focuses on twin girls who were born joined at the head then brought from pakistan to london's great ormond streetren's hospital for a series of highly complex operations. safa and marwa are identical twins joined at the head. their family, from pakistan, want doctors to separate them. great ormond street in london is one of the few hospitals in the world with the expertise to do it. this is safa's brain, that's marwa's brain. what we need to achieve is effectively untwist the brains, and that is difficult, pretty difficult to do just in your head. but it is perilous. the bbc was given unique access to chart the complex medical and ethical choices made... this is the day, the moment of truth, and everything hasjust got to be perfect. ..in the hope of giving the girls independent lives. safa and marwa are 21 months old, and were born in pakistan. they have come to london's great ormond street hospital with their mother zainab, grandfather and uncle, and are under the care of neurosurgeon owasejeelani. it is clearly very difficult to go through life when you are joined together like that, so it does

the family came to court today to find great ormond street had not properly planned but found the problemse compounded their grief. we know they never went out of their way to deliberately try to kill amy, at all, but they tried to hide what they had done and omit all the information. in a statement tonight great ormond street say they were sorry that amy's care had fallen short of the high standards they should be meeting. michael buchanan, bbc news. borisjohnson this afternoon launched a campaign to recruit 20,000 extra police officers for england and wales over the next three years. it's part of the government's drive to increase public spending, and end the policy of austerity. but does the extra cash for police and other public services reflect the right priorities? our home editor mark easton has been to colchester to investigate. on top of what they call the mountain in colchester, the remains of the homeless people's encampment. evidence of drug and alcohol misuse, of nights... misuse, of nights in the open. some would say evidence of austerity. there is addiction problems with the

nearly a year since they were admitted to hospital, the girls are leaving great ormond street.the twins are strong enough to return to pakistan. the donor who paid for the surgery is continuing to support them. they are clearly going to face some challenges. but i think, overall, it's a positive outcome for them. they are going to need support, but they have a chance of leading a happy life. whatever hurdles safa and marwa may face in years to come, they will at least do that as a separate, independent girls. twins still, but conjoined no more. hello. friday brought a lot of sunshine to a lot of places across the british isles and i don't think we're going to see a radical change for many areas on saturday. simply because the overall pattern is still pretty similar. high pressure in the continent, low pressure in the atlantic, therefore, we are still tapping into this run of south—easterly airs and quite strong winds at times, up from the mediterranean, through the near continent and into the heart of the british isles. that is dry air so we are not seeing an awful of cloud for

the family came to court today to find great ormond street had not properly planned but found the problemsment we will get the all—important in a moment we will get the all—importa nt weather. first in a moment we will get the all—important weather. first off though, the existence of the loch ness monster is one of scotland‘s oldest myths. now scientists say the creatures behind repeated sightings could be giant eels. researchers from new zealand have tried to catalogue all living species in the loch by extracting dna from water samples. from the shores of loch ness, iain macinnes sent us this report. it‘s a mystery which endures — just what exactly lies beneath the murky waters of loch ness? and that's what you actually saw? yes. as long as a bus? the sightings of nessie stretch back hundreds of years, but as yet, no definitive explanation has been found. a team of scientists, led by new zealand‘s otago university, has been testing water samples and connecting environmental dna from all forms of life in the loch, including plants, insects, fish and mammals. you basically take a litre or t

the 14—year—old from ayrshire was sent to great ormond street hospital, as it was the only centre thatife—support system if amy needed it. but while the operation was a success, the teenager's condition deteriorated shortly afterwards when a doctor removed her ventilation tube. the worst of all, we were sat there at the bedside from the when they took the tube out, all through the night, watching them pretty much panicking in front of our eyes. i have been doing first aiding for about a year... while amy herself had learned first aid, when she needed urgent care, it wasn't there. the life support team hadn't been told that amy was in the hospital and took hours to assemble. she struggled on for 2h more days before dying of multiple organ failure. i think my female hero is definitely my mum. she has kept me alive for 1h years, which is a great thing. i knew that night when i saw her that she wouldn't make it to the next morning, i didn't think. and sure enough, 5:50am, she had deteriorated so much there was nothing else they could do and that was that. while the coroner found the proble

the 14—year—old from ayrshire was sent to great ormond street hospital, as it was the only centre thatf amy needed it. but while the operation was a success, the teenager's condition deteriorated shortly afterwards when a doctor removed her ventilation tube. the worst of all, we were sat there at the bedside from the when they took the tube out, all through the night, watching them pretty much panicking in front of our eyes. i have been doing first aiding for about a year... while amy herself had learned first aid, when she needed urgent care, it wasn't there. the life support team hadn't been told that amy was in the hospital and took hours to assemble. she struggled on for 2h more days before dying of multiple organ failure. i think my female hero is definitely my mum. she has kept me alive for 14 years, which is a great thing. i knew that night when i saw her that she wouldn't make it to the next morning, i didn't think. and sure enough, 5:50am, she had deteriorated so much there was nothing else they could do and that was that. while the coroner found the problems had not caused he

