Further showers coming and going. That is the exception. For most of us, it is a dry afternoon finally. In the sunshine, i6 21dc. I will ta ke in the sunshine, i6 21dc. I will take that, given what we have seen so take that, given what we have seen so far this soggyjune. Over 99, the showers across northern scotland will fade away other perhaps continuing on and off in shetland. Further south, clear spells. Temperatures between 6 i2dc. We may see a little bit more clout working into Northern Ireland and the west of scotla nd into Northern Ireland and the west of scotland towards the end of the night and the start of saturday threatening a few isolated, light showers. For the most part, saturday looks to be a decent day. An area of High Pressure, which is one of the first we have seen this month, believe it are not, will bring a lot of dry weather on saturday. For Northern Ireland and the west of scotland, the chance of seeing some isolated showers. They will continue at times in shetland but away from the far north, it is dry with plenty of sunshine. Getting warmer as well. I9 of sunshine. Getting warmer as well. 19 edinburgh, 17 in belfast, widely into the low 20s in england and wales. Although the High Pressure will still be with us for the second half of the weekend, low pressure to the south west looks like it could cousin problems. Weather wise on sunday, it is going to be a dry start today with sunshine, but it looks like we could see an area of dundry rain developing later on in the day. It will feel quite humid across england and wales. Temperatures pushing to 2a celsius towards london and the south east. But then as we had to sunday afternoon, it looks like we could see some really heavy, thundery rain driving northwards. The amount we get will vary a lot from place to place that is enough to cause some problems and that torrential rain will then work northwards to affect parts of scotland, where we could see 20 50 millimetres of rain and worse over the mountains. That is a metre of rain which is possible in some places and could cause some significant problems as we head into the early stages of next week. Some of us will have the hottest weather of us will have the hottest weather of the year to date, with temperatures climbing up to 31 celsius. For others, the threat of some torrential, country dampers bringing the threat of further rain and that is on top of what we have already seen this particularly soggy june. That is the weather. Ok, thank you. A reminder of our main story this lunchtime mark feel, a Foreign Office minister, is suspended after manhandling a Climate Change protester. Thats all from the bbc news at one so its goodbye from me and on bbc one we nowjoin the bbcs news teams where you are. Good afternoon, now a look at the latest boa rd good afternoon, now a look at the latest board on bbc news. England are well on top against sri lanka at headingley as they attempted to go level at the top of the cricket world cup standings. Sri lanka chose to bat, they were reduced forjust 3 to bat, they were reduced forjust 3 to early on but in Angelo Mathews half ce ntu ry 3 to early on but in Angelo Mathews half century helped settle things, but two wickets in two balls for adil rashid and a great catch byjo root from the bowling of archer means sri lanka are now 197 6 with less tha n means sri lanka are now 197 6 with less than five overs to play. You can listen on bbc radio 5live sports extra or watch in play highlights on the bbc web website and app. Lewis hamilton was fastest in first practice ahead of the weekends french grand prix. He finished ahead of his team mate val terry bottas. Ferrari will meet f1 official soon as they attempt to overturn Sebastian Vettel s canadian grand prix penalty which cost him the race win. You can follow second practice on the website. Andy murray may be back to winning ways but he has revealed that he was turned down as a mixed doubles partner earlier this year. He returns to action yesterday five months after his career saving hip operation. He and Feliciano Lopez beat the top seeds in the doubles at queens, but you may be surprised to hear that the world number two, ash party, rejected the chance to pair up party, rejected the chance to pair up with murray at wimbledon this year ashleigh barty. Up with murray at wimbledon this year ashleigh bartylj up with murray at wimbledon this year ashleigh barty. I asked her during the french open and i told her, you know, she said, im sorry but im already playing singles and doubles and i had messaged her and said, well, no worries, completely understand, i just wanted said, well, no worries, completely understand, ijust wanted to said, well, no worries, completely understand, i just wanted to find the best partner. And she said to me, there are many better out there than me and then a few days later, she won the french open. So i fired her a message, saying i told you you with the best one. She still rejected me, but anyway. England midfielder karen carney has been standing up for the video assista nt been standing up for the video assistant referee decisions at the womens world cup which have led to penalties being reta ken. Womens world cup which have led to penalties being retaken. Scotland fell foul of the rule when Lee Alexander saved a penalty but var showed she had come