clive coleman, bbc news.to break the political deadlock in northern ireland. ministers from london and dublin will meet at the british—irish intergovernmental conference for the first time amid efforts to restore stormont powersharing. the british—irish intergovernmental conference will be held in london, a year and a half after devolved government imploded in belfast after a bitter row between the dup and sinn fein over a botched green energy scheme. this is the briefing from bbc news. the latest headlines: greece is observing three days of national mourning following the deaths of at least 74 people in wildfires near athens. hundreds of homes and cars have been destroyed, with forests reduced to ash as the flames quickly spread. voting is underway in pakistan following a general election campaign that's been marred by accusations of military interference. the party of the former cricketer, imran khan, is challenging that of the ousted prime minister, nawaz sharif. it has emerged that the dam which has colla

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thank you, clive.anded on the upper floor for almost three weeks because their lift is broken. 0ur reporter anna adams has been looking into this. what has happened here?” what has happened here? i have been speaking to relatives of family members inside the haddington care home. they say they have been stranded on one of the flaws for almost three weeks, unable to get into the outside world, which is important if you have dementia. they say this is in breach of some of their human rights. i spoke to one relative this morning, peter harris. he has bowel cancer and his wife beryl has been there for a number of yea rs. beryl has been there for a number of years. he is unable to get up the stairs without taking a chair. he can't get in there and he broke down on the phone, saying it was impossible to get to see his wife. meanwhile, we have heard other reports that another relative passed away without being able to get inside to see his wife one last time and say goodbye because he couldn't make the journe

clive coleman reporting. our top story this lunchtime. the uk and could kill as many as 7,000 people a year by 2050. and still to come... the arctic monkeys, noel gallagher and lily allen — among the nominees for this year's mercury music prize. coming up on bbc news, adil rashid has been recalled to the england side after theirfirst has been recalled to the england side after their first —— ahead of their first test against india, starting next wednesday at edgbaston. the greek defence minister says his country's wildfire disaster was made worse by local residents. he claims they built properties illegally, blocking off potential escaperoutes. the wildfires, near athens, have killed more than 80 people. as gavin lee now reports. three days after the wildfires, the search for dozens of missing people continues in the coastal village of mati, the most devastated area faster without power, crews are working with emergency generators, checking house—to—house. this morning, greece's defence minister arrived in ten one to expect the damage and

clive coleman, thank you very much. a suspected stolen car which was being chased by police. police said an audi was being pursued last night through kingstanding in birmingham. the audi and another car collided. a woman in that third vehicle died and a male occupant sustained serious injuries. four men inside the audi were arrested and taken to hospital. voters in zimbabwe are going to the polls in the first ever election which doesn't feature the name robert mugabe on the ballot paper. mr mugabe was ousted last year after almost four decades of controlling the country. in a surprise intervention yesterday, mr mugabe said he couldn't support his successor, emmerson mnangagwa of the ruling zanu—pf party, describing its leadership as "tormentors". 0ur correspondent shingai nyoka has sent this report from the capital, harare. zimbabwe is bracing itself for a new beginning. since independence from colonial rule in 1980, no election has carried such weight, so much expectation. many here rose in the cold hours before dawn,

clive myrie, bbc news, in tijuana, mexico.s, and the impact that's having — particularly on people on lower incomes. for example, in england, subsidies for bus services have almost halved in the past eight years according to research by the campaign for better transport. and over that same period more than 3,000 bus routes have been reduced or scrapped. but bus fares have gone up by 13% in real terms — putting added pressure on households. our home editor, mark easton, has been to blackburn to speak to some of those most affected. his report contains some flashing images. blackburn's buses have seen the amount of support they get from the council cut by 93% since 2010. the subsidy used to be close to £900,000 a year — now it's just ten grand. the result? private bus companies have axed services and increased fares. ben, a youth worker in the town, struggles to afford the daily commute. it's becoming a massive, massive issue for young people and the community. it shouldn't be something we have to worry about. it shouldn't be. j

