a lot of people ask that question in south yorkshire.y the ipcc. i criticised the length of time that is taking. if people have done things that are wrong, the public should know about that, the victims should know about that, the victims should know. some of those will be exonerated. they need to be cleared because that is hanging over them as well. it is a complex and difficult situation in south yorkshire. thank you all forjoining smack. and if you have any concerns about what we've just covered, there's more information on the bbc action line. the number 0800 888 809 — calls are free and are open 24—hours a day, and there's a full list of support and organisations available at bbc. co. uk/actionline. still to come, social workers are warning of a worrying lack of foster homes. we talk to people in the industry who say this is the worst we have seen in years. the first legal sale of rhino horn is due to be held in south africa today. the seller claims it is the best way to co nse rve seller claims it is the best way to conserve the sp

south yorkshire police said they do not have details of the specific incidents and that they will workbc news, rotherham. the transport secretary, chris grayling, says politicians in the north of england should find the solutions to its regional transport problems, not central government. his comments come as northern leaders are meeting in leeds calling for more money and a commitment from central government to help improve transport links in the region. 0ur correspondent dan whitworth is in leeds. how has that comment from chris grayling gone down? not very well as you might imagine. it has been dozens you might imagine. it has been d oze ns of you might imagine. it has been dozens of political business leaders who have meeting here behind me in leeds all day. just about wrapping up leeds all day. just about wrapping up now. the message is one of unity and speaking with one voice when a call on government to demand more commitment and indeed more money to help improve public transport right across the north of england. this comes in the wake of an article in the yorkshire post this m

welcome weeks, the chief pilot the south yorkshire police at the time, he was found not guilty.lice officer in the rear seat operating the camera, he was not guilty as well. as was matthew loosemore, matthew lucas. thejury concluded they were no part of this filming, they were not involved, they were cleared of misconduct in a public office, they say they are immensely relieved and it has been an ordealfor their immensely relieved and it has been an ordeal for their family. one immensely relieved and it has been an ordealfor theirfamily. one of the officer said that a couple of minutes ago. not guilty verdicts across the board involving the south yorkshire helicopter being used to film people sunbathing naked or having sex. one police officer who pleaded guilty will be sentenced at a later date but not guilty for the other people. let's talk about adrin pogmore because he said he knew the couple that they were filming. of the four incidents, three of the people filmed in three of the incidents were totally aware they we re incidents were totally aware they were being observed by

last week, the ipcc also accused the south yorkshire force of inaction in investigating watkins. report highlights major shortcomings that allowed him to lead a sickening double life for so long. coming up at six o'clock on breakfast, charlie stayt and naga munchetty will have all the day's news, business and sport. they'll also have more on the expected major travel disruption over the weekend. the bank holiday getaway coincides with engineering works on some of the country's busiest rail routes. services between london, the north—west and scotland will be cancelled. 0perators have warned passengers to expect delays. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: thailand's supreme court has postponed its verdict in the trial of the former prime minister, yingluck shinawatra, after she failed to appear in court. thejudges in bangkok issued a warrant for her arrest, saying they didn't believe her claim to be ill. america's gulf coast is preparing for the onslaught of hurricane harvey. it's expected to hit the coast of louisiana and texas on friday with winds of up to 140km/h. small conv

i spoke to the head of south yorkshire police and they are not saying political correctness got in thengle failure from the police or the social services that has been challenged. where have the resignations been, where have the people who have supposedly... could you not say this has contributed ? let me finish. we're nearly out of time. it has contributed to a climate of people being scared to say what is a real issue? the worst thing about it is that for six days we talked about political correctness and race and we have forgotten the victims that are being brutally abused. and some people would say an mp is now out of a job, a shadow secretary of state, where she had more power to help. we are not collateral damage. we have not spoken about ahmed who was murdered for being called a groomer. we must stand up for these girls and far right extremists. if that is the case we must stand up for the girls, the first thing you must do is believe it... yes, we have demonstrated against them. you must create a space within communities where you can talk about it. unfortunately, there is stil

brother watch for a couple of years, i think our police force is covered up a paedophile ring in south yorkshirefully over things like hillsboro, i am very police sceptic. this is not really a story in my view and people who have attacked it had done so on the basis that they were asked to give a quote that they were asked to give a quote that they were asked to give a quote that they then gave without really thinking about what the story men. for me, this is a story about the police saying if you're able to expect the situation over the phone, we will take it over the phone and if you're not able to do that, we will come and see you. if you phone up and say, i speak english, iam middle if you phone up and say, i speak english, i am middle class and middle aged i appear to be being stabbed in the face, the police will still turn up. people are sceptical when you hear the word might. one mp blames it on political correctness which is insane. silly season. when the police come and arrest the householder who sat on the burglar rather than arresting the burglar, thatis rather than arresting the burg

