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Convoys of lorries controlled by one driver will be tested on England's

motorways. Up to three lorries will be connected by wireless technology.

Is it safe? To reassure people, we will start with a whole range of

trials, and carefully staged off-road testing that will allow is

to assess what we have done to give us the confidence it will work in

the UK. We'll have details on how the scheme will work. Women who have

left the Armed Forces say the government isn't doing enough to

help them with mental health problems. You are not capable of

doing the job you absolutely love. And then you get discharged. And

then they tell you, it's OK, you have these injuries. When you get

out you will have this compensation and have this money and this

support. And you get none of it. We will have the full report shortly.

Get in touch if you have experience of this. And...

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Wi-Fi controlled convoys of lorries could be on major British roads by

the end of next year as part of a plan to cut emissions and reduce

congestion. The Department for Transport says up to three

wirelessly connected HGVs will travel together with drivers in each

to steer, but the speed will be controlled by the lead vehicle. The

AA says it has major concerns about the safety of the idea. Andy Gill

reports. They call it platooning,

trucks travelling in Wi-Fi connected convoy with much less space

between them than normal. This Dutch project

is with two vehicles. A trial just announced

here will be with three. It would be more efficient,

take up less space on the network, improve fuel efficiency

and hopefully help improve costs Each lorry has a driver,

but the lead cab has control. To think about how three trucks can

travel down a road in a platoon, imagine that the lead truck

is a giant Wi-Fi hub, sending out signals on the precise

distances and speeds the two And the Wi-Fi on the trailing two

trucks can react much more quickly The funding announcement was made

at a Lancashire truck factory. Researchers say because vehicles

in platoon are in each other's slipstream, fuel

consumption and pollution fall. But one road user's

body is sceptical. UK motorways are the most

congested in Europe. And if you have a platoon

of driverless lorries, it's very It will be difficult

to exit the motorway. There will be rigorous safety

checks before any platoons They will compare real delivery

journeys made by platoon trucks with ones made

in the traditional way. Our reporter Lewis

Vaughan Jones is here. Lewis, tell us more

about how this could work. People will be watching and thinking

about safety. This is either an exciting prospect or slightly

disconcerting, depending on where you come from. As a driver, but not

a lorry driver, driving along the road, you will see banks,

essentially like railway carriages passing through. As you heard, it

could block road signs. That might seem inconvenient, but what if it

blocks your exit? And it's also about driver reaction. Could we see

drivers speeding up to try to get around them, or braking suddenly and

the human driver behind not having the reactions of computers and

safety concerns over that. And even cutting in between the lorries.

That's something in the tests they will look at to see what the

appropriate distance is. These are not the first tests, there have been

tests in places like Texas with big open roads and long distances. The

issue is that conditions in the UK are very different, lots of exits on

the motorway with shorter distances. The technology company say that when

they carry out the tests they will test the specific UK road conditions

and the reactions of drivers and others around them, and as we heard

from Andy we should hear this being on the road in test form by the end

of 2018. Annita McVeigh is in the BBC

newsroom with a summary South Wales Police missed a number

of opportunities to bring convicted paedophile Ian Watkins to justice

sooner. An investigation by the police watchdog has found. The

Independent Police Complaints Commission says that from 2008 the

force failed to act on allegations made by seven people about the then

lead singer of the Lostprophets. The public face of Ian Watkins

was that of a global star. Privately, he was a child

abuser whose behaviour, in the words of the judge

who sentenced him, "plumbed His eventual arrest in 2012,

initially for drug offences, came The police watchdog, the IPCC,

found disturbing failures in the way South Wales Police

responded to complaints. The main complainant was his former

partner, Joanne Mjadzelics. The IPCC says a lack

of open-mindedness meant Between December 2008 and June 2012,

six people raised concerns. It led to eighth reports and three

intelligence logs. In that time, Watkins was not

arrested, questioned, or required South Wales Police admit they failed

to listen or investigate properly A disciplinary hearing has cleared

a detective sergeant Last week, the IPCC also accused

the South Yorkshire force of inaction in investigating

Watkins. He is now four years

into a 29-year jail sentence. Today's report highlights major

shortcomings that allowed him to lead a sickening double life

for so long. The billionaire vice-chairman of

Samsung has been found guilty of bribery and embezzlement and

sentenced to five years in prison. Jay Y Lee was accused of making

inappropriate donations worth around $6 million to the close confidant of

the country's former President Park in exchange for government favours.

Those accusations also helped trigger the dismissal of the

president from office. The Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson has said a

US presidential visit to Britain is more likely in 2018 than this year.

Previously he has said he sees no reason to rescind the invitation to

Donald Trump for a state visit although no date had been fixed and

all mention of the trip was left out of the Queen's Speech. Radical

action is needed to help Radical action is needed to help

integrate immigrants into society, In a new report, the

All-Party-Parliamentary Group on 'Social Integration' warns

that the immigration debate It's renewing calls

for the government to make The Home Office says it already

funds community cohesion projects, Women who've left the armed forces

have told this programme the government is not doing

enough to support them Campaigners have told us there's

a 'hidden' population of ex-service women who are suffering similar

problems to male veterans - such as post-traumatic stress,

substance misuse and unemployment - but no-one knows how many there are,

or where they live. The Thai Supreme Court has

issued an arrest warrant for the former prime minister,

Yingluck Shinawatra, after she failed to turn up

for the verdict in her criminal sources close to her party say she

made the decision to leave Thailand unexpectedly shortly before the

verdict was delivered. It's not clear which country she is now in.

Texas is bracing itself for Hurricane Harvey,

which could be the worst storm to hit the US mainland in 12 years.

The category-three storm is expected to make landfall along the state's

There are concerns that torrential rain could bring life-threatening

That's a summary of the latest BBC News - more at 9.30.

