paid $79 million for the 23—year—old spanish midfielder, and that tops the $75.5 million they paid leicesterm he scored three goals in 3a league games last season and he's looking forward to playing for pep guardiola. i'm not coming here because his banners, i think his the greatest coach of the world. lots of things to do and to grow, to learn, and i think with this coach, with them, i'm going to steer my growth here. so i'm really happy. now to golf on the european tour where home favourite padraig harrington is the one shot leader heading into friday's second round of the irish open. the scenic course in lahinch, county clare on the west coast of ireland can be tricky but shane lowry who won this event as an amateur in 2009 wasn't finding it too difficult as he got a bit of luck along the way to finishing on a—under. while harrington, a three—time major winner, last won this title 12 years ago but his first round included some delightful shots such as this birdie putt from well off the green on the par three eighth. and they are enjoying it. with the tour de france getting under way on sa

manchester united are stepping up their efforts to sign leicester's harry maguire.he centre back, which has been rejected. maguire, who's also attracting interest from manchester city, signed a five—year contract at leicester last september. mark cavendish won't ride in the tour de france for the first time since 2007 after team dimension data left him out of their squad. cavendish has been struggling with illness since being diagnosed with the epstein—barr virus. australia have won the opening match of the women's ashes. playing in the first one—day international over the multi—format series at leicester, england struggled in their innings, managing to reach 177 despite being 19—1; at one stage. australia made hard work of their reply, but alyssa healy‘s 66 helped them along and they won by two wickets. the win gives the tourists an early two—point lead. there's some potentially worrying injury news for england's men's test side today. fast bowlerjames anderson has sustained tightness in his right calf during his county side's match against durham. he pulled up whi

whilst the cricket world cup continues, the women's ashes starts tomorrow in leicester.n to trophy having won it four years ago in english soil. england captain heather knight says it's the most prepared they've ever been for an ashes series. henry moeran is in position for us. this momentous international summer continues here at leicester tomorrow with the start of the women's ashes. a test match and 3t20 is to conclude the series. the winner will be determined by points scored across the three format of the women's ashes. unlike the men's when it is decided across five, teams will have to prove their worth across three formats. england know this will not be an easy task. i am not sure who the favourites are to be honest. they are a good side, obviously have the better of us in that world cup final. but we have had some great games against them and we are a great side as well so it will be a great side as well so it will be a great contest and they will be some very great cricket played. the last time these sides met in an ashes series was in australia at the back end

he left his home in leicester last august and ben has just arrived in brisbane after travelling 18,000 kilometres, that's just over 11,000 miles on two wheels. this along thatjourney he has crossed 30 different countries and has survived on a budget of £7.50 a day. that makes last summer's 100 miles, your 100 miles looks a little short by comparison. but quite a heroic effort last year, still talking about it here! this is beyond 100 days from the bbc. coming up for viewers on the bbc news channel and bbc world news... north korea test fired another two missiles. we will speak to a former cia operative about donald trump's approach to dealing with kim jong un. and a warning from climate change experts that the uk needs to plant more trees.

lizo mzimba, bbc news, leicester square. now it's time for a look at the weather. good afternoon.e next a0 days. in shropshire, that will mean a0 more days like this. probably not too many complaints about that. however, i do not think thatis about that. however, i do not think that is going to happen. there are changes this week. it turns wet and windy later on. some clout in the atlantic. some frontal systems will be heading in our direction. —— mcleod. high pressure is with us. dry, and some sunshine around. some cloud into the midlands. a small chance of a shower across some western areas. the vast majority will be dry. temperatures for most of us in the lower 20s. many of us will be dry tonight, but could turn chilly in some spots. a change, the wea k chilly in some spots. a change, the weak front bringing some cloud and splashes of rain to northern ireland and parts of scotland. this ever weakening band brings patchy rain. that could cause showers to break out in some places. for the majority tomorrow, another dry and sunny day. a slightly warmer one than today as well. 25 c

anna foster is at the national space centre in leicester.ot open to the public till tomorrow. this is dedicated to briton's role in the space race, which we don't often think about, but britain had an early flourishing space programme before the war. this was a spacesuit which was designed, and which has never been seen until now, but they put it together as part of this exhibition at the national space centre in leicester. 0ne exhibition at the national space centre in leicester. one thing you heard there was it was all about the moment, the race to the moon, but it was also about what we were going to learn from it, the experiments, science and what will come next. you are in charge of communications here and have brought this wonderful globe. tell me about this, because this is originalfrom globe. tell me about this, because this is original from the 60s. talk me through it. yes, this is incredibly special, a bit of a collectors item. some of these ended up collectors item. some of these ended up in the astronauts' homes. this made by a m

