yet but what do we know about samantha eastwood? her sister made yesterday, gemma eastwood gave a very tearful plea for information to help trace her sister, she said she was a bubbly and generous person, employees that she worked with, other nurses at the royal stoke university hospital said that she was an amazing midwife, she was selfless and that was the job that she had always wanted to do. a much loved friend and sister. thank you very much. the children's commissioner for england has written to the secretaries of state local government and education seeking reassurance that the government will protect services in northamptonshire. it comes after the local authority drew up plans for major reductions in the services it provides because of funding shortfalls. 0ur political correspondent tom barton has been following the story. theyissued they issued a formal notice saying that they were at risk of running out of money. shortly after that the government sent in commissioners to oversee how the council is run, to keep a close eye

. —— samantha eastwood.earchers have said that only a third of plastic containers can be recycled. hot air is from north africa causes a severe heat weighed in —— heat wave in spain and portugal. because a high of 48 celsius. —— could cause a high. now it is time for sportsday. good evening. a short but very sweet test match for england. the host beat india by 31 runs at edgbaston in a thrilling game that see—sawed one way then the other. india, resuming on 110—5 in pursuit of 194, were bowled out for 162 thanks to a brilliant spell from ben stokes and later on adil rashid. patrick gearey reports. england's 1000 test matches england's1000 test matches been quite a memorable one. it has been settled in the first session by 31 i’u ns settled in the first session by 31 runs and that final session was as germanic as anything in this incredible test match. it started with england needing five wickets, india needing 84 runs and indian captain the key man. england said they dreamed of getting them out. it wasn't hi

three people have been arrested. —— samantha eastwood.

he had the charges that he is charged with murdering samantha eastwood.she had finished her night shift as a midwife, she didn't turn up for her evening shift that evening and they raisedty alarm. samantha's body was discovered on saturday in rural area, that is about ten miles away from her home. as you say we believe that mr sterling is thought to have known samantha eastwood, we believe that he is the brother—in—law of her former fiancee, that he is the brother—in—law of her formerfiancee, she that he is the brother—in—law of her former fiancee, she was engaged but it was broken off earlier in the year. it was broken off earlier in the yea r. two it was broken off earlier in the year. two other men had been arrested on suspicion of assisting an offend e they have been released on conditional bail. mr sterling is due to a peer on wednesday via videolink at stafford crown court. thank you very much indeed. england cricketer ben stokes has arrived at court today where he will be on trial accused of affray. the 27—year—old all—rounder and two other men are

breaking news concerning the search in staffordshire for the midwife samantha eastwood.in the search for the missing midwife samantha eastwood. the search had been taking place in a rural area of stoke—on—trent. when we get more we will bring it with. once again the story of warmth and sunshine for england and wales, northern ireland and scotland have more cloud and outbreaks of rain continuing to work northwards across scotla nd continuing to work northwards across scotland through the evening and overnight. elsewhere, a dry night with clear skies for england and wales, not as warm and muggy as last night, loads between 11 and 16. high pressure in charge for most tomorrow so pressure in charge for most tomorrow $03 pressure in charge for most tomorrow soa dry pressure in charge for most tomorrow so a dry day of the most with the lion's share of the sunshine across england and wales, still more cloud for scotland and northern ireland but more bright and sunny breaks coming through. a range of temperatures, in the high teens. and, 21 in northern ireland and close to 30 ac

the search for samantha eastwood is now focused on this rural part of north staffordshire. miles, a 30 minute drive, from stoke—on—trent here. this road behind me was cordoned off earlier this morning near the village of caverswall. specialist police officers aided by police dogs have been scouring a large area of woodland and fields and they have been on—site here for the last three or four hours. it's not clear at this stage why the focus of this investigation has moved to this area. samantha eastwood has not been seen since she left work last friday at the royal stoke hospital. a 32—year—old man was arrested in connection with her disappearance but has since been released. today, staffordshire police renewed their appeal for members of the public to report any sightings of vehicles parked in strange locations, in lay—bys or isolated areas, and they say their officers are working round—the—clock to find samantha. emergency services in portugal are fighting a massive wild fire on heathland as a heatwave, with temperatures well in to the mid—40s, continue to make life diffi