clive myrie, bbc news, in tijuana, mexico.'ll have the latest from the world cup, as the sun sets onjapan‘s dreams of a quarter final. china marked its first day of rule in hong kong with a series of spectacular celebrations. a huge firework display was held in the former colony. the chinese president, jiang zemin, said unification was the start of a new era for hong kong. the world's first clone has been produced of an adult mammal. scientists in scotland have produced a sheep called dolly, that was cloned in a laboratory using a cell from another sheep. for the first time in 20 years, russian and american spacecraft have docked in orbit, at the start of a new era of cooperation in space. challenger powered past the bishop rock lighthouse at almost 50 knots, shattering a record that had stood for 34 years. and there was no hiding the sheer elation of richard branson and his crew. this is bbc world news. the latest headlines: twelve boys and their football coach, missing for nine days in a cave in thailand, have been found ali

[applause] >>host: we want to introduce you to clive priddle publisher of public affairs what are the books you have coming out? >> we are starting off with a brilliant economist who will ask us to take along hardluck of how we think about making money and in particular or are they extracting money from the financial system? >> such as somebody who does make money is nasa that has given rise that we don't give them credit for. and the bank that takes your money then charges you for it they are doing much with it right now but why do we pay them so well? >> i have a book your called how to get rid of a president in case anybody was interested it is the long 200 year story of how they desperately managed get rid of their chief executive with that is the best way is to never let them in. so there is a story here about presidential ambitions and i hope you admire the jacket. >> is that silhouette supposed to be donald trump? >> every man who has a slight reference point to the presiden president. >> and the next is a book about initiation and a wonderful woman was ever need in the success

clive myrie, bbc news, in tijuana, mexico.—up sexual assault has been sentenced to 12 months home detention in australia. philip wilson, the archbishop of adelaide, was found guilty of concealing child abuse by a priest in the 1970s. germany's interior minister horst seehofer has withdrawn a threat to resign, after talks with chancellor angela merkel. he said the two conservative parties in the governing coalition had reached an agreement on tougher border controls. mrs merkel made a deal with other eu leaders to help share the problems faced by country's such as italy and malta, who see some of the highest numbers of migrant arrivals from north africa. andrew plant reports. this was the latest tension at the top of german politics. interior minister horst seehofer threatening to resign, tired, he said, of angela merkel‘s opendoor migration policy and insisting that some migrants should simply be turned away. now mr seehofer has withdrawn his threat, the two reaching an agreement, he said, after hours of talk. translation: aft

clive myrie, bbc news, in tijuana, mexico.a catholic adoption agency that allegedly adopted her son illegally. tressa reeves spent nearly four decades trying to find her child. at one point she was told there were no records on her case. in may the irish government revealed that dozens of children had no idea they were adopted because they'd beenregistered illegally —— they were adopted because they'd been registered illegally as the biological children of their adopted parents. our social affairs correspondent michael buchanan reports. he went in the little cot. she told me not to touch him — the midwife. "you mustn't touch him, you mustn't bond with him. "he has to bond with his mother, not you." and then, in the morning, she came in and she took him away. tressa reeves only got eight hours with her son after his birth in 1961. her mother arranged for the 20—year—old to go to dublin from hampshire for the birth, to a home for unmarried women run by catholic nuns. her parents refused to let her take home her baby, so tressa a

clive coleman, bbc news. 0ur media editor amol rajan is with me.rt of what people have been debating in the wake of this judgment, that there are significant elements of there are significant elements of the media concerned about the potential implications in terms of freedom of speech and freedom of the media. are they right to be concerned? as you know, the liberty of journalists to report concerned? as you know, the liberty ofjournalists to report without fear or favour is hard won and easily lost. i have spoken to some of them were senior figures in british journalism and there was a consensus that today marks an historic shift in power from the free press towards the police. many campaigners have argued for a long time that the present police had too cosy a relationship. but the feeling in the industry is it will make reporters more cautious and discourage victims of crime from coming forward and talking to journalists. the bbc is today casting itself as the defender of ancient freedoms in a rather unlikely alliance with the british tabloid pr

