cheering. 3000 violent crimes against women and girls every day in england and wales — police say it's a national emergency. deadly air strikes hit southern gaza — as the israeli prime minister travels to washington for high—level meetings. and andy murray confirms he's retiring from tennis after competing at the paris olympics. we start in the us — where the us vice president, kamala harris, has said she's proud to have secured the broad support needed to become the democratic party's nominee for president. she was speaking after surveys found she'd won pledges from enough party delegates. earlier, ms harris made herfirst pitch for the presidency. speaking to supporters at her campaign headquarters in delaware — who until sunday had been working there to re—electjoe biden —

she promised more gun control and protection for reproductive rights. the vice president insisted she could win the election — but said there was a lot of hard work to do. kamala harris also thanked president biden — who called into the event. it is my great honour to havejoe�*s endorsement in this race. cheering and applause. and it is my intention to go out and earn this nomination and to win. cheering and applause. in the speech, kamala harris also accused donald trump of wanting to take america backwards with extreme policies. and she likened him to the people she dealt with when she worked as a prosecutor at the start of her career. predators who abused women, fraudsters who ripped off consumers. cheaters who broke the rules for their own gain.

so hear me when i say, i know donald trump's type. cheering and applause. and in this campaign i will proudly — i will proudly — put my record against his. joe biden will return to the white house later today — after isolating with covid. as we mentioned, he called into the campaign event with kamala harris and spoke to campaign staff — here's a little of what he said. i know yesterday's news was surprising, and it's hard for you to hear, but it was the right thing to do. i know it's hard because you poured your heart and soul into me, saying, "help us win this thing, help me get this nomination, help me win the nomination. and then go on to win the presidency." but, you know, you're an amazing team, but we've got a great, great... i think we made the right decision. so how soon could kamala harris be confirmed as the democratic nominee for president?

the bbc�*s us partner cbs news estimates she has received the endorsement of a majority of democratic delegates — with those from at least 27 states backing her. seniorfigures in the party are also throwing their support behind harris — including the former speaker of the house, nancy pelosi, who says she has full confidence she'll lead the democrats to victory in november's election. the chair of the democratic national convention says the party will deliver an official presidential nominee by the 7th of august. but kamala harris could be confirmed as the nominee in a virtual roll call at the start of august — before the main convention. a short time after kamala harris made her campaign speech, the republican vice presidential nomineejd vance addressed supporters in ohio — and attacked the record of the current vice president. to the democrats who are watching, please find some way to make kamala vice president. i was promised a debate with kamala harris, and that's what i plan to get.

cheering and applause. now, history will rememberjoe biden as notjust a quitter, which he is, but one of the worst presidents of the united states of america. but, my friends, kamala harris is a million times worse, and everybody knows it. let's speak to a former us diplomat, pat haslach. thank you forjoining us today. it looks as though kamala harris is going to be confirmed. your reaction to that, having worked in us politics as a diplomat? i to that, having worked in us politics as a diplomat? i think this is the right _ politics as a diplomat? i think this is the right choice. _ politics as a diplomat? i think this is the right choice. i _ politics as a diplomat? i think this is the right choice. i am _ politics as a diplomat? i think this is the right choice. i am happy - politics as a diplomat? i think this | is the right choice. i am happy that president biden who has a marvellous record has decided that he is going to hand it over to kamala and i think she is the right person for

