well, drayton manor is really busy at this time of year.s and it seems this 11—year—old girl was on a school trip from the leicestershire area. she died, as you say, in hospital earlier on. we had a statement, "drayton manor had been familiaried owned sense it opened. the grandson of the founder. he said they were truly shocked and devastated about what happened earlier on today. great efforts were made to save the girl, airlifted to birmingham children's hospital. police said that officers are supporting the girl's family at this difficult time and their thoughts are very much with their family and friends foj following this tragic accident. george. phil, thank you very much. our top story this evening: theresa may defends her pledge to cap energy prices despite criticism from industry and opposition parties. still to come: strictly lines up a newjudge to keep the dancers on their toes. coming up in sportsday on bbc news: team sky's geraint thomas moves into second in the overall standings at the giro d'italia after finishing third in toda

that drayton manor theme park. before we get into the papers, i have an update on that incident in staffordshire. this is a statement from a website, it was a school trip to drayton manor in which the ii—year—old to drayton manor in which the 11—year—old girl died. "we are liaising with the relevant authorities at this time. please be ensured that the safety and well—being of all our pupils is a priority. we would also request that the family, as well as the school community, be given the time to grieve. the school is also providing support to pupils and staff. we are unable to provide any further information at this time." that is from the school to which that ii—year—old from the school to which that 11—year—old girl was a pupil. that is following the incident today in staffordshire. let's get on with the papers. we start with the telegraph, laura. labour faces historic party split, don't spit your sides laughing.” labour faces historic party split, don't spit your sides laughing. i am not quite doing that. this

let's go back to the news that drayton manor theme park in staffordshi re drayton manor theme park insked from leicester —— ava janet was from leicester. evha jannath was from leicester. evha jannath was from leicester. health and safety investigators are on site and have been from early this morning trying to establish what happened at the splash canyon, that is the rider involved where the 11—year—old evha jannath entered the water sometime after 2pm yesterday. she was airlifted to birmingham children's hospital but sadly died. now, drayton manor say they won't be releasing any more statements today other than to confirm whether or not the park will open tomorrow or not. they have yet to decide that. george bryan, one of the directors... the connection to catherine there is not great, and difficult to hear, will bring more of that later. here's an update on our headlines now. prosecutors say they'll be no criminal charges conservative politicians or officials over allegations they breached expense rules at the 2015 election. donald trump has sacked the director of the fbi, he says i

a ride at drayton manor theme park closes after a girl was airlifted to hospitalfollowing an incidentand international ballroom champion shirley ballas is the new head judge on strictly come dancing, replacing len goodman. it's 5pm, good afternoon. our top story concerns mixed signals over brexit from the labour party. in a bbc interviewjeremy corbyn, declined to confirm he'd definitely take the uk out of the european union, if brussels offered a bad deal for withdrawal. aides later had to issue a clarification, saying the uk would definitely leave the eu, under a labour government. mr corbyn was speaking exclusively to the bbc‘s political editor, laura kuenssberg, at the launch of the party's election campaign. he'd been in manchester, telling supporters he was offering a real alternative to what he called a "rigged system" under the conservatives. but it was later, when he was asked repeatedly about whether he'd categorically leave the european union, whatever the deal on the table, that he refused to make a commitment. let's start with brexit because if you become prime minister it

an 11 year old girl has died after falling from a ride into water during a school trip to drayton manor theme park in staffordshire. a man arrested near downing street last month has been charged with preparing terrorist acts, scotland yard says khalid mohamed omar ali, from north london, faces a total of three charges. in a moment it will be time for sportsday but first a look at what else is coming up this evening on bbc news. we'll be getting response to thejeremy corbyn's official launch of his election campaign. and there'll be more on the prime minister's appearance on the one show, along with her husband phillip. and the latest on the news that an 11—year—old girl has died after an incident at a theme park in staffordshire. but now it's time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm hugh ferris. coming up on the programme. maria sharapova's latest wildcard comes from the lta... as she's offered a chance to continue her controversial comeback from a doping ban at the pre—wimbledon tournament in birmingham. we talk to the scottish footballer who has tried to take his life

the daily mirror has more on the death of an 11—year—old girl at that drayton manor theme park.update on that incident in staffordshire. this is a statement from a website, it was a school trip to drayton manor in which the 11—year—old girl died. "we are liaising with the relevant authorities at this time. please be ensured that the safety and well—being of all our pupils is a priority. we would also request that the family, as well as the school community, be given the time to grieve. the school is also providing support to pupils and staff. we are unable to provide any further information at this time." that is from the school to which that 11—year—old girl was a pupil. that is following the incident today in staffordshire.

