yes, i was there in birmingham. in birmingham that night that the bombs were planted? what was my role? i was a standby volunteer. so what did you do that night? take us through it. i waited to see what was going to happen. when we found out what had happened... ..we defused the third bomb on the hagley road. who defused it? idid. we were horrified when we heard. cos it wasn't intended. i defused the bomb. you personally? yes, me personally. yes. this is a picture of the third bomb. while it would have undoubtedly provided important forensic evidence on the real bombers, it no longer can. several years ago, the west midlands police confirmed that they'd lost it. you say that you defused the third bomb in birmingham that night. yeah. how were you able to do that? what expertise or knowledge did you have that allowed you to defuse a bomb? quite a lot. i specialised in explosives. mm...i knew what i was doing. explain what it means to say you were into explosives. to construct a bomb. to make a bomb. that's what i were

the bombs were left in the heart of birmingham ona the bombs were left in the heart of birmingham onday night. placed inside pubs to cause destruction. explosions that lead to 21 deaths. in the same year, 1974, michael hayes took part in this funeralfor a michael hayes took part in this funeral for a hunger strike in london. he was a well—known republican and admitted ira maker convicted of paramilitary offences in the republic of ireland. and now, four decades after the murders in birmingham, he has emerged again to admit he was part of the group that bombed the city. were complicit in activities in birmingham. did you plant the bombs? i was a participant did it you are not answering the question. he has, in the past, ian questioned and named in the bombings but he has never been charged. even 110w but he has never been charged. even now he will not say what role he played in the ira attack but he says he takes collective responsibility for it. i apologise. not he takes collective responsibility for it. iapologise. not only he takes collective responsibility for it. i apologise. not

the ira in birmingham just lashed out. offensive term during a discussion about brexit. anne marie morris — who represents newton abbott in devon — has apologised. theresa may said the remark was "completely unacceptable". here's part of what she had to say. in two years, what happens if there is no deal? in case you missed it, she used the n—word. this is a problem for the mp and for theresa may. now the snp has been suspended. as soon as those comments emerged there was an apology. —— now that mp has been suspended. what followed was pressure on the conservative party to take some disciplinary action. even conservative mps were saying that apologies were not enough. fairly quickly we had a statement from the prime minister theresa may saying that it was com pletely u na cce pta ble theresa may saying that it was completely unacceptable and she was suspending the member. the reaction you might expect, but that puts her ina you might expect, but that puts her in a difficult position because with no majority in the house of

the bombs were left in the heart of birmingham on a thursday night.ions that led to 21 deaths. in the same year — 1974 — mick hayes took part in this funeral for a hunger striker in london. he was a well—known republican, an admitted ira bomb—maker who was convicted of paramilitary offences in the republic of ireland. and now, four decades after the murders in birmingham, mick hayes has emerged again to admit he was part of the group that bombed the city. was a participant in the ira's activities in birmingham — how clear can i make it? did you plant the bombs? i was a participant in the ira's campaign in england. but you're not answering the question — did you plant the bombs? i'm giving you the only answer i can give you. mick hayes has in the past been questioned and named as a suspect in the bombings, but he's never been charged. even now, he won't say what role he played in the ira attack, but he says he takes "collective responsibility" for it. and i apologise, not only for myself. i apologise for all republicans, who had no intention of hurting

the full documentary — who bombed birmingham?bbc northern ireland, and at 11.30 on the news channel. the metropolitan police now say they believe around 255 people managed to escape the fire at grenfell tower last month. the official estimate of the dead and missing remains at approximately 80. our home affairs correspondent, tom symonds, is at scotland yard. it's the first time we've had such a figure. there's been a lot of dispute about how many were there that night? there has. in the days after the fire local people estimated that between 500 and 600 people were resident at grenfell tower. today the police say they believe the true figure is much lower, 350, and they say about 1a of those people were out on the night of the fire. they also say their new figure, 255 people escaping the fire, and 80 or 81 having been killed or still being missing, do add up. there is a big investigation continuing, officers working inside the tower in a place where temperatures reached 1000 degrees, looking for human remains. also a big investi

