singing saffie roussos shone — always and smiling, always singing and smiling, she loved music, and couldn't idol onstage. you couldn't be out with saffie without having fun. but her dream was to be famous. it was her everything, and we bought her the tickets for christmas. she was just counting the days, the seconds, and it was just ariana grande ‘til nine, ten o'clock at night, and she would sing and dance every single song. she was ariana grande obsessed, so to see how happy she was, it wasjust... obviously, i had to go with her. you were watching her watching ariana 7 pretty much, yeah. she kept going, "come on, ashlee, you promised me you would get up and dance!" so we had a little dance. and she wasjust so happy, just elated all night, grinning. saffie was at the concert with her mum, lisa, and sister ashlee. they were all caught in the blastjust as the rest of the family arrived to meet them. i remember i was thrown to the ground, and then my next instinct, ijust sort of rolled over and crawled, because i couldn't walk. for you that night, andrew, had you come to the arena to collect?

singing voiceover: saffie roussos shone. she loved music, and couldn't wait to see her idol onstage. you couldn't be out with saffie without having fun. but her dream was to be famous. it was her everything, and we bought her the tickets for christmas. she was just counting the days, the seconds, and it was just ariana grande ‘til nine, ten o'clock at night, and she would sing and dance every single song. she was ariana grande obsessed, so, to see how happy she was, it wasjust... obviously, i had to go with her. you were watching her watching ariana 7 pretty much, yeah. she kept going, "come on, ashlee, you promised me you would get up and dance!" so we had a little dance. and she wasjust so happy, just elated all night, grinning. saffie was at the concert with her mum, lisa, and sister ashlee. they were all caught in the blast, just as the rest of the family arrived to meet them. i remember i was thrown to the ground, and then my next instinct, ijust sort of rolled over and crawled, because i couldn't walk. for you that nigh

singing v0|ceover: saffie roussos shone. ng, she loved music, and couldn't wait to see her idol onstage. you couldn't be out with saffie without having fun. but her dream was to be famous. it was her everything, and we bought her the tickets for christmas. she was just counting the days, the seconds, and it was just ariana grande ‘til nine, ten o'clock at night, and she would sing and dance every single song. she was ariana grande obsessed, so, to see how happy she was, it wasjust... obviously, i had to go with her. you were watching her watching ariana ? pretty much, yeah. she kept going, "come on, ashlee, you promised me you would get up and dance!" so we had a little dance. and she wasjust so happy, just elated all night, grinning. saffie was at the concert with her mum, lisa, and sister ashlee. they were all caught in the blast, just as the rest of the family arrived to meet them. i remember i was thrown to the ground, and then my next instinct, ijust sort of rolled over and crawled, because i couldn't walk. for you that

saffie roussos loved performing. her dream was to be famous like her idol, ariana grande. rful experience but saffie. she knew every song, sang every word and dance. her cheeky grin and happy nature is what her friends remember most about her. she played almost every day with her best friend lily, who still cannot believe that saffie has gone. sometimes i think, i don't know how this happened, i wish he was still with me. i don't know how to feel. but i am going to think she is always with me, she is always at my shoulder, always playing together. she is always going to be with me. vieirinha explosion happened just yards from this cathedral, hundreds brought roses the saputo ‘s, remembering the youngest of 22 lives lost that night. president trump says transgender people are to be banned from serving in the armed forces, reversing the policy of barack 0bama. mr trump said he'd reached the decision after consulting generals and military experts. jon sopel is at the white house. how surprisingly is this announcement? the defence secretary said a few months ago there would be

saffie roussos would have been nine today. she was killed.aid, "i knew." we'll also hear from saffie's sister about how that fateful evening began. also tonight: north korea test fires a missile and claims it could reach america — the country's dictator wants to put a nuclear warhead on it. calls for the chairman of the grenfell tower inquiry to step down — we speak to residents who don't trust him.

