hello this is bbc news with me, julian worricker. the latest headlines. agrichemicals giant bayer monsanto insists that its weedkillers are safe to use, despite the verdict of an american court that they caused a man's cancer. an airline employee who stole an empty passenger plane from seattle airport is thought to have died after crashing on a nearby island. a 29—year—old man is killed and another man is seriously injured after an explosion at a military hardware factory in wiltshire. officials in australia's most populous state, new south wales, say the army could be deployed to help farmers as the worst drought in living memory continues to take its toll. now on bbc news, the click team take a look at the latest summer gadgets, go on a virtual reality waterslide adventure and even take a hoverboard for a spin. this week, it's a summer sizzler with wheels, slides and a very scary chicken. the sun is shining, the temperature‘s soaring, and the robomows are mowing. the science says we are going to have more and more of this weather in the future and fortu

this is bbc news, i'm julian worricker. the headlines at three: agrichemicals giant bayer monsanto, insists that its weedkillers are safe to use, after an american jury ruled that they caused a man's cancer. an airline employee who stole an empty passenger plane from seattle airport is thought to have died after crashing on a nearby island. a 29—year—old man is killed and another man is seriously injured after an explosion at a military hardware factory in wiltshire. a warning the australian army could be deployed in new south wales — to help farmers deal with the worst drought in living memory and mission to the sun on hold: nasa is forced to postpone one of its most daring ventures until tomorrow because of technical problems. and the click team meet france's very own rocket man — that's in half an hour's time on bbc news. the manufacturers of britain's most widely—used weed killer — round—up — are insisting that it's safe, after a court in the united states awarded hundreds of millions of dollars in damages to a man with

this is bbc news, i'm julian worricker. the headlines at 7pm.led and thousands of residents and tourists evacuated after the second earthquake on the indonesian island of lombok in a week. many people are still awaiting evacuation as authorities struggle to cope with the aftermath of the disaster. it's getting dark now, the is no power, is no water, we arejust going to hold out and see what happens tomorrow. england cricketer ben stokes "mocked two gay men" before a fight outside a nightclub in bristol last year, a court's heard. the trump administration is re—imposing a series of sanctions on iran, starting with metals trading, industrial—related software and the motor industry. a man appears in court accused of the murder of 28—year—old midwife samantha eastwood.

i'm julian worricker.en: theresa may has backed calls for borisjohnson to apologise, for comments about muslim women who wear full—face veils i think boris johnson i think borisjohnson used language in describing people ‘s appearance and has caused offence to dig it was the wrong language to use and he should not have used it to get nothing to apologise for, blown out of all proportion by those who wish to cause him political damage. six men are found guilty of trying to smuggle albanian migrants in speed boats across the english channel. firefighters in california battle the biggest blaze ever to hit the state, and it could be burning for weeks. the increase in uk life expectancy has stalled, and the slowdown is one of the worst of any of the world's top economies.

i'm julian worricker.imposes sanctions on iran over its nuclear programme, though the white house maintains it's still open to talks. the sanctions come as protestors take to the streets over the worsening state of iran's economy. at least 98 people have been killed and thousands of residents and tourists evacuated after the second earthquake on the indonesian island of lombok in a week. we were outside, we were going to watch a movie, but everything, just, like, went blank and it was terrible. england cricketer ben stokes mocked two gay men before a fight outside a nightclub in bristol last year, a court's heard. the labour party drops its investigation into one

this is bbc news, i'm julian worricker. the headlines at two.weedkiller made by chemical giant monsanto made him ill. i'm glad to be here to be able to help with this situation just the causes way bigger than me just security alert at seattle airport after an airline employee steals an empty plane and crashes on a nearby island. a 29 year—old man is killed and another man is seriously injured after an explosion at a military hardware factory in wiltshire. a warning the australian army could be deployed in new south wales to help farmers deal with the worst drought in living memory. and mission to the sun on hold.

this is bbc news, i'm julian worricker. the headlines at seven o'clock.n province of kerala. many people are still trapped in their houses in many places. i hope they get help very soon. we could not stay there any more and i'm thankfulfor the people who brought us out of there. a british woman who spent ten hours in the water after falling from a cruise liner near croatia has been rescued. the campaign for another brexit vote receives a £1 million donation from the co—founder of fashion label superdry. also coming up tonight. pakistan's new prime minister addresses the nation. imran khan promises to tackle corruption and improve the country's finances.

