claire marshall, bbc news. stay with us on outside source — still to come.otland's whisky producers are in such good spirits as we move nearer to brexit. a surgeon who was jailed after carrying out unnecessary breast operations has had his sentence increased. the court of appeal ruled that ian paterson's initial fifteen—year jail term was unduly lenient and raised it to 20 years. our health editor hugh pym reports. that's now been increased to 20 years... yes! tracy and deborah, two of ian paterson's victims. news of the higher sentence was just what they'd hoped for. i felt very emotional. we wanted the right decision. the increase has given the right message. we've all got life sentences. but 20 years, to me, at least he'll serve a significant sentence. court of appealjudges said no sentence could properly reflect the suffering of paterson's patients, and they ruled he should serve an extra five years. the government lawyer who challenged the original sentence said justice had been done. the substantial increase in the sentence, to 20 years, sends out a cl

claire marshall, bbc news.ion has taken place because of bad weather in northern ireland. the cadets, aged between 12 and 17, got into difficulties in the mourne mountains. sixteen of the group, from england, were said to be suffering from hypothermia. the ministry of defence has confirmed that all are now safe and accounted for. what happened up there? they were here for a camping exercise when they got into heavy wind and rain, treacherous conditions. at lunchtime, the northern ireland ambulance service declared a major incident, involving members of the mountain rescue teams, the coast guard, the ambulance themselves, the police, as well, throughout this afternoon, from the very poor visibility at the top of the mountain, out of the mist have been emerging four by four vehicles carrying teenagers, some of them on stretchers, some of them suffering from hypothermia and ankle and leg injuries but they are all now safe. the ministry of defence has described this as a remarkable rescue operation and thanked all

claire marshall, bbc news, in alaska.are among the 400 people who are known to have died when flooding caused a massive mudslide on the outskirts of the city. at least 600 people are still missing. martin patience reports from freetown. in freetown the ambulances are rushing not at the hospital but to the main mortuary. they are ferrying the main mortuary. they are ferrying the dead, victims buried alive by a landslide. the relatives wait outside to collect their bodies. the stench of death is overpowering. emotions are raw. she lost her sister. daniel wasn't home when disaster struck. but he tells me six members of his family are dead, including his wife. they died, they died. the grief and anger is tangible here. this is a nation in mourning the loss of hundreds. and rescue workers say that authorities are hampering their rescue efforts. this gaping scar was once a neighbourhood, but now the scene of a recovery operation on the hoof. diggers have been drafted in but there are no sniffer dogs, not enough body bags. the f

claire marshall, bbc news.me machines were tampered with. the difference between the result announced an turnout was at least 1 million votes. it is therefore with the deepest regret that we have to report that the turnout numbers on sunday, 30th ofjuly, for the constituent assembly in venezuela were tampered with. the automated election system used in venezuela is tamper—evident and self—reports any attempts to interfere with it. as charity records go, this one's a classic.three women in their 70s and 80s, from melbourne, australia, have been channelling their inner beyonce. they've recorded a version of the hit, ‘all the single ladies,‘ as part of a campaign to save their local bowling club from demolition. in just three days, the track all the bowling ladies has had a million views online. 0ur sydney correspondent hywel griffith has more. # all the bowling ladies... with a combined age of 236, terri, janine and wyn may have thought their chances of pop stardom had passed. butjust four days after posting this

claire marshall, bbc news. the headlines on bbc news...inherited heart disorder. four men from the west midlands are found guilty of plotting terror attacks against police and military targets. sixteen children suffering from hypothermia have been stretchered off the mourne mountains in northern ireland after a group of army cadets from england got into difficulties in bad weather. in a moment, find out which structures at cheshire's jodrell bank have been granted grade 0ne listing, on the 60th anniversary of the lovell telescope's "first light". the government's been urged to do more, to persuade european union countries to increase staffing levels at airports, after british tourists faced long waits at border controls. some holiday makers say they were forced to queue for hours, because of additional security checks, on travellers from outside the schengen free movement area. airlines uk, which represents british—based carriers, says ministers should use whatever influence they can to improve the situation. dan johnson reports. queues at

claire marshall, bbc news, leicestershire.or transport safety and i asked him if learner drivers should be forced as part of their test to get more experience of driving on rural roads. learner drivers getting experience ona learner drivers getting experience on a range of roads would be beneficial but there is a limited amount of evidence as to how much that would impact in the long term on driving styles and in many cases we see risk—taking on country roads by people who have long passed their test and it is not exclusively a problem for younger drivers. why is that? people often get to know the roads, they assume that the roads will be clear and if you come across a horse or cyclist suddenly or another driver who just veers slightly out of the oncoming lane, the consequences to the oncoming vehicles at 50 mph, vehicles are not designed to withstand that sort of speed. it is notjust a case of learner drivers are contributing to the higher incidence? learner drivers and young drivers, it is not so much learner drivers but tho

