but for south yorkshire police, it isa but for south yorkshire police, it is a good day for them, ifd by what has happened and there are witnesses were seen as being reliable and clear. thank you, danny. speaking outside the court a short time ago, sir cliff's friend and radio presenter paul gambaccini called the privacy case one of the greatest scandals of the 21st century. lam i am delighted, of course. sir cliff richard was one of the great english men of the 20th century. his persecution has been one of the great scandals of the 215t. the judge said that his privacy rights had been invaded in a serious and somewhat sensationalist way. awarding him £190,000 in general damages and then £20,000 because the bbc submitted the broadcast of the rate as scoop of the year with the royal television society awards, where it lost and was booed. with me now isjenny afia, privacy specialist and partner at schillings, an issues and crisis law firm specialising in threats to privacy and security. good morning. your reaction to the events of this morning so far‘s i am pleased by the ruling. this

danny savage, bbc news, north yorkshire. the time is a quarter past six. historical evidence of children being tied up, drugged and abused at a hospital for mental illness in derbyshire in the 1970s and 80s. and still to come... the unhappy wife and the court judgment that means she can't force through a divorce from her husband. coming up in sportsday on bbc news, a change to the tackling laws in rugby union to try to reduce head injuries and make the sport safer. this week, we're hearing from people directly affected by what's been called the biggest nhs scandal in history. in the 1970s and ‘80s, thousands of patients across the uk were given blood products from abroad — some of which were infected with viruses such as hepatitis c and hiv. so far, almost 3,000 people have died. now a public inquiry has begun to establish what happened. tonight, we hearfrom tim wratten in ashford in kent. his father, peter, died after being infected with hepatitis c. what can you do to let your anger out? i paint for emotion, to relieve my anger. my name's tim wratten. i'

with less than a week to go before the first test against india, adil rashid showed his form as yorkshire beat birmingham bears by 31 runs in the t20 blast. yorkshire put together an excellent batting display making 226 from their 20 overs, with tom kohler—cadmore top—scoring with 73. in reply, birmingham were set 206 to win after a rain delay but it looked a tall order. adil rashid trapped sam hain. in good form. 1—19 from 3 overs for the england test bowler. birmingham struggled to get to their target and it was a comfortable victory in the end for the vikings. earlier in the day, lancashire thunder won their first women's super league game for almost two years when they beat yorkshire diamonds in the roses derby. lancashire posted 134 runs from their 20 overs before england spinners sophie ecclestone and alex hartley tore through yorkshire for a 33—run victory. now what do these two boxers have in common? the answer is — they've both lost to anthonyjoshua. britain's dillian whyte was beaten by the superstar back in 2015 and new zealander — joseph parkerfamously lost to him in cardiff e

yorkshire posted 12a runs from their 20 overs, before the lancashire bowlers tore through yorkshire forhonyjoshua. britain's dillian whyte was beaten by the superstar back in 2015, and new zealander parker famously lost him in cardiff last year. well, now, they are fighting each other. they met in london and anthonyjoshua warned his opponent. thejourney met in london and anthonyjoshua warned his opponent. the journey to the top of heavyweight boxing is not a lwa ys the top of heavyweight boxing is not always a laugh a minute, especially the dillian whyte joseph always a laugh a minute, especially the dillian whytejoseph parker. for new zealander parker, he held one year of the heavyweight title until very recently. —— helwan version. joshua disappointed him in front of 80,000 people in cardiff earlier this year, parker's only professional defeat, but now he is back with a new attitude. —— he held a version. there is no hope for me here —— there is no hope for that here, i'm here to do damage. i am here, i'm here to do damage. i am here to punch without intentions. i'm going to breaking

now, he has already signed a white ball only contract with yorkshire, and that seems to be pretty muchr him for selection for the summer and winter. middlesex chalked up a much—needed win in the t20 blast this evening. they beat hampshire by 22 runs at lord's. 0pener paul stirling provided the backbone of the home side's innings. he made 60 out of middlesex's 165—8. hampshire looked to be cruising at the halfway stage of their innings, but australian spinner ashton agar triggered a collapse. he took three wickets as hampshire collapsed to 143 all out. england can no longer qualify automatically for the quarterfinals at the women's hockey world cup, after its second lowest ranked team — ireland — secured a shock victory over india. the green army beat the side ranked 5th in the world 1—0, thanks to anna 0'flanagan‘s deflected effort. the result means ireland — who are competing in their first world cup in 16 years — will top pool b and have guaranteed their place in the quarterfinals. england face ireland this sunday to determine where they will finish in the group. it's an absolute dre

and number four, flamingo land theme park in yorkshire. number four.our. how about that? have you been? i haven't. never heard of it. chester zoo is a regular destination for us, though. in terms of hotel owners in this country, they would be doing worse than attracting ronaldo. he has been on holiday since portugal's early departure from the world cup. he has beenin departure from the world cup. he has been in greece. he went to a rather posh resort in greece and he left a tip for posh resort in greece and he left a tipfora posh resort in greece and he left a tip for a mere 20,000 euros. to you and me, that isjust shy tip for a mere 20,000 euros. to you and me, that is just shy of £18,000. we should get him back here. including ten of lawyers who were tasked with providing services for his family and keeping the paparazzi away from them. they each got 10,000 euros. probably very happy. tinned food is another story you are looking at. the rise of tinned food, you should buy more of it. you probably don't remember rationing. but the baby boomers, those

