07/08/2017 BBC News at Six

The right to find out what companies know

Under new laws you'll be able to ask for personal data to be erased

It will give more control and more power to consumers and citizens

to have a say on how their personal data is being used.

We'll be asking what it means for the companies involved.

America flexes its military muscles as North Korea says there's no way

it will give up its nuclear programme.

New evidence on how the NHS is cutting back on IVF treatment

The British model allegedly kidnapped when she turned up

Spinning and winning, Moeen Ali takes five wickets as England win

the fourth test and the series against South Africa.

And coming up in World Athletics Sportsday on BBC News.

There are more British medal hopes on the fourth day of these

championships including Laura Muir in the 1500 metres final.

Good evening and welcome to the BBC News at Six.

A new law for the digital age - that's our top story tonight.

We're all spending more time online - and whether it's for business

or pleasure it means companies are collecting a vast amount

of information about us, some of it quite personal.

Now the government is proposing legislation that will give us

a right to see what companies know about us and - in some cases -

As our technology correspondent Rory Cellan-Jones reports,

the new law would bring the UK in line with the rest of the EU.

Your data, a valuable resource flowing around the world giving

companies and governments all kinds of intimate details about how you

live your life. Now a new law is supposed to give us all more

control. The law is an opportunity to keep up with the changing

technology. Companies will have more accountability and consumers will

have more control. The new law includes a right to be forgotten,

making it easier to find out what data companies hold on you and get

it a race. There will be an end to tick boxes on websites which often

see consumers handing over data by default and the data watchdog will

be able to find up to ?70 million for companies, or 4% of the global

turnover. The new law is almost entirely based on

a major new European data protection regulation that comes in next May.

It is designed to tackle the power of the giant firms which draw our

information. We are now leaving a data trail wherever we go, turn on

your mobile phone and you could be uploading your exercise details or

even your dating preferences. Get on public transport with a travel card

and there will be a log of every journey that you make. And pay with

a card in a shop or online and even more information about what you like

and how you live will end up in the hands of big companies. It is social

networks which now hold much of our most sensitive data. In future it

should be easier to wipe away things we would rather forget. Though

exactly how much power the new law gives individuals is not clear. I

think it is a start, it puts a line in the sand certainly to say

individuals, their personal data, it gives the sense of control and that

is essential for trust and for the protection of a very fundamental

right of privacy. Whether or not it will achieve that objective is

another thing. Our data is in the hands of all kinds of companies, big

and small. All of them have now got to get to grips with very complex

new rules or face the threat of big fines.

North Korea says it will make America "pay the price",

for leading the international condemnation of its missile

Over the weekend, the UN Security Council voted

unanimously to impose sanctions against the country for carrying out

Those tests have increased tensions in the region.

Rupert Wingfield Hayes has had rare access to a US military base

A relic of the Cold War, on the last Cold War frontier.

Just after dawn, I'm riding the chase car as a US

spy plane heads out on a classified mission.

The pilot will climb to 70,000 feet, and from there, peer

Our mission is to provide the capability for our

leadership to see what's going on before anybody else.

We're up there every single day to deter the North

Koreans from deciding one day they can get away with something.

From across the border tonight, fresh threats.

North Korean state TV warning the US it will pay 1000

times for its crime of imposing new economic sanctions on Pyongyang.

Meeting in Manila with China's Foreign Minister, the US Secretary

of State again called on Pyongyang to return to the negotiating table.

The best signal that North Korea could give us that they're prepared

to talk would be to stop these missile launches.

Here in South Korea at the 51st Fighter Wing, they

continue to hope for the best, whilst preparing for the worst.

Everybody we've spoken to here agrees that another conflict on

the Korean Peninsula would be an utter disaster for everybody.

That hundreds of thousands of people would die.

But they also say the best way of stopping it happening is

And that's why these guys practice and practice and

practice - so that Kim Jong-un knows that

if he tries to attack the

South, there will be an overwhelming and immediate response.

I hope that North Korea calculates correctly and

So obviously, everyone on this side, and I believe

Should deterrents fail, though, we have to

As these 8Ns roll down the runway for another

practice flight, they are just 48 miles from the North Korean border.

The same distance as London to Brighton.

In South Korea, the enemy is never far away.

Rupert Wingfield Hayes, BBC News, the Osan air base,

Jeremy Corbyn returned from holiday today to begin three weeks

of campaigning across the country - but on his first day back he's

been facing questions about events abroad.

When asked about violence in Venezuela, he said

he condemned it - but failed to specifically criticise

Nicolas Maduro has been accused of jailing opposition leaders,

rigging a recent election and presiding over months

of protests in which more than a hundred people have been

killed, many at the hands of the security forces.

