john maguire is in margate ready to welcome ross back.wum for. the key thing is that ross swu m i swum for. the key thing is that ross swum for 2000 miles. six months and he hasn't set foot on dry land. when he did, was over there on margate beach and he is a rat —— about to do that. you see on the horizon there are some canoeists, who will swim the very last mile of that incredible 2000 mile odyssey. he has insured jellyfish, problems with his tongue because of the salt water and robbing and chafing from his wetsuit. it has been an incredible undertaking. and we have his girlfriend with us and a former special forces soldier from the ses. and go to talk to about the size of the endeavour, but i can probably tell from your smile, pretty excited to see him. definitely, i can't wait for him to come back. it has been five long. yes, i will drive for him to come back. it has been five long. yes, iwill drive him home on sunday and evenjust having him on the couch and watching a bit of tv and being together, that will bea of tv and being togeth

but when i set off onjunei from margate, i was so naive. i have often said i was so naive.ms and more jellyfish than most mariners see in a lifetime. i knew the jellyfish would be bad. but they are just brutal. you never knew what kind ofjellyfish were stinging me. ross understands that this is mind over matter. this has gone from being a sporting event. now you are having to take care of your immune system. you can't grit your teeth and get through it. he will have burned 1 million calories. it isjust an eating condition with some swimming thrown in. this isjust a nice bit. countless hours immersed in saltwater have taken their toll. at one stage, it took one hour to dress his blistered neck. his tongue suffered hugely. his favourite mid—swim snack — a banana or two or three, maybe four. people think this is the number of days at sea. but this is the record i am most proud of. this is the banana tally. it started as a little joke. i was getting salt tongue after 12 hours in the water every day. my tongue was falling apart. i woke up with chunks of my tongue on my pillow. i

john maguire, bbc news, margate. what an achievement! congratulations to him.ss northern scotland, it was a fine one. plenty of sunshine. further south, more cloud around for england and wales and even some rain. this next feature moving its way northwards. we could have a damp weather across the west country

john maguire, bbc news, margate. let's check on the weather prospects. hello, there.egrees. this is the pressure chart for monday stop. pressure chart for monday showery bursts... eastern college at ten to stay dry.

john maguire, bbc news, margate.bbc sport centre. england's rugby league team have won their three match series against new zealand thanks to a man of the match performance from tommy makinson. the st helens winger was described as "unbelievable" by the england head coach, wayne bennett, with his hattrick of tries helping england to a 20 points to 1a win. david ornstein reports. normally home to one of the biggest teams in club football, today anfield was hosting two giants of international rugby league. a change in sport, though not intensity, as shown by new zealand's physical approach. initially, it paid off. the kiwis, crossing for the opening try. wounded by defeating the first test, they were now in command. however, england stood firm and gradually turned defence into attack. the result, a spectacular reply as tommy makinson took to level the scores on the verge of half—time. after the break, only a carbon copy. anything you can do, we can dojust carbon copy. anything you can do, we can do just as impressively

ross edgley crossed the finish line in margate after swimming 1,780 miles.

at margate beach this morning, where he first set off injune, well—wishers whho had followed his progresso support him is absolutely amazing. he is either mad or he knows what he is doing. he lived on board throughout the 2000—mile swim, consuming more than 1 million calories to fuel his endeavour. as for what is next, ross says he is keen to take on yet another swimming challenge but that is after he gets his land legs back. stop it. i‘m going to cry. there‘s more throughout the evening on the bbc news channel. we‘re back with the late news at ten o‘clock. now on bbc one, it‘s time for the news where you are. goodbye. hello. this is bbc news. bad weather is hampering the recovery of a cargo ship that ran aground outside iceland‘s capital, reykjavik. the vessel appears to have missed the entrance to a harbour near helguvik in poor weather and hit the rocks. there are also fears of an oil spill, as georgina smyth reports. a ship is stuck on rocks, outside reykyavik. it‘s cold, wet, and windy and the middle of the night. 1a sailors stranded on board, but the icelandic coastguard helicopter

