�* kind. it comes as another contestant, who was injured in rehearsals, says the show failed in its duty of care. if someone gets an injury like mine, that will affect them for the rest of their life. you know, i'll never get over this knee injury. i have to deal with it. i don't want to be woe is me, but that's just a fact. also on the programme this lunchtime... kamala harris now has the support of enough democratic party delegates to be their candidate for the white house. we have doors to knock on, we have people to talk to, we have phone calls to make, and we have an election to win. cheering. police chiefs say violence against women and girls has reached epidemic levels and is now a national emergency. and going for a golden goodbye — andy murray confirms that he'll retire after this summer's paris olympics. and coming up on bbc news, the president of the international

olympic committee speaks exclusively to the bbc about a plan to make paris 2024 the greenest games in olympic history. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. in the last few minutes, the bbc�*s director general has apologised to strictly come dancing contestants who've had negative experiences on the show. tim davie said the bbc needs to "listen and learn" and will not tolerate "unacceptable behaviour". it comes after a series of complaints by former contestants. today another one — the paralympian, will bayley, who was injured in rehearsals — has complained about the way he was treated. here's our media correspondent david sillito. paralympian will pa ralympian will bayley

paralympian will bayley and dance partnerjanette manrara, in partner janette manrara, in rehearsal for strictly partnerjanette manrara, in rehearsal for strictly in 2019. will had to leave the show after sustaining an injury that he says has permanently affected him. the show he feels should have done more to take his disability into consideration and he feels he is only now being listened to because others have come forward with concerns about how they were treated. �* , ., treated. i've written letters and said things _ treated. i've written letters and said things before _ treated. i've written letters and said things before about - treated. i've written letters and said things before about things| treated. i've written letters and - said things before about things that can be improved. it's only because this stuff is coming out now that my voice is actually getting listened to. i think what i'm saying is, it's fair enough. if it helps one person from getting a severe injury like mine, that is definitely, definitely amazing. because i went through a really tough time mentally for about a year afterwards. i couldn't hardly walk because of the disability and it is so hard to come back from that injury. it is so hard to come back from that in'u . �* , ., , ., it is so hard to come back from that in'u. �*, ., , ., injury. he's not the first to raise concerns- _ injury. he's not the first to raise concerns. amanda _ injury. he's not the first to raise concerns. amanda abbington i injury. he's not the first to raise l concerns. amanda abbington has talked of abusive, cruel and mean behaviour, something her dance partner, giovanni pernice, has

strongly denied. speaking today at the launch of the corporation's annual report, the bbc director—general tim davie said he was sorry and disappointed by what was sorry and disappointed by what was being alleged and said... alongside the fun and entertainment there will be a journey of competitiveness, hard work and i will to do well. that's part of what makes this show. but there are limits on the line should never be crossed. we will never tolerate unacceptable behaviour of any kind. however, he says strictly will go ahead this autumn with new safeguards such as welfare chaperones in rehearsals. the annual report also revealed the list of top paid stars. gary lineker remains number one. huw edwards, who was off airfor most of number one. huw edwards, who was off air for most of the period after allegations of his private life saw his pay actually increase before he left the bbc. meanwhile, the corporation's income fell slightly with a drop of around 2% of households no longer paying the licence fee.

david joins us now. strictly has been in the headlines for all the wrong reasons for the last few weeks. what else did director—general have to say about it? director-general have to say about it? , ., ., , ., , it? yes, weeks of headlines and this is the first time _ it? yes, weeks of headlines and this is the first time the _ is the first time the director—general has spoken about it. concerned, apologetic, he said he was very sorry but above all he said disappointed about what he had learnt about strictly. the question of course is, he said he wants people to come forward if they too have concerns and he wants to know as much as possible about what has been happening behind—the—scenes. but of course, will raised his concerns a while ago says he is only listened to now because others have come forward. the question for people who love strictly now, this is strictly come dancing, the bbc�*s realflagship is strictly come dancing, the bbc�*s real flagship entertainment programme, it will go ahead in autumn, that has been confirmed by the bbc director—general, and he

said because he has brought these new safeguards into place, protocols which he said would protect both contestants and professional dancers. figs contestants and professional dancers. �* , contestants and professional dancers. ~ , ., contestants and professional dancers. a ., , contestants and professional dancers. ~ , ., , ., dancers. as you mention, it comes on the da of dancers. as you mention, it comes on the day of the — dancers. as you mention, it comes on the day of the annual— dancers. as you mention, it comes on the day of the annual bbc— dancers. as you mention, it comes on the day of the annual bbc report. - the day of the annual bbc report. what other headlines are in that today? at what other headlines are in that toda ? �* ., ., what other headlines are in that toda? ., ., , what other headlines are in that toda 7�* ., ., , ., today? a lot of people will go strai . ht today? a lot of people will go straight to — today? a lot of people will go straight to the _ today? a lot of people will go straight to the list _ today? a lot of people will go straight to the list of - today? a lot of people will go straight to the list of top - today? a lot of people will go straight to the list of top paid j straight to the list of top paid stars, not much change this year from last year. gary lineker at the top. some people may raise a question about huw edwards, who has been off airfor question about huw edwards, who has been off air for most of the year after allegations about his private life, actually saw his pay increase while he was off air by about £40,000. he while he was off air by about £110,000. he has of course now left the bbc. on a wider issue, that small drop in the income of the bbc even though the licence fee was the same as it was the year before, a concern for the corporation. if you look at how many people were paying the licence fee in 2019 compared with how many now, it's a drop of around 2 million, so some bigger question is therefore the

