dominic casciani, bbc news.watch live coverage of president trump's address is the outlines his plans for his foreign policy in afghanistan. that is life at 2am, local time in london. get in touch with us on twitter. we would love to hear from you. time now for all the sports news in sport today. hello, i'm gavin ramjaun and this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on this programme: it's honours even in the first game at the etihad stadium in a fiery encounter between manchester city and everton. former england football star eni aluko speaks to us about her alleged racist treatment by the team. and former world number one victoria azarenka will miss the us 0pen. welcome to the programme. manchester city needed a late equaliser against everton in what turned out to be a fractious affair on a night to mark the victims of recent terror attacks. the match finished i—i. wayne rooney opened the scoring for the visitors in the first half, his 200th premier league goal. substitute raheem sterling

dominic casciani, bbc news. walker and steph mcgovern will have all the day's news, business and sport. going to have a look at the latest headlines air and bbc news. us navy says ten of its sailors are missing and five have been injured after one of its ships collided with an oil tanker off the coast of singapore. boats and helicopters are involved ina boats and helicopters are involved in a search and rescue operation. spanish police say 12 terror suspects spent six months planning thursday's barcelona van attack that claimed many lives. the driver has now been identified but security officers say he may have fled to france. american and south korean troops have begun their annual military exercises as tensions remain high on the korean peninsula. north korea has objected to the drills, and has issued a warning to the us that it should prepare for a mosul as strike. —— for a mosul is —— merciless strike. one of the greats of american comedy, jerry lewis, has died in las vegas — aged ninety—one. he came to fame

dominic casciani, bbc news. season's monsoon rains have devastated huge areas, killing around eight hundred people. more than a million have been forced for their homes, with aid agencies raising concerns about food shortages and disease. areas of nepal and india have been badly affected, and in bangladesh, the flooding is thought to be the country's worst for thirty years. sanjoy majumder‘s in the capital dhaka. the only way around northern bangladesh is by boat. all the roads have been washed away. with little sign of the water receding, people are settled on any patch of dry land they can find. a partially submerged bridge is now home to this family. they have been here for over a week. they have brought with them whatever possessions they could carry, and also their cattle. the flood just washed away our home. we were able to quickly grab some things and our animals. many of bangladesh's major rivers flow through here, which is why it is the worst affected part of the country. this is the brahmaputra river,

dominic casciani, thank you. our political correspondent leila nathoo is at westminster. that's politically the key point, isn't it, that the overall figure is still not where the government wants it to be? that's right, i think there are a number of issues thrown up by these figures. first is this target that dominic was mentioning, the government has a long—standing but never achieved as of yet target of getting net migration down to the tens of thousands. when you think it currently stands at almost 250,000 come you can see how far away that is. i think that labour are talking about this being a shambles, and arbitrary target, and calling for the government to abandon it. the government is insisting it's not complacent and it is still committed to getting it down to a sustainable level but there's a second issue that has been thrown up and that's theissue that has been thrown up and that's the issue of eu citizens. people will read this as eu citizens fleeing the country after the brexit referendum and althoug

dominic casciani has more.ipps, the fourth viscount st davids, jailed last month for racially aggravated threats on facebook against gina miller, the businesswoman behind the brexit legal challenge. she said she felt violated by his shocking comments, just one of many online attacks she suffered. now, the crown prosecution service says these kinds of crimes must be dealt with as robustly as offences on the street. it is promising a tougher response, to build public confidence. there were more than 15,000 hate—crime prosecutions in 2015-2016, the highest number ever. and a third of those convicted saw their sentence increased. but the number of cases referred to police by persecutors fell by almost 10%, a drop the cps says it is investigating. with the explosion in the use of social media over the last few yea rs, social media over the last few years, it is very important that the prosecuting authorities, the cps, the police, are as up—to—date as possible in making sure that they are using the law to its fullest

dominic casciani, bbc news.in nearly 100 years, a total eclipse of the sun will move coast to coast, across america. it will travel nearly 2,500 miles over ten states, from portland, 0regon on the pacific coast, through kansas in the mid—west, nashville, heading to charleston, south carolina in the east. and millions of people have travelled to the us to see the eclipse for themselves. this town has banned branded itself a clip seville. it will get two minutes and a0 seconds of darkness. it isa minutes and a0 seconds of darkness. it is a small town of 30,000, but people have been coming from all over the world, pitching up to see it. in this campsite outside the town, there are people who have travelled from canada, the uk and australia. collins from melbourne. he has been to see as many total eclipses as he can in his lifetime. seeing a partial eclipse is like going to church but a total solar eclipse is like seeing god. the town has been planning for all these people coming here for years. ten years ago we rec

