she has two stewart this place, the uk supreme court, —— she has to steward this place, the uk supremet will have to determine what weight to give to rulings of the ecj. we know the relationship between the uk and the ecj is one that is a matter of hot dispute during the current negotiations. it will be judging period. the eyes in particular of the pro—brexit press will be on her laser—like. but it is a very significant day, we have the first female president of the uk supreme court. campaigners have accused boots of refusing to cut the cost of one of its morning—after pills, despite calls from campaigners to do so. the emergency contraceptive called levonelle costs nearly £30 in boots, but tesco have recently reduced the price to £13.50. the british pregnancy advisory service has called on all pharmacies to do the same, as they explained to my colleague joanna gosling a little bit earlier. i think women need access, rapid access to emergency conception when their regular method fails, many are reliant on user dependent methods, condom is, pills, which can frequently fail or be forgott

at the uk supreme court, with charlie's parents sitting behind, the hospital's barrister said his sufferingd end. the reality is that charlie can't see, he can't hear, he can't move, he can't cry, he can't swallow. immensely sadly, his condition is one that affords him no benefit. an american doctor offering to treat charlie with this experimental powder had not seen his full medical records and it took six months before he came to london to examine him. finally, on monday, at the high court, charlie's parents abandoned their legal fight to keep him alive, saying that time had run out. our son is an absolute warrior and we could not be prouder of him and we will miss him terribly. his body, heart and soul may soon be gone, but his spirit will live on for eternity and he will make a difference to people's lives for years to come. we will make sure of that. shame on gosh! a private family tragedy was fought out in public. even the location and timing of charlie's death became a matter of dispute. doctors and nurses at great ormond street, one of the world's most renowned children's hospitals,

at the uk supreme court, with charlie's pa rents supreme court, with charlie's parents sitting behindffering should end. the reality is that charlie can't see, he can't hear, he can't move, he can't cry, hear, he can't move, he can't cry, he can't swallow. immensely sadly, his condition is one that affords him no benefit. an american doctor offering to treat charlie with this experimental powder had not seen his full medical records, and it six months before he came to london to examine him. finally, at the high court, charlie's parents abandoned their legalfight, court, charlie's parents abandoned their legal fight, saying that time had run out. our son is an absolute warrior, and we could not be proud of him and we will miss him terribly. his body, heart and soul may soofi terribly. his body, heart and soul may soon be gone, but his spirit will live on for eternity, and he will live on for eternity, and he will make a difference to people's lives for years to come, we will make sure of that. a private family tragedy was fought out in public. doctors and nurses at great ormond street

at the uk supreme court, with charlie's parents sitting behind, the hospital's barrister said his sufferingty is that charlie can't see, he can't hear, he can't move, he can't cry, he can't swallow. immensely sadly, his condition is one that affords him no benefit. an american doctor offering to treat charlie with this experimental powder had not seen his full medical records and it took six months before he came to london to examine him. finally, on monday, at the high court, charlie's parents abandoned their legal fight to keep him alive, saying that time had run out. our son is an absolute warrior and we could not be prouder of him and we will miss him terribly. his body, heart and soul may soon be gone, but his spirit will live on for eternity and he will make a difference to people's lives for years to come. we will make sure of that. shame on gosh! a private family tragedy was fought out in public. even the location and timing of charlie's death became a matter of dispute. doctors and nurses at great 0rmond street, one of the world's most renowned children's hospitals, received abuse

baroness hail is appointed president of the supreme court, baroness hale is appointed president of the supreme court, meaning for the first time the ukas a female head of state, prime minister and head of the country's highest court. the state rooms of buckingham palace open to display more than 200 gifts presented to the queen. plus a special exhibition of rarely—seen personal items belonging to diana princess of wales. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. two people have been killed and more than 100 others injured, after a powerful earthquake struck near the greek island of kos. the 6.7 magnitude quake hit in the early hours of the morning under the aegean sea, between greece and turkey. holiday—makers on kos woke this morning to find parts of the island turned to rubble, and there was also flooding in the turkish resort of bodrum. richard galpin reports. panicked shouts. it's just after 1:30am in the morning, local time. and holiday—makers who have been enjoying a night out are now running for their lives. security cameras captured the moment the powerful earthquake shook the turkish city of bodrum. anyone inside at the time g

