leigh milner, bbc news.eaving the profession because of pension tax rules. our health editor hugh pym is with me now. explain the relevance of this and what is happening. there are complex tax rules around pensions are brought in over the last couple of yea rs brought in over the last couple of years which mean if you earn more than £110,000 a year, for every extra pound you are earning you start losing tax relief on your pensions. what is happening is doctors are finding they are getting unexplained tax bills they were not expecting and if they are being asked to work extra shifts, effectively the whole thing is eaten up effectively the whole thing is eaten up by effectively the whole thing is eaten up by tax. you may say they are highly paid, this is what the rules are therefore, to stop people putting a lot of extra money into pensions. but it is affecting hospitals and we have heard from nhs providers that there are more reports of operations being cancelled because doctors do not wa nt to cancelled beca

leigh milner has more. for victims of domestic abuse, having a safe to say can be life—changing.ils in england will be legally required to provide safe accommodation for survivors and their children. it is not yet clear though how much that will cost. in november, ministers awarded £2 million for access to safe accommodation, as well as education and employment. this legislation comes and employment. this legislation co m es after and employment. this legislation comes after a new draft of the domestic abuse bill was passed earlier this year. controlling and manipulative non—physical abuse will be included in the government's definition of "domestic abuse" and there'll be support for survivors. councils and local charities say it isa councils and local charities say it is a positive step but they want to know how much money will be provided in the face of cuts to authority budgets. consultation on the proposals will last 12 weeks. there'll be more on that story here at 6:00. coming up on breakfast, dan walker and louise minchin will have all the day's news, business and sport, th

sent them using a cheaper postal service called adare, rather than the royal mail. 0ur reporter leigh milner ago. she has been told her postal vote won't make it back to the uk in time for thursday. the post in france told me that there was no chance of them arriving on time. for tony in south-western france, he is still waiting for his. we feel disappointed and let down by not receiving a balance for the european elections and wonder whether this is just pure malfunction of the system or maybe even skulduggery. the reason of the clue is on the envelope. post nl and the ballot papers were sent from the uk to france via the neville and is. that is the postal service which a number of local councils in the uk used to send ballot papers. rather than royal mail because it was more effective. in a statement, adare told the bbc that the letters had been released entitled they insisted they used a reputable mail handlers whose job it was too assessed the best route through other european countries. in a statement, the electoral commission said it had no involvement in the distribution of those devo

our reporter leigh milner has more.e at an all—time high. according to new figures released by the medical magazine pulse, in 2013, just 18 surgeries shut across the uk. by last year, that number had increased to 138. nhs england which ru ns increased to 138. nhs england which runs the health service says it refuted the pulse figures. according to their data which only covers the past financial year, it hasn't seen fewer closures and disposals. the investigation also revealed that gps felt that increasing workload and recruitment difficulties meant practices were often forced to close asa practices were often forced to close as a last resort stop how can we help today? speaking earlier this month to the bbc, doctor carr mine who works in plymouth says something has to change. there is a crisis in general placed —— practice, it is very real, it is the worst one since 1948. its future is injeopardy, no doubt about it. as a result of the surgery closures, the research revealed that more than half a million people were affe

leigh milner, bbc news.ters. according to the letter seen by the bbc, ms begum was "groomed" and "trafficked to an isis—controlled territory." it cites multiple failings by authorities to safeguard the then 15—year—old schoolgirl. hanna yusuf reports. stripped of her british citizenship and held in a syrian refugee camp, shamima begum faces an uncertain future. she left her home in east london with two school friends. they managed to travel despite a close friend having made the journey to syria months earlier. according to her lawyer, shamima begum was targeted and trafficked by islamic state. well, isis have a propaganda machine where they reached out to the world, into the mobile phone of shamima begum, and managed to groom her, giving her the advice that she needed to successfully, as a 15—year—old girl, evade uk police, counterterrorism, cross a border between syria and turkey and find herself betrothed under an isis ceremony to a 23—year—old man. the letter to the home secretary cites failures by the u

leigh milner, bbc news.ntal groups say the measures, which will come into force in april next year, don't go far enough. a memorial service will be held this afternoon to mark the second anniversary of the manchester arena bombing. 22 people were killed and hundreds more were injured in the attack at the end of an ariana grande concert. families of the victims and members of the emergency services are expected to attend. a group of mps say funding for bus services in england should be overhauled. the report from the transport select committee points out that buses are the most—used form of public transport, and calls it strange that there's no long—term funding plan for them. the government says they've increased funding to local councils, to help them meet people's transport needs. a united nations—backed report says public spending cuts over the last eight years have led to high levels of poverty in many parts of britain. this is the conclusion of professor philip alston, an investigator on extreme poverty

