judith moritz has been trying to find out. time keeps on ticking towards brexit day. like for you and me? in the event of that happening, it could prove more expensive for brits to shop within the eu. whether you‘re going there on holiday or shopping here online, if you use your cards to make a payment, the chances are the bill could go up, because at the moment there‘s a ban which stops you being stung with a surcharge for using your cards. but that will stop. and if you‘re receiving a parcel in from the eu there could be further costs, because goods wouldn‘t be eligible for vat relief. what if you‘ve decided to escape this weather and move abroad? there are warnings for expats who live in the eu but do their banking or have pensions orfinancial products in the uk. under a no—deal scenario, moving their money and getting access to funds will be even harder. adam kholbeck lives between london and provence, in france. my concerns would be savings, accessing savings from the uk while in france. also using my credit card in france and whether i‘m going to be able to do t

judith moritz reports.he wasn't centrally involved on the day of the hillsborough disaster, sir norman bettison‘s name has long been linked with its aftermath. in the wake of the tragedy, sir norman, then a chief inspector, was part of a team that gathered evidence about the police for the taylor public inquiry. 96 liverpool fans died when the terraces at hillsborough became overcrowded in 1989. sir norman was accused of trying to blame the fans. in 1998, he was appointed chief constable of merseyside, home to many of the bereaved families. his appointment was deeply unpopular, and touring tv studios, sir norman asked for support. for goodness' sake, give me a chance, i think that people generally, my experience of life is that people generally and i think people in merseyside in particular, are fair—minded people, they'll judge for themselves, they'll look into the whites of my eyes, they will ask me questions and they will decide for themselves. give me that chance, that's what i'm saying. last year, sir

judith moritz reports.oper are said to have started their holiday in great spirits, going to bed on monday in good health, but gravely ill the next day, when they were discovered by their daughter. i believe that their death is not due to natural causes, and something on the evening of their death does not add up. my parents went to sleep on the monday evening fit, healthy and in good spirits, and they woke the following morning in very poor health. medical action was taken, but unfortunately, nobody could do anything to save their lives. i have made accusations, and i need answers. they meant the absolute world to me. nobody could have asked for anyone better. they were the salt of the earth. the family were staying at the five—star steigenberger aqua magic hotel, in the egyptian red sea resort of hurghada. today their tour operator, thomas cook, said that although the circumstances of the coopers‘ deaths were unclear, there'd been reports of a raised level of illness amongst guests. the hotel disputes thi

judith moritz, bbc news.ital of the islamic state group, then bombed to rubble, but now residents are returning to raqqa. he's the first african—american to win the presidential nomination of a major party, and he accepts exactly a5 years ago to the day that martin luther king declared "i have a dream." as darkness falls tonight, an unfamiliar light will appear in the south—eastern sky. an orange glowing disk that is brighter than anything save the moon — our neighbouring planet, mars. there is no doubt that this election is an important milestone in the birth of east timor as the world's newest nation. it'll take months and billions of dollars to repair what katrina achieved injust hours. three weeks is the longest the great clock has been off duty in 117 years, so it was with great satisfaction that clock maker john vernon swung the pendulum to set the clock going again. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: pope francis is due to begin the first papal visit to ireland in almost a0 years. his arrival come

judith moritz, bbc news. damian grammaticas is in brussels this evening for us.e, what they've been saying if they've been issuing their own notices for months now, nearly a year, dozens of them, because they say there will be many consequences and they don't do that here on eu side as playing hardball, they view that as the natural consequence of the uk falling out of the eu and its customs union and single market, and having to be treated as a nonmember. the uk plans today, in some places they rely on copying eu rules, in other places on wave big brother them and hoping for reciprocation. here, there's no sign the eu would do that. in fact their preparedness notices say the eu and uk would have to be treated as a nonmember and what they stress here is the way to avoid no deal is to solve it by concluding those negotiations that have been going on for more than a yearfor have been going on for more than a year for a withdrawal treaty that would deal with many of these issues for the time being. the problem at the heart of that, really that border with ireland, h