samantha eastwood was described by her family as warm, generous and a selfless midwife.es of the 28—year—old leaving the royal stoke hospital after a night shift last friday were the last time she was seen alive. after an extensive search of woodland and fields around the village of caverswall in rural staffordshire, a body was discovered by police at midday. those living nearby said there had been a heavy police presence here for days. just a lot of police activity, a lot of people about, and a police helicopter in the field hovering around, you know, which is normally a quiet lane. as we came back into the farm this morning at 10:30am, there was quite a lot of activity around the entrance to the quarry at the bottom of the lane. there seemed to be police dogs and police officers. and, at 9am this morning, offices closed off this quiet country road. three men have been arrested. a 32—year—old who had been released on bail has been rearrested on suspicion of murder. a 28—year—old and a 60—year—old have been arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender. the body has yet

samantha eastwood was described by herfamily as samantha eastwood was described by her family as happypy, bubbly samantha eastwood was described by her family as happy, bubbly and smiley and an amazing midwife. today, her sister made a tearful appealfor help today, her sister made a tearful appeal for help in tracing today, her sister made a tearful appealfor help in tracing her. today, her sister made a tearful appeal for help in tracing her. she is my best friend and partner in crime. without her, half of me is gone. samantha, if you are listening, please get in touch, we all love you and miss you very much. we just need you home where you belong. samantha is a fantastic woman and friend. she is warm, friendly, loyal, kind and generous with good sense of humour. this was the last sighting of samantha, on the last sighting of samantha, on the right, leaving work after a night shift at 7:45 a:m.. she didn't turn up to work that evening and hasn't been seen since. samantha's car was driven home and her keys found inside the house. neighbours said they heard a scream at around 2pm last f

the headlines at 11:00 — detectives searching for the missing midwife samantha eastwood say they haveound a body — three people have been arrested. labour's deputy leader tom watson warns the party is in danger of making itself unfit for government — unless it halts the damaging arguments over anti—semitism two thirds of all plastic food packaging sent for recycling is buried or burned because it can't actually be recycled. what we need to do is drive designers and manufacturers and brand retailers to go towards those types of packs which are more easily recycled. also this hour — the record—breaking bluebird is relaunched. donald campbell's rebuilt hydroplane is back in the water, more than 50 years after it crashed on coniston water. england have gone 1—0 up in the five—match test series against india — recording a 31 run victory at edgebaston. and at 11:30 we'll be taking another look at the papers with our reviewers — the business journalist, john crowley and the author and journalist, yasmin alibhai—brown. stay with us for that. detectives investigating the disappearance of the m

a man appears in court accused of the murder of 28—year—old midwife samantha eastwood. body was discovered on saturday, eight days after she was reported missing. 32—year—old michael stirling, the brother—in—law of her ex—fiance, is remanded in custody charged with her murder. we'll be getting the latest from our correspondent in north staffordshire. also this lunchtime: thousands of residents and tourists are evacuated from the indonesian island of lombok after another powerful earthquake, the second in a week, leaves more than 90 people dead. england cricketer ben stokes arrives at court to face trial for affray along with two other men. potential jurors are asked if they are cricket fans supporting either england or india. police in the us state of new mexico rescue 11 starving and dishevelled children who were being kept in squalid conditions in a remote desert compound. two men are arrested accused of child abuse. hundreds of firefighters tackle blazes in portugal, as countries around the world are hit by soaring temperatures and heatwaves. golf's cinderella story

detectives have charged a 32—year—old man with the murder of the midwife samantha eastwood. in stoke—on—trent will appear before magistrates tomorrow morning. staffordshire police found a body, which is believed to be that of the missing 28—year—old outside stoke yesterday. a postmortem examination has taken place. the president of venezuela, nicolas maduro, has angrily condemned political opponents, including the united states and colombia, accusing them of being behind an attempt to assassinate him. he said there would be no forgiveness for those responsible for what he said was a drone attack while he was addressing a military parade in the capital, caracas. venezuela's interior minister says six terrorists, as he called them, have been detained over the explosions. but president trump's national security adviser, john bolton, has suggested the incident might have been set up by the venezuelan government itself. katy watson reports. mr maduro's speech started off like all the others, a rallying call on state television to support his revolution. and then this happened. th

the body has been yet to formally be identified, the police say they are supporting samantha eastwood'sd we can speak to sarah who is in caverswall on the outskirts of stoke—on—trent. first, clearly these people are under arrest, but are the searches and the investigations are continuing? we are ten miles from it, and this road has been closed off for most of the day, and since then there has been intense police activity, we have seen cars coming intense police activity, we have seen cars coming and going, and forensic teens, they are now on site, and likely to remain there for some time. as the news is filtering through, a body has been found, one neighbour has come down and laid flowers here, she says she do not know samantha, but felt it was right to come down here, of course the body has yet to be formally identified, but the police have said that they are now supporting her family, and the last hour or so we heard from the chief nurse, at the hospital where samantha worked, liz richard, she says our thoughts are with samantha's family and friends, she also thanked the police for th

