a nine—year—old girl is killed after rocks fall from a cliff at a beach in north yorkshire. news for holidaymakers as the pound tumbles to its lowest value against the dollar in nearly a year. 2 it's another gold for adam peaty in glasgow and another european championship record as he wins the 50m breaststroke. a big row on giant's causeway. are some people paying to visit the world heritate site when they don't need to? good morning from rhs wisley in wokingham. you can see we've got some beautiful marigolds around me, that's because it's the year of the marigold. it is damp, though, and for many the forecast is sunshine and showers with heavy rain in the south—eastern quarter. i'll have more in 15 minutes. it's thursday the 9th of august. our top story: the united states has announced new sanctions on russia for its alleged role in the poisoning of the former spy sergie skripal and his daughter, yulia, in salisbury. the move was welcomed here by the home secretary, sajid javid, who tweeted that russia's use of chemical weapons has been reckless and would not go unchallenge

the police were also called in, and north yorkshire police confirmed this evening that in a nine—year—oldthat of rock fall. she was treated here at this scene, but unfortunately died. the police tell us that her family are being supported by specialist officers. now, this is obviously a very popular holiday village at this time of year. there were a lot of people about, and clearly for those here this evening, this has come as a terrible shock. they just said there's been an incident on the beach, and that was all we know. it's a tragic thing to happen, isn't it, really? in a place like this, it's mad. there is obviously considerable shock. we spoke to people even from the rnli this evening they were just too upset to talk about what they had seen. but to confirm, the police tell us that a nine—year—old girl has died asa result of the rock fall here. as a precaution, we notice that the beach here has been completely sealed off by the police. usually, this would still be popular at this time of the evening, but given the rock fall that has taken place, that is now out of bounds to the publ

police we re slide in north yorkshire. in newcastle. what more can you tell us? it's very upsetting news from north yorkshire this morning because what we understand from local people in that small village is that this was a family visiting on holiday with their nine—year—old daughter who was hit by these falling rocks and received that fatal head injury. we are also hearing from local people that this was a very serious rock fall which probably explains the emergency response, the fire and rescue service, ambulance, air ambulance, coast guard, rnli, rushing to that small village this evening. we had also hearing that the area of seaton garth has signs warning them as the public about falling rocks so it is known to be potentially dangerous but what we have from north yorkshire police this evening, what they're confirming, is that tragically, this nine—year—old girl, who was on holiday at staithes, has died after this rock fall in seaton garth area today. a man has appeared in court via videolink, charged with murdering th

part of a popular beach in north yorkshire remains cordoned off, after a nine—year—old girl was killedgirl suffered serious head injures after a section of cliff collapsed at seaton garth north of whitby. it's believed the girl was on holiday with her family. rya nair says it will cancel about one in six of its flights tomorrow because of a strike by pilots in several european countries. the industrial action is part of an ongoing row about pay and conditions. 400 flights are currently affected, including more than 200 between germany and the uk. a strong aftershock has struck the indonesian island of lombok, four days after an earthquake killed more than 150 people. officials say 230 people are now known to have died after sunday's tremor. more than 150,000 people have been displaced. senators in argentina have voted by a narrow margin to reject a bill that would have allowed abortion during the first 14 weeks of a pregnancy. campaigners on both sides gathered outside the parliament for the crucial vote. currently, abortion is only legal in the country in cases of rape or when the mot

cloud around today, limited brightness, some spells of sunshine but this is how it looked on the north yorkshires particularly across the far north of england, the east of scotland and cloud breaks developing across the far south of england. this weather front beginning to push into the north—west bringing outbreaks of rain across the western sky do scotland, northern ireland clouding over this rain approaches from the west. and then for england and wales, we see quite a lot of cloud but some sunny spells, perhaps east wales, the west midlands seeing a few breaks in the cloud, certainly southern counties of temperatures for southampton 19 or 20 degrees. this evening, a few showers developing across southern and south—eastern parts of england. his frontal system moving into northern england and wales bringing some outbreaks of rain. behind that a cooler fuel, ahead of outbreaks of rain. behind that a coolerfuel, ahead of it, relatively warm night. the front will go south and east to its, but fizzling out, some rain in coastal parts of east anglia. majority dry, some spells the sunshine. a bit of

