dominic hughes, bbc news, manchester. and five counts of manslaughter. —— 25. bash at 95. now on bbc news, sport today. hello, i'm tulsen tollett. this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on this programme: justin rose loses the the rain delayed bmw championship in a play—off to keegan bradley but still moves to world number one. going out in style. alastair cook scores a century in his final test innings for england before his international retirement. and romano fenati could face criminal charges after he grabbed the brake lever of italian compatriot stefano manzi in sunday's moto 2 race in san marino. hello and welcome to the programme, where we begin with the golfing news that reigning 0lympic championjustin rose has moved to world number one despite losing the bmw championship in a play—off to keegan bradley. the pair were level at 20—under after their final round which was held over due to persistent rain on sunday, and watching was paul frostick. heavy rain on sunday meant the final round of t

here's our health correspondent, dominic hughes. but some patients don't respond, so researchers have been looking at the potential for individualised therapy is. this is cutting—edge science, and it's expensive. but within a few weeks, via the nhs in england, it could be available to up to 30 children and young people who otherwise have run out of treatment options. nhs patients are the first in europe to get this new treatment, and because we're on the beginning of a new era of personalised medicine where cells from your own body are being reprogrammed to provide treatments that previously untreatable conditions. this is how the blood cancer treatment works. a blood sample is removed from the patient and then immune cells known as t cells are taken from the blood. visa then modified and ——... they are then injected back into the patient. it's the first time this kind of therapy is going to be used in the nhs and in europe. for people... for children with blood cancer it's going to make a huge difference for them, but we can expect

dominic hughes, bbc news. from us senators for an fbi investigation into sexual misconduct allegations against his supreme court nominee, brett kavanaugh. it follows his appearance before a senate committee on thursday, when he strenuously denied attacking a woman when they were at high school together in the 1980s. chris buckler reports. look at me when i'm talking to you! you're telling me that my assault doesn't matter! this moment when a senator came face—to—face with victims campaigners may have changed the course of brett kavanaugh's confirmation hearings. ..that you'll let people like that go into the highest court of the land... jeff flake was the key republican vote on the judiciary committee and up to this point, he appeared to support judge kavanaugh's nomination, despite the allegations of sexual assault. do you think that brett kavanaugh is telling the truth? when the committee reconvened, he was absent from his chair, involved in meetings with democrats. when he returned, he would only vote yes i

dominic hughes, bbc news.ian independence have clashed with police. monday marks the one year anniversary since the banned referendum in catalonia, which led to a police crackdown and a political crisis. the demonstrators marched next to the spanish police headquarters where they pelted police with powder paint. the human rights lawyer, amal clooney, is calling on the authorities in myanmar to pardon and release two reuters journalists, who've been imprisoned there. wah lone and jaw soh 0o were sentenced to seven years hard labour earlier this month for violating the official secrets act. they were investigating the killing of rohingya muslims by security forces. amal clooney, who's representing the two men told our chief international correspondent, lyce doucet that they were "set up". this case to journalists, wah lone and jaw soh 0o, is widely seen as a test of democratic freedoms in me and my. it's travis the ofjustice. it isa and my. it's travis the ofjustice. it is a manifest injustice. they we re it is

dominic hughes, bbc news.ters journalists, who've been imprisoned there. wah lone and jaw soh 0o were sentenced to seven years hard labour earlier this month for violating the official secrets act. they were investigating the killing of rohingya muslims by security forces. amal clooney, who's representing the two men told our chief international correspondent, lyce doucet that they were ‘set up'. this case of two reuters journalists is widely seen as a test of democratic freedoms in myanmar. a travesty of justice also. it is a manifest injustice. they were the victims of a setup, they had documents planted on them, and police were lying in wait to arrest them and the whole trial was a charade. what really happened is that they were investigating and reporting on a massacre of rohingya muslim men, the officials found out about it and wanted to silence them. so they have arrested them on this false pretext and subjected them to a show trial. aung—san suu kyi said this trial has nothing to do with freedom of expr