You are already getting in touch with us about Wi-Fi controlled

lorries. Anthony asks on Facebook, what would happen if the leading

lorry was involved in an accident or had a blow out? Or drivers in the

other lorries take control quickly enough? That's exactly the point I

put to the man behind this technology and we will play that

interview at around 9:30am. You will get an answer to that question. If

you have any other questions about these Wi-Fi controlled lorries, get

in touch. If you do text you will be charged that stand at the standard

network rate. Women who've left the Armed Forces

have told this programme the Government is not doing enough

to support them with Around 10% of those

exiting the Army, the Navy and the Royal Air Force are women,

but we've heard a far lower proportion are accessing

available help than men, Campaigners have told us there's

a hidden population of ex-service women who are suffering similar

problems to male veterans, such as post-traumatic stress,

substance misuse and unemployment, but no-one knows how many

there are or where they live. We've been to see the work of one

of the few charities providing I am Denise Kidger, and I served

22-and-a-half years in the Army. Afghanistan a couple

of times, Germany, Cyprus, Falklands, Northern Ireland,

Bosnia three times. It was tough because you were

a woman but you had to act like a man and so I find it quite

tough outside, mentally, The PTSD is a weird one,

because sometimes at first you don't understand,

you just think something's not right, why am I -

why do I not want to go out Why is it such a struggle

to get out of bed? You have nightmares,

you have flashbacks. And I've got this anger that I've

never had in my life. I keep myself to myself now,

whereas I've always I've always had a life and soul

of the party kind of thing. I thought the best thing to do

was stay in the house and not engage and then I was introduced to Forward

Assist. What we found was the women felt

that they weren't represented in the charity sector so it was very

male-orientated and and So we do consultation

sessions to find out We offer a lot of one-to-one support

and we also do female-only You're crawling in a black

pit and you're trying to get out sort of thing,

know what I mean. Sometimes you get out and you walk

around and you think I'm normal. Ah, that's not me, that's

somebody else sort of thing. It's been left to the charities

and I think it's a disgrace that the MoD, you know,

we are prepared to serve. But when you come back there's

nothing there for you. You know, like they tell you you're

not capable of doing the job that you absolutely love and then you get

discharged and they tell you, but it's OK, you've got these

injuries, when you get out you're Three years on, no

wonder I'm a head case. You're not a head

case at all, darling. I served as a dog handler

in the Royal Army Veterinary Corps. I guess you could say

it was the front line. My feeling was pretty

much what I would call Once they're done with you,

they're done with you. Do you think female

veterans are ignored? I think we're invisible

because we feel like we just have to get on with things

and the veteran charities So we're just heading

to see one of our other female veterans, Trish, who was,

sadly, in her words, kicked out of the air force,

due to falling pregnant a number They gave me a choice,

I could either abort And they had me booked in for

an abortion on the Tuesday already, and I had until Monday

morning to let them know

what my decision was. When you say "out here",

you mean in civilian life? Sorry, that's how I think,

I'm out here. It was the day my son flew the nest

and went to university that I think the real shock hit me that

I was a mother - I still am a mother -

but now what do I do? There's a civilian part of me,

apparently, but I only knew This is the day I passed out,

as you call it, passing out parade. Trish came to us

around ten months ago, sadly, with quite a number of complex

issues, including anxiety, depression and also an eating

disorder and alcohol problems. So we talked about doing three

positives things every day, writing them down and looking

at trying to draw up the little positives,

even if you're having a bad day. So they can be big things,

little things, can you remember

what some of them were? So we're just slowly working

with her to try to get her the help she needs from a therapy

and clinician point of view and also reducing her social isolation

so she's getting out of the house a lot more now and

getting better slowly. When I've got my camera,

that's my coping strategy. I love watching the waves

when they go and hit, coming across and just hit

the actual pier and that. I feel like I've got somebody

in an organisation I can chat to sort of thing,

if we're having bad days and we support each

other and it's genuine. who you saw in the film

there from Forward Assist. It's one of the few services

offering women-only support Mary Glindon is the Labour MP

for North Tyneside and a supporter

of the work of Forward Assist. She feels the Ministry of Defence

should do more And Lieutenant Colonel Jan Pilgrim

was awarded the Royal Red Cross, it's the army medic's equivalent

of the Victoria Cross, for her work running

a field hospital in Iraq. Jan has suffered from PTSD

and alcoholism. Thank you all for speaking to us,

Jan, I want to speak to you first, you were honoured for your

incredible work in Basra, you saw some truly horrendous things that

many of us can never begin to comprehend. How did that affect you

when you came back home? I think the effects of operational tours are

very gradual. As soldiers, we do exactly what we are supposed to do,

soldier on, and as women we tend to just get on with it anyway, and it

was actually my previous partner that was picking up that there were

things wrong. I was working extra hours, doing extra exercise, and

things were going downhill fairly rapidly at some stages. But as a

nurse and as an officer, and a female, I just got on with it, and I

just ignore the symptoms. I focused looking on after other people, which

women and nurses specifically a very good at doing. I want to bring in

Sarah, I am really interested that Jan Meggie point, that, well, we are

women, we get on with it, we have to, do you think that is why so many

women are not coming forward for help compared to many? I think that

is a big element of it, but with regards to the charity sector, they

are male dominated and male orientated, so it is not very

welcoming, it is very hard for people, male or female, and we have

found women especially to ask for help. We needed to be more friendly,

women friendly in so far as there are women on the websites, women

case studies, and I think that will help them to come forward a lot

more. Jan, do you feel that you were treated differently by the Armed

Forces because you are a woman? Not specifically. If you look at it

statistically, we have probably got more women on the front line in

recent conflicts than we have had in a long time. Or there is no such

thing as a front line, so I just don't think that the MOD had its

finger on the pulse enough to actually categorise the differences

between male and female, or even different jobs, what sort of support

they needed. And actually they have contracted out mental health, so we

are not even looking after our own. We are the best people to look after

ourselves, if you got the teaching and you have done the tour. So it is

very hard, it is hard for the men, and it is much harder for the women.

Mary, I know that you support the work that Sarah does, how many women

in your area, do you even have an idea of how many women are affected

I have to be honest, the only people who contacted me with issues like

mental health and how to survive life on Civvy Street have been men,

and I have to say, forward assist is very forward-looking, and the work

that Sarah is doing is highlighting the problems that women face, and

when you think about it, we expect women and men both to go forward

with courage and bravery, and there is no difference there, so why is it

that we are making a distinction and not helping women, or the MOD is not

cheating the women who serve in the forces in the same way that it is

treating men. So why aren't they? Is it because it is a male dominated

environment, that could be at, but you know, now that we know that

there is an issue, then more needs to be done about it. It shouldn't be

left to fantastic voluntary organisations like Forward Assist,

the MOD themselves, the people in there should be stepping up to the

mark and listening to what is being said and reacting appropriately.

Sarah, how common are the stories that we saw there in the film that

Jan has shared with us. Very common, sadly. I think what we always need

to remember is that most veterans, male or female, transition really

well out of the military. However, there is a significant number who

still have issues like the ladies in the film, and the women that I work

with, most, if not all, have some of those issues. Am I right that you

have worked with a woman who has had children taken away from her? Yes,

at one stage that did happen, and happily it was resolved through

ourselves and working with social surfaces, we were able to resolve

that, and she is doing really well now. She has completed a college

course, she is now going on to a further course, and her children are

thriving, which is wonderful to hear. I want to read you a couple of

comments coming in, one at the moment, Linda on e-mail says, I

served in the Women's Royal Army Corps, I was medically discharged in

1986 because of an injury that was subsequently determined to be

service attributable. I got my lump sum, and I'm still in receipt of my

pension, I still miss it. They don't tell you that you will never feel

like you will fit in anywhere, I'm 57, still depressed, who can you

tell? The words of the women in the film make me shudder, they were the

same as was said to me back then. Jan, how depressing is that? Someone

who was discharged in 1986, medically discharged, says that

nothing has changed to now, 2017. Absolutely, and I give credit to

anybody who put their hand up, the women on the show earlier, how

heartbreaking it is. The MOD have lost their finger on the pulse with

this one. It is a condition that has such a dreadful effect on your life,

can be lifelong affecting, there are certain things that potentially

could be done to actually improve somebody's life. Sometimes you can't

ever get rid of the demons of PTSD, but like myself, with alcohol issues

and various bits and pieces, you know, there is charities out there,

and there are lots of them, First Light, Mind, smaller charities that

I have gained more support from than I ever have the MOD. But there is a

lot of education going on, but very little happening on the ground. So I

go out with my dog every morning, everyday, and she has got a PTSD

jacket on, and everyday I get asked, what PTSD stand for? And the message

is not getting through, and then the whole idea of educating people is

not getting reflected on the ground with the charities all the MOD care

that we expect to receive. We not asking for very much to put our

lives on the line. But I completely connect with the people who say they

are in a completely strange environment, they don't understand

where to go for help, and it is just desperately sad. We have got some

comments coming in, after disgrace, I would rather people did not join

up, but if they do put their lives on the line, they should be looked

after properly, even if it does cost a few quid. Keith on a male, merry,

picking up on the point you made, being the father of a male

ex-servicemen who suffered for years with PTSD, I can assure you it is

not just women who do not get the support they need, the issue has

nothing to do with gender. Do you think this is being taken seriously

enough by the Government? I was just reflecting on the military covenant,

which came in five or six years ago, putting the onus on local

authorities to help, but if you look at the things in there, a lot of it

is about housing and physical need, and I think in this country we do

not value our service men and women throughout their life. I could never

have been brave enough to go into the services, you know, I have great

admiration for people who do, but do we realise that isn't it the first

thing of Government to defend the nation and look after the nation?

Therefore, those people would take part in March and be given the due

respect, that very fundamental right of everyone should be looked after.

And I fear that, unless it shouldn't just be Forward Assist, all of us

need to take responsibility to support our military, or any of our

Armed Forces, who have suffered as a result of putting their lives at

risk or even just if they haven't been on the front line, joining the

forces and being part of that life, so I really feel strongly that, as

that gentleman said, it is terrible, whether it is men or women, we

should be stepping up to the mark and supporting organisations like

Forward Assist. Thank you ever so much for coming in, and thank you to

Sarah and Jan. The Ministry of Defence told us

they are committed to the wellbeing of our service personnel

and the vast majority of those leaving transition

successfully into civilian life. They said, "We recognise that

a small number of veterans struggle, and that is why we work

across Government and with charity partners to provide

a comprehensive package of support which includes the instigation

of a cross-government If you have been affected by any of

the issues we have covered, there is more information on the BBC Action

Line. There is a full list of support and

organisations available on the BBC website.

