emma simpson, bbc news, essex. this week's heatwave. when male pupils were told they couldn't wear shorts and had to wear trousers, they decided to wear skirts instead. jon kay reports. not your typical class photo. around 30 boys wore skirts at isca academy today — borrowed from their sisters and theirfriends. what does it feel like to wear skirts? it feels comfortable. really nice. cheering it's a protest... we want shorts! ..because they are not allowed to wear shorts, even on hot summer days. they are fed up with long trousers and, in a co—ed school, skirts are officially part of the uniform. girls are allowed to wear skirts all year round. and then they get cold legs and we have to sit there sweating. i think it's good. if they can't wear shorts then they have to wear skirts. i don't think it's right, then being told off for having hairy legs, though. the headteacher wasn't available today. in a statement, she said she might allow shorts in future, but needs to consult parents. and she says the boys have not b

emma simpson, bbc news, essex.rmer bishop who was convicted for abusing young men. peter ball, who‘s now 85, was jailed in 2015 for historical sex offences against 18 teenagers and young men. a review found that the church failed to respond appropriately 0ur religious affairs correspondent martin bashir reports. a bishop for 15 years who claimed to bea a bishop for 15 years who claimed to be a close friend of the prince of wales, peter ball‘s fall from grace was sealed tee years ago. when he admitted to 18 sexual offences against young men and served 16 months in prison. but today‘s review, led by the former head of camden council, focuses on the church‘s management of peter ball when the allegations first surfaced in1992, and he when the allegations first surfaced in 1992, and he stood down as bishop of gloucester. entitled and abuse of faith, she says that the church couuded faith, she says that the church colluded with ball rather than seeking to help those he harmed. the church‘s response over many years is lam

emma simpson, bbc news, ilkley.ty is strongly opposed to granting special status to northern ireland in the brexit talks. he said such a move would be a "back door" to a united ireland. launching the party's manifesto, mr swann said special status would weaken northern ireland's place in the union. he also dismissed nationalist calls for a border poll as "nonsense". i nor my party will tolerate any attempt to undermine the principle of consent. there can be no border in the middle of the irish sea. there can be no passport checks for citizens of northern ireland arriving. all of our energy should be focused instead on the brexit negotiations and getting the best for our people. england are taking on bangladesh at the oval, in the opening match of the champions trophy one—day international tournament. after winning the toss england put bangladesh into bat. a short while ago they were 241—2. here's patrick gearey with the latest. getting into big sporting events is, by necessity, a slower process these days. hanging a

emma simpson. our top story this lunchtime.ith the hillsborough football stadium disaster, 28 years ago. the senior police officer at the match — former chief superintendent david duckenfield — will be charged with the manslaughter of 95 people. coming up in sport: mixed news for britain at the world taekwondo championships in south korea. heavyweight mahama cho has guaranteed the british team a second medal, but lutalo muhammad is out. if you're not keen on needles, research from the united states may offer some comfort. scientists there are developing a skin patch to deliver the flu vaccine — it's similar to a plaster, and contains hair—like needles which penetrate the skin and then dissolve. the patch has been described as a potential "game changer" for vaccination campaigns in developing countries. tulip mazumdar has more details. vaccines save millions of lives around the world but getting them to people in remote parts of developing countries is a major challenge. some vaccines must be kept refrigerated, and train staff m

emma simpson, bbc news, essex. nasa launched the world's smallest satellite today. it fits in the palm of your hand and it was designed by an 18—year—old indian student. the 12th grade student from tamil nadu had entered a competition run by nasa called cubes in space. this was the moment of liftoff just a few hours ago — a launch watched by the indian team that built the kalam—sat. it was one of 80 experiments on board. earlier, the 18—year—old creator of the satellite, rifath sharook, spoke to the bbc along with his mentor, dr shreematee kaysun. my team designed copper fibre polymorph structure for the cube satellite. it is a technology demonstrate a satellite, which means before going to orbital flight, it will do a suborbital flight. so, in this mission, we are already using 3—d printing technologies. the main difficulty is we need to measure the rasiation the satellite is exposed to, for which we need to design a counter which is inside the small cube. so it is a big challenge for us, how we design a small counter that will also work fine in this mission. going

our business correspondent, emma simpson, reports from tiptree in essex.und the countryside. work that needs a human hand. all this produce is home—grown but not home—picked. that's because just about everyone here is from eastern europe. it's tough seasonal work, especially in this heat, and with the weak pound and brexit looming, these jobs just aren't as appetising as they used to be. next time i'm going to germany or the netherlands, or bulgaria. because the money is better? yes, it sure is better. but what's coming down the track after brexit? the boss of this farm told me he's already got 20% fewer workers than he'd like. this industry won't survive, he says, if access to eu workers is restricted. without a seasonal workforce to pick our crops, we are not going to get them picked and the logical extension of that is that we will need to import produce from europe or elsewhere in the world. why can't you get british workers to pick the fruit? we do try very hard but our experience has been challenging over the years. the fact that it's a seasonal oper

here's our business correspondent emma simpson. perfectly ripe and ready to be picked.n hand. all this produce is home—grown, but not home—picked. that's because just about everyone here is from eastern europe. it's tough, seasonal work, especially in this heat and, with the weak pound and brexit looming, these jobs just aren't as appetising as they used to be. maybe next time i'm going to germany or netherlands or bulgaria. because the money's better? yeah. it's surely better. georgi's thinking the same. he's been coming to this farm for the last ten years from his home in bulgaria. they are european union country and it will be easy for us there. because we are european union citizens. even before the brexit vote, recruitment was getting harder. but this year the boss of this farm says he's got 20% fewer workers than he'd like. he says the industry won't survive if they stop coming. well, it means we won't be able to carry on growing food. i mean, they are the critical resource for us to be able to save our crop each year. and the logic of extension, of not being able

emma simpson reports on the changes in our working lives.nd we want to be there for the parties, the playgroups, the play dates and everything. but we also want to work as well, and have a sense of self, and to give our skills back into the workforce. small, creative businesses like this one may often start on the kitchen table, but they‘re flourishing. according to new research, they make up1—in—40 businesses in the uk. women own nearly a third of them, generating some £3.6 billion for the uk economy. there are thousands of women, just like dani, who are turning their back on the traditional 9—5 job in search of flexibility, and to gain more control over their working lives. and technology is a big help. it allows laura hutton to work wherever she may be. she‘s learned new digital skills too, to become a self—employed social media manager. i've never actually met my boss. i work within the marketing department, and there's a head of that department, and i don't know him, which is a bit unusual. i've had the office job, and i'm just not inte