hello, this is bbc news, i'm lukwesa burak. the headlines: the energy watchdog demands an explanation from national grid after nearly one million people across england and wales lost power on friday — the electricity provider says it will learn lessons from the incident. what we saw yesterday evening was an exceptionally rare event, one we have not seen since 2008, but we will be looking very hard at what happened to make sure that we minimise disruption in future. us media reports suggest that financierjeffrey epstein has been found dead in his prison cell while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges. michael gove says there'll be a bail—out fund for businesses hit by brexit. the family of a 15—year—old girl missing in malaysia thank the search teams who are scouring the jungle for her. more than a million people are evacuated from their homes as a powerful typhoon hits china. now on bbc news, the acclaimed african—american writer toni morrison died this week at the age of 88. in 2014, razia iqbal interviewed her at the hay

this is bbc news i'm lukwesa burak. the headlines at two. emergency workers are in a race against time to prevent a catastrophic collapse of the damaged dam in whaley bridge, amid fears of more storms. the prime minister has visited whaley bridge and promised a "major rebuild" to make the dam safe. this is a major problem. if that dam goes, you know the potential destruction that can wreak on the whole of the village below. residents have in about 50 minutes back home but it could be some time before they can return for good because of the risk. talks resume, aimed at averting strikes by thousands of heathrow airport workers. rival demonstrations are taking place in hong kong where tensions remain high after weeks of anti—government protests. and witness history hears from a survivor of cambodia's ‘killing fields', where more than a million people were killed by the khmer rouge. that's in half an hour, here on bbc news. good afternoon. efforts to prevent a derbyshire dam from collapsing, close to the town of whaley bridge, have entered a thi

this is bbc news, i'm lukwesa burak.have taken to the streets across the uk — to condemn borisjohnson‘s decision to suspend parliament. critics accuse the prime minister of trying to by—pass democracy. the chancellor, sajid javid, insists his relationship with borisjohnson is fantastic, despite downing st abruptly firing one of his special advisers, sonia khan. there's been renewed violence in hong kong, with pro—democracy protesters defying a ban on rallying. some activists threw petrol bombs, started fires and attacked the legislative council building and police fired tear gas and water cannon. a trial date is set for khalid sheikh mohammad who is accused of playing a leading role in plotting

have of this is bbc news with meat lukwesa burak. the headlines. the disgraced us financierjeffrey epstein has been found dead in his prison cell whilst awaiting trial of child sex trafficking charges was of the national grid has said it will learn lessons after nearly 19 people gci’oss learn lessons after nearly 19 people across england and wales lost power yesterday. michael gove says there will be a government support fund to help british businesses in the event ofa help british businesses in the event of a no—deal brexit. wet and windy conditions cause disruption to travellers with a west coast mainline hit by flooding. also the family ofa mainline hit by flooding. also the family of a 15—year—old girl missing in malaysia thanks search teams who are scouring the jungle for her. and more than1 are scouring the jungle for her. and more than 1 million are scouring the jungle for her. and more than1 million people are scouring the jungle for her. and more than 1 million people are evacuated for their homes as a powerful typhoon hits china. —— from

this is bbc news i'm lukwesa burak. a no—deal brexit, michael gove, says leaked documents showing shortages of goods and a hard border with ireland are out of date and worst case scenarios. this is the scene live in hong kong, where around 100,000 people have gathered for more pro—democracy protests, for the eleventh week running. kent police name the boy who's missing after he fell into the river stour as six—year old lucas dobson. at least 10,000 people are homeless after a massive fire swept through a crowded slum in the bangladesh capital dhaka. reports suggest the muslim convert known asjihadi jack — who travelled to syria to join so—called islamic state —

this is bbc news, i'm lukwesa burak.st it has been since records began, prompting calls for better funding of treatment programmes. there at risk of violence, they are at risk of criminality, they are at risk of many things. can we keep all of them safe at the moment? no, we can't. a seized iranian tanker held in gibraltar is to be released, despite a last—minute plea by the us authorities. one, two, three... the proportion of a—level students getting the top grades drops to a 12—year low. standing here, you really get a sense of the size of this creature.

