as joe lynam said, from today, and not retrospectively? our holiday online already and you haven't yet taken the trip, old rules apply. from today, everything changes but only for new bookings. simon calder, it's great to talk to you, as ever. thank you. the headlines on bbc news... a hundred firefighters tackle a huge moorland blaze near bolton. a major incident is declared after two fires merge into one. 30 conservative mps write a letter demanding theresa may gets tough with the eu over the brexit negotiations. the communities secretary, says he is "confident" that the cabinet will come to an agreement over the issues later this week. people who rent their homes could get more security under new government plans for a minimum three—year tenancy. sport now, and for a full round up from the bbc sport centre, here's richard ascam. we've only just we've onlyjust drawn breath after those games yesterday, and more today? yes, more on that in a moment. to the world cup first of all, and the two best players of their generation are on their way

joe lynam, bbc news, hertfordshire.title for the fourth time in his career after beating south african kevin anderson in straight sets. it's djokovic‘s first title since suffering a serious injury more than two years ago. from wimbledon, our sports correspondentjoe wilson sent this report. the tall one is djokovic, the taller one is anderson. after a gruelling fortnight, who had something left for this final? kevin anderson maintained his effort today, but the magic touch was hard to find. that arm had already endured 21 hours of tennis of this wimbledon. and, of course, there was novak djokovic to consider, reaching everything and taking the first two sets 6—2. whether physical, mental or emotional, djokovic has refound himself. the exit seemed certain for anderson. but he was just warming up. the third set needed a tie—break but djokovic did it. four time wimbledon champion. look, i recognise that man. the djokovic family all here, the good times were back. i had many moments of doubt, and didn't know really if i coul

joe lynam, bbc news. now on bbc news, it's time for the travel show. programme: rajan is injordan‘s capital, amman, getting a flavour of what the city has to offer. so good! in china, we go underground. forest bathing is to feel nature. and i am off forest bathing here in japan. so go slow and take it all in? yes, that's 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? over the years, it's become a magnet city, attracting people from its neighbouring regions to create a unique arabic culture, as rajan 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 jewels. by 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 population stands at 4 million, a third of whom are migrants and refugees. an

joe lynam, bbc news. place of six—year—old alesha macphail, found dead in woodland on the isle of bute earlier this month. hundreds attended the service near her home in north lanarkshire, with many dressed in pink, alesha's favourite colour. a 16—year—old boy has been charged with rape and murder. catriona renton reports. everyone was asked to wear something pink, alesha's favourite colour. outside, dozens of ribbons were tied to the railings. # all creatures great and small... inside, family and friends paid tribute to alesha. they called her the best big sister, best daughter, best granddaughter anyone could ask for. she had just finished her second year at chapelside primary school in airdrie. she always came into class with that big, beautiful smile of hers and tried her hardest in everything she did. it was an absolute pleasure to teach alesha. i was so grateful to have known this special little girl. alesha had been visiting her grandparents and father on the isle of bute when she went missing. she

joe lynam, bbc news. sar peak in the hunza valley. the army said the climbers' tent had been hit by an avalanche. bruce normand and timothy miller were rescued by pilots at about 19,000 feet above sea level. another climber, from austria, died in the avalanche. seven out of 10 council leaders in england believe income tax needs to rise to fund adult social care. that's according to research by the local government association, which says more money is needed now. the department of health and social care says it will publish its proposals in the autumn. our reporter simonjones has more. with an ageing population and a squeeze on council budgets, the strains on care services can no longer be ignored — that's the message from the local government association, which supports local authorities, ahead of its annual conference next week. although councils in england have been able to increase council tax in recent years to help meet the cost, many say it's not enough. it's the overwhelming concern of council lea

here‘s our business correspondent, joe lynam. you may not have heard of. costing £11 billion, the mass roll—out of smart meters into 30 million homes throughout the uk is designed to cut our bills and make our lives easier. but things aren‘t going to plan. the mobile phone mast isjust there. it‘s touching distance. warren lives in london and he‘s having problems with his smart meter connection. this so—called smart meter wasn‘t so smart after all. i‘m finding my bills still come through as estimated, where i have to keep manually phoning them to give them an actual reading, until they finally reset the meter and they confirm that it was sending its readings again. the big infrastructure group of mps says that smart meters may not be so bright after all. it says the government is rolling out technology which may be out—of—date already in some areas. and it may be useless due to insufficient mobile coverage. and the cost savings for consumers that were expected may not materialise. certainly, consumers won‘t get anywhere near what

