only in the uk city of culture. and a little bit further downstream, an incredible theatrical production has been taking place. it was called flood and they filmed it on the water using pyrotechnics and light sounds and it was fantastic. we went behind—the—scenes as they made it for bbc two. the rains have been getting worse day by day. something terrible is happening. there are ways, she wanted to save them. please, help us. is that how far faith can carry us? it is a story about a catastrophic flood, imagining a future where water in colts europe, thousands stranded or become refugees and the last city is an island and it is a story that is being told across a whole year in hull. tell me how i can save them, save the world. flood is about a flood that happens 20 years in the future and the whole of europe is overtaken by a huge tidal wave and it looks like the impact on the people who live in our floating city. the idea of being overwhelmed by water and by people is something we can all appreciate and empathise wi

uk pride comes to the city of culture.r. and bringing comedy and curiosity to the world of museums, bill bailey

welcome to summer in the uk city of culture. and summer means festivals.

and, according to an april 2016 announcement from the uk's global cities business alliance, they haveecome the most expensive in the world. a reason for this is that investors who have given up on stocks have returned to real estate investment. ♪ prices of newly-built home in 70 major chinese cities have surged by up to 60% in the last 12 months. in fact, some housing in beijing is so costly, buyers cannot be found. property prices have gone up by more than $500 u.s. per square meter in just over one year. and the closer you get to central beijing, the higher the prices. the pricier units are almost $15,000 per square meter. the surge in prices has made it challenging for people to buy their dream home. many are moving to the suburbs, in search of affordable rent, leading to long commutes. the city's average commute time is now the second-longest in the world. people from all corners of the country come to the capital in search of business opportunities. but, unless they are very successful, it is difficult to live here. the sudden rise in property prices in beijing has created a seri

city weather is so different from coast or countryside. this time on weather world, we're at the highest point of the uk's biggest city, uncovering the secretsurban weather. and finding out why heatwaves hit cities and those of us who live in them the hardest. we take to the rooftops of london to see just how man—made environments can change the weather. what are you hoping to achieve in the future? when we do weather forecasts, we will give more detailed forecasts, so there will be differences between different parts of the city. also on weather world: out of nowhere. the driver's—eye view of mudslides and storms, as we take a meteorological tour of the world. scorching summer in southern europe and the deadly consequences of wildfires that rage out of control. watch the birth of a flood as it surges down a dry riverbed, to the floods that sweep away everything in their path and the disaster they cause. plus, cold comfort. the blanket response to melting glaciers in the austrian alps. scientists have realised there has been an unprecedented glacial melt, so the questions now are how serious is that melt and what can they do to stop it? welc

london, one of only two uk cities to feature, came 53rd out of 140. if you are wondering, the other citysday. everton have signed gylfi sigurdsson from swansea city for a club record fee believed to be around £45 million. the iceland international has signed a five year deal, he says he hopes to "create goals and score goals". sigurdsson was an important player for swansea last season, scoring nine times as he helped them avoid relegation. scotland‘s catriona matthew has been called up to replace the injured suzanne pettersen as europe prepare to take on the usa in the solheim cup. matthew who‘s 47 has played in nine solheim cups. norwegian pettersen has been receiving treatment for a recurrent back injury. play starts in iowa tomorrow. england and ireland can reach the semi—finals of the rugby world cup later. england, the defending champions, have made six changes for their match against usa in dublin. victory would guarantee them a place in the last four. the host nation ireland know they have to beat france to reach the semis. wales also play — but they can‘t progress. kei nishikori

there have been a number of flooding storms in the city this summer. in the ukt start to the summer. this is cornwall, injuly. and in coverack, the torrential rain and hail lasted over an hour, causing a flash flood to sweep through the village, taking everything it could carry towards the sea. this woman found her elderly mother's walking frame among the piles of debris and next to it even her kitchen sink. it's happened. we can't put it back. you just have to get on and carry on and do what we can. we'll get back to normal. we're cornish! earlier in the summer, a heatwave provoked an unusual protest at a devon school. boys told they couldn't wear shorts in the heat, because it wasn't official school uniform, wore skirts instead. ti‘gg;ga;:}~§:: z<~ezxéfi ;’7f7 7t,, that's enough of that. betttétsreaflth‘z‘s“ —— lynx; as. 9715.25 a'ssgfifbg»;ée;g;~ .. .. . are also heating the air above them at different levels, different rising of that air. that goes on to affect the air around us in the city, but also the weather too. ben crawford is monitoring just how much th

