one viewer visited the bbc website. he was unimpressed saying please outline by this is leave headline story. this weekend, members of the conservative party will be receiving their ballot papers and will be able to choose whether they would like jeremy hunt or borisjohnson to be their next leader. extensive coverage of contest has of course continued across bbc news but some members of the audience had expressed worries to us that it's prominence has affected the balance of the output. finally the new mep for the brexit party and widdecombe made her maiden speech on thursday in the european parliament. it proved to be a controversial one. there is a pattern consistent throughout history. of oppressed people turning on the oppressors. slaves against their owners. the peasantry against their owners. the peasantry against the feudal barons. colonies against their empires. and that is why britain is leaving. although the speech came in a week when bbc news has also reported on the new appointment made to some eu posts, one

bbc dot code out uk. thank you for watching. we'll be back with more news on bbc coverage. for many of us it has been really quite a wet day with pulses of heavy rain coming and going earlier on today by one of her leather watch is in the bristol area and umbrellas are certainly required for that one. a tendency for the heaviest rain to work into southern and eastern areas of england and at the same time is slowly pulling from western counts of northern ireland and move across scotla nd of northern ireland and move across scotland so the rain will change from place to place it will be quite a warm night with temperatures of 70 degrees and on into the start of the weekend is a let's start to things, particularly across eastern areas of scotland, england and will be another post of rain in the east later on, northern island will stay dry but press quite a bit of cloud here but later on in england and wales, and brightens up a sunny spouse. in the sunshine, temperatures saturday afternoon into the low to mid 20s. that is your latest weather. this is bbc world news today. i'm s

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this is bbc news. welcome if you're watching here in the uk, on pbs in america, or around the globe. i'm reged ahmad. our top stories... braced for storm barry, louisiana declares a state of emergency, with warnings of high winds and heavy flooding. facebook reportedly faces a multi—billion dollar fine over the misuse of personal data and privacy breaches. testing times in the relationship between the us and turkey as ankara takes delivery of a russian missile defence system. and federer through again. the eight—time champion overcomes rafael nadal to reach his 12th wimbledon final.

mark easton, bbc news. shows such as gavin and stacey, love island, gentleman jack and broadchurch will be on the bbc and itv‘s joint streaming service when it launches in the uk later this year. britbox will be available by subscription and it will cost customers £5.99 a month. but it faces stiff competition from the likes of netflix and amazon, as david sillito now reports. welcome to britbox. yes, it is another streaming service, but this is british, a combination of bbc and itv programmes. but this is already a fairly crowded market and there is definitely a market leader. probably netflix more than anything. netflix. youtube and netflix. netflix more than anything. netflix. youtube and netflixlj netflix more than anything. netflix. youtube and netflix. ijust pay for netflix, now tv, though subscriptions are the kind of things that have got a bit more interesting stuff tha n that have got a bit more interesting stuff than just what is on regular channels. and most of this will be television we have a

tonight on bbc one at nine o‘clock. the headlines on bbc news... sir kim darroch resigns as uk ambassador to the us — amidst the row over leaked emails critical of president trump‘s administration. former labour party officials tell the bbc that some ofjeremy corbyn‘s closest allies interfered in the way the party dealt with anti—semitism. a scathing report says the government has a ‘ramshackle, dad‘s army‘ approach to climate change. more now on that report that accuses the government of having a ramshackle, dad‘s army approach to climate change. the committee on climate change, which advises the government, says it is shocked ministers are failing to cut emissions fast enough. it warns that action to prepare homes and businesses for a hotter world is "less ambitious" than it was a decade ago as our environment analyst roger harrabin reports. we are in the summer period and, as i have been saying throughout the whole of last month as well, we need to drink more fluids. heat can kill elderly people. in this exercise class, they work

this is bbc news. the headlines: tropical storm barry is bringing torrential rain and high winds to the southern us state of louisiana. millions of people are bracing themselves for potentially life—threatening flooding. tens of thousands of homes and businesses are without power and new orleans airport has been closed. al—shabaab militants have killed 26 people and injured many more in their biggest attack in years on the southern somali port of kismayo. politicians, aid workers, and journalists were among the victims, who were gunned down in an exclusive hotel. the authorities say three of the islamist militants died, a fourth was captured alive. russia has launched one of its most ambitious space projects. the spektr—rg space telescope will map the universe on the x—ray spectrum in unprecedented detail and is expected to reveal new information about black holes and the expansion of the universe. now on bbc news — amol rajan meets ted sarandos, arguably the most powerful, creative figure in