joe lynam, bbc news. story and many others are covered in tomorrow's front pages ff at 10:30 and 11:30pm this evening in the papers. our guests joining me tonight will be the home affairs editor at evening standard, martin bentham, and the political commentator, jo phillips police investigating the novichok nerve agent poisoning in salisbury, have stepped up their searches of a park in the city. detectives have been focussing on a bench and public toilets, in queen elizabeth gardens. one of the victims of the poisoning, charlie rowley, was discharged from hospital yesterday. his partner, dawn sturgess, died two weeks ago. 0ur news correspondent simonjones, whose been at the scene in salisbury, sent us this update. you have got officers with protective suits who go into the park to try to search for clues. what we had around lunchtime is the officers heading over to that area, to a park bench. they took samples from that bench, and photos, and took away evidence bags as part of their investigation. what we

joe lynam, bbc news.s drawn into the conflict. one of those is the united arab emirates, which is believed to be using the war to expand its influence. there's a uae presence in a string of neighbouring countries around the horn of africa, including eritrea, and the remote yemeni island of socotra. our security correspondent, frank gardner, has this exclusive report on how the war in yemen is threatening socotra, a unesco world heritage site. remote, mysterious, and home to some of the world's rarest pla nts and creatures. it's been called the galapagos of the indian ocean. this is socotra, a yemeni i5land just off the horn of africa, and today, its isolation is ending, as big regional powers come to the aid of its poverty—stricken people. possibly bringing agendas of their own. a noi5y reception for a shipment of aid delivered to this village by government charities from the uae, the united arab emirates. they're filling a vacuum left by a yemeni government that socotrans say has largely ignored them. th

joe lynam, bbc news. we have just been reporting that donald trump has left turnberry.ng with president putin. we have some pictures of the convoy... heading to the airport. on its way there. causing quite a stir along the route. no sign of an electric car, i have to say. a pretty low— key electric car, i have to say. a pretty low—key departure after a visit that has been anything but. tourism the prime minister revealed this morning that the advice she had had from donald trump was to sue the european union. —— theresa may the prime minister. she said very clearly she would not be doing that, she would negotiate with them, but he clearly wanted her to take a much tougher approach to the whole brexit process. but he also lavished praise on theresa may, saying she is a strong leader and that the special relationship was the highest level of special. he insisted that he had not intended to be critical of her, and apologised for reported remarks in the sun newspaper, where he appeared to suggest that her plans for brexit would prevent a trade deal with the us. he said they

joe lynam, bbc news.k nerve agent poisoning of a couple in wiltshire last weekend. it's understood the officer is undergoing specialist tests. 0ur understood the officer is undergoing specialist tests. our home affairs correspondent gene kelly is at the great western hospital in swindon where the officer was first taken. what more can you tell us? that's right, ben, the officer was originally seen here and then transferred to salisbury. salisbury is the place where the two latest victims of novichok poisoning are being treated. if the hospital which nursed the skripals back to health. it is being stressed tonight that the advice from public health england remains that the risk to the wider public remains low. he added the great western, the emergency department has been closed this evening. we are told it is about to reopen and another that has just pulled up —— here at the great western. people in this country has faced disruption because of the ongoing public health situation. thank you. injapan, at in

joe lynam, bbc news.al with the eu can be reached by october if brussels shows ambition, but dominic raab says the government is prepared for the possibility of no deal. hundreds of volunteers from syria's civil defence force, known as the white helmets, are rescued from a war zone in southern syria. they are safely in jordan. police investigating a suspected acid attack on a 3—year—old boy in worcester have released cctv images of three men they want to speak to. it's been a big day in sport. let's get all the details. here is holly hamilton. we start with the drama in carnoustie this evening, where francesco molinari won the open championship and became the first italian to win a men's major. he had to hold off a star studded pack at the top of the leaderboard but a final round of 69 secured victory by two strokes. our man john watson reports from carnoustie. what a remarkable final day it has been at this open championship at carnoustie. to think tiger woods at one stage was the outright leader, but no

