let‘s talk tojodie tamworth in staffordshire.re you were and what you saw this afternoon. we were in the 4 d cinema and a number of ambulances went racing past. inaudible a number of police in the area. it is very, very tense. i‘m sorry, it is really good that you tried to talk to usment i think you‘re probably on your mobile and the signal is quite poor. perhaps we will see if we can re—establish the linement i heard you say there was a lot of police in the area, but it was hard to make out some of the other things you saw and were trying to explain to us, but the police and the ambulance service are saying they were called at around about 2.15pm and the emergency services telling us that an 11—year—old girl was airlifted to hospital. that explains some of the pictures you we re explains some of the pictures you were seeing there of the helicopter. so an 11—year—old girl was airlifted to hospital. we are still waiting to hear more from the theme park itself. but as soon as it puts out another statement we will bring that to you.

before we get into the papers, i have an update on that incident in staffordshire. this is a statement from a website, it was a school trip to drayton manor in which the ii—year—old to drayton manor in which the 11—year—old girl died. "we are liaising with the relevant authorities at this time. please be ensured that the safety and well—being of all our pupils is a priority. we would also request that the family, as well as the school community, be given the time to grieve. the school is also providing support to pupils and staff. we are unable to provide any further information at this time." that is from the school to which that ii—year—old from the school to which that 11—year—old girl was a pupil. that is following the incident today in staffordshire. let's get on with the papers. we start with the telegraph, laura. labour faces historic party split, don't spit your sides laughing.” labour faces historic party split, don't spit your sides laughing. i am not quite doing that. this is a story exposing yet again the bloodbath occurring in the labour party at the mo

that is following the incident today in staffordshire.

this was in staffordshire. we 110w park. this was in staffordshire.pondent in leicester who is outside her school. iam sure leicester who is outside her school. i am sure shock must be the overriding feeling there. the academy behind me has remained closed. just one or two teachers and a real sense of horror at what happened. we know that evha jannath was on a school trip with her school when she died. it's been more than a decade since there's been other talent to a uk theme park, but we have had a written statement by her family and they said, yesterday, our world was torn apart when we discovered our daughter and sister evha jannath had passed away. she was a beautiful little girl, full of love and always smiling. words cannot describe the pain and loss we feel. the fact that we will never see our little girl again. that was the statement released by her family this afternoon. in leicester, there's been a reaction of concern about what has happened. in the nearby mosque, special prayers were held for the girl mosque, special prayers were held forth

staffordshi re staffordshire police said a specially trained officers are supporting the family.hed an investigation. the latest headlines: president trump has fired the fbi director, james comey, the man leading the investigation into possible collusion between his election campaign and russia. the democratic leader in the senate, chuck schumer, has called for a special independent prosecutor to take over the russia inquiry. the new president of south korea, moonjae—in, has been sworn in following his victory in tuesday's election. mr moon is a liberal human rights lawyer who's called for cooperation with north korea. the united states says it will begin supplying weapons to kurdish militants fighting the islamic state group in syria. i told you sally would be joining i told you sally would bejoining me for a review of how the news is being reported around the world. the big shock of the night, you're fired. it is like a scene from the apprentice. —— the apprentice. i wonder how that would have gone if it was face—to—face. he would have pointed his finger at him. that is how it

the 11 year old girl who died on a school trip to a theme park in staffordshire — her family say theirorld has been torn apart. no conservatives will face charges for breaches of expenses rules over the 2015 general election — says the crown prosecution service. labour and the lib—dems pledge billions of pounds of investment in schools over the next 4 years. the tories accuse their rivals of ‘made up promises‘. in the next hour, a special investigation into human trafficking into britain. we know there are three girls currently missing, 5?‘ the gm uk g the uk l glasgow. and 50 years after pink floyd's debut album — the new exhibition at london's victoria and albert museum. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. president trump has defended his decision to sack the head of the fbi without warning, saying he'd lost the confidence of almost everyone in washington. james comey learnt of his fate last night when he was handed a note as he briefed fbi agents in los angeles. mr comey had been leading an investigation into alleged links between mr trump

