simon jones has more. of survival against the odds. they were found by the military after a huge and long search. the children, forced to fend for themselves for more than five weeks. translation: together the military forces - and the indigenous communities that helped with the search efforts found the children after a0 days. they were on their own. they are an example of survival that will go down in history. hundreds of soldiers had been involved in the desperate hunt for the children, aged 13, nine, four and one. message plays. a recorded message was played from the air, instructing them, if they heard it, to stay still and wait for help. there was hope the children were still alive after items left behind by them, including a drinking bottle and half—eaten fruit were found. the children belong to the huitoto indigenous group. it's thought their knowledge of fruits and jungle survival skills helped keep them safe. their family can scarcely believe this moment has come. translation: we are happyl becaus

simon jones, bbc news.t from boston give us this update our correspondent from boston give us this update that our correspondent from boston give us this update that the our correspondent from boston give us this update that the sound our correspondent from boston give us this update that the sound on sunday was consistent with an implosion. it sounds like they detected something around the time that the titan was last heard from as it began its dive down to the wreckage on sunday. we understand that the us navy passed that information to the coastguard, but they would not have been able to be certain what that was at the time, which is why it was not publicly talked about and why the coastguard continued with its effort to find and potentially rescue the five men who were aboard the titan. they were unable to confirm at that stage what that noise was, what exactly had happened, so they had to leave open the possibility that whatever had happened to the craft, the men had survived and could potentially be r

simon jones, bbc news.w to colombia where we can speak to richard mccoll, a journalist based in the capital, bogota. richard, welcome to you. an extraordinary story. what more details that we have about how the children were found through mud yes, i mean, it is a really truly astonishing story of survival and endurance of these children, but also, the tenacity of the search and rescue team made up of members of the indigenous community and of the indigenous community and of course the colombian armed forces who, this friday afternoon, located and rescued the four children who had been lost in thejungle the four children who had been lost in the jungle for a0 days. they were found week, they had lost obviously a lot of weight, they were very dehydrated and had been bitten by insects, but apparently in good health. they were being flown, they have just been airlifted out of the jungle, out of the impenetrable jungle, out of the impenetrable jungle where it is almost impossible to say 20 metres in any directio

simon jones, bbc news.ctric bike before they died. 15—year—old harvey evans, and 16—year—old kyrees sullivan were found on the road by a member of the public last week. our wales correspondent, tomos morgan, is in pontypridd. well, if you cast your minds back to last week after the death of kyrees sullivan and harvey evans, riots erupted in the area of ely in cardiff after rumours sparked a riot due to rumours of police following the boys in the minutes before the collision happened. no, those rumours were denied originally by the police, but then cctv did emerge that prove that a police van was following the boys in the moments before their death. but it wasn't on the road when the accident happened. now, today, we have learnt from the inquest that opens here that the provisional cause of death of kyrees sullivan was blunt force head injury and the provisional cause of death for harvey evans was head and trunk injury. the police watchdog is looking into the actions of south west police —— south wales polic

simon jones, bbc news.est from danjohnson, our correspondent in boston, which is where the search operation had been coordinated. a growing list of questions for the company that operated this vessel? yes, a huge number of questions and is a growing _ yes, a huge number of questions and is a growing debate about this whole area of— is a growing debate about this whole area of deep sea exploration as ineffective tourist industry. you have _ ineffective tourist industry. you have people involved with the company, oceangate, defending its record. _ company, oceangate, defending its record, saying it took safety extremely seriously, that they were not reckless, but that you have questions — not reckless, but that you have questions about the design of the submersible and the whole nature of paying _ submersible and the whole nature of paying passengers going to such depths— paying passengers going to such depths and taking such an extreme expedition in difficult conditions, taking _ expedition in difficult cond