corporation.— question is therefore the corporation. question is therefore the cororation. ,, ., ., ~ corporation. david sillito, thank ou. kamala harris has now secured enough support to be the democratic party's candidate for president in november's race for the white house. surveys show she has the backing of more than 2,000 party delegates, easily enough to clinch the nomination. kamala harris says she's proud to have such broad support. here's our north america correspondent david willis. 2a hours into her new role and kamala harris was already on the verge of becoming the first black and asian woman to win the presidential nomination of a major party. her first event as presidential candidate, a visit to campaign headquarters. and, from the former california prosecutor, a taste of how she intends to set about attacking donald trump. 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. we have doors to knock on, we have people to talk to, we have phone calls to make and we have an election to win. cheering. she was joined remotely by the man whose departure from the race thrust her into the spotlight. joe, i know you are still on the call. we have been talking every day. you probably, you guys heard it from doug's voice — we lovejoe and jill, we really do. they truly are like family to us. biden: it's mutual. i knew you would still be here, you're not going anywhere, joe. i am watching you, kid, i love you. i love you, joe. cheering and applause. within hours, it was reported kamala harris had secured the support of sufficient party delegates to ensure her nomination

ahead of the democratic convention, set to get under way on the 19th of august. other candidates could in theory still emerge, triggering a contest over the presidential candidate, but that now seems increasingly unlikely. assuming she is confirmed as the party's nominee, kamala harris will face donald trump on the 5th of november. a second generation immigrant, kamala harris is the daughter of a jamaican father and an indian mother, who moved to america in search of a better life. prominent party figures such as bill clinton and the former house speaker nancy pelosi are among those supporting her bid for the party's presidential nomination. having relied on ridiculing joe biden over his age, her candidacy is prompting a reset for the donald trump campaign. his new running mate has settled on accusing her of covering up concerns about the president's health. this is not ok, ladies and gentlemen.

you cannot, for three and a half years, take a guy who clearly didn't have the mental capacity to do thejob. kamala harris lied about it, my cynic democratic colleagues lied about it, the media lied about it, every single person who saw joe biden knew that he wasn't capable of doing the job. and for three years they said nothing until he became political dead weight. that is not a way to run a country, that is not a way to run a political party. that is an insult to voters. kamala harris is not yet her party's candidate but events are moving at breakneck speed. the prospect of her nomination has energised the democrats' campaign and they are hoping it will bring more of her will bring more of their supporters to the polls. david willis, bbc news, washington. our north america correspondent nomia iqbal is outside the white house for us. her democrat rivals have stepped

aside and it looks like a coronation pretty much four kamala harris. find pretty much four kamala harris. and what an pretty much four kamala harris. jifuc what an extraordinary whirlwind pretty much four kamala harris. fific what an extraordinary whirlwind it has been for her. just before the weekend she was preparing to potentially debate donald trump's vice president, and then came the stunning news on sunday thatjoe biden was dropping out of the race and the handoff from him to her has lasted less then two days. all the people that could potentially have taken her run, the big names out there, have endorsed her. the harris campaign has also had a huge money boost as well, saying that in the first 2a hours of president biden endorsing her they have raised more than $100 million and that a lot of that has come from donors, 62% of first—time donors. the harris campaign also says nearly 60,000 people have volunteered for the campaign, and that'sjust people have volunteered for the campaign, and that's just for starters. the democratic base have been hugely energised, re—energised, and i think that gives you a sense

ofjust how much concern there was amongst party members and voters over where the campaign was going under president biden. there were huge concerns as we know over his age, fragility and health. the hard work begins now, with more than 100 days before the election. kamala harris has to reshape the campaign, pick a running mate, harris has to reshape the campaign, picka running mate, get harris has to reshape the campaign, pick a running mate, get out there on the public stage and show americans why she has what it takes to beat donald trump, a man who is a convicted felon, and despite all of that, despite his legal controversies, his general controversies, his general controversies, the polls favour him at the moment to win the white house. ., . ,. at the moment to win the white house. ., ., ., ~ i. later in the programme we'll take a more detailed look at the life and career of kamala harris, as she launches her campaign as the democrat frontrunner. and for more analysis on the very latest from the states, latest from the states, listen to our podcast, americast. it's available on bbc sounds

or wherever you get your podcasts. police chiefs are warning that violence against women and girls is now a national emergency, with at least 2 million victims every year in england and wales. a report for the national police chiefs' council says offences such as domestic violence, sexual assault and stalking, affect one in 12 women, with both victims and perpetrators getting younger. our senior uk correspondent sima kotecha reports. the deaths of sarah everard, zara aleena and many other women are often referenced when talking about the safety of women and girls. just this month, carol, hannah and louise hunt were killed following a crossbow attack. stalking, sexual violence and domestic violence are just some of the key threats facing women and girls, according to an alarming report by the national police chiefs' council. officers warn that influences like andrew tate are radicalising boys into extreme misogyny.

farah naz is the aunt of zara aleena, who was murdered while walking home in 2022. misogyny is not something that's looked down upon, but respected. it's an exceptionally dangerous cultural trend for women and girls, but also for boys, because we're failing them if we don't do something here. the police chiefs' report says more than a million violent crimes against women were recorded over the last year, accounting for 20% of all crimes recorded by the police. it says there was 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. through this report police chiefs are trying to show that they're tackling the issue and taking it very seriously. it's also an attempt to reassure victims that their stories will be heard, and that their perpetrators will be brought tojustice. 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.