phil mackie, bbc news, staffordshire.—terrorism operation in north london and kent ten days ago, have been charged with preparing a terrorist act and conspiracy to murder. they include 21—year—old rizlaine boular, who was shot during a police raid at a property in willesden. they'll appear at westminster magistrates court in the morning. time now on bbc news for the latest sport news. hi everyone. you're watching sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. i'm nick marshall—mccormack. coming up: juve look out. real madrid are going for duodecimo. they are into the champions league final. the asian champions league is hotting up. group toppers kashima antlers finish on a high before the knockout stage. and who's going to bring back bill from japan? we've got the draw for the rugby world cup. hi, wherever you are around the world. welcome to sport today. it was fiesty and ferocious at the vicente calderon stadium on wednesday. a madrid derby with the added spice of a spot in the champions league final up for grabs. real we

died after falling from a ride into water during a school trip to drayton manor theme park in staffordshire. a man arrested near downing street last month has been charged with preparing terrorist acts, scotland yard says khalid mohamed omar ali, from north london, faces a total of three charges. in a moment it will be time for sportsday but first a look at what else is coming up this evening on bbc news. we'll be getting response to thejeremy corbyn's official launch of his election campaign. and there'll be more on the prime minister's appearance on the one show, along with her husband phillip. and the latest on the news that an 11—year—old girl has died after an incident at a theme park in staffordshire. but now it's time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm hugh ferris. coming up on the programme. maria sharapova's latest wildcard comes from the lta... as she's offered a chance to continue her controversial comeback from a doping ban at the pre—wimbledon tournament in birmingham. we talk to the scottish footballer who has tried to take his life three times and wants more

an 11—year—old girl has fallen from a water ride at a theme park in staffordshire.ol trip to drayton manor. she has died. phil mackie is at the park now. trip to drayton manor. she has died. phil mackie is at the park nowm should have been a day to remember for this 11—year—old girl and school friends, on the splash canyon ride just behind those roller—coaster is. somehow she fell into the water, despite the best efforts of everybody to save her, she was pronounced dead, having been airlifted to birmingham children's hospital. a terrible day for her and the family, and the theme park, owned by the same family since 1950. they have never had a serious accident until today. george brian, the grandson of the original owners, and the third generation to run the theme park, had this to say early on. so it is with great sadness we have to report a young girl has passed away at birmingham children's hospital after falling onto one of out hospital after falling onto one of our rights this afternoon. staff reported an 11—year—old girl fell into the water. park staff were imm

phil mackie, bbc news, staffordshire.ted for breaching election spending rules in 2015. we canjoin our election spending rules in 2015. we can join our home election spending rules in 2015. we canjoin our home affairs correspondent at westminster. tom, what are you hearing there? the cps, the crown prosecution service, has been working its way through a pile of files. the results of a dozen or so of files. the results of a dozen or so police investigations into these allegations of problems and irregularities in election expenses from the 2015 general election. the allegation is that the conservative party bussed supporters to constituencies around the country, put them up in hotels while they campaigned for candidates in those constituencies. the allegation is that the cost of that was not put on the bill for the local campaign, but for the national campaign. if it had been on the local bill, it would have taken the spending allowed in those constituencies over the permitted level. that's the claim. it's an offence to do

the park in staffordshire remains close today following yesterday's accident.e fact that their world has been torn apart. with the loss ofa has been torn apart. with the loss of a daughter and sister. words cannot describe the pain and loss we feel, we are devastated we will not see our beautiful little girl again. that is the first words we have had from goal‘s family. drayton manor remains close, as you can see behind me. “— remains close, as you can see behind me. —— evha jannath family. we know health and safety indicative investigators arrived this morning and they are working in that splashed canyon area to find out what happened. how evha jannath entered the water at some point after 2pm yesterday. she was then airlifted to birmingham's children's hospital but sadly died. drayton manor said it will be deciding at 1:30pm whether or not it will remain close tomorrow. we know that george brown, one of the co—directors, has said that today is very much about a mark of respect. he also added that staff here at drayton manor will be offered specialist counsell

phil mackie, bbc news, staffordshire. the time has just gone 6:15pm. the top story this evening.or of the fbi. donald trump said james comey was not doing a good job. and still to come — pogba's record—breaking transfer to man u is now the subject of a fifa investigation. but how much did his agent earn from the deal? coming up in sportsday on bbc news: have england drawn another group of death for the 2019 rugby world cup? well eddiejones says facing both france and argentina at the tournament injapan will be exciting. there's growing concern about the number of children in the uk being prescribed medication to combat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. adhd, as it's known, includes symptoms of anxiety, intolerance and an inability to regulate emotions. a new study has found an increase in prescriptions in the uk of almost 57% between 2005—2012. the research also found large rises in prescribing across europe and the united states. but some parents and doctors worry that drugs are being offered as a quick fix and that long—term issues behind adhd aren't being effectively a

five people have died in a crash involving a lorry and a car on the m6 in staffordshire.—trent and stafford in the early hours of this morning. the lorry driver's been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving. liz copper reports. the crash was on the southbound stretch of the m6 between stoke—on—trent and stafford. the emergency services were called just after 4:30 in the morning. four women and a man travelling in the car — a nissan micra — were killed, while another man in his 40s was taken to hospital with serious injuries. we are still in the very early stages of the investigation.

