sima kotecha, bbc news, in the west midlands.homes in northern californiam as a huge wildfire continues to burn out of control. two people have been killed and hundreds of buildings have been destroyed. thousands of firefighters are battling to control the blaze that's been likened to a tornado of fire. courtney bembridge reports. firefighters say they are battling a fire tornado. gale force winds uprooting trees and fanning the flames. fuelled by high temperatures and large pockets of dry vegetation. the fire has destroyed 500 homes in california, and threatened thousands more. that is a home, i believe, some kind of structure and currently on fire right there. oh, my goodness. the blaze has been burning for six days. so far it has scorched more than 48,000 acres of land, an area larger than the city of san francisco. further south, another fire rages, this one deliberately lit, forcing thousands to flee their homes. i didn't realise how much my home means to me. and the community. while many seek shelter in evacuation centres,

sima kotecha, bbc news, in the west midlands.s and forced tens of thousands of people to flee their homes. officials say the fires are being sucked up by strong winds to form "fire tornados" that are uprooting trees and overturning cars. more than 3,000 fire fighters are trying to prevent the flames spreading. labour party members in birkenhead have passed a motion condemning their pro—brexit mp, frank field, for supporting the government in the commons last week. they also urged the party at westminster to withdraw the whip from mr field. earlier, the constituency party of kate hoey at vauxhall in south london took a similar decision. the headlines on bbc news. travel disruption at airports, on the roads and at eurotunnel, as the recent heatwave continues to cause problems — some ryanair flights from stansted have been cancelled. mps warn british democracy is in crisis because of targeted campaigns of hate and misinformation on social media. the chief constable of the west midlands admits his police force is occasionally providi

sima kotecha, bbc news, in the west midlands.dent of catalonia and separatist leader carles puigdemont has returned to belgium after spain dropped a european—wide warrant for his arrest. mr puigdemont is still facing rebellion charges after attempting to create an independent republic of catalonia. anna holligan reports from brussels. triumphant and defiant. carles puigdemont crosta european border and spoke freely to a roomful of attentive reporters in brussels, and these feats alone were enough to allow the new leader of the catalan, to programme this eight days or defeat for the spanish state. today isa defeat for the spanish state. today is a day of defeat for the spanish estate. in germany, as in belgium before the spanish estate has lost the european battles. more will come if they continue to press their case. if they continue to press their case. while that may have scored a victory in this round of the judicial battle, carles puigdemont cannot return home without risking arrest. and to the separatist leader vowed to cont

sima kotecha, bbc news, in the west midlands.frank field, for supporting the government in the commons last week. they also urged the party at westminster to withdraw the whip from mr field. earlier, the constituency party of kate hoey at vauxhall in south london took a similar decision. pope francis has accepted the resignation of the former archbishop of washington, cardinal theodore mccarrick. he's accused of sexually abusing a teenager as well as several young priests during his time as a bishop. the pope says mccarrick is no longer a member of the college of cardinals and has ordered him to observe a life of prayer and penance in seclusion while the church investigates the allegations. the headlines on bbc news: travel disruption at airports, on the roads and at the channel tunnel, as the recent heatwave continues to cause problems. some ryanair flights from stansted have been cancelled. mps warn british democracy is in crisis because of targeted campaigns of hate and misinformation on social media. the chief constable of th

we have lost all our youth clubs virtually in birmingham and the rest of the west midlands.youth provision is there, we wonder why we have a problem with young people. we are taking that action but can only see the results of having fewer officers, less preventative work, and a growth in crime here and throughout the country. in terms of your role, as police and crime commission, what are you able to do practically? what can you men forced your office that can help this situation? what i do is oversee the priorities the police have, the priority must be the most serious crimes. we are seeing more violent crimes. we are seeing more violent crimes which take longer for officers to pursue, particularly murders. that means it takes them away from some of the other lower level but very impact of crimes like burglary and anti—social behaviour. iam burglary and anti—social behaviour. i am trying to prioritise the funding we've got. we are making our force more efficient, getting more out of each offers a's time with new technology. we are not standing still here. —— each officer's

sima kotecha, bbc news, in the west midlands.ested on suspicion of murder and sexual activity with a child, following the death of a 13—year—old girl. lucy mchugh‘s body was found in woodland in southampton on thursday, after she was reported missing. the man remains in custody. let's look now at the case of jack shepherd, the man convicted of the manslaughter of charlotte. she had beenin manslaughter of charlotte. she had been in his boat on the thames with him when the boat was involved in an accident. she wasn't wearing a life jacket. charlotte's mum roz, and her sister katie, have been at the old bailey for the duration of the trial. he had absconded earlier and was not there and they have appealed for him to turn up and face justice. they've been speaking to bbc breakfast along with with met police family liaison officer gavin seeley. our opinion of him is that he is a coward, confirmed by a statement he had written earlier this week. the judge read it out yesterday, and he said the recent was he didn't want to face us, and

