21/07/2017 BBC News at Ten

The tragedy of Yemen - ravaged by war and now the largest

ever recorded epidemic of cholera in a year.

The face of starvation - as hundreds of thousands contract

They know the water is poison - but it's all they have to drink.

Pockets of famine are growing. Cholera is spreading. And civil

servants like the doctors and nurses here haven't received a salary in

over ten months. There's one thing people here keep telling me and it's

that they feel completely forgotten. How has the crisis in Yemen been

allowed to reach this point? And what is the international

community doing about it? To see stories come out that are

patently false, narrative that are wrong, to see fake news.

Donald Trump's press secretary, controversial and much

in their own homes via a live streaming app owned by Twitter.

And coming up in Sportsday on BBC News:

American Jordan Spieth survives the worst of British Summer to lead

the way by two shots after two rounds of the Open

An ongoing cholera epidemic which is sweeping war-ravaged Yemen

is believed to be the "largest ever recorded" in a single year.

since the outbreak started, there have been more

Yemen has become a breeding ground for the disease -

which is mainly spread by unsafe water - after two years

of a devastating civil war that has split the country

between a Saudi-led government coalition

Few communities have been left untouched

by the disease but the worst hit areas are controlled by Houthi

rebels and suffer the most from a blockade of food and aid.

Nawal Al-Maghafi has had rare access

to the area in and around Hajjah province where the outbreak started.

And you may find some parts of her report distressing.

People here question how much more they can take.

War and poverty have combined to mean cholera has swept

through this country faster than any on record.

Unless treated quickly, this waterborne disease can kill.

Most have walked hours to get treatment, but only

Samira rushed here from the village to save her daughter.

Her family have suffered all three tragedies of this war.

They have lost their home to an air strike, the children go

without food and now they are all fighting cholera.

Too malnourished to breast-feed, Samira has been feeding her

daughter powdered milk with cholera-infected water.

More than 7 million people here also face the threat of famine.

Cholera costs pennies to treat, but being malnourished makes it much

harder than the body to fight the waterborne disease.

For months now, he has had very little food

Aid agencies are doing what they can, but the magnitude

of this outbreak is outstripping their ability to respond.

One person dies in Yemen every hour from cholera.

This is the world's largest humanitarian crisis,

Cholera is spreading, and civil servants like the doctors

and nurses here haven't received a salary in over ten months.

There's one thing that people here keep telling me,

and it's that they feel completely forgotten by the world.

Hospitals here are on the verge of collapse, so schools like this

one are being turned into cholera treatment centres.

This local businessman is funding this place out of his own pocket.

5,000 have been brought here in the two months since it opened.

People faced the biggest threat in rural areas.

In this one village alone, 20 people have died

Hours from the nearest town, it was impossible for people

Together with his sister Hind, they can't afford the medicine

It's been over two years since this conflict began,

and people here are sick, hungry and exhausted by this war.

Abdullah and Hind are two out of five people in their family that

have been infected with cholera, and the nearest hospital is over

And like most people here, they simply can't

The truth is that for many in this country, there's

Here on the edge of the village is the only source of water.

The people know it's infected, but with no other options,

Nawal Al-Maghafi, BBC News, Hajjah, Yemen.

With me is our diplomatic correspondent James Robbins.

Some of the images in the report were almost unbearable to watch, how

has it come to this? This does look like a war without pity. The UN's

coordinator for humanitarian aid in Yemen has said neither side has any

interest in civilian is contrary to the rules of war. The two Saizar

broadly the Yemeni government backed by the military firepower of Saudi

Arabia leading a coalition and the rebels supported by Iran. It means a

war is being fought in Yemen between Sunni Saudi Arabia and Shia Iran.

Almost 90 million people rely on aid. That is significant because the

Saudi coalition has bombed in the past, the largest port, the most

important port, in Yemen, vital for food and medical supplies. What is

the international community doing? Frankly, it has found itself almost

ineffective, some people say unwilling, actually, to intervene

sufficiently. Go back two years, the UN Security Council including

Britain, France, the United States, authorised the Saudi military

coalition to go in on the government side believing it would shorten the

war. Instead they've been dismayed by what's happened and haven't been

able to stop it. We have shocking civilian casualties, the Saudi

coalition has killed the largest number in Yemen, even if the other

side has also been guilty of killing many civilians. The Saudis insist

their past air strikes on hospitals were not deliberate. That they were

accidents and they've done a lot to try and sort that out. Of course we

know Britain's controversial arms sales to Saudi Arabia have been

upheld as illegal by a High Court judgment. There is no end to this

war in sight. Instead, it slipping deeper into cholera and famine.