challenge because she has to steer this place through the brexit and post—brexit period, she's the uk supreme courtjustice, we know what a hot issue the relationship between the uk and the european court ofjustice is. it is also possible of course that issues arising out of what has become to be known as the great repeal bill could end up in this place. i think the eyes of the press will be trained on the supreme court during this period and it is going to be a very challenging time for her but she's very well equipped to deal with it. she's hugely well qualified. she was the first woman to become a law lord, the first woman to become a justice of the supreme court. she has a brilliant academic career, as afamily has a brilliant academic career, as a family lawyer she was on the law commission and her judgments a family lawyer she was on the law commission and herjudgments here have been very powerful. indeed she's had one of herjudgments really extended the definition of domestic violence beyond that of just pure physical violence, another ruling related to the mental capacity of those who are in

at the uk supreme court, with charlie's parents sitting behind, the hospital's barrister said his sufferingng to treat charlie with this experimental powder had not seen his full medical records and it took six months before he came to london to examine him. finally, on monday, at the high court, charlie's parents abandoned their legal fight to keep him alive, saying that time had run out. our son is an absolute warrior and we could not be prouder of him and we will miss him terribly. his body, heart, and soul may soon be gone, but his spirit will live on for eternity, and he will make a difference to people's lives for years to come. we will make sure of that. all chant: shame on gosh! a private family tragedy was fought out in public. even the location and timing of charlie's death became a matter of dispute. doctors and nurses at great ormond street, one of the world's most renowned children's hospitals, received abuse and even death threats, which charlie's parents condemned. charlie died a week before his first birthday. his parents said they were sorry they could not save him but woul

the supreme court, the uk's highest court, unanimously ruled that as long as they remain married, ifjohns entitled to a spouse's pension. speaking after the ruling, mr walker made a statement outside the supreme court, saying he now wants a commitment from the government to continue protecting the pension rights of same—sex spouses after brexit. it is to our government '5 great shame that it has taken so many yea rs, shame that it has taken so many years, huge amounts of tax payers money, and the uk ‘s years, huge amounts of tax payers money, and the uk '5 highest court to drag them into the 21st century. in the years since we started this legal challenge, how many people have spent theirfinal legal challenge, how many people have spent their final days uncertain about whether their loved ones would be looked after. how many people have left unprovided for, having already suffered the loss of their partner? what i would like from theresa may and her ministers todayis from theresa may and her ministers today is a formal commitment that this change will stay on the statute books after brex

supreme court. the supreme court unanimously agreed with unison saying that they broke eu, uk and equality laws. es interfere unjustifiably with the right of access to justice. i am joined by the assistant general secretary of the union and a lawyer involved in the case. why did you win it? the evidence was overwhelming, the court said there was a sharp and sustained drop in employment tribunal fees that it was clear they were interfering with the constitutional rights to go to the court, adding to discrimination because women who were discriminated against because they were pregnant, for example, did not have a right to go to court. what are the wider implications? firstly, all workers, notjust unison implications? firstly, all workers, not just unison members, implications? firstly, all workers, notjust unison members, will benefit. anyone who has a claim because they have not been paid, denied holiday pay or refused a rest break can go to tribunal without paying a fee. but there are wider constitutional implications, the supreme court unhappy with the way the government had used a these order.

baroness hale is appointed president of the supreme court, meaning for the first time the uk has a female head of state, prime minister and head of the country's highest court. council apologises after finding a five—year—old girl £150 for selling cups of lemonade to festivalgoers. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. police are to hold a press briefing shortly to update on the search for the missing raf serviceman corrie mckeague. the airman went missing after a night out in bury st edmunds in september last year. police have been searching local landfill sites after it emerged he may have ended up in a bin lorry. police are about to give an update on that search. we can see the scene in surrey. we are about to hear from detectives are katie elliott. she is not there at the moment. corrie mckeague, 23 years old, on a weekend off, and raf serviceman and had gone into bury st edmunds. he was last seen on cctv footage in the early hours of the morning, alone and eating fast food before disappearing around a corner. that is the last time he is seen. what the police have been doing is trac

the supreme court, the uk's highest court, unanimously ruled that as long as they remain married, ifjohnrom the government to continue protecting the pension rights of same—sex spouses after brexit. it is to our government ‘s great shame that it has taken so many yea rs, shame that it has taken so many years, huge amounts of tax payers money, and the uk's highest court, to drag them into the 21st century. in the years since we started this legal challenge how many people have spent theirfinal days legal challenge how many people have spent their final days uncertain about whether their loved one would be looked after? how many people have left unprovided for, having already suffered the loss of their partner? what i would like from theresa may and her ministers today isa theresa may and her ministers today is a formal commitment that this change will stay on the statute books after brexit. and i would just, if i may, very quickly, like to thank the people that have made this possible. i, as an old, grey—haired pensioner, wanted to ta ke grey—haired pensioner, wanted to take ona grey—hair