leigh milner, bbc news.— including straws, drinks stirrers and cotton buds — will come into effect in england next year. the government says urgent action is needed to tackle plastic pollution but environmental groups say the measures, which will come into force in april next year, don't go far enough. the pharmaceutical giant johnson and johnson has been ordered to pay at least £20 million to a woman who alleges that she developed cancer through using its talcum powder on a daily basis. the company, which faces thousands of similar claims, has insisted its products are safe. yesterday, we reported that police across the uk had arrested more than 500 people as part of a coordinated effort to disrupt so—called county lines drugs operations — which involve gangs from cities moving into rural areas and using vulnerable people to help them deal. one of the forces involved was bedfordshire, where police chiefs have published unique analysis of how the drugs market operates there. our home editor mark easton has b

leigh milner, bbc news.ederation of british industry about brexit — we're joined now by the director general of the cbi, carolyn fairbairn, she's at westminster. thank you for your time this morning. what is your fundamental message to the now 12 people contending for the conservative leadership and the winner of course, being the next prime minister? we have written to all 12. we are saying two simple things. first of all, there could be such opportunity for this country if business and government work together. back in business, we can rhys gill the nation, tackle climate change and tackle inequality. the second important message is, it is only possible if we have a deal that protects the economy as we leave the european union. the cost of no deal is so great and severe, to companies of all sizes, that this is something that should be absolutely a last resort not a plan a or b. you must be alarmed by some of the leadership candidates who are either openly embracing the idea of leaving on october the 31st w

leigh milner reports. of domestic abuse, having a safe place to stay can be life—saving. that's why, for the first time ever, councils in england will be legally required to provide secure accommodation for survivors of domestic abuse and their children. local authorities have been obviously squeezed over the years and have been looking for cuts, easy cuts to make. and, unfortunately, refuges have been one of the main casualties of that. so the real beauty of this, of putting a legal duty on local authorities to provide refuge spaces, means they are going to have to do that. it is not yet clear, though, how much that will cost. in november, ministers awarded £22 million to buy more than 2000 beds for refuges and other safe accommodation, as well as access to education and employment. today's consultation comes just months after a new draft of the domestic abuse bill was published early this year. it said domestic abuse victims will no longer face cross—examination by their abusers in family courts. control

our correspondent, leigh milner, has been at euston station, which is shut all weekend.uston will be closed because hundreds of engineering works are taking place. they are happening because fewer passengers apparently travel during the bank holiday weekend. let me just remind you of some of the lines which will be affected. the west coast mainline, where some stations including euston will be closed. some stations between london and glasgow, elsewhere engineering works well affect south western railway, trains from london waterloo to clapham junction and barnes. there is also disruption on the thameslink services to and from london st pancras international. if you are travelling from essex, which i am, buses will be replacing some of the trains between shinfield and southend victoria. network rail says other operators, including virgin trains and london northwest railway, will also be affected in preparation for the hs2. lots going on. the obvious advice i have been given, check before you travel. she was speaking to us earlier. in just over two hours' time manchester c

leigh milner reports.or victims of domestic abuse, having a safe place to stay can be life—saving. that's why, for the first time ever, councils in england will be legally required to provide secure accommodation for survivors of domestic abuse and their children. it is not yet clear, though, how much that will cost. in november, ministers awarded £2 million to buy more than 2,000 beds for refuges and other safe accommodation, as well as education and employment. this legislation comes after a new draft of the domestic abuse bill was published earlier this year. in it, it said domestic abuse victims will no longer face cross—examination in courts. controlling and manipulative non—physical abuse will be included in the government's definition of "domestic abuse", and there will be extra support for bame and roma survivors. councils and local charities say it is a positive step, but they want to know how much money will be provided, in the face of cuts to authority budgets. a consultation on the proposals wi

leigh milner, bbc news.ca reporter — she joins me from new york. tell us more about the charges involved, or tell us what you are allowed to tell us. well, this case centres around one woman who was pa rt centres around one woman who was part of the original four of which r kelly was charged with ten counts in february. these 11 new cancer centre around a woman who is known asjp in court documents, and she has actually come out and publicly identified herself. she wrote a message on facebook saying, yes, i am the one who is named in these charges, i know his fans are mad about this, please do not contact me telling me how wrong i am in coming forward ten years later, the law is on my side. what is remarkable about her case is that she first came in contact with r kelly when she skipped school at the age of 16 to go to his trial in 2008 when he was acquitted on child pornography charges. she said she was a super fan and went there every day. r kelly would stop and speak to her, noticing her at the court and a