James, thank you. President Trump's spokesman

Sean Spicer has resigned, ending a brief but turbulent period

in the job. Mr Spicer had been much

lampooned in his role, trying to defend the president

against a sceptical press. Tonight, the man appointed Mr

Trump's new head of communications, Anthony Scaramucci, was forced

to apologise for calling the President a "hack

politician" in the past. Our Chief Correspondent

Gavin Hewitt has more. A day of dramatic changes

at the White House. Sean Spicer, the White House press

secretary and one of the most recognisable faces of the Trump

administration, abruptly resigned. Early on, he was forced

to defend the crowd size at Donald Trump's inauguration,

denying that more people turned This was the largest audience

to a witness an inauguration, period, both in person

and around the globe. And then there were his remarks

about chemical weapons. His references to

Hitler caused outrage. We didn't use chemical

weapons in World War II. You know, you had someone

as despicable as Hitler who didn't His performances were mocked

on late-night comedy shows. I said that wrong when I said it and

then I wrote it, which makes you wrong. Because when I say something

wrong you guys should know what it is I meaning, right or wrong.

When I say rocky start, I mean it in the sense of Rocky

the movie, because I came out here to punch you!

Sean Spicer found himself under close scrutiny

from Donald Trump, who prizes good on-camera performances.

The President began looking for a strong defender,

particularly as he faces a growing investigation into whether there

was collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia

What prompted Spicer's resignation was the appointment of this man,

as White House communications director.

The Wall Street financier gave his opening pitch.

I love the president and I'm very loyal to the president.

Then he was reminded that back in 2015, he had called

Donald Trump "a hack, an inherited money dude".

I personally apologise for the 50th time for saying that.

But here's the wonderful thing about the news media.

He's never forgotten it and you've never forgotten it.

But I hope that someday, Mr President,

The new communications director is certainly slick,

You can stand at the podium and defend White House policy,

but President Trump has a habit of changing the message

Today's shake-up reveals Donald Trump under pressure,

seeking a communicator who will fight for his presidency.

A BBC investigation has found evidence of children as young

as nine being groomed on the live streaming app Periscope.

Launched just two years ago, the app allows its millions of users

to broadcast live from their phones and can reveal their location.

But our team found children streaming video live

from their classrooms and even their bedrooms,

and clearly being groomed for sexual abuse.

Despite this, Twitter - which owns the app -

claims it has "zero tolerance" for this kind of conduct.

But this isn't just an innocent chat.

We found pupils live streaming across

And they've all been using this, Periscope, an app owned

by Twitter, which allows users to broadcast live from anywhere.

And our investigation from children using it

in their own bedrooms and

This child is still in her school uniform, probably 12,

Talking straight into the camera and there's one, two,

three, four, five, six, seven requests already.

One of them is asking the size of her bra.

Someone has just asked her to unbutton her shirt.

The age limit is meant to be 13, but we easily find

So right now it's my first time playing this app.

What do you mean by, "Up top, please?"

We passed the details of all these children to the police,

and showed what we found to the NSPCC's head

Well, it's very disturbing, isn't it?

To see children as young as nine when they're so vulnerable

and being so clearly groomed for sexual purposes

What's really worrying about Periscope is the way it uses maps.

If I go live from here on a street corner in west London,

then anyone can zoom in and find out exactly where I am.

Twitter refused an interview request, but said in a statement,

But our investigation showed children openly being groomed.

The question for Periscope - can young people really broadcast

British holidaymakers have been describing scenes of panic

as a powerful earthquake struck the Greek island of Kos.

Two people have been killed and at least 100 people injured.

The quake, with a magnitude of 6.7, also caused floods

in the streets of the Turkish resort of Bodrum.

Our correspondent Mark Lowen reports from the Aegean coast.

1:30am in the Turkish resort of Bodrum.

A night out turns to panic as the ground shakes.

Footage from nearby shops showed the impact as the earthquake

The epicentre, the Aegean Sea between Bodrum

As streets in Bodrum were flooded, residents ran,

fearing for their lives and for the after-shocks.

