speaking at the equality and human rights commission was amazing. it was a wonderful chance for me to be able to tell those people that can make the changes, you know, what needs to change and what needs to stay the same. but also, i can help them improve on where they're going wrong, you know? and my ambition for the future was to, is to be prime minister, you know, and i'd love to be prime minister. it's one of my ambitions. and why would you like to do that, finally? i'd love to be prime minister because i can help people that are facing through the same things that i've gone through, or even worse, and help them, so no—one from any background has to face what i've gone through — or even worse, in some cases. some very calming words in the difficult situations he has encountered over the last year's. we will hear from other winners of the diana award this week. now it's time for a look at the weather. we can cross the newsroom to ben rich. did you feel that you really wanted to be out and about parting with noel on the streets of notting hill? bec

speaking at the equality and human rights commission was amazing. it was a wonderful chance for me to be able to tell those people that can make the changes, you know, what needs to change and what needs to stay the same. but also, i can help them improve on where they're going wrong, you know? and my ambition for the future was to, is to be prime minister, you know, and i'd love to be prime minister. it's one of my ambitions. and why would you like to do that, finally? i'd love to be prime minister because i can help people that are facing through the same things that i've gone through, or even worse, and help them, so no—one from any background has to face what i've gone through — or even worse, in some cases. now it's time for a look at the weather. we can cross the newsroom to ben rich. it is good news if you don't like the rain, because boy, did we see enough of that yesterday? today there has been a lot of cloud but i'm sure many people will have enjoyed dry weather and the largely dry theme continues over the next few days, some rain but not v

speaking at the equality and human rights commission was amazing. can make the changes, you know, what needs to change and what needs to stay the same. but also, i can help them improve on where they're going wrong, you know? and my ambition for the future was to, is to be prime minister, you know, and i'd love to be prime minister. it's one of my ambitions. and why would you like to do that, finally? i'd love to be prime minister because i can help people that are facing through the same things that i've gone through,

speaking at the equality and human rights commission was amazing. s to change and what needs to stay the same. but also, i can help them improve on where they're going wrong, you know? and my ambition for the future was to, is to be prime minister, you know, and i'd love to be prime minister.

speaking at the equalities and human rights commission was amazing. the changes what needs to change and what needs to stay the same so i can help them improve and where they are going right. my ambition for the future is to be prime minister. i would love to be prime minister. it is one of my ambitions. why would you like to do that? i would love to be prime minister because i can help people who are facing the same things i have gone through or even worse. no one from any background has to face what i have gone through, or even worse in some cases. any political party that gets you as their leader and prime minister candidate will be very lucky indeed. good luck to you and congratulations by winning the award and for having the guts to stand up to people who have not got your dignity and your bravery and you facing them down to explain why you are in the role. it has been a pleasure to speak to you. thank you. ben bennett who won the diana award for his remarkable activities in defending the traveller community and infacing defending the traveller c

the equality and human rights commission says patients should be given the opportunity to store eggs reatment, as it can cause infertility. local commissioning groups currently decide whether to provide fertility services but it is claimed many choose not to for transgender people. an nhs spokesperson said the criticism is misplaced and policy responsibility lies with ministers. the venezuelan president says he has survived an assassination attempt involving drones carrying explosives. nicolas maduro was speaking at a military event in caracas. live footage showed the president suddenly startled and hundreds of soldiers running away. he was unharmed but seven soldiers were injured. more than 700 firefighters are battling a major wildfire in southern portugal's algarve region, as the european heatwave continues. aircraft have been used to drop water on forest fires and further heat warnings have been issued across the iberian peninsula. temperatures are expected to reach 46 degrees celsius today, close to the all—time european record. the us first lady, melania trump, has expressed her

equal‘ fertility services to tra nsgender patients before they start treatment. the drugs and hormones prescribed to patients can cause infertility. the equality and human rights commissionr sperm, though a recent study of teenage girls with cancer found that they were not routinely offered the chance to freeze their eggs. an nhs spokesperson said the commission's criticism is ‘misplaced' and policy responsibility lies with ministers. the us first lady, melania trump, has expressed her support for the basketball star lebronjames, hours after her husband made insulting remarks about him on twitter. the player had said in an interview that mr trump was "divisive" and had "emboldened racists". 0ur washington correspondent chris buckler has more. lebron james is without any doubt one of the biggest stars in american sports. when he recently signed for the la lakers, it made the headlines, but he's found himself in the news again because of his criticism of donald trump. on cnn, he accused the president of using sport to split the us apart, and it's not the first time he's spoken out against mr trump. i'm not going to let — while i have this platform — to let one individual,

