greater manchester police say..., especially those that are emotionally vulnerable and anyone with existing mental health concerns." the coroner has warned... "this is a psychological horror game with suicide as a main feature." and notes, "it does warn it is not suitable for children, however, the graphics etc are clearly aimed at young people'". we've contacted the game's creators, team salvato, but so far, we've not heard back. here's the trailer for the game, with that warning right at the start. let's talk about this further with the news editor for the video game website kotaku uk, laura dale. mum—of—two and casual gamer helen grounds. she has played doki doki and is a fan. and lorna fraser, from the suicide prevention charity samaritans. laura dale. you've played it, describe the premise. the basic premise of the game, it sta rts the basic premise of the game, it starts off like a dating game, you go to starts off like a dating game, you gotoa starts off like a dating game, you go to a dating trash bookclub to

going from greater manchester, down into derbyshire, many square miles of smouldering, smoking moorland at the minute, because the wind changes continuously, we aren't trying to get ahead of the game. in one of the sectors we have put ina game. in one of the sectors we have put in a fire break and we are building it using hose, firefighters, beaters, using the natural terrain and track to stop it spreading across the track and picking up with the wind changes and then we have another fire to deal with. that is the situation with what the firefighters are saying. andy burnham, mayor of greater manchester, he requested military assistance. it is a major incident, assistance. it is a major incident, as it is described by the emergency services. we have raf personnel to try to work out where military personnel can be deployed and with no rain in the forecast, these fires are set to burn for sometime. peat can burna are set to burn for sometime. peat can burn a long time so there is talk of putting in a fire break to stop it reaching communities and thatis stop it reaching communities and th

greater manchester you couldn't see any blue sky. wanted to stay there. some people stayed with their homes, one lady wanted to stay with her pets and didn't want to abandon them. so she stayed at in her home. we have —— she stayed in her home. we have —— she stayed in her home. we have —— she stayed in her home. we have crews trying to bring it under control but as you can see, pockets of flame keep erupting and causing problems for them. it is a real, if you'll pardon the uphill battle. it will be a real battle to get it all under control. thank you for the moment. carol has the best job of the morning. we are in surrey, and we are surrounded by vines in this vignette. you can see some of the young grapes here. dependent on the weather, they will be harvested sometime in september or maybe even early october. the weather has played a vital role in the production of the grapes. it has been a bumper year for the grapes this year, but some of the young vines will be looking for some water. and they may well see some of that this sunda

we're working with a command structure at greater manchester so we're covering all of the manchestert under control? i would say it is contained and under control given the current situation with the wind direction and the weather, the heat etc. things can develop, especially u nfortu nately etc. things can develop, especially unfortunately giving that window we have every night when we can't fight the fire. under what circumstances would you decide to close the moors? that would be on the guidance of specialist personnel with that knowledge from a fire and rescue point of view as long as the public aren't interviewing and causing, through honest mistakes, further incidents them at this moment there is no reason to close it, especially during this lovely weather at such a lovely location. to define generally entering like this that there are problems when people are having open barbecues and off—road biking and that kind of thing that can cause potential problems and create sparks? we have this every year. we have had a substantial amount of warm weather so that increase in risk is t

greater manchester fire and rescue have advised locals to keep their windows shut.st, charlie stayt and louise minchin will have all the day's news, business, and sport. this is the briefing from bbc news. the latest headlines: president trump has hailed the supreme court decision to back one of his key initiatives, a travel ban aimed at five muslim—majority countries. after the attempt on his life, zimbabwe's president has pointed the finger at a faction who backed former first lady, grace mugabe. six european countries have agreed to accept more than 200 migrants stranded for nearly a week on a rescue ship in the mediterranean. but italy's interior minister has accused charity—run rescue ships of operating a "taxi service" for migrants. now it is time to look at the stories that are making the headlines in media across the world. we begin with the guardian, which carries a warning from uk chancellor philip hammond who has told us president donald trump that triggering a full—blown trade war would spell "disaster" for the us economy. meanwhile, the telegraph looks

we heard greater manchester fire and rescue earlier.rminally ill patient who wants the right to an assisted death has lost his legal challenge at the court of appeal. mr conway, who has motor neurone disease wants to be prescribed a lethal dose of drugs. he says the law preventing assisted deaths stops his own right for a peaceful death. the supreme court has unanimously ruled in favour of a heterosexual couple fighting for the legal right to enter a civil partnership. the court decided that the ban on different sex couples entering into civil partnership is "incompatible" with human rights laws. the case was brought by rebcca steinfeld and charles keidan, who both oppose marriage as an institution but want to have their relationship officialy recognised. the government has scrapped plans for five new women‘s prisons in england and wales. the same number of residential centres will be built instead. the centres will provide help with getting a job and treating drug addiction in a bid to reduce the number of women being jailed for low le