judith moritz has been trying to find out. time keeps on ticking towards brexit day.h, but what would a no—deal brexit look like for you and me? in the event of that happening, it could prove more expensive for brits to shop within the eu. whether you're going there on holiday or shopping here online, if you use your cards to make a payment, the chances are the bill could go up, because at the moment there's a ban which stops you being stung with a surcharge for using your cards. but that will stop. and if you're receiving a parcel in from the eu there could be further costs, because goods wouldn't be eligible for vat relief. what if you've decided to escape this weather and move abroad? there are warnings for expats who live in the eu but do their banking or have pensions orfinancial products in the uk. under a no—deal scenario, moving their money and getting access to funds will be even harder. adam colbeck lives between london and provence, in france. my concerns would be savings, accessing savings from the uk while in france. also using my credit card in france an

judith moritz reports.er are said to have started their holiday in great spirits, going to bed on monday in good health, but gravely ill the next day, when they were discovered by their daughter. i believe that their death is not due to natural causes, and something on the evening of their death does not add up. my parents went to sleep on the monday evening fit, healthy and in good spirits, and they woke the following morning in very poor health. medical action was taken, but unfortunately nobody could do anything to save their lives. i have made accusations, and i need answers. they meant the absolute world to me. nobody could have asked for anyone better. they were the salt of the earth. the family were staying at the five—star steigenberger aqua magic hotel in the egyptian red sea resort of hurghada. today their tour operator, thomas cook, said that although the circumstances of the coopers' deaths were unclear, there'd been reports of a raised the level of illness amongst guests. the hotel disputes thi

judith moritz, bbc news.y political editor, john pienaar, at westminster. but first, damian grammaticas is in brussels for us this evening. what has been the reaction to these documents from the folk where you are? they say they have been producing their own documents like this for nearly a year now because they say that absolutely clearly brexit will have impacts as an automatic operation of the uk leaving the eu customs union, single market, its legal structures. they have been warning for a long time that companies and individuals need to face up to that. the uk approach seems to be saying on the one hand it would hope the reciprocation from the eu. on the other hand, things like banks trying to sell services into the eu, companies would have to follow eu rules. the eu side say they are negotiating only for a withdrawal agreement to settle those issues. they would not have, they say, separate negotiations are no deal. and their notices make clear that they will, in the case of no deal, treat the uk as a th

judith moritz reports.cooper are said to have started their holiday in great spirits and are described as having beenin spirits and are described as having been in perfect health when they went to bed and monday night. but the next morning, their daughter kelly found them extremely ill. the next morning, their daughter kelly found them extremely illi don't believe that that is due to natural causes. my parents went to sleep on the monday evening, fit, healthy and in good spirits and awoke the following morning in very poor health. nobody could do anything to save their lives. i have made accusations and i need answers. nobody could have asked for better pa rents, nobody could have asked for better parents, they were the salt of the earth. the family were staying at the 5—star steigenberger aqua magic hotel in the egyptian red sea resort of hurghada. the tour operator thomas cook said it would be removing all 300 customers from the hotel and although the circumstances of the couple's depth was unclear that h

judith moritz is in huddersfield and joins me now. tell us more about what we know about this.s that a total of 31 people face charges relating to crimes that are alleged to have happened between a period of 2005 to 2012 and to have involved five alleged victims who we re involved five alleged victims who were then girls as young as 12. the defendants face a range of charges. most of them face at least one count of rape. there are also three men who face charges of trafficking and a woman who faces a charge of facilitating the commissioning of a sexual act against a child. these defendants, other than one man from london, the rest all come from this area, from huddersfield and towns near to this part of the world and they will all appear in court in september. for legal reasons, police have not publicised all the names of those charged. it is understood that many come from a british pakistani heritage. they will appear before magistrates on fifth and sixth september. thank you. our top story this evening. the death toll from the genoa bridge collapse rises to 39, amid mounting

judith moritz, bbc news, bradford.icketers faced a stubborn late stand by india s batsmen, on the second day of the first test at edgbaston. ? the tourists made steady progress this morning, before surrey bowler sam curran took three wickets forjust eight runs. ?but india s captain responded and made an impressive 149. they were eventually all out, for 274. england have now begun their second innings. the first multi sport european championships, is being described as a ‘mini—0lympics,‘ featuring some of the biggest names from seven disciplines. the 11 day competition which began today, features more than four and half thousand competitors. joe wilson is in glasgow where some of the events are taking place. the family joe. hi, i am joe. hi, iam in george joe. hi, i am in george square where there be will be a musical festival taking place. we had a qualifying day today, we are going to concentrate on the theory behind the championships. look out for some flashing images in sports that you know with a conceptual twist.