it found "appalling" abuse at ampleforth in north yorkshire and at downside in somerset, and says bothons tried to cover up numerous allegations. the children as young as seven were sexually abused by a number of monks, who were described as being "secretive, evasive and suspicious of anyone outside their benedictine order". ten people have been convicted or cautioned for the abuse. our religion editor, martin bashir, reports. downside school in somerset, like ampleforth in north yorkshire, described as resembling a harry potter world of beguiling charm. within these golden monastic buildings, from the 1960s onwards, predatory teachers sexually abused children as young as seven. piers grant—ferris, a former officer in the irish guards, was described as a sadistic and violent abuser at ampleforth‘s prep school from 1965 to 1975. in 2006, he was found guilty on 20 counts of indecent assault. he was one of ten staff at the schools to have been convicted or cautioned in the last 50 years. but today's report said the true scale of abuse at ampleforth and downside is likely to have been much

a nine—year—old girl has died after suffering serious head injuries in a rock fall in north yorkshirehes yesterday where it's thought the girl was on holiday. part of the beach remains cordoned off. a much fresher feel a much fresherfeel for a much fresher feel for all of us today, some sunshine around, and also some showers. across east anglia, central and southern england and south—east england we have some rain, which is not going anywhere fast. slowly clearing eastwards through the day. quite damp and wacky. further north and west, a good deal of sunshine, but some showers, particularly for the western isles of scotland. mainly dry for northern ireland, spells of sunshine. in the sunshine, 21 or 22 celsius, might get 16 where we keep the rain. that wayne will deliver good at rain will pull away. showers working their way through the west. temperatures between nine and 12 celsius. in clearer skies, we get down to four five. a fresher feeling tomorrow. spells of sunshine, but the showers will be getting going, pushing their way across on a brisk south—westerly breeze. could go furth

the english benedictine monasteries at ampleforth in north yorkshire and downside in somerset have apologisedon evidence given at public hearings in december. our news correspondent richard lister reports. good morning, everyone. 0vertwo months last year, the independent enquiry into this child sexual abuse, held hearings into historical abuse, held hearings into historical abuse at two roman catholic schools. did you ever consider telling the police? i considered the possibility but, again, it was rumoured. father leo chamberlain, the headmaster of ampleforth school in yorkshire during the 19905 was a student there during the 19905 was a student there during the 19905 was a student there during the 19605 and 705. that was a period when this man, was abusing boysin period when this man, was abusing boys in ampleforth's prep school. it was jailed for two years in 2006 after admitting 20 assaults. another month, gregory carol, wa5 after admitting 20 assaults. another month, gregory carol, was jailed in 2005 offences against boys there. police say there are enquiry expo5ed three other paedophile

few days, and as a general rule of thumb, if you saw some sunshine on saturday, like here in north yorkshire a bit of rain around on sunday. and it's all connected to this area of low pressure to the west of the uk, which through the early hours of sunday will continue to push fronts and outbreaks of rain eastwards through northern ireland, england, wales, into southern parts of scotland. clearing fairly early on on sunday morning from northern ireland, so after some initial rain here, turning brighter, some spells of sunshine. outbreaks of rain continuing to work their way eastwards through england and wales, replaced by sunny spells, but also some sharp and maybe thundery showers, and the rain becoming slow—moving on itsjourney northwards through scotland. so here we are at 4:00pm on sunday afternoon, and we've still got some outbreaks of rain across southern england. sunny spells following on behind, but yes, still the potential for some showers, which could be heavy and thundery. just one or two showers for northern ireland and the far north of england, but actually, here the best of the

a nine—year—old girl is killed after rocks fall from a cliff at a beach in north yorkshire.lue against the dollar in nearly a year. 2 it's another gold for adam peaty in glasgow and another european championship record as he wins the 50m breaststroke. a big row on giant's causeway. are some people paying to visit the world heritate site when they don't need to? good morning from rhs wisley in wokingham. you can see we've got

andy swiss, bbc news, north yorkshire. newsnight is coming up on bbc two. one, it's time for the news where you are. hello, and welcome to sportsday. our main headlines this evening. england fly—half danny cipriani is remanded in custody after being arrested injersey. manchester city's kevin de bruyne faces a spell on the sidelines after a training ground injury. and we have the latest from another brilliant evening for great britain the european para—swimming championships in dublin. hello, and welcome to sportsday. england rugby union international danny cipriani has been arrested at a nightclub injersey. his club gloucester confirmed that he was involved in an incident in the early hours of wednesday morning at a venue in st helier. the former sale and wasps fly half will appear at a magistrates‘ court tomorrow morning. here's more from our sports news correspondent david ornstein. window danny cipriano was arrested in the capital ofjersey, the police released a statement saying this morning, danny cipriani it was charged with assault on police, resistin

