silverstone needs formula 1 and formula 1 needs silverstone. the iconic planes that fought in world war two's battle of britain in 1940. almost 20 years later, a former hurricane pilot decided to form a group to help preserve some the aircraft that took part in that famous aerial fight. now known as the battle of britain memorial flight it has today marked it 60th anniversary. veterans were joined by prince william to watch a fly past of the iconic planes at raf coningsby in lincolnshire — as danny savage reports. in the sky above lincolnshire today, aircraft preserved since world war ii performed a special display for the veterans who used to fly them. cold, icicles dropping from oxygen masks, grab your parachute... bernie harris remembers the freezing conditions sitting in the rear gun turret of a lancaster bomber over enemy territory. he's delighted to see these planes still flying. this is the best one, it's really got character. it was a joy. today, a relaxed prince william, the patron of the battle of britain memorial flight, spent time t

drivers club love hosting f1 at silverstone said this isa hosting f1 at silverstone said this is a goodion and we will carry this on behind closed doors because that is what both parties want. we will try to get a solution, we don't want to stop doing this, we love it. one thing is certain, the police presence, over double the number of police officers on site over the next three days then there were last year, the legacy of the attacks in majesty and london is being keenly felt at silverstone over the next few days —— manchester. felt at silverstone over the next few days -- manchester. there will be more and lose officers and visible firearms and a greater search regime and what that looks like in effect, visible policing on the road that will bring vehicles over before they get to the event, and maybe slower cues coming in through the gates. on the track in free practice it belongs to mercedes and val terry bottas, but the expedition will be on lewis hamilton, looking for a record equalling fifth win in a rotary ignite his struggling season. —— in a row to reignite. now let's get to

but for drivers, whether active or retired, silverstone is special. silverstone is like wimbledon.ues. silverstone is so legendary and historic. there were racing there in the ‘50s. so we do need to stay there. silverstone 2017 is expected to be the best attended race on the calendar. 0rganisers insist silverstone 2117 could be as well. we love putting on formula 1 races here. the british racing drivers club is potty about f1 as well. we want to do it and i am sure we will find a way of achieving it. 100 years down the line we will be looking back and genuinely saying this is the home of f1 in this country. never mind about the future for now. lewis hamilton, after all, may be just hours from history. south africa have a big task to save this test. that's all sport for now. i'll have more in the next hour turkey's president erdogan has given emotional speeches to tens of thousands of people — marking a year since the country's failed military coup. nearly 250 people died and over 2000 were wounded during the coup attempt by an army faction lastjuly. mr erdogan backed the wave of ar

patrick gearey was at silverstone for us. silverstone 50 years ago.tsman in a lotus ford won the british grand prix for the fifth time. jim clark surrounded by wonder and flowers. now anyone who comes here can experience every curve, every straight, every tyre. but only one could really feel how clark felt. lewis hamilton certainly started with the same view. everyone behind him. but watch the rear—view mirror. kimi raikkonen tried to overtake, but not so fast. off hamilton went. more to keep an eye on further back. sebastian vettel, leader in the standings, had been caught by max verstappen, but charged back at him full of adrenaline. fi does dodgems. he wants to play bumper cars or something. vettel eventually passed him but hamilton was over the horizon. kimi raikkonen was beaten by valtteri bottas for second and vettel‘s championship lead was about to dramatically deflate. he went from third to seventh. lewis hamilton could hardly have had a better day. it feels amazing to be up here. i am so proud to see his flags everywhere. we support this week

but for drivers, whether active or retired, silverstone is special. silverstone is like wimbledon.ues. silverstone is so legendary and historic. there were racing there in the ‘505. so we do need to stay there. silverstone 2017 is expected to be the best attended race on the calendar. organisers insist silverstone 2117 could be as well. we love putting on formula 1 races here. the british racing drivers club is potty about f1 as well. we want to do it and i am sure we will find a way of achieving it. 100 years down the line we will be looking back and genuinely saying this is the home of f1 in this country. never mind about the future for now. lewis hamilton, after all, may be just hours from history. chris froome is back in the yellowjersey for stage 15 of the tour de france today. the uphill finish in the pyrenees saw the team sky rider finish a second behind stage—winner michael matthews. but, he was well ahead of previous leader fabio aru. froome now has a 19—second lead. golf now and ian poulter has a share of the lead heading into the final round of the scottish open. he is n

we want to preserve the british grand prix at silverstone and think it isa grand prix at silverstone it. we think the tv audience laughs silverstone. liberty wants to preserve it here and we do. we ought to be able to come to a solution. it will probably need compromises on each side. after yesterday's rest day the riders were back in action at the tour de france today and there was a familiar stage winner — with germany's marcel kittel winning for the fourth time in this year's race. there was also no change at the top with chris froome still in the yellowjersey. drew savage reports. stage ten of 21 and still over 1200 miles to go to paris. chris froome and team sky pressing on without one possibly key man. geraint thomas. 13 we re possibly key man. geraint thomas. 13 were missing for the peloton including one of the biggest threats for chris froome, richie porte crashed out on sunday. two flat stages give most the chance to regroup but no rest for the sprinters. the contest for the sprinters‘ greenjersey sprinters. the contest for the sprinters‘ green jersey is also a few men short