now and i am very pleased that the decision has been made and that she is close to getting the nomination. i think we have a lot of work to do and i think she is the right person to carry the mantle. h0??? and i think she is the right person to carry the mantle.— and i think she is the right person to carry the mantle. how quickly do ou think to carry the mantle. how quickly do you think this _ to carry the mantle. how quickly do you think this will _ to carry the mantle. how quickly do you think this will be _ to carry the mantle. how quickly do you think this will be officially - you think this will be officially confirmed? it you think this will be officially confirmed?— confirmed? it is a pretty complicated _ confirmed? it is a pretty complicated process. i. confirmed? it is a pretty - complicated process. i really can't specify on what i think will happen, certainly happened by the convention. but she was not selected in the primary so it could open up more at the convention. but if she gets all of the delegates or most of them and i think that she has already received those, i think she will be the candidate. what already received those, i think she will be the candidate. what polling evidence is there _ will be the candidate. what polling evidence is there in _ will be the candidate. what polling evidence is there in how _ will be the candidate. what polling evidence is there in how strong - will be the candidate. what polling| evidence is there in how strong she might perform amongst the relatively small number of voters in the view key swing states that will determine the outcome of what happens in november? i the outcome of what happens in november?— the outcome of what happens in november? ~ ,., ., , �* november? i think the polling hasn't et cro ed november? i think the polling hasn't yet crapped up _ november? i think the polling hasn't yet crapped up with _ november? i think the polling hasn't yet cropped up with the _ november? i think the polling hasn't yet cropped up with the fact - november? i think the polling hasn't yet cropped up with the fact that - yet cropped up with the fact that president biden has decided to not

run. i think most of the polling was done hypothetically and she still was a pretty strong contender. but i am not going to minimise the challenge that we face. she pulled out of the presidential _ challenge that we face. she pulled out of the presidential run - challenge that we face. she pulled out of the presidential run last - out of the presidential run last time after a campaign that wasn't seen as hugely strong. would it have been better to have a more open process where if she was going to come through at least it proved her worth? . . , ., ., come through at least it proved her worth? . ., ., ., worth? that was three and a half ears auo worth? that was three and a half years ago and — worth? that was three and a half years ago and she _ worth? that was three and a half years ago and she did _ worth? that was three and a half years ago and she did the - worth? that was three and a half years ago and she did the right l years ago and she did the right thing i think by pulling out of the race of the time. but now she has beenin race of the time. but now she has been in the white house sitting at a table with the president and been involved in all of the decisions that have been made and i think it is an impressive record and i think it is a different person now planche has grown into the job and i it is a different person now planche has grown into thejob and i think she is capable of being president.

the running mate obviously is key, often chosen on the basis of whether they can deliver on those key swing states. do you have a view on who it should be?— should be? there are three candidates _ should be? there are three candidates i _ should be? there are three candidates i know - should be? there are three candidates i know that - should be? there are three| candidates i know that have should be? there are three - candidates i know that have been mentioned from three key states, pennsylvania, west virginia and north carolina. i think the talk is that probably one of those governors, all three could possibly be selected as her running mate. as you know the electoral process is pretty complicated and there are another of swing states that the winner has to get. so we will wait and see but it would be a challenge. in terms of the criticism already being thrown at her from the republicans, in terms of how much she or others at the top of the democratic party have hid the extent ofjoe biden's health vulnerability, is direct concerned there, a

legitimate concern that criticism could be correct? i am not in the inside but _ could be correct? i am not in the inside but i _ could be correct? i am not in the inside but i think— could be correct? i am not in the inside but i think there _ could be correct? i am not in the inside but i think there are - could be correct? i am not in the inside but i think there are some questions and answers that are needed on why it took this long. but i am not on the inside so i can't really say forjudge president biden's health from this perspective. i think now we need to look at the health and competency of former president trump. he is 78 and he certainly doesn't act like he has got it all on the ball. it is he certainly doesn't act like he has got it all on the ball.— got it all on the ball. it is often said by those _ got it all on the ball. it is often said by those looking - got it all on the ball. it is often said by those looking at - got it all on the ball. it is ofteni said by those looking at polling data that the key people had to decide this election ultimately are white female voters in those view key swing states. it is relatively small number of people. if it is trump versus harris it sets up

potentially a very polarised debate. what do you think will be the key issues that could persuade those undecided voters either way? i think ou have undecided voters either way? i think you have hit — undecided voters either way? i think you have hit on an _ undecided voters either way? i think you have hit on an important - undecided voters either way? i think you have hit on an important part i undecided voters either way? i think you have hit on an important part of| you have hit on an important part of the electorate and i think most women would certainly i think support kamala, her position on abortion, many issues. i think issues like immigration, the economy, the security situation in the world, i think she is a very strong prosecutor. we have seen her in action when she was in the senate, she was on three important committees there, intelligence, homeland security, and justice. i think she is fully prepared for this. i think a lot of people want to go after her on immigration but we all have to remember it was for president trump who instructed the house of representatives not to cooperate in any way on immigration because he wanted it to be an issue