the birmingham pub bombings in 1974 we re the birmingham pub bombings in 1974 were one of the worst diarrhoea tax. decades later, —— one of the worst ira attacks. decades later, and i read bomb maker has confessed he was involved in the attacks. he has apologised to the victims‘ families but refused to say what role he played on the night. reactions of relatives of those hurt in the attacks have been campaigning for justice. these families on a seemingly endless quest for answers. we have brought them together today to see if they are a step closer to justice for the 21 who died. you‘re about to hear from for the 21 who died. you‘re about to hearfrom a for the 21 who died. you‘re about to hear from a called for the 21 who died. you‘re about to hearfrom a called michael for the 21 who died. you‘re about to hear from a called michael hayes, for the 21 who died. you‘re about to hearfrom a called michael hayes, a self—confessed diarrhoea volunteer activist on the night of the birmingham pub bombings when you lost your loved ones. —— is confessed i are a —— ira. wanting, the relatives of 18—year—o

the bombs were left in the heart of birmingham on a thursday night.plosions that led to 21 deaths. in the same year, 1974, mick hayes took part in this funeral for a hunger striker in london. he was a well—known republican, an admitted ira bomb—maker who was convicted of paramilitary offences in the republic of ireland. and now, four decades after the murders in birmingham, mick hayes has emerged again to admit he was part of the group that bombed the city. i was a participant in the ira's activities in birmingham — how clear can i make it? did you plant the bombs? i was a participant in the ira's campaign in england. but you're not answering the question — did you plant the bombs? i'm giving you the only answer i can give you. mick hayes has in the past been questioned and named as a suspect in the bombings, but he's never been charged. even now, he won't say what role he played in the ira attack, but he says he takes "collective responsibility" for it. and i apologise, not only for myself. i apologise for all republicans, who had no intention of hur

the bonds were left in the heart of birmingham on a thursday night.ns that led to 21 people dying. in the same year, 197a, nick hayes took part in this funeralfor a year, 197a, nick hayes took part in this funeral for a hunger striker. he was a well—known republican, and admitted ira bomb maker who was convicted of offences in the republic of ireland. and now, for decades after the murders in birmingham, man has emerged to say he was part of the group that bombed the city. i was a participant in ira activities in birmingham. did you plan the bonds? i'm giving you the only answer i can give you. he has been questioned in the past that he has never been charged. even now he will not say what role he played, but he says he takes click of responsibility for it.|j but he says he takes click of responsibility for it. i apologise, not only for myself, i apologise for all the republicans. i had no intention of hurting anybody. some would say you have blood on your hands. i know they would say that and from their point of view they can justify that. i and from

the bombs were left in the heart of birmingham on a thursday night.in pubs to cause destruction and create terro. an evening that saw scores injured and 21 people murdered. now, four decades on, a man has finally admitted he was part of the ira group responsible for the bombing. i was a participant in the ira's activities in birmingham. how clear can i make it? did you plant the bombs? i was a participant in the ira's campaign in england. you are not answering the question. did you plant the bombs? i have given you the only answer i can give you. he is a known irish republican. he took part in this funeral for a hunger striker in the 1970s and he admits to having been an ira bomb maker. he repeatedly refused to say what role he played in the bombing of birmingham. although he told bbc northern ireland he took collective responsibility for it. i apologise for all republicans who had no intention of hurting anybody and sympathise with you. the relatives again will say you have blood on your hands. i know they will say that. from their point of view i ca

the route links birmingham, manchester, liverpool, leeds, sheffield and the east midlands.t'll be easier for us to do business on a national scale, it'll be easier for us to attract clients to our offices here, and for us to recruit talent from around the country. but it's not universally welcomed — the line will run right through a new housing estate. why build a new housing estate and then potentially knock it down? we are short of houses already. where will we move to? we are in limbo. hs2 has been a project dogged by delays and controversy — we'll be assessing the winners and losers of the new route. also tonight... a terminally—ill man battles in the courts for the right to die when he chooses. with slightly different approaches to paperwork — the second round of formal brexit talks gets underway. an extra £1.3 billion for schools in england — but the money has to come from education savings. city of culture hull gets listed status for the famous humber bridge, and some not—so—famous public loos. and coming up in sportsday on bbc news. olivia breen makes it nine golds