this is bbc news. our headlines. england have the chance to make history at the women‘s world cup tonight when they face defending champions the usa for a place in the final in france. the eu‘s leaders have reached a tentative deal on who should hold the most prominent positions for the next five years but the

join us at 10am on bbc two, the bbc news channel and online. see you later. thanks, joanna, see you later on. time for a look at the weather forecast with simon king. good morning, a rather wet start to the day, heavy rain, breezy conditions and showers later in the afternoon, the rain will move into central and southern scotland by this afternoon, the far north of scotland apart from a few showers, bit dry with sunny spells, but as the rain band moves northward, showers moving their way in and across southern and central areas, those will be heavy and may be thundery, clumping together to give longer spells of rain, quite unpleasant for many and maximum temperatures 19—21d. the rain gets heavier for temperatures 19—21d. the rain gets heavierfor a time across temperatures 19—21d. the rain gets heavier for a time across southern and eastern areas of england tonight. still the rain continuing across parts of scotland. a warm night, temperatures no lower than 16 or 17 night, temperatures no lower than 16 or17 in the night, temperatures no lower than 16 or

this is bbc news. i'm lukwesa burak. the headlines at 11:00: england's lionnesses are out of the world cup — they've been beaten 2—1 by the defending champions, the usa, in lyon tonight. england had a goal ruled out for offside through var, and missed a penalty eight minutes from the end. my my players give me everything. he said before the game we wanted to leave our hearts and soul on the pitch and we did. ido i do not think the best team won and i think they have done the country proud again. turning their backs on europe — the new brexit party meps stage a protest in brussels as eu's leaders reach a deal on who should hold the most prominent positions for the next 5 years. police try to identify the body of a man, thought to be a stowaway, who fell from this plane into a london garden. and mixed news for andy murray fans — while he misses playing the singles at this year's wimbledon, he teams up with seven—time champion, serena williams, in the doubles. and at 11:30 we'll be taking an in—depth look at the

this is bbc news. welcome if you are watching here in the uk, on pbs in america, or around the globe. i'm mike embley. our top stories: a special bbc investigation reveals muslim children in china, some as young as two, are being systematically separated from theirfamilies. we uncover evidence of boarding schools, surrounded by barbed wire, housing children from the minority uighur community. families of victims of the boeing plane crash in ethiopia speak exclusively to the bbc about their search for justice. his opponents say he has politicised independence day to boost his re—election campaign. president trump doesn't let the rain spoil his 4july parade. with this very special salute to america, we celebrate our history, our people, and the heroes who proudly defend ourflag — the brave men and women of the united states military. cheering and a $6 million row over this bust of king tutankhamun has come to a head. the bbc has uncovered disturbing evidence that muslim children in china's xinjiang r

this is bbc news. our top stories: tonight: the younger brother of the man who bombed the manchester arena has been extradited to the uk. he will be charged with the murder of the 22 victims of the attack at a pop concert in manchester two years ago. greater manchester police officers have arrested hashem abedi for murder, attempted murder, and conspiracy to cause an explosion likely to endanger life. the us house of representatives votes to condemn president trump for comments made against

bbc news told us in response... they added... arguments around brexit that addition of the programme in may was particularly lively with mr nigel farage clashing with the opponent of brexit and p. you never listen, do you? cannotjust say... cannotjust say listen, do you? cannotjust say... cannot just say are talking about the toxicity at the debate and be kind of hot tempers we see here and stuff we see on mine and that's how parliament cannot talking like this, is exactly surely what we are talking about. we can be better than that. for some viewers, question time too often resembles their pets with argumentative and rowdy audiences, eddiejones with argumentative and rowdy audiences, eddie jones put with argumentative and rowdy audiences, eddiejones put it like this... well, we have been trying for some time to discuss all of this issues with the representative from question time, either independent programme maker or the bbc. in february we were told someone would be made available to, ion ms. watch this season but unfortunatel

this is bbc news. i'm martine croxall. the headlines at 11pm: a thrilling end to the cricket world cup, as england defeat new zealand to become world champions for the first time. cheering jubilant england fans watched the game in trafalgar square and around the country. commentator: and that's it. a massive... after more than five hours on court, novak djokovic beats roger federer to retain his wimbledon men's single title. more leaked memos from britain's former ambassador to washington suggest president trump scrapped the iran nuclear deal to spite barack obama. a man is charged with the murder of kelly mary fauvrelle, the 26—year—old who was eight months pregnant when she was fatally stabbed at home. storm barry makes landfall in the american state of louisiana, where there are warnings of life—threatening floods. and at 11:30pm, we'll be taking an in—depth look at the papers with our reviewers — martin lipton, chief sports reporter at the sun, and ruth lea, economic adviser at arbuthnot banking group. good e