but for drivers, whether active or retired, silverstone is special. silverstone is like wimbledon.venues. silverstone is so legendary and historic. there were racing there in the ‘505. so we do need to stay there. silverstone 2017 is expected to be the best attended race on the calendar. 0rganisers insist silverstone 2117 could be as well. we love putting on formula 1 races here. the british racing drivers club is potty about f1 as well. we want to do it and i am sure we will find a way of achieving it. 100 years down the line we will be looking back and genuinely saying this is the home of f1 in this country. never mind about the future for now. lewis hamilton, after all, may be just hours from history. chris froome reclaimed the leader's yellow jersey after stage 1a of the tour de france in the pyrenees. the team sky rider finished a second behind stage—winner michael matthews but overtook the previous leader fabio aru. froome now has a 19 second lead. ian poulter has a share of the lead heading into the final round of the scottish 0pen golf. he's on nine under par along with ano

hopefully those breaks make it in time for race time at silverstone. very humid, 25 or 26 possible.g up by mid week. all the details coming up on bbc news throughout the night. theses bbc world news. the top stories: could this man be the former soviet counterintelligence officer who met president trump's son? he comes under more scrutiny. france's president leaves a service of asian on the anniversary of the nice truck attack, promising the victims will never be forgotten. a man targeting foreigners killed two women and wounds for others in egypt. also in the programme: a special report on the iraqi christians who voted for donald trump but could now be deported under his immigration policy. we we re under his immigration policy. we were really happy when he got elected, but we did not think it would do this to

british formula 1 fans arrived here at silverstone not just british formula 1 fans arrived here at silverstone. he is now a record equalling five—time grand prix winner at silverstone, four of those in a row. he had a perfect race. he recorded the fastest lap and of course he wondered british grand prix. behind him, more interesting contest. sebastian vettel, he was immediately overta ken sebastian vettel, he was immediately ove rta ke n by sebastian vettel, he was immediately overtaken by max verstappen. it was a fascinating is the full —— castle. both ferraris suffered punctures. kimi raikkonen move from second to third. vettel moved from second to seven. lewis hamilton is made up a lot of ground on vettel. he is only one point behind in the driver standings and that title race is d eftly standings and that title race is deftly now on. england's cricketers will need to produce a herculean effort if they're to avoiud defeat in their second test against south africa at trent bridge the two lists have extended their lead. —— tourists. england lead the four match series 1-0. that's all sport for

formula 1 returns to silverstone this weekend — for british grand prix.tonshire circuit is already under way. the row is all about the escalating amount of money the organisers have to pay f1 bosses to host the race. the league of the british grand prix, there's much to be done before the fans up. thousands of people over three days make it the biggest sporting event in the uk. but how long can the show go on for? solution can't afford to keep hosting the event unless it can be negotiated contract. formula 1's new owners have publicly said they want to protect the sport's races, and of course, full list and is one of the crown jewels. it course, full list and is one of the crownjewels. it has course, full list and is one of the crown jewels. it has first course, full list and is one of the crownjewels. it has first been on in 1950 crownjewels. it has first been on in1950 and crownjewels. it has first been on in 1950 and has continued ever since. in 2010, they paid £12 million to host the race, but each year, that rises by 5%. by the time the contract ends

but for drivers, whether active or retired, silverstone is special. silverstone is like wimbledon.here in the ‘50s. so we'll do need to stay there. silverstone 2017 is expected to be the best attended race on the calendar. 0rganisers insist silverstone 2117 could be as well. we love putting on formula 1 races here. the british racing drivers club is potty about f1 as well. we want to do it and i am sure we will find a way of achieving it. 100 years down the line we will be looking back and genuinely saying this is the home of f1 in this country. never mind about the future for now. lewis hamilton, after all, maybe just hours from history. chris froome reclaimed the leader's yellow jersey after stage 14 of the tour de france in the pyrenees. the team sky rider finished a second behind stage—winner michael matthews but overtook the previous leader fabio aru. froome now has a 19 second lead. england's under 19 football team are the new european champions. manchester city's lukas nmecha scored the winner as they beat portugal 2—1 in georgia. it's the third title for an england youth te

silverstone's owners are expected to announce that they will activate a break clause in their contract. a break clause in their contract, that will cancel the british our sports news correspondent natalie pirks is with me now. what is happening? it all boils down to cash and they cannot seem to make the sums add up despite it being one of the best attended races of the season. the hosting fee is so high, 70 million at the moment and rising, and to give you an idea this sunday even with a full house the owners can expect to make £4 million loss so clearly not viable, and it doesn't receive government support. if they cannot renegotiate, we might lose it all together. there is no alternative to silverstone at the moment, that is why there is a stand—off between them and liberty media, the owners of f1, they have told the bbc that priority is to find a solution with silverstone. but when we should be talking about lewis hamilton, with are talking about maybe losing a british grand prix for the first time since 1950. if you're backing the brits at wimbledon, today is another big day as joh

