roger pinney with that report from llandudno.ing customers to urgently reduce how much they use, amid increased demand during the current heatwave. the first hose—pipe ban to be introduced in northern ireland in nearly 25 years came into force last night, while united utilities has warned a ban could follow in north—west england. peter ruddick reports. as the mercury rises, the water flows. however it is the scale of the increased demand during the recent heatwave that is beginning to seriously worry utility companies. in rugby, bottle stations have opened up as a precaution amid fears a nearby water storage facility could run dry this weekend. customers are being asked to conserve supplies and it is a story being played out across the country. severn trent says people are using about one third more water than usual. it has led to several disruptions and outages already and they are asking everyone to act neighbourly. in the north—west, united utilities says it needs urgent help or they may be forced to introduce a hosepipe ban o

i'm very pleased to be at llandudno today on armed forces day, recognising the tremendous job that our armed forces do for us. also coming up — the world cup moves into the knockout stages. france prepare to take on argentina for a place in the quarter finals and portugal will meet uruguay later. and at 2:30 the internationally acclaimed writer alexander mccall smith speaks to gavin esler at the hay festival in talking books. i think it's very important that as a writer you should be able to write about anybody. so you should really be able to understand, or i hope empathise to an extent, with all sorts of other people. good afternoon. four men have died after a collision between a car and a taxi in leeds. the crash happened in the early hours of this morning on the a6120 in the horsforth area of the city. the men, all aged between 18 and 21, died at the scene. two girls, aged 16 and 17, were also in the car. one is in a critical condition while the other has non life threatening injuries. the driver of the taxi was taken to hospital with serious injuries, but which are not thought to

thousands of people applauded military personnel at the main celebration of armed forces day in llandudno, in north wales. it enables us to say thank you to them and their families who support them and their families who support them and their families who support them and thank you to our veterans. also coming up — the world cup moves into the knockout stages. what a strike! france and argentina are currently level with one goal eachin are currently level with one goal each ina are currently level with one goal each in a battle for a place in the quarterfinals. and at 16:30 foreign correspondents posted to london look at events in the uk through outsiders‘ eyes, in dateline. four men have died and three people are injured after a collision between a car and a taxi in leeds. the crash happened in the early hours of this morning on the a6120 in the horsforth area of the city. the men, all aged between 18 and 21, died at the scene. two teenage girls, aged 16 and 17, were also in the car. one is in a critical condition while the other has non—life threatening injuries. the driver of the taxi

thousands of people applauded military personnel at the main celebration of armed forces day in llandudnoin north wales. now on bbc news, click. can artificial intelligence out—diagnose a doctor? can a phone bring a giraffe alive? and can this robot make thisjump? britain's national health service turns 70 this week, and it is struggling to keep up with the modern world. an increasing population who are living longer and have evolving health—care needs has led to not enough hospital beds, not enough access to specialised treatment, not enough nurses, and not enough doctors. the situation in developing countries is, of course, far worse. for a start, there is nowhere near enough money, but where you do have money, you have the issue of poaching of medical staff by richer nations. 0ne hope is to plug the gap with artificial intelligence. ibm's watson, for instance, fed with tonnes of information about cancer, may be better at diagnosing it than human doctors, and the hope is that it could be cheaper. i'm a virtual medical assistant. but more immediately, we are seeing the introduction of ap

in north wales to mark uk armed forces day. —— llandudno in north wales. a leading military power, despite pressure from mps to increase defence spending. france have booked their place in the quarterfinals of the world cup after a thrilling seven—goal match, defeating argentina. 0ur sports correspondent richard conway was at the match, and has this report. the world cup carnival continued in kazan today, tartar culture in full display. the competition from here intensifies, as france and argentina are about to discover. with just 13 minutes gone, kylian mbappe's burst of speed caused havoc in the argentine defence. penalty for france! the 25th penalty of this tournament awarded, antoine griezmann with the finishing touch. with france starting to dominate the game, back came argentina. angel di maria with a superb strike to make it 1—1. what a strike for angel di maria! but this has been a tumultuous tournament, and so it continued after the break with an avalanche of goals, starting with lionel messi's shot being turned in by mercado to give argentina the