the equality and human rights commission says patients should be given the opportunity to store eggstheir treatment, as it can cause infertility. local commissioning groups currently decide whether to provide fertility services, but it's claimed many choose not to for transgender people. an nhs spokesperson said the criticism is misplaced and policy responsibility lies with ministers. portuguese firefighters in the algarve are struggling to bring wildfires under control as the southern european heatwave continues. temperatures have climbed to 46 degrees celsius, approaching the all—time european record. fire warnings have been issued across the iberian peninsula, as chi chi izundu reports. portugal. the latest country battling wildfire. some 700 firefighters are still tried to stop fla mes firefighters are still tried to stop flames taking further hold of the eucalyptus forests in the algarve. water dropping our club have been assisting them as well as a 100 fire trucks. already more than 1000 hectares of land has been destroyed and one village has been forced to evacuate. how far we

the drugs and hormones prescribed to patients can cause infertility, and the equality and human rights commissioncism is misplaced and policy responsibility lies with ministers. there were chaotic scenes in brighton last night after police prevented crowds of people attending the city's pride event from entering the railway station. thousands of people trying to leave the parade and a britney spears concert were held on the street after gates outside the station were padlocked. a spokesman for govia thameslink said they acted under police advice and train services were resumed in the early hours of this morning. the us first lady, melania trump, has expressed her support for the basketball star lebronjames, hours after her husband made insulting remarks about him on twitter. the player had said in an interview that mr trump was divisive and had emboldened racists. 0ur washington correspondent chris buckler has more. lebronjames is without any doubt one of the biggest stars in american sports. when he recently signed for the la lakers, it made the headlines, but he's found himself in the news agai

symbols in british society, if it were used by non—muslims, it would be described by the equality and human rights commission that is the phrase that commission has used when similar language is used by non—muslims. why are we now censoring people's language? either we've three speech and the right to offend. here at the bbc, there is a statue of george orwell and he says something like, if liberty is to mnean anything, it must mean the right to say things that people don't want to hear. and with freedom comes responsibility. is it responsible to use this kind of language? as we've seen in the last few days, since borisjohnson‘s remarks on the whole heated debate about the burqa in the uk, we've seen, according to tell mama, an organisation which monitors islamophobia in the uk, we've seen a very significant rise in the number of incidents, attacks directed at muslim women in the uk wearing burqa, hijab, niqab. an organisation that doesn't have much credibility, with due respect to you. islamaphobia is real. let me refer to these statistics on the rise of islamophobic incidents in the uk. let's go back to a

the drugs and hormones prescribed to patients can cause infertility, and the equality and human rights commissionsperson said the criticism is misplaced and policy responsibility lies with ministers. there were chaotic scenes in brighton last night after police prevented crowds of people attending the city's pride event from entering the railway station. thousands of people trying to leave the parade and a britney spears concert were held on the street after gates outside the station were padlocked. a spokesman for govia thameslink said they acted under police advice and train services were resumed in the early hours of this morning. a new outbreak of the ebola virus in the east of the democratic republic of congo is thought to have killed more than 30 people. the area — near the ugandan border — includes a trading hub and crowded refugee camps, making the outbreak difficult to control if it takes hold. sporadic protests have continued for the fifth successive day in several iranian cities despite heavy security measures and riot police presence. videos of the protests have been shared on social

the equality and human rights commission has confirmed this evening that it's received a complaint fromscrimination and victimisation in the labour party. earlier the party leader, jeremy corbyn, apologised for what he described as 'causing anxiety‘ by appearing at events with people who compared the actions of the israeli government to the nazis. mr corbyn said views were expressed that he did not "accept or condone". 0ur chief political correspondent vicki young has more. reporter: morning, mr corbyn. for more than two years, jeremy corbyn‘s faced accusations that he's turned a blind eye to anti—semitism in the labour party. good morning, nice to see you... and today those questions are still coming. could you close the window, please? this row is about an event jeremy corbyn hosted in 2010, before he was leader, where speakers including a jewish holocaust survivor compared the actions of the israeli government to the nazis. in a statement, mr corbyn said... but one senior colleague went further, openly acknowledging the damage being inflicted on the labour party. this has really shak

the equality and human rights commission has confirmed this evening that it's received a complaint fromti—semitism over alleged discrimination and victimisation in the labour party. earlier the party leader, jeremy corbyn, apologised for what he described as 'causing anxiety‘ by appearing at events with people who compared the actions of the israeli government to the nazis. mr corbyn said views were expressed that he did not "accept or condone". our political correspondent vicki young has more. reporter: morning, mr corbyn. for more than two years, jeremy corbyn‘s faced accusations that he's turned a blind eye to anti—semitism in the labour party. good morning, nice to see you... and today those questions are still coming. could you close the window, please? this row is about an event jeremy corbyn hosted in 2010, before he was leader, where speakers including a jewish holocaust survivor compared the actions of the israeli government to the nazis. in a statement, mr corbyn said... but one senior colleague went further, openly acknowledging the damage being inflicted on the labour party.

