we'll have the latest fom saddleworth. also tonight...he first comment from the doctor implicated in the scandal at a gosport hospital where over 400 people had their lives cut short. she has always maintained that she was a hard—working, dedicated doctor, doing the best for her patients in a very inadequately resourced part of the health service. commentator: and here's son to wrap it up, all alone... son heung—min! straight into an open goal — a stunning victory for south korea as they knock germany out of the world cup. a heterosexual couple celebrate winning the right to have a civil partnership. and how pubs are running out of drinks, thanks to the shortage of carbon dioxide gas. and coming up in sportsday later in the hour live from moscow, we'll have the rest of the world cup news as we look ahead to brazil's match to see if they can reach the last 16. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. the army has been called in to help firefighters battling a huge fire on saddleworth moor, which is continuing to spread. more than 5

last night as the moon rose over saddleworth, fire raged on the moor.he extent of the blaze. and metres away, homes bought for their tranquil views, suddenly threatened. residents were told to spend last night elsewhere. i kept looking out the window and we went about our usual business, having something to eat, etc. and there was just a knock at the door after eight o'clock and it was one of the special police officers and they said, you know, you're going to have to get out. you're going to have to evacuate. as they were telling you to get out, did you think, my house is at risk? absolutely, yes. the last thing i said to him was, don't let my house burn down! some local schools have closed, unable to keep their classrooms ventilated. i have been here about 20 years and we have never been in a position where we've had to close the school premises because of fire and there has certainly not been any evacuations in the past. so this is unprecedented, without a doubt. the fire service declared a major incident. 50 firefighters said to be putting a heavy a

judith moritz, bbc news, near saddleworth.erosexual couple who fought a long legal battle for the right to enter into a civil partnership rather than marriage have won their case at the supreme court. the court agreed with rebecca steinfeld and charles keidan that the law restricting civil partnerships to same—sex couples was discriminatory and breached the couple's right to a family life. as our legal affairs correspondent, clive colman, reports, the ruling could lead to a change in the law in england and wales and allow millions of heterosexual couples to choose a civil partnership. rebecca steinfeld and charles keidan, a devoted couple since 2010, now with two young children, who want their relationship recognised in law but don't want to get married. their fight for a civil partnership has taken them all the way to the highest court in the land. we saw ourselves as partners in life and we wanted to be partners in law. we felt a civil partnership best reflected the nature of our relationship. why wouldn't the government ext

properties or people at risk but we had in saddleworth because it is much more wrote.ire crews up to try to deal with this. a couple of country broke up with this. a couple of country broke up to this, the base of windy hill and the fire goes all the way around the top at this stage. the grass doesn't look quite as dry up here clearly, underneath the peat is there. 0nce clearly, underneath the peat is there. once the fire and the flames and the heat gets into the ground, there could be real problems ahead and when the sun comes out it is when (unintelligible) comes up is when (unintelligible) comes up is when the fire has been reignited. we can see the firefighters working behind you heading towards it. get your mask back on. i know there are concerns about not having too much smoke inhalation as well so keep safe and we will see you later and thank you for updating us. a lot of thatis thank you for updating us. a lot of that is caused by the weather of course the will have more on what is happening in the uk a little later on in the programme. the future of britain's

also coming up this hour, the latest on the saddleworth moor fires which have been burning for the pastix days. the army extends its deployment into next week to keep control of the blaze. and at 10:30 the travel show is in bulgaria to explore one of the most extraordinary and controversial abandoned buildings in the world. welcome to bbc news. the nhs in england has set out plans to stop hundreds of thousands of patients receiving treatments which it says are useless or too risky. it's drawn up a list of procedures, including tonsil removal, breast reductions, and surgery for snoring, as jon donnison reports. nhs england says it wants to stop people from having treatments that are either ineffective or pose too many risks. it has drawn up a list of 17 procedures including snoring and varicose veins treatment, knee arthroscopies for osteoarthritis, and steroid injections for non—specific backpain. in all of these health bodies say there is little evidence the treatments work or that the risks outweigh the rewards. but some doctors have questioned those beliefs and say patients will eith

the army will stay on saddleworth moor in greater manchester throughout the weekend and into next weektrol of moorland blazes which have been burning for six days. 0n winter hill in neighbouring lancashire, where grass fires broke out on thursday, a man has been arrested on suspicion of arson with intent to endanger life. 0ur reporter kevin fitzpatrick is there. we can still see, kevin, it is a very sunny day again and the fire brigade is behind you and there is also lots of smoke. what is happening? you might need to move? rings are looking a bit better. they are coming through and we will have to move. we will move onto grass here. we willjust let the fire brigade to do theirjob and we will get out of the way for now. things are looking a bit better. about an hour ago the flames were right across this top area and you could see it was spreading across that valley. in the time we have been here the fire had spread across the valley. 20 firefighters marched in a line—up there, a couple with hosepipes and a couple with beaters, and they manage to get on top of this section of blaze. thi

the army moves in to help firefighters tackle burning ground near saddleworth moor.