she had been at drayton manor on a school trip.this ride, the splash canyon. it is hugely popular. designed to make you feel you are travelling through fast flowing rapids. those at the park at the time described the confusion after what had happened. we were in the cinema when we saw the ambulances come racing past. at first nobody knew what was going on. there was a bit of a panic as to why the police were there. as we got told, somebody fell out of the rapids, the splash canyon. i'm not sure how serious it was. many of the staff members were very upset. the splash canyon is described as a wild ride, unpredictable and thrilling. opened in 1993. it has 21 votes, each one holding a maximum of six people. those people need to be at least three feet tall. after the incident, the area around the ride was closed off to the public. although the park remained open. the health and safety executive has been informed of the incident, and says they are making enquiries. it is clear that everybody fought extremely hard to save his little girl

drayton manor remains closed today asa drayton manor remains closed today as a mark of respect to theis ride with six other students. she fell into the water and was taken out by drayton manor staff, given first aid and then airlifted to hospital where she tragically died, in birmingham a short while later. you probably know the type of ride she was on, everybody on a circular bow with a ring around the outside. ex— people ata time, ring around the outside. ex— people at a time, 20 boats at a time. —— six people at a time. the girl's school remains closed and they say they will offer counselling to their stu d e nts they will offer counselling to their students there today. labour and the liberal democrats have pledged billions of pounds in extra school funding if they win the general election, to ensure budgets in england keep up with rising costs. both parties also say no school would lose out as a result of a new funding formula to divide money across the country. and there's a promise of extra cash towards education in other parts of the uk. here's our education editor bra nwen je

drayton manor theme park is closed today as a mark of respect for the 11th or old girl who died. fell into the water. park staff rescued her and emergency services were called. she was airlifted to hospital but died shortly after arrival. the park describes the ride which has been open since 1993 as wild, predict the ball and feeling. small boats carry up to six passengers who must be at least three feet tall. the theme park is be run by the same family for years. the current boss was visibly upset as the red a short statement following the death. we are ruled truly shocked and devastated and out of sorts... excuse me... with family and friends in this tremendously difficult time. the girl attended jameah girls academy which describes itself as an independent islamic school for girls. in a statement it said... staffordshi re staffordshire police said a specially trained officers are supporting the family. the health and safety executive has launched an investigation. the latest headlines: president trump has fired the fbi director, james comey, the man leading the investigation i

the situation in drayton manor theme park in tamworth. been closed after reports of someone falling in the water. west midlands ambulance saying it was called to reports of a patron in the water at the theme park at 2. 18 this afternoon. the twitter page for drayton manor announces that splash canyon has been closed following what they are describing as an incident this afternoon. emergency services saying that they are assisting with the incident. the splash canyon ride closed. the ambulance service confirming they were called to reports of a patient in the water. no more details at this stage. it appears certainly at this stage that it's just that one specific ride that is closed as well, splash ca nyon ride that is closed as well, splash canyon where this happened. no suggestion the park as a whole has been closed. there are many, many rides in of course. you get a sense of the scale of the attraction there in staffordshire if you look at the website. that has been shut and the ambulance service was called very nearly two hours ago now

the young girl fell from a water ride drayton manor.d later in hospital. the park will remain closed while investigations continue. evha jannath, the 11—year—old girl who lost her life during the school trip she'd been looking forward to. the emergency services arrived quickly, staff and paramedics tried to save her, but she was pronounced dead after being airlifted to hospital. today, investigators are examining the splash canyon ride and trying to work out how she fell into the water. there is a height restriction, which means that young children who are between three and three and a half feet tall have to be accompanied by an adult. although people aren't strapped in, they are told to remain seated. this was patrick treacyjust after he fell in the water on the same ride four years ago when he was ten. parents really should be aware of what... of how safe their children are going to be when they go on these rides. they look pretty calm, but they're actually quite dangerous. and when children aren't accompanied, i think seat belts shou