Back from holiday and back on the campaign trail.

Jeremy Corbyn says he and his party were written off

He hopes this summer tour of Britain will build on the progress

made in the election, and he will focus once

It's no good congratulating firefighters, paramedics,

police officers, for running into a burning building

as they did at Grenfell Tower, and then denying them the proper

reward of decent wages and job security in the future.

Enough of this hypocrisy, pay them properly and fund

Mr Corbyn insiss he's the only leader offering

The next general election isn't due for almost five years

but Westminster has been a volatile place recently and Jeremy Corbyn

says he wants to be ready for the unexpected.

Labour's identified dozens of seats where they believe they can beat

And officials say Mr Corbyn is now in permanent campaign mode.

But it's events thousands of miles away in Venezuela that some want

A disputed vote has given President Maduro's ruling

Violent protests have left over 100 dead.

Would he now condemn President Maduro after voicing

What I condemn is the violence that has been done by any side,

Violence is not going to solve the issue.

The issues in Venezuela are partly structural because not enough has

been done to diversify the economy away from oil.

That has to be a priority for the future.

But critics say Mr Corbyn needs to go much further than that.

Well, I would hope he would first of all

condemn completely the dictatorial tendencies of the regime.

or 15 years ago as a role model has actually failed, let alone apply

The Labour leader is back where he feels comfortable,

Over the next few weeks though his aim is to win over those

who voted Conservative two months ago.

Police have named a one-year-old girl who died when a car hit a wall

Pearl Melody Black was killed yesterday when the unoccupied

Range Rover rolled down a hill and struck a wall.

In a statement her parents described her as "the brightest

of stars" and that her death had left "a massive hole"

Couples struggling to start a family face a postcode lottery when trying

to get IVF treatment on the NHS in England.

That's according to the charity Fertility Network UK -

it says that in several areas there's been a cut in the number

of IVF cycles offered or a reduction in the age at which women qualify

Is this about clinical judgment or driven by money? It seems to be

money, NHS clinical commissioning groups in England who pay for a

local health care say the NHS does not have unlimited resources and

they're making difficult decisions every day, balancing the needs of

the individual against those of the entire local population. We've known

about these restrictions to IDF for some time but the trend seems to

have accelerated and in England, of 209 of these groups, 129 will offer

just one cycle of IVF and five of them will not provide anything at

all. Even though the clinical regulator says there should be

pretty full cycles of IVF offered to women up

to the age of 40. Some groups now are restricting it to those below

the age of 35. Doctor said patients are being let down and left

devastated and vulnerable and having to pay for IVF themselves if they

can afford it. In contrast the NHS in Scotland offers three full cycles

of IVF and in Wales it is too and in Northern Ireland one. Thank you very

much. One of Scotland Yard's most senior

officers has defended the government's controversial

counter terrorism programme Commander Dean Haydon has accused

parts of the Muslim community of not He said criticism of Prevent

was based on ignorance. He was speaking to Nomia Iqbal,

from the BBC's Asian network. It's made some people question

whether the Goverment's key strategy to stop people from being

radicalised is working. The programme, called

Prevent, has been accused of being toxic

and stigmatising Muslims. But Scotland Yard's most

senior counterterrorism Some of the criticisms

coming from sections of the community that don't,

for a variety of different reasons, political or otherwise,

just don't want Prevent That's based on sometimes

ignorance, that they don't understand properly

how Prevent works... Prevent has been around

for nearly 15 years. Teachers, parents and faith

leaders refer people they are suspicious about to

a local Prevent team. Latest figures show

there were around 7,500 And of those, action

was taken on one in ten Those involved in the Prevent

programme say its work deals with a range of threats across society,

including far-right extremism. But some have criticised

it as an attack on Muslims, and are not

convinced by the way Critics say Prevent is not

transparent enough about what it I think we need

the community buying. We need to make sure that it's

focused on safeguarding. So everybody feels confident, right

from the beginning, that Prevent is not about spying, not about

undermining a particular community, but it is about safeguarding

vulnerable individuals and keeping But critics are calling

for an independent review of the And there is concern that until that

happens, Prevent will continue to generate mistrust

and fear among some communities. And you can hear the full interview

with Commander Dean Haydon, speaking to Nomia Iqbal on the BBC's

Asian Network. That's in The Big Debate,

Live at The Met Police. The Government's outlined plans

to give people more control over Jodie Whittaker gives her first

broadcast interview about being Coming up in Sportsday

on BBC News... With all of the latest reports,

results, interviews and features from the BBC sports centre.

Sickle cell disease is the most common and fastest growing genetic

The NHS says the condition, which can cause extreme pain

and life-threatening infections, affects 15,000 people in Britain,

mainly people of African-Caribbean and Mediterranean origin.