claire marshall, bbc news, leicestershire.ry advisory council for transport safety. it is good to see you, thank you for coming in. the figures are stark. clearly, more people are dying on rural roads than they are an urban roads or motorways and something has to be done. that is true. six out of ten deaths of all deaths in britain occur on country roads. there are another 10,000 who are seriously injured. country roads for many reasons, high speeds on unlit bends and if you come off you can collide with a wall or a tree or a ditch, so the consequences can be syria and —— severe so that is why it should be changed. so there should be compulsory driving for learners on country roads? we would like to see the driving test extended. 0ther countries have graduated systems so you do not pass in one go. there are additional stages to take to fully qualify. the most important thing is you get experience. i should point out this is notjust an issue for young drivers, this is an issue for many drivers. i think trying to tackle it throu

northern alaska could feel the greatest impact of any drilling and our environment correspondent claire marshall. traveled more than three hundred miles north of the arctic circle to send this report. the climate is changing and the ice that covers the arctic is disappearing. hey the conflict between the natural world and the business of oil is it it's my stop. this town is the furthest north in the united states so remote is cut off by road from the rest of the countr. if epa at school the ocean that got it. and this is where they stole the harvest of whale meat. zac give me. units can you put on top of the heart. i don't know where the hurt. is rain front of you very good. this isn't only sela dug out of the pub the frost the perfect freezer. it hopes to sustain them during the long arctic winter. thank you built back up has your mouth starts warming u. softens up like chocolate. eggs direction as you can get from anything else so take that one seven of someone. don't don't. don't try to real fascist commented. it's all a little bit your mouth and then start to an end. but it should it's not o

claire marshall, bbc news, leicestershire. welcome back. i am ross atkins with outside source.s been taking a more measured tone in nevada and just a little while after he blasted opponents at a campaign rally in arizona the previous evening... as promised, we can talk about the elections in angola, we might not cover them every time they come around but this time it is different, the result will matter but perhaps not as significant as the fact that this man, president of sa ntos, the fact that this man, president of santos, is standing down. he is the second longest serving president in africa. you can work out who the longest serving is. the man in charge of equatorial guinea. he took office one month before to santos in 1979. he is not going anywhere. in terms of the reasons why he is going, we can show you those wires coming in, and we have a long article about why he is giving up and one of the reasons might be that his children remain in prominent positions in power. you will get more on this for outside source. fulfilling his civic duty, this might be the last vote is p

claire marshall, bbc news, leicestershire.s back to scoring form, but he says the time is right to bow out. our sports editor, dan roan, reports. he‘ll go down as one of england‘s‘s greats. commentator: and rooney's shot! 0h, fabulous! but today, wayne rooney resisted the temptation to prolong an international career that earned him a place in footballing history. in a statement that took the sport by surprise, the striker said... already england‘s youngest ever player, rooney was the team‘s star performer at his first major tournament. commentator: rooney is the big discovery of euro 2004. in an international career that spanned 1a years and six managers, rooney became captain and then record goal—scorer. this how much it meant to him. it‘s a huge moment for myself, me and my family, in my career. so, hopefully, for the team, for myself, a lot more to come. for a player that won everything for manchester united,

claire marshall, bbc news, leicestershire.ern ireland was closed today and more than 100 people had to be rescued from their homes after a heavy overnight downpour. there‘s also been flooding in parts of england, with north yorkshire badly affected. sarah campbell reports. the emergency services in scarborough say they have struggled to cope with the flash floods. looking at these pictures, it‘s not ha rd to looking at these pictures, it‘s not hard to see why. this is the town centre, the main street is more of a river. this is still peak holiday season, but for these unlucky campers and a litre at home to dry off is probably now on the cards. in england there have been reports of flooding in leeds and york. this, the scene in londonderry. an overnight storm has also caused flooding across northern ireland and the north west of ireland. several people are reported to have had a lucky escape when a main road collapsed, as did the local bridge, leaving some areas and accessible. yesterday evening, there were 60 separate reports

northern alaska could feel the greatest impact of any future drilling. 0ur environment correspondent claire marshall the natural world and the business of oil is at its most stark. this town is the furthest north in the united states, so remote it is cut off by road from the rest of the country. the inupiat call the ocean their garden. and this is where they store the harvest of whale meat. is that kidney? if that‘s kidney put it on top of the heart. i don't know where the heart is. it‘s right in front of you. this is an ice cellar dug out of the permafrost, the perfect freezer. it helps to sustain them during the long arctic winter. back up. s your mouth starts to warm it up, it softens up like chocolate. it‘s a richness you can get from anything else. so take that one. i‘lljust have a little one. put it on your tongue. don‘t try and chew it real fast, just kind of let it dissolve a little bit in your mouth. then start chewing it. but it should... it‘s not oily. it‘s not like crisco oil. no. no, it‘s not my thing. i don‘t mind the meat, i don‘t mind the meat of it, but i‘m not mad on that. hunters