the company director of drayton manor theme park issued a statement saying staff were alerted that anyear—old girl had entered the water, trained park staff from each scene and attended to the patient and west midlands air ambulance arrived and airlifted her to hospital. we're all shocked and devastated and i thoughts are with herfamily devastated and i thoughts are with her family and friends at this tremendously difficult time. let s get more now on the election campaign. jeremy corbyn has said there will be a ‘day of reckoning' for the rich and powerful if labour wins the election. speaking in manchester mr corbyn called time on those he described as tax cheats, greedy bankers and rip—off bosses. but on the question of brexit he was far less clear on what a vote for labour would mean. speaking to our political editor laura kuennsberg mr corbyn repeatedly refused to say whether labour would definitely take britain out of the eu. look there was a clear vote in the referendum a year ago but now there are the negotiations which have already begun. i sent isenta i sent a letter to presi

the same family has owned drayton manor since it became a theme back in 1950.cident. the grandson of the founder and the son of the current boss was visibly upset as he read a short statement. it is with great sadness that we have to report a young girl's passed away at birmingham children's hospital following an incident on one of our rides this afternoon. we're all truly shocked and devastated and our thoughts, excuse me, are with herfamily and friends at this tremendously difficult time. thank you. this is the first fatality at a british theme park in more than a decade. staffordshire police are keeping the health and safety executive informed about their investigations. drayton manor says the park will be closed tomorrow a mark of respect to the girl's family. phil mackie, bbc news, staffordshire. the cps will announce tomorrow whether any conservative campaigners are to be prosecuted for breaching election spending rules in 2015. we canjoin our election spending rules in 2015. we can join our home election spending rules in 2015. we canjoin our home affair

drayton manor remains closed today as a mark of respect.tive has already begun the investigations into what happened, what we know about the splash canyon ride. it is about the splash canyon ride. it is a rapids river ride. it is not believed that they are belted, but they are told to actually say seated. we've heard from a woman this morning who said her son actually had a similar accident back in 2013 where he fell in from splash ca nyon in 2013 where he fell in from splash canyon he was ok, but she raised safety concerns at the time. of course, the health and safety executive will be looking into that as well. thank you. a man arrested near downing street last month has been charged with preparing terrorist acts. khalid mohamed 0mar ali, from north london, was also charged with two counts of making or having explosives. those two charges, under the explosive substances act, relate to alleged activity in afghanistan in 2012. mr 0mar ali, who was arrested on parliament street on 27th april, will appear at westminster magistrates' court lat

the park was empty today — drayton manor decided to close as a mark of respect.ne 6:15pm. the top story this evening. political shock waves as the us president fires the director of the fbi. donald trump said james comey was not doing a good job. and still to come — pogba's record—breaking transfer to man u is now the subject of a fifa investigation. but how much did his agent earn from the deal? coming up in sportsday on bbc news: have england drawn another group of death for the 2019 rugby world cup? well eddiejones says facing both france and argentina at the tournament injapan will be exciting. there's growing concern about the number of children in the uk being prescribed medication to combat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. adhd, as it's known, includes symptoms of anxiety, intolerance and an inability to regulate emotions. a new study has found an increase in prescriptions in the uk of almost 57% between 2005—2012. the research also found large rises in prescribing across europe and the united states. but some parents and doctors worry that drugs

we know that she was on a school trip with this cool when she died at drayton manor yesterday.ement released by her family. they said yesterday our world was torn apart by the news that our daughter and sister had lost her life in tragic circumstances. she was a beautiful girl, they say, full of love and always smiling. words cannot describe the pain and loss we feel, we will not see our beautiful little girl again. you're watching outside source from the bbc newsroom. president trump has defended his decision to sack the head of the fbi. the white house said the president had been considering firing mr comey since taking office. elsewhere around the bbc in hong kong, the organisers of the wea kest bbc in hong kong, the organisers of the weakest pro—democracy march say their application to protest this year has been rejected. that is an bbc chinese. brazil's former president lula has arrived at a courthouse to give testimony before the top anti—corruption judge, he says the trial is politically motivated and denies any wrongdoing. among the most read on our website is the story

she was on a school trip to drayton manor park when she fell from a boat on one of the rides.now. this time yesterday you would have heard a lot of noise — the park was filled and there would have been screams from the school—children enjoying that are rides. now, things are much quieter. the park is deserted and an investigation has begun into how an 11—year—old died 24 begun into how an 11—year—old died 2a hours ago. the jannaths had come to the park on a school trip. the emergency services arrived quickly, staff and paramedics tried to save her, but she was pronounced dead after being airlifted to hospital. today investigators are examining the splash canyon ride and are trying to work out how she fell into the water. there is a height restriction which means that young children who are between three and 3.5 feet tall have to be accompanied by an adult. although people are not strapped in, they are told to remain seated. four years ago another young boy, patrick tracey, fell into the water on the same right. one hand was still holding onto the bar and he half stood to wave.

