the prisons minister, rory stewart, promises to resign if he fails to reduce the level of drugs and violencen jails within a year. ben stokes will play in the third test against india, just days after being found not guilty of affray. we just need a league of faith! and winnie the pooh, eeyore and tigger are back in christopher robin. we'll talk about that and the other big cinema releases this week in the film review at 5:45pm. it's 5pm. our main story: devastating monsoon floods in the southern indian state of kerala have left more than 300 people dead and 200,000 without homes. rescuers in helicopters and boats are struggling to reach the thousands of people who are still believed to be marooned by the floodwaters. more heavy rain is expected. yogita limaye reports. the only route out of a flooded home. this child is among several people that have been airlifted in kerala. dozens of helicopters are pulling out as many as they can. shouting. those who can are walking miles to safety. but beyond the surging water, there are tens of thousands who are still stuck, waiting to be rescued. the m

the prisons minister, rory stewart, promises to resign if he fails to reduce the level of drugs and violencen jails within a year. some of the biggest names in music pay tribute to the queen of soul, aretha franklin, who died yesterday. she touched every genre, every singer was influenced in some way by the way she sang. and we'll be finding out who's been unveiled as the latest contestant in this year's strictly come dancing — and speaking to them, too. good evening. devastating monsoon floods in india have killed nearly 1,000 people. the southern state of kerala has been the worst—hit region, with 320 dead and at least 200,000 without homes. rescuers in helicopters and boats are struggling to reach the thousands of people who are still believed to be marooned by the floodwaters — which are the worst to hit the region in nearly a century. more heavy rain is expected. yogita limaye reports. forced out of their homes by the floods, people are walking miles to safety. beyond this surging water, there are tens of thousands who are stuck, waiting to be rescued. this child is amongst several peop

the prisons minister, rory stewart, promises to resign if he fails to reduce the level of drug use andiolence in jails within a year. and at 11:30 we will be taking another in—depth look at the papers with our reviewers tim stanley from the telegraph and mirror columnist susie boniface. devastating monsoon floods in india have killed nearly 1,000 people. the state of kerala has been the worst—hit region, where the the death toll stands at 171. local authorities say in total more than 320 people have died as a result of the summer's heavy rain. rescuers in helicopters and boats are struggling to reach the thousands of people in the southern state, who are still believed to be marooned by floodwaters, which are the worst to hit the region in nearly a century. more heavy rain is expected. yogita limaye reports. forced out of their homes by the floods, people are walking miles to safety. escaping surging water that has swallowed everything in its path. for many, this is the only way out. this pregnant woman was among several airlifted in kerala. she delivered just a short while later. doze

the prisons minister, rory stewart, promisees to resign if he fails to reduce the level of drug use andiolence in jails within a year. she touched everyjohn morra, every singer. —— everyjohn morra. every singer. —— everyjohn morra. every singer was applause by the way that she saying. winnie the pooh is on a journey to find his friends and christopher robin. the billy mcewan macgregor stars as his playmate. find out the thoughts and the rest of the week releases in the dimmer view. —— in the film review. that evening and welcome to bbc news. devastating monsoon floods in india have killed nearly a thousand people. the state of kerala has been the worst hit region with the death toll at 171, as a result of recent flooding. local authorities say in total more than 320 people have died, due to the affects of the summer's heavy rain. rescuers in helicopters and boats are struggling to reach the thousands of people in the southern state, who are still believed to be marooned by floodwaters, which are the worst to hit the region in nearly a century. more heavy rain is expected. yogita limaye

the prisons minister, rory stewart, promises to resign if he fails to reduce the level of drugs and violences within a year. more than half the families who lost loved ones in the genoa bridge colla pse loved ones in the genoa bridge collapse have accepted the offer of an italian state funeral. before sportsday, what is coming up on bbc news... we'll be finding out more about the relief effort to help the hundreds of thousands hit by the floods in kerala — we'll be speaking to paralympics star jonnie peacock about his latest venture to encourage more people with disabilities to take up sport. and at 10.40 and 11.30 i'll be discussing tomorrow's front pages with my guests tim stanley from the telegraph, and fleet street fox herself — mirror columnist susie boniface. hello and welcome to sportsday. ready to play — ben stokes gives skipper joe root his guarantee as he's recalled to the england team for the third test against india tomorrow. no problem with pogba — manchester united bossjose mourinho denies reports of a rift between him and star man paul pogba. going for gold — can five—time par

that is the prisons minister, rory stewart.stigation into the private operator of the motorway bridge that collapsed in genoa on tuesday, killing at least 38 people. autostrade has been given fifteen days to show it met contractual obligations. the company says it made regular safety checks on the viaduct. 0ur correspondent dan johnson is in genoa. this company, autostrade come increasingly under the spotlight, dan. yes, trying to defend itself, saying it's too early to reach conclusions about what could have caused the bridge collapse because the investigation hasn't properly began, they are still busy digging through the rubble with heavy cranes and excavators moving the huge blocks of concrete to dig down so that they can try and account for the ten or 20 people who they think could still be missing. a lot of what to do to make the area safe. 0vernight they have moved some of the trucks and cars stranded on parts of the bridge that remain but it will be a long time before they make this area safe before they work out what to