at margate beach this morning, where he first set off injune, well—wishers who'd followed his progressways had character and has shown that over the last five months. this is the epitome of survival — the epitome of resilience. this is like caveman, feral instincts — dating back to historic, absolutely historic. what this man has done for these people to support him is absolutely amazing. he is either mad or he knows what he is doing. he lived on board throughout the 2000—mile swim, consuming more than 1 million calories to fuel his endeavour. as for what is next, ross says he is keen to take on yet another swimming challenge, but that's after he gets his land legs back. thank you. stop it. i'm going to cry. we will return to the mid—term elections in gary, indiana, and joe donnelly is about to introduce, we think, the former president of the united states, ba rack think, the former president of the united states, barack obama, who is there to campaign for him ahead of tuesday's elections, so let's hear what he has to say. cheering and applause. cheering and applause. it is good to be

john maguire, bbc news, margate.nnual marathon, the largest race in the world. ethiopia's lelisa desisa claimed the men's title, crossing the line in two hours and five minutes. in the women's race, mary keitany from kenya was leader of the pack, finishing in two hours and 22 minutes. in many ways, the human race lives for speed. fast cars, fast planes, and now fast drones. it's a fairly accessible sport, you can buy one on the high street or even make one for yourself. the world drone racing championships have been taking place in southern china and saw a new world record. the bbc‘s tim allman has more. drone racing claims to be one of fastest growing sports in the world. and this is clearly a pastime where age, or a lack thereof, is no obstacle to success. it seems anyone who's anyone in this game is young. take the women's final where the winner isn't technically a woman yet. thailand's winner is just 11 years old, but she left more senior competitors in her wake. a specially—constructed track saw 62 pilots try to

john maguire, bbc news, margate. what an amazing man. in many ways, the human race lives for speed.y accessible sport. you can buy one on the high street or even make one for yourself. the world drone racing championships have been taking place in southern china and saw a new world record. the bbc‘s tim allman has more. drone racing claims to be one of fastest growing sports in the world. this is clearly a pastime where age, or lack thereof, is no obstacle to success. it seems anyone who's anyone in this game is young. take the women's final where the winner isn't technically a woman yet. thailand's winner is just 11 years old, but she left more senior competitors in her wake. a specially—constructed track saw 62 pilots try to set a new world record. switzerland doing the trick with an average speed of more than 114km/h. the first race, i got a super good start and just pinged it all the way down and got first place. the second one i got a good start as well, but went a little too high, so i need correct down and in that time swift overtook me, but i got the better average time, so

ross edgley left margate onjune the 1st and hasn't set foot on land since — swimming for up to 12 hoursst strong tides and currents as well as storms and jellyfish. john maguire reports. this is the moment ross edgley set a new world record and became the first person to swim around britain and set foot on dry land for the first time in more than five months. great britain is big, isn't it? you tell me. you have swum round it. yeah, it's much bigger than i thought. scotland is big. yeah. people don't realise how big that is. yeah. the highs are so high but the lows are so low. like, scotland is probably the best example, the scenery is stunning, but it's also very humbling just getting slapped in the face byjellyfish every single day. so it feels weird now to sort of be looking back and almost reflecting, because for 157 days i almost didn't allow myself to do that, so now it feels quite nice. swimming twice a day, every day, for up to 12 hours, both day and night, he has battled storms, exhaustion and waters seething with jellyfish. 0n margate beach this morning, where he first set off

john maguire, bbc news, margate. what an achievement! congratulations to him.ow it's time for a look at the weather with stav. hello there. once we left the winds gci’oss hello there. once we left the winds across northern scotland, it was a fine one. plenty of sunshine. further south, more cloud around for england and wales and even some rain. this next feature moving its way northwards. we could have a damp weather across the west country towards wales and then this rain will spin towards the irish sea overnight into northern ireland and across into western scotland. some heavy bursts mixed into that as well. elsewhere, should be a largely dry night with variable clouds, some clear spells. quite chilly out and maybe some distant fog developing. this is the pressure chart. this weather front draped across the north and west of scotland and northern ireland will produce quite a lot of cloud, some mist and merck and also outbreaks of rain. should eventually clear a way northwards. for much of the country, should be dry into the afternoon with some sunny spells w