i'm lukwesa burak. the headlines at six. the disgraced american financier jeffrey epstein has been found dead in his prison cell after an apparent suicide, while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges. national grid says it will "learn lessons," after nearly a million people across england and wales, were affected by yesterday's power cut. what we saw was an exceptionally rare event that we have not seen since 2008, but we will be looking very hard at what happened to make sure we minimise disruption in the future. wet and windy conditions cause disruption to travellers, with the west coast mainline hit by flooding. michael gove says there'll be a bail—out fund for businesses hit by brexit. the family of a 15—year—old girl missing in malaysia make a fresh appealfor information to help find her. more than a million people are evacuated from their homes as a powerful typhoon hits china's east coast. and off to a flier — manchester city begin their premier league title defence — thrashing west ham five—nil. that and the rest

how about this is bbc news with me lukwesa burak. the headlines. drug deaths in england and we'll sorted their highest levels since records began 25 years ago. a seized iranian taker in gibraltar is said to be released despite a by the us authorities. jeremy corbyn pots our proposalfor a caretaker authorities. jeremy corbyn pots our proposal for a caretaker government to stop a no—deal brexit meets a mixed response. some party buddhists say they will talk to them but the lib dems reject the idea. —— party leaders. the use of facial recognition software at the kings cross rail development is to be investigated by the information commissioner. a—level results are out. the number of students getting the top grade drops to its lowest for more than a decade. and mission jurassic the biggest british led dinosaur hunt in decades. host to uncover new species in the wyoming desert. —— hopes to uncover new species. ina in a moment it will be time for sportsday. but the quick look at what else is coming up this evening and bbc news. beyond 100 days will have

this is bbc news i'm lukwesa burak. the headlines at 7pm: a major powerfailure across many parts of the uk — affecting trains, airports and traffic lights. thought to be caused by a problem on national grid's network. growth fell by 0.2% in the three months tojune, but the chancellor says the fundamentals of the economy, remain strong. a churchwarden found guilty of murdering an author he had tricked into changing his will. now police warn he'd drawn up a list of future targets. here is a cold calculating devious man who took pleasure from inflicting both physical and mental torture on his victim. the family of a policeman who survived a "frenzied" machete attack, say they're proud of his bravery. and coming up — we'll be taking a look inside kashmir as tension continues to rise between india and pakistan over the disputed region. major power failures have been reported across large areas of the uk, affecting homes and transport networks. large parts of england have been affected, including london, the south—east, the n

i'm lukwesa burak. the headlines at 5pm. two mass shootings in the united states. the first in a walmart store in el paso, texas, where 20 people were killed. a suspect has been taken into custody and police search his home. he's been identified by local media as 21—year—old patrick crusius. the second shooting took place in dayton, ohio where nine people died. officials said the speed of the police‘s response could have saved hundreds of lives. if dayton police had not gotten to the shooter in under a minute... and think of that — 26 injured, nine dead, hundreds of people in the oregon district could be dead today. the water level at a derbyshire dam has been reduced by more than three metres in the battle to prevent it collapsing. whaley bridge residents are still being told they can't return home. heathrow airport holds last—minute talks with unions in an attempt to avert strikes next week but they say airlines have started to contact passengers on affected flights. boris johnson announces £1.8 billi

this is bbc news, i'm lukwesa burak, the headlines at two. from national grid after nearly one million people across england and wales lost power on friday. the electricity provider says it will learn lessons from the incident. an incredibly rare event, the simultaneous loss of two large power stations. the normal protection systems we have responded normally, but the loss was so large that we went into our secondary systems. that we went into our iam greg i am greg mckenzie at king's cross station, where services have now resumed to a normal saturday afternoon service, but much of the lines were affected across england and wales yesterday following that power outage. michael gove says there'll be a bail—out fund for

