more than1 million uberjourneys happen in london, it is popular with customers, but this is bad news at an important time for the company, with transportxpire in september. that was dan freedman reporting on the conflict between uber and the metropolitan police. a police officer has been taken to hospital and as many ten children have been injured in a brawl at the championship fixture between middlesbrough and jadeja knighted. police said 200 football fa ns knighted. police said 200 football fans fought in a coach park at outside the game on saturday afternoon. the disorder began before the final whistle when sheffield fa ns the final whistle when sheffield fans invaded the pitch after their tea m fans invaded the pitch after their team had a last—minute equaliser disallowed. unite is issued a statement saying it does not condone that of behaviour. at least 11 people have been arrested for looting containers that had fallen from a cargo ship in brazil. local people had gone out in small boats to the floating containers taking consumer goods including bicycles, air conditioning units and close. port official site a5 containers had fall

uberjourneys happen every single week in london, it's clearly popular with some customers, but this is bad news at a very important time for the company, with transporttheir license grant them a five—year one when it expires in september. you're watching bbc news. president donald trump is facing criticism from republicans and democrats for his response to violence at a virginia white supremacist rally. the chancellor and international trade secretary say the government will seek a transitional period after brexit to help businesses adjust. in the poll, the number of people killed by floods and torrential rain reaches 49. sport now and a full round—up from the bbc sports centre. good evening. it's the final night of action at the world athletics championships tonight. the last chance for great britain to add to their medal tally. 0lly foster is there for us, lots going on since we last spoke, what's the latest? it was good for the south african double world champion, double 0lympic double world champion, double olympic champion, who now has a third world title and made this look very easy. lindsay sharp from great britain, last and that, but semanya

london. it's clearly popular with some customers, but this is bad news at a very important time for the company, with transportor grant them a five—year one when it expires in september. the front pages. the i and the battle of theresa may to remain leader after the election. the telegraph. jacob rees—mogg is calling to cut stamp duty and income tax. he gave speculation there is a bid from him to come for the party leadership. the daily express. calls for a second brexit referendum from david miliband. the financial times. jean—claude junker wants tighter controls on foreign takeovers of eu companies after fears of surging chinese investment. the violence in charlottesville. chinese investment. the violence in cha rlottesville. the chinese investment. the violence in charlottesville. the daily mail reports on the nhs drive to reduce the number of early deaths caused by heart disease. the headlines on bbc news. the white house has defended president trump's response to the attack on anti—racism protestors in the us state including white supremacists. the chancellor and the international trade secretary say the

at this company and signed off on it before she went when tao makes me think that perhaps transport for london they they perhaps need more diversity training. radio host john gaunt believes such campaigns receive the exact opposite of what they were supposed to do. this is just a classic example of politicians desperately trying to appease the muslim minority and it backfired spectacularly because not only has it been a waste of two million pound issue so upset sections of the community look these children didn't have to be identified by their religion who couldn't miss shouldn't come into play you gave it to issue just about road safety but it's typical of people in the local councils to act in this way and this kind of madness is called a size ation this kind of treading on eggshells around ethnic religious minorities needs to spill. all around up from me for now we'll be back with more headlines were on the wall then off now meantime of course all stories on or off social media . seem wrong. to me but yet to shape out these days become active. and engaged because the trail. when so many fin

embarrassing results and that's exactly what happened with the new road safety campaign while transport for london . not all of us wear headscarves i don't wear a headscarf and i know many people many other people who don't that is not a function on who we are as muslims muslim women come in all shapes forms and sizes from all different types of nationalities different backgrounds different ethnicities the company itself though one tank was misguided on the fact that so many people would have looked at this company and find out on it before she went when tao makes me think that perhaps transport for london they they perhaps need more diversity training. a radio host john galt believes such campaigns as the exact opposite of what they were supposed to do. this is just a more the classic example of politicians desperately trying to appease the muslim minority and it backfired spectacularly because not only has it been a waste of two million pound issue so upset large sections of the most in community look these children didn't have to be identified by the religious political correctness shouldn't ha