her death was highly publicised and margate tipping point in el salvador.t the time it was the 150th homicide. unlike most homicides in el salvador which are usually gang—related femicide are often perpetrated by a partner, husband or family femicide are often perpetrated by a partner, husband orfamily member. soon after her death the president declared a national crisis due to the high number of femicides and extreme violence against women. karla's body was found in the same day she went missing. it was on the side of the road in a rural area two hours northwest of san salvador. this detective was the first to arrive on the scene. when her body was found the prosecutor was contacted immediately to work on the case. and that specialises in homicides in el salvador and works in gender courts for cases specific to women. she gave us for cases specific to women. she gave us an for cases specific to women. she gave us an exclusive interview. the prosecutor starting looking at indicators of coercive control in karla and mario's relationship. april 26 with overwh

but when i set off onjune1 from margate, i was so naive. i have often said i was so naive.an't grit your teeth and get through it. he will have burned 1 million calories. it is just an eating condition with some swimming thrown in. this isjust a nice bit. countless hours immersed in saltwater have taken their toll. at one stage, it took one hour to dress his blistered neck. his tongue suffered hugely. his favourite mid—swim snack — a banana or two or three, maybe four. people think this is the number of days at sea. but this is the record i am most proud of. this is the banana tally. it started as a little joke. i was getting salt tongue after 12 hours in the water every day. my tongue was falling apart. i woke up with chunks of my tongue on my pillow. it was grim. it was something about bananas that was really soothing, a neutral taste. of course, you need to catch one first. the skipper of the support boat plans each day meticulously. two six—hour swims, regardless of time, to catch the tides. it's worst saw him go backwards, his best swim faster than multiple olympic cha

but when i set off onjune1 from margate, i was so naive. i have often said i was so naive.r knew what kind of jellyfish were stinging me at night. ross understands that this is mind over matter. this has gone from being a sporting event. now you are having to take care of your immune system. you can't grit your teeth and get through it. he will have burned 1 million calories. it is just an eating condition with some swimming thrown in. this isjust a nice bit. countless hours immersed in saltwater have taken their toll. at one stage, it took one hour to dress his blistered neck. his tongue suffered hugely. his favourite mid—swim snack — a banana or two or three, maybe four. people think this is the number of days at sea. but this is the record i am most proud of. this is the banana tally. it started as a little joke. i was getting salt tongue after 12 hours in the water every day. my tongue was falling apart. i woke up with chunks of my tongue on my pillow. it was grim. it was something about bananas that was really soothing, a neutral taste. of course, you need to catch one

lee has set a new record by swimming all the way around to britain he climbed out of the water in margate kent on sunday after swimming two thousand nine hundred kilometers. actually journey began on the first of june he swam twelve hours each day and didn't come to shore for one hundred fifty seven days sleeping on a bench that accompanied him. back on dry land now where men still dominate the international music scene a quick glance at the current charts is enough to prove that but there are no few female artists than males and that's why it's actually not surprising but still very rare that the m.t.v. knew of music awards from the spanish city of the bowel have recognized mostly female artists this year that's what they have to say and what kind of music scooped up the awards. and the winner is. cameo that. got. the fake winner at this year's m.t.v. europe music awards in the spanish city of bilbao it was camilla kabaddi. the movie and as a spanish say i'm flipping up. the cuban american singer was nominated for six awards she won for best song for her taverna best artist the best of u

ross edgley left margate onjune 1, swimming forup to 12 hours a day and eating more than 500 bananas. land. this is the moment ross edgley set a new world record, became the first person to swim around britain, and set foot on dry land for the first time in more than five months. great britain is big, isn't it? you tell me — you swam round it. yeah, it's much bigger than i thought. scotland is big. people don't realise how big that is. the highs are so high but the lows are so low. scotland is just amazing, the scenery is stunning. but it is also very humbling, just getting slapped in the face byjellyfish every single day. it feels weird now to be sort of looking back and reflecting because, for 157 days, i almost didn't allow myself to do that, so now it feels quite nice. swimming twice a day every day for up to 12 hours both day and night, he has battled storms, exhaustion, and waters seething with jellyfish. at margate beach this morning, where he first set off injune, well—wishers who'd followed his progress joined friends and family to welcome him back home. absolutely immense. h