asked about whether he would go back to work and said he would have to wait and see, because south yorkshireisciplinary proceedings which are ongoing. as for adrian pogmore, the man described as the tea m pogmore, the man described as the team deviant during this trial who made those recordings, he will be sentenced next week. this is bbc news at five — the headlines: ireland's new prime minister warns the border with northern ireland must not become a barrier to free trade. donald trump under yet more pressure — a grand jury is convened to look at possible criminal charges over alleged collusion with russia. the world's most expensive footballer, neymar, joins paris saint germain for a record £200 million. an update on the market numbers for you — here's how london's and frankfurt ended the day. and in the united states, this is how the dow and the nasdaq are getting on. now on bbc news, a look ahead to sportsday at 6.30 tonight.

the final two people who arrived, all denton, former chief superintendent with south yorkshire policeoth are accused of perverting the course ofjustice through changing witness statements. somebody hasn't been in court though. yes, david duckenfield was the former chief superintendent. he was match commander on the day of the tragedy when those 96 men, women and children received fatal injuries and children received fatal injuries and died. he is not here because of legal reasons, but he faces by far and away the most serious charges. he is charged with 95 counts of manslaughter by gross negligence. the reason he faces those, not 96, is final victim of the hillsborough disaster, tony flood, he actually died four years after 1989, and so for legal reasons the crown prosecution service say david duckenfield cannot be charged with his death. with its rugged mountains and pristine lochs, it's no surprise that the isle of skye attracts large numbers of tourists. but the island has now become so popular that its services are being stretched to the limit — and police scotland is warning visi

the ipcc has also criticised south yorkshire and bedford police over inaction in investigating watkinsnger manipulated fans to get access to his victims, the extent of his abuse may never be known. sian lloyd, bbc news. now it's time for the travel show. this week on the travel show... so we're going to be diving on an archaeological site? yeah, exactly. underwater? exactly. we're swimming back to the bronze age in macedonia. oh, wow. you see all walks of life coming in to get a tattoo, bankers, lawyers, doctors. we're making a lasting mark in singapore. it's art, and it's beautiful art at that. we're taking someone else‘s seat in first class. if someone finds me in an airport and says, hey, catch me if you can, yes, i will switch seats with you. you can take my first or business class seat and i'll go back to wherever you're sitting. i'm going to prepare this how it would have been in the tudor times. and we're taking a bite out of one of king henry viii's favourite treats. first this week, we're visiting this small country with a big history and sites stating all the way back to the

he admitted four charges of misusing the south yorkshire police helicopter between 2007 and 2012.naturist sitting in the camp —— in eight camp by the caravan. eight teenagers' sex show and a man in his garden. 0ne caravan. eight teenagers' sex show and a man in his garden. one person said she had felt sick when she saw the footage. adrian pogmore, who was involved in the sheffield swinging scene, was sacked by the police two yea rs scene, was sacked by the police two years ago after an inquiry into his conduct. he admitted his offences but two serving police officers were cleared by a jury last week of any misconduct after a three—week trial at sheffield crown court. the judge told adrian pogmore he had undermined public confidence in the police by his voyeuristic activities. for the sake ofjust 15 to 20 minutes of criminal activity over a five—year period, the judge said bob moore had wrecked his 22 yea rs said bob moore had wrecked his 22 years in the police service. —— adrian pogmore had wrecked. the judge said it was absolutely deplorable that the helicopter was misused by the

police helicopter on form applications over a five—year period and that was a 50—year—old south yorkshireboard when all these incidents happened, described as the tea m incidents happened, described as the team deviant. he pleaded guilty before this trial started and he was the common link before all four of these cases, the first involving a woman sunbathing naked in rotherham, the second was filming a couple of naturist is in their caravan at a site near doncaster. the third incident involved a couple having sex on the patio outside their home and the final incident involved the couple sunbathing in their garden, and one of the women involved says she feels sick when she thinks about it. the other crew members who the helicopter with parkmore during those incidents were charged with misconduct in a public office. they've been on trial for the last few weeks and in the last hour or so they were cleared of all the charges, so they were found not guilty, unanimously, by thejury charges, so they were found not guilty, unanimously, by the jury who heard all the evidence evidence and watched