silverstone is where the road began.ro is hoping to do the same. lewis hamilton matched clark's records a pole positions yesterday. his last lap was half a second better than anybody else's. in f1, thatis better than anybody else's. in f1, that is an age. fans have seen hamilton at his best but how much longer will they be able to watch formula 1 here. the circuit has actuated a clause in his contract. the speculation that the race may move to another circuit or even the streets of london after 2019. but for drivers, whether active or retired, silverstone a special.m is like wimbledon. you need to keep the legendary venues. silverstone is quite legendary and historic. there we re quite legendary and historic. there were racing there in the 50s. silverstone 2017 is expected to be the best attended race on the calendar. organisers insist silverstone 2117 could be as well. we love putting on formula 1 races who. british racing drivers club is potty about f1 as well. we want to do itand potty about f1 as well. we want to do

at silverstone for the grand prix, final practice was interesting because of the wet weather.ilverstone on sunday there could be a bit of light rain around with the race. that could make things interesting. the weather front at southwards during sunday evening, could be some in east anglia and south—east england. the web from clips northern scotland. monday, high—pressure building in. still quite breezy in scotland. for many others it will be light winds of high pressure. plenty of sunshine per monday and if this is your config so the temperatures you are solely in that. —— if this is your comfort so. midweek will bring up some heat from the south and this area of low pressure starts to introduce some storms. most of those on tuesday will stay dry, warm sunny spells, warmer more humid as well. towards the end of the day in foul and south—west cloud building could see some on the storms breaking out. it may well be there was not a lot of rain associated with them initially, just a lightning showed that head north. then they will merge with the weather system coming from the mid

the weather is closer to silverstone grand prix. there could bea silverstone grand prix.east anglia and the showers becoming a spell of rain into the far north of scotland. monday, the high pressure is building in across the uk. promising a lot of fine, settled weather for monday and tuesday, becoming warm, widely more humid, and the threat of thunder storms heading up from the south on tuesday night. hello. this is bbc news. the headlines: tony blair says some eu leaders have told him they would change rules on freedom of movement of people to let britain stay in the single market after brexit. the government is considering making it harder to buy acid after a string of attacks in london. mps are calling for a clamp—down after a sharp rise in incidents. a 15—year—old girl has died in devon after taking a drug formerly known as a legal high. the teenager was found unconscious in a park in newton abbot in the early hours. thousands of turks rally to celebrate one year since the failure of a coup attempt against the president. time for the latest sports news now. what a day

lewis hamilton storms to pole for silverstone grand prix, equalling the record for five poles at silverstonerent bridge, 193—6 along way behind south africa's total of 335. england's women are on course to top their group at the world cup. they are chasing 221, they are 99—7. and as we were hearing, spain's garbine muguruza has won herfirst wimbledon title. the 23—year—old beat venus williams in straight sets, overwhelming her american opponent in 77 minutes. it comes two yea rs opponent in 77 minutes. it comes two years after opponent in 77 minutes. it comes two yea rs after serena opponent in 77 minutes. it comes two years after serena williams, beat garbine muguruza in the final two yea rs garbine muguruza in the final two years ago. hugh woozencroft is at wimbledon for us. is this the first time that a final has been won on a hawk—eye decision? no, it is not the first time we have seen it here at wimbledon. but a strange end to the match. garbine muguruza winning a challenge to sale victory. but a stunning performance throughout the match. thoroughly deserved. she is newly crowned as the

patrick gearey, bbc news, silverstone.win the second test match after south africa continued to dominate on day three at trent bridge. hashim amla top scored on 87 and looking to level the series, south africa declared on 343-9. the series, south africa declared on 343—9. england's openers had to survive and nervous few overs, closing on 1—0. after roger federer‘s historic wimbledon win, british success in the next doubles whenjamie murray partner martin hingis to victory 20 yea rs partner martin hingis to victory 20 years after she won her only singles title there. the defending champions in straight sets. and there was more british success in there was more british success in the wheelchair doubles. a fourth successive title for the spear, beating the dutch opponents. of the championships so far. 0ur correspondent andy swiss is there. the 2012 poster boy, now a man on a mission, jonny peacock hoping to give london another golden night. peacock had a point to prove. he missed the last world championships through injury bu

silverstone has been home to the race every year since 1987. sustained net losses of £2.8 million in 2015, and £a.8 million in 2016. that is a total of £7.6 million just over the last two years. and we expect to lose a similar amount this year. to continue on this path is not only unsustainable, it would put at risk the future of silverstone, which is the home of british motor racing. adam gemili has missed out on a place in the individual events for this year's world championships in london. gemili, who was a finalist in the 200 metres in rio last year, missed out on automatic selection at the british team trials. full details are on the bbc sport website. that's all sport for now. i'll have more in the next hour. thank you very much. more now on our main story. the prime minister has ordered an inquiry into the contaminated blood scandal that left 2,a00 people dead. many of them were haemophiliacs who died from hepatitis c and aids—related illnesses after receiving contaminated blood products from the nhs in the 1970s and 1980s. we can now sp

