sarah corker, bbc news he was famed for performances such as his heart—rendering portrayal ofjohn merrickted artist. now, more than a year after his death, his paintings are being shown to the public for the first time. our reporter ian barmer has been to see the exhibition. no one excethohn hurt‘s family and friends has seen this many of his artworks together in one place. he was a man who drew, constantly. and painted whenever he could around his many acting commitments. this is clearly a self—portrait. i think this was probably about 2010, or 2011, when john did this, but i always loved it. i used to, at night, i would be taking pilchard the dog for a walk down the track and john would still be in the barn and this would be standing on an easel with the light on it. it fooled me every time, i would think it was him. john hurt went to art school before he became an actor and even then he could never let it go. the exhibition has oil paintings, linocuts and drawings and a small selection of this many sketches. he was always drawing on napkins, scripts, i've got loads of them with little

sarah corker, bbc news. need yourfarmers for the need your farmers for the days ahead.s back. some of us absolutely the heat is back. some of us a bsolutely love the heat is back. some of us absolutely love this hot and sunny weather, others cannot stand it. the heatwave this week will be mostly felt across southern and eastern parts of the country, so elsewhere towards the west and the north not quite so hot, but very humid whenever you go, and this night is going to be very warm across the uk. it is possible that the temperature in the south will drop now lower than 20 celsius, even 17 in belfast. the chance of a few showers across north—western areas through the course of monday, possibly affecting merseyside and northern wales, but to the east and the south the dry and bright the weather will be. the temperature will possibly exceed 30 celsius. the heat is on and i think we will have five consecutive days in london with the temperature around 30. hello this is bbc news. the headlines: the brexit secretary says a deal with the eu can be reached by october if brussels

sarah corker, bbc news. george has had some photographs taken. they were taken at the christening of his younger brother louis. he has always wowed the cameras, here at his birth, and then later at this christmas portrait. then he started to explore a bit more and aged three, with the younger sister vying for parental attention, george still managed to make his presence felt. this picture of the young prince shows him on his first day at school. and a happy birthday to prince george. virgin media customers have lost access to ten tv channels showing popular shows including taskmaster, red dwarf and one born every minute. it's all down to a row between the company and uktv over fees. uktv says virgin wanted to cut the amount it paid for the channels; but virgin says uktv is unable to provide programming on demand, because of restrictions imposed by its joint owner, the bbc. the channels disappearing include dave and gold. earlier i spoke to david bouchier from virgin media and steve north from uktv. i started

sarah corker, bbc news.ion jordan spieth is one of three players tied for the lead on nine under par heading into today's final round at the open championship at carnoustie. but there's a formidable chasing pack, including a revitalised tiger woods. let's speak to katherine downes at carnoustie, where play is under way. the leaders and the chasing pack going out over the next couple of hours, today has been teed up as a battle between 2a ridgejordan spieth, going for his first major title in four years, going up against 14 time major winner tiger woods who is back after a decade out. jordan spieth could cement his place among the best with back—to—back open titles. i've always wanted to battle it out in a major with tiger. who hasn't? it's... it's kind of a dream come true just to have the opportunity, and it's nice that he's, you know, on point. it's really good for the sport, obviously, for the extra interest. as far as home nations golfers are concerned, rory mcilroy tommy fleetwood on the same scoresheet

sarah corker, bbc news.watched a tightrope walker performing in front of one of the city's most iconic sights. andy beatt has the story. they call paris the city of lights. for one afternoon in the montmartre neighbourhood it was the city of heights. with the skyline as her backdrop, french tightrope walker tatiana—mosio bongonga started 35 metres above montmartre hill and inched her way towards one of the city's most famous sights, the sacre coeur basilica. she wasn't the only one hanging by a thread. down below, they looked on filled with wonder, admiration but also a little fear. this stunt done without a security cable. translation: it was very surprising and very dangerous. it really impressed me actually. i noticed that she was not secured. there was a lot of acrobatics. i had a really good time. even getting to the starting position would scare off the faint—hearted but this stunt has been a year in preparation, all to be carried out one step at a time. waiting for her at the end, members of the city'

