katie austin, bbc news.hughes at the bbc sport centre. good evening. saracens have won the european champions cup for third time in four years. they beat last year's winners leinster 20—10 in a tight game at stjames park. it took over half an hour for the first try. ireland prop tadhg furlong bundling over while saracens had a man in the sin bin. saracens hit back through scotland's sean maitland to level the scores at 10—all at the break. and after another very tight third quarter they pulled away — england's billy vunipola scoring as saracens held on to win. england's one day batsmen have been at their swashbuckling best — as they look set to beat pakistan in their latest international ahead of hosting the world cup this month. jos buttler hit a brilliant century offjust 50 balls in southampton. ben croucher has the story of the match so far. sit back and enjoy the soundtrack of the summer. also england hope, anyway. these matches against pakistan are designed to get the tea m pakistan are designed to get

katy austin. time for the headlines 110w katy austin. time for the headlines now here on bbc news.llenge each other for the conservative party leadership. polling in the eu elections ends tonight — 21 member states are voting today. results will be released after polls close at 10pm. after the bbc reveals evidence of abuse at a care home for people with disabilities, a former inspector says concerns were raised more than three years ago. on a visit tojapan, donald trump has dismissed concerns over recent missile tests by north korea. in a tweet, he referred to them as "small weapons". meanwhile, as part of the lavish welcome laid on for the us president, he attended the final of a sumo wrestling tournament. here's our tokyo correspondent rupert wingfield—hayes. it is a little different from the sort of wrestling mr trump is used to seeing back in the united states. sumo is japan's national sport, and it is steeped in tradition. one is that spectators are supposed to sit on cushions on the floor, and not on armchairs. but tradition was set aside today, as, for the first time ever, a

here's our business correspondent katy austin.as, bar staff and fast—food workers are among those most likely to be on the lowest pay, and 16 and 17—year—olds can be paid less than their older colleagues. today, jeremy corbyn said he would change that. we will abolish the youth rate of the minimum wage. workers should be rewarded fortheirwork, not theirage. equal rights for workers means just that, irrespective of age, gender, nationality, or ethnicity. that would be a big change for some small businesses, like this cafe in north london. workers under the age of 18 are currently entitled to a minimum wage of £4.35 per hour. just over half the amount of over 25s. labour has a plan for what it calls a real living wage of £10 per hour and it's now said that would extend to 16 and 17—year—olds, adding, it says, £2500 to the amount they earn on average every year. the owner here likes the idea, but fears it's not practical. it's nice, but i don't think many businesses will survive having a minimum wage at £10 an hour. i think 16 and 17

our business correspondent katy austin is at their headquarters for us now. of the times, more jobs to go? that is right, so philip green's arcadia once dominated the high street that it's been struggling in the face of falling sales and rising costs. this week arcadia announced as part of a plan to secure the group is met future it would look to shut 23 stores, topshop, burton and dorothy perkins and cup rents out hundreds more, meaning hundreds of jobs would be lost. today sources have confirmed that whatever happens with that deal, which is yet to be approved by landlords, pension trustees and creditors, whatever happens with that, 25 additional stores are set for closure under separate insolvency proceedings. they are mostly evans shops along with some miss selfridge branches as well as that it doesn't mean those brand names will disappear from the high streets but the focus will certainly be more on increasing their online sales. this does mean their online sales. this does mean the number of stores which now looks set to be closed under arcadia's surviva

katy austin, bbc news.er being shot with a crossbow in north wales has died in hospital. gerald corrigan, who was 7a, was hit outside his home in holyhead last month. police investigations are continuing. morocco says its coastguard has rescued more than 100 migrants stranded on three makeshift inflatable boats trying to cross the mediterranean. the news comes after another boat capsized off tunisia yesterday, with the loss of dozens of people. some of those who survived have been speaking, as simon jones reports. stunned and bewildered, after their dreams of reaching europe turned into disaster. but these are the lucky ones — they survived. many didn't. people dying, one of one, every minute people going under, down, every minute one is going, we lost him. i have lost my two brothers, one is cousin brother, one is brother—in—law. in front of my eyes. the migrants are thought to have set off from north—west libya. their sinking boat was spotted by a fisherman. the survivors were taken to the tunisian town o

