the incident follows two gun attacks in merseyside earlier this week.republican terrorist. the find has been described as highly significant. it is believed they were supposed to be used in attacks in northern ireland. police in the glasgow area are hunting a man they say is dangerous and possibly armed. it is in connection with a murder and attempted murder in paisley. gary brown, who is 5a, could be driving a blue toyota car. police want to question him over the death of a 52—year—old woman and serious injuries suffered by a teenager who is critically ill in hospital. police are advising people not to approach the man but to phone 999. a small scale trial of a new drug to combat ovarian cancer has shown "promising results", according to researchers. the drug shrank tumours in almost half of the 15 women in the advanced stages of the disease who took part. our health correspondent, sophie hutchinson, reports marianne heath has advanced ovarian cancer. there are very few drugs to treat this type of cancer, and the ones that exist can no longer help her.

the incident follows two gun attacks in merseyside earlier this week.seizure in dublin has been described as highly significant. detectives say they believe the explosives were to be used in attacks in northern ireland. two men are being questioned. police are looking for a man in connection with murder and attempted murder in paisley. he is described as around five to 11 tall with brown, grey hair, you could be driving a blue toyota rs. detectives wa nt to driving a blue toyota rs. detectives want to question him about the death ofa want to question him about the death of a woman and serious injury suffered by a 16—year—old boy. a teenager is said to be in a critical condition in hospital. police are advising the public not to approach the man they want to trace but to phone 999. back to the election now — and in northern ireland next week‘s vote will make the fourth time voters have gone to the polls in 13 months. throughout the uk, background really matters when it comes to politics. it is why people vote, they want to ensure that they are represente

the incident follows two gun attacks in merseyside earlier this week.o dissident republican terrorists. the seizure in dublin has been described as highly significant. detectives say they believe the explosives were to be used in attacks in northern ireland. two men are being questioned. it was just after 6 pm last night when armed police stopped a taxi travelling in dublin as part of an ongoing investigation into dissident republican terrorist activity. in that taxi, irish police discovered more than 5 kg of plastic explosives, detonators and other military grade items. today they have described that find as highly significant. they say it is so significant. they say it is so significant because it indicates that dissident republican groups have now found a new —— news sources and new ways to get their hands on commercial explosives, where previously i had been removed from old ira weapons dumps. they have also said they believe is explosives we re also said they believe is explosives were destined for northern ireland. as this explosive material was b

the incident follows two gun attacks in merseyside earlier this week.ial of a new drug to combat ovarian cancer has shown promising results, according to researchers. the drug shrank tumours in almost half of the 15 women in the advanced stages of the disease who took part. here's our health correspondent, sophie hutchinson. marianne heath has advanced ovarian cancer. there are very few drugs to treat this type of cancer, and the ones that exist can no longer help her. so she says when she was asked to take part in a trial for a new drug, she jumped at the chance. well, i decided to go on the trial because there were no other way out for me, there were no options presented so it was the trial orjust radiotherapy so i decided to do the trial first. the trial, run by the institute of cancer research and the royal marsden, aims to test the safety of the new drug known as 0nx—0801. it involved just 15 women, all with advanced ovarian cancer. the result — tumours shrank significantly in almost half of the women over the course of five weeks. one of the fanta

it follows two gun attacks in merseyside earlier this week.e manchester suicide bombing have made a 17th arrest. a 24—year—old man was detained in the rusholme area of the city. 11 men are currently in custody. ariana grande, the singer whose concert was targeted by the bomb, has visited some of her injured fans. anisa kadri reports. ariana grande turned up just as these fans, injured in last month's bomb attack, were getting ready for bed. the star's surprise visit to the royal manchester children's hospital left eight—year—old lily harrison feeling like a rock star, according to her dad. our room is at the end of the ward corridor, and she was working her way up. we were the last to be seen. i think i was as nervous as lily. her hands were shaking. she said she might need to go to the toilet, she didn't know what to do and she was really nervous. and then she came skipping onto our ward. she was brilliant. preparations are under way for tomorrow's concert for those who died at ariana grande's gig. she will perform at the old trafford cricket

