you tried the scheme for about a year - how has it gone? it has gone very well.work, so they have not incurred higher childcare bills. what about the bills to you, leslie? there has been criticism from some nurseries saying there was a shortfall. you have had to find more hours for a pre—but the money coming back from the government doesn't cover it. we offer blended childcare through sessional care every day, but the sessions are slightly differently worked, rather than like nursery sessions, which are charge at an hourly rate. let me bring in jo morris, because you were also part of the trial, but you think the maths is maybe a bit problematic.” do, yes. in terms of the earlier pigmentation, it was a lot easier to deliver that. there was no falling in and out. —— in terms of the early implementation. all of us made it work, and the reason for that was that our parents understood that we needed to charge for additional services because the rate that the local authority offers does not match our rates. what do you mean you have had to charge for additional servic

no one has seen anything like this andi no one has seen anything like this and ijust no one has seenteam has been amazing. warning sirens sounded across japan after north korea fired a missile over the island of hokkaido. the un security council is to hold an emergency meeting. the head of the eu commission has attacked the government's latest brexit proposals, suggesting they're not good enough. police are investigating the death of a four—year—old boy, at a swimming pool in north devon. there's been anger at waterloo station in london, as signalling problems caused delays for commuters, on the very day it fully reopened after a month of engineering works. more now on the emergency response to flooding in texas in the wake of tropical storm harvey. president trump has arrived in the state to meet officials dealing with the disaster. in houston, more than thirty thousand people have been forced from their homes due to the storm, which has set a new record for rainfall in the state. some places have seen more than a meter of rain. the greatest danger may be yet to come, with floodwate

he has never failed a he has been with his coach.e has never failed a drugs test and has denied all the allegations of wrongdoing, which is why he has kept himself away from the media in this his final global track meeting. ahead of the news conference this morning, and the questions came yet again, questioning his association with alberto salazar. what i have achieved is through hard work and sometimes, you guys get to be certain times, because you never write the fact, the fact is over the years, i have achieved through my ha rd years, i have achieved through my hard work, through hard work and pain. he just hard work, through hard work and pain. hejust finds it hard work, through hard work and pain. he just finds it so frustrating that the questions keep coming, but as long as this investigation into his coach, alberto salazar, who will still be associated with both far as he gets into marathon running, those questions will keep coming and he will keep denying all those allegations strongly. we're not going to see the last of him

the support he has had, the most vocal support he has had, the most vocal support he has had, the mostom the former leader of the ku klux klan who said, thank you, president trump. north america correspondent gary 0'donoghue. let's get a little more now on the resignation of labour's shadow equalities minister sarah champion over an article she wrote in the sun newspaper. in the article — which was published on friday — she wrote that "britain has a problem with british pakistani men raping and exploiting white girls." she's apologised for what she said was an "extremely poor choice of words". this is what labour leaderjeremy corbyn has had to say: she has written me a very nice letter, giving a statement saying she felt her continued presence there would be a distraction from there would be a distraction from theissues there would be a distraction from the issues that have to be faced. and so she has tendered her resignation and i have accepted that resignation, thanked her for resignation and i have accepted that resignation, thanked herfor her work, and we will work with her in a fu

there has been a fragmented command and it has to change.at was the former life water founder, erik prince. talking about an american viceroy. mattis about how james is opposed to this and there is a defamation campaign going on by conservative horses against p push thisr to through. but an american viceroy -- in the same week at these sentences for three of four blackwater in iraq,o opened fire the overturning of the sentences and a fourth one, his murder conviction was overturned? few years ago, i met with the president of afghanistan and i doubt that he would be happy about prince's plan and him personally being put in charge of a private army. present because of his own .riminal in iraq and elsewhere. but what prince is talking about with a private corporate war could be the way of the future. both in teterms of pentatagon py , subcontracting to corporations, it also the next stage. corporations having their own private armies. many already have their own private police forces, dating back to the old pinkerton's and at the dakota access

google has wanted to get ahead of that, knows it has an issue, has put in all these diversity programmess objecting to, the extent of the diversity programmes. and i think the chief executive was good —— doubling down and saying we will carry on. while still trying to say we have free speech in the company, a tricky balance. thank you, rory, as usual. and you can hear more about the latest from the tech world with rory on his tech tent programme on bbc world service radio at 1a:00 gmt today which is 15:00 here in the uk. and if you miss it you can download the podcast via the bbc website. in a moment we'll take a look through the business pages but first here's a quick reminder of how to get in touch with us. the business live pages where you can stay ahead with the breaking business news we will have insight and analysis from the bbc editors right around the world. we wa nt right around the world. we want to hear from you, get involved on the bbc businesslike web page, on twitter or facebook. business live on tv and online, whenever you need to know. what other business stories has the