i'm kasia madera with bbc news. bbc news has found evidence of the international links of the gunman accused of killing more than 50 people at mosques in christchurch, in new zealand three months ago. the investigation uncovered a growing online network which the far—right uses, but which is largely unobserved by the security services. protesters have again clashed with police in hong kong after demonstrations against the government's plan to legalise the extradition of people to china. and the usa's triumph at the women's world cup in france is doing rather well on our website. they overcame a resolute dutch side to retain their title. the world cup has enjoyed record tv audiences for women's football, particularly in europe and south america. congratulations to them. that's all.

we'll be back with more news on bbc coverage. hello there. it felt as if summer had taken a break on friday. it will return though as i'll show you later in this forecast. but over the last 2a hours we have seen some really heavy downpours, that picture came from a weather watcher in staffordshire, late on friday afternoon. the radar picture shows the way in which these pulses of very heavy rain flung themselves across the british isles, with some flashes of lightning, some rumbles of thunder, and the last vestiges of this wet weather still with us as we start off saturday morning. some heavy rain still across the far south—east. some patches of rain elsewhere as well. all tied in with this frontal system which is clearing away, so that will allow for things to improve a little through the day ahead, but low pressure still in charge, so while there will be some spells of sunshine, there will also be some showers, some of which could be heavy and thundery. but it is quite a soggy start across the south—east of england, and that rain should

stay with bbc world news. it's half past midnight. now on bbc news, it's time for hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk, i must even starker. the british legal system has long enjoyed an international reputation for independence —— stephen sucker, independence and efficiency, but by how much longer? seniorjudges, lawyers and police officers are voicing concern about a judicial system close to breaking point. my guess today is the most seniorjudge in the land, president of the uk's supreme court, lady hale. she is one of the world's

the publics money which should be used to invest in bbc programmes and bbc content. there is no point, my lords, and a free licence fee and bbc so pared to the bone that there is nothing of quality to watch. well, i do not agree that the bbc is pared to the bone. the bbc is a £5 billion organisation, it gets £3.7 billion from the taxpayer. so i do not agree that it is pared down organisation. would the, my noble friend the minister, agree with me that the diligence with which the bbc has said about trying to solve the problem of meeting expectations and help for pensioners while at the same time not impoverishing everyone else's feeling by making cuts to programming budgets, that the bbc has behaved impeccably and been meticulous in trying to respond to the problem? this isn't a problem to the bbc, it is a government responsibility. and i come at the minister, says that the bill that my noble friend on the front bench referred to isn't appropriate, but there is a bill that is appropriate. i have a private member's bill that has had its first reading which will tran

amol rajan, bbc news. conditions at migrant detention centres on the us—mexico border has led to security concerns there being described as a "ticking time bomb" according to an official report by a us government watchdog. a doctor who visited one of the facilities has told the bbc that what she found could be compared to torture. our correspondent chris buckler reports from washington. at america's border, migrant families will tell you what they expect and what they hope for when they reach the united states. it's opportunity, safety and refuge — currently the reality is very different. inside the processing and detention facilities along this border a new watchdog report talks of dangerous overcrowding, security concerns and children having no access to showers. it was, in the words of one official, a ticking time bomb. they put them in a room with no running water and these women were being told by cbp officers to drink out of the toilet. they were drinking water out of the toilet. and that was the

and coming up on bbc news. england are struggling to bowl australia out in the first day of a must win test for the women's ashes at taunton. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. for to the bbc news at six. the first time the governm own for the first time the government's own tax and spending watchdog has warned that a no—deal brexit could cause a £30 billion hit to the public finances. from falling house prices to a higher cost of living the office for budget responsibility spells out what it thinks will happen in a no deal scenario. that's something both borisjohnson and jeremy hunt — the men who want to become our next prime minister — have not ruled out. here's our economics editor faisal islam. it is the first time that the government's independent experts on tax and spend, the office for budgetary responsibility, have assessed what happens to the treasury tax billions and to public spending too if the uk leaves the european union without a deal. there is huge uncertainty, there is no k

