day 2a chris buckler in the coast of lampedusa.usa. forthose onboard, more frustration that a vessel carrying 42 migrants is not allowed to dock. italian authorities made a second visit onboard and the captain reiterated her plea to let the migrants of her boat. we declared a state of necessity because the psychological situation and the humanitarian condition has been worsening so much that i cannot guarantee the safety of the rescue people anymore onboard a vessel. originally migrants were onboard. 11 we re originally migrants were onboard. 11 were taken of the vessel by the italian coastguard due to health concerns. they were rescued from a rubber boat more than two weeks ago, they been sailing back and forth off they been sailing back and forth off the coast of italy's southernmost island ever since. but italian authorities had already warned they would be imposing heavy fines and impound the ship if sea watch three entered its waters. and italy's interior minister, matteo salvini, expressed his anger. this time with a series o

chris buckler reports.ne of fire but little could have prepared them for the carnage they discovered inside this local government building. the office workers were finishing up for the weekend when one of their colleagues walked in and started firing shot after shot, indiscriminately killing a dozen people. they said to stay and wait until the cops got there and let us come out. there was probably about 20 of us in an office, crammed in. we barricaded the door. for those that managed to escape the relief was obvious, as others were airlifted to hospital. so far the only explanation that has been offered for all of these deaths and injuries is that the gunman was a disgruntled employee. the suspect, and this will be the only time we announce his name, is dewayne craddock. at a news conference, the authorities were determined to focus on the victims, not their killer. one had worked for the city of virginia beach for more than four decades, another for just 11 weeks. this was a long—term lack of any other ter

laura: our north america correspondent chris buckler is in brownsville, texas, on the u.s. border, and i spoke with him earlier. chris, you are right by the rio grande, where oscar and varia ramirez died. how are people reacting? chris: people here are used to the idea of famies taking chances to get to america. they are used to people taking risks. nonetheless, that image has g simp a huge power to shock. and it has shocked people, absolutely no doubt about that, particularly those who friends, who know people who come and work on the other side of the border, who crossed the border every single day. you take a look behind me --ok hrough the bars of this barrier, you can see the illegal -- you can see the legal border crossing. that is where many people go from one side to the other. of course in 't isnt an option for those who are trying to claim asylum in america very often. below it you see the river. it is there, a parof that river, that oscar ramirez and his daughter drowned. it is that which is shocking repeople, that they know w this happened, the fact that they can

jane: chris buckler. late today the house passed the senate bill aimed at addressing at least part of the migrant crisis, and that is on the president's desk. today was the last day of the supreme court's term, and with it came two major rulings.el itered a blow to the trump administration by not allowing their plans to include aut question aitizenship on the u.s. census, at least for -- the court also rejected efforts to rein in the contentious practice of manipulating electoral district boundies, also known as gerrymandering. earlier i spoke to former advisor to george w. bush ron christie, whosh was in gton for us. let's talk about the census, first of all. why does this feed into the immigration row, and how big a blow is it to the trump onministration? ron: good evenin again to you. the united states constitution says every 10 yes we have to have a physical count of the number of people herhe united states. notice that i used the word "people" and not "citizens." this has an important impact on congr

chris buckler on the us—mexico border.ead more about our coverage of this issue on our website. as well as the full story on the tragic deaths of oscar martinez ramirez and his daughter, we have links to articles giving you some statistics and facts about the migrant families who try to make the journey into the us from latin america. the first of two big debates between all twenty democrat us presidential hopefuls is under way in miami. half the candidates are debating on wednesday, followed by the other half on thursday. our correspondent, jane o'brien joins us now from miami. we have just seen the human cost of the problems on the border, it's been debated in washington, and now been debated in washington, and now been debated in washington, and now been debated by your tonight. —— where you are tonight. as a sign about how intractable this problem is that none of the characters on stage have really got any answer for it. they were asked by the moderators what would they do on day one of presidency to tackle the immigra