the ipcc has also criticised south yorkshire and bedford police over inaction in investigating watkinsanipulated fans to get access to his victims, the extent of his abuse may never be known. now it's time for click. this week, click is back in india, we're hitting the road, the rail, and the water. there will be dancing. and singing. sort of. driving in india is an experience. the roads are cramped, the horn is omnipresent and the rules are... well, the rules are here somewhere, i'm sure of it. and that's why we won't be doing a piece about self driving cars in india any time soon. despite the fact that it seems like everyone in india travels in the car, that's not true by any means, many people choose to travel by train instead. but, if you think that's any less intense, think again. yeah, about those rules. mumbai central station is a massive heaving hub connecting the city to the north and east of india. but, if you look closer you'll see something else connecting the commuters to the rest of the world. 116 wireless access points provide free wi—fi to anyone with an indian phone nu

at the time detectives in newcastle were hearing sarah's story, the authorities in south yorkshire wereer fire for failing to protect hundreds of victims of a grooming gang in rotherham. i find it almost inconceivable that when the rotherham scandal finally erupted there were not a great many police forces and local authorities across england sitting there and thinking, there but for the grace of god. how does anybody know that what was going on in rotherham for all those years wasn't happening in another part of the country? and it wasn'tjust rotherham, patterns were emerging of similar grooming gangs across england. here, the detective in charge of sarah's case told his bosses that what she had said signalled something much bigger. days later, the officer's hunch was given added weight when two girls in care reported that they'd been repeatedly raped by a group of older asian men. the girls were aged 14 and 15. the girls described being driven into newcastle where they were plied with alcohol and cocaine before being raped and beaten by several men. they were then given money and take

two officers and two pilots, accused of misusing a south yorkshire police helicopter to film naked sunbatherss. during the trial, the four men blamed a former colleague, pc adrian pogmore, who'd already admitted misconduct in a public office. they're young, british, and taking on hollywood. a new generation of black actors, including john boyega in the blockbuster star wars, have been trained at the identity school of acting, in london. established in 2003, it now boasts a roster of talent, that's doing well in america. the british film institute has identified a lack of diversity in film making, and colleen harris has been to meet some of the school's stars, who're breaking the industry's glass ceiling. they're some of the british faces breaking into hollywood — an industry under scrutiny over its lack of diversity. i was raised to do one thing... before hitting the big time with star wars, john boyega began his career at the identity school of acting, then a small start—up in london. your voice is inside of you... i went to see the school and to meetjohn. it's a family environment identity,

the ipcc has also criticised south yorkshire and bedford police over inaction in investigating watkinsccess to his victims, the extent of his abuse may never be known. sian lloyd, bbc news. our top story this evening: a damning report accuses royal bank of scotland of the systematic abuse of its business customers. and coming up, i'm live in las vegas with the build—up to this weekend's mega fight between connor mcgregor and floyd mayweather. coming up in sportsday on bbc news: conor mcgregor and floyd maywetaher junior weigh—in this evening for the fight that's got everybody talking. the stage is set in las vegas for a record breaking bout. the great bank holiday getaway is on and there are more problems than usual. major engineering work on the railways is expected to add to the disruption. london's euston station — one of the main lines into and out of the capital — will be completely closed over the weekend. there's also disruption on routes serving london bridge, london liverpool street, cardiff and bristol. adina campbell is at euston station and dan whitworth is on the m6 motorw

the ipcc has also criticised south yorkshire and bedford police over inaction in investigating watkinsated fans to get access to his victims, the extent of his abuse may never be known. sian lloyd, bbc news. iraqi forces say they have broken through the defences of so—called islamic state and reached the centre of the city of tal afar. close to the syrian border, the city is one of the jihadists' last remaining strongholds in iraq after they were driven out of the city of mosul. the iraqi offensive to liberate the city has been under way for six days. sarah corker reports. iraqi soldiers fire rockets at is positions in tal afar. so—called islamic state has held the city in northern iraq since 2014. the battle in alleys, streets, and houses is fierce. iraqi forces say they have now seized about three quarters of the city, breaking through is defences. translation: the units move towards the neighbourhood, which has only about 5% left to retake from islamic state. then we will announce the liberation of this area. what remains is one neighbourhood, the citadel known as the old city of ta

rotherham in south yorkshire is a town trying to emerge from the darkest of times.e of the abuse. last august, after complaints by a number of abuse survivors, rotherham council put her under investigation. speaking about it for the first time, she says it's taken a huge toll. here we are, nearly three years on, and i feel more vilified than some of the perpetrators in rotherham. that is how you feel at the moment, you feel vilified? absolutely, yeah. she's accused of making money from media appearances and sharing information inappropriately. but she only received details of the actual allegations last week after the bbc contacted the council. it devastates me. i do not receive money for doing interviews. i don't and have not done this for money. somebody told them that i was earning a significant amount of money — well, i'm not. former detective michael fowler is on the management committee of the charity where jayne senior works. we have policies and procedures to deal with allegations. they've deliberately bypassed those, even when we've asked them to stop. it j