judith moritz has more.ith hillsborough, accused of lying and blaming the fans. he was facing prosecution, but, today, the announcement that he won't stand trial. my involvement in the events around hillsborough has often been misrepresented, even in parliament. since then, i've been forced to deny strenuously that i have done anything wrong in the aftermath of the disaster. and today's outcome vindicates that position. there may be no criminal case, but did you always behave properly, sir norman? have you a clear conscience, sir norman? did you say anything directly to the families? you say you're vindicated. it's been you against them for a long time. 96 liverpool fans died when the terraces at hillsborough became overcrowded in 1989. in the wake of the tragedy, sir norman, then a chief inspector, was part of the team that gathered evidence about the police for the taylor public inquiry. in 1998, he was appointed chief constable of merseyside, home to many of the bereaved families. his appointment was deep

trafficking, in connection with crimes alleged to have been committed in the huddersfield area. judith moritzch more are the police saying? in west yorkshire police say they charged 31 people, 30 men and one woman and offences include rate and trafficking. and they involve girls between 18 and 12 yea rs old they involve girls between 18 and 12 years old and most of the defendants come from huddersfield all the surrounding area nearby with the exception of a man from north london. most of them are men in their 30s who face charges of between one and five counts of rape and there was a 38—year—old woman who faces separate offences. they will appear before magistrates in huddersfield next to where i am from the fifth and 6th of september. what west yorkshire police have done is to name publicly 19 of those charged but withheld the names of 12 of the defendants for legal reasons, they cannot publicly be named at the moment. thank you. the roman catholic church in the us state of pennsylvania has apologised after it was found to have covered up the widespread sexual abuse of children. an official

judith moritz, bbc news.ing today sir norman bettison's lawyers said there had been political interfered and in this case and he criticised maria eagle mp and said she had asserted under the cover of parliamentary privilege that sir norman had been pa rt privilege that sir norman had been part of a unit that deflected blame from south yorkshire police and he said this claim was simply untrue. after the hearing sir norman bettison give this statement. my involvement in the event around hillsborough has often been missed represented, even in parliament. since then, i have been forced to deny strenuously that i have done anything wrong in the aftermath of the disaster. the cps have been speaking to relatives today to explain how they reached their decision and we have heard from one relative and she says some families will be exercising their right to an independent review under the right to review scheme. today that has been supported by politicians here in the north—west. louise brooks whose brother was killed

judith moritz reports.er are said to have started their holiday in great spirits and are described as having been in perfect health when they went to bed and monday night. went to bed on monday night. but the next morning, their daughter kelly found them extremely ill. i don't believe that that is due to natural causes. my parents went to sleep on the monday evening, fit, healthy and in good spirits and awoke the following morning in very poor health. nobody could do anything to save their lives. i have made accusations and i need answers. nobody could have asked for better parents, they were the salt of the earth. the family were staying at the 5—star steigenberger aqua magic hotel in the egyptian red sea resort of hurghada. the tour operator thomas cook said it would be removing all 300 customers from the hotel and although the circumstances of the couple's deaths was unclear that had been a raised report of the level of illness amongst guests. the hotel disputes this and some holiday—makers are worried.