the radical islamist preacher anjem choudary has been found guilty of directing a banned terrorist organisation, and encouraging support for it through online meetings. he was convicted after a trial at woolwich crown. our home and legal correspondent dominic casciani has the latest. ben, the name anjem choudary, a very, very familiarface ben, the name anjem choudary, a very, very familiar face to people of a certain generation, i am talking people of my kind of age. but for younger people they may have no idea who he is but the 25 years awem no idea who he is but the 25 years anjem choudary�*s supporters have been at the heart of terrorist recruitment for jihadist been at the heart of terrorist recruitment forjihadist ideology. when lastjuly police smashed down his door to arrest him in quite extraordinary scenes in east london they had to be pretty sure they finally had evidence to land him. that was evidence that he was trying to recruit online transatlantic in

the united states through secret meetings. let's hear now from the head of counterterrorism at scotland yard. so, anjem choudary has a long history of radicalising individuals here in the uk, and now we know overseas. so this verdict is really significant for public safety. it means that an individual who's had such a significant impact on vulnerable, younger people, in radicalising them towards terrorism, is now in custody. now anjem choudary�*s a key offence here was directing a group that was already banned. he wasn't a bomb maker but he is someone whose words were used to encourage people to carry out violence either above or abroad, laying down their lives in syria and iraq and other places or committing murder on the streets of the uk. this is really important win for counterterrorism officials here in the uk. they fought for years to get this man down. and when he comes back to court in about a week's time he faces a potential life sentence.

but after that the question is if he is in jail who could follow him and where does the threat go from there? the time is 1:17. our top story this afternoon... the bbc director—general has apologised over claims of abusive behaviour on the flagship show strictly come dancing. and andy murray confirmed that he will retire after this summer's paris olympics. coming up on bbc news, the hundred is back. we look ahead to the fourth edition of the cricket tournament with the best players in england againjoined by a host of overseas talent. andy murray has confirmed he will retire from tennis after this summer's olympics in paris. at the age of 37, it will be his fifth games and he's due to play in both the singles and doubles.

he says he's proud to compete for team gb one final time. jo currie has the details. knowing when to stop is a skill in itself. when sir andy murray said his goodbyes to wimbledon earlier this month, many feared that would be it. i would love to keep playing, but i can't. you know, physically it's just too tough. but with the olympics on the horizon, he vowed to push on to paris. confirmation this morning though that the games really will be his final tournament. in a social media post he said he was extremely proud to get to play one final time. murray will forever be the british man who won wimbledon, and then won it again. those are the headlines of his career, but they are just part of the story. as a young player, with titles proving elusive, murray first tasted success at the london olympics. that gold medal would ignite his career. just a few weeks later he won the us open.

finally, a grand slam winner. he arrived at wimbledon the following year to fevered expectation. facing novak djokovic in the final, could he end britain's 77 year wait for a men's champion? well this, unforgettably, was the answer. the waiting is over! you know, how much everyone else wanted to see a british winner at wimbledon, so, i hope you guys enjoyed it, i tried my best. over the next three years murray continued to marvel. in 2016, his second wimbledon title, his second olympic gold. ending the year as world number one during the toughest era of men's tennis, the accolades flowed. the incomparable andy murray! but whilst his career flourished, his body faltered. a hip injury took its toll. despite battling back, he was never quite the same. the olympic games may not be the 37—year—old's perfect ending, but in true murray style, you can guarantee he will leave everything out on the court. jo currie, bbc news.

our sports news correspondent laura scott is in paris. laura, the end of an era but we were expecting this announcement from andy murray. it is not really a surprise, is it?— andy murray. it is not really a surprise, is it? andy murray. it is not really a surrise, is it? ~ , �* surprise, is it? absolutely, ben. it is confirmation _ surprise, is it? absolutely, ben. it is confirmation of— surprise, is it? absolutely, ben. it is confirmation of what _ surprise, is it? absolutely, ben. it is confirmation of what we - surprise, is it? absolutely, ben. it is confirmation of what we were i is confirmation of what we were expecting but it hasn't been an easy season for andy murray when it comes to injuries. the most recent of which was a spinal cyst which he had surgery on at the end of last month and that ruled him out of taking part in the singles at his final wimbledon. but he was able to take part in the doubles, alongside his brotherjamie. and after they were knocked out there was a very moving tribute on centre court featuring the likes of serena williams and roger federer. he said at the time i want to play forever, i love the sport. but of course no one can play forever and it is proving physically tough andy murray. so this morning came the confirmation that he will

take part in the singles and the doubles here in paris and that will be him bowing out. butjudging by the training session we just watch with andy murray, the will to win is certainly still there.— certainly still there. thank you very much. — certainly still there. thank you very much, laura. _ more than £200,000 has been raised for an 11—year—old girl whose parents and two sisters were killed in a car crash. shane roller and shannen morgan were killed along with their daughters rubie, nine, and lillie, four, after their ford focus collided with a motorbike on the a61 in west yorkshire on sunday. the couple's surviving daughter is understood not to have been with them at the time of the crash. the government may need to deliberately discourage people travelling by train between birmingham and manchester, because scrapping hs2's northern leg is likely to mean trains can take fewer passengers, according to a new report. the national audit office says the department for transport may have to ask passengers to travel at different times, or avoid rail altogether