here's our home affairs correspondent dominic casciani.h viscount st davids, jailed last month for racially aggravated threats on facebook against gina miller, the businesswoman behind the brexit legal challenge. she said she felt violated by his shocking comments, just one of many online attacks she suffered. now, the crown prosecution service says these kinds of crimes must be dealt with as robustly as offences on the street. it's promising a tougher response, to build public confidence. there were more than 15,000 hate crime prosecutions in 2015—2016, the highest number ever, and a third of those convicted saw their sentence increased. but the number of cases referred by police to prosecutors fell by almost io%, a drop the cps says it is investigating. i hope that the difference that the guidance and the public statements will make is that people will feel more confident to report hate crime, that they will understand they don't have to put up with the abuse that they might feel that they just have to because they're disabled, because o

dominic casciani, bbc news.ljustice at the college of policing. we should just explain, the college of policing. you set the standard as to how officers are trained in dealing with this sort of thing. actually rather important, in terms of setting attitude, if you like. we set the standards. we're trying to drive professionalisation to developing knowledge of what works in policing, and educating police officers and police staff in how to deliver services so we do the best we possibly can with the resources we possibly can with the resources we have got. so why has it taken so long for this particular aspect of hate crime to be made as serious as others? this is a recommendation and an announcement from the cps. the police have been dealing with a crime for a very long time. the behaviour is exactly the same. the outcomes are exactly the same. whether on or off—line. what the cps are saying today is that they want to give the same approach, the same seriousness to that, and the police have been taking that appro

dominic casciani, bbc news.ia and internet law firm cohen davis — who was the first lawyer in the uk to successfully serve a harassment injunction on an anonymous online abuser. hejoins me on webcam from the greek island of kos. you are having a good time, you must be cheered by this news. lots of people saying this is taken an awful long time to get to the stage. yes, we have seen a shift in attitude by the crown prosecution service. the previous guidance clearly stated that online abuse was not it as serious or should not be investigated as thoroughly as off—line abuse. we are thrilled that there is a change in approach here. however, we used to talk about victimless crime. now we probably talk about suspect less crime. the problem of course is not with how many people are recording his crimes, which are clearly on the increase, but what do we do to make it much easierfor increase, but what do we do to make it much easier for victims and for the police to identify those responsible for the abuse? because they

our home affairs correspondent dominic casciani is here. make for disturbing reading, dominic. it is one of the stories of crime in the modern world if you think about it. there have been six months of intensive operations from the national crime agency coordinating red across the country with global police forces and international partners. the more it has looked, the more it has found. before today we had an estimate of about 10,000 — 13,000 hidden victims across the uk. but it says it is the tip of the iceberg, it cannot count how many are out there. one third of known victims are british, but people from all sorts of nationalities in the uk are being forced to work across great britain against their will. each of them is most likely today to come across somebody. the director of vulnerabilities says he is directed by what he has found. we have seen people being moved across and into the country for the purposes of being exploited and there was a case of a 12—year—old girl for labour exploitation. we are seeing people as young as 13 and

here's our social affairs correspondent, dominic casciani.—slavery operation. over the last six months, the national crime agency has co—ordinated operations to smash trafficking and slavery gangs. this suspected brothel run in north—east england isjust one of many that's been raided. today, a new analysis from the agency suggests the true scale of modern slavery is far greater than previously expected. this man from croatia was coerced into hard labour. a gang controlled his life for four months until he got out. it is just horrible. just horrible. even now ijust feel like my heart has stopped beating a little bit. i think we cannot call them people. modern—day slaves are attracted to the uk by gangs promising a better life and coerced into work they can't escape from. women forced into prostitution make up to £600 a day. men are trapped to work in food processing and agriculture. they are on the high street in nail bars and carwashes. you are more likely than ever before to unwittingly come into contact with one. this cannabis farm in a sub