that he could take forward in the campaign. that he could take forward in the cam aiun. . that he could take forward in the cam-iain. ,, that he could take forward in the cam-aiun. ,, .,, .., campaign. she has come under criticism because _ campaign. she has come under criticism because it _ campaign. she has come under criticism because it was - campaign. she has come under. criticism because it was supposed campaign. she has come under- criticism because it was supposed to be her responsibility. thank you very much forjoining us. at least two million women and girls in england and wales are victims of violence every year, according to police chiefs. they say that 3000 of these crimes are recorded every day, but the figures don't show the true scale of the issue — as many victims are too frightened to come forward. 0ur senior uk correspondent sima kotecha reports. stalking, child sexual abuse, domestic violence, sexual violence — some of the key threats facing women and girls, according to an alarming report by the national police chiefs' council. it outlines the scale of violence, calling the problem a national emergency. it says more than a million violent crimes against women and girls were recorded over the last year in england and wales, accounting for 20% of all crimes recorded by the police.

that's a 37% increase from 2018 to 2023. some of that rise will be down to an increase in reporting and more awareness of these crimes. nobody in industry and in other sectors and across the public understand just the scale and impact of these crimes. so what we're putting out today is just the scale — one in 12 victims, one in 20 perpetrators, a significant growth in domestic abuse, in rape. and we're really pleased that women and girls are coming forward to report. but at the same time, we just need to set out from our policing judgment, just the scale of this epidemic. the npcc says it's creating a centralised hub which will support forces by providing specialist knowledge and training. the government says it welcomes the hub and aims to halve violence against women and girls over the next decade. it's likely those affected by these crimes willjudge whether enough is being done to make

sure others don't go through what they have. sima kotecha, bbc news. let's speak to former victims commissioner for england and wales vera baird. thank you forjoining us. what do you make of the report and what should this new labour government be doing? i should this new labour government be doinu ? ., �* ~' should this new labour government be doinu? j «a, , ., should this new labour government be doinu? .,, doing? i don't think anybody who is involved in violence _ doing? i don't think anybody who is involved in violence against - doing? i don't think anybody who is involved in violence against women j involved in violence against women and girls would be shocked by the figures but i agree with maggie by, who i think was the person you're talking to and who drives us through the very effectively. the public needs to know this. one hopes for more public involvement with interventions, if people show some symptoms and the ability to recognise them because friendly boys are close by is very important, so for a public perspective —— friendly

boys. i am glad this is being put out. what is shocking is the statement that is very clear that perpetrators of particularly sexual abuse are getting younger and please call into question whether we are taking that culture enough angry about online material, apparently one paragraph the police report says that a lot of young men think nonfatal strangulation with or without the girl's consent is an ordinary part of sex now. that is a shocking finding. it really does mean culture tackling at route. but this is a police report and it has to look at how the police are effective themselves with dealing domestic abuse and i am pleased it will be a national centre to try and get specialism into place but the response of the police to go out to these girls about domestic abuse are not specialists, they are ordinary police officers, absolutely imperative that they are taught to

understand what domestic abuse in particular is about, because presently they don't appear to recognise perpetrators properly and don't appear to understand that victims are likely to be quiet upset —— quite upset and shocked by what has happened to them. there is some appalling statistic that whether a counter allegation, a woman calls and, 92% men and women domestic abuse, a woman called the police, a counter allegation is made by the man which is very common controlling piece of behaviour and the woman is three times more likely to be arrested than the man, so the more expertise into the police the better, but we have already got the couege better, but we have already got the college of policing, which maggie blythe is the deputy and her guidance is excellent, but it is not really being read and it is not really being read and it is not really being read and it is not really being understood. there have been a series over the last decade