to tackle capacity issues. documents from the national archives have revealed that former prime minister harold wilson sold political and personal papers, to pay for his own health care. the late labour leader sold the papers to the bodleian library at the university of oxford in the 1990s, after being diagnosed with alzheimer's. as the summer school holidays begin in england, the government has set out plans to limit the number of branded items of uniform — in an attempt to bring down costs. currently, teachers are told to keep such items to a minimum but soon there will be a specific limit, and for many schools, that will mean scrapping branded pe kits. our education reporter vanessa clarke has more. whistle blows. the first lesson of the day for the pupils here at ninestiles will certainly wake them up. it's dodgeball. students here need four

branded items as part of their uniform — a blazer, a tie and the branded pe kit. morning, logan. morning. which the principal would be reluctant to lose. i think that would be a step that we'd have to think very carefully about. we'd obviously want to review the guidance and the policy and make sure that anything we did would be in line with that. but i do think what you'd be likely to see is families going out and buying branded items from some of the big sportswear manufacturers, and that might actually create less unity amongst our community. two years ago, schools were given new guidance, which said the number of branded items on their school uniform list needs to be kept to a minimum. so that's anything with a logo or that needs to be bought in a specific shop. they were also asked to provide second hand uniforms, either within the school, like this, or from another provider. but the government now plans to introduce an exact cap on how many branded items schools can require. welcome news to some. what we find in our poll is that two

thirds of secondary school parents still think they're paying too much for uniform, and half of primary school parents believe that they're paying too much for uniform. and despite the changes in the law, parents are still being required to pay for three, four orfive branded items. and we think that needs to change. at this second hand charity in huddersfield, 7,000 bags of uniforms are expected to be handed out this year to localfamilies. we need to fill these gaps where there's no shorts and there's no pe t—shirts. but there are fewer pe kits on the shelves. every time a logo or branding or specific schoolwear gets taken off a list we see less of it on our shelves because it's no longer classed as a school only item, so people keep hold of it. yeah, socks branded — name on the back of the shirt. in halifax, mum of two helen rutherford agrees with the idea of a uniform but says it can add up. it does cost money and, you know, it's hard, but i suppose the kids

are all the same, so nobody�*s, you know, making fun out of people for not having a decentjumper on or whatever else. we'll put a badge on this before it goes, we can embroider it here as well. but the industry feels the rules have gone far enough. changes have been made, and we can see that the number of compulsory school branded items has gone down about 7% since 2022, which is quite a significant reduction. if you get tagged, what do you do? the government has not made a decision yet on what the new limit will be, but it's something both schools and parents will be keeping a close eye on. vanessa clarke, bbc news, birmingham. the government is meeting leaders of thejunior doctors and train drivers today, hoping to end two long—running industrial disputes. the health secretary wes streeting will hold talks with the british medical association, after 11 strikes since the spring of last year, while officials from the department of transport

will meet leaders of the train drivers union aslef. our health correspondent nick triggle is at the department of health and our transport correspendent katy austin is in our london newsroom. nick, to you first — there's been stalemate on doctors' pay for so long, can a change of government make a difference? well, ben, it has got them round the table to have formal pay talks and thatis table to have formal pay talks and that is the first time that has happened since the end of last year. negotiators from the british medical association went into the department of health's london headquarters behind me here this morning. they have set quite a tight timetable. they want a deal to be in place by mid august to put to members. they of course have been asking for a 35% pay increase to make up for what they say are 15 years of below

inflation pay rises. now the health secretary wes streeting has said thatis secretary wes streeting has said that is unaffordable. but crucially he has said that he accepts, or are they certainly seems more sympathetic than the idea of some form of pay restoration. he has called it a journey not an event and thatis called it a journey not an event and that is offering some hope that a resolution can be found.- that is offering some hope that a resolution can be found. nick, thank ou. that resolution can be found. nick, thank yom that is — resolution can be found. nick, thank yom that is the _ resolution can be found. nick, thank you. that is the doctors, _ resolution can be found. nick, thank you. that is the doctors, let's - resolution can be found. nick, thank you. that is the doctors, let's talk i you. that is the doctors, let's talk about the train drivers. i would transport correspondent is with us. what can we expect from the train talks with aslef? it is what can we expect from the train talks with aslef?— talks with aslef? it is nearly two ears talks with aslef? it is nearly two years since _ talks with aslef? it is nearly two years since the _ talks with aslef? it is nearly two years since the strikes _ talks with aslef? it is nearly two years since the strikes were - talks with aslef? it is nearly two | years since the strikes were train drivers gang. don't expect the dispute to wrap up today but pay talks are expected this afternoon. with senior figures in the aslef union and seniorfigures with senior figures in the aslef union and senior figures at the department for transport. not ministers and not the rail delivery group which is done the negotiations on train companies behalf so far. it is significant because this dispute was at a standstill for so long. there were no talks, no negotiations

of any kind for more than a year after aslef rejected the latest offer that was put to them in april 2023. now that included two successive pay rises of 4% but it was the strings attached, the conditions, that the aslef union really objected to. there were actually some signs of early progress just before the election but now aslef the union clearly believe that a new government means that they think they can get a deal. the transport secretary louise haigh has previously talked about having a different approach. she has talked about grown—up industrial relations. the question now is whether that deal can be done and how quickly. katy, thank you. katy austin our transport correspondent. mps vote on the king's speech today, with amendments on the two—child benefit cap on the agenda. our political correspondent iain watson is in westminster. iain, what is expected to happen? well, what will happen is that

