We meet the men and women in one of the biggest dinosaur digs of all time. When you realise weve onlyjust really scratched a corner of this square mile, theres going to be dozens, if not 100 plus dinosaurs lurking in the rocks of thejurassic here. And coming up on bbc news. Sol campbell leaves his role as manager of macclesfied town after eight months in charge and guiding the club to League Safety last season. Good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. New figures out today reveal the extent of britains drug crisis in the starkest terms possible. Deaths caused by the mis use of drugs mainly heroin and cocaine hit a record high in england and wales last year. In scotland too, drug related deaths are at their highest. Almost 3,000 people died from illicit drugs in england and wales last year. Thats a rise of 17 on the previous year. Throughout the week weve been reporting on one of the key factors behind this crisis the supply of drugs from the cities to britains towns and even villages what police call the county lines. All too often children are involved, and today our special correspondent ed thomas has been showing the police what hes discovered. As heroin deaths reach record highs, for three months weve investigated the rise in county line drug dealing, exploited teenage drug runners, vulnerable, long term users. Just taking it to feel warmer. With heroin and crack cocaine, trafficked hundreds of miles every week. Oh, my god put your legs down. Having watched that footage, its quite distressing, really, because its bringing home the reality. You cant not be shocked. As a Police Officer of 25 years experience, thats the harsh reality of what is happening in towns and cities across our country. We showed our reports to assistant chief constable chris green and to child safeguarding head, sarah ryan. At times during ourfilming, the flow of teenage drug mules between merseyside and north wales seemed relentless. Youve got that there in case you get taxed, havent you . This is not just a st helens problem. This is a national problem. There are children out there on the street today who gone missing who we cannot keep safe. There are children out there today who are in the type of houses that you featured in your film. They are at risk. Can we keep all of them safe at the moment . No, we cant. Put that knife down. At the moment in st helens, children wise, we have three missings. We discovered a network of childrens homes in st helens targeted by county lines gangs. There is chaos. If it gets bigger, then theres just not enough of us. Criminal exploitation is a crisis. And i think the funding is a crisis. Mental Health Services are at breaking point. Schools are at breaking point. Social care is at breaking point. So we need more resource putting in. As we filmed in north wales, one officer told us he no longer arrested heroin and crack cocaine users for personal possession. His priority was to protect and safeguard child dealers. You ask any of the users, have i ever locked them up for having personal bits on them. As a person, i can absolutely understand someone making a decision to say, do you know what, i need to try and get into that house to make sure that people are safe, to make sure ive not got any children in there from elsewhere who are vulnerable. 0fficers provided this footage showing a young child being arrested. Screaming stop biting im not biting. They said the child had slipped into crisis after being exploited by criminals. Probably in that moment he was absolutely terrified. Oh, my god put your legs down. Banging. Stop banging your head. And hes somebodys child. And we collectively as a society, particularly for these vulnerable and young people who are in care for whatever reason, we need to protect them. Quite often it is absolutely right that a young person needs to be arrested. Itsjustified, its reasonable, and its lawful. It doesnt make good watching. No cop comes into work wanting to go out and arrest children. No one. As a nation, are we failing to protect our children . Yes, i think we are, from criminal exploitation. Drug gangs, grooming thousands of vulnerable children. Record drug deaths. County lines, one of the most complex policing challenges of the 21st century. Ed thomas, bbc news. Our home editor mark easton is here. A lot of people are pointing to budget cuts as the cause of the crisis. Are they right . Behind the argument about cuts is a bigger question about drugs policy, and thatis question about drugs policy, and that is drugs policy be about law enforcement, banning substances and prosecuting people involved, or should it take a Health Approach where you can try to reduce the harms to the user and wider society. For instance, giving free heroin to heroin users when other substitution therapies dont work. Another is medically supervised consumption rooms where people can use street bought drugs safely, under supervision, and without the fear of prosecution. A third is de criminalising or even legalising drugs so you can regulate the supply. But the idea of state involvement in any of that goes against the