the daily mirror reports on the army being called in to help tackle the saddleworth moor fire. the main story on the front of the times is about chinese railway companies being the frontrunners to operate hs2 trains. the guardian looks ahead to theresa may addressing her eu counterparts at a summit in brussels tomorrow evening. a variety of stories making the front pages, let's see what our guest this make of them. let's start with the daily telegraph, britain heading for the worst brexit deal and this assessment comes from a fairly surprising quarters. timothy who was chief of staff before it last year's general election is a columnist now for the daily telegraph and he has a thing for the papers tomorrow and saying things are not looking good but he says it is worse than that and unless we cover up, and i say we as in the government, if the government does not toughen up, they will be left with the workers and she may have to have freedom of movement and some are pushing to except that to maintain close economic ties with the eu and if that were to happen i could see it being

the army will remain in saddleworth over the weekend to help keep on top of the moorland blaze.y deployed on thursday will stay until monday following a request by the mayor of greater manchester, andy burnham. on friday the fires were contained, but it could take weeks before they're fully extinguished. 0n winter hill in lancashire where grass fires broke out on thursday a man has been arrested on suspicion of arson with intent to endanger life. our correspondent, kevin fitzpatrick, sent this update from winter hill. the firefighters have done a fantasticjob in the last couple of hours to get a grip of this blaze. an hour ago there were plumes of smoke across the valley. one line of a fire raging on both sides of winter hill in bolton and this front of it goes up for about two miles. you can see further up the hill, even though they have the flames down, there are still flames and smoke coming from further up there. that is bolton where 80 firefighters are dealing with this. 30 miles away in saddleworth, that is the fire that has raged since sunday and a bit of good news, they

army to tackle the blaze on saddleworth moor in manchesterlj saddleworth moor in manchester.” heard cracklingcould hardly breathe. your eyes were burning as well. the doctor at the centre of the gosport hospital scandal breaks her silence. a statement read out on behalf of drjane barton said she was "doing the best for her patients". the prime minister defends her brexit strategy following warnings from businesses that a failure to reach a deal could threaten investment in the uk. prince william has been cheered as he visits a palestinian refugee camp. earlier, he met president mahmoud abbas. time for a look at the sport now. here is cute with extraordinary news from the world cup. the defending champions germany are out of this year‘s world cup after a dramatic conclusion to group f that saw them beaten by south korea 2—0. 0llie foster is in moscow for us. the tournament sees its first big team eliminated. absolutely. the big things here — brazil, argentina and germany had their opening wobbles but out of all of those teams we expected germany to get things right. especially against south ko

the army will extend its stay in saddleworth to continue to tackle moorland blazes which have been burningix days. also coming up — the world cup moves into the knockout stages. france prepare to take on argentina for a place in the quarterfinals and portugal will meet uruguay later. and in click at 12:30... a robotic cheetah. low. welcome. the nhs in england has set out plans to stop hundreds of thousands of patients receiving treatments which it says are useless or too risky. it's drawn up a list of procedures, including tonsil removal, breast reduction and surgery for snoring which will it's proposed be offered to fewer patients. jon donnison reports. nhs england says it wants to stop people from having treatments that are either ineffective or pose too many risks. it has drawn up a list of 17 procedures, including snoring and varicose veins treatment, knee arthroscopies for osteoarthritis, and steroid injections for non—specific backpain. in all of these the health body says there is little evidence the treatments work or that the risks outweigh the rewards. but some doctors have quest

swept across thousands of acres forcing the evacuation of dozens of homes holmgren reports from saddleworth more and northern england. an unusual heat wave tender dry undergrowth and gusting wind created all the conditions for an inferno on the green hills of saddleworth have been turned black by the flames with the smoke affecting the city of manchester ten miles away the more has burned before but not as badly as this well really smoky dry windy because there's pockets of fire everywhere wind direction change is dangerous why is it so difficult to fight this particular fire . because the it just keeps popping up in different areas so you think you've got it and then it comes in the retreat. on tuesday night the blaze was officially designated a major incident in the nearby housing estate evacuated you never seen no. twenty say for flames coming straight toward squealy area this back we were going to leave because this was really really set of dents and there you could hardly breathe pleasure eyes were burning as well some people believe we were just giving must away to help others to brin