after winning the toss at leicester, england started well, opener tammy beaumont hitting 114 — her sixthollapse, where they went from 187—6 to 217 all out, delissa kimmince the best of the bowlers with a five—forjust 26 runs. in reply, australia never really looked like losing, ellyse perry top scoring on 62, and they wrapped up the victory with more than four overs to spare. australia now lead the multi—format series 4—0 with one more odi, three t20s and test match still to play. at the cricket world cup, there was a consolation win for the west indies over afghanistan in both side's final match at the tournament. the windies won by 23 runs at headingley and afghanistan leave without a single point. four years ago, the great britain women's basketball team were almost at the point of extinction. they needed emergency funding after uk sport scrapped their investment — leaving the players fearing for the future of their sport. now, they've made history by reaching the semi—finals of the eurobasket tournament. they beat hungary 62—59 to not only give themselves a chance to reach the final,

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in the women's ashes — australia have beaten england by 2 wickets in leicester to win the opening oneter winning the toss and electing to field australia dismissed the hosts for 177 with more than three overs remaining of their allotted 50. nat sciver top scored for england with 64 while elyse perry claimed three wickets and in response the aussies who are the current holders had alyssa healy make 66 as they scraped home. enough time for an update on the american cup, 24 minutes of play and priscilla 1—0 up. jesus with the only goal after 19 minutes against argentina. will go through to play gillette or peru. to let other two—time defending champion. that match in 24 hours time —— but three are the defendant two—time defending champions —— chile are the defending two—time champions. hello there. july has started on a dry note for most of us, certainly a far cry from the weather we had for at least some ofjune. the met office has now released provisional rainfall statistics for the month ofjune. where you see the darker blue colours on the chart, well, those areas had around double the

england lose the second one day of the women's ashes in leicester. i will be with you at 9:40am.m. china's then. ——join us be with you at 9:40am. china's then. —— join us then. the bbc has uncovered disturbing evidence that muslim children in china's xinjiang region are being systematically separated from their families and placed in secure state schools. official documents reveal large numbers of boarding schools have been built — housing children as young as two. critics of china's government say it's a deliberate policy, targeting children from the minority uighur population, to cut them off from their own communities. 0ur china correspondentjohn sudworth has this exclusive report. in account after account, gathered in a meeting hall in istanbul, muslims from xinjiang speak again and again of the immeasurable grief of separation from their children. who is looking after the children? back home, china has been sweeping xinjiang's uighurs, kazakhs and other minorities who have their own languages and culture, into giant camps where they are taught chinese and to love the communi

this momentous international summer continues here at leicester tomorrow with the start of the women's ashes. a test match and 3t20 is to conclude the series. the winner will be determined by points scored across the three format of the women's ashes. unlike the men's when it is decided across five, teams will have to prove their worth across three formats. england know this will not be an easy task. i am not sure who the favourites are to be honest. they are a good side, obviously have the better of us in that world cup final. but we have had some great games against them and we are a great side as well so it will be a great side as well so it will be a great contest and they will be some very great cricket played. the last time these sides met in an ashes series was in australia at the back end of 2017. the series was drawn in terms of points but australia retains the put trophy having won it in 2015, he and ingrid. england have not held the trophy since 2014 so there will be real determination to change that and ensure they will be lifting the trophy, end ofjuly. heather knight's co

the england defender missed training with his club leicester today after apparently calling in sick this united defender patrice evra has announced his retirement from the playing. he plans to go into management. the frenchman won five premier league titles at old trafford as well as the champions league and everton midfielder idrissa gueye is set to have a medical with paris st—germain as the senegal international nears a move to the french champions. he's expected to leave for a fee of over £25 million. he is not in the right mental state to pay after they prevented him from moving to china's super leak. o nto onto rugby league and st. helens head coach is expected to be named the new coach of the gold coast titans in australia's nrl within the next 24 hours. he guided them to a fresh challenge cup final he guided them to a fresh challenge cupfinal in11 he guided them to a fresh challenge cup final in 11 years in faith i had a fax on saturday. they are also ten points clear at the top of super leak, he is expected to see out the rest of the season before making the move. the big story

lizo mzimba, bbc news, leicester square. that coming to a cinema near you.ire with what she's got coming up in her programme at ten. good morning, as you know, england has ‘s men are cricket world cup champions for the first time ever. after the one of the most extraordinary fine as ever, this was the scene, fans are celebrating in trafalgar square in london last night. lots of reaction including from former players monty panesar and mike gatting.join from former players monty panesar and mike gatting. join us at bbc two and mike gatting. join us at bbc two and bbc news. we can't have anyone raining on that parade, can we? definitely not. another dry day for much of the uk. since we then stayed today, legend has it if it is dry today, driver the next a0 days. but we live in the uk! we will see some wet and windy weather which i'm sure will be welcomed news to some gardeners, especially across the south. 0ut there, quite dry. some clouding the east this morning. elsewhere, long sunny spells, light winds. 0n the tops of the moors of south—west england, the wel

