judith moritz, bbc news. now it's time for the travel show.ek on the show: the remnants of france's nazi occupation. in some ways, this place is immaculate. it feels in some areas as though the germans have just stood up and walked out of here. and a bird's eye view of california. it's called the ‘jug' when you do this. he grunts. that one wasn't so good! it's incredible up here. the normandy coast in north—west france. next month marks 75 years since it saw the biggest seaborne invasion in history. 156,000 american, british and canadian troops landed along five of these beaches on d—day. this was the bloodiest flash point of d—day — 0maha beach, where 43,000 american troops stormed the beaches straight into the teeth of the german guns — and really well defended positions here, as well. it took ten hours of brutal fighting before the beach was secured. looking around today, it is a really peaceful scene. it is incredible to imagine the horror of that day. there are museums here, but on the actual sands there is no evidence left, except for th

judith moritz, speaking to the parents of saffie roussos.ing to kill his local mp. jack renshaw, who's 23 and from skelmersdale in lancashire, admitted buying a 19—inch knife to attack rosie cooper and a female police officer who was investigating him. for the first time in the uk, doctors have used keyhole surgery to treat a baby with spina bifida, while still in the womb. sherrie sharp and her son, jackson, had the operation 27 weeks into pregnancy. surgeons at king's college hospital in london say the spinal procedure isn't a cure, but could mean a child might be able to walk. new figures show that 100 people have been fatally stabbed so far this year in the uk, amid a rise in serious knife crime in england and wales over the last five years. 83 of the victims were men and 17 were women, and police have brought charges in 85 of the 100 cases. 30 deaths were in london, but knife injuries are actually down in the capital by 10% on last year. and in the west midlands, there have been eight deaths due to knives since january, with the police

judith moritz, bbc news.the youngest victim of the london bridge attack was killed while being helped up by a passer—by, after slipping in high—heeled shoes. 21—year—old sara zelenak was an australian au pair. the court was shown cctv of her shortly before she was killed, alongside a 32—year—old british man, james mcmullan, as he tried to help her to herfeet. eight people died in the attack injune 2017. an investigation into rape allegations against the wikileaks founderjulian assange is being reopened by the authorities in sweden. he has always denied the charges and sought refuge in the ecuadorean embassy in london for seven years, to avoid extradition. mr assange, who was jailed last month for breaching his bail conditions, also faces extradition to the united states for his alleged role in unlawfully releasing classified military material as our correspondent caroline hawley reports. it was this dramatic moment that paved the way for today's decision. julian assange evicted by the ecuadorians last month.

the health and safety executive is investigating. judith moritz, bbc news, ripon. chicken nuggets. that's what england's chief medical 0fficer, dame sally davis, is considering in a bid to reduce the levels of childhood obesity. more than 20% of children in england were classed as obese when they left primary school last year. for more than a decade now, levels of childhood obesity have stayed broadly level in the least deprived areas, but they have increased year on year in the most deprived communities. the aim is to halve those levels by 2030, but is it possible? 0ur health editor, hugh pym, reports. how do you give children every chance of leading a healthy life? that's what policymakers are grappling with as they search for new measures. encouraging exercise is one thing but what are billed as bold proposals on diet are now being considered. these include a new tax on high—calorie, high—sugar food, with england's chief medical officer telling me she would look seriously with experts at how it might work. if you provide a healthy product on supermarket shelves,

judith moritz speaking to the parents of saffie roussos. prison, for plotting to kill his local mp. jack renshaw, who's 23 and from skelmersdale in lancashire, admitted buying a 19—inch knife to attack rosie cooper, and a female police officer who was investigating him. a doctor who sexually assaulted women and girls, one as young as 12, has been jailed for 10.5 years. alan tutin assaulted the victims at the merrow park practice in guildford, targetting the most vulnerable patients over two decades. he was convicted of 16 assaults in total, which were committed after telling the women and girls they needed breast and internal examinations. for the first time in the uk, doctors have used keyhole surgery to treat a baby with spina bifida, while still in the womb. sherrie sharp and her sonjackson, had the operation 27 weeks into pregnancy. surgeons at king's college hospital in london, say the spinal procedure isn't a cure, but could mean a child might be able to walk. new figures show that a hundred people have been fatally stabbed so far thi

from there, judith moritz reports. hanging by a thread before last night it had a majority ofjust one seat. so wins here for other parties we re seat. so wins here for other parties were enough to push the left out of power and the council into no overall control. i think what we've seen tonight in many other wards as there is a disillusionment, u nfortu nately, there is a disillusionment, unfortunately, with the established parties, particularly in the light of what's going on nationally with brexit and the smaller parties, the protest parties, the greens, etc, have benefited from that. it was the greens who against the most, snatching two seats from labour. it's a tipping point for the green party, certainly in the wirral and many parts of the country, where people are seeing what it's like to have green representation, they see what green councillors can achieve and they really like it and they wa nt and they really like it and they want more of it and they are voting for it. the greens did best here in birkenhead a