joe lynam, bbc news.league shaun ley spoke to the robert cheesewright, the director of policy at smart energy gb — the firm publicising the use of smart meters. the smart meter roll—out marks the key transition towards a greener, smarter, cheaper energy future where we can have things like electric vehicles and renewable energy. and the alternative is a dirty, expensive system that makes all of our bills more expensive and more wasteful than they need to be. i'm sorry to interrupt you, but the argument for a lot of people would be that our bills are expensive because we, as consumers, are paying for the programme. it's not being funded by the industry, it's being funded by a levy on people's energy bills, and we are not getting value for money. if all we're going to save at the end of the day is £11 per year, it's nice to have the extra £11 per year, but people would say it's being outweighed by the amount that is added to my bill to fund this roll—out. so, that £11 is inclusive to all of the costs and th

joe lynam, bbc news.my colleague shaun ley spoke to the robert cheesewright, the director of policy at smart energy gb, the firm publicising the use —— the firm publicising the use of smart meters. a greener, smarter, cheaper... the alternative is a dirty, expensive system that all of our bills for more expensive and more wasteful than they need to be. i'm sorry to interrupt you, but the argument for a lot of people would be that the bills are expensive because we as consumers are paying for the programme, it's not being funded by the industry, it is being funded by a levy on people's energy bills and we are not getting for money. if all we are not getting for money. if all we are not getting for money. if all we are going to save at the end of the day is £11 biglia, it's nice to have £11 per year, but they would say, it is being outweighed by the amount that is added to my bill to fund this roll—up. amount that is added to my bill to fund this roll-up. that is £11 in your pocket that you wouldn't otherwi

joe lynam, bbc news.ome tax needs to be raised to fund adult social care. that‘s according to research by the local government association, which says more money is needed now. the department of health and social care says it will publish its proposals in the autumn. 0ur reporter simonjones has more. with an ageing population and a squeeze on council budgets, the strains on care services can no longer be ignored — that‘s the message from the local government association, which supports local authorities, ahead of its annual conference next week. although councils in england have been able to increase council tax in recent years to help meet the cost, many say it‘s not enough. it‘s the overwhelming concern of council leaders across the country that the crisis in the funding for social care is becoming more and more acute. the nhs will fall over unless councils get extra money to help people keep in their own homes. all chant: no nhs cuts! this weekend, thousands of people marched through central london to

joe lynam.milies from war—torn southern syria. the volunteer rescuers have been evacuated by bus overnight through the israeli—occupied golan heights. the civil defence workers and theirfamilies had been trapped by a syrian—government offensive in the south—west of the country. the israeli defence forces have tweeted, describing the evacuation as an exceptional humanitarian gesture at the request of the us and european countries. jordan says it's agreed to give them safe passage to be resettled in britain, canada and germany, due to a "risk to their lives". images have emerged of the night time convoys leaving syria forjordan, carrying the white helmets and their families. earlier today, the foreign secretary jeremy hunt and international development secretary penny mordaunt issued a joint statement. it said that following a joint diplomatic effort from the uk and international partners, a group of white helmet volunteers and theirfamilies have been able to leave southern syria for safety. the s

joe lynam, bbc news. on the hometown of aneurin bevan to mark 70 years since he founded the nhs. labour leaderjeremy corbyn has been taking part in the celebrations. what nye taught us was that health care should be something available for all. he was the founder of the national health service in the post—war labour government. he started his life in poverty. he became a miner, a trade unionist, long before he became a cabinet minister. but he was also a thinker. he was a man of ideas and of principle. he did not go into politics for personal aggrandisement and power. indeed, he was often heard repeating a very powerful maxim, "the purpose of getting power is to be able to give it away". england face colombia in a tough—looking last 16 world cup match on tuesday, with a quarterfinal against sweden or switzerland awaiting them if they win. they will exit if they don't. jessie lingard has been talking this afternoon about the refreshing atmosphere among the squad. yeah, it feels like, you know, a new revolu

joe lynam, bbc news.his fifth birthday. william and kate's oldest child was photographed in the garden of clarence house after the christening of his brother, louis, earlier this month. now, with all the sports news, here's 0lly foster at the bbc sport centre. hi there. it has been an incredible final round at this year's open championship. tiger woods briefly topped the leaderboard, but with just a few holes left to play, the claret jug could be heading to italy. katherine downes is at the course. seven out of the top ten, pick your winner! tiger, the name on everyone's lips, in sunday read them out to complete his comeback with a 15th major win. a birdie at the fourth moved him up the leaderboard. while other contenders were struggling. rory mcilroy, not the start he wanted. kevin kisner, the man whose lead since day one, got stuck in the sand. evenjordan spieth, the defending champion and joint leader, in a bit of a prickle. italy's francesco molinari, though, is ticking along, sticking to par, could s