the circus has begun in las vegas ahead of one of the biggest fights boxing has ever seen. and the mixed martial arts star connor macgregor stood before the crowd in the t mobile stadium where they will go head to head tomorrow night. the fight has been dismissed as a stunt by boxing purists who say macgregor, who's not fought professionally before, won't stand a chance. but he's still confident he can win, despite facing an opponent who's undefeated in 49 fights. that is the worst shape i have ever seen him in. he looks blown out, out of shape. i will breeze room. trust me on that. there was a lot of talk about you having trouble to make weight, how tough was a? 153. it is dedication and focus, but i make it. iam in dedication and focus, but i make it. i am in peak physical condition. u pwa rd i am in peak physical condition. upward in the as ever i can see. i'm ready. it won't go the distance. mark my word. this could be the last time you get on the scale. what role does is playing a finalfight? time you get on the scale. what role does is playing a final fight?|j just wa

keith doyle has more. but, five days after it first hit the coast of texas, harvey continues to cause devastation. these are some of the residents of 20 nursing homes. another 20 hospitals have also been evacuated across the region. 3,400 people have been rescued, with the authorities reporting that harvey has claimed lives. it was the scariest thing we've ever seen. i just couldn't — just... there's no words for it. this is just devastating. 51 inches of rain has fallen so far, a record for the usa, and has swamped parts of houston and southern texas. 30,000 people have been forced out of their homes by the floodwater. the red cross has warned people could be in shelters for months. president trump visited corpus christi, 220 miles south—west of houston. he was briefed by state and federal teams co—ordinating the relief efforts. we won't say congratulations, we don't want to do that. we don't want to congratulate. we'll congratulate each other when it's all finished. he is determined not to repeat the mis

the language that has come from the trump administration has slowly ramp that's on saturday, but it has a community trying to come together meanwhile, around the loss of a 32—year—old woman who played such a prominent pa rt woman who played such a prominent part here. when it comes to donald trump's language, it will be welcomed, but is it too little, too late? this is a president who has owned the past had the help of the so—called alt—right and that includes these white supremacists. community leaders today say what he has said may not be enough. is there still a sense of shock that you could see nat c flags, civil war regalia on the streets of america on the 21st—century? when it comes to this rally, they have been promoting it for months, the kkk, white supremacists, neo—nazis, and there have been skirmishes right across the site, and it is all about a confederate statue of general lee who fought on the proslavery side of the civil war. it is set for demolition. civil rights activists have asked for this demolition. they want a fresh start 01’ demolition. they want a fresh start or

nick, what has ronaldo been accused of and what has he said? nick: he has a heavy salary. taxes every year. but he is just as good as marketing himself. he has a lifetime deal with nike worth $1 billion and that's where he has not been paying his taxes. this set of a complicated tax structure which reduced his monthly tax bills, essentially opening shell accounts in the virgin islands. it is acidly legal, -- absolutely legal, except for spain wondering why he is not paying taxes in spain. 14.7 million euros-worth only from his image rights. he said he had never hidden anything. he also said the structure was normal for england and english tax authorities proved it was legal. gerhart: what happens to him now? nick: the judge in the case is going to listen to testimonies and she is in charge of the whole case. if she thinks it is worth taking to trial, she will. this could be a big thing. last year, another soccer star, his case took three years. ronaldo could be with this for a long time. rumor is he might leave the club. but that died down. we both know he is media-savvy.

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putting that he has lost the last two elections has warned he may not accept the final results. voters will soon decide the fate of kenya's next president. though narrow the streets are calm now many are worried about violence. to ensure. as days go to hundreds of into. servers from the. arab have arrived to monitor the election. former us secretary of state john kerry was among those in nairobi on monday. we are privileged to be here in kenya to be among the international observer groups. in order to. try to help kenyans. have confidence that they will have the election that they deserve which is open. fair free transparent and accountable. opposition leader ryan lott odinga has raised concerns same president kenyatta's party would have to rig the vote in order to win. residents who have been stocking up on food and case violence breaks out. also called for calm satellites may feel kenyans. we remain peaceful. we bought peacefully. and lived there we'd of that people be done. the campaign itself has suffered much violence including the murder of a high profile election official