governments key message is that drugs are dangerous and people shouldnt use them. In fact, an independent review of drugs policy commissioned by the home 0ffice explicitly states that it rules out any changes to existing legislative frameworks or government machinery. In other words, legislative frameworks or government machinery. In otherwords, it legislative frameworks or government machinery. In other words, it rules out the kind of shift many experts say is necessary if we are going to reduce the number of deaths. Mark easton, thank you very much. Jeremy corbyn has outlined his plans to stop a no deal brexit in a letter to opposition parties and conservative rebels. Hes calling on them to support him in a motion of no confidence to end borisjohnsons premiership. If it passes he says he would be a caretaker Prime Minister for a limited period during which he would request a delay leaving the eu and call a general election. But his plans have already been dismissed by the leader of the liberal democratsjo swinson, who said mr corbyn was too divisive a figure to unite mps. 0ur Political Correspondent ben wright reports. Just another day in westminster. A protest about the potential risk to farming from a no deal brexit, and politiciansjostling to prove they have the best strategy for trying to stop it happening. LaboursJeremy Corbyn has written to other Opposition Party leaders asking them to back him as a caretaker Prime Minister. We, the labour party by far the largest Opposition Party have, i think, a responsibility to take over to ensure there is no cliff edge brexit. So, what is he talking about . Well, it is possible for mps to install a new Prime Minister without there being a general election first. If borisjohnsons government loses a vote of no confidence, there would then be a 14 day period for mps to prove someone else could command support as Prime Minister in this place. For this to have any chance of working, some tory mps would have to join forces with opposition parties, and that is a very big step to take. I think it would be absolutely extraordinary if any conservative mp considered even for one minute installing Jeremy Corbyn in downing street. Jeremy corbyn would wreck our economy, he would destroy peoples jobs, their livelihoods. The snp do sound keen onJeremy Corbyns idea of trying to form a new government, delaying brexit again and then holding an election. Well work with anyone and explore any option to stop brexit. Its no secret im not a great fan ofJeremy Corbyn, but we wont rule out any option if it helps to avert what is a looming catastrophe. But the lib dems say they wont put Jeremy Corbyn in number ten and want a less divisive figure to emerge instead. There is no way he can unite rebel conservatives and independents to stop borisjohnson. Its not even certain he would secure all the votes of labour mps. By refusing to back a Jeremy Corbyn led interim government, arent your own red lines scuppering the whole idea . Jeremy corbyn, i think in his heart of hearts, knows he cant command a majority in the house of commons. And so this is about having a plan that works. So, among mps who want to try and book a no deal brexit, and block a no deal brexit, there is a big disagreement over methods and tactics. Ministers insist the uk will leave the eu at the end of october whatever parliament attempts. The house of commons is a tribal place. Party loyalties are deep, but brexit is the new divide in politics, and for many mps, this autumn will put allegiances to the test. Ben wright, bbc news, westminster. Police investigating the death of 15 year old nora quoirin in malaysia say theyve found no evidence of violence. The teenagerfrom london was found dead ten days after she disappeared while on holiday. A postmortem examination has concluded that she died from internal bleeding probably caused by hunger and stress. Howard johnson reports. After nora quoirins body was discovered on tuesday, a senior pathologist was dispatched from the malaysian capital kuala lumpur to carry out a postmortem examination of the london teenager. Today, at a police press conference, the first details of how she died were revealed. Translation the real cause of death was internal bleeding of the intestines which may have been caused by not having any food over a long period of time. The state police chief went on to stress he believes there was no suspicion of foul play. Nora is believed to have died about two to three days before her body was found. No element of abduction or kidnapping. The teenager, who lived with her parents in london, had been missing for ten days. The family have always insisted, given noras learning difficulties, it is very unlikely she would have walked off alone. The Malaysian Police have always treated noras disappearance as a missing persons case. Behind this gate is the road that leads to the Palm Oil Plantation where noras body was discovered on tuesday. Today, the family said that they would like people to end the speculation about how nora died and to give them the space to grieve in peace. Although todays Police Announcement will