saffie roussos would have turned nine today. was holding onto hope that she was in one of the hotels or hospitals that they haven't checked. when he came and told me, ijust couldn't believe it. i can't say i did anything, ijust sat there looking at him. watch the interview in about 10 minutes‘ time. also on the programme — you rent out your home via airbnb and come back to find this has happened. i was shocked. it's beyond words, it's unbelievable. i'm so upset. we'll look at what rights people who rent out their home have. and — locked up for 23 and a half hours a day — a court will rule today whether the detention of a teenage boy with significant mental health issues at a young offenders institute is unlawful. we'll bring you the story. hello. welcome to the programme, we're live until 11. throughout the morning, the latest breaking news and developing stories — and — as always keen to hear from you. a little later we'll be talking about snapchats new feature — snap maps — which allows users to track where other people are. l

remembering saffie roussos. of repeated cover—ups of historical sex abuse in britain's cadet forces. victims have spoken for the first time of senior cadet leaders covering up complaints, and pressurising families not to go to the police. the cadets is one of the uk's largest youth organisations, with 130,000 members. it's overseen by the ministry of defence, which says it has "robust procedures in place to protect cadets". katie razzall reports. tony was sexually abused when he was on a trip with the cheshunt sea cadets in 1981. one night obviously there was a sensation, i woke up, and there he was. i think he was actually crouching down by the bed and he stood up as soon as i woke up. and... i looked down and i was exposed. there was no doubt in my mind that... you know, he was touching me. the abuser was his commanding officer, lieutenant colonel alan waters, then aged 33, a volunteer cadet instructor in charge of children aged 12 and up. when tony's parents complained, they got a visit at home from senior se

the family of saffie roussos. our top story this lunchtime...claim is capable of reaching any corner of the globe. still to come, date two at wimbledon, a couple of former champions feature on centre court, plenty of british interest too. and coming up in sport in the next 15 minutes on bbc news... we'll have a full round—up from wimbledon, including the latest from the all—british match between alex ward and kyle edmund. the us—led coalition in syria says its allies have breached the historic wall of the old city of raqqa, the capital of so called islamic state militants. more than 2000 jihadi fighters, and up to 100,000 civilians, are still thought to be inside the enclave. but iraqi forces say they are also close to taking the few remaining streets controlled by is in mosul, as our correspondent richard galpin reports. 0n the front lines of raqqa, the capital of so—called islamic state. it is looking increasingly vulnerable. these are troops of the syrian democratic forces or stf, who are backed by the united states. —— sdf. 0ver are backed b

and, the funeral is being held of the youngest victim of the manchester arena bombing — saffie roussos old and was at the concert with her mother. and coming up in the sport on bbc news, record—breaker adam peaty says he cannot believe how fast he is swimming as he aims to defend his 50 metre breaststroke title at the world aquatic championships. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. new diesel and petrol cars and vans are to be banned from 2040, under government plans to try to combat air pollution. the proposals include a fund of more than £250 million for local councils, to speed up efforts to combat emissions from diesel vehicles — though there is no commitment to a car scrappage scheme. at the end of march this year, there were 37.5 million cars licensed in the uk — fewer than 100,000 of those are electric. around the country, there arejust over 4,000 charging locations — which compares with more than 8,000 petrol stations. our first report, about what the government hopes to achieve, is from our environment analyst roger harrabin. air pollution is linked to 40,000 pr

first, though, saffi roussos was one of 22 people killed at a pop concert in manchester on 22nd of mayeen nine on thursday. judith mauritz spoke to her parents. ijust judith mauritz spoke to her parents. i just wanted to judith mauritz spoke to her parents. ijust wanted to celebrate the birthday of saffi through doing this. what has your family lost? we have lost everything. we have, because we will just have lost everything. we have, because we willjust never be the same. stephanie and trevor firth we re same. stephanie and trevor firth were a number of viewers picking on one aspect of that interview, saying... versions of the report ran on bbc news all day, leading the news at 6pm. it provided powerful and moving television but some people had concerns about the prominence given to the item. here is mark eden.... linda dell also contacted us about the coverage, leaving as this telephone message. the coverage, leaving as this telephone messagelj the coverage, leaving as this telephone message. i found it to be mawkish in the extreme to show the video clip of the people outside the con