elsewhere, sheffield united beat barnsley in a south yorkshire derby where both teams finished with 10 they lost to derby. it ended goalless between bristol and millwall. there were wins for wednesday, forest, preston north end and qpr. in the scottish premiership, celtic are top on goal difference, after their 2—0 win over kilmarnock. stjohnstone and aberdeen both also have nine points, after victories over partick thistle and dundee respectively. hamilton are fourth — they beat hibs 3—1. motherwell beat ross county 2—0. rangers drew 0—0 with hearts. that's all for now. i be back in the next hour. professor stephen hawking, one of the world's most famous and foremost scientists, has launched a stinging attack on the government over the nhs. he's accused the health secretary jeremy hunt of "cherry picking" evidence to justify the creation of a seven—day nhs. mr hunt has rejected that and accused the nobel prize winning scientist of spreading falsehoods. our correspondent sarah campbell was at the royal college of medicine where professor hawking made his speech. professor hawking ackno

last week, the ipc see also accused the south yorkshire force of inaction in investigating watkins.lated fans to get access to his victims. the extent of his abuse may never be known. major disruption on the railways will peak this weekend as millions prepare for the bank holiday getaway amid engineering works on some of the country's busiest rail routes. key stations in london and services to and from wales and the north of england and scotland will be heavily affected. road users have also been advised to expect longerjourneys as people then take to the road instead. with the queues building here at euston station, it is set to get even busier as millions of us prepare to travel over the bank holiday weekend. this station will com pletely holiday weekend. this station will completely close from tomorrow, affecting passengers up and down the uk. with no trains to london from the west coast mainline. there's never an ideal time to carry out these railway improvement works, but we carry out 15,000 projects every year, and most of those happen overnight. during bank holidays, fewer pe

two officers and two pilots, accused of misusing a south yorkshire police helicopter to film naked sunbathersl charges. during the trial, the four men blamed a former colleague, pc adrian pogmore, who'd already admitted misconduct in a public office. for many, there's disbelief that hundreds of millions of pounds have been spent buying a footballer. but the man himself, the brazilian star neymar, faced the press today, and denied his move from barcelona to paris st—germain was motivated by money. it's estimated, after tax, he'll get more than half a million pounds a week, and he's been speaking to our sports news correspondent, richard conway. neymar, finally in paris with a ball and the world at his feet. at £200 million, his transfer from barcelona is a world record deal. but when wages and bonuses are included, the final bill will be close to £500 million. but, speaking to me today, the brazilian star insists he has followed his heart, not his wallet. lots of people are saying that perhaps you are doing this for the money, that that is your motivation. what do you say to that? translation:

last week, the ipcc also accused the south yorkshire force of inaction in investigating watkins.r years into a 29—yearjail sentence. today's report highlights major shortcomings that allowed him to lead a sickening double life for so long. the billionaire vice—chairman of samsung has been found guilty of bribery and embezzlement and sentenced to five years in prison. jay y lee was accused of making inappropriate donations worth around $6 million to the close confidant of the country's former president park in exchange for government favours. those accusations also helped trigger the dismissal of the president from office. the foreign secretary boris johnson president from office. the foreign secretary borisjohnson has said a us presidential visit to britain is more likely in 2018 than this year. previously he has said he sees no reason to rescind the invitation to donald trump for a state visit although no date had been fixed and all mention of the trip was left out of the queen's speech. radical action is needed to help integrate immigrants into radical action is needed to help

last week, the ipcc also accused the south yorkshire force of inaction in investigating watkins.et access to his victims. the extent of his abuse may never be known. texas is preparing itself for hurricane harvey — which could be the worst storm to hit the us mainland in 12 years. the storm which has strengthened to a category two with winds of up to 110 miles per hour is expected to make landfall along the state's central coast tonight. there are concerns that torrential rain could bring life—threatening flooding to some parts. battening down on the texas coast. we have water, we have items. we have candles. it's worrying. everybody is talking about it. that's why i am preparing, getting some food, just in case, flashlights. her again harvey has sent others packing. it's forced the evacuation of critically ill infa nts. evacuation of critically ill infants. hours from now, for the first time in around ten years, a life threatening storm is likely to it. after 35 inches of rainfall and sustained winds of around 110 mph are expected, indicating a possible category three again. eve

