richard lister, bbc news.killed in clashes in india after a controversial self—styled religious leader was convicted of rape. violent protests have broken out in the states of punjab and haryana, which includes the home town of gurmeet ram rahim singh. thousands of his devotees went on the rampage after he was found guilty of raping two women, 15 years ago. there are also reports of arson attacks in the capital, delhi. from there our south asia correspondent, justin rowlatt, reports. violence broke out almost as soon as the guilty verdict was handed down by the court in this town in north india. more than 100,000 followers of the self—styled godman guru, had blocked to demonstrate their support. they went on the rampage, burning cars and attacking the police, who responded with tear—gas and water cannon. when they didn't subdue the crowd, they fired live ammunition. and there have been clashes elsewhere, too. this train was torched by an angry mob here in the indian capital, delhi. elsewhere in the city, buses

richard lister reports. what they can hold, the people of houston are trying to escape the deluge. three days of torrential rain and the most powerful hurricane in 50 years have left this city struggling to cope. an armada of rescue boats is patrolling the streets. more than 2,000 people have been rescued so far, but the emergency services say they have had at least 5,000 calls from people who are trapped. we have a two—storey home, and on the first floor, it's up to here, and all the furniture is just floating. everything. mattresses, all. with the roads flooded and dangerous, people have been told to stay in their homes and wait for rescue there, but inevitably many have been trying to flee on their own, risking their lives to find higher ground. but those at the edge of the floods reach know that they will be next as the rain keeps falling. they are getting out while they can. 0ne lady won't come out. she is handicapped. she's over here on the left side. so we know she's there. we know a couple of houses

richard lister reports. the collision happened before dawn.stroyer uss john s mccain was holed up the water line as it steamed towards singapore for a routine visit. the us 7th fleet said several compartments were flooded including berths for crew members. ten sailors are missing, five were injured. a search and rescue operation is now under way involving ships from singapore and malaysia with support from the us navy. four of the injured were airlifted to hospital in singapore, their condition is not said to be life—threatening. in a tweet, president trump offered... as the rescue efforts continued. the other ship involved the liberian flagged tanker is bigger and heavier than the mccain, it continued to singapore with its cargo of fuel oil intact. such vessels cannot move quickly raising questions as to who was to blame. it indicates the destroyer could have turned across the front of the tanker which is an inadvisable thing to do in accordance with the rule of the road. it's not good seamanship. the collision happened in territory claimed b

richard lister, bbc news. 0ur correspondent gary 0'donoghue is in washington. going to increase pressure on donald trump and will he give further comment on this now? to some extent i think that the damage is done. we have had a raft of people including vice president and the president was wrecked on daughter coming out and using the words of the present failed to use, neo—nazis, white supremacists, take your pick. that is the problem and whatever is said now he will have a problem i think putting it right. the difficulty of course is that for one third of the population, for perhaps a bunch of those people who voted for donald trump, some of them and only some of them, will have liked what they heard on we see that reflected on some of the ultra—right websites, applauding donald trump for not condemning them. not singling them out. that is the problem here, that people in charlottesville will find it very hard to move on from this. to bring the country together after these things have happened. the president is not naming this thing for what it is. gary, thank

richard lister, bbc news.n remains in their damaged warship, according to a us admiral. the remains were in sealed compartments of the uss john s mccain, which was nearing port yesterday when it collided with a merchant tanker. the impact tore a hole in its port side, and flooded a crew sleeping area. the former owner of bhs is to be prosecuted in connection with the collapse of its pension scheme. dominic chappell‘s company bought the retail chain forjust £1, shortly before it went into liquidation with a huge pensions deficit and the loss of 11,000 jobs. mr chappell is charged with failing to provide documents requested by the pensions regulator. the former conservative chancellor, george osborne, has called on the prime minister to commit to building a high speed rail line across the north of england. mr osborne, who spearheaded the northern powerhouse project while in government, has called for more money to be spent on public transport outside the capital. the government says it‘s investing billions of po

richard lister, bbc news.vid davis and government officials return to brussels today, for the latest round of brexit negotiations. mr davis says he'd like the eu to show more ‘flexibility and imagination‘ in the negotiations. damian grammaticas is in brussels for us this lunchtime. how is that likely to go down? how is that likely to go down7|j think the eu side will be sticking to its position. david davis has said he wants flexibility and imagination as you say, part of the thinking behind that is that what he wa nts to thinking behind that is that what he wants to do is push the eu more towards looking at the future trading relationships, with the eu side i think will be more reluctant to do that, they cannot do that at the minute. at 4pm when things begin here, michel barnier can only talk legally about what the 27 nations have empowered him to discuss around the table and he has said that on twitter, those are the issues of citizens rights, financial obligations of the uk, the irish border. what he wants