detectives investigating the disappearance of the midwife samantha eastwood are carrying out searchesn a rural area of stoke—on—trent. north korea's foreign minister criticises the united states for urging other countries to maintain sanctions against pyongyang over its nuclear programme. spain and portugal could see record temperatures this weekend, as the heatwave continues across parts of the continent. here in cordoba at around midnight last night it was still 37 degrees, so very uncomfortable conditions and we expect this hot weather to continue for at least a few days yet. also this hour — the record—breaking hydroplane, bluebird, is relaunched. more than 50 years after it crashed, killing its pilot donald campbell, bluebird will take to the water on the isle of bute. and at 12:30pm, click looks at how technology can be used to help people living in areas affected by monsoon rains to stay one step ahead of the weather. good afternoon to you, welcome to bbc news. good afternoon to you, welcome to bbc news. most household plastic waste is still ending up in landfill despite effort

the search for samantha eastwood is based in this rural parts of north staffordshire. drive away from stoke—on—trent. this road behind me was cordoned off behind me behind the village of caverswall. specialist officers with sniffer dogs have carried out an intense search of woodland and farmland. it has been taking place for the last three or four hours. it is unclear, we don't know at this stage widerfocus of is unclear, we don't know at this stage wider focus of this investigation has moved to this area. samantha eastwood has not been seen since she left work at the royal/ hospital last friday. at 32—year—old man was arrested in connection with her disappearance, but has since been released. police officers have renewed their appeal for members of the public to report any sightings of the eccles parked in strange locations or isolated areas and staffordshire police have said today they are working round the clock to try to find samantha. sarah, thank you very much. north korea has not stopped its nuclear and missile programmes, according to a report commissioned by t

and i could see the actor -- no not going -- >> guest: clint eastwood, yes. >> caller: eastwood. as i was reading the book, some add-on dummy i've already seen the movie. >> guest: i hope you liked the book better. >> caller: let's see, well, what i like about your rating is how you hook the reader from the very beginning and you just, like the lady was saying, , she can't get any sleep because, special and of changed your technique and the chapters. that's what i liked so much about your writing, is that you can't put the book down or essen as you pick a new book up you get hooked on it from the very beginning. i really appreciate what a terrific writer you are. >> caller: . >> host: thank you. that's a great segue into hearing about how you actually had the reverse happen to "absolute power." what was the story? >> guest: the were a number of studious bidding on it. it happened almost simultaneous with the sale of the book. what happens is they have book agents that are and all the publishing houses and people steal the main skip, make copies and then at the hollywood. back the

detest —— detect is searching for samantha eastwood have found the body.ectives spent the day searching a rural area outside stoke—on—trent. the 32—year—old man arrested on sunday on kidnap has been rearrested on suspicion of murder. samantha eastwood was described by her family as warm, generous and a selfless midwife. these cctv images of the 28—year—old leaving the royal stoke hospital after a night shift last friday were the last time she was seen alive. after an extensive search of woodland and fields around the village of caverswall in rural staffordshire, a body was discovered by police at midday. those living nearby said there had been a heavy police presence here for days. just a lot of police activity, a lot of people about, and a police helicopter in the field, hovering around, which is normally a quiet lane. as we came back into the farm this morning about 10:30, there was quite a lot of activity around the entrance to the quarry at the bottom of the lane. there seemed to be police dogs and police officers. it was around 9am this morning when p

samantha eastwood was last seen leaving work last friday morning.in and portugal on alert — locals and holidaymakers are urged to take care as temperatures climb well into the 40s. coming up on afternoon live all the sport. john, what do you have? not good

samantha eastwood was described by her family as warm, generous and a selfless midwife.ctv images of the 28—year—old leaving the royal stoke hospital after a night shift last friday were the last time she was seen alive. after an extensive search of woodland and fields around the village of caverswall in rural staffordshire, a body was discovered by police at midday. those living nearby said there had been a heavy police presence here for days. just a lot of police activity, a lot of people about, and a police helicopter in the field, hovering around, which is normally a quiet lane. as we came back into the farm this morning about 10:30, there was quite a lot of activity around the entrance to the quarry at the bottom of the lane. there seemed to be police dogs and police officers. it was around 9am this morning when police closed off this quiet country lane about ten miles from stoke—on—trent. and it has been the focus of intense police activity ever since. then, late this afternoon, detectives confirmed that three men had been arrested. a 32—year—old who had been relea