thing with both and that's exactly what happened with the new road safety count paying by transport for london. know all of those wear headscarves i don't wear a headscarf and i know many people many other people who don't but it's not a function on who we are as muslims muslim women come in all shapes forms and sizes from all different types of nationalities different backgrounds of different ethnicities the company itself though one tank was misguided and the fact that so many people would have looked at this company and signed off on it before she went went out makes me think that perhaps transport for london they perhaps need more diversity training. in violent clashes erupted in berlin on sunday when anti fascist activists confronted a neo nazi march. europe's ultra rights groups gathered there to commemorate the thirtieth anniversary of the death of hitler's top henchmen rudolph hess there was a heavy police presence on the streets in a bid to separate the two groups however that didn't prevent impassioned verbal spats descending into a fist fight. however neo nazis marching in the stree

popular with some customers, but this is bad news at a very important time for the company, with transport for londonprovide anyone when it expires in september. the kenyan opposition leader raila odinga has given a defiant response to international calls for him to respect the results of last week's disputed presidential election. at a rally in the informal settlement of kibera in the capital nairobi, he urged his supporters to boycott work tomorrow. earlier i spoke to our correspondent in nairobi, anne soy, and i asked her whether mr odinga really believed he could overturn the election result. it'll be interesting to see who follows the strike, because be glad not been working all week because of the election. tuesday, the voting day, was a national holiday, and then subsequently many people stayed from work because they didn't know how the situation was going to be. so it has been a week lost in work and so, going into the second week, it's going to be a big problem for the business community. government workers were ordered back to work on friday, so it'll be interesting to see who heeds that ca

transport for london have asked the bus operator go—ahead to investigate. fell silent this afternoon. the nation's most famous clock won't chime again, except for some special occasions, until 2021. major repair work is getting underway at the houses of parliament — but some mps are unhappy at the length of time it'll take. 0ur political correspondent ben wrightjoined the crowds around big ben. as midday approached, a crowd swelled in parliament square. all eyes on the clock, waiting for the bell. there's about ten minutes to go until we hear it for the last time. what does big ben mean to you? it's just part of being british, isn't it? you're around in london and it's one of those things that's always been there. to be a part of all this, and it's going to be the last time for four years, erm, a little bit sad. and then, for now, the final chimes. chimes. protecting the hearing of workers renovating elizabeth tower is one reason parliament decided big ben must not be struck for four years, except for remembrance sunday and new year's eve. but a few mps are

transport is run, is centralised. department for transport is based in london, the people working there and now in london. te m london use to make a transport system that works for its regional economy. then, how about the funding? this is the issue. the government only recently curtailed some major rail projects. are you suggesting is somehow a pot of money we haven't thought about? they're sort of is. not a pot of government money that doesn't always have to be government done. looking at other countries, some successful model. many people think the japanese railway system is the most successful in the world. it is 100% privatised. what that means is you can have firms to set up new ra i lwa ys can have firms to set up new railways and build property along those railways and fund new development. you get new tube lines, tramlines, guided bus line guides are popping up in big japanese cities. making it all centralised is one of the key problems we have had here because you don't get the vision for the whole country. so, one good step forward might be the northern powerhouse idea. city region wills. if the

thar i think was and that's exactly what happened with the new road safe account paying by transport for london. no all of those head scarves i don't wear a headscarf and i know many people many of the people who don't that is not a function on who we are as muslims muslim women come in all shapes and sizes from all different types of nationalities different backgrounds of different ethnicities the company itself though one tank was misguided on the fact that so many people would have looked at this come and find the one that before she went went out makes me think that perhaps hopeful london they they perhaps need more drive us to training. will be back in about thirty minutes with more news in the meantime do get in touch and share your thoughts with us on facebook and twitter. here's what people have been saying about rejected in the senate it's full on. the only show i go out of my way to find you know a lot of the really packs a punch at least yap is the john oliver of r t america is doing the same we are apparently better than the things that i see people you've never heard of love redact

since then, transport for london has painted the virtual bumps in 45 undisclosed locations.tuation now. of course there is one main issue on the trains, south west trains has a special timetable for that upgrade at waterloo station. on the roads, on the a13, a bit of traffic is building up into town through barking. let's have a check on the weather now with kate kinsella. good morning. were in for a rather wet couple of days here in the south—east. heavy outbreaks of rain, some slow—moving potentially thundery showers as well and the met office has issued a yellow a weather warning for the heavy rain. not only for today but also for wednesday as well. there may be a dry spell or two first thing this morning but that rain moving in, the wind is fairly light so any heavy showers will be slow—moving and that could lead to maybe some localised flooding. it's going to feel quite cool as well, maximum temp 17 or 18. overnight tonight we could get a bit of rain but some drier spells as well. the minimum temperature quite warm, not drifting down too far from today's maximum, around

