james gallagher, bbc news.ty. they'll have the day's news, business and sport. plus, women and girls carrying knives. bbc research reveals a huge rise in offences in the past five years. this is the briefing from bbc news. the latest headlines: un scientists are set to urge people to cut down on meat and switch to plant—based diets to help combat climate change. president trump has visited the sites of last weekend's mass shootings as critics accuse him of stoking racial hatred. canadian police believe they have found the bodies of two teenage fugitives suspected of three murders. now it's time to look at the stories that are making the headlines in the media across the world. we start with the daily telegraph which suggests the queen could be dragged into the politcialfallout from a no—deal brexit if the opposition labour party leaderjeremy corbyn demands to ta ke—over after a vote of no—confidence in the prime minister. the i reflects on a summer of air chaos as pilots from one major airline threaten to go on

james gallagher, bbc news.the death of his formerfriend, the convicted sex offender jeffrey epstein. his appearance at dartmouth royal regatta today was his first since video emerged two weeks ago of him at the door of epstein‘s house in 2010. at the weekend, the prince issued a personal statement, acknowledging that maintaining his friendship with mr epstein after his conviction was a mistake. the president of brazil, jair bolsonaro, has banned setting fires to clear land for 60 days, in response to the massive increase in the number of fires in the amazon rainforest. mr bolsonaro has faced intense criticism at home and abroad for failing to protect the rainforest. the amazon, which helps to slow down the pace of global warming, has seen more than 80,000 fires break out so far this year. right now, there are close to 2,000 burning in the region. sophie long reports now from novo progresso, in para state, deep in the amazon. the landscape along the road that takes us deep into the amazon bears the scars of the

james gallagher, bbc news. the bbc‘s head of statistics robert cuffe is here.arming, how did the researchers reach their findings? that one in 15 number, let us look at the data to see how they arrived at the data to see how they arrived at that conclusion. a 50—year—old woman who hit menopause, but does not take hrt, on the left, 63 will be expected to experience breast cancer. if they take oestrogen for five years, that goes up to 68, an increase of five cases for 1000 women. the most commonly prescribed oestrogen and progesterone, it goes all the way up to 83, an extra 20 cases per 1000 women. one in 50. it is clear those risks depend what drugs you are on and other factors, drinking, weight, when the menopause started. taking the one in 15 number away, it is important women discuss this with their gp. police in hong kong have stepped up their crackdown on pro—democracy demonstrations, by arresting three leading activists. two have appeared in court, charged with organising an illegal protest. another march is planned tomorrow, despite the authorities bannin

james gallagher reports. -- are joint ache, she wasn't sleeping well and she started getting migraines. she is starting hormone therapy last year. >> definitely feel as if my concentration were back from a few years o. still had a few badays here and there. overall i feel much better taking it than i did before. >> the latest study shows the increased risk lasts more than a decade after stopping theer dru. it means for every -- one would have a catastrophic -- >> we don't alarm women but we don't want to give them fal reassurance. make a much more informed decision about whether or not -- >> she said she found the latest findings conrning. she wasn't going to panic. taking hormones has improved her quality of life. james gallaghws, bbc ne >> a almost 30 yeaer the collapse of the berlin wall there are still signifint politicalniferences between germany's old east and west. the far right is popular in the former east and into regional elections there this wkend, it could emerge as the strongest party, posing a challenge to angela merl. our berlin correspondent went to germany to find out

james gallagher, bbc news. the headlines on bbc news...a no—deal brexit. meanwhile in a scottish court — a judge rejects calls for a temporary halt to the government‘s plan to suspend parliament — but mps behind the move remain hopeful. new research suggests women on menopausal hormone therapy for five years risk developing breast cancer a decade after treatment ends. and in sport... james anderson has been ruled out of the rest of the ashes series in a huge blow for england. somerset‘s craig overton has been called into an otherwise unchanged squad ahead of the fourth test next week. bury say they are actively considering legal action against the english football league following the club‘s expulsion on tuesday. and the draw has been made for the group stage of the europa league — with manchester united fans set for a 7000 mile round trip to the capital of kazakhstan. i‘ll be back with more on those stories after later. people in florida have been warned that hurricane dorian is likely to strengthen as it approaches. a state of emergency