i'm julian worricker. the headlines at 11pm: america re—imposes sanctions on iran over its nuclear programme, though the white house maintains it's still open to talks. the sanctions come as protestors take to the streets over the worsening state of iran's economy. at least 98 people have been killed and thousands of residents and tourists evacuated after the second earthquake on the indonesian island of lombok in a week. we were outside, we were going to watch a movie, but everything, just, like, went blank and it was terrible. england cricketer ben stokes mocked two gay men before a fight outside a nightclub in bristol last year, a court's heard. the labour party drops its investigation into one of its mps, dame margaret hodge, for allegedly shouting atjeremy corbyn over his handling of anti—semitism allegations. also coming up: wildfires across europe and america, and here a warning the hot weather could last till october. we'll be asking if weather like this is going to be the new normal and what we sh

this is bbc news with julian worricker.king a look at tomorrow morning's papers in a moment. first, the headlines: the trump administration is re—imposing a series of sanctions on iran as a result of the us withdrawal from a 2015 nuclear deal. at least 98 people have been killed and thousands of residents and tourists evacuated after the second earthquake on the indonesian island of lombok in a week. a court has heard that the england cricketer ben stokes lost control during a fight outside a nightclub in bristol last year. he and two other men deny a charge of affray. a man's appeared before magistrates charged with the murder of the midwife samantha eastwood. her body was found in a rural area of staffordshire on saturday. the labour party has dropped its investigation into one of its mps, dame margaret hodge, for allegedly shouting atjeremy corbyn over his handling of anti—semitism allegations. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are the former conservative min

i'm julian worricker. the headlines at eleven: theresa may has backed calls for borisjohnson to apologise, for comments about muslim women who wear full—face veils i think boris johnson i think borisjohnson used language in describing people ‘s appearance and has caused offence to dig it was the wrong language to use and he should not have used it to get nothing to apologise for, blown out of all proportion by those who wish to cause him political damage. six men are found guilty of trying to smuggle albanian migrants in speed boats across the english channel. firefighters in california battle the biggest blaze ever to hit the state, and it could be burning for weeks. the increase in uk life expectancy has stalled, and the slowdown is one of the worst of any of the world's top economies. it's golden night for great britain's athletes, at the european championships. and preparations for the 100th anniversary of the battle that helped end the great war, at amiens. and at 11:30 we'll be taking an in—depth loo

well, a little earlier, ben spoke to my collegue julian worricker and told him what it's been like running sorts of walks of life. brought cou ntless all sorts of walks of life. brought countless packages. it's been absolutely amazing. and why the money for this particular cause? so in 2016, i went through a bit of a wobbly patch. this isjust in 2016, i went through a bit of a wobbly patch. this is just an opportunity for me to hold my hand up opportunity for me to hold my hand up and let other bloke so they are not alone and have the courage to seek help, really. i looked at georgejust giving page seek help, really. i looked at george just giving page and your over £22,000. absolutely. can't believe it. the original goal was to hit 10000 and we had that. just the other day, we had 20. i'm hoping to reach £25,000 now. fantastic. let's find out how the weather is looking. a lot of wet weather but in terms of running weather, are we doing all right? it's going to feel quite mighty quite the which are the rest of this weekend. generally cloudy skies across the uk today. the sunshine broke rat

will this is bbc news, i'm julian worricker.of stranded families in the indian province of kerala. many people are still trapped in the houses in many places.” many people are still trapped in the houses in many places. i hope they get there very soon. we couldn't stay there any more and i am thankfulfor stay there any more and i am thankful for the people who stay there any more and i am thankfulfor the people who brought us out about. —— brought us out of that. a british woman rescued ten hours after falling from a cruise ship into the sea near croatia says she's "lucky to be alive". the campaign for another brexit vote receives £1 million donation from the co—founder of fashion label superdry. also coming up this hour: pakistan's new prime minister addresses his nation. imran khan promises to tackle corruption and improve the country's finances. the government says it will investigate allegations that

this is bbc news, i'm julian worricker. monsanto, insists that its weedkillers are safe to use, after an american jury ruled that they caused a man's cancer. an airline employee who stole an empty passenger plane from seattle airport is thought to have died after crashing on a nearby island. a 29—year—old man is killed and another man is seriously injured after an explosion at a military hardware factory in wiltshire. a warning the australian army could be deployed in new south wales — to help farmers deal with the worst drought in living memory and mission to the sun on hold: nasa is forced to postpone one of its most daring ventures until tomorrow because of technical problems. and the click team meet france's very own rocket man — that's in half an hour's time on bbc news.