it stays changeable over the next few days and if you have had sunshine today like here in north yorkshire over the next 12— 2a hours. conversely, where we have rat —— where we have had rain today, tomorrow you should see a bit more in the way of sunshine. it is still really quite a messy picture because we have low pressure to the west of the uk. tonight, outbreaks of rain will continue working northwards and eastwards. not much rain getting to the far south—east. the far north of scotla nd the far south—east. the far north of scotland will also be seen clear skies. temperatures up —— down to seven. he is the low pressure to the west of the uk. fronts working eastwards through sunday, bringing further outbreaks of rain. there will be holes in it and it will be patchy through the morning. outbreaks of rain continuing pushing its woods to england and wales. brighter skies with some showers following on. —— pushing its way. the rain will be slow moving across central and northern parts of scotland. spells of sunshine coming through as the rain cleared eastwards. breezy for the western isles

nine—year—old girl has died after suffering a serious head injury following a rock slide at staithes in north yorkshire the battle of amiens. a ceremony is held to commemorate the campaign which helped bring about the end of the first world war. and at half past eleven, we ll be taking an in—depth look

it found appalling abuse took place over decades at ampleforth, in north yorkshire, and downside, in ahead of protecting children. the schools have apologised for their failings. 0ur religion editor, martin bashir, reports. downside school, in somerset. like ampleforth, in north yorkshire, described at the inquiry last december as resembling a "harry potter world of beguiling charm". but within these golden monastic buildings, predatory teachers sexually abused children as young as seven for over a0 years. today's report is a comprehensive condemnation of both schools and their failure to protect children. it says the true scale of abuse is likely to be considerably higher than is reflected in the number of perpetrators convicted. it says monks in both institutions were very often secretive and evasive, and that both ampleforth and downside prioritised the monks and their own reputations over the protection of children. this is a very hard—hitting, very serious report that, as i say, over many years, showed that the reputation of individuals and the reputation of the institution itse

like ampleforth, in north yorkshire, described at the inquiry last december as resembling a "harry pottern monastic buildings, predatory teachers sexually abused children as young as seven for over 40 years. today's report is a comprehensive condemnation of both schools, and their failure to protect children. it says the true scale of abuse is likely to be considerably higher than is reflected in the number of perpetrators convicted. it says monks in both institutions were very often secretive and evasive, and that both ampleforth and downside prioritised the monks and their own reputations over the protection of children. this is a very hard—hitting, very serious report that, as i say, over many years, showed that the reputation of individuals and the reputation of the institution itself was far more important to people than the safety and protection of children. the report concludes with the disturbing observation that neither school, outside of the context of this inquiry, has ever apologised to the victims and their families. the headlines on bbc news... a court hears evidence from th

the next few days, and as a general rule of thumb, if you saw some sunshine today like here in north yorkshire, where we have some rain today and a fair amount of it across parts of wales, then tomorrow you should see a bit more in the way of sunshine. outbreaks of rain working their way eastwards through england and wales, placed by sunny spells but also some sharp and maybe thundery showers. the rain slow—moving on itsjourney northwards through scotland. here we are at a:00pm on sunday afternoon. we still have some outbreaks of rain across southern england with sunny spells following on behind but yes, still potential for some showers which could be heavy and thundery. still some showers for northern ireland and the far north of england but here, the best of the sunshine and mainly dry in the afternoon. meanwhile across scotland, although turning drier through dumfries and galloway and the borders, further outbreaks of rain for central and northern scotland. far north into 0rkney and shetland mainly dry and the best of the sunshine here. quite breezy for the western isles and a noticeable wi

north yorkshire police were called just after 4:15 this afternoon.local people in the small village of staithes is that this was a family visiting with their nine—year—old daughter who was hit by falling rocks and received a fatal head injury. we also leading from local people that this was a very serious rock fall which probably explains the emergency response, the fire and rescue service, ambulance, air ambulance, coast guard, rnli, all rushing to that small village deceiving to help with this emergency incident. we are also hearing that that part of seaton garth does have signs warning members of the public about falling rocks so it is known to be a potentially dangerous area. this is outside source live from the bbc newsroom. our lead story is: says it will impose sanctions on russia in response to the nerve agent attack on a russian former spy and his daughter in the uk. other stories: the remains of a young boy have been found at a remote desert compound in the us state of new mexico. police made the announcement the day after rescuing ii malno