this is bbc news i'm lukwesa burak. the headlines at two. and says all police forces in england and wales will be given extended stop and search powers. police in hong kong fire tear gas at pro—democracy protesters in the tenth consecutive weekend of anti—government demonstrations. lawyers for the alleged victims of the multi—millionaire businessman and convicted sex offender — jeffrey epstein — say his death — shouldn't stop the investigation into his alleged crimes an 18—year—old man who got into difficulty in the sea off the essex coast has died — days after his teenage sister lost her life in the same incident. 200 people continue to search dense forest in malaysia near the resort where a 15—year—old schoolgirl from london went missing

this is bbc news, i'm lukwesa burak. the headlines at three. catastrophic collapse of the damaged dam in whaley bridge, amid fears of more storms. the prime minister has visited whaley bridge and promised a "major rebuild" to make the dam safe. this is a major problem. if that dam goes, you know the potential destruction that can wreak on the whole of the village below. tens of thousands of people are taking part in the latest anti—government protest in hong kong.

i'm lukwesa burak. the headlines at 3: two mass shootings in the united states. 20 people were killed. a suspect has been taken into custody by police. he's been identified by local media as 21—year—old patrick crusius. the second shooting took place in dayton, ohio, where nine people died. officials said the speed of the police's response could have saved hundreds of lives. if dayton police had not gotten to the shooter in under a minute... think of that, 26 injured, nine dead, hundreds of people in the oregon district could be dead today.

this is bbc news i'm lukwesa burak. the headlines at three.ales will be given extended stop and search powers. police in hong kong fire tear gas at pro—democracy protesters in the tenth consecutive weekend of anti—government demonstrations. lawyers for the alleged victims of the multi—millionaire businessman and convicted sex offender — jeffrey epstein — say his death shouldn't stop the investigation into his alleged crimes. an 18—year—old man who got into difficulty in the sea off the essex coast has died — days after his teenage sister lost her life in the same incident.

this is bbc news, i'm lukwesa burak. the headlines at 5pm: there's been renewed violence in hong kong, with pro—democracy protesters defying a ban on rallying. thousands take to the streets across the uk to condemn borisjohnson‘s decision to suspend parliament. i never thought at my age, 61 years of age, i'd have to be here in whitehall protesting against the shut—down of parliament. more than 50 migrants have been detained as they tried to cross the english channel to reach kent. several boats have been intercepted. same—sex couples could be allowed to compete on strictly come dancing from next year. puts it back into wards in there if the goal! gets the equaliser! and in the sport at 5:30pm, manchester united draw with southampton in the premier league. tens of thousands of pro—democracy demonstrators have taken to the streets in hong kong in defiance of a police ban. petrol bombs were thrown at officers, who responded to the protesters by firing tear gas and water cannons. the event was called to mark five years since

i'm lukwesa burak. the headlines at 5: michael gove, the man in charge of planning for a no deal brexit, says leaked documents showing shortages of goods and medicine are out of date. this is an old document. since it was published and circulated, the government have taken significant additional steps to ensure that we are prepared to leave on october the 31st, deal or no deal. deomonstrations are held in hong kong for the 11th week running, with 100,000 people taking to the streets. kent police continue the search for six—year—old lucas dobson who's missing after he fell into the river stour. and a glacier in iceland goes from this to this, as the country holds a ceremony to mourn the first one to be lost to climate change. 0h, he's gone. and england take wickets as they look to bowl out australia to win the second ashes test. and coming up later, this week's click looks at whether e—scooters are legal, and tests out new fingerprint—based contactless cards. good evening. the cabinet office minister mic

