we ll look ahead to a really important night for celtic as brendan rogers‘ side head to norway to take on rosenborg in the second leg of their champions league qualifier. hello and welcome to the bbc news at six. there is new hope tonight for thousands of families who live with the prospect of passing on inherited diseases to future generations. for the first time, scientists have successfully re pa i red a faulty gene in human embryos. the us and south korean team used a process known as ‘gene editing to correct dna that causes a deadly heart condition. the contraversial technique is still at the early research stage, but it raises the hope of preventing 10,000 gene disorders, which pass down the generations. 0ur medical correspondent fergus walsh reports. the goal could not be more ambitious, to eradicate inherited diseases. these scientists have taken an impressive first step on a long road, editing dna in human embryos. so how is it done? inside the nucleus of each o
bradshaw and sophie hitchon, katarina johnson thompson, who have finished just outside the medals and it means after the fourth day of the world championships, the british tea m world championships, the british team only have one solitary gold medalfrom sir mo team only have one solitary gold medal from sir mo farah. team only have one solitary gold medalfrom sir mo farah. they will hope for a few more, perhaps in the relay and sir mo farah runs again in the 5000 metres at the weekend but when you compare it to the seven medals they won in beijing two years ago, it is going to be hard for them to match it this time around. some other news for you, wayde van niekerk, the best chance the sport has of replacing usain bolt as its biggest star, his chances of success in the 200 and 400 metres have improved because isaac makwala, botswa na, improved because isaac makwala, botswana, as pulled out with illness and it could be rated this statement from the local organising committee w
doctors say a british woman who was shot while on holiday to brazil is lucky to be alive. eloise dixon is reported to have been attacked when her family drove into a slum area. good morning. tesco has announced it s scrapping 5p carrier bags altogether in favour of the more expensive bags for life. i ll be asking if other retailers will do the same. also this morning, the challenge of finding the right pair of shoes for the children. we ll be getting the latest advice on a problem troubling many parents at this time of year. and carol has the weather. good morning. good morning from the roof of the broadcasting house in london. grey skies. dry at the moment. rain and showers. heavy downpours in east anglia and the south east. for the rest of the uk, it is sunshine and showers. i will have more details in 15 minutes. thank you, carol. we will start with our top story. more than 40% of maternity wards in england closed their doors to expectant mothers at least once in 2016, d
ten years on from the financial crisis we examine its repercussions and will be speaking to the liberal democrat leader and former business secretary sir vince cable to ask what lessons have been learnt. this is a lone athlete on his own against the the botswanan this is a lone athlete on his own against the clock. the botswa nan sprinter, isaac makwala, qualifies for the semi finals of the 200 metres at the world athletics championships in london, after he was barred from competing earlier due to the norovirus outbreak. good evening and welcome to bbc news. 17 men and one woman have been convicted of sexual exploitation and drugs offences in newcastle. most of the men were from pakistani, indian or bangladeshi backgrounds. their youngest victim was just 14. the convictions are the result of operation sanctuary. 0ur correspondent peter harris has been following the case. they called the parties sessions. present were asian men, and teenage girls. there was drink, there was
the botswana athlete came out of quarantine and powered his way into tonight s showpiece. good morning. when it comes to household bills, people with money problems are likely to end up on the worst deals, so says the boss of one of the uk s biggest comparison sites, who i ll be talking to a little later. our very own 0re hotstepped his way to the strictly crown last time around, but who will be trying to take the title when the series returns in september? we ll reveal the fourth contestant in the line up live on the programme when theyjoin us just after 08:30am. and carol has the weather. good morning. after yesterday s deluge in the south east we have the dregs left in the far south east corner, that will clear with a few showers behind it, cloud and result in the north but in between a lot of dry weather and a lot of sunshine. more in 15 minutes. carol, thank you. good morning. first, our main story. northumbria police has defended paying thousands of pounds to a convicte