currently, i've got about 75 firefighters, greater manchester firefighters, greater manchester firefightershard in very arduous conditions. heat, smoke. trying to extinguish the fire that you can see the effects of behind me. at the minute, we've got four areas of fire. embedded within the area which is extremely difficult to extinguish. we have got a really good water supply in now and we have got a very good strategical pump in place. and as i said, the firefighters are working in shifts. and they're trying to control this fire as swiftly as they can. the peak district national park and many others are helping and assisting us. there's also a strategic coordination group that met this morning and continues to meet throughout the day. they initially last night. we're with partners to resolve the incident as quickly and safely as we can. there are some work ongoing at the minute with our colleagues in the military to see if it is possible for them to assist us in any way. and those discussions are currently taken place to see if that can be achieved in the short—term. is there anything you

temperatures, a fresh challenge in the last couple of hours, news of a fire right on the other side of greater manchester0 firefighters from manchester and lancashire are tackling a new blaze. for a city which has a reputation for being very rainy day across greater manchester this evening, frankly, they are praying for a downpour. thank you, judith. our top story this evening: a british nurse is found guilty of trafficking nigerian women. it's a legal first for such a crime committed outside the uk. coming up, i'll be live in kaliningrad, where england take on belgium in less than an hour, looking for their third successive world cup win. coming up in the next 15 minutes on bbc news, i will be live in moscow with sportsday and a full round—up from the world cup including japan's progress to the knockout round despite their defeat to poland, and it could be england next. england are preparing for theirfinal group game in the world cup, as they take on belgium this evening. both sides are already through to the knock—out stage. but a defeat for england, which would mean them finishing second in their grou

there have been almost 300 trains cancelled across the northern network, which runs across greater manchesterices have been partly affected, meaning not stopping at some stations. our correspondent sima kotecha reports from preston. late or cancelled trains causing stress and panic. this is due to a shortage of train drivers... 100 trains with our drivers, i don't believe it. we have shortage of drivers at the moment... it has been going on for weeks. even before a new national timetable was implemented, more than a fortnight ago. penny to pull their fingers out and get their act together, they have invented a new timetable, but they knew that was coming in and there for they should have planned for the additional drivers they say they need to meet the extra demand and the extra trains. the drivers union, the rmt, is calling on the transport secretary to resign, while leaders in the north wanting to take urgent action. they say part of the problem is that not all drivers have been trained on the new routes. there is a feeling among some commuters that israel services where this bad in the sou

tonight at five — firefighters request the help of the army to tackle a huge fire on moorland in greater manchesterhe blaze is continuing to rage — and new measures nearly four miles across. more than 50 homes have been evacuated. i heard crackling and a thick black smoke came tumbling down and we couldn't breathe. the smoke was really dense and you could hardly breathe plus your eyes were burning as well. we'll have the latest from the scene. the other main stories on bbc news at five. the doctor at the centre of the gosport hospital scandal appears in public — speaking through her husband, she said she was doing the best for the patients. she was a hard—working and dedicated doctor doing the best for her patients. ina very in a very inadequately resourced out of the health service. the prime minister defends her brexit strategy — following warnings from businesses that a failure to reach a deal with the eu could threaten investment in the uk. prince william is cheered as he visits a palestinian refugee camp — earlier he met president mahmoud abbas in ramallah. and the holders germany are out of t

firefighters request the help of the army to tackle a huge fire on moorland in greater manchester.he centre of the gosport hospital scandal appears in public — speaking through her husband, she said she was doing the best for the patients. in america's top court. sport now, and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's hugh woozencroft. hello, good evening. defending champion germany are out of the world cup after suffering their second defeat in russia. their manager insist their future is bright, but they have failed to make it into the knockout pages for the first time after a 2—0 defeat against south korea in what would a dramatic match watched by patrick gary. thisjust did not look like germany, not as the world knows it. this was a strangely edgy country unsure of things that used to be certain. like their place in the next round. like the security there will forced into an unexpected rescue mission and germany have been relying on those. south korea sensed their nerves and unlikely victory might yet see them through. germany had most of the ball but none of the

around 100 soldiers arrive in greater manchester to help firefighters tackle a vast blaze on saddleworth moor. the fires have been burning for four days and there are warnings the hot weather could mean they will continue burning for weeks. the reason you can see it burning behind us is because over the course of the fire, it goes further down into the pete and once it is down, it is difficult to get in and under to get the fire out —— the peat. we'll get the latest live from our correspondent at the scene. also this lunchtime... eu leaders arrive in brussels for talks. they're expected to warn theresa may that time is running out to reach a deal on brexit. the pressure‘s off — england fans prepare for tonight's world cup match against belgium in russia knowing that england are already through to the final 16. yes, the english have arrived in the leningrad, 3500 hoping to see england's third consecutive victory —— in kaliningrad. counting the cost of climate change — young people will be left to pick up the bill because politicians are avoiding the issue, according to a new report. and t

