it is crucial for thames water to get the - for thames water to get the shareholders to stump up more750 million. this is less than the £1 billion it is thought thames water had originally been expecting and there are certain conditions attached. thames water said today this was a milestone and its interim co—chief executive katherine ross told the bbc there was no immediate threat to temporary nationalisation saying there is a very high bar before the government puts a firm into special administration and we are not absolutely —— absolutely not close to that. there were fears over how thames water would service its debts and fix its problems, thames water said today it will need another £2.5 billion from investors by 2030 and all this depends on the turnaround plan and the regulatory framework. in other words, what does it will be allowed to charge customers. emma, thank you. now a look at some other stories making the news today. spanish rescuers are searching waters off the canary islands for a boat carrying at least 200 african migrants who went missing more than a week ago. it's

it was a mistake but in court the environment agency listed a catalogue of errors thames water had madeg signs were ignored, infrastructure was inadequate and, infrastructure was inadequate and, in the days after the incident, britain's biggest water company deliberately misled investigators. they told us seven times nothing had happened at the sewage works. when they did accept responsible to, they submitted a formal challenge, asking us to remove the incident from our records. ., , g; g; records. having been fined £35 million, thames _ records. having been fined £35 million, thames water - records. having been fined £35 million, thames water says - records. having been fined £35 million, thames water says it i records. having been fined £35 l million, thames water says it has now cleaned up its act. this incident happened - now cleaned up its act. this incident happened six - now cleaned up its act. ti 3 incident happened six is a gopher tip that was then and this is now the tip we have a new chief executive who came in and spent three years devising a turnaround plan. three years dev

thames water bosses being questioned by mp�*s after racking up billions of pounds of debt and dischargingholds across london and the thames valley. our environment correspondentjonah fisher has been to meet some of their customers who rely on the river thames being clean. look at this beautiful weather. the chance to swim with mermaids is not an offer you get everyday. one thing led to another, and the henley mermaids started doing sponsored swims. goggles. a relay across the channel got them going. so we did that and then we kind of got a bit addicted to that. so then we did the bristol channel relay, and then we did the north channel relay. the thames is where the mermaids meet and train, but not before checking on the thames water website to see if sewage has been released nearby. so you can see from the map that there are no discharges happening at the moment in this area. there's one happening down there. with the forecast cool but clean, the mermaids prepared me for the water. for added safety, then, a whistle, so if you get into trouble... last year, thames water spilled sewage mor

just last week thames water was fined for — model.g two _ model. just last week thames water was fined for polluting two reverse l was fined for polluting two reverse near gatwick airport with untreated sewage, killing more than a thousand fish in 2017. thejudge sewage, killing more than a thousand fish in 2017. the judge said there had been a deliberate attempt to mislead the environment agency. but today the company said it is cleaning up its behaviour and culture now. i cleaning up its behaviour and culture now.— cleaning up its behaviour and culture now. ~ , ., , culture now. i think historically we were a company — culture now. i think historically we were a company where _ culture now. i think historically we were a company where bad - culture now. i think historically we were a company where bad news | were a company where bad news travelled — were a company where bad news travelled upwards too slowly and i think— travelled upwards too slowly and i think that — travelled upwards too slowly and i think that people were afraid to

. _ was then committed is now. —— thames water.ve committee and spent three years devising a turnaround plan. that chief executive left last week as the extent of thames water's problems became clear. anyone in a statement apologised for what she said where the errors and poorjudgment that led to the misleading the environment agency. ifind a £35 million is a tiny amount when compared to the £14 billion of debt that tends water has accumulated since privatisation. servicing that debt remains a huge headache, and today, the head of the water regulator said too much money had been borrowed and that efforts are still continuing to try to find the money to shore up the finances of britain's biggest water company. and that's it for this edition of asia business report. thanks for watching. bringing you different stories from across the uk. in amongst these professional musicians from the orchestra of opera north are students from the royal northern college of music here in manchester. it's a spectacularform of learning on thejob. the co