off her line before the ball was struck. Argentina scored the retake and it sent the scots home, but karen carney can seed from the other side. I dont think people appreciate how difficult it is. It looks so easy from 12 yards out and when you are under pressure, you are fatigued, there are millions of people watching a time, i dont think people really appreciate the pressure one person is on, so never is there an easy time to take a penalty, even with what is going on at the moment. I think it is always difficult and it takes a big person, bit character, to step up and want to ta ke bit character, to step up and want to take one. The scottish premiership fixtures for next season have been released and celtic will begin their bid for a record equalling ninth successive title at home to somejohnstone on saturday the 3rd of august. Rangers visit kilmarnock the following day. All fixtures are available on the bbc sport website. The former chelsea goalkeeper petr cech is back at the clu b goalkeeper petr cech is back at the club as a technical adviser. He spent 13 he won 13 trophies at the club before joining arsenal and retiring at the end of last season. Chelsea are without a manager at the moment, with former midfielder Frank Lampard moment, with former midfielder frank lampa rd the favourite moment, with former midfielder Frank Lampard the favourite to take over following the departure of Maurizio Sarri last week after one season in charge. Mail readers one shot off the lead after the first round of the womens pga championship, the third major of the championship mel reid. Chiefs shot 69 on a wet day at hazeltine, minnesota. Australias hannah green leaves. That is all the sport for now but news of another wicket in the cricket for england, archer with his third of the day against sri lanka. You can get all of the details on the bbc sport website, we will have more view in the next hour. Thank you. Lets return to our main story the Foreign Office minister mark field has been suspended over his actions at the Mansion House speech last night, when he manhandled a greenpeace protester. Janet barker is the protester who says she was assaulted by mark field. She has given herfirst assaulted by mark field. She has given her first interview to the bbc. She explained to our producer Claire Ellison what happened. So we all had different roles and the aim was to get our message across that we are in this climate emergency, we cant continue, as we are going with business as usual, investing in fossil fuels. So one group was to the left hand side of the room but they were intending to get to the plinth and deliver our own message to stop digging up fossil fuels. My role was then to issue out the speech itself to the guests and we were to just stand there, dignified, listening to the speech, peaceful and then after the speech was read, the idea was we were just going to leave. Did you expect resistance . Yes. But not to the extent to which i received it. I expected to maybe engage in a conversation or two with people, perhaps people blocking my way, but certainly not to be grabbed round the neck and grappled out of the room. The minister has just been suspended. What do you think about that . I think it isjust the result of his actions. What do you think about his actions . I think they were pretty much over the top. We were peaceful, i was walking, i was simply walking past his chair or trying to walk past his chair. Yes, so they were really over the top. The protester who was dragged out of the room at the Mansion House speech by foreign minister mark field, who has now been suspended. In hong kong, thousands of protesters have continued to gather around the Police Headquarters in a demonstration over proposals to change the territorys extradition laws. The police have become the focus of anger at the protest last week turned violent. Nick is there. Well, hundreds of demonstrators remain outside the Police Headquarters here in the heart of hong kong. You can see the sea of black extends right to the end of the street, many protesters wearing masks, they dont want their identities to be known. They are worried that in the future, they may be prosecuted for doing this, for coming out and making their voices heard and certainly the chanting has been extremely loud today. You hear the ripples of noise every now and then. They are here today demanding the resignation of the Police Commissioner here. They are not happy about the way protesters were treated in previous demonstrations over the past week or so. They want all those demonstrators who were arrested to be freed and they want this broader investigation into what the police were doing, responding to these allegations of police brutality. What happens next is hard to tell. Most of the people out today are extremely young, they are also extremely angry. They are students in the main and it is student unions who have been organising what is happening. There is some talk that they might move to other locations in the city but, for now, there seems to be the lightning rod this seems to be the lightning rod for the anger, the police force of hong kong. Every now and then, a message comes through about what the demonstrators should do. For now, there is a relative pause but they have made it clear they will be staying here for as long