clive coleman, bbc news.mb" which hit a tour boat off the coast of hawaii. the group had been watching molten rock from a volcano pour into the ocean when their vessel was struck. it's understood the boat operators had received special permission to get close to the volcano, as richard lister reports. it's one of the most thrilling sights in the natural world. an erupting volcano is a display of immense power and great danger. from a distance, explosions like this can be viewed relatively safely. but when nature puts on a show, there are people who want front row tickets. wow. 0n hawaii's big island, tour boats leave every day to watch the almost constant eruptions on the volcanic coastline. most are allowed no closer than a few hundred metres, but more experienced crews can get closer. 0n the tour boat hot spot, it was deceptively calm. people filmed the lava boiling the ocean, sending up clouds of steam. no one was prepared for this. people scream. the debris punched a hole through the boat roof, breaking a

this is "the gray ghost" by clive cussler.fully he got some help from robin burcell. [ laughter ] >> seth: yeah. okay. >> fred: so -- so clive put together this book, and he was like, i'm going to start writing this book, and then robin was like "if you need any help." and he was like, "i'm totally going to take you up on that. yes please, let's write it together." [ light laughter ] so they just switched off pages. >> seth: okay. do you think robin was upset that his name was so much smaller than clive's? [ laughter ] >> fred: i think he was upset by it, yeah. >> seth: what? >> fred: i think he was upset by that. he was probably upset. >> seth: okay, so all right. so now we've sorted out who wrote this book. [ laughter ] what i'd like to know is what is the plot of "the gray ghost?" >> fred: well, it's probably the series of the sam and remi fargo adventure, and -- [ laughter ] >> seth: what did -- sorry. what? >> fred: the sam and remi fargo adventure. >> seth: okay. >> fred: and it's set -- >> seth: okay, yeah. [ laughter ]

clive, thank you for coming in. city from the united states, as well. i saw united states, as well. isawa united states, as well. i saw a light coming in there saying that donald trump says he thinks that's the new president might help of the border wall. let's wait and see. president trump's long term personal lawyer, and fixer, michael cohen says that his loyalty is to his family and country before donald trump. mr cohen has been giving an off—camera interview to abc's good morning america, as investigations continue into his work for the president, including a payment made to porn star stormy daniel. his response when asked if he expected mr trump to turn michael cohen says that his loyalty is to his family and country on him, "i will not be a punching is to his family and country defense strategy". 0ur north america editor, jon sopel, has more. how did you understand the interview? it is basically reported by george stephanopoulos about what happened off—camera. by george stephanopoulos about what happened off-c

clive coleman, bbc news.t in media law and journalist — who has also co—authored three editions of mcnae s essential law forjournalists. thank you forjoining us. clive coleman was talking about that balance between the right to privacy and the significance of the freedom of speech. do you think this judgement does change that balance? yes. it radically changes the balance that we have been used to in the media for many years now. if we we re the media for many years now. if we were re—coursing on an investigation and we discover the identity of the person in the investigation, we could carefully identify what we would really worry about would be... libel laws which are pretty savage in this country anyway. now according to thisjudge in this country anyway. now according to this judge it as a private matter as well. so you have libel laws and privacy all hanging over you. this is a lot for journalists to worry about. what the judge was saying was that the suspect in the case like this should have a reasonable

croatia to win the twenty eighteen soccer world cup and here in the studio with me is nick mckenna clive from d.w. sports nick this has certainly been a thrilling world cup tournament and the final game was also no exception take us through what happened wasn't it was incredible for to win for france this is the highest scoring final in one. minute since one thousand nine hundred fifty eight when brazil beat sweden five tuesday doesn't happen very often you have six goals in the final for us of course is that the third time they've been in the final the first time ninety eight they won two thousand and six they lost as they aaron ballin but let's have a look and see how they won the second world cup title in moscow i only and one of these maul free kicks made its way past the croatian keeper but it was a croatian head that motivated him mario monti to catch with an unlucky own goal to give france the lead i but the croatian comeback kings hit back in the twenty eighth minute even perish itch by he went from hero to zero zero as a video review showed him handling the ball in the oppositio

gold so nick i know you're going to be watching the match tomorrow solely of course that nick mckenna clive bundy dillies for it's always good to talk to you. and you're watching d.w. news more coming at the top of the hour and meantime you can always get the latest news and information on our web site that's bad news dot com american and steam thanks for watching. great yourself. your design channel on. under. the hour thank you was a symbol. thank you. somebody was my hero to do so so here everybody around the world is named stoops and.