was done as you mentioned, notjust birmingham was done as you mentioned, not just uk birmingham wasve a uk company, costain, but a swedish company, costain, but a swedish company and an austrian company as well. in the central area, we have some uk companies involved, sir robert mcalpine for instance, but also a french company, carillion, more of them in a moment, and in the northern tranche of the line, we have the uk company balfour beatty but also a french company. 0n carillion, this major uk construction company, they had a torrid time of it last week, issuing a profit warning, firing their ceo over the past four months we have seen the share prices falling by some 75%. but after this morning's announcement, we saw it was given a boost by over 7%. but that has not stopped the government seeking reassu ra nces stopped the government seeking reassurances from carillion and also its partners involved in hs2 that it can actually deliver on the job. certainly a nalysts can actually deliver on the job. certainly analysts i have been speaking to this morning and said thatis speaking to

and east and london and birmingham. and east and west across the north of england. positive news on this. we welcome the announcement today. it will not kick in until 2026. quite a way off until the first trains are running. does that disappoint you? the time does disappoint, but only in line with major infrastructure projects in the uk. nearly £7 billion worth of contracts awarded to date, which actually start next year. not the case that you only see economic benefit from this until 2026 onwards. the economic benefits will start to come through, certainly in the next 12 months. yes, sometime before the train to run, and you get the real benefits coming through. at the real benefits coming through. at the end of the day, things start a lot sooner than 2026. i know for a fa ct a lot sooner than 2026. i know for a fact a lot of our members are interested in looking what they can get from the contracts. you talked about the constraints on business, on the economy in the north. 0utline for us what exactly those constraints have been. there are roads from south to north

the route of the new hs2 rail line north of birmingham has been announced — some new homes near sheffieldl have to be demolished. a terminally ill man takes his case to the high court — trying to overturn the ban on assisted dying. and on newsnight, tony blair tells us and on newsnight, tony blair tells us that he has changed his mind. but jeremy corbyn can become prime minister. we the last car he and so many others got it wrong, predicting the election last month. —— we will ask how he and so many others got it wrong. good evening and welcome to bbc news. schools in england are to get 1.3 billion pounds extra funding, over the next two years. the education secretary justine greening, told the commons the money will come from other parts of the education budget. there have been protests by head teachers, and disquiet from some conservative mps, that schools have been facing unsustainable cuts. labour has welcomed the extra money, but says it's not enough, just a "sticking plaster, unless further action is taken urgently". our education correspondent gillian hargreaves has the details. fe

the first contracts are awarded for the high speed 2 rail line between london and birmingham — detailse final route are still to come. an american neurologist who's offered to treat the terminally ill baby, charlie gard, has met his doctors in london for the first time. a man with motor neurone disease begins his high court challenge to overturn the ban on assisted dying. and the duke and duchess of cambridge take the family on a four day tour of eastern europe. and coming up in the sport on bbc news — gold for great britain at the world para athletics championships. olivia breen wins gold in the women's t38 long jump. good afternoon, and welcome to the bbc news at one. the second round of formal talks on britain's departure from the eu got under way this morning in brussels. the brexit secretary david davis said it was "time to get down to business", and that the priority was to decide the rights of british and eu citizens in each others countries. the eu says there has to be substantial progress on this and on a financial settlement and the issue of the irish border before talks on t

the government confirms the routes for the second phase of the high speed rail project, north of birmingham. the government has now confirmed new homes on a housing estate near sheffield, will have to be demolished. this isn't going to benefit south yorkshire one bit. just them down south, that is the only thing that will benefit. if we have the capacity of the future we need express trains off existing mainlines to create more space in birmingham, leeds four commuter trains in to get freight off the roads and rail. we'll be hearing from residents who'll be affected, and business leaders who welcome the new routes. the other main stories on bbc news at 5. the education secretary announces an extra £1.3 billion in funding for schools, over the next two years. the additional investment we are announcing today will be the biggest improvement in the school funding system for well over a decade. round two. a fresh round of talks in brussels on the uk's departure from the eu — the brexit secretary says it's time to get down to business. a terminally ill man takes his case to the high court — to t