A Turkish and a Swedish tourist were killed as the roof of a bar

collapsed and scores were injured,

some jumping from buildings to escape.

200,000 holiday-makers were said to be on the island,

We were literally ripped from our sleep.

I actually thought that was it, I really did.

At first light, the damage in Kos was clear.

Parts of the cathedral were turned to rubble.

It was rebuilt 80 years ago after the one that stood

here was destroyed by an earthquake, nature striking again,

The ground was unsteady, you could feel it.

We heard glasses coming off our shelves.

We heard it in the bathroom, glass smashing in the living room.

So we got up and you were swaying, literally.

In Bodrum, fishing boats were upturned by the tremor.

200 Turkish nationals were evacuated from Kos,

including some of the injured, taken by ferry to Bodrum

The earthquake was shallow but was lessened by the sea,

Greece and Turkey are seismically active.

Both are on significant faultlines and have suffered huge

With the ferry port in Kos damaged, the airport was under pressure,

some taking refuge from the heat as flights were delayed.

A holiday idyll turned to nightmare as dozens recover in hospital

and Greece takes stock of a traumatic night.

Mark Lowen, BBC News, on the Greek coast.

The Environment Secretary Michael Gove has promised to deliver

a "green Brexit" as he told environmental and countryside groups

offers a "once-in-a-lifetime opportunity"

to reform Britain's farming and fisheries policies.

Mr Gove also said future farming subsidies must be earned,

Our Science Editor David Shukman reports.

the harvest begins this evening in Hertfordshire.

A key moment in the farming calendar, like another

important event, the arrival of the annual EU subsidies.

The payments are based on how much land the farmers own,

and the Environment Secretary wants Brexit to change that.

Leaving the EU gives us a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity

to reform how we manage agriculture and fisheries, and therefore,

how we care for our land, our rivers and our seas.

We can recast our ambition for our country's environment

In short, leaving the European Union should mean a green Brexit.

At the moment, the EU farming subsidies are worth

That amounts to about 50% of farmers' incomes.

And because 70% of UK land is farmed, any change in policy

The idea proposed by Michael Gove is to link future payments

to farmers to better care of the soil, the water

But one farmer, Robert Law, says he's worried that the bureaucracy

How are we actually going to have the time to get out

and do our core activity of farming and growing crops?

We're told we'll receive probably less payments in the future.

What Michael Gove is suggesting is pretty radical by any standards,

shifting the emphasis of agricultural policy from food

But none of this is going to happen quickly.

The Government has promised that the current system of farm

But some environmental changes may happen more quickly.

Mr Gove promised a new law banning microbeads, tiny plastic particles

used in facial scrubs and toothpastes that can end up

He wants new moves to save stocks of fish.

Mr Gove says the EU allows overfishing, and he believes

Britain acting alone could be more sustainable.

And he described climate change as a threat, and criticised

Donald Trump for pulling out of the Paris agreement

Ultimately, any minister is judged by their actions,

and although Mr Gove's pledges seen much greener than many

expected, what counts is the hard detail on everything from what's

grown in the fields to how farmers adjust after Brexit.

David Shukman, BBC News, in Hertfordshire.

Michael Gove also said the whole cabinet is in agreement

that there should be a period of adjustment after Brexit so that

businesses have access to the migrant workers they need.

Our deputy political editor John Pienaar is at Westminster.

Does this make the Government's position over Brexit clearer ?

Well, the EU wants more clarity. Business leaders say they want more

clarity, but they will have to wait, partly because so many key decisions

have yet to be discussed, let alone decide by ministers. Ministers are

broadly agreed on the importance of getting a transitional period of

maybe two years, although the Chancellor and a number of civil

servants would like longer to make sure trade continues to flow as

freely as now between Britain and Europe on to give business time to

prepare for a new customs system and to make sure there is no shock to

the system that might deter investment. In the end, it'll come

down to those negotiations in Brussels, and the EU side are sure

to try to attach conditions such as a continuing role for the European

court in resolving trade disputes. When it comes to free movement of

people, ministers are ready to accept that businesses, from banks

to fruit farms, should not be deprived of the migrant labour they

need. But there has still been no cabinet meeting or even Cabinet

committee meeting to decide on the detail of all of that. If the final

decision is to have a continuation of free movement of citizens as now,

that might please the Chancellor, but it will not please a lot of Tory

backbench Brexiteers at Westminster who want to end free movement as

quickly as possible. So lots of big decisions to take. Time is running

out and as yet, the plants are Brexit is still a work in progress.