sima kotecha, bbc news, in the west midlands.dy found near to clacton pier this morning as the missing 15—year—old ben quartermaine. he went missing near the pier on thursday evening. the death is not being treated as suspicious but the cause of death is currently unknown. the world's largest firefighting plane, carrying about 70,000 litres of water, is heading towards northern california where a wildfire has been out of control since monday. thousands of firefighters are continuing to battle the fire, six days after it started. two people have been killed by the flames and hundreds of buildings have been destroyed. almost 40,000 people have already left their homes in the town of redding. firefighters say this is a fire tornado. large pockets of dry vegetation agitate the problem. the fire has destroyed 500 homes in california, and threatened thousands more. 0h, california, and threatened thousands more. oh, my goodness. the blaze has been burning for six days. so far it has scorched more than a8,000 areas of land, an area large

sima kotecha, bbc news, in the west midlands.sued for a man who killed a woman in a speedboat accident on the river thames in london in 2015. jack shepherd, who has been on the run since may, was found guilty of the manslaughter of charlotte brown, and sentenced to six years in prison at the old bailey yesterday. charlotte's mum, roz, and her sister, katie, have been at the old bailey for the duration of the trial, and have appealed for him to turn up and face justice. theyjoined us earlier with met police family liaison 0fficer gavin seeley. katie explained how events at the court unfolded. we didn't have any indication of why, really. 0ur opinion was that he isa why, really. 0ur opinion was that he is a coward. which was confirmed in a statement that he had written earlier this week. and the judge read it out yesterday and he said that the reason was that he didn't wa nt to that the reason was that he didn't want to face us and that he was a coward. we knew on the friday before trial, so we were going to trial on the monday mor

sima kotecha, bbc news, in the west midlands.spread of fake news is a new report says democracy is under threat. the digital, culture, media and sport committee wants companies such as facebook to be made liable for featuring "harmful and misleading" material. its committee's report is due to be published tomorrow, but a copy was leaked early by dominic cummings, the director of the official brexit campaign group vote leave, who published it on his own blog. it's been the final day of campaigning in zimba bwe‘s presidential elections, with both the main candidates, president emmerson mnangagwa and nelson chamisa holding rallies, drawing huge crowds. the vote on monday will be the first in almost four decades, without robert mugabe on the ballot. he was forced to step down last november after nearly a0 years in power. 0ur africa editor fergal keane reports now from the zimbabwean capital, harare. this is freedom square in harare and today in their massed tens of thousands it belonged to the opposition. out of the dust their leader

sima kotecha, bbc news, in the west midlands. the two main candidates in zimbabwe's election have gathered in the capital harare, on the last day of campaigning before monday's presidential elections — the first since robert mugabe was ousted last november. mr mugabe's successor and former close colleague, emmerson mnangagwa is hoping to legitimise his rule. a short while ago i asked our zimbabwe correspondent nomsa maseko — who is in harare — what people in the country are hoping for from the upcoming election. taking the country forward it means that creating jobs, it means that sorting out the mess of the economy in the country, and also learning back into international investors and reaching out to neighbouring countries here in south africa, in southern africa went in search forjobs also come back home to rebuild their own country. and is this a close contest or is it the case that the man who ousted mugabe, is the likely victor? in this case polls in this country have been known to be notoriously unreliable, but i can tell

sima kotecha, bbc news, in the west midlands.old girl. lucy mchugh's body was discovered in woodland in southampton on thursday. she'd been reported missing the night before. a huge wildfire in northern california, has killed two people and forced tens of thousands from their homes. offcials say gale force winds are sucking up the flames, creating "fire tornados," which are uprooting trees and overturning cars. more than 3,000 fire fighters are on the scene. the british actor, ed westwick, won't be prosecuted, following accusations of rape and sexual assault made against him in america. investigators say there's "insufficient evidence". after the allegations, the bbc halted recording of a second series of his comedy, white gold. it also cut mr westwick‘s performance from the agatha christie drama, ordeal by innocence. the 30—year—old has always strongly denied he did anything wrong. geraint thomas says it feels "overwhelming," to be heading for his first victory in the tour de france. the welshman was too fast for his closest riv

sima kotecha, bbc news, in the west midlands.of the two main candidates in zimbabwe's election have gathered in the capital harare, on the last day of campaigning before monday's presidential elections — the first since robert mugabe was ousted last november. mr mugabe's successor and former close colleague, emmerson m—nang—gag—wuh is hoping to legitimise his rule. we can speak to our zimbabwe correspondent nomsa maseko who's in harare. people are hoping for change and they stayed didn't bobble is a deeply wounded and common size station and want whoever will win the elections on monday to take the country forward, and by taking the country forward, and by taking the cou ntry forward country forward, and by taking the country forward it means that creating jobs, it means that sorting out the mess of the economy in the country, and also learning back into international investors and short people and some bob wade who went out to neighbouring countries here in south africa, in southern africa went in search forjobs also come back h