of reports from her majesty's inspectorate of the police to say that they don't deal with this well and not an enormous amount has changed. i believe they are much better at tackling rape now because there is a specific scheme actually triggered by a chief constable enabling somerset which is spreading slowly but means that rape is being done a little bit better. but so far as domestic abuse and all the rest of it is concerned, i don't think the police are driven hard enough to get it right. there have been a lot of reports from the inspectorate. those reports should be taken seriously. the guidance coming out from the college of policing should be made actually pretty well compulsory to be taken up by every force. ., . ., , _, , compulsory to be taken up by every force. ., . ., , , ., force. how much of this comes down to fundin: force. how much of this comes down to funding the _ force. how much of this comes down to funding the police _ force. how much of this comes down to funding the police overall- force. how much of this comes down to funding the police overall and - to funding the police overall and the culture problem is that we have

seen within police forces including the met for example, and how much of this is about commitment from government? here some has come in saying that this issue is a key concern for keir starmer has been saying this. there have been the availability of public finance problem. in terms of specific actual progress on this what is the immediate priority right now that will make a difference?- immediate priority right now that will make a difference? forgive me for 'ust will make a difference? forgive me forjust finishing _ will make a difference? forgive me forjust finishing the _ will make a difference? forgive me forjust finishing the sentence - will make a difference? forgive me forjust finishing the sentence and l forjust finishing the sentence and then moving on appropriately, there have been a lot of reports about how domestic abuse is not done well by the police. i don't think that funding is a key issue because other aspects of police are well funded. there is definitely an overall deficit and they do need more funding but that is not the key. it is culture in the police. i do think the college of policing guidance has to be made compulsory and the inspectorate is inspect on it and if it is not being applied in the pores

i think it has to be a very serious matterfor i think it has to be a very serious matter for the i think it has to be a very serious matterfor the command i think it has to be a very serious matter for the command structure. no other way will we drive this change of culture through policing, but by the tree putting statutory duties on people to take it seriously. very confident that the new labour government would tackle this. they have already announced two excellent things. one is to have a domestic abuse specialist in a police call centre from a women's aid refuge type charity. so that every time there is a call on the police, when they attend they can say, speak to my colleague who was not a police officer, they are a specialist, and that puts a lay person who fully understands it in right at the point of crisis and then there can be progress really made. somebody who has a domestic abuse or rape complaint need someone underside to make sure that the police to get it right and that is going to be a very key development and i have a lot of

confidence that things will improve. thank you very much. let's return to our top story. the us vice president, kamala harris, has said she's proud to have secured the broad support needed to become the democratic party's nominee for president. she was speaking after surveys found she'd won pledges from enough party delegates. let's speak to jarrod hill from cbs news in new york. just explain for us now exactly how certain it is that kamala harris will one for president and how it had been co—created? you will one for president and how it had been co-created?_ will one for president and how it had been co-created? you are talking about this with _ had been co-created? you are talking about this with the _ had been co-created? you are talking about this with the delegates, - had been co-created? you are talking about this with the delegates, she - about this with the delegates, she would need 1976 delegates to win the nomination with the democratic party. as of now she has the support of over 2000. this vote is not a done deal because at this point we are talking about support, no one has cast a vote yet, none of the delegates have. they still can't

vote bo i reckon that if they choose at the convention either in august or if they hold a virtual boat ahead of the convention to make sure the eventual nominee has tighter printed on some of these state ballots, which i have are quickly approaching deadline. it is looking likely but not a done deal. irate deadline. it is looking likely but not a done deal.— deadline. it is looking likely but not a done deal. ~ . , not a done deal. we have seen some ofthe not a done deal. we have seen some of the biggest _ not a done deal. we have seen some of the biggest hitters _ not a done deal. we have seen some of the biggest hitters in _ not a done deal. we have seen some of the biggest hitters in the - of the biggest hitters in the democratic party from the clintons are now two nancy pelosi yesterday, and most of her potential challengers come into support kamala harris. how surprising is it that the 0bamas happened yet endorser? i don't think it is unsurprising at this point. in large part because there are two things happening with some of the support were people who have not given their full support for vice president kamala harris yet and it is first wanting to allow for the moment for both prisonerjoe biden and vice president harris to be able to have their moment and not be able to have their moment and not be overshadowed by some of these bigger names, and then also not wanting to appear as though there is