we'll be live at the national space centre in leicester to mark the anniversary.nd the celebrations continue for england's cricketers following their world cup win. good morning and welcome to the bbc news at 9. the four democratic congresswomen told by president trump to go back where they came from have held a joint news conference to hit back at his comments. representatives alexandria ocasio—cortez, ilhan omar, ayanna pressley and rashida tlaib said he was using racism to deflect attention from his failing policies and urged americans ‘not to take the bait‘. here's our washington correspondent, david willis. the president of the united states... facing accusations of racism and xenophobia, president trump is not backing down. spelling out his message in capital letters, let anyone be in any doubt, and going on to attack the democrats for closing ranks around the four women. "the dems were trying to distance themselves from the four progressives," he wrote, "but now they are forced to embrace them. that means they are endorsing socialism, hate of israel and the

the duke and duchess chatting to the sum of the hundreds of fans who had gathered in leicester squaret showbiz royalty, led by beyonce, who was a character in the film and husband. as well as other members of the cast, and the team behind the movie. even some of the reviews have been less tha n even some of the reviews have been less than spectacular, still a huge amount of anticipation for the film because the original liking is particularly loved by audiences who went to said in such numbers and it became the biggest film of the 20th century. - racked up on it. everything you see exist together in a delicate balance. the story is being brought to life using computer—generated characters and backgrounds. but it has the familiar characters from the original including the comedic pair here. it's a lion, one for life. -- run for your life. we did all of our recording together which was a rare opportunity and i think you can tell. we've able to improvise and respond to one another real time, and it gives our stuff a naturalistic field which is awesome. run away and never return. because

there is also attracting interest from manchester city but signed a five—year contract with leicester confirm their place in the semifinals. they‘re having a good day against bangladesh. a dominant century set the tone for their innings. court just a few balls later the. the captain has just lost his wicket to india, on fora captain has just lost his wicket to india, on for a very good score. currently 261—4. they are into the final ten overs. and some potentially worrying news for england, with fast bowlerjames anderson most damning first to leave the field while playing for lancashire against durham. he had to leave the field at the ashes —— the field in the ashes starts on the ist of august. it has just been confirmed that mark cavendish will not ride in the tour de france this year for the first time since 2007, and you can find more on that and all of the other stories on the bbc sport website. we will have more for you later. well let‘s take you back to one of oui’ well let‘s take you back to one of our main stories, the two conservative candidates vying to become the latest by

in leicester, it's not exactly weather for ducks.ided some respite from the heat. the sun has been welcomed by some, but these conditions can be harmful. so how do you stay cool and keep safe in the hot weather? dr raj patel is a gp and deputy medical director of nhs england. normally when it's hot inside you think about opening up the windows and doors, but we shouldn't do that, should we? that's right. we should learn from our european neighbours, who understand that in the midday sun they actually close the curtains and close the windows when it's hot outside. you retain the coolness in the house. avoiding being dehydrated is also really important, isn't it? so drinking plenty of water is a really important tip. is itjust water we can drink, or could you have a cup of tea, for example? yes, you can. so tea will contribute to your fluids, but it will not cool you down, as many people think it will. and the thing to avoid most is alcohol because it makes you lose water and it makes you more dehydrated. one of the really difficult th

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the women's ashes, comfortably beaten by australia by four wickets. 0ur after winning the toss at leicesterm 187—6 to 217 all out, delissa kimmince the best of the bowlers with a five—forjust 26 runs. in reply, australia never really looked like losing, ellyse perry top scoring on 62, and they wrapped up the victory with more than four overs to spare. australia now lead the multi—format series 4—0 with one more 0di, three t20s and test match still to play. at the cricket world cup, there was a consolation win for the west indies over afghanistan in both side's final match of the tournament. the windies won by 23 runs at headingley and afghanistan leave without a single point. and huddersfield giants moved away from the bottom of super league with a big win over salford. darnell mcintosh with the final score as huddersfield won by 30—18 at the aj bell stadium. the victory moves them into ninth on 16 points, with leeds, hull kingston rovers and london broncos all on 14 points below them. that's all the sport for now. goodnight. time for a quick check on the weather. if you are looking for sun

