they were before he is over lancashire lightning.d him and him during the national series in 2015. he made a1 as worcestershire made 169 from their 20 overs. we went on to take two wickets including that of england team—mate jos buttler, patrick brown then finished lancashire off with four wickets of his own. the rapids winning by 20 runs. they were playing sussex sharks and sussex beat somerset by 35 runs in their semifinal with captain luke wright hitting 9—2 of their total of 202 a8. let's go back to our top story now. simon gates who has all but one the vuelta a espa a. he's in the lead after states 20, the professional finale to go and we can speak to patrick fletcher from cycling news on this. the achievement of simon yates. how impressive are they, patrick? incredibly impressive. he finished top in the doors before, but for him top in the doors before, but for him to dominate this race in the way he has, and also dominate, when he famously collapsed iran does later on isa famously collapsed iran does later on is a massive step

tom burridge, bbc news, in lancashire.told an inquest that she is "utterly ashamed" by what her son did. khalid masood killed four people when he drove a car at pedestrians on westminster bridge in march last year. he then stabbed a police officer to death outside parliament. our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford reports. on the day before the westminster bridge attack, khalid masood was seen joking with a hotel receptionist. but today, his family described a more violent man. his mother worried he would kill someone in a drunken fight. imprisoned for knife offences, he converted to islam. the violence then stopped but an interest in extremism began. this is an audio recording of him criticising his wife for not supporting so—called islamic state. i never hear you say there's any good in the isis, i never hear you say any of their people might be sincere and genuine muslims, sunnis. i never hear you say at least they're fighting against the shia, they're doing some good. today in court, but giving evidence out of

tom burrage, bbc news, in lancashire. —— tom burridge.erry capsized on lake victoria in tanzania. the boat carrying more than 500 passengers overturned between two islands. government officials say 42 people are confirmed dead. more than 100 people have been rescued so far. the rescue mission has been halted until dawn. the mother of the westminster bridge attacker has told an inquest that she is "utterly ashamed" by what her son did. khalid masood killed four people when he drove a car at pedestrians on westminster bridge in march last year. he then stabbed a police officer to death outside parliament. our home affairs correspondent, daniel sandford reports. 0n the day before the westminster bridge attack, khalid masood was seen joking with a hotel receptionist. but today, his family described a more violent man. his mother worried he would kill someone in a drunken fight. imprisoned for knife offences, he converted to islam. the violence then stopped, but an interest in extremism began. this is an audio recording of him criticising his

earlier the rapids booked their place in the final, with victory over lancashire lightning. player called him "0sama", during the 2015 ashes series. he made 41 as worcestershire made 169 from their 20 overs. he then went on to take two wickets including that of england team—mate jos buttler. patrick brown finished lancashire off with four wickets of his own, the rapids winning by 20 runs. while in the other semi final sussex beat somerset by a comfortable 35 runs, with captain luke wright hitting 92 of their total of 202 for 8. you can follow the final via the bbc sport website and on 5live sports extra. it is on right now. steph curry is regarded as one of nba's best point guards — the highest paid player in the league, and considered by many as an all—time great. well on friday, he was shooting hoops in east london — so our sports editor dan roan went to meet him. we all have reactions to things that happen. i have thorough mouthpieces before, i've had outburst where you might want to take back, but the weight that you handle it post match with how eloquently she put her s

and in between we had a weather front affecting parts of lancashire for example.al system. largely cloudy skies to the rest of the night, with the odd splash of rain, especially in the north—west of england. in the south—east, dry, and not mac cold, but in scotland and not mac cold, but in scotland and northern ireland it will turn quite cold —— and not that cold. out in the countryside, the scottish highlands, likely to dip below freezing, so a touch of ground frost perhaps. but a beautiful day tomorrow with some sunny spells in the north west. also sunny spells in east anglia and the south—east. in between we have the weather front, a band of rain, but not much rain in it by this stage. still into the 20s across the south—east. not much will change as we go through tuesday evening, the cloud beginning to break up, but the potential still for a few showers to creep in the near continent. high pressure is broadly in charge of the scene as we get onto wednesday. this area of u nsettled get onto wednesday. this area of unsettled weather is still with the potential t

miss pearce had been recently diagnosed with lung cancer and died at her home in lancashire.ted by a huge fire. most of the 20 million artifacts have been destroyed — including the oldest human remains ever found in the americas. officials have blamed lack of funding for the museum while there have been complaints about its dilapidated state — as our correspondent katy watson explains. brazil's woken up to these scenes of devastation. what was once the portuguese royal family's residence is now just a burnt—out shell. this was the most important natural history museum in brazil, arguably one of the most influential museums in the region. it had 20 million items in its collection — most of those are thought to have been destroyed. firefighters came on the scene around 7:30pm on sunday evening. it took until the early hours of monday morning for the fire to be put out. the firefighters' jobs were made much harder because two fire hydrants were dry. they had to access water from a nearby lake to be able to put the fire out entirely. president michel temer says this is a tragic d