it was a mistake but in court the environment agency listed a catalogue of errors thames water had madening signs were ignored, infrastructure was inadequate and, in the days after the incident, britain's biggest water company deliberately misled investigators. they told us seven times nothing had happened at the sewage works. when they did accept responsibility, they submitted a formal challenge, asking us to remove the incident from our records. having been fined £35 million, thames water says it has now cleaned up its act. this incident happened six years ago. that was then, this is now. we have had a new chief executive who came in and spent three years devising a turnaround plan. that chief executive left last week as the extent of thames water's problems became clear. the new one, in a statement, apologised for what she said were the errors and poorjudgment that led to them misleading the environment agency. the fine of £35 million is tiny when compared to the £14 billion of debt that thames water has accumulated since privatisation. servicing that debt remains a huge headache and

the judge said she believed thames water had shown a "deliberate attempt" to mislead the environmentident. our environment correspondentjonah fisher is in cardiff. explain more about this case. yes, this was a sentencing _ explain more about this case. 1&1: this was a sentencing hearing that has just come to its end. as you said, £35 million fine for thames water connected to what the court was told was a significant and lengthy period of pollution into gatwick�*s stream in west sussex and surrey in october 2017. the court was told that the sewage most likely spilled into the riverfor six was told that the sewage most likely spilled into the river for six and a half hours. eyewitnesses who look at the river said it had turned black and grey and there were reports of more than 1000 dead fish in the water. now, thejudge, as you mentioned there, summing up today said in quite a damning comments for thames water that there had been a deliberate attempt to mislead the environment agency, the regulator, who went in to try and investigate what had happened afterwards. thames water have plea

i'm even considering not paying my sewage bill for thames water. why?ause they're not doing anything with my money other than paying their shareholders. i don't pay them to pump raw poo into my river. thames water says it plans to invest £1.6 billion in sewage treatment and networks over the next two years. in a statement, it said... "we regard all discharges of untreated sewage as unacceptable, and it's understandable why the public are demanding more from water companies to do better." jonah fisher, bbc news in henley. parents and carers are being urged by a charity to closely supervise their dogs this summer, to reduce the number of attacks on children. parents and carers are being urged by a charity the dogs trust has found that 84% of parents leave their children alone with dogs — and says that most people are bitten by an animal that's known to them. celestina 0lulode reports from oxford. bounce, full of energy and a zest for life. but things could have been very different for bryn. poor bryn came into us because of circumstances where he was left

the fine of £35 million is a tiny when compared to the £14 billion of debt that thames water has a cumulatedervicing the debt remains a huge headache at the date out of the water regulator said too much money had been borrowed and efforts are still continuing to try to find the money to shore up the finances of britton�*s biggest water company. jonah fisher, bbc news, reading. let's turn to china because it has overtaken japan as the world's biggest car exporter. their numbers surged 80%, year—on—year in the first five months of 2023 thanks to a jump in sales to russia following its invasion of ukraine. combustion engines still represent the majority of these exports but there is also growing global momentum behind china's electric cars. earlier i spoke to bill russo of consulting company automobility. he explained if thejump in sales to russia surprised him. that's a major good guide for this year in terms of the tailwind for china but it has been on the rise for the last three years. since 2020 chinese exports have more than tripled, quadrupled if you look at the full year this year. a lot

one of the biggest firms, thames water, was fined more than £3 million — or $3.8 million — on tuesday than 1,400 fish, and the company's bosses are expected to face mps next week. our reporter, allen sinclair, has been talking about water pollution with the wildlife expert and presenter steve backshall. now its first instinct is to head for water because this is extremely unusual. television presenter and naturalist steve backshall is famous for wildlife programmes, including the hugely popular deadly 60. his home backs onto the river thames and he's alarmed by new evidence of sewage pollution. we have stand up paddleboarders out here every day, kayakers. we have rowers, we have wild swimmers. i'm teaching my own kids to swim in this river in the knowledge that every once in a while human effluent is going to be poured in 500 metres upstream. it's just not good enough. our rivers are in the worst state of any nation in europe and that is a source, or should be a source, of national shame. water from the thames has been sampled here daily over a four—week period, including throughout l

one of the difficulties thames water is —— thames water faces is the supply chain issue.tually matters, and behave that way? thank ou ve matters, and behave that way? thank you very much- _ matters, and behave that way? thank you very much- a _ matters, and behave that way? thank you very much. a stark— matters, and behave that way? thank you very much. a stark warning - you very much. a stark warning there. we will be following today�*s meeting closely. 24 minute past eight. we are here until 9:15am. then it is morning live. gabby and getting out there. good morning. coming up, driving without car insurance is against the law, but fraudsters are tricking people into hitting the road without proper cover. scam interceptors�* nick stapleton tells us how your car could be crushed if you fall victim to ghost brokers selling fake policies at rock bottom prices. plus, there's plenty of headlines about artificial intelligence. it's accused of everything from stealing people'sjobs, to potentially taking over humanity — but how scared should we be? today we're answering the quest