saffie roussos had been given tickets to see ariana grande for christmas. but was killed as she left the arena. her mother is still in hospital. today would have been saffie's 9th birthday — and her family have decided to speak to the bbc about her death publicly for the first time to celebrate her life. judith moritz went to meet them. singing you couldn't be out with saffie without having fun. but her dream was to be famous. it was her everything, and we bought her the tickets for christmas. she was just counting the days, the seconds, and it was just ariana grande til nine, ten o'clock at night, and she would sing and dance every single song. she was ariana grande obsessed, so to see how happy she was, it wasjust... obviously i had to go with her. you were watching her watching ariana ? pretty much, yeah. she kept going, "come on, ashlee, you promised me you would get up and dance!" so we had a little dance. and she wasjust so happy, just elated all night, grinning. when did you first become aware there was something wrong? as soon as the blast went off,

metro leads with the funeral of the youngest victim of the manchester bombing eight—year—old saffie roussoster warn if brussell refuse to back down on the rule of the european court ofjustice. the daily star features the wildfires on the french riveria where 10,000 people have fled the terrifying blaze. the telegraph leads with the story that gp‘s are being urged to stop telling patients they must finish all their prescribed course of tablets as it is driving up drug resistance. the mail claims that judges arebeing accused litigation by ripping up employment tribunal reforms. and finally the guardian leads with the government's new clean air policy which is says is being branded as "weak

this morning: we hear from the family of the youngest victim of the manchester arena bombing, saffie roussostheir loss on what would have been her ninth birthday. we didn't want to just let her birthday pass. we just wanted to celebrate her birthday through

the family of the youngest victim of the manchester arena bombing, saffie roussos, has paid tribute tong, we have. life willjust never be the same. most cancer patients should be offered dna tests to help select the best treatments for them, according to england's chief medical officer. britain's mark cavendish pulled out of the tour de france after breaking

the manchester arena bombing two months ago, and on wednesday, the funeral of eight—year—old saffie roussoshuge fan of the singer ariana grande, and had been given a ticket to the concert as a christmas present. she was at the show with her mother, who was seriously injured in the attack. judith moritz reports from manchester cathedral. a moment of comfort on a painful day. lisa roussos is still recovering from the bomb which killed her daughter. she left her hospital bed to be with herfamily, to say a final goodbye to saffie rose. to the sound of her idol, ariana grande, the eight—year—old was brought into the cathedral, her little coffin carried by the father, andrew. honoured to be her dad. honoured. she's...was a superstar in the making. to become something in life, you have to have something, that something spark, that... ..charisma, that something. and saffie had that, she truly had that. the service was filled with emotion for those closest to the little girl, and for the public of manchester, who may not have known her, but felt drawn to share the moment. saffie's cheekiness and con

eight—year—old saffie roussos was the youngest of the 22 victims. out with saffie without having fun. but her dream was to be famous. it was her everything, and we bought her the tickets for christmas. and she was just counting the days, the seconds, and it was just ariana grande till 9:00pm, 10:00pm at night, and she would sing and dance to every single song. she was ariana grande obsessed. so to see how happy she was, it wasjust... obviously i had to go with her. you were watching her watching ariana grande? pretty much, yeah, yeah. she said, come on, ashlee, you promised me you'd get up and dance. so we had a little dance, and she wasjust so happy, just elated all night, grinning. when did you first become aware there was something wrong? as soon as the blast went off, obviously it was... i mean, to me, i kind ofjust knew. i don't know how, but i knew what happened. i remember i was thrown to the ground, and then my next instinct, ijust sort of rolled over and crawled, because i couldn't walk. were you aware of where your mum was at the time, whe