james gallagher, bbc news.cola strickland. can you tell us how ai might treat, help treat, patients? this is a fantastic opportunity for radiologists to be able to use this new innovative software in many different areas within radiology and imaging. of course we are already using it in speech recognition to dictate a reports and have been for many years. this is a form of artificial intelligence. then i foresee that we will be able to go is artificial intelligence to help us is artificial intelligence to help us to do our work, to do it more quickly and more efficiently. imagine if the software could recognise a normal scan or normal x—ray. that would mean we could de—prioritise those studies and concentrate on the images from patients who are really sick and reports very rapidly. we may be able to use it as a second reader in looking at mammograms or other screening imaging studies such as ct: geography for example. so to help us double reading these studies and to process a much more quickly, soi and to proc

james gallagher, bbc news.cording to climate scientists. and torrential rain causes disruption for travellers in parts of scotla nd disruption for travellers in parts of scotland as flooding closes the main railway lines from edinburgh to glasgow. here‘s your business headlines on afternoon live new cars ‘can be broken into in 10 seconds‘. that‘s the warning from whatcar magazine. keyless entry systems allow owners — and thieves — to open and start cars without taking a key out of their pocket. car theft rates in england and wales have reached an eight—year high. a weaker line—up of films fails to bring in the punters at the cinema. admissions to cineworld cinemas fall as it competes for eyeballs with home streaming services like netflix. rya nair pilots have voted to strike in a row over pay and conditions. the british airline pilots association has announced two walkouts, one from 22—23 august, while the second strike will be from 2—4 september. we were talking yesterday about the markets. how have they been

james gallagher, bbc news.! at nhs england. thanks so much forjoining us. can you give us some examples of the sorts of changes that al might make in the way that perhaps we are diagnosed and treated ? in the way that perhaps we are diagnosed and treated? yes, so, we‘ve got to be really clear what artificial intelligence can do and it is ina artificial intelligence can do and it is in a basic form about maths and numbers and using large parts of information to make decisions so some of the things we are excited about is how we can collaborate some of that information to bite sized chunks to help clinicians make decisions on the front line. one thing might be about triage, so when you come into a hospital it can help the clinician understand who really needs care at this point in time versus a little bit later, and another thing we mustn‘t forget is how we can optimise some of the care pathways, so how can we identify diseases that sometimes might be a bit more difficult, and that‘s because they have lots of dif

james gallagher, bbc news.ing hrt during the menopause, during this new study, we love to hear from you this morning. we also have a leading gynaecologist who will be on in the next 30 minutes as well who will also be hosting a live 0&a on oui’ will also be hosting a live 0&a on our facebook page. do you get involved in that if you have questions. a mother who won a major court case on bereavement benefits says it's "shameful" the government hasn't acted on the ruling a year on. siobhan mclaughlin, from county antrim, wasn't married to her late partner and so wasn't able to claim for an allowance for widowed parents. in 2018, siobhan won a challenge against that decision in the supreme court. our ireland correspondent chris page reports. four children lost their father when john adams died in 2014. he lived with their mother siobhan maclachlan for more than two decades. a year ago, she won a challenge against the decision for a widow's allowance from the supreme court. how can they not? it really, really years

our health and science correspondent, james gallagher reports.menopause three years ago. she said she lost her brain and was struggling to work herjoints and, she was not sleeping well and she began to get migraines. louise said starting hormone therapy last year was a difficult decision, but the right one. i definitely feel as ifi the right one. i definitely feel as if i concentration levels about whether they were a is ago. i feel a lot more confident working. i still have a few bad days here and then, still get migraines, but overall i feel much better taking it and i did for when i was not taking it. it has long been known that men oppose all hormone therapy increases the risk of cancer. the latest study shows that the increased risk last over a decade since stopping the drug and the dangers are twice as i as previously thought. it means for every 50—year—old taking daily oestrogen and press just in every 50—year—old taking daily oestrogen and pressjust in —— pills, one would have cancer. we don't want to give them false reassurance about the