he has shovelled in the two tests he has had, although he has not had much of a chance.es, a successful member of england's one day game but he has struggled to adjust the format. he recently scored for nottinghamshire. at the other end there is mark stallman who has never played international cricket, but he is averaging in the high 50s and opening for surrey. there is also at this young man. he has proven he can do it in international cricket, he has the patience and technique which showed in england was playing in india and thatis in england was playing in india and that is what many look for it in an opening batsmen. but he has not been in form this season. in a game against hampshire going on at the moment there are signs that he is coming into the runs. as he left it too late or attend a powerfully? it will be interesting to see how he goes and what squid england tech against the west indies and who will start the first match of the ashes in brisbane. that's all from us here in the bbc sport centre. let's go back now to the london stadium, the london stadium, and r

each lorry has a driver, but the lead cab has control.n a platoon, imagine that the lead truck is a giant wi—fi hub, sending out signals on the precise distances and speeds the two need to travel at. and the wi—fi on the trailing two trucks can react much more quickly to signals than a human being can. the funding announcement was made at a lancashire truck factory. researchers say because vehicles in platoon are in each other‘s slipstream, fuel consumption and pollution fall. but one road user's body is sceptical. uk motorways are the most congested in europe. we have more entrances and exits. and if you have a platoon of driverless lorries, it's very difficult to see road signs. it will be difficult to exit the motorway. there will be rigorous safety checks before any platoons are allowed on the road. they will compare real delivery journeys made by platoon trucks with ones made in the traditional way. andy gill, bbc news, lancashire. with me now is rod mckenzie, director of policy at the road haulage association. thank you forjoining u

he has not behaved like it is. as for timing, this has been pending a long time.he president has yet to make clear what his vision for afghanistan is. he had to at some point. he picked now. it is not clear why. you toam going to ask put on your strategist hat for a second. what is it about afghanistan, so many years on, that makes it difficult for trump to do action that matches up to his noninterventionist rhetoric? he does notr one, want to admit defeat. if he pulls out, he is going to be the president on whose watch the united states effectively conceded that it could not win this war. that is a region that does not consider itself a nation. the borders were drawn -- the borders were drawn in a certain way. but people there are mostly loyal to their tribes, to their villages. from the best of reading the literature, people do not under's dan -- do not want a central government. that by itself makes it extremely difficult to establish order in the place. they do not look kindly on foreigners who try to intervene and impose their vision of order. it is just a co

sunny, and it looks like it has snowed here.has all melted back down under the sand. a number of the city's most popular swimming spots have been closed. a team of local volunteers from lamma island, in the south of hong kong, have braved the sweltering heat, filling tons of rubbish bags at a time. it is hard, it's hot, and it's disgusting. really, it's like, just look at that. these people, we are all volunteers. where are you, government? one of the vessels is said to be carrying 9,000 tons of palm oil. the hong kong government says that just 50 of those have been cleared so far. they say the chinese authorities informed of the collision two days after it happened. this could have been prevented before it got to the beach. the government could have or should have had policies and procedures in place. once it has hit the beach it is too late, it is already a disaster. officials say the oil is non—toxic and harmless and that the beaches are closed as a precaution. but the spill, at the height of summer, has lefta stench over the

cnn confirms has empanelled a grand jury that has issued subpoenas.e criminal probe and where it may be leading. the money trail. financial records related to the president under scrutiny as mueller's team looks into potential crimes that may be unrelated to the 2016 campaign. stand by for the in depth reporting. the manafort connection. we are also learning more about the investigation of the president's former campaign chairman, russia contacts and allegations of collusion. might intercepted conversations make the feds more suspicious. >>> and scolding allies. new revelations about the tense phone calls with mexican and australian leaders detailed. mr. trump admitting that he doesn't expect one of his top campaign promises to come true. we want to welcome viewers in the united states and around the world. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in the situation

it has made a huge amount of progress to 2.5 years ago.e taken the party forward, it in a better state than when i found it. now it's time to pass that pattern onto the next person. we've had five national elections in 2.5 years, so it's time for the next person to have for years to build the next one. how has it been being leader? it sounds like there's been a weariness to it. the labour party in scotla nd weariness to it. the labour party in scotland is —— was in terrible trouble when i took over 2.5 years ago. we've gone from just 41 to one mp. there was a lot of work to be done and i've devoted every waking moment of my life to that task in the last 2.5 years and i feel i've made a lot of progress. the party is now ready for the future, but i have to pass that baton on to the next person. why? have you found it frustrating and difficult? i think you say in your resignation letter it has been fulfilling but also challenging. i inherited a party and people didn't really know what the party stood for any more. so i've made the case for pr