there could be the odd shower at silverstone as well for the grand prix.re will be building its way in. this is how we start the new working week on monday. high pressure in charge. there will be some good spells of sunshine around. maybe some cloud plaguing the south coast. the best of the sunshine lifting the temperature up into the mid to high 20s. in the south it could get close to 30 degrees, and as the heat continues to build, it could bring some thunderstorms for the middle of the week. this is bbc news. i'm kasia madera. the headlines at 8pm: tony blair says some eu leaders are ready to compromise on freedom of movement to help britain stay in the single market. europe itself is now looking at its own reform programme. they will have an inner circle of the eu that would be part of the eurozone and an outer circle. laws on buying acid are to be reviewed by the government following a spate of attacks in london. a 15—year—old girl has died after taking a drug — formerly known as a "legal high" — in newton abbot in devon. two other girls were taken to

the long term future of the british grand prix at silverstone may be uncertain but the build—up to thisnd practice has begun, but earlier the mercedes pair of valtteri bottas and lewis hamilton were the quickest in first practice. ferrari driver and world championship leader sebastian vettel struggled to stay with the pace. he spun off midway through the session. there wasn't any damage to his car though. vettel leads the drivers‘ championship by 20 points. the draw‘s been made for the europa league third qualifying round involving both everton and aberdeen. everton will face either ruzomberok from slovakia or the norwegian side brann at goodison park in the first leg. ronald koeman‘s side were the only english team in the draw after manchester united secured their place in the champions league by winning the europa league final. scottish premiership side aberdeen will meet either apollon limassol of cyprus or moldovan team zaria balti, if they get through their second round tie, playing at home in the first leg. the football association has charged the former sutton united goalkeeper w

silverstone has been home to the race every year since 1987. 2015, and £a.8 million in 2016. that is a total of £7.6 million just over the last two years. and we expect to lose a similar amount this year. to continue on this path is not only unsustainable, it would put at risk the future of silverstone, which is the home of british motor racing. and marcel kittel has just taken victory in stage ten of the tour de france. let's talk more about what donald trumpjnr has posted onjune. —— on twitter. this is what he said was the full—text of e—mails about the russian offer to provide information on hillary clinton during the 2016 us presidential campaign. we have been talking about the new york times opponent of the story, which has brought more to the american public this morning. in one key exchange, this is rob goldstone, the publicist who has brought forward this information, saying this, this is obviously very high level and sensitive information, but it is pa rt sensitive information, but it is part of russia and its government's support for

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silverstone 50 years ago. a scotsman ina silverstone 50 years ago.ere can experience every curve, every straight, every tire. but only one could really feel how clark felt. lewis hamilton certainly started with the same view. everyone behind him. but watch the rear—view mirror. kimi raikkonen tried to overtake but not so fast. hamilton went. more to keep an eye on further back. sebastian vettel had been caught by max but charged back at him full of adrenaline. f1 does dodgems. vettel eventually passed on but hamilton was over the horizon. the only question was whether he could get in and out of the pits still ahead? of course they could. his position would improve. kimi raikkonen was beaten by valtteri bottas for second and vettel‘s championship lead was about to dramatically be flaked. he went from third to seventh. lewis hamilton could hardly have had a better day. these fans have just seen history. lewis hamilton's fifth british grand prix win, his fourth ina row, british grand prix win, his fourth in a row, and what's more, that title race is def

silverstone has been home to the race every year since 1987.ns the circuit, is struggling with the financial cost of hosting it. moscow's bolshoi theatre has called off a much—anticipated ballet about soviet star dancer rudolf nu reyev. the world premiere was due to open on tuesday, but was pulled last minute. it's raised questions on whether censorship is returning to the arts in russia. the theatre insists the production will go ahead next year, as sarah rainsford reports from moscow. it was be the event in russian ballet. the life story of rudolf nureyev, one of the greatest ever dancers, played out on the bolshoi theatre stage. so when the premiere was pulled at the last minute, rumours began to swirl here. this was the last run—through, met with great applause. so was the story of an openly gay dancer too much for today's conservative russia, or could this be linked to a corruption case involving the director? a kremlin critic. not according to this man, the boss of the bolshoi theatre calling in the press to say that he chose to tell nure

it has been through silverstone at the grand prix and that produced rain for a time.his evening. those showers edging further shows... south. it depends along the game goes on. it feels fresh and drier in some areas. shallow sitting northern scotland and becoming more frequent. 0vernight, a mix of rein in north—west scotland. for most of dry, clear and cooler than the last few nights. towns and city centres will go down into single figures. don't be fooled by the cool starter model because the temperature will rise quickly helped by plenty of sunshine. most places will be dry, sunny, light winds and after the cool start, widely into the low up to mid—20s by monday afternoon. it will be hotter for many of us by tuesday. by the end of tuesday, though, there could be some thunderstorms around southern parts of the uk. hello. this is bbc news. the headlines: the chancellor philip hammond has said public sector workers' generous pensions mean they receive a "premium" — but he refused to repeat newspaper reports that he called them overpaid. the level of personal abuse and