dominic hughes, bbc news, manchester.kenfield — has pleaded not guilty to the manslaughter by gross negligence of 95 liverpool supporters. the former chief superintendent appeared via videolink at preston crown court. our correspondent danny savage is there. next year will be the 30th anniversary of the hillsborough disaster. the police match commander that day in 1989 is now 7a years old. david duckenfield did appear by video link here at preston crown court this morning. in court with thejudge, and court this morning. in court with the judge, and the court this morning. in court with thejudge, and the barristers, the public gallery had relatives of the 95 people who died in the hillsborough disaster all of those yea rs hillsborough disaster all of those years ago. at the beginning of proceedings it was put to mr duckenfield that he was charged with manslaughter by gross negligence of 95 football supporters and that long list of 95 names was read out in court, one by one, over a period of several minutes, with the court

our health correspondent, dominic hughes has more.aperouse has highlighted the issues facing people who suffer from severe allergic reactions. in her case, adrenaline injections from a device called an epipen were not enough to save her. but many rely on them for emergency treatment. michelle henry uses them to protect her nine—year—old son who lives with multiple allergies. now a shortage of epipens, the uk's biggest brand, means desperate parents have been left looking for alternatives. it is not good enough and the problem is, the onus is on the parent, not the doctor, not the pharmacist, not the supplier, to deal with the problem. your child, you know the danger your child has and the onus is very much on you to actually physically go round the houses until you get a solution. the department for health and social care is warning that stocks of the adrenaline injector for children have run out and that epipens for children and adults will remain in short supply for the rest of the year. patients are being advised that some batches

dominic hughes, bbc news.rompton hospital and imperial college london and hejoins us now. firstly, this shortage. this is not something new, it has been going on for a time. it has been going on for many months, that's right. do we know why this has happened? i'm not sure, you have to consult with manufacturers. there are production problems that is affecting the manufacture of epipens and a knock—on effects to other manufacturers of adrenaline devices as well, because there is a shortage now because of the lack of epipens. from that could we conclude that the amount of allergens or allergies that people are developing our increasing? is that a fair conclusion to draw? there is an increasing demand for epipens, there is no question, there is an increase in allergies, this has been for the last 20 years. and a fourfold increase in admissions to hospital for anaphylaxis, for example, many of which are due to food allergies, including peanuts. that might be pa rt including peanuts. that might be part of the expla

dominic hughes, bbc news, sunderland.2a years for murdering a rival model in a row about a girlfriend. he stabbed a man outside his house in shepherds bush. a third man who was convicted of manslaughter will so was convicted of manslaughter will so 1a years in prison. the coroner overseeing the inquest into the g re nfell overseeing the inquest into the grenfell disasters is that people exposed to smoke and dust should be seen by nhs specialists. doctor fiona wilcox is that those who survived the fire, including residents and emergency responders, may have inhaled asbestos, which causes cancer. nhs england as it will respond in the next couple of months. a woman dubbed the snapchat queen has beenjailed for 1h months. a woman dubbed the snapchat queen has been jailed for 1h years for manslaughter after posting a video of her boyfriend dying in a pool of blood on the social media platform. bill bailey heard that she had grown tired of her boyfriend, an afg ha n asylu m had grown tired of her boyfriend, an afghan asylum seek

dominic hughes, bbc news. result in anaphylactic shock — and shejoins me now via webcam from north london. take us through your situation.|j take us through your situation. i am almost 15 weeks pregnant currently, andi almost 15 weeks pregnant currently, and i have been looking for a device of some sort in the last three months. i was originally given a prescription for emma rate which is the first one that they prescribed. i went to multiple pharmacies, and i was told there was no start and i needed to get a discussion for a epipen. i got a prescription, went and got the same story, i tried the nha ‘s application which is called echo, supposedly delivering prescriptions to your door, thinking they would have more options. —— nhs. i waited they would have more options. —— nhs. iwaited nine they would have more options. —— nhs. i waited nine days before i was told that my order would be dispatched and then three days later was told that my order had been cancelled because they could not get the item. i went to

dominic hughes, bbc news, sunderland. the chief executive of the macular society, a charity fighting to end sight loss caused by macular disease. i started by asking cathy what she made of the landmark ruling. it has the potential to do a great deal of good for patients with one proviso. that the money, if there is any to be saved from switching the drugs, if that money is ploughed back into amd services. the reason for that really is that age—related macular degeneration is now an enormous public health problem, it's the biggest cause of sight lost and eye clinics are absolutely overwhelmed with patients. many of whom will lose their sight because they are not treated quickly enough. if there are savings to be saved for the nhs, then the biggest positive impact could possibly happen for patients will be that many is invested back into the clinic. were you aware of avastin before? were you aware of what was going on? what were members saying to you about it? it's something that's been going on for at least a decade. it's