in birmingham? absolutely. he made an appointment and they didn't turn up.had made effort to wake up early, which was unusual for him, and they didn't turn up, and that really disappointed him, and he felt sort of demoralised about it. i think then the recruiters came in and they gave him something else to make a difference and that was in syria. so i could have actually, at that point, if i had known at the time how important it was, i knew it was something he wanted to do, but i didn't know how significant it was, i could have gone with him and said, right, we'll do this together, let's look for an alternative. but i missed the opportunity, u nfortu nately. let's talk about islam in all of this. you are a committed muslim, i think you converted yourself when you were 19... that's correct. you were brought up in wales. you married an algerian man and together you had children, including rasheed, and you brought them up as muslims. did rasheed as a teenager, especially in the last year and a half, did he have fierce theological arguments with you ? do you th

sima kotecha, bbc news, birmingham.oming up shortly will be the film review, but first here's click. vegas, home to casinos. elvis, sort of. superfast knot—tying. wide open spaces. limos. the strip. and this week, the largest hack—fest on the planet. if there's one week of stuff in vegas that isn't staying in vegas, it's this week's bsides, black hat and notorious def con gatherings. this is the week where hackers rub up against law enforcers and everyone peeks over each other‘s shoulders and networks. so, let's get straight into the action. and for our first act of the show. daniel here has got an extra piece of software running allowing him to hear what's being typed on the other end of a skype call. so how does it work? the software during a skype call learns how your keyboard sounds like and if you later during the call type something sensitive, like a password or e—mail, we can understand what you've typed using machine learning algorithms. this is because each key has a unique fingerprint based on the position of

june kelly, bbc news, birmingham.land, air and sea links with their gulf neighbour qatar, accusing it of supporting jihadi groups. now they say qatar has failed to grasp the gravity of the situation, and further measures will follow. but qatar's foreign minister has told the bbc they won't give in. frank gardner reports. in a cairo palace in the egyptian capital today a crisis meeting to discuss the issue of qatar. foreign ministers from four arab countries have accused qatar of supporting terrorism which it denies. they've cut ties and slapped sanctions on qatar, to no avail. we can not have a country like qatar that is an ally, militarily and in the gcc and in the arab league, and that hosts an air base from which planes take off to fight isis and daesh — i mean, al-qaeda and at the same time it turns a blind eye to terrifying who operate openly in qatar. the gulf state of qatar stands accused of using its vast wealth from gas to back islamist movements all over the middle east and of allowing extremist preachers to

the teenage grime artist from birmingham had fans all over the country.is 18th birthday. a row over a girl spiralled into a fight and then his rival pulled a knife and plunged it into his heart. seven hours later, depzman, real namejoshua ribera, was dead. i sayjoshua, not depzman. not a grime mc. becausejoshua is my little boy. now his mum alison goes into schools and uses her son's name, fame and death to drive home the consequences of carrying knives. we're not showing these children's faces because they have been permanently excluded from mainstream schools. every single time his heart stopped, he fought back and fought back seven heart attacks. but on the morning of the 21st of september at 5:58am, my son gave up on life and he died. we were given unique access to this class, part of city of birmingham school which looks after excluded children. at the entrance there is a scanner to stop any weapons coming in. why do you think someone is going to carry a knife on the street as a weapon? to protect yourself from others. and today the pupils are also h

the winners of contracts to build the new high speed rail line between london and birmingham have been announced by the government. the final section of the route will be revealed this afternoon. a terminally ill man, who hopes to overturn the ban on assisted dying, is having his case heard at the high court. ido i do not want to die very slowly of suffocation and being semiconscious until i am in a position where, you know, i don't even know what is going on. the duke and duchess of cambridge have arrived in warsaw with prince george and princess charlotte for a five day tour of poland and germany. and in the next hour, do you communicate using one of these? it's world emoji day, and to celebrate the popularity of the animated icons. we'll be looking at how they have changed the way we communicate. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the second round of formal talks on britain's departure from the eu got under way this morning in brussels. the brexit secretary david davis said it was time to get down to business, and that the priority was to decide the rights of british and eu cit