enjoy merseyside, stephen. 0h, thanks, chris. some facts in one of my investigative reports. who'd have thunk it?! so, do the folk here feel they've been taken for granted? where better to take our bus to meet voters than the colourful bus stops of the constituency? why did no one think of this before? hello, folks. how are you enjoying the election so far? rubbish! exactly, yeah. good afternoon, ladies. how are you? all right. are you excited about the election? no! no? they're all the same. how many of these battle buses have you seen so far? this is the first one. they only come when they really need you, don't they? even the labour. it's pretty rock—solid, this seat, isn't it? maybe that's the problem? if that is the problem, once they know they've got a safe seat, they don't bother. do you think it would help if you saw more of the party leaders round here? yeah. what do you think of our bus? we don't see buses round here! you don't, do you? bye — bye. bring it back! bye! i sometimes feel like my mps aren't always visible en

everton when he moved from charlton back injanuary — he's played eight games since going to the merseysidersin liverpool this summer after playing all of his youth football at chelsea — he was the tournament's best player... he's played once for chelsea's first team but did spend a season on loan in holland with vitesse arnhem. and dominic calvert—lewin has impressed in his 12 senior appearances for everton this season and as you saw he scored the decisive goal in the final. interestingly though, seven of the players who featured in the final did not play a single minute of premier league football last season. david unsworth is everton‘s under 23s coach — four of yesterday's 11 play for the club. the majority of them have been in this club since they were about ten or 11 and they have come up the ranks together. so they are a really tight—knit group. they are very, very talented, but they are humble as well. they are desperate to be a part of what's going on at this football club. it is important that our young players represent their countries and experience different challenges away from t

england where we have seen cloud so far but some cloud will linger across south lancashire and merseysideame in wales and southern counties of england, sunny spells but when two showers to finish the day with temperatures this evening still in low 20s. most of the showers will fade, pretty worked for some, cloud rushes across ireland into western fringes of england and wales, mild enough start to sunday for england and wales, still a bit breezy. pressure is starting to pull away means north east england will see the strongest winds. some sunny spells and a few showers, the rest of northern england brightening up after a cloudy start, a jump—sta rt. england brightening up after a cloudy start, a jump—start. . england brightening up after a cloudy start, ajump—start. . skies will brighten up, one or two showers into the afternoon and temperatures down 50 degrees of what you have seen today. for those at glastonbury you might see patchy rain and drizzle. most of the time it took the drive is not a bad start to the week, a few showers here and there, like twins, a touch warmer and later the d

years after hillsborough, sir norman bettison rose through the ranks to become chief constable of merseyside later west yorkshire. he is charged with misconduct in a public office, accused of lying about the fans being to blame. he said he is disappointed to be charged, and will vigorously defend his innocence. andrew brookes is one of those killed at hillsborough. he was 26. his sister louise has long campaigned for justice, and was in warrington today to hear that charges will be brought. it's another event where my parents haven't been alive to... to see it or to hear it, and it's notjust my parents — it's other hillsborough families who have gone to their graves never seeing today. the families were told that 23 suspects were originally considered for prosecution. in the event, six will face trial. graham mackrell was the sheffield wednesday company secretary — responsible for safety, he is accused of failing to carry out his duties. peter metcalf was the solicitor acting for south yorkshire police. he is charged with perverting the course of justice in relation to amendments made to pol

in merseyside, mourners lined the streets to pay their final respects to 15—year—old megan hurley, whoher family asked for privacy at today's service, where the bells of st nicholas church in halewood rang 22 times for the victims of the bombing. people were encouraged to wear megan's favourite colour, orange, in her memory. the iraqi army says it will announce the recapture of mosul from so—called islamic state within the next few days. but for the moment fighting remains fierce and the situation for civilians still trapped in the old city deteriorates further. 0ur correspondent, nafiseh kohnavard, has travelled to mosul and spoken to families who've fled the fighting, after being used as human shields. after nine months of fighting, there is now celebrations. the iraqi flag raised over what is left of the historic al—nuri mosque where the leader of the so—called islamic state once declared himself the ruler of all muslims. the security forces are close to pushing out the militants but the fighting is not over yet. the battle for old mosul continues. just 500m away from us in this dir