Still to come, convoys of up to three lorries controlled by WiFi

could be on British roads by the end of next year.

We'll be hearing from the man who's in charge of the lorries trial.

She's the British singer and songwriter

who's sold more than 23 million singles worldwide.

We'll be speaking live in the studio to Charli XCX.

South Wales Police missed a number of opportunities to bring convicted

paedophile Ian Watkins to justice sooner,

an investigation by the police watchdog has found.

The Independent Police Complaints Commission says that from 2008

the force failed to act on allegations made by seven people

about the then lead singer of the Lostprophets.

Wi-Fi controlled convoys of trucks could be on major British roads

by the end of next year as part of a plan to cut emissions

The Department for Transport says up to three wirelessly connected HGVs

will travel together, with drivers in each to steer

but the speed controlled by the lead vehicle.

The AA says it has major safety concerns about the idea.

The billionaire vice chairman of Samsung has been found guilty

of bribery and embezzlement and sentenced to five

Jay Y Lee was accused of making inappropriate donations worth around

$6 million to the close confidante of the country's former

President Park Geun-hye in exchange for government favours.

Those accusations also helped trigger the dismissal

Major travel disruption is expected over the weekend as millions prepare

for the bank holiday getaway amid engineering works

on some of the country's busiest rail routes.

Operators have warned passengers to expect delays,

as Euston station is closed for two days and services between

London, the North West and Scotland are cancelled.

Road users have also been advised to expect longer journeys with more

traffic predicted over the course of the weekend.

Texas is bracing itself for Hurricane Harvey,

which could be the worst storm to hit the US mainland in 12 years.

The category-three storm is expected to make landfall along the state's

There are concerns that torrential rain could bring life-threatening

That's a summary of the latest BBC News - more at 10:00.

Mo Farah won his final race on the track at the British

He was chased down in the final 100 metres by Muktar Edris who beat

Farah in the 5,000 metre at the World Championships

The Olympic champ will now concentrate on road races.

Good news also for Great Britain's CJ Ujah who won the 100 metres

clocking a seasons best of 9.97 seconds.

The American - Justin Gatlin came fourth.

Two great goals in Everton's Europa League qualifier.

The opener was from Hadjuk Split but new signing Gylfi Sigurdson made

sure his was even better with this corker from 50 yards -

Everton won the tie 3-1 to reach the group stages.

And England captain Joe Root has told his side to be

ruthless in the second test against West Indies which starts

The hosts won the first test by 209 run at Edgbaston.

Wi-Fi controlled convoys of lorries could be on major British roads by

the end of next year as part of a plan to cut emissions and reduce

congestion. The Department for Transport says up to three

wirelessly connected HGVs will travel together with drivers in each

to steer, but the speed will be controlled by the lead vehicle. The

AA says it has some concerns. I have been speaking to the man in charge

of UK trials for self drive lorries. The system will work and by the time

we get to the real road we will have three wirelessly connected trucks,

the lead truck, the driver is looking at the road ahead and

driving as a normal truck driver would, with the exception that the

two trucks behind him are connected to his vehicle and they are linked.

So as he breaks and accelerates, those trucks will do the same. They

can react to 25 times quicker than we could. By putting the trucks that

close together we could see some real savings in the efficiency bills

and vehicles. We start to deal with some congestion issues, we hope as

well. To be clear, there is a driver in the front lorry in control of

everything. In the second and third lorries there would be somebody

steering but not accelerating and braking? That's absolutely right. In

two and three we have drivers in there who will be steering the

vehicles. That's very much part of our safety case. We always have

somebody in the loop, following the law and the protocols. Looking to

the future, if the technology is approved, we might not need drivers

to be steering in the follow-up vehicles, but in the trials they are

absolutely in the loop and in control of those vehicles. That the

drivers in the vehicles behind, could they override the first lorry?

People automatically think, what if the person driving the front lorry

has a heart attack or passes out all the Wi-Fi fails. We all know that at

home Wi-Fi fails. Really good questions. Dealing with the Wi-Fi

issue first, the communications we are using, we have a lot of

redundant signal. The sort of Wi-Fi you and I use, I am sat in a cafe at

the moment and it dips in and out. But these trucks will receive lots

of different messages, there are different systems to make sure the

messages get to the trucks, so the technology is very robust. And we

will test that again and again off the road before we go anywhere near

the road environment. But the drivers can overwrite it in the

second and third trucks? Absolutely, at any point the drivers in the

second and third lorries can overwrite the system, they might not

feel comfortable in the conditions, or a different driver could get too

close. It's very easy for them to take back control and drive the

vehicles as normal. Reading reaction earlier today from the AA, Edmund

King says we have some of the biggest motorways in Europe with

many more exits and entrances. It might work in deserted freeways in

Arizona or Nevada, but this isn't America. The first thing I would say

is this will be the first ever real-world trials if we make it to

the road. What we have seen in America and other parts of the world

are demonstrations, manufacturers with their trucks and engineers in

perfect weather conditions, with everything controlled for a day.

It's just a demonstration. We will give this to real companies to use

and carry goods around. We can do it on the roads with real junctions and

the difficulties. We need to make sure they can cope with junctions.

For instance, if they approached junctions, they might decouple or

provide wider spaces. When you go for a relatively larger sections of

road between junctions, they can gather relatively close together and

go back to a platoon in format. How it will work, that's what we will

find out and that's why we conduct that trial. As a driver I live close

to a busy road and quite often have to do use a slip roads to get onto

it. If I'm driving up a slip road and three lorries in platoon are

driving along, if I can't get in front on the last thing you want to

do is stop on a slip road. This could be dangerous, presumably the

lorries can't move to the middle lane. Absolutely. We will not put

vehicles on the road that will put other road users in that situation.

The navigation systems, the junctions are coming up. We will

have a trial that will allow the platoons to behave normally and have

wider gaps as they approached junctions. You will not find a

situation where you're blocked off on a slip road. That will not

happen. What can you say to reassure people and at what point will this

go live on Britain's roads? We are working hard to get it onto

Britain's roads in early trial form late next year, late 2018. What has

to happen first is we have to meet all the safety cases which will be

independently evaluated. We will not just pushed this out on the road

without that safety case. To reassure people, we will start with

a whole range of trials and carefully staged off roads testing

that will get us and others to assess what we have done to have the

confidence that what we are doing will work in the UK. If it does work

and we get it on the roads in the UK, what we will see is that we are

keeping ahead of other international players in this area. Automated

vehicles, robotic vehicles and connected vehicles are the future.

In the UK we need to make sure our roads are ready for these new

technologies. Lots of you getting in touch this morning. Lara says, how

will the lorries be protected against potential hacking? Angela

says what happens if you want to overtake and get in between them?

Also learner drivers will be introduced to motorways in the near

future as part of their lessons. This is crazy. I value my safety and

that of others around me, but also if these vehicles get into the hands

of terrorists. All these things will be tested in the trial period before

they get onto Britain's roads at the end of next year.

The tone of last year's Brexit campaign was toxic and has led

to the demonisation of immigrants, according to the head

The group says migrants should be treated as Britons-in-waiting

who can eventually gain citizenship instead of being viewed

as security threats - and says the Government should do

more to encourage "meaningful social mixing".

There have also repeated the call for compulsory English lessons

which they want funded through a student loan-style system.

The group is chaired by anti-Brexit Labour MP Chuka Umunna.

We think far too little about what actually happens

when people come to our country and settle here.

And too often we have immigrants who are not properly integrated

into their communities and that's bad for them because it

stands in the way of them being able to access

And it's bad for the overall community because there

And where there is a lack of trust and a vacuum like that that's

where the peddlers of hatred and division step in and,

unfortunately, we saw that far too much during the EU referendum and,

frankly, front line politicians, who should have known better,

should have been far more responsible in the way

Well, joining us now is Sabrina Huck,

a German immigrant who moved to the UK three years ago.