the 1a—year—old from ayrshire was sent to great ormond street hospital, as they were the only centreteriorated in the intensive care unit when a doctor removed her ventilation tube. we watched it all. we sat viewing at the bedside from when they took the tube out all through the night watching them pretty much panic in front of our eyes. i have been doing first aiding for about a year and a half now... what amy herself had learned, first aid when she needed urgent care, was not there. the ecmo life support team had not been told amy was in the hospital and took hours to assemble. the teenager struggled on for 2a more days before dying of multiple organ failure. the family came to court today to hear the coroner find that great ormond street had failed to properly plan on amy's postoperative care and that they should have had an ecmo system at hand. but he found that problems hadn't caused her death. we know they never went out of their way to deliberately try to kill amy, at all, but they tried to hide it. in a statement tonight great ormond street say they were sorry that amy's care

and the teenager who died after spinal surgery a coroner strongly criticises great ormond street hospitalver her care. in a moment it will be time for sportsday, but first a look at what else is coming up this evening on bbc news. in the next 30 minutes, we'll get some perspective from brussels on the latest brexit news. i'll be speaking to klara dobrev, the vice president of the european parliament. and later we will get the latest on hurricane dorian. that storm caused destruction and at least 20 deaths in the hammers. and later this evening at 22:40 and 23:30, i'll be taking a first look at tomorrow's front pages with sam lister, deputy political editor of the daily express, and torcuil crichton, the daily record's westminster editor. that's all ahead on bbc news. hello and welcome to sportsday, i'm gavin ramjaun. what a way to return to the ashes. steve smith scores a sensational double century — as australia take charge of the 4th test against england. history in her sights. serena williams faces her toughest test at this year's us open, as she chases of a record—equalling grand slam

the 14—year—old from ayrshire was sent to great ormond street hospital, as they were the only centreny complications. but while the operation was a success, amy's condition deteriorated in the intensive care unit when a doctor removed her ventilation tube. we watched it all. we sat at her bedside, watching her panic in front of our eyes. i have been doing first aiding for a year now... what amy herself had learned when she needed urgent care was not there. the life support team had not been told amy was in hospital and took hours to assemble. she struggled on before dying of multiple organ failure. the family came to court today to find the coronary find that great had failed to properly plan. they found the problems had not caused her death. we know they did not deliberately try to kill amy, but they try to hide what they done. that is what makes asset. in a statement to knightley hospital said they are sorry that amy's care had fallen short. —— the hospital said. imagine two young boys — one starts using a golf putter before he can walk, by the age of two is hitting golf balls on t

she was taken to great ormond street hospital, where the double translate operation took over seven hours lilly's first breaths with her new lungs. complete. these were lilly's first breaths with her new lungslj complete. these were lilly's first breaths with her new lungs. i feel very amazing, very happy. i didn't think i would survive without these new heart and lungs. getting more donors to help patients like lilly is the challenge. children can sign the organ donor register, and if they are competent to make that decision, and that should be given the same weight as if an adult had signed it. but obviously their final decision, as with adults, is with families, and therefore we need families, and therefore we need families to talk together about what those wishes are. hong kong is braced for more protests after a night of violent clashes following weeks of pro—democracy unrest in the city. petrol bombs were fired at police and water cannons were used in response. the protestors are angry about what they see as chinese interference in hong kong. there are more than 20 flood warnings in

she was taken to great ormond street hospital, where the double translate operation took over seven hours breaths, with her new lungs. i feel very amazing, very happy. i didn't think i would survive without these new heart and lungs. getting more donors to help patients, like lilly, is the challenge. children can sign the organ donor register, and if they are competent to make that decision, then that should be given the same weight as if an adult had signed it. but obviously the final decision, as with adults, is with families, and, therefore, we need families to talk together about what those wishes are. further promises to deliver brexit are expected this morning as the conservative party conference gets underway in manchester. borisjohnson plans billions of pounds of spending for hospitals — what he describes as 'the biggest hospital building programme in a generation'. parents are urged to have conversations with their children about organ donation in the hope that more young people willjoin the donor register. if sport, and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's rich