she was on a school trip to drayton manor park when she fell our correspondent phil mackie reports.ol trip. the emergency services arrived quickly. staff and paramedics tried to save her, but she was pronounced dead after being airlifted to hospital. today, investigators are examining the splash canyon ride and are trying to work out how she fell into the water. there is a height restriction that means that young children between three and three and a half feet tall have to be accompanied by an adult. although people aren't strapped in, they are told to remain seated. four years ago, another young boy, patrick tracey, fell into the water on the same ride. one hand was still holding onto the bar, and he was half stood, to wave, and at that point the boat sort of bumped against the edges of the rapids, and he just was tossed headfirst into the water. i panicked and i didn't know what to do, but luckily there was a member of the public, a lovely lady next to me, thatjust said, hold on, i've got him, and jumped over this fence we were leaning on. she jumped over a second fence and dragg

drayton manor theme park in staffordshire will remain closed tomorrow after an 11—year—old girl diedan accident. meanwhilejeremy corbyn has launched labour's election campaign, but has refused to confirm he'd take the uk out of the european union. the conservatives have promised to cap energy tariffs if they win the election, claiming 17 million households will save money. coming up on newsnight, i in county durham, one of three locations. they may just tell us what could durham, one of three locations. they mayjust tell us what could happen on election day. three possible scenarios forjune eight. good evening and welcome to bbc news. within the last few minutes, president trump has sacked the head of the fbi, james comey. the white house said mr comey had been dismissed on the recommendation of the attorney generaljeff sessions and his deputy. mr sessions told president trump that the director of the fbi must be someone who followed the rules of the usjustice department. the white house said a search for a successor would begin immediately. mr comey had been leading an investigation

the drayton manor park will remain closed tomorrow. phil mackie reports.ol trip. the emergency services arrived quickly, staff and paramedics tried to save her, but she was pronounced dead after being airlifted to hospital. today, investigators are examining the splash canyon ride and trying to work out how she fell into the water. there is a height restriction, which means that young children who are between three and three and a half feet tall have to be accompanied by an adult. although people aren't strapped in, they are told to remain seated. this was patrick treacyjust after he fell in the water on the same ride four years ago when he was ten. parents really should be aware of what, of how safe their children are going to be when they go on these rides. they look pretty calm, but they're actually quite dangerous. and when children aren't accompanied, i think seat belts should be in place. evha's school shut today; staff and pupils have been offered counselling. she was a lovely, sweet natured girl, and she was loved by everyone at the school. as a sc

— an investigation begins into the death of an 11—year—old girl who fell from a water ride at drayton manor

the metro opens with one mother's warning to bosses at drayton manor four years ago — saying the ridee daily telegraph says it has a copy of the labour party's manifesto — and claims jeremy corbyn is planning to re—nationalise energy firms, the railways and royal mail. the daily mirror also claims to have had access to the labour manifesto. the i says the uk is facing a huge rise in stroke cases. the daily express says a heatwave is about to hit the uk.

she was on a school trip to drayton manor park when she fell from a boat on one of the rides.ts. this time yesterday you'd have heard a lot of noise. the park was filled, the roller—coasters would have been thundering around, and there would have been screams from the school children enjoying their rides. 2a hours on, things are much quieter. the park is deserted. an investigation has begun into how an 11—year—old died 2a hours ago. evha jannath had come to the park on a school trip. the emergency services arrived quickly. staff and paramedics tried to save her, but she was pronounced dead after being airlifted to hospital. today, investigators are examining the splash canyon ride and are trying to work out how she fell into the water. there is a height restriction that means that young children between three and three and a half feet tall have to be accompanied by an adult. although people aren't strapped in, they are told to remain seated. four years ago, another young boy, patrick tracey, fell into the water on the same ride. one hand was still holding onto the bar, and he