We also have the director of the organisation

And Tim Swift, the leader of Calderdale council in Halifax,

which is one town that struggles with integration.

Starting with Tim, talk to us about the communities that make up your

area and the challenges you face. The dominant minority community in

our area is of Pakistani origin. It's a long established community,

families going back three generations. But there are

challenges about the white community and the Asian community to some

extent leading separate lives. I think some of the proposals in the

report are very much to be welcomed and we find that as new people join

that community, generally people want to learn English. Actually one

of the issues is the lessons and courses simply are not there.

Forgive me for jumping in, but you say that very often Pakistani

communities and white communities lead very separate lives. Why do you

think that's happening now? I think it's partly human nature. You

gravitate towards areas where the facilities that serve your

particular needs and interests are. I think in some ways a change in

policy has made that worse, particularly around schooling. And

changes in the job market. Many first-generation Pakistani

immigrants came to work in a textile business, and they were quite well

integrated. As that business disappeared, some of the

opportunities for people to meet in a workplace have weakened rather

than strengthened. Is that something you find with your work, that

generally communities across the country are very segregated? We have

a bit of a different picture within our membership. We have contacted

researchers recently with members across the UK in London, Birmingham

and Glasgow. Just under 200 people participated. They spoke about the

impact of the debate on integration and we discovered lots of people

felt integrated in the local community, but what stops them

getting the sense of belonging to the UK as a country was the way

politicians spoke negatively about them and the way the media reported

the issue presented them. Bringing Sabrina in, do you feel you are

integrated into British society? You have been here three years. I do

feel integrated and part of society, but it's the case that sometimes

people seem surprised when you as a foreign person take interest in, for

example, a lytic sand the current affairs of the country, because

everybody expects you to be focused on where you are from. They are even

surprised if you know who the Prime Minister is sometimes. -- politics

and current affairs of the country. People make certain assumptions

about you. And meat coming from a Western European country that is

seen as respected, it's easier. -- and me coming. I wonder if coming

from Germany you made to feel more welcome than other nations.

I think recently all Europeans have been feeling and welcome, and not

just those with low skills, many academics and high skilled Europeans

are deciding to leave, and some of them have left and others have plans

to leave because they feel unwelcome. Do you feel and welcome?

It makes you feel welcome when you go down to a shop and you see the

headlines in the Daily Mail, the express Macron Sun, scapegoating

European citizens particularly, during the referendum. I know that

it makes you feel more self-conscious to use the NHS,

because you see all the headlines about migrants destroying public

services. I think a lot of people from Europe are really considering

whether or not to stay there, start a family, because it doesn't be like

the right place to do that. Do you think after the Brexit vote, there

has been less integration, people feeling they have to go back into

their own communities? I think it has been quite damaging, and it

affected people of British Asian heritage, as much as it did European

immigrants, so I have heard stories of British citizens of Asian

heritage who have experienced a overtly racist comments on the

street in a way that has not been happening for years before. And then

of course stories like that spread in the community, and it does make

people feel, you know, feel less secure in their place in society. So

the idea of compulsory English lessons, that have to be paid back

in a student loans style, will that help? A lot of people are keen to

learn English when they come here, but a big problem is the way that it

is not very accessible, it is about, where do I go? How can I find the

resources? It is really difficult to navigate the system if you don't

have the language skills already. I guess you need to make the classes

available before you make them compulsory, we used to have lots of

English classes, but the Government cut funding, and it is very

difficult for a migrants now to find an English class. We have Syrian

refugees who say, I am desperate to learn the language, but I can't find

classes, can you help us? Soap I think it is important not to blame

people for not wanting to learn the language, I think all migrants, the

first priority is to learn English, but where do they go to get classes?

What do you think would be a single thing or a couple of things that

would make a massive difference in Calderdale to improve integration?

Well, I agree with what has been said about English classes and

access to them. The quality of them is also important. I think we want

some certainty about policies and support, I mean too often we see

short-term government initiatives, everybody dashing around trying to

win a little bit of funding. Actually, we need to recognise that

the situation in northern towns like Halifax is very different from some

of the big cities which have a very diverse and changing population. We

need the flexibility to put the right policies in place to suit our

community. Thank you very much for joining us, I am very grateful to

you. Let's just read out a statement

from a Government spokesperson. "Integration is key to making sure

migrants can achieve economic stability and play a role

in their local community. We have made ?140 million available

through the Controlling Migration Fund to build community cohesion

and encourage the integration of recent migrants, including

a number of projects focusing on English language education,

and we'll shortly be bringing forward plans

for a new integration strategy." Coming up, rugby player

Dan Mugford speaks out and how he's now working

to help others. Now, she's the British singer

and songwriter who's sold more than 23 million singles worldwide

and topped the charts Charli XCX has performed

with the likes of Taylor Swift and Rita Ora -

and written songs for stars including Rihanna,

Britney Spears and Blondie. More recently, she's

moved behind the camera Boys reflects on the sexualisation

of women in the media So far, the video has had more

than 30 million views on YouTube, probably helped

by the many male celebrities We'll find out how she managed

that very shortly, # Head is spinning

thinking 'bout boys # I need that bad boy

to do me right on a Friday # And I need that good one

to wake me up on a Sunday # That one from work can come

over on Monday night # And when they finally

leave me I'm all alone... # Got wise OK, joining us in the

studio is the British singer and songwriter Charli XCX, thank you so

much for coming in, we were just watching Boys and saying, how hard

was it to get these huge stars to take part? You know what? They were

surprisingly up for it and! Yeah, I mean, it's kind of all began with me

just sort of harassing all of the guys that I have worked with or are

friends with in the industry, texting them and being, like,

please, be in a video, it is important for me. I think I just

annoyed them enough, and I was really open about my idea, you know,

the vision that I had, the concept. Talk about that, it is a good

concept, flipping over what we normally see women doing, washing

cars, looking very sexualised in videos. I said that to them, I was

very honest, I said, this video is about reversing the stereotypical

roles that often are played out in music videos, it is about reverting

the male gaze, having you guys being the objects, I suppose for once in

this very stereotypically pop environment. And they will all

really up for it, they were all like, 2017, let's do it! They got

it, and I think that they thought it was a really important thing for

them to do, you know? It is interesting is a 2017, I have got

two young girls, I'm always very aware of what they should or should

not watch, is it difficult as a woman in 2017 to make changes, do

things like that? You know what, now more than ever, there is such a

conversation about feminism - in my industry, but in many industries

across the board, it is such a highly spoken about topic. And I

really see that in the music industry, through other female

artists talking about their opinions on feminism, their experiences as a

woman. But also I see it with my fans, you know, more than ever now

they are so switched on, so intelligent, so kind of involved in

the political landscape, what is going on with LGBT rights, feminism,

it is a constant conversation that is happening, so I think, you know,

by speaking about it, things are beginning to progress. You have

worked with some incredibly strong women, Katy Perry, Taylor Swift, you

toured with Taylor Swift. I did One Show with her, she invited me to

Toronto to perform my song Boom Clap with their onstage, it was really

cool, I had to be wrapped in one of those lives making a pose, I felt

like Britney Spears. Who you have written for. She didn't take the

song, though, heartbroken! Is that how it works? Yeah, that is how it

works, sometimes it is kind of like they will ask for loads of people to

write songs, sometimes it will be specific, being in the room with an

artist, but yeah, you know, sometimes you write with them,

sometimes without. What do prefer, performing as an artist of writing

for other people? It is two such different things, I love being on

stage... Doing your pose! I love being creative in the studio, that

is when I can really be free, you know. We have a couple of questions

from people looking ahead, but I want to look back at your big break

- what would you say was the break for you? You know, I think the first

time you view your song on the radio, it is a big deal, it

definitely was for me. I was at my parents' house, we were sat in the

kitchen, and I can't run the who played it, but they said my name

completely wrong, and I was like, I can't believe it! But still, it was

pretty amazing, that was good. And I think, you know, when my first big

radiosonde happened, that was a moment. Body were discovered on

MySpace? Correct, I was performing at a lot of raves, putting songs

online, and people would hit me up online, saying, can you play at this

party? There was a scene growing there, like lots of different

scenes, but I guess I became part of this party scene, and I was playing

shows at the weekend, my parents would take me, which was very cool

of them, but at the time I was like, you are cramping my style! But they

really looked after me, you can do the party, but you have to make sure

you go to school and get good grades. I was a nerd, really. Were

you?! Big-time! So you went to raves at the weekend and studied in the

week? Yeah, yeah, yeah, I had to get good grades. I tried to balance

both, but yeah, so that is what I was doing, that is how I got on the

scene, and people started hearing about my music. I won't do as do

these that have come in, when can we expect the new single? The next

single, well, I just put Boys out, I will be focusing on that for a

little bit, but I have been speaking with some people, Rita Ora, doing

some songs together, we are mates, we always talk about releasing

stuff, so maybe something will happen there. As you know, I am

always writing, I'm not sure when, but probably not soon. A retro dance

big on Twitter, are you planning a solo tour? Iamb, it will probably be

around the album release, which will be next year. But I love being on

the road, so definitely at some point. And fans who are interested

in getting into the industry, what piece of advice would you give them?