there have been a number of flooding storms in the city this summer. in the uk summer. this is cornwall injuly. and in coverack, the torrential rain and hail lasted over an hour, causing a flash flood to sweep through the village, taking everything it could carry towards the sea. this woman found her elderly mother's walking frame among the piles of debris and next to it, even her kitchen sink. it's happened. we can't put it back. you just have to get on and carry on and do what we can. we'll get back to normal. we're cornish! earlier in the summer, a heatwave provoked an unusual protest at a devon school. boys told they couldn't wear shorts in the heat because it wasn't official school uniform wore skirts instead. everyone was like, "oh, if everyone else does it, they can't stop anyone else doing it," so they might bring shorts back for the summer. well, girls are allowed to wear skirts all year round. they get cold legs and we have to sit there sweating! the school says as hot weather becomes more common, it may consider a change. protest is real! we are back

and, according to an april 2016 announcement from the uk's global cities business alliance, they have expensive in the world. a reason for this is that investors who have given up on stocks have returned

hull has been celebrating a year as uk city of culture — and the events planned for the last few months how good has this year been so far? the fourth tell the world season starts in october and all thejuicy details have just been announced. the exciting programme for the next 3 months includes large—scale public artworks like a hall for hull, an installation and venue in its own right. there is more excellent theatre in store including a brand—new adaptation of the bestselling novel a short history of tractors in ukraine. the hull of the future is the setting for a new series of short sci—fi films entitled 2097 we made ourselves over. the eyes of the art world will be firmly on hull as the winner of the 2017 turner prize is announced and a spectacular light show will run in hull's old town from december into january. so bring it on, let us tell the world how amazing hull is. it is looking pretty good there. visitors to one american museum are being invited to spend a penny in a solid gold toilet. an italian artist and sculptor has created the fully functional 18—carat gold lavatory at

national crime agency says the scale of the problem in the uk is far more prevalent than previously thought. it says every large town and cityuk is now home to victims. police investigating an assault after a jogger appeared to push a woman into the path of an oncoming bus in putney have arrested a 41—year—old man on suspicion of causing grievous bodily harm. and from despair to delight — just two days after being barred from the heats of the world athletics championship 200 metres, isaac makwala gets a chance to run for gold in tonight's final. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. north korea has called donald trump bereft of reason, saying only absolute force can work on him as it gave more details about its threat to an american military base in the western pacific. the regime — which is reported to have developed the ability to attach nuclear warheads to its missiles — says it's considering firing four rockets towards the american territory of guam. president trump says north korea's threats will be met with fire and fury. south korea has appealed for calm. our correspondent yogita limaye reports. one more fierce mess

so there is no willingness to create problems for the city of london or the uk. problems for the city of london or the uk. but one is to recognise that we have, we have eight common concern, that is an enormous concern, and that is financial stability. i mean, wejust went through — the world just went through an enormous financial crisis. we know it is absolutely key to have the capacity to regulate and supervise, with full capacity, and full powers, the financial sector, and a financial activities. and when you have financial stability concerns, you have to make, to take decisions as to what is best or worse in the different options that are offered to you, and only those responsible for the monetary area can do that. so it must be the eu institutions having this power. and i cannot imagine — if it was imaginable that the city of london or the part that is dealing with the euro, would be regulated by eu institutions, where the judge would be in the european court ofjustice, but the central bank, with full, 100% power, would be the ecb, or the euro system, and th

city. the uk's national crime agency says there are likely to be tens of thousands of victims. and this is trending on bbc.com. pop star, taylor swift, has described in court the moment she says she was groped by radio dj, david mueller. the pair were being photographed ahead of a concert. she alleges he reached under her skirt and fondled her. mr mueller denies the charges. stay with bbc news. and the top story here in the uk: the food standards agency says 700,000 potentially contaminated eggs from dutch farms have been sent to the uk, up from an earlier estimate ofjust 21,000. the agency said it was very unlikely that there was a risk to public health. now on bbc news, all the latest business news live from singapore. more troubles for the founder and formal boss of uber. a lawsuit for fraud. and how much is too much? we break down what expecting parents should be expecting for their newborns. good morning, asia. hello, world. welcome to another edition of asia business report. it's a friday. thank you forjoining us. i'm rico hizon. we start off with uber. the former chief e

they have found that this is a problem in every large town and city in the uk.he numbers but they say the previous estimates of up to 13,000 are woefully short of where they think the mark is. that suggests this has been around for a lot longer and that someone somewhere has been dragging their feet, perhaps. this is the criticism today about this. what we have had, new laws in place under a modern slavery bill which was passed two years ago. that bill was supposed to increase sentencing and create the anti—slavery commissioner to coordinate work. he said last night in a newspaper interview that he had real concerns that there had been a lot of feet being dragged on this issue because he said there was intelligence on national databases about the criminal gangs and people who were victims from all sorts of nationalities which simply had not been acted upon fast enough. we know anecdotally that some police forces locally have been more focused on this than others. the nca this morning said there had been a sea change in its response in the last six months. they a

headlines at 11:00pm: slavery, trafficking and sexual exploitation can be found in every major city across the ukviously thought. president trump sends another warning to north korea as he spells out the consequences to pyongyang of any plans to attack. nhs waiting lists for routine surgery hit a ten—year high in england. other key targets including urgent referral for cancer care have also been missed.