. —— in staffordshire. those bright colours are indicating some pretty heavy downpours.s a met office weather warnings in place in the south—east of scotland. northern scotland, around the shores of the moray firth, it should be drying up. not so on the eastern side of scotland. northern england also seeing afair scotland. northern england also seeing a fair bit of cloud, with outbreaks of rain. across england and wales, despite the cloud and outbreaks of rain, it is quite warm for most places. but the minute he is also fairly high. there's plenty more rain to come overnight tonight. notice the winds coming in from the south, and that's going to give us a very mild night. quite warm start to the day on tuesday. but it will also be quite breezy. this front will be moving its way southwards and eastwards during tuesday. at the same time, that band of rain is moving with it. in the extreme south—east, it will be quite warm. moving into wynnstay, we do have some more wet weather from the south—west of england, up towards yorkshire and all the way east of that. heading into t

it landed in the grounds of drayton manor in staffordshire following an incident around 2:20pm.ervices, responding to reports a child had fallen from a water ride at the theme park. it has been confirmed an 11—year—old girl from the leicester area died after being airlifted to birmingham children's hospital. she had been drayton manor on a school trip will stop she was hurt after falling off the splash canyon. it is hugely popular. designed to make you feel you are travelling through fast flowing rapids. those in the park described the confusion over what had happened. we werejust leaving. we saw the ambulances come racing past. at first nobody knew what was going on and i think there was a panic as to why the police were there. as we got told, somebody had fallen out of the splash canyon and into the water. i am not sure how serious it was but many of the staff members were upset. the splash ca nyon members were upset. the splash canyon is described as a wild ride thatis canyon is described as a wild ride that is unpredictable and thrilling and was opened in 1993. each boat hol

also this lunchtime: the 11—year—old girl who died on a school trip to a theme park in staffordshireamily say their world has been torn apart. no conservatives will face charges for breaches of expenses rules over the 2015 general election "battle bus" says the cps. education election pledges — both labour and the liberal democrats say they would invest billions in schools over the next four years. and 50 years after pink floyd's debut album — the new exhibition at london's victoria and albert museum celebrating one of the world's most famous rock bands. and coming up in the sport on bbc news: england are handed a tough draw for the 2019 rugby world cup. they'll play france and argentina in the tournament in 2019. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. president trump has defended his decision to sack the head of the fbi without warning, saying he'd lost the confidence of almost everyone in washington. james comey learnt of his fate last night when he was handed a note as he briefed fbi agents in los angeles. mr comey had been leading an investigation into alleged links b

have had news in the last half an hour that five people have died in a collision on the m6 in staffordshireound carriageway between junction 15 for stoke—on—trent and 1a for stafford is now closed and will be for some considerable time. we understand this information coming from policement one person has been critically injured according to staffordshi re critically injured according to staffordshire police and the fire service is saying there is severe gridlock. if we get more information we will tell you about it. a 37—year—old man has been arrested at stansted airport on suspicion of preparing for acts of terrorism. he was held before boarding a flight to turkey. officers are now searching two residential addresses in north london. scotland yard say the arrest was not linked to monday's manchester arena bombing. donald trump has arrived at the vatican this morning to meet pope francis as part of his first foreign tour as us president. this will be mr trump's first meeting with the pope. during last year's presidential election campaign, pope francis attacked mr trump's plans to build a w

drayton manor theme park in staffordshire says it won't open to the public today after the death of anld girl on one of its rides. the year 6 pupil, evha jannath, was on a trip with her school, the jameah girls academy in leicester. jane—frances kelly has this report. drayton manor theme park is closed today as a mark of respect for the 11—year—old girl who died. yesterday afternoon she was on the splash canyon ride when she fell into the water. park staff rescued her and the emergency services were called. the girl was airlifted to birmingham children's hospital but died shortly after arrival. the park describes the ride, which has been open since 1993, as "wild, unpredictable, and thrilling" with fast—flowing rapids. small boats carry up to six passengers who must be at least three—feet tall. the theme park has been run by the same family since 1949. the grandson of the founder, and current boss, was visibly upset as he read a short statement following the girl's death. we are all truly shocked and devastated and our thoughts... excuse me... are with her family and friends at this tr