You know, I would just say find out what you love, and really do

something that is true to you, never try to be like anybody else, you

know, find what makes you inspired and makes you feel creative, makes

you feel alive, follow that dream. The music industry is so open now,

you can put songs on the internet in so many different ways, you can

really gather a fan base without having a record label, you can do so

much yourself, so I would encourage people to just go for it. It has

been a pleasure to speak to, that is Charli XCX, taking some of your

questions on Victoria Derbyshire. Now let's get the latest weather

update with Ben. We can look forward to a lot of dry

weather it weekend, a bit of a North Sea -- North - South split, much of

the rain across Northern Ireland, the potential for localised flooding

into the afternoon, that rain band pushing its way into Scotland.

Further south and east, enjoying the best of the sunshine, but not very

nice this afternoon across northern parts, some of the rain could be

country. A few showers coming into northern parts of England, otherwise

it is dry, a bit more cloud across the Midlands and Wales, but plenty

of breaks in the cloud to allow some sunny spells, but the best of the

blue skies further south and east, temperatures getting up to about 23

Celsius, the winds are light. Through tonight, that rain band will

gradually push its way north and east, breezy around that front,

further south it is dry, clear skies, we might see the odd isolated

shower. Overnight, temperatures not dropping too much, remaining in

double figures for all of us. As we head into tomorrow, the start of our

bank holiday weekend, high pressure is building from the south, this

weather front clearing through behind it, not a bad day, looking

much better than today fall of us. So a few showers across eastern

counties, that will clear, but most of us will see some sunshine on

Saturday. Temperatures getting up to 25, maybe even 26 Celsius, the winds

are light, it is not a bad day at all, and we are doing very well as

we head into the second part of the weekend. Again, Sunday, largely dry,

a case of sunny spells larger than wall-to-wall sunshine, perhaps the

odd Sherrock Roz Weston parts of Scotland, otherwise dry with

temperatures up to 24 Celsius. -- the odd shower up towards western

parts of Scotland. Further north, a bit more cloud and some rain, notice

the difference in temperatures, 18 Celsius in Edinburgh, 26 in London

for bank holiday Monday. And next week, well, looking rather

changeable, fairly unsettled, looking forward to some sunshine,

but also the risk of a few blustery showers.

Hello, it's Friday, it's 10 o'clock, I'm Chloe Tilley.

The police watchdog says the former singer, Ian Watkins,

could have been arrested for child sex abuse nearly four years earlier,

if police had investigated tip-offs about him.

When someone comes forward with such a serious allegation,

or indeed any allegation or report, it really shouldn't matter

what they look like, who they are, what their lifestyle is,

What's really important is, what are they saying.

We'll get the details on a damning report from the police watchdog and

speak to a lawyer who was involved with the case.

Rugby player Dan Mugford battled depression which left him suicidal

In a highly anticipated fight, former world champion boxer

Floyd Mayweather is coming out of retirement to take on mixed

martial arts champion and boxing novice Conor McGregor.

Commentator Steve Bunce gives his predictions.

The other man is unbeaten in no fights.

It gives it a farcical edge, but it's a real fight.

Here's Annita in the BBC Newsroom with a summary of today's news.

South Wales Police missed a number of opportunities to bring convicted

paedophile Ian Watkins to justice sooner.

The Independent Police Complaints Commission says that from 2008,

the force failed to act on allegations made by seven

people about the then lead singer of Lostprophets.

And we'll have more on this shortly from our correspondent in Cardiff

and we'll also speak to a lawyer who was involved with the case.

Wi-Fi controlled convoys of trucks could be on major British roads

by the end of next year as part of a plan to cut emissions

The Department for Transport says up to three wirelessly connected HGVs

will travel together, with drivers in each to steer

but the speed controlled by the lead vehicle.

The AA, says it has major safety concerns about the idea.

Richard Cuerden is in charge of the UK trials for

What the technology allows us to do, because the computers on board can

react maybe 25 or even more times quicker than you and I ever could,

we can get those trucks really close together.

By putting them that close together we managed to see some real

savings in the efficiency of the vehicles.

We make it more aerodynamic so we save fuel and

And we start to deal with some congestion issues, we hope

The billionaire vice chairman of Samsung has been found guilty

of bribery and embezzlement and sentenced to five

Jay Y Lee was accused of making inappropriate donations worth around

$6 million to the close confidante of the country's former

President Park Geun-hye in exchange for government favours.

Those accusations also helped trigger the dismissal

The Thai Supreme Court has issued an arrest warrant

for the former prime minister, Yingluck Shinawatra,

after she failed to turn up for the verdict in her

Sources close to her party say she made the decision to leave

Thailand unexpectedly, shortly before the

It is not clear which country she is now in.

Florida State Prison has executed the white

supremacist Mark James Asay, the first white inmate put to death

for killing a black man, since Florida reinstated

The lethal injection included a drug never used before in the US.

Asay was sentenced to death in 1988 for killing two men in separate

Major travel disruption is expected over the weekend as millions prepare

for the bank holiday getaway amid engineering works

on some of the country's busiest rail routes.

Operators have warned passengers to expect delays,

as Euston station is closed for two days and services between

London, the North West and Scotland are cancelled.

Road users have also been advised to expect longer journeys with more

traffic predicted over the course of the weekend.

Texas is bracing itself for Hurricane Harvey -

which could be the worst storm to hit the US mainland in 12 years.

The category-three storm is expected to make landfall along the state's

There are concerns that torrential rain could bring life-threatening

That's a summary of the latest BBC News - more at 10.30.

Get in touch with us this morning lots of you getting in touch still

about the Wi-Fi lorries. How do you feel as a lorry driver, is it a good

idea? Let's get some sport now. Mo Farah finally signed

off his track career with victory. The Olympic champ came

first in the 5,000 meters He was chased down in the final 100

metres by Muktar Edris who beat Farah at the World Championships

in London last month. Narrowly winning in 13 minutes

and six seconds but Farah will now It feels amazing to win. I have

really enjoyed my career. It's been a long journey but at the same time

I've enjoyed it. I will miss the track, missed the people, but now

it's time for a new chapter in my life and see what I can do on the

road. There was also victory for Britain's

CJ Ujah in the 100 metres. He ran a season's

best of 9.97 seconds, beating American world champion

Justin Gatlin who finished fourth. And here's a good way

to start a new job. Scoring from 50 yards on your first

game for your new club. This is Gylfi Sigurdsson

showing Everton why he's They drew away but managed

to reach the group stages of the Europa League

wining 3-1 overall. And just to let you know

that the draw for the Europa League group stages will take

place in Monaco at midday England boss Gareth Southgate says

he has no issue with the culture of the FA and believes the manager

of the women's side, Mark Sampson, is an

excellent character. It's after Eni Aluko,

who has 102 caps for England, accused Sampson of bullying

and discrimination, which he denies. Sampson has been cleared by two

investigations so far and Southgate My feeling is that the culture is

very good here. I can't talk about specific camps and age groups I'm

not involved with, but I sense we are heading in a good direction with

everything that's going on at Saint Georges Park. I think this summer

was a really good example of that across the men's and women's game.