bbc london has learned that around £45 million has been spent on redundancies from transport for londonignificantly less than the overall savings. following possible strike action from unions in february, the mayor confirmed that arrangements had been made to create just over 300 newjobs across the network. a private ambulance service in hertfordshire has been told it now has four weeks to improve it's service. pas is paid £1 million a month to transport patients but some have been missing appointments and even operations. well more than a 100 complaints have now been made. the company says the delays have been due to a lack of ambulances and staff. a house for sale in north london has got art deco fans buzzing because it's gone on the market virtually untouced since it was built in the 1930s. the semi—detached house on willow road in enfield, has been described as a time capsule, with it's original fireplace and a gas cooker from 1955. built more than 80 years ago, it's now looking for a new owner for £550,000. fully furnished, of course. let's have a look at the travel situation now.

for smoke inhalation after a fire on a tube train at oxford circus in central london. the station was evacuated this morning and trains did not stop there for nearly two hours. transportve issued a statement strongly denying that their client was involved in the putney bridge jogging assault. mr bellquist was arrested yesterday and released without charge. his lawyers state that they have "irrefutable proof" that he was not in the country when the woman was assaulted on may 5th. time now to take a look at the weather forecast. outside at the moment, little cloudy, a bit of rain, but the weekends looking pretty good. some good news on the weather forecast. at the moment, wejust have good news on the weather forecast. at the moment, we just have to deal with a bit of dampness, but i do not think it is good to be much rain at all. over the next few hours, spots of rain crossing western, central and south—eastern areas, but here it has not been too bad today. sunshine earlier on, but now clouding over. a fair bit of cloud at the tonight, spots of rain, 15 or 16 celsius in some major towns and cities. tomorrow initially, it may be cloudy. particularly in some eastern and s

was a copy of a letter sent by the senior member of the metropolitan police alleging to the transport for london that uber is failing to report sex attacks and other crimes. they went as far as to say they were six assaults on passengers, and an assault that has gone unreported. they also say they think this is because uber is trying to avoid any reputational damage. this letter does go back all the way to april. what is also notable is they say in this letter, by the way, the license is under review for uber, and it is coming up september 30. could this be under consideration for the extension to operate here in london? the general manager, trying to find details as to how they have been working with metropolitan police. they have former police officers insuring they can get across help when these events do occur. they outlined how they work and how they hire experienced former metropolitan police officers and they have an uber law enforcement portal, where the police can interact directly with uber. they said that they don't routinely report things on behalf of individuals, they feel it is up

transport for london say they are investigating. and human trafficking is bigger than previously thought. joining me is the anti—slavery campaigner and barrister, cherie blair, who advises companies on complying with the modern slavery act. explain to people what this means, what is a slave in modern britain? the slavery can take many forms. we would think about women and children in prostitution for example, who could be described as slaves and then there are domestic servants. 0ne be described as slaves and then there are domestic servants. one of there are domestic servants. one of the first prosecutions under anti—slavery legislation was for nigerian couple who had a domestic worker who they mistreated and didn't pay. 0r worker who they mistreated and didn't pay. or it could be people in nail bars, there is a few young woman attracted here thinking they're coming to work. they're told their expenses are paid and they turn up and find they're owing huge debts with which they are never able to pay. many of us may come into contact

transport for london, along with the met police, are now investigating what happened.rious technology was used to damage the hearing of us embassy staff in havana. us state department officials believe covert sonic devices may have caused the severe hearing loss. cuba says it's investigating the claims. the bbc‘s will grant has the latest from havana. it sounds like a plot twist straight from the pages of the finest cold war spy novels, rather than relations between the united states and cuba in 2017. but this latest episode does appear to show that ties have taken a turn for the strange. let's just go over what we know. the state department expelled two cu ban diplomats, they're not persona non grata but they were asked to leave washington after a series of unexplained incidents led to deafness in a number of staff of the us embassy here in havana. now, it is believed that deafness, that temporary, perhaps severe loss of hearing in those members of staff came about because sonic devices were placed either inside or around their homes. it is not yet clear and the state