two is—year—olds who plotted to murder pupils and teachers at a school in yorkshire are given custodialtences. donald trump causes another star in washington. that's the reaction of the us head of intelligence when he's told that president trump has invited president putin to washington. and the 100th edition of now that's what i call music is released today. in maybe only 310 miles long, but the border between ireland and northern ireland is causing a major problem today. the eu's chief the go sure to respond that he is open to any solution that is legally workable. michel barnier also welcomed mrs may's brexit white paper that triggered a slew of resignations and westminster, but questioned whether so that could work in practice. the protest often turn out for theresa may, but the proms brexit follow her everywhere. today, she was in belfast with a plea and a promise, promising there was no hard order when the uk reads the eu. she had compromised and higher brexit plan, now it was brussels' turn. wave as this represents a significant change in oui’ represents a significant change in o

with lots of problems on the rails across the uk, particularly in yorkshire.in the euro tunnel, there were hours delays there and problem with air—conditioning and carriages and lightning strikes cause cancellations across yorkshire. now the met office is issuing the warnings of thunderstorms. to have died and a boy is missing, and here is the report. the summer holiday getaway, stopped abruptly in a car park. those hoping to go via eurotunnel told they can't because of the heat. and there's caution for those planning long drives. we're expecting a breakdown to happen every four seconds. so before you get in your car, check your water coolant levels, your oil levels, your tyre pressure, make sure you have lots of water in the car, and when you are travelling at slower speeds, if you can handle it, turn your air conditioning off, bring your windows down and let the air circulate in the car. that will alleviate some of the pressure that is happening to your engine at the moment. meanwhile in york, thousands of rail visitors suffered severe disruptions due to a l

excited about, not what we should be excited about, not what is happening with the field stuff, and yorkshire, and all that. we should consider it on the positives, rather than the negatives. as they keep repeating, it isjust because of the circumstances that we are in. should still be an intriguing test match. manchester city say their new signing riyad mahrez could be available to play against chelsea in the community shield this weekend. having arrived from leicester earlier this month, mahrez injured his ankle in a pre—season friendly against bayern munich over the weekend...but a scan has shown there is "no significant damage". newly—promoted premier league side fulham have announced for around £22 million. he moves to craven cottage from newcastle on five year contract, having spent last season on loan at fulham in the championship. the decision to play the pro“; final outside of a traditional rugby venue, has been hailed as a "truly historic step" by the league. celtic park will play host to the match next may. now, staying with rugby union, the women's game in england could be fully p

reserve for seabirds in england has just got a bit bigger — as a special protection area on the yorkshire. i a good evening and welcome. a teenager has been sentenced to 17 years in prison for an acid killing. 19—year—old general webster was fighting with another man in high wycombe when the acid he was carrying was knocked from his hand and hitjoanne rand — who happened to be sitting on a nearby bench. the nurse, and mother of three, died days later. general webster pleaded guilty to manslaughter. here's our correspondent jo black. it's a busy saturday afternoon in high wycombe and jo rand is sitting on a bench in the town centre. nearby, and right next to other shoppers and families, general webster is threatening another man with a bottle of high—strength sulphuric acid. the man panics and kicks the bottle away. it hitsjo‘s leg and she is sprayed with the liquid and as it starts to burn, she runs away to get help. moments later, webster goes and picks up the bottle of acid, puts on a balaclava and leaves the scene. jo suffered 5% burns and although she was released from hospital, she d

yorkshire got so so close in reply, england'sjoe root and adam lyth both making 50s.re wins for durham, somerset, hampshire and leicestershire. castleford tigers missed out on the chance to go second in super league, as they lost to the huddersfield giants. castleford lead for much of the first half, but huddersfield took control in the second half, withjermaine mcgillvary helping himself to a hat—trick. elsewhere, leeds rhinos beat widnes, and warrington won on the road at hull kr. it looks like everton are about to make their biggest signing of the summer. they are close to bringing in the brazilian forward richarlison from watford, in a deal that could be worth up to £50 million. he is well known to the new everton boss, marco silva, who managed him during his stint at watford. back to the open now, and tiger woods has had a steady return. his first open in three years, and the more eagle—eyed viewer might have noticed the tape on the back of his neck. it is called kinesiology tape and is worn by an increasing number of sports stars to relieve pain, while supportin

