sarah campbell, bbc news.parliament through a petition has been opened in the constituency of north antrim. the recall procedure was triggered last month when democratic unionist politician ian paisleer was suspended from parliament for failing to declare holidays paid for by the sri lankan government. more than 10% of registered voters will need to sign the petition over the next six weeks for a by—election to be held. now on bbc news, sport today. hello, i'm tulsen tollett and this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on this programme: the final preparations are underway asjustin thomas looks to defend his us pga championship when play gets underway in missourri on thursday. novak djokovic eases through to the third round of the rogers cup in toronto. and a first ever european championships track gold medal for israel as lonah chemtai salpeter claims the victory over 10,000m. hello and welcome to the programme, where by this time tomorrow, the 100th us pga championship will be well unde

swiss police say it came down on a remote mountainside, as sarah campbell reports.no survivors. the wreckage of the vintage aircraft now scattered across this alpine slope. 20 people had been aboard the flight back to zurich. three from austria, the rest from switzerland. 0ne eyewitness said the plane fell from the sky like a stone. what's left of it suggests that was the case. translation: based on the situation at the crash site, we can say that the aircraft smashed into the ground almost vertically at relatively high speed. the exact cause is still to be investigated. what we can rule out at this point is that there was a collision before the crash, neither with another aircraft nor with some other obstacle, such as the cable. junkers 52s were built and used by the german military in the second world war. the one that crashed was part of a fleet now used for sightseeing. according to the owners, it passed a maintenance check at the end ofjuly. the isolated location means there was little radar monitoring of the flight, and the plane had no black box. the question

sarah campbell, bbc news.ng to bring wildfires under control as the southern european heatwave continues. temperatures have climbed to 46 degrees celsius, approaching the all—time european record. fire warnings have been issued across the iberian peninsula, as chi chi izundu reports. portugal, the latest country battling wildfire. some 700 firefighters are still trying to stop flames taking further hold of a eucalyptus forest near the town of monchique in the algarve. water—dropping aircraft have been assisting them, as well as over 100 fire trucks. already, more than 1,000 hectares of land has been destroyed and one village has been forced to evacuate. how far were the flames? it was about 500 metres from our kitchen. the terrain is difficult to access and conditions have been tough. high winds, dry land and record temperatures. this weekend seeing more than 45 degrees. it's so hot, people are opting to stay in. but it's not just portugal suffering. a continent—wide heatwave in recent weeks has seen deaths in

sarah campbell, bbc news. stay with us on bbc news. photographer documenting the territory's iconic ding dings. the question was whether we want to save our people, and japanese as well, and win the war and taking a chance to win the war by killing our young men. the invasion began at 2am. mr bush, like most other people, was clearly caught by surprise. we call for the immediate and unconditional withdrawal of all the iraqi forces. 100 years old and still full of vigor, vitality and enjoyment of life. no other king or queen in british history has lived so long, and the queen mother is said to be quietly very pleased indeed that she's achieved this landmark anniversary. this is a pivotal moment for the church as an international movement. the question now is whether the american vote will lead to a split in the anglican community. this is bbc news, the latest headlines: the indonesian island of lombok has been rocked by the second deadly earthquake within a week. at least 80 people have been killed. the venezuelan government says six pe

swiss police say it came down on a remote mountainside, as sarah campbell reports.no survivors. the wreckage of the vintage aircraft now scattered across this alpine slope. 20 people had been aboard the flight back to zurich. three from austria, the rest from switzerland. 0ne eyewitness said the plane fell from the sky like a stone. what's left of it suggests that was the case. translation: based on the situation at the crash site, we can say that the aircraft smashed into the ground almost vertically at relatively high speed. the exact cause is still to be investigated. what we can rule out at this point is that there was a collision before the crash, neither with another aircraft nor with some other obstacle, such as the cable. junkers 52s were built and used by the german military in the second world war. the one that crashed was part of a fleet now used for sightseeing. according to the owners, it passed a maintenance check at the end ofjuly. the isolated location means there was little radar monitoring of the flight, and the plane had no black box. the question