transport for london say they are investigating.llowing the revelation of 700,000 eggs fried dutch company at the centre of an investigation over a fertiliser being put into some of their mixtures. yesterday, the food and safety agency said that it was 71,000 and it turns out it was many more. you can tweak your questions to ask. use the hashtag eggs. in a moment a summary of the business news this hour but first , the headlines on bbc news: the national crime agency says the scale of modern slavery in the uk is far bigger than previously thought — with victims in every large town and city in the country. the war of words escalates — north korea says a plan that could see it fire four missiles near the us territory of guam will be ready in a matter of days. the food standards agency now says 700,000 contaminated eggs may have reached the uk — dutch police investigating the scandal have made two arrests. they stressed that any risk to public health is likely. time for a business update this hour. industrial output unexpectedly picked

the press office for transport for london has said the fire at holborn tube station is julie to a faulton the bakerloo line train. that was caused by an electrical fault under the train. the pictures at the time looks pretty dramatic of smoke in a train carriage. four people treated for smoke inhalation and we don't have details of whether anyone has been affected by smoke inhalation in this latest incident at holborn but we will keep you up—to—date. the important thing to note is it is not being treated as suspicious. a retired seniorjudge denzil lush says people should be far more aware of the risks of a power of attorney, which is a legal document allowing someone to make welfare or financial decisions on your behalf, when you can no longer do so. he'll be joining us shortly. right now let's catch up with the latest weather update. it's going to be a lovely day if you like sunshine and showers. if we ta ke like sunshine and showers. if we take a look around the country, you will see some of the weather watchers‘ pictures from earlier. this is kent, ramsgate. as we move across the cou

for smoke inhalation following a fire on a bakerloo line train on the london underground. the train was evacuated at oxford circus and the station was closed for a time. it has since reopened. transportng app reported more than £300 million in quarterly losses. the number of users was lower than expected and market analysts say the company has been struggling with fierce competition from rivals such as facebook‘s instagram. american singer taylor swift has told a us court that she was sexually assaulted by a radio dj four years ago during a photo shoot. yesterday, the singer took the stand in the trial, which began in denver earlier this week. the 27—year—old, who is suing dj david mueller over the incident, told the court he had grabbed her as she met fans ahead of a concert in the city. mr mueller denies the claims. let's have a look at the weekend weather prospects. the weekend is looking very promising across most of the uk. a bit of a blip today because it is a lot more cloudy compared to yesterday. there is some rain around, too. not such a pretty sky for most of us today with the cloud rolling in the atlantic. there is one area, the south—east and east anglia, where we have ha

offences corresponds with a period of good work being done by the british transport police and transport for londonit actually shows more people feel they are able to come forward because they are seeing this tackled and trained officers are taking the problem seriously. laura, couldn't you may do both, tackle the problem and also have these women only carriages? certainly toggling from personal experience, i'm sure women who have —— watching this have got ona train who have —— watching this have got on a train late at night, maybe a friday night, lots of people that had drinks and men have been inappropriate, got too close, made you feel uncomfortable. wouldn't it just be good even if it was just in the evenings to say, women can sit in here, they don't have to worry?” do understand that point of view. that is a sticking plaster rather thana that is a sticking plaster rather than a solution. it has to be about the sending a clear message that this issue, which is already so normalised, could be further normalised, could be further normalised by the idea that women should simply go somewhere else b

figures released by transport for london also showed it had boosted london's economy by £171 million.ould really like to thank all the staff who have made this possible, and certainly to say thank you to the passengers who have given itago you to the passengers who have given it a go and found it to be a very safe and convenient way to travel at night. detectives are still questioning an 18—year—old man over the murder of a teenager in croydon. 15—year—old jermaine goupall was attacked with knives and a machete while he was out with friends last week. police know some people witnessed the attack, and are urging them to come forward. three other people have been charged with murder. thousands of music lovers will be heading to chelmsford this weekend for v festival. up to 100,000 people are expected to visit hylands park, with jay—z and p!nk headlining. essex police says it is putting on extra patrols for reassurance. let's have a look at the travel situation now. 0n the tubes, there are minor delays on the central line, westbound only, but a good service elsewhere. if we look at the r