birmingham, carrying school pupils on a schooltrip. -- a38.ading into birmingham, the crash happened. we're told there were 26 people on board, 2a of them children, and we have had it confirmed one teenage girl has been killed. -- a 1a—year—old girl has died after a crash involving a minibus and a lorry on the a38 in birmingham. the vehicle was carrying 21 school pupils on a field—trip. vehicle was carrying 21 school pupils on a field-trip. another teenage girl is in hospital, other children on board were treated for minor injuries. in the last hour and a half since we have been here, we have seen some of the children coming out with their parents, very distressed clearly by what has happened, this is a close—knit rural community. a profound sense of shock at the moment. so far, no comment from the school, not able to make a statement at this time. but we do know that the rest of the children we re know that the rest of the children were brought back to the school after the accident and since then have been collected by their pa rents. have be

contracts have been awarded for the first phase of the project, between london and birmingham.s are worth more than £6 billion. that, says the government, will bring in 16,000 jobs, but already six years in the planning, the first trains won't be operational until 2026, by which time 300,000 passengers will be riding on the new network each day. overcrowding and overcapacity on the existing network is why its backers say hs2 is essential. no contradiction, says the government, that it's spending billions on infrastructure at a time when public sector pay is still capped at 1%. we have a situation today where the railways around our big cities are congested. where there is not enough space for the freight service. if we are going to have the capacity we need for the future, we will have to get the express trains off those lines, create more space in london, birmingham, manchester and leeds for commuter trains and more space to get freight off the roads and on to rail. large swathes of woodland, farmland and some villages will have to make way for the new line. more controversial

the route of the new hs2 rail line north of birmingham has been announced, and some new homes near sheffield have to be demolished. a terminally ill man has begun a high court battle for the right to die when he chooses. we have a special report from eastern ukraine, where the misery continues for thousands of people, as a ceasefire between russian separatists and ukrainian forces evaporates. these trenches are just a0 or 50 yards from the russian backed forces on the other side, just over the wall here. that's why nobody speaks loudly in this place. and it's a family state visit to poland for the duke and duchess of cambridge. and coming up in sportsday on bbc news... it's raining british golds at the world para athletics championships. hannah cockroft wins the 800 metres t34 final, while sophie kamlish triumphs in the 100 metre tim. schools in england are to get £1.3 billion extra funding, over the next two years, but the money will be diverted from other parts of the education budget. there have been protests by head teachers, and disquiet from some conservative mps, that schools have bee

bags of rubbish pile up on the streets of birmingham birmingham as workers step up their industrial action from the garage. the bbc understands that at least 60 high—rise buildings, which used insulation and cladding similar to grenfell tower, have failed a new fire safety test. the test is seen as more thorough than previous ones, as more materials were analysed together for the first time. so far, just nine of the buildings which failed have been identified. they're in salford in greater manchester, where the local council is asking for help from central government to meet the cost of replacements. ministers will publish the full test findings shortly, as dan johnson reports. while those touched by grenfell wait for a full picture of how this fire spread, other residents in other towers are nervous, wondering if they're safe. these blocks in salford, nine of them, are among the 60 across england we understand will be declared a risk after failing the latest tests. the thought of you not being safe when you're sleeping in bed of a night—time, thinking that that's not safe, do you know? it

also from birmingham to manchester. also from birmingham to manchester.ham to show —— sheffield. big decisions this morning. that is why it is important. so many people want to know the answers. the case of a terminally ill man who wants to change the law in england and wales so a doctor is allowed to help him die returns to the high court today. noel conway, who has motor neurone disease, is beginning a legal challenge to the ban on assisted dying, saying he wants the right to choose how he dies. 0ur medical correspondent, fergus walsh, reports. noel conway increasingly relies on a ventilator to help him breathe. his chest muscles are gradually getting weaker. 0nce fit and active, motor neuron disease has already robbed him of the ability to walk. as the condition progresses, he fears becoming entombed in his body. i will be quadriplegic. in fact, i could be virtually catatonic. i'll be conceivably in a locked—in syndrome. that to me would be a living hell. that prospect is just not one i can accept. mr conway came to a preliminary high court hearing in

