danny shaw, bbc news.st with charlie stayt and naga munchetty. plus, england's top doctor has called on the nhs to embrace technology such as skype and apps, so patients can avoid hospital and save the nhs millions. those stories and more at 6am. this is the briefing from bbc news. the latest headlines: the united states authorities say they will prevent people who illegally enter the country from claiming asylum. a former us marine with suspected mental health problems has been identified as the gunman who killed 12 people at a bar in california. now it's time to look at the stories that are making the headlines in the media across the world. we're going to begin with vox. it's leading with the latest us policy to limit asylum for migrants, and it calls it donald trump's "most legally dicey immigration move yet". that is the quote over at vox. the front page of the independent has a rather alarming messge from the eu, which expects britain to have the weakest growth in the bloc over the next two years. th

our home affairs correspondent danny shaw is here. ys — put these latest killings into context? this is a bad year in terms of serious violence in london, no doubt about that. it is potentially the worst year for about that. it is potentially the worst yearfor teenage about that. it is potentially the worst year for teenage killings for a decade, and it is replicated gci’oss a decade, and it is replicated across other cities and other parts of england and wales. we are seeing homicides at the 10—year high across the whole of england and wales, we know there is a problem with serious violence in a lot of other cities as well, with knife crime, so it is not just in london and it is leading to a debate about the cause. you heard there, calls for more funding for police forces, the home office saying it is not to do with budget cuts, but there is a consensus that a lot of this is fuelled by drug dealing, and particularly the supply of cocaine, which is leading gangs to become more fearsome in terms of their disputes, and particularly those

danny shaw, bbc news.igration, with a new proposal to restrict asylum claims. migrants entering illegally across america's southern border with mexico will no longer be eligible for asylum. the american civil liberties union has described the move as illegal, and it's almost certain to be challenged in court. chris buckler reports from washington. securing america's long border with mexico has become one of president trump's greatest concerns. he believes that the asylum laws are being abused by those who cross illegally and, as a result, he says he intends to change them. currently, anyone can claim refuge within a year of entering the country by whatever means. but in future, the president intends to restrict that right only to those who queue up and cross at one of the official ports of entry. in a statement, the department of homeland security said: hi, papi! in a statement, the department of homeland security said:. hi, papi! and they insisted the president had the right to change the rules because it

danny shaw, bbc news.y in their first few years of work than men do. the institute for fiscal studies found that by the end of their twenties, female graduates earn 28% more than other women. for men, the difference is only 8%. lauren moss reports. choosing to go to university can be an expensive decision. the average student leads with £50,000 of debt. for the first time, a report has examined whether graduates later make that back. it appears women are getting a better return on their investment. on average, by the age of 20 men, a female graduate earns £6,700 a year more than a woman who did not go to university —— by the age of 29. a man with a degree earns £2700 a year more than a man without. the subjects studied makes a big difference, with maths, science and medicine likely to lead to better wages than the creative arts, english philosophy. we see lots of men studying at institutions with zero or negative returns by 29. this return is likely to grow through men's 30s as graduate men tend to earn at

danny shaw, bbc news.ts of queensland. a catastrophic fire warning has now been issued, for the first time in the state's history. extreme weather conditions have also hit new south wales, with torrential rain and flooding in sydney, from where, hywel griffith reports. fleeing the fires while they still can. for a thousand queensland residents there has been no choice but to leave their homes behind. bush fires are a familiar thread in australia but not here and not at this time of year. the heatwave combined with fierce wind created what the emergency services called a firestorm. it is not normal for queensland, people will burn to death, normal approach will not work if the situation develops as it is expected to develop. it is no different to a category five cyclone coming straight to your door. more than 130 fires continue to burn as the day ended up some homes have been destroyed but rescue teams have stopped lives from being lost. 800 miles down the coast it was a very different storm testing the aut

danny shaw, bbc news.illed and 22 others injured in a series the local government says it's investigating the cause of the incident. our china correspondent stephen mcdonelljoins us from beijing. just take us through what has happened. a series of blasts and fires on approach to a major chemicalfactory in a fires on approach to a major chemical factory in a small city to the north—west of beijing have seen at least 22 people killed and 22 more people hospitalised. what seemed to have happened is that one of these trucks, either taking chemicals to or away from the factory has somehow caught fire. it has then exploded, moving fire to other chemical trucks and even to cars. firetrucks are then seen moving down the street, suppressing fire on all of those vehicles. factory is obviously closed down the. people may not have heard of the. people may not have heard of the city of zhangjiakou until now, but they certainly will in the future because that is where the 2022 winter alpine olympic events will be held a

