Cancer survival rates in the uk are on the up, but still lag behind other high Income Countries. A call for tighter regulation for gaming and for so called loot boxes where players pay real money for virtual goods not be sold to children. In sport, england have dropped batsman jason roy for the final test match against australia, but theyre only playing for pride with the ashes already gone. Also coming up why the currest spate of australia bushfires are expected to be hotter and more intense than ever before. Good morning, and welcome to the bbc news at 9. The government has insisted that steps have been taken to mitigate the effect of a no deal brexit. It follows the publication of operation yellowhammer, which outlines the worst Case Scenario of a no deal exit from the European Union. The document warns that there could be a decrease in the supply of certain types of food. Food and fuel prices could go up which would have a disproportionate affect on lower income families. There would be disruption to medicines and medical supplies lasting up to six months. Two day waits for lorries to cross the english channel. The document also says that refusing to put up a border on the island of ireland in a no deal scenario would be unsustainable. In response, labour say its more important than ever that parliament is recalled. Our Political Correspondent chris mason reports. Parliament forced the government to publish this document which, until now, was categorised as official, sensitive. Ministers insist its not a prediction but what they call a reasonable worst Case Scenario, a deliberately stretching context to ensure that we are prepared, and they insist we are now vastly better prepared. But make no mistake, this is stark stuff. Certain types of fresh food supply will decrease, it says, which will cut choice and put up prices. It also suggests there could be riots. Protests a nd cou nter protests will take place across the uk, it says. Lorries could have to wait more than two days to cross the channel. Passengers could be delayed on the eurostar at st pancras in london. Some businesses will go bust. Therell be a growth in the black market. Some providers of Adult Social Care could fail because it says the sector is already fragile and there could be an increase in staff and supply costs. It is extraordinary that these are consequences that could flow from the governments own policy. Normally when youre protecting against Something Like this, its natural disaster, the action of others you dont control. It is government policy if no agreement is reached with the eu to inflict a no deal brexit, and this is what the government says could happen. The document does, though, say demand for energy will be met, and therell be no disruption to electricity or gas supplies. The key thing now is the extent to which this shapes or changes Public Attitudes to the prospect of a no deal brexit. Chris mason, bbc news. With me now is our assistant political editor, norman smith. Norman, the dover calais crossing and the border on the island of ireland are two key areas of concern asa ireland are two key areas of concern as a result of the publication of these documents. To what extent will that put pressure on borisjohnson, on the government, to recall parliament . And also how much pressure does it put on Boris Johnson to avoid a no deal brexit . think it dramatically hardens up the opposition to no deal at westminster because already there is a clear majority of mps who do not want no deal and once they have seen this paper they will just be deal and once they have seen this paper they willjust be reinforced in their view that the British Government should consider in any circumstances and what arms impact to the paper is that it is relatively current government thinking. It is dated august to the second so it is not some paper from the dim and distant past. Its only last month, this government thinking, so therefore it cannot be dismissed as an episode in project fear. It was published during Boris Johnsons time as Prime Minister so it cannot be cast to one side as i remaina it cannot be cast to one side as i remain a plot. The government will say that its ok, but its a worst Case Scenario. Say that its ok, but its a worst Case Scenario. They dont say this is what will happen and if nothing was done, then yes, all of these possibilities could happen and they insist they can put in place a number of measures that will significantly mitigate many of the outcomes and that was the tone we got from the no deal minister michael gove when he emerged from his house this morning. The yellowhammer documents are a worst Case Scenario and they are there so the government can take steps to mitigate those consequences. Steps to mitigate those consequences. Over the course of the la st consequences. Over the course of the last six weeks this government has taken considerable steps to ensure that if there is no deal scenario that if there is no deal scenario that we can leave in the safest and smoothest possible way, but its important to stress that we are fighting hard for a deal on the Prime Minister has been making diplomatic progress this week and we are on our way diplomatic progress this week and we are on our way to getting a better deal. The implication from mr gove and other cabinet ministers is that after theresa may there has been a dramatic stepping up in no deal planning. Privately, some brexiteers by suggesting that mrs may took her foot off the gas with no deal planning as she had no interest in leaving without an agreement and we heard from the outgoing parliamentary secretary for exiting the European Union yesterday, he said that simply wasnt the case and