few days, and as a general rule of thumb, if you saw some sunshine on saturday, like here in north yorkshire of rain around on sunday. and it's all connected to this area of low pressure to the west of the uk, which through the early hours of sunday will continue to push fronts and outbreaks of rain eastwards through northern ireland, england, wales, into southern parts of scotland. clearing fairly early on on sunday morning from northern ireland, so after some initial rain here, turning brighter, some spells of sunshine. outbreaks of rain continuing to work their way eastwards through england and wales, replaced by sunny spells, but also some sharp and maybe thundery showers, and the rain slow—moving on its journey northwards through scotland. so here we are at 4:00pm on sunday afternoon, and we've still got some outbreaks of rain across southern england, sunny spells following on behind. but yes, still the potential for some showers, which could be heavy and thundery. just one or two showers for northern ireland and the far north of england, but here, the best of the sunshine and mainly dr

it found "appalling" abuse which occurred over four decades at ampleforth in north yorkshire, and att also says both institutions tried to cover up numerous allegations. ten people have been convicted or cautioned for the abuse. our religion editor, martin bashir, reports. downside school in somerset, like ampleforth in north yorkshire, described as resembling a harry potter world of beguiling charm. within these golden monastic buildings, from the 1960s onwards, predatory teachers sexually abused children as young as seven. piers grant—ferris, a former officer in the irish guards, was described as a sadistic and violent abuser at ampleforth's prep school from 1965 to 1975. in 2006, he was found guilty on 20 counts of indecent assault. he was one of ten staff at the schools to have been convicted or cautioned in the last 50 years. but today's report said the true scale of abuse at ampleforth and downside is likely to have been much higher. this is a very hard—hitting, very serious report. as i say, over many years it showed that the reputation of individuals have the reputation of th

a nine—year—old girl has died after suffering serious head injuries in a rock fall in north yorkshiresed onto the beach at seaton garth in staithes yesterday, where it's thought the girl was on holiday. part of the beach remains cordoned off as caroline davies reports. ambulances and emergency helicopters called to a tragic incident. those out for a day at the beach can only watch as rescuers try to help. the emergency services were called yesterday around 4:18pm after a section of the cliff fell here at seaton garth in north yorkshire. the falling rocks hit a nine—year old girl, causing her serious head injuries. despite the rescuers‘ efforts, she died here at the scene. it's shocked this holiday village. theyjust said there's been an incident on the beach and that's all we know. it's a tragic thing to happen, isn't it, really? in a place like this, it's bad. the girl's thought to have been on holiday with herfamily. they‘ re being supported by specialist trained officers. at this time of year, this beach would be humming with people. now it's empty, closed by the police as the inves

few days, and as a general rule of thumb, if you saw some sunshine on saturday, like here in north yorkshire and it's all connected to this area of low pressure to the west of the uk, which through the early hours of sunday will continue to push fronts and outbreaks of rain eastwards through northern ireland, england, wales, into southern parts of scotland. clearing fairly early on on sunday morning from northern ireland, so after some initial rain here, turning brighter, some spells of sunshine. outbreaks of rain working their way eastwards through england and wales, replaced by sunny spells, but also some sharp and maybe thundery showers. the rain slow—moving on itsjourney northwards through scotland. so here we are at a:00pm on sunday afternoon, and we've still got some outbreaks of rain across southern england with sunny spells following on behind. but yes, still potential for some showers which could be heavy and thundery. still some showers for northern ireland and the far north of england but here, the best of the sunshine and mainly dry in the afternoon. meanwhile across scotland, al

it found "appalling" abuse at ampleforth in north yorkshire, and at downside in somerset, and says bothations. the children, as young as seven, were sexually abused by a number of monks, who were described as being "secretive, evasive and suspicious of anyone outside their benedictine order." in all, ten people have been either convicted or cautioned for their role in sexual abuse. 0ur religion editor, martin bashir, reports. they decorate some of england's most attractive landscapes. downside school, here in somerset, and ampleforth in yorkshire — described as resembling a harry potter world of beguiling charm. but within these golden monastic buildings from the 1960s onwards, some teachers sexually abused children as young as seven. piers grant—ferris was described as a sadistic and violent abuser at ampleforth's prep school, where he taught for ten years from 1965. seen here on the right in 2006, he was found guilty on 20 counts of indecent assault, and was one of ten staff at the schools to have been convicted or cautioned in the last 50 years. but today's report said the true scale

