the nhs is grossly underfunded. we all about. the nhs exists to keep us healthy. ivf is not a cure to an illness. it isa ivf is not a cure to an illness. it is a solution to people who feel they are not achieving their life goals. i do not think that is the responsibility of the nhs. serena, have you had children?” responsibility of the nhs. serena, have you had children? i don't see how that's relevant. it is a very, very relevant. i disagree. how that's relevant. it is a very, very relevant. idisagree. iwill explain why. you don't have to once the question and i don't bring to be discourteous. but i have published hundreds of scientific papers, you have called me a pioneer of ivf, which is probably an exaggeration, but of all my achievements, my three children are the things that changed my life. they are the most important aspect of my life. they are the next generation. that is what we can contribute to. people who are in fertile suffer hugely. they suffer the painjust fertile suffer hugely. they suffer the pain just the same as somebody with injuries and il

of the nhs. he is saying if the nhs expects more money, then it has to cut waste. it's about efficiencies. what do you make of this?|j cut waste. it's about efficiencies. what do you make of this? i would say actually, yes, and indeed yes. having worked with the health service —— having dealt with the health service, all of us have had dealings with the wonderful health service. sometimes things have to be done twice because things go straight, the wrong thing is asked for. he is talking particularly that hundreds of millions of pounds a year being wasted because patients end up in these emergency surgery beds when if you had done tests more quickly, they might not have to be there. it's quite a harsh message. i suppose a lot of people say, it plays into, a minister is always trying to say we are putting more money into the nhs. but it could be more efficient. they are comparing how come this hospital can do it? ministers are going to like this message because the nhs is quite often saying we need more people, more money. i think a mixture is needed. we know th

. -- nhs. the health secretary said there is. —— this. at the event itself, the tone was much less confrontational. the system of a taxpayer funded nhs free at the point of use and based not on the ability to pay is a principle we have to fight for and uphold. that point was made clearly. it is something all political parties have committed to. the organisers wanted to spark debate over the future of the nhs. that has certainly happened. sarah campbell, bbc news. and now it is time for the travel show. india, 70 years after independence. this emerging world power of more than a billion people is still changing. i'm on a journey to two extremes of this vast subcontinent. crystal, ha rd crystals. white salt. can probably taste it. i began in gujarat, in the far west. this is genuinely incredible, i'm in heaven. pretty crowded. this week, i've travelled 2000 miles over to the north—east. i'm on the banks of the mighty river brahmaputra, and about to go to a very spiritual place. it's one of india's lesser—known regions. we're really high

in a statement nhs england said: if a child with pku is given kuvan, it can transform their life. nine—year—old alex was struggling at school. he has now been prescribed the drug. his concentration has soared and he can eat the same food as his friends. today's ruling only affects one child, but parents of children with pku will be encouraged a high courtjudge has found the clinical case for kuvan is a powerful one. that's it from me by now. don't forget you can get in touch with me on twitter — i'm @babitabbc. the wonderful mike kimberley is with you in 15 minutes time. —— mike embley. time now for all the sports news in sport today. hello, i'm tulsen tollett and this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on this programme: isaac makwala accuses the world athletics governing body of "sabotage" after being excluded from the 400 metres final. defending champion wayde van niekerk does run though and eases to victory. and real madrid retain the european super cup with a 2—1 win over manchester united. hello there and welcome to the programme. lots to g

they were allowed one round of ivf through the nhs which failed. they then had to go private for the next one and their baby son was born. so they experienced the joy of parenthood, though richard feels it was unfair that while they had to pay others in neighbouring areas would get more than one free ivf cycle. 2 two we know how it feels to have a happen to you and that's why we think it's absolutely outrageous that the postcode lottery for ivf treatment even exists, because it is hugely unfair, it deals a crushing blow to people who are already at a significant life low. health regulators say the nhs should provide up to three cycles of ivf for women aged up to a0. the latest figures compiled by fertility campaigners highlight the extent of the ivf lottery. of the local commissioning groups who pay for health care in england, 129, more than half, now offerjust one cycle of ivf and five areas in the southeast including croydon and parts of essex and norfolk don't offer any. the nhs in scotland, meanwhile, offers three cycles to women who need it up

in england, 136 nhs trusts offer maternity services. last year, 42 of them closed their doors to new admissions at least once. there were 382 separate occasions when units were closed, up by 70% on 2014. the most common reason given were shortages of staff or beds. 0ur health correspondent, dominic hughes, reports. midwives provide specialist care to some of the health service's most vulnerable patients, but a shortage of staff, combined with a rising birth rate, means some maternity units are struggling. what shall we draw? two years ago, rachel hall went into labour, but her local unit was temporarily closed and she faced a 30 mile road trip to an alternative hospital. fortunately, all was well in the end and daughter isabelle is thriving, but for rachel the memories are still vivid. when i was told that the hospital was closed, i was absolutely devastated. i didn't know what to do. i think i actually went into shock to start off with because ijust went really, really quiet and then ijust burst into tears and was, like, uncontrollably