a boy of six who has died after being shot with a pellet gun at a house in east yorkshire. contracts for probation scheme is run by private firms for offenders will end, the government says they are not value for money. and from syria to the royal albert hall the child refugees turning their experiences into poetry. coming up on bbc news, geraint thomas looks set to win the tour de france after extending his overall lead with just one meaningful stage left. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. the extreme weather has caused major disruption for travellers with problems on the roads and railways. many on eurotunnel into and hours of delays at the kent terminal after problems with the air encourages. lightning strikes forced train cancellations across yorkshire and now the met office has issued warnings of thunderstorms in the east of england. please urge people to take ca re england. please urge people to take care while swimming in rivers and la kes to care while swimming in rivers and lakes to call off. two have died and a boy is missing near margate. this spec

it is that next generation of golfers who it is hoped will play at this new club in east yorkshire.his course closed five years ago but it is set to reopen with a new business model links to a luxury holiday park. they haven't got as much time, they don't seek to have the whole day gone in a round of golf. so the nine holes means they can come, pay and play, they can then come with families as well. we will, in time, open our junior academy. so all over the country, golf clubs are trying to reinvent themselves to reverse the sport ‘s decline. hopefully golf does have a bright future in the country. just a reminder that you can country. just a reminder that you ca n follow country. just a reminder that you can follow the night's europa league qualifying on the radio. that's all from sportsday. we'll have more throughout the evening. the royal college of psychiatrists says long delays for people with adhd are putting lives at risk. in some parts of the country, some patients are waiting years for a national health service assessment. campaigners say the government is failing people wi

trains have been cancelled in yorkshire because of lightning strikes.rotunnel has cancelled hundreds of day trip tickets to try to ease the backlog caused when air conditioning units failed on some carriages. and despite the arrival of storms in parts of the country, the uk'sjuly temperature record could still be broken today. simonjones is at the entrance to the eurotunnel in folkestone. eurotunnel warned at the start of the day that it was going to be another problematic period. it has certainly proved to be that way. passengers are facing delays of around two and a half hours because the company has had to take out more carriages because it is too hot. elsewhere, storms are causing problems as people continue to feel the heat. misery for motorists facing hours of delays at eurotunnel in folkestone. for many families, their holidays are getting off to the worst possible start. the hot conditions leaving some hot under the collar on the third day of disruption. after waiting about two hours in a queue, just to speak to a customer service agent, we have

two 15—year—olds who plotted to murder pupils and teachers at a school in yorkshire are given custodialtences. also this hour, donald trump causes another stir in washington. vladimir putin has been invited to visit the president in the white house this autumn. strike action by ryanair leaves thousands of holiday—makers grounded at airports — with more cancellations planned for next week. it is all about pop—up. meryl streep,, first and others are among the stars of mamma mia. that and some of the other film releases in the film review. it may only be 310 miles long but the border between northern ireland and ireland is still proving a major block on the road to brexit. speaking in belfast, the prime minister called on the eu to evolve its position on the issue. the eu's chief negotiator responded that he's open to any solution that is legally workable. michel barnier also welcomed mrs may's brexit white paper, the one that triggered a slew of resignations in westminster, but questioned whether some of it could work in practise. our deputy political editor john pienaar has the latest. t

he took three of the four wickets that yorkshire needed for victory including that of another englandmy anderson. he faced with four wickets forjust anderson. he faced with four wickets for just five runs. anderson. he faced with four wickets forjust five runs. from county cricket's all this competition to this news, and the people walking —— organising the new 100 ball tournament said no decision has been made on whether it will include 12 aside or 15 aside schemes. the times in the telegraph both ran stories today suggesting the england and wales cricket board after considering bigger playgroups. the ecb says that it is still in discussions about how the new competition would work but some feel that more investment should be given to the existing t20 blast competition. author was more investment in marketing of t20 blast it would be more successful. any product that has gone up 20% in a year, it says that there's something there work with. and talk of the 100 has made more people think, we did what need to change it, and maybe those other fans that are also coming. frankie dettori w

showers across wales, the midlands, parts of yorkshire as well. but sunny spells without too, and a few showers for parts of northern ireland and western scotland, some heavy, possibly the odd rumble of thunder. temperatures warmer than today, highs of 25 celsius. tuesday sta rts today, highs of 25 celsius. tuesday starts fine and dry for many, patchy cloud, showers moving into the west, turning cloudierfor cloud, showers moving into the west, turning cloudier for northern ireland and parts of scotland, outbreaks of rain moving into the west of scotland as well. temperatures barely similar to what we are looking at tomorrow, height to mid—teens, but as we move through to mid—teens, but as we move through to the end of the week, high pressure building, this weather front will bring some outbreaks of showery rain to the north—west, so a fresh start of the week, some showers further north and west, but gradually warming up, temperatures reaching 30 degrees celsius in the south—east within the week. hello, this is bbc news with ben brown. the headline

some for the south west, the midlands and yorkshire. of sunshine between the showers on monday afternoon. winds lighter than today. temperatures back on the up, widely in the 20s. 25 degrees in the south—eastern corner. the winds get lighter through the coming week. a few showers. temperatures will be taking up. —— picking up. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines: geraint thomas becomes the first welshman to win the tour de france. five people die, hundreds of buildings are destroyed and tens of buildings are destroyed and tens of thousands flee their homes as wildfires rage across northern california. at least 1a people have been killed in an earthquake which struck the popular indonesian tourist island of lombok. the government promises action over fake news on facebook and other social media to regulate political ads and abusive posts. now on bbc news, time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm chris mitchell. coming up... dreams come true for a welshman in paris — thomas wins the tour. there's a champagne moment for

