a nine—year—old girl has died after suffering a serious head injury following a rock slide at staithesnorth yorkshire. also coming up — 100 years on — remembering the battle of amiens. a ceremony is held to commemorate the campaign which helped bring about the end of the first world war. and at half past eleven, we ll be taking an in—depth look at the papers with our reviewers, jessica elgot from the guardian and michael heaver from westmonster. stay with us for that. the us says it will impose new sanctions on russia, in response to the nerve agent attack in salisbury, on the former russian spy sergei skripal and his daughter yulia. the us state department says it's decided the russian government had used chemical or biological weapons, in violation of international law. moscow denies any involvement in the attack. our north america editorjon sopel has more from washington. it has come from the state department, and so far there has been no comment from the white house, no comment from donald trump. it is also surprising and some is that this has happened, because if you cast your min

a nine—year—old girl has died after suffering a head injury at seaton garth in staithes in north yorkshire primaries across four states, there are now 11 female nominees for governor and at least 173 so far for the house. the results have been hailed as a continuing success story by activists for women in politics. i'm joined from newjersey by debbie walsh, from the centre for american women and politics. thank you very much indeed for joining us. thanks for having me. what lies behind this trend was alone well, we have seen this, not just a recognisable of women but we have just been blowing through the records for women as candidates. we started seeing it back in 2017. records for women as candidates. we started seeing it back in 20mm continues today in 2018. we think in large part this has to do with the election of donald trump and a can of awakening among women that if they want to see elected officials who look like them, sound like them, ca re who look like them, sound like them, care about the issues they care about, they in fact cannot wait for somebody else to run, they can't wai

a nine—year—old girl has died after suffering a serious head injury following a rock slide at staithesrs on — remembering the battle of amiens. a ceremony is held to commemorate the campaign which helped bring about the end of the first world war. and at half past eleven, we ll be taking an in—depth look

north yorkshire this evening because what we understand from local people in the small village of staitheseived a fatal head injury. we also leading from local people that this was a very serious rock fall which probably explains the emergency response, the fire and rescue service, ambulance, air ambulance, coast guard, rnli, all rushing to that small village deceiving to help with this emergency incident. we are also hearing that that part of seaton garth does have signs warning members of the public about falling rocks so it is known to be a potentially dangerous area. this is outside source live from the bbc newsroom. our lead story is: says it will impose sanctions on russia in response to the nerve agent attack on a russian former spy and his daughter in the uk. other stories: the remains of a young boy have been found at a remote desert compound in the us state of new mexico. police made the announcement the day after rescuing ii malnourished children who were being held at the site. thailand has granted citizenship to the coach and three members of a football team dramatically rescu

part of a cliff collapsed onto the beach at seaton garth in staithes yesterday where it's thought theon holiday. part of the beach remains cordoned off, as caroline davies reports. ambulances and emergency helicopters called to a tragic incident. those out for a day at the beach can only watch as rescuers run to help. the emergency services were called yesterday at 4:18pm after a section of the cliff fell here at seaton garth in north yorkshire. the falling rocks hit a nine—year old girl, calling her doll miguel diaz—canel mac causing her serious head injuries. despite the rescuers‘ efforts, she died here at the scene. it has shocked this holiday village. they said there had been an incident on the beach and that‘s all we know. tragic thing to happen, isn't it, really? a place like this, it's bad. the girl was thought to be on holiday with her family. the girl was thought to be on holiday with herfamily. they‘re being supported by specialist trained officers. at this time of year, this beach would be humming with people. now it‘s empty, closed by the police as the investigation into w

harriet forster, from oxford, was on a family holiday visting staithes beach when she was hit on wednesdayg for witnesses who were on the beach at the time. four people, including two police officers, have been killed in a shooting in eastern canada. it happened early this morning in the city of fredericton, the capital of new brunswick province. the circumstances of the shooting remain unclear. local police say one suspect has been taken into custody and is being treated for serious injuries. a strike by ryanair pilots in five countries has forced the cancellation of about 400 flights. around 75—thousand passengers have been affected; ryanair says most have been put on alternative flights. pilots are protesting about their conditions and pay. rya nair says its pilots are paid more than those at other budget airlines. the family of a 9 year old chess prodigy in south london have been told they no longer have to leave the uk in a matter of weeks. shreyas royal has represented england in international chess championships and is ranked 4 in the world for his age group — but his family was tol

harriet forster from oxford was visiting the village of staithes with her family when the accident happeneded the government to slow down the roll—out of smart meters in england, scotland and wales after receiving thousands of complaints. the charity says some customers have reported aggressive sales practices, while others have complained the meters don't work properly when they switch energy suppliers. the government says it remains committed to the current timetable. katarina johnson—thompson is leading the heptathlon at the european championships in berlin, with only two events to go. the competition finishes tonight with the 800 metres. our sports correspondent, ade adedoyin, has been watching. well, ben, with a final events to come, katarina johnson—thompson, dubbed the nextjessica ennis—hill, since she broke the junior record, she has just fallen behind since she broke the junior record, she hasjust fallen behind the favourite, thiam belgian, who is the third best heptathlon athlete of all time. three is the magic numberfor kjt. world and commonwealth gold already this year, victory