richard lister reports. an avalanche of mud, burying families as they slept. it was sudden, total devastation, leaving few survivors. those who did escape look on at the place where they used to live, desperate for good news. but it almost never comes. this man lost eight members of his family. translation: i first saw the body of my sister and called on people to help me and we laid her on the floor. then i started hearing other people nearby, crying. i have lost all of my family. the deluge of muddy water surged through gullies and streets, claiming more lives and hampering rescue operations at the worst affected sites. sierra leone is used to some flooding in the rainy season, but nothing like this. it has left a tangled mass of destruction and a slow and difficult recovery operation. houses were built illegally on this fragile mountainside and no one really knows how many bodies will be recovered. as they are found, the crowd surge in to see if they recognise a family member orfriend. the authorities are

richard lister, bbc news.in court in spain in connection with the terror attacks that killed 15 people. still to come: as the new bake off prepares for take off on channel 4, we look at tv‘s dramatically changing landscape. coming up in sportsday on bbc news: almostjob done for celtic in their quest to reach the group stage of the champions league, as they look to knock out the kazakhstan champions, astana. ford has become the latest car company to launch a scrappage scheme for older cars. they say the move will help cut air pollution. customers with cars made before 2010 will be offered £2,000 off some new models. unlike schemes by bmw and mercedes, ford will accept petrol as well as diesel cars. but with the scheme only running until december, some are questioning whether it‘s also about boosting sales. our transport correspondent, richard westcott, reports. how do you get a grip on pollution? well, one way is to smash up millions of older, dirtier cars. ford‘s become the latest and biggest firm to offer a s

richard lister, bbc news.evels when this man, neymar, completes his move from barcelona to paris st—germain, for what's expected to be a world record £198 million. we were going to go straight to paris and find out more about that but i'm afraid we have lost the line. we will see what we can do. but crucially, we will also talk about the weather now. here's stev da naos. it is really stifling across much of the mediterranean. you can see the deep red colours from portugal into greece and the balkans. cooler, fresher conditions. temperatures below the average in the north of europe. the heatwave focuses around the central mediterranean, around italy. deep red colours towards the balkans and parts of spain. we're looking at 41 degrees in florence. the mid 40s in southern parts of italy. dangerous heat. back home, low pressure still with us. wet and windy in places. plenty of showers macro in

richard lister, bbc news. sailors off singapore have found human remains in their damaged warship, according to the us navy. the remains were in sealed compartments of the uss john s mccain, which was nearing port yesterday when it collided with a merchant tanker. the impact tore a hole in its port side and flooded a crew sleeping area. ford has become the latest car company to offer customers an incentive to trade in an old vehicle for a new, less polluting one. the scrappage scheme will run for four months, and will offer £2,000 off some new models. unlike similar schemes by bmw and mercedes, which apply only to diesel vehicles, ford says it will also accept petrol cars. our transport correspondent richard westcott has the details. millions of us still drive older, more polluting cars, but what's the best way to get them off the road? ford has become the latest and biggest firm to offer a scrappage scheme, £2,000 to crush your old car or van, as long as you buy a new one. it wouldn't be an incentive to me. g

our correspondent richard lister looks at how it will work. what the lead driver does. it's called "platooning". these dutch trials suggest lorries, linked by wi—fi like this, can drive much closer together, and that may have benefits. 10% fuel savings. that means 10% less fuel, that's money off yours and my shopping bills. the goods in shops will go down. it's10% less co2, so we're going to be really helping the planet. congestion, if we get platooning, vehicles are running smoother together, we're not going to get the trafficjams we have today. and finally, safety. we're going have robots and sensors not making mistakes hopefully that you and i are making every day. this is one of the specially equipped lorries that'll take part in the british trials — first on test tracks and then, in 2019, on the motorway network. this technology is moving fast, some cars can already steer themselves too. the haulage industry wants to catch up. so the big question is, do sophisticated lorries like this need people at all? well, the short answer is, yes, mo