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thames water is the collapses.ames water is the biggest uk supplier serving 15 million households across the south—east thousands of holidaymakers are facing disruption this summer after easyjet cancelled around 700 1700 flights, blaming air traffic control delays in europe . most of the council flights are from gatwick airport. the airline says 95% of affected passengers have been booked onto alternate flights. air traffic controllers in europe have threatened to walk out over the next six months, but have yet to confirm dates . is promising to confirm dates. is promising to create up to 4 million jobs and reduce household bills with plans it says will benefit tradespeople across the country. labour claims its national warm homes plan to provide better insulation for 19 million households will reduce energy bills by up to £500 a year. the aim is to create long term, highly paid jobs for skilled workers. the shadow financial to secretary the treasury, james murray, told gb news the retrofitting plans will save peop

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another developing story in the last few moments, here in the uk thames water has been fined £3.3 millionges relating to polluting rivers near gatwick in 2017. the court heard the firm pumped an estimated millions of litres of undiluted sewage into rivers near gatwick airport in the south—east of england, causing the water to turn black and kill more than 1,000 fish. thames water pleaded guilty in february to four charges relating to polluting the river is, in one incident the court heard a storm pump at crawley sewage plant was unexpectedly diverting sewage to its storm tank for 21 hours and went unnoticed, meaning more than six hours of untreated sewage spilling into the river. it is understood nearly 1a00 dead fish from the rivers were recovered by environment agency officers. we will bring you more on this story when we have it. lucy is here at the top of the hour. now it time for a look at the weather. good morning. we've had a rather mixed picture so far this morning. there's been a bit of sunshine across parts of wales, through northern areas of england, but elsewhere it's been fai

thames water is struggling with some $17 billion dollars of debt.ore rail disruptions for the next six days. this is after an overtime ban by union train drivers. it will affect 15 rail companies and signals the start of yet more disruptions in the long—running dispute over pay. marc ashdown explains. this industrial action is short of a full strike day, but means that drivers will refuse to work any overtime from first thing tomorrow until saturday night. so six full days in total. now, that's important because most train companies rely on drivers working that overtime in order to run their full schedules. so this action will affect 15 operators running services across england. let's have a look at some of them. we've got thameslink and southern down here. great northern, of course, elland air and avanti west coast. they run trains all the way from london up into scotland. so what can we expect? well, many have said they will have to run reduced timetables. for example, some may cancel the first and last trains of the day. there could also be some

thames water is struggling with some $17 billion of debt.t is this backing that's just how significant is this backing that'sjust come? just how significant is this backing that's just come?— that's 'ust come? just one of man that'sjust come? just one of many shareholders - that'sjust come? just one of many shareholders are - that'sjust come? just one of many shareholders are here | that'sjust come? just one of. many shareholders are here so i think they are not over the line it and they need more but issue here is that uss obviously won't want the company to be nationalised because it would wipe their investment but, and the government probably does not want to do that because they know that the sector needs a lot of investment and they want private companies to be able to fund it. the issue is finding a sort of agreement whereby we don't have customer bills rise to a level that is untenable, we have the private sector providing the capital that is needed to invest and yet, we can also have clean water and not have sewage dumping and it wil

course of 6.5 hours, the incident killed more than 1400 fish, the judge said she also believed thames waternvironment agency over the incident . the company, which incident. the company, which suppues incident. the company, which supplies 15 million households in the south—east with water, faces concerns at the moment overits faces concerns at the moment over its future amid mounting debt , the over its future amid mounting debt, the family of a mother and two children who died in a fire that ripped through a flat in nottingham say their relieved the killer has been brought to justice. it'sjamie the killer has been brought to justice. it's jamie barrow has been found guilty of murdering his neighbour , fatoumata haidara his neighbour, fatoumata haidara and her two young daughters last year the court heard he poured petrol through their letterbox before setting it alight and watching the fire take hold. prosecutors said barrow had a grievance over rubbish being left in an alleyway . the average left in an alleyway. the average rate for a five year fixed rate mortgage deal has now moved above