i'm lukwesa burak. the headlines at five. the us financierjeffrey epstein — whose acqauintances included president trump and prince andrew — is found dead in his prison cell in new york while awaiting trial on child sex trafficking charges. the energy watchdog demands to know why nearly one million people across england and wales lost power yesterday — national grid says it will learn lessons. what we saw was an exceptionally rare event that we have not seen since 2008, but we will be looking very hard at what happened to make sure we minimise disruption in the future. wet and windy conditions cause disruption to travellers, with the west coast mainline hit by flooding. michael gove says there'll be a bail—out fund for businesses hit by brexit. the family of a 15—year—old girl missing in malaysia thank the search teams who are scouring the jungle for her. we are extremely impressed with the effort, your expertise, your dedication and we hope you find nora. more than a million people are evacuated from their homes as a powerfu

i‘m lukwesa burak. the headlines at 2: two mass shootings in the united states. by police. he‘s been identified by local media as 21—year—old patrick crusius. the second shooting took place in dayton, ohio, where nine people died. officials said the speed of the police‘s response could have saved hundreds of lives. —— ten people died. if dayton police had not gotten to the shooter in under a minute... think of that, 26 injured, nine dead, hundreds of people in the oregon district could be dead today.

this is bbc news i'm lukwesa burak. the headlines at four. the prime minister vows to "come down hard on crime" pledging £2.5 billion to create 10,000 new prison places while police forces in england and wales are to be given extended stop and search powers. police in hong kong fire tear gas at pro—democracy protesters in the tenth consecutive weekend of anti—government demonstrations. an 18—year—old man who got into difficulty in the sea off the essex coast has died — days after his teenage sister lost her life in the same incident. lawyers for the alleged victims of the multi—millionaire businessman and convicted sex offender — jeffrey epstein — say his death — shouldn't stop the investigation into his alleged crimes. in rugby — a late drop goal — and england deny wales a chance to become ranked world number one — with a 33—19 victory at twickenham — in their first world cup warm—up match. and coming up in half an hour here on bbc news — protecting our planet explores sustainable solutions to climate change and how best to care for our envi

this is bbc news i'm lukwesa burak. the headlines at three. the prime minister pledges £2.5 billion to create 10,000 new prison places — and says all police forces in england and wales will be given extended stop and search powers. police in hong kong fire tear gas at pro—democracy protesters in the tenth consecutive weekend of anti—government demonstrations. lawyers for the alleged victims of the multi—millionaire businessman and convicted sex offender — jeffrey epstein — say his death shouldn't stop the investigation into his alleged crimes. an 18—year—old man who got into difficulty in the sea off the essex coast has died — days after his teenage sister lost her life in the same incident. 200 people continue to search dense forest in malaysia near the resort where a 15—year—old schoolgirl from london went missing more than a week ago. and coming up — a look back at the best moment's of the victoria derbyshire programme this week — including the story of the woman conceived by rape who wants her father brought tojustice. the government has a

this is bbc news i'm lukwesa burak.being questioned on suspicion of murdering pc andrew harper in berkshire. he is clearly a man who, in his short period of time, has touched many lives and has been an exemplary police officer. pro—democracy protesters take to the streets of hong kong once more — they've been supported by thousands of teachers. jeremy corbyn‘s proposal to be installed as a ‘caretaker‘ prime minister to prevent a no—deal brexit is rejected by another senior conservative mp. sudan's ruling military council has signed a power sharing deal with the civilian opposition, following months of protests. and this week's hardtalk will be speaking to climate

this is bbc news i‘m lukwesa burak the headlines at four...an exceptionally rare event, one we have not seen since 2008 but we will of course be looking very hard at what happened to make sure we minimise disruption in future. the us financier jeffrey epstein — whose acqauintances included president trump and prince andrew — is found dead in his prison cell in new york while awaiting trial on child sex trafficking charges. wet and windy conditions cause disruption to travellers, with the west coast mainline hit by flooding. michael gove says there‘ll be a bail—out fund for businesses hit by brexit.