dominic hughes, bbc news, sunderland.e inquests into the grenfell disaster has said those who were exposed to smoke and dust should be seen by nhs specialists. dr fiona wilcox warned that those who survived the fire, including residents and emergency responders, may have inhaled asbestos, which causes cancer. nhs england says it will respond in the next couple of months. the metropolitan police have admitted for the first time that senior officers knew about a sexual relationship, which an undercover officer was having with an environmental activist in a group he was spying on. legal documents seen by the bbc reveal that bosses allowed the relationship between mark kennedy and kate wilson to continue. until now, the police had maintained such relationships would never have been authorised. a bbc news investigation has found that police are struggling to combat child grooming taking place on kik, a smartphone messaging app popular with teenagers. kik has played a part in over 1,100 police investigations into child sex offe

dominic hughes, bbc news. our top story this lunchtime.rigade has told the grenfell inquiry that no training could have prepared her teams for what they faced — and the fire could not have been extinguished. and coming up... why welsh is a foreign language — according to the bank that rejected a welsh—speaking customer's email. coming up on bbc news... team usa's phil mickelson has never won a ryder cup in europe but team—matejordan spieth says any perceived "scar tissue" won't affect their younger players. ten of the uk s biggest companies have agreed to publish their parental leave and pay policies online, for the first time. kpmg, santander and deloitte are among the businesses making the information public — and it comes as part of a push to make all large firms be open about their family benefits. it would mean anyone considering applying to a firm would have access to the information without having to ask, as colletta smith reports. i don't know what i'm going to do. job interviews are always difficult. but it seems like some questio

thank you, dominic hughes. —— winter deaths.ter eating a pret a manger baguette has heard that another nine pret customers suffered allergic reactions to similar products in the year before. 15—year—old natasha ednan—laperouse, who had a severe sesame allergy, collapsed during a flight from heathrow to nice and died within hours. 0ur correspondent angus crawford is outside west london coroner's court. tell us what the inquest has heard today? the court was told there were 21 similar adverse reactions in the 12 months before natasha's death. of those, nine related to sesame products, six to the particular begetter that she ate. 0f products, six to the particular begetter that she ate. of those, four involved either hospital or medical treatment. —— six to the particular baguette. there was a woman who was 17th in october 2015, she ate a similar baguette and had what she called a life—threatening allergic reaction. her life was only saved because herfather, who was with her, was a doctor, there was a hospital nearby and she was tr

dominic hughes, bbc news, sunderland. let's take a look at some of today's other news stories.rs for murdering a rival model in a row about a girlfriend. george koh stabbed harry uzoka outside his house in shepherd's bush in west london injanuary. a third man, who was convicted of manslaughter, will serve 11! years in prison. the coroner overseeing the inquests into the grenfell disaster has said people exposed to smoke and dust should be seen by nhs specialists. dr fiona wilcox warned that those who survived the fire — including residents and emergency responders — may have inhaled asbestos, which causes cancer. nhs england says it will respond in the next couple of months. the metropolitan police have admitted for the first time that a sexual relationship between an undercover officer and an environmental activist was known about by senior officers and allowed to continue. until now the police had denied that such relationships would ever be authorised. a woman dubbed the "snapchat queen" has been jailed for 11! years for manslaughter, after posting a video of her boyfriend d

dominic hughes, bbc news. our top story this lunchtime.the former spy, sergei skripal, and his daughter in salisbury. theresa may tells the commons they are members of the russian military intelligence service. and still to come. britain s first—ever disabled air display team takes to the skies above hampshire. coming up in the sport in the next 15 minutes on bbc news: a tough test for the champion, but after five sets and almost five hours rafael nadal makes it into the us open semi—finals. the bbc five live newsreader, rachael bland — who was widely praised for her podcast describing her treatment for breast cancer — has died. she was a0. her family said that her death had left a huge hole that they would never be able to fill — and that her work had helped to reduce the stigma around the disease. judith moritz reports. soi so i went to the doctor and she did the same thing, nine times out of ten when we refer someone it is benign so do not worry too much. as a broadcaster rachael bland was used to reading the news but her own story beca