the supreme court — the uk's highest court — unanimously ruled that as long as they remain married, ifjohnaid "thousands" could benefit. joining me now is a lawyerfor t. what do these changes mean? joining me now is a lawyerfor t. what do these changes mean7m joining me now is a lawyerfor t. what do these changes mean? it means that as of today it'll be illegal for any pension fund or employer to decline to pay out in the kind of circumstances that john found himself in. what the supreme court has done is apply eu law which means they can remove the loophole which allowed john to be discriminated against and that means that as of 10am this morning it will no longer be possible that any employer to rely upon that loophole and we hope this will impact upon lots and lots of same—sex couples who have suffered discrimination up to this point. we'll expect because there's talk that with britain leaving the european union that this verdict might not stick for the long—term? it isa might not stick for the long—term? it is a really good question. the supreme court ruled injohn's favoured purely onl

and the top story here in the uk: ministers have scrapped charges for people who want to bring a case to an employment tribunal, after the supreme court ruled that they were unlawful. now on bbc news, all the latest business news live from singapore. foxconn announced a ten million dollar investment to build a manufacturing plant in the united states. on facebook reports a major bump in profits. hello and welcome to asia business report. i am sharanjit leyl. to asia business report. i am shara njit leyl. taiwanese electronics manufacturer foxconn just announced plans to build a flat panel screen plant in the united states. at an elaborate press conference in the white house a short while ago, foxconn said it is investing million —— $10 million. i asked our correspondent how big a deal this is for the us economy. president trump campaigned on the idea of bringing manufacturing jobs back to the united states, especially in america's heartland. so certainly from his perspective, and from his base‘s perspective, this is a really big win. you see this is a really big win. you see this company coming in, investing $10 million, that is going

and the top story here in the uk: ministers have scrapped charges for people who want to bring a case to an employment tribunal, after the supreme court

could've spread very, very quickly. the uk economy grew by 0.3% in the second quarter of the year, driven by retail and a booming film industry. the supreme court that charging to bring an employment tribunal case is unlawful — the government says it will now refund claimants‘ fees. and, the funeral is being held of the youngest victim of the manchester arena bombing — saffie roussos was 8 years old and was at the concert with her mother. and coming up in the sport on bbc news, record—breaker adam peaty says he cannot believe how fast he is swimming as he aims to defend his 50 metre breaststroke title at the world aquatic championships. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. new diesel and petrol cars and vans are to be banned from 2040, under government plans to try to combat air pollution. the proposals include a fund of more than £250 million for local councils, to speed up efforts to combat emissions from diesel vehicles — though there is no commitment to a car scrappage scheme. at the end of march this year, there were 37.5 million cars licensed in the uk — fewer than 100,000 of those are electric. around the country, there are

parliament that he's confident the uk and spain will be able to reach an agreement over the future of gibraltar after brexit. a gay man has won a landmark ruling at the supreme court — giving his husband the same pension rights as a wife would receive. president trump has defended his son over a meeting with a russian lawyer during his presidential campaign, calling him "open, transparent and innocent". critics have accused mrtrumerof intent to collude with the russians. defending wimbledon champion andy murray has been knocked out of the tournament at the quarter—final stage. he was beaten in five sets by american sam querrey. in a moment it will be time for sportsday but first a look at what else is coming up this evening on bbc news. controversy continues to surround donald trumer following news of his meeting with a russian lawyer. president trump has described it as "the greatest witch—hunt in political history" — something denied by the new head of the fbi. much more on this in 100 days plus at 7pm. and it is about a quarter the size of wales and weighs about a trillion tonnes. we'll be joined by one expert who says that although one of the biggest icebergs

the uk's highest court is to begin hearing the latest appeal against minimum pricing for alcohol. the scotch whisky association's case against the measure will be assessed by the supremepermission to go to the court at a hearing in edinburgh last year. whisky firms want to stop the scottish government's plans to regulate the price of alcohol. the policy was passed by members of the scottish parliament at holyrood in 2012. let's have a look at the markets. shares in airlines fell after comments from ryanair raised fears of a price war in the sector. easyjet and british airways owner iag both down by more than 3%. in the ftse 250, shares in discount retailer b&m rose 2.8% following reports at the weekend that it could be a takeover target for asda. that's all the business news. i'll be back in an hour's time. the sri lanka navy are trained to rescue people but yesterday it was two elephants that needed help after being swept out to sea. the rescue took place off the north east coast of the country. navy patrol boats towed the two elephants back to a jungle area near foul point, according to local media. earlier this month, navy sailors helped rescue a elephant that was