More than 300 babies are born each year with the condition.

Children living with sickle cell are several hundred times more

But experimental therapy could bring a glimmer of hope.

Colleen Harris went to meet two young people whose lives have been

Everyday things ten-year-old Matthew loves.

But with sickle cell disease, that fun can come with a world of pain.

I mostly have abdominal pain on my right or my left side.

It feels like a needle is inside your stomach.

So then you don't want to do anything, you just want to have,

you just want to rest and hope it goes away.

Come for your medication, sweetheart.

Around 300 children are born with sickle cell every year.

And a stroke is 250 times more common in a child

That's one of the worries for Matthew's mum, who's been

dealing with his illness since he was six months old.

He's very brave, he's a little fighter, like I always say.

You know, it's emotionally breaking him down.

In a healthy person, red blood cells are usually smooth and round.

But when you have sickle cell, some cells are abnormally shaped.

They're stiff and sticky, and can clump together.

That then blocks blood flow, restricting oxygen

20-year-old university student Daniel has survived five strokes

I couldn't push myself to do anything, even if I tried.

So I just sort of stayed in bed, and I think my mum found something

was strange and lifted up my hand, and it would completely drop down

The next thing I remember is just my brother carrying

So what hope is there for Daniel, Matthew, and thousands of others?

Doctors are hopeful that gene therapy will eventually

But it's still in the early stages of development, and there are talks

The exciting thing that's happened recently is that one child in France

has been successfully treated with gene therapy where the bone

marrow is taken from the child and then the bone marrow is repaired

But it's hopeful that having done it successfully once,

this will then expand quite quickly to be more widely available.

For Matthew, those are hopes to hold on to,

A British woman has been shot and wounded in Brazil

after accidentally driving into a poor neighbourhood

Eloise Dixon was travelling with her partner and their three

children in a popular coastal area near Rio de Janeiro.

Their car was attacked after they took a wrong turn,

She's reported to have responded well to surgery, and is said to be

A 20-year-old British model who says she was kidnapped and held

for nearly a week in Italy has returned to the UK.

Chloe Ayling says she feared for her life.

Italian police believe the model was attacked and drugged

before attempts were made to sell her in an online auction.

A Polish man who lives in the UK has been arrested.

Held captive inside this isolated Italian farmhouse.

The bizarre and elaborate kidnap allegation centres on how

20-year-old model Chloe Ayling, from south London, was duped

into leaving the UK for a photoshoot in Milan.

Once inside this fake studio, she is said to have been snatched

by three men and injected with the drug Ketamine.

Unconscious, she was bundled into this bag, placed in the boot

While Chloe Ayling was held captive in this house behind me,

the police statement says she was tied to furniture,

a chest of drawers, whilst the kidnappers tried

to sell her on the dark web, and then raise a ransom.

The hideout is surrounded by abandoned houses,

TRANSLATION: First of all I saw this English man, this English painter.

But before that, there was this Mercedes.

The Mercedes disappeared, but they kept the Volvo.

Italian authorities say Chloe Ayling was eventually released

by one of her captors, and driven to the British

Lukasz Herba, a Polish national living in the West Midlands,

has been arrested in connection with kidnap and extortion.

I've been through a terrifying experience.

I feared for my life second by second, minute

I am incredibly grateful to the Italian and UK authorities

for all they have done to secure my safe release.

Milan is a magnet for aspiring models, where the dangers

of unscrupulous agencies have long been clear.

But this rare case has shocked and baffled investigators here,

still trying to piece together exactly what happened.

It's Britain's busiest station, but almost half the platforms

at London Waterloo are now shut due to major upgrade works.

Network Rail says the closures are necessary to improve services.

Emma, it still looks busy behind you.

It is busy, George, but the trains have been replaced by noisy diggers

in this part of Waterloo. This is possibly the biggest and most

complex engineering that this train station has seen in a century. Ten

platforms are closed until August 29, the day after the bank holiday.

That is practically half the station. It is going to involve

around 1000 engineers and on-site workers doing shifts around the

clock. What they are basically doing, I don't know if you can see

it, is extending the platforms to allow longer trains. This will

eventually mean an extra 45,000 passengers will be able to go to and

from Waterloo during rush hour every day. That's the game. But the pain

is big disruption. But for months now, the real bosses have been

urging passengers to work from home, find alternative routes, even go on

holiday. They do seem to be heeding that. Because we have had no payoffs

today. One commuter said it was the best to meet the dive had. It was so

quiet on the trains today. -- the best commute the dive had. We will

have to see how things develop over the coming weeks. The big question

is, will they get all of this done on time? Emma, thank you.

Cricket now, and England have won the fourth and final Test

against South Africa at Old Trafford.