richard lister, bbc news.american sailors off singapore have found human remains in their damaged warship, according to the us navy. the remains were in sealed compartments of the uss john s mccain, which was nearing port yesterday when it collided with a merchant tanker. the impact tore a hole in its port side and flooded a crew sleeping area. 0ur correspondent rupert wingfield—hayes sent this update from singapore. this is the news i think we expected, certainly everybody in the us naval community feared. it is the second serious incident, and for the families and personnel, the second major disaster in the space of two months. to make it i suppose worse — it is bad — but these ships, the uss fitzgerald and john s mccain are sister ships and both based injapan and this is a small community of us service personnel and families based injapan. this potentially means seven sailors were killed injune and possibly another ten here in singapore. it will be a huge blow to the community. the relatives, along with eve

richard lister reports.few survivors. those who did escape look on at the place where they used to live, desperate for good news. but it almost never comes. this man lost eight members of his family. translation: i first saw the body of my sister and called on people to help me and we laid her on the floor. then i started hearing other people nearby, crying. i have lost all of my family. the deluge of muddy water surged through gullies and streets, claiming more lives and hampering rescue operations at the worst affected sites. sierra leone is used to some flooding in the rainy season, but nothing like this. it has left a tangled mass of destruction and a slow and difficult recovery operation. houses were built illegally on this fragile mountainside and no one really knows how many bodies will be recovered. as they are found, the crowd surge in to see if they recognise a family member or friend. the authorities are trying to keep people away. we urge everyone to remain calm. and to avoid disaster—prone areas

richard lister has the latest. too, as the emergency services move in. "it was terrible", she said. "i was terrified. ischia was a trap." several buildings collapsed. under the wreckage, rescuers worked frantically to get to those buried. at this site, rescuers hear the faint sound of a baby crying. and after some careful digging, a minor miracle. seven—month—old pascale was tearful, but safe. work continued at the house to reach his two brothers. daylight revealed the extent of the damage. the earthquake struck as people were sitting down for their evening meal. some houses were almost untouched. others may have to be demolished. translation: the house is destroyed. we can‘t even get in. what should we do? translation: i was really scared. in all the years i've lived here, it is the first time there has been such a strong quake. at least one of the dead was killed by falling masonry. it remained a threat, as the emergency services brought in more resources to continue their search and rescue operation. translation

richard lister, bbc news.fessor larry sabato, director of the centre for politics at the university of virginia, which is based in cha rlottesville. thank you forjoining us on bbc news. i know you've lived and worked in cha rlottesville news. i know you've lived and worked in charlottesville for a long time. what are your thoughts about what happened at the weekend, and the response from donald trump? the event itself was an outrage. i live on the university of virginity lawn —— university of virginia lawn and i watched these folks with their torches pretending they were in germany with —— in germany in the 19305 germany with —— in germany in the 1930s walk past my home and go and beat up student university administrators. whatever donald trump says today is far too little, far too late. he had his moment, he missed it. by the way his vice president did too. his first statement was bland. it's interesting to hear not only opinion writers in the new york times, bottles a nd writers in the new york times, bottle

richard lister, bbc news. could fulfil his threat to fire missiles towards the american island of guam in the pacific — and says he will now watch us actions before making a decision. 0ur correspondent robin brant sent us this report from seoul. the plan to attack america, laid out before him. these pictures from north korean state media show kim jong—un studying a map of the pacific. you can clearly see a black line from his country straight to guam, the american territory that north korea's generals have threatened to target. but he's decided to wait. a report said the respected supreme leader wants to "watch a little more, the foolish and stupid conduct of the yankees". 0n guam itself, there is relief for now. and respect for their leader. i think a lot of it has to do with the strong statements made by our president but also by the collective statements made by secretary tillerson and secretary mattis. but on the front line, in the decades—old stand—off with north korea, something he's not helping. this tr

richard lister, thank you very much.he injured. all of them soldiers, targeted as they left their barracks. the incident happened just after eight o'clock this morning in a suburb in the north—west of paris. it's believed the car was parked in an alley nearby. it then accelerated towards a group of six soldiers as they walked out of their barracks in levallois—perret. 0ne local resident said they see soldiers around all the time. she told reporters it was a popular area forfamilies, but luckily, none of them were around this morning. there's now an increased security presence in the area. the major concern — finding the vehicle and its driver, which sped off after hitting a group of soldiers. it happened just after eight o'clock this morning in a suburb in the north—west paris. it is believed the car was parked in an alley nearby. it then accelerated towards the group of six soldiers as they walked out of their barracks. translation: this attack proves the terror threat is present, which requires more and more vigilance