In cricket, England can seal the series against

West Indies with victory in the Second Test which starts

The last Test finished inside three days and England will start as big

It's one of two Tests to take place before this winter's Ashes

and will see Joe Root lead England out at his home ground.

I'm lost for words a little bit on how to describe it! It's a great

opportunity, to do that here at Headingley where I have watched a

lot of cricket played. To get the opportunity to captain England here

is very exciting and a proud day for me.

Whether you think it's a real or not the Floyd Mayweather

and Conor McGregor fight in Las Vegas this weekend

The former boxer Ricky Hatton has labelled it "pure showbiz."

McGregor himself though challenges anyone who doubts

This is two men swinging blows to the temple, you know what I mean, so

as to not people think with the eight ounce gloves, and I don't

fight? It's disrespectful from my opinion. I have witnessed it from

pundits and analysts all over, as well as media. Whatever, they will

see two men go at it and risk it all on Saturday night. That's all the

sport for now. See you again in half an hour.

The police watchdog says the former singer Ian Watkins

could have been arrested for child sex abuse nearly four years earlier,

if the South Wales force had investigated complaints about him.

Let's get more on this from our correspondent

Remind us about the case. It was a truly shocking case. We had a global

rock star, adored by millions who privately was carrying out the most

appalling abuse. In the end it was a drugs raid that led to his arrest.

But drugs offences were the very least of it. I remember being at his

first court appearance at the Magistrates' Court, and what we

didn't know them, but we know now, is there was a timeline of nearly

four years of opportunity is missed by police to get him in the dock

rather sooner and to end what the judge who finally sentenced him to

29 years in jail called behaviour that was plumbing the depths of

depravity. There work in the alarm bells surrounding Ian Watkins. The

IPCC report today highlights the fact that for so long the police

turned a deaf ear to them. Tell us more about the complaints. How many

were there and what did they say? I have a copy of the report here. It

pinpoints what it calls major shortcomings in terms of the police

investigation, if we can call it that, over the four-year period into

Ian Watkins. The main complainant went to the police repeatedly. First

of all in 2008. On her mobile phone she had a message from Ian Watkins

saying he wanted to abuse children. The report found the police didn't

look at the phone and simply didn't believe this woman. They didn't

believe she was a credible witness. In fact there were six people who

went to police with concerns about Ian Watkins. This report finds that

there were eight reports, three intelligence logged but no

interviews with Ian Watkins. He wasn't interviewed or questioned and

he wasn't asked what he thought about the allegations. We can hear

from the commission and who compiled today's report. Bias, unconscious or

conscious, has no place in modern policing. When someone comes forward

with such a serious allegation, or indeed any allegation or report, it

really shouldn't matter what they look like, who they are, what their

lifestyle is, what they do. What's really important is, what are they

saying. It's really important that is taken seriously and investigative

work is done to see if there is any independent evidence to corroborate

what they are saying. What has been the police response to this? Sorry,

in a word. South Wales police say they didn't listen and didn't

properly investigate complaints over that time and say they are truly

sorry. One detective Sergeant faced a disciplinary hearing over his

conduct but was cleared in that hearing. There was also an IPCC

report to South Yorkshire Police, and they criticise that force in

their investigation into Ian Watkins. Joanne Mjadzelics went to

that force as well. That report found that three officers would face

disciplinary action at South Yorkshire, they would have, but they

have since retired, so they can't. Looking at the South Wales Police

force report, but at the timeline of events, the summary of complaints

about him, and it says at various points, no action taken, no action

taken, no action taken. Finally the police took action, but four years

late. We can speak now to

Michael Wolkind QC. He defended Joanne Mjadzelics,

who had to clear her name when she was accused of sharing

Watkins' indecent images. She told us she wasn't well

enough to join us today. What can you tell us

about her response to this report? A degree of satisfaction. She's

disappointed on a personal level. There is no apology to her. It's

probably time for south Wales to respond with an apology which shows

their integrity and to speak with grace about how they disregarded

her. It brings back these events, not that she can forget them, but

every day she tells me she cries for no obvious reason. Actually the

reasons are obvious. She was disregarded. She was somebody who

was defamed, written off because of her less than conventional

lifestyle. Maybe it wasn't a steady lifestyle. She was a former sex

worker? Yes, and so what? She was wrongly accused during the trial of

having been mental health section. That wasn't true. To face a jury

with a person who comes from that sort of background was difficult.

Their starting point might also be to disbelieve her. But police who

had the opportunity to look for corroboration of her claims didn't

do anything. They didn't have the wit to examine her phone, with a

text and a wish list of abuse from Ian Watkins. She was enough on - off

relationship with Ian Watkins. She got a text message from here which

clearly outlined his desire to abuse children. She went to the police so

why didn't they look at the phone? She went to the police with a

laptop. One police officer said that he or she wasn't qualified to look

at a laptop. We could look at a laptop and be alarmed when we see a

picture of an underage child. He or she wasn't interested enough because

she wasn't qualified. Joanne Mjadzelics went back again, four

times in all. She had the laptop and said, this is a picture he sent me.

They denied in due course it was an underage child, it was a child of

four or five. They claimed it was a child over the age of consent. They

were wrong, because Joe and didn't count for them. -- because Joanne

Mjadzelics didn't cancel them. In the report they said they were

waiting for the right type of complainants to come along. That's

what the IPCC commissioner says. Because of her lifestyle. Does this

happen in other cases? It must do. In the same way police are now told

to really listen to young children who claim they have been abused by

groups of men. What's the difference? So she comes from an

unsteady background, not a conventional background. She's not

posh. My interest in the case began when I saw that after Ian Watkins'

conviction she was interviewed on television. She wasn't glorifying on

it, but she was disturbed. It was weighing on her, what could she do

more to stop children being in danger. She couldn't have done much

more than going to the police station four times armed with a

computer and e-mail in the Association of Chief Police Officers

and telling everyone. On one occasion she said to the care

authorities that if he does something again, it will be on your

head, not mine. She was warning them, she was right, telling the

truth from the start and all the way through.

Paul Sellers Ian Watkins was not treated differently because he was

famous - do you believe that? I do not accept that, I am cautious about

that, I have had a quick look at the report, and I don't think the report

mentions a memo that are used during the trial from one police force to

another that said, he is a famous rock star, she is a former escort

who has been sectioned - there is the comparison, celebrity privilege,

I know about that. I am very grateful to you for coming in.

Still to come, we'll be looking ahead to the highly anticipated

fight between the undefeated boxer Floyd Mayweather and mixed martial

When the rugby player Dan Mugford was dropped

by his club earlier this year, it hit him hard.

He suffered with severe depression that left him suicidal.

and when that disappeared, he struggled to cope.

But he's since found help and a new club and

now wants to help others learn how to better cope with rejection.

Thank you so much for speaking to us, it is very brave to talk so

openly about this, why did you think it was the right thing to do to talk

about this? It is a subject that is not spoken about a lot, and the more

we can raise the awareness, the more comfortable people will feel and

able to talk about it, and therefore will not get into that low, dark

place. So you thought that the world was at your feet, you have signed

for a Premier League side, you were looking to the future, it was all

positive, then what happened? Absolutely, I was living my dream

from the age of eight, I wanted to play in the premiership, and I had

worked very hard to do that, and I made sport and rugby in particular

my whole life, I made it define me as a person. And the season started

very well, everything was going just as planned, and then I started to

struggle to get in the team, not really sure why, couldn't quite get

any answers, but as time went on, I realised it was slipping away from

me without a real reason for it. And slowly time went on, and I couldn't

get back in the team, and then it came out that I was going to be let

go at the end of the year, and there wasn't too much interest from other

premiership sides, as I wasn't playing much. It hit me hard, it

made me feel like a failure as a person, that I have got all the way

there to live my dream, but potentially as a person I was not

good enough to be doing that. How did it affect you on a day-to-day

level, did it change your behaviour? Absolutely, it was really hard, it's

consumed me, I wouldn't do anything but go home and think about

training, I didn't want to do anything, I would sit on the sofa,

watch TV, I didn't want to do anything, and it put a big stress on

the relationship, which has unfortunately ended since. But it

really did consume me, I didn't want to face anything, and it was a very

hard time. Did your then girlfriend, your family and friends, notice that

change anyone tried to talk to you about it? I think so, it is a tough

subject to bring up, and I don't necessarily know, you know, if the

signs were so obvious, but they definitely tried to help.