it promises to be a fan tatasti couple of hours here at silverstone. >> good to speak to you. very much. we'll get updates throughout the day. >>> let's go to wimbledon where newly crowned champion garbin muguruza says it was amazing to take on venus williams. six weeks ago she was in tears after losing at the french open. means that williams has, of course, been denied her sixth wimbledon title. she had been trying to become the old of the winner of a championship in the open era. >>> to the men's final, roger federer is aiming for a record eight trophies. cnn tennis analyst robby uber joining us from southwest london. you're going to educate me. it wasn't that long ago that federer appeared to be declining, and now, now this. another wimbledon final. what's behind this federer renaissance? >> reporter: that's the good question. there was a time when people thought there would be another win at the australian open. he's considered one of the best if not the best of awful time in the world of tennis. income two, i think -- number two, i think he's been smart in handling his bo

va ltteri bottas at silverstone grand prix. valtteri bottas was third fastest.and the latest score, i'm waiting to see a graphic for the very latest score, it 143—4, we think! apologies for that. more in an hour's time with the exact score. plenty of sport coming up. wages are increasing at their slowest rate for five years according to new research. the resolution foundation — which analyses living standards — says average income growth halved to 0—point—7 % in the year before the general election, as our business correspondent, joe lynam, reports. when theresa may became prime minister a year ago, she promised to work hardest for those "just about managing." but a year later, those so—called jams have seen the rate at which their incomes grow more than halved. in 2016, it stood at 1.6%, butjust before the general election, it fell to 0.7%. before the financial crisis in 2008, incomes had grown an average rate ofjust over 2%. incomes for younger families, though, have not risen at all in 15 years. while pensioner incomes have grown by 30% in that time, due to s

that delighted the crowd at silverstone. fellow ferrari driver — kimi raikonnen will be on the front row with hamilton... who trails vettel in the drivers standings by 20 points. english premier league champions chelsea have completed the signing of french international midfielder tiemoue baka—yoko from monaco. the 22—year—old helped monaco claim the ligue 1 title last season and joins chelsea on a five—year contract for a reported fee of more than 50 million dollars. that's all sport for now. now she was a trail blazer in herfield of mathamatics. maryam mirzakhani became the first woman to win the fields medal, regarded as the nobel prize of maths. sadly the ao—year—old iranian has died in the us from breast cancer. iranian president hassan rouhani said professor mirzakhani's death had caused "great sorrow". but there has also been criticism on social media at some of her publications. and images have appeared of a photo—shopped image of her wearing a head—scarf. well, one person who knew professor mirzakhani well was carol

when you say you are committed to it, is that at silverstone, or are you looking at silverstone, or are afternoon or early tonight for fans. and a number of special things that i will not spoil now. you'll have to wait and see what comes along. we are looking at this whole run of ca rs are looking at this whole run of cars that has been set up along here. how much of this technology, developed in formula 1, has actually trickle down into the kind of cars that are driving around on the streets around us? i think it is a very important part of what we do in the sport. i think it is emblematic of the manufacturers that are involved, that are really committed to this. we are looking at everything from aerodynamics to fuel efficiency. the hybrid technology in these cars. these cars are fuelled. they are not given enough fuel to give ina they are not given enough fuel to give in a race. you cannot refuel during a race. a pretty big percentage of the energy that propels them through the races at extraordinarily high speeds comes from the break and exhaust heat, propelling the hybrid system. so

the british grand prix is under way at silverstone. lewis hamilton started on pole.ng. coverage on five live sports extra and the bbc sport website. meanwhile in under an hour roger federer begins his quest to become the first man to win eight singles titles at wimbledon later today. the swiss takes on marin cilic on centre court, in what will be his 11th final. federer is aiming to overtake pete sampras as the most successful male player in the history of the tournament. david ornstein reports.. 2003, 2004, five, six, seven 2009 and 2012. the seven wind that edged roger federer‘s name in wimbledon folklore. i am happy have these moments at wimbledon that i no one i step on court against cilic i will be ready for the occasion and 22 big to conquer, to understand what i'm going through. i will be ready and i'm looking forward to it. we know wimbledon and roger federer have plenty in common, nothing more show than the pursuit of greatness which if he has not already achieved he can guarantee this afternoon. in the tournament's modern history pete sampras is the only ma

there's more british success at silverstone in today's men's final, roger federer gave to his fitting. his straight sets wind over marin cilic was not exactly what we were expecting. in centre court history, one man has his own chapter. play roger federer here and you face the thousands who adore him. going for a record eight wimbledon title on this court, there are two kinds of royalty. at 35, still he is at his peak. two month break earlier this year has kept in swift on his feet, with a racket there is the same artistry. in the tension of the opening exchanges, federer has the power to break through. he ripped it across court. it was tough to take for marin cilic. one set down, already feeling the strain. he is having a horror, fallen apart a bit. in his first wimbledon final, it became too much to bear. with the weight of expectation back home, marin cilic was facing a torrent. you want the ground to open up and swallow you in situations like this. the great champions have now time for sympathy, federer ruthless to the second set. marin cilic put up more ofa second set. marin cili

