thank you, nigel shepherd. the headlines on bbc news...flooding as tropical storm florence continues to batter the us east coast — five deaths have been linked to the storm and thousands are in emergency shelter. the strongest typhoon of the year so far batters northern phillipines with violent winds and 20 foot storm surges. two people have died. ministers reveal plans for no—fault divorce — removing the need to allege blame in a seperation. sport, and for a full round—up, from the bbc sport centre, here's mike bushell. we start with good news of a world champion, and vicky holland has won the world title in the triathlon. in the final race of the season, holland had to beat her american rival, katie zafeerez, to become world champion for 2018 and it was holland who these days lives and trains in leeds who led out of the water. zafeerez fought back on the bike, but a brilliant final transition to the running shoes gave holland the advantage, and although she finished second on the run, to australia's ashley gentle, the american was back i

i've been speaking to nigel shepherd, head of family law at mills and reeves.n. i have been campaigning for this for the best part of three decades, along with my organisation. i think this is a really positive step. the government has been listening to the calls for reform and most importantly i think this is great news for the couples that i am helping on a daily basis and most importantly for their children because the current system pushes people into conflict, it means that they are looking backwards, rather than looking forwards and we need a modern process for a modern society and these changes will certainly bring that about in my view. there will be those those who say that actually in some ways, you are speeding up the process which might be good, but could it be that it becomes too quick? that actually couples do not reflect and don't have time to maybe think again? what the government is proposing actually will take longer than the current system. it is possible to get divorced now within four or five months. the government proposals will be a longe