last night as the moon rose over saddleworth, fire raged on the moor.ylight shows the extent of the blaze. and meters away, homes bought for their tranquil views, suddenly threatened. residents were told to spend last night elsewhere. i kept looking out the window and we went about our usual business, having something to eat, etc. and there was just a knock at the door after eight o'clock and it was one of the special police officers and they said, you know, you're going to have to get out. you're going to have to evacuate. as they were telling you to get out, did you think, my house is at risk? absolutely, yes. the last thing i said to him was, don't let my house burn down! some local schools have closed, unable to keep their classrooms ventilated. i have been here about 20 years and we have never been in a position where we've had to close the school premises because of fire and there has certainly not been any evacuations in the past. so this is unprecedented, without a doubt. the fire service declared a major incident. 50 firefighters said to be put

we are seeing these images from saddleworth moor today from space. be, and we can use satellite images to help people get to areas of safety. just like we are seeing from international partnership programme. thank you very much indeed, very impressive stuff. i learnt a lot not only about what is happening now, but what is out there in people like tek‘s rains and what we can look forward to. —— brains. and carol is in rather beautiful surroundings. good morning to you. absolutely right. i am at a winery in surrey, 265 acres. take a look at these beautiful fines almost as far as the eye can see. this used to bea as far as the eye can see. this used to be a pig farm, can you believe. now it is a beautiful vineyards, and iam now it is a beautiful vineyards, and i am told the weather has had a good impact on the grapes. it is a bumper yearfor impact on the grapes. it is a bumper year for the impact on the grapes. it is a bumper yearfor the grapes, impact on the grapes. it is a bumper year for the grapes, but some of the younger vines will be looking forwa

this is a satellite feature showing the wildfires on saddleworth moor.peratures, over the past five days we've seen temperatures reaching 30 degrees or higher of the an exceptional run of weather. more of that to come today. although we start off with quite a bit of cloud across central and eastern parts of scotland, central and eastern parts of england as well. we will see some hot spells of sunshine coming through. looking at the weather picture to the rest of the day, over the next couple of hours the cloud will move away. the error quite fresh across north east england and eastern areas of scotland with temperatures into the mid—20s. the hottest weather today across southern parts of england and wales. just up into the low 30s. 28 degrees in london. 29 in cardiff in bed with pressure conditions in the low 20s in parts of north east england. through this evening and overnight clear spells to start off with, some cloud developing across eastern england commit eastern parts of scotla nd england commit eastern parts of scotland and northern ireland later

around 100 soldiers arrive in greater manchester to help firefighters tackle a vast blaze on saddleworth moor. the fires have been burning for four days and there are warnings the hot weather could mean they will continue burning for weeks. the reason you can see it burning behind us is because over the course of the fire, it goes further down into the pete and once it is down, it is difficult to get in and under to get the fire out —— the peat. we'll get the latest live from our correspondent at the scene. also this lunchtime... eu leaders arrive in brussels for talks. they're expected to warn theresa may that time is running out to reach a deal on brexit. the pressure‘s off — england fans prepare for tonight's world cup match against belgium in russia knowing that england are already through to the final 16. yes, the english have arrived in the leningrad, 3500 hoping to see england's third consecutive victory —— in kaliningrad. counting the cost of climate change — young people will be left to pick up the bill because politicians are avoiding the issue, according to a new report. and t

mirror in greater manchester —— saddleworth moor.icopter skipping up water out of the reservoir to try to dallas claims and areas —— try to douse fla mes claims and areas —— try to douse flames —— and r a f raf helicopter. they cannot work through the hours of darkness because it is dangerous underfoot, there may be flames in the peat and the wind direction is also a big factor in fully containing and putting out the pockets of fire. it would require a significant downpour to put it down but nothing like that in the forecast so that is the latest in the efforts to deal with the fire on saddleworth moor. the headlines on bbc news: firefighters who have worked for four days to tackle wildfires on moorland near manchester have beenjoined by a hundred soldiers. the german chancellor warns that migration could become a defining moment for the european union ahead a summit of eu leaders this afternoon. england expects — the three lions face belgium tonight in theirfinal group game of the world cup. good afternoon. it's been the biggest sho

the army will stay on saddleworth moor in greater manchester throughout the weekend and into next week of moorland blazes which have been burning for six days. 0n winter hill in neighbouring lancashire, where grass fires broke out on thursday, a man has been arrested on suspicion of arson with intent to endanger life. 0ur reporter kevin fitzpatrick is there. kevin, i know you have been covering the story for us now all week. it is the story for us now all week. it is the latest with what is happening? well in this part of the world, there are often northern fires every summer there are often northern fires every summer but there has not been anything on this scale in living memory. saddleworth, more than 30 miles from here, the fires have been raging since sunday night, the army was brought in on thursday to try and help fire crews get a hold of that and they think they have managed to do so but the smog over the hill in bolton, a lot of it is from saddleworth and the stage is sickening, this is spread across the north—west. —— stench. the hope they are on top of it. the big concern is