. ♪ >> esg funds that piled into green bonds sold by thames water are faced with a dilemma. es after a string of environmental social and governance disasters amid u.k.'s biggest water company joining us for now is esg managing editor. tens water has a lot of bond water -- bondholders but this is also about green investors who sought out the company's debt in order to fill up their esg portfolios. what is going on? >> exactly, being able to identify more than 200 esg funds that are specifically sourced out tens water because of its green bond program. it has issued about 2.8 billion euros worth of green bonds since 2022 and that was a time when the news headlines were fairly full of stories about sewage leaks so it is not as if one was unaware of what was going on at thames water. the issue with green bonds is the proceeds specifically go towards green proceeds so buyers of green bonds have been able to claim they are looking at the specific way the proceeds are being used but there is a growing debate and i think teams water brings it to the four around the question of conta

thames water has been rise.es water has been fined £33 million for polluting two rivers in 2017. the company pleaded guilty, admitting to discharge millions of litres of undyed looted sewage into the gatwick stream in sussex and the river mole in surrey over the course of 6.5 hours, killing more than 1400 fish. the judge said she believed thames water had also demonstrated a deliberate attempt to mislead the environment agency over the incident . you're up to date on incident. you're up to date on tv, online, dab+ radio and the in app . this is gb news. in app. this is gb news. britain's news . britain's news. channel >> there's a real problem with the nation's corporate culture. as we've been discussing , banks as we've been discussing, banks are closing down the accounts of people they don't agree with are not giving any reason. this has affected people. we know from this programme, including nigel farage, who suddenly found not only that his account was closed , but he couldn't open other ones. , but he could

customers will not be made to cover the cost if thames water goes bust — that's according to the industryuggling with debts of an estimated £14 billion. ofwat has warned that investors in thames water appear to be reluctant to put more cash into the company. train companies are pressing ahead with plans to close hundreds of railway ticket offices across england over the next three years. under the proposals, some ticket kiosks would remain in large stations, but elsewhere staff would be on concourses to sell tickets, offer advice and help people with accessibility. rail unions are opposed to the plans and have warned of further strikes. schools in england face further disruption today and on friday as teachers in the national education union stage their latest strike over pay. picket lines will be mounted outside schools and sixth—form colleges and striking teachers will march in westminster in london before taking part in a rally in parliament square. you're live with bbc news. britain's king charles has been presented with the scottish crown jewels as part of a lavish ceremony to mark h

customers will not be made to cover the cost if thames water goes bust, that's according to the industrympany is struggling with debts of an estimated £14 billion. 0fwat has warned that investors in thames water appear to be reluctant to put more cash into the company. train companies are pressing ahead with plans to close hundreds of railway ticket offices across england over the next three years. under the proposals, some ticket kiosks would remain in large stations, but elsewhere staff would be on concourses to sell tickets, offer advice and help people with accessibility. rail unions are opposed to the plans and have warned of further strikes. 21—year—old from hampshire was stopped before he could carry out his plan. those are some the headlines. with the bbc news. the un's nuclear watchdog says it needs to be able to check the whole of the russian—occupied zaporizhzhia plant in ukraine to confirm there are no mines or explosives there. it comes after kyiv again accused moscow of planning to stage an incident at the plant — and blame it on ukrainian shelling. on tuesday, volodymyr ze

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thames water is billions in debt and could, in a worst—case scenario, be taken over by the government companies which are aimed at moderating their content. in a 155—page ruling on tuesday, judge terry doughty barred white house officials and some government agencies from contacting firms over "content containing protected free speech". you are up to date. see you every soon. goodbye. described in court as a bubbly friend, luke took his own life and he was a0 years old. an inquest into his death described his case as unusual and complex. leicester coroner's court heard how luke had an undiagnosed gambling disorder, a recognised psychiatric condition. it was not diagnosed because he didn't share his gambling with anyone and nor did he seek medical advice. in 2019, he had debts of £18,000 because of his gambling addiction. he and his wife annie were able to pay it off when the couple sold their home. but during the pandemic, luke was increasingly gambling again. in a statement, flutter uk i said... the recording, for the first time ever of a gambling disorder as a cause of death has bee