at ten o'clock, clive myrie will be here with a full round—up of the days news. first, our world.s a murder that sent shock waves around the world. a prominent russian journalist has been shot dead. arkady babchenko was an outspoken critic of president vladimir putin... but one day later, he was from the dead. tonight, for the first time, the inside story of the fake murder. translation: they put pigs‘ blood in my mouth and then when i was shot, i fell to my knees and coughed to make the blood splatter. babchenko‘s wife tells her side of the story. translation: you just can't believe it. you don't want to believe it. and we track down the hit man. it's a tale worthy of a spy thriller, but in an age of fake news, was the truth the real casualty? i'm jonah fisher. for the last few weeks i've been on the trail of an extraordinary murder mystery. it happened here in kiev, the capital of ukraine. and at the heart of it is one man. babchenko is a russianjournalist. he fled moscow last year after receiving death threats and got a job with the ukrainian tv station. he is an outspoken crit

clive coleman at the supreme court.owing a timetable shake—up at northern rail have begun running again. it follows weeks of chaos for passengers after the train operator struggled to introduce a new timetable it introduced in may. it scrapped 168 services per day last month, leaving many travellers facing hours of delays, if their trains ran at all. manchester mayor andy burnham has written to theresa may asking her to intervene. among the routes returning to normal is the lakes line, seen as vital for tourism in the lake district. rob young reports. on behalf of northern, i would just like to apologise for the cramped conditions... this morning's 0720 from burnley to leeds, one of dozens of northern rail services beset with problems in recent months. commuters like simon have had a miserable few weeks. a lot of the times, the train either doesn't turn up, or it's actually too full to get on by the time it reaches my stop. it was so stressful, i actually took time off work. because when they changed the timetable, it w

clive coleman has the details.ertion, unreasonable behaviour, two years of separation with consent of the parties or five without. teeny 0wens says she is in a loveless a nd teeny 0wens says she is in a loveless and unhappy marriage with her husband hugh which broke down after she had an affair. thejudge rejected her claims he'd acted unreasonably in berating her about her infidelity. despite his wife's fling, mr 0wens wants to stay married as he believes the couple still has a few years of old age together. the court of appeal backed him, ruling in fact that being in a wretchedly unhappy marriage was no grounds for divorce. contested divorces are incredibly rare. most couples agree that one side will admit they have acted unreasonably in order to get the divorce. many seniorjudges favour a no—fault system where neither party is blamed for the breakdown, but none has dared to change what parliament has decreed. the supreme court will be taking a bold step in doing so. clive coleman, bbc news. we will be talking abo

here's our legal correspondent clive coleman.s something she's been doing for 12 years. hayley worked at gnewt cargo, where her duties were to load parcels onto her van and deliver them across central london. but she claims she encountered problems based on her gender reassignment. they would constantly leave things in my bay where i would load up in the morning. one time, there were about 70 boxes i had to physically move by hand out of my bay before i could start work. sometimes, when workers would come in, they would point and laugh and snicker. the front wheel of my bike was loosened and i came off it going home. and you complain about it and they would just ignore it. hayley was dismissed in january, when gnewt cargo alleged she had deliberately damaged a shutter, which she denies. she hasn't worked since. she is now bringing a discrimination claim for bullying and harassment. to do that, she has to establish that she was a worker or an employee and not an independent contractor running her own courier business. the gig econ