the equality and human rights commission says patients should be given the opportunity to store eggsly decide whether to provide fertility services but it's claimed many choose not to for transgender people. an nhs spokesperson said the criticism is ‘misplaced' and policy responsibility lies with ministers. labour's deputy leader, tom watson has said the party faces what he calls "eternal shame" unless it immediately stops its "damaging" arguments over anti—semitism. he's made the comments in an interview with the observer newspaper, in which he urged the party to accept the definition of anti—semitism set out by the international holocaust remembrance alliance. yesterday jeremy corbyn sought to reassure thejewish community in an article for the guardian, in which he promised again to root out anti—semitism from labour. more than 700 firefighters are battling a major wildfire in southern portugal's algarve region, as the european heatwave continues. aircraft have been used to drop water on forest fires and further heat warnings have been issued across the iberian peninsula. temperatu

labourmp have called him islamophobic, a labour mp says she will report him to the equality and human rights commissionrum which is facilitated to the conservative party, they say they are appalled. downing street have also been quick to say they also oppose a total ban of the burqa and this is a bit of a headache for the party because the muslim council of britain has already called for an independent enquiry into what it believes are incidents of islamophobia within the conservative party, following borisjohnson's article today, the muslim council has saying this article underscores the need for such enquiry. thank you jessica. two trucks have crashed on a motorway near bologna in northern italy causing a fire which has killed two people and injured at least 60 others. it's thought that a lorry carrying cars collided on a bridge with another truck full of flammable materials. the bridge partly collapsed and fire spread to a car park below, where several more vehicles exploded. forecasters are predicting temperatures across the uk will fall back down to average for this time of year by the end of the

called them is on a phobic and one labour mp says she's going to report them to the equality and human rights commissionle. the muslim council has said he is pandering to the far right. down the quick to say it also poses poses any kind of total ban of the burqa but this is a bit of a headache for the conservative party because the muslim council of britain has called foran muslim council of britain has called for an independent inquiry to what it believes are instances of it is homophobia within the conservative party that following his article today they have reiterated their calls for an independent inquiry saying his article underscores the need for such an inquiry. jessica parker there in westminster. forecasters are predicting temperatures across the uk will fall back down to average for this time of year by the end of the week. but across many other parts of the world — heatwaves are continuing. in portugal, and parts of the united states, hundreds of firefighters are still trying to control major wildfires. injapan and australia the authorities are also trying to cope with severe weather conditi

this is after a complaint was made to the equalities and human rights commission and to the labour partyey said that the main speaker was in fact a jewish holocaust survivor. mr corbyn said that the views expressed at the meeting he did not accept or condoned. he makes a broader point about some of his associations. he goes on to say... that is the first time mrjeremy corbyn has actually acknowledged that some of the groups he has been linked to have caused real dismay among some sections of the jewish community have caused real dismay among some sections of thejewish community and it comes as some of his own supporters have been saying that he needs to get out there and take a more high—profile in confronting anti—semitism and to personally intervene and to address the concerns of the jewish community. intervene and to address the concerns of thejewish community. in public so far we have heard nothing from mr korman —— mrjeremy corbyn except for this written statement in response to a story written in the times last night. he was not saying anything this morning. good morning mr corbyn.

another labour mp says she has referred mrjohnson to the equality and human rights commission of this pending an investigation. labour wanting to be seen to act quickly. this is an issue that isn‘t going away and people are concerned about it. we‘ve heard to date from the shadow cabinet, from rebecca long baby the shadow business secretary, saying something needs to be done very quickly. —— rebecca long bailey. it's a very, very difficult issue, and we're coming from a very dark place. we know that we weren't dealing with issues very quickly when this issue first presented itself. now we really need to get to grips with the matter, and we know that we've had jeremy speaking quite openly on this issue over the weekend. we've opened dialogue with the jewish community to make sure that we get our anti—semitism code of conduct really, really on the button. it has to be, because we've got to restore faith in the jewish community. but to restore that faith the jewish community wants the labour party to ta ke community wants the labour party to take on all the definitions in the internationa