thames water has been fined £3.73 eyes.es related to polluted rivers. millions of unedited sewage relative turned black and killed thousands of fishes near gatwick airport. plans are expected to announce tomorrow that would see the closure of most real ticket offices in england. they initially says us sales of kiosks have dropped. change passenger habits i've seen more tickets bought online at machines. you're live with bbc news. the police are reopening an investigation into breaches of covid regulations at a christmas party at conservative party hq. it follows the emergence of a video of a gathering, where aides were invited to "jingle and mingle". the video was published by the sunday mirror. let's speak to our political correspondentjonathan blake. what is the latest on what the met police are saying? aha, what is the latest on what the met police are saying?— police are saying? a significant “oint police are saying? a significant joint update — police are saying? a significant joint update from _ police are saying? a s

well, thames water is collapses.useholds across the south—east thousands of holidaymakers are facing travel disruption this summer after easyjet announced it was cancelling around 1700 flights, blaming air traffic control delays in europe. now, most of the council flights are from gatwick airport. the airline says 95% of affected passengers have been booked onto alternative flights . air traffic alternative flights. air traffic controllers in europe have threatened to walk out over the next six months, but dates have yet to be confirmed . labour is yet to be confirmed. labour is promising to create up to 4 million jobs and reduce household bills in plans it says will benefit tradespeople across the country. labour claims its national warm homes plan to provide better insulation for 19 million households will reduce energy bills by up to £500 a yeah energy bills by up to £500 a year. the aim is to create long term, highly paid jobs for skilled workers. the shadow financial secretary to the treasury , james murray, tol

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now thames water 4.5% pay rise. now thames water has been fined £33 million 4.5% pay rise.ow thames water has been fined £3.3 million for polluting two rivers back in 27. teen the company pleaded guilty, admitting to discharging millions of litres of undiluted sewage into the gatwick stream in sussex and the river mole in surrey . over the course of 6.5 surrey. over the course of 6.5 hours. the incident killed more than 1400 fish. the judge said she believed thames water had also demonstrated a deliberate attempt to mislead the environment agency over the incident . the average rate for a incident. the average rate for a five year fixed rate mortgage deal has now moved above 6. the number of mortgage deals on the market has also dropped, driving up costs for home buyers and home owners . and it comes as the home owners. and it comes as the uk's four major banks have been summoned to a meeting with the financial watchdog over allegations of profiteering with savings rates lagging behind the cost of mortgages by around 4, shadow chief secretary to the treasury pat mcfadden, s

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thames water has been fined just over 3 million pounds, after pleading guilty to four charges, relatingthe court heard, how millions of litres of undiluted sewage caused rivers to turn "black" and kill more than 1,000 fish near gatwick airport in 2017. there've been calls to nationalise the firm after its boss quit last week. plans are expected to be announced on wednesday — that will eventually see the closure of most railway ticket offices in england. the industry says sales at kiosks have dropped from 85% in 1995 to an average of 12% today. passenger are buying more tickets online or at machines. you're live with bbc news. in the uk — the metropolitan police are reopening an investigation into breaches of covid regulations at a christmas party at conservative party headquarters. that's after a video emerged of a gathering, where aides were invited to "jingle and mingle". the video was published by the sunday mirror. it's also examining claims that lockdown rules may have been breached at a separate event in parliament six days earlier. but police say they will not investigate alleged

thames water has been fined just over 3 million pounds after pleading guilty to four charges, relatingions of litres of undiluted sewage caused rivers to turn "black" and kill more than 1,000 fish near gatwick airport in 2017. there've been calls to nationalise the firm after its boss quit last week. plans are expected to be announced on wednesday — that will eventually see the closure of most railway ticket offices in england. the industry says sales at kiosks have dropped from 85% in 1995 to an average of 12% today. passenger are buying more tickets online or at machines. you're live with bbc news. a prominent russian investigative journalist and a lawyer have been badly beaten by masked men who stopped their car while travelling in the russian republic of chechnya. elena milashina had fingers broken and her head shaved. she reports for novaya gazeta, an independent newspaper which was stripped of its licence by the russian authorities. the lawyer travelling with her, alexander nemov, has reportedly been stabbed. here's what elena milashina said following the attack. translation: the