at 10 o‘clock clive myrie will be here with a full round up of the days news.irst the bbc has uncovered an arsenal of media weapons being used in the war of words in the gulf. will people in the region ever know the truth in an age of fake news? we investigate in our world: weapons of mass deception. since last year, the arab gulf has been at war. it is a war of words and images. the weapons include hacking, lobbyists, and accusations of fake news. qatar is under daily attack on social media. its ruler is ridiculed on the internet, its accused of supporting terrorism. qatar also has a long history of supporting people who want to kill americans. president trump, after visiting saudi arabia, quicklyjoined in the attack. for its part, qatar denies any support for terrorism. you can spread false news very quickly but, the longer it goes on, and you start wondering, 0k, where is the link between qatar and isis? for the public the question of who is telling the truth is more difficult than ever. translation: the arab audience is becoming increasingly confused. they

clive coleman, bbc news.justice is expected to issue a ruling in a long running trademark dispute over the chocolate bar, kit kat. manufacturers nestle claim that the shape of the bar is so unique, it should be protected by law. the move is being challenged by rival chocolate makers, cadbury. that's a summary of the latest bbc news, more at 9:30am. thank you, rebecka. do get in touch with us throughout the morning, use #victorialive and if you text, you will be charged at the standard network rate. let's get some sport. damien johnson is at the bbc sport centre. good morning, damien. we are going to talk about a change to to tackling in rugby union which could turn out to be significant. the height of illegal tackle will be lowered next season in a significant trial for the world of rugby union. there has been concern for quite a long time about safety on this board particularly when it comes to head injuries. this is how things will change specifically. this is the current level of a legal tackle, anything b

hello, this is bbc news with clive myrie.e'll be taking a look at tomorrow mornings papers in a moment, first the headlines: as the hot weather continues, the met office has issued a health alert, urging precaution in all the heat. the foreign secretary, jeremy hunt, has warned the uk could crash out of the eu without a deal by accident unless officials in brussels change their approach. the home office says it won't oppose the use of the death penalty if two british men suspected of being islamic state militants are put on trial in america. labour mps will be balloted on whether the party's rules on anti—semitism, should correspond with internationally—recognised norms. president trump threatens to revoke the security clearances of former us intelligence and security chiefs who criticise his administration. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. it's a do over, we're back. with me are the broadcaster and journalist, aasmah mir, and the editor of politicshome, kevin schofield.

certainly in australia it was a very common story in the past generation, you know, clive james, germaineghes, people like that. a whole generation of successful australian authors. success was in the end rooted in london or new york or whatever by going away. yes, and i wanted to go a different way. i loved where i was from. i felt invested. i felt unable to just leave it behind for the sake of a career. i thought, well, if i'm into making art, if i'm into making stories and getting these imaginary characters to get up and stand on their hind legs and walk around the park, which is the strange mystery of art, it's a pretty unlikely business, you get to make things that shouldn't feel real, seem real. i wanted to do that from home. and it's the mix of the imaginative and the real that so strikes me about you, because when we talk about your rootedness and your determination to write about home rather than go away, it's also about the use of language. because in the novel i've just read, your new one, the shepherd's hut, you know, it's deeply vernacular, it is so aussie it's unbelievable,

our legal affairs correspondent clive coleman is here.sed by one of the bodies? it's incredibly rare but when teeny 0wens petition for her divorce, she had to prove it was unreasonable to expect her to continue to live with her husband, hugh, given his behaviour. she cited 47 exa m ples hugh, given his behaviour. she cited 47 examples of his moody, argumentative, disparaging behaviour. ajudge looked argumentative, disparaging behaviour. a judge looked at some of the allegations and found them flimsy and dismissed her petition. today, the supreme court upheld the original judge's today, the supreme court upheld the originaljudge's decision but incredibly reluctantly. lord wilson, who read the judgment, incredibly reluctantly. lord wilson, who read thejudgment, said he had uneasy feelings. lady hale, the president of the court, called it a troubling case. they have effectively invited parliament now to look at changing the law. why is that? it is because for long time, there's been real disquiet about divorce law, when people are separating