samantha eastwood say they have found a body. three people have been arrested.s deputy leader tom watson warns the party is in danger of making itself unfit for government unless it halts the damaging arguments over anti—semitism. two thirds of all plastic food packaging sent for recycling is buried or burned because it can't actually be recycled what we need to do is drive designers and manufacturers and brand retailers to go towards those types of packs which are more easily recycled. europe continues to swelter in intense heatwaves. donald campbell's rebuilt bluebird is back in the water, more than 50 years after it crashed on coniston water. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are the business journalist, john crowley and the author and journalist, yasmin alibhai—brown. many of tomorrow's front pages are already in. the sunday times has an interview with the international trade secretary, liam fox, who puts the odds of the uk leaving the eu without a deal at 60—a0 — placing the blame on the europea

police searching for 28—year—old samantha eastwood found a body near stoke yesterday.who was detained last sunday, has been re—arrested on suspicion of murder, while two other men are being held on suspicion of assisting an offender. the body is yet to be formally identified. let's talk to our reporter in stoke on trent, simon ward. simon, obviously various developments. what is the latest? while there has been no formal identification of the body, this is what people feared the most. 0fficers what people feared the most. officers who were searching for samantha eastwood made the discovery further up this lane in this rural pa rt further up this lane in this rural part of staffordshire. the last time she was seen was on friday 27july when she was leaving royal stock hospital where she was a midwife. later that day, staff raised the alarm when she did not turn up for a late shift. police have been investigating her disobedience since then. 0n the day she disappeared, some of her neighbours reported they heard a scream that afternoon. and just on friday her sister gemma

our headlines today: a man is charged with the murder of midwife samantha eastwood, who disappeared in staffordshire ten days ago. more than 90 people are killed as a devastating earthquake hits the indonesian island of lombok, the second in a week. good morning. building on the green belt. is it a solution to the housing crisis or are they areas to be protected? i'm looking at a new report claiming almost 500,000 homes are currently planned on green belt land. the first tentative steps of four endangered brown bea rs the first tentative steps of four endangered brown bears rescued from japan are starting a new life in yorkshire. in sport, it's joy for georgia hall at the british 0pen. she seals one of golf‘s major titles with some caddying help from her dad. good morning from the roof of the bbc in london, where the sun is beating down. another scorcher in the south—eastern quarter of the country today. for england and wales, generally dry, sunny and warm. scotland, northern ireland and the very far north of england, some cloud and patchy rain. more in 15 minutes. it's monday the 6th

the sister of a midwife missing for a week makes an emotional appeal for information — samantha eastwood at the end of a hospital night shift last friday morning. spain and portugal swelter in a heatwave — locals and holiday—makers are urged to take care as temperatures climb well into the 40s. . hold on. and, paul rudd dons his ant—man suit again, in ant man & the wasp. find out whetherjames king thinks it has much of a buzz about it, in the film review. it's five o'clock. our top story: in the next few minutes, theresa may will have a private meeting with her french counterpart emmanuel macron, in an effort to win backing for her brexit plans. these are pictures of the french president arriving at his private retreat, which happens to be on a fort in the south of france. the prime minister is expected to arrive any minute now. we'll be live in the south of france shortly, but the meeting comes amid a stark warning from the governor of the bank of england, mark carney, that the possibility of a no—deal brexit is ‘uncomfortably high'. mr carney told the bbc that such an outcome would be

a man's appeared in court charged with the murder of the midwife, samantha eastwood.re asked if they are cricket fans — supporting either england or india. police discover 11 starving children living at a compound

a man has appeared in court charged with murdering the midwife samantha eastwood.ivestock struggle to find water to drink, as parts of australia suffer the worst drought for decades. and, remembering the battle that changed the course of the first world war — 2000 people gather in amiens to mark the centenary. and coming up in the sport later in the hour on bbc news. we'll have the latest action on day seven at the european championships including the open water swimming in loch lomond. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. pressure continues to mount on the former foreign secretary borisjohnson to apologise, for the newspaper column in which he wrote muslim women who wear a full—face veil look like letterboxes or bank robbers. some colleagues say he should have the tory whip removed, though sources close to mrjohnson say it's important difficult issues are debated. 0ur political correspondent jonathan blake is in westminster: it is two days since borisjohnson wrote his column in the daily telegraph using characteristically blunt language to express hi