here's james gallagher. you think why am i suddenly feeling like this?eir experience of menopause. andrei and diane, all united by their experience of menopauselj andrei and diane, all united by their experience of menopause. i got very close to taking my own life, so it may be feel suicidal. this is not a walk in the park? no, not at all. farfrom a walk in the park? no, not at all. far from it. a walk in the park? no, not at all. farfrom it. and brain fog and memory problems. i was losing my temper over ridiculous things, really rage filled anger. one of the most scary things is the fear of dementia. why can't i remember that? why can't i remember where dementia. why can't i remember that? why can't i rememberwhere i dementia. why can't i remember that? why can't i remember where i have been? over the decision of taking hrt, there are known risks, how did you come to that decision? is it easy or difficult? before, i was determined i was going to do it naturally because i had only heard the horror stories. then when the symptoms started i thought, this i

here's james gallagher. you think why am i suddenly feeling like this?enopause. it's a conversation that's often been seen as taboo. so what unites all of you is experiences of the menopause and hrt, and i'mjust wondering, how bad were some of those symptoms? brain fog and memory problems and lack of patience. i was losing my temper over ridiculous things, really rage—filled anger. one of the most scary things is the fear of dementia, thinking, why can't i remember what that's called? why can't i remember where i have been? and the result for me was that i got very close to taking my own life, so it made me feel suicidal. 0n the decision about whether to start hrt, there are known risks, there are obvious benefits. how did you come to that decision? was it easy, difficult? before i started the menopause, i was determined i was going to do it naturally because i had only heard the horror stories about it. then when the symptoms started i thought, actually this is really difficult. i can honestly say i would not be here today without it. it has saved my li

here's james gallagher. you think why am i suddenly feeling like this? my own life, so it made me feel suicidal. this is not a walk in the park? no, not at all. far from it. and brain fog and memory problems. i was losing my temper over ridiculous things, really rage—filled anger. one of the most scary things is the fear of dementia. why can't i remember that? why can't i remember where i have been? over the decision of taking hrt, there are known risks, how did you come to that decision? is it easy or difficult? before, i was determined i was going to do it naturally because i had only heard the horror stories. then when the symptoms started i thought, this is really difficult. initially i did not take it and that was around this lack of information, what i knew was very outdated. but i can honestly say i would not have been here today without it, it has saved my life, there is no doubt about it. with hindsight do any of you regret the decision? absolutely not. not at all. hrt increases the risk of breast cancer for more than a decade after treatment st

our health and science correspondent james gallagher reports.n the bbc news channel this morning. it is time to look carefully at the statistics. the front pages saying that the risk is doubled, robbed by a third, orare that the risk is doubled, robbed by a third, or are million cases of breast cancer are up to these hormones. what do you make of these figures? the controversy is around is this data brand—new or do we kind of know about it? i don‘t think people are contesting the numbers. it is good to talk about how we get to that one in 50 figure. let‘s take a look at the data. what it chooses that if you are a 50—year—old woman who starts the that average weights and your expected chance of getting breast cancer over the next 20 yea rs, breast cancer over the next 20 years, for breast cancer over the next 20 yea rs, for every breast cancer over the next 20 years, for every thousand women, not taking any replacement therapy, 63 women will gets breast cancer. oestrogen only, that would go from 63 up to 68 per 1,000 people. if you ta ke 63 up to

here's james gallagher. louise rivers started having symptoms of menopause three years ago. therapy last year was a difficult decision, but the right one. i definitely feel as if my concentration levels are back where they were a few years ago. i feel a lot more confident working. i still have a few bad days here and then, still get some migraines, but overall, i feel much better taking it than i did before when i wasn't taking it. it has long been known that menopausal hormone therapy increases the risk of cancer. the latest study shows the increased risk lasts more than a decade after stopping the drugs, and that the dangers are twice as high as previously thought. it means for every 50 50—year—olds taking daily oestrogen and progesterone therapy for five years, one would have a cancer caused by their hormone therapy before they turn 70. we don't want to alarm women, but we don't want to give them false reassurance about the risks associated with hrt. what we would hope is that women would use this information to make a much more informed decision about whether or not they

our health and science correspondent, james gallagher reports.years ago. she said she lost her brain and was struggling to work. herjoints ached, she was not sleeping well and she began to get migraines. louise said starting hormone therapy last year was a difficult decision, but the right one. i definitely feel as if my concentration levels are back where they were a few years ago. i feel a lot more confident working. i still have a few bad days here and then, still get some migraines, but overall i feel much better taking it than i did when i was not taking it. it has long been known that menopausal hormone therapy increases the risk of cancer. the latest study shows that the increased risk lasts over a decade after stopping the drug and the dangers are twice as high as previously thought. it means for every 50 50—year—olds taking daily oestrogen and progesterone therapy for five years, one would develop cancer before they turn 70. we don't want to give them false reassurance about the risks with it. what we hope is that women would use this in