have gone some way to clarifying how nora died, the circumstances surrounding her disappearance still leaves many questions to be answered. Howard johnson, bbc news, malaysia. Chinas ambassador to the uk, liu xiaoming, has warned that beijing will intervene in hong kong if the situation there deteriorates further. He said the territory faced its gravest situation since it was handed back to china by britain two decades ago. The ambassadors warning follows pro democracy protests at hong kong airport, which have sometimes turned violent. The family of a woman from london who died after reportedly being set on fire in barbados have said theyre shocked and devastated. Natalie crichlow, who was 44, was on the island taking care of her disabled brother back injuly when her family say she was attacked by an intruder. She suffered 75 burns and died in hospital last week. Around 300,000 a level students in england, wales and Northern Ireland have received their results, with the proportion achieving top grades falling to just over a quarter its lowest level for more than a decade. For the first time, there were more girls than boys taking the three sciences. 0ur education correspondent Frankie Mccamley reports. Im terrified, im not going to lie. This feels a lot bigger than gcse results. Im feeling pretty nervous but also excited because i dont know what the future is going to hold. And that future format is a place that his chosen university. For lou, its also good news. Ab in my p0 and then abb so im into manchester. Just outside the college in stourbridge there is a huge sense of relief the waiting is over. Tears of relief the waiting is over. Tears of happiness, a day of celebration, that the hard work paid off. Across england, wales and Northern Ireland, the number of students getting top grades dipped slightly to 25. 5 . The overall pass rate though was the same as last year, at 97. 6 . And, for the first time, more girls took a science a level than boys. Now students have got their results, for those who want to go on to university, they have more choice and control than they ever have done before over what course they want to do and where they want to do it. Its a buyers apostrophe market. And stu d e nts its a buyers apostrophe market. And students here are taking advantage all sorts of options for the future. Im going on to an apprenticeship in accountancy in birmingham. I didnt wa nt to accountancy in birmingham. I didnt want to walk out with a degree not have any work experience. For me, the career i want means going to university. Kind of figure it out when i go as i go along, but i will only go to university if its something im really interested in. In the College Student support centre, 0livia really wants to go to university but didnt get the grades. Im not good at exams will stop i stress myself out too much and dont do as well as i could do. Like many who have done better or worse than expected, record numbers are going through clearing. But with are going through clearing. But with a dip in top grades, questions are being asked about standards. a dip in top grades, questions are being asked about standards. If you look at the reforms in both the a levels and btec qualifications, there have been quite a lot of changes, so we expected the number of as to come down but i dont believe that the standards are any less, in fact i think they are pretty rigorous. After phoning around, 0livia has been offered a place at the university of reading. 0ne happy ending following a day of mixed emotions across the country. Frankie mccamley, bbc news. The authorities in gibraltar have released the iranian tanker seized by Royal Marines last month on suspicion of supplying oil to syria in breach of eu sanctions. The government of gibraltar says its received written assurances from iran that the grace 0ne wont discharge its cargo at a syrian refinery. The capture of the grace 0ne sparked a diplomatic crisis between britain and iran, which saw the seizure of a british flagged tanker by the iranian republican guard. 0ur correspondent kasra naji from the Bbcs Persian Service is in gibraltar. I wonder what you think this might do for uk iran relations. George, the release of this ship has always been seen as the key to defusing the crisis between iran and britain, the tango crisis, and when this ship. You can just about make it out on my right shoulder hopefully, once this ship starts to sail, which is going to be any moment now, it is going to reduce tension in the persian gulf, and reduce tension between iran and britain, and might just and reduce tension between iran and britain, and mightjust pave the way for the release of the british flag ship, a tanker that iran captured about a month ago. So iranians president has been on the record saying they might consider releasing that now that this is released, so the ball is in the iranians court to see if iran will make good on its promise. Thank you very much. The time is 18 minutes past six. Our top story this evening. Drug deaths soar nearly 3,000 people died last year, the highest on record. Heroin and crack cocaine are the