and ierer could see the actor -- >> guest: oh, clint eastwood. yes. >> caller: and as i was reading book, finally it dawned on me, i've already seen this -- [laughter] the movie. [laughter] >> guest: i hope you liked the book better.. [laughter] >> caller: let's see, well, what i like about your writing is how you hook people, how you hook the reader from the very beginning, and you just -- like the lady was saying, she can't w get any sleep because, especially now that you've changed your technique and the chapters goqu so fast. >> guest: yes.s. >> caller: and that's, that's what i like so much about your writing, is that you can't put the book down. and as soon as you pick a new book up, you get hooked from very v beginning. so i really appreciate what a terrific writer you are. >> host: thank you,u, mike. >> guest: thank you. >> host: every author likes to hear calls like that. that's a great segway into hearing about how you actuallyut had the movie rights happen to "absolute power." what was the storiesome.bs >> guest: yeah. there were a num

detectives investigating the disappearance of the midwife samantha eastwood are carrying out searches in a rural area of stoke—on—trent. the us secretary of state says he's hopeful north korea's nuclear programme can be stopped, despite a un report which claims it is continuing. spain and portugal could see record temperatures this weekend, as the heatwave continues across parts of the continent. here in cordoba at around midnight last night it was still 37 degrees, so last night it was still 37 degrees, so very uncomfortable conditions and we expect this hot weather to continue for at least a few days yet. also this hour — the record—breaking hydroplane, bluebird, is relaunched. more than 50 years after it crashed, killing its pilot donald campbell, bluebird will take to the water on the isle of bute. and at 11.30am, dateline looks at this week's events in zimbabwe after its first post—mugabe election and that holiday visit to france by theresa may for brexit talks with president macron. that is at 11:30am. hello, good morning to you. welcome to bbc news. welcome to bbc news. most ho

samantha eastwood was last seen leaving work last friday morning. and portugal on alert — locals and holidaymakers are urged to take care as temperatures climb well into the 40s. coming up on afternoon live all the sport. john, what do you have? not good news in the cricket. england are crumbling. another batting collapse leaves india in a winning position. and helen will have a weather. yes the main story is heat in iberia but we will talk about the flooding and potential flooding across virginia in the usa and we will look at the weekend in the uk. and coming up... surprise, surprise. a rare eastern black rhino shocks visitors at chester zoo, when she went into labour giving birth to a healthy baby calf. hello, this is afternoon live. i'm ben brown. the governor of the bank of england, mark carney, has warned that the possibility of a no—deal brexit is "uncomfortably high". mr carney told the bbc that such an outcome would be highly "undesirable", and the uk and eu should do all things to avoid it. however, he said planning for "difficult circumst

michael stirling is the brother—in—law of ms eastwood's former fiance. fight at a nightclub in bristol last september. he denies affray, along with two other men. new mexico police have rescued 11 malnourished children, who were being kept in squalid conditions in a remote desert compound. the children, aged one to 15, had no shoes and were living in what one officer called "the saddest living conditions and poverty i have seen . sport now on afternoon live, with holly hamilton. it's been a great weekend for women's sport, not least for england's georgia hall. absolutely. in this morning's papers, they're calling her the "queen of green", into the "hall of fame" — georgia hall from bournemouth atjust 22 years old, has become just the third briton to win the women's british open and for georgia herself — her first major and what a way to do in front of a home crowd. and when that final putt dropped, it was her father wayne who lifted her into the air in front of the home crowd. it was actually her dad who introduced her to the sport as a seven year old, w

a man appears in court accused of the murder of 28—year—old midwife samantha eastwood.f spain and portugal are on red alert as temperatures have climbed to 46 degrees — while firefighters try to bring a number of blazes under control. thousands of tourists and residents have been left stranded after a second earthquake in a week hit the holiday island of lombok. officials in indonesia say they have begun an evacuation of parts of the area. at least 98 people are known to have died, and the authorities say they expect that figure to rise. hundreds more were injured. the country is prone to earthquakes because it sits on the "ring of fire", an arc of volcanoes and fault lines in the pacific basin. lombok is east of bali. the two islands are home to about seven million people, but millions more visit every year. the quake has also affected the gili islands, three tiny islands just off the coast of lombok, which are popular with divers. this report from jane frances kelly. chaotic scenes greeted people waiting to be rescued on the beaches. thousands were on the move trying