katie austin, bbc news.orld has ever seen has taken place in india — where 900 million people were eligible to vote. voting ends today, after an acrimonious and at times violent campaign. this lets give a sense of the scale of the poll and what will happen. earlier i spoke to sangita myska in delhi and asked if the elections we re delhi and asked if the elections were as bad—tempered as reports suggested. very much so, so let me recap with some figures to give a sense of scale, there was 900 million registered voters have voted across 29 states from the northernmost parts of india in the himalayas down to the southern tip of this country, it's taken six weeks over seven phases, todayis the last day of polling and it has been an unbelievably fierce and bitter battle, very little debate nationally about policies, instead incredibly a slew of personal insults from the leaders of all the major parties going at each other‘s throats in the last few weeks. why has it been such an angry campaign? this is essentially

katy austin, bbc news.h a crossbow in north wales, has died in hospital. gerald corrigan who was 7a, was hit outside his home in holyhead last month. police investigations are continuing. officials in pakistan say an attack on a luxury hotel in the port city of gwadar in baluchistan has ended with the deaths of all three gunmen. at least one security guard at the pearl continental hotel was killed. a militant separatist group, the baluchistan liberation army, said it carried out the attack, saying it was targeting chinese and other foreign investors. gwadar is the centrepiece of a multi—billion—dollar chinese project, which militants say is little benefit to local people. our correspondent, secunder kermani — who's in islamabad — has more on how the attack unfolded. well, what we know is that three gunmen, we believe, entered the heavily guarded pearl continental hotel in the port city of gwadar, killing a security guard who was attempting to stop them. security forces then surrounded the gunman inside the

katie austin, bbc news. has ever seen has taken place in india — where 900 million people were eligible to vote. voting ends today, after an acrimonious and at times violent campaign. sangita myska is in delhi for us now. 900 million people on the electoral roll. give us a sense of the scale of this poll. the numbers will tell you everything you need to know, as you everything you need to know, as you said, 900 million voters casting their votes across 29 states, it's taken six weeks in seven phases, that's from the himalayas in the north all the way down to the southern tip of india. as you say, though, this has been probably the most bitter and fiercely fought election battle this country has ever seen. why? in essence it is a referendum on the incumbent prime minister, a man called narendra modi. he represents the hindu nationalist bjp. if you listen to his critics, they will tell you that he has over the last five years divided this country badly along castres and religious lines and they say he is bent

katy austin, bbc news.conservative mps, sir graham brady, says he expects theresa may to give more detail in the coming days about her plans to leave downing street. the prime minister is due to meet the committee's executive next week. earlier i spoke to our political correspondent jessica parker, who said that sir graham has asked for clarity from theresa may. i think he would say he represents the views of backbench conservative mps and let's be clear, those views do vary somewhat, but there are certainly some conservative mps, i think increasingly this is the case, who want theresa may to set an unconditional timetable for her departure, because at the moment, what she has said is that she will go once phase one of brexit is delivered, the withdrawal agreement, the divorce settlement, if you like, of leaving the european union. sir graham brady, he has said, talking to the bbc, that he does understand why the prime minister might be reluctant at this stage to name an exact date. i do not think it is abo

our business correspondent katy austin reports.g new services each year to provide for an increasing number of passengers and boost the economy. today's timetable shake—up makes space for 1,000 additional services across the country. but these changes are on a far smaller scale than last may. then, a huge overhaul of timetables resulted in chaos for passengers, on the northern and govia thameslink networks in particular. rail operators will be monitoring this summer's timetable change carefully and say they will respond quickly to any problems, adding that extra staff are on hand to support passengers. train companies and network rail have emphasised that they have learned lessons from what went wrong last year and have worked together to put those lessons into practice. they highlight the new winter times introduced in december, which were deliberately scaled back, as a successful example. the group representing passengers says those paying to travel deserve this time round to go smoothly. we'll know by the end of the morning comm