richard lister, bbc news. a genius.dave alred has written a book called the pressure principle — which he says can help everyone manage stress and perform in their lives. earlier they were on the victoria derbyshire show speaking to tina daheley, who asked johnny why dr alred changed his life. during that point in my life, i was as position on a fullback couldn't get any further. when was that? i was six dean —— was living accidentally. some days it would go well, others it wouldn't. what she did was open my eyes to space, the space to move and to grow. and that's base isn't out there, —— and that's base isn't out there, —— and that space isn't out there, you just have to reveal it. you have to go beyond the limits and everything in life exists beyond what you believe and what you think. dave started my journey to get into that space and i had been on the same journey ever since. dave, talk to me about that journey. when did you start working withjonny journey. when did you start working with jonny wilkinson and how jou

the princes will also meet representatives of charities she supported. 0ur correspondent richard listerces to arrive. but how significant is this event this afternoon? i think it is interesting, it is a big contrast to commemorations on the 10th anniversary of diana's death. you may recall then the queen attended a service attended by about 500 people and it was quite a big event. this time it is much more low—key. the princes are coming to the garden behind that hedge, they should be arriving there at any time. but they're not arriving there at any time. but they‘ re not really arriving there at any time. but they‘re not really going to be doing anything publicly. they will be meeting representatives of some of the charities that diana was working with the most closely in the final year of her life. they say that it is to reflect her life and the contribution that she made through her charitable work. but they‘re not expected to do anything public. there will be a statue which has been commissioned and will be at some point unveiled. but not today. perhaps later this year. a statue of

richard lister, bbc news.identified. sakina afrasehabi was 65 years old. her family said she was "a loving mother of five, who is much missed by all of us. she was completely selfless in all she did and always put other people first." the headlines on bbc news: four men have been charged with terror offences, following the attacks in spain that killed 15 people. one of the suspects told the judge they were planning a bigger attack. a british tourist harry athwal, has been praised, after staying to help an injured child on las ramblas during last week‘s van attack, ignoring advice from police, to move to safety. president trump changes policy and commits to sending more troops to afghanistan — the us secretary of state is expected to give more details shortly. divers have located bodies in the flooded compartments of a us warship that collided with an oil tanker near singapore on monday. ten sailors from the ussjohn mccain went missing during the accident. a malaysian vessel has recovered another body. rupert w

richard lister has the latest., dazed survivors picked their way through a ruined house in the town of casamicciola. around them, in a blizzard of dust, buried cars and rubble—strewn streets. their neighbours are escaping, too, as the emergency services move in. "it was terrible", she said. "i was terrified. ischia was a trap." several buildings collapsed. under the wreckage, rescuers worked frantically to get to those buried. at this site, rescuers hear the faint sound of a baby crying. and after some careful digging, a minor miracle. seven—month—old pascale was tearful, but safe. work continued at the house to reach his two brothers. daylight revealed the extent of the damage. the earthquake struck as people were sitting down for their evening meal. some houses were almost untouched. others may have to be demolished. translation: the house is destroyed. we can‘t even get in. what should we do? translation: i was really scared. in all the years i've lived here, it is the first time there has been such a strong qua

richard lister, bbc news.val warfare reporter for the online publication, defence news. he joins us from washington. i will come to the wider issues in a moment, but if ten sailors are still missing is there any chance they could be found alive? there is a lwa ys could be found alive? there is always a chance. there are two search is going on now, one would be in the waters around where the collision happened, at the entrance of the traffic separation scheme, going into the singapore strait. the other will be inside the skin of the ship. in the case of the fitzgerald, they sent divers into the flooded berthing areas. it's my understanding that the crew sleeps there, kicked their gear there. hangs out, those are the space is affected by the flooding. that's what going on right now. so we keep oui’ what going on right now. so we keep our fingers crossed on that. on the issue of how this happened, you have an oil tanker which anybody knows is difficult to turn in any space, limited like how we are talking where t