judith moritz has this report.de. park visitors watched it all happen. we just looked up to the carriages, it was about 15 foot off the floor, and the lad was hanging backwards outside of the actual carriage. somehow he'd got out of the actual restraint and was hanging out backwards from the carriage, his head kind of backwards over this way. a few seconds after that, he actually flew out of the carriage and landed on the floor. everybody started shouting, trying to get the attention of the actual guy running the machine, but he didn't actually see what happened. the yorkshire air ambulance landed as families looked on, police and paramedics racing to help the little boy. the six—year—old was treated at the scene and then flown to hospital in leeds. his condition is not said to be life—threatening. this footage was filmed of the twister roller—coaster last weekend. it's advertised as a spinning waltzer which takes you through the treetops. there are height restrictions for passengers. in 2001, 20—year—old gemma sav

judith moritz, bbc news.d murder plot have been jailed for a total of 104 years at the high court in glasgow. they were said to be part of the lyons crime gang and carried out the attacks in a feud with another glasgow gang, the daniel family. the judge said they'd tried to turn the city into a war zone, but there was no place in scotland for the law of the jungle. aileen clarke reports. 0n conviction, the judge told the six men in the dock the courts take a dim view of such gang conduct and he emphasised that. you sought to turn glasgow into a war zone for your feud. turn glasgow into a war zone for yourfeud. this is a civilised country which is based on the rule of law. there is no place for this type of conduct, retribution all the law of the jungle. for these six men, convicted last month of conspiracy to murder, the tightest of security for their arrival, mirrored by armed officers inside the court building. the trial heard these men, known associate of the lyons crime family had systematically targeted

hospital by airambulance, but his condition is not believed to be life threatening. 0ur correspondent judith moritzer, this photo was taken moments after a small boy fell from the ride. park visitors watched it all happen. we just looked up at the carriages, it was about 15 off the floor and there was guy and the lad was hanging backwards outside of the actual carriage and somehow he'd got out of actual restrainer and was hanging out backwards from the carriage, with his head kind of backwards over this way. a few seconds after that, he actually flew out the carriage and landed on the floor. the yorkshire air ambulance landed as families looked on, police and paramedics racing to help the little boy. the six—year—old was treated at the scene and then flown to hospital in leeds. his condition is not said to be life—threatening. this footage was filmed last weekend of the twister rollercoaster, which is a spinning waltzer. this morning the lightwater valley web—site described the ride as, "full of seriously tight turns and a constant source of tension for parents." it's since been changed. the park's

judith moritz talking to the parents of saffie roussos.r life with a minimum of 20 years. jack renshaw, who's 23, also admitted threatening to kill a police officer who was investigating him for child sex offences. for the first time in the uk, doctors have used keyhole surgery to treat a baby with spina bifida while still in the womb. surgeons at king's college hospital in london say the spinal procedure isn't a cure, but could mean a child might be able to walk. 0ur health correspondent james gallagher has the story. meet baby jaxson. he had pioneering spinal surgery before he was even born. his mum sherrie was told that without an operation, jaxson may never have moved his legs. so they had surgery, while jaxson was still a tiny foetus in her womb. it was a very high risk pregnancy from the start, anyway. through being told i couldn't have babies and everything, so any decision we have had to make, i've made it purely for the fact that he is meant to be here. he has fought every day. these routine pregnancy scans found jaxson had spina

first broadcast interview alongside her husband andrew, to our north of england correspondent, judith moritz had got my hand, this hand, and she was pulling, jumping about, and the next minute, i just hit the floor with a thud. ijust remember lying there and trying to move, i wasjust phys...just paralysed, i couldn't even, i couldn't move a finger, i couldn't move at all, i could blink, ijust kept thinking to myself, "keep your eyes open," and then somebody finally spoke to me, and started moving me. they asked me my name, and ijust said saffie, that's all i could get out. i wanted to say, "will you just go and find saffie?" then i must have gone again, because the next time i remember them cutting myjeans off, and that was the last thing i remembered until i woke up. how many weeks later? six weeks. six weeks later. what happened at that point, andrew was with you? andrew was with me, and i can remember thinking, well, "why has he not mentioned saffie?" and i knew, ijust knew. i thought if i'm this badly hurt, and she was a tiny 8—year—old, then what chance would she have? it's like an intu

judith moritz, bbc news.efinitely after a guest is said to have died shortly after filming. the circumstances around the individuals death are not clear, but the broadcaster said they decided to take this morning's show off air after a participant from the episode died a week after its recording. in a statement, itv said everyone at the show is "shocked and saddened", and that a review is being carried out — "given the seriousness of this event". earlier i spoke to honey langcasterjames, a tv psychologist who has worked as a wellfare officer on reality tv programmes including celebrity big brother and love island. i asked about her views on thejeremy kyle show and how its guests are treated. well i think every service provider such as myself needs to make a decision on the shows that happy to work on. personally it's not a show i would want to support and work on because it has been a concern for quite some time of mine that the people who go on the show are quite vulnerable in many different ways in their li