sima kotecha, bbc news, in the west midlands.t and second place in the clipper round the world yacht race — a first in team ocean racing. australian wendy tuck became the first female skipper to win the a0 thousand nautical mile event. her boat — sanya serenity coast — beat 11 other teams to the title. there was also british success at the event — as skipper nikki henderson, who is only 25, came second with her team visit seattle. more than 700 sailors took place in the race. our correspondent peter harris spoke to wendy tuck at the finish line in liverpool. well this is the prize—giving for the crews who completed the round the world yacht race. and obviously wonderful scenes here. and i am pleased to say we're joined by the winning skipper, wendy tuck. congratulations, wendy. thank you so much. what does it feel like to be here at last to the end? it's amazing — i can't believe it, i can't believe we've done it and this is just extraordinary. the reception here in liverpool is just amazing. you are the first female skipper to w

sima kotecha, bbc news, in the west midlands. half of the train services run by south western railway will be cancelled today. members of the rmt union are going on strike in a disagreement about the role of guards on trains. there'll be a separate strike over working conditions by station staff at london st pancras international, but eurostar says services will run as normal. delays of up to six and a half hours are being reported on eurotunnel services between folkestone and france. the train operator says the hot weather is to blame and that technicians are working to repair problems with a faulty train. it comes after reported delays on thursday of more than five hours, in 30c heat, caused by air—conditioning problems on eurotunnel‘s trains. labour party members in birkenhead have passed a motion condemning their pro—brexit mp, frank field, for supporting the government in the commons last week. they've also urged the party at westminster to withdraw the whip from mr field. earlier, the constituency party of kate hoey — in va

the chief constable of the west midlands admits his police force has at times provided a poorer services. an international arrest warrant has been issued forjack shepherd killed a woman in a speedboat accident on the river thames in london in 2015. australian sailor wendy tuck has become the first woman skipper to ever win the clipper round the world yacht race. now, time for the travel show. hello, and welcome to the travel show. coming up this week, rajan follows in the footsteps of lawrence of arabia injordan. we swap water for wine and get a soaking at a festival in spain. and our global guru has some tips on where to find the best september sun around the world. this week we are injordan, which is marking the centenary of the culmination of the great arab revolt, when much of the middle east rose up against the ottoman empire. it was also the inspiration for the classic 19605 film lawrence of arabia. so we sent rajan there 100 years on. head south from the capital amman towards the saudi arabian border, and you find yourself in another world. wadi rum. a natural wonder, a geologica

the chief constable of the west midlands admits his police force is, at times, providing a poor service says it is budget cuts. an international arrest warrant has been issued for a man who killed a woman in a speedboat accident on the river thames in london in 2015. and australian sailor wendy tuck has become the first female skipper to ever win the clipper round the world yacht race. more on those stories at three p:m.. now on bbc news, it's time for witness. hello. welcome to witness, with me, razia iqbal. i'm here at the british library to guide you through five more extraordinary moments from recent history. we'll meet a woman who was caught up in the violent struggle for a jewish state in british—controlled palestine. we'll hear how the iconic sydney opera house was built. we'll meet the man behind a death revolution in the us. and a nurse who witnessed the creation of britain's treasured national health service in 19118. but we begin with an event which still haunts iranian/us relations. in 1988, a us warship — the vincennes — shot down an iranian passengerjet over the persian gu

sima kotecha, bbc news, in the west midlands.alf the train services run by south western railway will be cancelled today. members of the rmt union are going on strike in a disagreement about the role of guards on trains. there'll be a separate strike over working conditions by station staff at london st pancras international, but eurostar says services will run as normal. delays of up to six and a half hours are being reported on eurotunnel services between folkestone and france. the train operator says the hot weather is to blame and that technicians are working to repair problems with a faulty train. it comes after reported delays on thursday of more than five hours, in 30c heat, caused by air—conditioning problems on eurotunnel‘s trains. labour party members in birkenhead have passed a motion condemning their pro—brexit mp, frank field, for supporting the government in the commons last week. they also urged the party at westminster to withdraw the whip from mr field. earlier, the constituency party of kate hoey at vauxhall, in

the chief constable of the west midlands admits his police force is, at times, providing a poor serviceses an international arrest warrant has been issued for a man who killed a woman in a speedboat accident on the river thames in london in 2015. and australian sailor wendy tuck has become the first female skipper to ever win the clipper round the world yacht race. now on bbc news, the money clinic travels to miami, to speak to young families struggling with the cost of living. we're putting money and relationships under the spotlight. many of us find it hard to talk about money. even with those we are closest to. and that can turn into a big problem. it sounds like you're triggered by the interrogation that you are getting. when she answers it that way, then it triggers me. in this programme, couples will open up to an expert, to try to get a better understanding of their finances. their emotions... i'm not going to sit there and give him an explanation of what ijust purchased. and one another. we can deal with that. it's time to open the doors to the bbc money clinic. welcome to miami