richard lister, bbc news.sident says he's confident donald trump will act calmly and responsibly over north korea. moonjae—in has been holding talks in seoul with america's top military official, generaljoseph dunford, who has said that military options are only for if sanctions fail. his comments follow an exchange of threats between the us and north korean leaders last week. today, north korea has said that any war could "only be turned into a nuclear war". yogita limaye has this report from seoul. america's highest ranking general, meeting south korea's president. they visit that comes at a difficult time, general dunford has said that the us is ramping up diplomatic and military pressure to stop missile test, and military option would only be used if all else fails. words that could reassure south korean leader. earlier in the day, at a meeting with his advisers, the president urged a peaceful solution. translation: there must be no more war on the korean peninsula, whatever ups and downs we face, the nort

richard lister, bbc news.rstorms to this area of scotland. and gale force winds in kent. plenty of showers rattling through across northern and western areas. and thunderstorms across eastern scotland. they will ease and the winds across southern areas will ease overnight. showers continuing over northern parts of england, northern ireland western scotland and northern ireland. with the mixture of cloud and breeze, temperatures overnight around the low teens. tomorrow we start on a breezy note. to the south, some sunshine, doesn't look too bad across seven, central and south—eastern areas. far fewer showers and we will hold onto the sunshine. to the north, more showers around. wind moving in north—western area. cold air moving in with the showers. fewer showers in southern england and in the sunshine, it will feel quite pleasant. temperatures could be up in the south—east corner. we could be looking at 23 celsius. and the winds a bit lighter. cooler in the north and the north—westerly breeze and showers. that

richard lister, bbc news. 0ur correspondent barbara plett usher is in washington.ime at the white house, what is the overnight response, how are people thinking about what is going on now in the west wing, barbara? it is only 24 hours, isn't it, but i think that general kelly did make a good first impression for those that were trying to see some sort of order and structure on the processes in the west wing by firing anthony scaramucci. it showed he was in charge, showed he had authority from the president. that was welcomed by the miz of congress, the public and people in the white house, who also feel the internal structure is a bit chaotic. we will see how we go, and whether that discipline that he wa nts to whether that discipline that he wants to impose on the staff will continue. the bigger question as you we re continue. the bigger question as you were hearing is, will mr trump listen to him, of course? yes, and will there be any talk it if the dust settles of policy? not a lot of policy gets talked about, it has turned into personnel matters only. thejob of

richard lister, bbc news.annabis. his comments came in an interview for bbc radio one's newsbeat, which has been speaking to several politicians, about the laws relating to the drug. here's jim connolly. at the last election, the liberal democrats made headlines with one of their most eye—catching manifesto promises, to legalise cannabis. lib dem insiders tell us it wasn't that popular. so is it a policy the party continues to back? the evidence is clear that if you want to stop abuse and damage to young people, you've got to bring the trade into the open and out of the hands of the criminal underworld. attitudes to cannabis are changing across the world. take, for example, north america. in the us, 21 states have decriminalised personal possession, and eight have legalised it. next year, canada is expected to go further and make the drug legal across the whole country. back in europe, portugal has some of the most liberal drug laws. all substances are decriminalised. we've come to meet the man often described

richard lister, bbc news. to be prosecuted as seriously as offences carried out face to face. new guidelines for england and wales mean the crown prosecution service will seek tougher penalties for abuse on social media, claiming the impact of tweeting abuse can be just as devastating as shouting it. here's our home affairs correspondent dominic casciani. rhodri colwyn philipps, the fourth viscount st davids, jailed last month for racially aggravated threats on facebook against gina miller, the businesswoman behind the brexit legal challenge. she said she felt violated by his shocking comments, just one of many online attacks she suffered. now, the crown prosecution service says these kinds of crimes must be dealt with as robustly as offences on the street. it's promising a tougher response, to build public confidence. there were more than 15,000 hate crime prosecutions in 2015—2016, the highest number ever, and a third of those convicted saw their sentence increased. but the number of cases referred by police

richard lister, bbc news. 0ur correspondent gary 0'donoghue is in washington.emnation of donald trump over this — will this increase the pressure on him to also condemn specific groups for the violence? there is no mention of cha rlottesville in his there is no mention of charlottesville in his tweets. mike pence and jeff sessions have been speaking about it, they are specific in their condemnation of the far right, but that's not going to distract from the pressure on trump to say those words himself. know, and there's been another blow to the president this morning with a chief executive of a big pharmaceutical company ken frazier deciding to resign from a manufacturing advisory board which he was on as part of the president's push to get more american stuff made in america. he has resigned, quoting the president's lack of words on saturday. the president has hit back on ken frazier talking about his drug company and their pricing structure. he's picking a fight in the business community as well over this business in charlottesville. we are expecting the pres

