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Costs go up by more than a £100. Edna depends on her meals on Wheels Service now its under threat a new petition to boost the social care budget did you know more young people do vocational qualifications than a levels . Its btec results day. And coming up on bbc news. Jofra archer gets his cap but needs a brolly as dayi of the second ashes test has been washed out after heavy rain at lords. Good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. Mps may be on their summer break but thats not stopped the conservative civil war over brexit. The former chancellor Philip Hammond has rounded on number ten accusing the Prime Ministers advisers of trying to wreck the chances of a new deal with the eu. Mr hammond says they are setting conditions that make a no deal inevitable and he called that a betrayal of the referendum result. But the Prime Minister says opponents of brexit were in a terrible collaboration with the eu, those were his words. Our correspondent ben wright reports. From ben wright reports. Power to protest, and a fierce attack from power to protest, and a fierce attack on number ten. Three weeks ago, Phillip Hammond was chancellor, theresa mays money man, number two in the government. Now his turn fire on the new Prime Ministers willingness to leave the eu with no deal at all. Leaving the eu without a deal would bejust as much a betrayal of the referendum result as not leaving at all, the british people were offered a proposition that we could leave the European Union while having a close relationship, they were told it would be the easiest deal ever done. Philip hammond was in a government that secured a brexit deal with the eu but failed to get it through parliament. The fallback plan, to prevent a hard border in ireland, is the most contentious part of that deal. Borisjohnson believes the so called backstop ties the uk hands, and has told the eu it must be scrapped. Pivoting to say that the backstop has to go in its entirety, a huge chunk of the withdrawal agreement, thrown out, is a wrecking tactic effectively. The people behind us know that that means there will be no deal. Behind it. People like this man, dominic cumming. Are you making demands you cannot accept . Boris johnsons top eight in number ten, and former director of vote lead. Ramped up plans of no leave in october if the eu does not back down. Top aide. Borisjohnson has accused mps who think they can block brexit of a terrible collaboration with the eu, and the allies are essential. Speaking to people all the time, we want to get a deal, thatis the time, we want to get a deal, that is the position and always has been but as a responsible government we must prepare for the eventuality of no deal. With several tory mps like Philip Hammond ready to work with opposition parties to try to block a no deal brexit, a ferocious fight in parliament is coming but with the brexit date written into law, mps may struggle to thwart a government intent on leaving the eu without and agreement. The rules of parliament will be tested, and the speakers role will be crucial. John bercow says he will fight with every bonein bercow says he will fight with every bone in his body to stop the government bypassing parliament. The Tory Party Civil War over brexit has erupted again, with former cabinet allies deeply divided on how to leave the eu. George, number ten argues that Philip Hammond has weakened the negotiating hand by talking up the readiness to leave without a deal, it is preparing to block a no deal brexit. Without a deal, it is preparing to block a nodeal brexit. Philip hammond says it is number tens strategy that is completely misguided. It seems certain that if the government goes for a no deal in october, mps will try to stop it. Across party lines of mps may have a tough time trying to mobilise and find a mechanism to stop a no deal brexit before the brexit clock expires. An interim report from air accident investigators says the footballer Emiliano Sala had been exposed to harmful levels of Carbon Monoxide before a fatal plane crash over the channel. The report says it is likely the pilot, david ibbotson, was also exposed to the gas, potentially reducing his ability to fly the aircraft. The footballer was flying from france to cardiff when the plane crashed. Our correspondent wyre davies has the story. The death Emiliano Sala of, atjust 29 years old, and in such tragic circumstances, shocked the footballing world. The Argentine Centre forward had just signed for cardiff from nantes and was on his way tojoin his new cardiff from nantes and was on his way to join his new team cardiff from nantes and was on his way tojoin his new team in cardiff from nantes and was on his way to join his new team in the welsh capital. While trying to woo him, he had been flown between the cities in private jets, him, he had been flown between the cities in privatejets, the last flight, cities in privatejets, the last flight, after he had signed, was in a single engine turboprop, at night, and in poor weather, shortly after take off from and in poor weather, shortly after ta ke off from nantes, and in poor weather, shortly after take off from nantes, in an audio message to friends, the footballer seemed concerned, even