danny shaw, bbc news.ically change their energy policies. the study says there must be a three—fold increase in cuts to greenhouses gases in order to keep temperature rises to two celsius above pre—industrial levels, the limit agreed under the paris climate deal. the report says that reaching the 2 degree celsius target is now extremely unlikely unless nations triple their efforts to reduce emissions. global emissions have reached historic levels — and without action we will see a three degree temperature rise by the end of the century. at the moment, only 57 countries are on track to reach their emissions goal by the year 2030 — and those countries only represent sixty percent of global emissions. john christensen is one of the lead authors of the report and a climate scientist with the un environment programme's denmark technical university. thank you for coming in. if people look at this and wonder which countries are simply not pulling their weight and doing what they need to do, can we identify those

danny shaw, bbc news.llnesses. a report from the royal college of psychiatrists, says unexpected problems can leave mothers experiencing signs of post—traumatic stress disorder. look north's jamie coulson has the details. that's mr... when anna gave birth to her daughter macy, it should have been one of the happiest days of her life. but, when complications led to an emergency caesarean section, it rapidly became one of the most frightening. there was a lot of people around me, they were kind of ripping my clothes off, ripping myjewellery off. i felt as if i was being attacked. in the weeks that followed, anna developed symptoms of post—traumatic stress disorder, or ptsd, including vivid flashbacks and deep distress when reminded of the birth. many people may traditionally associate post—traumatic stress disorder with soldiers on the battlefield, or the victims of violent crime. but for women who have had a traumatic birth, it can be just as real, and without help, can lead to long—term harm. research sugg

our home affairs correspondent danny shaw is here. danny, what do these figures tell us?o the uk from european union countries. at the same time, a big rise in the number of eu citizens living here who have decided to emigrate, in fa ct, who have decided to emigrate, in fact, that is the highest number on record. they are giving their reasons as a desire either to leave home, go at live at home in home countries or for work—related reasons. these trends have been evident since the 2016 referendum, and the effect of this is that eu net migration is now at 74,000, that's the lowest figure for six yea rs, that's the lowest figure for six years, at the same time, immigration from outside the eu, in particular countries in asia, is rising, the net figure is 248,000, that's the figure they are, that is the highest it has been since 2004. what do these figures mean in terms of the government's overall target for net migration? the population of this country is still growing, many more people coming to live here then are departing, overall net migration is an average 273,000, tha

danny shaw, bbc news.re being let down by the nhs and some are even being left with undiagnosed post traumatic stress disorder. new research from the royal college of psychiatrists suggests as many as one in 25 women experience ptsd after childbirth. our correspondent jamie coulson reports. that is a mister. when anna simpson gave birth to her daughter, macey, it should have been one of the happiest days of her life. but when complications led to an emergency caesarean section, it rapidly became one of the most frightening. there were a lot of people around me — they were kind of ripping my clothes off, ripping my jewellery off. an anaesthetist was trying to put a cannula in my hand, so i felt as if i was being attacked. in the weeks that followed, anna developed signs of post traumatic stress disorder, or ptsd, including vivid flashbacks and deep distress when reminded of the birth. many people may traditionally associate post traumatic stress disorder with soldiers on the battlefield or victims of violen

danny shaw, bbc news.a lecturer in criminology at oxford brookes university. good morning. that was clearly back in marcha good morning. that was clearly back in march a very uncomfortable period for the parole board. what do you think caroline corby is going to do and need to do to address that loss of confidence that the parole board members feel themselves and a lot of confidence that people with a stake in the parole boards decisions might have? good morning and clearly it has been a very difficult time for the parole board and she has stepped into one of the most difficultjobs in the criminal justice system. time will tell whether she is given the support and resources she needs to really make a success of that. the parole board is now 50 years old and the volume of cases and the complexity of cases, and public expectations in the board have clearly changed. now is the time, really, for open debate about what we expect from a modern, 2ist—ce ntu ry what we expect from a modern, 2ist—century parole sys