it has been inspiring.ou think that is for people who might need longer term support? many folks are making arrangements to stay with family members. we do have some shelters that will be open for a period of time. many of the host homes have also said that folks can stay as long as they need. we have the hotels that obviously an available here in katy. we have the crews that started to date are these homes and help paul mullan was removed everything that was damaged by the water. —— and help homeowners. we will have crews coming from around the country to help with this initiative. just looking at the pictures we are seeing on our looking at the pictures we are seeing on oui’ screens, looking at the pictures we are seeing on our screens, with people's homes really struggling to prevent the water coming in, it strikes me that when it comes to rebuilding, do people have a sense yet of whether their insurers will pay up? is there going to be an issue in terms of people trying to get houses back in order? gene

what she said as she has put a of ha rd what she said as she has put a of hard work into the job andand it is time to pass the battle on to someone time to pass the battle on to someone else, as she put it. the inescapable thing is thejeremy corbyn factor. she strongly criticised him herself and backed gordon smith to become labour leader but, that said, she doesn't feel the party has made a lot of progress during her time party has made a lot of progress during hertime in party has made a lot of progress during her time in thejob but at the same time, she has denied she is going at a time when she may face a push from the left, jeremy corbyn supporters, to remove her as leader. earlier on she spoke to the bbc and here is a flavour of what she had to say. most political leaders quit at a moment of crisis, something terrible's happened. i've decided that i think the labour party is very much on its uppers. it's made tremendous progress from the state that i found it in two, 2.5 years ago, when it was literally on its knees. i've taken the party forward. it's in a much better state tha

tom donkin has more.ing to terms with the horror of terrorism. the city of turku, a business and cultural hub on the south—west coast of finland is now calm with quiet remembrance. on friday afternoon, it was the scene of chaos. an 18—year—old man carrying a knife went on a frenzied attack in the city's main market square. the moroccan killed two people and injured eight others before police shot him in the leg and made the arrest. authorities have not released the identity of the attacker, who remains in hospital. police believe this was not a random act of violence on the innocent, but a targeted attack on women. the two finnish victims were female as were six of the eight others injured. this is the first ever terror attack in finland's history. juha sipila is the first finnish leader who has had to respond to terrorism but his message was familiar. this is the first time we have a terrorist attack in finland. of course, the whole country is sorrowing the situation right now and we are looking for the

she has given us this update.ities have watched with interest as the queensferry crossing has risen up out of the waters and into the sky and now the uk's tallest bridge is on the verge of finally opening. lighting up scotland's latest bridge. the queensferry crossing in the spotlight before opening to drivers for the first time. in its own right, it is a feat of design, engineering and construction. in its own right, it is absolutely amazing. it is in every sense, in every way, an amazing achievement. the scale of this construction is impressive. it's the longest bridge of its kind in the world and this is a chance for some of the many thousands who worked on it to celebrate its completion. whata night, eh? i know, fantastic. it's the end of a long journey but it's been a wonderfuljourney. stressfuljourney but the most rewarding job i've ever been on and i've been on many a bridge. these guys have put a lot of work into this place. in years to come, there will be grandchildren of mine saying, "my grandad worked o

this bears out what has been heard.overnment has been very firm up until now saying that these protests have been carried out by what they call terrorists and they have not been backing down on that. but there is more and more criticism which —— heaped on the administration that they have used excessive force and protesters have said that these confrontations have turned violent because of the force from the security authorities and the police on the ground in venezuela. remind us on the ground in venezuela. remind us what the government in venezuela has been doing to crackdown on political opponents? well, according to this report, more than 5000 arbitrary detentions have taken place. more than 1000 still detained. the government has been very strong on trying to clamp down on what they call disruption and the opposition say that they are getting their voices heard. they are on the streets to protest against what they call the creeping dictatorship. that the only place they can protest is on the streets because all the

that clearly has failed. and the advent of nuclear weapons testing, the development of a nuclear program, even this weekend, to see another attempt at a ballistic missile launch, all confirms the fact that strategic patience has failed. >> those were north korean tropics troops behind him so he didn't talk about fire and fury. but he does have a point, and i thought so at the time, that i went to the region with the last republican vice president, dick cheney in 2006 and he was talking about the six-party talks. didn't work. the obama administration tried diplomatic policy, didn't work. the clinton administration before them. they do have a point that changing it up, i mean, why not? >> look, they're right, to say to your point that nothing has worked in the past, that is true. we are at this point because nothing has worked. the question is, are we proceeding forward with a clear strategy? perhaps there is a clear strategy among trump's national security advisors, but the president going off the cuff and doi

