and justin bieber apologises to his fans after cancelling the rest of his world tour because of unforeseen circumstances . welcome to bbc news. house builders may be banned from selling new houses in england as leasehold under new government proposals. a public consultation has begun on the issue, after it emerged some housing developers have been selling leaseholds onto investment firms, leading to extra costs or rising charges for homeowners. under the proposals, leaseholds on new build houses would be outlawed, while ground rents dramatically reduced. the communities secretary sajid javid said that there were 1.2 million cases of houses on leasehold, and the situation of escalating costs was one example of a broken housing market . jonty bloom reports. newly built houses in the uk used to be almost totally freehold you buy the property and the land it s built on but increasingly house builders have been selling them leasehold, meaning you don t own the land and have
to his fans after cancelling the rest of his world tour because of unforeseen circumstances . good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. charlie gard s mother has returned to the high court for a new hearing a day after abandoning legal action over treatment for her terminally ill baby. yates here this afternoon. she ” here this afternoon. she ‘i‘ : ” arrived here this afternoon. she has been asking for charlie to be able to be brought home so that he could die at home. we know that back in june, the family said that they would like to put into bed in own bed at home and for him to have a bath at home. they said they want to have a few days with him at home. now, this is one of the issue. there are two issues. whether he can go home and how long you can survive without being in hospital. we have been hearing from oils for the pa rents been hearing from oils for the parents saying that they want some tranquillity with him at all. and they told him every day that t
france force hundreds of homes to be evacuated as firefighters battle the blaze. escaping it all. theresa may and her husband philip are in italy on the first leg of a three week break. its five o clock. our top story. charlie gard s mother has returned to the high court for a new hearing a day after abandoning legal action over treatment for her terminally ill baby. lawyers told a judge that connie yates and charlie s father, chris gard, want to put the bruising dust of the legal fight behind them and have their final hours with charlie at home. thejudge said he needs more information on the plan to take him home. doctors say it is not practical to switch c s life support machine of away from great ormond street hospital or a hospice. our correspondent lisa hampele is at the high court. thejudge showing a the judge showing a degree of frustration at the breakdown and trust between the doctors and charlie gard s parents, even now continuing. you can feel the tension in cour
new restrictions could be on the way to stop pens being shone at planes and helicopters. and tonight could be the best night for years to watch a meteor shower. and philip has the weather. very good morning to you. not too much to gripe about this particular weekend. a lot of dry weather around, one or two showers in the mix to keep it interesting. more details injust a mix to keep it interesting. more details in just a few minutes. good morning. first, our main story: president trump has issued a fresh warning to north korea, saying it will regret it fast if it continues to make threats against america and its allies. the president also called for tougher sanctions against pyongyang, but he said he would love a peaceful resolution. our washington correspondent laura bicker reports. president trump is leaving the north korean leader in no doubt. if he poses a threat to the us, there will be consequences. if anything happens to guam, there s going to be big, big trouble in nor
new restrictions could be on the way to stop pens being shone at planes and helicopters. and tonight could be the best night for years to watch a meteor shower. and philip has the weather. hello, a very good morning to you. not too much to gripe about this particular weekend. a lot of dry weather around, one or two showers in the mix to keep it interesting. more details in just a few minutes. good morning. first, our main story: president trump has issued a fresh warning to north korea, saying it will regret it fast if it continues to make threats against america and its allies. the president also called for tougher sanctions against pyongyang, but he said he would love a peaceful resolution. the chinese leader, xijinping, has phoned mr trump and urged him to avoid words and deeds that could exacerbate the already tense situation on the korean peninsula. our washington correspondent laura bicker reports. president trump is leaving the north korean leader in no doubt. if he po