danny shaw, bbc news.n who helped save his life. rupert cross was diagnosed four years ago and spent months in a specialist unit at great ormond street on a course of chemotherapy. but his life was changed when a man whojoined the bone marrow register because he saw a woman he liked in the queue for donors, turned out to be a match. the chance encounter transformed both their lives, as look east's robbie west reports. so, all of these i've got to have? yeah. 0h! that's why you have a drip. iwould be sick, like, everywhere. rupert spent more than 80 days in a specialist treatment unit, diagnosed with a rare blood disorder. the six—year—old's immune system was failing right in front of his parents‘ eyes. i remember the time when his hair was falling out, and i was in with a nurse and i wasjust stroking his hair, and it wasjust coming out in clumps. i would have done anything to have swapped places with him. it's... it's such... it's such a horrific experience. his only option was to find a willing bone marro

the new chair of the parole board has been talking to the bbc‘s home affairs correspondant danny shawind people, people will be familiar with the namejohn worboys but reminders of the background. he was known as the black lab rapists for carrying out a number of drug assisted sexual assault in rates, plying women with champagne on the pretext he had won the lottery —— the black cab rapist. he essentially assaulted them. he was convicted of a relatively small number of attacks but police believe he had carried out dozens more. the question for the parole board was whether it was safe for him to be released and a 3—person panel concluded it was but the high court then found they had made a serious error because they had not taken account of this pattern of wider alleged offending. the decision was overturned. the parole board is now reconsidering the case ofjohn worboys, a separate panel of people is looking at the case now. it has led to a real lack of confidence in the parole board, hasn't it? yes, thatis the parole board, hasn't it? yes, that is certainly the concern of the new chair

our home affairs correspondent danny shaw is here.arded as controversial, but backing for her from the country's top police officer. yes, and this is all about senior officers coming out and saying, look, we have to be realistic about what we can do, what we can prioritise and what we can't do at a time when resources are stretched, when we've lost a lot of police officers and staff. cressida dick is saying that for her the priority has a lwa ys saying that for her the priority has always been tackling serious violence. yesterday a 15—year—old boy was stabbed to death in south london and she says you can't increase the scale of the mission by enforcing new laws such as misogyny u nless enforcing new laws such as misogyny unless you provide extra manpower and staffing to deal with that. she said the met has two bogeys on serious offenders and she includes enough people who are responsible for producing and distributing images of child sexual abuse. we do have to prioritise and, you know, as professionals we have to try to work out, wha

danny shaw, bbc news.rchases. earlier, i spoke to our business correspondent, simon gompertz, who said the weather has had a big impact on the uk's economy and growth figures this year. it was terrible with the beast from the east between february and march. that stopped construction and retail, and we had sluggish growth, but then it picked up. and in the third quarter we have a reflection of that, so the figure for growth in the third quarter is 0.6%. very much in line with expectations. that is faster than the 0.4% a quarter we were getting before that. a three—month figure. 0.6% is quite good, but underlying that we have a july that was fast as we picked up from the beast from the east with fantastic summer weather, a lot of building going on, and more shopping and manufacturing. august flat, september flat, and that is the other figure today, — month on month growth in september was flat. it was cero. this is the picture of the year so far. how unusual is that? it means there is no growth happening in

danny shaw, bbc news.illions of coral eggs and sperm, in a procedure that‘s been likened to ivf. the researchers said they plan to grow coral larvae from the harvested eggs and return these to areas of the reef which have been badly damaged by climate—related coral bleaching. joining me now is dr steve simpson, marine biologist at the exeter university) he has been working on the great barrier reef since 2001. thank you for joining barrier reef since 2001. thank you forjoining us. before we talk about ivf for coral, give us a picture of the damage being done to the great barrier reef? how much coral has been destroyed? in the past five yea rs been destroyed? in the past five years there have been a series of events, two big cyclones and then two years of bleaching back—to—back which have cut the wreath. i got back this weekend from a trip, will it really is like diving in a graveyard now. the northern part of the great barrier reef has seen mortality up to about 80%, we want pristine, iconic coral reef env

our home affairs correspondent danny shaw is here.killings on the streets of london this year. talk this through the trends, how have things been changing. the trends began in 2014 when there was an increase in violent crime across england and wales. before that, we we re england and wales. before that, we were seeing england and wales. before that, we were seeing some england and wales. before that, we were seeing some really significant falls and there was a sense almost that the country may have not solved, but significantly reduce the problem of violence. but in the last four years or so problem of violence. but in the last four years 01’ so we problem of violence. but in the last four years or so we have seen this rise in a number of towns and cities, london in particular, this year. one until 18 killings so far. that has surpassed last year's total. —— 118. young people are losing their lives. the highest number of teenagers to be killed in london in a year in a decade. most of them stabbed to death. it brings around the issue o