evha jannath from leicester fell from a water ride at drayton manor park.d tomorrow while investigations continue. that's a summary of the news. now on bbc news it's time for newsnight with evan davies. it's not the way they meant to release it, but a draft of the labour manifesto has found its way into the press. 43 pages of it. a radical manifesto — but is it 1983 again? the mirror journalist, jack blanchard, with his own leaked copy, joins us. also tonight: is he trying to run the us like it's a game show? we'll ask if the president is irreversibly undermining and politicising justice and security in the us. and noam chomsky hasn't mellowed much, aged 88. you've called the republican party the most dangerous organisation on earth? in human history. and... that's on viewsnight. hello. probably not the news that labour wanted — but a draft of their manifesto has been leaked. the telegraph and daily mirror have it and wrote it up about 90 minutes ago. labour's nec is gathering tomorrow in what is called a clause five meeting, to agree the final version, so

the metro opens with one mother's warning to bosses at drayton manor four years ago — saying the ridehere an 11—year—old girl was killed yesterday was dangerous. the daily telegraph says it has a copy of the labour party's manifesto — and claims jeremy corbyn is planning to re—nationalise energy firms, the railways and royal mail. the daily mirror also claims to have had access to the labour manifesto. the i says the uk is facing a huge rise in stroke cases. the daily express says a heatwave is about to hit the uk. and they say it means britain is heading for a drought. the times talks about a spat between the chancellor philip hammond and theresa may's aides. and the daily mail describes the leaked labour manifesto as the most left—wing in decades. right, let's start. martin, would you set us up? jeremy corbyn, the ma nifesto you set us up? jeremy corbyn, the manifesto seems to have been exclusively in several papers, which i know it's a bit strange. let's start with the daily mirror headline, which says it pretty well. it does. it leads into a peek inside spread as well, detailing t

and the top story here in the uk: an 11—year—old girl has died in an accident on a ride at drayton manor park, in staffordshire. the park will remain closed on wednesday. managers have expressed their condolences. now on bbc news, all the latest business news live from singapore. australia logs a decade of budget deficits, putting its aaa credit rating at risk. soars to an all—time high, adding $1 million to its market value —— bitcoin soars to an all—time high. it is wednesday. glad you could join us for this midweek edition of asia business report. i am rico hizon. australia's budget is expected to be in the red until at least 2021, and markets are down. as you can take a look at the market boards, the asx 200 has fallen nearly one third of a percent in early trade. late on tuesday the government announced a huge infrastructure spending plan worth $55 million —— infrastructure spending plan worth $55 million -- $55 infrastructure spending plan worth $55 million —— $55 billion and the stimulus is expected to create thousands of jobs stimulus is expected to create thousands ofjobs across

some details coming through about some sort of incident which it appears is on—going at drayton manor are describing this as reports of a patient in the water. so via the ambulance service, we're hearing about someone in the water on a ride called the splash canyon. the ambulance service was called at about 2.15pm. let's show you their twitter page because they're saying that splash canyon has been closed. park staff are assisting. the family theme park is home to thomasland as well as sparb canyon. we await more details of the incident. west midlands ambulance service saying they were called to reports ofa saying they were called to reports of a patient in the water at a park. we'll keep you up—to—date with any developments and anything we might hear from the theme park itself as well, of course. a trial launches today to see if statins may help those with multiple sclerosis. ms affects the central nervous system and can cause mobility problems, but it is thought that statins could help slow the progression of the condition. sarah smith reports. statins — prescribed to six million of

drayton manor theme park will reopen today, four days after an 11—year—girl died after falling from afrom leicester, fell from a boat on the splash canyon ride. the park's owners say the ride will remain shut, along with ones that overlook it, as a mark respect to her family. ofsted inspectors have revealed they were jostled and pelted with food by pupils during a two—day visit to a secondary school in the west midlands. the five—strong team rated the willenhall academy, near walsall as ‘inadequate' for leadership, learning, and overall effectiveness. the ofsted report also found that year 11 students failed to reach their potential over a three year period. pope francis will canonise two portuguese children at a mass today on the spot where they reported seeing the virgin mary exactly 100 years ago. tens of thousands of pilgrims gathered in fatima to welcome the pontiff last night and today's mass is expected to attract a million worshippers. francis is the fourth pope to visit the shrine. europe's best wine waiters have been going head to head — in an unusual contest, to find the mo