danny savage, bbc news, north yorkshire. this is the briefing from bbc news.dlines: as the devastation is greece becomes apparent thejob now is to identify the victims of one of europe's deadliest wildfires. president trump and eu chiefjean claude juncker agree a deal to head off a trans—atlantic trade war. the count continues in pakistan's general election — early signs suggest that imran khan could be the next prime minister. now it's time to look at the stories that are making the headlines in the media across the world. we begin with uk paper the independent. its front page says britain is hoarding food, medicines and blood in case of a no—deal brexit. pm theresa may says people should take reassurance and comfort that contingency plans are in place. the times' front page is leading with the new trade deal between the eu and us. president trump hailed a new phase of relations with the bloc, after both sides agreed to reduce trade barriers and increase trade in sectors like chemicals, medical products and soybeans. staying with that story, in the financial

part of the east midlands and yorkshire too. look at how hot the evening is going to be.rrow, the heat is still pumping up from the continent and is still expecting the extreme east of the country. we are seeing the cooler air nudging in. i don't wa nt to the cooler air nudging in. i don't want to say it will cool down tomorrow because it will be hot. with more cloud and hit and miss thunderstorms, the possibility of some big downpours from time to time. in the 30s in east anglia and just shy of 30 in london. for many of us it is the mid and high 20s. staying pleasantly fresh in belfast at 21 degrees. this is bbc news. the headlines... it's the hottest day of the year so far — hitting a scorching 35 degrees at heathrow — but mps warn that heatwaves could become the new normal in the uk — and kill thousands every year. medicinal cannabis is to be legalised on prescription in the uk. it follows the high—profile cases of children with severe epilepsy being denied access to cannabis oil. after the death of a woman killed on a speedboat on the river thames on herfirst date — a

a six year old boy has died after being shot with a pellet gun at a house in east yorkshire. stanley metcalf had been visiting relatives near hull. some private probation contracts are scrapped that the cost of £170 million afterfailing to scrapped that the cost of £170 million after failing to deliver expected improvements. in a moment, it will be time for sportsday. but first, a look at what else is coming up this evening on bbc news. no seats, no water and inching along one of the uk's busiest mainlines. in a moment, it will be time for sportsday. but first, a look at what else is coming up this evening on bbc news. no seats, no water and inching along one of the uk's busiest mainlines. in a moment, it will be time for sportsday. no seats, no water and inching along one of the uk's busiest mainlines. we'll be speaking to one train traveller caught up in disruption on the railway line that connects edinburgh, leeds, newcastle and london. as skygazers prepare to try and catch a glimpse of the lunar eclipse we'll be speaking to one astronomer who'se already ready and waiting

two fifteen—year—old boys who plotted to murder teachers and classmates at their school in north yorkshiree been given custodial sentences of ten and twelve years. donald trump has invited vladimir putin to visit the us later this year — to the surprise of many in washington, including his intelligence chief. the white house has announced on twitter that vladimir putin is coming to the white house in the fall. say that again? laughter geoffrey wellum, the youngest spitifire pilot to fly in the battle of britain, has died aged 96. and 10 years after the original — mamma mia 2 is out. mark kermode and i will be singing along to that, and talking about the week's other cinema releases, in the film review. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at 5. the european unions chief brexit negotiator michael barnier has said many questions remain about theresa may's vision for future links with the eu. after a meeting with eu ministers he stressed that time is running out for a withdrawal agreement which could avoid a hard irish border. in speaking in brussels, mr barnier said the uk's white paper

it was a south yorkshire police press officer who dan johnson, the was a south yorkshire police pressdetails of the story from a source and things went from there when he had a meeting with a senior police officer here and had a tentative agreement, if you like, that the bbc would be involved or able to film the subsequent raid on the sir cliff richard's apartment. which was filmed by the helicopter. what has happened today with the ruling from thejudges that happened today with the ruling from the judges that the happened today with the ruling from thejudges that thejudge happened today with the ruling from the judges that the judge has basically said that he found the witnesses from south yorkshire police to be more credible than those from the bbc. in a statement today from the chief constable hugh, he said that the judgment was fully accepted he said that the judgment was fully a cce pted by he said that the judgment was fully accepted by some thought police can he says, i particularly welcome the finding that all police officers and staff were found to have acted entirely honestl

it is hot in yorkshire.s in some spots and even as far north of scotla nd in some spots and even as far north of scotland in the high 20s, so the heat is drifting in from the south that out in the atlantic we do have a weather system and that weather system is heading our way and behind it here much fresher air and that fresh air is forecast to sweep right across the uk over the next two to three days. in the short—term, hot winds blowing in the south, tempted the mid—30s and the south—east, in excess of 30 degrees as far north as yorkshire but much cooler there in the western isles of scotland and belfast around 22 and that is because the weather front is approaching here. these are the very edges of that weather system but even before it arrives because his thunder storms breaking out today across england, almost anywhere but they will be very local but could be torrential. this is how hot it is going to be as many of us go to bed tonight, in some instances on the high 20s. i talked about that low pressure

