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
could jump dramatically. the charity, crisis, says the problem may climb by three quarters in the uk over the next ten years. a second chance to gold botswanan athlete isaac makwala will run in the final of tinai s 200m after running his won alone against the clock. i wish to thank the imf for giving me another chance. and two women are rescued from the top deck ofa women are rescued from the top deck of a double decker bus after it crashed into a shop on a busy london high street. the driver has been taken to hospital. good morning. welcome to bbc newsroom live. northumbria police has defended paying £10,000 to a convicted child rapist. 0fficers did it to gather information in an abuse investigation. the force is standing by its actions after 17 mostly south asian men and one woman were convicted of grooming vulnerable girls in newcastle. critics said it could have put victims at greater risk. responding to the convictions, a former director of public prosecutions, lord m
will run in tonight s final of the world athletics 200m after running his heat alone, against the clock. and coming up in the sport on bbc news: one major away from a career grand slam, butjordan spieth insists he s not feeling the pressure ahead of the uspga championship in north carolina. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. north korea has accused donald trump of being bereft of reason saying only absolute force can work on him as it gave more details about its threat to an american military base in the western pacific. the regime, which is reported to have developed the ability to attach nuclear warheads to its missiles, says it s considering firing four rockets towards the american territory of guam. south korea has appealed for calm. our correspondent yogita limaye reports. one more fierce message on north korea s state tv. this time, it s details of how it plans to attack guam. this us island in the pacific ocean is in pyongyang s crosshairs. north korea
and from despair to delight just two days after being barred from the heats of the world athletics championship 200 metres, isaac makwala gets a chance to run for gold in tonight s final. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. north korea has called donald trump bereft of reason, saying only absolute force can work on him as it gave more details about its threat to an american military base in the western pacific. the regime which is reported to have developed the ability to attach nuclear warheads to its missiles says it s considering firing four rockets towards the american territory of guam. president trump says north korea s threats will be met with fire and fury. south korea has appealed for calm. our correspondent yogita limaye reports. one more fierce message on north korea s state tv. this time, its details of how it plans to attack guam. this us island in the pacific ocean is in pyongyang s crosshairs. north korea says it plans to fire four missiles in the wat
and surgery waiting lists hit a ten year high in england other key targets including urgent referral for cancer care have also been missed. and from despair to delight just two days after being barred from the heats of the world athletics championship 200 metres, isaac makwala gets a chance to run for gold good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the scale of slavery and human trafficking is far bigger than has previously been thought. that s the stark warning from the national crime agency, which says there are more than 300 police operations in this country currently investigating slavery and trafficking crimes. the agency says it was shocked by its findings and warns that previous estimates that the number of victims in the uk are between ten and 13,000 mayjust merely represent the tip of the iceberg . earlier i spoke to our home affairs correspondent who said it was not easy for the authorities to obtain an exact estimate of the number of victims affected by human t