the ipcc has also criticised south yorkshire and bedford police over inaction in investigating watkinsbbc news. a pakistani man suspected of being an international drugs dealer has been arrested in north london. muhammad asif hafeez is wanted in america for importing heroin and meth—amphetamine. known as the sultan — he's thought to run a global drug production and distribution network. a court has found two white south african farmers guilty of attempted murder after they forced a black man into a coffin and threatened to burn him alive. the judge said it was clear willem oosthuizen and theo jackson had intended to kill victor mlots hwa. the two farmers were arrested after a video of the attack was posted on social media. the bbc‘s nomsa maseko was in court. the video of the assault caused outrage here in south africa. it once again highlighted racial tensions in farming communities. two white farmers shoving a black man in a coffin, threatening to bury him alive. they accused him of trespassing on their farm. alive. they accused him of trespassing on theirfarm. the alive. they accuse

i tell you why, we have been fighting this case for three years with south yorkshire police and onlyss in the rotherham issue and it was their own internal failings because what happened is these officers did not believe the young girls because they were from working—class backgrounds. that problem is widely recognised. but it's racism, why are you stopping and searching pakistani males like never before in airports? you are not racist then. can i ask whether — because a lot of people think part of the solution to all of this will be for a much more open conversation, more brutally honest, more openness within the community and between communities but that is going to mean sometimes things like this. we are going to gather muslims around and ask if there is a muslim issue. i think that is very facile to say that. does that ever scare you? i think the idea of gathering muslims around, you know, i think we are starting to see for example this imam that i shadowed, he was organising conferences to talk about sex which is not heard of in the muslim community and i think that's a great th

last week, the ipcc also accused the south yorkshire force of inaction in investigating watkins.ow four years into a 29—yearjail sentence. today's report highlights major shortcomings that allowed him to lead a sickening double life for so long. let's talk to mark hutchins now in cardiff. it is almost beyond belief are force would miss so many opportunities to investigate accusations of this nature. what has the ipcc had to say in this report? south wales police can't say they weren't warned, they were on numerous occasions. this report highlights repeated failings by the force. looking at the summary of the report. it says the consequences was arguably that a predatory paedophile offended over an extended period of time. there were a litany of reports and in some instances, the force didn't carry out rudimentary investigations. the main complainant asi investigations. the main complainant as i mentioned in my report was joanne mjadzelics, former partner of ian watkins. it was a case, according to the ipcc, but she wasn't believed. she had messages on her phone from ian watkins s

peter metcalf it was a liar who worked for a south yorkshire police and is accused of perverting their their course ofjustice and changing witness statements. donald denton, a former superintendent and alan foster, a former police chief inspector face charges of perverting the course of justice inspector face charges of perverting the course ofjustice and changing witness statements. the crown prosecution service alleges alan foster was central to that process. not in court is david dukinfield. he was the match day commander and was in charge of policing on the day of the tragedy. he is a former chief superintendent. he faces the most severe charges and faces manslaughter by gross their goodness of 95 victims. there were 96 in total but because of legal reasons he is not facing charges regarding the death of tony bland who died four years after the event. why are we here so long after those events? 28 years on and after the initial aftermath of the disaster in 1989 of that if the cup semifinal between liverpool and nottingham forest and the fatal injuries sustained by 96 men women and

last week, the ipcc also accused the south yorkshire force of inaction in investigating watkins.ted fans to get access to his victims. the extent of his abuse may never be known. major disruption on the railways will peak this weekend as millions prepare for the bank holiday getaway amid engineering works on some of the country's busiest rail routes. key stations in london and services to and from wales and the north of england and scotland will be heavily affected. road users have also been advised to expect longerjourneys as people take to the roads instead. adina campbell reports. with the queues building here at euston station, it is set to get even busier as millions of us prepare to travel over the bank holiday weekend. this station will completely close from tomorrow, affecting passengers up and down the uk, with no trains to london from the west coast mainline. there's never an ideal time to carry out these railway improvement works, but we carry out 15,000 projects every year, and most of those happen overnight. during bank holidays, fewer people are travelling and we ca

you are from south yorkshire and people are ringing from all over the country, and that helps because at stats and the university websites, but if we have a local i know somebody who was at university there, all works there, i will ask them and get them to have a word with you, maybe. it is not as busy asi with you, maybe. it is not as busy as i have remembered it in the past and you have had more time to talk to people? slightly fewer calls, but still very busy. it has given us the opportunity to explore some of the issue is a little bit further, particularly if we pick up from the telephone that they are sort of panicking a little bit. we can say, you have a little bit more time than you have a little bit more time than you realise and that is where we can explore some of the issues. is it the right option for them and what other routes might there be. 0urjob isn't always about giving all the answers, the answers are more accessible on the internet now, but what we need to do is make sure they ask themselves all the right questions. you have to deal with people in high states of mot