years after hillsborough, sir norman bettison rose through the ranks to become chief constable of merseysideith misconduct in a public office, accused of lying about the fans being to blame. he said he is disappointed to be charged, and will vigorously defend his innocence. andrew brookes is one of those killed at hillsborough. he was 26. his sister louise has long campaigned for justice, and was in warrington today to hear that charges will be brought. it's another event where my parents haven't been alive to... to see it or to hear it, and it's notjust my parents — its other hillsborough families who have gone to their graves never seeing today. the families were told that 23 suspects were originally considered for prosecution. in the event, six will face trial. graham mackrell was the sheffield wednesday company secretary — responsible for safety, he is accused of failing to carry out his duties. peter metcalf was the solicitor acting for south yorkshire police. have been omitted. there will be six people facing criminal charges who might not have done if we hadn't have been resilient and

years after hillsborough, sir norman bettison rose through the ranks to become chief constable of merseysidend later west yorkshire. he is charged with misconduct in a public office, accused of lying about the fans being to blame. he said he is disappointed to be charged, and will vigorously defend his innocence. andrew brookes was one of those killed at hillsborough. he was 26. his sister louise has long campaigned for justice, and was in warrington today to hear that charges will be brought. it's another event where my parents haven't been alive to see it or to hear it, and it's notjust my parents — its other hillsborough families who have gone to their graves never seeing today. the families were told that 23 suspects were originally considered for prosecution. in the event, six will face trial. graham mackrell was the sheffield wednesday company secretary — responsible for safety, he is accused of failing to carry out his duties. peter metcalf was the solicitor acting for south yorkshire police. he is charged with perverting the course of justice in relation to amendments made to police

northern england, some cloud holding on in lancashire, greater manchester, merseyside, some rain on thewers further south. most will abide. the hills, and some showers further south. most willabide. evenings, south—east corner, still in the low 20s. south—east corner, still in the low 205. it south—east corner, still in the low 20s. it stays a little bit blustery and wet for some in the far north of scotland, and later run, clear spells in ireland through the irish seafood to the north—west, so you could see some drizzle here on sunday morning. temperatures still in the teens. fresh and off, where there is the breeze on sunday morning. gradually coming away. sunny spells, some showers, mainly in western scotland. elsewhere, northern england, rain and patchy cloud, but more cloud in the wales, midlands and the south. still season sunshine, but the will bring through the morning if you showers, east anglia, the south—east. temperatures down a degree or so on what you saw today. customary, it will be a case of some morning rain. the rest of the day should be largely dry, maybe a few shower

mourners lined the streets of merseyside to pay their final respects to 15—year—old megan hurley, whoamily asked for privacy at today's service, where the bells of st nicholas church in halewood rang 22 times for the victims of the bombing. people were encouraged to wear megan's favourite colour, orange, in her memory. tennis, and andy murray will begin the defence of his wimbledon title against an unseeded player when the championships open on monday. he pulled out of his last warm—up game today because of a hip problem, but was practising on the grass at the all—england club. murray is drawn in the same half as french open champion rafael nadal and stan wavrinka. the british cyclist chris froome will attempt to defend his title when the tour de france begins tomorrow. he's hoping to complete his third straight win and a fourth victory in five years. but he faces stiff competition from some the world's leading cyclists. the race begins in the german city of dusseldorf, and our sports correspondent richard conway is there. richard, an unusual place to start the tour de france? well, i