chris buckler, bbc news.—right afd party has failed to win mayoral run—off election in the southeastern town of goerlitz. it would have been the group's first mayoral victory, but it was defeated by angela merkel‘s centre—right christian democrats. the afd registered high levels of support in the town — which has become famous as a movie backdrop, but which suffers from high unemployment. in sudan, the deposed president, omar al—bashir, has been charged with appropriation of foreign currency. he was driven to present in his first public appearance in months. israel's prime minister benjamin neta nyahu has unveiled a new settlement in the occupied golan heights, named after us president donald trump. the strategic plateau was seized by israel from syria during the 1967 six day war, in a move never recognised by the international community. the inauguration of the town of trump heights, comes after the us president recently recognized israeli's claim on the territory. five candidates hoping to take over from th

chris buckler, bbc news.een charged with the murder of an 18 year—old man, who was stabbed in wandsworth in south london on friday. police say mohammed nadir dafallah who's 18, along with a 17—year—old boy, will appear at wimbledon magistrates' court tomorrow. hundreds of people in a town in lincolnshire, who've left their homes because of flooding, have been told they won't be able to return until wednesday at the earliest. with more heavy rain forecast in the coming days, there are fears the river steeping, in wainfleet will burst its banks again, after overflowing last week. luxmy gopal reports. after four days of flooding, the town of wainfleet is still at the mercy of its river's flood defences. hundreds of people have had to leave their homes. both myself and my neighbours both stood here and watched it slowly creep up and as we watched it, the police arrived and said, you need to get things together and consider evacuation. many businesses are at a standstill. i've got a lot of tyres upstairs. most of

chris buckler, bbc news, washington.s president recep tayyip erdogan has suffered a major political setback after his party's candidate failed to win the powerful role of mayor of istanbul. the contest was a re—run of the original ballot — declared void by the authorities in march after complaints from mr erdogan‘s party. mark lowen reports from istanbul. they roared, notjust in victory but in celebration that their turkey still exists. chanting. an opposition that's waited 25 years to control istanbul, but long felt incapable of success, savoured its moment. ekrem imamoglu has brought in the hope they craved with his optimistic message, rebuffing attacks with smiles and he won by a landslide. translation: i asked god for this result to bring good fortune to our nation in istanbul. he protected 100 years of democracy in this country. thank you, my fellow citizens. this result does not mean a new page, this means a new beginning for istanbul. as votes were counted, his victory was clear against a former prime minister wit

chris buckler, bbc news.om oxford is dr william blyth, an associate fellow on energy, environment and resources from the chatham house think tank. he's also the director of the independent energy research company, oxford energy associates. . thanks forjoining us. it seems almost unthinkable, almost the entire country without power. what may have happened? it's extraordinary, i've seen reports that it was a technical failure on one particular line coming down from the major hydro plant in the north of the country. this is sometimes the cause of some of these rolling blackouts, and we saw a similar eventin blackouts, and we saw a similar event in the north—east us for example, where a blackout in one area can cascade through the system and cause huge areas to be blacked out. it has gone across national borders, so there's no concept of a national grid here. it's really across the whole region. yes, there is regional interconnection. if one pa rt is regional interconnection. if one part of the system goes down,

chris buckler, bbc news.ing to take over from theresa may as the leader of britain's governing conservative party and as prime minister have taken part in theirfirst televised debate. the frontrunner, boris johnson, did not appear, his lectern standing empty. the discussion between the other five candidates was dominated by brexit. he turned up. so did he. i don't think there is any point to these debates without boris? very much, yes. five of the tory candidates vying to be the next prime minister. arriving for the first tv debate. but the front runner decided to skip it. they had an empty podium and the picture, but borisjohnson wasn't there. he thought this crowded stage would be too blue on blue, a bust—up between politicians from the same party. which it was. and brexit dominated, of course. just a second, michael. we must allow parliament to vote. give ourselves a shot at the best... we cannot leave unless parliament votes for it. you would buckle. you have said you will take no deal off the table and d