our reporter, leigh milner is there for us this morning. how much disruption is expected?ot of people having to rearrange their plans. u nfortu nately, having to rearrange their plans. unfortunately, they are because behind me, the gates are closed here at euston station and a couple of stations all across the country closed as hundreds of engineering works get under way. the reason being is that rail bosses say this is the perfect time as fewer passengers travel during bank holiday weekends and unfortunately for us, that means lots of line closures. let's start with the west coast main line where some stations including euston will be closed between glasgow and london. elsewhere, engineering works for the fa ct elsewhere, engineering works for the fact south—western railway lines between london waterloo to clapham junction and barnes and also disruption on thameslink services to and from london so st pancras international. to and from essex today like me, buses will be used to replace some trains between shenfield and southend victoria. in addition, network rail say other

our reporter leigh milner has been looking into this and explained more about what has gone wrong.e been fed and what is known as a one farm, special fund they have to fit in and returned to council to say we arejust in and returned to council to say we are just loading in and returned to council to say we arejust loading here in the uk not anywhere else, so the deadline for that was on the 7th of may and according to the electoral commission, de elections were announced on the 8th of april, so during the april, there was lots of confusion, not many people knew what was happening and boaters claimant basically they did not have time to go through everything and get it sorted out that's what they claim. even the electorate commission has agreed with them in a way, i had a statement here and they say they understand the frustration, and also the very short notice from the uk government participation in the election has had an impact on the time available for people to become aware and complete the process and we have had so many people get in touch with us and basically state they ar

one of the uk's busiest stations, london euston, will be closed completely. 0ur reporter, leigh milnerthis morning. all on her own. how much disruption is expected? yes, quite a bit much to be honest. this one is closed, along with many others across the country, especially on the west coast main line. this effect some stations between london and glasgow. just be careful of that. that's because of hundreds of engineering projects going on throughout the may bank holiday weekend. rail bosses say fewer passengers travel during these type of weekends. elsewhere engineering works will affect south—western railway trains from london waterloo to clapham junction and barnes. there's also disruption on thames link services to and from london st pancras. if you are from essex, just remember buses will be replacing trains from shenfield to south bend. in addition network rail say other operators including virgin trains and london north—western railway will also be affected. just be careful. if you are planning on travelling by train, as always, check before you travel. thank you. good advice. po

our correspondent leigh milner is at the scene. leigh, what more can you tell us?d me there is a rather large police cordoned in place this morning, it stretches right from this shop all the way down this street where apparently police were called at about 8:45am this morning to reports of a boy being stabbed. despite the efforts of the emergency services, he was later pronounced dead, just five minutes after they arrived. a second boy believed to be aged 16 was also found with stab wounds. he was taken to hospital with nonlife threatening injuries. now, as a result, a section 60 order has been put in place covering the whole of hackney, which allows police to stop—and—search anyone walking these streets. it comes just days after a 29—year—old man was stabbed to death here in hackney just last 29—year—old man was stabbed to death here in hackneyjust last friday. now, police say this will be the 29th fatal stabbing so far this year, the youngest being 14—year—old jayden moody, who was knocked off his mopeds, you will remember, not so long ago, and stabbed to death i

this report from leigh milner. this envelope arrived at ann bones' house in france two days ago.for thursday. the post over here in france told me that there was no chance of them arriving in time. for tony in south—western france, well, he's still waiting for his. we feel disappointed and let down by not receiving our ballots for the european elections, and wonder whether this isjust pure malfunction of the system or maybe even skulduggery. the reason? well, the clue is on the envelope. "post nl" means the ballot papers were sent from the uk to france via the netherlands. adare is the postal service which a number of local councils in the uk use to send the ballot papers rather than royal mail because it was more cost—effective. well, in a statement, adare told the bbc the ballots had been released in line with the elections and council timetables. they insisted that they had used reputable mail handlers whose job it was to assess the best route through other european countries. in a statement, the electoral commission said it had with voting due to take place tomorrow, it's bel

our news reporter leigh milner has been investigating these reports. only have to vote but if the fellow in a form, its special form they have to sit in and returned to council to say we are voting, not anywhere else, so the deadline was on the 7th of may and according to the electorate commission and the eeo elections announced on the 8th of april, now during april, there wasn't any confusion not many people knew what was happening, and voters claim basically they did not have enough time to get everything sorted out about they claim. even the electorate commission has agreed with them in a way, i have a statement here, they say they understand their frustration. also, the very short notice from the uk government participation in the election has had an impact on the time available for people to become aware and complete the process and we have had so many people get in touch with us and basically say they are touch with us and basically say they a re really touch with us and basically say they are really upset and had not had their say and denied a v