John, thank you. A brief look at some of the day's

other other news stories. Three Palestinians have been killed

during clashes with Israeli security forces in East Jerusalem

and the occupied West Bank. Hundreds more were injured

in the violence, which came a week after the killing of two

Israeli policeman. Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas

has said he was freezing Tolls on the Severn bridges

between Wales and England will be The cost of the crossing ranges

from ?6.70 to ?20 per vehicle. The Government claims the decision

could boost the Welsh economy A 27-year-old man has admitted

murdering his brother and attempting to murder his brother's girlfriend

by setting fire to their family home The court heard Blair Logan had

a "hostile relationship" The judge Baroness Hale

is to become the new president She's a family law specialist who's

championed diversity in the judiciary, and will take up

the post in October. Police in Suffolk investigating

the disappearance of an RAF airman say they are ending their search

of a landfill site. 23-year-old Corrie McKeague

was last seen on a night out CCTV showed him entering

a bin loading bay. Officers have sifted through more

than 6,000 tonnes of waste, in an operation costing hundreds

of thousands of pounds. Corrie McKeague disappeared

during a night out in He told friends he'd walk home

but never made it back to the RAF CCTV images showed him

walking through the town, The only lead police had

was that his phone seemed to track And that led them to this landfill

site just outside Cambridge. But after spending five months

sifting through thousands of tonnes of rubbish at a cost of more

than ?1 million, the police We've searched over

6,500 tonnes of waste, Without anything further to tell

us where he might be on such a vast site,

the search cannot continue. Corrie's disappearance prompted

a huge social media campaign. His family crowdfunded

their own investigation. Six weeks ago, his girlfriend April,

who was pregnant at the time he went missing, revealed that

she'd had his daughter. Corrie's mum Nicola is herself

a police officer in Scotland. She says the family are grateful

for everything the police have done but says that ending the search now

is the wrong thing to do. I do believe that they should search

the area and be able to come back and say that either Corrie

is in there or he's not. How can they just

leave him in there? How can they just

leave him in there? Suffolk police say

they're closing the case. They've asked a neighbouring force

to review it, and will Golf now, and day two of The Open

at Royal Birkdale saw Northern Ireland's Rory McIlroy

battle back into contention - The USA's Jordan Spieth is top

of the leaderboard on six under par. But shot of the day undoubtedly went

to England's Chris Wood - with this stunning effort

on the 18th. Cycling, and unless there's a major

mishap, Britain's Chris Froome will win his fourth Tour de France

title this weekend. The reigning champion wears

the yellow jersey into tomorrow's And if he stays in yellow tomorrow,

he'll be crowned the winner Chris Froome has already stood

on the winner's podium of the Tour de France three times

in his illustrious career. Now, as this year's epic

race draws to a close, a fourth title awaits

as he makes his way I remember his speech back

on the podium after his first one, and he said he wants to do this

again and again, maybe five or six times.

He's nearly there. Race organisers wanted

a closer contest this year, and that's certainly what they've

achieved, with the top three riders all within 30

seconds of one another. Today's stage, 120 miles

through the Provencal alps down to the Rhone valley,

saw Froome consolidate And while his advantage is slender,

it should be enough to see him prevail following tomorrow's

individual time trial. This is one of the most

famous landmarks in Paris, and on Sunday will loom large

as the riders complete several laps By then, the overall battle

for victory will be done, Sunday's stage is largely

ceremonial, and Chris Froome will be hoping

it's a triumphant procession. The Tour may not be here yet,

but there's still plenty of lycra on display as thousands fans arrive

for what will be And barring a major upset,

they will witness Chris Froome being crowned in the yellow

jersey once more. And finally, royal visits can be

tiring for even for the most but for two-year old

Princess Charlotte, the end of a five-day

tour to Poland and Germany As the Cambridges prepared to leave

Hamburg this afternoon, Luckily, the Duchess of Cambridge

offered some comforting words to bring her daughter's tantrum

to a happy end. Now on BBC One, it's time

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