that actually they had put in an awful lot of measures under theresa may, and i suppose the concern of many mps will be that even though you managed to mitigate and get round some of the difficulties, if even a proportion of the yellowhammer productions come to pass then they will be profoundly damaging and that was an argument put by amber rudd who resigned from the borisjohnson put by amber rudd who resigned from the Boris Johnson government put by amber rudd who resigned from the borisjohnson government in protest at the lack of preparations for no deal and forgetting some sort ofan for no deal and forgetting some sort of an agreement. There have been extensive preparations put in place and a lot of planning has been going around security, where police might need to be moved to, changes with freight, particularly with medicine and i know the department of health has been making extensive preparations to ensure we can, we hope, get all of our medicine. So those are very serious preparations taking place. I would just observe that those mitigations are constantly being put in place but they are never going to be entirely mitigating of all the issues. We have to still remember that no deal will be bad for our economy, bad for our security and for our union, but its about making it less bad. Its worth stressing the documents were forced out of the government, they were not voluntarily put in the Public Domain and only released after the mps passed a motion calling on the government to release them. I think that will play into the whole argument of whether Parliament Needs to be recalled, because many mps have been arguing overnight that so serious and significant are the consequences of no deal that they need a chance to debate those consequences in parliament and that is another reason, on top of yesterdays court case, why Boris Johnson should now recall parliament immediately. Norman, thank you for that. We saw the judges in parliament in scotland ruled that thejudgment was parliament in scotland ruled that the judgment was unlawful, but the legal challenge argues that the government Brexit Strategy will damage the Northern IrelandPeace Process. Belfasts high court is considering three joined cases against Boris Johnsons handling of the uks exit from the eu. The challenges contend that a no deal brexit next month would undermine agreements between the uk and irish governments struck during the Peace Process. Staying with brexit, the eu chief negotiator Michel Barnier will update the european parliaments president and political groups on the state of play in the Brexit Process. Our brussels correspondent, adam fleming sent this update from the european parliament. The eu chief negotiator, Michel Barnier, is going to be here and he will be briefing senior members of the european parliament, the leaders of the big groups of european political parties, about the latest in the Brexit Process and there is a process. The uks chief negotiator, david frost, was here in brussels yesterday talking about making changes to the brexit deal, particularly around the bit of the deal that deals with the irish border and they were talking about things like streamlined customs and how you would manage a situation where the rules for manufactured goodsin where the rules for manufactured goods in Northern Ireland, which would be in the uk, would be one thing and they will be different in ireland on the other side of the border which is still going to be the eu. The eu has lots of questions about the detail of those proposals and the feasibility of them and whether they will live up to the eus red lines and has concerns about protecting the Single Market and the irish Peace Process but there are also interested in whether there are also interested in whether the uk is serious about negotiating or whether this is a bit of a tactic intended for consumption back home in the uk and further down the line they wonder if theres any changes to the brexit they ever be palatable to the brexit they ever be palatable to the brexit they ever be palatable to the british parliament. And meps here have drawn up a new resolution about brexit which they will table and vote on when they have an official sitting in the french city official sitting in the french city of strasbourg next week. The number of people investigated for rape, and were subsequently convicted, has fallen to its lowest level since the compilation of records began more than a decade ago. There were 1,925 convictions in 2018 19, a 27 drop compared with more than 2,500 the year before. This was in spite of allegations of rape reaching a high of 58,000. Our home affairs correspondent, june kelly reports. Phone messages and social media have become a big part of rape enquiries. Complainants are being asked to hand over their phones as the Police Search for digital evidence stop a so a huge change in investigations, but theres also been a significant drop in rape prosecutions. New figures show that last year in rape investigations in england and wales, under 1,800 cases resulted in charges. The smallest number for more than a decade. Atjust over 1,900, convictions were also down to record low levels. Meanwhile, rape complaints recorded by the police went up to 58,000, an all time high. So, hard evidence that fewer suspects are being brought to court by the Crown Prosecution Service. Campaigners are accusing prosecutors of screening out the tougher cases. Theres a huge justice gap for complainants of rape, and what that also says is that if youre a rapist, you can continue your offending with impunity because the likelihood of you being held to account in the courts is minuscule. It is centres like this which help