she has taught us up to that mast and you say what lancashire, with and she argues there is no alternative. if there is i'io there is no alternative. if there is no alternative, she has to accept that it will not work and she cannot bring the proposal, she cannot really bring forward a proposal to be voted on that she knows will be beaten. in this world of negotiations, i suspect it will happens is chequers why to be repackaged input to the mangle in brussels and watkins of the other end will not be the same chequers of course because this is a proposal. but she'll probably try and pass it off as chequers, as derived from chequers, maybe a mini mouth version of the same thing. but one of the points that mike says it is quite striking in my view is he also accuses her of trying to blackmail her own mps over supporting it by using this somewhat tone deaf argument that she exhibited on bbc panorama of saying it is chequers or no—deal brexit. you just leave without a deal. and it infuriated remainders. and we have seen her change policy overnight and she said she had not changed policy. so who

lancashire have been relegated to division two of the county championship.ngs to keep their survival hopes alive, but were bowled out for 273 by hampshire. it means theyjoin worcestershire in being relegated to the second tier. british middleweight world champion billyjoe saunders has been fined £100,000 for a social media video, which the police described as sickening. saunders has apologised for the video, in which he tells the woman he will give her drugs to perform a sex act. the british board of boxing control found him guilty of boxing control found him guilty of bringing the sport into disrepute. equestrian world gold medallist ros canter says britain can repeat their success at tokyo 2020, after winning the eventing at the world equestrian games in the united states. canter went into the showjumping phase at the games, with britain just a fraction ahead of ireland, but delivered the perfect round on allstar b to take both team and individual gold. and she came in to bbc sport today show off her medals. so individual and team gold there. congratulatio

beautiful, sunny skiles but in between we had a weather band affecting parts of lancashire.chilly conditions across scotland and northern ireland and even the towns and cities down into single digits. sunspots in the countryside, the highlands of scotland could be below freezing. further south and east, not so cold particularly under the weather front with the band of cloud on some outbreaks of grisly rain. this frontal system drags its heels, sitting in place and making for another dull day. small chance for a shower to clip into east anglia and the far south—east. scotland and northern ireland seeing some good spells of sunshine and after the chilly start temperature is recovering to 16 or 17 degrees. you may get up into the 20s across the east corner. through tuesday evening, little changes, cloud around central areas and clear spells and another cool night to come across scotland and northern ireland. looking further ahead into wednesday, high pressure still broadly in charge of the scene. our first weather front get squeezed out but another one starts to push into the n

with me is miranda barker from the east lancashire chamber of commerce... of the businesses you have attracted to burnley. you worry that some of them might - because to burnley. you worry that some of them might- because of brexit? them might leave because of brexit? we are not seeing any sign of that at the moment. these are extremely confident businesses. they are not seeing lack of trade or lack of contracts. but what they need is more people to come and work here. they are on a 13 quarter increase in terms of manufacturing and export success will stop you have all these specialised, high—tech companies, i imagine success breeds success. you have a skilled workforce that is growing and developing, bringing in others. why are companies here so bullish, perhaps even about a no deal? they understand how to export. they have been doing that successfully for many decades. and reading the success of that in terms of employment rates and success. we have companies here, micro companies, you are exporting to 50 to 60 companies —— countries around the world. the

but by complete coincidence, the couple were reunited nearly six decades later in a lancashire retirement of friends and well—wishers ta ke dozens of friends and well—wishers take their places at our ladies church in saint anne. slightly late, the bride. christ blesses the love that binds you... during the registration, friends and relatives told me about theirjoy for the happy couple. i think it's really wonderful. i wish them every happiness. lovely, you can never be old —— happiness. lovely, you can never be old — — too happiness. lovely, you can never be old —— too old, can you? happiness. lovely, you can never be old -- too old, can you? it always wins the day. this case of first love. they were teenage sweethearts, but that was 60 years ago and they haven't seen it ever since. that was until they found each other in their ca re until they found each other in their care home. applause how is it feel to be married after all these years? very happy, never been happier. yes, i'm very happy. he came to live across the road from me. it was quite unbelievable, really. across the road from

they say that you can build an entire aircraft in lancashire.anies and aviation and digital technology and burnley is one of the towns that have lured more than most. why are they bullish about brexit? simply because they have a specialised workforce here which is growing and developing, wages are a little lower than in nearby cities and of course there is plenty of space here in burnley, and they are in direct competition with chinese companies, so they feel that operating under new british tariffs and already used the world trade 0rganisation rules because they are trading already with america, there is opportunity in brexit. however, when you look at those investors looking to come to burnley right now, russians and the swiss, they wa nt now, russians and the swiss, they want a horizon that stretches five yea rs want a horizon that stretches five years from now, they want that certainty, and still burn it will not want to take a step back by their are all these questions about where the brexit moshi asian is going. also, there is that persist