sarah corker, bbc news. the environment, food and rural affairs committee, neil parish mp. i'm afraid we have dragged to you into the bristol studio! thank you for leaving god's own county to come and see us. tell us about the continued existence of real fur often in shops who say they have no further policy. how has this problem come about? yes, if people don't wa nt to come about? yes, if people don't want to buy fur, they want to make sure that it is fake and not real. the biggest problem is there is a lot of low quality, poor animal welfare standards are being bred and produced in china. this is then being slipped into garments. it is true, pom—pom, all sorts of things going into garments. manufacturers probably think we are giving them real fur so what are they complaining about? but if you are consumer, you want to be sure of what you are buying. is there a domestic source of fake fur that people could get from suppliers in this country? is this ultimately cost driven thing? it is mostly imported. not

sarah corker, bbc news.ome. but tomorrow, warm and humid for many places, tonight, these systems will bring thick clouds to northwestern scotland, also the it would be largely dry and particularly towns and cities, so monday there‘ll be variable cloud in spells of sunshine breaking through across large parts of england and wales, thicker cloud in northern ireland and the simon scotland. reaching a high 20 in the low 30s, stays hot across areas that the week, a little bit cooler and cloudier. hello this is bbc news with annita mcveigh. the headlines. a three—year—old boy who was seriously injured in a suspected acid attack in a shop in worcester has been released from hospital. one man‘s been arrested and police want to speak to three others about the incident. the new brexit secretary says a deal with the eu can be reached this autumn — but dominic raab says preparations have begun — in case negotiations end without agrement. the police watchdog is investigating allegations of serious corruption and malpract

in lincolnshire, the game dates back to the late 19th century and sarah corker has been finding out what'sts appeal, shake off a stuffy elitist image. at the home of england golf, they are leading the charge to attract more women. it isjust having golf clubs coming to the future. and not being so stuck in their old ways. i used to play a long time ago but then full—time work and kids and everything got in the way. i sort of miss that a lot. you see more ladies out on the golf course, you see more ladies out on the golf course , even you see more ladies out on the golf course, evenjust you see more ladies out on the golf course, even just walking you see more ladies out on the golf course, evenjust walking past. you think golf has a bit of an image problem? i think it has had, times have changed and they need to move on. some have got stuck and some are getting there. a third of the lessons at this club are now taken by women. it is the ideal time to have a go. we are spending a fortune. the exercise, displaying nine holes, you can walk four miles. this club is one of linkage's goldust, fou

sarah corker, bbc news.st nine members of her family in a tourist boat accident on a lake in the united states has been describing the disaster. tia coleman said passengers were told they would not need lifejackets but if she had managed to reach one she might have saved her three children. 14 other passengers were killed in the disaster. the captain did say something about life jackets. he said above you are your life jackets. there are three sizes. he said i'm going to show you where they are but you won't need them, so no need to worry. though we didn't grab them. if i was able to get a life jacket, i could have saved my babies. japan is in the grip of an intense heatwave that has killed more than 30 people and caused thousands more to be taken ill. temperatures reached 40.7 degrees celsius during a record—breaking week where thermometers haven't dipped below 38 degrees. earlier we spoke to our tokyo correspondent rupert wingfield—hayes. they are telling people to stay indoors and to stay hydrated, after

sarah corker, bbc news.ative mp neil parish, who chairs the environment, food and rural affairs committee in a few minutes' time. japan is in the grip of an intense heatwave that has killed more than 30 people and caused thousands to be taken ill. temperatures reached 40.7 degrees celsius during a record—breaking week where thermometers haven't dipped below 38 degrees. the soaring temperatures are complicating recovery efforts following floods and landslides, which killed more than 200 people earlier this month. police in los angeles have arrested a suspect after he held a0 people hostage inside a supermarket for three hours. the gunman barricaded himself inside the store after crashing his car and exchanging fire with officers. a woman was shot dead inside the shop before he surrendered. turning five is a milestone for any youngster, but for prince george, the occasion has been marked with the release of his latest official photograph. the third in line's birthday is today and he is flashing a beaming grin

are correspondent sarah corker is in sunderland with some nervous england fa ns sunderland with somes preparing for the big game. it is quiet behind you? it is not really. it has been incredibly noisy. it is hot and lots of people are chanting football is coming home. this is a music festival, sunnyside live, and they are expecting 4000 people throughout the day, but as you can see, they have stopped the music, because everyone wa nts to stopped the music, because everyone wants to watch the match. they have put up this big—screen on the side ofa put up this big—screen on the side of a boss which also doubles as a bar. people are feeling nervous and excited. we can have a chat with sam and dean. are you feeling, you feeling confident? really confident. we have a massive chance. most of the best teams have gone out. we are in there, we have great players, harry kane is on fire so i do not see why we cannot win. what is your prediction? i would say 3-1. confident. what is your prediction? well... cheering i feel a cheering ifeel a bit sick. today cheering i feel a bit sick. today we'll