katie austin, bbc news. in a stable but serious condition after being shot in the leg in sheffield. emergency services were called just after midnight in the the spital hill area of the city. police investigating the shooting have appealed to people who heard or saw anything to come forward. more than 50 migrants have been found in the english channel travelling towards the uk during the weekend. at around 4am this morning, border force was alerted to a small boat in uk waters heading towards dover. 13 people were recovered, claiming to be iraqi and iranian nationals. a separate incident took place five hours later, a boat was intercepted which contained 19 people. a home office spokesman said that anyone crossing the channel in a small boat is "taking a huge risk". 48 flights at manchester airport have been cancelled and many more are facing significant delays after a power cut affected the ability to re—fuel planes. all fuelling on site has currently stopped and there are reports that passengers have been

katy austin, bbc news.retaining the premier league trophy was the toughest title win of his career. after victory at brighton yesterday, his side pipped liverpool to become champions byjust one point, and city fans celebrated well into the night as they welcomed the players back to manchester with the trophy. here's our sports correspondent andy swiss. rarely has success been quite so deafening. manchester city's players and fans partied long into the night at the etihad — after the tensest of title races, retaining that premier league trophy was all the sweeter. back—to—back is more and more difficult, so the first time, last season, was always perfect, but this season we had an incredible opponent, so congratulations, liverpool, as well for this incredible season. but...we did it, we beat them. rewind a few hours, though, and he hadn't been quite so relaxed. at one stage, the title was slipping from city's grasp — they were losing, rivals liverpool were leading. they're doing their bit of the equation! br

katie austin, bbc news.to have backed the tightening of gun laws to conform with europe—wide rules. an estimated 67% of those who voted in a referendum approved of tougher controls on semi—automatic and automatic weapons. after the paris attacks in 2015, all signatories of the schengen open border treaty were told to restrict such guns. well, our correspondent imogen foulkes sent this update from the swiss capital of bern. she began by telling mejust how prevalent the sight of guns are in the country. yesterday morning i was out for my morning run, i could hear gunfire at my local shooting club and ex army officers getting in their shooting practice. it's very common to see people with guns, it's common to hear the gun club going through its practices on a wednesday evening or sunday morning. there are an estimated 2.3 million guns in this country, probably many more inherited from fathers and grandfathers and pretty lax controls, the line has always been that the swiss government trusts its citizens with gu

katy austin, bbc news.shot with a crossbow in north wales, has died in hospital. gerald corrigan who was 7a, was hit outside his home in holyhead last month. police investigations are continuing. two men have appeared in court, charged with rioting offences in londonderry on the night that journalist, lyra mckee was killed. 51—year—old paul mcintyre is accused of petrol—bomb offences, arson of a hijacked vehicle, and rioting. christopher gillen, who's 38, faces the same charges — plus another, of hijacking a truck. ms mckee was shot dead while watching disturbances in londonderry last month. our reporter, louise cullen, is in belfast and sent this update. two men appeared in court in londonderry magistrates court. 51—year—old paul mcintire from bella mcgowan part and 38—year—old christopher. both men are charged with riot and petrol—bomb offences. mcintire is also charged with arson ofa mcintire is also charged with arson of a hijacked vehicle and christopher is charged with the arson and hijacking of a tip