our health correspondent dominic hughes reports.habit that middle—aged people in particular find hard to. those between 45 and 65 are most likely to trigger more than the recommended guidelines of 14 units per week and struggled to keep track of what they have dropped. it is difficult for everybody. it is difficult for me andi everybody. it is difficult for me and i work in that area all the time. having alcohol free days is a much easier way of controlling your overall alcohol intake during the week, as well as having immediate benefits for your health and well—being. benefits for your health and well-being. according to a poll, two thirds of regular drinkers say they find cutting down on alcohol harder than improving diet, exercise or even stopping smoking. and one in five people surveyed drank more than the recommended 14 units or week, thatis the recommended 14 units or week, that is around six glasses of wine 01’ that is around six glasses of wine or six pints of beer. and the idea that some alcohol free days is one that some a

dominic hughes, bbc news, manchester. hillsborough disaster, david duckenfield, has pleaded not guilty to the manslaughter of 95 liverpool supporters through gross negligence. the former chief superintendent appeared via videolink at preston crown court. 0ur correspondent, danny savage, was in court. proceedings got under way in court number one at around half past ten this morning and in the public gallery quite a few relatives of those who died in the hillsborough disaster. thejudge those who died in the hillsborough disaster. the judge and the barristers obviously there are two and you could see david duckenfield on video screen in the court. the police chief superintendent or former chief superintendent, match commander on the day is now 7a years old and the court fell silent as they listened to the list of the 95 people who died at hillsborough being read out in a long list in court this morning. but took several minutes. it was then put to him that he was charged with manslaughter by gross negligence of all 95 and h

dominic hughes, bbc news, sunderland. executive of the macular society, a charity fighting to end sight loss caused by macular disease. thank you for coming in to speak to us. what do you make of today's ruling? it has the potential to do a great deal of good for patients, with one proviso, that the money of their is any money to be saved from switching the drugs, if that money is ploughed back into services and the reason for that really is that age—related macular degeneration is 110w age—related macular degeneration is now an important public health problem. i clinics are absolutely overwhelmed with patients, many of whom will lose their sight because they are not treated quickly enough. if there are savings to be made for the nhs, the biggest impact that could possibly happen for the patients is that money is invested back into the clinic. were you aware of what was going on before the ruling? what were members saying to you about it? it has been going on for at least a decade. avastin has been around for all that tim

dominic hughes, bbc news.n have been arrested following a shooting in essex last night. the victim, a 19—year—old man, is in a serious condition in basildon hospital with a gunshot wound to his stomach. a 36—year—old man from tilbury and a ao—year—old man in stanford—le—hope were held on suspicion of attempted murder. a square in brussels will be named after the murdered labour mpjo cox today. ms cox, who was killed by a right—wing extremist in 2016, lived in the city for two years as an assistant to an mep. members of her family will attend the naming ceremony. meal replacement diets should be part of nhs treatments to tackle obesity, according to a leading medical journal. a study by the bmj showed that diets consisting of shakes and soups are effective at achieving rapid weight loss in the most severely obese, and can reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes. the programmes are not available on the nhs. some experts say they only work if eating habits change permanently. for a full summary of the news, you can go

dominic hughes, bbc news.groups have criticised the labour leaderjeremy corbyn‘s attempt to get his party's ruling body to adopt a statement allowing criticism of the foundation of the state of israel. the party's national executive agreed to the internationally recognised definition of anti—semitism yesterday, but it also pledged to protect freedom of expression. our political correspondent alex forsyth is in westminster for us this morning. just take us through this, because it is quite important, the language being used. it is crucial. this is something that has called on all summer. something that has called on all summer. what it oils down is —— boils down to is this, should the labour party accept a definition of anti—semitism as set out by the holocaust remembrance online. they agree to exit at full, but as for this lying saying it was essential, it didn't undermine freedom of expression about israel or the rights of palestinians. it has emerged thatjeremy corbett wanted that statement to be much more d

dominic hughes, bbc news.irov, is actually a decorated colonel who fought in chechnya. jon donnison reports. he called himself ruslan boshirov when he arrived in the uk in march. he said he was a tourist. but this is who it's thought he really is, colonel anatoliy chepiga, a russian military intelligence officer. the online investigative journalist the site bellingcat said he was born in 1978. he is thought to have fought with the russian military in chechnya and was awarded russia's highest decoration, hero of the russian federation. using the alias ruslan boshirov, the british government believes he travelled to salisbury with another agent, calling himself alexander petrov. their mission, to try to kill sergei skripal using a nerve agent hidden in this perfume bottle. british officials have not commented on bellingcat‘s revelations, but the bbc understands there is no dispute in its identifying of anatoliy chepiga. speaking at the un in new york, theresa may again strongly attacked russia's actions. in resp