samantha eastwood, a 28—year—old midwife was reported missing ten days ago.aring in court, 32—year—old michael stirling was charged with samantha's murder. mr stirling knew samantha. he is herformer fiance's brother—in—law. samantha's engagement ended earlier this year. this is the last known image of samantha, here on the left, leaving her night shift at royal stoke university hospital. when she didn't arrive for her shift that evening, her colleagues raised the alarm. police were concerned about samantha's disappearance. her car was still in her driveway. she had not used any of her bank cards and on the day she went missing, neighbours here heard a scream around two o'clock in the afternoon, coming from near her house. on friday, her sister made an emotional appeal for anyone with information to come forward. she is my best friend and partner in crime. without her, half of me is gone. samantha's body was found on saturday in rural staffordshire, ten miles from her home. outside the hospital where she worked, colleagues held a temporary memorial. 0ne messag

officers searching for samantha eastwood made the discovery yesterday on land further up this lane inl part of staffordshire. she was last seen on friday 27 leaving work at the royal stock hospital. she was a midwife. collea g u es stock hospital. she was a midwife. colleagues raised the alarm when she did not turn up for her late shift. on the day she went missing, neighbours reported hearing a scream that afternoon. on friday, her sister made an emotional appeal and said samantha was absolutely dedicated and had a great sense of humour, she was warm and generous. —year—old man who was previously arrested and released has been rea rrested, arrested and released has been rearrested, this time on suspicion of murder. two other men have been arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender. the police have thanked the public further help and are urging anyone else with information to come forward. thank you. three people have been killed in a crash between a car and a lorry in cardiff. south wales police said the incident happened on southern way in the llanedeyrn area of the city ataroun

officers searching for samantha eastwood made the discovery further down the slain here in this ruralown the slain here in this rural part of staffordshire. she was last seen on friday the 27th ofjuly when she was leaving herjob as a midwife at the royal stoke hospital, leaving at the royal stoke hospital, leaving at 7:a5am and it was later that day in the evening when colleagues at the hospital raised the alarm when she didn't turn up for her makeshift and police have been investigating since. on the day she went missing, samantha's neighbours reported hearing a screen that up to route —— that afternoon and on friday her sister made an appeal to the public for more information and described samantha as warm and generous with a great sense of humour. now a 32—year—old man who was previously arrested and released has been arrested and released has been arrested again but this time on suspicion of murder. another 20 82 old man and a 60—year—old man have been arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender. police thanked people for help and asked anyone with information to come forward.

a man is due to appear in court this morning, charged with the murder of midwife samantha eastwood. who's 32 and from stoke—on—trent, is reported to be the brother—in—law of herformerfiance. chi chi izundu reports. samantha eastwood was last seen in her uniform, leaving work at the royal stoke university hospital. she was reported missing after failing to turn up for her next shift. eight days later, during the search of a rural part of staffordshire and around ten miles from where she was last seen, police found her body. detectives have now charged 32—year—old michael stirling, who's from stoke—on—trent, with her murder. he's due to appear before north staffordshire magistrates court this morning. two other men, aged 28 and 60, who were arrested on suspicion of helping an offender, have been released on conditional bail. samantha's colleagues described her as a dedicated and committed midwife. in a statement, her family thanked the public for its support, but asked for privacy at this difficult time. chi chi izundu, bbc news. let's get a summary of the rest of the day's news with

detectives investigating the disappearance of the midwife samantha eastwood are carrying out searchesf stoke—on—trent. the 28—year—old has not been seen since last friday when she finished her night shift at stoke university hospital concern over northamptonshire county council's financial difficulties has to ask for reassurances that services for young people will be protected. on heathland as temperatures well in to the mid forties — emergency services in portugal are fighting a massive wild fire on heathland as temperatures well in to the mid forties — continue to make life difficult in large parts of the country and neigbouring spain. the record—breaking hydroplane bluebird is being relaunched this weekend. it's carrying out a series of runs in the water on the isle of bute. it's more than 50 years since it crashed, killing its pilot donald campbell. now an update on all the tech news — it's time for click. this week — do computers dream of electric puppies? can data prevent crop devastation? and will lara ever live down these shoes? planet earth is changing. daily. we humans are