katy austin, bbc news.hat life's like for thousands of nhs workers currently fasting for ramadan. when ramadan falls in the summer months, there are only a few hours of darkness in which people can eat. monika plaha reports on a community project that's supporting muslim hospital staff observing the fast. it's 10am and asma will not be eating or drinking anything for nearly nine hours. but that's not stopping her preparing food for others. during ramadan, food becomes just more sacred. when you go through this whole period when you do not have any, your realisation that so much of what you're taking for granted — you know, clean running water from the tap, food, snacks that you can eat all the time — it is such a privilege. fasting is one of the five pillars of islam, which form the basis of how muslims live. others include faith, prayer and charity. as well as giving to the homeless, this ramadan, she has made it her priority to provide food to the thousands of nhs workers observing the holy festival acros

our business correspondent katy austin reports.ing new services each year to provide for an increasing number of passengers and boost the economy. today's timetable shake—up makes space for 1,000 additional services across the country. but these changes are on a far smaller scale than last may. then, a huge overhaul of timetables resulted in chaos for passengers, on the northern and govia thameslink networks in particular. rail operators will be monitoring this summer's timetable change carefully and say they will respond quickly to any problems, adding that extra staff are on hand to support passengers. train companies and network rail have emphasised that they have learned lessons from what went wrong last year and have worked together to put those lessons into practice. they highlight the new winter times introduced in december, which were deliberately scaled back, as a successful example. the group representing passengers says those paying to travel deserve this time round to go smoothly. we'll know by the end of the morning co

katy austin reports. each year to provide for an increasing number of passengers and boost the economy. today's timetable shake—up makes space for 1,000 additional services across the country. but these changes are on a far smaller scale than last may. then, a huge overhaul of timetables resulted in chaos for passengers, on the northern and govia thameslink networks in particular. rail operators will be monitoring this summer's timetable change carefully and say they will respond quickly to any problems, adding that extra staff are on hand to support passengers. train companies and network rail have emphasised that they have learned lessons from what went wrong last year and have worked together to put those lessons into practice. they highlight the new winter times introduced in december, which were deliberately scaled back, as a successful example. the group representing passengers says those paying to travel deserve this time round to go smoothly. we'll know by the end of the morning commute on monday.

it certainly hasn't said that's on the cards at the moment. 0ur our business correspondent, katy austind with the murder ofjodie chesney. jodie, who was 17, was stabbed to death in a park in east london in march. investigators say the fourth person to be arrested has been charged with murder and with possession of a stun gun. us president donald trump, who's visiting japan, has dismissed concerns about recent missile tests by north korea. in a tweet, he refered to the missiles as "small weapons". a lavish welcome was laid on for the president by japan's prime minister, shinzo abe, including attendance for the final of a sumo wrestling tournament. 0ur tokyo correspondent rupert wingfield—hayes sent this report. it is a little different from the sort of wrestling mr trump is used to seeing back in the states. japan's national sport is steeped in tradition. one is that spectators are not supposed to sit on chairs. but tradition was set aside today, as first, prime minister shinzo abe came up to award a cup to the grand champion. and then for the first time ever, a foreign leader was allowe

katie austin, bbc news.he age of 97. the singer and actress starred in nearly a0 films and sold millions of records — she was also a prominent animal welfare campaigner. i am joined on the line by the entertainer and fellow animal rights campaigner, paul 0'grady. paul, a pleasure to have you with us, thank you forjoining us. paul, a pleasure to have you with us, thank you forjoining usm paul, a pleasure to have you with us, thank you forjoining us. it is a pleasure. doris day, safely say, one of the all—time greats. a pleasure. doris day, safely say, one of the all-time greats. she certainly was, she could do it all. she could sing, dance, act comedy comedy, pathos. she was a true star. some people say her as a very highly regarded actors, others more as a singer. she combined both roles. just talk about her performing ability. how would you describe her? she is in one of my favourite movies with james cagney, playing a torch singer. it is a complete change for her, she went from the girl next door to play a