drayton manor theme park in staffordshire will remain closed tomorrow after an 11—year—old girl diedan accident. meanwhilejeremy corbyn has launched labour's election campaign, but has refused to confirm he'd take the uk out of the european union. the conservatives have promised to cap energy tariffs if they win the election, claiming 17 million households will save money. coming up on newsnight, i in county durham, one of three locations. they may just tell us what could durham, one of three locations. they mayjust tell us what could happen on election day. three possible scenarios forjune eight. good evening and welcome to bbc news. within the last few minutes, president trump has sacked the head of the fbi, james comey. the white house said mr comey had been dismissed on the recommendation of the attorney generaljeff sessions and his deputy. mr sessions told president trump that the director of the fbi must be someone who followed the rules of the usjustice department. the white house said a search for a successor would begin immediately. mr comey had been leading an investigation

the uk: an 11—year—old girl has died in an accident on a ride at drayton manor theme park, in staffordshirepark will remain closed on wednesday. managers have expressed their condolences. now on bbc news, all the latest business news live from singapore. australia logs a decade of budget deficits, putting its aaa credit rating at risk. soars to an all—time high, adding $1 million to its market value —— bitcoin soars to an all—time high. it is wednesday. glad you could join us for this midweek edition of asia business report. i am rico hizon. australia's budget is expected to be in the red until at least 2021, and markets are down. as you can take a look at the market boards, the asx 200 has fallen nearly one third of a percent in early trade. late on tuesday the government announced a huge infrastructure spending plan worth $55 million —— infrastructure spending plan worth $55 million -- $55 infrastructure spending plan worth $55 million —— $55 billion and the stimulus is expected to create thousands of jobs stimulus is expected to create thousands ofjobs across the country but will also le

five people have died in a crash involving a lorry and a car on the m6 in staffordshire.oui’ women and a man — who were all in the car — died in the accident which happened between stoke—on—trent and stafford in the early hours of this morning. the lorry driver's been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving. liz copper reports. the crash was on the southbound stretch of the m6 between stoke—on—trent and stafford. the emergency services were called just after 4:30 in the morning. foui’ women and a man travelling in the car — a nissan micra — were killed, while another man in his 40s was taken to hospital with serious injuries. we are still in the very early stages of the investigation. it appears that it was quite a catastrophic collision between the lorry and a car, so it was a very challenging scene. the lorry driver, who is from the west midlands, is being questioned on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving. happened, when it was early in the morning, traffic would have been relatively light and driving conditions were apparently good. poli

the family of an 11—year—old girl who died on a school trip to a theme park in staffordshire say their evha jannath from leicester fell from a water ride at drayton manor park. the park will remain closed tomorrow while investigations continue. that's a summary of the news. now on bbc news it's time for newsnight with evan davies. it's not the way they meant to release it, but a draft of the labour manifesto has found its way into the press. 43 pages of it. a radical manifesto — but is it 1983 again? the mirror journalist, jack blanchard, with his own leaked copy, joins us. also tonight: is he trying to run the us like it's a game show? we'll ask if the president is irreversibly undermining and politicising justice and security in the us. and noam chomsky hasn't mellowed much, aged 88. you've called the republican party the most dangerous organisation on earth? in human history. and... that's on viewsnight. hello. probably not the news that labour wanted — but a draft of their manifesto has been leaked. the telegraph and daily mirror have it and wrote it up about 90 minutes ago. labour

the 11—year—old girl who died on a school trip to a theme park in staffordshire, her family says theiras been torn apart. as us—backed forces drive more islamic state extremists from their strongholds, we talk to the foreign fighters trying to get back to europe. 50 years after their debut album, we talk to pink floyd ahead of the opening of a new exhibition charting the band's success. and coming up in sportsday on bbc news, atletico madrid needed an almighty comeback to beat city rivals real. who would be joining juventus for the champions league final in cardiff? good evening. president trump has defended his decision to fire the head of the fbi, insisting that james comey‘s replacement would do a far betterjob. the president claims america's most senior law enforcement official had lost the confidence of almost everyone in washington and said republicans and democrats alike would eventually thank him. james comey was leading an fbi investigation into alleged links between the trump campaign team and russia. his abrupt removal has brought charges from some quarters of a cover—up. he