he is of course the greater manchester mayor. are just beyond a joke at the moment. people's lives are being ruined by this shambolic rail industry. they are happy to accept the fares and the profits, but it seems they are not happy to accept the responsibility and accountability. well, it's not good enough. the transport secretary needs to come to parliament on monday. he needs to make a statement. he needs to set a clear deadline by which services will be restored to an acceptable standard. that, in my view, is the only way that we will get accountability into this and we will be able to hold him and his failing rail industry to account. that was the greater manchester mayor andy burnham. amy, do you have faith that this can get sorted and that the company network rail will be held to account? for the foreseeable future, meaning the next four weeks, i don't have faith. i was speaking to a member of rail staff and they said it is a lack of drivers, which isn't going to be resolved in the next four to six weeks if the drivers nee

the mayor of greater manchester wa nts the mayor of greater manchester wants them to be stripped of theire? no, our weather is relatively quiet site. i would take you to one part of europe where the weather is far from quite, that is romania, over the weekend. those were hailstones that fell, a covering of hail in many places, because they had building heat and that calls the thunder clouds to bubble up and the showers and storms cause significant disruption. you can see on this radar pictures, the way the storm have been blossoming to life over the last few days. quite a static weather pattern across europe with showers and storms continuing in the same sort of places day after day after day. it is notjust romania. let‘s spend the globe. here‘s another one. france have had more than theirfair share another one. france have had more than their fair share of storms. the ones we had here in the uk last week or came up ones we had here in the uk last week or came up from france and they have just been rumbling around once again. these are the kind of pictures we have been saying. that was th

greater manchester.cene. was found later in salford. injury by dangerous driving, and failing to stop. peninsula but wants it to be done "stage—by—stage. which has called for rapid and concrete disarmament. after a huge corruption scandal involving his party. and the government. that he will not stand down. i don't know what it's like where you are this morning... with severe thunderstorms causing flooding and travel disruption. of england has just been lifed. rose throughout parts of the country. and rail passengers have also suffered delays. do you remember this moment from british comedy history? of course you remember this moment. this is the moment in british comedy history. history. there you are, four candles. no, four candles. four candles. well, there you are, four candles! four candles! no, fork handles, handles for forks! under the hammer at auction today. of thousands of pounds. ago after being found in a bag of rubbish. not take priceless archive! there you are, original directions. you are,

well, frankly, as mayor of greater manchester, i'm not going to accept that.he moment. people's lives are being ruined by this shambolic rail industry. the rail workers' union, the rmt, has accused the transport secretary chris grayling of going into hiding, leaving front—line staff to deal with the brunt of public anger. they've called for his resignation and the rail company to be sacked, with the network brought back into public ownership. but in the meantime, the disruption and frustration for passengers continues. and alison is at manchester piccadilly now. alison, one rail union talking about carnage on the railways? to be fair, we have seen some trains coming and going today, so not complete carnage. but there have definitely been plenty of delays. we know that this scene is being repeated at train stations across the north of england today. commuters tell us it tends to get worse as the day goes on and it gets more acute. we know today that northern rail cancelled 212 trains, a further 81 are part cancelled, meaning they do not stop at all stops they a

and in the last few minutes, an update from the greater manchester fire and rescue service who say theyng the number of firefighters tackling the fire, perhaps reaching as many as 100, not just from manchester but from surrounding areas, as well. as for the people living here, they have been told for now they can come back to their homes but they have to give all of their details, names, addresses and so on, to the authorities because, should they need to get them out again, they need to get them out again, they need to get them out again, they need to be able to get hold of them and there have been reception centres in the area to look after them as necessary. at the moment it isa them as necessary. at the moment it is a very changeable situation and for residents, firefighters and eve ryo ne for residents, firefighters and everyone else in this area, they are having to keep an eye on its minute by minute. thank you. the prime minister has defended her brexit strategy following warnings from business last week that a failure to reach a deal with the eu could threaten investment in the

around 100 soldiers are helping firefighters in greater manchester tackle a moorland blaze that has beeny they fear it could last for weeks because of the continuing hot weather. and tonight a new moorland fire has broken out on the other side of manchester. judith moritz reports. in the battle between blaze and firefighter, there isn't yet a winner. belching and burning, fire has overwhelmed this land. but stepping up the effort, the army arrived to join the fight. handed hoses and put straight to work. the conditions are pretty tough. you can see the heat behind me, it's a warm day. but we're well prepared. we've got enough water. we've got suncream. and the guys are really enjoying thejob they're doing. to get an idea of the scale of the task, we took a ride to the top of the moor. with a crew from bolton, we drove to the summit. this really is the fire front line. it's very hot up here and you can see how smoky it is. and getting water to this level is like bringing buckets up a hillside on an industrial scale. this scene is repeated across this moorland. this is one of six places wh

today the rail minister met with the mayor of greater manchester. fact that he's here but i don't yet see the action plan to sort this out. i don't yet see the government saying the north of england and its transport needs are at the very top of our agenda. back in the lakes, people are worried that buses will replace trains for longer than the planned fortnight. they want help when the line reopens. we need a marketing campaign that is funded by northern and network rail to state that the service is open and the public transport back to the lake district is fully restored. northern rail says its performance has improved this week but this part of cumbria just wants its trains back. danny savage, bbc news, windermere. the nightclub owner peter stringfellow has died at the age of 77. the businessman, who'd been suffering from cancer, died in the early hours of this morning. he was as famous for his fla m boya nt lifestyle as his discos and strip clubs. david sillito looks back at his six decades in the industry. fantastic, here you go, ready? have i