rebecca hartmann, bbc news. now on bbc news, sport today. hello, i'm tulsen tollett and this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. coming up: shane lowry claims the open championship at royal portrush in northern ireland and his first major title. new zealand win the netball world cup beating defending champions australia by a single goal in the final. and adam peaty breaks his own 100m breaststroke world record at the world swimming championships in south korea. hello and welcome to the programme where we start with the golfing news that ireland's shane lowry has won the open championship at royal portrush in northern ireland by six strokes. he finished well clear of the rest on 15 under to also claim his first major title and our sports correspondent andy swiss was watching. it was the stuff of sporting dreams. portrush perfection as shane lowry gave the home fans a hero. he'd begun his round to deafening expectation but his opening swing

ben wright, bbc news. the former head of m16 has told the bbc that the uk is going through a "political nervous breakdown". sirjohn sawers has said the country could have a prime minister who doesn't have the "standing" to be leader. he was critical of both the conservatives and labour. it's been reported that metropolitan police detectives have questioned the american actor kevin spacey over allegations of sexual assault in the uk. according to variety magazine, officers travelled to the united states in may, where the oscar—winning actor was interviewed under caution but not arrested. the allegations, mr spacey denies, relate to the period between 1996 and 2013. officials in southern california are warning of potentially dangerous aftershocks following the state's biggest earthquake in 20 years. the 7.1 magnitude tremor struck near the city of ridgecrest — about 150 miles north—east of los angeles. this report from sophie long contains some flashing images. oh, my god... it created waves in family

rhia chohan, bbc news. well, british wild card harriet dart joins konta into round three, the 22—year—old battled to a three—set win over brazil's beatriz haddad maia. it may be as far as she goes though, because her next match is against the world number one ashleigh barty. so, two british women through in the singles. just one man, though, in the shape of dan evans. still yet to drop a set, he saw off the 18th seed georgian nikoloz basilashvili, but there were defeats for british number two cameron norrie and wild card jay clarke. james burford rounds up the action. it doesn't get much bigger than this for

iain watson, bbc news. let's get the thoughts now from our assistant political editor norman smith, who joins us now. it was really watchable, wasn't it, but in the end, most people will not get to vote on which of those two will be the leader, it is down to 160,000 tory members, so what impact do you think it will have? very little, i suspect, do you think it will have? very little, isuspect, i do you think it will have? very little, i suspect, i think most tory voters have ready made up their minds and last night's debate will have confirmed them in their view if they thought boris johnson was have confirmed them in their view if they thought borisjohnson was not serious enough, figured to be prime minister, those figures will still think that, if others think boris johnson is the man to inject a bit of mojo back into our brexit plan, then they will have their views. what we did get a sign of is really a sign of the division and tension between the two men and that has been exacerbated this morning by the

james robbins, bbc news. meanwhile — the bbc has gained rare access to iran, where people had hoped to see the economy revived through the nuclear deal and the lifting of sanctions. our correspondent martin patience has been talking to iranians in the holy city of qom and the capital tehran, with cameraman nik millard and producer cara swift. as with all foreign media, they were accompanied by a government official and there were restrictions on what they could film — but not what they could say. crowd chant. nationalism, pride, and resistance. it's religion that fuels iran's politics. but now the choreographed chants of "death to our enemies" are growing louder. the religious city of qom is where clerics have kept the revolutionary flame alive for a0 years. it's where resistance to america is strongest. donald trump is a liar, you know, is an unpredictable person. he is not representative of satan — he is satan himself, he is a satan. donald trump is satan? yeah, yeah, because you know, satan does ever

welcome to bbc news, i'm mike embley. our top stories: a special bbc investigation reveals muslim children in china, some as young as two, are being systematically separated from theirfamilies. we uncover evidence of boarding schools surrounded by barbed wire, housing children from the minority uighur community. families of victims of the boeing plane crash in ethiopia speak exclusively to the bbc about their search for justice. his opponents say he has politicised independence day to boost his re—election campaign. president trump doesn't let the rain spoil his 4july parade.