sima kotecha, bbc news in the west midlands. looking into claims that the joseph rowntree charitable trust gave more than £100,000 to a group linked to a banned terrorist organisation in northern ireland. according to the times, the group, teach na failte, shares offices in belfast with the political wing of the inla, a banned paramilitary group that was responsible for numerous killings. the trust's website says its work is intended to promote the peace process. it's expected that around half the train services run by south western railway will be cancelled today. members of the rmt union are going on strike in a disagreement about the role of guards on trains. there'll be a separate strike over working conditions by station staff at london st pancras international, but eurostar says services will run as normal. there's a huge day ahead for geraint thomas, as he bids to become the first welshman to win the tour de france. the team sky rider is leading the pack by more than two minutes ahead of the final time trial in the south—

the chief constable of the west midlands admits his force is, at times, providing a poor service becauseet cuts — and apologises the cast for the next star wars film is revealed, and it will include previously unseen footage of the late actress carrie fisher. and australian sailor wendy tuck has become the first female skipper to ever win the clipper round the world yacht race. we will have more on those stories at the top of the hour. now on bbc news, it's time for click. this week, big green dome. deep blue sea. and that yellow jersey. the eight planets in our solar system, all unique and instantly recognisable. and don't they look amazing from our viewing platform here in outer space? now, what we really wanted to show you is just how good the visuals have become. not only does the graphics computer generate all of these lovely images, but as the cameras move about, the objects in the background appear to stay in their correct positions. now, this is not easy. this technology originally came from the movies and now it has come to tv. so, here we are in the bbc‘s virtual studio, and th

and the west midlands and in the west country and into devon.etting down to about ten to 16 degrees. on friday we do it all again because there will be a lot of clout initially. the cloud breaks up to give some sunshine. some heavy and torrential downpours and thunderstorms developing in south—west scotland as north west england, particularly through wales, and into central and southern parts of england. again the risk of localised flooding with the showers and it will be warm. temperatures getting into the low to mid 20s. into the weekend for north—western areas, it will be quite cloudy with some spots of rain. in the south that will be dry with lots of sunshine around over the weekend and it will turn even warmer with temperatures potentially up to 30. this is business live from bbc news with maryam moshiri and sally bundock. detail at last — theresa may's government gets ready to publish its white paper on the brexit deal it wants. but will brussels accuse it of cherry picking? live from london, that's our top story on thurday 12th july. brit

having an impact on british firmslj was speaking to an owner of a very small field company in the west midlandsng me that he has been exporting his steel to a customer in the us for the last 30 yea rs. customer in the us for the last 30 years. that relationship is now damaged by these import costs, increasing by 25%. the eu is fighting back. it has responded with its own tariffs on american imports so its own tariffs on american imports so what signal will business bosses wa nt to so what signal will business bosses want to send to president trump when he sits down to dinner with them tonight? trying to avoid a further escalation in the tradable burgeoning between the us and the eu. looking at brexit to make sure that it eu. looking at brexit to make sure thatitis eu. looking at brexit to make sure that it is not something that damages us companies that are based here. and the discussion about deepening trade links through a trade agreement and in the long—term as well. at the moment europe is britain's biggest trading partner, not america but could that changed after brexit? president trump sa

further south, rain pushing in across the west midlands, but further east continuing across kent and likely from a line through the east midlands, lincolnshire, hampshire. if we get thunderstorms in these areas, they could be torrential, bringing the risk of localised flooding. through the rest of the evening and overnight, further widespread showers across england and wales, staying pretty warm, temperatures only slowly easing back to about 17 and london. for the weekend, again on saturday we are likely to see showers develop across the country, most likely across north—western areas, so not going to be dry all the time everywhere, there will be a few showers further south as well, southern and eastern parts of england. in between, more ina way parts of england. in between, more in a way of brightness for scotland and northern ireland, some sunny spells developing, that will make it feel warmer. a weather front row move into the north—west of the uk, and that brings the prospect of some rainfor and that brings the prospect of some rain for western scotland and parts of northern irela

heavy and persistent rain stretching from south—west england through wales up into the midlands.otland until the rain arrives in the afternoon. notice the strength of the wind. gusts could get up to a0 or 50 mph again, particularly on the southern and western coast. noticeably more windy than it has been for some time. temperatures fresh. 17-22 17—22 cells in the top temperature sunday. as we going to next week, still some showers around, on monday, tuesday and wednesday. not as hot as it has been recently but later in the week it turns drier and the temperatures start to rise again. this is bbc news. i'm shaun ley. the headlines at midday: mps warn british democracy is in crisis because of targeted campaigns of hate and misinformation on social media. welcome relief for some as the cool air arrives — but the changing weather is causing travel disruption across the uk. the chief constable of the west midlands admits his police force is occasionally providing a poor service, and apologises. we are incredibly busy at this time. sometimes the service that we provide in peak times do