intelligence has determined that pyongyang has a miniature warhead. this prompted a harsh response from president trump. our coverage continues with ryan brown in washington. >> reporter: the latest development is coming as you mentioned this intelligence assessment determined that north korea has the ability to miniaturize nuclear weapons and fit them on to a ballistic missile. this hasn't been tested yet. this is just an assessment. it would mark significant development in the country's nuclear weapons program following last month's test of two icbms that could reach the u.s. mainland. this is just one development. we saw that warning from pyongyang directed at guam in response to the flight of the b-1 bombers. pyongyang threatening a retaliatory strike against guam. this came and was followed shortly there after by this stark warning from president donald trump against any additional provocations by north korea. >> north korea best not make any more threats to the united states. they will be met with fire and furry li fury like the world has never

he has now been prescribed the drug.ends. today's ruling only affects one child, but parents of children with pku will be encouraged a high courtjudge has found the clinical case for kuvan is a powerful one. that's it from me by now. don't forget you can get in touch with me on twitter — i'm @babitabbc. the wonderful mike kimberley is with you in 15 minutes time. —— mike embley. time now for all the sports news in sport today. hello, i'm tulsen tollett and this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on this programme: isaac makwala accuses the world athletics governing body of "sabotage" after being excluded from the 400 metres final. defending champion wayde van niekerk does run though and eases to victory. and real madrid retain the european super cup with a 2—1 win over manchester united. hello there and welcome to the programme. lots to get through. and it's the world athletics championships in london where we start. a real story has been brewing in regards to botswana's issac makwala who was force

as he has travelled east, he has become more determined.ce that has been happening. the conditions how our people are living. we have seen the of services out there, the lack ofjobs out there. he's held dozens of meetings and rallies, calling for change. australia is the only commonwealth country that does not have a treaty with its indigenous people acknowledging their sovereignty. the government says constitutional change would be difficult. but clinton disagrees. we cry for our treaty, we want our treaty, and we want things to start improving for people —but we also want to take care of our people ourselves. most of the people he has met along the way have been supportive, and want to talk through the issues. you know, a lot to do with aboriginal history and contemporary life is hidden away from mainstream australian view. and so it takes people like clinton to bring it the foreground. clinton pryor‘s support team has followed him across the country, bringing food, water, and occasionally the company of rosie the dog. even if you're not

amidst this verbal brinkmanship, it has emerged the trump administration has been secretly talking tobout americans in prison there and deteriorating relations. the news came as america's defence secretary emphasised diplomacy. you can see the american effort is diplomatically led, it has diplomatic traction, it is gaining diplomatic results. and i want to stay right there, right now. the tragedy of war is well enough known. it doesn't need another characterisation, beyond the fact that it would be catastrophic. holiday—makers on guam still seem unfazed. but, amongst the beach reading this morning, a fact sheet from the guam government warning not to look at fireballs. so how are people in the south of the peninsula reacting to crisis over pyongyang's nuclear ambitions? yogita limaye, in seoul, has been finding out. fierce reactions have come to be expected of north korea, and in the us, it now seems to be becoming a pattern. the president makes strong remarks, then of his cabinet tries to turn the message down. now, a nalysts to turn the message down. now, analysts i have been speaki

donald trump has bent to criticism, something that has not happened often, but why it has taken two dayswell, those that question still hangs. jon is in washington for us tonight. how much pressure was he undertook condemned the extremists today? it's ha rd to condemned the extremists today? it's hard to exaggerate the pressure the president has felt in the past 48 hours. you could almost see the tension as he gave that statement in the white house this afternoon. and also the chorus of criticism from across the republican party. not just the usual suspects, far wider than that. so it became inevitable that donald trump had to say something today that would meet the concerns of those people. one other thing to note that was interesting was that what donald trump said on saturday wasn't just an oversight, an omission. that had been carefully thought through and it was decided that he wouldn't say that. one other thing he didn't mention today was that this was an act of domestic terrorism, which is something the attorney general and the vice president have both described the events in cha