from the bbc sport centre. good evening. less than a week before a new prime minister steps into downing street, mps have voted to stop any attempt to suspend parliament to force through a no—deal brexit. four cabinet ministers, including the chancellor philip hammond, were among those conservatives who refused to vote with the government. boris johnson, one of the conservative leadership candidates, has not ruled out suspending parliament, but his rivaljeremy hunt has said he's against, as our political editor laura kuenssberg reports. take cover. both men who want to take charge here say they'd be ready to take us out of the eu without a deal. but scores of mps are appalled at that idea, and if the next prime minister wants to sideline them to make it happen... the ayes to the right, 315. the noes to the left, 274. parliament gave a resounding no this afternoon. parliament intends to be here doing itsjob, and anyone who thinks they can prevent us from doing that by locking the doors and saying, off you go,

this is bbc news. the headlines at 11: the chancellor threatens to resign if borisjohnson becomes prime minister. philip hammond tells the bbc he would then campaign to prevent a no—deal brexit. it's very important that a prime minister is able to have a chancellor who is closely aligned with him in terms of policy. they therefore intend to resign to theresa may before she goes to the palace to tender her own resignation on wednesday. violence erupts again in hong kong as police use tear gas on pro—democracy protestors. riot police have come into clear people out of this area. and this is now what is happening every weekend in hong kong. iran hoists its flag on the masthead of the captured uk—registered tanker in the gulf. ireland's shane lowry holds his nerve to win golf‘s open championship in difficult conditions at royal portrush. and we'll be taking an in—depth look at the papers with our reviewers rob merrick and anne ashworth — stay with us for that. good evening and welcome to bbc ne

this is bbc news i'm shaun ley. the headlines at one: murderers who refuse to say where they've buried their victims could be more easily denied parole under a proposed new law. as the two men vying to be pm again attempt to win over members in two hustings today — a bbc investigation discovers some party members have received two ballot papers. a powerful earthquake has hit southern california for the second time in a matter of days. it's the strongest in the region for twe nty—five yea rs london's pride march is underway — it's expected to be the largest ever in the capital — with more than a million people attending. at wimbeldon — johanna konta, dan evans, harriet dart lead british hopes on day six. and coming up at 1.30 — hardtalk — stephen sackur speaks to former prime minister sirjohn major. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. murderers who fail to disclose the whereabouts of a victim's body could spend longer behind bars, under legal changes being set out by the government. what's become kn

and there was no sense of bbc promotion. we treated those matches last year the same if they were on itv or on the bbc so we judge each story on its own merits. thank you so much. just time for a couple more comments we have received this week. one viewer visited the bbc website on saturday when the front page looked like this. he was unimpressed saying please outline by this is a leave headline story. this weekend, members of the conservative party will be receiving their ballot papers and will be able to choose whether they would like jeremy hunt or borisjohnson to be their next leader. extensive coverage of the contest has of course continued across bbc news but some members of the audience had expressed worries to us that its prominence has affected the balance of the output. finally, the new mep for the brexit party and widdecombe made her maiden speech on thursday in the european parliament. —— ann. it proved to be a controversial one. there is a pattern consistent throughout history of oppressed people turning on

james landale, bbc news. laura: for more on the impact of the resignation, i spoke earlier with the former u.s. ambassador to nato. thank you for being with us. as a diplomat yourself, what is your reaction to this resignation of sir kim darroch? >> well, i think it is a sad day for britain and a sad day for u.s.-british relationships. kim darroch has been an extraordinarily good ambassador representing the u.k. in washington and representing washington back in the u.k. in an open and complete way. having him resign six months before the end of his tenure and ending his career in this way is not good for him, not good for britain, and not good for the relationship. laura: what does the president's public bashingf o the man in washington say about the attitude towards the special relationship? >> i think the president is wont to las out when he feels he has been disrespected. it is kind of clear that this is a man who has a thin skin. i think this would have blown over b for the fact that yesterday in london,

ben ando, bbc news. the son of the duke and duchess of sussex has been christened by the archbishop of canterbury in a private ceremony. archie harrison mountbatten—windsor was baptised in front of close family and friends in the private chapel at windsor castle. two photographs from the day, taken by fashion photographer chris allerton, were released on the couple's official instagram account. the post which also shared details about archie's christening gown, said the couple were "happy to share the joy of this day with members of the public." 0ur royal correspondent nicholas witchell is here. hgppy happy to share the images but not anywhere but social media. not for much but that is the whole point. there he is and this is the first recite we have gotten of archie mountbatten harrison windsor. he was covered up with shawls at his birth but there he looks like a balmy little chap sitting on the lap of his mother in this one photograph of this a family setting, we see doria ragland in the background a