tonight at ten, victims of modern slavery in every large town and city across the uk. the national crime agency says tens of thousands of people are being held against their will and exploited. it's horrible, i tell you it's just horrible. you cannot even now ijust feel like, my heart starts beating a little bit. i'm arresting you on suspicion of modern slavery. the scale of modern slavery in britain is much bigger than previously thought, say the authorities, with hundreds of police investigations under way. they're getting limited finances that are coming from and controlled by the boss, their living accomodation is being controlled by the boss, and the boss has taken their id and passport documents. we have a special report on the teams trying to rescue the victims and track down the perpetrators. also tonight. president trump steps up his warnings to north korea as he spells out the consequences of any plans to attack. they should be very, very nervous. i'll tell you what. and they should be very nervous. because things will happen to them like they never thought p

human trafficking has become so widespread that there are victims in every large town and city in britain. the uk'ss there are likely to be tens of thousands of victims. here's our social affairs correspondent, dominic casciani. another day, another anti—slavery operation. over the last six months, the national crime agency has co—ordinated operations to smash trafficking and slavery gangs. this suspected brothel run in north—east england isjust one of many that's been raided. today, a new analysis from the agency suggests the true scale of modern slavery is far greater than previously expected. this man from croatia was coerced into hard labour. a gang controlled his life for four months until he got out. it is just horrible. just horrible. even now ijust feel like my heart has stopped beating a little bit. i think we cannot call them people. modern—day slaves are attracted to the uk by gangs promising a better life and coerced into work they can't escape from. women forced into prostitution make up to £600 a day. men are trapped to work in food processing and agriculture. they are on the high str

crime agency has been spence fig efforts it has found it is a problem in every large town and city in the ukt quantify the estimates, but the previous estimates, but the previous estimates are very short of mark. which suggests this has been around for a lot longer and someone somewhere has been dragging their feet. i think that is the criticism today. what we have had in the last two years today. what we have had in the last two yea rs is today. what we have had in the last two years is new laws under a modern slavely will passed by parliament that. was supposed to increase sentencing and create an anti—slavery commissioner. he last night said in a newspaper interview he had real concerns that there had been a lot of feet being dragged on this, because he said there was intelligence on national data bases about the gangs and the victims which hadn't been acted upon fast enough and we know anecdotally that some police forces locally have been more focussed on this than others. the nca this morning in its defence said that there had been a sea—change in its response over the last six month an

learned is because of -- because of the occupy wall street protests earlier this decade, in 2014, uk berkeley city of beckly was sued by occupy rioters who were arrested. they were sued for wrongful arrest violation of their civil rights. the city of berkeley entered into a settlement agreement with what a consent decree and agreed that unless somebody's about to be killed, the police are not going to step in and intervene. so, i didn't know that was the policy, i'm sure my friends at the berkeley policy republicans didn't know that was a policy, but that's the policy on the screen there. screen there. they were merely property damage. it was merely starbucks being broken into. it was merely windows being broken and flames and people being beaten on the head with metal bars and the police have a policy not to intervene. that's the backdrop of which we doom to our later events in the smesic. so before i get to that though earlier this year, all in the same semester and other campuses, we had heather mcdonald who was being prevented from speaking at mckenna college in southern california. we have a

headlines at 11:00pm: slavery, trafficking and sexual exploitation can be found in every major city across the uk and the scale of the crime is much higher than previously thought. president trump sends another warning to north korea as he spells out the consequences to pyongyang of any plans to attack. nhs waiting lists for routine surgery hit a ten—year high in england. other key targets including urgent referral for cancer care have also been missed. national crime agency says modern slavery and people trafficking in the uk is a far larger problem than previously thought. it is victims are likely to be found anywhere from the high street to a farm. there are likely to be tens of thousands of people affected. more than 300 police operations are currently targeting the criminals involved and in the months of may and june, 111 arrests were made across the uk. jeremy cooke has been given exclusive access to teams working to combat modern slavery. i should warn you his report contains flashing images. 0n the move in bradford. sounds like they need our help. martin is an investigator with the charit

