hugh pym, bbc news, suffolk. now on bbc news, the travel show. on this week's programme: rajan datar is injordan‘s capitals. getting a flavour of what the city has to offer. so good! in china we go underground. forest bathing is the film hr. and i am off forest bathing here in japan. the film hr. and i am off forest bathing here injapan. so go slow and take it all in? yes, that is the point. when you think ofjordan, bucket list items usually include petra, floating in the dead sea, or going into the desert but how about veering off the beaten track into amman weston over the years it has become a magnet city, attracting people from its neighbouring regions to create unique arabic culture as rajan datar went to explore. it may have once enjoyed a heyday, particularly as a roman city, but in more recent times, safe to say amman has not been amongstjordan‘s most glittering joules. at the 1940s, its population had dwindled. but an influx of palestinians, then iraqis and syrians over the past few decades has seen it take new shape. now the capital's p

hugh pym, bbc news, suffolk.ls next week to choose their next leader. the former cricketer imran khan is running to become the country's next prime minister on an anti—corruption platform. but the build up to the election has been overshadowed by claims pakistan's powerful military is trying to propel him forward —— cracking down on his political rivals and on press freedom. mr khan's chief opponent, the former prime minister nawaz sharif, was arrested last week — leaving his brother to run in his place. secunder kermani reports from lahore. they've come to see the man they hope will be the next prime minister. cricketer turned populist politician imran khan tells the crowd he'll create a new, corruption—free pakistan. cheering. but he's been forced to deny allegations elections are being fixed in favour of his pti party. what you are seeing is all these status—quo parties certainly saying that, you know, the election is not going to be free and fair. the reason is, all the opinion polls now show pti is going sur

hugh pym, bbc news, suffolk.ngham has been reunited with her mother in hospital. eliza 0'neill was abandoned in her carseat by the carjackers at a health centre three miles from where the incident took place. the baby's mother, who was forced out of the vehicle, was left with facial injuries. sima kotecha reports. a mother who thought the worst, now relieved after being back together with her baby. it was yesterday claire 0'neill pulled up outside her home in south birmingham. two men demanded her car keys and then drove off in her vehicle, injuring her in the process. her four—week—old daughter eliza was still in the back. some of her neighbours saw it happen. we thought, at the time... i thought a couple of kids were playing or fighting, but when the screaming continued i had to go out and find out. they shouldn't live in birmingham. it's disgusting what they've done. it's not the sort of thing you expect to happen. around a5 minutes later, baby eliza was found here at this health centre just a few miles away.

hugh pym, bbc news. now, look at this. surely one of nature's most awe inspiring sights.to be terrifying for a group of tourists on a boat. as molten lava poured into the ocean — they weren't prepared for what happened next. a so—called lava bomb. the debris punched a hole through the boat's roof, injuring 23 people as passengers were showered with hot rocks. another tour boat came to help. it's understood the boat operators had received special permission to get close to the volcano. the number of puffins has been plummeting globally, but an island off the west wales coast is bucking the trend. an international project is now looking at why the sea birds are doing so well on skomer. researchers are using tiny gps trackers to monitor their every move. similar work will be carried out in countries where puffins are not faring so well, and the findings will be compared. sian lloyd has been to skomer to find out more. ? a thriving puffin population. skomer island is renowned for its wide range of sea birds, but the number of puffins breeding here is attracting international

hugh pym, bbc news, suffolk. our top story this evening.k on the road to brexit, as theresa may and michel barnier call on each other to change position in order to reach a deal. and coming up some of big names make their move in the rain here at carnoustie but the blue skies are back as we head into the weekend after the open. coming up on sportsday on bbc news. red bull's max verstappen sets the surprise fastest time in second practise, ahead of this weekend's german grand prix. lewis hamilton was second quickest, with sebastian vettel in fourth. the youngest pilot in the battle of britain has died at the age of 96. geoffrey wellum joined the royal air force in the second world war when he was only 17. just over a year later he was engaged in a ferocious dogfight, in which he brought down at least three enemy aircraft, sustained damage to his own, and yet managed to escape. robert hall looks back at his life. newsreeel: the british led the challenge by throwing in everything they had. i can remember walking out with a parachute over my sh

hugh pym, bbc news. newsnight‘s about to begin over on bbc two.on bbc one it's time for the news where you are. they have confirmed, the type that was used on a former spy four months agojust nine miles was used on a former spy four months ago just nine miles away. let's was used on a former spy four months agojust nine miles away. let's hear what they had to say. this evening, i have received test results, that showed the two people have been exposed to the nerve agent. at approximately 10:15am on saturday the 30th of june, approximately 10:15am on saturday the 30th ofjune, the southwest ambulance service was called to a residential address. a 44—year—old woman had collapsed. she was subsequently ta ken to woman had collapsed. she was subsequently taken to hospital. at around 3:30pm that day, the ambulance was called back to the same address what a 45 real men had also fallen ill. the man was taken to hospital. from initial assessment, the two patients had fallen ill. however, on monday the 2nd ofjuly, due to concerns from the man and woman were

with the help of some people who were there from the very beginning, our health editor, hugh pym, hastarts. it was one of the biggest social changes of the 20th century — free health care. from july the 5th 19118 there was no longer a struggle for many to find the money to be treated. don't forget, choose your doctor now. beryl was one of the first patients in the nhs. and which one's you? that one's me. as a 17—year—old she developed a bacterial infection in the summer of 19118. she had penicillin injections and medical care which herfamily would not have been able to afford before the arrival of the nhs. it would have beaten us. if the doctor had been called in the first place because they weren't always. do you think, in some senses, the nhs saved your life? yeah, ido. no question of that. i do. she knew people who weren't so lucky before the nhs. a relation of mine had diphtheria. died of it. scarlet fever. there were some fearful things that needed a lot of help and sometimes they got it and sometimes they couldn't afford it. it was serious stuff. and then the nhs came along. pet

said he wants to address how undervalued many nhs staff feel and boost morale. 0ur health editor hugh pymng his bedside manner, the new health and social care secretary was out on the wards ahead of making his first big speech in thejob. he certainly has's got a lot more to think about and problems to face up to. first nhs targets — they've been missed for some time in england. waiting times in a&e and for routine surgery. nhs leaders have been waiting for them to be changed, and matt hancock told me he would consider that. of the nhs have told me, can we have a set of targets that are more clinically appropriate? i want to listen very carefully to the proposals they put forward. but the use of targets to measure performance is important. we're just got to make sure the other right ones clinically. workforce is an area that mr hancock says it is a priority. he says it is heartbreaking to see how undervalued staff feel. you identified low morale is a problem, is that not partly down to the government and nhs leaders? we need to be crystal clear about the value that we attach to people who

our health editor hugh pym has been to meet him. nice to meetjuiced up with verne is the major.o the hospital, expected to make his speech on the job. he certainly has a lot to think about and a lot of problems to face up about and a lot of problems to face up to. first, nhs targets that have been missed or sometimes in england. the main ones are for patients waiting times in a& and waiting in surgery. “— waiting times in a& and waiting in surgery. —— a&e nhs leaders have been confident to be changed and matt hancock said he would consider it. the nhs themselves have come forward and said "can we have a set of targets that are more clinically appropriate?" of targets that are more clinically appropriate? " i want of targets that are more clinically appropriate?" i want to listen very carefully to the proposals they put forward. but the use of targets to measure performance is important. we have discussed to make sure that they are the right ones clinically. workforces where matt hancock says isa workforces where matt hancock says is a priority. he says it is heartbreaking how un