uber is facing a review of its transport for london licence to operate in the capital.smith & city line. and there are major problems at waterloo station, because of a signal failure. south west trains is asking people to avoid travelling to waterloo. disruption is expected until lunchtime. 0n the road, high road is closed between lordship lane and station road. that is because of the shooting we reported earlier. there is still access to wood green station. nine bus routes are on diversion. let's have a check on the weather now with georgina. good morning. well, it is looking like another warm day today, with some decent sunshine as well. there will be a handful of showers, as well, but i don't think all of us will see those today. this morning, we'rejust seeing some showers move off to the east, actually, and then we are left with really a mainly dry day. a bit of cloud around this morning, but even that starts to clear, to give us some sunny spells through this afternoon. some showers bubbling up, but i think many of us will miss those altogether. temperatures gettin

frustration reaching boiling point about what they see as the prioritisation of funding for big transport projects in londonour political correspondent iain watson is in westminster. is the prime minister going to come under pressure? yes, she is, you know the london evening standard, and its editor george osborne uses the paper to dispensable —— unwelcome advice to the prime minister and one commentator suggesting he was making more mischief though he is taking a bit ofa mischief though he is taking a bit of a swipe at the prime minister, his wife does have substance because he knows she will be said and down to d raft he knows she will be said and down to draft this speech to the conservative party conference and he suggests in that speech, she ought to relaunch her premiership of relaunching the northern powerhouse to show conservatives care about all parts of the country. if she does that he will take credit for getting extra investment, if she doesn‘t her shaky position might be shaken up a little bit further if you suggest she is in serious about rebalancing the economy. there will be labour politicia

more than 70,000 people have signed a petition, calling for the government to spend more on transport outside of london emerged earlier this year that more than half of england's annual £32 billion transport budget is spent in london. the former chancellor, george osborne, says a northern powerhouse rail network connecting liverpool to hull, must be established. jon kay has been speaking to passengers travelling between liverpool and manchester to gauge opinions. this train will be calling at manchester victoria, huddersfield... heading across northern england tonight, the 17.10 service from liverpool. on time, but, for some, it's just too slow. yeah, it's terrible, it's absolutely terrible. rona has spent six hours today commuting between yorkshire and merseyside and it's only 70 miles each way. it's a really long day. so for me, i left home at 6:30am this morning and i'll get home at 7:30pm tonight, so that's a very long day. so for my productivity, it impacts me tomorrow because i'm just shattered. while she is recovering, tomorrow the north of england's politicians and business leaders will be hold

for transport disruption, localised flooding. temperatures struggling under the wet weather. and for the athletics in london, what a soggy story.ds the south—east. not clearing from kent until the early hours of thursday morning. as the rain clears there could be the odd missed patch and it will be a chilly night in the countryside, those of around seven celsius. a cool start tomorrow morning, but a celsius. a cool start tomorrow morning, buta bright celsius. a cool start tomorrow morning, but a bright start and as this bond of high pressure builds its way in, we will see plenty of fine and dry weather. a chance to draw breath across the eastern and south—eastern areas where it has been worked over the last couple of days. brighter skies, spells of sunshine and that is the story across the country. some cloud and patchy rain across the far north—west of scotland. temperatures north—west of scotland. temperatures no great shakes, but 26 degrees in sunshine with light winds and it won't feel too bad. it stays fine into the evening, but cloud and rain and strong winds into the north—west. that is friday's weather, banned the rain

continued to sing truth to power hundred deadly superbugs on london's transport system to three hundred thousand unaccompanied children looking for safety around the world we go underground all the news buried by the mainstream media all this and more coming over but two of growing up to grow. now if mubarak tanks that's a seventy billion dollars potential loss and you point out it's mostly private investors which would include let's say goldman sachs and others but if these folks like a goldman sachs suffer any losses at all remember they've anchored on the government for a bailout so they could go to the government say over blew up we need to bail out and the government because it's staffed by goldman sachs employees mostly trump they would rubber stamp that bailout and then to pay for the bailout they'd have to go into people's pension accounts and they have to grab that money or wells fargo and go into your personal account and grab that money. we all willingly accepted the risk of being shot wounded taken prisoner but noone signed up to be friggin poisoned by our own people that was your biological and chemical products said

for londoners and for people around the country. rail services in the midlands, wales, and across the north will also be disrupted. transports say it is well overdue. there has been historic underinvestment in the railway going back decades, and some of what is going on this weekend, notjust at euston, but at waterloo, london bridge, and elsewhere on the rail network, is about putting that right and actually providing better and more reliable services. euston isn't the only station affected in london. work will also be happening at waterloo, london bridge, liverpool street, and paddington. roads are also expected to be busier than normal, especially on monday. traffic is going to build through the course of the weekend, it is actually going to pick on monday with around 5 million leisure journeys on our roads. that is people headed back after the school holidays ahead of the new school term starting but also people looking to enjoy day trips. passengers on roads, railways are in airports are being advised to give themselves plenty of time to travel to avoid disruption. 0ur correspondents adina campbell is at euston station