drayton manor theme park in staffordshire says it will not open to the public today after the death of its rides. the year 6 pupil, who has not been named, was on a trip with her school, the jameah girls academy in leicester. in a statement the school said it was providing support to its pupils and staff and requested time to grieve. senior management at the theme park said they were shocked and devastated by the incident. jane—frances kelly reports. our reporter is therefore as this morning. andrew, we understand that the theme park is closed today? yes. but it closed to all visitors here today. we do not yet know the name of the girl who died here yesterday but we know she was a year 6 pupil ata but we know she was a year 6 pupil at a school in leicester not too far from here. she was on the ride here yesterday with some friends, yesterday with some friends, yesterday afternoon, she somehow fell into the water. it is unclear how that happened but she was pulled out by staff who gave her first aid next to the ride and she was then airlifted to hospital in birmingham are tragically die

five people have died in a crash involving a lorry and a car on the m6 in staffordshire.e all in the car — died in the accident which happened between stoke—on—trent and stafford in the early hours of this morning. the lorry driver's been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving. liz copper reports. the crash was on the southbound stretch of the m6 between stoke—on—trent and stafford. the emergency services were called just after 4:30 in the morning. foui’ women and a man travelling in the car — a nissan micra — were killed, while another man in his 40s was taken to hospital with serious injuries. we are still in the very early stages of the investigation. it appears that it was quite a catastrophic collision between the lorry and a car, so it was a very challenging scene. the lorry driver, who is from the west midlands, is being questioned on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving. the motorway was shut southbound for almost eight hours, leading to lengthy tailbacks. the motorway has now fully reopened, but accident investigators will want to

torrential downpours across cheshire, across northern staffordshire.s through the course of the afternoon as flashflood thing becomes more widespread and we will also see hale continuing too. the rain pushing into southern scotland. quite cloudy. we will see some clouds at hampden park. temperatures around 23 degrees. not as hot as it will be across the north of scotland. we could see 29 — 30 celsius across the moray firth. thunderstorms severe. continually moving northwards. cooler, cloudy conditions in england and wales. temperatures lower than they have been. for the midlands, towards the south—east, some lovely spells of sunshine, and it will feel warm once again. for the fa cup final, is looking pretty good. some sunny spells at times. as we head through the evening period those thunderstorms will continue to battle their way into southern scotland. they will continue to peter out and it will stay cloudy and wet across the west of scotland. for sunday, the northern half of the country, cloudy. rain across the north and the west of scotland. sunshi

phil mackie, bbc news, staffordshire.at the headlines on bbc news. president trump has defended his decision to sack the head of the fbi without warning, saying james comey wasn't doing a good job. the crown prosecution service says no conservatives will face charges over claims they breached the rules on campaign spending during the last general election. as we were just hearing, the family of an ii—year—old hearing, the family of an 11—year—old girl who died at a theme park yesterday say their world has been torn apart. no conservative politicians or officials will face charges for breaches of expenses rules during the 2015 general election. it follows allegations that the party had under—estimated the amount it spent in local constituencies. the crown prosecution service said it had examined files from 14 police forces in england but had not found enough evidence to justify further action. our home affairs correspondent tom symonds reports. i'm on the bus. the last general election, conservative activists to the countr

superintendent carl ratcliffe of staffordshire police said specially trained officers are supportingy park staff. ambulance staff administered advanced life support before she was flown to birmingham children‘s hospital with a doctor continued treatment en route. unfortunately shortly after arrival at hospital the girldied. the shortly after arrival at hospital the girl died. the family have requested that their wishes are respected at this difficult time. for privacy. so that news coming into us in the last few minutes, tragic news that an 11—year—old girl has died after being airlifted to hospital following an incident at a water ride on —— and drayton manor park theme park. that was earlier today. the prime minister theresa may is due to appear on bbc 0ne‘s "the one show" later, accompanied by her husband philip. it will be the first time they have appeared live together, and will be mr may‘s first ever broadcast interview. our correspondent richard galpin is on the bbc piazza overlooking "the one show" backdrop. much anticipation for this appearance. the first time they have appe