the army will extend its stay in saddleworth on the edge of manchester to help keep control of moorlands which have been burning for six days. new figures obtained by the bbc show there's been a big rise in the number of uk citizens taking on the nationality of another eu country since the eu referendum. now on bbc news, it's time for the travel show. this week on the show: i'm in bulgaria to get an exclusive look inside one of the most extraordinary abandoned buildings in the world. dora, it's... it's incredible. i discover an unusual way to go shopping in sofia. i'll take blue. and uncover treasures near the black sea coast. 0h! we are starting off this week in bulgaria's beautiful capital, sofia. this vibrant european city is the perfect place for a break, laid—back, affordable, and picturesque. with its roman, byzantine, and ottoman sites, it's packed with culture and history. but for much of the 20th century, bulgaria was part of the eastern bloc, and under communist rule. as you walk the streets, you can find reminders of the communist era everywhere. one of the strangest is found

the army is helping to tackle the fire on saddleworth moor, as the authorities warn the blaze may notput out for weeks. in a moment, it's sportsday, but first a look at what else is coming up this evening on bbc news: we'll have all the build—up from kaliningrad ahead of england's crucial world cup group game against belgium. we'll have the latest on the efforts to tackle the fire on saddleworth moor after the army was called in to help. we'll be taking a first look at tomorrow morning's front pages at 22.40 and 23.30 this evening in the papers. our guests joining me tonight are the political commentator jo—anne nadler, and nicola bartlett from the daily mirror. that's all ahead on bbc news, but now it's time for sportsday. hello, i'm olly foster, live in moscow. this is sportsday at the world cup. these are our headlines: we'll be live in kaliningrad. england have made eight changes for theirfinal group game against belgium. it could be columbia next for england. they've topped group h after knocking out senegal. or it could bejapan, who are also through. i'm holly hamilton at the bb

welljoining us now from near saddleworth moor is megan watson, she's at the railway inn.. tearing yourself away. what has been happening over the last two days? have you been able to see or smell the fire? where i am we have a full view of the field and everything and i have been watching them put out one of the fires. they have done a very good job. the people have been helping locally or at least trying to provide things that the firefighters might find useful. yeah, our local tesco that the firefighters might find useful. yeah, our localtesco is that the firefighters might find useful. yeah, our local tesco is has been collecting things and getting donations from the village that they drive up there. what sort of things? water, baby wipes, cream, anything that they will desperately need and have heard all the lads are very hungry up there at the moment. they are putting long hours. presumably you don't remember a previous occasion when the weather has been so occasion when the weather has been so like this that a fire starting one part of the more could spread so easil

the daily mirror reports on the army being called in to help tackle the saddleworth moor fire. main story on the front of the times is about chinese railway companies being the frontrunners to operate hs2 trains. the guardian looks ahead to theresa may addressing her eu counterparts at a summit in brussels tomorrow evening. a variety of stories making the front pages, let's see what our guest this make of them. let's start where i ended, the front page of the guardian, the story about the summit tomorrow. what's it saying, kevin? theresa may will be going with a message of reassurance to the other 27 eu leaders by saying that britain is making progress. you might have missed it. you both laugh. trying to keepa missed it. you both laugh. trying to keep a straight face! it's like putting your fingers in your ears and saying, la, la, la! idon‘t think they will swallow that, making progress! it's another situation where the 27 will have a long meeting, theresa may will turn up for a bit and say everything is going fine and then leave. originally tomorrow was billed as a big day, a

the army will extend its stay in saddleworth, on the edge of manchester, to help keep control of moorlandich have been burning for six days. thank you for your company throughout the morning. more news at the top of the hour. now on bbc news, it's time for witness. hello and welcome to witness, with me, rebecca jones. i'm here at the british library to guide you through another five extraordinary moments from recent history. we'll meet a survivor of an australian town which was devastated by asbestos. we'll talk to an architect tasked with replacing the twin towers after 9—11. we have the colonel who fought for gay rights in israel's military. and we'll hear how the world cup disappeared in 1966, and how it was found by one man and his dog. but we start with a spy scandal and a diplomatic row between london and moscow. sound familiar? well, this one took place in the 1970s, in the midst of the cold war, and resulted in 90 soviet officials being expelled from britain. we've been hearing an inside account of the affair from george walden, who was then on the soviet desk in britain's foreign

we can see saddleworth moor this morning.hters don't necessarily appreciate, because they have been saying for quite sometime that this fire could be festering underground, as well. it is pete brown. what is the invocation in terms of wildlife returning —— peat ground. these birds you have mentioned, the cu rlew, birds you have mentioned, the curlew, the red grouse, do they have won season of breeding or will they breed again this time? in terms of this evening —— season, they will be finished for the year. thankfully it isa finished for the year. thankfully it is a relatively small area, even though it is huge, compared with the wider peat district, which is internationally important for its bird population. the indications are that recovery where the fire has been will be slow and will take time, but nature has this fantastic way of rebalancing and hopefully we will see that. our peatlands are of global importance, especially in the fight against climate change, because you have this layout —— layer of peat which acts as a