that happened a few minutes ago and our reporter simon jones is there.pened. the jones is there. tell us more about what happened-— jones is there. tell us more about what happened. the home secretary 'ust left but what happened. the home secretary just left but she _ what happened. the home secretary just left but she came _ what happened. the home secretary just left but she came here - what happened. the home secretary just left but she came here to - just left but she came here to nottingham to lay some flowers. the centre of the city has become a focal spot for people with their outpouring of grief. suella braverman didn't see anything to the media but spent a good few minutes here looking at the flowers, reading some of the tributes, she was here with the local police and crime commissioner. we know that in the past few days, suella braverman has said she is deeply shocked by what has happened here on tuesday morning and is being kept up—to—date from the police and emergency services about their investigation. i understand the home secretary is now

sunday saw simon jones do things.es reporting on the late news bulletin outside television centre, from where this this morning is broadcast.— where this this morning is broadcast. ., , ., , broadcast. tonight, questions whether this _ broadcast. tonight, questions whether this morning - broadcast. tonight, questions whether this morning can - broadcast. tonight, questions i whether this morning can survive broadcast. tonight, questions - whether this morning can survive as a television programme, itv bosses have insisted it will be on air as normal tomorrow, have insisted it will be on air as normaltomorrow, its have insisted it will be on air as normal tomorrow, its future is not in any doubt. normal tomorrow, its future is not in any doubt-— in any doubt. anthony slater had this question. _ asa as a new week started on monday, the same topic was still on the agenda. the form former this morning presenter phillip schofield has denied there was a toxic culture on the programme when he was there. dermot o'leary and al

police were called on friday to concerns over the occupants.0ur correspondent simon jones is at the sceneght have led up to this, particularly as children are involved and they may find what they are hearing particularly upsetting. in terms of that police investigation, they say they are still trying to identify the relatives of those who have died but they are reassuring the community, they believe this was an isolated incident but there will be an increased police presence in this area throughout the course of the weekend as a reassurance. the first minister of scotland humza yousaf is urging the uk government to step up efforts to secure the release of a scottish blogger who's been jailed in india for six years. in a letter to rishi sunak, the first minister said jagtar sinthohal had been wrongfully imprisoned. mr sinthohal was in punjab for his wedding when he was arrested over an alleged murder conspiracy. he is from dumbarton, near glasgow, and he is being held without conviction on terror charges. he was arrested when he was in punjab for his wedding. his family claim he has been t

simon jones, bbc news.time this year. thousands gathered at horse guards need to watch the kernel�*s review i had of trooping the colour next week, but at least three soldiers fainted in the heat, and were taken off on stretchers, while two more were helped off the parade grounds. the prince later thanked everyone involved on social media while acknowledging the difficult conditions. donald trump is due to speak at the georgia republican convention in columbus in georgia. it comes after the former us president has been charged with mishandling hundreds of documents. these are live images, wary expert expecting donald trump to take the stage and to address them there, and this comes after he was... that is where donald trump is due to be speaking, and as i was saying, he has been charged with mishandling hundreds of classified documents, including documents about us military secrets and nuclear plans. he is due to speak at the georgia republican convention, so we'll bring you more on that as that happens. st

simon jones, bbc news. of course, it is a story that has really captured attention in colombia.ndmother spoke to the press, saying the eldest of the four siblings was used to looking after the other three, and that helped them survive in the jungle. an extraordinary story. that is the scene outside the hospital where those for children are receiving treatment after their ordeal. an amber heat health alert has been issued across eastern and southern england, as well as in the midlands, with temperatures hitting 30 degrees celsius — 5—10 degrees higher than the average forjune. the high temperatures have caused some royal guards to faint at the rehearsals for the annual trooping the colour ceremony in london. a number of guardsman required treatment on the parade ground. don't forget you can find all our stories on our website. just search bbc news. we will have the headlines for you injust bbc news. we will have the headlines for you in just a bbc news. we will have the headlines for you injust a moment. don't go away. a hot summer's day across the country, i'm sure it was too ho