born in lancashire, he had been a librarian and a teacher.e best remembered for postman pat, a character of genuine warmth and charm who lived in the hearts of millions of children. john cunliffe, the creator of postman pat, who's died at the age of eighty—five. hello, good morning. it's fair to say yesterday across england and wales felt a bit more like summer. in the sunshine in lincolnshire, we had temperatures here as high as 25 celsius. now, today, still going to be dry in most places. there'll still be some sunshine around, but it will feel much, much cooler. we've got high pressure sitting to the west of the uk, the warmth is getting pushed away into the continent, and around the top of the high pressure, we've got these cooler winds coming in behind a band of cloud, which, in the morning, is affecting southern counties of england. it will clear away, you could get one or two light showers coming in on a north—easterly wind into the south—east corner of england, the north—westerly will bring more cloud into the highlands and islands an

john and susan cooper from lancashire died during their stay with thomas cook at the steigenburger aquahe exact cause of their deaths is still unknown. the tour operator has apologised, saying standards were below what it expected, and it is committing more resources to tackle hygiene at hotels with high sickness levels. a major report has called for far—reaching reform to put fairness at the heart of the economy. the commission on economicjustice was set up two years ago, and includes the archbishop of canterbury as one of its members, as well as representatives of business, trade unionists and economists. it's called for higher pay levels, more investment and a change to the way big companies are run. 0ur economics editor kamal ahmed has been looking at the findings. it's now at a point where it doesn't matter how many hours you work, if you've got family or if you've got any sort of debt, you can't ever get out of this vicious circle. so you're literally just out of this vicious circle. so you're literallyjust going round and round and round. ramsgate in kent, and stephanie todd, tel

lancashire have just begun their innings, and they are still to get off the mark without loss. but no i’u ns without loss. no wickets down but no runs as yet. sussex sharks take on somerset for a place in the final. sebastian vettel will be favourites to ta ke sebastian vettel will be favourites to take pole position after topping the time sheet in final practice. he crashed in yesterday's practice but put that behind him to clock the quickest time today. he was three tenths of a second ahead of ferrari team—mate iraq and on. lewis hamilton was 0.5 seconds behind. qualifying gets under way at two o'clock. south africa have upset the all blacks for the first time since 2009 by beating them on their own soil, 36—34 in wellington. the springboks ran in five tries, including the separate from the halfway line. new zealand scored more tries, but it was south africa's kicking that made the difference. david mckenzie could have snatched a win for the hosts, but dropped the ball during stoppage time. new zealand still remain top of the rugby champ richard. and in the early kick—off in

this photo sent in both cloudy skies in lancashire. parts of wales and north—west england will stop more on that in a minute. through tonight, have brakes of rain for northern ireland, pushing it to scotland and then later in the night into the early hours into parts of northern england and north—west wales. further south and east, largely dry and breezy. temperatures overnight in double figures. as we start the day tomorrow, we will see a split. outbreaks of rain courtesy of these two weather fronts. most of the dry and bright weather in the south east to begin with. we start the day with outbreaks of rain for northern england, parts of wales and south—west england. it will become increasingly like an apache as it moves south. ahead of the front, largely dry and bright. behind it, a pa rent of largely dry and bright. behind it, a parent of sunshine with one or two showers for the north—west of scotland, and more in the way of cloud for western scotland. temperatures in the south—east warmer than we have seen today, a maximum of 23 cel

born in colne in lancashire, he had been a librarian and a teacher.o several volumes of poetry. but he will be best remembered for postman pat, a character of genuine warmth and charm, who lived in the hearts of millions of children. john cunliffe, the creator of postman pat, who's died at the age of 85. elephant keepers at san diego zoo got a big surprise when they came in to work on thursday. they discovered that a 28—year—old elephant had given birth to a healthy female calf. while zookeepers were expecting the birth, it came a little earlier than they had expected. the calf, yet to be named, began nursing shortly after it was born. shall be introduced to the remainder of the herd in the next few days. the adults were rescued in 2003 from d country formerly known as swaziland. as you can see, mum and baby doing very well there. you can reach me on twitter. i'm @lebo? diseko. i would love to hear from you. we'll have the short headlines shortly, thatisit have the short headlines shortly, that is it for now. —— will have the headlines. hello, good mo

the rapids had never even reached finals day before but beat lancashire in the semi before seeing offover. great britain have taken a 2—1 lead in their davis cup tie against uzbekistan thanks to a win in the doubles byjamie murray and dom inglot. they took the match in four sets and means britain need victory in one of today's two singles rubbers to win the tie in glasgow. victory would also ensure britain are seeded in the revamped davis cup next year. saracens and exeter both kept up their perfect records in rugby union's premiership while bath won theirfirst league match of the season. bath ran in five tries against harlequins to pick up a bonus point victory. quins did come back into it but bath hung on to win 37—32. that's all the sport for now. now on bbc news, here's the papers. hello, and welcome to our sunday morning paper review. with me are david wooding, political editor of the sun on sunday, and shyama perera, the journalist and author. let's take a look at the front pages. the observer leads on a call by london mayor sadiq khan for a second referendum on the uk's members