aisling mcveigh, bbc news. a new record high temperature has been set in the american state of alaska, part of which lies inside the arctic circle. it reached 32 degrees celsius in anchorage on thursday. the average temperature there at this time of year is 18. climate change researchers say it's a worrying development. a sculpture of the american first lady, melania trump, has been unveiled in her home country of slovenia. i will let you have a momentjust to make what you will of it. but the life—size wooden statue has prompted mixed reviews. the details are that it has been carved out of an actual tree, tree trunk itself, with a chainsaw. it shows her in the blue dress she wore at the inauguration in 2017. how much like that dress was it? how much like that dress was mm was a little bit like it. we are inviting people if locally, in your town or village, there is a sculpture of particular interest, good or bad, we are interested in those today, because they attract comment. they do. send them in. we like to

chris mason, bbc news. attempts by amazon to move into the uk food delivery sector have suffered a blow after the competition watchdog revealed it was launching an inquiry into a deal with deliveroo. the competition and markets authority said it would look into the details of the tech giant's purchase of a significant stake in the food delivery platform two months ago. it is the court case that has rocked france — well almost. on one side — a retired couple who own a holiday home on the picturesque island of 0leron. 0n the other — a noisy rooster called maurice. the couple say he makes too much noise — and now they want the judicial system to sort it out. tim allman explains. meet the accused. morris is a rooster, a symbol of the french republic no less. but when he goes for his early—morning cock a doodle doo, the next neighbour say cock a doodle don't. the dispute has made it all the way to course, although maurice has not. other roosters were there to offer moral support of him and his owner. t

simon jones, bbc news. simonjones is outside the foreign office in central london for us this morning. simon, this certainly has escalated, hasn't it? yes, and we had a statement in the early hours of this morning from the foreign office, describing what has happened as com pletely u na cce pta ble describing what has happened as completely unacceptable and calling foran completely unacceptable and calling for an immediate resolution to this. interestingly, written is now telling its vessels they should not sail in the area for the time being. as we heard, it could cause a real headache for oil because there is no alternative route. britain is also saying there will be severe consequences if the situation does not change quickly. what we have not heard is what exactly the foreign office means by this but the foreign secretary was keen to point out he is not looking at any sort of military intervention. he wants this solved via diplomacy. to that end, he has spoken to his us counterpart and tried to speak to

lucy manning, bbc news. families of the victims of the serial killer stephen port have been told fresh inquests will focus on possible police failings. he drugged four young men and dumped their bodies. since the conviction, the victims' families have questioned why he was not stopped sooner. surgeons in australia have successfully rewired the nerves of paralysed patients to give them movement in their arms and hands. 16 patients who had no use of any of their limbs were operated on. 13 of them can now bend their elbows and use their hands to grip things. the surgery has been described as life—changing. here's our health correspondent james gallagher. this might seem simple, but it's remarkable. 0nce—paralysed patients have been given the use of their arms and hands again. they can feed themselves, put on make—up or hold hands with a partner. paul robinson was injured in a dirt—bike accident four years ago. i can pick something with my left that i wouldn't be able to do with my right. but he can now

nicholas witchell, bbc news. this is bbc news. the headlines: france is looking into holding fresh talks with iran to try to save the international nuclear deal. tehran has warned it's ready to enrich more uranium. more than a0 migrants have disembarked from a rescue ship after it defied a ban to dock on the italian island of lampedusa. new legislation in england and wales could see murderers who refuse to reveal the location of their victims' bodies spend longer in prison. helen's law follows a campaign by the mother of helen mccourt who was killed 31 years ago but whose body has never been found. dan johnson reports. for marie mccourt, the grief of more than 30 years has been compounded by the added pain of being unable to bury her daughter. helen was 22 when she disappeared. she was murdered by ian simms, a pub landlord who is still serving a life sentence and refuses to say what he did with helen's body. marie took her campaign to downing street, calling for helen's law to prevent murderers like simms being eligible for early

you're watching "bbc world news erica." still to come on tonight' program, 50 years after the moon landing, we speak to the author of "hidden figur" about the female mathematicians whhelped america win the space race. mbs of britain's royal family rub sllulders with ood celebs in london for the ropean premiere of "the lion king." the 1994 classic was disney's biggest film of the century, and they hope the new version will be even more successful at the box office. >>verything you see fits us together in a delicate balance. reporter: this time aund, the story has been brought to life using computer-generated characters and backgrounds, but has kept the familiar characters from the original including the comedic pair timon and pumbaa. >> it's a lion! >> it's a little seth: me and billy eichner did our recording together i think you can really tell. we were able to reond in real time and gives our stuff and incredibly naturalistic feel, which is awesome. >> runaway,erimba, and n return. reporter: because the affection so many

