and eurovision mania in full swing in liverpool and it s still three days until the final. and coming up on bbc news: in milan, two giants of italian football prepare for a showdown in the champions league with manchester city or real madrid awaiting in the final. good evening. we start tonight with a special report into the plight of 16 year old molly who has autism and who s been stuck for nearly seven months in a general hospital because of a lack of suitable mental health services for children in england. campaigners say hundreds of young people like molly have no appropriate support when they reach a crisis. the nhs in her area has apologised for molly not getting care in a better environment. our social affairs editor alison holt has been following the story of molly and her family for almost a year now. this is her report. this is molly. she is 16 and has autism. it s at the root of her deep anxiety and eating problems. i ve been talking to molly and her parents sinc
down. good morning from southampton, where northern ireland and england face each other in their final group game at the euros. england look to continue their winning form as they head to the quarterfinals, while northern ireland want to finish their first major women s tournament on a high. sunny in the southern half of the country at the moment but a cloudy and damp start in the north. it will brighten up. news of exceptional heat coming our way into next week. it s friday, 15thjuly. our main story. thousands of rail workers are to go on strike again as the leader of one of britain s biggest union warns of a summer of discontent . the rmt union has announced its members will strike on thursday the 18th and saturday the 20th august in their ongoing row over pay, jobs and conditions. the union had already announced a day of action on the 27thjuly. yesterday, the aslef union also said train drivers at eight rail companies would stage a walk out on saturday 30th july. sharon g
Are still missing, most likely held in gaza. Well be hearing from the brother of one of them, inbar haiman, who was kidnapped from the supernova music festival. Whats the best chance of getting her and the others back home . Good evening. In the last hour there have been developments in the middle east which have sparked new concerns at the prospect of a widening conflict, directly drawing in actors from beyond the Borders Of Israel and gaza. Speaking in the pentagon, american officials confirmed they had shot down three missiles and several drones it said had been fired from yemen heading along the red sea, potentially towards israel. It is currently too soon to know for sure who fired the missiles, but of course yemen is the base for Houthi Rebels who are backed by iran and supportive of the palestinians. The Development Comes after another day of diplomacy, with rishi sunak visiting first israel and then saudi arabia as part of a two day trip. Well discuss the diplomatic efforts in
Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg received backlash for including a blue octopus in her pro-Palestine photo, which Jews and pro-Israel supporters perceived as an antisemitic symbol.
Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg received backlash for including a blue octopus in her pro-Palestine photo, which Jews and pro-Israel supporters perceived as an antisemitic symbol.