it will be a very satisfying day for simon stephens, the chief executive of nhs england, because thisin number ten when these scare stories with first going around, and the frustration that eve ryo ne around, and the frustration that everyone felt within government when this scientific fact was there, that vaccinations were absolutely the right thing for kids to have, and back then, an awful lot of the media was spreading these myths and doing frankly a great deal of harm. and today, the daily mail, giving the front page over to simon stephens to say, don't listen to the rumours, listen to the experts for once. thank you both very much, have a lovely weekend, i hope it has stopped raining out there. that's it for the papers for tonight. they are all online for you, so you can catch up all online for you, so you can catch up and have a look via the bbc news website seven days a week. you can also watch the programme back in the evening yet again, this time had to the bbc iplayer. from us here, a good night and see you soon. good evening, here's your latest sports news. until tonight en

the jab against measles, mumps and rubella is simple and free and can save lives but simon stephens isnt do people need to learn... the percentage of children receiving the first dose is down for the fifth year in a road in england. he says parents looking online for information are often confronted with fake news. he warns today telling parents the prime minister recently echoed his concerns. i'm afraid people have been listening to that superstitious mumbojumbo on the internet been listening to that superstitious mumbo jumbo on the internet with anti—vaccination stuff and thinking the mmr vaccine is a bad idea, that is wrong. the department of health have had much discussion about increasing vaccination rates. the health sector that it matt hancock said he was seriously considering making vaccination is compulsory for schoolchildren in england but some in the medical profession one that could make parents suspicious. simon stephens acknowledges there has been a lively debate on the issue but stops short of saying whether he believes vaccinations should be mandatory. he does pledge th

the jab against measles, mumps and rubella is simple and free and can save lives but simon stephens isge of children receiving the first dose is down for the fifth year in a road in england. he says parents looking online for information are often confronted with fake news. writing in the daily mail, he warns... the prime minister recently echoed his concerns. i'm afraid people have been listening to that superstitious mumbojumbo on the internet with anti—vaccination stuff and thinking the mmr vaccine is a bad idea, that is wrong. the department of health have had much discussion about increasing vaccination rates. the health secretary matt hancock said he was seriously considering making vaccination compulsory for schoolchildren in england but some in the medical profession warned that could make parents suspicious. simon stephens acknowledges there has been a lively debate on the issue but stops short of saying whether he believes vaccinations should be mandatory. he does pledge the nhs will make it easierfor parents to get their children vaccinated and he has welcomed the commitment

simon stephens acknowledges that has been a lively debate on the issue although he stops short in sayingdoes pledge that the nhs will make it easier for parents to get their children vaccinated and he has a welcome commitment by social media firms to counter misinformation on line. scotland has become the first country to bring in legislation over fears of harm to wildlife. there will be prevention of seller manufacture of these cotton buds. this beach looks beautiful but ugly pieces of plastic are scattered in the sand. six years ago a charity noticed cotton buds washed up along the coast. they are not just unsightly but washed up along the coast. they are notjust unsightly but have been found in the stomachs of turtles and other animals. manufacturers and retailers have been forced to swap to paper and you regulation is coming into force. it will be against the lord to sell these cotton buds. —— law. against the lord to sell these cotton buds. -- law. this is a small but significant step in the campaign against single—use plastic. scotland is only the second country in europe to do so.

the chief executive simon stephen says the health service should not be left to pick up the pieces fromri demonstrations, alongside the celebrations, protesting over the treatment of indigenous people under colonial rule. when he arrived in hawaii, i think i remember this from a school lesson, he arrived on the day they were celebrating one of the deities and they thought it was him. they thought he was a king. i think he died in hawaii, ithink they thought he was a king. i think he died in hawaii, i think they stabbed him, stoned him and it could him. gosh stop there you go. thousands of climate change activists around the world are taking part in a two week protest, calling for urgent government action to reduce carbon emissions. an event in london, organised by environmental campaign group extinction rebellion caused significant disruption yesterday. activists set up blockades and some chained themselves to vehicles and railings. breakfast‘s tim muffett was there. snare drum marching the rhythm of london, radically altered. grievances, gridlock. theresa is a 61—year—old carerfrom sca

stephen colbert. and folks -- ( cheers and applause ) -- in light of the darkness that is the trump presidency, i'd like to start tonight with something nice. last night, gymnastics world champion simoneiles threw out the first pitch at game two of the world series, but first, she did something really cool: there she is, and whoa! ( cheers and applause ) keep in mind, she did that before the game started. can you imagine watching that and then watching baseball? ( laughter ) it would be like an emcee saying, "ladies and gentlemen we sure hope you enjoyed lizzo. now please welcome to the stage: baseball!" ( laughter ) ( applause ) ( cheering ) now, back to the darkness, already in progress. ( laughter ) late today, we learned that "trump will be attending the world series on sunday." of course, keep in mind, we don't know for sure if it will last that long -- trump's presidency, i mean. ( cheers and applause ) ( piano riff ) during an oval office ceremony, reporters say, he was asked if he'd throw out the first pitch. it's probably not going to happen. first of all, i'm not sure he could land the back flip. and second, we know he's not very good at doing things one-handed. ( laughter )

stephen mcdonell reporting live from hong kong. here there are lots of flood warnings in place. let's get the latest from simon king.northward across the uk. this is the latest rainfall imagery. the rain has moved northward overnight. heavy showers developing elsewhere across england and wales. but we have about 74 england and wales. but we have about 7a flood warnings currently in force across england and wales, with further heavy downpours likely for the rest of today, still more problems to come. the rain will continue across northern parts of england into the isle of man, where there is an amber warning from the isle of man met service issued here. elsewhere, further south, heavy and thundery downpours. we have some yellow warnings from the met office, some frequent lightning and some localised flooding issues with those heavy downpours. further north, across scotland and northern ireland, brighter here, some sunshine but much chillier. look at the temperatures, 10—13, compared to the south, 15—18. but the rain will continue to clear away to the south and then we are looking at some clear skies developing across