simon jones there in nottingham, thanks for bringing us right up to date on that breaking developmentam. we will keep an eye on that story but let�*s pause from the news and head to the sports centre. how are the ashes going? it depends if you are an australia and fun of course! let me bring you right up to date. england won the toss at edgbaston, chose to bat first. joe root has reached his half—century in the last 20 minutes. he is on 65 not out. hope then for england who lost captain ben stokes really cheaply. he was caught behind forjust one run, so a terrible start to the series for the skipper. he headed back to the pavilion hot on the heels of ashes debutant harry brooks. the score at the moment 238-5. brooks. the score at the moment 238—5. you can follow it live on the bbc sport website and across the bbc. the second round of the us open golf as well just getting bbc. the second round of the us open golf as welljust getting under way after a low scoring, history making first round. rickie fowler leading on eight under. former champion dustinjohnson and rory mcilroy bogeyed the

simon jones, bbc news. what an amazing end to an otherwise tragic story.while. don't go away. a hot summers day for many across the country with damages in excess of 30 degrees. i'm sure it was too hot but those across the east coast of england were probably cheering when they saw blue skies and sunshine throughout the day because you have seen that low cloud folsom time. in actualfact, we had quite a lot of sunshine generally across the country this saturday. down into the south—west, though, a different story. outbreaks of showery rain. for parts of south—west england and wales, we have not seen rain the overfour wales, we have not seen rain the over four weeks, wales, we have not seen rain the overfour weeks, so wales, we have not seen rain the over four weeks, so welcome wales, we have not seen rain the overfour weeks, so welcome news. you can just about make the rain drops out on the top of the water here in padstow, cornwall. as we go into sunday, we are going to start off with a lot of sunshine and once again, the heat is going to build. by again, t

simon jones, bbc news.nsive has been hard to come by as kyiv attempts to take back sections of territory from russian forces. debris from a downed russian drone set fire to a residential block in the ukrainian city of odesa, killing three people. the emergency services said 27 people, including three children, were wounded, but that the fire was rapidly put out and 12 people were rescued from the building. these are the latest pictures we've received of ukrainian soldiers in the region of bakhmut. so, is this ukraine's long awaited counter offensive? president putin says it has started and says it is failing. ukrainian officials are being tight lipped. let's speak to our chief presenter yalda hakim who's in kyiv. thank you so much. as you say, questions around the counteroffensive —— offensive have started, it been much anticipated and they have described it as a spring offensive but we are into summer and as you can see, it is a lovely day here in kyiv but behind me as a pedestrian bridge, you can probably

simon jones, bbc news. incredible story. heat during a royal military parade. it happened the prince of wales led the colonel's review at horse guards parade. men were stretchered away while two others had to be helped off the parade ground. if you are familiar with the ballet scene you might have heard world renowned dancer carlos acosta who has spent decades centrestage but is now focused on getting young dancers ready for the spotlight. it is part of a new company designed to give new dancers a substantial leg up in their career, bringing new audiences to the art. 0n on stage and in the spotlight it is a brand—newjunior ballet company giving them the newest dancers from home and abroad starring roles in their own productions, something which normally takes years to achieve. the developing future stars of this company will tour theatres in smaller towns and cities like here in northampton, perhaps bringing the world of ballet to a new audience. it’s bringing the world of ballet to a new audience.— bringing the world of bal

simon jones, bbc news.races for a major counter—offensive against russian forces. he paid his respects at a memorial to ukrainian soldiers killed while fighting pro—russian forces since 2014. mr trudeau also spoke to soldiers during a visit to an exhibition of destroyed russian army vehicles. concrete information about ukraine's long—expected offensive has been hard to come by, as kyiv attempts to take back sections of territory from russian forces. in the latest overnight attack, debris from a downed russian drone set fire to a residential block in the ukrainian city of 0desa, killing three people. the emergency services said 27 people, including three children, were also wounded, but that the fire was rapidly put out and 12 people were rescued from the building. these are the latest pictures we've received of ukrainian soldiers in the region of bakhmut. so, is this ukraine's long awaited counter offensive? president putin says it has started and says it is failing. ukrainian officials are being tight—lipp