she was taken to great ormond street hospital, where the double translate operation took over seven hoursre lilly's first breaths, with her new lungs. i feel very amazing, very happy. i don't think i would survive without these new heart and lungs. getting more donors to help patients, like lilly, is the challenge. children can sign the organ donor register, and if they are competent to make that decision, then that should be given the same weight as if an adult had signed it. but obviously the final decision, as with adults, is with families, and therefore, we need families to talk together about what those wishes are. police in hong kong have again used tear gas and pepper spray to disperse pro—democracy protesters in a busy shopping district. the clashes took place after officers made a series of arrests of protesters, who had gathered to mark the fifth anniversary of a pro—democracy campaign, known as the umbrella movement. a little earlier, our correspondent in hong kong, steve mcdonnell, gave us an update on today's demonstrations. well, this is an act of mass civil disobedience, he

she was taken to great ormond street hospital, where the double transplant operation took over sevenl very amazing, very happy. i didn't think i would survive without these new heart and lungs. getting more donors to help patients, like lilly, is the challenge. children can sign the organ donor register, and if they are competent to make that decision, then that should be given the same weight as if an adult had signed it. but obviously the final decision, as with adults, is with families, and, therefore, we need families to talk together about what those wishes are. geraint thomas, bbc news. hundreds of people have been protesting outside a church in antrim in northern ireland, which received millions of pounds in donations from the parent company of wrightbus. the bus—making firm went into administration, earlier this week, following financial problems leaving 1,200 people redundant. arejohn are john campbell. it was one of the most successful manufacturing employers, its most famous product was the new london route master that red double—decker but in recent years had been under i

she was taken to great ormond street hospital, where the double translate operation took over seven hourslungs. i feel very amazing, very happy. i didn't think i would survive without these new heart and lungs. getting more donors to help patients, like lilly, is the challenge. children can sign the organ donor register, and if they are competent to make that decision, then that should be given the same weight as if an adult had signed it. but obviously the final decision, as with adults, is with families, and, therefore, we need families to talk together about what those wishes are. there are more than 50 flood warnings in place across england — and 10 for wales — after heavy rain caused travel disruption for parts of the uk. persistent downpours led to localised flooding and difficult driving conditions in parts of north east scotland. elsewhere, a mudslide forced rail services in lancashire to be cancelled. well, chris fawkes is here now to give us a few more details. for some parts of the country, an unexpected deluge? it has been heavy with 55 flood warnings in england and ten for wa

she was taken to great ormond street hospital, where the double transplant operation took over sevenld survive without these new heart and lungs. getting more donors to help patients, like lilly, is the challenge. children can sign the organ donor register, and if they are competent to make that decision, then that should be given the same weight as if an adult had signed it. but obviously the final decision, as with adults, is with families, and, therefore, we need families to talk together about what those wishes are. geraint thomas, bbc news. a roundabout featuring a family of four giant wooden hedgehogs has been named as the best in the uk. the roundabout appreciation society described the roundabout in truro, which features hedgehogs named cecile, patricia, denzil and kizzy as "quirky". it also highlighted "beautiful" and "magnificent" roundabouts in birmingham, goole and swindon. the top examples will feature in the society's 2020 calendar. now it's time for a look at the weather with chris fawkes. hello there. all that heavy rain we have seen recently while the raw the —— rive

she was taken to great ormond street hospital, where the double translate operation took over seven hourse donors to help patients like lilly is the challenge. children can sign the organ donor register, and if they are competent to make that decision, then that should be given the same weight as if an adult had signed it. but obviously the final decision, as with adults, is with families, and therefore we need families to talk together about what those wishes were. such an important issue. smaller organs are needed for smaller children. to make sure there are a lot of them available. a lot of them are still on the transplant waiting list. phil has a look at the weather for us this morning. and a big puddle you have given us this morning? thank you for the puddle. now that the sun is out, it has light. you are not alone, there will be big old puddles in many spots across england and wales, the scottish borders, today and northern ireland as well because there has been a lot of wind and rain overnight and this is how it has shaped up in the past few hours. don't discount what has gone on i

a coroner concluded that great ormond street hospital in london had failed to properly plan for her caref that is filtered out will be dna, and using that dna, you can then sequence it, and on the basis of the sequence identify the types of organisms that are present in the water. this morning, the world media gathered at the loch—side to hear exactly what they had found. this idea of a giant extinct reptile, well, we did not find any reptilian dna, so we don‘t think that sounds very plausible based on the samples and the analysis that we have undertaken. and we also went looking for another idea, which is a giant eel. well, we don‘t know if the eel is a giant or not, but we certainly found an awful lot of eel dna, i guess more than we expected. but one long—time nessie hunter is unconvinced by today‘s news. eels in loch ness? personally, i think a 12—year—old boy could tell you that. there could be some massive eels in there. that could be the explanation. but, to say, "we have found evidence of eels," is like saying we have found evidence of fish in a scottish loch. "well done"(!) the