government is all about bashing london, but it is making sure that the north gets what they see as a fair share of money and commitment from national government for transport london projects, at the detriment of the rest of the uk and crucially to the north of england. for his part, chris grayling says the government is spending £13 billion in this parliament which is a record for any government in history, he says, to improve transport systems in the north, like introducing smart motorways on the m1 and in sections of the m62, and he is committed to helping those in the north of england in improving their transport. dan, we will hear more as the meeting progresses. thank you. some of the downpours across northern part of england. clearing north—east in the next couple of hours and things improved slightly. already some are better conditions across parts of the south and west but across scotland a lot of cloud and rain, the weather improving as the day goes on. these sharers merging into a longer spells of rain pushing north and east, western parts of scotland and brightening but the best in the sunshine for the south and west with temperatures up to about

for londoners and for people around the country. rail services in the midlands, wales, and across the north will also be disrupted. transports say it is well overdue. there has been historic underinvestment in the railway going back decades, and some of what is going on this weekend, not just at euston, but at waterloo, london bridge, and elsewhere on the rail network, is about putting that right and actually providing better and more reliable services. euston isn't the only station affected in london. work will also be happening at waterloo, london bridge, liverpool street, and paddington. roads are also expected to be busier than normal, especially on monday. traffic is going to build through the course of the weekend. it is actually going to peak on monday with around 5 million leisure journeys on our roads. that is people headed back after the school holidays ahead of the new school term starting, but also people looking to enjoy day trips. passengers on roads, railways or in airports are being advised to give themselves plenty of time to travel to avoid disruption. our correspondent dan whitworth is on the m6 near knut

and euston station in london has reopened after an exploding e—cigarette sparked an evacuation. the station was closed for around 90 minutes while british transport incident. officers explained that a "small contained explosion" had caused the security alert and that nobody was injured. theresa may has been accused of "watering down" plans to tackle excessive executive pay. from nextjune, britain's biggest firms will have to reveal how much more their chief executives are paid, compared with the average worker. but critics have called the government's attempt to make boardrooms more transparent and accountable "feeble" and not as radical as originally planned. our business editor simonjack reports. a leadership and an election pitch to a party and a public that had lost faith in big business. we all know that in recent years the reputation of business as a whole has been bruised. that when a minority of businesses and business figures appear to game the system and work to a different set of rules. i'm putting you on warning, this can't go on any more, a change has got to come and this party is going to make it. applause since then, promises have

more than 70,000 people have signed a petition, calling for the government to spend more on transport outside of london than half of england's annual £32 billion transport budget, is spent in london. the former chancellor, george osborne says a northern powerhouse rail network connecting liverpool to hull, must be established. our north of england correspondent fiona trott reports. life beyond westminster. leeds is the uk's largest legal and financial centre outside london. but could it be better connected to boost northern businesses? hi dan, are you all right? this online gambling company is one of leeds' biggest employers. 50% of the people we spoke to said the commute was just too difficult, even a0 or 50 miles away, so improving transport links, particularly rail, would really help our business. today the former chancellor says a high—speed link between liverpool and hull is the answer. well, if the government is serious about building a northern powerhouse, it needs to commit to high—speed links between the northern cities, so we bring those cities together and then the whole of the north will be

put them into the lead with that, being able to use it for payments, here in london where we are, you are used to seeing people using public transporttheir iment phone on to, as they get on to a bus 01’ phone on to, as they get on to a bus oran phone on to, as they get on to a bus or an underground. that area of innovation and the branding apple has around that has given them a big lead in services over some of the other smart based phones. 1.2 billion iphones sold. so we look at the numbers and it seems like it's up the numbers and it seems like it's up and up and china is a problem. a, they have got a lot of tough competition and the regulatory environment is tough too? the competition there is the big thing. apple is a premium product. they charge a lot of money for it. there area charge a lot of money for it. there are a lot of much lower cost competitors in china based on the android operating system, notjust samsung, but local chinese providers who are proving to be extremely popular and i guess there is a lot of loyalty from chinese customers to chinese providers as well. so apple has got a challenge there to try and make the