adrian pogmore, who's fifty—one and from rotherham, was sacked by south yorkshire police after he admittedheffield crown court told him he had quite literally considered himself above the law. as the athletics world championships continue in london, another sporting events, bringing together 2500 investors. it is estimated that 1in 1 in sheffield this week there is sport everywhere the national games of the special olympics in sheffield this week there is sport everywhere. the national games of the special olympics, 20 disciplines, 2500 competitors and what links them all is that they love sport. what links them all if they have a learning disability, and that can make life a daily challenge. getting like around, travelling and stuff like that and everybody being nasty to me, bullying me, stuff like that. that happen to you? yes, it does. doesn't happen here, doing the sport? no, everybody is the same. a lot of people with intellectual disabilities, they feel they're being left out from the community and from the exclusion. whereas coming to these games gives them a chance to express thems

last week, the ipcc also accused the south yorkshire force of inaction in investigating watkins.to get access to his victims. the extent of his abuse may never be known. at least 20 people have been killed and dozen injured in an attack on a shia mosque in the afghan capital, kabul. an attacker detonated explosives at the gate before two gunmen entered as worshippers gathered for friday prayers. special forces say the gunmen are now dead. a man who murdered his brother by setting fire to him as he slept is to appeal against the length of his sentence. blair logan was given a life sentence after admitting to the murder of his brother cameron, who was 23, and attempting to murder cameron's 25—year—old girlfriend rebecca williams. the incident took place on new year's day at the family home in east dunbartonshire. the government has announced that convoys of partially driverless lorries will be tried out on major british roads by the end of next year. the lead lorry would have a driver at the wheel and those behind would be connected by wireless technology. the aa says it is concern

adrian pogmore, who's fifty—one and from rotherham, was sacked by south yorkshire police after he admitted crown court told him he had quite literally considered himself above the law. a software engineer working for google says he's been sacked for questioning the company's diversity policy. james danmore says he'd suggested there might be "biological causes" for men and women having different interests and abilities. google itself says that it can't comment on individual cases, but in an email to employers it said that: portions of the memo violated its code of conduct and cross the line by advancing harmful gender stereotypes in its workplace. it went on to say that to suggest that a group of colleagues have traits that make them less biologically suited to that work is offensive and not ok. the chief executive, broke off his holiday, wrote that memo which said it is fine for people to express themselves, but there are limits, and this particular software engineer had gone beyond those limits, by basically saying to women that you are not on the same level as men. you have got these bio

the ipcc has also criticised south yorkshire and bedford police over inaction in investigating watkinss abuse may never be known. sian lloyd, bbc news. texas is preparing itself for hurricane harvey — which could be the worst storm to hit the us mainland in 12 years. the storm which has strengthened to a category two with winds of upto 110 miles per hour is expected to make landfall along the state's central coast tonight. there are concerns that torrential rain could bring life—threatening flooding to some parts. denee koonce is in pearland, just south of houston in texas. she joins us via webcam now. with some children, i see. tell others, how far away is the storm at the moment? it is going to be making la ndfall the moment? it is going to be making landfall a couple of hours south of oui’s landfall a couple of hours south of ours at corpus christi. we are in a suburb of houston, not in the flood zone, an hour away from the coast. right now, where just preparing zone, an hour away from the coast. right now, wherejust preparing in case we may not be able to get out of our house for u

south—east. that, nation is causing downpours. expect some fonder. behind that, across the midlands and through parts of yorkshire sunshine. sunshine further north. 21 and light breezes in glasgow, feeling quite pleasant. under the cloud and rain, quite pleasant. some of us will see low double figures. 0vernight, rain around in the south—east corner. it is fragmenting and starting to weaken. a lot of dry weather around. some late showers, some mist and fog patches as well. cloud thickening across the far north of scotland. some spots of rain. you can see why. this weather fronts not too far away. tomorrow, high—pressure exceeding its influence. for many of us, a dry day with a lot of sunshine. eventually we lose the dregs of rain from the south—east, cloud vicarfrom we lose the dregs of rain from the south—east, cloud vicar from the north of scotland. the low pressure with that front is starting to arrive. temperatures lower in glasgow, quite different in the south—east. high temperatures and dry. a bit of a change afoot. look at that little guilty smile! it's fine. see you later. time for a look at the papers. t

drive further south across yorkshire and north wales, so much better day than we had on saturday. —east remains mostly dry with some sunshine, and reasonably warm well. cloudy skies for the london region and if you are heading to watch the world athletics championship you could catch a few showers later into the evening. this weather front is quite slow—moving as we end monday and overnight into tuesdayit as we end monday and overnight into tuesday it starts to push off towards the north once again. rain returns into the early hours of tuesday, quite mild towards the south of that with the chance of some heavy showers and further north, another day of sunshine and showers. tuesday's weather dominated by this front and the fact that we have low pressure moving its way northwards out of the near continent into the north sea. that could draw in heavy downpours across southern counties later on in the day. sunshine in warm weather in between those showers, but we have got rain continuing across south—east england, wales, the midlands and north east england where it will be quite cool.