will see trains running at up to 250 miles an hour, reducing journey times between london and the west midlandse 2030s, its extension to the north west and to yorkshire. however, questions about the financial viability of hs2 continue to be asked. it is good that the hs2 is regularly updating its budget, but it is a pity that nobody knows about it. the last public budget given was in 2013. which is five years ago. since then, we have had reports of land purchase costs being close to 2 billion over budget and well behind. we had a report in the sunday times last weekend by the infrastructure and projects authority consultant using treasury figures saying that the project is up to 60% over budget. and was in a precarious and fundamentally flawed position. isn't it time we had a review of this project? in the cost and programme terms, because spending 100 billion with no budget since the last five years ago is surely not a good use of public money. we update the cost estimate but we do not share the details of those estimates as they are commercially sensitive. however, the headline numbers will i

the chief constable of west midlands police says budget cuts are seriously affecting the service he canimes now have to be prioritised more rigorously. 0fficer numbers in the force area have fallen by 2,000 since 2010. it's been the final day of campaigning in zimbabwe's presidential elections with both the main candidates, president emmerson manangagwa and nelson chamisa, holding rallies, drawing huge crowds. the vote on monday will be the first in almost four decades without robert mugabe on the ballot. he was forced to step down last november after nearly 40 years in power. 0ur africa editor fergal keane reports now from the zimbabwean capital, harare. this is freedom square in harare and today in their massed tens of thousands it belonged to the opposition. out of the dust their leader arrived, greeted by raw, unchoreographed enthusiasm. from early mistakes he has gained stature. bye—bye zanu—pf, bye—bye. bye—bye mnangagwa. nelson chamisa is 35 years the president'sjunior, and promising a decisive break with the past. after nearly 40 years of often brutal and corrupt ruling parties,

the hottest spots in southern areas during monday, the heat to be found across south wales, the west midlandssouth—east scotland and northeast england compared with what we had over the weekend. here is that weather front completing its journey south as we go into tuesday, so it will bring that somewhat cooler air further south to where we have seen the highest temperatures recently. on tuesday, more cloud around, although it is still dry. we will not be into the high 20s, just mid—20s, across southern england and south wales. cooler colours to be found elsewhere, so temperatures closer to normal for the time of year, and while most are dry, you could see patchy rain affecting northern parts of scotland and the breeze is coming in towards the north sea coast so it will feel cooler compared to how it has been. this area of high pressure is coming in from the north northeast and there is a decaying weather front towards the far north—west of the uk, which on wednesday could produce patchy rain for north—west scotland, perhaps the northwest of ireland, not amounting to too much but cloudier skie

heavy showers in cumbria, wales, north west england, the west midlands and into the west country.e hit and miss but if you get caught in one, it will be the first significant rainfall in over a month in some places, so really quite nasty conditions if you are caught in the showers. for most of us it is dry and fairly warm with sunshine coming through this afternoon. tonight the showers gradually easing and fizzling away and a fair amount of cloud to take us into friday morning. temperatures overnight getting down to ten or 16. on friday we do it all again because there will be cloud in the morning, thinning and breaking to give sunshine again, but also the risk of heavy and torrential downpours and thunderstorms. south—west scotland, north west england, wales and into central and southern parts of england as well. they will be hit and miss and not all of us will see them but if you do, significant rainfall and flash flooding. elsewhere dry with sunshine. into the weekend, we open the door to more atlantic weather. this low pressure is moving up towards iceland but for northern and

in an interview with the bbc, west midlands police chief dave thompson said budget cuts meant a fullould not be delivered. sima kotecha reports. a taxi driver in birmingham, he says one afternoon a group of men through some bricks at him he the police response was an ill. i don't feel safe. they are not scared of police because they feel they will not get caught. that is what they told you on yourface. like caught. that is what they told you on your face. like other police forces across the country, with nedlands police admit that times it is struggling. the man in charge says sorry. the man of the service is going up because actually local authorities and other services have been reduced to more vulnerable people come into the place and we are absolutely at the point that is not a sustainable opposition for policing anymore and i'm sorry about it but that is the reality of what policing is now. all of the forces across the uk have seen their funding cut since 2010. new figures show the number of frontline police officers in england and wales has reduced to 20,000 over the same perio

cooler than the weekend, but the warmth is still there across the south of england, wales and the west midlandshe upper 20s and nearly 30 celsius. on tuesday, things will become cooler. more cloud in the sky at wimbledon than over the weekend, but there will be sunny spells coming through. it will feel warm in the sunshine with temperatures near 30 degrees. better for the players on tuesday as temperatures come down. the floor of airaround the high temperatures come down. the floor of air around the high pressure. it is coming from the north—east. the north—east coast will be cooler for a time, before all parts c warmer weather spreading from the south later in the week. if you want cooler weather this week, it does not last long. lots of dry, settled, sunny weather to be had, with high pressure in control. warming up from the south again later in the week. this is bbc news, the headlines at five: officials in thailand say four boys have been rescued from a flooded cave system and have been taken to a local hospital. the boys and their football coach have been trapped in the complex cave system

rain will bring wet weather across particularly mid wales with heavy rain, and getting into the west midlands. the rain across kent and sussex will on and is here. then they should be fewer showers for england and wales and perhaps more in the way of sunshine. further north and west, where frontier bringing cloud and the prospect of rain into the far north—west of northern ireland along with western scotland. ties up to 29 celsius to south—east england —— pies. it will get hotter into the early stage of next week. temperatures could reach here early in the week. it will be humid as well. this area of rain, just a little blip, then back to business as usual with more of that hot summer as usual with more of that hot summer weather in the next week. chris, thank you. just a reminder of oui’ chris, thank you. just a reminder of our main story this lunchtime... theresa may speaking in belfast saying the eu needs to evolve its position on the irish border. time tojoin the news position on the irish border. time to join the news teams where you are and time for the sport is on the bbc news channel.