year—old girl on a school trip has died after falling from an adventure ride at a theme park in staffordshirelose. it is not known whether the park will open tomorrow. the girldied whether the park will open tomorrow. the girl died after being airlifted to birmingham's children hospital. the manager of the theme park expressed his condolences. so it is with great sadness we have to report a young girl has passed away at birmingham children's hospital after falling onto one of our rights this afternoon. staff reported an 11—year—old girl fell into the water. park staff were immediately on the scene, tending to the patient, west midlands air ambulance arrived to edit her to hospital. we are truly shocked and devastated, i'm sorry, our thoughts are with her friends and family at this difficult time. we live in the bbc newsroom. our lead story comes from south korea, the liberal human rights lawyer moon jae—in is claiming victory in the election. he has asked for cooperation with north korea, and the deployment of us missal defence system. some of the main stories from bbc world service. china is

a safety investigation is underway at drayton manor in staffordshire which was closed today and willhas been to the girls school in leicester, which was also closed for the day. special councillors were brought in to help the students. we know that she was on a school trip with this cool when she died at drayton manor yesterday. but today here in leicester we had a written statement released by her family. they said yesterday our world was torn apart by the news that our daughter and sister had lost her life in tragic circumstances. she was a beautiful girl, they say, full of love and always smiling. words cannot describe the pain and loss we feel, we will not see our beautiful little girl again. you're watching outside source from the bbc newsroom. president trump has defended his decision to sack the head of the fbi. the white house said the president had been considering firing mr comey since taking office. elsewhere around the bbc in hong kong, the organisers of the wea kest bbc in hong kong, the organisers of the weakest pro—democracy march say their application to protest this

the 11 year old girl who died on a school trip to a theme park in staffordshire — her family say their election — says the crown prosecution service. labour and the lib—dems pledge billions of pounds of investment

now we focus on a cluster of thunderstorms developing in north—west england, staffordshire, cheshire,ire and north england this afternoon and some could be intense, flash flooding, lightning. weather warnings are in force. a hot day for the north of scotland. elsewhere, cooler. thunderstorms in the north go on for a while. they is down overnight. some rain in northern and western scotland, cloudy skies, clear spells in the south. the northern half of the country starts cloudy and it may hold an to the cloud. to the south, some sunshine, feeling warm again, the risk of showers and thunderstorms moving from the south later on. they will spread northwards. on sunday night into bank holiday monday the could be heavy downpours in some places. warm and humid night in the surveys. elsewhere turning cooler. hello. this is bbc news. the terror threat level in the uk, that was increased to the highest status of ‘critical‘ following the manchester bombing has been reduced to ‘severe'. a threat level of severe means an attack is highly likely. the country should remain vigilant. police and army b

five people have died in a crash involving a lorry and a car on the m6 in staffordshire.ke—on—trent and stafford in the early hours of this morning. the lorry driver's been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving. liz copper reports. the crash was on the southbound stretch of the m6 between stoke—on—trent and stafford. the emergency services were called just after 4.30am in the morning. foui’ women and a man travelling in the car — a nissan micra — were killed, while another man, in his 405, was taken to hospital with serious injuries. we're still in the very early stages of the investigation. it appears that it was quite a catastrophic collision between the lorry and the car, so it was a very challenging scene. the lorry driver, who's from the west midlands, is being questioned on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving. the motorway was shut southbound for almost eight hours, leading to lengthy tailbacks. the motorway has now fully reopened, but accident investigators will want to establish exactly how this crash could have happened, when it

girldies after falling from a ride into water during a school trip to drayton manor theme park in staffordshireng on. let's get more on the general election. the victoria derbyshire programme was in cornwall today speaking to voters there. we are in camborne, a small town to talk about the issues that matter to people ahead of this election. low wages, seasonaljobs, people ahead of this election. low wages, seasonal jobs, affordable housing. and brexit has not come up that much. even though most people in cornwall voted to leave the eu, many people are saying let's get on with it, more important things to worry about. in terms of new affordable homes, last year was the lowest number built, 720. in terms of council houses available to rent last year, just ten new council houses delivered. guess how many on social housing waiting list, 20 9000. that's talk to people about housing. tell us how your charity helps people like claire. claire was living in a caravan and it was really unfit for herb with three children. so what we were able to do was, we tried going through the council and got nowhere