this is bbc news i'm lukwesa burak.early a man who, in his short period of time, has touched many lives and has been an exemplary police officer. pro—democracy protesters take to the streets of hong kong once more — they've been supported by thousands of teachers. a 17—year—old had been charged with the murder of peter duncanwho was stabbed with a screwdriver in newcastle on wednesday, jeremy corbyn‘s proposal to be installed as a ‘caretaker‘ prime minister to prevent a no—deal brexit is rejected by another senior conservative mp. sudan's ruling military council has signed a power sharing deal

this is bbc news i'm lukwesa burak. the headlines at four.5 billion to create 10,000 new prison places while police forces in england and wales are to be given extended stop and search powers. police in hong kong fire tear gas at pro—democracy protesters in the tenth consecutive weekend of anti—government demonstrations. an 18—year—old man who got into difficulty in the sea off the essex coast has died — days after his teenage sister lost her life in the same incident. lawyers for the alleged victims of the multi—millionaire businessman and convicted sex offender — jeffrey epstein — say his death — shouldn't stop the investigation into his alleged crimes. in rugby — a late drop goal — and england deny wales a chance

this is bbc news i'm lukwesa burak.t to be caused by a problem on national grid's network. growth fell by 0.2% in the three months tojune, but the chancellor says the fundamentals of the economy, remain strong. a churchwarden found guilty of murdering an author he had tricked into changing his will. now police warn he'd drawn up a list of future targets. here is a cold calculating devious man who took pleasure from inflicting both physical and mental torture on his victim. the family of a policeman who survived a "frenzied" machete

this is bbc news, i'm lukwesa burak. the headlines at three. emergency workers are in a race against time to prevent a catastrophic collapse of the damaged dam in whaley bridge, amid fears of more storms. the prime minister has visited whaley bridge and promised a "major rebuild" to make the dam safe. this is a major problem. if that dam goes, you know the potential destruction that can wreak on the whole of the village below. tens of thousands of people are taking part in the latest anti—government protest in hong kong. talks resume, aimed at averting strikes by thousands of heathrow airport workers. and click looks at the technology used in producing food with less environmental impact. that's in half an hour, here on bbc news. good afternoon. efforts to prevent a derbyshire dam from collapsing, close to the town of whaley bridge, have entered a third day. emergency services are in a race against time to pump water out of the toddbrook reservoir and reinforce the dam. there are fears that more wet weather, tomorrow, could see water levels bre

this is bbc news, i'm lukwesa burak.in a race against time to prevent a catastrophic collapse of the damaged dam in whaley bridge amid fears of more storms. the prime minister has visited whaley bridge and promised a "major rebuild" to make the dam safe. because this is a major problem. if that dam goes, you know the potential destruction that can wreak on the whole of the village below. with severe weather warnings i had camera residents are preparing to spend a third eye away from their homes as the potential risk to life is still

this is bbc news, i'm lukwesa burak. the headlines at five.cion of murdering pc andrew harper in berkshire. he's clearly a man who, in a short period of time, has touched many lives and has been an exemplary police officer. a 17—year—old has been charged with the murder of lawyer peter duncan, who was stabbed with a screwdriver in newcastle on wednesday. pro—democracy protesters take to the streets of hong kong once more — they've been supported by thousands of teachers. and we can cross now straight to the thames valley police training centre for the latest details following the murder of pc andrew harper. because of

i'm lukwesa burak. the headlines at 5pm. two mass shootings in the united states.ect has been taken into custody and police search his home. he's been identified by local media as 21—year—old patrick crusius. the second shooting took place in dayton, ohio where nine people died. officials said the speed of the police's response could have saved hundreds of lives. if dayton police had not gotten to the shooter in under a minute... and think of that — 26 injured, nine dead, hundreds of people in the oregon district could be dead today.