in leicester, it's not exactly weather for ducks.ord's parks the shade provided some respite from the heat. the sun has been welcomed by some. but these conditions can be harmful. the latest summer statistics show that, in england, —— so, how do you stay cool and keep safe in the hot weather? dr raj patel is a gp and deputy medical director at nhs england. normally when it is hot you think about opening up the windows and doors, but they shouldn't do that, should they? that's right. we should learn from our european neighbours. understand that, in the midday sun, they actually close the curtains and close the windows when it is hotter outside, and you retain the coolness in the house. avoiding being dehydrated is also really important, isn't it? so drinking plenty of water is a really important tip. and is itjust water you could drink, or could you have a cup of tea, for example? yes, tea would contribute to your fluids, but it will not cool you down as many people think it will. and the thing to avoid the most is alcohol, because it

anna foster is at the national space centre in leicester. i have authentic 1960s wallpaper.eople may have watched this in 1969 because the national space centre, every day of the week and every week of the year they talk about space and a events like this one. the anniversary of apollo. there are schoolchildren wandering around and testing out the astronauts it behind me. what they are really focusing on here as the british contribution to the apollo missions. it is something we tend to forget, there were so many british space enthusiast, engineers, scientists who when this british space mission never took off they went to america and got involved with apollo. we talk about americans wanting to get back to the moon but one man who i'm sure quite fancies it, another british astronaut, may be is chris lee, head of science. we are standing next to this beautiful reconstruction of a 19605 this beautiful reconstruction of a 1960s living room. when did you watch apollo? sign back in our living room not too dissimilar from that. i watched it in a living room with my mum and dad and

meanwhile liverpool, bristol, croydon and leicester are amongst the urban areas which didn't get anyhe fund was set up didn't appeal to urban landowners. and campaigners argue urban trees are just as important as their countryside counterparts. one of the great things about tree cover in an urban area is that it provides a massive amount of shade and that shade actually gives people a benefit and a release from the heat. but perhaps things might be changing because since we started this investigation, the government seems to have changed its position. so since we made our discovery, the government has announced another scheme specifically for urban tree—pla nting. they're going to release £10 million to plant out 130,000 trees specifically in big cities. and if it wants to hit the target of one and a half billion new trees by 2050, the government will need to plant trees anywhere it can. the us rapper asap rocky is on trial in stockholm, accused of assaulting a 19—year—old in the swedish capital last month. two friends who were with him at the time are also facing charges. his case w

in leicester, it's not exactly weather for ducks.e shade provided some respite from the heat. the sun has been welcomed by some, but these conditions can be harmful. so how do you stay cool and keep safe in the hot weather? dr raj patel is a gp and deputy medical director of nhs england. normally when it's hot inside you think about opening up the windows and doors, but we shouldn't do that, should we? that's right. we should learn from our european neighbours, who understand that in the midday sun they actually close the curtains and close the windows when it's hot outside. you retain the coolness in the house. avoiding being dehydrated is also really important, isn't it? so drinking plenty of water is a really important tip. is itjust water we can drink, or could you have a cup of tea, for example? yes, you can. so tea will contribute to your fluids, but it will not cool you down, as many people think it will. and the thing to avoid most is alcohol because it makes you lose water and it makes you more dehydrated. one of the really

in leicester there has been funding the fountains, and for these daredevils in birmingham, quite literallyrds will find it hard to stay cool on what could be the hottest ever day in the uk. with temperatures expected to hit 39 degrees today, health experts say we need to keep cool and hydrated, which means carrying plenty of this with you, and plenty of sunscreen. and a top tip — if you stay inside, make sure you close the windows and keep the curtains drawn if you want to stay cool. but if you are heading out, bear in mind network rail is morning of speed restrictions to stop the tracks from buckling in the heat. yesterday, divers in the thames found the body of a swimmer only a day after another man was found dead in a lake in the cotswolds. as the country prepares to break a world record, you are reminded to stay safe but have fun. temperatures are soaring in other parts of europe too. in paris it is expected to reach 42 degrees. the journalist stefan de vries joins us from there now. we were talking to charlie who is outside in westminster saying it is 23 degrees in london at the momen

this morning we are at the national space centre in leicester.ic moment. looking forward, are we going to go back as some people believe we are, and should be go back? is it worth the expense? yes, we will go back. the aim is to go back in 2024, that is achievable but challenging, and plans are being put in place for that. and there are decisions in november for europe of how we will participate and put the funding in place. so we would like to be involved in the lunar gateway, which is a space station that is around the moon, and participate in activities on the moon. because we do think of it as an american thing back on the day, but it is much more international, in many ways. what is the uk‘s involvement going to be, specifically? well, we would like to be providing telecommunications services for everybody. telecommunications is a strength in the uk. we are also very good at the science. we've got 10% of the apollo samples in the uk being analysed, and we've got specialists who build specialist instruments that we want to take to the moon. a