detectives investigating the disappearance of the midwife samantha eastwood carry out searches in a rural weekend, as the heatwave continues across parts of the continent. here in cordoba, at around midnight last night, it was still 37 degrees. so very uncomfortable conditions, and we expect this hot weather to continue for at least a few days yet. north korea's foreign minister criticises the united states for urging other countries to maintain sanctions

police searching for 28—year—old samantha eastwood found a body near stoke yesterday.ined last sunday, has been re—arrested on suspicion of murder, while two other men are being held on suspicion of assisting an offender. the body is yet to be formally identified. 0ur reporter simon ward has the latest. while there has been no formal identification of the body, this is what people feared the most and officers who were searching for samantha eastwood made this discovery further up the lane in rural staffordshire. last friday, she was seen leaving the hospital where she worked as a midwife. later that day, staff raised the alarm when she should not turn up for her late shift. police have been investigating the disappearance since then. 0n the day of her disappearance, neighbours are reported to have heard a scream that afternoon. 0n reported to have heard a scream that afternoon. on friday, hersister gemma made a further emotional public appeal for information. she said samantha was warm and generous with a great sense of humour. earlier on this week, 32—year—old man was

samantha eastwood, a 28—year—old midwife was reported missing ten days ago.32—year—old michael stirling was charged with samantha's murder. mr stirling knew samantha. he is herformer fiance's brother—in—law. samantha's engagement ended earlier this year. this is the last known image of samantha, here on the left, leaving her night shift at royal stoke university hospital. when she didn't arrive for her shift that evening, her colleagues raised the alarm. police were concerned about samantha's disappearance. her car was still in her driveway. she had not used any of her bank cards and on the day she went missing, neighbours here heard a scream around two o'clock in the afternoon, coming from near her house. on friday, her sister made an emotional appeal for anyone with information to come forward. she is my best friend and partner in crime. without her, half of me is gone. samantha's body was found on saturday in rural staffordshire, ten miles from her home. outside the hospital where she worked, colleagues held a temporary memorial. 0ne message read, our love

samantha eastwood was described by herfamily as happy, bubbly, and smiley and an amazing midwife.ade a tearful appeal for help tracing her. she's my best friend and partner in crime. without her, half of me is gone. samantha, if you're listening, please get in touch, we all love you and miss you very much. we just need you home where you belong. this was the last confirmed sighting of samantha. she's on the left, leaving work after a night shift at 7:1i5am last friday morning. then driving away in her car, a few minutes later. she hasn't been seen since. this is where they found samantha's car and her keys were inside her house. neighbours have reported hearing a scream at around two o'clock last friday afternoon. police have said that is one of many different lines of inquiry. a 32—year—old man who was arrested on suspicion of kidnap has been released under investigation. dozens of officers are involved in the search and they hope the appeal willjog someone‘s memory. they are also trying to find samantha's distinctive radley purse, which is missing. samantha was jovial, talking a

samantha eastwood was described by herfamily as happy, bubbly and smiley and an amazing midwife.er made a tearful appeal for help tracing her. she is my best friend and partner in crime. without her, half of me is gone. samantha, if you are listening, please get in touch, we all love you and miss you very much. we just need you home where you belong. this was the last confirmed sighting of samantha. she's on the left, leaving work after a night shift at 7:a5am last friday morning. then driving away in her car, a few minutes later. she hasn't been seen since. this is where they found samantha's car and her keys were inside her house. neighbours have reported hearing a screen at around two o'clock last friday afternoon. police have said that is one of many different lines of inquiry. a 32—year—old man who was arrested on suspicion of kidnap has been released under investigation. dozens of officers are involved in the search and they hope the appeal willjog someone's memory. they are also trying to find samantha's distinctive radley purse, which is missing. samantha was jovial, talk

detectives searching for missing midwife samantha eastwood have found a body and made three arrests. the other papers, the sunday express also carries an image of the duchess of sussex, who attended a friend's wedding on her 37th birthday. well, thank you both forjoining us this evening. lots of different, interesting stories in the papers, and let's start with the latest on labour's anti—semitism row. yasmin, tom watson, labour deputy leader, some strong language in this interview with the observer. yes, and what he said is that the party, in quotes, will disappear into a vortex of eternal shame and embarrassment and render itself unfit for government unless it finds a way of immediately putting a halt to this thing, which has been a festering wound, a sore for the longest time, and i agree with him, as do many other people. you know, this has been the worst example of procrastination, lack of understanding of what political leadership should be about, and i wrote a column this week in our newspaper, saying, jeremy corbyn, who i admire in many ways, is guilty of political vandalism