the army is set to remain in saddleworth over the weekend to help keep on top of the moorland blaze.who initially deployed on thursday will stay until monday following a request by the mayor of greater manchester, andy burnham. on friday the fires were contained, but it could take weeks before they're fully extinguished. there's been a surge in uk citizens acquiring the nationality of another eu country, since the brexit referendum. that's according to data obtained by the bbc from 17 eu member states. the rise is thought to be down to britons who meet the criteria seeking to keep the legal rights attached to european union membership. matt cole reports. it's two years since this moment. the eu referendum and victory for the leave campaign. since then, there has been a big rise in the number of uk citizens getting new nationalities. in 2017, 12,994 uk citizens obtained the nationality of one of the 17 member states from which the bbc has received figures. this compares with 5,025 in 2016 and 1,800 in 2015. it is really a sense of still having that door open and being able to get up a

tonight at ten — the armed forces are called in to help tackle the major fire around saddleworth moorn greater manchester. the blaze — which covers almost four miles of land — has been burning for three days. more than 100 homes have been evacuated. this is not something that's going to end today. not by any sort of stretch of the imagination. this could go on for days, even weeks. air quality levels are being closely monitored. there are high levels of pollutants generated by the fire and several local schools have closed for the safety of pupils and staff. we've never been a position where we've had to close the school premises because of fire and there are certainly not been any evacuations in the past. so this is unprecedented. we'll have the latest from the scene and the updated advice from public health england to local people. also tonight: a couple from london win a major legal battle, insisting that the law on civil partnerships discriminates against heterosexual couples. drjane barton, the gp who oversaw the practice of prescribing powerful painkillers at a hospital in hamps

firefighters have been battling the blaze on saddleworth moor since sunday evening and described it asire crews also say it's an ‘enormous challenge' due to the sheer size of it. and also because of the very hot temperatures. and also because of the very hot temperatures. residents describe being drowned by the thick black smoke and had difficulty breathing. currently, i've got about 75 firefighters, greater manchester firefighters, greater manchester firefighters, working extremely hard in very arduous conditions. heat, smoke. trying to extinguish the fire that you can see the effects of behind me. at the minute, we've got four areas of fire. embedded within the area which is extremely difficult to extinguish. we have got a really good water supply in now and we have got a very good strategical pump in place. and as i said, the firefighters are working in shifts. and they're trying to control this fire as swiftly as they can. the peak district national park and many others are helping and assisting us. there's also a strategic coordination group that met this morning and continues to

we‘ll be live again at saddleworth moor later in the programme. no further comment, thank you. do you have any message for the families? if you have any further questions, please direct those to the press office of the medical defence unit. thank you very much for your time. can we get your name? 0bviously can we get your name? obviously we will bring you the very short statement injust obviously we will bring you the very short statement in just a moment. let‘s bring you the rest of this morning‘s news. more than 50 homes have been evacuated as a huge moorland fire continues to spread in greater manchester. the blaze on saddleworth moor has been declared a major incident and the army is on standby to help out. leon parkes, from greater manchester fire and rescue provided this update. we have a large area which has been affected by fire. given the size and the scale of that area, what we‘ve had to do is break that into smaller areas to deal with, which we call sectors. we‘ve currently got two active sectors where we have 25 firefighters at each ar

the army moves in to help firefighters tackle burning ground near saddleworth moor.hey sing and england expects, but will gareth southgate‘s team deliver against belgium? and coming up in sportsday live from moscow later in the hour on bbc news, we will have action from group h, where colombia beat senegal to reach the last 16. japan are also through. good evening. a london—based nurse has become the first british national to be convicted for modern slavery offences committed outside the uk. 51—year—old josephine iyamu has been found guilty of five counts of trafficking nigerian women to germany to work as prostitutes. she subjected them to ritualistic ceremonies before trafficking them and forced them to swear oaths to hand over money to her. fiona bruce has been speaking to one of her victims. josephine iyamu the moment she was arrested at heathrow airport in 2016. she was leading a double life — an agency nurse in hospitals in london, but also a trafficker of girls for sex. known by her victims as madame sandra, she lived in bermondsey but also owned this house in

today at 2pm: 100 soldiers join firefighters to tackle a vast blaze on saddleworth moor.ther and further down into the peat and once it's down there it's very difficult without liquid to get in and under to put that fire out. eu leaders arrive in brussels for talks — they're expected to warn theresa may that time is running out to reach a deal on brexit. # don't take me home! england fans in russia, and at home, prepare to cheer the team on as they face belgium tonight in the world cup. but should they be playing to win or lose? coming up on afternoon live, all the sport with sarah mulkerrins.