it stays changeable over the next few days and if you have had sunshine today like here in north yorkshireue to push outbree of it will continue to push outbreaks of rain into southern parts of scotland. clearing could fairly early on on sunday morning from northern islands after initial rain, turning bright with spells of sunshine. —— northern ireland. turning eastwards through england and wales, was placed by sunny spells but also some thundery showers. the rain slow—moving on its journey northwards through scotland. here we are at four o'clock on sunday afternoon. we still have some outbreaks of rain across southern england with sunny spells following on behind but yes, still potential for some showers which could be heavy and thundery. still some shells were northern ireland and the final that england but here, the best of the sunshine. meanwhile across scotland, although turning drya across scotland, although turning dry a three dom gleeson calloway and the borders, outbreaks of rain for the borders, outbreaks of rain for the northern scotland. orkney and shetland mainly dry and the b

it stays changeable over the next few days and if you have had sunshine today like here in north yorkshirewhere we have some rain today and a fair amount of it across parts of wales, then tomorrow you should see a bit more in the way of sunshine. it is still really quite a messy picture because we have low pressure to the west of the uk. through tonight, outbreaks of rain will continue working northwards and eastwards. not very much rain getting to the far south—east england. equally, the far north of scotland will also be mainly dry with clear skies. temperatures down to seven. elsewhere, a much milder night. 12—16 the overnight low. once again, feeling quite warm and muggy come the morning. here is the low pressure to the west of the uk. fronts working eastwards through sunday, bringing further outbreaks of rain. there will be holes in it and it will become patchy through the morning. outbreaks of rain continuing pushing its way eastward through england and wales. brighter skies with some showers following on. mainly dry for northern ireland once morning rain clears. the rain will be slo

it stays changeable over the next few days and if you have had sunshine today like here in north yorkshire 12—24 hours. conversely, where we have some rain today and a fair amount of it across parts of wales, then tomorrow you should see a bit more in the way of sunshine. it is still really quite a messy picture because we have low pressure to the west of the uk. through tonight, outbreaks of rain will continue working northwards and eastwards. not very much rain getting to the far south—east england. equally, the far north of scotland will also be mainly dry with clear skies. temperatures down to seven. elsewhere, a much milder night. 12—16 the overnight low. once again, feeling quite warm and muggy come the morning. here is the low pressure to the west of the uk. fronts working eastwards through sunday, bringing further outbreaks of rain. there will be holes in it and it will become patchy through the morning. outbreaks of rain continuing pushing its way eastward through england and wales. brighter skies with some showers following on. mainly dry for northern ireland once morning rain cl

few days, and as a general rule of thumb, if you saw some sunshine on saturday, like here in north yorkshireee a bit of rain around on sunday. and it's all connected to this area of low pressure to the west of the uk, which through the early hours of sunday will continue to push fronts and outbreaks of rain eastwards through northern ireland, england, wales, into southern parts of scotland. clearing fairly early on on sunday morning from northern ireland, so after some initial rain here, turning brighter, some spells of sunshine. outbreaks of rain continuing to work their way eastwards through england and wales, replaced by sunny spells, but also some sharp and maybe thundery showers, and the rain becoming slow—moving on itsjourney northwards through scotland. so here we are at 4:00pm on sunday afternoon, and we've still got some outbreaks of rain across southern england. sunny spells following on behind, but yes, still the potential for some showers, which could be heavy and thundery. just one or two showers for northern ireland and the far north of england, but actually, here the best of t

rodger hobson is a carrot farmer in north yorkshire and responsible for producing about 4% of all britishom his farm near york. thank you forjoining us. how tough has it been this year? i've been a current farmerfor 28 has it been this year? i've been a current farmer for 28 years and i have never known a year like this, a cocktail of problems from start to finish. talk us through the issues and the affects at each step of the way. the beast from the beast, that snow and horrible cold weather, we we re snow and horrible cold weather, we were unable to plan the crop on time, it was planted a month late so that meant it has been in the ground for 20% less time than it should and then that beautiful weather injuly, then that beautiful weather injuly, the carrots hated it, they need to grow at 16—19 degrees, typical british summer weather but at 28 degrees they wilted, struggled back to life in august but we are still suffering drought conditions. what has the impact being on your business? are crop is 3096 down on last year, that is what we are forecasting for the year, it could get worse if