evha was on a school trip to drayton manor park when she fell from a boat on one of the rides.ay. our correspondent phil mackie reports. evha jannath had come to the park on a school trip. the emergency services arrived quickly. staff and paramedics tried to save her, but she was pronounced dead after being airlifted to hospital. today, investigators are examining the splash canyon ride and are trying to work out how she fell into the water. there is a height restriction that means that young children between three and three and a half feet tall have to be accompanied by an adult. although people aren't strapped in, they are told to remain seated. four years ago, another young boy, patrick tracey, fell into the water on the same ride. one hand was still holding onto the bar, and he was half stood, to wave, and at that point the boat sort of bumped against the edges of the rapids, and hejust was tossed headfirst into the water. i panicked and i didn't know what to do, but luckily there was a member of the public, a lovely lady next to me, thatjust said, hold on, i've got him, an

drayton manor theme park will reopen today, four days after an 11—year—girl died after falling from a from leicester, fell from a boat on the splash canyon ride. the park's owners say the ride will remain shut, along with ones that overlook it, as a mark respect to her family. italy's highest court has upheld the 16—yearjail sentence imposed on the captain of the shipwrecked cruise liner costa concordia. 32 people died when the vessel hit the rocks off an italian island in january 2012. the captain was also convicted of abandoning his ship, before the passengers and crew. pope francis will canonise two portuguese children at a mass today on the spot where they reported seeing the virgin mary exactly 100 years ago. the service is expected to attract1 million worshippers. it was 100 years ago today that three children tending sheep near the village of fatima said the virgin mary had appeared to them. two of the children, jacinta and francisco marto, died young. they are to be canonised by pope francis today becaue of the case of a boy in brazil who recovered from injuries after his fami

drayton manor theme park has reopened today, four days after an ii—year—girl died after falling fromhe splash canyon ride. the park's owners say the ride will remain shut, along with ones that overlook it, as a mark of respect to her family. for patients who need palliative care in the final days of their lives, the option to be cared for, and die, at home, isn't something that's always available. a new survey suggests that one of the main barriers is a shortage of specialists who can also offer the right training to family members. graham satchell reports. my husband, roger and i had been married for a7 years, and he was raf aircrew. a brave man. 13 years ago, he was diagnosed with cancer. when his condition was terminal, the only thing he wanted to do was to die in his own house, with his own things and me looking after him. ok, so we'll practise with some water. we'lljust draw up a mil of water. zilla took part in a trial project. with the help of a district nurse, she was trained to give controlled doses of pain relief to her husband at home. how easy did you find this process? y

the family of 11—year—old evha jannath who died yesterday at drayton manor theme park describe her asays smiling". no criminal charges will be brought against any conservative politicians or officials over allegations they breached expenses rules at the 2015 general election. hello, i'm ben thomson here are the top business stories. barclays is holding its annual general meeting today amid a backdrop of trouble and controversy around its chief executivejes staley. last month it was revealed that he had attempted to find out the identity of a whistle—blower in the company. he apologised and referred himself to the regulator. today will be the first time that mr staley has publicly faced shareholders since then — and there's increasing pressure on shareholders not to re—elect him as the boss. japanese car giant toyota has seen profits fall for the first time in half a decade. the firm said it sold more cars in the year to march 2017 than in the previous 12 months but that higher costs and currency fluctuations hit results. the profit of £12.4 billion was down 21% from the previous year.

and the top story here in the uk: an 11—year—old girl has died in an accident on a ride at drayton manor

evha jannath died after falling into the water at drayton manor, in the midlands.their world has been torn apart by her death. two more people have been killed in another day of anti—government protests across venezuela, bringing the number of dead close to a0 in over a month. young protestors in caracas threw bottles and bags of excrement at soldiers firing tear gas and water cannon. government supporters held their own demonstration. researchers from bristol university, in britain, say hiv patients can now expect to live close to the same age as the general population. their findings represent a ten—year increase in life expectancy since drug treatment became widely available, two decades ago. here is our health correspondent jane dreaper. it isa it is a deadly disease, and there is no known cure. doom laden government adverts in the 1980s warned about the dangers of the virus behind aids, and urged us not to die of ignorance. jonathan learned he was hiv positive in 1982. he didn't expect to be alive all these years later. now 67, he is enjoying a healthy and hap