education secretary, just a few weeks ago to the sensibility commission in britain and talked about south yorkshire. talked about how she used to dream of owning her own house, having a decent job, more challenging career and i realized i couldn't have any of those things. it is not a one horse town, it is a town of 120,000 people. you can't live in achieved life, these are very depressing facts, the secretary of state thinks it is fine to talk in that way. let me wind up, it is pretty dominant but something to say in what is going on, the voice is not completely silent, probably reflecting a more than anywhere worldview. there are a few niches in the policy spectrum, influences played an important role, more draconian attitude on the part of somewhere to introduce welfare caps, coalition government and welfare caps, the fact governments have been trying and not succeeding, continuously, immigration is too high or much too high, the overwhelming domination of culture, society and policy, i made that point. what do we do about this? what are the grounds? we had an unexpected back lash, the reason pe

south—eastern areas could see something similar on tuesday. further north and west, areas of cloud working into the picture. this stripe of cloud through yorkshirery slow—moving, the odd spot of rain along it. it marks a line between cooler and fresh air from the north—west and some warmth that clings on the south—eastern corner. some sunny spells through london, essex, suffolk, kent. some spots here could get up to 28 degrees. not a bad day for the channel islands but for the south—west of england, some cooler, fresher air. despite some sunshine, 17 or 18 degrees. maybe 20 in cardiff. a stripe of cloud stretching up across a good part of the midlands. for northern ireland, we end up with a mixture of sunshine and showers. temperatures on the low side. 16 degrees in belfast. some heavy showers being blown into northwest scotland on a strong and blustery wind. maybe 17 degrees in aberdeen. not too bad across northern england. some sunshine but lincolnshire and the north norfolk coast as well, cloud, drizzle and misty, murky conditions. for tuesday night and the early part of wednesday, dry weather around, but by the end of the night, two differen

south—eastern areas could see something similar on tuesday. further north and west, areas of cloud working into the picture. this through yorkshireow—moving, the odd spot of rain. it marks a line between cooler and fresh air from the north—west and some warmth that clings on the south—eastern corner. some sunny spells through london, essex, suffolk, kent. some spots here could get up to 28 degrees. not a bad day for the channel islands but for the south—west of england, some cooler, fresher air. despite some sunshine, 17 or 18 degrees. maybe 20 in cardiff. a stripe of cloud stretching up across a good part of the midlands. for northern ireland, we end up with a mixture of sunshine and showers. temperatures on the low side. some heavy showers being blown into northwest scotland on a strong and blustery wind. maybe 17 degrees in aberdeen. not too bad across northern england. some sunshine but lincolnshire and the north norfolk coast as well, cloud and drizzle and misty, murky conditions. for tuesday night and the early part of wednesday, warm, but by the end of the night, two different weather systems swarming and gathering down to

anglia, but the far south—east mostly dry, and to the north, sunshine and showers is the story of the day. few offer northern ireland and northern england and it will be approved in yorkshirend outbreaks of rain, but not a complete wash—out. for the likes of kent to the isle of wight, mostly dry and warm and sunny, but the weather front is slow—moving and it is sticking around in the south west and it will move further north in two parts of wales, returning across the midlands into northern england as we head into tuesday morning. clearer skies to the north of that, with a few showers, mostly dry to start the day on tuesday, but we have the area of low pressure which will move north out of continental europe, heading up the north sea, and that will import showers potentially across the south east at times. in between, quite warm and sunny, and then further rain across the south west of england and wales, into the midlands and northern england, michael macro for the likes of newcastle with a breeze coming from the north —— quite cool. further showers for southern and eastern parts of the country, but many having a better day on thursday, but it looks like it will be unsettl

south—eastern areas could see something similar on tuesday. further north and west, areas of cloud working into the picture. this through yorkshire wales and the south—west. slow—moving, the odd spot of rain. it marks a line between cooler and fresh air from the north—west and some warmth that clings on the south—eastern corner. some sunny spells through london, essex, suffolk, kent. some spots here could get up to 28 degrees. not a bad day for the channel islands but for the south—west of england, some cooler, fresher air. despite some sunshine, 17 or 18 degrees. maybe 20 in cardiff. a stripe of cloud stretching up across a good part of the midlands. for northern ireland, we end up with a mixture of sunshine and showers. temperatures on the low side. some heavy showers being blown into northwest scotland on a strong and blustery wind. maybe 17 degrees in aberdeen. not too bad across northern england. some sunshine but lincolnshire and the north norfolk coast as well, cloud and drizzle and misty, murky conditions. for tuesday night and the early part of wednesday, warm, but by the end of the night, two different weather systems s