sarah campbell, bbc news.ed to support an action plan that will lead to radical cuts to services and jobs, as they look to deal with a £70 million budget shortfall. one member of the public told councillors they were "shameful" and would have "blood on their hands" if they went ahead with the proposals. our correspondentjo black is in northampton. we have been hearing so much about this council recently, jo, what is being decided today, does it look like? well, the question faced by councillors here in northamptonshire is how do you save £70 million in this county by march of next year and still protect the vulnerable people who live here? and that is what councils have been talking about and debating here in northamptonshire today at county hall, the building i'm standing outside at the moment, and as you say, in the last few minutes the action plan they are put in place, which was being voted on, has been voted through in the last few minutes, so more radical cuts coming down the line. and you can already se

sarah campbell, bbc news. our top story this evening.s, prepare for a price hike from october — the second in a year. and fresh from her triumph yesterday, we speak to the future of british athletics — dina asher smith. coming up on sportsday on bbc news: we'll be at the european championships berlin, where britain's tim duckworth leads the decathlon, with just two events left to go. 3,000 people have attended commemorations at amiens cathedral in north—eastern france, marking the centenary of the battle that turned the tide of the first world war. the battle of amiens lasted just four days, but it was one of the most successful for the allies, of the whole conflict. theresa may and the duke of cambridge were among those who paid tribute to the fallen and hundreds of descendants of the troops that took, part were also there. let's join sophie raworth, who's in amiens for us this evening. the battle of amiens was launched in the fields around this city atjust after 4a m the fields around this city atjust after 4am one hundred years ago. b

for the investigators is what could have caused such a catastrophic crash. is what could have sarah campbell in england and wales has been rising steadily in recent years — the latest official data will be released tomorrow and may show fatalities at a new record high. in some areas the battle against drug use has been a long one. in the 1990s, widnes — in cheshire — pioneered a new approach that saw a reduction in deaths , and a fal in crime. but the programme was then dropped. and a fal in crime. our social affairs correspondent michael buchanan has been to see the searing reality of drug use in the town today. hough green in widnes is part of a growing police problem. an area where it is quicker to get drugs than pizza, extraordinarily quicker. to get drugs than pizza, we watched as one drug user ordered some heroin. hiya, mate. ordered some heroin. are you all right? ordered some heroin. yeah. ordered some heroin. can i have... ordered some heroin. as he did so, we ordered a takeaway. the contest had barely begun before it was over. i've just scored now. begun before it was over. it took

our correspondent sarah campbell has more.i cannot walk, i cannot put any weight on the left leg. it hurts quite badly. i do take painkillers, but it is not enough. they promised me a new kneecap and i am still waiting. figures released today showed that the number of patients waiting for more than a year for nonurgent surgery topped 3500 in june, the highest figure since april, 2012. the number waiting more than 18 weeks has topped half a million for the first time in a decade. i think one of the things to bear in mind about the numbers of people waiting over a year for elective surgery in hospital is that 3500, just over ten years ago, it was touching 600,000. the nhs put a lot of effort into bringing that number right down. over a couple of years, it brought it right down to just a few hundred. so it is possible to do this, we do not necessarily have to live with the growing number of people waiting over a year. last month was record—breaking in terms of attendance in a&e. well over 2 million people, the highest ever number

sarah campbell, bbc news.ld face deadly heatwaves as a result of climate change. china's north plain is the most densely populated region of the country and will become severely impacted if greenhouse gas emissions continue at their current rate. according to the massachusetts institute of technology, unless drastic measures are taken, china's most populous and agriculturally important region could face such deadly conditions repeatedly. professor elfatih eltahir is the scientist who led the study. he told me more about his findings. this study focusing on china is the third in a series of studies in which we tried to explore the nature of waves and climate change. and we defined the region that extends from the persian gulf to south asia and into eastern china, including the north china plain, where we think the impacts of climate change, combined with impacts of irrigation, will result in deadly heatwaves that will touch on the limit of survivability of human beings. why would this region specifically as opp

sarah campbell, bbc news.amentary recall petition', under rules introduced in 2015 to allow voters to oust politicians. ian paisley is currently suspended by parliament for failing to declare two family holidays which were paid for by the sri lankan government. if 10% of his constituents in north antrim sign the petition, which opened this morning, it will trigger a by—election. emma vardy has the latest. recall petitions across the constituency opened up 9am this morning. they will be open for people to sign for the next six weeks. this is a first for uk politics. it was brought about by ian paisley‘s failure to declare the luxury holidays that he went on paid for by the sri lankan government. he then went on to lobby the then prime minister david cameron on behalf of sri lanka. when this came to light last year, the parliamentary standards committee ruled that he was guilty of serious misconduct. over the next six weeks if 10% of the electorate in north antrim signed those recall petitions, it will force ian