thousands of people applauded military personnel at the main celebration of armed forces day in llandudnota steel, which owns britain's largest steel—making plan at port talbot, has confirmed merger plans with the german industrial group, thyssenkrupp. now on bbc news, it's time for talking books. hello, and welcome to talking books, from the hay festival in wales. alexander mccall smith is one of the best—loved and most prolific authors working in britain today. he burst onto the scene 20 years ago with the no i ladies‘ detective agency, after leaving edinburgh university. now, he has published over 100 books. so what makes him write so well, and so much? alexander mccall smith, welcomed to talking books. thank you very much indeed. applause now, you are truly extraordinarily prolific. as a child, were you a childhood scribbler? did you write all the time? yes, i think many children write when they're small, when they're children, and i remember writing stories when i was a little boy. and i sent off my first story to a publisher at the age of eight, which was a very presumptuous thing t

thousands of people applauded military personnel at the main celebration of armed forces day in llandudno, in north wales. tata steel, which owns britain's largest steel—making plant at port talbot, has confirmed merger plans with the german industrial group, thyssenkrupp. one of the uk's largest water firms warns people to conserve supplies as it makes emergency deliveries during the heatwave. the army will extend its stay in saddleworth on the edge of manchester, to help keep control of moorland blazes which have been burning for six days. those are your headlines. now on bbc news, it's time for dateline. hello, and a very warm welcome to dateline london. i'm jane hill. this week, what do my guests make of the deal struck by european leaders around migration? how are relations between britain and the eu as we approach very difficult cabinet talks? and we'll discuss the direction of the us supreme court, as its longest serving justice announces his retirement. my guests: the british conservative commentator alex deane, the irish times correspondent, suzanne lynch, the guardian columnist,

roger pinney with that report from llandudno.. that‘s according to data obtained by the bbc from 17 eu member states. the rise is thought to be down to britons, who meet the criteria, seeking to keep the legal rights attached to european union membership. matt cole reports. it is two years since this moment. the eu referendum, and it read for the leave campaign. since then, there has been a big rise in the number of uk citizens getting new nationalities. in 2017, 12,994 uk citizens obtained the nationality of one of the 17 member states for which the bbc has received figures. this compares with 5025 in 2016, and 1825th team. it is really a sense of still having that door open and being able to get up and go if you really wa nt being able to get up and go if you really want to. most of the people we know are getting citizenship in other european countries have no intention of living there. it is just knowing that the they have that citizenship in their back pocket. the most frequent new nationality was german, with a twelvefold in

prime minister has praised the "professionalism and bravery" of service personnel at an event at llandudnoresa may also said the united kingdom would continue to be a leading military power despite pressure from mps to increase defence spending. now, with a thrilling day of world cup action, and all of today's sport, we can join 0lly foster in moscow. 0lly... olly... reeta, what a start to the first knockout round in russia. match of the day will have full highlights after the news. the world's two best players went out of the world cup today. cristiano ronaldo's portugal lost to uruguay in sochi and lionel messi's argentina were beaten by france 11—3 in a classic in kazan. 0ur sports news correspondent richard conway was at the match. messi and ronaldo — the greatest rivalry in world football — writ large. these murals greeted argentina's players as they drew back the curtains of their hotel rooms in kazan this morning. and outside, an expectant public — some desperate to catch any glimpse they could — willed their team to continue on their world cup journey by defeating france. even the

the national event is being held in the welsh seaside town of llandudno in conwy, whilst hundreds ofl be hosted across the uk. the event is held on the last saturday ofjune to commemorate the service and sacrifice of britain's military. the next event will be held in salisbury. speaking at the event, the defence secretary gavin williamson said the government is committed to increasing defence spending. we are absolutely committed. i mean, the government has made it clear that there is going to be extra money spent on defence. every year, we see an increase in our defence budget. almost an extra billion pounds a year. also, what we have seen is, just this year, the government commit to an extra £800 million of spending for the armed forces. this was an unprecedented increase in spending that few departments had been able to benefit from outside a fiscal event such as a budget or a spending review. it underlines the government's commitment to our armed forces and as we look around the globe, britain is not stepping back, we are very much stepping up with naval ships in the pacific. the