a fire has devastated parts of saddleworth moor in the north—west of england. homes due to the spreading moorland fire. police have also warned about open—water swimming, after a man drowned and a child is still missing. 0ur correspondent danny savage has the latest. 0n the pennine moors east of manchester, a huge area of upland is on fire. this smoke can be seen for miles, it's been burning since sunday. gamekeepers, farmers, and firefighters are trying to put out the blaze. we've never seen nowt like it. last night, 20, 30 foot flames coming straight towards us. we nearly had it, but it's back. as a result, visibility and air quality has deteriorated in surrounding villages and towns. while most of britain is basking under blue skies, large parts of greater manchester are shrouded in smoke. further south in stoke—on—trent, the search has continued for a missing boy at westport lake. police say ryan evans disappeared after he got into difficulty. two other boys managed to get to safety. as temperatures soared today, gritters were deployed in dorset to stop roa

and a fire has devastated parts of saddleworth moor in the north west of england.ool tonight. it looks gorgeous there, doesn't it? it looks gorgeous there, doesn't it? it is lovely and when it comes to this extreme of the british weather i suppose this is how we'd like to enjoy it, on the beat woking up the evening sunshine. the further west you went, the warm it got. —— the warmer it got. there have been some problems as the weather has got hotter and hotter. across virtually all of the uk the heatwave continues. and quite understandably many people are making the most of the glorious weather. yeah, we were looking for a breakfrom weather. yeah, we were looking for a break from the heatwave coming here and it's the same. it was 102 degrees when we left california, so this isn't so bad. but as is so often the case, there have been tragic accidents as people try and cool off. last night three children got into difficulty at westport lake in stoke—on—trent. two boys got out of the water but a third, named by police as ryan evans, is still missing. further north a lar

our headlines today: 100 troops are sent to help tackle the huge wild fires on saddleworth moor. get an update from firefighters around 7am. theresa may heads to brussels for a summit with eu leaders warning that time is running out to secure a brexit deal. high fives and high hopes as england take on belgium tonight with a place in the last 16 of the world cup guaranteed. but it's auf wiedersehen to germany, as the defending champions are knocked out of the competition by south korea. will higher interest rates become a problem? i've been speaking to one of the top bosses at the bank of england

the blaze on saddleworth moor has been declared a major incident and the army is on standby to help outs around. greater manchester fire and rescue have advised locals to keep their windows shut. coming up at 6am on breakfast, charlie stayt and louise minchin will have all the day's news, business, and sport. this is the briefing from bbc news. the latest headlines: president trump has hailed the supreme court decision to back one of his key initiatives, a travel ban aimed at five muslim—majority countries. after the attempt on his life, zimbabwe's president has pointed the finger at a faction who backed former first lady, grace mugabe. six european countries have agreed to accept more than 200 migrants stranded for nearly a week on a rescue ship in the mediterranean. but italy's interior minister has accused charity—run rescue ships of operating a "taxi service" for migrants. now it is time to look at the stories that are making the headlines in media across the world. we begin with the guardian, which carries a warning from uk chancellor philip hammond who has told us president donald

they are speaking about the fire at saddleworth moor.ommander to see if that can be achieved. anything you want to ask? i am the leader of the council, and this situation is worrying for the authority, particularly the residents that live here and the wider community. but i am really pleased that the work going on by the fire service and the police, and staff in the council, who are doing a tremendousjob in extreme circumstances, and i have been here since early morning, and it isa been here since early morning, and it is a changeable situation minute by minute, and we know there are pockets of and of course we have had a lot of wind. a lot of wind is fanning the flames. just so many people working hard. for everyone else involved... obviously you can save the smoke lingering in the air. if you lived here, we will keep you informed. if you can keep indoors. and out of the smoke because it is very irritant to the throat. we are here to make sure that it the throat. we are here to make sure thatitis the throat. we are here to make sure tha

today at 2pm: 100 soldiers join firefighters to tackle a vast blaze on saddleworth moor. it's under control — for now — but the hot weather isn't helping. the reason you can see it burning behind us is because over the course of the fire it goes further and further down into the peat and once it's down there it's very difficult without liquid to get in and under to put that fire out. eu leaders arrive in brussels for talks — they're expected to warn theresa may that time is running out to reach a deal on brexit. # don't take me home! england fans in russia, and at home, prepare to cheer the team on as they face belgium tonight in the world cup. but should they be playing to win or lose? coming up on afternoon live, all the sport with sarah mulkerrins. no doubt that is one of the questions you will be asking. no doubt that is one of the questions you will be askingm no doubt that is one of the questions you will be asking. it is, england already through to the last 16. they take on belgian who have already qualified, so it is a battle to top the group table. do either tea