years after hillsborough sir norman bettison rose through the ranks to become chief constable of merseyside west yorkshire. given his seniority prosecutors will ask jurors to find he abused the public ‘s trust. jurors to find he abused the public 's trust. former chief constable norman bettison is charged with four offences of misconduct in public office. this relates to alleged lies he told by his involvement in the aftermath of hillsborough and the culpability of vans. the bereaved families emerged from their meeting with the cps having worked there will be prosecutions.” with the cps having worked there will be prosecutions. i am absolutely delighted. we've got today everything we could have asked for. the decisions by the cps in my opinion were correct, are correct. and we look forward to the due process through a court of law. graham mackrell was sheffield wednesday company secretary and safety officer in 1989, he is accused of failing to carry out his duties charged under health and safety law a nd duties charged under health and safety law and the safety of sports ground act. peter m

sir norman, who later became chief constable of merseyside and later still west yorkshire — an apparentlyire superintendent at the time of hillsborough. the cps allege he told lies about his involvement in the aftermath of the disaster and the culpability of the fans. he maintained today he was innocent and would contest the charges. peter metcalf, the solicitor for south yorkshire police during the original inquiry and the first, discredited, inquests, is accused of perverting the course of justice. metcalf reviewed accounts provided by officers and, according to the prosecutor, made suggestions for alterations, deletions and amendments for which there appears to be no justification. metcalf refused to speak today. no comment. former south yorkshire chief superintendent don denton and former deputy chief inspector alan foster are also charged with perverting justice. both are said to be involved in the statement amendment process. the sixth man to be charged is graham mackrell. he was company secretary for sheffield wednesday, who owned hillsborough. as safety officer at hillsborough, he

years after hillsborough, sir norman bettison rose through the ranks to become chief constable of merseysideater west yorkshire. he is charged with misconduct in a public office, accused of lying about the fans being to blame. he said he is disappointed to be charged, and will vigorously defend his innocence. andrew brookes was one of those killed at hillsborough. he was 26. his sister louise has long campaigned for justice, and was in warrington today to hear that charges will be brought. it's another event where my parents haven't been alive to see it or to hear it, and it's notjust my parents — its other hillsborough families who have gone to their graves never seeing today. the families were told that 23 suspects were originally considered for prosecution. in the event, six will face trial. graham mackrell was the sheffield wednesday company secretary — responsible for safety, he is accused of failing to carry out his duties. peter metcalf was the solicitor acting for south yorkshire police. he is charged with perverting the course of justice in relation to amendments made to police stat

megan hurley was aged 15 and from merseyside.st nicholas church in halewood rang 22 times for the victims of the bombing. people were encouraged to wear megan's favourite colour, orange, in her memory. it is 25 past five. the iraqi army says it will announce the total recapture of mosul from the so—called islamic state group within the next few days. but fighting remains fierce, and the situation for civilians still trapped in the old city deteriorates further, in the searing summer heat. joining me now from baghdad is peter hawkins — unicef‘s representative in iraq — who has made frequent trips to assess the plight of civilians in mosul. it is good of you to speak to us, and it is astonishing from the outside that people are still living there, but can you remind us how many are still living there and talk about the conditions? it is absolutely horrific. we do not know how many children are left inside west mosul as the fighting comes to a grinding halt, but we know that thousands of children have been trapped in there, in their

merseyside police say that they are not looking for anyone else in connection with those killings. withdraw the united states from the paris climate—change accord. one of the first to react, was the french president, emmanuel macron. i can assure you, france will not give up the fight. i reaffirm clearly, that the paris agreement remains irreversible and will be implemented. not just by france, but by all the other nations. because where ever we live, where ever we are, we all share the same responsibility. make our planet great again. the head of the european commission has been speaking at a joint forum with the chinese premier in brussels this morning. both men reaffirmed their commitment to tackling climate change and said there could be "no backsliding" on the paris accord. ourjoint leadership provides business, investors and researchers both in europe, china and the world with the certainty they need to build a low carbon economy. and it sends a message to the world, there's no reverse gear to the energy transition. there's no backsliding on the paris agreement. let's go live