one of the uk's busiest stations, london euston, will be closed completely. 0ur reporter, leigh milner morning. how much disruption is expected? you are on your you are on your own you are on your own there!” you are on your own there! i know! no one is around. maybe they got the message that this one is closed. i think the gates are a bit of a giveaway. 0ver think the gates are a bit of a giveaway. over the weekends, think the gates are a bit of a giveaway. 0verthe weekends, some stations including euston will be closed because hundreds of engineering works are taking place. they are happening because fewer passengers apparently travel during the bank holiday weekend. let me just remind you of some of the lines which will be affected. starting with the west coast mainline, some stations including houston will be closed. some stations between london and glasgow. engineering works will affect south—western railway trains from london waterloo to clapham junction and barnes. and there is also disruption on the thames link services to and from london st pancras international. if you are tr

nationals who live in the uk have been unable to vote today, because of admin problems. 0ur reporter leigh milner they register, they must complete a uc1 form, ok? we found out that the deadline for the form had to be the 7th of may. when i spoke to the electoral commission, they said that the eu elections were announced on the eu elections were announced on the 8th of april. i‘ve spoken to the cabinet office and they‘ve revealed that‘s wrong, it was actually announced on the 7th of may, the same day that these forms had to be handed in. so they never really had a chance. i‘ve been speaking to the electoral commission even more and they‘ve said we must understand the frustration. they said there was short notice from the uk government about the participation and it has had an impact for people to complete the process. they hold their hands up the process. they hold their hands up and they say ok. they had to fill inaform, up and they say ok. they had to fill in a form, they may not have had time to do it. what we don‘t know is whether people simply forgot to send in the forms. maybe they forgot.

leigh milner reports. it's clear for launch, let's make some history. launch.ity of maryland medical centre spent three years developing the drone, which is fitted with specialist equipment to monitor the organ. we have eight motors to override redundancy in case we have failure, also a parachute recovery system, in case the entire aircraft fails. we can still get it down safely and the organ will be safe. 0rgans deteriorate by the minute, so delays to flights can make them unsafe and costly. after ten minutes, the drone successfully touches down at its destination. for these surgeons, the drone has saved time and money. but for trina, it's saved her life. leigh milner, bbc news. we've got up to half of the results from local elections in england. so far, there have been big losses for both the conservatives and labour. let's get some reaction from labour's shadow communities and local government secretary, andrew gwynne, who joins us now. how has it gone? these have been a tough set of election, they were a lwa ys tough set of election, they were always going

leigh milner reports.e—saving. that's why, for the first time ever, councils in england will be legally required to provide secure accommodation for survivors of domestic abuse and their children. local authorities have been obviously squeezed over the years and have been looking for cuts, easy cuts to make. and, unfortunately, refuges have been one of the main casualties of that. so the real beauty of this, of putting a legal duty on local authorities to provide refuge spaces, means they are going to have to do that. it is not yet clear, though, how much that will cost. in november, ministers awarded £22 million to buy more than 2000 beds for refuges and other safe accommodation, as well as access to education and employment. today's consultation comes just months after a new draft of the domestic abuse bill was published early this year. it said domestic abuse victims will no longer face cross—examination by their abusers in family courts. controlling and manipulative nonphysical abuse will be included i

leigh milner, bbc news. it's amazing who you meet sometimes at the supermarket, isn't it?ng a visit to mark the 150th anniversary of sainsbury‘s. she spent this morning at a replica of one of the company's original stores in covent garden. her majesty asked sainsbury‘s bosses if it was possible to "cheat" the self—service system. she was told it was always possible but the majority of shoppers were honest. but she doesn't carry cash! time for a look at the weather. helen willetts is here, we are entering storm season a little early, but we start with an a. we had a quite early in the season, officiallyjune we had a quite early in the season, officially june to we had a quite early in the season, officiallyjune to september, we are just approaching the middle or last pa rt just approaching the middle or last part of may, this is storm andrea, the most short lived in about 40 yea rs, the most short lived in about 40 years, almost record—breaking, it has fizzled out, but more serious weather, and i will tell you about that in a moment. but let's look at the storm names, there

leigh milner, bbc news. they had lines...me carry a maximum sentence of 30 years in prison. our north america the agency said it strongly denied it had ever broken the eviction act are taken it‘s customer‘s personal possessions. last year, julius moved from manchester to a shared flat here in east london. at some point, he was charged extra fees for late payment of rent, then he says he came home at night to find the key to his bedroom didn‘t work. when a locksmith let him in, he says his room was empty. i got in, rushed to my room, they had changed the locks and i was like... everything was gone. what did you have that they took? my clothes. so my clothes, shoes, towels, they literally took everything. they even took my bed sheets. the law around eviction is straightforward. it can be illegal if your landlord forces you to leave by threatening you, or stops you from getting into parts of your home, or the locks are changed while you are out. the key clause here is due process, which means the correct steps have to be followe