frightened. Iamup i am up here in the plane, it feels like it is about to fall apart, says the player. I am heading to cardiff, we start training in the morning. If in an hourand we start training in the morning. If in an hour and a half you have not heard from you, i dont know if they will send anyone to find me. Dad, im scared. Those were his last words. Less than one hour later, the plane crashed into the channel, killing the footballer and his pilot. Shortly after his sons death, his father told me he could not understand why he had been flown in sucha not understand why he had been flown in such a small plane, at night, over the sea. The body of the pilot, david ibbotson, has never been found, but without the proper qualifications to fly at night or on instruments alone, his competence to fly the plane in such conditions has been questioned. It now appears there may have been other factors involved, the air Accident Investigation Branch has said that there was an abnormally high levels of Carbon Monoxide in the milly arlo is as bloodstream and presumably that of the pilot. In the bloodstream of Emiliano Sala. The warning signs are that you start feeling woozy, and you start to lose yourjudgment. The planes wreckage is still on the sea bed, recovering it is seen as too expensive and too difficult to salvage. Future air safety rests on knowing as much as possible about this issue, so, the family of Emiliano Sala call on the accident air Accident Investigation Branch of the department for transport to salvage the wreckage as soon as possible. Still so many questions about the death of Emiliano Sala. Latest revelations only add to the intrigue about one of footballs saddest stories. Millions of rail commuters face an increase in the cost of their season tickets next year of almost 3. 0 . The price hike could mean some passengers paying more than £100 extra a year to get to work from january. Rises in regulated fares are linked to the Retail Prices index measure of inflation injuly and passengers groups say thats unfair. Our Consumer Affairs correspondnet Colletta Smith is at manchester piccadilly station for us. The inflation rate goes up and down each month, but this figure today is particularly important, it is because, effectively, it gets frozen in time, and that snapshot, a higher than expected rate of 2. 8 , is then used as the basis for the increase in rail fares is then used as the basis for the increase in railfares for commuters who are on those annual tickets that will come in injanuary. Ive been to the commuter town here to find out what impact that will have. Nestled in the pennines between leeds and manchester. There are plenty of workers heading in either direction. Elaine serves up welcome caffeine to the commuters facing the price rise. It does add up. And, the thing with it, theyre not getting anything extra for it. It is not an improved service, no extra carriages, so youre not seeing benefits other than that it will cost you more. Obviously, they keep going up. They could do with holding them down really. The prices go up but we dont see any improvement of service. If service is improved surely the prices should reflect it, really. A handful of things have been pushing up bills injuly, hotel prices, toys and Computer Games have all gone up. Making it more expensive to look after the kids in the holidays. Six week holidays are a bit of a nightmare because it does seem to get more and more expensive. The rail ticket prices will hit hard. You have to get to work. So they impact on your quality of living. It is constantly going down and down. It is an essential need. They use the trains a lot to get to work, a lot of my friends, and to university. And it costs a lot of money for them to travel as well. People are wanting to drive because it is a bit cheaper. Petrol prices have gone down recently, making the car and even more tempting option for those living here because a 2. 8 rise on season tickets soon racks up. For those making the 30 minute journey here to manchester, it will add an extra 50 quid. What this inflationary increase allows us to do is effectively pay for the day to day running costs of the railway which frees up billions of pounds to be invested elsewhere, in new trains, extra services, better stations. That is hard for passengers to hear when they have had to struggle through strikes, timetable meltdowns and even in the last couple of weeks there has been delays caused by heatwaves, then the floods, then the power cuts. Even though punctuality fell to a 13 year low in december, demand is still increasing with more of us wanting to get on board. From meals on wheels to help with washing and dressing social care helps to keep the elderly and the disabled at home. But those services are among the many under pressure in what Health Campaigners describe as the swingeing cuts that have left nearly a million and a half people without the support they need. Now 150,000 members of the public have signed a petition, backed by health leaders, calling on Boris Johnson to take urgent action. Our social affairs correspondent, alison holt reports from hertfordshire. Hot food delivered to your home, a simple but vital part of helping people who are older or disabled stay independent and well. Here in