our business correspondent joe lynam has more.e beach are all popular websites for booking holidays. but they are intermediaries. it means if things go wrong, they are not directly responsible. that ends today. more and more people are buying their holidays online, but they don't get the same protection as they would have got from a traditional travel agents. so, thanks to these changes today, anybody who buys a holiday and, for instance, there's an ash cloud, or the hotel isn't up to standard, or the airline goes bust, they'll be protected thanks to these new directives. 83% booked a holiday online last year. most of that was through booking sites. but only half of those holidays were financially protected if the hotel, airline or car rental company failed. that will change. but if you book each component part of your holiday separately, you won't get the new protections, as that's not considered a package holiday. when we book our holidays, we usually go online and just look for certain companies, making sure it's, like, atol pr

joe lynam, bbc news.ntaineers from the ultar sar peak in the hunza valley. the army said the climbers' tent had been hit by an avalanche. bruce normand and timothy miller were rescued by pilots at around 19,000 feet above sea level. another climber, from austria, died in the avalanche. a notorious career thief in france has escaped from prison... in a helicopter. 46—year—old redoine faid, who is one of france's most wanted criminals, escaped from jail near paris this morning. it's believed that he was helped by a number of heavily armed men. it's faid's second jailbreak. in 2013 he blasted his way out of a prison using dynamite and was on the run for six weeks. seven out of ten council leaders in england believe income tax needs to be raised to fund adult social care. that's according to research by the local government association, which says more money is needed now. the department of health and social care says it will publish its proposals in the autumn. 0ur reporter simonjones has more. with an agein

joe lynam, bbc news. in mexico — after an election campaign marred by some of the bloodiest political violence in the country for decades. security has been tightened with more than 130 candidates and political workers killed since september. voters are electing a president as well as members of congress, senators, governors and mayors. our correspondent will grant joins me now from mexico city. this is an enormous set of elections but in truth the focus is on one man, a man whose politics would make him very different if he became president of mexico. how like it is missed —— how likely is it that mr obrador will make it? if he were to believe his supporters, he is a shoo—in, this is a mere coronation. he has been very far ahead in all of the opinion polls during the campaign, as you said in the introduction, the bloodiest campaign in mexico's living memory, really. he has been somewhere around 20—25% ahead. obviously, that needs to translate into votes today and he is already out himself and casting his

here's our business correspondent, joe lynam. beeping.ting to be a familiar sight. cancelled trains and packed carriages. yet another new—ish timetable on great northern, southern and thameslink services and yet more trains cancelled. passengers are getting weary. i travelled on the day they changed the timetables, on may 20th, from cambridge and it wasjust a guessing game, to know what platform to be on. the staff have no information. it can only improve things, to be honest. as far as i'm concerned, it's very, very poor. since the new timetables were introduced in may, the government has launched an inquiry into govia thameslink, threatened to strip it of its franchise and its ceo has resigned. but it's notjust govia where there's problems. another operator, northern, cancelled 170 services today and great western, which runs trains between london and the south—west, also cancelled more than 30 trains, blaming engineering works, the hot weather and the world cup for staff choosing not to work overtime. govia thameslink, which runs south

joe lynam, bbc news.ritish mountaineers a quick update on the world cup match, russia against spain. it finished 1—1 at the end of full—time and they have at the first half of extra time and they are now playing the second half of extra time. we will have another 13 and a half minutes of this, really. assuming that neither of them break the deadlock, either one of them scorers and holds off until the end or both sides score or neither side scores, we will be in two penalties and sudden death play—off, which brings back unhappy memories for england supporters. it is currently 1—1 between russia and spain. the pakistan army has rescued two british mountaineers from the ultar sar peak in the hunza valley. the army said the climbers' tent had been hit by an avalanche. bruce normand and timothy miller were rescued by pilots at about 19,000 feet above sea level. another climber, from austria, died in the avalanche. a notorious career thief in france has escaped from prison... in a helicopter. 46 year old redwan

joe lynam, bbc news.tepped up their search of a park in the centre of the city where two victims of the novichok poisoning may have picked up a contaminated bottle. charlie rowley was released from hospital yesterday. his partner died. earlier, our news correspondent simon jones, who's been at the scene in salisbury, told me that charlie rowley has been offered saftey advice by police officers. you have got officers with protective suits who go into the park to try to search for clues. what we had around lunchtime is the officers heading over to that area, toa officers heading over to that area, to a park bench. they took samples from that bench, and photos, and took away evidence bags as part of their investigation. what we do know is police are not prepared to give a running commentary on what they are doing. but we understand they have been able to speak to charlie rowley fairly extensively since his recovery has improved in hospital. we know he was released yesterday, we don't know where he has been r