Unfortunately, my knowledge of mental health is use at the time was

pretty limited, and I thought that it wouldn't happen to me and that

that wasn't me, you know, I think everyone thinks, no, that will not

happen to me, but I was living it without realising. So when they did

talk to me, it was hard to accept what they were saying, and I just

assumed that things would get better or that I was wired this way and

that is how it is. So it took for me to get to a really low point, to

gain perspective, and then realise actually what I was going through.

You hit rock bottom, you realised you needed help, but as you said,

you didn't know much about mental health. Did you know where to turn?

Thankfully, my girlfriend at the time, so I had been let go from

Sale, and my contract in the premiership was over. I had put a

strain on our relationship, which made that end, which was kind of the

point where I gained that perspective and realised, actually,

I need to do something about this problem. Thankfully, she was

incredibly supportive and helped me to look in the right direction to go

to speak to somebody. I was also very lucky to have the rugby players

association on hand, that I could ring and gain support and talk to a

psychologist and start going to therapy. Do you think people looking

from the outside understand what you were going through? I think it is a

very hard one, I think until you are actually there, you probably never

quite understand. I think a lot of people will have what they think is

a good understanding, but until you get into that place, you know,

really, I don't think you understand it. I know I didn't, I could be

sympathetic to people that were potentially depressed or anxious,

but I never quite understood it and tell I was there myself. So it is a

very hard situation, and sometimes, you know, that makes it hard to talk

about, which is why I think, the more we can talk about, the easier

it will become for people to get problems off their chest. You talk

about the stigma, essentially, that is what you are talking about, the

need for people to talk about it, and we have seen so much in the last

year or so - Prince Harry with his own challenges on mental health,

high profile people talking about their struggles. Do you think that

has helped the likes of you to feel that you can come on national

television and share with us? I think it is absolutely huge, which

is one of the reasons I am doing this, so we can be stigmatised this,

and the more we can talk about it, the more other people feel OK to do

the same. I think it has helped me massively, it has helped me to

realise that not being OK is OK, and it is a temporary problem that can

be solved, so yeah, I definitely think the more high-profile people

that can talk about it, the better. From the outside, people might think

it is quite a match show, male culture, have you had a lot of

support from the sport itself, whether it is other players all the

bodies there. Absolutely huge, that was one of the problems I faced at

the time, going through it, that it was such a macho culture that I felt

it would be very hard to open up and talk about how I felt, you know, I

felt I might get laughed at, but when I took the judge to speak out

about it, the support has been huge. You know, I have had a few people

telling me they have been to the same things and you have done a

wonderful thing in speaking out and it will help others do the same. So

the support I have had from the sport and from friends and family

has been massive. Interesting you say that other players have come to

you and said they have had problems - before you spoke out, were you

aware of anybody going through the same things you were? No, absolutely

not at all. Again, you feel very alone, like you are the only one

that has ever been through it, because people don't talk about it.

So once I did talk about it, I have had numerous people talk about their

previous experiences, or that they know somebody, and I think the more

I understood that, the more I was hearing that, the more accepting of

myself I was as well, which is huge. So by talking about it now on TV,

and in other things, hopefully people will see again that it is OK

do feel that way, it is temporary and we can all work together to

overcome it. Is the hardest bit at admitting to yourself that you have

a problem? I think so, that is the huge step to getting better, that

first step, and it is a really hard thing to do, you know, everyone

wants to live a happy, good life, but unfortunately it is not always

that way. There are things everybody goes through in different walks of

life, and the stresses that come on the ball can be huge, so I say, if

you're feeling down or not right in any way, the best thing you can do

is talk to somebody, there is no harm in it. I bet, by doing that,

you will feel better for getting it off your chest. It is a huge first

step that made me feel a lot better. We hear a lot about mental health

issues with young people, young people needing support - do you

think there is enough focus on young people in elite sport getting that

support and being told it is there before they needed, we can support

you if you ever have a problem? I think it is beginning to get better,

recently there was a big push for it, which is absolutely wonderful. I

still think we can do more, elite sport can have easier access,

potentially, weekly, daily, to somebody there that you can go and

express problems or express the way you are feeling too, so I think we

can still be doing more, but having said that, I think the steps that

are being taken are really good and a large leap forward into where it

is probable it was a couple of years ago. And you are feeling better, you

feel you are moving forward? Yeah, I do, I still have tough times, I

still have hard days, but I'm working hard with my therapist to

put things in place to change my mind set, to change my thoughts, and

I am able to pull myself out of those, and that is the thing, you

know, it is not just going to be a click of the fingers and you are OK,

it is a work in progress, things may come back, you know, stresses may

come on again, but what I am trying to do is equip myself as best as

possible to be able to deal with those things, and I feel like I am

in the place to be able to do that. Thank you for speaking so honestly

and frankly this morning, I am really grateful to you. Dan Mugford.

If you've been affected by any of the things Dan has spoken about,

you can find support and advice on the BBC Action Line.

Still to come, can McGregor to beat Mayweather? We will be looking add

to the big fight. Texas braces itself for Hurricane Harvey, the

worst storm to hit the US mainland in 12 years, we will be speaking to

a meteorologist in Texas about what we can expect to see. Let's take an

early news now with Annita. Thank you, Chloe, good morning.

South Wales Police missed a number of opportunities to bring convicted

paedophile Ian Watkins to justice sooner.

The Independent Police Complaints Commission says that from 2008,

the force failed to act on allegations made by seven

people about the then lead singer of Lostprophets.

One of those was Joanne Mjadzelics, whose lawyer told the programme how

she's feeling. The degree of satisfaction, she is disappointed on

a personal level, there is no apology to her. It is probably time

for South Wales to respond with an apology which shows their integrity

and to speak with grace about how they disregarded her. But it brings

back these events, it is not as if she forgets them, every day she

tells me she cries for no obvious reason, but the reasons are obvious.

The billionaire vice chairman of Samsung has been found guilty

of bribery and embezzlement and sentenced

Jay Y Lee was accused of making inappropriate donations worth around

$6 million to the close confidante of the country's former

President Park Geun-hye in exchange for government favours.

Those accusations also helped trigger the dismissal

Wi-Fi controlled convoys of trucks could be on major British roads

by the end of next year as part of a plan to cut emissions

The Department for Transport says up to three wirelessly connected HGVs

will travel together, with drivers in each to steer

but the speed controlled by the lead vehicle.

The AA says it has major safety concerns about the idea.

Richard Cuerden is in charge of the UK trials

Major travel disruption is expected this weekend as millions prepare for

the bank holiday getaway amid major engineering works on railroads.

Euston station is closed for two days, and services between London,

the Scotland are cancelled. Road users have been told to expect

longer journeys with more traffic predicted over the course of the

weekend. Texas is bracing itself

for Hurricane Harvey, which could be the worst storm

to hit the US mainland in 12 years. The category-three storm is expected

to make landfall along There are concerns that torrential

rain could bring life-threatening That is a summary of the latest

news, join me for BBC Newsroom Live at 11 o'clock. Some sports now.

Mo Farah finally signed off his track career with victory.

The Olympic champ came first in the 5,000 meters

He was chased down in the final 100 metres by Muktar Edris who beat

Farah at the World Championships in London last month.

The Olympic champion will now concentrate on road races.

There was also victory for Britain's CJ Ujah in the 100 metres.

He ran a season's best of 9.97 seconds,

beating American world champion Justin Gatlin who finished fourth.

And here's a good way to start a new job.

Scoring from 50 yards on your first game for your new club.

This is Gylfi Sigurdsson showing Everton why he's

They drew away but managed to reach the group stages

of the Europa League wining 3-1 overall.

And just to let you know that the draw for the Europa League

group stages will take place in Monaco at midday

In cricket, England can seal the series against

West Indies with victory in the Second Test which starts

The last Test finished inside three days and England will start as big

Joe Root has told his side to be ruthless.