i'mjulian i'm julian worricker. welcome to bbc newsroom live. a newspaper that banning face veils in public, as in denmark, was "not the answer". but he's been criticised for going on to compare women in the garment to bank robbers, and claiming that they "look like letter boxes". theresa may has backed calls for an apology, saying women should be able to choose how they dress, and that some of his words "obviously caused offence." speaking on the bbc‘s victoria derbyshire programme, former conservative parliamentary candidate shazia awan—scully said that religion is becoming politicised, and the party needs to deal with islamaphobia. what this is doing, what bigotry like this is doing, what you do not understand it's doing, it's making people politicise religion. it's making people want to be seen as visibly muslim. because the politics is becoming so sort of against muslim people in this country, there's 3 million british muslims in this country and we are being ostracised at this point. the conservative party really should know better. theres

earlier retail expert kate hardcastle told my colleague julian worricker what she made of the rescueg to a very bizarre and broad retail portfolio. he has the upmarket fashion brand flannels and he has a lot of interests in other stores. actually, also debenhams. this is a big move and i think people will breathing a sigh of relief knowing the house of fraser is an disappearing altogether, but i can't imagine the business or the offer are going to be similar to that what people knows or recognise as fraser. it has brands that have discount market. that is where the success has been. we don't want gaping holes in the high street because that does not help other retailers surrounding the department stores. it is clear to see that the success of online and the change in consumer buying habits are really having big effects on the uk high street and down the country. what do you think is in this for him? i think he is someone who is very ambitious to see growth in his retail portfolio. he feels he understands the uk consumer and he has had success with the sports direct brand. i think he

hello, this is bbc news with julian worricker. the headlines. agrochemicals giant bayer monsanto insists that its weedkillers are safe to use, despite the verdict of an american court that they caused a man's cancer. an airline employee who stole an empty passenger plane from seattle airport is thought to have died after crashing on a nearby island. a 29—year—old man is killed and another man is seriously injured after an explosion at a military hardware factory in wiltshire. officials in australia's most populous state, new south wales, say the army could be deployed to help farmers as the worst drought in living memory continues to take its toll. now on bbc news, it's time for dateline london. hello and welcome to dateline, the programme where some of the most prominentjournalists in the uk debate the week's events with foreign correspondents whose dateline is london. this week: donald trump chooses to put tariffs on turkey and sanctions on iran and is obliged to act against russia, but who loses? borisjohnson, britain's recently ex—foreign mi

this is bbc news with julian worricker.ark the 30th anniversary of the ballygawley bus bombing in county tyrone. eight soldiers were killed and 28 people injured in an ira attack. survivors and relatives of the victims laid wreaths and poppy crosses near the scene. 0ur reporter kevin sharkey was there. the scene of carnage along this road around this countryside three decades ago, well, it's hard to imagine in the northern ireland of today. but the accounts, the memories of those who were there that night, survivors, local people, and members of the emergency services who came here to help in the minutes and hours after the attack, they recall scenes of devastation in the dark, in the dead of night. james, you were a young soldier, at 21, you were on the bus that night. yes, iwas, yeah. i was one of the survivors of the bomb. that was 20th of august '88. i lost eight good friends. the minutes before and after the attack? the minutes before, we were all jolly. we were happy to actually be back, because as soon as we get back

this is bbc news, i'm julian worricker. the headlines at two. a man with terminal cancer is to be paid nearly $300 million in damages after claiming weedkiller made by chemical giant monsanto made him ill. i'm glad to be here to be able to help with this situation just the causes way bigger than me just security alert at seattle airport after an airline employee steals an empty plane and crashes on a nearby island. a 29 year—old man is killed and another man is seriously injured after an explosion at a military hardware factory in wiltshire. a warning the australian army could be deployed in new south wales to help farmers deal with the worst drought in living memory. and mission to the sun on hold. nasa is forced to postpone its historic space probe launch until tomorrow because of technical problems. and changing the face of motor sports, how formula e racing is helping to drive us towards electric cars. the manufacturers of britain's most widely—used weed killer, roundup, are insisting that it's safe after a court in the united states awarded

this is bbc news, i'm julian worricker. the headlines at seven o'clock. rescue teams step up their efforts to try and reach thousands of stranded families in the indian province of kerala. many people are still trapped in their houses in many places. i hope they get help very soon. we could not stay there any more and i'm thankfulfor the people who brought us out of there. a british woman who spent ten hours in the water after falling from a cruise liner near croatia has been rescued. the campaign for another brexit vote receives a £1 million donation from the co—founder of fashion label superdry. also coming up tonight. pakistan's new prime minister addresses the nation. imran khan promises to tackle corruption and improve the country's finances. hello, good evening. more bodies have been recovered in the indian state of kerala — after devastating floods that have claimed nearly 200 lives in the last 10 days. many people have been killed by landslides — which have swept entire villages away. the flooding is the worst for a century, and has also left 300