lancashire, worcestershire, somerset and sussex are all in action.in the news with the plans for a new hundred ball competition due to be announced soon. but the 20 over version's still going strong in its fifteenth year. 2020 has changed so much over the yea rs 2020 has changed so much over the years from just being this gimmicky game when it first came in and people were slogging it with nicknames on their backs and funny shirts, to what it is now, which is successful and really good for cou nty successful and really good for county cricket. the premier league is back this afternoon, with liverpool and tottenham kicking off the weekend's action in the early match at wembley. the players from both sides have returned to their clubs this week, after the international break, and the liverpool manager says adjusting back to domestic action can be a challenge. it's a big challenge but it is for all of us, so playing someone like totte n ha m , all of us, so playing someone like tottenham, denmark is playing com pletely tottenham, denmark is playing comp

born in colne in lancashire, he had been a librarian and a teacher.l volumes of poetry. but he will be best remembered for postman pat, a character of genuine warmth and charm, who lived in the hearts of millions of children. john cunliffe, the creator of postman pat, who has died at the age of 85. elephant keepers at san diego zoo got a big surprise on thursday. they discovered a 28—year—old elephant had given birth to a healthy female calf. while zookeepers were expecting the birth, it came earlier than expected. the calf began nursing shortly after it was born. you can reach me on twitter. i'm @lebo underscore diseko. hello, good morning. it's fair to say that yesterday across england and wales felt a bit more like summer. in the sunshine in lincolnshire, we had temperatures here as high as 25 celsius. now, today, still going to be dry in most places. there'll still be some sunshine around, but it will feel much, much cooler. we've got high pressure sitting to the west of the uk. the warmth is getting pushed away into the continent, and around the

it's a fantastic performance and great for these lads from lancashire to really show the true colours victories like this mean for the uptake of the sport generally? victories like this mean for the lly?m victories like this mean for the uptake of the sport generally? it is huge. it's going to in courage more and more people to take part in cycling and more and more people will be proud to be british and it's flying the flag at the highest level and simon yates and his twin brother will be aiming to do particularly well at the world rose —— road championships, so they will start there has major contenders for a world road title as well. when will the sport finally be able to move on from the doping allegations which have beset it? well, cycling has had problems in the past that cycling is doing more than any other sport to try and be clean and stamp out any wrongdoing. it will be amazing if any other sports went anywhere near to the extent that cycling does, so cycling, it's great to see a young rider, a 26 old, simon, coming through and independently, with his brother riding for an a

the work in lancashire by publicly owned network rail got way behind schedule and messed up plans forelled on northern rail each day meant misery for passengers. it shattered their trust. liz peet has now altered her commute. since a couple of weeks ago i've had to change my route, so i now get the bus into stockport and get the train from stockport. i just can't rely on the service. today, the rail regulator said the problems on northern and on govia thameslink demonstrated a complete lack of leadership. when things started to go wrong neither train companies nor network rail, nor the government took control. myjob is now to make sure we have a better way going forward. your critics call you failing grayling. given the record there is some truth in that. what we've done in the last couple of years is to proceed with an investment programme and in many parts of the country it is making a real difference. it didn't make a difference in the areas it was supposed to this summer. on the gtr network and northern we've got to make sure that doesn't happen again. today the government also la

from fires raging on the hills of lancashire. .. ..to the stark image of a dried—out reservoir in theto the punishing temperatures of city streets, filmed by a thermal camera the pavements, depicted in yellow, radiating heat. for anyone on holiday, it was perfect summer weather. beaches were packed and seaside businesses have been booming. no need to fly to distant resorts for plenty of sunshine. but for many the heat was tough to endure. this field in hertfordshire was typical of many across britain, the only trace of green was the cricket pitch. and for farmers, the long, hot dry spell became a constant source of worry. for mark in devon, the land now looks less parched, but the legacy of the heatwave continues. it increases our costs, which has an impact on the profitability of what we're doing. so... it increases the amount of work and worry and stress. we all knew the summer was hot, but what do the met office figures actually tell us? well, the summer had an average temperature of 15.8 celsius, and because that is within a fraction of what was seen back in 1976, 2003 and 2006, t

lancashire, yorkshire, maybe northern wales.opical storm is heading our way as well. welcome to newsday in the bbc. i‘m sharanjit leyl in singapore. the headlines: tens of thousands of people in the philippines have begun evacuating from coastal areas as super typhoon mankhut heads towards the island of luzon. and in the united states, there‘s more extreme weather as hurricane florence looms. forecasters expect life threatening flooding as a result of a storm surge. i‘m kasia madera in london. also in the programme: we‘ll be talking to malaysia‘s first daughter about human rights and why she is not one to shy away from the spotlight. and bye bye beetle: german car manufacturer volkswagen announces it‘s stopping production of the iconic car next year.