ten — the armed forces are called in to help tackle the major fire around saddleworth moor in greater manchesterthe blaze — which covers almost four miles of land — has been burning for three days. more than 100 homes have been evacuated. this is not something that's going to end today. not by any sort of stretch of the imagination. this could go on for days, even weeks. air quality levels are being closely monitored. there are high levels of pollutants generated by the fire and several local schools have closed for the safety of pupils and staff. we've never been a position where we've had to close the school premises because of fire and there are certainly not been any evacuations in the past. so this is unprecedented. we'll have the latest from the scene and the updated advice from public health england to local people. also tonight: a couple from london win a major legal battle, insisting that the law on civil partnerships discriminates against heterosexual couples. drjane barton, the gp who oversaw the practice of prescribing powerful painkillers at a hospital in hampshire where hundreds of

a quick update on our main story about the fires and greater manchester.nd 100 soldiers and a chinook helicopter have been sent to tackle the fires. now it's time for a look at the weather with tomas schaefernacker. if you like the heat, it is good news. we are not expecting things to cool off any time soon. if you don't like the hot weather, the bad news is we are not expecting any rainfall for a long time yet. 32 degrees was the highest in the recorded in northern wales on wednesday, making it the hottest day of the year so far. but not everywhere was it sunny. for a time along the north sea coast we have a lot of mist and murk in the morning started off pretty cloudy. that is what we will see again through tonight and into thursday. cloud will once again drifted inland, the eastern counties, lincolnshire, maybe as far west as parts of the midlands the south—east. the further north and west you are, the clearer the skies will be. we will be waking up to clear blue skies and in the sun heats up the land and it will be another hot one. on thursday the high

there have been almost 300 trains cancelled across the northern network, which runs across greater manchestermore than 100 services have been partly affected, meaning not stopping at some stations. 0ur correspondent sima kotecha reports from preston. late or cancelled trains causing stress and panic. station announcer: this is due to a shortage of train drivers. hundreds of trains just because of a few drivers — i don't believe it. you should know why, shouldn't you? yeah, yeah, because we've got a shortage of drivers at the moment. and it's been going on for weeks, even before a new national timetable was implemented more than a fortnight ago. they need to pull their fingers out, get their act together really. they've implemented a new timetable, but they knew that that was coming in, therefore they should have planned for the additional drivers they say they need to meet the extra demand and the extra trains they're putting on. the drivers' union the rmt is calling on the transport secretary chris grayling to resign, while leaders in the north want him to take urgent action. they say part o

thank you. 100 soldiers arrive to help firefighters tackle a moorland blaze in greater manchester that'seks because of the hot weather the troops arrived overnight to help tackle a seven square kilometres of saddleworth moor which had been smouldering with pockets of fire since sunday. a short while ago, fire officer tony hunter said the police has been fought from six locations and the wind change could provide more fuel for the fire. we are fighting from six locations utilising a number of resources including four by four vehicles, specialist wildfire firefighting equipment and people on foot beating the fire out. they have had a significant effect since yesterday. we need to be aware the same crews fighting the fire yesterday for 13 hours are the same crew fighting it today. we are very, very pleased to have the army supporting us in that. so they are working on those six locations, supported by, as you can hear, helicopters dropping equipment and water where required. we put a lot of time and effort and front—loaded firefighting yesterday afternoon because if you are not already awar

to bring a fire at saddleworth moor in greater manchester under control. are asking customers to put away their garden sprinklers, take short showers instead of baths, and avoid using hoses to water plants, as the heatwave continues across the uk. severn trent said homes in shropshire, staffordshire and derbyshire had been temporarily without water as demand has outstripped supply. united utilities and anglian water are among other firms who have issued advice on cutting down on water use. northern ireland water will introduce a hosepipe ban from this weekend. england will play colombia on tuesday night in the last 16 of the world cup, following last night's1—0 defeat to belgium. some say that because of that result england now face an easier route through the rest of the tournament, as our sports correspondent natalie pirks explains. and england world cup game without that sick feeling in your stomach. yes, this was a strange game indeed. with both sides making wholesale changes, it at had all the attention ofa changes, it at had all the attention of a su

they'll also have the latest on the deployment of soldiers in greater manchester to tackle a moorlands seven miles. crisis averted. after meeting through the night and under pressure from italy, eu leaders finally reach an agreement on coping with the migration crisis. a gunman has killed five people at a local newspaper in annapolis, maryland. police say jarrod ramos was carrying out a targeted attack. us media say he had a long—running feud with the paper. thailand's prime minister has met search and rescue workers at the cave complex in the north of the country where 12 boys have been missing for six days. now it's time to look at the stories that are making the headlines in the media across the world. we begin with the new york times, and the shooting at a local newspaper office in maryland. five people were killed and others wounded at what's been called a ‘targeted attack‘ on the capital gazette newspaper. a white male in his late 30s living in maryland has been arrested and is being questioned. the telegraph leads with a call from the head of the uk national health service that