thames water has been fined 3.3 million pounds after pleading the men were arrested under the terrorists breaking news from junior doctors who voted to extend strike action untiljanuary 202a. members of the hospital consultants and specialist association in england bolted on to say to extend strike action by another six months with 96% in favour. the new ballot result comes as junior doctors prepare to favour. the new ballot result comes asjunior doctors prepare to mount favour. the new ballot result comes as junior doctors prepare to mount a walk—out forfive days as junior doctors prepare to mount a walk—out for five days from july 13. the new planet dates mean strikes could not take place untiljanuary the 4th 2024. in a letter to the prime minister, rishi sunak, finding these new ballot, the union president asked the pm to be brave and low government members the latitude to find a way out dispute. he said the failure to negotiate meaningfully on the real grievances ofjunior doctors is unfathomable of junior doctors is unfathomable and ofjunior doctors is unfathomable and if we are to h

there's now the real possibility of a taxpayer bailout being necessary for at least one of them, thames watermples is not only a strong sense of unfairness but also, given this is happening, the question of whether regulation is adequate and whether competition is strong enough to protect the interests of households? take the example of the supermarkets. it's striking that the competition and markets authority said that after asda and morrisons had hiked their fuel prices, the other supermarkets, such as tesco and sainsbury�*s "did not respond in the way you would expect in a competitive market and instead raised their prices in line with these changes." some experts have argued for some time that the competition authorities have been stuck in a somewhat economically naive and outdated view on what they need to do to make sure markets deliverfor consumers. this view, they say, is based on the belief that an absence of direct proof of collusion on price setting between firms is sufficient. the belief that the market share of a particular firm is the key metric. the intellectual revolution was

thames water is not the only water company in trouble, but a raise from the government point of view to see prices rise to ensure there is adequate return in future. if the capital raise falls through than the government is forced to back into public ownership. you cannot just allow a water company to collapse. if that happens, all of the liabilities of the company go on to the public sector balance sheet, which in the u.k. are already 100% debt to gdp. if the government could avoid nationalization it will end it will presumably have to make some concessions to the investors. anna: i would you expect this to develop politically? there seems to be pressure from part of the labour party, not your political affiliation, but your assessment. labour mp is calling on the opposition leader to introduce policies around the renationalization of water. you expect to see that? vince: vince: there may be calls for it, but the problem of how you handle public debt, which was the whole reason behind privatization in the first place, was to try to get utilities off the public-sector balance sheet,

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the uk's largest water supplier, thames water has been fined £3.3 million for releasing "millions ofaid she believed the company had deliberately attempted to mislead the environment agency after the incident. the company, which serves 15 million households, admitted four charges of illegally discharging waste. last week the pro—brexit political figure nigel farage said he believed his bank account at coutts had been closed for political reasons. coutts is a prestigious private bank for wealthy customers and the bbc has been told mr farage fell short of the required funds to hold an account there. it is understood mr farage was subsequently offered a standard account at natwest which owns coutts. that's the latest from business. you're watching bbc news. now talk about china. to china next where authorities have warned of "multiple natural disasters" in the coming month, as heavy rains lash parts of the country. there's been flooding in large areas of central and south western china with some dramatic rescues taking place. our reporter nicky schiller has been monitoring state tv and

thames water has been fined after pleading guilty to four charges relating to polluting rivers.of litres of undiluted sewage caused rivers to turn black and killed more than 1000 fish near gatwick airport in 2017. a man found guilty of murdering an extra neighbour and young daughters. the court heard that he poured petrol through the letterbox and set it alight. in november last year, fatoumatta hydara and her two small daughters, fatimah and naeemah, were killed when their flat was set on fire. the bright flash of light on this cctv footage shows the moment the fire took hold. it was started deliberately by this man, jamie barrow, their next—door neighbour. this is him hours earlier in shops buying alcohol, before he went back to fairisle close and poured petrol through the family's letterbox. the court was told that screams could be heard coming from the property, but barrow did nothing and casually walked away. when he returned to the scene, he was heard asking about the fire. and he appeared relaxed when talking to officers. it was when he got home that he contacted the poli