chris buckler, bbc news, washington.ow of attitudes and opinions in ten countries in the middle east and north africa as part of a survey conducted by bbc arabic. here's nawal al maghafi. from here in iraq to algeria, sudan and yemen, our survey spoke to over 25,000 people from across the middle east and north africa. and the result — a fascinating insight into how people feel and think in the region today. england's women are through to the next stage of the football world cup. with all the details and the rest of the sport, let'sjoinjohn watson at the bbc sport centre. good evening. england are into the quarterfinals of the women's world cup after a 3—0 victory over cameroon in valonciennes. manager phil neville said he was ashamed by the behaviour of the opposition following a string of incidents in the match. katie gornall reports. so far, every step has gone to plan for england, but now the heat turns up a notch, and when it comes to knockout football, there's always one thought lingering in the background. the odds

chris buckler, bbc news, washington.een arrested over a homophobic attack against two women in london. melania geymonat and her partner chris were passengers on a night bus when a group began harassing them and asking them to kiss. four other males aged between 15 and 18 are being questioned on suspicion of robbery and aggravated grievous bodily harm. the actor olivia colman and tv adventurer bear grylls are among the famous names recognised in the queen's birthday honours list. theyjoin hundreds of members of the public who receive awards for the contribution to their community. lizo mzimba's report contains some flash photography. academy award winner olivia colman says she's thrilled to have been made a commander of the order of the british empire for services to drama. now is the winter of our discontent... simon russell beale has received a knighthood for his acting work. # take an eye for an eye... in the world of music, performer and actor alfie boe becomes an obe for services to music and charity. while the gramm

our washington correspondent chris buckler reports.ing backed away from military strikes, america is trying to show it is not afraid of conflict with iran. officials say they launched cyber attacks, which they claim disabled iranian systems controlling rockets and missile launchers, exactly the kind of hardware that was responsible for shooting down an american drone over the gulf. with tehran showing off the wreckage and president trump threatening iran with obliteration if this ends up in confrontation, the international community is increasingly worried. everybody must keep nerves of steel. it is absolutely essential to avoid any form of escalation. the world cannot afford a major confrontation in the gulf. the british foreign minister andrew murrison has been meeting diplomats in tehran, trying to urge calm and diplomacy. but there seems little appetite for that in the iranian parliament, where they chanted, "death to america". meanwhile, with its build—up of military might in the gulf, the us appears to be doing all it can to demo

chris buckler in texas, thank you.a man accused of stabbing a passenger to death on a train in surrey has been shown cctv footage of the attack. lee pomeroy was killed as he travelled with his teenage son between guildford and london in january. darren pencille denies murder. sarah walton reports from the old bailey. it was meant to be a fun trip to celebrate his upcoming birthday. but neither lee pomeroy, nor his son, could know what was about to happen. boarding the same carriage was 36—year—old darren pencille. the pair are seen in a dispute, before lee pomeroy follows mr pencille into the adjoining carriage, where their altercation continues — both shouting and gesticulating. the jury was then shown more footage of the pair struggling with each other, in what police describe as a quick and frenzied attack, lasting just 25 seconds, in which lee pomeroy suffered 18 knife wounds. he was bleeding heavily as he staggered to a nearby seat. mr pencille is then seen picking up his phone and sunglasses before leaving the tr

chris buckler, bbc news. let's take a look at some of the day's other news. the israeli prime minister, sara netanyahu, has admitted she misused public funds and agreed to pay the state $15,000. under a plea deal with prosecutors, more serious fraud charges against her were dropped. yolande knell reports from jerusalem. although she was smiling in court, this long—running case has been humiliating for sara neta nyahu and reinforced public perceptions that her family lived a lavish lifestyle. mrs netanyahu was originally charged with ordering in hundreds of restaurant meals with around £80,000, paid for with public funds and that wasn't allowed because the prime minister's residence employs a cook. under her final plea agreement she admitted intentionally exploding the mistake of a member of staff. prosecutors dropped the more serious offence of fraud but she will be left with a criminal record. meanwhile, the prime minister still faces his own legal troubles. three corruption cases in which he denies wrongdoing. he faces a pre—trial hearing weeks after anothe