dominic hughes, bbc news.the world war two flying ace, sir douglas bader, who flew spitfires despite having no legs. one of the crew, who has been a wheelchair user for 20 years, says learning to fly has been "like the light coming on again". our correspondent duncan kennedy sent this report from blackbushe airport in surrey. mike, barry and alan. three men who live with disability, but who are all determined to reach for the skies. today, they became britain's first ever disabled air display team, taking off over surrey in a unique triple formation. the fact that you may be disabled, you can achieve great things. barry hobkirk became a paraplegic after a rugby accident, but was determined nothing would stop him getting airborne. from being told in 1990 that i would probably never walk again, and i'd certainly neverfly again, to being in a three ship formation team... yes, ifeel very proud, yes. the three men have been practising for three months, dealing with the stresses of formation flying without the full

dominic hughes, bbc news, manchester.england, scotland, wales and northern ireland will set out which of the 650 seats should be abolished or altered. a previous shake—up was abandoned in 2013 by the coalition government when the liberal democrats withdrew support. a far—right party in sweden has said it wants a say in forming a new government — after making significant gains in the general election. the anti—immigration sweden democrats won about 18% of the vote — slightly less than predicted — while the two main parliamentary blocs are almost tied. they have refused to work with the sweden democrats. we asked matthew godwin, professor of politics at kent university, about the significance of this development. sweden is catching up with many democracies in europe and we have seen a democracies in europe and we have seen a party system which is fragmenting in the sense that smaller parties are doing better and the mainstream is getting squeezed. we have seen a strong result those national populists, the sweden democrats,

dominic hughes, bbc news, manchester..45. kylie minogue took her fans by surprise last night by calling her old neighbours co—starjason donovan up on to the stage. # now we're back together, together # i wanna show you... they danced and sang their way through the 1988 hit especially for you at the concert in london's hyde park. it's emerged that jason had cycled to the show and never expected to be singing with kylie. especially for you, the weather. i love that item! looks as though we have seen the best of the sunshine in the south. what a beautiful afternoon in dorset, but for most of us afternoon in dorset, but for most of us it has been quite cloudy and cool us it has been quite cloudy and cool. we have seen thicker cloud in the north and west. this is what is to come for all of us over the next couple of days. that cloud is bringing some rain and strong winds, gusts in excess of a0 miles an hour in the next few hours, strengthening to gale force tonight. that rain will then sink south, so we are going to see rain,

dominic hughes in manchester, thank you.ss the salisbury nerve agent attack. it comes a day after uk authorities issued arrest warrants for two russians believed to be connected with the attack. the security minister, ben wallace, has said it is president putin who's ultimately responsible for the poisoning, which left one person dead. richard galpin reports. the revelation these two russian nationals are the prime suspects in the attempted poisoning of sergei skripal and his daughter yulia in salisbury has led to an increasingly angry response from the government here. this is cctv footage obtained by the police, showing the two men coming to britain, in early march. and on the day of the attack, walking along this road close to the house of mr skripal, where the nerve agent was smeared on the door handle. all of this providing important evidence. the government has also announced that they were agents of this organisation, the russian military intelligence agency — also known as the gru. it sees itself as a war fighting in

dominic hughes, bbc news, manchester.oon live. the uk economy grew by 0.3% injuly after a boost from the summer heatwave and world cup football. the figures from the office for national statistics show that in the three months tojuly, the economy expanded by 0.6%. so could that better growth mean a rise in interest rates? no, according to market watchers. it‘s expected that the bank of england‘s won‘t vote to raise rates this week, when it meets on thursday. they were raised in august, for only the second time a decade, to 0.75%. shares in department store chain debenhams fell more than 17% this morning, after reports this weekend that it‘s called in accountants to advise it over future options. it‘s thought the store could be looking at a company voluntary arrangement which would see it close stores and look to renegotiate rents at others. debenhams has issued three profit warnings so far this year. the tuc is holding its annual conference in manchester. the focus of congress today will be on the future of work. yes, and