katie austin reporting.ose hurt are reported to be south african tourists. a device went off close to the fence of the grand egyptian museum, as the bus was passing. it is not yet known who was responsible. president trump has come out in support of pro—life views on abortion amid controversy surrounding changes to the law in several states. this year alone, eight have voted to either ban abortions — or to further restrict the time limits on when they can take place. anti—abortion campaigners say they want the issue pushed to the supreme court, where they hope republican judges will overturn a landmark ruling that legalised terminations. with more here's our north america correspondent chris buckler. the battle over a woman's right to an abortion is being fought across the states and there may be no issue more divisive in a country already split apart by politics. should a child, life inside a mother's womb, be killed due to the actions of its pa rents ? be killed due to the actions of its parents? on friday

our business correspondent katy austin reports.spitality roles, and in one interview i was interviewed against people who had at the time had a business degree, and i was like, wow. looking for her firstjob in 2008, during the recession, carol found herself up against stiff competition for fewer jobs. since then, she's done a string of different roles — not earning as much as she'd hoped. i didn't expect it to be as tough, really. but on a positive note, i think the whole experience has taught me a lot about just persevering. we already knew that people starting out on their careers in the aftermath of the financial crash were at a disadvantage, but new research highlights that because it was particularly difficult to find well—paid work, there's been a long—lasting impact. today's reports says a so—called "crisis cohort" who graduated during the downturn took a 6% pay hit. it says university leavers were 30% more likely to get a lower paid job, and a young person qualified to gcse level was 30% less likely to find a job at all. re

here's our business correspondent, katy austin.will remain here for approximately one minute. a huge overhaul of rail timetables last may resulted in huge disruption. govia thameslink and northern passengers were particularly badly hit. today's shake—up is a much smaller scale than a year ago. 1,000 extra services being added across the country, aimed at boosting the economy and catering for growing passenger numbers. the rail operators and network rail say they have been working together to make sure lessons they learned from last year are put into place. they say they'll be monitoring the situation closely this time around and will be able to respond quickly if any problems do happen. the group representing people who travel by train says they need the change to go smoothly. well, we will know by the end of the morning commute on monday, that is kind of the acid test when this is really seen, whether it works or not. sunday is a trial run. monday morning is d—day for commuters, we will be watching on behalf of passengers and seei

here's our business correspondent katy austin.to work for you? workers in the hospitality and retail sectors are the most likely to be on lowest pay. today, labour said the youngest employees should be paid more. we will abolish the youth rate of the minimum wage, workers should be rewarded for their work not their age. equal rights for workers means just that. irrespective of age, gender, nationality or ethnicity. at the moment, the independent low pay commission advises the government on what the minimum wage should be. workers under the age of 18 are currently entitled to a minimum wage of £4.35 per hour. for over 25 nearly double that, £8.21 per hour. under the labour plan, a £10 per hour living wage would extend to people under 18, adding, it says, £2,500 to the amount 16 and 17—year—olds earn each year. this is a big change, we do not know what the effect would be because nothing like it has been tried before. this is more than doubling the minimum wage for 16 and 17—year—olds. the risk is that employers might not want to ta

here's our business correspondent, katy austin.—year—olds can be paid less than their older colleagues. today, jeremy corbyn says he would change that. we will abolish the youth rate of the minimum wage, workers should be rewarded for their work and not their age. equal rights for workers meansjust their age. equal rights for workers means just that. irrespective of age, gender, nationality or ethnicity. that would be a big change for some small businesses like this cafe in north london. working under the age of 18 they are entitled to a minimum wage just over half the amount of over 25, labour has a plan for what it calls a £10 per hour wage and now said that they will extend to 16 and 17—year—olds, adding that two and a half thousand pounds to what they earn on average every year. they fear it may not be practical. it's nice, buti every year. they fear it may not be practical. it's nice, but i don't know of many businesses will survive adding the £10 an hour, some are not experienced enough to have that and i know they'll be enth