there's much more formula one reaction news on the the bbc sport website, clive.rcing the closure of one of britain's longest waterways. 55 miles of the leeds and liverpool canal will shut for a month at the end ofjuly, because of concerns over water supplies. phil bodmer has the story. a narrow boat navigates barrowford lock on the leeds liverpool canal. but from the end of this month, that will no longer be possible as a 55 mile stretch of one of britain's most popular waterways is closed simply because of a lack of water. we have not got the water to feed into the canal to keep them going. it is a difficult decision for us to take but it is simply down to this glorious summer that we are all enjoying. the leeds liverpool canal, which crosses the pennines through yorkshire and lancashire, is the longest man—made waterway in britain. it is also one of the highest, with water travelling downhill from huge reservoirs it is stored in. this is just one of a number of reservoirs high in the pennines which feeds the canal network. at the moment, as you can see, it is a

clive. many thanks. that‘s it.the news where you are. have a very good night. this is bbc news and the time is just coming up to 10:25 p:m.. morneau on news that police in worcester have released cctv images of three men they want to question after a three—year—old boy was seriously injured in a suspected arson attack. officers say he was deliberately targeted. a 33—year—old man has been arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to commit grievous bodily harm. a shocking attack in a quintessential english city. yesterday, worcester was the scene ofa yesterday, worcester was the scene of a suspected arson attack on a three—year—old child at a busy retail park. it left residents shaken. really disgraceful that anything like that happens, if it happens to children as well. police have released cctv images but over 21: have released cctv images but over 2a hours later they don‘t know the motive for the attack or the exact substance used. the attack was dangerous enough to hospitalise the young boy being treated for serious b

our legal correspondent clive coleman looks at how today's judgement could affect the balance betweenual‘s right to privacy, and freedom of the press. a national institution taken to court very publicly by a national treasure. four years after the raid on the star's house, today, sir cliff made legal history. at the heart of this case is a battle between the right that we all now have to a private and family life and the right of the media to publish stories about us if they are in the public interest. but it wasn't always like that. in 1990, actor gorden kaye went to court claiming his privacy was invaded byjournalists posing as doctors after he had a car crash. he was told there was no privacy law in the uk. but after the human rights act came into force in 2000, establishing the right to privacy, naomi campbell won a case and damages following publication of a photograph of her leaving a drug treatment centre. then in 2008, max mosley, the formula 1 racing chief, won a privacy case and substantial damages over a story about a sex session with prostitutes. now, for the first time in

clive's the roads and highways an arborist and national defense and a whole lot of other things so that once you explain to people what the taxes are out basically building the institutions that serve us as a community of people they understand the logic of it and even when the paying full bill comes to pay it and the struggles begin about who should pay what only should of it that's when things get dicey and in their upset about not wanting to pay some groups begin to question the whole notion of the tax itself but as i say that's a kind of point of view that does not bear any serious investigation. what do you think professor are sort of let's accept that there were going to be taxed at the question of who are water how much what or what are you in your view are you looking around the world and look at the neck not economic for your whole career what are the most unfair types of taxes and where in the world do they exist today . well for me from my perspective one of the things a tax can do besides providing us collectively important resources like parks like highways like schools and

clive myrie is in mexico city for us.dency, what will the challenges before whoever wins? enormous challenges. but decisive political shift you talk about could well be to the left, and that would signal a huge transformation of society potentially. this country has been led by centre and centre—right governments as long as anyone can remember. we are on the verge of a political earthquake potentially and the man who has been leading in the polls, andres manuel lopez obrador, isa polls, andres manuel lopez obrador, is a hard left candidate. there is a real sense this could be a change. the electorate frankly is fed up of widespread corruption and violence. you mentioned those candidates and politicians killed in the campaign and they are also fed up of the drugs cartels and criminal gangs that run society here, leading to a murder rate that is the envy of war zones. murder rate that is the envy of war zones. at the end of may, 13,000 people have been killed in street violence. there is a sense this has to change and the m