our health correspondent, dominic hughes reports.as just 20 months old when injured ina mcgrady was just 20 months old when injured in a fall in april 20 16. when it became clear he needed surgery when it became clear he needed surgery for a hernia, he was transferred to the royal manchester children's hospital but despite being placed on a list of patients requiring emergency surgery, his operation never went ahead. three days after being admitted the toddler suffered a devastating cardiac arrest, from which he never recovered. an inquest into his death held in manchester found that a shortage of beds at one of the leading children's hospitals in the uk meant that the operation kayden needed was repeatedly put off. his mother shannon bancroft was said to be very upset at the continuing delays to her son's surgery but she was reassured by doctors that her son remained well. speaking to the bbc last year, kayden‘s grant wallis said his family were deeply concerned about the care that he was receiving. his care, he was basically put in

well, our health correspondent dominic hughes is in salford.win for the nhs and one with potentially far—reaching ramifications. it is, especially when you consider that there are around 26,000 people in the uk that suffer from wet amd, age—related macular degeneration. there are two existing treatments that are used to help people with this condition, which is very debilitating and can lead to rapid eye loss and inhibit people in their day to day lives. but there is a third figment that doctors in 12 commissioning groups in the north of england wanted to be able to offer their patients. that is the drug avastin which is usually used to treat cancerous tumours. but for more than a decade it has been known to be very effective in also treating wet amd. it is widely used in the united states. it is widely used in parts of the european union as well, but is not licensed for the treating of that particular condition in this country. but doctors in these 12 clinical commissioning groups in the north of england wanted to be able to offer that treatme

joining me now from salford is our health correspondent, dominic hughes. collecting data on life expectancy. this is the first time these figures have actually flat lined. the rate of increase has been slowing down for a period of years leading up to this. this is the first time these figures have flat lined for the whole of the uk. in fact, in some parts of the uk, life expectancy has dipped very slightly. so, men and women in scotland and wales have a slightly lower life expectancy by just over a month, compared to in 2015 to 2017, compared to the previous year. and in northern ireland, men have a similar drop. the key thing is that this is the first time these figures have plateaued since they started being collected in 1982. why is that? well, the rate of increase in life expectancy would not be a straight line going up. there will be some slowing down as medical advances catch up with our abilityjust to keep going. but there have been some academic studies that have drawn a correlation, a link, between the yea rs of correlation, a link, between the ye

from the inquest, here's our health correspondent, dominic hughes: (tx next) kayden urmston—bancrofthester children's hospital. was transferred to the royal manchester child ren's hospital. but despite being placed on a list requiring emergency surgery, his operation never went ahead and three days late r he suffered a devastating cardiac arrest. the inquest was told that caden's mother was upset at the continued delays, but she was reassured by doctors that her son remained well. speaking today, caden's grandmother's said listening to the evidence had been tough, given his operation should have been simple. i kept saying to them, what is going on? where are they? why isn't he going to surgery? it wasn't until the friday his nurse, he took a turn for the worst and, nursing were ringing down every day, on that friday, his nurse ran down and said, you need to do something, this ba by‘s down and said, you need to do something, this baby's too poorly for me to look after. the court heard nurses raised concerns over his condition with surgeons, but confusion and poor communication meant t

dominic hughes, bbc news.aemia, do stay tuned cos be if you have a child with leukaemia, do stay tuned because we will be discussing the breakthrough — and how the deal with nhs was done so quickly — straight after the 10am news bulletin. joanna gosling is in the bbc newsroom with a summary of the rest of the days news. good morning. the former bank of england governor mervyn king has branded britain's preparations for leaving the eu as "incompetent". lord king, who's a brexit supporter, told the bbc the government had been left without a credible bargaining position — but claimed blame should be shared between parliament and key decision makers in whitehall. the group of people tasked with trying to make decisions on all of this is parliament as a whole, notjust the government and the civil service, have brought us to a position where we are now being told that we have to accept a certain course of action because otherwise it will be catastrophic. now, it beggars belief that the sixth biggest economy in the w

dominic hughes, bbc news.s accused donald trump's supreme court nominee, brett kavanaugh, of serious sexual assault. the allegations are said to be more serious than those which have already been made by two other women. later today, he and the first woman to accuse him, christine blasey ford, will be questioned by a senate committee. mr kavanaugh has described the claims as ridiculous. ten of the uk s biggest companies have agreed to make their parental leave and pay policies public for the first time. it comes as part of a push to force all large firms to publish details of their pay, so that candidates won't have to ask when being interviewed. 0ur correspondent colletta smith reports. where do you see yourself over the next 3—5 years? it's the end of a job interview and you are asked, "is there anything you would like to know from us?" well, some questions mightjust be too tricky, like asking how much you get paid on parental leave, and how long for? while some have decided to go public off their own bats,