effectively some smaller parties, the snp, the greens and some independent mps have put forward an amendment to scrap this limit in the benefit system. there will be a vote on that around 7pm this evening. although there will be a vote, spoiler alert, although there will be a vote, spoileralert, it although there will be a vote, spoiler alert, it is quite clear that this will not pass because labour has got such a massive majority. nonetheless, what i think those parties want to do is provoke the first labour rebellion since keir starmer became prime minister. we know that left—wing labour mps have also been calling for this limit to be scrapped in the benefit system as well. what labour are saying at the moment is they can't afford to do this, it would cut £3 billion. so i think the idea is the pup billion. so i think the idea is the pup the labour government to try and shift position. this is something that was introduced to it in 2017, it was first announced by al from getting any extra payment universal credit. labourwill getting any extra payment universal credit. labour will review the policy but if they are on their own

time and not today. the last original member of the motown group the four tops, abdul "duke" fakir, has died at the age of 88. the four tops were one of motown's most popular acts in the 1960s, and were inducted into the rock and roll hall of fame in 1990. a family spokesperson said he died of heart failure at his home in detroit, surrounded by loved ones. birmingham has won the bid to host the 2027 invictus games, in which injured military personnel and veterans from around the world compete in a range of sports. a flag—raising ceremony was held in the city this morning to mark the announcement. it will be the first time the games, which were founded by prince harry, have taken place in the uk since the first tournament in london in 2014. the premier league and the professional footballers' association are among organisations

who have launched legal action against fifa over what they say is abuse of a dominant position. our reporter nesta mcgregor is outside old trafford for us now. nesta, what is fifa being accused of? well, in short, ben, this is a long ongoing dispute and debate into how much football is being played. at the centre of his player welfare. we have domestic leagues in europe including the premier league and pot calling on fifa who run the claim globally to ensure players have time off or away from the game. a mandatory 28 day period was suggested. fifa hasn't implemented that will stop those bodies have gone to the european commission saying that in fact fifa maybe adding to the problem. they pointed out two tournaments in particular. fifa's club world cup which is now going from lasting ten days to a month and the next world cup in

north america going from 32 teams to 48 teams. fifa says it does what benefits the game globally and also points out the same people asking for more time off often in between seasons organise friendlies and summer tours which involve travelling around the world. thank ou ve travelling around the world. thank you very much. — travelling around the world. thank you very much, nestor. _ a reminder of our top headline this afternoon. the bbc�*s director general has apologised over claims of abusive behaviour on the flagship show strictly come dancing. we meet the latest barbie, who is blind, and joins an increasingly diverse range of dolls. we'll have a full forecast in the next half hour, but it's time now for a quick look at the weather. here's darren. hello there, ben. it is a lovely day today to be at the beach here in the

north—east of england and many parts of the country are enjoying someone's sunshine, especially around coastal areas. over the week ahead this is where the jet stream is going to be. overall to the south of the uk, so there is no sign of any hot weather over the week ahead. it is what i call pantomime weather because it is just going to be a bit wishy—washy. there will be some rain from time to time, sunshine as well and temperatures will be near normal but i will have more details later on. ben. darren, thank you. back to the news that kamala harris has secured the support of a majority of democrat delegates to become the party's nominee for president. she's on course to be officially named by the party as its candidate to take on donald trump in november's contest for the white house. but what do we know about her life and career? here's our correspondent will vernon. despite three and a half

years as vice president, kamala harris still has some way to go to fully introduce herself to the american people, and to the world. she was born in california in 1964, the daughter of indian and jamaican parents. ms harris says her mother immersed her children in both cultures. she attended the historically black howard university, where she later said students were taught that we were young, gifted and black and we shouldn't let anything get in the way in our success. next came a career as chief prosecutor in san francisco, where she officiated the first same—sex marriage in california. these marriages are legitimate, they are legal, and they are going to continue. and it's about time. she's california's most innovative district attorney... _ she went on to become the state's attorney general, the first black woman to hold the position. can you think of any laws that give government the power to make

decisions about the male body? in 2016, ms harris entered the us senate. i'll repeat the question. drawing on her experience as a prosecutor, she became known for robust questioning during committee hearings. we did it, we did it, joe. then came her selection asjoe biden's running mate, and victory in the presidential election. kamala harris was sworn in as vice president, the first woman, black american and south asian american to be elected to the office. but while i may be the first woman in this office, i will not be the last. but despite her achievements, ms harris has been criticised by some for her record in office. she was tasked with tackling illegal migration, which reached record highs under the biden administration. you haven't been to the border? and i haven't been to europe. i mean, i don't understand

the point that you're making. vice president harris is a frequent target of criticism by republicans, who say she'll be easier to beat thanjoe biden. kamala, i call her laughing kamala. you ever watch her laugh? she's crazy. chanting: we won't go back! a turning point came when the supreme court ended nationwide abortion rights. harris became a passionate campaigner against the ban. our daughters know fewer rights than their grandmothers. this is a health care crisis. now she's set to become the democrats' candidate for president. the polls suggest kamala harris may struggle to beat donald trump, but allies say her energy, her youth and her appeal to minority voters could propel her to the nation's highest office. will vernon, bbc news. still to come on today's programme... we'll hear from former liverpool footballer graeme souness about his latest challenge, inspired by a teenager

with a rare skin condition. now it's time to join our colleagues with the news where you are. hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm anne—marie batson. andy murray will retire from tennis after the upcoming olympics. he's planning to play in the singles and doubles at his fifth games. will paris 2024 be the greenest games in olympic history? the organisers are vowing to halve the carbon footprint of london 2012 and rio 2016. and as cricket's hundred returns, we find out how the competition has helped one fan conquer her mental health issues