bravery of police officers and it's hoped it would be built at the national memorial arboretum in staffordshireravery of what is still a largely unarmed service. the location is important, isn't it? it is a national centre of remembrance and today lord stevens read out a letter of support from prince william who has put his weight behind this campaign, so today we are launching with our own colleagues, former colleagues, and with the public through lbc and the express newspaper, so we're asking the public to contribute, and the police to contribute. anyone canjoin in simply by looking at ukpolicememorial.org they can see the vision and make a contribution. in the past 24 hours we have had the announcement there is to be no prosecution in the case of the death of pc fletcher, what is your reaction to that? disappointment. i know the immense amount of hard work that has gone into getting to try to get a prosecution and some of that was regenerated in my time as commissioner so i am disappointed and i know a lot of people are. i don't know the reasons, but i have to say i think the public would be

is in staffordshire.atient in the water. so via the ambulance service, we're hearing about someone in the water on a ride called the splash canyon. the ambulance service was called at about 2.15pm. let's show you their twitter page because they're saying that splash canyon has been closed. park staff are assisting. the family theme park is home to thomasland as well as sparb canyon. we await more details of the incident. west midlands ambulance service saying they were called to reports ofa saying they were called to reports of a patient in the water at a park. we'll keep you up—to—date with any developments and anything we might hear from the theme park itself as well, of course. a trial launches today to see if statins may help those with multiple sclerosis. ms affects the central nervous system and can cause mobility problems, but it is thought that statins could help slow the progression of the condition. sarah smith reports. statins — prescribed to six million of us every year to lower cholesterol. b

an eleven—year—old girl who died after falling from a water ride at a theme park in staffordshire yesterday leicester. in a statement her family said that words cannot describe the pain and loss they feel. evha was on a school trip to drayton manor park when she fell from a boat on one of the rides. her school has also been closed today. our correspondent phil mackie reports. evha jannath had come to the park on a school trip. the emergency services arrived quickly. staff and paramedics tried to save her, but she was pronounced dead after being airlifted to hospital. today, investigators are examining the splash canyon ride and are trying to work out how she fell into the water. there is a height restriction that means that young children between three and three and a half feet tall have to be accompanied by an adult. although people aren't strapped in, they are told to remain seated. four years ago, another young boy, patrick tracey, fell into the water on the same ride. one hand was still holding onto the bar, and he was half stood, to wave, and at that point the boat sort of bumped again

five people have died in a crash involving a lorry and a car on the m6 in staffordshire.is morning. the lorry driver's been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving. liz copper reports. the crash was on the southbound stretch of the m6 between stoke—on—trent and stafford. the emergency services were called just after 4:30 in the morning. four women and a man travelling in the car — a nissan micra — were killed, while another man in his 40s was taken to hospital with serious injuries. we are still in the very early stages of the investigation. it appears that it was quite a catastrophic collision between the lorry and a car, so it was a very challenging scene. the lorry driver, who is from the west midlands, is being questioned on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving. the motorway was shut southbound for almost eight hours, leading to lengthy tailbacks. the motorway has now fully reopened, but accident investigators will want to establish exactly how this crash could have happened, when it was early in the morning, traffic would have been rela

entertainer rolf harris has been released on bailfrom staffordshi re been released on bailfrom staffordshire between 1971 and 1983. he denies all the charges against him. —— three teenagers. a man who drove a car along pavements in new york's times square, killing a teenager and injuring 22 people, said he had "heard voices", according to security sources. richard rojas, a us navy veteran who was arrested previously for drink—driving, is now in custody. new york mayor bill de blasio says there's no indication it was terrorism. a 24—year—old man will appear before manchester magistrates today charged with six counts of raping a child under 13. osman ali is accused of raping a child in rochdale, following an investigation by the multi—agency rochdale sunrise team into child sexual exploitation. the shadow chancellorjohn mcdonnell and the shadow women and equalities minister, sarah champion have been giving their response to the conservative manifesto — and attacking their plans for pensioners and working people. mr mcdonnell accused to reason of abandoning older people. mr mcdonnell accused to

this is the rain coming down hard in staffordshire.7dc. it wales. temperatures will be around 15—17dc. it will be humid for many. cloud and rain to take us through the evening. northern ireland will see windy conditions but not too much rain. it will be a warm night overnight. southerly winds and temperatures now lower than 14—15dc. it‘ll be a windy day tomorrow. the rain will be across the central part. further rain from northern england and wales and the south—west. behind that, it‘ll be drier. the rain then gets into northern ireland and scotland. ahead of the main weather front, it‘ll be quite warm, into the 20s. further north and west it is still warm. as we head into wednesday, it looks like the heaviest rain will be across the south east of the generated kingdom. into the midlands as well. some showers dotted around. this weather front does not linger for too long. it moves out the way on wednesday night. the wind will come down from iceland. it will become cooler as we head towards the end of the week. some showers dotted aroun