fifth time the british grand prix, taking top spot on the podium for the fourth consecutive year at silverstoned coming up in half an hour — we meet the robots of the future in click. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the chancellor, phillip hammond, has defended the government's pay policy, saying public sector workers get a 10% premium over the private sector once pensions are taken into account. mr hammond would not comment on reports today that he said public workers were "overpaid", but pointed out ministers should not be discussing private cabinet meetings. our political correspondent, jonathan blake, reports. the man of the moment, for perhaps the wrong reasons. philip hammond has, for the second time in a week, found himself defending private comments in public. the sunday times reports that during a cabinet meeting on tuesday, the chancellor used language that the paper says left his colleagues thunderstruck. mr hammond reportedly said, public sector workers are overpaid when you take into account pensions. would he deny that? i've told you, i'm not going to talk about what comes

the race is on now to get the formula i freight over to silverstone for what is going to be one of the highlights of the british sporting summer, the british grand prix next weekend. with the world athletics championships now under four weeks away the british contenders kept their preparations going in the anniversary games at the olympic stadium which will also host the world champs. on the track he won to deliver gold medals on back in 2012, some of our was back at it again, winning the 3000 metres. the world championships will be his last track event before competing in road racing and having faced questions this week about doping, he was quick to defend himself. i love my sport. a lot of what i do, you know. never, everwill fail i love my sport. a lot of what i do, you know. never, everwillfaila test. that is honestly... people who know me know who i am and how hard i work. and, you know, i do it year after year was a joy and belief. there was not much more you can do other than run and do what you do love and i love being on a podium and making so many people, like these people, h

lewis hamilton wins the british grand prix at silverstone and closes the gap in the drivers‘ standingstherlands, kick off their euro 2017 campaign with a win. hello and thanks for joining us on sport today. there simply no better place to start than with the man who just can't stop winning. roger federer surely the youngest 35 year—old in sport, breaking records again after picking up his eighth men's singles title at wimbledon. he beat marin cilic in straight sets on sunday and joe linskey was there to witness the fed in full flow. in centre court history one

the long term future of the british grand prix at silverstone may be uncertain but mercedes driver valttericond practice for this year's race. and team—mate lewis hamilton wasjust behind him on the time sheets, although he did come off the track briefly, and reported possible damage to the underside of his car. and while you thought december was prime pantomine season, floyd mayweather jnr and conor mcgregor have been doing their latest bit of acting this evening... ahead of their fight on august 26th, the latest stop on their world tour was in london. and a packed wembley arena watched them curse at one another for around 30 minutes — this the cleanest bit of footage we could show you! mayweather is of course one of boxing's greatest ever fighters, while mcgregor, the biggest name in ufc, is boxing for the first time in his career. and that's all from sportsday, with me tim hague. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. even women can do it, that is releva nt even women can do it, that is relevant and aaron. -- relevant and current. with me are

the long—term future of the british grand prix at silverstone may be uncertain but the build—up to thiss hamilton isjust behind him on the timesheets, although he did come off the track briefly, and may have slightly damaged the underside of his car. the draw‘s been made for the europa league third qualifying round involving both everton and aberdeen. everton will face either ruzomberok from slovakia or the norweigan side brann at goodison park in the first leg. ronald koeman's side were the only english team in the draw after manchester united secured their place in the champions league by winning the europa league final. scottish premiership side aberdeen will meet either apollon limassol of cyprus or moldovan team zaria balti if they get through their second round tie, playing at home in the first leg. that's all sport for now. i'll have more in the next hour. let's get more now on the government's new drug strategy which will aim to cut the use of illicit drugs such as so—called legal highs. figures from the home office show fewer than one in ten adults now take drugs, but the numbe

just a small chance of catching assurer as the grand prix at silverstone.rs out of the way, it allows an area of high pressure to build its way from the west and that means quite a promising start to the week, if you like dry weather, some spells of sunshine around and increasingly warm, particularly in the south, we re warm, particularly in the south, were temperatures could get close to 30 celsius. this is bbc world news today. our top stories: the turkish president, recep tayyip erdogan has addressed a mass rally to mark a year since an attempted military coup was put down. this is the scene live in istanbul. the former british prime minister tony blair says eu leaders are willing to compromise — in order to persuade the uk to remain a member. if we were looking at this from the point of the view from the interests of the current three, one option would be to britain to stay within a reformed european union. and thousands march through hong kong after chinese nobel peace prize winner, liu xiaobo is buried at sea. the first woman to win the top prize in m

they may be some patchy rain around in the morning at silverstone, optimistic skies will brighten bysecond half of the day. but it'll be one close call, we will have to keep on watching things. but certainly, into the start of next week, that ridge of high pressure building. lots of you will be dry. note the temperatures in the south, holding onto mid—20s, and by wednesday, humid across the board. potentially hitting 30 degrees in the south—east corner, but there is a chance of some nasty storms, too. this is bbc news. i'm duncan golestani. our top stories: a new witness to donald trump junior‘s meeting with a russian lawyer comes forward, a former soviet intelligence officer. as turkey marks the anniversary of last year's attempted coup, the government sacks another 7,000 civil servants. a year after the nice terror attack — france remembers the 86 who were killed. and the families taking part in an international trial to find a way of treating dementia.