mike owns and runs three care homes in north yorkshire.e to the way we plan social care is long overdue. if you want the right care, you have to pay for it, and i think people pay a little bit more tax and a bit centrally from the health service as well, and it will make it work in the future. the government have to tackle it, not keep putting it off. we seem as a country to find money for everything else. social care deserves its time now. of course, getting old isn't all bad, but not everyone can rely on relatives for help, so a new plan for elderly care in england is expected from the government this autumn. danny savage, bbc news, huddersfield. the funeral of soul legend aretha franklin is taking place this evening. her family and friends are being joined by stars such as stevie wonder, jennifer hudson and ariana grande who will perform during the six—hour ceremony. our north america correspondent aleem maqbool is in detroit. aleem, it sounds like an epic sendoff? yes, and you mentioned some of them there, but what an amazing group of

a nine—year—old girl has died after suffering a series head injury following a rock slide in north yorkshireduke of cambridge and the prime minister have attended commemorations in northern france to mark the centenary northern france to mark the ce nte nary of northern france to mark the centenary of the battle of amiens, the beginning of the end of world war i. the entire state of new south wales has been declared in drought. hello and welcome to our look ahead to tomorrow's papers. with me are the guardian's political correspondentjessica elgot and michael heaver from westmonster.com. many of tomorrow's front pages are already in. the guardian splashes with the fall in the pound, amid fears britain is facing a no—deal brexit. the ft leads on saudi arabia selling canadian assets after the country criticised the arrest of a female activist. the express reports claims that rising energy bills could put lives at risk — after british gas announced an increase of almost four percent. the metro shows a nurse scalded by a patient — highlighting the dangers facing frontline nhs staff. the telegrap

here, a 9 year old girl who died from head injuries when a section of cliff collapsed in north yorkshirester, from oxford, was on a family holiday visting staithes beach when she was hit on wednesday. her family says it's in ‘indescribable pain'. police are appealing for witnesses who were on the beach at the time. four people, including two police officers, have been killed in a shooting in eastern canada. it happened early this morning in the city of fredericton, the capital of new brunswick province. the circumstances of the shooting remain unclear. local police say one suspect has been taken into custody and is being treated for serious injuries. a strike by ryanair pilots in five countries has forced the cancellation of about 400 flights. around 75—thousand passengers have been affected; ryanair says most have been put on alternative flights. pilots are protesting about their conditions and pay. rya nair says its pilots are paid more than those at other budget airlines. the family of a 9 year old chess prodigy in south london have been told they no longer have to leave the uk in a m

this is the north yorkshire coast earlier on. not a huge amount of rain, most places dry.stern scotland. and in the far south as well. thicker cloud in the far north—west of scotland.

bit drier across wales and the south—west, but as you head east, particularly east anglia and north yorkshirezly weather left over into the early evening across scotland. overnight, things dry off in scotland. those heavy showers in eastern england will pique. —— will decay. a fairly warm night, 12—15dc 01’ so. decay. a fairly warm night, 12—15dc orso. on decay. a fairly warm night, 12—15dc or so. on tuesday and probably wednesday, we have this weather front that can be traced all the way back into the mid—atlantic, and we will find pulses of rain running along that. for many parts of england and wales on tuesday, it will be dry and there will be more in the way of sunshine, though cloud will fill injuring the day. rain coming into scotland and northern ireland, most of the rank of western scotland, not much in the east, where it will feel a little warmer. 25 celsius is the highest temperature, and that's in the south—east of england. on wednesday, the winds will be fresher along western coasts. we will also find more widespread and heavier rain coming into scotland and northern ireland but a

it found "appalling" abuse at ampleforth in north yorkshire, and at downside in somerset, and says bothions. the children, as young as seven, were sexually abused by a number of monks, who were described as being "secretive, evasive and suspicious of anyone outside their benedictine order." 0ur religion editor, martin bashir, reports. they decorate some of england's most attractive landscapes. downside school, here in somerset, and ampleforth in yorkshire — described as resembling a harry potter world of beguiling charm. but within these golden monastic buildings from the 19605 onwards, some teachers sexually abused children as young as seven. piers gra nt—ferris was described as a sadistic and violent abuser at ampleforth's prep school, where he taught for ten years from 1965. seen here on the right in 2006, he was found guilty on 20 counts of indecent assault and was one of ten staff at the schools to have been convicted or cautioned in the last 50 years. but, today's report said the true scale of abuse at ampleforth and downside is likely to have been much higher. this is a very hard