this is bbc news. the headlines... iran has seized a british flagged oil tanker in the strait of hormus, according to iranian state tv. the media says it was captured in the strait of hormuz for breaking international maritime rules. for an office is seeking urgent information. an above inflation pay rise for police, the armed forces, teachers and other public sector workers but the money may come from existing budgets. 17 people injured after vehicles collide with spectators at a meeting of car enthusiasts. the man who raped and murdered a 13—year—old girl to stop her exposing him as an abuser has been jailed for life. and america lights up the washington monument to mark the 50th anniversary of the apollo moon landings. you want to go to the moon? yes, do you think you'll ever get that?” don't know. good evening. we start with our breaking news, iran says it seized a british flag oil tanker, the owners admit which was heading to saudi arabia, say they have been unable to contact the vessel and its heading north

jim connolly, bbc news. you can see more on this on the bbc iplayer from tomorrow morning in the documentary legalising weed — canada's story. now, with all the sport, here's karthi gna nasegaram at the bbc sport centre. clive, good evening. today's formula one german grand prix was decribed as a "horror film mixed with a black comedy" by one of the formula one drivers involved, and lewis hamilton might agree after he started on pole but ended with a ninth—place finish. chaos and confusion reigned but red bull's max verstappen controlled his car to win in hockenheim. patrick gearey reports. one of those days for lewis hamilton. filthy weather, you're feeling sick, then you have to go to work and it is a safety car start. hamilton's firstjob was to somehow stay in front, when all behind was the wacky races. rain scrambles formula i's precise engineering and strategy. this was charles leclerc, just as he was about to take the lead... no! a minute later, hamilton echoed that, going in seconds from winning t

tim allman, bbc news. most of us are familiar with drones that fly.....but could aquatic drones be part of the solution to tackling water pollution? remote controlled machines, fitted with sensors that measure the health of the water, are being tested in scotland's canals. it's hoped that one day they might even be used to clean the water. laura goodwin reports. it looks like a small aquatic batmobile and to be fair, this water drone does have a superhero potential. it's the latest technology in the fight against water pollution. dale invented the bot to travel along the surfaces of rivers and canals to monitor water quality. now it's being tested on some of scotland's busiest waterways. all these parameters measure different aspects of the water. we have dissolved oxygen, ph, electro—conductivity, orp, temperature and dissolved solids. when we bring all these parameters together we can get a bigger picture of what the activity is like within the water. can you tell me what these bits are for? yes. these

this is bbc world news. the latest headlines: four democratic congresswomen told by president trump to "go back" to their countries — have described his comments as a racist attempt to distract from his failing policies. europe says tehran‘s breach of the nuclear deal is not significant — iran's foreign minister says the us can avoid a war in an exclusive interview with the bbc. two years ago twin sisters safa and marwa were born in pakistan, joined at the head. it's a very rare condition. now surgeons at great ormond street hospital in london have successfully separated the girls, with surgery so complex it had to be performed in stages, with a huge team, over more than 50 hours. in the first of three reports this week, our medical correspondent fergus walsh and producer rachael buchanan have had exclusive access to the family and the surgery. joined at the head, safa and marwa have never seen each other. this is the start of an incredible journey, aimed at giving them independence. it's october, 2018

welcome to bbc news — i'm reged ahmad. our top stories: a shock defeat for greece's socialists as a centre—right landslide ushers in a new era. we want to drive a real reform agenda for the country that is ambitious, very bold and very, very detailed. president trump reacts to the british ambassador‘s cable leaks which labelled his administration inept, saying the diplomat ‘hasn‘t served the uk well‘. the long reach of the far right: how shadowy online networks are connecting extremists across the world. and jubilation for team usa, winners of the women's football world cup for a record fourth time. greece's leftist prime minister, alexis tsipras, has conceded defeat in the country's snap general election. with the results still coming in, the centre—right opposition party, new democracy has won with current projections showing it's closing in on an absolute majority. mr tsipras‘s syriza party, seems to to have paid the price, for failing to oppose austerity measures imposed by the eu, in return for financial