the women's cat mike ashley starts today, england and australia playing the first in leicester. england making a poor start. you can follow that on radio four and on the bbc sport website where we will her have an update. the chinese government has condemned the protests in hong kong as an undisguised charge to israel by violent offenders. yesterday pro—democracy demonstrators stormed the parliament, occupying its chamber and scrawling graffiti on the walls. china's state media have denounced the protests as mob violence, and warned western powers including britain against interference in chinese internal affairs. but here, the foreign secretary jeremy hunt says the authorities in hong kong must not respond with repression. nick beake has the latest. they were already trying to repair the damage done to hong kong's battered parliament. but these protests have inflicted other wounds, deep wounds, which will not be easily healed. thousands of young hong kong people besieged the building yesterday, saying they did not want to be part of china. a seemingly leaderless protest powered

dani: what an about-face from leicester. they did really well. turning 45%. are equity fund managers, equities did really well so i don't want to just talk about them, want to talk about some of the winners and the multi-strategy space. if we look at citadel from ken griffin, 13.6% leading all those large rivals he had. there -- they are a market mutual fund which means they take long and short positions hedging out the greater market movement and taking very concentrated that's. they did very well, almost 12%. for them, that is the best start since 2019. not everyone it as well. there is some dispersion and returns. when we look at exit this point, they gained 3.3%. that is behind the rivals. the founder ofs millennium capital and have the biggest start up hedge fund ever. so some disappointment there. down fund is also shutting after 20 years. on shortialize in equity managers. this shows you how much decompression has hurt the fund to, especially for fund. speaking of these, we have to talk about performance because you need that good performance to justif

in leicester, it's not exactly weather for ducks.has been welcomed by some. but these conditions can be harmful. the latest summer statistics show that, in england, so, how do you stay cool and keep safe in the hot weather? dr raj patel is a gp and deputy medical director at nhs england. normally when it is hot you think about opening up the windows and doors, but they shouldn't do that, should they? that's right. we should learn from our european neighbours. understand that, in the midday sun, they actually close the curtains and close the windows when it is hotter outside, and you retain the coolness in the house. avoiding being dehydrated is also really important, isn't it? that's crucial, yes. you don't want to get dehydrated. so drinking plenty of water is a really important tip. in europe, belgium has had its hottest day in recorded history. in one town, the national record was broken twice with temperatures reaching 39.9 celsius. back in the uk, tomorrow is going to get even hotter, possibly breaking all—time records. research

meanwhile liverpool, bristol, croydon and leicester are amongst the urban areas which did not get anythat urban trees are just as important as the countryside counterparts. one great thing about tree cover in urban areas as it provides a massive amount of shade which gives people a benefit and release from the heat. but perhaps things might be changing because since we started the investigation the government seems to have changed its position. since we made a discovery government has announced another‘s scheme specifically for urban tree planting and they will release £10 million to plant 130,000 trees specifically in big cities. and if it wants to hit the target of 1.5 billion new trees by 2050 the government will need to plant trees anywhere that it can. i suppose that we could all help with that. let's ta ke we could all help with that. let's take a look everything has been thrown at us today, we had torrential rain, we had lightning strikes and gusting wind as well which brought down some trees in places. this was in coventry, you can see that torrential rain and this earlier on

raids are coming back from leicester to republican senator mike lee, also says on the senate judiciary committee, among other thingses. great happy with us. the service and says. the president, the critics say he lost this one by timewise, i don't know that there is an option that would not have immediately thrown them back into court. he says he will get the citizenship data but it is not going to be a question on the sensors. senator jack reed cut my democratic colleague says "i'm concerned the damage has been d. he's poisoned the well to the point where many people may not be scared to participate in ine senses. they say he did not want people to cooperate and now he's brought that to fruition. >> i'm sorry, that is complete and utter nonsense. i like jack reed. he's a friend and a colleague. he could not be more wrong with that. i disagree with every word of that sentence. there is nothing about the idea of collecting data on who is a citizen or who isn't that is going to jail people, that is going to keep people away from a census, especially when that question is not even ask. i

. >> reporter: we caught up with levon at a jammed dispensary inh leicester, masetts. ed had just bought some cannabis oil and a pre rooint. >> no one really gets in trouble with this. being hassled and things like that just for smoking weed. >> reporter: the state is among 11 and the district ofavolumbia thatlegalized recreational use of marijuana for those 21 and older. >> so, can't complain there one bit. so, looking forward to enjoying this when i get home. >> reporter: massachusetts is among 47 states that have sanctioned cannabis for medical purposes as well. it's a stark contrast from the days of reefer madness, the war on drugs and the vilifion of a plant that humans have used for more than 2500 years. precious little of it informed by research. >> what an insult it will be to what we are and whence we came if we do not rise upanogether in de against this cancer of drugs. >> it was much more motivated by, again, sociopolitical pressures if you will. not a ton of real scientific data, a lot of assumptions were made.te >> rep neuroscientist staci gruber is an ass