i'm julian worricker.l be taking a look at tomorrow mornings papers in a moment — first the headlines. theresa may has backed calls for borisjohnson to apologise for his comments about muslim women who wear burqas, remarks which she said clearly caused offence. six men are found guilty of trying to smuggle albanian migrants in speed boats across the english channel. they were caught after one overcrowded boat carrying at least 18 people ran out of fuel. the increase in uk life expectancy has stalled, and the slowdown is one of the worst of any of the world's top economies. police say they're treating the death of a seven—year—old boy who died in a fire at his home in south london as murder. a court hears that england cricketer ben stokes, on trial for affray, was not acting in self—defence but with revenge, retaliation, or punishment in mind. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are arejim waterson, who's the media editor at the guardian, and jack bla

hello, you're watching afternoon live — i'm julian worricker. today at 2...e operator of the motorway bridge that collapsed in genoa on tuesday, killing at least 38 people. tributes to a star: following the death of the queen of soul, aretha franklin, the pop stars of today acknowledge the impact she had on their careers. she touched every genre, everything was influenced in some way by the way she sang. and they will forever be influenced by her because her voice, her emotion, hersincerity,

this is bbc news, i'm julian worricker. these are the top stories developing at eleven.r siddique kamara, known as incognito. failing crops, water shortages and farmers unable to feed their livestock — the worst drought in living memory in australia's new south wales. kfc and kelloggs are ordered to remove adverts which promoted junk food to children. marking one hundred years since one of the most important battles

i'm julian worricker.he bank of england mark carney has warned that the possibility of a no—deal brexit is "uncomfortably high". speaking on radio 4's today programme, mr carney said strenuous efforts should be made to avoid that ‘highly undesirable‘ outcome, and that extensive contingency planning had been conducted to make sure financial institutions were ready for all eventualities. i think the possibility of a no deal is uncomfortably high at the moment, yes. so you are saying quite clearly that a no—deal brexit would be a disaster? it is highly undesirable. so it doesn‘t mean potential disruption. certainly it does mean disruption to trade as we know it. and as a consequence of that a disruption to the level of economic activity... ..changes, higher prices for a period of time. now, ourjob at the bank of england is to make sure that those issues don‘t happen in the financial system so people will have things to worry about in a no—deal brexit, which is still a relatively unlikely possibility. but it i

will this is bbc news, i'm julian worricker. the headlines at 11: rescue teams step up their efforts to try and reach thousands of stranded families in the indian province of kerala. many people are still trapped in the houses in many places.” many people are still trapped in the houses in many places. i hope they get there very soon. we couldn't stay there any more and i am thankfulfor stay there any more and i am thankful for the people who stay there any more and i am thankfulfor the people who brought us thankfulfor the people who brought us out about. —— brought us out of that. a british woman rescued ten hours after falling from a cruise ship into the sea near croatia says she's "lucky to be alive". the campaign for another brexit vote receives £1 million donation from the co—founder of fashion label superdry. also coming up this hour: pakistan's new prime minister addresses his nation. imran khan promises to tackle corruption and improve the country's finances. the government says it will investigate allegations that brit

this is bbc news, i'm julian worricker. the headlines at 8pm.s, look like bank robbers. i think boris johnson i think borisjohnson used language in describing people's appearance thatis in describing people's appearance that is obvious the caused offence. it was the wrong way which use, he should not have used it. six men are found guilty of trying to smuggle albanian migrants in speed boats across the english channel. a court hears that england cricketer ben stokes — on trial for affray — was not acting in self—defence — but with revenge, retaliation, or punishment in mind. also coming up. we follow a spanish journalist, who was held hostage by the so—called islamic state, as he returns to syria he returns to the cells in raqqa where he and other men were held by militants, and confronts the men he accuses

i'mjulian i'm julian worricker.kers quit every year. but earlier this week, researchers at the university of birmingham warned that e—cigarettes may not be as safe as people think. nearly 3 million people in the uk currently use them. our health correspondent catherine burns reports. they look similar, but this committee says e—cigarettes are substantially different to conventional ones. they don't produce carbon monoxide or tar. and so the best estimate is that they are 95% less harmful. david holder used to smoke up to 30 a day, but hasn't had a cigarette for two and a half years now. he says e—cigarettes helped him to quit. vaping has made a massive, massive difference. my sense of taste, sense of smell, i'm a chef, so it's imperative for myjob. when i thought i was seasoning food perfectly, i was way off. and now i can taste things i never tasted before. i can play with my children, i'm not out of breath. it's just made a remarkable difference. almost 3 million people in the uk use e—cigarettes, and every year t