nhs england says it's making every effort to find appropriate care. our home editor mark easton reports on a case, which highlights a crisis in mental health provision. "a disgraceful and utterly shaming lack of proper provision for young mental health patients in england" — the words of one of england's most senior judges, sirjames munby, head of the family division. he issued an extraordinary statement after being unable to find any suitable hospital bed for a suicidal 17—year—old girl, due for release from custody injust over a week. the girl in question is from the north—west of england and is currently so disturbed that she's dressed in clothes she cannot use to hang herself, in a youth custody centre with just a mattress on the floor and no personal belongings. the solicitor representing the interests of the 17—year—old, named only as x, says she's at significant risk. x is a girl who at the moment has a determined wish, it appears, to kill herself. the big problem we've got is that we don't fully understand those needs, and it's on

they were allowed one round of nf through the nhs which failed. they then had to go private for the next one and their baby son was born. so they experienced the joy of parenthood, though richard feels it was unfair that while they had to pay others in neighbouring areas would get more than one free ivf cycle. we know how it feels to have a happen to you and that's why we think it's absolutely outrageous that the postcode lottery for ivf treatment even exists, because it is hugely unfair, it deals a crushing blow to people who are already at a significant life low. health regulators say the nhs should provide up to three cycles of ivf for women aged up to a0. the latest figures compiled by fertility campaigners highlight the extent of the nf lottery. 0f fertility campaigners highlight the extent of the nf lottery. of the local commissioning groups who pay for health care in england, 129, more than half, now offerjust one cycle of nf and five areas in the southeast including croydon and parts of essex and norfolk don't offer any. the nhs in scotlan

why is the nhs struggling through crete for the nhs struggling through crete for the maternity wards? partly, it is about the history here of when we've training here. the issue in maternity, is notjust recruitment, it is the fact that this work will force has been ageing. we have seen people retiring. although it is in many ways a not quite so stressful, these are quite high stressful environments, and thankfully myths things go well. there is always a potential for things to go wrong, and things do go wrong. it is not without its's stresses and strains. we'd still do have is significant things that go well wrong. it is quite a high stress job. the pay, the training and is less of the job is putting people off? yes i think we are having more difficulty. i think the problem is we could fill those training position if there had been created. thanks for that insight. the lawyerfor a british model —— who was allegedly held captive by a gang in italy has been giving more details about the case. francesco pashley has said that chloe ayling, from south london was under duress... he has

in england, 136 nhs trusts offer maternity services. last year, 42 of them closed their doors to new admissions at least once. there were 382 separate occasions when units were closed — up by 70% on 2014. the most common reason given were shortages of staff or beds. our health correspondent dominic hughes reports. midwives provide specialist care to some of the health service's most vulnerable patients, but a shortage of staff, combined with a rising birth rate, means some maternity units are struggling. what shall we draw? two years ago, rachel hall went into labour, but her local unit was temporarily closed and she faced a 30 mile road trip to an alternative hospital. fortunately, all was well in the end and daughter isabelle is thriving, but for rachel the memories are still vivid. when i was told that the hospital was closed, i was absolutely devastated. i didn't know what to do. i think i actually went into shock to start off with because ijust went really, really quiet and then ijust burst into tears and was, like, uncontrollabl

of words between professor stephen hawking and the health secretaryjeremy hunt over the state of the nhs. thousands of anti—racism demonstrators have gathered in boston to oppose a rally featuring far—right speakers. good evening and welcome to bbc news. in a few minutes, viewers on bbc one willjoin us for a full roundup of the day's news with kate silverton. but first, our top story... spain's interior minister says the jihadist cell behind the vehicle attacks in barcelona and cambrils has been dismantled. his remarks have been downplayed by regional officials in catalonia, who say a manhunt is continuing for at least one suspect. five islamists were shot dead in cambrils yesterday. four other suspects have been arrested — including three moroccans. earlier, i spoke to counter—terrorism expert loretta napoleoni. i think spanish anti—terrorism is perhaps the best in europe. they have foiled several of these attacks. in 2016, they foiled 12. some of them even in placa de catalunya, a very symbolic important place for a terrorist attack. unfortunately, they only have to get it ri