as it takes, so we have to see whether they intend to keep their word. Business leaders on the northern coast say the division is as wide as ever when it comes to transport and education. New Research Shows that tra nsfer education. New Research Shows that transfer spending per head in the north has been less than half of what it is in the capital. Sarah caulker reports for us from hull. From coast to coast, hull to liverpool, the idea was to produce a powerful economy to rival london. But some Business Leaders are now increasingly sceptical about what difference the northern actually made. The Northern Powerhouse actually made. A lot of people still see the north as manchester centric. The north exist 20 miles past manchester, we are here, we are ready to do business. Poor transport links are still the biggest challenge for many businesses here, especially for hauliers. We have very few arterial routes. They are clogged, they are not wide enough, traffic doesnt flow enough. If you look at the rail line, we are non electrified into hull even now with new trains coming, they do not come into hull. We do not want to be forgotten, we want to be at the forefront of haulage in the north east. It has been five years since this, George Osbornes now landmark speech. We need the Northern Powerhouse too, not just one city but a collection of northern cities. Fast forward to 2019, ministers insist they are on the right track. We have a plan to drive the hopes and aspirations of people in the north. And all over the north of england. Whether that is a record investment in transport, record investment in schools. Successes include transport for the north, an organisation which has set out a £70 billion investment package. But new Research Published today shows that transport spending per head in the north increased by less than half of what it has in the capital. And the north still falls behind on skills and education, only 33 of young people in yorkshire and the humber are in education post a level, thats compared to 53 in london. Every company that i meet talks about the skills gap. They talk about the fact that they struggle to invest, they talk about the fact that they cant be competitive. Because they have vacancies within their business. There is some optimism too. This hull Company Makes ethical cleaning products and is expanding. I think it is still a two tier economy however i do think the gap is closing. We have taken our destiny in our hands and tried to redress the balance and we have certainly seen more skilled people, not only available but being attracted to the area. Most businesses here do back the idea of the Northern Powerhouse but to really rival london,the northern economy still has some way to go. The most senior criminaljudge in england and wales has expressed enormous concern that many crimes are not being prosecuted. Sir Brian Leveson has warned the system could collapse without investment. The government said it was investing billions in modernising the justice system. Hes been speaking exclusively to our Legal Correspondent clive coleman. In the wake of the phone hacking scandal, sir Brian Leveson became a national figure, chairing the Public Inquiry into the culture, practices and ethics of the press. Today, he retires as head of criminaljustice, with grave concerns. There is undeniably a reduction in the number of crimes being detected and crimes being prosecuted. It is very, very concerning that citizens suffer wrong and are not obtaining redress through the criminal courts. Sir brian also addressed concerns by campaigners that complainants in rape cases would be deterred when asked to hand their phones to police by the so called digital strip search. What the police are looking for is reasonable lines of inquiry and reasonable lines of inquiry only. They are not seeking, as it were, to digitally strip search the victim at all. They are only looking for material which is relevant. I cant believe that people who are legitimately concerned would want to undermine the rights of a defendant to a fair trial. Sir brians parting message is clear our criminaljustice system, creaking under the weight of cuts and digital evidence, needs urgent, life preserving investment. We have got the Business News with jamie, buta we have got the Business News with jamie, but a quick look at the headlines. The Foreign Office minister mark field has been suspended after he was filmed pushing a Climate Change demonstrator at a dinner in the city of london. Jeremy hunt promises he will give borisjohnson the fight of his life in the conservative Party Leadership contest. Iran says this is the us drone that it shot down this week, as American Media report that President Trump approved retaliatory military strikes against iran yesterday before then changing his mind. Afternoon, the Business News now. About 150,000 businesses still do not have the paperwork they need to keep exporting to the eu in the event of a no deal brexit, mark carney has said. The bank of england governor added that many had built up contingency stocks, but these would only last weeks. The Northern Powerhouse is being undermined by austerity despite signs of economic growth, a think tank says. The institute of Public Policy Research North said the economy had moved in the right direction but more children were living in poor households. Apple hasjoined a growing chorus of firms urging the Trump Administration to drop a plan for more us tariffs on chinese goods. The us has said it may impose duties on £236. 