were found at a hotel in egypt where a british couple died last month. john and susan cooper from lancashire steigenburger aqua magic hotel on the red sea. the exact cause of their deaths is still unknown. the tour operator apologised, saying standards were below what it expects and it is committing more resources to tackle hygiene at hotels with high sickness levels. mps are expected to vote later on government's plans to ban what's known as upskirting — when a photo or video is secretly taken up a woman's skirt. some mps are backing an amendment to the proposed law which would see misogyny classed as a hate crime — meaning those convicted of upskirting could face tougher sentences. sima kotecha reports. being harassed for being a woman. it happened to rosie. we were dancing sort of in a group with all my friends and there was these guys literally just going along and swiping everyone's bums as they went along. and now some politicians want tough punishments for those guilty of misogyny — the hatred, contempt or prejudice of women. someone just seeing you as an object completely, as if they

the hive has now been relocated to a field in lancashire, where the bees will live in peace.will be across central and southern areas of england and wales. we have already got outbreaks of rain working their way eastwards. the northern extent of this probably stretching from northern parts of wales to northern areas of east anglia. ahead of it, a lot of cloud. some bright and sunny spells across north—east england and eastern scotland, but still quite a lot of showers feeding into northern and western areas of scotland. some of those mayjust sink their way into parts of northern england and northern ireland. temperatures not much higher than 12—16 celsius. still quite gusty winds for the western isles of scotland and later in the day for south west england. 0vernight, the rain starts to ease away from the south, but more rain arrives from the west through the early hours. some clearer skies for many, although still a few showers peppering northern and western parts of scotland and quite a chilly night away from the far south. more rain to come through tomorrow across central

from fires raging on the hills of lancashire. .. ..to the stark image of a dried—out reservoir in thereets, filmed by a thermal camera the pavements, depicted in yellow, radiating heat. for anyone on holiday, it was perfect summer weather. beaches were packed and seaside businesses have been booming. no need to fly to distant resorts for plenty of sunshine. but for many the heat was tough to endure. this field in hertfordshire was typical of many across britain, the only trace of green was the cricket pitch. and for farmers, the long, hot dry spell became a constant source of worry. for mark in devon, the land now looks less parched, but the legacy of the heatwave continues. it increases our costs, which has an impact on the profitability of what we're doing. so... it increases the amount of work and worry and stress. we all knew the summer was hot, but what do the met office figures actually tell us? well, the summer had an average temperature of 15.8 celsius, and because that is within a fraction of what was seen back in 1976, 2003 and 2006, they're are calling it a joint record. at

in the eu referendum the town of burnley in lancashire was one of the most pro—brexit areas in the countryleaving but how do they feel about brexit more than two years on? christian fraser has been to meet supporters of the local football team to find out. we love you burnley, we do! it's one of the oldest stadiums in england, in the smallest town ever to field a premier league team. this burnley squad loves to upset the established order with players that seem to reflect the same stubborn character as the men and women who follow them around the country. this time it's a trip to wolverhampton wanderers, another chance to defy the odds. and as with football, so it is with brexit. if we don't leave now, it'll raise its head again. our children will have this in the years to come. we've spoken. that's the end of it. now get on with it and make the best of it. iagree. we voted to leave and that's what we'll have to do. we can't keep changing our mind like people want to do. i do have worries about what's going to happen but, as i say, it's just the fear of the unknown. so does that uncertaint

moeen ali's side had beaten lancashire in the first semi—final of the day at edgbaston and beat sussexrisingly impressive scenes in the crowd at the end. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. that's bbc.co.uk/sport. 21 people had to be rescued after a rollercoaster became stuck at a theme park in warrington. the incident happened around 1:00 at gulliver's world. fire crews used ladders and scaffolding to rescue the passengers from the ride, which was stuck 50 feet in the air. cheshire fire & rescue service say no—one was injured. the church of england is considering a buy out of the pay—day lender, wonga, after the company collapsed last month. the idea was suggested by frank field, the chair of the work and pensions committee who said he hoped the church might lead what he called a group of ‘good' people willing to run wonga without charging high interest rates. this coming week across bbc news, we're marking 6 months to go until the uk leaves the european union. we'll be answering some of your questions about brexit. today, jon

from fires raging on the hills of lancashire. .. ..to the stark image of a dried—out reservoir in theperatures of city streets, filmed by a thermal camera the pavements, depicted in yellow, are radiating heat. for anyone on holiday, it was perfect summer weather. beaches were packed and seaside businesses have been booming. no need to fly to distant resorts for plenty of sunshine. but for many the heat was tough to endure. this field in hertfordshire was typical of many across britain, the only trace of green was the cricket pitch. and for farmers, the long, hot dry spell became a constant source of worry. for mark weeks in devon, the land now looks less parched, but the legacy of the heatwave continues. it increases our costs, which has an impact on the profitability of what we're doing. so... it increases the amount of work and worry and stress. we all knew the summer was hot, but what do the met office figures actually tell us? well, the summer had an average temperature of 15.8 celsius, and because that is within a fraction of what was seen back in 1976, 2003 and 2006, they're cal

geometric ttns of an 1850s parterre garden, etched once again on the ofgrounds awthrope hall in lancashire, england. and the rising temperatures are veing secrets across the english channel, too. in switzerland, researchers ovannounced the diy of the c-53 "dakota" aircraft that had crash-landed on a glacier in the n bernese alps46. >> this is the forbidding scene high up in the bernese oberland, fawhere the nous "dakota" came down. >> reporte all 12 people aboard the u.s. army transport plute survived the ordeal, b for five frigid days, they lived only on melted snow antioned chocolate as they awaited rescue. newsreel footage from the time chronicled how swiss pilots used small reconnaissance planes fitted with skis to ferry the passengers to safety, two at a time. >> as for the reunions, well, they certainly were good to see. >> reporter: the event marked the first time the swiss air force used planes for a mountain rescue. since then, the "dakota" was locked away, frozen under layers of snow d ice, until this summer, when heat waves and the glacier's climate change-linked retreat reveale