great to get the assistant chief fire officer as well from greater manchester police as well.pondent, sarah rainsford, reports. hi, guys, welcome to kaliningrad! these england fans took the easy route to russia, a two—hour charter flight direct to kaliningrad. it is the westernmost venue for this world cup. high—five! the supporters found a warm welcome at the airport. i found growing confidence in the england team. might you follow england if they do well, if they carry on? listen, i'm not getting back on that plane. it'll too big an opportunity. i'll stay here until we're out i think. and how long might that be, do you reckon? to the final, of course. but this match is by a beach on the baltic, and the fans are making the most of that. the belgians fully kitted out, despite the heat wave, and a california girl who is backing england. america got kicked out. he makes me follow england, so... and this time, it has not such a bad team to follow, right? so far, so good. hopefully quarter—finals at least. we'll see how it goes then. scenes like this are not what most people imagi

the front page of the daily telegraph also has this extraordinary photo that has come from greater manchesterh the fires. we will come to that story in a moment but the main story, theory at blairfor bid to a moment but the main story, theory at blair for bid to wreck brexit. we know he has been trained to orchestrate behind the scenes this major anti—brexit push pulling together a coalition of the unholy ease in trying to push it, i do not think this is going to do his cause any good at all. if you are advising him, you would say keep out of the headlines because you are quite toxic on this subject so it is no surprise that the express has gone for, to attack him on it. it is unwise in the picture looks quite suitable for the story. even though they are two different stories. suitable for the story. even though they are two different storieslj suitable for the story. even though they are two different stories. i do not think that is tony blair. but i'd do think that tony blair's reputation now precedes them. can people not see beyond the reputation and listen to what he is saying?m you go by

our top story here in the uk — around 100 soldiers are helping firefighters in greater manchester tacklerland blaze that has been burning for 4 days across seven miles. now for the latest business news. and is on is prescribing a bitter pill for the drug industry as it snaps upa pill for the drug industry as it snaps up a pharmacy, potentially disrupting the supply chain or drug stores in america. and made in china 2025. what does this mean? we break down beijing's ambitious goals. it is friday, everyone. good morning, asia, hello, world. thank you for joining us. first you have books and then music and now medicine. amazonas in the process of acquiring online pharmacy company pillpack in a move to put the world's biggest online retailer in direct competition with drugstore chains, distributors and others. i am joined now by my colleague to discuss this. they do continue to expand their business for print. they do. and this care come a time —— time it has been previously reported that amazon was looking to enter this market and this confirms their entrance, sending shares for its rivals

our headlines today: homes are evacuated as a huge moorland fire in greater manchester continues to spreads been declared a major incident and the army are on standby to help. plans to build five new prisons for women are scrapped. a new strategy will aim to cut reoffending rates. messi shines at last. argentina are still in the world cup after a late, late winner. that was against nigeria. and will this heatwave continue? carol will have all the weather through the programme.

it has been burning forfour greater manchester. burning forfour days a greater manchester. it has been burning for four days a last weeks because of the weather. eu leaders arrive in brussels for talks despite being told time is running out to strike a deal. theresa may is confident of making progress. the pressure is off. england fans prepare for the world cup match against belgian and russia knowing england are already through to the final 16. the business headlines. energy supplier as as he has paid £190,000 in compensation to customers after it pulled out of a partnership with another energy company. ss was meant to offer a new tariff to its customers in 49 days but it took almost six months. it said it had compensated all customers and have a customer support team for those who needed further help. stagecoach has confirmed an £85.5 million hit after being stripped of the east coast main line ‘s franchise by the government. it said it had learned lessons. the group which ran the line as a joint venture with virgin says it was d

now andy burnham, the mayor for greater manchester, has described this as a threadbare second class survice and the train companies, explaining to them the situation is wholly unacceptable. he has also announced he is going to be meeting with mps whose constituents are being disrupted by this problem on monday. he will talk to them for 90 minutes, a time that some mps may say simply not be enough to solve the problem. sixteen people were rescued from rides at chessington world of adventures because of a power cut at the theme park. two rollercoasters suffered a lose of power and visitors had to be helped down from rides. a spokeswoman for chessington said power has now been restored to the park, but it will take some time before all rides start operating again. a twenty year old woman has died after a car struck pedestrians in a suspected hit—and—run collision in greater manchester. five others have been seriously injured. the crash happened atjust before 10 o'clock last night, during an event involving as many as sixty cars. two men, aged 21 and 26, have been arrested on suspicion of causi