some of the country's traditional manufacturing heartlands, the north east, the south east and west midlands's the government's industrial strategy — that could be a bonus, there's the prospect of trade wars — a negative. there's the productivity question, and just in case you'd forgotten — there's brexit. joining us now is lee hopley, chief economist at eef. first, let's look at what has been happening and why we've had such a good year. manufacturing over the last 12 months has actually performed quite strongly. you alluded to the global growth picture which has been very supportive of the sector which has really driven a lot by overseas demand. as you mentioned, it's been based across sectors and we've also seen positive trends in output and increased orders reflected across all regions of the uk. the extent to which we can rely on that road —based growth going forward is increasingly open to question. we are seeing more risks on the horizon and i think a lot of those are coming from external sources as well as the brexit question you mentioned. before we go into that, let's talk about th

england's second largest police force says budget cuts mean the current level of policing in the west midlands is not sustainable. dave thompson has apologised to people who feel they've received a poor service from his officers, whose numbers have fallen by around a quarter since 2010. mr thompson says he's having to prioritise which crimes to investigate. sima kotecha reports. a taxi driver doing hisjob, and then attacked. one of the guys came and smashed the windscreen wipers, threw more bricks, and one of the guys, i did not even see from where he came, he threw a pile of bricks on me and first it hit me, i was like that, in this position, so it hit me on my elbow, and then on this side, then ijust lie down and i saw them running. he says i was repeatedly targeted in a matter of minutes. his arm and waist were severely bruised. i don't feel safe. they are not scared of the police because they feel they will not get caught. that is what they told you to your face. the next year and that it expects the police to investigate it inspects the it expects the police to investigate every crime tho

the chief constable of the west midlands admits his police force occasionally provides a poor, and apologisesing this summer are very challenging. sometimes, that service that we are providing at those peak times does not meet what the public expects. also coming up, australian sailor wendy tuck has become the first female skipper to win the clipper round the world yacht race.

radically southern parts of north west england, east wells, west midlands, central and southern areasised flooding. for others, it could stay completely dry. in the sunshine, temperatures up dry. in the sunshine, temperatures up to 22,20 6 degrees for england and wales. temperatures in the high teens, and the 20s. and and northern ireland. showers continued through the evening before clearing away overnight. more cloud into the far north west and temperatures down to ten, 16 degrees. things becoming a bit more comfortable. weeping through the next few days. and the weekend. this area of low pressure moves towards iceland, that is hurricane chris. it opens the door to more atlantic winds and weather systems into north—western areas. but it also draws warm wear. through the weekend, particular —— the g20 warm in eastern areas. saturday, more cloud across scotland and northern ireland, light and patchy rain. for england and wales, showers across the east, but otherwise dry, sunshine and temperatures on the rise, the mid—to—late 20s or most parts of england and wales. temperatures in scot

showery rain spread into northern england, wales and the south—west of england later on and in the west midlandsin these northern and western parts. down in the south east it will feel warm this afternoon with highs in the midst 20s. but with heat and humidity we are expecting to hear heavy and thundery showers breaking out from dorset and into the wash and the east of that. intense rainfall for some of us this evening and overnight, but for everybody. very hit and miss. that band of rain in northern parts of england and wales will fizzle away. quite a warm and muggy night in the south east, temperatures 16 or 17. fresher further north and west. that ta kes fresher further north and west. that takes us into the start of the weekend and for most of us it is dry. a few heavy showers breaking out later in the afternoon across the south with another hot and humid day. awarded a further north and west with more in the wake of sunshine compared to today. temperatures getting up into the low 20s. for sunday a bit more cloud in across scotland and that will bring across scotland and that will bring a fe

we saw 25 celsius across the west midlands into parts of wales.y that we have seen temperatures around 30 celsius. temperatures are expected to rise by the end of the week but there is some rain in the forecast. it has been quite wet in the north and west of scotla nd been quite wet in the north and west of scotland today. tomorrow, a good deal of dry weather again. some warm sunshine. also some showers breaking out. it's going to start quite damp across western scotland into northern ireland. it will end up fizzling a little bit and becoming more sharif. plenty of sunshine and feeling quite warm. some showers developing particularly over higher ground, the pennines and in towards parts of wales. as we head into thursday, there will be varying amounts of clouds and showers. anywhere could see showers but mainly across western areas. some could be heavy and thundery. warmer in central and southern areas on thursday. in fact, in central and southern areas on thursday. infact, it in central and southern areas on thursday. in fact, it gets warm as we