but first here's our health correspondent james gallagher.ound an issue with bacterial contamination. there was not an issue with actual products manufactured but they found the company was not completely complying with the set out rules and they found there was a risk of bacterial contamination, and there was some dangerous bacteria on the site, and what they did is said things need to change coming need to step up, and the response is there has been a dramatic reduction in the amount of this intravenous fluid produced by the company and that is what is causing the problems for what is thought to be hundreds of patients up thought to be hundreds of patients up and down the country. ok, with what kind of impact? you have to think that if any of us decided to go to the supermarket and found all the shelves were empty, because if you are not getting the food delivered to your home, you know, this is not just delivered to your home, you know, this is notjust topping up — this isa this is notjust topping up — this is a complete dependency on thes

james gallagher, bbc news. it's 6:51am.in in the forecast, hopefully, charlie, you get away with it. good morning. it is looking absolutely stunning here this morning. you are right, naga. i'm listening here because we have a cappella who are doing a sort of mellow breakfast sound this morning. # i look at you... now, if you walk this way, we've got gravity and other myths. they've come from australia, they are warming up and doing some of their routine this morning for us. you get the impression. i did offer tojoin in. health and safety gave absolute no. it is spectacular, isn't it? i'm going to walk this way. the surveys here. edinburgh festival is enormous event. 4 million people come throughout the month of august. tony slanderers with me. good morning tony. hello. is a kind of thing for you? yes, very much not. that is breathtaking. isn't it? and at this time of day as well? it isn't ideal for them. is it not? they all look as fit as a fiddle. you are having a show this year, yours is a very personal story that you are

trace gallagher without the right and left are reacting to today's report on james comey but we kicked things off tonight with chief intelligence correspondent catherine herridg catherine herridge. >> the fbi director is held to a high standard because he sets the tone for over 35,000 employees. he set a dangerous example but despite that the dust justice department has declined to prosecute. >> the justice department's internal watchdog has concluded former fbi director james comey violated his own agency's policies and employment agreement in his handling of memos, documenting in part to private conversations with the president about the russia investigation. "we have previously faulted comey for acting unilaterally and inconsistent with department policy. "what is not permitted is the unauthorized disclosure of sensitive investigative information, in order to achieve a personally desired outcome. after being fired by the president in may 2017, he later told congress he believed the memos for his property to share. >> i understood this to be my recollection recorded of my conversatio

names and you can recognize these, general james longstreet prominently in the center into his right is ep alexander who we hear about tonight from gary gallagher, howard to the right with the governor of pennsylvania, william mahon, the famous confederate general coming to gettysburg to reconcile, to bind the nation's wounds as lincoln says in his second inaugural battlefields are opportunities for union and confederate veterans northern southern whites, so if you could drop yourself into one of the conversations you would hear the men talking about the fight at little round top or the fight at east cemetery hill, the tactics and the strategies , the generals , the soldiers , the officers, the miseries of campaign, but you would not hear them talking about the war's divisive political and social issues. they are not talking about the session they are not talking about reconstruction. they are not talking about jim crow but they are not talking about the failure of polity for african- americans in newly freed men. that is important. you know that but it becomes important through the 20th century. so, the tangible landscape, the power of place,

gallagher, back to sean hannity. >> sean: now former deputy attorney general rod rosenstein, he is taking aim at disgraced former fbi director jamesomey tweeting out the following. it's important to follow established policies and procedures especially when the stakes are high. we should be most on guard when we believe that our own uncomfortable circumstances justify ignoring principles respected by our predecessors. citing his june 2018 letter. here now with reaction we have congressman john ratcliffe, congressman devin nunes, congressman mark meadows. let me start with an overview, your reaction to today and what is coming. >> today was a bad day for james comey, only in washington, d.c., can you have 70 plus pages of bad news and expect an apology. here we are today with not only the director of the fbi willfully and deliberately breaking protocol, we now understand why peter strzok and andrew mccabe thought what they were doing was okay. i can tell you the inspector general's report and the john durham report coming out will be more than this and this was not a good day for the fbi's former director. >> sean: let me go to you