a coronation here. there are some calls from the likes ofjoe manchin, one—time democratic now independent sector saying they want to see a process, they want to see some sort of contest, so that people have the ability to vote on who they desire to be the nominee and notjust have vice president harris named as the democratic nominee of the party. took us through the timescale because the chicago convention is very soon, august, is going to be a tv debate in the autumn ahead of this massive run—up to november? this massive run-up to november? the tv this massive run—up to november? iie: tv debate in this massive run—up to november? ii2 tv debate in november, this massive run—up to november? i"i2 tv debate in november, the this massive run—up to november? ii2 tv debate in november, the tv debate coming up is a big question. we know prison biden and former president trump were scheduled to debate on abc sometime in september, at this point we are not certain that will happen because the trap camp have said they would like to see debate happen on fox news instead. that is

“p happen on fox news instead. that is up in the air. when it comes to some of the other timeline issues tomorrow we know the dnc is going to decide how the nomination process will go and august 19 is the democratic convention which is where the party would formally name their nominee. today vice president harris will be on the campaign trail, really for the first time as a presidential nominee, starting to get herfeet as presidential nominee, starting to get her feet as she tries to win the election in less than four months. thank you. let's get some of the day's other news now. a curfew remains in place in bangladesh — following violent clashes, triggered by calls for reforms to the way government jobs are given out. more than 170 people are reported to have been killed — and more than 2500 arrests have been made. the government is today expected to formally accept a court ruling which greatly reduces the quota of jobs reserved for veterans of the 1971 war of independence — a scheme which also covers theirfamilies. researchers have found that

chimpanzees in the wild take it in turns to speak, much like humans do. the study, carried out by a team from the university of st andrews in scotland, looked at the chimps' hand gestures — and concluded that they often had rapid back—and—forth exchanges. israeli strikes in southern gaza have killed at least 70 people with more than 200 injured, according to the hamas—run health ministry. israel says the area, around khan younis — including a location previously designated as a humanitarian zone, which has been used by internally displaced people — was being used as a base for attacks by militants. the israeli military had issued orders to civilians to evacuate ahead of what it said would be a "forceful operation". separately, a planned meeting between israel's prime minister, benjamin netanyahu and us presidentjoe biden — which was due to take place later today — has been delayed until thursday. also, china says 14 palestinian factions have agreed to set up an interim administration

for gaza after the war ends. let's speak to our correspondent injerusalem — barbara plett usher. in terms of the latest in what is going on in the ground in gaza bring us up—to—date with the last few hours. us up-to-date with the last few hours. ., , , us up-to-date with the last few hours. . , , . us up-to-date with the last few hours. ., , ., ., ,, hours. there has been a mass displacement _ hours. there has been a mass displacement in _ hours. there has been a mass displacement in the _ hours. there has been a mass displacement in the last - hours. there has been a mass displacement in the last 24 i hours. there has been a mass - displacement in the last 24 hours. displacement in the last 2a hours. 150,000 people according to a un official at least have led this area where the israeli army has resumed operations. the israelis had carried out a massive sweeping operation in the city of khan younis earlier in the city of khan younis earlier in the year against hamas and then they left. now they are saying hamas is regrouping in part of the city and is attacking them in the eastern district and so it is moving back in and it issued this evacuation order, telling people they are to leave right away. the people there, many of them had been decipher many operations and they started to flee and panic almost right away but not fast enough, because according to