people are being told today, do not try to travel from sheffield, from nottingham, derby, leicester, they are hoping they will get the system back up and running by tomorrow morning ready for the rush hour. meanwhile, not rush—hour here, the first train to london two minutes to ten. i was going to say, great news it is on time, but you have had to wait about two hours and 45 minutes to get it. give us an idea of the scale of work that authorities have to deal with. i know they are throwing resources added to make it 0k throwing resources added to make it okfor throwing resources added to make it ok for tomorrow, give us an idea what they are contending with to it back on track. overhead wires, which power the electric chains, and they don't power east midlands trains. this is the company that has suffered the worst, or its passengers have, they have an all diesel fleet. but the commuter line has electric trains with overhead lines north of london, and those came down on thursday during the extreme heat. basically, old electric wires will sag, they don't have quite the same resilience

the first match is at leicester. australia won the toss and opted to feed. —— field.ave much more for you at 6:30pm. thank you very much. let‘s take you back now to the conservative party leadership race because the two candidates have been facing questions from party members in northern ireland with brexit dominating. borisjohnson said the northern ireland backstop negotiated as part of the theresa may deal is unacceptable. jeremy hunt said it would be impossible to have an eu withdrawal deal with the current backstop agreement. let‘s quickly remind ourselves what it is. the backstop really is a position of last resort to prevent new checks or controls on the irish border after brexit. it would come into force if an agreement cannot be reached. it would keep the e uk inside the eu‘s customs union and leave northern ireland in the single market for good but critics fear the uk could become trapped in the arrangement for years. let‘s discuss this now with the deputy editor at belfast newsletter, and mark hennessy. then, first of all, i think you were at these hustings,

australia won the opening match of the women's ashes in leicester.'s all the sport for now. more from the bbc sport centre at 11.15. planning for the new brexit deadline is "more difficult" because the supply network will be full of christmas stock, tesco's boss has warned. dave lewis told the bbc that the new deadline of the end of october meant there would be "less capacity" for stockpiling longer—life items. but mr lewis also told steph mcgovern that leaving the eu could also provide opportunities for the uk. whether it is a deal or no deal, the devil is in the detail, what will it mean for the movement of produce, will there be tariffs, will there be hold—ups at the border. we will have to wait and see. is it something that worries you, as a business. edge —— whether it is a deal or no deal. we will do whatever we can to help customers through it and we will try to safeguard the business as we go through the change. since the referendum there has been scary headlines talking about empty shelves, and, food not being able to come in at the borders

they say he's furious with leicester for not sorting out the transfer by now. opening—round match. he had previously said it was "pretty unlikely" he would play singles at the us 0pen, but said "the best—case scenario probably would be cincinnati". let's take a quick look at what's coming up later, and the build—up to the start of the ashes will continue today. we'll be hearing from both the england and australia camps in sportsday at 6:30, along with a round—up of all the day's other sport. that's all the sport for now. more from the bbc sports centre at quarter past 11. bye from me. holly, thank you so much. we‘re in the middle of a ‘public health crisis‘ when it comes to sleep. that‘s the message from the head of one of the country‘s leading child sleep services, who says the full scale of children with sleeping problems is worse than previously thought. professor heather elphick has launched a scheme in sheffield which has helped hundreds of young people get more sleep, as louis lee ray reports. jackie and her twin daughters live near leeds. jessica and jas

he left his home in leicester last august and ben has just arrived in brisbane after travelling 18,000ey he has crossed 30 different countries and has survived on a budget of £7.50 a day. that makes last summer's 100 miles, your 100 miles looks a little short by comparison. but quite a heroic effort last year, still talking about it here! this is beyond 100 days from the bbc. coming up for viewers on the bbc news channel and bbc world news... north korea test fired another two missiles. we will speak to a former cia operative about donald trump's approach to dealing with kim jong un. and a warning from climate change experts that the uk needs to plant more trees. the weather has been making the headlines over the last 2a hours not least because of the flooding affecting parts of yorkshire. you can see on yesterday's radar picture. some spots seeing 100 millimetres of rain in a few hours, more than we would expect in the whole month of july. more than we would expect in the whole month ofjuly. similar areas will be affected through the rest of this afternoon. there is the potential for

meanwhile, liverpool, bristol, croydon and leicester were amongst the urban areas which didn't get anye just as important as their countryside counterparts. but perhaps things might be changing because since we started this investigation, the government seems to have changed its position. so, since we made our discovery, the government has announced another scheme specifically for urban tree—pla nting. they are going to release £10 million to plant about 130,000 trees, specifically in big cities. and if it wants to hit that target of 1.5 billion new trees by 2050, the government will need to plant trees anywhere it can. david gregory—kumar, bbc news, near stratford—upon—avon. the ukrainian government has announced plans to launch a russian language channel to win the hearts and minds of russians living in the east of the country. the new president promised to end the conflict between ukrainian troops and russian backed separatist forces. fighting between the sides has gone on since 201a. in that time crashes have led to the deaths of 10,000 people including more than 3000 civilians. le