i'm julian worricker. these are the top stories developing at midday.t i needed to get into 0xford. i got b, b, three a is that i needed to get into 0xford. igot b, b, c three a is that i needed to get into 0xford. i got b, b, c today and three a is that i needed to get into 0xford. i got b, b, ctoday and i was so nervous thinking i couldn't sleep but it turns out i had nothing to worry about. i'm going to my first choice university, huddersfield. italy declares a state of emergency following the bridge collapse in genoa in which at least 39 people are known to have died. hundreds of people from surrounding homes have been evacuated from the area the england rugby player, danny cipriani, has pleaded guilty to common assault and resisting arrest following an incident at a nightclub injersey. around a hundred whales become stuck in a fjord in iceland. they were helped out of the fjord, in the west of the country. but less than 24 hours later they were back again, and needing help once more. # you are a mystery she's sold more than 300 million records worl

i'm julian worricker. these are the top stories developing at midday... department store chain. iam in i am in glasgow where it all began almost 170 years ago. sad and shoppers have been learning about this morning's takeover. figures show the economy grew by 0.4% in the second quarter of this year. we are pleased to see a recovery of the economy in the second quarter, a robust growth figure that points to the underlying fundamental strength of the british economy. also this our... a german man is missing following flash floods in the south of france. 1,600 people had to be rescued from campsites following the extreme weather. ryanair pilots have gone on strike in five european countries, forcing the cancellation of hundreds of flights. still there for you — it's been 14 years since friends ended — but the us sitcom has topped a list of the uk's most—watched streaming shows. good afternoon. it's friday the 10th of august. welcome to bbc newsroom live. mike ashley, owner of sports direct has struck a £90 million deal to rescue house of fraser. earlier the

julian worricker is in the bbc newsroom with a summary of the rest of the day's news.uers are continuing to search the rubble of the collapsed motorway bridge in genoa — but now say they don't think they will find any more sui’vivoi’s. italy's deputy prime minister has said those found responsible for the tragedy — which has so far claimed 39 lives — must pay "the highest penalties possible". dan johnson reports. this long, grey scar of broken concrete, the ribbon of rubble, marks the valley once crossed by a grand, imposing viaduct. but how much more death and destruction is hidden beneath here? could any of the missing still be alive in this tangled mess? we keep on working until every single metre of this rubble will be controlled. how long will that take? actually, it is a very difficult question. it's going to be a long work. alongside sad stories of lives lost are near misses and amazing escapes. this british couple stopped their car about 100m short of the section that collapsed. people started shouting, waving their arms to reverse out the windows. and tooting

julian worricker is in the bbc newsroom with a summary of the rest of the day's news.l has died after suffering serious head injuries in a rock fall in north yorkshire. part of a cliff collapsed onto the beach at seaton garth in staithes yesterday, where it's thought the girl was on holiday. part of the beach remains cordoned off as caroline davies reports. ambulances and emergency helicopters called to a tragic incident. those out for a day at the beach can only watch as rescuers try to help. the emergency services were called yesterday around 4:18pm after a section of the cliff fell here at seaton garth in north yorkshire. the falling rocks hit a nine—year old girl, causing her serious head injuries. despite the rescuers‘ efforts, she died here at the scene. it's shocked this holiday village. theyjust said there's been an incident on the beach and that's all we know. it's a tragic thing to happen, isn't it, really? in a place like this, it's bad. the girl's thought to have been on holiday with herfamily. they‘ re being supported by specialist trained officers. at thi

next, the bbc news at five, with julian worricker. time for a look at the weather. here‘s ben rich., another sunny day, another hot day, temperatures again into the low—30s celsius. but further north and west, something cooler and fresher, into northern ireland and western scotland, with a few showers. talking of showers, as we go through tuesday evening, there isjust a chance that we will see some showers and thunderstorms clipping into south—east england and east anglia. so don‘t by surprised if you see a flash of lightning or hear a rumble of thunder. further west, a little bit of rain in the forecast as well, because we begin to bring some weather fronts in from the atlantic. but the key thing that these weather fronts will do by the time we get to wednesday is introduce much cooler fresher air, so temperatures well down to 24 degrees in london on wednesday. a few showers around, some sunshine as well, similar story on thursday, and then by friday, there is a chance that we bring some wet and windy weather towards the west — because have a look at this. we haven‘t seen this for