They won by 177 runs, and have now won the series 3-1.

Patrick Gearey reports from Old Trafford.

Day four, the morning after the downpour before.

Difficult for England to predict how long Old Trafford would stay dry.

But they knew one day like this that's clear could see them right.

COMMENTATOR: Well they just went into their shell...

Last orders for South Africa this series - score 380 to win.

Once it passed, before lunch, Dean Elgar was defenceless.

His opening partner could be his early dining partner.

Heino Kuhn also couldn't make the break.

But in Hashim Amla, South Africa have one of the few players

in world cricket capable of endurance batting.

It took technology to end England's frustration.

They called for it, believing Amla lbw.

If his bat had touched ball, he was safe.

Was that the moment South Africa knew they were done?

Stealing a series win that will make this winter's opponents,

England are not perfect, but this was looking

Patrick Gearey, BBC News, Manchester.

The new Doctor Who, Jodie Whittaker, says it's incredible and emotional

to be the first woman to play the Time Lord.

In her first broadcast interview since being announced in the role,

she praised the fans, who she says have been very

She said she missed much of the bus because she's not on social media.

-- much of the bars. She was speaking

to our Entertainment She was only unveiled as the leader

to three weeks ago. Response from most fans, overwhelmingly positive.

Many now dressing to impress as their new heroin, the 13th doctor,

and friends. LAUGHTER

Oh, it's amazing! Where's that? Is that at Comic-Con? That is

brilliant, she is the first woman to be cast in the role. The show well,

in an accomplished TV and stage performer, many also welcoming the

important symbols. I hope my gender is not a feel for thing for the

fans. Because in this world particularly, there aren't rules,

and that's a great thing, you know. So, hopefully, hopefully, everyone

is as excited as I am. Why the hell are you here? She managed to keep

our casting secret for weeks, a usual discipline for the role she

was filming at the time. A nurse employer is noting a doctor, in a

drama, Trust Me. Bhogle are you sure about this? Playing a fake doctor,

hiding that she had been cast as the doctor, shooting Trust Me proved the

perfect diversion. It was brilliant, actually. The distraction of how

full-on this was an Busquets to all for that was epic. It was a

complete, you know, I could not... Split my attention in any way. So I

wasn't at home tempted to kind of text anyone and tell anyone, because

I was on set all day. She won't take over from Peter Capaldi on Doctor

Who until the end of this final story at Christmas. So far she has

loved by support from fans. It's been hugely positive. That is a

wonderful way to start this massive journey. For the rest of your life

as well, it's one of the only role is you can't really say, you are

that character for ever. She has proved she can keep secrets in real

life. Over the next four weeks, millions will see how was she does

it on screen, before she swaps one Doctor role for another. These as

Before we go - twin panda cubs in Austria have been

celebrating their first birthday by attempting to

The pair, Fu Feng and Fu Ban, were given a selection

of gifts containing sweet potatoes and carrots.

Their mother tried to help the pair get into the boxes,

but one of the twins got distracted with a stick of bamboo.

not too many gifts from the weather, not even sweep the papers and

carrot! A bit of sunshine if you are on the right place at the right time

-- sweet potatoes. This picture captures it nicely from our weather

watcher in Leeds. We will see some spells of rain at times, generally

old weather will feel pretty cool. You can see on the satellite

picture, a mixture of sunshine and showers across Northern Ireland,

Scotland and northern England, heavy showers in southern parts of

Scotland. Further south we have had more proud and outbreaks of rain.

This will continue, this line of cloud and sporadic outbreaks of

rain, not moving fast through the night. The odd heavy burst up

towards Lincolnshire and East Anglia. Not a predict we cold night

in the south-east. But towards the north and the West, out in the

countryside, especially across Scotland, sunspots could get down to

one or 2 degrees. Yes, it is August! This weather chart does not look

like one you would want to see in August, either. A slow moving

weather front, this area of low pressure trying to roll its way in

through the near continent. What it means is that there will be a lot of

cloud with outbreaks of rain, heavy, thundery rain is working its way in

across parts of the south-east and east Anglia later in the day, that

could cause us but problems. In the north-west, Northern Ireland and

Scotland, again the best of the sunshine. There shouldn't be too

many showers. Temperatures are little disappointing, 16-20d. Fairly

poor conditions for the rush-hour across many parts of England and

Wales tomorrow evening. Into Wednesday, noticed the rain hasn't

moved very. During the day we squashed the wet weather into the

south-eastern corner. Some heavy bursts that could cause problems.

Not too bad in the north-west with spells of sunshine, 17-19d. Most of

us should be dry on Thursday, but on Friday, more rain spreading from the

West and blustery winds as well.