our business correspondent joe lynam has more.om, ebookers and on the beach are popular websites for booking holidays, but they are intermediaries. it means if things go wrong, they are not directly responsible. that ends today. more and more people are buying their holidays online but they don't get the same protection as they would have got from a traditional travel agent, so thanks to these changes today, anybody who buys a holiday and, for instance, there's an ash cloud or a hotel isn't up to standard or the airline goes bust, they will be protected, thanks to these new directives. 83% booked a holiday online last year. most of that was through booking sites. but only half of those holidays were financially protected if the hotel, airline or car rental company failed. that will change. but if you book each component part of your holiday separately, you won't get the new protections, as that's not considered a package holiday. when we book our holidays, we usually go online and just look for certain companies, making sure it's,

joe lynam, bbc news.russia. gareth southgate's side arrived back at birmingham airport on a flight from st petersburg. the last four in 1990 — there will not be an open—top bus parade. i think yesterday was a disappointment to end with the defeat but you have to put in the context of the tournament we have had. an incredible experience for everybody. we have learned a lot, we have learned as much from the defeat as the victories. the players have given everything they had. the best performance for 28 years so i am incredibly proud of what they have done. obviously you are disappointed but satisfied at achieving so much, how do you feel? it is a good position to build from. we were aware of a number of landmarks and we wa nted aware of a number of landmarks and we wanted to get there. barriers we wa nted we wanted to get there. barriers we wanted to break through. it is a lwa ys wanted to break through. it is always better to look to build to improve from a position of reaching the last four. we know there

joe lynam, bbc news. staying with transport issues.ia, we thought we'd show you some pictures from another tournament perhaps not getting the attention it deserves. this is tram bowling, apparently a competitive sport between transport workers in moscow. it's being played as part of events to celebrate the city's annual public transport day. that is a bit bizarre. can you imagine that happening in manchester? i cannot work out... are they monitoring the speed of it? perhaps it is morejust like bowling... anyway... the sunday times. the royal family bowling... anyway... the sunday times. the royalfamily snub donald trump. the queen leaves and they avoid him. the picture, a royal picture. the duchess of cambridge and the duchess of sussex on a day out to watch the wimbledon yesterday. as you can imagine, brexit everywhere. the front page of the sunday telegraph. quoting david davis, speaking to the paper, saying theresa may presided over cloak—and—dagger plot to undermine brexit. it will blow apart public trust in democracy, he says. and

here's our business correspondent joe lynam. already, you're picking up the lingo! viewers, there paper channels disappeared. that's because ten channels, have been told entirely from their platform and with them, a host of the country's favourite shows. he is very disappointed, he loves watching dave. i'm frustrated that i renewed my contract and did not know about this. so i'm frustrated that there is a lot of content that i watch, particularly dave. ajoint content that i watch, particularly dave. a joint venture content that i watch, particularly dave. ajoint venture between the bbc,, they own the rights to broadcast bbc tv shows, but virgin has cut the price of the pay, so they have switched off the signal entirely. virgin media have offered us entirely. virgin media have offered us less money for the services, the reality of that money is important to us, it allows us to invest in the channels, and the programmes that are viewers love. and but virgin seesit are viewers love. and but virgin sees it differently, it's a big uk tv refuses to allow viewers to watch

here's our business correspondent joe lynam. 90% of all foreign tourists come from abroad. life, but from many uk tv viewers, there favourite channels disappeared. that's because ten channels, including dave and gold, have been pulled entirely from their platform and with them, a host of the country's favourite shows. simon is very disappointed, he loves watching dave. i'm frustrated that i renewed my contract and did not know about this. so i'm frustrated that there is a lot of content that i watch, particularly dave. uktv is a joint venture between the bbc and discovery they own the rights to broadcast bbc tv shows, but virgin has cut the price of the pay, so they have switched off the signal entirely. virgin media have offered us significantly less money for the services, the reality is that money is important to us, it allows us to invest in the channels, and the programmes that our viewers love. and we are not willing to jeopardise that. but virgin sees it differently, it's a big uk tv refuses to allow viewers to watch box that's all in one go. we would like uk tv to p