this weather watcher picture came from llandudno in north wales.s cloud which then retreated out into the north sea. as we go through this evening and night, we are respecting some of that cloud to return. temperatures along the eastern coast will be a bit lower but pretty high values out west. the heat will not drain away very quickly through the evening. at 7pm it will be 27 degrees in cardiff and perhaps 28 in glasgow and edinburgh. asi and perhaps 28 in glasgow and edinburgh. as i mentioned, through the evening and tonight some of the cloud in the north sea may roll its way back into eastern scotland and england and maybe as far inland as the east midlands. clear, starry skies and temperatures will give away. not a particularly warm night. temperatures will dip away towards it 11-1adc. a temperatures will dip away towards it 11—1adc. a bright start for many tomorrow and a lot of cloud in eastern areas which will retreat out into the north sea again. look at all the orange on this chart. the heat tomorrow will be widespread. temperatures easily

let'sjust hope there is no kidding around on his big debut in llandudno.m charlotte franks. detectives investigating two murders and assaults which happened on the same night in camden have made another arrest. 17—year—old abdikarim hassan and 20— year—old sadiq adam mohamed both died following separate attacks on the 20th february. two other men were assaulted on the same night. at around 20:30hrs that same evening, officers were called to bartholomew road at the junction with oseney crescent, camden, and found a 17—year—old male — later identified as abdikarim hassan — suffering from stab wounds. wimbledon gets underway on monday and the all england club have announced a number of changes for the 2018 championships. anyone in the queue will have access to free public wifi, and they are installing a bigger screen on henman hill along with a number of sustainability measures. we've banned plastic straws — we used 400,000 plastic straws last year, no plastic straws this year. a lot of water refill points, we'll bring 87 in place around the grounds so that p

let's just hope there's no kidding around on his big debut in llandudno. enough!cture view of cumbria. a different story across some eastern areas of scotland, where the weather watcher picture from earlier shows lots of mist and low cloud. that is hugging some other eastern coast of england as well. as you had further inland and west, this is where we see the highest temperatures. not quite the heat of yesterday at 30 degrees possible across western parts of northern ireland and the west of wales. temperatures widely though high 20s but cooler around these wrinkles. the winds are light was coming in from the north—east or easter, hence the drop in temperature. and also this low cloud coming in across scotland, england, towards the midlands and west country. further west to clear temperatures may be no lower than 13-14. the temperatures may be no lower than 13—14. the week and we still give a lot of heat, still dry weather and sunshine for the most part, although there's the chance of showers towards the south—west. high pressure generally in charge of our weather

let's just hope there's no kidding around on his big debut in llandudno. enough!s have discovered the birds can also manipulate items in their enivronment to make intricate tools from memory or previous experiences, rather than just copying the behaviour of other crows completing the same tasks. time for a look at the weather. here's darren bett. another hot and sunny dave most parts of the uk, in england some of the most warmest areas are in the north—west and this has been a lovely picture here in cumbria. different story in eastern areas of scotla nd different story in eastern areas of scotland where this picture shows miss and cloud and that is also on the eastern coast of england as well —— gully and further west is where we have the highest temperature, 30 degrees possible in western areas of northern ireland and the west of wales and temperatures widely in the high 20s but cooler in the eastern coasts. the wind is light but the breezes coming in off the north—west, hence the drop in temperature on the coast. further west clear skies and after the heat of th

the national event is being held in the welsh seaside town of llandudno in conwy, whilst hundreds ofrties and military parades have been taking place across the uk. the annual event is held on the last saturday ofjune, to commemorate the service and sacrifice of britain's military. speaking at the event, the prime minister said the government was committed to keeping the uk as a leading military power. we will ensure we continue to have the capabilities we need we have the biggest defence budget in europe, and we will ensure that we continue to have the capabilities that we need for the future. because it's not just about the that we need for the future. because it's notjust about the money that we need for the future. because it's not just about the money we're spending, but asking what the fat aspects of the future are what do we need to address those threats. that's our moderate —— modernising fences about. it's about making sure that we are equipped to meet the threats of the future. if it means we are no longer a tier one power does that matter to you? we are a leading defence n