main killers. Coming up in the ashes, a full day of play at lords which for the most pa rt of play at lords which for the most part australia have enjoyed. Coming up on sportsday on bbc news. They crossed the line first, but great britains Georgia Taylor brown and Jess Learmonth are disqualified at the triathlon 0lympic test event in tokyo. One of the biggest dinosaur graveyards in the world is being excavated in wyoming in the united states. The dig, which has been dubbed mission jurassic, has already discovered more than a dozen fossils and footprints, and researchers think there may be more than 100 dinosaurs buried there, including new species. Its thought the creatures died when they drowned in a catastrophic flood. Palaeontologists say the site is so rich in bones it will keep them busy for at least 20 years. 0ur science correspondent Rebecca Morrelle joined them. A hot, dusty landscape extending for miles. But emerging from this barren terrain, a dinosaur graveyard, where the bones of some of the biggest creatures ever to roam the earth are being discovered. Where does this fit on this mass . That slots straight in here. You found the pelvis. Thats amazing the dig is called missionjurassic. Whats fantastic about this site, theres multiple bones from at least a dozen individuals already poking out of the ground, and when you realise weve onlyjust really scratched a corner of this square mile, theres going to be dozens, if not 100 plus, dinosaurs lurking in the rocks of the jurassic here. This dinosaur drowned in a flash flood and was then caught up in a logjam. The tree trunk it was crushed up against is still preserved millions of years later. These are just some of the amazing bones that are being discovered at this site. Right here, you have an arm bone. Next to it, a giant shoulder blade. And then you can just begin to see the backbone starting to emerge. And standing here you really get a sense of the size of this creature. Its a type of sauropod, which, from nose to tail, measured 30 metres long. And scientists think it might even be a species that is new to science. There are so many dinosaurs here. Excavating each bone is a painstaking process, so it takes people power. But how do you tell bone from rock . Try licking it. 0k. Quite sticky . Yeah, yeah. Because its porous and its sucking on to your tongue. Rock doesnt do that, but bone does. The rocks are from thejurassic period, 150 million years ago. A golden age when dinosaurs exploded in shape and size. Dinosaurs are getting really, really, really big, and there are loads of them. There are loads of different types and theyre all Walking Around on these flood plains, eating presumably huge forests. And thats a really good question, actually. Where are all these huge forests and how did they get enough food to eat . The dig is like going back in time. A meat eating allosaurus has been found here. And herds of plant eating diplodocus also grazed on this landscape. Before that, there was a vast inland sea. Marine reptiles called ichthyosaurs were abundant in these waters. This dinosaur dig is expected to last 20 years. But the team says the efforts will be worth it, to unlock the secrets of thejurassic past. Rebecca morelle, bbc news, wyoming. At least three soldiers have been killed in an exchange of fire between pakistani and Indian Military forces along the line of control which divides the disputed territory of kashmir. Meanwhile in the uk, anti india protests have been held in birmingham and london with thousands turning out in support of the disputed kashmir region. Delhis decision to revoke indian administered kashmirs special status, which guarantees a level of autonomy to the countrys only majority muslim state, has provoked widespread anger. Arsenal manager unai emery says hes 100 confident mesut 0zil and Sead Kolasinic are mentally ready to play against burnley on saturday. The pair were left out of the gunners season opening win over newcastle because of further Security Fears after being involved in a carjacking attempt by an armed gang injuly. Our Sports CorrespondentNatalie Pirks looks at the safety of football stars who are both famous and very rich. The start of a new football season is usually a time of optimism. For mesut 0zil and sead kolasinac, its been an ordeal. These were the scenes outside kolasinacs home last month as he fought off two robbers armed with metal objects. With ozil at the wheel and the players terrified wives in the back, their car was chased to a local restaurant. Last week, in a separate incident, two men were arrested outside 0zils house and charged with public order offences. Both players havent played since. Are you confident that mentally they are ready to play . Yes, 100 . I want to help them to be normality with us, training, thinking about football. Taking the focus for each training and each match. It is notjust arsenal who have been affected. I am told next door at watfords training ground, they have also beefed up their security in the light of what has happened. The club would not confirm that, but they did say they are constantly reviewing