not much rain, but a fair bit of cloud beginning to arrive in the south—west, towards the midlands, across yorkshirereland and scotland. a few showers around coastal areas, western isles and northern isles in particular, drifting further inland across scotla nd drifting further inland across scotland and northern ireland through the day. probably going to be dry at headingley, a different look to the weather compared with today's blue skies. much more cloud around, breaking during the evening session if we get that far. a band of cloud moving slowly south—eastwards, not much rain on it at all, but a cloudier bitter all the way from the south—west of england towards lincolnshire, where we have had the heat of today. to the north of that, sunshine, showers in the north—west, temperatures 16-17d. in the north—west, temperatures 16—17d. still some warm towards the south—east and east anglia, 26 or 27. heat and dry weather coming to an end on wednesday. we have two areas of low pressure, two weather systems converging upon england and wales. we still have the showers. and on northern ireland. this band o

this through yorkshire, lincolnshire, the south of wales and the south—west.hat clings on the south—eastern corner. sunny spells through london, essex, suffolk, kent. some spots could get up to 28 degrees. not a bad day for the channel islands but for the south—west of england, some cooler, fresh air. despite some sunshine, 17 or 18 degrees. maybe 20 in cardiff. a stripe of cloud stretching up across a good part of the midlands. for northern ireland, we end up with a mixture of sunshine and showers. some heavy showers being blown into northwest scotland on a strong and blustery wind. maybe 17 degrees in aberdeen. not bad across northern england. some sunshine but lincolnshire and the north norfolk coast as well, cloud and drizzle and misty conditions. for the early part of wednesday, warm, by the end of the night, two different weather systems swarming and gathering down to the south. these bring a pretty wet day for parts of southern england, the midlands and wales as we go through wednesday. one weather system towards the south—west, one to the south—east. t

this threw yorkshire, lincolnshire, the south of wales and the south—west. —— this is coming through.—eastern corner. sunny spells through london, essex, suffolk, kent. some spots could get up suffolk, kent. some spots could get up to 28 degrees. not a bad day for the channel islands but for the south—west of england, some cooler, fresh air. despite some sunshine, 17 or 18 degrees. maybe 20 in cardiff. apart of cloud stretching up across a good part of the midlands. for northern ireland, wind and up with a mixture of sunshine and showers. —— we end up. some heavy showers being blown into northwest scotland on a strong and blustery wind. 17 degrees in aberdeen. not bad across northern england. some sunshine but lincolnshire and the north coast as well, cloud and drizzle and misty conditions. for the early part of wednesday, by the end of the night, two different weather systems swarming and gathering down to the south. these bring a pretty wet day for parts of southern england, the midlands and wales as we go through wednesday. 0ne weather system towards the south—west, one to the sout

rain on there, but a fair bit of cloud beginning to arrive in the south west of england, across wales, towards the midlands, across yorkshireving in the far north of england. also across northern ireland and scotland. a few showers around coastal areas, western isles and northern isles in particular. those showers will drift their way further inland across scotland and northern ireland through the day. probably going to be dry at headingley. a very different look to the weather compared with today‘s blue skies. much more cloud around. the cloud should probably break during the evening session, if we can get that far. this band of cloud moving very slowly south—eastwards. not much rain on it at all. a cloudier picture all the way from the south west of england towards lincolnshire, where we have had the heat of the day. to the north of that, sunshine and showers in the north west. temperatures 16—17, quite a drop for many areas. we‘ve still got some warmth towards the south east of east anglia, perhaps 26—27 degrees. but even that heat or that dry weather will come to an end on wednesday, because we have two areas of low pre

south—eastern areas could see something similar on tuesday. further north and west, areas of cloud working into the picture. this stripe of cloud through yorkshirethe south—west, very slow—moving, the odd spot of rain along it. it marks a line between cooler and fresh air from the north—west and some warmth that clings on the south—eastern corner. some sunny spells through london, essex, suffolk, kent. some spots here could get up to 28 degrees. not a bad day for the channel islands but for the south—west of england, some cooler, fresher air. despite some sunshine, 17 or 18 degrees. maybe 20 in cardiff. a stripe of cloud stretching up across a good part of the midlands. for northern ireland, we end up with a mixture of sunshine and showers. temperatures on the low side. 16 degrees in belfast. some heavy showers being blown into northwest scotland on a strong and blustery wind. maybe 17 degrees in aberdeen. not too bad across northern england. some sunshine but lincolnshire and the north norfolk coast as well, cloud, drizzle and misty, murky conditions. for tuesday night and the early part of wednesday, dry weather around, but by the end of the n