judith moritz reports.r, this photo was taken moments after a small boy fell from the ride. park visitors watched it all happen. we just looked up at the carriages, it was about 15 foot off the floor and there was guy and the lad was hanging backwards outside of the actual carriage and somehow he'd got out of actual restrainer and was hanging out backwards from the carriage, his head kind of backwards over this way. a few seconds after that, he actually flew out the carriage and landed on the floor. the yorkshire air ambulance landed as families looked on, police and paramedics racing to help the little boy. the 6—year—old was treated at the scene and then flown to hospital in leeds. his condition is not said to be life—threatening. this footage was filmed last weekend of the twister roller—coaster, which is a spinning waltzer. this morning the lightwater valley website described the ride as "full of seriously tight turns and a constant source of tension for parents." it's since been changed. the park's ope

judith moritz sent us this from outside theme park.coaster, as been a busy day for the summer season as been a busy day for the summer season and after the young boy fell out of the twister roller coaster this morning, that right was closed but the rest of the park has remained open for the day. the park operators says they take the health and safety of its visitors very seriously. they are cooperating now with emergency services and the health and safety executive for investigating and they say they're providing support for the little boys family. lying below the tracks of the twister roller—coaster, this photo was taken moments after a small boy fell from the ride. park visitors watched it all happen. we just looked up to the carriages, it was about 15 foot off the floor, and the lad was hanging backwards outside of the actual carriage. somehow he'd got out of the actual restraint and was hanging out backwards from the carriage, his head kind of backwards over this way. a few seconds after that he actually flew out of the carriage an

judith moritz talking to the parents of saffie roussos. be near to the shores this week, bringing a more unsettled theme and cloud around and outbreaks of rain. tonight looks like a reversal of fortunes after a glorious day across much of scotland. turning wetter with persistent heavy rain while further south, cloudy and relatively dry with one or two showers. mild for most because of the cloud cover. this weekend, pretty cloudy across northern areas with long spells of rain. sunny spells and showers. some could be heavy and thundery. this is the picture for saturday, starting off on a wet and damp note. england and wales have cloud to begin with was sunshine making an appearance. the temperature rise sets off a few sharp showers. if you catch a shower they will be slow moving and heavy. the temperature 18 or so across the south—east, cooler further north than some more on sunday. hello, this is bbc news with martine croxall. the headlines. cross party brexit talks collapse: jeremy corbyn pulls the plug on them, blaming the weakness and in

husband andrew, she has given her first broadcast interview to our north of england correspondent judith moritzie had got my hand, this hand, and she was pulling, jumping about. my arm was outstretched, holding her hand as she was pulling me, and the next minute ijust hit the floor with a thud. ijust remember lying there and trying to move. i was just phys — i was just paralysed. i couldn't move a finger, i couldn't move at all. i could blink. ijust kept thinking to myself, just keep your eyes open. and when somebody finally spoke to me and started moving me, they asked me my name, and ijust said saffie. that's all i could get out. i wanted to say, will you just go and find saffie? then i must have gone again, because the next time, i remember them cutting myjeans off, and that was the last thing i remembered until i woke up. how many weeks later? six weeks. six weeks later. what happened at that point? andrew was with you. andrew was with me, and i can remember thinking, well, why has he not mentioned saffie? and i knew, ijust knew. i thought, if i'm this badly hurt, and she was a tiny eight—y

husband andrew, she has given her first broadcast interview to our north of england correspondent judith moritzemember leaving, and saffie had got my hand, this hand, and she was pulling, jumping about. my arm was outstretched, holding her hand as she was pulling me, and the next minute ijust hit the floor with a thud. ijust remember lying there and trying to move. i was just phys — i was just paralysed. i couldn't move a finger, i couldn't move at all. i could blink. ijust kept thinking to myself, just keep your eyes open. and when somebody finally spoke to me and started moving me, they asked me my name, and ijust said saffie. that's all i could get out. i wanted to say, will you just go and find saffie? then i must have gone again, because the next time, i remember them cutting myjeans off, and that was the last thing i remembered until i woke up. how many weeks later? six weeks. six weeks later. what happened at that point? andrew was with you. andrew was with me, and i can remember thinking, well, why has he not mentioned saffie? and i knew, ijust knew. i thought, if i'm this badly hurt, a

judith moritz, bbc news.ttack in iraq. he suffered serious injuries and was brought to the uk in 1992 by the former mp emma nicholson. but, as we first revealed last night, a bbc investigation has discovered amar‘s mother is still alive. and he's finally been reunited with her in iraq. jon kay reports. radio presenter: delighted to say that amar is with us in the studio today... sharing his incredible story. i thought it was some kind of scaremongering. amar kanim, still stunned by news that his mother is alive. 30 years ago, amar was found alone, unconscious and with life—threatening burns after a napalm bombing by saddam hussein. is a complete orphan. he's lost everything — his life, his home, his whole family. the mp emma nicholson brought him to the uk for surgery after being told all his family had been killed. he settled with her in devon. but now a bbc news investigation has confirmed that amar‘s birth mother survived the attack after all. their reunion in iraq after three decades apart will be shown o