it really has.e it is touch and go, kind of thing. one minute he's up, the next minute he is down. he is like us, he doesn't know where he is. whenjames was 17, he went to prison for a yearfor assault. near the end of his sentence, he set fire to the mattress in his cell. for doing this, a judge gave him an ipp, or imprisonment for public protection, and said he should serve a minimum of ten months. 11 years later, he is still inside. he has no release date. it really does get to you, you can't sleep at night. you get up, have a cup of tea, it still doesn't go away. it never goes away. i can't remember when i proper laughed, the last time i laughed. the last time you laughed? yeah. i can't remember. i don't know what it is like to have a good time anymore. james wanted to write to us but he is not allowed pens because he stabs himself with them. so a nurse wrote his words down. i was rushed to hospital last week as i cut up and lost a lot of blood. i am still on constant watch. i feel ill treated an

has not the battle has not ended the operation has not ended it continues but as the commander of the operation told us today the city itself has largely been taken there are a few holdouts in the city a few jihad this isis fighters still hiding in basements waiting to ambush iraqi troops that are clearing the city that it checking for mines and booby traps but otherwise the city is largely under iraqi control and i believe they announced that in the radio for the troops to hit because all of a sudden in all directions people began firing in the edge and cheering in celebration nevertheless the fighting continues in the suburbs around and throughout the provinces well far from it they expect another few days at least of fighting before they declare mission accomplished civilians have tough few days ahead of them on top of what they've been through already tens of thousands of people have fled their homes trying to find some safety trying to get away from the crossfire the edge strikes the artillery the explosions some of them brave the desert walking for ten for twenty hours through s

the city centre has been sealed off by the army, and the us embassy in ouagadougou has warned its citizenso avoid the area. a bbc correspondent in the region said there are fears the attack is the work of one of the affiliates of al-qaeda that are active in the sahel region. a jihadist attack on a cafe nearby left 30 people dead in january last year. we are keeping across that story and we will bring you any developments as we get them. north korea has said it has the right to have nuclear weapons for what it calls a legitimate self—defence measure for its survival, from the vigor of the united states. the statement comes as the head of the us military is getting ready for talks on north korea's nuclear and missile threats. generaljoseph dunford is in seoul to meet president moonjae—in and south korea's defence minister. afterwards, he will go on to china and japan. the bbc‘s richard galpin reports. on the pacific island of guam, people turned out in large numbers on sunday to pray for peace. they are now potentially in the firing line, as the stand—off between the united states and north

she has one of the biggest problems in japanese politics, which has traditionally been accusations ofronyism and corruption. >> it got a lot steeper. >> we can overemphasize how steep the economic challenge has been. he is famous for his three errors. he has reduced unemployment, but low deflation and persistently low inflation continues to hobble the japanese economy, which has demographics tremendously unfavorable in terms of its elderly population. it takes a social security bill to take care of them as they get older. they faced tremendous challenges on that, and things he have tried to jolt the economy have been uneven in terms of impact. there are issues of cronyism with a school that was potentially connected to his wife, some other people in his cabinet have done on things that have caused scrutiny as well. she has jettisoned some of them and approaching traditional humility. can he marshal his forces to continue this relentless ruthless focus on the economy? defense is another issue. we see tremendous instability with north korea. he has it from all sides. >> japan is differe

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but that has happened.fence said in a statement it had been a remarkable rescue operation and they thanked the teams who got their cadets to safety. the headlines on bbc news. scientists successfully repair a faulty gene in human embryos to correct dna that causes a deadly heart condition. four men from the west midlands are found guilty of plotting terror attacks against police and military targets. 17 children have been stretchered off the mourne mountains in northern ireland after a group of army cadets from england got into difficulties in treacherous weather. after 70 years of official public engagements, the duke of edinburgh made his final solo appearance on royal duty today. now 96, he‘s the longest serving consort in british history. 0ur royal correspondent nick witchell reports. it was the kind of afternoon weather—wise which might have made anyone glad to be retiring. quite apart from the fact that in the duke‘s case he‘s been doing this sort of thing for 70 years. but there he was, on the foreco

it has done so for weeks. the worst flooding in decades, and it has led to a massive humanitarian crisis across the entire region. south asia is not unused to floods, but the scale of the disaster, this time round, has meant that the authorities have struggled to cope. sanjoy majumder, bbc news, delhi. of course, those floods aren't the only ones making the headlines. rescue operations are happening across texas, in the wake of tropical storm harvey. 100,000 homes have been affected by the disastrous flooding. a hospital had to be evacuated because of a water shortage and a fire is still burning at a flooded chemical plant. the bbc‘s laura trevelyan reports from richmond, south west of houston. here, they have been told that they are yet more mandatory evacuations in fort bend county, and people here are told that the river that has burst its banks will crest tomorrow, friday, at 56 feet. that means these homes here, already flooded, the water levels will rise even higher. that is tremendous in these ideas cau