Around 10% of those exiting the Army, Navy and air force are women.

But we have heard a far lower proportion of accessing help than

men because it is not tailored for them. Campaigners have told us there

is a hidden population of former servicewomen who are suffering

similar problems to male veterans, such as post-traumatic stress,

substance abuse and unemployment. But nobody knows how many there are

or where they live. We have visited one of the few charities providing

support just for female veterans. I am Denise Kidger, and I served

22-and-a-half years in the Army. Afghanistan a couple

of times, Germany, Cyprus, Falklands, Northern Ireland,

Bosnia three times. It was tough because you were

a woman but you had to act like a man and so I find it quite

tough outside, mentally, The PTSD is a weird one,

because sometimes at first you don't understand,

you just think something's not right, why am I -

why do I not want to go out Why is it such a struggle

to get out of bed? You have nightmares,

you have flashbacks. And I've got this anger that I've

never had in my life. I keep myself to myself now,

whereas I've always I've always had a life and soul

of the party kind of thing. I thought the best thing to do

was stay in the house and not engage and then I was introduced to Forward

Assist. What we found was the women felt

that they weren't represented in the charity sector so it was very

male-orientated and and So we do consultation

sessions to find out We offer a lot of one-to-one support

and we also do female-only You're crawling in a black

pit and you're trying to get out sort of thing,

know what I mean. Sometimes you get out and you walk

around and you think I'm normal. Ah, that's not me, that's

somebody else sort of thing. It's been left to the charities

and I think it's a disgrace that the MoD, you know,

we are prepared to serve. But when you come back there's

nothing there for you. You know, like they tell you you're

not capable of doing the job that you absolutely love and then you get

discharged and they tell you, but it's OK, you've got these

injuries, when you get out you're Three years on, no

wonder I'm a head case. You're not a head

case at all, darling. I served as a dog handler

in the Royal Army Veterinary Corps. I guess you could say

it was the front line. My feeling was pretty

much what I would call Once they're done with you,

they're done with you. Do you think female

veterans are ignored? I think we're invisible

because we feel like we just have to get on with things

and the veteran charities So we're just heading

to see one of our other female veterans, Trish, who was,

sadly, in her words, kicked out of the air force,

due to falling pregnant a number They gave me a choice,

I could either abort And they had me booked in for

an abortion on the Tuesday already, and I had until Monday

morning to let them know

what my decision was. When you say "out here",

you mean in civilian life? Sorry, that's how I think,

I'm out here. It was the day my son flew the nest

and went to university that I think the real shock hit me that

I was a mother - I still am a mother -

but now what do I do? There's a civilian part of me,

apparently, but I only knew This is the day I passed out,

as you call it, passing out parade. Trish came to us

around ten months ago, sadly, with quite a number of complex

issues, including anxiety, depression and also an eating

disorder and alcohol problems. So we talked about doing three

positives things every day, writing them down and looking

at trying to draw up the little positives,

even if you're having a bad day. So they can be big things,

little things, can you remember

what some of them were? So we're just slowly working

with her to try to get her the help she needs from a therapy

and clinician point of view and also reducing her social isolation

so she's getting out of the house a lot more now and

getting better slowly. When I've got my camera,

that's my coping strategy. I love watching the waves

when they go and hit, coming across and just hit

the actual pier and that. I feel like I've got somebody

in an organisation I can chat to sort of thing,

if we're having bad days and we support each

other and it's genuine. The Ministry of Defence told us

they are committed to the wellbeing of our service personnel

and the vast majority of those leaving transition

successfully into civilian life. They said, "We recognise that

a small number of veterans struggle, and that is why we work

across government and with charity partners to provide a comprehensive

package of support, which includes the instigation

of a cross-government And if you've been affected by any

of issues we've covered there's more information

on the BBC Action Line - the number 0800 888 809 -

calls are free and are open 24-hours a day and there's a full list

of support and organisations Wi-Fi controlled convoys of lorries

could be on major British roads by the the end of next year as part

of a plan to cut emissions The Department for Transport says up

to three wirelessly connected HGVs will travel together,

with drivers in each to steer but the speed controlled

by the lead vehicle. In a moment we'll

talk live to the RAC. But first I've been talking

to the Richard Cuerden -- But first I've been talking

to Richard Cuerden - who's in charge of the UK trials

for 'self-drive' lorries. We are working hard to get this live

onto UK roads. In early trial form late next year in 2018. We have to

meet the safety cases first, met independently evaluated. We will not

push them out onto the road without that safety case. To reassure

people, we will start a whole range of trials and carefully staged

off-road testing that will get us and others to independently assess

what we have done to have the confidence that what we have done

will work in the UK. If it does work and we get it on the road in the UK,

what we want to see is that we keep hopefully ahead, if not keeping up

with, other international players in this area. Said the automated and

robotic vehicles and connected vehicles are the future. In the UK

we need to make sure the roads are ready for these new technologies.

Let's talk to Rod Dennis from the RAC.

Do you have concerns about this? Not as many concerns as others have

expressed this money. Driverless technology is coming. The technology

is moving apace. The issues around public acceptance and public safety.

People need to be aware this is not a trial that will be thrown out

there and we will suddenly be faced with lorries on the roads. It will

be independently run. The body responsible, TRL have a fantastic

international reputation in this research. It is around public safety

belt, and it's around communication with people so they are aware of

when the trials are happening and where. But they will start off the

road anyway. We can expect a lot of the safety measures to be pretty far

advanced. We've had a lot of people getting in touch through the

morning. Reading some of the questions now, so what happens if

somebody tries to get in between three lorries on a convoy. What

happens if somebody is coming out of a slip road and the convoy is coming

along. Do people need to be taught how to drive with these convoys in

place? I think it's a very gradual thing. This is a faced trial. It's

not about suddenly putting the lorries out on the road. -- a phased

trial. We can understand that as a driver it can be unnerving to be

suddenly faced with lorries like this. And sure a lot of people

watching who do a lot of miles will be used to seeing lorries travelling

close to each other anyway. There will be an autonomous element in

terms of the speed the lorries are going, but actually all the

technology is around making sure the lorries and driverless cars, as we

move towards those, can adapt to the environment and adapts to other

drivers who are not driving autonomous vehicles, getting in

their way, crossing in front of traffic. This is what technology has

to be able to cope with and we think TRL and the government plan gives us

a good opportunity to do that. Thank you for speaking to us, Rod Stennis

from the RAC. Texas is preparing for the arrival

of Hurricane Harvey, potentially the worst storm to hit

the US mainland for 12 years. It's expected to come ashore

later today, with winds of more The National Hurricane Centre

has warned of flooding, with nearly a metre of rainfall

forecast over parts of Texas, and a predicted surge in sea levels

of more than three metres. The threat has led to evacuations

along the south Texas coast. Jason Cooley is a meteorologist

for the Texas Storm Chasers and is in the area right now

where the storm is due to hit. Jason, what's it like outside? Any

sense of what's coming? It's really not too bad right now. There have

been some passing showers and even some flashes of lightning. The wind

is still very tame. It's only getting to 30 mile per hour gusts

right now. But the waves are starting to crash. And it is slowly

getting more windy by the minute. Are people packing up and leaving

their homes? What has been the advice? Yes, just last night

everyone was hitting the roads after work and filling up their gas tanks

and getting reserve jerry cans of gas and packing up and leaving.

There are still a lot of people who will leave today, but the majority

have hit the road is already. It has to be said you are looking very calm

and cool. Do people in Texas generally take this in their stride,

this is just part of life, they are and they just get on with it? Yes,

they did have a big sense of preparedness, even though it has

been a long time since they have had a hurricane that hit the coast. It's

been almost ten years now. So for you, I said in the

introduction that you are a storm chaser, will you stay there and sit

it out? You could, yeah, some chasers live to sit through it. I

will not be putting myself in any danger, I like to be conservative,

and I will be driving away from any potential three metres storm surge

like that, I will be staying away from that! If we are talking about

three metre storm surges, how badly will that affect the area you are in

right now? The area I am in right now is only 5-10 feet above sea