this is bbc news, i'm lukwesa burak.ters defying a ban on rallying. thousands take to the streets across the uk to condemn borisjohnson's decision to suspend parliament. i never thought at my age, 6! years of age, i'd have to be here in whitehall protesting against the shut—down of parliament. more than 50 migrants have been detained as they tried to cross the english channel to reach kent. several boats have been intercepted. same—sex couples could be allowed to compete on strictly come dancing from next year. puts it back into wards in there if the goal! gets the equaliser!

this is bbc news, i'm lukwesa burak, the headlines at 7pm: raf crews race to shore—up a collapsed dame nearby town from flooding could still fail. the lib dems win the brecon and radnorshire by—election. i must stress that the structural integrity of the wall is at a critical level and there is a substantial threat to life, should the dam wall fail. the lib dems win the brecon and radnorshire by—election. it cuts borisjohnson's commons majority to just one —

this is bbc news i'm lukwesa burak. the headlines at 2:00: ten men, aged between 13 and 30 are being questioned on suspicion of murdering pc andrew harper in berkshire. he is clearly a man who, in his short period of time, has touched many lives and has been an exemplary police officer. pro—democracy protesters take to the streets of hong kong once more — they've been supported by thousands of teachers. jeremy corbyn‘s proposal to be installed as a ‘caretaker‘ prime minister to prevent a no—deal brexit is rejected by another senior conservative mp. sudan's ruling military council has signed a power sharing deal with the civilian opposition, following months of protests. and this week's hardtalk will be speaking to climate scientist tim flannery — that's in half an hour. good afternoon. ten people, aged between 13 and 30—years—old are being questioned on suspicion of murdering a police officer in berkshire, who was dragged along a road by a vehicle. pc andrew harper, who was 28, died on thursday evening while responding

this is bbc news, i'm lukwesa burak. the headlines at 6pm: thousands take to the streets across the uk to condemn borisjohnson‘s decision to suspend parliament. i never thought at my age, 61 years of age, i would have to be here in whitehall protesting against the shut—down of parliament. there's been renewed violence in hong kong, with pro—democracy protesters defying a ban on rallying. more than 50 migrants have been detained as they tried to cross the english channel to reach kent. several boats have been intercepted. same—sex couples could be allowed to compete on strictly come dancing from next year. and in sportsday in half an hour, manchester united draw with southampton in the premier league. good afternoon. demonstrations are taking place across the uk in protest at boris johnson's decision to suspend parliament for five weeks in the run—up to brexit. the government insists it's acting properly, but critics say it's an attempt to by—pass democracy. tens of thousands have taken to the streets from sheffield to sw

i'm lukwesa burak. the headlines at 4: two mass shootings in the united states.were killed. a suspect has been taken into custody by police. he's been identified by local media as 21—year—old patrick crusius. the second shooting took place in dayton, ohio, where nine people died. officials said the speed of the police response could have saved hundreds of lives. if dayton police had not gotten to the shooter in under a minute... think of that, 26 injured, nine dead, hundreds of people in the

i'm lukwesa burak.al brexit, says leaked documents showing shortages of goods and medicine are out of date. this is an old document. since it was published and circulated, the government have taken significant additional steps to ensure that we are prepared to leave on october the 31st, deal or no deal. deomonstrations are held in hong kong for the 11th week running, with 100,000 people taking to the streets. kent police continue the search for six—year—old lucas dobson who's missing after he fell into the river stour. and a glacier in iceland goes from this

this is bbc news, i'm lukwesa burak, the headlines at two. the energy watchdog demands an explanation from national grid after nearly one million people across england and wales lost power on friday. the electricity provider says it will learn lessons from the incident. an incredibly rare event, the simultaneous loss of two large power stations. the normal protection systems we have responded normally, but the loss was so large that we went into our secondary systems. that we went into our iam greg i am greg mckenzie at king's cross station, where services have now resumed to a normal saturday afternoon service, but much of the lines were affected across england and wales yesterday following that power outage. michael gove says there'll be a bail—out fund for businesses hit by brexit. the family of a 15—year—old girl missing in malaysia thank the search teams who are scouring the jungle for her. we are extremely impressed with the effort, your expertise, your dedication. and we hope you find nora. more than a million people are evacuated from