in reality, rory stewart may not want to be in a —— thisjob. safe, inmates safe and also helps to ten people‘s lives around. and therefore protect society —— helps to turn people‘s. protect society —— helps to turn people's. thank you for talking to us. around 22,000 people have been rescued from the flood—hit indian state of kerala yesterday, after monsoon rains finally eased. military forces, as well as disaster response teams and local fishermen, managed to reach some of the worst hit areas. many places remain under water, and operations are still on to rescue people who are stranded. more than 350 people have died since the monsoon started injune. the government in venezuela will begin issuing new banknotes today, after slashing five zeroes from its currency as part of a plan to solve the country‘s economic freefall. the international monetary fund estimates that inflation could reach 1,000,000% by the end of the year. thousands of people are trying to flee the crisis, prompting countries like ecuador and peru to impose strict border contro

the prisons minister rory stewart promises to resign if he fails to reduce the level of drug use andiolence in jails within a year. an update on the market numbers for you — here's how london's and frankfurt ended the day. and in the united states, this is how the dow and the nasdaq are getting on. now on bbc news, it's time for the film review with jane hill and jason solomons. hello, and a warm welcome to the film review on bbc news. to take us through this week's cinema releases is jason solomons. hi, jason — what have you been watching? hi,jane. well, this week, an uptight ewan mcgregor gets a surprise visit from some familiar furry flying friends. he's with hayley atwell. there's more to come in disney's christopher robin. there's a love letter from one film—maker to another, as mark cousins addresses his hero orson welles in a documentary called the eyes of orson welles, which is inspired by finding a treasure trove of 0rson welles' never—before—seen sketches and drawings. and the boss is back, just in time for the football — denzel washington pops up with the equalizer 2. he i

the prisons minister, rory stewart, has said he will resign if his campaign to tackle violence and drugsre to be given a total of £10 million to bolster security, improve living conditions and raise standards of leadership. labour has called on the government to go "much further". as the government looks to turn around struggling prisons, our home affairs correspondent danny shaw has been given exclusive access to 0akwood prison near wolverhampton, to see how it's been transformed into an institution inspectors describe as "impressive". i do it because i feel like it's my way of giving back to society. ben has got a job in prison. he's nearing the end of a 19—year sentence for plotting to supply cocaine. he's been at 0akwood for five years and has become a mentor, a middleman between prison officers and prisoners. basically, dealing with problems, tensions in the society. a lot of guys come in with a vengeance against authority. a lot of it has to be empathy. shared experiences. relating your own experiences to the individual. it's about connecting with the individual. and not making any

the prisons minister, rory stewart, promises to resign if he fails to reduce the level of drug use and within a year.

prisons minister rory stewart joins us from perthshire.not resources, which you say are relatively modest, the key is the philosophy we bring to this. in other words, the training and support for the prison officers. it's one of the most challenging jobs anywhere in britain today, standing ona jobs anywhere in britain today, standing on a prison landing outside a cell door working with prisoners, so a cell door working with prisoners, soa a cell door working with prisoners, so a lot of the investment here is going into making sure they have that support and training in order to challenge drugs and violence at the root cause, and ultimately, as i said, to change the prisoners' lives to prevent them from reoffending. it's interesting, if you look at the numbers, and correct me if i'm wrong, £10 million divided by ten of the particular problem prisons, my schoolboy maths tells me a prison governor in one of those prisons today will be expected to be happy that they are getting approximately £3000 a day to transform a crisis prison. you will k

the prisons minister, rory stewart, has said he will resign if his campaign to tackle violence and drugs of england's most challenging prisons are to be given a total of £10 million to bolster security, improve living conditions and raise standards of leadership. labour has called on the government to go "much further". as the government looks to turn around struggling prisons, our home affairs correspondent danny shaw has been given exclusive access to 0akwood prison near wolverhampton, to see how it's been transformed into an institution inspectors now describe as "impressive". i do it because i feel it is my way of giving back to society. ben has got a job in prison. he is nearing the end of a 19—year sentence for plotting to supply cocaine. he's been at 0akwood for five years. and has become a mentor, a middleman between prison officers and prisoners. basically dealing with problems and solutions in society. a lot of guys come in with a vengeance against authority. a lot of it has to be empathy. shared experiences. relating your own experiences to the individual. it's about connectin

the prisons minister, rory stewart, says he'll resign if his campaign to tackle violence and drugs behindonths. some of england's toughest prisons are to get £10 million to bolster security, improve living conditions and raise standards of leadership. labour says the government needs to do much more. our home affairs correspondent danny shaw reports. how to stop drugs getting into prisons. here's one way. hmp leeds is one of ten prisons where sniffer dogs are being brought in and new technology is being used to detect synthetic substances, like the former legal high spice. it's led to record levels of violence in prisons — volatile places, say inmates, even at the best of times. it's good. but like anything and everything, things can change. the dynamics of a jail, the dynamics of a wing can change overnight. security around cell windows and perimeter walls will be strengthened to stop drugs being flown in by drones or thrown over fencing, and the government minister overseeing the improvement plan has promised that if it doesn't work, he'll walk. i will quit if i haven't succeeded in 12