mourners lined the streets of merseyside to pay their final respects to 15—year—old megan hurley, whoarena attack. her family asked for privacy at today's service, where the bells of st nicholas church in halewood rang 22 times for the victims of the bombing. people were encouraged to wear megan's favourite colour, orange, in her memory. july isjust july is just round the corner but this was the last day ofjune and cloudy for many of us but some sunshine has boosted the temperatures. not as much rain around today. there will be some patchy rain overnight pushing southwards. code breaking further north particularly the north—west and into northern ireland. the cloud should break up. early rain clearing to the south—east. sunny spells developing in many parts of the country. western scotland and northern ireland turning to quote with a little rain or drizzle. 20 degrees in eastern scotland. 2a or 25 in the south—east of england. rain to come overnight which will linger in the morning across east anglia and the south—east. showery bursts of rain in the north—west and warm in the sunshine

the funeral is also being held for megan hurley, aged 15, from merseyside, who was also killed in a suicideinjured in the attack. councils are being urged to introduce "no idling zones" outside buildings such as schools, hospitals and care homes, to discourage people from leaving car engines running unnecessarily. proposals from public health england and the national institute for health and care excellence, or nice, suggest that by—laws could be used to enforce fines for drivers who don't switch off. with me is paul lincoln from the uk health forum, and the chair of the committee producing these guidelines. thank you forjoining us on bbc news. what are the key recommendations of this report? we have looked at the evidence from around the world, and suggested proposals, considerations, for how they can reduce harmful traffic related air pollution, a whole range of measures they could consider. clea n of measures they could consider. clean air zones introduction, basically moving to low or zero emissions. looking at procurement of public transport vehicles, licensing of taxes, commercial fle

years after hillsborough sir norman bettison rose through the ranks to become chief constable of merseysideer west yorkshire. given his seniority, prosecutors will askjurors to find that he abused the public‘s trust. former chief constable norman bettison is charged with four offences of misconduct in public office. this relates to alleged lies he told about his involvement in the aftermath of hillsborough and the culpability of fans. the bereaved families emerged from their meeting with the cps having learned there will be prosecutions. i'm absolutely delighted. we've got today everything we could have asked for. the decisions by the cps in my opinion were correct or are correct. and we look forward to the due process through a court of law. graham mackrell was sheffield wednesday company secretary and safety officer in 1989. he's accused of failing to carry out his duties charged under health and safety law and the safety of sports ground act. peter metcalf was the solicitor acting for south yorkshire police. he's charged with perverting the course of justice in relation to amendments mad

another funeral will take place for 15—year—old megan hurley from merseyside.y at wimbledon next week, has been involved in a car crash which led to the death of a 78—year—old man. a police spokesman told the bbc they were investigating the incident in florida, which happened earlier this month. williams‘ lawyer said the tennis star "expresses her deepest condolences to the family" affected. more than a quarter of women who are overdue for a cervical cancer test don't know screening is available, according to cancer research uk. the charity found there was a particular lack of awareness among women who spoke english as a second language. around 3,000 new cases are diagnosed every year and the charity says more needs to be done to reach women who are missing tests. that's a summary of the latest bbc news. more at 9.30am. back to you. let us know your thoughts on knife crime. the number of knife crime attacks in london has gone up quite dramatically this year. we are going to be talking about why and what can be done to try to reverse the trend. use the hashtag v

clearing from cumbria and will be across parts of manchester, lancashire, not too much rain in merseysideto the south—west, mainly light rain with a bit of a breeze to take that into saturday morning. rain at times in the north and midlands, dry to the south—east corner, mild here. a fresh start to scotla nd corner, mild here. a fresh start to scotland and northern ireland. breezy on saturday, overall pressure pushing to the north, and for shetland and orkney, and the hebrides, severe gales. central scotla nd hebrides, severe gales. central scotland could see gales. sunny spells, one or two showers. cloud and rain in northern england, brightening up later on. patchy drizzle towards the south. that will clear and one or two showers later, nice in the sunshine, but temperatures on the way down, and further into sunday, windy conditions to the north and east, a view showers in the west, and a good day for all of you. dry and reasonably sunny weather. not as hot as it has been lately. iam fairly i am fairly pleased about that, i like the hot weather, but the people in kents. a bit of rain, bu