hertfordshire, they believe meals on wheels help keep people out of hospital. But in the last decade, Many Councils have cut this sort of Early Intervention service as they have struggled to balance the books. Got your lunch for you. 79 year old edna clarke started getting these visits after spending four months in hospital, she ended up there after falling ill and losing a lot of weight. Because she is partially sighted, she was struggling to prepare food. I couldnt see the gas ring, and if i used the front one, i could have crossed over and burned my arm, or set me clothes alight. So when i was in the hospital i told them, and they said, you can have meals on wheels. Edna, have you got any tablets to take today . Yes. We have to invest in prevention, we have to give this support to people at home, if we are really going to make inroads into saving the money which the nhs is going to keep needing. People are getting older, the ageing population is growing. Todays petition makes it clear, families and Health Services are buckling under the pressure, of a care system that cannot provide enough support. The Current Crisis is having a terrible effect on individuals, elderly people, and people with disabilities who are not receiving the support they need. Alongside that, unless we get this right, the Health Service itself will not be able to cope. Ten years now into austerity. More hard decisions lie ahead. The short government grants which have allowed hertfordshires director of Care Services to keep meals on wheels end in march. Short term. Ultimately, if we dont have the money, then what weve got to buy are care home placements and home care rounds for people who dont have anyone in the world. And that will mean weve got to prioritise that and therefore, by definition, de prioritise meals on wheels. Its a situation that makes no sense to those at the sharp end. What do you think would be the effect, if you werent about, if you werent providing meals . I would personally say it would be an absolute disaster for the elderly. Its ridiculous, really, when you think about if it wasnt there, what would happen, what would truly happen to them people . As long as he dont keep the football on the government says extra money has been put into social care and that the Prime Minister is committed to fixing the system for those that need it as soon as possible. Goodbye, now, you take care of yourselves. In scotland Life Expectancy improvements have stalled after 30 years of People Living longer. The National Records of scotland says Health Factors like deaths from Heart Disease and drugs have been blamed for Life Expectancy levelling off. A former Tottenham Hotspur footballer who was the victim of racist abuse during a womens championship match injanuary of this year has told the bbc she has no regrets in reporting it despite sinking into depression as a result of online abuse. The Football Association found that renee hector was racially abused by Sheffield Uniteds sophiejones who was then banned for five games despite her denials. Our Sports Correspondent Katie Gornall has this exclusive report. It was a moment womens football hit the headlines for all the wrong reasons. Back injanuary, the spurs defender rene hector accused an opponent of making monkey noises at her. The fa launched an inquiry and found Sheffield Uniteds sophie jones guilty of racist abuse. Hector has not spoken publicly about what happened until now. And as i made a run around the back post, i heard monkey noises as ijumped, to try to connect with the ball. I was so in shock that i thought, did ijust hear that right . And then i could hear my team mate complaining to the ref about it. She was sort of shouting about it. So that sort of confirmed, no, i did hear correctly. After the match, she tweeted about the noises, saying that racism was rising up in football again. It generated a huge reaction. And then there was a lot of abuse, based on my appearance, some more racist abuse as well, and that was pretty difficult to deal with. I was just sort of spiralling, sort of out of control, basically just starting seeping into depression, really. Despite helping them get promoted to the top tier, she was released by spurs at the end of the season. Meanwhile, sophie jones was spurs at the end of the season. Meanwhile, sophiejones was given a five game ban. Is that a fitting punishment for racist abuse . In my opinion, i dont think so. So i do think for any racist incident, whether its men or womens football, i do think that the punishment needs to be a bit stronger. Jones had her contract terminated by mutual consent, and has left football, and continues to fiercely protest her innocence. Football, and continues to fiercely protest her innocencelj football, and continues to fiercely protest her innocence. I feel if it went to the police it would not have gone this far, because i wouldnt have been proven guilty. I have been tried by a kangaroo court, by the fa, it has gone too far and i dont think anybody should be put through what i have been put through. Hector is looking to the future with her new club, charlton. Despite everything, she has no regrets. If the same thing were to happen to me again tomorrow, id do exactly the same thing. Because one thing i do know is that i stayed