their security measures. That is something 0zil has understandably done recently, with security dogs now patrolling his house. This Company Provides highly trained dogs to players at clubs like leicester and manchester united. This added layer of protection doesnt come cheap. Dogs like the one in this demonstration go for around £15,000, but many feel it is worth it. Technology like cameras and stuff only take you so far. They record the incident but dont really deal with it. Whereas a dog gives you all the security aspects but also gives you a loyal family pet as well. Former footballerjermaine tennant was robbed and burgled when he played for liverpool. He believes modern footballers are even more of a target now. It is probably even worse because the money in football, from tv and all the rest, has gone through the sky so players are getting paid a lot more and it is documented in the media. 0zil is one of the leagues highest paid players but even in a sport of such riches, you cant put a price on happiness. Natalie perks, bbc news. It seems being a good sport doesnt always pay thats the lesson for two british athletes at the World Triathlon 0lympic qualification event in tokyo. Jess learmonth and Georgia Taylor brown were in first and second place but were disqualified because they crossed the finish line hand in hand, which is a breach of the rules. England have had a rocky start in the second ashes test against australia at lords, as play got under way today after yesterday was washed out. Today also saw the famous Cricket Ground turn red from the hoardings to the players helmets. 0ur Sports Correspondent joe wilson explains why. Andrew strauss took the applause here countless times as a player. Today it meant something more. Today he had his sons with him. They even rung the bell to ceremonially start the day and red was for their mum. Ruth strauss died of a rare form of lung cancer. To turn lords red was to make it her day. This is about gaining awareness for the Ruth Strauss Foundation work that is going to help people with rare forms of lung cancer, and to support those with terminal diagnoses. I am hoping for a very competitive days cricket today but also some moments where all 22 players come together and go, cricket is big, but there are bigger things in life as well. Strauss knows opening the batting in test matches is tough. Jason roy is just discovering, gone for none. Australia chose to bowl. Chosejosh hazlewood, inspired. Now he gotjoe root lbwd. Rory burns applied his unique focus. Some good shots and fortune on his way to 53. To get him out, Cameron Bancroft held a catch that made you catch your breath. The fielder had to react the instant the ball left the bat and then stretch and then cling. Got it. As wickets fell, jofra archer was in there. Test match debut, welcome to the ashes. He made 12. Jonny bairstow made a 50. Some batting resistance to prove that the boundary too turned red. England were 258 all out today, it didnt seem like much but australia in their reply have already lost a few minutes ago david warner. The rest of the match i think will be decided by the classic ingredients. The team, the time, and just maybe the rain. Thanks, joe. Time for a look at the weather. Heres chris fawkes. We have seen a ridge of High Pressure today and that has brought most of us guys like these, with breezy conditions, but something tells me we will be seeing some rain over the next 2a hours, as indeed we all will. The rain moving in for western scotland, eventually wet weather getting into wales and parts of South West England too. Across eastern parts of england we will keep clear skies. It is not cold with temperatures between eight and 15 degrees. 0n with temperatures between eight and 15 degrees. On friday we have a weather front moving in and it is not dead straight, we will not see a bulge in it, a wave that will bring heavier rain, although for many it will be a soggy start of the day. East anglia and south east england some wet weather later in the afternoon, but at the same time the rain will get much heavier across wales and South West England as the wave works its way in. Up to 80 millimetres over the hills, enough to cause localised surface water flooding, and that coincides with the friday evening rush hour. It will be a windy day everywhere but you will notice an improvement in the weather for scotland and Northern Ireland, we will see a mixture of sunshine and heavy showers following and through the afternoon. Top temperatures up to 21 degrees. As far as the weekend weather prospects go, we still have low pressure. The main focus of any rain really will be across the north and west of the country so it looks like we are seeing particularly for north scotland outbreaks of rain, but elsewhere through the weekend we will see blustery conditions with passing showers and brighter spells, but as we head into the latter part of next week there are signs the weather will become drier and sunnier and a little bit more warm as well. Thank you. Thats all from the bbc news at six. 0n bbc one we nowjoin the bbcs news teams where you are. Goodbye