regiment of scotland have joined a team firefighters in greater manchester, to bring a fire on saddleworthrol. eu leaders have reached an agreement on how to deal with the migrant crisis, after nearly ten hours of talks at a summit in brussels. italy had threatened to veto the group's conclusions if it did not receive help on the issue, as it is the entry point of thousands of mainly african migrants. as part of the deal, leaders said that new migrant centres could be set up in eu countries on a "voluntary" basis. with us now is our europe correspondent, damian grammaticas. good morning. tell us more about what the details of this deal are and will they stick? good morning. yes, this deal took all night for the leaders to hammer out and they we re the leaders to hammer out and they were there until five a:m., almost, to get all of this in place. because italy have been holding things up, saying it needed more help. and if it didn't get it, it was going to block everything. what is in it? for italy, there is the things it wanted. more cooperation with libya, tougher controls at external bor

there are seven square miles of moorland near saddleworth which have been smouldering with pockets ofing and burning, fire has overwhelmed this land, but the effort has just stepped up. has overwhelmed this land, but the effort hasjust stepped up. more boots on the ground, the army arrived this morning tojoin boots on the ground, the army arrived this morning to join the fight. troops given masks, handed hoses and put straight to work. to getan hoses and put straight to work. to get an idea of the scale of the past week took a ride up to the very top of the more with the crew from bolton. we drove to the summit. it is very difficult because it is clearly very hot, very smoky and up where we are on top of the hill that water supplies are very limited. these firefighters remitting continual journeys from ground these firefighters remitting continualjourneys from ground level to ta ke continualjourneys from ground level to take water becomes higher up. this really is the fire front line. it is very hot beer and you can see how smoky it is. getting water to this level is like bringing bac

it has been burning since sunday and people living close to the blaze and saddleworth moor are beingould reach as much as 12 celsius above the air temperature meaning steel rails can expand and buckle. reduce speeds are intended to lower the force exerted on the track and lower the risk of problems. but when it comes to the hottest weather this week west is best. day—trippers were lapping it up best. day—trippers were lapping it up in blackpool this afternoon with blue skies, blue sea and tranquil conditions. summer is here for a few days yet. there is a video that has gone viral sharing spanish police and shown the dog performing cpr. a video of a spanish police of a dog peforming cr has, as you might expect, gone viral. the madrid police department shared the video on social media of a dog performing cpr on a officer. poncho sprang into action when his partner fell to the ground the dogs actions mimic cardiopulmonary resuscitation. the dog repeatedly used its front paws to pound up and down on the officer's chest while pausing to place its ear on the officer's neck to detect a puls

the military has been called in to help firefighters tackle a huge fire on saddleworth moor.ster fire & rescue gave this update. just really an update on the fire crews. continuing to work extremely hard in really hot conditions. we have now got seven ongoing incidents across the moorlands which we are resourcing as well as we can. we have got support from neighbouring fire and rescue services, and indeed some resources and vehicles from up and down different fire and rescue services in the country. we touched on the request for military aid, that has gone in, and that is some requests to assist us move some high—volume pumps by air to locations that we couldn't get them to with vehicles to assist us with those water supplies, and also the ability to be able to transport personnel to those more remote areas so that we can get there quicker with more people with the water supplies it will hope to put in place to try and resolve this incident in a quicker nature. this is outside source live from the bbc newsroom. our lead story is: there's been a major upset at the world cup —

people living close to the blaze on saddleworth moor are being told to keep their windows closed as firefightersr and for the next few days if you want the hottest weather west is best as was proved earlier with an airport near chester and porthmadog reaching nearly 31 celsius. a doctor is on trial in spain — accused of taking part in a massive network, that's believed to have stolen, thousands of babies from their mothers, and given them up for adoption. the case against eduardo vela, involves one child, allegedly abducted in 1969 — he's the first person to go on trial, in connection with a scandal that has shaken spain. guy hedgecoe reports from madrid. for many years campaigners have been calling for a full investigation into the so—called stolen babies scandal. they believe that this case, the first trial of somebody accused of involvement in the affair, is deeply significant. the man at the centre of this particular case is dr eduardo vela. investigators say that in 1969 he took a newborn girl from her mother without permission and gave her to a couple for adoption without following due pro