chris buckler, bbc news, virginia beach.ould possibly be up to eight vessels, and four have apparently been intercepted with around 30 people on board. last month, a record 140 migrants crossed the channel. from today private tenants in england will no longer have to pay letting agents fees when they sign up to rent a property. the new rules, announced in 2016 by the chancellor, have been described as the biggest change to the renting industry in decades. but there are warnings rents are already being pushed up as rental businesses try to claw back income. our business correspondent, katy austin, reports. today's changes affect letting agents, landlords and millions of private renters, like kirsty in coventry. this is what she had to pay on top of her first month's rent. application fee, that was 300. deposit, 895, i think it was. so, £120 to then renew the contract, to stay for another 12 months here. the fees charged to kirsty were fairly typical, but for years there have been complaints that some agents have been charging

chris buckler in washington.s been marked by the trooping the colour ceremony, with the duchess of sussex joining the parade in an open—top carriage. it's her first public appearance since the birth of her son four weeks ago. our royal correspondent, daniella relph reports. fanfare this week, she has hosted a president and remembered the sacrifice of d—day. today, the queen herself was celebrated on her official birthday. trooping the colour also saw a return to royal duties for the duchess of sussex. meghan rode in a carriage with her husband and the duchesses of cornwall and cambridge, for her first royal engagement since baby archie was born on the 6th of may. the american duchess did not take part in the state visit of the american president earlier in the week, because of the birth of her baby son. but officials say she chose to interrupt her maternity leave for this event, because it is a family moment in which she wanted to share. the queen has rarely missed a trooping the colour. hers is an expert eye on

chris buckler, bbc news, washington.dreds of climate change protesters have stormed an open cast coal mine in western germany, during a weekend of campaigning against fossilfuels. they ran through a police cordon after gathering at the garzweiler mine early on saturday. local residents worried about plans to expand the site were joined by teenage activists. gareth barlow has more. activist pour in where coal pours out. activists stormed the mind that produces 50 million tons of coal a year, others campout on train tracks, which they first occupied on friday, to prevent cole from leaving the site. translation: we want to block the infrastructure because we wa nt block the infrastructure because we want germany to phase out of the brown coal conversion, which is the most harmful for the environment. police clashed with the protesters, and the mine owners defended the operation. translation: these are violations of the law. that is unacceptable. these demonstrations are unnecessary, because we do not block the phasing out o

from washington, chris buckler reports.onald trump is choosing sanctions as his weapon, not force. but the us military remains primed and ready in the gulf, and while the president abandoned strikes on iranian targets on thursday, the countries still appear to be on a collision course, unless something changes. if the leadership of iran behaves badly, then it's going to be a very, very bad day for them. but hopefully, they are smart and hopefully they really care for their people, not themselves. and hopefully, we can get iran back onto an economic track that's fantastic. washington is putting further sanctions in place in an attempt to prevent iran developing nuclear weapons. tehran has already warned it is about to breach limits on the amount of enriched uranium it can stockpile, putting the future of the iran nuclear deal in doubt. by threatening the accord, they are trying to get america's allies to put pressure on president trump to relax the sanctions that are causing real pain for people in iran. translation: the eco

chris buckler, bbc news. let's get some of the day's other news.sident 0mar al—bashir has been charged with corruption and the illegal possession of foreign currency. he was driven in a heavily—armed convoy from prison to the prosecutor's office in what was his first appearance in public since he was removed from power in april. his trial is due to start next week. israel's prime minister benjamin neta nyahu has unveiled a new settlement in the occupied golan heights, named after us president donald trump. the strategic plateau was seized by israel from syria during the 1967 six day war, in a move never recognised by the international community. the inauguration of the town of trump heights, comes after the us president recently recognized israeli's claim on the territory. five candidates hoping to take over from theresa may as the leader of britain's governing conservative party and as prime minister have taken part in theirfirst televised debate. the frontrunner, boris johnson, did not appear, his lectern standing empty. the discussion between th