the mayor of greater manchester attacks the government's performance.mariano rajoy. the pinball kids of the care system, a warning that thousands of children are at risk because they're moved around the system too often. coming up on afternoon live all the sport, damian . pakistan skittled out as england battled to save a two match series. good news on the weather front? hedging my bets, it depends, no complaints across the shores of north devon but if yourjourney in the next few hours takes you near the next few hours takes you near the central belt of scotland, maybe the central belt of scotland, maybe the top end of the m6 then there are thunderstorms aplenty. . also coming up. hanging up her collection tin at last, after 97 years of selling poppies, this former second world war nurse finally retires from fundraising for the royal british legion. the european union says it will bring in tariffs on imports from the united states within weeks in retaliation against new us tariffs on steel and aluminium. it is now discussing which of its 10—page list of

well, frankly, as mayor of greater manchester, i'm not going to accept that.e's lives are being ruined by this shambolic rail industry. the rail workers' union, the rmt, has accused the transport secretary chris grayling of going into hiding, leaving front—line staff to deal with the brunt of public anger. they've called for his resignation and the rail company to be sacked, with the network brought back into public ownership. but in the meantime, the disruption and frustration for passengers continues. this is bbc news at 5 — the headlines: the us is warned it's playing a ‘dangerous game' — by imposing import tariffs on steel and aluminium. the european union says it will retaliate with tariffs of its own. technical problems for visa with customers reporting issues using their cards in europe. calls for the transport secretary to resign — as thousands of trains are cancelled following the introduction of new timetables. in sport the shoe is on the other foot at headingley as this time it's england who bowled pakistan out cheaply in the first day of the second

local residents who live in greater manchester, around the areas the blaze has affected , spoke aboute crackling. one of the residents speaking there told us how she‘s been rescuing residents pets that have become lost and confused in the fire. many of their owners were told to evacuate their homes in the early hours of the morning. the fire was going on, it was rudely thick black smoke, and ifound the fire was going on, it was rudely thick black smoke, and i found a the fire was going on, it was rudely thick black smoke, and ifound a cat across the road, and he wasjust lying with his tongue hanging out, andi lying with his tongue hanging out, and i cleaned up and he wasn‘t too bad, but then she was in a really bad, but then she was in a really bad mess round the corner. all the stuff in herface now, it was all black, her tongue was hanging out, she couldn‘t breathe. we just couldn‘t believe her, so we got her and then we decided to go and check and then we decided to go and check and make sure there were no other cats leading evacuated. we wanted to check no other animals were left o

joining us now from central london is andy burnham, the mayor of greater manchester, who says passengerse tipped things into chaos. they have turned people's lives upside down. people have e—mailed me to say that they are on warnings from work because they have been hit so often, or having to pay for extra childcare, getting taxis or hotels. they shouldn't be allowed to inflect their substandard services on the public of the north on an ongoing basis. this emergency timetable, particularly with the withdrawal of services from the lake tim peake tourism times, that is doing real damage to the north. this is not the northern powerhouse that was promised. finally, pleased to hear that downing street had been getting involved. finally, it would seem that the government has woken up to the skill of this problem. can you quantify some of what you said there. he said it was causing real damage to the northern economy. how would you quantify that? i'm hearing that businesses in the city centre are saying that people aren't coming in late at night because they fear they will not be able to get a

greater manchester police say the driver failed to stop at the scene.appealing for witnesses. keith doyle, bbc news. a british father of three held on death row in ethiopia forfour years, has returned to the uk after being pardoned last month. andy tsege was accused by the ethiopian authorities of being a terrorist and was tried with others in his absence in 2009 before being sentenced to death. he had been detained in ethiopia since 2014. his release comes after talks between theresa may and her ethiopian counterpart. thousands of children in care are at risk beacuse they are being moved around the system too much. that‘s the warning from the children‘s commisioner for england. the government says it‘s put in place a range of measures to help create stable environments. but anne longfield said nearly 2,400 children had to change home, school or social worker in the last year. elaine dunkley reports. jack — not his real name — went into care three years ago, after a troubled home life, but he struggled with the instability of constantly being moved arou

the army will stay on saddleworth moor in greater manchester throughout the weekend and into next weektrol of moorland blazes which have been burning for six days. 0n winter hill in neighbouring lancashire, where grass fires broke out on thursday, a man has been arrested on suspicion of arson with intent to endanger life. 0ur reporter kevin fitzpatrick is there. we can still see, kevin, it is a very sunny day again and the fire brigade is behind you and there is also lots of smoke. what is happening? you might need to move? rings are looking a bit better. they are coming through and we will have to move. we will move onto grass here. we willjust let the fire brigade to do theirjob and we will get out of the way for now. things are looking a bit better. about an hour ago the flames were right across this top area and you could see it was spreading across that valley. in the time we have been here the fire had spread across the valley. 20 firefighters marched in a line—up there, a couple with hosepipes and a couple with beaters, and they manage to get on top of this section of blaze. thi