and a fire has devastated parts of saddleworth moor in the north west of england. savage reports from blackpool. on the pennine moors east of manchester, uplands are on fire. smoke can be seen for miles. it has been burning since sunday. firefighters are trying to put out the blaze. 30 foot flames coming straight towards us. as a result, visibility and air quality has deteriorated in surrounding villages and towns. most of britain is basking under blue skies, but large parts of greater manchester are shrouded in smoke. further south, stoke—on—trent, a search continues for a missing boy stoke—on—trent, a search continues fora missing boy in stoke—on—trent, a search continues for a missing boy in westbourne lake. ryan disappeared after difficulty yesterday evening. two other boys managed to get the safety. as temperatures soared again today, they attempted to stop roads from melting. but here in blackpool, conditions could not be better. bounce out you hear about it. it is fantastic. —— down south. bounce out you hear about it. it is fantastic. -- down south. for the

this is the control area for the bottom of saddleworth moor. you can see the firefighters milling around. we've had about 55 working through the night to keep on top of the blaze. as you said, the army are 110w the blaze. as you said, the army are now on the way, the first 30 soldiers are expected to arrive in just over an hour. we've got a tune up just over an hour. we've got a tune up helicopter on its way later on as well. the plan with them is to give logistical help, which is going to help get the firefighters up to the ha rd to help get the firefighters up to the hard to reach laces upon the hills —— chinook. that's been a real problem, they will ferry them up in the 4x4 is, they will also take equipment up. a big battle ahead when the sun comes out but reinforcements are on their way and the fire service are confident they can keep control of this blaze, which has been going since sunday night —— axlis. and we will hear from the fire service in about an hour. theresa may will meet european leaders in brussels today after she was warned t

the army is staying in saddleworth over the weekend to help keep control of the moorland blaze.thursday — will stay until monday following a request by the mayor of greater manchester, andy burnham. the fires were contained yesterday, but it could take weeks before they're fully extinguished. thousands of people in the united states are holding a day of marches across the country to protest against president trump's immigration policies. the rallies were organised before mr trump ordered an end to the widely criticised practice of separating the children of suspected illegal immigrants from their parents. the prime minister has praised the professionalism and bravery of service personnel at an event at llandudno in north wales to mark uk armed forces day. —— llandudno in north wales. theresa may also said the united kingdom would continue to be a leading military power, despite pressure from mps to increase defence spending. france have booked their place in the quarterfinals of the world cup after a thrilling seven—goal match, defeating argentina. 0ur sports correspondent richa

troops have been sent to help tackle the fires near saddleworth moor in the north of england.oldiers and an raf chinook helicopter have been deployed. the blaze covers more than six kilometres of moorland around greater manchester and has led to the evacuation of 100 homes. more than 200 migrants on a rescue boat have been taken in by malta following an informal eu agreement to share out those on board the ship. seven countries from western and southern europe will each take in some of the migrants. the agreement comes on the eve of a two day eu summit in which profound divisions over migration will be discussed. 0ur correspondent, james reynolds, reports from the maltese capital, valletta. after days stranded at sea, the rescue ship called the lifeline justified its name. the boat, carrying over 200 exhausted migrants, was finally allowed to dock in malta. it was escorted into the harbour by the maltese navy. 0n deck, survivors of a long journey from africa took in the arrival in silence. for years, malta and nearby italy have complained that the rest of the eu has largely le

the army will extend its stay in saddleworth to continue to tackle moorland blazes which have been burning to take on argentina for a place in the quarterfinals and portugal will meet uruguay later.

the army will extend its stay in saddleworth on the edge of manchester, to help keep control of moorlandlazes which have been burning for six days. those are your headlines. now on bbc news, it's time for dateline. hello, and a very warm welcome to dateline london. i'm jane hill. this week, what do my guests make of the deal struck by european leaders around migration? how are relations between britain and the eu as we approach very difficult cabinet talks? and we'll discuss the direction of the us supreme court, as its longest serving justice announces his retirement. my guests: the british conservative commentator alex deane, the irish times correspondent, suzanne lynch, the guardian columnist, nesrine malik, and the american writer, and host of the frdh podcast, michael goldfarb. at the eu summit this week, leaders reached an agreement, of sorts, around migration — to set up secure centres in eu states for migrants, in which their asylum claims would be processed. however, these centres will be established on only a voluntary basis, and observers are already criticising the lack of de

meanwhile, the army is staying in saddleworth over the weekend to help control the moorland blazes which soldiers, who were initially deployed on thursday, will stay until monday following a request by the mayor of greater manchester, andy burnham. the fires were contained yesterday, but it could take weeks before they're fully extinguished. thousands of people in the united states are holding a day of marches across the country to protest against president trump's immigration policies. the rallies were organised before mr trump ordered an end to the widely criticised practice of separating the children of suspected illegal immigrants from their parents. 0ur washington correspondent, chris buckler, says the issue continues to resonate with many in america. the cities across america have had families gathering together to talk about the families that were separated when they reached the border. it did strike me when i was at the washington protest a short time ago, how many people were there with their children. there is something about the images of those young people being kept in deten