city. the uk's national crime agency says there are likely to be tens of thousands of victims.roped by radio dj, david mueller. the pair were being photographed ahead of a concert. she alleges he reached under her skirt and fondled her. mr mueller denies the charges. stay with bbc news. and the top story here in the uk: the food standards agency says 700,000 potentially contaminated eggs from dutch farms have been sent to the uk,

human trafficking has become so widespread that there are victims in every large town and city in britain. the uk'se agency says there are likely to be tens of thousands of victims. here's our social affairs correspondent, dominic casciani. another day, another antislavery operation. over the last six months, the national crime agency has automated operations to smash trafficking and slavery gang is. this suspected brothel in north—east england isjust this suspected brothel in north—east england is just one of many being raided. today, new analysis from the agency suggest the true scale of modern slavery is far greater than previously expected. this man from croatia was coerced into hard labour. a gang controlled his life forfour months labour. a gang controlled his life for four months until he got out. labour. a gang controlled his life for four months until he got outm is just horrible. even for four months until he got outm isjust horrible. even now for four months until he got outm is just horrible. even now i feel like my heart has stopped beating a little bit. i feel like like my heart has s

national crime agency says the scale of the problem in the uk is far more prevalent than previously thought. it says every large town and city

throughout the uk in all cities, international stu d e nts the uk in all cities, international studentsolicy that's based upon data, based upon a clear indication of what the international student body brings. and we think this is very much to be welcomed. indeed, we have called for this for a number of years. so how could that sort of data influence your policy at the university? well, the first point to make is that we have been told that international students overstay their welcome, we now know from the data released this morning from the data released this morning from the data released this morning from the home office study that the number of students not going back after they have studied at university is approximately 3%. we have been told before that it was half the students who didn't go back to their own country. so we feel this allows us to take more international students, get more international students, get more international students, get more international students coming to the uk. they add £13 billion per year into the export and into the country so we think this giv

tonight at ten, victims of modern slavery in every large town and city across the uk.xploited. it's horrible, i tell you it's just horrible. you cannot

uk pride comes to the city of culture.and cheery city to the museums. from two feet away, however the pistol ball did not strike him and instead struck a hedgehog. it is the cultural quarter of the city. and this happens. there are more than 200 bands here today. 200 bands playing across 1a stages with 13,000 people descending here. you can clearly excitement and the vibe. 0ne can clearly excitement and the vibe. one of the land here today is the happy endings. a couple of months ago they were playing at glastonbury, but tonight they are here. it was like i had made it. 0nly here. it was like i had made it. only a few months ago, you were at glastonbury, how does this compare? that is a different animal. i had as much fun playing earlier as i did at glastonbury. do you think city of culture has made a difference?‘ glastonbury. do you think city of culture has made a difference? a lot of people are looking to see what all the fuss is about and i think it is nice. i have sensed a lift. when you went to glastonbury do people

this week, the national crime agency warned modern slavery and human trafficking was in every uk town and cityntre for the study of modern slavery. very good morning to you. it feels like just recently, because of this recent court case, and because of that investigation which took place before, there is a new focus on what is emerging as a really big problem. give us 0ne one of the first things to say is that the estimates of the numbers of people enslaved in the uk, which has been put at around 13,000, is probably an underestimate. i think the national crime agency would agree. because there is more focus on itand agree. because there is more focus on it and because of the modern slavery act being introduced into the uk in 2015, more cases are being uncovered all the time in lots of different industries, including farming, factories, hotels, nail bars, et cetera, as was the more traditional ones like sexual exploitation and domestic servitude. that is it, isn't it? that recognition of what modern slavery is. lots of people would be confused as to how one is dragged into modern slavery. what

and human trafficking has become so widespread there are victims in every large town and city in britain. the uk's national crime agency says there are likely to be tens of thousands of victims. there were 111 arrests across the uk in may and june. canada is investigating why at least one of its diplomats stationed in cuba has needed treatment for hearing loss and headaches. american diplomats in havana have also experienced strange physical symptoms. us media suggest cuban agents may have used a covert sonic device that causes hearing loss. one of britain's most successful playwright is best known for his shows about the middle class. he is now entering the world of science fiction forfirst time. now entering the world of science fiction for first time. his new play debuts at the edinburgh festival today. it is set 100 is from now when a deadly contagion has separated men from women. it was, i think, an attempt by me to bridge my ageing writing personality to a younger generation, and the way to do that, i thought, was through the medium of science fiction. science fiction is a great leveller. it