here's our business correspondent, katy austin.lder colleagues. today, jeremy corbyn said he would change that. workers should be rewarded fortheirwork, not theirage. equal rights for workers means just that, irrespective of age, gender, nationality or ethnicity. that would be a big change for small businesses like this cafe in north london. workers under the age of 18 are currently entitled to a minimum wage of £4.35 per hour. just over half the amount of over 25. labour has a plan for a real living wage of £10 per hour and said that will extend to 16 and 17—year—olds, adding two and a half thousand pounds to the amount they earn on average every year. it's nice, but i don't think many businesses will survive having minimum wage at £10 an hour. i think -- think16 minimum wage at £10 an hour. i think —— think16 and minimum wage at £10 an hour. i think —— think 16 and 17—year—olds aren't experienced enough to earn that. small businesses say they are already facing mounting cost pressures and they would need more details on a labour

our business correspondent, katy austin is here. you have been looking into the story.he likelihood that a buyer can be found? who can say at the moment? the official tick hold of british steel after lifeline funding failed. the insolvency of the company means a 5000 jobs are put at risk, 3000 of those at scunthorpe. 0ther put at risk, 3000 of those at scunthorpe. other jobs put at risk, 3000 of those at scunthorpe. 0therjobs are at risk in teesside and 20,000 others, potentially, in the supply chain. there is a lot at stake. british steel is trading while efforts go on behind the scenes to try and find a buyer. there has been some serious interest, domestically and from foreign quarters, uk firms and international firms foreign quarters, uk firms and internationalfirms might foreign quarters, uk firms and international firms might be interested in buying it. the sunday telegraph today did report that ministers are only prepared for the government to continue supporting british steel for two more weeks and after that the plug would be pulled. government sources have con

our business correspondent, katy austin is here.ing. that does put 5000 jobs directly at risk, 3000 of those are at the steelworks in scunthorpe. there are also more jobs at risk in places including teesside. also, 20,000 otherjobs potentially affected in the supply chain. so british steel does continue to trade for now. meanwhile, there are urgent effo rts for now. meanwhile, there are urgent efforts to find a buyer for the business to prevent it collapsing completely. we understand there are serious interest in buying the business, and that comes from both domestic waters and from foreign quarters as well. firms potentially here and internationally might be interested. the sunday telegraph today has been reporting that actually ministers here in the uk are only prepared for the government to support british steel for two more weeks, unless the interest that has been reported turns into something more concrete, somebody does actually buy the business. however, sources close to the government have said to us they don‘t recognise the

earlier i spoke to our business correspondent, katy austin — who said the only other option apart fromalise it. the insolvency of the company means 5,000 jobs are directly put at risk. and 3,000 of those are at scunthorpe, where there's that huge steelworks. otherjobs are also at risk in locations such as teesside and 20,000 others, potentially, in the supply chains. so there is a lot at stake here. british steel is still trading though while urgent effort on behind the scenes to try and find a buyer. we do understand there has been a serious interest both domestically and from foreign quarters. so perhaps uk firms and some international firms might be interested in buying it. the sunday telegraph today did report that ministers are only prepared for the government to continue supporting british steel for two more weeks, and after that the plug would be pulled. government sources have confirmed to us that they do not recognise that timetable. they're saying that two weeks' time doesn't have to be the end at all. meanwhile, there are a lot of people nervously watching and waiting to see

earlier i spoke to our business correspondent, katy austin — who said the only other option apart fromise it. the insolvency of the company means 5000 jobs are put at risk. 3000 are at scunthorpe. otherjobs are at risk in teesside and 20,000 others potentially in the supply chains. there is a lot at stake here. british steel are still trading while work is going on behind the scenes to try and find a buyer. there has been a serious interest domestically and from foreign quarters. uk firms and international firms might be interested in buying it. the sunday telegraph today did report that ministers are only prepared for the government supporting british steel for two more weeks, after that the plug will be peeled. government sources have confirmed to us they do not recognise that timetable. meanwhile, there are a lot of people are nervously watching and waiting to see if somebody comes forward. the difficulty is that steel is in long—term decline, in terms of the uk's share of the market. huge competition from china. i heard simon saying that moore produced was —— make more steel was pr