richard lister, bbc news. tragedy. more coming up in the next half hour.of sunshine and showers, mostly across the northern half of the uk. some thunderstorms around across aberdeenshire. that could continue over the next few hours. showers clearing away overnight. clear skies and a light wind, quite a cool light for august. tomorrow is a cool light for august. tomorrow is a decent start to the day for scotland, england and wales but quickly turning wet and windy in northern ireland. gale force gusts across the north and west. largely dry across eastern areas. this is bbc news at five — the headlines. the government has published proposals for a temporary customs union with the eu after brexit. labour has criticised the plans, but the brexit secretary says the ideas will help minimise disruption to business. india‘s prime minister leads commemorations to mark 70 years of independence from britain, and the partition of the country which led to millions of people being displaced along religious lines. millions of rail passengers will see a 3.6% increase in f

richard lister, bbc news.e mayor of london and safety groups have warned that more people will die from fires started by faulty white goods, if the government doesn't implement guidelines, made more than a year ago. they've sent a letter to theresa may in response to the grenfell tower fire, which it's thought was started in a fridge—freezer. it warns some products are still being sold with a flammable plastic backing. the letter also refers to a fire in august 2016 in shepherds bush, which began in a tumble dryer. let's talk to london fire brigade commissioner dany cotton. thank you forjoining us. i suspect you may not be able to say so, but there is quite a lot of anger that nothing seems to have changed in the last year? i do feel exceedingly frustrated about the fact that we have known about these products and theissues have known about these products and the issues with some of these for very long time. we can look as far back as 2010, when there was a fire death to white goods, and the coroner in their r

richard lister reports. southern europe is sweltering.er. normally across southern europe, temperatures are generally between 28 and 30 degrees. those temperatures are around ten to 15 celsius above average at the moment. very high. and the persistence of the heatwave is causing problems across the region. there is no relief at night, either. in menton in the south of france it is 31 degrees. that is at almost half past ten. this constant heat has consequences. wildfires have become a growing problem across europe. this one is in croatia, where more than 150 people battled through the night to protect those living nearby. climate change means problems like this are likely to get worse. southern european climate is variable year—on—year but the evidence would begin to suggest that what we are seeing here is out of the ordinary, and perhaps evidence that these extreme temperatures, heatwaves, are becoming more extreme and also more frequent. 2003 saw the hottest european temperatures in 500 years. the impact was devastating. it caused the b

supporters say it will mean cheaper fuel bills, lower emissions and less congestion. 0ur correspondent richard listern the second lorry is only steering. his speed is controlled by a computer which is monitoring what the lead driver is doing. these dutch trials suggest lorries linked by wi—fi can drive closer together and may have benefits. 10% fuel and may have benefits. 1096 fuel savings, that is money off the shopping bills. goods in shops will go down, 10% less c02. congestion, if we get them doing this running smoothly together, we will not have the traffic jams. smoothly together, we will not have the trafficjams. safety, we can have robots and sensors not looking mistakes. this is one of the specially equipped lorries that will ta ke specially equipped lorries that will take part in the british trials. first on test tracks and then on 2019 the motorway network. this technology is moving fast. some cars can steer themselves, too. the haulage industry wants to catch up. do sophisticated lorries like this need people at all? the short answer is yes. most of british roads are too small and complex

that get this report from richard lister.led. he is one of five terrorist suspects shot dead by police here. gunshots. they were suspected of having driven a car into pedestrians in cambrils at about 1am, injuring seven people and leaving many others in shock. translation: i suddenly heard "bang, bang, bang" here in the port. and after the bang, bang, bang, people were screaming. and then the police screaming. and then more screaming. i was nervous. i did not know where to go. i went to the beach and hid there. eight hours earlier, another vehicle on another spanish street being used as a weapon. this was las ramblas in barcelona. crowded with tourists and shoppers when a white van drove through them all, mowing down people for half a kilometre before the driver fled. it was the definition of fear yesterday. people were terrified. they were running without knowing in which direction they were going. it was incredible to watch how quickly people reacted. how quickly people responded and worked together. because people were sca