into yorkshire and we do have some sunny spells and showers in northern ireland and scotland.up with a brisk south—westerly breeze, as we move into tuesday, starting off on a dry and find note. in the south—west, turning cloudy in northern ireland and scotland, outbreaks of rain and temperatures similar to monday, a maximum of 25 celsius, in the high teens and low 20s and on wednesday again, some patches of cloud, one or two showers possible in wales and the south—west, cloudy with outbreaks of rain moving into northern ireland, scotland and into north—west england. temperatures in the south—west of a touch. as we move towards the end of the week, here on the temperature gradient, we see some temperatures creeping up. in the south—east, after a fresh start with some showers through the week, especially in the north and west, it will warm up, at the end of the week, temperatures up to 30 degrees. this is bbc news. the headlines at 5: five people die, hundreds of buildings are destroyed and tens of thousands flee their homes as wildfires rage across northern california. seven or

there was a thriller, in the t20 blast at old trafford last night as lancashire beat yorkshire in the help them, set yorkshire a big target of 176 from just 1a overs. yorkshire got so so close in reply — england'sjoe root and adam lyth both making 50s, but they felljust short — losing byjust one run in the end. cue wild celebrations from the home fans. elsewhere there were wins for durham, somerset, hampshire and leicestershire. castleford tigers missed—out on the chance, to go second in super league as they lost to the huddersfield giants. castleford lead for much of the first half — but huddersfield took control in the second half with, jermaine mcgill—vary helping himself to a hat—trick. elsewhere, leeds rhinos beat widnes, and warrington won on the road at hull kr. before we go, just time to remind you that the tour de france starts again in just under an hour's time. britain's geraint thomas still has the leader's yellowjersey, and you can follow it all live on the bbc sport website. that's all the sport for now. now for the weather with helen willetts. many of us had at least a

three different parties, contributions being sought as between south yorkshire police and the bbc, butolute clarification of this. the bbc has agreed to pay £850,000 on account of sir cliff richard's total costs. as i say, we are just waiting for final clarification of that figure, but that seems to be the figure. in addition to that there was a big argument as to the precaution —— the proportion of costs the bbc should pay in relation to the costs incurred by south yorkshire police, the costs they are liable to pay to sir cliff richard. and that was decided in the same proportion that thejudge had decided liability in this case, in other words the bbc has paid 65%, south yorkshire police to pay 35% of those costs. after those very technical arguments about costs, gavin miller qc on behalf of the bbc began his submission, seeking leave to appeal the judgment that mrjustice mann handed down last week. the focus really saying thejudge had made errors in law, in particular relating to the balance between sir cliff richard's article eight right under the human rights act, his right to priv

two 15—year—olds who plotted to murder pupils and teachers at a school in yorkshire are given custodialtences. the surviving victim of the novichok poisoning in amesbury leaves hospital. the whole secret of survival was never to stay still for more than two seconds. —— 20. geoffrey wellum, the youngest spitifire pilot to fly in the battle of britain, has died aged 96. good evening, and welcome to bbc news. it may only be 310 miles long, but the border between northern ireland and ireland is still proving a major block on the road to brexit. speaking in belfast, the prime minister called on the eu to "evolve" its position on the issue. the eu's chief negotiator responded that he's open to any solution that is "legally workable." michel barnier also welcomed mrs may's brexit white paper — the one that triggered a slew of resignations in westminster — but questioned key sections of it. 0ur deputy political editor john pienaar has the latest. the protesters often turn out for theresa may but the problems of brexit follow her everywhere. today, she was in belfast with a plea and a promise. a

year—old boys who plotted to murder pupils and teachers at their school in northallerton in north yorkshireal sentences. thomas wyllie, on the left, was handed a 12—year custodial sentence while his co—defendant, alex bolland, was given ten years. the teenagers were inspired by the killings of 13 people at the columbine high school in america almost twenty years ago. let's talk to our correspondent phil connell who is outside leeds crown court. why did the judge decide to name? it is unusual when they're this young. during the course of the trial we have not been able to identify either of these two boys, but today after being challenged by the press, those reporting restrictions were lifted and they we re restrictions were lifted and they were named as thomas wyllie and alex bolland, thejudge were named as thomas wyllie and alex bolland, the judge telling the court she believed it was in the public‘s interest. today we have heard how both became obsessed with the columbine shooting and planned a similar one columbine shooting and planned a similarone in columbine shooting and planned a sim

phil bodmer, bbc news, west yorkshire.g six decades, he helped to create basil brush, as well as bagpuss, ivor the engine and noggin the nog. in 1999 bagpuss was voted the most popular bbc children's programme ever made, and in 2014 peter firmin received a bafta lifetime achievement award.