drayton manor theme park has reopened, four days after an 11—year—girl died after falling from a rideanyon ride. the park's owners say the ride will remain shut, along with ones that overlook it, as a mark of respect to her family. two illiterate shepherd children have been declared saints by the pope at a mass in portugal. hundreds of thousands of people attended the service in fatima, where francisco and jacinta marto were canonised. the pair are believed to have seen an apparition of the virgin mary there 100 years ago. it was 100 years ago today that three children tending sheep near the village of fatima said that the virgin mary had appeared to them. two of the children, jacinta and francisco marto, died young. they are canonised by pope francis today because of the case of a boy in brazil who inexplicably recovered from severe injuries after his family prayed to the fatima visionaries. the third little shepherd of 1917, their cousin lucia dos santos, later wrote down three so—called secrets that mary had told them. over the decades, fatima has become one of the world's most imp

drayton manor theme park has reopened today, four days after an 11—year—girl died after falling from the splash canyon ride. the park's owners say the ride will remain shut, along with ones that overlook it, as a mark of respect to her family. us president donald trump has refused to confirm or deny whether the white house secretly records his telephone calls and meetings. yesterday the president appeared to warn the former fbi director, james comey, that his administration could produce tapes of their conversations if he spoke to the media. democrat leaders in congress have demanded an explanation. for patients who need palliative care in the final days of their lives, the option to be cared for, and die, at home, isn't something that's always available. a new survey suggests that one of the main barriers is a shortage of specialists, who can also offer the right training to family members. graham satchell reports. my husband, roger, i'd been married to for 47 years and he was raf aircrew. a brave man. 13 years ago, he was diagnosed with cancer. when his condition was terminal, the

drayton manor theme park has reopened, four days after an 11—year—girl died after falling from a ride on the splash canyon ride. the park's owners say the ride will remain shut, a businessman from londonderry who played a significant role in the peace process in northern ireland has died. brendan duddy was 80. he acted as a secret link between the ira and the british government for more than 20 years. he was at the centre of a chain of events that ultimately led to the historic ira ceasefire of 1994 and the good friday peace agreement. labour's deputy leader, tom watson, has said there could be a "margaret thatcher—style landslide" for the conservatives at the general election, if they maintain their current lead in opinion polls. speaking to the guardian, mr watson said it would be "very, very difficult" for labour to turn the poll numbers around, and the party had a "mountain to climb". mrs thatcher won majorities of 144 in 1983 and 101 in 1987. with me now is our political correspondent. not something that jeremy corbyn is going to want to hear. just weeks to go to the general elec

drayton manor theme park will reopen today, four days after an 11—year—girl died after falling from aoat on the splash canyon ride. the park's owners say the ride will remain shut, along with ones that overlook it, as a mark respect to her family. the captain of the costa contoured ear will begin his jail sentence. he will serve a 60 yearjail term after italy's highest court upheld the sentence. 32 people died when the vessel hit the rocks off an italian island five years ago. pope francis will canonise two portuguese children at a mass taking place now at a spot where they reported seeing the virgin mary exactly 100 years ago. and hese are live pictures now. the story, two young shepherds, brother and sister, aged seven and nine at the time, said they saw a vision of the virgin mary. a p pa re ntly vision of the virgin mary. apparently she came to them, appeared to them three times. 0ne apparently she came to them, appeared to them three times. one of her warnings was there would be a second conflict. this was part way through the first world war. she purred three times between 1917

an 11 yearold girldies after falling from a ride into water during a school trip to drayton manor themed the nasdaq are getting on. let's get more on the general election. the victoria derbyshire programme was in cornwall today speaking to voters there. we are in camborne, a small town to talk about the issues that matter to people ahead of this election. low wages, seasonaljobs, people ahead of this election. low wages, seasonal jobs, affordable housing. and brexit has not come up that much. even though most people in cornwall voted to leave the eu, many people are saying let's get on with it, more important things to worry about. in terms of new affordable homes, last year was the lowest number built, 720. in terms of council houses available to rent last year, just ten new council houses delivered. guess how many on social housing waiting list, 20 9000. that's talk to people about housing. tell us how your charity helps people like claire. claire was living in a caravan and it was really unfit for herb with three children. so what we were able to do was, we tried going through the co