true to myself. I was honest, and thats all i can do, really. There needs to be more people stepping forward and helping to fight the cause. And thats what i felt like i wanted to do, and i needed to do, and id do it all over again. Renee hectorfinishing that report speaking to our correspondent Katie Gornall. The time is 6 18. Our top story this evening. Philip hammond accuses Boris Johnsons advisers of trying to wreck any chances of negotiating a deal with the eu. And 50 years on from the deployment of british troops in Northern Ireland a service to remember at the National Arboretum coming up on sportsday on bbc news. Referee Stephanie Frappart will make history later as the first woman to take charge of a major european match as liverpool play chelsea in the super cup. Tens of thousands of people have been getting their btec results today. Last year more 16 to 18 year olds in england achieved vocational qualifications compared to a levels. But colleges that provide this type of training have had theirfunding cut by nearly a third in the last decade. Our business correspondent, steph mcgovern, spent today at a college in boston in lincolnshire where students were getting their results. When it comes to plus 16 education, there are thousands of qualifications to choose from. I got the top grades in health and social care, so. And now its that time of year again when students are finding out whether theyve got the grades to secure a job or a place on the next level of education. Congratulations, guys. I know youre buzzing. Lydia, tell me what youre doing next. Im going to Heriot Watt University in edinburgh to study architectural engineering. Amazing, well done. Youre off to do nursing, arent you, lauren . Yeah, im going to Sheffield Hallam in september. Excellent. So, youre off to uni, youve sorted yourself out a job, havent you . Yeah, in a michelin star establishment in oxford, under raymond blanc. Big name drop, i love it. And computing for you, isnt it, kirsten . Yeah, and im taking a gap year, and hopefully ill go and do my level for next year to get some sort ofjob in it. Congratulations. You must be buzzing. These guys are some of the millions of people who have been studying for vocational qualifications. Everything from, as you can see here, sport, plumbing, joinery, forestry, bricklaying, computing, health and social care, catering, engineering, the list goes on. A key part of their assessment is the practical work they have to do, as well as work placements with local employers. Why did you decide to do a btec . As we are seeing with employers, its not about what you know, its about what you can do. And i think a big part of the btec is actually dipping your toe into the water of the real world, of what its actually going to be like out there. Ive got to go to work placements to do my btec sport. It didntjust amalgamate to one exam right at the end, after loads of studying. It was small, manageable chunks, in a way that suited me, plus mixing in the real world. Last year, more 16 18 year olds in england achieved vocational qualifications, compared to a levels. Funding for the colleges that provide this type of training has been cut by nearly a third in the last decade. Borisjohnson said in his first speech as Prime Minister that he wants to change that. So, its significantly more expensive to run further education provision, because its specialist and its technical. So, without putting the funding in, were not going to be deliver the skills that the country and industry needs. Funding is not the only problem. There are over 12,000 vocational qualifications on offer. Reform is now on the cards to try and make the system less complex. And for the students and teachers now. Its all about celebrating. Steph mcgovern, bbc news, boston. And a level results are due out tomorrow but leaked documents show that candidates had to score just 55 to get an a grade in a level maths this year. The grade boundaries for the exams were set by the edexcel board and have been leaked on social media. Earlier this month we reported on how 69 year old Peter Farquhar was murdered by Church Warden ben field. The elderly man had been duped into a relationship and was tricked into changing his will. Today Peter Farquhars brother ian has been speaking to our correspondent daniella relph, describing the murderer as cunning in every way. My my brother was five and a half years older than me. A big brother, although he turned out to be smaller. He was an academic. He loved the whole teaching business. And really loved within his community. Because he cared about people. But Peter Farquhar was killed by a man he loved. Ben field laced peters food with drugs and alcohol. You suffered falls and injuries. Helpless, he was killed slowly and carefully for his money. Do you reflect on what happened now and feel you were as deceived by ben field as peter was . Certainly we were. We were deceived. Ijust didnt know or think that anybody could treat somebody like that he was helping them out. It wasjust unbelievable. He was very cunning, in every way. He wormed his way into all of the important parts of peters life, certainly sexuality, he picked up there was something that peter had always struggled, is a good word. He made a vow of celibacy because of