the army will stay on saddleworth moor in greater manchester throughout the weekend and into next week of moorland blazes which have been burning for six days. 0n winter hill in neighbouring lancashire, where grass fires broke out on thursday, a man has been arrested on suspicion of arson with intent to endanger life. 0ur reporter kevin fitzpatrick is there. kevin, i know you have been covering the story for us now all week. it is the story for us now all week. it is the latest with what is happening? well in this part of the world, there are often northern fires every summer there are often northern fires every summer but there has not been anything on this scale in living memory. saddleworth, more than 30 miles from here, the fires have been raging since sunday night, the army was brought in on thursday to try and help fire crews get a hold of that and they think they have managed to do so but the smog over the hill in bolton, a lot of it is from saddleworth and the stage is sickening, this is spread across the north—west. —— stench. the hope they are on top of it. the big concern is

earlier david keelan from the greater manchester fire & rescue gave this update.hot conditions. we have now got seven ongoing incidents across the moorlands which we are resourcing as well as we can. we have got support from neighbouring fire and rescue services, and indeed some resources and vehicles from up and down different fire and rescue services in the country. we touched on the request for military aid, that has gone in, and that is some requests to assist us move some high—volume pumps by air to locations that we couldn't get them to with vehicles to assist us with those water supplies, and also the ability to be able to transport personnel to those more remote areas so that we can get there quicker with more people with the water supplies it will hope to put in place to try and resolve this incident in a quicker nature. this is outside source live from the bbc newsroom. our lead story is: there's been a major upset at the world cup — the title holders germany have been knocked out of the tournament — after losing to south korea. the worrying news. rising

further 100 soldiers from the royal regiment of scotland have joined a team firefighters in greater manchestere on saddleworth moor under control. eu leaders have reached an agreement on how to deal with the migrant crisis, after nearly ten hours of talks at a summit in brussels. italy had threatened to veto the group's conclusions if it did not receive help on the issue, as it is the entry point of thousands of mainly african migrants. as part of the deal, leaders said that new migrant centres could be set up in eu countries on a "voluntary" basis. with us now is our europe correspondent, damian grammaticas. good morning. tell us more about what the details of this deal are and will they stick? good morning. yes, this deal took all night for the leaders to hammer out and they we re the leaders to hammer out and they were there until five a:m., almost, to get all of this in place. because italy have been holding things up, saying it needed more help. and if it didn't get it, it was going to block everything. what is in it? for italy, there is the things it wanted. more cooperation with libya,

most of britain is basking under blue skies, but large parts of greater manchester are shrouded in smokeher south, stoke—on—trent, a search continues for a missing boy stoke—on—trent, a search continues fora missing boy in stoke—on—trent, a search continues for a missing boy in westbourne lake. ryan disappeared after difficulty yesterday evening. two other boys managed to get the safety. as temperatures soared again today, they attempted to stop roads from melting. but here in blackpool, conditions could not be better. bounce out you hear about it. it is fantastic. —— down south. bounce out you hear about it. it is fantastic. -- down south. for the hottest weather, west is best in the next few days as the heatwave. —— west. da n ny next few days as the heatwave. —— west. danny savage, bbc news, lapal. —— blackpool. now on bbc news: africa's secret. the sahara desert is the size of america. for centuries, nomads have crossed this inhospitable wilderness, trading gold and salt. but people are the new commodity. human trafficking drives the migrant trail to europe and funds violent extremis

the army will stay on saddleworth moor in greater manchester throughout the weekend and into next weekcontrol of moorland blazes which have been burning for six days. 0n winter hill in neighbouring lancashire, where grass fires broke out on thursday, a man has been arrested on suspicion of arson with intent to endanger life. 0ur reporter kevin fitzpatrick is there. all morning we have seen how much smoke there is behind you. you have already got a face mask which you have removed so you can talk to us, so have removed so you can talk to us, so you have removed so you can talk to us, so you can have removed so you can talk to us, so you can be heard, so give us the latest. this is the front line of this fire on winter hill in bolton and it is spreading incredibly quickly. you can see up there as it spread across dry grass, that stretch of the front line goes for a couple of miles and there is another fire on the other side of this hill. 0ne fire on the other side of this hill. one of the problems is there is no water they can access. the fire engines have been going up and down, ferryin

there have been almost 300 trains cancelled across the northern network, which runs across greater manchestershire, cumbria and merseyside. and more than 100 services have been partly affected, meaning not stopping at some stations. 0ur correspondent sima kotecha reports from preston. late or cancelled trains causing stress and panic. this is due to a shortage of train drivers... 100 trains without drivers, i don't believe it. we have shortage of drivers at the moment... it has been going on for weeks. even before a new national timetable was implemented, more than a fortnight ago. they need to pull their fingers out and get their act together, they have 0ked a new timetable, but they knew that was coming in and therefore they should have planned for the additional drivers they say they need to meet the extra demand and the extra trains. the drivers union, the rmt, is calling on the transport secretary to resign, while leaders in the north want him to take urgent action. they say part of the problem is that not all drivers have been trained on the new routes. there is a feeling among some com