here's our business correspondent joe lynam.ting really. yet more trains cancelled, passengers are getting reallylj travelled passengers are getting really.” travelled on the daily change the timetables in may on cambridge. it wasjust a guessing game to know which platform to be on, the staff had no information. as far as i am concerned, it is very poor. since the new timetables were introduced in may, the government has launched atan inquiry in may, the government has launched at an inquiry in segovia, threatened to re m ove at an inquiry in segovia, threatened to remove its franchise and the see you has resigned. another operator, northern cancelled 170 services today and great western also cancelled more than 30 chains, blaming engineering works, the hot weather and the world cup or start choosing not to work overtime. —— 30 trains. govia thameslink the new timetable provides passengers stores ——. .. transport focus which represents commuter says real companies must make sure they do everything to minimise inconvenience on th

joe lynam, bbc news.f he knew what we were about to tell him? humsjaws knew what we were about to tell him? hums jaws theme. a great white shark has been spotted in spanish waters for the first time in more than a0 years. it's it‘s only little, they grow up to six metres long! this footage was captured by scientists and volunteers aboard a research ship operated by the spanish conservative organisation, alnitak. a p pa re ntly apparently they were looking for plastics. great whites are normally associated with south africa and australia, but are infact native to the mediterranean. who knew? when you were out there swimming? not any more! apparently it is safe and they are fine. georgina stevens was the only brit on board and we‘ll be speaking to her later in the programme. a quick look now at the time, it is about ten past eight at the moment. let‘s go back to our main story. hillsides ablaze, helicopters dropping water, and firefighters working through the night. scenes we‘re used to seeing from californ

here's our business correspondent joe lynam.ot a smart metre so every year he could save enough energy... it's the biggest infrastructure projects you've never probably heard of. costing £11 billion, the mass roll—out of smart metres into 30 million homes throughout the uk is designed to cut our bills and make our lives easier but things are not going to plan. the mobile phone mast isjust there, it is touching distance. warren lives in london and he's having problems with his smart metre connection. this so—called smart metre wasn't so smart after all. i'm finding my bill still comes through is estimated, and i have to keep updating them manually phoning them to give them a reading. until they finally reset the metre and they confirmed it was sending its readings again. the big infrastructure group of mps says smart metres may not be so bright after all. it says the government is rolling out technology which may be out of date already in some areas and it may be useless due to insufficient mobile coverage. and the cost savings f

our business correspondent joe lynam reports. malcolm got a smart meter...out of smart meters into 30 million homes across the

here's our business correspondent joe lynam. new title on services and more trains cancelled. passengers are getting weary. i travelled on the day they change the timetables from cambridge and it was a guessing game. the staff had no information. it can only improve things. it is very pooh only improve things. it is very poor. since the new timetables were introduced in may the government has lost a n introduced in may the government has lost an enquiry into govia thameslink, threatened to strip it of its franchise and the chief executive has resigned but it isn't just govia who have problems. northern cancelled 170 services and great western, running trains between london and the cancelled more than 30 trains blaming engineering works, the hot weather and the world cup for staff choosing not to work overtime. govia thameslink, running southern, thameslink, running southern, thameslink and great north and trains, said: transport focus, representing commuters, said while companies must make sure they do everything to minimise inc

joe lynam, bbc news. plans to give up its nuclear technology if the united states continues to demand unilateral denuclearisation by pyongyang. england have beaten sweden and croatia defeated russia on penalties to make it through to the semifinals of the world cup. injapan, at least 50 people are reported to have been killed and dozens are missing after floods and landslides triggered by torrential rains. 118,000 police, firefighters and members of japan's self—defence forces are responding to appeals for help. more than 1.5 million residents have been ordered to evacuate their homes. andrew plant has the latest. from a helicopter, as far as the eye can see, parts of japan are underwater. mass evacuations are now under way. whole families are being floated to safety, others left stranded, and forced to wait on roofs for rescue. most of the damage is here, a few hundred miles west of tokyo, in japan's hiroshima prefecture. hit by high winds, rising river levels, and what japan's meteorological agency has