our correspondent sarah corker is in sunderland.gh what happened when that header went in? as you would expect, the crowd erupted. everyone was jumping as you would expect, the crowd erupted. everyone wasjumping up as you would expect, the crowd erupted. everyone was jumping up and down singing football's coming home. it is incredibly busy and hot, and for now we have some very happy football fans. this is actually a music festival in the centre of sunderland, but no bands are playing when the match is going on. they have brought in this big screen on the side of the bus which doubles as a barand the side of the bus which doubles as a bar and organisers are expected to sell 40,000 pints of beer today. i have some fans with me. going into the second half, i—0 have some fans with me. going into the second half, 1—0 up, how are you feeling? cautiously optimistic. i would not put my house on it. i would not put my house on it. i would maybe put your house on it, but not mine. we just need the second goal, the second goal is everything.

our correspondent sarah corker is in sunderland with nervous england fans preparing for the big game.credibly loud here already. i am at the music festival here in sunderland. 0ver course the of the day we are expecting 4000 people to come here. we have got some england fans here in the balcony in their strips getting ready to go. but during the football there will be no music, live bands will fall silent and that is because they have this big screen put up on the side of a bus here. we have ten is on at the moment from wimbledon. in a couple of hours this place will be packed full of football fa ns place will be packed full of football fans waiting to watch the match. we have heard some chance already. people getting excited here. alongside that excitement there is some nervousness and a big sense of pride here. that is because some of the football stars in the england team come from this area, the two jordans. england team come from this area, the twojordans. people here are really getting behind the team. they are still on a bit of a high after jason pickford's save in the last mat

sarah corker reports. in the 1990s, evocative antifur campaigns raised awareness of the issue.ome shoppers have been unwittingly buying real fur labelled as fake. it emerged several major retailers had sold products described as artificial at tests showed were made from fox, rabbit and chinchilla. now an enquiry by the environment, food and rural affairs committee accuses retailers of being complacent about the problem. disgusting. absolutely disgusting. i would the problem. disgusting. absolutely disgusting. iwould be the problem. disgusting. absolutely disgusting. i would be devastated if i went and brought an item but i thought was fake fur and it turned out that some poor animal, or animals, had been slaughtered. i'd be devastated. the reason why people buy fake fur is though they are not buying real fur so it is pretty shocking but they can get away with that. i would be discussed to find out that something was animal product that i had not knowingly bought into. sol product that i had not knowingly bought into. so i don't think it is a cce pta ble bought into. so i don't

expect from the national security adviser took place before sarah sanders sent out that e-mail inviting vladimir putin. let's look at corkernd pompeo. >> so somehow there's this idea that this administration is free floating. this is president trump's administration, make no mistake, who is fully in charge of this and is directing each of these activities. >> i notice that you are not responding to what i'm saying. >> i think i responded to everything that you said, senator. >> no, you didn't. and the fact is that -- you just didn't, okay? >> we disagree. >> no, we don't disagree. we'll let the transcript speak. it's the president's public statements that create concern among senators on both sides of the aisle. and i was asking you if in fact there was some, you know, some rhyme or reason that this type of distrust or discord would be created. >> matt miller, the investigation and the intelligence assessment repeatedly undercut by the president. pompeo has already said, yes, the president accepts that the russians hacked. but after the performance in helsinki, there are a lot of doubts about that. what he hasn't accepted

our correspondent, sarah corker, is in sunderland. have also been with the fans today. today. seen when the final whistle went, this crowd went crazy. this crowd went crazy. sea of flailing arms and legs, sheer joy. joy. now who cannot quite believe it either. either. tumi when the final was a whim what went through your head? whim what went through your head? was unbelievable, great 00:08:19,1000 --> 00:08:22,665 to get through. through. hopefully we will get through the semis as well. through the semis as well. local lad jordan pickford who had a cracker of a game. cracker of a game. it made it extra bit special? very proud of jordan. best goalie. world-class and he has proved himself and world—class. best goalie. sunderland there would be a big party tonight, would you say? absolutely. elevates it in the mood will be fantastic. really good. good community spirit as well. community spirit as well. there be more vase painting as well today? today? it was not professionaljust something i decided to do. something i decided to do. look