lancashire police say the 23—year—old was a passenger in a vehicle which struck a lamp post after thefficers. two other men were injured. the independent 0ffice for police conduct has launched an investigation. president trump has accepted a demand from us senators for an fbi investigation into sexual misconduct allegations against his supreme court nominee — brett kavanaugh. it follows the judge's appearance before a senate committee on thursday, when he strenuously denied attacking a woman when they were at high school together in the 1980s. chris buckler reports. look at me when i'm talking to you! you're telling me that my assault doesn't matter! this moment when a senator came face—to—face with victims campaigners may have changed the course of brett kavanaugh's confirmation hearings. ..that you'll let people like that go into the highest court of the land... jeff flake was the key republican vote on the judiciary committee and up to this point, he appeared to support judge kavanaugh's nomination, despite the allegations of sexual assault. do you think that brett kavanaugh is tel

the rapids had never even reached finals day before but beat lancashire in the semi before seeing offebrations afterwards, much deservedly, i would say. i don't believe a word of it, mind you. and we think we might have seen a premier league record broken yesterday— for the oldest mascots. this is vera cohen, who's 102 and her sister olga halon who's 97 and they got to walk out with the team at the etihad yesterday. vera's been going to city games for 85 years and even managed a quick chat with pep guardiola before kick off. i said, "so, david, so you're one of my favourite players," which was true, and he gave me a kiss, so i said, "will you please score a goal for me today?" and he did, so that was lovely, and then later on, guardiola said hello to me, and i said, "thank you very much for all you've done for this team." vera, 102 years young. amazing. and just sticking by them through thick and thin. you need to be fighting fit to become a professional boxer but our next guest — the aptly named muhammed ali — hasn't let his medical condition stand in the way of his ambition. he has

john and susan cooper from lancashire died during their stay with thomas cook at the steigenburger aquaommitting more resources to tackle hygiene at hotels with high sickness levels. an emirates aeroplane travelling from dubai has been quarantined at new york'sjfk airport, after about a hundred passengers reported feeling ill while on board. officials said they examined the 521—person flight after passengers and crew complained of coughing and fever. 10 people have been officially delcared as unwell, and emergency services have transported several people to hospital. donald trump has issued a warning to the syrian government that he is carefully watching its actions in the idlib province of the country, the last stronghold of active rebellion against bashar al—assad. speaking to reporters during a visit with kuwaiti ruler, the us president warned there would be consequences if there was slaughter in idlib. the world is watching, there cannot bea the world is watching, there cannot be a slaughter. if there is a slaughter the world would get very angry and the united states is going to ge

lancashire, worcestershire, somerset and sussex are all in action.for a new hundred ball competition due to be announced soon. but the 20—over version is still going strong in its 15th year. twenty20 has changed so much over the years, from just being this almost gimmicky game when it first came in and people just slugging it and wearing nicknames on their backs and funny shirts to what the product is now, which is successful and really good for county cricket. it should be sent out this week that it was on today. the man behind one of football's most controversial mascots is stepping out of the suit. watford's harry the hornet has been criticised for diving on the floor after crystal palace winger wilfried zaha was booked for simulation. palace manager roy hodgson called him disgraceful. gareth evans, who's hanging up the hornet suit, says he's proud and heavy—hearted to be leaving. i'm assuming the horn that leaves one. you will be regenerated like doctor who. they will choose a new actor to take it forward for a new generation. maybe a scarf this

in the eu referendum, the town of burnley in lancashire was one of the most pro—brexit areas in the ukresidents of the former mill town voted two—thirds of the residents of the former mill town voted in favour of leaving — but how do they feel about brexit more than two years on? christian fraser is there. yes, i think we will have to change the name of burnley as the milltown, it is now the tech town and one of the most successful tech towns around the country. i left here, the town of burnley as a young boy, about 27 years ago and the place i have returned to this week is very different to the town that i left behind. i think in some ways i'm a small part of that story, because back then, lots of people had to leave to find employment and opportunity. now, there is all manner of business coming back to burnley, the local chamber of commerce has told me they found £50 million worth of private sector investment in just the last year. they have embraced all manner of digital innovation, aerospace and technology and what they really need here in burnley, is more people to work in the off

the work in lancashire by publicly—owned network rail got way behind schedule and messed up plans forcancelled on northern rail each day meant misery for passengers. it shattered their trust. liz peet has now altered her commute. since a couple of weeks ago, i've had to change my route, so i now get the bus into stockport and then get the train from stockport. i just can't rely on the service. today, the rail regulator said the problems on northern and on govia thameslink demonstrated a complete lack of leadership. when things started to go wrong, neither train companies, nor network rail, nor the government took control. myjob is now to make sure we have a better way going forward. your critics call you failing grayling. given the record, there is some truth in that. what we've done in the last couple of years is to proceed with an investment programme, and in many parts of the country, it's making a real difference. it didn't make a difference in the areas it was supposed to this summer. on the gtr network, in northern, we've got to make sure that doesn't happen again. today, the go