some in the west midlands. as read that this is where the showers will be, they will be hit and miss. a cloudy day in northern ireland but sunny spells developing. act into the showers across england and wales. not everyone will see them, if you're close to the coast you will miss them —— back into. a cloudy day around the south today. the best weather in the channel islands and cooler around the east coast, where we could miss the showers. temperatures under the cloud, 16 or around 19. generally 21 toa high cloud, 16 or around 19. generally 21 to a high of 26. through the opener, evening and overnight, we hang the showers for a while and they will fade and through the night we have a weather coming into north—west scotla nd weather coming into north—west scotland and northern ireland —— through the evening. by through the evening. by the end of the night we could get some patchy light rain. temperatures similarto some patchy light rain. temperatures similar to the nightjust gone, roughly ten to around 16. we s

west midlands police have said inquiries are ongoing, but that both men were known to each other and incident. the us president donald trump is just leaving turnberry where he has played a final round of golf before heading off towards the airport to go to finland, where he has that historic meeting with president putin in helsinki. you canjust about make out in the distance the huge cavalcade their with the us president, of course, in the beast at the start of that convoy, the huge black armoured limousine that has been ferrying him around. and he has been ferrying him around. and he has now left turnberry after a pretty low— key has now left turnberry after a pretty low—key departure at the end ofa pretty low—key departure at the end of a visit that was anything but. making the headlines this morning was theresa may revealing that he had advised her to sue the european union, and a series of other interviews, including of course the big news conference at chequers on friday, where he sought to somewhat smooth over relations after a p pa re ntly smooth over relations after apparentl

he was a clerk at a mental health hospital in the west midlands.th service. we had our own budgets. that's one of the biggest changes, i suppose. we were able to get some capital expenditure and improve the hospital, over the years improve the hospital from the old dickensian buildings to modern ones, lifts and modern sanitary blocks and all that sort of thing. this we were able to do once we got our own budget. let's have a look atjoan's x—ray. that patch on her lung is evidence of tuberculosis. tuberculosis is much less of a worry now but, with people living longer, the workload of the nhs has grown dramatically. the modern—day head of nhs england is proud of the long and distinguished history. this is what will be through your letterbox, your new national health service begins on the 5th ofjuly. so how does he see the future of the service over the next 70 years?

west midlands police have said inquiries are ongoing, but that both men were known to each other andent. the 12 boys rescued from flooded caves in thailand have been told of the death of one of the divers who helped save them. former navy seal saman gunan died when he ran out of air during an operation to deliver air tanks to the boys. the boys were assessed and deemed be in good mental and physical health before their families told them about the diver‘s death. a government minister has resigned for sending sexual texts to two female constituents. it's reported that andrew griffiths, who was minister for small businesses, sent more than 2,000 messages to the women. the married father—of—one has he is deeply ashamed, and is seeking professional help. residents of a village in greenland have left their homes after an iceberg weighing 11 million tonnes drifted inland, prompting fears of a tsunami. local officials warned the iceberg could split in two, forcing a huge wave onshore. 260 billion tonnes of greenland's ice is lost to the ocean each year. a group of six southern koalas are be

there is still some warmth to be had on monday, and particularly in south wales, the west midlands andnd were the hot spots will still be near 30 celsius. the cooler coast is in the north east of the uk and in north east england, 5-10d the uk and in north east england, 5—10d cooler compared to today. a bit more cloud round at wimbledon, there will be very warm, sunny spells, make no mistake about that. a very warm and hot day once again at wimbledon with just a light breeze. near 30 once again. on tuesdayit breeze. near 30 once again. on tuesday it will be a bit cooler because the weather front has completed its journey southwards and it brings in a cooler, northerly flow across the uk, particularly on the north sea coasts. but it is only cooler for a the north sea coasts. but it is only coolerfor a time. warmth the north sea coasts. but it is only cooler for a time. warmth will build backin cooler for a time. warmth will build back in from the south as we go to the later stages of the week. very warm and hot in southern parts once again and it is high pressure in control throughout th

residents near an industrial estate in the west midlands have been evacuated from their homes followingn road in 0ldbury this evening where fire crews are dealing with a fire at the industrial site. there are no injuries reported, but people in the nearby area are being urged to keep their windows and doors shut. the new health and social care secretary says he will look again at the current key a&e target of seeing patients within four hours in hospital in england and at whether it is realistic. matt hancock also says he wants to address how undervalued many nhs staff feel and boost their morale. 0ur health editor, hugh pym, has been with him to west suffolk hospital in bury st edmunds. nice to meet you. very nice to meet you. i'm matt. demonstrating his bedside manner, the new health and social care secretary was out on the wards at the west suffolk hospital ahead of making his first big speech in the job. it just makes it itjust makes it more human. he's certainly got a lot to think about and a lot of problems to face up to. first, nhs targets — they've been missed for some time in e