after a rain delay, lancs captain liam livingstone scored 79 off 37 balls to help them set yorkshireovers. in reply, yorkshire got very close, as england'sjoe root and adam lyth made half centuries but they fell just short — losing by that solitary run. it sparked amazing scenes at old trafford! it isa it is a really good advert for the competition. elsewhere there were wins for durham, somerset, hampshire & leicestershire. onto rugby league and castleford tigers missed—out on the chance to go second in super league as they were beaten 32—18 by huddersfield giants. as they were beaten 32—18 cas lead for much of the first half, but huddersfield took control in the second half withjermaine mcgillvary helping himself to a hat—trick. elsewhere, leeds rhinos beat widnes and warrington won on the road at hull kr. the women's hockey world cup gets under way in london this weekend. 16 nations are taking part with england's opening game tomorrow against india at 2:00. our reporterjo currie is there. preparations for the biggest women's sporting event and the world this year are well under way

yorkshire moors, so bleak and old, inspired the heart of emily.h, where she wrote her only novel, wuthering heights, before dying from tuberculosis at the age of 30. what she's left behind is this incredible, imaginative tour de force of a novel that people have just loved for generations and that continues to inspire artists and writers working today, and that's very much what we wanted to celebrate — her 200th birthday. and people had come from all over. there's this wildness and this beauty to the writing. i don't know, you just get kind of sucked into the story. you've got to come here and pay homage, really, because it puts everything into perspective, itjust brings it all to life. the celebrations have also included the unveiling of a tribute stone out on the moors, featuring a new poem by kate bush — who famously had a number one with wuthering heights. # heathcliff, it's, cathy, come home now... at the time, she explained her inspiration. i saw a series on the television about ten years ago. it was on very late at night, and i caught liter

that coming into us from police in yorkshire.uture customs arrangement, theresa may is travelling to salzburg to try and get support for her brexit plans. she'll meet the austrian leader and the czech prime minister this afternoon, as she seeks to reduce the risk of britain leaving the eu without a deal. our correspondent bethany bell is in salzburg. hello to you. theresa may could have done without that statement at this particular time. what is she hoping to achieve from these meetings? well, this visit has been described asa well, this visit has been described as a bit ofa well, this visit has been described as a bit of a charm offensive by the prime minister. what she is maybe hoping for is the idea she may be able to relax the position of some of the eu 27, to make them a little more open to her suggestions of continued free movement of products after brexit. but that is probably going to be very, very difficult. everything i am hearing from austrians, from the czech republic, they say that britain must not be allowed to che

excited about, not what we should be excited about, not what is happening with the field stuff, and yorkshirepeating, it isjust because of the circumstances that we

showers in wales, the midlands and parts of yorkshire.he rumble of thunder. temperatures warmer than today. 25 degrees. as we go into tuesday. a dry, bright start from any. some showers in the west. patchy cloud. cloud in northern ireland and outbreaks of rain in western scotland. temperatures similarto western scotland. temperatures similar to monday. i will show you the pressure chart. towards the end of the week, showery rain in the north—east. high pressure in the south and east. we will see the temperatures creeping up. a fresh start to the week. some showers. particularly north and west. it will gradually warm up as we go through the week. by the end of the week in the week. by the end of the week in the south—east temperatures perhaps reaching 30 degrees. this is bbc news, i'm shaun ley. the headlines at two. wildfires rage across northern california — five people are dead, hundreds of buildings have been destroyed. thousands have fled their homes. homes were exploding, cars were exploding. i have a wife and kids andi exploding. i

this part of the yorkshire coast is home to many thousands and thousands of birds including puffins,4000 puffins will be given extra protection meaning they can live a safer life and that news has been welcomed by visitors to the area today. we live off the dorset coast and it's rare to see a puffin, whereas if we come up here we can see some. no doubt on the north coast we would see more of them. it is fabulous news as they have been in decline for years. the reserve managerfor the rspb, alison, is with us, and you must be delighted with the announcement. we really are because this is years in the making. this is hours and hours of volunteer staff time counting the birds and working with partners and other managers across this head land to bring it to fruition. what does it mean to all of these birds? it means that the birds are afforded a safe place to breed and for a colony of this size and significance, that's really important. we are talking thousands and thousands. yes, last year we did a full colony count and counted every single bird across the 12 mile stretch and we found we

he has already signed a contract with yorkshire and that seems to be fixed.lt, we are prepared to consider him for selection for the summer and fall the winter. welsh cycling fans must be biting their nails as the end of this year's tour de france draws nearer and nearer. after yesterday's gruelling climb, some respite of sorts for the riders with today's 18th stage — a rather flat 171 kilometres into the city of pau. geraint thomas held onto the leader's yellowjersey, and stays 1:59 clear of second placed tom dumoulin. after a stage won by home favourite arnaud demaire, as nick parrott reports. after a hard mountain stage yesterday, this was a chance for tour leader geraint thomas to conserve his energy ahead of another big challenge tomorrow. the flat io6—mile stage to pau southern france should have been trouble—free for the main contenders. while the terrain did not pose a challenge, riding in a large group of riders it is always hazardous. after winning yesterday's stage, he was brought back down to earth. running repairs allowed him tojoin the main grou