the health ministry 70 people were killed and 200 injured. these displaced people now are looking for new places to go, part of this area had been designated as humanitarian some as you mentioned. they are going to another area that has also been designated but that is very crowded, not much room to put up shelter or services and also frankly not safe and un officials said the front line keep suffocating them, it just keeps moving and closing in on them. ~ ., , just keeps moving and closing in on them. ~ . , ~ ., just keeps moving and closing in on them. ~ . ., , them. what is known about the visit of mr netanyahu _ them. what is known about the visit of mr netanyahu to _ them. what is known about the visit of mr netanyahu to the _ them. what is known about the visit of mr netanyahu to the us, - them. what is known about the visit of mr netanyahu to the us, what. them. what is known about the visit of mr netanyahu to the us, what is| of mr netanyahu to the us, what is the purpose and he will he now meet the purpose and he will he now meet the in politics there? he the purpose and he will he now meet the in politics there?— the in politics there? he was invited to — the in politics there? he was invited to speak _ the in politics there? he was invited to speak to _ the in politics there? he was invited to speak to a - the in politics there? he was invited to speak to a joint . the in politics there? he was - invited to speak to a joint session of congress and that invitation was initially put forward by the republican speaker, so he has gone there to do that. the politics have shifted in the meantime, so he will be of course meeting president biden

but he will also meet kamala harris, the presumptive nominee at this point. he has asked, we are told and we understand, to meet with the former president donald trump as well. he is going to be hedging his bets i suppose or laying the groundwork for debris might come but his message is going to be the same i think as it has been. he is very much under pressure to agree to a ceasefire in gaza booked by the family of hostages and by the biden administration and some of the democratic party. he keeps saying the military pressure is working, hamas is losing its spirit, he has just said conditions are ripening for a deal but we are not there yet. many thanks. this is bbc news. not a huge amount of sunshine on monday. the greater sense of the next couple of days. tuesday and wednesday looking more sunny. a few isolated showers. some of the dampness conditions will be around first thing on tuesday. through the

night into tuesday morning this is the weather system which will be bringing outbreaks of rain and drizzle across england and wales. it means a lot of cloud and a very warm and humid start to the day. produce around 14—17 per some across the south but it is here where the cloud is the case, some rain and drizzle but the odd heavy burst but clearing away quicker than on monday. sunshine further north and west, a bit more widely through the day. if you are showers possible. a bit of a breeze down eastern coast but rounds of the because he will see some of the sunnis conditions during afternoon especially to the north and west. temperatures 19—24. average for this stage in the year. tuesday evening and overnight we start with some clear skies, variable cloud pushing in from the west. stopping it from getting too chilly but overall a pressure night to take us into wednesday compared with what we see into tuesday morning. wednesday there will be a bit more cloud around and that will thin and bright with some sunny spells for many. cloud sending to be

take stores west especially through the day. some showery bursts of rain, a little bit of drizzle in places, isolated light showers further east. many again a dry day on wednesday. a bit more humid once more. that humanity will last into wednesday night but by thursday weather systems are starting to put away in of the atlantic, a lot more cloud generally speaking. lots of cloud generally speaking. lots of cloud to begin with. 0utbreaks cloud generally speaking. lots of cloud to begin with. outbreaks of rain around. the heaviest could be across southern counties through the day, spreading eastwards full stop some of the bridges conditions across the north—east of scotland and then later into the west of ireland. temperatures down on what we have seen two recent days. thursday night and into cloud eight that rain gradually clears, lingering longer stores are south—east and the channel islands, could be their first thing friday morning, it will shift out of the way. good long sites was for many on friday. the scattering of showers. showers most likely across the north and west of the country and temperatures very pleasant in the sunshine. 0ne

temperatures very pleasant in the sunshine. one or two showers around on saturday but overall through the weekend it is turning drier and more foremost.

what is going on, that's the question we are asking this morning. this is because online influencers like andrew tate, we are being told are radicalising boys into extreme misogyny in a way that is quite terrifying, police are warning this morning. a senior police officer has warned young men and boys can be radicalise the same way terrorists draw in followers. she was speaking at the national police chiefs' council, publishing a report into violence against women and girls that it violence against women and girls thatitis violence against women and girls that it is calling a national emergency. we are hearing from experts, we are hearing from men who work with boys, whether that's at school, clubs, and parents as well, how are you talking to boys in your life about this? and men, how are you having those conversations with friends in your life as well? men and misogyny, what's going on? call us and text us. a quick word from

sharon andjill. us and text us. a quick word from sharon and jill. we were talking