metro leads with the funeral of the youngest victim of the manchester bombing eight—year—old saffie roussositain may "walk away from eu talks" according to the express minister warn if brussell refuse to back down on the rule of the european court ofjustice. the daily star features the wildfires on the french riveria where 10,000 people have fled the terrifying blaze. the telegraph leads with the story that gp's are being urged to stop telling patients they must finish all their prescribed course of tablets as it is driving up drug resistance. the mail claims that judges arebeing accused litigation by ripping up employment tribunal reforms. and finally the guardian leads with the government's new clean air policy which is says is being branded as "weak and inadequate" by the leaders of eight heavily polluted cities. let's dip into some of them. but speed we will kick off with and what donald trump is saying about transgender people donald trump is saying about tra nsgender people and donald trump is saying about transgender people and services. this is astonishing, and not surprising that a

the family of the youngest victim of the manchester arena bombing, saffie roussos, has paid tribute toer 9th birthday. we've lost everything, so life will never be the same. talks have broken down to restore the power—sharing executive in northern ireland. sinn fein have blamed theresa may's political arrangement with the dup for the failure of talks aimed at restoring power sharing

saffie roussos was one of 22 people killed in the attack at the ariana grande concert. would have been her ninth birthday. she was so soft and gentle on the inside butjust so strong in what she wanted, and she wanted to be famous, she wanted to be on stage, she wanted to be ariana grande, the way she is now, that was saffie‘s dream. a survey by bbc 5 live indicates more than a third of premier league football fans regularly watch games online via unofficial streams. good morning, it's tuesday the 4th july. welcome to newsroom live. north korea says it has successfully launched an intercontinental ballistic missile. the range seems to have been much greater than in previous tests. if the claim is true, the missile could potentially have the range to reach parts of the united states. state media said the landmark test was overseen by the north korean leader kim jong—un and represented the culmination of a decades—long research. these are the latest pictures. the north koreans say the projectile reached an altitude of over 2,000 kilometres before hitting a target in the se

saffie roussos loved performing. her dream was to be famous like her idol, ariana grande. e. her daughter knew every song, sang every word and danced. her cheeky grin and happy nature is what her friends remember most about her. she played almost every day with her best friend lily, who still cannot believe that saffie has gone. sometimes i think, i don't know how this happened. i wish she was still with me. i don't know how to feel. but i am going to think she is always with me, she is always sat at my shoulder, always playing together. she is always going to be with me. the arena explosion happened just yards from this cathedral. hundreds brought roses for saffie rose, remembering the youngest of 22 lives lost that night. judith moritz, bbc news, manchester. more now on the news that the supreme court has ruled that charging people to bring a case to an employment tribunal is unlawful. the fees, of up to £1200, were introduced by the government four years ago to reduce the number of malicious and weak cases. but the union unison argued that they prevented workers having a

saffie roussos loved performing. her dream was to be famous like her idol, ariana grande. n and happy nature is what her friends remember most about her. she played almost every day with her best friend lily, who still cannot believe that saffie has gone. sometimes i think, i don't know how this happened. i wish she was still with me. i don't know how to feel. but i am going to think she is always with me, she is always sat at my shoulder, always playing together. she is always going to be with me. the arena explosion happened just yards from this cathedral. hundreds brought roses for saffie rose, remembering the youngest of 22 lives lost that night. judith moritz, bbc news, manchester. the headlines on bbc news... the government drives you new plans to tackle pollution, all new diesel and petrol cars will be banned in the uk by 2040. ajudge has ordered that 11—year—old charlie gard should be moved to a hospice in there is any other plans can be made for 12 o'clock tomorrow. donald trump has said that transgender people cannot serve in any capacity in the us military and th

saffie roussos would have been nine today — her mother is still in hospital. she's gone.

saffie roussos would have turned nine today.'t checked. when he came and told me, ijust couldn't believe it. i can't say i did anything, ijust sat there looking at him. watch the interview in about 10 minutes' time. also on the programme — you rent out your home via airbnb and come back to find this has happened. i was shocked.