for londoners and for people around the country. rail services in the midlands, wales, and across the north will also be disrupted. transportsay it is well overdue. there has been historic underinvestment in the railway going back decades, and some of what is going on this weekend, not just at euston, but at waterloo, london bridge, and elsewhere on the rail network, is about putting that right and actually providing better and more reliable services. euston isn't the only station affected in london. work will also be happening at waterloo, london bridge, liverpool street, and paddington. roads are also expected to be busier than normal, especially on monday. traffic is going to build through the course of the weekend. it is actually going to peak on monday with around 5 million leisure journeys on our roads. that is people headed back after the school holidays ahead of the new school term starting, but also people looking to enjoy day trips. passengers on roads, railways or in airports are being advised to give themselves plenty of time to travel to avoid disruption. 0ur correspondents adina campbell is at euston station a

transport disruption and localised flooding. temperatures struggling under the wet weather. for the world athletics in london the rain clears and needs clear skies behind, there will be missed and in the countryside could see lows of seven celsius. cool start tomorrow, but a bright start and as this bump of high pressure builds its way in, we will see plenty of iron and dry weather. a chance to draw breath across these eastern areas where it has been so wet. brighter skies and spells of sunshine and that is the story across the country. some cloud apache rain across the far north—west of scotland. temperatures, 16 to 22 degrees. it won't feel too bad and stays fine into the evening. cloud and rain with strong winds up to the north—west. but it's friday, band of rain working its way from west to east with blustery conditions. gales for a time towards the north—west. you might be thinking it doesn't bode well for the weekend. but it looks like we will clearly is whether from subway to the east and a ridge of high pressure will start to build its way in. so for the weekend, prospects not too bad. it should be l

for londoners and people around the country. rail services in the midlands, wales and the north will also be disrupted. transporte. there has been historic underinvestment in the real be going back decades and some of what is going on this weekend, notjust at euston, but what lou, london bridge and elsewhere, is about putting that right and treating more reliable services. euston is not the only station affected in london. work will also be happening at waterloo, london bridge and paddington. roads are also expected to be busier than normal, especially on monday. traffic will build over the weekend and it will peak on monday, with around 5 million leisure journeys on oui’ around 5 million leisure journeys on our road. that is people heading back over the school holidays, also people looking to enjoy a date trip. passengers are being advised to give themselves plenty of time to travel to avoid disruption. adding that give us this update from euston station. this is what the bank holiday friday rush hour looks like. queues of people building as they look at the information board is hoping to make their way home to

for defence. transporters have been moved to places where they can intercept any north korean launch. in athletics there was major disappointment forjamaican usain bolt at the world athletics championships in london30—year—old pulled up injured in the men's 100 metre relay which was eventually won by great britain. ina career in a career decorated in glory, there was not a golden ending to usain bolt‘s career. he pulled up injured in the men's relay final while running the final leg for jamaica. the race unexpectedly won by great britain much to the excitement of the home crowd. meanwhile, in the women's relay, gold for the united states with the british team taking silver in a close and exciting race. mo farah, also bowed out of track competition ata also bowed out of track competition at a major championship. the home favourite had been hoping to com plete favourite had been hoping to complete a historic double in the 5000 metres after securing gold in the 10,000 metres. however he was pushed into second place by the ethiopian runner. he will now concentrate on the marathon. in the women's 100 concentrate on the marathon. in the women's100 metres hurdles, a triumphant return to the former olymp

transport has been called for by two lobby groups, representing thousands of companies across the north of england. more than 70,000 people have signed a petition, demanding that the government spend more outside londonde a faster link — between london and birmingham — then on to manchester, leeds and crewe. but businesses want a commitment to hs3, which would cutjourney times across the country from west to east. jon kay has been speaking to passengers, travelling between liverpool and manchester, to gauge opinions. this train will be calling at manchester victoria, huddersfield... heading across northern england tonight, the 17.10 service from liverpool. on time, but for some it's just too slow. yeah, it's terrible, it's absolutely terrible. rona has spent six hours today commuting between yorkshire and merseyside and it's only 70 miles each way. it's a really long day. so for me, i left home at 6:30am this morning and i'll get home at 7:30pm tonight, so that's a very long day. so for my productivity, it impacts me tomorrow because i'm just shattered. while she is recovering, tomorrow the north of england's politicians and business leaders will be holding a summit to discuss building a high—speed l