we know the nhs is under pressure. demand for a&e and elective surgery, planned surgery, has been going up, particularly elective surgery, 5% in the last year. i'm slightly surprised that although the waiting list... surprised that although the waiting list. . . why surprised that although the waiting list... why are you surprised much about i will tell you. slightly surprised although the waiting list has been growing, the numbers of people on the waiting list is growing, though a number of people waiting is relatively stable. i'm wondering how long that is sustainable for, given the fact we continually seek demand increasing and the funding available for the nhs is almost completely flat and has a growing staffing problem. i think we are seeing the early stages here with this growth in the waiting list that there will be further trouble ahead, perhaps particularly in the winter, depending on whether. we're not in winter territory. it is winter that is said to put the real severe pressure on the nhs and yet these figu

this is jeremy story is the nhs faces a huge agency bill. this isjeremy hunt going on a recruitment drive for doctors. tell us more. recruitment drive for doctors. tell us more. it is basically saying that the nhs is going to have to pay £100 million to find 5000 doctors, and half of them will come from overseas, to plug staffing shortages. it is not a new story is that there are staffing shortages in the nhs. i'm sure it has been discussed regularly on this lot. absolutely. it is an eye watering sum of money, and that is just absolutely. it is an eye watering sum of money, and that isjust going to recruitment agencies, not doctors' salaries, which i'm sure will beg the question for hard—pressed will beg the question for ha rd—pressed nurses, will beg the question for hard—pressed nurses, loads of workers in the nhs, as to why those sort of sums will have to be paid to those agencies, and it is worth saying, i think it does in the story, that this plan predates brexit, so it is not even taking into account the potential doctors who mi

of what the nhs definitely needed. the nhs realised asi definitely needed. the nhs realised as i said £20 billion worth of savings in the last parliament, we realised 3,000,000,000th, a record amount last year in the provider sector so i am saying we are absolutely immolating waste inefficiency as we don't. we would be the first to admit that to our knowledge there is more that needs to be done, but we need to be careful about making some assumptions that somehow you can close a £15 billion funding gap that an independent given created agency has identified when actually the contribution that these efficiency gains can make is actually only probably 2—3,000,000,000th, important though they are, and hard about everybody is working to make sure they are realised. chris hobson there of nhs providers. tim briggs, who led the exercise, raised eyebrows by saying the nhs didn't need any more new money at all but could get the resources it needs from those savings and i'm not sure anyone would agree with that —— eve ry

his nhs consultant would attempt to have a expensive drug, that costs £100 per day, and nhs england turned that request down, saying that it was not clinically effective. 0r saying that it was not clinically effective. or that the effect of the kids had not been proved. today, a judge has looked at that decision, she dismissed the case onto began that they brought, but you find that that they brought, but you find that that that decision was irrational, and user that the clinical efficacy was beyond question. so, what that means is that nhs england will now have some go and look at that decision again, again it will not guarantee that he will get this job. but there is a good chance of that. nhs england have acknowledged that they will now look at this funding decision in his case again. 30 athletes and support staff at the world athletics jabbing chips including isaac makwala have been hit by gastroenteritis. new figures reveal that more than 40 maternity wards in england close their doors to new admissions at some point last year. the family of a seven—year—old boy with a recognition

it demonstrates the pressures on the nhs. key targets have been missed all year, and target in a&e as well. it shows the stresses and strains on the nhs, dealing with more patients every year and resources and finances in england not keeping up with the patient demand growth. many would say more money is needed, others say the nhs needs to be more efficient. but certainly patients are having to wait longer for these important treatment. the former director of public prosecutions, lord macdonald, has said that the grooming of vulnerable white girls by south asian gangs needs to be recognised as "a profoundly racist crime". yesterday, 18 people, mainly of pakistani or bangladeshi origin, were convicted of abusing girls in newcastle. the force involved in the case, northumbria police, has been defending its decision to pay a convicted paedophile £10,000 for information during the course of that investigation. our home affairs correspondent nick beake reports. the raids across newcastle smashed a grooming gang that was drugging

in nhs funding could souibe opening up in nhs funding could solli be closed by eliminating clinical variation. i'm solli be closed by eliminating clinicalvariation. i'm looking at some of the specifics. looking at just how different hospitals are spending money. some hospitals pay 350 times more per basic or surgical equipment than others. how is that sort of spread... how is it possible? we need to be very careful... 350 times doesn't suggest a... we recognise there is an issue about insuring supplies efficiently but we need to be careful of the data. in certain places a hospital has used a small number of particularly specialised equipment for a particular case which means thatis for a particular case which means that is significantly more expensive than the average, and that therefore when you kind of look at how that hospital has spent, you can get some outlying figures. that is the point of this exercise that tim briggs has played such an important role in, is providing benchmark data. this seems to me to be very important, we need to me to be very important, we need to be very careful a