here's our social affairs correspondent, dominic casciani.nother day, another anti—slavery operation. over the last six months, the national crime agency has coordinated operations to smash trafficking and slavery gangs. this suspected brothel, run in the north—east of england, just one of many that's been raided. today a new analysis from the agency suggests the true scale of modern slavery is far greater than previously suspected. this man from romania was coerced into hard labour. the gang controlled his life for four months until he got out. it's just horrible, i tell you, it's just horrible. even now, ijust feel like my heart is start beating a little bit. i think we cannot call them people. modern—day slaves are tricked into uk by gangs promising a better life, and coerced into work they can't escape from. women forced into prostitution make up to £600 a day. men are trapped in gruelling work in food processing or agriculture, and victims are on high street in nail bars and car washes. you are more likely than ever before to unwittingly

here's our social affairs correspondent, dominic casciani.another antislavery operation. over the last six months, the national crime agency has automated operations to smash trafficking and slavery gang is. this suspected brothel in north—east england isjust this suspected brothel in north—east england is just one of many being raided. today, new analysis from the agency suggest the true scale of modern slavery is far greater than previously expected. this man from croatia was coerced into hard labour. a gang controlled his life forfour months labour. a gang controlled his life for four months until he got out. labour. a gang controlled his life for four months until he got outm is just horrible. even for four months until he got outm isjust horrible. even now for four months until he got outm is just horrible. even now i feel like my heart has stopped beating a little bit. i feel like like my heart has stopped beating a little bit. ifeel like you cannot call them people. modern-day slaves are attracted to the uk by gangs promising a better

dominic casciani, bbc news. by rose simkins, the chief executive of the charity stop hate uk, which supports victims of hate crimes. thank you forjoining us. presumably you welcome what the cps is saying this morning. absolutely. people need to know that crime is being committed and there is no hiding place. for too long people have thought they could just get away with things and are in their own home and can say they like. what but it is a public place, the internet, so why wouldn't you be prosecuted if you break a law? and the damage that is caused by the abuse online, and threatening behaviour, the killing as though you are being stalked or harassed —— feeling as though you are being stalked or harassed is not good. we do understand what can be prosecuted. police need to be clearer as to this being a crime, anything in the past people have been able to get away with it because of lack of understanding. how to find the perpetrators... and being on social media is something thatis being on social media is some

dominic casciani, bbc news. now it is time for newsnight. the last solar eclipse to be seen on this continent in this century and not until august the 21st, 2017, will an eclipse be visible from north america. that day was today — the great american eclipse. millions turned their faces to the sky. why is this awe inspiring, but rational mathematical event so imbued with a mystical power? and does it have any scientific value? we speak to nasa's director of planetary science. injust over three hours, donald trump is due to make a major speech on military policy on afghanistan. and i am in kabulas president trump reveals his new strategy for the war in afghanistan. we speak to the us's former ambassador to afghanistan. after grenfell — tonight we are finally getting some clarity on how big a safety problem has been uncovered in england's tall buildings. the government now knows of more than 200 high—rises fitted with cladding that does not meet ourfire rules. and we return to mosul. a pulverised city, isis fighters still hiding out in pockets.

our home affairs correspondent dominic casciani reports.atforms. a crime of our times. kate metcalfe knows, she is a transgender person who does not define themselves as man or woman. people messaging me into my inbox, saying horrible things about me, saying horrible things about me, saying i was and it, using dehumanising language. calling me a lesbian, perhaps, this gender in may, saying that i was mentally unwell. i think it has affected my self—confidence, making it difficult for me to trust others. there were more than 15,000 hate crime prosecutions in 2015—20s steam. 0ne third of those convicted saw their sentence increased but the number of cases referred by police fell by almost 10%. prosecutors promised a new focus on hate and mine will deliver more justice new focus on hate and mine will deliver morejustice for new focus on hate and mine will deliver more justice for victims. new focus on hate and mine will deliver more justice for victimslj hope the difference the guidelines will make is that people will feel more confident to re

i'm joined now by our home affairs correspondent dominic casciani. how big a problem could this be?because by definition this is a hidden crime. —— we won't ever know for sure. what this is about is organised crime, gangs, operating across international boundaries to maximise their profits by shipping people around and treating them like commodities. what appears to have been happening across the uk is a growing concern, amongst authorities, that this is a problem which was soaking up more and more of the attention of organised crime, turning their attention from drugs into shipping people around, first of all prostitution, but now they are all areas of the economy where you will find people who are in some form of servitude, controlled labour, working against their will, barely being paid, if at all. areas of construction, food processing, fishing, male bars. —— nail bars. no one seems to have a handle on how problem —— big the problem is. they have found out this is a problem in every large town and city in the uk. it can't quantify the numbers but they say the previous estimates