1 billion worth of chinese products if the two sides cant reach a trade deal. The Consumer Association known as which . Has presented its first ever your consumer champion award. It is to recognise individuals who have made an outstanding contribution to improving the lives of consumers through positive change last year. The first award has gone to natalie lead would, who works for the bank monzos vulnerable customer team. She has been credited with creating a gambling blog feature that is used by 100,000 monzo customers and it helps to limit and stop their problem gambling. Natalie joins helps to limit and stop their problem gambling. Nataliejoins us now. What is this is and how does it work . Yes, monzo are here to build tools to help people manage their finances and the gambling block is one of those tools particularly targeted at people with gambling addiction. How does it do it . Supposing i have a problem, you see stuff coming out of my account into a gambling website, what you do about it . Exactly, so we can identify what is a gambling transaction based on a merchant category code and we can see that and then decline it, so somebody has the block on, itjust declines it. But it has to be voluntary from the customers of view. Absolutely, a customers of view. Absolutely, a customer opts into it. Is there a problem of privacy, about you being able to see how a person spends their money and telling them or advising them to do something . We dont monitor that, it is just that we wa nt dont monitor that, it is just that we want to give the tool to people who need it, that is what my team is here for. How much persuading the people need from you question what do you persuade them, how do you go about it . It must be quite a sensitive point. Yes, it is super sensitive. We dont persuade them, wejust super sensitive. We dont persuade them, we just have a series of tools in the settings in the app and they canjust in the settings in the app and they can just discovered there for themselves. We have encouraged people in terms of releasing blog posts about itjust to educate people about it. How successful do you think it has been . So far, so good. We have 100,000 people using it. We know that less people are using it for gambling addictions, about 15 of people have been identified as problem gamblers from a recent survey we did and we hope it helps them. Does it help to limit the gambling or does it stop it dead . It stops it dead. I have been looking at some other research about the number of problem gamblers in the number of problem gamblers in the country and they come up with a figure of about 400,000. It suggests you are dealing with a quarter of the country problem gamblers. I find that hard to believe but what it also suggests it is a much bigger problem than we think. Would you go along with that . Yes, absolutely. Going back to before, we know 100,000 people arent using it for the gambling, but i think it is a really sensitive subject for people to talk about, so i dont know how many people would identify as a problem gambler as well. Natalie, thank you very much indeed. A quick look at some of the other stories today. United airlines has suspended its newark to mumbai flights which pass through iranians airspace after a thorough safety and security review. This comes after iran shot down the us surveillance drone, a move that us surveillance drone, a move that us President Donald Trump described asa as a very bad mistake. The incident comes amid rising tensions generally between the countries. A quick look at the markets, gold is an interesting one, up again, of almost 396, interesting one, up again, of almost 3 , moving up a very, very sharply. Times of tension, time of worry, people do tend to will go towards goal. Also, the oil price going up pretty sharply again and you can guess why, it is because of tensions in the middle east and as soon as you get that come you get the oil price going up. The ftse 100 you get that come you get the oil price going up. The ftse100 hardly moving, the pound looking pretty weak. That is it, back in about an hour. The number of people choosing not to vaccinate their children is one of the top ten Global Health risks this year, according to the world health organisation. Scientists say repeatedly that vaccines have never been safer, so why do so many people refused to trust them . The bbcs population correspondent Stephanie Hegarty reports from italy on how government policy intends to increase the number of children being vaccinated, maybe emboldening those who disagree with them. These parents have gathered to share their doubts about vaccines. Despite overwhelming scientific evidence, they dont believe that having multiple vaccines at the same time is safe. They refused to vaccinate their children and, according to a new law here in italy, they cant send them to school unless they pay fines of up to 50 euros a day. The populist parties now in government campaigned against mandatory vaccines, but over a year later still havent repealed the law and the mayo of rimini is in opposition and enforcing it more forcefully tha n a ny opposition