jon kay, bbc news. hello, i'm tulsen tollett and this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on this programme: new zealand shock india at the cricket world cup to reach a second successive final. roger federer and rafael nadal will meet at wimbledon for the first time since 2008 after both advanced to the semifinals. and the future of the british grand prix has been secured for the next five years with a new agreement between formula one and silverstone. hello there and welcome to the programme, where we start with the news that india have been knocked out of the cricket world cup while new zealand move through to sunday's final at lords. the black caps pulled off an unlikely 18 run win at old trafford and our sports correspondentjoe wilson was there. there is a sense of surprise, certainly shocked still around this pa rt certainly shocked still around this part of manchester. notjust that india, the well cricket superpower, are out, but the fact that they could not chase down 242 wi

bbc pay. this story started last night but running all through today and the front page of the mail, a kick in the teeth for the over 75 ‘s. the mail, a kick in the teeth for the over 75 's. they are pointing out that while the bbc is unable to protect tv licenses over 75 's it is paying its staff all sorts of money and some of them, alan shera, gary niqab paid handsomely indeed. why are the staff on premium wages clearly it is to keep them competitive but in a sense it seems like there is no risk of them being punched, setting its own prices. crucially, what really would stick in the teeth for its readers and those of the telegraph, while paying the stars more, and, yes they have spun it all because they are saying we have more women being paid better sums, they are still not being able to afford the tv licenses for the over 75 's and the optics are very unpalatable. two things i would say andl unpalatable. two things i would say and i am going to find myself slightly defending the bbc. i t

and coming up on bbc news. simona halep knocks out elina svitolina to reach a fifth grand slam final, herfirst on grass here at wimbledon. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. british ships in one of the busiest oil shipping lanes in the world have been put on the highest state of alert after a royal navy warship had to warn off three iranian gunboats that were trying to intercept a tanker owned by bp in the gulf. the ministry of defence says hms montrose moved between the tanker owned by bp and the iranian vessels. the montrose issued several radio warnings, and the iranian boats then turned away. iran has denied that any confrontation took place. but it had already threatened to retaliate after british royal marines seized an iranian tanker last week, which is being investigated for breaking eu sanctions. our defence correspondent jonathan beale reports. the warship hms montrose was on patrol when the british tanker was approached by three armed iranian fast boats. montrose was reported to have qu

this is bbc news. the headlines: murderers who refuse to say where they've buried their victims could be more easily denied parole under a proposed new law. as the two men vying to be pm again attempt to win over members in two hustings today, a bbc investigation discovers some party members are receiving two ballot papers. a powerful earthquake has hit southern california for the second time in a matter of days. it's the strongest in the region for 25 years — a los angeles—based tv station caught the moment live. a very strong earthquake. we are experiencing very strong shaking, i think we need to get under the desk. we will be right back. wow! huge crowds have gathered in london for the city's pride parade — it's expected to be the city's largest ever march. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. murderers who fail to disclose the whereabouts of a victim's body could spend longer behind bars, under legal changes being set out by the government. what's become known as ‘helen‘s law‘ — wh

simonjones, bbc simon jones, bbc news, simonjones, bbc news, north london. remarkable pictures. after all those hot days, let‘s get the weather with ben rich. hello. we‘ve made it to the end of what has been an extraordinary week of weather. initially it looked like we had not broken the uk‘s all—time temperature record, but in the last 24 hours some new information has come to light — a temperature reading from cambridge university botanic garden of 38.7 degrees on thursday afternoon. now, this still needs to be verified, it needs to be checked by the met office, that will happen in the coming days and weeks, but if that temperature stands, that will be a new uk record. but, and i‘m sure many people will welcome this, a very different feel this weekend. much cooler weather with some heavy rain in places. that rain could be enough to cause some disruption, because we have this slow—moving weather front draped across the british isles, bringing some rain across the eastern side of the uk during saturday morning. quite a muggy feel, some mist and murk as well. those

angus crawford, bbc news. the people of greece are voting in a general election today which is expected to see prime minister alexis and his left wing syriza party defeated. he may pay the price for failing to oppose eu—imposed austerity measures — which have seen the greek economy struggling and high levels of unemployment. from athens, mark lowen reports. a eulogy for his end. alexis tsipras arriving to vote, knowing his time in office is wilting. greece's prime minister, forced into a snap could sweep him from power after the populist, left—wing tide had brought him in four years ago. he put on a brave face, calling it a crucial battle that we fight with optimism and determination until the last minute, so the sacrifices of the people don't get lost. but his opponent is smiling. kyriakos mitsotakis of the centre—right new democracy far ahead in the polls and pledging a new era as greece emerges from its bailouts. he's promised morejobs, privatisation and tax cuts, taking the country back to the poli