let‘s talk to our home affairs correspondent dominic casciani.s are fascinating because we have this real insight into what is happening with the life journeys, these migrant earnings, people from eastern and central europe. i will spare you some statistics, this is gcse maths there but we don‘t want to go third, the key thing is the bigjump in the to go third, the key thing is the big jump in the number of eastern european is leaving the uk. although some are still coming, that has been a significant increase in those that wa nt to a significant increase in those that want to leave as well. 46,000 in a year till march of this year. that isa year till march of this year. that is a quite significantjump. within that, one of the biggest components will be polish workers, there are about 1 will be polish workers, there are about1 million will be polish workers, there are about 1 million polish will be polish workers, there are about1 million polish citizens living in the uk, they are the largest group. it also seven nations within that. and departur

joining me is our home affairs correspondent, dominic casciani. what's going on here? the changes.ng. in short more use its sins are leaving and fewer a re more use its sins are leaving and fewer are arriving. within that a great deal of change is being driven by movement. the rate of the net migration, the numbers arriving over those who are leaving, that has halved in a year. in march last year ahead of the referendum, 100,000 more workers from eastern and central europe arrived in the previous year then left. today the figure is 50,000, that's an astonishing rate of change. 0ne interesting figure that come out in relation to that is you can predict future trends on the number of workers registering at the moment with the idea of coming to the uk. that number is down 12% for eu nationals, so 12% of eu nationals are expressing an interest in coming to the uk than the year before. what is it particularly surprising, given we have voted to leave the european union, they will say perhaps they are not going to be as friendly as other countries are. that is a key issue, it is difficult

earlier i spoke to our home affairs correspondent dominic casciani. telling me that it's not easy for the authorities to obtain an exact estimate of the number of victims affected by human trafficking. i don't think we will know for sure, because it is a hidden crime. it is about organised crime gangs operating across international boundaries to maximise their profits by shipping people around and treating them as commodities. what appears to be happening is a concern among authority that this was a problem that was soaking up more and more of organised crime's attention and they were shifting from drugs into shipping people around into prostitution. now they're saying there are all manner of areas of the economy where you will find people who are in controlled labour, working against their will, barely being paid. such as in construction, agriculture, fishing, nail bars and quite simply nobody seems to have a real handle on how big the problem is. for six months the national crime agency has been spence fig effo rts crime agency has been spence fig e

the details from our home affa i rs get all the details from our home affairs correspondent dominic cascianie coming in as immigrants and the number of people who leave, emigrate. that gives us effectively a net figure every year of how many people it adds to the population. it is way above the goverment‘s self—imposed target. it has missed that six years in a row now. net migration in the year to march, 246,000 people. that is down 81,000 on last year, and two thirds of that fall, this is the key thing, two thirds of that for is down to eastern and central european citizens. what that basically means is fewer people from eastern and central europe are coming into the uk, and more of them are leaving at the same time. we are nine months in in data terms from the referendum results. but that is starting to look like a bit of a trend in terms of people's responses to the referendum and looking at their long—term options. it is really, really interesting. within that, the ons really interesting. within that, the 0ns says we have to be careful about whether or not this is definitely a trend. but

dominic casciani has more.hilipps, the fourth viscount st davids, jailed last month for racially aggravated threats on facebook against gina miller, the businesswoman behind the brexit legal challenge. she said she felt violated by his shocking comments, just one of many online attacks she suffered. now, the crown prosecution service says these kinds of crimes must be dealt with as robustly as offences on the street. it is promising a tougher response, to build public confidence. there were more than 15,000 hate crime prosecutions in 2015—2016, the highest number ever, and a third of those convicted saw their sentence increased. but the number of cases referred by police to persecutors fell by almost 10%, a drop the cps says it is investigating. with the explosion in the use of social media in recent years, it is very important the prosecuting authorities, the cps, the police, are as up—to—date as possible in making sure they are using the law to its fullest extent. there is no hiding place for these perpetrato