the prisons minister, rory stewart, says he'll resign if his campaign to tackle violence and drugs injailsnths. some of england's toughest prisons are to get 10 million pounds to bolster security, improve living conditions and raise standards of leadership. labour says the government needs to do much more. our home affairs correspondent danny shaw reports. how to stop drugs getting into prisons. here's one way. hmp leeds is one of ten prisons where sniffer dogs are being brought in and new technology is being used to detect synthetic substances, like the former legal high spice. it's led to record levels of violence in prisons — volatile places, say inmates, even at the best of times. it's good here. but like anything and everything, things can change. the dynamics of a jail, the dynamics of a wing can change overnight. security around cell windows and perimeter walls will be strengthened to stop drugs being flown in by drones or thrown over fencing, and the government minister overseeing the improvement plan has promised that, if it doesn't work, he'll walk. i will quit if i haven't succe

the prisons minister, rory stewart, says he'll resign, if his campaign to tackle violence and drugs injails of england's toughest prisons are to get £10 million to bolster security, improve living conditions and raise standards of leadership. labour says the government needs to do much more. our home affairs correspondent, danny shaw, reports. how to stop drugs getting into prisons? here's one way. hmp leeds is one of ten prisons where sniffer dogs are being brought in and new technology is being used to detect synthetic substances, like the former legal high spice. it's led to record levels of violence in prisons — volatile places, say inmates, even at the best of times. the atmosphere is good. but like anything and everything, things can change. the dynamics of a jail, the dynamics of a wing can change overnight. security around cell windows and perimeter walls will be strengthened to stop drugs being flown in by drones or thrown over fencing, and the government minister overseeing the improvement plan has promised that, if it doesn't work, he'll walk. i will quit if i haven't succeeded i

speaking earlier the prisons minister rory stewart said he'll resign if standards don't improve withineducing the level of drugs and violence in those prisons. i want to make a measurable difference and that is what this investment is about. i believe in the prison service. i believe in our prison officers. i believe that this can be turned around and i want you tojudge me on those results and i will resign if i don't succeed. that is the prisons minister. we can speak now to dave todd who is the national vice chair of the prison officers association. the prisons minister making a promise to quit within one year if standards haven't improved. what is your reaction to that? it is a very bold statement went for the past three years violence in prisons has been at an all—time high. the past two years there have been underreporting. it is a very bold statement and i'm sure that my union will be reminding him of his statement in 12 months' time in the violence hasn't come down. not often you hear a government minister make that sort of promise to quit within a certain timespan is something

the prisons minister, rory stewart, promises to resign if he fails to reduce the level of drug use andlence in jails within a year. the department store chain house of fraser has cancelled all its online orders and refunding customers. it's because of a dispute with the retailer's warehouse operator. it never hurts to remember, i find, that on television people can see you. hello, and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are tim stanley, leader writer of the telegraph and susie boniface, columnist for the the daily mirror. columnist and faced slap. relentless. you got to keep yourself awake. do we not have the papers? we don't have the papers. are we now? we are on their stop —— on air. i was always told, if you think you are on air, just keep talking until some tells you to stop. are we even doing that, sand request a night are we looking at the front pages? i'm so sorry, a we looking at the front pages? i'm so sorry, a terrible problem. what it is telling me on autocue is not what you're expecting me to read. there we go. we will star

you mentioned drugs and violence and that is what the prisons minister rory stewart has been talkings to see a significant change in the levels of drug use and violence in jails. yes, he made a pledge last week in the ten of the most challenging prisons to cut, substantially cut challenging prisons to cut, su bsta ntially cut levels challenging prisons to cut, substantially cut levels of drug taking and violence in those jails. and he said, i will resign if i have not done that by next year. birmingham was not one of those tempers and is, but here we have the government is taking action to address the problems of birmingham ina address the problems of birmingham in a different way. but he has sta ked in a different way. but he has staked his political career on addressing these problems. and you very much. a man has appeared in court charged with the attempted murder of police and members of the public outside parliament six days ago. salih khater, who's 29 and from birmingham, is accused of driving a car at pedestrians, cyclists and police officers, before crashing into a security b

rory stewart, the prisons minister, has admitted that the government is partly to blame for the failingst some will ask, should they have stepped in earlier? thank you, we will talk more about this after ten o'clock. if you had worked at birmingham jail oi’ if you had worked at birmingham jail or you are a if you had worked at birmingham jail oi’ you are a recent if you had worked at birmingham jail or you are a recent inmate, do get in touch, your own experience is absolutely pertinent to the conversation. joanna gosling is in the bbc newsroom with a summary of the rest of the day's news. a british woman is recovering this morning afterfalling from a cruise ship before being pulled from the water off the coast of croatia. this is the dramatic moment kay longstaff was rescued, 10 hours after falling from the norwegian star into the adriatic sea at around midnight on saturday. she was later taken to hospital in the croatian town of pula. i fell off the back of the norwegian star and i was in the water for ten hours. so these wonderful guys rescued me. your name is? kay. i am very lucky to