judith moritz, bbc news, bradford.t record is 48 degrees celsius, which was measured in athens more than 40 years ago. chris fawkes has the details. high temperatures in spain and portugal are not unusual at this time of year in the summer, but what is to come over the next few days is extreme and perhaps record—breaking. portugal is set to have its hottest temperatures for years, possibly exceeding its record of 47.4 celsius, and spain can also set a new national record if highs go above 47.3 celsius. so how are people they're coping with the heat? translation: the best way to deal with the he is to avoid it the height of the day. find some it shade, is a matter of common sense. i have been drinking plenty of water. i have found shade where i can and i'm trying to relax in the shade but definitelyjust stay hydrated. the summer has already seen a number of temperature records smashed across the northern hemisphere, and now it looks like it might be europe's turn. over the next few days, an area of low pressure satjust

judith moritz is in huddersfield. bring is up—to—date. a variety of offences, but, broadly, they are child sexual offences that date back to the period between 2005-12 and date back to the period between 2005—12 and the alleged crimes are said to involve five victims, now women, but vain girls aged between 12 and 18. the defendants, most of them are believed to be of british pakistani heritage. they face a range of charges but at least one count of rape. three men are also charged with trafficking. a woman is accused of facilitating the commission of the child sex offence. all of the defendants by one come from huddersfield or towns nearby. one man is from north london. together they will appear in front of magistrates here at the start of september on the fifth and sixth and west yorkshire police have not said anything other than detailing the charges and for legal reasons they have not released all names of those accused because they cannot do that legally but they released some of the names and that is where they are legally. we can ta

judith moritz, bbc news.rges were dropped, preston crown court was also told there was political interference in this case and sir norman's lawyer criticised the mp maria eagle and said she had asserted under the cover of parliamentary privilege that sir norman had been part of a unit that deflected blame from south yorkshire police. and he said that claim was simply untrue. sir norman gave this statement outside court. the loss of loved ones who will never come home from hillsborough is an enduring tragedy. such a devastating loss is deserving of all our sympathies. and has always included mine. nothing in my experience of the past six years has done anything to diminish that sympathy. my involvement in the events around hillsborough has often been misrepresented, even in parliament. since then, i've been forced to deny strenuously that i have done anything wrong in the aftermath of the disaster. today's outcome vindicates that position. the cps has been speaking to families to explain their decision. one re

judith moritz, bbc news.arnard, who's a professor of eu law at cambridge university. she joins us live now from portugal. what do you think the effect is of all of this, the information on negotiations, because part of it is setting out a worst—case scenario but coming to a deal that avoid that. that is what dominic raab the brexit secretary said in his speech. but it is slightly odd because he used the language of it being unlikely a no deal will arise, even though liam fox, who is the secretary of state for national trade said it is a 60—a0 chance no deal will arise so there is clearly disagreement within government about how unlikely no deal is the stumbling block is over northern ireland where little seems to have moved, albeit at the moment dominic raabis moved, albeit at the moment dominic raab is in negotiations with michel barnier on the european side to address the northern ireland problems. when we talk about what might happen if the sides failed to reach agreement by the end of march, when we leave

judith moritz has more.s long been linked to its aftermath. in the wake of the tragedy, he was pa rt in the wake of the tragedy, he was part of a team that gathered evidence about the police for that public inquiry. 96 liverpool fans died when the terrorists —— when the stadium became overwhelmed. he was accused of trying to blame the fans. his appointment was deeply unpopular. a touring tv studios, sir norman asked for support. my experience in life is that people generally and i think people in merseyside in particular are fair—minded people. they willjudge for themselves. they will ask the questions they want and look into my eyes and decide for themselves. give me that chance that is what i'm saying. last year this man was accused of lying about his role. now, the charges have been dropped. sir norman was also facing prosecution for misconduct in public office, when he was chief officer in 2012. the charges have also been dropped. sir norman has always denied any wrongdoing. and now he will no longer sta

our correspondentjudith moritz in is huddersfield for us now. judith, what more can you tell us? the 31 people charged, 30 are men and one is a woman. they are accused of sexual crimes against children dating back to the period between 2005 and 2012. of those charged, the majority are thought to be of british pakistani heritage. they are accused of crimes against five women who were girls at the time as young as 12 years old. of those who are facing charges, most face at least one count of rape. there are three men who also face trafficking charges and west yorkshire police today for legal reasons haven't released all of the names of those facing prosecution. there is very little extra detail. what i should say is because of the numbers of people being prosecuted they will be dealt with by the court over two days, they are expected to appear before magistrates in huddersfield at the start of next month on the fifth and 6th of september. studio: thank you. rail passengers are facing a rise in the cost of train tickets, after a jump in inflation. regulated fares in much of the uk w