it was a challenge of yorkshire in the skies.posed to sit india but this isjoan root pars turf. he has played and thrived here all his career. —— joe root‘s curve. this is made almost irretrievable for any other the ball kept coming back. the final boundary came up for the century and victory. time and done. england must want you got start tomorrow. —— the world cup to start tomorrow. —— the world cup to start tomorrow. geraint thomas and chris froome remain in contention for the tour de france after today's stage 10 — the first in the mountains. belgium's gregg van avermaet retained the leaders yellow jersey after a great ride, and extended his lead over the likes of thomas and froome by nearly two minutes. but their main rivals for the title finished alongside them in the peleton. but no—one could come close to the stage winner — julian alaphilippe. annemiek van vleuten won the women's race — la course. wayne rooney is settling into life with his new side dc united in america. he watched the world cup from afar as england made

some for the south west, the midlands and yorkshire. and a scattering across scotland.sunshine between the showers on monday afternoon. winds lighter than today. temperatures back on the up, widely in the 20s. 25 degrees in the south—eastern corner. and confirmation that the wins will not be as strong, and they get lighter through the coming week, a few showers here and there but if anything, temperatures will be creeping up. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines... geraint thomas crosses the finish line in paris to become the first welshman to win the tour de france. it looks like it's gone crazy back home. so i'm looking forward to getting back and celebrating with everyone, but at the same time looking forward to a bit of normality as well, watching breakfast tv in bed with coffee. five people die, hundreds of buildings are destroyed and tens of thousands flee their homes, as wildfires rage across northern california. at least 1a people have been killed in an earthquake which struck the popular indonesian tourist island of lombok. now on bbc news, the travel show. h

he sued south yorkshire police and the bbc for breach of privacy.ase for substantial damages and apologised to the star for the distress and humiliation caused by disclosing his private information to the bbc. the corporation denies sir cliff had a reasonable expectation of privacy in relation to the material it broadcast. and that if he did, there was an overriding public interest in its coverage of the investigation and search. the judgement is likely to give clear guidance on whether any suspect can lawfully be identified by the media before they are charged, and so has massive implications for the coverage of police investigations. clive coleman, bbc news. changing attitudes towards alcohol, education and family time have contributed towards a sharp decline in the number of teenagers becoming pregnant — that's according to a new report. research by the british pregnancy advisory service suggests teen pregnancies have dropped by 55% since 2008. two—thirds of the 16 to 18—year—olds surveyed said they had never had sex. and 24% said they had never

yorkshire moors, so bleak and old, inspired the heart of emily. 30. what she's left behind is this incredible, imaginative tour de force of a novel that people have just loved for generations and that continues to inspire artists and writers working today, and that's very much what we wanted to celebrate — her 200th birthday. and people had come from all over. there's this wildness and this beauty to the writing. i don't know, you just get kind of sucked into the story. you've got to come here and pay homage, really, because it puts everything into perspective, itjust brings it all to life. the celebrations have also included the unveiling of a tribute stone out on the moors, featuring a new poem by kate bush — who famously had a number one with wuthering heights. # heathcliff, it's me i'm cathy, i've come home now... at the time, she explained her inspiration. i saw a series on the television about ten years ago. it was on very late at night, and i caught literally the last five minutes of the series, where she was at the window trying to get in.

trains have been cancelled across yorkshire because of lightning strikes.urotunnel has cancelled hundreds of day—trip tickets to try to ease the backlog caused when air—conditioning units failed on some carriages. meanwhile people are being urged to take care while swimming, after police confirmed two people died, trying to cool off. jenny kumah reports. thunderstorms and lightning, relieving the heat of recent days in don koester. but it has caused signalling problems and rail disruption on the east coast main line and across yorkshire. several trains have been cancelled this afternoon, and passengers have been asked to delay theirjourneys until the weekend. there has also been a third day of misery for motorists trying to use the euro tunnel at folkestone. for many travellers stuck in their vehicles queuing for hours, it has been an uncomfortable start to their summer getaway. 12,000 cars are expected to use the channel tunnel today. 400 tickets for day trips have been cancelled as the company concentrates on getting holiday—makers on their way. is blamin

danny savage reports from north yorkshire.highly unusual in summer and very expensive. i have never known any thing as dry as late as all my time asa any thing as dry as late as all my time as a farmer. i do not think we have any significant rain for maybe six weeks, i would think. now we are having to feed the winter forage that we have cut back for winter and there is going to be a shortage of straw. it could be quite a coup expensive winter. it is exceptional, they lost and we are conditions like this was 1976. a short distance away, the group plans for garden centres and local authorities. the trouble is the hot weather means fewer people wanting to buy plants because they do not think they will last. it has been a tangible slowdown in uptake ever since the talk of hosepipe bans, people are not willing to put plans in and just watch them die in front of them. every farmer we have spoken to concede is that even feels that what it quickly turning bone dry again. here, de graaf does not crack up, it just turns to dust. it mak