our health correspondent dominic hughes has been assessing today's ruling. eye loss and inhibit people in their day—to—day lives but there is a third treatment that doctors in 12 clinical commissioning groups in the north of england wanted to be able to offer their patients, that is this drug avastin which is normally used to treat cancerous tumours but for more than a decade it's been known to be very effective in also treating wet amd. it's widely used in the united states and parts of the european union but it's not licensed for the treating of that particular condition in this country. doctors in these 12 commissioning groups in the north of england wanted to be able to offer that treatment and here is the crucial thing, it's also much cheaper than the two existing treatments. as well as being as effective and safe as the existing treatments, it would save the nhs and awful lot of money. the two drug companies which produce the two existing treatments wanted a judicial review of that decision. that has been found to have failed in the high court today. w

our health correspondent dominic hughes explained the change in the figures.rate of increase has been slowing down, but the latest figures show the rate of increase has plateaued and has not increased at all. we no that in fact in some parts of the uk there has been a slight drop. in scotland and in wales, both men and women have a life expectancy that is just over a month lower than the previous set of figures. the same applies to men in northern ireland. this pattern of a slowing down of the increase in life expectancy has been seen across other developed country, across the eu and the united states, but it is clear too that the united kingdom lags behind many other comparable eu countries when it comes to this. why is it happen something that is the big question. we know there is a link between poverty and life expectancy. some researchers have drawn an association between the austerity that was introduced after the financial crash a decade ago, but that is hotly contested. the statisticians at the office of national statistics point out there was a severe

hughes in with his first of the campaign. the guests were on fire in the second half and again fell to fall lines to exploit their dominance the twenty six year old battled his way through the defenders challenges before converting a beautifully weighted truss from caiaphas. deep into at the time. gave away a penalty with this foul on me kogi said none. but few home fans would have hoped for much more than a consolation which reuben henning's duly provided i still at full time it was the away fans cheering heiko hellish men go into saturday's clash with dortmund in high spirits. and there you have it leverkusen made it two wins it has to now ed. can we now say their bad start was just a blip well obviously it's never good to lose your opening three games in abundance league a season but the good news is they've now got a couple of wins under their belt and they're going to be looking forward now they're not going to be looking back to wailing on that nightmare start to the season and they need to do that because they actually have a fierce test at home against dortmund this weekend now win that game and they'll put themselves

our health correspondent dominic hughes has more. from severe allergic reactions. were not enough toave her. but many rely on them for emergency treatment. who lives with multiple allergies. means desperate parents have been left looking for alternatives. the supplier, to deal with the problem. round the houses until you get a solution. for the rest of the year. months after the official expiry date. inside is clear, it is safe to use even though it is expired. using anything at all. of course, call for emergency help straight away. injected devices. to resolve the issue. dominic hughes, bbc news. when a tsunami hit the island of sulawesi in indonesia. of palu, where a number of buildings have collapsed. by power cuts. against his supreme court nominee, brett kavanaugh. when they were at high school together in the 1980s. chris buckler reports. look at me when i'm talking to you! you're telling me that my assault doesn't matter! confirmation hearings. .. of the land... do you think that brett kavanaugh is telling the truth? involved in meetings with democrats. to a delay. and we have

our health correspondent dominic hughes has more. ednan—laperouse has highlighted this. this. her epipen were not enough to save her. were not enough to save her. her nine—year—old son who lives with multiple allergies. multiple allergies. means that desperate parents have been left looking for alternatives. been left looking for alternatives. parent, not the doctor, not the pharmacist, not the supplier. pharmacist, not the supplier. to deal with the problem. deal with the problem. actually physically go round until you get a solution. you get a solution. in short supply for the rest of the year. year. to four months after the official expiry date. expiry date. liquid is clear, it is safe to use even though it is expired. even though it is expired. it's better than using nothing at all. all. of course, call for emergency help straightaway. help straightaway. with the makers of epipen to resolve the issue. —— devices. —— meanwhile. of sulawesi, following a tsunami triggered by a strong earthquake. where a number of buildings have collapsed. by power cuts. against his supreme co