complainants when they first come forward. The Crown Prosecution Service denies a change of approach in dealing with rape cases. June kelly, bbc news. New figures show cancer survival rates in the uk are improving but still remain below those of other wealthy countries. A study in Lancet Oncology found rates were worse than australia, canada, denmark, ireland, new zealand and norway. Heres our health correspondent, Dominic Hughes for some years now, the uk has lagged behind other developed countries when it comes to treating cancer. The gap is closing, with definite signs of improvement. But the latest Research Shows there is no room for complacency. We dont have enough radiologists, endoscopist and pathologists that read the tests, so we have somewhat of a bottleneck in the nhs to get people through the system and this can make our gps somewhat more reluctant to refer at the earliest possible opportunity when there is this bottleneck in the system. The latest data looks at survival rates for seven of the most common cancers in seven high Income Countries with similar healthcare systems. The uk was at the foot of the league in five of the seven cancers, including pancreatic cancer, where less than 8 survived five years after diagnosis. In australia, the five year survival rate was close to 15 . The government points to significant increases in survival rates over the past 20 years. Faster diagnosis and swifter treatment are the key to better results. Cancer Charities Say to achieve that, more staff specialising in cancer care are needed right across the nhs. Dominic hughes, bbc news. With me now is sara hiom, who we just heard from in the vt, sara is the director of early diagnosis cancer intelligence from cancer research. First of the news that survival rates are up. Give us your take on why that is. Its great news with survival rates up on all the cancers we looked at and continuing to increase. Weve definitely seen improvements in consolidation of care, so specialised teams coming together in specialist hospitals and we are improving late diagnosis rates but we need to do better. Let me pick up on that point before we see why the uk lags behind some countries and perhaps they are connected, i dont know. What can individuals do to make sure there is a good outcome if they are concerned about something that something turns out be cancer . Individuals can really be aware of their bodies because if they spot signs or symptoms or anything that is unusual for them, we urge them to come forward to see their gp and have it checked out. The chances are it will not be cancer, but if it is it is better to have it checked out and diagnosed at an earlier stage. We also have screening programmes for three types of cancer, breast cancer, Cervical Cancer and bowel cancer, Cervical Cancer and bowel cancer, so do take up your screening information of this is right for you and that will pick up the disease earlier. On the evidence is that your chances of surviving improve all the time but why is the uk lagging behind some of the countries we mentioned in the introduction . We think one of the bottlenecks is the diagnostic capacity in the nhs and thats why we have been calling on the government to invest properly in a fully funded plan for the nhs so we need more radiologists to read scans, more endoscopist and more pathologists to read the test and this is acting as a bottleneck because we dont have enough gps as well to get the people into the system and get them diagnosed and through to the treatments we have. You are saying to me as we watch the bt that the nhs is really listening to what is needed and has some really good plans and ambitions but clearly the system needs more of the right kind of people, with the right training and more money, effectively. Yes, and for diagnostic kit, and its great to see the Long Term Plan and ambition that the nhs has to improve early diagnosis rates and improve survival, and with that investment, we stand every chance of being amongst the best the world. Thank you very much. Best in the world. The headlines on bbc news the government says its already taken measures to address possible hold ups at ports, disruption to supplies of fresh food and medicines, and the potentialfor an increase in public disorder in the event of a no deal brexit. The number of people investigated for rape, who go on to be convicted, falls to its lowest level since records were first compiled more than a decade ago. New figures reveal cancer survival rates in the uk remain below those of other high Income Countries. Sam curran and chris woakes come in for the final test at the oval as joe root plans for the future. Great britain won three more gold medals at the swimming World Championships in london. And there was a bad night for hibernian in the Womens Champions League as they were beaten 4 1 by salah via prague stop glasgow city wonderfirst salah via prague stop glasgow city wonder first leg, winning salah via prague stop glasgow city wonderfirst leg, winning 1 0 in moscow 11 0. Children should be banned from buying video game extras under measures unveiled by mps today. There are concerns so called loot boxes encourage gambling with some gamers spending up to £1,000 a year chasing mystery virtual items, as our Technology Correspondent rory cellanjones reports. Three quarters of 5 to 15 year olds play online games, and mps say the companies behind them depend profits for their profits on keeping those players glued to their screens. Theyre calling on firms to protect players from the harm caused by excessive time and money spent on games. For video games in particular, theres been a big switch so that a lot of games people play are free to play