hello and welcome the programme. andy murray has confirmed he'll retire from tennis after the upcoming olympics. he'll retire from tennis murray's planning to play in the singles and doubles at what will be his fifth games. writing on social media murray said that competing for team gb had been by far the most memorable weeks of his career, adding "i'm extremely proud to get to do it one final time!" here's our reporter chetan patak. andy murray's story is a remarkable one. we know about the 77 year wait that britain had for a male wimbledon singles champion, which murray ended in 2013. he's a two time wimbledon champion. he's a three time grand slam champion, the first of his successes coming at the us open back in 2012. this a man who held his own in a time of federer and nadal. and djokovic, of course, went on to dominate the sport. and had it not been for that first hip injury that he had in 2018, it led to hip resurfacing

surgery in 2019. there is a question of what could have been, but he refused to give up. he battled on and for the last few years he's had plenty of struggles with injury. he wanted to play singles at wimbledon, just gone, and that was denied in the end. he had too much nerve pain in his right leg after having a cyst removed on his back. he did get to play doubles. at least he did get a very emotional farewell. he was playing doubles with his brotherjamie murray. of course they lost their match, but there was a farewell that included greats of the game on court like martina navratilova, john mcenroe, novak djokovic was there as well, his wife kim, two of his daughters, his parents. so he did get that fitting farewell at wimbledon, where, of course, like i said, he won two titles. in an exclusive interview with the bbc, the president of the international olympic committee thomas bach has said that climate change represents an "extremely serious threat". the organising committee for paris 2024 has vowed to make these olympics the greenest games in history, with half the carbon footprint of london 2012 and rio 2016.

in some support where it is going to the health of the athletes —— in summer sports it is going to the health of the athletes and a new winter sports it is a highly reduced number of winter sport destinations and this is why with our olympic agenda reforms, we undertook to tackle these issues by focusing on reducing our footprint. staying with the theme of sustainabilty and the environment, a bbc team will today arrive in paris having covered more than 500 miles in eight days to reach the french capital. reporter sarah dawkins and former olympic champion chris boardman have beenjoined by guests including former gold medal—winning olympic rower dame katherine grainger and britain's most successful paralympian dame sarah storey.

headed to paris. starts today at the home of british cycling. eight days, 550 miles all the way to paris for the start of the olympic games. don't try and get there as fast as you can. try and get there as comfortably as you can. we're a few miles in now, chris, how are you feeling? six. six miles. that's quite a relief to get us going, really, isn't it? yeah. going up the first big hill of the day. we're in the heart of the peak district now, and the rain is really coming down. we're you stuck in a trafficjam. we'll have no problem making the 6:00 time limit. lots of excitement here at loughborough university ahead of these games. tomorrow we're off to milton keynes.

that is quite firm. are we insured for this? the training has been extensive. they've done a good 50m together, i think. so they�* re totally prepared for this journey. i've always wanted to go you know, it was on my to do list. stare at your butt for 30km. some people pay a lot of money to do that. oh, hello. we're nearly halfway through this cycle to paris, and today is an absolute scorcher. we know that when we get to paris, it's likely that the olympic athletes are going to face even higher temperatures than we've experienced, and we're just breaking records to the point that breaking records is stopping becoming news. we look at things like the water quality. that's obviously a big one for us as rowers. we can change, we can make a difference, but the action has to be now. you're just coming for the glory, really, aren't you? that's it.

just diving in there. for the last. because you made me. you made me. how often do you get to cycle to an olympic games? so it's an amazing way to arrive in paris anyway. and we're spending some time with incredible people who are really passionate about issues that are so important to the planet we live on, the country we live in. it's nice to do a ride like this in a group. obviously we started out in central london and utilised all the infrastructure that's been built over the last 10 to 15 years. cycling can be for everybody. we know that if people are fitter and healthier then they'll be more productive people and happier lives. newhaven ferry port. we'll be boarding the ferry and finally france beckons. we have made it to france. it's hard to believe, isn't it? and we can almost see the eiffel tower now. it's a long ride. there's a lot of mileage in the legs. it's hard riding. but you know what? it's genuinely been a joy. the premier league and the professional footballers' association alongside other european domestic leagues and unions have launched legal action against fifa over what they allege is abuse

of a dominant position. they've accused football's world governing body of taking "unilateral decisions" on the international match calendar which they believe is "beyond saturation". the leagues and unions say fifa's conduct has "harmed the economic interests of national leagues and the welfare of players" the hundred gets under way this afternoon with oval invincibles women against birmingham phoenix women. england's alice capsey is one of the stars of the invicibles team and here's the story of how she met one of her biggest fans. when i was in secondary school and primary— when i was in secondary school and primary school, i was having a really — primary school, i was having a really hard _ primary school, i was having a really hard time, i wouldn't really talk really hard time, iwouldn't really talk to— really hard time, i wouldn't really talk to anyone, i would have voices in my— talk to anyone, i would have voices in my head — talk to anyone, i would have voices in my head and when i started cricket — in my head and when i started cricket it — in my head and when i started cricket it hasjust made me so much happieh _ cricket it hasjust made me so much happieh i_ cricket it hasjust made me so much happier. i struggle with social anxiety— happier. i struggle with social anxiety so i struggle to speak to