a spokesman from the west midlands ambulance service has said in the last few moments that they sentsponse tea m they sent a hazardous area response team for specialist advice, but they have no update on the boy's condition. he was taken to hospital. he is being treated for serious burns to his arm and his face. that is what we know so far. a lot of reaction to an horrific attack on this very small child? yeah. worcester is in the midlands. it is considered to be an incredibly safe city. mark bayliss, the worcester city council leader, has given a statement. he says, "we are aquatint —— quintessential small english city... worcester is the fifth safest city in the uk. robin walker, the mp for worcester took to twitter to describe the incident as horrific. he tweeted. .. describe the incident as horrific. he tweeted... "appalling attack. " we are also expecting a press conference from the west mercia police in the next half an hour. we may get update on the boy and his condition. thank you. brexit secretary dominic raab says he's confident britain will have a deal to leave the europea

england, maybe 5 degrees cooler, but the warmth is laid across southern england, south wales, the west midlandsus. going into tuesday, things will become cooler. we will see more cloud at wimbledon than we have had over the weekend but there will be sunny spells coming through. it will feel warmer too hot in the sunshine with temperatures near 30, but better for the players and choose day with temperatures down a few degrees. the cooler air com pletes few degrees. the cooler air completes its journey south on tuesday. high pressure in the north—east, which makes the north—east, which makes the north—east coast cooler for a time, before all parts c warmer weather —— warmer weather spreading from the south during the week. if you want cooler weather this week, does not last long. lots of settled, dry, sunny weather to be had with high pressure in control. warming up from the south again later in the week. this is bbc news. i'm lukwesa burak. our headlines. officials in thailand say four boys have been rescued from a flooded cave system and have been taken to a local hospital. the boys and their f

her kidnapper, lukasz herba, aged 30 and a polish national from the west midlands, has been convictedme people still accuse of her of making it all up. chloe has been speaking to victoria derbyshire, who started by asking what she remembers about when she was kidnapped. when i wasjust waking up, i was just too drowsy, didn't realise, am i on a plane, a boat, a car — i didn't know where i was and it took me a moment to realise that i was in a car. by hearing the handbrake and the engine, and the radio was an really loud. so it took me a while to wake up and i started to wonder, where am i? i felt restriction on my face. i felt like i was in an enclosed area, so i was just trying to gather where i am. as was waking up more, i tried to figure how to get out, and that was what i was trying to do. while i was in the car, i didn't know want the reason was, because they wouldn't speak to me. i didn't know, was i going to be raped or killed? i didn't know why, but when i was at their house, that's when i found out. and just to hear that, you've been taken for sex trafficking, it was just horr

colin bennett lives in streetly in the west midlands.creasing number of victims who aren't getting justice. this yobbo came to the door and i'd got the door open. he says, "i've got to see if there's any sand in your water." i says, "where's your pass?" he says, "in my pocket." so i didn't challenge him and ask him to get it out. i opened the door, let him in, and he was running the hot water. then he had another yobbo somewhere around the corner. he came in, the door wide open, upstairs he went and up into the bedrooms. and he took the money that was in there. and he took my late wife's wedding ring. and then all of a sudden he must have come and out he went and this other bloke says, "well, that's it, we've finished now." as well as the ring colin discovered they'd stolen £3200 and lots of other jewellery. 57 years before i'd put it on her finger and the intentions were that and the engagement ring would go to my two granddaughters. i've lost the ring. i'll never get it back and these scumbags never appear either. west midlands police

but it looks like it will be wet across wales, the rain getting in across the north and west midlandsin across the west midlands but further east we will probably see the rain continuing across kent and essex for much of the afternoon, but we may see showers form. now, they are most likely, i think, from a line from the east midlands, east licolnshire down to hampshire. if we get thunderstorms in these areas, they could be torrential, bringing a risk of some localised flooding. now, through the rest of the evening and overnight there will be further fairly widespread showers across england and wales, and it will stay pretty warm as well. temperatures only slowly easing back to about 17 in london. now, for the weekend, i think again on saturday we are likely to see some showers develop across the country. they're most likely across the north—west area, so it is not going to be dry all the time everywhere, there will be a few showers further south as well, for southern and eastern parts of england. in between the showers there will be more in the way of brightness for scotland and north

west midlands police have said inquiries are ongoing but that both men were known to each other and theycident. the twelve boys rescued from flooded caves in thailand have been told of the death of one of the divers who helped save them. former navy seal saman gunan died when he ran out of air during an operation to deliver air tanks to the boys. the boys were assessed and deemed be in good meantal and physical health before their families told them about the divers death. in so let's pick up on that croatia—france world cup final this afternoon. france are the favourites of course but croatia have defied expectations so far. tens of housands of people are expected to gather near the eiffel tower to watch the final on a giant screen. our paris correspondent hugh schofield sent this update. the excitement and definitely building here in paris in front of the eiffel tower where the fans zone is stretching out thunder and people are beginning to arrive by their thousands. we went down at the entrance of the boulevard of this area and there are hundreds and thousands of people waiting in a v