sarah campbell reports. there were no survivors. aircraft now scattered across this alpine slope. 20 people had been aboard the flight back to zurich, free from austria, the rest from switzerland. one eyewitness said the plane fell from the sky like a stone. what is left of it suggests that was the case. translation: based on the situation from the crash site which it said that the aircraft smashed into the ground almost vertically at relatively high speed. the exact cause is to be investigated. what we can rule out at this point is that there was a collision, not with an aircraft nor as an obstacle. the planes were built and used by the german military dream the second world war. the one that crashed was a part of a fleet now used the sightseeing. according to the owners, it passed a maintenance check the end ofjuly. the isolated location means there will have been little radar monitoring of the flight little radar monitoring of the flight and the plane had no black 0x. flight and the plane had no black ox. the question for the inve

sarah campbell reporting.consequences if the uk leaves the european union next year without a deal on the future relationship. but his letter received criticism from pro—brexit mps, who accused the chancellor of reigniting project fear. here is tom parton in westminster. this is not the first time that philip hammond has drawn fire from mps who backed brexit in the referendum. many of them hold a dim view of him. he is now in those parts as eeyore. and this latest row is about a letter that he sent yesterday to the commons treasury committee in which he talked about the potential consequences of a no—deal brexit, saying that in 15 yea rs‘ no—deal brexit, saying that in 15 years‘ time, the economy could be 5-10% years‘ time, the economy could be 5—10% smaller than it would be —— would have been if a deal was reached and that would lead to the government needing to borrow as much as £80 billion extra each year. now, brexit supporters have taken a pretty sceptical view of that letter and those comments. he has th

sarah campbell, bbc news.ber the summer of 1976, the drought, the figures suggest we have been to a longer period of sun? drought, the figures suggest we have been to a longer period of summ is very interesting because we have actually had more days of 30 degrees 01’ more actually had more days of 30 degrees or more in the country than in 1976, 26 days, through the summer, 30 degrees or more, it is a lot for our climate. just to give you an indication of what we normally get in the summer, 2010, we had six, 2011, three days of 30 degrees. that averages about five. we have had 26. going back to 1976, there were a couple less, 24. the interesting thing is, we are not through the summer thing is, we are not through the summer yet, that number could still rise. is there a trend here? looking at of the other years, there does seem an increase? at of the other years, there does seem an increase? this could be a coincidence, but with the warming climate, you would expect heatwaves to be more frequent. but this one is

sarah campbell has been following the story for us.e couple who died, from their daughter. at the centre of this story is a family tragedy. the couple, susan and john cooper, were on holiday with their daughter and 110w on holiday with their daughter and now three grandchildren. kelly 0rmerod is their daughter. this morning she released a statement to the local radio station in lancashire and said that, as a family, we are devastated. mum and dad meant the world to me and we are in utter shock over what has happened. prior to going on holiday mum and dad were fit and healthy. they have no health problems at the moment, a postmortem is under way. she gave some details about what happened. dad never went to hospital and died in a hotel room in front of me. i went to hospital in an ambulance with mum when she passed away. terrible events. her priority 110w away. terrible events. her priority now is finding out what happened with the cause of death and trying to get her and her three children had. unimaginable and incredibly confusing. she

our correspondent sarah campbell joins me now. a first for the high street.band that they use is called the biosure hiv self test, a prick of blood from your finger and they say with 97% accuracy within 15 minutes you can find out antibody rate which is the indication of being hiv positive. the theory is that the easier it becomes a people to test themselves, the more people will ta ke themselves, the more people will take the test and the more we will know. yes, it's interesting that hiv diagnosis rates are falling, the last time figures released two years ago, a drop of 18%, the first time by bisexual and gay men, there was a drop in at part of the population. obviously the message is getting out there but the terrence higgins trust say that something like 10,500 people not aware that they are hiv—positive. anything that can make it easierfor people hiv—positive. anything that can make it easier for people to test themselves, make themselves aware that they are hiv—positive, is a positive thing for the population in general. this is why they are saying, on