all. anxiety so i struggle to speak to aii~ my— anxiety so i struggle to speak to all. my mum so there was discounted tickets— all. my mum so there was discounted tickets for— all. my mum so there was discounted tickets for the hundred and i really enjoyed _ tickets for the hundred and i really enjoyed it — tickets for the hundred and i really enjoyed it and then i saw alice capsey— enjoyed it and then i saw alice capsey playing and i immediately clicked _ capsey playing and i immediately clicked like she is my favourite player— clicked like she is my favourite player already and i've loved it ever— player already and i've loved it ever since _ player already and i've loved it ever since. i was like, i want to play— ever since. i was like, i want to play cricket _ ever since. i was like, i want to play cricket so my mum found the club that i've now been playing for 1.5. ., , club that i've now been playing for 1.5. .,, ., , club that i've now been playing for 1.5. ., , , 1.5. euros that helped bring her mental health _ 1.5. euros that helped bring her mental health back to - 1.5. euros that helped bring her mental health back to a - 1.5. euros that helped bring her mental health back to a state . 1.5. euros that helped bring her- mental health back to a state where she has made friends again and it's nice to see this version of image and again convert to the version we saw two years ago. i and again convert to the version we saw two years age-— and again convert to the version we saw two years ago-— saw two years ago. i am 'ust going to surprise — saw two years ago. i am 'ust going to surprise a super_ saw two years ago. i am 'ust going to surprise a super one _ saw two years ago. i am just going to surprise a super one is - to surprise a super one is participant image and, she's apparently a big cricket fan so it will be nice to see how she reacts and play some cricket with her hopefully. hello, nice to meet you, imogen. bless you. i hearthat

hopefully. hello, nice to meet you, imogen. bless you. i hear that you are a real cricket fan. and from what i've heard anyway, you came and watched me a couple of years back, is that right? i feel like what better than to play a bit of cricket? yeah? do you have a ball? i will bowl at you. short! the biggest thing for me is getting more boys and girls in the game. —— shot! it's what we are after. i've heard bits and pieces of image in's story in the battle she has gone through and you know cricket is now a play she feels safe and has that confidence is amazing. it is grassroots _ confidence is amazing. it is grassroots cricket - confidence is amazing. it is grassroots cricket for - confidence is amazing. it 3 grassroots cricket for people with disabilities, young people between the ages of 12—25 where they can just be who they want to be thanks to hundred and cricket she is now a better person.

and the hundred women's competition gets under way injust over an hour at the oval and the men's tournament starts from 6.30 this evening you can watch all the action on bbc two and across the bbc, but that's all from me for now. thanks forjoining us. 23—year—old law graduate jack o'sullivan has not been seen since march second, after he left a house party in bristol. more than four months later, his family are once again appealing for help to find him. laura jones reports. it's the question being asked across this city — where is jack? it's now nearly five months since the 23—year—old student went out to a party and didn't come home. for his desperate family at their home just outside bristol, it's a living nightmare and events over the past fortnight, when human remains were found in suitcases

on the clifton suspension bridge, not far from where jack was last seen, have been difficult to cope with. every day is really, really difficult. but the last two weeks especially have been quite extraordinary. um, certain things that have been in the news, that obviously, thank god, didn't relate to being anything to do with jack. recently, a facebook group set up to help has really taken off, with nearly 35,000 members and hundreds of new posts every day. people are so kind and so caring. it's keeping us going, um, at a time where sometimes you just don't want to keep going. but jack's family say this level of engagement and support hasn't been matched by that of the police. early on they say crucial cctv footage was missed, mistakes were made, and questions about jack's phone still remain unanswered. this is granby hill, just a few hundred yards up the road from where jack was last caught

on cctv cameras, having left that party. and it was right here on this street thatjack�*s phone was pinging in the early hours of the morning on his mum's family locator app. police said that they had searched the area, butjack�*s mum was not convinced, especially when she discovered this entrance to an overgrown electricity substation just down the road. it was very quickly realised that this area hadn't been looked at by the police. we went back there with our own, you know, pathetic equipment of golf clubs, which the whole thing, itjust seemed extraordinary that we were doing this. in a statement, police say that... "extensive searches of both land and water using specialist units have been carried out and are continuing on the advice of experts." they also say that they... "recognise the family's concerns, and an assistant chief constable has been in direct contact to discuss how he can best support

them moving forward." forjack�*s family, though, the nightmare continues. there are so many questions, but 20 weeks on, still no real answers. laura jones, bbc news in bristol. the former footballer graeme souness took part in a gruelling swim across the english channel last summer to raise money for people who live with a rare skin condition. called epidermolysis bullosa. he was inspired by 16—year—old isla, who has the condition — and he's now set himself an even bigger challenge, asjohn maguire has been finding out. a lifetime of competitive sport means never giving up. despite surgery on an injured shoulder following last year's cross—channel charity swim, for the first time in seven months, graeme souness is getting back in the water. their plan for this summer is for the relay team to swim to france and back.

no mean feat, especially following his injury. nice and steady with the shoulder. yeah, seriously. yeah _ any twinges or anything just ease back and we'll just paddle back in, 0k? all right. the first swim raised more than £1.5 million for debra, a charity that helps people with the rare genetic disorder epidermolysis bullosa, eb. a devastating condition that causes constant chronic pain and severe blistering of skin, both internally and externally. it was, um... i felt as if i was slapping with this arm, i couldn't get it... but let's see where i am in the next couple of days, hopefully that's freed it up a wee bit even more. any pain? a wee bit, but that's to be expected. part of the team once again is andy grist, whose daughter isla has eb and who is such an inspiration to them. it's fantastic, notjust for me, but for isla too,