gfx harriet emily nicola forster was visiting staithes with her family when the incident occurred nearh after a slump at the beginning of this year — amid frosty weather brought over by the beast from the east. however, the uk's trade deficit has widened — as exports of cars and planes sharply falls. thousands of uk air passengers are facing disruption today as ryanair pilots stage a 24—hour strike. nearly 400 flights, up to 100 to and from the uk, have been cancelled in the budget airline's worst ever day of industrial action. the pilots are demanding changes to pay and conditions but ryanair says the action is "regrettable and unjustified". the slovenian—born parents of the us first lady, melania trump, have become us citizens. viktor and amalija knavs took part in a naturalisation ceremony in new york yesterday. the pair are likely to have became citizens under a process — known as chain migration — that has been heavily criticised by president trump. that's a summary of the latest bbc news — more at 10.30. julian, thank you very much indeed. do get in touch with us throughout the m

part of a cliff collapsed onto the beach at seaton garth in staithes yesterday, where it's thought thert of the beach remains cordoned off as caroline davies reports. ambulances and emergency helicopters called to a tragic incident. those out for a day at the beach can only watch as rescuers try to help. the emergency services were called yesterday around 4:18pm after a section of the cliff fell here at seaton garth in north yorkshire. the falling rocks hit a nine—year old girl, causing her serious head injuries. despite the rescuers‘ efforts, she died here at the scene. it's shocked this holiday village. theyjust said there's been an incident on the beach and that's all we know. it's a tragic thing to happen, isn't it, really? in a place like this, it's bad. the girl's thought to have been on holiday with herfamily. they‘ re being supported by specialist trained officers. at this time of year, this beach would be humming with people. now it's empty, closed by the police as the investigation into what happened here continues. caroline davies, bbc news. pressure continues to mount on th

part of a cliff collapsed onto the beach at seaton garth in staithes yesterday where it's thought theh fresher feel a much fresherfeel for a much fresher feel for all of us today, some sunshine around, and also some showers. across east anglia, central and southern england and south—east england we have some rain, which is not going anywhere fast. slowly clearing eastwards through the day. quite damp and wacky. further north and west, a good deal of sunshine, but some showers, particularly for the western isles of scotland. mainly dry for northern ireland, spells of sunshine. in the sunshine, 21 or 22 celsius, might get 16 where we keep the rain. that wayne will deliver good at rain will pull away. showers working their way through the west. temperatures between nine and 12 celsius. in clearer skies, we get down to four five. a fresher feeling tomorrow. spells of sunshine, but the showers will be getting going, pushing their way across on a brisk south—westerly breeze. could go further eastwards tomorrow than they have today. in the sunshine, 20 or 21 celsius, but always cooler in and

harriet forster from 0xford was in the village of staithes with her family when the accident happenedves". england cricketer ben stokes has told his trial he can't remember knocking out a man in an alleged brawl outside a bristol nightclub last september. stokes, who denys affray, did admit to throwing several pounches. 0ur correspondent phil mackie reports. ben stokes arrived at court this morning to spend a second day in the witness box. he's been giving his version of events of the night of a fight outside a nightclub during which he punched to men, knocking them both unconscious. mr stokes says he was acting in self—defense. he has been questioned by the prosecutor about what happened after he was refused entry to the embargo club. he denies offering £300 to get in, saying he would not pay that must to get into the best london nightclub, and said he was not rude and aggressive to the doorman andrew cunningham. the prosecutor said... but although he ended up having drunk two or three pints of beer, six or seven vodkas and several jager bombs. the conversation he had with a gay coup

harriet forster, from oxford, was on a family holiday visting staithes beach when she was hit on wednesdayat the time. bowel cancer screening in england is to be offered to men and women earlier, from the age of 50, rather than the current 60. the move brings england into line with scotland. public health england says screening people younger allows the disease to be detected earlier. a strike by ryanair pilots in five countries has forced the cancellation of about 400 flights. around 75,000 passengers have been affected; ryanair says most have been put on alternative flights. pilots are protesting about their conditions and pay. rya nair says its pilots are paid more than those at other budget airlines. parts of australia are trying to cope with the worst drought in living memory. a warm, dry winter has left many outback farmers in new south wales struggling to survive, and little rain is expected in the months ahead. our correspondent, phil mercer, sent this report from gunnedah, about 260 miles north of sydney. it has been two years since decent rain fell here. but this army family is d

harriet forster — from oxford — was visiting the village of staithes with her family when the accident was helping supervise children at a summer camp, is missing after his caravan was swept away. richard lister reports. after the heatwave the deluge, there we re after the heatwave the deluge, there were marble sized hail so stones as thunderstorms rolled in. treason shall rain turned drought hit rivers into raging torrents. lapping at water side house, spilling over the road, and causing chaos downstream. a string of campsites were quickly overwhelmed, the water moving through with such force that possessions were swept away and buried. these german teenagers were in a campsite north of avenue none when the flood came. they were among more than 100 people who had to be rescued, most with only the clothes they were wearing. we count take a suitcase she said but the most important thing is that we are all 0k. later though, it was discovered that a german man in his 70s was missing. the caravan he took refuge in had been swept away. more than 400 police and firemen fanned out to look for