chris buckler reports.he employees who were finishing up their work on friday afternoon never had a chance to go home. the police say one of their long—time colleagues walked in and started shooting indiscriminately, killing a dozen people. they said to stay and wait until the cops got there and let us come out. there was probably about 20 of us in an office, crammed in. we barricaded the door. did you hear any gunshots? yes, we did. several people were wounded and had to be airlifted to hospital. the gunman is said to have made his way from floor to floor, shooting wildly, before being killed in an exchange of fire with police. an officer was also struck, but he was saved from serious injury because he was wearing a bullet—proof vest. we did recover additional weapons. the suspect, and this will be the only time we announce his name, is dewayne craddock. he was an engineer of public utilities, and was employed with that department for approximately 15 years. behind the cordons, police teams, the fbi and fo

chris buckler reporting. face party members in bournemouth, as they continue their campaigns to be the next tory leader and prime minister. the row over anti—semitism. more than 100 labour mps and peers demand thatjeremy corbyn overturns the decision to allow chris williamson back into the party. and england are a step closer to reaching their first women's world cup final, after beating norway to win a place in the semi—finals. a court has heard that a man accused of murdering a train passenger declared moments before stabbing him, "i'm going to kill this man." darren pencille denies murdering lee pomeroy on a guildford—to—london train in january. he doesn't deny stabbing mr pomeroy 18 times, but argues he was acting in self—defence. sarah walton has been at court today. thejury the jury heard from kayleigh carter, who was in the carriage at the time of the attack and saw the two men arguing. she said she heard too say she'd never dealt with anyone with special needs before and darren pencille shouted into h

chris buckler, bbc news, virginia beach.cers in belfast this afternoon. a bomb was found under a car at a golf club in the east of the city. the officer had been playing at the club and was preparing to leave. the club has been evacuated and other vehicles in the car park have been checked. the uk border force says it's dealing with a number of incidents following reports of boats carrying migrants off the coast of kent. the coastguard said they'd helped with nine vessels. last month a record 1a0 migrants crossed the english channel. the former former arsenal player jose antonio reyes has died in a car accident in spain at the age of 35. reyes spent three seasons at arsenal and was part of the famous "invincibles" side which won the 200a premier league title without a single defeat. he also had spells with atletico madrid, real madrid and sevilla. european champions saracens have retained their premiership title by beating exeter in a thrilling final at twickenham. saracens were 11 points behind in the second half, but the d

chris buckler, many thanks for the latest from washington.with the duke and duchess of cambridge to set up their own foundation. prince harry and meghan will break away from the royal foundation, which was founded in 2009. prince william and catherine will continue to work with the charity. and we will take an in—depth look at the papers with our reviewer, owen bennett. but let's just catch up with the weather. some big changes taking place in the weather over the next few days. hard to believe we're heading the third week ofjune

chris buckler there.estions from conservative party members tonight — in the second official hustings of the leadership campaign. mrjohnson is promising changes to the immigration system if he becomes prime minister. mr hunt says he will cancel the student fee debts of young entrepreneurs who start businesses. our political correspondent ben wright reports. campaigns all at sea. bothjeremy hunt and boris johnson dropped in on the isle of wight today. boris not here yet? or can i plant this flag on the island? which has a population roughly the same as the number of tory party members. can i kiss granny? the people who will actually pick the next prime minister. the candidates making all sorts of policy promises and today jeremy hunt said he would scrap tuition fee debt for some graduates. i want to encourage our brightest and best young graduates to get out there and do what bill gates did, what mark zuckerberg did, create the great companies of the future. so, my plan says if you're going to take a risk,

chris buckler, bbc news, washington.cials are investigating the deaths of three hospital patients in manchester and liverpool, following an outbreak of listeria, which has been linked to pre—packed sandwiches. three other people are seriously ill. production at the factory where the sandwiches were made has been stopped. public health england says the risk to the public is low. we hope there will be no more cases. one of the problems with his particular infection is the long incubation period. it can be three or four weeks. in terms of the numbers, we are just watching. the head of the international monetary fund has warned that the world's financial system could be significantly disrupted by giant technology firms. christine lagarde said the financial system's payment and settlement arrangements risk being controlled by a handful of tech companies with products based on big data and artificial intelligence. ms lagarde was speaking on the sidelines of a meeting injapan of g20 finance ministers. tech firms, very large one