something that obviously they don't do there in the uk but here in new york city, you can't get a drink a.m. >> and i for one am outraged. >> you can get a drink at 6:00. >>> elvis presley, today marks the 40th anniversary of the legendary singer's death. >> after a groundbreaking career in music and the movies presley died on this day in 1977 from an apparent heart attack. devoted fans from around the world line up at his home in graceland overnight to make the solemn procession past presley's grave. >> it's hard to believe it's been 40 year, but for years they've been able to do this event for free. but this year it's costing them nearly $29 each and many elvis fans aren't happy about it. of course, his ex-wife and his daughter are all part of this celebration of life for elvis that takes place every year. >> all right. >>> well, 7-eleven is expanding bring your own cup day to two days. this friday and saturday. >> in other news, we love 7-eleven, from 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. participating stores will fill almost any container with the sluee for $1.50. >> all right. the cup has to be

human trafficking has become so widespread that there are victims in every large town and city in britain. the uk's national crime agency says there are likely to be tens of thousands of victims. 111 arrests were made across the uk in may and june. the us and canada are investigating reports that cuba may have used a sonic device to damage the hearing of its diplomatic staff in havana. the us said its diplomats were taken ill. one canadian is reported to have had hearing loss and headaches. washington has expleed two cu ban diplomats. now on bbc news, hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. i'm stephen sackur. venezuela's political and economic crisis is precariously poised. the maduro regime is determined to rewrite the constitution to strengthen its grip on power. the opposition is intent on using mass protest to bring the government down. the current stand—off is not sustainable, but which side will prevail? my guest is isaias medina, until last month the venezuelan diplomat at the un. now an anti—maduro dissident. can maduro outlast his enemies? isaias medina, welcome to hardtalk. thank you. thank you s

uk over decades. the big car plants, other manufacturers in the city, japanese banks. will be wanting to reassure japanese politicians and businesses that brexit is not going to jeopardise their investments in the uk. they have, for many years, seen the uk, in part, as a gateway into the uk, in part, as a gateway into the eu, into the single market. i think she is going to have lots of questions thrown at her about how exactly questions thrown at her about how exa ctly 5 he questions thrown at her about how exactly she sees the next 18 months, two or three years unfolding through the transition and beyond. she will also want to be starting to do some preparatory work for a future uk and japan trade deal, although formal negotiations cannot begin until we are out of the eu. tropical storm harvey, which caused devastating flooding in texas before drifting back out to sea, has begun to move inland again over louisiana. 20 people have died and 30,000 have been forced from their homes, as a record downpour has left large parts of the city of houston underwater. jonny dymond

in the guardian financial pages, the booming economy in the city of london and rising house prices has pushed the uk's wealth past the £10 trillion mark. the lloyds bank research says this could help fuel the current debate around inequality in britain. le figaro reports on french president emanuel macron who is facing a backlash over plans to create an office of "first lady" for his wife brigitte. critics feel such a move, at a time of public spending cuts would need to be sanctioned by a referendum. more than 220,000 people have signed an online petition against the plan. the telegraph leads with comments made by a former head of a uk government electronic spy agency who said british children should be encouraged to spend more time online to improve their digital skills. robert hannigan said it is a "patriotic duty" for the next generation to improve their cyber skills to help protect the country. the times looks at plans by the uk home office to scrap landing cards for millions of travellers from outside europe. some have questioned the move as it could threaten to undermine border security. and fi

learned is because of -- because of the occupy wall street protests earlier this decade, in 2014, uk berkeley city of beckly was sued by occupy rioters who were arrested. they were sued for wrongful arrest violation of their civil rights. the city of berkeley entered into a settlement agreement with what a consent decree and agreed that unless somebody's about to be killed, the police are not going to step in and intervene. so, i didn't know that was the policy, i'm sure my friends at the berkeley policy republicans didn't know that was a policy, but that's the policy on the screen there. they were merely property damage. it was merely starbucks being broken into. it was merely windows being broken and flames and people being beaten on the head with metal bars and the police have a policy not to intervene. that's the backdrop of which we doom to our later events in the smesic. so before i get to that though earlier this year, all in the same semester and other campuses, we had heather mcdonald who was being prevented from speaking at mckenna college in southern california. we have a federal judge

in the guardian financial pages, the booming economy in the city of london and rising house prices has pushed the uk's the lloyds bank research says this could help fuel the current debate around inequality in britain. le figaro reports on french president emanuel macron who is facing a backlash over plans to create an office of "first lady" for his wife brigitte. critics feel such a move, at a time of public spending cuts would need to be sanctioned by a referendum. more than 220,000 people have signed an online petition against the plan. the telegraph leads with comments made by a former head of a uk government electronic spy agency who said british children should be encouraged to spend more time online to improve their digital skills.