it's a huge logistical challenge, officers from northumbria, staffordshire, nottinghamshire all beinglp. we spoke to someone from the organising team and they said it's probably the hardest task they have undertaken, eight and a half days to put everything together but they are all pulling in the same direction to make it work. he said it was incredible and that sentiment was echoed by the chief constable of greater manchester police, they were determined both events would take place on sunday, the chief constable saying that, so that people around here can once again show their support. an update on the headlines, a huge car bomb in kabul kills 80 people and injured more than 350 others. theresa may accuses labour of wanting uncontrolled immigration, jeremy corbyn says the country needs skilled migrants to work on the nhs but promises to manage numbers. a prisoner believed to be armed with a razor blade is on the run after overpowering prison officers in wiltshire. and in sport its official arsene wenger has officially signed a new two year contract to remain as arsenal manager until

it has been across many parts of the uk so far the scenes very similar to this one captured in staffordshireut for some, it signifies a big departure what we have seen of late, the hills of south—west and north—west england, you could see more rain in the next 24 hours than you've seen in the past six weeks. just about all of us. maybe shetland the driest place of all, but across east anglia and the south east where we started with sunshine, some owicational splashes of rain, always heaviest with a breeze across the western coasts and hills and that rain will spread across scotland. easing off a little bit in northern ireland where we have seen an nigel farage of rain, 25 mill peters since the early hours of the morning, but not completely rid of the showers, brightest towards the north coast. sub shine this afternoon and in the breeze across the moray firth, could hit 20 or 21 celsius. contrast that with ten or 11 celsius aconning the angus coast. occasional rain elsewhere across the south and the east. wherever you are, temperatures on the you. temperatures around 15, 16 celsius and they'r

of whistle—blowing protection from this government since 2015 after the francis report into mid—staffordshire worst thing about yourjob at the moment as a paediatric registrar? well, the worst thing that i have seen recently is that for the first time since 2003 the death rate amongst children under one is going up. that's going up in a country that's the fifth biggest economy in the world. we have an under one mortality rate that is 15th out of 19 in western countries. why do you say that's happening? what mark and the bma talk about in terms of an underfunded, the bma talk about in terms of an under funded, under—resourced nhs the bma talk about in terms of an underfunded, under—resourced nhs is important. we need the government to look at every policy through the prism of does this harm children? one in five children now are living in poverty. in the fifth biggest economy in the world and all party parliamentary group stated that three million children are at risk of hunger during the school holidays. they get free meals during term time and for me, i'm diagnosing children with scurvy. how

we're hearing news that five people have died in a collision on the m6 in staffordshire.ump's first meeting with the pope. during last year's presidential election campaign, pope francis attacked mr trump's plans to build a wall along the mexican border saying they weren't christian. mr trump described the comments as disgraceful. marks and spencer have announced a 64% drop in profits in their annual results out this morning. sean is here with the details. 64% is not good news at all. which ever way you look at the figures, 64% ta kes ever way you look at the figures, 64% takes into account all the restructuring costs marks & spencer put in last year. they have had a tough few years. £400 million was spent, effectively, on changing the business around. they say profits we re business around. they say profits were down 10% if you compare the normal bit of the business, but let's see what happens next year. sales down as well, clothing and home division, steel ceiling falling sales, about 3% there. the food business is not doing well. i spoke to the chief executive about ch

very early results from staffordshire this morning are good for the conservatives so maybe the numbersa look at the figures we were sharing again, these are changes since 2013 in keyboards. keyboard share changes, 13% up for the tories, 14% down for ukip, lib dems up tories, 14% down for ukip, lib dems up 296, tories, 14% down for ukip, lib dems up 2%, labourdown tories, 14% down for ukip, lib dems up 2%, labour down three, greens up one. back in 2013, ukip tidwell, the equivalent of 22, 20 3% in general elections, that is why they can fall so far. as a result, neither the conservatives nor labour did very well in 2013 so the big increase of the conservative vote is from a low baseline and a much lower baseline than they got in the general election. conversely, however, labour doing badly in 2013 and their vote even lower tells the tale of how, whatever doubts we have about how, whatever doubts we have about how good the conservatives are, the labour party not showing much sign of posing a significant challenge to the conservatives and the opinion polls showing the party is a long, lon