here's our business correspondent, katy austin.rail timetables last may resulted in huge disruption. northern and govia thameslink passengers were particularly badly hit. today's shake—up is on a much smaller scale than a year ago. 1,000 extra services are being added across the country, aimed at boosting the economy and catering for growing passenger numbers. the rail operators and network rail say they have learned lessons from what happened last summer and they've worked together to put them into practice. they herald the introduction of the winter timetable in december as a success for example, but they will be monitoring these latest changes very closely and say they will be able to respond quickly if there are problems, extra staff will also be on hand to help passengers. the group representing people who travel by train says they need the change to go smoothly. well, we will know by the end of the morning commute on monday, that is kind of the acid test when this is really seen, whether it works or not. sunday is a trial run

katie austin, bbc news.y floating mini town. it has 29 restau ra nts, luxury floating mini town. it has 29 restaurants, enough cabins for 3500 passengers, numerous pools, a spa, retreats, you name it, it‘s got it. it is enormous and there is even a running track. there have been real concerns about the environmental footprint of cruise ships around the world. that in fact they emit far too many emissions. 0ne cruise ship, some estimate, for example, emit as many carbon emissions as around a million cars. that was from a german study. i can bring in kendra from clea n study. i can bring in kendra from clean earth who is a chipping campaign. does it concern you there has been a huge increase in cruise line passengers, for example in the uk and ireland last year there were more than 2 million? yes, first and foremost, thank you for having me on the show. ijust want to say that the show. ijust want to say that the name of our organisation is standearth. we the name of our organisation is stand. earth. we have th

here's our business correspondent, katy austin.rvice will remain here for approximately one minute. a huge overhaul of rail timetables last may resulted in huge disruption. govia thameslink and northern passengers were particularly badly hit. today's shake—up is a much smaller scale than a year ago. 1,000 extra services being added across the country, aimed at boosting the economy and catering for growing passenger numbers. the rail operators and network rail say they have been working together to make sure lessons they learned from last year are put into place. they say they'll be monitoring the situation closely this time around and will be able to respond quickly if any problems do happen. the group representing people who travel by train says they need the change to go smoothly. well, we will know by the end of the morning commute on monday, that is kind of the acid test when this is really seen, whether it works or not. sunday is a trial run. monday morning is d—day for commuters, we will be watching on behalf of commuters and

katy austin, bbc news.the two countries had never been better, and described the meeting as a great honour. uk moths are battling an unfair reputation, according to the wildlife charity butterfly conservation. a poll has revealed almost three—quarters of people have a negative opinion of the species. those asked associated them with eating clothes and thought of them as ugly or scary. the charity is encouraging people to be kinder to the moth which is a key food source for other species. the liberal democrats were declared back in business this morning after enjoying their best ever result in the eu elections with a second place finish. the party say its success is due to it being the strongest voice of remain. let's speak now to baroness sal brinton, president of the uk liberal democrats. a good morning for the liberal democrats. indeed. when i became president 4.5 years ago, people had written us off and said we couldn't recover. i am so proud of our members. 100,000 members across the country who have wo

our business correspondent katy austin gave us the latest from their headquarters.nounced that as part of a plan to secure the group's future, it was shut 23 stores and cut rent for nearly 200 more, that would be hundreds of jobs lost. for nearly 200 more, that would be hundreds ofjobs lost. today, sources have confirmed that whatever happens with that deal, which is yet to be approved by landlords, pension trustees, with fm so that, 25 additional stores are when metal closure. along with some —— met with. that does not mean those brand names would disappear from the with. that does not mean those brand names would disappearfrom the high streets, but the focus will certainly be more on increasing their online sales. the number of stores which looks set to be closed under the survival plan is close to 50, that means many morejobs could be lost and have been announced earlier this week. crew had to evacuate a cargo ship after it began tilting in the river mersey. the container vessel began listing at gladstone dock in liverpool in the early hours of yesterday morning.