in a moment we‘ll be joined by bbc one viewers for a full round up of the day‘s news with clive myrieof six—year—old alesha macphail, who was raped and murdered on the isle of bute earlier this month. mourners were asked to wear her favorite colour of pink. a 16—year—old boy has been charged. the funeral took place near her home in north lanarkshire, from where catrina renton reports. everyone was asked to wear something pink. alesha‘s favourite colour. 0utside, dozens of ribbons were tied to the railings. # all creatures great and small... inside, family and friends paid tribute to alesha. they called her the best big sister, best daughter, best granddaughter anyone could ask for. she had just finished primary two at chapelside primary school in airdrie. she always came into class with that big, beautiful smile of hers and tried her hardest in everything she did. it was an absolute pleasure to teach alesha. i was so grateful to have known this special little girl. alesha had been visiting her grandparents and father on the isle of bute when she went missing. she was later found dead

and the command center executive director clive stamp on efforts the state is making to counter opioid abuse. also maryland democratic congressman elijah cummings talks about his effort, along with senator elizabeth warren, to direct over $100 billion in federal funds to curb opioid baltimore'sd -- and acting police commissioner and fire chief discuss the crisis from the perspective of first or jot -- first responders. watch the spotlight on the opioid crisis at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. morning, we looked at the trump's new plan to aid farmers impacted by tariffs. lawmakers from both sides of the isle joined us to share their thoughts on the proposal. we will start with democratic congressman darren soto from florida. host: thanks for being here. i want to get your reaction to the aid package that the trump administration and asked for farmers. it started out where we wer

viewers on bbc one willjoin us shortly for a full round up of the day's news with clive myrie — firstell of steady rain across at last, good spell of steady rain a cross m ost at last, good spell of steady rain across most parts of the country. just a shame it coincided with the holiday weekend in blustery conditions. but it was not grey skies all the way. plenty of sunshine captured by our weather watcher in 0rkney. the weather fronts the brought rain pushed the way it is words. pressure to the south, circulating around that cooler air to the north and west of the uk, but the story this week shows that winds will develop and will bring more warmth to southern and eastern areas later. it will be and eastern areas later. it will be a week in which, after a weekend of rain and strong winds, less windy, only a few showers around, and things gradually turning warmer. even the mike, not desperately chilly out there. still lots of cloud, showers around, a few showers push into wales, the midlands, parts of south—west scotland, clipping northern ireland. clear skies in between, temperatures

he reminds me in rugby terms of clive woodward, far more cerebral, and treating these young men withpose for him there are some demons to be banished. he said he hasn't been able to listen to football coverage for 20 years. we have a friend whose family were next—door neighbours to the southgate family, and when he went for his first trial as a young schoolboy footballer he heard the coach say to the manager this bloke is far too bright to be a footballer. i just is far too bright to be a footballer. ijust want raheem sterling to get on the squad. you wa nt to sterling to get on the squad. you want to cause trouble for the croatians. please let him. the three of us are saying it is coming home. we are committing ourselves. digby, henry, good to see you. thank you for your company. that's it for the papers tonight. don't forget you can see the front pages of the papers online on the bbc news website. it's all there for you seven days a week at bbc.co.uk/papers, and if you miss the programme any evening you can watch it later on bbc iplayer. 0ur our guests will be back with us very soo

well, clive, this is about the directorate of professional standards, the bit of the match which investigates break the force's rules. now, the police watchdog, the are you pc, says that individual officers within that directorate may be guilty of serious corruption or malpractice. this is about the allegation that those officers may have interfered with or prevented investigations into met officers. and, so far, three middle ranking officers with in the directorate are told that they face investigation, and the are you pc is looking at the cases of another dozen or so. it is a highly controversial announcement, a highly controversial announcement, a highly controversial thing for the ipc to say. the met has had a long history of dealing with corruption within the force. in the 70s, 80s and 90s, it was about corrupt links between criminals and the police. now it seems to be about potentially corrupt links between police and other police officers. tom symonds at news got a job, thank you. —— at new scotland yard. a woman who lost nine members of her family when a tourist boat sank on a lake in