transport outside of london. the government has said it is investing billions of pounds across the north. for a century, a total solar eclipse has swept across america. millions of people watched as the moon passed in front of the sun, casting a deep shadow more than 60 miles wide across earth. our science correspondent pallab ghosh joined the sky watchers in oregon. they came in their tens of thousands, like pilgrims, to the tiny town of madras. they came to witness one of nature's great spectacles. it is a quarter past ten in the morning but it seems like my time. we arejust in the morning but it seems like my time. we are just a few seconds away from the total eclipse and the moon has almost completely covered the sun. it looks like a smiley face in the sky. the sun dimms to an eerie pale light. —— dims. up above, a thin smile in the sky. and then a flash. a diamond ring. and then the moon blocks the sun's bright disc, its atmosphere normally washed away by the solar lights now appears as a halo around the moon. it seems like a shimmering black pearl, hanging in the sky. this was definitel

for defence. japanese transporters have been moved to places where they could intercept any missile launch. a man's been arrested on suspicion of murdering a mother and daughter at a house in north londonat a property in golders green last night. a 27 year—old man is in police custody. a man arrested on suspicion of pushing a woman into the path of an oncoming bus on a bridge in west london has been eliminated from the investigation. eric bellquist was arrested on thursday but his lawyer said there was irrefutable proof he was in the us at the time. the metropolitan police say he'll face no further action. the jogger is still being sought by officers. kenya's opposition has accused the government of "state terror" and of killing its supporters, following the disputed re—election of president uhuru kenyatta. the country's human rights office says twenty—four people have died during protests but there are claims the figure is much higher. 0pposition leaders appealed for calm, but said they did not recognise the outcome of the election. from nairobi alastair leithead reports. after a night of violence, the ambulances brought out the injured from the worst—hit neighbourhoods. some had bull

that is almost boiling over for many who will be there as to what they see as a prioritisation by national government to spend money on public transport in the capital in london and potentially the rest of the uk. also that frustration from those leaders i think mirrored by many members of the public in the north of england. 70,000 people have signed a petition demanding more money from national government for public sector transport projects. we wait to see what happens out of that meeting. the government, it says it is spending billions of pounds to better connect communities in the north and indeed improvejourneys. thank you. a joke about the new pound coin has been named the funniest of the edinburgh festival fringe. ken cheng won the tenth annual dave's funniestjoke of the fringe, triumphing over the likes of tim vine and frankie boyle, among many others. this is thejoke. i'm not a fan of the new pound coin. but then again, i hate all change. it is also about the delivery. with me now is adele cliff , who's joke was featured on the top 15 list. she's performing her show cliff notes at the edinburgh fringe. you perhaps change the timing to appear on telly

transport outside of london. the government has said it is investing billions of pounds across the north. last month, the think—tank ippr north launched a petition calling for england, which was signed by nearly 30,000 people. luke raikes is a senior researcher there and joins us live from salford. good morning. how is needed, first of all, is this sort of development? a high—speed rail link across the north. it is very much needed. it's not the only thing the north needs but it is one of the top priorities. if the north had received the upper capita that london has received over the last ten years, we would have received £59 billion more. it's good for people in london and across the country if we invest in the north as the chancellor suggests. country if we invest in the north as the chancellor suggestslj country if we invest in the north as the chancellor suggests. i remember doing the route and it's one of those weeks i think george osborne has mentioned this morning, i went from liverpool to hull. it involved a change in manchester and it took a long time. the train was absolutely packed. perhaps for those who don't travel cross—country, could you desc

for about 30 minutes. london ambulance service the they have looked over three people that none of them needed to be treated in hospital. british transporthas happened. ina told us what exactly has happened. in a statement, they said that the passenger train had railed at a slow pace leaving the station when it struck a stationary freight and they are now investigating. finally from southwest trains, they have released a statement and they are urging people at the moment not to use their network and they are also saying that people should expect disruptions to last until the end of the day. thank you very much. in a separate incident, a train appears to have hit the buffers at kings cross station. transport police says two people sustained minor injuries. this image posted on social media appears to show a train being examined by workers at the end of the platform. and in another incident, holborn underground station was temporarily closed this morning after what appears to have been a fire on a train. you can see the smoke there. the station was evacuated after smoke started coming from a faulty train. state media in north korea says th