hamilton will start tomorrow's british grand prix on pole position as he attempts to make history at silverstonedes driver dominate today's qualifying. the future of the british grand prix might be unclear, but its presence, thatis might be unclear, but its presence, that is all about lewis hamilton. this weekend they have come to see lewis hamilton come to make history, to level alain prost and jim clark's record of five race wins in the british grand prix. hamilton equalled clark's record of five pole positions. it started in very british conditions. the drizzle but had disrupted final practice, reappeared for the first session of qualifying. daniel ricciardo suffered turbo failure and there was a problem forfull on suffered turbo failure and there was a problem for full on the —— suffered turbo failure and there was a problem forfull on the —— ben ando alonzo. hamilton came to the fore in q2 and o3. ando alonzo. hamilton came to the fore in q2 and 03. his final lap was quicker than kimi raikkonen. fore in q2 and 03. his final lap was quicker than kimi raikkonenlj needed to make sure i got tha

in silverstone for the grand prix that will pull away.ing. back into the sunshine in the north of england, into northern ireland and scotland, there are showers running through the far north of scotland. they will become more frequent and heavier going into the evening. in the north west of scotland we will lose showers. any showers in the south—east of england will clear away as the evening goes on. what we are away as the evening goes on. what we a re left away as the evening goes on. what we are left with overnight is a lot of dry out clearer weather. the cooler nights to come. temperatures dipping down into single figures. here it is monday. you will notice high—pressure building in and really settling things down. although we get off to a cool start, temperatures will head up. the sunshine may be hazy. there will be outbreaks of rain and a stiff wind. for the vast majority it will be dry and sunny temperatures in the low to mid 20s. it is shaping up to be a gorgeous man do you think. ijust wa nt to gorgeous man do you think. ijust wa

now, there will still be some patchy rain around in the morning at silverstone, optimistic skies willit'll be one close call. we'll have to keep on watching things. but certainly, into the start of next week, that ridge of high pressure building. a lot of you will be dry. note the temperatures in the south, holding onto mid—20s, and by wednesday, humid across the board. potentially hitting 30 degrees in the south—east corner, but there is that chance of some nasty storms, too. hello, this is breakfast, with naga munchetty and jon kay. calls for a crackdown to tackle acid attacks — a review will be carried out into whether laws should be tightened. after five attacks in london on thursday night campaigners and the labour party say there needs to be a change. good morning, it's saturday the 15th ofjuly. also ahead: a call for a more consistent approach to tower block fires after the grenfell tower disaster as one in five fire brigades say they will still not automatically send a high ladder to a blaze. sir david frost and his son both died from a genetic undiagnosed heart condition — we

they may be some patchy rain around in the morning at silverstone, optimistic skies will brighten by keep on watching things. but certainly, into the start of next week, that ridge of high pressure building. lots of you will be dry. note the temperatures in the south, holding onto mid—20s, and by wednesday, humid across the board. potentially hitting 30 degrees in the south—east corner, but there is a chance of some nasty storms, too. this is bbc news, the headlines. a former soviet intelligence officer has revealed that he was present when donald trump's eldest son met a russian lawyer during last year's presidential campaign. donald trump junior attended the meeting in new york injune last year after being promised information about hillary clinton. president emmanuel macron has said france will fight without mercy to protect its values from terrorists. speaking at commemorations to mark the first anniversary of the truck attack in nice, mr macron said france had forgotten the name of the attacker but learned the names of his eighty—six victims. the british government is to review

lewis hamilton is also going for a record, bidding for a fifth victory this lunchtime at iconic silverstoned join us at 9.35, for a spin through the sunday papers with the education editor of the sunday times, sian griffiths, and the defence editor of the evening standard, robert fox. good morning. home secretary amber rudd has said those found guilty of acid attacks should "feel the full force of the law", after last week's series of attacks in london. there were more than 400 assaults involving corrosive substances in england and wales in the six months to april, according to the latest officialfigures. the issue will be debated in the house of commons tomorrow. the home office also wants to work with retailers, to restrict sales of the products. you may find some images in danny shaw's report distressing. the effects can be devastating. this is 21—year—old resham after acid was thrown at her through a car window while she waited at traffic lights. her cousin jameel also suffered severe burns in the attack in east london last month. a man has been charged with grievous bodily harm with in