danny shaw there with the latest on thejohn worboys case.ation about irregularities in the reporting of mr ghosn‘s salary to financial authorities here in japan, mr ghosn‘s salary to financial authorities here injapan, and another senior executive called greg kelly, who is an american. both of them are under investigation. the accusation against mr ghosn is that he was paid between 2011 and 2016 a total of 88 million us dollars by nissan. but that he only reported an income of 44 million us dollars to the financial authorities here for tax purposes. so that is an underreporting of around 50%, and thatis underreporting of around 50%, and that is why he is being questioned by the prosecutor ‘s office now. and we have also heard from the current ceo of nissan at a press conference and he has said that he will call aboard modern meeting sometime in the next two days, we think on wednesday, and that during that board meeting he will recommend the immediate termination of mr ghosn‘s employment. mr ghosn is still currently the chairman of nissan mo

our home affairs correspondent danny shaw reports.ranoid schizophrenia. in august 2008, he was arrested and restrained by police after reports he'd attacked people. the ao—year—old was taken to a police station, but he collapsed and died in hospital. an inquestjury said police had used an unnecessary and unsuitable level of force. what you need is care. when somebody is being restrained, somebody is vulnerable, the excessive force that's being used, that shouldn't happen. we are where we are, police are involved in this. the watchdog that monitors police in england and wales says they should be far less involved in cases like this. in a report, it says officers are picking up the pieces because the mental health system is broken. the report says when mental health patients need help, 50% of the trips to hospital or a safe place are made by police, not ambulance. it takes about three hours for police to deal with someone who is mentally unwell. in london, five people with mental health problems called police 8600 times last year, more

our home affairs correspondent danny shaw is here. what do these figures tell us?eu countries. that the trend we've seen, really, since the time of the referendum in 2016. there's also been a big rise in the number of eu citizens who are living in britain deciding to leave the country. either they are going back because they want to go home or they want to make their home in the home when they came from, or they've got some work opportunities there and that's reason they're going back. the effect of all this is that you next migration —— eu net migration is at 74,000. that's migration —— eu net migration is at 74, 000. that's the migration —— eu net migration is at 74,000. that's the lowest figure for six years. at the same time, what we're seeing is immigration from outside the eu on the rise. the net figure there is 248,000. 248,000 is the figure for nine eu net migration, and at the highest figures in 2004. the highest figure since 2004 for people coming into the country from outside europe. what does this mean, then, in terms of overall net migration and the go

danny shaw, bbc news.has been accused of breaking her promise that there will be no customs border between northern ireland and the rest of the uk. the times has seen a leaked letter sent from theresa may to dup leader arlene foster and says the wording suggests that the eu plans to put a customs border in the irish sea in the event of a no deal brexit. the prime minister has said she would not let a divide come into force. as many as 1a shots a day are closing on uk high streets as retailers face their toughest trading climate in five years. —— shops. fashion and electrical stores suffered the most as customers shop or online. nearly 2700 shops closed in the first half of the year. a phd thesis and a wheelchair are among a selection of items belonging to the late professor stephen hawking, that have sold for nearly £1.11 million at auction. the paper, submitted by the theoretical physicist in 1965, fetched nearly £600,000, while the wheelchair sold forjust under £300,000. the online sale, by the auction h

danny shaw, bbc news.astate parts of queensland. a catastrophic fire warning has now been issued, for the first time in the state's history. extreme weather conditions have also hit new south wales, with torrential rain and flooding in sydney, from where, hywel griffith reports. fleeing the fires while they still can. for 8,000 queenslanders there's has been no choice but to leave their homes behind. bush fires are a familiar threat in australia — but not here and not at this time of year. a heatwave, combined with fierce winds, created what the emergency services called a firestorm. it's not normal for queensland. people will burn to death. their normal approaches will not work if the situation develops as it is predicted to develop. it's no different to a category five cyclone coming straight to your door. as the day ended, more than 130 fires continue to burn. some homes have been destroyed but rescue teams have stopped lives from being lost. 800 miles down the coast it was a very different storm testin