they say the nhs does not have unlimited resources , the nhs does not have unlimited resources, difficult decisions are being made every single day and they are having to balance the needs of the individual against those of the entire local population. this is happening progressively, they are restricting ivf in these different areas and in some cases, not offering it at all. the response from doctors is, if the nhs is a national health service, it should be offering the same thing to everybody right across england and it isn‘t in this case. these areas are not meeting the standards set by the nhs‘s owner illegal regular tours so something is very wrong here at the nhs is very fragmented now and nhs england‘s point is, is not up to us but these clinical commissioning groups. but different in scotland where nationally, women up in scotland where nationally, women up to the age of 40 are offered three full cycles of ivf. doctors at a hospital in brazil say a british tourist, who was shot after her family mistakenly drove into a slum area or favela, is lucky to have survived. eloise di

nhs waiting lists for routine surgery hit a ten—year high in england. other key targets including urgent referral for cancer care have also been missed. national crime agency says modern slavery and people trafficking in the uk is a far larger problem than previously thought. it is victims are likely to be found anywhere from the high street to a farm. there are likely to be tens of thousands of people affected. more than 300 police operations are currently targeting the criminals involved and in the months of may and june, 111 arrests were made across the uk. jeremy cooke has been given exclusive access to teams working to combat modern slavery. i should warn you his report contains flashing images. 0n the move in bradford. sounds like they need our help. martin is an investigator with the charity hope forjustice, a team dedicated to fighting modern slavery. today, it's urgent work. it looks like they've been exploited for a period of time. within minutes he's on location. you're looking at the first moments of freedom for a polish couple desperate eno

of words between professor stephen hawking and the health secretaryjeremy hunt over the state of the nhs. a british man injured in yesterday's knife attack in finland was stabbed as he tried to protect two women. thousands of anti—racism protesters have demonstrated in boston to oppose a rally featuring far—right speakers. and at 23:30, we'll be taking a look at tomorrow's papers in the paper review. good evening and welcome to bbc news. spain's interior minister says the terror cell behind the attacks there this week has been broken up. officials believe the cell consisted of 12 young men, most of them moroccan nationals. one man, younes abuyaaquoub, is still at large — police searching for him say they believe he may have been the driver of the van which mowed down so many people on thursday in barcelona, killing 13 and injuring 130. from there, james reynolds reports. the king of spain, determined to show that barcelona has nothing to fear. symbols from the capital are not always welcome in the catalan region but in the aftermath of the attack, king felipe is met with cheers. th

this is a new radical nhs policy designed to tackle obesity! seuk—hyun baek i am afraid i'm being cynical. we always come up with these ideas. —— cynical. we always come up with these ideas. -- and being cynical. we always come up with his ideas. sadly the extent to the nhs can influence human behaviour and convince people, rather than doing 12,000 steps to get a ticket, just spend money to go and watch a film and sit down rather than doing some exercise! i have my doubts as to whether the nhs can design towns where this can happen. as a developer is building a new development they will have things built in. this is a reference to the government ‘s idea of encouraging healthy living. it's tagging onto this idea of building new towns which will not be full of unhealthy slobs, miraculously, if you offer incentives, there might be a way to convince people to take part in healthy living programmes. who is paying for this. cinema are not charities. we'll nhs england have a huge budget to do this? i thought they were short of money. they are

i should say, though, the nhs in scotla nd should say, though, the nhs in scotland will pay for three full cycles of ivf. wales, two rounds and northern ireland, one. aldiss, presumably, is the result of the nhs's financial problems, people can't afford a ? nhs's financial problems, people can't afford a? —— all of this, presumably... that is what say. the nhs does not have unlimited resources , nhs does not have unlimited resources, decisions are being made every single day and they're having to balance the needs of individual against those of the entire local population. so this is happening progressively. they are restricting ivf in these different areas and in some cases not offering it at all. the response from doctor seuss, well, if the nhs is a national health service, it should be offering the same thing to everybody out across england. —— the response from doctors is... and these areas are not meeting the standard set by the nhs's own clinical regulator so something is very wrong. by the religious is very frequented now and energising the's point is, it's not up energ

in england, 136 nhs trusts offer maternity services. last year, 42 of them closed their doors to new admissions at least once. there were 382 separate occasions where units were closed, up by 70% on 2014. the truth is, you cannot keep trying to run the nhs on a shoestring, putting them through the biggest financial squeeze in its history and not expect standards of care to slip. the royal college of midwives said sometimes it is right to close a unit, when the safety of mothers and babies is threatened. but that doing so on a regular basis is the sign of a health service under pressure. it's very rare for maternity units to be closed, and the fact that we have seen a 70% increase in how often that is happening, i think should give us cause for serious concern. more midwives are being trained, and the department of health says hospitals need to use temporary closures to manage peaks in admissions, but it is misleading to use these figures to indicate a shortage of staff, because of the difficulties around planning for births. dominic hug