ross edgley crossed the finish line in margate after swimming 1,780 miles.for click. this week, the team travel to kenya, to meet the low—skilled labourers in nairobi's slums training ai systems. this week: artificial intelligence creating jobs. creating trends? and — scoring runs. ai. that's what the future is about, if you believe the hype. computer programmes that learn from past experience, that improve and that, sometimes, learn to solve problems in ways that even we hadn't thought of. well, here at microsoft's future decoded event, ai is at the top of the agenda. these days, there are very real examples that al are starting to be able to do things that were once only the reserve of humans. it's learning to drive, to play games. it's learned to paint. it's learned to understand what we say. each ten year or so, we seem to have a breakthrough moment, where we take a piece of human ability and defeat it with machine. ‘96 it was chess, go, last year — and we all worry. what that's demonstrating is that our ais are extraordinarily good, superhuman in tasks

john maguire, bbc news, margate. let's check on the weather prospects. hello, there. the further east you are scanning to stay dry. it is no lower than around six to 10 degrees. this is the pressure chart for monday stop. pressure chart for monday showery bursts... eastern college at ten to stay dry. double—figure values further north. it stays mild on into tuesday as well as we get some mild airoff the tuesday as well as we get some mild air off the new continent. low— pressure air off the new continent. low—pressure spitting up toward the west of the country was to gradually bring more unsettled weather to our shores. hello, this is bbc news with julian worricker. the headlines... the businessman, arron banks, has insisted that all the money he provided to the leave campaign in the run—up to the referendum came from his uk companies. he's facing a police investigation into claims that he was not the true source of the funding. an investigation is under way into the collapse of a giant inflatable slide at a funfair and fireworks display in woking, in surrey last nigh

the water for up to 12 hours a day since the start ofjune. 0ur correspondentjohn maguire is live in margatean incredible achievement, especially when you consider that he has not actually set foot on dry land for the whole six months. ross is here, he has not stop smiling. just came in and shown it is all the people here, a really huge turnout, family, friends, well—wishers. it is the daftest question a journalist asked, but how do you feel? it is thinking in more, but again it is amazing. not many places you come in and people asked you to sign bananas, spraying champagne, the community around the house when is amazing. people really got behind the whole journey all the way around. people watching it online, everyone wasjust... whether it was my tongue falling apart, my neck, and people were just coming up with home—made remedies, how you can moisturise your tongue, and now seeing these people, it is so nice. you see all of them on social media, and they say, i remember you, you are the one who gave you my home—made remedy. are the one who gave you my home-made remedy. you said it was a me

battled strong tides and he spoke to the bbc after crossing the finishing line in the seaside town of margatelows are so low. the scenery is stunning in scotland but it's also very humbling getting slapped on the face with jellyfish everyday. it feels weird now to be looking back and reflecting because 157 days, i didn't allow myself to do that so now it feels nice. well, one man who's got an idea of how ross edgley would be feeling right now is sean conway. five years ago, he, and his legendary beard as his website puts it, made history by becoming the first person to swim the length of britain. it took him 135 days. he lived to tell the tale and has in fact he has battled strong tides and he spoke to the bbc after crossing the finishing line in the seaside town been texting ross on his journey. sean joins us live now from coniston in the lake district in the north west of england. great to see you. how will ross be feeling now? probably relief. i remember when i finished my swim and that was only half losses —— of his, it felt like a lifetime and i remember when i finally got into john o'gr