it means three top officials have been sacked in the last ten days, as richard lister reports.ng to be in a couple of weeks so it is 100% tone —— totally cleansed and clean. anthony scaramucci never made the official start state, the white house decided what had to be clea nsed house decided what had to be cleansed was him. why? looked at his comments to the new yorker magazine where he said of the then white house chief of staff, reince priebus isa house chief of staff, reince priebus is a paranoid schizophrenic. and of the chief strategist of donald trump, iam the chief strategist of donald trump, i am not trying to build the chief strategist of donald trump, iam not trying to build my own brand on the strength of the president, i am own brand on the strength of the president, iam here own brand on the strength of the president, i am here to serve the country. but as it turned out, not for much longer, the victim of a vicious political culture he had spoken out to the bbc. one of the things i cannot stand about this town is the backstabbing that goes on here, where right grow

richard lister reports. president trump still making headlines for all the wrong reasons.ous tale of his son and the russian lawyer. it has emerged that natalia veselnitskaya, who has ties with the kremlin, met him injune last year with the promise of incriminating information about hillary clinton. congratulations, diet! donald trump junior played a key part in his father's election campaign and his e—mails showed he loved the idea of getting dirt on hillary, but when asked by the new york times issue if he had hit had any meetings in russia, he said... injuly, he put out a statement saying he had met natalia veselnitskaya, but he had only discussed a programme about the adoption of russian children. after being challenged on that committee finally confirmed the meeting was to talk about individuals connected to russia supporting mrs clinton. so did the president help with the initial misleading statements about that meeting? the washington post alleged he dictated it for donjr on air force alleged he dictated it for donjr on airforce one on his way alleged he dictated it

richard lister has this report. in barcelona today, a minute's silence.y and king felipe stood shoulder to shoulder as the city remembered its dead. and then, defiant applause for several minutes. people here determined to show that they won't be broken by the terror that came to their streets. in the resort town of cambrils, this man has canisters strapped to his chest and appears to be taunting police. they open fire. the man is hit but gets back up, and the shooting continues as bystanders look on. eventually he is killed. he is one of five terrorist suspects shot dead by police here. they were suspected of having driven a car into pedestrians in cambrils at about 1am, injuring seven people and leaving a woman later died. the town is in shock. translation: i suddenly heard bang, bang, bang here in the port. and after the bang, bang, people were screaming, and then the police screaming. and then more screaming, i was nervous, i did not know where to go. i went to the beach and hid there. the wreckage of the car used in cambrils was moved this morning. p

our correspondent richard lister looks at how it will work. this could be the future.computer. it is called flattening. these dutch trials suggest these lorries can drive closer together. that may have benefits. 10% fuel savings, that is money off the shopping bills. it is 10% less co2, we will be helping the planet. if we get it working, we will not get the traffic jams we get it working, we will not get the trafficjams we have today. safety, we will have robots not making the mistakes. this is one of the specially equipped lorries that will ta ke specially equipped lorries that will take part in the trials. first an test tracks and then on the motorway network in 2019. some cars can already steer themselves, too. we hollered industry wants to catch up. the big question is, do sophisticated lorries need people at all? the short answer is, yes, our roads are too small. vehicles like this could revolutionise long distance haulage. we are going to jump distance haulage. we are going to jump into the vehicle and pool forward and do the exercise. les is training the next g

have arrested four people so said they have arrested four people so far lesser could this from richard lister's silence. the prime minister mariano rajoy and king felipe stood shoulder to shoulder as the city remembered its dead. and then, defiant applause for several minutes. people here determined to show that they won't be broken by the terror that came to their streets. in the resort town of cambrils, this man has canisters strapped to his chest and appears to be taunting police. they open fire. the man is hit but gets back up, and the shooting continues as bystanders look on. eventually he is killed. he is one of five terrorist suspects shot dead by police here. they were suspected of having driven a car into pedestrians in cambrils at about 1am, injuring seven people and leaving many others in shock. a woman later died. the town is in shock. translation: i suddenly heard a bang, bang, bang here in the port. and after the bang, bang, people were screaming, and then the police screaming. and then more screaming, i was nervous, i did not know where to go. i went to the beach and hid there.