the rapids had never even reached finals day before, but beat lancashire in the semi before seeing offhanks to a win in the doubles byjamie murray and dom inglot. they took the match in four sets and means britain need victory in one of today's two singles rubbers to win the tie in glasgow. victory would also ensure britain are seeded in the revamped davis cup next year. to talk more about this, we can now speak to cycling weekly magazine journalist michael hutchinson. there could be history being made. at this point, he just needs to cross the line today but what a race it's been for simon yates, showing endless patience and discipline throughout this race. good morning. thank you forjoining us good morning. thank you forjoining us today. what a race it has been. good morning. thank you forjoining us today. what a race it has beenlj us today. what a race it has been.” think patience has been the key to this. he was very passive, not passive, but quite relaxed in the first week or ten days in the race and has turned it on and in the second half. it is such a contrast to italy where he

they have been relocated, they've been taken from cambridge to a field in lancashire, where the beesht have enjoyed it at the hospital. they must have done for that many to turn up. are there no fields in cambridge that could accommodate some bees? it is not our job to question. it is ourjob exactly, steph! easy! let's look at the front pages. theresa may's statement at downing street on friday leads most of today's papers. the telegraph reports that the pm may face a showdown next week as ministers prepare to call for a plan b to her brexit blueprint. you won't be surprised to see she dominates most of the front covers. the guardian describes mrs may's hastily arranged speech on friday as combative, adding it spooked the currency markets and led to sterling's biggest one—day fall this year. the times is a bit more positive. —— times. itjoins others in describing mrs may as defiant, saying she took britain towards the brink of a no—deal brexit on friday. the mirror is one of the few papers not to splash with the latest on brexit, instead leading on an interview with an acid attack su

the rapids had never even reached finals day before, but beat lancashire in the semi before seeing offd dom inglot. they took the match in four sets and it means britain need victory in one of today's two singles rubbers to win the tie in glasgow. victory would also ensure gb are seeded in the revamped davis cup next year. saracens and exeter both kept up their perfect records in rugby union's premiership while bath won their first league match of the season. bath ran in five tries against harlequins to pick up a bonus point victory. quins did come back into it, but bath hung on to win 37—32. while in the pro 14, scarlets came from behind to beat benneton. a late surge took them to a 38—29 bonus point win against the italian side. elsewhere, cardiff blues threw away a 21—point lead as they lost to zebre. glasgow and leinster both won. and we think we might have seen a premier league record broken yesterday for the oldest mascots. this is vera cohen who's 102 and her sister 0lga halon who's 97 and they got to walk out with the team at the etihad yesterday. vera's been going to city game

the hive has now been relocated to a field in lancashire, a p pa re ntly apparently be where the beesu wouldn't want to pass that on the motorway. how many babies were called bee last year? you can put your name in on the bbc website and your name in on the bbc website and you can find out how many had your name. eight girls were given the name. eight girls were given the name bee last year. there were 149 alina. alina is doing the weather for us. i will tell you alina. alina is doing the weather for us. iwill tell you how alina. alina is doing the weather for us. i will tell you how many we re for us. i will tell you how many were called summer, kate autumn, winter. good morning. good morning to you all. it is a fairly cool weekend, there will be sunshine around with some showers, especially further north you are, however, further south is much more wet and windy for a time. so here is today's rain from the south—west, making its presence felt in south—west wales and south—west england, showers running ahead of that and the wrangle work eastwards through the day. the northern extent

a couple from lancashire are getting married today, nothing unusual in that — apart from the fact theylp but smile at this story. ron and ruth first stepped out as teenagers in the 19505 but went their separate ways when he pursued a singing career which took him abroad. but ruth realised the chap singing karaoke in the lounge of their retirement complex was actually her long—lost love ron! turns out, they'd each moved to the same sheltered housing accommodation in st annes. what are the odds of that. that is fate. totally meant to be. he must have had a good singing voice if he had a career that took him avoid —— abroad, and she recognised his voice before she saw him. congratulations to you both. now, chances are this week you've received an unwanted phone call offering you things like ppi compensation or a personal injury claim. 2.7 billion of these calls were made in the uk last year. but from today, the law changes. you'll now need to opt—in if you want to receive marketing calls, and there'll be big fines for companies that flout the rules. joining us now is david mitchison from

the work in lancashire by publicly—owned network rail got way behind schedule and messed up plans fornd on govia thameslink demonstrated a complete lack of leadership. when things started to go wrong, neither train companies, nor network rail, nor the government took control. myjob is now to make sure we have a better way going forward. your critics call you failing grayling. given the record, there is some truth in that. what we've done in the last couple of years is to proceed with an investment programme, and in many parts of the country, it's making a real difference. it didn't make a difference in the areas it was supposed to this summer. 0n the gtr network, in northern, we've got to make sure that doesn't happen again. 0ld infrastructure is being rooted out to modernise the network. the work on this line alone linking manchester and preston has taken years and has cost the taxpayer nearly £500 million. but for passengers, it will mean that ancient diesel trains can be phased out and replaced by faster, more reliable electric models. but the work on the bolton corridor which was

