gosh, if i wasjust a random person of regular person i would have just taken random person of regular person i would havejust taken paracetamol and, thought it was just a cold would havejust taken paracetamol and, thought it wasjust a

we've always had religion and politics, with john brown, father coughlin, earlier on, the ethic of self-made portion, we had the social darwinists, ben franklin and all that. the idea of american exceptionalism has been there from the very start. so are you meaning reagan and his imaginary, do you see it to be a change from the fdr to lbj period or really something new on the american scene? dr. diane winston: thank you for the question. obviously in a talk like this, one cannot, i think that in order for most states to function they have to believe in something beyond the material. what is so interesting about the american experiment is that we were the first country that had separation of church and state, so we did not have a divine sanction. in its place, i believe we have always can -- we've always had one kind of religious imaginary or another and to me it has a tension between this and towards bend towards individualism and toward collectivism. it is not something new, it has always been flipping and flopping between the two. it is just the most recent iteration. fallows bang -- fallows does it : make you think that this is so

we've always had religion and brown,s, with john earlier on, the ethic of the self-made portion, we had the social darwinists, ben franklin and all that. the idea of american exceptionalism has been there from the very start. and his imaginary, d.c. it to be a change from the fdr to lbj. or dusty do you see it to be a change from the fdr to lbj period? >> and i talk like this, one cannot, i think that in order function theys to have to believe in something beyond the material. about the interesting american experiment is that we were the first country that had the permission of church and date so we did not have a divine sanction. church and state. we have always had one kind of religious imaginary or another and to me it has a tension between this and towards religion is a, individualism and the band toured collectivism .ere communal it is not something new, it has always been flipping and flopping between the two. it is just the most recent iteration. >> does it make you think that this is something that could be waited out as past waves have been waited out? are there lessons you take from your past experience

brown agency says it is providing —— national crime agency says it is providing support to the italian police over the kidnapping of chloe. another piece coming from the house of commons, about big benhe next four years to carry out essential maintenance work. when parliament returns, the house of commons says after the summer recess, in light of concerns expressed by a number of mps who have been saying that they were unaware that big ben was going to be silent for quite so long, the house of commons commission will consider the length of time that the bills will fall silent. 0f the length of time that the bills will fall silent. of course, any discussion will focus on undertaking the work efficiently, predicting the health and safety of those involved in seeking to ensure resumption of normal service as soon as practical. the bills will cease to ring as planned following are the times at 110011 on planned following are the times at noon on monday the 21st of august. —— following the chimes at noon. we are hearing that perhaps the house of commons commission will consider whether perhaps that time could be reduced. donald trump is facing a fresh wave of criticism after he again bla