stephen hawking expressed concerns over and increasingly privatised nhs. the health secretary tweeted... at the event itself, the tone was much less confrontational. our system of a taxpayerfunded nhs free at the point of use and based not on the ability to pay is a principle we have to fight for and uphold. that point was made clearly. it is something all political parties have committed to. the organisers wanted to spark debate over the future of the nhs. that has certainly happened. sarah campbell, bbc news. the ecuadorian government has sent a strong warning to china about illegal fishing in waters around the galapagos archipelago, a marine reserve. officials say over one hundred chinese flagged boats have been identified in or near to the protected zone. one of the vessels was captured last week, carrying three hundred tonnes of endangered sharks — the crew was arrested. sarah corker‘s report contains some graphic images. this is the chinese flagged vessel suspected of fishing inside the galapagos islands marine reserve. on board there were 300 to

the question is, will they be kept in the nhs? they are not being valued, not being given a decent pay increase, and we are seeing midwives leaving not just towards the increase, and we are seeing midwives leaving notjust towards the end of their careers but in their early 30s. why do you think that is? because they don't feel valued. and also because if you operate at a time asa also because if you operate at a time as a midwife when shortages are a lwa ys time as a midwife when shortages are always impacting upon you, you see your unit having to close in this kind of way, than actually that does make you question where do you want to stay as a midwife. how would you predict the future trajectory then, of the nhs, bearing in mind these issues and the fact you say people are leaving in their 30s? the government has to put more money in. in fact, everything it is doing at the moment is creating a shortage. for example, the students he referred to are, for the first time, just recently going to be charged a tuition fee, will lose th

the organisers wanted to spark debate over the future of the nhs. that has certainly happened. sarah campbell, bbc news. you‘re watching bbc news. these are the latest headlines. spain‘s government says the terror cell behind last week‘s attacks has been dismantled, but the hunt continues for a key suspect. several of the men behind the attacks grew up in the small town of ripoll, north of barcelona. most were the children of moroccan immigrants. among them younes abu—yaaqoub, now on the run, who, as we‘ve heard, may have driven the van in the barcelona attack. our correspondent, wyre davies, has been to ripoll to speak to people there about the extremists who lived among them. the small chocolate box mountain town of ripoll in the foothills of the spanish pyrenees, the last place you would expect as the breeding ground for a gang of radical islamist militants preparing to commit mayhem and murder. at least seven young men from this small town either died during the attacks or have been arrested since thursday. they include moussa oukabir, said aallaa and mohamed hych

nhs england says it's making "every effort" to find appropriate care. our home editor mark easton reports on a case which highlights a crisis in mental health care. "a disgraceful and utterly shaming lack of proper provision for young mental health patients in england" — the words of one of england's most senior judges, sirjames munby, head of the family division. he issued an extraordinary statement after being unable to find any suitable hospital bed for a suicidal 17—year—old girl, due for release from custody in just over a week. the girl in question is from the north—west of england and is currently so disturbed that she's dressed in clothes she cannot use to hang herself, in a youth custody centre with just a mattress on the floor and no personal belongings. the solicitor representing the interests of the 17—year—old, named only as x, says she's at significant risk. x is a girl who at the moment has a determined wish, it appears, to kill herself. the big problem we've got is that we don't fully understand those needs, and it's on that

of words between professor stephen hawking and the health secretaryjeremy hunt over the state of the nhs. a british man injured in yesterday's knife attack in finland was stabbed as he tried to protect two women. thousands of anti—racism demonstrators have gathered in boston to oppose a rally featuring far—right speakers. also in the next hour, we'll get the latest on the growing death toll cased by major floods sweeping across south asia. more than 16 million people have been affected and nearly 600 killed by seasonalflooding in nepal, bangladesh and india. and in half an hour, life in the shadow of the wall looks at the trump administration's plans to build a wall along the us—mexico border. good evening and welcome to bbc news. spain's interior minister says the terror cell behind the attacks there this week has been broken up. officials believe the cell consisted of 12 young men, most of them moroccan nationals. however the hunt is still on for one man — younes abu—yaaquob who police believe may have been the man who drove the van which killed 13 people and injured 130 more