this is bbc news, i'm lukwesa burak.ments showing shortages of goods and a hard border with ireland are out of date and are worst case scenarios. this is the scene live in hong kong — where around 100,000 people have gathered for more pro—democracy protests — for the eleventh week running. kent police name the boy who's missing after he fell into the river stour as six—year old lucas dobson. the muslim convert known asjihadijack, who travelled to syria to join so—called islamic state, has been stripped of his british citizenship. at least 10,000 people are homeless after a massive fire

this is bbc news, i'm lukwesa burak. the headlines at 2pm: thousands of protesters have taken to the streets across the uk — to condemn borisjohnson‘s decision to suspend parliament. critics accuse the prime minister of trying to by—pass democracy. the chancellor, sajid javid, insists his relationship with borisjohnson is fantastic, despite downing st abruptly firing one of his special advisers, sonia khan. there's been renewed violence in hong kong, with pro—democracy protesters defying a ban on rallying. some activists threw petrol bombs, started fires and attacked the legislative council building and police fired tear gas and water cannon. a trial date is set for khalid sheikh mohammad who is accused of playing a leading role in plotting the september 11th attack. and in half an hour here on bbc news: witness history — tiananmen square remembered in china, also how britain pioneered an alternative to prison. crowds of demonstrators have gathered in locations across the uk to protest against the prime minister's decisi

this is bbc news, i'm lukwesa burak. the headlines at 11:00pm: the number of drug deaths in england and wales is the highest it has been since records began, prompting calls for better funding of treatment programmes. there at risk of violence, they are at risk of criminality, they are at risk of many things. can we keep all of them safe at the moment? no, we can't. a seized iranian tanker held in gibraltar is to be released, despite a last—minute plea by the us authorities. one, two, three... the proportion of a—level students getting the top grades drops to a 12—year low. standing here, you really get a sense of the size of this creature. and we report from one of the biggest dinosaur graveyards in the world, where new species have been discovered. and at 11:30pm, we will be taking an in—depth look at the papers with our reviewers, sian griffiths, the education editor at the sunday times, and political commentator lance price. stay with us for that. good evening and welcome to bbc news. new figures out today reveal the

he told lukwesa burak he welcomes the move. own words a few years back, they said that's the reason they wouldn't include same—sex couples. what did you make of that at the time? it was very disheartening at the time, but of course families are now made up very differently than they were, and i think it's fantastic that they are open to have some more inclusivity on the show. what is your experience of same—sex dancing? the first time i saw it, i found it strange, because growing up, you had never really seen that. generally, it's between a man and a woman, or two women dancing together, because there's never enough boys to go around, and of course, there are thousands of girls who dance with each other, and we always think of same—sex partnerships, when we mention it for strictly, as two men, but it can of course be two women as well. how does strictly compare with other versions of the show around the world? in australia, it's called dancing with the stars. we had an incredible drag act dancing with a man, and it was so well—

this is bbc news, i'm lukwesa burak. the headlines at 6pm: emergency workers are in a race against time to prevent a catastrophic collapse of the damaged dam in whaley bridge amid fears of more storms. the prime minister has visited whaley bridge and promised a "major rebuild" to make the dam safe. because this is a major problem. if that dam goes, you know the potential destruction that can wreak on the whole of the village below. residents of whaley bridge are preparing for a third night away from their homes as emergency crews on the ground brace from their homes as emergency crews on prospect d brace from their homes as emergency crews on prospect ofirace from their homes as emergency crews on prospect of severe weather. police in hong kong have used tear gas and baton charges against pro—democracy demonstrators as they demonstrated for the ninth weekend in a row. if we come down here, we can see they've built up a bit of a barricade here, these protesters. this is where they've retreated to because at the other end