victim of the manchester arena bombing two months ago and today the funeral of eight—year—old saffie roussosof the singer ariana grande and had been given a ticket to the concert as a christmas present. she was at the show with her mother, who was seriously injured in the attack. judith moritz reports from manchester cathedral. a moment of comfort on a painful day — lisa roussos is still recovering from the bomb which killed her daughter. she left her hospital bed to be with her family to say a final goodbye to saffie rose. to the sound of her idol, ariana grande, the eight—year—old was brought into the cathedral, her little coffin carried by her father andrew. honoured to be her dad. honoured. she's...was a superstar in the making. to become something in life, you need to have something, that something spark, that... charisma, that something, and saffie had that. she truly had that. the service was filled with emotion for those closest to the little girl, and for the public of manchester, who may not have known her but felt drawn to share the moment. saffie's cheekiness and confidence are w

the family of saffie roussos — the youngest victim of the manchester arena bombing — pay tribute to heruld have been her 9th birthday. the dup leader, arlene foster, says talks on forming a new power—sharing executive have failed, but she's hopeful of an agreement later in the year. meanwhile, sinn fein have claimed the prime minister was principally responsible for the breakdown of the talks. in a moment it will be time for sportsday and the latest from wimbledon but first a look at what else is coming up this evening on bbc news. the north korean communist regime celebrates after it claims to have successfully launched a long—range ballistic missile. we'll bring you the political fall—out worldwide in half an hour in one hundred days plus. after it's claimed that a personalised cancer treatment could be available to patients in five years, we'll be speaking to an expert from cancer research uk at 7.45. and our guests tonight in the papers at 10.40 are laura perrins, who's co—editor of the website, the conservative woman and torcuil crichton, westminster editor of the daily record. tha

saffie roussos was 8 years old, and had been given a ticket to the ariana grande concert as a christmaso was seriously injured in the attack. the old bailey has been told that four pipe bombs built by a serving royal marine were used by terrorists in northern ireland. ciaran maxwell, who's 31 and from exminster in devon, pleaded guilty earlier this year to preparing terrorist acts linked to dissident republicanism. 0ur correspondent nick beake is at the old bailey now. what's happened in court today? we have got an extraordinary insight into the remarkable double life of this man ciaran maxwell. 0n the one hand he was somehow who vowed to serve queen and country as a marine. 0n the other hand, the court's been told he has s admitting he was speaking to a member of the continuity ira in terms of attacking police officers in northern ireland and a police station there, an incredible secret life. the evidence against him has been outlined today and the old bailey has been told that he had something like more than a dozen hides where he was able to keep ammunition he had stolen from his bas

in an exclusive interview last week we spoke to andrew roussos, the father of eight—year—old saffie roussoslf and when i met up with her, all she could say to me was, i‘m sorry, and i said, you‘ve got nothing to be sorry for. you know, you made saffie and all the children round the world so happy with what you do and you‘ve done nothing wrong. i wanted to tell her that from me. and how did she respond to what you said to her? she thanked me. she appreciated me telling her that because obviously again, as a young lady, she must feel bad, you know, on what happened and everything else and ijust wanted to tell her from me that she‘s got nothing to be sorry for. she‘s got nothing to, you know... i thanked herfor making my daughter adore her and aspire to her. and i said to her, you know, many things could have happened. it could have happened halfway through the concert, at the start of the concert, you know. and she got to see her, right to the end, and she‘s been looking so forward to it that i‘m grateful that she got to see all of it. and i wanted arianna to know that. we can talk to ann mar

thank you very much. 0n the programme tomorrow, an entire view with the father of eight—year—old saffy roussosnd east ward through the afternoon, but they're very hit and miss. for most, it will stay dry with the sunny spells. sunny spells also for scotland. in northern ireland, things cloud up a touch this afternoon. maximum temperatures 18-24. the afternoon. maximum temperatures 18—24. the cloud in northern ireland will be preceded by some rain which will be preceded by some rain which will move into southern scotland, northern england, a bit of patchy rain and drizzle for wales into the early hours of tuesday morning as well. temperatures 12—14. if this zonein well. temperatures 12—14. if this zone in northern areas is staying wet. to the north of that, some sunshine. sunny spells breaking out in wales and south—east parts of england. temperatures up to 25. bye. this is bbc news and these are the top stories developing at 11. the foreign secreatry borisjohnson is the latest senior tory calling for an end to his government's1% pay cap on public sector workers. for the first time in nearly a