parliament that he's confident the uk and spain will be able to reach an agreement over the future of gibraltar after brexit. a gay man has won a landmark ruling at the supreme courtth a russian lawyer during his presidential campaign, calling him "open, transparent and innocent". critics have accused mrtrumerof intent to collude with the russians. defending wimbledon champion andy murray has been knocked out of the tournament at the quarter—final stage. he was beaten in five sets by american sam querrey. in a moment it will be time for sportsday but first a look at what else is coming up this evening on bbc news. controversy continues to surround donald trumer

the uk said what about setting up a system where you have got on the one hand some judges from the british supreme courte is precious about its own autonomy and is very relu cta nt to about its own autonomy and is very reluctant to seek alternative mechanisms set up which will adjudicate on eu law. we arejust mechanisms set up which will adjudicate on eu law. we are just at the very beginning of this long road of negotiations. maybe not the smoothest of starts, it is hard to tell, but do you think there is room for copper mines? i think there is and there has got to be. michel barnier is well—known for being a deal—maker and he sees his reputation resting on the fact that he will pull off some of deal. but we are in the foothills of the negotiations, but even still it is quite a difficult task. on the one hand he has got to negotiate within the mandate that has been given to him. he has got to keep 27 member states and they have 27 national parliaments and he has to keep the electorate happy. they feel they have given a lot already to the uk in the negotiations with david cameron last burglary so they f

told parliament he is confident the uk and spain will be to reach an agreement over the future of gibraltar. a gay man has won a landmark ruling at the supreme court a meeting with a russian lawyer during his presidential campaign, calling him "open, transparent and innocent". dear, oh dear, wimbledon, andy murray is out. it sounds like you are blaming me! andy murray is out of wimbledon. the defending champion lost in the quarter—finals to american sam querrey in five sets, the last two of which in particular he seemed to be troubled by a hip injury. still, the result will be a shock to many watching. they included hugh woozencroft. hugh, a strange ending to murray's tournament. murray went into the fourth set leading by a set. a great victory for the 24th seed sam querrey but very strange end to the tournament for andy murray. so many today had hoped he would join johanna for andy murray. so many today had hoped he would joinjohanna konta in the semifinals, making it a first british man and woman for the first time in 20 years. they pack in to see the victory and they were left disappointing. it has been all about andy the frozen decade. ten qua

perhaps something that the supreme court here would have responsibility for, and they may have to come to a joint decision. i think whatever way you look at this, for the ukre and the european union, because marriages. on the basis that what the andy king at the knees and national discussions are so fundamental that there is no progress on all of them, effectively detoxed all, what is going to happen? that, i suppose, as white, rather alarmingly, some ministers are still considering that crashing out of the european union, falling back on wto rules, something that france has talked about again, as a viable option will stop by falling back on diesels, another other wards and reducing tariffs on our goods would lead to i suggest huge amount of congestion at every single port and a huge destruction to the british economy, so suggesting that falling back on the wto is a sensible approach is appalling. thank you very much. the us, it is up to investigate donald trump junior and paul manafort. jared kushner will face questions on monday. our correspondent gives us the latest from washington. eddie ‘s russia on the front pages where it has been for six months fo

supreme court about equal pensions. thousands of married gay couples will now have the same pension entitlements as heterosexual couples. the eu's chief negotiator warns the ukust recognise its financial obligations to the union. in response to comments from the borisjohnson — michel barnier says he can't hear any whistling, only a clock ticking. a royal procession for the king and queen of spain. the queen formally welcomes king felipe and queen letizia to the uk as they begin a three—day visit. and will andy murray joinjohanna konta in the wimbledon semi—finals? this is the scene at sw19 on centre court — we'll keep you update to with how the world number one is getting on. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. exactly four weeks after the fire at grenfell tower which killed at least 80 people, the new leader of kensington & chelsea has promised that the council will use some of its reserves to build homes, to help the families who've lost theirs. elizabeth campbell said people who survived the fire will take a generation to trust the council again. mps are debating the inquiry into the fire this afternoon — and tonight the community in west london will

uk law. so, today we will get a ruling. if the general is successful, then the matter would go back to the supreme court and they would haveink it is a high bar for the general to pass. it is unlikely that the court will rule in his favour, but we‘ll find out whether they have done in a matter of minutes from now. so, i will come back on and tell you what happened. i want to ask you the implications of this. give us a wider sense of the significance of this kind of action? well, i mean, if it is established that a crime of aggression is a crime that can be prosecuted under our law it means that our political leaders, if they ta ke that our political leaders, if they take the country into the war and they do so unlawfully, and in breach of the united nations charter, it means that they can be held responsible and prosecuted in a british court for the crime of aggression. so, it is a very, very significant ruling. at the moment they have it this implied immunity from prosecution, but if the law changes on that, that‘s a very, very major step and huge ramifications for those critical and very important vital decisions for the