in england, 136 nhs trusts offer maternity services. last year, 42 of them closed their doors to new admissions at least once. there were 382 separate occasions where units were closed, up by 70% on 2014. the truth is, you cannot keep trying to run the nhs on a shoestring, putting them through the biggest financial squeeze in its history, and not expect standards of care to slip. the royal college of midwives said sometimes it is right to close a unit, but that doing so on a regular basis is the sign of a health service under pressure. it's very rare for maternity units to be closed, and the fact that we have seen a 70% increase in how often that is happening, i think should give us cause for serious concern. more midwives are being trained, and the department of health says hospitals need to use temporary closures to manage peaks in admissions, but it is misleading to use these figures to indicate a shortage of staff, because of the difficulties around planning for births. dominic hughes, bbc news. students in scotland have been receiv

it demonstrates the pressures on the nhs. key targets have been missed all year, and targets missed in a&e as well. it shows the stresses and strains on the nhs, dealing with more patients every year. resources and finances in england not keeping up with the patient demand growth. many would say more money is needed, others say the nhs needs to be more efficient. but certainly patients are having to wait longer for these important treatments. dutch investigators have arrested two suspects in connection with a probe into the discovery of fipronil insecticide in european eggs. it comes as the food standards agency says around 700,000 eggs from dutch farms have been distributed to britain. that's much higher than the 21,000 first estimated. our business correspondent, emma simpson, is with us in the studio. this is a fast moving story, they have been talking about fipronil which is banned for used for treating animals which are destined for human consumption, and somehow this has ended up in the human supply chain, and millions

he has praised the nhs but attacked the provision of private health care in england. mr hunt has described the scientist's claims as wrong. here's our health correspondent, jane dreaper. he is one of the world's best—known scientists. professor stephen hawking was diagnosed with motoneuron disease at the age of 21. he turned 75 at the start of this year. a milestone celebrated at a scientific conference last month. # happy birthday to you...# professor hawking says he wouldn't be alive without the large amount of high—quality nhs treatment he has received. but he is concerned about the future of the health service in england, defending it as the most efficient and cost—effective system. in a speech which describes his medical history and how he sometimes had to challenge doctors, professor hawking said: quoting the use of private agency staff as an example. he also accusesjeremy hunt of "cherry picking" research papers to support his case for changing weekend services. professor hawking says that while he wants more weekend services, he believes there has been n

he has praised the nhs, but attacked the provision of private health care in england. speaking at the royal college of medicine, professor hawking agreed with the need for a seven—day nhs, but that it would require careful research and implementation. this has been very frustrating for me. a better service to be of benefit to patients. however, any change like this must be properly researched. the benefits over the current system must be argued for and the evidence presented and implementation properly planned, costed and the necessary resources provided. that is professor stephen hawking. let us find out how the weather is looking. hello, it has been another day of sunshine and showers. 0ne been another day of sunshine and showers. one of our weather watchers photographing this hugh muir numbers cloud that brought down a hefty damper into the highlands. there have been frequent showers into scotla nd have been frequent showers into scotland today and they will continue overnight. 12—mac showers for england and the north—west, but continue to feed and in the nigh

looking at different problems in parts of the nhs. in the times, abuse of mental patient endemic in the nhs, abuse and violence. this is where they said force has been used in restraining patients. 0bviously, patients with mental health problems sometimes can be difficult to manage for nhs trust and the accusation so that there have been investigations that sometimes the force has been excessive. the figures we see do not show the outcome of the investigations so we do not know if indeed staff have been found to be misbehaving. this is a long—standing issue. a few years ago figures showed they were faced down restrictions being used. that cases we re restrictions being used. that cases were being used on psychiatric wards. —— taser. we have seen this for a period of time and it goes on. it is not clear whether it is a budgetary issue but there seems to be suggestions that there are better ways of doing it. that has been success ways of doing it. that has been success in moving away from this kind of restraint. best practice need

new evidence on how the nhs is cutting back on ivf treatment in parts of england. the british model allegedly kidnapped when she turned up for a photo shoot in italy. spinning and winning, moeen ali ta kes spinning and winning, moeen ali takes five wickets as england win the fourth test and the series against south africa. and coming up in world athletics sportsday on bbc news. there are more british medal hopes on the fourth day of these championships including laura muir in the 1500 metres final. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. a new law for the digital age — that's our top story tonight. we're all spending more time online — and whether it's for business or pleasure it means companies are collecting a vast amount of information about us, some of it quite personal. now the government is proposing legislation that will give us a right to see what companies know about us and — in some cases — force them to erase it. as our technology correspondent rory cellan—jones reports, the new law would bring the uk in line with the rest of the eu. y

we saved the nhs hundreds of thousands of pounds. that is reproduced in other hospitals and could make savings across the board. a greater cancer has a low survival rate. it will be two years before doctors can say that treating patients more quickly will mean they live longer. if they do, that will bake the question as to whether or not other aggressive cancers should be treated more quickly. now, kate rigby knows that she has been given the best chance possible to survive magnetic cancer. michele paduano, bbc news. —— pancreatic. coming up at 6am on breakfast, charlie and naga will have more on that story and the rest of the days news business and sport. president trump's fired the communications chief he appointed less than a fortnight ago. the white house said anthony scaramucci had made inappropriate comments in an interview in which he attacked mr trump's then chief—of—staff. paris looks almost certain to host the 202a summer olympics after los angeles agreed to host the olympics four years later, the first time both ci