she gets a lot from this. so get ready for this new challenge and it's going to be much tougher. missed it though, really missed it, but looking forward to raising some more awareness for eb and hopefully a bit more funds to progress what we're doing and finish the fight against eb. and just when he thought it was safe to get back in the water, once they've tackled the channel both ways, they'll then cycle from dover to london. this is where they lay their eggs. it's two months on and graeme has come to see isla at her home near inverness with an update on the challenge. it's not good news. so how is your shoulder? you know i had an operation injanuary... yes, i do. so it's better, but it's not up to the swimming that the guys are going to do again in september. i had a scan last week and it's shown that it's not completely healed, so ijust can't risk it. as important as the money raised is the increased awareness of eb. they've all made an

enormous difference. recent months have been tough for isla — frequent, arduous trips to london for surgery, and three times a week her bandages are changed. it's extremely painful and can take up to five hours each time. we only have about 20 minutes now, i think we should go in. the sun's not yourfriend, is it? no, it's not really- a friend to anyone with eb. because i've got, like, _ four layers of bandages on my legs, two on my arms and one on my upper body. - it's a lot of layers that i can'tjust take off. i so the sun, you get very, - very hot when it's very sunny. so, like, i have a portable air conditioner in the house - for the really hot days, - and i have multiple fansjust to keep me comfy when it's hot. mm, let's get you in. let's get you in. the epic challenges are a huge boost for isla.

she's now 16 and an ambassadorfor debra. for them, and another charity, cure eb, the awareness graeme and isla are leading is priceless. john maguire, bbc news, inverness. the american toy giant mattel has announced it's producing the first—ever blind barbie doll. she has her name on the box in braille, and comes with a cane and sunglasses. our correspondent lauren moss explains. # i'm a barbie girl in the barbie world... it's one of the most iconic dolls, once known for unrealistic ideals of what women should perhaps look like, now celebrated for being diverse and inclusive. with the latest edition, blind barbie, hitting the shelves today for children who are blind or partially sighted. oh, my gosh, barbie, have you got a little cane? lucy started losing her sight when she was 11.

aw, this makes me so emotional. she is now a barbie ambassador. for the 25,000 blind or partially sighted children in the uk, lucy says it's a toy they can finally relate to. when i lost my eyesight nearly 12 years ago now i would have just dreamed to have a little blind barbie to play with. and i think growing up with a visual impairment, i didn't see myself represented, so i think this is a massive landmark moment. this barbie is totally unique, she has sunglasses and a cane with a marshmallow tip. her brightly coloured clothes are also textured and tactile with velcro fastening and an elastic waistband to make her more accessible. she also comes in a box with barbie written on it in braille. i think it's great for visually impaired children. i think it's wonderful for sighted children to be able to play together. over 65 years, barbie has been everything, from a president to a pilot, to margot robbie. hi, barbie!

the hope is blind barbie will bring another new sense of belonging. lauren moss, bbc news. now the weather with darren. we showed you the jet stream earlier on, it is bringing all our weather in from the atlantic and looming large on the satellite is this cloud. that will bring us less sunshine for tomorrow. ahead of that we have this high pressure from the azores which is keeping places fine and dry with some sunshine. we had sunshine earlier on today here in lincolnshire and earlier on today we had more cloud in south—eastern areas. it was a bit of a wet start to the morning but that has cleared away. the risk of one or two showers into the afternoon, mainly over the pennines. most places will be dry with some sunshine, particularly sunny around coastal areas. these are the temperatures, reaching 24

across the south—east as it brightens up here. with sunshine for western scotland in particular, 22 celsius in glasgow. this evening, any showers won't last long at all and overnight it should be dry with cloud coming and going. more cloud into western areas later. minimum temperatures by the end of the night typically 11 or 12 degrees. tomorrow, there will be some sunshine, it could be quite hazy. across some of these eastern areas the cloud will bubble up and may one or two showers but it is more towards the west that we will see the clouds thickening across northern ireland, western most parts of scotland. damp weather coming in here. forthese of scotland. damp weather coming in here. for these western areas temperatures will be a little bit lower for tomorrow but across eastern parts temperatures could reach 25 or 26 in the south—east of england. the weather fronts are coming in from the atlantic for thursday, a tangle of weather fronts. a bit messy, lots of cloud around on thursday. maybe not too much rain until later on in the day across some western and southern areas where it may well turn that

bit wetter. a muggy feel i suppose with all that cloud around. across eastern scotland and eastern england where it maybe dry but temperatures will be into the low 20s. things tend to calm down a bit as we head to the end of the week, the weather front will take some rain away eventually from the south—east but it is not too far away for the rest of the day. following on from that we have sunshine. there will be showers in the blustery wind in scotland and northern ireland. most areas will be fine and dry and temperatures are going to be 18 to 23 celsius. back to you, ben. that's all from today's bbc news at one. enjoy the rest of your day. goodbye.

live from london, this is bbc news. the uk government announces that it's not renewing the contract for the use of the controversial bibby stockholm barge — which has been used to house asylum seekers.

kamala harris says she's proud to have secured pledges from enough democratic delegates to become the party's nominee for president. we have doors to knock on, we have people to talk to, we have phone calls to make, and we have an election to win. cheering. dozens killed after israeli airstrikes hit southern gaza — as the israeli prime minister travels to washington for high—level meetings. the bbc director general confirms morejob cuts — and apologises for alleged mistreatment of contestants on strictly come dancing, as the annual report is published. hello, welcome to bbc news now — three hours of fast—moving news, interviews and reaction. some breaking news here in the uk. interviews and reaction. in the past hour the government has announced that it's not renewing the contract for the use of the bibby stockholm barge, which has been used to house asylum seekers.