and enforcing it more forcefully than any other local authority mayor. He has received death threats. But the law does nothing to reassure pa rents but the law does nothing to reassure parents like these that vaccines are safe, so they have turned to each other and the internet. They have found content that reinforces their fears. This is a pattern that is repeating itself all over the world, but especially in europe and the us. Pa rents but especially in europe and the us. Parents who have doubts about vaccines, alienated by health authorities, and looking to other sources for information, falling prey to those people pushing fake news. This room is filling up with people who have come here to see a man called Andrew Wakefield speak. He is the author of a study written 20 yea rs the author of a study written 20 years ago and, ever since, it has been discredited several times. He claimed there was a link between autism and vaccines and even though that claim has been debunked, he can still fill a room. Were you in this group before . Jenny used to be against vaccines but then she found a doctor online who took the time to convince her otherwise. Where trust is lost between parents, doctors and the authorities, it seems like facts can always be challenged by beliefs. Stephanie hegarty, bbc news, in italy. In case you didnt know it, it is the longest day of the year. About 10,000 people cheered the sunrise this morning at stonehenge, according to wiltshire police. Its thought solstices have been celebrated at stonehenge for thousands of years. The monument is built on the alignment of the midsummer sunrise and the midwinter sunset. On the summer solstice, the sun rises behind the heel stone, the ancient entrance to the stone circle, and rays of sunlight are channelled into the centre of the monument. Spectacular. Ok, well, they couldnt predict the weather in those days but they can now. Chris has got the latest forecast for the weekend. Hello, again, we have got a big improvement in the weather for today and also tomorrow, with High Pressure building in. So, for many others, the weather is dry. Some fair weather cloud showing up on a satellite picture across england and wales and Northern Ireland but in scotland, the cloud as they cut across northern and Western Areas where we continue to feed in a few showers. It will also remain quite breezy across the far north of the uk but otherwise, in the sunshine, feeling pleasantly warm. Top temperatures from 16 in edinburgh and belfast to 21 degrees for london and belfast to 21 degrees for london and the south east. Overnight, though showers will tend to fade away from scotland for a time and those guys were clear, but later on in the night, we will probably see the cloud they again for parts of Northern Ireland and western scotland, the odd isolated shower a possibility. For most of us, it is a dry night, temperatures between 612dc. What dry night, temperatures between 6 12dc. What about the all important weather weekend prospects . For the first time this june, weather weekend prospects . For the first time thisjune, we see an area of High Pressure across the uk. That will bring the dry and fine weather for the start of the weekend. There will again be some thicker cloud, perhaps the odd light shower across western scotland but otherwise a dry day with plenty of sunshine. In the sunshine, temperatures rising quite nicely, a warmer day in edinburgh, highs of 19, 17 for belfast but into the low 20s quite widely across england and wales. The second half of the weekend, High Pressure is still there but increasingly low pressure still there but increasingly low pressure to the south west will have an influence on our weather late in the day, with the potential for some heavy, thundery rain. Most of us will have a dry morning with hazy spells of sunshine, it is later on that the threat of rain starts to move in. It will also start to feel increasingly humid across southern areas of england and wales, where it is going to get much warmer. Temperatures up to 24 on sunday in london. But as we look at the forecast through the latter part of sunday afternoon, overnight and into monday, heavy downpours are in the forecast, 20 50 millimetres, the amount of rain we see from place to place is varying but enough rain to cause some Flooding Issues and that wet weather will drive northwards where, over the hills, we could see as much as 100 in parts of scotland. That again could bring some problems as we head into monday. Next week very hot for some, temperatures could reach around 31 degrees but for others, the threat of torrential thundery downpours and the risk of local flooding. Hello, youre watching afternoon live im carrie gracie. Today at 2 Foreign Office minister mark field is suspended after he was filmed pushing a Climate Change demonstrator at a dinner in the city of london. She gives her first reaction to the bbc. He certainly manhandled me in a way that was disagreeable. Im not going to prosecute, i dont want it to go down that route. Ijust dont i just dont want it to end ijust dont want it to end up in a mudslinging match. The reason we were there was for our planet, for our future. Reports that President Trump changed his mind at the last moment over a miltary strike on iran
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