ross edgley crossed the finish line in margate after swimming 1,780 miles.vid cornock takes a look back at what's been happening in the political world in the week in parliament. hello, welcome to the week in parliament. our look at the week in westminster and beyond with all the boring bits taken out. in this week's programme, drama as mps vote on the budget. this is the first time a member of the government has resigned during the votes on a budget, as a direct result of the chancellor's policies, thank you. are we ready for brexit? the clock is ticking. we've only got five months left! if there is no deal, surely you will have done... it should be one of the top priorities to do a security assessment. did you hear the one about the chancellor who wanted to be a comedian? spreadsheet phil makes way for standup phil. the new mandatory business rates relief for public lavatories. so that, so that, local authorities can at last relieve themselves. it's the way he tells them. more on politicaljokes, later. but, first, it's become a modern tradition that budget

waiting for us at the end of the road in margate, the author of two—day's report. road in margate, the tricky junctions, vehicles moving at 30, 40, 50 junctions, vehicles moving at 30, 40,50 mph around junctions, vehicles moving at 30, 40, 50 mph around pedestrians and cyclists. if they are struck by a vehicle at those speeds, that will be truly serious. the road from ramsgate to margate, shown here in black, is part of an intra— map wished with today's report showing the country ‘s most dangerous roads. the number of people killed on the road, almost 1800, has stayed roughly the same as 2010. back in horsemen and another crash. roughly the same as 2010. back in horsemen and another crashm wasn't even that moment where you could race for impact. as i, round the bend, yeah. yeah, straight. david's van was written off and the crash has left him shaken. it has definitely had a lasting impact on. if the accident had borne any different we may not have walked away from that and me being the sole breadwinner of my family, it is a major concern. in the village, locals having tried to work out

people are numbed by it because when you scream constitutional crisis, authoritarian dictator, wersel margate impeachable offense and you get to about a million is and over again people start tuning out because the hyperbole is just lost. you can't keep repeating that over and over again. >> that claim that authoritaria trumps attempt to prosecute clinton and comey. what i took a quote out of one of their statements, this is what happens when you attempt t prosecute your enemies. and, to your experience in what you have been reporting on for the last year when you attempt to prosecute your enemies wouldn't you say that these our counterintelligence investigation against trump, wouldn't you say that bringing paid for document by one candidate against another is basis for a bias towards. it's exactly what cnn and all o them are talking about. >> absolutely. i was going to say that. the banana republic that they have been talking about is what happened when they started this investigation against candidate trump and 2016. they exonerated hillary clinton ithough there was a slew of information th

nice in margate. how about everywhere else?t note. in scotland and northern ireland, good after heavy rain yesterday. swelling crowd, though a pressure reducing horrendous storms for italy and sicily. this is the remnants of harry kane oscar between art and iceland. —— hurricane or skill. we are drawing errorfrom iceland. —— hurricane or skill. we are drawing error from the south—west, going through part of the midlands two wards... eating at times, then dry times as well. if you shall resent in western isles later that this morning sees rain across scotland which clears away. what sunshine to come throughout the day. this is 3pm and in northern ireland, lovely afternoon in store. around 1a celsius. heavy downpours across north—west england at the moment, particularly cumbria, which may ease of what it will start to get wetter towards devon and cornwall later with some drizzle through the middle and towards anglia. we will see some bit of sunshine. another one evening with fireworks festival taking place everywhere, most places

back on margate beach where he first set off injune, well—wishers following his progress joined friendss. classic! talk us through moments like this. that would be at the end ofa like this. that would be at the end of a tied. i don't know if you can see of a tied. i don't know if you can see my eyes, i was stubborn so badly byjellyfish that my goggles would no longer fit on my face. it was swollen ? no longer fit on my face. it was swollen? yeah, dan. my face is a different shape at the moment. wow! to give people an idea of what you've gone through, by the way if you're wondering why these bananas are here, you ate 648 bananas on your way around! not that you're sick of them or anything! laughter the salt water did terrible things to your tongue. you would wake up in the morning and bits of your tongue would be on the bed. that was only two we e ks would be on the bed. that was only two weeks then! i had something in my mouth, i was like, i don't remember eating anything in the night... i looked down and it was peeling strips of tongue off. that was two weeks then. i didn't even know t