he is also working with some sectors of the nhs to help enhance patient ca re of the nhs to help enhance patient care and medical training gear in the uk. one penalty is any semblance ofa the uk. one penalty is any semblance of a normal family life. the uk. one penalty is any semblance of a normalfamily life. now i'm doing this charity work from my living room, and i'm on the move 24/7, i mobile phone is with me, i co—ordinate all the activities in afghanistan, and almost all activities in syria. yes, he is away activities in syria. yes, he is away a lot, and it can be hard and can be lonely at times, when you are on your own, missing —— when you see the other families out and think it would be nice to have my husband home. but on the other side, i know that he is doing amazing things for humanity, he is going to be saving thousands of lives, sol humanity, he is going to be saving thousands of lives, so i look at the positive and think, i have a great life and what about the people who would love to have something that that we have got. shortly after waheed's visit to afghanistan,

nhs waiting list have had a 10—year high in england. 0ther nhs waiting list have had a 10—year high in england. other key targets including urgent referral care for cancer ca re have including urgent referral care for cancer care have also been missed. the botswana athlete, isaac makwala will compete tonight in the 200m final at the world championships in london. he was unable to take part in the heats on monday night, because officials said he had the norovirus but — unusually — he was allowed to run a time trial on his own last night and went on to win his semifinal. let's cross over to 0lly foster to get the latest news from the london stadium. how has bad news gone down about makwala? he's a popular figure. that is for phyllis francis, the anthem behind me, who won the 400 metres last night. the american, of course. it is all going on here at the track. it has been a terrible thing, the norovirus that has spread through one hotel, public health england have confirmed that ten more cases have been identified elsewhere. isaac makwala, he was perhaps unlucky to be caught, without

if nhs england is wholly inadequate. if nhs england is listening to this, of course they are going to investigate the 15th individual baby deaths you raised earlier this year. if nhs is listening now, this trust has proven time and time again over ten years that it time and time again over ten years thatitis time and time again over ten years that it is incapable of improving itself. it now needs external help to do that. external help should come from other hospitals that are proficient in giving safe, and high quality, care. this trust lacks leadership. it lacks a longer term vision for what its patients want and what should be delivered as safe care. you have mentioned there have been various points at which the ca re been various points at which the care being offered in the hospital is being looked down. you mention concerns first raised in 2007. an nhs england led review last year referred to you, by saying about your tenacity in seeking the truth, vital lessons would not have been learned. the trust should work in

the other brexit story on the daily telegraph is, nhs seems to have army of british nurses, home—grown nurses! love that expression! did they put them ina love that expression! did they put them in a composting bag and grow them in a composting bag and grow them from seed? it will take quite a long time, won't it? to be serious, the idea that we won't have enough staff to work in hospitals post brexit so we need to train our own. that is the issue, it makes sense when you put it on paper. the shortcoming is that the moment there are plenty of nursing vacancies, la st are plenty of nursing vacancies, last month we saw some figures showing for the first time more people were leaving them joining. the reality is, even now, with eu citizens coming in we still have many vacancies, said the issue there is, though creating these posts create supply? that is uncertain. the question is, nurses don't feel happy with the job at the moment, over half leaving are not retiring but leaving because they don't want to work as nurses. and we are having to work as nurses. and we are having to pay huge am

. —— doctors. the immediate recruitment crisis of dog is in the nhs. -- doctors. this is part of a plan to increase numbers of nurses and other medical staff. ultimately, it will be patients who decide whether this extra dose of doctors proves to be did. ——. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: north korea says its considering missile strikes near the us pacific airbase on guam after president trump warns that any threats by pyongyang will be met with fire and fury. early results in kenya puts president uhuru kenyatta in the lead but the figures are rejected by his rival, raila 0dinga. and china has been hit by a second earthquake in 23 hours. a 6.3 tremor. the american country music singer, glen campbell, has died aged 81. he was best known for hits including rhinestone cowboy and wichita lineman. i was iwas singing i was singing along and. it was a good song, wasn't it? it was very good. now it is time for our news review. the independent reports on us president donald trump who has threatened north korea with "fire and fury". he issued the warning hours