the professor of english has written the concept of english has written the concept of freedom has beenessential part of modern irish identity. it is an enhancement, not a dilution of who we are. and in my opinion, it is a tragedy of the brexit debate that appears that this common european identity is not valued by everyone on islands. bbc newsroom live is coming up next. thank you for your company today. have a good day. high in charge on sunday but a fresh start but the next low—pressure bring showery outbreaks of rain again so don‘t put your umbrella away too soon. this is bbc news and these are the top stories developing at 11am — the investigation intensifies in washington — a grand jury is assembled to look into claims that russia interfered in the election that brought president trump to power. they can't beat us at the voting booths, so they're trying to cheat you out of the future and the future that you want. police in australia say two men charged with plotting to bring down a plane were taking directions from islamic state. from so—called islamic state. a british cyber—secur

but one former champion, who has fought and lost to mayweather, has concerns.a little bit like i'm feeling, that it's a little bit — it's making a little bit of a farce of our sports. what happens in vegas, should, according to the old saying, stay here. not with this fight. richard conway, bbc news, las vegas. time now for a look at the weather. hello. i'll get to the uk weekend forecast in just a moment, but first of all, what a night in texas. dealing with a major hurricane. this is it on the satellite picture, here. but it's a hurricane that's just going to hang around for several more days to come, which means the rain willjust keep on coming. bright the rain willjust keep on coming. colours showing of bright colours showing the intensity of that rain, continuing into saturday, sunday and perhaps even beyond. it will be potentially catastrophic with possible life—threatening floods. this is the picture for the uk this weekend. quite a benign outlook, the 10th of a shower especially on saturday. a few showers from the word go in scotland, heavy ones in the

she has been long touted as having so she has been long touted as having so much talent, she has movedat effect might that have on her performance? hopeful it will help. mo farah moved to america and changed his whole lifestyle and that his success. she is at the right age to do it and i just hope she can live up to her promise. fingers crossed she will do it. for the british fans, lots to look forward to today. thank you very much forjoining us. then, not the result people might have wanted yesterday but still lots of action and excitement for the british athletes on day four in these world championships. an independent review into the cost of energy is being launched by the government — just days after british gas raised standard electricity prices by 12.5% the business secretary, greg clark, says the report will examine how prices can be kept as low as possible — while ensuring the uk still meets its climate change targets. let's speak to our political correspondent, leila nathoo. were we expecting something like this was meant we were promised an independent review of energy prices

the property, her life's store, rice, whatever she has has been swept away and she has had to live with her children without food for more than five days now. hello, i'm tom donkin in london. also, in our programme: police are investigating whether the imam of a mosque masterminded the barcelona terror attack which killed 1a people. and one of afghanistan's biggest pop stars tells us about performing in a country where her music was once banned. it is 6:00am in singapore, 11:00pm in london, and 7:00am in seoul, where wargames are on the agenda — a joint military exercise by south korea and the united states, conducted every year to prepare in case of an attack by north korea. pyongyang has warned the wargames amount to pouring gasoline on a fire. amidst heightened rhetoric on both sides, yogita limaye has been to the point where north and south meet. it is a place where a handful of european military personnel still monitor the armistice signed between the two koreas 64 years ago. it isa it is a little bit like being in the eye of the hurricane and. so everything is very tense around, b

a controversial new assembly that has the power to re—write venezuela's constitution has held its firstsion despite fierce criticism from many quarters. a close ally of president nicolas maduro was sworn in as head of the new body, a move denounced by the opposition. katy watson reports from caracas. outside the parliament building, you'd never guess this was a country in crisis. hugo chavez's face and influence is neverfar away, but today it was about his successor. president maduro, who has remained defiant despite the criticism heaped upon him about what many have called a fraudulent election. "criticism has always been here", this woman told me. "that the people have been on the street 18 years, first supporting hugo chavez and now president maduro, who was legitimately elected by us." this new assembly will have the powers to rewrite the constitution. there's little detail as to what that means in practice. but the new president gave a hint of what was to come. we've not come to destroy the constitution, she said, adding they wanted to remove obstacles from the government's path. t