criticised for not identifying any specific group when he condemned the trouble, as our correspondent richard lister from his newjersey golf resort to focus, he said, on trade and military. but the rest of the country has a very different focus at the moment. across america, people have been holding vigils to remember the young woman killed in charlottesville on saturday as she protested against a white supremacy rally. many here see the far right as emboldened by donald trump. they have been back on the streets, too. in seattle, a group calling itself patriot prayer was quickly surrounded. saturday's violence in cha rlottesville has become a defining moment in the trump presidency. the gathering of hundreds of white supremacists was, for many, shocking enough. but then this. a car driven into a group of counter protesters. these new pictures show the terror and chaos that followed. oh, my god! people are badly hurt. oh, my god. badly hurt! we need paramedics right now. 19 people were injured. 32—year—old heather heyer was killed. donald trump condemned what he called the violence on many sides but

now this report from richard lister., this man has canisters strapped to his chest and appears to be taunting police. they opened fire. the man is hit but gets back up. and the shooting continues as bystanders look on. eventually, he is killed. he is one of five terrorist suspects shot dead by police here. they were suspected of having driven a car into pedestrians in cambrils at about 1am, injuring seven people and leaving many others in shock. translation: i suddenly heard "bang, bang, bang" here in the port. and after the bang, bang, bang, people were screaming. and then the police screaming. and then more screaming. i was nervous. i did not know where to go. i went to the beach and hid there. eight hours earlier, another vehicle on another spanish street being used as a weapon. this was las ramblas in barcelona. crowded with tourists and shoppers when a white van drove through them all, mowing down people for half a kilometre before the driver fled. it was the definition of fear yesterday. people were terrified. they

richard lister, bbc news. we can no find out what the weather is doing.. some very impressive". this wet weather will continue to be across parts of scotland. more persistent rain pushing south. it should stay largely dry into the small hours and the south. tomorrow, again, most of the south. tomorrow, again, most of the show was on to the north. towards the south east, with later when, 2a celsius. saturday again brings showers. particularly heavy ones in wales, pushing across right to east anglia. sunday should be largely dry, but with rain spreading from the west later on. you hello. this is bbc news with vicki young. the headlines: the bank of england downgrades its growth forecasts for this year and next — warning that the uk economy will remain "sluggish" because of uncertainty surrounding brexit. a seniorjudge warns that society will have blood on its hands, if a suicidal teenage girl is released from custody without adequate supervision. it comes as figures show some mental health patients are waiting years to be discharged. a surgeon who was jaile

richard lister reports. president trump is still making headlines for all the wrong reasons.is son and the russian lawyer. it has emerged that natalia veselnitskaya, who has ties with the kremlin, met him injune last year with the promise of incriminating information about hillary clinton. congratulations, dad! we love you. donald trumpjunior played a key part in his father's election campaign and his e—mails show he loved the idea of getting dirt on hillary, but when asked by the new york times if he had hit had any meetings in russia, he said: injuly, he put out a statement saying he had met natalia veselnitskaya, but he had only discussed a programme about the adoption of russian children. after being challenged on that he finally confirmed the meeting was to talk about individuals connected to russia supporting ms clinton. so did the president help with the initial misleading statement about that meeting? the washington post alleged he dictated it for donald junior on air force one on his way back from the 620 in hambrook last month. his lawyers said he was not involved i

it means three top officials have left the trump administration in the last ten days, as richard listeris going to be in a couple of weeks, so it is 100% totally cleansed and clean. anthony scaramucci never made it to the official start state, the white house decided what had to be cleansed was him. why? looked at his comments to the new yorker magazine look at his comments to the new yorker magazine where he said of the then white house chief of staff, reince priebus is a paranoid schizophrenic. and of the chief strategist of donald trump, i am not trying to build my own brand on the strength of the president, i am here to serve the country. but as it turned out, not for much longer, the victim of a vicious political culture he had spoken out to the bbc. one of the things i cannot stand about this town is the backstabbing that goes on here, where right grow up, in my neighbourhood, we are front—stabbers. this is the man who helped to wield the night, the new chief of staffjohn kelly, the first retired general in the post since the nixon administration. his task is to bring order to the

richard lister reports. the collision happened before dawn.he water line as it steamed towards singapore for a routine visit. the us 7th fleet said several compartments were flooded including berths for crew members. ten sailors are missing, five were injured. a search and rescue operation is now under way involving ships from singapore and malaysia with air support from the us navy. four of the injured were airlifted to hospital in singapore, though their conditions are not said to be life—threatening. in a tweet, president trump offered thoughts and prayers, as the rescue efforts continued. the other ship involved the liberian flagged tanker is bigger and heavier than the mccain, it continued to singapore with its cargo of fuel oil intact. such vessels cannot move quickly, raising questions as to who was to blame. it indicates that the destroyer could have turned across the front of the tanker which is an inadvisable thing to do in accordance with the rule of the road. it's not good seamanship. the collision happened in territory claimed by