private health care does have certain advantages over the nhs. it's more convenient, generally, and it's more comfortable, but it certainly isn't better care. dr wheeler states in legal papers that mr vavalidis would still have died from liverfailure because of his diabetes and obesity. the doctor is under investigation by the general medical council. the united states has expelled two cuban diplomats , amid suggestions that mysterious technology was used to damage the hearing of us embassy staff in havana. us state department officials believe covert sonic devices may have caused cases of severe hearing loss. cuba says it's investigating the claims. our correspondent tom burridge reports. it was a moment when cuba and america's relationship changed. for decades, they were enemies, but the opening of america's embassy in havana two years ago set this island and its neighbouring superpower on a new path, with some trade and travel restrictions lifted. now, news about bizarre events in that very building. it's emerged that several us diplomats had

care. when things go wrong with their nhs ca re. let's when things go wrong with their nhs care. let's find out what is happening with the weather. good morning. good morning. after we lose the rain it doesn't look too bad today. we have heavy rain crossing towards the north sea. behind that we have sunshine and showers. not all of us will catch the showers. heavy rain through the course of the night, moving from the west towards the east. quite a bit of that is still with us. through the morning most of that will tend to push off into the north sea. the further west you are, the brighter the start of the day is likely to be. a rather cold start already. —— not a cold start already. —— not a cold start already. north in scotland and northern ireland, patchy mist and fog. that will clear in the next couple of hours, leaving a fair bit of sunshine around. the does not necessarily mean it will stay dry. you can see the rain continues to move off into the north sea. there will be cloud left behind. a breezy day as well. the sun

he wants to here more about waheed's work and what the nhs can learn from it. grab a seat. he brings enormous simplicity to the approach and i think that is a lot we can learn from that. i hope by bringing together the experiences of other people that have tried similar things around the nhs along with waheed, that we can use the uptake of technology for the benefit of patients. we are getting a glimpse of the future here and what he is doing represent something which is very special. health care systems around the world constrained by the national boundaries, the art, the science and the value of medicine no known national boundaries. if any acknowledges that it is down to waheed's work. the simple everyday communication methods which so impressed sir bruce are the mainstay of waheed's work. he is also keen to push boundaries. he wanted to try an augmented reality telemedicine call to afghanistan — something which has not been done before so we teamed him up to the bbc technology unit to explore the potential. they will be able to see that as well? yes. fantastic. at a t

in the nhs, and it is a benefit to the nhs by keeping those members of staff in jobs? bout was something we did consult on over the three months from march — june. consult on over the three months from march —june. we are not yet announcing the response. we think we need to do some more work. it is a very complex issue. we are asking health education england to do some work on mount to see how we can balance the competing demands for the individual doctors —— on amounts. there ask you about the issue with rotor gaps? raised by our junior doc is. the difficulty of those who feel that they are not able to do the job they wanted to do. they went into medicine to do these jobs, but there are not enough staff and not enough hours? the pressures on the system are acknowledged, the particular pressures in certain errors, such as emergency . . . pressures in certain errors, such as emergency you are not specifically addressing the issues they are raising. the junior doctors raised a lot of issues last year, a lot of those were about the worklife alan and the pressures

nhs waiting lists have hit a ten—year high in england. other key targets, including urgent referral for cancer care,

the number of people waiting for routine nhs surgery in england injune was for routine nhs surgery in england in june was the for routine nhs surgery in england injune was the highest in ten yea rs, injune was the highest in ten years, just over 90% of patients on waiting lists were seen within 18 weeks, below the target of 92%. our health editor, hugh pym, is here. the highest for quite a long time, why? well, victoria, part of this is because the nhs is doing more operations every year, so if it is doing more procedures, you will get more people waiting. but that is not the whole explanation. many doctors, surgeons and others are saying it reflects the mounting pressure on the nhs, more people having to wait for routine surgery, and that figure of 3.83 million people waiting in england was the highest since december 2000 and seven. within that, the total waiting more than 18 weeks... which is supposed to be the target. it should be 9296 who start their treatment within 18 weeks. but 373,000 were waiting longer than that, up 21% year—on—year from that target which was missed. peo

the nhs should be ashamed. we've got to take our head out of the sand. the quality of evidence was ridiculous, it was so bad, it doesn't make sense but we got outside of the research context. i don't know what study the co nsulta nt context. i don't know what study the consultant is looking at, but the only study that ever compared the device was more than tenfold increase of risk. that was 13 years after the advice was on the market. in america it is being said we need a clinical trial. that is 15 years after we've gone on the market. we have people not telling the truth about studies. i am ashamed to say to these women, i feel for you, we have let people down. we have this systematic way of saying it is in your head. it has got to stop. we've got to end that, we've got to take people seriously, and change the way we do this. we've got to acknowledge the problem is that our existing. what should happen to essure now? sale has been suspended for three months for commercial reasons, not for patient safety reason