improving picture and things are getting back to normal but they are still major problems in greater manchesterroblems. northern ireland has apologised again and promised it will deliver improvements but it may ta ke will deliver improvements but it may take some time —— northern rail. the houses of parliament are supposed to be debating this debacle next week. the headlines on bbc news: the us defence secretary warns china over its deployment of missiles in disputed areas of the south china sea. visa says its services are now operating at full capacity — after customers across europe were left unable to make payments. spain‘s new prime minister has been sworn in, after leading the coalition which forced mariano rajoy out of office yesterday five people have now died in an e coli outbreak in the us. a total of 197 cases across 35 states have been reported in the largest us outbreak since 2006. the contaminated food is believed to be romaine lettuce — but an investigation is still ongoing as to its source. earlier, andrew skinner, fellow of the society of food hygiene & technology explained thin

the army will stay on saddleworth moor in greater manchester throughout the weekend and into next weekays. 0n winter hill in lancashire, where grass fires broke out on thursday, a man has been arrested on suspicion of arson with intent to endanger life. 0ur correspondent kevin fitzpatrick sent this update from winter hill in lancashire. the firefighters have done a fantastic job the firefighters have done a fantasticjob in the last couple of hours to get a grip of this blaze. an hour ago there were plumes of smoke across the valley. 0ne an hour ago there were plumes of smoke across the valley. one line of a fire smoke across the valley. one line of afire raging smoke across the valley. one line of a fire raging on both sides of winter hill in bolton and this front of it goes up for about two miles. you can see further up the hill, even though they have the flames down, there are still flames and smoke coming from further up there. that is bolton where 80 firefighters are dealing with this. 30 miles in saddleworth, that is the fire that has raged since sunday and a bit of good news they

other major incident have made these the busiest week in the history of the greater manchester fire serviceh has hit britain's food and drink industry has now spread to crumpets. the simultaneous shutdown of several major carbon dioxide plants is effecting supplies of many everyday products, including soft drinks, beers and meat. here's our business correspondent, emma simpson, her report does contain some flashing images. crumpets, one of our favourite treats. they should be making 25,000 of them an hour at this factory. but the production lines have ground to a halt. two of warburtons' big bakeries have run out of co2. this is the point at which we package our crumpets and here we fill every packet with c02. that helps us maintain the freshness and quality of our product over the shelf life. i've got two plants here that haven't run for the last ten days. it's a massive impact on our ability to provide our customers. but supermarkets aren't running out of crumpets just yet. it's notjust some bakery products that rely on co2. it's everything from fresh salads, chicken, meat, ready meals, s

the blaze covers more than six kilometres of moorland around greater manchester and has led to the evacuations. more than 200 migrants on a rescue boat have been taken in by malta following an informal eu agreement to share out those on board the ship. seven countries from western and southern europe will each take in some of the migrants. the agreement comes on the eve of a two day eu summit in which profound divisions over migration will be discussed. 0ur correspondent, james reynolds, reports from the maltese capital, valletta. after days stranded at sea, the rescue ship called the lifeline justified its name. the boat, carrying over 200 exhausted migrants, was finally allowed to dock in malta. it was escorted into the harbour by the maltese navy. 0n deck, survivors of a long journey from africa took in the arrival in silence. for years, malta and nearby italy have complained that the rest of the eu has largely left them alone to deal with arriving migrants. so they'll now be extremely satisfied that they have forced the rest of the bloc into helping them share the duty of care for these m

let's go to the express, which has a couple of extraordinary photographs from the fires in greater manchesterinside page. both together, really apocalyptic. this is an iconic image. it is like something... a strange mixture, something out of blade runner. like a hollywood movie. a gas mask from the nineteen forties. she is carrying shopping. a remarkable image, shows how it's impacting on people's lives and it present probably hasn't had the coverage down here that it should have had —— it probably. coverage down here that it should have had -- it probably. we've been leading on it all day. the newspapers are just coming out with it because it's been going on for a few days and it's only now happening. it started on sunday. it is covering a four mile stretch of land, its extraordinary. it's amazing the pollution that's being breathed in, not if you have your mask, like her. and the firefighters tackling the blaze, hopefully things are getting under control but it must be awful. apparently started by a cigarette. when you go on holiday and you see the signs saying don't leave ca m pfi res and

initially deployed on thursday — will stay until monday following a request by the mayor of greater manchester could take weeks before they're fully extinguished. thousands of people in the united states are holding a day of marches across the country to protest against president trump's immigration policies. the rallies were organised before mr trump ordered an end to the widely criticised practice of separating the children of suspected illegal immigrants from their parents. the prime minister has praised the professionalism and bravery of service personnel at an event at llandudno in north wales to mark uk armed forces day. —— llandudno in north wales. theresa may also said the united kingdom would continue to be a leading military power, despite pressure from mps to increase defence spending. france have booked their place in the quarterfinals of the world cup after a thrilling seven—goal match, defeating argentina. 0ur sports correspondent richard conway was at the match, and has this report. the world cup carnival continued in kazan today, tartar culture in full display. the competition