june kelly, bbc news, birmingham. the headlines on bbc news...ver the running of parts of kensington and chelsea council after criticism of the way it's handled the aftermath of the grenfell tower fire. as knife crime becomes one of the biggest challenges facing police forces across the country, officers are falling dann calling for a change in attitude and behaviour. a disabled refugee who was beaten to death and set on fire outside his home was repeatedly failed by the police, a report finds. in a moment, volvo becomes the first major car maker to say it will phase out petrol and diesel—only cars in two years' time. sport now, and a full round up from the bbc sport centre. including everything that has happened at wimbledon today! we will come to that in a moment. but in the last 15 minutes or so... the british and irish lions have named an unchanged side for their deciding test against new zealand on saturday in auckland. coach warren gatland has kept faith with the team that levelled the series in wellington last weekend. so here it is... lia

of birmingham.ingham. thank you forjoining us. what a week and what a forjoining us. what a week and what 324 forjoining us. what a week and what a 2k hours! what of the white house looked like at the moment? chaos. the watchword you will get from trump and his loyalists is stability, everything is sorted out, but the fact is that the immediate cause of this is the new appointment of anthony scaramucci, a man with no communications experience, and the president has excepted that, but instead of chastising anthony scaramucci over the insults of priebus, but trump has not only decided to dismiss priebus, not even giving staff a week to make the transition. this comes 2a hours after the white house failed to get through its major piece of edges they should, be rescinded a and of 0bama careful. this federal budget coming up in september, and rather than deal with this, trump is going into his bunker, surrounding himself with family, anthony scaramucci and people like generaljohn kelly. what's the appeal

in birmingham township we've got construction coming today to birmingham road.re going to shut it down one day special from 9:00 until 3:00 as they do some emergency pipe replacement. so i would just stay down on britton's bridge road to get around the birmingham road closure from 9:00 until 3:00 today. i think we might need some pipe replacement along city avenue route one where it turns into township line road near overbrook at rolling road. there was a water main break there so one lane is blocked. it is passable but i would expect delays there as you travel by the ross dress for less. better news though on the main line where 30 lancaster avenue has reopened. that gas main break from the overnight has been patched. meanwhile sounds like this isn't going to be opened for awhile. yesterday they closed the valley green road bridge because of some emergency structural deficiencies there. mill road is the way to go instead. closed yesterday. we don't know when it's going to reopen. let's quickly check our turnpike construction zones, the ones eastbound approachin

sima kotecha, bbc news, birmingham. stay with us on bbc news.e first country to produce and sell marijuana legally for recreational use. the flamboyant italian fashion designer gianni versace has been shot dead in florida. the multi—millionaire was gunned down outside his home in the exclusive south beach district of miami. emergency services across central europe are stepping up their efforts to contain the worse floods this century. nearly 100 people have been killed. broadway is traditionally called the "great white way" by americans, but tonight it is completely blacked out. it is a timely reminder to all americans of the problems that the energy crisis has brought to them. 200 years ago today, a huge parisian crowd stormed the bastille prison — the first act of the revolution which was to topple the french monarchy. today, hundreds of thousands throng the champs—elysees for the traditional military parade. finally, fairy penguins have been staggering ashore and collapsing after gorging themselves on a huge shoal of their favourite food, pil

looking at places like birmingham, 70,000 people in birmingham giving to school is not near them.his report yesterday, very difficult. talking about hundreds of foreign teachers to be recruited to fill the 93p- teachers to be recruited to fill the gap. foreign teachers means more immigration, which we're trying to keep on top of. as the prime minister repeatedly said, we need to get the net migration targets in place. they will have to introduce exemption for teachers. essential services, similar story with essential nhs workers. many of them come from outside britain. the health service would collapse without them. part of the problem, which is not the main focus of this story. the issue of teacher's pay. why young british graduates are not interested injoining the teaching profession. 0rjoining it, or leaving within five years. not staying with it for their whole life. pain conditions were not great. the number of teachers standing as candidates against the conservatives in the election demonstrating the scale of the problem the conservatives have on that front. the advantage of