chris buckler, bbc news, virginia beach.the channel and one further vessel was recovered near east sussex. the home secretary said the number of people crossing the channel is deeply concerning. last month a record 140 migrants crossed the english channel. a team of eight mountaineers, including three britons, has gone missing on its way to the nanda devi peak in the himalayas. the expedition — led by experienced british climber martain moran — failed to return to base camp yesterday after attempting to reach the 7,000 metre peak. a rescue team searching for the group have struggled to find them due to bad weather. more than 30 people have been arrested as thousands of hell‘s angels bikers take part in a three—day event to mark the club‘s 50th anniversary in the uk. the arrests were made on suspicion of drugs offences and possession of offensive weapons. the hell‘s angels euro run in sussex and surrey marks the creation of the first branch of the california—based motorcycle club in the uk. the former former arsenal player, j

chris buckler, bbc news, virginia beach.s 13 boats. four have apparently been intercepted, with around 30 people on board. people protesting against lgbt lessons at a primary school in birmingham have been banned from gathering outside its gates by a high court injunction. birmingham city council made the application after more than two months of demonstrations at anderton park school. the education secretary, damian hinds, said it would allow parents to "continue peaceful discussions with staff". 3a people have been arrested at a rally of thousands of hells angels bikers in sussex and surrey on suspicion of drugs offences and possession of offensive weapons. twelve people have been charged. the hells angels euro run, in sussex and surrey, marks the creation of the first branch of the california—based motorcycle club in the uk 50 years ago. the procession will begin at pease pottage, near crawley, and end in brighton. earlier this week, surrey and sussex police were granted powers to stop and search people within a designate

chris buckler, bbc news.harged with the murder of an 18—year—old man, who was stabbed in wandsworth in south london on friday. police say mohammed nadir dafallah who's 18, along with a 17—year—old boy, will appear at wimbledon magistrates' court tomorrow. the restaurant chain wahaca, has changed its policy on walk outs, after a waiter was told to foot part of his customer's bill when they left without paying. a furious diner took to social media to highlight the issue. in response, the company confirmed that waiters would no longer have to pay any element of the bill when this happens. hundreds of people in a town in lincolnshire, who've left their homes because of flooding, have been told they won't be able to return until wednesday at the earliest. with more heavy rain forecast in the coming days, there are fears the river steeping, in wainfleet will burst its banks again, after overflowing last week. luxmy gopal reports. after four days of flooding, the town of wainfleet is still at the mercy of its river'

chris buckler, bbc news, washington.now by dr leslie vinjamuri, head of the us and americas programme at chatham house. good to have you with us again on bbc news. the obvious proposition to put here is that donald trump has achieved his objective. he didn't really wa nt achieved his objective. he didn't really want these tariffs because of us trade, but now he has got mexico to work to reduce immigration. the aim is to keep those migrants that wa nt to aim is to keep those migrants that want to across the board and apply for asylum, while they are doing that, the agreement now is that they will remain in mexico, and mexico can takea will remain in mexico, and mexico can take a much harder line on its southern border with guatemala by employing an extra 6000 troops. the focus is on security, hard measures to control migration, and that is potentially, and we have to wait and see, potentially a really immediate fix to a very real problem. 133,000 migrants cross that border and were apprehended in the last month, but the l

chris buckler there.ic attack against two lesbians in london. melania gimoanat, and her partner chris were passengers on a night bus when a group began harassing them and asking them to kiss. four other males aged between 15 and 18 were questioned on suspicion of robbery and aggravated grievous bodily harm. all of those arrested have been bailed until earlyjuly. a man who was found in a critical condition at a murder scene earlier this week in salford — has died. the 31—year—old man was taken to hospital after the body of 27—year—old regan tierney was discovered by police in walkden on wednesday. police say they are not searching for anyone else in connection with the deaths. a woman who was bitten by a dog in preston last friday has died. 55—year—old sharonjennings, was walking her own dog in the brookfield area of preston when she was attacked by another dog. she was taken to hospital on monday and died last night. police are making enquires to trace the dog involved and its owner. the queen's official