issues joining we will have some people affected by those issuesjoining us. 0ur correspondent sarah campbellnumber of patients waiting more than a year for nonurgent surgery in england. it has risen sharply to more than 3500. that is the highest figure for six years. an increase of more than a00 injune. what is significant if there was a pledge in 201a significant if there was a pledge in 2014 by significant if there was a pledge in 201a by the then health secretary jeremy hunt saying that such waiting times were unacceptable and the list should be cleared and at that time, the number waiting more than 12 months was around 570 so obviously it has increased significantly since then. the other story coming from hospitals, a&e figures forjuly, record numbers going to a&e, attendance is just over 2 record numbers going to a&e, attendance isjust over 2 million. reasons for that, i mean, the perceived wisdom is that it is very busyin perceived wisdom is that it is very busy in winter but actually, the nhs has been saying for several years thatis has been saying for several years that is not the ca

a little warmer today. 62 campbell, saratoga, sarah -- san jose. gusts at 31 at fairfield.he delta breeze is up early. even import chicago, pittsburgh, rio vista it is a south wind. some of -- under storm activity did pop up from the north shore to reno. that will probably see a repeat performance. it is close enough . the monsoon continues to go absolutely crazy in north phoenix. by the time he gets to california it loses a lot of the punch and fizzles out. 60s, 70s, 80s on the temperatures. temperatures about where they should be or even slightly below. san francisco should be 68 and they will not see that. temperatures inland will warm up, especially heading through friday and saturday. >>> the search continues this morning for survivors of a deadly bridge collapse in italy. coming up in 25 minutes we have new drone video of the damage and the rescue efforts. >>> six people and three quarters of $1 million all to help clean up the san francisco streets. the streets that are first on the list and the reason they are such a mess. the nature of a virus is to change. move. m

. ♪ ♪ >>> sarah eisen has campbell story for us. >> trying to reinvent itself today, the company announcie putting its international and fresh food businesses up for sale and leaving the possibility on the table for a full sell of the leftover company what is leftover soups and snacks mainly. we're talking brands, campbell's on soups, pepperidge farm. the business isn't doing particularly well. in fact, it's doing worse than the overall package food industry, which is challenged right now. organic sales for the latest quarter, shrinking 2%. the company did host a 90-minute call for analysts today. that was exceptionally long. mclaughlin saying the company lost focus, depended too much on m & a but said several times that all options are in play going forward, leaving the door open for a potential sale. we know what activist shareholder dan loeb has reportedly been pushing for. who would buy the company and would a leaner, more focused company with a cleaner balance sheet, which is what campbells is trying to do with today's moves, be a better target? a lot of analysts remain skeptical. ken

big questions, who would buy it and can campbell turn around its core busines that i very much unclear and skeptical.ts are for "nightly business report," i'm sarahnew york. >> shares sign in cigna jewelers after reporting a surprise increase in same-store sales which was driven by strength in theewelry retail zales brand and the company raised its full-year forecast and cna's quarterly profit was ahead of expectations and the sales soed 23% to 67.68. dollarcount retail chain tree set a rise in sales at its namesake brand was offset by higher costs and flat growth at its family dollar division. overall, the company delivered earnings and revenue in line with estimates and margins shrunk and dollar tree said it was trimming its full-ier earnings outlook. the stock dropped 15% to $79.78. its rival, dollar general fared better this quarter. same-store sales at the discount retailer accelerated more than expected and profits topped estimates. the companyid note that margins were pressured by an increase in sales for lomargin items. dollar general also lifted its sales guidance for the year. it fell to 5.66. >>> abercrombie & fitch missed same-store s

sarah eisen. >> starts with those historic highs. president trump praising the market rally, promising more good news to come. as stocks set to end a four-day rally. >> will there be a proxy fight for campbell'scus. >>> plus it, it's an interview you won't want to miss becky quick is sitting down with warren buffett probably the greatest single investor in the american stock market's long history. i think that's saying enough there. >> markets are lower this morning on track to break a four-day rally nasdaq on pace for the best august in about 18 years president praises the historic run today. he tweet it is news from the financial markets is better than anticipated. for all of you that made a fortune in the markets or seen your 401(k)s rise, more good news is coming let's bring in phil campreli and mark puey. guys, good morning good to see you. you have to feel good about what at least corporate profits are doing. >> why. >> in comparison, is this trade thing going on in d.c. worth anything or not? >> not really. tightening in the market and excitement because football's about to start reminds me of a favorite quote of bill parcells you are what your record says you are. what's the record in