our legal affairs correspondent clive coleman is outside the supreme court now — why have seniorjudgesir mind about this? behind each of these cases is a family tragedy. back in the 19905 in the case of tony blair and the judges felt that they had to impose a safeguard so even when relatives and doctors agreed that the withdrawal of food and water with the best interest the patient doctor still had to go to court to get a court order allowing that to happen. in the intervening period there has been an emphasis on personal autonomy, what the patient once and thatis autonomy, what the patient once and that is why relatives are now asked not what they want of course but what their loved one would've wanted if they had known how bad the prognosis was. another three factors ithinki prognosis was. another three factors i think i play, first the court are aware in the intervening period the medical understanding of these dreadful conditions has increased and become much more sophisticated. doctors have a greater and more detailed guidance and also we have the mental capacity act which provide

our legal affairs correspondent clive coleman reports.ape case against liam allan collapsed. the last two years i've just spent worrying and not concentrating on anything, so it has ripped apart my normal personal life. text messages disclosed by the prosecution proved his alleged victim had pestered him for casual sex. it was the first of a series of recent high profile disclosure failures. concerning reviews by the police and crown prosecution service, and a national disclosure improvement plan has now been followed by a damning report from thejustice committee. it criticises the director of public prosecutions, alison saunders, for failing to recognise the extent and seriousness of long—term disclosure failings. there is no doubt in some cases miscarriages of justice have occurred. people have gone to prison when they shouldn't have done. we were very alarmed the evidence we had from the outgoing dpp that suggested to us that the extent of the problem was not being fully picked up. there's nothing new about disclosure failings in the c

clive myrie is in mexico city for us and explained what's at stake. political shift that you talk about could well be to the left, and that would signal a huge transformation of society here potentially. this country has been led by centre and centre—right governments as long as anyone can remember, so we're on the verge of a political earthquake potentially. the man who's been leading in the polls, low a hard right candidate and the former mayor of mexico city and the former mayor of mexico city and there's a sense this could be a change election. the electorate is fed up of widespread corruption and violence, you mentioned those candidates and politicians killed in the campaign, and they're fed up of the campaign, and they're fed up of the drugs cartels and criminal gangs that run so much of society here, leading to a murder rate that is the envy of war zones, leading to a murder rate that is the envy of war zones, up from january tojune envy of war zones, up from january to june this year, envy of war zones, up from january tojune this year, at the

hello, this is bbc news with clive myrie.ther continues, the met office has issued a health alert, urging precaution in all the heat. the foreign secretary, jeremy hunt, has warned the uk could crash out of the eu without a deal by accident

and today's ruling means — in effect — the couple must stay married for now. 0ur legal correspondent clivening for divorce tini 0wens sought to persuade the court that the behaviour of her husband was unreasonable to expect her to continue to be married to him, eve ryo ne continue to be married to him, everyone accepted that the marriage was irretrievably buckled down but thejudge had originally heard the case and the example she gave, 47 exa m ples of case and the example she gave, 47 examples of his argumentative and moody behaviour were flimsy. today the supreme court has with great relu cta nce the supreme court has with great reluctance and uneasy feelings upheld the original ruling. but it has very much said look at this is a tough situation, and all is in such a position that parliament really needs to have a look at this now and for many years there have been moves to move us towards a no—fault divorce system where couples do not have to be tied together in marriages which has irretrievably broken down because they cannot show full of blame on the party of party put up as a private

we were talking about sir cliff richard earlier on with clive coleman.seems to be no end in sight to the heatwave. well, a drought here in the uk back in 1976 led to standpipes being introduced on streets, as a hosepipe ban took effect. we are going to show you now how the bbc covered the impact of the hot weather throughout much of the country back then. # feeling hot hot hot — the merrymen. the water authority are screwing up the taps even tighter now, because water is still being used too fast. the reserves in the reservoirs are dwindling rapidly. 0ne reservoir has only two weeks supply left. other other major reservoirs have between five and ten weeks to go. so families who've got used to being without water at night will be without water on tap for much of the day. the mood is one of resignation. what about the people in the desert? they've got to manage, we'll manage. how will you manage? well you won't bath so often will you ? i haven't got a garden to water. that's what we done last night, we all bathed in the same water. four of us actually, my