thames water has been fined £35 million after pleading guilty to four charges relating to polluting riversuted sewage caused rivers to turn "black" and kill more than 1,000 fish near gatwick airport in october 2017. ajudicial review into the planned expansion of london s ultra—low emissions zone has begun at the high court. legal action was brought by five conservative—led councils who say the plans would have a big financial impact on motorists. the mayor of london insists the move is needed to improve air quality and prevent premature deaths. councillors in 0rkney have voted to explore alternate forms of governance, after a debating plans to change the status of the islands with the uk or even become a self—governing territory of norway. earlier, the prime minister's spokesperson rejected a suggestion the islands could loosen its ties with the union. councillors are debating that right now. you're live with bbc news. the bbc has found that vulnerable women in england, scotland and wales are being failed by police investigations into officers accused of sexually exploiting them. evidence

thames water plans to take control if the firm collapses.cross the south—east more than 100,000 holidaymakers have been affected by easyjet's summer flight cancellation options. the airline has cancelled around 1700 flights between july and september, most from gatwick airport. fridays and weekend are expected to be most at risk of disruption. easyjet saying it's due to air traffic control restrictions rather than staff shortages . with 95% of shortages. with 95% of passengers booked onto alternative flights . this is gb alternative flights. this is gb news. we'll bring you more as it happens. so let's get straight back to . back to. patrick >> well, hold on to your hats, because there's only one place to start. the met police has held talks with the bbc about the allegations involving an unnamed male presenter. police are carrying out further are now carrying out further enquiries to establish whether any crime has been committed. it's been reported that the presenter paid a teenager tens of thousands of pounds for sexually explicit images.

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be previewing the janet yellen trip to china, the janet yellen trip to china, the latest on the thames water us for all of that here, i'm bbc news. hello. after the warmth ofjune, a completely different weather set—up for the start ofjuly. probably summed up best by showing the outlook at wimbledon, of course, which starts on monday. first part of the week, rain at times, not a wash—out by any means, but it's going to feel cool. temperatures below average and a bit breezy at times before things warm up later. and the reason is we've got low pressure centred across scandinavia. we're on the southern edge of it, so winds coming in from the west and north—west, and various banks of rain. and with temperatures dropping compared to what we've seen, probably one of the coolest commutes we've had for a while on monday morning. temperatures for many in single figures. and whilst many start with some sunshine overhead, though, to warm things up, there will be showers getting going across the west and still there in the north of scotland. but it's this batch of showers that work from west to east acro

thames water has been fined £3.3 million after pleading guilty to four charges relating to pollutingrivers to turn "black" and kill more than 1,000 fish near gatwick airport in 2017. plans are expected to be announced tomorrow that will eventually see the closure of most railway ticket offices in england. the industry says sales at kiosks have dropped from 85% in 1995, to an average of 12% today. changing passenger habits have seen more tickets bought you're live with bbc news. it follows the emergence of a video of a gathering where aides were invited to jingle and mingle. of a gathering where aides were invited tojingle and mingle. the video was published by the sunday mirror. let's bring our panel in on this, rebecca, it's come to you first. what do you make of this? to be honest, this is a gift that doesn't _ be honest, this is a gift that doesn't stop giving. it's something that the _ doesn't stop giving. it's something that the conservative party will be very keen. — that the conservative party will be very keen, particularly the government itself, and rishi sunak will he _ gov

thames water has been fined £3.3 million after pleading guilty to four charges relating to pollutingre than 1,000 fish near gatwick airport in 2017. you're live with bbc news. in france, president macron has met more than 200 mayors from areas affected by days of unrest following the police shooting of a teenager. after days of clashes, the last two nights have seen fewer arrests. but thousands of police officers are still deployed across the country. straight to paris — tom symonds is there for us now. hi tom, what's been happening today? well you know, rain is the police officer's best friend when it comes to preventing protests, and it's symbolic that tonight the heavens have opened. tonight on the champs—elysees where we are now, it's back to normal. there are no troubles here. but there are some shops that are continuing to board up shops that are continuing to board up their plate glass windows just in case something happens overnight. and we've heard some figures recently in the last hour or so that, during this last week, hundreds of hundreds of shops and banks, and ten shopp