and there's still disruption there today — as well as other stations as seen here in leicester.has urged passengers not to travel to london st pancras from nottingham and sheffield. it's put an emergency timetable in place. thameslink services — which operate on part of the same route — is also disrupted. (ani — london north eastern railway said there will be further cancellations on lines going to king's cross. and greater anglia, stansted express and eurostar are also disrupted. leigh milner reports. it was the second hottest day on record for the uk yesterday, the highest temperature recorded in cambridge, at 38.1 degrees. you might have been faster travelling on one of these than the train. the heat caused chaos on the country's railway lines. passengers had to be rescued from broken—down trains, as power cables fell and sparked line—side fires, causing disruptions at rush hour for commuters travelling on the west coast, the midlands and east coast mainlines. in birmingham, trams were halted by the risk of rails buckling. precautionary speed restrictions across the network m

the public accounts committee meg hillier, and from scotland by the snp mp ian blackford, and from leicester lost his job in the government trying to guarantee the rights of eu citizens who live in the uk. good morning to you all. starting with meg hillier, i think you have done ten reports so far, at least ten and counting, in terms of britain's preparedness for brexit. where are we right now? civil services have to prepare for all eventualities, no deal and a deal. the deal came forward but we are now beyond the point of no return for making preparations so despite the bluster from the prime minister today about setting up all these procedures, that has been happening already because you have to make decisions and select contracts and so on. decisions and select contracts and so on. but let's be clear, there is no democratic mandate for no deal. even when the prime minister was leading the league campaign, he said it would be easy, promised so, that we would be trading on the same terms and he is now promising to tear that up and crash out with no deal. we have heard from big business but

i am 18 and from leicester and i have been a labour member since i was 14, for the last four years.lidifies the action needs to be taken to ensure that the movement we love, the labour movement that is dear to love, the labour movement that is dearto our love, the labour movement that is dear to our hearts, remains a safe space for all of us and represents everyone. however, and i am in no way justifying everyone. however, and i am in no wayjustifying anti—semitism, everyone. however, and i am in no way justifying anti—semitism, which has no place in our society, but i think it is naive for us to take the actions of certain individuals in the party, who should be held to due process , the party, who should be held to due process, but we cannot blame the whole party and jeremy himself and our movement. because what we risk in the process is ruining our movement and the integrity of the labour party. we shouldn't be punished as a party for the actions of individuals. they need to be held to account individually. how do you feel you are being punished? to account individually. how do y

pride so if people think about coming down today to show their support, we have a women's stage in leicesterthere is still not equality around there is still not equality around the world, a family area in golden square, a fountain square, cabaret square, a fountain square, cabaret square, a fountain square, cabaret square, a huge number of things to do in london today but also to show your support for all of those people who will be marching from midday. 0ne who will be marching from midday. one of the interesting things about the stories that have emerged around pride this year, you have the scale of event as you do now, it is almost like become part of the establishment. you to come under scrutiny how inclusive you are and thatis scrutiny how inclusive you are and that is one of the issues that has emerged with some people think it has got too big and they feel about being excluded from the event? the trans community, i understand, have had concerns about that? i presume it isa had concerns about that? i presume it is a concern for you, especially given that it is a protest movement and y

in leicester there has been fun in the fountains, and for these daredevils in birmingham, quite literallyay in the uk. with temperatures expected to hit 39 degrees today, health experts say we need to keep cool and hydrated, which means carrying plenty of this with you, and plenty of sunscreen. and a top tip — if you stay inside, make sure you close the windows and keep the curtains drawn if you want to stay cool. but if you are heading out, bear in mind network rail is warning of speed restrictions to stop the tracks from buckling in the heat. and there are warnings for the water as well. yesterday, divers in the thames found the body of a swimmer only a day after another man was found dead in a lake in the cotswolds. as the country prepares to break a world record, you are reminded to stay safe but have fun. the met office has said there is a 70% chance of the current record of 38.5c from august 2003 being broken. bbc weather presenter matt taylor is in one of the spots where temperatures are expected to hit an unprecedented high. i'm just a stone's throw away from heathrow airport, whe