police have named the nine—year—old girl who was killed by a rockfall on the north yorkshire coast onith her family when the accident happened. they have described her as "the light of our lives". citizens advice has urged the government to slow down the roll—out of smart meters in england, scotland and wales after receiving thousands of complaints. the charity says some customers have reported aggressive sales practices, while others have complained the meters don't work properly when they switch energy suppliers. the government says it remains committed to the current timetable. katarina johnson—thompson is leading the heptathlon at the european championships in berlin, with only two events to go. the competition finishes tonight with the 800 metres. our sports correspondent, ade adedoyin, has been watching. well, ben, with a final events to come, katarina johnson—thompson, dubbed the nextjessica ennis—hill, since she broke the junior record, she has just fallen behind since she broke the junior record, she hasjust fallen behind the favourite, thiam belgian, who is the third best he

a nine—year—old girl has died after suffering serious head injuries in a rock fall in north yorkshiredy, describing her as the light of their lives. iain duncan smith has defended borisjohnson, after he was accused of islamaphobia for comparing women in niqabs to postboxes and bankrobbers. speaking on the today programme earlier today, he said that the party shouldn't "shut down mps when they speak", and that he hopes the party "will put an end" to the matter. that's a summary of the latest bbc news. julian, thank u. —— thank you very much. here's some sport now with holly. good morning. we start at the european championships were katarina johnson thompson is three events away from a first european outdoor title in the heptathlon. she is in a battle with world champion nafi thiam. she took the lead after a strong 200 metres. the long jump, gels and eight 800 metres still to come. they were two more golds in swimming last night for ben proud and the medley relay team, giving adam peaty his fourth title at these games. and everton were busy late in the transfer window with barcelona def

mike owns and runs three care homes in north yorkshire. change to the way we plan social care is long overdue. if you want the right care, you have to pay for it, and i think people pay a little bit more tax and a bit centrally from the health service as well, and it will make it work in the future. the government have to tackle it, not keep putting it off. we seem as a country to find money for everything else. social care deserves its time now. of course, getting old isn't all bad, but not everyone can rely on relatives for help, so a new plan for elderly care in england is expected from the government this autumn. danny savage, bbc news, huddersfield. i've been speaking to sharon allen — chief executive of skills for care — a charity which helps to support adult social care employers. sharon told me what the care sector needs to change to cope with an ageing population. we welcome this report because the figures in it match the data that we have in our national minimum data data set reports. and we are predicting that we're going to nee

coming out of france so temperatures into the mid—20s in london, possibly the mid—20s as far north as yorkshireto next week isn't looking bad at all, variable amounts of cloud. looks like the temperatures will drop a little bit but essentially speaking it's looking fine, into the 20s or high teens for most of us. goodbye. this is bbc news. the headlines: friends and relatives have been paying their final respects to aretha franklin at an invitation—only funeral ceremony in detroit. famous faces attending included jesse jackson and former president bill clinton. he described aretha as the voice of a generation if not the century. the trump administration has confirmed that it's stopping all funding for the un agency that supports palestinian refugees. washington had already drastically cut its support for the agency, which helps more than five million palestinians. a spokesman for the palestinian prime minister described the move as a ‘flagrant assault‘ on the palestinian people and a defiance of un resolution. a bbc investigation has found evidence that china has imprisoned up to a million musl

these cows in north yorkshire should be eating grass, but it simply hasn't grown.t rains had two months means they are having to eat they all feed instead, that could mean a shortage of straw and an expensive winter to come. it is a similar concern for other farmers, harvest time is five weeks ago a but severe water shortages mean crop yields are down and farmers risk losing their crops at the final stage. tinderbox conditions and a summer stage. tinderbox conditions and a summer drought has seen field fires, blooms and fish rescues. the environment agency says it has responded to 44 significant incidence since the end ofjune. last month's dry hot weather followed the driestjune since 1925. the nfu says this unprecedented speu the nfu says this unprecedented spell of weather that serves as a wake—up call. spell of weather that serves as a wa ke—up call. today's spell of weather that serves as a wake—up call. today's emergency drought summit seeking emergency action on their impact it is having on farms. it is a timely reminder that you shouldn't take food reduction

police have named the nine—year—old girl who was killed by a rock fall on the north yorkshire coast one village of staithes with her family when the accident happened. they have described her as "the light of our lives". england cricketer ben stokes has told his trial he can't remember knocking out a man in an alleged brawl outside a bristol nightclub last september. stokes, who denys affray, did admit to throwing several pounches. 0ur correspondent phil mackie reports. ben stokes arrived at court this morning to spend a second day in the witness box. he's been giving his version of events of the night of a fight outside a nightclub during which he punched to men, knocking them both unconscious. mr stokes says he was acting in self—defense. he has been questioned by the prosecutor about what happened after he was refused entry to the embargo club. he denies offering £300 to get in, saying he would not pay that must to get into the best london nightclub, and said he was not rude and aggressive to the doorman andrew cunningham. the prosecutor said... but although he ended up having drunk