the sister of the missing midwife, samantha eastwood, has appealed to the public for information.r way to early stage heart failure. also this hour — forecasters say europe could record its highest ever temperature later today. as the heatwave continues across the continent, tourists and locals have been warned to stay out of the sun. getting to the root of the problem — why this newborn‘s toothy grin had to be sorted out. good afternoon. it is friday, august three. i‘m julian worricker. welcome to bbc newsroom live. the governor of the bank of england mark carney has warned that the possibility of a no—deal brexit is "uncomfortably high". speaking on radio a‘s today programme, mr carney said strenuous efforts should be made to avoid that ‘highly undesirable‘ outcome, as he put it, and that extensive contingency planning had been conducted to make sure financial institutions were ready for all eventualities. i think the possibility of a no deal is uncomfortably high at the moment, yes. so you are saying quite clearly that a no—deal brexit would be a disaster? it is highly undesira

samantha eastwood was described by herfamily as happy, bubbly and smiley and an amazing midwife.ful appeal for help tracing her. she is my best friend and partner in crime. without her, half of me is gone. samantha, if you are listening, please get in touch, we all love you and miss you very much. we just need you home where you belong. this was the last confirmed sighting of samantha. she's on the left, leaving work after a night shift at 7:1i5am last friday morning. then driving away in her car, a few minutes later. she hasn't been seen since. this is where they found samantha's car and her keys were inside her house. neighbours have reported hearing a scream at around two o'clock last friday afternoon. police have said that is one of many different lines of inquiry. a 32—year—old man who was arrested on suspicion of kidnap has been released under investigation. dozens of officers are involved in the search and they hope the appeal willjog someone's memory. they are also trying to find samantha's distinctive radley purse, which is missing. samantha was jovial, talking about fut

a man appears in court accused of the murder of 28—year—old midwife samantha eastwood.

the body of ms eastwood was found eight days after she went missing. new south wales, which produces about a quarter of australia's agricultural output, is experiencing drought, and it's one of the worst dry spells in parts of the country. in the last month, officials say less than ten millimetres of rain have been recorded in some areas. phil mercer reports now from sydney. australia is a land well used to nature's extremes. it's the world's driest inhabited continent, but the resilience of its farming communities is being severely tested. official figures show that australia's most populous state, new south wales, is now entirely in drought. two years ago, there were floods on gary sunderland's farm near the town of condobolin. how quickly things can change. now, it's just the opposite story. the land has gone dry. no feed. stock are dying. some farmers have been carting up to 100,000 litres of water to their livestock since january. this video, taken earlier this year, shows cattle swarming around a water tanker. farmers in the small towns across ne

detectives investigating the disappearance of the midwife samantha eastwood are carrying out searchesa rural area of stoke—on—trent. the 28—year—old has not been seen since last friday when she finished her night shift at stoke university hospital. three men have died from heatstroke in spain as temperatures in parts of southern europe continue to rise above a0 degrees celsius. holiday—makers are being urged to stay out of the sun as forecasters are warning of record—breaking temperatures. the us secretary of state says he hopes north korea's nuclear programme can be stopped. his comments come after a un report claims it is still continuing. the record breaking hydroplane bluebird is being relaunched this weekend. it will carry out a series of runs in the water on the isle of bute. it's more than 50 years since it crashed, killing its pilot donald campbell. now on bbc news, a talking books cookery special. gavin esler meets chef and restaurateur rick stein. hello, and welcome to talking books, with me, gavin esler. we are in london where it is no exaggeration to say, some 30 years ago

detectives searching for the missing midwife samantha eastwood say they have found a body. people have been arrested. two thirds of household plastic waste ends up in landfill sites despite efforts to increase the amount we recycle. the local government association says low—grade plastics used in many food containers can't be recycled and need to be banned. concern over northamptonshire county council's financial difficulties has led england's child ren‘s commissioner to ask for reassurances that services for young people will be protected. emergency services in portugal are fighting a massive wild fire on heathland as temperatures well in to the mid—40s continue to make life difficult in large parts of the country and neighbouring spain. just a reminder of the breaking news that a body has been found in the search for the missing midwife. that is all we have at the moment. the search was taking place in stoke—on—trent. now on bbc news, it's time for dateline london. hello and welcome to dateline london, the programme in which some of the uk's leading columnists debate with