australia won the opening match of the women's ashes in leicester.and fans but we will have plenty more from lyon. we will be talking to some of the england team from the 1971 world cup later on and plenty more to look forward to as well. disappointment but, you know, they have had a great performance. this morning ifeel really they have had a great performance. this morning i feel really sorry for steph houghton. the atmosphere that was something else. those fans. it sounded incredible. it was but can i tell you something now, and this could mean into a little bit of trouble. you know about the cockiness in the usa celebration. a little bit of cockiness in the fans. huge numbers of us fans, huge, many more than i expected. the english fans felt completely outnumbered. but they brought the game. fans felt completely outnumbered. but they brought the gamem fans felt completely outnumbered. but they brought the game. it is a valid point. they are the best team into the world and, even though you had steph houghton say we felt we could have competed wit

lizo mzimba, bbc news, leicester square. looks a bit scary at the end. thing... yes, if you're going to be remaking anything. we don't need to remake yesterday's match because england won the men's cricket world cup. we've been asking you to send in your pix and videos of how you have watched or enjoyed celebrating it. there was so much going on. let's take a look. martin raynor has captured his emotions over the three stages of the super over. is here in the lamp? —— is here in the lamp? —— is here in the lamp? mark blakeway was determined not to miss a minute of the action from both the tennis and the cricket by watching the coverage on line and on tv. sylvia crookes says despite her best efforts to watch the tennis her dog had other ideas. get in touch with us if you've got any pictures or videos of how you we re any pictures or videos of how you were watching the sport yesterday, were watching the sport yesterday, we love to see them. i was trying to follow it on the train on twitter. 50 people were doing the same thing! ididn't 50 people were doing

elsewhere, leicester have signed striker ayoze perez from newcastle for £30m on a four—year deal.plenty of interest of british interest at wimbledon this afternoon. five british players in action on day four at wimbledon, let's get straight over to the all england club. john watson is there for us — who's carrying the hopes of the nation? two british players out in the singles yesterday but nearly two through two so far. absolutely. we've already had one and we could have a second. let's go to court number two are dan evans is an action against nikoloz basilashvili, he was two sets up, dan basilashvili, he was two sets up, da n eva ns basilashvili, he was two sets up, dan evans and was a break—up in the third and looked to be closing this out before nikoloz basilashvili broke back. on level pegging now, certainly nikoloz basilashvili will be serving here to try and level this one back up at five games all. dan evans, his best wimbledon result was the third round. his best result was the third round. his best result was a couple of years ago against roger federer in 2016. roger fur

meanwhile, liverpool, bristol, croydon and leicester were amongst the urban areas which didn't get anyefit and a release from the heat. but perhaps things might be changing because since we started this investigation, the government seems to have changed its position. so, since we made our discovery, the government has announced another scheme specifically for urban tree—planting. they are going to release £10 million to plant about 130,000 trees, specifically in big cities. and if it wants to hit that target of 1.5 billion new trees by 2050, the government will need to plant trees anywhere it can. david gregory—kumar, bbc news, near stratford—upon—avon. it takes place every four years and has more young participants than the olympic games. for the last ten days, 50,000 young people from every corner of the world have been at a purpose—built camp site in west virginia celebrating the work of the scout movement. the world jamboree aims to bring them all together through friendship, culture and sport. from there, mike bushell reports. from across the world they came, nearly 50,000 scouts

meanwhile, liverpool, bristol, croydon and leicester were amongst the urban areas which didn't get anydid not appeal to urban landowners, and campaigners argue urban trees are just as important as their countryside counterparts. one of the great things about tree cover in an urban area is that it provides a massive amount of shade, and that shade actually gives people a benefit and a release from the heat. but perhaps things might be changing because since we started this investigation, the government seems to have changed its position. so, since we made our discovery, the government has announced another scheme specifically for urban tree—planting. they are going to release £10 million to plant about 130,000 trees, specifically in big cities. and if it wants to hit that target of 1.5 billion new trees by 2050, the government will need to plant trees anywhere it can. david gregory—kumar, bbc news, near stratford—upon—avon. coming up on afternoon live — visiting the fairway to heaven, we'll take you round the crazy golf course that's been created in a cathedral, but critics aren't happy

while in leicester, england lost to australia in the second one—day international of the women's ashesf extinction four years ago when their funding was cut to make history. they've reached the semi—finals of the eurobasket tournament by beating hungary 62—59. it not only gives them a chance to reach the final, but guarantees a place in next year's 0lympic qualifying tournaments. a lot of people have been talking about this on social media, such as fantastic about this on social media, such as fa ntastic story about this on social media, such as fantastic story so well done to britain's women in the basketball. france'sjo—wilfried tsonga won the fastest men's singles match at wimbledon in 15 years yesterday, dispatching australia's bernard tomic injust 58 mins. and he's also proved himself to be speedy at stringing a racquet, taking just two minutes and 13 seconds. a p pa re ntly apparently the record is one minute, 14 apparently the record is one minute, 11! seconds to get all those strings ona 11! seconds to get all those strings on a racket. you know what, ifeel a challenge coming o