joe lynam, bbc news.t from australia to live at longleat safari park in wiltshire, making them the only ones of their kind in europe. the southern koalas are known for their thickerfur — handy for a british winter. laura foster reports. they are abandoning australia and moving to wiltshire. and when the five females and single male arrive, it will be the only place you can find southern koalas in the whole of europe and it's hoped, once this group settles into their new home in longleat, they will start to breed. it will be a very strict monitoring process of each individual koala and the koala as a group, so we can actually identify different behaviours and individualities and how it affects them. they are also being brought to the uk because wildlife experts want to raise awareness about the problems koalas are facing. although not classed as endangered, koalas are recognised as vulnerable. since the middle of the 19th century, millions have been killed for theirfur, and more recently, large portions of

our business correspondent joe lynam reports. the biggest infrastructure projects under way at the moment, smart meters in 30 million british homes by 2020, designed to connect households in real—time with their energy suppliers, and hopefully cut bills. but for one group of mps, things are not going to plan. the cross—party big infrastructure group says the project may miss its target. it says the government is rolling out technology that is already obsolete in some homes, and the smart meters will go dumb due to insufficient mobile coverage in some areas. the mps say the expected savings for consumers may also be in doubt. that accusation is rejected by the group which is rolling out the technology. this infrastructure upgrade is the biggest one that's happening in energy in our lifetimes, so it's really important that people get to talk about this debate. but the main thing that everyone needs to know is to get a smart meter, because it's going to save us all billions of pounds over the next few years. the government said smar

our business correspondent joe lynam is here.sagree and not resolving the dispute. do you have a sense how it might be possible to get a deal or is there something, where the they cannot agree when it comes to money. they have upped the ante by the removal of the ten channels. from midnight they are gone. that will focus minds, because they pay virgin, uk tv, to act as the platform, or the method with which we consume alibi, kat mangold, w, dave, et. —— gold. at the same time uk tv cannot make the adverts. if they cannot watch them, why pay to advertise it? and they invested in original content they invested in original content they paid for and need to monetise like the new version of red dwarf. at the heart of this is money and how we watch the big screen and i use the word tv in a broad sense, the big screen. the claim is virgin media have decided to cut how much they will pay for uk tv channels. pa rt they will pay for uk tv channels. part owned by the bbc, part by discovery. the other side of the argument is how we consume s

i asked our business correspondent, joe lynam, what's really happening here, and he said it boils downto pay uktv. and that of course would have got the back up uktv, for obvious reasons. also, uktv were not prepared to offer box sets for the bbc tv shows you and i know and love. our viewing habits are changing. we no longer sit to the same extent at a fixed time to watch fixed programmes. we watch on demand, especially younger people. they watch on their phones, and their ipads, their tvs as well, when they want to watch. uktv say they will offer the set programmes, so—called linear tv. virgin said, that's not really of any used to us because we want to retain the young audience, so you need to offer the box sets which you already do to netflix and the like. we are at an impasse. the impasse reaches a denouement at midnight last night. —— reached. the ten channels have been switched off. who is this the biggest problem for? will virgin media lose customers? they will both lose. uktv don't get the advertising revenue that they had hoped because they are not on the platform. they will n

joe lynam, bbc news.edon today. yesterday, angelique kerber beat seven—time champion serena williams to win her first wimbledon title on centre court. we can go live to wimbledon now, where john watson can give us the latest. the world cup somewhat overshadowed wimbledon this year, but it still is shaping to be a very interesting men's final. yes, it is indeed. it felt certainly in the first week that the world cup was generating more attention than wimbledon, but with england's exit, all eyes following an the second week of these championships. and what is an unlikely two pleasantly final this year. no roger federer, no rafael nadal, and no andy murray, but with one former champion, nowak djokovic, it makes this single final ten. especially when you consider that nowak djokovic has not won a title in in overa nowak djokovic has not won a title in in over a year. but at least championships in particular, he seems to have discovered the form that took to those 12 grand slam singles titles and the three wim

joe lynam, bbc news.heir homes could be given more security under government proposals to introduce a minimum tenancy term of three years. figures show that eight out of 10 tenants currently have contracts of six or 12 months and ministers say longer agreements would allow them to put down more roots in their communities. the rail operator govia thameslink could lose its franchises unless it rapidly improves services in the south—east of england. hundreds of thousands of passengers have faced weeks of cancellations and delays following the introduction of new timetables in may. a government source said the process of removing franchises could start within weeks. thameslink has refused to comment but apologised for the disruption. a privately developed rocket has exploded and crashed to the ground just seconds after lift—off in japan. there you see it. but the people watching this. ooh! yes. hundreds of people were watching in shock as it fell from the sky in flames at a test site on the island of hokkaido