these cows in north yorkshire should be eating grass, but it simply hasn‘t grown.ive winter to come. it is a similar concern for arable farmers, harvest time is still five weeks away, but severe water shortages mean crop yields are down and farmers risk losing their crops at the final stage. tinderbox conditions and a summer drought have seen field fires, algal blooms and fish rescues. the environment agency says it has responded to 44 significant incidents since the end ofjune. last month‘s dry, hot weather followed the driestjune since 1925. the nfu says this unprecedented spell of weather serves as a wake—up call for us all. today‘s emergency drought summit‘s seeking emergency action to address the crippling impact it is having on farms across the country. it is a timely reminder that you shouldn‘t take food reduction for granted, the weather will usually have the last laugh. in these brexit times, the nation needs to think about how it is going to feed itself going forward. we think we want government to take food production in the uk seriously and in these tes

a north yorkshire fish and chip shop is casting its net far and wide to tap into the growing chineseom the restaurant now. why are you so popular? yes, we are popular now, we started a small number of chinese tourists, we have a small coach comes in the beginning, and now, we have three or four. with 20 or 30 chinese tourists coming to see us every week. very big increase. we are very proud. we are surprised by this even. very good location, we are on the a64 and it is in your york, so very good place for them to stop. it must be quite a sight when a bus load of tourists arrive, what do the local thing? our regular customers are happy to see them, because they are a lwa ys happy to see them, because they are always smiling, and happy faces. and does not create bus any hard work. because they are quite nice. —— does not create for us difficult work. can you speak any mandarin or cantonese? i understand you have translated the menu. not now but i have got to learn in the future, i have got to learn in the future, i have learned how to say thank you from them, we try to be friendly as w

it is speaking through the cloud on the north yorkshire coast and the further east europe the better today. away from the far north of scotland, everywhere will feel humid and it was more rain overnight to come. this rain is attached to this weather front. patchy rain across northern ireland, more persistent through the central belt of scotland and north. this will develop into more persistent rain overnight. to the north of the rain in scotland, sunny spells and showers. sunny spells in the far east of scotland as well. the cloud will try to break through the afternoon to bring sunny spells. a breezy day for northern ireland and everywhere has a noticeable breeze. strong winds for the western islands this morning, touching gale force and gusty in western coastal areas. in the sunshine across central and eastern parts of england, temperatures up to 24 celsius. it will be cooler than the far north of scotland. it should be mostly drive for the cricket. i cannot relate the odd spot of rain but hopefully the cloud will break. temperatures around 23 degrees. further west, overnight we wil

here, a nine—year—old girl who died from head injuries when a section of cliff collapsed in north yorkshireoliday visting staithes beach when she was hit on wednesday. her family says it's in indescribable pain. police are appealing for witnesses who were on the beach at the time. bowel cancer screening in england is to be offered to men and women earlier, from the age of 50, rather than the current 60. the move brings england into line with scotland. public health england says screening people younger allows the disease to be detected earlier. a strike by ryanair pilots in five countries has forced the cancellation of about 400 flights. around 75,000 passengers have been affected; ryanair says most have been put on alternative flights. pilots are protesting about their conditions and pay. rya nair says its pilots are paid more than those at other budget airlines. parts of australia are trying to cope with the worst drought in living memory. a warm, dry winter has left many outback farmers in new south wales struggling to survive, and little rain is expected in the months ahead. our corresp

a spell of rain across yorkshire, south of the weather front is hot, across yorkshire, south of the weatherfront is hot, north north of the weatherfront is much more co mforta ble, weatherfront is much more comfortable, temperatures will be typically in the low 20s. that father —— hot weather will continue into next week, the north will be a bit fresher. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines: for only the second time in a decade, the bank of england has raised interest rates. the rise to 0.75% will make some mortgages and loans more expensive, but savings accounts should grow. keeping the peace in zimbabwe, a new president could be announced this evening following the disputed election. a report finds chances were missed to 18—month—old baby elsie scully—hicks, who was murdered by her father, just two weeks after he adopted her. i'm andre, and i have a smartphone. i'm kirsten, and i have a smartphone. i'mjake, and i have a smartphone. i'm allison, and i'm too small. how digital devices have transformed all our lives and how we communicate as a report finds we're becoming increasingly dependent on them. holid