sima kotecha, bbc news, birmingham. now on bbc news it's time for witness. hello.ings. welcome to witness here at the british library in london. this month, we have another five people have witnessed extraordinary moment so sad. we will be talking about the legalisation of homosexuality in britain, 50 years ago. they breakthrough for when in the men's world of racing, and in a moment, the russian ballet star, rudolf nureyev, who defected to the west. but first we go back to a turning point for china. china was wrapped in a civil war between communists and their opposers. i never even thought about joining communists and their opposers. i never even thought aboutjoining the commenters. translation: i am 99 years old, and they still have not changed my mind about that. —— joining the communists will stop the country was wea k communists will stop the country was weak and divided. for most people, life was wretched. someone had to rescue china from these miserable conditions. there were two men willing to try. one was the leader of the nationalist troops. the other wa

a 14—year—old schoolgirl ona trip birmingham.ar—old schoolgirl on a trip lost her life. 20 other teenagers and three teachers were in the coach with when it was in collision with a dustbin lorry. next of kin have been informed and i've got special officers deployed with the family to support them at this very difficult time. —— support them. with bidding was contact with staffordshi re them. with bidding was contact with staffordshire police. we are liaising with the head teacher at thejohn taylor liaising with the head teacher at the john taylor high liaising with the head teacher at thejohn taylor high school and all releva nt thejohn taylor high school and all relevant support is being provided by the school and by our colleagues. this village was in mourning today. the girl was on a trip from john taylor high school. it is understood year 9 taylor high school. it is understood year9and year12 taylor high school. it is understood year 9 and year 12 pupils were on an art excursion. the school issued a statement, read by a polic

sima kotecha, bbc news, birmingham. an incident with british rider mark cavendish. peter sagan appeared to elbow mark cavendish into the barriers as they approached the finish, sending cavendish crashing to the ground. he received medical treatment before getting back on his bike and crossing the line. race leader and fellow britain 6eraint thomas was involved in an earlier pile—up but retains the leader's yellow jersey. it's day two at wimbledon, and the top seeds in this year's draw have made it safely through to the next round. novak djokovic wasn't on court long — his opponent retired. and the top seed in the women's draw, angelique kerber, won in straight sets. but for many, today's star attraction was this year's favourite — seven—time winner roger federer. our sports correspondentjoe wilson is there for us this evening. if you had a ticket for centre court today, settling in for a feast, you ended up with more of a snack, roger federer and novak djokovic, their opponents couldn't last. maybe those players shouldn

. 0f itself with the uk base in birmingham.ave to look at global lease it's a good reflection as to how the global economy is doing and recovering and if you look at the bigger pictures the globe, despite what president trump likes to say about america, the global economy isn't to be that bad and hsbc reflects that. thank you, justin. he will be back reviewing our stories in the papers. let's talk about the last few days because apparently the world ‘s best hackers have been gathering. and if you want to get kudos from the hacking elite, the best way to do that is with a daring on—stage demo. and this year, one team took on a challenge — it cracked open a leading—brand safe using a cheap robot. 0ur north america technology reporter dave lee has more. the rest of the 100 people in here all expecting this team to hack at safe. they are looking kind of nervous up safe. they are looking kind of nervous up there! and will focus about a million combinations, 100 times 100 times 100, this produces that from 1 million down to about 100

in birmingham, the business secretary put batteries at the heart of his industrial strategy.arch, development, application and manufacture of energy storage technologies, and specifically battery storage, is a huge opportunity for the energy sector and the automotive sector alike. catching up with big chinese firms, like the makers of this car will be tough. they have had years of huge support from their government. but batteries of all sizes will be needed. this one, near leighton buzzard, holds energy generated by wind powerfor the national grid. our washing will play a part in the future energy system. people will be offered cheap power to clean their clothes when solar energy is plentiful on a sunny day. even fridges of the future will play a part in the energy system. when there's a surge in demand on the grid, an internet signal will ask your fridge to switch off for a few moments. if enough people are switching off, it will save a power station being built, and in turn, it will save you some cash. there is a massive opportunity now to go from a system where the only jo