has its own way to to look. at leads. and this is our only way to do things it's randi's who have been. who has asked and? for him to leave at once again so i i may say it's a full democracy. and to have him. in these elections. i don't see any problem with that. but he's already changed the constitution so that he can serve for five terms to then just before an election say look i'm gonna win anyway. it it seems to suggest that the election is perhaps not free in fat. a just when the correction is not the one i don't think he's not he's not the one who i hope who are. change the constitution because. . and like for example of extreme experience that. on my social media like on my instagram of. i've put a post. to know what and when do you think about it and people have been exchanging somewhere. okay with beats some were not okay with that so it means like. wendy's have. freedom to talk and they have. freedom to to make choices. for their own better for for their own. a brighter future but it is problematic across africa

been the first point of contact think has been the first point of co nta ct ha s think has been the support each other in that process and that's what we want to do with saveis and that's what we want to do with save is to help make everybody else pa rt of save is to help make everybody else part of a process in terms of improving the safeguarding landscape and making sure that the survivors liaison and victim support is where it needs to be. so, it is great comfort and we've enjoyed this work. that's the most important thing and that's why we intend to carry it on. and yourself, ian? the impact has been profound. the impact this time around was greater thanit impact this time around was greater than it was 20 years ago. i am no longer working where i was working. i walked away from that line of work. the impact of my partner, children has been huge. i would be lying if i said it was not. what has come out of it, it is something very positive. i am a great believer you can take something that has a negative impact and turn it around into something positive and grow from that and lea

it has become too big for that. work to protect against the threat of terrorism. 0f course he speaks during a very difficult year. in the four years there have been 13 attempted attacks, this year alone there have been four attacks and speaking this morning he expresses disappointment at those successful attacks. we join policing because we want to protect the public. the events of the last six months have been tragic, and they hurt us because we haven't succeeded as much as we would like to. we're going to have to improve what we do, but it's going to take a whole system effect, not simply counterterrorist specialists and m15, but local policing, councils and the public to be able to deal with something which is becoming more of a cultish movement and less of a small terrorist organisation. mark rowley was pointing out that it used to be in the ira era or al-qaeda era there was a group of small but wicked violent men plotting these attacks but now this cultish movement, much wider in society, that is why he is sayi

he has a lot of discretion on trade. he has a lot of discretion on regulation. think that when it comes to the hill, we are looking at a presidency where if there was a vote taken today, you would see a no-confidence vote. vonnie: are we going to be there soon? robert: there's a leadership bandage here that has gone to a new level as you have been isolated by the community. see isy pickup i can that the cabinet level and a fairly solid punch. infrastructure has a lot of's of work. that,y stay focused on it's a big in a program that it would move the needle. vonnie: this crisis -- nejra: this crisis has bowled through the market in a number of ways. what is it, moral issues aside, that investors are concerned robert: two thirds of the fed is short-term. maybe what we think we are going to see. the economy today is performing almost exactly as it was pre-election. the fly in the ointment is the despiteand the economy the pop after the election, dwindling spending. that's with a jobs are going to come from. a couple of for months and we see a crack in the job marke

has seen in more than a decade. reporter: the first sign of hurricane harvey along the gulf coast of texas. rising tides and deteriorating conditions have forced officials to ask those in low-lying areas to leave their homes. >> you need to strongly consider evacuating because here is what is going to happen. you may think the initial search -- surge is something you will be able to deal with. what you do not know and nobody else knows right now will be the magnitude of flooding occurring over the coming days in the aftermath of the initial surge. reporter: forecasters say hurricane harvey poses a grave risk with the potential for record flooding. for most, stocking up on provisions has been a priority. >> water, canned goods, food, just trying to be prepared. reporter: in some places, bottled water is already becoming scarce. >> water has been a hot commodity. we went through almost a trailer and a half of water yesterday. two more trailers today. reporter: fueling stations are also doing a roaring trade. >> we jok

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there has to be a clear signalfrom government — this has to be done. available. the dashboard should be available. the dashboard should be available in 2019 and it's the type of service that people likejohn will find invaluable when it comes to working out their income in retirement. they're banned in scotland, labour pledged to abolish them elsewhere and the lib dems have described their use as "an affront to basic human dignity". mixed—gender wards are highly controversial and — back in 2013 — the health secretary, jeremy hunt, announced they'd been "virtually eliminated" in england. yet despite this, bbc breakfast has found that in the last year alone, men and women were treated in the same room around 9000 times. that's almost three times the figure from two years ago. john maguire has more. good morning, everyone. every morning, staff at yeovil hospital meet to plan the day ahead to determine what care patients receive and where. treatments and recovery are of course paramount, but separate areas for men and women are an important factor here. so