chris buckler, bbc news, virginia beach. first announced. it means tenants will no longer be billed for things like viewings, credit checks or setting up a tenancy. but there are warnings rents could be pushed up as a result, as landlords try to make up their lost income. time for a look at the weather with nick miller. i was contemplating putting a bit of sun cream on before i stepped outside this afternoon, would you advise it? very wise, there is strong sunshine across some parts of the uk and heat in some areas, too, especially into south—west england where it is the highest temperature at the uk has recorded so far this year, 26.2 at heathrow airport and temperature is still going up. so the heat very much there towards the south east and east anglia with the stronger sunshine, but a different story elsewhere. north wales, northern england, patchy rain so far and northern ireland and southern scotland. it will turn wetter overnight here is welcome in this area of heavy rain sweeps through pushing into parts of wales as

chris buckler, bbc news, washington.tional campaigners havejoined richard ratcliffe — outside the iranian embassy in london — to show solidarity with him — as his hunger strike over his detained wife's plight enters its eighth day. nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe is also on hunger strike in iran. she was jailed for 5 years in 2016 — after being convicted of spying, which she denies. richard ratcliffe spoke to us earlier. certainly increased tensions are never good for us, certainly we watch the news closely and we would be worried if things get too far, so i'm glad the minister will be trying to lobby both for the de—escalation of tensions and a chance for him to talk about nazanin's case. in terms of her condition she is still where she was. she is in the general ward with other women. some of the women are checking she is ok and certainly the clinic is starting to worry and keep checking on her. she was off to see the head of the prison clinic and they keep wanting to put her on a drip which she has refused to do. we are wai

chris buckler, bbc news, washington.rches could be encouraged to act as safe havens for young people at risk of becoming victims of knife crime. the plan will be discussed at next month's general synod of the church of england, where they'll consider whether churches should open their doors to vulnerable children after school. kathryn stanczyszyn has more. they have always been places of sanctuary, but could churches now become a bigger part of the fight against knife crime? there are calls today for buildings like this to make sure their doors are open in the hours after school finishes, a safe haven for any child at risk. members of my church have lost loved ones through knife crime and i think having the resources of churches... it is an amazing resource and i think actually, we should look at ourselves and say, are there ways in which we can open our churches in that critical post school hours? certainly, i think it's possible and could be one of the responses we could make. partners to put up a... another idea is fo

chris buckler, bbc news, virginia beach.have been described as the biggest change to the renting industry in decades. but there are warnings rents are already being pushed up as rental businesses try to claw back income. our business correspondent katy austin reports. today‘s changes affect letting agents, landlords and millions of private renters, like kirsty in coventry. this is what she had to pay on top of her first month‘s rent. application fee, that was 300. deposit, 895, i think it was. so, £120 to then renew the contract, to stay for another 12 months here. the fees charged to kirsty were fairly typical, but for years there have been complaints that some agents have been charging far more and that some of what renters have had to pay simply hasn‘t been justified. there‘s already a ban on fees charged to tenants in scotland, and now england too. charges including application and referencing fees are banned. deposits are capped at five weeks rent. some things can still be charged for, including replacing lost keys, but

chris buckler, bbc news, virginia beach.th anniversary in the uk. the arrests were made on suspicion of drugs offences and possession of offensive weapons. the hells angels euro run, in sussex and surrey, marks the creation of the first branch of the california—based motorcycle club in the uk. one of iceland's most beautiful natural attractions has been left in ruins after years of uncontrolled tourism. the layder—rendi cave — near reykjavik — has seen many of its stalactites and stalagmites destroyed — and much of the walls have been covered in graffiti. conservationists say local tourist companies are to blame. tim allman reports. an age old dilemma when nature and commerce meet head—on. this cave was only unearthed in 1990, but it is estimated that since then, hundreds of thousands of tourists have tried to visit. a delicate coating of fungus that covers the walls has been damaged by people writing graffiti. stalactites and stalagmites have been broken off. translation: i have come to the conclusion that a natural wonder