a couple from lancashire are getting married today, nothing unusual in that — apart from the fact theyrst stepped out as teenagers in the 19505 but went their separate ways when he pursued a singing career which took him abroad. ruth realised the chap singing karaoke in the lounge of their retirement complex was actually her long—lost love ron. turns out, they'd each moved to the same sheltered housing accommodation in st annes. i would say that is meant to be. that's face. you can't plan that, what are the chances. it is eight minutes past six. congratulations to them. nine minutes past six, we will take a look at some of the front pages today. the daily express reflects our top story today about a new crackdown on cold callers. the times leads on the proposed changes to the divorce law in england and wales, saying the ‘revolution puts an end to the blame game'. borisjohnson‘s personal life is on the front pages of a few of the papers. the daily mail claims mrjohnson was cheating on his wife, marina wheeler, ‘at the height of the chequers crisis'. and the guardian claims a russian exi

we just got that news from the coroner's office in lancashire. jamie is here. a meeting to discuss no—deal brexit contingency plans for issues like roaming charges and passports. and the us east coast braces itself for life—threatening waves and rainfall as hurricane florence approaches here's your business headlines on afternoon live: from retail hero to zero: half year profits at thejohn lewis partnership have fallen by 99%. the retailer has blamed its "never knowingly undersold" price match promise. no change at the the bank of england. the monetary policy committee votes unanimously to keep the interest rate on hold at 0.75%. the lira has risen against the dollar after turkey's central bank hiked interest rates to 2a% on thursday — the biggest increase in president tayyip erdogan's 15—year rule. and john lewis — bit of a disaster? that's right. still raking in the sales, but they do have to keep cutting their prices in order to keep with the competition. and when you have competition. and when you have competition like aldi, liddell and so on, and coming up

like burnt won it a couple of years ago, what was so good about blackburn in lancashire?ars ago i know they were pretty grim, but they have changed, haven‘t they? pretty grim, but they have changed, haven't they? absolutely and i think that change is something the competition is looking to recognise and encourage. if you think about replacing stores that might be va ca nt replacing stores that might be vacant with pop—up stores for insta nce vacant with pop—up stores for instance and how our community might be getting together and organising a parade or street festival, we find that the changes big part of what makes a high—street great and very often it‘s driven by the independent retailers on the high street and the community which is almost a catalyst for the areas are high streets are in. thank you forjoining us. talking about how grim guildford is, but let‘s move on. strawberries, there are some problems. a horrible story this, they have been finding needles in them. australia has ordered an investigation into the discovery of sewing needles hidden in strawberries, a

in the eu referendum the town of burnley lancashire was one of the most pro—brexit areas the country.rs that seem to reflect on the same stubborn character as the men and women who follow them around the country. this time it‘s a trip to wolverhampton wanderers. another chance to defy the odds. and as with football, so it is with brexit. if we don't leave now, it will raise its head again. our children will have this in the yea rs our children will have this in the years to come. we have spoken. that‘s the end of it. get on with it and make the best of it. we voted to leave and that's what we have to do. we can't keep changing our mind. i do have worries. but as i say, it is the fear of the unknown. buzz that uncertainty leads some to reconsider? those who voted for brexit, keep your hands up if you still think it is a good idea. you have not changed your mind at all? no. no german is telling me what to do any away! they think they have been forgotten about. immigration is the big thing in burnley. the reasons are complex. immigration, sovereignty and yes, this town has some of the po

into western scotland, northern ireland, eventually a view showers into cumbria, northern parts of lancashire. this is business live from bbc news with sally bundock and ben thompson. another week, another dispute — us trade representative robert lighthizer is in brussels for talks with european union trade chief cecilia malmstrom. live from london, that‘s our top story on monday, 10th september. can the eu and the us negotiators mend the on—going trade dispute between the two countries? and aliba ba has announced the successor to its charismatic leaderjack ma — we are live to the region to find out.

a little bit of missed in lancashire, this weather watchers shot captured in the last half—hour but bluen parts of scotla nd away. a few showers to western parts of scotland and northern ireland, which should clear up, but for most of you it should be a dry wednesday and after this morning's rain, an improvement in the afternoon across east anglia and the south—east. temperature is 20 or 21 degrees. much more sunshine across parts of south—east england, wales, the midlands and northern england. eastern scotland stays dry throughout, but western areas and northern ireland will have thickening cloud in the afternoon. showers in northern ireland, the greater chance of catching a shower in western scotland through the later part of the day, although they will clear away from the heavies later on and things will turn brighter here. those showers will persist into the early part of the night. a few showers pushing southwards into england and wales, many will have a predominantly dry at night and with more in the way of clear skies, slightly cooler air. a fresh start to morning's commute, with