simon jones, bbc news.ales left the kernel�*s review at horse guards parade. two others have to be help of the parade ground. hello there. a hot summer's day across the country for many, with temperatures in excess of 30 degrees. i'm sure it was too hot. but those across the east coast of england were probably cheering when they saw blue sky and sunshine throughout the day, because you've seen that low grey cloud for quite some time. and in actualfact, we had quite a lot of sunshine generally across the country this saturday. down into the south west, though, a different story. outbreaks of showery rain. now, for parts of south west england and wales, we haven't seen rain for over four weeks, so welcome news, really. you can just about make the raindrops out on the top of the water here in padstow, cornwall. as we go into sunday, we're going to start off with a lot of sunshine and once again, the heat is going to build. so by the middle part of the afternoon, there's still a risk of some sharp, thundery dow

simon jones, bbc news.lessing from the hospital balcony in rome to avoid putting strain on his abdomen. doctors say pope francis, who's 86, has agreed to remain in hospital for at least all of next week. he underwent a three—hour operation to repairan abdominal hernia on wednesday. an amber heat health alert has been issued across eastern and southern england, as well as in the midlands, with temperatures predicted to hit 30 celsius this weekend — that's 5 to 10 degrees celsius above normaljune temperatures. a yellow warning for thunderstorms is also in place, which could cause disruption to travel, power cuts and some localised flooding. 0ur correspondent, leigh milner is in southend for us. good afternoon, and welcome to sunny southend—on—sea, where, as you can see behind me, it is jam—packed full of tourists and it is no wonder because we have had wall—to—wall sunshine all day. the temperature here is 26 degrees right now. across parts of england we are expecting temperatures to reach possibly up to 30 c

live now to simon jones in nottingham. calocane will appear in front of magistrates tomorrow morning here in nottingham. the three back charges of murder relate to two students who were studying here in the city. they were found stabbed to death at about four o'clock on tuesday morning. the third charge of murder relates to a school caretaker, 65—year—old ian coates. he too was found stabbed to death. it is then alleged that the suspect used his van to plough into three other people, who are out on the streets. that is what the free attempted murder charges relate to. as regards the suspect, he is 31 years old and police say he is of no fixed abode. we know he is a former student at the university of nottingham. he graduated from the university last year, having studied mechanical engineering. he is of dual nationality, portuguese and also from guinea—bissau, which is in west africa. because of his portuguese nationality, he was living here full—time in the uk, most recently under the eu resettlement scheme, so he has perm

simon jones, bbc news. the facts fter phillip schofield's resignation from the network. mr schofield parted company with the broadcaster last week, after revealing he had lied about a relationship with a younger male colleague. 0ur media correspondent david sillito has this report. welcome back. i'm holding the fort. holly's had to leave it early today... phillip schofield, for more than 20 years, one of the main presenters on itv�*s this morning. as holly said on stage, we never take it for granted. never, ever, ever. but when it was revealed he'd had a relationship with a much younger man who worked on the show, and then denied it to his bosses, his long career with itv came to an end. there's probably an element of wanting to reassure staff, but particularly in this case, where it's a public broadcaster, obviously a national broadcaster, that people are confident that the corporation is taking matters seriously. as i say, it's to reassure staff and probably also an element of the modern world and wanting

simon jones, bbc news. 13 minutes past seven.sunshine here in which provides a stunning back drop in this historic city where, as you can see, lots of fans, inter milan fans gathering behind me here, as many of the manchester city fans have been doing already. in the buildup to the kick—off for tonight's champions league final with manchester city hoping along last to win the trophy that has so far evaded them. this city has hosted is so champions league finals before, cast your mind back to 2005 when it was a —— liveable playing here who are just one of the most memorable comebacks and adornment�*s history to lift this trophy are now manchester city will be hoping they can achieve something equally historic this time around to win this elusive champions league trophy, the european cup, which they have never won in the history before, to go alongside the trophies they have already won the season, they have already won the season, the premier league title and the fa cup as well to give them an historic european treble which hasn't

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