yorkshire moors, so bleak and old, inspired the heart of emily...hind is this incredible imaginative tour de force of a novel that people have just loved for generations and it continues to inspire artists and writers working today, and that is very much what we wanted to celebrate — her 200th birthday. and people had come from all over. there is this wildness and this beauty to the writing. i don't know, you just get kind of sucked into the story. you've got to come here and pay homage really, because it puts everything into perspective, itjust brings it all to life. the celebrations have also included the unveiling of a tribute stone out in the moors, featuring a new poem by kate bush, who famously had a number one with wuthering heights. at the time, she explained her inspiration. i saw a series in the television about ten years ago, and it was on late at night, and i caught literally the five minutes of the series when she was at the window trying to get in. ghost: i'm catherine linton, and i've come home. and itjust really struck me. it was so

yorkshire got so close in reply.t one run in the end. cue wild celebrations from the home fans. a great way to spend a friday evening. elsewhere, there were wins for durham, somerset, hampshire and leicestershire. that was not due, was it? you did not sneak over to watch the cricket? no. shall we see it again? we cannot. it is not there. castleford tigers missed—out on the chance, to go second in super league as they lost to the huddersfield giants. castleford led for much of the first half, but huddersfield took control in the second half with jermaine mcgillvary helping himself to a hat—trick. elsewhere, leeds rhinos beat widnes, and warrington won on the road at hull kr. it looks like everton are about to make their biggest signing of the summer. they're close to bringing in the brazilian forward richarlison from watford in a deal that could be worth up to £50 million. he's well known to the new everton boss, marco silva, who managed him during his stint at watford. england play india in london later on the first

mid—20s into yorkshire, even newcastle will be around 24. mid—20s for belfast and aberdeen.e are going to end the weekend. bright rather than sunny skies, but cloudy here in the north—west, with some very light rain on and off. next week, or rather in the week ahead, we will see more weather fronts pushing on to north—western areas, with slightly fresher atlantic air. ahead of the weather fronts, that air is coming all the way from africa, from spain and portugal, across france. so we could see some of the highest temperatures we have seen so far this summer, affecting some south—eastern, eastern and maybe central parts of england. 33 degrees is not out of the question. for london and norwich, at least 31, possibly already hitting 33 in one or two spots. northern ireland in scotland, much more comfortable. temperatures mostly in the 20s, and the possibility of a little bit of rain. look at those temperatures in london. over 30 degrees pretty much all through the week. much more comfortable in cardiff. that's it from me. this is bbc news. the headlines: cu ba's national assem

how discerning are these diners in north yorkshire about what is fed to them? see on facebook or on the internet, really. then i get a bit sucked in by it. there is a headline and digesting, oh, i willjust see what there is. i am not very good at having my own opinions, so everything i read will make me believe that, yes. i do find it helpful, but sometimes you don't know if it's true or not. facebook is already highlighting fake news and says it is working on ways to authenticate and label political adverts. meanwhile, ministers are looking at new rules to ensure the source of election material is identified. what we're doing is a couple of measures that we hope will really help to get voters to be well—informed about digital campaigning, but also to be able to be protected from intimidate three behaviour during elections. the digital world has undoubtedly thrown up new challenges for democratic systems. this report says urgent action is needed to make sure fake news doesn't crowd out the real thing. alex forsyth, bbc news. holly hamilton has all the sport. af

mid—20s into yorkshire, even newcastle at around 2a celsius. so warm there in glasgow, but warm enough. and that's how we're going to end the weekend. so bright rather than sunny skies, but cloudy here in the north—west, with some very light rain on and off. and next week, or rather the week ahead, we'll see more weatherfronts just about pushing into north—western areas, so slightly fresher atlantic air. but ahead of the weather fronts, my goodness, the air is coming all the way from africa, from spain, portugal, across france, and we could see some of the highest temperatures we've seen so far this summer, affecting some south—eastern, eastern and maybe central parts of england. 33 is not out of the question. this is sort of a more conservative estimate there. for london and for norwich, at least 31 degrees, possibly already hitting 33 in one or two spots. but notice northern ireland and scotland, a lot more comfortable here. temperatures mostly into the 20s, and the possibility of a little bit of rain, at least some showers. now, look at thos

it was a little—known yorkshire branch line made famous by a 1970 british movie.became a global hit. but injune 1968, a small group of volunteers, determined to save their local line, were not to know that. exactly 50 years on from that original journey from keighley to 0xenhope, it's been recreated using the original tank engine number m241. access to platform three can be made by using the subway located in the middle of platform four. fireman phil heelis was on that footplate in june 1968. this is one of the few railways that is a complete branch line and the thinking behind it originally was, "the british railways are going to close our branch line, we will take it over and run it ourselves." to mark the 50th anniversary, a modern—day locomotive was named after it. this day is really to mark the volunteers' achievements over the last 50 years because we have done a lot of things on the railways, such as rebuilding stations, restoring a huge fleet of locomotives. the original train fare back in 1968 was four shillings. some of today's passengers were on that ve