they may be some patchy rain around in the morning at silverstone.he day. but it'll be one close call, we will have to keep on watching things. but certainly into the start of next week at bridge of high pressure building. lots of you will be dry. note that temperatures in the south, holding on the mid—20s, and by wednesday holding across—the—board. potentially hitting 30 degrees in the south—east corner, but there is a chance of some nasty storms as well. this is bbc news. the headlines: a former soviet intelligence officer says he was present when donald trump's eldest son met a russian lawyer last year. the lobbyist, rinat akhmetshin, denies having current links with russian intelligence. france's president emanuel macron has honoured the victims of last year's bastille day terror attack in nice during commemorations there to mark the anniversary. 86 people died when a lorry was driven along the busy promenade. the turkish government has fired more than 7,000 members and state empoyees, who it accuses of working against national security or being

silverstone has been home to the race every year since 1987.ur de france by 18 seconds. germany's marcel kittel won stage 10. after a rest day yesterday, all the action happened in the last mile. and with many of his main sprint rivals like mark cavendish and peter sagan out of the race, kittel stormed to his fourth stage win this year. froome finished safely in the main bunch to keep the leader's yellow jersey. that is all your sport. much more at half past six. thank you. the government has published a review into working practices in the modern economy. the review was led by matthew taylor, chief executive of the royal society of the arts and former adviser to tony blair. the report calls for an end to the cash—in—hand economy like window cleaning and decorating, which are worth up to £6 billion a year. it recommends that people working in what's known as the gig economy should receive new legal protections, and their employers should make national insurance contributions. and that strategies must be put in place to make sure that workers do

it offers the risk of rain towards wimbledon, maybe at silverstone as well, further north it's a lovelyin northern scotland and made a few showers but most of the rumours have sunshine. i9 most of the rumours have sunshine. 19 degrees in aberdeen and belfast, low 20s in england. the main mother fund the south, pretty grey in the south and west, low cloud and fraud humid. awarm humid. a warm day at wimbledon, fairly humid, a lot of cloud, the risk of rain later on today. as we headed to the evening, there's that wea k headed to the evening, there's that weak weather front heading south, taking in patchy rain. it dries up and clears up behind it. some rain in western scotland overnight but mostly dry with clear skies, not vertically told overnight, 14—15d in cardiff and london, 2011—12 in scotland. glasgow ‘s overnight, a good deal in london, a fine summer day. showery in the northern isles but a decent day for the most of the uk, with winds and sunshine and temperatures will respond. a warm day, 24 for aberdeen and belfast, cardiff could go high as 27 or 28 in the south—eastern corner. f

after the trouncing ferrara received at the hands of mercedes at silverstone many expected them to gallopp their own. but that has not been the case. a rare show of strength in qualifying. a lock—out for ferrari in hungary for the first time in 13 yea rs. in hungary for the first time in 13 years. also a special day for the reserve driver. he had only driven this year's car in a simulator. although there is not lost for lewis hamilton. i like this track a lot. i like the sunshine and the people around. a front row for us, which is incredible. sebastian vettel understandably delighted with the 48th pole position of his career. only a second poll for him in this season. only a second poll for him in this season. this time guerin grand prix is for him to lose because lewis hamilton back in fourth place on the grid is not happy with the balance of his mercedes so it will be a case of his mercedes so it will be a case of damage limitation. he is only one point behind metal in the champ kinship standing but he will try to minimise that gap. —— one point behind sebastian vettel in the championsh

they may be some patchy rain around in the morning at silverstone, optimistic skies will brighten bythe start of next week, that ridge of high pressure building. lots of you will be dry. note the temperatures in the south, holding onto mid—20s, and by wednesday, humid across the board. potentially hitting 30 degrees in the south—east corner, but there is a chance of some nasty storms, too. welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. my name is duncan golestani. our top stories: a new witness to donald trumer‘s meeting with a russian lawyer comes forward — a former soviet intelligence officer. a year after the nice truck attack, france remembers the 86 who were killed. after a sharp rise in acid attacks in london, the government says it is considering tightening the law. as turkey marks the anniversary of last year‘s attempted coup, the government sacks another 7000 civil servants.

and lewis hamilton has won the british grand prix at silverstone for a fifth time, equalling the recordbyjim clark and alain prost. he is nowjust one point behind top spot in the championship. now on bbc news, it's time for click. i'll be back with more news at the top of the this week... the cyborg's are coming, the eyeborg's are watching, the bar staff are serving and lara photographs a banana! this is adam jensen, star of the video game deus ex: human revolution. set in 2027, the poor chap has to undergo extensive cybernetic modifications after being severely injured. well, just ten years before those events might occur, that plot line doesn't seem that far off. for years now people have been body hacking, giving themselves extra abilities and, as our understanding of robotics has advanced, so has our creativity. meet rob spence, like the cyborg in the video game, he too has a bionic eye. it doesn't have terminator vision like this, yet, but it does record video. inside a prosthetic eye, which is an odd shape, they're not a sphere, a prosthetic eye, they're actually like a very thick