piles and piles of rubbish strewn across some of birmingham's streets.ince the rubbish was collected. we have seen a rat over there yesterday, absolutely disgraceful. four weeks now it's been here, absolutely terrible. so we pay all our money, council tax and they won't come and get it, give the binmen what they want. just get these bins gone. it's not fair on the kids, the kids can't even play out any more because of the vermin. it's disgusting, we come out of our house and it stenches of rotten food, it's horrible. while the stench from this pile of rubbish here really is unbearable, not sure if you can see or not, but there are flies everywhere. and with this strike due to carry on until september, for people living on this street, the smell is going to get worse. since earlier this month, bin workers have been striking for two hours every day over changes to their shift patterns and plans to cut the number of supervisorjobs. from today, they'll be striking for three hours a day. they say the proposed changes will lead to staff being paid thousands of

last year's show was held in birmingham and, this year, it moves to the echo arena in liverpool. the 17th in front of an audience of some 11,000 people, the before ront of an audience the before i >nt of an audience the before i go, >f an audience the before i go, the | audience the before i go, the pairings ze the before i go, the pairings for the before i go, the pairings for the open later this week i read and rory mcilory has been paired with world number one dustin johnson. mcilroy has missed the cut in three of the last four tournaments. that is over now but had to the website for all of the day's top sports stories and i will have more for you in the next hour. thank you. a woman whose sister and mother were shot by her stepfather at the family farm in surrey has returned to the scene of their deaths. 82—year—old john lowe murdered his wife christine and step—daughter lucy lee in 2014. police had returned his shotguns to him before he killed them. noel phillips reports. it's exactly the same. it's a very eerie. it's almost like expecting something to happen. my heart is ju

sima kotecha, bbc news, birmingham.hers greeted them at the famous brandenburg gate in berlin. earlier in the day, they met with the german chancellor, angela merkel.

he's in our birmingham studio.t says we need this treaty is anderson. —— transition. will this provide the soft landing for business? i don't think so, but it is an improvement. it is a belief that the chancellor and the business secretary seem to be exerting themselves. it is my understanding that, what is potentially an offer, we actually stay within the european union effectively for three years, fully observing all the bills, the court ofjustice fully observing all the bills, the court of justice and fully observing all the bills, the court ofjustice and all the rest of it. but of course, we are not in it, so we it. but of course, we are not in it, so we have no influence over the way the rules are cast. i think there is an enormous amount of confusion still in government about this transitional period, the immigration minister seems to think it involves control over freedom of movement. minister seems to think it involves control overfreedom of movement. i think other members of the government accept they will

contracts have just been awarded for the first phase of hs2 between london and birmingham, worth nearlyl not open for another nine years. there's been another big hs2 announcement today, several years late. they have finally put out the route that goes from birmingham up to manchester on one side and sheffield and leeds on the other. it goes right through this brand—new housing estate. in fact, right through ben's house. we have been told that the route will cut through from the show houses, through my property and through my neighbour's property. we were not told this when we bought the house. why build a housing estate and then knock it down? we are short of houses anyway. where do we then move to? just over the road, the line could also cut through karen's farm. we spoke to her last year, and she was livid. i am not moving anywhere. i will fight this until death. today, i'm gutted, to think that we have put all this, over 40 odd years into what we've got... you were fuming last time we were here. what has happened since then? have they been to see you? no, nothing. too much gone into

piles and piles of rubbish strewn across some of birmingham's streets. the rubbish was collected. we have seen a rat over there yesterday, absolutely disgraceful. four weeks now it's been here, absolutely terrible. so we pay all our money, council tax and they won't come and get it, give the binmen what they want. just get these bins gone. it's not fair on the kids, the kids can't even play out any more because of the vermin. it's disgusting, we come out of our house and it stenches of rotten food, it's horrible. while the stench from this pile of rubbish here really is unbearable, not sure if you can see or not, but there are flies everywhere. and with this strike due to carry on until september, for people living on this street, the smell is going to get worse. since earlier this month, bin workers have been striking for two hours every day over changes to their shift patterns and plans to cut the number of supervisorjobs. from today, they'll be striking for three hours a day. they say the proposed changes will lead to staff being paid thousands of pou