his christian beliefs. And i think ben field pushed, and pushed, and pushed at that, until he found a weakness. How do you feel about ben field and el . Good question. We are grateful that he has been found guilty. We cant immediately dismiss, we wont immediately dismiss, we wont immediately dismiss, we wont immediately dismiss all of the horrible things that he did to my brother. But we are also aware that you can get caught in this bitterness trap. And we are not allowing that to happen. Peter farquhars family now hope ben field will be given a long jail term when he is sentenced in the autumn. Today is the 50th anniversary of the deployment of british troops on the streets of Northern Ireland in what became known as the troubles. Operation banner was to become the longest Continuous Campaign in British Military history, lasting 38 years and involving over 300,000 armed forces personnel. This afternoon veterans attended a special service at the National Arboretum in staffordshire. Our defence correspondent, Jonathan Beale reports. They gathered to remember the Longest Campaign in British Military history. The soldiers and airmen who arrived in Northern Ireland as young men, and who, decades on, have now grown old. But they have not forgotten. It was for real. People we re forgotten. It was for real. People were out there trying to kill you. And ive been nearly blown up by a bomb, shot at by the ira. Nobody knew what they were supposed to be doing. That was the crucial thing, neither the politicians, the generals or us neither the politicians, the generals of us on neither the politicians, the generals or us on the ground. 300,000 served in Northern Ireland over nearly four decades. These, the few who braved the elements. They we re few who braved the elements. They were told they had helped bring peace. But not without controversy. This has been to one of the sacrifice of all those who served in Northern Ireland, including more than 700 british soldiers named here who were killed. But there is still anger among veterans that some of their comrades, decades on, are still facing the threat of prosecution. The new defence secretary, who himself served in Northern Ireland, says he will protect vetera ns. Northern ireland, says he will protect veterans. We have got to treat our veterans properly. Weve got to make sure the courts are there to deal with new evidence when it is presented, if there is an allegation of breaking the law, but if there is not, we are not going to have this endless fishing inquest circle that has gone round and round in circles. You are not giving a free pass to british soldiers, then . Nobody is giving a free pass to anyone. The fact is that even now the wounds of Northern Ireland are still to heal. Time for a look at the weather. Heres stav da naos. No play in the cricket . U nfortu nately unfortunately not, a wash out in the capital. One of the wetter days, yesterday was a lovely day with sunshine. Tomorrow will be better. A potent rain across parts of Northern Ireland, western scotland will ease down during the overnight period, becoming more confined in northern areas. Dry weather, simply spells and a woman night than we have had lately, lows of 11 or 15 degrees. Tomorrow we start with some plywood, a few showers around. A ridge of High Pressure will build, that will settle things down nicely. By the afternoon we should have quite a bit of sunshine up and down the country. Strong sunshine with light wind, it should feel warmer top temperatures 19 to 23 degrees in the south east. That ridge of High Pressure is again brief. We look to the west for the next area of low pressure. This is a deeper feature. It is going to next area of low pressure. This is a deeperfeature. It is going to mean business, with stronger wind and, again, light or heavy rain pushing into southern and Western Areas early on friday, spreading eastwards. The south east will see more showery bursts of rain until later on. Those wins will be a feature. Gusting 30 a0 mph, even inland. Close to the coast, may be even more than that. It could be quite disruptive. Sunshine and afternoon showers for scotland and Northern Ireland later. Further south, you will notice 18 or 19 degrees and more rain spreading in. Those temperatures are below the seasonal average. Quite wet for friday evening for part of england and wales. Blustery showers across the north. Very windy as we head through the weekend. Low pressure nearby. Gusts of 30, 40, maybe 50 mph, especially on sunday. There will be a mixture of and showers. All of this could lead to some disruption. Stay tuned to the forecast for the risk of gales and heavy rain. You can find that on the website or bbc local radio. Thats all from the bbc news at six, so its goodbye from me, and on bbc one we nowjoin the bbcs news teams where you are. Good evening, this is bbc news, the latest headlines. Borisjohnson accuses mps who want to stop and no deal brexit of a terrible collaboration with the European Union. The speaker of the us house of representatives, nancy pelosi, has said that a us uk trade deal will not get through congress if brexit undermines the good friday agreement. Investigators conclude the footballer, emiliano sana, and his pilot were exposed to harmful levels of Carbon Monoxide in